Introduction Few treatments options are available for patients (pts) with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have previously been treated with lenalidomide (LEN) and bortezomib (BORT), and their prognosis is poor. Pomalidomide (POM) is a distinct IMiD® immunomodulatory agent with a mechanism of action consisting of direct anti-myeloma, stromal-support inhibitory, and immunomodulatory effects. In randomized phase 2 and 3 trials (MM-002 and MM-003), POM plus low-dose dexamethasone (POM+LoDEX) demonstrated marked efficacy in RRMM pts who had received multiple prior therapies, including LEN and BORT. This side-by-side analysis presents the most recent survival and safety data from these trials.

Methods The MM-002 and MM-003 trials enrolled pts with ≥ 2 prior therapies, including LEN and BORT. In MM-002, pts received POM (4 mg/day on days 1–21 of each 28-day cycle) alone or in combination with LoDEX (40 mg/week). In MM-003, pts were randomized 2:1 to receive POM+LoDEX or high-dose DEX alone (HiDEX) (40 mg/days 1–4, 9–12, 17–20 in a 28-day cycle); HiDEX was chosen as the comparator to isolate the effects of POM, as at the time of trial design it was the standard salvage therapy for heavily pretreated pts. Thromboprophylaxis was required for all pts treated with POM and pts at high risk of developing venous thromboembolism. Data cutoff was February 1, 2013 for MM-002 and March 1, 2013 for MM-003. The primary endpoint in both trials was progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS), response rates, duration of response, and safety.

Results In each study, pts had received a median of 5 prior therapies (range 1-17), and all pts had received prior LEN and BORT. In MM-002, 113 pts were treated with POM+LoDEX and 108 were treated with POM alone (60% of POM alone pts subsequently received DEX). A total of 79% of pts were LEN refractory; 62% were refractory to both LEN and BORT; and 35% had received LEN as their last prior therapy. With a median follow-up of 14.2 months (mos), median PFS was 4.2 mos, OS was 16.5 mos, and overall response rate (ORR, defined as at least a partial response) was 33% with POM+LoDEX ([Table 1][1]). In MM-003, 302 pts were treated with POM+LoDEX and 153 pts were treated with HiDEX (50% of HiDEX pts subsequently received POM). A total of 94% of pts were LEN refractory; 74% were both LEN and BORT refractory; and 29% had received LEN as their last prior therapy. Survival outcomes were similar in MM-003; with a median follow-up of 10 mos, median PFS was 4.0 mos, OS was 12.7 mos, and ORR was 31% with POM+LoDEX. In both trials, LEN as last prior therapy did not impact response, PFS, or OS vs the overall population.

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Commonly observed adverse events (AEs) are presented in [Table 2][2] for pts treated with POM+LoDEX. Grade 3 and 4 neutropenia was 28% and 13% in MM-002, and 26% and 22% in MM-003 for the POM+LoDEX arms, respectively. AEs were generally manageable for POM+LoDEX in MM-002 and MM-003 with dose interruptions (67% for both) and reductions (29% and 26%, respectively), and standard supportive care, including growth factor support (46% and 43%), red blood cell transfusions (45% and 49%), platelet transfusions (14% and 20%), and anti-infective agents (89% in both trials). Rates of POM discontinuation due to treatment-related AEs were low (2–4% with POM+LoDEX). In MM-002 and MM-003, 49% and 51% of pts in the POM+LoDEX arms experienced neutropenia of any grade. With appropriate AE management, 9% and 23% had dose interruptions, 4% and 8% had dose reductions, and 1 pt in both MM-002 and MM-003 discontinued due to neutropenia. Febrile neutropenia developed in 3% and 10% of pts; 1% and 4% had dose interruptions, 0% and 2% had dose reductions, and no pts discontinued due to febrile neutropenia in the MM-002 and MM-003 studies, respectively. The majority of infections occurred in the absence of neutropenia of any grade (54% in MM-002 and 66% in MM-003). The rate of POM discontinuation due to infection was low (1% in MM-002 and 2% in MM-003).

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Conclusion In both the MM-002 and MM-003 trials, POM+LoDEX consistently extended PFS in advanced RRMM pts. PFS, OS, and ORR were not negatively impacted in patients who were refractory to LEN or BORT, even as last prior therapy. Both trials demonstrated that with dose modifications and supportive care POM was well tolerated, leading to few discontinuations. POM+LoDEX should be considered a standard of care for pts with advanced RRMM who have exhausted LEN and BORT.

Disclosures: Siegel: Celgene Corporation: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Onyx: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Millennium: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Richardson: Millennium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Johnson & Johnson: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene Corporation: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Dimopoulos: Celgene Corporation: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Chen: Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Song: Celgene Corporation: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Vij: Onyx: Consultancy, Research Funding; Millenium: Speakers Bureau; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Bahlis: Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Baz: Millenium: Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Karyopharm: Research Funding; Sanofi: Research Funding; Celgene Corporation: Research Funding. Hofmeister: Celgene Corporation: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Weisel: Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Jagannath: Millennium: Honoraria; Celgene Corporation: Honoraria. Lonial: Millennium: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy; Sanofi: Consultancy; Onyx: Consultancy; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy. Delforge: Celgene Corporation: Honoraria. Talpaz: Ariad, Sanofi, Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Ariad, Novartis, BMS, Pfizer: Speakers Bureau; Ariad, BMS, Sanofi, INCYTE: Research Funding. Moreau: Celgene Corporation: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. San Miguel: Jansen, Celgene Corporation, Onyx, Novartis, Millenium: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Karlin: Janssen: Honoraria; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Expert board committee Other, Honoraria. Goldschmidt: Celgene Corporation, Janssen, Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Oriol: Celgene Corporation: Consultancy. Alegre: Janssen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Celgene Corporation: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Cavo: Millennium: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Onyx: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Martinez-Lopez: Celgene Corporation: Honoraria, Research Funding. Lacy: Celgene Corporation: Research Funding. Chen: Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Casey: Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Sternas: Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Zaki: Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Jacques: Celgene Corporation: Employment, Equity Ownership. Anderson: Onyx: Consultancy, Equity Ownership; Gilead: Consultancy, Equity Ownership; sanofi aventis: Consultancy, Equity Ownership; Oncopep: Consultancy, Equity Ownership; Acetylon: Consultancy, Equity Ownership; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Equity Ownership.

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Traditional traffic identification methods based on well‐known port numbers are not appropriate for the identification of new types of Internet applications. This paper proposes a new method to identify current Internet traffic, which is a preliminary but essential step toward traffic characterization. We categorized most current network‐based applications into several classes according to their traffic patterns. Then, using this categorization, we developed a flow grouping method that determines the application name of traffic flows. We have incorporated our method into NG‐MON, a traffic analysis system, to analyze Internet traffic between our enterprise network and the Internet, and characterized all the traffic according to their application types.


Utility metering system refers to mete
ring devices installed in almost every
building throughout the country, such as k
ilowatt-hour meter, water meter and gas
meter in some places in Malaysia. Through meter reading, the utility offices are able
to measure the amount of power, water and gas consumptions per month and collect
respective charges. However, manual mete
r reading is both time consuming and
ineffective.
This project consists of two parts: to
 explore different methods of remote
meter reading, using either
 wireless or communication
over power line technology;
and to develop the most effective remote
metering system suitable for local market.
Remote meter reading also refers to
automated meter reading (AMR) in some
countries.
This paper studies the fundamentals a
nd characteristic of
 different meter
reading acquisitions systems, in order to
develop the most suitable system for local
applications. Apart from data acquisition, the paper also discusses the fundamentals
of power, water and gas metering system
. Advantages and di
sadvantages of both
wireless and power line communication are
compared and the most effective meter
reading system for local
 market is developed.


The content,the basic features of educational equity are analyzed,as well as the principles to achieve educational equity.It points out that,in the transition period,China's educational inequity is mainly reflected in unequal educational opportunities and unfair distribution of educational resources and micro-level in school.To achieve educational equity,eight aspects should be strengthened: establishing a fair value orientation,developing urban and rural education,improving the education expenditure management system,insisting on governing education according to law,promoting diversification in the school system,establishing a sound educational assistance system,reforming the student evaluation system and strengthening the construction of ethics of teacher.


The important political mission of the CPC's Fifth Plenary Session of the Seventeenth Central Committee lies in the establishment of 'Suggestion of the Central Committee of the Communist Party on Formulating the 12th 5-year Plan in National Economy and Social development'.The political mission in view of history concerns the historical track of the party's leadership for social development plan,reflecting the whole periods the party suggests,leads and sets up the plans from the 1st 5-year to the 12th 5-year and showing us the important enlightenment.


The Protestant Reformation was not, as previous scholars have already pointed out numerous times, a sudden and unexpected development. Instead, it represented the outcome of a long-term paradigm shift. This paper examines the larger literary framework and then focuses on one of the crucial texts from the late Middle Ages where most of the ideas as formulated by Luther in 1517 and later were already expressed in more or less the same way. The loss of spirituality is commonly identified as one of the central concerns, both already in the high Middle Ages and here in the Reformatio Sigismundi. GJHSS-D Classification: FOR Code: TheCrisisofSpiritualityintheLateMiddleAgesFromtheTwelfthCenturytotheProtestantReformationwithanEmphasisontheReformatioSigismundi1439 Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: 430199 The Crisis of Spirituality in the Late Middle Ages: From the Twelfth Century to the Protestant Reformation; with an Emphasis on the Reformatio Sigismundi (1439)


Although workers might increase their inclusive fitness by favoring closer over more distant kin, evidence suggest that nepotism generally does not occur within colonies of social insects. It has been suggested that this may be due to the cost of recognition errors. We tested whether recognition occurs in a system where a better than random ability to recognize kin should be selected for. Using DNA microsatellites, we show that sexuals of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile fail to use genetic cues to avoid sib-mating. When offspring of two queens were allowed to mate, the percentage of matings among siblings was not significantly lower than expected under the hypothesis of random mating. The finding that sexuals fail to use genetic cues to avoid sib-matings cannot be attributed to the cost of recognition errors because any recognition system that would lead to a better than random ability to avoid sib-mating should be selected for when there are costs to inbreeding. These data are thus consistent with the view that kin recognition mediated solely by genetic cues might be intrinsically error prone within colonies of social insects. Copyright 2002.


ADEN, JEAN, see Rock, M. T. ALEXANDER, BECKY, "Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business (2nd ed.) by Rogene A. Buchholz" [Briefly Noted], 96. APPEL, ROBERT, "Floating Fiasco: The Environmental and Social Impacts of the Nago Heliport" [Regional Report], 170. BOONE, AMY L., "Sustainable Development in San Diego-Tijuana: Environmental, Social, and Economic Implications of Interdependence by Lawrence A. Herzog, John R. Weeks, Paul Ganster, Mark J. Spalding (ed.), and Joanna Salazar" [Briefly Noted], 422. BRIASSOULIS, HELEN, "Sustainable Development and the Informal Sector: An Uneasy Relationship?" 213. CARVALHO, GEORGIA O., "Hydroelectric Development and Road Paving in Brazil's Transamazon Area" [Regional Report], 397. DE GROOT, WOUTER T., see Noorduyn, R. E. FORSYTH, TIMOTHY, "Flexible Mechanisms of Climate Technology Transfer," 238. FREID, TOBIN, see Moomaw, W. GALLAGHER, KEVIN, see Moomaw, W. GOLDBERG, BETH, "Advances in Climate Change Science at the United Nations Climate Change Negotiations" [Conference Report], 183. GOLDBERG, BETH, see Knickerbocker, T. HECHT, ALAN D., "The Triad of Sustainable Development: Promoting Sustainable Development in Developing Countries," 111. HERZOG, LAWRENCE, "With People in Mind: Design and Management of Everyday Nature by Rachel Kaplan, Stephen Kaplan, and Robert L. Ryan" [Book Review], 92. HILTON, F. G. HANK, "Income, Liberties, Idiosyncrasies, and the Decline of Leaded Gasoline, 1972 to 1992," 49. KNICKERBOCKER, TIMOTHY, "Environment and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa: Some Critical Issues edited by Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed and Wilfred Mlay" [Book Review], 341.


The 228Ra/226Ra activity ratios obtained by the observations with 3 river waters, 2 hot-spring waters and 12 samples from sedimentary rock occurring in Okutama area, western district of Tokyo, ranged from 1.0 to 2.9, from 0.7 to 0.8 and from 1.2 to 1.7, respectively. The average values were 2.0 ± 0.03 for river waters and 1.4 ± 0.1 for sedimentary rocks, suggesting that the activity ratio of 228Ra/226Ra in river water tends to be larger than that in the associated sedimentary rocks. The 228Ra/226Ra activity ratios in hot-spring waters staying in the deeper aquifer with longer residence time may tend to be smaller than those in river waters with shorter residence time. The 228Ra/226Ra activity ratios in river waters showed that the activity ratios tended to decrease after heavier rainfalls than 20 mm/d. The decrease in the 228Ra/226Ra activity ratios in river waters suggested that heavy rainfalls forced the deeper underground water with long residence time to discharge into river water.


Recent surveys have revealed a lack of close-in planets around evolved stars more massive than 1.2 M☉. Such planets are common around solar-mass stars. We have calculated the orbital evolution of planets around stars with a range of initial masses, and have shown how planetary orbits are affected by the evolution of the stars all the way to the tip of the red giant branch. We find that tidal interaction can lead to the engulfment of close-in planets by evolved stars. The engulfment is more efficient for more-massive planets and less-massive stars. These results may explain the observed semimajor axis distribution of planets around evolved stars with masses larger than 1.5 M☉. Our results also suggest that massive planets may form more efficiently around intermediate-mass stars.


In this paper, the principle of Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) is introduced, some systematic errors are described which distort the interferometric signal and the corresponding characteristics in the interferograms are analyzed in detail. Then the computer simulation is given. On the other hand, with the robust FTS built by our own, which is insensitive to environmental interference, we observed the distorted interferometric signal just as given by the simulation. So the analysis is justified, and the conclusion is got that our FTS needs improvements though it is well designed and robust.


paper deals with a syntactic approach for character recognition using approximate string matching and chain coding of characters. Here we deal only with the classification of characters and not on other phase of the character recognition process in a Optical character Recognition. The character image is first normalized to a specified size then by boundary detection process we detect the boundary of the character image. The character now converted to boundary curve representation of the characters. Then the curve is encoded to a sequence of numbers using Freeman chain coding. The coding scheme gives a sequence of numbers ranges from 0 to 7. Now the characters are in form of strings. For training set we will get a set of strings which is stored in the trie. The extracted unclassified character is also converted to string and searched in the trie. As we are dealing with the character which can be of different orientation so the searching is done with approximate string matching to support noisy character that of different orientation. For approximate string matching we use Look Ahead Branch and Bound scheme to prune path and make the approximation accurate and efficient. As we are using trie data structure, so it take uniform time and don't dependent on the size of the input. When we performed our experimentation for noiseless character that is printed character it successfully recognize all characters. But when we tested with the different variation of the character then it detect most of the character except some noisy character.


In this paper, we evaluate the performance of two Global Horizontal solar Irradiance (GHI) estimates, 15 one derived from Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) and another from the one-day forecast of the 16 Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) mesoscale model. The horizontal resolution of the 17 MSG-GHI is 3*5 km over Italy, which is the focus area of this study. For this paper, RAMS has the 18 horizontal resolution of 4km. 19


ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The current complex environment of health care demands a comprehensive approach where teamwork and communication are paramount. Interprofessional education (IPE) is one avenue to promote collaboration. Our objective was to determine the attitudes of Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) students toward IPE. METHODS: The revised Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) was chosen to assess CLS students' attitudes toward IPE after participating in an interprofessional simulation. In addition to the RIPLS items, demographics, previous experience in health care, and interprofessional simulation were collected. RESULTS: Fifty participants had an average age of 26.7 years (SD = 5.25), 70% were female, and 46% were white. In addition, 26% had experience in interprofessional simulation, while 48% had worked in health care. Students' scores were high in all questions of RIPLS subscales except for the questions belonging to the negative professional identification (inverted scale) and for the roles and responsibilities subscales. CONCLUSION: University of Alabama at Birmingham CLS students have a positive attitude about IPE. Faculty in CLS programs should provide interprofessional experiences for their students.


A novel supramolecular fluorescent system was successfully constructed by orthogonal self-assembly of host–guest and metal–ligand interactions. By controlling the non-covalent interactions in different ways, the system exhibits diverse fluorescent switching phenomena.


The aim of this study was to evaluate Doppler ultrasound parameters in Crohn's disease (CD), which can be sensitive enough to discriminate active, inactive and control group. We reduced a patients radiation exposure, by using colour and pulsed Doppler ultrasound in diagnosis and assessment activity of CD. We have measured arterial flow in superior mesenteric artery (SMA), affected bowel wall and adjacent mesenterium. From total number of 205; 138 patients with Crohn's disease (74 with active CD, 64 inactive patients), and 67 healthy volunteers were included. All of our patients were examined with Logic 500 PRO scanner, GE (General Electric), using semiconvex abdominal probe 2-5 MHz, and linear probe 6-9 MHz, with technique of triplex Doppler. Several SMA Doppler parameters were evaluated: PSV (peak systolic velocity), EDV (enddiastolic velocity), RI (resistance index), TAV (time-averaged velocity), cross-sectional area and FVO (flow volume). After SMA measurements, we analysed an affected intestinal segment by colour Doppler study, with special attention to right lower quadrant. Hyperemia of the bowel wall are subjectively divided in four grades: no colour signal (0), weak or scattered colour signals (1), multiple colour signals (2), intensive hyperascularization (3). When gut wall vessels were identified, we performed spectral analysis of arterial spectrum by pulsed Doppler, with a measurment of the RI. Pulsed Doppler analysis discriminate arterial from venous signals, and objectivized hypervascularisation of inflamed intestinal segment by spectral RI measurments. Differences between parameters in the three groups were tested by parametric (Studentov t-test, Tukey HSD test) and nonparametric statistical tests (Kruskal Wallis ANOVA and Mann-Whitney test). Doppler parameters were compared with "global activity" which includes clinical and laboratory findings, endoscopy, X-ray examinations, CT and abdominal scintigraphy findings. We found significant correlation beetween global activity and patients divided by doppler parameters. The measurements in SMA show no difference between this three groups, by measuring PSV, TAV and cross sectional area of SMA. We observed statistical difference in active CD compared to inactive and control group (these last two groups can't be discriminated) by measuring FVO, EDV and RI. The mean FVO in active CD was 572 ± 202 ml/min, 441 ± 129 ml/min for inactive CD and 452 ± 167 ml/min for control group. EDV values were 0.25 ± 0.07 m/sec in active CD, 0.22 ± 0.06 m/sec for inactive CD and 0.20 ± 0.06 m/sec for control group. RI values were 0.838 ± 0.027 in active CD, 0.855 ± 0.027 for inactive CD and 0.854 ± 0.033 for control group. Doppler parameters in SMA are not suitable for routinely ultrasound assessment of Crohn's disease activity. Important finding of the study was statistical correlation between EDV and RI measured in SMA and affected bowel wall in 122 patients with CD. We conclude that arterial hyperemia in affected bowel wall reflects higher flow in SMA in patients with CD. After measurments in SMA, another part of examination include high resolution sonography of inflamed intestinal segment. In the control group with 67 patients there was no thickening or hyperemia (grade 0) of the bowel wall. We found gut wall thickness to maximum 2 mm with peristaltic activity. In 15 cases we were able to detect some intestinal branches of SMA. The mean RI of these intestinal branches were 0.80 ± 0.06. In the group with inactive CD we revealed mean thickening of the gut wall (3.7 ± 1.7 mm), without peristaltic activity. 61 inactive patients had weak or scattered colour signals (grade 0,1) by using colour Doppler, and only 3 moderate signals. The mean RI for 64 patients in inactive group was 0.71 ± 0.04; with range 0.65-0.87. In the 74 patients with active CD we found affected, noncompresible loops with thickened wall (5.2 ± 1.8 mm), and cleary visible wall hyperemia (grade 2,3). The spectral analysis shows low resistance arterial spectrums with mean RI 0.60 ± 0.04; range 0.52-0.67. In addition, we found in 16 patients with weak activity mean RI 0.625 ± 0.03, range 0.57-0.67; and in 58 patients with moderate and strong activity mean RI 0.59 ± 0.04, range 0.52-0.65. Analysis of affected bowel loops shows statistical significant difference between all three groups, by colour and pulsed Doppler measuring vascularity and RI in the gut wall. We conclude that RI of affected bowel wall could be strong indicator of CD activity.


Like other decorative and aromatic woods, sandalwood has been in continuous and apparently insatiable demand throughout Asia since the earliest times of which there is any written record and especially in India and in China, where, during periods of prosperity, the consumption of exotic woods reached enormous proportions. Sandalwood was used as a cosmetic and perfume and in medicinal preparations, for the making of all manner of objects from fans, boxes and religious images to beds, couches and chests, and, above all, for burning as incense. It was exported to China and India from several Indonesian islands, includingjava, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sunda Islands, especially Sumba, which was known to the Portuguese as the Island of Sandalwood, and Timor, where it was believed that the finest and most fragrant sandalwood was to be found.


The equally-consulted collective contract system is a legislative system of Law of Labor.Based on the common problems arising since the equally-consulted collective contract system was established in China 1994,this paper puts forward that developing a stable and harmonious labor relationship is a basis for building a harmonious society in which it is possible to develop a harmonious labor relationship,and studies how to perfect the legislation of equally-consulted collective contract system in China as well.


An anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) represents a low-cost system for decentralized wastewater treatment in a developing country. Despite the advantages of ABR units such as low operating and maintenance costs, this system requires sufficient land to construct it. In particular of an urban area, land availability is limited and therefore acquire modification in ABR design. This study aimed to test the addition of lamella for further reduction of solids particle in domestic wastewater, and therefore it could reduce the size of ABR settler. A lab-scale of an ABR lamella with a dimension of 75 cm length, 20 cm width, and 40 cm height used in the experiment. A 20 L/d of raw municipal wastewater taken from the existing ABR in Kampong Bareng, Malang (Indonesia) used to feed the lab-scale of the ABR lamella. The experiment was conducted in two months and the sample of raw and treated wastewater collected from the ABR lamella for ten times from September to October 2018. The samples were taken from the inlet, lamella compartment, and the outlet. The results showed that the addition of lamella reduced the concentration of TSS and BOD for 95% and 90% respectively. While these results could help further reduction of organic and solids particle of wastewater that meet the treated wastewater regulation. The concentration of TSS and BOD as treated wastewater were 19 mg/L and 18 mg/L respectively. Although the ABR could reduce the nutrient concentration, the level still higher than the global standard for N and P.


Over the last three decades, the concept of teacher collaboration has been embraced as a promising concept in the sphere of educational policy and educational research. Teacher collaboration is now considered crucial to strengthening the position of teachers, shaping their professional space and improving their professionalism. However, the concept of teacher collaboration lacks consensus: both its definitions and its purpose are the subject of discussion and criticism. Against this background, we present a theoretical and empirical analysis of teacher collaboration. We carried out secondary analyses on existing data from a large quantitative study conducted in primary schools (n = 271) and secondary schools (n = 343) to examine the extent to which teachers collaborate and to identify organizational characteristics and teachers' personal characteristics that affect teacher collaboration. The models we developed using structural equation modelling reveal that teacher collaboration in primary schools is influenced by the extent to which teachers perceive school-leader support, teachers' satisfaction concerning their participation in decision making and teachers' orientation towards student performance. The model for secondary schools is more straightforward: only perceived school-leader support directly influences teacher collaboration.


As a kind of coil gun,synchronous induction coil gun includes two parts-drive coil and projectile coil(armature).When impulse current feeds into the drive coil,it will form the varying magnetic field and then generate strong electromagnetic force.At last,the projectile coil is launched by electromagnetic force.But the electromagnetic force is directly decided by the extent and distribution of the magnetic field.Therefore,it is very necessary to study the magnetic field distribution of synchronous induction coil gun.Based on the principle of work of synchronous induction coil gun,the article built the calculation model of magnetic field.Through the model,the article worked out the program for the magnetic field of synchronous induction coil gun by Matlab and it has discovered the distribution law of magnetic field.It will proffer reliable parameter for improving the structure and performance of synchronous induction coil gun.


Complex nasal defects present a surgical challenge, particularly in cases with a full‐thickness defect that extends into the nasal septum. Although the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap has been widely used as a bulky flap for soft tissue augmentation, reports on its use as a thin flap are limited. We present a case of complex nasal defect reconstruction using a free, thin SIEA flap. A 65‐year‐old man with a recurrent malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor around the left nose and cheek underwent wide tumor resection, leaving a full‐thickness nasal defect that included portions of the nasal septum, nasal bone, and maxilla. A free, thin SIEA flap was elevated and primarily thinned by microdissecting the pedicle distally. The flap was then folded and inset to close the nasal septum and skin. The flap survived completely and complete closure of the nasal septum was observed. As the SIEA runs toward superficial layers as it is traced distally, primary thinning of the flap is possible. We believe that this method may represent an alternative to the superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap in cases in which the superficial circumflex iliac artery system is hypoplastic. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microsurgery 36:66–69, 2016.


Two new asymmetric ureidic receptors L1 (1-(1H-indol-7-yl)-3-(quinolin-2-yl)urea) and L2 (1-(quinolin-2-yl)-3-(quinolin-8-yl)urea) have been synthesised and their affinity towards different anions tested in DMSO-d6. L1 adopts both in solution and in the solid state an (E,Z) conformation. A moderate affinity for acetate has been observed for L1 while no interaction has been observed for L2. The different behaviour has been ascribed to the presence/absence of the indole group. In the case of L1 the indole group causes the formation of a peculiar supramolecular architecture with two molecules of the receptor binding the anions in the (E,Z) conformation via H-bonds. L2 also adopts an (E,Z) conformation in the solid state. However, the absence of the indole group in L2 hampers the formation of the supramolecular assembly with the participation of anionic species.


Whys: Probe into the assistant function of the healthy education in lowing down the blood pressure to patients with high blood pressure; Appraise the impact of the healthy education on blood pressure lowing effect and its precognitive circumstance of the healthy knowledge. Means: Divide 40 cases with high blood pressure into two groups by casting lots, each group )observation), 20 cases, take medical care together with healthy education, the other group )contrast) take medical care only. Results: The effect of the former group is obviously better than the later one )p0 01), and the recognition of the former group to healthy knowledge is apparently higher)p0 01). Conclusion: Healthy education to patients with primitive high blood pressure may raise the level of the their recognition to healthy knowledge and help improve their medical care and recovery.


The effects of temperature, pH, and time variations on the protective amount and quality of electroless nickel (EN) deposition on cast aluminium alloy (CAA) substrates were studied. The temperature, pH, and plating time were varied while the surface condition of the substrate was kept constant in acid or alkaline bath. Within solution pH of 5.0–5.5 range, the best quality is obtained in acid solution pH of 5.2. At lower pH (5.0–5.1), good adhesion characterised the EN deposition. Within the range of plating solution pH of 7.0 to 11.5, the highest quantity and quality of EN deposition are obtained on CAA substrate in solution pH of 10.5. It is characterised with few pores and discontinuous metallic EN film. The quantity of EN deposition is time dependent, whereas the adhesion and brightness are not time controlled. The best fit models were developed from the trends of result data obtained from the experiments. The surface morphologies and the chemical composition of the coating were studied using the Jeol JSM-7600F field emission scanning electron microscope.


This paper describes the development process of the Modbus serial communication and Internet communication time monitoring.This object uses Microsoft' s Visual C+ +/MFC as the development tool.It introduces the implementation of the development process,operation methods,communication connectivity and data transmission of the time monitoring software.Task involves the use of VC software design and development of monitoring modules,use virtual serial port software VSPD XP 5 for serial connecting and debugging,use one computer to the native Internet communication,etc.The monitoring in the simulation environment indicates that the normal stability control system can realize the connection of client and server,data transfer,timing,display transmit and receive message,etc.The monitoring interface is friendly,simple and data-processing functions well.


authors in regard to the ownership of the different sections of the tomb under consideration. However, I certainly believe that the problem is not completely answered, and deserves further investigation. The difference in interpretation does not reduce my appreciation of the value of the work, and the effort expended in the preparation of the text and the artwork of this monograph. After an introduction, the architecture of the chapel is described, followed by a list of names and titles, and a section on the decoration. The last section, as would be expected, forms the bulk of the text (pp. 10–30) and includes a description of the scenes, as well as the transliteration and translation of the inscriptions. References are additionally given to an adequate amount of comparative data. The final section is on miscellaneous blocks, which is followed by indices of names, titles, and words discussed, as well as a general index. The book ends with 44 plates, some folded, including black and white photographs and line drawings. This is a useful and long awaited publication on one of the important tombs in the Teti Cemetery. As an excavation report, the authors present the reader with the necessary information on the monument in a clear and precise way, and without having to wade through cumbersome materials, often unnecessary for such a composition. we egyptologists should be appreciative and grateful to those who make the evidence available so that we can further our studies. The present monograph is a welcome addition to the Old Kingdom library, and its authors have certainly enriched our resources and made a significant contribution to research in this period.


There are many explanatory notes to Zuo Zhuan in the way of Book of Songs in the book ChunQiou Zuo Shi Jin Zhuan Ji Jie noted by Du Yu of the state od Jin,which becomes one kind of thought.To the theme that poems express ambitions,which is most important in the study on Book of Songs,Du Yu explains with the notes that writing poems is to express ambitions to indicates that he writes poems to express his ambition,with the notes that poems express ambitions to indicate that Book of Songs express his ambition,with the note that the poem composer quotes one chapter to indicate composing poems partially,with quoting meanings from some chapters,saying something,usually quoting the first chapter's meanings and etc to indicate quotation out of content.When researching Du Yu's explanatory notes to Zuo Zhuan in the way of Book of Songs,we can find out Du Yu's ideas to Book of Songs.


WHAT WILL BECOME of Racine in the new digital age? Is it possible that the digital and virtual machinery of the twenty-first century will unveil new living beings in the Racinian organism? Or might the thought of future obsessions with the virtual, digital speed, and electronic simulacra, distract us from the more deliberate pace of neoclassical thought? The latter, more cautious position would have been endorsed by RenA© Descartes, who opens his Discourse on Method by wagging his finger at the penchant of modernity for speed and progress:


Trinity College International Firefighting Robot Contest (TCIFFRC) is a firefighting robot competition organized by Trinity College, United States. In the TCIFFRC track, there are four types of room with different characteristics. When the game starts, the robot can be located in any room with randomly placed tube-shaped obstacles (simulating furniture). The robot must be able to detect those obstacles in order to know its position, so that the robot can go out of the room avoiding the obstacles quickly. The focus of this research is to improve the ability of the robot by using corner detection to detect the furniture correctly so that the robot can know the position of the furniture. The robot in this research is a quadruped robot that has been equipped with a 2-dimensional (2-D) laser range scanner (RPLIDAR A1M8). The experiment results showed that the robot was able to detect the furniture up to 5 meters away with an error of 12.5% and 6.12% for the measured angle and the measured distance, respectively. The success rate of the robot achieved 94.7% in being able to escape from the given room with the furniture.


Objective To explore the clinical value of serum cystatin c(CysC) and superoxide dismutase(SOD) in early diabetic nephropathy.Methods According to the urine trace albumin excretion rate(uaer),125 cases diabetic patients were divided into diabete group and early diabetic nephropathy group.78 cases the physical examination were also measured BUN,Scr,CysC,SOD and Ccr.Results The sensitivity of CysC and SOD in diagnosis of early diabetic nephro-pathy was 77.6%.The specificity was 36.7%,and the positive predictive value was 65.6%.The area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve(AUCROC)of CysC was 0.783,and SOD was 0.706.CysC and SOD showed a highly significant decline in three groups(P 0.01).BUN,Scr and Ccr in three groups there were no significant difference(P 0.01).It showed positive correlation between CysC and urinary albumin excretion rate(r = 0.770,P 0.01),and SOD showed negative correlation with uaer(r =-0.423,P 0.01).Conclusion Serum cystatin c(Cysc)and superoxide dismutase(SOD) have certain clinical value in the early diabetic nephropathy of prevention,diagnosis and health mission.


Objective
To investigate the feasibility and clinical effect of palmar venous anastomosis in fingertip replantation.

Methods
From October, 2008 to May, 2017, the clinical data of 15 patients with 24 finger replantation were retrospectively analyzed by outpatient, telephone and WeChat followed-up. One artery was anastomosed for revascularization with or without nerve repair, and 1 palmar venous anastomosis was performed to reestablish the outflow system. The finger nerve was sutured randomly according to the injury.

Results
The patients were followed-up for 18-65 (mean, 39.9) months. Except for 1 replantation finger with rotation avulsed injury failed, the remaining 14 cases with 23 fingers survived completely. Excellent restoration of finger motion was observed during the follow-up. The mean regained static 2-point discrimination sensation was 3.6 (2.8-4.0) mm. All patients were satisfied with the treatment effect.

Conclusion
Successful palmar venous anastomosis can improve the survival rate of replanted fingertips, simplify postoperative care, reduce postoperative complications, and improve the treatment effect.

Key words:
Fingertip; Replantation; Palmar vein of finger; Follow-up


Seven major flavonoid compounds in onions were separated, isolated, and identified by Sephadex LH-20 chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The flavonoids were quercetin, quercetin monoglucoside, quercetin diglucoside, isorhamnetin, isorhamnetin glycoside, rutin, and kaempferol. Glucosylation of the glucose moiety of isorhamnetin glucoside was the 4'-O-glucoside. Keywords: Flavonoids; flavonols; flavonol glycoside; quercetin, isorhamnetin 4'-glucoside; onions


Dioxins or dioxin-like compounds is a group of chloroaromatic compounds which is a highly persistent
chemical and accumulates in the environment as well as increasing their distribution in our ecosystem.
Phytoremediation is one of the tolerable ways that has been operated to battle out the problem of
contaminants. This study investigated how lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) ecophysiological traits and soil
enzyme activities will be influenced by dibenzofuran (DBF) pollution in rhizospheric zone as a potential
remediator. Lemongrass was planted into uncontaminated soil and DBF-contaminated soil. Four treatments
were conducted; soil, soil with plant, soil with bacteria, and soil with plant and bacteria. After one month
exposure, the plant traits such as leaf and root length, aboveground and belowground mass, chlorophyll
content and soil enzymes activities were examined to investigate the sensitivity of lemongrass towards DBF.
With the presence of DBF in soil, leaf and root length, and, aboveground and belowground mass were
decreased compared to control. However, with inoculation of Staphylococcus succinus in soil, these plant
traits were significantly higher than control, suppressing the effects of DBF. The chlorophyll content of
lemongrass indicates slightly significance difference showing a less or no effect of DBF. Nevertheless, enzyme
activities of asparaginase and protease exhibited higher activity than uncontaminated soil. This shows that
lemongrass and Staphylococcus succinus has an interaction within rhizospheric area that might help the
degradation of DBF and increase the lemongrass growth.


MIDAS, provided by Delphi, is a transparent medium to implement mutli-tier distributed application system. It is used to build the structure of "Thin Client + Application Server + Database System"in Internet/Intranet through the technology of DCOM, TCP/IP etc. In this architecture, object broker can be used to implement distributed-load balancing and fault tolerance. Thus the performance of system is improved.


ABSTRACT To identify the impacts of both port relocation and agglomeration effects on the spatial patterns of basic shipping service industries, a multimethodological framework was employed to identify maritime clusters, the colocation patterns between pairs of shipping service industries, and the determinants of the (re)location of shipping service firms. Taking Dalian Port as a case study, the firm-level (re)location data of 6 types of shipping services were collected and analysed. The results showed that although a maritime cluster appeared around the new port area, no significant colocation patterns were found, and the shipping service firms preferred the existing maritime cluster to the new port area.


The Gamma nail seems to be an alternative to the endomedullar flexible
Ender's nail and the sliding screw-plate for trochanteric fractures of the hip. We
have retrospectively reviewed the first 50 fractures of the proximal femur in the elderly
treated in our hands by this technique. There were 45 unstable fractures. At 6
months after surgery, only 68% of the patients discharged from the hospital were assessed.
Intrahospitalary mortality reached 18%. Weight-bearing was allowed from the
early postoperative period independently of the type of fracture. No mechanical failures
were observed. Fracture repair was achieved in an average period of 10 months.
The Gamma nail provides a good stability in unstable fractures of the proximal femur,
allowining an early weight-bearing without mechanical failures. The patient's quality
of life after fracture is therefore improved by using this method of internal fixation.


Measurement of inhibition of root growth in seedlings of Vicia f a b a following exposure has been used to conipare the effectiveness of Xand gamma-rays of different energies from 84 keV (from 170Tm) to several MeV (from 6oCo and radium) and of exposure at various dose rates. The data are compared with earlier published results from the same laboratory for irradiation with low-energy beta particles from 3H. Because of the reduced effectiveness of radiation delivered at low dose-rates, when compared to 220-250 kVp X-radiation at 50-65 radlmin, exposure at 1.5 rad/hr provides, as a safety factor, a dose ratio of 1.2 for I7OTrn gamma rays, 2.2 for 3H beta particles and between 1.9 and 2.8 for radium gamma rays. However, if radium gamma radiation at low dose-rates is to be taken as the reference for exposure in view of long clinical experience with these sources in radiotherapy, at 1.5-1.75 rad/hr an RBE value of between 0.9 and 1.3 must be allowed for 3H beta particles and between 1.6 and 2.3 for low energy 170Tm gamma radiation. For exposure at 46-60 radlhr the corresponding values are 1.0 and 1.5 for 3H and l70Trn respectively.


A new bidirectional DC-DC converter with LLC resonant net was proposed.The converter was composed of LLC resonant net and traditional bi-directional DC-DC circuit with zero voltage switching(ZVS) operation of the primary switches and zero current switching(ZCS) operation of the rectifier diodes.The topology configuration and principle of converter were analyzed and the results of simulation verified the theoretical results.


0n the base of investigation of soil heavy metals content in the up-stream of Miyun Reservoir and around in September,2002,the pollution status of soil heavy metals,which include Cd Pb As Hg Cr Cu Ni and Zn,were evalu-ated according to the Standard of Soil Environment Quality(GB15168-1995).The result showed that pollution of soil metals in the up-stream of Miyun Reservoir was mainly Cr and Hg and the most serious polluted area was Mangniuhe River,the up-stream of Qingshuihe River,Fangmayu and Detiangou areas were lightly polluted.The analysis of soil pollution showed that it was mostly caused by the tailings of metal mine and mine waste stones.It also showed that man-made disturbance is the main cause of soil heavy pollution.


In the past decade, distributed multimedia data processing, i.e. the management of multimedia data objects from distributed data sources, has experienced an explosive development because of the technological advances in distributed computing, network infrastructures, and multimedia streaming. With the proliferation of the third generation wireless networks, it is expected that multimedia data transmission and manipulation will achieve even larger growth in the next decade. The improved bandwidth and mobility of computing devices enable the possibility of accessing multimedia data "anytime, and anywhere", providing the foundation for mobile multimedia data management.
At the same time, due to the characteristics of multimedia data (e.g. large data volume and lack of accurate semantic content representation), the existing multimedia information retrieval systems cannot guarantee accuracy, efficiency, and robustness when performing distributed content-based retrieval. In addition, the mobile environment has put further requirements on the manipulation of multimedia data: (1) The mobile computing devices are often disconnected from the network for prolonged periods of time due to the battery power limitations; (2) The network infrastructure is organized in a peer-to-peer fashion, making the traditional centralized or flooding-based search schemes ineffective; (3) The mobile computing devices in the network have frequent relocations, making it important to consider location information in the query processing; (4) The limitation of system resources (e.g. bandwidth and storage) require efficient approaches for handling voluminous multimedia data; and (5) The information retrieval system needs to integrate the heterogeneous and autonomous mobile data sources to provide a global framework for content-based multimedia data access. Generally, the overall performance of multimedia information retrieval is greatly influenced by the emerging issues in mobile networks.
Despite the fact that a great deal of research has been done on multimedia data access, there has been little work done in integrating content-based multimedia retrieval in the mobile environment, especially in the wireless ad hoc networks. In addition, there is not much research work reported on the semantic analysis and content representation of mobile multimedia data. These research issues, however, are crucial for the successful and efficient multimedia communications in mobile networks. Therefore, it is highly necessary to investigate these challenges and devise a novel methodology for mobile multimedia data management.
This dissertation is intended to present and analyze a new semantic-aware multimedia representation and accessing model in distributed and mobile database environments. Semantic classification and categorization of the multimedia databases are based on the Summary Schemas Model (SSM). The ability of summarizing general information provides a promising mechanism to represent and access multimedia data entities. In this dissertation, we propose a logic-based model that can be integrated in the SSM and used as the paradigm for multimedia data content representation. This dissertation also investigates the feasibility of the proposed model, compares and contrasts it against several models as advanced in the literature.
To provide an efficient platform for multimedia information retrieval in ad hoc networks, we propose to cluster ad hoc multimedia databases based on their semantic contents, and construct a virtual hierarchical indexing infrastructure overlaid on the mobile databases. This clustering scheme uses a semantic-aware framework as the theoretical foundation for multimedia data organization. Several novel techniques are presented to facilitate the representation and manipulation of multimedia data in ad hoc networks: (1) using concise distribution expressions to represent the semantic similarity of multimedia data, (2) constructing clusters based on the semantic relationships between multimedia entities, (3) reducing the cost of content-based multimedia retrieval through the restriction of semantic distances, and (4) employing a self-adaptive mechanism that dynamically adjusts to the content and topology changes of the ad hoc networks.
As an extension to the aforementioned multimedia content representation model, we also presented a semantic-aware image caching scheme to facilitate content-based multimedia information retrieval in ad hoc networks. The caching scheme can efficiently utilize the cache space and significantly reduce the cost of image retrieval. It is based on several innovative ideas: (1) multi-level partitioning of the semantic space, (2) association and Bayesian probability based content prediction, (3) constraint-based representation method showing the semantic similarity between images, and (4) adaptive QoS-aware cache consistency maintenance.
Overall, the focus of this dissertation is to provide a semantic-aware framework that is capable of representing, organizing, and searching multimedia data objects in the distributed and mobile environments. The proposed framework is scalable, fault-tolerant, and efficient in performing content-based multimedia retrieval as demonstrated in our combination of theoretical analysis and extensive experimental studies.


As oil and gas exploration and development have advanced,workload of drilling has increased and it got more difficult,which has brought serious challenges to the technical development of tools and accessories for cementing. Meanwhile,it has also provided opportunities. This paper briefly reviews the main achievements obtained in development of tools and accessories for cementing in China in recent years,points out some problems existing in currently used cementing tools,and puts forward the direction of future development of tools and accessories for cementing.


Objective :To observe the clinical efficacy and safety evaluation of Yanhuning injection in the treatment of pneumonia in children.Methods :A total of 70 cases of pneumonia were randomly divided into two groups of treatment and control groups.35 patients in the control group were given conventional western medicine symptomatic anti-infection treatment.On the basis,the treatment group added Yanhuning intravenous injection daily course of 10 days.The clinical efficacy and safety were observed after the end of treatment.Results :The markedly effective rate of the treatment group after the end of treatment,the clinical signs and symptoms disappear time were significantly better than those in the control group(P0.05),while the incidence of adverse events compared with the control group,there was no significant differenc(e P0.05) after treatment.There was no complication or significantly adverse drug reaction.Conclusion :Yanhuning injection can effectively ease the children with fever,cough,sputum and other symptoms,but the security is good,and it is worthy of clinical application.


The rider of a motorcycle must stabilize the capsize mode especially at low speeds through correct rider actions, consisting of both steering and leaning inputs. With decreasing vehicle speeds, the relevance of rider body motion increases. This becomes crucial considering high fidelity motorcycle simulators. In order to improve the presence on a dynamic motorcycle riding simulator, it is recommended to validly implement rider-vehicle-coupling capabilities to the simulator architecture instead of utilizing solely the steering as input to the vehicle dynamics model. In the pre-sent study, the DESMORI Simulator [1] is used, that is equipped with a measurement system that senses the rider induced roll torque. However, measuring this physical entity in real life riding scenarios is almost impossible, as no holistic approach is known to measure all forces and torques between any contact points of the rider with the vehicle (i.e. 6-DOF foot pegs, 6-DOF saddle, knee-pressure mat, vertical handlebar forces, etc.). Thus, an optical measurement system is used to compare the rider behaviour between real riding scenarios and simulator testing. The goal of this study is to gain further knowledge about the coupling effects between rider and vehicle and to use this knowledge to improve the controllability of the DESMORI simulator through valid implementation of the coupling forces in the vehicle dynamics model. Therefore, in a first step, dynamic parameters of a rider are measured via synthetic motion excitation of the simulator platform and steering while measuring e.g. the rider roll and steer torques and positions respectively. The rider then performs test manoeuvers on the measurement motorcycle while being exposed to roll torque disturbances. The manoeuvers are re-enacted on the simulator to pro-voke similar body responses. The study shows a strong coupling from steering excitations to an additional roll-torque through the rider's upper body. The coupling into the other direction is less significant, because of the flexibility of hip and torso. A different behaviour between closed- and open-loop motorcycle-simulator riding was noticeable, that has to be taken into account for further rider-parameter-investigations.


Abstract The Anarta trifolii belongs to Noctuidae in Lepidoptera. The complete mitogenome of A. trifolii was described in this study, which is typical circular duplex molecules and 15,281 bp in length, containing the standard metazoan set of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and an A + T-rich region. The gene order is same with other lepidopterans. Except for cox1 started with CGA, all other PCGs started with the standard ATN codons. Most of the PCGs terminated with the stop codon TAA, whereas nad3 is TAG, nad4 has the incomplete stop codon T. The phylogenetic tree showed that A. trifolii and other three species belong to Hadeninae, which are clustered into a clade.


Over the last decades, health social determinants have improved and access to health and technology has certainly enhanced; nonetheless, a disproportionate distribution of perinatal characteristics in the country can still be observed. Empirical results show a decrease in the child mortality rates and an increase in LBW and premature newborns in all regions, although with lower increase in less developed regions [3].


Arthritis is characterised by progressive damage of the articular cartilage. More sensitive methods than traditional radiological measures and clinical indices of disease are needed. Biochemical markers of cartilage turnover have been proposed. Few biochemical assays have been validated for reproducibility and sensitivity. Differences between large disease populations need to be determined. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) utilising monoclonal antibodies (MAb) specific for epitopes of a major component of cartilage, aggrecan, have been developed and addressed these criteria. Differences in aggrecan cleavage by aggrecanases and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) within disease groups and within different areas within cartilage from patients with osteoarthritis (OA) have also been analysed. The major findings of this thesis are as follows: • Sensitive and reproducible 3B3(-) ELISAs were developed to detect cartilage turnover. Serum from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and OA had significantly higher 3B3(-) levels than controls, suggesting cartilage turnover in patients was increased. • Two aggrecan fragment populations containing the 3B3(-) epitope were found in serum from subjects with different diseases, suggesting differences in enzyme cleavage. • Sensitive and reproducible 7D4 ELISAs were developed to detect aggrecan synthesis. 7D4 epitope levels did not appear to have a genetic influence. There was a weak positive correlation between osteophytes and 7D4 epitope levels. Early RA serum 7D4 epitope levels were significantly lower than control levels. These findings suggest the 7D4 ELISA can be used to monitor patient aggrecan synthesis.


Freud's wish for control and Jung's pugna cious ambition precipitated their final break. In his personal relationships Jung emerges badly. His long marriage survived only because of his wife's forbearance; his notorious womanising with colleagues, pu pils and patients is now well known. His wife was induced to accept a mmnage a trois with one mistress, Toni Wolff. Jung was a charismatic, difficult personality with a †̃¿ mediumistic' intuition, who attracted both men and women throughout his life. As McLynn aptly shows, he clashed with men and kept few male friends, but was always surrounded by loyal female disciples. McLynn is also fair in his treatment of the question of Jung's anti-Semitism and his ambiguous dealings with the Nazis. This biography is informative and com prehensive in its coverage of Jung's personal and public life. However, it emphasises his significance today as guru of New Age interest in Eastern thought, the paranormal and astrology, rather than recognising his place in the contemporary psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic world.


The utility model discloses the purification structure of an end surface finishing tooth jig, which comprises a positioning sleeve, a jig body, a jacket and a screw pin. The jacket is directly arranged in the jig body and is oriented and limited by the screw pin. The positioning sleeve is coaxially connected with the left end surface of the jig body so as to form a positioning and clamping structure, wherein the journal of a workpiece is positioned through the positioning sleeve and the shaft section of the workpiece is radially clamped by the jacket. According to the utility model, the left end surface of the positioning sleeve is provided with at least one axial through hole. The axial through hole is communicated with the core space of the jacket so as to form an air outlet connected with an external air source. When a workpiece is axially inserted into the positioning sleeve, the obstruction is formed naturally. The air source introduced from the outside is sprayed out of the positioning sleeve only through the axial through hole at a high speed and the air jet nozzle is just facing the inner end surface of the workpiece. Therefore, foreign materials adhered to the inner end surface of the workpiece is blown off by the high-speed air flow and a positioning faying surface is purified before being positioned. Meanwhile, the purifying quality is not affected by personal factors. The purification structure also has the advantages of simple purification process, high efficiency and good quality and is especially suitable for mass production.


Decision of return to play (RTP) after a concussion is critical given the potential consequences of premature RTP. Athletes should not be cleared for full contact activity until they demonstrate normal cognitive functioning on both rest and post-exertion assessments. Accordingly, this study aimed to examine post-exertion cognitive performance in asymptomatic collegiate athletes who were cleared to return-to-play. Twenty-two recently concussed athletes who completed step 4 of Zurich's RTP protocol and 39 teammate controls participated in the study. They completed a Switch task before and after an acute bout of moderate cardiovascular exercise (80%–85% maximal predicted maximal heart rate for 20-minute) on an ergocycle. Based on their performance on both conditions (Rest, Post-exertion), concussed athletes were categorized into the Pass or Fail group. Specifically, they were placed in the Fail group if their performance was 2 SD lower than the control group's average score. A χ2 test was used to test for equality of proportions between conditions. Although, the proportion of athletes categorized in the Fail group was higher in post-exercise (31.82%) relative to rest (22.73%), it did not reach statistical significance (χ2 = 0.20, p = 0.66). Irrespective of condition, 45% of concussed athletes were categorized in the Fail group. Of these, 10% failed on both conditions, 13% failed on rest only, and 22% failed on post-exercise. The current study suggests that 1 out of 2 athletes who successfully completed the RTP protocol exhibited diminished cognitive functions compared to controls. The use of a sensitive cognitive test, combined with physical exertion, can prevent premature RTP in identifying athletes would have otherwise received medical clearance.


The use of food ingredients to various processed products of livestock, agriculture, and fisheries requires a thickening agent to improve its quality. Salacca trees are found around the South Tapanuli Region. So there will be a study of its potential as a thickening agent. This research was conducted in April - June 2019 in South Tapanuli. The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of salacca tree midrib flour as a food thickening agent. This research shows that salacca tree latex flour has a fairly good quality and has the potential to be used as a food thickening agent.


Remarkable dependence of the mixed-valence states on crystal form was observed in 1′,1″′-ditetradecylbiferrocenium triiodide. One crystal form showed a temperature-independent trapped-valence state, while the other was found to be a temperature-dependent valence state in which a trapped-valence state at lower temperatures and an averaged-valence state at higher temperatures are observed.


Background and objectives: Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic and debilitating disease of the nervous system that destroys the central nervous system myelin. The experimental evidence demonstrated the positive effects of physical activity on reducing the symptoms of MS patients The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of aquatic aerobic exercise for two months of endurance training on the water was walking in female multiple sclerosis patients. Methodology: This study was a quasi-experimental research that the subjects were 40 female multiple sclerosis patients in Mashhad. Sampling method was simple randomized. They were randomly assigned into two groups; one control group with 20 subjects and one experimental group with 20 subjects. The training program was implemented on the experimental group for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week at the intensity of 50-60% maximum heart rate. Walking endurance was measured with a 6 minutes' walk test in pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed by independent t-tests with using SPSS 16. Results: No significant difference in walking endurance between the two groups were observed in pre-test step; but there was significant difference in mean of walking endurance between the two groups in post-test step (p<0.001). Conclusion: Aquatic aerobic training increases walking endurance in multiple sclerosis patients. Based on the present finding, the therapists may use aquatic aerobic training as a supplementary treatment beside medications for the multiple sclerosis patients. [Seyed Mahmoud Hejazi, Mahmoud Soltani, Salehe Nornematolahi, Masoud Zare, Saman nejatpour. The effect of aquatic aerobic training on endurance walking in Multiple Sclerosis patients. Life Sci J 2012;9(4):4280-4283]. (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 640


Abstract In 1219 Francis of Assisi made an unprecedented and dramatic entry into an enemy city during hostilities between the Christian and Muslim forces. While Francis does not record his intention for this action, many authors have speculated that he either intended to convert the Sultan, or was hoping to be martyred. In this essay I shall look at accounts of this historic meeting and then describe how Francis himself had journeyed from a life of violence to one of peace. I shall then reflect on how, in the light of both these experiences, Francis had developed a spirituality of peace-making which was based on his unitive view of God and creation. The encounter between Francis and the Sultan, the Christians' number one enemy at the time, is an example of the lengths to which the saint would go to live out his cosmic spirituality. Much can be learned from this for efforts at peace-making in the contemporary world.


ABSTRACT This article uses the social construction of target populations (SCTP) approach to examine the social construction of naturopathic medicine in the Canadian media at a time of policy change. It uses an original dataset of newspaper articles during a period (2013–2017) that involved increased scrutiny about naturopathic medicine due to a high-profile criminal trial. It finds that naturopathic medicine was far more likely to be portrayed negatively than positively, and that the trial increased the frequency of negative stories of the profession. This demonstrates that naturopathic medicine has not been able to withstand a negative social construction in Canada in spite of concrete public policy gains in many provinces. It further demonstrates the need for scholars using the SCTP approach to emphasize the role of the media in influencing target populations' social constructions.


Purpose: This study was to investigate the factors influencing the quality of life of patients with hemophilia and to provide the data for health promoting intervention in order to improve their quality of life. Method: The subjects of this study were involved 186 male patients with hemophilia by convenience sampling. These results were analyzed statistically by frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and Stepwise multiple regression. Results: There were significant differences in the quality of life according to the frequency of bleeding. Quality of life showed negative relationships and health problems, bleeding, limitation of joint motion, and depression with stepwise Multiple Regression analysis for quality of life revealed that the most powerful predictor was depression. Depression, health problem, and limitation of joint motion accounted for 64.6% of the variance in the quality of life of patients with hemophilia. Conclusion: Therefore it is necessary to develop nursing interventions with these variables to increase the quality of life for patients with hemophilia.


In 1992 the sewage sludge regulation in Germany lowered the copper load limit for sewage sludge disposed on agri- or horticulturally used areas from 1200 to 800 mg/kg dry weight. In some areas of Northrhine-Westfalia the copper content of sewage sludge exceeds this new threshold value thus forcing new ways of disposal for sewage sludge that are not only expensive but also ecologically undesirable. Attention is recently focused on drinking water being distributed to the end consumers through copper and copper containing house installations. IWW has determined the area specific copper release rate of copper pipes for different drinking water qualities with and without inhibitor dosage under technically relevant conditions. The results are the basis for the estimation of the copper load in sewage sludge caused by copper release from copper or copper containing house installations. The share of this load can be considerable if the cuprosolvancy of the drinking water is high and the catchment area of the sewage treatment plant is only sparingly populated with a high share of 1- and 2-family housings with copper installations. The copper release from copper piping can be reduced by addition of phosphates to the drinking water.


Small and micro social enterprises deal with meeting unmet or inadequately met needs of marginalized people and communities by creating values for them. While organizing and focusing their efforts on doing this entrepreneurially, they are constantly buffeted by complexities and uncertainties. Most of these enterprises are initiated and led by committed social activists who become 'accidental managers.' In their attempts to continue being relevant and committed to their true mission, these social entrepreneurs resort to novel methods through a unique framework called the Cynefin-Bricolage Framework that is essentially an 'analysis-solution' tool for solving critical problems associated with uncertainties in organizational contexts for small social enterprises. This chapter uses two case studies from Nepal which deploy this framework effectively, setting an example of good practice for other small and micro social enterprises, with significant relevance to the sector as a whole.


Piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) for practical application is constrained by low output and difficult polarization. In this work, a kind of flexible PENG with high output and self‐polarization is fabricated by constructing CsPbBr3–Ti3C2Tx heterojunctions in PVDF fiber. The polarized charges rapidly migrate to the electrodes from the Ti3C2Tx nanosheets by forming heterojunctions, achieving the maximum utilization of polarized charges and leading to enhanced piezoelectric output macroscopically. Optimally, PVDF/4wt%CsPbBr3/0.6wt%Ti3C2Tx‐PENG exhibits an excellent voltage output of 160 V under self‐polarization conditions, which is higher than other self‐polarized PENG previously. Further, the working principle and self‐polarization mechanism are uncovered by calculating the interfacial charge and electric field using first‐principles calculation. In addition, PVDF/4wt%CsPbBr3/0.6wt%Ti3C2Tx‐PENG exhibits better water and thermal stability attributed to the protection of PVDF. It is also evaluated in practice by harvesting the energy from human palm taps and successfully lighting up 150 LEDs and an electronic watch. This work presents a new idea of design for high‐performance self‐polarization PENG.


William Bean's career at the Cincinnati General Hospital was developed in association with a flock of excellent clinicians, under the aegis of Marion Blankenhom, then the chairman of the Department of Medicine. Bill, who was the scion of one of the first families of Virginia, had become accustomed to medicine's rough and tumble at the Boston City Hospital. Politics permeated the atmosphere of this great institution in a city dominated by its mayor, James M. Curley. One of the mayor's pet projects was this hospital, which after his reign seemed to fall into adversity. But Bill hardly could be said to have known politics until he swung into the orbit of a Texas protege of John Nance Garner and Sam Rayburn who was then in charge of the Nutrition Clinic. Whether Bill had to scale this Everest because it was there or because of an innate nutritional urge, I wouldn't


Demand for ED care is increasing at a rate higher than population growth. Strategies to attenuate ED demands include diverting low‐acuity general practice‐type ED attendees to alternate primary healthcare settings. The present study assessed the ED attendees' receptiveness to accept triage nurse's face‐to‐face advice to explore alternate options for medical care and what factors influence the level of acceptance.


With the gradual migration of iron and steel companies from inland areas to coastal areas, our country's steel layout of "heavier in the north and light in the south" is also changing. Therefore, this paper selects the Yangtze River Delta as the research area and analyzes the current status of imported iron ore in the Yangtze River Delta and the composition of water transportation costs. This paper constructs a model with the minimization of transportation cost as the objective function, so as to intelligently plan the waterway transportation of imported iron ore in the Yangtze River Delta. Based on the calculation results of the model and the rate of change of unit cost from the four major iron ore import source countries to the ports in the Yangtze River Delta, the results of smart planning are as follows: iron ore imported from India and South Africa can basically be transported directly; imported iron ore from Australia, only Taizhou Port needs transit transportation; importing iron ore from Brazil needs to choose Ningbo Zhoushan Port as a transit port. In addition, largetonnage ships should be used for the transportation of imported iron ore, which can reduce unit shipping costs; ports that require load reduction for transit transportation can use the direct river-to-sea method to reduce the higher costs of transit transportation.


China has already entered the high stage of the environmental risks,especially heavy metals pollution endangering human health,affecting social harmony and stability.As a new complex infringement,environment infringement is on multiple interest,multiple value of composite damage.It is a necessary cost of modern risk society.So we must construct and perfect the system of national compensation,including administrative remedies,especially the administrative compensatory system on environment infringement.The purpose is to solve the absence of government liabilities of administrative remedies on environment infringement.


Tall buildings have been traditionally designed to be symmetric rectangular, triangular or circular in plan, in order to avoid excessive seismic-induced torsional vibrations. However, recent tall building design has been released from the spell of compulsory symmetric shape design, and this is mainly due to architects and structural designer's challenging demands for atypical expressions. One important aspect is that rather complicated sectional shapes show basically excellent aerodynamic performance. A series of wind tunnel tests have been carried out to determine wind forces and wind pressures acting on 45 tall building models with various configurations: square plan, rectangular plan, elliptic plan, with corner cut, with corner chamfered, tilted, tapered, inverse tapered, with setbacks, helical, openings and so on. Dynamic wind-induced response analyses of these models have also been conducted. Another important aspect in tall-building design and construction is induced environmental problems, especially pedestrian-level winds around buildings and assessment. A series of wind tunnel tests have also been conducted for the above mentioned building models to compare wind speed characteristics. The results of these tests have led to comprehensive discussions on the aerodynamic and flow characteristics of various tall building configurations, and studies on corresponding optimal structural systems.


ABSTRACT When a performer becomes over-associated with a particular, celebrated comic character, can this lead to problems, not merely in terms of type-casting, but in creating confusions for the actor's own perception of self? In instances where a comic creation is perceived to be an extension of the performer's actual 'self', what dissonances in self-construct may arise between the comic actor's created persona and his/her own presentation of self? This article considers the nature of tensions created through the permeation of persona and person which can beset comedians who become closely identified with their particular mediated role. Can, indeed, over-association with their successful 'signature' comic role be seen to prove psychologically destabilising for certain performers whose own fragile, sense of identity becomes further compromised by presentation of their own most familiar and definitive, comic creations? Drawing specifically upon the career and comedy of Phil Silvers (aka 'Sergeant 'Bilko'), this article attempts to evaluate the forms of crises of identity that can arise between presentations of public and private selves for those performers who become, in effect, 'public comic property'.


A biphasic tumor that consists of fetal adenocarcinoma (typically low-grade) and primitive mesenchymal stroma. Foci of specific mesenchymal differentiation (osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, or rhabdomyosarcoma) may also be present, but are not required for the diagnosis. Most patients are smokers. The prognosis is very poor. (WHO 2015)


The problem of optimal Weighted Order Statistics (WOS) filters design is first related to the optimal design in a larger class, called Variable Rank Order Statistics (VROS) filters, the results obtained pro viding guidelines for the approach to be used in WOS filtering. Since adaptive methods applied directly to WOS filter models have to cope with a very ill conditioned problem, the adaptation will act on a model which belongs to Neural Networks (NN) class. This particular neural model can be trained using an algorithm very similar to the classical Backpropagation algorithm. In the final stage of training, the neural model can be made arbitrarily close to a WOS filter.


Some routine pollution indexes of water quality in Wuhou interval of Jiang'an river was monitored at several sections;and the water quality was assessed by single factor contaminant index method.After that,the reason of pollution in this interval was analyzed.The results showed that the contaminant index(based on rank Ⅲ of water quality stand) of CODCr,sulfides and total phosphorus(TP) were more than 1,especially that of sulfides reached up to 99.60,which showed that this interval was polluted,and the pollutant was mainly brought by water from up-flow.


A hybrid MOEA is used to solve a biobjective version of the capacitated exam proximity problem. In this MOEA, the traditional genetic crossover is replaced by two local search operators. One of the search operators is designed to repair unfeasible timetables produced by the initialization procedure and the mutation operator. The other search operator implements a simplified VNS (variable neighborhood search) meta-heuristic to improve the proximity cost. The resulting nondominated timetables are compared to four other optimization methods using six enrolment datasets. The hybrid MOEA was able to produce the lowest proximity cost for two datasets and the second lowest cost for the remaining four datasets.


There is no margin settlement mechanism for existing covered warrants in Taiwan, thus the credit risk of the warrant issuer must be considered when investors evaluate the price of a covered warrant. This paper applies the vulnerable option valuation model to empirically study the difference in the theoretical value of a vulnerable warrant, Black–Scholes option price and the market price of warrant by using the Taiwan warrant data. Empirical results show that the theoretical value of a vulnerable warrant is lower than the Black–Scholes non-vulnerable option value and its market value.


The development of financial economics literature has been characterised by a continual dialogue between empirical and theoretical researchers. Often, this dialogue has taken the form of empirical observation prompting theoretical enquiry. This thesis follows this long tradition by investigating a number of emerging empirical facts, for which in most cases, simple theoretical explanations are suggested. Broadly speaking, this thesis investigates the manner in which the level of activity in an asset market influences the empirical features exhibited by the asset's returns. Motivated by these empirical observations reported in this thesis, theoretical models based on heterogeneous trader behaviour are suggested as explanations of these observations.

A body of widely accepted empirical facts are first re-evaluated with reference to three representative equity indices. Features such as linear dependence in expected returns, dependence in the volatility of returns and negative correlation between returns and volatility innovations are found to be common characteristics of index returns. A number of authors have documented the emerging fact that the presence of non-linearity in returns is transitory in nature. A central issue of this thesis is to propose a rationale for this as yet unexplained phenomenon. Within a model of trader interaction, it is shown that the intensity of noise trading is critically important for the presence of nonlinear price outcomes. Increases in the intensity of noise trading are shown to extinguish non-linear structure in simulated returns. Analysis of index returns lends support to this notion in that periods of returns that exhibit more intense noise are associated with linearity. Issues relating to the accurate and efficient measurement of noise are discussed in detail. It is found that when dealing with stock returns, simple standard deviation of returns is a valid approximation to the intensity of noise in returns. As the presence of non-linearity in returns does not appear to be a persistent feature, the link between market activity and linear dependence in returns is also investigated. Using a similar model of trader interaction, it is shown that when the rate of news arrival is relatively low (high) strong (weak) positive autocorrelations are detected. Broadly consistent patterns are also detected in index returns, supporting the notion that news influences the behavioural patterns of investors and thus observed structure in returns.

Another emerging empirical fact documented in this thesis is the manner in which the intensity of noise in returns influences dependence in the volatility of returns. An accepted feature of the dependence in volatility is that an asymmetry exists between returns and volatility innovations. It is shown here that during periods where the intensity of noise in returns is relatively high, this asymmetrical effect becomes more pronounced. While no formal explanation of this observation is suggested, this exercise has followed in the tradition of much research in investigating empirical phenomena as a first step in expanding our understanding of asset markets.

The results reported throughout this thesis are important from two perspectives. First, they expand upon our knowledge of the empirical features of asset returns in that emerging facts are re-evaluated and new facts documented. Second, given the theoretical explanations proposed for these observations, insights into the behavioural mechanisms generating returns are also revealed.


To present results of the SOLVD 4-year clinical trials of enalapril on two groups of patients with left ventricular ejection fraction under 36%, one group with and the other group without symptomatic congestive heart failure. Observed mortality is compared with expeded mortality derived from the 1975-1980 Basic Select Tables, because of the high degree of exclusion utilized for patients with associated risk factors, in the recruiting of patients for entry into the study.


Chronic prostatitis/ chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), or NIH category III prostatitis, is a clinical syndrome characterized by genital/ pelvic pain and lower urinary tract symptoms in the absence of urinary tract infection. CPPS is the most common prostatic disease in men younger than 50 years of age and the third most common in men older than 50 years of age. CP/CPPS is a complex entity with unclear etiology. Many articles reported that the high percentage of patients with CP/CPPS had sexual dysfunction. The most common symptoms of sexual dysfunction in chronic prostatitis patients are erectile dysfunction (ED), painful ejaculation and premature ejaculation. So we will discuss about ED and ejaculation problems in CP/CPPS patients.


The documentary conservation guarantees the durability of sources and prevents restoration. Digital recordings supports through optical technology (OT) are the most widely used for storing information, but paradoxically the least addressed in documentary research on preservation. In the study, the


Underwater images suffer from color distortion, key information loss and blurred details, and it is difficult to reconstruct high-quality images. Therefore, we propose a U-shaped codec network that integrates Transformer and convolution for underwater image enhancement. First, we scale the degradation image to the size of 256$\times$ 256$\times$ 3 and use it as input. Next, we propose the improved encoder and decoder, the feature extraction encoding module that mixes local-ViT and global-ViT is constructed and the convolutional decoding module incorporating channel attention is designed. Finally, extensive experiments reveal that our algorithm can effectively achieve color recovery and detail enhancement of underwater images.


Official vital statistics data for New Caledonia are used to analyze recent trends in fertility and mortality. Consideration is given to differences in fertility and mortality among ethnic groups. (ANNOTATION)


The generalized entropic measure, which is maximized by a given arbitrary distribution under the constraints on normalization of the distribution and the finite ordinary expectation value of a physical random quantity, is considered. To examine if it can be of physical relevance, its experimental robustness is discussed. In particular, Lesche's criterion is analysed, which states that an entropic measure is stable if its change under an arbitrary weak deformation of the distribution (representing fluctuations of experimental data) remains small. It is essential to note the difference between this criterion and thermodynamic stability. A general condition, under which the generalized entropy becomes stable, is derived. Examples known in the literature, including the entropy for the stretched-exponential distribution, the quantum-group entropy and the κ-entropy are discussed.


Secret-sharing techniques have become increasingly sophisticated over the years and now focus on generating random shares. These shares do not provide an attacker with any confidential information, however, the randomness of the shares can be suspicious. To further protect the meaningful shares and prevent any suspicious activity, meaningful shares can be generated rather than random ones. Generating meaningful shares can make it difficult for the attacker to identify them as such, and can even fool the attacker into thinking that the meaningful shares are simply ordinary images. This can be an effective way to keep confidential information secure by making meaningful shares appear simple image to attackers. Recent advancements in secret sharing schemes have made it possible to produce meaningful shares, lowering the likelihood that suspicion will be raised when shared secret images are used. These shares are unfortunately unsuitable for secret sharing schemes due to their poor visual quality. The proposed approach provides a meaningful shares based on (t, t) single secret sharing scheme utilizing the Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) and XOR operation, which improves the visual quality of meaningful sharing. The secret image is divided into t meaningful shares that are practically identical to the meaningful cover image. To reconstruct the secret, t meaningful shares are required. This scheme is designed to safeguard information from intruders, even if they possess some hints. This approach does this by not releasing any details, whether full or partial if the shares are insufficient. This is distinct from other systems which may release either full or partial data, potentially offering attackers clues to obtain access. The proposed method was tested in various experiments to assess its effectiveness. The results of these tests indicated that the proposed method was highly effective, attack resistive, and gives the lossless recovery.


. In this paper, we establish the weak log-majorization between the spectra of the Wasserstein mean and the spectral geometric mean for two positive definite Hermitian matrices. In particular, for a specific range of the parameter, the two-variable Wasserstein mean converges decreasingly to the log-Euclidean mean with respect to the weak log-majorization.


In this paper,the energy consumption was introduced and the utilization form and materials were analyzed.By comparison of traditional solar energy materials and the semiconducting silicides,it was proposed to use β-FeSi2 as a promising candidate for energy conversion for architecture energy saving.This proposal will be helpful in developing the self-supporting building in the future.


Concluding Anne Fairbairn's biographical sketch of her grandfather Sir George Reid Premier of New South Wales, Prime Minister of Australia, first High Commissioner of Australia to Great Britain for the Commonwealth of Australia, Member for St. George's, Hanover Square.


It is shown that the problem of double counting in open charm production in DIS can be solved by using the expression for DIS coefficient functions in terms of 2PI diagrams


CASE HISTORY In the Blue Man Group off-Broadway performance, "Tubes," the audience reads messages from an electronic screen as an opening for the show. The following is one of the messages. "Carolyn has a headache. Repeat: 'We're sorry you're having a headache, Carolyn.' Carolyn, imagine your headache is a cow. Your headache-cow is grazing in a field. Now kill the cow. Distribute the meat in the tri-state area." Questions.— What is the efficacy of visual imagery in the treatment of headache? Can patients learn visual imagery effectively through a handout or should they obtain instruction from a psychologist?


A new Lorenz-Like chaotic attractor is presented with some basic properties in terms of equilibria, eigenvalues of the Jacobian matrices, generalized Lorenz system (GLS), existence of the attractor, Lyapunov exponents and compound structures. Although the differential equations of the new system are quite different from those of the Lorenz system, and although they are not topological equivalent, the appearance of the chaotic attractor of the new system resembles that of the Lorenz system. As an example, synchronization between the new system and the well-known Rossler attractor is demonstrated using active control.


: "Behavioural effects in the to will indicate a causal involvement of the sensory visual cortex during a specific temporal point in VSTM." >> Here, and elsewhere in the manuscript, care must be taken not to imply that the specificity of any effect to a given time point will be tested, because this is not part of the preregistered analysis plan. (The last two paragraphs of the Introduction run the same risk, and more careful language may be needed to make sure the reader knows clearly what the pre-registered components will test, and to keep this distinct from subsequent exploration.)


Patellofemoral problems often begin with instability in young patients and become progressively disabling. Effective treatment requires understanding a complex combination of knee alignment, soft tissue influences on patellar tracking and stability, joint forces and the condition of articular surfaces. Management of patellofemoral conditions usually begins with directed physical therapy, various forms of bracing and activity modification. When these measures are not successful, increasing pain and disability, with progressive damage to articular surfaces, are strong indications to intervene.


Constitutional commentators have long been troubled by the question as to whether the notion of the rule of law operates, on the one hand, as a conduit for the expression of the supreme legislative authority of Parliament, or, on the other (at least to some degree) independently of, and thereby potentially in conflict with, parliamentary supremacy.1 As an alternative to both of these suggestions it might be held that according to the circumstances, the notion of the rule of law is capable of portraying both of these characteristics. Curiously, relatively little has been written on this specific issue in relation to Australia. The attention directed towards the vexed questions of the nature and extent of the federal division of powers in Australia (admittedly, themselves issues not unrelated to the present concern) has marginalised interest in the nature of legislative authority in Australia. "The one legal doctrine", it has been recently proclaimed, "that Australian and other Commonwealth lawyers are never taught to question (or perhaps are taught never to question) is A V Dicey's theory of parliamentary omnipotence".2 Though perhaps somewhat overstated, this claim certainly strikes a chord. The relationships (for there is more than one) in Australia between the constructs of the rule of law and parliamentary supremacy are qualitatively different from the relationship which pertains in the United Kingdom. There is undoubtedly some service to be had from employing in Australia those theoretical analyses of the relationship developed by United Kingdom writers (despite their being designed principally to explain domestic circumstances), but the resultant perception of the Australian dynamics of the relationship will be seriously skewed if, at


Older people's relatives' negotiation power potentially influences their access to quality care and treatment after acute hospitalisation. This study aimed to analyse relatives' purposes and strategies for negotiating with healthcare professionals (HCPs) after older people's acute hospital admission. Eighteen relatives of older people who were discharged after acute hospital admission in Denmark were interviewed. Qualitative content analysis guided the analysis. We used COREQ as a reporting guideline. Three themes emerged from the analysis: (a) Braiding strings to make a cord, (b) Struggling for responsibility placement, and (c) A twofold agenda. The overall purpose for relatives' negotiations with HCPs appeared to be a desire to ensure coherence in the older person's life. The strategy relatives used was negotiating the division of responsibility between relatives and HCPs. Relatives' negotiations proceeded according to a twofold agenda. In the light of the ideas of French philosopher and sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, we conclude that relatives' negotiation strategies can be understood as a result of their habitus, their social position, and the capital they bring to the specific situation.