Base-catalyzed condensation of 10-methylenecamphor with diethyl oxalate gave the corresponding (Z)-3-ethoxycarbonyl(hydroxy)methylene derivative which was converted into methyl ether and acetate. The Z-methyl ether undergoes isomerization into the E-methyl ether on treatment with N-bromosuccinimide in the presence of radical initiator [azobis(isobutyrodinitrile)]. (Z)-3-Ethoxycarbonyl(hydroxy)methylene-10-methylenecamphor smoothly reacts with N-bromosuccinimide to afford stereoisomeric 3-bromo derivatives.


Symmetric double-sided two-way ranging is a well-known technique to deal with clock drift in time-of-flight measurements between unsynchronised devices. However, the requirement for symmetric reply delays is often not feasible. This paper presents an alternative way to process double-sided two-way ranging measurements that eliminates the need for this impractical constraint. The error of the proposed method is of the same order of magnitude as the best case error of symmetric double-sided two-way ranging. Crucially, the error depends only on the clock drift of one of the devices, which can be exploited if one of the device has a better timing reference than the other.


Chris Corrin (ed.), Women in a Violent World: Feminist Analyses and Resistance Across Europe (Edinburgh University Press) Edinburgh, 1996 (reviewed by Julie Davidson). Karen J. Warren and Duane L. Cady (eds), Bringing Peace Home: Feminism, Violence and Nature (Indiana University Press) Bloomington and Indianapolis, 1996 (reviewed by Elaine Stratford). Karen J. Warren (ed.), Ecofeminism: Women, Culture, Nature (Indiana University Press) Bloomington and Indianapolis, 1997 (reviewed by Mary Jenkins).


The invention relates to an actuator for a brake, comprising an actuator having a linearly movable actuator element, an actuator having a linearly movable actuating element by means of which a brake element is displaceable relative to a brake disc or a brake drum, and a transmission unit for transmitting a force from the actuator on the actuator. The transmission unit has a deflecting device by which the force transmitted from the actuator to the actuator force from a first direction to a second direction is deflected.


In order to acquire microorganism species with greater capacity to fix heavy metal pollutants in soil,genome shuffling technology was for the first time applied for cultivating strains with high cadmium(Cd)-resistance and accumulation potential.After three rounds of shuffling,two fused strains named F178 and F185 were obtained,whose minimum inhibition concentration(MIC) to cadmium was 4.0 mmol/L and 4.2 mmol/L,respectively,much higher than the MIC of the six original strains(0.08—0.25 mmol/L).The bioremediation effects of the two fused spe-cies were checked by pot experiment spiked with Cd concentration of(10 ± 0.4) mg/kg.NovoGro,a fertilizer made from the waste of an enzyme producer,was simultaneously added to support the activity of the organisms in soil.Results of the bioaugmentation experiment show that single inoculation with strain F178 and strain F185 reduces Cd concentration in the root tissue of radish to 0.3 mg/kg and 0.4 mg/kg,respectively,while Cd concentration in the con-trol is 2.24 mg/kg.The biomass of radish is significantly improved,nearly 2 times that of the control.When co-inoculated with strain F178 and strain F185,the concentration of Cd in the root tissue of radish is further reduced to 0.17 mg/kg,meeting the FAO/WHO food safety standards(0.2 mg/kg).


Research efforts on the brushless DC machine (BDCM) have produced a computer simulation model of the machine applicable for analysis of the machine during fault conditions. Several failure modes have been studied using this simulation technique. Modeling the motor during flux weakening, bearing failure, armature winding open circuiting, and armature winding short circuiting along with the operation of the machine under normal conditions is presented. This simulation model will facilitate further study of the BDCM and its utilization in the electromechanical actuation and control application.<<ETX>>


This research was conducted with the aim to find out and analyze the effect of simultaneous return on assets, return on equity, debt to equity ratio, debt to assets ratio, earnings per share, and price earning ratio on LQ45 stock returns on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study uses a quantitative approach. Based on the porposive sampling technique, the companies that met the research criteria were 17 LQ45 companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The data used are financial statements for the period 2015-2017. Data analysis techniques are using multiple linear regression, F test, and t test.Based on the results of the study note that simultaneous return on assets, return on equity, debt to equity ratio, debt to assets ratio, earnings per share, and price earnings ratio does not affect stock returns, this is evidenced by the results of testing with the F test that shows the significance value is greater than 0.05 which is equal to 0.187. Return On Assets does not have a significant effect on stock returns because the significance value of the t test is greater than 0.05 which is 0.767. Return On Equity does not have a significant effect on stock returns because the significance value of the t test is greater than 0.05 which is equal to 0.489. Debt to Equity Ratio has no significant effect on stock returns because the significance value of the t test is greater than 0.05 which is equal to 0.935. Debt to Assets Ratio does not have a significant effect on stock returns because the significance value of the t test is greater than 0.05 which is 0.593. Earning Per Share has a significant effect on stock returns because the significance value of the t test is greater than 0.05 which is equal to 0.025. Price Earning Ratio has no significant effect on stock returns because the significance value of the t test is greater than 0.05 which is equal to 0.336.


The 3‐D base force element method (BFEM) for damage problems is proposed, which is applied to analyze the damage mechanism of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). A piecewise curve damage constitutive model is given to simulate the constitutive relationships of RAC phases. A spatial random aggregate model of RAC is proposed. 3‐D numerical simulations of RAC under uniaxial mechanical stress are carried out. The macroscopic stress–strain relationship and failure process of RAC under uniaxial stress based on the 3‐D BFEM are obtained. The numerical results show a good consistency with the experimental results. This illustrates that the numerical simulation can reflect the nonlinearity deformation, stress redistribution, and crack propagation process of RAC. In addition, the influence of recycled aggregate replacement percentage on strength and elastic modulus is investigated. The results show that the content proportion of recycled aggregate has a great effect on RAC, which have to be considered in the analysis and the application of RAC.


Loop closing operation can reduce power outage, but it is dangerous. Real time security calculation is very necessary. Through the improved multi-balance buses power flow calculation and weighted robust state estimation, DSA technology is applied to real-time loop closing security check for distribution network. Applying the theory, the Tianjin electric power dispatching control center and Chengxi electric power dispatching control center have realized the synchronous online safety analysis under the DSA. And the power outage reduction and security is achieved.


Authors assess the socio-economic situation of the population
of the Czech Republic by way of macroeconomic factors. They
study interconnection of economic productivity of the Czech
Republic which is measured by way of GDP in the years 2007-2014
on the socio-economic situation of the population of the Czech
Republic. In the article, the situation is represented by
macroeconomic factors such as final consumption expenditure of
households and gross national savings in 2007-2014. All factors
are firstly examined from the point of view of suitability –
stability of statistical data based on a year-on-year growth or
recession and average figures. These results are compared and
further, the reliance of the consumption expenditures on gross
domestic product is assessed by way of statistical apparatus
(Pearson's Correlation Coefficients). The goal of the
assessment is to discover reliance of the consumption
expenditure of the households on productivity of the economy or
the relation between savings and the productivity of the
economy.


A fistulous communication between the kidney and colon constitutes an exceedingly rare clinical entity, being referred to only casually in the average textbook of urology. Despite the fact that Hippocrates first made mention of this condition, Mertz (1), in 1931, succeeded in collecting only 26 cases over the intervening centuries. Since the excellent clinical and anatomical review of the subject by Vermooten and McKeown (2), 12 additional cases have appeared in the literature. The most recent, and by far the most unique, recorded by Markowitz and Katz (3), was a fistulous connection between the lower pole of a double kidney and the colon. Careful analysis of the literature does not tend to indicate an increased frequency of occurrence, but rather an earlier recognition of chronic kidney disease by improved diagnostic procedures and proper surgical management. The first thorough investigation of renocolic fistula was done by Rayer (4), who believed that a chronic infection of the kidney produced the initi...


Micro‐crack density, porosity, and permeability in fault damage zones play an important role in the pore fluid diffusion process. During long‐term earthquake cycles, those properties change with time as a result of either physical damage or chemical/physical healing. Hence, the evolution of permeability can affect the recurrence of earthquakes by either delaying or accelerating the weakening of the fault core through controlling the pore pressure distribution and changing the effective normal stress. In this study, we use a single degree of freedom spring slider analog fault model to simulate the earthquake sequences, considering permeability as a decreasing function of the effective normal stress and thus an increasing function of pore pressure; we also examine its evolution resulting from coseismic damage and interseismic healing. Our simulation results show that different permeability evolution, controlled by various physical conditions, could result in a variety of fault slipping histories, which demonstrates the importance of incorporating the permeability evolution into earthquake modeling, especially when assessing the long‐term effects.


Medical application of ionizing radiation and radioactive isotopes were considered almost immediately after their discovery. The intense research interest in radioactivity, materials structure, subatomic particles and in the establishment of physical principles resulted in milestone inventions such as the radiotracer principle, particle accelerators, nuclear reactors and detectors sensitive enough to indicate different types of radiations even at very low intensities. This technical development together with advancements in pharmaceutical chemistry led to the establishment of nuclear medicine as a new discipline, and currently the prevalence of radiologic applications in today's medicine is obvious as tens of millions of nuclear medicine procedures are performed annually in more than 10,000 hospitals worldwide (World Nuclear Association 2014). In this review a brief historical outline of the most important discoveries and a summary of principles of radioactivity and radioactivity detection are given. Diagnostic and therapeutic application of radiopharmaceuticals, their production and their tissue-specific targeting methods are also discussed along with an introduction of state-of-the-art diagnostic modalities and a summary of further requirements and future perspectives. Key WoRdS nuclear medicine radiopharmaceutical diagnosis therapy radioactivity Submitted Febr 11, 2015; Accepted Oct 31, 2015 *Corresponding author. E-mail: email@example.com #This review is dedicated to the 70th birthday of Géza Tóth.


THE isolation, fractionation, detection, and determination of the lipid components of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pose a diBcult problem. The volume of CSF normally available for study is small (usually 8 to 10 ml) and its total lipid content is of the order of from 1-0 to 2.0 mg per 100 ml. Lipids not only occur in trace amounts in CSF, but also have been reported to be a complex mixture of widely different chemical types (TOURTELLO-ITE, DE JONG and VAN HOUTEN, 1958; T O U R T E L L O ~ , 1959; GREEN, 1958). The separation of the individual members of this mixture is complicated by such factors as their ( I ) intersolubility, (2) susceptibility to intramolecular rearrangements, enzymic action, and hydrolytic or oxidative changes, and (3) the possibility of complexing with proteins and other CSF components. These difficulties have seriously hampered the development of suitable procedures for the routine analysis of lipids in CSF (TOURTELLOTTE, VANDER, SKERNTNY and DE JONG, 1958; SELBACH and TRAPPE, 1944). Hence, it has been impossible to explore adequately the possibility that certain degenerative changes in the central nervous system may be mirrored in concommitant alterations of the lipid pattern in CSF. The present study represents an attempt to facilitate the attainment of this end by adapting suitable chromatographic techniques to the scale of observation demanded by the low lipid content of CSF.


Since The 3-th China Isothermally-Quenched Ductile Iron(ADI) Technology conference there again many new progresses has been made in the research on the ADI technology and its application in China and abroad. For ADI researchers to refer, the paper describes conceptually some view points on the property characteristics of the ADI, its application expansion, squeeze-casting process of ADI, numerical simulation and ADI casting weight-lightening.


The optical identification of large number of X-ray sources such as those from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey is challenging with conventional spectroscopic follow-up observations. We investigate two ROSAT All-Sky Survey fields of size 10 * 10 degrees each, one at galactic latitude b = 83 deg (Com), the other at b = -5 deg (Sge), in order to optically identify the majority of sources. We used optical variability, among other more standard methods, as a means of identifying a large number of ROSAT All-Sky Survey sources. All objects fainter than about 12 mag and brighter than about 17 mag, in or near the error circle of the ROSAT positions, were tested for optical variability on hundreds of archival plates of the Sonneberg field patrol.
The present paper contains probable optical identifications of altogether 256 of the 370 ROSAT sources analysed. In particular, we found 126 AGN (some of them may be misclassified CVs), 17 likely clusters of galaxies, 16 eruptive double stars (mostly CVs), 43 chromospherically active stars, 65 stars brighter than about 13 mag, 7 UV Cet stars, 3 semiregular resp. slow irregular variable stars of late spectral type, 2 DA white dwarfs, 1 Am star, 1 supernova remnant and 1 planetary nebula.
X-ray emission is, expectedly, tightly correlated with optical variability, and thus our new method for optically identifying X-ray sources is demonstrated to be feasible.


We tested the ability of eddy covariance (EC) to detect, locate, and quantify surface CO{sub 2} flux leakage signals within a background ecosystem. For 10 days starting on 07/09/2007, and for seven days starting on 08/03/2007, 0.1 (Release 1) and 0.3 (Release 2) t CO{sub 2}d{sup -1}, respectively, were released from a horizontal well {approx}100 m in length and {approx}2.5 m in depth located in an agricultural field in Bozeman, MT. An EC station measured net CO{sub 2} flux (F{sub c}) from 06/08/2006 to 09/04/2006 (mean and standard deviation = -12.4 and 28.1 g m{sup -2} d{sup -1}, respectively) and from 05/28/2007 to 09/04/2007 (mean and standard deviation = -12.0 and 28.1 g m{sup -2} d{sup -1}, respectively). The Release 2 leakage signal was visible in the F{sub c} time series, whereas the Release 1 signal was difficult to detect within variability of ecosystem fluxes. To improve detection ability, we calculated residual fluxes (F{sub cr}) by subtracting fluxes corresponding to a model for net ecosystem exchange from F{sub c}. F{sub cr} had reduced variability and lacked the negative bias seen in corresponding F{sub c} distributions. Plotting the upper 90th percentile F{sub cr} versus time enhanced the Release 2 leakage signal. However, values measured during Release 1 fell within the variability assumed to be related to unmodeled natural processes. F{sub cr} measurements and corresponding footprint functions were inverted using a least-squares approach to infer the spatial distribution of surface CO{sub 2} fluxes during Release 2. When combined with flux source area evaluation, inversion results roughly located the CO{sub 2} leak, while resolution was insufficient to quantify leakage rate.


In this study, the two-phase heat transfer coefficient characteristics of HFC-134a evaporating under forced flow conditions inside a smooth horizontal tube are experimentally investigated. Different from most previous studies, the present experiments have been performed with lubricating oil in the refrigerant loop at high flow rate and high heat flux conditions. The test section is a 1.8 m long counterflow double tube heat exchanger with refrigerant flowing in the inner tube and heating water flowing in the annulus. The inner tube is made from smooth horizontal copper tubing of 9.52 mm. outer diameter and 7.2 mm. inner diameter. The test runs were done at average saturated evaporating temperatures ranging between 4 and 25 °C. The inlet dryness fractions were between 0.1 and 0.25. The mass fluxes were between 160 and 470 kg/ m 2 . and the heat fluxes were between 8 and 55 kW/m 2 . The inlet dryness fraction of the refrigerant in the test section was calculated using the temperature and pressure obtained from the experiment. The exit dryness fraction and heat transfer coefficient of the refrigerant were determined by applying an energy balance based on knowledge of the energy going into the test section. The effects of heat flux, mass flux, evaporation pressure and lubricating oil on the convection heat transfer coefficients are also discussed. The results from the experiment are compared with those calculated from correlations reported in the literature. Moreover, new correlations for the convection heat transfer coefficient are proposed for practical applications. The results of this study are of technological importance for the efficient design of evaporators when systems are assigned to utilize HFC-134a.


Presents a current overview of the issues and available knowledge regarding marketers understanding of how to reach older consumers. Presents contradictory beliefs about older consumers and various methods for marketing to them. Offers reasons for these contradictions, and presents a blueprint to help decision makers evaluate information in the field and formulate effective strategies.


We have studied the pseudogap formation in the single-particle spectra of the half-filling two-dimensional Hubbard model. Using a Green's function with the one-loop self-energy correction of the spin and charge fluctuations, we have numerically calculated the self-energy, the spectral function, and the density of states in the weak-coupling regime at finite temperatures. Pseudogap formations have been observed in both the density of states and the spectral function at the Fermi level. The pseudogap in the spectral function is explained by the non-Fermi-liquid-like nature of the self-energy. The anomalous behavior in the self-energy is caused by both the strong antiferromagnetic spin fluctuation and the nesting condition on the non-interacting Fermi surface. In the present approximation, we find a logarithmic singularity in the integrand of the self-energy imaginary part. The pseudogap in the spectral function is highly momentum dependent on the Fermi surface. This anisotropy of the pseudogap is produced by the flatness of the band dispersion around the saddle point rather than the nesting condition on the Fermi level.


Objective To investigate the effects of tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand(TRAIL) combined with Chinese medicine,Extractum trametes robiniophila murr in human hepatic cancer cells.Methods HepG2 cell line resistant to adriamycin(HepG2/ADR) was induced step by step.The effects of TRAIL(100 ng/L) combined with Extractum trametes robiniophila murr(1.0 g/L) promoting apoptosis in HepG2 or HepG2/ADM were analyzed.The proliferation was observed by MTT assay and the apoptosis of cells was also observed by flow cytometry.Results HepG2/ADM was confirmed resisting to ADM.The treatment of TRAIL(100 ng/L) combined with Extractum trametes robiniophila murr(1.0 g/L) showed significant inhibitory effects on the growth of both HepG2 and HepG2/ADM,and the percentage of apoptosis was increased compared with other groups within 24 to 72 h.Conclusions Extractum trametes robiniophila murr dramatically augmented the sensitivity of both HepG2 and HepG2/ADM to TRAIL,but only has slightly killing effects on L02.TRAIL combined with Chinese medicine treatment could be a safe and attractive strategy to drug-resistant/ TRAIL-resistant tumor cells.


In 1963, Lionel Abel coined the term "metatheatre" to identify theatre that is self-reflexive. Metatheatre, or metadrama, as it is now more commonly referred to, uses the stage to explore theatricality and, very often, its relation to life. Discussions of metadrama subsequent to Abel's have elaborated the concept, identifying characteristic elements and the problems that are raised and addressed by this form of theatre.


The article presented results of study of cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 in the gastric juices of children with chronic gastroduodenal pathology. A significant decrease in IL-6 in gastric juice in children with Hp-associated gastroduodenal diseases was revealed. The concentration of IL-10 in chronic gastroduodenitis depended on the availability of НР, and ulcers the activity of ulcerative process.


This paper explores the relationship between the firms' compatibility choice and quality improving technological progress in a static model. I demonstrate that firms' compatibility choice in anticipation of quality improving innovation critically depends on how users' expectations regarding the network size are formed. In particular, if users have rational expectations the firm with the small innovation will prefer full compatibility whereas the firm with the large innovation will prefer complete incompatibility,, and as a result, with the small innovation, excessive standardization may occur. [D13]


This paper aims to demonstrate the growth that has taken the implementation of "Beauty for Future" program of Corporate Social Responsibility of L'Oreal Colombia, in different regions of the country, because through this, has been supporting vulnerable women, victims of armed conflict, unconditional support and livelihood.


The LEX system is a XML-based framework for medical information consolidation. The Lex makes it possible for heterogeneous HISs(Hospital Information Systems) exchange and share HL7 messages by storing the messages into a single Central Clinical Database. In this paper, we propose a HL7 message server independently interoperable from existing HIS to generate HL7 messages, and design an XML database schema suitable for storing and manipulating such data. We also propose a new DTD for efficient transformation of HL7 messages to XML documents for storage saving as well as supporting patient-oriented information retrieval.


This paper offers a theoretical explanation for the stylized fact that forecast combinations with estimated optimal weights often perform poorly in applications. The properties of the forecast combination are typically derived under the assumption that the weights are fixed, while in practice they need to be estimated. If the fact that the weights are random rather than fixed is taken into account during the optimality derivation, then the forecast combination will be biased (even when the original forecasts are unbiased), and its variance will be larger than in the fixed-weight case. In particular, there is no guarantee that the 'optimal' forecast combination will be better than the equal-weight case, or even improve on the original forecasts. We provide the underlying theory, some special cases, and a numerical illustration.


The broad measurement of quality of life, which reflects economic development, is very important, because it allows to know the living conditions of the population in each location and can be used as a reference for the elaboration of assertive public policies. This work aims to present an analysis of the quality of life in the municipalities of Santa Catarina. The main idea is to use efficiency analysis methods applied to important variables to assess the quality of life in municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina. The dimensions considered with the variables were: basic medical care, water and sanitation, quality of housing, personal safety, access to basic knowledge and access to information and communication. The method used is Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). DEA is a multivariate technique for monitoring productivity that is a standard for evaluating the efficiency of the input/output ratio of decision units, in this case municipalities. The results indicate that among the top twenty ranked, 45% are from the west region, 20% from the south and greater Florianópolis, 10% from the north region; and only 5% of the Vale do Itajaí region. Among the last places, the western region is the most expressive, with 50%, followed with 15% by the southern region, 10% by the mountain regions, Vale do Itajaí and greater Florianópolis, and only 5% in the northern region.


A low carbon bainitic(LCB) steel was tempered at different temperatures after controlled rolling and controlled cooling.The mechanical properties of the LCB steel before and after tempering treatment were tested and its microstructure was also examined.The results show that the precipitation strengthening plays a key role in the rolled steel both before and after tempering.The microstructure of the rolled steel changes from granular bainite to quasi-polygonal ferrite gradually with increasing tempering temperature.The uniformly distributed precipitates are observed in the tested steel tempered at 600-750 ℃.The yield strength and tensile strength of the steel tempered at 600-750 ℃ increases by 90-135 MPa and 15-55 MPa,respectively,compared with that of the as-rolled steel while the impact energy at-20 ℃ of the tested steel with quasi-polygonal ferrite is not lower than 30 J.


The dominant approach in the fight against breast cancer is mastectomy. Surgical operations include diagnostic, therapeutic, palliative and reconstructive procedures. The decision as to the procedure depends on the type, location and advancement of the tumor, as well as on the preferences of the patients, the skills of the operator and the availability of methods at a given centre. It is worth noting that with the increasing number of patients, there have also been significant advances in treatment, the surgical techniques used, and consequently the quality of life index has also increased. Nowadays, clinicians' attention is focused not only on the elimination of the cancer, but also on the best possible cosmetic effect of the treatment. In breast cancer, the approach to the patient should be multidisciplinary, because mastectomy and its complications affect the patient's appearance after surgery, as well as psychological aspects, changing self-perception and pain complaints.


The study examines the factors that account for the increase in malaria cases in Dvokolwako area (Swaziland), which in the past was generally malaria free. The two main aspects examined in the study area are climate change patterns and sugar cane cultivation under irrigation. Climatic data of the area was obtained from the Mbabane National Meteorological Service, whilst retrospective inpatient malaria data was obtained from Dvokolwako and Mliba clinics. Data on sugar cane growing was collected from the farmers through face-toface questionnaire interviews. A field observation guide was used to collect information on the status of the sugar cane fields. The results clearly show that average temperatures have increased during the past fifteen years. It, therefore, appears that changes in climate parameters, especially maximum and minimum daily temperatures, have created conducive ecological conditions for mosquito breeding, thereby resulting in the increased incidence of reported malaria cases in the Dvokolwako area.


The present invention relates to a vertebral body between the expanded cage for expanding the narrow gap made between the vertebral bodies. Expanded cage between the vertebral bodies, according to an embodiment of the present invention is a vertebral body between the expanded cage which is inserted between the vertebral body, expand the space between the vertebral bodies, and an upper support portion for supporting the vertebral body which is located at the top between the vertebral bodies, a lower portion between the vertebral the cage body including a habuji portion and the upper supporting portion and the connecting portion for connecting together the ends of the habuji portion for supporting the vertebral body is located; The sliding movement between said upper supporting the habuji portion of the upper support and the sliding element widen or narrow the gap between the habuji portion; and a. Therefore, it is possible to easily treatment cage.


Six long records of European mean monthly temperature have been analysed for changes in continentality of climate using the time series technique of complex demodulation. Variations in amplitude and phase of the annual temperature cycle as estimated by the complex demodulation, in combination with low-pass filtering, are found to be coherent across much of Europe, from distinctly maritime to distinctly continental locations. The most significant departure of continentality found during the last 460 years is the maritime period of the 1920s when cool summers accompanied mild winters along with a retardation of the seasons throughout Europe.


This report provides an update on the understanding of the effects of sodium exposures on tensile properties of advanced alloy A709 in support of the design and operation of structural components in sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs). The focus of the FY19 program was (a) to complete the sodium exposure of sub-sized specimens from A 709 lab heats and 316H (a reference material) and (b) to continue sodium exposure of sub-sized specimens from A 709 commercial heat 58776. Sodium exposure tests were conducted on H58776 of A709 involving six different processing and heat treatment conditions. The melt procedure of H58776 included three processing conditions, namely, Argon-Oxygen-Decarburization (AOD), Electro-slag Remelting (ESR), and Electro-slag Remelting with subsequent homogenization (ESR-Homo). The A709 of AOD, ESR, and ESR-Homo was solution annealed (SA) at either 1100°C or 1150°C, respectively. Specimens in six different processing/heat treatment conditions, namely, AOD-SA1100°C, AOD-SA1150°C, ESR-SA1100°C, ESR-SA1150°C, Homo-SA1100°C, and Homo-SA1150°C were tested at 650°C in sodium for down-selection of the processing/heat treatment conditions. A 3,000-h sodium exposure test was completed, and a 10,000-h exposure test is in progress. Specimens in the AOD-SA1100°C and AOD-SA1150°C conditions were also tested at 550 and 600°C because of their overall good mechanical performance from initial evaluation. Sodium exposure tests at 550, 600, and 650°C of three lab heats, 709-01, 709-02, and 709-05 were completed. 316H SS was tested as a reference material for comparison with A709. Parallel thermal aging experiments were carried out to obtain thermal aging data for comparison with sodium exposure data to separate the thermal and sodium exposure effects


Abstract Based on the careful analysis of the heat transfer mechanism of the cooling process of high temperature sinter, a one-dimensional unsteady state mathematical model for the gas–solid heat transfer process of high temperature sinter was established according to the energy conservation. The mathematical model was verified by the use of industrial practical data, and the results showed that it was correct and reliable. Lastly, the model was used to investigate the effect of operation parameters (such as the trolley moving speed and the cooling air velocity) on the cooling process of the annular cooler, and the proposals were put forward for optimising operations of the annular cooler.


Anyone who follows the field of information systems knows that outsourcing has played an increasingly significant role in the management of the information systems function since Katherine Hudson turned over the operations of Kodak data centers to IBM in 1989. Similarly, during that same time line, anyone who has followed the research on the outsourcing of information systems will recognize the name of Leslie Willcocks. Willcocks, along with his frequent co-author, Mary Lacity, are two of the most frequently cited authors on the subject of information systems outsourcing. In fact, a recent search using Google Scholar (June, 201 1) found articles and books by Willcocks as some of the most frequently cited research on the subject of outsourcing information systems, some with citation counts in the range of four hundred to six hundred citation references. So, when this researcher discovered a new book by Willcocks on The Outsourcing Enterprise, that book jumped to the top of the to-be-reviewed list. And, as you will see in this review, it does not disappoint.


Office Administration students at VHS require English reading-writing materials to assist them acquiringcompetencies as stated in SKNNI. The present study aimed to evaluate the existing materials and seektheir relevance to SKNNI. The evaluation involved three English textbooks entitled Bahasa InggrisSMA/MA/SMK/MAK for Grade X, XI, and XII through checklist method. The authors used an evaluativechecklist adapted from Cunningsworth (1995) and focused on three aspects — learning objective,language content, and text type. The results show that learning objectives in all assessed textbooksmismatch with the competencies defined in SKKNI. Likewise, language content (grammar andvocabulary) covered in those textbooks is irrelevant with language knowledge needed as the basics toattain the competencies in SKKNI. Then, the textbooks provide the kind of texts which are distinct fromthose required by SKKNI that must be business documents. Although one topic in textbook for GradeXII relates to office administration (about job application), it remains insufficient. To put it simply, thefindings indicate that the three textbooks do not correspond to the national standards, so they areinappropriate for Office Administration students. Therefore, designing reading-writing materials basedon SKNNI is the future action in response to the results of this study.


Synopsis : Sintering technology with decreasing SiO2 content from 5.6% to 4.9% at Kobe Works has been achieved based on the following concept. The desirable structure of quasi-particles for low SiO2 sinter should consist of limonite ores as nucleus and fine ores of low SiO2 and Al2O3 contents as adhering particles. In addition, basicity and MgO content of sinter should be increased. Consequently, the RDI value of sinter became high and its yield slightly became low, though the reducibility and high temperature property of sinter were improved. The use of low SiO2 sinter at Kobe No. 3 blast furnace has increased overall permeability by increasing permeability at the lower part of the furnace in spite of lower permeability at the upper part of the furnace, which has contributed to appreciable increases in ore/coke ratio and injection rate of pulverized coal.


It points out crack of ferroconcrete is existing problem which is difficult settled,analyzes common cracks problems of concrete engineering,and puts forward some prevention and treatment measures according to specific condition to ensure quality of ferroconcrete engineering structure.


Alarm messages about radio frequency (RF) gain occur when the mobile communication base station works in the field. According to the log information, it is judged that the variable gain amplifier (VGA) of the receiving link is abnormal. The returned samples' gain on board evaluation was much lower than the good unit, which confirms that the variable gain amplifier failed. The failed samples showed no abnormality through appearance inspection, X-ray, CSAM, and other non-destructive analyses. The emission microscope probe test found abnormal hot spots on the HBT, and focus ion beam processing was performed on the hot spot transistor; scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observed that the distance between the base metal 1(M1) and the emitter metal 2(M2) is about 0.33um, which is much smaller than the baseline(1.0um). Root cause analysis found that the M2 metal fabrication process requires two times lithography; the second lithography process mask alignment shift and without CD monitoring, resulting in a protective layer of polyimide over etched. After confirming the root cause, the foundry updated the process of M2 deposition by two times lithography to one time, and the corresponding photoresist thickness was optimized to 5.2um. After optimizing the process, the consistency of the M2 metal layer of the device is enhanced, and the yield of known good die (KGD) is increased by 0.41%.


Vestibular dysfunction (VD) is a common syndrome of ischemic brain damage that occurs with pronounced vegetative accompaniment, cerebrovascular regulation disorder. 62 patients with VD on the background of chronic brain ischemia in the compensated (I group n = 24) and subcompensated (II group n = 38) stages were examined (40.3 % men; 59.7 % women), age from 18 to 55 years, average age was 38.6 ± 1.6 years. In case of ischemic damage to the brain due to degenerative-dystrophic changes in the cerebral cortex, certain mechanisms of the development of VD with dizziness have been registered. Their presence in the clinical picture of vascular dyshemia correlates with the degree of damage, is ac- companied by pain, as well as associated complaints and symptoms. Vestibulo-atactic disorders, recorded using the integrative state of statolocomotor, were elevated compared to healthy subjects, and further increased depending on the degree of brain damage, especially against the background of prevailing vagotonia in most patients. Autonomic dysfunctions are an important aspect of the development of VD. The obtained data indicate that VD develops against the background of pathological autonomic characteristics with predominant parasympathetic orientation of vegetative tone, especially in the case of insufficiency of vegetative reactivity and pathological vegetative maintenance of activity. Such changes significantly (p < 0.05) increased in the presence of subcompensation of the chronic brain ischemia. Psychoemotional and cognitive disorders are comorbid according to the changed autonomic characteristics in VD on the background of chronic brain ischemia with initial patterns depending on the degree of brain damage. A characteristic hemodynamic feature in the groups with compensated and subcompensated chronic brain ischemia is the presence of reduced perfusion in main artery and vertebral artery. Significant changes in cerebral vascular reactivity along the myogenic circuit with a decrease in KrO2 and KrFNT indicators are a characteristic feature of the subcompensated stage of chronic brain ischemia. Hyperreactivity on rotational functional loads in both clinical groups has a high correlation with the presence of staircase and, to a lesser extent, isolated instability.


It disclosed a magnetic device and the same use Direction power converter. In one embodiment, the magnetic device to a first L-core segment having a first leg and a second leg extending therefrom and an opposite second L-core segment having a first leg and a second leg extending therefrom. In addition, the magnetic device comprises a winding which is formed around the first leg and / or the second leg of the first L-core segment or the second L-core segment.


Recent pervasive monitoring of Internet traffic has resulted in an effort to protect all communications by using Transport Layer Security (TLS) to thwart malicious third parties. We argue that such large-scale use of TLS may potentially disrupt many useful network-based services provided by middleboxes such as content caching, web acceleration, anti-malware scanning and traffic shaping when faced with congestion. As the use of Internet grows to include devices with varying resources and capabilities, and access networks with differing link characteristics, the prevalent two-party TLS model may prove restrictive. We present EFGH, a pluggable TLS extension that allows a trusted third-party to be introduced in the two-party model without affecting the underlying end-to-end security of the channel. The extension stresses the end-to-end trust relationship integrity by allowing selective exposure of the exchanged data to trusted middleboxes.


In many applications of estimation theory, the true data model is unknown, and a set of parameterized models are used to approximate it. This problem is encountered in learning systems, where the assumed model parameters are estimated using training data. One of the challenges in these problems is choosing the architecture used for the approximated model. Complex and high-order models with limited training data size may lead to overfitting, while simple and low-order models may lead to model misspecification. In this paper, we propose to use the misspecified Cramér-Rao bound (MCRB) as a criterion for model selection. The MCRB takes into account modeling errors due to both overfitting and model misspecification. The performance of the proposed approach is evaluated via simulations for model order selection in a linear regression problem. The proposed method outperforms the minimum description length and the Akaike information criterion.


This research contribution uses data on the productivity of Naval Reserve recruiters to estimate the effects of on-the-job learning, experience, and individual characteristics on job performance. The econometric £q)proach begins with the Poisson distribution whose mean is assumed to be a function of explanatory variables. Generalizations are specified to control for individual heterogeneity as well as over-dispersion.


By conceptualizing text, several perspectives can be taken as the basis, such as Textual Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Semiotics. Thus, each chain sees, defines and analyzes the text under the vision of its theorists and their concepts. So, the terms that are given to the concepts established by each theory are also private and can differentiate between them, even though defining the same object. According to common sense, the group of texts with similar formal and thematically characteristics receives the name of gender or theme, however, it is proposed, with this paper, that it is a discursive configuration, differentiating the concept of gender, according to Bakhtin (1997), Marcuschi (2002), Fontanille (1999) and Fairclough (2001), and the concept of theme, according to Fiorin (1989) and Greimas and Courtes (1979), of the notion of discursive configuration, proposed by Greimas semiotic theory.


Complete agreement has not been reached on the subject of survival of animals following adrenalectomy. The early experiments on adrenal removal indicated that, while death usually followed within a few days, some animals survived the operation indefinitely (Philipeaux, 1856 ; Brown-S&quard, 1858). T o Biedl ('13) belongs the credit for showing that the serious consequences of such an operation are due to loss of the cortical part of the gland. Extirpation of the cortical tissue interrenal bodies of elasmobranch fishes inevitably resulted in death to these forms. This view was confirmed for rats by Houssay and Lewis ( '23) who showed that the medulla of both glands could be scooped out without lethal effect to the experimental animal, whereas removal of the whole glands produced a high mortality. Among some 400 rats, however, Lewis ('23) reported only from 20% to 40% loss. I n other mammals, bilateral adrenalectomy was almost invariably fatal (Rogoff and Stewart, '26). The rat appeared to be one of the more important exceptions to the rule that adrenalectomy is fatal to mammals. Two opposing views gained considerable support. One held that the ndrenals were not entirely necessary for life and that, with improved technique, the mortality rate would decline steadily (Boinet, 1895 ; Lewis, '23). In contrast to this opinion, others claimed that the adrenal cortex was vitally necessary, and that survival of bilaterally adrenalectomized animals must be due to the presence of accessory cortical nodules or incomplete extirpation of the adrenals proper. Jaffe ( '26) was the first to lend strong support to the second conclusion. He performed bilateral adrenalectomies on ninety young albino rats kept under good laboratory conditions, and found that 35% died within 30 days, 46y0 between 1 and 6 to 7 months, and the remaining 19% survived indefinitely. Accessory cortical tissue was reported-in all the survivors.


This paper considers the design of angular velocity observer for attitude control in small satellites under the presence of attitude measurement noise. Based on the contraction analysis, a set of exponentially convergent observers, namely, reduced-order, complete-order and synchronized observers is designed to deal with different level of the noise in the attitude measurements. Simulations are included to illustrate their performance.


SR 39m,a special A line (sterile line) and SR 39M,a B line (maintainer line), were developed by Laibin Agriculture Institute in recent years. The study on them discovered the bearing rates of their crossings——SR 39m with other R lines(restorer-line) and B lines(maintainer line), SR 39M with other A line, were equal to other hybrid rice with 3-lines.Based on it, they both have some special advantages, which make them have broad prospect in future application.


The wireless communication equipment needs various DC voltages,which requires battery voltage to be efficiently conversed to the required voltage.Switching supplies are widely used in wireless communication equipment with its small volume,light weight and higher conversion efficiency and.In the two main categories of switching supplies,the DC/DC convertors are used more in wireless communication equipment because most of them are powered with batteries.The principle of DC/DC convertor and its application example are presented.


Local fault diagnosis of turbine rotor was conducted by fault diagnosis method using evidence theory with hybrid algorithm,combined with ant colony algorithm-neural network model,and the results were considered as the evidence.Then the evidence theory was employed to fuse the evidences and calculate their basic trustable assignment function,so as to determine the fault and its type.Imbalance fault in x,y direction on the turbine rotor was diagnosed.Results show that,this method can efficiently enhance the reliability and decrease the uncertainty of the diagnosis.


Autism is complex developmental disorder, associated with communication, social interaction and behavior. Children with autism in the development process requires special handling that is different from normal children in general. Therapy is a form of alternative in treating autism assisted by a special education program . it is intended to provide assistance as needed in order to run a good socialization process so that children can live independently. This research uses qualitative methods. Data collection techniques used in this study were interviews and observation. The number of subject in this study were 10 respondents who include teachers or therapists 7 in the foundation of Alfath and 3 parents who have children with autism who undergo therapy and education process in the foundation of Alfath. The result of this study indicate that teachers are therapists and families play an important role in the socialization of children with autism early. Socialization by Alfath Siak foundation through therapy program for children with autism in accordance with the needs and provide special aducation for children with autism choose a different socilazation patterns. The dominant patterns. The dominant patterns of socialization is done in the foundation Alfath Siak is participatory socialization patterns, this is due to the participation of children with autism is the most important thing of the socialization process. Participatory socialization patterns also emphasizes the interactions the interaction of the child as the center of socialization. To support an increase in the socialization of children with autism, the role of teacher or therapist and the family becomes very important agent of socialization. The teacher"s role in the socialization of children with autism not only do in foundation, but teachers also play a home for children with autism. So that the need for better cooperation between teachers and parents in dealing autismchildren. Keyword : Autism, Therapy and Socialization


Susceptible discriminating doses of phorate (0.2 g/L) and sulfoxaflor (0.01 g/L) against cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover were determined by laboratory bioassay where aphids were sprayed with insecticide with the aid of a Potter spray tower. All of the populations tested were susceptible to sulfoxaflor, and only a pirimicarb resistant strain had cross‐resistance to phorate. If phorate is used as a side dressing in Australian cotton for insect control, neither pirimicarb, or any other chemical associated with insensitive acetylcholinesterase type one resistance, should be used as the first foliar spray for any subsequent aphid control.


Professional and Petty: An Investigation Into the Social and Individual Conditions That Promote Instigated Acts of Workplace Incivility Between Black Professionals


This paper discusses the effect of widespread suburbanization movement that is occurring in metropolitan areas on the fertility patterns of different religious groups (Protestants and Catholics). Generally Catholics have more children than Protestants and not only do Catholics utilize more of their reproductive spans but they also average less spacing between children. Turning to the effect of place of residence on fertility expected religious differentials were noted among Central city residents but among suburban residents the difference tended to disappear. This also holds true when a number of controlled variables are used and in both large and small metropolitan areas. Thee is a clear convergence in the fertility rate of Catholcis and Protestants in the suburbs. Although Protestants tend to have slightly larger families in the suburbs than those who live in the city suburban Catholics usually have fewer children than city Catholics; this results in a convergence between the 2 religious groups in the number of children ever born. As it is likely that suburban Catholics are becoming assimilated to the American or Protestant way of life it is possible that overall Catholic fertility will decline in the future.


In IPv6 networks, two security mechanisms are available at the network-layer; SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) and IP security (IPsec). Although both provide authentication, neither subsumes the other; both SEND and IPsec mechanisms should be deployed together to protect IPv6 networks. However, when a node uses both SEND and IPsec, the authentication has to be done twice, which increases the burden on the node and decreases its performance. In this paper, we propose an approach to enable them to work together under the mediation of an Authentication Management Block, where IPsec uses the public-private keys obtained by SEND rather than negotiating its own authentication credentials in order to save the time and facilitate the IPsec authentication deployment. We implement and evaluate our approach using ipsec-tools and DoCoMo SEND implementations. Our proof-of-concept experiment shows a considerable speedup of IPsec authentication time.


Abstract In order to study the Hochschild cohomology of an n-triangular algebra 𝒯 n , we construct a spectral sequence, whose terms are parametrized by the length of the trajectories of the quiver associated with 𝒯 n , and which converges to the Hochschild cohomology of 𝒯 n . We describe explicitly its components and its differentials which are sums of cup products. In case n = 3 we study some properties of the differential at level 2. We give some examples of use of the spectral sequence and recover formulas for the dimension of the cohomology groups of particular cases of triangular algebras.


Precise seeding depth plays an important role in achieving reliable germination rate and even plant emergence. In no-till seeding, this aim is more challenging due to the inappropriate response of the machine dynamics to harsh soil conditions, such as compacted soil undulations and stubble. In this paper, a sensor-frame was mounted on a no-till seeder, to measure the field surface profiles during seeding operation. Its accuracy was validated by acquiring the profile of trapezoidal bumps with known dimensions resulting in a root mean squared (RMS) error of 7.3 and 8.7 mm for travelling speed of 2 km h-1 and 10 km h-1, respectively. Strain gauges were used to measure the soil reaction forces, on one of the seeding assemblies during seeding operation at travelling speed of 10 km h-1. After seeding wheat (triticum aestivum L.), the geo-referenced position of each single seed was measured using a total station, to calculate the seeding depth. The correlation between the seeding depth variation and the developed forces showed that the frequencies of 11.8 Hz and 17.8 Hz of the vertical forces, which corresponded to a wavelength of 0.21 m and 0.14 m, respectively, were responsible for the high variation in seeding depth. For the profile impact forces, these values were equal to 10.7 Hz and 20.6 Hz. The corresponding wavelengths were equal to 0.23 m and 0.12 m. The peak value of seeding depth was detected at a frequency of 8.3 Hz with 0.3 m wavelength for both vertical and impact profile forces. 1 The publication of Chapter 2 is done with the consent of the Elsevier Verlag. The original publication was in: Journal of Biosystems Engineering, Vol. 158, pp. 64 – 75. It can be found under the following link: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2017.03.016


Examining Boards thought fit to relax. for a time the regulations by which candidates had previously been admitted for their diplomas. Such facilities, when offered to gentlemen who had passed through the ordinary course of medical and surgical study, afforded no ground of complaint; but when gentlemen were found to have been admitted who bad not received the necessary education, remonstrances against such proceedings were freely made throughout the profession, and in this Branch a protest was adopted and directed to be transmitted to the Royal College of Surgeons of England against the continuance of a liberality deemed to be both mischievous and misplaced. "Early in the year, your Council earnestly bestowed its attention on the consideration of the best means whereby the character and number of the contributions to the JOURNAL of the Association might be maintained and improved. A letter on this subject, addressed to your President by Dr. Fleming, was entered on your minutes and published in the JOURNAL; and some members, adopting its suggestions, have, at the request of the Council through the Secretaries, intimated their intentions of supporting the Editor by every means in their power. " The scientific papers offered for discussion at the meetings have embraced the following important subjects. " 1. Observations on the Anatomy and Surgery of Talipes Varus and Equino-Varus. By F. Jordan, Esq. "' 2. Observations on Anaemia. By Bell Fletcher, M.D. " 3. Clinical Notes of Cancer of the Eyelids. By J. V. Soloman, Esq. " 4. Cases of Syphilitic Disease of the Cranium. By James Russell, M.D. "5. The Pathology of Lead-Poisoning. By W. F. Wade, M.D. "6. Virchow's Theory ofInflammation. By F. T. Bond, M.D. "Your Council regrets that this list is not so numerous as in previous years. This circumstance, however, is not owing to a paucity in the number of papers offered for reading and discussion, but because the opportunities have been limited for their consideration, owing to the business and other matters that have necessarily taken up the time of the meetings. " In contemplating the objects of a society like the Birmingham and Midland Counties Branch, your Council cannot lose sight of the importance of increasing the opportunities for scientific discussions, by holding more frequent meetings should such a necessity arise, and of separating the matters belonging to the business and routine of the Association from the scientific medical and surgical debates. " Still further would they anticipate the obtaining of a more suitable place than the present in which their meetings might have a more permanent location. " In conclusion, your Council have to deplore the loss by death during the past year of several valued members, amongst whom the names of Dr. Bailey of Wednesbury, Dr. Paxton of Rugby, Mr. Rogers of Bromsgrove, and Mr. Sanford of Wolverhampton, claim recollection and affectionate regret." It was proposed by Mr. FURNEAUX JORDAN, and seconded by Mr. G. B. KNOWLES" That the report now read be received, adopted, and entered on the minutes."


The Carter administration has declared that it is committed to steering the nation's electric utilities and other industries to heavier reliance on coal as a primary fuel and decreased use of such fuels as petroleum and natural gas. Senator Wendell H. Ford makes a thoughtful analysis of the practical difficulties that confront the utilities and the nation in their efforts to increase coal usage. He also outlines what needs to be done to enhance the position of coal in the nation's fuel mix. Improvements must be made on the public's understanding of coal, the amount of capital available for coal, the transportation system for coal, and coordination among the regulatory agencies before coal can assume a prominent role in meeting this nation's energy needs. (MCW)


The acid catalyzed reaction of glycerol-d5 with bromoacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal affords the corresponding 2-bromomethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane, which was treated with lithium iodide in 2-butanone to afford the pentadeuterated domiodol 1 in high isotopic purity.


Decades of research have highlighted how, compared to men, women do more work to influence their spouse's health habits, to the health benefit of men. In this brief, PRC director Debra Umberson, PRC doctoral student Rachel Donnelly and PRC postdoctoral fellow Amanda Pollitt show that gay and lesbian spouses, like heterosexual spouses, actively work to influence each other's health habits. Policymakers and others should highlight the ways marriage can promote health in same-sex as well as different-sex couples while also paying attention to gender differences in some of these relationship dynamics.


Introduction: Vestibular dysfunction affects individuals of all ages indiscriminately, leading to symptoms such as imbalance, rotational sensation and falls. As a result, it may affect the individual's daily life, as well as family, social and professional relationships. As vestibular rehabilitation (VR) has been used to treat patients with balance disorders, there has been an increasing effort of researchers towards the study of this procedure. Objective: To analyze the scientific articles on VR published between 2003 and 2012. Material and Methods: Articles searches were carried out in the databases Scielo, Medline and Lilacs using the term "vestibular rehabilitation". A total of 2443 studies were retrieved, of which 68 met the inclusion criteria. Results: The majority of the articles analyzed had the following profile: published in 2010 (17.65%) by a medical professional (52.94%), with patients not presenting a specific disease (45.59%) and no defined age group (58.82%). Also, most articles did not use the dizziness handicap questionnaire (51.47%). The most used VR protocol was Cawthorne and Cooksey's (69.56%). Among the studies performed in Brazil there was predominance of the Southeast region (63.89%) and among those produced abroad, the majority were from the United States (46.88%). Conclusions: VR has been consistently presented as an effective procedure for the improvement of activities of daily living and reducing the risk of falling. This procedure is considered a simple and appropriate treatment for dizziness, an extremely common symptom in the population.

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Dizziness. Vestibular Diseases. Scientific Research and Technological Development.


One of the most famous speech perception studies is Ladefoged and Broadbent (1957), which demonstrated that acoustic properties of earlier sounds (in a context sentence) alter perception of subsequent sounds (in a target word). In their study, a context sentence with a lower first formant (F1) frequency promoted perception of a higher F1 in the target word, and vice versa. The decades since this seminal finding have seen myriad indirect replications, but none matched the incredibly large effect size of Ladefoged and Broadbent's original study. Here, replication of Ladefoged and Broadbent (1957) was pursued using digitized versions of their original stimuli. Listeners were normal-hearing students in the UK (matching Ladefoged and Broadbent's original sample) or the US (where most of the follow-up research has been conducted). Like the original study, perception of the target word shifted as a function of acoustic properties in the context sentences as in the example above. Perceptual shifts were larger for UK listeners than US listeners, but neither sample replicated the large effect sizes of the original study. While these results agree with Ladefoged and Broadbent's conclusions, they invite consideration of how listener dialect and language background may relate to the magnitude of these effects.


This research studied the rate of residue formation of an emulsified asphalt over time, with respect to four different aggregate substrates and five different curing conditions. Samples were prepared for testing by pouring an asphalt emulsion directly on an aggregate substrate and then cured within an environmental chamber. The stiffness gain within the emulsion was measured by a dynamic shear rheometer using a strain-sweep test at specified time intervals.


The main objective of the poultry industry is to increase genetic capacity of animals. Growth is one of the most important economic trait in poultry production. Thus, to obtain genetically superior animals related to growth traits is one of the most important issues of poultry breeding programs. Japanese quail is one of the most productive animals in poultry species. Although Japanese quail is small body size, It has high meat and egg production yield. Japanese quail has also important breeding advantages such as short time generation interval, capacity to have a great number of birds per unit area, great reproductive performance, high resistance to diseases and low breeding cost. Therefore, Japanese quail has great advantages for genetic researches and can be used as model animal for major poultry species.


With the advent of Internet and ubiquitous World Wide Web applications, Net-centric Computing emerged in recent years not only as a contemporary research topic but also as a widespread practice in the industry. This panel aims to bring together researchers and educators to discuss critical research issues and assess curriculum.development in the area of net-centric computing. In view of the broad scope of the area, this panel will focus on the following respects:


The application of alpha track etching in study of uranium ore can conveniently and efficiently research the existing state of uranium in rocks and ores,and find the fine-grained uranium mineral of rocks,and study the alternation with uranium mineralization.To the sandstone-type uranium deposit of Tongliao area as an example,the distribution form of uranium in the rocks and its enrichment regularity are researched by making use of alpha track etching.Then according to the alpha track,it can be known that uranium has two existing forms that are the conditions of dispersing and adsorption and uranium minerals,and the latter always companied by carbonation and pyritized.


Now a day's home security is a critical issue in society. An android controlled locomotive robot platform, developed in order to enhance home security. The drive mechanism consists of 3 differential locomotive modes, with 2 steerable and 4 derivable wheels. MECABOT is controlled by 2.4 GHz short range radio frequency band. The data is transmitted using a frequency hopping spread spectrum of Bluetooth technology. Motor driver with PWM (Pulse Width Modulator) is used to control motor power and direction. The data transmitted to control robot is send by an android app inbuild facility of Bluetooth. In this system the mobile robot platform was developed using Android and Arduino environment.


Electro-hydro-dynamic (EHD) compound jets, with diameters in the micro and nanometric size range, from conical menisci of two co-flowing liquids, is a consolidated platform for the production of nanofibers with inner structure, in a process so-called coaxial electrospinning or co-electrospinning. In contrast to other multi-step template based procedures, the EHD methodology is much more simple and general since, firstly, a solid template is needless and, secondly, the process is seldom affected by the chemistry of the liquids. This gentle process allows selecting the liquid precursors depending on the application sought for the nanofibers. Here, we review different products obtained by this EHD technique: (1) solid and hollow carbon nanofibers from different precursors (polyacrylonitrile, polyvinylpyrrolidone and lignin), (2) nanofibers of biocompatible polymers encapsulating liquids in the form of beads, (3) spinning nanofibers of alginate and (4) in-fiber encapsulation of active microgels.


Based on the raw material 1,10-phenanthroline,two novel ligands diazafluorene-9-one glycine,4,5-diazafluorene-9-one L-alanine were synthesized and characterized by IR,UV-Vis and NMR.Furthermore,the two ligands were used to synthesize Cu(Ⅱ) complexes.Electronic spectrum and thermal stability of the two synthesized complexes were studied.Luminescence measurements show that the λem of complexes I and II are 408 and 409nm,respectively.The two complexes have excellent fluorescent performance.


Barium monohydride (BaH) is an attractive candidate for extending laser cooling and trapping techniques to diatomic hydrides. The apparatus and high-resolution optical spectroscopy presented here demonstrate progress toward this goal. A cryogenic buffer-gas-cooled molecular beam of BaH was constructed and characterized. Pulsed laser ablation into cryogenic helium buffer gas delivers $\sim1\times10^{10}$ molecules/sr/pulse in the X$^2\Sigma^+$ ($v''=0,N''=1$) state of primary interest. Approximately $4\times10^6$ of these molecules per pulse enter the downstream science region with forward velocities below 100 m/s and transverse temperature of 0.1 K. This molecular beam enabled high-resolution optical spectra of BaH in quantum states relevant to laser slowing and cooling. The reported measurements include hyperfine structure and magnetic $g$-factors in the X$^2\Sigma^+$, B$^2\Sigma^+$, and A$^2\Pi_{1/2}$ states.


An efficient gold-catalyzed domino reaction of alkynyl alcohols and p-quinone methides has been successfully developed. Divergent polycyclic fused- and spiro-ketals were synthesized in good yields under mild conditions from easily available starting materials in an atom-economical manner.


The correct description for ion–radical systems has recently attracted much attention from density functional theory (DFT) researchers. Although several hybridization schemes using exact (Hartree–Fock) exchange and DFT exchange–correlation functionals have been proposed, it has been reported that such treatments do not work for the description of ion–radical systems. In this study we show that combining the exact exchange term in the Kohn–Sham DFT (or the Hartree–Fock equation) with the following resonating configuration interaction method is effective for the description of double-exchange type molecular magnetic interactions. The results are analyzed in relation to the 'many-electron self-interaction' concept that was recently proposed by DFT researchers.


In map generalization, displacement is the most frequently used operator to reduce the proximity conflicts caused by reducing scales or other generalization operations. Building displacement can be formalized as a combinatorial optimization problem, and a heuristic or intelligent search algorithm can be borrowed to obtain the solution. In this way, we can explicitly resolve minimum distance conflicts and control positional accuracy during the displacement. However, maintaining spatial relations and patterns of buildings can be challenging. To address spatial conflicts as well as preserve the significant spatial relations and patterns of buildings, we propose a new spatial contextual displacement algorithm based on an immune genetic algorithm. To preserve important spatial relations and global patterns of map objects and avoid topology errors, displacement safety zones are constructed by overlapping the Voronoi tessellation and buffer areas of the buildings. Additionally, a strategy to shift the buildings in a building group synchronously is used to maintain local building patterns. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our algorithm, two data sets with different building densities were tested. The results indicate that the new algorithm has obvious advantages in preventing topology errors and preserving spatial relations and patterns.


Asexuality remains an under-researched topic in media, gender & sexualities studies. Previous research has explored definitional questions of asexuality, interviews and surveys of asexual people, and consideration of asexuality's place within queer and feminist communities. However, research has not yet fully explored the issue of asexuality invisibility in the media, which currently amounts to symbolic annihilation. While representation of asexuality is nearly non-existent in mainstream and traditional media, digital spaces have been the location of visibility and self-expression for asexuals. In examining how queer representation of asexuality is seen and made visible online, this textual analysis study examined the content created by ten asexuality-focused subdivisions ("subreddits") of the social media site Reddit. This study found that asexual subreddits serve as areas of community, pride, and discussion on the concept of asexuality for asexual individuals, while they serve as resources and locations of support for those in the early stages of questioning or understanding their own asexuality. These efforts fight symbolic annihilation of asexuality to these groups of people, though whether these sites combat larger invisibilities is unclear A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF ONLINE ASEXUAL REPRESENTATION AND VISIBILITY ON REDDIT


important risk-allocation tool that can benefit both franchisors and franchisees. I will admit to a bias that is the by-product of repre? senting franchisors for more than twenty years. Still, I remain con? vinced that the advantages of arbitration outweigh the disad? vantages for both sides of the franchise transaction. Sure, arbitration clauses in typical franchise agreements probably deprive franchisees of the ability to band together in suing their franchisor, but class actions are hardly a healthy way of resolving disputes within a franchise system. To the contrary, class actions tend to take a tremendous toll on the ability of franchisor and franchisee alike to get on with the business of selling products or services at a profit. A forum selection clause in an arbitration agreement surely gives a franchisor an edge when it comes to the cost of resolving a dispute with a franchisee, but my experience is that franchisees ultimately find the resources to fight the bat? tle on the franchisor's turf. Moreover, all franchisees have an interest in the franchisor's focusing on the business of the system and not fighting battles in distant forums. Do franchisors in general share my view that arbitration is the key to risk control in franchising? I have long believed that arbitration was the dispute resolution process of choice for most franchisors. I was therefore surprised by Professor Drahozal's findings, published here and in the Illinois Law Review, that only 45 percent of the franchise agreements that he reviewed contain commitments to arbitrate. Professor Drahozal reviewed seventy-five franchise agree? ments from the top eighty-four franchise opportunities as identified in Entrepreneur Magazine and registered with the Minnesota Department of Commerce. I decided to go further down the Entrepreneur list to determine what would be dis? closed by a larger cross-section. Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, I looked at the dispute resolution provisions in the franchise agreement for the next fifty fran


In the undersampled phase retrieval problem, the goal is to recover an <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $N$</tex-math></inline-formula>-dimensional complex-valued signal from only <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $M<N$</tex-math></inline-formula> intensity measurements without phase information. This inverse system is not only nonconvex, but also underdetermined. In this paper, we propose to exploit the sparsity in the original signal and develop two low-complexity algorithms with superior performance based on the majorization–minimization framework. The proposed algorithms are preferred to existing benchmark methods, since at each iteration a simple convex surrogate problem is solved with a closed-form solution that monotonically decreases the objective function value. When the unknown signal is sparse in the standard basis, the first algorithm C-PRIME can produce a stationary point of the corresponding nonconvex phase retrieval problem. When the unknown signal is not sparse in the standard basis, the second algorithm SC-PRIME can find a coordinatewise stationary point of the more challenging phase retrieval problem through sparse coding. Experimental results validate that the proposed algorithms have higher successful recovery rate and less normalized mean square error than existing up-to-date methods under the same setting.


This paper discusses analyzing the significance of managerial ownership and profitability on firm value, analyzing the significance of the effect of profitability on firm value on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2015-208. The sample used in this study were 72 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2018, consisting of several industrial sectors. The results of the research that tested the first hypothesis obtained that there was no influence of managerial ownership on firm value (rejected), the second hypothesis was obtained that there was a positive and significant effect of profitability on firm value in manufacturing companies (accepted), the third hypothesis obtained that there was no effect of debt policy on firm value ( rejected), the fourth hypothesis is obtained. There is no effect of managerial ownership on debt policy (rejected), the fifth hypothesis is obtained. There is a positive and significant effect. on profitability towards debt policy (rejected), the sixth hypothesis is obtained that there is no influence of managerial ownership on firm value with debt policy mediated (rejected) and the seventh hypothesis is obtained that there is an effect of profitability on firm value. by mediating debt policies in Manufacturing Companies in 2015-2015 (accepted).


Digitalization is inevitable, including in the health sector. The iPosyandu, a mobile digital platform, is introduced to help the report of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and monitor the Pos Pelayanan Terpadu (Posyandu - Integrated Healthcare Center) data online. Unfortunately, CHWs still report data manually using paper, which takes a long time to store because some are still reluctant to change to digital services. Therefore, it is necessary to study CHWs' intention to create new values and accept technology to sustain the application. The research aims to determine the factor influencing the intention to participate in value co-creation and use iPosyandu by extending the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) among CHW. A Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) is conducted with a cross-sectional survey involving 222 CHWs in Purwakarta, Indonesia. The research finds that effort expectancy and perceived policy support significantly affect the intention to participate in value co-creation and usage of iPosyandu. The findings highlight that the critical role of intention to participate in value co-creation significantly affects the intention to use iPosyandu. The findings also suggest that policymakers and application developers should increase the use of iPosyandu by improving the effort systems, providing policy support, and facilitating CHWs to cocreate the value of the application to encourage them to use iPosyandu.


Uniaxial and biaxial torsional fatigue tests were conducted on the specimens extracted from urban railway wheel steel. The ultimate and yield strengths of the steel were 1027.7 MPa and 626 MPa, respectively. The uniaxial fatigue limit was 422.5 MPa, which corresponds to 67% of the ultimate tensile strength. The ratio of e e τ θ /σ θ was 0.63. The fatigue strength coefficient and exponent were 1319.5 MPa and 0.339, respectively. The maximum principal and equivalent strain were found to be adequate parameters to predict the fatigue lifetime of the steel under a multiaixal fatigue condition.


An idea of TFT touch-screen display system design based on SOPC was presented. The hardware interface and the flowchart of software with relevant programs were introduced, the main procedure that the system hardware constitutes to design with software was given. After the design and debugging of the software were completed, the entire project was compiled in Quartus Ⅱ environment and was downloaded in EPCS4 chip. The display result of the system was clear and stable,the design requirements was achieved entirely.


From four aspects to basic characteristic that the military tactics consciousness of the football athlete the activity proceeds analysis,and bring up the inside of four training for educating the method. At for large coach with athlete at from now on more availably to promote the military tactics the exaltation of level consciousness to provide the to test from the inside.


[Objective] To investigate the prognostic value of 99mTc-HL91 hypoxia imaging in patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).[Methods] 78 AMI patients were performed 99mTc-HL91 hypoxia imaging to detect the myocardial viability,calculated 99mTc-HL91 uptake rate of infarction myocardium.All patients were divided into 3 groups by the level of 99mTc-HL91 uptake rate and followed up above 1 year,compared the incidence rate of hard events to 3 groups.And divided the patients into viable myocardium group and necrotic myocardium group,compared the incidence rate of hard events of the patients underwent revascularization with the patients underwent drug treatment in each group.[Results] In 3 groups which 99mTc-HL91 uptake rate of infarction myocardium were different,the incidence rate of hard events had obvious difference,the non-uptake group was higher,and the high-uptake group was lower.In viable myocardium group,the incidence rate of the patients underwent drug treatment was higher than that of the patients underwent revascularization,the difference had significance,and hadn't significance in necrotic myocardium group.[Conclusion] Using 99mTc-HL91 hypoxia imaging to detect the viable myocardium is helpful to identify high risk and can estimate the prognosis for AMI patients,and can guide the clinic to choose the therapy.


Millimetre wave radar has been successfully applied in cloud research for a number of decades. The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) has developed a 94 GHz radar based on solid state components and operated in Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) mode. The approach for improving the RF design - including the implementation of Doppler capability - and the results of this activity will be presented.


Topological photonic systems provide a novel platform for controlling the flow of light. Recently, valley photonic crystals have been favored for their friendly of implement. Here, we demonstrate the chiral-selective terahertz transmission in a valley photonic crystal comprised of dielectric rods. The unidirectional propagation of chiral edge states indicated by the slope of energy band dispersion is numerically observed. The proposed regime has potential in multi-functional photonic broadband communication and other on-chip applications in the terahertz region, particularly for 6G communications.


Geography Markup Language(GML) is an encode language based on XML grammar.It is used for modeling,transport,and storage of geographic information.In this paper,firstly the development course and current situation of GML is briefly summarized.The composition of GML document and its default style schema are described.The basic elements of cartographic annotation are defined using the existing GML elements,the schema of cartographic annotation is created and the results is represented based on GML.


The food supply chain exacts an ecological toll from production to consumption. Using studies of producers' motivations for environmentally sensitive production, we construct a framework connecting producers who participate in regional food networks (RFNs) to improved ecological resilience, examining ownership and control, social embeddedness, entrepreneurial opportunity, scale, and spatial and temporal distribution.


The spermatheca of Eurycea bislineata is a compactly walled-in set of tubules in the arrangement of a miniature "cat-o'-nine-tails"; the tails are the bulbed or flask-like storage tubules and the long curved handle is the central tubule which is both entrance and exit for spermatozoa. The organ develops slowly in the median dorsal wall of the cloaca during and after metamorphosis until the autumn before the first egg-laying season, when, more rapidly, the majority of the tubules are formed, pigment appears forming the walls and sockets for the tubules and the columnar lining of the system is completed, proliferating back, probably, from the central tubule.The author expresses profound appreciation for the help and advice of Dr. Harris Hawthorne Wilder and Mrs. Inez Whipple Wilder in the preparation of this paper.


ABSTRACT We report the draft genome sequences of Sarcina ventriculi strains 14 and 17, both isolated from feces of wild Yakushima macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui). These genomic sequences will be helpful for the phylogenetic consideration of the family Clostridiaceae and understanding of the contribution of intestinal microbiota to the survival of Yakushima macaques.


Abstract. The frequency of extreme weather events, such as droughts, is assumed to increase and lead to alterations in ecosystem productivity and thus the
terrestrial carbon cycle. Although grasslands typically show reduced productivity in response to drought, the effects of drought on grassland
productivity have been shown to vary strongly. Here we tested, in a 2-year field experiment, if the resistance and the recovery of grasses to
drought varies throughout a growing season and if the timing of the drought influences drought-induced reductions in annual aboveground net primary
production (ANPP) of grasses. For the experiment we grew six temperate and perennial C3 grass species and cultivars in a field as pure stands. The
grasses were cut six times during the growing season and subject to 10 week drought treatments that occurred either in the spring, the summer or the
fall. Averaged across all grasses, drought-induced losses in productivity in spring were smaller (−20 % to −51 %) than in summer and
fall (−77 % to −87 %). This suggests a higher resistance to drought in spring when plants are in their reproductive stage and their
productivity is the highest. After the release from drought, we found no prolonged suppression in growth. In contrast, post-drought growth rates of
formerly drought-stressed swards outperformed the growth rates of the control swards. The strong overcompensation in growth after the drought release
resulted in relatively small overall drought-induced losses in annual ANPP that ranged from −4 % to −14 % and were not affected by the
timing of the drought event. In summary, our results show that (i) the resistance in growth rates of grasses to drought varies across the season and
is increased during the reproductive phenological stage when growth rates are highest; (ii) that the positive legacy effects of drought indicate a high
recovery potential of temperate grasses to drought; and (iii) that the high recovery can compensate for immediate drought effects on total annual
biomass production to a significant extent.


Title:Non-adherence to self-care practices & medication and health related quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study General comments to provide context for specific recommendations: The research question is well defined, to measure the association between self-care practices, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life in Bangladeshi patients with type 2 diabetes. The methods seem appropriate, but the descriptions provided need to have more detail for readers to be able to assess them. For example, whether respondents were non-adherent to BG monitoring if they missed or did not perform the test in time, but the meaning of these terms needs to be more clearly defined. The same is true of some of the other domains. If these are deviations from the Bangladeshi guidelines, some brief description of the guidelines for each domain would be appropriate. It is also not clear to me what is meant by 'checklist' in the context of the clinical and biochemical measures (line 112). I am not sure if the UK TTO formula for the EQ-5D index is appropriate in this context, or if there would be a more relevant one; value sets are available for a number of countries, so the authors should provide some justification for the use of this particular value set. Likewise, it would be helpful to understand how similar the T2D population of OPD at BIHS are to the T2D population of Bangladesh in general. Is this an important national hospital where care is better than would be expected elsewhere, or is it a typical setting for care for T2D patients? In terms of analysis, I believe the regressions performed would more appropriately be termed 'multivariable' rather than 'multivariate', as multivariate typically means more than one response variable/dependent variable is being modelled in a given analysis. The data seem sound – they are self-reported and from a convenience sample, but valuable if the limitations are considered. Some of the data might be better presented in a different format; particularly table 1, which presents chi-square values, degrees of freedom, and p-values. I expect the p-values are of interest to the readership, but the the chi-square and df values are less interesting than the proportions of patients reporting problems vs. no problems according to adherence status would be.


Background: Accurate identification of surface anatomy is critical to identify the location of the A1 pulley. The intercrease line (ICL) describes a transverse line between the radial edge of the proximal palmar crease and the ulnar edge of the distal palmar crease. We hypothesize that this easily identifiable surface landmark approximates the location of the A1 pulley. Methods: The ICL was marked on 7 cadaver hands. We marked a point proximal to the proximal digital crease (PDC) equal to the distance between each digit's proximal interphalangeal crease (PIC) and PDC (the PIC/PDC point). We calculated the distance between PIC/PDC points and proximal edge of the A1 pulleys. Results: The ICL was proximal to A1 in all digits. The PIC/PDC point was distal to A1 in the ring finger, and proximal to A1 in the index, middle, and small fingers. The PIC/PDC point was closer to the A1 pulley than the ICL in the middle and ring fingers. Conclusions: Despite less accuracy than the PIC/PDC point at approximating the location of the A1 pulley, the ICL is reliably proximal to the A1 pulley.


The aim of this diploma paper has been to study the motives of first six grades' pupils for mountaineering. We wanted to determine the structure and strength of the motives as well as the effect of gender and grade of the pupils on the choice and strength of the motives.
1119 boys and girls have been surveyed. These pupils have attended second, third, fourth and fifth grade during years 2007 and 2010. Data has been collected through a questionnaire containing 44 Likert Scale items.
Data has been analysed using SPSS. Frequenices and descriptive statistics as well as analysis of variance has been used to determine differences between genders and grades.
It has been evident that pupils go mountaineering mainly for health reasons as well as to stay or become physically fit, to go into nature and to see new places. Being forced by parents or to prove themselves in front of others have not been identified as causes for mountaineering.
There were no significant differences between boys and girls regarding the choice of motives but there have been differences in the strength of the motives. Motives that derive from inner incentives were more important than motives derived from outer incentives, in both boys and girls. However, the statistically significant differences became evident for mountaineering between boys and girls.
The strength of motives increases from grade 2 to grade 3, and decreases afterwards. Statistically significant differences have been identified in majority of motives.
Mountaineering is a great way of recreation and a part of Slovenian tradition. If teachers consider the pupils' motives for mountaineering, they can be more successful when promoting this kind of activity.


[...]the new needs and the disruptions in the supply chains able to provide for them have led to extensive inventory problems throughout the retail industry, from garments, to cars, to electronic products and food. In the second, the focus of study is mobile shopping. Since this new channel became of age, retailers have been trying to harness its power. [...]these contributions show that retail management has yet to find the best ways to resolve the challenges posed by the pandemic and at the same time the wide range of topics with which both researchers and practitioners are grappling.


The paper is devoted to a group of macroscopic defects which may be found in epitaxial AB materials grown by MBE technique. Morphology, geometry and optical properties of defects were studied by means of several experimental methods. The experimental data have been compared with the information taken from literature concerning sources of the defects and causes of their appearance.


The utility model relates to a high rise building elevator passageway with two emergency staircases, the elevator passageway comprises two two-floor height two-way turn-back staircases on each floor in at least ten continuous building natural floors; wherein, one edge of the staircase is adjacent to one long side of an elevator shaft, one side surface of a corridor is adjacent to the other long side of the elevator shaft; the other side surface of the corridor is adjacent to the other staircase; one end of the corridor is connected with a staircase platform, and the other end thereof is connected with the other staircase platform. The two staircases of the elevator passage has economic performance similar to a cross-zigzag staircase, and the inner space of the two staircases is wide, the visual field is remarkably expanded when waling in the staircase, potential danger can be beneficial to be predicted, and the elevator passageway is helpful to public security. When the staircase is open to outside, the elevator passageway has better fire-fighting, sight and public security performances, and the passageway provides an outdoor sport field.


Decision tree algorithm is a classical data mining classification algorithm,it's widely used in every field and has many great effect nowadays.Further more,the amelioration to decision tree algorithm is keeping on.The purpose to apply decision tree algorithm in intelligence teaching system is to lets the system do better classification.Use decision tree algorithm to classcify the learner by their input information,and apply different learning program to them.The result shows the application of decision tree algorithm lets system get the learner's trait clearly and improve the classification efficiency.There is conclusion that apply decision tree algorithm to intelligence teaching system is feasible.


Objective To investigate the relationship between the short-term outcome and contractive blood pressure(SBP),diastolic blood pressure(DBP),mean arterial pressure(MAP) during acute stage of cerebral infarction(internal carotid artery system) in patients with hypertension under different air temperature.Methods Two hundred and sixty acute cerebral infarct patients with hypertension were divided into 3 groups by the mean air temperature 7 days before the onset of acute cerebral infarct:low temperature group(mean air temperature15℃, n=99),common temperature group(mean air temperature 15-28℃,n=70),high temperature group(mean air temperature28℃,n=91).Blood pressure was measured every 8 hours for 10 days.Meanwhile,the short-term outcome was evaluated by NIHSS in the 14th day at hospitalization,and its correlation with SBP,DBP,and MAP were analyzed by multivariable correlation analysis.Results SBP,DBP,and MAP were negatively correlated with NIHSS at day 2-5 in low temperature group and common temperature group,especially at day 3(P0.01).In high temperature group,there was no correlation between MAP,SBP,DBP and NIHSS.Conclusion In low temperature or common temperature,there was a positive correlation between BP at day 2-5 and the short-term outcome of acute cerebral infarction(internal carotid artery system) patients with hypertension.


In this article, the construct of śraddhā which is derived from a sacred Hindu text, the Bhagavad-Gītā is explicated. The analysis of text resulted in nine themes, and many behavioural outcomes of śraddhā such as not finding faults in others. Jñāna or knowledge is seen as mediating between śraddhā and mokṣa or liberation. This relationship is moderated by tatparaḥ (or eager engagement in the spiritual practice one has chosen) and saṃyatendriyaḥ (or practicing self-restraint). Śraddhā is considered as one of the highest virtues. It is a gift of God. It always bears fruits which carry over to the next life. The highest quality of śraddhā is that of a devotee. From interpersonal perspective, śraddhā is an emotion one has for another person, a deity, God or śāstra (scriptural text or instructions in such texts that guide human behaviour). Śraddhā reflects the basic nature of people. Absence of śraddhā causes all efforts to go in vain. The nine themes that are discussed present a thick description of this indigenous construct and open avenues for future research.


The article identifies reasons that restrict use of calculation of expenditures by types of activity (ABC system) in practice of domestic enterprises. It systemises advantages of the use of the ABC system during calculations. It considers main stages of calculation of expenditures by types of activity. It offers classification of factors that influence formation of types of activity in the ABC system. It systemises shortcomings of the ABC system, that limit the sphere of its application at domestic enterprises: complexity and high labour intensiveness of calculations; high demands to accuracy, analytical character of information, professional training of personnel in efficient internal organisational communications; and resource intensity. It identifies dependence of efficiency of the ABC system functioning on correct selection of types of activity, in context of which production expenditures are calculated, when forming which the need of taking into account production factors and non-production activity factors is justified.


This research analyzes how a Black Mirror episode entitled Shut Up and Dance explores the idea of simulation crisis of the main character has to cope as the episode represents. This study uses Jean Baudrillard's theory of Hyperreality and Baudrillard's semiotic approach to scrutinize the episode signs and symbols of how an individual is treated by society by means of their behaviors and purposes. The result shows that in Shut Up and Dance, the show creator presents the concept of Hyperreality by showing the audience the declines of the main character's humanity, which eventually reduces to a mere symbol in the bigger picture, by delivering signs and symbols to the audience that indicates the process and symptoms of Hyperreality.


Don't give up when a patient's spasticity worsens. Proven therapeutic options, such as intrathecal baclofen therapy, can spare patients unnecessary suffering.