The objective of the present work is to analyze, from a bibliographic and documentary research, the right to be forgotten from the perspective of its application and clash with freedom of expression and information. For this, the institute of forgetfulness was approached, seeking to conceptualize it, find its origin, through a historical context, and understand its application and nature. After that, we sought to explain the theory of balancing, proposed by Alexy, which allows us to consider the clash between these rights. We discussed the decision of the Federal Supreme Court that considered the right to be forgotten incompatible with the Federal Constitution, which necessarily implies its application in the Brazilian legal system. Finally, the repercussion of the law after the judgment of the subject was analyzed, which, in conclusion, made the Superior Court of Justice change its understanding, before favorable to the existence of the right to be forgotten, after the decision, it sedimented that it does not justify the exclusion of journalistic material. The method applied was the hypothetical-deductive.


On the basis of our year-round bird counts in the Yelabuga City located in the northeastern part of the Republic of Tatarstan from 16.10.2010 till 15.10.2012, a seasonal periodization of the population was revealed. The validity of our surveys and variations of the boundaries of the periods and their amount were analyzed. 9 common seasonal aspects of the bird population were found for all habitats in the city. Their description averaged over the city is given. Features of the intra-annual ornithocomplex dynamics were revealed. Inter-annual changes were followed in the formation of the spring, autumn and winter appearance of the community. The Eurasian tree sparrow predominated during the annual cycle averaged over the city. The great tit predominated during flying away and flight of birds, autumn, as well as during the pre-winter and winter migrations. The common chaffinch predominated during the period of mass bird arrival. The rock dove predominated during the start and end of the migration.


Objective To evaluate the values of the endoscopic argon plasma coagulation(APC) in bleeding and polyps.MethodsThe GI bleeding and polyps were coagulated by argon plasma generated by ERBE APC 300 made in German.Results 56 cases upper GI bleeding(in 60 cases) and 70 cases of polyps were cured by APC.Conclusion Treatment of GI bleeding and polyps by APC has high care rate and low side effects.


In this paper, experiments and finite element methods are used to study the openings of the composite wing spar web of a civil aircraft. First, according to the design principles of composite laminates, determine the layup sequence and layup ratio of the spar, and then lay the beam webs and the beam edge strips integrally; then, calculate the equivalent of the spar by using the classic laminate theory Material properties, the method to calculate the equivalent elastic modulus of composite laminates of different thicknesses is derived; then, the influence of opening shape and opening angle on the strength of composite wing spar web under shear load is analyzed. Finally, the reinforcement design is carried out on the opening position. This research method not only solves specific engineering design problems, but also proposes a set of practical, cost-effective and efficient design methods for composite material opening shapes, which has a certain generality. Its design ideas and methods provide technical support for civil aircraft structural design.


This study concerns the evolution of flow field and hydrodynamic characteristics within the developing scour hole around a four-pile group with 2 × 2 arrangement. The instantaneous velocities in scour holes at four typical stages during the scouring process were measured by an acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV). The evolution and spatial distribution of the time-averaged flow field, turbulence, and the corresponding hydrodynamic characteristics within scour holes were compared. The time-averaged flow field shows that the reverse flow, downward flow, and horseshoe vortex are formed in the upstream of the pile group. During the scouring process, the mean components of flow characteristics (i.e., mean velocity, vorticity, and bed shear stress) around the pile group decrease while the fluctuating components (i.e., turbulence intensity) intensify simultaneously. Similarity of turbulence intensity profiles was found within different scour holes. The horseshoe vortex at upstream of each pile merges and the shear layer in the gap region extends when the dimension of the scour hole increases to that of equilibrium scour status, indicating that the four piles behave more like a single bluff body. With the development of scour holes, the large-scale horseshoe vortex system becomes more stable and the dissipation of small-scale eddies becomes more significant.


The effects of three different types of high and low quality child care were examined in the Canadian Victoria Day Care research project: Licensed family day care, unlicensed family day care and licensed center care. Several confounding factors made interpretation of results difficult (such as quality of care and quality of family life. Children from low‐resource families (lower education, income and occupation levels) were enrolled in family day care homes with the lowest quality ratings, watched more television, and had fewer reading and informational activities. The variability of unlicensed family day care homes was the greatest. The mean language scores for children in high quality homes were higher than for children in low quality family day care homes. 1The research reported in this paper was supported by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The authors thank Dr. Maxine Charlesworth and Ms. Lorraine Toleikis for their assistance in data collection and Warren W...


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Sequential Neural Processes (SNP) is a new class of models that temporally extends Neural Processes (NP) and can meta-learn a sequence of stochastic processes. This learned function however under-fits the provided contexts as is also the case in NP. Applying attention to the contexts resolves this in NP but simply extending this to SNP and applying attention on a buffer of context history is sub-optimal as our findings show. In this paper, we propose Attentive Sequential Neural Processes (ASNP) which resolves the under-fitting in SNP by introducing a novel imaginary context, modeled as a latent variable, over which the attention can then be applied. We evaluate our model on 1D Gaussian Processes regression and 2D moving MNIST/CelebA regression. We apply ASNP to implement Attentive Temporal-GQN and further evaluate on the moving CelebA task.


Background Many patients with incurable cancer have symptoms affecting their health-related quality of life. The eHealth application 'Oncokompas' supports patients to take an active role in managing their palliative care needs, to reduce symptoms and improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine the efficacy of Oncokompas compared to care as usual among incurably ill cancer patients with a life expectancy of more than three months. were Eligible patients were randomly assigned to the or the control group The primary outcome measure was patient activation patients' knowledge, skills Secondary outcomes were general self-efficacy and HRQOL. Measures were assessed at baseline, two weeks after randomization, and three months after the baseline measurement. Linear mixed models were used to compare longitudinal changes between both groups from baseline to the three-month follow-up. This RCT contributes to knowledge on the effects and usage of behavioral intervention technologies in palliative cancer care. Implications of all the available evidence To support cancer patients to take an active role in man- aging their disease and healthcare, it is important to facilitate the uptake of self-management behaviors. Offering patients access to fully automated and self-guided eHealth interventions such as Oncokompas, might help to create a shift in patients ' self-manage-ment behavior. The lack of effect of Oncokompas in our study may be due to the relatively good performance of the included patients on the outcome measures at baseline or that Oncokompas in its current form needs more tailoring to incurably ill cancer patients. Research on the possibilities to further personalize behavioral intervention technologies is needed, to create an optimal fi t between intervention technologies and patients ' needs. Future research on ef fi cacy of behavioral intervention technologies, such as Oncokompas, that aim to improve HRQOL, should include users who have a need for palliative care.


Online set-point optimisation which cooperates with model predictive control (MPC) and its application to a yeast fermentation process are described. A computationally efficient multilayer control system structure with adaptive steady-state target optimisation (ASSTO) and a suboptimal MPC algorithm are presented in which two neural models of the process are used. For set-point optimisation, a steady-state neural model is linearised online and the set-point is calculated from a linear programming problem. For MPC, a dynamic neural model is linearised online and the control policy is calculated from a quadratic programming problem. In consequence of linearisation of neural models, the necessity of online nonlinear optimisation is eliminated. Results obtained in the proposed structure are comparable with those achieved in a computationally demanding structure with nonlinear optimisation used for set-point optimisation and MPC. & 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


Majority of modern trolleybuses are equipped with AC traction drives which are able to recuperate braking energy that is reusable by applying storage systems. However, public transport infrastructure rebuilding is financially expensive and while there are no mobile or stationary energy storage systems, general solution is to transfer the braking energy to another accelerating trolleybus in the same overhead DC network section. In frames of this work, a novel Matlab model ensuring a possibility to simulate two-trolleybus motion along a common overhead line section was developed and theoretical explanation of the idea is given. Simulation examples were performed.


The deliberations in France surrounding the potential ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (from January 2014 to October 2015) resulted in a national debate unheard of since 1999, providing new insight into resistance towards promoting these languages in the public space. Despite a recent survey claiming that 'the ideological barriers on this issue have now almost disappeared', the virulent arguments opposing ratification eventually triumphed in the Senate. Basing ourselves on comments published in the media by a range of opponents to ratification of the Charter, we review here the various ideological strategies used to preserve the linguistic status quo in France and to maintain the supremacy of French.


A series of RF polymer fatliquor agents were synthesized with long-chain alcohol/AEO-5 succinate,acrylic acid and vinyl acetate.As carboxyl group content increases from 19.78% to 24.03%,the conductivity increases from 1 349 us/cm to 2 213 us/cm,and the relative viscosity increases from 1.59 to 3.85.As AEO-5 content increases from 0 to 15.18%,the conductivity increases from 1 349 us/cm to 1 712 us/cm,and the relative viscosity decreases from 1.597 to 1.22.As chain length of long-chain alcohol increases from 12 to 18,the conductivity decreases from 2 185 us/cm to 1 303 us/cm,and the relative viscosity increases from 1.197 to 1.757.The Cc.c increases as carboxyl and AEO-5 contents increase and it decreases as chain length increases.The acid resistibility is enhanced as carboxyl and AEO-5 contents increase and it is also enhanced as chain length decreases.


Five female subjects were studied to determine the applicability of volatile sulphur analysis of mouth air to monitor chemical, cytological and physiological changes observed during the menstrual cycle. Volatile sulphur results were compiled over twelve ovulatory cycles derived from two or three consecutive cycles from each subject. The results of mouth air evaluations were compared with concurrently determined levels of hormones in blood serum and organic metabolites in vaginal secretions. Distinct cyclic variations were observed in concentrations of all three volatile sulphur components (hydrogen sulphide, methyl mercaptan and dimethyl sulphide) of mouth air. There was a definite overall trend for the compounds to increase two- to four-fold immediately around mid-cycle and menstruation as well as during mid-proliferative and mid-luteal phases of each menstrual cycle. In those cycles in which hormonal profiles were obtained, the increase in volatile sulphur content closely coincided with the mid-cycle surge in luteinizing hormone, while the peak during the mid-luteal phase corresponded to a period of maximum level of progesterone and elevated oestrogens. The concentrations of lactic acid and urea in vaginal secretions also underwent cyclic changes analogous to those described for volatile sulphur components of mouth air. The occurrence of malodourous concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and methyl mercaptan immediately around menses in most of the cycles studied satisfactorily accounts for the reported incidence of breath malodour observed during this time.


In this article,the major research advances in the effect of exercise on various lipoproteins and the relationship between exercise intensity,forms of exercise and lipoprotein metabolism have been reviewed,and the effects of exercise on the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein have been distinguished for analysis.Meanwhile relative analysis of feasibility and rationality have been conducted and tested.The results show that if regular exercise,especially the aerobic exercise is persisted,the lipidemic profiles can be improved and the possibility of suffering from cardiovascular diseases and coronary heart diseases can be reduced.It is also noted that intensity of aerobic exercise up to 60~80%HRmax may ameliorate lipoprotein metabolism.But whether or not the other forms of exercises can ameliorate lipoprotein metabolism with the same effects,and what can exercise do about serum total cholesterol,triglyceride,high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,apolipoprotein-B and apolipoprotein-A still need further study and research.Besides,the diversity of the results usually come from the different designs of experiments.Therefore it is strongly suggested that the experimental designs be strictly controlled when relative researches are being carried,with particular consideration for the sampling of subjects,the randomization of grouping and the measurability between groups.


The author emphasises that the Library in Prishtina started its work on the 1st of March 1890 in the scope of one larger project on the Serbian libraries opening in the Ottoman Empire. This project was created by a Serbian representative in Tsar Grad Stojan Novakovic and consul in Skopje, Vladimir Karic, with the aim to take into consideration the national identity of the areas inhabited with Serbs, which is threatened by many factors. Libraries were also opened in Skoplje, Bitolj, Thessalonica, Debar, Prilep, Ohrid, Kostur and Tsar Grad as a support to the educational action.. The first librarian in Prishtina was Stevan Markovic, a former merchant and teacher, who had had experience in the book transfer from Serbia. The contract on the opening of the library Markovic signed with the bookkeeper of the Consulate in Prishtina, Branislav Nusic. The contract consisted of 14 articles by which rights and duties of the contractual parties had been regulated, but in some provisions it was in collision with the existent plan of Karic and Novakovic. Due to the mentioned contradictions there was a correspondence between the Consulate in Prishtina, Consulate in Skoplje and the Government in Belgrade, in which there had been some thoughts regarding the way the library in Prishtina was working. Beside some problems, the first working year of Prishtina's library passed as the Belgrade's Government had projected.


'Self-Sufficiency Sites' were introduced in 1995 to create jobs and stimulate economic activity. Although the Self-Sufficiency Sites were implemented across 56 residential development projects in Gyeonggi Province covering 8km2, their usage rate still remains very poor. It is crucial that these Sites are managed systematically if they aim to complement the metropolitan population by creating job opportunities and establishing workplaces close in proximity with residential areas. A concrete plan much like the 'Pangyo Techno-valley' is necessary to the success of Self-Sufficiency Sites. Furthermore, mitigation factors that hinder the use of these Sites must be managed with considerations to newtown or surrounding areas. We must clearly define the function and role of the Self-Sufficiency Site. Establishing a consultative group consisting of regional officials and project operators to discuss the effective use of the Self-Sufficiency Sites in light of their local conditions is recommended. Also, the location and management of how industrial facilities are used are the key factors to promote industrial complexes and Self-Sufficiency Sites.


This paper aims to prove the correspondence between the existence of a symmetric nondegenerate and invariant bilinear form on a Lie triple systems or a Jordan triple system and the semisimplicity of its structure. Moreover, many results concerning the Lie and the Jordan triple systems are proved. Mathematics Subject Classification: 17C50, 17B60, 17B20, 17B05


Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) technology uses multiple antennas and advanced signal processing to increase the communication system capacity, reliability and data rate without sacrificing energy consumption or RF bandwidth. In some scenarios, the MIMO communication system need to be designed without knowledge of the channel state information. One possible solution is differential space–time block coding (DSTBC). Ettus USRPs (Universal Software Radio Peripherals) are used in this research work to prototype a DSTBC-based 2 × 1 MISO (multiple-input-single-output) communication system. The signal processing is performed by software with MATLAB. This software defined radio (SDR) approach allows a reconfigurable implementation of the Differential STBC algorithm with tuneable parameters.


Newborn babies undergoing emergency operations present several challenges for the anaesthesiologist, especially in a setup where surgeries on newborns are not done routinely. Problems are more compounded when operation theatre is not fully equipped to handle newborn babies. A newborn requires constant monitoring and immediate intervention during anaesthesia. Multiple congenital anomalies pose further problems. Anaesthetic management of a newborn depends upon the type of surgical emergency and condition of the newborn. Consideration to use anaesthetic drugs depends on the maturity of various vital organs. The aim is to use titrated dose of anaesthetic drugs to get desired effect. Post operative survival of newborn babies has improved in the last few decades due to advancement in neonatology.


Every nurse and midwife needs to play their part in diabetes care because specialist services are already stretched to the limit, says a nurse researcher.


Objective To separate and purify the chromone glycoside from the extract of Yupingfeng with macroporous resin absorption.Methods The resin suitable for separation of chromone glycoside was determined by static absorption experiment on seven different kinds of resins,and further more,the absorption and elution of chromone glycoside on the selected resin were studied by fixed bed absorption experiment.Results The AB-8 resin was founded to be suitable for separation and purification of chromone glycoside.The experiment results showed that the content of chromone glycoside in the extract of Yupingfeng increased from 0.55% to 10.01% with a recovery rate of 87.2% by separation on fixed bed of AB-8 resin.Conclusion The AB-8 resin is suitable for separation and enrichment of chromone glycoside in extract of Yupingfeng.


This study examines commercial pacifism and protracted conflict. It identifies constraints posed by protracted conflict on both the opportunity of the rivals to engage in mutually beneficial economic exchange and the impact of economic incentives on views on violence and peace. Based on this discussion, the study estimates regression models of Palestinians'views on diplomacy and attacks with 2001 public opinion data. The models suggest a modest role for economics. Views on Palestinian-Israeli economic integration and the economic impact of future peace exert important effects on views on diplomacy; income level and views on the economic consequences of Palestinian rebellion do not. Realist concerns appear to play the dominant role in views on attacks. Split-sample models reveal important interaction effects: the effects of economic incentives are substantively stronger and realist considerations sometimes weaker among people who deem economics the most important issue. All estimated models leave most of the variance unexplained.


The economic theory of crime is based on the assumption that rational individuals act to maximize their utility given the possibility of allocating their time or resources to different activities (including crime). Withers (1984) represents the only significant, aggregative empirical analysis of the determinants of crime, and importance of general deterrence effects, in Australia, derived on the basis of this market model economic approach to criminal activity. Extends the economic analysis of crime in Australia by employing a rigorous approach to both the specification of the underlying economic model of crime and to the estimation of the statistical relationships in the data. Uses improved data measures ‐ notably sentence length ‐ that represent more suitable proxies for the theoretical concepts of interest. The inclusion of labour force participation as a highly significant explanatory factor represents a major specification improvement over earlier studies. Examines four categories of property crime in Australia over the period 1982‐1991. The findings provide significant support for a number of the postulates of the economic theory of crime. These include the negative, deterrence effect of both clearance rates (as a proxy for the probability of punishment) and expected sentence length (as a proxy for the severity of punishment) on the number of property crimes committed. Also finds a significant deterrence relationship between the aggregate unemployment rate and the labour force participation rate and certain categories of property crime. These findings provide important support for the market model of crime and the general deterrence hypothesis and opposition to the continuing prevalence of the simplistic sociological analysis of imprisonment and recidivism, which ignores general deterrence effects.


J.L. Townshend, General Manager of the Industrial Development Department of the Southern Railway System, created this industrial site information report in 1972 for Mr. Richard Sutton, Industrial Representative of the South Carolina State Development Board. The report provides individual descriptions of ten industrial sites in Greenville and Spartanburg counties. Each description contains data regarding the name of the site, the acreage, location, owner, boundaries, topography, available utilities, and available transportation. Each description also contains additional information with brief statistics regarding water and sewerage utilities as well as rail access. Each site description also contains topographic maps of the site, county maps to provide site proximity within the county, and maps of the Southern Railway and South Carolina highway systems. The report also contains several large, hand-drawn maps further depicting site boundaries.


Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 | Posing the problem - fusion masquerades and the materialisation of thought style Part One Chamba Masquerade Chapter 2 | The ethnographer's account - a singular fusion Chapter 3 | Accenting the masquerade - template and variety Part Two Westward - Fusion Masquerades Chapter 4 | Mumuye masquerade - fusion refracted by gender Chapter 5 | Jukunoid masquerades - fusion refracted by gender and animality Chapter 6 | On the margins of comparison Part Three Eastward - Fusion Without Masquerades Chapter 7 | Two types of absence - Pere and Koma Chapter 8 | Death and fusion - Dowayo Chapter 9 | Bovine theranthropic fusion materialised - a regional thought style Conclusion Appendix | Table - Chamba masks in collections Bibliography | Published sources Unpublished sources


This chapter revisits and considers the application of Web 2.0 technologies in contemporary business environments. Web 2.0 refers to a general category of internet technologies and content development that lean on the contributions of many individual users to create value. These technologies are characterized by rich media, a dynamic nature, social networking elements, and distributed contributions. The chapter presents three major Web 2.0 archetypes: blogs, wikis, and social networking sites. It concludes with a value-oriented framework designed to guide firms in the development of Web 2.0 initiatives.


Objectives: Bamboo shoots are reported to have great nutritional and therapeutic value. Processing and preservation bring about physical and biochemical changes which alter the nutritional and therapeutic values of the shoots. The aim of the present study was to determine the chemical profile of fresh and processed shoots of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii by various spectral analysis. Methods: Spectral analysis was done by different analytical methods such as UV-VIS, FT-IR, NMR and GC-MS. Results: In NMR analysis, aqueous extract of shoots showed a number of peaks in between δ 0.7 to 10 indicating the increase in alcoholic and acids content after processing. In GC-MS analysis, 110 compounds were detected in the ethanol extract of fresh and processed shoots with different pharmacological properties. The highest number of compounds was detected in the extract of fermented shoots. Conclusions: The results of this study may act as biochemical markers for processed shoots in the food and pharmaceutical industry.


In the process of achieving a good solid electrolyte for electrochemical devices the composite polymer electrolytes plays an important role. Over the past few years, many polymer blends with different lithium and ammonium salts have been reported as a potential polymer electrolyte material for solid state batteries and other electrochemical devices [1-3]. In the preparation of proton exchange membrane materials, different polymers like SPEEK, PVdF, PMMA, PVA, cellulose acetate, PEO, PANI and nano wires were used [4,5]. Among those, poly(vinyl alcohol) has been widely used because of its potential property to form good miscible blends. Poly(vinyl alcohol) has been separately reported to produce highly conducting electrolytes with salts and acids [6], but its mechanical stability is always a concern for the application of those membranes as a potential electrolyte for solid state electrochemical devices. Further, the blending of natural polymers like cellulose acetate with poly(vinyl alcohol) has been shown to give notable increStudies on Composite PVA-CA-NH4CF3SO3-Al2O3 Polymer Electrolyte for Electrochemical Devices


In this fascinating biography Oka Yoshitake examines the life and times of this enigmatic man, hereditary prince and sophisticated courtier. A man deeply dedicated to Japan's imperialist mission, Konoe played a pivotal role in the infamous China War and the militarist years leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack. Professor Oka describes Konoe's idealism and sincerity, as well as the flaws which made this popular politician "a tragic failure" as a political leader.


We perform an analysis of the K* polarization states in the exclusive B meson decay B{sup 0}{yields}K*{sup 0} ({yields}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +})l{sup +}l{sup -} (l=e,{mu},{tau}) in the low dilepton mass region, where the final vector meson has a large energy. Working in the transversity basis, we study various observables that involve the K* spin amplitudes A{sub perpendicular}, A{sub parallel}, A{sub 0} by exploiting the heavy-to-light form-factor relations in the heavy quark and large-E{sub K*} limit. We find that at leading order in 1/m{sub b} and {alpha}{sub s} the form-factor dependence of the asymmetries that involve transversely polarized K* completely drops out. At next-to-leading logarithmic order, including factorizable and nonfactorizable corrections, the theoretical errors for the transverse asymmetries turn out to be small in the standard model (SM). Integrating over the lower part of the dimuon mass region, and varying the theoretical input parameters, the SM predicts A{sub T}{sup (1)}=0.9986{+-}0.0002 and A{sub T}{sup (2)}=-0.043{+-}0.003. In addition, the longitudinal and transverse polarization fractions are found to be (69{+-}3)% and (31{+-}3)%, respectively, so that {gamma}{sub L}/{gamma}{sub T}=2.23{+-}0.31. Beyond the SM, we focus on new physics that mainly gives sizable contributions to the coefficients C{sub 7}{sup eff(')} of the electromagnetic dipole operators. Taking into accountmore » experimental data on rare B decays, we find large effects of new physics in the transverse asymmetries. Furthermore, we show that a measurement of longitudinal and transverse polarization fractions will provide complementary information on physics beyond the SM.« less


This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of direct hemoperfusion using a new polymyxin B‐immobilized resin column (disposable endotoxin adsorber, KCEA) in an endotoxin/ lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced sepsis model.


Using spacecraft data collected over three solar cycles, Neugebauer et al. [2000] found a persistent dependence of the solar wind speed and the radial component of the interplanetary magnetic field on solar longitude, defined in a coordinate system with a rotation period of 27.03 days. Here we investigate the solar source of this period using observations of the photospheric magnetic field. We study the lowest-order nonaxisymmetric modes of the solar field extracted from synoptic charts of the Wilcox Solar Observatory. We find there is a robust magnetic structure on the Sun, which rotates with the period found by Neugebauer et al. [2000] in the solar wind. This rotation is more rapid than the solar equatorial and core rotations. We discuss the association of this nonaxisymmetric mode with the magnetic field generated by the solar mean field dynamo.


A Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) model has a generative and discriminative network, in which they compete to obtain the desired outcome to make the fake generated data look real. To evaluate the functionality of a GAN, a dataset with 8431 male images and 11596 female images is introduced in this paper as the sample set. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) are used as generators and discriminators. The dataset is divided into two subsets, with one only having male images and the other female images. Then each set is used as a sample set to evaluate the network using CNN for both generator and discriminator, CNN for generator and MLP for discriminator, and MLP for generator and CNN for the discriminator. The result for each experiment is different, but they all indicate that the generator serves a more critical role than the discriminator because of the functionality of a GAN. Also, a dataset with a narrow interval between each element of the set with permutations of eigenvalues, instead of a larger or smaller sample size, indicates a better performance of a GAN.


High-Tech industry is one of a mainstay of the country economy.It is important for a flourishing High-Tech industry to develop stably High-Tech enterprise.Using a right strategic plan is a key step in High-Tech enterprise progress.This paper demonstrates a proposition about the environment character of High-Tech Company planning strategy.At last,a new reach conclusion is elicited.


Purpose: To verify the efficacy of the endometriosis fertility index (EFI) for predicting spontaneous pregnancy after surgery for endometriosis. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the predictive value of postoperative EFI for spontaneous pregnancy in 26 patients who underwent surgery for ovarian endometrioma in our institution between 2010 and 2016. Results: The median EFI score in all patients was 7, and the rate of spontaneous pregnancy after surgery was 35%. The cut-off EFI score obtained from the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 8 (AUC, 0.79; sensitivity, 0.67; specificity, 0.82). Rate of spontaneous pregnancy with EFI scores ≤ 7 was significantly lower than that with EFI scores ≥ 8 (18% vs. 67%, P = 0.028). Infertility treatment with assisted reproductive technology (ART) increased pregnancy rates in the lower EFI score group. Conclusion: We confirmed that the EFI was a reliable prediction tool for spontaneous pregnancy in patients with surgically treated endometriosis. In infertile patients with EFI scores ≤ 7, ART therapy should be recommended.


To identify dominant acoustic sources in flows around a two-dimensional square cylinder in a uniform flow for the freestream Mach number from 0.2 to 0.6, the contributions of each term in acoustic sources in the Curle's and Lighthill's equations on the acoustic field are investigated. The acoustic fields are predicted by the direct simulations, and are decomposed into those based on each acoustic source. The results show that the contributions of the sound by the quadrupoles in the Curle's equations are not negligible for M 0.4. It is also clarified that the momentum term of the Lighthill's acoustic source is the dominant acoustic source for all the Mach numbers.


The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of working capital strategy on profitability before and during the Covid-19 pandemic on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The population used in this study is the restaurant, hotel & tourism sub-sector companies; pharmaceutical sub-sector; as well as the telecommunications sub-sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange which was conducted in the 2nd quarter of 2018 to the 3rd quarter of 2021 (14 periods). With a total sample of 22 companies. The sampling technique was carried out using purposive sampling method. This study uses secondary data in the form of financial statements obtained from the official website of the Indonesia Stock Exchangewww.idx.co.id. The data analysis technique in this study used multiple linear regression analysis with dummy variables. By calculating descriptive statistics, multiple linear regression test, multicollinearity test, autocorrelation test, heteroscedasticity test, model fit test, regression coefficient test, and different test. The results showed that CCC, WCIA, WCFA, and Dummy together had a significant effect on ROA. CCC has no and no significant effect on ROA, WCIA and WCFA partially have a significant effect on ROA, Dummy has a negative and significant effect on ROA. And WCIA has a parallel different influence on ROA before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, WCFA has an intersecting different influence on ROA before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.


The purpose of the study, are to know how the role of digital public relations in maintaining the image and barriers of digital public relations in maintaining the image of May May salon. Research Method, which used in this research is qualitative research with qualitative descriptive approach. The data analysis used was semi structured interview, non-participant observation, literature study and documentation. The results, indicating that the role of digital public relations through social media is successful enough to better introduce May May salon to the public as well as to maintain the image. In addition, the obstacles that of digital public relations are largely contained in the content that is on the social media. The conclusion of this research is, the role of digital public relations through social media Facebook and Instagram is very important role for May May salon in maintaining the image. (SM).


A clinical study of diabetic retinopathy was conducted from March- May 2002 to diagnose a patient's diabetic retinopathy level and identify eyes of proliferative diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy so that these patients could get appropriate and timely laser photocoagulation surgery and other surgical modalities to reduce the risk of visual loss. This study shows that out of 248 diabetic patients examined, 45.9% patients had retinal changes. The potential candidates for panretinal and focal laser treatment were the patients with very severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) (3.5%), early proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) or high-risk PDR (3.5%), and maculopathy (8.8%). Key Words : Diabetic retinopathy, Laser photocoagulation surgery and vitrectomy Surgery.


The effects of two variable priority (or emphasis change) training paradigms (with 3 or 5 levels of emphasis) and an adaptive training paradigm on skill acquisition in dual verbal-spatial working memory tasks were examined. Competing hypotheses of the cognitive mechanisms of variable priority training were evaluated. All three training groups showed improved performance over a control group on the verbal working memory task. Only the variable priority groups showed an improvement over time relative to the control group in the spatial working memory task. The results support the hypothesis that variable priority training forces trainees to focus not only on easy tasks, but also on harder tasks, yielding more balanced task performance and higher levels of skill development. No evidence was found that variable priority training leads to the discovery of an optimal attention allocation strategy, or more efficient adaptation to changing task demands.


A system for measuring melting temperatures at high pressures is described. The sample is heated with radiation from a YAG laser. The beam is reflected downward through a microscope objective, through the upper diamond anvil, and focused onto the sample. Hense, intense heating is produced only at the sample and not within the diamond anvils. A vidicon system is used to observe the sample during heating. Incandescent light from the heated sample passes back through the objective lens into a grating spectrometer. The spectrum of the incandescent light is received by the photodiode array and stored in the multichannel analyzer. These data can then be transferred to floppy disk for analysis. A curve fitting program is used to compare the spectra with standard blackbody curves and to determine the temperature. Pressure is measured by the ruby fluorescence method. The system was used to study the melting behavior of natural troilite (FeS).


In several industries such as food and detergent, enzymes are commonly used out of which microorganisms' proteolytic enzymes are dominant. Microorganisms from marine sources have advantageous commercial characteristics when it comes to protease production. Protease producing bacterial strains were isolated from four different stations in the South China Sea, located at Kuantan, Pahang-Malaysia. The temperature was ranging from 29 to 36.2°C; salinity varied from 36,18 to 37,9 ppt, turbidity from 10.21 to 16.4 NTU. Dissolved Oxygen had an average of 4.44 mg/mL, and pH was around 8. All the bacterial strains were screened for protease activity using Skim Milk agar plates. Out of 18 isolates, ten strains formed a clear zone on skim milk agar plates. Molecular identification by 16S rRNA results revealed that Bacillus spp was the most dominant bacteria, four isolates belong to Bacillus cereus, another 04 identified as Bacillus licheniformis in addition of one isolate was Bacillus safensis. They were followed by one isolate Staphylococcus warneri. Furthermore, a phenotypic characterization is conducted using The Biolog GENIII MicroPlate with 94 phenotypic tests. These tests consist of 71 carbon source utilization assays and 23 chemical sensitivity assays. The proteolytic activity was confirmed through a quantitative protease assay. Where the strain B. cereus-MD152 was the highest yield, followed by B. licheniformis-ABN13. On the contrary, the lowest yield was secreted by B. cereus-IIUM6 with no more than 16.5 U/ml.


In this paper,a novel topology of parallel hybrid active filter for three-phase circuit was presented.The proposed hybrid active filter is comprised of a passive filter series connected with an additional small-rated reactance in each phase,which is parallel connected with the active filter by a coupling single-phase transformer.The active filter is controlled as a harmonic current source.The additional reactance provides a passage for the fundamental current of the filter branch and reduces the output voltage of the active filter.Thus the VA ratings of the active filter can be reduced effectively.The unified control strategy,which covers load current detection method,source current detection method,and compound control method,was presented.The capacity requirement of the active filter was also discussed.The feasibility and validity of the proposed topology and the unified control strategy have been verified by the computer simulation and experimental results in a laboratory prototype.


We describe four ontology translation approaches that can be used to exchange ontologies between ontology tools and/or ontology languages. These approaches are analysed with regard to two main features: how they preserve the ontology semantics after the translation process (aka semantic or consequence preservation) and how they allow final users and ontology-based applications to understand the resulting ontology in the target format (aka pragmatic preservation). These approaches are illustrated with practical examples that show how they can be applied to achieve interoperability between the ontology tools Protégé-2000 and WebODE.


The invention relates to vehicle lamp cleaning device and method by adopting an ultrasonic wave and a sensor. The vehicle lamp cleaning device mainly comprises a lampshade, a humidity sensor, check valve water outlets and an ultrasonic generating and transducing device, wherein a row of fine check valve water outlets are surrounded on the lampshade; the ultrasonic generating and transducing device is configured below the inner wall of the lampshade; the humidity sensor is positioned right below the outside of the lampshade of a vehicle lamp and used for measuring a relative humidity value and converting the relative humidity value into a PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) signal and transmitting the PWM signal to a single-chip microcomputer (SCM); the SCM is used for transmitting a control signal to an ultrasonic generator; and the ultrasonic generating and transducing device is integrated on a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) by an ultrasonic transducer and the ultrasonic generator. The invention carries out automatic cleaning by selecting an ultrasonic wave with proper frequency according to the dirt degree of the lampshade and utilizing the humidity sensor to sense humidity, improves the effects of cleanness and illumination of the lampshade of the vehicle lamp, reduces the damage to the lampshade of the vehicle lamp due to improper cleaning and prolongs the service life of the lamp.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a still picture display switching system in which a series of still pictures associated with words are sequentially switched and displayed, wherein switching and display of still pictures are easily performed in good timing in response to reading of the words without the need for a specific operation. SOLUTION: The still picture display switching system is configured such that a voice detection means 21 detects the presence/absence of a voice input signal of words-voice when a voice input section 19 reads words corresponding to a prescribed still picture, when the voice detection means 21 does not detect the voice input signal within a setting time stored by a first image display control section 32 to a setting time data section 31, the first image display control section 32 extracts a succeeding still picture from an image DB 33 and transmits the still picture to a display control section 16 so as to apply display switching of an image display section 17. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT


The morphological features and relative frequency of 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) cells in the digestive tract of the Dinodon rufozonatum were investigated by avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex immunohistochemical methods using 5-HT antisera.Mucosa endocrine cells reacting specifically with the antisera to 5-HT were detectable throughout the digestive tract,with the highest density in the duodenum,secondly in the stomachus pyloricus,and lowest in the oesophagus and stomach corpus.Round or oval cells named closed-type cells were found throughout the whole digestive tract,and mainly located in the oesophagus,stomach and rectum.Open-type cells those had cell processes were mostly present in the intestine except for rectum with a spindle-like,triangular or irregular shape,and occasionally observed in the other regions.We concluded the general distributive pattern of 5-HT cells in the digestive tract of snakes,and discussed the distributive pattern of 5-HT cells in Dinodon rufozonatum combined with it′s life environment and the feeding habit.


The growth without any control of webs and their content in recent years can make users look away from them, users who can't find what they want or don't see anything appealing enough. And this is a huge problem for companies, because they lose money. In this paper it is described the whole process of design, development and tunning of a recommender system for bodas.net company. A solution able to show users what they want to see, improving their experience in the website.


Boreal stream networks are embedded in a mosaic of wetlands and lakes interspersed in the forest landscape. This mosaic results in complex and dynamic water chemistry that varies depending on stream size, catchment characteristics, season and flow. Spatiotemporal variations in stream acidity are however frequently predictable based on spatial patterns in the terrestrial watershed, and acidity has been found to limit the spatial distribution of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in some Scandinavian streams. This study compares the distribution of brown trout with stream acidity and other environmental factors using 47 sites distributed throughout the Krycklan stream network, a 67 km boreal catchment in northern Sweden. We tested whether local factors (stream water chemistry and stream site physical habitat from field surveys) or large-scale factors (whole-catchment characteristics derived from a GIS) were more closely correlated with the spatial distribution of brown trout as determined by electrofishing survey.


SUMMABY Ethidium bromide and acriflavin-resistant mutants of petite-negative yeast Kluyveromyces lactis were prepared. One kind of nuclear mutation (EB) gave resistance to ethidium bromide and correlated sensitivity towards acriflavin. Another nuclear mutation (EB) did not affect 'natural' resistance of this yeast towards 15 /IM. acriflavin. Both nuclear mutations mapped at different loci, suggesting lack of linkage. Cytoplasmic mutants resistant to these two drugs were unstable when grown in complete media with dextrose, reverting to a wild-type resistance genotype. When grown in glycerol-containing media these mutants maintained their cytoplasmic drug-resistance conferring factors.


Starting from a simple declarative all-solutions program, we develop a variety of search programs in the concurrent logic language RGDC [Cohen et al 92], leading up to a full heuristics-guided parallel version of branch-and-bound search. Our programs are general enough to be useable in a variety of problems in artificial intelligence, operations research and logic metaprogramming. We aim to meet the criticism that concurrent logic languages are unsuitable for programming search problems, and counter-argue that their removal of automated backtracking is in fact a desirable feature. This calls into question whether the development of "portmanteau" logic programming languages which attempt to combine features from Prolog and the committed choice logic languages is the best way for logic programming to develop, when the power of these features could equally be provided by the development of programming techniques in committed choice logic languages. BACKTRACKING CONSIDERED HARMFUL? The concurrent logic programming languages introduce efficient concurrency in the logic programming paradigm by replacing the built-in backtracking of Prolog with an indeterministic committed-choice model. This has been treated as a rather embarrassing sacrifice of an important facility for the sake of efficiency [Bal 93], even by some of the proponents of concurrent logic programming, necessitating the introduction of complex new features in order to reintroduce search capabilities [Clark & Gregory 87]. A more positive reason for the removal of automated backtracking from logic programming comes with doubts about its suitability as a feature for programming languages. Ironically, one of the strongest attacks on automated backtracking as a language feature [Sussman & McDermott 72] came in the very year that Prolog was first defined [Colmerauer et al 72], [Colmerauer & Roussel 93], directed at the language PLANNER, which in many ways was a precursor to Prolog [Dowson 84]. But the abandonment of PLANNER in favour of CONNIVER, which may in retrospect be seen as a precursor to the committed choice logic languages with its dropping of PLANNER's backtracking in favour of a looser coroutine mechanism, seems not to have influenced the pioneers of logic programming [Kowalski 88]. Sussman and McDermott criticise automated backtracking on the basis that it simply hides brute-force failure-driven loops, which are often not the best approach to search problems. This necessitates the use of unnatural programming techniques to break out from the enforced control mechanism — in Prolog, of course, the cut and other extra-logical features. Another salient point made is that automated backtracking forces the dangerous assumption that the alternatives available at each decision point are independent and that the trial of one can have no influence on later decisions, enforced by the eradication of the consequences of a hypothesis when that hypothesis is discarded. In practice, of course, an unsuccessful search may nevertheless establish some bounds on later searches, which, if we are to make use of Prolog's built-in search mechanism, can only be expressed through the extra-logical assert and retract.


Depleted oil and gas fields are attractive candidates for carbon capture and storage (CCS). As it contemplates the transition from CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) to CCS, the Weyburn–Midale CO2 project is one such site. In the long-term risk assessment for Weyburn–Midale, wellbore integrity was identified as being a significant risk factor with respect to the permanence of CO2 sequestration. In an optimal situation, cementing will be good for both completion and abandonment; contact of CO2 with casing will be governed by cement permeability and interface effects. However, in the event of there being a poorly


In each of 4 years, drafts of Shorthorn and Dairy x Shorthorn heifers were run together and fed to grow either slowly or moderately from weaning at 7 months until joining for two months at 15 months of age. Thereafter they grazed together on improved pasture in a 430 mm rainfall Mediterranean environment. Their performance was compared until their second calving and their calves' performances until weaning. Year x breed type interactions were significant for most variables measured. Between their first joining and first calving, the fourth draft of Shorthorn heifers gained 59 kg less liveweight than the crossbreds, but there was little difference in liveweight gain between the breed types in the other three drafts. Survival of the fourth draft of Shorthorn dams and calves was also 32 and 42% lower than of crossbreds. Concurrently, the third draft of Shorthorns lost 21 kg more liveweight than the crossbreds between first calving and their second joining, but performed similarly or better in the other 3 years. The third draft of Shorthorns also had a 63% lower second calving rate than the crossbreds, but the previous drafts had a similar rate of second calving. The average weaning weights of the second and third drafts of Shorthorn calves were 37 and 34 kg lower, respectively, than the crossbred calves, but only 8 and 16 kg lower in the first and fourth drafts, respectively. The third draft of Shorthorn dams were 90 kg lighter at weaning than the crossbreds but the other Shorthorn drafts were only 20 to 29 kg lighter. The intercalving interval of the fourth draft of Shorthorns was 28 days longer than that of the crossbreds, but was similar to or 23 to 30 days shorter for the previous drafts. Superior performance of the crossbreds was most apparent in the year of lowest rainfall and pasture availability, during which the third draft suckled their first calves and were joined for the second time and the fourth draft calved for the first time. First calving dates of dairy crossbreds were 14 days later than those of Shorthorns if grown slowly before joining, but were similar if grown moderately. Crossbred dams suffered 11 and 25% more dystokia at first calving of the first and third drafts and 14% more if grown slowly, but not if grown moderately before their first joining. Birth weights of calves out of crossbred dams were consistently 2 kg higher than those out of Shorthorn dams. First calving rates of the two types of cattle were similar and high (about 90%).


Suppose β is a base of τ. Then clearly the sentences (1) — (4) do not change their meaning when the variables U and F r nge over β instead of τ. The reason is that 3 F is used only in front of formulas φ (V) which express a negative property of F, i.e. whenever φ holds for a set A it also holds for all subsets of A. Dually V U is applied only to formulas expressing a positive property of C7. This observation leads to the definition of a "local sentence" (see Section 1). The main property of a local sentence φ (which is a sentence in a formal language suitably chosen for topological fields) is that it holds in (K, τ) iff it holds in (K, ). As will be seen in this paper various properties of topological fields can be expressed by local sentences.


ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the association of self-reported vocal symptoms with personal, occupational and clinical aspects and relate them to the quality of life of teachers/professors of the federal network of vocational and technological education. Methods: study carried out with 157 teachers from a federal public institution of vocational and technological education, who answered the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-bref), Quality of Life in the Voice (V-RQOL) questionnaire and a data form (on social information, health conditions, vocal symptoms, habits, organization and working environment). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test. Results: 29% of the teachers presented vocal symptoms. The prevalent complaints were dry throat (38.2%), cough (37.6%) and hoarseness (30.6%). There was a higher prevalence of symptoms in females. For the WHOQOL-bref, the average was 71.3 points, which is considered regular. The domain with the highest score was the psychological one with 75.3. Regarding V-RQOL, the average score in the global domain was 92.5 points, and the physical score was the most compromised one. 90.5% of teachers showed low voice impact on quality of life. Conclusion: although these teachers present vocal complaints, they do not reflect in the limitation of the quality of life.


ABSTRACTBrown and Korringa extended Gassmann's fluid substitution relation for bulk modulus to multimineralic rocks with interconnected pores. Their strikingly simple yet general result requires two additional bulk stiffnesses, which despite mathematical elegance, are less intuitive than those required by Gassmann. This creates a practical problem, so much so that even though virtually all rocks are multimineralic, in practice, Brown and Korringa's result is seldom used. We revisited this fluid substitution problem and obtained an exact relation for the bulk modulus, which, much like Brown and Korringa's result, required two additional bulk stiffnesses. Although fundamentally identical to Brown and Korringa, our exact solution algebraically differs from Brown and Korringa's result, and features two different additional bulk stiffnesses. This reformulation of Brown and Korringa's result led to strict constraints and new approximations for fluid substitution. Estimates using these new approximations spanned...


I am greatly honoured to have this opportunity to contribute to the celebration of John Collins. He has encouraged me and inspired me in our long scholarly life. There have been disagreements, sometimes when it comes to comparative studies. This study is not aimed at tracing lines of dependencies between sources, but simply to read sources in the same cultural environment together in order to sharpen our eyes for new insight. I hope John Collins will enjoy it. From a modern perspective, it is self-evident that a ruler needed advisers to organize and administer his kingdom. These advisers administered different sectors of the society and they were the consultants of the king in cases where the king was in need of special counsel. In Mesopotamia, we observe a complex organization of the main civil and political institutions with a huge bureaucracy, both on the national level and in relation to each individual city.1 In the Hebrew Bible, we find lists of high officials connected to the earliest history of Israel.2 In the depiction of the kingdom of David the lists are relatively sparse (2 Sam 8:16–18; cf. also 2 Sam 20:23–26). When we move to the kingdom of Solomon, the list has increased considerably, due ostensibly to the expansion of his kingdom (1 Kgs 4:1–7). The king's need for officials and consultants did not diminish his eminence. Even though the king in Babylonia was not generally considered to be divine, he was a special kind of human being, endowed with the capacity to communicate with the divine.3 We find one of the most illuminating illustrations


Part I of this article, published in last month's JONA, described the development and implementation of nursing services policy designed to protect the rights and affirm the responsibilities of nursing staff who participate in research studies-as acknowledged or unacknowledged assistants, or as subjects. Part 2, which follows, describes policies that apply to situations in which the nurse's primary patient serves as a research subject. These policies relate generally to the primary nurse's responsibilities in providing high quality nursing care, andspecifically to the nurse's patient advocacy role within our institution.


This paper demonstrates our implementation of a dynamically reconfigurable network on chip router with bus based interface. Our work targets heterogeneous integration of components in NoC architecture and includes modeling of reconfigurable components, processor cores and fixed IPs. The novelty of the proposed NoC lies in its ability to integrate standard non-packet based components thus reducing design time and ease of integration. A system consisting of an ARM processor, reconfigurable FFT, reconfigurable Viterbi decoder, memory controller and peripherals is considered with the option of system scalability for future upgrades. A framework for system level modeling of reconfigurable NoC with reconfigurable components is also proposed and demonstrated in systemC. Results are compared with implementation of the same system with conventional NoC to demonstrate advantages of the proposed NoC architecture.


The present invention provides a process for preparing high-purity left leucovorin, folic acid as a starting material, to reduction, formylation, middle weight split crystallization, hydrolytic ring, recrystallization refining step, the present invention is prepared by leucovorin left, white to light yellow color, optical purity not less than 98.5% related substances, the total impurities not more than 1.0%, no single impurity greater than 0.3%. The method of preparation of the present invention, high-purity calcium levofolinate simple operation, short process cycle, high product quality, can be used for industrial production of pharmaceutical drug production business-related.


This paper addresses the suitability of vibration monitoring and analysis techniques to detect different types of defects in roller element bearings. Processing techniques are demonstrated on signals acquired from the test rig with defective bearings. As a result it is shown that there is no reliable universal method for bearing failure monitoring from its early occurence up to bearings failure. Two real life case studies with different types of bearing failures are presented with practical considerations on methods used for failure identification.


Background The prevalence of pain is high in emergency departments (ED), according to previous studies. There is little information on the epidemiology of pain in Hong Kong EDs. This study aimed to explore the epidemiology of pain in a single academic ED in Hong Kong, and to evaluate the pain management policy in the ED. Methods Retrospective case review study with explicit record review of ED clinical records; records obtained by means of systematic sampling of a seven-consecutive-day period attendance. Data on the prevalence and location of pain, waiting time for drugs for pain relief, and pain drug prescription rates were obtained. Descriptive data analysis was performed. Results A total of 494 ED clinical records were reviewed. The prevalence of pain was 60.7% (300/494) during the study period. 72.3% (217/300) of patient attendances with pain had duration of pain not exceeding three days; 79.0% (237/300) of them were classified as 'semi-urgent' or 'non-urgent'. 41.7% (125/300) of patients suffering from pain were given drugs for pain relief. The median time for patients to receive analgesic drugs was 56.0 (IQR 25.0-104.5) minutes after registration. Pain assessment using a numerical rating scale was positively associated with drug prescriptions for pain relief. Conclusion The prevalence of pain in ED patients was high, and comparable with the figures from studies in other EDs. Patients attending with pain had to wait more than 60 minutes for drugs for pain relief on average. (Hong Kong j.emerg.med. 2011;18:406-411)


W e read with interest the work by Frozanpor et al1 on the role of prophylactic pancreatic duct stenting in preventing pancreatic leak after distal pancreatectomy. This study was based on the hypothesis that downstream diversion of pancreatic juice would decrease intraductal pressure and lead to a lower rate of pancreatic leak as noted in previous studies. But an alternative explanation for lower leak rates in stented patients could be that pancreatic stenting treated the lower grades of pancreatic fistula without it being detected clinically rather than preventing it and the higher grades of pancreatic fistula, which did not get treated, manifested in the postoperative period. It would be relevant to know how the pancreatic fistula was managed in the nonstented group. Did they require pancreatic duct stenting later? Although endoscopic therapy has been suggested by some authors for the treatment of postoperative pancreatic fistula, many have not included this in the algorithm for management of pancreatic fistula.2-5 In our experience, pancreatic fistulas in most patients close spontaneously with conservative management while those who fail may require surgery or endotherapy. It would be interesting to know the rate of pancreatic stent block in this study although we appreciate that it is difficult to assess stent patency. Previous studies have shown that most of the pancreatic duct stents get occluded and require frequent changes especially in patients with chronic pancreatitis.6 Stent occlusion can lead to increased intraductal back pressure causing increased leak rate as seen in this study.7 Also, pancreatic stenting has been shown to cause contamination of the pancreatic ductal system by enteric flora and this may predispose to sepsis.8 This could provide a probable explanation for the higher rate of intra-abdominal abscesses in the stented group of this study. In addition, the


Objective To review clinical outcome of doublie-plate internal fixation treating C-type humeral intercondylar fracture.Methods Totally 40 cases of type C humeral intercondylar fracture were treated,from January.2008 to January.2013.According to AO /ASIF classification,9 cases were type of C1,23 cases were type of C2,8 cases were type of C3.The middle posterior approach was selected,using double-plate internal fixation.Results 35 cases were followed-up for 9 ~ 31 months.All cases bone union was obtained.Assessed by Mayo elbow performance score,from 57-98,mean85.5,excellent in20 cases,good in 11 cases,fair in3 cases,poor in 1 case.Conclusion Double-plate internal fixation was able to provide stable and durable fixation,early active training of elbow joint,for humeral intercondylar fracture.It is good method for C type humeral intercondylar fracture.


We note that if the GRB phenomenon follows from the collapse of a massive object forming a black hole and a torus accreting into it, the resulting ejecta can be only related to the mass and angular momentum that characterize the black hole. The opening angle of the fireball then corresponds to a black hole spin. If indeed the fireballs opening angles are as small as recent estimates reported in the literature suggest, then GRB would be produced by almost maximally rotating BH. The most popular models for the engine of long GRB attribute the energetics of the prompt emission (E ∼ 10 52 erg) and of the afterglow, to the energy released by the accretion of a torus onto a rotating Black Hole (BH) (e.g. Woosley 1993, Vietri & Stella 1998, see Meszaros 2002 for a review). Indeed relativistic numerical simulations and analytical calculations support the view that the collapse of a rotating massive star can lead-under rather general assumptions-to the formation of a black hole and a disc containing about 10 per cent of the mass (Shibata & Shapiro 2002, Shapiro & Shibata 2002). If the event is catastrophic and not repetitive, the accretion of the whole of the torus should leave as a final result a BH with mass M and angular momentum J, depending on the mass and angular momentum of the progenitor star. From general principles (e.g. the no-hair theorem (Misner, Thorne, Wheeler 1973), the ejecta giving raise to the GRB and afterglow events can be only related to these quantities, M and J, that characterize the BH. Within this scenario we then notice that the BH spin is expected to be directly related to the collimation angle θ jet of the relativistic fireball responsible for the GRB emission and vice versa estimated values of θ jet can be translated 1


. A method has been developed to deposit adherent metal films on boron nitride. The procedure utilizes thin (about 500 angstroms) film of beryllium deposited by ion plating techniques directly onto the baron nitride. Films of other metals may then be deposited over the beryllium film by any convenient method. Thorough to the start of the deposition process are essential for good film adherenee, as well as substrate heating before and during the deposition.


We report a study of the spin dynamics of the frustrated ferromagnetic $J_1$-$J_2$ chain compound linarite, PbCuSO$_4$(OH)$_2$, in applied magnetic fields up to field polarization. By means of an extreme-environment inelastic neutron scattering experiment, we have measured the low-energy spin excitations of linarite in fields up to 8.8 T for $\mathbf{H} \parallel b$ axis. We have recorded the spin excitation spectra along $h$, $k$ and $l$ for the field-induced magnetic phases IV, V and the field polarized state close to saturation. By employing first-principles calculations, we estimate the leading magnetic exchanges out of the $bc$ plane and model the dispersion relations using linear spin-wave theory. In this way, we find evidence for a (very weak) residual magnetic exchange coupling out of the $bc$ plane. Together with the previously established dominant intrachain couplings $J_1$ and $J_2$ and the interchain coupling $J_3$, we derive an effective set of exchange couplings for a microscopic description of linarite. Further, we find that the peculiar character of phase V manifests itself in the measured spin dynamics.


The invention discloses a remote automatic control system of a fracturing pump skid used in an oil field. The system is used for remote automatic control of a well service pump skid and a truck-mounted skid used in the oil field; the remote automatic control system consists of a field control system which consists of Siemens S7-315 series PLCs which are taken as a core, a Siemens MP370 which is taken as a remote control human-machine interface, and Ethernet which is taken as a transmission media; the system can achieve remote control functions such as start, stop and emergency stop of an engine, gear shifting, braking, turning back to a neutral position and idle speed of a gearbox and the like, and the system can modify field running parameters in a remote manner, thus realizing bidirectional transmission between the pump skid and the human-machine interface (HMI); the Ethernet is taken for communication so that the pump skid can transmit the field data to a remote controller or a server at the speed of 100MB/S; an industrial exchanger is taken to connect the devices such as the PLC, the HMI and the like to achieve more group controls; the exchanger can convert the field data into the data formats such as a standard *.CSV format and the like, and directly transmit the data to the server for data processing.


At the forefront of cultural, social and political change Contemporary Aboriginal Theatre appeared on the horizon of Australian Theatre in 1968, just one year after the Australian government awarded citizenship rights for Aboriginal Australians. Historically Contemporary Aboriginal Theatre was a catalyst for cultural, political and social change in Australia, challenging existing assumptions of both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal culture, politics and theatre. Negotiating change became a consequence of a creating and developing this new theatre experience in Australia. Contact with a Contemporary Aboriginal Theatre experience creates a space where both intercultural and intersubjective experiences take place. Both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal theatre performance practioners are required to negotiate these cultural and social differences as well as allowing artistic process for Aboriginal actors and writers to develop. The overall consideration for working with Aboriginal themes or content in a play is respect. Respect for difference in process, respect for differences in training and experience, respect for the social and cultural exchange taking place and lastly acknowledgment of these processes.


Learning from demonstration (LfD) enables robots to learn complex relationships between their state, perception and actions that are hard to express in an optimization framework. While people intuitively know what they would like to do in a given situation, they often have difficulty representing their decision process precisely enough to enable an implementation. Here, we are interested in robots that carry passengers, such as robotic wheelchairs, where user preferences, comfort and the feeling of safety are important for autonomous navigation. Balancing these requirements is not straightforward. While robots can be trained in an LfD framework in which users drive the robot according to their preferences, performing these demonstrations can be time-consuming, expensive, and possibly dangerous. Inspired by recent efforts for generating synthetic data for training autonomous driving systems, we investigate whether it is possible to train a robot based on simulations to reduce the time requirements, cost and potential risk. A key characteristic of our approach is that the input is not images, but the locations of people and obstacles relative to the robot. We argue that this allows us to transfer the classifier from the simulator to the physical world and to previously unseen environments that do not match the appearance of the training set. Experiments with 14 subjects providing physical and simulated demonstrations validate our claim.


cavities frequently arise from cutaneous pathogens, they may also result from infection in deeper structures, such as chronic osteomyelitis. Although less common in recent years due to developments in antibiotics and revised orthopaedic techniques, chronic sinuses are still seen in some patients following infection around joint prostheses. Conditions such as tuberculosis of the cervical glands or chronic empyema may also present in a similar fashion. Infections within cutaneous tissue can have a multitude of presentations, one of which is hidradenitis, an abnormality of the apocrine sweat glands leading to a predisposition to blockage of the glands and to skin abscess and sinus formation in the axilla, groin and perineum. 2


Storytelling provides emotions through illustrations and details that, many times, transport the listener into the story that is being told. In some narratives, the listener imagines being the very character of the tale or even the creator of the narrative. In this context, this study reports the experience of a pedagogical action with the use of digital technologies as a resource in creation and storytelling, carried out in two grades of elementary school, 4th and 5th grades, involving a total of 125 students. The project was developed in stages that go from planning the activities to be performed, choosing the contents, working methodology, research on the Internet, interviews, staging, elaboration of stories and illustrated sceneries, to the drafting and publishing of the storybook. Building on these actions, we focus on the development of this project, as well as on its conclusion and culmination. Keywords: storytelling, digital technologies, pedagogical laptop.


Background: Preterm babies have immature physical growth and unstable physiology. Inability to cope up to external stress. They frequently have improper muscular tone due to infancy, which puts them at risk of having abnormal posture. Nesting provides physiological, cognitive and postural stability, comfort and helps preterm infants maintain their posture. Objective: To assess physiological parameters among control group and experimental group, to evaluate the effectiveness of nesting on physiological parameters in preterm babies and to find an association between physiological parameters with selected sociodemographic variables. Materials and Methods: An evaluative research approach with a systematic random sampling technique, 60 preterm babies were selected (30 experimental group and 30 control group) from Krishna Hospital and Medical Research Center, Karad. Experimental pretest–posttest control group design was used. Data were collected by using observational checklist. Results: Unpaired t-test results revealed that the calculated t value of physiological parameters in posttest comparing between the experimental and control group shows that 5 days of nesting has stabilized the physiological parameters and was found statistically significant at P < 0.05, i.e., temperature t = 4.917, heart rate t = 2.283, respiration t = 2.676 and SpO2 saturation t = 10.940. In weight, the calculated t = 0.8653 and found no statistically significant at P = 0. 3904. Conclusion: Study concluded that nesting was effectively stabilizing the physiological parameters of preterm babies (temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, SpO2, and weight).


The technical architecture and characteristics of Suzhou DTV middleware system is introduced in this paper.As an end-to-end application supporting system,based on the HD set-top box,the operating environment of the value-added service application are provided,and the unified show and release management of the business are implemented.The system can effectively support the launching of new businesses in the triple play.


It is shown that vibrational stabilization can be effective for linear systems with large bounded delays. Theorems are given that define the procedures for the search of the stabilizing vibrations. Robust oscillatory stabilization insensitive to the delay size is also shown to take place for some classes of systems. >


The following references provide an overview of recent scholarship on enrollment management within American community colleges. Included in this bibliography are citations for empirical studies that draw upon both national survey data and institutional case studies to advance our understanding of the issues, policies, and practices that shape contemporary community college enrollment management plans. The following specific enrollment management topics are addressed in this bibliography: national trends in 2and 4-year college admissions, research on the effectiveness of student recruitment materials, selective admissions within community colleges, factors that influence the college choice process, and the policy implications of dual enrollment programs. Scholars and administrators interested in advancing their understanding of the unique enrollment management issues confronting American community colleges will find this bibliography an ideal starting point for further personalized research. ERIC documents (references with ''ED'' numbers) may be read on microfiche at approximately 900 libraries worldwide. In addition, the full text of many documents is available online at http:==www. eric.ed.gov. Journal articles may be acquired through regular library channels, from the originating journal publisher, or for a fee from the following article reproduction vendor, Ingenta; email: email@example.com, phone (617) 395-4046, toll-free 1-800-296-2221, URL: http:==www.ingenta.com=


The impact induced initiation of covered HE is an important problem associated with safety. In this work we investigate the impact shock detonation of high explosives BPX confined in an steel spherical shell by a normal impact at velocity of 2000 m/s by the help of two-dimensional axisymmetric finite element analysis. The impact failure processes of projectile and shell are considered in the analysis.


Nowadays many investments are globally done for the adoption of electric vehicles to improve the transport systems sustainable. The location of charging infrastructures, the battery limitations, the producing cost, charging time methodologies, and the impact of EV's on the grid are among the most focusing areas, in order to introduce electric vehicles as trustable and clean means of transportation. The increasing number of demands for EV's has raised concerns regarding the impact of them on the electric network. Increasing energy demands especially in peak loads hours will result in many problems such as blackouts, voltage drop, etc. On the other side, owners expect their cars to be charged at the minimum amount of time with the lowest possible prices. Therefore, implementing new methods of charging for electric vehicles capable of tackling mentioned issues, are appreciated by industrial and electrical sectors. In this paper, we have proposed a new method of EV's charging based on the blockchain technology and fuzzy logic. Applying this method offers the compensation of peak loads and is a fast and efficient way of charging electric vehicles. It also guarantees the security and the privacy of members (EV's) due to the consensus inheritance of Blockchain.


This "International" of humane protest against destiny rests on a growing awareness that humanity is threatened, and has become, in the face of the threat, a kind of "proletariat" of terror. Whereas the laboring proletariat is defined by sociological, economic, and historical conditions, this latter-day "proletariat" would seem to be defined by a psychological state: intimidation and fear. And, just as there is proletarian equality in the poverty and alienation of the workers, so too this implicit proletariat is said to experience equality, but in death and suffering.1


Inanattempt todistinguish reactive fromneoplastic mesothelial proliferation, thehistological material andclinical records of153patients onwhomopenorclosed pleural biopsies were performed during 1976 werereviewed. Insixofthe10patients subsequently showntohavemalignant mesothelioma the specimens fromclosed pleural biopsy hadbeenreported asnegative orequivocal butinretrospect showed changes notobserved inreactive pleurisy. Theseincluded papillary mesothelial proliferation, exfoliated papillae, sheets ofatypical mesothelial cells, andabnormal fibroblastic proliferation. Incontrast,in inflammatory conditions themesothelial lining was usually replaced bygranulation tissue, although sheets orclumps ofexfoliated mesothelial cells wereoften present inthecorresponding pleural fluid clot. Some multilayering ofparietal mesothelium was occasionally seeninchronic pleurisy andaround metastases.


By using the equipment designed and developed by ourselves, experiment of investigating the influence of dissolution on some geo-chemical parameters (such as δ 13C, δ D, and iC4/nC4 in water-dissolved gas (WDG) during migration) was performed. The result shows that, with the increase of distance, 1) the relative abundance of non-hydrocarbon (CO2) and hydrocarbon (CH4) increase while the relative abundance of hydrocarbon (C(subscript 2+)) decreases (the relative abundance of hydrocarbon (C(subscript 5+)) can be basically negligible); 2) the relative abundance of benzene and methylbenzene increase in the initial time and then decrease. The carbon and hydrogen isotopes of methane vary slightly, which can be regarded as indicators of gas dissolved in water formation.


Direct meso-alkynylation of β,β'-dipyridylporphyrin with various alkynyllithium reagents has been achieved, in which the β,β'-dipyridyl groups play an important role in facilitating the nucleophilic addition of the reagents through double coordination. This method enabled the synthesis of a meso-ethynylene-bridged diporphyrin.


NICKI ROTH: Integrating the Shattered Self: Psychotherapy with Adult Incest Survivors. Jason Aronson, Northvale, NJ, 1993, 177 pp., $25.00.The horror, unspeakable invasiveness, and tragic loss of innocence that accompany incest experiences of childhood ordinarily leave their victims with emotional scars and struggles of enormous magnitude. The psychotherapeutic treatment of incest victims is therefore an enterprise that demands of therapists great patience, empathy, perserverance, a steadfast desire to investigate and actively share in an experience of profound human suffering, and a relentless faith in the healing powers of the therapeutic process itself.In Integrating the Shattered Self, Nicki Roth provides the reader with an eclectic therapeutic model that focuses upon the coping skills and strengths of incest victims as they must, time and time again, confront their horrific pasts. With the skillful use of numerous clinical vignettes, Roth illustrates how and why sexually molested children must defend themselves by every available psychological means in order to prevent the evils of incest from literally destroying their sense of selfhood. She further demonstrates her compassion and respect for her clients by recognizing that although the psychological defenses that originated in childhood to cope with sexual abuse--dissociation, out-of-body experiences, splitting, obsessional thinking, denial, overly nurturant and overly responsible behavior, and self-abuse--are likely to become maladaptive in the contemporaneous relationships of adulthood, clients should not be labelled "sick" or mentally ill simply because they continue to protect themselves by relatively outmoded psychological measures. Nor, as Roth trenchantly reminds us, should incest victims be bombarded by despotic therapeutic interventions that are designed to radically threaten and remove long-standing psychological defenses.I think Roth deserves particular commendation for declaring her courageous convictions about the incest experience, moral declarations that are rarely found in the writings of mental health theorists and practitioners. First, she effectively assails the popular and mistaken notion that victims of sexual abuse must ultimately forgive their abusers in order to recover fully from their wounds and escape the trap of perpetual anger. She astutely points out that society rarely pressures victims of murder, terrorism or genocide to forgive their captors or destroyers. Yet, there is societal pressure placed upon incest victims to feel sorry for and forgive their molesters. As Roth suggests, it is acceptable and perhaps even highly therapeutic for incest survivors, if they so wish, to remain angry and refuse to offer absolution to their abusers.Second, Roth addresses the matter of the evilness of adult perpetrators of incest. …


A novel and direct transformation of aryl, heteroaryl, vinyl, or ethynyl methyl ketones or carbinols to corresponding primary amides has been developed. An iodine-NH(3).H(2)O system was proven to be efficient for this reaction and afforded the expected products with good yields in aqueous media. A tandem Lieben-Haller-Bauer reaction mechanism was involved in this type of reaction and is proposed for the first time.


The conjugation of soy protein and starch at 60℃ and relative humidity 75% completed in 192 hours. The conjugates showed better solubility in all pHs, and better thermal stability, emulsion, foaming, and water holding capacity over the untreated soy protein at pH6. The molecular weight of starch hydrolysates had some impact on the properties and the reaction of the conjugates. Glucose, which reacted with soy protein swiftly and thoroughly, did not result in conjugate with good physicochemical properties. On the contrary, the lower residue of lysine amino acid in the conjugate would impair the nutrition quality of the modified protein products. On the other hand, high molecular weight reactants like native starch, with lower concentration of reducing carbonyl groups than other glycosyl reactants, resulted in reaction with lower reaction rate and lower reaction extend, and hence made it commercially unfavorable. As a whole, conjugates from starch hydrolysate with DE 5~10 showed better functional properties.


The article discusses the ways in which eighteenth-century European writers treated the biblical account of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites and the massacre of its inhabitants. The legitimacy of Canaanite extermination was one of the most controversial historical-theological questions in the Enlightenment's Republic of Letters, as English Deists and other anti-clerical writers protested against the immorality of the extermination commandment. Conservative Bible scholars of the German historical-critical school, who attempted to defend the morality of the Bible, were forced to devise novel legal and theoretical tools in order to justify the conquest of the land by modern reasoning.


This research present heuristics to routes for a case study of automotive manufacturer with regard to number of vehicles is limited. Under the requirements and time window of each customer is different. The main objective to find a heuristic to solve these problem. To solve the problem, the researchers was conducted four heuristics: Saving heuristic (SA), Nearest Heuristic (NH), Max-Nearest Heuristic (MNH) and Earliest Due Date (EDD). The results from comparing all four heuristics found that MNH was the shortest route of 121.94 kilometers. However, EDD was shortened the overtime for 4 hours 18 minutes. Moreover, EDD can reduce the outsources for transport about 30.58%


The flow behavior of bentonite colloidal suspensions is given in terms of the stress-strain relations with respect to variables of concentration, suspension medium, hydrogen-ion concentration, temperature, and the successive application of shear stress. Repeated cycling (successive reruns of upcurve and downcurve) caused thixotropic hysteresis loops which decreased in size to a final constant and reproducible flow curve. A hysteresis loop did not appear for a mixture of less than 20 wt% bentonite and glycerin. The flow curves are discussed in terms of bondings in "cardhouse" and "blockhouse" models for dilute and concentrated suspensions respectively. Eyring's rate theory of viscosity is discussed briefly in terms of the well-known generalized viscosity equation

which was applied successfully to given flow curves. Physical and chemical characterizations are compared in terms of thixotropic flow models for aqueous, glycerol, and oil (Bentone grease) suspensions.


Objective. To review our experience with intratympanic steroids (ITSs) for the treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL), emphasizing the ideal time to perform follow-up audiograms. Methods. Retrospective case review of patients diagnosed with ISSNHL treated with intratympanic methylprednisolone. Injections were repeated weekly with a total of 3 injections. Improvement was defined as an improved pure-tone average ≥20 dB or speech-discrimination score ≥20%. Results. Forty patients met the inclusion criteria with a recovery rate of 45% (18/40). A significantly increased response rate was found in patients having an audiogram >5 weeks after the first dose of ITS (9/13) over those tested ≤5 weeks after the first dose of ITS (9/27) (P = 0.03). Conclusions. Recovery from ISSNHL after ITS injections occurs more frequently >5 weeks after initiating ITS. This may be due to the natural history of sudden hearing loss or the prolonged effect of steroid in the inner ear.


Flame structure of diffusion flame interacting with a single vortex was investigated with direct numerical simulation (DNS). A well-known counterflow diffusion flame was used as an initial flat flame and single vortices were made by issuing a high-velocity jet abruptly in fuel- and air-side. The variations in the maximum concentration of major species (CO and ) and NOx (NO and ) with the stoichiometric scalar dissipation rate were investigated. Unsteady effects in the species concentration variation of the flame interacting with a vortex were identified by comparing with that of steady flame. formation characteristics of the flame interacting with a vortex were well understood by investigating the formation. To enhance the prediction performance in the fire simulation, current turbulent combustion modelings are needed to be modified by adopting the unsteady effects in the species concentrations of diffusion flame interacting with a vortex.


Abstract:This paper aims to analyse the construction of modern femininity through portraits of women in Thailand's patriarchal culture on the eve of the modern period. Prior to the mid-19th century, there were restrictions on the representation of royal individuals, especially women in the Siamese royal court, who were confined to their residence, hence avoiding the public gaze. The imported medium of portraiture eventually liberated the restricted condition of women in the royal court. This study will explain how portraiture presents and represents images of femininity and the gender roles of Siamese female nobility, especially Queen Saovabha Phongsri (hereafter referred to as Queen Saovabha), queen consort of King Chulalongkorn. The study will also suggest that portraiture allows us to explore Siamese modern femininity, as opposed to Siamese men's construction of masculinity. Portraits of women also show cross-cultural fashions associated with modern outdoor activities, reminiscent of the feminist ideal of the New Woman. Hence this paper also seeks to understand the mechanism of cross-cultural fashions, which suggests a form of empowerment by which the Siamese female elite began to establish their position in a changing world.


Abstract To explore the key approaches to pragmatism is not only a logical requirement of the development of pragmatism itself, but also necessary for Chinese pragmatism to progress. There are three major necessary and feasible approaches to the study of pragmatism, which will play a very important role in the development of Pragmatism in today's China: Firstly, the approach through the history of Western philosophy and logic of thinking; Secondly, the approach through comparative research in the context of contemporary academic dialogs, and thirdly, the approach through comprehensive interdisciplinary research. The approach through the history of Western philosophy and thought helps us ascertain the status of pragmatism in Western philosophy. Meanwhile, comparative research in the context of contemporary academic dialogs is necessary for resolving cultural conflicts and for the integration of and dialogs between cultures in an age of globalization. Finally, multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity, and comprehensiveness are intrinsic to pragmatism, and scholarly circles in China have tremendous room for research characterized by the same.


eISSN 2093-6338 the blood of patients with tumors. Several studies have shown that CTCs play an important role in tumor metastasis through epithelial-mesenchymal transition [2] or tumor stem cells [3], and the analysis of molecular biological features by detecting CTCs is important for the diagnosis and prognosis of various tumor diseases [4]. These advantages have led to the concept of 'liquid biopsy' [5] to diagnose tumors by detecting CTCs, plasma-free DNA, and exosomes in the blood. CTCs are present in trace amounts in the blood [6], are physically and immunologically removed from the circulation [7], and have a short half-life of 1–2.4 hours [8]; therefore, it is not easy to detect CTCs in the blood. To overcome these limitations, many separation methods have been developed based on the characteristics of CTCs. Biophysical separation methods utilize the size of CTCs [9] and the difference in the rate of movement in the elecINTRODUCTION


The success of child health promotion programmes, especially those directed towards newborns and preschool children, is heavily dependent upon cooperation and interaction with the parents. Parental support, which can take different forms, such as home visits, parental discussion groups, action for early detection of maternal depression and facilitation of mother–child bonding, has gradually been added to existing child health programmes in many countries (1). In the past, health visiting, or home visitation, was principally a means to check on hygienic conditions and adverse environmental factors in families with preschool children. As late as in the 1970s this task received special attention in the Nordic Textbook on Paediatrics (2). Nowadays, home visitation is seen internationally as a valuable mechanism with considerable potential to provide emotional support and practical help to families (3, 4). There is, however, an ongoing debate about the value of such early interventions, and of home visits in particular. Some of the questions being asked are:


Based on clinical and pathologic data, neuroendocrine neoplasms of the bronchopulmonary tract may be classified into 3 groups: bronchial carcinoid; well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (WDNC); poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma. The criteria of classification and the problems of multidirectional differentiation are discussed in detail.


A listing, indexed by subject, primary author, and secondary authors, is presented of some 530 references in the literature related to roofing research - materials, construction, and in-service problems. Structural design of roofing systems is not covered.


PyWOFOST model based on Ensemble Kalman Filter(EnKF) was introduced to assimilate LAI into crop model.Meteorological data,agro-meteorological data and MODIS LAI data were used to test the applicability of PyWOFOST model in simulating maize yield in Northeast China.16 agro-meteorological stations with effective MODIS LAI data which distributed evenly and contained all maize varieties in study area were selected to model maize LAI and yield on each stations at different levels of uncertainty of TSUM1(Thermal time from emergence to anthesis).The result showed that,compared with WOFOST model,the PyWOFOST model greatly improved in simulating LAI and yield of maize.The mean errors of maize yield simulated by PyWOFOST were 10.32%,9.25%,7.31% and 8.49% at the uncertainty of TSUM1 with 0,10,20,30℃ respectively which all were lower than the mean error of maize yield(10.55%) simulated by WOFOST without assimilating LAI.The trajectory of LAI simulated by PyWOFOST which was more in line with maize growth and development trends was closer to observed LAI than LAI simulated by WOFOST.Therefore,the PyWOFOST based on EnKF was applicable for yield simulation of maize in Northeast China.


Background: Home care are a very common form of care and many prefer this form of care in front of hospitalized care. The home care service is therefore in need of a planning system in order to pla ...