Aim: To observe the effect and possible mechanism of desamethasone (DXM) on the airway remodeling. Methods: A total of 24 SD rat were randomly divided into 3 groups: the normal group, the model group, and the DXM treatment group, 8 rats in each group. The chronic asthmatic model was established by repeated inhalation of ovalbulium. The changes of collagen and transforming growth factor-β_1(TGF-β_1) content in lung tissue, the thickness of smooth muscle and basement membrane, inner and outer diameter of airway were measured by the computerized image analysis system.Results: Compared with normal group and DXM treatment group, the contents of collagen type Ⅲ and TGF-β_1 as well as the thickness of smooth muscle and basement membrane in airway wall were significantly higher (P0.001), while the ratio of inner diameter to outer diameter were lower(P0.001) in the model group. There were no significant differences in the above indexes between normal group and DXM treatment group (P0.05). The contents of collagen type I had no significant difference among the 3 groups (P0.05). Conclusion: DXM could suppress airway remodeling by the way of decreasing the expression of TGF-β_1 and reducing the precipitation of collagen.


Especially for the last two decades, vast international research and work has been done in the field of intercultural education, highlighting its major role in the context of a globalized, multicultural and interconnected world. Moreover, the role of intercultural education in language education has been discussed and studied and its importance in the development of interculturally competent citizens has been acknowledged. Aware of this situation, intercultural education guidelines, specifically in Europe, have encouraged the implementation of educational policies in this regard. However, despite those guidelines and recommendations, there is still a lack of awareness and knowledge on the part of language teachers and other education stakeholders. Therefore, this work intends to go through significant literature on the matter and raise awareness to the need of promoting intercultural communicative competence, and intercultural attitudes in particular. Furthermore, this work aims at exploring the mutual beneficial relationship between intercultural education and English language teaching to young learners in Portugal, taking advantage of their young age to build responsible adults and engaged citizens. Finally, this work seeks to make suggestions of materials and activities that can address intercultural education in the aforementioned context.


The perishable milk products industry has to deal with multiple pressures such as demand forecasting, price fluctuations, lead time, order batching, and inflated orders along with difficulties of climatic and traffic conditions, storage areas and shipment in unfavorable circumstances. The Indian dairy industry faces immense wattage issue due to improper infrastructure for the cold chain storage facilities, resulting in unsatisfied customers. A study is undertaken to comprehend the supply chain framework that handles perishability issues in production and distribution. Researchers propose a multi-objective mixed-integer non-linear supply chain coordination model under uncertain environments to minimize the cost of transportation, offset wastage of products and neutralize the losses due to insufficiencies of transit and storage amenities. The proposed model is meant for managing the delivery with lesser deterioration losses for producers, warehouses, and retailers. The model considers various costs for holding, halting, discounts on purchased cost, transportation cost for truckload policy under regular and unforeseen circumstances of curfew, and identify the rate of deterioration to know the impact on the cost for all players involved in the SCM framework. To handle uncertainty of objective functions, fuzzy set concepts and the defuzzification method are imposed, and fuzzy non-linear programming algorithms are used to get the single objective function from the defuzzified multi-objective functions. Data analysis is done on Lingo 18.0 software. Rate of deterioration is highest for the warehouse, which indicates that efforts should be made to augment warehouse facilities for less spoilage to reduce losses in cost. Finally, the study ends with main findings, conclusions, limitations and future scopes.


This paper presents a view of the Lacan's Seminar Book Four focused on the lack's transmission as the main point of the subject constitution throughout three logical moments: privation, frustration and castration.


The architecture of the instrument system for the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program is briefly described and the development approach used to implement the operational instruments is discussed. The two versions of the instrument system include a target survey instrument to observe at a very high sensitivity a selected set of interesting stars that have particular a priori promise, and a sky survey instrument to observe the entire celestial sphere at a lower sensitivity. The targeted survey utilizes the 305 meter antenna at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a 64 meter DSN antenna, and other large radio telescopes. The Arecibo instrument provides the highest sensitivity by virtue of the antenna gain. The antenna line feeds cover an instantaneous frequency range of 50 MHz (tunable over 100 MHz), while the multichannel spectrum analyzer/signal detector is capable of analyzing a frequency segment 16 MHz wide with a maximum resolution of 1 Hz. The sky survey employs a listen-only, 34 meter antenna. The SETI breadboard development is also described.


Prevention as a social value: an introduction Habits may be the key word in the future of health. In the last years scientist have demonstrated that habits have a great importance on peoples' future. Factors such as a sedentary lifestyle, abuse of processed food, and deterioration of the social life and the environment are putting a strain on the adaptability of the human body. New chronic diseases are replacing the old ones and imposing very high social and health costs. Awareness of the original habits' value can allow a sustainable health care.


The principle of the demultiplexer in sonobuoy is introduced.Influence of compass compensa-tion to vector sensor′s self rotation on direction-finding is explained.A new technique with software based on digital signal processing(DSP) instead of hardware is presented.A kind of software pilot phase loca-ted loop(PLL) is designed to get precise frequency and phase tracking in demodulation.The approach also provides other benefits such as simplifying the receiver complexity,improving the reliability,elimi-nating the unbalance between N/S channel and E/W channel and increasing the accuracy of localization.Performance of software frequency piloted PLL is evaluated via computer simulation and experiment in lake.


Introduction: Gp63 is the major surface glycoprotein of Leishmania which is prevalent in the promastigote stage of Phlebotomus sergenti. Glycoprotein 63 (gp63) or leishmanolysin is a zinc-dependent metalloprotease found on the surface of Leishmania. It was initially discovered in 1980and described biochemically and genetically as a surface antigen expressed in promastigotes of Leishmania species, having a range of substrates including casein, albumin, fibrinogen, haemoglobin, and gelatin. On the surface of amastigote, GP63 is present at a very low level. Glycoprotein 63 is a zinc-dependent metalloprotease that is active in the pH range of 7–10, which is neutral to alkaline. Materials and Methods: During the study, which was carried out in Al-Muthanna province from July 2017 to August 2018, about 2550 sand fly samples including 719 males and 1633 females were collected. Three species of sand flies were recorded according to morphological features which included Phlebotomus papatasi, Phlebotomus sergenti, and Sergentomyia sintoni. The caught specimens showed that P. papatasi was the most prevalent species. Two primers were used for the diagnosis of Leishmania spp. using a nested PCR technique, which was designed in a previous study for 1250 samples of sand flies from 25 locations in the study area. Results: Results showed that 13 samples were positive, containing DNA for the Leishmania parasite, and 12 samples were negative. Positive samples include 11 samples of L. major species and only 2 samples of L. tropica species. Additionally, the results showed that the L. major species was the dominant species in the study area. Positive samples (13) of sand flies had Leishmania parasite based on molecular diagnosis and virulence factor gene (Gp63) of Leishmania parasite was detected in sand flies using PCR method The results showed that virulence factor gene (Gp63) was detected on the surface of promastigote. This refers to the presence of Leishmania parasite in sand fly. The study is the first one which detected the presence of the virulence factors gene (GP63) of Leishmania in the body of sand flies. Conclusion: This study revealed the possibility of diagnosing leishmaniasis by virulence factor gene (Gp63) in leishmania promastigotes.


In the years between Andrew Jackson's election in 1828 and the opening of the Civil War, Francis William Edmonds straddled the spheres of art and commerce through his various pursuits, which at one time or another (and often simultaneously) included banker, painter, bank note engraver, arts administrator and treasurer, land speculator, and farmer. This examination of Edmonds's 1852 painting, The Speculator, affords us a closer view of an artist situated at the nexus of business and art. A constellation of images related to The Speculator bear the traces of Edmonds's own ambivalence toward his involvement in the commercialization of culture that marked the late 1830s and 1840s. Reading the painting against the artistic and economic contexts in which it was conceived, executed, and exhibited reveals how the work thematizes the ambiguities associated with speculative buying, selling, and even seeing as these activities shaped the processes of producing and viewing artworks in a cultural moment in which the boundaries separating the aesthetic from the commercial had effectively dissolved. Edmonds's topical paintings of the 1840s and early 1850—The Image Pedlar (1844) and The Speculator, in particular—disclose the artist's shifting position in these debates. They also allegorize facets of his artistic practice and participate in a more widespread and widely dispersed cultural conversation in the antebellum period regarding the physiology of vision and the nature of an ever‐widening array of viewing practices forged by a rapidly proliferating mass visual culture.


Spirometry is the most widely used pulmonary function test and the measured values of spirometric parameters need to be evaluated using reference values predicted for the corresponding race, sex, age, and height. However, none of the existing reference equations for Japanese children covers the entire age range of 6–18 years. The Japanese Society of Pediatric Pulmonology had organized a working group in 2006, in order to develop a new set of national standard reference equations for commonly used spirometric parameters that are applicable through the age range of 6–18 years.


In this paper, we consider the global existence and uniqueness of solutions for a fourth-order nonlinear parabolic equation describing Marangoni convection. Moreover, the existence of global attractor in and space is also considered.


In the present paper, we find new bounds on the modulii of the third and fourth Taylor-Maclaurin's coefficients of bi-starlike functions of order ρ and strongly bi-starlike functions of order β. Our estimates on the third coefficient improve upon earlier estimates found in [D.A. Brannan, T.S. Taha, On some classes of bi-univalent functions, in: S.M. Mazhar, A. Hamoui, N.S. Faour (Eds.), Mathematical Analysis and its Applications, Kuwait; February 18-21, 1985, in: KFAS Proceedings Series, vol. 3, Pergamon Press, Elsevier Science Limited, Oxford, 1988, pp. 53-60].


Abstract Isolated tissue studies using the P1-purinoceptor antagonist 8-SPT show that AMPPCP acts entirely via P1 receptors in the rat duodenum and by P1 and P2Y receptors in the guinea-pig taenia caeci.


This paper explores the improvement in information capacity and data rate for practical systems that is possible with adaptive antenna technology applied to wireless multipath communication channels. Whereas the conventional view is that multipath signal propagation is an impediment to reliable communication, this paper shows that multipath can actually multiply the achievable data rate for wireless channels provided that the appropriate communication structure is employed. Multivariate discrete multitone (MDMT) combined with multivariate trellis coded modulation (MTCM) is proposed and analyzed as a practical means of realizing a multiplicative rate advantage when channel state information is not available at the transmitter.


The invention relates to a double damping flywheel, especially for motor vehicles, comprising a primary flywheel (1) fixed at the end of a crankshaft by screws (16), a secondary flywheel (22) centered and guided in rotation on the primary flywheel by means of a bearing (24), and retaining means (36, 45) of the screws (16) between the two wheels (1, 22) before attachment of the primary wheel (1) on crankshaft, comprising an annular plate (33) fixed to the secondary flywheel (22) and having passage openings (34) of the screw heads (27) and means (36) radially against the screw heads (27), the inner peripheral edge (42) of the annular plate (33) forming an axial support means of a ring bearing (24) for centering and guiding in rotation of the secondary flywheel (22).


Received 9/3/2010 Accepted 4/9/2010 (004715) 1 Master in Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Pará – UFPA, Belém, PA, Brazil 2 Faculty of Food Engineering –FEA, Institute of Technology – ITEC, Federal University of Pará – UFPA, Augusto Corrêa Street, 1, Guamá, CEP 66075-900, Belém, PA, Brazil, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com *Corresponding author Hygroscopic behavior of buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) fruit


Through thesis material we wanted to introduce wood and the way wood is processed to 5–6 years old children, their parents and their teachers. By planning a wood workshop inside of playground and activities in it, we can offer children an interesting and educational environment. In our project we researched the steps necessary for a piece of lumber to become a wood product. At the end of the project we made a stool. We wanted to prove that with the right conditions children can be attracted to technical activities regardless of their gender. By doing a pool with 26 teachers of kindergarten "Kekec" Grosuplje we found out that in general teachers have second thoughts about organizing wood workshop activities, even so, the poll also proved that children love to play with wooden toys on a regular basis. In the theory part of my thesis I presented wood and it's processing in the same way I would present it to children. I also presented learning by experience, which predominates in the activities of the project. In the empirical part I described the project day by day, we first explored the forest and the activities necessary to extract wood from it and later we implemented the wood workshop in the playground and held activities in it. In the research, 21 children aged between 5 and 6 years from Grosuplje kindergarten "Kekec" participated. In our activities we gave the children the freedom to research independently, they gave their ideas which we wrote down and used at further planning and at the end we created various products. There was plenty of participation also from the parents side, which would provide materials and tools.

In future meetings of teachers I will continue to present the activities of our wood workshop, which train children in their creative-technical abilities, so that one day wood workshop could be present in all kindergartens.


It has become apparent in recent years that exposure to the hospital environment can give rise to serious, sometimes fatal infection by hemolytic staphylococci. It is the purpose of this report to present data on the incidence of staphylococcal disease in human populations and to review evidence for unusual virulence in man of so-called hospital staphylococci. Among many factors which have been thought to account for the apparent increase in nosocomial infection, four are predominant:


Optimizing the use of natural gas to reduce fossil fuel consumption can be realized by increasing power output through the utilization of gas turbine exhaust energy. This research presents a power enhancement analysis using the exhaust energy flow of the 30 MW open-cycle gas turbine power plant. The initiative is based on the working principle that opencycle gas turbines generally have an efficiency of 25-30%, which means that up to 70% of energy is directly released into the atmosphere. The analysis uses mass balance calculation of fuel and air supply to find the exhaust energy flow-nevertheless, the modeling simulation of the combined cycle uses the cycle tempo program. The result shows approximately 51.99 MW of energy flow from the gas turbine exhaust. The combined cycle modeling simulation shows that the possibility of improvement is around 13.03 MW or the equivalent of 42.86% power enhancement. This finding indicates that natural gas consumption can be further optimized using a combined cycle rather than a conventional open-cycle gas turbine to reduce energy losses in gas turbine power plants.


apostolate by Prof. G. H. L. ZEEGERS Rcv. Rosier, master of psychology and head of the of~cc in Rome of the Int. Cath. Institute for Social-Led. Rcscarch, has worked for a long time as a priest-worker in a number of European countries and has studied the problem of dechristianisatiun by living the life of a workcr himself. His experiences arc of thc utmost importance both from the sociological and from the pastoral point of view. His study, being of a purely qualitative nature, shows that social research of the essential spiritual problems will be strongly promoted by institutional teamwork of all specialists working in the field of social research.


Beginning with fractal methods of urban spatial association,weights which based on the contributions of cites such as economic,populations etc were endowed with the distances between cities.In the way,the relevance level were true of realistic spatial pattern.Jiaodong Peninsula urban agglomeration as the empirical object was studied with this method.Characters of pattern formation,problems of the regional planning and evolutionary mechanism were concluded.


In Part VIi' of the series, the present authors had verified the configuration of oleo(I) and elaido-dibromostearic acid (II), seeing, in the former case, the elimination of HBr between the carbons (9) and (10) encountered strong resistance (while the process ran smoothly in the latter case), compelling, thus, the elimination to occur between the carbons (10) and (11), and (8) and (9). Y. Inoue and B. Suzuki adovocated the view that linolic" acid has the cis-cis, whereas isolinolic3) acid has the trans-trans construction. If bromine stoms be added to unsaturation centres in linolic acid in the similar way as in the case of oleic acid, a substance of either one of the construction of (III) or (IV), might be expected to be formed instead of the substances of the structure of V. (It was pointed out, further, by Inoue and Suzuki,4) that dibromostearic acid from oleic acid as well as elaidic acid which we usually handle, is the racemic form. This should be the case with linolic acid. To simplify the case, however, the mirror images of the configurations are taken out of consideration.)


At the end of the nineteenth and at the beginning of the twentieth century, Estonian Baptists were convinced that theological education should directly serve the church's mission work. After Estonia had received its political independence in 1918, Baptists began to dream of their own theological seminary, which existed – with substantial help from American and British Baptists – from 1922-1940. In the 1930s, attempts were made to raise the academic level of the seminary training. However, Baptist theological training was not self-evident or guaranteed. During the Soviet years, all formal avenues of offering theological education were prohibited. In spite of this, the leaders of Estonian Evangelical Christians-Baptists found informal ways of organising and encouraging pastoral training: semi-illegal distance courses, informal study groups, and self-instruction. Only in 1989, during the period of political and religious liberation in the Soviet Union, was the Baptist theological seminary reestablished in Estonia, and a goal was set to offer a four-year theological programme. Estonian Baptists continue to make efforts to keep in balance the academic and ecclesial demands on theological education. Introduction Both the church and academia have demands on Christian education in the wider sense and on theological education in particular. The Estonian Baptist experience, from its early years in the 1880s to the present day, is no exception. The story of the educational efforts of Estonian Baptists will be told in this paper with these two demands in mind. On the one hand, the church's expectation for motivated and well trained ministers has influenced both the methods and content of theological training in Estonia. On the other hand, Estonian Baptists have become increasingly aware of the need to meet the academic requirements established in society and to benefit from the best thinking and research offered by scholars. These two demands have sometimes been regarded as contradictory, or at least as infused with the potential for tension. However, there have been serious efforts in Estonian Baptist theological education to listen to the voice of both the church and academia. This article focuses mostly on theological and pastoral training, though other forms of Baptist educational efforts are also touched upon. RELIGION IN EASTERN EUROPE XXVI, 3 (August 2006) page 17. 1 Toivo Pilli, 'Eesti baptistid ja nende teoloogilise mtte kajastumine ajakirjas "Teekija" kuni 1940' [Estonian Baptists and Their Theology as Reflected in the Publication "Teekija" until 1940], ThM thesis (Tartu University, 1996), 11-12. 2 Harald VictorDahl, 'levaade Liidust' [A Surveyof the Union], in Richard Kaups, ed.,50 aastatapostlite radadel 1884-1934 [50 Years in the Ways of the Apostles] (Keila: E.B.K. Liidu Kirjastus), 20. 3 Jeff Astley has used the term 'ordinary theology' which he defines as 'the theology and theologizing of Christians who have received little or no theological education of a scholarly, academic or systematic kind.' Jeff Astley, Ordinary Theology: Looking, Listening and Learning in Theology (Ashgate, 2002), 56. 4 KarlKaups, 'Kojuhtud ustavaid sulaseid'[Faithful Servants Who Have Been Called Home],in Richard Kaups, ed., 50 aastat apostlite radadel, 112. 5 Karl Kaups, 'Kojuhtud ustavaid sulaseid,' in Richard Kaups, ed., 50 aastat apostlite radadel, 115. RELIGION IN EASTERN EUROPE XXVI, 3 (August 2006) page 18. Early Stage: Education as Preparation for Evangelism and Mission Work The first Baptist church in Estonia was established in 1884 in the town of Haapsalu in the western part of the country. During that year, the Baptist mission spread to Tallinn, Prnu and other locations. By 1900, the number of Estonian Baptists had grown to 1434, and by 1915 there were 3122 Baptist church members in Estonia. Interest in education was a part of Estonian Baptist life from the beginning, though there were no established patterns for theological studies in these early years. Self-learning and reading on theological issues, sharing theological reflections with others, raising theological questions at Baptist conferences, and organising some short-term training courses were the methods typical of this time. The focus of theological reflection was on 'primary theology', theology of the church community rather than the theology of academia. From 1904 the Baptist publication 'Teekija' (The Pilgrim) began to fulfill its role as a tool for Baptist popular theological education and spiritual edification. However, education was not a goal in itself. Rather, it was seen as a means which helped preachers and pastors to better understand and apply the Bible, and equipped them for practical church ministry. The emphasis was especially on preaching, mission work and evangelism. An important impact on motivating Estonians to value education, though primarily practical in focus, came from Germany. Adam Reinhold Schiewe, a German Baptist pastor from St Petersburg, who supervised Estonian Baptist churches at the end of the nineteenth century, had briefly studied at the Baptist seminary in Hamburg-Horn. Another German Baptist, Julius Herrmann from Riga, who was involved in establishing the first Baptist church in Prnu, South-West Estonia, had studied theology at Knigsberg University. Both Herrmann's and Sciewe's personal example helped create a model for Estonian preachers. It is possible that they suggested some literature in German for Estonians to read. At least Jri Mill and Andres Tetermann, early Estonian Baptist leaders, read German books and collected


The present invention relates to a stable energy grouping maintenance method, comprising: monitoring network topology; determining whether the detected event is the replacement of the first group, the first operation is to replace the group, the first-group members. Inquiry node and updates the candidate node; otherwise, according to call the appropriate event handlers update the clustering structure maintenance, within the group of the first round of consultation group member nodes and update the candidate node. The present invention is triggered by an event in the first group polling necessary to update the network topology information, and thus the structure of the grouping of the necessary maintenance, election candidates as a backup cluster head node, the exchange of information is reduced when the cluster head replacement, reduces the overhead . The invention further by introducing the concept of the value of the option as the first criterion for election of the group, to ensure the fairness of the cluster head node to play, reducing the number of clustering process of rebuilding clustering structure maintenance, can effectively ensure the stability of the clustering structure, a balanced energy consumption and prolong the overall life of the network.


This work presents an approach for estimating the domain of attraction for polynomial systems with state and control‐signal constraints, including saturation. In many problems, it is possible to derive global stability properties for such systems, neglecting constraints. Consideration of the constraints usually makes the problem much more complicated. In this paper, the stability analysis performed for the unconstrained case is used for the problem as a whole. For application of the method, there are powerful computational tools that can be employed in cases of polynomial systems. The technique is not only valid for the analysis of equilibrium points, but also for other attractors, such as limit cycles.


1 Lipocortin 1 (LC1) immunoreactivity in murine peripheral blood leukocytes was quantified by use of a flow cytometric technique associated with a permeabilisation protocol with saponin. Using specific antisera raised against the whole protein or against its N‐terminus peptide, cell‐associated LC1‐like immunoreactivity was easily detected in circulating neutrophils and monocytes, whereas very low levels were found in lymphocytes. Of the total protein measured 17.6% and 36% were associated with the external plasma membrane in neutrophils and monocytes, as assessed in the absence of cell permeabilisation, whereas no signal was detected on lymphocyte plasma membrane. 2 Treatment of mice with dexamethasone (Dex; 0.5‐5 μg per mouse corresponding to ∼ 0.015‐1.5 mg kg−1) increased LC1 levels in neutrophils and monocytes. The 2–3 fold increase in LC1 levels was time‐dependent with a peak at 2 h. Treatment of mice with the steroid antagonist, RU486 (two doses of 20 mg kg−1 orally) decreased LC1‐like immunoreactivity in all three types of circulating leukocytes by ≥50%. 3 Extravasation of blood neutrophils into inflamed tissue sites resulted in a consistent reduction (≥50%) in LC1 levels compared with circulating neutrophils. A high LC1‐like immunoreactivity was also measured in resident macrophages, of which approximately one third was membrane‐associated. Induction of an acute inflammatory response in the murine peritoneal cavity did not modify total LC1 levels measured in macrophages, but reduced membrane‐associated LC1 to a significant extent, i.e. up to 70%. 4 In conclusion, flow cytometric analysis is a rapid and convenient method for detecting and measuring LC1 in murine leukocytes. We confirmed that LC1 protein expression is controlled by exogenous and endogenous glucocorticoids. Amongst other factor(s) influencing protein concentrations, extravasation was found to be associated with a reduced LC1 expression in the emigrated cells.


normal conductivity. The latter exemplifies the ' silent' lesion, which, however, if accessible, is tender on pressure. In the descriptions given by Bertrand and Charrier (1922)~ Jenkins (1952)~ and Gonzalez and FerrerTorrelles (1954) the tumours originated from the nerve distal to the wrist, and in each instance there was irrecoverable loss of conductivity. The present case, the first reported of a neurilemmoma arising from the ulnar nerve in its deep palmar course, conforms to this latter group and is evidently the most distal lesion of them all. The effects produced by this particular tumour are attributable to its site (Fig. 4), for, while the hypothenar muscles have been spared, beyond the base of the third metacarpal there was paralysis of the deep thenar muscles and those of the first interosseous space. This was probably due to compression of the nerve between the taut flexor tendons and palmar fascia on the one aspect, and the metacarpal bases on the other, affecting not only the nerve-fibres but perhaps even destroying the sheaths of Schwann. Also, it is a matter of speculation whether, with earlier operation, this case may have been spared the apparently poor prognosis of 'distal' lesions. In this patient, wasting and weakness were the features first presented, pain on pressure developing some time later. The occurrence of wasting at the first interosseous interval is a fairly frequent phenomenon, but its cause is not always evident. In a patient displaying wasting of the small muscles of the hand without sensory loss, the possibility of a small, deeply placed benign tumour of this type should be considered as an alternative to the more frequent diagnoses of thoracic outlet syndrome, syringomyelia, and postepicondylar ulnar neuritis.


Universal semimeasures [Hut05][LV97], a type of function derived from probability and computability theory, describe extremely powerful sequence predictors. They outperform all other predictors but for a penalty no more than the predictor's complexity. They learn to predict any computable sequence with error no more than the sequence's complexity. Universal semimeasures work by modelling the sequence as generated by an unknown program running on a universal computer. Although these predictors are uncomputable, and so cannot be implemented in practice, they serve to describe an ideal: an existence proof for systems that predict better than humans. We review the mathematics behind universal semimeasures and discuss some of its implications. Our approach differs from previous ones in several respects. We show semimeasures correspond to probability measures over the set of finite and infinite sequences, establishing a rigorous footing. We demonstrate the existence of universal semimeasures using a novel proof of the equivalence between enumerable semimeasures and processes. We take into account the possibility of sequence termination leading to a stronger definition of universality. To make explicit hidden constants we define a novel complexity measure, simulation complexity, which generalises monotone complexity. Finally, we emphasise the use of logarithmic scoring rules [Ber79] to measure error in prediction.


As our country has been more modern, people have changed their needs to their lives. This article investigates the phenomena of holiday's gym consumption in modern lives, tries to show evidence to the development of the whole society.


The invention relates to an accessory device for a hand tool, in particular for a portable power tool with a percussion mechanism, comprising a housing which is connectable formed with the hand tool and with a telescopic unit, which has an axially movably mounted in the housing telescopic element. It is proposed that at least one securing element is arranged between the telescope unit and the housing, which is designed to counteract wear.


A Finite Element procedure has been developed in this work to determine the load distribution factor, Km, of the AGMA formula for a set of spur gear. At first, a spur gear with perfect involute is modeled using a 3-D CAD software. The model is them is assembled with shafts having 1, 2, and 3 degree misalignments. The generated 3-D models were in turn imported to ANSYS workbench to calculate the maximum bending and contact stresses using finite element method. The results generated were then compared with the maximum bending stress results obtained for parallel shafts to estimate the Load Distribution Factor Km. This study resulted in Km values of 1.03, 1.11, and 1.14.


A model of metal-adatom catalysis is put forward for the electrodeposition of elements on a foreign electrode surface. It was found that the catalytic effect increases in a series of metals arranged according to decreasing electron work function. The effect is illustrated with results obtained when investigating metal-mercury systems where thallium, cadmium, copper, and bismuth were the metals. It was shown that at a graphite electrode surface modified with thallium, cadmium, or copper adatoms, mercury can be deposited from 5 x 10/sup -8/ M Hg(II) solutions. Mercury deposition on the unmodified surface is possible only from solutions containing more than 5 x 10/sup -7/ M mercury.


Aim: This study compared the attenuatin effects of erythropoietin (Epo) and antioxidant drug U-74389G based on 2 preliminary studies. The provided results on blood platelet counts were co-evaluated in a hypoxia reoxygenation protocol of an animal model. Materials and methods: Blood platelet counts were evaluated at the 60 reoxygenation min (for groups A, C and E) and at the 120 reoxygenation min (for groups B, D and F) in 60 rats. Groups A and B received no drugs, rats from groups C and D were administered with Epo; whereas rats from groups E and F were administered with U-74389G. Results: The first preliminary study recommended a non-significant attenuating effect of Epo (p-value=0.9725). The second preliminary study also recommended a more powerful attenuating effect of U-74389G (p-value=0.0857). These 2 studies were co-evaluated since they came from the same experimental setting. The outcome of the co-evaluation was that U-74389G has at least 37-fold more attenuating action than Epo (pvalue=0.0000). Conclusions: The hematologist must be informed about the effective attenuating potencies of U-74389G in related coagulant and clotting situations.


Chickpea Leaf miner, Liriomyza cicerina Rond., behavior was investigated regarding the oviposition preference and insect performance. In choice situation, the insect was able to discriminate among the presented cultivars of chickpea and showed an oviposition preference. The resistant and the susceptible plants had the lowest and highest number of eggs per plant, respectively. In the no-choice test, the insect laid fewer eggs on the improved lines and oviposition was significantly correlated to the insect performance in terms of larval survival and adult emergence. In both the choice and no-choice tests, oviposition was also correlated with the leaf surface area. The female incentive to produce eggs was affected by the presented plants as they laid more eggs in the presence of susceptible plants. High attraction for oviposition could be used in attract-and-kill pest management designs.


As new approaches to comprehensively utilize urban-rural wastes, waste resources and straws of wheat, maize, cotton, rice, rape and etc. (as principal raw material) were used to prepare environment-friendly products(soil amendment fertilizer) for water-saving agriculture (the processing techniques were established).In this paper, the cotton growth and yield were studied under the application of water-saving products(soil amendment fertilizer). Results show: for all prescriptions, under the application amount of 750kg/hm2 (equivalent to regular fertilization and investment), the fresh and dry weight in cotton seedling stage increased by 10-20% over control and the prehot seasonal boll increased by 2.0-2.54/plant compared with control respectively; the yield under all prescriptions increased over control with an increasing range of 4.70-14.25%; the quarterly irrigation can be decreased by 1-2 times(saving irrigation amount of 600-1200m3 /hm2).The above results show that soil amendment fertilizer can not only conserve moisture, but also increase soil fertility, promote cotton seedling growth and increase dry matter accumulation.


In this, the last issue of 2014, we look at one of the most talked about cases in 2014, Eurocom Ltd v. Siemens Plc, dealing with a previously unseen challenge to an adjudicator's decision based upon defects in the nomination process caused by a practice whereby referring parties will seek to influence the adjudicator nominating body by 'inventing' conflicts of interest. The 'fall out' from this case is significant, and is likely to lead to changes in the way that nominating bodies now nominate adjudicators. We take a close look at the concept of certification under PFI contracts – which has not ordinarily been considered to be different from orthodox construction contracts, but a recent High Court case has made it clear that an independent certifier is actually restricted to the procedure set out in the contract and limited by what the contract actually requires as 'pre-conditions' to completion. In terms of issues that arise in international contracts, we report on a case that looked at the unamended FID...


When recording voltage wave forms containing a d.c. component a satisfactory instrument to use is a moving coil galvanometer. It can be shown that although the natural frequency of the instrument may be much less than the frequencies contained in the wave forms, this can be compensated for, by introducing electromagnetic stiffness into the recording system The degree of improvement which can be effected depends upon the sensitivity required. The method uses nothing which is not readily to hand in an electrical laboratory and is therefore a valuable help when a suitable d c amplifier is not available.


Summary: This contribution deals with a self-consistent description of time-mean turbulent lubricant flow, i.e. flow through a wedge-shaped gap confined by counter-sliding solid surfaces. The methods adopted are matched asymptotic expansions, where the slenderness or aspect ratio of the gap and the accordingly defined Reynolds number represent the perturbation parameters. As a remarkable result, a load-bearing capacity as a consequence of the resultant pressure distribution can only be maintained for fully developed turbulent flow provided its asymptotic structure flow differs distinctly to that known from other turbulent internal flows as pipe/channel flows or classical turbulent boundary layers. The basic analysis is carried out without resorting to a specific Reynolds shear stress closure. However, the resulting requirements for asymptotically correct turbulence models are discussed. The theoretical study is accompanied by a numerical study of the boundary layer equations governing the fully turbulent core flow. Finally, the impact of cavitation, a phenomenon highly relevant in lubrication theory, on the novel flow structure is addressed. 1 ROUTE TO TURBULENCE: STARTING AT CLASSICAL LUBRICATION THEORY


The ethyl esters of γ-mono, di- and trichloroaceto-acetic acid and of the γ-mono-, di- and trifluoro compounds have been prepared and investigated with the Infra-red spectrophotometer in order to detect the influence of electronegative substituents on the characteristic functions of the acetoacetic-ester and to determine the rate of enolisation of these products.

A new preparation method for the ethylester of mono-fluoroacetoacetic acid is described here.


Execution times of dynamic distributed real-time systems are affected by variables that originate in external environments, and this leads to a new class of task allocation problems. AR|T|O| E taxonomy was introduced to accommodate thesexternal variablesand help us systematically understand and characterize the set of problems. Existing work by various research groups was shown to integrate in the framework and supply valuable but partial solutions. Meanwhile, many open problems have been revealed. By finding problem dominance, we used existing works as a reference frame and identified four levels of promising problems that may easily be solved.


The resistive transition of two-dimensional arrays of \ensuremath{\sim} 3 \ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{} ${10}^{6}$ Pb-Cu proximity junctions is measured with and without external magnetic field. The results for small fields are found to be consistent with the theory of Kosterlitz and Thouless and its extension by Minnhagen. We also observe oscillations in the array resistance with field corresponding to half a flux quantum per cell and one flux quantum per cell.


Almost one third of Indian population is having tubercular infection. Children always get infection from open cases of Tuberculosis. Associated malnutrition further increases intensity of tuberculosis. In this editorial we have discussed about current scenario of tuberculosis in India with special emphasis on children.


The livestock sector increasingly competes for scarce resources and has a severe impact on air, water and soil. There are few studies that compare the environmental impacts of different sheep production systems, in particular in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We used Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate GHG emissions of three contrasting meat-sheep farming systems in Spain, which differ in their degree of intensification (reproduction rate, land use and grazing management) and location. The GHG emissions of these systems varied from 19.5 to 28.4 kg CO2eq per kg live-animal, or 38.9 to 56.7 kg CO2eq per kg lamb-meat. The lowest value corresponded to the most intensive system and the highest to the less intensive pasture-based livestock system, which however also provided several ecosystems services that should be considered when assessing the environmental impact of livestock production in a holistic manner.


This paper analyzed the general situation and the changing tendency of oil-and-gas resources in terms of exploration and supply and demand in the world and China.The background and general structure of oil-and-gas resource utilization also were summarized.Meanwhile,author pointed out that China and the world have been facing high oil prices for its economic development,although greater potentials of developing the reserved oil-and-gas resources still existed.At the same time,the dependence on oil and gas in China would further rise to the world's level in the future.China needs to structure the strategic system for oil-and-gas resources exploitation and utilization.China's strategic choices for energy security are: overall opening energy markets and diversifying energy supply channels and improving energy use efficiency;strengthening strategic cooperation with states and regions with rich oil-and-gas resources through peaceful negotiation;enhancing oil-and-gas resources exploration and unshakably implementing the project of strategic petroleum reserve;improving the transport capacity of oil-and-gas resources.


The goal of the study is to examine the pathomorphological and pathophysiological features of skin aging in men of different ages through determining the overall elasticity (R2) and thickness of the epidermis and dermis. Materials and Methods The study involved 150 men volunteers, who were divided into six age groups. The object of studying was age-related skin changes in the selected regions: forehead, temporal region, nasolabial region. The apparatus Cutometer® 580 MPA was used to determine the overall elasticity (R2); the average thickness of epidermis and dermis was measured using the "Dermascan C". Results The maximum loss of total elasticity in the forehead is at the age of 26 to 30 years and is 12,41 % and after 60 years 20,18 %. In the temporal region a large loss of elasticity occurs at the age of 31-40 years and after the age of 60 (7,33 % and 19,56 % respectively) More pronounced loss of elasticity in the nasolabial region in the age of 51-60 years and after 60 years, and is 22,52 % and 31,63 %. The most significant involutional processes in the epidermis occur in the age group of 31-40 (18,31 % in the forehead, 16,02 % in the temporal region and 8,11 % in a nasolabial region). Thinning of the dermis in the forehead starts earlier than in the other studied regions and is 0,34% in the age group of 26-30 years. Discussion and Conclusions 1) The elasticity of the skin in the nasolabial region is higher than in the forehead and temples. 2) The greatest thickness of the epidermis and dermis in men is celebrated in the forehead. Involutional processes in this area range from 26 years. 3) The use of the device Cutometer® MPA 580 and the "Dermascan C" allows us to estimate some key parameters of skin aging (elasticity and total average thickness of the epidermis and dermis); the said parameters can be used for diagnozing and evaluating the effectiveness of the skin aging treatment.


The bacelor work deals with problematics of ischemic heart disease. General section includes basic information about epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, prognosis, prevention, diagnostic processes and treatment options for ischemic heart disease. Special section concerns complex cardiovascular rehabilitation, possibilities of physical therapy and importance of ergotherapy in patients. I make reference to psychological and social factors which have an influence on the patients. The main part of thesis is composed of casuistry, in which practical course of cardiovascular rehabilitation to concrete patient is described.


character. There are four roundels of blue enamel in the nodes, and the whole background is enamelled red. Incised patterns (inverted 'trumpets' or simple shading) mark each nodal terminal, and the whole pattern is outlined—with a graver below, and a 'punch' above. Such detail (lines and shading) incised on the bronze helps to define the pattern, but the technique is inferior and the upper outline (above the loop) clumsy. The use of blue enamel, as in the Westhall, Suffolk, harness mounts, shows that the piece is late, though wholly in the Celtic tradition. Linch-pins with decorated heads are not common. The closest parallel is the pin from Kings Langley, Herts., with a crescent shaped-head and incurved ends. Thus the decorated type is, so far as we know at present, confined to eastern Britain, between Thames and the Wash, whereas the knobbed type is widespread as a distribution map has shown (LlynCerrig, 1946, fig. 10). As for the dates: the ornament of both is late. That of no. 1 is fully developed, that of the latter in decay. Both are technically competent. I suggest A.D. I to 25 for the former, A.D. 20 to 40 for the latter.


To the Editor:— Community nursing agencies provide the great bulk of continuing care for the sick at home, either in visiting nurse (voluntary) or health department (official) services. In a coordinated home care program, the public health nurse in many communities is literally "as close as your telephone." It is common practice for home care coordinators to speed the process of getting service to patients by a telephone call, followed by a written referral including the physician's signed orders. Most physicians expect the public health nurse to do more for the sick patients than carry out their written orders. The nurse is the most frequent professional visitor in the home and, for some people, the only continuing visitor. It becomes the nurse's job to serve the patient and help both patient and family understand and cope with the illness. Physicians commonly find that patients with cardiac disease and their families


If neutrinos have mass, they can be at rest. If neutrinos can oscillate between types with different masses, then Einstein's relation E = mc [1], where c is the speed of light in vacuum, implies that the (rest) energy of a neutrino changes during a mass oscillation. Does the phenomenon of neutrino-mass oscillation imply that energy is not conserved, or (if energy is always conserved) are claims of such oscillation a hoax?


Summary form only given. A low-frequency (100-200-MHz), low-power (<400-W-input) crossed-field amplifier (CFA) has been constructed in order to measure the interaction of electrons with an RF wave during amplification. The physically large device (40-cm long, 25-cm wide, 2-4-cm anode-to-cathode spacing) allows the insertion of RF probes to measure the local RF fields and an electron energy analyzer to measure the electron energy distribution. The magnetic field (up to 80 G) is provided by a set of 1-m-diameter Helmholtz coils. The slow-wave circuit consists of a serpentine copper line on a Teflon dielectric and copper ground plane. The slow-wave wavelength is 6 cm at 150 MHz. The electrons are provided by heated tungsten filaments, and the electrons are then injected into the interaction region. This device then operates with a beam injected source. The cathode voltage is typically -1.2 kV. Gains as high as 6 dB have been demonstrated for low input power (10 W). Lower gain (2-3 dB) was obtained for higher input powers (100 W). Power limitations are due to the limitations of the electron beam source


Based on the severe rainstorm and flood disaster in Zhengzhou city on July 20, 2020, we proposed a GIS-based urban rainstorm and flood disaster simulation analysis method, by using rainfall time series data and remote sensing image data. The results show that: (1) At 15 pm on the 20th, the rain gradually intensified with the center began to move from northwest to southeast. At 17 pm, the intensity of extraordinary rainstorm reached the maximum (187.1 mm), and waterlogging depth in some areas exceeded 40 cm. (2) Considering the actual situation of Zhengzhou City, we optimized the drainage factor of the runoff-inundation model by distinguishing 8 runoff coefficients and 22 drainage weight coefficients of the road network. (3) We compared the calculation results of the storm water inundation extrapolation model with the interpretation results of SAR images. The accuracy of the model is about 90%, which indicates that it has high accuracy and reliability in urban flood simulation, and can achieve the purpose of near real-time dynamic monitoring of flood spreading process in Zhongyuan District. This study contributes to urban emergency response and scientific decision-making, and has important significance for monitoring and evaluating the social and economic impact of flood disaster.


This study showed a rare case of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) with atypical manifestations accompanied by chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B‐cell type that underwent chemotherapy and had poor prognosis. The findings suggest that the physicians should consider MCC when performing diagnosis and assess all possible associated risk factors like neoplasms to achieve good prognosis.


A manufacturing method of a carbon fiber metal composite laminated plate relates to a manufacturing method of a fiber metal composite laminated plate. The method aims at solving the problems that no manufacturing methods for manufacturing aircraft structural material with high specific stiffness, high specific strength, tenacity and workability exist in China. The method comprises the following steps of: carrying out surface treatment to three pieces of metal plates; winding a carbon fiber composite material layer which is soaked in liquid cement on one of the metal plates, wherein, the liquid cement is prepared by epoxy resin, a metaphenylene diamine curing agent and an anhydrous alcohol solvent according to the mass ratio of 1:0.1 to 0.18:0.15 to 0.2; fixedly arranging another two metal plates on the upper surface and the lower surface of the carbon fiber composite material layer so as to be integrally put into a mould, and then treated with mould assembling, drying, solidification by adopting the method of gradient temperature increasing, and demoulding. The manufacturing method of the invention is simple and is easy for operation. The carbon fiber metal composite laminated plate manufactured by the method of the invention has the advantages of high specific stiffness, high specific strength, also high tenacity and workability of metal material, good fatigue property, and good damage tolerance capability.


The theory of corporate social responsibility has its unique values and orientation which lay the foundation for corporations to assume moral and legal responsibility.This essay analyzes the possibility and difficulties in judicial interference of corporate social responsibility and makes some suggestions thereon.


Vegetables are widely planted all over China, but they often suffer from the some diseases. A method of major technical and economical importance is introduced in this paper, which explores the feasibility of implementing fast and reliable automatic identification of vegetable diseases and their infection grades from color and morphological features of leaves. Firstly, leaves are plucked from clustered plant and pictures of the leaves are taken with a CCD digital color camera. Secondly, color and morphological characteristics are obtained by standard image processing techniques, for examples, Otsu thresholding method segments the region of interest, image opening following closing algorithm removes noise, Principal Components Analysis reduces the dimension of the original features. Then, a recently proposed boosting algorithm AdaBoost. M2 is applied to RBF networks for diseases classification based on the above features, where the kernel function of RBF networks is Gaussian form with argument taking Euclidean distance of the input vector from a center. Our experiment performs on the database collected by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and result shows that Boosting RBF Networks classifies the 230 cucumber leaves into 2 different diseases (downy-mildew and angular-leaf-spot), and identifies the infection grades of each disease according to the infection degrees.


Purpose – This paper aims to examine the employment and training of mature‐aged workers, so that suggestions for improving training for mature‐aged workers may be offered.Design/methodology/approach – Six expert interviews were carried out by telephone, and three case studies involving company site visits were completed. Each company case study involved interviews with managers, trainers and mature‐aged workers. The study was confined to the manufacturing industry.Findings – Mature‐aged workers bring many advantages to workplaces and some employers show a definite preference for them over younger workers; but in some cases training needs to take account of lack of confidence and literacy and health issues. However, there is great diversity among mature‐aged workers.Research limitations/implications – The research is confined to shop‐floor workers in manufacturing, and does not address training of mature‐aged managers and professionals. The research is small‐scale but provides new insights, and importantly...


There is a famous saying "Health is Wealth". As years goes by technology is upgrading and it is being applied in almost all the fields. India is a developing economy and it's rich in human resources. But the Indian Government is lacking capital to fulfil the needs of the citizens of the country. Moreover millions of people die in India due to lack of proper medical facilities and money needed for the treatments. Though there are a number of government hospitals in India the technologies usage in these hospitals is still under developed as compared to private hospitals. Since majority of Indian population lie below the poverty line they do not have enough money to get treated in the specialty hospitals and are forced to get minimum medical support. Health care sector is growing tremendously in our country. It means the needs of the people are also increasing day by day. Today the people are more health conscious and are getting more education related to health care. Health care providers are focusing more on the customer needs and provide the best of the service. Each health-care providers compete with their competitor's by bringing new and upgraded technologies so as to survive in this business world.


This paper reports the results of a study on the use of a fixed number of specific signs to differentially diagnose Apraxia of Speech (AoS) from aphasia or dysarthria. This was done with a diagnostic instrument for AoS that was developed in the Netherlands in 2012, the Diagnostic Instrument for Apraxia of Speech (DIAS; Feiken & Jonkers, 2012). There were 8 signs identified as specific to AoS, namely: inconsistency of errors, number of errors with consonants versus vowels, difference between sequencing and alternating diadochokinesis, groping, initiation problems, syllable segmentation, cluster segmentation, and articulatory complexity. The DIAS was administered to 30 individuals with AoS, 10 individuals with aphasia, 10 individuals with dysarthria, and 35 control individuals. Results showed that a differential diagnosis could be made in 88% of the cases using a minimum of 3 out of 8 specific signs of AoS as criteria. With the exception of 2 patients with aphasia no other group exhibited the presence of 3 or more signs of AoS. It was concluded that the presence of 3 signs is sufficient to differentially diagnose AoSfrom aphasia and dysarthria, despite the fact that there is a large amount of variability in the presence of signs of AoS itself in the different individuals.


Private debt is the second fastest growing alternative asset class behind private equity. Private debt refers to loans that are typically originated without the use of a bank or other financial intermediary. The private debt alternative asset class includes corporate debt, real estate debt, structured debt, and infrastructure debt. In this article, the author focuses on private corporate debt, the reasons for its rapid growth, the different credit strategies, the risks faced by investors in private debt programs, the estimated potential compensation for accepting those risks, and the challenges in managing a private debt program.


The purpose of this paper is to develop suitable valuation techniques for the broad category of participating life insurance policies. The nature of the liability implied by these contracts allows treating them as options written on the reference portfolio backing the policy. Consequently, our valuation approach is based on the classical contingent claim theory; in particular, Monte Carlo techniques are used to compute the values of the so called 'policy reserve', that is the guaranteed payoff and the reversionary bonus, and the terminal bonus. The numerical results obtained are used to investigate the sensitivity of the policy reserve and the terminal bonus to changes in the model parameters. The paper also addresses the issue of a fair contract design for with-profit life insurance policies. Bearing in mind that the parameters characterizing the financial market are in general not under the control of the life insurance offce, the implemented valuation procedure is used to determine the feasible set of design parameters that would lead to a fair contract.


Medicine and technology have long advanced hand-in-hand. Clinicians push boundaries, expertly yielding the tools at their disposal. Scientists and engineers, in turn, respond to the demands and needs of clinicians by developing the next generation of tools, thereby expanding the space in which clinicians can operate and explore. This boundary-pushing partnership is particularly prevalent in the field of interventional cardiology, which has enthusiastically and effectively embraced advancements in percutaneous and imaging technologies to revolutionize cardiovascular medicine. Continuing this tradition, several developments in computational processing and modeling promise to enhance the utility and efficacy of arterial imaging, with some tools having already entered the clinical setting. For example, a tool that uses computational models built from computed tomography angiography to assess the fractional flow reserve has improved the clinical decision-making process and lowered the rates of unnecessary invasive procedures.1 Additional tools will further unify the physical and virtual realms of medicine through the bridge provided by imaging, offering both simple tools to label and quantify individual images and advanced tools to simulate and profile entire lesions. The future of the cooperative alliance between medicine and technology must be continuously nurtured and will continue to thrive with the enthusiastic and critical contributions of well-informed interventional cardiologists.


Objective To describe the clinical feature,therapeutic approach and prognosis of histoplasmosis for improving clinicians' awareness of this disease.Methods The clinical data of 7 cases of histoplasmosis treated in Shanghai Huashan Hospital from2001 to 2014 were reviewed retrospectively.Relevant reports about histoplasmosis from2001 to 2014 in Chinese mainland were comprehensively reviewed.Results The major clinical manifestations of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis included fever,hepatosplenomegaly,lymphadenopathy,and pancytopenia.Skin lesions and pancytopenia were more common in the patients complicated with HIV/AIDS.The patients with local infection were lack of systemic symptoms or signs.Histological examination found Histoplasma capsulatumin macrophages in bone marrow or biopsy tissues.Amphotericin B was used most frequently to treat histoplasmosis.Itraconazole was appropriate in mild patients.Conclusions Histoplasmosis is caused by H.capsulatum.The golden standard of diagnosis is any culture positive for H.capsulatum.Antifungal treatments such as amphotericin B and itraconazole are very important.


We present an approach to automatic detection of syllable boundaries for Italian. The syllable is credited as a linguistic unit conditioning both segmental (e.g., consonant or vowel lengthening) and prosodic phonology (e.g., tune-text association, rhythmical alternations) and its automatic annotation represent a valuable tool for quantitative analyses of large speech data sets.


Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile disease which has been described by T. Kawasaki as a syndrome of mucocutaneous lymph node in which systemic arteritis, especially in the coronary arteries, has been histologically demonstrated. Abnormalities of the cerebral arteries were also noted as a complications of this disease in the CNS. The present authors first thought that convulsions including the so-called febrile convulsions may frequently occur, because the age of the patients, under 5 years of age, is near that of patients with febrile convulsions and disorders of cerebral circulation may be caused due to arteritis. However, convulsions as a symptom of this disease seems to be relatively rare. This study was carried out and the pathogenesis of febrile convulsions was surmised to determine the frequency and characteristics of the complications of this disease in the CNS, particularly convulsions. One hundred fifty-five cases of Kawasaki disease observed at our hospital from March 1973 to July 1982 were checked for this purpose. Results


Objective To analyze the clinical significance of serum alkaline phosphatase(ALP) in children.Methods Serum level of ALP from 2 143 children with the age of 0 to 12 years old children in our hospital attending for the physical examination were measured by SIEMENS Dimension RxL Max AUTOLAB,and the results were analyzed statistically.Results There was a significant difference in the level of serum ALP in children aged 3 to 4 years old,9 to 10 years old and 10 to 11 years old.The level of ALP in children aged 0 to 1 year old and 2 to 10 years was similar in both sex.Conclusion The serum level of ALP in children was higher than the adult.The level of ALP is related to their age and sex.so children serum ALP values should be based on the development situation of children of different gender,age,given the different reference ranges.


Hongkyeong Kim and Kookheon Char*Division of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, San56-1, Shinlim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, KoreaReceived August 17, 1999The curing characteristics of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) with diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM)as a curing agent were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), rheometrics mechanical spec-trometry (RMS), and dielectric analysis (DEA). The isothermal curing kinetics measured by DSC were wellrepresented with the generalized auto-catalytic reaction model. With the temperature sweep, the inverse rela-tionship between complex viscosity measured by RMS and ionic conductivity obtained from DEA was estab-lished indicating that the mobility of free ions represented by the ionic conductivity in DEA measurement andthe chain segment motion as revealed by the complex viscosity measured from RMS are equivalent. From iso-thermal curing measurements at several different temperatures, the ionic conductivity contribution was shownto be dominant in the dielectric loss factor at the early stage of cure. The contribution of the dipole relaxationin dielectric loss factor became larger as the curing further proceeded. The critical degrees of cure, at which thedipolar contribution in the dielectric loss factor starts to appear, increases as isothermal curing temperature isincreased. The dielectric relaxation time at the same degree of cure was shorter for a sample cured at highercuring temperature.IntroductionRecently, we have witnessed the increased applications ofepoxy resins in various areas.


Adolescence is a period where their seems to be separated from the role of  their parents and more independent in making their own decisions. But this time, the family plays a role in the behavior of adolescents in the decision making process, one of which is related to education in the selection of majors degree in university  that will determine the future of their children. This research aims to determine the role of family support  In adolescent  for career decision making in major degree a in university. Causal comparative study was used and a sample 301 college student in grade one was selected through nonprobability sampling.  This research was used two research tolls such as the role family was used Family Asessment Device (FAD) and decision making was used Career Decision-Making Profile. The result in this research found that score of the role of family based on mean hipotetic is lower than mean empiric. It means that, the role of family low category. In this research also showed the result  used simple regression ,  F value 0.790 and p value 0.099 > 0.05. it means there is no significant the role of family support in adolescent for decision making in major degree in university.


In (2), the i and bi represent the real and complex zeros, respectively, and the pi and ti represent the real and complex poles, respectively. The complex poles and zeros will occur in complex conjugate pairs and the poles will have non positive real parts. Various sets of sufficient conditions on the poles and zeros, which insure that a(t) is nondecreasing, have been published previously [1-5]. The purpose of this note is to add to this body of results an extension of the theorem given in [5]. It includes as special cases most of the results given in [1; 2; and 5]. It does not, however, include the results of [3; 4]. The following notation and numbering system will be used for the poles and zeros. The real poles are numbered according to their decreasing values; that is, Pl >P2>* * * >Pm. The real parts of the complex poles and of all the zeros are denoted by axi and numbered according to their decreasing values; that is, a,i _ is2 > . . . >a,, where n=h+g+q. When several zeros and complex poles have the same real part, they are numbered in any order. If the multiplicity of any pole or zero is r, it is counted r times. The following fact is an immediate consequence of the first lemma and the last four sentences of [5].


The present invention relates to a PILE OF AIR AND ZINC IN MINIATURE USING A ANODICA (22) CUBETA having a layer (34) of a first metal deposited on at least a portion of a layer (33) of a second metal REVISTE a surface of a conductive substrate (37) so that the layer of the first metal contact anode mixture (26) of the stack, which allows the mixture ANODICA (26) MADE WITH LITTLE OR NO MERCURY . Also it disclosed a method for producing anodic CUBETAS.


Objective To investigate the effect of human blood system in long flight Method 16 BC indexes were determined by MEK 5108K BC analyzer in 82 pilots during healthy recuperation, as compared with normal persons Result LY,LY%,HCB,MCH,MCHC,PLT,PCT,MPV,PDW in flight were significantly higher than normal samples; RBC,HGB,HCT,MCV,MCH,MCHC,RDW,PLT,PCT,MPV,PDW in fliers aged 25 34 showed higher values than those in fliers aged 45 54 significantly Conclusion No effection on human blood system was observed in long flight


We describe the generation and properties of a cryogenic beam of 7Li2 dimers from sublimation of a neon matrix where lithium atoms have been implanted via laser ablation of solid precursors of metallic lithium or lithium hydride (LiH). Different sublimation regimes lead to pulsed molecular beams with different temperatures, densities and forward velocities. With laser absorption spectroscopy these parameters were measured using the molecular 7Li2 (R) transitions A 1 &Sgr; u + ( v ′ = 4 , J ′ = J ″ + 1 ) ← X ?> 1 &Sgr; g + ( v ″ = 0 , J ″ = 0 , 1 , 3 ) ?> . In a typical regime, sublimating a matrix at 16 K, translational temperatures of 6–8 K with a drift velocity of 130 m s−1 in a free expanding pulsed beam with molecular density of 109 cm−3, averaged along the laser axis, were observed. Rotational temperatures around 5–7 K were obtained. In recent experiments we were able to monitor the atomic Li signal—in the D2 line—concomitantly with the molecular signal in order to compare them as a function of the number of ablation pulses. Based on the data and a simple model, we discuss the possibility that a fraction of these molecules are being formed in the matrix, by mating atoms from different ablation pulses, which would open up the way to formation of other more interesting and difficult molecules to be studied at low temperatures. Such a source of cryogenic molecules have possible applications encompassing fundamental physics tests, quantum information studies, cold collisions, chemistry, and trapping.


Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate the in vivo wound healing and in vitro antibacterial activity of different extract of the aerial parts of Leucas indica Linn. Methods: The preliminary phytochemical screening and acute toxicity studies were performed for both methanolic and aqueous fraction. The excision wound model was employed for wound healing activity on Wistar albino rats. The inflicted wounds were treated by ointment containing methanolic and aqueous fraction (10% and 15% w/w, topically). The antibacterial screening (zone of inhibition) was performed against six pathogenic bacteria using disc diffusion technique for petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol and aqueous fraction at different concentration (200, 100 and 50 mg/ml) and compared to reference drug Gentamycin (10 mg/ml). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was evaluated for both methanolic and aqueous fraction against Staphylococcus aureus ML191, Bacillus subtilis 6633, Salmonella typhi 74 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 25619 in descending order of concentrations (200 to 1.56 mg/ml). Results: Both the methanolic and aqueous fraction increased percentage of wound contraction when compared with reference drug Povidone iodine (10% w/w). The chloroform and methanolic fraction showed enough sensitivity against Staphylococcus aureus ML191, Bacillus subtilis 6633, Salmonella typhi 74, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 25619 and Escherichia coli 55/10HD whereas the aqueous fraction inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus ML191, Bacillus subtilis 6633 and Salmonella typhi 74. There was a significant dose dependent zone of inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus ML191, Bacillus subtilis 6633 and Salmonella typhi 74 by all fractions. Conclusion: From the above experiment it can be concluded that the methanolic fraction showed better wound healing and antibacterial properties than aqueous one.


Astronauts on the early Apollo missions orbiting over to the dark side of the moon were surprised to discover a mysterious, bright crescent of light glowing at the horizon.


C l i n i c a l man i fe s t a t ions of the c l u s t e r headache ( C H ) a t t a c k such a s f a c i a l sweat ing , t e a r i n g , con junc t iva l hyperemia, mios is , pa lpeb ra l p t o s i s , pa lpeb ra l edema, pa lpebra l edema, and rh ino r rhea i n d i c a t e t h a t t h i s pa thologica l cond i t ion probably involves a dysfunct ion of t he automonic nervous system. I n o r d e r t o demons t r a t e autonomic neuropathy, ca rd iovascu la r f u n c t i o n s were t e s t e d i n a group of 15 CH p a t i e n t s (13M, 2 F ) between the ages of 20 a n d 52 yea r s (mean age 34 & 9 . 3 ) and i n a con t ro l group of 15 hea l thy s u b j e c t s (12M, 3 F ) between the ages of 22 a n d 45 yea r s (mean age 30.7 +_ 5 . 7 ) . CH was def ined according t o t h e c r i t e r i a of t he Ad Hoc Committee of t he I .H.S.(1988). None of t he 30 s u b j e c t s were r ece iv ing medication nor were they a f f e c t e d by o t h e r i l l n e s s e s . The mean dura t ion of t h e CH was 5.4 k 2.4 yea r s . The parameters used t o e v a l u a t e automonic func t ions included v a r i a t i o n s i n c a r d i a c frequency t e s t e d d u r i n g t r a n s i t i o n from l y i n g t o s t a n d i n g ( fLS) , d u r i n g t he V a l s a l v a Maneuver (fVAL), a n d d u r i n g deep breathing (fDB) a s wel l a s v a r i a t i o n s i n a r t e r i a l blood pressure d u r i n g i s o m e t r i c muscle c o n t r a c t i o n of a S U S t a ined h a n d g r i p (pSH), a n d a f t e r t r a n s i t i o n from the l y i n g t o s tanding p o s i t i o n or p o s t u r a l hypotension ( P H ) . The t e s t s which demonstrated a s t a t i s t i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e rence between headache s u f f e r e r s a n d c o n t r o l s u b j e c t s were: deep b rea th ing (fDB) p < 0.005; l y i n g t o s t a n d i n g (fLS) p < 0.001; p o s t u r a l hypotension (PH) p < 0.001; sus t a ined h a n d g r i p (pSH) p < 0.0001. No s t a t i s t i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t , d i f f e r e n c e was noted dur ing t h e maneuver of V a l s a l v a (fVAL). These f i n d i n g s sugges t a decreased a c t i v i t y not only of t h e parasympathet ic System ( p a r t i c u l a r l y i n fDB and fLS) b u t e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e sympathetic system ( p a r t i c u l a r l y i n PH a n d SH) of those s u b j e c t s a f f e c t e d by CH. Decreased sympathet ic a c t i v i t y has a l s o been r epor t ed by F a n c i u l l a c c i ( 1 ) and Drummond ( 2 ) from s t u d i e s invo lv ing pupi l lomet ry . I n c o n t r a s t t o our f i n d i n g s , however, t h e s e au tho r s r epor t ed inc reased parasympathetic a c t i v i t y i n CH p a t i e n t s .


Alan Massie's The Thistle and the Rose is, ostensibly, concerned with the relations between Scotland and England, Scots and English, and the varieties of British experience what indeed being British has m e a n t T h e book is divided into two parts. The first (shorter) part takes the form of a fairly conventional chronological narrative outlining the history of Scotland and England from around the beginning of the sixteenth century until 1745. While doubtless this provides useful background, much of the material will be familiar to the more historically informed reader and scarcely represents a novel approach to the book's subject matter. The sense of familiarity is heightened in that it is also, for the most part, an historical account concerned with royalty, military conflict and the church.


Nano-sized tin based compounds dispersed graphite composites, synthesized by the electroless plating process and pyrolysis method, act as efficient anode materials for lithium ion batteries (LIBs). The nano-sized tin complexes on the graphite surface can be obtained through a simple chemical reaction between Sn(BF4) 2 and Na 2 S 2 O 4 in aqueous solution and completely converted to SnO 2 after pyrolysis. The synthesized tin-modified graphite composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The electrochemical performance of the composites for application as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries was investigated. The average particle size of nano-SnO 2 is ~14.7 nm, as determined by HRTEM. Results of infrared spectra and electrochemical properties indicate that such an optimized nano Sn-based compound on graphite influences the formation of the thin solid electrolyte interface (SEI) in the electrode and thus improves the cycling performance, with high efficiency of 97.3% in LIBs. Nyquist plots show that during Li + intercalation, the thin SEI film and the low charge transfer resistance of SnO 2 -modified graphite composite anode plays important roles in improving the electrochemical properties of LIBs.


Abstract In this research, a method is examined by which the behavior of continuous carbon fiber reinforced additive manufacturing may be simulated using Finite Element Analysis. This technique is used in a simulated tensile test experiment in which the findings are compared to results determined from theoretical calculations according to the Rule of Mixtures method and from existing mechanical testing results. Four different fiber reinforcement configurations are examined with fiber volume fractions ranging from 4% to 32%. It was found that for fiber volume fractions of 11%, the simulation results closely match those predicted theoretically by the Rule of Mixtures as well as the mechanical testing results published in existing research. Lower fiber volume fractions near 4% yield less accurate results, with a 20% error due to the fact that the anisotropic behavior of the polymer matrix is the dominant material trait. Simulation of higher volume fractions near 32% closely approximate theoretical predictions, however neither the theoretical results nor the simulation results accurately reflect real world mechanical testing, indicating that nonideal condition factors such as the effect of micro-voids between the start and end of the fiber reinforcements play a significant role in the overall strength of the material. Thus, for fiber volume fractions near 11%, this simulation method can accurately be used to predict the behavior of end-use components, but more study must be done to increase simulation accuracy in low and high fiber volume fractions.


This paper uses micro-level historical data to examine the causes of bank failure. For state-chartered Kansas banks during 1910-28, time-to-failure is explicitly modeled using a proportional hazards framework. In addition to standard financial ratios, this study includes membership in the voluntary state deposit insurance system and a measure of technical efficiency to explain bank failure. The results indicate that deposit insurance system membership increased the probability of failure and technically inefficient banks were more likely to fail than technically efficient banks. Copyright 1995 by MIT Press.


Homestay tourism has become a very popular in many of the Indian States as well as Indian territories and has become a source of livelihoods for the rural people as it generates additional income to the local communities. It is one of the ecotourism activities that focus on sustainable tourism development with minimum impact on an environment, preservation of local culture and heritage. In this conceptual paper, a Structural Equation Model is proposed to ascertain the satisfaction level of visitors based on Service Quality, Safety, Destination Image, and infrastructure provided resulting in revisit intention and recommendation.


Objective: This prospective clinical study was designed on maternal risk factors for perinatal mortality. Material and Methods: This is cross sectional study conducted in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynae and Department of Pediatrics, Goldfield Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Village Chhainsa, Faridabad, Haryana, during the period from 1st July 2012 – 30th June 2014. Here study population were all fresh & macerated stillborn & early neonatal death cases during the study period. For convenience total 100 cases were studied for this study during the study period. Results: During this period 8202 deliveries were done & there were 678 perinatal deaths. From this study it was revealed that most important maternal risk factor for perinatal mortality was pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and obstructed labour. Conclusion: Perinatal mortality rate serves as the most sensitive index of maternal and neonatal care.


Optic disc drusens, which are congenital anomalies of optic nerve head, are depositions of mucopolysaccharides and proteinaceous material within the optic nerve head. They are usually bilateral and diagnosed incidentally during routine fundus examination where they may be mistaken for papilledema. We report a case of 63 year old female referred to the neuroophthalmology department with the clinical suspicion of disc edema. Simple noninvasive investigations like ultrasound B-scan, fundus autofluorescene along with the newer test like spectral domain optical coherence tomography helped us to diagnose it as a case of pseudopapilledema, as optic disc drusen. Thus, a high index of suspicion along with the ancillary tests is helpful in differentiating optic disc drusen from true papilledema.


The most important factor, operating on the territory of the Astrakhan region, is the existence of fund of the liquidated deep wells for oil and gas. On the territory of the Astrakhan region explorative oil and gas drilling has been held since 50th years of the XX th century. At present, the allowed fund of liquidated deep wells comprises about 300 units. Moreover, a large amount of ongoing parametric, structural, prospecting and development drilling is concentrated in the Paleozoic depositions of the Astrakhan Arch and adjacent structural elements, which in most cases are characterized by the presence of large amount of aggressive components, in particular hydrogen sulfide, in the formation fluid. Input term in abandonment of the majority of the produced holes exceeds 30-35 years, i. e. the probability of a leakage of erected insulating bridges has repeatedly increased. The produced situation demands the immediate organization of the uniform regional system of continuous monitoring for wellhead area of liquidated wells with the purpose of prevention of the possible adverse ecological consequences. The organization of the surveillance system of wellhead territory of the liquidated deep wells should be based on the accurate methodical receptions, including the methods of application of the ecological forecast of separate reductants of geologic environment, in particular geomorphological constitutions. Localization of wellhead liquidated deep wells concerning geomorphological and hydrographic features of the Astrakhan region, specially regarding exploratory tests uncovered the benches containing a formation fluid with high concentration of hydrogen sulfide, is the extremely dangerous regarding ecological risks while originating the contingency situations. In particular, wellhead territory of the liquidated deep wells for oil and gas are located within floodplain and delta field of Volga-Akhtubinsk floodplain and delta of the river Volga.


Author(s): Xu, Jianfeng | Abstract: This thesis presents experimental and theoretical studies of the characteristics of the head/disk interface at very low flying height. The study starts with a discussion of the tribological background of the head/disk interface and presents a review of the literature related to studies of the head/disk interface. Then, mechanical scaling laws for hard disk drives are discussed. Numerical results for failure inception of brittle and ductile hard disks due to high shock levels are presented. An experimental setup for measuring slider dynamics in five degrees-of-freedom (DOF) is presented. This is followed by experimental studies of slider vibrations due to slider/disk contacts. Thereafter, a study of slider vibrations due to write-head induced "thermal" pole-tip-protrusion is presented. Numerical simulations of slider vibrations are compared with experimental results. A method for measuring the magnetic spacing based on the read-back signal is presented. Finally, the results of this thesis are summarized and directions for future research are given


The transverse coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of single IM7, T1000, and P55 carbon fibers are measured at elevated temperatures. The specimens are prepared by press-fitting fiber tows into 0.7mm-diameter cavity in a graphite disk of 5mm in diameter and 3mm high. The specimens are placed on a crucible in an ESEM, and images of the fiber cross section are taken as the fibers are heated up to 800 C. Holding time, heating and cool down cycles are also introduced. The geometrical changes are measured using a graphics tablet. The change in area/perimeter is calculated to determine the strain and transverse CTE for each fiber. In a complimentary computational effort, displacements and stresses are calculated with finite element models.


The thesis is focused on managerial accounting, whi ch serves as a tool for cost control in the construction business. The first par t of my work includes introduction to basic concepts, which may be encountered in the use of management accounting. The second part focuses on the practical application of management accounting. With regard to the documents which I received, this section foc uses on deviation control.


The thickness vibration of piezoceramic ring is investigated by theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experimental measurement. Based on the piezoelectric constitutive equations and the hypothesis that a ring has no strain in circumference when vibrating, the thickness vibration mode of ring is treated as a radial longitudinal extended vibration equivalently, the equations was simplified and the resonant frequency of thickness vibration is derived. The resonant frequency is also simulated with finite element software and measured by Impedance Analyzer. Theoretic calculation of resonant frequency is compared with the simulation and measurement. The errors between them are analyzed.


An infective organism such as the meningococcus on finding a congenial soil flourishes and sets off an epidemic, but in the course of time, even without the aid of medicine, the case incidence declines and the epidemic comes to an end because the community has gained some degree of immunity. Those ectoparasites of man, the itch-mite and the louse, given the opportunity, will also multiply and spread themselves far and wide until the disorders they cause assume epidemic proportions. Unfortunately the body does not become immune to them, though certain people do not seem to be incommoded by their parasites, and the epidemic is usually brought to an end only when the public health authorities get an almost complete control of the parasites. Quite apart from times of war, the incidence of infestation varies from year to year. The number of cases of scabies in L.C.C. schoolchildren fell from a very high level in 1919 to a low one in 1926, and then rose again, slowly at first and later more rapidly, until in 1938 the numbers were practically the same as in 1919. This swinging of the incidence reminds one of similar cycles in the intensity and virulence of certain zymotic diseases and may have


To prevent environmental degradation of North Korea, which will be caused by rapid development, if the re-unification ever happens, it seems reasonable to introduce remote sensing and Frequency Ratio Analysis into assessment of environmental and ecological hot spots in North Korea. As a result, ROC analysis of the probability map of Environmental and Ecological Hot Spots showed 87.1% accuracy. Kappa analysis of comparison of results of frequency ratio analysis and Environmental Conservation Value Assessment Map (ECVAM) results showed high conformity. The results of the assessment using the environmental and ecological hot spots assessment methodology will contribute to the sustainable management of the Korean peninsula by establishing various environmental conservation plans.


THEOREM 2.4. (Frequent Universality Criterion) Let X be an F-space, Y a separable Fspace and Tn : X→ Y, n ∈ N, operators. Suppose that there are a dense subset Y0 of Y and mappings Sn : Y0→ X, n ∈ N, such that, for all y ∈ Y0, the following hold. (i) ∑k n=1 Tk Sk−n y converges unconditionally in Y , uniformly in k ∈ N. (ii) ∑ ∞ n=1 Tk Sk+n y converges unconditionally in Y , uniformly in k ∈ N. (iii) ∑ ∞ n=1 Sn y converges unconditionally in X. (iv) Tn Sn y→ y. Then the sequence (Tn) is frequently universal.


The main goal of construction projects from the past has been enhancing efficiency by reducing cost and time. but, seeing the current condition of safety management of many construction companies nowadays, it is true that not much attention has been paid to safety management for a long time. However, there are paradigm shift from the cost and term of works to safety management in the construction industry, from this circumstance the safety management is evaluated more importantly. Though less accident happens compared to past, the accidents are getting greater because construction projects nowadays are bigger and more complex and monetary loss from the accidents are increasing. Also, the severity is getting greater and even fatal. For this reason, more improved safety management is very necessary. Therefore, we are to propose more efficient system for safety management in this thesis. Technical parts for developing system include many technique such as Real Time Locating system, and other techniques like Monitoring module based on BIM, Data Mart, Alarm are also applied together. Through this system, in the construction site, safety management is performed more effectively and widely because the system can manage the human resource and fluid situation. Also, safety manager can conduct more systematically and advanced safety management through human resource dominated safety management.


iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv TABLE OF CONTENTS vi LIST OF TABLES viii LIST OF FIGURES ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 Contemporary medication use: An overview 5 Lay perspectives 17 Caring for chronically ill children 23 The present research 36 CHAPTER TWO: METHOD 39 Theoretical perspective 39 Research design and methodology 43 The research setting and process 49 Scope of the research 55 Analysis 56 CHAPTER THREE: CONCEPTUALISING MEDICATIONS 59 Complexities in medication understandings 61 Medications as material objects 74 Socially embedded features of medications 81 Chapter discussion 88 CHAPTER FOUR: MEDICATIONS AND CARING 91 Medications in gift exchanges 93


Data from radio interferometers provide a substantial challenge for statisticians. It is incomplete, noise-dominated and originates from a non-trivial measurement process. The signal is not only corrupted by imperfect measurement devices but also from effects like fluctuations in the ionosphere that act as a distortion screen. In this paper we focus on the imaging part of data reduction in radio astronomy and present RESOLVE, a Bayesian imaging algorithm for radio interferometry in its new incarnation. It is formulated in the language of information field theory. Solely by algorithmic advances the inference could be speed up significantly and behaves noticeably more stable now. This is one more step towards a fully user-friendly version of RESOLVE which can be applied routinely by astronomers.


A method for controlling the positioning and orientation of a dynamic cutting edge of a grave tool which is mounted on a frame of a grave drawing machine and is adjustable movable by an adjusting mechanism to control the machining of a subsurface of earth to a desired grave profile, the method comprising: Obtaining a current position of the grave drawing machine by means of at least one of a global positioning system; Obtaining a current measurement of the grave tool via a first sensor; Obtaining a current spatial orientation of the grave drawing machine from a second sensor; Combining the instantaneous position of the grave drawing machine, the current spatial orientation of the grave drawing machine and the instantaneous measurement of the grave tool with known machine dimensions and calibration information to provide a current position of the cutting edge; Comparing the current position of the cutting edge with digital design information to determine a positional difference between the current position of the cutting edge and a desired position of the cutting edge, as indicated by the digital design information along the desired grave profile; ...


Green-lipped mussels Pernairidis were collected from a site in Hong Kong which is . relatively free from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PAH contamination, and maintained in situ at this and three other sites with different degrees of PAH contamination. The transplanted mussels were retrieved after a 30-day field exposure. DNA adducts in the gill tissues were quantified, and tissue wx . concentrations of benzo a pyrene as well as total PAHs with potential carcinogenicity determined for . individual mussels. Results indicate that 1 tissue concentration of PAHs and adduct levels in mussels . collected from a single site can be highly variable; and 2 adduct levels were related to tissue wx concentrations of benzo a pyrene as well as total PAHs of individual animals. . .


Successful pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) can improve the quality of life (QOL) of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the role of durable PVI for such QOL improvement is not known. The aim of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of durable PVI in improving the QOL of patients with AF.


The optical fiber connector according to the present invention, comprising: a connector body, the connector body having a ferrule and the internal optical fiber for the interpolation and fixed to the ferrule so that the cable end is inserted into the optical fiber exposed portion abutting connection; fastening portion, the fastening portion is fastened to the end of the cable, the fastening portion includes: a pair of end gripping the cable is fixed by fastening fixing member, and the fastening member is fixed to the inner space of the housing fastening housing, It is formed on the housing for fastening the fastening member is fixed and can be accommodated in an internal space for inserting a fastening member fixing the optical fiber along the insertion direction of the insertion opening of the internal space.


Eden, C. and Huxham, C. (2006) 'Researching Organizations Using Action Research', in S. Clegg, C. Hardy, T. Lawrence and W. Nord (eds) The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies, pp 388–408. London: Sage. McNiff, J. and Whitehead, J. (2009) Doing and Writing Action Research. London: Sage. Reason, P. and Bradbury, H. (2008) The SAGE Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice. London: Sage.


To investigate maternal and fetal outcome in hyperemesis gravidarum comparing enteral tube feeding of the mothers with other fluid/nutrition regimens.


Three physicochemical methods,Fenton,ozone oxidation and evaporation,were chosen to treat the transfer station leachate in Beijing that had been biologically pre-treated.The experimental results showed that among the three methods,the ozone oxidation has the lowest COD removal rate,which was only 10%;The COD removal rate of Fenton was 43.7%;The COD removal rate of evaporation method was the highest,which was 95.6% when the yield was 99.8%.The results also showed that the COD treated by evaporation method was lower than Level 1A limit value of the Discharge Standard of Water Pollutants of Beijing(DB/307-2005).


The glutamate-glutamine cycle is essential for sustaining the neuronal secretion of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. Hepatic encephalopathy, even in its most discreet form, minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), interferes with the glutamate and glutamine balance due to the increase in ammonia levels in the central nervous system (CNS), induced by a combination of liver dysfunction, increased blood-brain barrier permeability and many other factors. An experimental study on 21 patients with chronic liver disease and 11 healthy volunteers was performed. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy demonstrated an increase of the glutamate-glutamine complex peak, with high predictive value for MHE, especially when the metabolites are referenced to creatine, a stabile metabolite in the CNS. This paper also explores the pathophysiology of MHE with emphasis on the involvement of the glutamate-glutamine cycle in the development of this complication.

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