Purpose: The aim of this paper is to investigate the inter-sectorial linkage of economic sectors and their contribution to the economic growth using time series data from 1978-2014 and 1992-2014. Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a Johansen cointegration test and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) model. Findings: The Johansen cointegration and multiple regression results indicate that all economic sectors have strong, positive and significant long-run and short-run relationship with economic growth during the study period in both countries. The result revealed that MNF giant is an engine for Chinese economic growth while agriculture took the lion-share for Ethiopian economy. The MNF has bi-directional Granger cause with economic growth, agriculture and SRV for China, while GDP and AGR are the only bi-directional Granger causes variables for Ethiopia. Implications: Therefore, from a policy perspective, Ethiopian policymakers need to formulate agro-processing industries to ensure the transformation of the AGR to the MNF as well as maintain inter-sectorial linkage and sustain the country's economic growth.


Small German programs need to reach out to first-year students in order to expand the pool of potential majors and minors and to increase program visibility on campus. This article demonstrates how an interdisciplinary Seminar for Freshmen on Vienna and Berlin can be used to introduce students to the study of the German-speaking world by comparing the two capital cities with regard to culture, history, lifestyle, and politics. In contrast to the norm in many programs, Austria is given equal status in this exercise.


Liver disease much Qi depression and clip wet,CHEN Jian-jie professor harmonize the liver and the spleen,promoting Qi circulation and removing obstruction in the collateral,Spleen dehumidification for Principle of treatment of liver disease,make the best of tangerine peel and green tangerine peel treating Chronic liver disease,very good clinical efficacy.


For forest fire monitoring of traditional ground patrol and air patrol,the effect of real-time monitoring is not ideal.The forest fire remote data transmission system based on GPRS technology is designed in this paper.The hardware uses SIM300 module and single-chip microcontroller to send commands to control the GPRS work,GRPS to communicate over the network with the host computer,and the data is uploaded to the host computer.Host computer uses the C+ + Builder as development environment,and uses Microsoft SQL Server 2000 as the database of the system,and uses C + + Builder to connect to the database and data storage,display and query.Experimental results show that the system is capable of real-time monitoring of forest information data can largely prevent forest fires.


Direct numerical simulations were performed of the turbulent mixing of a contrasted density field by a statistically homogeneous velocity field. The density ratio between the two initially unmixed fluids is 3, thus well beyond the passive-scalar situation. This low Mach number variable density turbulence is relevant to very large Froude-number turbulent mixing processes. In this paper the flow configuration is a forced homogeneous turbulence mixing an initially sharp density-gradient layer. Depending on the characteristic length scales of the velocity and density fields, the order of magnitude of the vortex-stretching and baroclinic enstrophy sources is compared. In the situation where turbulence is inertia affected and where strong baroclinic events are encountered, the deviations from the passive-scalar case are analysed both from the spectral and the statistical points of view.


Abstract We present various weighted integral inequalities for partial derivatives acting on products and compositions of functions that are applied in order to establish some new Opial-type inequalities involving functions of several independent variables. We also demonstrate the usefulness of our results in the field of partial differential equations.


A modified method for purification of factor VII from bovine plasma was developed. The isolation procedures consisted of four steps with the ordinary barium citrate adsorption (1), DEAE-Sepharose chromatography (2), twice chromatographies on a benzamidine-Sepharose column (3) and affinity chromatography on Affigel-10 coupled with staphylocoagulase produced by Staphylococcus aureus, strain 213 (4). This final step was very effective for the removal of prothrombin contained in the pooled fraction of factor VII. Thus, these procedures allowed higher recovery of factor VII than the earlier methods and about 7 mg of the material was obtained from 15 liters of plasma. The purified preparation gave a single band on SDS-PAGE in the absence and presence of 2-mercaptoethanol and the apparent Mr was estimated as 53,000. To establish the whole primary structure at protein level, the isolated single chain factor VII was incubated with bovine factor Xlla and the resulting two chains-factor VII was reduced and S-pyridylethylated. The S-alkylated heavy and light chains were then separated on a TSK gel G3000SW followed by reversed phase HPLC on a Phenyl-5PWRP column. The amino acid sequence of the isolated light chain was determined by sequencing the peptides obtained from lysyl endopeptidase and α-chymotrypsin digests and from trypsin digest of the succinylated light chain. The light chain consisted of the total of 152 residues with 10 r-carboxyglutamic acids and contained one oligosaccharide chain at Asn-145. The light chain sequence was compared with that predicted from the cDNA sequence for human factor VII. It had 76 % sequence identity with the human's. The sequence of the factor Vll-heavy chain is being studied


An efficient algorithm for9/7discrete wavelet transform basedonfragment look-up table (LUT)isstudied in thepaper. Thealgorithm implements thewavelet transform by time-sharing LUT andoperation withsmallmemory,andit farthest eliminates the hardwareresourcenecessary for multiplication operation whileensuring operation precision and speed. Theproblem ofcombining segmented datatorealize high precision multiplication operation issolved. Comparedwith multiplication operation, thefragment LUT operation issimpler andfaster, andcanbe implemented easily by VLSI.The algorithm isverified onAltera's FLEXlOK30FPGA.Andthe result showstheperformance ofthealgorithm: withonly256x8 bitson-chip RAM,andthecalculation precision isupto14-bit binary, thetransform timecanbeup to74ns.Sousing the fragment LUT toimplement wavelet transform isfaster than using algorithms implemented ingeneral logic. Keywords-discrete wavelet transform; lifting scheme; fragment look-up table;FPGA


The aim of the work was to elucidate the features of collagen 1A1 mRNA expression in uterine leiomyoma. It was found that the high level of collagen synthesis is associated with rapidly increase of leiomyoma size, more frequently noted in small tumors with minimal proliferative activity. Thus, the activity of tissue fi broblasts defi nes the features of tempo and character growth of uterine leiomyoma.


We examined the variables comprising Johnson's (2001) typology of violent couples dimensionally and in the context of the relationship as they relate to injury and observed behavior. A community sample of couples (N = 281) reported on self- and partner-perpetrated violence, control, and injury, and engaged in a conflict discussion. Women reported engaging in more violent acts and as much control as their partners and were more hostile than men during the conflict discussion. Twelve percent of women reported being the sole aggressor. For women, controlling but not violent behavior predicted observed, hostile behavior. For men, violence and control predicted hostility during the discussion. Clinically, both genders may benefit from treatments aimed at reducing violence and control.


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   Death of cervical cancer can be prevented by doing an early  detection and the only cost-effective way is screening test of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (IVA). The purpose of  this study was to analyze the correlation of  knowledge,  cancer fatalism, level of awareness and the participation of Reproductive Aged Women (RAW) in IVA.  The research sample consist of 224 RAW as cases and controls in Purwokerto Timur using proportional random sampling techniques. The measurement of cancer fatalism using Powe Fatalism  Inventory and the level of awareness measured by the Self Regulation Questionnair. The analysis result was conducted by  chi-square and logistic regression. The analysis showed that the correlate factors of RAW's participation in IVA was cancer fatalism (p=0.024) with OR 2.305 and level  of awareness (p=0.009) with OR 2.806, while the level of awareness was the most dominant  factor. It is concluded that in order to increase RAW's participation in IVA is needed to increase the RAW's awareness toward the benefits of screening test of IVA and fatal consequences of cervical cancer and to decrease cancer fatalism by providing the right knowledge about cervical cancer through religious sermons that are often followed by  RAW.

Key words: knowledge, fatalism, awareness,IVA
 Kesmasindo, Volume 6(3) Januari 2014, Hal. 208-222


An understanding of maritime transport costs, the maritime industry and the competitiveness of regions in a global market environment are presented in this book. The book used a unique set of data that gives an extensive insight into Latin American Countries (LAC) international maritime transport costs and its determinants. Specific topics discussed in the book include: Theoretical Frameworks; Determinants of Maritime Transport Costs – Defining the Dimensions of Complexity; Empirical Analysis; Revealing the Complexity of Maritime Transport Costs – Empirical Results and Analysis; and Beyond the Role of Distance – Maritime Industry and Network Structures – as Determinants of Competitiveness in International Trade. Several appendices are included that provide information on various ports throughout Latin America.


The quality of course books decides the quality of teaching. It is important to evaluate course books. The author analyzes "Reading and Writing Book" of "21st Century College English" based on the Nuttal's reading model. Firstly, this model is presented in the open- ing part. Secondly, then the author discusses suitability of the course book from its content variety, authenticity and the training of language skills. Thirdly, how Nuttal's reading prin- ciples and reading skills are reflected in such book is analyzed. Based on the discussion and analysis, conclusions are drawn that it is suitable for reading instruction; many of the reading principles and reading skills are well embodied and trained in this book. Finally suggestions are presented in the conclusion part. These suggestions include: 1) this book should be adopted more authentic materials such as poems, advertisements, recipes, travel guidebooks and so on; 2) teachers may present and train students' reading skills systematically; 3) teachers should provide more and better non-linear text, such as col- ored pictures, reference book list, etc.


It is strongly needed to investigate the fine sand as an alternative fine aggregate of well-graded river sand because the fine sand which is being enormously distributed in the midstream and downstream of Nakdong-River in Korea has a poor grading but good quality as a fine aggregate for concrete. Thus, the purpose of this experimental research is to evaluate the durability of concrete using the fine sand to utilize it actively as a fine aggregate. For this purpose, the concrete specimens using different fine sand were made for the specified concrete strength of 35MPa, and then their durability such as the resistance to freezing and thawing and carbonation, and drying shrinkage were evaluated. It was observed from the test results that the resistance to freezing and thawing and carbonation of concrete using the fine sand was similar to that of concrete using reference sand, but the drying shrinkage of concrete using the fine sand with small fineness was comparatively lager than that of concrete using reference sand.


Methods for increasing the luster of wool fabrics have been compared. Where luster arises from oriented pile fibers, as in velour coating fabrics, the luster can be increased and made more durable by light interfacial polymerization treatments or by reduction and setting with monoethanolamine sulfite. When luster depends on the surface properties of the fibers, as in clear finish worsteds, some of the oxidative or subtractive antifelting treatments also add to luster. Chlorination with chlorine gas or acid hypochlorite treatments are the most favorable. Adverse effects on hand limit these treatments. Other oxidative shrinkproofing treat ments show less improvement in luster or even lower it. Film-forming polymers can be used to increase the luster of clear-finish fabrics if they are applied after a preliminary treatment which increases the surface energy of the wool fibers. When applied without the pretreatment, the polymers produced smaller increases in luster or even decreased the luster. ' Effective preliminary treatments are shrinkproofing by acid or alkaline hypochlorite, oxidation with hydrogen peroxide, or reduction with thioglycolic acid.


The aim of this research is to develop new image processing models that can be used to characterize single opacities and opacity density within pre-selected regions of interest (ROI). We derive our new image processing models based on the International Labor Organization (ILO) standard for assessing opacity shape and profusion. Pattern spectrum analysis is used for opacity shape and profusion measurements. Opacity enhancement is done using a novel AM-FM model. We use radial pattern spectra to detect the presence of opacities within the ROI, and measure opacity density. The opacity shape and profusion measurement results compare favorably with the ILO standards. The AM-FM model appears to be well-suited for single opacity enhancement.


This article presents data from a survey conducted in which educational software is used in the classroom for education, learning Physics contents. The research involved students from high school to target schools, trying different question methodologies employed in Physics teaching, their pedagogic inferences, their didactic resources, as well as the teacher's posture in the use of the new technologies. Basically, dividing the research in two moments: a) study of the methodologies presented by that software and b) the knowledge acquired by the students, by means of comparison of that software with other marketed.


In this paper, we present a content-adaptive chrominance and motion vector correlation-based update step for scalable video coding. It takes advantage of the chrominance information in the video sequence and the correlation of motion vectors (MVs) of the neighboring blocks as well as the correlation of the derived update MVs in the low-pass frames to improve the update step of lifting-based motion-compensated temporal filtering (MCTF). We further enhance our proposed method via an efficient content adaptive analysis. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm improves the visual quality of the reconstructed video sequences at different bit rates and resolutions


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Phytoremediation is the technology of using plants for decontamination of heavy metals and their accumulation in the different tissues and organs of plants. The contamination resulting from heavy metals is of great significance due to its sustainability in the environment. The absorption of zinc in contaminated soils was studied using one-year Arizona cypress seedlings, which were placed in vases. After the passage of each 55-day time period from the growth of the seedlings, the shoots (leaves and stem), roots and soil of the seedlings were sampled. Results were studied using an analysis of variance (ANOVA) test and Duncan's test. The highest mg/l concentration rate of zinc in Arizona cypress organs in the first time period in the shoots, roots and soil was 61.67 mg/kg, 60.1 mg/kg and 12.45 mg/kg, respectively and in the second time period in the shoots, roots and soil was 142.86 mg/kg, 85.94 mg/kg and 12 mg/kg, respectively. Based on the research, Arizona cypress is appropriate for refining zinc metal polluted soils.


FMEA is a widely used tool for decades and is also used as an industrial standard. However, there are two main drawbacks of this analysis that have been specified from the beginning. The first one is risk prioritization, which is expressed by a risk priority number (RPN). The RPN is a product of three factors with equal weight: severity (S), occurrence (O), and detection (D), which may produce equal risk priority for different combinations of S, O, and D. The second is the uncertainties caused by converting linguistic terms into quantitative data. The essential data used in the FMEA strongly depend on subjective experts' opinions, knowledge, and experience. For decades, various attempts of overcoming these weaknesses have been made, not only by academics but also by industry. The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) have created an FMEA handbook that defines action priority (AP) depending on the combination of severity, occurrence, and detection numbers. This study presents an alternative to risk prioritization in FMEA based on failures of the tasks which analyzed systems perform. The fundamental factors S, O, and D have been redefined in a way to minimize uncertainties. The proposed method has been implemented in the flow control valve and can be easily applied in mechanical engineering applications.


Organizing a special issue on novel architectures for Computing Now offered lessons in what online readers want, as well as a glimpse into what's possible for CiSE.


This study investigates the factors that influence the adoption of the production technology alternatives employed by smallholder honey producers in Southwestern Nigeria. The type and extent of innovations in honey production were also identified and critically examined. The study was conducted in Oyo, Ondo and Osun states using two sets of structured questionnaire as well as oral interviews to collect information. One hundred and eighty questionnaire were administered on randomly selected smallholder honey producers. The producers were members of Beekeepers Association of Nigeria (90), FADAMA III beekeepers (45) and freelance beekeepers (45). Information elicited included socio-economic characteristics of the farmers, technologies employed in housing the bees, extraction processes, sources and basis for the choice, cost of acquisition, types and extent of innovation, cost and returns on the use of the technologies. Six technology combinations/options with distinction in the hive and extraction technologies were identified and examined. Data were analysed using descriptive and logistic regression statistics. The results showed that Kenyan Topbar hive was the most (72%) acceptable bee-housing technologies in the study area, while the Press (Hydraulic (55%) and Screw (50%)) extraction technologies were most preferred. Stone press and Floating technologies were preferred by 5.8% and 7.6% of the respondents respectively. Similarly, improvements and innovations in both hives and extraction technologies increased by 9.5% with time and more innovations (mostly minor (81.5%)) were carried out than in preceding years. Ease of acquisition, ease of operation, yield, and availability of spare parts, cost and quality of output of the technologies are factors that influenced the adoption of these technologies. The results further showed that ease of acquisition, yield and output quantity influenced the choice of Kenyan Topbar while efficiency, cost and availability of spare parts influenced the choice of centrifugal extractor.


LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is emerging as a necessity for fully automated self-driving automotive applications. In order to sample the far field with sufficient resolution for this application the system must incorporate many optical elements, leading to challenges for manufacturability and size. Due to the density of optical components required, LIDAR is well suited for photonic integration in order to achieve miniaturization and scalable manufacturability. This talk will give an overview of LIDAR, the components required for a chip-scale solution, and silicon photonics progress with respect to this goal.


There are now many systems available for obtaining quick qualitative and quantitative assessments of chromosomal aberrations induced by various agents, and a number of these are being widely used as screening methods for possible genetic hazards. Qualitative studies are valid provided that (a) observation is not confined to any one test system, and (b) care is taken to ensure that aberrations observed are not the result of the experimental methods employed. However, the direct relationship of the gross structural changes that are observable, and the production of "heritable mutation" is not necessarily as clear as is often supposed. Very many quantitative studies are open to serious objection on the grounds that little or no thought has been given either to the time and mode of action of the compound under test in relation to the cell cycle, or to the profound perturbations which mutagens produce in the cell population. Often long treatments are given, and the same single fixation time (usually some hours...


Portable Message-Passing Interface(MPI) supports the advanced collective communication.Aiming at the internal parallel of the GMRES(m) method,which had been realizedon distributed memory parallel system by using of MPI collective communication,in order to find the solution of the large-scale denseness linear equation groups and obtaining coarse grain parallel algorithms,and applyed to slove the flexibility questions in BEM.It is proof that the parallel method has better computing precision,better efficiency and better stability through ccmparing with serial method.


Background Mexico is a high burden tuberculosis (Tb) country. Inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of Tb associated with both RA activity itself and treatment requirement, particularly TNF inhibitors (iTNF). According biological therapy (BT) guidelines, before the BT, a screening with tuberculin skin test (TST) must be performed to define Tb chemoprophylaxis therapy. Few studies describe the effect of BT on TST reactivity, and the benefit of treatment of latent Tb in spite of the low sensitivity of TST, as well as the necessity of receiving chemoprophylaxis in case of conversion of PPD when BT is maintained. Objectives To determinate dermo-conversion of TST (latent tuberculosis) in patients under biological therapy with a previous negative basal screening test. Methods TST were made basal and each year in adult patients with aggressive rheumatoid arthritis who required biological therapy. Basal evaluation in all patients included a normal chest X-ray and negative TST without active tuberculosis history. Most of them (85%) had been vaccinated with BCG during pediatric age and only 5% had probable familiar history of active tuberculosis. All of patients were asymptomatic and denied recent relationship with an active tuberculosis patient. In case of a positive TST, additionally to complete clinical evaluation we performed laboratory tests and chest X-ray to discard active Tb. Results We included 155 patients treated with biologic therapy with screening test negatives to latent tuberculosis; 75 received abatacept (ABA), 19 rituximab (RTX), 33 tocilizumab (TCZ) y 28 others different to iTNF biologic therapies. TST changed to positive in 23 patients, 8 with ABA, 3 RTX and 12 TCZ, with average time of treatment of 6.5, 3.7 and 5 years, respectively. Interestingly despite to have received chemoprophylaxis only 2 patients (1 ABA, 1 TCZ), none of them had evidence of active tuberculosis with subsequent following of 3.3 years under biologic therapy. Conclusions PPD + in patients with biologic therapy do not seem "per se" to indicate necessity of chemoprophylaxis in spite of a higher prevalence of tuberculosis in our country. BT could not modify the immune response, specifically to TST. Disclosure of Interest None Declared


Single crystal X-ray analysis has been carried out for the title compounds with different chiral groups, which result in different phase sequences: crystal (cryst.)-smectic G(SG)-SJ*-SF*-SI*-SC*-SA-cholesteric (chol.)-isotropic (iso.) for the 2-methylbutyl compound (1) and cryst.-SB-SA-iso. for the 1-methylheptyloxy compound (2). Each crystal has a smectic-like layer structure, in which the molecular tilt angle is 25° in 1 and 15° in 2. Biphenyl moieties are almost coplanar and normal chains have all-trans conformations in both crystals. However, long chains of the chiral groups of 2 have twisted conformations and are arranged between layers. Relationships between the crystal structures and the mesophase behavior are discussed in terms of conjugation of the polar groups and overlapping of biphenyl moieties for the related compounds.


In this paper, we show that despite their distinction, both the Statonovich and Ito s calculi lead to the same reactive Fokker-Planck equation: ∂p∂t−∂∂x[D∂p∂x−bp]=λmp, (1) describing stochastic dynamics of a particle moving under the influence of an indefinite potential m(x,t), a drift b(x,t), and a constant diffusion D. We treat the periodic-parabolic eigenvalue problem (1) for finite domains having absorbing barriers. We show that under conditions required by the maximum principle, the positive principal eigenvalue λ* (and the negative principal λ* eigenvalue) is connected to the probability eigendensity function p(x,t) by a Raleigh-Ritz like formulation. In the process, we establish the manner of effect of the drift and any inducing potential on the size of the principal eigenvalue. We show that the degree of convexity of the potential plays a major role in this regard.


This contribution outlines the design and manufacturing of a biosensor for retrieval and detection of bacteria RNA. The device is fully made of Cyclo-Olefin Copolymer (COC), which features low auto-fluorescence, biocompatibility and manufacturability by hot-embossing. The RNA retrieval is carried on after bacteria heat-lysis by an on-chip micro-heater. Two additional carbon resistive temperature sensors printed on the biochip sealing film monitor the heating process. RNA is hybridized with capture probes on the reaction chamber surface and identification is achieved by detection of fluorescence tags. The application of the mentioned techniques and materials facilitates the development of low-cost, disposable albeit multi-functional microfluidic system, performing heating, temperature sensing and chemical reaction processes in the same device. By proving its effectiveness, this device contributes a reference to show the potential of fully thermoplastic devices as biosensors.


In view of the low efficiency and fallibility of the feature-based matching algorithm in object detection, a new algorithm based on convex hull region and generalized hough transform is proposed.By using the region of interest to narrow the detection region and applying the key feature points to the voting elements of the generalized hough transform, the computation is greatly reduced.Firstly, the fused key feature points are extracted and filtered to generate the convex hull region which is combined with the GBR clustering algorithm to determine the region of interest. Secondly, the key feature points are taken as the voting elements in the generalized hough transform algorithm to obtain the final result. In this paper, dozens of various transformation experiments(scaling, rotation, noise, etc.) based on the proposed algorithm are compared with other similar methods, and it is verified that the method has higher efficiency and accuracy according to the theoretical basis and concrete implementation, which can meet the real-time and high-precision requirements in industrial detection.


This paper compares control schemes using hysteresis control and a conventional triangle‐carrier comparison control to discuss the theoretical efficiency of a grid‐connected inverter. Control schemes for the gird‐connected inverter are actively studied to improve the efficiency and performance of the system. Hysteresis controls are one of the solutions to satisfy these issues. However, the theoretical efficiency under the same performance using conventional carrier comparison method has not been discussed. This paper considers the performance of unipolar and bipolar hysteresis control compared with unipolar and bipolar carrier comparison methods by theoretical calculations, simulations, and experimental results. As a result, we find that unipolar hysteresis control can improve the efficiency of the inverter. © 2018 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


With the establishment of socialist market economic system and its improvement, sport industry has become the new rising point in national economy and a sunrise industry of world-wide attention. This article analyzes sports industry from four aspects: present state of the international sports industry, the adjustment of the policies, the market demands and the Olympic commercial opportunities, it aims to offer theory basis for quickening the sports industry in China.


Introduction The genus Rhapis (lady palm) includes nine species of short. bamboolike palms with fibrous sheaths. In the United States. two species. R. excelsa and R. humilis. have been widely grown for use as potted plants or as landscape compo nents in areas not subject to frost. Rhapis excelsa has common names such as bamboo palm. slender lady palm. miniature fan palm. and fern rhapis. Rhapis palms have also been popularly used in the Hawaiian landscape. While the taller fonn of R. excelsa has been planted for many decades. dwarf and variegated dwarf cultivars of R. excelsa have been introduced recently as potted plants. Dwarf rhapis has commanded very high prices. particularly on the mainland. Unfortunately. many commercial growers have been plagued by a moderately severe leaf spot problem. primarily on dwarf rhapis. Badly diseased leaves have large numbers of small irregular spots. which give them a mosaic or mottled appearance. leading some growers to speculate that the problem is viral. The disease is Widespread. and failure to control it with fungicidal applications reinforced the idea that it was a viral problem. Removal of damaged diseased leaves rendered plants unsalable for many months until new leaves were produced.


The anticipated construction and expansion of rail rapid transit systems in the United States over the next 10-15 years implies major capital expenditures. A significant level of automation in train control is likely to be central to these systems. The potential safety problems associated with various implementation alternatives, several possible levels of automation, and uncertainty in the corresponding proper role of the human operator raise issues requiring timely resolution. This report describes the state-of-the-art in rail rapid transit system automatic train control, assesses the safety related interrelations between the train control system, functions of the human operator and other portions of the total system, and makes recommendations, based on current experience, to aid the process of planning, funding approval, design, implementation, test, safety certification and operation of new systems or modifications of existing systems. The Study suggests that the Federal Government develop safety criteria by which to evaluate future proposals and establish guidelines for safety certification procedures. It also concludes that knowledgeable application of system engineering skills and advanced development program techniques together as a process, are probably more important to achieving a successful new rail rapid transit system than are individual design decisions or application of advanced technology.


Comprised of 20 countries located in North, South, and Central America as well as the Caribbean Islands, Latin America is populated by over 500 million people. From Argentina to Mexico, all Latin American countries are Spanish-speaking with the exception of Portuguese-speaking Brazil. Latin America has been producing a very unique form of graphic expression for decades and this historical publication brings together the best examples from the 20th century as well as today.This volume begins with an extensive historical essay about the region's contribution to design and achievements as well as a timeline featuring the development of graphic design in the region from 1900 to the current day, indicating parallels to the most important world events - design or otherwise. The main body of the book features A to Z entries of more than 200 designers and design offices that have built up and continue to champion the Latin design identity. Finally, a handy index facilitates access to key information in the book, such as designers' names, countries, publications, educational institutions, and most famous events.


National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), British Society of Gastroenterology, the American College of Gastroenterology and the trust guidelines do not recommend prophylactic antibiotics in patients with uncomplicated acute pancreatitis. Our three-cycle study was focused on finding out adherence to these guidelines.

 Three cycles of the study were conducted over a span of 2 years with 87, 78 and 121 patients with the peak age range of 20–40 in the first, 41–60 in the others respectively. Unspecified acute pancreatitis and gallstone pancreatitis were the most common diagnosis in the second and third cycles respectively. Majority of patients were prescribed antibiotics on 1–2 days after admission in the first and second cycle and on the day of admission in the third cycle.

 44.8%, 39.7%, 35.5% of the patients admitted with pancreatitis were prescribed antibiotics in the three cycles respectively. Interestingly, in the first cycle 74.3% patients were prescribed antibiotics without any clear indication. However, we saw an improvement in the trend of prescribing antibiotics without indication from 45% in the second cycle to 37.2% in the last cycle. The maximum number of patients had a hospital stay of 2–4 days in all the cycles. Co-amoxiclav was the most prescribed antibiotic in the first and the third cycle. In the second cycle, the order was Metronidazole followed by Amoxicillin.

 The prescription of empirical antibiotics in acute pancreatitis doesn't improve the duration or outcome of the disease. Therefore, antibiotics must be used judiciously in this era of ever-increasing antibiotic- resistant microbes.


Numerical solutions of finite-difference approximations to the Navier–Stokes equations have been obtained for the axisymmetric motion of a Boussinesq liquid in a rigidly bounded rotating annulus. For most of the cases studied, a temperature difference is maintained between the top and bottom surfaces such that essentially a basic stable density stratification is imposed on the fluid. The side walls are thermally insulated and the motion is driven by a differential rotation of the top surface. Approximate steady-state solutions are obtained for various values of the Rossby number ε and the stratification parameter S = N2/Ω2, where N is the Brunt–Väisälä frequency and Ω is the rotational frequency. The changes in the flow field with the variation of these parameters is studied. Particular attention is given to an investigation of the meridional, or up welling, circulation and its dependence on the stratification parameter. The effects on the flow of different boundary conditions, such as an applied stress driving, specified temperature at the side walls and an applied heat flux at the top and bottom surfaces, are also investigated.


Using single atom detection offered by metastable helium atoms (He*), we are able to measure correlations between atoms. With this we have demonstrated second-order coherence of matter waves that emerge from amplified four-wave mixing (FWM). Our results provide the first second-order, or quantum test of coherence for amplified matter waves. Using the same detection scheme, we have investigated the onset of coherence during the formation of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), attempting to reveal how the long-range order of a BEC is established. Our initial results support the existence of quasi-condensates.


In this paper,the basic principle and structure of air-conditioner with hot water was briefly presented,and the experiments under water heating mode were carried out.The experimental results indicated that ambient temperature and water temperature were the important parameters to influence the system efficiency.On the basis of the results,the optimal operation strategies were given out,which were proved to be efficient by the economic analysis.


The effects of additional irrigation during berry ripening on water relations, growth and yield in Sauvignon blanc and Chenin blanc grapevines were investigated. In all treatments the grapevines were irrigated when berries reached pea size in December. One treatment received no further irrigation until after harvest. All of the remaining treatments received a second irrigation at veraison. Except for a single treatment, which was not irrigated during ripening, these treatments received a third irrigation at either 14, 21, 28 or 31 days after veraison. The six treatments were applied in a field trial carried out in the Stellenbosch district of the coastal winegrowing region of South Africa over consecutive seasons, between 1990 and 1993.  Irrigation at pea size berries and at pea size berries plus veraison increased leaf water potential, but did not affect vegetative growth and yield in either cultivar.  Relative to a single application at pea size berries, irrigation at pea size, at veraison and during ripening increased berry size in both cultivars, though not consistently, over the three seasons. However, this result must be viewed in terms of the fact that qualitative assessments of root development and distribution have revealed that effective soil preparation contributes to well-developed root systems. Results confirmed that these root systems could sustain vegetative growth and yield where a single irrigation was applied at pea size berries compared with additional irrigations applied at veraison and during ripening. Irrigation applied at, and after, veraison resulted in yield losses of both cultivars when rainfall favoured Botrytis cinerea infection.


The research's title is Karl Rahner's Religious Experience in Perspective of Philosophy of Religion. Religious experience is a starting point of a religious life. It could make someones's faith become stonger in believing God. The purpose of this study descriptive philosophy about concept religious experience's Karl Rahner and relevance in tolerance Indonesia context. This research was conducted by method of literature review. Karl Rahner's religious experience is the formal object and philosophy of religion as the material object. The method used is hermeneutics with three elements of method are description, verstehen(understanding), and interpretation to read Karl Rahner's thought and also heuristics to finding a new concept of his thought which is then expected to contribute to the religious life in Indonesia. The result of this study are the meaning of religion experience is a link to God which is the subject and an object are unites in the world. Religious experience is a spiritual and reality allure that guide human being to God by hears and seeing God existences through the universe's reality. Human being has a Vorgriff in them which is the movement of ratio to understanding God. They could find God in their daily life and therefore Rahner called it as a daily mystic. It brings unity with God so all of human being could get the salvation. Rahner's religious experience not contrary to value of Pancasila but it could make its range wider and stronger.


This issue continues our series of policy papers on higher education in the Baltic countries that started with the 2009 spring issue. This issue's paper examines the policy implications and responses of the demographic shock that is about to hit Latvian higher education. This is a topic of high relevance not only in Latvia but all over Europe and the paper offers an interesting contrast between the Latvian and Estonian responses. We have a mix of regular papers: an interesting interpretation of the Hansa guild in terms of game theory; an application of the footloose capital model; and an evaluation of the impact of cohesion policy on environment sector sustainability in the Baltic states.


With increased number of pregnant cardiac patients, usage of Digoxin may be expected to increase. Also Digoxin has been used during pregnancy for the treatment of fetal arrhythmias. In order to explore the effect of Digoxin on uterine flow and on the fetus, fifteen experiments were conducted in seven chronically instrumented pregnant ewes. The animals were equipped with electro-magnetic flow meters in the uterine arteries and catheters inserted in the maternal aorta, fetal aorta and inferior vena cava. After obtaining baseline values, 1.2 mg Digoxin IV bolus injection, maternal observations were done at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 minutes. The fetal parameters were assessed at 30, 90, and 150 minutes after drug injection. Although 9 out of 15 experiments showed decreased uterine blood flow, the overall decrease was not statistically significant. In all 15 experiments the maternal heart rate and PCO2 were noted to decrease (p <.001). The fetal blood pressure was found to decrease (p <.001), the PO2 also decreased (p <.05), and the PCO2 increased (p <.001). The maternal cardiovascular changes and possibly the Digoxin effect on the fetus can account for the above observations.


I agree with Paterson-Brown on the importance of redressing the ongoing deficit in safety training for all practitioners.1 In a hospital environment where equality and diversity training comes …


A total of 376 White and 156 Black volunteers responded to the Ways of Coping Questionnaire under standard instructions and under instructions to recall a racially stressful event. Significant situational and racial differences were found. Compared with Whites, Blacks engaged in significantly more problem-focused coping and its four components: accepting responsibility, confrontive coping, planfil problem solving, and seeking social support. Blacks also reported more emotion-focused coping and its four components: distancing, escape avoidance, positive reappraisal, and self-control. For both Whites and Blacks, racially stressful situations elicited more confrontive coping but less problem-focused and emotion-focused coping overall. Several interaction effects were also observed. The implications of the results for models of stress are discussed.


The incidence of fungal diseases in post-harvest fruits, in storage, or both, is still a problem today due to the large losses caused to producers and merchandisers
 of these products. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro and in vivo the inhibitory effect of essential oils of basil (Ocimum basilicum), cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum),
 clove (Syzygium aromaticum), soursop (Annona muricata), ginger (Zingiber officinale), mint (Mentha piperita), oregano (Origanum vulgare), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and sage (Salvia
 officinalis) at different concentrations on a native strain of Penicillium digitatum as an organic alternative to the use of synthetic fungicides. In order to obtain the strain, fruits from
 localities producing sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) in Puerto Rico were selected. Inhibition tests with essential oils were performed on a strain from the Guayanilla locality with
 morphological and molecular identification. Inhibition tests were performed in vitro and in vivo. The experimental design was completely randomized, and the means were compared with the Tukey
 test (p£0.05). Three in vitro inoculation methods were used with the essential oils in the culture medium at different concentrations. In addition, the fungus was treated in vivo in its
 natural environment with the oils that showed more than 90% inhibition in the in vitro methods. Cinnamon, clove and oregano leaf and bark oils inhibited 90 to 100% of P. digitatum
 development. Oils of basil, soursop, ginger, mint, rosemary, and sage inhibited little or not at all the fungal growth. There were some differences in vivo regarding in vitro methods, since
 only clove oil maintained similar levels to the in vivo and in vitro control as the treated fruits showed no contamination with P. digitatum at 7 and 14 days.


This paper presents a low power cryogenic readout integrated circuit(ROIC) with large charge handling capacity for $640\times 512$ infrared focal plane array(IRFPA). An innovative structure using two-stage cascaded source followers in output buffer circuit is proposed to reduce the power consumption of the readout integrated circuit and ensure high linearity of the output voltage. Besides, the area of the integration capacitor in pixel array is maintained as large as possible to ensure large charge handling capacity through a special-shape layout structure. The readout integrated circuit implements frame rate of 100Hz, charge handling capacity of 7.28Me−, nonlinearity of 0.87‰ and power consumption of 61mW with $4\times 10\text{MHz}$ output rate when the integration mode is integration while reading(IWR).


The faster and faster development of information network drives the progress of the society. The application of computer in people's daily life is becoming more and more widely. Computer science and technology do not only provide university libraries with new tools and means, but also change university libraries profoundly, from theory to practice, from technology to model. At present, although we see the gratifying situation of libraries, there are also some problems which are worthy of thinking, such as the disconnection between the theory and practice, ignoring theory research and too dependent on technology. Through the discussion of the important role of the computer technology in the university library development, as well as the negative impacts to the university library caused by the one-sided emphasis on computer technology, this paper puts forward that both the two are the relationship between theory and practice. The university library development cannot leave the computer technology, the library theory also decides the breadth and depth of the application of computer technology in the library field.


The objective of this study is to present a simple method of statistical calculation that allowed us to determine the relationship between the different data obtained from the characterization of the synthetic carbonated apatites containing sodium, in order to find the fundamental substitution mechanism(s) for incorporation of Na+ and CO32- and to establish the general formula. For that, a series of hydroxyapatites containing carbonate and sodium (Na-CO3HAps) has been obtained by the precipitation method. All the compounds were characterized by infrared spectra (IR), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and elemental analysis. The statistical treatment of the experiment result allows us to determine the relationship between one variable and the change in the other and to found the fundamental substitution mechanism(s) for incorporation of Na+ and CO32- . Analysis of variance (ANOVA) allows us to test the models proposed.


This paper presents an analytical investigation of the free vibrations of a cracked Timoshenko beam made up of functionally graded materials (FGMs). It is assumed that the beam is constructed of FGM materials with a power law variation of metal-ceramic volume fraction. The perspective of wave method is adopted for the analysis. The method considers the nature of the propagation and reflection of the waves along the beam. Consequently, the propagation, transmission and reflection matrices for various discontinuities located on the beam are derived. Such discontinuities may include crack, boundaries or change in section. By combining these matrices a global frequency matrix is formed. In order to investigate the effect of the beam's structural synthesis, different natural frequencies are obtained and studied.


[objective] The study was to research the effect different phosphate fertilizer application rate on yield and quality of tobacco.[Method] Growth,yield and quality of tobacco under different phosphate fertilizer levels were studied through field experiment.[Results]The results showed that different phosphate fertilizer levels had no effects on growth stage and early growth,but the growth enhanced in vigorous growth stage.The plant height and number of effective leaves were increased,and the length of leaves on the middle and upper part were increased with the increase of phosphate fertilizer application rate,at the same time,the yield was also increased,when phosphate fertilizer was 157.5 kg/hm2,the output value was maximum,reached to 39 235.80 yuan/hm2,and the percentage of high class leaf was higher,reached to 45.61%.When phosphate fertilizer was 315.0 kg/hm2,the yield was highest,but the quality was decreased.[Conclusion] The effect was best when phosphate fertilizer application rate was 157.5 kg/hm2.Meanwhile,the application rate was higher,the quality of tobacco was decreased.


Neural networks demonstrated to be effective in multiple classification tasks with performances that are similar to human capabilities. Notwithstanding, the viability of the application of this kind of tool in real cases passes through the possibility to interpret the provided results and let the human operator take his decision according to the information that is provided. This aspect is much more evident when the field of application is bound to people's health as for biomed-ical image classification. We propose for the classification of histopathological images a convolutional neural network that, through metric learning, learns a representation that gathers in homogeneous clusters the labeled samples according to their characteristics. This representation, beyond improving the classification performance, also provides for the new test image sets of previously labeled samples that can be inspected to support the labeling decision. The technique has been tested on the LC25000 dataset that collects lung and colon histopathological images and with the Epistroma dataset. The source code is available at https://e:ithub.com/Calder10/EpistromaLC25000-Classification.


Dry beans are grown extensively throughout the western Great Plains. The high-pH soils prevalent in this region limit the availability of many micronutrients, especially iron. In 2002 a Goshen County, Wyoming farmer observed that pinto beans intercropped with annual ryegrass did not exhibit iron-deficiency chlorosis and produced higher yields than beans grown without the ryegrass. Field studies were conducted on the same farm in 2006 to determine if a ryegrass intercrop results in increased iron concentration in pinto beans. Treatments included bean–ryegrass intercrop, beans planted in ryegrass residue incorporated in the soil, and beans planted alone. Soil iron concentration increased for all treatments (p<0.10) over the first 76 days of the experiment. There was also significantly more soil organic matter and significantly lower soil pH (p<0.10) in plots with ryegrass compared to beans alone. Iron concentration declined, though not significantly, in bean leaves over the study period with a steep decline over the first sampling interval in the monoculture plots compared to bean–ryegrass plots.


A dinuclear [(H2O)Cu(HLN2O2)Eu(NO3)3] complex exhibits paramagnetic behaviour with S = 1/2 ground state. At low temperature it displays slow magnetic relaxation that is supported by a small external magnetic field.


This paper analyzes the problems of agricultural products logistics in the remote mountainous,and feasibility of China Post developing agricultural products logistics of the remote mountainous areas.And based on analysis above agricultural product logistics model based on China Post in remote mountainous areas was build,in which the function of the service layer,production the layer,circulation services layer and the sales floor layer are proposed,the advantages of this mode were analyzed.At last,this paper propesed suggestions about developing agricultural logistics based on China Post in remote mountainous.


The search term is entered in the PubMed query box,then clicking [go] and Details buttons.PubMed retrieval system will display automatic translation tables in sequence as:Mesh Translation Table,Journal Translation Table,Phrase List,and Author Index,the searchers will retrieve after automatic translation.Detail still save,Modify and optimize search strategie in order to obtain optimal retrieval result.


The ideal duration of anticoagulation therapy in patients with autoimmune disorders and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is controversial. We used the Registro Informatizado de Enfermedad TromboEmbólica (RIETE) database to compare the incidence rate of major bleeding during anticoagulation versus the incidence rate of VTE recurrences after its discontinuation. We included 1061 patients with autoimmune disorders and VTE followed‐up after discontinuing anticoagulant therapy: rheumatoid arthritis, 321; polymyalgia rheumatica, 159; ulcerative colitis, 134; Crohn's disease, 111; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 82; giant cell arteritis, 58; ankylosing spondylitis, 39; Behcet disease, 17; other vasculitides, 140. During anticoagulation (median, 183 days), 64 patients had major bleeding. After discontinuing anticoagulation (median, 190 days), 112 patients developed symptomatic VTE recurrences. In most subgroups, the incidence rate of major bleeding during therapy was similar to the incidence rate of VTE recurrences after its discontinuation. However, in patients with SLE (10.0 major bleeds, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.07–20.9) per 100 patient‐years vs. 3.62 VTE recurrences, 95% CI 1.15–8.74) or ankylosing spondylitis (10.9 major bleeds [95% CI 3.47–26.3] vs. 4.69 VTE recurrences, 95% CI 1.19–12.8) the incidence rates of major bleeding during anticoagulation were over twofold higher than the incidence rates of VTE recurrences after its discontinuation.


Objective To investigate the relationship of serum resistin and pancreatic necrosis in the patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Methods Twenty-eight patients with SAP admitted to our hospital from March 2008 to November 2008 were divided into two groups according to the CT scan imaging: necrotic group and non-necrotic group. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to test the serum resistin levels. An ROC curve was depicted to predict the pancreas necrosis. Results There were 21 patients in the non-necrotic group and 7 in the necrotic group, and there was no significant difference in terms of sex, age and baseline disease (P>0.05). The resitin levels ranged from 0.1730 ng/ml to 7.4923 ng/ml, with a mean (3.7102±1.6987) ng/ml. The area under the curve of resistin values was 0.884±0.108 (95%CI:0.672~1.097), asymptote signals 0.003, then it was calculated that P=0.003, which was>0.50. Conclusions The serum resistin may be of clinical value to predict the pancreatic necrosis.

Key words:
Pancreatitis necrotizing;  Resistin;  ROC curve


Currently, the geotextile industry is dominated by petroleum-based products, and the market share of bio-based geotextiles is still very low. With climatic and more generally environmental issues, combined with the scarcity of petroleum resources, the use of bio-based products appears to be an avenue of choice to explore. Through this study, we intend to raise the environmental benefits of a natural geotextile woven from fibers extracted from the leaves of the dwarf palm plant, an abundant renewable resource in Morocco and Mediterranean basin. We used the life cycle assessment analysis from cradle to factory gate following the requirements of ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards. Our main objective is to provide an environmental profile for this natural geotextile to encourage its use in soil protection and to stimulate therefore the local economy. The LCA analysis results showed that the transportation phase is the main contributor to almost every environmental impact category. We also noticed that no environmental impact was identified for the raw material supply phase which is characterized by a traditional harvest of raw palm leaves from the palm plant that grows spontaneously in eco-friendly environment. A comparison with two examples of petroleum-based geotextiles available in the market shows that palm-fiber-based geotextile presented the lower impacts in all the categories, except for eutrophication and ozone layer depletion potentials, its carbon footprint is relatively low and can save an average of 0.84 Kg CO2 eq. per surface unit (1 m2), nevertheless, its water consumption exceeds that recorded for synthetic geotextiles. Finally, palm-fiber geotextile can compete with the synthetic ones used in soil erosion, it is designed from renewable resource, naturally biodegradable, requires little energy for its production, and contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.


This study examined differences between high- and low-level delinquent youth in their beliefs about the legal, moral, and social consequences of deviant behavior. Male and female high-school students were classified as high and low delinquent based on their responses to a self-report measure. In general, both male and female high delinquents were significantly less likely than male and female low delinquents to rate the consequences of rule breaking (cheating on an exam) behavior as important, probable, and severe. These differences were not found in the situations involving potential violence or violence. The ways in which these findings contribute to a social-cognitive model of delinquent behavior are discussed.


This paper summarises the functions of ballast, and describes its deterioration processes, performance requirements, and some of its specifications and current practices. The UK railway industry currently uses about 3Mt of new ballast each year, for track maintenance, renewal, and new projects. Both parts of the track bed, ballast and formation, should be designed appropriately. The ballast depth below the sleeper should be 150-300mm, depending on traffic and line speed. The formation should have an indefinite design life and not require maintenance. Ballast has the functions of drainage, load distribution, adjustability, and allowing fines, generated by ballast breakdown or spillage, to be washed to the bottom of the ballast. For renewal works, ballast is normally placed by traxcavation or automatic ballast cleaner. Ballasted track needs regular maintenance to ensure correct line and level. Where no track is yet in place, there are several techniques for placing ballast; preferably, it should be compacted. Ballast deteriorates faster where it is poorly drained. The current ballast specification for UK main lines is Railtrack's RT/DE/S/006; also relevant is the draft European specification developed by technical committee CEN/TC154. Finally, supply problems and supply by 'virtual quarries' are discussed.


From the 1970s to the 1990s, Fair Trade was at the front edge of an emerging new paradigm about the purpose of business and the meaning of economic success. The movement for a just, inclusive, and regenerative economy has continued to expand, but today's young entrepreneurs and activists are more likely to enter through other communities like Buy Local campaigns, racial justice, worker ownership, platform co-operatives, B Corps, social enterprise, regenerative agriculture, zero waste or climate action. Social movements often happen in waves across multiple generations. As Fair Trade commodity certification has become increasingly mainstream, it can be seen as a first wave of the movement. It is a success that deserves to be celebrated, but on its own, it is difficult to sustain. The Fair Trade enterprise community has the potential to engage the next generation of mission-driven entrepreneurs and activists, speed up the next wave of the movement and lock in the success of the first.


According to a fork poem of " Nine Songs ",Quyuan wrote his " Nine Songs ",so it is realized that " Nine Songs " by Quyuan is his creation.Quyuan's " Death for Motherland " was a main sacrificial song for the expelling ghost activity,which memorized solders,who contributed their lives to Chu country.Apart from " Death for Motherland ",the other chapters of " Nine Songs " express respect,admiration and love to gods in the heaven or on the earth.Inside " Nine Songs ",the relations among gods,witches,people and ghosts are the processes of welcoming gods and expelling ghosts. [


In this work, we introduce an application of computer graphics to the validation of an automotiv e illumination system in dynamics conditions. We propose the creation of a virtual road, where it is possible to "drive" the vehicle for different kinds of tracks and to study the performance of the headligh ts in dynamics conditions on the road. The projection of the light is directly affected by the dynamics beha vior of the vehicle [3] and texture of the road.


The occurrence of exponentially increasing instabilities is a common feature of time marching methods for. solving transient scattering problems. In this paper we consider the mechanism by which such instabilities arise and describe various methods of reducing their effect.


We report an RF optical InP-based PIN-HEMT photoreceiver operating across a measured 36-46 GHz frequency band fabricated on the same wafer using selective area regrowth with molecular beam epitaxy. The photoreceiver design consists of a 20 micron circular InGaAs/InP photodiode integrated with a wide band 0.15 micron gate length InGaAs/InAlAs/InP low noise amplifier optimized for 44 GHz operation. The heterodyne technique of beating the frequency of two lasers was used to generate an RF modulated light signal at 1.3 micron wavelength. The output of the photoreceiver was measured on a spectrum analyzer and was found to be -24 to -27 dBm across a 36-46 GHz band.


Objective: To observe the value of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase(ADA) detection combined with TB test to diagnose tuberculous pleurisy.Method: 80 patients with tuberculous pleurisy treated in our hospital from Jan.2008 to Dec.2010 were selected,and 80 healthy patients during the same period were selected for the control.And all the patients were given detection of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase(ADA) and determination of TB-DNA.Detection of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase(ADA) applied enzymatic method for continuous monitoring method,while determination of TB-DNA took PCR method.Analyzing the sensitivity and specificity of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase(ADA) detection combined with TB test to diagnose tuberculous pleurisy.Result: The sensitivity and specificity of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase(ADA) detection combined with TB test to diagnose tuberculous pleurisy was respectively 87.50% and 88.75%.The sensitivity and specificity of TB-DNA detection to diagnose tuberculous pleurisy was respectively 71.25% and 83.75%.And the sensitivity and specificity of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase(ADA) detection combined with TB test to diagnose tuberculous pleurisy was respectively 92.50% and 93.75%.Conclusion: Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase combined with TB test can improve evidently the sensitivity and specificity of diagnosing tuberculous pleurisy and improve the diagnostic efficiency.


Pressure injury (PI) is a condition that can be prevented. However the prevalence rate is still high. Repositioning is one of the strategies to prevent PI. However, the frequency of repositioning can often be negative for patients and increase staff costs and burdens. The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of effective repositioning to prevent PI development. The method was a systematic literature review using descriptive analysis. Articles were Randomized Control Trial study obtained from Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Cochrane, and EBSCO. This study acquired 5 RCT studies which identified repositioning every two hours could reduce the incidence of PI, but 4 studies showed that this intervention was statistically insignificant results. Another method identified was the frequency of repositioning every 4 hours combined with the use of a support surface that is more effective than repositioning every 2 hours with a standard mattress. The effective position of the PI studied was lateral 30 degrees and supination 30 degrees on the head and the end of the foot. Repositioning interventions are interventions that should be implemented in a PI prevention. The frequency of repositioning can be done every 2 hours or 4 hours according to a combination of the existing modalities and the patient's condition


Checker signal and a data packet how to check for a transceiver such as a plurality of data packet signal transceiver a bit error rate (BER) for exchanging the order of the test data packet, and summary data packet. This tester provides a challenge data packet for recording each of the plurality of data bits each having a predetermined bit pattern. In response, the data packet signal transceiver provides a summary of the data packets recorded for each of the summary data representing the number of data bits each having a predetermined bit pattern is correctly received by the transceiver of the corresponding data packet signal transceiver.


This paper presents a system that allows the user to perform 3D modelling and sculpting using postures and 3D movements of their hands. The system utilises the concept of a Natural User Interface using computer vision techniques. This enables the user to operate 3D modelling software. The system's bimanual control allows left hand postures to select control mode commands, while the right hand controls movements. To evaluate the real world performance of the concept of motion and hand-posture-based control in 3D modelling, a usability test with 10 people was conducted. Participants were asked to perform test tasks that involved moving an object in 3D space. These participants performed the tasks multiple times while being timed, both with the mouse and using the 3D hand tracking system. The results indicated that participants who used the hand tracking system completed the tasks more quickly than those who used the mouse. However, approximately half of the participants reported that they found it easier to use the mouse than the hand tracking system. Overall, the participants reported that they enjoyed using the system.


Microsporum canis is a pathogenic fungus that typically causes dermatophytosis in cats. This report describes a cat with a Microsporum canis infection causing invasive fungal rhinitis that extended through the hard palate, resulting in adjacent stomatitis. Treatment with itraconazole and terbinafine resolved the infection.


tion Agency; Christopher B. Leinberger, Managing Partner, Robert Charles Lesser & Company; John A. Georges, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, International Paper Company; Kenneth Buelt, past President, Washington County Farm Bureau; Jean W. Hocker, President/Executive Director, Land Trust Alliance; Charles Jordan, Director, Bureau of Parks and Recreation, Portland, Oregon; Norman L. Christensen, Jr., Dean, School of the Environment, Duke University; Jerold S. Kayden, Professor, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University; and John A. Baden, Chairman, Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment. Each writer makes an important contribution to an overall sense that reasonable and creative planning does work, that seemingly insurmountable legal and political obstacles can be overcome, and that we are not inherently locked into "someonemust-lose" scenarios that drag the environment down with them. The editors have compiled a refreshing, "can-do" set of articles written by leaders in government, business, education, and interest groups, fresh with optimism that land use in America can be positive, effective, balanced, and inspired. Russell E. Usnick is an Associate Professor of Regional and City Planning at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. CIRCLING BACK: CHRONICLE OF A TEXAS RIVER VALLEY, by Joe C. Truett. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1996. xiv + 208 pages, bibliography, $24.95 clothbound, $13.95 paper. ISBN: 0-87745-531-7 (paperback) ISBN: 0-87745-530-9 (clothbound)


Summary Activation of the platelet integrin αIIbβ3, an essential step in platelet aggregation, is regulated by intracellular signal pathways (inside-out signaling). In this study, we characterize a 35-year-old Japanese female, HM, with a life-long history of mucocutaneous bleeding. HM showed a Glanzmann thrombasthenia-like phenotype with normal expression of αIIbβ3, and failure of platelet aggregation induced by various agonists. An activation-independent ligand mimic monoclonal antibody (mAb), OP-G2, and RGDS peptides bound normally to the patient's αIIbβ3" while an activating anti-β3 mAb, AP5, induced normal aggregation of HM platelets. The nucleotide sequence of the entire coding region of the patient's αIIb and β3, including the cytoplasmic domains of each subunit, revealed no abnormalities. Agonist-induced phosphorylation of platelet pleckstrin and myosin light chain was not impaired. Recently, we proposed that a Na+/Ca2+ exchanger is involved in inside-out signaling, especially in the case of chymotrypsin-induced αIIbβ3 activation (Blood 88: 2594, 1996). However, chymotrypsin-induced platelet aggregation occurred normally in patient HM. Measurement of changes in cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) revealed that the plateau level of [Ca2+]i after thrombin stimulation was significantly inhibited in patient HM. Our data suggest that patient HM exhibits a Glanzmann thrombasthenia-like phenotype associated with an abnormality in inside-out signaling which would otherwise activate αIIbβ3.


As previous SAFE models for layered structures have a weaknesses in the calculation of guided wave dispersions, an SAFE method combined with mechanical properties of Lamb waves and SH waves is studied. The SAFE model considers the characteristics of Lamb waves and SH waves based on an SAFE principle. Compared with previous SAFE models, the SAFE model can distinguish between Lamb waves and SH waves in layered structures. The SAFE model greatly reduces the matrix orders in calculation, which improves the computational efficiency. The cut-off frequencies of Lamb waves and SH waves in a 45# steel plate are calculated utilizing the SAFE model and compared with the analytic results, which examines the accuracy of an SAFE model. The examples of Lamb waves and SH waves propagating in an Al-Ti-Fe board and an Al-Epoxy-Al board are analyzed. The results can be a reference to research the propagation of Lamb waves and SH waves in layered structures.


The problem of life and death is the major problem can not be avoided in one's life,it also has become the essential problem many sages discussed.Wang Chuanshan has carried out original expounding to this problem on the basis of criticizing the Buddhism's life-death viewpoint.His comment still have important and practical significance to us today.


In this paper a description is given of a model programming system which is directed by a programming language and has a library for storing the user's items. Rules are given for transforming programs written in the language and for rearranging the items in the library so that they share their common parts. Some speculations are made about how the mechanical detection of common parts or patterns of library items could help a user to solve his problems, and about the relationships between the behavior of the reprogramming machine and human intelligent behavior.


AbstractTask conflict is prevalent in construction projects, and previous findings about the impact of task conflict on project performance are inconsistent, thereby creating challenges for effecti...


The the writing as a way of learning and its concern with getting students to explore their ideas in depth. since the students we studied covered a broad range of abilities, our results take into account the academic diversity that WAC how the writing center will work with the WAC program is to be decided, but our research results should make the writing center especially appealing to faculty committed to WAC principles. we will the range of students we now see.


The allotonic frequency hypothesis (AFH) proposes that the preponderance of moths in the diets of some bats (e.g., Rhinolophidae) is the result of these bats echolocating at allotonic frequencies, that is, outside of the typical hearing range of most moths (ca., 20--60 kHz). The broader hearing range of African moths (5--110 kHz) suggests that their ears may function at frequencies usually considered allotonic. We investigated 1) whether moth ears were functionally audible to the Cape horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus capensis (Rhinolophidae), which forages in dense vegetation and echolocates at 84 kHz, and 2) whether moth auditory sensitivity below 10 kHz allows them to detect the rustling noises made by bird predators as they pursued moths through vegetation. The calls of R. capensis were audible to moths albeit over shorter distances relative to syntonic bats. Shorter detection distances combined with the constrained spaces in the cluttered habitat in which rhinolophids forage give moths both less time and less space within which to react to an attacking bat. Thus, the AFH in combination with habitat offers a better explanation for the preponderance of moths in the diets of rhinolophids than either of them on their own. Moths also responded both neurologically and behaviorally to the rustling sounds made by birds (Cape Bulbul, Pycnonotus capensis) as they pursued moths. We suggest that the high sensitivity of moths to frequencies from 5 to 10 kHz allows them to avoid these avian attacks by using responses that have traditionally been considered solely anti-bat behavior. Copyright 2008, Oxford University Press.


Changes in the medical model,making the treatment of cancer is no longer simply seek to eliminate or reduce the tumor entity,meanwhile,improving gredients symptoms in patients with body,spirit,and the quality of life.cancer related fatigue(cancer-related fatigue,CRF)is one of many factors,which impacts on quality of life of cancer patients and is paid more attention by the health care sector in recent years.CRF is a painful,persistent,subjective sense of weakness or fatigue,with cancer or cancer treatment-related,and is often accompanied by dysfunction.The results show that the result of existing causes of CRF,including social,psychological,physiological and other factors,the pathophysiological mechanism of CRF research is still in the exploratory stage.What Chinese medicine research on is showed with the regulation of systemic networks has some relationship.Treatment of Chinese medicine is a holistic treatment,with"yin yang wu xing"to explain people,society,the relationship between the environment,and biological-psychological-social medical model point of view consistency.


In view of the specialized website with too many terminology words and with strong specialization demand for the network search,this paper designs the navigation engine,which can automatically withdraw and excavate the users' demands,without any input,only according to the user the browsing information characteristics.This navigation engine can avoid the users' limit of specialized level,which is unable to search the massive specialized information.This paper in detail introduces the design principle of the navigation engine core information excavation module and the heuristic algorithm,and carries on the test and the analysis to the design algorithm.


The enterprise today requires many applications (from multiple vendors) concurrently running in parallel on multiple platforms. Managing these applications and the resources these applications require sharing data and meta-data across the enterprise, and integrating these applications for cross functionality has been until recently intractable. This is due to reasons such as inherent differences in functionality, differences in program languages, lack of standard communication methods. With the advent of CORBA, JAVA and Enterprise Application Integration frameworks, these issues are beginning to be addressed with some success. This paper presents an Enterprise Application Integration framework based on an N-tiered, distributed, O-O architecture and allows for the development, testing and deployment of custom applications as well as for application integration of third party products. Five unique architectures are introduced within this framework. When operating together these architectures provide a complete mechanism for application integration that is scalable, extensible, and robust. In addition, it is shown how various SAS products such as SAS Warehouse Administrator, Data Miner, Enterprise Reporter, STAT, Graph, BASE, CONNECT, SHARE, ACCESS, EIS, and SAS AF can be incorporated into different components of the framework. This paper is intended for advanced audience.


The broad objective of this paper is to determine the effect of work-life balance on performance of female medical practitioners of federal government owned medical centres in Edo state. Specifically, this study seeks to ascertain the effect of employee support on the commitment of married female medical practitioners of university of Benin teaching hospital and Irrua specialist teaching hospital. Survey research design was adopted for the study, a sample size of two hundred and eighty (280) was used for the study, Krejcie and Morgan, (1970) sampling technique was used for the study, the data collection tool employed by the researchers was the questionnaire, while the analysis of the data was done using the linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that employee support impacts the commitment of married female medical practitioners of university of Benin teaching hospital and Irrua specialist teaching hospital, Edo state since (F = 964.986; R2 = 0.836; P


ABSTRACT: Numerous molecules containing a biaryl unit have been found in Nature. Many of them exhibit a variety of biological actions. In this review, we will focus only on natural bridged biaryls that possess axial chirality and exhibit antimitotic activities. Thus, we will first present the occurrence and structure of three families of natural compounds that display these particular structural and biological features: the allocolchicinoids, steganes and rhazinilam-type compounds. We will then describe the semi-synthetic and synthetic approaches to biaryls belonging to these three series. Their interaction with tubulin, a heterodimeric protein that is critical for the formation of microtubules and consequently of the mitotic spindle, will be discussed.


It is generally believed that all animals in the world mainly are composed of C, H, O and N elements, which are used in the process of nutrient metabolism, including protein, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Although most metabolic procedures are common among different vertebrates, some processes like nitrogen metabolism are different. Here, we briefly review the metabolic procedures of three nutrients and discuss some diversified metabolic pathways. At last, we discussed the linkage between these substances, hoping to gain a better understanding.


DEVICE TO FORM OF BUSINESS OR OTHER PRINTED, PERFORATED, INCLUDES A CYLINDER PUNCH 21 MONTE ROTATING AROUND A LINE FIRST 22, FIRST AND SECOND ROLL-ANVILS 31, 41 MOUNTED ROTATING AROUND A SECOND AND THIRD LINES 32, 42 pARALLEL AND AREAS THAT AREA FIRST. WE DO PASS THE BAND BETWEEN FIRST PUNCH ANVIL CYLINDER AND CYLINDER 31 21 PUNCH AND THEN AROUND A CYLINDER COMPENSATOR 60 MONTE ROTARY ONE AXIS 61 AXIS 22 PARALLEL AUDIT FIRST AND SPACE THEREOF, THEN PASSING THE BAND BETWEEN THE SECOND AND CYLINDER aNVIL CYLINDER PUNCH 41 21. MEANS 62 IS EXPECTED TO KEEP OR CLOSER CYLINDER COMPENSATOR 60 FIRST LINE 22.


This article deals with one of the major issues of Russian economy with steps towards import substitution in the key Russian industries. The research is aimed to elaborate methodological approach to import substitution in Russian Federation industry. The main methods used in our research are complex analysis and system analysis as they enable us to reveal the system and local problems of import substitution, uncover the relations and interdependence of management subjects and elements of companies in import substituting industries and to develop methodological toolkit for problem-solving. In the article, methodological approach to organizing an import-substituting industry is developed, index of evaluating the competitiveness of import substituting production is introduced based at research of 10 industrial companies. Findings of this article can be useful for scholars interested in foreign trade and for specialists in industrial sector dealing with the production processes based on import substitution.


ESR spectra of three fluorinated nitroxide radicals with different lengths of the fluorinated side chain were measured in neat solvents and in aqueous Nafion solutions and membranes swollen by water. The probes were prepared by condensation of the 3-carboxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-pyrrolin-1-yloxyl acid chloride (acid probe, AP) with 1H,1H-perfluoroalkanols, CF3(CF2)nCH2OH, where n = 6, 10, and 16. The corresponding notation for the probes is FP8, FP12, and FP18. The 14N hyperfine splittings (Azz and aN) are sensitive to the local site:  Azz in the range 33.3−36.5 G and aN in the range 13.95−16.48 G were measured for solvents ranging from perfluorinated n-hexane to 10 M LiCl/water solution. The line shapes in the probe solutions at and near 300 K are sensitive to the presence of oxygen; exceptionally narrow signals (peak-to-peak width 0.1 G) were detected in carefully deaerated probe solutions, thus allowing the measurement of small hyperfine splittings (typically 0.24 G) from the methyl protons. ESR spectr...


Put early treatment and rehabilitation of innate dislocation of thigh in basis of prophylaxis of disability at this disease, as complete convalescence can be obtained only during the complex rehabilitation of children from the first days of life. Research rotined that holiatry, and similarly replacement of medical gymnastics from a classic method to modernized one, application of point massage, swimming in warm water and additional application of elektroforez with novocaine on the region of thurls with the purpose of removal of sickly kontrakture arising up after application of orthopaedic correction by position, to a great extent multiply efficiency of process of rehabilitation.


This paper discusses three different accelerometer placements for Acoustic Dyadic sensors (ADS) for Direction of Arrival (DoA) estimation for underwater applications. Star, delta and square configurations have been used to project the acoustic velocity gradient along the orthogonal axes to find Direction of Arrival (DoA) of an acoustic source. Simulation study has been done to compare the DoA estimation accuracy for different configurations in terms of Root Mean Square Angular Error (RMSAE) in the presence of underwater ambient noise as well as in presence of an interfering source. The underwater ambient noise is assumed to be additive colored Gaussian noise. From the study it is infer that the star configuration of ADS giving minimum RMSAE compared to the other two configurations.


Abstract 4608 Background: FCR has been a preferred 1st line therapy approach in CLL for the past decade. However it is associated with substantial toxicity and not recommended in NCCN guidelines for patients over age 70. We studied the impact of age, co-morbidities, and tempo of disease on 1st line therapy prescribing preferences of American hematology-oncology physicians (AHOP) for patients with CLL. Methods: During Feb-March 2012, prescribing preferences of 325 individual AHOP were assessed using a proprietary, live, case-based market research tool (Challenging Cases™). A core case scenario was constructed with variations based on altered age, co-morbidities, and tempo of disease progression prior to initial therapy. Preference data were acquired using blinded audience response technology. Responses for each scenario were obtained prior to any display of participant selections. All sources of research support were blinded. Core scenario: 67y male; CD 38+, ZAP 70+, del 13q and del 11q CLL, adenopathy, lymphocytosis, splenomegaly, anemia (Hgb 9.5 gm) but no thrombocytopenia. Co-morbidities: medication-controlled hypertension, moderate restrictive airways disease, and type 2 diabetes managed with metformin. Modified scenario: same clinical presentation except the patient is 72 years of age. Slower tempo of disease scenario: age 68y, time frame of observation without treatment 3 years from diagnosis, now with disease progression, anemia 10.9 gms, FISH only del 13q. Results: A progressive decrease in preference for FCR and commensurate rise in preference for BR as first line therapy occurs as age increases and co-morbidities are present (p Conclusion: As age crosses the 70 year threshold and as co-morbidities complicate therapy, there is a statistically significant increase in preference among AHOPs for prescribing bendamustine-rituximab as initial management for patients with RAI stage III CLL. Disclosures: Green:Xcenda: Employment; Teva: Consultancy, ownes publically traded shares in Teva Pharmaceuticals through 3rd party investment advisors, ownes publically traded shares in Teva Pharmaceuticals through 3rd party investment advisors Other. Williams:Xcenda: Honoraria. Willey:Xcenda: Employment. Scharf:Xcenda: Employment. Neely:xcenda: Employment. Foran:Xcenda: Honoraria.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a validated theoretical framework for the evaluation of office productivity, which includes components to represent both the physical and the behavioural environment. It is proposed that by adopting such an approach, insights into the dynamic nature, or connectivity, of office environments can be established. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of the office environment on its occupants' perceived productivity.Design/methodology/approach – The study's strength is that it is based on two sizable data sets. The data collected consists of data about the physical characteristics of the office environment and data pertaining to the behavioural environment.Findings – Results are analysed for specific work patterns, to establish meaning and relationships. In all of the four work patterns evaluated it was found that interaction was perceived to be the component to have the most positive affect on productivity and distraction was perceive...


The core connotation of humanism in college education is analyzed,based on which humanism in higher mathematics is analyzed.According to the characteristics of the mathematics course,the approach cultivating humanistic spirit is proposed including case presenting,mentality training,"student-centered",aesthetic,materialistic dialectics etc.


The thymus has generally been regarded as a lymphoepithelial organ, because its reticular cells, unlike those of other lymphoid tissues, are entodermal epithelial in origin. Especially in the medulla of this organ the reticular cells are considerably characteristic in nature. For instance, the unique structures of the thymus, Hassall's corpuscles, are generally regarded as derived from the reticular cells in the medulla. Peculiar cells known as myoid cells in the thymus of amphibia, reptilia and birds are also accepted as specially differentiated reticular cells (H am ma r, 1909 ; B a r gm a n n, 1943 ; T e i c h m a n n, 1943). Recently the occurrence of inclusion-containing reticular cells was reported in the thymus of the golden hamster (I t o, 1959). These findings may be interpreted as an indication of speciality of the reticular cells of the thymus. In the course of studying the structure of the mouse thymus, reticular cells containing peculiar ciliated vesicles were observed in the medulla. The occurrence of such cells has been reported in the frog (P e n s a, 1905), reptile (D u s t i n, 1909) and dog (H a mm a r, 1905). However, since there are no reports on mice, this paper presents some histological and histochemical observations of the corresponding reticular cells in this animal.


Abstract: A comment is made on the incredible shallowness and thoughtlessness of a piece in a prime time TV show, during which an authorized and regularly applied forest cut in a coppice stand (Lombardia, northern Italy) was described as an environmental disaster.


Past research has demonstrated that the explicit use of protected attributes in machine learning can improve both performance and fairness. Many machine learning algorithms, however, cannot directly process categorical attributes, such as country of birth or ethnicity. Because protected attributes frequently are categorical, they must be encoded as features that can be input to a chosen machine learning algorithm, e.g. support vector machines, gradient boosting decision trees or linear models. Thereby, encoding methods influence how and what the machine learning algorithm will learn, affecting model performance and fairness. This work compares the accuracy and fairness implications of the two most well-known encoding methods: one-hot encoding and target encoding. We distinguish between two types of induced bias that may arise from these encoding methods and may lead to unfair models. The first type, irreducible bias, is due to direct group category discrimination and the second type, reducible bias, is due to the large variance in statistically underrepresented groups. We investigate the interaction between categorical encodings and target encoding regularization methods that reduce unfairness. Furthermore, we consider the problem of intersectional unfairness that may arise when machine learning best practices improve performance measures by encoding several categorical attributes into a high-cardinality feature.


The present invention comprises a substantially horizontal elongated cylindrical reaction vessel (902), said cylindrical reaction vessel is arranged to rotate about its cylindrical axis, and particulate catalyst-containing reaction layer during use ( includes a 72), said reaction vessel having a gas inlet port (1001) and the gas discharge port (1002), the positioned intake port and one said reaction layer of the discharge port, the other is the reaction layer outer It is located to provide a carbon nanofiber producing reactor characterized by (1) a.


The Zebrafish animal model has the potential use to study COVID19 infection
in-depth due to its genetic similarity with humans. It has antiviral property. As we know, SARS-CoV-2
is an RNA virus, which has a high genetic mutation rate, therefore difficult to understand its structure. It
is a great way to understand the genetic dynamics of Zebrafish, which is related to orthologous human
genes.

The study aims to validate the possible role of the Zebrafish animal model in the COVID19
diagnosis.

 We have reviewed a lot of literature towards the Zebrafish model and tried to explore the possible
connection in the diagnosis of COVID19.

We observed a very close bridge between the Zebrafish model and COVID19 towards possible
drug discovery diagnosis.

 This research will be helpful to unlock the mechanism clues, finding new therapeutic targets,
and understanding adaptability to host.


A wide legislative base is available to conserve Environmentally Significant Areas in the vast Northwest Territories of Canada. However, existing conservation reserves have been designated in an 'incremental' fashion, without reference to a guiding plan. Intensive industrialization through hydrocarbon development and increased harvesting of renewable resources are threats to the integrity of many ESAs. An anticipatory and comprehensive policy to conserve Environmentally Significant Areas (ESAs) in advance of industrialization is required, but developing such a policy will be difficult, owing to the complex political and jurisdictional 'environments' in northern Canada. Despite these problems, the recently announced Northern Landuse Planning Policy could be a vehicle for the implementation of a comprehensive conservation policy for ESAs, if only the institutional structures and processes that will accompany this policy are adequately designed.


Arlene (Abate) Carpenter ORAL HISTORY HEIRLOOMS: VITALITY AND SUBSTANCE IN LEARNING 2006 Dr. Diane Penrod, Graduate Program Coordinator Dr. Roberta Harvey, Academic Thesis Advisor Master of Arts in Writing The major problem confronting educators is incorporating a simple, profitable, stimulating, and integrated learning technique in the classroom that motivates students, internalizes lessons, and produces active, enriched learners. This thesis demonstrates that the oral history genre is the viable solution. Nine planned project stages guide educators in establishing a new dimension of knowledge for students where interviews and research combine living memories with documented resources to create and preserve personalized history. The author obtained information through personal interviews with family members from the descendents of Vito Antonio Mevoli, Filomena (Onorato) Mevoli, Dominick Abate, and Catherine (Lorusso) Abate and researched data from the Gloucester County Historical Society, Camden County Historical Society, legal family documents, such as marriage certificates and naturalization papers, and websites listed on the reference page. A creative research project where the culmination of data is defined serves as a tangible means for educators to evaluate various steps in the learning process. The result of implementing this methodology in education is that learning expands beyond the classroom into the community; therefore, lessons are more relevant to students and they retain knowledge longer. Appendices include wedding photographs, personal letters, and legal documents of Vito Antonio, Filomena, Dominick, and Catherine that support this research.


Purpose; This study was to delve into the meaning and substantial nature of newborn nursery care practice among male nursing students by applying a research method based on hermeneutic phenomenology in an attempt to lay the foundation for enhancing theoretical and practical child nursing education. Method; This study by applying a research method based on hermeneutic phenomenology by applying van Manan's research method. Result; The study was conducted from September 2005 to May 2006, and the subjects were 11 nursing students at J college. The following themes were identified as what the male nursing students investigated went through during a period of newborn nursery care practice: - They had expectations for the practice. - The stereotype of those whom they met during the practice term made them bewildered. - They were made to stay away from actual nursing services. - They didn't feel at ease because of excessive caring of others. - They had a chance to acquire information on neonates. - A variety of experience let them build confidence. - They woke up to the worth of life. - They newly realized the endless love of their parents for themselves. Conclusion; Based on the above-mentioned findings, there are some suggestions: 1. Students should be given an opportunity for preliminary practice, and they should be allowed to get role training and study on their own. 2. Systematic educational practice programs should be prepared. 3. Each group for practice should be organized by a pair of students of the same gender. 4. Sustained research should be implemented to give them encouragement.


In a trunking communication system, users' access is highly unexpected. When the high intensity of users' access burst, it will result in access failure for unwanted access collisions. To the problem, with the characteristics of trunking communication, we propose an efficient access strategy which divides users by choose of channels and sending time according to users' priority. Compared with the general method, simulations performed validate that the proposed approach attains an appropriate average access success rate and average access delay, while ensuring the high-priority users having a higher access success rate and lower access delay when the access intensity is too strong.


1. [14C-Methyl]-labelled dichlorvos (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate) was administered orally to rats and mice.2. Excretion of radioactivity was rapid and similar in both species. The major routes of excretion of radioactivity were the urine (58.8–64.6%) and expired carbon dioxide (14.4–18.5%).3. Dimethyl phosphate was the major metabolite in both species, indicating that hydrolysis was an important mechanism of detoxication.4. Demethylation also represented an important route of detoxication. The presence of S-methylcysteine, S-methylcysteine S-oxide and methyl mercapturic acid as minor urinary metabolites indicated that glutathione alkyl transferase action was responsible for at least part of the dealkylation. Hydrolysis and dealkylation may be equally important in the detoxication of dichlorvos.