Environmental factors and active involvement in grid-connected solar PV inverter ancillary operations may impact the quality of the current injected into the grid. The future grid-connected solar PV system with ancillary facilities (e.g., low voltage ride-through (LVRT)) will be more active and intelligent, which will degrade grid current reliability. The grid current distortions are specifically caused by the dc-link voltage variations and the modulation of pulse width (PWM) control applied to the PV inverter. This article analyzes the current harmonic distortion under the two-stage grid-connected PV system's regular (MPPT) and fault (LVRT) condition. Furthermore, a dc-link voltage variation control system for the two-stage photovoltaic (PV) inverter is presented during low voltage ride-through (LVRT) operation mode..The dc-link voltage differences are regulated under the fault condition to preserve the high modulation ratio in order to considerably mitigate the distortion rate of the grid current. Besides, the proposed system of control is designed to protect the PV inverter from the overcurrent failure under the faults to meet the modern LVRT grid codes. The conducted simulation tests have confirmed that the proposed control scheme leads to reduce a grid currents harmonics level by controlling the dc-link voltage variations.


Osteoderms are bony plates which develop in the dermis of the skin of vertebrates, most commonly found in fishes and reptiles. They have evolved independently at least eight times in reptiles suggesting the presence of a gene regulatory network which is readily activated and inactivated. The absence of osteoderms in birds and mammals, except for the one example of armadillos, has prevented a comparative molecular approach to their evolution. However, following CT scanning, we have discovered that in two genera of Deomyinae, the spiny mouse Acomys and the brush-furred mouse, Lophuromys there are osteoderms present in the skin of their tails. We have studied osteoderm development within the dermis of the tail in Acomys cahirinus to show that they begin development before birth in the proximal part of the tail skin and they do not complete differentiation throughout the tail until 6 weeks after birth. This has allowed us to study the cellular differentiation of the osteoderms with histology and immunocytochemistry and perform RNA sequencing to identify the gene networks involved in their differentiation. There is a widespread down-regulation of keratin genes and an up-regulation of osteoblast genes and a finely balanced expression of signaling pathways as the osteoderms differentiate. Future comparisons with reptilian osteoderms may allow us to understand how these structures have evolved, why they are so rare in mammals and how they are position-specific.


Thrust and cutter head torque are controlling parameters in shield designing,manufacturing and driving.Based on the analysis of the interaction of shield and soil in the process of shield driving,the factors which influence the thrust and cutter head torque are analyzed.The modified formula of calculating thrust has taken the influence of the effect of cutter head compressing the front soil and pressure distribution pattern in soil chamber into consideration and the modified formula of calculating cutter head torque,which has taken accout of the composite influence of effect of cutter head compressing the front soil and permeability of soil,were deduced.Through the analysis of the measured data of Xiangxiang section in Shenzhen Metro Line No.2,the adaptability of these modified formulae in complex strata were proved.The modified formula will provide some positive guideline to design a better EPB machine and predict the driving parameters.


The present review sets out to synthesize the existing research on word awareness at different stages of development and its association with early foreign language acquisition. word awareness is an important, but less studied component of metalinguistic awareness, particularly in terms of a foreign language acquisition. The paper presents and analyses not only the theoretical underpinnings of this phenomenon, but also the experimental research of all three aspects of its development: development of awareness of word as a unit of language, development of awareness of the arbitrary nature of the lexical sign, and development of understanding of the "word" as a metalinguistic concept. special attention is paid to the study of the nature of relationship between the development of the word awareness and early foreign language acquisition.


Objective:To estimate the influence of the large doses of contrast media on renal function of pa-tients using multi-detector spiral CT portal venography.Methods: Twenty-eight patients with portal hypertension were performed by enhanced CT with contrast media.Serum BUN and Scr level were determined one day and three days after CT examinations.Results: Excellent image quality of portal venography was obtained in all pa-tients.Serum BUN and Scr level of 26 patients had no changes after three days,and two patients raised up slightly.Conclusion: It is safe to use large dose contrast media for renal function of patients with portal hyperten-sion using multi-detector spiral CT portal venography.


A multilayer film (15,2,3,5) for the construction of skis (1), in particular for application to a ski body (14) of Alpine skis, water skis, wakeboard, kite board, surf board or a snowboard, characterized in that the multi-layer film (15, 2, 3, 5) consisting of two or more thin layers of multilayer transfer or laminating film (23, 32, 4, 56), in that on a surface of the multilayer transfer or laminating a mechanically supporting layer (24, 31, 57) is arranged with a preferably high modulus of elasticity, and that on another surface of the multilayer transfer or laminating a top layer (22, 33, 51) is arranged.


ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION Address for correspondence: Dr. Warin Krityakiarana, PhD, PT. Division of Physical Therapy, Facultyof Health Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, Nakhon-Nayok, 26120. Thailand. Phone:(+66) 02649 5447-9 ext 234, Fax: (+66) 02649 5450 E-Mail: email@example.com International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research,Int J Physiother Res 2014, Vol 2(6):799-05. ISSN 2321-1822DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2014.696 EFFECT OF ICE BAG, DYNAMIC STRETCHING AND COMBINEDTREATMENTS ON THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DELAYONSET MUSCLE SORENESS Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is aphenomenon that arises from physical exertionand described as unpleasant sensation or painafter unaccustomed strenuous exercise. Sportsmedicine professionals use various forms of coldapplication and stretching on a daily basis toprevent and treat DOMS. The onset of DOMSoccurs 8 to 24 hours post-exercise. It is essen-tial that these clinicians know about thephysiologic effects of cold and stretching inorder to provide the most appropriateapplication protocols for athletes. Thephysiologic effects of cryotherapy are decreasesin metabolism, inflammation, pain, and musclespasm


Abstract Molecular structures of the two tautomers of a β-diketone 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl-5-pyrazolone (PMBP) were studied by MS, UV, IR, and X-ray diffraction methods. The mass spectra show little difference for the two forms of PMBP, while there are notable differences in the IR spectra as KBr pellets and in the UV spectra in different solvents for the keto- and enol-PMBP. The keto- and enol-PMBP were stabilized respectively by intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The two types of hydrogen bonds were characterized by X-ray diffraction. Infrared spectrometric analyses depending on temperature were also performed to study the thermal properties of PMBP.


This study aimed to evaluate separation method to reduce the shells of palm kernel cake (PKC) and to optimize the extrusion process to increase the nutrient utilization. The sieving process was a method of separating two materials that had different sizes, both solid and liquid materials. The extrusion process variables used in this study were extrusion temperature and moisture content of PKC as optimization variables in the response surface methodology (RSM). The RSM design was central composite design (CCD) with 13 treatments and analysed with Design Expert version 13. PKC was separated from its shell by filtering it at a size of ≤0.600 mm and continued the extrusion process for 13 treatments using temperatures starting from 72 to 128 °C and moisture content starting from 22 to 78%. The main variable response was crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF), and ether extract (EE). Based on statistical analysis, it was found that temperature and moisture content had a significant effect (p<0.05) on the mathematical model of the relationship between the independent variables (temperature and moisture content) and the best CP, CF and EE responses. PKC extrudate had a bulk density value of 420 kg m-3 and a total solubility of 24.11%. The conclusion of this study was that the optimal extrusion treatment at BIS was using 91 °C and 42% moisture content to produce the best chemical and physical qualities.
Key words:        extrusion, nutritional component, palm kernel cake, physical characteristic, response surface methodology


This article briefly introducs the foreign language teaching multimedia and the necessary teaching material the characteristic and the next development direction.


The time evolution of phase separation in a supercooled dilute polymer solution (polystyrene in diethyl oxalate) in a metastable region was studied by time-resolved dynamic and static light scattering. The mean radius R(t) and the total number density N(t) of droplets consisting of the minority phase were obtained as R(t)\ensuremath{\sim}${\mathit{t}}^{1}$ and N(t)\ensuremath{\sim}${\mathit{t}}^{0}$ in the growth stage, and as R(t)\ensuremath{\sim}${\mathit{t}}^{1/3}$ and N(t)\ensuremath{\sim}${\mathit{t}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$ in the coarsening stage.


"The application in July 2005 by Wal-Mart to obtain a specialized bank charter from the state of Utah and to obtain federal deposit insurance reopened a national debate concerning the separation of banking and commerce. Though Wal-Mart withdrew its application in March 2007, the issue and the debate continue. This article offers a principles-based approach to this issue that begins with the recognition that banks are special and that safety and soundness regulation of banks is therefore warranted. Building on that recognition, the article lays out the principle that the "examinability and supervisability" of an activity should determine if that activity should be undertaken by a bank. Even if an otherwise legitimate activity is not suitable for a bank, it should be allowed for a bank's owners (whether the owners are individuals or a holding company), so long as the financial transactions between the bank and its owners are closely monitored by bank regulators. The implications of this set of ideas for the Wal-Mart case and for banking and commerce generally are then discussed". ("JEL" G21, G28) Copyright (c) 2009 Western Economic Association International.


AbstractThis article will analyze key publications of Guillaume Poncet de la Grave (1725-1803), formerly the monarchy's representative to the Admiralty Court, who worked during the Ancien Regime to restrict immigration to France, particularly that of people of color. He was also a passionate advocate for French imperial expansion. After the Revolution, in his political tract Reflections on the Unmarried, he expressed his anxiety over a declining French birthrate and a desire to have the state monitor marriage, sexuality, and reproduction in order to increase legitimate births. In this work he identified threats to what he referred to as 'the purity of the blood' within and without France, and proposed to the Republic legislation designed to eliminate them. Poncet de la Grave's career has been largely neglected but his former position merits a closer look at his political writing, which expressed significant, constant objectives that demonstrate thematic continuity over a tumultuous time. French fears of d...


Retroperitoneal fibrosis is now a well-recognized condition, but Webb & Dawson-Edwards (1967) pointed out that some cases are in fact due to the formation of a fibrous retroperitoneal sheet associated with the presence of metastatic malignant cells. Three out of their series of 16 cases were of this type and resembled 'Idiopathic' retroperitoneal fibrosis clinically, radiologically and at operation. The majority of patients with this disease present with general ill health, back and abdominal pain, and the clinical effects of ureteric obstruction. This paper concerns a further report of a patient with 'malignant retroperitoneal fibrosis' who presented as a vascular emergency.


MAJOR PROBLEMS OF DAR1 SPEAKERS IN MASTERING PASHTO MORPHOLOGY Afghanistan is a multi-lingual country. More than thirty different languages are spoken in the country. Pashto and Dari (Afghan Standard Persian, mainly Kabuli dialect) are the two official languages. Pashto is spoken by more than fifty percent of the population, and Dari is spoken by about thirty -seven percent of the total population. Dari is functioning as a lingua franca--that is, more than eighty percent of the total population are speaking Dari as a native, second, or third language. Dari and Pashto are both Indo-European languages; however their close historical relationship goes too far back in time to make either language intelligible to the speaker of the other. The overall similarities, however, are helpful to the speakers of Dari learning Pashto or vice-versa. The similarities may be phonological, morphological, and syntactical. Pashto has been a required subject for Dari-speaking children in Afghan schools since 1936. Since then, Pashto textbooks have been prepared for use in the schools. No systematic attempt has been made to identify the problems of Dari learners of Pashto; nor has there been any preparation of teaching materials with particular attention to an emphasis on solutions of these problems (Burhan 1972). It was felt that there is a need for jcontrastive study of these two languages. This is such a study, concentrating primarily on morphology, tho,gh phonology is also discussed in a sketchy manner. This study cons \ sts of four chapters. Chapter One is the description of both Pashto and Da i phonology. The last portion of this chapter is devoted to the difficulties that Dari speakers face in mastering Pashto phonology. Chapters Two and Three are the descriptions of Pashto and Dari morphology. Chapter r07 is the final analysis of morphological


Hybrid Wing Body configurations are currently an active field of research as potential candidates to meet NASA ERA N+2 goals. One characteristic of these configurations is the presence of a large number of redundant flight control surfaces. However, the design process and decision rationale for a given control surface layout is rarely discussed in the open literature. This paper investigates tradeoffs between drag, control authority, actuator weight, and actuation power requirements as a function of the number and spacing of elevons. The actuators will be sized based on hinge moments measured during nominal and failed control trim analyses. These effects are propagated upwards to estimate changes to fuel burn, a system level metric important to the ERA program, via the Breguet range equation. A model of the N2A-EXTE will be used to demonstrate these tradeoffs.


A real-space renormalisation group method is used to investigate acoustic properties of percolation lattices in the vicinity of the percolation threshold. Scaling form an expressions for critical exponents x, y describing the sound velocity are derived. The existence of an anomalous dispersion relation is elucidated. Dimensionalities dT and dL which represent the geometrical structure of cluster backbones are introduced. The exponents x, y and the dimensionalities dT, dL are expressed in terms of other exponents nu , beta , t, s and beta B for percolation and their explicit values are evaluated from known estimates for nu , beta , t, s and beta B. A geometrical picture of the backbone structure is obtained in terms of the dimensionalities.


Review of: Microbiology: an Evolving Science. 1 st ed. Joan L. Slonczewski and John W. Foster; (2008) . W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 1280 pages.


Diagnostic in lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relevant problem that has been investigated in different for a long time. This delay has impact on the number of unnecessary investigations, social and personal disease economic burden, anxiety levels related to uncertain medical decisions, and increased risk of needless surgeries. 1 A wrong-surgery tends to further delay the diagnosis and to promote faster disease progression, a circumstance con fi rmed by neurologists dedicated to ALS and supported by scienti fi c data. Additionally,adiagnosisdelaydecreasesthechancesofclinical trial participation. Shortening diagnostic delay has been the rational for establishing the Revised-El Escorial Criteria, 3 the Awaji proposal (which is mainly focused on the neurophysio-logical features of ALS), 4 and the Gold Coast Criteria. 5 This demonstrates the importance of this subject, and the strong involvementofdifferentinstitutionsandexpertsonimproving this constraint.


This paper examines the changes in heat and salt content for the North Atlantic 19992008 based on only profiling float data. This is of some interest as the Argo program has become the main ocean observing system for subsurface temperature and salinity data and the XBT bias problem has raised doubts about another major part of the observing system. I think significant work needs to be done on the paper, mainly in the addition of background details, method details, and analysis of the data. Most critical is a deeper examination of the profiling float data used and how the data distribution and quality affect the estimated trend. Also, there should be some discussion as to whether a linear trend is really the best way to understand the 10 year time series and


This paper embeds an oligopolistic industry structure in a real options framework in which synergy gains of horizontal mergers arise endogenously and vary stochastically over time. We find that (i) mergers are more likely in more concentrated industries; (ii) mergers are more likely in industries that are more exposed to industry-wide shocks; (iii) returns to merger and rival firms arising from restructuring are higher in more concentrated industries; (iv) increased industry competition delays the timing of mergers; (v) in sufficiently concentrated industries, bidder competition induces a bid premium that declines with product market competition; and (vi) mergers are more likely and yield larger returns in industries with higher dispersion in firm size.


This paper presents model predictive controller (MPC) design for grid-connected Photovoltaic system using quasi-Z-source inverter (QZSI). The QZSI provides a cheaper, simpler, and one stage approach for PV arrays. Using traditional control for QZSI, the two sides (DC-side and AC-side) should be controlled separately. PI controller has been extensively used for QZSI but still PI has some limitations such as system nonlinearity. The main idea of MPC is based on the model of the QZSI and using this model, the future behavior of the output current is predicted over a period of time. Using a cost function, the predictions are assessed and the best switching state is selected to be applied. Using MPC, the output current is regulated based on the maximum PV available power. The QZSI inductor current and capacitor voltage are manipulated based on the same cost function. The simulation results using MATLAB simulink confirm the effectiveness of this controller and the advantages of the MPC as a simple and powerful method for power electronics converter as it does not need additional modulation techniques or internal control loops.


A system and method for measuring the pressure provided by a disc pump is disclosed. The disc pump comprises an actuator mounted within the disc pump on a flexible skirt that allows the actuator to oscillate for generating air flow through the cavity of the pump and allows the actuator to be displaced with increasing pressure to a load. The actuator moves from a rest position when air begins flowing through the cavity to a biased position when the load is fully pressurized or depressurized depending on the direction of fluid flow through the cavity. The pump further comprises a sensor which measures the displacement of the actuator at any position between the rest position and the biased position as fluid begins flowing through the cavity to pressurize or depressurize the load. The pressure being delivered by the disc pump is determined as a function of the displacement of the actuator.


Two concepts of particular relevance for educational and psychological measurement research using the popular structural equation modeling methodology are revisited—saturated model and (just) identified model. The distinction is emphasized between a saturated model on the one hand and an identified model on the other. It is shown that a saturated model need not be identified (and thus need not be just identified). Within that context, it is stressed that for a given set of observed variables there may be more than a single saturated model. To avoid possible confusion, a proposal is made to use the concept of "the saturated model" as referring only to the model with unconstrained variances, covariances, and means for a given set of manifest measures and to make references to "a saturated model" whenever any of the possible set of saturated models for these observed variables is meant.


In most cases, an increase in voice-coil temperature is the major cause of speaker failure. Several techniques have been developed to keep the voice coil at room temperature under high-power inputs. It is a known fact that a rise in temperature causes a rise in the total resistance of the voice coil, thus reducing the sensitivity. Many performance improvements have been implemented on sound quality and high power output. However, less importance has been placed on the end stage of the hi-fi, i.e. the loudspeaker. The main problem faced by high-power loudspeakers is that of power compression. A cost-effective moving magnet structure, where the coil is directly heat sinked, is the best economical solution to reduce power compression. An attempt is made to build such a moving magnet loudspeaker system with a stationary coil. The compensation for the increase in voice-coil resistance is provided by predicting the temperature of the voice coil in real time at different temperatures. A computer controlled measuring method is developed to enable long-term measurements with constant input power. A very simple digital technique to provide the required negative output impedance to compensate for the increase in voice-coil resistance is also discussed.


ALTHOUGH Charles Perrault remains the best known French fairy-tale writer, scholarly attention devoted to the less recognized conteuses reveals a trove of literature that merits analysis. (1) Lewis Seifert reminds us that seven women wrote more than two-thirds of the fairy tales published between 1690 and 1715 (8). The works of those authors engage complex aesthetic and ideological debates that reflect, respond to, or even subvert the dominant courtly culture of Louis XIV. In spite of (or, in part, because of) its infantilizing and precious veneer, the fairy-tale genre presents a paradoxical mixture of nostalgia and modernity that makes it an ideal repository for the anxieties of a society under transformation. This essay analyzes how a forward-thinking nostalgic tale--La Tyrannie des fees detruite by Madame d'Auneuil--helps the eighteenthcentury reader embrace the transformations brought on by emerging technology. Originally published in 1702, during the first wave of fairy tale popularity (1690-1715), and republished by the writer Mademoiselle de Lubert in 1756, during the second wave (1730-1758) with the added subtitle "ou L'origine de la machine de Marli," the tale remains relevant for its portrayal of the marvelous as a tool for the normalization of industrial expansion. I will argue that by fusing the marvelous and the mechanical, Madame d'Auneuil promotes change through nostalgia. (2) Madame d'Auneuil's fabrication of a myth of origins for a vast waterworks project asserts the commensurability of literary and mechanical production, both of which glorify but ultimately transcend the roi-machine. (3) The machine in Madame d'Auneuil's fairy tale was a feat of engineering that Louis XIV had constructed in order to pump river water to the chateaux of both Marly and Versailles. Powered by the Seine, fourteen giant paddlewheels (each about thirty feet in diameter) activated more than two hundred pumps, sending water 570 feet up through pipes to an aqueduct at Louvenciennes. From there, gravity brought the water to Versailles. The ambitious project was inaugurated by the king in 1684, and work on its construction continued for years. "Cette machine ... n'est pas encore dans la derniere perfection; car on doit y ajouter quelques roues & d'autres ouvrages," reads an account from 1693 (Jordan 185-86). Nevertheless, even incomplete, the machine took on the status of eighth world wonder and was visited by travelers from all over Europe and by foreign dignitaries such as Peter the Great, the King of Denmark, and the ambassadors from Siam (Frelant n.p.). "Tous les etrangers y admirent un effet de la grandeur & de la gloire du Roi," notes a guide to the wonders of Europe (Jordan 185). Marly's machine may have been as much of a tourist attraction in the eighteenth century as the Eiffel Tower is today. Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopedie mentions it in no less than ten articles and includes two plates representing the hydraulic system. The machine spread across the countryside with its reservoirs and pipes, creating a landscape that blended pastoral beauty and modern invention. An anonymous eighteenth-century engraving of the machine (fig. 1) illustrates perfectly this marriage of nostalgia and technology. In the foreground, a pastoral scene reminiscent of l'Astree peacefully coexists with the giant work of engineering. The ease of coexistence is accentuated by the attitude of both the people and the animals. There is no evidence of wonder, fear, disdain, or even the slightest display of concern for the machine. Undisturbed, neither the shepherds nor the animals bother to look at the technological marvel. Immense, and yet understated, the machine becomes a natural part of the landscape. In the far distance, the aqueduct recalls ancient engineering. The nostalgic tableau couches the modern technology comfortably amid signs of ancient grandeur and of an idealized pastoral mythos. This artistic response to the mechanical attraction echoes the sentiment in Madame d'Auneuil's literary tale of the machine's origins. …


Robotic surgery is an evolving and exciting field. We discuss the history of robotics in general and its intro- duction into medicine. Specific details of robotics in urology then follow with an introduction to the available systems. The chapter then concentrates on the da Vinci system which is currently the unchallenged master-slave platform. Compar- isons between first and second generations of the da Vinci robot are made and improvements such as the 3DHD vision and Tile Pro are highlighted. Finally, there is a brief overview of telerobotics and telemedicine and a glimpse into the future of nanorobotics.


This article presents the concepts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the model of consumer's response on CSR activities, based on a literature review, a documentary analysis, and an analytical description. The results of structural equation model show CSR activities are an exogenous variable which has direct effect to endogenous variables include corporate image, perceived service quality, customer satisfaction, brand affect and customer trust. Moreover CSR activities have an indirect effect on behavioral loyalty meanwhile attitudinal loyalty is a mediator. The developed model should be tested against empirical data for its consistency and invariance between the difference groups of consumer in each market segment. Then the business organizations can be responsive to both consumers and society expectations as well. This will lead to the development of the cohesiveness and shared values of consumers, society and business organizations.


A majority of coaches realises the potential of recovery activities to have a positive impact on performance. Fatigue in athletes frequently results from extensive travelling which sometimes is associated with sleep deficits especially when travelling across time zones. Sleep is the most natural and important recovery strategy for humans. So far physical fatigue and recovery strategies have been emphasised in research. The element of mental fatigue and consequently the need for mental recovery embrace the spotlight of research. Sleep is the most natural and important recovery strategy for humans. Disturbed sleep, however, will affect performance in sport and in general life as well as athletes' health. Performance measurement is much more complex in the work context and it may have more impact on society if a wrong decision is made being a pilot or a traffic controller compared to winning or losing a game of football.


A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic technique for the quantitative analysis of the isomers of hydroxyphenylalanine has been developed. The chromatographic conditions were as follows : stainless steel column (2.1×500 mm) packed with Hitachi #3011-C resin ; mobile phase, a mixture of equal volumes of 0.025 M sodium acetate and 0.05 M acetic acid ; flow rate, 0.8 ml/min ; temperature, 45° ; detection, fluorimetric detector. This procedure was found to be suitable for the analysis of 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, p-tyrosine, m-tyrosine, o-tyrosine, and phenylalanine.


Objective Comparative analysis of the risk factors of hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) after HLA-mismatched and HLA-matched allogeneic peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-PBSCT) were conducted. Methods The medical records of 120 patients undergoing allo-PBSCT in our hospital from March 1998 to March 2008 were analyzed. Results 23 of 120 patients occurred HC, and they were all late-onset of HC. There were HC of grade Ⅰ in 8 cases, grade Ⅱ in 10 cases, grade Ⅲ in 4 cases, grade Ⅳ in 1 case. The median time of onset was 27 days after allo-PBSCT(range 21-45 days), the median duration of HC was 16 days (range 7-70 days). Univariate analysis indicated that the age, younger than 25, ATG usage, HLA-mismatched transplantation were associated with the occurrence of HC, while in multiple regression analysis only HLA-mismatched transplantation(RR=8.266, 95 % CI=2.16-37.79, P =0.001) was independent risk factor. Conclusion HC after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation is a common complication, HLA-mismatched transplantation is the independent risk factor.

Key words:
Cystitis;  Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation;  Risk factors


ABSTRACT Arbutus mollis Kunth in H.B.K. treated since long ago as a synonym of A. xalapensis Kunth in H.B.K. is the correct name for the plants formerly treated as A. occidentalis var. villosa McVaugh & Rosatti. A revision of the complex of A. occidentalis McVaugh & Rosatti reveals that the two varieties originally described for that species differ in characters of foliage, indument and inflorescence, which suggests an origin from different lineages and justify their separation to the species level, and therefore A. mollis is recognized here as an independent species. The shrubby habit shared by A. mollis and A. occidentalis is probably a case of convergent evolution. The taxonomic reinstatement of A. mollis is made and amended descriptions for A. mollis and A. occidentalis and a key to distinguish them are given. Apparent intermediates are either morphs, hybrids, stump sprouts of tree species after fire or cutting, or rarely shrubby forms of other species. The following hybrids are documented: Arbutus mollis x A. tessellata (Guanajuato and Michoacan), Arbutus mollis x A. xalapensis (Queretaro), Arbutus occidentalis x A. arizonica (Durango, Aguascalientes, and Jalisco), Arbutus occidentalis x A. tessellata (Jalisco), Arbutus occidentalis x Arbutus bicolor (Chihuahua and Durango), and Arbutus occidentalis x Arbutus aff. xalapensis (Durango and Jalisco).Key words: Arbutus xalapensis, hybrids, introgression, madrone, morphs, systematics.


Abstract This article is aimed to find an effective method to decompose high-concentration N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) in aqueous solution, which is widely used in chemical industry. Thermal activ...


ABSTRACT The paper discusses the political dynamics underlying the agrarian dimensions of the peace agreement between the government and the Colombian main guerrilla (FARC). Such agreements were both sensible and progressive, but seriously limited in their distributional aspirations under the assumption that acautious approach would allay the fears of economic elites and prevent apolitical backlash. Experience has shown that the assumption was wrong. The link between pro-peace coalitions and agrarian reformismwas weak. Furthermore, implementation is not delivering, and has been riddled with violence, instability, disorder and passionate contestation. Ishow that post-agreement moderate paths not necessarily prevent polarisation and that instead, they can incur in significant (and asymmetrically distributed) costs. Isuggest that coalition formation-breakdown and specific state capacities provide key mechanisms that contribute to explain why this is the case, and highlight the trade-offs between the political feasibility of an agreement and the feasibility of its implementation.


Complete tumor resection is still the only poten- tially curative therapy option for patients with ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Surgical exploration is the gold standard for the determi- nation of tumor resectability. Radiological resect- ability assessment is of great importance because many clearly unresectable cases can be identified preoperatively and it became essential for surgi- cal planning. The evolving surgical and radiologi- cal techniques demand a continuous reappraisal of radiological criteria in resectability assessment. In the following, the criteria for resection plan- ning are described along with surgical manage- ment and the role of radiology in some innovative surgical concepts is explained.


Truncated domes on curb ramps benefit travelers with visual impairments. However, concerns associated with the safety and negotiability of such detectable warnings for other travelers have resulted in much controversy. The findings of the study presented here indicate that detectable warnings did not adversely affect the negotiability of ramps by the 21 participants who ambulated by wheelchairs.


This important and highly original book explores the application of economics to the subject of hate via such diverse topics as war, terrorism, road rage, witchcraft mania, marriage and divorce, and bullying and harassment.


The lacustrine source rock of the middle and low sub-members of member 3 of Shahejie Formation from is studied based on a lot of samples,and it is found that the source rock presents the obvious suppression of vitrinite reflectance.In 2 900~3 370 m,the actual Value of vitrinite reflectance is less than the predictive value of it according to its distribution law in 2 770~2 900 m.The abnormal value of the vitrinite reflectance is in 0.05%~0.25%.The relationship between the negative abnormal value and the contents of organic components in the source rock is analyzed.It is shown that,there is positive linear relation between the abnormal value of Ro and the contents of exinite and sapropelinite,there is negative linear relation between it and the content of vitrinite;and there is no obvious relationship between it and the content of inertinite.On profile,the layer with the suppression of Ro is corresponding to high contents of exinite and sapropelinite.There are negative linear relationships between the value of Ro and the content of hydrogen and the ratio value of H to O,and there is a positive linear relation between the value of Ro and the content of oxygen.The results show that the high content of hydrogenous exinite and sapropelinite is one of the main factors causing the suppression of vitrinite reflectance,and the suppression appears when the content of liptinite is over 40%(the content of hydrogen is about 2%).


This paper surveyed the development of multi-core OS.Figured out the truth that multi-core technology lacked support from OS.Introduced the research status of multi-core OS both home and abroad.Analyzed the key issues of multi-core OS.Drew a conclusion of research methods for multi-core OS in the end.


Shiatsu is a healing art which uses the power of touch and pressure to enable us to find our own self-healing capabilities. The therapy involves using fingers, thumbs, hands, elbows, knees and feet to stimulate the body's energy points. This text covers aspects of this healing art, the origins of which date back nearly 3000 years. It covers the practical aspects of Shiatsu, from the full-body treatment to advice on exercise and self-help measures. It is fully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, and each step of Shiatsu treatment is shown in sequence for ease of use.


Background: Weaning plays a major role in determining the nutritional status of a child. Poor weaning practices during infancy and early childhood, resulting in malnutrition, contribute to impairment of cognitive and social development, poor school performance and reduced productivity in later life. The objective of this study is to know weaning practices of mothers of difficult terrain. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in all villages under Rural Health Training Center, the field practice area of Department of Community Medicine. A total of 500 mothers with children within 3 years of age were included in the study. Pre-tested pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on weaning practices. Results: Majority of children (51.57%) were weaned at >6 months and were observed to be more under nourished (79.34%) as compared with those between 4 months and 6 months (61.50%). Majority of boys were weaned earlier than girls irrespective of the age of the weaning. Malnutrition was found in majority of those children who were weaned inadequately in terms of both frequency and amount. Conclusions: The present study revealed suboptimal weaning practices among the mothers of hilly region. Thus, appropriate educational strategies should be directed particularly on counteracting various myths related to infant feeding Moreover, promotion of appropriate feeding should target not only on maternal caregivers, but also on other family members, particularly husbands and grandmothers, taking into account the social and cultural situation of the area.


The simulated room impulse responses with different frequency characteristics of reverberation time were obtained at the same listening position by modeling a typical classroom. Chinese speech intelligibility was evaluated by grade 3 and 5 children, and adults under the low frequency characteristics of reverberation conditions through convolving these room impulse responses with speech signals recorded in the anechoic chamber. The results show that the longer the mid-frequency reverberation time is and the younger subjects are, the lower speech intelligibility score is for the same age group. The excessive low frequency reverberation has a significant impact on Mandarin Chinese speech intelligibility. The intelligibility scores in the case that reverberation time in low-frequency was longer than that in mid-frequency were lower than those in the case that reverberation time in low-frequency was shorter than that in mid-frequency for the same age group.


FIELD: machine building. SUBSTANCE: bin insert is installed in paver bin above bunker conveyor transporting bitumen material in direction of material transfer from bin. Bin insert has front and rear sides and several walls together making opening located next to bunker conveyor. EFFECT: opening to bunker conveyor is increasing from bin insert front side to rear side. 15 cl, 9 dwg


Assessing Dutch and English immersion in French-Speaking Belgium: linguistic, cognitive and educational perspectives Our paper aims to present and illustrate the methodological approach that will be adopted in a very recently funded 5-year multidisciplinary research project on immersion in French-speaking Belgium. Our project starts from the postulate that although recently published surveys have confirmed that immersion learners outperform traditional L2 learners as far as target language test scores are concerned, it nonetheless remains largely unclear how much, in what respect and thanks to which (internal and external) processes/factors immersion students are better than traditional learners (see Dalton-Puffer 2011). Thanks to the innovative combination of different research methods and perspectives, our project will tackle underinvestigated facets of immersion, viz. spoken skills and oral proficiency in (semi-)authentic interactions, lexical and morpho-syntactic knowledge, cognitive abilities and socio-affective variables. The project thus tackles the interplay between linguistic, cognitive and educational aspects of immersion. This interdisciplinary approach will allow us to examine by which cognitive [memory, attention…] and socio-affective [motivational, attitudinal…] factors the potential linguistic [typological, cross-linguistic…] differences between immersion learners of Dutch and of English can be accounted for (see for instance Bialystok and Barac 2012 and Katarzyna 2012). We will analyse data from French-speaking immersion and non-immersion learners (control group) of English and Dutch as target languages in the last two years of primary school education, but also in the last two years of secondary school education. Regarding the methodological approach, we will adopt an innovative combination of corpus-based longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses, together with experimental research designs. A longitudinal learner corpus will be collected, annotated and analysed, detailed sociolinguistic and attitudinal questionnaires collected, classroom observations carried out; and focus groups studies will also be performed (set of controlled tasks and individual interviews). Dalton Puffer, C. (2011), Content-and-Language Integrated Learning: From Practice to Principles? in: Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 31, 182–204. Bialystok, E. & Barac, R. (2012). Emerging bilingualism: Dissociating advantages for metalinguistic awareness and executive control. Cognition, 122, 67-73. Katarzyna P. (2012). 'The impact of students' attitude on CLIL: A study conducted in higher education'. In: Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning 5(2), 28-56


Voice interactive devices often use keyword spotting for device activation. However, this approach suffers from misrecognition of keywords and can respond to keywords not intended for calling the device (e.g., "You can ask Alexa about it."), causing accidental device activations. We propose a method that leverages prosodic features to differentiate calling/not-calling voices (F1 score: 0.869), allowing devices to respond only when called upon to avoid misactivation. As a proof of concept, we built a prototype smart speaker called Aware that allows users to control the device activation by speaking the keyword in specific prosody patterns. These patterns are chosen to represent people's natural calling/not-calling voices, which are uncovered in a study to collect such voices and investigate their prosodic difference. A user study comparing Aware with Amazon Echo shows Aware can activate more correctly (F1 score 0.93 vs. 0.56) and is easy to learn and use.


The present invention is to provide a message integrated management system that can manage and integrate the call history, and transmit and receive messages by connecting through a variety of communication networks in a variety of devices by integrating the message management functions and services spilling done independently on each server or terminal . Message integrated management system according to the invention, a central server, a call management server, the message management server, and the media conversion server. A central server connected to the communication network belongs to at least one subscriber of the communication terminal receives the call history, and sending and receiving messages of a subscriber terminal. Call management server stores and manages the call history received from the central server and sent to the subscriber according to the subscriber's request. Message management server stores the transmitted and received messages received from the central management server transmits to the subscriber according to the subscriber's request. The media conversion server converts the media type of the message transmitted and received according to the subscriber's request and transmits to the subscriber. The message also integrated management system may further include a personal telephone number management server that stores the phone book list that includes the other information communication terminal of the subscriber management. Integrated message management, media conversion, phonebook list, call history


The most recent advancement of sonar imaging has been focusing on the capability of high‐resolution imaging, especially for multiple‐element arrays and synthetic aperture systems. Consequently, modeling and correction of data acquisition error has become an important subject in high‐performance imaging. High‐accuracy array calibration techniques are crucial to the performance of sonar systems. However, the fundamental analysis and functions of calibration procedures have not been fully studied in a complete and detailed manner. This paper presents a simple and systematic calibration technique for multiple‐element array sonar systems. The presentation includes mathematical and physical modeling, theoretical analysis, and full‐scale experiment with the Sonatech SLS‐10 array system.


In order to promote the application of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor in strain measurement of flight test field, ground verification tests were carried out, and the effects of the packaging structure and the bonding technology of the sensor were analyzed. FBG has the advantages of small size and light weight in flight test applications, but the optical fiber is easily damaged, so it is necessary to use a stainless steel substrate to encapsulate the optical fiber and then use AB glue to bond to the test substrate. In this paper, FBG and resistance strain gages are compared to verify the feasibility of strain measurement. The results show that the response trend of the FBG sensor is consistent with the resistance strain gauge, but there is a large strain loss in the bonding layer of the FBG after packaging. Further establish a strain transfer model for simulation analysis, and quantitatively calculate measurement error. It is proposed that under the premise of meeting the feasibility of flight test process, the thickness of the cement layer should be small enough and the elastic modulus should be large enough, which can effectively improve the accuracy of FBG strain measurement.


EDITOR,—M R Hill and colleagues report the association between a variant of the gene for the β chain of the high affinity receptor for IgE (Fc(epsilon)RI-β) with the Leu 181/Leu 183 polymorphism and atopy in an Australian population.1 They suggest that polymorphism in Fc(epsilon)RI-β is one factor …


Due to the complex behavior of tokamak plasmas and the importance of optimizing performance while avoiding instabilities and machine limits, plasma control algorithms are becoming increasingly dependent on sophisticated model-based control approaches. It is anticipated that the use of integrated modeling codes in the model-based control design process will reduce the amount of experimental time needed to implement new control algorithms by facilitating development of control-oriented models and enabling higher-fidelity closed-loop simulations. In this work, a reduced model is developed from a series of TRANSP simulations and is used to develop a model predictive control (MPC) algorithm for controlling important equilibrium parameters in KSTAR [] discharges. The control algorithm uses the KSTAR neutral beam injection system and the target plasma current and plasma boundary as actuators, and optimizes the plasma stored energy, loop voltage, and internal inductance while avoiding constraints that could lead to disruptions. Higher fidelity testing of the control algorithm is performed using a flexible framework for enabling external processes to actively control plasma parameters in TRANSP simulations. Closed-loop simulations demonstrate the ability of the control algorithm to respond to disturbances in density and confinement, handle actuator failures, and move the discharge to high non-inductive fraction conditions.


The purpose of this report exists to clarify the influences of DOCA, cortisone, ACTH and glucuronic acid on the circulating plasma and blood volumes or the extracellular fluid volume in an experimental liver impairment by administering allyl formate to dogs, and the following results were obtained. 1. A subcutaneous injection of 2 mg/kg of DOCA, 20 mg/kg of cortisone or 2 International Units (I.U.)/kg. of ACTH at hour after a subcutaneous injection of allyl formate at 0.03 cc/kg, made the tendency of the decrease of the circulating plasma volume be inhibited to be genrally constant, the one of the increase of the extracellular fluid be also similarly inhibited to be finally decreased. 2. A similar injection of glucuronic acid did not influence on the circulating plasma volume or the extracellular fluid volume. 3. An intramuscular injection of 1 mg/kg of DOCA after a continuous subeutaneous
injection of allyl formate at 0.01 cc/kg for 5 days, introduced a tendency to accelerate the increase of the circulating plasma volume and the extracellular fluid volume. 4. A similar intramuscular injection of cortisone at 10 mg/kg or of ACTH at 1 I.U./kg did not influence on the circulating plasma volume and the extracellular fluid volume. 5. A similar intramuscular injection of glucuronic acid at 50 mg/kg did not influence on the circculating plasma volume, while it would more or less inhibit in some cases the decrease of the extracellular fluid volume.


STUART SUITS AND SMOCKS: DRESS, IDENTITY, AND THE POLITICS OF DISPLAY IN THE LATE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH COURT by Emilie M. Brinkman This thesis centers on the language of dress and the politics of display during the late Stuart dynasty (1660–88). In the late Stuart courts, fashion and material possessions became an extension of one's identity. As such, this study examines how elite Englishmen and women viewed themselves, and others, through their clothing on the eve of Britain's birth in response to critical moments of identity crisis during the Restoration period. Whitehall courtiers and London gentility utilized their physical appearance, specifically their clothing, accoutrements, and furnishings, to send messages in order to define themselves, particularly their "Englishness," in response to numerous unresolved issues of identity. Therefore, this thesis argues that the roots of English national character were evident in the courts of Charles II and James II as a portion of the English population bolstered together in defiance of the French culture that pervaded late seventeenth-century England. STUART SUITS AND SMOCKS: DRESS, IDENTITY, AND THE POLITICS OF DISPLAY IN THE LATE SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLISH COURT


The invention discloses a vehicle speed and mileage auxiliary measuring system and a measuring method thereof. The measuring system comprises a vehicle drive wheel, an auxiliary wheel, a measuring element, an elastic bracket, a vehicle bracket, an auxiliary wheel rotary shaft hinge and an auxiliary wheel rotary shaft, wherein one end of the elastic bracket is fixedly arranged on the vehicle bracket; the other end of the elastic bracket is pressed on the auxiliary wheel rotary shaft by virtue of elasticity; one end of the auxiliary wheel rotary shaft is arranged on the vehicle bracket by the auxiliary wheel rotary shaft hinge and is capable of rotating around the auxiliary wheel rotary shaft hinge; the other end of the auxiliary wheel rotary shaft is equipped with the auxiliary wheel; an elastic maintaining auxiliary wheel of the elastic bracket is in follow-up contact with the vehicle drive wheel; the measuring element is arranged on the auxiliary wheel rotary shaft. On the basis of not changing the original system structure, the vehicle speed and mileage auxiliary measuring system can indirectly and precisely measure mileage and speed information of the wheel type structure vehicle, is simple in structure, practical and convenient, and high in precision.


Effects of time of infection of banana bunchy top virus on susceptibility of three banana cultivars. Banana Bunchy Top, caused by Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV), is one of the most important banana diseases in Indonesia. Approach to reduce disease incidence involves prevention of early infection especially on susceptible cultivars. This study was conducted to evaluate the response of three banana cultivars, Ambon Kuning, Tanduk, and Kepok, to different time of infection of BBTV i.e., one week and three week after adaptation period, and one week during adaptation period. Banana plants used in the study were prepared through in vitro propagation (tissue culture) and virus transmission was done using aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa.  In addition to observation on symptom expression, inhibition of plant height, and reduction of leaf size, conformation of virus infection was done through indirect ELISA. Virus concentration on different part of the plant, young leaf, stem, and root, tends to decrease over the time due to the ability of BBTV to move from cell to cell before replication takes place. It is evidenced that BBTV was able to infect banana in all growth stages although the younger plant is more susceptible to BBTV. Although concentration of the virus in the tested plant is considered high, symptoms expression of BBTV infection can be differentiated from moderate to very severe. Response of banana plants to infection of BBTV can be grouped into susceptible (Ambon Kuning), moderate tolerant (Tanduk), and tolerant (Kepok).


To analysis the neuropsychological characteristics of different subtypes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 172 outpatient children whose symptoms accorded with the standard of diagnoses were divide into 3 groups :PI(57 cases),HI(21 cases)and CT(94 cases).Then, the Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration(VMI) and Combined Raven's Test (CRT) were carried out among the 3 groups. With the increase of age ,the percentage of HI decreased and PI increasd.There were notable differences.The percentage of boys was greater in HI while the percentage of girls was greater in PI.For the ADHD children,their primitive records of psychological age in VMI test fell behind the norm. Compared with the norm,there was very remarkable difference in the group whose primitive record is 9( P 0.001) and there were remarkable differences in the group whose primitive record is 10~12( P 0.05). What's more,the VMI test results of 3 groups were varied. PI was the worst and there was great difference between HI and PI ( P 0.05). In the results CRT, HI was the worst. However there was no remarkable difference among 3 groups.[Conclusions] The classification of ADHD is related to age and sex. The visual motor integration ability of ADHD children is weaker than that of normal children, VMI can better reflect the problem of attention deficit in different subtypes of ADHD.


Clearly resolved structures are reported for the first time in the ionization curve of Ar between 24 and 29.5 eV. We have found the energy and the shape of the excitation cross section for several states. The negative-ion state Ar− (3s3p64s2) has also been detected.


In order to estimate the probability distribution of process level fault in Smart Substation, a tree based probability distribution model of process level fault in Smart Substation is proposed. Taking 14 years' process level fault data of Smart Substation in a regional power grid as sample data, this paper compares and analyzes various probability models. The probability distribution of process level fault scale of Smart Substation in this area is calculated by using the Boley Tanner branching process model in tree structure. The experimental results show that the model can estimate the probability distribution of process level fault size of Smart Substation well. Under the same confidence requirement, the sample data needed by the method based on the Boley Tanner model to estimate the fault probability distribution is one order of magnitude less than that directly based on the actual fault data.


The aim of this study are to determine the water stress level using the values obtained from the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) sensor and the Crop Water Stress Index (CWSI) and also relationships among some physiological traits (stomatal conductance, relative leaf water content, leaf water potential, chlorophyll) of plant and CWSI/NDVI. The study was conducted in Çanakkale province in 2017 investigated four different irrigation treatments (100%, 75%, 50% and 25%). As a result of the study, both remote sensing indices gave important responses to water stress. In this case, it can be said that the water stress of the tomato can be determined successfully by using both indices. The results indicated that physiological measurements that are difficult to measure, time consuming and damaging to the plant can be estimated with high accuracy by combined use of CWSI and NDVI indices.


Catharanthus roseus is a high potential medicinal plant. Its alkaloids are used to combat an array of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, haemostatics, neurological problems etc. But their low availability in vivo affect the commercial viability. Therefore, in vitro propagation is resorted to by harmonizing the determinants such as the nature of explants, media composition, phytohormones, pH of culture medium, temperature, light, aeration etc.


The article discusses the key issues of the role of family medicine in our country and abroad in the changing medical paradigm and the transition to personalized preventive medicine. The leading role of the family doctor in building new scenarios of relations with patient communities based on trust, combining all types of material and spiritual resources, and moving to a model of conscious health management is justified.


A porous implant and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to insert a bone growth factor, a periodontal ligament forming factor, and various functional medicines or ingredients into pores, and to promote a strong connection power by preventing breakaway of a coating layer. A porous implant includes: a titanium oxide(105) formed on a titanium metal or titanium alloy(100); plural micro-sized pores(110) formed under the surface of the titanium oxide at a regular depth, and forming a boundary with the titanium oxide; and plural nano-sized pores(120) formed under the surface of the titanium oxide at a regular depth, and forming a boundary with the titanium oxide. The nano-sized pores are also formed in the micro-sized pores.


In this work, the thermal lens (TL) spectrometry was performed as a spectroscopic experiment. The spectrum of heat generated by the Nd3+:YAG sample was obtained by continuously tuning a Ti:sapphire laser used as excitation beam. Besides the information about nonradiative efficiency, absolute values of fluorescence quantum efficiency and ds∕dT were determined through the multiwavelength TL method by using six discrete excitation wavelengths (514, 588, 739, 808, 817, and 869 nm). The pumping and fluorescence quantum efficiencies of Nd3+ metastable state (F3∕24) was observed to be constant throughout the range of excitation wavelengths used. For low doping levels (<0.75at.%ofNd3+), the effective quantum efficiency is over 93%.


Sanfilippo syndrome type B (Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB) is a lysosomal storage disease resulting from deficiency of N-acetyl-glucosaminidase activity. A 12-month-old Saudi boy was presented to outpatient department in Assir Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia, with history of regression of milestone. Sanfilippo syndrome is a rare genetic disorder and can be missed easily during the routine health visit and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of developmental delay or milestone regression and hence considering the subsequent investigation.


Atmospheric depolarization lidar measurements are used to distinguish the solid from the liquid phase of water in clouds an fogs, to study the size distribution of ice crystals and the multiple-scattered contribution to the total energy received. The experimental set-up and preliminary depolarization ratio measurements together with the discussion on the theoretical approach are presented. Water vapor profiles have been performed too, to understand the water motion into the hydrologic cycle.


The purpose of this study was examining the relationship between motivational factors and adherence to the ethical behavior of physical education teachers in the East Azerbaijan. The population of the present study includes the physical education teachers (n=1307) in the East Azerbaijan province in the 1391. 307 people as a research sample were selected by random clustering. Standardized questionnaires of commitment to ethical behavior and motivating factors were used to collect data. The KolmogrovSmirnov test was used to normal distribution of the data and Pierson coefficient test was employed to analyze data. The criteria for deciding whether to approve or reject hypotheses was α= 0/05. The results showed that There was a significant and negative relationship among subscales motivational factors between being motiveless and ethical behavior (r=-0/224, sig= 0/001), external control and ethical behavior (r=-0.133, sig=0.02, internal motivational factors and ethical behavior (r= -0/203, sig= 0/001). But there were no significant relationship between the other subscales of motivational factors (internal Control, a comprehensive control and identity control) and ethical behavior (p > 0/05). Finally the results showed that there is no significant relationship between ethical behavior and motivational factors. According to the results, motivational factors such as motiveless, extrinsic control and internal motivation of physical education teachers should be considered for the promotion of student's ethical behavior.


Taking some heat exchange station as the example,the paper explores the type selection for the circulation pump,indicates the investigation over the heating coverage,the system heat loading and the volume identification,and the resistance calculation of the pipe network,and analyzes its common faults,so as to ensure the common operation of the circulation pump.


Asphalt mixture, an important part of roadway construction, is a type of typical viscoelastic materials. Temperature, speed and time of applied load etc. have obvious effects on asphalt mixture's mechanical property. It is necessary to research the material's constitutive relationship. Especially, there is an increasing need for the use of numerical methods in road design. In this study, several basic viscoelastic theories-small strain theory, Burgers model and Generalized Maxwell model are introduced. It is worth mentioning that some methods are illustrated about how to apply experimental data to finite element software. Ultimately, the study is aimed at providing numerical simulation that attempts to increase the prediction accuracy of stress in asphaltic pavement for more reliable pavement design.


Using a real time imprint monitoring system (RIMS), the authors measured the process time for laser assisted nanoimprint lithography to be about 200ns. They found that during this short period of time, the mold had been fully pressed into the resist, resulting in a full pattern transfer with high fidelity. Their results also demonstrated the capability of RIMS for monitoring an ultrafast imprint process.


historical synthesis is the ultimate work of craft the historian to be chronicler, surveyor, narrator and at times witness. But surveying the of Irish history in any one time period is no simple undertaking; it poses formidable, even perilous, challenges.


Forearm fractures in children are very common among all pediatric fractures. However, biomechanical investigations on the pediatric forearm are rather scarce, partially due to the complex anatomy, closely situated, interrelated structures, highly dynamic movement patterns, and lack of appropriate tools. The purpose of this study is to develop a computational tool for child forearm investigation and characterize the mechanical responses of a backward fall using the computational model. A threedimensional 10-year-old child forearm finite element (FE) model, which includes the ulna, radius, carpal bones, metacarpals, phalanges, cartilages and ligaments, was developed. The high-quality hexahedral FE meshes were created using a multi-block approach to ensure computational accuracy. The material properties of the FE model were obtained by scaling reported adult experimental data. The design of computational experiments was performed to investigate material sensitivity and the effects of relevant parameters in backward fall. Numerical results provided a spectrum of child forearm responses with various effective masses and forearm angles. In addition, a conceptual L-shape wrist guard design was simulated and found to be able to reduce child distal radius fracture.


This excellent book is the result of extensive work and a specific research study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, by this well respected author in the field of caring for and writing about homeless people.


Mullite-silica-enstatite composites fibers were prepared with sol-gel method with aluminum nitrate,magnesia and tetraethyl orthosilicate as raw materials,and lactic acid as complexant.FTIR spectra,XRD,and SEM analysis were applied to characterize the properties of the gel and ceramic fibers.The results show that the composites fibers with a smooth surface and dense microstructure are obtained through the sintering gel fibers at 1 200 ℃ for 2 h.


IN the summer of 1870 I examined a large number of cones of several species of Coniferae to see if there was any variation in their leaf arrangement. It has long been well known that the scales or leaves of cones show very plainly a certain number of parallel spiral whorls twisting to the right and a different number twisting to the left.. A closer examination will also usually reveal other parallel whorls (one or more in each direction) with numbers differing from those most easily seen. By beginning with the simplest forms of alternate leaf-arrangement, as the elm (i), and sedges (i); and then to the more common but more complicated, as the cherry (2), and American larch (Q), it is found, that in these fractions the numerator expresses the number of times we pass around the stem to find a leaf directly over the one with which we started, while the denominator indicates the number of vertical ranks or rows of leaves up and down the stem. This is nicely proven to be true ini the case of a fraction with large numerator and denominatorin the leaves of Yucca filamentosa, where the fraction is thirteen thirty-fourths, if memory is not at fault. In Yucca the bases of the leaves are so broad that they reach about half-way around the stem, so it is easy to see which is below or outside of all the others. The fractions above mentioned also express the angular divergence or show the proportion of the


The tourism sector has been growing rapidly along with the decline of COVID-19. This sector should pay attention to safety and security, which is by tracking the position of tourists. In this work, we propose a tourist positioning tracking system. A node containing a microcontroller with LoRa wireless communication called unknown node (UN) is assembled as a wearable device. We use the received signal strength indicator (RSSI)-based localization technique with an additional normalization method to correct the error rate in position estimation. This method estimates the distance between the anchor node (AN) and UN to approximate the actual distance value. Three-dimensional position tracking (longitude, latitude, altitude) of five UN surrounded by four AN was performed using the quadlateration method. The estimation process was carried out by the UN whereas receiving information is transmitted from the four AN. The communication between AN and UN used a scheduling algorithm on all AN. The position estimation error of the five UNs was measured using mean square error (MSE) yields 20.73 m, 50.32 m, 32.92 m, 21.40 m, and 16.89 m respectively. The accuracy of the estimated distance obtained by the proposed normalization quadlateration method is increased up to 15.22%.


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This essay suggests that the twice daily burnt offering of the Tamid Lamb may explain this title used by John. The tamid sacrifice was a holocaust for the purification from sin.


Anomaly detection tries to find out the data that disobeys the rule of majority data or expected patterns. The traditional hierarchical clustering algorithms have been adopted to detect anomaly, but have the disadvantages of low effectiveness and unstability. So we propose an improved agglomerative hierarchical clustering method for anomaly detection. It dynamically adjusts the optimum clustering number according to the self‐defined criterion to save the trouble of manually picking clustering number, and determines the optimum clustering distance mode according to cophenetic correlation coefficient to reduce the procedure of manually testing the suitable distance mode in each iteration. The performances of proposed method are verified on tensile test, HTRU2 and credit card dataset. Compared with the traditional methods, our method possesses the most comprehensive performance (the highest F‐measure with less iterations), which shows effectiveness of anomaly detection. And compared with the traditional methods (single, complete, average, and centroid mode), our method achieves the best performance on tensile test and HTRU2 dataset, showing stronger generalization. Compared with other methods (Decision + Gradient Boosted Tree, Decision Trees + Decision Stump, etc) on credit card dataset, our method obtains similar accuracy, and ranks in the top level in the aspect of sensitivity.


Chip seals have been used in Ontario for preventive maintenance for many years. However their utilization was always limited to secondary roads. The apparent unsuitability for using chip seals on high traffic roadways resided in early stage binder-aggregate adhesion problems, which created loose chip hazards. Other problems existed, such as a lack of resistance to snow ploughing and susceptibility to flushing in the high-stress areas. During the early 2000's, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO), in cooperation with the industry, started implementing a superior type of chip seals, capable of performing under the high stresses of heavy trafficked roadways. The first Ontario project was designed and executed during 2006, with more being constructed during the following years. This paper presents the use of high-performance chip seals in Ontario over the last five years. A number of key projects are reviewed, with emphasis on design, construction, and performance, as well as specific discussions on lessons learned, including late season application, repair and re-application of centreline sections damaged by snow ploughs, and repair of flushed areas using water blasting techniques. A summary of the general performance in the field over the five years is assessed, with specific distresses and specific accomplishments. // Les enduits superficiels ont servi en Ontario pour l'entretien preventif pendant de nombreuses annees. Cependant leur utilisation a toujours ete limitee aux routes secondaires. L'inaptitude apparente pour l'utilisation des enduits superficiels sur les routes a grande circulation residait dans les problemes d'adherence liant-granulats au stade precoce, ce qui a cree les dangers de granulats laches. D'autres problemes existent, comme le manque de resistance au deneigement et la susceptibilite au ressuage dans les zones de contrainte elevee. Au debut des annees 2000, le Ministere des Transports de l'Ontario (MTO), en collaboration avec l'industrie, a debute la mise en oeuvre d'un type superieur d'enduits superficiels capables de performer sous les fortes contraintes de routes a trafic lourd. Le premier projet de l'Ontario a ete concu et execute au cours de 2006, et d'autres mis en construction lors des annees suivantes. Cet article presente l'utilisation des enduits superficiels a haute performance en Ontario au cours des cinq dernieres annees. Un certain nombre de projets cles sont passes en revue, en mettant l'accent sur la conception, la construction et la performance, ainsi que sur des discussions specifiques sur les lecons apprises, y compris l'application en fin de saison, les reparations et la re-application de la ligne de centre des sections endommage par les charrues et la reparation des endroits de ressuage a l'aide de techniques de projection de l'eau. Un resume de la performance generale en chantier sur une periode de cinq ans est donne, avec les defauts specifiques et les realisations particulieres.


Progressive Web App (PWA) is a new approach to the development of mobile applications (apps) which was proposed by Google in 2015. It combines technology resources of both web and native apps. Meta-design is an End-User Development (EUD) approach from which end-users participate actively in a system's design process. Yet, PWAs are a recent technology and the impacts of associating EUD and PWAs has been little exploited. As the traditional PWA approach is limited regarding users acting as co-designers, we propose the PWA-EU approach, an extension of the traditional PWA architecture that includes EUD concepts. PWA-EU provides contributions in two lenses. First, the proposal was designed to be used by developers on the design/development time. Second, the app developed using PWA-EU approach will allow end-users to select design preferences, which makes them participants of the app's design. This active participation of end-users on the design is possible due to the meta-design concepts present on the PWA-EU approach. In this article, we present the PWA-EU approach and its evaluation in the perspective of developers/designers. For the evaluation, we grouped participants according to their professional background. The results also indicate that novice developers had a reasonable performance with only one hour of training.We conclude that even novice developers could achieve better performance in a real-life environment, in which they would have more time.


The membrane‐associated protein squalene‐hopene cyclase from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified by ion exchange and gel permeation chromatography. Crystals of three interrelated forms were grown by vapor diffusion under identical conditions. The crystals diffract to about 2.3 A resolution, but they are unstable in the X‐ray beam. An interpretable heavy‐atom derivative was obtained.


This is a collection of chapters written by various professionals from the fields of ophthalmology and vision rehabilitation. Each author presents a particular point of view within the vision rehabilitation continuum. The collection as a whole is an excellent overview of perspectives and clinical services that facilitate rehabilitation and adaptation of the visually impaired patient. "... an excellent overview of perspectives and clinical services that facilitate rehabilitation..." Individual chapters vary in style and focus. Some involve descriptions of specific programs or personal experiences, while others present a more comprehensive description of service programs. This diversity of perspective is both the strength and vulnerability of the book. The authors agree on the need to understand how vision loss affects the patient, the importance of vision rehabilitation services, and the need to work with other professionals to establish an integrated multidisciplinary and interagency approach to the provision of services. However, they disagree on


The aim of this study is to investigate if insulin resistance and SIRT‐1 participate of cardiac remodeling induced by TS.


Estrogen production was studied in feminized dogs having testicular Sertoli cell tumors. Significant amounts of free estrogens could not be detected in 2 such tumors. Incubation of radioactive progesterone and testosterone in vitro with a homogenate and tissue culture of Sertoli cell tumors resulted in the conversion to other neutral compounds; however, conversion tothe phenolic estrogens could not be demonstrated. Estrogen concentrations in urine and peripheral plasma of a number of feminized dogs were not elevated. The possibility that feminization is the result of estrogenic materials of unknown structure is suggested. {Endocrinology 80: 272, 1967)


Inherited retinal diseases can result from various genetic defects and are one of the leading causes for blindness in the working-age population. The present study aims to provide a comprehensive description of changes in retinal structure associated with phenotypic disease entities and underlying genetic mutations. Full macular spectral domain optical coherence tomography scans were obtained and manually segmented in 16 patients with retinitis pigmentosa, 7 patients with cone–rod dystrophy, and 7 patients with Stargardt disease, as well as 23 age- and sex-matched controls without retinal disease, to assess retinal layer thicknesses. As indicated by generalized least squares models, all IRDs were associated with retinal thinning (p < 0.001), especially of the outer nuclear layer (ONL, p < 0.001). Except for the retinal nerve fiber layer, such thinning was associated with a reduced visual acuity (p < 0.001). These advances in our understanding of ultrastructural retinal changes are important for the development of gene-, cell-, and optogenetic therapy. Longitudinal studies are warranted to describe the temporal component of those changes.


Ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies can help the elderly maintain their independence while keeping them safer. Sensors monitor their activities to detect situations in which they might need help. Most research in this area has targeted indoor environments, but outdoor activities are just as important; many risky situations might occur outdoors. SafeNeighborhood (SN) is an AAL system that combines data from multiple sources with collective intelligence to tune sensor data. It merges mobile, ambient, and AI technologies with old-fashioned neighborhood ties to create safe outdoor spaces. The initial results indicate SN's potential use and point toward new opportunities for care of the elderly.


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There are very few Black children in programs for gifted children when both historical and contemporary research indicate that such environments contain elements very similar to those described as advantageous for Black children. Presented here is an overview of the research regarding Black children's learning styles, multiple intelligences, and cultural expectations around adult-child interactions and a comparison to characteristics of gifted (and potentially gifted) children. In addition, the evolution and refinement of the definition of giftedness is outlined along with the impact of those definitions on Black children. The identification, assessment, and testing processes used to place students in gifted programs are outlined along with policies (e.g., universal screening) and practices (e.g., more multicultural education and gifted education in teacher in-service and pre-service education) that can transform gifted programs into diverse and inclusive learning environments where gifted Black students learn, grow, and thrive. Finally, classroom practices that cultivate the genius and giftedness of Black children are presented – practices that give teachers an opportunity to add to their repertoire of strategies and pedagogy in order to increase their ability to create more inclusive learning environments that benefit all children in general and Black children in particular.


For this twelfth and special issue of the Quarterly newsletter on agriculture and biotechnology, «DABA», the team of theAgripol section whose mission is « to draw up and define concerted policies for a sustainable agriculture in Africa» has invited experts who have specialized in issues concerning the development of the African agricultural sector, so that they can share their vision with our readers in relation to various thematic areas.


I found parts of this book convincing and parts less convincing, but I was enlightened and entertained even when unconvinced, and I cannot remember when I last read a work of criticism with such unmixed pleasure. Just imagine: a critic who writes like a human being, and whose pages sparkle with individual perception and quirky wit! A critic who gives every indication of enjoying the great authors he writes about more than he enjoys his own theories about them; and one, too, who is willing to criticize himself—see the self-accusation of "idiotic inadvertence" (p. 86, n. 26) and the coolly shattering remark that "I think many of us, myself included, have been too anxious to separate the narrator from the poet Chaucer" (p. 128). Surely such an ungrave and irreverent senior deserves to be drummed out of our solemn profession? This is an altogether delightful book and its only fault is its callous brevity.


This study attempts to identify firm characteristics that are important in determining whether or not a specific firm has strong incentives for non-compliance with environmental laws. In particular, we analyze how these incentives are related to the size of the cost reductions associated with non-compliance, business cycle conditions, the degree of product differentiation, market structure, and price versus quantity competition. When cost reductions are non-dramatic, in the sense that they do not lead to monopoly, the following rules of thumb are suggested. 1) Inspection should be intensified during booms, 2) firms that face high costs of compliance should be inspected more intensely and 3)firms that are insulated from competition by product differentiation or by lack of competitors should be inspected more intensely. Although our prime focus is environmental inspection, the theoretical findings readily extends to other similar applications such as VAT fraud and violations against import restrictions. They can also have some bearing on the monitoring of financial markets that are subject to regulation.


For too long, homosexuals have been considered as failed heterosexuals without the rights to self-realisation that other groups in society have. Persons who exhibit emotional and erotic attraction to members of their own sex have been persecuted both by private individuals in society and by the state. They are punished for not what they have done but simply for their perceived deviance. Their freedom of sexual expression is repressed for its perceived symbolism rather than because of its proven harm. Africa has seen the enactment of a great deal of homophobic violence and drama. This article argues that the persecution of homosexual people violates their fundamental rights and denies them the opportunity to enjoy their full personhood. The article also makes the point that efforts by homosexual people in Africa to secure their recognition and respect of their rights are undercut by the denunciation of gay and lesbian rights by some African leaders. The article further laments the inaction of the African Commission in the struggle for recognition by gay men and lesbians. It argues that the African Commission has a crucial role to play in promoting and protecting gay and lesbian rights, and in particular in seeking to change social convictions and attitudes of African people by embracing homosexuality and appealing to African countries that still legally prohibit the practice to decriminalise it. The article also contends that the African Commission must be the centre of research around this issue to benefit policy makers and other role players to make informed decisions on this highly contentious and emotive issue.


Schoolmates of patients with meningococcal disease have not been considered to be at increased risk for the development of disease due to Neisseria meningitidis.1 , 2 Within a six-day period N. men...


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Using Runtime Floating Point Accuracy Feedback to Make Automated Performance/Precision Improvements or Tradeoffs by Ralph Nathan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Daniel Sorin, Supervisor ___________________________ Andrew Hilton ___________________________ Benjamin Lee ___________________________ Helia Naeimi ___________________________ Xiaobai Sun An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Graduate School of Duke University


Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of complex trabeculectomy for angle-closure glaucoma.Methods 68 eyes of 63 cases with primary angle-closure glaucoma underwent complex trabeculectomy based on the traditional trabeculectomy combined with anterior chamber paracentesis,mitomycin C and adjustable suture.The follow-up time was three months to one year after surgery.The formation of anterior chamber,visual acuity,filtering bleb,and complications were observed.Results The formation of anterior chamber and the control of intraocular pressure were satisfactory.Conclusion The complex trabeculectomy for angle-closure glaucoma can control intraocular pressure effectively and has effective filtering bleb and less complications.

Key words:
Trabculectomy, complex;  Glaucoma, angle-close;  Suture, releasable;  Mitomycin C


Small-signal stability of ac power systems can be assessed by measuring their terminal impedance. For load impedance characterization, the impedance measurement unit (IMU) usually works in series injection mode to perturb the load with voltage perturbation. In this mode, the perturbation injector needs to be inserted into the system before starting up perturbation injection and bypassed after injection finished. However, without proper control, both the perturbation injector and the load side may suffer from abnormal transient voltage/current spikes during injector insertion and bypass. This paper proposes a seamless transition control method for series voltage injection with which the injector can be inserted and bypassed smoothly without significant transient voltage or current. Experimental results are provided to validate the proposed control scheme.


A type checking method for the functional language LFC is presented. A distinct feature of LFC is that it uses Context-Free (CF) languages as data types to represent compound data structures. This makes LFC a dynamically typed language. To improve efficiency, a practical type checking method is presented, which consists of both static and dynamic type checking. Although the inclusion relation of CF languages is not decidable, a special subset of the relation is decidable, i.e., the sentential form relation, which can be statically checked. Moreover, most of the expressions in actual LFC programs appear to satisfy this relation according to the statistic data of experiments. So, despite that the static type checking is not complete, it undertakes most of the type checking task. Consequently the run-time efficiency is effectively improved. Another feature of the type checking is that it converts the expressions with implicit structures to structured representation. Structure reconstruction technique is presented.


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The comprehensive review of the clinical aspects of pediatric hypertension by Lieberman in the November 1994 issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings (pages 1098 to 1107) contains some dosage guidelines for medications used in the treatment of hypertensive emergencies that bear analysis, specifically those for diazoxide and labetalol hydrochloride. The risks associated with bolus diazoxide therapy have been well described.' The efficacy of "minibolus" doses (l to 3 mg/kg) was first demonstrated in 1979,2 although the use of smaller doses in children was described by Boerth and Long in 1977.3 The dogma about the need for rapid bolus administration has been undermined by the demonstration of antihypertensive efficacy, even when the drug is administered as a continuous infusion.v' Several reviews on the management of hypertensive crises in adults mention only continuous infusion or frequent rninibolus regimens.v? The data are convincing enough that the labeling in the Physicians' Desk Reference has been changed to reflect such information. Experience with children is of course more limited. In a recent review of 110 children with hypertensive crisis treated at the Hospital for Sick Children in London between 1975 and 1980, 13 of 57 who had their blood pressure levels lowered rapidly (predominantly by using 3to 5-mg/kg boluses of diazoxide) had hypotensive complications. In contrast, a group of 53 children treated with infusions of labetalol or nitroprusside experienced a gradual lowering of their blood pressure, and no hypotensive episodes occurred." Minibolus doses have also been advocated in a recent text on pediatric and adolescent hypertension." Labetalo1, in either small boluses of 20 mg or a low-dose continuous infusion, has been shown to be effective in adults with hypertensive emergencies.P:'? Pediatric data are far more limited. In children, initial doses of labetalo1 as low as 0.25 mg/kg have been shown to be effective, although such patients subsequently received continuous infusions of doses ranging from 0.25 to 1.5 mg/kg per hour." The doses listed in the report from the Hospital for Sick Children were in the range of 1 to 3 mg/kg per hour." Our limited experience with labetalol in hypertensive neonates demonstrates that 0.15 mg/kg doses can be effective at decreasing blood pressure levels.'? Readers would be well advised to initiate antihypertensive therapy with use of the lower doses. The risks of hypotensive complications will be decreased, and the decline in blood pressure will be slower and more controlled.