"The Messel Dress Collection" is a unique collection of exceptional garments, embracing luxurious international haute couture, fancy dress, home-made and customised clothing worn by six generations of women from one extraordinary and creative family - Mary Anne Herapath, Marion Sambourne, Maud Messel, Anne, Countess of Rosse, Susan Viscountess de Vesci, Alison, Countess of Rosse and Anna, Lady Oxmantown. At the heart of the collection is the clothing worn by Maud Messel (1875-1960), whose son became the internationally famous film and costume designer Oliver Messel and her daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992), whose son Lord Snowdon is the acclaimed photographer, film-maker and designer. Their garments have been lovingly kept, collected and passed down through the family from 1865 to the present day. The surviving clothing tells the story of these six women and traces their rise in society from private middle class comfort to the public stage of the aristocracy. Their story takes us to Darmstadt, in the 1860s, to Linley Sambourne House in Kensington in the 1880s; to Nymans in West Sussex; to Birr Castle in County Offaly, Ireland; to street markets in Florence in 1898; and finally to China in 1904, 1935 and in 2004. Each generation were committed collectors and had an abiding interest in dressmaking, embroidery and botany. The women's taste over a period of nearly one hundred and thirty-five years is revealed through clothing that is romantic in style, influenced by historicism, femininity, travel, orientalism, and a love of gardens and flowers. The book which accompanies an exhibition of the clothes at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery in October 2005 Fashion and Fancy Dress: The Messel Family Dress Collection 1865 - 2005 catalogues the entire Messel Dress Collection.


There is still an imbalance in the quality of basic education in ethnic minority areas, especially in the area of ethnic-Chinese bilingual education resources. Developing ethnic-Chinese bilingual teaching is a task that must be undertaken as a matter of priority. Carrying out feasible evaluation of bilingual teaching is one of the necessary conditions for standardizing and leading the development of bilingual teaching. In assessing the problems in the evaluation of bilingual teaching in the ethnic-Chinese language, there are many indicators, intricate relationships, and regional differences. This paper proposes a performance evaluation model of bilingual teaching based on high-dimensional Bayesian network to find out the causal relationship between the weak indicators of input and output in bilingual teaching. The experiments show that through basic data processing, causality measurement, reduction of clustering, and fusion of hill-climbing algorithms for causal relationship scoring to construct subnets and keyword networking, a high-level Bayesian network bilingual teaching performance evaluation model can accurately analyze the causal relationship between weak indicators to provide decision support for rational allocation of resources and improvement of teaching output.


An experimental study was designed to investigate the potential role of amiodarone in chronic theophylline poisoning treatment, compared to propranolol as a standard drug in aspects of arrhythmia, convulsion and gastric erosions. Rats received theophylline (90mg/kg/day) IP for 28 days in theophylline induced toxicity group while the 3 other groups were treated daily with amiodarone (30mg/kg/day), propranolol (1mg/kg/day) or their half doses during the 2 weeks of recovery, respectively to be compared with untreated group. Previous drugs were given to control rats during the last 2 weeks in 2 other groups. On days 1, 14, 28 and 42, serum level of theophylline was analyzed using HPLC method, immediately after dosing in addition to recording ECG and EEG. Finally, serum levels of calcium, potassium were measured, the stomachs were isolated, examined macroscopically to detect the ulcer index then superoxide dismutase (SOD) in gastric tissue was assessed. Also, any abnormal external appearance and/or behavior were checked with mortality rate recording. Treatment by both amiodarone and propranolol showed significant reduction in mean heart rate, improvement of ischemic changes in ECG, EEG morphological changes as abnormal rhythm, spikes and sharp waves especially with amiodarone which showed increase of PSD beta and delta, decrease of PSD alpha while propranolol showed their increase in addition to improvement of metabolic disturbances, increase in mean gastric tissue SOD and the gross examination of stomach of these rats showed minimal scattered petechiae. Amiodarone improved most of the features of chronic theophylline toxicity than propranolol.


To the Editor We are grateful to Parrott and colleagues for their letter and the interest shown in our work, which was a secondary analysis of data collected in 2001 as described in our 2006 paper (Wolff et al., 2006), following the development of TaqMan methodology for catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) analysis. Although Wolff et al. (2012) was our first full publication describing the increase in cortisol in our sample, in fact this was prefaced by two conference presentations (Tsapakis et al., 2003; Tsapakis et al., 2006). Our 2012 paper reported on a particular phenotype (change in plasma cortisol) in a preand post-clubbing study specifically investigating associations between cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme and COMT enzyme rs4680 genotypes with 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-associated change in cortisol. Our aims and hypotheses were quite different from Parrott et al. (2008): moreover, a contrasting methodology for the measurement of cortisol was employed. Specifically, we measured total plasma cortisol whereas Parrott et al. (2008) measured salivary cortisol. Of note, the normal reference range for salivary cortisol concentration is significantly lower than that for plasma cortisol, and the difference between peak and nadir salivary concentrations is more pronounced (Ansari et al., 1982; Laudat et al., 1988; Lo et al., 1992). In addition, Carroll et al. (2008) have noted that late-night salivary cortisol measurement may be problematic owing to various factors including method-dependent cross-reaction with other steroids. It is well known that the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis operates within a tightly regulated circadian rhythm and that, in people with a normal sleep pattern, plasma cortisol concentrations reach a nadir at around midnight that begins to rise 3–4 hr later, reaching a maximum concentration shortly before rising. Table 1 compares the cortisol data from Wolff et al. (2012) with that of Parrott et al. (2008). It is unclear how sampling in the Parrott study was related to the circadian rhythm of cortisol since concentration was measured against MDMA consumption rather than secretion of the glucocorticoid. Of note, their baseline, late-night, pre-drug sample concentrations in apparently drug-naive subjects were already elevated, suggesting dysregulation of the HPA axis already at that point: this could have been affected by factors including the level of exercise undertaken and the awake status of the subjects. There are a number of inaccuracies in the interpretation of our paper by Parrott et al. (2012). in their letter. Firstly, as Table 1 illustrates, our concentrations of cortisol were not '110% higher in MDMA users post-clubbing' and as our subjects were regular (repeated MDMA use) clubbers, the comparison was not with 'dance clubbers who had not taken MDMA.' The magnitude of elevation in (seemingly relatively) drug naïve subjects (as in Parrott et al., 2008) might well be expected to be larger than that in those who consumed MDMA, in the main on a repeated basis (as in Wolff et al., 2012) owing to, for example, neurotransporter downregulation. Secondly, in their penultimate paragraph, the text apparently quoted from Wolff et al. (2012) has been taken out of context. The context is one of individuals of a particular CYP2D6 genotype. Thirdly, the inference that we 'did not collect samples from clubbers during peak MDMA activity' would appear to be inaccurate. The pharmacokinetics of MDMA are complex and nonlinear, resulting in zero-order kinetics at higher doses (De La Torre et al., 2004). It is thought likely that this can lead to sustained and higher plasma concentrations of the drug especially if a clubber consumes more than one dose consecutively. MDMA reaches peak plasma concentrations between 1.5 and 3 hours after ingestion (De La Torre et al., 2000a) and may be slowly metabolised for up to eight hours (De La Torre et al., 2000b) and this variability is likely genetically influenced (Aitchison et al., 2012). Thus, there is potential for high concentrations of MDMA to exist in the body when the experiential effects have disappeared. In addition, the contribution of pharmacologically-active metabolites of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-amphetamine (MDA), 3,4-dihydroxymethamphetamine (HHMA) and 3,4-dihydroxyamphetamine (HHA)) to the neuroendocrine effects of the drug remain unclear, with some (such as MDA) likely affecting the secretion of cortisol (Forsling et al., 1999). In summary, although Parrott et al. (2008) reported larger increases in cortisol concentrations than Wolff et al. (2012), consistent with different sampling methodology and non-repeated use of MDMA, clearly there is consistency in the main conclusion from both groups indicating the effect of MDMA increasing cortisol secretion. This is a clinically important and concerning finding. The methodological differences between the two studies emphasize the need for further research in this area, with careful Reply to 'MDMA can increase cortical levels by 800% in dance clubbers' Parrott et al.


Despite similar challenges, the development of media education in Ukraine so far behind Russia's level on a number of parameters. Today Ukrainian media educators combine the desire to create (like in Russia) Ukrainian Association for Media Education, to establish its own media education journal (not only in the electronic and print versions), to open a new university specialization «Media education". At the same time, there are two competing Ukrainian media education teams - Kiev and Lvov. Kiev media education group, headed by Ganna Onkovich, makes primary target for media didactic. And Lvov team focused on the problem of media ecology and journalism. Unfortunately, these groups still did not have creative contacts with Ukrainian Association for Film Education (Head of this Association is Dr. Oksana Musiyenko).


The pyrolysis of Cp2V2(CO)5 in tetrahydrofuran solution is reported by Herrmann and co-workers to give a tetranuclear Cp4V4(CO)4 cluster as a major product and the trinuclear Cp3V3(CO)9 as a minor product. Neither of these products has been characterized structurally. A theoretical study of the Cp4V4(CO)4 system reveals a complicated energy surface having 10 structures within 25 kcal mol−1 of the global minimum encompassing singlet, triplet, and quintet spin states. The lowest energy Cp4V4(CO)4 structures are nearly degenerate (within 1 kcal mol−1) triplet and singlet structures with a central V4 distorted tetrahedron with a μ3-CO group bridging each face. Higher energy singlet and triplet Cp4V4(CO)4 structures are also found with a central V4 butterfly and an unusual η2-μ4-CO group bridging all four vanadium atoms through four V–C bonds and one V–O bond. None of the ten Cp4V4(CO)4 structures has any terminal CO groups, which is totally different from the Cp4V4(CO)4 structure with exclusively terminal CO groups suggested from the experimental work. The lowest energy Cp3V3(CO)9 structure has a central equilateral V3 triangle and all terminal CO groups. However, this Cp3V3(CO)9 structure is disfavored by ∼34 kcal mol−1 relative to fragmentation into the stable compounds CpV(CO)4 + Cp2V2(CO)5 consistent with its low yield in the Cp2V2(CO)5 pyrolysis.


PURPOSE: To obtain high purity aminomethylene phosphric acid useful as a drug, by dissolving aminophosphoric acid in an aq. base, adding it to a high temp. acid soln. to precipitate and crystallize, and washing the obtd. crystal with water. CONSTITUTION: Production of aminomethylene phosphoric acid comprises dissolving the aminophosphoric acid in an aq. base, (pref. ammonium hydroxide), adding the obtd. soln. to an acid soln., (pref. hydrochloric acid), of 35-105°C to adjust it at pH 0-4, allowing it to reflux for pref. 0.5-3 hours, cooling it to ambient temp. to 95°C, (pref. 25-45°C), leaving it as it is for 1 to 24 hours, (pref. 12 to 24 hours), to precipitate, filtering it at a low temp. to crystallize, washing the obtd. crystal with distilled water, and drying it in air. The above procedure is repeated until the desired purity is obtained. COPYRIGHT: (C)1991,JPO


AARP. One of the missions of the Institute is to foster research and analysis on public policy issues of importance to mid-life and older Americans. This publication represents part of that effort. The views expressed herein are for information, debate, and discussion, and do not necessarily represent official policies of AARP. Acknowledgements To the memory of Geneva Kirk Brooks and those who stood with her, and to all other homeowners who seek the truth and fight for their rights, I dedicate this proposal. This proposal would not have been possible without support from Andy Kochera of AARP, and many homeowners, advocates, friends, and family, some of whom must remain anonymous. In particular, I want to thank the following people who both have spent many years to help homeowners, and whose persistently wise advice has shaped this proposal that I hope will benefit others: Beanie, Bob, Tom & Chris Adolph (creators of HOAdata.org), Foreword Common-interest communities play a valuable role in modern America, and generally operate amicably to the mutual benefit of residents. Homeowner associations in a single-family development, for instance, are often able to provide a number of amenities (such as parks, pools, and club houses) that would be difficult to procure from many cash-strapped local governments. In addition, by setting architectural standards and maintenance requirements, they may help reassure residents that their investment in the community is well protected. Associations also frequently provide an opportunity for neighbors to meet and socialize as a consequence of regularly scheduled meetings, thus helping foster a sense of community. Some homeowner associations, particularly in gated communities, take responsibility for maintaining private streets, removing snow, and even collecting garbage. Local governments frequently welcome the relief from those burdens. Because associations often promote neighborhood infrastructure and social opportunities, they can be viewed as important players in promoting livable communities for people of all ages. 1 It is noteworthy that 46 percent of owners in single-family homeowner associations are over the age of 50, as are 56 percent of owners in condominium/coop communities (based on AARP Public Policy Institute analysis of the HUD/Census Bureau American Housing Survey). The purpose of this publication is to outline a key set of ten principles (articulated as a " bill of rights ") that states can follow when developing laws and regulatory procedures for common-interest communities. Additionally, associations themselves can use these principles when developing or modifying their own governing …


Superconducting cable has the unique technical advantage of low power loss and has the function of decreasing the loss of power grid effectively with the reasonable optimal control of power flow. Combining the practical engineering, the paper analyses the factors affecting the power flow distribution of the closed-loop distribution network. According to the theoretical analysis, an optimal power flow control method to closed loop distribution network with superconducting cable based on adjusting transformer taps is proposed. Aimed at minimizing the system power loss, the method makes the superconducting cable increase the transmission power in closed loop operation mode by adjusting the transformer taps appropriately. Simulation proves that that the method can reduce the power loss of distribution network and enhance power grid economy.


Let X be randomly chosen from {-1,1}n, and let Y be randomly chosen from the standard spherical Gaussian on ℝn. For any (possibly unbounded) polytope P formed by the intersection of k halfspaces, we prove that |Pr[X ∈ P] - Pr[Y ∈ P]| ≤ log8/5k ṡ Δ, where Δ is a parameter that is small for polytopes formed by the intersection of "regular" halfspaces (i.e., halfspaces with low influence). The novelty of our invariance principle is the polylogarithmic dependence on k. Previously, only bounds that were at least linear in k were known. The proof of the invariance principle is based on a generalization of the Lindeberg method for proving central limit theorems and could be of use elsewhere.
 We give two important applications of our invariance principle, one from learning theory and the other from pseudorandomness.
 (1) A bound of logO(1)k ṡ ε1/6 on the Boolean noise sensitivity of intersections of k "regular" halfspaces (previous work gave bounds linear in k). This gives a corresponding agnostic learning algorithm for intersections of regular halfspaces.
 (2) A pseudorandom generator (PRG) for estimating the Gaussian volume of polytopes with k faces within error Δ and seed-length O(log n poly(log k,1/Δ)).
 We also obtain PRGs with similar parameters that fool polytopes formed by intersection of regular halfspaces over the hypercube. Using our PRG constructions, we obtain the first deterministic quasi-polynomial time algorithms for approximately counting the number of solutions to a broad class of integer programs, including dense covering problems and contingency tables.


Biocomposites offer a significant non-food market for crop-derived fibres and resins. Considerable growth has been seen in the use of biocomposites in the automotive and decking markets over the past decade or so, but application in other sectors has hitherto been limited. Nevertheless, with suitable development, the potential exists for biocomposites to enter new markets and thus stimulate an increase in demand for non-food crops. This paper reviews some of the technological challenges being faced in bringing these materials to a wider market together with potential solutions, as well as discussing market forces influencing their commercial uptake.  2006 Society of Chemical Industry


In this paper the laboratory test results on oxidation and release of ruthenium as a fission product element are summarised. The ruthenium appears in the nuclear fuel pellets of pressurized water reactors as one of the fission product elements during burnup. In case of severe accident when the air can contact the degraded hot fuel, the ruthenium oxidises and volatilizes. The tests showed that during high-temperature oxidation of the Mo-Ru-Rh-Pd alloy in air flow the release rate of gaseous ruthenium oxides is reduced to 60-80% compared to the value measured in case of oxidation of pure metallic ruthenium powder in the same thermal-hydraulic conditions. Furthermore, if additional elements and chemical compounds representing other fission products were added in the alloy, a time delay of 30 to 60 minutes appeared in the release of gaseous ruthenium to the room-temperature environment similarly to earlier experiments conducted with the mixture of ruthenium powder and fission products. One of the main results that in the outlet air flow reaching the environment the partial pressure of RuO4 was far above what could be expected for room-temperature equilibrium conditions. It was pointed out that the highly volatile RuO4 can decompose in solid, non-volatile RuO2 and O2. The X-ray fluorescence analysis results showed that some ruthenium compounds deposited on the colder circuit walls of the test facility. This suggests RuO4 is not fully airstable, i.e., its stability in air can be limited in time. The mission of the Joint Research Centre is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.


For many years, clinicians and scientists attempt to develop methods to stimulate the immune system to target malignant cells. Recent data suggest that effective cancer vaccination requires combination immunotherapies to overcome tumor immune evasion. Through presentation of both MHC‐I and II molecules, DCs‐based vaccine platforms are effective in generating detectable CD4 and CD8 T cell responses against tumor‐associated antigens. Several platforms include DC transfection with mRNA of the desired tumor antigen. These DCs are then delivered to the host and elicit an immune response against the antigen of interest. We have recently established an mRNA genetic platform which induced specific CD8+ cytotoxic T cell response by DC vaccination against melanoma. In our study, an MHC‐II mRNA DCs vaccine platform was developed to activate CD4+ T cells and to enhance the anti‐tumor response. The invariant chain (Ii) was modified and the semi‐peptide CLIP was replaced with an MHC‐II binding peptide sequences of melanoma antigens. These chimeric MHC‐II constructs are presented by DCs and induce proliferation of tumor specific CD4+ T cells. When administered in combination with the MHC‐I platform into tumor bearing mice, these constructs were able to inhibit tumor growth, and improve mouse survival. Deciphering the immunological mechanism of action, we observed an efficient CTLs killing in addition to higher levels of Th1 and Th2 subsets in the groups immunized with a combination of the MHC‐I and MHC‐II constructs. These universal constructs can be applied in multiple combinations and offer an attractive opportunity to improve cancer treatment.


A modified method was developed for rapid and continuous isolation of viable epidermal cells from adult mouse skin. Using a special type of trypsination apparatus (trypsinator) it was possible to obtain 3–6. 106 epidermal cells per 30 cm2 of depilated back skin. Dye exclusion tests indicated a viability of more than 80%. In suspension the isolated epidermal cells incorporated 3H-thymidine into acid-insoluble material during a 4- to 6-hr period. After plating on plastic culture dishes the cells grew as primary cultures and could be maintained in a proliferative state for 2 months. After 7 days in culture the labeling index reached 17% and the mitotic count 0.67, respectively. The epidermal nature of the cultures was characterized by morphologic features and by detection of a tissue-specific membrane antigen on cultivated cells with a heterologous antiepidermal antiserum. Attempts to increase the low plating efficiency and to maintain the initial proliferation rate were not successful.


CASI is a snapshot capable UV-visible spectral imager for measuring bird plumage. Near apochromatic UV-visible optics were designed and built with an MTF for a 4Mpx detector. Wide-spectral bandwidth data from CASI is then presented.


Indian traditional ethical thoughts are not dead history, but a live guideline for modern Indians. The start of these thoughts is in the two basic concepts: "Rta" and "dharma". So standards of judging actions are from scriptures of Vedas. Most of Indians have taken "Purasartha" as their actual ends, which fully proves that Indians are concerned about spiritual and worldly needs. And more, "ego", not individual or others, is the key subject of Indian ethical thoughts.


In the present work, a mechanistic modeling approach is pursued for material characterization and for modeling inelastic deformation of polymer matrix composite components. The model attempts to capture the dominant micromechanical deformation mechanisms in laminated composites caused by matrix inelasticity at elevated temperatures. Given material characteristics of the constituent materials, the model can be used in predicting stress, time and temperature-dependent response of a composite under a broad range of thermal and mechanical load conditions. This article describes the modeling approach and examples of its use in a finite element analysis framework. Examples include analyses of simple test specimen coupons, stress concentration at holes and a structural element configuration of a polymer matrix composite. In each case, the model predictions are compared with the experimental measurements.


Tensile properties were investigated from room temperature to 673 K of a binary Mg-0.9 mass%Ca alloy where Mg 2 Ca phase was dispersed as lamella. The 0.2% proof stress significantly increased by the Mg 2 Ca phase in the temperature range investigated. It was suggested that strengthening by stable lamella Mg 2 Ca in the grains and limitation of deformation related to grain boundaries by Mg 2 Ca phase at grain boundaries contribute to improvement of high temperature strength for the Mg-Ca alloy.


This paper proposes a method for analyzing drivers' spatial attention during a driving situation. Computer-generated images of forward driving scenes were projected on a screen 6 m in width, 1.8 m in height and with a 140° viewing angle. Subjects' gaze movement was measured when hazardous events were presented. We measured the characteristic of the peripheral vision with this simulator. The results of experiments conducted with six subjects revealed two types of gaze movement patterns with respect to a hazardous event. In one type, the subjects broadly captured the overall forward scene without shifting their gaze markedly; in the other type, the subjects sequentially scanned the forward scene and fixed their gaze on the hazardous event when it occurred. The former type tended to be seen for subjects with long driving experience.


To adjust China's power source structure effectively, China executes renewable portfolio standard(RPS) policy in the period of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan. In this paper two partial equilibrium models for tradable green certificates(TGC) market and electricity market are established and the interaction mechanism between the two markets is analyzed, and the method of system dynamics is used to carry out the simulation and scenario analysis on the implementation of RPS from 2012 to 2020, and the impact of implementing RPS policy on China's power source structure. Research results show that through stipulating compulsory quantity the demand on lowest green electricity can be ensured and it promotes the adjustment of China's power source structure; the fluctuation of green certificates during the implementation of RPS is the result of concurrent market mechanism and government regulation; the higher the specified RPS is, the more difficult the equilibrium between interactive TGC market and electricity market will be, however the effect of adjusting power source structure will be more evident finally.


The strong law of large numbers for the random variable sequences,which are not necessarily independent and identically distributed,is investigated in this paper.We propose that the generalized random variable sequences satisfying the condition ∑∞n=1B~2_n/n∞ follows the strong law of large numbers.Since the given condition is easy to be satisfied,the theorem can be applied more widely.Under the conditions of irrelevance and uniform bounded we strengthen the conclusion,and put forward that(S_n-ES_n)/n~α almost surely convergent to 0 for every 3/4.


Background: Hyaluronidase is part of extracellular bacterial structure that degrade hyaluronic acid, hyaluronidases event by β elimination of the β-1,4 glycosidic bond in hyaluronic acid . Hyaluronidase regarded as one of bacterial virulence factor Hyaluronidase can aid in organisms penetration into tissues rich in hyaluronic acid such as cartilage, synovial fluid and skin so are important drug diffusion agents. Objective : Hyaluronidase enzyme partial purified was obtained from Staphylococcus aureus which isolated from wound source, and examined Effect on killing Bacteria in serum by used Klebsiella pneumoniae . Results: illustrate that the hyaluronidase enzyme with two concentration (20, 40 mg/ml) give a higher percentage for killing Klebsiella pneumoniae in serum (83.6 %, 92.04 %) respectively. Conclusion : Hyaluronidase enzyme decrease on Bacterial survival in serum.


Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has a significant adverse impact on the outcomes of patients with active solid malignancies. Prophylaxis is indicated for cancer‐associated VTE (CA‐VTE) using the Khorana score for risk stratification. We surveyed medical oncology fellows and trainees regarding their practice in CA‐VTE. Regarding treatment of CA‐VTE, practice was consistent with guidelines. However, regarding prophylaxis for CA‐VTE, there was a high degree of uncertainty, which highlights the need for ongoing education.


INTRODUCTION
Both premature birth and low birth weight compromise nephron development. The lower nephron endowment is subjected to compensatory hyperfiltration that overloads the glomeruli and leads to the vicious circle of progressive deterioration of renal function.

OBJECTIVE
To emphasize the risk of renal involvement in this susceptible population by describing the case of a patient with long-term follow-up.

CLINICAL CASE
Low-weight premature newborn, who presented at 3 years of age severe hypertension, which was controlled with different types of antihypertensive drugs. However, 10 years later subnephrotic proteinuria was detected; a renal biopsy confirmed a focal and segmental glome rulosclerosis. Despite blocking the renin-angiotensin system for 23 years, his renal function progres sively deteriorated, until requiring chronic hemodialysis during the last 3 years.

CONCLUSION
It is essential to increase the awareness of the risk of renal damage in premature and low weight newborns in order to establish management that covers from gestation to adult life and to achieve an individual and epidemiological impact on renal health.


The proposed approximation of DCT provides comparable or better image and video compression performance and power than the existing approximation methods. This paper presents a generalized recursive algorithm to obtain orthogonal approximation of DCT where an approximate DCT of length N could be derived from a pair of DCTs of length (N/2) at the cost of N additions for input pre-processing. Proposed algorithm is highly scalable for hardware as well as software implementation of DCT of higher lengths, and it can make use of the existing approximation of 8-point DCT to obtain approximate DCT of any power of two length, N>8 . It performs recursive sparse matrix decomposition and makes use of the symmetries of DCT basis vectors for deriving the proposed approximation algorithm. One uniquely interesting feature of the proposed design is that it could be configured for the computation of a 32-point DCT or for parallel computation of two 16-point DCTs or four 8-point DCTs with a marginal control overhead. The proposed architecture is found to offer many advantages in terms of hardware complexity, regularity and modularity. This Proposed System Implemented using Verilog HDL and Simulated by Modelsim 6.4 c and Synthesized by Xilinx tool.


The use of photonics has improved our understanding of biologic phenomena. For the study of the normal and pathologic architecture of the aorta the use of Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence (TPEF) and Second Harmonic Generation showed interesting details of morphologic changes of the elastin-collagen architecture during aging or development of hypertension in previous studies. In this investigation we tried to apply fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) for the morphologic analysis of human aortas. The aim of our study was to use FLIM in non-stained formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded samples of the aorta ascendants in hypertensive and normotensive patients of various ages, examining two different topographical regions. The FLIM-spectra of collagen and elastic fibers were clearly distinguishable, thus permitting an exact analysis of unstained material on the microscopic level. Moreover the FLIM spectrum of elastic fibers revealed variations between individual cases, which indicate modifications on a molecular level and might be related to FLIM age or diseases states and reflect modifications on a molecular level.


In this paper, the biocompatibility of plasma sprayed Al 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , hydroxyapatite and wollastonite coatings were discussed. Osteoblasts isolated from neonatal rat calvaria were cultured onto the surface of coatings. Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the variations of cell morphologies to reflect the biocompatibility of the coatings. Osteoblasts were difficult to grow and proliferate on the surface of alumina coating, indicating plasma sprayed Al 2 O 3 coating possesses poor biocompatibility. The osteoblasts can grow and proliferate on the surface of ZrO 2 coating. However, the growing and proliferating rate of osteoblasts on the surface of ZrO 2 coating is lower than that on the surface of bioactive ceramic coatings, including HA coating and wollastonite coatings. Therefore, the biocompatibility of bioactive ceramic coatings is better than that of bioinert ceramic coatings.


Summary. One of the most common complications of varicose veins is lower varicotrombophlebitis, which occurs in 30-59 % of cases and is an em bolo genic risk.
Aim. The aim of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using the method of endothermic treatment of the mouth of a large subcutaneous vein in patients in the acute period of varicotrombophlebitis.
Materials and methods of research. The data of 58 patients treated for acute varicotrombophlebitis in State Institution "Institute of Generaland Emergency Surgery". V. T. Zaitseva NAMS of Ukraine", Kharkov in 2018-2020.
Research results. With ultra sound control in the main group on the 1st post operative day in 100 % of cases, obliteration of the proximal segment of the large subcutaneous veins with the saphenofemoral mouth. After 1 month on ultrasound in the comparison group complete recanalization o VPV trunk, and in the comparison group obliteration of the proximal segment of the VPV in the p/3 thighs, distally was noted recanalization of the VPV.
Conclusions. We consider endothermic treatment of a large saphenous vein in patients with acute varicotrombophlebitis to avoid complications such as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary.


The use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) is consistently associated with decrease of serum uric acid levels due to increase uricosuria coupled to glucosuria by mechanisms that are still incompletely understood. In diabetic kidney disease these drugs had shown only modest effects on HbA1c control allegedly due insufficient glucosuric effect. However, renal patients also benefit from hypouricemic effect of SGLT2 inhibitors. The aim of this study was to evaluate glucosuria and uricosuria in DKD patients treated with SGLT2i

 We prospectively analyzed glucose and urate fractional excretions of patients that were to initiate treatment with an SGLT2i, using fractional excretion classical formulas. Patients on GLP1ar or any uricosuric agent including losartan were excluded. All participants gave written consent.

 37 patients (75.7% male) diagnosed from DKD were included, median age 69.6 years IQR [65.6-73.4], median CKD-EPI eGFR 54,10 ml/min/1,72 m2 [ 41,12- 69,68 IQR] and UACR 137 [49-443] mg/g. SGLT2i used was 53.3% dapagliflozin, 24.4% empagliflozin or 22.2% canagliflozin and mean follow- up was 1.5 years.Serum uric acid levels didn't show any significative difference along time in this group of patients (6.8 vs 6.3; p 0.4) and %HbA1C was only slightly decreased by month 12 (7.1 vs 6.7; p0.03). Urinary uric acid fractional excretion increased by month 3 and was stabilized till month 12 when this effect seemed to decrease (figure and table) Glucosuria exhibit a similar effect: Urinary glucose fractional excretion increased immediately after the addition of the drug and stabilized over time decreasing at the end of the observation period. Spearman rank correlation test indicated dependency glucosuria and uricosuria (Spearman´s rho 0,24, p 0,03). GFR estimated by CKD-EPI kept stable along the study indicating that loss of uricosuric and glucosuric effect are independent of GFR

 We conclude that uric acid renal excretion is significantly increased in patients treated with SGLT2i even in the presence of DKD but tends to diminish over time, feature that was also observed on urinary glucose excretion and that showed no correlation with GFR. Over-expression of SGLT1 after SGLT2 inhibition has been described in animal models of DKD. Whether this extends to human tubule and explains these results need to be further investigated


Imagining the Cape Colony is a slim but dense work which examines how this part of the world has been written up and analysed as a political community by eighteenth-century travellers, thinkers and theorists from Europe; but also by settler rebels, emancipationists and early African nationalists who drew on Enlightenment precepts of equality and governance in various ways, and for various reasons. Surrounding and giving texture to this enquiry is attention to a wide range of historical and literary works, allowing us to see how certain elements of the past come into cultural visibility at certain moments, and why. For "poetical genius", to quote the young radical Robert Southey who appears in these pages, "is certainly a barometer that rises or falls according to the state of the political atmosphere" (p 21).


The structural, elastic, electronic, phonon and thermodynamic properties of uranium nitride (UN) have been systematically studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The calculated electronic band structure shows that UN is a metallic phase. The ground state structural and elastic properties predicted by DFT agree well with experiments. The thermodynamic properties of UN are studied by quasiharmonic approximation by including both lattice vibrational and thermal electronic contributions to free energies. The calculated enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy and heat capacity show an excellent agreement with experimental results. The thermal electronic contribution due to 5f electrons of U is found to be critical to describe the free energy of UN due to its metallic character.


This paper attempts to integrate theoretical and methodological assumptions focusing on the development of early communication. Two theoretical points are highlighted: the temporal dimension of the developmental phenomenon and the nature of the socio-cultural relationships that characterizes the communication system. In addition, some methodological implications are considered. Communication is conceived as a historical and relational or dialogical process. Communicative exchanges create a system of relationships from which new communicative patterns emerge. The methodology used comprises longitudinal video records of the mother-infant exchanges-particularly face-to-face and mother-objet-infant-during the first eight months of the infant's life. Multiple cases are analyzed. Data analysis from two mother-infant dyads shows moments of quasi-stability and moments of change of the communicative patterns. The history of transformation of these communicative patterns particularizes each mother-infant dyad.


ease apparently represents a dysplasia of bone due to an inborn defect which interferes with normal tubulation. It is described by Rubin 13 as a failure in reabsorption of secondary spongiosa. Tubulation defects or &dquo;Ehrlenmeyer flask deformities&dquo; produced by lead, heavy metals or metabolic causes probably interrupt the normal process of bone tubulation at the same or similar pathways as produced by this inborn error.


Europe: a collaborative analysis of ten large cohort studies. Supplementary material Study descriptions and methodologies Estonia (EGCUT) The Estonian cohort is from the population-based biobank of the Estonian Genome Project of University of Tartu (EGCUT). The current cohort size is over 51,515 individuals, from 18 years of age and up, which reflects broadly the age distribution in the adult Estonian population. Subjects were recruited by their general practitioners (GP) or especially trained recruiters (at the recruitment centers managed by EGCUT), on voluntary basis. Each participant filled out a Computer Assisted Personal interview during 1-2 hours, which included questions related to personal data (place of birth, place(s) of living, nationality etc.), genealogical data (family history, three generations), educational and occupational history and lifestyle data (physical activity, dietary habits, smoking, alcohol consumption, women's health, quality of life). Anthropometric and physiological measurements were taken by trained personnel. Several anthropometric parameters were measured during the recruitment interview: height, weight, waist and hip circumference. Blood pressure measurement was not standardized – a single measurement was taken using a conventional method (a mercury manometer or a digital manometer. A venous blood sample was obtained from each participant. The DNA, plasma, and white blood cells were immediately isolated, packaged into the CBSTM High Security straws, and are stored in liquid nitrogen. The blood samples were obtained without prior fasting, although time since last meal was recorded in the questionnaire. Total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and blood glucose were measured using the NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) technique on stored plasma samples, at Mika-Ala Korpela's lab in Oulu, Finland. In this study, the medical history and current health status of the participants are recorded according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10 th revision (ICD-10). This includes a complete list of all diseases for each participant based on the information provided by the


To support the consensus decision making,this paper deines a new concept,maximum consensus rank.Based on consensus ranking tree,an algorithm is developed to determine the maximum consensus rank from the users'ranking data and also to identify conflict items that need further negotiation.Extensive simulation experiments are carried out,and the results indicate that the proposed method is computationally eficient.


Review(s) of: Librarianship: An Introduction, by G.G. Chowdhury, Paul F. Burton, David McMenemy, and Alan Poulter London Facet 2008 320pp ISBN 9781856046176.


Integration of domain specific knowledge into a general purpose statistical machine translation (SMT) system poses challenges due to insufficient bilingual corpora. In this paper we propose a simplification-translation-restoration (STR) framework for domain adaptation in SMT by simplifying domain specific segments of a text. For an in-domain text, we identify the critical segments and modify them to alleviate the data sparseness problem in the out-domain SMT system. After we receive the translation result, these critical segments are then restored according to the provided in-domain knowledge. We conduct experiments on an English-toChinese translation task in the medical domain and evaluate each step of the STR framework. The translation results show significant improvement of our approach over the out-domain and the naive in-domain SMT systems.


In digital integrated circuit design,using global control signal(GCS) is an easy way to be carry out for the circuits with pipeline and hierarchical computation.In order to lower jitter of global control signal,control priority of GCS is decreased during logical design period and multi-cycle path setting statement is added in synthesis to set GCS as multi-cycle path signal.This method can optimize the timing of paths and decrease routing difficulty.


The decision makers of the European Union have committed themselves a great number of times in the past decades to decreasing the economic and social differences between regions in the member states. This was designed to be achieved by the regional (cohesion) policy of the community; this is what the population in the poorest regions of new members have trusted in. The results are, however, far from unambiguous. This paper seeks to find reasons for this based on the experience of the region of Northern Hungary.


XVHY PRESENT A PAPER ON SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA AFTER EVISCERATION? WVe have developed a preference for the evisceration procedure when there is a blind, severely mutilated, or degenerating eye which is not actively inflamed. There can be no doubt that the evisceration procedure offers the most functional and cosmetically acceptable orbit. However, certain arguments against the evisceration perennially appear. The first has to do with retention of pathologic specimen. Secondly, there is the problem of intraocular malignancy. Finally, there is the argument about the potential occurrence of sympathetic ophthalmia after an evisceration procedure. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the evisceration procedure in relation to its major contraindication, sympathetic ophthalmia. Ever since the introduction of the evisceration as a routine procedure by Noyes' in 1872 and Williams72 in 1878, there have been arguments concerning the relative merits of the operation in comparison to enucleation. All other comparisons aside, the enucleation procedure is supposed to give better protection against sympathetic ophthalmia than evisceration. It is not the purpose of this paper to compare the statistical incidence of sympathetic ophthalmia after enucleation or evisceration, but to determine the merit of this argument against evisceration. In order to properly estimate the validity of this argument it is necessary to evaluiate the literatture and then recapitulate present experience.


The water supply in drylands mainly relies on groundwater, making it a crucial resource. Springs in southern Africa are often underutilized, and are neither protected nor monitored. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate their quality in a sample area in northwestern Namibia and to propose solutions for the sustainable use of springs. In total, 35 springs and hot springs were evaluated in the study area located in the drier part of Namibia (Pmean = 150–400 mm/year), an area highly impacted by ongoing climate change with longer and more frequent drought seasons. The springs there are mostly uncaptured and the discharge is in the form of surface runoff, which is mainly lost to the atmosphere by evaporation. Most of the studied springs were perennial, despite a severe drought period. Local communities rely on the springs mainly for livestock and human consumption, as well as for irrigation. However, 71% of the springs do not have any protective measures. The temperature, pH, conductivity and alkalinity were tested in situ. In total, 20 samples were collected and analyzed for major ions (boron, fluoride, silica and strontium) and total dissolved solids (TDS). The physical and inorganic results mostly indicated good and excellent quality water for human consumption, while the hot springs tended to have poor water quality in terms of Namibian standards, indicating that the water was not fit for human consumption.


Using the surface electromyography, we evaluated the effect of long- term intake of antidepressant chemical compounds on the masticatory muscles electrical activity at rest in twenty-one subjects. We compared the patient�s acquired data from the masseter and temporalis muscles with the default values for the resting activity of these muscles. We found significantly higher mean rest values concerning the amplitude of signals in all sites (p[0.05), except the left masseter. Considering the limits of the study, it appears that long-term treatment that uses chemically compounds with antidepressant effect may influence the masticatory muscles activity, manifested by hypertonicity at rest.


Objectives: To investigate surgical outcomes of the Latarjet procedure in the pediatric and adolescent athletic population compared to alternative techniques used to treat anterior shoulder instability with glenoid bone loss. Methods: This retrospective comparative cohort study involved a review of 40 patient records with a mean age of 16.7 years (range: 14.3 to 19.2) with anterior shoulder instability and glenoid bone loss (mean: 19%). Demographic and clinical features were recorded pre- and post-operatively, with mean follow up of 26.3 months (sd, 22.8). Advanced imaging and arthroscopic assessment were used to quantify concomitant pathology. Percent glenoid bone loss was calculated using the "glenoid rim distances" method. Glenoid track width and Hill-Sachs interval (HSI) were measured to determine if shoulders were on-track or off-track. Patients were contacted to obtain validated functional outcome questionnaires, including Quick-DASH, ASES, and Marx shoulder activity scale. Results: Of the 40 patients, 18 underwent the Latarjet procedure and 22 underwent alternative stabilization procedures. At presentation, both groups were statistically similar with regard to presence of HS (overall 92%), and mechanism of initial dislocation. However, patients who underwent the Latarjet procedure were slightly older at surgery (p=0.045), had longer symptom duration (p=0.015), and had failed more arthroscopic Bankart repair procedures (p=0.002). Additionally, more patients had "off-track" glenohumeral bone loss in the Latarjet group (38%) compared to the control group (9%), (p=0.049). Post-operatively, the Latarjet and control groups had comparable minimal loss of external rotation (47% vs .45%, p=0.768) and high rates of return to sports (94% vs 100%) at a similar time (5.3 vs. 5.4 months, p=1.0). There was a 17% recurrent instability rate in the Latarjet cohort similar to 23% in the control cohort (p=0.709). There were no cases of post-operative nerve palsy or coracoid non-union in those who underwent the Latarjet, compared to one non-union following bony Bankart ORIF in the control group. Functional outcome scores were similarly high across both groups (Table 1). Conclusion: Despite being a technically challenging, salvage-type, open reconstructive shoulder procedure, the Latarjet procedure yielded low complication rates and comparably good outcomes in an adolescent cohort with more risk factors for recurrence than a control group of adolescents undergoing other procedures. For young, athletic patients with multiple instability recurrences, previous surgeries, long symptom duration, and glenohumeral bone loss—including severe, 'off track' variations—the Latarjet procedure provides a high rate of return to sports, good/excellent functional outcome scores, and low rates of recurrent instability and complications.


In the present article decision-making process by the employee of department of sales of the wholesale trading company which are engaged in intermediary activity is considered and the model of automation of decision-making in the specified area with use of economic-mathematical methods (in particular, problems of linear programming) for support of decision-making on a choice of the supplier and the delivery scheme is offered. Мodelling of process of decision-making and methods of a finding of the optimum decision is described.


The evaluation of the heat transfer coefficient hwp between a heat exchanging surface immersed in a gas fluidized bed and the adjacent layer of dense phase particles is analyzed in this contribution. Gas convective and radiant effects are not included in the present analysis. The inclusion of hwp, or an equivalent formation, in mechanistic models describing heat transfer has been necessary because the sudden voidage variation close to the immersed wall restrains significantly the heat transfer rate. However, there is not at present a widely accepted expression to evaluate hwp. A precise formulation for hwp accounting for transient conduction inside spherical particles, the Smoluchowski effect, the concentration of particles in the adjacent layer (Np) and an effective separation gap (l0) is developed here. Although Np can be estimated, in principle, from experimental evidence in packed beds, and it is reasonably expected that l0 = 0, the analysis of experimental heat transfer rates in moving beds, packed b...


A novel (5+1) annulation reaction of functionalized 2-isocyanophenyloxyacrylate and aromatic, aliphatic isocyanides has been disclosed. This domino reaction involves the unusual heterodimerization of two different isocyanides and allows for a quick access to many 2H-benzo[b][1,4]oxazin-2-one derivatives.


Corporate-owned life insurance ("COLI") is a form of insurance in which an employer takes out a life insurance policy on the life of one of its employees. COLI is legal under state insurable interest statutes because employers have a financial incentive in the continuation of certain "key employees." However, in the past two decades, use of COLI has increased as large corporations have begun to insure larger percentages of their workers, even low-wage employees. This widespread practice presents many public policy concerns: corporations profit by reaping the death benefits when an employee dies and federal tax law permits the corporations to exclude the proceeds from gross income. Congress attempted to curb COLI by limiting a corporation from insuring certain types of employees, but corporations continue to insure large percentages of their employees.


Given the increased adoption of immersive technologies in tourism events, there is a need to understand how to best implement such technologies and their effects on visitors. Thus, the present study examined the antecedents and effects of using Augmented Reality (AR) when spectating a mega sport event. Data obtained from 204 participants that used AR during the attendance of the Beijing Winter Olympics showed that, indeed, there is an effect on event experience – physical, cognitive and affective engagement and future revisit intention, as well as positive word of mouth. Additionally, the success of the AR implementation depended on the effective visual design of the AR platform that would significantly influence users' perceived ease of use and usefulness of the AR. Results obtained to add to the existing body of knowledge in the field of event tourism and provide specific managerial implications to enhance event experience using AR.


Describes the formal specification of the security aspects of a Message Handling System (MHS). The authors chose the international standard formal description technique LOTOS to describe this system. The actual system being modelled, called LOCATOR, is a secure mobile MHS, and was developed within the UK's Alvey programme. They outline the MHS, the security services, and describe the modelling of these services in LOTOS. >


This document provides stakeholder evaluations on innovative technologies to be used in the remediation of volatile organic compounds from soils and ground water. The technologies evaluated are; in-well vapor stripping, in-situ bioremediation, and gas membrane separation.


Reflections on Justice under the Context of Globalization This paper deals with the need to change the way in which we consider justice in connection with globalisation. It analyses injustice in countries with developed capitalism, employing the work of Axel Honneth and Nancy Fraser. The paper highlights the importance of using "critical theory" in relation to developing an acceptable understanding of the term justice, and using "critical theory" in conjunction with Hans Herbert Kögler's "philosophical hermeneutics". In order to adequately investigate contemporary human civilization it is necessary to enrich our knowledge by investigating "civilisational analysis" (Johann P. Arnason).


The 2G GSM communication system only provides one-way authentication mechanism which just authenticate the identities of mobile users. As we know, this is not resistant to fake BTS attack. But for the huge cost for building a fake BTS before, this kind of attack were not really implemented before. This paper presents an implement of fake BTS based on software radio technologies. Furthermore, this paper discusses two types of fake BTS attacks on our software radio platform. The first attack is IMSI/IMEI catch attack, which can get the mobile phone's IMSI and IMEI. With this information, attacker can got the track of the man with this phone. The second attack is selective jamming attack. After get the IMSI and IMEI of the mobile phone, the attackers can decide whether the mobile phone is blocked or not. We will analyze the GSM protocol which is relevant to the interception system and later present the performance of such a system by real tests and demonstrate its feasibility.


Pragmatics has obvious connections with other disciplines: linguistics, psychology, philosophy, anthropology and artificial intelligence. This paper studies the relationship between pragmatics and formal syntax, particularly with the present-day variant of generative grammar, the theory of Government and Binding. To this end, it discusses a number of recent proposals bearing of the trading relations of pragmatics and syntax.


Nanofibers were produced by the chemical vapor deposition method in the presence of Fe-catalyst particles at temperatures of 700–850 K by disproportionation of CO. Electron diffraction and high resolution electron imaging as well as electron energy loss spectroscopy and x-ray analysis techniques were used to study the nanofiber formation in different places at the catalyst surface. The particles enclosed by the fibers were found to be Fe7C3 and Fe3C. Crystallographic relationships between deposit and particle were established. The structural properties of the deposit were found to be dependent on the position at the particle surface. Graphitic growth was favored at certain facets. At the particle tip graphene sheet formation competed with Fe2O3 oxide formation. We also report the occurrence of a low loss feature between 3 and 4 eV, concurrent with the dispersion of an interface plasmon at the graphite/Fe2O3 interface.


This paper considers Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOFing) as a form of sustainable tourism with particular focus on its social and cultural dimensions and the means by which deep engagement in these appear to lead participants to a better awareness or understanding of ecological sustainability issues. It draws upon a grounded theory-based exploration of the perspectives and interactions of WWOOFers and WWOOF hosts in Australia, using 323 formal written surveys of hosts and 188 surveys of WWOOFers, together with 16 in-depth unstructured WWOOFer interviews, which collectively enhances understanding of WWOOFing as an emerging, unique and valuable form of sustainable tourism. By virtue of the highly engaged and symbiotic basis of the exchange involved, WWOOFing is commonly perceived to facilitate a transcendence of the role of tourist. The research indicates this is the product of a unique relationship forged in the WWOOFing context, which differs markedly to relationships forged in more typical fee-for-service tourism contexts in which there is a different relationship at play between power, authenticity and sustainability. This relationship is outlined in order to articulate the notion that WWOOFing represents a type of "sustainability tourism" that is unexplored in the sustainable tourism literature.


Question: To attract mates, many insects dance, have conspicuous plumage, call vocally, and emit signals such as pheromones. Mate-attracting signals are produced predominantly by males in some species and by females in others. We ask, which sex should evolve to produce mate-attracting signals? Method: We used a quantitative genetic model for the signal-sending and signal-receiving efforts of the two sexes. Mate-finding success is assumed to be a product of power functions of the signal sender's and signal receiver's investments. Results: If mate-finding success strongly depends on the investments of both senders and receivers, only one sex evolves to send the signals; otherwise, both sexes evolve to emit signals. Males evolve to assume the role that more strongly affects mate-finding success, and to engage in mate-finding activities with more investments than females.


Objective To explore optimal puncture route and method for advance pierce accuracy when perform percutaneous vertebroplasty. Methods 248 cases (365 vertebrae )with osteoporotic vertebral body fractures in thoracic vertebral and lumbar vertebral were treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty. Total injured vertebraes were examined and measured puncture routes under CT before operation. Then according to measure route pierce and perform percutaneous vertebroplasty, when the pricker arrived preconceive place, take some radiographs obverse and side, after operation,scan injured vertebraes with CT again. Pierce accuracy was evaluated. Results 365 vertebrae were pierced successfully,the pierce successful rate was 100%. 324 vertebra piercing route were coincident with CT measure routes,coincident rate 88.8%. 41 vertebra piercing route weren' t coincident with CT measure routes, deflective rate was 11.2%. Conclusion CT measure puncture route and directing pierce was effective means when percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Key words:
Tomography, X-Ray computed;  Percutaneous verebroplasty


Establishing promising and efficient key distribution is the cornerstone of security when applying cryptographic methods to guard the privacy of smart devices in the Internet of Things (IoT). However, when using conventional key distribution methods in real-time mobile services, it is usually deficient to build multiple channels with strong security simultaneously on a single data server. Therefore, we focus our research on collecting or monitoring real-time and remote data, which is commonly observed in the health care field of the IoT. In this research, there are difficulties to apply the conventional key distribution approaches during interactions when considering both security and efficiency. Moreover, when preserving personal privacy, anonymity is also important in key distribution processes. We design a system of real-time mobile services and the related security requirements in this paper, and apply a novel and interesting Identity-Based Key Encapsulation Mechanism (IBKEM) to instantiate our system and achieve anonymous key distribution with only one-pass communication for mobile clients in batch. Our instantiated system demonstrates both strong security and practice.


We report on high output power from the quaternary AlGaInN multiple quantum well (MQW) ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) in the 340 nm and 280 nm wavelength range. The output power up to 1.5 mW from a 100 μm diameter device with bare-chip configuration was measured under room temperature cw operation. The internal quantum efficiency was estimated to be between 7 and 10 %. In addition, the output power and external quantum efficiency for fully packaged 1x1mm 2 large area device were as high as 75 mW and 2.2 %, respectively, at the injection current of 200 A/cm 2 under pulsed operation. The devices were incorporated into prototype system for fluorescence based bio-sensing. We also report the performance of 285 nm UV LEDs.


The solution of the Stefan problem for the determination of temperature fields in the biological tissue during cryoablation defined areas with a view to their identification and localization, followed by therapeutic action is proposed. Three types cryoinstruments considers that as a first approximation presents a one-dimensional problem. Identify three isothermal surfaces that reveal the zone of influence, the freezing zone and zone of necrosis. The solution of the inverse problem of determining the coordinates of the temperature dependence that allows you to find the coordinates of phase transitions. The calculation results are consistent with experimental data obtained from living organisms.


Winter legume grains are suited as a significant source of vegetable protein for both human and livestock species, due to high protein content and the high level of unsaturated fatty acids. This research reported the effect of S fertilization on the quality of three different pulses (faba bean, lupin and pea) in terms of lipid content and fatty acid profile. For each species, randomized complete block design with three replicates was used, and three S doses (0, 30 and 60 kg ha -1 , respectively) were applied. The S fertilization was split in two times: 50% before sowing and 50% in the early of March as K 2 SO 4 . Our findings indicated that the S fertilization in faba bean, lupin and pea grains led to a significant improvement of the fatty acid profile. Furthermore, the S fertilization enhanced the legume grains oil composition through the increase of unsaturated fatty acids, and in particular the remarkable decrease of the erucic acid in lupin grains.


This study is to examine the inventory management as the key factor in determining the performance of the Supply Chain management.To test the significant relationship between the targeted components of inventory management (IM) against one of the measurement for supply chain management (SCM) performance, the On-Time Delivery. This study will be conducted in the aerospace industry in Malaysia.This advance technology industry
with little potential for success due to poor shipment performance against customer expectation. The variables of IM are stock holding, safety stock, storage policy and inventory risk are being tested against the SCM performance dimensions of on-time delivery (OTD).The quantitative research methodology is opted for this study.Data collection will be performed involving 200 potential respondents in the aerospace industry
in Malaysia. This counts for 40.5% of the population in the country.The Statistical Package
for the Social Sciences (SPSS) is used to assist in the analysis. The findings indicated that
only three variables to be used as predictors for the SCM performance.Contrary to the initial expectation, stock holding and stock policy were found to be insignificant for the theoretical relationship in this industry.The findings also suggested the need to examine further why stock holding is not significant in this relationship of aerospace industry.Moreover, these findings can be considered as new findings and offer different contributing dimensions to the SCM performance and these should change the mindset of the top managment of most organizations that have different attributes, in particular the new high
technology industry in Malaysia.


Following a request for cooperation in the field of provincial level employment analysis and employment planning from the BAPPENAS (National Planning Board of Indonesia) and an agreement with the Provincial Government in Maluku, an extensive
employment diagnostic analysis was carried out. This exercise comprised two phases. The first phase consisted of a thorough situation analysis of patterns and dynamics of employment and economic development. The second phase involved a systematic analysis
of the causes behind the insufficient growth of productive employment and an identification of the factors constraining the translation of growth into productive employment creation
and welfare and poverty reduction. Whereas, the first phase of the analysis was carried out through a comprehensive mainly quantitative desk research, the second phase of the
analysis engaged the ILO social partners in Maluku who provided their input into the analysis in an employment diagnostic workshop. The methodology is presented in the next
section in greater detail.


Detection theory measures of listener performance, as well as distinctive feature scoring, have been shown to provide useful additional information to percent correct scores when testing word recognition. The diagnostic rhyme test (DRT) uses a two‐item multiple choice (MC) response format to provide percent correct and distinctive feature information but does not measure d. This study examined the effects of modifications to the DRT response format that allow a measure of d. The format was modified to a single‐option in which the listener designates yes or no (Y‐N) that the single‐option matches the stimulus. DRT words were mixed in white noise and presented in sound field at 3 and 6 dB signal‐to‐noise ratios at 50 dBHL to eight normal‐hearing subjects. Results showed a significant difference between response formats for percent correct and a significant interaction between signal‐to‐noise ratios and feature errors across formats. At 3 dB, there were more temporal‐based feature errors (sustension and comp...


Using 86RB+ as a marker for K+ permeability, we find that extracellular Ca‐EGTA influences the rate of 86Rb+ efflux from erythrocyte ghosts preloaded with 86Rb+ and "buffered" Ca2+. At an internal free Ca2+, where the rate of 86Rb+ efflux is minimal and uninfluenced by either external EGTA or external Ca2+, external Ca‐EGTA at 0.2–0.5 mM can raise the flux rate to as high as can be attained by raising internal Ca2+, in the presence of an excess externally either of Ca2+ or of EGTA. Higher concentrations of Ca‐EGTA (up to 1–2 mM) diminish the flux rate. External Ca‐EDTA or Mg‐EDTA can substitute for Ca‐EGTA in enhancing and suppressing flux rate. The peak rate is insensitive to external free Ca2+ but depends on internal Ca2+; internal Mg‐EDTA does not substitute for internal Ca‐EGTA. Thus, the erythrocyte membrane is asymmetric with respect to its interaction with Ca2+ and Ca‐EGTA. Also, 22Na+ does not substitute for 86Rb+. The peak rate of 86Rb+ flux produced by external Ca‐EGTA is diminished by chlorpromazine (0.1 mM) and augmented by 1‐propranolol (25 μM), in the same way as the rate produced by increasing internal Ca2+. The results suggest that external Ca‐EGTA enhances the affinity of internal Ca2+ for its receptor(s) which operate the K+‐gate at the inner surface of the membrane. At external concentrations of Ca‐EGTA above 1–2 mM, 86Rb+ flux rate again rises with increase of Ca‐EGTA. This phenomenon does not depend upon internal Ca2+, is not affected by chlorpromazine or by 1‐propranolol, and is associated with an enhanced permeability to 22Na+, inulin, and haemoglobin.


The invention provides a method for attaining the target frequency of a multi-path signal and a relative device, wherein the multi-path signal comprises a first path signal and a second path signal. The method comprises adopting a first path to receive the first path signal and adopting a second path to receive the second path signal, determining a target region which is a part of a second cyclic prefix of the second path signal and is overlapped with a first cyclic prefix of the first path signal, and determining the target frequency according to the target area.


Evidence-driven agent-based modelling plays a useful part in understanding social phenomena. By integrating social-cognitive theories in our agent models we bear evidence from social and psychological research on our models for human decision-making. Social practice theory (SPT) provides a socio-cognitive theory that emphasizes three empirically and theoretically grounded aspects of behaviour: habituality, sociality and interconnectivity. Previous work has emphasized the importance of SPT for agents, has made abstract models of SPT or used SPT to study energy systems. This paper provides a set of requirements for integrating SPT in agent models and an evaluation of 11 current agent models with respect to these requirements. We find that current agent models do not fully capture habituality, sociality or interconnectivity, nor is there a model that aims to integrate all three aspects. For example, current models do not support context-dependent habits, do not use a comprehensive set of collective concepts and do not support hierarchies of activities. Our evaluation allows researchers to pick one of the current agent models depending on their needs regarding habituality, sociality and interconnectivity. Furthermore, this paper shows the usefulness of an agent model that integrates SPT and provides requirements that help modellers to achieve this model.


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The clay fractions of four seasonally flooded soils from East Pakistan have been studied using X-ray, DTA, and infra-red methods, total chemical analysis, surface area determination, and electron microscopy. The soils represent young alluvium (Borda), a juvenile groundwater laterite (Nunni), a groundwater lateritelatosol intergrade (Noadda), and a surface-water glei (Chhiata). Mica and kaolinite were present in all the soils, and vermiculite in all except possibly Noadda. Vermiculite, total magnesium content, and SiO2/Al2O3 ratio decreased and kaolinite increased in the sequence Borda–Nunni–Noadda. Electron micrographs indicated that in the Borda soil, which is the youngest and subjected to the longest period of annual flooding, iron hydroxides are present as gels coating the surfaces of the clay mineral particles. Such coatings are less apparent in the Nunni clay, and in the Noadda clay most of the 'free iron oxides' appear as small granules. The Chhiata soil has about 12.5 per cent of its clay fraction in the form of an amorphous gel rich in silica, and much of the mica and vermiculite in a randomly interstratified complex.


This study presented growth hormone (GH) gene of three fish species in Egypt namely; Oreochromis niloticus (KT387598 accession number), Sarotherodon galilaeus (KT387599 accession number) and Tilapia zillii (KT387600 accession number) which belong to cichlids. The tilapiine species growth hormone (GH) genes were isolated and sequenced following amplification from genomic DNA by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The sequences of GH gene were analyzed by GENEIOUS program ( V8.1) software. The gene lengths were variable among the three studied species which ranged from 1572bp to 1601bp and consisted of six exons and five introns. Was also described a novel polymorphism of the six exons and the five introns fragments. Exons showed 26 nucleotide polymorphisms (NPs) while the total number of NPs in introns was 37. A comparison between the three studied species indicated that T. zillii species was totally different from the others. It had three insertions and nine substitutions which were not existed in the other species. The sequencing predicted a polypeptide of 204 amino acids. The GH amino acid sequence of tilapiine species exhibited the homology in all amino acids expect only four amino acids which were different [Isoleucine (I)> Threonine (T), Glycine (G)> Arginine (R), Leucine (L)> Lysine (K) and Leucine (L)> Valine (V)] in 78, 97, 132 and 133 sites, respectively; which all differences were only found in T. zillii species. In the phylogenetic tree the single outlier was T. zillii species.


Argentina's current crisis resulted from a confluence of events, some external to Argentina's policy process, others directly related to its political and economic choices. The following is a summary of these events from before Argentina's adoption of the currency board in 1991 to developments in early 2002.


The most commonly used water extraction methods, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) and the Modified Normalized Difference Water Index (MNDWI), use spectral bands to differentiate between water and other features in images. Each method has its drawbacks: NDVI cannot effectively distinguish between vegetation and water; NDWI confuses building shadows and water; and MNDWI misinterprets mountain shadows as water. Meanwhile a single water index method is not always the best choice when people extract water bodies from images because a threshold value to be selected for extracting water bodies is empirical. This paper presents a model to progressively enhance surface water information extraction. This model first calculates three indexes (NDVI, NDWI, and MNDWI), extracts water information by setting thresholds, and adds up the three isolated results to progressively enhance accuracy. This model can be used to quickly extract water information with high accuracy and addresses problems with previous indexes. In order to test accuracy, the results of the new water extraction model were compared to reality in selected test areas. The results show that compared with those from the traditional methods, the overall accuracy and Kappa value of the new method increased by 13% and 0.26 to extract lakes and fishponds, and 1% and 0.02 to extract rivers.


: This study will look into how clear does the zakat institution in Brunei is aware of its intended objectives as well the issues and challenges in achieving those intended objectives. This research uses quantitative descriptive analysis method to measure the progress of zakat council in attaining the objectives of zakat. Similarly in the sphere of zakat, zakat officers are the backbone of zakat management, they must have the right attitude towards Zakat, they must strongly believe on the capability of Zakat especially in contributing towards socio-economic justice as well as its role in achieving national vision 2035 and the global agenda 2030.


Both analytical and computer calculations predict consistent correlator performance for devices implemented with spatial light modulators with transmissive and/or opaque dead zones. Input camera pixelation effects are discussed. Transmissive deadzone increases the noise by introducing a strong background pattern in the input plane and by allowing an input image to propagate through the filter to the correlation plane. For transmissive input plane SLM dead zone, a de block in the filter plane greatly reduces both transmitted image and speckle noise in the correlation plane. A filter reference image that is smaller than the input SLM must be used to eliminate a false correlation peak from the transparent dead-zone edge and the filter input edge.


Consumer loyalty has long been recognised as a key consideration of marketing strategies focused on customer retention. While the importance of the loyalty construct is widely recognised, the conditions and variables that foster consumer loyalty for a specific service may vary. This paper explores the variables that influence fan attendance at a professional sporting event. It extends prior research by conceptualising both a behavioural and an attitudinal component of loyalty, as well as considering fan involvement with the sport and attraction to the sport. The findings suggest that psychological commitment and resistance to change mediate the effect of fan attraction and involvement on behavioural loyalty in a professional sports context.


Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization has emerged as a new method for treatment of unresectable hepatic tumors. We present interesting imaging findings of extrahepatic Y-90 activity in the duodenum on Y-90 PET/CT and Bremsstrahlung SPECT/CT, after injection of radiomicrospheres into the right hepatic artery. This is the first reported case of nontargeted embolization of Y-90 microspheres to duodenum visualized post-therapy on both Y-90 PET/CT and Bremsstrahlung SPECT/CT.


This contribution reports standard gas-phase enthalpies of formation (ΔfH°298), entropies (S°298), and heat capacities (Cp°(T)) for all plausible 64 bromochlorophenols (BCPs) at the M062X meta hybrid level using a polarized basis set of 6-311+G(d,p). Isodesmic work reactions served to calculate the standard enthalpies of formation for all bromochlorophenol molecules and several bromochlorophenoxy radicals. Standard entropies and heat capacities comprise correction terms due to the treatment of O–H bonds as hindered rotors. Values of the bond dissociation enthalpies (BDHs) of O–H bonds, calculated for a selected series of bromochlorophenols, vary slightly with the change in the pattern and degree of halogenation of the phenyl ring. A thermodynamic cycle facilitated the estimation of pKa values, based on the calculated solvation and gas-phase deprotonation energies. We estimated the solvation energies of 19 out of 64 BCPs and their respective anions based on the integral equation formalism polarizable conti...


BACKGROUND
Zinc deficiency is prevalent among children and women in Bangladesh and parboiled rice is the major staple food consumed. Parboiling offers an opportunity to increase the zinc and iron content of rice by adding fortificants to the soaking water.

RESULTS
Rice zinc content increased with increasing amounts of zinc sulfate added to the parboil soaking water. Addition of 1300 mg zinc L(-1) increased raw polished rice zinc content from 16.6 to 44.9 mg kg(-1) and from 12.6 to 32.9 mg kg(-1) in the open and closed parboiling systems, equivalent to 170% and 161% increases, respectively. Retention of zinc after washing and cooking was 70-81% across all concentrations tested. Addition of iron-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and zinc sulfate together increased zinc, but not iron, content of polished rice. The simulated prevalence of inadequate zinc intake was reduced by more than half among children and nearly two-thirds among women if 50% of the population were to consume the 1300 mg zinc L(-1) parboiled fortified rice.

CONCLUSION
Addition of zinc sulfate to soaking water during parboiling increases the zinc content of rice and, if found to be bioavailable, could substantially reduce the prevalence of inadequate zinc intake by children and women in Bangladesh.


Electrical overheating and fire are multiple faults in power system, optical fiber temperature measurement technology is better than the traditional temperature measurement device. It can test electrical system changes in temperature more effective and reliable, thus effectively contain similar accidents. This paper expounds the optical fiber temperature monitoring system warning the working principle, system constitution and its characteristics, discusses the practical application of optical fiber temperature warning monitoring system in power system.


To the Editor: Nontuberculous mycobacteria are environmental organisms that cause life-threatening diseases, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. They are increasingly recognized for causing problems in the management of solid-organ transplant recipients, due to improved diagnostic methods as well as increasing numbers and life expectancy of these patients (1). The slow-growing Mycobacterium genavense is a ubiquitous nontuberculous mycobacterium; it is reportedly isolated from tap water, pets, and the gastrointestinal tract of healthy humans (1,2). It was first recognized as a human pathogen in a patient with AIDS but has not yet been found in heart transplant recipients (3). We report early diagnosis of disseminated M. genavense infection in a heart transplant recipient.

A 37-year-old man was hospitalized in September 2001 for abdominal pain, sweats, and weight loss; he had received a heart transplant 3 years earlier. Immunosuppressive treatment, which began immediately after transplantation, consisted of tacrolimus (5 mg) and mycophenolate mofetil (2 g) daily; concurrent steroid therapy was tapered off over the next 6 months. A computed tomographic (CT) scan showed numerous large lymph nodes in his abdomen (Figure). Endoscopic examinations showed diffuse inflammation of the mucosa of the duodenum, ileum, and colon. Multiple biopsy samples were submitted for histologic analysis, culture, and molecular biological analysis. Immediate 16S rRNA gene amplification that used universal primers (4) and sequencing of samples taken directly from the biopsy material led to the identification of M. genavense. A 475-bp fragment was sequenced, and 99% homology with the gene of type strain ATCC 51234 (GenBank accession no. {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"X60070","term_id":"44288"}}X60070) was found. PCR results were positive for 2 of the 4 samples tested. The molecular identification was compatible with the subsequent histologic finding of profound macrophage infiltration without granuloma and the presence of Ziehl-Neelsen–positive bacilli. Five weeks later, the molecular diagnosis was confirmed by blood cultures and cultures of the intestinal mucosa samples (Inno-LiPA Mycobacteria test, version 2, Innogenetics, Courtaboeuf, France). The direct molecular diagnosis of M. genavense enabled immediate treatment of the patient with the combination of moxifloxacin, ethambutol, clarithromycin, and amikacin; mycophenolate mofetil was discontinued. Clofazimine was added to the treatment regimen 3 months later, when a control CT scan showed that some of the enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes had increased further. After 5 months, the clinical signs resolved, and after 9 months, the lymph nodes were substantially smaller. CT scan results were within normal limits after 12 months of treatment; only ethambutol and clarithromycin were continued for an additional 6 months. There was no sign of M. genavense infection relapse 3 years after the diagnosis had been made.

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Initial computed tomographic scan of the abdomen, performed after intravenous injection of contrast dye, showing numerous enlarged para-aortic lymph nodes (arrow).

Nontuberculous mycobacteria in persons who have received heart or other solid-organ transplants remain a rare cause of late infectious complications and occur ≈3.5 years after transplantation (1,4). In the subgroup of heart transplant recipients, skin disease is the most common clinical manifestation, followed by pulmonary and disseminated disease; M. kansasii, M. avium complex, and M. haemophilum infections are most frequently encountered (1,5).

M. genavense causes up to 12.8% of all nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in AIDS patients; these infections are clinically similar to those caused by the M. avium complex (1,6). M. genavense infections occur only rarely in persons other than AIDS patients (as in the present case), but they always occur in immunocompromised persons (7,8). To date, only 1 case of disseminated infection has been reported in a solid-organ (kidney) transplant recipient; the diagnosis was made by molecular identification in isolates from blood and marrow cultures. That patient died of complications from M. genavense infection (9). Because M. genavense is a fastidious organism, the infections it causes are difficult to diagnose and their frequency is probably underestimated, which may change with increased use of direct molecular biological methods.

Optimal treatment of M. genavense infections has not been established (10). Experience with M. genavense infections in AIDS patients and with other nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in solid-organ transplant recipients suggests that at least 2 antimicrobial drugs should be used for a prolonged period; when possible, immunosuppressive drugs should be concurrently reduced (1,3,6,10). Outcome of nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in transplant patients is highly variable (1,5) but was satisfactory in the present patient, who was treated with quintuple antimicrobial-drug therapy and reduced immunosuppressive therapy.

This case of a disseminated infection due to M. genavense in a heart transplant recipient was diagnosed early. Universal 16S rRNA gene sequencing after amplification directly from intestinal biopsy specimens enabled fast diagnosis and appropriate management.


Electronically excited carbon atoms C(21D2) generated by the flash photolysis of carbon suboxide in the vacuum ultra-violet, have been monitored photoelectrically by attenuation of the atomic emission at λ= 193.1 nm (31P°1→21D2) from a microwave-powered atomic lamp. The decay of these optically metastable atoms has been measured in the presence of the noble gases, and the following rate constants for the collisional deactivation to the electronic ground state C(23PJ) are reported (k in cm3 molecule–1 s–1; 300 K): Xe, 1.1±0.3 × 10–10; Kr, 9.4±1.6 × 10–13; Ar, ≲ 10–15; Ne, 1.1±0.4 × 10–15; He, < 3 × 10–15. The probabilities for the electronic to translational energy transfer are discussed in terms of a curve-crossing mechanism and the influence of the spin-orbit interaction on collision.


From a theoretical study of published QSO spectra, it is concluded that the Lyman-alpha forest lines and the most prevalent metal-line systems (those optically thin at the Lyman limit) arise in very different absorber populations. It is found for these systems that the observed increase with redshift of the C IV 1548, 1550A doublet ratio can be explained as being due to slowly changing metagalactic ionization conditions; there is no need to invoke any cosmic chemical evolution. No correlation is found between equivalent widths of Ly-alpha and C IV lines having the same absorption redshift, and consequently it is suggested that these C IV absorption-line systems arise in clouds strongly ionized by OB stars, presumably in young galaxies. The possibility that the clouds, which are known to exhibit clustering on a velocity scale of few hundred km/s, are protoglobular clusters is explored in some detail. 85 refs.


Abstract In August 1859, at the Birnam Hotel in Perthshire, Lord Panmure, sometime Principal Secretary of State for War in Palmerston's Government, presented this fine silver-gilt mounted basket-hilted sword on behalf of the tenantry of the Drummond Stewart estates at Grandtully, Perthshire, to Major William George Drummond Stewart, VC, the only son of the laird, Sir William Drummond Stewart, 7th Baronet. The token was given not only to mark the officer's safe return from the Crimean War (1854–56) and the Indian Mutiny Campaign (1857–58), in which he and his regiment, the 93rd Highlanders, had greatly distinguished themselves, but also in recognition of the pride and interest taken in Stewart's personal 'gallant discharge of duty', which had earned him, at Lucknow, on 16 November 1857, the newly constituted Victoria Cross.


Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a paramyxovirus that is pathogenic in birds but causes only mild flulike symptoms in human beings. NDV(F3aa)‐GFP is a genetically modified, fusogenic NDV. We assessed the utility of NDV(F3aa)‐GFP in treating head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.


Educational Considerations The College of Education (COE) at Kansas State University and its Professional Development Schools (PDS) are partnering in innovative ways that demonstrate a commitment to work collaboratively to solve educational issues involving preservice teachers, practicing teachers, and faculty members, as well as K-12 students and their families. One such critical issue is the preparation of educators to work effectively with large numbers of military-connected students and their families. Since 2001, all branches of the U.S. military have experienced the largest sustained deployment of military servicemen and servicewomen in the history of the all-volunteer force. It is important that communities recognize and respond to the number of children who are connected to those serving in the military. The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Military for Community and Family Policy reports that as of 2012 there are nearly two million total military children (Military Community and Family Policy [MCFP], 2013). While many think of military-connected students as those living on a military installation or attending a designated Department of Defense school, in reality more than 80% of these students are attending local public schools in every school district in the United States, with some of those children living the deployment cycle multiple times (Cozza & Lerner, 2013). In addition, due to the transitory nature of military families, military-connected students transfer between schools three times more frequently than civilian families, sometimes changing school districts six to nine times prior to their high school graduation (Astor, Jacobson, Benbenishty, Atuel, & Gilreath, 2012; Military Child Education Coalition, 2012). As transitions occur, students are expected to make adjustments based on different teaching methods, curriculum materials, pacing of instruction and different classroom behavioral expectations. These adjustments are stressful for some students and can have an effect on student behavior and student engagement (Arnold, Garner, & Nunnery, 2014; Bradshaw, Sudhinaraset, Mmari, & Blum, 2010; Chandra et al., 2009). However, it is also found that A Professional Development School in Action: Meeting the Needs of Military-Connected Students and Families


This article examines the well-known link between work and family beginning with a relatively unexplored platform: the diachronic perspective that describes processes over time. This problem falls within the theoretical-methodological approach known as the course of life and basically uses one of the tools utilized in this perspective: the trajectory. The main objective is therefore to analyze the link between some of the main life trajectories (school, work, marriage and child- bearing) in shaping the course of life of a group of women from the middle class sectors in Mexico City. Within this process, particular attention is paid to the work trajectory in order to use it as an axis and analyze its interrelationship with the others and ascertain under what circumstances it acquires pre-eminence. Finally, by combining the links between the life trajectories considered, the author proposes a typology in order to describe the different forms acquired by the family-work dyad and thereby identify both the shared characteristics and the existing differences within an apparently highly similar universe, thereby rejecting the assumption of homogeneity based on class, gender and stage in the life cycle.


A simple technique is proposed for increasing the asymptotic efficiency of tests of non-nested hypotheses. The principle is to consider the asymptotic regression of one hypothesis test on another. Under certain conditions this produces a test with a smaller variance under the null hypothesis and larger expectation under the alternative, implying an improvement in the asymptotic slope. Some improvements to existing tests are then demonstrated in finite samples.


Abstract KAl2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O was obtained by the reaction of gibbsite with a potassium-phosphate solution of pH = 5.5 at 373 K. A single crystal X-ray structure analysis showed that it is an ordered, F-free K-analog of the microporous compound AIPO4-CI2 . Crystal data: orthorhombic space group P212121, a = 920.5(1), b = 970.7(2), c = 982.8(2) pm, Z = 4. The structure consists of dimeric units of AIO6 octahedra and AIO5 trigonal bipyramids, bridged by an OH and two bidentate phosphate groups. The dimers are linked by phosphate to form corrugated layers which are topologically related to the layers in KAl2(PO4)2(OH)·4H2O and minyulite. The layers are connected by Al-O-P and hydrogen bonds to a three dimensional framework structure with K ions in channel-like cavities. A neutron powder scattering experiment with KAl2(PO4)2(OD)·2D2O showed that the bridging OD group and only one D of each water molecule are involved in hydrogen bonding. 31P MAS NMR spectra show two isotropic lines at δiso = -6.9 and -18,7 ppm of the intensity ratio 1:1 and confirm the presence of two crystallographically independent P atoms in the unit cell. In the 1H MAS NMR spectra the water molecules and the bridging OH group show signals at 5.9 and 1.1 ppm, respectively.


In this paper, we introduce a simple and practical solution for intermediate view interpolation using a simple block matching and a guided image filtering. Proposed method consists of two major blocks. The first block is a disparity estimation block. We focused on disparity refinement step rather than the other steps of the framework for stereo matching method. The initial disparity map is estimated using hierarchical block matching. It provides more accurate and robust result compared to pixel-wise block matching method. Then the estimated initial disparity map is refined by a guided image filtering. We use an efficient approach to find the median value when edge-ware weighted disparity layers are accumulated. Refined disparity map are used for intermediate view interpolation. With these data, block-based view interpolation is performed in order to generate virtual multi-view videos.


The scales of Daqing peripheral oilfields have been keeping increasing continuously since the area being put into production and development more than 20 years ago,at present,the annual production of this area has exceeded 5 million ton.Rolling development mode is adopted in this area,which means that most parts of the area are still at early development stage,with less dynamic data and more static data,the proper method for this area is empirical formula method.Considering main influential factors on recovery factors,geologic features and fluid property differentials of the targeted horizons in the area,multiple linear regression method is adopted,meanwhile,empirical formulas that is fit for the recovery factors of Saertu reservoir,Putaohua reservoir and Fuyang reservoir are set up,in addition,with illustrations by computation examples.


We are using medical imagingdevices to scan the organs of human to identify the different diseases. Thediseases are diagnosed by medical images which are produced by various medicaldevices like Ultra Sound, Magnetic Resonance Image, Computed Tomography (CT),Ultra sound and X ray Medical devices. Images are prone to different types ofnoises due  medical devices. Poison noiseis commonly found in X ray images. The filters namely, Unsharp, Mean, Median,Gaussian and Weiner are used for comparative study analysis. The computedRadiography CR image qualities are improved by our comparative study offilters. The aim of this paper is to identify the best poison noise removal filterfrom the comparative study analysis of five filters. The best filter isestimated by calculating Peak Signal Noise Ratio(PSNR), Root Mean Square Error(RMSE) and Means Square Error(MSE).


Surprisingly, further acetylation of the N-acetyl moiety of a 2-methylthio neuraminyl derivative provides a glycosyl donor which proved to be very efficient in the glycosylation of the 8-hydroxyl function of N-acetylneuraminic acid acceptors (Equation).