A clay roof tile is a product which has been used for construction such as houses, temples, hotels as well as other cultural tourist attractions located around the country. However, there are some disadvantages of installing the clay roof tile such as the high moisture adsorption, which leads to the growth of algae causing black stain on tile. After firing process, it is necessary to wait until the temperature decreases to lower than 200°C before taking the finished product out to prevent it from the damage resulted in long time consuming. Moreover, the non-uniform in color and low strength may be counted as their drawback. In this study, we focus on developing the clay roof tile with low moisture adsorption and improved mechanical strength. The use of Banberg clay from Lopburi province as a raw material, incorporating with cullet with an Al2O3 : SiO2 weight ratio of 0.30, lead to the reduction in moisture adsorption more than 1%, after firing at 1150°C. Moreover, the fired tile can be taken out of the furnace at 200°C without cracking and maintains the strength according to TIS 158-2518.


I. Let G be a locally compact group and m its Haar measure. For any m-measurable subset S of G, let L(S) be the subspace of L1(G) consisting of elements f such that fG\S If I dm =0. If S is a subsemigroup then L(S) is a subalgebra of L1(G). Various papers ([4], [5] and [7]) have been devoted to the study of L(S) and to the question of whether there is a subsemigroup T such that L(S) = L(T) whenever L(S) is an algebra. In [5] it is shown that this is the case whenever S is contained in a a-compact subset. A related problem is the following. Let dS be the set of all x in G such that each measurable neighborhood of x meets S in a set of positive measure. Whenever L(S) is an algebra, dS is a subsemigroup [7], but it need not be true that L(S) =L(dS). In this paper we show that in certain cases L(S) =L(dS). Using this we give very easy proofs of some of the results in [4] and [7]. Let M(G) be the Banach *-algebra of bounded regular Borel measures on G. (We follow [3] in the definition of Borel subsets etc.) For a Borel subset S of G, let M(S) be the set of A.EM(G) with I A I (G\S) = 0. Suppose that S is a measurable subsemigroup of G so that L(S) is a subalgebra of L1(G). Let L(S)T be the algebra of left multipliers of L(S), i.e. the algebra of bounded linear maps 7r of L(S) into itself such that 7r(f * g) = wrf * g. Let St = { x&G: xS\S is locally null }. In this paper we show that if G is abelian then St is closed and that M(Sr) CL(S)T, and under certain additional hypotheses M(ST) =L(S)r. This question has been considered by Birtel in [1] and T. A. Davis in [2]. The question is of some interest since Davis (op. cit.) showed that for abelian G, the Wiener-Pitt phenomenon occurs for measures in L(S)T.


In the last year, drastic changes have occurred in the administration of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the ongoing saga of the remaining unpublished material from Cave 4 at Qumran. The dismissal in December 1990 of John Strugnell as head of the international team editing the fragments set in motion a chain of events that culminated with a shocking announcement by the Huntington Library that it would open access to its copies of the material housed at the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem. As the realization of the traumatic events of the past year settle in, the scholarly community needs to look to the future and establish guidelines to deal better with the next major discovery, so that all humankind will benefit, not just a select few.


Plasma resistance is obtained for a plasma processing apparatus is provided with a possible exhaust-ring for suppressing the abnormal discharge high. The treatment chamber 100 is provided with a top electrode 112 is disposed a ceiling portion 110 and the upper electrode can be disposed opposite to 112, with the object to be processed the lower electrode 122 is disposed a receptacle 120. Around the lower portion electrode 122, the processing chamber through holes (126a), the plasma processing space 102 and the exhaust space and the exhaust ring 126 is arranged to divide the 104, the exhaust ring 126 in the 100 and a small number than the through hole (126a), it may also be clogged holes (126b) which is open toward the plasma processing space 102 is formed. The plasma processing space 102 side surface of the exhaust ring 126 there is an insulation coating treatment is composed of Y


The activity of lifting weights has many risks that can lead to complaints and work accidents such as mistakes in lifting excessive loads, overly bent postures, and other complaints that result in uncomfortable working conditions. This research was conducted to determine the risk level of work posture using the REBA method and biomechanics in lifting weights with different lifting variables. The research were took documentation data, angle and distance measurements by using the Kinovea application, and the data analyzed by using the REBA Assessment Worksheet and biomechanical equations. Based on the results obtained, the activity of lifting burdens on workers from the aspect of the REBA method mostly has a high level of risk category and only 1 worker has a moderate level of risk category. Meanwhile, from the biomechanics aspect, most of them have a risk level in the careful category, 1 worker has a risk level in the safe category, and 1 worker who has lifted a load of 50 kg has a risk level in the dangerous category.


To achieve test program commonality an ATE (automated test equipment) architecture that provides a common platform for the separate test disciplines has been defined using integrating standards. This common ATE architecture is amenable to engineering electronics design so that prime equipment designers will use it in conjunction with design-for-test strategies for equipment proof-of-design and qualification testing. In its use for manufacturing test, the standard ATE architecture is functional (performance) test oriented (versus component or in-circuit) to ensure reusability of functional tests for depot return for issue purposes and fault isolation techniques. The common ATE architecture promises to integrate various program requirements imposed by differing field ATEs such as MATE, IFTE, CASS, and SMART into a unified factory solution.<<ETX>>


Social media has had a significant influence on Indian culture and has been assimilated into the fabric of Indian society. By identifying and comprehending the issues social media pose to Indian culture, it can be useful to design strategies to decrease their negative effects and promote constructive use of them. The website utilized for the search and the search query words was the Scopus search engine. In total, 752 papers were located throughout the search. An effective method for conducting systematic literature reviews that enables the inclusion of a diversity of studies and viewpoints is the utilization of open-source secondary data. VOSviewer version 1.6.19 was the research analysis tool employed for the data analysis. Three hundred four item codes in all were included in the analysis. The items were divided into three clusters based on their similarities. In the network visualization, the first cluster, indicated by the color red, is the largest and consists of 120 items. The cluster represents the most prevalent social media problems that Indian culture encounters. The difficulties in this cluster include anxiety, burden, death, sadness, difficulty, disease, fear, mental health issues, misinformation, public health, danger, and stress. Items that were represented by the color green makeup cluster 112, which is made up of them. The third cluster contained 72 pieces and was represented by the color blue.


Aims  The identification of alternative methods of the euglycaemic–hyperinsulinaemic clamp to estimate the insulin‐sensitivity is a continuous challenge. The aim of the study was to evaluate the agreement between the short Insulin Tolerance Test (ITT) and the Homeostatic Model Assessment (HOMA), and their relationship with the components of the insulin resistance syndrome, in recently diagnosed Type 2 diabetic patients.


Four Slovakian Black‐and‐white bulls (LW 410 ± 12 kg; Exp. 1) and four Slovakian Black‐and‐white non lactating dairy cows (LW 475 ± 14 kg; Exp. 2) with permanent ruminal cannulas, duodenal T‐cannulas and ileal re‐entrant cannulas were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square design to determine the postruminal capacity of starch digestion. In Exp. 1 bulls received 5.4 kg DM from corn silage and 3.6 kg DM from alfalfa hay, in Exp. 2 cows consumed only 2.1 kg DM corn silage and 1.9 kg DM alfalfa hay. Additionally, either 750 or 1500 g (Exp. 1) or resp. 1000 or 2000 g (Exp. 2) gelatinized corn or wheat starch per animal and day were applied as pulse doses or as infusion into the proximal duodenum. In both experiments the duodenal and ileal nutrient flow, as well as the faecal excretion without starch application, were measured in a pre‐period. After starting starch application ileal digesta and faeces were sampled over 120 h after 9 or 23 days of adaptation respectively. Cr2O3 was used as a flow marker. It was shown, that the capacity of starch utilisation in the small intestine was limited. The effect of different doses of bypass‐starch was more pronounced than the effect of different starch sources. Starch digestibility decreased with increasing amounts of starch in the intestine (Exp. 1: corn starch: from 74.3 to 68.0%, P < 0.001; wheat starch: from 76.7 to 67.4%, P <0.001; Exp. 2: corn starch: from 71.4 to 50.3%, P <0.001; wheat starch: from 73.8 to 53.1%, P <0.001). Corn starch was 0.6 to 2.4% units (P <0.05) and 2.4 to 2.8% units (P < 0.001) less digested than wheat starch in Exp. 1 and Exp. 2, respectively. The decreased starch digestibility in the small intestine with increasing amounts of starch at the duodenum was not totally compensated in the large intestine. The starch digestibility in the total intestine for the low and high amounts of applied starch was: 83.7 and 81.0% (P < 0.001, corn starch, Exp. 1), 86.0 and 81.7% (P < 0.001, wheat starch, Exp. 1), 95.5 and 79.1% (P < 0.001, corn starch, Exp. 2), 99.8 and 81.7% (P < 0.001, wheat starch, Exp. 2). Corn starch was 0.7 to 2.3% units (P <0.001) and 2.6 to 4.3% units (P <0.001) less digested than wheat starch in Exp. 1 and Exp. 2, respectively. Model calculations were used to quantify the efficiency of starch utilisation. The recommended maximal amount of bypass‐starch is supposed to be 1.3 to 1.8 kg per animal and day.


Summary This study was carried out to explore the effect of Aloe Vera leaf gel in promoting wound healing and to investigate the antibacterial effect against some pathogenic bacteria in comparison with Nigella sativa oil. Standard dilutions of Aloe Vera leaf gel were made from ten to one hundred percent and its antibacterial effect had been examined in seeded agar method against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa both were previously identified by laboratory and biochemical methods, Nigella Sativa oil which is known to be one of the important medicinal plant was used for comparison . Statistical analysis showed a significant difference (P<0.05) between AVG and Nigella Sativa oil. The effect of Aloe Vera leaf gel against Staph .aureus was more potent than against Pseudomonas aeruginosa . There was a proportional relation between different concentrations of AVG with the values of inhibition zones diameters of the bacteria. Results showed that Aloe Vera was more potent than Nigella sativa against both bacteria. The sixty and the Minimum Bactericidal eighty


We theoretically propose a scheme for photon blockade in a cavity quantum electrodynamical system consisting of an N-type atomic medium interacting with a single-mode Fabry-Perot cavity. In contrast to inefficient nonlinear-dispersion-induced photon blockade suppressed by a large detuning, the photon blockade in our scheme is induced by a large nonlinear dissipation of the cavity created by the N-type atomic system. A deep photon blockade is manifested with a vanishing equal-time second-order correlation function within the cavity linewidth. This work provides an efficient photon blockade because it work in the near-resonance case.


An open-loop DC motor speed control system is developed using National Instrument's Data Acquisition (DAQ) Board (Model 6040E) and LabVIEW software package. A pulse width modulation (PWM) technique is employed to control motor speed. A VI (virtual instrument) is developed with LabVIEW that allows the DAQ to read a user selected reference voltage continuously. The VI also generates a suitable triangular wave that with the help of the reference signal produces the desired PWM signal. PWM is an analog signal that switches between two predefined limits. The switching interval of the PWM, controlled by the reference signal, determines the average power delivered to the motor circuit. The PWM signal is sent through the output port of the DAQ by the VI which in turn controls the motor speed. User from the front panel of the VI may input the amplitude and the frequency of the triangular wave, sampling rate of the reference signal, and the desired amplitude of the PWM. As the reference voltage increases, the width of the PWM (duty cycle) increases which in turn increases the speed of the motor. The varying nature of the motor speed is demonstrated in the laboratory by changing the reference signal. The principle developed in this project will be utilized in future endeavor toward controlling robot motion remotely via Internet.


We propose and motivate a new formalism for declarative parallel programming : constraint programming on vectors, whose positions are interpreted as explicit processes. We introduce the vector domain X based on an underlying domain X and propose a set of primitive constraints on this domain : scalar predicates are extended pointwise while communication is modeled by the new global constraint = ? interpreted as a bulk-synchronous communication phase. We present two families of complete solvers on this domain but show that their parallel implementation is troublesome. To avoid this problem we also introduce a family of more eecient but incomplete parallel solvers. The incomplete solvers are shown to support the declarative programming of data-parallel algorithms with explicit processes in the bulk-synchronous parallelism (BSP) style which ensures reliable and predictable execution costs.


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FOLLOWING on a recent visit of mine to Morocco, and thanks partly to the kindly help of H.M. Consul-General in Rabat (R. W. Bullard, Esq.), the Government officials of the French Protectorate were good enough to send out to their ConGroleurs Civils (District Officers) in the Civil Zone of French Morocco a questionnaire drawn up by me regarding the rural markets (suqs) of the territory administered by them. A few of the replies have now reached me, and from these I have been able to compile the following short preliminary account, which I have thought of interest to readers of the JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY as indicating a few of the ways in which the Moroccan countryside, unaltered in any radical way for many centuries, is I10W changing so rapidly. The rural markets of Morocco (which number some five hundred and fifty in the French Protectorate alone, with which this article is solely concerned) are fairs held regularly every week, usually at the same place in the tribal territory. They are held usually at a traditional site determined in the past by a number of considerations such as water supply, convenience of access, suitability of surface, and local religious or political influences. Practically all the commercial life of the tribes takes place there, for, as a rule, there are no shops in the native villages or encampments. Moreover, much of the political life of the tribes has its being there, and also, as the tribesmen are almost entirely illiterate, the suqs function as the news service of the countryside. In addition, numerous artisans such as blacksmiths, tinsmiths, cobblers, and barbers are there, as well as sorcerers, dentists, physicians, and various entertainers such as story-tellers, gymnasts, dancers, and serpent-charmers. Everything, from spices and amulets to


Measurement of corporate governance efficiency is very important for improving the corporate performance.Based on the relationship among the corporate governance efficiency and the four key indicators influenced on the corporate performance,a econometrics model of corporate governance efficiency is set up,which is taken ownership structure,directorate efficiency,management level,and stakeholder function as structure variables and their measurable indicators as observable variables.An empirical research for Chinese Public Company is done by means of the multivariable linear regression analysis,in which 748 sample data are collected from a survey of 1103 Chinese enterprises in 2005.The regression analysis results show that the shares of former 5 shareholders,the size of directorate board,the numbers of independent director,and manager tenures are key characteristics for measurement corporate governance efficiency.


It designed lattice display module for colourful LED based on MBI5024,and gived its secondary development application program. The module used LED special 16 bit constant current driver MBI5024 for column to drive control of lattice data,4 /16 line decoder 74HC154 and PNP type power transistor for drive control of lattice. It used the three primary colors mixing principle,in which each pixel consists of red,green,blue three colors of LED combination for the modules,modular design,and the three primary colors was designed to highlight LED into 16 × 3 × 16 lattice module. At last,it gived applications of the module to form a color graphic display system.


Abstract:Opening with the powerful imagery of incarceration as evoked by an anonymous letter-writer in fifteenth-century Italy, this analysis foregrounds the importance of sustained scholarly attention to how the states of exile and imprisonment were experienced, recorded, and endured in medieval and early modern Europe. On the face of it, these two states seem diametrically opposed. However, this approach argues that they were intertwined and discrete experiences. An overview of select relevant scholarship contextualises the contributions to this Special Issue which, together, illuminate the subtleties and complexities in the interaction of convergence and difference between exile and imprisonment in the period.


The use of a failure assessment diagram, of the type in the R 6 defect assessment procedure, is investigated for creep crack growth under steady loading. While a detailed approach based on C* remains attractive for appreciable creep crack growth, it is shown that a simplified approach can be formulated for limited crack extension. A failure assessment diagram is derived based on the option 2 curve of R 6 using isochronous stress-strain data. The inclusion of elastic strains in the isochronous data covers stress redistribution effects.

Equations are given which enable a toughness, Kmat, for assessments at temperatures in the creep range to be evaluated from creep crack incubation and growth data presented in terms of C*. The toughness, Kmat, replaces the fracture toughness used in low temperature R 6 assessments. Thermal stresses can be included in assessments by evaluating the stress intensity factor for the combined thermal and mechanical loading. A formula is given which enables the effect of thermal stresses to be reduced when creep strains are sufficient to relax out part or all of the thermal stress.


We summarize results from an on-going Hubble Space Telescope (HST) survey of a large sample of ULIRGs (Ultra-Luminous IR Galaxies). New ground-based multi-fiber spectroscopic observations are now being obtained to complement the HST data and to assist in the interpretation of these complex objects.


Objective:To evaluate the effect of lateral mini-incision in Total Hip Arthroplasty(THA).Methods: 84 patients(99 hips) were treated with THA through lateral mini-incision,compared with 35 patients(40 hips) which were treated with THA through traditional posterior-lateral incision in the corresponding period.Results: Many index in the lateral mini-incision group was better than that of the traditional posterior-lateral incision group,including the length of incision,the total blood loss and Harris score(P0.05).However,there was no statistical defference between the two groups in the operation time and the cup's outward bound angle and anteversion.Conclusion: THA through lateral mini-incision has the advantages of less surgical trauma,less blood loss,quick recovery of the function of Hip and less perioprerative complication.It is worthy of being popularized in clinic.


Corona surface treatment machine is an equipment that applied very extensive for surface treatment of plastic film,blade adapter is main component.Aiming at the characteristics of the blade adapter structure,this paper introduces a kind of design method,and discusses the structural design of the main components in detail.The blade adapter adopt rotary structure,air cylinder push rotary structure revolve that improve safety and convenience in pushing film.


Author: Roman Teplov Subject: The Impact of National Innovation System on Entrepreneurial Venture Creation Process Year: 2013 Place: Lappeenranta Master's Thesis. Lappeenranta University of Technology. Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management. 100 pages, 32 figures, 16 tables and 2 appendices. 1 st Supervisor: Professor Juha Väätänen 2 nd Supervisor: Dr. Samuli Kortelainen


This paper researches the fingerprints of Ginkgo leaf extract and dipyridamole injection, and establishes the fingerprints and relevant parameters of Ginkgo leaf extract and dipyridamole injection. The method has good systemticness, characteristics and reproducibility and guarantees its normalization, which is helpful to the quality control of this preparation.


Some essential properties of so-called difference substitution matrices are given,and it is proven that there are a finitely many difference substitution matrices whose product transforms the unit point(1,0,…,0) into a specified integral point with nonnegative components.A sufficient and necessary condition for the nonnegativity of a polynomial on R_+~n is obtained by using this result.Since the procedure based on the above arguments sometimes may not terminate,some sufficient conditions for the nonnegativity of polynomials in non-terminating cases are proposed.


The 3rd contract section of Qingdao Bay Bridge is a sea grade-separated interchange,whose superstructure is a continuous box girder bridge with high and large amount piers.Traditional construction of curved box girder bridges adopt full framing scheme for construction,while the sea interchange adopts trestle for construction.By optimal selection and design,long-span small-radius curved box girder slipping formwork was applied successfully in the construction of the sea interchange.This technology has the advantage of economic efficiency,easy operation,safe and reliable,and quality control is easy to handle.


Fundamental amplifying characteristics of 1.55-mum semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) that contain multiquantum well (MQW) active layers with an optimized tensile strain or bulk active layers with various tensile strains were investigated. Both types of SOAs have their own merits and demerits. For device application in networks, driving current and wavelength in the low-polarization-sensitivity condition are very important, but they have not been clarified yet. The results of the present investigation clarify the driving current and wavelength characteristics of low-polarization-sensitivity SOAs with MQW and strained-bulk active layers. The low-polarization-sensitivity condition of SOAs with a strained-bulk active layer is shown to have a very wide range of driving current and wavelength for network-device application. These results, with other requirements taken into account, provide guidelines for choosing the type of SOA most suitable for a given application


We investigate the classification of the T-ray response of normal human bone cells and human osteosarcoma cells, grown in culture. Given the magnitude and phase responses within a reliable spectral range as features for input vectors, a trained support vector machine can correctly classify the two cell types to some extent. Performance of the support vector machine is deteriorated by the curse of dimensionality, resulting from the comparatively large number of features in the input vectors. Feature subset selection methods are used to select only an optimal number of relevant features for inputs. As a result, an improvement in generalization performance is attainable, and the selected frequencies can be used for further describing different mechanisms of the cells, responding to T-rays. We demonstrate a consistent classification accuracy of 89.6%, while the only one fifth of the original features are retained in the data set.


This study was aimed at investigating the influence of hormones in pregnant Nigerian women with hypertensive disorders. The study was a prospective cohort study. The participants were pregnant women attending the clinics for antenatal care in four different tertiary health facilities in Nigeria. A total of 521 participants were enrolled in the study out of which 34 developed different types of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP). After an overnight fast, about 12 millilitres of venous blood sample was collected aseptically from the antecubital vein of each participant without HDP at baseline, second trimester, third trimester and those with HDP at point of development of hypertension respectively. Placental growth factor (PLGF), leptin and insulin were assayed using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). The mean values for insulin was increasing from first to second and third trimester while that of PLGF and leptin decreased from first to second trimester and peak in the third trimester. The findings of this study showed that placental growth factor, a vascular endothelial hormone promoting angiogenesis is an early biomarker and predictor of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. To the best of our knowledge, this hormone has not been estimated in Nigerian pregnant women. Early screening of leptin and insulin may be useful in early prediction of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in Nigeria pregnant women who may develop hypertensive disorders. Defective placental implantation which lead to endothelial dysfunction and reduced perfusion revealed PLGF as a biomarker and predictor of HDP in the second trimester of pregnancy. Elevated serum leptin and insulin which led to increase in placental-associated factors resulting in maternal disease appear to be strong biomarkers and predictors of HDP in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy.


Reflection and transmission of acoustic and entropy perturbations interacting with steady subsonic fronts separating cold and hot phases are studied in one-dimensional planar geometry. The dynamics of such fronts is governed by radiative cooling and heating and thermal conductivity. The fronts are found to be evolutionarily stable. It is shown that at small Mach numbers of the front, M < 0.01, acoustic energy can be partly absorbed by the cooling-conductive interface. In the interval of Mach numbers M ~ 0.01-0.3 the transmission coefficient is found to be larger than one, i.e., the transmitted energy flux is enhanced in comparison with the energy flux falling onto the interface. The reflection coefficient exceeds one in a wider interval of Mach numbers, M ~ 0.01-0.8, so that at 0.01 < M < 0.8 the total energy flux scattered by the cooling-conductive interface is larger than the flux falling onto it, and thus such interfaces amplify acoustic energy. It is shown also that entropy perturbations coming onto the front from the hot phase can generate sound waves behind the front. Possible implication of such amplification of acoustic motions as a source of turbulence in interstellar molecular clouds with the lack of star formation is discussed. The energy density of sound perturbations in the intercloud gas of the ISM is argued to be high enough to replenish dissipation of mechanical energy in molecular clouds.


Mortuary programs have great potential to provide insights into ritually-integrated social systems of house societies. Metal age house societies of prehistoric Thailand, such as the Ban Chiang Cultural Tradition, are argued to have practiced residential burial, with interment of corpses in close physical proximity to spaces occupied by the living in daily life. It is suggested that this mortuary practice contributed to sustaining long-lived socio-settlement systems that were characterized by low levels of inter-community conflict. The mortuary ceramics interred in metal age burials reveal sub-regional stylistic and technological groupings that appear to imply territorial subdivisions in these apparently acephalous and decentralized societies.


We demonstrate here a simple one-pot approach to directly fabricate hierarchical hollow anatase TiO2 spheres with a mesoporous shell architecture, which show improved visible light photocatalytic activity owing to their unique structure.


In April of 1984, after 6 years of planning, the Upjohn Company Corporate Technical Library officially opened its new library facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A fairly large corporate library of some 25,000 square feet net usable space, it expressed a bold commitment to space for printed publications at a time when the paperless office and the paperless library were being widely touted. At the same time the new facility had to provide for the electronic library: over 70 electronic workstations, a User Search Lab, a Computer Room and an Online Training Center. The planning challenges, the rationale for space usage, and some of the special features of the new library are described.


The research developed describes a methodology based on trends and scenarios to understand the dynamics of the bitumen industry at country level in order to identify business opportunities in this sector. This methodology is supported by the concept of information management, which is used by organizations, institutions and corporations to identify, assemble, collect, process and analyzes information carefully in a decision-making process to develop new businesses or optimize existing ones. It has been developed based on different tools, such as identification of reliable sources of information, statistical analysis of future events using historical data, the use and/or development of statistical forecasts. The issues have been linked in a systematic sequence that facilitate our understanding of the evolution of the bitumen industry but mainly of what will be its future for the next four years.


Materials and Methods Two groups were enrolled in the study (30 healthy volunteers and 30 patients with AR). Quality of Life assessment using a questionnaire, evaluation of nasal mucosa, mucociliary clearance rate, ciliary movement frequency of columnar epithelium cells, inflammation signs in mucosal smears prior to and after the treatment with inert cellulose powder (Nasaleze and Nasaleze Cold) were performed.


DIANIA RAHMAWATI. Determination of Optimum pH and Temperature of Chitinase Activity of Bacillus cereus I.5 and Tested Its Ability to Degrade the Exoskleton of Striped Mealy Bug (Ferrisia virgata Cockerell). Supervised by NISA RACHMANIA MUBARIK and ALINA AKHDIYA. Bacillus cereus I.5 is one of chitinolytic bacteria isolated from chilli rhizosphere. The chitinase could be apply as a biocontrol of plant pest. One method to precipitate enzyme by using ammonium sulphate. It could increase specific activity enzyme. This research was conducted to determine optimum pH and temperature of chitinase activity of Bacillus cereus I.5 and tested its ability to degrade chitin exoskeleton of Ferrisia virgata Cockerell, one of Jatropha's pest. Enzyme activity was obtained at the 10% ammonium sulphate saturation level, which is 20 times higher compared to crude enzyme. Specific enzyme activity increased from 0,039 U/mg of crude extract to 0,778 U/mg after ammonium sulphate precipitation. Chitinase of B. cereus i.5 showed highest activity at pH 7,0 and 55 °C although the enzyme also showed its activity at pH 5,0-9,0 and temperature 26-≤55 o C. Application of crude chitinase and the enzyme after ammonium sulphate precipitation on degrading of chitin Ferrisia virgata showed it worked better if incubated firstly at its optimum temperature.


The position of non-member states under the Charter - a question which has lost most of its practical relevance after the United Nations (UN) has acquired a quasi-universal membership - continues to have a high theoretical, or doctrinal, importance. In fact, in the work of Verdross and Simma the designation of the Charter as a 'constitution' does not have consequences of any importance either for member states or for non-member states. A number of features of an 'ideal' constitution, as conceived according to Max Weber's methodology, can be recognized in the Charter of the UN. The constitutional goals of the Charter are confirmed by its opening words ('We the Peoples of the UNs') which are modelled on the preamble of the Constitution of the United States. The UN Charter includes express provisions relating to legislation, the administration of law, and adjudication.Keywords: adjudication; constitutional goals; member states; UN Charter


A representative sample of studies drawn from the published program evaluation literature is systematically examined. Weak designs, low statistical power, ad hoc measurement, and neglect of treatment implementation and program theory characterize the state of the art in program evaluation. Program evaluation research under the experimental paradigm requires better planning and execution.


I describe LASER, a scalable response prediction platform currently used as part of a social network advertising system. LASER enables the familiar logistic regression model to be applied to very large scale response prediction problems, including ones beyond advertising. Though the underlying model is well understood, we apply a whole-system approach to address model accuracy, scalability, explore-exploit, and real-time inference. To facilitate training with both large numbers of training examples and high dimensional features on commodity clustered hardware, we employ the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM). Because online advertising applications are much less static than classical presentations of response prediction, LASER employs a number of techniques that allows it to adapt in real time.


Three water application rates were compared for a sprinkler and fan dairy cooling system in an open-sided feed barn in a hot, humid climate. The effects of cooling were monitored on 36 mid-lactation, Holstein dairy cows for water application rates of 313.4, 492.9, and 704.1 L/h per nozzle at 69 kPa (1.4, 2.2, and 3.1 gpm at 10 psi) per nozzle. No statistically significant differences were detected between water application rates for daily milk yield, daily 3.5% fat-corrected milk yield, dry matter intake, fat yield, protein yield, percent protein, respiration rate, and rectal temperature. The percentage of milk fat was significantly affected by water application rate. These results indicate that sprinkler and fan cooling systems can provide effective heat stress relief at the lowest water application rate tested, thus, reducing the amount of water consumed and the amount of waste water that must be handled.


Discharge wall conditioning is an effective tool to improve plasma performance in tokamaks and stellarators. RF Discharge Conditioning (RFDC) techniques are envisaged for use during operational campaigns on superconducting devices like the ITER tokamak and W7-X stellarator, as alternative to DC Glow Discharge Conditioning which is inefficient in presence of magnetic fields. This contribution investigates RFDC in both the ion and electron cyclotron range of frequencies (ICRF and ECRF) on the WEGA device (Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany) as preparation for W7-X operation. ECRF discharges produced by localised absorption of RF power at EC resonance layers suffer from poor radial discharge homogeneity in the tokamak vacuum magnetic field configuration, severely limiting the plasma wetted wall areas and consequently the conditioning efficiency. The non-localised production of ICRF discharges by collisional RF power absorption features much improved discharge homogeneity making Ion ...


The p53 protein is activated by various forms of cellular stress and its function is modulated though a multiplicity of posttranslational modifications to dictate signaling outcomes. A recent study demonstrated that inhibition of p53 by pifithrin-m effectively blocked cell death caused by restimulation of the T cell receptor (TCR). Using human T cells, we investigated the phosphorylation status of p53 following TCR restimulation and detected a time-dependent increase in phosphorylation on Ser15, which correlated with onset of cell death. Phospho-p53 (Ser15) was limited to the nucleus and coincided with phosphorylation of ATM. Blocking ATM function through KU55933 or caffeine prevented cell death. Phosphorylation of ATM suggested activation of the DNA damage response pathway and we confirmed coordinate increases in both yH2AX and SMC-1. Activation of the ATM-p53-dependent DNA damage response pathway following restimulation of the TCR was reduced by inhibition of JNK by SP600125 as well as the anti-oxidant N-acetyl cysteine (NAC). Activation of the DNA damage pathway occurred in an antigen-specific manner and was also observed in T cells derived from melanoma patients undergoing adoptive T cell therapy. In vitro treatment with NAC improved survival of T cells while increasing melanoma cell killing. Thus our data highlight a role for activation of the DNA damage response pathway following TCR restimulation and its potential translational significance in adoptive T cell therapy.


The risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) has long been known to by dynamic. For example, Solomon and colleagues demonstrated that the months after a myocardial infarction represents a transient high-risk period where the absolute rate of SCD is acutely elevated before declining to a basal and lower rate.1 Likewise, in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), the observed distribution of ICD therapies is non-random, with clear clustering of ventricular arrhythmias.2 The reality of this dynamic SCD risk is buttressed against the typically cross-sectional nature in which we deploy risk assessment in the care of patients. Missing, therefore, is a risk assessment approach that flexibly captures dynamic changes in SCD risk over the course of a patient's lifetime. Such a strategy could have significant implications for prevention of SCD events and, possibly, maximization of ICD benefit. In this issue of the Journal, Rohde and colleagues sought to identify dynamic risk factors for SCD in patients with systolic heart failure (HF).3 The cohort included 8399 patients from the PARADIGM-HF (Prospective Comparison of ARNI with ACEI to Determine Impact on Global Mortality and Morbidity in Heart Failure) trial,4 a randomized controlled comparison of sacubitril/valsartan and enalapril in subjects with chronic, systolic HF and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40%. Leveraging pre-specified serial assessment during the trial, the authors employed a multivariable model of time-updated markers to identify dynamic predictors of SCD risk. To assess the relationship between trajectories of clinical and serological markers with SCD risk, they performed a 'look-back' analysis, working retrospectively from the time of death. A third analysis involved a machine learning algorithm [classification and regression tree (CART) analysis] to identify dynamic predictors of risk. Cognizant of the relevance of competing risk, the authors used logistic regression models


The suggestion that the auroral spectrum, the principal ray in the spectrum of nebulæ, and other rays of unknown origin, might be due to meteoric dust induced us to investigate the problem whether solid particles of sufficient minuteness would act like gaseous molecules in an electric discharge and become luminous with their characteristic special radiation. The dust we employed was that thrown off from the surface of various electrodes by a disruptive discharge, and it was carried forward into the tube of observation by a more or less rapid current of air or other gas. The arrangement will be best understood from the annexed diagram, which represents a section of the glass vessel which was the principal part of the apparatus. A represents a bulb in which were the electrodes a, a to give the dust, connected by a widish tube d with the tube for observation B.


Finite element method (FEM) relies on an approximate function to fit into a governing equation and minimizes the residual error in the integral sense in order to generate solutions for the boundary value problems (nodal solutions). Because of this FEM does not show simultaneous capacities for accurate displacement and force solutions at node and along an element, especially when under the element loads, which is of much ubiquity. If the displacement and force solutions are strictly confined to an element's or member's ends (nodal response), the structural safety along an element (member) is inevitably ignored, which can definitely hinder the design of a structure for both serviceability and ultimate limit states. Although the continuous element deflection and force solutions can be transformed into the discrete nodal solutions by mesh refinement of an element (member), this setback can also hinder the effective and efficient structural assessment as well as the whole-domain accuracy for structural safety of a structure. To this end, this paper presents an effective, robust, applicable and innovative approach to generate accurate nodal and element solutions in both fields of displacement and force, in which the salient and unique features embodies its versatility in applications for the structures to account for the accurate linear and second-order elastic displacement and force solutions along an element continuously as well as at its nodes. The significance of this paper is on shifting the nodal responses (robust global system analysis) into both nodal and element responses (sophisticated element formulation).


It was a difficulty problem in the maneuvering target track. Above the foundation of analyzing the singer model,the "currently" statistical model and velocity estimation adaptive algorithm,this paper takes simulation of the three models and algorithms,and gives out the precision and real time sexual comparative result of the three models.


viii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Opening Vignette: Local Treasures 1 1.2 Multi-use Trails 2 1.3 Trail Benefits 3 1.4 Regional Trail Planning 4 1.5 Research Problem 5 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY 9 2.1 Qualitative Research 9 2.2 Case Study Approach 9 2.3 Case Selection 11 2.4 Data Collection 12 2.5 Participant Interviews 14 2.6 Data Analysis 17 CHAPTER 3: CASE DESCRIPTIONS 20 3.1 Project Study Area 20 3.2 Wapsi-Great Western Line Trail (WGWLT) 21 3.3 Prairie Farmer Recreational Trail (PFRT) 30 3.4 Trout Run Trail (TRT) 39 3.5 Regional Trail Development 47 CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION 52 4.1 Data Analysis 52 4.2 Major Actors 54 4.3 Themes 60 4.4 Trail Planning Influences 85 4.5 Study Limitations 91 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS 93 5.1 Research Summary 93 5.2 Implications for Planning 95 5.3 Reflections 100 5.4 Closing Vignette: Regional Rendezvous 101


Modern wound dressings have been developed to cope with all volumes of wound exudate. One example would be polyurethane foam dressings, which are versatile, in that they are available in a range of absorbencies and shapes, with thicknesses ranging from 1mm to 4–7mm. As a result, they are marketed as being suitable for highly exuding wounds, as well as those with minimal exudate (White et al, 2012).


The fragment mass distributions of platelike objects are investigated by conducting two types of experiments. The first is a {open_quotes}sandwich{close_quote}{close_quote} experiment in which thin glass and plaster plates are inserted between two larger stainless steel plates and an iron projectile is dropped onto the target plate at normal incidence. The second is a {open_quotes}lateral impact{close_quote}{close_quote} experiment in which a hypervelocity nylon projectile collides at the side of the plaster plates. There is a discrepancy in the power-law exponent of fragment mass distribution between the sandwich experiment and the lateral impact experiment. A model that agrees with the experimental results is proposed. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}


Introduction:
 In North Carolina (NC), 911-dispatch centers are accelerating treatment to OHCA by notifying bystanders of nearby public AEDs. This system depends on a comprehensive registry of AED locations. State law requires registration of AEDs with the NC Office of EMS (NC OEMS), but adherence to this legislation is unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the registration status of public AEDs in a large county in NC.

 Methods:
 Using structured phone surveys, we determined the AED status and information for businesses in Forsyth County, NC. Using a national business database, we identified all registered large businesses (>20 employees) and select small businesses (1-19 employees) most likely to have an AED: healthcare, government, childcare, educational, and religious organizations. In addition, AED lists were elicited from large organizations (e.g non-hospital health clinics, universities, and county government) (n=293 AEDs), NC OEMS (n=336), and 911-dispatch center (n=73).

 Results:
 Between 1/2/22-5/7/22, we contacted 1,702 businesses (response rate =79.1%). Of these, 411 (30.5%) businesses reported >= 1 AEDs. Additionally, 106 unique AED locations were identified from large organizations; 22 from the 911-dispatch; and 34 from the NC OEMS registry. The final AED list contained 963 AEDs at 573 unique locations (Table). Identified AEDs were most frequently located at health clinics, schools, colleges, offices, industrial facilities, and churches. A majority of AEDs (65.1% [627/963]) were not previously registered in the NC OEMS AED registry. Few business AEDs (11.8% [114/963]) were listed in the county dispatch agency's geolocation software system.

 Conclusion:
 Most businesses and organizations in our survey canvas had AEDs that were unregistered in a state-mandated AED registry. Structured strategies to increase reporting of publicly available AEDs to NC OEMS and transfer of that information to county 911-dispatch systems are needed.


OBJECTIVE
to unveil the significances of women who experience being the caregiver of their companion with cancer.

METHOD
a Heidegger's phenomenological research, performed with ten women who are caregivers of their companions with cancer in a town in the northwest of the state of Paraná, Brazil, from December 2013 to February 2014. The following guiding question was used: "How has it been for you to care for your companion with cancer?".

RESULTS
from the analysis of the speeches the following ontological themes emerged: "Taking responsibility of caring for the companion with cancer", "Learning to live with the intimacy changes" and "Learning to live with the feelings related to care". The data revealed the wives' sense of responsibilities for caring and the influence of feelings in the act of caring, including the impact on the couple's intimacy.

CONCLUSION
in the midst of difficulties, the feelings of affection are the driving force behind these women to continue their actions as wife-caregivers.


The multi-projection display, LED and the plurality of modulating the projection according to the optical image information from the light source unit image information generator for generating a projector unit, a unit image information input to each of the plurality of projector units part, the transmissive screen and characterized by having a unit image information correcting unit for correcting the unit image information based on the capturing result for the projected image to. As a result, the adjusted time the shutter mechanism that makes the complex at the same time does not need to be further reduced.


Macro and micro studies of grate have been carried out at different stages of operation to determine the cause of drastically reduce of service life of the grate kiln trolleys of 40H24N12SL steel due to the changed operating conditions. The study determined the percolation mechanism of corrosion destruction of parts during operation, determined by the course of intergranular corrosion in steel during the operation period of more than 3 months. The authors defi ned surfaces of the part in which the ICC process has the greatest intensity. The estimation of the impact of operating mode of grates on the course of intergranular corrosion is determined. The ways to improve the grates quality are revealed.


This paper proposes a general equilibrium model in all respects identical to the Walrasian one, except that it includes a mechanism by which prices change endogenously. The Walrasian auctioneer is eliminated and, consequently, the problem put forward by K. Arrow is solved without introducing imperfect competition. This model also shows that the rule of price change according to the law of supply and demand, which is exogenous in the standard general equilibrium theory, is logically related to the Walrasian price taker individual behavior. These two properties of the Walrasian model depend on too restrictive and economically unsatisfactory conditions.


Introduction: Pterygium progression and recurrence is a common complication. In various studies conducted on role of subconjunctival depot injection of bevacizumab, nothing has been standardized with regards to dosage and its frequency. The study was done with aim to assess role and clinical efficacy of subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab as a non surgical treatment modality for pterygium. Material and Methods: 80 cases of pterygium were included in this study. Study was done over a period of 12 months from December 2018 to November 2019 at a tertiary care ophthalmic centre of Northern India. In this study, three doses of 2.5 mg of bevacizumab were administered sub-conjunctivally at monthly interval under topical anaesthesia on Outdoor Patient Department basis. Standard aseptic measures were observed. Results: Cases were followed up next day after each injection and thereafter on monthly basis for three months and finally after 06 months of first injection. Progression of pterygium was noted in 8 cases. Subconjunctival haemorrhage was noted in 41 cases. Conjunctival cyst was seen in three cases which were punctured in OPD, however recurrence was noted after one month in one case. No rise in Intra Ocular Pressure (IOP) was noted. Conclusions: Subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab is useful in treatment of patients with pterygium without local or systemic adverse effects.


One of the problems faced by middle to lower economic class people in big cities is drying clothes, both in the dry season and in the rainy season. Artificial clothes drying equipment is needed that can replace the role of solar energy. The purpose of this study was to determine the performance of electric energy clothes dryers and the length of time needed to dry clothes on a household scale. The clothes dryer works by using a heat-pump based on the vapor-compression cycle. The total power of the heat pump is 200 watt. The working fluid of the heat-pump is R134a. The working fluid used to dry clothes is air, using a closed airflow system. The research was carried out experimentally by varying the amount of clothes in the drying chamber. The clothes dryer performance (COP) of the heat pump is 7.94. Drying time for 15, 25 and 40 clothes respectively for 210 minutes, 330 minutes and 450 minutes.


In this work, a human head from nuclear electromagnetic pulse (NEMP) is simulated by using CST program for the analysis of SAR at 1MHz, 10MHz, 50MHz. The human head model is homogeneous and simulated with the brain equivalent material. And the NEMP is described by the second double exponential pulse shape with some characteristic parameters. From these results, we find that while the frequency increase, the peak SAR rise as a whole. In addition, the peak of SAR almost concentrates on the nose or the top of the head, which is the point to the NEMP protection. We believe that these results are very useful to the NEMP protection of human head.


Am-Be neutrons source is based on (α, n) reaction and generates neutrons in the energy range of 0-11 MeV. Since the thermal neutrons are widely used in different fields, in this work, we investigate how to improve the source configuration in order to increase the thermal flux. These suggested changes include a spherical moderator instead of common cylindrical geometry, a reflector layer and an appropriate materials selection in order to achieve the maximum thermal flux. All calculations were done by using MCNP1 Monte Carlo code. Our final results indicated that a spherical paraffin moderator, a layer of beryllium as a reflector can efficiently increase the thermal neutron flux of Am-Be source.


The objectives of this study are: (1) to describe the form of empowerment of farmer communities through the institutional strengthening of coffee farmers (2) to describe the model of farmer empowerment through institutional strengthening and (3) identify the obstacles encountered in empowering coffee farmers through institutional strengthening. The study was conducted in Kaongke Ongkea Village, Pasarwajo Subdistrict, Buton Regency in February - April 2017. The study was conducted using qualitative methods. The object of research is coffee farmers involved in coffee processing groups. Data collected through in-depth interviews with informants. The results showed that the form of empowerment of coffee farmers through strengthening institutional farmers, namely: a) increasing the capacity of Human Resources and strengthening farming capital, b) the model of empowering farmer communities through strengthening farmer institutions, namely: creating a social situation or climate, strengthening the potential or power owned by farmers and protect from all their weaknesses, c) obstacles encountered in empowering farmers through institutional strengthening, among others: internal constraints namely: limited human resources, especially farmers and limited budgets at the farm level in developing farming. Afterwhile is an external obstacle, which is not yet established a good partnership between farmers.

Keywords: Empowerment, strengthening, institutions, food barns, farmers


A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of, Master of Science
in Crop Protection (entomology), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences , University of Gezira, Wadmedani, Sudan, June, 2012


A process for producing a hybrid semiconductor structure and a hybrid semiconductor structure thus produced are disclosed. The assembled hybrid semiconductor structure contains a flat substrate (11) with at least two substrate connexion spots (13) and a semiconductor chip or wafer substrate (10) with at least two chip connexion spots (16). The structure has a thermally and electrically conductive adhesive layer (13') on the surface of the flat substrate (11), in the area of the substrate connexion spots (13). Said substrates (10, 11) are brought together and linked in an electrically conductive and mechanically fixed way by said electrically conductive adhesive layers (13'), with their connexion spots (13, 16) facing each other.


Till last few decades, a necrosed tooth with immature apex was an indication for apexogenesis. With advances in dentistry such as improved irrigation protocols, better visibility to the operating site and increased skills of endodontists, regenerative endodontic procedures have come into the limelight. The alongside research in tissue engineering also have been beneficial for researchers and endodontists to open new horizons in regenerative endodontics. This review paper involves the triad of tissue engineering, concepts of regenerative endodontics applied in past, current protocols according to American Association of Endodontists and future concepts of tooth tissue regenerations which are being researched.


Changes occur in both the sign and magnitude of E2:M1 multipole mixing ratios for different types of transition upon crossing from 'spherical vibrational' (N<or=88) to 'deformed rotational' (N>or=90) nuclei. Experimental results are compared with the predictions of the dynamic deformation theory. The sign changes in delta arise from a sign change in the M1 matrix element. The sources of such a change are discussed.


Introduction. The first four sections of this paper are essentially a survey of what is known about the nature of the spectrum of a coset in the Calkin algebra. In these sections we show that, a great deal of information can be obtained f rom a simple but not very well known theorem of F. W O L F [ 1 8 ] . That result (Theorem ( 1 . 1 ) ) gives several characterizations of those cosets that have a left inverse. In section 2 we use Wolf 's theorem to exhibit the relations between the spectrum and two different essential spectra of bounded operator. Wolf ' s theorem immediately suggests introduction of the left essential spectrum of an operator A. This set turns out to coincide with the collection of Weyl limit points of the spectrum of A. It is thus of interest to know that it is non-empty as we show in section 3. In that section we also indicate the relations between the left essential spectrum, the boundary of the spectrum, and the approximate point spectrum of an operator. In section 4 we use Wolf 's theorem to obtain a description of the essential spectrum of a hyponormal coset in terms of eigenvalues. In section 5 we obtain an analogue of Wolf 's theorem for the numerical range of a coset. This result yields several new characterizations of the essential numerical, range of an operator introduced in [17]. Finally, in section 6 we use the techniques of § 3 to show that the non-cyclic operators are norm-dense in 9 3 ( 5 ) . This answers a question raised by H A L M O S in [8].


ABSTRACT The Barton Creek watershed west of the Balcones Fault Zone in Austin, Texas is primarily underlain by the Glen Rose Formation. Groundwater discharges from springs in the Glen Rose limestone and from small contact springs at the base of terrace deposits along the creek mainstream. Analysis of spring samples indicates that the chemistry of shallow groundwater is altered in springs with urban development in contributing recharge areas. Comparisons between springs in rural settings and springs in urban settings indicate significant differences in nitrate, ammonia, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulfate, alkalinity, specific conductance, and total dissolved solids. Mean concentrations of nitrates in urban springs are over 500% higher and ion concentrations range from 25% to over 700% greater than those in rural springs. Results of heavy metal analyses are statistically inconclusive although heavy metals are more frequently detected in urban springs. In some cases, spring chemistry and discharge rate appear to be affected by effluent irrigation in recharge areas. Chemistry of some springs varies considerably depending on antecedent moisture conditions. Wet weather typically dilutes nutrients and ions associated with effluent irrigation. The relationship between urbanization and groundwater chemistry does not appear to be caused by changes in host rocks as most springs discharge from the Glen Rose Formation. Potential sources for increasing nitrogen concentrations in urban areas include landscape fertilizers and wastewater effluent. Increases in ions in urban areas may result from enhanced carbonate dissolution by irrigation with municipal drinking water and high ion concentrations in irrigated wastewater effluent.


From a study based on the inventory, analysis and conclusions provided from de natural system, equipment s and the road system as structuring elements, a proposal is formulated to Girardot that aims to improve its infrastructure to position itself as a tourism competitive city. The area in question is located in the south of Cundinamarca, has a potential for very large development, linked to its river resource in the Magdalena River and its proximity to the capital of the republic. The goal if to find the fundamental axes that allow to develop a connector point that allows carry passengers managing to optimize and leverage the existing infrastructure as an engine of development for different sectors such as the economic and the tourist. Girardot, being strategically located on a navigable zone of the Magdalena River and with the possibility of different types of transport (air, river, rail and land), has a great potential for economic development which is being wasted for not promoting an structured urban development. The proposal claims through an equipment improve transport infrastructure using the Magdalena river within a multimodal scheme enhancing their navigability, Reaching to the regional and national economy and consolidating a balanced development to achive positioning Girardot as a tourism competitive city. The punctual Project is an Intermodal Transport Terminal, which includes rail, road and inland waterway system.


The corrosion resistance of the weld provides a high force seal member. An urging member formed by weld connecting the plate to each other when the force seal member by performing a chemical conversion treatment and electrodeposition coating, and then subjected to the chemical conversion treatment, the surface adjustment process using a surface conditioner containing zinc phosphate colloid, the fluorine concentration and to processes to be performed according to the zinc phosphate treatment using the zinc phosphate treatment agent at least 100 mass ppm.


ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the antioxidant activity of red onion peel extract using ultrasound extraction. Antioxidant activity was evaluated using DPPH, inhibition of β-carotene, ABTS and FRAP. The results indicated that the 130 W ultrasound power, in pulsed mode, and with 60% solvent favored flavonoids and total anthocyanins, FRAP and β-carotene. The highest levels of total phenolics were found using 60% solvent, at 130 W, and in continuous extraction mode. DPPH was influenced only by the 60% solvent, and the ABTS values were higher with the 80% solvent, in pulsed mode, and at 130 W of power.


In a Hamiltonian system von Neumann Statistical Operator is used to tease out the quantum consequence of (classical) chaos engendered by the nonlinear coupling of system to its environment. An example of coupled oscillators is given. Such an operator, at fixed energy of system and at a given Poincari section is in a mixed state, inevitably.


A method for culturing microalgae and recovery system comprising a photobioreactor, the floatation separator, centrifugal separator and a microbubble generator. The photobioreactor for culturing microalgae unit is configured to produce a precipitate microalgae photochemical reaction. By floatation separator separating the precipitated microalgae. By a centrifugal separator to separate microalgae concentrated. Microbubble generator generates the process water containing fine carbon dioxide bubbles, and the resulting process water to the photo-bioreactor unit and the floatation separator. This system can be simpler and more cultured microalgae and recovery cost-effective manner.


I wish to thank Prof. Ayman Badawi, Dept. of Mathematics, American University of Sharjah, UAE and the referee's for their several remarks and valuable suggestions that improved the presentation of the paper.


The influence model (IM) is a discrete-time stochastic model that captures the spatiotemporal dynamics of networked Markov chains. Partially-observed IM (POIM) is an IM in which the statuses for some sites are unobserved. Identifiability and estimation of POIMs from incomplete state information are critical for POIM applications. In this letter, we develop a new estimation algorithm for both homogeneous and heterogeneous POIMs. The method, called EM-JMPE, integrates expectation maximization (EM) and joint-margin probability estimation (JMPE) to achieve reduced computation. In addition, we study the identifiability of POIMs by exploring the reduced-size joint-margin matrix, based on which necessary conditions for both homogeneous and heterogeneous POIMs are provided. The simulation studies verify the developed results.


three different reagents with impregnation ratio of 1:2, (IR 1:2). The jars were labelled appropriately as 30, 40 and 60 % Abstract: Activated carbon was be produced from Canarium schweinfurthii seed by physical and chemical processes. Acetic acid was used as alternative chemical at various concentrations (30 – 60%). The reaction conditions were optimized at temperature range 400 – 600 0 C and time interval of 20 – 60 minutes. The raw atile seed and carbonized charcoal were characterized using parameters like bulk density, percentage yield, moisture content, ash content and percentage of carbon. The uncarbonized atile seed has a bulk density of 0.4348, percentage yield 93 %, moisture content 4.7 %, ash content 2.3 % and percentage of carbon 93 %, while the carbonized charcoal at temperature range of (400 – 600 0C) has a bulk density of (0.4115 – 0.4312 g/cm3), percentage yield (80.82 – 86.48 %), moisture content (13 – 17 %), ash content (6 – 2 %) and percentage of carbon of (74.005 – 84.510 %). The activated carbon was further used to decolourize dye effluent. The experimental data were analyzed using Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms. After optimization, the activated carbon was structurally analyzed using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and X-ray diffraction (XRD).


Initial decisions about the control system should always be taken in the early stage of the accelerator design for a particular application. Apart from the accelerator, the application itself needs to be considered, which extends the range of requirements and may even shift the primary focus of the control system. This normally requires a dedicated control system architecture design and its precise adjustment. Cosylab's experience in design and tuning of the control system to specific applications (scientific, medical, industrial and nuclear) is presented. Sets of typical requirements with emphasis on the control system are explained for each application field. A description of the selected solutions is shown together with possible methods required for their implementation.


The performance of Bolivia's three major public enterprises, the Bolivian Mining Corporation (COMIBOL), the Bolivian Petroleum Company (YPFB), and the National Smelting Corporation (ENAF), is described. While the three companies account for all of the activity in the petroleum sector and 75 percent of mining activity and collectively provide most of Bolivia's taxes and foreign exchange, their share of employment is very low. Further development of the mineral sector, including a possible future petrochemical industry, will not change this employment situation. The sector will continue to have weak internal linkages with very limited employment. Consequently, the basic objective of COMIBOL, YPFB, and ENAF should be to provide maximum financial surpluses for the development of other Bolivian projects. Development of a basic labor policy for the three companies is needed if the government accepts financial surplus as the basic objective of COMIBOL, YPFB, and ENAF. A study of such a government policy should focus on the implications of financial surplus as the basic goal for labor policy.


A 65-year-old woman presented with multiple erythematous-crusted lesions on the right side of her scalp (figure 1A). Histological examination of a skin biopsy revealed an infiltrative, ulcerated basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The patient carried no mutation of the PTCH1 gene, excluding the diagnosis of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome. The tumour infiltrated the right parotid gland and the right masseter muscle, causing localised pain (including otalgia). The extension of the tumour was a contraindication of radical [...]


Evaluating tissue mechanical properties is an important issue in the biomedical field. While traditional in vitro tissue deformation experiments have been used to measure mechanical properties, optical methods are becoming increasingly popular due to their non-invasive and non-contact advantages. In this study, we utilized Mueller matrix polarimetry to quantify the mechanical properties of bovine tendon tissue. We acquired 3×3 Mueller matrix images of the tendon tissue samples under various stretching states using a backscattering measurement setup based on a polarization camera, enabling us to examine changes in both structural information and optical properties. Subsequently, we extracted frequency distribution histograms of Mueller matrix elements to elucidate the structural changes in the tendon tissue during the stretching process. We then calculated the Mueller matrix transformation parameters, namely the total anisotropy t1 and anisotropy direction α1 of the tendon tissue samples under different stretching processes, to characterize their structural changes quantitatively. For better discrimination of tendon tissues under different stretching states, we trained an image classification neural network using the derived MMT parameters as input. Ultimately, we obtained a highly accurate model with 90% precision. The results demonstrate the potential of Mueller matrix polarimetry as a tool for evaluating tissue mechanical properties.


Abstract:  We present an 11‐year‐old girl, with celiac disease, and a 9‐ month history of itchy and erythemato‐edematous lesions with vesicles and exudation on her nipples and areolas. No other lesions or signs of scratching were present on her face or folds. She had no specific lesions of atopic dermatitis in typical sites nor in other body surface during her life. Patch tests showed a positive reaction to nickel and thimerosal that was not significantly related to the clinical appearance.


Abstract: This study discusses the assertion language style used by cleric Maulana Nur Muhammad in Islam itu Indah event. This study discusses the language style affirmation used by Ustaz Muhammad Nur Maulana in the event of Islam itu Indah and the results of this study found a style affirmation used by Ustaz Muhammad Nur Maulana is stylistic repetition, tautology, climax, anti- climax, ellipsis, koreksio, asidenton, polisidenton, eksklamasio and preterisio this study used a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis method which aims to analyze and explain in descriptive results obtained in the study. Results of the research is the analysis of language style affirmation cleric Maulana Nur Muhammad in Islam itu Indah event . Keywords: The assertion language style, Ustadz Muhammad Nur Maulana, in Islam itu Indah event.


The reaction of 4,4-dimethyl-1,3-thiazole-5(4H)-thiones 7a-c with dimethyl 2-diazo-3-(phenylamino)butanoate (2), prepared from dimethyl fumarate and phenyl azide, in toluene at 80°C yielded mixtures of dimethyl 2-(4,5-dihydro-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-thiazol-5-ylidene)-3-(N-phenylamino)butanedioates of type 11 and four diastereoisomeric 4,4-dimethyl-9-phenyl-1,6-dithia-3,9-diazaspiro[4.4]non-2-ene-7,8-dicarboxylates of type 12. The formation of the products of type 12 is rationalized by a novel cyclization of intermediate thiocabonyl ylides 9. The structures of cis-12a, cis-12c, and trans-12c were established by X-ray crystallography.


Social inclusion of refugee children is an important issue in Sweden and many other European countries. Sweden has a population less than 2% of the European Union but accepts more than 20% of all u ...


The transition from kindergarten to primary school is a critical step in a child's life. According to Brofenbrenner, different systems influence an individual's development. The Microsystems (parents, school) can impact the child's development immediately and directly. Interconnections between the Microsystems (Mesosystem), such as interactions between the family and teachers, can influence children's development and also provide them with the proper preparation for their transition from kindergarten to primary school. The purpose of this research is to evaluate parent-teacher communication and the role of parents in the transition of their children from kindergarten to primary school. In an effort to make new suggestions for enhancing this transition, the quality and frequency of this communication, such as the evaluation of their children's abilities and skills, are thoroughly examined. Data collection was based on structured interviews of 16 parents of children undergoing this transition period and 6 kindergarten teachers. The subject of this study was Thessaloniki and the samples were taken from 5 different schools. The findings of this research reveal that the role of parents in this process can be significant. Parents are trying to prepare their children for their transition by offering them opportunities to express themselves, take initiatives and be able to take care of themselves. The majority of parents that participated in the research believe that their children are emotionally, educationally and socially prepared for their transition to primary school. Furthermore, teachers are trying to equip children with all required skills for a successful shifting despite the difficulties they may encounter. Although the findings of this study show that parent-teacher communication occurs on a regular basis, it cannot be considered a positive outcome, since their partnership has not always been effective or substantial. Both parents and teachers should deeply invest in their partnership, in order to ensure that children will earn all benefits from this collaboration. Article visualizations:


The Obama administration has announced an initiative to mitigate the effects of climate change that it describes as "the first ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants".


ABSTRACT Unsteady non-premixed flame structures of methane/oxygen mixtures are investigated at supercritical pressures, representative of liquid rocket engines combustion chamber operating conditions. A general-fluid formulation of the flamelet equations is used and deviations from ideality of the thermodynamic properties are taken into account by means of a computationally efficient cubic equation of state written in a general three-parameter fashion. The effects of pressure and scalar dissipation rate are investigated in the context of prototypical unsteady laminar flame configurations, such as autoignition and re-ignition/quenching. In auto-igniting flamelets, real gas effects are observed to influence different flame regions depending on the thermodynamic pressure. Moreover, the mixture ensuing from methane oxidation is never observed to reach a saturated (two-phase) thermodynamic region. Re-ignition and quenching phenomena are analyzed using a time dependent forcing function for the scalar dissipation rate, in order to investigate the response of the real gas flame structures to typical turbulent perturbations. The role of pressure on the critical strain values that a real gas laminar flame can sustain without quenching is investigated and compared to its ideal gas counterpart.


Abstract Background Normal male puberty begins after 9 years of age with a concurrent rise in luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). These play distinct roles, with LH acting on Leydig cells to stimulate testosterone and secondary sex characteristics, while FSH promotes testicular growth by stimulating the maturation of seminiferous tubules. Clinical Case An 8-year 9-month-old male TV presented with a 1.5 year history of facial hair and 9 months of phallic growth, body odor and acne. Physical exam revealed phallic enlargement, Tanner stage I pubic hair and firm, borderline pubertal testes (4 cc bilaterally). Bone age was 9 years at a chronological age of 8 years 6 months. Laboratory evaluation was inconsistent with typical puberty – LH (9 mIU/mL, RR 0.0-0.3 mIU/mL) and testosterone (519 ng/dL, RR 2-8 ng/dL) were elevated while FSH was pre-pubertal (<0.1 mIU/mL, RR 0.0-2.8 mIU/mL) and androgens were only mildly elevated (androstenedione 0.363 ng/mL, RR 0.03-0.3; 17-OHP 155 ng/dL, RR<63 ng/dL). Head MRI revealed an anterior pituitary adenoma measuring 8×12×10 mm. After failing to respond to leuprolide, TV was initiated on spironolactone and anastrozole to minimize pubertal progression prior to transsphenoidal adenomectomy. Surgical pathology was positive for steroidogenic factor 1 but negative for LH, FSH and thyroid-stimulating hormone immunoreactivity. However, he had post-operative reduction of LH (0.4 mIU/mL, RR 0.0-0.3 mIU/mL) and testosterone (16 ng/dL, RR 2-8 ng/dL). Conclusions Normal male puberty follows a predictable sequence, beginning with testicular enlargement followed by body odor, pubic hair growth, phallic enlargement, voice change, and increased growth velocity. In TV, hypersecretion of LH led to testosterone production, causing secondary sex characteristics. However, his pre-pubertal FSH did not stimulate the testicular growth that typically heralds the onset of puberty. Digression from typical pubertal sequence and isolated high LH raised concern for a pathologic cause. Central precocious puberty (CPP) is most often idiopathic in females, although more commonly associated with CNS lesions in males. Rarely, precocious puberty results from a functioning gonadotroph adenoma. Less than 1% of these are hormonally active. If active, these more often secrete FSH or co-secrete FSH and LH, and typically require surgical resection given limited success of medical therapies. This case illustrates the distinct roles of FSH and LH in pubertal development. Departures from the typical sequence of development should expand one's differential to include etiologies resulting in nonconcurrent secretion of gonadotropins. Presentation: Monday, June 13, 2022 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.


Excimer lasers, while able to produce large powers and energies, are limited to a few discrete wavelengths. Efficient Raman shifting promises the availability of a much broader wavelength range. A method was developed which both Raman shifts and allows for multiple pump beams.


We report a novel method, the optical bottle that was used to directly measure the osmotic bulk modulus for a colloid suspension. We determined the bulk modulus by optically trapping multiple nanoparticles and considered a mechanical balance between the compressive laser gradient force pressure and the resulting resistive osmotic pressure. Osmotic bulk moduli results measured with the optical bottle are presented for aqueous suspensions of latex particles as a function of solution ionic strength; and are compared to results from identical samples measured using turbidity spectra.


Based on the requirements of survey teaching,teaching objectives of hydroelectric specialty and the professional status of teaching practice of surveying have being proposed,Through analyzing the main problems existing in the current survey teaching,the paper puts forward several reform measures to improve the measurement of teaching quality,to cultivate practical talent for the water industry.


An absolute composition depth profile of a dilute gold alloy of platinum is obtained with a true atomic layer depth resolution. At 600±20 °C, the top {001} layer Au concentration is found to be as high as 99±20% for a sample with a bulk gold concentration of 4.1±0.7%. The Au concentration decreases monotonically into the bulk, with a characteristic depth of about three atomic layers.


In femtosecond laser helical drilling, the laser focus moves downward into the workpiece as material is removed, which is one of the main features used to improve the processing efficiency. Numerical modeling is the primary method used to study this process. To reduce the spatial scale of the numerical model, the influence of the helical trajectory was not considered in this study. Instead, the influences of the pulse interval and the downward velocity of the laser focus on the ablation process during deep-hole processing with multi-pulse femtosecond laser ablation were explored, and the existing two-temperature model was adapted. We used the critical-point phase separation model to describe the material ablation process with a femtosecond laser. Using a copper workpiece, we simulated an ablation process in which multiple pulses from a femtosecond laser were focused onto the workpiece and the focus moved into the workpiece at a constant speed. We used the finite element method to determine the variation in the electron and lattice temperatures, as well as the ablation depth under different pulse intervals with the focus moving downward at different velocities. The results demonstrate that the pulse interval is an important factor affecting the ablation depth during multi-pulse femtosecond laser ablation. As the pulse interval increased, the ablation depth first increased and then decreased. The laser ablation efficiency was highest when the pulse interval was 200 ps. The downward velocity of the laser focus determined the defocusing distance during laser processing. We obtained a high processing efficiency when a reasonable downward velocity was adopted to maintain the defocusing distance within approximately 50 nm.


The antidiabetic activities of the extracts with different solvents and methods from Limonium bicolor Kuntze were investigated. It was found that all the extracts with ethanol, petroleum ether, EtOAc, n-BuOH and H2O from the underground part of the plant possessed the α-Glucosidase inhibitory activity, and the fractions from the 80% ethanol extracts possessed strong activity. The extracts eluted with water from the 80% ethanol crude extract of the aerial part of the plant were inactive to α-Glucosidase inhibition, the other extracts from the aerial part all give potent α-Glucosidase inhibition activity.


The following recently observed case is reported because of the relative rarity of combined fungous infections. REPORT OF CASE A white boy aged 15, when first seen by us, on June 1, 1948, presented an eruption that involved the hands and the right foot. He had noticed this in April 1948 and had not been free from it since. It had begun with small vesicles on the inner surface of the right foot. Shortly before the first visit small vesicles had developed on the palms and interdigital spaces of the hands. On examination the patient was seen to present a large erythematous patch of papules, pustules and vesicles on the dorsum and sole of the right foot, and numerous minute vesicles on both palms, especially that of the right hand. Microscopic examination of scrapings from the foot and hands revealed mycelia. The culture of material from the hands showed only


AbstractA range of Al-Mg-Li-C MMCs (25 vol.-% of 3 μm SiC particles) were produced by mechanical alloying and powder processing at Aerospace Metal composites, Farnborough. Upset forging trials were conducted at 350 and 550°C and 0.01 and 0.1 S-l. No SiC particle cracking or wedge cracking at grain boundary triple points was observed. Forging at 550°C caused some edge cracking and a coarser grain structure. Large billets of varying composition were forged to ∼15 mm thick plate at 350°C and 0.0l S-l or 550°C and 0.l S-l. Monotonic testing showed the MMCs to exhibit high stiffnesses at moderate strength levels but rather low ductility and fracture toughness. Significant strengthening was found to accrue from dispersion hardening (C content) and solid solution strengthening (Mg and Li solutes). A link was found between lower proof stress and coarser grain structure after forging at 550°C. Fracture toughness K1C was found to decrease with increasing yield strength which was attributed to higher strain concentr...


A dynamic-thermodynamic model of stirling engine is presented to study some of optimization factors on engine thermal efficiency and output power. The optimization factors have been assumed as heater and cooler heat transfer areas, regenerator solid mass amount and its heat transfer area and fluid pressure drop. To study these factors, the model takes into account non-ideal heat transfer, non-uniform pressure distribution and time dependant temperature variation in any stirling engine gas chambers. Calibration parameters also have been defined so that the model should be calibrated via a test result data or simulation data, afterward it can predict the engine behavior while changing the optimization factors. Geometrical dimensions and test results at nominal gas pressure for ST500 stirling engine was used in order to calibrate the model. To ensure the prediction accuracy, comparisons were accomplished between model output and motor test results for different gas pressures. Finally the optimization factors of the model were varied separately, model outputs were compared and the most important factor in improving the thermal efficiency and work output was selected. The determined optimization factor was applied to the engine and the thermal efficiency and output power was measured. The engine test results were compared to the model prediction and to previous engine state.


We demonstrate $\mathrm{a} > 100$ Gbaud transmission using a thermo-physically enhanced EO polymer modulator. The error-free signal over a distance of 2.0 km was successfully demonstrated under high-temperature exposure at up to 110°C.


We devise cooperative control of injection current and temperature for wavelength switching at the DFB-LD. Prompt change of the current makes high-speed switching and gradual cooperative change of current/temperature results in wavelength stabilization at lower current. Experiment shows a switching within 31 ms as well as long term stabilization with the current of less than 100 mA.


Vegetation structure of Jangtaesan Natural Recreation Forest in Daejeon City was investigated to suggest a preferable management plan. Vegetation survey was carried out with thirty plots. Adopting phytosociological method, plant communities were classified into twinfolds of natural and afforested area. A natural forest were composed of Quercus mongolica, Quercus variabilis, and Pinus densiflora community. Afforested area were with Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Larix leptolepis, Pinus koraiensis, and Castanea crenata community. The importance value of Quercus mongolica, Quercus variabilis, Pinus densiflora, and Quercus serrata in natural forest were 59.69%, 48.32%, 39.10%, 21.53%, respectively. According to diameter of breast hieght analysis results, it is expected that the occupancy of Quercus mongolica, Pinus densiflora, and Quercus variabilis would be continuously increased. Based on the findings of the study, management plan for natural forest and afforested area was recommended in line with the progress of natural ecology.


The primary considerations involved in cable protection are presented along with some methods of applying the protection. The proper selection and rating (derating) of cables is as much a part of cable protection as the application of the short-circuit and overcurrent protection devices. The whole scheme of protection is based on a cable rating which is matched to the environment and operating conditions. Methods of assigning these ratings are discussed


The utility model discloses a workbench with an air return function. The workbench which has a simple structure and an aesthetic appearance and is practical and convenient comprises a box body; a working table, an illuminating system and an air return system are arranged in the box body; the air return system comprises an air inlet, an air compensation prefilter, a blower, an air duct I, an efficient filter, an air outlet and an air return prefilter; the air compensation prefilter is arranged below the working table; the air inlet is arranged on the outer side of the air compensation prefilter; the blower is arranged behind the air compensation prefilter; one end of the air duct I is connected with the outlet of the blower and the other end of the air duct I is connected with the efficient filter; the efficient filter is connected with the air outlet; the air outlet is formed right above the working table; and the air return prefilter is arranged below the working table. The workbench can effectively ensure the cleanliness of the working face, prevents dirty airflow outside the working table from entering, has a relatively simple structure, saves a great amount of material, and has a favorable market prospect.


Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the most common cause of
dementia. According to amyloid cascade hypothesis, pathogenesis
of the disease could be slowed down or even stopped by
inhibition of beta-secretase. On-line capillary electrophoretic
methods represent a promising tool for screening of the
enzyme's activity. A generic on-line CE method for kinetic and
inhibition studies of BACE was therefore introduced.


Microwave ablation (MWA) is an alternative to surgical resection of solid tumors and plays an essential role in the treatment of malignancies and is widely used for hepatic tumors. This paper reviews all the commercial devices and the most recent noncommercial designs and principles behind them alongside the recent ly reported developments and issues of MWA. The paper also provides microscopic insights on effects of microwave irradiation in the body. Based on our review we conclude that MWA is a safe and effective minimally-invasive method with high ablation completion rates. However, for large tumors the completion rates slightly decrease, and recurrences increase. Thus, for large tumors we suggest using multiple antenna placements. Some comparisons between the two common ablation frequencies 915 MHz and 2.45 GHz have shown inconsistent results mainly due to non-identical conditions. This review suggests that 915 MHz devices are more effective for ablating large tumors and the theory behind MWA effects corroborates this proposition. For small tumors or tumors adjacent to vital organs, however, 2.45 GHz is suggested due to its more localized ablation zone. Among the antenna designs, the double-slot antenna with metallic choke seemed more effective by localizing the radiation around the tip of the antenna and preventing the backward radiation towards the skin. MWA should be considered for COVID-19 patients with hepatic tumors as a fast treatment with a short recovery time. As liver injury is one of the risk factors for COVID-19 patients, liver function tests including ALT and AST, and bilirubin measurements are recommended. Moreover, the patient treated with drugs including remdesivir, tocilizumab, lopinavir, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine need more intensive monitoring. Considering MWA for all patients is highly suggested during pandemics when the clinical resources are stretched to capacity.

Funding: This research was financially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and by University of Guelph COVID-19 Research Development and Catalyst Fund.

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.


Dementia is widely recognized. With age comes a dramatic surge in dementia cases. It is an irreversible brain disorder that impairs thinking, memory, and judgment, causing a person's cognitive ability to decline. Around 50 million individuals worldwide have dementia, and 10 million new cases are identified yearly. Therefore, solving this problem has become urgently necessary, and dementia must be diagnosed early for more advanced treatments to develop. Cognitive tests are used to assess a person's mental capacity to diagnose this condition early. In the present study, we tried to detect dementia in its early stages using machine learning approaches. Data collected for the analysis comprised gender, age, education, MMSE (Mini‐Mental State Examination), CDR (Clinical Dementia Rating), ASF (Atlas scaling factor), handedness, and hospital visits for patients classified as demented or non-demented. We applied machine learning approaches such as KNN, DT (Decision Tree), and RF (Random Forest) classifiers to analyze the data. Each algorithm is compared in a study. The most accurate algorithm will be employed to continue examining the data. Our suggested study used an additional tree classifier for deeper data analysis.


Serum amyloid A (SAA), the serum precursor of the fibrillar component (AA proteins) in reactive amyloid deposits, is a multigene product. SAA I, the prominent acute phase isotype in serum and also the dominant fibril precursor, has several allelic variants. In Japan, each of the three major alleles (1.1, 1.3 and 1.5) appears with approximately equal frequency. Recent research suggested that allele 1.5 has a positive influence on the serum SAA concentration. To clarify this, in the present study recombinant human SAA I.1, SAA I.3 and SAA I.5 were produced in an E. coli expression system and those species of reconstituted high density lipoprotein were injected into mice to examine plasma clearance. SAA 1.5 disappeared from plasma more slowly than the other two is types. This may account for the positive influence of allele 1.5 on the serum SAA concentration.


Activities at SRL-Nagoya Coated Conductor Center (NCCC) are presented including rapid production of 100 to 220 m buffered substrate tapes and a 46 m YBCO coated conductor using reel-to-reel equipment of both IBAD and PLD systems. A 220 m long IBAD and a 100 m long CeO/sub 2/ capped substrate have been successfully and stably produced. Furthermore, the PLD-CeO/sub 2/, which we call the "Self-Epitaxial" method, is found to be effective to increase a production rate. The combination of IBAD and PLD-CeO/sub 2/ enhanced the overall buffer processing rate up to 2 m/h. This is much higher than the rate of 0.5 to 1 m/h of the conventional IBAD method. We also recently introduced a new PLD system for YBCO, which utilizes a multi-plume and multi-turn deposition, MPT-PLD method. This system is now successfully operating and then very recently we have achieved the record of I/sub c//spl times/L (critical current times length) of 8335 Am. A 45.8 m long YBCO coated conductor carried the high I/sub c/ of 182 A. The MPT-PLD method is also effective to increase the thickness of YBCO with high J/sub c/. Consequently, I/sub c/ as high as 300 A was also obtained for a short sample test. Therefore, the new system of MPT-PLD is very promising for long YBCO tape fabrication.


Effects of two kinds of silica nanoparticles on the phase behavior of blends of poly (vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) and two kinds of polystyrene (PS), with the same number average molecular weight but different polydispersities, were studied by using optical microscopy. The addition of both the hydrophilic A200-SiO2 and hydrophobic R974-SiO2 nanoparticles made the miscibility become worse. The decrease in the phase separation temperatures of PS/PVME with polydisperse PS (pPS) was larger than that of PS/PVME with monodisperse PS (mPS) in the presence of A200-SiO2; the shifts of the phase separation temperatures of mPS/PVME and pPS/PVME were comparable for the incorporation of R974-SiO2. The addition of both kinds of silica accelerated the phase separation during the nonisothermal phase separation. The domain size changes of the phase morphology of mPS/PVME (50/50) and pPS/PVME (50/50) were almost the same during the nonisothermal phase separation in the presence of nanoparticles. During the isothermal phase separation, the introduction of silica slowed down the phase separation dynamics by hindering the phase structure transition. The morphology changes of pPS/PVME (50/50) were more evident than those of mPS/PVME (50/50) with the incorporation of SiO2.