Intellectual central storge and managent system(CSM) is the special automatic management system to trasfortation and storge in a large fabrication plant It can carry cores to target for productive equipment and requirement of goats to reduce damage in transformation,and improve productive effect and Rolling yield of the main mill?optimize storing management?below storing time and reduce storge space the composition and main function and application in external enterprises of CSM have been commentaried in the thesis


Equilibrium of adsorption of dyes on cross-linked chitosan porous microbeads was studied. Kinetic modeling and rate control mechanisms on various conditions such as initial dyes concentration, pH value and adsorbent dosage were investigated. The results showed that the adsorption law of dyes on cross-linked chitosan porous microbeads fitted very well with the Langmuir model and dynamical data fitted well with the second-order kinetic model.


Men's conformity to masculine norms, such as stoicism and self-reliance, has been shown to be associated with a range of negative psychological outcomes. We developed Man Up—a three-part documentary that examined the link between masculinity, mental health, and suicide for men in Australia. We conducted a multifaceted evaluation that included a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and a web survey. RCT participants and web survey respondents were asked how their views of the term "man up" had changed since watching the documentary. This article provides feedback from the 306 men who responded to this question. Participants commented on how the documentary prompted them to rethink stereotypes of masculinity. The findings suggest that the documentary had a positive impact on men.


How should we deal with China in the coming years? Do we oppose China, or can we coax it into the so-called international community?  Simply put, we should stand up for freedom. The United States represents a beacon of hope to a new generation of Chinese who live in a Leninist regime supervising a semi-capitalist society—an arrangement that so far has never lasted for a sustained period. If we are going to deal with China properly in the coming years, we have to confront this contradiction.


The thermal conductivity of the rare gases is determined in absolute measure by a `hot wire' method at selected temperatures in the range -183° C to 306° C. The experimental values of the thermal conductivity are shown to be in good agreement with the values calculated according to the recent theory of Hirschfelder, Bird and Spotz in the above range of temperature The quantity = K/ηcv is shown to be independent of the temperature, but the value of increases slowly with the molecular weight from a value 2.43 for helium to a value 2.58 for xenon.


The invention relates to a synthesis method of prodenia litura sex pheromone main component (9Z,11E)-tetradecadienol acetate. The method comprises the following steps: by using 7-bromine-(4Z,6E)-heptadienal and 1,5-pentanediol as initial raw material, firstly reducing 7-bromine-(4Z,6E)-heptadienal as 7-bromine-(4Z,6E)-heptadienol; performing Kumada cross coupling reaction on 7-bromine-(4Z,6E)-heptadienol and ethyl magnesium bromide to obtain (4Z,6E)-nonadienol; performing chlorination through thionyl chloride to obtain (3E,5Z)-9-chlorine nonadienol; reacting (3E,5Z)-9-chlorine nonadienol with magnesium to prepare a corresponding Grignard reagent; and coupling (3E,5Z)-9-chlorine nonadienol with 2-(5-bromo pentyloxy)-tetrahydropyrane prepared by 1,5-pentanediol under the catalysis of lithium tetrachlorocuprate to obtain 2-(9Z,11E-tetradecadiallyloxy)-tetrahydropyrane, and finally reacting with acetylchloride to obtain a target product (9Z,11E)-tetradecadienol acetate. The method provided by the invention has the advantages of available and cheap raw material, simple synthesis line, moderate reaction condition, high yield and low cost, and is convenient and safe to operate.


The dynamics of formation of a solitary density blob produced in an electron-neutralized ion beam whose velocity is increased jumpwise is investigated. Two ion-sound perturbation packets are excited at the velocity discontinuity site. With increasing discontinuity amplitude, the packets are transformed into two shock waves of the ion-sound type which propagate along the beam in opposite directions. When the velocity-modulation amplitude exceeds the ion-sound velocity by approx. 2.5 times, the merging of the wave fronts in the beam results in formation of a solitary high-amplitude quasishock wave of width comparable with the electron Debye radius. The nonstationary stage of this process is accompanied by anomalous acceleration and deceleration of ion groups that do not stem from the turbulence.


This article argues that family firms in which the top management team (TMT) is dominated by nonfamily managers are more likely to shift risk to employees through incentive pay schemes than family firms with TMTs dominated by family members. We also argue that this tendency is aggravated in firms of bigger size, as this condition makes nonfamily managers more vulnerable. We further note that differences between family- and non-family-dominated TMTs may lessen when the sales trend is negative. The analyses conducted on a sample of 219 family-controlled car dealerships in Spain confirm our expectations.


By using authentic communicative events such as telephone conversations, office gossip and shopkeeper-customer dialogues as example conversations, a student's communicative ability will improve and thus prepare them for real life situations. By being able to navigate their way around a lot of the unnecessary utterances such as 'yeh', 'ok' and 'ah' which occur in these dialogues, English learners will be able to participate and understand these communicative events far better than if they were removed. By analysing real communicative events language teachers are able to be fully aware of all the intricacies that encompass a language. In order to unlock this 'real' English and to convey it onwards to language learners in the classroom, short conversation should be recorded and analysed, with the results passed on in the classroom. By doing this, a communicative event will demonstrate that language is not neat and tidy, and in fact, includes a lot of unnecessary words to get from A to B. By exposing language learners to this unnecessary language and not just the A and B, the language teacher is providing the learner with authentic language to model.


Lies and deception are common phenomena in society, both in our private and professional lives. However, humans are notoriously bad at accurate deception detection. Based on the literature, human accuracy of distinguishing between lies and truthful statements is 54% on average, in other words it is slightly better than a random guess. While people do not much care about this issue, in high-stakes situations such as interrogations for series crimes and for evaluating the testimonies in court cases, accurate deception detection methods are highly desirable. To achieve a reliable, covert, and non-invasive deception detection, we propose a novel method that jointly extracts reliable low- and high-level facial features namely, 3D facial geometry, skin reflectance, expression, head pose, and scene illumination in a video sequence. Then these features are modeled using a Recurrent Neural Network to learn temporal characteristics of deceptive and honest behavior. We evaluate the proposed method on the Real-Life Trial (RLT) dataset that contains high-stake deceptive and honest videos recorded in courtrooms. Our results show that the proposed method (with an accuracy of 72.8%) improves the state of the art as well as outperforming the use of manually coded facial attributes 67.6%) in deception detection.


The photosynthetic characteristics of Huaguan and Spur Huaguan apple trees were comparatively studied by CIRAS-1 system.The results were as follows: Compared with ordinary Huaguan apple trees,the chlorophyll content of leaves of Spur Huaguan was higher,the photosynthesis began earlier with higher light utilization ratio and its photosynthetic rate was 26.5% higher than that of ordinary Huaguan from 10 a.m to 16 p.m.


Sperm chromatin integrity is essential for normal embryo development and pregnancy outcome. Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) testing constitutes a diagnostic tool to measure the proportion of spermatozoa with damaged chromatin in the ejaculate. SDF is associated with potentially treatable conditions, including varicocele, male accessory gland infections, inadequate lifestyle, and gonadotoxin exposure, thus prompting their treatment as a means of improving sperm DNA quality and the reproductive outcomes.


A micro-scale, high-speed compressor impeller (12 mm diameter, 800,000 rpm) was built and tested for feasibility in regard to aerodynamic performance. The compressor might be applied in a fist-sized gas-turbine-generator. To survive high stresses at such high temperatures, the rotor was manufactured as a single turbine/compressor/shaft unit in silicon nitride. Tests were conducted in a cold-flow rig at reduced speed of 420,000 rpm. Results from a CFD code compared favorably to measured data at this speed. Extrapolation from test conditions to full design speed was accomplished by application of CFD applied at both speeds. The experiments confirm design rules regarding reduction of efficiency at low Reynolds number, and results with several blade-to-shroud clearances were obtained to illustrate the importance of this parameter on micro-scale compressor performance where blade-to-shroud clearances will be relatively large compared to conventional radial-flow compressors.


According to Article 50 of Law Number 41 of 1999 about Forestry, it is affirmed that everyone is prohibited from burning the forest, but in 2018 there were still forest fires in Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province with an area of approximately 50 hectares located in Concong District. The problem is how to enforce the law against forest crime in Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province according to Law Number 41 of 1999 about Forestry? The method used in this research is socio-legal research. The results of this research are that the implementation of Law Number 41 of 1999 about Forestry against forest fires in Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau Province has not yet proceeded as expected. The obstacles are the lack of public understanding of the benefits of the forest for the long term and the lack of law enforcement in the case of forest fires. Law enforcement is that Article 78 of Law Number 41 of 1999 about Forestry affirms that anyone who intentionally burns forest can be threatened with imprisonment and fines. In addition, if a criminal act of forest burning is carried out by a legal entity or business entity and / or on behalf of a legal entity or business entity, then the criminal sanction is added to 1/3 of criminal sanctions in Article 78 of Law Number 41 of 1999 about Forestry.


Localization-based super-resolution microscopy (or called localization microscopy) rely on repeated imaging and localization of active molecules, and the spatial resolution enhancement of localization microscopy is built upon the sacrifice of its temporal resolution. Developing algorithms for high-density localization of active molecules is a promising approach to increase the speed of localization microscopy. Here we present a new algorithm called SSM_BIC for such purpose. The SSM_BIC combines the advantages of the Structured Sparse Model (SSM) and the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC). Through simulation and experimental studies, we evaluate systematically the performance between the SSM_BIC and the conventional Sparse algorithm in high-density localization of active molecules. We show that the SSM_BIC is superior in processing single molecule images with weak signal embedded in strong background. Ultra-high resolution imaging by fluorescence photoactivation localization microscopy, " Biophys. Sub-diffraction-limit imaging by stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM), " Nat. Superresolution imaging using single-molecule localization, " Annu. Imaging biological structures with fluorescence photoactivation localization microscopy, " Nat. Simultaneous multiple-emitter fitting for single molecule super-resolution imaging, " Biomed. approximations of fluorescence microscope point-spread function models, " Appl. A generalized gradient projection method for optimization problems with equality and inequality constraints about arbitrary initial point, " Acta Appl. Feasible directions algorithms for optimization problems with equality and inequality constraints, " Math.fast, high-precision image analysis for localization-based super resolution microscopy, " Opt. Online image analysis software for photoactivation localization microscopy, " Nat. Precise nanometer localization analysis for individual fluorescent probes, " Biophys. Real-time computation of subdiffraction-resolution fluorescence images, " J. Dynamic multiple-target tracing to probe spatiotemporal cartography of cell membranes, " Nat. Single-molecule high-resolution imaging with photobleaching, " Proc.localized multiple single-molecule fluorescence microscopy, " Proc. Single-image separation measurements of two unresolved fluorophores, " Opt. Fast, single-molecule localization that achieves theoretically minimum uncertainty, " Nat.


A brief introduction of Acoustics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University and their resent research developments on Ultrasonic motor, sound beam reflection, sonoluminescence and thermoacoustics are given.


With more perfect construction of water conservancy projects and growing scarcity of water resources, irrigation area realizes informatization and digitization in virtue of modern sensing, communication, control, computer network technologies. For different crops, to study and carry out precise irrigation model, system and intellectualization of implementation strategy is development direction of the 12th five-year construction and management. Based on summarizing and analyzing the experience and problems of irrigation area informatization construction, it raises that the top design ideas of irrigation area modernization need to combine with the actual situation so as to be practical, valid and reliable. It further studies the key technologies and applies the research results to the modernization construction of irrigation areas.


The operating characteristics of complementary inverters with n‐channel napthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride thin‐film transistors (TFTs) and p‐channel transistors with hole transporting organic active materials are described. The n‐channel TFTs have been used as the load in one circuit configuration and as the driver in the second configuration.


Novel flame retardant of penthaerythritol phosphite was synthesized from pentaerythritol and triphenyl phosphite.Cellulose fabric was finished by the flame retardant using toluene-2,4-diisocyanate(TDI) as crosslinking agent.Chemical structures of the flame retardant agent and the treated cotton fabric were analyzed by the IR spectrum.Flammability of the finished cellulose fabric was tested by vertical flammability tester and limiting oxygen index(LOI) test apparatus.The results indicate that the flame retardant can bond with cellulose by crosslinking agent.LOI of the flame retardant treated cotton fabric still reach 27.8% after 12 washing cycles,having formaldehyde free and durable flame retardant properties.


This article investigates the degree of efficiency of the European Football online betting market by using odds quoted by 12 bookmakers on 21 European championships over 11 years. We show that systematically picking out odds inferior to a threshold delivers a rate of return of 4.45% if best odds are selected across bookmakers and 2.78% if mean odds are used. This amounts to backing overwhelmingly favourites whose probability of winning exceeds 90%. Our results only exploit information contained in odds, are robust to the use of real-time data and different sample periods and hold under risk neutrality and expected utility preferences for realistic degrees of risk aversion. Transaction costs reduce profitability but only for small stake bets.


Objective To investigate the effect of Shenmai injection (SMI) on postoperative cognitive function in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Methods Forty ASA Ⅱl or Ⅲ patients (NYHA Ⅱ or Ⅲ),with body mass index of 18-28 kg/m2,with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores≥ 26,undergoing cardiac valve replacement with CPB,were randomly divided into control group (group C) and SMI group (group S).After induction of anesthesia,SMI 0.6 ml/kg (in 250 ml of normal saline) was infused intravenously in group S,while the equival volume of normal saline was given in group C,and the infusion was completed before CPB.Aortic clamping time,CPB time,duration of anesthesia and consumption of anesthetics were recorded.MoCA scores were assessed on day 3 before surgery and at days 3 and 7 and 14d after surgery.The patients were diagnosed as having postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) when MoCA scores < 26.POCD was recorded within 14 d after surgery.Results There was no significant difference in the aortic clamping time,CPB time,duration of anesthesia and consumption of anesthetics between the two groups (P> 0.05).MoCA scores were lower on days 3 and 7 after surgery in group C and on day 3 after surgery in group S than those on day 3 before surgery (P < 0.01).Compared with group C,MoCA scores were increased on days 3 and 7 after surgery and the incidence of POCD was decreased in group S (P < 0.05 or 0.01).Conclusion SMIcan improve the postoperative cognitive function in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement with CPB.

Key words:
Drugs, Chinese herbal;  Cardiopulmonary bypass;  Cognition disorders;  Postoperative complications


Signal recognition has recently emerged as a key ingredient for cognitive radios with defense and industrial uses. This letter area encompasses the recognition of a broad range of transmission aspects such as modulation format, space-time mapping, channel coding form, central frequency, and data rate. Each of these aspects has been extensively researched in the literature. Only a few works addressed co-recognition. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there is a single study that is dedicated to the recognition of combined modulation and space-time block coding (STBC), with the constraints of having more receive antennas than transmit antennas and operating over frequency-flat channels. In this letter, we propose a novel algorithm that recognizes modulation and STBC simultaneously over unknown frequency-selective channels while relaxing the requirement of having more antennas at the receiver than at the transmitter. The mathematical treatments demonstrate how an iterative expectation-maximization strategy is simply used to create a maximum-likelihood solution for this problem. Additionally, we make use of soft information coupled with channel decoders to enhance the proposed algorithm's recognition performance. The proposed design also incorporates the supplementary task of channel estimation as a part of its overall structure. According to the findings of the computational complexity analysis and simulation results, the proposed algorithm easily defeats the one documented in the literature.


A huge landslip happened in the Guojiashan,Chongzuo City on 27 May 2001.The whole ground vibration procedure of main body was well recorded by the Digitalized Tele-metered Seismic Network of Chengdu.Its recorded forms of wave are not similar to the forms resulting from seismic or explode events.So it is a special form and is of important value.The starting time (local time) of the landslip is at 2001-05-27-00:23 according to the calculation of arrving time.


For over twenty years the Nordic Council of Ministers Arctic Co-operation Programme has contributed to enhancing knowledge about the Arctic region The current Nordic Arctic Co-operation Programme 2 ...


Variations in readers' content schemata explain why different readers may construct different meanings for a given text and still be in the right. When aiming to reflect this meaning relatively in meaning construction tests, test developers may face theoretical, ethical and practical questions: Are any limits on the free interpretation of a text justifiable? If so, what are these limits? If these limits are set, how can they be reflected in a fair, objective and feasible reading test? Following principles emerging from work by Van Dijk and Kintsch (1983) and Alderson and Short (1981), a meaning consensus criterion answer (MCCA) is suggested as a basis for a relative meaning reading com prehension test. The MCCA is derived from analyses of model answers of a sample of readers from diverse professional backgrounds and levels of expertise. Thus, the MCCA represents both essential, full-consensus compo nents of text meaning, as well as partial, but still considerable, consensus com ponents. It is recommended that the MCCA be used as a basis for item scoring in order to ensure a more feasible objective, yet more relative and, therefore, an unbiased tool for the testing of meaning construction. The paper includes a discussion of the theoretical rationale for the MCCA, and a detailed and an exemplified report on the procedures the MCCA involves. A discussion of MCCA reliability, interconsistency, discrimination power and score meaning follows, and suggestions for future research are made.


Oxidization mechanism in CaO-FeO_x-SiO_2 slag with high iron content was investigated by blowing oxygen into molten slag so as to oxidize Fe(Ⅱ). The relationship between Fe(Ⅱ) content and oxidizing time at different temperatures was obtained by chemical analysis. Microstructure of slag was observed by metallographic microscope and SEM. Phases compositions were ascertained by EDXS and XRD. Grain size and crystallizing quantity of magnetite(Fe_3O_4) were determined by image analyzer. The oxidizing kinetic equations were deduced. Confirmed by graphical construction method, Fe(Ⅱ) oxidizing reaction in CaO-FeO_x-SiO_2 slag system is of first order, and the reaction apparent energy E_a is 296.67kJ/mol in the pure oxygen and 340.30kJ/mol in air. The enrichment and crystal growth mechanism of magnetite(Fe_3O_4) phases were investigated. In oxidizing process, content of fayalite declines, while that of magnetite(Fe_3O_4) increases, and iron resources enrich into magnetite(Fe_3O_4) phase. All these provide a theoretical base for compressive utilizing of those slags.


for Thomas Macaulay's last words in the first published instalment of his History of England (1848), written a decade after the father's death. It follows the author's rejoicing that the small English revolution of 1688 prevented a large one in 1848: 'For the authority of law, for the security of property, for the peace of our streets, for the happiness of our homes, our gratitude is due, under Him who raises and pulls down nations at his pleasure, to the Long Parliament, to the Convention, and to William of Orange.'


This cross-sectional study assesses the pattern of antibiotics prescribing for sinusitis, bronchitis, and uncomplicated urinary tract infection before and after US Food and Drug Administration warnings.


For the last ten years Zeitschrift für Kristallographie has published some 16 special issues that have covered a broad spectrum of crystallographic concepts. The idea behind these special issues is to cover current crystallographic hot topics through invited contributions by leading experts in their respective fields and these issues have become a well respected overview over very interesting crystallographic developments over the past ten years. This special issue devoted to Analysis of Complex Materials through the application and analysis of the pair distribution function (PDF) is in a sense a double special issue as it covers a topic that was reviewed already in the 2004 special issue Structure of Complex Materials (3/2004). The need for a new special issue is a good sign of the fast development that this field experiences. Another indication for this healthy development is the number of instruments that are devoted to a large extend or entirely to powder diffraction with the purpose of PDF analysis. Initially most of the published papers originated at the NPDF instrument at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) and ID-11-B at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne. By now several dedicated instruments have been built or are proposed while other powder instruments experience an increased user demand in the PDF direction. Among these are NOMAD at the SNS, NOVA at J-PARC, GEM and POLARIS at ISIS, D4 at the ILL and proposed instruments at PETRA III, and DIAMOND, hopefully at the upcoming ESS as well. This list is certainly not complete and we expect it to expand, both at X-ray and at neutron facilities. With this special issue, we would like to support this development and to point out future directions which the PDF method seems to take on. While the PDF technique has so far been limited to experiments at large scale X-ray and neutron facilities, recent developments open up in-house diffraction experiments that are available year round. Another new development is the use of electron diffraction, which could open up a huge amount of instruments to the analysis of the local structure of complex materials. Interestingly enough, the PDF community has not forgotten one of its main roots, the analysis of disordered materials by diffuse single crystal work and may actually come back to unit these two seemingly contradictory approaches. At the same time, the development at the large scale facilities has not stopped and measurement times have dropped from some 24 hours to fractions of a second, a fact that now allows to study kinetics. If you are content with a bit longer measurement time yet crave for faster processes within your sample, you might look into the analysis of dynamics in disordered materials. Finally, complementary experiments with X-ray absorption techniques have long since been used to study the local structure with sensitivity to the chemical nature of the individual atoms. Traditionally, PDF has been blind to distinguish different atoms, unless X-ray and neutron data were combined, which gave at least a partial insight. With the use of anomalous powder diffraction even this blindness may be cured. The papers in this special issue describe each of these exciting new developments of the PDF technique together with recent applications. These applications were chosen to illustrate the wide range of materials to which the PDF technique can be applied. They can, of course, only be a small glimpse into the PDF universe. We hope that the reader will find all these papers enjoyable and that they may serve as a source of new inspirations.


With increasing complexity of EM problems, 1D and 2D axisymmetric approximations in  p, z plane are sometimes necessary to quickly solve difficult symmetric problems using limited data storage and within shortest possible time. Inhomogeneous EM problems frequently occur in cases where two or more dielectric media, separated by an interface, exist and could pose challenges in complex EM problems. Simple, fast and efficient numerical techniques are constantly desired. This paper presents the application of simple and efficient Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) to EM inhomogeneous axisymmetric Laplace's equations. Two cases are considered based on constant and mixed boundary potentials and MCMC solutions are found to be in close agreement with the finite difference solutions.


Hypersensitivity reactions due to iodinated contrast media is well known by clinicians, however, little is known of fixed drug eruptions.A 70-year-old man underwent nephrectomy because of a T3aG2N2 clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. During post-operative follow-up, retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy was detected. Treatment with sunitinib (a tyrosine kinase inhibitor) was initiated, based on an intermediate risk classification according to the Motzer criteria [1]. After 6 months of therapy a CT-scan was [...]


Clocked transition systems, Z. Manna and A. Pneuli towards an oject-oriented functional programming language, B. Krieg-Bruckner and Z.-Y. Qian computing aspects of set theory, E. Engeler a cooperative design for hybrid control systems, B.H. Widjaja et al on implementing unique fixpoint induction for value-passing processes, H.-M. Lin being whole, R. Yeh conceptual sociological model of distributed software development environments, K. Kishida an object oriented testing and maintenance environment, D. Kung et al logic, software engineering and prototyping, Luqi and V. Berzins debugging distributed real-time systems, K. Rekdal.


Mitochondrial displacement loop (mt D-loop) sequence analyses have greatly improved assessments of genetic diversity, structure, and population dynamics of endangered species threatened by climate change and habitat loss. Tracking population haplotypes of these species using mitochondrial-based markers has opened new avenues for conservation genomics and biodiversity research. Recent studies have used mt D-loop sequences to assess the genetic diversity of the largest land mammal in Asia, the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), whose populations are rapidly declining. Here, we review haplotype data from mt D-loop sequencing studies and highlight previous population-scale hypotheses pertaining to the origin and diverse genetic profiles of Asian elephants. Retrieving haplotype information from elephant populations can substantially improve estimations of different parameters relevant to their conservation and allow introgression/hybridization dissection of genetic variation to shed light on ongoing evolutionary processes.


There has been much interest in the in-office fabrication of ceramic posterior restorations using computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture (CAD-CAM) units. One concern that practitioners have concerning the use of one of these systems is the initial expense of the CAD-CAM unit for the office. This article deals with the financial implications involved when considering the purchase or lease of a CEREC (CAD-CAM) unit.


Performing computation using networks of workstations is increasingly becoming an alternative to using a supercomputer. This approach is motivated by the vast quantities of unused idle-time available in workstation networks. Unlike comptuting o a tighty coupled parallel computer, where a fixed number of processor nodes is used within a computation, the number of usable nodes in a workstation network is constantly changing over time. Additionally, workstations are more frequently subject to outages, e.g. due to reboots. The question arises how applications, adapting smoothly to this environment, should be realized. LiPS is a system for distributed computing using idle-cycles in networks for workstations. This system is ints version 2.3 is currently used at the Universitat des Saarlandes in Saarbrucken, Germany to perform computationally intensive applications in the field of cryptography on a net of approximately 250 workstations and should be enhanced to work within an environment of more than 1000 machines all over the world within the next years. In this paper we present the runtime systems of LiPS along with performance measurements taken with the current LiPS development version 2.4.


This study evaluated the influence of two different elevations, i. e. Tsun-yang station of 1,200m and Mei-fung station of 2,200m, on the agronomical characteristics, yield and the saponin content of B. falcatum, which is a very important and widely used medicinal herb. Cold stratification of seeds at 0-4℃ for 4 to 6 weeks significantly enhanced the germination rate and shortened germination time of the plant and was useful for seedling production. The results after two years of cultivation showed that root yield of B. falcatum after one, one and half and two years of planting at Tsun-yang area were 27% 13% and 50% higher than those of Mei-fung station, respectively. The yield data from two elevations also suggest that an optimal harvest time for B. falcatum would be those after one or two years of cultivation, depending on the cultivationsites. 75% shading significantly damaged the development of all agronomical characteristics except plant height. The root weight of the shaded plants was only 42% of that of the check. Earlier planting benefited from a longer vegetation period and caused vigorous growth. Due to the heavier soil texture in Mei-fung plots, plants developed more adventitious roots and consequently higher crude saponin content in root than those grown in Tsun-yang. However, the fat content of root was found significantly higher in Tsun-yang than that in Mei-fung. Contents of nine mineral elements were generally higher in root than in aboveground parts such as stems and leaves at these two altitudes. The concentrations of Mg、Na、K and P elements in root from Tsun-yang plants were 100%、110%、40% and 20% higher than those from Mei-fung, respectively, however, the contents of Ca, Mn and Zn were higher in Mei-fung plants than those at Tsun-yang station.


We study the topology of the space of affine hyperplanes $L \subset \CC^n$ which are in general position with respect to a given generic quadratic hypersurface $A$, and calculate the monodromy action of the fundamental group of this space on the relative homology groups $H_*(\CC^n, A \cup L)$ associated with such hyperplanes.


Rapid gastrointestinal transit could result in incomplete drug release from the drug delivery system above the absorption zone leading to diminished efficacy of the administered dose. Hydrodynamically balanced system (HBS) or Floating tablets has gained importance in recent days to improve absorption of drugs especially those that are absorbed from stomach and small intestine. In the present study, an attempt was made to fabricate and characterize an HBS dosage form of losartan potassium tablet. The different viscosity grades of Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose polymer like HPMC K100, HPMC K4M, HPMC KV600, HPMC K50 was incorpated as hydrophilic swellable polymers for preparing matrix-floating tablets. Sodium bicarbonate was incorporated as a gas-generating agent. The prepared floating tablets were evaluated for the physical parameters like thickness, hardness, friability, drug content, floating lag time, floating time and In-vitro dissolution studies. The mechanism of drug release was anomalous type and depends upon the viscosity of polymers, which was mainly concluded as the major controlling factor for the drug release. The results showed that the formulation containing active pharmaceutical ingredient: HPMC KV600 in the ratio of 1: 0.5 is suitable for the formulation of gastroretentive floating tablets of losartan potassium.


Touch chip, a unique bio-sensor to recognize fingerprint of users, is ideally suited for portable consumer applications such as mobile phones, remote controls, tablet PCs, PDAs, and ultra-thin laptop computers as security system. Modeling is a useful and efficient tool for design analysis. In this paper, both package and board level modeling are performed for touch strip, a new generation of touch chip design. The fatigue life, failure location and crack interface of the critical solder ball during thermal cycling test are predicted. It covers 14 design parameters for solder joint reliability analysis, i.e. die size and thickness, substrate thickness, board thickness, mold compound thickness, solder ball geometry, die attach and mold compound material properties, inclusion of polyimide layer, and temperature cycling range. Package level stress analysis is investigated for polyimide thickness and modulus. The findings help to design a more reliable touch chip at both package and board levels.


Compatibility of Web services states the fitness of service peers that interact each other. It covers both static properties and dynamic behavior of Web services. Most researches deal with compatibility issue in the context of static checking. In this paper, we use a formal method, say CCS, to describe dynamic behavior of Web services. The formalization brings us the capability of reasoning on the dynamic aspects. We discuss compatibility at different levels so that we can clarify the impacts of it on composition and substitution of Web services. We also pay attention to context-independent substitutability which is useful in practice.


Let μ 1 and μ 2 be (ultra)distributions with compact support which have disjoint singular supports. We assume that the convolution operator f → μ 1 *f is surjective when it acts on a space of functions or (ultra)distributions, and we investigate whether the perturbed convolution operator f→ (μ 1 + μ 2 ) * f is surjective. In particular we solve in the negative a question asked by Abramczuk in 1984.


In this paper, a new distribution is introduced based on a continuous
 Weibull-Rayleigh distribution, that is a new three-parameter lifetime
 model called as the discrete Weibull-Rayleigh distribution. It is a
 distribution allowing for a bathtub-shaped hazard rate function. Its
 mathematical properties are discussed, and the estimation of model
 parameters is compared by the maximum likelihood and the least square
 methods. An actual data set of thermal aging is fitted to the new model,
 which shows the superiority of the proposed distribution.


MELAS syndrome (mitochondrial cytopathy, encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes) is a rare maternally inherited multisystemic disease caused by mitochondrial dysfunction [1,2]. It is characterised by stroke like episodes, resulting in hemiparesis, hemianopia or cortical blindness. Other features include migrainelike headaches, progressive dementia, and muscle weakness, diabetes mellitus, hearing loss, cardiac disease and short stature.


Latinos have low physical activity levels but high morbidity and mortality levels. It is currently unknown how older Latinos will feel after participating in a dance intervention. This project's purpose was to analyze older Latinos' perceptions of a Latin dance program (BAILAMOS©). A randomized controlled trial was conducted with participants randomized to a 4-month dance program or a 4-month health education program. Dance group participants also participated in a 4-month maintenance program. Participants: (1) were aged > 55 years old; (2) self-identified as Latino/Hispanic; (3) were able to understand Spanish; (4) participated in 14/21); (7) had willingness to be randomly assigned to treatment or control group. After the dance intervention participants completed program evaluation forms that were given to the participants on the last day of the 4-month dance program and at the end of the 4-month maintenance program. After the 4-month intervention, on a scale of 1-4 (1 = strongly agree and 4 = strongly agree) participants had high ratings of satisfaction for: general reaction to the program (M=1.3; SD=.60); general reaction to dance instructor (M=1.3; SD=.55); physical satisfaction level (M=1.5; SD=.70); felt that the program was worth it (M=1.0; SD=.00). On another scale of 1-4, (1 = strongly disagree and 4 = strongly agree) participants had high ratings of satisfaction for: adequate increases in dance difficulty level (M=3.5; SD=.80); likelihood of keep dancing BAILAMOS dances (M= 3.5; SD= .67); likeliness of recommending BAILAMOS to family and friends (M=3.8; SD= .51). At the end of the 4-month maintenance intervention ratings were virtually the same. Based on the obtained results we can conclude that participants had very positive perceptions about the BAILAMOS© program.


Treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura can present difficult therapeutic choices. An 88‐year‐old woman was admitted for treatment of a right subdural hematoma. She had a history of chronic thrombocytopenia, with follow‐up evaluations by a local physician. Platelet count on admission was 5 × 103/µL, with a high serum concentration of platelet‐associated immunoglobulin G. Bone marrow examination showed a marked increase in megakaryocytes. The patient was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura accompanied by chronic subdural hematoma. An increase in platelet count and gradual resolution of the subdural hematoma were obtained with prednisolone and azathioprine administration, but platelet count decreased when steroid tapering was attempted. Ultimately we administered the Chinese herbal medicine EK‐49 and ascorbic acid, with a gradual increase in platelet count and no adverse effects. Some elderly patients with chronic subdural hematoma can be treated non‐invasively. Further, a combination of EK‐49 and ascorbic acid may be an effective treatment for refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.


Prominent among the arguments against the legalization of assisted suicide is the contention that legalization will have a disproportionately adverse, or "disparate," impact on various vulnerable groups. There are many versions of this argument, with different advocates of this argument focusing on different vulnerable groups, and some advocates confusedly blending slippery slope and social justice concerns. Also, the weight placed on this argument by its various advocates is not uniform, with some including the argument in a list of multiple, apparently similarly persuasive, reasons for not legalizing assisted suicide, while others place significant reliance on it and yet others advance the argument without any clear indication of its importance. Nonetheless, the various versions share a common core: One reason assisted suicide should not be legalized is that members of certain vulnerable groups are more likely to be pressured into requesting it, whether directly by those hostile or indifferent to their interests, or indirectly by social circumstances, such as an inability to pursue other healthcare choices.


The fifth part of the OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars presents 23 R CrB (RCB) stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). 17 of these objects have been spectroscopically confirmed by previous studies, while 6 stars are new candidates for RCB variables. We publish the VI multi-epoch OGLE photometry for all objects.
We use the sample of carbon-rich long-period variables released in the previous part of this catalog to select objects with severe drops in luminosity, i.e. with the DY-Per-like light curves. DY Per stars are often related to R CrB variables. We detect at least 600 candidates for DY Per stars, mostly among dust enshrouded giants. We notice that our candidate DY Per stars form a continuity with other carbon-rich long-period variables, so it seems that DY Per stars do not constitute a separate group of variable stars.


The experimental results from a stitched VaRTM carbon-epoxy composite panel tested under uni-axial compression loading are presented along with nonlinear finite element analysis prediction of the response. The curved panel is divided by frames and stringers into six bays with a column of three bays along the compressive loading direction. The frames are supported at the frame ends to resist out-of-plane translation. Back-to-back strain gages are used to record the strain and displacement transducers were used to record the out-of-plane displacements. In addition a full-field-displacement measurement technique that utilizes a camera-based-stereo-vision system was used to record the displacements. The panel was loaded to 1.5 times the predicted initial buckling load (1st bay buckling load, P(sub er) from the nonlinear finite element analysis and then was removed from the test machine for impact testing. After impacting with 20 ft-lbs of energy using a spherical impactor to produce barely visible damage the panel was loaded in compression until failure. The buckling load of the first bay to buckle was 97% of the buckling load before impact. The stitching constrained the impact damage from growing during the loading to failure. Impact damage had very little overall effect on panel stiffness. Panel stiffness measured by the full-field-displacement technique indicated a 13% loss in stiffness after impact. The panel failed at 1.64 times the first panel buckling load. The barely visible impact damage did not grow noticeably as the panel failed by global instability due to stringer-web terminations at the frame locations. The predictions from the nonlinear analysis of the finite element modeling of the entire specimen were very effective in the capture of the initial buckling and global behavior of the panel. In addition, the prediction highlighted the weakness of the panel under compression due to stringer web terminations. Both the test results and the nonlinear predictions serve to reinforce the severe penalty in structural integrity caused by the low cost manufacturing technique to terminate the stringer webs, and demonstrates the importance of this type of sub-component testing and high fidelity failure analysis in the design of a composite fuselage.


As the AIDS epidemic continues growing in countries around the world, women are increasingly in need of ways to protect themselves from infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Although no conclusive data exists on whether spermicides used alone or with condoms effectively protect against STDs, use of vaginal spermicides should be considered a viable alternative for protection against both pregnancy and some STDs, especially among women whose partners refuse to use condoms. Despite some of the advantages and ease of using spermicides for family planning, only 3% of contraceptive users worldwide use this as their primary method. This low level of use may largely stem from perceptions of spermicides' comparative ineffectiveness among other contraceptive methods. As for preventing the spread of STDs, spermicides place a chemical barrier between infected fluids and vulnerable tissue. Lab studies demonstrate spermicides' ability to inactivate most STD pathogens, and additional data are building on human use. No published reports exist on whether spermicide use protects women against HIV infection, though anecdotal reports and unpublished findings suggest that inadequate protection may be rendered in actual field use. Speculation even exists over the potential role of frequent spermicide use in causing irritation of genital tissue. While women have complained of some spermicides' failure to properly disperse in the vagina, and vulva or penis irritation, spermicides are, however, generally acceptable to users. The gel capsule and film were particularly liked in 1 research study. In sum, spermicide use should be encouraged as appropriate especially for those with irregular sexual activity, those with partners refusing to use condoms, and those contraindicated to other methods. Even though data is lacking on method effectiveness, using this acceptable method of potentially moderate effectiveness is by far preferable to not using one which is more effective. Further research is, however, needed to assess the level of protection provided.


Respective fates of male and female flagella and the eyespot during fertilization of ulvophycean alga Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh var. laetevirens (Montagne) were studied using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). FE-SEM allowed visualization of the eyespot of the biflagellate gamete. The female gamete has one eyespot on a posterior position of the cell body; the male gamete does not. The female gamete eyespot was oriented to the direction of the plane of the flagellar beat. The female gamete is larger than the male one and has the only eyespot. For those reasons, the author followed the fate of the flagella and eyespot during fertilization. When both gametes were mixed, the initial cytoplasmic contact and cell fusion between them usually took place at the anterior end slightly below the flagellar base. In most mating pairs, the female gamete fuses at the left side of the eyespot and male gamete at a cell surface that is perpendicular to the plane of the flagellar beat. As fusion proceeds, the gamete pair is transformed into a quadriflagellate planozygote in which two flagella each from the male and female gametes point in nearly the same direction. In particular, the no. 2 flagellum of the female gamete and one male flagellum were directed to the eyespot. These observations indicated that cell fusion at the particular area of the gamete is important for proper arrangement of the flagella and eyespot in the planozygote.


This paper investigates the consequence of linseed methyl ester and diethyl ether on the performance and emissions of the existing single cylinder compression ignition engine. Here biodiesel is mix...


OBJECTIVE To explore condition parameter in the technology of preparation process of Xiaoban cream.METHODS L9(34) orthogonal design was used to explore the correct parameter in the preparation process which was measured against the extraction ratio as an index and was influenced by the factors:the multiple of water added,the duration of decoction and the times of decoction.RESULTS The best condition in the preparation process was:adding five folds of water,extracting three times,one hour at every turn.CONCLUSION The parameter in the preparation technology are efficient and the quality meets requirment.It is the best technology to prepare and make the Xiaoban cream.


In the title structure of the title compound, C23H19NO2, two conformationally similar molecules (A and B) comprise the asymmetric unit. The dihedral angle between phenyl rings bridged by the quinoline moiety are 76.25 (8)° in molecule A and 70.39 (9)° in molecule B. In the crystal, the independent molecules are connected by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and the resulting dimeric aggregates are linked by π–π [inter-centroid distance = 3.7370 (8) Å] and C—H⋯π interactions, forming a three-dimensional architecture.


The invention provides a grinding superhard grinding material grinding wheel and cup-shaped grinding wheel-electric spark combined modifying device for an outer grinder. The device comprises a base, a Y axis feeding mechanism, a Z axis feeding mechanism, a modifier, a grinding wheel contour detecting platform and a control system, wherein the Z axis feeding mechanism is mounted above the base; the Y axis feeding mechanism is mounted above the Z axis feeding mechanism; the modifier and the grinding wheel contour detecting platform are both mounted on the Y axis feeding mechanism; the grinding wheel contour detecting table is mounted on the side surface of the modifier; the control system is respectively connected with the Z axis feeding mechanism, the Y axis feeding mechanism and the modifier; the modifier is a cup-shaped grinding wheel-electric spark combined modifier. The device is the modifying device combining the cup shaped grinding wheel modifying method and the electric spark modifying method; proper modifying methods can be selected according to different working conditions.


We examine a Twitter attack against our phEmaterialist pedagogy dur- ing a UK-wide COVID-19 lockdown. We explore how trolls swarmed together in a collective mocking and ridiculing of images of colorful Play-doh genital models posted as part of a Master ' s module we teach. The session explored " clitoral validity " as a feminist pedagogical concept to disrupt phallocentric sexuality education through the modeling of the vulva and clitoris. We focus on a sub-sample of the attack, tweets that explicitly refer to clitoral validity, vulvas, and penises. We develop an analytical frame of networked affect and affective homophily in combination with psychoanalytical concepts to map affective circuits of mis- ogyny and hate. To conclude, we use this episode to shed light on what is at stake for scholars working in feminism and/or gender and sexuality studies using creative, participatory, and arts-based methods and we both trouble and reclaim a position of bad feminist research-ers/pedagogues. through semistructured interviews and visual digital methods and methodologies. in a in and


Drug-induced liver injury(DILI) is a type of hepatotoxicity damage caused by drugs and/or their metabolites, or the disease caused by allergic reactions to drugs and their metabolite. DILI is an invisible killer and threatens human health due to a wide occurrence, poor predictability and no specific treatment strategies. In this paper, the research status and existing problems of DILI are discussed for improving clinicians' attention to the use of drugs.


Abstract A method for the Brønsted acid promoted desulfination of aryl sulfoxides is presented. In the presence of a thiol, electron-rich sulfoxides undergo C–S bond cleavage to give the corresponding protodesulfinated arenes and disulfides.


People Detection in video is generally used in high level multimedia applications like intelligent surveillance systems, augmented reality ,etc. People detection is based on background subtraction. Generally videos are available in compressed form due to which noise will be added in it. Many algorithms are used to detect people and control their rate. There are three key steps in video analysis detection of interesting moving objects, tracking of such objects from frame to frame, and analysis of object tracks to recognize their behavior. The ability of human visual system to detect visual saliency is extraordinarily fast and reliable. However, computational modeling of this basic intelligent behavior still remains a challenge. In this paper we put our attention into background subtraction and Gaussian grouping of pixels for detection of people in low quality video i.e. improve accuracy. Video surveillance system is based on the ability to detect moving objects or people in video. Detection of moving objects is first step in surveillance systems. Each image is then segmented i.e. each image is split into number of frames. Video is converted into sequence of frames by image analysis techniques. Background subtraction is widely used technique for detecting moving objects in videos from static camera. The background subtraction method is to use the method of difference between current image and background image. This method is effective to improve the effect of moving object detection. Background subtraction is nothing but foreground detection. After detecting foreground image, grouping of pixels as per Gaussian distribution will be done. Kalman filter is used to track the people in video. Background subtraction technique find the foreground object from video and then classify it into categories like human, animal, vehicle etc., based on shape , color , motion or other features. Most of the multimedia videos are available in compressed format. Usually higher the compression rate, lowers the correct hits and quality of video due to noise added in it. A modern object detection algorithm can be divided into five parts: pre-processing and normalization, local rectification and compensation of small shape variations, computation of descriptor set, machine learning classification, and post-processing to fuse multiple detections. In this paper, we focus on detection schemes based on background subtraction because of their widespread use and the possibilities they offer in implementing real-time object detection systems. background subtraction is nothing but foreground detection. Unfortunately, images and video are usually available in compressed format which makes object detection more difficult because of the additional distortion noise. In this paper we propose a saliency map algorithm and compare it with background method to improve accuracy. Object detection has been studied for about four decades producing a wide range of object detection techniques. This research effort has been fostered by the many application scenarios where object detection can be employed (e.g., active video surveillance, assisted or autonomous drive, database search, data classification) and by the need of increasing the robustness of existing algorithms to different lighting conditions, poses, scales, locations, and geometries . Object detection has been studied for about four decades producing a wide range of object detection techniques. This research effort has been fostered by the many application scenarios where object detection can be employed (e.g., active video surveillance, assisted or autonomous drive, database search, data classification) and by the need of increasing the robustness of existing algorithms to different lighting conditions, poses, scales, locations, and geometries (deformable objects). As a matter of fact, a modern object detection algorithm can be divided into five parts: pre-processing and normalization, local rectification and compensation of small shape variations, computation of descriptor set, machine learning classification, and post-processing to fuse multiple detections.


In this project we investigate differences in myocardial collagen by comparing the collagen profile of hypertrophied ventricles of male and female Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR). Ventricular tissue harvested from 12 month male and female SHR (n=7,7) was homogenized in PBS and SDS, centrifuged at 15000 rpm, resuspended in 7% Formic Acid and digested with CnBr. The resultant peptide fragments in this acid soluble fraction were separated by 2D gel electrophoresis and analyzed using PDQuest software. The protein content in the acid soluble fraction of males was significantly greater than females (95 ug+−7, 53.3 ug+−2; p<.05). The peptide profile of males differed from females. A total of 25 peptide fragments were identified in male ventricles while only 21 fragments were identified in the equivalent fraction (70 ug protein) of female ventricles. Seven of the fragments identified in males were not visible in female tissue. The collagen profile of males differed from females. The concentration of one of the peptide fragments characteristic of collagen III was 5 fold less in female hearts than in male hearts. Additionally, two peptides characteristic of collagen I and a third, characteristic of collagen III, were not visible in female ventricles. This data suggests that the architecture of the hypertrophied heart and more specifically the collagen profile may not be the same in the males and females.


The concept of the coming new age is not a creation of the New Age Movement, but is part of the biblical message of the new world of God. Evidence from especially the New Testament elucidates the fact that God has led the world into a New Age (aeon) of his kingdom with the coming of Jesus Christ. The new age which is propagated by the New Age Movement has much in common with the new age of the Bible, though only superficially. A comparison proves that the New Age Movement has given a meaning to the Scriptural concept of a new age contradictory to that of the Bible.


Introduction The use of mobile applications (apps) in healthcare is increasing. Apps can promote access to services and support health behaviour change. Apps may be useful to support coaching in occupational therapy; however, information to support the selection of these apps is lacking. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate apps for the potential use of augmenting coaching in occupational therapy. Methods Apps were identified through systematic searches in iTunes and Google Play stores. The identified apps were evaluated against pre-determined usability criteria. Results Following screening and evaluation, 36 apps were identified as meeting the established criteria and therefore being potentially clinically useful. From these, 14 were chosen to discuss in depth based on their clinical utility and overall features. Conclusions The apps highlighted may be useful in occupational therapy coaching practice. The evaluation criteria used provide a framework to consider app usability; however, validation is needed.


Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a chronic suppurative lung disease characterised by abnormal mucociliary clearance due to genetic defects of motile cilia. PCD patients often present with wheeze and many are prescribed inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). However, ICS are not recommended by international treatment guidelines unless patients have co-existing asthma or airway reactivity [1], or asthma/wheeze with reversible bronchial obstruction (BDR) [2]. The aim of this cross-sectional single-centre study was to determine whether ICS prescriptions were targeted appropriately in PCD [3]. ICS are prescribed irrationally in PCD because diagnosing airway eosinophilia and asthma in this setting is difficult http://ow.ly/nrcB30id7Be


In this paper we report the results of a study investigating U.S. institutional investors' myopia. Treating institutional ownership as an endogenous variable, we analyze whether institutions prefer to invest in those corporations which have a long-term orientation, as measured by their research and development expenditures to sales ratios. Our tests are conducted on a randomly-chosen cross- sectional sample of firms for the 10-year period 1980 through 1989. The results indicate that institutions do prefer to invest in firms which are long-term oriented, are robust after controlling for the impact of other possible factors which can influence institutional investment, and we find that levels of institutional investment are also positively related to the current performance levels of firms; however, the effects of R&D expenditures and performance are independent of one another. We also evaluate if period-to-period changes in the explanatoryvariables are associated with changes in investment levels, and find that changes in R&D expenditures do lead to changes in the proportion of institutional ownership. However, a less-stronger, though positive, effect is established between changes in performance levels and changes in institutional ownership. Our evidence does not support the notion that institutional investors are myopic, and helps to partly refute a popular assertion that corporate myopia may be the result of capital market myopia.


This study investigated the capacity of healthy oocytes derived from follicles of different size to undergo normal fertilization and early embryonic development in vitro and full‐term development in vivo. Ovaries were collected from a local abattoir and dissected and classified as follows: group A, >4–8 mm (large); group B, >2–4 mm (medium); and group C, >1–2 mm (small). Oocytes were isolated by puncturing the follicular wall and pressing of the follicle. Only healthy‐looking cumulusoocyte complexes (COC) were used for in vitro maturation. Oocytes were fertilized in vitro by frozen/thawed semen from one bull. Approximately one‐fourth of all oocytes was fixed and stained 15–20 h after fertilization, to determine penetration rates. The remaining eggs were transferred to culture medium and were cultivated for up to 9.5 days. Cleavage was observed 65 h and 7 days after fertilization. Expanded, hatching, and hatched blastocysts were fixed and stained after 9.5 days of culture. A total of 86 blastocysts derived from group A and B oocytes was nonsurgically transferred to synchronized recipients 7–8 days after onset of culture. A total of 6.624 follicles were dissected from 265 ovaries, and 1,485 oocytes were isolated from 1,671 group A follicles, 3,509 oocytes from 3,862 group B follicles, and 965 oocytes from 1,091 group C follicles. The fertilization rate, rate of normal fertilization, rate of polyspermy, and rate of other abnormal fertilization features were as follows: group A, 84.9%, 43.2%, 34.1%, 7.6%; group B, 83.6%, 44.8%, 31.1%, 7.8%; and group C, 61.7%, 13.1%, 33.7%, 19.1%. The cleavage rate and the percentage of embryos with 5–8 cells after 65 h amounted in group A to 68.9% and 36.9%; in group B, 64.3% and 32.7%; and in group C, 19.7% and 0.4%, respectively. The percentage of blastocysts on days 7 and 9.5 as well as the rate of hatched blastocysts were 27.7%, 24.8%, and 21.7%, respectively, in group A; 20.9%, 19.2%, and 16.8%, respectively, in group B; and zero in group C. Transfer of 38 blastocysts of group A to 19 recipients led to 10 pregnancies; transfer of 48 blastocysts to 24 recipients of group B resulted in 12 pregnancies. It is concluded that blastocysts from follicles ranging from >2 to 8 mm in size have a similar developmental potential. Oocytes from 1‐ to 2‐mm follicles, however, have a significantly lower competence to undergo in vitro maturation and fertilization and, under the conditions of our experiments, completely lack the capability to cleave beyond the 8‐cell stage.


Objective To explore the relationship of carotid artery plaque and microembolic signal(MES) in patients with transient ischemic attack(TIA).Methods According to the results of carotid artery ultrasonic examination,95 TIA patients were divided into carotid artery no-plaque group(39 cases) and carotid artery plaque group(56 cases),the latter included unsteady plaque subgroup(24 cases) and steady plaque subgroup(32 cases).The cerebral artery MES of all the patients were monitored by transcranial Doppler(TCD).The positive rate of MES was compared among the groups.Results The positive rate of MES in carotid artery plaque group(44.6%) was higher than that in no-plaque group(17.9%),and which in the unsteady plaque subgroup(66.7%) was significantly higher than that in steady plaque subgroup(28.1%)(P0.05).Conclusion The positive rate of MES in cerebral artery blood flow in TIA patients with carotid atherosclerotic plaque is higher.The unsteady plaque is much easier to generate microembolism.Treatment on MES may be an important measure to prevent or reduce TIA.


Applying brand theory to the study on tourism destination has been always hot issues for overseas scholars since 1990s.Tourism destination branding management is a significant marketing tool which can bring about effective identification internally,achieving differentiation with external competitors.Systematically reviewing and analyzing recent overseas tourism destination brand literatures,this paper makes conclusion and evaluation of the tourism destination brand construction,branding,brand stakeholders,brand operation,branding performance evaluation to provide reference for domestic tourism destination brand research and management.


The methodology of a system approach in assessing the effectiveness of the technical service of agricultural machinery and equipment is considered. End-to-end modeling of a complex of technical services during its design is proposed, as well as a set of indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of a complex of services. Such research methods as typical representation, expert review, analysis, synthesis, systematic approach, comparative and logical analyzes, heuristic modeling are used.
Keywords: agricultural machines, equipment, complex services, technical service, effectiveness, system approach.
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This paper addresses the problem of signal detection in additive-multiplicative non-Gaussian noise, when the moment and cumulant functions are used to describe the random process. The new approach for statistical hypothesis testing is proposed. This approach is based on the development of the polynomial decision rules and new moment quality criterion statistical hypothesis testing. It is shown that nonlinear signals processing and taking into account the cumulants of third and higher order is allowed us to describe non-Gaussian process and increase the affectivity of signal processing.


The issue of exposing supply agreements between competitors to per se liability for price fixing or other cartel conduct under the 'Trade Practices Act 1974' (TPA) and the proposed Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008 is criticised. Supply agreements are protected to some degree by the exception for exclusive dealing conduct under some sections of both legislations. However, some forms of pro-competitive or harmless supply agreements are not excluded by any provision. Some ideas for avoiding the unjustified per se criminal liability for supply agreements between competitors are suggested.


The Snowden affair dramatizes a growing contradiction: technologies such as the National Security Agency's surveillance systems increasingly withdraw from public visibility, even as they promise better knowledge for a more rational public. This asymmetry provokes new patterns of paranoid and speculative politics, where the faith in transparency as disinfect places impossible expectations on the public to "know for themselves."


During the early history of Latin American philosophy, the contributions from Latin American thinkers were generally viewed to be mere copies of the work done by Spanish and Portuguese philosophers ...


Abstract This essay seeks to challenge critical analyses that view Jean Rhys's early fiction as unrelentingly bleak and melancholic. I propose that in After Leaving Mr Mackenzie and Good Morning, Midnight, Rhys--often through her own distinctive brand of dry humour--experimentally dissolves the boundaries between comedy and tragedy, destabilising the social and cultural stereotypes of the funny man and the humourless, inadvertently comic woman. The image of the humourless woman writer in particular, I go on to suggest, is fundamentally undermined in these texts: I argue that Rhys's unsettling tragicomedy subtly implicates the reader in the 'comic' moment, drawing attention to the fictionality of her narratives and foregrounding the wry joke inherent in Modernist art. Keywords: modernism; feminism; comedy ********** 'A London Lavabo in black and white marble', Sasha Jansen recalls in Good Morning, Midnight; 'fifteen women in a queue, each clutching her penny, not one bold spirit daring to dash out of her rum past the stem-faced attendant. That's what I call discipline' (10). Jean Rhys's early novels are punctuated with funny moments such as this. Irony, farce and comic internal monologue are all features of Rhys's narratives, problematising, as Helen Carr notes, 'the melancholy haze through which her work is ... often read' (77). (2) Just as Sylvia Plath's 'poetry was--and often still is--read as a preface and key to her suicide', Carr suggests, 'Jean Rhys's fiction has been read as the retelling through her heroines of her own melancholy tale of defeat' (5). Rhys, however, is not straightforwardly concerned with making the reader laugh. Indeed, this essay will examine how, in After Leaving Mr Mackenzie (1930) and Good Morning, Midnight (1939), Rhys explores and experiments with the very notion of comedy itself in a way that challenges both social and literary convention. In this sense, comedy emerges as a key facet of her Modernism. Rhys's interest in what constitutes comedy is evident early in After Leaving Mr Mackenzie, when the novel's protagonist, Julia Martin, meets Mr Mackenzie in a Paris restaurant: He listened, half-smiling. Surely even she must see that she was trying to make a tragedy out of a situation that was fundamentally comical. The discarded mistress--the faithful lawyer defending the honour of the client.... A situation consecrated as comical by ten thousand farces and a thousand comedies. (23-4) Katharine Streip draws attention to the established view that 'women can provide models for comedy, but ... cannot themselves produce comedy. A funny woman can only exist as the object of humour, not its subject' (117). (3) Frances Gray also comments on the persistence of this stereotype: 'Women have no sense of humour', she writes. 'Men and, indeed, some women have been reiterating this ever since the word "humour" began, about three hundred years ago, to denote a capacity for laughter' [emphasis in original] (3). Rhys seems to explore this tradition during Julia's encounter with Mr Mackenzie. Mr Mackenzie regards a situation in which a woman has been 'discarded' as 'fundamentally comical'. Furthermore, he bases his opinion on 'ten thousand farces and a thousand comedies'--on, it would appear, a long cultural tradition that views women as the object of humour. Mr Mackenzie's consideration that 'even she must see' the hilarity of the situation also evokes the view of women as essentially humourless. In fact, Rhys seems not only to deconstruct, but also to deride this cultural stereotype. She uses free indirect style in order to articulate Mr Mackenzie's idea of a 'fundamentally comical' situation--a technique that, in combining the thoughts of character and narrator, necessarily signifies the presence of two different narrative voices. Moreover, these voices are conducive to what Sylvie Maurel describes as 'the co-presence of two semantic levels necessary to the creation of irony' (71). …


This paper provides a study of the theoretical properties of Most Relevant Explanation (MRE) [12]. The study shows that MRE defines an implicit soft relevance measure that enables automatic pruning of less relevant or irrelevant variables when generating explanations. The measure also allows MRE to capture the intuitive phenomenon of explaining away encoded in Bayesian networks. Furthermore, we show that the solution space of MRE has a special lattice structure which yields interesting dominance relations among the candidate solutions.


Through the quality examination of concrete in concrete-filled steel tubular arch rib of dumbbell type with two ribs, this essay introduces in details the comprehensive ways of using the starting time of the first wave of supersonic sounding, wave form and the knocking of steel tubular, and gives judgement of the classification of the quality of density of concrete, and the combination of concrete with tubular by combining with practice.


Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is known to be related to the development of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a disease which is affecting and infecting millions of people world wide. HIVIAIDS disease has reached pandemic proportions globally. Presently, there is no cure for AIDS. Prevention is our only known mechanism for disrupting the rapidly growing number of HIVIAIDS cases in the U.S. and worldwide. Social workers have been. are, and must continue to be prominent in the cadre of HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention specialist. In the field of HIV and AIDS research a substantial literature has emerged detailing intervention campaigns with gay and bi-sexual populations. Early campaigns to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS in the United States focused on gay, white male communities where AIDS was first acknowledged as a U.S. public health concern. Much less empirical research has been conducted to investigate the social factors contributing to HIVI AIDS infection in minority communities where the incidence is disproportionately manifested. Today, HIV/AIDSeducation campaigns have emerged in almost every American community. However, in some communities the messages of HIV/AIDS education and prevention have had limited impact on reversing the incidence of new HIV/AIDS cases. AIDS education and prevention programs must therefore be developed for impacting these hard to reach communities if the spread of HIV/AIDS is to be reduced. Interventions focusing on this, preventable. illness must develop from culturally specific research which clearly identifies and addresses factors contributing to the proliferation of this epidemic. Ultimately, the success of HIV IAIDS intervention programs addressing such communities, must dispel the myths and rumors shrouding the existence and pervasiveness of this illness within these communities. Developing programs which are not just culturally sensitive. but, more vitally, culturally specific and relevant to the social context and content of these groups is necessary (Mitchell, 1990; Chase. 1990; Kadaba. 1990: Nickens. 1990). Preventive programs must accommodate the particular nuances of the target group. The increasing numbers of Blacks being diagnosed with AIDS annually indicates that Black communities, as a whole, are not fully benefiting from current HIV/AIDS prevention efforts. The significance of HIVIAIDS in Black communities co-exists with the deteriorating social status of the young Black male (13-21 years of age) in the American landscape. Both are prominent social issues warranting immediate and goal directed attention.


Purpose – This paper aims to examine the direct effects of three workplace spirituality aspects – meaning in work, community at work, and positive organizational purpose – and individual spirituality on three work attitudes – job satisfaction, job involvement, and organizational commitment. It also seeks to examine the interactive effects of these three workplace spirituality aspects and individual spirituality on these three work attitudes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper briefly outlines the existing workplace spirituality research, indicates the required research and places this study in that backdrop. It then outlines theory building for specifying a set of hypotheses. It uses data from a sample of managerial level employees from India to test the hypotheses. Findings – The study results provided considerable support for the hypothesized relationships between workplace spirituality aspects and work attitudes but not for the hypothesized relationships between individual spirituality and work attitudes. The results provided only marginal support for the interactive effect model, which hypothesized that individual spirituality will moderate the effect of workplace spirituality aspects on work attitudes. Research limitations/implications – Research implications of the findings outlined in this paper will encourage research to link various organizational topics such as leadership with workplace spirituality. They also highlight the need to examine more complex models to examine joint effects of workplace spirituality and individual spirituality on work attitudes. Practical implications – The findings can provide some relevant inputs for leadership actions and organization development efforts aimed at implementing workplace spirituality in organizations. Originality/value – The paper's value partly comes from the outlined research and practice implications.


Let be the set of all integers. A graph is a prime distance graph if there exists an injective function such that for any two adjacent vertices and , the integer is a prime. So is a prime distance graph if and only if there exists a prime distance labeling of . If the edge labels of are also distinct, then is called a distinct prime distance labeling of and is called a distinct prime distance graph. The generalized Petersen graphs are defined to be a graph on vertices with and , subscripts modulo . In this paper, we show that the generalized Petersen graphs permit a prime distance labeling for all even and conjecture that and admit a prime distance labeling for any and all odd , respectively. We also prove that the cycle admits a distinct prime distance labeling for all , besides establishing the prime distance labeling for some graphs.


Typically, automated driving functions rely on high-definition maps for modeling the stationary environment (SE). However, outdated or erroneous maps pose a risk to both safety and performance of such a driving function. To address the issue of false map data provided to the vehicle, deviations ahead of the vehicle must be detected and corrected, preferably within the vehicle. To enable the continued operation of the driving function, a SE model as input to the driving function has to be generated on the fly. Moreover, to reduce the probability to encounter deviations in the first place, map update hypotheses have to be provided, e.g., to compute an update in an external server. In this paper, we present a concept for integrating prior knowledge, e.g., regarding rule-compliant lane configurations, into the generation of the SE model. Prior knowledge enables the evaluation of undetected elements, the interpretation of connections between elements, and an overall plausibility check. Last, we provide an example for SE modeling for which we demonstrate the benefit of incorporating prior knowledge. The main novelity of this work is to show a way of deriving and representing required knowledge for SE modeling. Instead of focussing on individual infrastructure entities (e.g., intersection) as typically discussed in related works, we establish our derivation by analyzing traffic regulations and exemplary critical scenarios that arise due to the presence of map deviations.


In the city landscape planning, Zhongshan city avails itself of biodiversity abundance, combines the protection and utilization of biodiversity, to establish the beautiful ecological environment in the city. This paper studied the biodiversity characteristics and new development thought of the civic landscape planning in Zhongshan city. The result can be considered as reference for the other cities and towns on the Pearl River Delta.


Cover: The cover image, by Sabine Mai et al., is based on the Research Article XPO1 Inhibition Preferentially Disrupts the 3D Nuclear Organization of Telomeres in Tumor Cells, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25378.


shape reconstruction of a volcanic island as a tool for quantifying long-term coastal erosion: the case of Corvo Island (Azores)"


This paper addresses some of the common environmental issues associated with conventional development, including water supply, water quality, energy, transportation, and open space. It describes an alternative direction that development can take, which can lead to greater resource efficiencies in master planned communities that provide a better quality of life with a reduced environmental impact. It emphasizes the importance of ensuring long‐term adherence to measurable, quantitative goals for energy and water consumption and water quality. Throughout, a case study of the Restoration community in Volusia County, FL is described to illustrate some approaches for establishing performance‐based standards in new master planned residential communities.


Dr K S Holt defines the variety of neurologicalresponses which can be elicited in the newbornbaby and considers their importance in diagnosingdelay in development or abnormalities of thenervous system. Dr Mary D Sheridan describes her finely developedmethods and ingenious devices for testingchildren down to the age of 6 months. Dr Margaret Pollak outlines the advantages ofa developmental pediatric clinic in general practiceand quotes examples of how this has helpedher own patients.


TECTONIC HISTORY The symposium begins with a comprehensive review of the history of faulting in the Eastern Uinta Mountains by HANSEN, who has spent much of his long and productive career studying the complex geology of these magnificent mountains. He points out that the east-trending deformational features of the Uintas date from Archean time, and that there is evidence for both normal and reverse fault movements through time, beginning no later than the Middle to Late Proterozoic and continuing intermittantly into the Quaternary. Strong evidence for recurrent fault movements along the UintaAxial arch is also presented by STONE. Seismic and borehole data clearly show that early normal faulting (Proterozoic) was followed by structural inversion (Pennsylvanian) causing thrust reversal along the old fault zones during development of the Ancestral Rockies and again during the Laramide orogeny. The fault-bordered distribution and thickness of Precambrian Uinta Mountain Group strata indicated on STONE'S isochore map, which is based largely on seismic information, will inevitably need some revision as more data are aquired, but the map reveals an astonishing tectonic instability within the northwest Colorado province. DE VOTO, BARTLESON, SCHENK, AND WAECHTER also discuss Pennsylvanian stratigraphic relationships in the area of the Eagle basin and Sawatch Range to the southeast where Late Paleozoic tectonism controlled depositional facies and basin configuration. Two, rather poor quality, seismic lines, one oriented north-south along the Douglas Creek arch, the other east-west across the Piceance basin, are presented by WAECHTER AND JOHNSON in support of a concept of Pennsylvanian-Permian "block-faulting'' and Late Pennsylvanian paleostructural development (including the Rangely anticline). A new interpretation of oil-source and migration history is proposed for the giant Weber pool at Rangely. According to these authors, oil derived from the Pennsylvanian Belden Shale cciiij i-lzve iiiiyraiea norinwesieriy oui oi rne Eagie Lasiii il iio h iX&i=!sostructural trap at Rangely. This interpretation is quite different from the concept presented by FRYBERGER AND KOELMEL (also by OSMOND). Their proposed seqcence of events includes early long-range migration of Phosphoria oil into an original stratigraphic trap along the Weber-Maroon facies boundary and later remigration into the Laramide structural trap. Geochemical data appear to indicate a Phosphoria source (STONE, Rangely field summary). However, gener?.;ion of hydrocarbons from a Pennsylvanian Belden Shale source can not be ruled out. -, Compressional defwmation during the Ancestral Rockies orogeny is certainiy indicated ffjr the Uncompahgre Plateau as pointed out by HEYMAN, HUNTOON, AND WHITE-HEYMAN, and indeed there is ample evidence for pre-Laramide faulting transverse to the Douglas Creek arch at Garmesa arid Douglas Creek fields as reported by WAECHTER AND JOHNSON. With a series of isopach maps, JOHNSON AND FINN outline the Cretaceous through Holocene history of the Douglas Creek arch and conclude that its present north-trending geometry did not develop until Paleocene time when the arch served mostly as a hinge between the subsiding Uinta and Piceance basins. And at the end of the tectonics section, VERBEEK AND GROUT summarize the results of their studies of fracture systems in the Green River Formation of the Piceance basin. They conclude that in the Piceance basin, Late Laramide and post-Laramide horizontal stresses (6 hmax) rotated counterclockwise about a vertical axis with time. I


Decision theory and folk psychology purport to represent the same phenomena: our belief-like and desire- and preference-like states. They also purport to do the same work with these representations: explain and predict our actions. But they use different concepts. Can we account for the concepts of one with the other's? If not, we'd have two competing representations and systems of prediction and explanation, a dubious dualism. Many might then reject one of the two pictures, yet neither can be jettisoned lightly. Folk psychology structures daily life, and decision theory pervades various scientific disciplines. I'm interested in accounting for two central folk psychological concepts—believing and wanting—with decision theory. Many have attempted this task for believing. (The Lockean Thesis says that such an account exists.) This paper concerns the parallel task for wanting. I give necessary and sufficient conditions, stated in terms of decision theory, for when you're truly said to want. I propose an alternative to orthodox accounts that link wanting to preference (e.g. Stalnaker (1984), Lewis (1986)). My account explains the context-sensitivity of want ascriptions, makes sense of conflicting desires, and accommodates phenomena that motivate traditional theses on which 'want' has multiple senses (e.g. all-things-considered vs. pro tanto).


The switching behaviors of a long Josephson junction are numerically analyzed using the distributed circuit model. The distributions of current density and magnetic field in the junction are calculated for supercurrent states, and they are used as the initial states for the switching calculation. Two types of the switching are simulated; one is the switching from a supercurrent state to a voltage state, and the other is the switching between two different vortex modes.


To study the time- and tissue-specificity of alternative splicing of the fmr1 gene, we analyzed the alternative splicing pattern of the fmr1 gene in human tissues from adult and fetus using rt-pcr coupled with capillary electrophoresis. seven alternative splicing variants of fmr1 were found in adult liver and lung. the major three alternative splicing variants of the fmr1 gene in all analyzed fetal tissues were same, though the number of minor isoforms and the relative abundance of major isoforms were different. the major difference of the alternative splicing pat tem between adult and fetus was in exon 12 and 17. the results suggest that the alternative splicing pattern of the fmr1 gene is non-tissue-specific in the same developmental stage and a developmental switch may be present.


The number of blades is an important technical parameter of horizontal axis tidal current impellers. Research was conducted on the number of impeller blades for the horizontal axis tidal current power generation device. Utilizing the Wilson Method based on the Blade Element Momentum(BEM) theory, 2 kinds of horizontal axis tidal current impellers were designed, respectively equipped with 2 blades and 3 blades. The impeller diameters, rated flow rates, starting tidal velocities and maximum tidal velocities of the two designs are identical, and their control strategies all adopt the pitch angle adjustment program. The WT_Perf is used to validate the rationality and feasibility of the designed model. The characteristics of the 2-blade impeller and 3-blade impeller are analyzed and compared by using the simulation model in 4 aspects: the power coefficient, power generation capacity, axial thrust and starting torque. The comparative results show that the 2-blade impeller has advantages for the sea area with low velocity of flow, which is in accordance with practical applications.


With his Histoire Universelle, Agrippa d'Aubigne revives the label of an ancient literary genre which consisted of cataloguing events dating from antiquity through to the author's time and relating to the widest possible geographical space. However, the author of Les Tragiques distances himself clearly from this tradition by focussing his attention in the text on a confined historical period, that of the 16th Century Wars of Religion, and almost entirely on a single setting, France. The preservation of the Protestant cause relies, in l'Histoire Universelle, on the career path taken by Henri de Navarre, at first a Protestant leader and then a King of France who succeeds in putting an end to the civil wars. In order to explain the appropriation of the genre and understand the new meaning which Aubigne gives to "universelle", we shall study the way in which space is treated in its different forms and through a range of thematic concerns. In the first place, the study of physical space will highlight the author's Protestant partisanship (particularly through the use of natural settings). We will then examine space as an inhabited place, especially the way in which other people (savages, barbarian, Europeans) are seen. The specific study of French national space will allow us to observe a connection being established between Protestantism and patriotism. Military space will provide further evidence of the author's great goodwill towards his fellow believers. Lastly, the work itself will be treated as a space where wandering as well as its own reading contributes to the partisan intention.


Red mud is a hazardous waste of the alumina industry that contains high amounts of iron, aluminum, titanium and rare-earth elements (REEs). One of the promising methods for the extraction of iron from red mud is carbothermic reduction with the addition of sodium salts. This research focuses on the process of hydrochloric high-pressure acid leaching using 10 to 20% HCl of two samples of non-magnetic tailings obtained by 60 min carbothermic roasting of red mud at 1300 °C and the mixture of 84.6 wt.% of red mud and 15.4 wt.% Na2SO4 at 1150 °C, respectively, with subsequent magnetic separation of metallic iron. The influence of temperature, leaching duration, solid-to-liquid-ratio and acid concentration on the dissolution behavior of Al, Ti, Mg, Ca, Si, Fe, Na, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sc, Zr was studied. Based on the investigation of the obtained residues, a mechanism for passing valuable elements into the solution was proposed. It has shown that 90% Al, 91% Sc and above 80% of other REEs can be dissolved under optimal conditions; Ti can be extracted into the solution or the residue depending on the leaching temperature and acid concentration. Based on the research results, novel flowsheets for red mud treatment were developed.


Instead of analyzing directly the document images, analyzing the document reading can offer new perspectives for extracting information about both the reader and the document. Analyzing how people read texts can help to understand the cognitive process of the reading and might lead to new approaches and new solutions for pattern recognition and document image analysis. It can also lead to create smart documents that can measure reading information, provide feedback and adapt themselves depending on the behavior of the readers. As a step towards document reading analysis, the authors propose in this paper a solution for extracting the reading information and creating a "reading-life log". This reading-life log contains basic features that can be used for many different kinds of applications. A tag cloud evolving according to the reading is presented as a first application of the reading-life log.


The authors present a new approach to filtering wall-motion artefacts from pulsed Doppler ultrasound signals. The technique estimates the vessel wall-motion signal and linearly removes it from the backscattered signal, preserving low-frequency blood flow information which would have otherwise been removed had conventional highpass filtering methods been applied. This provides a much improved representation of the blood flow profile throughout the cardiac cycle. The filter employs linear prediction to model the wall-motion signal and linearly subtracts it from the original Doppler signal, thus retaining only blood flow information.


Certain strains of Myxomycetes grown in pure culture in liquid media display widely varying chromosome numbers which indicate the presence of polyploid series of amoebae and plasmodia. The implications of these chromosome number variations on existing controversies concerning Myxomycete life cycles and cytology are discussed. INVESTIGATIONS ON the cytology of the Myxomycetes have resulted in several controversies concerning chromosome numbers and the presence or absence of meiosis (Alexopoulos, 1963). The successful cultivation of certain Myxomycetes in pure culture in liquid media (Daniel, Kelly, and Rusch, 1962; Ross, 1964; Ross and Sunshine, 1965), with the advantages such cultures have for cytological examination, stimulated the work presented here in the hope of clarifying the cytological situation in the Myxomycetes. Although such clarification is still being sought, the results obtained so far indicate that the Myxomycetes are far more variable than had been thought and for this reason in the discussion which follows I have speculated beyond the factual limits of the evidence in an attempt to indicate some explanation for the numerous conflicting reports of chromosome numbers and life cycles of Myxomycetes presently in the literature.


Quantum-dot materials have introduced novel applications in organic light-emitting diodes and solar cells. The size controllability and structure modifications have continuously been upgrading the applicability to optoelectronic and flat-panel displays. In particular, quantum-dot organic light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) are a device driven through the electrical field applied to the electrical diodes. The QLEDs are affected by the constituent materials and the corresponding device structures. Conventionally, the electrical properties are characterized only in terms of dc-based current-voltage characteristics. The dynamic change in light-emitting diodes should be characterized in emitted and non-emitted states. Therefore, the frequency-dependent impedance can offer different information on the electrical performance in QLED. The current work reports an auxiliary information on the electrical and optical features originating from quantum-dot organic light-emitting diodes. The empirical characterizations are discussed towards an experimental tool in optimizing the light-emitting diodes.


A NEW AND SIMPLE TEST TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING THE TENSILE STRENGTH OF SOILS IS DESCRIBED. A CYLINDRICAL SOIL SPECIMENT IS USED BY APPLYING TWO STEEL PUNCHES AT THE CENTER ON BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES OF THE SPECIMEN. BASED ON THE PERFECT PLASTICITY THEORY, A SIMPLE FORMULA FOR COMPUTING THE TENSILE STRENGTH OF SOILS IS DEVELOPED. THE FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TENSILE STRENGTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES IS EXAMINED. THE COMPARISONS OF TENSILE STRENGTH DETERMINED FROM DOUBLE PUNCH TEST AND SPLIT TENSILE TESTS FOR VARIOUS MATERIALS INCLUDING CONCRETE, MORTAR, AND BITUMINOUS CONCRETE ARE PRESENTED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE DOUBLE PUNCH TEST COULD BE USED EASILY FOR BOTH LABORATORY AND FIELD TO DETERMINE THE TENSILE CHARACTERISTIC OF SOILS. /AUTHOR/


Many higher education institutions use Learning Management Systems (LMS) for e-learning. E-learning research shows the heterogeneity of approaches to creating an e-learning resource using LMS, which causes difficulties in assessing the quality of e-learning. There is a need to develop common e-learning course design technology using LMS for high school with considering trends in the development of digital society, such as mobile application, cloud computing, analytics tools and others. The article shows how you can use Scrum methodology for e-learning course development with Moodle Cloud LMS based on quality standard for e-learning ISO/IEC 19796-1 "Information technology for learning, education and training", in particular, ISO/IEC 19796-1:2005 "Information technology. Training, education and preparation. Quality management, ensuring quality and metrics. Part 1. General approach" and ISO/IEC 19796-3:2009 "Information technology. Training, education and preparation. Quality management, ensuring quality and metrics. Part 3. Reference methods and metrics". The authors describe the processes of creating e-learning course "Applied Informatics in Economics and Management" for masters with Moodle Cloud LMS.