Abstract The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued an online statement in February 2012 rejecting all racism, in any form. The statement followed nearly two centuries of tortured struggles with racism promulgated by church leaders, instituted in everyday practices, and integrated into Latter-day Saint scriptures. While rhetoric renouncing racism from the LDS Church is a welcome step, religions need to compliment language undoing racism with concrete actions. This article examines ways that the LDS Church may work towards actually ending various forms of racism. It focuses attention on the role of settler colonial grave robbery, the loot from which was used in the production of Mormon scriptures advocating white privilege. These acts of violence against Native people continue into the present, as illustrated by the recent occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge by Mormon militiamen, extensive trade networks in antiquities in Mormon communities, unethical uses of Native American DNA, and ongoing efforts by Utah legislators to undermine tribal sovereignty. Current rhetoric condemning racism appears to serve as a mask for the continued imbalance of power in a land-rich institution in which the highest positions of authority remain exclusively in the hands of white men. Reciprocal acts of repatriation, initiated but never finished by early LDS Church leaders, need to be re-activated if Mormons are to effectively repudiate racism in its many forms.


On 22 December 2020, Circulation published the new American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The most important guidelines were those concerning pharmacological and invasive methods of treating symptomatic patients with obstruction of the left ventricular outlet. Considering the most recent clinical studies, the indications for invasive methods of treatment have expanded to include septal myectomy and alcohol septal ablation. A separate section in the guidelines has been devoted to the management of non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. The recommendations for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias and severe heart failure have been revised.Received 26 March 2021. Revised 12 May 2021. Accepted 13 May 2021.Funding: The study did not have sponsorship.Conflict of interest: Authors declare no conflict of interest.Author contributionsConception and study design: S.A. Budagaev, A.V. Afanasyev, A.V. Bogachev-ProkophievData collection and analysis: S.A. Budagaev, M.A. OvcharovDrafting the article: S.A. Budagaev, A.V. Afanasyev, A.S. ZalesovCritical revision of the article: A.V. Bogachev-ProkophievFinal approval of the version to be published: S.A. Budagaev, A.V. Afanasyev, A.V. Bogachev-Prokophiev, A.S. Zalesov, M.A. Ovcharov


An expression for the current across the space-charge layer at a semiconductor grain boundary is obtained. It is shown that this current is determined by combined diffusion and drift of the majority carriers across this space-charge layer and emission of the majority carriers at the grain boundary. An expression for the quasi-Fermi-level in the space-charge layer of this grain-boundary structure is given.


Effects of temperature,pH,substrate,ascorbic acid,L-cysteine,sodium bisulfite,citric acid and sodium chloride on the activity of polyphenol oxidase(PPO) from Chaenomeles speciosa Nakai were studied.Results showed that PPO activity was obviously higher in core than in the peel and flesh.The browning of C.speciosa fruit was significantly correlated to PPO activity.The PPO from C.speciosa fruit had the optimum substrate of catechol,with the optimum temperature 20 ℃ and pH 5.5.The enzyme lost its activity substantially after exposure to 80 ℃ for 5 min.Its activity was suppressed effectively by ascorbic acid,L-cysteine,sodium bisulfite,citric acid and sodium chloride.


The establishment of consciousness of ordinary people requ ir es the establishment of consciousness of tolerance in human relations.This is decided by the diversity of the world,limitation of understanding,multi-sided ness of human nature and the form of market economy.The philosophical reason fo r people not being tolerant lies in the self-center in individual cognition,i n individual will and individual pursuit for infinitude.Having understood the r eason and the necessity for consciousness of tolerance,contemporary men can con sciously establish the consciousness of tolerance.


The invention relates to a high-temperature-resistant ultraviolet absorbent containing polyfluorene triazole and a preparation method thereof. The ultraviolet absorbent is prepared by polymerizing a fluorine double-alkyne monomer and a diazido monomer in the molar ratio of 1:1. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: in a nitrogen atmosphere, mixing the fluorine double-alkyne monomer with a diazido monomer, adding a catalyst, an acid-binding agent, a ligand and an organic solvent, undergoing a polymerization reaction at the temperature of 30-35 DEG C for 24-48 hours, adding a single-alkyne monomer and a single-azido monomer for performing end capping, and continuously reacting for 2-3 hours; and after a reaction is finished, filtering, washing, and drying in vacuum to obtain a high-temperature-resistant ultraviolet absorbent containing polyfluorene triazole. The high-temperature-resistant ultraviolet absorbent has the advantages of high ultraviolet absorbing performance and high thermal stability; the material is prepared by adopting a click chemistry method, operation is easy and practicable, catalysis of noble metals is not needed, and a good economic benefit is achieved; and the absorbent is suitable for industrial production.


ABSTRACT This paper presents a conceptual framework that considers the buyer's perceptions of the roles of relationship importance and relationship quality in determining the likelihood of continued interaction between buyers and suppliers. It is hypothesized that both relationship importance and relationship quality positively influence the likelihood of continued interaction between buyers and suppliers. It is also hypothesized that relationship importance moderates the effect of relationship quality on the likelihood of continued interaction between buyers and suppliers. This paper also presents empirical results based on a mail survey of buyers on their perceptions of their relationship with one supplier. The results support the hypotheses. Implications of the results for managers are also presented. INTRODUCTION One of the key objectives of relationship marketing is to develop and maintain relationships with buyers where the emphasis switches from attracting new customers to retaining current customers (Morgan & Hunt, 1994; Evans & Laskin, 1994; Dwyer, Shurr & Oh,1987; Selnes, 1998). It is therefore important to understand what influences buyers to stay in relationships with their sellers or suppliers. Relationship quality has been shown to have an effect on the likelihood of continued interactions occurring between buyer and seller (Crosby, Evans & Cowles, 1990; Hennig-Thurau & Klee, 1997), however, it is possible that the importance of the relationship moderates the role of relationship quality in determining the probability of additional contact occurring between buyer and seller. This outcome may be particularly true when the seller's product or service is crucial to the buyer's business. In such a situation, the buyer may be basing his/her firm's entire livelihood on the relationship with the supplier and the importance of the relationship may prevail over the quality of relationship, especially if the quality is poor, in determining whether or not to continue the relationship (Frasier, 1983). Importance may also work in conjunction with relationship quality. For example, it is highly probable that a buyer who has a good relationship with an important supplier would want to maintain the relationship (Walker, Churchill & Ford, 1977; McQuiston, 1989). Understanding the roles of relationships importance and relationship quality can be useful for suppliers who want to develop their relationship marketing strategies to strengthen and maintain their existing buyer/supplier relationships This study addresses the following research questions: What is the role of relationship importance in determining the likelihood of continued interaction between buyer and seller? What is the role of relationship quality in determining the likelihood of continued interaction between buyer and seller? Is the role of relationship quality in determining the likelihood of continued interaction moderated by the importance of the relationship between buyer and seller? As previously mentioned, relationship quality has been shown to influence the likelihood of continued interaction (Crosby, Evans & Cowles, 1990). This research adds the relationship importance dimension to determine if the importance of the relationship moderates the role of relationship quality in determining the likelihood of continued interaction between exchange partners. In today's business climate it is increasingly important for businesses to develop and maintain enduring relationships with customers (Naude & Buttle, 2000; Henning-Thurau, Gwinner & Gremler, 2002). The quality of the relationship and the importance of a relationship to the firm's business may influence the firm's decision whether to continue in a relationship. This study models the role of relationship importance and relationship quality in determining the likelihood of continued interaction by asking buyers to rate the likelihood that they would continue to work with a particular supplier in the future. …


We revisit recent spectral GNN approaches to semi-supervised node classification (SSNC). We posit that many of the current GNN architectures may be over-engineered. Instead, simpler, traditional methods from nonparametric estimation, applied in the spectral domain, could replace many deep-learning inspired GNN designs. These conventional techniques appear to be well suited for a variety of graph types reaching state-of-the-art performance on many of the common SSNC benchmarks. Additionally, we show that recent performance improvements in GNN approaches may be partially attributed to shifts in evaluation conventions. Lastly, an ablative study is conducted on the various hyperparameters associated with GNN spectral filtering techniques. Code available at: https://github.com/lucianoAvinas/lowrank-gnn-kernels


Introduce a designing idea ,implementation of the English Mongolia Chinese Electronic Dictionary and some correspond algorithms. Effectively solve some difficulties in implementation of the dictionary.


The increasing role of the judiciary in matters not before afetas jurisdiction is due in part to the democratization of the country, brought by the Federal Constitution of 1988, which, besides establishing fundamental rights to citizens, promoting their search for these mechanisms assecuratorios rights, guarantees and expanded the functions of the judiciary, so that the Judiciary ceased to be mere law enforcer, going to also act as creator of law, in that it has ample capacity to confront other powers - and the legislature - to ensure justice, triggering the process called Adjudication, which, in some cases, culminates at the Institute of Judicial Activism, reaching a purely subjective aspect, using the constitutional provisions to justify decisions taken from the own will, popularly called the doctrine of "decisionismos". This article analyzes the institutes of Adjudication and Judicial Activism in the light of critical theory as a way of rethinking a paradigm shift with regard to judicial decisions as transformative social reality and efetivadoras of constitutional rights and guarantees provided. The method used is deductive.


Clustered microarchitectures are becoming a common organiza¿tion due to their potential to reduce the penalties caused by wire delays and power consumption. Fully-distributed architectures are particularly effective to deal with these constraints, and besides they are very scalable. However, the distribution of the data cache memory poses a significant challenge and may be crit¿ical for performance. In this work, a distributed data cache VLIW architecture based on an interleaved cache organization along with cyclic scheduling techniques are proposed. Moreover, the use of Attraction Buffers for such an architecture is introduced. Attraction Buffers are a novel hardware mechanism to increase the percentage of local accesses. The idea is to allow the move¿ment of some data towards the clusters that need it.Performance results for 9 Mediabench benchmarks show that our scheduling techniques are able to hide the increased mem¿ory latency when accessing data mapped in a remote cluster. In addition, the local hit ratio is increased by 15% and stall time is reduced by 30% when using the same scheduling techniques with an interleaved cache clustered processor with Attraction Buffers. Finally, the proposed architecture is compared with a state-of-the-art distributed architecture such as the multiVLIW. Results show that the performance of an interleaved cache clustered VLIW pro¿cessor with Attraction Buffers is similar to that of the multiVLIW architecture, whereas the former has a lower hardware complex¿ity.


The study aimed to verify the effectiveness of two detection kits namely, Accuscan gold reader and RIDA total aflatoxin smart phone application in assessing levels of aflatoxins' contamination in maize. Three regions of Kenya were selected namely, Kisumu, Makueni and Kilifi. Confirmatory tests were done using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The Accuscan gold reader showed mean aflatoxin levels of 14.52, 5.18, and 3.04 μg/kg and RIDA smart phone application had levels of 26.08, 26.68, and 4.05 μg/kg for Kilifi, Makueni, and Kisumu, respectively. The LC-MS/MS confirmed the presence of AFB1 and AFB2 with AFB1 of 97.5 μg/kg in Makueni and 76.2 μg/kg in Kilifi. Maize from Kilifi and Makueni was contaminated and unfit for human and animal consumption. Also, low rainfall, high temperature and high relative humidity directly increased the levels of aflatoxins, resulting in contamination. Therefore, the detection kits are recommended for use by maize farmers. Confirmatory tests should be done with maize having levels of aflatoxin above 10 μg/kg. Adequate drying and handling of maize and proper storage with good aeration should be ensured.


The gloss concerns the resolution of the Supreme Court deciding the legal issue regarding the scope of local application of Polish criminal provisions contained in the act of counteracting drug addiction in relation to perpetrators, which commited a crime abroad. Doubts about on this background arose in connection with the amendment to the aforementioned act. The position of the Supreme Court must be criticized because of the ban on the broadening interpretation of criminal law norms.


Methods for the preparation of p-amidinophenyl esters from amino acid derivatives are described. Blocking of the amidino function with the benzyloxycarbonyl group and its deblocking by catalytic hydrogenation after coupling were satisfactory. p-Amidinophenyl esters are of special interest because of their susceptibility to the hydrolytic enzyme, trypsin, and some parameters of the hydrolysis of these compounds by trypsin are presented.


The combination of historical elements and new features create a new space, where people choose to do business. A wide range of businesses, from office and retail to food and tourism, will prosper in the midst of a network of open spaces and parks that provide an environment that addresses and caters to the needs of the people who work and use the area. To pedestrianise the district of Intramuros may make optimum use of space and location, thus maximizing river views and natural light. Striking a balance between old and new architecture, this development features newly-designed older buildings that may blend with modern, character buildings. Walkable urban communities set the tone for the elements of urban design on human scale for sustainability of resource capital (natural, human and manufactured). It may lead to more social interactions, environmental advantages, economic gain, cultural regeneration, political stability and visual surveillance, that could lead to eradication of petty crimes and other social problems. Walkable communities are more liveable communities and lead to whole, happy, healthy lives for the people who live in these communities. Regeneration of the district of Intramuros is vital to the economy of the City of Manila. Intramuros is a dormant space transition linking the past and the present city life. Its potential has yet to be tapped; hence, this study could compliment the City Government's Buhayin ang Maynila Project in its crusade to boost the city's tourism business.


Using the ionic liquid/salt aqueous two-phase extraction method,the hydrophilic ionic liquid [Bmim]BF4/salt water relative to ampicillin sodium extraction performance is studied;the influence of the amount of(NH4)2SO4,the ionic liquid [Bmim]BF4 volume and the ampicillin sodium concentration on the extraction rate of ampicillin sodium is researched;and the interaction of the ampicillin sodium and ionic liquid is further verified by UV spectrophotometer.The results show that,the best parameters for separation of ampicillin sodium based on BF4/salt aqueous two-phase extraction are as follows: the(NH4)2SO4 quality is 0.55g;the ampicillin sodium concentration is 0.013mol·L-1;the ionic liquid [Bmim]BF4 volume is 2.5mL;and the volume ratio of ampicillin sodium to ionic liquid [Bmim]BF4 is 1:1.


The paper aims to dig deeper in the women entrepreneurship in the wine industry. On the ground of a phenomenon-based approach, the study moves from the consideration that more and more women have been involved in the management of wine firms. The analysis and comparison of three case studies drawn from Sicilian context allow to advance some theoretical and managerial implications concerning drivers and features of women entrepreneurship, and the link between women entrepreneurship and territorial embeddedness.


We perform high-resolution (15–30 pc) adaptive mesh simulations to study the impact of momentum-driven active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback in cool-core clusters, focusing in this paper on the formation of cold clumps. The feedback is jet-driven with an energy determined by the amount of cold gas within 500 pc of the super-massive black hole. When the intracluster medium in the core of the cluster becomes marginally stable to radiative cooling, with the thermal instability to the free-fall timescale ratio tTI/tff < 3–10, cold clumps of gas start to form along the propagation direction of the AGN jets. By tracing the particles in the simulations, we find that these cold clumps originate from low entropy (but still hot) gas that is accelerated by the jet to outward radial velocities of a few hundred km s−1. This gas is out of hydrostatic equilibrium and so can cool. The clumps then grow larger as they decelerate and fall toward the center of the cluster, eventually being accreted onto the super-massive black hole. The general morphology, spatial distribution, and estimated Hα morphology of the clumps are in reasonable agreement with observations, although we do not fully replicate the filamentary morphology of the clumps seen in the observations, probably due to missing physics.


It is customary to argue that technological innovations result in productivity enhancement. This paper explores this issue in the context of the Malaysian banking sector which has been subject to enormous restructuring and technological innovations, inclusive of the introduction of e-banking. The provision of banking services through electronic delivery channels can be equated with the e-government initiatives. This study attempts to identify the contribution of e-banking and technological progress of Malaysian commercial banks by employing the Malmquist productivity index (MPI), whereby productivity growth amongst the banks is broken down into technical efficiency change, scale change and technological change. The sample includes all 10 domestic commercial banks in Malaysia over the period of 1997 to 2002. The principle findings indicate an overall rise in total productivity, driven by technological progress rather than scale change or technical efficiency change. Extending to e-government, the employment of high-end, state of the art information and communication technologies can facilitate efficient and effective delivery of government services through electronic delivery channels. The results, which detail the improvements achieved by the best practice bank, may provide useful insights for government regulators and management for policy formulation.


In the title compound, 4CH6N+·C10H2O84−·2H2O, the complete C10H2O84− anion is generated by inversion; one of the unique carboxylate groups is almost coplanar with the benzene ring, perhaps as the result of intramolecular C—H⋯O interactions, and the other is almost perpendicular. A network of O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds helps to consolidate the crystal packing.


The Policy Development Module aims to make the Domestic Violence combatting policy planning process more structured and inclusive. The Checklist and Manual developed during IMPRODOVA research andinnovation project form together a tool designed for Policy drafters, decision-makers and other key professionals responsible for planning the Policy's Feedback Cycle on national and local levels. This PolicyDevelopment tool enables a critical examination of relevant information and helps to consider all viable policy perspectives and tools, leading to increased understanding between different professions. Itmakes the Policy planning more inclusive and aids in engaging all salient stakeholders, including the representatives of the practitioners who work at the front-line and implement the policy. Consequently, theparticipants will develop a common purpose and a shared view on tackling the multidimensional societal challenges posed by Domestic Violence. The Checklist consists of eight sections, each of which shouldbe noted when drafting a new policy document and planning the indicators for its follow-up. The Manual gives more details and practical examples of each section and therefore supports the use of theChecklist.


Aspergillus was the main fungal genera detected aboard the Russian Space Station (Mir) and the International Space
Station (ISS), and fungal growth has been shown to promote biodegradation of the spacecraft materials and
compromise life-support systems [1-2]. Moreover, as spore formers, filamentous ungi are a threat to astronauts'
health, and their resistant spores may pose a threat to planetary protection. This makes monitoring and controlling
fungal contamination a challenge to be met in the current and future space missions [3-5]. The topic of my master
internship at the DLR is: Fungal spore resistance to space radiation and mechanisms by which observed resistance is
mediated.


Contents Chapter One: How Sports Fans Are Exploited A Sports Fans' Manifesto Our Book, in a Nutshell Sports and the Public Trust The Inefficient Monopolists Tax Subsidies and Restricted Entry Ticket Prices Television Blackouts Labor Market Restraints Operating the Club: Management and Ancillary Sales Chapter Two: The Diagnosis and Suggested Cure Our Two-Fold Remedy Conflict of Interests Between Interests of the League and Interest of the Owners Recognizing the Conflict: The Commissioner and Regulation of "Integrity" Issues Beyond the Commissioner Chapter Three: Competitive Balance Chapter Four: Borrowing from Nascar: An Independent Competition Organizer A primer on the Economics of "Contest Theory" NASCAR's Origins NASCAR's Development (a) The perception of the "stock car" race (b) Incentives for best performance (c) Sponsorships (d) Expanding national appeal (e) Television appeal Sleeping Dogs: The Absence of NASCAR Restraints on Entry and Labor Competition The Exception That Proves the Rule: Selection of Nextel Cup Sites A Few Caveats Chapter Five: Borrowing from Soccer--Entry by Merit Origins of the Structure of a "Closed" League Problems with the Closed League Format and Entry-by-Merit as a Solution How Entry-by-Merit Works in Soccer Origins of Entry-by-Merit in English Soccer Weighing Objections Objection #1: competitive imbalance Objection #2: quality of major league play Objection #3: feasibility Chapter Six: How a Restructured Sports League Would Work Setting It Up Who Does What? The Relationship Between the League and the Clubs Introducing Promotion and Relegation to The Major Leagues The Labor Market and Incentives TV and Media Ticket Prices Marketing Initiatives Chapter Seven: Comparing This Proposal to Other Remedies for Monopoly Power The Inadequacy of Antitrust Law to Protect Sports Fans Direct Government Regulation Break Up the Monopoly Leagues Potential Need for Additional Regulation Continuing Application of Antitrust Laws to Re-structured Sports Entities Chapter Eight: Half-Loaf, Still-an-Improvement Compromise Suggestions The Limits to Voluntary Reform The Commission System The Commissioner as the "Coase-buster" Commissioner as Volunteer Cheerleader Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Fans, What We Can Imagine! The Case of the Frustrated Billionaire The Case of the Compromising Monopolist The Case of Mayors with Backbone The Case of the Fed-Up Commissioner The Case of the Imperialist Media Baron The Case of Fans Arising Notes Index


Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate tongue volume using cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) and its correlation to different growth patterns in patients. Materials and Methods: Sixty preorthodontic records of CBCT scans of subjects ranging from 14 to 25 age group from retrospective data of department were selected for the study. Patients were classified into three groups based on angle FMA; Group I (n = 20) with average growth pattern (FMA 22°–28°); Group II (n = 20) vertical growth pattern (FMA >28°); Group III (n = 25) horizontal growth pattern (FMA <20°). Tongue volume evaluation was done using Myrian® Software. Dentoskeletal features and parameters related to archform such as palatal vault depth, interpremolar, and intermolar distance were evaluated in all the subjects. ANOVA test was used for intergroup comparison of tongue volume and dentoskeletal parameters in all three groups. Correlation of the tongue volume to dentoskeletal parameters was done using Pearson's correlation test. Results: Mean tongue volume in Group I was 66.10 cm3, Group II, 66.04 cm3 and Group III was 66.72 cm3. There was a statistically significant correlation (P < 0.5) of tongue volume with palatal vault width, maxillary length, and mandibular interpremolar and intermolar distance among dentoskeletal parameters. Conclusion: Tongue volume was found equal in all groups despite the variation in growth patterns. Skeletal differences leading to different growth patterns were found to be related to mandibular morphology. The results indicate the indirect role of the tongue in causing malocclusion in orthodontic patients.


A modified effective field model was developed to quantitatively interpret the angular dependent magnetization reversal processes in exchange biased Fe/IrMn bilayers. Several kinds of multi-step loops with distinct magnetization reversal routes were observed for the samples measured at various field orientations. Two types of angular dependent switching fields are observed and their transitions are investigated, which are found to be driven by both Fe and IrMn layer thicknesses. Our modified effective field model can nicely describe all the switching field behaviors including the critical effects of the exchange bias induced uniaxial anisotropy on the magnetization reversal processes.


This research analyzes the evolution of rice supply responsiveness in the U.S. for the past three and a half decades using an implicit revenue function approach. Detailed government program provisions were incorporated into supply function estimates for each of four different periods. Although conventional wisdom maintains that the rice supply response is inelastic, the results of this research indicate that the supply curve has not only shifted outward but flattened, becoming more price-responsive in conjunction with lower market prices, over time. Accordingly, a demand shock may result in less fluctuation in market prices, implying that world market prices are becoming more stable over time and that exporters have to face more competition.


Advantageously includes a separator comprising at least one porous layer of fine fiber having a diameter of between about 50nm~ about 3000 nm, reduced thickness, dendritic barrier and known battery separator as compared to lower ionic resistance to short-circuit provides an improved combination of alkaline and lithium batteries are disclosed.


The essay deals with the subject about branding and the communicative process that entails between businesses and consumers. The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the opportunit ...


We present the first criterion space search algorithm, the triangle splitting method, for finding all nondominated points of a biobjective mixed integer program. The algorithm is relatively easy to implement and converges quickly to the complete set of nondominated points. The algorithm maintains, at any point in time, a diverse set of nondominated points, and is thus ideally suited for fast approximation of the nondominated frontier. An extensive computational study demonstrates the efficacy of the triangle splitting method.Data, as supplemental material, are available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2015.0646 .


Intrusion detection is essentially a classification problem.It is very important to increase the classification accuracy.Support Vector Machine(SVM) is a powerful tool to solve classification problems.Intrusion detection based on SVM accuracy is relatively high,however how to get a higher accuracy is a new problem.In this paper,SVM and Genetic Algorithm(GA) are applied to intrusion detection to solve this problem.First the GA for feature selection and optimization is used,and then the SVM model is used to detect intrusions.In order to verify this approach,proposal with KDDCup99 dataset is tested,and its performance is analyzed.The experimental results show that the proposed approach is an efficient way in network intrusion detection.


A theoretical model to analyse the performance characteristics of a magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD) power plant is presented in this work. The internal irreversibilities as well as the external irreversibilities are taken into account in the analysis. General expressions for the power and efficiency are obtained when the MHD generator is operating at constant velocit condition. The results of the power output and the thermal efficiency of the MHD power plant are shown graphically. Introduction Due to the importance of MHD generator power plant in power industry and its competition with gas turbine power plants, MHD power plant is worth studying. In fact MHD power plant is similar to the conventional Brayton cycle except in the latter a gas turbine is used instead of MHD generator. However the source for producing power is completely different. Magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD) is a direct convertor of thermal energy and kinetic energy into electrical energy without any intermediate mechanical energy conversion device. The main principal of MHD is based on Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction/ This law states that when a conductor and a magnetic field moves relative to each other, then a voltage is generated which results in electric field across the generator terminals. The conductor is a hot conductive plasma passes through the magnetic field. In MHD power plant, as the working fluid which is a gaseous conductor passes through the generator in which there is a magnetic field, a current is generated. MHD generator is characterized by design simplicity, high operating temperatures as well as possibly high efficiency and absence of rotating parts which cause large centrifugal stresses as the case in gas turbines. Regenerative Brayton cycle has been investigated with internally reversible [1] and internally irreversible conditions [2]. Recent mathematical models for MHD power plant with partial internal irreversibilities [3] and with variable temperature heat reservoirs [4] have been studied. The maximum power output of MHD power cycle and the corresponding efficiency without considering the losses in the heat exchanger and in the compressor has been studied [5]. An analysis was carried out to find the maximum power density of MHD power cycle and the corresponding efficiency with considering the loss in the compressor but without considering the loss in the heat exchangers [6]. In the flow systems, thermodynamic irreversibility can be quantified through entropy analysis. Considerable research studies were carried out to examine entropy generation in the flow systems [7]. More research work regarding thermodynamic analysis of MHD an irreversible power plant with different operating conditions and with using regenerator in the power plant can be found in literature [8-11]. The objective of this paper is to investigate the generator effect on the cycle performance for constant velocity operating condition of MHD generator. Analysis A MHD power plant consists of a compressor, heater, MHD generator and cooler. The T-s diagram of MHD power plant is illustrated in Figure 1. The schematic diagram of MHD generator is shown in Figure 2. The MHD power plant is running between an infinite heat source at temperature TH and infinite heat sink at temperature TL. Process 1-2 represents the nonisentropic compression, process 2-3 represents the isobaric heat addition in the hot side heat exchanger from an external heat source, process 3-4 represents the nonisentropic expansion process in the MHD generator, process 4-1 represents the isobaric heat rejection in the cold side heat exchanger to an external heat sink. The isentropic processes 1-2s along the compressor and 3-4s along the MHD generator are also presented in Figure 1. Considering counter flow heat exchangers, the rates of heat addition and heat rejection are, respectively,


The degree of anisotropy in vanadium sheet determines the amount of earing in formed parts and relates to the roundness of the formed part. Experiments with annealing and rolling practices to produce vanadium sheet were undertaken to reduce the earing tendencies of the metal. Earing in formed vanadium hemishells was reduced by cross rolling; and for unidirectionally rolled sheet, increased reduction per rolling pass and proper selection of intermediate annealing temperature reduced the earing. These modifications in the production steps did not adversely affect the grain size or formability of the vanadium, since these characteristics are mostly influenced by the final anneal. 4 refs., 10 figs., 5 tabs.


Crozier [1962] recently reported cumulative deposition rates for black, magnetic spherules collected in New Mexico over an extended period of time. He compared those data with values derived from a graph showing sizes of spherules from antarctic ice, which was presented by Thiel and Schmidt [1961]. The small size of this graph made it difficult for him to secure accurate values for spherule size distribution. As a result, the derived deposition curve for antarctic spherules (dotted line, Figure 1) does not properly represent the data.


The experiment was conducted at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Vishwesharaiah Canal Farm, Mandya during 2018-19 to study the nutrient uptake (NPK), use efficiency and grain yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in different establishment methods under varied nutrient management practices. The experiment was laid out in a split plot design with three replications. The main plot comprised of three establishment methods viz., semi dry rice, drum seeded rice and transplanted rice and whereas the subplot had five nutrient management practices. The nitrogen, phosphorous and potash uptake by rice plant in grain, straw and total was statistically on par among establishment methods. Further, the application of 150% Recommended dose of inorganic fertilizers (RDIF) recorded significantly higher total nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium uptake. Among establishment methods, significantly higher Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) was recorded in transplanted rice (64.40 kg kg-1), but Phosphorus Use Efficiency (PUE) (88.38 to 101.72 kg kg-1) and Potassium Use Efficiency (KUE) (114.76 to 129.82 kg kg-1) recorded were statistically at par between establishment methods. The significantly higher NUE (90.73 kg kg-1) in Leaf Color Chart (LCC) based nitrogen management, PUE (108.36 kg kg-1) in nutrient management as per UAS (B) package of practices and KUE (149.16 kg kg-1) in 100% RDIF treatments. The grain yield recoded was at par among rice establishment methods (5521 to 6242 kg ha-1), however was superior in nutrient management with 150% RDIF (6687 kg ha-1).


Objective To understand the quality of life of adult patients with Moyamoya disease, and explore the influencing factors. Methods By means of SF-36, a survey was made with 57 cases of adult patients with Moyamoya disease as to their quality of life, and analyses were made of the possible influencing factors. Single-factor variance analysis or non-parametric test was processed by SPSS 13.0 and SAS 9.1 software package. Results The scores for 8 dimensions of quality of life of patients with Moyamoya disease were compared with that of Sichuan normal population. Except for the bodily pain dimension, the remaining 7 dimension scores were significantly lower than norm (P0.01); compared with the quality of life of the patients with primary stroke, social functioning dimension scores had no statistically significant difference (P0.05), while physical functioning and bodily pain dimension scores were quite high, with the difference having statistical significance (P0.05). The remaining 5 dimensions scores were lower, with statistically significant difference (P0.05). Payment methods, marital status, course of disease influenced the quality of life of patients with Moyamoya disease, with the differences being statistically significant (P0.05). Conclusion Adult patients with Moyamoya disease have a generally low quality of life. Payment methods, marital status, course of disease may have an influence on their quality of life. In nursing, not only should emphasis be laid on the treatment effect, but health education on Moyamoya disease should be conducted and patient's psychology be concerned about for improvement of their quality of life.


Thermo-elastic damping is a significant dissipation mechanism in high quality factor microstructures. In this paper, thermo-elastic damping of the in-plane vibration of fully clamped rectangular micro-plates has been studied. The governing equation of the micro-plate motion and heat conduction equation were derived. Then, The Galerkin method has been used to solve the coupled heat-displacement equations. Eventually, considering the micro-plate of various materials, the effects of geometrical parameters including the length and width of micro-plate and also ambient temperature on the thermo-elastic damping quality factor have been investigated.


The title of the 2022 IAOS Conference in Krakow (22–26 April), Worthy information for challenging times' was chosen months in advance of the Conference and refers to the reflections on the role and position of Official Statistics in the new data ecosystem. The COVID-19 pandemic made clear that such a reflection was urgently needed. My editorial for the March 2022 issue of the journal (Vol 38/1), drafted on the 20th of February, had an optimistic title 'The end of the pandemic, new opportunities to meet'. The optimistic tone referred to the outlook on a disappearing or at least lessening impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hope for an in-person IAOS Conference, and a certain return to life as before the pandemic. And, indeed, the IAOS Conference has been held in person, COVID-19 is still around but is more and more considered an innocent flue. However, Europe and the world suddenly, starting on the 24th of February, are undergoing another farreaching challenge with the war in Ukraine and its impact on society, shedding also shadows over the Conference. Despite this sudden situation, thanks to the flexibility of the official statistics community and the perseverance of the Polish organizers, the 18th IAOS Conference has become a success. The combination of the IAOS Conference with the 3rd Congress of Polish Statistics (also commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Polish Statistical Association), gave the Conference extra allure. The Conference agenda was adequately organized to address the current challenges via special sessions, most prominent in the opening session and some key sessions, the Ukraine war and the position of Ukrainian official statisticians, the impact of COVID-19 on Official Statistics, and a to address the reflection on the new role in the data ecosystem, a special IAOS meeting on the Fundamental Principles, Population Censuses and Misuse of Statistics. The international community of official statisticians expressed strong sympathy for Ukraine and Ukraine statistics and welcomed the support from the international community, not in the least from the Polish Statistical Office. It is expected that in this and other journals more space will be devoted to Ukraine, Ukraine statisticians and the impact of the war. The impact of COVID-19 on Official Statistics has been prominent on the research agenda and has since June 2020 been visible from the many submissions on this topic to this journal already. In some 25 open-access manuscripts many statistical characteristics of the pandemic and its impact on the production and dissemination of Official Statistics have been published. In this issue, there are another five manuscripts on this topic. The topic of the special IAOS meeting 'Fundamental Principles, Population Censuses and Misuse of Statistics' is an issue that has already for some time been very prominent in the discussions among official statisticians as also witnessed by the number of manuscripts that were published on this theme in this journal. The digitized world, the many new actors, new data sources and production methods, and the changed attitude of society toward statistics, trust and misuse of statistics have made the official statistics community feel that Official Statistics have been challenged and have to reflect on their position in the fast-evolving data ecosystem, and that based on actions resulting from these reflec-


Furosap, an innovative 20% protodioscin‐enriched extract derived from Trigonella foenum‐graecum seeds, was developed in our laboratory, which effectively increased testosterone levels, sperm profile, mental alertness, mood and libido in male volunteers. This one‐arm, open‐labelled study was conducted in 50 male volunteers (age: 35 to 65 years) over a period of 12 weeks to determine the efficacy of Furosap (500 mg/day/subject). The present study examined the testosterone levels, sperm profile, sperm morphology, libido and erectile dysfunction, mood and mental alertness and broad spectrum safety parameters. Free testosterone levels were improved up to 46% in 90% of the study population. 85.4% of the study population showed improvements in sperm counts. Sperm morphology improved in 14.6% of volunteers. Majority of the subjects enrolled in the study demonstrated improvements in mental alertness and mood. Furthermore, libido was significantly improved. Extensive safety parameter evaluation including extensive blood chemistry data exhibited no significant changes in serum lipid function, cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL and LDL levels, hemogram (CBC), hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Overall, the results demonstrate that Furosap, enriched in 20% protodioscin, is safe and effective in attenuating testosterone levels, sperm profile, mental alertness and overall performance in human subjects.


A study assessed the levels of bullying behavior at Hale School, an independent boys' day and boarding school in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. In excess of 900 boys completed a survey instrument in 1994 and 1996. Results indicated that, despite a widely publicized program and the publication of anti-bullying and harassment policies, levels of bullying decreased only slightly in the 2-year life of the program, and that levels of bullying within the classroom increased. Further, despite an increased willingness on the part of students to report bullying to parents, they were less willing to report bullying matters to teachers. Findings reinforce the value of survey questionnaires to gauge the effectiveness of programs such as the anti-bullying interventions. (Contains the survey instrument and a table of data.)


A cheap and simple method for culture of anaerobic bacteria using oxygen scavengers in agar well technique is described. A recognized bacterial strain was taken which was known to be anaerobic by nature. In order to replicate the natural microaerophilic growth environment, the bacteria were cultured in a modified media with oxygen scavengers in agar well technique. It was found that this method successfully simulated the natural microaerophilic growth of the bacteria which is difficult to achieve in the laboratory. This technique will be very useful for microbiological studies on growth and culture of anaerobic bacteria and to ensure that organisms are well protected from oxygen.


wherein from a first terminal (1a) via the telecommunications network (2) is sent to a second terminal (1b), a router activation request by data call, the invention relates to methods and means for establishing a VoIP connection with a packet-switching network LAN (5), whereby a dial-up in the packet-switched network LAN (5) is made to send a provided for the VoIP connection IP address and / or identification to the structure of the VoIP connection, which via associated router (4a, 4b) the VoIP connection for the two terminals (1a, 1b) is provided, for use in an analog telecommunications network (2 ') and at least the second terminal (1b) zugerodneten PBX (3b') (for transmission of router activation request to the second terminal 1b is a (at the PBX 3b ') is embedded connected answering machine or fax switch unit) to which, after activation of the remote Routerak tivierungsaufforderung is transmitted.


Examines the nature and success of corporate communication initiatives within a large retail franchise organization. Challenges faced by communication strategists in franchised organisations are discussed and initiatives for overcoming these barriers are outlined. Research conducted through Deakin University into franchisee awareness of, and support for, corporate instigated policy is outlined. The research, centred on corporate communication tools, found strong franchisee awareness of corporate policy with a few exceptions. Franchisee support for policies varied considerably. Recommendations for more effective communication between franchisors and franchisees include greater corporate initiated consultation and clearer promotion of core ideas that justify and explain rather than preach and demand.


Introduction This article looks at Foucault from the standpoint of realist philosophy, in particular the critical realism developed by Roy Bhaskar and others. So far little has been said on this possible connection, although this article examines some of the claims made by Richard Marsden in his recent book, The Nature of Capital. The opening sections concentrate on epistemological issues and in particular the criticisms made of Foucault's conception of truth. These sections also distinguish between Foucault's early, middle and late works and take up the debate in relation to some of the claims of postmodernism. Foucault's early works are heavily influenced by an anti-humanist structuralism which is employed in the studies of madness and illness and theoretically elaborated in The Order of Things and The Archaeology of Knowledge. These works attempt to study social history according to changes in discourse. The concept of discourse becomes an overarching category that explains the cohesion and unity of social practices. It is argued that while there are problems with Foucault's notion of discourse, his position should be distinguished from the postmodern approach. The third section argues that Foucault's later work moves away from discourse and concerns itself more with practice and power. However, Foucault also moves away from structure, leaving a social ontology that is fragmented, pluralistic and dispersed. This is seen to be the main weakness in Foucault's work on governmentality which is covered in the fourth section. It is argued that critical realism's conception of a structured and stratified social world is necessary if we are to conceive of traditional Marxist notions of state power and underlying economic relations. However, Foucault's work does add considerably to a Marxist understanding of the way the social operates through techniques of discipline and regulation and this is covered in the final section in relation to the production process. Knowledge and the real world On a spectrum that runs from realism to postmodernism Foucault stands somewhere in the middle. Critical realism is driven by the need to offer some explanatory power for how we understand the world around us, while remaining aware of the limitations of such an exercise. Ontologically bold in recognising the need to" offer an explanation, critical realism is epistemically cautious in how it regards the status of this explanation. Caution comes from the premise that the real world is independent of the knowledge we have of it and that the world itself and the knowledge we have of it are not one and the same thing. Consequently, all knowledge is necessarily fallible. The object of knowledge is intransitive, the knowledge we have of it is transitive. This transitive domain is subject to the kind of power-knowledge relations discussed by Foucault. This does not, however, affect the status of the knowledge-independent intransitive realm. As Bhaskar writes: 'The intransitive objects of knowledge are in general invariant to our knowledge of them; they are the real things and structures, mechanisms and processes, events and possibilities of the world; and for the most part they are quite independent of us' (Bhaskar 1978:22). For the postmodernist, there is no such distinction between the intransitive and the transitive, never mind any comprehension of structures, mechanisms or processes. Knowledge and reality are regarded as one and the same thing, or at least reality outside of knowledge is declared meaningless. Postmodern thought displays the clearest case of what Bhaskar calls the epistemic fallacy, or the reduction of the world to the knowledge that we have of it. For those foolish enough to take Derrida at his (or his translator's) word, there is nothing beyond the text, no outside text, no intransitive reality. Of course such a position can lead to the kind of absurdities of which we are all too familiar--Baudrillard's hyper-real takes over from the real: 'It is a question of substituting the signs of the real for the real. …


Abstract : A Carbon Column Pilot Treatment Facility is described which will be evaluated during the next several years to treat a portion of PBA wastewater to determine the level of savings which may be realized from improved treatment; reduction of total organic carbon (TOC); better control of aquatic toxicants; removal of EPA listed chemical compounds; and reduction of sludge for ultimate disposal. The addition of new waste streams to the PBA facility and the attendant EPA requirements for ultimate disposal of sludge and hazardous waste made the Task a timely study. The MMT Task resulted in installation of a Pilot Carbon Column Treatment Plant; identified two sources of commercial granular carbon, three methods for carbon disposal; three methods for removal of sludge from the liquid phase; an Economic Analysis for carbon disposal vs regeneration; an Economic Analysis for a full-scale granular Carbon Treatment Plant (5.2-7 year payment) and installed a process control system. Attendant commercial data is reported. Since PBA does not operate all plants on an annual basis or at the same time or mode, it will take several years to evaluate the effectiveness of the system to meet effluent quality guidelines and accomplish the projected gains.


A swimming aid device has a generally grid-shaped frame, a toes strap, an instep strap, and a heel strap. A reinforced rib and a crossbar are disposed on the front portion of the frame. The toe strap is disposed on the front portion of the frame. The instep strap is disposed on a central portion of the frame. The heel strap is disposed on a rear portion of the frame. A female fastening device is disposed at an end of the toe strap. A male fastening device engages with the female fastening device. A first blocking plate is disposed at an end portion of the cross strap. The first blocking plate has a first distal protruded bar. A second blocking plate is disposed at an end portion of the instep strap. The second blocking plate has a second distal protruded bar.


Background and Aim: Job burnout is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that leads to reduced accomplishment in the workplace. The aim of this study was to investigatee job burnout and its dimensions in the personnel of selected military clinics in Tehran in 2018 Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, all healthcare staff working in the military clinics in Tehran, Iran in 2018 was surveyed ehtgnisu "Maslach Burnout Inventory" (MBI) questionnaire. Maslach's questionnaire has two parts: frequency and severity; and three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal


DIAGNOSIS of the "acute abdomen" is usually a problem for surgeons. In differentiation the common conditions must be considered first but unusual conditions must be kept in mind too. Acute volvulus of the stomach is a rare condition. Most surgeons go through a complete residency and a lifetime of experience without seeing a case. Jenkinson and Bate7 in January, 1953, found reports of 100 cases in a review of the American and British literature. However, many of these cases should not have been included, for among them were cases in which there was a high transverse position without definite torsion of the organ, and also cases of simple rotation without volvulus. High positions of the stomach with rotation of the entire viscus even with the greater curvature at a higher level than the lesser curvature are not uncommon, particularly in hypersthenic patients. These conditions should not be confused with true volvulus. In fact, the incidence of volvulus is less in such patients than in leptosomatic persons.


The topic "Cleft Lip and Palate Anomalies/Syndromes" is a Frontiers Research Topic aimed to provide an opportunity for researchers and clinicians from different perspectives and areas to publish recent advances in the understanding of Cleft lip and palate (CLP) anomalies/syndromes. Cleft lip and palate (CLP) anomalies/syndromes are integrated in different subjects of medicine and dentistry. An abundance of research is ongoing in this field. Any deformities (anatomical or chromosomal) that are initiated during pregnancy, with their effects being detected at birth, are considered as congenital anomalies. Among them, CLP is one of the most common congenital anomalies in the head and neck region and only second to congenital heart disease in the whole body with varied prevalence in different civilizations and races. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized and included cleft deformities in their Global Burden of Disease initiative. It is estimated that the overall global prevalence of cleft deformities is one affected individual in every 600 new born babies. Though the exact etiology of CLP is controversial, it is believed that both genetic and environmental factors play an important role. It affects psychological development, causes aesthetic and functional problems such as feeding, speech, hearing, and dental functioning. In addition, it may also contribute in dentoskeletal abnormalities such as maxillary arch constriction (maxillary growth retardation), class III malocclusion, mid facial growth deficiency, congenitally missing and malformed teeth, and other orthodontic anomalies like crowding, rotation, malposition of teeth. Medical, surgical, dental, speech, and allied health in cleft lip and palate anomalies/ syndromes are of utmost importance in the clinical, epidemiological and research field. The diverse and complex needs of patients with cleft lip and palate anomalies/syndromes, and the obligatory facilities of many varied professionals warrants a multidisciplinary approach for successful management. In this topic, studies with genome-wide association study and genetics are presented by Ghazali et al. and Küchler et al. Ghazali et al. aimed to identify the genetic aberration involved in both Nonsyndromic cleft lip and or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) and hypodontia pathogenesis. Original research with crosssectional study using genome-wide study copy number variation-targeted CytoScan 750K array carried out on salivary samples are investigated. There were a significant gain and loss of both SKI and fragile histidine triad (FHIT) copy number in NSCL/P with hypodontia compared with the noncleft group were explored. Küchler et al. explored the association between isolated tooth agenesis and genetic polymorphisms in genes that are crucial for craniofacial and tooth development. They reported, the TT genotype in rs3934908 (SMAD6) was associated with higher chance to present third molar agenesis. BMP2 was also associated in haplotype and diplotype analysis with tooth agenesis. Edited by: Thimios Mitsiadis, University of Zurich, Switzerland


The preferred treatment for patients with multifocal thyroid carcinoma or a single focus of malignancy larger than 1.5 cm is near-total thyroidectomy followed by radioiodine ablation therapy of the remaining thyroid tissue. The authors describe a patient who had a 2.6-cm papillary thyroid carcinoma but no evidence of metastatic disease. This malignancy was not diagnosed during intraoperative frozen section examination, but rather at the final pathologic analysis. The unilateral thyroid lobectomy resulted in a recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. During subsequent I-131 therapy of the remaining lobe, features of acute radiation thyroiditis, including thyrotoxicosis, developed.


The swelling of sponge-like bicontinuous mesophases of bilayers of surfactant (or lipid) in water as a function of dilution is analyzed. Analytic formulae for the swelling are derived assuming (i) constant aggregate thickness and (ii) fixed surfaces area per surfactant molecule at an imaginary surface located within the bilayer. Approximate swelling laws are derived for bicontinuous films and compared with swelling behaviour of disconnected sheet-like, rod-like and globular aggregates


In this study, a solar/chlorine/graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) system for the highly efficient degradation of carbamazepine (CBZ) was constructed, and the degradation mechanism of CBZ in this sy...


In this article, we report on demonstrating the first vertical β-Ga2O3 junction barrier Schottky (JBS) diode with the implementation of thermally oxidized p-type NiO to compensate for the dilemma of the forfeit of the p-type β-Ga2O3. With this wide-bandgap p-type NiOx, β-Ga2O3 JBS diodes with an area of 100 × 100 <italic>μ</italic>m2 achieve a breakdown voltage (BV) and specific <sc>on</sc>-resistance <italic>R</italic>on,sp of 1715 V and 3.45 mΩ·cm2, respectively, yielding a Baliga's figure of merit (FOM) of BV2/<italic>R</italic>on,sp = 0.85 GW/cm2, which is the highest direct-current FOM value among all β-Ga2O3 diodes. Meanwhile, a large size JBS diode with the area of 1 × 1 mm2 shows a forward current <italic>IF</italic> and BV of 5 A/700 V, which is also the best <italic>IF</italic> and BV combinations (FOM = 64 MW/cm2) among all published results about large-area Ga2O3 diodes. Dynamic switching characteristics reveal that the diode suffers from a negligible current collapse phenomenon even at a −600 V and 103 s stress, showing the great promise of implementing p-NiO in the future β-Ga2O3 power electronic devices.


Embodiments of the invention provide a virtualization method, apparatus and system, which realizes hardware virtualization. The method comprises the steps of generating a data access message, wherein the data access message carries a virtual machine identifier and virtual address information, the virtual machine identifier is used for identifying a virtual machine which generates the data access message, and the virtual address information is a virtual address of to-be-accessed data in the virtual machine; sending the data access message to a memory controller; and determining a physical memory address of the to-be-accessed data in a memory device according to the virtual machine identifier and the virtual address information by the memory controller. By adding the virtual machine identifier to the data access message, direct access to memory resources is realized, a tedious management process of memory resource access by software in the virtualization system is removed, and a base is provided for dynamic allocation of virtual machine resources.


This report describes a subgroup of 17 patient, with hyper(rophic cardlornyopalhy and an unusual and distinctive pattern of left ventricular hypertrophy characterized on echocardiography by marked thickening or the posterior left ventricular free wall and virtually normal or only Ihndestly increased ventricular septa) thickness. This distribution of hypertrophy, often created a dis. tinctive pattern of "Inverted" asymmetry of the posterior wall relative to the septum. The thickness of the posterior wall was 20 to 42 man (mean 2S), while that of the basal ventricular septum was only 12 to 24 mm (mean 17) . The left ventricular outflow tract was narrowed because of anterior displacement of the mitral valve within the small left ventricular cavity . Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve was present In 16 of the 17 patients . The patients ranged in age from 13 to 54 years (mean 31) at most recent evaluation; most (11 of 17, 65%) were sevea.l y symptomatic and had experienced important symptoms early in fife (before age 40). The condition of only 4 of these II patients


In a 2002 dual-task experiment involving opposing screens, virtual auditory cueing significantly improved measures of performance and reduced the effort needed to pursue both tasks. An effort to model this result revealed that supplementary empirical information was needed and a new study, reported here, was subsequently carried out. In addition to focusing on modeling issues, the new study also investigated the contribution of both an augmented auditory reality (AAR) style of display and aurally based event identity information. The previously observed benefits of auditory cueing were replicated, but more importantly, neither AAR-based cueing nor the removal of aural identity information meaningfully impacted performance. These findings suggest that simpler auditory information designs for visual attention may, in fact, be preferable to richer designs, and that aural overlays on visual information are unnecessary, but not disadvantageous, in single-use auditory displays.


Objective To increase the recognition and diagnostic rate of multipe myeloma. Methods 38 patients with multipe myeloma confirmed by medullary needle biopsy and/or operation and pathology were reviewed. Results Misdiagnosis rate reached 78.9%.Bony abnormality was not found on X ray and CT films in 4 cases,the remained 34 cases showed bony destructions in varied degrees and types. Conclusion It's main way for improving diagnostic rate of multipe myeloma that deepen recognition of multipe myeloma.Clinical diagnosis must combined with imageology, laboratory and pathology.


An in vitro pilot study was performed to determine whether basophil cell‐bound specific IgE was correlated to serum‐specific IgE and to basophil cell sensitivity during immunotherapy with a well‐documented treatment. The findings showed a clear dissociation between these three parameters, which is in contrast to the situation before hyposensitization and to our previous study in a comparable group of non‐hyposensitized patients, where highly significant correlations were observed. Further investigations are in progress to clarify whether the dissociation is involved in the clinical improvement.


The relationships between the polymerization solvents and the conformation of the polypeptides formed were studied on the basis of the infrared absorption spectra and the X-ray diffraction diagrams of the polymers. Poly-L-α-amino-n-butyric acid and poly-L-n-valine, prepared in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as a polymerization solvent, formed β-conformation, but the respective polypeptides obtained in acetonitrile had an α-conformation. The conformational structure of poly-L-α-amino-n-butyric acid changed from β to α upon reprecipitation from a solution in dichloroacetic acid with ether. On the other hand, the conformational structure of poly-DL-α-amino-n-butyric acid did not change upon reprecipitation from a solution in formic acid and dichloroacetic acid.


: A wide spectrum of anterior abdominal wall defects exist having varying outcomes, the most common being omphalocele and gastroschisis followed by bladder, cloacal exstrophy, Pentalogy of Cantrell and body stalk deformity. The final outcome of these defects is significantly affected by the presence of additional structural and / or chromosomal abnormalities, Hence, it is very important to accurately diagnose and classify these defects as they have different prognosis and management. The key features to differentiate these lesions are based on the-1) site of abdominal defect–midline, para midline, infraumblical, 2) umbilical cord insertion-normal, abnormal 3) size of the defect and organs eviscerated, 4) presence or absence of covering membrane and 5) any associated congenital/ chromosomal anomaly. Here we are reporting a case of omphalocele, which was diagnosed on routine antenatal ultrasonography and will be discussing the diagnostic algorithm to differentiate other entities of anterior wall defects


A significant amount of information about Cultural Heritage artefacts is now available in digital format and has been made available in digital libraries. Being able to identify items that are similar would be useful for search and navigation through these data sets. Information about items in these repositories is often multimodal, such as pictures of the artefact and an accompanying textual description. This paper explores the use of information from these various media for computing similarity between Cultural Heritage artefacts. Results show that combining information from images and text produces better estimates of similarity than when only a single medium is considered.


Abstract Molecular orbital calculations were conducted on the γ‐aminobutyric acid‐like agents hydrazinopropionic acid, taurine, homotaurine, and imidazoleacetic acid. The results predict that all but taurine prefer conformations in which the previously proposed γ‐aminobutyric acid pharmacophore is contained. The evidence supports the hypothesis that the γ‐aminobutyric acid pharmacophore is composed of an onium group separated from an oxygen atom by 5.8 ± 0.2 A.


This presentation was made in the Fourth VALS project meeting in Bolton (UK) at September 2, 2015. It is devoted to present the numbers regarding VALS participation in the placement system. Link to the presentation http://www.slideshare.net/grialusal/review-of-virtual-placements


Renewable energy resources (RES) are being increasinglyconnected in distribution systems utilizing power electronicconverters. This paper presents a novel control strategy forachieving maximum benefits from these grid-interfacing inverterswhen installed in 3-phase 4-wire distribution systems. The inverteris controlled to perform as a multi-function device by incorporatingactive power filter functionality. The inverter can thus beutilized as: 1) power converter to inject power generated fromRES to the grid, and 2) shunt APF to compensate current unbalance,load current harmonics, load reactive power demand andload neutral current. All of these functions may be accomplishedeither individually or simultaneously. With such a control, thecombination of grid-interfacing inverter and the 3-phase 4-wirelinear/non-linear unbalanced load at point of common couplingappears as balanced linear load to the grid. This new controlconcept is demonstrated with extensive MATLAB/Simulink simulationstudies and validated through digital signal processor-basedlaboratory experimental results.


Abstract:
 Schismatoglottis amosyui S. Y. Wong, S. L. Low & P. C. Boyce, sp. nov. and S. pocong S. Y. Wong, S. L. Low & P. C. Boyce, sp. nov. are described and illustrated as taxonomically novel species belonging to the Nervosa Grade, a paraphyletic grade defined, uniquely for Schismatoglottideae, by aromatic vegetative tissues. Citation: Wong S. Y., Low S. L. & Boyce P. C. 2016: Studies on Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LVI — Two new species of Schismatoglottis for the Nervosa Grade. — Willdenowia 46: 291–298. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3372/wi.46.46301 Version of record first published online on 13 September 2016 ahead of inclusion in December 2016 issue.


In this study we formulate and test models of voluntary turnover and downsizing in a hospital undergoing workforce reduction following a merger. Targeted separation packages were primarily employed by the hospital in selecting departments and units as having surplus staff, as well as identifying individual employees. Determinants for the models were derived from the disparate disciplines of economics, sociology, and psychology, as well as demographic and reactions to change variables. Applying event history analysis to data from a sample of 415 hospital employees over a five year period, the results indicate that older, full-time employees, who were less absent, and had an acceptable workload, yet experienced lower co-worker support and responded negatively to the amalgamation of the hospital were more likely to be downsized. Conversely, employees who were younger, white-collar, intended to leave, and predisposed to the amalgamation were more likely to resign. In addition, the differential effects (based on discriminant function analysis) of the five categories of variables found that age, blue-collar, co-worker support, full-time, amalgamation, and work overload discriminated between the two forms of turnover. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.


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Plants must carefully time the switch from vegetative growth to floral production in order to take advantage of optimal environmental conditions. In their Perspective, [Bastow and Dean][1] discuss new work ([ He et al .][2]) that reveals an elegant mechanism, involving chromatin remodeling of a genetic locus encoding a flowering repressor, which enables plants to regulate flowering time.

 [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/302/5651/1695
 [2]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/302/5651/1751


PURPOSE: A multimedia content management system is provided to supply convenience to a general user or an expert by providing an intelligent authoring/editing function based on a multimedia property element. CONSTITUTION: A basic video information extraction function shows basic and file information to a user, and a frame extracting function extracts a frame as a first shot by comparing the feature information obtained from each frame of video, wherein the variation amount of information happens remarkably in the frame. A clip generation function generates a clip by using the first shot, and clip information includes various kinds of information for establishing a database and producing basic video information.


The article suggests a theoretical generalization of using statistical methods in the enterprise development management system. It is noted that the collection, arrangement and analysis of information on the current state and development perspectives of an economic entity is one of the most important enterprise development management instruments. That is, modern management methods require a reliable information supply, creation of a new strategy for collecting, processing and analyzing information. Statistical methods have been systematized according to their intended function. Statistical methods have been characterized within the enterprise development management system. The interrelation between the use of statistical methods and enterprise development management system is proved. An example of using statistical methods in managing financial risks at an enterprise is given. It is noted that while using statistical methods in financial risk management one should focus on the greatest possible unification of the existing risk level assessment that is revealed in the creation of universal parameters characterizing the size of the probable loss. It is also determined that the index method of enterprise management system is becoming more and more popular, taking a special place among statistical methods due to its simplicity and capacity to solve complex problems. Statistics is identified as an integral part of any enterprise management system, as it determines the dynamics of growth or decline in its development. That is, the systematic use of statistical methods is the key to qualitative and professional management and a quality and professionalism attribute of enterprise management. Conclusion is made that complex use of statistical methods makes it possible to identify and verify the causal links between social phenomena and processes, determine the influence and interrelations of various factors, justify managerial decisions, assess their efficiency, predict possible economic results of various situations occurring in the financial and economic activity of an enterprise.


Through the analysis of appealing system of China institution of higher learning, we know that if we want to solve the disputes in the supervisory work on the students, we should coordinate the relations between appealing system, administrative reconsideration, and administrative litigation.


Summary The activity of the research group for chemistry and integrated science education, operating in the University of Pisa, is presented. Two main areas are identified: analysis of the pupils' preconceived ideas and consequent elaboration of teaching strategies. The interest is addressed towards the level of Italian elementary compulsory school, (pupils aged 6‐11 years). The work performed has noticeable effects in a proposal for a teaching model for in‐service training of teachers, addressed towards the present Italian situation.


The sector-stability of steady state of the Lotka-Volterra delay ecological model with difffusion and related feedback control models is discussed in the paper, the sufficient conditions of the sector-stability is given by method of Liapunov functional.


Investigations on the hydrodynamics in the development of engineering equipment for deep ocean exploitation will not only deepen the knowledge of the interaction rule between the deep ocean environments and floating ocean structures, but also further develop the technological means for the deep ocean resource exploitation, which may effectively shorten the distance with other advanced countries in the area of deep ocean exploitation technology, and directly provide technical guidance and service for the regulation and design of key engineering projects in deep ocean. Based on our investigation work related to the hydrodynamics for deep ocean engineering equipment design and the understanding of the recent development trends in that field, the present paper gives a brief discussion on the future development trends of hydrodynamics, mainly water wave dynamics, in deep ocean engineering equipment design.


2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) is known as one of the most effective corrosion inhibitors of copper for 40 years. During the inhibition process, MBT is supposed to react with copper forming a passivating layer (CuMBT complex) to prevent further corrosion [1]. The complex electrochemical and chemical processes between copper, electrolyte, copper oxides, and the inhibitor films are not fully understood, in particular, why the passivating layer is so stable and so protective. In this work, this mechanism was investigated by in situ infrared (IR) spectroscopy, in situ Raman spectroscopy and in situ UV/VIS spectroscopic ellipsometry, coupled with electrochemical experiments. The attenuated total reflection (ATR) technique was applied in IR spectroscopy to study MBT during electrochemical processes at the solid/liquid interface [2]. The temporal evolution of IR spectra at open circuit potential showed a rearrangement of MBT at the interface. Interfacial structure was also dependent on the electrode potential. In Raman spectra, the red shift of band at 1400 cm at low electrode potential showed a difference between surface species and bulk species of CuMBT. The potential-dependent increase of thickness, which was obtained from ellipsometric spectra, indicated the formation of a CuMBT complex layer. Besides, the inhibition of oxide formation was examined in this work as well. It was shown that after the copper surface was treated with MBT solution, the formation of copper oxide was inhibited because of the disappearance of oxide related peak in Raman spectra. Based on these results, the final goal is to engineer molecular structures of corrosion inhibitors based on their reactivity, their tendency to adsorb on the metal and their tendency to passivate a surface.


The PIMS (Profit Impact of Market Strategy) program is an ongoing multicompany research activity administered by the Strategic Planning Institute (SPI), a nonprofit member-governed organization. The PIMS database managed by SPI is by far the most extensive strategic information database developed to date. This extraordinary database, a pool of information reflecting the experiences of approximately 450 companies and 3000 strategic business units (SBUs), covers a wide variety of industries, products/services, and markets. Through analysis of the pooled business experience, SPI attempts to answer such questions as, "What strategy, pursued under what conditions, produces what results?" To date, PIMS researchers have uncovered several important linkages between strategies and performance in different competitive and market settings. The PIMS database also has been used extensively by academic researchers in the areas of business policy and strategy, economics, finance, and marketing to address a broad range of research questions in the areas of (I) acquisitions, (2) capital investments, (3) market structure, market share, and competitive strategy, (4) marketing costs, (5) new ventures, (6) planning systems and applications, (7) product innovation, research, and development, (8) product/service quality, (9) productivity and unionization, and (10) vertical integration. Like other contemporary approaches to strategic market planning such as the portfolio analysis techniques, the PIMS program as well as PIMS-databased research has its share of zealots and critics. Buzzell and Gale, in their book entitled "The PIMS Principles: Linking Strategy to Performance," have attempted to offer rational bases for major PIMS findings and counter some of the criticisms.


Extracts, fractions and sesquiterpene lactones from Neurolaena lobata (L.) R. Br. (Asteraceae), a traditional medicinal plant from Guatemala, were tested in vitro against Leishmania spp. promastigotes, Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes and epimastigotes and Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoites. The ethanol extract inhibited the parasite growth of L. mexicana, T. cruzi and T. vaginalis significantly. The pure germacranolides 1 and a mixture of 2 and 3, isolated from the ethonal extract, were highly active against L. mexicana and T. cruzi. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The invention discloses a multifunctional remote data monitoring system based on an Internet of Things oil field and belongs to the field of production and operation data information monitoring through the Internet of Things. The system comprises a multifunctional remote data detection terminal, a sensor data collection terminal unit, an electric power parameter collection terminal unit and a security alarm terminal unit, wherein the multifunctional remote data detection terminal comprises an MUC master control circuit module, the sensor data collection terminal unit comprises a digital pressure transmitter, the electric power parameter collection terminal unit comprises a Hall current sensor, and the security alarm terminal unit comprises a human body infrared detector. The system has strong expandability, good compatibility and high stability, can synchronize an indicator diagram generated by a wireless indicator with an electric power parameter power curve, accurately analyze real-time operation conditions of a pumping unit, improve the production and operation efficiency of the oil field and guarantee safe operation of the oil field, and is easy to install and operate, low in cost and widely suitable for intelligent production and operation data information monitoring of land oil wells, metering plants, transfer stations and multi-purpose stations.


Fe-40Ni-24Cr alloy is a Ni-based alloy used at high temperature application. In this study, Fe-40Ni-24Cr alloy had undergo a solution treatment at two different temperatures, namely 1050° and 1150°, for 3 hours soaking times followed by water quench. A solution-treated Fe-40Ni- 24Cr alloy was experienced a high temperature isothermal oxidation test at 500° for 500 hours exposures duration. The growth of oxide scale was characterized in terms of oxidation kinetics and surface morphology using field emission scanning electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The oxidation kinetics of all samples shows an increasing weight gain pattern as the exposure durations increases. The oxidation kinetics was obeyed a parabolic rate law, indicating the oxide growth rate was followed diffusion-controlled mechanism. The surface morphology of oxidized solution-treated Fe-40Ni-24Cr alloy displayed a formation of continuous oxide scale with evidence of overgrown Nb-rich oxide particles distributed along the oxidized samples surface. Oxidized Fe- 40Ni-24Cr alloy which undergo solution treatment at 1150° exhibited the formation of oxide spallation. The spallation has a tendency to occur around the area of overgrown Nb-rich oxide particles.


Several dynamic graph data structures have been proposed in literature. Yet, these data structures either offer limited support for arbitrary graph algorithms or they are designed as part of specific frameworks (e.g., for GPUs or specialized hardware). Such frameworks are difficult to adopt to arbitrary graph computations and lead practitioners to fall back to less sophisticated solutions when dealing with dynamic graphs. In this work, we propose a new "dynamic hashed blocks" (DHB) data structure for sparse dynamic graphs and matrices on general-purpose CPU architectures. DHB combines an efficient block-based memory layout to store incident edges with an additional per-vertex hash index for high degree vertices. This hash index allows us to quickly insert edges without introducing duplicates, while the block-based memory layout retains advantageous cache locality properties of traditional adjacency arrays. Experiments show that DHB outperforms competing dynamic graph structures for edge insertions, updates, deletions, and traversal operations. Compared to static CSR layouts, DHB exhibits only a small overhead in traversal performance. DHB's interface is similar to general-purpose abstract graph data types and can be easily used as a drop-in replacement for traditional adjacency arrays. To demonstrate that, we modify the well-known NetworKit framework to use DHB instead of its own dynamic graph representation. Experiments show that this modification only slightly penalizes the performance of graph algorithms while considerably boosting update rates.


loyalties for courtly clergy, as seen in several essays. Julián J. Lozano Navarro analyzes Cardinal Prince Teodoro Trivulzio's career, while Fabrizio D'Avenia's essay investigates Giannettino Doria, a Genoese cleric born of Spanish parents, and Andrea Vanni analyzes the conflict that emerged between archbishop of Spanish Naples, Gian Pietro Carafa, and the Spanish Crown. Conflict and competition within royal circles in Castile forms the third major theme of the book. Courtly clergy often leveraged their positions to access royal patronage and enhanced social status, as in Fernando Negredo del Cerro's study of royal chaplain and archbishop of Seville, Diego de Guzmán. Rafael Valladares details the career of the saintly Trinitarian, Luis de Haro, who acted as a close advisor to Philip IV during the end of the monarch's reign. Roughly the same period saw Philip's increasing dependence on the council of María de Ágreda and the Escuela de Cristo, a relationship that is the focus of Alberto Pérez Camarma's essay. For his essay, Juan A. Sánchez Belén turns to the removal of Queen Mother Mariana of Austria from the court in 1677 to the city of Toledo, and how the organization of her royal chapel demonstrates her continued assertions of political authority. This volume provides important new avenues for scholarly enquiry. Occasionally the essays provide tantalizing glimpses into the dynamics or spirituality of figures rather than more fully drawn pictures. Moreover, the organization by chronology results in key information—about the royal sites and chapel, for example—that would have been more useful to the reader had it appeared earlier in the volume. But these are small matters that do not hamper the merits of volume's historiographic interventions. While the essays focus on the early modern Spanish monarchy, there are overarching questions here that could be useful to scholars studying other areas of early modern Catholic Europe. For example, are we paying sufficient attention to the role of royal confessors, the structure of royal chapels, and the sometimes fractious relationship between monarch and papal representatives? The essays provide important suggestions for how to expand our understanding of how the courtly clergy functioned as promoters of royal authority, patronage, and power.


With this paper, results of a numerical investigation of the influence of the inlet condition variation on a stator vane suction side boundary layer and its separation tendencies are presented. The profile used for the examination is a so called high-lift-profile and designed for a laminar-turbulent transition over a steady separation bubble in a 1.5-stage low pressure turbine. Hence, the turbulence model must be capable for these effects. Especially, the stream line curvature has to be kept properly which leads to higher level turbulence models. The calculations were conducted with a two-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver using a finite volume discretisation scheme. The turbulence models used are the v′2 -f and the LCL turbulence model which are both of higher order. In the first part of the paper, wake free averaged inflow conditions were used. Through this, the influence of the mean flow on the bubble could be examined.© 2006 ASME


Fukushima et al. proved that spatially-coupled codes, without pilot symbols and any optimization for the channels, universally achieve the symmetric information rate (SIR) of generalized erasure channels with memory. We expect that the universality is also valid for fading channels. The receiver performs joint iterative channel estimation and decoding where factor-graphs-based BCJR channel estimator for finite-state Markov channels and the LDPC decoder are considered. We demonstrate that the reliable transmission is possible at a rate close to the SIR.


Aim To meet the urgent needs of the police pursuit on net,and promote the implementation of the Golden Shield Project and initiate a preliminary study on the simulacrum face sketch retrieval.Methods Firstly a semiautomatic normalized algorithm of the face image is designed based on the face photoes in the face image database in China Criminal Center.Secondly a self adaptive method is presented to carry on marqinal check of the face photo and the simulacrum face sketch.Thirdly three statistical features that can be used in the simulacrum face sketch retrieval are obtained.Results The simulacrum face sketch retrieval algorithm is designed and the results in our experiments are analyzed and evaluated.And an estimate of the retrieval algorithm is given.Conclusion The study will provide the theoretical foundation of building the retrieval system,and greatly promote the consummation of the Golden Shield Project.


We present a discussion of approximations to the temperature dependent part of the rheology of ice. We have constructed deformation maps using the superplastic rheology of Goldsby & Kohlstedt, 2001, and find that the rheologies that control convective flow in the Europa's are likely grain boundary sliding (Q*=49 kJ/mol, n=1.8, p=1.4) and basal slip (Q*=60 kJ/mol, n=2.4) for a range of grain sizes 0.1 mm < d < 1 cm. We compare the relative merits of two different approximations to the temperature dependence of viscosity and argue that for temperature ranges appropriate to Europa, implementing the non-Newtonian, lab-derived flow law directly is required to accurately judge the onset of convection in the ice shell and temperature gradient in the near-surface ice. Deformation Maps: Deformation maps for ice I were constructed using the rheology of Goldsby & Kohlstedt, 2001, which expresses a composite flow law for ice I as the sum of four individual flow laws with different dependence upon temperature, strain-rate and grain size. The deformation map shows the locus of points in σ − T space where the strain rate from each pair of flow laws are equal. The flow law that contributes the largest strain rate is judged to be dominant in that region. Maps for d = 0.1 mm and d = 1 cm, which bracket common estimates of the grain size within Europa's ice shell [McKinnon, 1999], are shown in Figure 1 a,b. For the low (∼ 0.01 MPa) convective stresses in an ice shell 10's of km thick, the controlling rheology of the ice shell is grain boundary sliding, but basal slip can become important if the grain size is small. Implementing Temperature Dependence: There is a common method of approximating temperature-dependent rhe-ology used by the Earth mantle convection community [e.g. which approximates the lab-derived flow law (η ∼ exp(Q * /RT)) as η ∼ exp(−γT) where γ is the Frank-Kamenetskii (FK) parameter: γ = ∂(ln η) ∂T T i. (1) Here Ti is the interior temperature of the ice shell, which is not known a priori, but is typically close to the melting point (Tm) so it is assumed that γ = Q * /nRT 2 m. The viscosity contrast across the convecting layer ∆η = exp(E∆T). Use of this approximation results in lower surface viscosities than predicted by the lab-derived flow law. This does not affect the outcome of stagnant-lid (large ∆η) convection …


Background:
 Performance on neurocognitive outcomes in patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has not been well described, particularly in black populations. We sought to characterize neurocognitive performance at 30 days and 1 year in ICH patients enrolled in the DiffErenCes in the Imaging of Primary Hemorrhage based on Ethnicity or Race (DECIPHER) Project.

 Methods:
 Inclusion criteria were: primary ICH, age ≥ 18. Neurocognitive outcomes were assessed at 30 days, and 1 year. Domains assessed were: memory, executive function, verbal fluency, depression, and functional outcome. African American norms were used to establish cut-points. Independent t-tests were used to examine differences by race; paired t-tests were used to compare changes in performance between 30 days and 1 year, and p values were corrected for multiple comparisons.

 Results:
 Of 162 subjects enrolled, mean age was 59±13 years, 44% were female, 75% were black. Mean admission NIH Stroke Scale score was 9 (median 6). Neurocognitive outcomes were available for 142 subjects at 30 days and 100 subjects at 1 year. Significant impairment was observed for all domains at each interval: memory (30 days 88%, 1 year 84%); verbal fluency (30 days 84%, 1 year 84%); attention (30 days 51%, 1 year 49%), and executive function (30 days 52%, 1 year 51%). Depression was observed in 44% at 30 days and 38% at 1 year. Functional impairment (mRS > 2) was found in 46% at 30 days and 40% at 1 year. Twenty one percent screened positive for dementia at 30 days and 13% at 1 year. Blacks had significantly lower scores at 30 days for memory (p<0.04), verbal fluency (p<0.05), and attention (p<0.02), while whites had higher depression scores (p<0.03). No racial differences were observed at year 1. While the average scores improved for all neurocognitive measures between 30 days and 1 year for the 87 subjects with longitudinal data, improvements were greatest for attention (p<0.001) and executive function (p<0.01).

 Conclusions:
 Significant impairments in all neurocognitive domains were observed at both 30 days and 1 year in this population of ICH subjects. Blacks had greater cognitive impairment and less depression at 30 days, however, these differences were no longer present at 1 year. While performance improved over time, significant impairment in memory, attention, fluency, and executive function persisted at 1 year.


Distribution becomes the main link in a supply chain when efficiency is concerned. Being a huge size country, transport related problems in Brazil should be treated by the application of new information technology and more efficient logistic tools. This paper aims to evaluate ducts and railway modes by the complete costs valuing the analysis elements to find the best alternative for the transportation of petroleum derived products. The method deals with technical, economic, environmental, social and political factors with the same importance, which satisfies the concepts of sustainable development. Different elements are used in the case study to characterize the most important aspects for the numerical valuing and alternative analysis. Despite the construction costs, the complete cost analysis shows that ducts are more favorable with the highest values for the factors considered in the analysis.


PURPOSE: To utilize the best characteristics of both of calendering and extrusion and to minimize the worst or unsuitable characteristics of respective methods at the same time. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of wires 200 are passed through an extruder 10 to be coated with rubber 210 by the extruder 10 to produce rubber-lined wires 201. Thereafter, a plurality of the rubber-lined wires 201 are passed through a calender roller system 50 to produce a rubber-lined wire sheet 202 having desired width.


The objective of this study is to evaluate changes in the metal magnetic memory method, MMM parameter during cyclic loading test from the beginning until fracture. Flat specimen with a notch made of SAE 1045 steel was used. MMM signals were collected during an experiment at one-hour interval using tester of stress concentration (TSC) device. From the experiment, it was found that the maximum value of magnetic flux leakage gradient dH/dx(max) is increasing as cycles number increase, and slightly decrease towards fracture. From this study, it shows that this method can detect a highstress concentration zone on the material with high sensitivity.


The risk of Infections sexually transmitted (STIs) among adolescents is a major public health problem. The aim of this study is to reflect on the risk of contagion for an STI by adolescents. It is a reflective study that emerged from the nursing discipline of contagious diseases of the degree course in Nursing at the Federal University of Amapa in half 2014.2. The following categories of discussion were addressed: Teen in discovery of their sexuality, the influence of cultural factors in adolescent sexuality and health education in schools for the prevention of STIs among adolescents. It is observed that reflection that adolescents situations of vulnerability to STIs relate to difficulties in using condoms, low education, information and knowledge IST disabled, cultural factors and the lack of guidelines. These situations lead teens in need of continuous education actions and problematizing aimed at promoting the prevention of Infections sexually transmitted.


As non verbal cues are crucial for communication hence long-life learning. Here we focus on the advantages of using rhythmic feedback as implicit marker during interactions. Through two different experimental studies with naive subjects and robots we show the utility of using and modelling rhythmic adaptation but also desynchronisation. We found out that rhythmical adaptation and bidirectional entrainment are imperative to reach synchronisation. Yet, we discovered that desynchronisation can be perceived as an implicit marker and hence be used to predict an issue in the interaction, making this interaction more pleasant. This shows that rhythmic cues such as synchronisation and desynchronisation are important elements for the development of interaction capabilities.