We have developed a new simulation environment, called NeuVision, that is able to perform neuro-robotic experiments in a closed-loop architecture, by simulating a large-scale neuronal network bi-directionally connected to a robot. We conceived it primarily as a support tool to be used in the context of the 'embodied electrophysiology', a growing field that could help, in the future, to realize innovative bi-directional and adaptive Brain-Machine Interfaces. The main features of our system are related to the efficient visualization of the neural activity, the possibility to define different connectivity rules and stimulation points, and the integration of statistical analysis tools for fast neural dynamics characterization. Our preliminary results show that we are able to reproduce both spontaneous and evoked activity of cultured networks. Hence, by defining a decoding strategy based on the Center of Activity, we carried out experiments with a simulated neuronal network in a closed-loop with a robot. Our results suggest the NeuVision simulated environment could be used as a tool to support in vitro experiments with real systems.


Objective: To study the effect of shortwave and ultraviolet therapy on pulmonary function of patients with chronic bronchitis. Methods: Sixty patients were divided into two groups: treatment group subject to regular treatment, shortwave and ultraviolet therapy; control group with regular treatment only. The clinical effects were recorded, and the pulmonary function indices such as FEC, FEV1 and MVV were tested before and after the treatment. Results: Compared with those of control group, the clinical manifestations were improved significantly in the treatment group (P0.05). FEC, FEV1 and MVV were increased significantly in the treatment group as compared with those in control group (P0.01). Conclusion: The shortwave and ultraviolet therapy not only play an important role in rehabilitation of the pulmonary inflammation, but also improve the pulmonary function.


The program, SUPERFISH, obtains the frequencies and fields for azimuthally symmetric TM or TE modes in azimuthally symmetric cavities. The r−z plane is covered by a triangular mesh and the resulting difference equations for the field component Hφ(TM) or Eφ(TE) at the vertices of the mesh solved by direct matrix inversion. In the present paper, we describe a number of recent modifications of SUPERFISH.  (AIP)


We examine the relation between information transparency and design innovation by using the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in 2005 as an exogenous increase in information transparency. We find that firms' mandatory adoption of IFRS is positively related to their likelihood of winning the iF design award that acknowledges excellent product/service designs. We further find that after the adoption, firms attract more international institutional investors who may better monitor and advise product design; and that the effect of the IFRS mandate is more pronounced for firms with expanded international sales that may benefit more from international markets.


With the exception perhaps of "On Popular Music," no work of Adorno's critical aesthetics of music has received more attention, both laudatory and derisive, than his Philosophie der neuen Musik, com- pleted just three years after the end of World War II during Adorno's exile in Los Angeles. As detailed in Philosophie der neuen Musik and elsewhere, music for Adorno was a source of knowledge and truth, one of modernity's most lamentable victims, as well as the artform that holds the greatest potential for social transformation. Music, espe- cially new music (which is understood here as "contemporary art music"), was to illuminate "only by convicting the brightness of the world of its own darkness" (16). Seeing "particular constellations of compositional tasks" (33) as the best way to elucidate the speciWc social position and potential of new music, Adorno engages in a detailed, if sometimes short-sighted, discussion of the works of Arnold Schoen- berg and Igor Stravinsky, the two Wgures that best exempliWed the social position and potential of new music at that historical juncture. In "Schoenberg and Progress," Adorno densely traces the nega- tive and afWrmative characteristics of the atonal and twelve-tone music of Schoenberg, as well as his students Alban Berg and Anton von Webern. While Adorno's verdict of advancement in "Schoenberg and Progress" is not reached easily, in the end, Schoenberg composes his


This paper presents novel U-bending setups in order to investigate the effects of the curvatures created on the punch, die, or both on the spring-back/spring-go of the two-layer aluminum/copper sheets. Comparison of the new U-bending setups with the regular ones showed that the curvatures had important roles in reducing the spring-back/spring-go in the U-bending process. The results further indicated the good agreement between spring-back/spring-go and finite element simulations. Moreover, through finite element simulations, the effects of three effective parameters on reducing the spring-back/spring-go, including the curvature radius (r) of the punch, the distance between curvature center and the fillet center (d) in the punch, and the curvature radius at the end of the die (R) were investigated. In achieving the desired state (90°), the results showed that the distance of curvature center from the fillet center (d) was a more important parameter compared with the curvature radius at the end of the punch (r) and the curvature radius at the end of the die (R). This paper also focuses on the thicknesses of copper and aluminum as well as the stacking sequence of layers. Concerning the thicknesses of the implemented copper and aluminum change, the minimum angle of the spring-back/spring-go relative to the desired state was 75% Al/25% Cu thickness. Furthermore, the spring-back of aluminum/copper was lower than the copper/aluminum layer sheet. The effects of both thickness changing and stacking sequence of aluminum/copper layers on the spring-back/spring-go amounts of different sheets were due to the relocation of the neutral axis.


Objective To investigate the effects of rosuvastatin intensive lipid-lowering on blood fat in patients with cerebral arterial thrombosis and formation of carotid atherosclerotic plaque. Methods Seventy-two patients with ischemic stroke were, on the basis of intracranial pressure, blood pressure and blood sugar control, anti-platelet aggregation and improvement of cerebral circulation, randomly allocated to be treated with rosuvastatin 10 mg once daily(common lipid-lowering group) or rosuvastatin 20 mg once daily for 6 months(intensive lipid-lowering group), respectively. This entailed comparison on the changes in lipid levels and formation of carotid atherosclerosis plaque before and after treatment. Results Treatment with rosuvastatin for 6 months resulted in markedly reduced levels of total cholesterol(TC), total glycerol(TG) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) yet increased level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C)(all P0.05), particularly in intensive lipid-lowering group(P0.05). There was a considerable reduction in the size, thickness and intimal-media wall thickness(IMT) of the arterial plaque(all P0.05),particularly in intensive lipid-lowering group(P0.05). Conclusion Rosuvastatin for intensive lipid-lowering therapy achieves a preferable efficacy and modulation of cerebral arterial thrombosis via reduction in the size, thickness and IMT, thus retarding or even reversing the development of carotid atherosclerotic plaque.


Aiming at the phenomenon that the mining roof fall accident causes personal injury and property damage,this paper designs a smart wireless monitoring system,real-time monitoring the roof pressure and achieving the control to the coal winning machine and the hydraulic support in the underground.


Our new team of lawyers from Morgan LaRoche offer advice on a range of legal issues. This month, Hannah Dahill, director, covers the changes set to take place with employment law, mostly from April


Thermoelectric power generation is an energy conversion technology from heat to electric energy, which can be applied to waste heat power conversion. Among thermoelectric materials (TE), PbTe-PbSe-PbS quaternary alloys and composites are promising candidates for thermoelectric power generation applications in the mid-temperature operating range from 500 to ~850 K. Besides, the thermoelectric performance of quaternary alloys and composites is not fully optimized regarding its composition and synthesis process. In the quaternary system, PbTe-PbSe-PbS, it was found that PbS will form nanoprecipitation in the matrix of quaternary alloy for a small content of PbS (≤0.07), which reduces the lattice thermal conductivity. The power factor of PbTe-PbSe-PbS quaternary alloys can be significantly enhanced by using a band convergence in PbTe1−xSex. The band structure modifications, with the result of simultaneous PbS nanoprecipitation, give rise to a high Z T value of 2.3 at 800 K for (PbTe)0.95−x(PbSe)x(PbS)0.05. The chemical potential tuning by effective K-doping ( x = 0.02) and PbS substitution reveals a high power factor and low thermal conductivity, resulting in a comparatively high Z T value of 1.72 at 800 K. The combination of a high Seebeck coefficient and low thermal conductivity results in a very high Z T value of 1.52 at 700 K as n-type materials for low Cl-doped ( x = 0.0005) (PbTe0.93−xSe0.07Clx)0.93(PbS)0.07 composites. Therefore, this review presents the simultaneous emergence of effective chemical potential tuning, band convergence, and nanoprecipitation, giving rise to a significant enhancement of the thermoelectric performance of both p - and n -type PbTe-PbSe-PbS quaternary alloy and composite TE materials.


Malaysia had considered nuclear energy as an option for future electricity generation during the 9th Malaysia Development Plan. Since 2009, Malaysia had implemented a number of important preparatory steps towards this goal, including the establishment of Nuclear Power Corporation of Malaysia (MNPC) as first Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization (NEPIO) in Malaysia. In light of the establishment of MNPC, the National Nuclear Policy was formulated in 2010 and a new comprehensive nuclear law to replace the existing Atomic Energy Licensing Act (Act 304) is currently in the pipeline. Internationally, public acceptance is generally used to gauge the acceptance of nuclear energy by the public whenever a government decides to engage in nuclear energy. A public survey was conducted in between 14 March 2016 to 10 May 2016 focusing on the Malaysian public acceptance and perception towards the implementation of nuclear energy in Malaysia. The methodology of this research was aim on finding an overview of...


Mood's theorem is often invoked to explain the futility of acceptance sampling. This use of Mood's theorem assumes implicity that the process proportion nonconforming is known, an assumption that holds rarely, if ever, in practice. Deming's kp rule, for..


Development and debate within social work around community care have been prom inent since the Barclay Committee introduced the notion of community social work (Barclay, 1982). Commentary which emerged at the time recognized that Barclay's analysis of the role and task of social work depended upon a notion of community care which involved an idealized notion of community and informal carers, who would invariably be female family members (Allan, 1983). In many ways, the recommendations of the Barclay report have had little impact on the delivery of services in the community. Arrangements for community care prescribed in the White Paper (Department of Health, 1989) and implemented follow ing the 1990 National Health Service and Community Care Act were far more radical and far reaching than any envisaged in the Barclay Report, but the themes of commun ity and gender remain central to debates. More accurately, in social policy and soci ology the themes are not only central to debate, they are generating new discourses around citizenship, caring and community. However, social work and social care prac tice and theorizing are paying scant attention to these issues. This may be because the introduction of care management narrowed the focus of social work and social care practice on to individual needs which have to be assessed, codified and responded to. Expectations that needs will be met by 'purchaser' agencies commissioning ser vices from independent sector providers has led to the fragmentation of networks and communities, and to a reframing of the sector into the 'providers' competing for contracts, the conditions of which will be met by ungendered workers responding to the needs of anonymous users or customers who are defined by their packages of care rather than by the sum total of their experiences. Such an analysis might seem unduly harsh on those employed by statutory social services as either social workers or care managers working with community care policies. This critical commentary identifies that an arbitrary overview of journal art icles produces a spectrum of attention to gender in community care debates. At one end, community care is discussed with little or no acknowledgement that the world of service users, carers and providers is inhabited by women and men. At the other end, feminist theorizing in social policy and in the more generic women's studies journals has not only attended to issues of gender, but in doing so has sought to explicate meanings of both community care and constructions of gender. In focusing on three main themes (caring, service delivery and citizenship), it is argued that the initial focus was on, and involved claims making about, the experiences of women as carers. However, attention to the category 'woman' revealed different attention to the © 1998 British Association of Social Workers


Objective To observe the clinical effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with Pharmorubicin for local advanced breast cancer.Method Forty-eight patients with local advanced breast cancer received intravenous injection of Pharmorubicin(50 mg/m2),on the first day,intravenous drip of CTX(600 mg/m2),and 5-Fu(500 mg/m2),on the first day and eighth day.Every three weeks was a course,and a total of three courses.The relief of regional lymph nodes and primary tumor lesion after neoadjuvant chemotherapy were observed respectively,also the toxic reaction.Results The clinical effective rate in primary lesion was 87.5%(42/48),including complete remission(CR) 27.1%(13/48),part remission(PR) 60.4%(29/48) and stable disease(SD) 12.5%(6/48).Pathologic complete remission rate was 16.7%(8/48).The toxic reactions mainly were nausea,vomiting,leukopenia,hair loss and so on,no sepsis and deaths.Conclusion Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with Pharmorubicin treating local advanced breast cancer has high effects,less heart toxicity and good tolerance.


With the increased interests in mass production of LCD, LCOS and DLP microdisplay-based projectors and televisions, the image panel sizes become smaller and requires more efficient coupling of light from the source to the image panel. At the same time, the demand for high-energy efficient general illumination system also requires efficient coupling of light from a light source into fiber optics. To illuminate these smaller image panels and fibers efficiently, a patented dual paraboloid reflector system has been developed to collect and focus light from an arc lamp onto the targeted application without loss of brightness. Arc lamps with longer arc lengths can be used, which are usually easier to make and have longer life. The dual paraboloid reflector1,2 system consists of two parabolic reflectors placed symmetrically facing each other. The first parabolic reflector collects and collimates light into a parallel beam. The second parabolic reflector intercepts the parallel beam and focuses the light into a lensed rectangular tapered light pipe (TLP) resulting in a unity magnification, i.e. 1:1 imaging, with conserved brightness. Due to the unique nature of 1:1 imaging of the system, together with the retro-reflector, the folding of the arc to increase brightness will also be described. The TLP transforms the focused light into an output with the needed area, shape, and numerical aperture. It also acts as a homogenizer so that the intensity profile at the output surface is uniform and eventually provides a uniform intensity profile at the screen or at the input face of the fibers. The reflection of light twice in the dual paraboloid reflector system provides high IR and UV rejection ratios, resulting in less degradation of the optical components and fibers. ASAP models of the system and experimental results will be presented. The shape of the etendue curve also provides higher efficiency in using polarization recovery system. Several patent-pending light-pipe-based polarization recovery and recycling systems, will be discussed. Calculation and experimental results will also be presented.


The sections in this article are

Introduction
Coal Structure
Organic Structure
Inorganic Structure
Physical Structure

Fundamental Transformations in Direct Coal Liquefaction
Coal Properties
Primary Liquefaction Products
Solvent

Catalysis in Direct Coal Liquefaction
Dissolution Catalysts in the First Liquefaction Stage
Supported Catalysts
Dissolved Catalysts

Perspectives for Direct Coal Liquefaction

Keywords:

coal liquefaction;
coal hydrogenation;
liquefaction catalysts;
hydrogenolysis, hydrocracking


Epiphytes show complex spatial distribution patterns at various scales, and the description of their distribution patterns, for example, on a tree, is quite difficult. In this study, by using a three-dimensional tree-form mapping method, the tree form of a 47 m-high emergent tree in a tropical montane forest of northern Thailand was measured and reconstructed, and the distribution of epiphytes on the tree was accurately recorded. The epiphytic matter, which consists of epiphytes and canopy humus, on the tree was classified into six types on the basis of its physiognomy, and destructive sampling of the epiphytic matter was performed for each type with three or four replications. The total epiphyte biomass and canopy humus on the tree were 158.2 kg and 381.3 kg, respectively. Approximately 96 % of the epiphyte biomass was concentrated in the tree crown, above 20 m. The distribution of epiphytic matter types was found to depend on branch diameter, and their spatial distribution from the outer crown to the inner crown was visualized on the three-dimensional reconstructed form of the tree.


The abrupt shift to online distance education as a result of COVID-19 pademic resulted to the diversification of teaching modalities and pedagogies. This study explored the lived experiences of instructors in online teaching during the SY 2020-2021 using Van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological design. Purposive sampling was used to select the twenty-five participants for the study. In-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted with all the participants to gather information from the teachers. Data analysis was employed using the six components of hermeneutic phenomenological design and with the aid of NVivo software. Results revealed that the instructors' experiences in online teaching were identified in five themes: preparation of learning materials, realization of learning outcomes, stability of internet connection, availability of technological resources, and difficulty in the conduct of assessment activities. The instructors encountered positive and negative experiences in online teaching. Online teaching enhancement program is recommended in this study.


Interleukin-1-beta (IL-1-beta), Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) were measured by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) methods in blister fluids (BFs) obtained from both involved (ISBF) and non-involved skin (USBF) and in sera from 14 psoriatic patients. The same determinations were carried out in 14 sera and in 5 suction blister fluids from 14 normal subjects. IL-6 was always detectable in all skin fluids and in 3 psoriasis sera. IL-1-beta was measured only in 5 ISBFs and in 5 sera from the same patients. IFN-gamma was present in 11 ISBFs, in 5 USBFs and in 5 sera. The analysis of the levels found in the samples shows: 1) a local production of these cytokines, 2) the presence of detectable amounts of IL-6 and IFN-gamma in USBFs, and 3) a significant correlation between the IL-6 levels in the ISBFs and erythema score.


A comparative evaluation of three different methods of measuring ship model bending moment in waves is presented. The methods examined are (1) Semiconductor strain gages bonded into the shell of a fiberglass mode. (2) A segmented model with semiconductor strain gages bonded to a metal flexural element, and (3) a segmented model with relative displacement of the model sections measures by a linear variable differential transformer. The design of a bending moment dynamometer combining methods (2) and (3) is described and comparison of the three methods is made on the basis of operational experience and computations by linear strip theory.


Abstract This paper examines the contribution of exercise physiology research to improvements in sports performance. By using illustrations from studies on competitive swimmers, attempts have been made to show the need to develop tests that evaluate the factors essential for success in sports. Such testing should be used to describe the strengths and weaknesses of the athlete, and to offer the athlete and coach valid information to gauge the benefits of training. Aside from the value of monitoring the adaptations to sports training, the primary role of physiological research in sports should be to solve problems that will ultimately aid athletes to achieve their full potential. This paper will conclude with examples of problem solving research and its contribution to performance.


A 34-year-old woman was successfully bridged to heart transplantation after 5 days of biventricular support on the Thoratec system. Acute graft failure necessitated immediate replacement of biventricular support, which continued for 12 days until successful retransplantation occurred. Uneventful recovery led to discharge from the hospital on postoperative day 18.


Details of schemes for two tabletop size x‐ray lasers that require a high‐intensity short‐pulse driving laser are discussed. The first is based on rapid recombination following optical‐field ionization. Analytical and numerical calculations of the output properties are presented. Propagation in the confocal geometry is discussed and a solution for x‐ray lasing in Li‐like N at 247 A is described. Since the calculated gain coefficient depends strongly on the electron temperature, the methods of calculating electron heating following field ionization are discussed. Recent experiments aimed at demonstrating lasing in H‐like Li at 135 A are discussed along with modeling results. The second x‐ray laser scheme is based on the population inversion obtained during inner‐shell photoionization by hard x rays. This approach has significantly higher‐energy requirements, but lasing occurs at very short wavelengths (λ≤15 A). Experiments that are possible with existing lasers are discussed.


This installment of "Sample Prep Perspectives" reports the results obtained from a new survey on sample preparation techniques. This is our first survey since 2016 and its findings are compared with the results of previous surveys dating from 1991. Results involve undercover trends in the field over the last generation and their impact. The survey investigated trends in areas such as which technologies are currently being used, sample loads, sample sizes, automation, the use of solid-phase extraction (SPE) devices (cartridges, disks, plates, tips), SPE chemistries, selection criteria, and problems encountered. Respondents were also asked about sample preparation technologies on the horizon.


The investigation titled, "Strategies used by Partners (as) of Locomotion Disabled Association the Liberty to enter the labor market during the year 2012". This is correct to the partners (as) of Locomotion Disabled Association the Liberty comprising a total of 29 seniors who are working. Also descriptive investigation has had the purpose to analyze the strategies used by the Partners (as) of Locomotion Disabled Association the Liberty to enter the labor market during the year 2012. In the process of investigation techniques were applied qualitative and quantitative research to obtain a better approximation to the information, and have reliable objective data that allows having a real view of the current situation of the partners (as) in the work they perform. The results show that 100% of the partners (as) have used the training strategy, which not only includes training in regard to courses, imitation jewelery, furniture in melamine, bakery, computer and craft , but it is also important to note that seminars and workshops are useful for personal and professional development. It´s considered very important to study because this minority group are few references, research papers and thesis by other authors.


Introduction: Diabetes has become an epidemic and is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease. Hyperglycemia in diabetes is responsible for damaging of the endothelium and increases inflammation on the surface of the vascular lining. The inflammatory process in diabetes is associated with the secretion of inflammatory cytokines by endothelial cells, e.g., tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) and by a reduction of cell proliferation.
Humus waters (HW) containing humus acids with sources in Poland are originally bacteriologically pure, physically and chemically stable. Because of the physicochemical properties of humus acids of adsorption, complexation and ion exchange they present numerous therapeutic activities including anti-inflammatory.
Data regarding its molecular mechanisms underlying these phenomena are scarce.
The present study reveals that humus water exerts important beneficial effects on endothelial cells under conditions of hyperglycemia.


This paper presents the first step to the simulation model of the container Inland Waterborne Transportation (IWT) system that is being developed within the NOVIMOVE framework. In doing this, the paper analyzes the market developments and identifies the current situation and challenges of container barge transport regarding both deepsea and inland terminals. To address these challenges, a Discrete Event Simulation (DES) model for the barge logistics system is proposed. This model will allow for a detailed analysis of the impact of the different innovations (such as mobile terminals, vessel trains, cargo reconstruction, and smart navigation) that are being developed within the NOVIMOVE framework. Hence, the current paper sets the background of the model by establishing the DES model architecture, the system boundary, data requirements and the key performance indicators (KPIs) that are established within the model.


A (cold) atmospheric pressure plasma jet is used to improve adhesion to metal and polyolefin surfaces. Chemical and topological modifications of the polyolefin surface lead to a strong increase in lap shear bond strength with cohesive failures in the material or the adhesive. The durability of aluminum-epoxy joints is strongly improved by the deposition of a very thin (<15 nm) plasma polymer film.


Devic disease (Neuromyelitis Optica – [NMO]) is a severe inflammatory demyelinating condition that targets astrocytes in the optic nerves and spinal cord. It is characterized by optic neuritis and transverse myelitis. The disease is very rare with an incidence of 0.05–0.4% and female predominance. NMO is easily misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) as characterized by relapses. The best predictor to differentiate NMO from MS is the presence of serum antibody to Aquaporin-4 called as NMO-immunoglobulin G.


Evaluation index system of traffic simulation is very important to compare the difference of several cases, which contributes to the advance of traffic simulation models and technologies. Under the concept of low-carbon, the paper establishes evaluation index system of traffic simulation. Firstly, the paper analyzes the requirements of the evaluation index system of traffic simulation from two aspects which are the application characteristics and the application under the concept of low-carbon of traffic simulation models and technologies. On the basis of analysis above, it establishes the evaluation index system of traffic simulation which concludes road network structure index, traffic operation state index, traffic environment index and traffic safety index. It proposes the application rules of evaluation index system. Then, it proposes the two-level combined evaluation method for calculating weights on the basis of comparative analysis about two methods, which are the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method and entropy method. Finally, it applies the proposed evaluation system to calculate the comprehensive index values of two transit operation cases of Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony audience evacuation. It is shown that evaluation index system of traffic simulation is practicable and effective.


This post hoc analysis of the randomized clinical Trial to Evaluate Reduction in Inflammation in Patients With Advanced Chronic Renal Disease Utilizing Antibody Mediated IL-6 Inhibition (RESCUE) investigates the association of interleukin 6 ligand inhibition with ziltivekimab and the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.


Nowadays, the politics of fear is frequently visited across the world; such as in Europe (Federici, 2006; Wodak, 2015; Greenhill, 2016). In the US, political figures, and especially presidents, are proved to use fear to justify their denials to welcome refugees (Ben Khalifa, 2017a; 2017b). Being grounded in this course of literature, this paper seeks to determine how Obama and Trump manipulate fear to justify their immigration policies. It focuses on the examination of several speeches that the two presidents delivered on this issue. The critical analysis and evaluation of the arguments they used in these speeches will be based on the use of practical reasoning (Walton, 1996; Fairclough and Fairclough, 2012). To apply this theoretical combination I followed a simple method of research that consists of three successive steps: a) going through the selected speeches to determine the logical components of each argument; b) re-constructing and analyzing the developed arguments; and c) evaluating these arguments and undertaking the logical interpretations. The obtained findings are of two types: theoretical and practical. Theoretically, it is proved that circumstances and values should be considered as essential components in the structure of the fear appeal argument. Practically, it is shown that the speakers used in their rhetoric of fear such discursive strategies like flash-back, narration, meaning-making, and graduation to: persuade the world that the US will not welcome refugees because they harm its home security; convince the Americans that welcoming more refugees will threaten their lives and values; and make their policies the most appropriate choices to save America and its values. So, fear is politically manipulated to serve the speakers' interests and to justify their public policies.


We prove existence and non existence results for fully nonlinear degenerate elliptic inequalities by showing that the classical Keller-Osserman condition on the zero order term is a necessary and sufficient condition for the existenceof entire subsolutions.


The visual documentation of the city was a lengthy process of research, which was the result of ethnological survey carried out in the city for many years. The process of exploring the various segments of the cultural and historical development of the city evolves and upgrades every year by observing the changes in its social-economic development. This is my personal insight (experiment) into visual anthropology, which is important from the present perspective.


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Total phenolics (50% methanol) in leaves, flowers, pods and seeds of 10 tree species, Acacia burkei, A. erubescens, A. fleckii, A. karroo, A. mellifera, A. nilotica, A. robusta, A. tortilis, Dichrostachys cinerea and Terminalia sericea were investigated over one year. In all species the concentration of phenolic substances was high in young leaves, in immature fruits and seeds and low in mature leaves and pods. The decrease in phenolic concentration during the year occurred in waves, which may be related to climatic factors. Monomeric phenolics made up a high percentage of water-soluble phenolics, which was significantly correlated with total phenolics. There was a general tendency for a positive correlation between high concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and high concentrations of phenolics. Results are discussed in relation to herbivory and the hypothesis of a carbon-nutrient balance.


This paper presents an implemented, psychologically plausible parsing model for Government Binding theory grammars. I make use of two main ideas: (1) a generalization of the licensing relations of [Abney, 1986] allows for the direct encoding of certain principles of grammar (e.g. Theta Criterion, Case Filter) which drive structure building; (2) the working space of the parser is constrained to the domain determined by a Tree Adjoining Grammar elementary tree. All dependencies and constraints are localized within this bounded structure. The resultant parser operates in linear time and allows for incremental semantic interpretation and determination of grammaticality.


The food retail industry in India has traditionally been highly fragmented and is often described as being unorganized. The total market size for fresh fruits and vegetables in India is Rs145,000 crores and organised retail in this segment is a miniscule 300 crores. This equation is bound to change with the entry of Reliance, Bharti and other corporate houses in a big way. The present research is taken up to study the consumers' experience in organized and unor- ganized settings in 7P's Framework in Bangalore city with sample size of 500 respondents. Most of the respondents rate their experience to be excellent or very good particularly with respect to product range, quality of goods and visual merchandise at organized retail outlets. However on the parameters of product freshness, availability of seasonal fruits and handling returns and exchanges, unorganized traders score better. Some respondents feel that grievance reddresal procedures and systems are not quite customer friendly, and need to be redesigned in the larger formats. With the changing lifestyle, mod- ernization and urbanisation there exists a huge scope for the growth of wet retailing in both the formats. While the the large retailers could flourish by providing large varieties of FFVs to the urban consumers with utmost economy, conveneience and ambience, and inclusive policies towards all the stakeholders, the small traders and hawkers continue to cater to the cross sections of consumers in the market with the possible automation, better service and innovative marketing and customer relationship management strategies. Timely market information, entrepreneurial drive and business acumen will ensure suc- cess of all stakeholders in the fray, and it turns out to be a positive sum game in the ever growing market rather than zero sum game as it is apprehended.


Abstract In this work, a new generalized non-Euclidean friction law is proposed. This friction law allows the friction coefficients in the tangential and axial directions of the roll to be different. A three-dimensional, large-strain, non-steady state elastic-plastic finite element analysis has been performed for the flat rolling process. The contact and friction problem at the interface between the workpiece and the rolls is treated rigorously. The finite element procedures are based on the updated Lagrangian virtual work equations in incremental form. The solution at each time step is accepted only if the equilibrium of nodal forces, the calculation of which is an exact treatment, is reached pointwise. The numerical results, including the interfacial normal and shear stresses, are presented and discussed.


3C 84 (NGC 1275, Perseus A) is a bright radio source at the center of an ongoing merger, where HST observations show two colliding spiral galaxies. 3C 84 holds promise to improve our understanding about how of the activity of active galactic nuclei, the formation of supermassive binary black holes, feedback processes, and galaxy collisions are interrelated. 3C,84 is one of only six radio galaxies, which reveal TeV emission. The origin of this TeV emission is still a matter of debate. Our present study is based on high resolution radio interferometric observations (15 GHz) of the pc-scale jet in this complex radio galaxy. We have re-modeled and re-analyzed 42 VLBA observations of 3C 84, performed between 1999.99 and 2017.65. In order to enable a proper alignment of the VLBA observations, we developed a method of a "differential" alignment whereby we select one reference point and minimize the deviations from this reference point in the remaining epochs. As a result, we find strong indication for a precession of the 3C 84 jet—not only for its central regions, but also for the outer lobe at 10 mas distance. These findings are further supported by our kinematic precession modeling of the radio flux-density monitoring data provided by the University of Michigan Radio Observatory and the Owens Valley Radio Observatory, which yields a precession time scale of about 40 yr. This time scale is further supported by literature maps obtained about 40 yr ago (1973 and 1974.1) which reveal a similar central radio structure. We suggest that the TeV flare detected by MAGIC may correlate with the precession of 3C 84, as we disentangle a projected reversal point of the precessing motion that correlates with the flaring time. This may physically be explained by a precessing jet sweeping over a new region of so far undisturbed X-ray gas which would then lead to shock-produced TeV-emission. In addition, we perform a correlation analysis between the radio data and GeV data obtained by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and find that the γ -ray data are lagging the radio data by 300–400 days. A possible explanation could be that the radio and the GeV data stem from different emission regions. We discuss our findings and propose that the detected jet precession can also account for the observed cavities in the X-ray emission on kpc-scales.


The invention various diseases or GM-CSF-specific recombination to play an important role in the disease antigen-binding site service, antibodies and functional fragments thereof. These antibodies can be used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Further, the antibodies of the invention as well as the field of diagnosis of the progression of various diseases can be used to verify the function of GM-CSF. The present invention also provides a nucleic acid sequence, vector, pharmaceutical composition and use of the guide attachments kit containing the same encoding the antibody. [Fig representative; 6 [drawing] [Fig. 1a] [Figure 1b] [Figure 2a] [Figure 2b] [Figure 3] [Figure 4] [5] [6]


If industrial society is to survive, the next century will have to be a time of transformation, not just in technological capacity but also in our approach to the natural world and to each other. The second report in the Global Environmental Outlook series from the United Nations Environment Program says: 'The present approach is not sustainable. Doing nothing is no longer an option.'


An 8-day course was set up by the Naz Project, which promotes sexual health issues within South Asian, Turkish, Irani, and Arab communities, to provide skills in counseling people from ethnic minorities about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Views on racism, sex, and sexuality, and roles as counselors and interpreters were examined; the affect of racism, sexism, and homophobia on everyday experiences, particularly of clients, was assessed. 8 women and 7 men attended; they included HIV volunteers, HIV counselors, and those involved in community work. Themes included HIV/AIDS, confidentiality, sexuality, safer sex and sexual practices. The focus was placed on language and ways of developing terminology to express sexual identities and sexual behaviors positively. English was used for training and feedback. The approach was experiential and participative.


where W is a manifold with dW~LxS and L is a closed manifold. Then we can define a bordism operation Qs by QS(W)=L. In this paper, we study this operation. Throughout this paper, let manifolds be stable almost complex manifolds. For finite complex X the bordism group MU(S)*(X) is defined by the bordism classes of maps from closed manifolds with singularities of type S to X. By taking the stratification of singularities, Sullivan also defined the theory when singularity is a set of manifolds and proved that the ordinary mod p homology theory is the bordism theory with singularities of type (p, xlf x2, •••) i.e. H*(X Zp) = MU(p, xlf x2, •••)*(X) where xx denote 2z-dimensional ring generators of MU*(S°)=MU*. By using the Quillen's theorem [9], we shall show H*(X; Zp^Zpί—, xt, —l2*MU(p,vuv2, —)*(X) where vt denote xvi.x which are Milnor manifolds for a fixed prime p. Let In be the set (p,vlf'~,vn) and let MU(In) be the spectrum of the theory MU(In)*(—). We denote by Q[ the Spanier-Whitehead dual operation of Qvi. Our main results of this paper are as follows THEOREM 3.4. // yeiH*(X; Zp) then λQi(y)=Qi(y) for some λ*0^Zp,. where Qτ is the Milnor exterior operation. THEOREM 4.1. MU(In)*(MU(In))^MU*/In®MU*{MU)®ΛlQ'{, ~ , QΆ where MU*


Accessible online at: www.karger.com/res Oxygen is essential for human life. Following the technical advances in the last century, pO2 was among the first parameters that were relatively easy to measure, which might explain its popularity in critical care and pulmonary medicine to assess oxygen supply [1]. pO2 appears to be a sensitive and rapidly changing parameter reflecting alterations of the respiratory status. However, according to physiologists, for ATP production and oxygen delivery DO2 only the oxygen content CaO2 and perfusion (CO) are relevant: DO2 = CaO2 ! CO. The oxygen content is only influenced if pO2 is markedly reduced (below 55 mm Hg), which is explained by the oxygen haemoglobin (Hb) dissociation curve. CaO2 is proportional to Hb concentration and oxygen saturation (SaO2), a relationship that is sometimes not given sufficient attention in pulmonary and critical care medicine: CaO2 = SaO2 ! Hb ! 1.34. In a recent issue of Respiration, Gorecka et al. [2] reported on the use of almitrine in COPD patients with a PAO2 ranging between 55 and 60 mm Hg. While almitrine improved the pO2, it remained without effect on the patients' subjective well-being, even after a treatment period of 12 months. This is in line with older studies which failed to show a survival benefit of almitrine therapy [3]. On the other hand, long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) greatly benefits COPD patients with a pO2 !55 mm Hg [4, 5]. One would thus expect that a minor difference in survival would also be visible in patients with less reduced pO2 (55–60 mm Hg), but this was not the case in a recently published controlled study [6]. How can this dilemma be solved? In earlier studies on LTOT [4, 5], most patients not only showed a reduction in pO2, but also an increase in pCO2 (44–45 mm Hg [4] and 54 mm Hg [5]). Recently published studies on the outcome of patients with respiratory insufficiency and LTOT have shown that the significance of pCO2 was underestimated [7–9]. If patients were constantly hypercapnic, pCO2 correlated with a prolonged life expectancy [7, 8]. This effect was even more marked in hypercapnic patients and more isolated restrictive disorders such as sequelae of tuberculosis with emphysema [9]. Oxygen treatment improves pO2, but reduces minute ventilation, as reflected in an increase in pCO2. This reduction in minute ventilation equals the reduction in the work of breathing, leading to an unloading of the respiratory muscles. Further unloading by non-invasive ventilation additionally increases the patient's endurance [10]. This may prevent the exacerbation of COPD [11], and may thus explain the prolonged life expectancy under LTOT. The combined effect of increased pO2 and unloading of the respiratory muscles as an explanation for the improved survival is underestimated in the literature. Almitrine only elevates pO2 by increasing ventilation. This challenge to the respiratory muscles might be deleterious in the long term. The results of older and newer studies on almitrine do not support its current use in COPD.


This paper describes the strategies and assumptions made in modelling the effects of holding the world's biggest sporting event in one of the world's major cities and how the work informed the development and implementation of the Olympic transport plan. Ten million ticket holders would need to travel safely, efficiently and in time to 29 Olympic venues, utilising all available modes of transport, while residents, workers, visitors and tourists needed to be able to continue to travel around London as normal. Consequently, transport was an important and integral part of the planning for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as far back as 2003 during the bid phase. Between 2003 and 2005 a bid company worked with Transport for London to develop the overall transport strategies for the games. By the time of the bid submission, transport strategies were in place to cover major transport infrastructure projects and the concept of the Olympic Route Network linking sports venues with accommodation for ath...


or determinants of risk-taking through two major case studies, the Berlin Crisis of 1948 and the Berlin Crisis of 1961. Among the strongest features of the book are its in-depth coverage of each of the Berlin crises and the critical review of the best-known interpretations of Soviet foreign policy behavior. The final two chapters contain Adomeit's conclusions about the operating principles of Soviet foreign policy and the determinants of Soviet risk-taking. This may well be the most useful section for serious students of foreign policy and for policymakers, who will want to refer to these two chapters again and again and to test their relevance in other studies. Adomeit's arguments are profusely documented, perhaps overly documented, with footnotes, and an excellent bibliography is at the end of the work. At the same time that one lauds this work, one must also be conscious of its shortcomings. First, the book is too long and verbose. Both the theoretical framework and the case studies (chapters 1 to 15) could be abridged significantly without damaging the merit of the logic. It takes Adomeit five rather tedious chapters to lay out the theoretical framework. The complexity of his presentation is greater than the theory warrants. Some of the comparisons and metaphors are inappropriate, and one is reminded of discussions of the theory of probability in a college math class. Similarly, each of the case studies is more detailed than it needs to be, and numerous sources are cited to underscore an argument in situations where the reader is already persuaded. Adomeit also tends to ramble in the case studies into side issues that distract the reader from the main thrust of the argument while not covering other possibly pertinent issues. For example, in the case of the 1961 crisis, he spends a great deal of time analyzing East Germany's economy but very little analyzing Khrushchev's weakened position in the Politburo from 1960 to 1962. One must also question whether we can generalize about all of Soviet foreign policy risk-taking from two case studies of Soviet behavior on the Berlin question. This question can be answered only if Adomeit or another scholar chooses to replicate this analysis using different case studies. Adomeit is no doubt correct in his criticism that in recent years Western scholarship has underestimated as a policy determinant the role of Soviet ideology in all its dimensions because of the West's nonideological approach to politics and political analysis, and because Soviet doctrine has selectively been abandoned in some areas of society. At the same time, it appears that a deal of his review of the conventional wisdom on Soviet foreign policy has the intent of disparaging other Western analysts. I felt that an unintended benefit of Adomeit's book was to remind us of the pluralism—probably a strength rather than a weakness of Western scholarship—in Western interpretations of the USSR. On balance, this work makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of Soviet foreign policy behavior. Its length and price may limit widespread usage, but it is an important resource for scholars and for students of Soviet foreign policy.


Eggs of Phasmida are characterized by the presence of a micropylar plate system. The nature of this plate is discussed and the relevance of differences in plate structure to the taxonomy of the order is considered. A survey is made of the range of plate structure throughout the order, covering the external plate structure of 384 species and the internal plate structure of 179 species in forty of the forty‐four subgroups of the order.


To study the net conversion of two-carbon compounds to carbohydrate, a gram-negative coccus which forms large carbohydrate capsules from simple carbon sources was isolated from the soil and its metabolism investigated. The polysaccharide capsule produced by this organism was found to contain L-rhamnose and D-glucose in a ratio of approximately four to one (Taylor and Juni, 1961a). To elucidate the mechanisms by which this organism synthesizes capsules from two-carbon compounds, it was important to demonstrate the enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism and terminal oxidation. The metabolism of cells grown on ethanol and succinate is reported in this paper. Of all the carbohydrates tested, the only one which supported growth of the organism was glucose (Taylor and Juni, 1961a). The pathway of glucose breakdown utilized by this organism was studied to clarify the mechanism of synthesis of polysaccharide sugars from hexose. A preliminary report of this work has appeared (Taylor and Juni, 1959).


northerr southerr by nume] 2 Anne Sands and Greg Howe This wh(by the (Joaquin exc1udil This paper is comprised of abstracts from presentations flat, a: The purpose of this symposium was to had its encourage a strong alliance of individuals and agencies which stretch, will work together to establish protection for the endangered big riv, riparian ecosystems of California. Complete texts of these papers will appear in proceedings of the Davis symposium. Vel streamb, substra growing A SHORT REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF Resources, California Fish and Wildlife Plan" Sacramel RIPARIAN FORESTS IN CALIFORNIA (Vol. III), riparian habitat provides living favorab. conditions for a greater variety of wildlife growing Felix Smith, Field Supervisor than any other habitat type found in California. for the Division of Ecological Services It was estimated in 1963 that riparian vegetation forests United States Fish and Wildlife Service covered about 347,000 acres-less than one-half Sacramento, California of one percent of the total land area of the Th State. natural Riparian vegetation along streambanks, Feather where there is usually fertile soil and an Factors affecting or adversely impacting These 1, ample water supply, is a most striking feature riparian vegetation include upstream reservoir streamb of California's landscape. These forests appear construction, levee and channelization projects, miles. as a green belt along permanent and intermittent and water conservation. The reservoir, levee been es water courses, sloughs, flood plains, overflow and channelization activities, along with acres 0 channels and oxbows, drainage ditches and lakes. for agriculture, are common activities that have Diaries occurred throughout the State. Removal of vege 1800's One can quickly see that the riparian tation is a common practice in the Colorado also de community with its soil, water, and vegetation River area. Let's look at a riparian area from ash, wi is a complex ecosystem. Cheatham and Haller a local viewpoint. In An Island Called Califor grape w (California Fish and Game, 1965), in their nia, E1na Bakker (1971)-States that no natural of vege "Annotated List of California Habitat Types" landscape in California has been so altered by valley have identified four major riparian habitats man as its bottom lands. It was in the Central made of with 11 subhabitat types. Of the 29 habitat Valley that riparian forests were most extensive of oaks 1800's, types listed in the "Inventory of Wildlife and were called gallery forests. Coupled with had a1r the extensive grasslands and …


Chemical engineering frequently uses "process intensification" to consciously combine various phenomena or procedures. By treating the molecules in such a system in a way that every single molecule experiences the same processing, the selectivity is raised, enhancing productivity. For mass transfer limited reactions, the enhancement of the transport rates & the specific interfacial area are the typical approaches. These enable the reduction of diffusion path length, reduce hold-up and improve the controlling on temperature control, even for highly exothermic reactions. Micro reactor technology (MRT) is a subset of process intensification that aims to reduce the size of equipment, energy consumption, and waste generation. The research of peracetic acid (PAA) and perform acid (PFA) preparation is the focus of the current investigation. Amberlite IR-120H catalyst was used to study the synthesis of PAA and PFA in batch and micro-structured reactors while ultrasonic irradiations were present.. The current research describes a method for synthesizing both compounds in a batch and micro-structured reactors, with and without ultrasonic irradiation. Such a technology might be crucial in the online synthesis of these chemicals as it eliminates the need for harmful components to be transported and stored, assuring safety among other benefits. For these substances, various safety characteristics could be improved.


The Poynting vector field is used to show the energy flow in the near‐surface region of an ensonified fluid‐loaded elastic cylindrical shell for both forward and backward propagating waves. The present work uses a method adapted from a simpler technique due to Kaduchak and Marston [Kaduchak & Marston, ''Traveling‐wave decomposition of surface displacements associated with scattering by a cylindrical shell: Numerical evaluation displaying guided forward and backward wave properties,'' J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 98, 3501–3507 (1995)] to isolate unidirectional energy flows.


Abstract Although Ferdinand Hardekopf survives among the poets of Expressionism through a handful of anthologized poems, he remains an elusive figure. In the years around 1912, however, he was widely admired as a secret inspiration for stylistic innovation, particularly in the circle around Kurt Hiller. As a critic of the Berlin literary scene and as a prose stylist of great acerbity, he suggested a poetic diction that combines extreme variations of register. Through the prism of Hardekopf's verse writing, the paper seeks to sketch the social and literary origins of a movement that is still often seen in terms only of 'Aufbruch'.


This paper presents an analytical model to study the structural effects of a capacitive tactile sensor array on its capacitance changes and sensitivities. The tactile sensor array has 8  ×  8 sensor units, and each unit utilizes the truncated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) pyramid array structure as the dielectric layer to enhance the sensing performance. To predict the capacitance changes of the sensor unit, it is simplified into a two-layered structure: upper polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film and bottom truncated PDMS pyramid array. The upper PET is modeled by a displacement field function, while each of the truncated pyramids is analyzed to obtain its stress–strain relation. Using the Ritz method, the displacement field functions are solved. The deformation of the upper electrodes and the capacitance changes of the sensor unit can then be calculated. Using the developed model, the structural effects of the truncated PDMS pyramid array and the PDMS bump on the capacitance changes and sensitivities are studied. To achieve the largest capacitance changes, the dimensions have been optimized for the sensor unit. To verify the developed model, we have fabricated the sensor array, and the average sensitivities of the sensor unit to the x-, y-, and z-axes force are 0.49, 0.50, and 0.32% mN−1, respectively, while the model predicted values are 0.54, 0.54, and 0.35% mN−1. Results demonstrate that the developed model can accurately predict the sensing performance of the sensor array and could be utilized for structural optimization.


Abstract: An overview of introducing renewable energy sources in the fast-paced world for various uses In today's fast-paced world, the use of cars and other automobile vehicles is compulsory for public and goods transport. This has made the safety of cars, the car drivers, and car owners a major concern in traffic jams on cities and roads. Especially on nights when near and dear ones are waiting for you at home, To ensure the safety of cars with actual location tracking, one can be at peace of mind with the deployment of this innovative design.


1José Carreras Center for Immunoand Gene Therapy and Internal Medicine I, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany 2Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany 3Department of Orthopedics, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany 4Hopitaux Robert Schuman, Chimiothérapie, Oncologie, Hématologie, Luxembourg 5Department of Radiology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany 6Bone Tumor Reference Center at the Institute for Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland 7Institute of Pathology, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Copyright © 2020 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the European Hematology Association. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. HemaSphere (2021) 5:1(e511). http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ HS9.0000000000000511. Received: 4 July 2020 / Accepted 21 October 2020 Indeterminate Dendritic Cell Tumor With Persistent Complete Metabolic Response to BRAF/MEK Inhibition


This volume contains the proceedings of the Seventh Workshop in Lie Theory and Its Applications, which was held November 27-December 1, 2009 at the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, in Cordoba, Argentina. The workshop was preceded by a special event, oEncuentro de teoria de Lieo, held November 23-26, 2009, in honour of the sixtieth birthday of Jorge A. Vargas, who greatly contributed to the development of Lie theory in Cordoba. This volume focuses on representation theory, harmonic analysis in Lie groups, and mathematical physics related to Lie theory. The papers give a broad overview of these subjects and also of the recent developments of the authors' research.


Strict teachers access system,reform and improve the our primary and middle school teacher entry qualifications standards,and promote the teachers to grow up,that is an important measure.This article analyzes the current situation of the primary and secondary school teachers' psychological quality,for primary and secondary school teachers in the connotation of psychological quality,and which should have the psychological quality system on the basis of,and to put forward the suggestions to strengthen the psychological literacy education for primary and secondary school teachers.


Original Research Article Introduction: The growth and development of fetus during pregnancy depends upon placenta as it is responsible for continuation and progression of a pregnancy in addition to fetal nutrition Study was carried out to investigate the morphological changes in pregnancy induced hypertension and to evaluate whether any specific morphological findings have consistent association with respect to its severity. Aim: To study the morphological features of placenta in toxemia of pregnancy and correlate these findings with respect to severity of pregnancy induced hypertension. Material & Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Pathology in collaboration with Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, Moradabad during February 2017 to September 2018. The cases were graded for degree of pregnancy induced hypertension, placental gross features and microscopic findings on routine hematoxylin and eosin staining. Result: Majority of cases had eclampsia (n=16; 64%). There were 7 (28%) cases diagnosed as preeclampsia and 2 (8%) as preeclampsia with superimposed eclampsia. Most of them (52%) wereyoung adults (20-25 years), from rural background (84%) and were nullipara (60%). 88% cases were anaemic. On gross examination 60% of placenta were circular in shape and rest were oblong with number of cotyledons ranging from 3 to 12.Histopathological changes in placenta and foetoplacental weight ratios (FPWR) showed a significant association with severity of anemia.FPWR was significantly lower in cases with eclampsia/PE with superimposed eclampsia as compared to those with preeclampsia. Amongdifferent histopathological features, presence of syncytial knots (84%) was most common finding. Conclusion: The findings of present study showed that morphological and histopathological changes take place in toxemia affected placenta and this change is affected by clinical severity of toxemia.


The COVID-19 pandemic has erased the stereotype of the domestication of women with the status of women as housewives and career women, which has an impact on women's double burden, namely doing domestic work and public work. This article aims to prove that the domestic sector has strengthened the existence of women. This research is descriptive qualitative by interviewing three career women in Yogyakarta. They were selected by direct pointing because these women can provide relevant information in this study. Indirect observations were carried out to explore information that was not conveyed at the time of the interview. Information from journals, websites, and newspapers was used to strengthen the data. The results showed that women's ability to manage the household had an effect during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the Work From Home (WFH) policy. Women's domestic roles include women's managerial abilities in utilizing home facilities such as the living room, family room, workspace, and even the kitchen room and mastery of home facilities such as Wi-Fi, laptops, and cellphones used by other family members. It also provides ample opportunity for women to demonstrate their ability to carry out domestic sector jobs such as cooking, protecting family members, and doing public work such as seminars, teaching, selling services, business, and forming social groups to help disaster victims. In line with that, the role of women in the domestic sector and public sector is balanced, thereby strengthening women's existence during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Text classification is a foundational task in many NLP applications. The text classification task in the era of big data faces new challenges. We propose a Promoted TF-IDF (Promoted-TF-IDF) and cosine similarity method for text classification. In our model, with the pre-trained word segmentation tool, we apply PTF-IDF method to judge which words play key roles in text classification to capture the key components in category. We also apply Cosine Similarity algorithm to judge similarity between text and category. We conduct experiments on commonly used datasets. The experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms the state-of-the-art methods on several datasets.


Assume that the coefficients of a polynomial Px(t) = P0(x)t k +P1(x)t k−1 + · · ·+Pk(x) are Laurent polynomials in the complex variables (x1, . . . , xn) = x. The parameter space C∗n (C∗ = C\{0}) splits into strata corresponding to different combinations of coincidence of the roots of the polynomial Px. For generic polynomials P0, P1, . . . , Pk with fixed Newton polyhedra ∆0, ∆1, . . . , ∆k the Euler characteristics of these strata are also fixed. In this paper we obtain formulae expressing the Euler characteristics in terms of the polyhedra ∆i in the case k = 2. For k = 2 the parameter set C∗n splits into 5 strata: 1) K: deg(Px) = 2 and the roots of Px are distinct; 2) L: deg(Px) = 2 and the roots coincide; 3) M : deg(Px) = 1; 4) N : deg(Px) = 0; and 5) O: Px ≡ 0. Let S1, . . . , Sn be convex subsets of R, and denote by S1 · · ·Sn the mixed volume of the collection S1, . . . , Sn (see [1]). In particular, S n 1 denotes the n-dimensional volume of the set S1. For a homogeneous polynomial T (x1, . . . , xk) = ∑ αi1...inxi1 · · ·xin of degree n the expression T (S1, . . . , Sk) denotes ∑ αi1...inSi1 · · ·Sin .


We present kinematical properties of X-ray sources identified as field late-type stars with good Tycho/Hipparcos parallaxes and for which we have acquired high-resolution spectroscopic observations. These presumably young stars were selected as optical counterparts of ROSAT All-Sky Survey (RASS) sources by means of the cross-correlation of the RASS and TYCHO catalogues (called the RasTyc sample). During the last 20 years, many studies have shown that a fraction of X-ray active and lithium-rich stars are members of young stellar kinematic groups (SKGs). Presently, the SKGs are mainly defined by early-type stars and few studies have focused on the late-type stellar component so far. We have therefore developed two methods based on the space-velocity coordinates (U, V, W ) to determine the membership of our candidates to already known moving groups. The reliability of our methods was tested with Monte Carlo simulations and compared with results derived using Eggen's kinematic criteria. Chromospheric activity level and lithium abundance were subsequently used to confirm membership for candidates with high probability entries. The identification of a significant number of late-type members of young SKGs would be extremely important to investigate deviations from local mean star formation history during the last billion years and to search for exoplanets just after the planetary formation stage.


Rapid increases in human populations and environmental changes of past decades have led to intensified contact with wildlife and significantly contributed to pathogen transmission in both directions, especially between humans and non-human primates, whose close phylogenetic relationship facilitates cross-infection. Using high-throughput sequencing, we studied strongylid communities in sympatric western lowland gorillas, central chimpanzees and humans co-occurring in an unprotected area in the northern periphery of the Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon. We identified 65 strongylid ITS-2 amplicon sequencing variants (ASVs) in humans and great apes. Great apes exhibited higher strongylid diversity than humans. Necator and Oesophagostomum were the most prevalent genera, and we commonly observed mixed infections of more than one strongylid species. Human strongylid nematodes were dominated by the human hookworm N. americanus, while great apes were mainly infected with N. gorillae, O. stephanostomum and trichostrongylids. We were also able to detect rare strongylid taxa (such as Ancylostoma and Ternidens). We detected eight ASVs shared between humans and great apes (four N. americanus variants, two N. gorillae variants, one O. stephanostomum type I and one Trichostrongylus sp. type II variant). Our results show that knowledge of strongylid communities in primates, including humans, is still limited. Sharing the same habitat, especially outside protected areas (where access to the forest is not restricted), can enable mutual exchange of parasites and can even override host phylogeny or conserved patterns.


This article is aimed at exploring the characteristics of formulaic sequences, as well as how they are acquired by second language learners. The main focus is on the vital role formulaic sequences are currently playing in English vocabulary use and instruction, namely their prevalence in spoken and written English, and their contribution to learners' significant L2 fluency development. As regards L2 formulaic sequence acquisition, two major different viewpoints exist. On the one hand, it is believed that vocabulary should be learned as a whole chunk rather than as units segmented from a string of words. Some scholars, on the other, argue that learners tend to learn vocabulary through component word analysis. The final topic to which this paper is devoted concerns formulaic sequence teaching, which evidently depends upon two principal factors: repetition and degree of lexical knowledge.


Extensive molecular simulations are applied to characterize the equilibrium dynamics, entanglement topology, and nonlinear extensional rheology of symmetric ring-linear polymer blends with systematically varied ring fraction $\phi_R$. Chains with degree of entanglement $Z\approx14$ mixed to produce 10 well-entangled systems with $\phi_R$ varying from neat linear to neat ring melts. Primitive path analysis are used to visualize and quantify the structure of the composite ring-linear entanglement network. We directly measure the quantity of ring-linear threading and linear-linear entanglement as a function of $\phi_R$, and identify with simple arguments a ring fraction $\phi_R\approx0.4$ where the topological constraints of the entanglement network are maximized. These topological analyses are used to rationalize the $\phi_R$-dependence of ring and linear chain dynamics, conformations, and blend viscosity. Complimentary simulations of startup uniaxial elongation flows demonstrate the extensional stress overshoot observed in recent filament stretching experiments, and characterize how it depends on the blend composition and entanglement topology. The overshoot is driven by an overstretching and recoil of ring polymer conformations that is caused by the convective unthreading of rings from linear chains. This produces significant changes in the entanglement structure of blends that we directly visualize and quantify with primitive path analyses during flow.


In lieu of an abstract, here is the article's first paragraph: A couple of years ago, my wife gave me a book about my childhood hometown of Richland, Washington, a small desert city where I haven't lived for more than twenty years. The book, a pleasantly slim volume simply titled Richland, is one in a series of photographic histories of communities around the United States published by Arcadia Publishing. Like all of Arcadia's books, Richland is packed full of photographs, and its pages showed many of the buildings, neighborhoods, and desert landscapes that I had known intimately as a child but had mostly forgotten about after so many years. I was surprised, when I sat down to look at the book for the first time, to find myself filled with an intense nostalgia for a place I was always yearning to leave as a child. For hours that day I flipped through the pages, moving backward and forward, letting one visual cue after another spark memories from my childhood. I simply couldn't put the book down. When we went to visit my brother, he too was quickly charmed by what he saw and we embarked on a lengthy remembrance of our shared past. Disciplines American Studies Comments This article was published in the Columbia Journal of American Studies and is also available through the publisher's website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cjas/rice-1.html This article is available at Fisher Digital Publications: http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/amst_facpub/4 Arcadian Visions of the Past


Peer review has been regarded as a cornerstone of scientific research for a considerable time. Journals seeking to attract high quality scholarship rely on peer review to maintain their credentials in the publishing industry. However, over a period of time—and especially given the advent of the Internet— complaints have arisen from authors, reviewers and even editors as to the efficacy of the system. The authors outline a range of models which have evolved that either complement or replace evaluation processes which characterise traditional peer review. Research data is presented in the context of quality assessment. The authors introduce several approaches which are utilising repositories to support the process. Consideration is given as to how this might change the current institutional repository environment.


I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. Diagram of the neurone supply of the optic thalamus. Motor disorder the most frequent effect of optic thalamus lesions, except those extensive enough to produce hemianesthesia. Hyperkinesis and neural tissue-simplification. A possible structural correlate of depression. II. MATERIAL OF THE STUDY, WITH BRIEF REMARKS UPON THE THALAMUS. Cases of totally destructive or focally destructive lesions omitted from consideration.- Endeavor to study cases of diffuse chronic conditions of partial loss or absence of mechanisms (atrophy, aplasia) such that the throughroutes for sensory impulses are preserved. Impossibility at present of imitating such lesions by experimental methods such as extirpation by scalpel or by electrolysis. Summary of structures whose lesions were reviewed. Summary of symptoms reviewed. III. HYPERKINESIS AND DIFFUSE CHRONIC THALAMIC LESIONS. Hyperkinetic symptoms are here defined as including psychomotor excitement, violence, destructiveness, homicidal acts, irritability and exaltation.24 of 29 cases showed one or more of these hyperkinetic symptoms. Study of the exceptions shows that two cases had also lesions of the thalamocortical neurone systems, that one case was an instance of pulvinar lesions, and that one was a case with lesions hardly extensive enough ("vacuoles") to be included. But one case out of the remaining 25 failed to show such symptoms (a stuporous general paretic). Comparison of this group with a group of 261 cases with normallooking brains shows that the thalamic series excels the normallooking brain series in violence, homicide, and irritability. On the other hand the thalamic series showed fewer depressive symptoms (including suicidal tendencies and apprehensiveness) than the normal-looking brain series. IV. GENERAL RESULTS. &NA;


Abstract cases of neurofibromatosis disease with chief complaint of otolaryngology head and neck surgery symptoms were reported.All cases were treated surgically with satisfactory re-sults,In combination with literature review,the pathogenesis,clinical features and treatment of this disease were discussed in detail


Design for environment (DfE) is one of the design for X (DfX) strategies. Simplistically, DfE tries to lessen the effect of product design on the environment of a product. It takes into account the whole life cycle of a product. Eco-design is a tool of DfX. It includes paying attention to all the environmental effects of a product starting from the earliest stage of design process. It is defined as an activity that determines environmental influences of a product, and then systematically integrates these influences into product development process in the beginning of the design process. In order to reduce environmental effects of a product, factors such as function, cost, performance, quality, usage, reuse, refuse, waste and legal and technical aspects should be considered during the eco-design process. In this study, eco-design and its affecting factor was evaluated in automotive sub-contractor sector in Turkey. In order to determine standpoint of companies to eco-design, a survey was performed. 61 companies performing automotive subcontractor sector attended to the survey. The survey results were evaluated by using SPSS 17.0 statistical software.Copyright © 2011 by ASME


We describe and illustrate Microsorum whiteheadii (Polypodiaceae), endemic to limestone outcrops in Sumatra. It appears related to the widespread and polymorphic M. punctatum (L.) Copeland but differs from that species by the shortercreeping rhizomes, more succulent, thicker, very dark green, oblanceolate blades, prominent hydathodes adaxially, and less visible venation. Reggie Whitehead, a fern enthusiast and grower in the Miami area, has drawn our attention to a remarkable new Microsorum from Sumatra, growing epipetrically on limestone cliffs. In the recent treatment of this genus for Flora Malesiana (Bosman et al., 1998), and also in Bosman's (1991) previous monograph of Microsorum, M. whiteheadii would appear to key to M. punctatum (L.) Copeland, but we believe M. whiteheadii is quite dramatically different in several characters, discussed below. This attractive new species is now being successfully grown and propagated (from spores) by Mr. Whitehead in the Miami area and by John Banta, in Alva, Florida (near Ft. Myers), and we honor Mr. Whitehead's efforts by naming this fern for him. Both growers were led to the same area by Tang Fook Leong, on an expedition to relocate Amorphophallus hirsutus Teijsmann & Binnendijk (Araceae). Microsorum whiteheadii A. R. Smith & Hoshizaki, sp. nov. TYPE: Sumatra. Western Sumatra, Prov. Paya Khumbu, Koto District, 30 km from Bukit Tinggi, Tanjung Gadang Rumah (near Paya Khumbu), 900 m, 2 July 1997, Reggie Whitehead s.n. (holotype, UC; isotypes, BO, L, MO, US). Figure 1. Differt a M. punctato rhizomatibus breviter repentibus internodiis 2-5(-7) mm longis, laminis succulentioribus crassioribus oblanceolatis vel spathulatis abrupte reductioribus proximaliter, prominentioribus hydathodis adaxialiter, venis lateralibus vix visibilibus in statu vivo, venis areolatis non visibilis. Rhizomes terete, in living material medium green (not glaucous) below the scales, ca. 5-10 mm thick, short-creeping, internodes 2-5(-7) mm long, roots densely set and forming a thick mat; vascular strands numerous, lacking sclerified sheaths but with numerous sclerenchyma strands (> 100) scattered uniformly throughout the cortex; rhizome scales brownish, lacking a lighter colored or hyaline margin, clathrate, pseudopeltate, appearing peltate by virtue of overlapping basal auricles, moderately dense, ovate with an attenuate tip, 3-5 X 1.5-3 mm, the bases appressed, the tips often squarrose, margins erose-denticulate to coarsely dentate or with scattered 1to 3-celled glandular hairs, otherwise glabrous, the basal cells ? isodiametric, the cells at the attentuate tip rectangular, up to 2-3 times longer than wide and often darkerand thicker-walled than walls of basal cells. Fronds monomorphic, sessile, thick-coriaceous and somewhat succulent (like India rubber plant, Ficus elastica Roxburgh). Stipes absent or less than 1 cm long, up to ca. 5 mm diam., with ca. (3-)4-6(-9) round vascular bundles arranged in a cup in cross section (two adaxial bundles much larger than the others), glabrescent or with a few linear-lanceolate clathrate scales at the very base; stipes of young fronds beset with evanescent scales. Blades simple, broadly to less often narrowly oblanceolate, mostly 20-65(-78) X 7-9(-13) cm, margins entire, base abruptly narrowed and with a narrow laminar wing nearly or quite to the rhizome, the wing ca. 1 cm or less for 10(-25) cm, blade tips rounded to subacute or acuminate; abaxial surfaces glabrous or glabrescent at maturity, when young with a scattering of minute 1to 3-celled uniseriate glandular hairs; blades of newly formed croziers covered with glandular hairs like those of stipes. Venation (of large and fully developed fertile and sterile fronds) type 4 (terminology of Nooteboom, 1997: 262-263), with the first connecting veins (between main latNOVON 10: 411-414. 2000. This content downloaded from 22.214.171.124 on Sun, 11 Sep 2016 05:09:33 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms


Abstract : This study analyzes the evolution of Seventh Air Force's joint command and control relationships as well as the development of joint operational procedures and doctrine in the Central Pacific during World War II. As this was arguably the most joint' theater in World War II, there are many lessons about the challenges of joint command and control and the development of joint combat procedures that are relevant to contemporary airmen. The Seventh Air Force was established in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was initially a defensive and training oriented command protecting Hawaii from a possible attack by the Japanese and training replacement crews for units in the South Pacific. However, in the summer of 1943, the Seventh Air Force became an offensive, mobile combat command that, along with each of the other services, played a major role in the island-hopping campaign of World War II. Major General Willis H. Hale served as the commander of the Seventh Air Force during this transition period. This study uses him as a lens to explore the unique challenges his command met and overcame. Additionally, since the Pacific Theater was on the tail end of the "Europe First" resupply policy, the Seventh Air Force was chronically under-manned and under-equipped hence the moniker "Hale's Handful." This study asks three questions in examining the development of joint command and control and operational procedures in the Central Pacific. The first question is to what extent did personalities drive the evolution of command and control relationships, and did they have an affect on the effectiveness of combat operations? This question takes on significance as this work explores General Hale's rather stormy relationship with his naval superior, Vice Admiral John H. Hoover. Along similar lines, the second question is to what extent did service cultures affect command and control and the development of joint doctrine.


Lung Cancer was found to be one of the leading causes of death of human persons throughout the world. It spreads rapidly after it forms. The survival rate of patient is very low as the disease is identified in a very late stage. In this paper, we represent a fully automated and three-dimensional segmentation method for the early identification of cancerous pixels in thorax Computed Tomography database. The segmentation process is meant to be considered as the bottleneck in the Computer Aided Diagnosis system for lung cancer detection based on the Computed Tomography pixels' values. We have formulated the segmentation problem as the optimization of a certain energy function. A special Classifier was designed using Hopfield Artificial Neural Network in order to classify or segment the set of pixels in the CT images of the Thorax into a set of user decided number of regions. A step function was designed, implemented and tested to ensure a high convergence speed of the classifier to local optimum that is close to the global optima. The lung contour was adequately located in 95% of the CT scans using a pre-segmentation process based on bit-planes' features of the CT scans. The segmentation process was initially developed and tested on a large dataset of subjects, with normal and abnormal lung tissues at different stages, each of 150 CT scans giving very satisfactory results.


A general model for predicting diapause induction in most North American populations of European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), was created by statistically testing the influence of scotophase, civil twilight (the period before sunrise or after sunset when the sun is 6° below the horizon), temperature, and latitude in equations calibrated with and validated against laboratory and field data. The best equation in equations calibrated hours of darkness per day, mean temperature, and latitude in decimal degrees. To predict diapause induction in the field, a larval maturation model and a function for determining the response of different larval instars must be calculated along with the basic equation. In the field, scotophase should be calculated by subtracting daylength and civil twilight from 24 h. The overall model explained about half the variability in the independent data for European corn borer populations in North America between 30 and 50° N latitude.


Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) hay production for dairy and equine industries is a profitable enterprise in the Great Plains. However, as stands thin, forage production decreases and weeds increase, resulting in decreased returns. The objective of this research was to determine if alternative management strategies using October sod seeding plus March grazing could be utilized to increase forage production and control pests. Experiments were conducted at four locations in central Oklahoma from 1998-2000. Two ungrazed treatments (with and without pesticides) were compared with three treatments without pesticides but grazed by cattle in March. The three grazing treatments included: no sod seed, ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) sod-seeded in October, and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) sod-seeded in October. Grazing by cattle reduced alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica Gyllenhal) larval populations as effectively as insecticide application. In thin stands ( 250 stems m -2 ), net returns from conventional alfalfa management (using pesticides and only haying) were comparable to October sod seed plus March grazing treatments.


Provided is an internal arteriovenous fistula model. The internal arteriovenous fistula model mainly comprises a simulated arm, a simulated skin made of elastic materials and a simulated blood circulation device. The simulated arm is made of hard plastic through one-step forming; the simulated arm artery and vein blood vessel installation reserved positions and a simulated skin installation reserved position; In the simulated blood circulation device, a simulated blood supply pump is communicated with an external artery blood vessel through a communication pipe, then the external artery blood vessel is communicated with an operation section artery blood vessel through a communication pipe, then the operation section artery blood vessel is communicated with a U-shaped connection pipe, then the U-shaped connection pipe is communicated with an operation section vein blood vessel, then the operation section vein blood vessel is communicated with an external vein blood vessel through a communication pipe, and then the external vein blood vessel is communicated with simulated blood supply pump; the simulated blood circulation device is used for simulating blood circulation and is arranged in the simulated arm; the operation section artery blood vessel and the operation section vein blood vessel are arranged in the simulated artery and vein blood vessel installation reserved positions; the simulated skin is installed in the simulated skin installation reserved position and can be rotated.


The X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) is a powerful tool to investigate local atomic structures in matter. The XAFS can select a specific type of atom as a probe atom and measure the structural environments near the probe atom. The XAFS can therefore describe the bond lengths, bond-length distributions and the species of the atoms located around the probe atom. XAFS measurements can be made with a transmission or fluorescence mode. The XAFS technique does not depend on the density of material, nor on the types of the specimens, such as, powder, thin film, or even liquid. However, the XAFS signals decay quickly and loose their coherence with increased distance from a probe atom, and are useful only within a distance of ~5–6A from the probe atom. Although the XAFS technique is a unique and powerful probe to measure the short-range orderings of atoms, the quantitative information of the structural properties can be obtained as the XAFS data are carefully analysed. We studied the structural properties of non-Fermi liquid nanoparticle CeAl2 and CePt2 and quantum confinement ZnO nanorods using normal XAFS and orientation-dependent XAFS, respectively. We observed a substantial amount of disorders/distortion existing in the both the CeAl2 and CePt2 nanoparticles, and bond length distortion in the vertically well-aligned ZnO nanorods. The XAFS exhibits oxygen contamination in both the nanocrystals of CeAl2 and CePt2. The orientation-dependent XAFS reveals that oxygen is the terminating atom on the lateral surface of ZnO nanorods.


In this study, Sorghum bicolor cultivars CSV 15, PSV 16, CSH 16 and S 35 were supplied to farmers in Mahabubnagar and Ranga Reddy districts in Andhra Pradesh, India, in 2003 for poultry feed trials. Sorghum replaced maize at 0, 50 and 100% levels, including a 100% replacement + 3% Stylosanthes (Stylo) of the control diet. 500 chicks were divided into 42 groups with 6 treatments at 0, 50 and 100% sorghum diets in mash and pelleted forms.


Radiative cooling allows for the temperature of an object to diminish below ambient temperature by coupling it with the coldness of outer space via thermal radiation. Creating local thermal gradients on-chip with this phenomenon could potentially enable microscale energy conversion devices running on ambient heat. Here, we demonstrate localized radiative cooling of an on-chip silicon nitride membrane by up to 6.4 K at night, and 5.4 K during the day, under direct sunlight. This is in agreement with our theoretical model, which predicts a temperature drop of 5 K - 9 K for our experimental parameters, and a maximal drop of 15 K in ideal field of view and atmospheric conditions.


The optimal dose of targeted treatment in oncology may not be the maximal tolerated dose. Evaluating jointly toxicity and efficacy data is then desirable. We propose an adaptive dose finding approach to identify a dose based on repeated binary toxicity and continuous efficacy outcomes from the first two cycles. Probit and linear Gaussian models are used for the toxicity and efficacy at each cycle respectively. The correlation between toxicity and efficacy outcome is modelled via a latent Gaussian variable. Maximum likelihood estimators are used. Two steps in this design are defined: dose escalation with decision rules based only on toxicity observed at the first cycle; the expansion cohort with decision rules based on both repeated toxicity and efficacy outcomes by using the joint model. We perform simulation studies to assess the operating characteristics of our design. The design has good performance for different scenarios. The percentage of correct selection dose varies from 54% to 84%. There is no effect on the estimation parameters with missing data of toxicity or efficacy at cycle 2. The design then has similar performance. Using repeated toxicity and efficacy data in dose finding trials provides more reliable information to estimate the optimal dose for further trials.


A new endophytic strain of Paraconiothyrium brasiliens LT161 was isolated from the healthy stems of Cinamonum camphora collected from Nanjing, China, and was identified based on morphological characteristics and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence analysis. The culture filtrate and its ethyl acetate extract of strain LT161 showed strong growth inhibition activity in vitro against fungal phytopathogens such as Rizoctonia solani, Alternaria alternate, Glomerella glycines, Phytophthora capsici, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium graminearum and Cryphonectria parasitica. The bioactive metabolites in the filtrate were relatively thermally stable, but sensitive to strong alkaline conditions. Simulation test within the dish indicated that the bioactive composition of strain LT161 pose considerable ability in controlling rice sheath blight disease, Fusarium root rot and wheat Alternaria leaf blight. The antifungal compounds in the filtrate of strain LT161 might be novel based on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) analysis and comparison to the Syngenta natural product dereplication database. These results suggest that the strain LT161 could be a promising candidate for producing leading compound of pesticide development or used directly as biological control agent in the sustainable agriculture system.

 Key words: Paraconiothyrium brasiliens, antifungal activity, biological control, endophytic fungi.


The invention relates to the field of hot rolled technology, and particularly to a hot rolled strip steel edge defect alarm method and apparatus. The method comprises detecting hot rolled strip steel having edge defects, judging how severe the edge defects of hot rolled strip steel are, and sounding the alarm. The hot rolled strip steel edge defect alarm apparatus comprises a first obtain unit, a second obtain unit, a third obtain unit, a judgment unit and an alarm unit. According to the hot rolled strip steel edge defect alarm method and apparatus, the device can send an alarm signal and enclose the present hot rolled strip steel if edge defects of the hot rolled strip steel are severe, the hot rolled strip steel can be prevented from transporting to a downstream client, the probability of strip break when a downstream client cold rolls strip steel can be effectively reduced, and the economic loss of the downstream client is reduced.


Based on mechanics study of 750kV hanging tubular busbar applied in Qiaowan 750kV substation, develop a new type of tubular busbar fittings, which is made of proper conductor material and tested in real model experiment. By using these fittings, longer span length of 750kV hanging tubular busbar can be applied in 750kV electric power distribution device and the deflection can be controlled in a narrow range of 0.5-1 times of tubular busbar diameter.


Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor(PPAR) belongs to the superfamily of nuclear hormone receptor.Three PPAR subtypes have been identified to date(PPARα,PPARγ and PPARδ)and the relationship between PPARγ and tumor has drawn great attention.Current data showed that PPARγ agonists exert their antineoplastic effect through inhibiting cell growth and angiogenesis,inducing cell apoptosis and differentiation,and reducing tumor invasive ability.PPARγ agonists may be a promising tool for cancer chemotherapy.


Washed mycelia of Fusarium oxysporum f. raphani seeded in mineral salt solution produced chlamydospores within 24 to 48 hours and the number increased gradually. Initial chlamydospore formation delayed slightly in the mineral salt solution supplemented with 0.1% glucose, but the number increased rapidly thereafter. In 144 hours, production of chlamydospores reached stationary phase and the number formed in water remained about 60% as many as that in the mineral salt solution. Mycelial growth was always observed prior to chlamydospore formation in these media. Glucose was shown to promote mycelial growth and repress chlamydospore formation. Nevertheless, at the stationary phase the number of chlamydospores was increased proportionally to the amount of glucose added into the medium and of the mycelia seeded. Production of chlamydospores in the medium was repressed in the pH below 4 or above 8, and also repressed in CO2 and in N2 atmosphere. Chlamydospore formation was best at 28°C as well as mycelial growth, but in higher temperatures it was more sensitive than mycelial growth. The mineral salt solution lacking one of the elements repressed the production of chlamydospores moderately or completely as a result of repression of the mycelial growth.From these results, it is suggested that the fungus does mycelial growth as much as possible, utilizing the carbon source in the medium and in the mycelium itself, followed by chlamydospore formation from the mycelium at the definite rate.


Device manufactured from a compound to control the width of the gap between the rotor and the casing of a turbomachine, which carries a fluid in liquid and / or vapor, in particular a centrifugal pump material in which a first component material (2) of composite material is designed as a component stabilizing the shape and characterized by a second material component of the composite material is configured as a material swelling, so that it causes a change of volume by action of moisture and wherein at least one side wall of the device which borders the gap may be altered due to spatially swelling material (5).


The author considers the notion of "the professional self-cоnsciousness" with regard to the profession of the stage director. The article concerns the problems and the stages of forming of both the professional and the personal self-consciousness of the students of the stage director's specialization.