Rose, Jones and Truex (2005) (RST) call for a re -examination of the relationship between the IT artefact and the organization. This paper responds to that call. It first recognizes that existing approaches such as structuration theory (ST) and act or-network theory (ANT) have difficulties accommodating information systems within organizations and thus create issues in analyzing the relationship between agencies and information systems. To address these deficiencies, this paper suggests that the real ist Morphogenetic Social Theory (MST) be adopted. The paper summarizes Rose, Jones and Truex (2005), highlights issues with ST and ANT, then gives an introduction to MST. Then, it extends MST by adding a typology of technological artefacts and placing them within MST. Finally, the paper shows how MST explains information system development and implementation activities.


William Ernest Stephen Turner was born on 22 September 1881 at Wednesbury, Staffordshire. He was the second of seven children and the eldest son of William George and Emma Blanche Turner. His father was self-educated and shared in the precariousness of employment of those times being successively railway porter, signalman, iron works labourer, morning postman and industrial insurance agent. Throughout these varying hardships he served as deacon and elder in a community known as the Church of the Baptist Brethren in Smethwick. At the age of 12 Turner was awarded a Staffordshire County minor scholarship from the Crocketts Lane Board School, Smethwick, and when he was 13 gained admission to King Edward VI Grammar School, Five Ways, Birmingham. Tremendous sacrifices must have been demanded of the family to make it possible for Turner to continue his education. He was, apparently, a brilliant pupil and won many prizes while at school. He entered the then Mason University College in 1898 with a school leaving scholarship and graduated with the London degree of Bachelor of Science with honours in chemistry in 1902. He was awarded a Birmingham University Research Scholarship and began research work under Dr Alex Findlay. He became M.Sc. (Birmingham) in 1904 and was awarded the Erhardt Research Prize.


We study the effects of additive noise on stationary bump solutions to spatially extended neural fields near a saddle-node bifurcation. The integral terms of these evolution equations have a weight kernel describing synaptic interactions between neurons at different locations of the network. Excited regions of the neural field correspond to parts of the domain whose fraction of active neurons exceeds a sharp threshold of a firing rate nonlinearity. For sufficiently low firing threshold, a stable bump coexists with an unstable bump and a homogeneous quiescent state. As the threshold is increased, the stable and unstable branch of bump solutions annihilate in a saddle node bifurcation. Near this criticality, we derive a quadratic amplitude equation that describes the slow evolution of the even mode (bump contractions) as it depends on the distance from the bifurcation. Beyond the bifurcation, bumps eventually become extinct, and the time it takes for this to occur increases for systems nearer the bifurcation. When noise is incorporated, a stochastic amplitude equation for the even mode can be derived, which can be analyzed to reveal bump extinction time both below and above the saddle-node.


Lu Zhenyu is a well-known Marxist historian in China.The reason that he made so much important achievement is that he accepted and improved the spirits,methods and thought of history study of ancient historians of Han-learning school in Qianlong and Jiaqing periods.The effect in Han-learning school in Qianlong and Jiaqing periods moved downwards,so Lu Zhenyu proposed that the academic research must serve for reality;meanwhile he collected broadly and chose strictly the historical data,so that he laid down solid basis for history study.Guided by Marxist historical materialism,he surpassed the Han-learning school in Qianlong and Jiaqing periods in the field of theory and methods of the academic research,therefore he became one of the first masters in Marxist science of history in New China.


The application of fuzzy logic (FL) in traditional fields like engineering, medicine or finance has become a common practice, however in social sciences, mainly in politics, the utilization of FL can be intensely explored. Joining fuzzy logic with multiple criteria decision making (MCDM), the natural, complex and uncertain criteria of political problems can be adequately treated. The practical result of the research is a computational system for election forecasting.


Introduction: each year nine million children under age five years die. Malnutrition contributes to one-third of these deaths, being the mortality rate for kwashiorkor much higher than for marasmus. Objective: to characterize the patients with kwashiorkor attended in the therapeutic feeding center in Al-Sadaqa Teaching Hospital, Aden, Yemen . Material and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 95 kwashiorkor children (45 males and 50 females) under 5 years of age, 2010-2013. Data was collected from the charts of children at the therapeutic feeding center in Al-Sadaqa Teaching Hospital, Aden, Yemen. Kwashiorkor was defined as a very low weight for height with edema. Results: a total of 1978 children under 5 years were diagnosed with malnutrition in this feeding center during the period of study. The kwashiorkor cases were 95 (4.8%). A high percentage of kwashiorkor (92.6%) was found in children ≤4 years old. Although female cases were higher than male cases (52.6% versus 47.4%), the difference was not statistically significant. Around 50.5% of kwashiorkor cases were from Aden city. The proportion of patients who were cured (72.6%) was markedly higher than the proportions for other groups, being the death rate 8.4%;


The garment is one of the most important product of the retail,whose store style and management style presents the diversification,and can adapt the need of the clothing brand operator or retailer.Dealing with the intense market competition,the garment retail style is continually readjusting and changing.


In this paper, we propose an improved ORB hybrid algorithm based on the traditional ORB algorithm, which optimizes the method of feature point detection and feature direction calculation, then achieves fast and efficient matching by FLANN -based fast nearest neighbor matching, and finally optimizes the matching effect by using RANSAC algorithm. The Virtual assembly system based on augmented reality technology superimposes the 3D model of the robot with the virtual information in the equipment to improve the assembly efficiency of the staff. Experimental results show that the augmented reality system based on the proposed algorithm has good performance, and the real-time performance and alignment accuracy are improved.


: Steganography is the art of hiding the existence of data in another transmission medium to achieve secret communication. It is the science of embedding information into the cover image viz., text, video, and image (payload) without causing statistically significant modification to the cover image. This paper deals with hiding credit card numbers in an image file (bank logo) using, Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) based Steganography and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) based Steganography. It is a novel Lossless Secure data embedding algorithm in which the vital information can be embedded into the cover image while preserving the quality of cover image and maintaining the security of the data. The security of the data embedded and cover image quality are two main issues that need to be considered during the process of the data embedding. SDEM-DCT and SDEM-DWT (Scramble Data Embedding in Mid-frequency range of DCT and DWT) Algorithm consists of three major security levels that can be used to hide Credit Card Numbers of customers inside the bank LOGO. The performance and comparison of techniques is evaluated on the basis of the parameters MSE, PSNR, Capacity, Correlation, Processing time and Embedding capacity.


This research explores path integration in mobile robot navigation and path optimization technique using vector calculus. A simulated robot in a simulated environment is used to test the algorithm that is to be developed. The simulated robot is equipped with a sonar sensor and several infrared sensors on its chassis. Mobile robot navigation in an unknown environment is very crucial as It not only has to be concerned about reaching its destination but also to avoid obstacles that may be in the way. This algorithm can effectively allow a mobile robot to navigate an unknown environment without collision into obstacles.


We develop a secure communication scheme for an active intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided wireless network to maximize the mobile users' (MUs') transmission rate, where a multiple antenna base station (BS) transmits confidential information to MUs with the assistance of an active IRS. First, we formulate a rate maximization problem by jointly optimizing the transmission beamforming vectors, the IRS's phase-shifts and amplification-coefficients, and the system channel bandwidth allocation coefficients. Since the formulated optimization problem is non-convex with multiple coupled variables, we first adopt the block coordinate descending (BCD) method to decompose the formulated non-convex optimization problem into several subproblems, and then use the sequential convex approximation (SCA) method to transform the non-convex subproblems into the convex problems. Then, we can use CVX to solve them. Finally, the proposed scheme is verified by numerical analysis, which show that compared with the baseline scheme with passive IRS, when the noise power at the active IRS is much smaller than that at the MUs, our proposed scheme can achieve much larger transmission rates by using the active IRS even with a small number of reflecting elements.


UML is considered as the standard for object-oriented modeling and design. Automatic test case generation is an important method for the verification and validation of UML specifications to reduce the development cost and help increase the reliability. In this paper, we present a method to model the specific constraints using context-based multiplicity, which defines on the instances of the class associated with the context, instead of using constraints defined informally or in OCL. Then, an algorithm is proposed to generation a set of test cases to verify the context-based multiplicity in an implementation. The example and implementation for a real system are also presented.


A numerical scheme has been obtained rigorously from the initial-boundary value problem for the Navier-Stokes (NS) equations in the context of the vortex method. The technique is based on a transformation of the NS equation into a parabolic equation which has an exact solution. The numerical scheme is derived by expanding the exact solution in Taylor series in powers of a small time interval. Numerical implementation is developed with use of vortex particles to represent the vortex flow domain. The method is used to solve practical engineering problems. The technique can also incorporate turbulence modelling


This paper discusses the results of recent experiments at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) and Hamburger Synchrotronstrahlungslabor (HASYLAB) which were designed to explore the feasibility of using synchrotron radiation in high-resolution, computerized, critical-absorption tomography. The results demonstrate that it is possible, using absorption-edge differencing, to identify adjacent elements in the periodic table with high sensitivity. Furthermore, by using the fine structure in the absorption spectra, it is possible to distinguish between regions of different chemical states. Methods of using synchrotron radiation for high-resolution, three-dimensional chemical-state mapping in small samples are discussed.


The essence of theatre lies in the act of presentation. As such, it necessitates a spatial dimension, the spectacle occupying its realm, the spectators, theirs. As in a polarity, lines of tension run between these two realms, making us far more alert than we normally are watching events in everyday life. These two realms may be constant, as in traditional theatre, where spectacle is confined to the stage and spectators to the theatre house, or they may shift, as in environmental theatre, where the spectacle is now here, now there. The two realms imply a third, the neutral ground of "off-stage," where actors prepare for and retire from performance. With the ingredient of imagination added, that neutral third realm assumes potential for dramatic tension as significant as the other two. Theatre, then, multiplies these basic polarities by creating other, more specific realms for the sake of the particular tensions inherent in each play. Thus, theatre involves the presence of at least three realms: stage, house, and off-stage; it develops its spatial dimensions by characterizing, vivifying, and multiplying the three realms.' Using these "spatial dimensions," we should be able to describe the dramatic geography of any play to some advantage, allowing us to discover sources of dramatic effect that might otherwise be ignored.


The economic impact of the control of the golden mussel on tilapia bred in net cages, with different volumes and production scales, is evaluated. Twelve fish farms were selected in Ilha Solteira Reservoir, on the Parana River (between the states of Sao Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul), and in the Canoas II and Chavantes Reservoirs on the Paranapanema River (between the states of Sao Paulo and Parana), Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire provided data on expenditure and capital required for calculating control costs. Expenses on labor, maintenance and depreciation of infrastructure and equipments, cage maintenance, additional depreciation and costs with electricity or fuel for cleaning were accounted. Large-size enterprises had the lowest costs, regardless of net cage volume. Cage depreciation and maintenance greatly influenced costs for mussel control, reaching an average rate of 69.89%. Lowest added costs were reported in large-size fish farms (R$ 0.45 kg fish-1), followed by medium- and small-size ones (R$ 1.00 kg fish-1). Mean economic impact reached 11.48% (large-size), 27.25% (medium-size) and 25.81% (small-size). Impact varied between 7.83% and 19.22%, respectively, in 108m3  and 6m3  net cages.


Objective: The authors used data collected before military service to assess predictors of combat-related lifetime symptoms ofposttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Method: The subjects were 13 1 male Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans who had taken the MMPI in college and who were interviewed as adults with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R. Scores on the basic MMPI scales were used to predict combat exposure, lifetime history of any PTSD symptoms given exposure, and lifetime PTSD classification (symptoms only, subthreshold PTSD, or full PTSD). Results: Group means on the MMPI scales were within the normal range. No scale predicted combat exposure. Hypochondriasis, psychopathic deviate, masculinity-femininity, andparanoia scales predicted PTSD symptoms. Depression, hypomania, and social introversion predicted diagnostic classification among subjects with PTSD symptoms. The effects persisted when amount ofcombat exposure was controlled for. Conclusions: Premilitary personality can affect vulnerability to lifetime PTSD symptoms in men exposed to combat. (Am J Psychiatry 1 993; 150:479-483)


Objective To investigate the effect of Diazoxide in mediating NF-κB and caspase-3 during ischemia-reperfusion in rat cardiac muscles.Methods Isolated rat heart model was used in our experiment.Forty male SD rats were randomly divided into normal control group,ischemia-reperfusion group,Diazoxide treatment group,Diazoxide inhibitor group(n=10 in each group).The apoptosis index of cardiac myocytes was detected by TUNEL.The expression NF-κB was measured by Western blotting.Caspase-3 levels in myocardium were measured by using fluorescent assay.Results The apoptosis index in DZ group was significantly lower than that in ischemia-reperfusion group,but higher than that in control group.NF-κB level in nucleus significantly increased after ischemia-reperfusion and caspase-3 activity had the same change.Treatment of Diazoxide significantly inhibited NF-κB level in nucleus,and concomitantly decreased the activity of caspase-3 in myocardium.The Diazoxide inhibitor could significantly increase the expression of NF-κB and the activity of caspase-3.Conclusion Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion can result in intensive activation of NF-κB and caspase-3.Early treatment with Diazoxide might attenuate myocardial injury induced by ischemia-reperfusion and relieve the apoptosis of cardiac myocytes.


The very-high-energy gamma-ray emission of the hard spectrum BL Lac source 1H1914-194 has been studied with Fermi-LAT data covering a nearly ten-year period between August 2008 until March 2018 in ...


A common strategy for the synthesis of a 7-membered-ring system with a Suzuki-Miyaura coupling followed by an acid/base-promoted intramolecular aldol condensation reaction has been developed. The reaction of 2'-bromoacetophenones with 2-formylphenylboronic acids in the presence of Pd(OAc)(2) and CataCXium PIntB L8 efficiently provided biaryl compounds, which were transformed to a wide array of dibenzo[a,c]cyclohepten-5-ones in excellent yields by a sequential treatment with p-TsOH, followed by 10% aq NaOH.


Introduction: The presence of pancreatic tissue that lacks anatomical or vascular communication with the
pancreatic organ has a frequency in autopsy studies that ranges between 0.5% and 13.7%. It is most
commonly found in the stomach, specifically in the antrum. Treatment is not clearly established. Surgical
resection is recommended in symptomatic patients whose only cause of symptoms is ectopic pancreatic
tissue or cancerous formations.
Objective: Report a case of ectopic pancreatic adenoma given its low incidence.
Case Report: This study reports the case of a 45-year-old male with a history of clinical diagnosis of
gastroesophageal reflux disease and a Nissen fundoplication. He presented poor evolution 6 months after
the surgery. An endoscopy which revealed postpyloric "polyp" at the level of the duodenal bulb and an
inconclusive histopathological study of the same were performed. Reassessment with CT showed a tumor
in the first portion of the duodenum measured at 2.2cm, without adenopathies, and a normal-appearing
pancreas. It has been made a subtotal gastrectomy and Roux "Y" reconstruction, without complications,
with good postoperative evolution, discharged at home on the sixth day. With hematoxylin and eosin
technique, the histopathology report reported bile duct adenoma originating in ectopic pancreatic tissue,
positive immunohistochemistry for cytokeratin 7 (IHC-7), predominantly expressed by ductal epithelial
cells of the pancreatobiliary tract. The patient after surgery had a good clinical evolution and disappearance
of symptoms.
Conclusion: The clinical cases of rare pathologies are presented to increase the world bibliography and to
be able to compare the diagnosis and treatment. In this case, a heterotopic pancreatic adenoma was
presented, which is a diagnostic challenge.


In this letter a method is proposed for improving the performance of a BICM non-coherent MIMO communication system with iterative demapping and decoding. This method is based on adapting the clipping thresholds of the log-likelihood ratios of the demapper and the decoder to the channel realizations observed by each block. The method is particularly suited for systems in which the data blocks are relatively short and for systems in which list demapping is employed at the receiver.


The Small Electricity Generating Plant (SEGP), like wind power, hydroelectric power and hybrid power systems can been used as alternative to generate cleaner and renewable energy. In Brazil the SEGPs are installed in rural areas which it should be supervised from an remote OCC (Operational Control Center). The communication between SEGP and OCC is an important to assure integrity of the transmission of electric energy, then Smart Grid concepts should be considered in the requirements for controlling and monitoring of SEGP. This paper evaluates PLC narrowband as a data communication technology to use for SEGP monitoring due to availability of data channels in rural areas.


The paper presents a method for calculating the maximum power of the conveyor drive under the condition of the maximum heating temperature of the elements. To study the thermal regime of the drive, the drive was selected according to the motor-drum scheme. The peculiarity of this drive is the lack of fan and air cooling, which can lead to overheating. The main components that generate heat energy are an induction motor with a short-circuited rotor and a reducer. The space of the motor-drum is filled with working fluid, which performs the functions of lubrication and cooling of the system components. Analysis of the design of the motor-drum drive allowed to establish the quantitative characteristics of the sources of thermal radiation of the individual components of the drive, taking into account the peculiarities of the interaction of the components. Quantitative characteristics of the sources of thermal radiation of the individual components of the drive allowed to establish the mutual influences of different parts of the object of study on its temperature state. The heat balance equation is applied under the condition of uniform distribution of the heat field on the surface of the drive elements. The equation of thermal balance of the system motor-drum-environment allows to determine the limit values of the drive power at known geometric parameters of the system. Coefficient of convective heat transfer coefficients between the working medium and the drum wall and the drum wall and the environment are used to determine the total heat transfer coefficient of the working medium-drum-environment system. Analysis of the obtained data shows a significant limitation of the required drive power. Limited drive power does not allow this type of drive to be used for long conveyors. Increasing the power of the drive according to this scheme can be provided by forcibly cooling the working fluid or changing the design of the drive by increasing the surface in contact with the working medium.


China and Russia have had a difficult relationship for three centuries. Russia's objective is to attain a commun ized China subservient to her. Chinese Communists were di rected by her to incorporate themselves into the Chinese Na tionalist movement in the 1920's, and the first coalition be tween them failed. Following Japan's aggression against China in the 1930's, the Communists joined the National Government again. When Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek rejected Stalin's demands, the latter aided the Communists to seize the main land and gave them substantial assistance afterwards. The rift between Peiping and Moscow began in 1958 when Khrushchev adopted a "peaceful coexistence" policy vis-à-vis the West and also denied support to Mao for the latter's economic and mili tary adventures. Relations continue to deteriorate following the termination of Soviet aid. The fundamental cause of the split is ideological. Other issues are the struggle for leadership, territorial claims against Russia, and Peiping's dissatisfaction with Moscow's partiality towards neutralist countries. The implications of the rift are (1) the absence of Soviet influence on the mainland; (2) the ultimate downfall of the Peiping regime; (3) no likelihood of reconciliation between Moscow and Peiping; (4) Russia should welcome the Chinese people's efforts to restore their freedom; and (5) the United States should encourage the Chinese people to hasten the passing of the Peiping regime.


Abstract Introduction: Intracranial meningealhemangiopericytoma is a rare tumor with variablebiological behaviour. Though generally locallyaggressive, a subset may fail distantly in the neuralaxis and even develop delayed extra-neuraxialmetastases. It is often difficult to differentiate this entitymorphologically from similar lesions such asmeningioma, solitary fibrous tumor, and synovialsarcoma with hemangiopericytomatous pattern.Aims: To highlight the malignant potential ofintracranial hemangiopericytoma, associatedchallenges and dilemmas in accurate diagnosis, anduse of helical tomotherapy for simultaneous irradiationof symptomatic metastases.Case report: A 21-year old man diagnosed previouslyas a right cerebellopontine angle hemangiopericytoma,treated with surgery followed by post-operativeadjuvant stereotactic conformal radiation therapy withno clinico-radiological evidence of progression at theindex site, presented 5-years later with disseminatedextra-neuraxial metastatic disease. Biopsy frommetastatic site was suggestive of synovial sarcomawith hemangiopericytomatous vasculature.Immunohistochemistry profile was overlapping,necessitating molecular genetic studies. Reversetranscriptase polymerase chain reaction did not reveala SYT-SSX translocation; thereby favouring adiagnosis of hemangiopericytoma over synovialsarcoma. In view of good performance status and longdisease-free interval, he was treated withsimultaneous multi-target irradiation of symptomaticmetastatic sites using image-guidedintensity-modulated radiation therapy on helicaltomotherapy with good symptomatic relief.Conclusion: Intracranial meningealhemangiopericytoma is generally a locally aggressivetumor, but can have variable biological behaviourincluding delayed extra-neuraxial metastases.Immunohistochemistry and molecular genetic studiesare helpful in differentiating it from morphologicallysimilar tumors. There is a potential role ofhigh-precision radiotherapy for targeting multiplemetastatic lesions simultaneously for durable symptomcontrol.


in reality, there is a problem in the application of narrow-band interference suppression technologies in the DSSS communication system. It is the error of estimating IF (interference frequency) which would inference the performance of narrow-band interference suppression algorithms. In this article, we at first construct the second-order Multiple Poles AR narrowband interference signal mode with frequency difference. Then, in the mode of AR interference signal, we analyze and simulate the change of DSSS communication system cross-correlation values with FIR linear transversal prediction filter and FIR linear transversal interpolation filter. Both analysis results and numerical simulation results show that FIR linear transversal interpolation filter suppresses the narrow-band interference better than FIR linear transversal prediction filter under the same interference power, the same taps, and the same frequency difference.


This paper is a contribution to the formalisation of Thagard's coherence theory. The term coherence is defined as the quality or the state of cohering, especially a logical, orderly, and aesthetically consistent relationship of parts. A coherent set is interdependent such that every element in it contributes to the coherence. We take Thagard's proposal of a coherence set as that of maximising satisfaction of constraints between elements and explore its use in normative multiagent systems. In particular, we interpret coherence maximisation as a decision-making criterion for norm adoption. We first provide a general coherence framework with the necessary computing tools. Later we introduce a proof-theoretic characterisation of a particular type of coherence, namely the deductive coherence based on Thagard's principles, and derive a mechanism to compute coherence values between elements in a deductive coherence graph. Our use of graded logic helps us to incorporate reasoning under uncertainty, which is more realistic in the context of multiagent systems. We then conduct a case study where agents deliberate about norm adoption in a multiagent system where there is competition for a common resource. We show how a coherence-maximising agent decides to violate a norm guided by its coherence.


The some common pesticides such as 50% methamidophos oil emulsion etc.were used to prevent and control harm of Ascotis selonaria. The results showed that 50% methamidophos oil emulsion had best effect. [


Participation in the arts, according to researchers in the sciences and medical humanities, can foster empathy. The assumption that art can develop empathy is based on the similarities of the two practices as well as the actions that occur when a person interacts with a work of art: response, emotion, and connection. Recent research has shown that musical interaction can increase empathy. Music does this in a variety of ways: Firstly, its communicative and affective capacities and the potential to act as an agent of social bonding and affiliation is one of music ' s most prominent tools for increasing empathy. Secondly, the capacity for immersion music offers and elicitation of emotional responses in listeners and players alike represent a grounding for empathic response. Lastly, emotional contagion that music causes transcend cultural, political and social boarders and therefore has the capacity to bring the most unlikely social groups together. The intention of this paper is to explain and elaborate on the mentioned mechanisms that contribute to music ' s ability of eliciting emphatic response and to suggest possible ways of using music ' s capacity for positive social change and betterment of mental health in a wider society. Background: Music appreciation is a kind of creative activity, which can be understood as a continuous psychological process. It can produce spiritual sublimation and purification. As a way of aesthetic education, music appreciation can promote people's physical and mental health, mood resonance, aesthetic image, aesthetic knowledge, aesthetic feeling, and can have a positive effect on individuals. The effect of music appreciation on students' mental health can be divided into two aspects: promoting effect and negative effect. There is a certain connection between people's mental health and music appreciation in terms of emotion, pleasure and enlightenment. Music is an art


Technology used to hide secret message in a communication called Steganography. Secret message can be text, image or any file that can be converted into binary. This secret message inserted into cover file which can be in form of image, sound or video, basiccaly cover file must be bigger than the secret message in size. Many methods have been proposed on how to hide secret messages in a cover file. These method include spatial domain which work on bit instead of statistically on cover file. Least Significant Bit have been long known as the simplest steganography embedding method. In this research we proposed a method of LSB with enhanced technique to increase security. To extract secret message from cover file one should have particular stego key that describe the location of the message and how to reconstruct them. We utilize a people detection method as a stego key since most of video footage involving human figure, from personal video footage, movie video or security camera recording. While maintaining the appearance of the cover video from arousing suspiciousness, the size of secret message that can be embedded to be one point of consideration.


In order to evaluate the effect of microwave radiation on immobilization of heavy metals (Cu 2 + , Cr 6 + , Zn 2 + and Pb 2 + ) in sediment sludge, leaching tests were run under different test conditions to compare microwave radiation with conventional blast heating and drying process for their effectiveness in immobilizing heavy metals within sediment sludge. Experimental results indicate that microwave radiation can decrease the concentration of heavy metals in leachate by 63% ∼ 70% more than conventional blast heating and drying process in an aclinic shake leaching test. Under the same simulated natural water conditions, the concentration of heavy metals in the leachate using microwave radiation is well below the concentration of heavy metals in leachate using conventional blast heating and drying process. It is therefore concluded that microwave radiation is much more effective than conventional blast heating and drying process in immobilizing heavy metals in sediment sludge.


The theory of noise in a distributed MESFET preamplifier is developed. From this, it is shown that the equivalent input noise current density of a distributed preamplifier of an optical receiver can be improved by using large gate line matching impedance and appropriate scaling of the MESFET width. A front-end tuning circuit was designed using filter theory to further improve the noise performance of the preamplifier. A monolithic GaAs MESFET distributed preamplifier was fabricated with on chip front-end tuning components. Using a 35 /spl mu/m InGaAs p-i-n photodiode, the preamplifier was shown to have an equivalent input noise current density of 8 pA//spl radic/Hz and an 8 GHz bandwidth. To date, this is the best known result for a 0.8 /spl mu/m GaAs MESFET process.


Healthy Padang Pariaman Program is a program released by the Padang pariaman regent with the medical official, along with the regent rule no 15, 2015 about healthy Padang Pariaman. This healthy Padang Pariaman program was held by doing some visits to local midwives and the other medical officials and maximalize the use of mediacal facility and professionals which is used as services for the health of woman and infants in society. The problems which are found during this program are; the lack of attention by the medical officials to do some visits and medical check ups to the local society and the number of medical officials (midwives) in the PPS is not balance on handling the local people in IV Koto Aur Malintang regency which has many populations.According to the effectivity concept from Mahmudi which is used as the indicator in measuring the effectivity are input, process, output and outcome. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research. To get the informan, the researcher uses purposive sampling technique. The informan, in this research, are the chief of KIA Padang pariaman medical officials, the Coordinator of midwives in IV Koto Aur Malintang, Local midwives of IV Koto Aur Malintang, and the local people in IV Koto Aur Malintang.The finding of this research shows that the implementation of Healthy Padang Pariaman Prpgram in IV Koto Aur Malintang is not effective yet. this can be seen, first from the input, they are; the lack of human resource, the lack of facility to support the program, and the fund for the program is not fully managed. Second, the process, the socialization done by the government does not reach the target yet due to the information is not fully known by all local people. The third, the output, it can be seen that there are aims of the program that are not yet reached. The last but not least, the outcome, the benefit of the program is not fully felt by all local people.


Idiom is a fixed expressing way which formed in the course of using language. English and Chinese idioms carry different national and cultural characteristics and cultural information. They are closely connected with cultural traditions and cannot be separated. Therefore it is important for us to conclude, to prove and to analyze the forms of English and Chinese idioms in detail. That is beneficial to understand the difficult cultural elements in translation.


Optically active silicon substituted cyclopropylmethyl alcohols were synthesized through asymmetric Simmons-Smith reaction; that is, the reaction of γ-silicon substituted allylic alcohols with diethylzinc and diiodomethane utilizing (+)-diethyl tartrate as a chiral auxiliary was found to afford the corresponding silicon substituted cyclopropylmethyl alcohols with high stereoselectivity up to 92% ee.


To better understand the dynamics of the market and to improve ACCION's own capacity for delivering credit, the ACCION USA Network (ACCION) hired a research firm to conduct a study estimating the number of microentrepreneurs in the United States, the number that had never received a bank loan for their business, and qualitative information. The firm conducted twenty focus groups of 108 potential and current ACCION customers in New York, Chicago, Houston, San Diego, Atlanta, and Miami. This paper reports the key findings of these focus groups and describes some of the changes ACCION has made in its programs to address the findings.


GPS carrier phase positioning can provide accurate measurements of relative position and attitude between multiple vehicles. In environments without adequate signal coverage from the NAVSTAR GPS satellites, the available signals can be augmented with pseudolites onboard the vehicles in the formation. This paper experimentally demonstrates the feasibility of such a system, with a formation of three vehicles. In addition, this paper examines some of the robustness issues with such a setup, speci cally in dealing with re-initialization of the carrier phase integers.


Three great schisms in the political culture of France have assured the fragmentation of electoral competition for the better part of this century. One of these is the Catholic-anti-Catholic, which has generally divided Right from Left. Second is the proconstitutional-anticonstitutional, which has separated the extremes from the Center. Most recently, the Communist-anti-Communist split has set the far I,eft apart from everyone else. In the years following World War II, the cross-cutting nature of these schisms led quite naturally to what Philip Williams has called "the problem of the majority."1 Prior to the Gaullist breakthrough of 1958, France was governed by successive crises of the majority. The fall of a cabinet was often necessary to achieve the passage of important legislation, a situation which led progressively to demoralization of the political system, and, in the later years of the Fourth Republic, to immobilisme. Few majorities could expect to survive one crisis beyond the one with which they were specifically formed to deal, since a new issue was bound to bring different schisms into play, and force erstwhile coalition partners into opposition.2 The Algerian crisis and the palpable threat of civil war in 1958 gave France its chance to solve the problem of the majority, once and for all. In the beginning, this was an artificial, imposed solution. General Charles de Gaulle returned to Matignon; but his Constitution and his governing majorities were voted by an electorate which was expressing its gratitude to the savior of the republic. There was no real reform of the schismatic political culture in 1958. The motive of gratitude might support a government for a while; but standing in 1958 and looking ahead, there was no reason to think that the post-de Gaulle period would be any different from pre-de Gaulle. The intervening seventeen years have obviously caused a reassessment of that prediction. Post-Gaullism has come, and a stable regime of the Right remains. In the National Assembly, a Gaullist majority was returned again in the elections of 1973.3 At the level of the presidency, the elections of 1974 brought an end to sixteen years of the de Gaulle-Georges Pompidou administration. But, as we shall see, the election of Valery Giscard-d'Estaing, a long-time ally of the Union des Democrats pour la Republique (UDR) and decisively a man of the 272


(BF4 salt) [115252-55-6] C13H13BF4MoO2 (MW 383.99)

InChI = 1S/C6H8.C5H5.2CO.BF4.Mo/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;1-2-4-5-3-1;2*1-2;2-1(3,4)5;/h1-4H,5-6H2;1-5H;;;;/q;;;;-1;+1

InChIKey = WSPJAIXSCCXWAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

(PF6 salt) [84117-10-2] C13H13F6MoO2P (MW 442.15)

InChI = 1S/C6H8.C5H5.2CO.F6P.Mo/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;1-2-4-5-3-1;2*1-2;1-7(2,3,4,5)6;/h1-4H,5-6H2;1-5H;;;;/q;;;;-1;+1

InChIKey = LSTUPHLVMXMYPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

(cation) [84117-09-9] C13H13MoO+2 (MW 297.18)

InChI = 1S/C6H8.C5H5.2CO.Mo/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1;1-2-4-5-3-1;2*1-2;/h1-4H,5-6H2;1-5H;;;/q;;;;+1

InChIKey = YUSLBLOIFXWDEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

(reagent for stereocontrolled multiple functionalization of cyclohexene rings1)

Physical Data: dec >300 °C.

Solubility: sol most polar organic solvents; very sol methylene chloride; insol diethyl ether and alkanes.

Form Supplied in: yellow crystals generally prepared by user from Mo(CO)6.

Analysis of Reagent Purity: carbonyl stretching bands at 2017 and 1962 cm−1 (CH2Cl2) are characteristic.

Preparative Methods: straightforwardly prepared in 97% yield by hydride abstraction from CpMo(CO)2(cyclohexenyl),2 which in turn is prepared following a procedure developed for the parent allyl complex by Hayter5 (>70% yield). This involves reflux of Mo(CO)6 in acetonitrile to produce Mo(CO)3(MeCN)3, addition of 3-bromo-1-cyclohexene, and subsequent treatment with lithium cyclopentadienide.

Handling, Storage, and Precautions: should be handled under nitrogen or argon. The crystals can be handled in air for short periods with no significant decomposition. Solutions of the compound are air sensitive, but can be handled with brief exposure to air or can be reduced in volume with a rotary evaporator. Use in a fume hood.


In the article considered the instruments of government policy, which is in using of state by decision of questions on reducing negative economic and social consequences of changing and structure reforms of economic sector (restructure and liquidation of large enterprises, region complexes, reducing work places). There are conclusions about effectiveness of their work.


It is proposed to discuss the list of fur business terms contained in official Russian (USSR) fur standards since the 1920s.


11523Background: the benefit of neo-adjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) in rare bone sarcoma is poorly documented. Methods: retrospective study from the French sarcoma network for bone tumors ResOs...


The in situ block size of the rock mass may be the single most important parameter influencing the stability and strength of some underground openings. Rock masses can often reasonably be characterized by a simple size-strength classification. The actual block size distribution is the product of the interaction between the joint orientation, spacing and persistence of that rock mass. Despite the importance of in situ block size, it is currently difficult to quantify. Block size is typically estimated as one of three indices, Rock Quality Designation (RQD), Volumetric Joint Count (J v ), and Block Size Index (I b ). These, being index properties do not quantify actual block size. The Centre de Technologie Noranda has initiated standardized scanline mapping techniques for the purposes of characterizing the discontinuities. This data is being used to quantify block size. Algorithms have been developed which simulate the division of a specified volume of rock by a number of joints or joint sets. These joints can be generated stochastically, based on summary statistics and inferred distributions of the field data, or deterministically, using the actual joints measured along the scanline.


In this study, a combined analysis of micro- and macro-level data on remittances is used to shed light on the relevance of such transfers in Central, Eastern and Southeastern European (CESEE) countries. In the early and mid-1990s, and more recently in the context of EU accession, CESEE countries experienced considerable out-migration, and remittances have become an important source of foreign exchange in these countries. Against this background, this study examines the relevance and nature of remittance inflows to CESEE. To this end, both the dispersion of remittances across individuals in a country (based on microdata from the OeNB Euro Survey) and the average amount received per recipient (estimated by combining micro- with macrodata) are assessed. By relating these two dimensions of remittances descriptively, we examine differences across countries and changes over time.


The wide application of stochastic optimization methods in mechanical design has been partially hindered due to (a) the relatively long computation time required, and (b) discretization of the design space at the onset of the optimization process. This work proposes a new stochastic algorithm, the Mixed Annealing/Heuristic Algorithm (MAH), which addresses both these issues. It is based on the Simulated Annealing algorithm (SA) and the Heuristic Optimization Technique (HOT). Both these algorithms have been successfully applied to problems in mechanical design and up to now have been considered as competing algorithms. MAH capitalizes on each of their individual strengths and addresses their weaknesses, thereby considerably reducing the computational effort required to attain the final solution. A pseudo-continuous approach for configuration generation is employed, making the discretization of the design space no longer necessary. The effectiveness of MAH is demonstrated via three problems in kinematic synthesis. Comparison of the results with other stochastic optimization methods illustrates the potential of this technique.


A novel technology of hydrogenation for synthesizing the α, α-diphenyl-4-piperidinomethanol was proposed by using Pt/C catalyst. The effects of solvents, pressure, temperature, catalyst amount and reaction time on the yield were investigated. Under the optimum reaction condition, the result showed that the yield can reach 92.4% and the purity was up to 98.8%.


This study discusses the possibility of the integrated analytic approach to discourse in CSCL by the combination of macro network analysis and micro analysis of argument on students' written discourse. Although studies have established fine-grained analytic approaches to discourse or argumentation in CSCL environments, we still have difficulty with evaluating collective knowledge advancement. The Complex Network Theory would be a promising approach to challenging this difficulty. We can visualize a variety of network structures with identifying ideas as nodes, and co-presence of words as links. Several indices numerically inform us how a target network is structured. In this paper, we report our attempt to describe how the network of ideas represented in discourse is structured in CSCL environments and its relation to the network structure analysis.


The ability of cyanobacteria to fix N 2 and produce exopolysacharides varies widely among different strains. The objective of this study was to identify and isolate cyanobacteria strains with ability to fix N 2 and produce exopolysaccharides with a view to evaluate them for their biofertilization and conditioning potential of degraded soils in arid and semi arid areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Cyanobacteria were isolated from four sites by culture and plating techniques using growth media BG11 for all strains and BG110 for atmospheric N2=fixing strains. The number s of strains isolated were 2, 28, 35, and 32 for Guquka, Hertzog, Fort Cox College, and Qunu soils, respectively. Only three of the 97 strains had bioconditioning and biofertilization potential emphasizing the importance of screening in order to identify cyanobacteria strains suitable for improving the physical and chemical fertility of soils. Other isolated cyanobacteria strains produced no exopolysaccharide and exhibited negligible nitrogenase activity under the assay conditions used. The results suggested that soils in arid and semi arid areas of South Africa have cyanobacteria strains with potential to improve the physical and chemical fertility of degraded soils.


POLITICAL parties are devices for doing indirectly in democratic societies what is done directly in nondemocratic societies. That is to say, they control the approaches to public power and are the instrumentalities by which powerful groups within the community achieve control of government and maintain themselves in power. The advent of democracy not only shattered the old framework of political society, it destroyed the "hierarchy of classes and their internal cohesion, and the time-honored social ties which bound the individual to the community. .. ." Moreover, it opened the path to power to large masses of men who were united by no common ideal or interest as had been the case with the landed aristocracy. The increase in the number of those whose consent was to be required made impossible the old system of direct government. Under these circumstances, if government was not to degenerate into chaos, it became necessary to mold this inchoate mass into some semblance of unity. Individuals had become literally stranded in the mass. The old ties had dissolved or been destroyed. New bonds of union had to be forged. Moreover, the obstacle of mass consent had been interposed between the desire and the realization of power. The democratic statesman or politician must secure assent from tens of thousands of individuals with a myriad of diverse interests. Out of such circumstances arose modern political parties.


In this paper a use of haptic and visual training for Chinese handwriting learning is investigated. Participants learned a given character under three training conditions (haptic, visual, haptic-visual) and were required to write the given character plus two characters with common stokes on a tablet before and after training for improvement comparison. Performance was measured in terms of mean speed, inair time, size, order, and shape. Findings from this study indicate that visual information provides benefits for learning writing shape, while haptic information showed significant improvement in the transfer of shape learning. The combination of visual and haptic information helped to reduce air time, and showed better results than only visual information


ABSTRACT A new rotary spreader has recently been introduced that incorporates a helical cone which is rotated to change the drop point of the material onto the impeller, and a new impeller with both straight and forward-curved fins. The new spreader and two conventional spreaders were evaluated using four materials covering the full range of products normally applied with this type of spreader. The new spreader substantially outperformed both of the conventional spreaders. It could be adjusted to deliver an excellent pattern with all of the materials tested. The coefficient of variation for overlapped patterns did not exceed 10% with any of the materials. The spreader was also tested for sensitivity to speed variations and impeller angle. It was no more sensitive than the conventional spreaders.


Preparation and characterization of several new polymers that are considered one-dimensional prototypes for the polaronic ferromagnetic are reported. Synthesis involved either Wittig or Suzuki coupling to produce polymers with extended {pi} systems. Oxidative doping (I{sub 2} or AsF{sub 5}) produces radical cations (polarons) that are stable at room temperature. Magnetic characterization of the doped polymers, using SQUID-based magnetometry, indicates that in several instances ferromagnetic coupling of polarons occurs along the polymer chain. Comparison of the various polymers reveals useful design principles and suggests new directions for the development of magnetic organic materials. 39 refs., 9 figs., 1 tab.


The pharmaceutical environment
The global pharmaceutical industry currently faces a great upheaval that poses severe challenges to organizations of all sizes. Companies which were blessed with success until yesterday are now confronted with patent expirations, R&D pipelines running dry and considerable overcapacities. A constantly increasing competition and complexity within pharmaceutical manufacturing make pharma a tough business [1].
The current situation which pharma endures came, however, not out of the blue. Moreover, especially large research driven and generic manufacturers, working on margins´ edge, searched for and developed their own defence mechanisms to sustain in global business. One of the most promising approaches to improve a company´s situation that hit pharma agenda at the turn of the century is the relentless effort to achieve operational excellence (OPEX).


Only a few states and the District of Columbia permit acupuncture by non-MDs. Following some anecdotal remarks about the value of such therapy in nerve deafness and a series of UPI news releases on the subject, enormous interest resulted. Deaf persons flocked to acupuncturists, especially to those practicing in six centers in Washington, DC. Consequently, the Otolaryngology Section of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia requested Fairbanks and his colleagues1to evaluate acupuncture therapy for nerve deafness. The authors describe the activities of the six Washington acupuncture centers as follows: One of them processes up to 100 patients each day, 90% of whom are seeking a cure for deafness. Patients come from widely scattered parts of the United States. Travel and housing in local hotels are major expenses. One center reserves hotel rooms for its patients in one location and provides a limousine shuttle to and from


The significance of the research lies in the fact that atmospheric air is one of the vital components of the natural environment

http://www.ecoeet.com/pdf-168093-92017?filename=Assessment of the Risks.pdf


PURPOSE: A liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to expand a viewing angle without lowering an aperture ratio. CONSTITUTION: A liquid crystal display comprises: unit pixels(P) which are defined by gate lines and data lines; a thin film transistor formed in the unit pixels; a storage electrode(STE) which is electrically connected with a drain electrode(D); a second pixel electrode(185) which is formed within the unit pixel in order to be touched with the storage electrode; a protective layer(160) including a contact hole formed on the unit pixel region; and a first pixel electrode(180) embodying a first sub pixel(SUB1).


Drawing on ethnographic observation conducted in a Montreal pawnshop, this paper explores the logics and perception of money and changing rhetoric of value deployed within pawn broking, an activity of value fixation. The complex experience and self-definition of their social role by pawnbrokers is explored. The history of pawn broking is briefly


IntroductionThe Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 led to significant strain on the Emergency Department (ED) visits worldwide. Multiple stay-at-home orders were issued during the pandemic unless medical treatment was urgently needed1. Acute esophageal obstruction (AEO) due to food/ foreign body impaction usually present to the ED, given its severe symptoms. Most esophageal foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract uneventfully, and related mortality is very low. Still, most of these patients receive endoscopic interventions (up to 76%)2. The number of non-urgent endoscopies plummeted sharply during the pandemic to reduce exposure and preserve personal protective equipment. It is unclear if ED visits for AEO and their endoscopic management changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (US). MethodsWe utilized a federated cloud-based network database named TriNetX, which provides access to electronic medical records from 92 healthcare organizations from the US. The AEO adult patients hospitalized from January 1, 2020, to December 1, 2020, were compared to a similar timeline in 2019 from TriNetX. We used ICD-10 codes for food/foreign body in esophagus, causing other injury acute food impaction (T18.128 A, T18.12), foreign body esophagus (T18.198, T18.1, T18.19, T18.108, T18.108A). Outcomes of the study included utilization rates of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), esophageal perforation, inpatient hospitalization, and mortality. The outcomes were measured before and after 1:1 propensity matching of the groups based on the baseline demographics and comorbidities. ResultsPrevalence of AEO among all ED visits in 2020 were 0.12% (5890 AEO ED visits among 4,672,024 total visits), compared to 0.17% (23,478 AEO ED visits among 14,199,648 total visits) in 2019. There was a small but significant decrease (0.05%) in AEO ED visits from pre-pandemic compared to pandemic times (P<0.01). Patient with AEO had higher prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (mean 270 [4.6%] vs. 885 [3.8%], p=0.004) and alcohol-related disorders (mean 465


Modern people are pursuing various fashion trends in 21st century since the concept of self has collapsed and the identity or certainty of the self has been ambiguous, while they have enjoyed material wealth as an age of changing values or ethics. In the mid-nineteenth century, Kimono(着物), a Japanese traditional dress, had an effect on the whole Western culture and modern fashion, and a new field of a Japanese fashion has been built in the realm of modern fashion by presenting a new trend to the world fashion industry. As a result of this, a lot of formative factors of Japanese traditional dresses have been used in modern fashion so far, and they have seriously been dealt with as the source of inspiration by modern designers claiming to advocate the avant-garde. An American avant-garde art critic, Leonard Koren, said that Issey Miyake is the best avant-garde artist and international designer produced by a combination of Japanese and Western arts among Japanese avant-garde designers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the plasticity of Japanese traditional dresses expressed on the works of Issey Miyake that express the fashion as a kind of visual sculpture. I collected 105 photographs in which the plasticity was expressed on Japanese traditional designs through the works of Issey Miyake and used them for documentary research and analyses of materials. Furthermore, I chose eight pieces of materials that are considered proper by 22 persons who majored in fashion design and related sciences among those collected materials to select them as final objects of this study. The formative characteristics appeared on Japanese traditional dresses is that they are in harmony with the modern fashion industry based on such formative factors as forms, colors and materials, and that Issey Miyake's works show formative characteristics and spiritual values, expressing the Japanese traditional aesthetic and philosophical attitude that have developed from basic forms to more complicated and sophisticated aspects together with the creation of new things in order to understand Japanese traditional dresses, not merely showing a way of using Japanese traditional dresses.


This paper presents the results of experimental research for a rectangular-coaxial broadband mm-wave GaAs-Gunn oscillator in the temperature range between -50/spl deg/C and +100/spl deg/C.


Abstract A new record of the Marbled Polecat, Vormela peregusna, is given from south-eastern Turkey along with karyological and morphological including bacular characteristics. The specimen has a shorter black band at the tip of the tail than in a specimen examined from western Turkey and thus takes an intermediate position between specimens from Jordan and from western Turkey. Whereas the diploid chromosome number is the same as in Caucasia, Syria, western Turkey and Romania, the fundamental chromosome number (FN) and the number of autosomal arms (NFa) is higher than in Western Turkey, but the same as in Syria.


Karsten Voigt, long one of the SPD's senior foreign-policy figures, likes to explain the differences between British, French and German modes of dealing with Americans as follows. In reply to an American request, a Briton will first respond 'yes' in public, then later add 'yes, but...' in private. A Frenchman replies 'no' in public, then adds 'no, but ...' in private. Germans, however, respond 'yes' in public, 'yes' in private, and then go home and complain about how arrogant the Americans are. This anecdote illuminates more than the nature of US-German relations. Germans use among themselves different terms and concepts about security issues than do Americans, or the French or British. Both the actual terms used in discussions about the future of the Bundeswehr and the range of opinions on how best to ensure German and European security are notably different in Berlin than in London, Paris or Washington, even considering the disagreements that exist between the latter three. While the differences between Germany and its allies may not be drastic enough to threaten the transatlantic alliance, they are real and non-trivial and have received insufficient attention. They may be summarised and discussed under five headings:


Tin oxide intercalated montmorillonite nanocomposites were prepared by an in situ preadsorption method in aqueous solution in the absence of surfactants and organic solvents. The tin oxide particle size was controlled by adjusting the relative supersaturation ratio, S (S = (Q − L)/L), where Q is the amount of the dissolved material, the Sn(OH)4 precipitate, and L is its solubility). Increasing the relative supersaturation results in a progressive increase of the size of the SnO2 nanoparticles up to a maximum, after which a further increase of S results in a decrease of the size of the nanoparticles, since their growth is inhibited. Calcination of the 2−3 nm diameter SnO2/Sn(OH)4 nanoparticles at 400 °C for 3 h resulted in the formation of an oxide lattice structure from a tin oxide/hydroxide structure. XRD measurements indicated the sizes of tin oxide nanocrystals to be in the 1−2 nm diameter range between the layers of montmorillonite. The specific surface area of montmorillonite significantly changed fr...


In the last 100 years, the most important equations in physics are Maxwell's equations for electrodynamics, Einstein's equation for gravity, Dirac's equation for the electron and Yang-Mills equation for elementary particles. Do these equations follow a common principle and come from a single theory? Despite intensive efforts to unify gravity and the particle interactions in the last 30 years, the goal is still to be achieved. Recent theories have not answered any question in physics. We examine the issues involved in this long quest to understand the ultimate nature of spacetime and matter.


Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can still develop in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients receiving antiviral treatment. Serum Mac‐2‐binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi) is a novel marker for liver fibrosis. We investigated its role on incidence of HCC in entecavir (ETV)‐treated CHB patients.


This study examines natural language processing (NLP) from the late 1940s to the present, with the goal of identifying trends that reflect concerns about various difficulties or the development of various approaches to solving these problems and constructing systems as a whole. In this we will also know about Natural Language Processing is the practice of teaching machines to understand and interpret conversational inputs from humans. NPL based on machine learning can be used to establish communication channels between humans and machines.


This study suggests that the debate over the nature of policy is far from resolved. The extent to which the extremes of the debate about the role of the state in policy, about interpretations about power in policy process and about the differential nature of fine‐grained examinations of policy at the local level versus larger scale theorizing, affect interpretation are questioned. Based on a case study of the implementation of a policy dealing with homeless student in four Victorian, Australia, High schools, this paper suggests that the conceptualizations of the state and understanding the nature of power relations in policy process are more complex than any other authors have suggested. The analysis of the policy implementation process showed that whilst at certain times the power of the state appeared to be crucial and central, at other times the power of the state was decentred and significantly reduced, with power and control of policy being refocused at the school level.


In this issue In this series of New Mineral Names, a thematic approach is used to help provide context for advances and discoveries in mineralogy. Planet Earth is ever-changing, and unique crystals are found in the tiniest of micro-geologic niches. With emerging analytical techniques, the formerly inaccessible becomes accessible. New minerals inspire creative approaches to overcoming chemical and technological challenges and can reveal what the Earth was like billions of years ago. In this issue, we look at recently described minerals that are associated with diamonds, dumps, and fumaroles: crowningshieldite, goldschmidtite, breyite, cardite, grimmite, hrabákite, freitalite, dioskouriite, dobrovolskyite, ferroefremovite, and vasilseverginite.


A non-radioisotopic,quantitative TRAP-based telomerase activity assay was established mainly by using SYBR Green-I staining instead of radioisotope.Comparing with conventional radioisotope based method,it was better in reproducibility and accuracy.Using this method,we found telomerase activities were absent in normal human liver cells,while detected in all of four human hepatoma cell lines (BEL-7404,SMMC-7721,QGY-07903 and HCCM) without significant differences.


In multicellular organisms, individual cells are characterized by their gene expression profiles and the spatial interactions among cells enable the elaboration of complex functions. Expression profiling in spatially defined regions is crucial to elucidate cell interactions and functions. Here, we established a transcriptome profiling method coupled with photo-isolation chemistry (PIC) that allows the determination of expression profiles specifically from photo-irradiated regions of whole tissues. PIC uses photo-caged oligodeoxynucleotides for in situ reverse transcription. After photo-irradiation of limited areas, gene expression was detected from at least 10 cells in the tissue sections. PIC transcriptome analysis detected genes specifically expressed in small distinct areas of the mouse embryo. Thus, PIC enables transcriptome profiles to be determined from limited regions at a spatial resolution up to the diffraction limit.


Though a cornerstone in the field of stylistics, functionalist stylistics receives tremendous tackles for its decision that qualitative prominence is the sole means of stylistic foregrounding. This paper, therefore, is designated to draw attention to the significance of qualitative prominence with a comment on functionalist viewpoint on stylistic foregrounding, and a contrastive study on the different means and effects of stylistic foregrounding in two well-known written in the Yuan Dynasty.


The UK-SPEC describes the respective competence levels that have to be met for professional registration as an Engineer or an Engineering Technician. At the level of Engineer, a further demarcation between competence levels, often less understood by the academic community, is in the designations Chartered Engineer and Incorporated Engineer. The UK-SPEC clearly sets out criteria which distinguish between the two categories. Background academic training plays an important part in the pathways leading to professional registration, and although not binding, academic qualifications that exemplify the required levels of knowledge and understanding for CEng and IEng registration are explicitly stated in the UK-SPEC. Higher level qualifications are the prime focus of HE sector engineering education providers as well as their clients, i.e. the students, in the context of a highly competitive recruitment setting.

This paper recognises that a solid foundation of knowledge and understanding of core engineering principles and concepts is essential to further learning and continuity of progress. Based on this platform, gradual development of students' critical thinking and analytical ability to solve real engineering problems is the key to their future success towards innovation and progress as a practicing engineer. Thus intelligent curriculum design and imaginative delivery strategies are crucial to progressively build up confidence through core engineering subjects. The study draws attention to examples of effective use of state-of-the-art analytical software to enhance student learning experience and thereby develop valuable subject specific skills, and the use of project studies to develop a multitude of problem solving and transferable skills.

Keywords; UK-SPEC, competence levels, curriculum design, subject specific skills, transferable skills, computer simulations


The purpose of the Computer Security Incident Response Teams is to ensure a coherent and complete system of risk management at the national level and, therefore, they have been obliged to perform tasks to counter cybersecurity threats of cross-sectoral and cross-border nature, as well as to ensure coordination of handling of reported incidents, i.e. events that have or may harm cybersecurity.

http://www.cybersecurityandlaw.com/pdf-157121-83496?filename=The position of the.pdf


In this manuscript, a new design of microstrip‐fed monopole antenna with meander‐line strips for wireless local area network (WLAN) and world‐wide interoperability microwave access (WiMAX) systems is proposed. The operating frequencies of the proposed antenna are 2.4/3.5/5.5 GHz, which covers the WLAN and WiMAX bands. The measured results of the proposed antenna show that the impedance bandwidths are from 2.01 to 2.67 GHz, 3.25 to 3.75 GHz, and 5 to 6 GHz. The presented antenna has a small size of 12 × 18 mm2. Various configurations of array of this antenna for multiple input‐multiple output (MIMO) application are also studied. It shows that the features of low profile, good return loss, and small mutual coupling are promising for MIMO applications. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 56:2667–2671, 2014


For studying Sweden produce of three classification CA 620 blood cell the analysis instrument count accuracy, we that most items that result produce to that instrument and the United States five divide into sectioned the Coulter STKS blood the cell analysis the instrument to did the contrast to experiment, repetition experiment, with each other dye the rate and performance test, consequently show, two machines contain good relativity.


Abstract This article focusses on the issue of "traditional Islam" in Russia and the practices associated with it. Employing an approach that combines the concepts of lived religion and everyday nationalism, those practices are taken into consideration that are often interpreted in terms of vernacular Islam and regarded skeptically, if not outright rejected, by proponents of a more global Islam. Discussed in detail are commemoration ceremonies for the dead, prayers in the cemetery, saint veneration and local pilgrimage, the mawlid celebration and the use of prayer beads. These practices indicate an outlook on life, where Muslim believers cultivate a close connection to their environment and maintain personal relations to various human and more-than-human beings, thus creating the space for an exchange crossing the boundary between life and death. The article contributes to the anthropological study of Islam in Russia and—by focusing on religious practice—specifically attempts to capture the main characteristics of "traditional Islam."


The process of product quotation is a critical and complex knowledge work in many companies which needs to synthesize various information and knowledge. Traditionally, the pattern of quotation based on the power of man could not insure the veracity and timeliness of quotation. This paper purposes an intelligent product quotation system (IPQS) based on the multi-agent knowledge integrated model. IPQS applies the technologies of web searching and intelligent reasoning to produce a product quotation. An application on an optical product proves the efficiency of IPQS.


In Oil and Gas industry, OBC (Ocean Bottom Cable) has been used for monitoring offshore reservoirs. OBC typically consists of submarine cable with several seismic sensors with a short spacing. Time-lapse seismic survey with ·OBC is generally carried out for monitoring the reservoirs during oil or gas production. We apply this technique to the area exists methane hydrates at water depth of around 1000m. We developed a new OBC, named as 'DSS' (Deep-sea Seismic System). The receiver of the DSS has the set of 3-components accelerometer unit and a hydrophone configuration that is applicable for multi-component seismic survey. A gas production test (flow test) in the 2nd offshore production test was implemented in Eastern Nankai Trough, off Japan. We carried out seismic survey three times using a DSS with seventy receivers to understand physical property change accompanying methane "hydrates dissociation by the gas production test. In 2016, we carried out the first seismic survey before flow test as a base line survey in the study area. We obtained the data after flow test in 2017, we call this as "2nd seismic survey". We conducted a final survey, we call this as "3rd seismic survey", and recovered the DSS in 2018. The quality of the data obtained was excellent without any system troubles. We will present the DSS advantages and report the results of the survey.


In C2H5OC2H5 solvent,a Zn(Ⅱ) complex was synthesized.The crystal structure of the complex Zn(py)2Cl2 was determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction.The electrochemical activity was studied in DMSO and DMF,respectively,with KCl as supporting electrolyte.The results showed that the electrochemical behavior of the zinc complex arised in one potential,indicating that there was one kind of redox behaviors between different Zn ions.The properties of Zn(py)2Cl2 were studied by fluorescence spectroscopy.The results showed that the ligand and zinc complex had luminescent properties in CH3OH,C2H5OH,CH3COCH3 and n-C3H7OH.The photoluminescence peaks could be ascribed to the band of π*→n transition in the ligand.


Abstract INTRODUCTION THE period of rapid development of the ovum, the period during which yolk material is actively deposited in the ovum, has been followed by fat-soluble dye incorporation technique in studies reported by Warren and Conrad (1939) and Lacassagne (1957, 1960, 1962). A difference in time of rapid development within clutches, as well as a range of seven to eleven days for rapid development was noticed in these studies. Lacassagne (1960) reported a variation of ovum weight within clutch position and noted that follicular maturation (cessation of rapid development) and ovulation were not necessarily simultaneous events. Bacon and Cherms (1968), in a study of ovarian function in turkeys, found that the rest period (the time between follicular maturation and ovulation) did not remain constant for all eggs within clutches of varying lengths. The mean rest period of first eggs from all length clutches (the uninterrupted succession of eggs, or a . . .


Economists endorse taxes as a cost-effective means of reducing pollution. But policy makers raise concerns about their regressivity, or disproportional burden on poorer families, preferring instead to regulate energy efficiency. I first show that in theory, energy efficiency standards are more regressive than energy taxes, not less. I then provide an example using data on automobiles in the United States. Taxing gas would be less regressive than regulating the fuel economy of cars if the two policies are compared on a revenue-equivalent basis.


The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of customer service service to customer satisfaction and find out the constraints experienced by customer service. The subjects of this study were BRI Bank Sumbawa Besar Branch perApril 2019 sampling using simple random sampling using questionnaires and interviews, analytical techniques using a Likert scale. analysis of the analysis results show that the better the quality of customer service will have a good effect on customer satisfaction and the worse the quality of customer service will be worse, BRI Bank's customer service quality after analysis has been good and the formula isovin. The number of samples was 47 respondents. Data collection


Despite clear rules and procedures directing judges to critically scrutinise proffers of expert testimony - and giving them the tools to do so - judges continue to allow unreliable expert evidence into the courtroom. What accounts for the gatekeepers' failure to guard the gates? Drawing from psychological literature, we offer possible explanations for neglectful judicial gatekeeping, and discuss potential solutions for the path forward.


Electric loading system is an important part of flight simulator. A control scheme based on proportional integral differential neural network (PIDNN) is proposed against the highly nonlinear and vulnerable of flight simulator electric loading system, and simulated by Matlab. Firstly analyze and study the model of the electric loading system, and theoretically analyze its disturbance from outside environment, and consequently ratiocinate the system formula. Then take use of superior adaptive function of PIDNN controller to control the model. The simulation experiment result shows that the PIDNN has nice properties of static and dynamic and robustness, so it can meet the need of real-time control, and is good preference for the electric loading system.


The paper mainly introduces the redundant strategy and its realization on basic support services of intelligent hydropower plant system,makes a detailed description of the principle,structure and function of the basic support services,puts forward a redundant technology resolution of basic support service base on proxy interception,Analyzes the characteristics of this design and the running process,provides a stable and efficient technology realization for redundant strategy on services of intelligent hydropower plant system.


The host-parasite interaction be- tween the black pecan aphid (BPA) (Melanocallis caryaefoliae (Davis)) and pe- can (Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch) was investigated. Three years of field ob- servations of the ability of BPA popula- tions to induce chlorotic blotches, or vi- sual damage, on 32 pecan cultivars re- vealed considerable variation in cultivar susceptibility to BPA damage. Among the most commonly grown cultivars, 'Sioux', 'Cape Fear', 'Farley', 'Cowley', 'Grabohls', and 'Barton' exhibited the Abstract. Three vine management systems were evaluated on 'Chardonnay' grape- vines under Michigan growing conditions for five growing seasons to determine their influence on yield, fruit quality, cluster compactness, and the incidence and se- verity of fruit rot. These systems used mid-wire cordon (MWC) vine training, Umbrella Kniffin (UK) vine training, and a combination of those (UK/MWC). Over four growing seasons the UK and UK/ MWC treatments had higher fruit soluble solids and higher yields than the MWC treatment. These higher yields were at- tributed to higher yields per node and the ability to retain more live nodes per vine than was possible with the MWC treat- ment. The UK and UK/MWC treatments also had less fruit rot than the MWC treatment in some years, which was re- lated to reduced compactness of clusters. The UK and UK/MWC treatments pro- duced greater numbers of mature canes per vine than the MWC treatment, and


The most important automatic methods can be classed into three groups [1-3]: (1) Discrete or batch, in which the sample preserves its identity in a reaction cup, detection being performed discontinuously. (2) Continuous methods, which involve the constant circulation of stream through the system wherein the sample is introduced by aspiration or injection and subsequently led to the detection cell. The methods in this group can be further classified according to whether they use air bubbles (SFA) [4 and 5] or not UFA to avoid carry-over between successively injected samples. Unsegmented flow methods can be divided into those injecting FIA [3 and 6] or aspirating (CCFA) [7] the sample into the system. (3) Robotic methods, which mimic the actions of an operator and are still in early stages of development [8 and 9].


Objective To study the effect of soy isoflavones(SI) against myocardium iscahemia-reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts.Methods The isolated Langendorff heart perfusion method was used.The effect of soy isoflavones(SI) against myocardium iscahemia-reperfusion was studied by hemodynamics experiment.Results Hemodynamic experiment in vitro showed that cardiac dysfunction was induced by ischemia-reperfusion,the changes of left ventricular pressure,dp/dt and CF in groups of ischemia-reperfusion containing soy isoflavones(SI) was smaller than those groups of ischemia-reperfusion without soy isoflavones(SI).It suggested that soy isoflavones(SI) could protect myocardium against ischemia-reperfusion lesion.Conclusion It was shown that soy isoflavones(SI) played an important role on protection ischemia-reperfusion induced cardiac dysfunction.


The invention relates to a method (100) and a control unit (SG) for operating power semiconductor switches (LH1... LHn) connected in parallel with the steps of: determining (220) at least one desired time for the respective activation of at least one of the power semiconductor switches (LH1 ... LHn). LHn) as a function of at least one operating parameter of the at least one power semiconductor switch (LH1..LHn), operating (230) of the at least one power semiconductor switch (LH1 ... LHn), wherein the driving of the at least one power semiconductor switch takes place at the determined setpoint time.


Abstract Al-Bisher, A. A., Al-Mufarrej, S. I., Ali, A. K. A. and Hussein, M. F. 1998. Effect of short term heat stress on antibody production and blood constituents of Baladi and Leghorn chickens. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 13: 119–128. Ninety chickens each of Baladi and Leghorn were divided into 3 groups (A, B and C) and each group was subdivided into 3 replicates (5 males and 5 females per replicate). Each replicate was reared separately in a randomly allotted pen at ≈ 18C, and 65% relative humidity. Immediately prior to immunization, group C birds were exposed to 40C for 48h. Each of groups B and C birds was immunized intramuscularly (im) with 1 ml of 7% sheep red blood cells (SRBC) suspension in phosphate buffered saline (PBS); group A served as controls, receiving 1 ml PBS per bird im. A second immunization dose was administered 4 weeks later to evaluate secondary antibody response. Serum samples were collected before and at weekly intervals after immunization and assayed for antibodies against SRBC, using...


The influence of various medicaments upon the heart has been widely studied. The earlier experiments for the most part dealt with the hearts of adult animals. So far as we are aware few similar studies have been made on the embryonic heart. It seemed desirable, therefore, to make such a study, using adrenaline as the test substance. During the course of our studies Doctor Tuji of Kioto published the results of a similar investigation which were not, however, entirely in accordance with ours. We have studied the action of adrenaline on the embryonic chick heart and on strip preparations of it at different stages of development. The hearts were removed, kept in warm Ringer's solution and tested in the same solution. The first appearance of automatic movements in the embryonic chick heart: Since the time of Aristotle the beat of the embryonic chick heart has frequently been observed. The period at which this is first evident, however, has been quite differently reported by different observers. Harvey noted t...


The question of the origin of the hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray emission in Centaurus A (Cen A) persists despite decades of observations. Results from X-ray instruments suggest a jet origin since the implied electron temperature (kT e ) would cause runaway pair production in the corona. In contrast, instruments sensitive to soft gamma rays report electron temperatures indicating that a coronal origin may be possible. In this context, we analyzed archival INTEGRAL/IBIS-ISGRI and SPI data and observations from a 2022 Cen A monitoring program. Our analysis did not find any spectral variability. Thus we combined all observations for long-term average spectra, which were fit with a NuSTAR observation to study the 3.5 keV–2.2 MeV spectrum. Spectral fits using a CompTT model found kT e ∼ 550 keV, near runaway pair production. The spectrum was also well described by a log-parabola to model synchrotron self-Compton emission from the jet. Additionally, a spectral fit with the 12 yr catalog Fermi/LAT spectrum using a log-parabola can explain the data up to ∼3 GeV. Above ∼3 GeV, a power-law excess is present, which has been previously reported in LAT/H.E.S.S. analysis. However, including a coronal spectral component can also describe the data well. In this scenario, the hard X-rays/soft gamma rays are due the corona and the MeV to GeV emission is due to the jet.


The effect of dialogue journals and freedom to choose reading materials on the reading comprehension\ reading strategies and attitudes towards reading of EFL student at the university of science and technology in Yemen


The use of inorganic matrix in fiber reinforced composites has been studied in the last years for strengthening applications in masonry construction. At the moment different systems are available after a technical qualification that allows a safe and certified use in construction industry. In the field of historical masonry the benefits of such materials are well known respect to the most known Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs), due to a very poor substrate. In this study the experimental results of a larger research program are presented and discussed. A Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) system has been tested in order to measure the tensile mechanical properties and bond properties respect to different substrates: clay masonry and natural tuff masonry. Tensile properties of the FRCM composite were measured in presence of a cement mortar, and results are illustrated. In addition pull-off tests and bond shear lap tests of the FRCM are described and commented respect to the two substrates. Tensile tests on glass fiber mesh and glass FRP (GFRP) connectors were performed and results are presented in the paper.


Major and trace elements in coexisting glass, olivines, and metal-sulfide spherules from a chilled margin sample of a strongly reduced basaltic dike from Disko Island, Greenland have been investigated. Three sets of partition coefficients are obtained, olivine/silicate liquid and metal-sulfide liquid/silicate liquid partition coefficients established at magmatic temperatures, and FeNi/FeS partition coefficients at lower temperatures. High metal-sulfide liquid/silicate liquid partition coefficients are found for Ni, Sb, As, Mo, Cu, Co, and W. The significance of the present results for planetary evolution and the formation of metal-rich or sulfide-rich metal cores is considered in terms of P, W, and Mo abundances in the mantles of the earth, moon, the Shergotty parent body, and the Eucrite parent body.


Previous work in our laboratory, mainly focused the prospects of achieving resistance against Schistosoma mansoni infection with adult worm-derived antigens in the form of a soluble extract (SE). This extract obtained by incubation of living adult schistosomes in saline, contains a large number of distinct molecules and was actually shown to be significantly protective in different outbred animals models such as Swiss mice and rabbits. It thus appeared worthwhile to investigate the potential protective activity of SE in different inbred strains of mice, known to be highly susceptible to the infection. Herein we present data showing that DBA/2 mice, once immunized with SE acquire significant levels of resistance to a S. mansoni cercarial challenge. In addition, preliminary studies on the immune system of immunized animals revealed that, injection of SE caused no general imbalance of B or T cell responses.


A malaria serologic survey was carried out in first grade school children from Maraba, PA. Immunofluorescence (IF) test was used for the detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to P. falciparum and to P. gallinaceum. Also, hemagglutination (HAg) test with P. gallinaceum infected erythrocytes was employed. The IF-IgG test with P. falciparum was positive in 6.94% of the 389 individuals studied, and the IF-IgG test with P. gallinaceum in 11.56%. Agreement between both tests 'was observed in 88.68% of sera. A total 14.91% reactive cases were seen by any of the two tests. The IF test using P. gallinaceum as antigen showed higher positivity than P. falciparum probably due to the predominance of T. vivax infection in that area. A statistically significant difference (P 0.05).


Triacs,as non-contact reversible switch is widely used in heavy rolling mill,for it has many advantages,such as no noise,no contact burnt damage and long lifetime.How to select the triacs correctly is very important because the triacs is the key parts of the non-contact reversible switch and its parameters and the valid protection circuit can ensure the rolling mill work smoothly.This article makes a terse and concise discussion on this problem.


Introduction: Ovarian metastases of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are extremely rare, however, these patients may still have a favorable prognosis when treated with imatinib after resection. Case Report: We report on the successful treatment of a 54-year-old female with gastric GIST metastatic to the ovary, who had undergone distal gastrectomy 11 years ago. The resected ovarian tumor was a solid multinodular mass consisting of KIT-positive and discovered on gastrointestinal stromal tumors protein (DOG1)-positive spindle cells, and was thus diagnosed as a recurrent metastasis of gastric GIST. No tumor recurrence was observed during the two years of follow-up while on imatinib therapy. Conclusion: As GIST metastatic to the ovary may mimic primary ovarian tumors, KIT and DOG1 immunohistochemistry can aid in making correct pathological diagnosis. Furthermore, patients with this particular metastatic pattern may benefit from imatinib treatment after resection.


A Pr3+ : YAl3(BO3)4 crystal with sizes of  20 × 10 × 10 mm was grown from high-temperature solution and its structural and spectroscopic properties were investigated. The distribution coefficient of praseodymium ranged from 0.6 to 0.8, that yield to the Pr3+ ion concentration of 1.1 ⋅1020 cm–3. Visible and infrared groundstate absorption (3H4) was measurement in dependence on the polarisation. The absorption spectra of the Pr3+ : YAl3(BO3)4 exhibit pronounced polarisation anisotropy. The modified Judd – Offelt theory was applied to evaluate the transitions intensities in absorption and emission, branching ratios and radiative lifetimes of the metastable levels 3P0 and 1D2.


Neurochemistry of Aminosugars by EG Brunngraber (pp 701; illustrated; $29-50) Charles C. Thomas, Illinois. 1979. The author has produced an impressively comprehensive monograph on the structure, metabolism and pathology of gangliosides, glycosaminoglycans and glycoproteins. The mode of linkage of sugar residues to protein constituents is important in our understanding of the structure and function of these complex molecules and certainly we know much more about the sugar sequences than we do about their peptide or protein parts. The author pays substantial attention to these features, which is perhaps why the title emphasises the constituent aminosugars rather than the macromolecules themselves, which seem to me to be what the book is about. Painstaking effort has been made in searching the original literature and to coherent organisation of the data; it is pleasing to report that historical developments in the field have not been ignored. It seems that all the major contributions to the subject up to 1977 have been covered-addenda list subsequent references for each Chapter, from Chemical Abstracts up to September 1978. It is difficult to imagine a text book more up-to-date than this.


We conduct a test to determine whether the observed urban/nonurban wage gap is a return to unobservable ability. A new measure of worker quality is...


In this letter, a quasi-planar waveguide tuner is proposed, which is comprised of a main waveguide, three waveguide shorting stubs, and three ridged waveguide shorting stubs. All waveguide stubs are connected to the E-plane of the main waveguide. It can be used to replace the well-known E-H waveguide tuners with a simpler structure, smaller size, and lower fabrication cost. The matching ability is verified by using the quasi-planar tuner to match the discontinuities from an inductive iris and a capacitive iris. The matching results are shown to be the best compared with that of three other conventional tuners, an E-plane tuner, an H-plane tuner, and an E-H tuner. Tested results are also presented.


Like the majority of animal pituitaries the human gland is composed of: (a) a large epithelial lobe or pars anterior; (b) a posterior lobe, which is composed of a specialized form of glial tissue-the pars nervosa; (c) the pars intermedia, which consists of epithelial cells similar to those found in the anterior lobe; and (d) a narrow epithelial investment of the stalk of the gland-the pars tuberalis which covers the anterior surface of the stalk and is reflected on to the anterior part of the floor of the third ventricle. Theoretically tumours might arise from any of these constituent parts, but actually primary tumours are commonly found only in the anterior lobe and pars tuberalis. No primary tumours of the pars nervosa have been described, though this part of the gland is quite frequently the site of malignant metastases. OpcicNerve and Ch ia5mn. ,1


ager's forgetting some aspect of the organization. However, I was rather surprised to find the recognition of a problem and the analysis of it identified as part of the feasibility study; surely one analyses the problem before seeing what solution is feasible. In Chapter 6 the problem does indeed find its way to the beginning of the process, although the analysis remains part of the feasibility. However, a more important objection to the approach seems to be the demands it makes on


Thin ZnO:Al layers were deposited by pulsed laser deposition in vacuum and in oxygen atmosphere at gas pressures between 10 and 70 Pa and by applying radio-frequency (RF) plasma. Grazing incidence small angle x-ray scattering and grazing incidence x-ray diffraction (GIXRD) data showed that an increase in the oxygen pressure leads to an increase in the roughness, a decrease in the sample density, and changes in the size distribution of nanovoids. The nanocrystal sizes estimated from GIXRD were around 20 nm, while the sizes of the nanovoids increased from 1 to 2 nm with the oxygen pressure. The RF plasma mainly influenced the nanostructural properties and point defects dynamics. The photoluminescence consisted of three contributions, ultraviolet (UV), blue emission due to Zn vacancies, and red emission, which are related to an excess of oxygen. The RF excitation lowered the defect level related to blue emission and narrowed the UV luminescence peak, which indicates an improvement of the structural ordering....


Entrepreneurship is an important factor of potential growth and development that will determine the development dynamics of transition countries in th


The present invention, as a unit of the quiz game set, which is composed of one or more of the quiz stage and the progress of the game article, quiz game set to quiz creator registration to create a quiz game set, published quiz operator has been published It relates to a system and method for providing a quiz game to quiz participants in connection to quiz channel using. According to the present invention, a quiz creator, the arrangement or quiz game progress schedule of quiz by selection and difficulty of the quiz, configure each quiz stage using a unique creative techniques, including quizzes step You can develop a quiz game content of the quiz game set unit. Anyone to easily open a quiz channel to provide a game to solve the quiz based on the quiz game set. .FIELD 1


e20505Background: Immunoparesis (hypogammaglobinemia) has been shown to impact outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). Its impact in the post-transplant setting and potenti...