The booster vaccine is gaining global acceptance (including in Europe and North America) for use in all age groups above the age of 4 years, with the data indicating non-inferiority when used as a booster for protection against diphtheria-tetanus and pertussis, compared to available alternatives(4). An Indian Academy of Paediatrics publication states it may be used in pre-schoolers and is preferred after age 7 years(5). We believe the good safety and reactogenicity profile demonstrated in our study will help the vaccine contribute to the control of diphtheria and pertussis in India. S K Datta, A P Dubey*, *Maulana Azad Medical College,Delhi and GSK Biologicals, Belgium. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. REFERENCES


[Objective] To study the effect of coupling intervals change of arrhythmia on the hemodynamics. [Methods] 179 patients with arrhythmia, 30 healthy controls and 90 examples with artrial premature beat who were induced through the technique of transesophageal artrial pacing test were detected by twelve-lead surface electrocardiograms. Above-mentioned examiners were investigated through cardiac function check apparatus. The pulsographic areas were measured by signal processing technique. [Results] The pulsographic areas of premature beat were smallest when advanced ratios were 40%, middle when the ratios were between 20%~40%, and largest when the ratios were 20% (P 0.05); there were no correlations between spontaneous and artificial artrial premature beat (P 0.05). The pulsographic areas of respiratory sinus arrhythmia was positive correlation when the P-P intervals were the shortest, middle and longest. The pulsographic areas of Af were smallest at the R-R intervals 600 ms. Which were middle at the R-R intervals between 600~1000 ms, and largest maximum at the R-R intervals 1000 ms. They were significantly different (P 0.05). [Conclusions] There is a positive correlation of the coupling interval of arrhythmia with hemodynamics.


Between Yesterday and Tomorrow: German Visions of Europe, 1926-1950, by Christian Bailey. New York, Berghahn Books, 2013. xiv, 259 pp. $95.00 US (cloth). In his fascinating political history of German visions of Europe from the 1920s through to the 1950s, Christian Bailey sets out to complicate the history of European unity. Thanks to a large and growing body of scholarship, we know a great deal about how the European Union was formed. In recent years scholars have focused on the project's extensive intergovernmental negotiations. This includes the examination of how countries manoeuvred for the advantage, the defense of perceived national interests, and the balance of making sufficient concessions to its negotiating partners to prevent the project's collapse. Bailey brings a refreshing perspective to this hard-headed realist history. An example of this is his revival of the history of ideas approach that seriously considers how politically-active Europeans conceived of a united Europe before the political agreements that serve as historical milestones: the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, the Schuman Plan, the European Coal and Steel Community, the failed European Defence Community, and the Rome Treaties. This history of ideas approach is best exemplified by the work of Walter Lipgens and his collaborators, who sought to trace the historical origins of European federalism. This method was largely abandoned because of its presumed inability to explain why European integration took the precise form it did when it did. As Bailey's study shows, there are good reasons to return to this earlier approach. Its value lies not so much in identifying the lineages of the European Union, as in making clear that Europe was not simply an instrument of international cooperation and progress for some of its most fervent proponents on both the political left and right. Perhaps the most intriguing argument in the book concerns attitudes toward parliamentary and majoritarian democracy. Bailey examines the case of the Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund (ISK), a splinter group founded in the 1920s and situated between the German socialist and communist parties. He argues that the ISK leaders, several of whom would assume prominent roles in the post-war German Social Democratic Party (SPD) (among them Willi Eichler), distrusted parliamentary democracy because of their belief that the masses could be too easily manipulated. This distrust was fuelled by the breakdown of the Weimar democracy, beginning in the late 1920s, followed by the experience of the Nazi regime with its popular/plebiscitary practices. Democracy might be judged preferable to dictatorship for Germany, but it had to be a democracy capable of curbing the masses. …


Among the numerous bond-forming patterns, C–C bond formation is one of the most
useful tools for building molecules for the chemical industry as well as life sciences. Recently, one of the most
challenging topics is the study of the direct coupling reactions via multiple C–H bond cleavage/activation
processes. A number of excellent reviews on modern C–H direct functionalization have been reported by
Bergman, Bercaw, Yu and others in recent years. Among the large number of available methodologies, Pdcatalyzed
reactions and hypervalent iodine reagent mediated reactions represent the most popular metal and
non-metal involved transformations. However, the comprehensive summary of the comparison of metal and
non-metal mediated transformations is still not available.

 The review focuses on comparing these two types of reactions (Pd-catalyzed reactions and
hypervalent iodine reagent mediated reactions) based on the ways of forming new C–C bonds, as well as the
scope and limitations on the demonstration of their synthetic applications.

 Comparing the Pd-catalyzed strategies and hypervalent iodine reagent mediated methodologies
for the direct C–C bond formation from activation of C-H bonds, we clearly noticed that both strategies are
powerful tools for directly obtaining the corresponding pruducts. On one hand, the hypervalent iodine reagents
mediated reactions are normally under mild conditions and give the molecular diversity without the presence
of transition-metal, while the Pd-catalyzed approaches have a broader scope for the wide synthetic applications.
On the other hand, unlike Pd-catalyzed C-C bond formation reactions, the study towards hypervalent
iodine reagent mediated methodology mainly focused on the stoichiometric amount of hypervalent iodine reagent,
while few catalytic reactions have been reported. Meanwhile, hypervalent iodine strategy has been
proved to be more efficient in intramolecular medium-ring construction, while there are less successful examples
on C(sp3)–C(sp3) bond formation. In summary, we have demonstrated a number of selected approaches for
the formation of a new C–C bond under the utilization of Pd-catalyzed reaction conditions or hyperiodine reagents.
The direct activations of sp2 or sp3 hybridized C–H bonds are believed to be important strategies for the
future molecular design as well as useful chemical entity synthesis.


Applications water flow sensor G1/2 is a tool that can monitor the amount of water usage and display it directly using LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). On the application of water flow sensor G1/2 is used to notify users of tap water in order to strive to conserve water used. By using Arduino UNO as a data processing center which will tell the amount of water usage. In addition, it also limits the use of water when water usage is past due on their use set out in programming Arduino UNO. Automatic water faucet uses ultrasonic sensors HCSR-04 as an on/off solenoid valve faucet that will be active when an object blocking the ultrasonic sensor <20 cm. In this case when the object blocking the ultrasonic sensor faucet valve solenoid valve will open automatically using relay circuits so that more water out of the faucet. When the solenoid valve opens the valve tap water that comes out will be directly calculated by a water flow sensor G1/2, which will be processed by the Arduino UNO and its data will be sent directly to the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) to display the amount of water. By the time the water has passed through the usage limit then tap solenoid valve will immediately close the valve and turn off the function of the ultrasonic sensor so that it does not work again until returning reset.


The present investigation details the hydrothermal production of RGO-NiO nanocomposite and examines the electrochemical performance of the composite electrode functioning on an adaptable carbon cloth substrate. The RGO-NiO nanostructures display incredible super-capacitive functionality when used in a two-electrode system with a 2 M KOH-PVA electrolyte. This is due to the unique characteristics of RGO, which functions as a flexible and expandable platform for creating NiO nanocrystals with a nanoscopic spherical morphology. Large surface areas in these nanostructures facilitate ion diffusion, which ultimately raises specific capacitance. The nanocomposite electrode as-prepared displays a robust two-electrode structure, a constant potential window between (0V and 0.45V), and specific capacitances of up to 749F/g from CV at a rate of scan of 5mV/s and 366F/g from GCD at 1A/g. 5000 cycles of cyclic stability were examined, and the capacitance retention was 91.23% after successive cycles.


A story is an aesthetic treasure, a unique expression of viewpoint, standpoint, emotion, and memories. In qualitative research, snippets of individual stories are reported as supporting data for themes derived from a group of stories. Thematic analysis is important work for knowledge development. However, "hearing" the full story may give the reader a chance to journey into life as it was lived (Gadow, 1995). Reason and Hawkins (1988) urge the researcher/reader to aesthetically respond to a story as a way to "deepen" meaning. This paper presents one complete story in two voices—patient and researcher—in response to the research question, "When is nursing art?" Subsequently, the researcher offers a reflection on the privilege of having been "given" this story.


Trapping Nano-Particles with Azimuthal and Radial Polarization Modes Suzanne Leslie, Anirban Mitra, University of Rochester ______________________________________________________________________________ Abstract We compare the trapping capabilities of focused radial and azimuthal doughtnut modes with those of a focused linearly-polarized Gaussian beam. Polystyrene beads (500nm and 1um in diameter) in aqueous solution were sent through a microchannel formed by a pair of glass coverslips. Light from a 532nm laser was focused at the interface of the microchannel and nano-particle solution. The optical gradient forces produced and the trap lifetimes are presented for the three polarization modes. _____________________________________________________________________________________


The increasing costs of i\ fertilizers and the danger of creating environmental pollution due to excessive N fertilisation practices create a need for more efficient N fertilisation of vegetable crops. This present study was conducted with the main objective of assessing the N fertilizer requirements of winter cabbages on a coarse loamy mixed mesic Oystric Eutrochrept soil and consequently developing a model which would assist in predicting N fertilizer requirements over a wider area. Glasshouse and field experiments were conducted to assess the utility of soil and plant (sap) tests for assisting in determining the N fertilizer requirements of winter cabbages. The concentrations of N03-N and NH4-N in either the xylem or petiole sap of cabbages were found to be influenced by several factors such as leaf position, time of day, sample storage time, plant age and form of fertilizer N. A large field trial indicated that at 4 sampling dates (50, 60, 80 and 90 days after transplanting; OAT) and prior to sidedressing, xylem (R 2 = 0.73 ....... ) and petiole (R 2 = 0.86""-) sap were strongly correlated to extractable N03-N and NH4-N in the soil to a depth of 30 em. Nitrate-N levels in xylem sap at 60 and 80 OAT and petiole sap at 50, 60 and 80 OAT were good predictors of harvestable fresh head yield. Maximum marketable fresh . head yield (55 t/ha) was achieved with an initial N application of 300 kg N/ha over a growing period of 150 days in which 448 mm of drainage was estimated. At heading, on the 300 kg N ha1 , soil mineral N levels were 75 kg 1\ ha-t, xylem sap concentration was 333 J.lg N03-N ml1 and 1651 f.lg N03-N ml1 in the petiole sap. This cri~ical value for petiole sap is higher than that reported in the literature for cabbages. At petiole sap levels below the critical value, sidedressing with 100 kg N/ha as urea was required to achieve a similar yield as found with an initial application of 300 kg N ha1 as calcium ammonium nitrate. In a small scale field experiment, plant recovery (62-65%) of sidedressed


Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare objective, noninvasive assessments of tear function using the OCULUS Keratograph with the corresponding clinical assessments [tear break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer test, and bulbar erythema] among patients with moderate-to-severe dry eye disease. Methods: Participants in the Dry Eye Assessment and Management study at centers having an OCULUS Keratograph were assessed using standardized procedures. Associations between the assessments from the Keratograph [noninvasive keratograph break-up time (NIKBUT), tear meniscus height (TMH), and bulbar redness (BR)] and clinical examination (TBUT, Schirmer test, and bulbar erythema) and between these test results and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) scores were summarized with Spearman correlation coefficients (rs); 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) accounted for intereye correlation. Results: Among 288 patients (576 eyes), the mean (standard deviation) age was 56.6 (13.8) years, 78.1% were female, and the mean baseline OSDI score was 44.3 (14.0). The mean was 2.9 (1.5) seconds for TBUT and 8.2 (5.7) seconds for NIKBUT (their correlation rs = 0.18, 95% CI = 0.09–0.28). The mean was 10.6 (7.6) mm for the Schirmer test and 0.3 (0.2) mm for TMH (rs = 0.15, 95% CI = 0.04–0.25). The median clinical grade redness was mild, and the mean BR score was 1.1 (0.5) (rs = 0.25, 95% CI = 0.15–0.35). Correlation between results of each of the 6 tests and OSDI scores was low (rs from −0.07 to 0.05). Conclusions: In the Dry Eye Assessment and Management study, NIKBUT, TMH, and BR were weakly correlated with their clinical counterparts. No measurements were correlated with the OSDI score.


Let G= ( V , E ) be a simple connected graph. A set S V is a total dominating set of G if every vertex is adjacent to an element of S. Let Dt(Wn ,i) be the family of all total dominating sets of the graph Wn , n ≥ 3 with cardinality i, and let dt (Wn ,i) = │Dt (Wn 2 , i) │. In this paper we compute dt(Wn ,i),and obtain the polynomial Dt(Wn , x) = dt(Wn 2 , i)x n+1 i=Υt (W n ) , which we call total domination polynomial of Wn , n ≥3 and obtain some properties of this polynomial.


A vehicle registration plate archive system is provided with: an outlet-side vehicle registration plate imaging device (34) for obtaining the outlet side vehicle registration plate image; exit monitoring apparatus (40), to monitor and control the outlet-side vehicle registration plate imaging device (34); the inlet-side vehicle registration plate imaging device (10), acquiring the inlet-side vehicle registration plate image; entrance monitoring apparatus (18), to monitor and control the inlet-side vehicle registration plate imaging device; and an information processing apparatus (16). The information processing apparatus (16) comprising: an outlet information database (16b), the outlet-side vehicle registration plate storing image; entrance information database (16a), the inlet-side vehicle registration plate storing image; and a processing unit (16c), adapted to search an outlet-side vehicle registration plate image and the entrance-side vehicle registration plate image for determining whether the exit-side vehicle registration plate image matches the vehicle on the inlet side vehicle registration plate image registration number indicated.


The effect of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) on the formation of inverse micro-emulsion toluene/sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulphosuccinate (AOT)/ water/acrylamide (AAm)/SDS and on polymerization of acrylamide initiated by oil soluble dibenzoyl peroxide was studied. The presence of SDS shifts the value of the volume fraction of aqueous phase (Φ aw ) at which a two-phase Winsor II system forms, to higher values. It was shown that an increase of the mass ratio of SDS/water led to a decrease of acrylamide polymerization rate, of polyacrylamide particle size and of polyacrylamide molecular mass distribution. It was also found that in the presence of SDS, a nearly constant value for acrylamide polymerization rate in inverse micro-emulsion in the range of Φ aw values between 5% and 50% can be obtained. The polymerization kinetics and polymer particle formation were explained as consequences of the initiation of acrylamide polymerization in two reaction loci-in inverse micelles and in the oil macrophase of the inverse micro-emulsion.


Anxiety is common emotions in predialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this study was to measure the anxiety in predialysis patients and to identify clinical variables that are associated with anxiety. The subjects for this study were 102 patients who visited the nephrology outpatient department of a tertiary hospital in Seoul between October 12 th and October 26 th , 2013 and consented to participate in the study. The collected data were analyzed by the SPSS WIN 12.0 program. The mean score of anxiety was 12.2 which means their experience of high level anxiety and moderate and severe symptoms of anxiety were identified in 59.8% of the patients. In addition, age, renal function and comorbidities predicted value accounted for 36.7% of the variance of anxiety. It is considered that dialysis provider care to recognize anxiety as the important nursing issue for predialysis patients with CKD. And it is necessary to develop a nursing intervention for improving their anxiety.


Background and Aim: Schistosomiasis japonica, a disease caused by Schistosoma japonicum, is a public health problem in the Philippines, the Republic of Indonesia, and the People's Republic of China. The disease is known as zoonotic, meaning other than humans, animals are involved as the reservoirs. In Indonesia, schistosomiasis surveillance in animals is not continuous. Thus, the study to determine the prevalence of the disease in animals is needed. The study was aimed to determine the seroprevalence of S. japonicum infection among four species of domestic animals in the Lindu Sub-district, Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. Materials and Methods: Blood samples of domestic animals were collected and analyzed for the presence of anti-S. japonicum immunoglobulin G antibodies against S. japonicum soluble egg antigens using the indirect hemagglutination assay. Animal stool samples were collected, and the miracidia-hatching assay was used for the detection of S. japonicum infection. Additional data concerning the animal identity and the management practices were obtained through a questionnaire used in surveys and interviews. Results: A total of 146 sera from 13 cattle, 24 buffaloes, 54 pigs, and 55 dogs were collected. The overall schistosomiasis seroprevalence was 64.4%. The serology prevalence in cattle, buffalo, pig, and dog was 100.0%, 41.7%, 74.1%, and 56.4%, respectively. Domestic animals in all of five villages have previous exposure with S. japonicum as seropositive animals detected in every village. A total of 104 animal stool samples from 146 animals sampled were obtained. The overall schistosomiasis prevalence determined by the miracidia hatching assay was 16.35%. The sensitivity and specificity of indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) in the current study were 88.24% and 41.37%, respectively, with miracidia hatching assay as the gold-standard method. Conclusion: This study has shown a high seroprevalence of schistosomiasis japonica among domestic animals in the Lindu Subdistrict. IHA can be used as the screening method for the detection of S. japonicum infection in domestic animals. Chemotherapy and animal livestock grazing management programs to reduce the parasite burden and Schistosoma egg contamination in the environment must be implemented as part of one health approaches, in addition to other control measures.


In this thesis, we first study the constraint of security in watermarking. In the WOA (Watermarked contents Only Attack) framework, an adversary owns several marked contents and try to estimate the secret key used for embedding in order to have access to the hidden messages. We present a new mean for spread-spectrum watermarking based on circular distributions in the private watermarking subspace. Thanks to this technique, we are able to minimise the distortion (on expectation) caused by the watermark in the WOA framework using the Hungarian optimisation method and the transportation theory. Then, we show that secure watermarking can be used in practical works with the example of still image watermarking. In the second part, we are interested about the problem of active fingerprinting which allows to trace re-distributors of illegal copies of a numerical content. The codes we use here are the ones proposed by Gabor Tardos. These codes are resistant against collusion attacks e.g. a group of malicious users who forges a new content by mixing their copies. Since watermarking techniques allow the embedding of these codes in numerical contents, a new worst case attack taking into account the security level of the watermarking system is proposed to reduce the accusation rate of the coalition. We show that secure watermarking is more efficient that insecure one (with similar robustness) for fingerprinting application. Finally, traitor tracing codes are implemented on video sequences by using spread-spectrum techniques in order to demonstrate that the accusation of adversaries is practically possible.


In this paper, the wind-induced dynamic response of the structure excited by the along-wind loads is analyzed. The nodal displacement response of the 75-meter-high spacecraft-launching tower, which is complex in shape, is studied by considering different numbers of structural modes. The conclusion shows that, for wind-induced dynamic displacement response of the structure, which is nonsymmetrical and complex in shape, it is not sufficient and reliable only to consider the first mode of the structure.


This research has aims to determine (1) the population and distribution of
long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary, (2)
biotic and abiotic characteristics Mof the location in various type of land use in
Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary and its surrounding, (3) the conflict characteristics of
long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) and human in Paliyan Wildlife
Preserve and its surrounding.
The research sites were in Paliyan Wildlife Preserve. Karang Asem, Karang
Duwet Village (Paliyan District)


Transferring the air pressure along the air flow using, garbage bags filled conduit; And a waste processing method received in the envelope, including the step of opening the envelopes being pneumatic conveyance is started along the conduit. In addition, an apparatus is disclosed for performing this method. Such an apparatus is that the conduit along the conduit for waste contained in the bags through the air stream to transport pneumatically; And along the conduit comprises a bag opening means is arranged to release the pneumatic conveying being garbage bags. In addition, the step of using the air flow conveying the waste within the conduit pneumatically; And by passing the waste across the opening followed by the air flow, using the air flow it is started garbage classification accommodated in an envelope comprising the step of sorting the garbage contained in the envelope into portions. Further an apparatus is disclosed for performing this classification. Such an apparatus is that the conduit for passing the air flow for conveying the air pressure along the waste conduit; And by the waste it collides with the wall in order to decompose the waste, including a wall disposed in the movement path of the waste being transported pneumatically, and the wall is disposed vertically, at least in part defined by an opening air flow continues, the horizontal opening a portion of the waste is transferred to a through-fall through the opening. The apparatus and method of classifying waste contained in the bag is preferably provided as part of the apparatus and method for processing the waste contained in the envelope for classifying waste contained in the bag opening.


Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh - "Catholic novelists", Donald Greene Greene's literary criticism - the religious aspect, Eugene Goodheart Greene's travel books, Jeffrey Meyers unhappy families - the plays of Graham Greene, Roger Sharrock Graham Greene - the short stories, John Bayley a people's war in Greeneland - heroic virtue and communal effort in the wartime tales, Rowland Smith "the dangerous edge" - beginning with death, Alan Warren Friedman spies and God's spies - Greene's espionage fiction, William M.Chace.


Cost management of P.E course referred to the resource consumption of P.E courses which included explicit cost and implicit cost.Cost management of P.E course system comprised four basic factors:organization structure of resource consumption of P.E,approaches of resource consumption of P.E,process of resource consumption of P.E and resource consumption of P.E itself.The purpose of strengthening the cost management of P.E course was to improve the course profit.


Background. Subendocardial resection isan established surgical technique forthetreatment of ventricular tachycardia associated withprior myocardial infarction. Preoperative factors predictive of survival andfunctional outcome after surgeryhavenotbeencompletely characterized. We hypothesized that aquantitative assessment ofregional wallmotion wouldbeasensitive predictor ofbothsurvival and functional outcomeafter subendocardial resection. Thiswas retrospectively tested ina groupof80 patients withprior anterior myocardial infarction whohadundergone subendocardial resection for sustained ventricular tachycardia atourinstitution. Methods andResults. Centerline chordmotion analysis was usedtoderive awallmotion scorefromthe preoperative contrast right anterior oblique ventriculogram. Multivariate analysis revealed wallmotion scoretobeasignificant independent predictor ofbothlong-term survival (p 16%,compared withpatients withawallmotion score of 16%haveanexcellent prognosis after subendocardial resection. Incontrast, patients with awallmotion scoreof<16%havea pooreroutcome andshould beconsidered candidates onlyifother formsoftherapy havefailed or areunavailable. (Circulation 1993;88:70-76)


Wave overtopping risk was analyzed to get an overtopping probability of coastal levees in Shanghai.With representative structure of coastal levees,the overtopping probability of each coastal levee was calculated by Monte-Carlo method.The results showed that the overtopping risk of up-to-date coastal levees is less,but one of Chongming area rather large.The overtopping sensitive analysis of each character parameter demonstrated that the parameter variation of high tidal level is the major factor of overtopping occurrence,and the proper rise in free board of coastal levee is a key to prevent overtopping risk.


To clarify whether pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics ( τV˙O2p ) at the onset of moderate‐intensity exercise can predict acute physiological responses to resistance exercise training (RET).


This paper focuses on Sinclarian extended units of meaning in Croatian and British English legal agreements. It reveals the formation of those extended units found in three types of legal agreements: sale and purchase, lease, right of habitation. The paper suggests that these extended units are far from straightforward. Furthermore, they cause translation problems, since the more expanded they are the more difficult it becomes to render them in another language. In legal translation it is extremely important to deal with these units properly, since translation errors can lead to serious consequences.


This paper explains the models that have been developed for the design of control algorithms for the control of the hot water consumption of the student residential hostels at the University of Pretoria. Many factors make this type of environment unique and these factors, when brought into account with the models, ensure that dynamic and financially viable control algorithms can be designed. The largest factors that influence this type of control are the hot water consumption pattern of the hostel occupants and the ratio of consumers per cylinder being higher than expected with entire floors or sections being supplied with hot water from a single large cylinder.


A dog was presented to Ankara University veterinary teaching hospital with 7-year history of acral lick dermatitis.  History and clinical findings were consisted with Obsessive compulsive disorder/Compulsive behavior disorder (OCD/CD). Complete improvement was observed with the behavior modifications without the use of medication in the patient. The present report suggests that the correct behavioral therapeutic approach combined with the patience of the doctor and owner, play a key role to reach a successful outcome even without medication in the dogs with OCD/CD.


Eutrophication state of Weihe River,especially that of phosphorus state,was determined in the present study.The results showed that TP concentrations of Weihe River are in a range of 0.18~1.47 mg·kg-1,with mean value of 0.63 mg·kg-1,which meant that the content of phosphorus has accumulate sharply.The percentage of PP/TP and DOP/TP were found to be more than MRP/TP,as PP is in a range of 0.056~1.28 mg·kg-1,with mean value of 0.37 mg·kg-1 and PP/TP was discovered to be in a range of 10.92%~87.34%;while DOP was found to be in a range of 0.033~0.33 mg·kg-1,with mean value of 0.15 mg·kg-1;DOP/TP was to be in a range of 2.25%~62.64 %;MRP had 0.017%~0.39 mg·kg-1,with mean value of 0.12 mg·kg-1,accounting for 3.17%~60.75 % of total phosphorus,respectively.


False discovery rate (FDR) is a commonly used criterion in multiple testing and the Benjamini-Hochberg (BH) procedure is arguably the most popular approach with FDR guarantee. To improve power, the adaptive BH procedure has been proposed by incorporating various null proportion estimators, among which Storey's estimator has gained substantial popularity. The performance of Storey's estimator hinges on a critical hyper-parameter, where a pre-fixed configuration lacks power and existing data-driven hyper-parameters compromise the FDR control. In this work, we propose a novel class of adaptive hyper-parameters and establish the FDR control of the associated BH procedure using a martingale argument. Within this class of data-driven hyper-parameters, we present a specific configuration designed to maximize the number of rejections and characterize the convergence of this proposal to the optimal hyper-parameter under a commonly-used mixture model. We evaluate our adaptive Storey's null proportion estimator and the associated BH procedure on extensive simulated data and a motivating protein dataset. Our proposal exhibits significant power gains when dealing with a considerable proportion of weak non-nulls or a conservative null distribution.


Mercury (Hg) is recognized as a persistent global chemical contaminant that accumulates in biota, thus being an ecological hazard, as well as a health risk to fish consumers [...]


As a common psychological remainder, the Qu Yuan complex had a great effect on the personality and psychology of men of letter in the Han Dynasty (206B. C - A. D. 220). The cause of this complex in them lies in their awkwardness, including political predicament,psychological poverty and personal misfortune.


Analyser (1) for optical analysis of a biological specimen, comprises optics (6) which comprises a camera (7), intermediate optics (8) and front optics (9). The analyser (1) is characterised in that the intermediate optics (8) is movably arranged and the front optics (9) is fixedly arranged. The analyser (1) for optical analysis of a biological specimen comprises a robot (3) for transporting a slide to be analysed. The analyser (1) is characterised in that the robot (3) is controlled by at least three motors (12), (13), (14) to allow movement of the robot (3) in three dimensions. The robot (3) comprises a handling device configured to grip the slide.


The Liber de duobus principiis is one of the few sources left by medieval dualistic dissidents traditionally known Cathars. Composed in the first half of the thirteenth century in Lombardy, by an anonymous belonging to the church of Desenzano or also known as Church of albanenses, the composition figures as an outline on dualistic theology. In it, we find an effort by the heresiarch, still nourished by Catholicism, in defining the belief of the two principles a good, the creator of the spiritual world and the eternal and the other bad, the creator of the material and transitional world – based mostly on the Catholic texts written at the time, but also on the intellectual methods in vogue in university circles. We intend in this paper to analyze the nature of dualism exposed by such dissident as well as its implications on scholastic methods.


The research is about concrete hollow blocks that have been and still are used widely in basement wall construction. It shows that only 10… 30% of their strength is used even for mid and high-rise construction. Therefore massive foundation blocks should be made with hollows. By design, optimized blocks can be combined into the following groups: with large cavities, open from below, with vertical closed and through cavities, horizontal cavities and ribbed. The developed designs of effective blocks of walls of basements potentially give the chance to facilitate them considerably and to save concrete. However, almost of the proposed solutions have not been widely used in practice - mainly due to technological problems. It is necessary to continue the search for effective structural and technological solutions of basement wall blocks and their research. The article shows the result of experimental and theoretic research of two types of concrete blocks: FBH-1 with two top opened hollows and FBH-2 with 4 enclosed hollows. FBH-2 block has hollows with arbolite insertions. His type is efficient for basement external wall due superior thermal performance. The blocks were texted as a part of 3-storey masonry of 1.8 m height applying off-centric loads to it. Those texts allowed to get its actual strength capacity as well as cracking resistance. The load bearing capacity and cracking resistance have been calculated using a deformation method according to current codes. The method takes into account an idealized diagram of concrete stretching.The calculations according to developed method showed satisfactory matching with experimental data of load bearing capacity and cracking resistance.


We present a derivation of the star formation rate per comoving volume of quasar host galaxies, derived from stacking analyses of far-infrared to mm-wave photometry of quasars with redshifts 0 < z < 6 and absolute I-band magnitudes −22 > I AB > −32 We use the science demonstration observations of the first ∼ 16 deg 2 from the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS) in which there are 240 quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and a further 171 from the 2dF-SDSS LRG and QSO (2SLAQ) survey. We supplement this data with a compilation of data from IRAS, ISO, Spitzer, SCUBA and MAMBO. H-ATLAS alone statistically detects the quasars in its survey area at > 5σ at 250, 350 and 500 μm. From the compilation as a whole we find striking evidence of downsizing in quasar host galaxy formation: low-luminosity quasars with absolute magnitudes in the range −22 > I AB > −24 have a comoving star formation rate (derived from 100 μm rest-frame luminosities) peaking between redshifts of 1 and 2, while high-luminosity quasars with I AB < −26 have a maximum contribution to the star formation density at z ∼ 3. The volume-averaged star formation rate of −22 > I AB > −24 quasars evolves as (1 + z) 2.3±0.7 at z < 2, but the evolution at higher luminosities is much faster reaching (1 + z) 10±1 at −26 > I AB > −28. We tentatively interpret this as a combination of a declining major merger rate with time and gas consumption reducing fuel for both black hole accretion and star formation.


High‐molecular‐weight poly(0,0′‐dicarbobenzoxy‐L‐β‐3,4‐dihydroxyphenyl‐α‐alanine) was prepared by the N‐carboxyanhydride method. From the results obtained by a study of the optical rotation, nuclear magnetic resonance, and solution infrared absorption, the conformation of poly(0,0′‐dicarbobenzoxy‐L‐β‐3,4‐dihydroxyphenyl‐α‐alanine) depended greatly on the solvent taking a right‐handed helix with [θ]225 = −13,600 ∼ −18,900 in alkyl halides, a left‐handed helix with [θ]228 = 22,100 ∼ 24,800 in cyclic ethers or trimethylphosphate, and a random coil structure in dichloroacetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, or hexafluoroacetone sesquihydrate. The polypeptide underwent a right‐handed helix‐coil transition in chloroform/dichloroacetic acid (or trifluoroacetic acid) mixed solvents and a left‐handed helix‐coil transition in dioxane/dichloroacetic acid (or trifluoroacetic acid) mixed solvents. The results were compared with those of poly(0‐carbobenzoxy‐L‐tyrosine).


Optoelectronic artificial spiking neurons are regarded as promising core elements for novel photonic neuromorphic computing hardware. In this work, we investigate a modular optoelectronic spiking neuron built with an excitable resonant tunneling diode (RTD) coupled to a photodetector and a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). This work provides the first experimental demonstration of amplitude control of the fired optical spikes in the electrical-to-optical part of the artificial neuron, therefore introducing a simple way of weighting of the presynaptic spikes. This is achieved by tuning the VCSEL bias current, hence providing a straightforward, high-speed, hardware-friendly option for the weighting of optical spiking signals. Furthermore, we validate the feasibility of this layout using a simulation of a monolithically integrated, RTD-based nanoscale optoelectronic spiking neuron model, which confirms the system's capability to deliver weighted optical spiking signals at GHz firing rates. These results demonstrate a high degree of flexibility of RTD-based artificial optoelectronic spiking neurons and highlight their potential towards compact, high-speed photonic spiking neural networks and light-enabled neuromorphic hardware.


JAE 76:1 First, a framework of truisms needs to be stated: social justice is health. Racial justice is health. Mental health is health. Disability justice is health. Foreclosure and housing affordability are health issues, even more so in a pandemic. Police violence and food deserts unfairly harm Black people.1 The bodymind is troubled by diet, stress, and social environments. Physical and mental alterity encounter disabling physical and bureaucratic environments. As we take on the topic of health, we prompt our readers and ourselves to also ask, whose health are we talking about? Who decides whose health matters and at what costs? Where are inequalities visible and where can the built environment promote greater wellness for more humans and, in this age of climate collapse, for nonhumans as well? Health is a complex, culturally, and historically constructed concept and its intersections with architecture and urban design are far from simple. Health has been defined in many ways, depending on who is setting the terms. Medical doctors, public health, health insurance, and health policy have varied definitions often tied to normative measurements of human conditions that are hard to quantify. The question of measuring height may seem simple but how does one measure pain? The Wong Baker scale will be different from the CRIES scale, and as Keith Wailoo has shown, gender, race, age, and other political factors influence whose pain matters.2 The political attention to measuring and managing the health and reproduction of a nation's population is as at least 200 years old, chronicled and theorized by Michel Foucault, Georgio Agamben, Judith Butler, bell hooks, Roberto Esposito, and Emily Martin.3 Is health the state of not having illness, or disease? Of having secured ample height in the hierarchy of needs? At the same time as crip and other communities have pushed against the idea that an absence of disease is the norm, standard, or goal, other segments of capitalist health regimes have expanded the notion of health far beyond 'freedom from disease' into optimum functioning and the worship of a false youthfulness that denies the core truth: all able bodies are only temporarily so.4 Some readers may object to the term health, as either an impossible state of medical perfection (what full-body MRI would ever show perfect health?), or as always already framed by political and economic relations (is health or well-being separable from capitalism/neoliberalism?).5 Older terms carry their own baggage; we had thought to use the term "contagion" rather than health to signal a clear message that the logics and practices of health are not as simple or good as they may sometimes wish to appear. If we had used "contagion," it might have perpetuated the historical weight of structural and epistemological racism, for example, as core to discourses of health in the built environment. Newer terms seem inseparable from the wellness industry and its attempts to cure what capitalism has wrought (scented candles for frayed nerves). As a result, our approach to the topic has been to maintain a critical perspective of what is framing the idea of health, who is participating in defining it or enjoying its benefits. From when and where we sit in the long COVID-19 pandemic— nineteen months past its first global declaration as such—health has been an omnipresent consideration in university life. In-person teaching has restarted, if fitfully. Student mental health is more openly discussed. Teaching in hybrid modes has increased work for instructors. Teaching to students in wildly different time zones is ongoing. People separated by international borders are still hindered by travel restrictions. As two white women, settlers on stolen lands, protected and stabilized by tenure at large research institutions, we hold many forms of privilege that inflect our own perspectives. As parents, our young children are still unable to be vaccinated and thus live very much still in a pandemic, even if some adults are ready to declare it over. Vaccine mandates, vaccine protests, mask refusal, exhausted health care workers, and problems in global material flows fill daily news stories and our daily lives. And yet, as theme editors we acknowledge that we have the privileges of time, status, and health to write this introduction and edit this issue. We are employed by and have been educated within research apparatuses funded by the Cold War military industrial complex, institutions where the struggle against racism is ongoing. Efforts to teach and learn differently are needed. What, then, for architecture? Why should a journal with a focus on architectural education consider the topic of health? We Health


Main analytical methods for components of kerosene were reviewed.The characteristics and defects of the analytical methods including methods of adsorption with fluorescence indicator,chromatography,IR-spectrometry,mass spectrometry and GC-MS,were related.Finally,a forecast for the future application of these analytical methods was also given(40 ref.cited).


Establishment and start-up of high and new-tech business can't develop without business incubator.As an intermediary service organization,business incubator has it's own law of development.At present,Xiangfan high and new-tech business incubator still exists some problems,such as backward management model and imperfect services.In order to accelerate the development of Xiangfan,to develop incubator's assembly effects and to enhance the brand of Xiangfan high and new-tech business incubator,it involves consolidating internal resources,transferring management methods,strengthening network construction and intensifying individualized services.


Since its creation, the Linux kernel has gained international recognition and has been employed on a large range of devices: servers, supercomputers, smart devices and embedded systems. Given its popularity, the security of the kernel has become a critical research topic. As a consequence, a wide range of third party tools were created to detect bugs in its implementation. However, new vulnerabilities are discovered and exploited every year. The explanation for this phenomenon lies in the fact that the programming language that is used for the kernel implementation, C, is designed to allow unsafe memory operations. In this paper, we show that it is possible to incrementally transition the kernel code from C to a memory safe programming language, D, by porting and integrating a device driver. In addition, we propose a series of code transformations that allow the D compiler to reason about the safety of certain memory operations. Our implementation increases the security guarantees of the kernel without incurring any performance penalties.


ABSTRACT Despite recent progress in society's understanding of sexuality as a nuanced, highly individualised concept, asexuality is a continually under-researched and misunderstood sexual identity and community. Via content analysis, the authors examined 41 publications in nine leading journals in the sex therapy field to assess how asexuality has been represented in literature over the past decade. The purpose of the review was to determine if this literature acknowledges the spectrum of asexual identities, whether asexuality and aromanticism are conflated terms, and whether asexuality is pathologized. The review determined that 41.5% of publications did not note the heterogeneity of identities under the asexuality umbrella, 12.2% conflated the terms asexuality and aromanticism, and 0% pathologized asexuality. Implications are discussed.


Bring home now the book enPDFd collaborative business ecosystems and virtual enterprises ifip tc5 wg5 5 third working conference on infrastructures for virtual enterprises pro ve02 may 1 3 2002 sesimbra portugal to be your sources when going to read. It can be your new collection to not only display in your racks but also be the one that can help you fining the best sources. As in common, book is the window to get in the world and you can open the world easily. These wise words are really familiar with you, isn't it?


Based on the density difference between cottonseed kernel and hull,cottonseed protein concentrate was prepared by density separation.The solutions used are K2CO3 and SnCl4 solution.The protein content in product with K2CO3 is higher than that with SnCl4.The cottonseed meal produced with two-phase solvent is dealt with the optimum concentration of K2CO3 solution (43%,mass),the content of protein in product is 75% and the yield of protein is 66%.In addition,when the market cottenseed meal with pre-pressing extraction,and the meal dealt with methanol are handled with K2CO3 solution,The content of protein in product can be improved,but the color is very deep.


Abstract In this paper, a dithiocarbamate-type flocculant DTC-TETA was prepared by using triethylenetetramine as the material and combination of DTC-TETA and polyacrylamide was used for the coagulation-flocculation of flowback water from shale gas hydraulic fracturing (FWSG). The coagulation-flocculation process was optimized by using turbidity as index and the recommended process was as follows: DTC-TETA dosage 200 mg/L, anionic polyacrylamide AN905 dosage 1 mg/L, flocculation stirring speed 200 rpm, flocculation stirring time 3 min and settlement time 5 min. The turbidity of FWSG can be reduced to be 13 NTU from the initial turbidity of more than 2000 NTU under the recommended process. The performance of DTC-TETA was much better than that of polyaluminum chloride and the Fe2+ in FWSG also can be removed. The function mechanism of DTC-TETA was investigated through the studies of zeta potential change of suspended solids and structural characteristics of flocs. The results confirmed that the flocs were developed by the network formed by the coordination reaction between DTC-TETA and Fe2+, which can filter out suspended solids. This study signifies that both suspended solids and Fe2+ ion can be removed by using DTC-TETA as flocculant, which is a new choice for the FWSG treatment.


The invention discloses an automobile exhaust filtered Al2TiO5/SiC porous composite material and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises the steps of: with the same molar weights of Al2O3 and TiO2 as basic raw materials, adding SiC particles and SiC whiskers which account for 1-10% of the basic raw materials by mass and a pore-forming agent which accounts for 10-30% of the basic raw materials by volume, and carrying out a pressureless sintering reaction so as to obtain the porous composite material with isometric micropores and fibrous communication pores. The porous composite material has the pore diameter of 3-20 micrometers, the porosity of 45.3-65.8% and the compressive strength of 11.42-17.53Mpa. The strength of a porous body is improved through utilizing the SiC particles and the SiC whiskers, and TiC and mullite whisker wild phases are generated in an Al2TiO5 basic body, so that the porous structures of walls can be improved, the specific surface area is increased, and the porosity, the gas and liquid permeability, filtration body strength, wear resistance and the like are also improved.


The recent formation of the Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (National Platform for Tribal Rights ) at the initiative of the CPI(M) should help to build a coordinated and effective nationwide movement and intervention in defence of and for the advancement of the rights of adivasi citizens of India. No movement for radical social change and for justice can hope to advance which does not address in specific terms the oppressions and exploitations of different social groups in our country, be they the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, women who suffer discrimination and oppression on the basis of gender or those like the minority Muslim community who suffer discrimination on the basis of their religious beliefs. This two part article attempts to put together, in the first part, the CPI(M) perspective of work among adivasi communities, and in the second part, the status of STs and important issues facing adivasi communities today. (In this article the term adivasi and tribal are used interchangeably.)


Investigated the effect of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) of extremely high frequency (EHF) on the change of cell culture growth St. aureus at different distances from the source of radiation and exposure time. The most pronounced bacteriostatic activity EHF EMR seen with rectangular waveguide at a distance of 15 cm for 30 minutes.


Activator Protein-1(AP-1) is a kind of trans-regulation factor,whose activation can participating in many biological effect including in cell cancerization,proliferation,apoptosis and so on.This paper presents a general description of AP-1 about its structure,functions,activation and the relationship between AP-1 activation and the glioma.


A study of the problem of deterioration of stone buildings of cultural importance, integrating different non destructive techniques (microclimatic and Ground Penetrating Radar) is proposed. It is well known in fact that this deterioration can be attributed to the presence of water and/or moisture in the porous material that occurs in water-damaged and humid buildings, due to poorly manufactured constructions and inadequate maintenance. The distribution of moisture within stone mainly depends on not suitable environmental condition and by the presence of wet buried structures in the ground. The Ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey was carried out inside the Crypt of the "Cattedrale di Otranto" (Lecce, South Italy). The careful analysis of the 0.4 m spaced GPR parallel profiles, acquired in the Crypt, using a Sir2 GSSI radar system with a 500 MGHz antenna, allow us to distinguish the wet and moisture zone. GPR data were displayed in time slices form to obtain both the amplitude and the moisture variations map. Moreover GPR data were displayed in the form of frequency slices to evidence absorption losses probably linked to higher moisture content. The GPR data were compared with microclimatic data, acquired in a precedent campaign of measures. Microclimatic and GPR data are in good agreement and suggest that an important channelling of moisture has origin in the subsoil.


Pc 39, Pc 50, Pc 54-1, Pc 55, Pc 59, Pc 60 and Pc 68 genes were effective at the seedling stage against prevalent Puccinia coronata avenae pathotypes, and Pc 39, Pc 50, Pc 59, Pc 60 and Pc 68 genes expressed good effectiveness at the adult plant stage in the field. Especially important were the isogenic oat lines (Pc 39, Pc 50, Pc 59, Pc 60 and Pc 68) derived from Avena sterilis, the resistance of which did not change during ontogeny, or those which were resistant at the seedling stage to prevalent pathogen pathotypes in controlled conditions as well to the pathogen population under artificial inoculation conditions in the field, as potential resistance donors in future breeding programmes.


The Contents of Abstract in this Thesis: Recently, Ti-Mo alloys have been used extensively in golf club head, The main purposes of the present studies are to investigate the microstructure of Ti-15-Mo-3-Zr-3Al alloy during the various heated treatments; in the meanwhile, to analyze the golf-ball impact characteristic and the mechanisms of the microstructure. According to XRD examinations: the lattice constants of α phase and β phase are a = 0.295nm, c= 0.458nm, and a = 0.327nm, respectively. Based on the TEM examinations, some lamella structure and stress induced twin have been observed with in the matrix. During heated at 800-900℃, the microstructure of the alloy is essentially single β phase. In addition, some fine lamellar structure and quenching ω phase precipitates are also found within the matrix. Being heated at 700℃, microstructure of the alloy is a β phase matrix with some coarse needle-like α-phase precipitates. The temperature of β/(α+β) transition is between 800-750℃.


The regiodivergent O- to C- or N-carboxyl transfer of pyrazolyl carbonates is described, with DMAP giving preferential N-carboxylation and triazolinylidenes promoting selective C-carboxylation (both with up to >99 : 1 regioselectivity). An enantioselective O- to C-carboxyl variant using NHC catalysis is demonstrated (up to 92% ee), while mechanistic and DFT studies outline the pathways operative in this system and provide insight into the reasons for the observed selectivity.


According to the International Organization EPCglobal Inc. which leads EPC (Electronic Product Code) network framework standard, EPC combines Internet and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology with a rapid development in recent years. At the same time, with a variety of communications and network technology, the diversity and heterogeneity of the intercommunication technologies flourish in the digital home environment. However, variety of network architectures and protocols are different in digital home space; there are several important research issues in heterogeneous home network. In order to enhance the quality of service for heterogeneous home network, this paper constructs the EPC network architecture and performs QoS management through the EPC Framework. Also, this paper explores QoS and security issues in EPC network and heterogeneous home network environment. This paper accelerates the integration of heterogeneous networks in digital home environment. Finally, the proposed EPC network architecture in the heterogeneous home network will reach effective network management and assure network service quality.


Extracts of bovine blood and urine were assayed for gonadotrophic titre by means of the seminal vesicle weight response of immature rats No gonadotrophic activity was detected in extracts of samples from non-pregnant cows and from three cows during the first 15 weeks of gestation Evidence is presented which indicates that exogenous chorionic gonadotrophin is rapidly inactivated in the cow The inactivation is more complete in the bovine than in other species


Background: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is developing treacherously along industrialization and development of urbanization
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare cardiovascular risk factors between subjects with and without diabetes mellitus in the Minoodar district of Qazvin.
Patients and Methods: This analytical study was conducted on 100 subjects with diabetes and 140 subjects without diabetes in Qazvin from September 2010 to April 2011. Standardized measurements were available for waist circumference (WC), blood pressure (BP), fasting serum cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), and triglycerides (TGs). Cardiovascular risk factors were defined according to the diagnostic criteria proposed by the national cholesterol education program. Data were analyzed using the t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Chi-square test.
Results: Overall, 12% of subjects with diabetes and 17.9% of subjects without diabetes were smokers (P = 0.277). The WC, TGs, systolic and diastolic BP were significantly higher in subjects with diabetes compared to subjects without diabetes. The prevalence of high WC, high BP, low HDL, and high TGs were significantly higher in subjects with diabetes compared to subjects without diabetes.
Conclusions: Cardiovascular risk factors were higher in subjects with diabetes compared to subjects without diabetes. Lifestyle intervention programs should be focused on community education about reduction of CVD risk factors in patients with diabetes.
Keywords: Risk Factor, Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes Mellitus


Background/Aims: High-density lipoproteins (HDL) exert multiple cardioprotective functions on the arterial wall, including the promotion of endothelial cell survival and proliferation. Among mechanism contributing to endothelial protection, it has been reported that apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), the major protein in HDL, binds and activates the endothelial ecto-F1-ATPase receptor. This generates extracellular ADP, which in turn promotes endothelial cell survival. In this study we aimed to further investigate the signaling pathway involved downstream of apoA-I-induced ecto-F1-ATPase activation. Methods: In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), pharmacological and gene silencing approaches were used to study pathways involved downstream ecto-F1-ATPase activation by apoA-I. Results: ApoA-I and HDL both induced Akt phosphorylation. F1-ATPase inhibitors such as inhibitory factor 1 and oligomycin completely blocked apoA-I-induced Akt phosphorylaton and significantly blocked HDL-induced phosphorylation, indicating that this signaling pathway is dependent on ecto-F1-ATPase activation by apoA-I. Further, we were able to specify roles for the P2Y1-ADPreceptor and the PI3Kβ isoform in this pathway since pharmacological inhibition and silencing of these proteins dramatically inhibited apoA-I-induced Akt phosphorylation and cell proliferation. Conclusion: Altogether, these data highlight a key role of the P2Y1/PI3Kβ axis in endothelial cell proliferation downstream of ecto-F1-ATPase activation by apoA-I. Pharmacological targeting of this pathway could represent a promising approach to enhance vascular endothelial protection.


As a passionate member of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International for almost 25 years, I welcome and treasure the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of others, both locally and globally, because of my DKG membership-a difference I could never make as an individual. In this biennium, my journey as Area Representative, Canada (ARC) has provided the opportunity to observe more closely the workings of DKG at the international level. Seeing the amazingly small and extremely devoted staff at Society headquarters at work has been an awesome, eye-opening experience that has deepened even further my gratitude as a member of this honor society. DKG is one of the largest professional women's organizations in the world, and I have realized more fully that our dues are supporting a huge organization making a significant impact the world over, with a very small, extremely efficient, and effective staff. In these very important times for our Society, it is inspiring to see the devotion, energy, wisdom, and talent the staff at headquarters bring to the organization, as is illustrated by their recent attention to an issue of importance to members.Approaching the IssueIn Canada, as in many other of the 17 countries of our organization, the exchange rate has been a serious issue impacting dues and costs for members. As ARC, one of my goals was to monitor closely the progress of deliberations following the 2014-2016 Administrative Board's response to a letter from Canadian member Heather Meginbir, President of Manitoba State Organization, concerning the high exchange rate and the possibility of adjustments in dues and other required payments. The board acknowledged the seriousness of the issue, and what followed was a perfect example of many aspects of DKG: the important focus on its members; the processes involved in change; the efficiency and effectiveness of our staff at headquarters; the global nature of our Society; the incredible value of the progress in technological upgrading achieved at headquarters; some of the challenges before us; and the collegial nature of our organization.The time, energy, and thoroughness put into the exchange rate research resulting from the Administrative Board's resolve to address the issue was astounding. Complex analysis was completed promptly to allow the Administrative Board to be prepared to address the issue with a recommendation at its November 2016 meeting. The thoroughness of the research provided the facts needed to examine the issue clearly. Technology enabled board members to receive and review the information in advance of the meeting. Impressive presentations in table and chart formats allowed a comprehensive view and quick comparisons of multiple relevant factors. The only possible conclusion was clear to me, and I was impressed that the issue was not immediately dismissed but that time was allowed for open discussion, with sincere concern for all shown by encouragement to find a viable solution.The issue turned out to be much broader than that experienced by members in Canada, as there are eight different exchange rates involved in the 17 countries within the Society and many other variables influencing the economic impact of our dues. …


The ATP content of the micro- and phytoplankton in the regions of bottom elevations in the South Atlantics is determined. Microplankton distribution tends to depend on the character of the oceanic bottom elevations. The obtained values of ATP concentrations permit characterizing water surfaces of the studied proving grounds on the whole as being of low efficiency though differing from the background characteristics of the open ocean.


Protein tyrosine nitration (PTN), a highly selective post translational modification, occurs in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells under nitrosative stress1. It is reported that the activities of many proteins are altered due to PTN2. PTN is found to be associated with many pathophysiological conditions like neurodegenerative and cardiac diseases etc.3. However, its physiological function is not yet clear. Like all other gut pathogens Vibrio cholerae also faces nitrosative stress in the gut environment which makes its proteome more vulnerable to PTN. Here, we report for the first time in-vivo PTN in V. cholerae. We show that in-vivo protein nitration is nitrite dependent and nitration-denitration phenomenon actually facilitates V. cholerae cell survival in anaerobic or hypoxic condition. In our study, we found that the extent of in-vivo nitration is negatively correlated with the intracellular nitrite content and maximum nitration occurs during log phase of V. cholerae. Most interestingly, a significant denitration was associated with increase in intracellular nitrate content during anaerobic incubation of aerobically grown late log phase cultures. In-vivo nitration could provide an avenue for toxic nitrite storage and nitrosative stress tolerance mechanism in many gut pathogens, whereas denitration could supply nitrate for cell survival in anaerobic nitrate deficient environment.


The contamination of soil and water bodies with mercury from anthropogenic sources such as mining and industry activities causes negative effect for living organisms due to the process of bioaccumulation and biomagnification through the food chain. Therefore, the need for remediation of contaminated areas is extremely necessary and very desirable when it is cost-effective by using low-cost sorbents. This paper compares the sorption abilities of natural and iron-modified zeolite towards Hg(II) ions from aqueous solutions. The influence of pH, solid/liquid ratio (S/L), contact time, and initial concentration on the sorption efficiency onto both zeolites was investigated. At the optimal pH = 2 and S/L = 10, the maximum amount of sorbed Hg(II) is 0.28 mmol/g on the natural zeolite and 0.54 mmol/g on the iron-modified zeolite. It was found that rate-controlling step in mass transfer is intraparticle diffusion accompanied by film diffusion. Ion exchange as a main mechanism, accompanied with surface complexation and co-precipitation were included in the Hg(II) sorption onto both zeolite samples. This is confirmed by the determination of the amount of sorbed Hg(II) and the amount of released exchangeable cations from the zeolite structure as well as by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS) of saturated zeolite samples. In a wide pH range, 4.01 ≤ pH ≤ 11.08, the leaching of Hg(II) was observed in the amount of only 0.28–0.78% from natural zeolite and 0.07–0.51% from iron-modified zeolite indicating that both zeolites could be used for remediation purposes while the results suggest that modification significantly improves the sorption properties of zeolite.


Aiming at the problems for predicting the building indoor temperature so as to set up a reasonable indoor environment, the support vector machine (SVM) model and back propagation neural network (BPNN) model of the indoor temperature prediction were established in this paper. The LibSVM toolbox and neural network toolbox were respectively used to predict the indoor temperature in this paper. The sample data was trained in the two models, the output of the two models is the target predicted value. In final, the predicted value and actual value were compared in this paper. The experimental results shown that the prediction error of the SVM model were less than the prediction error of the BPNN model. The experimental results also indicated that the SVM model has the better prediction accuracy, the most importantly, it proved that the application of the SVM predicting method in the building indoor temperature prediction is really effective. The SVM predicting method can be also promoted in the other field of prediction.


Current 3D scanning solutions for single objects with hand-held devices require a high level of technical knowledge and expensive external devices. An alternative solution is to generate 3D models from images taken on a phone. This is known as Photogrammetry, which is a tedious process often done manually. It also incorporates unwanted background data to the 3D reconstruction of the model. This dissertation presents an end-to-end 3D scanning solution which automates Photogrammetry with a mobile device. The solution comprises three interconnected modules. First, a mobile application, called "3D Copy&Paste", is used to obtain images from the camera sensor of the phone. A server then automatically removes the background from the input images using deep-learning based salient object detection, the resulting images are then used to generate a 3D object using Photogrammetry. Finally, an add-on for a desktop 3D software is able to import the generated model seamlessly. 3D models of single objects without background were generated at least 30% faster with the tested Photogrammetry pipeline. Also, with an average of 96% scale accuracy, this solution provides faster and lower cost 3D scanning in mobile devices with similar quality to the State of the Art. The code of the implementation can be found online at: https://github.com/Janjs/3DCopy-Paste.


Introduction: The placement of an external ventricular drain (EVD) for monitoring and treatment of increased intracranial pressure is not without risk, particularly for the development of an associated ventriculitis. The goal of this study was to investigate the presence of any CSF, serum or clinical parameters that would help to predict ventriculitis before it occurs; thus allowing for the determination of optimal timing of CSF collection for patients with in-situ EVDs. Methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted on patients from the Neurosurgery census between January 2006 and May 2012. A total of 466 patients were identified as having an in-situ EVD placed. Inclusion criteria were age >18 years, GCS 4-15, and placement of EVD for any indication. Our exclusion criteria included any recent history of meningitis, cerebral abscess, cranial surgery or open skull fracture within the previous 30 days. A broad definition of ventriculitis was used to separate patients into two categories: Suspected Ventriculitis (meeting all 3 CSF criteria while having no organism on CSF culture); and Confirmed Ventriculitis (presence of any organism on CSF culture). CSF sampling was conducted every other day of the week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). Results: A total of 466 patients were identified as having an EVD placed during the study and 123 patients were included in the final analysis after exclusion criteria were applied. The incidence of ventriculitis was found to be 8.8%. Only one of variables being studied, the ratio of glucose CSF:serum < 0.5 was found to be of statistical significance, though not predictive of developing a ventriculitis. Conclusions: The authors feel confident that this study demonstrates no reliable CSF, serum, or clinical parameters that can effectively predict the development of ventriculitis in an EVD patient. Thus, we recommend and will continue to draw CSF samples on patients with in-situ EVDs on our previously established schedule of Monday/Wednesday/Friday for as long as the EVD remains in place. Introduction The use of the external ventricular drain (EVD) serves a dual function in the neurosurgical patients. It not only serves as a diagnostic monitor to detect elevated intracranial pressure (ICP), but also serves a therapeutic role in its ability to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the setting of elevated ICP. While the ICP device is used in many neurosurgical patients, including but not limited to, those with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), or acute hydrocephalus; it is not without complications. The most commonly noted complication is ventriculitis. Incidence rates vary depending on the institution, and range from 0-22%, but more commonly tend to lie within the 1017% range 1-6,8,10 . The rate of ventriculitis tends to be associated with a higher morbidity and mortality for the neurosurgical patient 5,6 . Recent improvements in sterility techniques, antibiotic-impregnated catheters, and appropriate antibiotic administration have helped to decrease the rate of ventriculitis 5,6, . In a prospective epidemiologic study, Mayhall et al 7 analyzed the risk factors for ventriculitis in 172 consecutive neurosurgical patients. Their proposal stated that infection rates may be lowered by prophylactic exchange of catheters at 5-day intervals. However, a decade later, Holloway et al 1 showed that replacement of catheters prior to 5-days did not show a lower infection rate as compared to catheters exchanged at intervals of 5-days or greater. Over time, several approaches have been suggested to prevent ventriculitis, such as use of prophylactic antibiotics at time of insertion, during the first 24 hours post-insertion, and in a prolonged systemic fashion while the EVD is in place 11 . However, there is no consistent practice regarding the use of prolonged systemic antibiotics with EVD and the preference is largely related to tradition and training 11, 12 . Early detection of ventriculitis is imperative for successful treatment and for minimizing the possibility of future infections 3 . However, the clinical detection of ventriculitis can be difficult. For example, a study by Muttaiyah et al 4 determined that there was no associated temperature spikes with ventriculitis. However, CSF glucose levels were notably lower in these patients. An important consideration in the control of ventriculitis is the surveillance of CSF and monitoring for clinical symptoms of ventriculitis 9 . Currently, the issues of when and how often CSF sampling should be performed remains controversial ,9 . Routine CSF sampling has been reported as daily 2,9,16,17 , every 3-5 days 6,18-20 , only at EVD insertion, or only as clinically indicated 1,21,22 . In a study by Williams et al 3 , investigators sought to examine how the incidence of ventriculitis was affected by CSF sampling frequency, by decreasing surveillance from daily to every three days. Their results demonstrated that the incidence of ventriculitis decreased from 17% to 10.8% after changing CSF surveillance to every three days 3 . Naturally, one would assume that a breach of the EVD drainage system for sampling the CSF would increase the risk of contamination and subsequent infection. However, this risk must be balanced by the morbidity and mortality of ventriculitis if it remains undetected. This is especially important in light of the established literature showing the difficulty of clinical detection of ventriculitis. Current standard practice at our institution is to sample CSF upon insertion of EVD, followed by sampling every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for as long as the EVD remains in place. As a result of these challenges, we decided to examine whether changes in any CSF, serum, or clinical parameters can help predict ventriculitis before it occurs, and if the current collection schedule of CSF is necessary. Materials and Methods The patients included in this study were identified during the course of the study using their medical record numbers. We performed a retrospective observational study of the Neurosurgical Census, for patients with in situ EVD from January 2006 to May 2012. A total of 466 patients were identified. Medical records were then used to classify patients by age and gender, indication for EVD, the duration of EVD, CSF and serum laboratory data, daily temperatures, changes in GCS, CSF culture, and the presence of other infections. To be included in the study, patients had to be 18 years or older, have an EVD (regardless of indication), and GCS 4-15. Patients with any recent (defined as within the last 30 days) history of meningitis, cerebral abscess, craniotomy or open skull fracture were excluded from the study. Figure 1: The criteria for patient selection, as well as the number of patients that were included in the study. At our institution, EVDs are placed by standard neurosurgical sterile technique in either the operating room, the emergency department, or in the intensive care unit, and are then connected to a sterile closed circuit system. All ventriculostomy catheters were non-antibiotic impregnated Integra trauma catheters. After the EVD has been sutured into place, a BioPatch is placed where the catheter exits the skin and a Tegaderm is placed to cover the BioPatch and catheter. As per standard Neurosurgical protocol, a non-contrast Computerized Tomography (CT) scan was obtained after placement to rule out hemorrhage caused by placement and to confirm satisfactory placement of the catheter. In regards to patients with an EVD, per current institutional protocol for the Department of Neurosurgery, CSF samples are drawn every other day during the week (ie: Monday, Wednesday, Friday) for as long as the EVD remains in place. CSF samples are drawn solely by the neurosurgery residents or attending physicians. The stopcock just distal to the catheter insertion site is turned off from the drainage system and the proximal port is cleaned with chlorahexidine twice. A sterile syringe is connected to the port and 3-5 ml of CSF is slowly withdrawn and then discarded. The port is then cleaned a second time and another 3-5ml of CSF is withdrawn, and sent for culture and analysis using standard methods. For patients in our study, the aforementioned laboratory and clinical parameters were collected on the day of EVD placement ("day 0"). Additionally, the following data was collected on the day of EVD placement ("day 0"), as well the day prior ("day -1") and two days prior ("day -2): serum WBC, temperature, GCS, and cultures from other bodily sources (including sputum, nasal, urine, blood, neck, or tracheostomy). The schema for the time-based collection of all laboratory and clinical data can be found in Table 1. Table 1: schema showing the timeline of data collection on the day of CSF draw (Day 0), and previous


A 70-year-old Japanese man who had Behçet disease (BD) with exacerbated skin ulcers was suspected of having vascular BD. He developed BD in his 30s and developed refractory skin ulcers in his lower limbs in his 40s. Because skin biopsy revealed nonspecific congestion, which is consistent with BD, infliximab (IFX) (400mg) was administered 4 times. The skin ulcers were unchanged, but painful induration of the tongue appeared, and a tongue biopsy was performed (Fig. 1). Histopathologically, granulomas were found in the muscle layer (Fig. 2A). These granulomas with multinucleated giant cells involved small arteries (Figs. 2B–G). Congo red and amyloid A–positive eosinophilic material was observed in the center of the granuloma and blood vessel wall (Fig. 2G-I). He did not have M-proteinemia but had elevated serum amyloid A level. Although microorganisms were not detected (Fig. 2F), it was difficult to rule out infection, andwe therefore discontinued IFX therapy. The tongue lesion disappeared 2 months after stopping IFX therapy. We presented a case of BD treated with IFX in which granulomatous vasculitis with AA amyloid deposits developed in the tongue. The tongue lesion developed 3 months after initiation of IFX therapy and improved promptly after discontinuation of the therapy, suggesting that vasculitis was induced by IFX. The most common vasculitis caused by tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors is cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis. There


Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are gaining momentum as a diagnostic tool and therapeutic target. CTC clusters are more metastatic, but harder to study and characterize, because they are rare and the methods of isolation are mostly focused on single CTCs. This review highlights the recent advances to our understanding of tumor cell clusters with the emphasis on their composition, origin, biology, methods of detection, and impact on metastasis and survival. New approaches to therapy, based on cluster characteristics are also described.


Purpose: To investigate physicians' and pharmacists' experience and expectations of the roles of pharmacists in hospital setting in Macau for the development of physician-pharmacist collaborative working relationship (CWR). Methods: A survey was conducted to address the research questions. The study population included the physicians and pharmacists working in hospitals in Macau. A self-administered survey was designed correspondingly to physicians and pharmacists with same series of questions, which composed of 4 parts: demographics, collaboration status, roles of pharmacist based on experience, and roles of pharmacist based on expectations. RESULTS: Sixty six out of the 120 physician surveys and 18 out of the 30 pharmacist surveys were returned, giving a response rate of 55.00% and 60.00% respectively. 33.33% of physicians and 77.8% of pharmacists claimed they collaborated with the other professional at least once a week. The main reason for collaboration was prescription order queries. Both professionals indicated that "medication dispensing" and "identification and prevention of prescription errors" were currently the top responsibilities of pharmacists. It was anticipated by the physicians that pharmacists would remain focused on "medication dispensing" but should put in more effort. Pharmacists, on the other hand, would like to develop their role in direct patient care such as "patient counseling". Conslusion: There were discrepancies in physicians' and pharmacists' expectations of the roles of pharmacists. The 6 most important responsibilities of pharmacists were determined in consultation with physicians' opinions. Capacity building of pharmacists, communication between the two professionals and administrative co-ordinations were considered important elements in developing CWR.


Why Error Control? The data communication system designer, who must weigh the advantages of error control against its costs, will form a decision based on the nature and quality of the channel and of the other terminal equipment already present. Yet with the dramatic improvement in error control techniques and greater reliance on satellite and terrestrial microwave links for broadband data transmission, decisions in favor of error control are becoming ever more frequent. For satellite communication channels the most effective forward error correction techniques can reduce the received signal-to-noise required for a given desired bit error rate by 5 to 6 dB, or more, compared to a system without error control. This translates directly into an equivalent reduction in required satellite effective radiated power, with consequently reduced satellite weight and potentially remarkable reductions in satellite booster costs. For a satellite system with many ground stations an even greater cost savings may be possible by reducing the receiving antenna area by a factor of 4 which is compensated for by the error control savings of 6 dB. The cost of error control is twofold: the equipment which may be more than compensated by savings which it makes possible in other terminal equipment; and the redundancy required by the error control code. This redundancy need not, however, reduce throughput if additional bandwidth is available on the channel. Satellite channels, in particular, are often not nearly as much bandwidth limited as they are power limited. An error control technique which employs a rate 1/2 code (100% redundancy) will require double the bandwidth of an uncoded system; on the other hand if a rate 3/4 code is used, the redundancy is 33% and the bandwidth expansion only 4/3. Terrestrial channels such as microwave links, HF and tropospheric propagation links can also be improved by error control techniques. For these channels which are subject to fading and multipath phenomena, the errors tend to occur in bursts, and thus corrupt long strings of data, rather than as single randomly distributed bit errors. A very effective error control technique for these channels 27


The wireless channel environment is critical to develop wireless communication. In Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM), the constellation points are in square grid with equal vertical and horizontal spacing. Because of higher order modulation formats, more bit per symbol can be transmitted. M-QAM is the efficient digital modulation method because of its higher constellation points. In this paper, the Bit Error Rate (BER) performance of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems and different arrays of QAM (4, 8, 16, and 64-QAM) modulation techniques has been compared under the Rayleigh fading and Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channels. All the simulations are carried out in MATLAB. The investigation results shows that the Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation scheme gives the best performance in term of BER in OFDM system compared to the M-QAM modulation scheme.


A sense amplifier is provided. The sense amplifier comprises a first and second cross-coupled transistor pairs, a first and second current sources, a first digital input transistor, and a second digital input transistor. The first and second ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to an operating voltage, the first and second back gate ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first and second output ends respectively. The first and second back gate ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first and second output ends respectively, and the first and second ends of the first cross-coupled transistor pair are coupled to a first digital input end and second digital input end respectively.


The changes of water quality at a certain location in a river can be described by Markov Chains.According to the water quality data recorded by the main observatories along the Yangtze River,the transfer probability matrix can be calculated and the smooth distribution can be computed by utilizing the Markov chain limit distribution theory.Further more,the water quality of different sectors and the general quality of the entire basin of the river can be evaluated and forecasted.And the conception of elasticity is used to establish an efficacy function to assess the ability of dealing with the water pollution.


1. The effects of somatostatin on insulin secretion in anaesthetized rats subjected to different manipulations of the sympatho‐adrenal system have been investigated.


Contrary to what often is implied I believe that autonomous action does not have to be morally or rationally justifiable or performed from volitions that are conscious to the agent. If we are to analyze personal autonomy it follows from the above that we need a supplementary concept to include actions that are based on unconscious or preconscious desires as well as non-moral values as possible contenders for autonomous action. I will suggest that the Ideal Self that build on models of hierarchy, planning and coherence provides this supplementary concept as well as providing a stronger case to the objections of regress and authority normally associated with hierarchic models. If is generally recognised that a theory of personal autonomy needs to explain why a manipulated person is not autonomous but I will argue that manipulation and external forces such as coercion is in fact not a threat to autonomy. Finally I will argue that authenticity and moral conduct are to be considered concepts separated from autonomous action.


The kinetics of polarographic catalytic reduction of nitrate and perchlorate by electrogenerated transient species of Mo(V) are investigated in 0.1M sulfuric acid solution. Second-order rate constants for the catalytic reaction with nitrate and perchlorate obtained after Koutecky's treatment are (2.1±0.4)×103 and (1.9±0.1)×102M−1 s−1, respectively. Stable Mo(V) species in sulfuric acid solution is studied by spectrophotometry. It is concluded that there exists dimer-dimer-monomer equilibria. The oxidation of the monomer with perchlorate in 14M H2SO4 obeys the second-order rate law –d[monomer]/dt=k[monomer][ClO4−], where k=(1.59±0.13)×10−1 M−1 s−1. The results indicate that electrogenerated Mo(V) in 0.1M H2SO4 is not the same species as the stable monomeric Mo(V) in 14M H2SO4.


Up until now, CEPES, the UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, was more concerned about universities than about the academies of sciences in the countries making up the region it serves, even though both types of institutions do research. Although university teaching was traditionally linked to research as in the Humboldtian model of the university, the two functions became increasingly separate in eastern Europe. Now, as eastern and central Europe undergo transition to democracy and market economies, it is perhaps time to consider a redefinition and possibly a fusion of roles with academies and universities co‐operating closely for excellence in teaching and in research.


To the Editor. —Previous authors have disagreed on how the blood glucose affects the refractive state of the lens. 1,2 The mechanism probably involves a number of factors including the level and speed of cortical and nuclear hydration, the overall lens shape, and the lens position. Definitive experimental data are not yet available. It is interesting to speculate on mechanisms as Keller does in the paper to which he refers, but I am not yet convinced by any "simple explanation." There are many descriptions in the literature of new diabetics who have not been hospitalized or who have been studied from the time of diagnosis. 2,3 If pretreatment hyperopia were common, one would expect more reports of it, especially in adults who would be symptomatic. On the other hand, few authors have analyzed early and asymptomatic refractive changes in diabetes, and I agree with Keller that the practitioner should think


The software PROE 5.0 is used for 3D modeling of composites reinforced by pulse bending nanopaper. And the modeling process of composites reinforced by pulse bending nanopaper is described in detail. The finite element software FLUENT is used to analyze the temperature difference of the maximum and minimum temperature of composites reinforced by pulse bending nanopaper with calculation area. The temperature distribution of the nanocomposites is more uniform with the increase of the bending cycles of nanopaper. The heat source of the unit volume of the nanopaper changes with the calculated area under the same total heating power. The more the bending period of the nanopaper, the smaller the heat source of the unit volume. At the same time, with the increase of calculation area, the heat dissipation area of polymer matrix material per unit volume decreases. The average heat flux distribution on the outer surface of nanocomposites under different heating power decrease as the bending cycles increase.


Educational donation is an act that distributes talents and assets that you have for the public good without any conditions. Educational donation is spreading through social movement. Educational donation includes program donation providing institutional facilities and programs and processed educational resources, material and human support for provision of equipment and contents, student clubs and experience activities, lectures, mentoring , And knowledge and volunteer services, as well as personal talent donations. Recently, it has been pointed out that educational donations are formally operated and there is a limit to change the culture and paradigm of society. The legal basis of educational donation is distributed by sharing, donation, and service. Based on these results, this study attempted to re conceptualize educational donations with the concept of coarse, cooperative and broad. To this end, we will examine the research related to education donation, issues related to major legislative matters, draw up implications for new re conceptualization, and suggest ways to improve the system.


As suggested by this article, re-engineering and process improvement methods can be used to plan and introduce change in an academic library setting. The Dickinson Library of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) used process improvement methods to modify interlibrary loan services. A five-person process improvement review team included two interlibrary loan staff members, and "was charged with implementing the interlibrary loan module of the library's integrated library system." Workflow processes were flowcharted to identify routine tasks, duplicative efforts, and potential difficulties. The team developed recommendations in three months and implemented incremental changes within six months.


The pollcn grains OK 20 I)ui.io species and 5 clones of I). :ihc~/lriir(r.~ \\ere sluclicd. Based on The Significance of Pollen Morphology in the Taxonomy of ... of the pollen morphology for generic and infrageneric taxonomy of the genus Eremanthus (Vernonieae, Asteraceae), and to provide additional data for its phylogenetic reconstruction, the pollen of 20 of the 23 species of the genus was examined using light and scanning electron microscopy. Acetolysed pollen grains were measured, described, and illusPollen morphology of the genus Eremanthus Less ... genus are poorly understood and only limited information focused on pollen morphology of Rosaceae genera was presented (Hebda et al., 1988; Hebda and Chinnappa, 1990). The aim of the current survey was to describe the pollen morphological characters of Iranian species of Alchemilla and to determine how these traits relate to species ... Pollen morphology of the genus Alchemilla L. (Rosaceae) in ... pollen morphology of almost all Turkish Fritillaria taxa recognised and to evaluate the significance of pollen characteristics for the infrageneric taxonomy of the genus. Materials and methods The specimens of Fritillaria were collected in Turkey during 1999 to 2003. Information about collectors and localities for the specimens investigated Pollen morphology of the genus Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae ... These show clear differences from other species, which have pollen grains with long and unbranched or slightly branched ridges.


The natural frequencies and mode shapes of a number of Graphite/ Epoxy and Graphite/Epoxy-Aluminum plates and shells were experimen tally determined. The samples tested include 8 ply Graphite/Epoxy plates, cyclindrical shell sections, and Graphite/Epoxy-Aluminum hybrid plates of various laminates and aspect ratio. Fabrication and test procedures are described. Natural frequency and mode shape results are compared with those calculated by a finite element analysis. Agreement between calcu lated and observed mode shapes is excellent; while reasonable agreement is found for frequencies. Among the sources of this discrepancy in frequency results is the possibility of a difference between dynamic-flexural moduli and static in-plane moduli.


In much of Christian thought humans are taken to have an ultimate end, understood as the highest attainable good. Christians also anticipate "the life everlasting." Together these ideas generate a paradox. If the end can be reached in a finite amount of time, some longer-lasting state will be better still, so the purported end is not the highest good after all. But if the end is to possess some good forever, then it will never be reached. So it seems an everlasting being cannot have an ultimate end—a conclusion that apparently makes human life pointless. How can the paradox be solved?


Carbon exchange rate (CER) and transpiration were measured in flag leaves, whole ears, glumes (referring to the total area of glumes and lemmas) and awns, in six hexaploid spring wheats (Triticum aestivum L.), three cultivated tetraploid spring wheats (T. turgidum L.), four wild tetraploid wheats (T. dicoccoides\ eight six-rowed barleys (Hordeum vulgare L.) and five two-rowed barleys (H. vulgare L.). Differences between varieties and between species in total ear CER and transpiration were associated largely with differences in ear surface area rather than with rates per unit area. Rates of CER and transpiration per unit area of ears were 40-80% of those of flag leaves, depending on the species. However, since ear surface area was greater than flag leaf area by a factor of 1-1, 3-9, 5-5 and 4-4, in hexaploid wheat, tetraploid wheat, six-rowed barley, and two-rowed barley, respectively, total ear CER reached up to 90% of that of the flag leaf. The contribution of awns to total ear CER depended largely on total awn surface area per ear, rather than on CER per unit awn area. Awns contributed about 40-80% of total spike CER, depending on the species, but only 10-20% of spike transpiration. The disproportionately small contribution of awns to ear transpiration was caused by the very low rate of transpiration per unit area of awns. Thus, while transpiration ratio (C£.R/transpiration) was about the same in flag leaves and glumes, it was higher by several orders of magnitude in the awns. A large amount of awns in the ear is therefore a drought adaptive attribute in these cereals, for which tetraploid wheat exceeded hexaploid wheat and six-rowed barley exceeded two-rowed barley.


Same-sex sexuality remains a prevalent taboo in many cultures and societies globally. In the past decade, scholars from various fields have increasingly examined how sexual minorities (SMs) are represented. The present paper contributes to this growing research by addressing two notable gaps. First, since much of the existing research centers on Western contexts, there is limited study on the portrayal of SMs within the Chinese cultural framework. Second, past studies emphasize verbal portrayals, often sidelining the importance of visual representations. This article will report and analyze the photos gathered from two prominent Chinese newspapers, China Daily and Global Times, pertaining to SMs in mainland China. By drawing on Van Leeuwen's visual social actor network, the article reveals that Chinese SMs most often are visually represented as victims, disguisers, warriors, and elitists. Finally, we explore the socio-cultural influences behind these representation patterns.


This article describes recent developments in securities regulation in Japan.' Section I reviews the legal environment in which business firms raise capital in Japanese capital markets. Section II describes recent developments. Sections I and II are illustrative rather than exhaustive, and are intended to be informational rather than analytical. Section M identifies certain elements of Japanese securities regulation that might be viewed as unique to Japan, including regulatory, political, and market environments.