DEAR EDITOR, Renal abnormalities are relatively common in RA [1] and require careful clinical and laboratory evaluation and consideration of a broad spectrum of differential diagnoses. Histopathological lesions in RA kidney biopsies include several glomerular and tubulointerstitial pathological entities, which are most frequently attributed to the use of nephrotoxic drugs, such as NSAIDs and some conventional synthetic DMARDs [2]. Nevertheless, the diagnosis of renal amyloidosis and other probably disease-related nephropathies has also been reported in RA patients [3]. We report the case of a previously healthy 51-year-old male who presented with a 12-month history of symmetrical polyarthritis. Laboratory findings revealed extremely high titres of RF [2190 IU/mL (normal <20 IU/mL)], ACPA [> 600 IU/mL (normal <7 IU/mL)] and elevated CRP [2.22 mg/dL; (normal < 0.50 mg/dL)] and ESR [72 mm/h; (normal <20 mm/h)]. Plain radiographs revealed erosions in several MCP joints. The patient was diagnosed with RA and started on oral MTX 15 mg/week, oral prednisolone 7.5 mg/day, and naproxen 500 mg, as needed, for pain relief. After 3 months, as high active disease persisted (DAS-28–ESR 5.18), the dose of MTX was increased to 20 mg/week, and LEF 15 mg/day was added. At the same time, persistent proteinuria in a spot urine sample was identified and confirmed in 24 h urine sample analysis, reaching 2481.8 mg/24 h. Urinary sediment examination revealed haematuria (five red blood cells per high power field). The estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR) was within the normal range [modification of diet in renal disease study (MDRD) 101 mL/min/1.73 m], and no hypertension or peripheral oedema was identified upon examination. Treatment with naproxen, MTX and LEF was stopped, and the patient was referred for kidney biopsy, which revealed an IgA nephropathy (Fig. 1). Key message


MoS2(1-x) Se2x single-layer films are prepared using a mixture of organic selenium and sulfur precursors as well as a solid molybdenum source. The direct bandgaps are found to scale nearly linearly with composition in the range of 1.87 eV (pure single-layer MoS2 ) to 1.55 eV (pure single-layer MoSe2 ) permitting straightforward bandgap engineering.


Five-pass Fabry-Perot interferometry is used to obtain the linewidths of exciton polaritons resonant Brillouin scattered in GaAs. Both interbranch and intrabranch peaks are measured. An interpretation of the results in terms of excitons with an energy-independent damping is shown to be inadequate for GaAs. The effect of uniaxial stress is investigated and discussed. Stress-induced splitting (greater than the longitudinal-transverse splitting of the exciton) of the degenerate valence band at the $\ensuremath{\Gamma}$ point accounts for the observed decrease in the masses of the decoupled excitons. The values of these masses are in agreement with band-structure parameters. The value $\ensuremath{\delta}=0.0\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.02$ meV for the exciton exchange parameter has been determined from these data.


Before the advent of antituberculous agents, complete surgical excision of intracerebral tuberculoma offered the only chance for survival , generally with poor results 111 . Currently, however, these agents are the treatment of choice for CNS tuberculoma, with surgery reserved for cases of uncontrolled intracranial pressure of failure of medical therapy [21 . Symptomatically, neoplastic and vascular lesions of the brain stem and infection can have similar presentations [1 , 3, 51 . Unless a primary focus of infection is identified , histologic confirmation of an intracranial lesion is mandatory before any therapy is started. Because of its contrast resolution and multiple projections, MR has been shown to be superior to CT for imaging brainstem lesions [6, 71. As documented by the present case, the true extent of the tuberculoma and its precise relationship to adjacent structures could not be fully appreciated by CT. Use of MR in areas edemic for tuberculosis will allow further characterization of this granulomatous process. Despite their sensitive locations, biopsy of brainstem lesions can be accomplished with minimal disruption of normal tissue (8]. Further application of MR and MR-directed stereotaxis will provide precise three-dimensional localization of brainstem lesions, increasing the likelihood of successful biopsy with diminished risks.


Sodium borosilicate glasses doped with different content of NdF3 mol % have been prepared by rapid quenching method. Ultrasonic velocities (both longitudinal and shear) measurements have been carried out at room temperature and at ultrasonic frequency of 4 MHz. Elastic moduli, Debye temperature, softening temperature and Poisson's ratio have been obtained as a function of NdF3 modifier content. Results showed that the elastic moduli, Debye temperature, softening temperature and Poisson's ratio have very slight change with the change of NdF3 mol % content. Based on FTIR spectroscopy and theoretical (Bond compression) model, quantitative analysis has been carried out in order to obtain more information about the structure of these glasses. The study indicated that the structure of these glasses is mainly composed of SiO4 units with four bridging oxygens (Q4), and with three bridging and one nonbridging oxygens (Q3).


In this paper we describe a neural network-based acoustic noise identification procedure. In particular, we have performed some experimental tests on a classic Michelson interferometer used as a microphone, that although different from the VIRGO antenna provides us with global information on the performance of neural networks. The preliminary results appear to be very promising for the analysis of real VIRGO outputs.


Laboratory tests were made to determine the relative effectiveness of dosages of diatomaceous earth proportional to 4, 6, and 8 1bs. per ton of grain in preventing or controlling insect infestations in wheat seed. Effectiveness of treatments was tested against the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.); the granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L.); the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F.); the confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin duVal; the saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus, surinamensis (L.); and the flat grain beetle, Cryptolestes pusillus (Schonherr).

Tests were made under constant conditions of 80° ± 1° F. and 60% ± 5% relative humidity. Untreated control samples of wheat were completely riddled by the end of 6 months after initial exposure to insects. Results show that 4 Ibs. of diatomaceous earth per ton or grain would prevent infestations for 6 months, and 6 1bs. per ton would last 9 months. The 8-lbs.-per ton treatment was still effective when the experiment was terminated 12 months after initial exposure to insects. The results indicate that diatomaceous earth offers promise as a means of protecting seeds against insects, and it was concluded that more extensive trials should be undertaken with this material.


The objective of this research is to study the potential of using banana peel as a biosorbent in removing heavy metal ions (Cu2+, Zn2+ and Pb2+) and oil/grease particles from industrial waste water. The study emphasizes on the parameters involved in the preparation phase of the banana peel adsorbent, such as particle sizes, activating agent, impregnation ratio, carbonization temperature and duration. Based on the findings, it shows that the adsorption capacity is correlated to the total surface area (SBET), pore volume (VT) and average pore diameter (D) of the materials. Sample A20 yields the highest percentage removal for all tested waste water pollutants, suggesting that banana peel based activated carbon can be used effectively as biosorption material.


This paper proposes an integration of Constraint Handling Rules (CHR), a rulebased language to specify application-oriented constraint solvers, into the declarative multiparadigm language Curry. This integration provides a convenient way to specify and use flexible constraint systems in applications implemented in Curry. We propose to represent CHR as data objects in Curry programs so that the advantages of Curry (static typing, functional notation) can also be exploited to define CHR. In order to write CHR in a compact way, we define a set of abstractions that hide the concrete CHR data objects. We sketch an implementation of this concept in the Prolog-based Curry implementation PAKCS that compiles CHR data objects into CHR Prolog programs.


What I have to say is an essence of views distilled out of forty years of grappling with the fundamental problems of obesity, its causes, its symptoms, and its very nature. In these many years of specialized work thousands of cases have passed through my hands and were carefully studied. Every new theory, every new method, every promising lead was considered, experimentally screened and critically evaluated as soon as it became known. But invariably the results were disappointing and lacking in uniformity. I felt that we were merely nibbling at the fringe of a great problem, as, indeed, do most serious students of overweight. We have grown pretty sure that the tendency to accumulate abnormal fat is a very definite metabolic disorder, much as is, for instance, diabetes. Yet the localization and the nature of this disorder remained a mystery. Every new approach seemed to lead into a blind alley, and though patients were told that they are fat because they eat too much, we believed that this is neither the whole truth nor the last word in the matter. Refusing to be side-tracked by an all too facile interpretation of obesity, I have always held that overeating is the result of the disorder, not its cause, and that we can make little headway until we can build for ourselves some sort of theoretical structure with which to explain the condition. Whether such a structure represents the truth is not important at this moment. What it must do is to give us an intellectually satisfying interpretation of what is happening in the obese body. It must also be able to withstand the onslaught of all hitherto known clinical facts and furnish a hard background against which the results of treatment can be accurately assessed. To me this requirement seems basic, and it has always been the center of my interest. In dealing with obese patients it became a habit to register and order every clinical experience as if it were an odd looking piece of a jig-saw puzzle. And then, as in a jig saw puzzle, little clusters of fragments began to form, though they seemed to fit in nowhere. As the years passed these clusters grew bigger and started to amalgamate until, about sixteen years ago, a complete picture became dimly discernible. This picture was, and still is, dotted with gaps for which I cannot find the pieces, but I do now feel that a theoretical structure is visible as a whole. With mounting experience, more and more facts seemed to fit snugly into the new framework, and when then a treatment based on such speculations showed consistently satisfactory results, I was sure that some practical advance had been made, regardless of whether the theoretical interpretation of these results is correct or not. The clinical results of the new treatment have been published in scientific journals and these reports have been generally well received by the profession, but the very nature of a scientific article does not permit the full presentation of new theoretical concepts nor is there room to discuss the finer points of technique and the reasons for observing them.


When a minority community begins losing its mother tongue to a more dominant one, this can be viewed as that heritage language being potentially on the path to extinction. An earlier study to investigate reasons for language shift in Sabah and Sarawak clearly shows both macro and micro variables are significant in causing language shift (David and Dealwis, 2008). In fact way back in 1952 Weinrich cited a range of ten variables as decisive factors in determining language shift. These are geography, indigenousness, cultural or group membership, religion, sex age, social status, occupation, rural versus urban residence and race. More recently Edwards (1992) argues that "sociolinguistic forays into minority language matters-and many others too-must be interdisciplinary". Language shift therefore needs to be considered also from a historical perspective. This is by itself a pertinent aspect that needs to be addressed when conducting research among minority groups. We need to understand the history of the minority communities in order to explain the reasons for language shift. History includes when they came, where they came from, socio-economic and political situations in the country of domicile etc. In this study, the Tamil, Malayalee, Telegu and Indian Muslims communities in Kuching, Sarawak are examined in order to show how historical variables can influence language choice. The paper concludes that researchers conducting studies on language maintenance and shift among minority groups who ignore these historical variables are doing so at their own risk.


This article aims to analyze the theoretical research on the topic of data via the Internet to identify the main authors that debate on this form of data collection and point out the most discussed topics by these authors in academia. To this end, it made a bibliometric research in the Web of Science database and we tried to identify the total number of publications, thematic areas, year of publication, authors, types of documents, title of sources, funding agencies, institutions, languages and countries of these publications. The qualitative analysis of the data showed that the internet collection technique has been widely used for various thematic areas, increasing in recent years, countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and even Brazil. The research showed that the main authors of the thematic areas that discuss the topic with a focus on collection technique itself, debate about the potential respondent approach (not to compromise the response rate), the structure and design of the collection instrument, the issue of representativeness of the selected sample and the concern about the quality of data collected.


This work reports on the Te δ-doping of high electron mobility AlInSb/GaInSb heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy on InP(001) substrates with a metamorphic approach. The combination of atomic force microscopy and van der Pauw measurements is used to investigate and explain the influence of the buffer layers on the electron mobility and sheet density in the heterostructure. Furthermore, a significant increase in the electron sheet density is reached when the δ-doping plane is incorporated in a thin AlSb layer introduced in the barrier. This improvement is explained by the lower dopant activation energy in the AlSb layer. AlInSb/GaInSb heterostructures with an electron mobility of 18 000 cm2/V s and sheet density of 2.2×1012 cm−2 at room temperature are demonstrated.


The control environment of the Bevatron is divided into a system of well-defined tasks, each capable of being treated individually but not separately. To maintain the individual aspect, but integrate all of the component tasks into a system structure, ours is the "multi-processor" concept of system organization. It was recognized that bulk-storage elements could not be provided separately for each processor, and in fact, advantage could be gained by utilizing the moderate speed disc-storage as a common-memory element thereby allowing the main-frame memory of each mini-computer to act as "cache" memory for each arm of the quasi-multiprocessor. This allows the use of overlay techniques to provide an apparent vastly expanded software capability.


Cardiovascular disease is a global health concern; heart rate monitors can help assess cardiac health. Sensors must be effective and non-invasive. This project develops and characterizes flexible substrate antennas for heart beat detection through reflection coefficient measurements. Antenna substrate printing and sensor applications are through external collaborations. The project includes curved ground plane and substrate HFSS models to determine reflection coefficient responses to chest expansions.


Existing software packages for target/background signature analysis generate radiometrically accurate results, but may be difficult to use because of the complexity involved in coordinating model inputs and in 'mating' intermediate model outputs into a final result. In addition, tools used to display and analyze model results are not always available on the model's host computer. Horizons Technology, Inc. (HTI), has undertaken the development of integrated workstations for the analysis of earth background and target signatures in the visible and infrared wavelengths. The first of these products, available now, is the Infrared Atmospherics and Signatures Prediction Model (IASPM). IASPM is hosted on 80386 and 80486 PC/AT desktop computers, and incorporates three widely used electro-optical simulation codes: LOWTRAN (atmospheric propagation), SPIRITS (target signature), and EOSSIM (sensor performance). Also included are image display and analysis utilities. IASPM is controlled by an interactive menu-driven graphical user interface which assists the analyst in selecting, comparing, and then analyzing meaningful target/background image scenarios. In addition, IASPM can also be used to display, analyze, and extend measured imagery into new and unmeasured cases.


This article considers some of the achievements and challenges surrounding global efforts to reduce the high toll of maternal and neonatal deaths and disease. Since its inception in 1987, the Safe Motherhood Initiative has underpinned endeavours to make childbirth safer for women, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable. Reflecting on pertinent historical issues, considering examples of current achievements and speculating on the future, the paper provides insights into the challenges of midwifery practice worldwide.


There have been dramatic breakthroughs in cosmology, the study of the universe, during the past two decades that have since revolutionized our worldview. After the tremendous progress in physics in the last century, we now recognize that we only understand no more than 5% of the substance in the universe. The remaining 95% of it is believed to be made of "dark matter" and "dark energy", whose nature is still to be determined. In its July 1, 2005 Special Issue to celebrate the journal's 125th anniversary, the Science Magazine listed 125 most compelling puzzles and questions facing scientists today, and the number one question was: "What Is the Universe Made Of?" The importance of cosmology in the 21st century requires little persuasion. Rising to the challenge and the opportunity, many top universities in the world have established institutions in recent years dedicated to the research into this area. In order to promote the advancement in this field in Taiwan, Mr. Chee-Chun Leung has decided to donate NT$205 million (∼US$7M) to the National Taiwan University to found the Leung Research Center for Cosmology and Particle As-


When we determine heavy meal in waste water with atomic absorption method,different pretreatment method produces different result.So it is very important to choose appropriate pretreatment method for different metal element.


Background. Leishmaniasis recidiva cutis (LRC) consists of active lesions around or inside the scar of classical cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). In the literature it is considered as an hyperergic form of CL because the patients show a strong response to intradermal testing with leishmania antigen and, histologically, the parasites are scarce or absent; a well‐organized granuloma is always observed.


The combined use of the closed‐loop paradigm, an augmented autonomous state space formulation, partial invariance, local affine difference inclusion, and polytopic invariance are deployed in this paper to propose an NMPC algorithm which, unlike earlier algorithms that have to tackle online a nonlinear non‐convex optimization problem, requires the solution of a simple QP. The proposed algorithm is shown to outperform earlier algorithms in respect of size of region of attraction and online computational load. Conversely, for comparable computational loads, the proposed algorithm outperforms earlier algorithms in terms of optimality of dynamic performance. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The Lie algebra gl(n, C) admits a basis which is a generalization of the Pauli spin operators, as described by Patera and Zassenhaus (1988). In this paper a new expression for the set of generators of the enveloping algebra of gl(n, C) is deduced and new quasi-triangular Hopf algebras with solutions to the quantum Yang-Baxter equation for gl(n, C) are derived. Solutions in eight-vertex form are also given. Properties of the algebras suggest applications to physical theories.


A prospective case-control study at the regional level was conducted in the pediatrics and neonatology department of Hassan II hospital in Agadir in Morocco from April 2016 to April 2018. In this study, we aimed to study congenital anomalies in the population of the study region regarding the frequency and highlight the associated risk factors. The types of congenital malformations have been classified according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Univariate analyzes were performed to identify the variables associated with the etiology of the malformations. Multiple logistic regression was used to characterize the associations between the MC, and the determining explanatory variables are taken into account simultaneously. The results found that congenital disabilities were significantly associated with the consanguinity level of the child, the prematurity of childbirth, the family history of CMs, the Body Mass index. (BMI) of the mother and the presence of a significant trauma during pregnancy. Our results have made it possible to highlight the existence of an association between a certain number of risk factors and the occurrence of congenital malformations


Numerous works on the enhancement of photovoltaic cells' efficiency can been found in the literature. However, studies related to its durability are limited. For instance, solar radiation induced internal thermal stresses on the structure of photo voltaic (PV) panels has received little attention. These effects cannot be ignored when analyzing the panel's durability. The internal stresses are difficult to measure since a PV panel is a complex structure composed by different layers, which causes a nonuniform distribution of the temperature inside the panel. In this work, fully coupled thermo-mechanical finite element simulations were performed with the commercial code ABAQUS/CAE to estimate these stresses. Temperature variations and local stress states are estimated throughout the PV panel thickness under nominal operating conditions.


Similarities in the clinical and laboratory features of primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have led to attempts to treat patients with primary SS or SLE with similar biologic therapeutics. However, the results of many clinical trials are disappointing, and no biologic treatments are licensed for use in primary SS, while only a few biologic agents are available to treat SLE patients whose disease has remained refractory to other treatments. With the aim of improving treatment selections, this study was undertaken to identify distinct immunologic signatures in patients with primary SS and patients with SLE, using a stratification approach based on immune cell endotypes.


In this issue of Hypertension , we publish two articles concerned with the classification of hypertension according to disease severity. The first article, by Black and Yi, presents a new classification for hypertension based on relative and absolute risks with implications for treatment and reimbursement. In the second, Pogue et al evaluate the effect of the Fifth Joint National Committee's report on the assessment of the severity and treatment of hypertension.1 The editors and referees of Hypertension feel that both are important articles that have the potential of providing a means for thinking about disease outcomes in hypertension as well as for providing a new way of assessing the implications of the severity of hypertension for reimbursement of providers for their management of hypertensive patients.

In this respect, some background information is necessary relating to the new classification of hypertension published in the Joint National Committee's Fifth Report in 1992 (JNC V)1 as it deals with hypertension severity. This classification had several goals in mind. First, it underscored the fact …


After a serious accident, paramedics place patients with suspected spinal injuries on a hard and uncomfortable board known as a spinal board. This dissertation compared the traditional spinal board to one with an integrated mattress. The latter proved to have fewer negative side effects than the former. It was also perceived as more comfortable, with the same ability to take high-quality X-rays and CT scans. This study not only provided an easy-to-use and patient-friendly product, it also revealed new insights about the development of pressure ulcers.


In both hospitals and the community, nurses play a critical part in the provision of healthcare. The improvement of heart failure patients' self-care behaviors is greatly helped by nurses. Objective: To determine the level of self-care practices among heart failure patients at the District Headquarter Hospital of Timergara Dir Lower. Methods: A cross sectional study design was used to determine the level of self-care practices among heart failure patients. Self-Care Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) version 7.2 was used for data collection. After receiving written informed consent, 150 hospitalized heart failure patients were recruited through a consecutive sampling technique from the Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at DHQ Hospital Timergara Dir Lower. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 26.0. Results: It was found out that 44% of the study participants were females, 56% were males, 80% were married, 6% were illiterate and 86% had caregivers at home. Moreover, the mean score of the self-care subscales were inadequate (i.e., self-care maintenance: 68.5, symptoms perception: 67.26, self-care management: 68.56 and self-care confidence: 69.15, cutoff value: 70). The level of self-care was significantly associated with gender. In-addition, the marital status was significantly associated with the level of self-care in the sub-domains of self-care maintenance (p=0.011) and self-care management (p=0.001). Conclusions: Results of the study specified that majority of the heart failure patients had lack of adequate self-care practices. Therefore, efforts should be done to help them in performing an adequate self-care activity to remain healthy and reduce their hospital re-admissions.


In the experiment,Fuji apple was used for cider fermentation in small vessels,Kloeckera apiculata and Saccharomyces cerevisiae was inoculated in different sequences and at different time,the inoculating ratio and the addition level of SO2 were experimental factors,and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of cider was the response value to optimize yeast-mixed fermentation of cider.The optimized technical conditions were summed up as follows: 37 h after the inoculation of Kloeckera apiculata,Saccharomyces cerevisiae inoculated according to the ratio of 1∶1,and the addition level of SO2 was 45.85 mg/L.


Today, after the collapse of really existing socialism, we are in the need of rethinking our Christian utopia, the Kingdom of God.  In this presentation some directions of this reimaging, at least as it looks from Latin America, are suggested.


THE INVENTION CONCERNS A PROCESS FOR SECURING RING WELDING preformed COVER. DONE ON THE SURFACE MELT 20 RING WELDING preformed 10 IS IN CONTACT WITH THE COVER OF 16 WAY THIS AREA IS LINKED TO COVER DURING SOLIDIFICATION, WHILE MAINTAINING SURFACE 18 oPPOSITE RING IN SOLID IN CONTACT WITH 12 FLAT SURFACE OF A COOLING UNIT. COVER IS INTENDED TO CLOSE HERMETICALLY CONTAINER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE.


High impact pressure regulator used with a high impact gas scannograph withstands impacts of over 15,000 g. By the passage of fluid through the first and second chambers of the regulator, the pressure of the scannograph is regulated from a specific input valve to the desired output pressure valve.


Objective To discuss the clinical significance and the possibilities of low dose CT scaning with stepshoot CT technology in lumbar vertebra. Methods The phantom of abdomen is needed for the basic study of the new protocol. 200 patients who underwent lumber CT scan were randomly divided into the stepshoot CT group( experimental group A,B) and the Spiral CT group( control group C,D),each of 50 cases. The new protocol with stepshoot technology were performed in the experimental group; group A was routinedose group: 120 kV,300 mAs; Group B was lowdose group : 120 kV, 200 mAs. The control group was scanned with the conventional spiral CT. Group C was routinedose group: 120 kV, 300 mAs,pitch factor of 0. 993; Group D was lowdose group: 120 kV,200 mAs,collimation128 × 0. 625,1mm slice thickness and 0. 5 mm increment,FOV 180 mm. Computed Tomography Dose Index( CTDI) and Effective Dose( ED) were recorded separately. The original and MPR images were transferred to the PACS and evaluated by radiologists. The data were analyzed by SPSS. Results Radiation dose of the patients of the experimental group was lower than that of the control group; the dose( 7. 16 mSv) of group A was lower than that of group C( 7. 96 ± 0. 23 mSv); the dose( 4. 77 mSv) of group B was lower than that of group D( 5. 55 ± 0. 1 mSv); the dose of group B was lower than that of group C( P 0. 05). The image quality of group A had no difference with group C( P 0. 05); the image quality of group B was better than group D( P 0. 05); there was no significant difference between the group B and C in image quality( P 0. 05). Conclusion Low dose CT scaning with stepshoot technology in lumbar vertebra is practicable and the radiation dose can be greatly reduced.


Objective:To analysis and summarization of the feasibility and security of patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing gynecological operation.Methods:Retrospective analysis of clinical data of 28 cases of patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing gynecological operation in our hospital from Jan.2005 to Nov 2008.Diagnosis,management and evaluation of the effects pre-operation and post-operation were summarized.Results:①In 25 cases of liver function Child A and Child B level,5 cases were accompanied by active hepatic dysfunction. After treatment,liver function in 2 cases became normal,3 cases with AST100 U/L. 3 cases with Child C-level.The liver function achieved the B level after treatment,and AST100 U/L,blood serum total bilirubin (STB) 50 μmol/l. ②There were 12 patients with low white blood cell count among 28 patients. And after therapy,11 patients' white blood cell count returned to normal; 1 had obvious risen compared to the count at admission; Before operation,there were 6 patients with prothrombin activity(PTA)50%,5 patients with platelet count(PLT)50×109/L,one patient with hemoglobin (Hb)below 85 g/L,3 patients with serum albumin(A) below 30 g/L.After therapy all patients had their PTA above 50%; hemoglobin above 85 g/L; A above 30 g/L. PLT above 50×109/L. ③ Operations in all 28 cases were done smoothly,and with good prognoses.Conclusions:With the guarantee of proper peroperative management,it is safe and feasible for patients with liver cirrhosis to undergo gynecological operation.


We discuss the relations between psychoanalysis and psychotherapy and their consequences for the relevance of development of a specific training curriculum in psychoanalytic psychotherapies. We will discuss the different types of possible contextual adaptations including the ensuing specific questions, such as the new objects of psychoanalysis like the face-to-face setting, the group, the crisis or the institution. This clinical and theoretical evolution yields two models of representation of psychoanalysis. Whereas a specific training curriculum seems legitimate for group-analysis, this seems less true for the focal psychoanalysis and to an even lesser extent for the psychoanalysis in the face-to-face setting. The possibility of pursuit of this discussion in the context of the notion of applied psychoanalysis in the public sector is outlined.


The project described in this document has focused on the restructuring and improvement of ClassPip, which is an application for creating gamification scenarios in educational environments. ClassPip is the result of the collaborative work of several students of the EETAC since two years ago and our TFG represents, therefore, one more contribution to this project. Gamification is a learning resource used in non-ludic fields, which allows to transfer the mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics of the games in order to optimize the academic-professional results, internalize knowledge with more entertaining methods and generate positive experiences to the users managing to arouse the motivation, commitment and spirit of overcoming. The aim of this project is to remake the previous version by improving the functionalities and the navigability of the graphical interface. That included the creation of a new database and web application. This project arose analyzing the previous version, which showed certain shortcomings in the area of organization and making changes easily in new versions. Therefore, one of the most important objectives was to achieve an understandable code and easier to evolve, which has been achieved through a complete reorganization of the code and the use of text files that explain all the functions of the code of each component. In addition, the previous version shows shortcomings in navigability and inconsistencies in graphic style. Therefore, the reorganization carried out has notably improved the navigability and has implemented a strategy to centralize the graphic style, in such a way that the style is coherent and easy to alter. Another objective was to create a mobile application from scratch, which had to be differentiated with the web mode. This has been achieved by reducing the number of functionalities with respect the web application, new functional design have been made for both, in the web application and in the mobile application. The database and the web modality have been developed with Angular, maintaining the tools of previous versions and the mobile application has been developed using Ionic. Git tool has been used to make parallel versions of the project, being able to mix them in a simple way and minimizing errors. This document focuses on explaining how the Classpip project has been restructured. Starting with the development of a new database. In addition, the functionalities of both, the web and the mobile modality, are reorganized, creating new functional designs. Finally, it shows a comparison between the previous version and the current version.


The amount of force between two objects depends upon how much mass each contains and the distance between their centers of mass. For example, an apple hanging from a tree branch will have less gravitational force acting on it than when it has fallen to Earth. The reason for this is because the center of mass of an apple, when it is hanging from a tree branch, is farther from the center of mass of Earth than when lying on the ground.


BACKGROUND
Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient for plants, while excess Mn(II) in soils leads to its toxicity to crops. Mn(II) was adsorbed onto plant roots from soil solution and then absorbed by plants. Root charge characteristics should affect Mn(II) toxicity to crops and Mn(II) uptake by the roots of the crops. However, the differences in the effects of root surface charge on the uptake of Mn(II) among various crop species were not well understood.

RESULTS
The roots of nine legumes and six non-legumes were obtained by hydroponics and the streaming potential method and spectroscopic analysis were used to measure the zeta potentials and functional groups on the roots, respectively. The results indicate that the exchangeable Mn(II) adsorbed by plant roots was significantly positively correlated with the Mn(II) accumulated in plant shoots. Legume roots carried more negative charges and functional groups than non-legume poaceae roots, which was responsible for the larger amounts of exchangeable Mn(II) on legume roots in 2 h and the Mn(II) accumulated in their shoots in 48 h. Coexisting cations, such as Ca2+ and Mg2+ were most effective in decreasing Mn(II) taken up by roots and accumulated in shoots than K+ and Na+ . This was because Ca2+ and Mg2+ could compete with Mn(II) for active sites on plant roots more strongly compared to K+ and Na+ .

CONCLUSION
The root surface charge and functional groups are two important factors influencing Mn(II) uptake by roots and accumulation in plant shoots. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


The evolution of periodic ripples and dots on an Y Ba2Cu3O7 surface irradiated by single-beam and dual-beam femtosecond laser pulses is investigated. The density and size of the dots can be controlled by the number of pulses. The spatial period of these ripples does not show a close relation to the pulse number. However, the orientation and geometrical period of the ripples are strongly dependent on the polarization and incident angle of the laser pulses, respectively. The formation processes are also discussed based on the dependence.


Objective : To investigate the spread of knowledge regarding silicosis and to identify the occupational health nurse course of action to prevent. Method : It was employed an integrative review of the literature held in the databases: LILACS, SCIELO, BDENF and PUBMED. The employed keywords were "silicosis", "occupational health nursing" and "pneumoconiosis", published in Portuguese, Spanish and English, in the years 2004 to 2014. Eight articles met the inclusion criteria, were selected and answered the guiding questions. Results : The selected articles seek to deepen the knowledge on silicosis, to estimate its prevalence, to establish the patients profile, to describe the major symptoms, to identify the major risk factors associated with the disease and to evaluate the quality of living of those afflicted by it. Conclusion : Silicosis is a public health problem with high prevalence and which requires very specific strategies to its prevention and control, especially those developed in nursing work.


Fuel properties of maize cob and its gasification feasibility in throatless downdraft gasifier were investigated. Performance of the throatless gasifier using producer gas from maize cobs was evaluated in terms of fuel consumption rate, heating value of producer gas and gasification efficiency at different gas flow rates. Gasification efficiency increased with increasing gas flow rate, and was maximum (67.37%) at specific gasification rate (SGR) of 169.95 kg.h−1.m−2 and gas flow of 33.02 Nm3.h−1. Further increase in gas flow rate reduced gasification efficiency. Energy balance for the run had maximum efficiency. Each unit of energy input to the gasifier in the form of maize cobs was converted to 67.18% chemical energy of producer gas and 16.82% char residue, respectively. Sensible energy of gas and char residue was 6.51% and 0.11%, respectively. The unaccounted losses were 9.38 per cent. Maize cobs could thus be successfully used as feedstock for throatless gasifier.


Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) secondary to ruptured intracranial aneurysms is one of the devastating diseases to treat in neurosurgery with high morbidity and mortality. Successful management of patients with spontaneous SAH involves a collective teamwork of neurosurgeons, neurologists, radiologists, anesthesiologists, intensivists and nurses. Once the patient is scheduled for surgery the role of the anesthesiologists becomes increasingly important and successful outcome from surgery depends on expedious perioperative care of the patient from the anesthesiologists apart from good surgical clipping. In this article, the authors review the management of aneurysmal SAH with emphasis on perioperative care.


Selecting representative objects from a large-scale dataset is an important task for understanding the dataset. Skyline is a popular technique for selecting representative objects from a large dataset. It is obvious that the skyline computation from the collective databases of multiple organizations is more effective than the skyline computed from a database of a single organization. However, due to privacy-awareness, every organization is also concerned about the security and privacy of their data. In this regards, we propose an efficient multi-party secure skyline computation method that computes the skyline on encrypted data and preserves the confidentiality of each party's database objects. Although several distributed skyline computing methods have been proposed, very few of them consider the data privacy and security issues. However, privacy-preserving multi-party skyline computing techniques are not efficient enough. In our proposed method, we present a secure computation model that is more efficient in comparison with existing privacy-preserving multi-party skyline computation models in terms of computation and communication complexity. In our computation model, we also introduce MapReduce as a distributive, scalable, open-source, cost-effective, and reliable framework to handle multi-party data efficiently.


This article focuses on Annotate (www.annotate.org) - an online program for image editing and creation of interactive teaching files. This program is free to use, does not need any installation or plugin and can be used from any workstation with internet access. Multiple tools and preferences allow a customization of the program to the user needs.


The article regards the phenomenon of political communication from the perspective of the particularities of constructing gender identity by politicians. As far as the influence of the gender factor on politicians' speech is concerned, the most relevant approach among many others is the discourse approach formed within the paradigm of cognitive linguistics, which considers political discourse as the object of study. The paper deals with the notion of political discourse and examines a hypothesis that gender factor might have a number of manifestations in political communication. It is noted that studying the specificity of constructing gender identity by politicians in discursive practices is becoming a highly topical issue as the importance of female participation in public and political life is growing. Political decision-making has long been considered the prerogativeofmen, but now the necessity of studying the female factor in this sphere is obvious. The author dwells upon the historical background of linguistic gender studies and summarizes the main stages of their development focusing mainly on the theory of the social construction of gender. The founders of this theory advance the thesis that an individual's gender identity is shaped in the process of constructing gender relations in communicative interaction. Further in the article we analyse a few devices of creating the images of masculinity and femininity by famous English and American politicians. As structural components of gender identity, masculinity and femininity turn out to be modifiable parameters depending on the pragmatic attitudes of communicators. Traditional androcentrism of political discourse may account for modifying the female speech style towards masculinity to achieve certain communicative aims.


The article is the second analytical review about foreign empirical models of intercultural competence and psychodiagnostic methods developed on their basis, which have been tested for reliability and validity in foreign psychology. Here the analysis is presented of five approaches to intercultural competence and the results of its research. This article also describes the structure of subject-oriented, i.e. focused dominantly on the assessment of intercultural traits, or intercultural relations and worldviews, or intercultural possibilities, and mixed models, i.e. combined character traits, worldviews and possibilities. It is emphasized that the complexity of mixed models makes it possible to consider individual components of cross-cultural competence not as independent predictors of the effectiveness of cross-cultural efficiency, but in their relationship. This raises the question of the ratio of these components, their mutual conditionality and impact on each other and on intercultural competence in general, which has not yet been properly answered in science and whose resolution represents a promising direction for future research in this area.


In this study, wear test was conducted on Al-nanoclay metal matrix composites (MMCs) using pin-on-disc
type wear testing machine, Composites were prepared with aluminium as the matrix and nanoclay particles with 5, 10,
15 wt % as reinforcement. The effect of clay particles on the dry sliding wear behaviour of the composites under
different loads and sliding speeds was evaluated. The wear mechanism causing the loss of the material during the
friction and wear was the key point of this study. The composites were subjected to dry sliding wear tests on a pin-ondisc
test apparatus. The matrix material without the reinforcements was also subjected to the wear tests to achieve a
comparing with the composite material with different percentages of nanoclay. From the results it is observed that,
nanoclay reinforced MMCs exhibited reduction in wear volume compare to the unreinforced alloy specimens and the
coefficient of friction is lower at higher loads. The wear loss of MMCs as well as the matrix alloy increased with the
increase in applied load.
The composite specimens exhibited scratch and little abrasion wear at low loads, while at higher loads delaminating
wear and abrasion were observed. SEM of the worn out surfaces of composite specimens and subsurface revealed the
wear mechanism of the composite. The weak interface bond between nanoclay and matrix is the main reason of
composite wear property change under different load condition.
Keywords : wear volume, coefficient of friction, abrasion wear, delaminating wear, weak Interface bond.


At present,the speed of electric treadmill is controlled by manual button,which limits the freedom of changing the speed and also produces negative influence on expanding applications of the electric treadmill. This paper proposes a method of speed-tracking control of electric treadmill which is based on human pace. By mounting force sensors under the treadmill belt,the method can obtain the force signal of foot when taking exercises on the treadmill,and the information of human pace can be acquired by analyzing the signal. It can tell the trend of the movement and send the command to drive motor at the same time. Thus,the speed of the electric treadmill changes as the speed of the human changes. The experimental results show that this control algorithm can reach a satisfying effect on speedtracking control,and also provides reference for the further research and technology upgrading of electric treadmill.


The emerging stage in the evolution of health care finance and delivery in the $370 billion a year health insurance industry in the United States is the "consumer-driven" health plan. Consumer-driven plans include those in which enrollees can designate individual or customized benefit packages and providers and pay any cost beyond a fixed contribution by their employer. Also included are plans that establish health spending accounts into which employers contribute pretax dollars that are to be used to pay for health care purchases. Medical savings accounts (MSAs), defined contribution plans (DCPs), and tax credits fall into this category. It is estimated that these rypes of plans currently have approximately 1.5 million enrollees and could account for up to 50 percent of the market within five years (Gabel et al. 2002). These rypes of plans have become an essential part of the business strategy of major insurers as well as start-up companies and are being marketed as the revolution that will solve the perennial problem(s) of increasing costs and decreasing coverage inherent in the health care delivery system in America. Marketing claims, largely targeting employers with more than a hundred employees, suggest that these plans are the next "magic bullet" and the much sought-after solution to the failing health care system, much as managed care was in the early 1990s. Proponents of the plans suggest that this method will not only decrease costs to employers but will also reduce their involvement in the management of the health care of their employees by shifting the decision making to the employees themselves. The major thrust of marketing campaigns is that consumers will have control of their own health care decisions-they will have "freedom of choice." This approach capitalizes on the opportuniry created by managed care backlash, in which


may have been zinc deficient, though none had features attributable to zinc depletion. Again, these results might be explained by a diminished amount of zinc binder in the leucocytes. A cellular effect of a low plasma concentration of zinc has recently been found by Patrick and his colleagues,10 who showed that the zinc is an important controller of the sodium pump in leucocytes. More recently Patrick et all' have reported an effect of zinc supplements on sodium transport in children with protein-energy malnutrition. They suggest that there may be a causal relation between the low plasma concentration of zinc and the impaired sodium transport seen, for example, in trauma and malnutrition. Our knowledge of the chemical anatomy of zinc in health and disease is increasing rapidly. What we know so far suggests that low concentrations of zinc in plasma or cells are not adequate evidence of a primary zinc depletion. The cornerstone of the definition and detection of nutritional deficiencies is a therapeutic test. Prasad AS. Clinical, biochemical and pharmacological role of zinc. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 1979;19:393-426. 2 Klevay LM, Reck SJ, Barcome DF. Evidence of dietary copper and zinc deficiencies._JAMA 1979;241 :1916-8. 3 Aggett PJ, Harries JT. Current status of zinc in health and disease states. Arch Dis Child 1979;54:909-17. 4 Walker BE, Dawson JB, Kelleher J, Losowsky MS. Plasma and urinary zinc in patients with malabsorption syndromes or hepatic cirrhosis. Gut 1973 ;14 :943-8. 5 Walker BE, Bone I, Mascie-Taylor BH, Kelleher J. Is plasma zinc a useful investigation ? IntJ7 Vitam Nutr Res 1979 ;49 :413-8. 6 Lekakis J, Kalofoutis A. Zinc concentrations in serum related to myocardial infarction. Clin Chem 1980;26:1660-1. 7 Balogh Z, El-Ghobarey AF, Fell GS, Brown DH, Dunlop J, Dick WC. Plasma zinc and its relationship to clinical symptoms and drug treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 1980;39:329-32. 8 Swaminathan R, Chapman C, Segall NH, Morgan DB. Red-blood-cell composition in thyroid disease. Lancet 1976;ii :1382-5. 9 Keeling PWN, Jones RB, Hilton PJ, Thompson RPH. Reduced leucocyte zinc in liver disease. Gut 198021:561-4. 0 Patrick J, Michael J, Golden MN, Golden BE, Hilton PJ. Effect of zinc on leucocyte sodium transport in vitro. Clinical Science and Molecular Medicine 1978 ;54 :585-7. 11 Patrick J, Golden BE, Golden MHN. Leucocyte sodium transport and dietary zinc in protein energy malnutrition. Am Jf Clin Nutr 1980;33: 617-20.


This paper reports findings from an international study of project managers. A sub-set of the main sample (n = 414) completed Dulewicz & Higgs' (2005) Leadership Dimensions Questionnaire (LDQ). ...


Abstract This paper has arisen out of local research on conferences and an address to a conference of FamilyPlanning Trainers in the Wessex Regional Health Authority. It may provide a starting point for further work. Conferences are time‐consuming and costly events which have never been systematically researched and rarely even discussed except from an organizer's point of view. They are considered here as a form of collective learning and distinguished in several ways from other academic and professional meetings. A variety of conference formats is referred to and the general aims of conferences discussed in relation to participants' expectations. Data from a small survey and discussions with respondents provide an empirical base and a general perspective on attitudes to different aspects of conferences. It appears that certain kinds of conferences are consistently selected and participants have distinctive motivations for attendance. In the light of this, a distinction is made between the practical (inf...


S u m m a r y : D ifferen t aspects o f the a tria l a ctiva tion were studied experim en tally in the dog using conventiona l electrocardiographic methods. The im portance as well as the fu n c tio n a l characteristics o f the in ternodal pathways (an terio r, m iddle and posterior) were established by selective blocks of these connections. The analysis o f the results when compared to hum an electrocardiographic data allowed a be lte r understanding o f the a tria l disturbances found in man.


In new ocular drug delivery, nanoparticles are designed to overcome the barriers, while increasing the drug penetration
at the target site and prolong the drug levels by few internals of drug administration in much lower doses without any
prolonged toxicity that conventional eye drops offer. Nanoparticles offer high specificity and multi-functionality DNA,
that can be resulted in higher transfection efficiency for gene therapy. Fibrin; a versatile scaffold for tissue engineering
applications combines cell and molecular biology with materials and mechanical engineering to replace damaged or
diseased organs and tissues. Fibrin plays an important component in homeostasis, which has been used extensively as
a biopolymer scaffold in tissue engineering. Fibrin has been used in combinations with other materials and is used as a
biological scaffold for stem or primary cell regeneration for adipose tissue, bone, and cardiac tissue, etc. Therefore, fibrin
is a versatile biopolymer, which has shown great potential in tissue regeneration and wound healing. Nanotechnology is
transforming biological engineering, on a much smaller scale as shown in research. In large, cases relating to corneal
infections has been increasing and nanomedicine has shown a long lasting and profound treatment relating to corneal
infections but not only subject to this infection. Ocular engineering has been on the rise with nanomedicine involvement.


The main points of technique of four links:mulch with stalk-standing,no-tillage seeding,chemical weeding without inter-row cultivation and fertilization on top soil,and their effects in protective tillage system were expounded in this paper.


Closed Brayton circles which work with dioxide carbon CO2 as fluid are an alternative solution to thermal power stations.This task will present the needs of research and development of the individual systems of power stations. We will then focus on carbon dioxide mixtures which can lead to increased-improved cycle performance. Their use significantly reduces the emission of pollutants into the atmosphere and the high density of dioxide carbon CO2 results in smaller facilities and potentially lower capital costs.


This epilogue reflects on the notions of 'irregularity' and 'mismatch' which form the leitmotiv for this issue on perspectivization in language use, and more specifically on perspective shift and perspective persistence. While endorsing the approach, it is suggested that, given the complexities involved (who orients to what aspects of context and how?) any stable form-function coding would probably fail to perform the communicative task at hand, so that adaptable structures and processes are predictable. It is also pointed out that the observed irregularities seem to show a high degree of persistence across time and space, and it is suggested that this 'regularity' may be the most useful focus for this type of research.


This autoethnographic piece reflects on the cost of living and loving in this beautiful and broken, "crisis ordinary" world. In the interplay of the creative and critical, lyrical and liminal, I write on the human imperative to find heart in a hopeless place. I find inspiration in the poetry of Czelaw Milosz and kindness in communication and, in so doing, advocate for the small nothings that bring us solace and personal preservation in the face of big wicked problems and distant-witnessed disaster.


Title: Alexander Technique - Different thoughts on the Alexander Technique and its effect on the singing voice. Does singing lessons cause tension in the student? What should you as a teacher consider to avoid situations that cause tension? This examination is based on interviews. The persons who have been interviewed are singing students, singing teachers and teachers in the Alexander Technique. The literature and the interviews describe the Alexander Technique as a method that, with support of a teacher of the Alexander Technique, helps you to recreate the balance between the cranium, neck and spine. You learn to rehab yourself and your body by getting conscious of tensions that earlier have been subconscious and normalized by the body itself. This improves the breathing and helps the singing voice to find its free flow. According to the persons that have been interviewed, teaching in singing can cause tension with the student. There are many different solutions to this problem, but all of them imply consciousness of how to teach.


Brown and Rutemiller have given a procedure for deciding whether or not to continue a fixed-sample test in the face of early failures. This paper presents a method of calculating one of the key quantities of the procedure; it eliminates the need for numerical-integration techniques in many applications and can be used if tables of the binomial distribution or tables of the incomplete beta function are available.


Introduction: We sought to assess the effect of in-hospital targeted temperature management (TTM) on outcomes of non-shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial "A Randomized Trial of Continuous Versus Interrupted Chest Compressions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest" (NCT01372748). We included non-traumatic comatose OHCAs with non-shockable rhythm who survived to hospital admission. Outcomes of interest were survival at hospital discharge and favorable neurological outcome (modified Rankin scale 0-3). We performed multivariable logistic regression, adjusting for baseline characteristics to determine the association between TTM and outcomes, compared to no TTM, for the entire cohort as well as for the propensity matched cohort. Results: Of 1,985 OHCAs who survived to hospital admission, 780 (39.3%) were managed with TTM. In TTM patients, 7.3 % patients survived to hospital discharge and 3.9 % had a favorable neurological outcome in contrast to 10.2 % and 6.1 %, respectively, in no TTM patients. Multivariable analyses demonstrated an association between TTM and decreased probability of both outcomes, compared to no TTM (adjusted ORs for survival: 0.67 95% CI 0.48–0.93, and for favorable neurological outcome: 0.57 95% CI 0.37–0.90). Propensity score matched analyses demonstrate the similar results. Conclusion: TTM might decrease the probability of neurologically intact survival for non-shockable OHCAs.


The absorption spectra of pyrotechnics oxidants of KClO3,KClO4 and KNO3,in the frequency range between 0.2 and 2.5THz,are calculated using quantum chemistry method.The experimental result obtained from THz time-domain spectroscopy system gives the detailed localities of the characteristic peaks of concerned oxidants.The experiment also provides the absorption spectrum of pyrotechnics which contains KClO4 between 0.2 and 2.5THz.The characteristic peak of KClO3 is located at 2.4THz.The characteristic peaks of both KClO4 and pyrotechnics which contain KClO4 are located at 2.0 and 2.2THz.The characteristic peaks of KNO3 are located at 1.8 and 2.3THz.Compared with experiment results,all the evidences indicate that KClO3,KClO4 and KNO3 have distinct characteristic spectroscopic peaks,which agree with the results of analog calculation.


Analysis of sea surface temperature (SST) observations suggests a pan‐oceanic interaction between the tropical Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean at multi‐decadal time scales, such that periods of anomalously high SSTs in the tropical Pacific are followed by a basin‐wide SST dipole in the Atlantic Ocean with a time delay of a few decades. The SST anomaly structure in the Atlantic Ocean is reminscent of variations in the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation. The two ocean basins are linked through an "atmospheric bridge" involving anomalous fresh water fluxes. Based on the observational findings, the Atlantic thermohaline circulation may strengthen during the next decades in response to the strong decades‐long increase in tropical Pacific SST, which will have strong impacts on the climates of North America and Europe through changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO).


The veterans in Sweden is a group that is steadily growing, one of the reasons is the new employment agreement that requires the soldiers and officers to commit to Foreign Service. The Swedish Arme ...


Based on the concrete features of Dayun Superhighway, and referring to the Standards for the Quality Detection and Evaluation of the Highway Engine ering issued by the Ministry of Communications, this paper puts forward the qua lity control standards for the powder sprayed pile and the main indexes of its d etection.


Abstract Clinical practice guidelines provide both local and global recommendations for the use of iron therapy in the management of anaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. However, physicians must interpret and adapt these guidelines to meet the specific needs of their individual patients. The recommendations must also be considered in the context of findings from more recently published clinical trials and observational studies.


This paper presents a simple method for projecting the impact of new bicycle facilities on vehicle kilometers traveled. Our method starts with existing short-duration bicycle counts on or near the facility corridor, then applies six adjustment factors to project reductions in vehicle kilometers traveled. We examine the feasibility of measuring each factor and the range of their potential values.


The thermostat of intelligent,programmable,environment friendly and energy saving was designed,which took the microprocessor as the core.The hardware design included the power supply circuit,temperature and humidity measurement circuit and backlight circuit.The software design included temperature measurement and compensation algorithm.The simulation analyzing of power supply circuit by PSpice proved that the design was reasonable and correct.


Seed size and seed origin forms a very important element in the quality of seedlings produced in the nursery. This study investigated the effects of seed size and seed source on early growth of Anacardium occidentale seedlings. Seeds collected from mother tree at three sources (Somorin, Funaab and Camp locations) were sorted into Large, Medium and Small sizes. Collected and sorted seeds, raised in 54 poly pots was laid out in 3 x 3 factorial in Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Data was collected fortnightly for 12 weeks and it was subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) in SAS. Large sized seed had significantly (p<0.05) produced higher seedling height (26.39cm), number of leaves (10.82), leaf area (82.27cm2), collar diameter (5.20mm), total fresh weight (22.72g), total dry weight (6.26g), fresh shoot weight (18.22g) and dry shoot weight (5.09g). Seeds sourced from Funaab had significantly (p<0.05) higher effect on seedling height (26.87cm) and fresh root weight (4.87g). There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the effect of source on some morphological parameters, Camp location had the highest effect on leaf area (77.39cm2) and collar diameter (5.19mm). Seeds sourced from Camp significantly (p<0.05) enhanced total dry weight (5.95g), dry shoot weight (4.81g) and absolute growth rate (0.60g/week). There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the combined effect of seed source and seed size on A. occidentale seedling growth. To produce quality seedlings for out-planting purpose, it is important to choose large seed from a superior source.


The American College of Surgeons (ACS) joins the New York Chapter of the ACS and other medical and surgical organizations in opposition to S.3059 (Libous)/A.2820 (Morelle). This legislation would modify the definition of the scope of practice of dentistry to permit single degree oral surgeons (DDS – not medical doctors) to perform additional elective surgical procedures involving the hard or soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial area if they are certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and granted hospital privileges for such surgical procedures.


Abstract Background In complex extremity wounds, free flap-based limb salvage (fLS) is the standard of care. However, fLS is resource- and cost-intensive, and the limited availability of pediatric microsurgical expertise exacerbates these challenges. Regenerative LS (rLS) addresses these barriers to care. The aim of this study was to quantify the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of rLS in complex pediatric extremity wounds. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of pediatric LS at a single hospital. Subjects were treated with fLS or rLS based on surgeon preference. Primary outcome measures were: definitive wound closure rates and time, rates of return to ambulation, number and length of procedures to achieve definitive closure, and rates of perioperative complications. Statistical analyses were performed utilizing the Wilcoxon Mann–Whitney U test with statistical significance set at p < 0.05. Results Over a 2-year period, nine consecutive patients presented with complex extremity wounds requiring fLS (n = 4) or rLS (n = 5). Demographics and wound characteristics were similar between groups. Compared with fLS, the rLS group achieved definitive wound closure 85.8% more quickly (13.8 vs. 97.5 days, p < 0.02), required 64.5% less operative time (132.6 vs. 373.0 minutes, p < 0.02), had fewer perioperative complications (0 vs. 5), and required fewer intensive care unit stays (0 vs. 1.3 days). Conclusion These data indicate that rLS is a safe and efficacious option in pediatric patients requiring soft tissue reconstruction for LS. Use of this novel technique can restore the reconstructive ladder, thereby expand patient access to pediatric LS while minimizing morbidity and reducing LS-related resource utilization.


A special class of reliability models called "cumulative damage models" is introduced and demonstrated that it very well matches the view of epidemiology on carcinogenesis. This new approach helps to overcome conceptual problems of existing models and, moreover, allows among other things the incorporation of mathematical representatives for host responses which has not been achieved so far by other models. The paper outlines first results concerning descriptive epidemiolo-gical data as well as data on special exposure histories or applications to dose-response considerations in animal experiments. The new mathematical issue implies partially substantially differing interpretations of observed data, compared to existing models, and promises that cumulative damage models will be a powerful tool for theoretical epidemiological investigations in the future.


A stochastic realization of Markov model on the time- 合 equency plane with the su b- space method is discussed to apply for identification of instruments and keys in a music transcription system that listen to sounds and display notes. The system projects music signal onto the time- 合 equency plane applying Gabor wavelet transform and estimates actually played pitch names on the plane by stationary Kalman filter that refers instruments and keys as parameters.


The electron impact induced mass fragmentations of 16 new 2- and 4-alkylthio-5-chloro- and 2- and 4-alkylthio-5-bromouracils are presented. The elucidation of the fragmentation pathways is described. The fragmentation routes have been confirmed by accurate mass measurements and metastable transitions. It has been found that the position of uracil ring thiation may be deduced on the basis of the mass spectral fragmentation patterns.


The purpose of this paper is to detect Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in Teaching Practice in Islamic Education instrument (TPIED) based on gender and stream. The instrument was administered on 150 from form four students Malaysian secondary schools' from various groups within the Ministry of Education school in Selangor, Malaysia. The samples were clustered and randomly chosen. The TPIED used consists of 4 constructs which were (a) teaching skills, (b) personality traits, (c) Intelligence and (d) motivations and 95 items on a 5-point likert scale. Rasch model was used to examine both validity and reliability of the instrument, person's reliability and item's reliability is more robust compared to Cronbach's Alpha. It also allows item elimination based on t-value and differential measure by Winsteps version 3.68.2. The person's reliability value obtained was 0.95 while the item's reliability value was 0.93. The findings also detected seven item were distinguished as DIF based on gender and eight items were detected as DIF based stream. The final analysis has dropped 13 items and maintained 82 items that were legitimate and reliable to gauge 4 constructs in TPIED. This TPIED, free from DIF, could be used to measure the four constructs in the Teaching Practice in Islamic Education instrument (TPIED) for Malaysian Islamic education, from Malaysian secondary schools students' perceptions. Since the four constructs was recommended by al-Ghazali and Dunkin and Biddle.


The frontline pharmacists during this pandemic COVID-19
(coronavirus disease 2019) situation are potentially contributing to saving human lives worldwide.
The objective of this study was to demonstrate the current contributions of pharmacists
among the frontline healthcare professionals in the management of the COVID-19
crisis across the world. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic
Reviews, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched for this study from
March 20, 2020 to May 20, 2020. The basic keyword "pharmacist and COVID-19" was
used to select studies. Relevant English-language studies, guidelines,
articles, relevant published reports in different online news portals and
official web pages of different organizations were searched. Pharmacists in the
United States and United Kingdom are testing patients for COVID-19 and
providing medical advice to patients. Community pharmacists in European
countries are focused on the smooth supply of essential medicines, and working
to build awareness regarding the community transmission of COVID-19. Hospital
and clinical pharmacists are working to facilitate the effective medication
therapy management for improving the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients.
Pharmacists in low-and middle-income countries around the world have focused
their efforts mainly on awareness-building activities regarding the community
transmission of COVID-19, and the mass production of alcohol-based
hand-sanitizer. Several resources are globally available for pharmacists to
improve their competency and self-protection from COVID-19. Frontline
pharmacists are enthusiastically contributing in the prevention and treatment
of COVID-19 from a community-to-clinical level worldwide. Their active
participation as a member of the frontline healthcare team is crucial in order
to address and overcome the challenges that this pandemic has created,
and to tackle this global healthcare crisis efficiently.


Endophytic bacteria play a crucial role in the life cycle of Spermatophyta, and exploring the beneficial interactions between seeds and endophytic bacteria is an effective strategy for sustainable agricultural development and improved crop productivity. In this study, we employed Illumina Hiseq high-throughput sequencing technology to analyze the amplified fragments of microbial 16S rRNA sequences from melon seeds of MR-1, HH and their F1 generation, which displayed varying levels of resistance to bacterial fruit blotch disease. Initially, we extracted endophytes from eight melon samples and performed sequencing, obtaining an average of 84,758 effective tags per sample. At the 97% similarity level, the number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) derived from melon seed endophytes ranged from 447 to 492. After filtering out low-level OTUs, we obtained an average of 65,866 valid tags from the eight samples, representing approximately 160 genera and 167 species across eight phyla. It was found that the composition of the endophyte communities in the eight samples was basically similar, and their abundance showed some variability. Furthermore, we utilized the KO and COG databases to functionally predict the genes of endophytes in melon seeds. The analysis revealed a significant enrichment of genes associated with pathways related to protein synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, substance transport, and metabolite synthesis. These findings greatly contribute to our understanding of endophytic bacteria in melon seeds and serve as a vital reference for the selection and breeding of high-quality melon seeds, as well as the prevention of seed diseases.


This report describes a computer modeling program, originally developed by Dodd and Deeds of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, capable of calculating the experimental voltage amplitudes and phases which can be obtained with rectangular cross-section coils being operated at multiple frequencies. This program was applied to two multilayered composites in order to determine the feasibility of making thickness and resistivity measurements of the individual layers. The results of these calculations indicate that the thickness of the aluminum/Kapton composite layers could be measured to a precision of better than 1% and the resistivity of the conductive layers could be measured to a precision of better than 10%. The second composite, a structure consisting of alternating layers of aluminum and polyimide, a varnish, was found to be measureable also. A minimum of two frequency components were found to be necessary for the aluminum/Kapton composite while three frequencies were found to be necessary for the aluminum polyimide case.


For the difficulty of calculation caused by the complexity of internal flow field,the YB355-2 hydraulic torque converter is studied in this paper.The Solidworks software is used to establish a three-dimensional model of internal flow calculation field.Combined with the block calculation method and the mixed plane method,the internal flow field of the torque converter and the performance of each impeller are simulated by using Fluent software.Furthermore,the overall performance is simulated with simulation method.Finally,the internal flow characteristics are analyzed.The results show that the method has high accuracy and conforms to the practical performance index,which provides reference for the study of the new torque converter.


Mesoporous titania is a highly studied material due to its energy and environment-related applications, which depend on its tailored surface and electronic properties. Understanding the behavior of water in titania pores is a central issue for practical purposes in photocatalysis, solar cells, bone implants, or optical sensors. In particular, the mechanisms of capillary condensation of water in titania mesopores and the organization and mobility of water as a function of pore filling fraction are not yet known. In this work, molecular dynamics simulations of water confined in TiO2-rutile pores of diameters 1.3, 2.8, and 5.1 nm were carried out at various water contents. Water density and diffusion coefficients were obtained as a function of the distance from the surface. The proximity to the interface affects density and diffusivity within a distance of around 10 A from the walls, beyond which all properties tend to converge. The densities of the confined liquid in the 2.8 and the 5.1 nm pores decrease, r...


Speech recognition and natural language processing are interesting and relevant applications of many CS principles. Unfortunately, the barrier to entry for using existing tools is quite high, often requiring many hours installing, compiling, testing, and debugging tools before students can even begin exploring the technical concepts. The "Speech Recognition Virtual Kitchen" environment is an NSF-sponsored collaborative research infrastructure project that has the goals to promote community sharing of research techniques, foster innovative experimentation, and provide solid reference systems as a tool for education, research, and evaluation. The core of the research infrastructure is the use of virtual machines (VMs) that provide a consistent experimental environment. We liken the virtual machines to a "kitchen" because they provide the infrastructure into which one can install "appliances" (e.g., speech recognition tool-kits), "recipes" (scripts for creating state-of-the art systems), and "ingredients" (language data). A web-based community platform allows physically disconnected users to jointly explore VMs, learn from each other, and collaborate in research. This demo will provide an overview of available VMs, suggestions for use in undergraduate and graduate computer science courses and capstone projects, and a demonstration of our teaching VM, highlighting the ease of working with available tools. We invite participation in our community through downloading and uploading VMs, which can be an entry to open-source software development. More information can be found at speechkitchen.org.


The rodent family Cricetidae is represented in eastern Asia by a number of small species collectively known as hamsters. All of these are burrowers, more or less modified for ground living, in contrast therefore to the long-tailed forest-living Peromyscus of North America (belonging to the same family), but recalling the American genus Onychomys, which again is an open-country or desert type. Hamsters are apparently absent in China south of about latitude 320 where, presumably, conditions have not in recent times been suitable for them. The Asiatic Expeditions under the leadership of Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews have now assembled a fine series of these handsome little mammals from various points in North China and the Gobi Desert, making possible a comparison of specimens from various parts of a species' range and an estimate of the amount of geographic variation shown. As in the case of many other mammals, the dry interior of the country is inhabited by paler representatives, while nearer the coast in Chili, or along the damper borders of southern Shensi, darker coloration prevails. Some seem to be wholly confined to the Gobi.


status of depression in a 2-day meeting that was international in content, with three speakers from the USA and four from elsewhere in Europe. Leonard (Eire) started proceedings with a provocative and somewhat disparaging denouncement of current pharmacological thinking as to the nature of depression and how antidepressants work. He criticized simplistic theories focusing on single receptors and emphasized the possibility that alterations in several different transmitter systems might be necessary for a therapeutic response. He then went on to describe his own research in which


The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the seventh constitutional criterion on the Rural Los Andes Parish GAD, managing to establish the effect that it can have on the investment budget for the year 2018, as well as harmonize the objectives National Good Living Plan to the National Lifetime Plan. The methodology applied was based on a complex approach to the approach to legal, financial and social context.


h a n s s c h a e f e r software test consulting Spanning software's diverse theories, practices, and philosophies. CONSIDERING THAT PRACTITIONERS can choose from among several test-tool cata-logs—some of which are free—does it make sense to buy the CAST Report when you could spend the same money to hire a consultant for a full day? Yes, it does. In lavish detail, this report on computer aided software testing tools guides you through the steps necessary to select and implement the tools best suited to your needs. It describes every commercially available tool in Europe and provides cross-referenced tables to help you frame your short list before you contact tools suppliers. TOOL SELECTION GROUNDWORK. Which testing tasks can be automated, what are their pitfalls, and what are their costs and benefits? The report's 75-page introductory section answers these questions. In its early chapters, it presents the software testing process, shows what the test phases and work steps are, and what can and can't be automated. It then describes the process of selecting and implementing the right tool for your needs. This initial work is important. The authors suggest several activities to help ensure a successful tool implementation, including running a pilot and selecting a tool champion. Planning and organizing the implementation often costs more than the tool, but without proper preparation the tool may well fail. Surveys included in the report show that many attractive test tools end up as shelfware. The reason? Poor implementation, lack of follow-up, and a disorganized test methodology. A short overview chapter on directions and trends explores what CAST can do for you and where developments in the field are likely to lead. A second overview chapter lists CAST books, conferences , special-interest groups, and training courses. This chapter, however, needs improvement. Some articles are annotated to show their applicability, but the list of books is neither annotated nor ordered and leaves you wondering which books might be worthwhile. The section about conferences and groups is also incomplete. Conferences other than EuroSTAR, such as EOQC (European Organisation for Quality Control) and the Durham Workshops, deal with testing. There are also CAST special-interest groups in several countries, including Germany, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. Yet the section on testing seminars lists only British references. TOOLS CLASSED AND DESCRIBED. Most of the CAST Report describes the tools themselves. It groups them into 12 classes, from …


I had been summoned to the Department of Anthropology main office on the 3rd floor of Savery Hall at the University of Washington (UW) to take a long distance phone call. This was in March or April and on the other end of the line, William Longacre introduced himself to me, and told me, "I'm calling to let you know you've been accepted to the University of Arizona (UA) Archaeological Field School at Grasshopper this summer. We hope you can join us." I was in my senior year, about to graduate, and hopefully on to graduate school in archaeology. I knew who Longacre was; we read much of his work in our theory seminars at UW. As one of the leaders of the new, processual approach in American archaeology his work at the Carter Ranch site was renowned for the reconstruction of ancestral Puebloan social organization. By this time he had published two major articles (Longacre 1964; 1966) and his dissertation was now a monograph (Longacre 1970a) and he had edited a volume on Reconstructing Pueblo Societies (Longacre 1970b). I was amazed that he called personally to invite me to the field school. The field school at Grasshopper was a dream for me. I had friends from UW who had been there the previous year and who encouraged me to apply. I had never been in the field before even though I had been a major in anthropology since my sophomore year. My summers were spent in eastern Washington earning money to pay for college. The UA field school was funded by a multi-year NSF grant and it paid for all one's expenses, tuition, room and board, and the cost of travel to reach eastern Arizona. I would never have been able to attend if it were not for this. I happily accepted Longacre's offer.


Seven early-maturing autumn varieties of Chinese cabbage from different regions were compared by open cultivation.The results showed that Xinzao 56 had the highest yield of 4 934.56 kg per 666.7m2 and then the Hualiangxiaqiu of 3 829.07 kg.They had strong disease resistance and their growth periods were 62 and 68 days respectively,so they were fit for local cultivation with early maturing in autumn.Julongzaoqiu and Weibai 6 had the highest yield per plant,but they had serious black rot disease occurrence which affected the output.As cylindrica ecotype,Jinlu55 could be close planted to increase production.


Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) in early childhood is a learning program to introduce and instill the principles of clean and healthy living from an early age. This study aims to prepare children to form new habitual behaviors by familiarizing themselves with clean and healthy daily living behaviors from an early age in order to implement health protocols so that children avoid the risk of transmission of various diseases including Covid-19. To teach PHBS to early childhood, teachers use the storytelling method, which is a method used by teachers to provide teaching experiences for children through oral. This type of research is Classroom Action Research (CAR) with a qualitative research approach. The time of this research was carried out in August 2021. The subjects of this study were 10 group A children of TK ABA Bendan and all of them were 4-5 years old. The object of this research is clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS). Data collection techniques were carried out by observation (observation), interviews, and documentation. The data analysis technique in this study uses qualitative data analysis, from the data that has been collected or collected it will be analyzed using qualitative and quantitative descriptive techniques with percentages. Based on the results in the observations, it was found that there was an increase in the clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) of children aged 4-6 years through the storytelling method which can be seen from the number of percentages with the criteria for developing well. In the initial conditions before the action of 0% in the first cycle increased to 50% and in the second cycle to 80%. The impact of developing PHBS with the storytelling method is that children will imitate the activity so that they gain experience about a learning activity from what they see, hear, and experience about an event.


Course groups refer to a series of courses which serve the same or different specialties within a discipline . The construction of course groups is the tendency of course construction in institutions of higher learning. The construction includes the building of teaching staffs, teaching materials and laboratories. To put this work into effect, we are supposed to make detailed plans and active organization. Meanwhile, we must increase investment, strengthen inspections and work out a practical evaluation system.


The mobility patterns of two native species, the barbel, Barbus barbus (L.) and the chub Squalius cephalus (L.) and of one non-native fish species, the catfish Silurus glanis (L.) were assessed on a 35.5-km reach of the Upper Rhône River, a strong flowing river with notable thermal regime alterations. An active acoustic tracking technique adapted to large rivers allowed (1) the identification of longitudinal home ranges, movements and preferred habitat at large scale; and (2) the analysis of the influence of discharge and water temperature on the movement patterns of the fish. The active fish-tracking system recorded 1572 fish localisations over seven months on a weekly basis for 80% of the tagged fish (37 barbel, 23 chub and 13 catfish). Compared with the catfish, barbel and chub showed wider longitudinal home ranges, more movements > 1 km and higher inter-individual variability. The catfish preferred artificially heated habitats with less morphological diversity. The three species were more often localised in river sections with high density of woody debris. The results suggest that habitat degradation is more damaging for cyprinids, while the catfish seemed less, if not unimpacted, in large modified rivers.


The presence of artifacts seriously affects the readability of EEG signals, and manual labeling is very time-consuming. So this study aims to design a new automatic artifact removal algorithm, get the appropriate threshold to identify artifacts and neuron activity components by calculating the permutation entropy and kurtosis of each component after the Independent Component Analysis (ICA). Then, use wavelet denoising technology to retain neuronal activity in artifact components to avoid losing useful information in EEG denoising. In addition, the existence of volume conduction effect limits the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of EEG signals, so we explored the influence of electrophysiological source imaging (ESI) technology on SNR. The experimental results show that the automatic artifact removal algorithm removes the artifact components in the EEG very well, and the ESI improves the α -SNR by 28%.


Purpose: To develop and evaluate a method of importing the predicted dose maps of patient treatment fields generated by the Pinnacle treatment planning system (TPS) into the dosimetry module of Varian's PortalVision electronic portal imaging system (EPID), for the purpose of verifying planned IMRT fields. Method and Materials: PortalVision, when equipped with the dosimetry module, is equipped with tools to perform relative dose comparisons of dose images acquired by the EPID vs. predicted dose images generated by a TPS. Treatment plans were created using the Pinnacle TPS. Dose maps of individual fields were saved as files using Pinnacle's Planar Dose Map function. The dose maps were calculated in a geometry equivalent to that of the detector panel. Using in‐house developed software, the dose map files were converted to the correct predicted dose format and imported into the PortalVision software. Predicted dose maps were generated for open square fields of several standard sizes, wedged fields, and IMRT fields. The IMRT fields were taken from typical prostate, and head and neck patients. Fields from ten IMRT patients were evaluated. The treatment fields were delivered using a Cl2100EX accelerator. Point dose measurements were obtained from the acquired dose image and compared with film measurements. The predicted vs. delivered dose distributions were evaluated using the available PortalVision tools. The results were compared against those of films analyzed using RIT. Results: Point dose measurements made with PortalVision in areas of high dose, low dose gradient agreed with film to an average of +/− 3%. Dose Difference and Gamma results agreed with film results to within +/− 3%. Conclusion: This work shows that a predicted dose map from a TPS can be modified and imported into Varian's PortalVision software in order to perform IMRT patient QA with accuracy comparable to traditional film methods.


There are many indications that a new discipline, linguosociology, or the social psychology of language, is taking its first steps in our country. As distinct from sociolinguistics, which concentrates on "how the development of society is reflected in language, how the history of society produces certain features in speech and then in the structure of language as such, and what laws of change exist in language due to the influence of society" (1) (my emphasis - T. D.), linguosociology (or, to be more exact, linguosocial psychology) studies the place of language in the structure of social relationships which manifest themselves in the process of communication. It is precisely in the process of communication, accompanied by the unending appearance and use of diverse linguistic texts (messages), that the active functioning of society - both internal (thought and other forms) and external (sensory-practical) - is activated. (2) Arising out of the needs of this activity, linguistic texts take on a new quality,...


The "Asia Minor Catastrophe" cast its heavy shadow over Greek interwar era developments in two fundamental ways: first, there was the terror of the ideological void after the bankruptcy of the Hellenic "Great Idea" due to the military defeat in Asia Minor; and second, the physical arrival in Greece of an almost 1,500,000 refugee population after their expulsion from Turkey. This paper argues that against this background, the issues of national reconstruction and a new cultural orientation for the Greek nation were strongly connected. Moreover, it argues that various projects and discourses emerged in search of the new Great Ideas that would successfully replace the irrevocably lost one. They had as a common denominator the "modernist ethos" of a "new beginning" which was necessary for the nation's and society's regeneration to be achieved. Thus, in exploring these projects, it attempts to identify their convergences, their mutual exclusions, as well as their cultural, ideological and political imprints.


This study focused on AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL COHESION IN STUDENTS' WRITING. It aims to discover what kinds of grammatical cohesive devices used in students' writing recount text and how these grammatical cohesive devices are used in the students' writing recount text. To achieve the aims of this research, the researcher used qualitative as research method and case study design. The data source of this research is the eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Garut that consist of 10 students as participant. The writer has chosen 3 students from high-achiever, 4 students from middle achiever, and 3 students from lower-achiever. For collecting data, the writer used writing test. The writer put the data based on kinds of grammatical cohesion. The writer identified and classified each sentence in data, and the writer analyzed them by using theory from Halliday and Hasan (1976), Halliday&Mathiessen (2004), Bloor & Bloor (2004), Eggins (2004). The result of this study showed that all type of grammatical cohesion appeared in students' recount text, but the use of substitution and ellipsis were rarely used by students in writing recount text while the use of reference and substitution were often used in students' writing


The present invention relates to a transmitter node for transmitting a demodulation reference signal pattern in a resource block to a receiver node (12) using more than two transmission layers over a plurality of transmission antennas in a radio communications network. The transmitter node (10) comprises a mapping circuit (1301) configured to map a plurality of codewords to the more than two transmission layers. Furthermore, the transmitter comprises an additional mapping circuit (1302) configured to map each of the more than two transmission layers to a respective demodulation reference signal port according to a fixed pattern based on a transmission rank. Each of the demodulation reference signal ports is arranged to add a demodulation reference signal pattern to the resource block and the demodulation reference signal ports are associated to two code division multiplexing groups according to an association pattern. The transmission layers of each of the two code division multiplexing groups are code division multiplexed and the transmission layers of different code division multiplexing groups are frequency division multiplexed. In addition, the transmitter node (10) comprises a precoding circuit (1303) configured to precode each codeword and demodulation reference signal pattern, carried over respective transmission layer, and a transmitting circuit (1304) comprising the plurality of transmission antennas and configured to transmit the precoded demodulation reference signal pattern in the resource block to the receiver node (12).


This study aims to examine the role of leaders in corporate education and the consequent impact on the learning and development perception of the employees. This research was done through research with secondary data in the database of the Best Companies to Work for 2010's survey. For purpose of this article, the universe of organizations where the leaders are responsible for the learning process of the employees, it was selected a company providing financial services, with the aim of analyzing the characteristics of the role and skills required of a leader in the development of education initiatives corporate. This relationship was found from the process of the theoretical conciliation between constructs presented in the article and the theoretical basis used in the selection of statements answered by the employees.


Submitted for the MAR10 Meeting of The American Physical Society Quantum logic with cavity-embedded quantum dots using global femtosecond pulses JORDAN KYRIAKIDIS, CATHERINE HOLLOWAY, WAYAN SUDIARTA, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada — There are several proposals utilizing quantum dots embedded in optical cavities as physical or logical qubits. The advantage of these systems is that distant qubits can be controllably coupled through virtual cavity modes. Typically, lasers are required to address individual dots in the cavity, which is exceedingly difficult. We present results of our work showing how this potential limitation can be overcome through design of global pulse shapes determined via genetic algorithms. Our results show fast entangling operations on distant qubits with global pulses even for arbitrarily closely-spaced energy levels. This level of quantum control has not yet been been demonstrated for multiple quantum dots embedded in cavities. Our scheme should be implementable with present-day experimental capabilities. Jordan Kyriakidis Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Date submitted: 20 Nov 2009 Electronic form version 1.4