Social Transformation in Islamic Education Perspective of HadithThe social transformation that has a bad or good impact affects various aspects, one of which is the aspect of Islamic education. In Islamic education, the social transformation will occur in harmony with the progress of the world and the development of science. Social transformation can have a positive impact such as digital learning media, hybrid learning models, and a negative impact such as student moral deviation, promiscuity, and hoax news, that are not in accordance with hadith's perspective. This study will answer all social transformations that occur in Islamic education, both in the form of social transformations that have good impacts and bad impacts, This research applies a curative methodology with a type of literature study sourced from books, journals, and hadith. The results showed that the hadith perspective regarding the development of science or social transformation has a positive impact on the world of education, on Sahih Muslim, Number. 4356 and Number. 3084, Chapter: The Problem of Religion taught by the Messenger of Allah and the difference between religious affairs and his opinion in matters of the world. The hadith perspective on social transformation that has a bad impact on the world of education, in the Hadith of Tirmidzi, Number 2431, BAB: others.


Steady supercritical flow in circular bends of trapezoidal cross section is analyzed for the case in which the radius of curvature r 0 of the center line is much larger than the undisturbed depth of flow h 0 . Supercritical flow in bends of trapezoidal cross section has been analyzed for the case ϵ=h 0 /r 0 ≪1 and F 0 >2. It was found that an almost periodic pattern of crests exists along the outside edge that are exactly matched in magnitude and position by a pattern of depressions along the inside edge. The crests along the outside edge rise from near the undisturbed flow elevation to a maximum value near U²(2mh 0 +b)/(r 0 g) and back down again. The distance measured along the center line to the first peak is given by s=β(2mh 0 +b)F 0 in which β is between 1.0 and 1.20.


Wilson examines why be conscious. One of the leading theories, the global neuronal workspace model, says that sensory stimuli, such as sights and sounds, are initially processed separately and locally at an unconscious level. Only the most salient information emerges into consciousness when it ignites activity in broader networks of neurons across the rest of the brain. According to this theory, the function of consciousness is to carry out difficult or complex mental tasks--ones that require information from multiple sources to:be combined and integrated. Here, she stresses that consciousness could have evolved for multiple reasons or perhaps none. Some think that rather than having a survival advantage, it is an "epiphenomenon", simply emerging as an automatic property of intelligence.


Objective To study on the correlation of complement receptor type 1(CR1) gene polymorphism with erythrocyte CR1 expression and its adhesive activity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods A total of 132 patients with T2DM were determined for the CR1 gene polymorphism by restriction incision enzyme Hind Ⅲ polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP),and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) was performed to detect the expression of CR1 on erythrocyte and its adhesive activity.Meanwhile,124 healthy subjects were enrolled as controls.The results were analyzed statistically.Results The expression of CR1 on erythrocyte and its adhesive activity in patients with T2DM were lower than those in healthy controls(P0.01).The CR1 genotype distribution frequencies from high to low were type HH,type HL and type LL by turns.The allele L frequency of CR1 gene in T2DM patients(14.8%) was higher than that in healthy controls(11.3%),and there was no statistical significance in CR1 genotype frequency and allele frequency between the 2 groups(P0.05).The expression of CR1 and adhesive activity of type HH and type HL had no statistical significance(P0.05).The expression of CR1 and adhesive activity of type HH and type HL in T2DM patients were significantly lower than those in healthy controls(P0.05).Conclusions The genotype and allele frequencies in patients with T2DM have no statistical difference with those in healthy controls,but the expression of CR1 on erythrocyte and the adhesive activity in patients with T2DM decrease significantly.It indicates that the decrease of erythrocyte CR1 adhesive activity may be attribute to the occurrence of T2DM.


McNairn teaches constitutional law at the University of Toronto. He spent a study leave at the University of Melbourne in 1973-1974, and this book is the result. It has been published simultaneously by A.N.U. and University of Toronto Presses. It is admirably printed and organised, and a credit to author and publishers; the style is clear and forthright, the statutory and case material in the two countries has been exhaustively explored and analysed with acuity and originality, and it is required reading for constitutional lawyers, practitioners and judges in both jurisdictions.


logical investigations in the Cook Inlet region of Alaska, during the summer of 1933. The party began work in May, and returned to Philadelphia at the beginning of September. Full details of the work of the expedition are not yet available, but it is reported that many well-preserved remains of a people belonging to an early Eskimo culture were found in a large cave, which had apparently been used as a burial vault. The most interesting finds were three canoes, about 12 ft. long, 2 ft. wide, and 2 ft. deep, hollowed out of logs and complete with paddles and a whaling lance. Their construction is of particular interest, as this is the first evidence of dug-out canoes having been used by the Eskimo. Besides the canoes, ten skeletons were found, in an excellent state of preservation; as well as stone axes and lamps, shell pendants and fragments of wooden armour. Two blue beads found in the cave were the only evidence of contact with Europeans. The specimens brought back by the expedition were to be on view during the winter of 1933-34 at the Philadelphia University Museum.


A revision to the 2009 vancomycin consensus guidelines was recently published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. 2 Two substantial changes in vancomycin dosing and monitoring were advocated in the revision. First, the Committee explicitly stated that "trough-only monitoring, with a target of 15 to 20 mg/L, is no longer recommended." Second, the Committee indicated that area under the curve (AUC)guided dosing and monitoring is the most accurate and safest way to optimize vancomycin for both pediatric and adult patients with serious methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, and that daily AUCs should be maintained between 400 and 600 mg*L/hour (up to 800 mg for pediatrics). The transition from trough-only to AUCguided vancomycin dosing and monitoring will be a major undertaking for most health care institutions. It will require revisions of vancomycin dosing and monitoring policies, retraining or recredentialing of clinicians, and, in many cases, implementing new vancomycin dosing software programs or tools. The immediate question is whether the data for the AUC-guided dosing and monitoring recommendation warrants the effort to implement these new recommendations, or the proverbial, is the "juice worth the squeeze?" The primary reason for transitioning from trough-only to AUC-guided dosing and monitoring recommendations is to minimize vancomycin-associated acute kidney injury (VAAKI) while maintaining efficacy against serious MRSA infections. Although a point of contention in the past, data now clearly indicate that vancomycin is nephrotoxic. Data show that vancomycin accumulates in proximal renal tubular cells and causes oxidative stress, which results in acute tubulointerstitial damage. In animal and clinical studies, the totality of data demonstrate that the extent of vancomycin-induced AKI increases as a function of the intensity and duration of vancomycin exposure. Consistent with nonimmunologic drug-related AKI events (e.g., acute tubular necrosis vs acute interstitial nephritis), most events occur after 4– 5 days of vancomycin therapy. 9, 10 It is important to recognize that when the 2009 consensus guidelines were written, there was limited data to support the efficacy and safety of maintaining trough levels between 15 and 20 mg/L. To simplify dosing and monitoring, the 2009 consensus guidelines advocated maintaining vancomycin trough concentrations between 15 and 20 mg/L simply as a surrogate for achieving an AUC to minimum inhibitory concentration by the broth microdilution method (AUC/MICBMD) ratio of 400 or greater. 2


Studies in areas of psychiatric and thyroid disorders have shown positive correlation with duration and type of treatment. This has a lot of implication for prognosis and treatment response. Studies on the coexistence of thyroid dysfunction and major psychiatric disorders in the Indian population are limited. Hence this observational analytical study was carried out to evaluate and compare the presence of thyroid dysfunction in psychiatric patients and vice versa in a tertiary hospital-based inpatient sample. 221 patients aged above 20 years diagnosed with psychiatric disorder (defined by ICD-10 criteria) were included in the study. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS 15.0 by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, student t test, Chi-square test and multiple regression tests. Our study found that there is a higher prevalence of thyroid dysfunctions in patients with psychiatric disorders mainly schizophrenia, schizophrenia spectrum disorders and Mood disorders. Long term treatment especially with lithium and Valproate was strongly linked with Hyperthyroidism while Olanzapine was linked with hypothyroidism in our study sample. Our results confirm that there is a higher prevalence of thyroid dysfunctions in patients with schizophrenia, schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and mood disorders. This is a useful finding as this calls for frequent monitoring of Thyroid function tests in all psychiatric patients on treatment, to enable proper management.


This volume contains the invited and selected papers of the Fifth British National Conference on Databases (BNCOD 5) which took place at the University of Kent at Canterbury on 14-16 July 1986. The BNCOD series of conferences, which are organised in association with the British Computer Society, aim to bring new developments and current research to the widest possible range of database practitioners. The fifth conference in this series concentrated on two main themes: databases, knowledge bases and semantics; and the wider application of databases. A range of both complementary and contrasting papers in the general area of knowledge base enhancements for databases and semantic integrity are presented. Under the theme of wider applications came papers which covered such topics as statistical database systems, systems for scientists, an expert system linked to a relational database, and databases for software engineering.


A 1,1′-bitriphenylene-based sila[7]helicene was synthesized with a high ee value by enantioselective double [2+2+2] cycloaddition of a biaryl-linked tetrayne with a silicon-linked bis(propargylic alcohol) as a key step. This sila[7]helicene exhibited a high tolerance toward racemization, which could be explained by the X-ray crystal structure analysis. With respect to the photophysical properties, this sila[7]helicene exhibited a relatively high fluorescence quantum yield and circularly polarized luminescence activity.


The invention discloses an automobile self-help training device based on strapdown inertial navigation and area-array cameras and a method. The automobile self-help training device comprises two area-array cameras, an interior client, a liquid crystal screen and a loudspeaker, wherein the area-array cameras are used for collecting image information of an automobile in a starting position; a system can acquire an initial position and an initial attitude angle of the automobile through the image information collected by the area-array cameras; a 2.4G radio frequency module, an MCU module and a digital strapdown navigation device are integrated in the interior client, and the interior client is used for acquiring a practical position and a practical attitude angle of the automobile in an advancing process and calculating a deviation of a current position and an ideal position of the automobile; the liquid crystal screen is used for displaying an offset of the automobile; and the loudspeaker is used for reminding a leaner. Through the automobile self-help training device, the leaner can learn in a self-help mode, the learning interest can be promoted, the learning efficiency can be increased, and the learning time can be shortened.


The solidification processes for the compositions Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 2]CaCu[sub 2]O[sub [ital y]] (2212) and Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 1.75]Ca[sub 0.25]CuO[sub [ital y]] (2201) were determined as a function of oxygen partial pressure. During solidification in argon, the superconducting phases were generally not observed to form for either composition. In both cases, the solidus is lowered to approximately 750 [degree]C. Solidification of Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 1.75]Ca[sub 0.25]CuO[sub [ital y]] in Ar resulted in a divorced eutectic structure of Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 2[minus][ital x]]Ca[sub [ital x]]O[sub [ital y]](22[ital x]) and Cu[sub 2]O while solidification of Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 2]CaCu[sub 2]O[sub [ital y]] in Ar resulted in a divorced eutectic structure of Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 3[minus][ital x]]Ca[sub [ital x]]O[sub [ital y]](23[ital x]) and Cu[sub 2]O. Solidification of Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 1.75]Ca[sub 0.25]CuO[sub [ital y]] in O[sub 2] resulted in large grains of 2201 interspersed with small regions containing the eutectic structure of 22[ital x] and CuO/Cu[sub 2]O. Solidification of Bi[sub 2]Sr[sub 2]CaCu[sub 2]O[sub [ital y]] in partial pressures of 1%, 20%, and 100% oxygen resulted in multiphase samples consisting of 2212, 2201, some alkaline-earth cuprates, and both divorced eutectic structures found during solidification in Ar. For both compositions, these latter structures can be attributed to oxygen deficiencies present in themore » melt regardless of the overpressure of oxygen. These eutectic structures are unstable and convert into the superconducting phases during subsequent anneals in oxygen. The formation process of the 2212 phase during solidification from the melt was determined to proceed through an intermediate state involving the 2201 phase.« less


The growth of an isolated, stationary gas bubble in a glassmelt is analyzed accounting for the motion of the boundary and the motion of the liquid. The growth of a gas bubble which initally consists of carbon dioxide is studied in a glassmelt whose gaseous composition consists of water vapor, carbon dioxide, sulfide, oxygen and nitrogen. Results obtained by means of a finite difference formulation are presented for the bubble radius, and pressure and composition as a function of time. It is shown that at large times the bubble radius is a linear function of time, and that the bubble pressure is a monotonically decreasing function of time. The distribution of the gaseous species in the glassmelt is also presented as a function of the distance from the bubble surface and of time. It is shown that carbon dioxide and nitrogen diffuse from and to the bubble, respectively, while the other species do not play an important role in the bubble growth. Comparisons between a quasi-stationary approximation and the ful...


A novel strategy for preparing large area, ordered, and highly consistent 5 μm diameter micropillar arrays on the silicon surface was generated by using extreme ultraviolet lithography and the Ag-assisted chemical etching method. In the whole chemical etching process, the application of the catalytic properties of Ag nanoparticles was very important. Furthermore, we have also investigated the optimal combined light-trapping structure with the addition of 20 nm diameter Ag nanoparticle arrays on the surface film of the a-Si:H solar cell, in which the periodicity of the Ag nanoparticle array is set as 20 nm and the thickness of the p region, i region, and n region is set as 291, 400, and 50 nm, respectively. The physical properties for Ag nanoparticles have been expounded in detail.


Oral health is closely related to general health and people's quality of life (QoL), through affecting their oral functions and social interactions. This study aims to assess the oral health-related QoL among head-and-neck cancer (HNC) patients attending cancer care center at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among 340 HNC patients between August and October 2019 attending Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Institute in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu. The questionnaire has two parts. The 1st part consists of demographic characteristics and cancer-related details. The 2nd part was the European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL in HNC patients (EORTC QLQ H&N-35) questionnaire.

Among 340 patients, 72.4% were male and 27.6% were female. The majority of them had Stage II cancer. The main factors affecting oral health related QoL (OHRQoL) were taking painkillers, loss of sexual interest, difficulty in social contact, teeth problems, loss of taste, and smell senses. Significant association found between pain (P = 0.000), sense (P = 0.003), speech (P = 0.000), social eating (P = 0.016), social contact (P = 0.005), teeth problems (P = 0.031), dry mouth (P = 0.000), sticky saliva (P = 0.000), cough (0.002), feeling ill (P = 0.003), nutritional supplement (P = 0.042), and lost weight (P = 0.034) with respect to various treatment modalities. Based on the OHRQoL scores, those who were treated surgically alone had better QoL than others.

We found that surgically treated HNC patients had better OHRQoL than others. Thus, Oral-Health related Quality of Life assessment can be used to analyse the outcome of treatment, patient satisfaction and their sense of self. We need to build a broader care protocol which satisfies/improves the demands arising from the patients.


In this paper a new approach for training the multilayer neural network (MNN), is proposed based on the scheme of discretization of the sigmoidal threshold activation function at regular intervals. The discretized values are stored in the form of a look up table (LUT). The weights are updated on a layer by layer basis using the values in the LUT. The proposed algorithm is applied to pattern classification problems and tested experimentally. It is found that the proposed algorithm takes lesser training time than the conventional backpropagation algorithm with continuous sigmoidal function. The proposed algorithm is more suitable for hardware implementation.


Abstract The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Colombo in 2013 was attended by fewer than half the number of Heads of Government. The "retreat" – created as a private meeting of Heads with only the Secretary-General present – was even less well attended by Heads, some of whom left the Meeting early. In part, this situation was due to the controversy that surrounded the hosting of the Meeting by the Sri Lankan government over its human rights record, but that is not the full explanation. In recent years, a North-South divide has crept into way that governments perceive the Commonwealth and its purposes. CHOGM itself has become devalued and has lost the special character that made it appealing to Heads. In arguing that the Commonwealth is in dire crisis, an initiative is proposed for the Commonwealth to be rescued at the 2015 CHOGM in Malta. A strong argument is made for a preparatory process involving Heads of Government representing Commonwealth regions and under the guidance of the Maltese Prime Minister to be launched immediately.


This article describes efforts to integrate all the databases containing sequence information generated by the Human Genome Project. Projects range from putting all the information in one central source, to creating systems for allowing the user to communicate with the different databases in one operation.


This study presents the unsteady fluctuation measurements of impeller discharge flow for a centrifugal compressor in unstable operating region. The characteristics of the blade-to-blade flow under rotating stall were investigated by measuring unsteady velocity fluctuations at several different diffuser axial distances using a hot wire anemometer and high frequency pressure transducers mounted on the shroud wall. The flow characteristics in terms of the radial and tangential velocity components and turbulence intensity at the impeller exit were analyzed by using double phase-locked ensemble averaging techniques. During one stall period, a deep wake core was observed on the suction surface near the hub for the maximum radial velocity instant. On the other hand, large wake region existed in the middle of the passage near the shroud side. For the radial velocity increasing instant a quite strong core flow was generated at the pressure side, however, for the decreasing instant comparatively strong core flow was developed near the suction side.


New K-Ar ages of hornblende in volcanic rocks from the type localities of the Shimonoseki Subgroup, upper half of the Kanmon Group are presented. The obtained ages are 105.2±3.3 Ma for andesite and 106.7±3.3 Ma for dacite. These data indicate igneous activity during Albian, late Early Cretaceous and support the age estimation by Shibata et al. (1978) based on stratigraphic and paleomagnetic evidences.


Study on genetic parameters, character associations and path coefficients of 107 rice genotypes for anaerobic germination traits revealed high variability, heritability and genetic advance as per cent of mean for seedling vigour index. High heritability and genetic advance as per cent of mean was also recorded for shoot length, root length, seedling dry weight and anaerobic response index. Further, all anaerobic germination traits studied had recorded high positive association with anaerobic response index. Among these, shoot length had recorded high positive direct and indirect effects and is identified as effective selection criterion for improvement of anaerobic response index towards tolerance to anaerobic conditions during germination for use under direct seeding.


Excitation functions for /sup 16/O elastic scattering were measured for /sup 24,26/Mg and /sup 28,30/Si at several angles in the energy range 20 MeV < or approx. = E/sub c.m./ < or approx. = 35 MeV. Detailed angular distributions were obtained for /sup 24/Mg (/sup 26/Mg) at E/sub c.m./ = 21 (21.7), 24 (24.8), 27 (27.9), and 30 (31.0) MeV. The data were analyzed with a conventional optical model with a shallow, and energy-dependent real, and a weakly absorbing and energy-dependent imaginary potential.


The controversy over Martin Heidegger's association with National Socialism still haunts modern scholarship. Heidegger's importance to modern and especially contemporary currents in philosophical thinking cannot be underestimated. His association with Nazism is no longer in question-but the measure of his culpability is. Two recent publications attempt to place the philosopher within the context of time and space.1 Gunther Neske and Emil Kettering's Mm1in Heidegger and National Socialism: f2..uestions and Answer.~ and lean-Fran~is Lyotard's Heidegger and "the jews" take up Heidegger's Nazi association and amplify the positions supporting his intellectual project during and after the period of Nazi power. Neske and Kettering's collection of essays provides accounts, reminiscences, and thoughtful examinations of Heidegger's life, but with a sense of intellectual diffusion. While it is important to give the reader facts, too much unfocused rumination impedes a clear discussion of the value of Heidegger's thought. Mal1in Heidegger and National Socialism: Questions


We study the asymptotics of the remaining uncertainty of a source when a compressed version of it and correlated side-information is observed. Instead of measuring the remaining uncertainty using Shannon measures, we do so using two forms of the conditional Rényi entropy. We show that these asymptotic results are generalizations of the strong converse exponent and the error exponent of Slepian-Wolf source coding.


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For the aircraft used a flying wing layout,the number,length,and position of the edges can limit its stealth properties.This paper proposes a description of the parallelism of the edges based on the flying wing layout.According to the established formula of the edges and parallelism,the effects of the number,location and length on the edges are analyzed.The Radar Cross Sections(RCS) of the modeled characteristic layouts are calculated,the corresponding curve between the parallelism and stealth properties is given and the sensitivity of stealth properties to the parallelism is summarized.Finally,the measures of increasing parallelism to improve the stealth properties and an algorithm using the extreme points for further layout adjustment are proposed.


This paper reports on work conducted at the University of Westminster, England, in addressing the issue of the status of the franchisee in terms of his or her claims to being considered an entrepreneur rather than a manager or quasi-employee. The research evidence indicates that, overall, relatively high levels of independence were reported by franchisees and that, when examining the issue of franchisee freedom, the formal contract was often a poor guide to the world of operational reality.


We have developed a completely novel inorganic write-once disc using a hydrogen-containing dielectric recording material. We demonstrate the recording characteristics of a newly developed write-once disc on the basis of the Blu-ray disc format (dual-layered, 4× speed).


Summary The Muir-Torre syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited genodermatosis associating multiple low-grade visceral tumors, namely colorectal carcinomas, with sebaceous tumors of the skin. It is a phenotypic subset of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. The defect is thought tobe the result of a mutation in mismatch repair genes and associated with microsatelite instability. We report two cases of Muir-Torre syndrome and show immunohistochemical analysis of the sebaceous neoplasm.


On the basis of the detailed field investigation,the paper summarizes the geological characteristics of the Saishitang copper deposit.In combination of the microscopic petro-graphic study and geochemical characteristics analysis of the deposit,the authors discussed the each evidence to support the deposit genesis as the seafloor exhalative deposit proposed by the previous researchers,and proposed different view about the deposit genesis.Furthermore,the tectonic setting,geological features of orebody and other geological and geochemical characteristics of the deposit were discussed,the mineralization process was analyzed.It is concluded that the formation of the Saishitang copper deposit is closely related to the quartz diorite porphyry and is the final product of the skarnization process.In summary,the Saishitang copper deposit belongs to the skarn type and there is no clear exhalative sedimentary process in the deposit area.


Background: Induction of labour is a very common obstetric procedure worldwide. The ultimate goal of induction of labour is to achieve a successful vaginal delivery. Dinoprostone is a Prostaglandin (PGE2) which acts on the collagen structural network of the cervix and makes it favourable, thus increasing the chances of a successful of a vaginal delivery. This study emphasizes on the importance of having a proper induction protocol in place and at the same time judicious use of the agents for induction of labour. This will help to reduce the maternal anxiety and stress associated with the induction of labour. The present study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of dinoprostone vaginal pessary in induction of labour at term. Methods: Twenty patients with unfavorable cervix at term were studied for the effectiveness of Dinoprostone vaginal pessary in induction of labor. Results: Among the twenty patients 17 (85%) delivered vaginally within 18 hrs and 3 (15%) were in the active phase of labour. No untoward event was observed in any of the cases with a favorable neonatal outcome in all the cases. Conclusions: Present study shows that Dinoprostone vaginal pessary is a highly effective method of induction of labor at term in properly selected cases. It reduces consistently the number of internal examinations and thus reducing the risk of ascending infections adding to it's safety along with reduced maternal anxiety associated with induction of labour.


Asset management for the purposes of this paper means the management of power system plant during its whole life i.e. from specification, manufacturing, commissioning, useful life, maintenance and then managing the consequences from the decision to refurbish or replace the item before final decommissioning and recycling any components. During its lifetime, the plant is subjected to a host of external factors: environmental conditions; system events; normal and abnormal loads; and even changes brought about for whatever reason to the "dielectric balance". At several critical stages, information is required on the condition of the plant. The author describes how knowing what to measure, how to measure it, and then what to do with the information then becomes very important.


The accelerating Arctic cryosphere decline severely impacts the land on which northern communities live through the presence of coastal and marine geohazards and coastal erosion, which further places the cultural heritage of coastal archaeological sites at risks.
Sea ice decline also compromises the formation of polynyas, with unknown consequences for the regional ecosystems. From the 10th to the 18th of July 2022, a scientific cruise onboard the research vessel William-Kennedy allowed the collection of a suite of samples and data from the marine coastal
environment of Nain, Nunatsiavut. In total, 42 surface sediment samples, 29 sediment cores, 41 conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) profiles, 13 water samples, 24 phytoplankton nets and 13 zooplankton nets were collected. The cruise allowed the deployment of 2 moorings equipped with sediment traps
in Nain Bay and within deeper offshore waters. Triangulation showed that the 2 moorings were correctly placed near their target locations. Drop camera transects were deployed in Webb Bay and at the easternmost tip of Paulmp;gt;'s Island to image the seabed and study benthic habitats. Finally,
acoustic sub-bottom profiling along the entire study area allowed a high-resolution characterization of the stratigraphy of the seafloor, helped identifying locations for sediment sampling and inferring geological information about the depositional environments. The material and data collected
during the research cruise will be key to 1) evaluating the productivity and dynamics of small recurring polynyas (i.e., rattles) on diverse timescales, 2) assessing marine and coastal geohazards (e.g., landslides) in relation to the deglacial history of Nain, 3) investigate the seabed geomorphology
in Webb Bay and linkages with permafrost and sea-level changes and 3) conducting benthic habitat characterization. Co-led by the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), this cruise was done in collaboration with the Government of Nunatsiavut, Université du
Québec à Montréal, Université Laval, Dalhousie University and Memorial University, and was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and NRCan.


The adaptive finite-time stabilization problem is considered for a class of nonlinear systems with uncertainties. By using the methodology of following multiple-surface sliding modes, a recursive procedure is provided. An adaptive finite-time control law is obtained, which guarantees finite-time stability of the closed system.


ABSTRACT
Sweat is produced by the apocrine glands, if infected by bacteria that play a role in the decay process will certainly produce foot odor. Some of the bacteria that cause, including Staphylococcus epidermis, Corynebacterium acne and there is one bacterium that causes pungent foot odor that is Bacillus subtilis. Bacillus subtilis enzyme leucine dehydrogenase produced the highest, resulting in isovaleric acid foot odor. Lime peel (Citrus aurantifolia) has the potential to be developed for the antibacterial active ingredient of foot odor contained in tannins, alkaloids and flavonoids. Spray can be effective for inhibition of feet due to water fleas or bacterial infections. The purpose of this research is to test the inhibitory zone of the preparation of foot odor spray ethanol extract of lime peel (Citrus aurantifolia) with variations of gelling agent. Bacterial inhibition zone testing on extracts of lime peel spray preparations using the disc method. This test was carried out on spray with extract concentration of 0% extract base carbopol, 0% extract base HPMC, 0.2% extract base carbopol, 0.2% extract base HPMC, 0.4% extract base carbopol, 0.4% extract base HPMC and positive control with an average inhibition zone of 9,13 mm, 9,12 mm, 11,86 mm, 11,29 mm, 13,17 mm, 12,30 mm, 8,13 mm against the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Antibacterial test results were analyzed using ONE WAY ANOVA, the results of statistical analysis on the preparation of lime peel extract showed a significant inhibition zone difference of 0.000 (P = <0.05) between all concentrations. Lime peel extract spray is effective in inhibiting the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
Key words: Sweat of foot odor, Lime skin (Citrus aurantifolia), Spray, bacteri Bacillus subtilis


. It is known that the Scholz conjecture on addition chains is true for all integers n with ℓ (2 n ) = ℓ ( n ) + 1. There exists infinitely many integers with ℓ (2 n ) ≤ ℓ ( n ) and we don't know if the conjecture still holds for them. The conjecture is also proven to hold for integers n with v ( n ) ≤ 5 and for infinitely many integers with v ( n ) = 6. There is no specific results on integers with v ( n ) = 7. In [14], an infinite list of integers satisfying ℓ ( n ) = ℓ (2 n ) and v ( n ) = 7 is given. In this paper, we prove that the conjecture holds for all of them.


Financial hardship and immigrant status are often associated with poorer health as immigrant groups acculturate to life in the US. Known as the Latino health paradox, studies have shown that Latino/a immigrants in particular often experience declines in health the more they embrace ways of life considered "dominant" by US society. At present, critical biological pathways linking socioeconomic and acculturative processes remain to be better explained. The present study investigates associations among financial strain, acculturation, and chronic inflammation.


Credit scoring model development became a very important issue as the credit industry has many competitions. Therefore, most credit scoring models have been widely studied in the areas of statistics to improve the accuracy of credit scoring models during the past few years. This study constructs a hybrid SVM-based credit scoring models to evaluate the applicant's credit score from the applicant's input features. (1) using neighborhood rough set to select input features, (2) using grid search to optimize RBF kernel parameters, (3) using the hybrid optimal input features and model parameters to solve the credit scoring problem with 10-fold cross validation, (4) comparing the accuracy of the proposed method with other methods. Experiment results demonstrate that the neighborhood rough set and SVM based hybrid classifier has the best credit scoring capability in comparing with other hybrid classifiers. It also outperforms linear discriminant analysis, logistic regression and neural networks.


It is important to evaluate the intestine′s permeative quality and the tharm velum′s barrier function by determining the contents of the lactulose(L),mannitol(M) and elimination rate(L/M) in the urine.In the article,the contents of L and M in the young rabbit urine were analyzed by ion chromatography.The chromatographic peaks were differentiated by the MATLAB progress.The eliminate rate L/M were gained.


Abstract Should South Africa have endorsed the charter of the new regional cooperation initiative, the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR‐ ARC)? And, on what basis? From the political, historical, cultural and other perspectives a fairly strong case for participation has been established. This paper is, however, pessimistic on account of the fact (hat free‐trade conditions in the IOR regional arrangement are unlikely to enhance South Africa's comparative advantage towards technology and human capital intensity ‐ the basis for international competitiveness. Therefore, congenial conditions for technology transfer and accumulation are a critical success factor that must be negotiated at governmental level for successful participation.


Until very recently, programs providing legal services to prisoners were few and far between. In 1941, the Supreme Court first ruled that inmates have a right of access to the courts.1 Implementation of that right has been laggard, however.2 It was not until 1969 that the Supreme Court dealt with its implementation, ruling in Johnson v. Avery that inmates may not be punished for acting as jailhouse lawyers, where there is no other available source of legal assistance.3


[Objective] The aim was to study the immobilization of laccase from Canoderma lucidum in three different sol-gel systems to find out the optimum materials for laccase immobilization. [Method] Laccase from G. lucidum LYL 263 was immobilized in sodium alginate-gelatin, sodium alginate-chitosan and sodium alginate-gelatin-chitosan sol-gel systems, respectively; and the laccase activity was preliminarily analyzed. [Result] The activity of laccase immobilized in sodium alginate-gelatin-chitosan was 2.14 folds and 2.75 folds respectively, compared to sodium alginate-gelatin and sodium alginate-chitosan; and this optimum system contained sodium alginate 2.0%, gelatin 1.0%, chitosan 0.3% and calcium chloride 36%. Benzoic acid was firstly used to embed immobilized laccase in this study, and single-factor experiments revealed that the activity of laccase could be effectively improved by suitable content of benzoic acid. The optimal conditions for laccase immobilization in the system were benzoic acid 2 mmol/L, glutaraldehyde 0.32%, cross-linking reaction time 50 min and enzyme concentration 10.0%; and then the activity of the immobilized enzyme reached 635.7 U/g with these conditions. The thermal stability of the immobilized laccase was higher than free laccase, and the activity of immobilized enzyme treated by freeze-drying was 1.59 folds compared to the non-freeze-dried, but the freeze-dried immobilized laccase had poor operational stability. [Conclusion] The compositions of the material had significant influence on laccase immobilization and this study will provide reference to select materials for immobilization of laccase from G. lucidum LYL 263.


Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease with increasing incidence and prevalence worldwide. Here we investigated the newly synthesized jasmonate analogue 2hydroxyethyl 5-chloro-4,5-didehydrojasmonate (J11-Cl) for its anti-inflammatory effects on intestinal inflammation. First of all, to test whether J11-Cl can activate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), we performed docking simulation because J11-Cl has structural similarity with anti-inflammatory 15-deoxy-Δ-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2), one of endogenous ligands of PPARγ. J11-Cl bound to the ligand binding domain of PPARγ in the same manner as 15d-PGJ2 and rosiglitazone, and significantly increased transcriptional activity of PPARγ. In animal experiments, colitis was significantly reduced in mice with J11-Cl treatment, determined by analyses of survival rate, body weight changes, clinical symptoms and histological evaluation. Moreover, J11-Cl decreased production of proinflammatory cytokines including IL-6, IL-8 and G-CSF as well as chemokines including chemokine (C-C motif) ligand (CCL)20, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)2, CXCL3 and chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand 1 (CX3CL1) in colon tissues, and LPS or TNFα-stimulated macrophages and epithelial cells. In contrast, production of anti-inflammatory cytokines including IL-2 and IL-4 as well as the proliferative factor, GM-CSF, was increased by J11-Cl. Furthermore, inhibition of MAPKs and NF-κB activation by J11-Cl was also observed. J11-Cl reduced intestinal inflammation by increasing transcriptional activity of PPARγ and modulating inflammatory signaling pathways. Therefore, our study suggests that J11-Cl may serve as a novel therapeutic agent against IBD. INTRODUCTION Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the gastrointestinal tract and is characterized by relapsing and remitting inflammation with epithelial damage (1,2). The incidence and http://www.jbc.org/cgi/doi/10.1074/jbc.M115.673046 The latest version is at JBC Papers in Press. Published on September 4, 2015 as Manuscript M115.673046 Copyright 2015 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. at U N IV O F N E B R A SK A L incoln on O cber 2, 2015 hp://w w w .jb.org/ D ow nladed from


AIMS & OBJECTIVES: To compare the outcome of Single incision multiport laparoscopic appendicectomy Vs Conventional laparoscopic appendicectomy in terms of :Patient recovery time ,Post operative pain in Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College And Hospital, Madhuranthagam. Materials & Methods: A randomised control study was done by alternation with sample size of 50 which divided into two groups(study group 25 and control group 25)and study period is from August 2012 to September 2014. Conclusion: Patient in single incision laparoscopy group show less post operative pain in the first 6 and 12 hours compared to the conventional laparoscopy group, but no difference was noticed between the two groups after 24 hours.No significant difference in operating times was noted between the procedures,One patient in 25 who underwent Single incision laparoscopy had wound infection, but no wound complications were noted in the conventional appendicectomy group,Patients underwent Single incision laparoscopy are more happy with scar when compared with conventional laparoscopy group.No difference noted in the duration of post operative


Left ventricular (LV) performance at rest and during multilevel exercise in the supine and upright positions was studied in seven normal subjects with equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography. The mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) during supine rest was 107 4 10 ml (± SEM) and 85 ± 6 ml (p < 0.02) in the upright position; the mean resting left ventricular end-systolic volumes (LVESV) were not diSferent in the upright and supine positions. The LV ejection fraction (LVEF) tended to be slightly higher in the supine (76 ± 2%) than in the upright position (72 4%). The resting hpart rate was 89 + 5 beats/min upright, compared with 71 ± 6 beats/min supine (p < 0.05). Multilevel exercise testing was carried out at a low work load of 300 kpm/min, an intermediate work load of 600–750 kpm/min and a peak work load of 1092 66 kpm/min supine and 946 ± 146 kpm/min upright (p < 0.05). With peak exercise, supine LVEDV increased significantly, to 135 ± 13 ml (27%), but LVESV did not change. LVEF increased from 76 ± 2% to 84 i 2% (p < 0.05). With upright exercise, LVEDV increased 39% above the resting level, to 116 ± 8 ml (p < 0.02), but remained lower than the supine LVEDVs at intermediate (p < 0.05) and peak work loads. LVESV decreased significantly by 41%, to 19 ± 3 ml, and was significantly smaller than the corresponding supine volume at intermediate and peak exercise (p < 0.05). LVEF increased from 72 ± 4% to 91 ± 2% (p <0.05), which was significantly higher than peak supine LVEF (p < 0.05). Heart rates at rest and during exercise were higher in the upright position (p < 0.05), but arterial pressures and double products did not differ significantly.Measurements of LV volumes at rest and during exercise in both the supine and upright positions by dynamic radionuclide scintigraphy suggest that stroke volume during exercise is maintained by a combination of the Frank-Starling mechanism and an enhanced contractile state.


This paper examines the apparently unnoticed presence of the Greco-Coptic term "gnostikos" in a text of the Pachomian corpus, one of the only occurrences of the term in the entire indigenous Coptic corpus. After a careful contextualization of the term and its use by Pachomius, we will look at the way it was understood by the ancient authors, from the "invention" of the term by Plato, to its appropriation by Christian writers, notably Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, and Evagrius of Pontus. We will then see where Pachomius stands regarding his usage of the term "gnostikos" and if this attestation can shed new light on the development and use of the term by the first Christians.


As the prevalence of children diagnosed with autism continues to rise, the need for high quality parent coaching practices to ensure generalization of skills targeting in early intervention services is pronounced This mixed methods study investigated the results of implementation of a parent coaching treatment package developed in alignment with adult learning and education theory, seeking to increase quality of life for families affected by autism. Results suggest that this intervention may be an effective and socially valid intervention for parents of children who engage in high rates of challenging behavior at home, and has the ability to increase parent implementation of target behavior skills taught in intervention. Parents identified intervention as having high acceptability and identified parent coaching treatment package as a highly effective intervention. Individual results discussed, as well as implications of this intervention as a whole.


We demonstrate Fermat's principle in optics by a simple experiment using reflection from an arbitrarily shaped one-dimensional reflector. We investigated a range of possible light paths from a lamp to a fixed slit by reflection in a curved reflector and showed by direct measurement that the paths along which light is concentrated have either maximum or minimum geometrical lengths.


Iliohypogastric nerve blockage is rarely used for surgical operations in inguinal regions for the purpose of anesthesia without general or spinal anesthesia. A 33-year-old man with severe congenital chest and back deformities as well as cardiac and respiratory system problems had a testicular mass. General or spinal anesthesia may cause severe complications because of existing anatomical conditions and co-morbidities. Therefore, Iliohypogastric nerve blockage was performed with the aim of achieving anesthetic activity without general and spinal anesthesia. There were no side effects related to iliohypogastric nerve blockage during the postoperative period, including nausea, vomiting, hypotension, urinary retention, femoral nerve palsy, and local hematoma. Both the surgeon and the patient's satisfaction were evaluated. Using iliohypogastric nerve blockage should be keep in mind for patients with anatomic or heart and pulmonary function problems with the goal of achieving anesthetic activity without general and spinal anesthesia.


The paper presents the layout of two opposing thyristors working as an Arc Eliminator (AE). The presented solution makes it possible to protect an electrical apparatus against the effects of an arcing fault. An Arc Eliminator is assumed to be a device cooperating with the protected apparatus. Thyristors were used because of their speed of operation and a relatively lower cost compared to other semiconductors with the same current-carrying capacity. The proposed solution, as one of the few currently available, makes it possible to eliminate the fault arc—both at short-circuit currents and current values to which overcurrent protections do not react. A test circuit was designed and made to study the effectiveness of the thyristor arc eliminator. A series of tests was carried out with variable impedance in the arc branch, including the influence of circuit inductance on arc time. It was found that the thyristor arc eliminator effectively protects devices powered from a low voltage power network against the effects of a fault or arc fault. The correctness of system operation for a wide range of impedance changes in the circuit feeding the arc location was demonstrated.


The first demonstration of a hollow core photonic bandgap fiber suitable for high-rate data transmission at 2µm is presented. Using a custom built Thulium doped fiber amplifier, error-free 8Gbit/s transmission in an optically amplified data channel at 2008nm is reported for the first time.


This report contains a summary of activities lead by Nicole Kaplan, RA, and Greg Newman, Research Scientist, and a strategy for managing data, which were supported by 2012 Program Development Funds at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (NREL). We set out to describe current components, functions and expertise of the NREL cyber-infrastructure and inquire about current work and future needs for managing, archiving and providing access to data. The activities we coordinated included: (1) conducting a workshop, (2) arranging the Spring 2012 seminar series entitled Data Literacy: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Society, (3) contributing to over a dozen data management plans for NREL proposals, (4) providing database services to PHACE (a large collaborative project), and (5) attending conferences and workshops to obtain new ideas and build partnerships. The results of what we learned and accomplished include overall data management goals for NREL, a model for a data management system for NREL, requirements for a web-based data access and delivery system, policies for data sharing and attribution, training for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarly work in Ecological Informatics (e.g. Chu et al. in press, Newman et al. 2011, Vanderbilt et al. 2009).


Summary Recently, dual chamber pacemakers offering very high atrial sensitivities have become available. Availability of these sensitivities (below 0.5 mV) may especially be important in patients with paroxysms of atrial fibrillation whereby a mode-switching algorithm is necessary to prevent tracking of these arrhythmias. Since atrial fibrillation often produces small and irregular signal amplitudes, a very high atrial sensitivity is often required as to assure a stable Mode Switch behavior. This article describes our experiences in a study group of 45 patients implanted with a dual chamber pacemaker offering atrial sensitivities down to 0.1 mV (Actros DR, Biotronik). Special testing was done, focussing on the incidence of both far field and myopotential sensing at these very high atrial sensitivities. As expected, we found that high atrial sensitivities in the unipolar sensing mode should be avoided under all circumstances given the high susceptibility to both far field and myopotential sensing. On the other hand, a bipolar setting of 0.3 mV proved to be 100% safe both in terms of far field and myopotential sensing. Atrial sensitivities below 0.3 mV (bipolar) require careful evaluation, especially in terms of far field sensing.


J. Suls, D.A. Stapel, Introduction Section I. Classic, Perceptual & Judgmental Perspectives. J. Suls & L. Wheeler, Psychological Magnetism: A Brief History of Assimilation and Contrast in Psychology. D.H. Wedell, S.M. Karpick, & L.O. Smarandescu, Contrasting Models of Assimilation and Contrast 3. M. Biernat & M. Manis, Stereotypes and Shifting Standards: Assimilation and Contrast in Social Judgment 4. F. Ric & P.M. Niedenthal, Assimilation and Contrast Effects of Affect on Judgment Section II. Social Cognitive Perspectives. 5. N. Schwarz & H. Bless, Mental Construal Processes: The Inclusion/Exclusion Model 6. D.A . Stapel, In the Mind of the Beholder: The Interpretation Comparison Model of Accessibility Effects 7. T.A. Mussweiler, Assimilation and Contrast as Comparison Effects: A Selective Accessibility Model 8. K.D. Markman, J.J. Ratcliff, N. Mizoguchi, M.N. McMullen, & R.A. Elizaga, Assimilation and Contrast in Counterfactual Thinking and Other Mental Simulation-Based Comparison Processes 9. L.L. Martin & S. Shirk, Set/Reset and Self-Regulation: Do Contrast Processes Play A Role in the Breakdown of Self-Control? Section III. Motivational Perspectives. 10. J. Glaser, Contrast Effects in Automatic Affect, Cognition, and Behavior 11. L.Z. Tiedens, R.M. Chow, & M.M. Unzueta, Complementary Contrast and Assimilation: Interpersonal Theory and the Social Functions of Contrast and Assimilation Effects 12. J. Foerster & N. Liberman,Contrast Effects in Knowledge Activation: The Case of Inhibition Effects Due to Competing Constructs or Goal Fulfillment 13. M.L.W. Vliek, C.W Leach, & R. Spears, Contrast and Assimilation in Upward Comparison: The Intra-group Dimension 14. D.A Stapel & J. Suls, Several Answers to Four Questions: Reflections and Conclusions


Not the Accademia bridge, nor Calatrava's Constitution Bridge, but the many small bridges which pass over the canals of Venice: this is the picture which came into my mind as I read the successive chapters of the book by Vergine and De Silvestris. These chapters are brief passages which help us to overcome the obstacles of misunderstanding, dogmatism and problematic cruxes which clutter psychoanalytic theory: but, as in the Venetian lagoon, also to pause on their welcoming summits for breathtaking glimpses which are always the same and yet unbelievably new and surprising. That is the nature of psychoanalysis. We never stop engaging with it, fascinated by its perennial questions, but always with renewed passion. In the end it is ineffable and mysterious, and could not be otherwise, because then it would not be able to reflect the complexity of its subject: the human mind. Just as the making of a mind needs another mind, so to grasp this complexity and take account of the mystery of subjectivity it is necessary for analysts to use their own subjectivity. The authors of the book are well aware of this. Creativity and style are indispensable resources even when working from a scientific perspective. It is the same when working with the patient. The theories of psychoanalysis cannot dispense with style. The analyst's style expresses his individuality and capacity not only to observe, but to feel – or rather, with Bion, to 'suffer' – the events of the analysis. Using the body of his words he passes on an understanding of things which is not only intellectual, but profound, emotional and unconscious. It is no coincidence that, as the authors write, the great psychoanalysts "who contributed their ideas and their work with patients to the birth and development of psychoanalytic thought, functioned like artists for whom every piece of work is a unique and unrepeatable achievement" (p. 93). The redemption of style: that is how I would translate the cautious optimism which the authors express towards the confusion of languages in psychoanalysis, bringing it back to the inevitable "singularity" (p. 59) by which each individual gives meaning – and could hardly do otherwise – to the analytic experience. But how are we to avoid transforming analysis into a purely aesthetic activity? Vergine and De Silvestris point out at the start that:


Given the context of demographic changes and population aging, this article aimed to estimate the need (ND) for hiring municipal public workers in Brazil, between 2020 and 2030, for the professional categories of Education, Health and Others. Based on data from the Annual Social Information List (RAIS, 2018), the methodology used was the microsimulation model for projecting civil servants by Brazilian municipality. The results suggest that the ND will increase for the set of professional categories and higher in the Southeast and Northeast regions, however, it remains negative for the Education category and positive for the Health category.


A saltern associated with salt production was excavated at Pyde Drove, near Woolavington. The large assemblage of briquetage recovered has allowed for some novel interpretations of the function of the different component types within the hearth structures. The saltern comprised a mound of waste material adjacent to 12 brine-settling tank pits and two salt water channels. A further settling tank was revealed beneath the mound. The pottery indicates that activity on the site dates to the later Romano-British period.


As part of the airworthiness requirements, an aircraft cannot be dispatched with an inoperative equipment or system unless this is allowed by the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) under any applicable conditions. Commonly, the MEL mirrors the Master MEL (MMEL), which is developed by the manufacturer and approved by the regulator. However, the increasing complexity of aircraft systems and the diversity of operational requirements, environmental conditions, fleet configuration, etc. necessitates a tailored approach to developing the MEL. While it is the responsibility of every aircraft operator to ensure the airworthiness of their aircraft, regulators are also required to publish guidelines to help operators develop their MELs. Currently, there is no approved standard to develop a MEL, and this poses a challenge to both aviation regulators and aircraft operators. This paper reviews current MEL literature, standards and processes as well as MEL related accidents/incidents to offer an overview of the present state of the MEL development and use and reinstate the need for a systematic approach. Furthermore, this paper exposes the paucity of MEL related literature and the ambiguity in MEL regulations. In addition, it was found that inadequate training and guidance on the development and use of MEL as well as lack of prior experience in airworthiness topics can lead to mismanagement and misapplication of the MEL. Considering the challenges outlined above, this study proposes the combination of system engineering and socio-technical system approaches for the development of a MEL.


In this paper, we describe the RWTH speech recognition system for English lectures developed within the Translectures project. A difficulty in the development of an English lectures recognition system, is the high ratio of non-native speakers. We address this problem by using very effective deep bottleneck features trained on multilingual data. The acoustic model is trained on large amounts of data from different domains and with different dialects. Large improvements are obtained from unsupervised acoustic adaptation. Another challenge is the frequent use of technical terms and the wide range of topics. In our recognition system, slides, which are attached to most lectures, are used for improving lexical coverage and language model adaptation.


This study deals with an analysis of students' competence in writing
descriptive text. It is aimed at knowing students' competence and problems in
writing descriptive text. The population of this study is the students of SMAN 1
Lingsar at the second year (150 students), and were taken as its sample only 25% out
of the number of population (36 students). The data of this study were collected
through written test to know students' competence in writing descriptive text. The
researcher also applied close ended questions test to investigate and identify the
problems faced by the students in writing descriptive text. Then, the data were
analyzed quantitatively and descriptively. Based on the data analysis, it is found that
the competence of the students in writing descriptive text is in fair category. From
the test result, 6 students (17%) are classified into excellent category, 11 students
(31%) are classified into good category, 2 students (6%) are classified into fair
category, 7 students (19%) are classified as unsatisfactory and 10 students (27%) in
category of unacceptable. While the result of the close ended question test shows that
the main problem faced by the students is that they are very poor or weak in
vocabulary. In other words, it can be said that they have very limited number of
vocabulary. Other problem faced by the students is that they are unable to write
sentence structure well and unable to write organization and the content of writing
descriptive text respectively.


Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) in adults. Methods: PBPV for congenital pulmonary valve stenosis in adults was performed in 37 patients between 1988 and 1998, mean age was 27.1 years. Results: The systolic gradien(△p) from right ventricular to pulmonary artery was reduced from 81±26 mmHg to 36±17 mmHg immediately after PBPV(P0.01). 32 patients had a follow-up 1-9 years (mean 4.3±2.1 years), and the △P was reduced progressively to 25±7 mmHg. Conclusion: Thus balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of patients with pulmonary valve stenosis in adults, and the late results of this procedure are as good as early results.


The Y257 superconductor was prepared by the melt process. The critical temperature of the sample is lower than sample prepared by solid state reaction. The sample are composed of 60% of superconducting phase and 40% of non-superconducting phase. The superconducting phase was orthorhombic structure and Pmmm space group symmetry. The EDX mapping indicated Y, Ba, Cu and O elements intermittently distribute in the sample. The TEM measurements indicated the SAD pattern of the single crystal and the polycrystalline. The DTA measurements indicated that the onset temperature were initially observed at around 999.848°C and offset temperature at 1018.680°C. The sample show the thermal reaction with endothermic reaction.


In recent years business incubation of high‐technology start‐ups have gained increasing academic interest. Entrepreneurship literature discusses the influence of incubators on high‐technology start‐ ups, but so far only few studies have focused on the phase after incubation. The majority of studies on post‐incubation only address the success of high‐te chnology start‐ups after incubation but not the role that management control systems and stakeholders play. The first objective of this paper is to show that research on management control systems and on stakeholders in post‐incubation of high‐technology start‐ups is relevant. The second objective is to report on our identifie d research questions, the methodology chosen and our first structure for conducting an upcoming empirical study. To accomplish these objectives, a literature research was conducted in order to provide a basis for further research on management control systems of high‐technology start‐ups in the post‐ incubation ph ase. The literature research consists mainly of the analysis and comparison of scientific papers of high‐ranked journals. The results indicate that management control systems are of high interest in the field of post‐ incubation. Especially Simons' four "Levers of Control" were identified as a particularly interesting management control system. A ccording to the research questions found, a qualitative approach seems to be the most appropriate research method. Therefore, a semi‐structured interview guide has been developed which consists of six subject matters integrated in the "Levers of Control" framework whereby each subject matter includes one central question. Furthermore, each subject matter will be discussed along th e controlling process, which consists of three sub processes. This paper contributes to the field of technology incubation and entrepreneurship. We point out research topics and describe one possibility of undertaking a further empirical study in this field.


The virtues of fracture mechanics fatigue analysis of welded joints are outlined. The stress intensity factors for toe and root cracks as calculated by the finite element method for cruciform joint is presented. Crack growth data for welds in steel to NVE 36 is presented, and applied in an analysis of transverse, load-carrying welds. From this, the fatigue strength of misaligned joints is calculated. Measurements of eccentricity of cruciform joints in offshore structures is presented, and acceptance criteria for eccentricity and root defects are discussed in light of these findings.


The purpose of this note is to attempt to justify two original emendations in my text of Measure for Measure for the third edition of the Norton Shakespeare.


Current synthesis tools are capable of handling area and timing constraints. Synthesis for testability process ensures that the design is testable. In this paper CAD tools capable of handling the testability requirements are explained and emphasis is on redundancy removal for designing high speed testable binary adders. The 1.2 /spl mu/m CMOS realization of the 32-bit testable adder performs the addition operation in 4.09 ns. Removal of redundant logic yields a 100% testable design with significant improvement in performance characteristics. A 15% improvement in speed and a 25% reduction in overall area has been observed when compared with the untestable design.


Carbon emission comes mainly from energy consumption.With the rapid development of the economy in coastal area of Jiangsu Province,the growth of energy consumption and coal-based energy mix are difficult to be changed in the short term.Hence,carbon emissions keep the rising tendency.In order to study on carbon emission factors in coastal area of Jiangsu Province,the decomposition model of carbon emissions per capita is set up by adopting Logarithmic Mean Weight Divisia(LMD) method.The model is adopted to analyze impact on the carbon emissions per capita resulted from economic development,energy structure and energy efficiency from 2000 to 2008.The study result includes the following conclusions:the contribution value and rate of the economic development to the carbon emissions per capita presented exponential growth tendency,energy efficiency enhancement and energy structure improvement had limited curb on the carbon emissions per capita,and economic growth was the major factor causing the rapid rise of the carbon emissions per capita.And then some targeted measurements have been given for controlling and reducing carbon emissions in coastal areas of Jiangsu Province.


This study investigated the effect of growth medium on the growth of nursery plants in a capillary irrigation system, the use and amount of slow-release fertilizer for the fertilization of container-grown nursery plants, and the need for a base dressing with a slowrelease fertilizer. Also investigated were the effect of different concentrations of alkyl aryl trimethyl ammonium chloride solution (Gloquat C) in preventing rooting through, and the use of a watering control device based on measuring radiation energy in field conditions. The experiments on growth medium revealed that all the growth media included in the experiment, i.e. sphagnum peat, peat/rock wool mixture (I : 1), or peat/sand mixture (3 : 1), can be used for container-grownnursery plants if a base dressing is used with Nutricote(7o), a slow-release fertilizer. The effect of slow-release fertilizer was better in peat mixtures, and this effect was especially clear when no base dressing was used. The use of slow-release fertilizer proved to be a good fertilization method in a capillary irrigation system. The fertilizing effect of Nutricote(7o) given in the spring lasted until early June of the following year. Nutricote(7o) was found to need a base fertilizer dressing. A base dressing of 1.2 kg/m 1 of a compound fertilizer (Turpeen Y-lannos; NII P 10.5 %, K 18.3 %) with 1.5 kg/m' of slowrelease fertilizer proved to be a suitable fertilization method for ornamental woody nursery plants in a capillary irrigation system. The tallest plants were obtained with a base dressing that was mixed with 3 kg/m' of the slow-release fertilizer. Plants thus fertilized were, however, considered to be too large for transport and handling. The problem of a secondary root ball under the pot in sand beds was prevented by spreading 15 ml/nP of Gloquat C on the sand surface. The capillary irrigation system and the automatic irrigation control worked well in experiments carried out under practical conditions. The potted nursery plants were kept evenly moist, and the plants grew to market size in one growing season. Index words: Container-grown nursery plants, capillary irrigation, irrigation control device, slow-release fertilizer, Nutricote(7o), growth media, prevention of rooting through, Gloquat C. 661 JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN FINLAND


Increasing numbers of Australian children are being classified as overweight or obese. Given the health complications associated with excess weight, interventions to prevent children becoming overweight are crucial. Despite literature showing that parents shape their children's food and exercise habits, no child obesity prevention programs have directly targeted parents. Moreover, although fear appeals have been used across several health promotion areas to change attitudes and behaviours, they have not been incorporated into an obesity preventive program. This study addressed these gaps by testing whether fear-based obesity simulations, targeted at parents as a tool for preventing childhood obesity, was more effective than an educational obesity message. The study was designed in two stages, with the first piloting the effectiveness of the simulations and an obesity message on a small sample of parents. Stage 2 tested a larger sample of parents and incorporated modifications from the pilot. In Stage 1, nine parents were randomly assigned to a Simulation or Education Presentation. Parents completed interviews and questionnaires at three different time points over a week. SPANOVAs revealed no significant improvements in attitudes, intentions, motivations, fears, and knowledge about obesity prevention for the Simulation compared to the Education Presentation. This contrasted to interview findings which indicated that parents found the Simulation Presentation more effective and changed their attitudes and behaviours compared to the Education Presentation. These findings highlighted important outcomes and informed the development of Stage 2. A qualitative approach was more effective in eliciting parental responses to their presentation; the education information may have been "too effective" and masked any impact of the simulations; and potential limitations regarding the insensitivity of the Likert scale, used to measure changes in parent responses to the questionnaire, may have mitigated any significant effects being found. The purpose of Stage 2 was to explore any impact of the simulations only through in depth parent interviews, and to use objective pedometer, food and anthropometric measures to triangulate and enhance the interview findings. Twenty four different parents were assigned to a photo or non-photo group. Parents and children completed interviews, anthropometric measurements, food records, and pedometer counts at three time points over eight weeks. Quantitative analyses found no significant improvements in children's Efficacy of Obesity Simulations iii pedometer scores, food intake, and achievement of activity and diet recommendations, or in parent intention to change their children's eating and exercise habits for the photo compared to the non-photo group. Many children failed to meet daily food and activity guidelines by the end of the study. This contrasts markedly to interview findings stating that: parents made improvements to their children's diet and exercise patterns and, for parents who didn't make changes, this was attributed to perceptions that they were already doing the right thing for their children. This disparity in results revealed an important yet underexplored issue for interventions targeting weight-related lifestyle changes. This focuses on levels of parental awareness about their children's dietary adequacy and activity levels, and bridging the gap between what one perceives they are doing versus the reality of what is actually happening. This discrepancy may have mitigated any impact of the simulations through a false sense of adequacy and parent risk levels toward their children developing obesity. Efficacy of Obesity Simulations iv


A 26-year-old woman (gravida 1) was seen when she was 33½ weeks pregnant. She was healthy except for easy bruising, which had been a problem since childhood. The patient did not have nosebleeds or prolonged bleeding after toothbrushing, flossing, or minor cuts. Menarche had occurred at age 13, with a 28-day cycle. Her heavy menstrual periods usually lasted 7 to 10 days. She underwent tonsillectomy and adenoidectorny at age 7 and bilateral bunionectomy at age 20; hemorrhage did not occur after the operations. The patient did not smoke or abuse drugs or alcohol. She took no medications except for prenatal vitamins. Mild von Willebrand disease (vWD) had recently been diagnosed in her mother. Her father had anemia of unknown cause; his family history included thalassemia, and his father had Hodgkin disease that was diagnosed when he was 30 years old. Her 23-year-old brother was healthy and had no bleeding disorders. The patient appeared well-nourished and was in no distress. Vital signs were stable, and site was afebrile. Heart sounds were normal; lungs were clear. Her abdomen was soft and rumtender. There was no spine tenderness, mucosal bleeding, ocular hemorrhage, or skin bruising. Because of the patient's history of easy bruising and heavy menstrual bleeding and her mother's recently diagnosed vWD, testing for the disorder was ordered. Laboratory results revealed von Willebrand factor (vWF) antigen activity of 75 U/dL, activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) of 32 seconds, factor VIII activity of 100%, and bleeding time of 9 minutes. (Normal values are vWF antigen level, 50 to 200 U/dL; aPTT) 20 to 32 seconds; factor VIII activity, 60% to 150%; and bleeding time, 5.5 minutes.) A ristocetin-induced platelet


The conditions for formation of silicides of scandium and gadolinium were investigated. It was found that scandium forms monosilicide ScSi, which is close to yttrium silicide in respect to crystal structure, and Sc/sub 3/Si/sub 5/ ; the typical silicide of gadolinium is GdSi/sub 2/, possessing a certain region of homogeneity and melting at 2100 deg . The peculiarities of the electron structure of the silicide phases of scandium and gadolinium are discussed. (auth)


In this study, structural behavior of RC deep beams with various approaches. Deep beams are classified as span to depth ratio varying from1.5 to 2.5. The paper presents the literature survey of study of deep beams under different loading conditions, using HSSC, steel fiber etc. The general trend is load deflection characteristics and modes of failure are studied.


This paper demonstrates the 2-D modeling analysis of permanent magnet synchronous generator with axial flux topology used in wind turbines. A detailed study is performed based on analytical model in purpose of obtaining the expressions of magnetic field components in various domains of the generator written as Fourier series expansions. This generator has classical slot's shape and surface permanent magnets. The analytical model should be accurate enough to be used in a preliminary machine design, as well as facilitating its design process. This analytical model design that uses the separation of variables techniques depends on the solution of Maxwell's equations. It has been modeled, and implemented in MATLAB.


Building on the idea of "ritual quotation," this article offers a new perspective on rituals enacted within contemporary theatrical performances in South India. Drawing from an existing corpus and reproduced in a different framework, the ritual tēvāram is embedded in a broad web of intertextual relationships comprised not only of items of repertoire and prescriptive manuals, but also of elements of ritual practices, shared beliefs, claims of social status, and ongoing negotiations between individual imagination and collective expectations.
 Usually a Nampūtiri domestic ritual, tēvāram is also carried out within Kūṭiyāṭṭam performances. Through a detailed analysis, I argue that the enactment of tēvāram on stage is not merely the stylized reproduction of a religious service, but it is rather an integral part of the narrative and aesthetic body of the theater practice. The performative and textual milieu of tēvāram creates scope for variations that modify both the plot and the tēvāram ritual itself. Kūṭiyāṭṭam-tēvāram thus becomes a transformative action and a tool of negotiation in the positioning of individuals within the social matrix.


The use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as a dynamic node in point to point communication of 5G and beyond 5G cellular networks is an emerging technology. It provides a reliable and efficient mode of wireless communication network in the sky. Existing architectures include single tier and multi-tier drone architecture. Major challenges in multi-tier architecture is in establishing an air traffic control system and in efficient resource sharing between the drones. To overcome the challenges associated with the multitier drone and cellular drone networks, a bidirectional multitier cognitive swarm drone network (BMCSDN) is proposed and investigated in terms of spectrum efficiency and allocation of optimized altitude and power for down link transmission. The proposed method uses the cognitive swarm drone (CSD) concept and provides enhancement of capacity and coverage with optimized transmission efficiency. The work also analyses the effect of interference when all CSDs transmit and receive with static and dynamic frequency allocations.


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Fish curing by salting and fermentation is the result of the action of certain enzymes over fresh fish. This study aimed to evaluate and compare three technological processing methods (A, B, C). Coliforms, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp., coagulase-positive Staphylococcus, Salmonella spp., total volatile base (TVB), pH, water activity (Wa), sodium chloride and biogenic amines were evaluated. A significant difference in histamine production (P   0.05). Wa and pH showed significant differences (P < 0.05), with values between 0.71 and 0.75, and 5.54 and 5.93. TVB values varied between 15.1 and 62.1 mg N 100 g−1, showing significant differences (P < 0.05) as well. Worrying levels of histamine were found. Processing method A was found to be the most appropriate for the production of this kind of fish.


Some P-adrenergrc receptor antagomsts are used m toprcal preparations for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. Pharmacodynamic studies mdicate that these "P-blockers" reduce mtraocular pressure, pnmarily through a reduction m aqueous humor production; whether or not the outflow rs also facilitated remams uncertam. The most widely used P-blockers for topical application are timolol, metipranolol and betaxolol. Timolol and metipranolol are P-1 and P-2 blockers, betaxololrs a P-1 blocker. These drugs have no mtnnsrc sympathomimetic activity and little anesthetic effect. Contact allergy to timolol has been reported (1, 2), but we have found no well-documented cases of sensitization to metipranolol.


Classical simulations of model O( P) atom isolated in Ar, Kr and Xe crystals with the variable magnitude and sign of the angular momentum anisotropy are performed. The guest–host interaction anisotropy remarkably affects the structure of the atomic trapping sites and the barriers to the temperature-induced atomic mobility. For interstitial trapping, inversion of anisotropy induces a kind of critical phenomenon, which transforms the migration path saddle point to a minimum and another saddle. As a result, a new peculiar axially symmetric interstitial site is formed with the migration barrier reduced. Preliminary ab initio-based study of the C( P) atom, whose interactions with Ar, Kr and Xe have the anisotropy opposite to oxygen, fully confirms the model analysis. Our results emphasise profound effect of the angular momentum anisotropy on the structure and dynamics of the open-shell atoms at matrix isolation. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


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and Babyhood (disambiguation). An infant (from the Latin word infants, meaning "unable to speak") is the more formal or
specialized synonym for "baby", the very young newborn of a human. The term may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms. Parents'
stress is known to further increase when their infant's NICU stay is prolonged since they are perceived as visitors rather than parents of their
infants, for long periods. Statistical analyzes demonstrated that the mean (Mean ± Standard Deviation) existed anxiety score of parents of neonates
admitted to NICU found to be 88.77±14.37 points at assessment stage.


Quantitative system modeling of financial scenario uncertainty based on deep learning in the context of algorithm optimization is implemented in the paper. For example, big data technology and artificial intelligence technology can be used to supervise its financial activities by setting risk indicators, collect data in its financial activities in the real time, conduct comprehensive analysis of Internet financial transaction risks, and analyze and determine whether the risk is not. Beyond indicators make the core point of our algorithm, and with this idea, the deep learning in the context of algorithm optimization is designed. The decoder of the core existing point cloud completion network directly uses the fully connected layer to perform feature decoding on the entire latent feature vector to output the completed point cloud, and the system model is used and applied to the financial scenario uncertainty analysis. Through the experimental result, the performance is tested.


Background: Microglial cells are immune cells that operate within the central nervous system. Abnormally activated microglia cause neuroinflammation, which is linked with neurodegenerative disease. Previous research has revealed that Rumex crispus root extract exerts anti-inflammatory effects. However, it is not known whether Rumex crispus leaf extract (RLE) has anti-inflammatory effects on murine microglial cells, such as BV-2 cells. This study proposed to investigate the impact of RLE on inducing inflammation by LPS in BV-2 cells. Methods: LPS was used to induce inflammation in BV-2 cells, and then cell survival, changes in the levels of inflammation-related factors and pro-inflammatory cytokines, and NF-κB and MAPKs signaling pathway activity were evaluated in the presence or absence of RLE. Results: RLE treatment resulted in a reduction in nitric oxide (NO) production triggered by LPS without causing cytotoxic effects. In addition, both protein and mRNA expression levels of iNOS and COX-2, which were upregulated by LPS, were significantly decreased by RLE. Also, RLE effectively reduced the transcriptional expression and further suppressed the increased production of inflammatory cytokines by LPS stimulation. Additionally, RLE effectively suppressed the inflammatory response of BV-2 cells stimulated by LPS via interference with NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways. Conclusions: Taken together, our results confirm the effective suppression of the inflammatory response induced by LPS in BV-2 cells by RLE. Consequently, we suggest that RLE holds promise as a preventive agent against diseases triggered by microglial inflammatory responses.


Abstract. In the field of pattern recognition and computer vision, applying the symmetric positive definite (SPD) matrix to represent an image set is widely studied, and the remarkable performance that it yields demonstrates its effectiveness. However, the computational burden of the original SPD matrices is usually high, which may restrict the applicability of existing methods. To address this problem, we proposed an SPD manifold dimensionality reduction (DR) algorithm. Specifically, we map the original SPD manifold into a more discriminative lower-dimensional one via a learned mapping. We first construct a graph model using the mechanism of collaborative representation to characterize the local structure of the original manifold data. Then, we formulate the SPD manifold DR problem into an elaborately designed objective function introduced by the graph-embedding framework, aiming to learn the mapping. Finally, the trace optimization method is chosen to solve this optimization problem. The experimental results on some benchmark datasets demonstrate the superiority of our method over the state-of-the-art image set classification methods.


Abstract: Background: Traffic accidents are one of the problems and threats to the health of people in the community. This study was performed, in view of the increasing number of accidents and casualties caused by it, with the aim of investigating traffic incidents involving crashes with more than 4 injured people, Accidents with more than 2 death Announced to Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences EOC unit from 2012 to 2018. Methods: This study is a retrospective descriptive study. The research sources included 1382 reports of traffic accidents in Kermanshah province that in the form of A-9 information, all of the medical emergencies and provincial-level hospitals were collected from the Ministry of Health from traffic incidents from 2012 to 2018. Results: The results of this study showed that 1382 incidents reported during the last 7 years Except for 2017, has increased. In total, the highest number of accidents occurred in the month of September and then the month of April and the lowest in May. During this period, 8425 people have been traumatized that 8.45% of them were reported death. On average, 1076 injured were transferred to the hospital and 102 deaths were reported before an ambulance arrived. Pride has been involved in 42% of the incidents. Most accidents occurred at around 14:00. Conclusions: Since the incidents and deaths, injuries and disabilities increasing caused by these incidents, Therefore, preventive proceedings and proper planning to reduce these incidents seem necessary. Keywords: Incident, Accident, Traffic accidents, Kermanshah province


We classify, up to cocycle conjugacy, one-parameter automorphism groups on an approximately finite dimensional (AFD) factor ℳ of type III with trivial Connes spectrum. Our goal is to find the complete cocycle conjugacy invariants for one-parameter automorphism groups on ℳ. We also study the relations between the flow of weights of ℳ and that of the crossed product ℳ ⋊α ℝ of ℳ by a one-parameter automorphism group α with Γ(α) = {0}. Moreover, we also study model realizations. "Model realizations" means that given certain commutative data, they can be realized as the complete cocycle conjugacy invariants of centrally free and centrally ergodic one-parameter automorphism groups on some properly infinite AFD von Neumann algebras.


A Comment on the Letter by Thomas D. Cohen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 021602 (2007). The authors of the Letter offer a Reply.


The probability for electron-hole production in a semiconductor located in a strong electric field is calculated with account of the interaction between the electrons and phonons. A temperature depsndence of the effect is obtained which is very appreciable at low temperatures. A qualitative study is made of other processes which may influence the probability of a valency electron leaking into the conductivity zone. These processes are absorption of several phonons, collisions with a slow (nonionizing) conductivity electron, or an impurity. It is pointed out that the first of these processes may be decisive in relatively weak fields. (tr-auth)


Collaborative forest management (CFM) is assumed to provide benefits for improving the condition of the forest ecology and the community's economy. However, its effectiveness is often debated, particularly regarding the involvement of poor and landless farmers in program implementation. In this relation, this study examines a CFM program implementation in Bandung District, West Java, the so-called Pengelolaan Hutan Bersama Masyarakat (PHBM). The study combined qualitative and quantitative approaches in collecting data. GIS analysis and vegetation identification supported this study. The study shows that the PHBM program implementation in the study area provided benefits for improving forest ecological conditions and the livelihood of the farmers. This study also suggests that poor or landless farmers could secure their rights and access to the forest; they became coffee farmers. Despite this, to ensure the sustainability of the program, especially the involvement of the poor and landless farmers, support from the government is very much needed.


Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience problems during performance of activities of daily living. These problems may lead to reduced physical activity. The purpo...


Abstract The Chilean vanguardista poet Vicente Huidobro singlehandedly inaugurated the Spanish-language avant-gardes with his 1918 poem Ecuatorial [Equatorial], and remained a dynamic and controversial global figure until his death in 1948. This essay demonstrates how Huidobro appropriated Walt Whitman's 'Salut au Monde' into this inaugural poem, taking from the US poet an elevated, comprehensive poetics of sight. But Whitman's all-seeing aesthetic seriously threatened Huidobro's own ethics and avant-garde poetic philosophy — Creationism — leading the Chilean to reject Whitman and this poetic vision in his 1931 Altazor. If Whitman's poetic speaker could 'contain multitudes', seeing the whole world in instant juxtaposition, Huidobro's ideal Creationist poet must instead empty himself, to create anew. Finally, this textual and historical confrontation reveals not only how Whitman brought his unifying vision to bear on his nation's Civil War, but also how the aging Huidobro, facing World War II and the imperialist shadow of the US, wrote back to Whitman to qualify and clarify what this vision might mean for 'America'.


We wanted to evaluate the effectiveness of inferior capsular plication for treating the anterior instabil-ity of the shoulder by comparing the prospective outcomes and the incidence of complications of the group(group1) that underwent arthroscopic vertical shift of the anteroinferior capsulo-labral complex and plication ofthe anterior band of inferior glenohumeral ligament and the group (group2) that underwent inferior capsular pli-cation that was augmentated by the same method.


A novel and practical procedure for the synthesis of small molecules possessing beta-hydroxy or N-tosylamino 1,2,3-triazole motif by azidation of epoxides or N-tosylaziridines with sodium azide followed by "click reaction" using eco-friendly PEG-400 as a reaction medium in the presence of 5 mol % of CuI is described. Enantiomerically pure epoxide and N-tosylaziridines were afforded in high yield with excellent ee values maintaining complete stereospecificity.


400 MHz 1H-NMR and 100 MHz 13C-NMR spectra of a neutral octasaccharide and of a disialyldecasaccharide of the N-acetyllactosamine type were studied. The resonance assignments were made by combining multiple-relayed coherence-transfer chemical-shift-correlated spectroscopy (multiple-RELAY-COSY) and 1H/13C-shift correlated 2D experiments. The complete analysis of the 1H and 13C spectra was performed.


Colonoscopy images contain specular highlights that occur as a result of the tiny camera on the colonoscope being perpendicular to the image location. These specular highlights may prevent the Gastroenterologist from having a full picture of the patient's condition and potentially giving an early diagnosis. The purpose of my honors research is to remove the specular highlights from these colonoscopy images. The process to achieve the above objective involves two steps. The first step would require locating the specular highlights in the image through image segmentation. For this purpose, information from nearby x and y pixels may be utilized. The second step consists of using image restoration to fill in the specular regions. The removal of these specular highlights refines the colonoscopy image and allows useful information to be deduced by the physician.


The technique of in situ crystallization of low molecular weight organic compounds from amorphous polymers was evaluated as a method of fabricating composite materials. Two workable systems, styrene–acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN)–acetanilide and SAN–anthracene, were found and their phase diagrams determined. In both systems kinetic studies revealed that the maximum crystallization rate takes place at large degrees of supercooling and that below these temperatures the mechanism is diffusion-controlled. The temperature-dependent crystal morphologies were characterized with electron microscopy, which showed three distinctly different morphologies for both systems. From dynamic mechanical measurements, it appears that the elastic moduli of organic crystals are about the same as those of organic polymers in the glassy state, and that relatively little reinforcement took place under the particular crystallization conditions employed.


New constraints on the thermobaric evolution of the Liguride complex of the Southern Apennines are provided by inorganic and organic thermal indicators. In detail, quantitative data on the thermobaric signature of the medium-to low-metamorphic Frido Unit and non-metamorphic North-Calabrian Unit have been derived using different methodologies such as clay mineralogy, fluid inclusion microthermometry, fission tracks analyses, and organic matter maturity. A good convergence among data from different, indipendent methods was obtained. The Frido Unit underwent temperatures in the range of anchizone (250- 300°C) according to data derived from both clay mineralogy and fluid inclusion microthermometry. Pressure estimates by white mica b0 parameter are typical of accretionary wedges and in the range of 6-8 kbar.
In the non metamorphosed North Calabrian Unit, clay mineralogy, organic matter maturity and fluid inclusion microthermometry record thermal conditions from diagenesis (~ 130°C) to the late diagenesis - anchizone boundary (~ 200°C) for the Crete Nere Fm., and diagenetic conditions (temperatures around 100-110°C) for the Saraceno Fm. In a regional framework, these data help to better constraint the thermal evolution of the units belonging to the Liguride complex with respect to the timing of final exhumation at 5-6 My, as suggested by apatite fission tracks data.


Solid oxide fuel cells are promising hydrogen energy devices. The goal of this research was to create ceramic layers for SOFCs based on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and to investigate their parameters. YSZ ceramic layers with a thickness of 5.14 μm on a porous NiO–YSZ substrate and 7 μm on pyrolytic graphite were obtained by electrophoretic deposition. X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy were used to determine the composition, structure, and morphological features of ceramic layers. The effects of the substrate's nature, the degree of dispersion of the initial YSZ powder, and the heat treatment conditions on the properties of the ceramic layer YSZ were considered.


Wе іnvеstіgаtе thе gеnеrаl аpprоаch tо іndіng еxаct cоsmоlоgіcаl sоlutіоns in f (R) Hо'rаvа-Lіfshіtz grаvіtу, bаsеd оn Nоеthеrs thеоrеm. А fеаturе оf thіs аpprоаch іs thаt іt usеs thе bеhаvіоr оf аn еffеctіvе Lаgrаngіаn undеr іnіnіtеsіmаl trаnsfоrmаtіоns оf thе dеsіrеd sуmmеtrу, еxplіcіtlу dеtеrmіnіng thе fоrm f (R) fоr whіch such sуmmеtrіеs еxіst. Іt іs shоwn thаt thе dуnаmіcs оf thе scаlе fаctоr chаngеs аccоrdіng tо еіthеr а еxpоnеntіаl functіоn оf tіmе оr tо а pоwеr lаw. f-essence is one of generalized fermion fields. In this work, the dynamics of f-essence with a viscous fluid in the flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe are studied. In addition, we analyzed various types of viscous fluids and investigated the possibility of reproducing the current accelerating expansion of the Universe. The cosmological parameters of this model are obtained. It shows that accelerated expansion can also be determined with a viscous fluid of the fermion field, as in the case of non-interacting perfect fluid considered in most modern models of accelerated expansion of the Universe.


Two beams of light from opposite sides of an electric lamp, after being diffused by opal screens, pass through suitable optical systems and a specially designed shutter which enables them to fall alternately in quick succession on a selenium cell connected in series with a galvanometer and a source of E.M.F. The density to be measured is placed in the path of one beam and a standard optical wedge, which can be moved along a scale graduated in density units, in the path of the other. The wedge is adjusted until the deflection of the galvanometer remains constant. The intensities of the beams falling on the cell are then equal, and the value of the density may be read on the wedge scale. The instrument is essentially a density comparator and is calibrated by means of standard densities.