A coupling model of double machines for semi-synchronous starting is derived in this paper, on the basis of state equations and the actual process of semi-synchronous starting of synchronous machines. The effects, on the starting, of the model parameters such as initial speed, mechanical torque, field currents of the generator and the motor, and impedance of the interconnection cables between the generator and the motor, are analyzed in detail. The variation rules about rotation speeds and electromagnetic torque of the generator and the motor in starting procedure are given. Finally, a correlative test is done.


The automatic detection of abnormal events in surveillance videos with weak supervision has been formulated as a multiple instance learning task, which aims to localize the clips containing abnormal events temporally with the video-level labels. However, most existing methods rely on the features extracted by the pre-trained action recognition models, which are not discriminative enough for video anomaly detection. In this work, we propose a spatial-temporal attention mechanism to learn inter- and intra-correlations of video clips, and the boosted features are encouraged to be task-specific via the mutual cosine embedding loss. Experimental results on standard benchmarks demonstrate the effectiveness of the spatial-temporal attention, and our method achieves superior performance to the state-of-the-art methods.


In an effort to encourage the maximum cost-effective level of energy efficiency in new building design, energy-efficiency standards have become more location-specific and performance-based. As a result, standards often provide more than one path for ensuring and demonstrating that a design complies, but at the cost of increased complexity. In addition, the burden of remedying a noncompliant design rests on the designers` knowledge and experience, with only general guidance provided by the standards. As part of efforts in the US Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) Advanced Energy Design and Operation Technologies (AEDOT) project, a team at DOE`s Pacific Northwest Laboratory is developing a computer program known as the Energy Standards Intelligent Design Tool (ES-IDT). The ES-IDT is one component of a prototype computer-based building design environment. It performs automatic compliance checking for parts of ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1989 and provides designers assistance in bringing noncomplying designs into compliance. This paper describes the ES-IDT, the functions it provides, and how it is integrated into the design process via the AEDOT prototype building design environment. 9 refs.


the circulating blood for time intervals of up to 1 min, as it passed through the extended external circuit (" incubating circuit "). Blood pressure was measured with a mercury manometer from a side arm on the arterial cannula.


Abstract The Pierre Auger Observatory, dedicated to the detection and study of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays, has as one of it fundamental missions outreach activities. With this in mind, a specially conceived Visitor Center was included in the design of the Pierre Auger campus in the city of Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina. One of its main objectives is the contact with the community, through educational courses, talks, conferences and workshops for differen t levels. The permanent exchange between the Pierre Auger scientists and teachers, professionals and society, is important to the impact of the Observatory in the vision by the community of science in general, and scientists in particular. Activities in the outreach area during the last 10 years, resulted in changes to the curricula of study in the schools. Important topics are discussed, like astronomy, light pollution control, and modification of the behavior of the local society. In this presentation we will show how an extensive outreach program, organized by scientists in contact with the community and based on (or near) a research center, can be a factor of social transformation.


The development process of a product can be divided into several stages. In each stage of the development process, the product will experience a "Test Analyze and Fix"(TAAF) procedure, during which, the design defects of the product exposed in the test will be modified by engineers to enable the reliability growth after each stage. Then the product will enter the next development stage. To meet the test requirements of product, various test modes will be adopted during the development process of a product. In this paper, a reliability growth model in a multiple test stages framework is proposed to describe the growth trend of product reliability during the development process, which aims to satisfy the demand of failure censored test mode for binomial system. Finally, a numerical example is used to illustrate the proposed development process.


The invention discloses an FFU (fan filter unit) fan variable-frequency speed regulation controller which comprises a power input interface, a main circuit, a main control circuit, a variable-frequency control circuit, a direct-current side sampling circuit, a drive circuit and a variable-voltage variable-frequency output interface, wherein the power input interface is connected to the main circuit; the main circuit is connected to the variable-frequency control circuit through the variable-voltage variable-frequency output interface; the variable-frequency control circuit is connected to the main control circuit; the main circuit is also connected with the direct-current side sampling circuit and the drive circuit; the drive circuit is communicated with both the main control circuit and the variable-frequency control circuit; and the direct-current side sampling circuit is communicated with the main control circuit. By using the scheme above, the invention can effectively enhance the application efficiency of the FFU fan controller, implement energy-saving operation of the FFU, lower the cost of the controller, reduce the volume and enhance the overall reliability and control accuracy of the FFU.


Most laser scanning systems require that the angular position of the laser beam be controlled by a pivoted mirror with a diameter of several millimeters. The requirements of speed and accuracy with which this function must be fulfilled in most systems have led to the development of compact servo-actuated galvanometers of a novel design. Such devices are capable of rotating mirrors 7.5 to 30mm in diameter, through steps of 20 degrees, in times of less than 0.5 to 4 milliseconds, respectively. They have a positional linearity in excess of 0.1%, excellent shock and vibration resistance characteristics, and will operate free of maintenance for over 10" scan cycles. Current uses in newspaper photo transmission, engraving of printing plates, resistor trimming of thick film circuits, label marking and other scanning applications are described briefly.


We report a 72-year-old man suffering from recurrent attacks of transient drowsy mentality during meal or on orthostatic body position. Markedly disturbed collateral blood flow to right hemisphere was observed on conventional cerebral angiography. Acute and old ischemic lesions in the right internal borderzone area were also noticed on magnetic resonance image. Postprandial and orthostatic hypotension in the present case could be the cause of the recurrent neurological deficit developed in the primarily disturbed collaterals in the right middle cerebral territory. J Korean Neurol Assoc 24(4):356-358, 2006


Ovarian cancer (OC) occupies the third place in the structure of gynecological malignancies and it's still known for its high mortality rate. Therefore this disease remains one of the actual problems in modern oncology. The standard of care for patients with OC consists of primary surgery, followed by platinum-based chemotherapy in a case of the disease recurrence. These combined chemotherapy regimens allow to make significant improvement in survival rates in patients with OC. Surgery is another treatment option which can be applied in patients with recurrent OC including disease recurrence after prior chemotherapy. This method enables to make considerable improvement in survival for this certain group of patients. We report a clinical case of young patient suffering from recurrent OC. The disease was initially diagnosed in 2001. After that the patient underwent several types of surgery and multiple courses of polychemotherapy. Detection of disease recurrence in 2013 required to conduct a very complicated surgical treatment. Currently this patient is under active follow-up with no signs of disease progression or disease recurrence. Application of enterocystoplasty technique (bladder augmentation using bowel segments) in reconstruction of the urinary tract in this particular case enabled to preserve the quality of patient's life as well as to conduct radical surgery. In order to reduce artificial bladder activity, reduce/eliminate urinary incontinence and improve the quality of patient's life botulinum toxin A was injected into the bladder wall. The effect of this injection was positive. To sum up, teamwork between the members of urology and oncology departments done in time allowed to provide complete urologic help which included examination with the use of modern highly technological equipment and treatment followed by methods of neurological rehabilitation. All these led to significant improvement of the quality of the patient's life.


A substrate processing apparatus of the substrate holding apparatus comprises a fixed table, and a suction tube having a supply pipe; and a retaining member for retaining the substrate in the atmosphere of vacuum flow channel. Retaining element is arranged in a fixed table. Suction pipe connected to the compressor by a pipe, through a tube connected to the supply pipe and the gas supply member and the magnet wire. When the substrate holding means holding the substrate, the compressor suction air through the suction pipe, the vacuum holding member to hold the substrate. When the substrate holding apparatus of the release liner, continuing the suction through the suction pipe in the atmosphere, turn on a solenoid valve supplied from one gas supply tube through the gas supply member. The substrate holder and the substrate processing apparatus can be suppressed particles deposited on the substrate.


The oil was extracted from tilapia offal by ultrasound. Extraction yield was optimized by response surface methodology(RSM) on the basis of a single factor. The effect of ultrasonic frequency, extraction time and liquid-solid ratio on extraction yield of oil were investigated. The optimum extraction process conditions were as follows: ultrasonic frequency of 400 W, extraction time of 42 min and liquidsolid ratio of 1.78:1. Under those conditions the actual extraction yield of oil was 29.55%. The quadratic polynomial regression model was obtained by the regression equation fitting and response surface analysis. The predictive and experimental results were found to be in good agreement. Thus, the model was applicable for the prediction of the extraction yield of oil from tilapia offal.


The invention relates to a method for improving the yield of nata de coco. The method comprises the following steps of: mixing naturally fermented coconut water and water, adding sucrose to regulate the Brix sugar degree, regulating the pH value to 3.6-4.0 to form a fermentation solution, and adding (NH4)2SO4, KH2PO4, MgSO4, Vc, UDP-Glucose and Na2SO3 into the fermentation solution; and inoculating 5 percent of gluconacetobacter xylinus culture mother solution to the fermentation solution, standing, culturing for 4 to 6 days, and thus harvesting the nata de coco. The method is simple in process and convenient to operate; by adding the Vc, the UDP-Glucose and the Na2SO3 into the fermentation solution, the antioxidant activity in the fermentation solution can be improved, the oxidative stress of bacterial cells is reduced, the cellulose synthesizing capability of the bacterial cells is effectively improved, and many problems of insufficient raw material supply, low yield of the nata de coco, poor recycling effect of the fermentation solution and the like in production practice are effectively solved; and the method has important economic benefits and social benefits for sustainable development of the nata de coco industry.


Objective: To observe the clinical effect and side effects of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells(UC-MSCs) in the treatment of olivopontocerebellar atrophy.Methods: From July 2010 to May 2011,the patients who were treated in our Cell Therapy and Research Center,25 cases with olivopontocerebellar atrophy were given UC-MSCs by intrathecal injection at a dose of 7×107 cells and intravenous injection at a dose of 3×107 cells in a course.The movement ability and the quality of daily life were evaluated with the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale(ICARS),Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale(UMSARS) and Barthel Index before the treatment,1 and 3 month(s) after treatment.All the scores were compared before and after the treatment.The correlation analysis of age,the course of disease,the degree of nerve injury before treatment(scores of UMSARS) respectively to the degree of improvement were performed using statistical analysis method.Results: The scores were significantly decreased after treatment(after 1 month and 3 months respectively,both P0.05).The symptoms,including unstable walking and standing,slow movement,upper limb fine motor disorders,writing difficulties and dysarthria,were greatly improved.The degree of improvement was not related to age and the course of disease(P0.05 respectively),but it was negatively correlated with the severity of disease(r=-0.356,P0.05).The efficacy was stable after treatment,the scores of ICARS,UMSARS,and Barthel Index in 3 months showed no significant difference as compared with that respectively in 1 month(P0.05).The observed side effects including febrile,dizziness,back pain and headache were disappeared within 1-3 days.After expectant treatments,the symptoms were soon abated.Few patients had uroschesis,and no serious adverse reactions were found.Conclusion: UC-MSCs implantation by intrathecal injection and intravenous injection is safe,and able to ameliorate clinical symptoms,improve life quality and delay disease progression of olivopontocerebellar atrophy patients to some extent as well.There were no serious adverse reactions.


Objective To investigate the distribution of residual cancer cells (RCCs) in the bowel wall and its associated factors among patients with rectal cancer after preoperative volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with concurrent chemotherapy.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 178 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who received VMAT with concurrent chemotherapy followed by surgery in our hospital from April 2011 to April 2013.There were 124 males and 54 females,and the age range was from 23 to 84 years.T1,T2,T3,and T4 rectal cancer was found in 1,2,73,and 102 patients,respectively.All the RCCs in surgical specimens from different layers of the bowel wall were evaluated pathologically.Between-group differences were evaluated by Fisher's exact test,and the associations of preoperative T and N stages with postoperative ypT and distribution of RCCs in the bowel wall were determined by Spearman rank correlation test.Results The rates of RCCs in the mucosa,submucosa,muscularis propria,and subserosa/perirectal fat surgical specimens were 15.2%,27.0%,46.6%,and 46.1%,respectively,for all patients,and were 20.0%,36.7%,69.2%,and 68.3%,respectively,for 120 patients with ypT2-4 disease.Of all patients surgically treated,52 had ypT0 disease,2 had ypTis disease,4 had ypT1 disease,38 had ypT2 disease,77 had ypT3 disease,and 5 had ypT4 disease.The rate of ypT0 in 36 ypN (+) patients was significantly lower than that in 140 ypN0 patients (3% vs.35.7%,P =0.000),yet its rate of RCCs in the subserosa/perirectal fat was significantly higher than that in ypN0 patients (83% vs.36.4%,P =0.000).The rate of ypT0 was significantly higher in 73 T3 patients than in 102 T4 patients (37% vs.21.6%,P =0.025).Conclusions Most RCCs in the bowel wall of patients treated with preoperative VMAT with concurrent chemotherapy are distributed within or below the muscularis propria,which are significantly associated with ypT,ypN,and T stages.The value of biopsy for primary rectal lesions after neoadjuvant CRT may be very limited.

Key words:
Rectal neoplasms/preoperative chemoradiotherapy;  Volumetric modulated arc therapy;  Residual cancer cell


The initial steps taken in a community health plan for the island of Chanpara near Dhaka Bangladesh are described. In 1975 after the flood when 40000 homeless poor moved to Chanpara Island the World Vision of Bangladesh set up an emergency program. By 1978 it evolved into a development program involving health and family planning education economic development vocational training and community relations. Health and family planning were provided free until 1981 when community participation began. First the clinic charged 0.5 paisa (1.5 cents) per clinic visit. Next 12 local health and family planning motivators were trained and oriented. Then 12 paramedical workers were trained sponsored by the community. These paramedics work in the clinic in the community and have shops in the market. Finally 5 dais or traditional birth attendants were given 4 weeks training in hygienic delivery. At first they were paid 5 taka (15 cents) for each safe delivery; later the families paid them. The Chanpara health program is now 60% supported by the community. The World Vision of Bangladesh will withdraw its support in 1986.


BACKGROUND
Renal hemorrhage is the most common adverse effect of SWL, and it has been speculated to be related to the type of lithotripter used.

METHODS
We investigated the incidence of renal hemorrhage in patients with urinary stones who underwent lithotripsy using either the EDAP LT-01 or the Siemens Lithostar. In addition, we performed in vitro experiments using pressure-sensitive paper in conjunction with gelatin, agar, or porcine tissue models of renal lithotripsy.

RESULTS
Thirty-one (16.6%) of 187 kidneys treated with the EDAP LT-01 and 44 (19.6%) of 225 kidneys treated with the Siemens Lithostar showed intrarenal or subcapsular hemorrhage or perinephric hematoma. In particular, the incidence of subcapsular hematoma was significantly higher in the Lithostar-treated patients (P < 0.0001). We discuss our results in light of the patterns of pressure distribution obtained from the two lithotripter units using in vitro models with colorometric, pressure-sensitive paper.

CONCLUSION
It appears that the Siemens Lithostar exerts a greater pressure on the renal capsule, which may account for the higher incidence of subcapsular hematoma.


Sepsis and septic shock remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The complexity of the disease pathophysiology has resulted in a rich area of research on etiology and therapeutics. Anesthesiologists will often encounter the syndrome in their routine practice. This review summarizes some of the basic concepts of therapeutics and some novel therapeutics that are pertinent to anesthesia.


Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignant tumor with a high incidence and mortality worldwide. However, traditional treatments are not satisfactory. Thus, novel therapeutic strategies are urgently required. Recently, microRNAs have been proven to be involved in various biological processes, such as cell differentiation, cell proliferation, apoptosis and tumorigenesis, which could have potential therapeutic value in CRC. Methods: In this study, we aimed to identify the target genes and potential molecular mechanism of miR-143-3p. GEO microarray GSE33420, which was generated using 2 colon cell lines, and 12 prediction databases were combined to seek the overlapping target genes of miR-143-3p in CRC. GO enrichment analysis and the KEGG pathway were respectively performed to explore the prospective pathways of miR-143-3p in CRC. The overlapping genes were further uploaded to the STRING 10.0 database for protein-protein interaction network (PPI) construction. All these work was conducted through computational database resources. Results: Forty-three overlapping candidate target genes of miR-143-3p in CRC were achieved through the GEO microarray and prediction databases. Nine genes (MAPK1, PTPN23, ERBB3, PKN2, KLF5, YARS, ETV6, PDPR and YWHAB) were shown as hub genes in the PPI network. Conclusions: In the present study, among the nine hub genes we discovered, KLF5 has been reported as a target gene of miR-143-3p in CRC. MAPK1, ERBB3, YWHAB, KLF5 and ETV6 have great potential to serve as key target genes of miR-143-3p, likely exerting a therapeutic effect in the treatment of CRC. Regarding PTPN23, PKN2, YARS and PDPR, research to support their roles in CRC is lacking. Nevertheless, further studies are required to confirm the results.


In 2016, the installation of the European XFEL was completed and its 26 RF stations started operation in 2017. Each RF station consists of a 10 MW-1.3 GHz-multibeam klystron, a HV pulse modulator and a waveguide system to supply the superconducting cavities and the normal-conducting electron gun with RF power. During commissioning and subsequent operation, the RF stations were closely monitored and causes of failures were investigated. For the optimisation of the RF systems, the various RF station failures were evaluated according to their impact on accelerator operation and the measures to eliminate them were prioritised accordingly. This report describes the operation experience and improvements of the high-power RF stations during the first 4 years of operation.


The affine transformation of complex mesh model is implemented on the programmable GPU in order to speed up the calculation process.Based on the characteristics of parallel computing,each thread calculates the weight of the k-nearest neighbor and the transformed coordinate for one node,as well as multithreads run at the same time.By arranging the thread hierarchy and distributing the device memory reasonably,the parallel operation capability of GPU is brought into full play.And the experimental result shows GPU executes the affine transformation of massive mesh model with a significantly accelerated effect.


The beginnings of the Baptist Church in Macedonia resulted from an administrative change from Congregationalism through Methodism into Baptist in order to survive the immense contextual pressure, rather than as a result of Baptist mission. The hostility towards the Protestant missions in the newly formed Kingdom of Serbians, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed Yugoslavia) after World War I made the life of the churches in the south of the Kingdom hardly possible. Groups of believers from Skopje and Radovis, seeking ways to survive, became Baptist in 1928 and in 1930, respectively, as the Baptists were mentioned in the Constitution as one of the faith groups that had equal rights. During the next forty-five years, the two churches struggled in the especially hostile environment toward the Evangelicals in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and later in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia (part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Introduction Missiology in the Balkans has been strongly influenced and shaped by the political and sociological situation in the field. The initial plan of American Congregationalists to convert the Muslims of European Turkey in the 19 century failed completely, and then was replaced with th other aims, such as converting Jews, which also failed. Another early idea to use methods of evangelizing by an inner reformation of the Orthodox Church from within also failed. But other unanticipated things happened, among them the great receptivity of the Armenians, rise of the distinct Armenian Evangelical Church as well the receptivity of the Slavs (Bulgarians and Macedonians) which further changed the missionary approach. Rapid changes on the political map of Europe at the beginning of the 20 century brought th even bigger challenges to mission, especially in the Balkans. This brought difficulties for the local believers. In order to survive with their new evangelical identity, two groups of Macedonian believers, converted to Protestant Christianity through the work of the Congregational mission in a corner of the Ottoman Empire, became Baptists, more as a modus vivendi than as a result of Baptist missionary effort. Beginnings of the Baptists in Macedonia Christianity was present in Macedonia since the time of the Apostle Paul. The church in Macedonia had strong influence in the first few centuries. But during the course of history with many migrations, followed by wars and devastation, this changed. Particularly, during the Ottoman Empire the knowledge of the Bible and thus the Gospel and true spirituality was very limited. The vast majority of the priests were illiterate which contributed to the highly superficial folkloric form of ethno-Orthodoxy, full of superstitions. Modern evangelical mission to Macedonia started with the work of the Mission to European Turkey by the American Board for Commissioners for Foreign Mission (ABCFM) from RELIGION IN EASTERN EUROPE XXXI, 2 (May 2011) page 24 1850 to 1912, subsequently renamed as the Balkan Mission. After forming a center in Samokov, 1 Bulgaria, a theological school was formed, and its students were engaged in missionizing in Bulgaria and Macedonia. The first mission station, later church, in Macedonia started in Bansko in 1867, then in Bitola (Monastir) in 1873 and in another 10 cities and 12 villages. There were also many really small groups of believer scattered across almost the entire Macedonia. With the creation of newly independent states in the Balkans, the movement of people and ideas across newly established borders was very difficult, which made missionary work very hard. In 1922 the Congregational mission handed its work in Macedonia, already part of the Kingdom of Serbians, Croats and Slovene over to the Methodist mission which was already working predominantly among ethnic Germans in Vojvodina, once a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Methodist Church was not legally recognized in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and great pressure had been placed upon it, finally leading to a ban in 1925. This was especially hard in Macedonia where Methodist services were outlawed in 1926. The church in Radovis was burned down in 1929. The transition of Evangelical (Congregational) churches into Methodism only appeared to solve the problem of managing the mission. But it had failed to solve the problems of the local churches and scattered believers. Four preachers had been unable to serve nine churches and many groups of believers scattered over a large geographic area. On the other hand, Methodists in Vojvodina had their own problems, and failed to be of any help. In such circumstances, seventy Congregationalists in 1924 sent a request to the Conference of Baptist Churches to send someone to Macedonia. At the first Conference of the United Baptist of Yugoslavia, held in Novi Sad, on 10-12 September 1924, a believer, Blavkiae, informed the Conference of the scattered believers in Macedonia who wanted to join a community that could take care of them. The conference authorized Vinko Vacek to visit the believers in Macedonia, but that did not happen for several more years. Vinko Vacek, Czech by nationality, who was born in Croatia, once immigrated to the United States, where he was converted. After returning from America to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he became the most striking figure in the entire history of the Baptist Mission in Yugoslavia. He traveled and preached in all the churches in the state. By his efforts the Baptist Union in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was formed in 1924, and he was the President until 1939. Vacek came to Skopje in June 1928 to visit Ivan Rusjakov, a former member of the Methodist Church in Skopje, explaining the Baptist beliefs to several believers. For them, Baptist beliefs mainly represented the issue of believer's baptism, since the Methodists performed infant baptism. This meant that every adult believer needed to be "re-baptized". On the next visit to Skopje on Sep. 26, 1928, Vacek baptized Ivan Rusjakov, together with Sultan and his wife Atanasia Serafimova. This was the beginning of the Baptist Church in 3 Macedonia. The group gathered in the home of Rusjakov. Vacek continued visiting Skopje. He held evangelization on 13-14 March 1929 , when he met a delegation from the Methodist church from 4 Radovis. The Methodist church from Radovis was organized in 1882 and got its church building in 1889 and always was one of the most prosperous churches in the region. It was pastored by 5


To avoid the operation of differentiating the original equations matrix of coefficients, and find a parametric sensitivity matrix, we propose a method for constructing auxiliary first variation differential equations of nonlinear system state equations, written in coordinates and velocities. Auxiliary equations of the first variation are written in impulses. This allows you reduce the monodromy matrix to the multiplication of two matrices (the coefficients matrix and the auxiliary sensitivity to the initial conditions matrix), instead the operation of differentiating the original equations matrix of coefficients by argument that is almost impossible. The Cauchy problem and the boundary value problem for ordinary nonlinear differential equations of state and their first variation differential equations are solved. As an example, the results of transient and stable processes computer simulation of computerized control system executive object are given.


The United Nations General Assembly set the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September, 2015. One of the goals is the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) which shows the importance of sustainability issues related with consumption and production especially in developing countries. In the current situation, industrial products designed by manufacturers in developed countries are not always acceptable for the majority of consumers in developing countries. One of the reasons is the difference of local specific needs and constraints between these countries. We are developing a methodology to understand such local contexts and to reflect them in product design. To support designers in considering the local contexts, this paper proposes a virtualized reality environment in which the designers evaluate the product design from a holistic viewpoint including suitability and acceptability of the design in relation to the lifestyle and culture in different areas. This quasi-realistic environment consists of panoramic images captured from multiple viewpoints in a real space where the target product is installed and used. The designer can move and look around freely in the immersive space, and evaluates the design of the product through a head-mounted display. The effectiveness of the design support system is demonstrated on a washing machine installed in a house of Vietnam in a case study. The operational burden of users is evaluated by using the spatial and geometrical information acquired from the virtualized reality space. The accuracy of the metric space is one of the characteristics of the proposed system. The traffic lines during the use of the machine are quantitatively measured in the space.


This research paper revolves around the basic concepts of risk management, corporate governance, and the strategic decisions of the board members of the firm. These three concepts are connected and correlated with each other. The good governance can lead a firm to avoid risk which can damage the firm. By reducing risk, a firm can manage its profit maximization and can maintain a healthy corporate environment. In addition, this paper also discusses the framework of the corporate governance, the problems faced by the board committee in managing risk, and the ways of reducing risk. Corporate governance can avoid the risk by practicing the suggested framework in their organization and can understand their responsibilities. Key w ords: Risk management, Complex Risk, Corporate Sector. JEL Classification: G32, M10, O16


Carbon nanofibre (CNF)-reinforced ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) nanocomposites containing up to 10 wt % of nanofibres were prepared by a novel solvent-assisted extrusion process using short chain oligomers to tailor the melt viscosity of the UHMWPE matrix. A detailed investigation of the resulting nanocomposite microstructure and of the static mechanical properties revealed that the carbon nanofibres lead to improved mechanical properties of the UHMWPE related to the wear performance of such systems. Unidirectional sliding tests against a 100Cr6 steel under dry conditions verified the significant potential of dispersed carbon nanofibres to reduce the wear rate of this polymer. In light of the promising results, a further optimization of the processing conditions of such UHMWPE nanocomposites is expected to yield interesting future nanocomposite materials even for demanding applications such as artificial knee implants. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 4173–4181, 2007


In this paper we present a design method for a modular device used in different types of HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY surgical procedures. The requirements, necessities and functions of this modular device are presented in the first part of the article. An important aspect is the fact that the device must be designed in a manner which permit to use it for all types of HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY: opening wedge osteotomies, closing wedge osteotomies, medial osteotomies, lateral osteotomies, uniplanar osteotomies or biplanar osteotomies. This fact is possible using modular elements for the main parts of the devices. The researches could be the starting point for others researches regarding the appropriate materials and the possibility to execution customized several parts of the modular device using Additive Manufacturing facilities.


The author first defines two concepts: ((child abuse)) and ctdifficult child)). After, the authors examines the empirical evidence for the notion that child temperamental characteristics may elicit abusive maltreatment. In a second stept she try to analyse under which conditions child difficulties in terms of intense negative emotionality may affect parenting or may be modified by it. A note on the consequences for clinical practice is included.


This vignette uses the evd package to reproduce the figures, tables and analysis in Chapter 9 of Beirlant et al. (2001). The chapter was written by Segers and Vandewalle (2004). The code reproduces all figures, but for space reasons only some figures are shown. Deviations from the book are given as footnotes. Differences will inevitably exist due to numerical optimization and random number generation.


The author holds that the "integral image" has been a convention in the characterization of fictional persona in Chinese literature ever since the prehistoric times when the mythmakers combined the human figures with animal figures in the creation of the ancestors of the Chinese nation. Primitive as it is, the technique was employed in other nations as well. Later generations used the similar notions, but with some religious hint, in the writings, especially the novels of the Tang, Yuan and Ming Dynasties. The paper also suggests the personification of mythical figures in ancient times is also used by modern writers.


Relapse and metastasis are the main factors of poor prognosis of breast cancer,however,routine wax slide pathological methods have been unable to fully meet the actual needs to predict the prognosis.This article reviews detection methods,correlation with clinical or biological parameters and the value of CTC.


DOI: 10.21276/haya.2018.3.9.3 Abstract: In an attempt to increase the shelf life of banana for some days prior to processing and also enhance the nutritional quality of banana, two banana cultivars (Musa acuminata and Musa sapientus) were stored using three different storage media (banana leaves, fabric cloths and a clay pot). banana bunches were cut into fingers and differently wrapped in each storage medium and stored at ambient condition of 28±2°C and 79±3% relative humidity, while unwrapped bunches were placed on the laboratory shelf as control. Samples were analyzed for sugar, starch, moisture, ash, brix, pH, TTA, vitamin C and minerals on day 0, 5, 7 and 10. Sugar content of banana ranged from 4.55 to 17.83%, with the highest value observed in sample stored in clay pot. The moisture content ranged from 59.13 to 78.51%, ash ranged from 1.24 to 1.72% and brix ranged from 3.38 to 14.59 degree brix. Significant increase was observed in pH, TTA, vitamin C, potassium, phosphorus, iron and zinc during storage while starch decreased as storage period progressed. Samples stored in the clay pot retained qualitative properties more than those stored on shelf at ambient condition.


The authors report the application of the electron spin resonance technique to detect free radicals catalyzed by prostaglandin hydroperoxidase in intact cells. Studies were done using skin epithelial cells obtained from hairless mice which possess significant prostaglandin H synthase (PHS) activity. A technique was developed using ram seminal vesicles for magnification of the enzymatic activity based on the ability of some free radicals formed by PHS to oxidize glutathione to a thiyl radical which was trapped by DMPO. Using this approach they detected a GSH-DMPO adduct catalyzed by cellular PHS. The addition of glutathione stimulated the formation of GSH-DMPO adduct which suggests that most of the oxidation of GSH occurred extracellularly. The addition of the peroxidase substrate phenol greatly stimulated the oxidation of /sup 3/H-arachidonic acid to prostaglandins. The addition of glutathione peroxidase completely inhibited the oxidation of arachidonic acid and the formation of the GSH-DMPO radical adduct. These results suggest that prostaglandin H synthase dependent co-oxidation of chemicals can result in the intracellular formation of free radical metabolites.


A one-pot three-component route towards fluorinated five/five-annulated nitroso acetals bearing two fused isoxazolidine rings is described. Target nitroso acetals were obtained with complete regioselectivity and high stereoselectivity. The mechanism of this tandem [4 + 1]/[3 + 2] cycloaddition was proposed to include the intermediate formation of elusive 3-fluoro-isoxazoline-N-oxides as key intermediates. This method is applicable for the synthesis of a broad scope of nitroso acetals starting from various fluoronitroalkenes, halogenated dicarbonyl compounds and dipolarophiles of different electronic nature.


Multiple short-circuit condition has brought new challenges to the power transformer winding mechanical strength design. In this paper, a method for calculating the cumulative deformation under multiple short circuit conditions is presented. The elastic-plastic model, which is suitable for multiple short circuit conditions, is introduced. The strength of power transformer windings is calculated using FEM circuit coupling method, compared with the experimental results. The results show that the calculation results are close to the experimental ones.


The ability of a state to decide freely on the conditions of obtaining or forfeiting its national citizenship has always been perceived as a core element of sovereignty. Within the legal framework of the EU, the member states have remained competent to regulate the question of who qualifies as a national. However, taking into account that EU citizenship is founded on citizenships of the member states, it is incumbent on them to determine who is to be classified as an EU citizen and consequently, who can enjoy the accompanying rights. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the degree to which the member states' competence to regulate nationality matters has been affected by the introduction of EU citizenship.


The present invention provides a data storage device types, includes a host interface, a master chip for storing data and one or a plurality of NAND an MRAM chips, NAND chip, the master chip connecting respectively an MRAM, an MRAM including write cache or write buffer, MRAM further comprises erase count table and the page table is not available, the number of erase times table for NAND memory chip erase of each block, comprising a page table page is not available at the time of bad blocks in the NAND chips shipped, a subsequent read page write bad blocks appear in the course and their replacement sheet. The present invention provides a data storage device and is unavailable to the page table / write method is not available block table flows, MRAM including write cache or write buffer, to ensure that both read and write performance, and reduce the number of erased NAND, extended data storage means life; maintain erase counts for each block table and the page table is not available / unavailable block table, not using remote management techniques NAND written, without having to save the logical addresses and physical addresses occupied table large amount of space, not only saves storage space, without the need for complex processing, progress to improve the reading and writing performance.


In many neurological disorders, difficulty in bladder control is a frequent complication. The treatment of this complication is of great importance in the neurological rehabilitation, since bladder dysfunction exerts an enormous influence on the daily life and social adjustment of the patient. In this paper, the various types of neurological bladder dysfunction are discussed in the light of cystometry, and anatomical and physiological aspects of the bladder and micturition forming the basis for the classification are considered.


Ferit Edgü is an author that inspect the existeııtial preoccupation of the individual in terms of loneliness, freedom, dullness and incommunational themes in his story. "Unexpected Guest" is a story of conflicts of the individual who meetface to face with himself and the world at the phase of the consist of iııdividııals. Wakiııg ııp the invidual that lives downfall, rupturatioıı and dispersalation in the state of sleeping is the basic etimon of the story. Moving the valve from subconscious to the consciouness level being instructed by anxiety and preoccupation supplied to complete the being individual. The story gains the global qualiflcation with its self valves to outwit aganist to being farther and with its completing.


Our country is one of the countries that with serious geological disasters,every year we loss nearly twenty billion yuan and hundreds of people dead because of it. Bazimen landslide is one of them.Based on the research of Engineering geological characteristics,formation mechanism,failure mode and later change trend of Zigui county Bazimen landslide in Three gorges reservoir area,we put forward the warning construction scheme of landslide monitoring, introduce the layout of monitoring network and the construction technical requirements of all kinds of deformation monitoring,it can be refered to by other landslide monitoring projects.


A simple method was developed for extracting total RNA from a single mature wheat seed embryo, which is very small and hard. Guanidine thiocyanate and chloroform were employed and the grinding of the samples was performed in a microcentrifuge tube with a plastic pestle. A "jacket" of liquid nitrogen and simplified procedures were applied to ensure the thorough grinding of the embryo tissue and to minimise the loss of samples. These measures substantially increased the recovery of total RNA in the extraction process. Reliable differential display was successfully achieved with the total RNA after DNase treatment and reverse transcription. This method makes it viable to study gene expression and gene regulation in a single wheat seed embryo. It may also give researchers the ability to analyse mRNAs in tissues or organs which were previously too small for RNA isolation using conventional procedures.


This digest reports for the first time on the concept, fabrication and characterization of a spintronics magnetic readout for hybrid MEMS. The method uses magnetic sensors (spin valves) and permanent magnets (on both the movable and the fixed parts of the MEMS structure) to detect displacement. The use of such transduction method has several potential advantages: it allows a small form factor, straightforward readout electronics, xyz integrability, and does not require high aspect ratio silicon gaps, allowing the replacement of conventional capacitive transductors by a mechanism that occupies much less chip area. The proof-of-concept is presented for an in-plane movable structure. Both the full-gap linear displacement and the electrostatic pull-in behavior are monitored and displayed.


This paper deals with training college students' creative ability in terms of such respects as creative teachers and creative environment.It believes that teachers' education concept,knowledge structure and teaching art are of importance to training college students' creative ability.The paper discusses the differences between the Chinese and American education in training students' creative ability and puts forward the characteristics to be followed in cultivating students' creative ability.


It is shown that the observable second moment of the nuclear magnetic resonance line due to a powder containing methyl groups executing tunnelling rotation at low temperatures may approach one half of the value for stationary methyl groups or twice the high temperature value for classically rotating groups. This prediction is discussed in the light of some previously unexplained published experimental data.


Bruxism is considered a normal habit, but in case of certain circumstances like increased frequency of episodes and strength of the masticatory muscles, it can turn into a pathological phenomenon. Bruxism is an umbrella term for the parafunctional habits of grinding and clenching teeth. It can occur during wakefulness (clenching) or sleep (bruxism). A 31-year-old male patient complained of severe loss of coronal tooth structure in the upper anterior region of the jaw. Medical, drug and social history were within normal limits. However, clinical examination revealed maxillary anterior teeth showing severe "attrition", while other teeth had less attrition and infrequent pain in the temporomandibular joint with a clicking sound. By thorough examination and history of the patient, the diagnosis of the bruxism was made, and the patient was planned for the treatment with the help of a permissive occlusal splint. Occlusal splint therapy is used to stabilize the "TMJ " and protect the teeth, relax the masseter and temporalis muscles, increase inter-vertebral and inter-discal space, and allow the balance of bite forces and decrease bruxism activity. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment can prevent the consequences of the breakdown of dentition and orofacial pain. This case report presents the successful treatment of occlusal splint therapy in patients with severe bruxism.


Ordinary differential equations have an arithmetic analogue in which functions are replaced by numbers and the derivation operator is replaced by a Fermat quotient operator. In this survey we explain the main motivations, constructions, results, applications, and open problems of the theory.


This research investigated the relative effects of marketing communications on a chain of "marketing-productivity" measures—metrics that evaluate the influence of marketing at the consumer, market, financial, and company levels. Results of the study, which combined five industry data sets, revealed that publicity—specifically, via newspaper and magazine articles—and advertising spending have unique and different relative effects on the so-called marketing-productivity chain. On average, publicity had a stronger relative importance compared with advertising for several indicators, although the effects for any individual company can vary. These findings have implications for the marketing-communications environment, which increasingly is saturated with publicity from a variety of sources.


In this paper, a new method is proposed to identify the parameters of roll motion equation using the response data of ship in regular waves. The proposed method is based on the fact that if the estimated parameters are close to the true parameters, then, its response are also close to the true response. Therefore, the parameter identification is achieved via minimizing the mean square error between the true response and the estimated response. To effectively solving the parameter minimization problem, an improved imperialist competition algorithm (ICA), called opposition based learning Gaussian bare bone imperialist competition algorithm (OBL‐GBBICA) is proposed. The proposed OBL‐GBBICA integrates the opposition learning and Gaussian sampling technique into ICA to enhance its exploration ability and speed up its convergence. Experimental results show that the proposed method can accurately identify the parameters of roll motion equation. © 2021 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.


This study advances black bear management in East Texas by understanding residents' attitudes toward the return of black bear to the region and potential reintroduction efforts. Six counties in the study have the potential to be impacted by a returning population. The objective was to assess public knowledge, opinions, and attitudes of stakeholders related to black bears, management of particular species, and their habitats. Surveys were mailed to 2,000 households in the six counties. More than half of the respondents indicated they favored bears dispersing on their own but did not support agency intervention to reintroduce them. Respondents worried about problems that may arise from dispersal. Managers may use the results to identify areas of potential conflict and employ public information and education campaigns to encourage a public more receptive of black bears and management efforts.


Large numbers of the introduced ladybird beetle, Coccinella septempunctata L., were present at Wood Islands and Green Point, Prince Edward Island, in wrack consisting primarily of Zostera marina L. (Eelgrass). The wrack occurred in a 0.5 to 1.0 m band parallel to the shore, and was from five to 25 cm thick. The other ladybirds, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (L.), an introduced coccinellid also found in high numbers, and an individual of the native Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (Say) were found only at Wood Islands. At both sites the ladybird beetles occurred in the mid-intertidal zone along at least 100 m of shoreline, and were absent to rare on the terrestrial vegetation above the high tide mark. At four of the other eight sites surveyed, occasional individuals were present in the wrack, but they were no more abundant than could be observed on landward vegetation. Mean densities of C. septempunctata at the two primary sites were 52 m -2 (Green Point) and 410 m -2 (Wood Islands).


Galantamine is a natural product belonging to the isoquinoline alkaloid family of compounds. It was first discovered and isolated in the 1950s from Galanthus nivalis (common snowdrop) and Galanthus woronowii (Caucasian snowdrop), members of the Amaryllidaceae family (Marco and do Carmo Carreiras, 2006). Alzheimer's disease (AD) is named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who first identified the disease in 1906. AD slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and is the most frequently diagnosed age-related neurodegenerative disorder (Prvulovic et al., 2010). Galantamine is an acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor and one of the most promising drugs available for the treatment of AD and various other memory impairments (Scott and Goa, 2000; Ago et al., 2011). Synthetic galantamine was first approved for the treatment of AD in Sweden in 2000 and was subsequently approved in the European Union and the United States (Heinrich and Lee Teoh, 2004). In the present report, we reviewed the most recent studies on the pharmacological activity of galantamine (Table 1).


Viviparous propagation of plants is divided into seed viviparity and vegetative organ viviparity.Ten species/subspecies of viviparous plants are distributaed in Xinjiang,belonging to 5 families and 7 genera.They are all of vegetative organ viviparity.In this paper,their scientific names are listed and their forms,habitats,distribution and uses are described.Viviparous propagation helps to diversify the modes of plant propagation,promote the spread of the population and increase its quantity and adaptability to the environment.


qualify for public subsidy, nor is it considered by record companies, radio and distribution networks sufficiently commercial to attract substantial financial investment. Haynes's report makes an eloquent plea for all musicians working 'in between' (some, such as Ian Carr, indeed internationally distinguished), but it is possible that its unashamed partisan approach might ultimately militate against it. One possible misconception is that successful creative musicians do not know how to survive in (and exploit) many different funding climates, and so on an economic level the ' them and us' argument does not always hold good. There is also a tendency to reinforce the argument by unfavourable comparison with other countries, but notwithstanding the more adventurous cultural habits of other peoples, it is doubtful whether musicians really do have better lives elsewhere. The difficulty the report faced, therefore, has been to identify quantifiable ways in which the funding organisations to which it is addressed can actually deal with the problem. And to some extent it has been overtaken by events: we only have to consider the sea changes in education (some good, some bad), and similar upheavals in arts funding, together with the extraordinary upsurge of ' World Music', alternative rock, cabaret and the advent of a jazz radio channel to realise that, while the economic situation of many musicians might never be satisfactory, the old elite versus popular argument is no longer on the cultural agenda.


number or quantifier). In fact Mauritian Creole nouns are neutral as to number and where there is no overt indication of either singularity or plurality this can only be determined by context. Thus, where a noun phrase consists of a noun alone (un lexeme seul) this is, in principle, as likely to have a plural reference as a singular reference. (ii) In 18.104.22.168 /u/ ' you ' is listed as the second person plural pronoun. In fact this is exclusively a second person singular pronoun, a ' polite ' form contrasting with the familiar forms /to/ and /twa/. (The pronoun /zot/ is both second and third person plural and not merely third person plural as indicated by Come.) (iii) In 5.2.2 C'orne notes 29 combinations of verbal particles expressing tense and/or aspect. Only six of these combinations are acceptable in any variety of Creole currently spoken on the island of Mauritius. Sections 7 and 8 deal with singleand double-based transformations (les propositions de'rive'es par transformation de la proposition simple and les phrases: transformations combinatoires). Here Corne provides a generous number of examples illustrating a wide range of Mauritian Creole sentences. It is regrettable, however, that he does not always state from which propositions simples the examples he gives are derived. This applies particularly in section 7 where, for example, /li grat li mem/ il se gratte (' he scratches himself) is given as an example of la transformation reflexive. Since the verb /grat-e/ 3 ' scratch ' is transitive it might be assumed that /li mem/ is here derived from the name of a part of the body, such as /so lebra/ ' his arm ' or /so latet/ ' his head', which is contextually cognate with the subject of the clause (i.e. /li/ ' he '). However Corne specifically excludes this possibility since he writes (in 7.1.2) that constructions such as /li grat li mem/ are rare and ' se trouve le plus souvent remplacee par une periphrase: par exemple, la proposition /li grat li mem/ devient /li grat so lekor/ ' (/lekor/ = ' body '). One is thus left in some doubt as to what Corne believes /li grat li mem/ to be derived from.


We designed the triad molecule, bis‐o‐carborane‐substituted bis(thienylethynyl)benzene, as a filler for realizing thermochromic luminescent behaviors based on conventional polymer films, such as polystyrene. From the optical measurements, it was found that the triad can show solid‐state emission and dual‐luminescent properties with variable intensity ratios depending on media. From the mechanistic studies including the experiments with the methyl‐substituted model compound, it was revealed that dual emission should be originated from the locally excited and twisted intramolecular charge transfer states, and the latter emission band is significantly enhanced in the solid states. We prepared amorphous films containing variable concentrations of the triad with the spin‐coating method and investigated optical properties. It was found that intensity ratios were drastically changed by altering the concentration of the triad. By increasing the proportion of the triad, aggregation occurred, and emission color was apparently varied through the changes in intensity ratios of the dual emission property. Based on the aggregation‐induced luminochromic property of the triad, thermochromic luminescence was finally realized by heating the amorphous films. The rational design for obtaining thermochromic luminescent amorphous films is illustrated in this paper.


Compared with the plant extraction and chemical synthesis,the microbial fermentation production of carotenoids has great advantages. In this experiment,we used Sporidiololus pararoseus strains as the research object to study its fermentation conditions in 30 L fermentor. This experiment compared the different ratio of glucose supplement,the ammonium sulfate adding method and aeration rate on the effect of biomass and carotenoids. The results show that the dry weight of Sporidiololus pararoseus can reach 54. 60 g / L,the total carotenoids content of Sporidiololus pararoseus can reach 33. 20 mg / L. The optimal fermentation conditions were: maintaining glucose concentration as 120 g / L,starting culture medium of 20. 83% glucose,at12h 40h,40h 72h adding 66. 67%,12. 5% glucose,respectively; ammonium sulfate final concentration of 5 g / L,start culture medium a had 40% ammonium sulfate,at 12h 24h,24h 36h,36 h 48 h,adding 20% ammonium sulfate respectively; ventilation in 0h 12h,12h 40h,40h72h with 1. 0L / min,2. 0L / min and 2. 0L / min respectively. Under these conditions,after 72 h fermentation,the dry weight of biomass can reach 54. 60 g / L,total carotenoids content can reach 33. 20 mg / L.


A metered dose inhaler for use with a removable pressurized aerosol canister, or reservoir, having a display for indicating to a user the state of the canister. A memory device on the canister or a housing which houses the canister stores information indicative of doses dispensed from, or remaining in, the canister. That information is processed to provide and display information representative of the state of the canister.


More than 90% information drivers obtained is from vision during driving. Drivers make judgments, decisions, and actions by perceiving speed and location of the vehicle. By improving the driver's visual perception information, reasonable visual induction can give drivers an illusion which overrates the vehicle speed and underrate the distance headway, and then guide the driver to decelerate. This study considers drivers' visual perception first, proves the effect of road marking edge rate on speed control on bridge section. Firstly, design the simulated driving scene with variable typical markings edge rate according to the actual bridge. Then, test the speed characteristics, the following distance and the lane-keeping characteristics on the sections with markings edge rate by recruited drivers. The result shows, typical edge rate project can intervene driving behaviors and improve driving performance characteristics. The road marking edge rate as a visually perceived speed reduction measures can induce drivers to decelerate initiative by increasing drivers' speed perception.


Throughout his career Manfred Heckl contributed significantly to the body of knowledge that helped to clarify the mechanisms governing the generation of rolling noise from trains. During a brief period at the Technical University in Berlin this author had the opportunity to collaborate with Prof. Heckl and to learn from his insights and expertise in this field. Here an important mechanism for the generation of noise from trains, the interaction force in the zone of contact between wheel and rail produced by the small scale roughness on their running surfaces, will be examined. Analytical techniques for predicting the interaction forces that include the effects of load and wheel and rail profile will be described. The implications for controlling the noise at the source will be examined and the noise reduction achieveable will be estimated using measured wheel and rail roughness data. [Work was supported by the European Rail Research Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.]


The ex-Soviet republics' potential cannot be ignored, but history has placed formidable obstacles in the way of transforming their construction industries. The author, who has extensive experience in academia and on construction sites in the former Soviet Union, discusses the rise of the Soviet construction sector; the education and training of workers and engineers; the industry's reorganization since the end of the Soviet Union; the role of individual attitudes toward change; avoiding crime; and joint ventures and other ways in which Western firms can enter the market.


Effects of a thin cellular polystyrene sheet beneath prefabricated concrete slabs have been studied on two experimental roads. Preliminary tests indicated that: slabs have to be 15 cm thick and strengthened at corners to resist cracking. Tongue-and-groove joints should form a 30 degree angle with the top surface of the slab. Some longitudinal locking between the slabs is necessary, especially at corners. A frost blanket of 4 cm styrofoam gives satisfactory protection against frost heave. Big slabs (150 x 150 cm) are preferable. Tests with manually manageable slabs (35 x 35 cm) did not give satisfactory results. A final test was performed based on the practical results gained from preliminary tests. The out-come of this test after 18 months is very favourable. /TRRL/


The foundmental structure(mainly including transparent conductive glass,TiO 2 nanocrystalline film,sensitizer and electrolyte)and the principles of the dye sensitized TiO 2 nanocrystalline solar cell are introduced.At the same time,the drawbacks of the liquid electrolye are also discussed and it indicates that the study of the solid state nanocrystalline solar cell becomes a important developing direction.The studying core is to seek better hole transport materials,which mainly includes p type semiconductor,conducting polymer and polymer gel electrolyte.It also gives the improvement of the TiO 2 nanocrystalline film.Finally a summary and a prospect for the research proge and the current situation of the nanocrystalline solar cell are also prevealed.


Usability can be defined as a measure of the ease with which a system can be learned or used, its safety, effectiveness and efficiency, and the attitudes of its users towards it. While usability has gained popularity in IT and has seen some applications in product development, where it brings strong advantages, industry by far does not exploit the full potential of usability. In the process industries and in chemical engineering specifically, Usability Engineering is a newly developing field with interesting prospects. In this review article, trends in Usability Engineering applied to production plants in the chemical, pharmaceutical, metal and cement industry are explored. This paper starts with an introduction to usability and Usability Engineering in general. Then, concepts of modern plant operation and control are presented. It is shown with several examples how Usability Engineering can increase safety, ergonomics and economics.


In the fall of 2013, the City of Knoxville launched the Smarter Cities Partnership, a group of organizations thinking together about how to make energy efficiency services more available to lower-income families. The Partnership observed that local energy efficiency education wasn't well coordinated and had limited reach, especially for low-income people. Many local partners had created energy efficiency "tip sheets," but often these handouts were too complicated for the average reader, or suggested expensive upgrades that were unaffordable.


We devised burst noise eliminating equipment and characterized the 1/f and burst noise in some electronic materials, components, electric contacts and bipolar transistors. The burst-eliminated noise spectrum is the 1/f type. The noise intensity is proportional to the square of the current and to the fifth power of the contact resistance. This contact resistance dependence of the noise is analyzed with the constriction resistance of the contact surface material. The measured results are also shown in the amplitude and phase fluctuations in the transistor collector current. They are also of 1/f type and correlate each other. On the other hand, we did not find this correlation in another transistor with burst noise. Hence, the 1/f fluctuation is considered to be due to diffusion or mobility fluctuation and the burst noise is not due to the diffusion process in the solid.


Briefs describe 33 charts, graphs, and schematics offering some recent history and perspectives on the world and U.S. energy situation and the problems for survival facing the world. Of interest is Figure 28, showing the Club of Rome's model of the earth in terms of resource consumption, food, money, people, pollution, etc. A computer was asked to extend recent history into the future and results indicate a collapse of the industrialized system towards an agrarian culture around the year 2025. It is noted that the model did not consider technological initiative or man's willingness to change lifestyles. The final (33) schematic is a guesstimate of noticeable impact timescales, indicating when research projects on transition or ultimate energy sources at LASL might be expected to yield impact. (MCW)


A number of obsessions dominate the later architectural projects of Frederick Kiesler and mark a radical departure from the prismatic functionalism that had associated his work with the avant-garde movements of Constructivism and then later De Stijl. It is primarily through the appropriation of magic and mythology that these are brought into existence and, through a certain critical repositioning, appear to work against the rubric of Kiesler's own attitudes towards art and architecture. While the influence of magic and mysticism has been a major theme in discussions of the art of the period, particularly in regard to the work of Picasso, its influence over architecture has been less widely discussed or understood. This paper will look at the 'Galaxy' installation that Kiesler installed beside Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut in 1953. The piece is pivotal for demonstrating the previously undervalued role that myth and magic played in the work of Frederick Kiesler, defining his architecture and, more directly, his architectural process. Kiesler's association with surrealism during the period, as well as his awareness of the principles of psychoanalysis, were both major orienting themes in his work and reinforce the role and importance of magic and myth in his thinking. The paper will demonstrate how the surrealist search for 'objects' was assimilated into a model of 'other' architecture in a number of Kiesler's proposals from the 40s and 50s. Drawing on recent critical interest in his work, the paper will show how Kiesler's spatial interiors can be positioned within the broader intellectual culture of surrealism, and as strategies against the totalising forces of functional modernism. Cultural Crossroads: Proceedings of the 26 International SAHANZ Conference The University of Auckland, 2-5 July 2009 2 Alien Doubles: Magic, Myth and Taboo in the Spatial Experiments of Frederick Kiesler A stark black-and-white photo, taken in 1953, shows a large sculpture, crudely hewn from found pieces of timber that, through a selective foreshortening, towers over the black steel and glass of Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. The house had only been completed four years earlier and the sculpture, by Frederick Kiesler, had at the time of the photo been only recently installed. The installation itself is unusual. Spiky and emaciated, the bony frame has none of the smooth, earthy and sensual interiors of Kiesler's Endless House, or the experiential labyrinths of his collaborative exhibition spaces. The space of the interior has been replaced by an architecture of the frame, where structure and symbolism have replaced substance and experience. Marking a period in Kiesler's work where magic, primitivism and ritual were central to his creative output, the piece was given the title 'Galaxy' and, when set against the clean rationalism of the iconic Modernist house, seems to embrace a regressive and totemic mysticism. Upon its installation Johnson had sent a telegram to Kiesler that read: 'Galaxy is a great success'. Three years later, and perhaps fittingly, the piece was destroyed by lightning. Although unique, 'Galaxy' was not an original piece. It had been distilled through a number of previous births into its current form before its untimely (and unfortunate) destruction. In his role as Director of Scenery at the Juilliard School of Music (a position he had held since 1933) Kiesler had originally designed a crude driftwood shelter for a production of Darius Milhaud's Le Pauvre Matelot in 1948. The spiky postand-beam structure functions, in the set design, as the home of the solitary wife in the play: a feminine, wall-less space where she waits for her husband to return from the sea. Crudely tied with rope and simple timber joints, the found pieces of driftwood metamorphose into the bony skeletal structure of fish and other creatures of the sea. Having seen the play, Nelson Rockefeller had purchased the piece and commissioned Kiesler to reconfigure it for his private residence in the Hudson Valley. Before the work was installed it appeared in the Fifteen Americans show at the MoMA where Kiesler developed a new base, shaped in a cruciform configuration, which reinforced the skewed perspective of the original piece. It was while developing the piece for this show that Kiesler began work on the large timber structure for Philip Johnson. It is not the confluence of these two influential architects that is peculiar about the 'Galaxy' installation. Johnson, as the cultural powerbroker for displaced Europeans in Cultural Crossroads: Proceedings of the 26 International SAHANZ Conference The University of Auckland, 2-5 July 2009 3 America, knew of Kiesler since his arrival in New York in the 1920s. By the late 40s Kiesler had become a central figure in the creative circles of New York and his innercity apartment had been host to extended stays by Willem de Kooning, Jean Arp, Andre Breton, Marcel Duchamp and Arshile Gorky as well as becoming the cultural epicentre for the numerous displaced surrealists living temporarily in America. Kiesler had earlier worked on some post-war housing projects with Adolf Loos in Vienna in 1920 (who remained an enthusiastic supporter) and, through his friends Theo van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters, had been introduced to Mies van der Rohe in 1924. Given their strong links to the European avant-garde it is not surprising that the creative trajectories of Johnson and Kiesler would eventually cross, and surprising perhaps that they had not crossed sooner. What is peculiar about the juxtaposition between the 'Galaxy' piece and the Glass House is the apparent contradictions that seem to be working between Kiesler's archaic primitivism and conceptual witchcraft and Johnson's austere modernism. The transparency and visual connectivity of Johnson's house and its seamless integration of services would normally intersect harmoniously with Kiesler's theory of 'Correalism' and the vast array of architectural projects that had preoccupied him up until that point. However not only does Kiesler's installation refuse to engage the house, it appears to openly and brazenly critique it. It is a structure at war with its context. A number of cathartic events can be tracked in Kiesler's work of this period and manifest themselves in this seemingly radical departure from the language of modernity and his theories of interrelatedness. Kiesler's introduction to the circle of Surrealism in this period, and his contemporaneous proximity to Andre Breton in particular, influenced, and possibly even necessitated this departure from a spatial model of 'synthesis' and 'continuity'. His collaborative projects with David Hare in the same period, whose work is frequently associated with African tribalism, could also have been equally instrumental in restructuring his thinking. However it was Kiesler's systematic immersion in mysticism, his fascination with primitivism and magic and his embrace of the darker aspects of spirituality that is characteristic of this dynamic and polemically destabilising current in his work. The nature and evolution of this obsession, and its implications for Kiesler's architecture, will be the subject of this


Expenditure assignment is the starting point and core of constructing intergovernmental fiscal relation and it is important to have a clearly defined expenditure assignment for a nation to build sound governance. Currently,expenditure structure in China contains many blurred assignments,characterized by unclear central government responsibilities,lack of service provisions by provincial governments,as well as overburden of local governments. In the future,China needs to initiate the expenditure assignment reform according to its present governance status and build a system that is incentive compatible. The reform should target to foster the reasonable relationship between market and government sectors. The reform should also be able to handle potential challenges raised by the fast urbanization process. Accordingly,the reform should motivate both the central and subnational governments to expand direct service provision. Eventually,China should form the governance structure in which the central government takes significant responsibilities,provincial governments play a significant role of service provision,and local autonomy is well protected.


Objective: To observe the effect of glucose electrolyte effervescent tablets in treatment of child rotavirus enteritis.Methods:144 cases of diarrhea were randomly divided into the treatment group(73 cases) and the control group(71 cases).Both the groups had lactose free diet and probiotics,but the treatment group had the glucose electrolyte effervescent tablets dilution after diarrhea and vomiting.The efficacies were compared beteen the two groups.Results: The total efficiencies in the treatment and control groups were 95.5% and 84.5% and the average times for intravenous rehydration [(1.90±0.79)d and(2.34±0.69)d] had a significant difference(P0.01).Conclusions: Glucose electrolyte effervescent tablets as a new type of oral rehydration salts in treatment of rotavirus enteritis is effective and worth promoting.


Terzan 5 is a stellar system located in the Galactic Bulge, at a distance of 5.9 kpc. Recent discoveries show that it hosts two stellar populations with different iron abundance ({\Delta}[Fe/H]=0.5). Such a large difference has been measured only in {\omega} Centauri in the Galactic halo. Moreover no anticorrelation is observed in Terzan 5, hence it is not a genuine globular cluster. The observed chemical patterns are strikingly similar to those observed in the Bulge stars. This suggests that Terzan 5 is a remnant fragment of the Galactic bulge.


Solid-phase extraction (SPE) of eleven ultraviolet filters (UVFs): benzophenone-1 (BP-1); benzophenone-3 (BP-3); benzophenone-4 (BP-4); isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate (IAMC), homosalate (HMS); 4-hydroxybenzophenone (4-HB); 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC); octocrylene (OC); octyl dimethyl-p-aminobenzoate (OD-PABA); 2-ethylhexyl-4-methoxycinnamate (EHMC); and avobenzone (AVO), has been optimized using Plackett-Burman design, Box-Behnken design, and Derrindzer desirability function. Of the six SPE variables studied, the most influencing is the type of eluent followed by pH and the methanol content in the rinsing solvent. A method with good analytical performance was obtained by applying optimal SPE conditions and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), with the method detection limit ranging from 0.1 to 5 ng/L, recovery from 44% to 99%, and relative standard deviation (RSD) within 19%. This method was used to analyze the content of UVFs in an urban lake (Sava Lake, Serbia). UVFs occurrence, geostatistical distribution, and associated environmental risk are highly dependent on recreational activities. The average concentrations of UVFs ranged from 0.3 to 113 ng/L, and the most present substance was EHMC, followed by 4-MBC and BP-3. The spatial distribution of the risk quotient (RQ = 0.04–1.7) inside the lake is highly correlated with the number of people bathing and swimming. Human exposure through the dermal pathway is higher than ingestion for most UVFs. Monte Carlo simulation of probabilistic risk assessment estimated the percentile P10, P50, P90 of 12.7; 17.3; 47.5 and 20.1; 27.6; 77.5 ng/kg∙day for total human exposure of adults and children, respectively. The sensitivity analysis revealed that the health risk estimate depends mostly on the content of EHMC, HMS, and 4-MBC, while the most influential exposure variables were human body weight and skin surface area. There is no serious concern to human health due to UVFs in the short term; however, a high ecological risk in some parts of the lake is estimated.


Fig. 2. Longitudinal sections of testis in the control (A) and testis-ova in the 224-mg/L (B), 931-mg/L (C), and 402-mg/L (D) treatment groups of F0 generation medaka at 60 d after hatch. (A) Normal spermatogenesis, with spermatocytes (Sc) and spermatozoa (Sz). (B) Oocytes (O) appear in clusters within the testicular tissue. Numerous spermatocytes (Sc) and spermatozoa (Sz) are still present in a compacted mass in this section. (C) A relatively advanced testis-ova. Almost the entire area is composed of oocytes (O), accompanying small testicular tissues interspersed with a few spermatocytes (Sc). (D) Abnormal connective tissue (Ct) has developed well in the testis-ova, with only a few spermatozoa (Sz). Bar 5 200 mm in (A) and (B), and 400 mm in (C) and (D).


CDC Light traps were used to study the attractant effect of CO2 and 1-octen-3-ol on trap catches of mosquito populations at three different locations in Malaysia. There was a significant increase in the number of mosquitos caught in traps baited with CO2 and CO2 with 1-octen-3-ol. The number of mosquitos caught in the CDC light trap and in the CDC light trap baited with 1-octen-3-ol alone were very few. 1-octen-3-ol and CO2 acted synergistically in attracting significantly greater numbers of Culex tritaeniorhynchus. However Anopheles sp. were not very attracted to light traps even with attractants added to them.


L ipoprotein lipase (LPL) hydrolyses the triglyceride component of circulating lipoprotein particles, chylomicrons and very-low-density lipoproteins to provide fatty acids for tissue use. The enzyme is found in adipose tissue, cardiac and skeletal muscle, lactating mammary gland, lung, spleen and brain,' where it catalyses the rate-controlling step for lipid acquisition from circulating triglycerides. It thus plays a key role in normal fuel metabolism; accordingly, familial LPL deficiency produces profound hypertriglyceridemia. In addition, the regulation of LPL is important in disorders of lipid metabolism associated with obesity and diabetes mellitus. Although LPL is encoded by a single gene, its activity is regulated in a tissue-specific manner. For example, with fasting, LPL activity decreases in adipose tissue but increases in cardiac tissue; as a result, triglyceride fatty acids are diverted away from storage to meet the metabolic demands of the heart.' In contrast, a 6-hour insulin and glucose infusion given to normal-weight fasting subjects caused LPL activity to increase threefold in adipose tissue but to decrease significantly in skeletal muscle.2 Therefore, insulin directs triglyceride fatty acids away from muscle oxidation and toward storage. Patients with poorly controlled diabetes have decreased adipose tissue LPL activity, which accounts in part for their hypertriglyceridemia; therapy with insulin or glyburide increases LPL activity and immunoreactive mass in adipose tissue.3 LPL activity is greater in gluteal adipose tissue than in abdominal adipose tissue in premenopausal women of normal weight;45 the opposite pattern is observed in men.4 Thus, regional differences in adipose tissue LPL activity may underlie variations in body fat deposition. In obese women LPL activity is markedly increased in both gluteal and abdominal adipose tissue to values that are no longer different.5 The extent of the increase in LPL activity in the two regions after an insulin and glucose infusion is the same for normal-weight and obese women.5 Tissue-specific regulation of LPL is physiologically important because it directs the use of triglyceride fatty acids according to metabolic demands. The underlying cellular mechanisms remain enigmatic. Control of LPL gene expression by specific DNA binding elements is likely important along with regulation at other sites in the biosynthetic pathway for LPL.' In human adipose tissue the stimulation of LPL activity by insulin therapy is associated with increased synthesis of LPL protein but no change in LPL messenger RNA levels, which suggests hormonal regulation of translation.3


Antenna for controlling the radiation pattern comprises an antenna housing having a series of reflective steps, one or more and rods disposed on the sequence of reflection steps. The antenna also has radiating section disposed within the antenna housing so as to enable to control the antenna housing pattern of radiation emitted by the radiation unit.


A new acetate-requiring mutant was isolated in Neurospora crassa and termed as ace-8. The ace-8 gene is located on the left arm of the linkage group VII near the centromere between thi-3 and qa-3 genes. The ace-8 mutant strain lacks the activity of pyruvate kinase (EC 184.108.40.206). Accumulation of glycolytic intermediates is consistent with the enzyme lesion. The mutant strain is extremely sensitive to glycolytic sugars, glucose and sucrose, but grows well on a medium containing gluconeogenic carbon sources, acetate, ethanol and alanine.


For each selected tuple (I1, I2, I3), we extract hair and face masks using Graphonomy [2]. We separately dilate and erode M 2 , the hair mask of I2, to produce the dilated version, M 2 , and the eroded version, M h,e 2 . Using M h,d 2 and M 2 , we compute the ignore region M h,ir 2 . We exclude the ignore region from the background and let StyleGANv2 inpaint relevant features. We want to optimize for reconstruction of I1's face, reconstruction of I2's hair shape and structure, transfer of I3's hair appearance and style, and inpainting of the ignore region. Given a tuple, Figure 1 shows the images and relevant masks used during optimization.


To evaluate proton MR spectroscopy (MRS) of patients with hippocampal sclerosis (HS). We obtained MRS spectra from both hippocampi of 20 normal adult volunteers and 25 patients with unilateral HS as seen on MR images. The MRS was performed on a 1.5 T MR unit by using PRESS sequence with 1500 TR and 136 TE. We used multiple voxel sizes ranging from 6 cm3 (2.0 cm × 2.0 cm × 1.5 cm) to 1 cm3 (1.0 cm × 1.0 cm × 1.0 cm) to see the effect of voxel size change. NAA/Cho and NAA/Cr ratios were calculated and the results were compared between normal control subjects and the patients with HS. In HS patients, mean NAA/Cho and NAA/Cr ratios of the ipsilateral hippocampus were significantly lower than those of contralateral hippocampus (NAA/Cho: 0.78 ± 0.19 vs. 0.91 ± 0.19; NAA /Cr: 0.95 ± 0.23 vs. 1.11 ± 0.25). Mean NAA/Cho and NAA/Cr ratios of the contralateral hippocampus of HS patients were also significantly lower than those of normal control subjects (NAA/Cho: 0.91 ± 0.19 vs. 1.19 ± 0.35, NAA/Cr: 1.11 ± 0.25 vs. 1.53 ± 0.64). However, there was wide overlapping in both NAA/Cho and NAA/Cr ratios between the ipsilateral and contralateral hippocampus of HS patients and normal subjects. With the threshold value of either NAA/Cho being 0.8 or NAA/Cr being 1.0 (95% confidence level), sensitivity of MRS was 72% (18/25), when MRI was used as a gold standard. When combination of MRI, PET, invasive study and/or surgery was used as a gold standard, it was 57% (13/23). Bilateral abnormality was noted in 24% (6/25). There were trends for better sensitivity with smaller voxel size and with NAA/Cho rather than NAA/Cr. Single voxel proton MRS may be a useful, promising diagnostic tool in the evaluation of hippocampal sclerosis. However, one should be cautious in interpreting the data, because there is a wide overlap in both NAA/Cho and NAA/Cr ratios between the hippocampi of normal subjects and HS patients.


This study uses the method of clinical investigation and research to analyze the syndromes which obese people belong to in order to investigate the occurrence pathogenesis of diet-induced obesity. Research results show that the qi deficiency and phlegm dampness are the important pathologic basis of obesity,and phlegm dampness block is the most important pathological mechanism of obesity.


Two major cement industries of the Ariyalur and Reddipalayam were selected, the waste water discharged from these units were collected and subjected to analysis. The values of different parameters were compared with the standard values given by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The reasons for variations are analysed and remedial measures are suggested.


Joint angle kinematics of the throwing limb from the early-cocking phase to ball release were investigated for the fastball (FB) and curveball (CB) baseball pitches through use of a three-dimensional film analysis technique. Small sticks were fixed to the hand and forearm to permit rotations of the radioulnar and wrist joint to be calculated. The actions were very similar for two pitches within one subject. There were no differences in the motions of the shoulder and elbow joints or in the temporal sequences between FB and CB pitches. However, there was a significant difference (p<0.05) in the motion of supination/pronation of the forearm and dorsiflexion/palmar flexion of the wrist prior to the ball release; the forearm was supinated more in the CB (maximum supination: 39.9 ±6.0° at 0.072 ±0.045 s before ball release, or BRL) compared to the FB (19.4 ±8.5° at 0.076 ±0.046 s before BRL), whereas the wrist was dorsiflexed more in the FB (maximum dorsiflexion: 41.7 ±6.5° at 0.039 ±0.011 s before BRL) compar...


Swedish neuroscientist David H. Ingvar, MD, PhD (1924-2000) was a pioneer in cerebral blood flow studies in humans. In the
 late 1950s, he and Niels Lassen used radioactive krypton and xenon isotopes to track CBF with external detectors. In this
 letter, Sokoloff discussed the criticisms made of the deoxyglucose method by Veech and Huang, and included scathing commentary
 on his critics and their scientific methods.


Disclosed is building blocks constituting the appearance of the structure plays a role in the mold during building and civil engineering construction, and to a building structure and the wall masonry method using the same. A building block according to the present invention comprises first and second outer walls spaced back and forth opposed to connecting the first and second outer walls, first for attachment of lateral reinforcing bar on top and a first mounting groove is formed connecting portion, wherein the inner periphery of the first and second outer walls, uneven coupling portion for irregularities bond with each adjacent block is formed, the first and second the outer periphery of the outer wall, wherein the leakage preventing groove along the periphery are formed. .FIELD 1


Rotavirus (RV) epidemiology presents differences between developing and developed countries among which are seasonality, age at first infection, variability of strain in circulation and severity of disease. Since, in Venezuela, we have distinct seasonal patterns of RV occurrence, we examined the epidemiological profile of RV disease associated to these differences by analyzing data from previous studies conducted in Venezuela. Data were collected from children <5 years of age with diarrhea seen in six hospitals located in five cities. Socio‐demographic and clinical characteristics of RV illness were analyzed according to RV identification by ELISA assay and the seasonal patterns of RV circulation (marked versus minimal seasonality). A total of 6,742 episodes of diarrhea (1,820 rotavirus positive and 4,922 rotavirus negative) were evaluated: 1,951 in Caracas, Cumaná and Pto. Ordaz (minimal seasonality) and 4,791 in Mérida and Valencia (marked seasonality). Mean age (months) of children with RV was 8.14 ± 6.74 and 12.21 ± 9.62 (P < 0.0001) in areas with minimal and marked seasonality, respectively. RV disease was more frequent (33% vs. 24%; OR = 1.536; 95% CI: 1.36–1.73), more severe (dehydration: 64% vs. 29%; OR = 4.436; 95% CI: 3.61–5.44) and more common in infants than in older children (79% vs. 60%; OR = 2.521; 95% CI: 2.01–3.14) in cities with minimal seasonality than in those with marked seasonality. Socioeconomic conditions were not associated with seasonality. In environments with minimal seasonality, children are infected with RV at younger ages and the disease is more severe regardless of malnutrition and poverty. J. Med. Virol. 81:562–567, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Proximate composition of whole hemp seed, paste viscosity of whole hemp seed pellets, bulk density, color, compression force, water solubility and absorption index and bowl life of whole hemp seed flakes manufactured by extrusion process were determined to evaluate whole hemp seed as flake additive. Extrusion process conditions were 35% of moisture content and 90, 100 and 110oC of barrel temperature. Content of moisture content, crude protein, crude fat, crude ash from whole hemp seed were 5.67±0.02%, 25.93±0.16%, 28.21±0.56% and 7.70±0.08%, respectively. The pellets hemp seed at 100 or 110oC had higher paste viscosity as compared to those pellet at 90oC. The bulk density values of all hemp seed flakes were between 0.24 to 0.43 g/mL, depending on the barrel temperatures. The hardness of flake increased with decreasing percentage of hemp seed in flakes. An increase in barrel temperature from 90oC to 110oC resulted in increase of WSI and decrease of WAI. The bowl life of hemp seed flakes was increased from 5.8 to 15.5 min with the decrease in percentage of hemp seed. The highest overall quality was showed in flake added with 20% of hemp seed.


This book is in six parts and comprises 22 individual chapters. The authors are experts in various aspects of the interdisciplinary fields of forensic psychiatry and psychology. The main objective of the book is to improve the quality of forensic expertise within the two disciplines in the American judicial and correctional systems. The intention is to provide a comprehensive review of the current problems and issues in the field, ranging from knowledge about training programmes to increasing the effectiveness of testimonial, consultative, and treatment services. Each of the six parts deal with a particular aspect of the subject matter. Part 1 focuses on professional train ing and ethical standards. Major training programmes in various parts of America are extensively discussed, and it is emphasised that these tend to lag behind increased clinical and research activities. An appreci ation is made of the important roles of social workers and nursing staff in the forensic field. Part 2, the most detailed section of the book, deals with techniques and procedures for assessment and treatment. Part 3 covers family violence and child abuse, child custody issues, matrimonial problems, and juvenile delinquency. Part 4 contains four chapters on sexually related offences, and Part 5 deals with personality disorder and its legal impli cations. The final part covers some of the roles of mental health professionals in court proceedings and in prisons. This book covers a range of topics related to the inter face between psychology, psychiatry, and the law. The chapters are of consistently high quality, and although predominantly related to the American judicial system, this is undoubtedly a valuable contribution to forensic psychiatry and psychology literature. The combination of recent research findings, developments in clinical assessment and treatment techniques, and related pro fessional issues are well presented and discussed. The major limitation is the absence of information on the bunched together at the end; and the absence of illus tration in the chapter on the management of obesity resulted in this otherwise interesting chapter becoming incomprehensible when the surgical techniques were described. Throughout the book several references were incomplete. Despite these caveats this book is of interest to those working within the field ofeatingdisorders and for those in otherfieldswishingto keepabreastof the recent developments within this rapidly expanding field.


Objective To investigate the role and mechanism of ERK1 /2 MPAK pathway in regulating proliferation and migration of Eca109 cell line in vitro.Methods We treated Eca109 cells with MAPK(ERK1 /2) inhibitor(U0126);cell counting method detected the cell proliferation;Cell morphology was observed under inverted microscope;qRT-PCR detected ERK1 /2 mRNA level;Western blot determined the expression of ERK1 /2 protein level;MTT and Wound scratch assay detected cell proliferation and migration;qRT-PCR examined miR-21 expression.Results Cell growth was inhibited by U0126 at 20 μmol/L doses(P0.05),destroyed the normal cell morphology;inactivited ERK1 /2 MPAK pathway at protein level(P0.05);inhibition of ERK1 /2 MPAK pathway repressed cell proliferation and migration of Eca109 cells and downregulated the expression of miR-21(P0.05).Conclusions Inhibition of ERK1 /2 MPAK pathway inhibits proliferation and migration of Eca109 cells,one of the most possible mechanism is associated it's effect on miR-21 expression.


The experiment was conducted during the year 2008-09 on Agrifound white variety of garlic to find out an optimum dose of phosphorus and potassium. The yield and yield attributing characters like bulb weight, size of bulb and cloves per bulb were found maximum with application of 125 kg phosphorus and 75 kg potassium ha 1 , respectively. While in present investigation an application 89.13 kg phosphorus and 67.66 kg potassium ha 1 was considered as economically optimum. The maximum benefit cost ratio was 1.12 and 1.22 with an application of 125 kg phosphorus 75 kg Potassium ha 1, , respectively.


In a recent paper [Entropy 2020, 22(1), 17] C. Tsallis states that entropy -- as in Shannon's or Kullback-Leiber's definitions -- is inadequate to interpret black hole entropy and suggests a new non-additive functional that should take the role of entropy. Here we argue that Tsallis' motivations are unsound, caused by a misunderstanding of the concepts of additivity and extensivity. We also point out other problems in his analysis of black hole entropy.


Speech is a robust faculty and most people rely on it daily, overcoming temporary difficulties such as laryngitis, dental work, or stage fright. Even slips of the tongue are relatively rare, occurring once in about a thousand spoken words. But for all its robustness, speech is vulnerable to a number of disorders that can be severe enough to interfere with efficient and natural communication. A communication disorder can be defined as a disruption or limitation in the production of speech that is fluent, intelligible, and natural. Through direct and indirect influences, Ken Stevens became a valued ally in the effort to bring relief to people with these disorders. In a highly selective account of the contributions of Ken and his colleagues, this talk examines three general areas: technological advances for the assessment and treatment of speech and voice disorders, basic theories that illuminated the path to understanding speech communication in health and disease, and quantitative research focused on speec...


The influence functionals of point, linear, and plane defects in an electron density matrix represented by functional integrals are obtained. A non-liner polarization due to the interaction of band carriers with the lattice defects is found. The dependence of the shape of the absorption coefficient non-linearity on the dimension and nature of scatterers is analyzed. Orientations of the laser field polarization are ascertained, which are optimum for evidencing the non-linearity of the absorption coefficient. The possibility of effectively identifying the deformation interaction with dislocations from the dependence of the laser radiation absorption coefficient on its intensity is established.

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This article aims to give an overview on how the banks' reporting process will evolve in the next years. It describes the transition from redundant summary reports to an integrated model of analytical data and it underlines the benefits that may result both for banks and for supervisors. To understand the significance of evolution, the paper describes the key factors of the new reporting process ie the "European Reporting Framework" (ERF), the "Banks' Integrated Reporting Dictionary" (BIRD), the "Single Data Dictionary" (SDD) and how these factors will impact on information systems and internal processes of banks.