Now-a-days, the thrust area of materials' research is to develop multifunctional materials, which have multiple properties in a single functional material. We are interested to develop multifunctional polysilanes having special functional properties such as optical activity and photoluminescence (PL) properties. In this investigation, poly(methyl phenyl silane) (PMPS) was integrated with a chiral unit and a photoactive unit by in situ photopolymerization of  (R)-N-(1-phenyl ethyl) methacrylamide (R-NPEMAM) and disperse red 1 methacrylate (DR1MA) monomer in the presence of PMPS. PMPS acted as a macrophotoinitiator and by UV exposure it produced macroradicals which initiated polymerization of chiral and photoactive monomers. Thus a block copolymer of PMPS-b-(R-NPEMAM-ran-DR1MA) was synthesized.The synthesized multifunctional organic inorganic hybrid polymer samples were characterized by FTIR and NMR spectroscopy. The molecular weights of the samples were measured by GPC analysis. The optical, chiroptical and photoluminescence properties were studied. The narrow band at about 1638 cm-1 is due to C=O stretching vibration of -CONH- of the chiral unit.  A wide absorption peaks at 3444 cm-1 is the characteristic of NH trans stretching vibration of secondary amide group. The asymmetric stretching of NO2 group appeared at 1481 cm-1 and the characteristic peak at 1427 cm-1 was observed due to azo (-N=N-) group stretching of DR1MA unit. The Si-Si band of PMPS appeared at about 462 cm-1 in FTIR spectra. The optical absorbance observed at 272 nm is due to π-π* transition of aromatic ring and at 330 nm corresponds to σ-σ* transition of Si-Si bond. The other electronic absorption observed in the visible region at 475 nm corresponds to the combined contribution of n-π* and π-π* transition of DR1MA unit. The photoluminescence properties of such polymers were studied for the variation of concentration of the polymer solution and variation with excitation energy such as 275 nm, 325 nm and 475 nm in THF solvent. Such synthesized multifunctional photoactive organic-inorganic polymers having unusual optical, chiroptical and photoluminescence property may find novel optoelectronic (friend foe identification and secretive code identification) applications.


Objective To discuss the clinical value of compound lidocaine cream assisted catheterization in reducing of post-op general anesthesia agitation.Methods From May 2009 to April 2011,88 male patients were conducted general anesthesia and unilateral thoracoscopic resection of bullae in our hospital.They were randomly assigned to trail group(compound lidocaine cream catheterization) and control(traditional catheterization).Record and statistically analyzed the agitation scores of both groups 5 min and 10 min after extubation.Results The agitation score was lower in the trail group,P0.05,significantly difference.Conclusion Compound lidocaine cream assisted catheterization can effectively improve the agitation score in waking period of post general anesthesia patients,and reduce the risk of adverse events.


The research of Lepidoptera was carried out using light traps in Notigalė and Laukėnai pine bogs in 2000. The results show that the bog size and vegetation density are not barriers for invaders from the surrounding habitats. Lycophotia porphyrea (13.0%) and Nola aerugula (12.8%) were found to be eudominant species in Notigalė bog, while Nola aerugula (15.0%) and Hypenodes humidalis (9.2%) proved to be the most abundant at the Laukėnai site. Three species (Scopula virgulata, Syngrapha interrogationis and Lithophane lamda) were recorded only in Notigalė bog, but the total abundance of stenotopic species was found to be 12% greater in the pine bog of Laukėnai. The group of the most abundant species of Lepidoptera supported the data on vegetation indicating that environmental conditions in Notigalė bog are unstable, while those in Laukėnai bog are more stable and favourable for stenotopic lepidopteran species.


This paper expands upon the RF photonic theory of electrooptic phase and intensity modulation detection as seen when coupled in tandem with an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer through the derivation of power transfer functions for such optical-microwave configurations. An inspection of the theory is presented and validated through experimental results. Several applications of a modulation/interferometric architecture are also reviewed, delineating the importance of a valid model for predicting the behavior of similar analog optical systems.


Recently,a single specimen of the kyphosid fish,Sectutor ocvurus(Jordan et Gilbert),was collected by a bottom gill-net at a depth of 6 m,off Yaene Port,(33•‹05'N,139•‹45'E), Hachijo-jima,one of lzu Islands,on October 6,1982 . This species was originally described by Jordan and Gilbert(1882)as Pimelepterus ocyurus on the basis of three specimens obtained from Panama Bay.Jordan(1886)transferred the species from Pimelepterus to Kvphosu.s without any comment.The genus Sectator was erected for the species ocvurus by Jordan and Fester(1893),because of poorly developed tooth roots and the deeply forked caudal fin.During investigations of the aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands in 1901,a new kyphosid fish was collected and described as Sectator azureus by Jordan and Evermann(1904).An additional specimen of S.ocvurus was reported from the Society Islands by Randall(1961).He compared types of Sectator azureus and S. ocvurus,and indicated that both belong to the same species.The present specimen from off Yaene Port,Hachijo-jima,represents the first record of this species from Japanese waters. Sectutor ocvurus(Jordan et Gilbert,1882) ( New Japanese name: Koshinaga-isuzumi) (Fig.1)


The article analyzes the contents of the information training of future economists with the use of information technology. The causes of the lack of effectiveness of information training of future economists in secondary vocational education and determining the contents of information training for students of economic college. Particular attention is paid to the federal state educational standards, within the framework of the subjects "Computer Studies" and "Information technologies in professional activity" in Dagestan State Institute of National Economy. The subject "Computer Studies" is studied for one academic year, the total amount of classes is 180 hours. The students have 78 hours of practical work and 59 hours for their individual educational activity. The aim of the discipline is the teach the basic of computer studies, informational technologies, which are necessary for further forming of knowledge in Economics.


This paper proposes a new SSB-QPSK modulation/demodulation method. The present method multiplexes the USB (Upper Side Band) and LSB (Lower Side Band) of a QPSK-modulated SSB (Single Side Band) on the same SSB complex frequency band. The present method thus achieves 2 bit/s/Hz. This method is an orthogonal SSB-QPSK method, because the multiplex signals are orthogonal to each other. The demodulator consists of two SSB demodulators. A simulation result in AWGN conditions, shows that the proposed method has better BER (Bit Error Rate) performance than 16QAM. The degradation of BER in comparison with QPSK is less than 0.2 dB on Eb/No (bit-energy-to-noise-power ratio). In a fading/Doppler environment, the BER performance of the orthogonal SSB-QPSK is the same as that of QPSK.


Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming an increasingly important pathogen in horses worldwide. Infection with MRSA can be life threatening and difficult to treat. Additionally, veterinarians are at increased risk for zoonotic infection. Proper identification of MRSA infections and MRSA-colonized horses is critical for the treatment and control of this pathogen as well as the prevention of zoonotic spread to horse personnel. Authors' address: Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Canada, N1G 2W1; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com (Anderson). © 2006 AAEP.


A case of adult onset Still's disease in an elderly woman, that was associated with severe respiratory failure and multiorgan dysfunction, is reported. Histopathology was confirmed on open lung biopsy.


The ultra structure of post‐fertilization development in Faucheocolax attenuata Setch. is described. Following fertilization and transfer of the diploid nucleus to the auxiliary cell, four gonimoblast initials usually are produced of the multinucleate auxiliary cell. Gonimoblast initials originally are uninucleate but undergo karyokinesis to form multinudeate gonimoblast cells. Terminal or generative gonimoblast cells cleave successively to form lobes of incipient carpospores, with each group of spores differentiating synchronously. Portions of the initial generative gonimoblast cells, however, remain to resume karyokinesis and repeat the process of cleavage into carpospores. Axial gonimoblast cells are transformed into secretory cells, which produce mucilage. Generative gonimoblast cells and auxiliary cells are similar in cellular structure. Both contain typical red algal proplastids, some dictyosomes, cytoplasmic concentric membranes, and numerous small vesicles. In addition, dark staining spherical masses, occurring in the cytoplasm of all cell types, may represent dehydrated haploid chromatin. Large septal plugs interconnect gonimoblast cells and the auxiliary cell. These plugs are small when first formed but increase dramatically in size during carposporophyte development.


The crystal structure of a (2,6-dinitrophenolato)lithium complex has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. It is triclinic, space group , with a = 5.205(2), b = 8.972(3), c = 10.608(4) Å, β = 77.99(6)°, V = 474.2(3) Å3, Z = 1. The dimeric complex is centrosymmetric, excluding outer-sphere water molecules. The Li(I) ion is coordinated to five oxygen atoms to form square pyramidal geometry. There is a water molecule in the apical position, and four oxygen atoms from two 2,6-dinitrophenol (2,6-DNP) ligands form the basal plane. TG-DTG curves show that there are two steps for the mass loss during the thermal decomposition of the complex [Li(2,6-DNP)(H2O)]2·2H2O. The first, between 57 and 80°C, corresponds to dehydration, and the second, between 330 and 370°C, corresponds to decomposition of the complex with explosion.


This paper investigates the use ot penial structure to study the relationships among the turtles ot peninsular Malaysia. The penial morphology ot Malaysian turtles, mainly batagurines, has not been previously described. Herein penes ot 12 Malaysian species are described and compared to three Nearctic species. Each was coded tor 22 penial characters which were used for numerical analysis by the NT-SYS numerical taxonomy system ot multivariate statistical proceedures. The analysis failed to distinguish groups below the family level when the 15 species were tested. The test also tailed to distinguish the complexes within the Batagurinae when they were analyzed separately. Ancillary to the taxonomic analysis, a Spearman Rank Correlation. Coetticient showed a high p6sitive correlation between maximum carapace length and penial elaboration. Stained sections ot one penis were examined to determine it the plica internae ot the glans differed histologically trom the rest ot the structure. No differences were obser�ed . It is concluded that penial morphology could be taxonomically useful when used in conjunction with other currently accepted characteristics.


Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a common and important clinical problem in many different organ systems. Once the blood flow and oxygen supply are reestablished, reperfusion enhances the injury caused by the ischemic period .This phenomenon, known as ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury, impacts directly on liver viability, especially during transplantation and liver surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate combination pretreatment of melatonin (MEL) and dexamethasone (DEX) on liver I/R model of lung injury. Male Wistar rats (n=60) were assigned to 5 groups of 12 animals each: 1: Sham; Laparatomy without I/R 2: I/R; underwent hepatic I/R. 3: I/R+MEL; hepatic I/R+ injected intraperitoneally melatonin (20 mg/kg). 4: I/R+DEX; hepatic I/R+ injected intravenously dexamethasone (10 mg/kg). 5: I/R+MEL+DEX; hepatic I/R+ injected intraperitoneally melatonin + injected intravenously dexamethasone. Liver subjected to ischemia by clamping portal triad for 30 minutes and was reperfused for 6 hours after ischemia by removing the clamps. Levels of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) decreased after hepatic I/R in all groups; levels of GPx and SOD were higher in I/R+MEL+DEX group comparing to I/R, I/R+MEL and I/R+DEX groups significantly(P<0.05), and they were higher in I/R+MEL group comparing to I/R and I/R+DEX groups but it was not significant. Lung tissue malondialdehyde (MDA) ,lung injury index, and apoptotic index increased after hepatic I/R. Tissue MDA, tissue injury index and apoptotic index were lower in I/R+MEL+DEX group comparing to I/R, I/R+MEL and I/R+DEX groups significantly(P<0.05), and in I/R+MEL was lower than I/R+DEX group but it was not significant. Coadministration of melatonin and dexamethasone had better results in decreasing the lung injury after hepatic I/R , comparing to administering each of them alone. [Mohammad Taghizadieh, Babak Hajipour, Naser Ahmadi Asl, Ali Khodadadi, Mohammad Hossein Somi. Coadministration of Melatonin and Dexamethasone Attenuates Lung Tissue Injury after Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion. Life Sci J 2013;10(6s):314-320] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 49


Objective Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder that may be negatively associated with the self-image. It might be associated with orthodontic treatment demand and outcome, and therefore is important. Thus, this study was conducted. Methods The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale modified for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD-YBOCS) questionnaire was used in 699 orthodontic patients above 12 years of age (222 males, 477 females), at seven clinics in two cities (2020–2021). BDD diagnosis and severity were calculated based on the first 3 items and all 12 items of the questionnaire. The dental health component of the index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN-DHC) was assessed by orthodontists. Multivariable and bivariable statistical analyses were performed on ordinal and dichotomized BDD diagnoses to assess potentially associated factors (IOTN-DHC, age, sex, marital status, education level, and previous orthodontic consultation) (α = 0.05). Results IOTN-DHC scores 1–5 were seen in 13.0%, 39.9%, 29.8%, 12.4%, and 4.9% of patients. Age/sex/marital status/education were not associated with IOTN-DHC (p > 0.05). Based on 3-item questionnaire, 17.02% of patients had BDD (14.02% mild). Based on 12-item questionnaire, 2.86% had BDD. BDD was more prevalent or severer in females, married patients, patients with a previous history of orthodontic consultation, and patients with milder IOTN-DHCs (p < 0.05). Conclusions IOTN-DHC was negatively/slightly associated with BDD in orthodontic patients. Being female and married may increase BDD risk.


Integrated Systems Health Management (ISHM) is a system engineering discipline that addresses the design, development, operation, and lifecycle management of components, subsystems, vehicles, and other operational systems with the purpose of maintaining nominal system behavior and function and assuring mission safety and effectiveness under off-nominal conditions. NASA missions are often conducted in extreme, unfamiliar environments of space, using unique experimental spacecraft. In these environments, off-nominal conditions can develop with the potential to rapidly escalate into mission- or life-threatening situations. Further, the high visibility of NASA missions means they are always characterized by extraordinary attention to safety. ISHM is a critical element of risk mitigation, mission safety, and mission assurance for exploration. ISHM enables: In-space maintenance and repair; a) Autonomous (and automated) launch abort and crew escape capability; b) Efficient testing and checkout of ground and flight systems; c) Monitoring and trending of ground and flight system operations and performance; d) Enhanced situational awareness and control for ground personnel and crew; e) Vehicle autonomy (self-sufficiency) in responding to off-nominal conditions during long-duration and distant exploration missions; f) In-space maintenance and repair; and g) Efficient ground processing of reusable systems. ISHM concepts and technologies may be applied to any complex engineered system such as transportation systems, orbital or planetary habitats, observatories, command and control systems, life support systems, safety-critical software, and even the health of flight crews. As an overarching design and operational principle implemented at the system-of-systems level, ISHM holds substantial promise in terms of affordability, safety, reliability, and effectiveness of space exploration missions.


Ethicists dealing with war and armed conflict have invested most of their energies in two questions. First, under what circumstances is it morally permissible for a state to resort to military force? This is the question of jus ad bellum—the justice of war. Second, once hostilities are underway, how should combatants conduct themselves? This is the question of ...


Motivation Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) play a vital role in various biological processes and have attracted increasing attention in the last decades. Predicting IDPs from primary structures of proteins provides a very useful tool for protein analysis. However, most of the existing prediction methods heavily rely on multiple sequence alignments (MSAs) of homologous sequences which are formed by evolution over billions of years. Obtaining such information requires searching against the whole protein databases to find similar sequences and since this process becomes increasingly time-consuming, especially in large-scale practical applications, the alternative method is needed. Results In this paper, we proposed a novel IDP prediction method named IDP-PLM, based on the protein language model (PLM). The method does not rely on MSAs or MSA-based profiles but leverages only the protein sequences, thereby achieving state-of-the-art performance even compared with predictors using protein profiles. The proposed IDP-PLM is composed of stacked predictors designed for several different protein-related tasks: secondary structure prediction, linker prediction, and binding predictions. In addition, predictors for the single task also achieved the highest accuracy. All these are based on PLMs thus making IDP-PLM not rely on MSA-based profiles. The ablation study reveals that all these stacked predictors contribute positively to the IDP prediction performance of IDP-PLM. Availability The method is available at http://github.com/xu-shi-jie. Contact email@example.com Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.


This paper has the main objective of exploring the lines of development which appear to offer greatest possibilities for the reduction of size and weight of the diesel engine. The author examines the increases in power output from a given size of cylinder which result from the combination of a diesel engine and exhaust-driven gas turbine operating with high degrees of supercharge. He discusses the limitations and draws conclusions as to the type of engine best suited to such developments.


We review a set of principles, derived from converging biological, psychological, and computational constraints, for understanding the differential contributions of the neocortex and hippocampus to learning and memory. For example, we argue that the neocortex employs a slow learning rate and overlapping distributed representations to extract generalities (e.g., prototypes) from the environment. In contrast, the hippocampus learns rapidly using separated representations to encode the conjunctive details of specific events. We review applications of these ideas to human recognition memory and contextual fear conditioning-2 among a wide range of domains where they have been recently applied. In both domains, the models have generated novel predictions that have been tested and confirmed.


Constructing talents' training mode for higher vocational elementary educational major should be oriented with employment.It should accurately clarify talents' training goal,and stick to the road to professional reforming development of production-teaching-research combination.Curriculum setting should stress the occupational character of primary school teachers,and strengthen students' vocational skills training.Teaching method and exam form should be reformed for strengthening students' ability training.Practical teaching link should be strengthened for training students' practical working ability.Teaching staff construction of double-quality structure should be quickened for promoting the construction of professional teaching team.


The purpose of this article is to examine biblically the sin of Jerusalem Ezekiel 22:1-31 and provide practical implications for people today. This research is a qualitative research which is library research using the hermeneutic of the Bible method's. The conclusion is as follows. First, God wants to punish the Israelites in the city of Jerusalem because of their blood debt and their abominable deeds. Second, GOD guided all the heinous deeds of the Israelites in the city of Jerusalem from the leaders to the common people who made the city so much blood owed. Third, God destroyed the city of Jerusalem because the leaders in the city of Jerusalem committed transgressions and crimes that violated GOD's decrees. The implications are: Being an example in leading, keeping away from defiling sins, living righteously before God, and building a good relationship with GOD.


Firms that undergo a second LBO transaction are unique because they have a second experience in the capital markets after being privately held. Motivations for repeated LBOs may differ from first-time LBOs - because of the past experience, the market may be able to better distinguish the competing motivations that have been suggested in the literature. We find that for repeated LBOs, the market response is more strongly positive than that typically found for first-time LBOs. The market reaction is also strongly related to a variant of Tobin' Q, implying that the timing of the LBO may coincide with a low perception in market value. It is not surprising that the majority of the repeated LBOs were performed following the 1987 stock market crash. It appears that the instigators of the LBO believed the price was undervalued and their experience let them act accordingly.


This special issue is completely dedicated to earthquakes. Prof. Paganetto, President of ENEA, opens the sequence of articles written by outstanding Italian and foreign experts by briefly illustrating the several Agency's activities in the field of seismic research.


Abstract Across the system-of-systems, network components must be configured and aligned to organizational objectives, missions and tasks to maintain best performance. This alignment is especially critical when resources are inadequate to meet all the demand. A method is presented to find and promote the alignment by conducting an iterative heuristic search to identify a superior Quality of Service (QoS) configuration for a combination of mission and network requirements. Results using OPNET Discrete Event Simulation confirm the method which enables maintaining a consistent network service value under increasing traffic conditions.


In his play Carlyle (2016), Thomas Bradshaw resurrects and restages the 2012 encounter between Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. In real life, Zimmerman, a man of mixed German and Peruvian descent and a member of his gated community's neighborhood watch, chose to misrecognize the unarmed African American teenager as a criminal. He confronted the boy, and shot and killed him; a murder that inspired a renewed national campaign to address the killings of African Americans. In Carlyle, the title character, an African American politician (a Republican), laments the deaths of black boys and men. Directly addressing the theatrical audience, he remembers Trayvon Martin. With actors playing the teenager and his assailant, Carlyle imagines an alternative version of the Zimmerman–Martin encounter, in which a gun-brandishing Zimmerman still stops the hoodie-wearing boy. In response, Martin whips out a gun and shoots Zimmerman. He walks away. Immediately following the scene (and as the attending theatrical audience variably gasps, laughs, or applauds), Carlyle offers his assessment: "This is what might have happened if we had a completely armed society." He and his wife, Janine, drive the point home. She declares, "The reason that unarmed black men get shot all the time. . . " "is because they're not armed," Carlyle completes her thought. Bradshaw is not alone. Other prominent contemporary theater artists have created works that address elevated racial tension and the appalling number of African Americans who have been gunned down. Unlike Bradshaw's satire, their work aims to reflect mainstream responses to the senseless murders of black men and women.


ABSTRACT This article critically situates queer theory and writings on bisexuality in light of the author's experience of orientation fluidity while emigrating from the United States to Taiwan. It suggests that identity, or even identification, may be too limiting to describe community support for relationships within a spectrum ranging from precarious to overdetermined. Focusing on the socioromantic contextualization of embodied jouissance within supportive communities, it explores how the local politics of relationality might provide a sociocultural model for understanding a more radical queerness than essentialist or constructivist models offer. In an era when being openly gay or lesbian may have become broadly accepted, what matters is not performing a consolidated subject policed by conventions of straight/gay/lesbian boundaries, but how one situates relations with others and how one responds to one another in all senses: as potential friends, professional associates, as well as romantic or sexual partners, in light of a sense of cosmopolitan queerness.


According to the connotation of librarians' etiquette literacy and specific performance,the etiquette accomplishment training for librarian is very important in improving their service quality.On the basis of data survey and analysis of librarians' etiquette literacy,three means for librarians' etiquette literacy training is presented in this paper which are by self-studying,regular training and establishing assessment mechanism.These ways will play a positive role in improving librarians' service quality continuously and in modeling civilized figure of college library.


The Ni-Fe-La-P rare earth alloys of glass fiber were prepared. Rare earth element lanthanum (La) was first introduced into glass fiber by electroless plating, in order to improve and adjust the chemical, physical properties and microstructure of alloy coatings. The application of rare earth element La in electroless plating was explored. The results showed that an appropriate amount of rare earth element La could improve the stability of the chemical plating solution and reduce the temperature of electroless plating by 6 °C ~ 20 °C. The rare earth element La not only could make the morphology of alloy coatings compacted, smooth and uniform, but also could greatly improve the contents of Fe, Ni and could tremendously reduce the content of P in the alloy coatings of glass fiber. The conductivity and magnetic properties of the alloy coatings could be increased by rare earth element La. In the preparation of the Ni-Fe-La-P electroless alloys of glass fiber, the optimal content of La2O3 was 1.2 g·L-1. Rare earth element La could promote the transition of alloy coatings from amorphous state to rystal state, improve the electromagnetic performances of alloy coatings and enhance the electromagnetic wave absorbing properties of alloy coatings.


The C4 hydrocarbon was aromatized over catalyst SHY-DL to obtain high octane gasoline with different composition C4 hydrocarbons as martials at reaction pressure 2.0 MPa,reaction temperature 340 400 ℃,volume space velocity 1.0 h-1 and hydrogen to martial oil mass ratio 50∶1,and the effect of catalyst on the aromatized product in liquid phase was investigated.The results showed that for all C4 hydrocarbons used in this experiment,the conversion of C4 olefin was over 99%.With the increase of reaction temperature,the liquid yield of C5 and above increased and reached maximum at 380 ℃,the aromatic mass fraction in gasoline increased and the gasoline yield in liquid phase decreased.The activity and stability of catalyst had no evident decrease during a long-period evaluation of 1 200 h using C4 hydrocarbon(C4 olefin mass fraction 55.69%) as material at reaction temperature 360 ℃,reaction pressure 2.0 MPa,volume space velocity 1.0 h-1 and hydrogen to material oil mass ratio 50∶1.


Abstract: The concept of fuzzy sets is one of the most fundamental and influential tools in the development of computational intelligence. In this paper the fuzzy pincer search algorithm is proposed. It generates fuzzy association rules by adopting combined top‐down and bottom‐up approaches. A fuzzy grid representation is used to reduce the number of scans of the database and our algorithm trims down the number of candidate fuzzy grids at each level. It has been observed that fuzzy association rules provide more realistic visualization of the knowledge extracted from databases.


Significance Cochlear hair cells are sensory receptors of the inner ear that detect sound via opening of mechanically sensitive transduction channels at the tips of the eponymous hairs. The conductance of the channel increases two-fold along the cochlea, but neither its molecular structure nor mechanism of tonotopic variation is known. We show that when either of two deafness-linked proteins, transmembrane channel-like protein isoform 1 (TMC1) and tetraspan membrane protein of hair cell stereocilia (TMHS, also known as lipoma HMGIC fusion partner-like 5, LHFPL5) is knocked out, the conductance variation is lost. Furthermore, the effect of LHFPL5 is attributable to down-regulation of TMC1, suggesting that titrating the TMC1 content of the channel modulates its conductance. Evidence indicates that both proteins interact with the mechanotransduction channel and also with protocadherin-15, a component of the extracellular tip link that applies force to the channel. Cochlear hair cells convert sound stimuli into electrical signals by gating of mechanically sensitive ion channels in their stereociliary (hair) bundle. The molecular identity of this ion channel is still unclear, but its properties are modulated by accessory proteins. Two such proteins are transmembrane channel-like protein isoform 1 (TMC1) and tetraspan membrane protein of hair cell stereocilia (TMHS, also known as lipoma HMGIC fusion partner-like 5, LHFPL5), both thought to be integral components of the mechanotransduction machinery. Here we show that, in mice harboring an Lhfpl5 null mutation, the unitary conductance of outer hair cell mechanotransducer (MT) channels was reduced relative to wild type, and the tonotopic gradient in conductance, where channels from the cochlear base are nearly twice as conducting as those at the apex, was almost absent. The macroscopic MT current in these mutants was attenuated and the tonotopic gradient in amplitude was also lost, although the current was not completely extinguished. The consequences of Lhfpl5 mutation mirror those due to Tmc1 mutation, suggesting a part of the MT-channel conferring a large and tonotopically variable conductance is similarly disrupted in the absence of Lhfpl5 or Tmc1. Immunolabelling demonstrated TMC1 throughout the stereociliary bundles in wild type but not in Lhfpl5 mutants, implying the channel effect of Lhfpl5 mutations stems from down-regulation of TMC1. Both LHFPL5 and TMC1 were shown to interact with protocadherin-15, a component of the tip link, which applies force to the MT channel. We propose that titration of the TMC1 content of the MT channel sets the gradient in unitary conductance along the cochlea.


3,3′,5,5′-Biphenyltetraacid was synthesized from isophthalic acid via nitration,deoxidization and diazotization-coupling.The synthetic conditions of nitration,deoxidization and diazotization-coupling were optimized.Firstly,5-aminoisophthalic acid was prepared from isophthalic acid via nitration and deoxidization with a yield of 86.4%.Then 3,3′,5,5′-biphenyltetraacid was obtained by the coupling of diazonum which was made from the diazotization of 5-aminoisophthalic acid,with a yield over 73.1%.Total yield based on isophthalic acid was over 63.2%,this route is run at mild reaction condition with high yields and has a good industrial application potential.


This study explores the relation between Mexican American parents and the special education system, especially the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings. Within this narrative account, 10 Mexican American women were interviewed throughout a school year to comprehend how they felt about their experiences during IEP meetings concerning their children. Thematic analysis was used as means of formatting the data. From the analysis, themes revealed that although these women wanted to be involved in the decision-making process regarding their children, they were silenced by overt or covert messages that told them their voices were not valued.


In the comprehensive digital transformation work, China Unicom takes the construction of SDOTN network as the top priority. This paper analyzes the reasons for the use of REST interface in SDOTN network. Based on the interface development experience, we make an in-depth interface model analysis of two mainstream northbound interface (NBI) of SDOTN controller, and give the basis and principles of model selection. Finally, the time to create the service is actually measured and the comparison data is given based on two different interface models.


The overall goal of the MARine and Estuarine goal Setting (MARES) project for South Florida is "to reach a science-based consensus about the defining characteristics and fundamental regulating processes of a South Florida coastal marine ecosystem that is both sustainable and capable of providing the diverse ecosystem services upon which our society depends." Through participation in a systematic process of reaching such a consensus, science can
contribute more directly and effectively to the critical decisions being made by both policy makers and by natural resource and environmental management agencies. The document that follows briefly describes the MARES project and this systematic process. It then describes in considerable detail the resulting output from the first two steps in the process, the development of conceptual diagrams and an Integrated Conceptual Ecosystem Model (ICEM) for the second subregion to be addressed by MARES, the Southwest Florida Shelf (SWFS). What follows with regard to the SWFS is the input received from more than 60 scientists, agency resource managers, and representatives of environmental organizations beginning with a workshop held August 19-20, 2010 at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida.


The development of the ride control system for SES 719, based on the investigation of the craft motion performance on regular waves, is presented in this paper. The regular employing cushion vent valves (CVV) and/or fan inlet guide vanes (IGV) to attenuate the craft heave acceleration, and stem hydrofoils to control craft pitch motion is studied by classical control algorithm. The paper gives the ride quality results of the craft employing different control means, different signal sensitivities in CVV and IGV, and the regulator characteristics requirement for further detailed design of the RCS.


Looking at a photograph, one wonders: at what time and through what means does the view shift from the photographed object to the photographic image? What if gazing was basically a body posturing photographing, and not only of parasitic shadows or unseen haziness during the shooting? Beyond the opposition between the document and the artwork, this text is about a variation. Seeing– before photographing– the body that gave it birth, and then allowing to come up to the surface of the image the little things which perturb the eye and make it vibrate. The interpretation sinks in many nuances, operating through shifts of sight.


Woodflour/polypropylene composites were prepared with 10 and 20% in weight of woodflour (WF). The influence of the WF, the compatibilizer, and processing aid (WP) in the crystalline structure of the polypropylene was studied by thermal analysis. The results showed that the WF acts as a nucleating agent, increasing the crystallization rate of the PP at the cooling rates studied. The morphological study by SEM proved that the WP increased the dispersion of the filler into the PP matrix, and the ionomer, used like compatibilized improved the adhesion between the PP and the filler obtaining a more uniform morphology. The mechanical properties indicated that the incorporation of the ionomer and the WP enhanced the ductility of the composites at the same time that the materials reached a more uniform morphology. The amount of additives (compatibilizer and WP) included in the woodflour-plastic composite (WPC) formulations was small, for this, the formulations are suitable to use in a possible industrial application. POLYM. COMPOS., 2009. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers


Excerpt The clinical entity of acute nonspecific pericarditis has been clearly defined.1, 2, 3It is characterized by a history of an antecedent respiratory infection, followed after an interval of ...


Based on statistical analysis on papers in reprinted data in the"Vocational and Technical Education" of People's University in 2009,the paper summarized features and achievements about theory research of vocational and technical education during the past year systematically,and forecast future development of vocational and technical education theoretical study in 2010,and the outcomes show that,research method manifest multi-descipline viewsight and pluralistic trends;cooperation of school and enterprise and combination of working with learning will become hot research points;educational group will become new management model;new rural vocational education will get more attention;comparative research should recognize essence and grasp principles.


Four simple single-player games (based on the "Four Arts" of traditional Chinese culture) have been designed in Flash for a touch-screen display. The aim is to allow players to experience a digital interactive recreation of traditional Chinese culture, in order to understand features of traditional Chinese culture and related philosophical concepts such as Daoism.
 To evaluate the effectiveness of the design, a pilot study was conducted with twelve participants, six were Chinese speaking and six were not. The pilot study suggest that there are differences between Chinese and non-Chinese users in perceived notions of authenticity and ease of use and it has provided us with ideas on how to improve both the games and the evaluation.


The article examines the impact of burden in the form of a lease for the market value of properties in various situations are examples of such influence. The relevant provisions of the Land Code of the Russian Federation. The problems of the formation of the subject being evaluated, to establish the eligibility of the customer evaluation in light of the requirements of the Federal Law «On Valuation Activities in the Russian Federation» and the provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. Criticized by liberal interpretation of certain terms used in the Russian legislation.


In this article,we introduce several main Focal Plane Array(FPA) structures used nowadays and try to find their advantages and shortcomings.Several main parameters used to describe the performance of FPA and their influences on system performance are described.On the analysis and comparison for existing FPA technologies,it suggests that the integrated detecting scheme based on a Avalanche Photodiode(APD) and a Read-out Integrated Circuit(ROIC) will be an ideal real-time three dimensional imaging technology due to its advantages in sensitivity and operation ranges.It also indicates that in the near future,the scale of FPA can exceed 1 024 pixel×1 024 pixel with a pixel pitch of 15 μm.


The article substantiates the need for a gender approach in solving problems of adaptation to the training of medical college students.  Attention is paid to the consideration of the course of adaptation processes in children and girls during their studies at a higher educational institution.  The results of the analysis of the experimental study of the sex characteristics of diagnostic indicators of personal qualities of first-year college students conducted by the author are presented.  It was determined that there are discrepancies between the indices of self-esteem of the psycho-physiological state, reactive and personal anxiety, social frustration and self-efficacy of students and female students.  Significant differences were found in the subjects when comparing by gender, according to the Rotter questionnaire.  As a prospect for further research, the need to take into account the gender characteristics of students during the course of the adaptation process to learning was determined. Keywords: adaptation to learning,  gender peculiarities, personal factor s of adaptation, student, student's age. Отримано: 28. 0 5 .2019 Відрецензовано: 14 .0 6 .2019 Опубліковано: 02 .07.2019 * * * * * Завантажити/прочитати статтю PDF


Three factors determine the irrigation requirement for container-grown crops: evapotranspiration, capture factor, and distribution uniformity. This 4-page fact sheet describes how these factors can be measured so that irrigation requirements can be determined in the container nursery. Written by Jeff Million and Tom Yeager, and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, June 2012.
ENH1197/EP458: Measuring the Sprinkler Irrigation Requirement of Container-Grown Nursery Plants (ufl.edu)


In recent decades, the rise in the investigation of new drugs had made health-care system expensive compared to conventional drug delivery systems and techniques. The present drug delivery systems have become highly productive and are growing fast. Majority of the anticancer agent has low water solubility resulting in multistep synthetic routes that require higher selectivity and specificity that can cause difficulty in the development of the formulation. Nanosponges (NSs) are branched cyclodextrin (CD) polymeric systems which have proven to be a boon in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. Different kinds of NSs based on different types of CDs and crosslinkers are used for developing of new drug formulations from the past few years for various applications in health care. Nanotechnology has overcome the issues regarding the drug solubility, stability, and other parameters and has attained success in achieving of sustained release, increased activity, improved permeability, delivery of nucleoprotein, the stimuli-responsive release of the drug, and improved drug bioavailability. There is a huge eruption of research on NSs for cancer treatment. Multiple anticancer moieties have been developed, taking into account the pharmacological and physicochemical perspective of the drug to develop a NS formulation. Our target in this review is to catch an efficient and far-reaching NSs for malignancy cancer treatment announced until now. This survey will give a perfect stage for providing details for researchers taking a shot at using new polymers for improving the treatment of the disease using nanotechnology. The present article provides details regarding antineoplastic molecules and provides ideas on CD-based NSs specifically using curcumin, tamoxifen, resveratrol, quercetin, oxygen-NSs, temozolomide, doxorubicin, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and erlotinib (ETB) glutathione.


Simultaneous optimization of different validity measures can capture different data characteristics of remote sensing imagery (RSI) and thereby achieving high quality classification results. In this paper, two conflicting cluster validity indices, the Xie-Beni (XB) index and the fuzzy C-means (FCM) (Jm) measure, are integrated with a diversity-enhanced and memory-based multi-objective gravitational search algorithm (DMMOGSA) to present a novel multi-objective optimization based RSI classification method. In this method, the Gabor filter method is firstly implemented to extract texture features of RSI. Then, the texture features are syncretized with the spectral features to construct the spatial-spectral feature space/set of the RSI. Afterwards, cluster of the spectral-spatial feature set is carried out on the basis of the proposed method. To be specific, cluster centers are randomly generated initially. After that, the cluster centers are updated and optimized adaptively by employing the DMMOGSA. Accordingly, a set of non-dominated cluster centers are obtained. Therefore, numbers of image classification results of RSI are produced and users can pick up the most promising one according to their problem requirements. To quantitatively and qualitatively validate the effectiveness of the proposed method, the proposed classification method was applied to classifier two aerial high-resolution remote sensing imageries. The obtained classification results are compared with that produced by two single cluster validity index based and two state-of-the-art multi-objective optimization algorithms based classification results. Comparison results show that the proposed method can achieve more accurate RSI classification.


This paper explores utilization of information from social networks in making automatic movie recommendations. Implementations of three different algorithms (SVM, Clustering, and Ranking SVM) are implemented and evaluated. The general approach utilizes a large collection of Facebook profile information as training set in order to generate a list of movie recommendations for a particular user (client). A brief analysis of the importance of specific profile features in making movie recommendations is conducted using feature selection on each of the recommendation algorithms.


This qualitative research intends to explore the religious strength and local  wisdom in the process of society revival in Kasongan Bantul Yogyakarta after the earthquake on May 27, 2006. The main questions which will be answered are: (1) How are the form and construction of religious strength and local wisdom in the Kasongan area, so they can play the important roles in the process of Kasongan society resurrection after the earthquake?; (2) How is the strategy of Kasongan society in using the religious strength and local wisdom in the process of their revival after the earthquake? The substance that becomes the object of this research consists of religious texts, leaders of society, social institutions, and local cultural systems. The used theoretical frameworks are religious strength theory and hermeneuticsphenomenology theory. The methods of collecting data are documenting the important data, observation, and interview. Then, which analyzed by a functional analysis theory. Theoretically, this research hopefully is able to be useful in contributing to the formulation of culture-based disaster theological discourse in Indonesia. In addition to, the results of this research are expected to be a contribution for Indonesia especially, and for the international world generally, in natural disaster reduction efforts, both in the perspective of social science and religious perspective. After conducting in-depth research in the Kasongan area, the researcher conclude that: (1) Kasongan society have big capitals to revive from adversity immediately after the earthquake, of which are the theological capital and cultural capital, (2) with these capitals, of which includes guyub strategy, getok tular, and build cooperation with various agencies, Kasongan society revive immediately and rearrange Kasongan pottery business that has been destroyed by an earthquake.


In this communication I intend to analyse the process of transformation and modernization of Coimbra's downtown neighbourhood, firstly carried out to face the recurrent flooding of the Mondego's river but moreover as a beautification plan within the European models. After several attends to minimize recurrent floods, only the development of science and technology during the nineteen century made possible the construction of a new river bank and consequently a set of reform projects planning a new regular and wealthy neighbourhood. Coimbra was a middle size city nevertheless, until the beginning of the twenty century, it was the settlement of the only Portuguese University, fact that gave the city a huge importance not only within the country but also in the empire. However like all Portuguese cities in this period, Coimbra faced several sanitary problems due to the absence of a water and sewer network, lighting infrastructures or public transports, in addition in Coimbra these problems were enlarged by the recurrent floods. The solution was the construction of a new bank planned and executed by the state engineers but partial paid by the municipality. The construction of the new river front endorsed the reform of the main city entrance, the construction of a new bridge and a square, the enlargement of the Main Street and the construction of a boulevard by the river. Moreover this plan required the skills of a new technician, the first municipal engineer.  Few years after, the riverfront and the image of Coimbra were once more reconfigured to implant the new train station and a new train line to the interior of Portugal, increasing the embankment 38 meters into the river. With this project began a new phase of planning that spans until nowadays. It started with the opening of a boulevard connecting the station and the town hall then in the begging of the twenty century, within the principles in vogue in Europe, the plan was extended proposing a set of wide avenues to sanitize the old unhealthy neighbourhood, emulating Haussmann's model to Paris. However financial difficulties and lack of government support postponed this ambitious plan nevertheless it was not overlooked, being followed by a succession of plans and becoming a part of the collective imagination.  This paper analyses this set of plans, its motivations and its relation with the international models. Nevertheless it also explores its process, emphasizing the role of the population yearning for the reform of the old core and the municipal council's efforts to execute these plans. Furthermore stress the consequences of these unrealized plans for the transformation and grow of the rest of the city.


One of the inherent properties of biometrics is the ability to use unique features for identification and verification of users. The usable biometric features in humans are limited in number and they must be kept secret. The biometrics are intrinsically associated with individuals and cannot be forgotten or shared with others. However, one of the most relevant vulnerabilities of biometrics is that once a biometric template is compromised, it cannot reissued, updated or destroyed. This paper proposes privacy concern for a self-exclusion scenario of face recognition with a simple biometric encryption scheme called helper data system. The privacy in a biometric verification system using combined with a source template coding (HD1) and hash function (HD2) which related to secure biometric templates with enhanced security.


The story begins in Venice in the last decade of the fifteenth century with the unhappy marriages of Antonia Bembo, sister of Cardinal Pietro Bembo and mother of Marcella Marcello. Drawing upon Pietro's abundant correspondence, we learn of unfaithful husbands and faithful wives, the mal francese (syphilis), marriage strategies, dowries, and the special significance of brides in Venice. Marcella is married in 1519 to Gian Matteo Bembo, an up-and-coming young patrician. They start a family in Ca' Bembo, the family palace at Santa Maria Nova. With the birth of their daughter Giulia in 1531, they establish a bloodline that will run through the book.


Significance "How can we stop aging?" is still a largely unanswered question. Understanding the possible mechanisms that lead to the gradual deterioration of the organism over time is key to answer this question and finding possible antidotes. A central tenet of the evolutionary theory of aging is the possible trade-off between the maintenance of the immortal germ line and the disposable soma. Male vertebrates continue somatic and germline proliferation throughout life, offering an ideal opportunity to study this hypothesis. We show that in male zebrafish exposed to stressful conditions, the experimental removal of the germ line improves somatic recovery. Our results provide direct evidence for the cost of the germ line in a vertebrate. The disposable soma theory is a central tenet of the biology of aging where germline immortality comes at the cost of an aging soma [T. B. L. Kirkwood, Nature 270, 301–304 (1977); T. B. L. Kirkwood, Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B Biol. Sci. 205, 531–546 (1979); T. B. L. Kirkwood, S. N. Austad, Nature 408, 233–238 (2000)]. Limited resources and a possible trade-off between the repair and maintenance of the germ cells and growth and maintenance of the soma may explain the deterioration of the soma over time. Here we show that germline removal allows accelerated somatic healing under stress. We tested "the expensive germ line" hypothesis by generating germline-free zebrafish Danio rerio and testing the effect of the presence and absence of the germ line on somatic repair under benign and stressful conditions. We exposed male fish to sublethal low-dose ionizing radiation, a genotoxic stress affecting the soma and the germ line, and tested how fast the soma recovered following partial fin ablation. We found that somatic recovery from ablation occurred substantially faster in irradiated germline-free fish than in the control germline-carrying fish where somatic recovery was stunned. The germ line did show signs of postirradiation recovery in germline-carrying fish in several traits related to offspring number and fitness. These results support the theoretical conjecture that germline maintenance is costly and directly trades off with somatic maintenance.


Background: Lateral epicondylitis, a degenerative tendinopathy due to microtears in extensor tendons caused by repeated pronation-supination is commonly managed by NSAIDS, physiotherapy, local steroid injections and braces. Although most are self limited, some recalcitrant cases lead to chronic pain and reduction in quality of life. Surgical management by open or arthroscopic means is a viable option but there is a gap of knowledge in current literature regarding superiority of one over the other.Methods: A total of 32 patients with recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis admitted from March 2019 to August 2020 were enrolled and randomized into two groups, receiving either open or arthroscopic debridement of diseased tendons of extensor carpi radialis longus, brevis and communis. Patients were assessed for pain, functional outcome and complications with a 6 month follow-up.Results: VAS score for pain and DASH score for functional outcome improved in all patients after surgery and there was no difference between the two groups. Although mean duration of surgery was significantly longer by arthroscopy, time to return to work was significantly shorter in this group (p<0.001). Difference in complication rate was not statistically significant.Conclusions: Based on this study, surgical management both open and arthroscopic are equally effective for recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis in terms of pain, functional score and patient satisfaction; arthroscopy however shows an earlier return to work. Either can be chosen depending on available skill, equipment and patient demands.


By means of a novel annealing procedure, syndiotactic polystyrene with a crystalline melting temperature of 287.3 o C, which is about 17 o C higher than the highest melting temperature previously reported, is obtained. This value is even above the predicted equilibrium melting temperature (285.5 o C) of syndiotactic polystyrene


Experienced members of online communities use discussion to familiarize newcomers with norms. These members use imperatives, a kind of directive speech act, to suggest a course of action. A method for automatically recognizing such imperatives is described here. The recognition performance of the algorithm is compared to that of human readers. In addition, to test and illustrate the technique, the imperatives in a sample of Wikipedia deletion discussions are extracted, analyzed, and discussed. The method may be used not only to understand a community's culture and practices but also to elicit information that is beneficial to the community's newcomers.


The development and evaluation of DNA metabarcoding protocols for haplotype-level resolution require attention, specifically for population genetic analysis, i.e., parallel estimation of genetic diversity and dispersal patterns among multiple species present in a bulk sample. Further exploration and assessment of the laboratory and bioinformatics strategies are warranted to unlock the potential of metabarcoding-inferred population genetic analysis. Here, we assessed the inference of freshwater macroinvertebrate haplotypes from DNA metabarcoding data using mock samples with known Sanger-sequenced haplotypes. We also examined the influence of different DNA template concentrations and PCR cycles on detecting true haplotypes and the reduction of spurious haplotypes obtained from DNA metabarcoding. We tested our haplotyping strategy on a mock sample containing 20 specimens from four species with known haplotypes based on the 658-bp Folmer region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase gene. The read processing and denoising step resulted in 14 zero-radius operational taxonomic units (ZOTUs) of 421-bp length, with 12 ZOTUs having 100% match with 12 of the Sanger haplotype sequences. Quality passing reads relatively increased with increasing PCR cycles, and the relative abundance of each ZOTUs was consistent for each cycle number. This suggests that increasing the cycle number from 24 to 64 did not affect the relative abundance of quality passing filter reads of each ZOTUs. Our study demonstrated the ability of DNA metabarcoding to infer intraspecific variability while highlighting the challenges that need to be addressed before its possible applications to population genetic studies.


An investigation of the university course evaluation scores over four semesters was conducted to determine the impact of the University Teaching Evaluation practice on faculty teaching performance in general and (1) to measure how
instructors perceive the effectiveness of the University Teaching Evaluation Programme, (2) to compare the course evaluation results based on gender, academic rank, and faculty, and (3) to determine additional measurement methods for evaluating teaching in particular.The results obtained lead us to conclude that most faculty members did not believe that course evaluation is valid and reliable. However, most of them indicated that the course evaluation practised in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) has positive impact on them with regard to their awareness about
their own teaching.Extraneous variables such as gender, academic rank, and faculty were significantly related to course evaluation mean scores.However, participation in
the teaching certification programme was not a significant factor.Course evaluation, though believed to be lacking validity and reliability, was considered as good as some
other more objective measures by the faculty members. There was also no evidence to suggest that improvement in course evaluation scores reflect better students' learning. However, the questionnaire used may have captured not only some aspects of teaching effectiveness but also certain factors that are not related to teaching effectiveness.In conclusion, the course evaluation practice at UUM may not have produced better learning outcome as measured by students' GPA, nevertheless, it has impacted positively on faculty members' awareness about their own teaching
performance.


s. The features and stages of formation of the planning structure of Voronezh in connection with changes in architectural and artistic, space-planning, compositional and structural characteristics of the period of XIX-early XX centuries. The attention is focused on the importance of the grandiose all-Russian town-planning reform of 1763 and the regulatory documents developed by The Commission of buildings of St. Petersburg and Moscow, which could significantly improve, through the introduction of "exemplary projects", architectural and artistic qualities of the building and fire safety of the city. Different types of Voronezh development are given in accordance with the stages of the evolutionary development of the spatial-planning structure of the city.


Quality management in project administration can affect the costs and schedule of a project considerably. The immediate notable result of unacceptable quality in a construction project is the "dissatisfied client." which can be interpreted as "customer loss". Additionally, defective work is a synonym for problems such as dispute, because items of non-compliance with early agreements can be considered the main factor in triggering claims by the client. The integrated use of two modern technologies, namely Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is proposed in this study to support project quality management (PQM). This study aims to develop the theoretical underpinnings to provide a quality management framework, formed by BIM-UAV, for housing projects in design-build (D&B) contracts. For this purpose, in the first step the causes of client dissatisfaction rooted in quality concerns were identified in two phases of design and construction. The next step was dedicated to the mapping of BIM-UAV capacities to address the identified causes of dissatisfaction of the client. In the final step, expert opinion was obtained to integrate the BIM-UAV capacities to the quality management framework. The findings and main contribution of this study to the body of knowledge is a guide for design-builders to implement BIM-UAV as an innovative quality management solution to improve their services and to gain the maximum level of client satisfaction, focusing on house building.


Light environments,including light source,wavelength(color),intensity and rhythm,are important factors in poultry production and reasonable lighting programs can relieve negative influences caused by fast growth.Based on the summarization of the research progress of effect of lighting environment on growth,performance,immunological function,reproductive performance and other aspects of table poultry,the paper announced that light source had little influence on table poultry production.Conversely,compared to red and white light,light wavelength,especially that of blue and green light,significantly affected performance,muscle development,meat quality,and immunological function.In addition,the main effect of light intensity was on animal welfare,strong light intensity increased table poultry activity while low light intensity caused eye diseases.Although the longer the continuous illumination,the higher mortality rate in different light rhythms,intermittent light(3L:1D)regime could reduce mortality,and improve feed conversion as well.Finally,the existent problems and difficulties in studying process are analyzed to provide guidelines for future study in lighting environment of table poultry production.


Pigmented villonodular synovitis(PVNS) usually presents as a benign proliferative monoarticular arthritis that affects the knee in 80% of cases, followed in frequency by the hip, ankle, and calcaneocuboid joint. PVNS rarely affects temporomandibular joint area. Patients typically complain of pain, locking, and recurrent swelling. Tumor progression limits the range of movement of the joint and causes it to become stiff and firm. Sometimes a palpable mass can be appreciated. Aggressive form of PVNS invades into adjacent bones and soft
tissues, is confused with other types of neoplasia. Here we report 2 cases of the PVNS on a temporomadibular.


Summary form only given. Microtitre plates are effective solid-phase platforms for multiplexed, high-throughput screening and analysis of biomolecule interactions. This multi-well format is widely used in both industry and medical fields due to its ease of automation, high capacity for paralleled data collection, and versatile application of technologies (e.g., proteomics, functional genomics, biomolecule separation and purification). Microtitre plates made of polystyrene are most commonly employed because they readily adsorb (via non-specific adsorption) proteins, have excellent optical as well as mechanical properties, and are cost-effective. However, several of these intrinsic properties of polystyrene also present disadvantages: poor chemical resistance, difficulty controlling surface chemistry, protein denaturation, desorption and/or loss of biomolecule activity. Indeed, it has been estimated that less than 10% of adsorbed protein molecules retain their activity.Electron beam plasma treatment was applied to activate the polystyrene microtitre plates surface and thus to facilitate covalent biomolecule immobilization. Electron beam generated plasmas constitute a unique class of plasmas due to their intrinsic low electron temperatures (<; 1 eV), plasma potentials and thus ion kinetic energies. For the treatment of polymers, these plasmas have demonstrated the ability to change the surface energy and chemistry with limited change in surface topography and low etch rates. In this wore, we have taken standard hydrophobic microtitre plates costing ~$3 each and converted them to versatile immobilization platforms capable of covalent attachment chemistry; commercial pre-activated plates typically cost $15 to $25 each. This approach allows for variation of the chemical moiety on the surface, as well as the crosslinker used to attach the biomolecule. Furthermore, the user is able to define the conditions used for immobilization, further expanding the numbers and types of molecules that can be used in microtitre assays.


PRIOR to the first World War, James Harvey Robinson offered a course at Columbia University entitled "The history of the intellectual class in Europe."' Among Professor Robinson's students in this course were Lynn Thorndike, Carlton I-Iayes, and J. Salwyn Schapiro, who afterward made the study of medieval science, nationalism, and liberalism, respectively, their lifework. In I940 was founded in New York the quarterly entitled the Journal of the history of ideas. These two events marked the recognition, in the United States, of a field of history for which the term "intellectual history" is as good as any other. In this paper I propose to discuss in general terms what I consider to be the major problems of intellectual history. History, of course, like nature, is a whole, the various parts of which-the economic, political, social, intellectual, etc.-are organically related to and inextricably bound up with each other. And yet, as with physics, chemistry, biology, etc., am-ong the natural sciences, each


Studies on the species composition of galls occurring on the leaves of Carpinus betulus L. were conducted in 2001 in the following three localities: the Wolski Forest, the Ojcow National Park and the Krzeszowice Forest District (UTM-DA-16). A total of 1852 galls were found. The galls were caused by insect or mite species. Aceria macrotricha (NALEPA, 1919) was the most abundant species. The index of occurrence frequency and the Agrell index of species association have been calculated.


The ultimate purpose of human life is to pursue happiness. Therefore,
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To study the prevalence of male obesity‐secondary hypogonadism (MOSH) in patients with moderate to severe obesity, we performed a prospective prevalence study including 100 male patients with moderate to severe obesity at a university tertiary hospital. Total testosterone (TT) and sex hormone‐binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations among others were assayed in all patients. Serum‐free testosterone (FT) concentration was calculated from TT and SHBG levels. Semen analysis was conducted in 31 patients. We found a prevalence of 45% (95% CI: 35–55%) when considering decreased TT and/or FT concentrations. Serum concentrations of TT were correlated negatively with glucose (r = −0.328, p < 0.001) and insulin resistance (r = −0.261, p = 0.011). The same occurred with FT and glucose (r = −0.340, p < 0.001) and insulin resistance (r = −0.246, p = 0.016). Sixty‐two percent (95% CI: 39–85%) of the patients with seminogram also presented abnormal results in semen analysis. The frequencies of low TT or low FT values were similar in patients with abnormal or normal semen analysis (p = 0.646 and p = 0.346, respectively). Ejaculate volume inversely correlated with BMI (ρ = −0.400, p = 0.029) and with excess body weight (ρ = −0.464, p = 0.010). Our data show the prevalence of MOSH in patients with moderate to severe obesity is high. Low circulating testosterone is associated with insulin resistance and low ejaculate volume with higher BMI and excess body weight. Semen analysis must be performed in these patients when considering fertility whether or not presenting low circulating testosterone.


361 Israeli infants, ages 1-27 months, reared in kibbutzim (N = 130), institutions (N = 79) and private middle-class homes (N = 152) were given the Bayley Mental and Motor Tests. The kibbutz and private-home infants performed significantly higher on the Mental Scales, but were equal on the Motor Scales when compared with the U. S. normative population. Kibbutz infants performed on the same level as the Israeli private-home infants. Institutionalized Ss were significantly retarded mentally and motorically in relation to the U. S. and Israeli noninstitutionalized populations. Mothers' education and preference for outside work were positively related to the mental level of male infants in the private-home sample. Eye-hand coordination and walking appeared relatively less variable cross-culturally and intraculturally than capacity to recover hidden objects, language functions, keeping body equilibrium, and fine motor coordination.


A sharding mechanism could potentially be the solution to enhance the scalability of blockchain networks and makes the distributed ledger technology more feasible. Despite the scalability improvement, it increases the influence of malicious attacks on blockchain networks. We develop a comprehensive trust model by enhancing the trust score of nodes to minimize the adversary influences of malicious attacks in sharding based blockchain networks. Firstly, a penalty factor is incorporated into this trust model to decrease the probability of malicious nodes becoming leaders in the shards. Then, we examine the leader selection probability for varying penalty factors. We also observe the influence of the global reputation on the trust score for a varying number of nodes. Secondly, we increase the trustworthiness of nodes by including penalty factors and reputation scores to nodes that could then identify the malicious influence. The fair node distribution among shards is achieved by distributing the nodes with the same aggregated trustworthiness scores. Finally, we develop a probability distribution model to identify the probabilities of clustering corrupted nodes into single shards and the existence of such corrupted shards in the entire network. Uncorrupted or honest shard probability is shown to be higher in the RapidChain than the Elastico and OmniLedger sharding protocols. This could be as a result of the shard resiliency of the RapidChain (n/2) protocol being more significant than that of the Elastico (n/3) and in OmniLedger (n/3) protocols. Low message complexity of single intra-shard consensus of the RapidChain protocol $\mathcal{O}(n)$ may contribute to perform security algorithms more efficiently than that of the Elastico $\mathcal{O}({n^2})$ and OmniLedger $\mathcal{O}(n)$ sharding protocols. The probabilities of clustering corrupted nodes into single shards can be estimated, and the existence of such corrupted shards in entire networks can be identified using the proposed model.


The present invention relates to a fuel cell system having a water recovery and circulation structure and a hydrogen-containing fuel flows into the anode electrode and the oxidizing agent is one such that its cathode electrode is introduced having an electrode film assembly made of the electrolyte polymer film provided respectively on both sides of the electricity generating unit that is have, the cathode is composed of a first gas diffusion layer for dispersing and the first catalyst is a reduction reaction of the oxidizing agent made of polymer film in contact with the electrolyte, oxidizing agent to the first catalyst bed; Wherein the first at least a portion of the gas diffusion layer, so that direct contact with the electrolyte polymer, the water produced chemical reaction results in the cathode electrode is introduced to the anode electrode through the electrolyte polymer film also by effectively preventing the evaporation of water, the water recovery efficiency improvement was possible to improve the power generation efficiency of the fuel cell system. A gas diffusion layer, a catalyst layer, polymer electrolyte membrane, the water evaporation preventing member


The article summarized the problems of the nursing human resources in outpatient departments,such as lack of enough nursing human resources,unreasonable proportions of allocation,unreasonable structures and unstable team.According to these problems,the corresponding countermeasures were put forward,namely increasing the proportion of nurses to solve the problem of nurse shortage,identifying positions by needs to reasonably allocate clinic nursing human resources,implementing hierarchical management to fully display the function of all nursing staffs,improving wages and benefits of nurses to appropriately reflect the value of nursing work.


The trends of the seasonal (April-September) and monthly reference evapotranspiration time series were analyzed using linear regression. In addition, the trends of air temperature and sunshine hours also were investigated to show possible causes of the increase in reference evapotranspiration. The spatial variability of reference evapotranspiration was lower than the temporal variability and is similar to the spatial distribution of precipitation in the area of Poland. The highest reference evapotranspiration was recorded in the region with the lowest rainfall. The statistically significant linear increasing trends of reference evapotranspiration were determined at each analyzed station in 1971-2010. The increase in the growing season sum of reference evapotranspiration, averaged over 18 stations, was 30 mm per 10 years. The significant increase in reference evapotranspiration can be explained by the statistically significant increasing trends of air temperature and sunshine hours.


A pulse-code modulated data-collecting and recording system has been developed especially for airborne applications. Up to 16 channels of analog data can be sampled at a rate of 150 times per second. The sampled information is converted to 8-bit binary code groups with an accuracy of 0.2 percent and then recorded on magnetic tape. The system also provides for recording, along with the data, time history and voice information. This system is compatible with a UKR-7 ground processing system, resulting in a complete data-reduction system that is fast, automatic, and highly accurate.


Most scholars in religious studies, cultural studies, and social sciences, consciously and regularly promote the idea that the new shape of really so? It is obvious that our world, at whichever scale it is observed, workers, ...) beyond the limits of borders, the displacement and relocation of production sites as seen in global economies, the reshaping of geopolitics and international relations, the emergence of a class of cosmopolitan travelers, and the foundation of supranational institutions forces applied onto the contemporary world2.


Nowadays digitalization has a major impact on our day to day work and business activities, our life and the way we live. It also has a huge positive impact on various sectors and industries of India by helping it in developing and meeting the market demand and consumer expectations. The commencement of the Digital India programme has helped the country into the Union of Countries that is revamping the development of the country with the power of technology. The digitalization have not only affected our professional but also our personal lives, right from work to travel, telecommunication, shopping healthcare and education too.


Aim:
To describe the positioning of patients managed in an intensive care unit (ICU); assess how frequently these patients were repositioned; and determine if any specific factors influenced how, why or when patients were repositioned in the ICU.

Background:
Alterations in body position of ICU patients are important for patient comfort and are believed to prevent and/or treat pressure ulcers, improve respiratory function and combat the adverse effects of immobility. There is a paucity of research on the positioning of critically ill patients in Saudi Arabian ICUs.

Design and Methods:
A prospective observational study was undertaken. Participant demographic data were collected as were clinical factors (i.e. ventilation status, primary diagnosis, co-morbidities and Ramsay sedation score) and organizational factors (i.e. time of day, type of mattress or beds used, nurse/patient ratio and the patient's position). Clinical and some organization data were recorded over a continuous 48 hour period.

Result:
Twenty-eight participants were recruited to the study. No participant was managed in either a flat or prone position. Obese participants were most likely to be managed in a supine position. The mean time between turns was two hours. There was no significant association between the mean time between turns and the recorded variables related to patients' demographic and organizational considerations.

Conclusion:
Results indicate that patient positioning in the ICU was a direct result of unit policy - it appeared that patients were not repositioned based upon evaluation of their clinical condition but rather according to a two-hour ICU timetable


Screening and Identification of Anti-Yeast Substance-Producing Bacteria in Sake Koji Shinsaku HAYASHIDA and Keiko TSUKAMOTO* Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812 *Chikushi Jogakuen junior College , Fukuoka 818-01 Heavy infections of anti-yeast substance-producing bacteria were formed in six of 45 rice koji samples collected from sake brewery factory. The isolated anti-yeast substance-producing bacteria were identified as Bacillus subtilis, and produced an antibiotic substance toward Saccharomyces sake Kyokai No. 7 in the culture filtrate of koji extract, malt extract and synthetic medium. A typical strain, Bacillus subtilis 16-2 grew well on steamed rice, and showed anti-yeast activity within 24 hr of the koji-making process. The infected koji suppressed fermentation in the mash. The final concentration of alcohol reached 15.6% with the infected koji, whereas 20.0% with normal koji. (Received June 16, 1980)


The ore belongs to the disseminated Pt-Pd ore with low pyrite,the ore structure is mainly emerged as scattered dissemination,the content of metallic minerals accounts for 1.7% of total amount of the minerals,major part of Pt-Pd is occurred in sulfide minerals and unevenly disseminated in gangue minerals in the form of mineral complexes.The experimertal research was performed by adopting the technological flowsheet of"one roughing-two scavenging-two cleaning flotation",and using butyl xanthate,oil No.2,Na2CO3 and EML1 as flotation reagents.The final bulk concentrate contained 74.04g/t Pt,78.60g/t Pd and 18.04% Cu,their recovery is 89.79%,88.68% and 70.87% respectively.


The influence of heat treatment on structure and properties of casting and modification high speed steels was studied.The results show that the grain is fined,the morphology of reticulation carbides is improved,the hardness and wear resistance of casting high speed steels are also enhanced by modifying treatment.The carbide morphology of steel is affected slightly by the elevating temperature heating,annealing,quenching and tempering treatment.When annealing,the hardness of casting and modification high speed steels is improved with the heating temperature increasing.When quenching plus tempering and tempering directly,the hardness and wear resistance of steels are increased with tempering temperature increasing.The highest hardness and wear resistance of steels appear at 560℃ three times tempering,and be equivalent with wrought high speed steels.


Cardiovascular diseases have a high prevalence and incidence and are associated with a high rate of mortality and hospitalization; this is reflected in a reduction in quality of life and a high health care expenditure. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of telemedicine in primary and secondary prevention, through the use of ECG, ABPM and Holter monitoring. Health Telematic Network, in collaboration with the University of Brescia and Federfarma, has installed in 6527 territorial pharmacies distributed in the country, a telematic network interconnected to a single Telemedicine platform, where cardiologists are available for H24 reporting and teleconsultation. The pharmacies performed 12–lead ECG in healthy subjects, with cardiovascular risk factors or ongoing symptoms referable to the cardiovascular system, ABPM in accordance with the guidelines for hypertension and Holter ECG in symptomatic patients (heart palpitations, syncope, lipothymias) or positive history for brady and tachyarrhythmias. In the period between 2016 and October 2021, we analyzed 660508 exams: 411526 ECG, 143869 cardiac Holter and 105113 ABPM. Of the 411526 ECGs, 14.5% of tracings showed abnormalities not compatible with the reported anamnestic data, therefore 59671 users were sent to the caregiver for further evaluation or diagnostic investigation; in 1.5% of cases, major abnormalities were detected, necessitating immediate referral of the patient to the emergency department. Of the 105113 ABPM, 37.2% of the examinations revealed abnormal blood pressure trends according to the SIIA classification, 39102 users were sent to the physician for the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic measures. Of the 143869 Holters, 26326 patients (18.3%) were referred to the attending physician for major arrhythmias, 3008 patients (2.1%) were referred to the emergency department for red code arrhythmias (VT, grade 3 BAV, long QTc, high or low ventricular response AF with critical pauses). Our data show the important role of a Telemedicine network in primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention, able to provide early diagnosis and treatment of major events; the use of a national telemedicine network has also proved effective in the appropriate referral of subjects to the Emergency Department, with a positive impact in terms of health care expenditure containment.


The present specification relates to a method by which a first terminal performs a session handover in a wireless communication system, wherein the method for performing a session handover can comprise the steps of: forming an ASP session with a second terminal by a first connecting method; transmitting a session handover request to the second terminal; receiving a session handover response from the second terminal; and transmitting a session handover confirm to the second terminal, wherein, when the session handover response is received from the second terminal, the formed ASP session can be handed over by a second connecting method.


The ARMYDA study showed that pretreatment with atorvastatin reduces the risk for MI during percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable


This thesis has an aim to minimize the conflict between leaders and participants to offer basic materials necessary for improving the problems that the aged-person-covering sports-for-all leaders have and also necessary for meeting the problems to lead effectively, to cultivate more specialized leaders, and to activate the aged person sports-for-all by analyzing the relationship between the trust on the aged-person-covering sports-for-all leaders, satisfaction on lessons, satisfaction on guidance, and continuous participation of the aged persons. For the purpose of attaining the aim, this thesis selected the aged persons, more than 56 years old, participating in lessons from aged-person-covering sports-for-all leaders working in Gwangju Metropolitan City & Jeollanam-do Sports-for-all Association in June 2008, and used 189 persons` materials as the analysis materials. For the purpose of drawing the results, this thesis analyzed the statistics by using correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and binary logistic regression analysis. First, this thesis found that all of the factors showed high co-relationship except continuous participation from co-relationship between trust on leaders, satisfaction on lessons, satisfaction on leading, and continuous participation. Second, this thesis showed that the relationship between trust on leaders and satisfaction on lessons had significant influence. Third, this thesis had a significant influence on leader trust and satisfaction on leaders. Fourth, this thesis found that the relationship between trust on leaders and continuous participation had not so significant difference.


Most research activity concerned with building technology for museum visits is oriented toward the individual. Yet, people tend to visit museums in small groups. Ethnographic studies give a fundamental role for a successful small group visit to conversation among the members of the group, elaborating on their current experience. Can technology help fostering face-to face, natural conversation? In this work an approach focused on the museum café is presented and some novel prospects are discussed.


The world of work has changed. As a result of new ICT developments, many workers are almost constantly connected to job-relevant information and coworkers, regardless of when or where they are working. However, being connected to one's work and coworkers through online media such as e-mail, Skype, and online file sharing might be a double-edged sword. Whether workers perceive connectedness favorably or unfavorably will, we argue, depend both on the content of the information received and the needs of the worker. Thus, in this research we study the effects of connectedness by addressing the role of (a) information novelty, (b) need for structure, and (c) need for autonomy. Workers high in need for structure have a strong preference for clarity and predictability, and are averse to extensive information processing. These workers, we argue, will perceive connectedness negatively (i.e., as decreasing clarity), unless the information received is non-novel and unsurprising. The reason for this is that novel information adds complexity to the task and requires more information processing. In contrast, non-novel information fits their preference for clarity and for stereotypical information, which compensates the negative effects of being provided with extra information. In contrast, workers high in need for autonomy have a strong preference for being in control of their actions, and are averse to external control. These workers, we argue, will perceive connectedness negatively (i.e., as controlling and interrupting their workflow), unless the information received is highly novel. The reason for this is that receiving non-novel information has no added value for executing the task at hand, leaving only an interruption. In contrast, receiving novel information has value for executing the task, which compensates the negative effects of being interrupted. We tested these hypotheses in three experiments, in which we manipulated connectedness and measured participants' individual needs. In Study 1, connectedness was manipulated by providing participants with non-novel ideas (vs. no ideas) during an idea generation task. In Study 2, participants received novel ideas (vs. no ideas). In Study 3, participants received either novel or non-novel ideas. Overall, the results were largely in line with our expectations, suggesting that the effects of connectedness are indeed dependent on the content of the information received and on individual needs. More specifically, for participants high in need for autonomy, receiving non-novel ideas resulted in their feeling blocked and experiencing external control. In contrast, for participants high in need for structure, receiving novel ideas resulted in their feeling blocked, perceiving the task as unclear, and being less satisfied with the work process and their productivity. These results suggest that organizations moving towards increased connectedness should take individual needs into consideration, in order to reap the potential benefits from new ways of working, without incurring the potential costs.


The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge about the Pap smear by women who make use of the Elderly Assistance Unit (UAI), located in Uberaba/MG, as well as assess the practice of this test and the socio-demographic characteristics of these women. It is an epidemiological, descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. Data collection occurred from June to August 2010, using a questionnaire with information on the women's socio-demographic profile and administration of the Pap smear. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The participants were 335 women aged 54 to 90 years. The majority of the women (307 = 91.6%) have heard about the Pap smear, 99.7% (334) of the participants answered it should be done once a year, and 70.4% (236) of them reported having a Pap smear every year. This study demonstrated that the majority of the women at UAI have Pap smear awareness and performed it regularly. Evaluations such as this demonstrate the knowledge about the Pap smear increases its practice, assisting in early detection of cervical cancer.


High-performance electrolytes play a pivotal role in the development of Mg batteries. Grignard-type electrolytes were considered a potential electrolyte for commercial application in Mg batteries. However, due to the limited number of high-voltage cathodes and the corrosion of the battery's components, non-halogen Mg-based electrolytes have received considerable attention recently. Although some studies reported film formation and passivation at the Mg electrolyte/electrode interface, there is a lack of in-depth analysis of the interfacial evolution for multivalent battery systems, which governs the performance and longevity of the Mg battery. In this study, our aims are to investigate the evolutionary process of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) at the Mg interface and to compare reaction mechanisms for halogen-containing versus non-halogen Mg electrolytes. The work presented here offers an in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis of the SEI evolution.


Key Laboratory for Control eory & Applications in Complicated Systems, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0001, South Africa Department of Automation, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology of Electrical Engineering and Energy, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China


We report a case of isolated pupil involving oculomotor nerve palsy as the inaugural and the only clinical sign of meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) in a patient of carcinoma of cervix. There were no other neurological signs and symptoms except for headache. The first MRI was unremarkable but a repeat MRI after 15 days showed meningeal enhancement which pointed towards the diagnosis. The CSF was also normal. This case highlights the importance of considering MC in all patients who develop sudden ptosis due to oculomotor palsy in a cancer patient even if MRI is normal.


We have carried out tropospheric observations by the MU radar (VHF-band) and meteorological radars (C-, Ku- and X-bands) for three weeks during the Bain (early summer rain) season in 1991 (17 June -8 July). We produced a complete data set of three-dimensional wind velocity, turbulence parameters, cloud and precipitation with high reliability and resolution. Results of the data analysis show that a meso-α-scale cyclone on the Baiu front has an asymmetric hierarchical structure of vertical velocity fluctuation distributions, which consists of meso-β-scale cloud clusters (with strong upward velocities and rainfalls) and meso-γ-scale developing clouds (with remarkably strong events). Further, they are restricted by the lowest level of the stratiform turbulence near the tropopause and the frontal surface and are especially activated near the warm and cold fronts on the ground in the cyclone center.


When a eutectic melt is undercooled below its liquidus T_1 by a critical amount, it undergoes metastable liquid-state spinodal decomposition. The resulting morphologies can be described as intermixing undercooled liquid networks of characteristic wavelength λ. At a temperature substantially below T_1, λ can be <100 nm. When λ ≤ 100 nm, the undercooled liquid networks break up into nanometer-size droplets/strips driven apparently by surface tension. The morphologies of the tiny droplets/strips can be frozen by subsequent crystallization. The as-crystallized specimen is a nanostructured material. It is microvoid free and the size of the constituent grains is rather uniform. Two systems, Pd_40.5Ni_40.5P_19 and Pd_82Si_18, were chosen to illustrate the synthesis process.


PURPOSE: A composition containing anthocyanin isolated from black soybeans for preventing and treating varicocele or male infertility is provided to reduce oxidative stress, and to reduce oxidative DNA damages in the testis. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating varicocele or male infertility contains 15-35 wt% of delphinidin-3-O-glucoside, 55-75 wt% of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, and 1-10 wt% of petunidin-3-O-glucoside.


An algorithm is proposed in this paper for calculating the impulse earthing resistances of vertical earthing electrodes. The proposed algorithm employs the average potential method to derive the formula of the low current earthing resistance. Unlike the previous algorithm, the soil ionization effect under high impulse current is taken into account by introducing a nonlinear characteristic to represent the relationship between the electric field and current density in the ionization zone around the earthing electrode. On the basis of the nonlinear characteristic, the effective radius is evaluated for the equivalent earthing electrode. Then, the impulse earthing resistance can be calculated by substituting the effective radius into the formula of the low current earthing resistance. A comparison is also made between calculated and measured results to confirm the validity of the proposed algorithm. Keywords: Earthing Resistance; Vertical Earthing Electrode; Average Potential Integral; Soil Ionization; Current Density;


>> This background paper provides an overview of the trends towards massification (Trow, 1970) and vocationalisation (Symes and McIntyre, 2000; Becher and Trowler, 2001) in higher education in the last two decades and explores the major impetuses that have led to deep transformations in the way in which knowledge is organised, produced and disseminated. To understand the shifting landscape of higher education in the post-industrial era requires a sophisticated analysis of the various and by no means straightforward relationships between the higher education sector, industry and government, the so-called triple helix (Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff, 1997). But it also requires an analysis of the complex dynamics of change and resistance within the academy, industry and governments themselves. In the academy, these dynamics include changes to the way in which organisational and epistemological forms of knowledge production, knowledge dissemination and learning are changing dramatically, in real or conceptual terms (Subotzky and Cele, 2004).