The use of sulfide compounds for depilation presents a potential health hazard in the tannery.' In addition, the existence of high concentrations of sulfide in sewage can pose a health hazard for sewage workers and also lead to the deterioration of sewer lines and sewage treatment works. It is for these last reasons that several cities have imposed limitations on the concentration of sulfides in tannery and other industrial wastes and the Environmental Protection Agency Agency (EPA) also sought to limit sulfides in its proposed effluent limitations of 1979.2 It has been demonstrated that the EPA's proposed limitation of 0.0 mg/l was essentially unattainable by any known technology and that to even approach that level, which is well below the concentration of sulfides found in common domestic sewage, would by outrageously e x p e n ~ i v e . ~ While is can be presumed that the EPA will relax the sulfide limitatien when ihext-proposes guidelines for the tanning industry, it is extremely doubtful that hey will back away altogether from controlling sulfide concentrations for indirect dischargers. It is highly likely, fherefore, that tanneries which have beamhouses and are indirect dischargers will be faced with the problem of reducing the sulfide concentration in their waste water. There will probably also be sulfide limitations for direct dischargers but the treatment processes required to meet other pollutant removal parameters will generally eliminate sulfides as a problem so the primary impact of sulfide limitations will be on the indirect discharger. A number of different approaches have been proposed andlor demonstrated as being practical for the reduction of tannery effluent sulfide concentrations. Hence, the tanner is faced with deciding which approach or combination of approaches would be most feasible for him in meeting any given sulfide limitation. The purpose of this paper is to assist the tanner in making that decision by comparing both the effectiveness and cost of the various approaches to sulfide reduction that appear to be practical. It should be noted well that the data ' available for making such a comparison is rather limited. Tannery formulations and processes and, hence, effluent characteristics are remarkably varied. Pollutant measurement is difficult and the tanner is obviously more concerned with achieving compliance than conducting a well monitored scientific experiment. At the same time, while the tanner is extremely concerned with the costs he is generally somewhat reluctant to discuss costs and often may not have a real handle on all of the cost effects inuring from a pollutant control measure. As a result, the comparison to be made here should be taken as being indicative only and not absolute. The known approaches for reducing sulfide concentrations in tannery waste waters can be grouped, as is done in Figure 1, into three main classifications: substitution of non-sulfide unhairing methods, treatment of the waste streams to eliminate sulfides and ?he recovery, for reuse, of the sulfides in the wastes. Within each of these classifications there are several alternatives which have been either proposed or demonstrated under actual conditions. While there has been no formal activity conducted to determine how many tanneries are controlling effluent sulfides and what systems are in everyday use, it is probable that in North America there may be as many as two dozen catalytic oxidation systems, half a dozen direct reuse systems, less that half a dozen substitution systems and one or two stripping/reuse systems. There may also be a half a dozen chemical oxidation systems in use although a larger number of tanners may use chemical oxidation intermittently or to supplement one of the other systems. The systems that will be compared in this paper will be limited to: substitution; chemical oxidation; catalytic oxidation; direct reuse; and stripping/ reuse. The performance and economics of these systems will be based on what has been published in the literature, the results of a limited survey made of tanners and suppliers by ROIT, and data in the ROIT files from actual experience with the design of the various systems. Mechanical oxidation will be ignored because it will generally require such a large treatment facility as to be of little practical discharger who is usually faced with acute space limitations. Containment systems include such proposals as the Heidemann Processs and the del Cueto Process6, both of which are appealing but neither of which has, to my knowledge, been demonstrated on a full scale basis. Hence, they will likewise be ignored. This paper will consider only the means and results of reducing effluent sulfide concentrations. All of the systems to be discussed will, in addition to reducing sulfide loadings, also reduced BOD loadings as has been reported by Shuttleworth' as shown in Table 1. The tannery model that will be used for this analysis is shown in Table 2. This is for a complete hair -burn cattlehide tannery of Category 1, with the overall water usage set to agree with the EPA reported usage.O It will be noted that the sulfide levels are about two and a half times greater than those reported by the EPA but in line with sulfide loadings otherwise reported."'"


Cyclic undecapeptide having the structure of formula (I) ** ** Formula for use as a medicament during an emergency situation that needs elrestablecimiento myocardial ischemia blood flow and to be administered prior and / or during the reestablishment of blood dichoflujo.


The first order regression coefficient beta1 of the discrete GM (1,1) model x(1)(k+1)=beta1x(1)(k)+beta2 is obtained by the method of least squares, then the development coefficient -a is obtained by a=-lnbeta1, finally b is obtained when the square sum of the difference of the predictive value of x(1)(k+1) and x(1)(k+1) is the smallest, thus the optimum parameters a and b are got. This paper strictly proves the optimum model has the white exponential law of coincidence. The examples are used to show that the optimum model has the better simulation results and the better prediction results.


The purpose of this research is to catch the distinctive feature of 'People-loving Mind' indicated as the main idea of 'Tamna Byeolgok'. It is not enough with the context alone to clearly understand the essay therefore we reviewed the essay in the tradition of Jeju Walk respecting the author"s intention stating 'Hurry out for Walk'. The author could focus on people in the eyes of an insider as he saw Tamna where Royal politics was realized then described Tamna as a place to take a walk around other than to travel as he could not consider the culture of Tamna differently. It was possible because the essay was literary expression of public statement as a governor and servant belonging to the medieval philosophy rather than depicted at the individual level. The essay was written in the 18th century when there had cracks between medieval values and ideology, something newer emerged thus the society was shaken by fluctuations and variations. Tamna Byeolgok, however, became the driving force in the midst of 18th century to change the reality and actively solve the problems by the medieval philosophy of author. the essay is considered as a literary expression of public voice along with the inner reflections and vision of Jeju governor for the future of Tamna thru the Tamna Walk.


Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the depigmentation effects of Barley, Unpolished rice, Job's-tear. Metbods: We investigated that the extracts of Barley, Unpolished rice, Job's-tear inhibit activity of tyrosinase, the enzyme which convert ts 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) alanine to dopachrom in the biosynthetic process of melanin, the UV absorbance of the extracts in the UV-A region and UV-B region was measured by UV scanning, the effect of extracts on cell viability and melanin production in cultured B16 mouse melanoma cells were measured, and cytoprotective effects of extracts on PC12 cells injured by hydrogen peroxide measured by MTT assay. Results: The extracts of Barley, Unpolished rice, Job's-tear inhibited activity of tyrosinase in low density. The Barley, Job's-tear extracts not only showed inhibitory effects on melanin production in cultured B16 mouse melanoma cells, but also exhibited cytoprotective effects on PC12 cells injured by hydrogen peroxide in low density. Unpolished rice extract showed inhibitory effect on melanin production in cultured B16 mouse melanoma cells, but did not showed cytoprotective effect Barley, Unpolished rice, Job's-tear extracts did not showed an absorbance effect in the UV-A region and UV-8 region. Conclusions: These results suggest that Barley, Unpolished rice, Job's-tear inhibit melanin biosynthesis which is involved in hyperpigmentation and could be used as a whitening agent.


The concern with sustainability and transparency in organizations is increasing in society, especially by private companies. With this fact, the need for companies to report their reports and statements that seek to align the best management practices and that address the social, environmental and economic aspects in the accounting and financial statements has been increasing. In this context, the Integrated Report has become an important tool for decision making and strategic business vision by organizations. Considering these aspects, this research aims to propose minimum indicators that allow the comparability, clarity and transparency of two companies classified in B3. For the method, a comparative case study of organizations in the Brazilian electric sector in 2017 was chosen through content analysis. In this scenario, the results point to the gains and advantages in the use of this financial report in the sense of a detailed presentation incurring transparency, in addition to the identification of similarities and dissimilarities in the way of presenting its capital.


Abstract In field-scale trials at Hamoul in the north of the Nile delta in 1967 and 1968, certain herbicides applied to a soil heavily infested with barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) gave very satisfactory results. Taking into account both grass control and increase in rice stand, molinate and propanil at 3-4 Ib/feddan* were shown to be most effective. Molinate used either as a liquid or granular formulation gave excellent results when applied pre-flood (liquid) or post-emergence (liquid and granules). Propanil used post-emergence gave good results provided that the field was drained 24 hours before treatment and flooded again 24 hours after.


Butanol produced from Landoltia punctata by Clostridium acetobutylicum CICC 8012 was studied.High starch content duckweed L.punctata was screened and the monosaccharide composition of acidic hydrolysate of L.punctata contains glucose,xylose and galactose was obtained by HPLC analysis.It was found that the gelatinized L.punctata culture medium could be fermented directly.It was observed that 9.31g/L butanol and 13.60g/L acetone butanol ethanol(ABE) was produced from 47.50g/L total sugar of gelatinized culture medium of L.punctata and the fermentation yield was 0.35,in which,butanol accounted for 68.46% of total solvent and 14.11% higher than that fermented with corn starch.The was fermented after,Yield of butanol and ABE reached 9.61g/L and 14.80g/L,respectively,when fermented with viscosity reduced gelatinized culture medium of L.punctata,which showed an improvement of 3.22% and 8.82% respectively.Analysis with HPLC indicated that residual sugar mainly contained polysaccharides that composed of xylose and galactose,and a little glucose.This research firstly developed a new non-raw feedstock on biobutanol fermentation technology,which was simple and had advantages of high ratio of target product-biobutanol.


Small mammals were live-trapped in burned and unburned segments of a bitterbrush-cheatgrass community during the years 1974-1979. Results indicate that the shrub-dominated unburned area supports about three times as many small mammals as the cheatgrass-dominated burned area. Species composition was similar in both areas with the exception of one ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) captured on the unburned area. Other species caught were the Great Basin pocket mouse (Perognathus parvus), deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster), and the western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis).


A method is presented for the construction of pure recurrence relations for functions related to generalized hyper-geometric functions. It is an improvement of a technique by Fasenmeyer, and is suitable for automatic computer programming. Our method has an easy geometrical interpretation and also gives a constructive proof for the existence of a pure recurrence relation.


An often overlooked, though critical, component of a mobile robot is the drivetrain. To achieve the ambitious programmatic goals of an extra-terrestrial, planetary robotic explorer, a rover's drivetrain must be both highly efficient and robust. This paper describes the design of the drivetrain for the Daedalus robot. This drivetrain uses a maximally efficient gearing ratio and redundant components to achieve the stated goals of efficiency and reliability.


In a definition file, a convention including a definition regulated with respect to a configuration of nodes which are information elements of protocol messages in communication with a communication terminal to be evaluated is described. An interface library is configured so as to include an application program interface which can provide and receive operational information with respect to the nodes of the protocol messages to and from an exterior section. A memory managing section manages various data relating to the nodes of the protocol messages. A decode processing section specifies a data region and a value of data allocated to each node in the protocol messages by processing to decode the protocol messages along the definition regulated in the definition file and in accordance with the operational information from the exterior section to the interface library, and delivers data for each node corresponding to the protocol messages to the memory managing section. An encode processing section generates a desired protocol message by combining the data relating to the nodes of the protocol messages managed at the memory managing section, along the definition regulated in the definition file and in accordance with the operational information from the exterior section to the interface library.


The work shows the necessity for developing diagnostic system in order to find the causes of the increased oxygen content in condensate during operation of heat exchange apparatus. Our own methods for creation of diagnostic system are offered and described. Methods provides more efficient control over operation of condenser and essentially simplifies it maintence.


Classification concept and definition of species speciation higher taxonomic units vernacular and derived names botanical nomenclature morphological characteristics geographic distribution a systematic outline of recent Gymnosperms key to the genera of Coniferophytina in this book key to the identification of seedlings of some genera of Coniferophytina a brief systematic outline of the Pinophyta plant descriptions of the genera - "Abies" to "Widdringtonia" index to botanical names (including cultivars) and common names.


In this study, we performed a loading test to evaluate the effect of load distribution on continuous two-span plate-girder bridges with or without bottom lateral bracing using one-fifth-scale bridge specimens. From the test results, when specimens with lateral bracing were loaded eccentrically, the load distribution capacity of the concrete deck and cross beam improved and greater loading was distributed to the other side of the girder subjected to loading. The load distribution rate of the specimens with and without lateral bracing system was evaluated from the analytical model that was verified by the test results. From the result of the quantitative evaluation, when specimen without lateral bracing was loaded eccentrically, mostly 21% of loading according to the concrete deck was distributed to the other side of the girder subjected to loading. However, when specimen with lateral bracing was loaded eccentrically, the load distribution rate increased by 1.7 times as all cross beams, bracing and concrete deck participated in load distribution. The reason is that the torsional rigidity increased as the model with lateral bracing behaved like a pseudo-closed box section.


PCT No. PCT/GB92/02356 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 29, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 29, 1994 PCT Filed Dec. 18, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/12644 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 8, 1993.The present invention relates to the propagation and growing of plants, and particularly concerns an apparatus for growing large numbers of plants in a small area, with optimized use of available and artificial light, and to reduce the effect of plants competing for light.


Binahong (Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis), is a popular medicinal plant of Indonesia used in pharmaceutical industries and for treating various diseases in ethno medicinal practices for a long time. It contains several alkaloids, flavonoids saponins, phenols, and a large amount of other secondary metabolites that have characteristic antibacterial and antioxidant effects. These compounds are also used to treat many diseases like diabetes and vomiting etc. Therefore, it has a very important place and potential role in the life of the Indonesian people. This study provides important and valuable informations about the plant that has high utilization in the ethno medicinal care system of Indonesia.


We document several factors that help explain cross-sectional variations in the delayed price response to individual analyst forecast revisions. First, the market does not make a sufficient distinction between those analysts providing new information and others simply "herding" toward the consensus. Second, the market responds more completely to "celebrity" analysts, and under-weights revisions by obscure, but highly accurate, analysts. Third, controlling for firm size, the market price adjustment is more complete for firms with wider analyst coverage. Moreover, a significant portion of the delayed price response is corrected around future earnings news events, particularly forecast revisions by other analysts. Taken together, these findings show that qualitative aspects of an earnings signal can affect the speed and efficacy of the price formation process.


In common with much Hellenistic philosophy and Jewish tradition, early Christian writings often ground ethical teaching in the imitation of God. In the Gospels, however, what comes to the fore is "correspondence" to God, in which the divine love, mercy, and compassion provide the pattern also for human conduct. The bond of love between Creator and creature finds its most intimate expression in the relation of God as Father to God's children, a love that they are to embody in relations toward neighbor and enemy alike.


We exhibit the solution of the initial-value problem for the system of 2N + 2 oscillators characterized by the Hamiltonian where N is an arbitrary positive integer, Ω, b and are N + 2 arbitrary real constants, with m = 0,1,…,N are the 2N + 2 canonical coordinates and the corresponding 2N + 2 canonical momenta. In the classical context the solution is completely periodic with period T = 2π/|Ω| (for arbitrary initial data). In the quantal context the (infinitely degenerate) spectrum is equispaced, with spacing ℏ|Ω|; all the corresponding eigenfunctions are also exhibited. This finding obtains as special case of a more general (new) class of isochronous Hamiltonians.


An experimental science like psychophysics is often justified, and justifies itself, by the applica- tion of its methods to practical affairs. So Fechner's early technological innovations, his "ps y- chophysical methods," that are now adumbrated in elementary textbooks of psychology, were adopted by ophthalmologists, audiologists, and others interested in prescribing emollients for human sensory limitations. They also helped the design and implementation of prosthetic devices based on the psychophysics of these perceptual functions. Advantage — psychosensory meth- ods — they improved the perceptual experience of these folks.


Forgiveness is often presented as the ultimate antidote for revenge, yet the process of its implementation is seldom questioned. What are the conditions of true forgiveness i.e. that allow for sustainable relationships based on reciprocal gift-giving practices? This article examines this question by first turning to Jankelevitch, whose work helps define the theoretical contours of forgiveness and identify the factors which favor its emergence. The discussion then distances itself from Jankelevitch and his disembodied conception of forgiveness and argues instead in favor of a humbler conception of forgiveness, one in which betting on the future transforms the offender into a gift-giver, thereby opening onto a renewed cycle of the gift.


We report a case in which a 76-year-old woman developed unilateral gustatory rhinorrhea on the operated side after a radical parotidectomy. This is believed to be a new and previously unreported phenomenon that is mechanistically similar to the Frye syndrome (gustatory sweating).


Development and application of nickel-titanium(NiTi) rotary instruments provide probabilities for clinicians to acquire optimal effect of the canal preparation,and are a revolution in techniques of the canal preparation.NiTi rotary instruments exhibit great differences in design of the screw thread,geometric configuration and taper,compared with traditional ISO standard files.They not only enhance efficiency of the canal preparation,but also reduce cancal transportation and deformation maximality.However,clinicians are faced with the risk of instruments separation.The aim of this study is to clarify characteristics,operational approaches and operational principle of NiTi rotary endodontic instruments.


Objective: To observe the cool blood away the wind scattered the clinical efficacy of treatment subacute eczema.Methods: 240 patients with subacute eczema patients were randomly divided into the treatment group 120 examples,use of Chinese medicine cool blood away the wind scattered Fried clothing;Among the 120 patients with left for the west hydrochloric acid and flapping's sensitivity of both oral;Both groups with 7 d for 1,a course of treatment 4 judge curative effect.Results: the total effective rate of treatment group is 93.3% and 75.8% in control group,two groups of comparisons,the difference was statistically significant(P0.05).Conclusion: cool blood away the wind scattered treatment subacute eczema clinical curative effect is safe and effective.


The study on the relationship between density and growth factors of the artificial forest of Pinus tabulaeformis in Daqing Mountain showed: average chest height diameter and crown broadth decreased with the increase of stand density.And the relationship between them can be showed by the function of power and index.It means that under certain extent,the average diameter and crown broadth decreased with the increase of stand density.With the increase of stand density,the tree height didn't change remarkably.But the height diameter ratio of trees increased with the increased density.And the relationship between them can be simulated with logarithm curve.The critical maximum of stand density in Daqing Mountain,which affected growth factors,was 3000 stocks/ha in the sunny slope and 4000 stocks/ha in the shady slope.And it can be considered as the reference criterion to control the stand density.


There have been international outbreaks of a directly transmitted pathogen with high case fatality rates in which social distancing measures (SDMs) were not implemented. Although nonpharmaceutical public health strategies were effective at reducing morbidity and mortality, there was no systematic relationship between the duration and the impact of interventions.1 SD is difficult to maintain for a long period of time and its' effectiveness decreases as time goes on. Long-term SD breaches the limits of people's physical and mental endurance and the negative effects on socioeconomics are enormous. On June 3, 2020, the government proposed a 3rd additional budget to overcome the economic crisis and prepare for a post-COVID-19 economy in Korea.5


The aim of this thesis consisted in the identification of key amino acids residues governing the transition from active to inactive protein kinase domain conformation. We used the kinase domain of c-Src as a case study because of the wealth of structural information on this protein. We could demonstrate that residues governing the kinase domain dynamics of c-Src are located far from the ATP-binding site and form a network of hydrophobic interactions at the interface between the N-lobe and the C-lobe of the kinase domain. The identified amino acids and in particular Leu317 dictate the conformational plasticity of the kinase domain by influencing the rate of the DFG-flip. Furthermore, we could provide experimental evidence that the DFG-flip is the most probable molecular mechanism for the release of ADP at the end of the catalytic cycle and that both DFG-in and DFG-out conformations are present within the catalytic cycle of c-Src.


Rationale: Although the incidence of cannabis abuse/dependence in Americans is rising, the neurobiology of cannabis addiction is not well understood. Previous PET and SPECT studies have demonstrated deficits in striatal D2/D3 receptor availability in several substance-dependent populations. However, this has not been studied in chronic cannabis users. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare striatal D2/D3 receptor availability between currently-using chronic cannabis users and healthy controls. Methods: Eighteen right-handed males, 18-34 years of age, were studied. Ten subjects were chronic cannabis users; eight were demographically matched controls. Subjects underwent a [C]raclopride (RAC) PET scan. On the scan day, urine samples were obtained from cannabis users for quantification of urine ∆-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC; the active compound in cannabis smoke) and THC metabolites (11-nor-∆-9-THC-9-carboxylic acid and 11-hydroxy-THC). Striatal RAC binding potential (BPND) was used as an index of D2/D3 receptor availability; this parameter was estimated at each image voxel for every subject. SPM5 software was used to test for differences in BPND between groups and, in cannabis subjects, for associations between BPND and markers of cannabis use. Results: There were no differences in D2/D3 receptor availability between cannabis users and controls. Smokers of either cannabis and/or tobacco had 10.2% lower BPND values than nonsmokers in the bilateral putamen ("anysmokers": 2.66 ± 0.2; nonsmokers: 2.97 ± 0.2). In cannabis users, RAC BPND values were negatively associated with both urine levels of cannabis metabolites and self-report of recent cannabis consumption. Conclusions: There is an inverse relationship between chronic cannabis use and striatal RAC BPND. This may be caused by inhibition of monoamine oxidase (MAO) by the pyrolyzation of cannabis, which could lead to increased endogenous dopamine levels (and hence, lower BPND in heavier users). Additional studies are needed to identify the neurochemical consequences of chronic cannabis use on the dopamine system.


Aim. The selection of soil active cultures of Streptomyces antagonists promising for the development of a biopreparation for plant protection against pathogens of fungal and bacterial diseases. Methods. Streptomycetes were isolated from the samples of soil on mineral medium Gause. The antagonistic activity of the selected isolates and collection strain of Streptomyces recifensis IMV Ac-5018 against phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi was tested by agar diffusion method; the antifungal activity of cultural liquid and supernatant of cultural liquid was determined by agar blocks method. The identification of the most active selected isolates to genus level was carried out by taking into consideration the morphological and cultural characteristics. Results. From 35 isolates of soil microorganisms the isolates №31 and №35 belonging to the genus Streptomyces showed high level and wide range of antagonistic action. Isolate №35 actively inhibited the growth of phytopathogenic fungi (Fusarium culmorum 50716, Cladosporium herbarum 16878, Fusarium moniliforme 23, Alternaria alternata 16, Aspergillus niger 25, F. oxysporum 12), the zones of growth inhibition were 15.0–24.5 mm. Isolate №31 actively inhibited the growth of phytopathogenic fungi (Fusarium culmorum 50716, Fusarium oxysporum 54201, Oidium thuckeri 11, Alternaria alternata 16) and phytopathogenic bacteria (Pseudomonas syringae pv. atrofaciens 8254, Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans 7595, Xanthomonas campestris 8003), the zones of growth inhibition were 14.0–19.5 mm and 15.0–18.7 mm, respectively. The cultural liquid and supernatant of cultural liquid of S.recifensis IMV-Ac 5018, the isolates №31 and №35 inhibited growth of Fusarium culmorum 50716 (76.0–80.2% and 16.9–24.3%, respectively). Conclusions. The selected isolates can be regarded as promising microbial agents of biopreparation to protect the plants against fungal and bacterial diseases. The collection strain S. recifensis IMV Ac-5018 is a producer of glycopeptic plant growth stimulator, it also showed antifungal activity, allowing to use it in plant protection against diseases.


A comparative study between Congress in Mexico and other Latin American countries is offered in this article. Starting with the manner in which the Government's Commission functions within Congress, the writer tries to explain the way in which different countries conceive their parliamentary governability. To that effect, the author illustrates his analysis with examples of some Latin American congresses which lead him to propose three main types: (L) congresses where the Board of Chairmen takes over government tasks; ?1 congresses where the Board forms part of the government Commission; and c) congresses where the Board and the Government Commission are entities totally independent from each other.


The relevance of self-discrepancy theory for understanding body dissatisfaction, body size distortion, and negative affect was explored. Actual:ideal discrepancies are those between the attributes an individual believes he or she actually possesses and those he or she would ideally hope to possess. The pattern of self-beliefs in which a person believes that he or she can reach his or her ideal standards but is not actually doing so is known in the self-discrepancy framework as unfulfilled positive potential (UFPP). Both actual:ideal discrepancies and UFPP have been found to relate to dejection-related emotions. Whereas previous research has examined actual:ideal self-discrepancies in an effort to explain body image disturbance and eating disorder symptoms, the influence ofUFPP on body image disturbance has not been clearly addressed. This study seeks to understand whether UFPP in the domain of body image is associated with greater body image disturbance than that associated with actual:ideal body-image discrepancies without the added beliefthat the person can meet the ideal standard. Male and female undergraduates (N = 222) completed measures of self-discrepancy, body-image discrepancy, body dissatisfaction, body size distortion, depression, and anxiety. Self-discrepancies and body-image


Wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) provides a noninvasive method to examine the entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract including small intestine, which other video endoscopic instruments cannot reach. Since the shape of small intestine is extremely complex and the length of small intestine varies from 5 to 9 meters, localization of the WCE inside the small intestine is very challenging. Traditional radio frequency (RF) localization techniques using the received signal strength (RSS) are not able to provide satisfactory location information of the capsule inside the small intestine. In this paper, we present a hybrid localization technique that takes advantage of data fusion from image sequence captured by the WCE's embedded camera and the RSS of the RF signal emitted by the capsule to enhance the positioning accuracy. The proposed method estimates the speed and direction of movement of the capsule by analyzing displacements of feature points between consecutive image frames and this motion information is integrated with RSS measurements by employing a Kalman filter to smooth the RF localization results. Performance of the proposed method is validated under a virtual testbed that emulates the transition of capsule inside small intestine against the traditional RSS-based RF localization.


Purpose – This study aims to consider how the consumer ascribes importance to attributes that define a given product or service consumption experience relative to the extent that they contribute to satisfaction. Two separate dimensions of attribute importance are conceptualized, contrary to the more common view that there exists only a single form of importance. A hypothesis of how each type of importance changes throughout a consumption event is constructed in order to illustrate the nature of each importance dimension and how they operate in tandem.Design/methodology/approach – Survey data taken from tourists who were asked to evaluate attributes describing a travel destination are used to illustrate how each type of importance changes.Findings – Changes in each type of attribute importance occurred as predicted. Evidence indicates that the differences between the two types of attribute importance diminish as the consumption experience unfolds.Research limitations/implications – In addition to validatin...


The Quality of Services (QoS) guaranteed by the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) is an important factor for users' satisfaction in using the Internet. The implementation of the web proxy caching has been implemented to support this objective and also support the security procedure of the organizations. However, the success of guaranteeing the QoS of each ISP must be depended on the cache size and efficient caching policy. This paper proposes a new architecture of cache farming with the recommender system concept to manage users' requirements. This solution helps reducing the retrieval time and also increasing the hit rate although the number of users increases without expanding the size of caches in the farm.


A wear indicator system includes a wear indicator mark (130) on a surface of edge margin portion (132) of the inner member (94) of a turbine (12). The wear indicator mark (130) is optically distinguishable by boreskopische examination from the surface edge margin portion (132). An inner extension (130a) of the wear indicator mark (130) is spaced a preselected distance from the surface edge (118).


Objectives: The objective of this research work is to analyse the learning styles of individual users in an e-learning system and to formulate a mathematical model to determine it. Methods: This research work proposes MNDBO, a rough set based clustering technique for elucidating learning styles by finding minimum normalized dissimilarity between objects in e-learning. The proposed clustering technique uses a normalized score value for estimating the deviation between data's through the equivalence property of rough set theory. Findings: Further, the result predicts that the clusters produced by MNDBO algorithm perform better than MADO by 11%, 14% than SDR and 16% than MMR in terms of cohesion. Furthermore, MNDBO algorithm also produces better results than MADO by 15%, 23% than SDR and 27% than MMR in terms of coupling. In addition MNDBO algorithm maximizes the cohesion and simultaneously reduces the coupling rate based on varying number of cluster size on an average 15% and 19% respectively. Applications/Improvements: If this Rough set based clustering technique is used means we can able to discover successfully relations with inconsistent or incomplete data.


The letter from Kirkland et al points very clearly to the problem we addressed in our paper, and we appreciate the opportunity to restate it.
 Prior to our report, the literature pertaining to thyroid ingestion can best be characterized as describing aggressive therapy, generally with a good outcome. Thus, the heroic treatment of our first case. However, after treating the first patient, we reviewed the mechanisms of thyroid hormone action and concluded that natural protective mechanisms exist and that aggressive therapy is rarely required.


Bank efficiency studies on emerging markets tend to show that foreign banks are more cost-, profit-, and operationally efficient than statE-owned or domestic private banks. They also show that large banks are more efficient than small banks. Using a parametric approach to measuring efficiency, this article finds that foreign banks servicing foreign and business customers are more cost-efficient and less profit-efficient than other banks in Poland. Additionally, evidence of cost economies and profit diseconomies of scale are found. These results have implications for regulatory policies focused on promoting efficiency in the banking systems of emerging markets. Copyright 2002 Western Economic Association International.


The influence of a modifier based on WC nanoparticles was investigated using bulk Al in a real industrial process using a commercial AlSi hypoeutectic alloy. The modifier was prepared by hot extrusion approach. Its influence was investigated on Al and on commercial Al A356 alloy. The mechanical properties of the Al A356 alloy modified with WC nanoparticles was determined after T6 heat treatment and compared with an unmodified specimen of the same alloy. The results obtained in the modified Al A356 alloy reveal unusual behavior of the mechanical properties, where the elongation of the alloys improved by 32% 64%, while the tensile and the yield strengths remained unchanged. This behavior was attributed to a grain size strengthening mechanism, where strengthening occurs due to the high concentration of grain boundaries, which prevent the dislocations motions in the metal lattice.


The purpose of this study was to know the differences of the learning result of the students by using project based learning and conventional learning in grade X of SMA N 2 Solok on Visual Art Education. This research applied used a quasi-experimental quantitative research which drafts Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. The populations of this research were all students of class X SMAN 2 Solok. The samples of this research were class X2 as experimental (PjBL) and class X3 as control (conventional), the samples were taken by using random sampling techniques. Based on the hypothesis test conducted that the tvalue=18.369 and ttable=2.040. It means tvalue>ttable, then Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, means that the average (mean) value of the experimental class and the control class are not identical or different. It can be concluded that there are the differences of the learning result of the students by using project based learning and conventional learning in grade X of SMA N 2 Solok on Visual Art Education. Keywords: Project Based Learning, Conventional Learning, Visual Art Education


Abstract Trabzon, which is located on the shore of Black Sea and one of the oldest centers in Anatolia, has included many cultural heritage factors due to its historical importance and background. Mosques have an important role in shaping cultural heritage of the region. One of them is a wooden mosque which located in Bolumlu suburban area at Of District in Trabzon province. The wooden mosque is one of the historical and important models in Anatolia in terms of wooden material use in the traditional architecture. The wooden material which has an important role in Black Sea Region's building culture was widely and ingeniously used on bearing systems and other components of Bolumlu Mithat Pasha Mosque. The objective of this study is to examine and promotion of this mosque's architectural properties and discussion of current situation of this mosque.  Oz Trabzon, gecirdigi tarihsel surec nedeniyle cok sayida kulturel miras unsurunu bunyesinde barindirmaktadir. Sozu edilen kulturel miras unsurlarindan bir tanesi de Trabzon'un Of Ilcesi'ne bagli Bolumlu Beldesi, Mithatpasa Mahallesi'nde bulunan ve geleneksel mimaride ahsap kullaniminin Anadolu'daki tarihi ve onemli orneklerinden bir tanesi olan camidir. Karadeniz Bolgesi yapi kulturu icin onemli bir malzeme olan ahsap, Of Bolumlu Mithat Pasa Camii'nin hem tasiyici sisteminde hem de diger elemanlarinda ustalikla kullanilmistir. Soz konusu tarihi yapinin mimari ozelliklerinin arastirilmasi, tanitilmasi ve guncel durumunun degerlendirilmesi bu calismanin amacini olusturmaktadir.


Key parameters of alfalfa weevil larval mortality by Entornophthora phytonorni were compared weekly in three alfalfa fields. Rainfall appeared to be the overriding factor in seasonal larval infection rates. The fungus, Entornophthora (= Zoophthora) phytonorni (Zygomycetes: Entomophtoraceae), was first detected in larvae of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Illinois in 1979 (Barney et al. 1980). Harcourt et al. (1974) and Puttler et al. (1980) reported alfalfa weevil infection rates of over 90% in some alfalfa fields in Ontario and Missouri, respectively, and suggested that this fungus may become a key mortality factor. The objective of this paper is to compare the following key parameters of alfalfa weevil larval mortality by the fungus in three fields: H. postica host density, density of the clover leaf weevil, Hypera punctata (Fabricius), which is also infected by this fungus, and the infection rate in H. punctata larvae. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sampling was conducted in three alfalfa fields in Washington County, southern Illinois. On each sampling date, ten 0.09 m2 areas of alfalfa (1.0 ft2) from each field were removed to be placed on Berlese funnels in the laboratory (Barney et al. 1978). As the samples were being placed on the funnels, large (3rd and 4th instars) alfalfa weevil and clover leaf weevil larvae were picked out to be reared individually in plastic diet cups to determine the incidence of infection and parasitism. The larvae were reared individually to prevent the spread of infection to larvae which were not infected when removed from the field. The Berlese funnel measurements gave host densities by instar for both the alfalfa weevil and clover leaf weevil during the entire sampling period until cutting (2 April-7 May). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Dead clover leaf weevil larvae were visually found on the alfalfa leaflets from 9 April to 23 April. The mean number of infected larvae for the three fields increased from 6.1% on 9 April to 25.096 on 7 May (3rd and 4th instars). The initial sighting of diseased alfalfa weevil larvae was 30 April. The mean number of infected larvae increased from 6.0% on 23 April to 21.6% on 7 May. A slightly greater percentage of 4th instars (25.5%) than 3rd instars (22.8%) were found to be diseased. l ~ h i s research has been financed in part with Federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency under grant number L 800 146, and in pan by the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station and the Illinois Natural History Survey. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency nor does mention of trade or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. 2~llinois Natural History Survey and Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, Urbana, IL 61801. 1 Barney and Armbrust: Key Parameter Comparisons of Fungal Induced Mortality in Alfalfa Published by ValpoScholar, 1981 58 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 14, No. I Table 1. Comparison of key parameters affecting alfalfa weevil mortality by Entomophthora phyronomi in three alfalfa fields in Washington County. Illinois, 1980. Alfalfa Fields Davis Shubert Karg H . posrica % disease@ 45.6 17.3 4.9 H . postica densityab 200.1 84.3 164.3 H . puncfaru 9% diseaseda 13.9 17.6 2.4 H . punctata densityab 7.2 3.6 6.3 aAverage over duration of sampling period. bper foot?. Harcourt et al. (1974) suggested that the key parameters in alfalfa weevil larval mortality by the fungus appear to be host density, temperature, rainfall, and the density of H . puncfafa which may serve as a reservoir for the fungus. A comparison of these parameters for the three study fields showed that the Davis field, which had the highest percentage of diseased alfalfa weevil larvae, had the greatest H . posrica and H . punctata densities (Table I.). However, the Karg field also had very high H . postica and H . punctata densities but had a very low incidence of larval infection for both species. The overriding factor in the incidence of E . phyfonomi in alfalfa weevil larvae may be rainfall, and the resulting higher humidity. Watson et al. (in press) determined that high humidity was the primary factor initiating sporulation of E. phytonomi in alfalfa weevil larvae. The condition of high humidity protects against rapid dessication and inactivation of the conidea and is advantageous to further infections (Newman and Carner 1974). During last year's statewide survey for this fungus in alfalfa weevil larvae, we found many fields in this area to have infection rates greater than 80%. A comparison of rainfall data for this area in 1979 and 1980 showed a 78.9% decrease of April rainfall from 1979 to 1980. April 1979 was an exceptionally wet month, 2.76 inches above normal, which may explain why the fungal incidence was so much greater in 1979 than 1980 in this area. In summary, there were some indications during this study that high host densities of both Hypera species and a high percentage of diseased H . punctata larvae would facilitate the increase and spread of E. phyronomi through the H . postica population. However, it appears that April 1980 was a period of very low precipitation which inhibited the conidial sporulation and spread of the fungus in both the H . posrica and H . punctata populations.


Aims Point-of-careHbA1cisroutineinclinicalpractice.Comparisonofpoint-of-careHbA1cagainstlaboratorymeasurements across sites and over time is warranted. Methods One hundred and twenty-one young persons with Type 1 diabetes from four centres provided 450 paired samples collected over 10 months for point-of-care HbA1c and central laboratory-based high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)HbA1cdeterminations.ChangeinHbA1covertimewasassessedbydifferencefrominitialtofinalHbA1candbygrowth modelling with annualized slope calculation. Change in HbA1c was categorized as improved (decrease of ‡ 0.5% or negative slope), no change ( 0.4% of initial HbA1c or slope = 0) or worsened (increase of ‡ 0.5% or positive slope). Results The 450 paired samples (median of four pairs ⁄patient) were highly correlated (r =0 .97,P < 0.0001), as were timespecific and site-specific pairs (r =0 .94 to 0.98,P < 0.0001). Initial-to-final point-of-care HbA1c and HPLC HbA1c changes were 0.3 1.1% (range )2.7to4.1)and0.4 1.2% ()3.9 to 4.5), respectively, with 21% of patients (n = 26) discordant for change categories. DHbA1c by point-of-care HbA1c vs. HPLC HbA1c differed across the HbA1c range and by ‡ 0.5% absolute difference in DHbA1c in 14 (54%) of the 26 patients discordant for HbA1c change categories. Mean annual HbA1c slope was 0.4 1.5% ()5.4 to 4.8) for point-of-care HbA1c and 0.4 1.6% () 6.9 to 5.2) for HPLC HbA1c, with 18% (n = 22 pairs) discordant for change categories.


Westinghouse's next generation nuclear power plant design, the AP1000, incorporates numerous design characteristics that are conducive to simplicity, constructability, economics, safety, and reduce maintenance. One of many critical design goals for the AP1000 is to use no expansion anchors. Expansion anchors are non-ideal anchoring devices, due to difficult installations, high factor of safety requirements, and rely on periodic inspection to meet United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission safety standards. As these anchors fail due to equipment vibrations, fretting of the embedment, and seismic events, they must be replaced which increases a utility's operational and maintenance expense. Existing nuclear power plants heavily employ the use of expansion anchors for pipe supports and structural supports due to in-field routing of piping and structures. By minimizing the use of expansion anchors, a nuclear power plant design becomes more constructible with reliable scheduling, which directly impacts the plant's cost and safety. Through the use of careful layout design, analysis, and construction scheduling, Westinghouse is predetermining the location of pipe and structural supports. Coupled with the use of structural, pipe, and equipment modules the need for infield routing and for the use of expansion anchors is minimized. This paper describes the methods, techniques, and steps employed by Westinghouse for the AP1000 design to minimize the need for expansion anchors.


This paper focuses on the stability analysis and invariant set stability theorems for nonlinear impulsive systems. A set of Lyapunov-based sufficient conditions are established for these convergent properties. These results do not require the Lyapunov function to be positive definite. Inequalities relating the righthandside of the differential equation and the Lyapunov function derivative are involved for these results. These inequalities make it possible to deduce properties of the functions and thus leads to sufficient conditions for convergence and stability.


The development of the tourist business on the base of the sustainable tourism is discussed in this paper. The application of managing approaches and strategies for optimal combination of economic interests of the tourist business with the necessity of protection and preservation of natural environment and social economic prosperity of the local population is of vital importance. The principles of sustainable tourism need a systematic, ecosystem and complex approach. Enterprise's integration and form of clusters play basic role for the creation of steady and competitive tourism. The practical application of the cluster strategy assumes the task of aiding the processes of cluster formation.


There are many methods of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) treating hand-foot-mouth disease(HFMD).There are prominent curative effect in rapid remission of the disease,shorten the course of disease and preventing serious complications.This paper summarizes the etiology and pathogenesis of HFMD of different understanding about the different doctors of Chinese medicine in recent years.Especially reviewing on the clinical research of HFMD from the internal treatment,external treatment and intensive treatment.At the same time,existing problems of the clinical research of HFMD are pointed out.


Summary
A faster than normal rate of leaf production in the rogue tomato leads to earlier flowering in summer. In winter, growth of the inflorescence is less than the normal, often resulting in abortion.

In the rogue there is an early short-term stimulation of growth of all axillary buds. This, together with a smaller leaf area and shorter internodes, creates the characteristic rogue appearance. In general, however, the pattern of axillary growth along the stem is similar in rogue and normal plants; an observation which provides little support for the theory that the rogue appearance is due to loss of apical dominance.

Neither removal of the first two leaves nor IAA application influences the rate of leaf initiation in the rogue as it does in the normal, indicating the possibility that the rogue has a modified auxin control system.


ABSTRACT Writing in the period 1765–79, John Zephaniah Holwell, temporary governor of Bengal, was one of the first British writers to attempt a scholarly engagement with Hinduism. Despite being an important source for several Enlightenment writers, his work has been misrepresented by current scholarship. In particular, his account of 'voluntary sacrifice', or sati, has been misunderstood as an example of eighteenth-century rationalism. This article will correct this by situating the account in a much fuller appreciation of Holwell's 'project', which can be broadly understood as an attempt to reconcile his own heterodox Christianity with what he termed 'Gentoo' doctrines. It will show how Holwell's insistence on the essential truth of 'metempsychosis' reveals an account of sati that is far more invested in presenting a particular reading of Indian religious principles than has hitherto been appreciated. This analysis challenges certain assumptions in the historiography of eighteenth-century European encounters with India, with a particular emphasis on intellectual culture.


In recent years, the used of product based with low environmental impact has become one of the considerations in the construction structure. Attention of the researchers towards the development of natural material has been increasing. The use of natural fibers as composite materials for strengthened structure have been studied. However, natural fibers are influenced by the hydrophilic nature and its specific morphology. Thus, research related to the natural fiber composite materials still needs to be explored. This study aims to evaluate the tensile strength of natural fiber composite materials based on the type of fiber, fiber layer used and its type of resin according to ASTM D3039. The results show that type of fiber, fiber layer used and its type of resin in the composite matrix considerably affects its tensile strength performance.


The application of high-voltage dc (HVDC) using voltage-source converters (VSC) has surged recently in electric power transmission and distribution systems. An optimal vector control of a VSC-HVDC system which uses an artificial neural network to implement an approximate dynamic programming algorithm and is trained with Levenberg-Marquardt is introduced in this paper. The proposed neural network vector control algorithm is analyzed in comparison with standard vector control methods for various HVDC control requirements, including dc voltage, active and reactive power control, and ac system voltage support. Assessment of the resulting closed-loop control shows that the neural network vector control approach has superior performance and works efficiently within and beyond the constraints of the HVDC system, for instance, converter rated power and saturation of PWM modulation.


A speckle suppression device containing highly porous nanoberyllium is proposed for manipulating the spatial coherence length and removing undesirable speckle structure during imaging experiments.


Nirenberg considers the possibilities for genetics for the future a "question of evolution." He discusses the three
 main areas of genetic manipulation and their implications: molecular supplementation to remedy disease, euthenics to modify
 gene expression, and eugenics--the attempt to improve the genetic quality of the genes through selectivity. A broader discussion
 of the mechanisms of genetics is followed by mention of the moral and ethical implications of research.


3-Aryl-2-acylimino-4-thiazolidinones are efficiently formed in 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate [bmim][PF6] as solvent in a one-pot three-step procedure. The ionic solvent could be recovered and recycled four times with no diminution in yields.


Abstract : The major thrust of this work is the development and demonstration of new capabilities for the use of small autonomous vehicles in mine countermeasure applications. Key to the new capabilities lies in an open architecture tri-level software structure for hybrid control, of which this work is the first validated implementation. The two upper levels run asynchronously in computing logical operations based on numerical decision making, while the lowest, the Execution Level, runs synchronously to maintain stability of vehicle motion. The top (Strategic) Level of control uses Prolog as a rule based language for the specification of the discrete event system (DES) aspects of the mission. Multiple servo controllers are coordinated by the middle (Tactical) Level software in performing the mission, while the Execution Level controllers guarantee robust motion stability through multiple sliding modes.


The work begins with an overview of EU policies regarding labor mobility phenomenon. Romania as a EU member country tried to join these policies. The paper continues with presentation effects generated by this phenomenon on Romania and ends with a statistical analysis of the number of emigrants and immigrants with Romanian citizenship in the member states of the European Union, and capital transfers from Romanian workers abroad. For data analysis was used from 2007 to 2014 taken from the EUROSTAT and the National Bank of Romania reports.


Amplification and cloning of the Schrodinger-cat state (even coherent-state superposition) in the optical nondegenerate parametric amplifier are analysed. In the long-time limit, distinguishability and interference in the marginal probability distributions of the Schrodinger-cat state cannot be preserved simultaneously during amplification. The mutual ratio between distinguishability and interference can be controlled by the squeezed vacuum state injected in the idler mode. Thus only one of either quantum interference of indistinguishable states or distinguished states without interference can be obtained on the output of the amplifier. The purity of the initial state in the signal mode disappears during the amplification for both cases, even if the interference is preserved. Thus the interference in the marginal probability distribution is connected with indistinguishability in the phase space rather than with purity of the state. On the other hand, the nonclassical oscillations in the photon-number distribution vanish simultaneously, as the state is more mixed, irrespective of the existence of the interference.


In the mesotrophic reservoir Saidenbach, diatoms are dominating the phytoplankton. The long-term mean percentage (1989 to 1996) was 77% of the total phytoplankton biovolume. Sedimentation is the major loss process for these mainly microplanktic algae. In the sediment trap they contribute, on average, 95% to the biovolume, i.e. they are overrepresented because all other phytoplankton taxa reach the bottom in a non-recognizable state or do not arrive there at all. The mean phytoplankton biovolume sedimenting during the period 1989 to 1996 was 3.5 cm 3 m -2 d -1 . With a time delay of two weeks the flux showed the same high variations (about 0.2 to 20 cm 3 m -2 d -1 ) as the abundance in the pelagic. The diatom concentration in the open water has the highest influence on dynamics and amount of the phytoplankton flux, thus explaining 82 % of its variance. In the annual average the calculated sedimentation rates for selected diatoms are always 2 to 2.5 times higher than the positive rates of change, whereas the grazing rates are about 10% of these positive rates only, The comparison of yearly biomass yields and losses shows similar results: The sedimentation of diatoms amounts to 1217 cm 3 m -2 a -1 (mean of 8 years), i.e. 2.5 times higher than the positive yearly diatom net production of 494 cm 3 m -2 a -1 observed in the resesvoir for the same period. Provided there are no further essential loss components and the yearly gross production can be assumed to be the sum of annual sedimentation and grazing losses, some 13% only of the phytoplankton gross production (or 9% of diatom production) are grazed in one year, while 87% (or 91 % of the diatoms) sediment. The long-term measurements show the great significance of the diatom sedimentation and confirm their function as a so-called lake internal tertiary treatment step (GRIM, 1967). Under the prerequisites of a diatom water (i.e. P limitation with sufficient Si supply and adequate turbulence) high sedimentation losses guarantee the maintenance of a low trophic state. Moreover, they are the cause for the high buffering capacity, even for unusually high nutrient loads within restricted periods.


The addition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to enzymatic electrodes based on either glucose oxidase (GOx), or an oxygen-insensitive flavin adenine dinucleotide-dependent glucose dehydrogenase (FADGDH), increases the amount of {Os(4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine)2[poly(vinylimidazole)]10Cl}Cl redox polymer at the electrode surface, indicating that MWCNTs provide a surface for the immobilisation of film components. Glucose oxidation is highest for films with 68 % (w/w) MWCNTs, and a decrease is observed with larger amounts; this decrease is related to a decrease in retained enzyme activity. Enzymatic electrodes provide 4.2 mA cm−2 current density at 0.12 V versus Ag/AgCl, for GOx-based electrodes, compared to 2.7 mA cm−2 for FADGDH-based electrodes in 50 mM phosphate-buffered saline containing 150 mM NaCl at 37 °C. Current densities of 0.52 and 1.1 mA cm−2 are obtained for FADGDH and GOx-based electrodes, respectively, operating at physiologically relevant 5 mM glucose concentrations. These enzymatic electrodes, thus, show promise for application as anodes in enzymatic fuel cells for in vivo or ex vivo power generation.


OBJECTIVE:To analyzed the use of the cardiovascular drugs in the inpatients aged over eighty.METHODS:The cardiovascular drugs used in the inpatients aged over eighty from Jan.to Dec.in 2004 were analyzed retrospectively.RESULTS:Of the cardivascular drugs used,antihypertensive drugs occupied a predominant place,and the DUI for the majority of the drugs was 1.CONCLUSION:The use of cardiovascular drugs in the advanced age patients was rational on the whole.


Afflictions: Culture and Mental Illness in Indonesia, the first ethnographic documentary film series on mental illness in the developing world, examines the lives of people with neuropsychiatric disorders and mental illness on the islands of Bali and Java and considers the impact of personal experience, family, culture, and community on the course of their illness. This article reflects on issues that arose in production and explores the theoretical underpinnings of the films in order to highlight the rich potential of psychologically oriented ethnographic films and advocate for them as a genre. While ethnographic film provides an opportunity to explore the theories and methods of psychological anthropology, psychological anthropology's insights into the nature of subjectivity and emotion can help craft stirring and character-driven ethnographic films. Psychologically oriented ethnographic films can inject new life into data presentation, illuminate the interpenetration between culture and mental health, and illustrate contemporary anthropology's relevance to current global issues. The article concludes by suggesting future directions for both research and filmmaking.


A case of spontaneous perirenal hemorrhage in an anticoagulated patient is reported. Spontaneous perirenal hemorrhage is uncommon and is seldom suspected clinically. Elderly subjects are exposed to a higher risk of bleeding complications during warfarin treatment. A 60-year-old female experienced acute right flank pain after receiving warfarin for 4 days. Detailed imaging modalities demonstrated the presence of perirenal hematoma and angiomyolipoma. The patient was treated conservatively and followed up with ultrasonographic and computed tomographic scans until the hematoma was almost completely reabsorbed. No surgical intervention was needed, and the patient recovered well.


Motivated by a problem posed by David A. Singer in 1999 and by the elastic spherical curves, we study the spherical curves whose curvature is expressed in terms of the distance to a great circle (or from a point). By introducing the notion of spherical angular momentum, we provide new characterizations of some well known curves, like the mentioned elastic curves, spherical catenaries, loxodromic-type spherical curves, the Viviani's curve, and the spherical Archimedean spirals curves. Furthermore, we show that they may be obtained as critical points of some energy curvature functionals. We also find out several new families of spherical curves whose intrinsic equations are expressed in terms of elementary functions or Jacobi elliptic functions, and we are able to get arc length parametrizations of them.


Complex systems have been widely studied by social and natural scientists in terms of their dynamics and their structure. Scholars of cities and urban planning have incorporated complexity theories from qualitative and quantitative perspectives. From a structural standpoint, the urban form may be characterized by the morphological complexity of its circulation networks – particularly their density, resilience, centrality, and connectedness. This dissertation unpacks theories of nonlinearity and complex systems, then develops a framework for assessing the complexity of urban form and street networks. It introduces a new tool, OSMnx, to collect street network and other urban form data for anywhere in the world, then analyze and visualize them. Finally, it presents a large empirical study of 27,000 street networks, examining their metric and topological complexity relevant to urban design, transportation research, and the human experience of the built environment.


Reconfigurable computing can be divided into two types including static reconfiguration and dynamic reconfiguration according to the reconfiguration timing. Static reconfiguration can provide low runtime overhead for the precomputing configuration. Due to the failure to know the run-time information of the system, once the static prediction is different to the real profiling, static scheduling cannot obtain high performance without flexible. While dynamic scheduling can be used to schedule decisions according to the runtime information of the system. It will dynamically allocate the reconfigurable resources to the tasks at runtime, which can provide high performance and considerable flexibility. However, dynamic allocation at runtime will also have some overhead for the instant resource management. This paper presents an optimization approach for dynamic allocation on reconfigurable resources at runtime. Hardware tasks can obtain available reconfigurable resources according to its resource request and the system profiling at runtime. The experimental results show that this approach can provide better performance than traditional ones.


The end of the Fordian Society shows us that we cannot live by old ideological formulas; the new social design at the end of the 20th Century and at the beginning of the 21sh century requires a new survival strategy. Presently, the work place requires vital learning and social responsibility. This process places Education in the axis of social transformations and that of human development. Therefore, the mission of the university must be set by transdisciplinary work, which aims to attend the demands which have been established as a consequence of increasing complexity of uor world.


Europe is, in every sense of the term, a problematic world, and one of its most problematic countries is undoubtedly Austria, which the foreigner frequently finds hard to 'place'. There was no country, no nation called Austria before 1804, when Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, assumed the artificial title of Emperor of Austria and, two years later, gave up the one of Sacra Maiestas Romana. The Holy Roman Empire, for centuries, had been nothing but Germany with frills, and thus 1806 marks the end of what later historians call the First Reich. Still, between 1815 and 1866, the Austrian Emperors remained the leaders of the German League, and only the Prussian victories at Koniggratz (Sadowa) 1866, and Sedan 1870, resulted in a second Reich with the exclusion of Austria and under the blundering leadership of Berlin. T he fatal year 1918 saw the collapse of the Austrian or, to be more precise, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and henceforth the Austrian label is used for the German-speaking Alpine fragment of a big Empire. In 1938 Austria was reunited with Germany and this amalgamation was broken up again in 1945. The policy of the victorious Allies was essentially guided by the idea of 'restoration' like that of another victorious alliance in 1815: today it is democracy that is cast for the unenviable role of the restored Bourbons.


We demonstrate a continuous-wave single fundamental-mode Ho:YAG thin-disk oscillator pumped by Tm-fiber at 1908 nm, delivering record high output power of 96 W with an M2 of ∼1.09 at 2090 nm and 2096 nm.


PurposeProcess monitoring is a way to manage the quality characteristics of products in manufacturing processes. Several process monitoring based on machine learning algorithms have been proposed in the literature and have gained the attention of many researchers. In this paper, the authors developed machine learning-based control charts for monitoring fraction non-conforming products in smart manufacturing. This study proposed a relevance vector machine using Bayesian sparse kernel optimized by differential evolution algorithm for efficient monitoring in manufacturing.Design/methodology/approachA new approach was carried out about data analysis, modelling and monitoring in the manufacturing industry. This study developed a relevance vector machine using Bayesian sparse kernel technique to improve the support vector machine used to both regression and classification problems. The authors compared the performance of proposed relevance vector machine with other machine learning algorithms, such as support vector machine, artificial neural network and beta regression model. The proposed approach was evaluated by different shift scenarios of average run length using Monte Carlo simulation.FindingsThe authors analyse a real case study in a manufacturing company, based on best machine learning algorithms. The results indicate that proposed relevance vector machine-based process monitoring are excellent quality tools for monitoring defective products in manufacturing process. A comparative analysis with four machine learning models is used to evaluate the performance of the proposed approach. The relevance vector machine has slightly better performance than support vector machine, artificial neural network and beta models.Originality/valueThis research is different from the others by providing approaches for monitoring defective products. Machine learning-based control charts are used to monitor product failures in smart manufacturing process. Besides, the key contribution of this study is to develop different models for fault detection and to identify any change point in the manufacturing process. Moreover, the authors' research indicates that machine learning models are adequate tools for the modelling and monitoring of the fraction non-conforming product in the industrial process.


Adolescent begins between the ages of 14 to 18 years is a critical period, releasing dependence on the parents and trying to achieve independence so it can be accepted and recognized as an adult, tends to find shortcut in the face of problems. One of the biggest problem that occur in adolescent is drugs. The aim of the study to determine the association of level of adolescent knowledge about drugs with illicit drugs in SubSudiroprajan Jebres Surakarta. This was quantitative study with cross sectional design. There were 71 respondents selected in this study. Simple random sampling was used to selected the sample with the criteria that the respondent with aged 14-18 years . Data were analized using Rank Spearman. The results of this study level of adolescent knowledge is moderate 46,5% and the drugs is not used by adolescent 74,6%. There was a significant association between the level of adolescent knowledge about drugs with Illicit drugs in Sub-Sudiroprajan, ρ-value -0.690 to 0.000.


Allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) has become a life-saving treatment option for numerous benign and malignant diseases, with more than 14 500 procedures being performed annually in Europe alone [1]. Late-onset noninfectious pulmonary complications (NIPCs) have emerged as the main hurdle to long-term survival, affecting up to 26% of HSCT recipients and conferring 2- and 5-year survival rates of 44% and 13%, respectively [2, 3]. Interstitial lung disease is a common, largely unrecognised feature of pulmonary GvHD after stem cell transplant http://ow.ly/DWP4307mO3i


: In order to meet the needs of the talent training goals of applied universities and deepen the integration of industry and education, this paper proposes to design the teaching framework of Python programming courses with "OBE-based concepts", reconstruct teaching content, and carry out the teaching and practice of Python programming courses with "CDIO-based engineering concepts". Practice shows that this teaching model can effectively stimulate students' independent learning ability and exploration, and at the same time can improve students' teamwork and communication skills, which is in line with the needs of talent training in applied colleges and universities.


In France deposits of the same kind, such as those at Menchecourt, are familiar enough. To complete our merely illustrative list of examples, I would quote the vast deposits found in the offing of the Thames, and right away to the Dutch coast. Dr. Bree says that the bones occur in such quantities on the sea-bottom off Dunkirk that the sailors call it the Burying Ground (Leith Adams's Mem. on Elephas primigenius, p. 73).


Male reproductive success in socially monogamous birds is influenced to varying degrees by within-pair fertilization (WPF) and extrapair fertilization (EPF). In many species, males of higher phenotypic quality (e.g., plumage color) are more likely to obtain EPFs; however, predictors of WPF success have been less consistently identified. Moreover, few studies have examined the influence of ecological variables on patterns of paternity, even though environmental conditions are known to affect mating behavior of male and female birds. In this study, we examined phenotypic and ecological factors influencing patterns of paternity in broods of mountain bluebirds, Sialia currucoides. We show that brighter, bluer males were more likely to obtain EPFs in first broods but that plumage color did not predict the ability of males to maintain paternity in their own nest. We then examined the effect of food availability in first broods on the probability of males losing paternity in second broods within the same season. Females that were provided with supplemental food throughout first breeding attempts were less likely to produce extrapair offspring in second broods, and we suggest that supplemented females may have been less likely to seek extrapair mating opportunities because they perceived their social mates to be of higher quality under conditions of enhanced food availability. Our results demonstrate that ecological variables such as food availability can influence patterns of paternity and suggest that consideration of environmental context will be important for future research investigating mate choice and sexual selection in socially monogamous species. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.


This work was performed to quantitatively determine doxycycline residues in different tissues of rabbits (kidneys, spleen, liver, muscles, heart and lungs) and sera following multiple oral doses of the drug using High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Moreover, the study aimed to estimate the withdrawal time of this drug in rabbit tissues. Twenty five healthy male New Zealand rabbits ranging from 2-2.5 kg body weight were used. Twenty one rabbits were given doxycycline directly into the stomach at a dosage of 10 mg/kg BW once daily for five successive days. Samples were analyzed at 1 st , 3 rd , 5 th , 7 th , 9 th , 15 th and 21 st day after last oral dose. The results indicated a widespread distribution of doxycycline in the samples, which remained within the detectable limit till the 3 rd day in most tested tissues. While in kidneys, spleen and liver, doxycycline remained till the 5 th day following the last oral administration of the drug. Therefore, it is recommended that rabbits treated with doxycycline must be slaughtered after the fifth day of drug administration to be safe for human consumption.


As more children of undocumented workers graduate from U.S. high schools, many states are considering laws to grant these students in-state tuition status. Kansas, which adopted such a law in 2004, was an unlikely venue for this kind of policy, considering the negative attitudes toward illegal immigrants among the state's residents as well as its relatively small share of Hispanic residents. We argue that the passage of Kansas's in-state tuition bill occurred in large measure due to the skill of its proponents in framing the issue as one of access to public education. We use a mix of qualitative and quantitative data to show how proponents of the in-state tuition bill were able to direct attention toward public education—an issue more electorally palatable to legislators and their constituents—and redirect attention away from immigration policy. The success of the bill in Kansas has some applicability for similar legislation under consideration in other states; however, as immigration policy has become more politically charged, proponents of in-state tuition for undocumented students will face renewed challenges in the legislative arena, as Kansas also demonstrates.


We consider a particle diffusing in the y-direction, dy/dt = η(t), subject to a transverse shear flow in the x-direction, dx/dt = f(y), where x ≥ 0 and x = 0 is an absorbing boundary. We treat the class of models defined by f(y) = ±v±(±y)α where the upper (lower) sign refers to y > 0 (y < 0). We show that the particle survives with probability Q(t) ~ t−θ with θ = 1/4, independent of α, if v+ = v−. If v+ ≠ v−, however, we show that θ depends on both α and the ratio v+/v−, and we determine this dependence.


Rhombomys opimus belongs to the subfamily Gerbellinae of family Muridae,order Rodentia.It has a vast distribution range from Iran and Afghanistan via Kazakhstan to China and Mongolia,being a species with the biggest body size in Gerbellinae and a key rodent in the Middle and Central Asian arid zone.R.opimus digs complex burrow system for establishing settlement where a family group of 2-3 generations lives together.R.opimus feeds Haloxylon ammodendron,Tamarix chinensis,and various others plants,giving strong impact on vegetation development and productivity,and consequently,on the structure and processes of desert ecosystem.This paper summarized the research findings on the habitat,feeding behavior,food storage,alertness behavior,territorial behavior,social behavior,and spatial dispersion of R.opimus as well as its activity rhythm during daytime,and discussed the further research contents about this species to understand its biological characteristics better and to supply theoretical and practical bases for the effective control of R.opimus,maintaining the stable and healthy development of desert ecosystem,and the management of desertification.


The integration of Enterprise Systems into the curriculum of Business, Engineering, and Information Technology Faculties and Schools is a major challenge for many universities. Many interesting attributes are associated with this challenge: students generally have a strong interest to learn the subject and are often biased towards product-focused materials and skills; Enterprise Systems are comprehensive and particularly complex; and practical knowledge about Enterprise Systems is often lagging. This paper provides some structure to the Enterprise Systems education issue and will help academics distinguish among different approaches for the integration of these software packages into their curriculum. Various examples will assist beginners as well as experienced academics in evaluating their efforts. The ideas in this paper were presented in a special pre-conference workshop at the 2001 annual meeting of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) in Boston.


ii CO-AUTHORSHIP STATEMENT iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES viii LIST OF APPENDICES ix LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS x CHAPTER 1: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 1 1.


Oligothiophene derivatives,as typical carrier transport materials,have received considerable attention.The influence of the thiophene chain length,variation of the substituents and the incorporation of fluoro were investigated by combining density functional theory(DFT) with Marcus theory,focusing on geometries and electronic structures,intramolecular reorganization energy,intermolecular transfer integral and hopping rate.The results show that the electronic hopping rate increases with the increasing of thiophene chain length in the order of compound 1b to 1d.Among compounds 1d,2a and 2b,compound 1d has the best carrier transport properties due to its better face-to-face π-stacked structure.Compared compound 2b with compound 3,the incorporation of fluoro may be beneficial to the improvement of the stability and transport ability.


Women in Congress are highly effective legislators. Yet, if women are more likely than men to be interrupted during committee work, they may face a gender-related impediment. We examine speech patterns during more than 24,000 congressional committee hearings from 1994 to 2018 to determine whether women Members are more likely to be interrupted than men. We find that they are. This is especially true in Senate committees—where women are about 10% more likely to be interrupted. Furthermore, in hearings that discuss women's issues, women are more than twice as likely to be interrupted than while discussing other issues. We see a similar pattern for rapid-fire "interruption clusters," an aggressive form of interruption. We further consider a range of moderating factors, which yields little evidence that women change their communication strategy as they gain experience in Congress. We also find suggestive evidence that interruptions are driven by mixed-gender interactions.


Lipase B from Candida antarctica (CAL-B) belongs to the family of α/β-hydrolases, and is one from the most extensively used biocatalysts in the kinetic resolution of amines and alcohols in a racemic state, in the desymmetrization of diacetates or diols, and in the stereoselective synthesis of chiral intermediate compounds for obtaining the various pharmaceuticals and agents which protect plants. There are also many cases of promiscuous reactions catalyzed by CAL-B. The number of very important results appeared recently in the literature in the years 2015–2019, regarding the crystal structure and conformation of CAL-B molecule. Before 2015, there was a long period of a complete lack of information concerning this enzyme's structure. The earlier reports about CAL-B structure were dated between 1994–1995, and did not provide enough conclusions about the mechanism of the enzyme. The recently solved structures give a hint of the enzyme mechanism in three dimensions.


Although the link between coordination requirements and vertical integration is theoretically well established, empirical tests of this relationship are hard to implement due to the simultaneous determination of both variables. In this study, we take advantage of regulatory changes in patent prosecution in the US to provide plausibly causal evidence linking increases in coordination requirements with insourcing. Moreover, we examine the role of plural sourcing, the simultaneous use of internal and external sourcing, when responding to changes in coordination requirements. We find that the move towards insourcing is more pronounced for plural sourcing firms as compared to firms relying on outsourcing. These results are consistent with the view that plural sourcing provides firms with flexibility to switch between sourcing modes when facing changing coordination requirements.


Four groups of researchers elaborated a state of the art of printed educational materials on sexuality for teachers, children and teenagers, issued by the Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN, Ministry of National Education) for the use of early childhood, primary and secondary education schools of Colombia. The documentation was also tracked with systematic critical analysis on the basis of these materials, which were cited or mentioned. It is a critical hermeneutics profile-based work for document analysis, covering 3 human groups, 4 variables and 12 categories. 29 texts issued by the MEN were found. Two investigations were only found, made on a critical scientific analysis, each one on a difeerent document. The critical documentary profile suggests the need to develop new educational materials on sexuality, with specific bioethical themes regarding biofamily, continuously updated, including variables and categories analyzed and others equally valid.


Laboratory data for engineering fatigue design was obtained on cyclically strained cantilevered plates of carbon steel in air and flowing sea water. Some information on weld geometry and cathodic protection was gathered. The results were expressed as a "fatigue-life" prediction in terms of the total cyclic strain range (delta epsilon sub t) and the number of cycles N to grow a surface crack (1 sub 8) eight inches long. An alternate analysis in terms of fatigue crack growth rate (d1/dN) was developed for a portion of the results. Most data were collected in the low-to-medium cycle life regions (10 to the 3rd power - 10 to the 5th power cycles), but two specimens were tested where extended lives (10 to the 9th power cycles) and low strains (delta epsilon=200 mu inches/inch) prevailed. Precautions in corrosion fatigue tests of mild steel in sea water are highlighted.


A total of 71 11‐year‐old children were asked to draw two pictures: one by copying and one from memory. The quality of each of their drawings was assessed on a five‐point scale by four adult judges rating independently. The cognitive style of each child was assessed by means of the Cognitive Styles Analysis. A significant effect of Verbal‐Imagery Style was observed in which Verbalisers were superior to Imagers in overall drawing performance. There was also a significant interaction between drawing task‐type and gender in which females were superior to males, particularly in drawing from memory. These findings were discussed in terms of the representation of information in memory.


Study Objective: to assess the efficacy and safety of different combinations of antiemetic drugs and adjuvants as part of anesthetic care in prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in oncological patients. Materials and methods: 165 patients who undergone surgical treatment for female oncological diseases on the II—III stages with common anaesthesia were included. Depending on the scheme of postoperative nausea and vomiting prevention participants were divided into 4 groups. Patients from group С (comparative, n=43) received treatment with ondansetron (8 mg) and dexamethasone (8 mg) in the induction stage. Patients from group E (n=40) additionnaly received continuous infusion of esmolol 0,59±0,94 mg/kg/h. Patients from group D (n=41) on the traumatic stage of operation received bolus of intravenous droperidol 0,038±0,055 mg/kg. Patients from group K (n=41) on the traumatic stage of operation received bolus of intravenous of clonidine 0,0013±0,0004 mg/kg. Postoperative nausea and vomiting episodes were monitored during 24 hours after the surgery. Results: in group С postoperative nausea and vomiting developed in 15 patients from 43 (34,9%). In group E this complication was detected in 8 from 40 patients (20%). In group D – in 8 from 41 patients (19,5%). Groups E and D did not have statistically significant differences from group С in terms of the frequency of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In group С this complication was detected in 6 from 41 patients with the rate of 14,6% which is significantly lower than in group С (p=0.03). The intensity of the nausea and vomiting was lower in groups E,D, and K as compared with group С. Conclusion: the inclusion of clonidine in scheme of postoperative nausea and vomiting prevention lead to statistically significant decrease of the frequency of this complication. Administration of esmolol and droperidol leads to decrease of postoperative nausea and vomiting intensity. Key words: oncosurgey, postoperative nausea and vomit_ ing, antiemetics, esmolol, droperidone, clonidine.


A decision problem with excluded goals and restraints is called Or Decision Problem.Generally,these problems are solved by 0-1 Programming.It is well known that 0-1 Programming model is difficult to be obtained and its scale looks large,which leads to the low efficiency of its algorithms.A new model named Or Programming model is proposed,which possesses clear decision significance as well as high calculation efficiency,and can be described easily.At the same time,a case is studied to apply the new model in solving an engineering management problem.


In the street life of the Mission District in San Francisco, two opposite ways of understanding the female ownership of the body circulate among women who are drug-using sex workers: sexual slavery and women's liberation. This article analyzes how both models obfuscate the manner in which lack and scarcity govern the economy of needs and desires when drug abuse intersects with sex work. Lack and scarcity are shown to pervade not only economic resources but also drug-related gratification, bodily well-being, sexual desire and body commitment during sexual practices. Even though both women and men are involved in this economy, there is an `artificial scarcity' of drug-related gratification for women. Controlling women's ability to close this circuit, men reinstate and reproduce the gender stereotypes that dominate in the street culture.


In this paper, we present new adaptive algorithms for the computation of the square root of the inverse covariance matrix. In contrast to the current similar methods, these new algorithms are obtained from an explicit cost function that is introduced for the first time. The new adaptive algorithms are used in a cascade form with a well known adaptive principal component analysis (APCA) to construct linear discriminant features. The adaptive nature and fast convergence rate of the new adaptive linear discriminant analysis (ALDA) algorithms make them appropriate for on-line pattern recognition applications. All adaptive algorithms discussed in this paper are trained simultaneously using a sequence of random data. Experimental results using the synthetic and real multi-class, multi-dimensional input data demonstrate the effectiveness of the new adaptive algorithms to extract the optimal features for the classification purpose.


In various ways computers can help people become more active participants in their own health care and that of family members, as emphasized earlier by Kassirer.1 Computers can help people acquire ...


Abstract : Mass and energy balances derived from four days monitoring of the normal operation of a commercially available incinerator of the controlled-air type are presented. These balances provide data which will allow extrapolation of heat losses and efficiency if a similar incinerator operation were to be installed for heat recovery at a small military base. (Author)


In the present environment, innovation is now treated as a prime source to earn a competitive edge in the market. Moreover, from a theoretical perspective, the emerging trend towards public relations can also be seen in the prior literature, which adds value to the firm's financial performance. Along with these practices, recent statistics in the literature showed concern towards the complimentary issue; investment strategies and their impact on firms' financial performance. Therefore, seeking to extend research by exploring these three constructs altogether, the study attempts to scrutinize the impact of public relations, innovation practices, and investment strategies on SMEs' financial performance in the context of Vietnam. Authors employ both quantitative approaches with primary data to explore subjects and gain insightful information. The primary data has been gathered from the survey with business owners, managers, and officers in 202 SMEs. The results indicate that public relations, innovation, and investment practices have a positive association with SME.s financial performance. The theme of results concludes that public relations are expected in the future virtue to search for the appropriate practices adapting with the digital transformation of media and communication, wherein SMEs ought to have digital literacy and comprehensive knowledge of public relations practices. This also study contributes to the existing literature to both theoretical and managerial approaches for better awareness of public relations, innovation, and investment practice in the research industry setting.


A rail vehicle brake slack adjuster comprises an axially movable, sleeve-shaped driver element (22) adapted to receive an axially applied braking force in a brake application direction, a spindle (16) axially movable within the driver element, an adjuster nut (34) in non- self-locking thread engagement with the spindle, clutch means between the driver element and the adjuster nut, and a barrel spring (30) biasing the spindle in the brake application direction. The adjuster has a combination of a first clutch (36) comprising a clutch surface on the driver element (22) directed in the brake application direction and a corresponding clutch surface on the adjuster nut (34) and a second clutch (38) comprising a clutch surface on the driver element (22) directed in the direction opposite to thebrake application direction and a corresponding clutch surface on an adjuster nut sleeve (37). The adjuster nut sleeve (37) is axially movable on the adjuster nut (34).


ABSTRACT:Neutral Theory is controversial in ecology. Ecologists and philosophers have diagnosed the source of the controversy as: its false assumption that individuals in different species within the same trophic level are ecologically equivalent, its conflict with Competition Theory and the adaptation of species, its role as a null hypothesis, and as a Lakatosian research programme. In this paper, I show why we should instead understand the conflict at the level of research programs which involve more than theory. The Neutralist and Competitionist research programs borrow and construct theories, models, and experiments for various aims and given their home ecological systems. I present a holistic and pragmatic view of the controversy that foregrounds the interrelation between many kinds of practices and decisions in ecological research.


nd the corresponding new particles at a mass scale not much higher than the electroweak scale. Otherwise the hierarchy problem arises in the scalar sector: quantum corrections of heavy particles push the SM Higgs boson mass up to their mass scale. While the LHC scrutinizes thoroughly the (sub-)TeV scale, there is a logical possibility of having thus far elusive new physics at a (much) lower scale. The absence of any direct evidence of the new physics may be attributed to the weakness of interaction between known and new particles. In the search for such new physics the superior experiments are those operating on the high-intensity frontier.