Outcomes for older adults diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) continue to be poor, especially for patients with therapy-related AML or AML arising from an antecedent hematologic disorder such as a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). 1 Even the subset of older patients deemed fit enough to receive intensive induction chemotherapy have only a modest (40%-50%) likelihood of achieving complete remission (CR), and the average duration of such remissions is less than a year; reported 5-year survival rates for patients diagnosed with AML after age 70 are as low as 5%.


Background Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) polymorphism, which may affect host immune response including cytokines production, is thought to be associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. This study investigated the associations between CTLA4 polymorphism and serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a and interferon (IFN)-c levels in patients with chronic HBV infection. Methods CTLA4 promoter -318C/T and exon 1 ?49A/G polymorphisms and serum TNF-a and IFN-c levels were determined in 172 patients with chronic HBV infection and 145 healthy controls. Results The genotype of CTLA4 -318C/T polymorphism had no association to TNF-a and IFN-c levels. Serum levels of TNF-a and IFN-c in chronic HBV patients with ?49GG genotype were lower than those with ?49AG genotype (p = 0.030 and p = 0.042, respectively), and haplotypes -318C ? 49A and -318C ? 49G seemed to have no significant effects on TNF-a and IFN-c levels. Conclusions CTLA4 ?49GG genotype was associated to lower TNF-a and IFN-c levels in patients with chronic HBV infection but this association was diminished by haplotype formation with -318C/T alleles, indicating that the influence of CTLA4 -318C/T and ?49A/G polymorphisms on the susceptibility and disease progress of chronic HBV infection may not be effectuated by affecting TNF-a and IFN-c secretion.


An 18-year-old boy developed left frontal extradural hematoma following frontal sinusitis. This is the second such case reported in English literature. The patient had chronic sinusitis and presented with convulsions, hyperpyrexia, swollen left eyelids, papillodema, and septicemia. He had no history of trauma or skull fracture. The patient died four days after the onset of illness. There was no bleeding from major vessels. It is possible that bleeding was due to rupture of small necrotic vessels.


Aiming at effections complex electromagnetic environment acts on defense force communication system in air attack,which include electromagnetic interference,electromagnetic destroy means and complex surroundings,the paper studies countermeasures to air defense force communication system's safety and stability under complex electromagnetic environment,such as optimizing air intelligence warning system,establishing high efficient and flexible communication command system,building communication network system centred with self-organization system,combining soft kill and hard destruction,accelerating product replacement,updating communication equipments and training practical talents of air defense force.


In this study, we propose a novel modulation level information (MLI) transmission scheme for adaptive multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) systems, in which adaptive modulation scheme (AMS) is applied to MC-CDMA. In general, AMS requires to transmit MLI, which informs a receiver about modulation parameters used in a transmitter. In the proposed MLI transmission scheme, MLI is expressed by spreading code selection patterns. To transmit MLI, data symbols are spread using the selected codes. To evaluate the proposed scheme, we compared it with a conventional scheme. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme achieves a lower MLI error rate.


The Computation Systems are important in ready-mixed station/plant.The paper presents technology of ready-mixed station/plant's computation systems about the principle of computation systems,what must be considered when the weight sensors being selecten and installed.Furthermore this paper talked about the computation systems' precision and how to improve it.


Background:A large body of research suggests that hospitals with intensive care units staffed by board-certified intensivists have lower mortality rates than those that do not. Objective:To determine whether hospitals can reduce their mortality by adopting an intensivist staffing model. Design:Retrospective, longitudinal study using 2003–2010 Medicare data and the Leapfrog Group Hospital surveys. Setting and Patients:In total, 2,916,801 Medicare patients at 488 US hospitals. Measurements:We studied 30-day and in-hospital mortality among patients with several common medical and surgical conditions. We first compared risk-adjusted mortality rates of 3 groups of hospitals: those that were intensivist staffed throughout this time period, those that were not intensivist staffed, and those that transitioned to intensivist staffing somewhere during the period. We then examined rates of mortality improvement within each of the 3 groups and used difference-in-differences techniques to assess the independent effect of intensivist staffing among the subset of hospitals that transitioned. Results:Hospitals with intensivist staffing at the beginning of our study period had lower mortality rates than those without. However, hospitals that adopted intensivist staffing during the study period did not substantially improve their mortality rates. In our difference-in-differences analysis, there was no significant independent improvement in mortality after transitioning to intensivist staffing either overall [relative risk (RR), 0.96; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.90–1.02] or in the medical (RR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.89–1.02) or surgical populations (RR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.84–1.10). Limitations:Risk adjustment was based on administrative data. Categorization of exposure was by survey response at the hospital level. Conclusions:Adoption of an intensivist staffing model was not associated with improved mortality in Medicare beneficiaries. These findings suggest that the lower mortality rates previously observed at hospitals with intensivist staffing may be attributable to other factors.


The objective of the present communication is to study the problem of micropolar fluid flow with temperature dependent thermal conductivity over a nonlinear stretching convective vertical surface in the presence of Lorentz force and viscous dissipation. Due to the nature of heat transfer in the flow past vertical surface, Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model and Joule heating effects are properly accommodated in the energy equation. The governing partial differential equations for the flow and heat transfer are converted into a set of ordinary differential equations by employing the acceptable similarity transformations. Runge-Kutta and Newton's methods are utilized to resolve the altered governing nonlinear equations. Obtained numerical results are compared with the available literature and found to be an excellent agreement. The impacts of dimensionless governing flow pertinent parameters on velocity, micropolar velocity and temperature profiles are presented graphically and analyzed in detail. Further, the variations of skin friction coefficient and local Nusselt number are displayed for the sundry flow parameters. It is found that fluid temperature profile declines for larger thermal relaxation parameter. Both temperature and thermal boundary layer thickness decreases for enhancing values of Prandtl number.


The utility model relates to a multifunctional automatic bed for collecting feces and urine, which is suitable for the use of old people, long-term laid-up patients, patients who can not go down beds for a short term after the operations and paralytic patients. The utility model is characterized in that a buttock plate (3) is fixed with a bed body (1) into a whole, a back plate (2), the buttock plate (3), a thigh plate (7) and a shank plate (9) are connected by hinges, three sets of individual motor driving systems are arranged under the bed body (1) and respectively drive the back plate (2), the thigh plate (7) and the shank plate (9) to be rotated to an angle, a bed pan (4), and a flushing device (5) and a heat blowing device (8) are arranged on the middle position of the buttock plate (3). Four universal wheels (20) are arranged on the bottom of the utility model, so the utility model can be moved to any direction.


&NA; van den HOOGEN RHWM, BERVOETS KJW, COLPAERT FC. Respiratory effects of epidural and subcutaneous morphine, meperidine, fentanyl, and sufentanil in the rat. Anesth Analg 1988;67:1071‐8. This study compared the respiratory effects of subcutaneous and epidural morphine, meperidine, fentanyl, and sufentanil in rats breathing air or 8% CO2 in air. A whole body plethysmographic technique was used to measure minute volumes of breathing. The ED50s of subcutaneously injected morphine, meperidine, fentanyl, and sufentanil in depressing the minute volume response to 8% CO2 in air were 2300 &mgr;g/kg, 8800 &mgr;g/kg, 20 &mgr;g/kg, and 2.3 &mgr;g/kg, respectively. These doses were nearly the same as the subcutaneous ED50s of these compounds in producing analgesia, found in an earlier study. Roughly equianalgesic doses of the four opiates after epidural injection, however, failed to cause any detectable respiratory effect. Fourfold greater doses increased significantly the incidence of low minute volumes with fentanyl and sufentanil, but soon after epidural injection, i.e., at the time that analgesia was produced. None of the epidurally injected opiates had a significant delayed effect on respiration. However, one of the seven rats treated epidurally with the higher dose of morphine developed depression of the minute volume response to 8% CO2 in air as late as 7 hours after the injection. We conclude that epidural injection, in contrast to subcutaneous injection, of analgesic doses of morphine, meperidine, fentanyl, and sufentanil produces no significant respiratory effects.


Despite the development of new nucleoside analogs, antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis B remains a major clinical challenge. Indeed, because of both viral genome persistence and hepatitis B virus genome heterogeneity, these antivirals may select for drug-resistant mutants. The development of drug resistance is associated with liver disease progression. The progress made in virologic assays also allows a better monitoring of antiviral therapy, which enables an early treatment adaptation based on the knowledge of cross resistance between antivirals before clinical deterioration. The management of antiviral drug resistance relies on the addition of a second drug having a complementary cross-resistance profile. This has evolved towards earlier intervention at the time of virologic breakthrough, and currently it is even recommended to adapt antiviral treatment in case of incomplete viral load suppression during the first year of therapy. The concept of de novo combination therapy to significantly prevent the delay of the occurrence of hepatitis B virus drug resistance is discussed and awaits confirmation by clinical trials. (Hepatology Rev. 2007;4:34-47)


Data are presented which show that an enzyme having properties very similar to those of glutathione-insulin transhydrogenase of liver occurs in human kidneys. The enzyme has been purified partially and some of its properties are described.


ANCA-associated vasculitis and glomerulonephritis encompasses a variety of conditions such as Wegener's granulomatosis(WG), microscopic polyangiitis (MP), Churg-Strauss syndrome(CS) and renal-limited vasculitis[pauciimmune necrotizing cre sctric glomerulonephritis(NCGN)]. To analyze risk factors for poor patient survival and renal remission, we examed sixteen patients diagnosed as ANCA-associated vasculitis and glomerulonephritis according to age, ANCA, extrarenal vasculitis and a presenting serum creatinine level. Diagnosis of sixteen patients(male 10/ female 6, mean age 51.2 years, range 21-74 years) were 5 WG, 4 MP, 1 CS, and 6 NCGN. Ten patients were ANCA positive(c-ANCA 5, p-ANCA 5) and six patients were ANCA negative. Six patients showed extrarenal vasculitis, especially lung involvement. The median value of a presenting serum creatinine was 4.55mg/dl(range 0.3-18mg/dl). According to age, older patients than 60 years(n=7) are at greater risk than younger patients in patient survival(n=9)(P= 0.01). In patient survival and renal remission, patients who present serum creatinine above 4.55mg/ dl(n=8) are at greater risk than below(n=8)(P=0.018, P=0.02). The other factors such as ANCA and extrarenal vasculitis did not influence on patient survival and renal remission. In conclusion, the poor prognostic factors were older age above 60 years of age and a presenting serum creatinine level above 4.55mg/dl. Therefore, patient survival and renal remission appear to have improved with early diagnosis and early recognition of disease activity before serum creatinine rises.


In order to solve the low efficiency of detecting the amplitude and phase consistency of the phased array receive modules, an amplitude and phase consistency detection algorithm for phased array receive module is proposed. The algorithm detects the amplitude and phase consistency through the test data of the scattering parameters of the phased array receive module. Deviation degree and Pearson correlation coefficient are taken as the features of amplitude and phase consistency, and then k-means clustering algorithm is used to complete the detection of amplitude and phase consistency. Through the experimental verification, this method can efficiently detect the module with inconsistent amplitude and phase, so as to facilitate the next repairs and testing.


Although the "water‐in‐salt" electrolyte has significantly expanded the electrochemical stability window of aqueous electrolytes from 1.23 to 3 V, its inevitable hydrogen evolution under 1.9 V versus Li+/Li prevents the practical use of many energy‐dense anodes. Meanwhile, its liquidus temperature at 17 °C restricts its application below ambient temperatures. An advanced hybrid electrolyte is proposed in this work by introducing acetonitrile (AN) as co‐solvent, which minimizes the presence of interfacial water at the negatively charged electrode surface, and generates a thin and uniform interphase consisting of an organic outer layer based on nitrile (CN) and sulfamide (R‐S‐N‐S) species and an inner layer rich in LiF. Such an interphase significantly suppresses water reduction and expands the electrochemical stability window to an unprecedented width of 4.5 V. Thanks to the low freezing point (−48 °C) and low viscosity of AN, the hybrid electrolyte is highly conductive in a wide temperature range, and enables a LiMn2O4/Li4Ti5O12 full cell at both ambient and sub‐ambient temperatures with excellent cycling stability and rate capability. Meanwhile, such a hybrid electrolyte also inherits the nonflammable nature of aqueous electrolyte. The well‐balanced merits of the developed electrolyte make it suitable for high energy density aqueous batteries.


The development of a surface shear layer, following the sudden application of wind stress, is governed by a steady increase in total momentum and a downward penetration of the shear flow region. Analogy with the turbulent boundary layer suggests a two-layer conceptual model with an interface layer at the surface and an outer layer below. The growth of the outer layer may be supposed to be described by an entrainment law and an eddy viscosity proportional to local length and velocity scales. Matching to an interface layer yields a surface velocity increasing only very slowly with time and having a typical magnitude of 30u*. A comparison with constant viscosity and space dependent viscosity models shows that a unique feature of the developing shear layer model is the vertical penetration of a shear impulse, followed by low shear in the developed region of the flow. Some scant experimental data seem to support this model, but systematic experimental work on the problem is yet to be carried out.


The utility model provides an earphone compatible device and a mobile terminal. The earphone compatible device comprises a detecting module, a control module, a switching module and a plurality of channels which connect an earphone plug with the mobile terminal. The detecting module detects voltage signals of a detection point connected with the earphone plug and transmits the voltage signals to the control module, which, according to the voltage signals, controls the switching module to be switched to the channels corresponding to the type of the earphone plug. The earphone compatible device and the mobile terminal provided by the utility model enable to switch to the channels corresponding to the earphone plug according to the detected voltage signals of the earphone plug, realizing the compatibility of multiple kinds of earphone plugs and making the use of different earphone plugs free of limitations.


The second lower-energy emission (LEE), weaker than the normal higher-energy luminescence (HEE) of UO2+2(aq) and previously assigned to the *(OUOHOUO)4+(aq) exciplex in the exciplex-formation model (EXFM) and also recently attributed to the π3uδu(X*) emission in the π3uΦu(U*)⇌π3uδu(X*) reversible-crossing model (RCM), has been investigated. Results from detailed emission studies as well as spectral data from other authors, show that, contrary to what is advanced in the RCM, the LEE at pH ≈ 3 (attributed to the X* state in the RCM) is not identical to the LEE at pH ⩽ 2. It is unambiguously shown that the LEE at pH = 3, assigned to the π3uδu(X*) state in the RCM, is actually the emission of the well defined dinuclear species (UO2)2(OH2+2(aq). The exciplex-formation model is further corroborated by the influence of perchlorate and methanol on the emission of UO2+2(aq).


The Weibull distribution has high fitting accuracy and applicability to the life distribution of rolling bearings. Based on the assumption that life of rolling bearings obeys the Weibull distribution, the Weibull distribution parameters are estimated by using least-squares method (LSM), steepest descent method (SDA) and maximum likelihood estimation (M-L), meanwhile, the ant colony algorithm (ACO) is introduced to determine 2 parameters in Weibull distribution. The comparison and analysis of the fitting accuracy and operational efficiency of 4 kinds of algorithms under the index of fitness and running time are given. The results show that the applicability of ACO algorithm in estimating extremum parameters is proved.


The food habits of seven species of small mammals were analyzed for a 15-month period during a live-trapping and snap-trapping study in a semiarid thorn scrub community in north-central Chile. The species included four cricetids ( Akodon olivaceas, A. longipilis, Phyllotis darwini , and Oryzomys longicaudatus ), two caviomorphs ( Octodon degus and Abrocoma bennetti ), and a didelphid ( Marmosa elegans ). The community was characterized by a semiarid mediterranean climate with low winter precipitation and frequent fog formation. Dominant physical features included high cover of spiny evergreen and drought-deciduous shrubs, low ground cover of herbaceous plants, and open sandy areas. Year-round food habit trends indicated three functional trophic guilds and one omnivorous species. A. longipilis and M. elegans were insectivorous, O. degus and A. bennetti were herbivorous, P. darwini and O. longicaudatus were granivorous, and A. olivaceus was omnivorous. This pattern of trophic specialization agrees generally with other studies of various species in the Chilean region, and suggests contrasts with patterns in the mediterranean and desert communities of North America and Argentina.


Three feasible interpretations of cross-sectional hedonic price regression equations are derived from consumer choice, profit maximization by competitive firms, and market clearing, each conceptual experiment deploying a Lancastrian "new approach" to micro theory. Lancaster's theory is compared with those consumer theories of Houthakker heritage, and some limitations of each are indicated. The assertion that Adelman and Griliches' quality-adjusted hedonic price index is a constant satisfaction index is shown to necessitate interpersonal comparisons of utility, and the possibility of identifying demand and supply functions for commodities by exclusion restrictions on characteristics is rejected.


Outcomes of treatment of 35 out-patients with cervical spine osteochondrosis were analyzed. The treatment technique included bioresonance laser therapy, bioresonance ultrasound therapy, vibrational massage, needle massage, segmental massage, exercise therapy and vitamin therapy. The course of treatment consisted of 15 procedures. Positive result was established in 100%, which was proved by EKG and EEG, conducted before and after the treatment.


Title Studies on phytotoxicities of carbon nanomaterials in seedling stage [an abstract of dissertation and a summary of dissertation review] Author(s) Ikhtiari, Refi Issue Date 2014-03-25 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/55367 Rights(URL) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.1/jp/ Type theses (doctoral abstract and summary of review) Additional Information There are other files related to this item in HUSCAP. Check the above URL. File Information Refi_Ikhtiari_review.pdf (審査の要旨)


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an organic light-emitting diode having satisfactory efficiency and a long lifetime.SOLUTION: An organic electroluminescent device comprises a cathode, an anode and at least one layer containing an organic compound expressed by D-A-G (A is 9, 10 bound anthracene which may be substituted, D and G are condensed aromatic ring compounds selected from among naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene and perylene which may be substituted). The compound expressed by D-A-G has atropisomerism and an atropisomer excess rate of at least 90% is present.


Program Description: Social media has moved from an emerging technology to a mainstay of our patients' lives. The panelists consist of speakers at the forefront of the social media field in otolaryngology in both academic and private arenas. This talk will demonstrate how social media has already been incorporated in the medical marketplace and future applications. We will discuss strategies for how physicians can incorporate this into their academic/private practices. Common pitfalls encountered in assimilating social media into your practice will be described. Additionally, we will discuss the inherent medico-legal risk and ethical considerations associated with these endeavors. Educational Objectives: 1) Discuss how social media affects medicine today. 2) Describe methods to use social media to help build/maintain your practice in an academic and private arena. 3) Apply the best uses of social media to interact with and educate your patients while being aware of the medico-legal implications.


We analyzed the effects of both natural convection and forced flows on solid–liquid interface morphology during upward Bridgman solidification of metallic alloys. Experiments were carried out on Al–3.5wt% Ni alloy, for a cylindrical sample. The influence of natural convection induced by radial thermal gradient on solidified microstructure was first analyzed as a function of the pulling rate. Then, the influence of axial vibration on solidification microstructure was experimentally investigated by varying vibration parameters (frequency and amplitude). Experimental results demonstrated that vibrations could be used to either attenuate fluid flow in the melt and obtain a uniform dendritic pattern or to promote a fragmented dendritic microstructure. However, no marked effect was observed for cellular growth. This pointed out the critical role of the mushy zone in the interaction between fluid flow and solidification microstructure. r 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 81.05.Bx; 81.30.Fb; 47.27.Bp; 47.27.Hw; 47.27.Te


Refraction,diffraction and reflection will happen when wave encounters channel during the process of wave propagation.MIKE 21 BW is a good module to calculate and analyze the interaction of multi-directional irregular waves propagating in a small area and to simulate various wave phenomena,such as shoaling,refraction,diffraction and reflection.Based on the module,this paper analyzes the impacts on the wave propagation caused by water depth of channel,channel width,channel slope and angle of incident wave.The results provide some reference to the planning and design of port and navigation works.


Survival after diagnosis ranges from less than one to more than 10 years, posing a management dilemma: how to differentiate likely long-and short-term survivors and decide on the timing and type of therapeutic intervention.


A system for reprocessing endoscopes having a cavity inside. Reprocessing system, steam sterilization and / or sterilization of an endoscope, as well as designed to reduce or balance the effects of thermal expansion and contraction of the reprocessing cycle time and the endoscope, to deploy the components and methods .


Electrochemical supercapacitors are hybrids of a capacitor and battery that rely on materials capable of storing charges via pseudocapacitive reactions in addition to conventional electrostatic dou...


Objective To review the recent developments in chemical treatment of cryptosporidiosis.Methods Methods According to the published papers and patents,the recent developments in chemical treatment of cryptosporidiosis were concluded and summarized.Results Cryptosporidium as an important world-wide distribution was opportunistic pathogenic protozoa of malnourished babies and AIDS patients with a deadly threat.Because of its unique characteristics,in vivo and in vitro experiments show that a drug could not be very effective in treating cryptosporidiosis.Therefore,the found of new targets of chemical treatment was very important for the development of drug treatment of cryptosporidiosis.Conclusions With the Cryptosporidium proteins and genes in-depth study,the development of a new generation of drug targets has gradually become an important part of chemical treatment of cryptosporidiosis,which possess a good prospect.


The enactment of the Children Act 1989 brings to an end one major piece of family law reform in which the Law Commission played a leading role. The publication of the Commission's discussion paper on the Ground for Divorce in 1988 is a first stage in an equally fundamental review, the outcome of which must have profound implications for many aspects of family law. In publishing its Working Paper on Domestic Violence and Occupation of the Family Home the Commission seems to have acted in the belief that they were addressing a discrete topic which could usefully be considered in isolation from some more fundamental issues. Perhaps this belief explains why the Working Paper is in some respects flawed. The aim of the Law Commission was not to propose major changes in the present law as to domestic violence and occupation of the family home, but rather to put forward a system of unified remedies, to produce 'a single set of remedies which could be made available in all courts and all family proceedings'.2 Under the existing scheme, jurisdiction is divided between the High Court, county courts and magistrates' courts, and is derived from several different pieces of legislation; so there is evident fragmentation which quite properly attracted the Commission's attention. It is important to note two features of the present law. First, in the High Court and the county courts, remedies for domestic violence and the regulation of the occupation of the family home are run together. Jurisdiction rests on the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 and the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976, and in consequence of the decision of the House of Lords in Richards v Richards3 the criteria in section 1(3) of the 1983 Act are of general relevance. In the magistrates' courts, the jurisdiction under the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 is violence based. This prompted the Law Commission, in considering a unified scheme, to suggest the enlargement of the magistrates' jurisdiction. Second, under the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976, the same remedies are available in the county court to cohabitees as are available to spouses.4 As a result, the Working Paper frequently addressed the position of both without distinguishing between them. However, it then had to ask whether, under a unified system, magistrates should have the power to regulate, enforce or grant rights of occupation in the case of cohabitees.5 The Commission's concern to create a unified system of remedies obscures the policy issues underlying some key distinctions. One is the distinction between, on the one hand, cases of violence and threatened violence and, on the other, cases where a marriage is in the process of breaking down. Violence needs an urgent and strong response, whereas the question of occupation of the family home on relationship breakdown lacks that urgency, and raises quite different policy issues. Unified treatment of the occupation rights of spouses


Article history: Received 05 March 2019 Accepted 18 May 2019 Available online 08 June 2019 The present work involved screening of two thermophilic bacterial cultures N2 Bacillus vietnamensis and N3 Bacillus stearothermophilus for production of ethanol as a result of CO2 sequestration. The selected bacterial strains were initially screened by providing CO2 gas and later by providing flue gases which are given out due to combustion of coal in industries. Confirmatory analysis of ethanol production done by GC revealed the presence of higher levels of ethanol production when flue gases were directly bubbled in the thermophile containing media. The thermophiles were initially tested for ethanol production at higher temperatures since the industrial flue gases are released at a very high temperature. The study thus establishes the production of ethanol by both the thermophiles bacterial cultures: Bacillus vietnamensis and Bacillus stearothermophilus.


Bioretention has been promoted as a stormwater management technique that can reduce the loads of solids, heavy metals, and nutrients to surface waters. Many researchers have reported the treatment effectiveness of bioretention both in terms of percent removal and periodically in terms of effluent concentration. No studies, however, have evaluated the ability of carefully-selected bioretention media to treat pollutants to meet specific permit limits. This project focused on the selection of a bioretention media mixture from pre-selected components – a granular activated carbon (GAC), two zeolites, two sands, and a peat moss – with the goal of treating numerous constituents, including dioxins, mercury, perchlorate, oil and grease, and radioactive components to numeric permit limits. Two series of column tests, one focusing on long-term pollutant removal behavior and the other on the effect of depth/contact time on removal and using stormwater as the base test fluid, showed that a bioretention media containing a specific granular activated carbon (GAC) was able to treat these constituents to the permit limits under a wide range of likely site conditions. Supplemental batch tests, not reported here, also examined treatment capacity, kinetics, and holding ability under interevent aerobic and anaerobic conditions. INTRODUCTION Bioretention is becoming more widely adopted in stormwater management plans because of its well documented potential, if designed and maintained properly, to reduce the water volume and the loads of nutrients, metals, and solids reaching receiving waters. Many researchers have published extensive results on the performance of bioretention for these pollutants, and the results of a representative number of these studies are summarized in the International Stormwater BMP Database (www.bmpdatabase.org). For example, biofilters/bioretention devices are shown to be capable of reducing suspended solids from an average influent concentration of 50 mg/L to approximately 24 mg/L effluent concentration, on average. Concentration removals, on average, for nitrogen and phosphorus were poor to negligible. Where bioretention provides the benefit for the nutrients was through the reduction in water volume, and therefore the loading, of these nutrients discharged to the surface water. What has not been investigated thoroughly has been the performance of bioretention systems for organic toxicants and radionuclides. The studies that exist for organic toxicants and bioretention media typically focus on the petroleum hydrocarbons, either individually or as a total, since these devices may be installed to treat runoff from gas stations, parking lots, etc. For example, DiBlasi et al. (2009) documented, in a soil-sand-organic matter bioretention cell, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) event mean concentration (EMC) reductions of 31 to 99%, with a mean effluent EMC of 0.22 μg/L. When combined with the water volume reduction, the PAH loads were reduced by 87%. Other researchers who have looked at organics removal as a function of media characteristics in (bio)filtration/bioretention have found that PAH removal can be correlated directly with the hydrophobicity of the compound and the organic content of the media (Gasperi et al. 2010; DiBlasi et al. 2009; Jaradat et al. 2009; Clark and Pitt 1999). No published studies were located that focused on field-scale bioretention removal of radionuclides. This paper presents the results of a study that evaluated several candidate bioretention media for their ability, either singly or in mixtures, to treat selected organic toxicants and radionuclides to specified effluent concentrations. The site for which these units are being designed is subject to a NPDES stormwater permit having very low numeric benchmark concentrations. Site and Bioretention Information The drainage areas for these bioretention units consist primarily of steep catchments with significant open space, primarily chaparral habitat and exposed bedrock (generally sandstone). Significant sediment loads occur during intense storms. An addition feature of the project is that existing runoff concentrations for the pollutants of interest are generally below levels typically seen in urban and industrial stormwater runoff, making it difficult to apply traditional industrial and commercial stormwater treatment results to order to predict whether bioretention effluent could meet permit limits. Stormwater treatment systems investigated for the site generally consist of advanced engineered natural treatment systems (ENTS), which are treatment trains containing a combination of detention basins followed by bioretention filter basins (i.e., large, vegetated, vertical-flow, outletcontrolled media filters). The preliminary design goal was to treat 90% of the long-term runoff volume from drainage areas ranging from 5 to 60 acres at the site. The pollutants of most interest are those that have periodically exceeded the numeric discharge benchmarks and include cadmium, copper, lead, and dioxins. This paper will focus on a subset of the pollutants contained in the discharge permit: oil and grease, perchlorate, dioxin (TCDD), gross alpha and gross beta radioactivity, strontium-90, uranium, and tritium. Candidate Bioretention Media The media examined included six materials: a rhyolite sand, a granular activated carbon (GAC), a surface-modified zeolite, a zeolite currently used on the site, a filter sand used on the site (all supplied by the client or client's representative), and a sphagnum peat moss. The column tests examined each of these six materials separately, along with four mixtures of these components. Figure 1 shows five of the six candidate media, with the sixth media being the site filter sand. Past research by Clark (2000) had shown that while sand was not inert, comparatively it was a much poorer treatment medium compared to modified sands, zeolites, carbons, and organicbased media such as peat and compost. Sand, though, often had to be added to the other media in order to control flow rates through the media, similar to what was done in this study in the columns that evaluated the candidate media individually. The granular media without added sand had flow rates too high to achieve acceptable contact time between the media and the water without creating very deep filters, or restrictive outlets. The organic-based media typically compressed or were very well-graded and had very slow flow rates, which were unacceptable because they required a very large surface area to achieve the required drain down times. Therefore, the site filter sand was mixed with the treatment media 50/50 v/v in those column tests, in addition to being evaluated by itself. Figure 1. Media (from left to right): GAC, Rhyolite Sand, Site Zeolite, Surface Modified Zeolite, Sphagnum Peat Moss Tables 1 through 3 provide the physical properties of the media individually and in the mixtures that were examined as part of this project. As can be seen from Table 1, with the exception of the peat moss, the candidate media were uniformly graded with uniformity coefficients ranging between 1.5 and 2.5. The peat moss was classified as well-graded, with a uniformity coefficient greater than 7. Table 2 provides additional information on several of the media, including the composition of the rhyolite sand and the fact that site filter sand and site zeolite were selected because they were approved already for treatment operations on the site. Table 3 shows the porosities and bulk densities for the candidate media and mixtures. In general, the porosities ranged between 30 and 50%, as would be expected for uncompacted filter media. The highest bulk density was for the sand itself. The other mixtures had smaller bulk densities since the proportion of sand was reduced, compared to the 100% sand column. Table 1. Description of Media Tested Media Manufacture's description Bulk density Approx. cost median particle size (D50) (mm)* uniformity coefficient (D60/D10)** Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) VCC 8X30 Virgin Coconut Shell Activated Carbon (Baker Corp.) 29 lbs/ft3 (1.8 to 2.1 g/cm3) $0.98/lb 1.45 2.13 Rhyolite Sand (R) D1 biofilter media sand (Rhyolite Topdressing Sand) from Golf Sand, Inc., North Las Vegas, NV 1.28 g/cm3 $0.10/lb delivered 0.39 1.79 Site Zeolite (Z) Z-200 Modified Zeolite (Baker Corp.) $1.36/lb 2.9 1.55 Surface Modified Zeolite (SMZ) 14-40 Saint Cloud Zeolite with 325 μm Modified Zeolite at 3% Vol:Vol $0.15/lb delivered 0.73 2.35 Sphagnum Peat Moss (PM) Purchased from nursery in Elizabethtown, PA 0.60 7.31 Site Filter Sand (S) Fine textured silica sand from source local to project site 0.95 2.3 * measured in UA soils lab using standard 8 inch sieves and shaker ** calculated based on the measured particle size distribution; uniformity coefficient <5 indicates a very uniform medium; 5 is moderate uniformity; >5 indicates a well-graded and non-uniform medium Table 2. Additional Media Information Medium Additional Information Rhyolite Sand 75 in/hr infiltration rate; 98.6% sand, 1.1% silt, 0.3% clay; 45.4% greater than 0.25 mm; 44.6% between 0.18 and 0.25 mm. Site Zeolite material currently used on site for stormwater treatment Site Filter Sand material currently used on site for stormwater treatment Table 3. Porosity for Test Mixtures Measured in Lab Full-Depth Column Tests – Candidate Individual Media Porosity Bulk Density (g/cc) SMZ (with 50% Filter Sand) 0.40 1.35 R (w/ 50% Filter Sand) 0.36 1.48 PM (w/ 50% Filter Sand) 0.50 0.93 GAC (sub) (w/ 50% Filter Sand) 0.32 1.21 Z (w/ 50% Filter Sand) 0.35 1.24


A mathematical model of a simple inverted double-pendulum locomotion system was developed. The stability of the nonlinear model was analysed. Periodic impact of the system with the ground plays a major role in the achievement of stable locomotion. Phase-plane portraits of the generalized coordinates and velocities were utilized to study the behaviour of the system.


It is common nowadays to employ FPGAS, not only as a means of rapidly prototyping and testing dedicated solutions, but also as a platform on which to implement actual production systems. Although modern FPGAS allow the designer to modify dynamically even only portions of the chip, to this date there is a lack of satisfying design methodologies that using only non-proprietary widely available tools make it possible to optimally implement a high-level specification into a partially dynamically reconfigurable system. The aim of this work is to propose a methodology for solving this problem. The main features of the Caronte methodology are: 1. full exploitation of partial dynamic reconfiguration; 2. the reconfiguration is internal; 3. a real-time Unix-like operating system helps the management of complex systems with multiple tasks, and simplifies reconfiguration through an optimized device driver.


An improved zero-voltage and zero-current-switching (ZVZCS) full bridge dc-dc converter is proposed based on phase shift control. With an auxiliary center tapped rectifier at the secondary side, an auxiliary voltage source is applied to reset the primary current of the transformer winding. Therefore, zero-voltage switching for the leading leg switches and zero-current switching for the lagging leg switches can be achieved, respectively, without any increase of current and voltage stresses. Since the primary current in the circulating interval for the phase shift full bridge converter is eliminated, the conduction loss in primary switches is reduced. A 1 kW prototype is made to verify the theoretical analysis.


The title compound, C21H15N3O2, was synthesized by the reaction of tetronic acid with benzaldehyde and 5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole in an aqueous medium under microwave irradition. Its molecular structure shows a planar fused ring system, with the N-bound phenyl ring almost coplanar with it and the C-bound phenyl ring twisted by 63.0 (1)°.


Globalization has made the whole world a common market for businesses by removing the commercial borders between countries. Increased competition in the global market has pushed businesses that want to operate in this arena to implement new strategies. As a promotion activity, fairs have been the most important assistant of the companies that want to internationalize over the years. Although the concept of fair organizations has changed with the effect of digitalization in the historical process, fairs still continue their main function of bringing buyers and sellers together. The subject of this chapter is how virtual fairs, which have increased their importance in marketing activities with the pandemic, will affect the future of trade fairs. In this context, the history of the fairs, their place and importance in international marketing, virtual fairs, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future of international fairs will be discussed.


Background: Reported literature on invasive group A streptococcal isolates in India is very scanty. This study was undertaken to determine the molecular heterogeneity of such isolates as seen in a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods: Thirty two blood culture isolates and 18 from other sterile body fluids were characterized by emm gene sequencing and multilocus sequence typing. Results: Forty two emm types were identified including 25 from 32 blood isolates and 17 from 18 other body fluid isolates. Types 110, 74, 63, 85, 102, 105, 124 and st854.1 were common to both groups and accounted for 40% of the isolates. Two types namely, stKNB6 and stKNB9 were newly identified types. MLST identified forty eight sequence types (MLST - ST) of which 31 were from 32 blood isolates and 17 from 18 body fluid isolates; thirty three of them were hitherto unrecognized at the time of identification. Two blood isolates of emm 85 had the same MLST - ST 484 while three blood isolates of emm 110 had three different STs namely, ST 493, 494 and 497. Two types, ST 493 and ST497 had single locus variation while ST 497 had a double locus variation. Conclusions: Our study shows that subtle allelic variations in the house keeping genes results in the development of new strains in a given emm type and contribute significantly to the existing high diversity of strains circulating in the community.


AbstractA contrast between traditional and modern survey operations is drawn. The concept of a Graphics Compiler is discussed followed by a detailed description of the author's implementation of SurvPlan, a computer program which reads a text data file and generates a graphics file suitable for editing and printing by standard computer-aided-draughting (CAD) software.


Banda Aceh has developed with historical heritage city. That heritage has through in the kingdom, colonial, and independence period. But that heritage is not managed properly. Research purposes areto inventory the historic heritage and to analyze the historical landscape character of Banda Aceh.The method of this research was preceded by tracing the historical aspect, then the result was used in conducting assessment to determine the historical landscape characteristics of the Banda Aceh.The results are the uniqueness component prioritize of the efforts to preserve Banda Aceh historical landscape. Alternative priority for the preservation of the Banda Aceh historical landscape is the colonial landscape.


Signal acquisition represents the most important block in biomedical devices, because of its responsibilities to retrieve precise data from the biological tissues. In this paper an energy efficient data acquisition unit is presented which includes low power high bandwidth front-end amplifier and a 10-bit fully differential successive approximation ADC. The proposed system is designed with 0.18 µm CMOS technology and the simulation results show that the bioamplifier maintains a wide bandwidth versus low noise trade-off and the proposed SAR-ADC consumes 450 nW power under 1.8 V supply and retain the effective number of bit 9.55 in 100 KS/s sampling rate.


Elimination of indigenous measles by the year 2000 is a high desirable goal, shared by all countries of the Americas. To achi it in Canada, a two-dose immunization schedule must be implemented and completed by all children within the next few years. This is best achieved by beginning the routine administration of a second dose of vaccine to a specified cohor young children and by implementing short-term "catch-up" programs to revaccinate all children over the recommended ag the second dose. Considerable latitude is possible in the design catch-up programs but common initiation periods among provin and territories would aid public education activities, facilitate immunization programs and reduce costs through large volume vaccine purchases.


To determine whether continuous detection of adverse patient occurrences followed by analysis and medical intervention can alter the rate of adverse occurrences.


Solution-processed optoelectronic materials offer a route to low-cost photodetectors, large-area solar cells, and integrated optical sources. While significant progress has been reported in organic and polymer spin-cast optoelectronics, colloidal quantum dots offer a distinct further advantage — the convenient tuning of absorption onset via the quantum size effect. Electronic transport has recently been enhanced in sizeeffect-tuned colloidal quantum dot films using ligand exchange, resulting in ultrasensitive photodetectors in both visible and infrared wavelengths; however, solid-film ligand exchange generally results in rough film morphologies, incompatible with high-uniformity image sensors. The frequent cracking of films is attributed to the significant loss of volume during the exchange process. Here, we report a new route to visiblewavelength spin-cast PbS-nanocrystal photoconductive photodetectors with sub-1% roughness, compared to the 10% roughness obtained using previously reported approaches. The new procedure yields devices that exhibit 10 A W 1 responsivities and reveal an added significant advantage: when illumination conditions change, the photodetectors respond with a single time constant of 20 ms. This compares very favorably with the multisecond and multi-time-constant response of previously reported PbS-nanocrystal photoconductive photodetectors. To be relevant to imaging applications, a top-surface photodetector must exhibit three key traits: high sensitivity to the illumination of interest, spatial uniformity across an imaging array, and video-frame-rate speed of response. Sensitivity derives from the photoconductive gain—the number of electrical carriers collected per incident photon given at a specific light level—and the noise-equivalent power (NEP)—the lowest light level that can be distinguished from noise. Spatial uniformity better than 1% across a pixel array is sought to minimize the introduction of spatial noise, which produces an image photoresponse nonuniformity of the same order. Speed of response allowing video-capture frame rates demands sub-100 ms time constants. Large photoconductive gains, as high as thousands of electrons collected per incident photon, and large dark resistivities have recently been shown to enable record high


Seeds from three varieties of cucumbers were exposed to 1000 R of gamma radiation. Conditions for growth of plants in pots and hothouses are described with regard to temperature, humidity, and fertilizers. The tabulated results show that seed irradiation increased the yield of plants to varying degrees. Data are presented on harvest amounts of the three varieties of cucumbers. (HLW)


ABSTRACT In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in vitro mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation require the poly(A) binding protein, Pab1p, and two multiprotein complexes: CFI (cleavage factor I) and CPF (cleavage and polyadenylation factor). We characterized a novel essential gene,MPE1 (YKL059c), which interacts genetically with the PCF11 gene encoding a subunit of CFI. Mpe1p is an evolutionarily conserved protein, a homolog of which is encoded by the human genome. The protein sequence contains a putative RNA-binding zinc knuckle motif. MPE1 is implicated in the choice ofACT1 mRNA polyadenylation site in vivo. Extracts from a conditional mutant, mpe1-1, or from a wild-type extract immunoneutralized for Mpe1p are defective in 3′-end processing. We used the tandem affinity purification (TAP) method on strains TAP-tagged for Mpe1p or Pfs2p to show that Mpe1p, like Pfs2p, is an integral subunit of CPF. Nevertheless a stable CPF, devoid of Mpe1p, was purified from the mpe1-1 mutant strain, showing that Mpe1p is not directly involved in the stability of this complex. Consistently, Mpe1p is also not necessary for the processive polyadenylation, nonspecific for the genuine pre-mRNA 3′ end, displayed by the CPF alone. However, a reconstituted assay with purified CFI, CPF, and the recombinant Pab1p showed that Mpe1p is strictly required for the specific cleavage and polyadenylation of pre-mRNA. These results show that Mpe1p plays a crucial role in 3′ end formation probably by promoting the specific link between the CFI/CPF complex and pre-mRNA.


This short paper, written as part of a symposium, outlines the status of a gas turbine development, briefly describes the two types of power plant resulting from this development to date, and outlines their applications.


Glass fiber-reinforced composite materials are used in varieties of applications due to their excellent properties. Drilling is an indispensable process for this kind of materials. Delamination due to drilling is an important concern and is to be reduced. In the present work, drilling tests were carried out on computer numeric control (CNC) drilling machine. The parameters considered for the drilling investigations were spindle speed, feed rate and diameter of the drill bits. Multiple regression analysis is used for the modeling of process parameters in drilling of GFRP composites. Taguchi's S/N ratio analysis and desirability-based approach are used for the optimization of process parameters for studying the delamination in drilling of GFRP composites. The results revealed that the factor feed rate and drill diameter are the most influential parameters which affects the delamination in drilling of GFRP composites. The interaction between the parameters also affects the delamination in drilling of GFRP composites.


A performance comparison of the constant modulus algorithm (CMA) and the stop-and go algorithm (SGA) for blind adaptive equalization is presented. The performance evaluation is provided under indoor wireless channels using both transient and steady-state behaviors of the mean square error (MSE). A channel model is developed based on spectral observations of the unlicensed U-NII frequency band. The channel is time-varying and exhibits frequency selective fading. A receiver is implemented as two feed forward equalizers with one decision feedback equalizer. While the CMA is successful in achieving good performance, the SGA is much superior and more robust in low signal-to-noise ratio environments.


Sand dune in Parangtritis Village has a speciality of being formed in humid climates (tropical). The initiation of Barchan Sand Dune as a new tourism based on eco-tourism has to consider many aspects to maintain sustainability of sand dune. It needs some information on economic valuation to determine the capacity of tourism objects as a consideration of sand dune's sustainability. The purpose of this research is to know the projection of Barchan sand tourism's feasibility until 2045. The research method is the economic valuation approach by calculating Nett Present Value (NPV) as the analysis (cost) and the benefit earned by Barchan Sand Dune Tourism. The method of economic valuation is chosen because it is able to convert ecosystem services into currency value (IDR) so that it can be a valid comparator. The hypothesis in this study states that the feasibility of Barchan Sand Dune Tourism will increase until certain year, but the increased feasibility will cease in a certain year and decrease in the following year. The results are obtained based on the calculation of Nett Present Value (NPV), it shows positive value so that Barchan Sand Dune Tourism is feasible to continue until 2045 with estimated profit reached IDR648,000,000. The calculation results show a decrease in the level of tourism efficiency in 2017. The level of efficiency can be increased again through management optimization based on the characteristics of the tour, which are something to do, something to see and something to buy at Sand Dune Barchan.


In the method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced plastic from a composite composition comprising reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin, when the thermoplastic resin is crystalline at 30 degrees below a temperature less than the melting point, the thermoplastic resin for non-crystalline 100 degrees at a temperature below the glass transition temperature, method for producing a fiber reinforced plastic to increase the bulk density of the composite composition.


Abstract. In Iran, potato is the third product in terms of nutrition importance after wheat and rice. Due to the fact that in many crops, particularly potato, virus diseases have considerable role in reduced yield and product quality, this study conducted to analyze the economic-energetic parameters of aeroponic cultivation and conventional systems in the production of mini-tubers potato in Mohandes Ardabili greenhouse complex at Ardabil in 2014. In this study, indicators of total revenue (TR), net profit (π), total variable costs (TVC), total fixed costs (TFC), net present value (NPV) and energy cost (EC) were estimated, and indicators and options were ranked using topsis classic model based on the year/period/tuber basis. It can be concluded that the cost of the initial investment for the construction of a sterile room in aeroponic cultivation system in terms of year, period, and tuber is 4,427,183, 1,106,794 and 5.12 IRR. The total variable costs (chemicals required) in the medium (MS) in aeroponic cultivation system in terms of year, period, and tuber is 2,419,200, 604.800, and 2.8 IRR. The initial investment cost of culture room in aeroponic cultivation system in terms of year, period, and tuber is 3,594,173, 898.543, and 4.15 IRR, and the initial investment cost of growth room in aeroponic cultivation system in terms of year, period, and tuber is 42,902,908, 10,725,727 and 49.65, respectively. The total cost of construction of greenhouses in conventional systems for each 120 square meters is equivalent to 1,246,257,937 IRR, and per square meter and per tuber is equivalent to 10,385,482 IRR and 48.1 IRR respectively. The total variable cost of construction of greenhouses for each 120 square meters is equivalent to 373,837,258 IRR, and per square meter and per tuber is 3,115,310 and 14.42 IRR, respectively. The total fixed cost (year / period / tuber) of sterile room in aeroponic cultivation system is 2,999,428, 749,862 and 4.16 IRR, the total fixed cost (year / period / tuber) of laboratory in aeroponic cultivation system is 1,639,019, 409,760 and 2.52 IRR, the total fixed cost (year / period / tuber) of culture room in aeroponic cultivation system is 2,435,063, 608,771 and 3.49 IRR, the total fixed cost (year / period / tuber) of growth room in aeroponic cultivation system is 29,066,739, 7,266,693 and 34.72 IRR, and the total fixed cost (year / period / tuber) for construction of greenhouse in aeroponic cultivation system is 844,339,812, 7,036,178, and 39.47 IRR respectively. The estimated total revenue in aeroponic cultivation system per year is 1,296,000,000 IRR, per period is 324,000,000 IRR, and per tuber is 6,000 IRR. The estimated net profit in aeroponic cultivation system (year / period / node) is 5.117.565.480, 4.020.118, and 41.951 IRR, the total estimated energy costs in aeroponic cultivation system is 297.253 IRR per year, 79.545 per period, and 0.347 IRR per tuber.


A tensor defined over a finite field $\mathbb{F}$ has low analytic rank if the distribution of its values differs significantly from the uniform distribution. An order $d$ tensor has partition rank 1 if it can be written as a product of two tensors of order less than $d$, and it has partition rank at most $k$ if it can be written as a sum of $k$ tensors of partition rank 1. In this paper, we prove that if the analytic rank of an order $d$ tensor is at most $r$, then its partition rank is at most $f(r,d,|\mathbb{F}|)$, where, for fixed $d$ and $\mathbb{F}$, $f$ is a polynomial in $r$. This is an improvement of a recent result of the author, where he obtained a tower-type bound. Prior to our work, the best known bound was an Ackermann-type function in $r$ and $d$, though it did not depend on $\mathbb{F}$. It follows from our results that a biased polynomial has low rank; there too we obtain a polynomial dependence improving the previously known Ackermann-type bound. A similar polynomial bound for the partition rank was obtained independently and simultaneously by Milicevic.


This work focuses on melting heat transfer in the stagnation point flow of Jeffrey fluid past an impermeable stretching cylinder with homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions. Characteristics of magnetohydrodynamic flow are explored in presence of heat generation/absorption. Diffusion coefficients of species A and B are taken of the same size. Heat released during chemical reaction is negligible. A system of ordinary differential equations is obtained by using suitable transformations. Convergent series solutions are derived. Impacts of various pertinent parameters on the velocity, temperature and concentration distributions are discussed. Numerical values of skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number are computed and analyzed. Present results are compared with the previous published data.


We introduce a measure of efficiency for the photon subtraction protocol aimed at entanglement concentration on a single copy of bipartite continuous variable state. We then show that iterating the protocol does not lead to higher efficiency than a single application. In order to overcome this limit we present an adaptive version of the protocol able to enhance its efficiency.


This paper is concerned with the long time behavior of solutions for a non-autonomous reaction-diffusion equations with anomalous diffusion. Under suitable assumptions on nonlinearity and external force, the global well-posedness has been studied. Then the pullback attractors in L 2 ( Ω ) and H 0 α ( Ω ) ( 0 < α < 1) have been achieved with a restriction on the growth order of nonlinearity as 2 ⩽ p ⩽ 2 ( n − α ) n − 2 α . The results presented can be seen as the extension for classical theory of infinite dimensional dynamical system to the fractional diffusion equations.


Based on the investigation of the current media in Dalian, this paper analyzes the reasons why the printing media in Dalian fail to compete successfully with domestic and international media from the following aspects: the management of decision\|making; the orientation of the market; mechanism of employment; operation of the market, and the academic research. Starting from the practical situation in Dalian, the authors point out the possible countermeasures and the development mode of constructing Dalian Newspaper Industry Group, and thus hope to provide certain references for the decision\|making personnel in Dalian as well as in similar cities in China.


Since 1874, Trieste natural scientists were brought together by the Adriatic Society of Natural Sciences or Societa Adriatica di Scienze Naturali. They held scientific and popular-scientific lectures, socialized in their reading clubs, read natural-scientific literature from all over the world, edited their own scholarly journal (Bollettino della Societa Adriatica di Scienze Naturali in Trieste), as well as organized professional excursions to places of interest, etc. The workings of the society, which has so far been largely overlooked by researchers into Trieste's past, are depicted here with special emphases regarding the embeddedness of the Adriatic Society of Natural Sciences in the imperial, European, and even global frameworks, reflected in the excellence of Trieste natural scientists. The article also deals with the use of languages and examines any possible correlations between language choices made by the society's members and the growing adherence to Italian nationalism in the decades before the First World War.


The use of energy efficient equipment in household situations is increasing. Because of the non-linear and time-invariant behavior of such equipment, conducted electromagnetic interference problems arise. For instance, dimmed light equipment and a speed controlled water pump resulted in interference with static energy meters in previous studies. And the large crest factor, short pulse duration, and fast rising slope of the drawn current were correlated with the interference. Next to this, no strict regulations apply for the emission of dimmers that control the intensity or speed of a load. Therefore, this paper researches the current emissions of dimmed lighting equipment, which is providing situations that are representative to be used in low-voltage networks. This includes different lighting technologies and different dimming principles, i.e. rising and falling edge dimming. It was found that falling edge dimming resulted in the lowest conducted emissions.


The author briefly outlines construction methods using concrete block paving referring to the wide range of documents providing guidance on the subject. Excavation of topsoil and shaping of the subgrade is described. Materials used for the sub-base are considered and recommendations made for the achievement of a suitable CBR (California Bearing Ratio). The level of trafficking requiring a bound roadbase has been reduced from 1.5 to 0.5 million standard axles. The use of lean mix concrete is compared with a bituminous roadbase. Drainage of the sand layer, particularly in the case of bus lanes, is discussed and recommendations made to solve the problem include drainage holes, strong geological sand or the use of a joint sealer. Drainage crossfalls are suggested and the sand layer depth considered.


[Extract] Introduction: Research has reported that female outrigger canoe paddlers are 26 yrs, weigh 70 kg, have an aerobic capacity of 2.3 L.min^-1 and paddle 250 m in 93 s^1. However there is no comparable data on the female age divisions in this sport. The purpose of this study is to determine whether open-aged and masters female outrigger canoe paddlers differ in body composition and/or cardiorespiratory fitness, and whether these factors affect 1000 m time trial performance. It is hypothesised that the open-aged paddlers will have a slighter and leaner build, have a greater aerobic capacity and will complete the 1000 m time trial faster than the masters paddlers.


The invention belongs to the technical field of drink prescription and confecting method, which more particularly relates to a method for confecting icy fresh flower and fruit tea. According to the reasonable compatibility of Chinese medicine, flower, Chinese herbal medicines, fruits, milk and tea are combined by a certain prescription to make into drink. The flowers and the herbal medicines are floating at the upside, and fine and soft fruits sink at the bottom, which is vivid and nice. The prepared drink is modern, delicious and nourishing. The invention is suitable for long-term drinking. Natural materials have various health care efficacies, which can achieve health care effect by long-term drinking. The invention has the characteristics of delicious taste, fresh color, beautiful appearance and modern drink of pearl milk tea; the drink is managed well and healthily, which not only has the efficacies of reducing fever and curing fever and cold of cool tea but also has the effects of removing toxin for beauty treatment, balancing incretion, tranquilizing and allaying excitement, remedying the constipation, nourishing yin for strengthening body, etc.


Since it has been possible to venture into the deep ocean, it has been science that has determined how far we could delve. As our technology and understanding of the deep oceans grew, so did our ability to deal with the challenges of going underwater. These advancements in understanding have not only allowed us explore the oceans that cover 70% of our planet, but have also enabled us to attempt to treat some previously untreatable diseases on dry land. Much is unknown about the physiological consequences of going underwater on our bodies, but the applications of many things we do understand are becoming apparent. We review the literature in relation to hyperbaric oxygen therapy.


Preface. Part One: Decolonization. 1. General considerations. 2. Indonesia, Indochina, India. 3. The end of Empire. 4. Southern Africa. Part Two: East Asia and the Pacific. 5. The Chinese Civil War. 6. The Indochinese Wars. 7. Japan. 8. The Pacific Rim. Part Three: The Middle East. 9. The setting, Britain's post-war pursuit of bases, Cyprus. 10. Palestine to the establishment of the state of Israel. 11. The Middle East in the 1950s. 12. The 1967 'Six Day' War and its aftermath: the Lebanese Civil War (1975 -90). 13. Arab-Israeli relations since 1970. 14. Oil. 15. Arabia and the Gulf. Part Four: The Americans. 16. The inter-American political system, and attempts to exclude communism. 17. The Americas in, and since, the 1980s. Appendix: The Falklands, and the Antarctic. Part Five: The International System. 18. The nature of, and leadership in, the international system attempts at collective action through the United Nations. 19. Money and trade in the Western World. Index.


Probably shocking to many Americans, human sex trafficking is an active and growing industry that happens right at home in the United States. This paper seeks to understand how the American print media reports on the crime of human sex trafficking in published newspaper articles. Understanding how American culture showcases sex slavery in the print media is the first step toward understanding what information is available to the general public about this crime. This study looks at identifying the common themes of human sex trafficking from a national American newspaper, exposing a small-scale understanding of how the print media represents modern-day slavery to the American public. A thematic analysis was used to uncover the emergent themes of 32 articles from the third highest circulated newspaper in the United States, the New York Times. Using this qualitative method, the first research question—which asked specifically what content the articles were expressing about human sex trafficking in the United States—uncovered three major themes with seven sub-themes. Agenda-setting theory served as the foundational theory to explain how the public interprets the voice of print media, how they adapt those opinions with their own, and why dependence on the news is crucial for issue awareness.


Two-dimensional (2D) graphene sheets have become a versatile platform for the fabrication of innovative hybrid materials with various functions due to their unique electrical, optical, thermal, and mechanical properties. The preparation of graphene-based composites with nanoscale precision is highly important for reproducible and controllable performance through the analysis of interplay between each component. In particular, the layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique is known as a simple, inexpensive, and versatile process for the fabrication of highly ordered multilayer film structures from various types of materials. The LbL structures capable of controlling nanoscale composition and architectures are achieved through the sequential adsorption of oppositely charged components by attractive forces such as electrostatic interactions. In this review, we will focus on the recent progress in graphene-based nanocomposites hybridized with various nanomaterials such as carbon nanomaterials, polymers, and inor...


We experimentally study the displacement of viscous liquid by gas in a square capillary tube. The liquid is partially wetting in a way that no spontaneous imbibition along the interior corners would occur even in the absence of forced displacement. The gas–liquid interface exhibits a variety of morphologies with an increasing displacement rate. At a low displacement rate, a constantly moving meniscus can be observed, without any liquid deposition on the tube wall. An increase in the displacement rate gives rise to the deposition of two ultra-thin liquid filaments at each corner, which immediately break into tiny droplets. An additional thicker filament is entrained at each corner as the displacement rate further increases, connecting the thinner ones and the meniscus. When the displacement rate is high, liquid films are entrained on the tube wall and eventually collapse, entrapping an amount of gas in the form of Taylor bubbles. Quantitative measurements show that both the thicker filaments and the liquid films retract at constant speeds. Empirical relations predicting the film thickness and the bubble length are proposed and agree with the experimental results.


Abstract : The Russian patent concerns an oil for treating cermet articles, based on a mineral oil. It is distinguished by the fact that, in order to improve its effectiveness, calcium salt of nitrated oil with stearic acid, a fatty solution of calcium sulfonate, fatty acids or synthetic fatty acids given, or diphenylamine, polymethylsiloxane liquid, zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, or molebdynum disulfide are added to it. It contains in percentage 8-15 calcium salt of nitrated oil with stearic acid, 8-15 of an oil solution of calcium sulfonate, 3-6 of fatty acids or synthetic fatty acids given, or diphenylamine, 0.003-0.006 of polymethylsiloxane liquid, 0.1-5 of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, or molebdynum disulfide, and up to 100 of mineral oil. (Author)


Bright IDEAS problem‐solving skills training (BI) is an evidence‐based behavioral intervention that has been utilized extensively with caregivers of children recently diagnosed with cancer. Considerable evidence has shown that BI is acceptable to caregivers of children recently diagnosed with cancer, and improvements in problem‐solving skills mediate reduced symptoms of distress.


We present an integrated system that has been designed to support automatic semantic extraction of highlights in sports video and automatic video adaptation according to user's preferences. To analyze the user's satisfaction, we propose a new performance measure that explicitly takes into account the user's preferences and considers the number and type of errors produced by the annotation engine and the way in which these errors affect the compressed video quality and bandwidth allocation. We provide experimental results with application to soccer and swimming.


Popular models predicting specific patterns of neutrino mixing, such as the bimaximal or the tribimaximal one, require sizable corrections in order to reproduce the observed mixing angles. On the one hand, the charged lepton sector could provide the necessary corrections. This approach allows us to derive a definite prediction for the leptonic Dirac CP-violating phase. On the other hand, this might be seen as a hint against a symmetry forcing correlations in the mass matrices. Motivated by this, we study the general properties of hierarchical fermion mass matrices in which the small eigenvalues are stable with respect to perturbations of the matrix entries and we consider specific applications to the charged lepton contribution to neutrino mixing. In particular, we show that the latter can account for the whole lepton mixing.


In distributed systems, replication is used for ensuring availability and increasing performances. However, the heavy workload of distributed systems such as web2.0 applications or Global Distribution Systems, limits the benefit of replication if its degree (i.e., the number of replicas) is not controlled. Since every replica must perform all updates eventually, there is a point beyond which adding more replicas does not increase the throughput, because every replica is saturated by applying updates. Moreover, if the replication degree exceeds the optimal threshold, the useless replica would generate an overhead due to extra communication messages. In this paper, we propose a suitable replication management solution in order to reduce useless replicas. To this end, we define two mathematical models which approximate the appropriate number of replicas to achieve a given level of performance. Moreover, we demonstrate the feasibility of our replication management model through simulation. The results expose the effectiveness of our models and their accuracy.


Cactaceae are American members of arid and semi-arid regions and are also present in tropical forests and temperate climates. The taxonomy is complex owing to large morphological variability, and polyploidy is a significant mechanism in cactus speciation associated with geographical and environmental range expansions. In South America, Cactaceae have a wide distributional range and provide an informative model in which to examine the correlation between ploidy levels and genome sizes with geographical and bioclimatic variables. We tested whether ploidy levels and DNA contents are related to elevation and the 19 WorldClim variables, and we mapped chromosome numbers and amounts of DNA on a molecular phylogeny to interpret their evolution. We performed Pearson correlation tests between the response variables and each climatic variable and used a multivariate analysis to assess the pattern of variation among variables and chromosome numbers. Our data suggest that polyploidy had independent origins within each subfamily. Chromosome numbers were related to variables associated with temperature, whereas DNA contents were related mostly to precipitation. A negative correlation was observed between the amount of DNA in one chromosome set and the increase in the ploidy level. Based on the results, the small genome can be considered ecologically important as an adaptation to higher temperatures and droughts.


Chemical amplification negative resist system composed of a novolak resin, a carbinol and an acid generator is investigated for i-line phase-shift lithography. The reaction in this resist is based on an acid-catalyzed intramolecular dehydration reaction. The dehydration products act as aqueous-base dissolution inhibitors, and carbinol compounds in unexposed areas work as dissolution promoters. The resist composed of a novolak resin, 1,4-bis((alpha) -hydroxyisopropyl) benzene (DIOL-1) and 2- naphthoylmethyltetramethylenesulfonium triflate (PAG-2) gives the best lithographic performance in terms of sensitivity and resolution. Line-and-space patterns of 0.275 micrometers are obtained using an i-line stepper (NA:0.45) in conjunction with a phase shifting mask.


RESULTS: Among 366 patients, 254 and 112 delivered vaginally or CS, respectively. Using a multivariate linear regression, the estimated mean difference of blood loss during delivery demonstrated statistically significant increases with the following risk factors: fetal macrosomia (p50.011), multiple gestation (p50.043), parity (p50.014), and prolonged labor (p50.049). Patients who observed precipitous labor of less than 3 hours showed a statistically significant negative relationship of blood loss during delivery (beta5 -225.7, p5-0.028).


The time prepupae of Chrysoteuchia topiaria (Zellcr) collected from the field required to complete diapause development, pupate and emerge as adults decreased progressively during winter. Short daylengths (12 hr light, 12 hr dark) retarded development during diapanse and the subsequent adults emerged later than those insects exposed to long days (16 hr light, 8 hr dark). Also, the time required for adults to emerge decreased as temperature increased. Diapausing insects remained sensitive to short photoperiods through the winter and beyond the transition from short to long days in spring. However, the phenological emergence of adults does not occur solely because a particular threshold of photoperiod or temperature was exceeded whereby development resumed, but rather, because of the cumulative effects of time, temperature and daylength during diapause.


The static characteristic of an automatic gain control system depends on a set of nonlinear equations. This note proposes a method to linearize the nonlinear equations via Chebyshev Polynomials and gives more accurate results.


Abstract : This report discusses the development of optical communications employing semiconductor lasers-both noncoherent and coherent. The large modulation bandwidth obtainable with these devices permits the development of frequency- and pulse-modulation communications systems which overcome scintillation noise produced by the turbulent atmosphere. Emphasis has been placed on the development of communications systems for 98-percent weather capability over short ranges, rather than fairweather capability over long ranges. The development of supporting technology is presented in the areas of semiconductor lasers, fiber optics, optical systems, narrowband optical filters, photomultipliers, and frequency- and pulse-modulation electronic circuitry and components. Measurements of optical signals over a two-mile path under a full variety of weather conditions have permitted a comparative evaluation of AM, FM, and PM systems. The results show clearly the advantage of frequency modulation and pulse modulation. Measurements of pulses transmitted appreciably beyond the limits of visibility in snow and fog indicate a channel bandwidth, limited by scatter-multipaths, but of the order of 200 Mcps. An analysis is presented of multiple-scatter paths and system design considerations for these conditions.


A monolithic W-band three-stage low-noise amplifier (LNA) based on 0.1- mu m pseudomorphic (PM) InAlAs/InGaAs/InP high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) has been developed. This LNA has demonstrated a noise figure of 4.3 dB and an associated small-signal gain of 19 dB at 100 GHz with a low DC power consumption of 20 mW. This demonstrates the potential of InP HEMT technology for higher millimeter-wave applications. The gain and noise performance is comparable with the best reported results of the monolithic W-band LNA using GaAs-based PM HEMTs even at this first iteration phase of the development. The HEMTs discussed consume only 30% of the DC power typically needed in the GaAs-based HEMT LNAs with the same device periphery and design approach.<<ETX>>


Stability of work of means of transportation is usually combined with safety of their movement. It is stated as the chief purpose of the structural reform of the railways in the report by the Russian Railways (RZhD) JSC president V. I. Yakunin


Objective:Observation of the mice solidago canadensis and Solidago decurrens antipyretic,analgesics anti-inflammatory effect.Methods:Using hot-plate tests for determination of mice pain reaction time,Xylene auricular swelling.Results:Solidago canadensis and Solidago decurrens have antipyretic,analgesics anti-inflammatory effect.Conclusion:Solidago canadensis is equal to Solidago decurrens in antipyretic,analgesics and anti-inflammatory effect,Solidago canadensis anti-inflammatory effects compared with Solidago decurrens is stronger.


We discuss the intriguing possibility that dark energy may change its equation of state in situations where large dark energy fluctuations are present. We show indications of this dynamical mutation in some generic models of dark energy.


We examine the conceptualization of entrepreneurs in neo-Schumpeterian growth theory, which has reintroduced entrepreneurs into mainstream economics. Specifically, we analyze how neo-Schumpeterians relate to the contradiction between the entrepreneur-centered view of Schumpeter (1934) and the entrepreneurless framework of Schumpeter (1942), with the two frameworks entailing vastly different economic and policy implications. The analysis is based on a review of approximately 750 peer-reviewed articles over the period 1990–2018. The articles were identified using text mining methodology and supervised machine learning. The results show that the literature leans towards Schumpeter (1942); innovation returns are modeled as following an ex ante known probability distribution. By assuming that the outcomes of innovation activities are (probabilistically) deterministic, the Schumpeterian entrepreneur becomes redundant. In addition, the literature abstracts from genuine uncertainty, thus evading central issues regarding the economic function of the entrepreneur, especially with respect to disruptive innovations, ownership, and profits. To incorporate genuine uncertainty, the literature needs to adopt a broader conceptual foundation that goes beyond equilibrium modeling.


Through compressive strength and bending strength tests,the influences of water-cement ratio;sand ratio and mix amount of iron-tailings on the cement-based coarse aggregate grouting material were studied to get the best mix parameter.The test result indicated that after optimization of mix proportion,the mechanical property of coarse aggregate cement-based iron-tailings grouting material was similar to that of normal coarse aggregate cement-based grouting material.It was feasible to compound the coarse aggregate grouting material by iron tailings.


Abstract : This report documents the results of the project Developing a Methodology Framework for Conducting Risk-Informed Trade Space Analyses. The primary objective of this study was to develop a framework and acquisition risk-assessment tool that conducts schedule, funding, and performance trades for a given materiel alternative and that provides the consequences of these trades in terms of quantifiable risk. The U.S. Army has a process by which it can assess the risk and performance of a given analysis-of-alternatives (AoA) alternative; however, it does not have a robust quantitative framework to link the outcome of the AoA risk (cost, schedule, and technical) and performance assessments to consistently assess the impact of a schedule, funding, or performance trade among alternatives. This report describes the methodology for the risk-informed trade space jointly developed by the U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA) Risk Team and RAND Corporation researchers and the first iteration of the associated Risk-Informed Trade Analysis Model (RTRAM). The framework and model allow users to investigate multidimensional trade-offs both within and between weapon systems prior to production using elements of system engineering, production economics, and risk analysis to functionally and probabilistically relate performance, schedule, and cost outcomes and their related uncertainties holistically and understandably. The framework should be useful to those who wish to compare joint performance, schedule, and cost outcomes and uncertainties in an acquisition environment such as that described by an AoA. It is not intended to provide recommendations for a particular system over others. Rather, it is a decision-support methodology that allows users to investigate multidimensional tradeoffs both within and between weapon systems prior to production.


CDLN(Conditional Deep Learning Network)is a structure of convolution neural network with multiple classifiers. CDLN could improve the speed for the task of classification while the module of the network is still too large for mobile devices. To address this issue, a method for compressing CDLN, which is named one-shot whole network compression scheme. In the experiments, the module size and time cost are significantly reduced while the accuracy of the network losses a little. 1. Convolutional Neural Network Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), which is widely applied in computer vision, is a representative method of deep learning due to its excellent learning ability for high dimensional data feature[1]. Recent years, with the emergence of related learning techniques, optimization techniques and hardware technology, convolution neural network has explosively developed[2]. ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge (ILSVRC) is a standard challenge for large-scale recognition. CNN has been widely used in classification activities of ImageNet and has achieved excellent classification results[3]. From the 8-layer AlexNet[4] to the 19-layer VGGNet[5] and the 152-layer ResNet[6], CNN is going deeper and deeper and the top-5 error reduces from 15.3% to 6.8% and 3.57%. However, the cost time and energy of forward propagation when training the network increase drastically[7]. For example, the running time of VGGNet is 20 times of AlexNet when performing classification tasks in the same dataset and experimental condition[8]. In addition, engineers and developers usually need to take time cost in concern in the context of industrial and commercial applications[9]. For instance, the online search engines need to response rapidly, and the cloud service needs to deal with thousands of pictures per second. Otherwise, the applications for scene recognition on smart phones and portable devices, which are lack of powerful ability for computing, need to response quickly. In 2011, Vanhoucke et al[10] research the method of the code optimization to speed up execution of CNN to reduce the runtime of the network. In 2013, Mathieu et al[11] convolute the convolution value as the dot product of the Fourier domain, when repeat the use of the same transform feature map, for the aid of reducing the runtime. In 2015, Kim et al[12] apply Tucker decomposition to extract the shared information between the convolution layer and the execution rank selection. This method reduces the number of network parameters for fast inference at the expense of the accuracy. In 2016, Panda p et al[13] propose a Conditional Deep Learning Network(CDLN) which adding extra linear classifiers behind the convolution layers. Through monitoring the output of the liner classifiers the ones that are easy to classify is classified in advance and exit the network for fast inference. The structure of the network is modified in CDLN which is a novel way. In this paper, a method for compressing the module of the network is applied to compress the CDLN for fast and low power mobile applications. 2nd International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering and Information Technology (ICMEIT 2017) Copyright © 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Advances in Computer Science Research, volume 70


According to its various meanings and usages,the structures with the word "Nuo"(搦)in Anyi dialect can be classified into seven kinds,which denote hold,give,order,use,treatment,passiveness,suppose separately.The paper discusses the characteristics of "Nuo's"(搦)syntax and the condition of its usage."Nuo"(搦)retains its usage as a verb,but it is more like a grammatically-partial word in Anyi dialect.


In 1990, the wife of the president of Ecuador visited a rural, indigenous community in Chimborazo province to dedicate two childcare centers. The celebration included folkloric performances by local residents, including a reenactment of costumed dances regarded as �sinful� by the great majority of residents, who have converted to Evangelical Protestantism. This paper examines this event by considering the significance of folkloric performance in interactions between ethnic groups and the state, and by examining how �national� conventions of folkloric representation are used within the community.


Bottlenecks are everywhere, from the freeway overpass during the morning commute to the long lines at the supermarket. But bottlenecks in a manufacturing process are bad for business. Computer models can help you eliminate those conditions or situations that retard your progress. Whether the goal is strategic planning, evaluating alternatives, purchasing equipment, appraising a facility, or optimizing production processes, simulation tools can improve your analysis.


Isolated endocrine cells have enabled the development of numerous methods to assess basic cellular architecture and define a significant part of the molecular machinery involved in cellular processes, such as excitability or the exocytotic release of hormones following cytosolic calcium increase. These efforts have generated consensus models explaining the activation or general operation of a particular cell type. The use of fresh tissue slices can go even further and uncover a series of emergent properties never explained orpredicted by consensus models. In this paper, we present a selection of our most important experimental findings in the beta cells of pancreatic tissue slices.


Abstract A new die back symptoms in many avocado orchards had been reported in Palestine. The disease is associated with the Ambrosia beetle Euwallacea fornicatus. Stem samples from infected avocado trees with obvious symptoms were collected from different regions in Palestine. Stem cuttings and dissected adult and galleries of the insect were placed on potato dextrose agar media and incubated for 5–7 days at 25 °C. PCR amplification using EF1/2 specific primers was performed to identify the isolated fungus. The resulting PCR products were sequenced. BLASTn search showed 99% similarity with Fusarium euwallaceae (Accession Nos. JX891785.1, JQ723763.1, JQ723762.1 and JQ723761.1). The isolated fungus was identified as F. euwallaceae (Genbank accession no. MK054177).


Abstract: Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity (1-3) . This endometrial tissue may be located in the ovaries as endometriomas and/or as extraperitoneal/subperitoneal implants (3,4) . When implant depth is greater than 5 mm, condition is referred to as deep endometriosis (3,4) . It represents a common cause of pelvic pain and infertility in young women( 1-3) . Surgery remains the best treatment option, so pre-operative evaluation to assess the extent of disease is essential (3,4) .Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive, non-ionizing radiation method, offering high contrast reso -lution, which allows multiplanar evaluation of endometriosis, thus facilitating a correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment (2-4) . Radiologists have to be familiar with MR imaging appearance of endometriosis, in order to guide clinicians and provide adequate information to assure accurate diagnosis and timely treatment of this entity.Key words: Endometriosis, MRI.


The purpose of this study is to analyze: (1) the influence of principal leadership style on teacher job satisfaction, (2) the influence of MBS on teacher working kepuassan, (3) the influence of organizational climate on the performance of teachers (4) the influence of principal leadership style on teacher performance , (5) the influence of MBS on teacher performance, (6) the influence of organizational climate on job satisfaction of teachers (7) the influence of teachers' job satisfaction on the performance of teachers. While the population of this research is junior high school teachers in Sub Rayon 04 Demak district, amounting to 395 teachers in 13 junior high schools, the sample of 100 people taken to calculate the population units. The instrument used was a questionnaire. Data analysis using SEM. The findings showed that (1) leadership has a significant influence on job satisfaction can be accepted, because the CR of 2.096 and significant at 0.036, a significant direct effect of 0.191. (2) MBS on job satisfaction is also acceptable because the CR of 3.206 and 0.001 significant, strong and direct effect of 0.318, (3) Organizational climate has a positive effect on job satisfaction can be accepted, because the CR of 2.750 and 0.006 significant and direct influence 0.261 strong. (4) leadership style has a significant influence on teachers' performance is acceptable, because the CR of 3.096 and 0.002 significant and direct effect of the strong 0.329. (5) MBS have significant and positive effect on job satisfaction can be accepted as equal to 2.162 and significant CR equal to 0.031, and a strong direct effect of 0.235. (6) organizational climate has no influence on teacher performance, as CR of 0.448 and significant at 0.654, and the direct effect is not significant at 0.044 and (7) job satisfaction has a positive and significant teacher performance is acceptable, because the CR of 3.183 and significant at 0.001, and a strong direct effect of 0.544.


This analysis forms part of a monitoring system to check on the progress
made in realizing the objectives laid down in the Dutch Packaging
Convenant (an agreement between the Dutch government and 'the packaging
chain'). It provides information on the amount, composition and
destination of packaging waste from households, the commercial sector and
the industry. The amount and composition of packaging waste originating
from households has been measured for the last 20 years by means of
sorting analyses. Questionaires were used to measure packaging waste
from the commercial and indutrial sectors for 1992-1997. Between 1996
and 1997 the total amount of packaging waste increased by 0.5 %. The
increase was almost totally caused by the increase of packaging waste
originating from households. Compared to 1986 the total amount of
packaging waste increased by approximately 17%. In 1997 about 55% of the
total amount of packaging waste is reused. That is 3 % more than in
1996. Glass (75%), paper (65%) and steel (72%) do score higher than the
overall average. Reuse of aluminum (15%) and plastic (12%) remains
modest.


It is hypothesized that persons ranked by performance expectations will also be ranked by latency times for the initiation of problem solving attempts. A discrete state, continuous time Markov model is proposed as a representation of this hypothesis. To test the hypothesis, an experiment was conducted in which two subjects were on repeated occasions given a simultaneous opportunity to initiate a solution to a word association problem. The hypothesis was confirmed although the model itself did not prove completely accurate. Some directions are suggested for modification and possible improvement of the model.


The influences of emotional competence on practical leadership among middle leaders in secondary schools, for the formation of school's development plan leadership succession. This is a quantitative approach in cross-sectional survey to collect data on the current situation of emotional competence and distributive leadership practices among school leaders. The population of this study involved middle leaders in secondary schools in Kedah. The stratified random sampling was used to select samples from the research population. The instruments used in this research were Emotional Competency Inventory (ECI - 2) (Boyatriz, 2001) and Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) (Kouzes & Posner, 1995). This study found that there was a significant and positive relationship between emotional competence and distributive leadership.