The adsorption and deposition of asphaltene and resin from crude oil on reservoir rocks is a major factor in wettability changes. The microstructure of asphaltene adsorption from 600mg/L asphaltene simulated oil on the silica sand is visualized clearly through scanning electron microscope(SEM). The results show that silica immersed in the asphaltene simulated oil for 70 days adsorb asphaltene by adsorption film with various thickness. The silica sands in an ascending order of asphaltene adsorption film thickness are the silica sands pretreated by 12% NaOH solution, 10% HCl solution, and 10% HCl plus 12% NaOH solution successively. The differences of hydroxy silanol group states and the electric characteristics of the silica sand surface pretreated by three different approaches lead to the distinctions of asphaltene adsorption. Furthermore, there always exist some sand grains and/or specific parts of a sand grain with no asphaltene no matter which method is adopted to pretreat the silica sands, which indicates the adsorption of asphaltene and resin on the silica sand is heterogeneous. In the actual oil reservoir, reservoir rock is presumably mixed wettability.


ABSTRACT The root of Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux is used in Oriental folk medicine, but its cultivation is very labour intensive. Therefore, it is important to dissect the genetic mechanism of agronomic traits to breed elite cultivars for commercial cultivation. We analyzed the genetic diversity of 126 genotypes of A. carmichaelii collected from the major productive regions in China based on 280 amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) loci. The values of the coefficient of gene differentiation, Nei's gene diversity index, and Shannon's information index, and the results from a hierarchical analysis of molecular variance analysis indicated that there is more genetic variability within populations than between populations. Marker–trait association analyses were conducted under a general linear model without controlling for population structure, and under a relative kinship model. In total, 59 loci were identified under both models for plant height (PH), stem diameter (SD), lateral root number (LRN), fresh weight and dry weight of stem (FWS and DWS, respectively), fresh weight and dry weight of leaves per plant (FWL and DWL, respectively), and fresh weight (FWR) and dry weight of individual lateral roots (DWR). Thirty-eight loci were associated with two to eight traits. For example, P1M1-39 was associated with variations in DWR, DWS, FWS, SD, DWL, FWL, FWR and PH, and P1M1-14 was close to a locus associated with variations in DWR, DWS, FWS, DWL, FWL, PH, FWR and LRN. Loci associated with favourable traits should be combined in commercial varieties to improve the yield and quality of A. carmichaelii.


A battery charger system is still widely adopted in satellite power supply system. The work presented here is related to Elf (Ever lasting friends), a smart temperature sensor applied to storage battery V/T (temperature compensated voltage) control in the system, where the challenge lies in how to make the smart sensor with the combined characters of real-time, good stability, high precision, small size, good reliability, usability, low consumption and low cost. Firstly, one SCM(Single Chip Micyoco) based on Cortex- M3 core from Advanced RISC Microprocessor (ARM) Technology is employed to satisfy the requirements for the smart temperature sensor. Together with the high performance MCU (Micro programmed Control Unit), efficient software found on event trigger deeply embedded system realizes the real-time ability. Secondly, the stability is improved by four hundreds times oversampling and filtering, and moreover, the oversampling technique has enhanced the AD acquisition precision from twelve bits to fifteen bits. Thirdly, the embedded chips and simplified components achieve the goal of small size, low consumption and low cost. Optoelectronic isolator guarantees the better reliability. In addition, any type of thermocouple or RTD (platinum resistor) can be used as the thermal element in the design which makes the system flexible and easy to use. For the above purposes, the passive bridge is adopted when thermo-sensitive element is RTD, and digital compensation is used when thermo-sensitive element is thermocouple. This paper focuses on the design of the hardware and the powerful software which can fulfill the following functions: AD management, data acquisition and filtering, results calculation, compensation and correction, and communication. Finally, the expected results have been achieved in the test: measurement error is 0.5℃.


679 Background: Gemcitabine and irinotecan, have both demonstrated efficacy in patients with MBC. The incorporation of gemcitabine into DNA enhances cleavage complexes induced by a topo I inhibitor in vitro. Objectives: response, tolerability, and translational studies measuring topo I and PK. Methods: Inclusion criteria: male and female patients with MBC, prior anthracycline therapy, ECOG PS of ≤ 2, adequate organ function ≤ 3 prior chemotherapy regimens for MBC. 26 patients received gemcitabine at 1000 mg/m2 and irinotecan at 100 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 of a 21 day cycle. Response evaluated by RECIST criteria. Topo I: Tumors were biopsied by fine needle aspiration (FNA) prior to initiation of therapy. Topo I was detected using immunofluorscence with a murine monclonal antibody against the protein's C-terminus. PK: Irinotecan: A previously validated limited sampling strategy was used. Gemcitabine: Blood was collected over 24 hrs following the first dose. Intracellular nucleotides were also quantified in PB...


With the increasingly development and practice of interior design in China, designers are facing an important problem which requires them to have a good consideration,that is the culture reflected in their design is borderless.The urgent problem which comes to us now is try to reflect the inheritance and innovation of native culture in the interior design in a right way. Designers need to think better of returning to traditional Chinese culture and have it carried forward.The traditional culture and the taste of traditional aesthetic concept are well worth learning by designers, which is the foundation of the design. We should think deeply of current design behavior and face the reasonable direction of the development squarely, so as to make Chinese interior design more competitive in the world market.


Biological organisms use a combination of attention and arousal to control the amount of sensory data being sent to their central nervous system's higher order processing. We propose using what neuroscience has learned about these natural mechanisms to construct a biologically inspired model of how sensor input can be filtered and fused in a large-scale DAI system. We then show how this model can be implemented using our Goal Mind agent environment and discuss how such an implementation can be tested.


The grind mill in PDP produce equipment is been analysised in the paper,Based on it the breakthrough-point in homemade-prcoess is been emphasized,first on,self-innovation of grind wheel is necessary as it is expendable supplies and macro-needed.The structure style,move-balance character grade,sand granularity,type of agglutinant and concentration is been homemade contrived seriatim,and make it have the repairable trait innovatively,Second,the main axle of grind mill must have self-adjustable float structure to ensure the eligibility of product.Axis-direction self-adjustable is actualized using rolling ball splines,radius-direction self-regulate is actualized using damp-cylinder.Third,through closed milling-condition and vacuum generator with double technique of dust absorbing and dirt evacuating ensure the high lustration of PDP produce-condition and get a satisfying result of eligibility.


The content of the book thus covers the basic issues of a fairly broadly defined field of mathematical analysis and in the author's opinion, ,,... can serve as a basic textbook for students of technical universities, as well as a supplemental textbook for students of mathematics, especially future teachers of this subject matter''.


Developments in the field of batteries have prompted electricity supply utilities to reconsider the technical and economic exploitation of electro-chemical storage batteries for network applications. The author discusses some of these applications, in particular, storage booster stations. A pilot project for an NaS booster station is described and future prospects discussed. >


The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for generating a plurality of holes 12 in the thinner workpiece of the glass and glass, and the semiconductor material (1). Often, the laser beam (41) is directed onto a predetermined puncturing point (10) of the workpiece (1), filament-type channel 11, the laser beam may have a wavelength of 1600 to 200 nm and in each case Thus, the topically to the workpiece material (1), and has a radiation intensity that can destroy alternately. After that, the filament-shaped channel (11) is expanded to the desired diameter of the holes.


Supreme Court of New South Wales, Rein J, 1 May 2020. Whether terms can be implied into the constitution of an incorporated association for disciplinary fairness.


Advanced computing systems must be employed for aerospace companies to remain competitive and reduce time scales for the introduction of new technology. In this article Dr Mike Williamson describes the advantages gained by a user, and examines the influence of aerospace requirements on the past and future development of computer aided design and manufacturing (CADCAM) techniques.


The Shan are a large migrant group from Burma (Myanmar) found within Thailand. While some Shan migrate to escape the civil war within Burma, others migrate for economic opportunity. Despite the size of this population, little is known about their health. Our study highlights the need for expanded access to primary care among this Shan population. Despite the arduous and trying journeys of these Shan migrants, they do not display the level of health sometimes attributed to health selection among immigrant groups.


The epoxidation of cyclohexene, 1-decene, and styrene by molecular oxygen in the presence of aldehydes such as isobutyraldehyde and pivalaldehyde was efficiently catalyzed at 303 K by mono-cobalt-substituted Keggin-type heteropolytungstate.


This study aims to give analysis for the effect of the economic growth rate, the minimum wage and unemployment on poverty in 38 districts / cities in East Java province during 2010-2014. The method of data analysis used in this study is the selection of panel data model in form of a fixed effect model. The results provide the conclusion that the rate of economic growth has no significant effect on poverty levels in various districts / cities in East Java. Minimum wage variable has a regression coefficient of - 0.079224 and significant. It means that a higher minimum wage would reduce poverty in the area. Meanwhile, the unemployment variable has a regression coefficient of 0.275130. It means that higher unemployment will further increase the level of poverty in the area. Based on the above results, the policy recommendations that can be given are: the creation of economic growth can be done through giving attention on the economic potential of local and regional resources, establishing communication with the various parties involved in determining the amount of the minimum wage so that the amount of the minimum wage can increase the productivity of its work, the expansion of employment opportunities in various sectors of economic and infrastructure development in the poverty centers in the districts.


Nine species of Uncinia (Cyperaceae: Caricoideae) are recorded from Ecuador, one of which, U. ecuadorensis, is newly described and illustrated here. Descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, and both artificial and vegetative keys are provided for the nine species, and for some uncinias additional taxonomic, phytogeographic and ecological comments are made. A lectotype is designated for the name U. lenuis.


An X-ray diffraction pattern for ErNi2Ge2 at room temperature is reported. ErNi2Ge2 is tetragonal with lattice parameters a=4.0191(2) Å, c=9.7643(2) Å, space group I4/mmm, and Z=2. The lattice parameters derived from Rietveld analysis agree well with the results of a least-squares refinement.


Base on the backstepping method,the free-floating space robot with dual-arms tracking in inertial space is discussed.Considering the uncertainties of the system,the state function of the space robot system with dual-arms is established.Based on backstepping method,a new adaptive robust ANN tracking control scheme is proposed.This scheme can guarantee the output tracking error's converging to zero while the states of the nonlinear system and the approximation errors of neural networks bounded.Simulation verified the proposed controller.


It is often assumed that lower density cities have longer average work trip travel times and greater traffic congestion than more compact cities. This paper summarises available data with regard to the association between urban densities and work trip travel times as well as between urban densities and the intensity of traffic congestion. The analysis indicates that higher urban densities are associated with both longer work trip travel times and greater traffic congestion (Figure 1). Because greater access is associated with more favourable urban economic outcomes, a greater focus on access seems advisable. This is all the more likely because of emerging research indicating that compact cities policies produce only modest GHG emission reductions.


Background: Elective Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) were created to expose students to specialised areas of pharmacy practice, provide options for experiential learning during the third professional (P3) year, and offer valuable experiences for students and sites prior to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). This study sought to determine why students chose to take elective IPPEs and what rotation elements were perceived to be most valuable to preceptors and students.
Methods: Elective, longitudinal IPPEs were offered each term of the P3 year. Students were surveyed before and after to determine their reasons for completing an elective IPPE and what aspects of the rotation were most valuable. Preceptors were surveyed to determine their perceived value of these rotations.
Results: From 2015 to 2019, 124 students (37.5% of eligible students) participated in 139 elective IPPEs.  Students selected gaining additional knowledge and skills as a top five reason to take an elective IPPE as 86.3%. Students most frequently cited professional development and enhanced understanding of pharmacist roles (24.2%) as the most valuable things learned.
Conclusion: Elective IPPEs provided valuable experiences to students and preceptors. Students valued the opportunities to explore specialised areas of practice; preceptors found value in the required activities and the rotations professionally rewarding.


ABSTRACT Children who have specific learning problems in spite of kntalt intelligence and sense organs require a type of instruction that is adapted to their particular learning assets and liabilities. The "systems model" that is described consists of two input-output cycles which involve the teacher and the school psychologist. The teacher makes structured observations of the child's behavior which is transmitted to the psychologist for use in interpreting test results. The psychologist provides the teacher with a functional analysis of the child's learning style and status. The teac!ser then begins to Plan a remedial program for which the goals and behaviors are clearly defined and a definite seauential nrocedure is to be followed. Materials which are most likely bring about a desired response are selected. Revision and modification of procedures, objectives, and materials are outcomes of continuous evaluation of behavior change as it occurs. References are included.


It has been demonstrated by approximate calculations and by experiments [1]-[3] that, for elements longer than a wavelength, shaped dipoles could give a higher directivity than straight dipoles because the distance differentials in the far zone for the various parts of a properly shaped dipole could compensate the phase reversals of the current distribution on the dipole. It is natural to extend this method for increasing directivity to Yagi-Uda arrays. This paper presents a procedure for maximizing the directivity of a Yagi-Uda array of shaped conducting elements. The method of moments is used to obtain a matrix representation of the array problem. The radius of the array elements is taken into consideration, and sinusoidal current distributions over the elements are not assumed. The parameters that determine the shape and the relative positions of the array elements for maximum directivity are found by applying the simplex method for function minimization [4].


In recent years, numerous new approaches that rely on data-intensive methods have been developed for maritime assistance systems, leading to a compelling need for more elaborate verification and validation procedures. Modern testbeds that can meet these demands are often developed separately from the system itself and provided as generically usable services. However, the joint usage of such testbeds by multiple stakeholders from research and industry confronts them with various challenges in terms of data management: Data control and protection is required to preserve possible competitive advantages or comply with legal framework conditions. The resulting decentralization in data management complicates collaboration, especially in the joint processing and analysis of testbed data. In this paper, we present a decentralized software system, which can deal with these challenges by modelling interrelationships between the stakeholders in a data space, considering their various interests. With the help of a modular data management architecture, the organization of a testbed data basis, as well as the support of verification and validation processes and the evaluation of data streams is made possible. This is achieved with a workflow model for mapping complex and distributed data processing steps. We demonstrate the applicability of the system in an application scenario for the development of a maritime assistance system.


The paper addresses the environment effects of drilling fluids waste management. Most of the drilling and workover fluids contain cellulose ethers. Cellulose ethers decompositon by enzymes is investigated. Results of laboratory decomposition experiments are reported. The following laboratory measurements are presented: 1) membrane filter method, 2) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), 3) viscosity of cellulose ether solution, and 4) measurement of viscosity and filtration of workover fluids. Results can find application in the drilling fluids waste managements, in particular, in the reduction of drilling waste volume.


This study aims to determine the effect of motivation and work compensation on the work ethic of employees of PT. Agrindo Seluma either partially or simultaneously. There are several factors that will be discussed in this study, including motivation and compensation. The objects in this study are employees at PT. Agrindo Seluma, totaling 36 people. In this research, the writer uses data collection methods by means of observation, questionnaires or questionnaires and documentation. There are several data analysis techniques used in this study, including using multiple linear regression analysis, determinant coefficients and also hypothesis testing. The results of the study concluded that first, motivation has an effect on the work ethic of employees of PT. Agrido Seluma. The influence given by the motivation variable (X1) on the work ethic of employees (Y) is significant, it can be seen from the tcount value of 2.151 which is greater than ttable 2.005 and the sig value obtained is 0.018 which is smaller than 0.05. Second, compensation has an effect on the work ethic of employees of PT. Agrido Seluma. The effect given by the compensation variable (X2) on the work ethic of employees (Y) is significant, it can be seen from the tcount value of 2,695 which is greater than ttable of 2,005 and the sig value obtained is 0.001 less than 0.05. Third, motivation and compensation have a simultaneous effect on the work ethic of employees of PT. Agrido Seluma. The effect given by the employee benefits variable (X2) on the employee's work ethic (Y) is significant, it can be seen from the tcount 2,695 which is greater than ttable 2,005 and the sig value obtained is 0,001 which is smaller than 0,05.


Lactococcuslactis , a Gram-positive bacterium was mixed in the diet feed ofthe catfish Pangasianodonhypophthalmus .The fishes were fed with this diet for a period of sixty days. Blood samples were collectedwith an interval of 15 days to study the haematological parameters such as total erythrocyte (RBC) count, total leucocyte (WBC) count, haematocrit (Hct), haemoglobin concentration (Hb), and haematological indices (MCV, MCHand MCHC).All the haematological parameters showed elevated levels than those in control group suggesting that Lactococcuslactis could be used asan efficient probiotic tool for better aquaculture practices.


Summary Today's connected society requires secure data encryption devices to preserve data privacy and authentication in critical applications. Of the several data encryption types, Data Encryption Standard (DES) and its variant Triple-DES (TDES) have emerged to be the most commonly used in varying applications. The Spartan™-II devices with their extensive features and cost effectiveness compete effectively against ASICs and ASSPs. Through the value proposition of the DES/TDES IP in a Spartan-II FPGA, the programmable ASSP message is further confirmed. There is an immense value in integrating critical IP solutions like Discrete Cosine Transform/Inverse DCT (DCT/IDCT) and DES within a Xilinx FPGA to enhance performance and security in communication applications. A FPGA-based DES/TDES solution provides the necessary scalability and flexibility to handle all these applications and allows for tracking of new standards.


This paper investigates optimal capital taxation in an innovation-driven growth model. We examine how the optimal capital tax rate varies with externalities associated with R&D and innovation. Our results show that the optimal capital tax rate is higher when (i) the "stepping on toes effect" is smaller, (ii) the "standing on shoulders effect" is stronger, or (iii) the extent of creative destruction is smaller. The optimal capital tax rate is more likely to be positive when there is underinvestment in R&D. Moreover, the optimal capital tax rate and the monopolistic markup exhibit an inverted-U relationship. By calibrating our model to the US economy, we find that the optimal capital tax rate is positive, at a rate of around 6.6%. Finally, we consider a number of extensions and find that the result of a positive optimal capital tax is robust.


Two large paintings, attributed to Pier Francesco Mola since the early eighteenth century, are commented on and published in color for the first time. Having been ignored up until today, despite substantial literature on this artist, they offer the chance to reflect on some of the lesser known aspects of Mola's career. Due to their size and subject, these works raise complex problems and offer a new dimension to the repertory of an artist who is still subject to stereotyped criticism and awaits satisfactory cataloguing. The present study is an occasion to reflect on the formation of Mola and Cavalier d'Arpino's pupil and to consider his unique approach to monumental history painting as an alternative to the most popular currents in Baroque Rome. The patron of the two paintings is unknown but their story begins in the London collection of Grinling Gibbons (of which is here presented an unpublished sales catalogue) and continues with subsequent transfers to the Walpole collection, and finally to the collection of Catherine II in St. Petersburg. Pending a desiderable restoration, attribution to Mola can be sustained only for the high quality work representing 'Horace Coclite'. Its counterpart is proposes here as a workshop run mostly by the young Giovan Battista Pace. For both works, we support a date between 1664 and 1665.


We set out to determine if essay writing on health advocacy could improve scores on a Health Advocacy observed structured clinical exam (OSCE) station.
A Health Advocacy station was used as one of ten stations at the annual resident OSCE in 2006. Subsequently, residents were instructed to write an essay regarding their actions as a health advocate, either in general or relating to a specific situation. For the 2007 OSCE, a different Health Advocacy station was used that was similar to the previous year in terms of the issues that residents needed to address and the scoring structure. The results on the OSCE stations between the two years were compared using Student's T-test. Regression analysis was used to identify any predictors for a higher score.
The number of residents taking the OSCE in 2006 and 2007 were 17 and 13, respectively. Nine residents completed the OSCE in both years. The number of PGY-1's taking the OSCE for the first time in 2006 and 2007 were 8 and 4, respectively. Compliance with the essay writing was 100%. The mean score on the Health Advocacy station was significantly higher in 2007 compared to 2006 (53.0 ± 14.6 compared to 65.6 ± 10.0 vs. 53.0 ± 14.6; p=0.01). The mean score of PGY-1's in 2007 tended to be higher than PGY-1's in 2006 (67.5 ± 11.4 vs. 54.5 ± 12.3; p=0.11), suggesting the improvement was not due to having taken the OSCE previously. Regression analysis did not identify and other predictors of higher score on the OSCE station.
These results suggest that essay writing by residents about actions they have taken as health advocates improves knowledge about the CanMEDS competency of Health Advocacy, as measured in an OSCE station. The non-randomized design of the study does not exclude the possibility of other factors influencing the improvement in score.
Oandasan I, Barker K. Educating for Advocacy: Exploring the Source and Substance of Community-Responsive Physicians. Acad Med 2003; 78(1):S16-S19.
Frank J, Langer B. Collaboration, Communication, Management, and Advocacy: Teaching surgeons new skills through the CanMEDS project. World J Surg 2003; 27:972-978.
Verma S, Flynn L, Seguin R. Faculty's and residents' perceptions of teaching and evaluating the role of health advocate: A study at one Canadian university. Acad Med 2005; 80:103-108.


0bjective To study the changes of cerebral impedance and the impedance frequency characteristics of the rabbit with cerebral anoxia.Methods Before and after cerebral impermanent anoxia,the cerebral impedance was measured by electrical impedance tomography monitor made by Department of Medical Electronic Engineering,Faculty of Biomedical Engineering,Fourth Military Medical University.The prompting current was set to 1.25 mA at the frequency of 1 kHz,5 kHz,10 kHz,50 kHz,100 kHz,150 kHz.Results The cerebral impedance distinctly increased after cerebral impermanent anoxia and came back after oxygen was administrated.At the frequency of 5 kHz,the percentage of impedance change was the most obvious(1.7%) and the two means was significantly different at the 0.001 level.Conclusion Electrical impedance technique can be used as the method for early diagnosis of cerebral impermanent anoxia.Different percentage of impedance change is obtained with different measure frequencies and the best sensitivity of cerebral anoxia impedance can be obtained at the frequency of 5 kHz.


This paper describes the frequency of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) diagnosed at the Laboratory (LPA) of Animal Pathology, Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), in cattle, sheep, goats, and horses in the semiarid region of Paraiba, Brazil, from 1983 to 2010, analyzing epidemiological data and risk factors. We performed the analysis of risk factors, by the chi-square test, considering variables such as species, breed, sex, age and location of the tumor mass. During the period, 3153 diagnoses were recorded from biopsies and necropsies. From these, 81 cases (2.7%) were squamous cell carcinomas. The frequency by species was 4% (42/1052) in cattle, 2.5% (15/603) in horses, 1.7% (12/709) in sheep, and 1.5% (12/789) in goats, being significantly higher in cattle (p<0.001). All cases showed histological features of SCC, varying only the degree of cell differentiation. In cattle and goats, the frequency of SCC was significantly higher in adult animals (p<0.001 and <0.005, respectively). In cattle the preferred location was in the eyes and periocular region (p<0.001), in sheep in the skin (p=0.018), especially the head. In other species no significant differences were found in the tumor location. It is suggested that the higher frequency of SCC in cattle is due to the constitution of the herds, formed predominantly by females of the Holstein breed.


ABSTRACT This study aimed to find out the tutorial perception of students, teacher and headmaster of elementary school, about the management based on school which is familiar with children and children's rights, evaluation, learning material and tutorial process on learning management based on school (MBS), arranging the material concept and instructional model in open university (UT). This study was conducted in elementary school located in Sei Balai sub-district, Batubara regency, the province of North Sumatera. It observed the students of PGSD, lecturer, teachers and headmaster. The steps used in conducting this resign to the teaching material UT is Dick and Carrey model. The result of this research is tutorial's perception, university students, teachers and the headmaster to the modul MBS UT : (a)  Good enough but it is unuseful due to the school otonomy is not specificly implemented to state elementary school, (b) MBS material according to students is needed to be added with school management related to HAM and children protection, (c) Most of the teachers said that they need to know about school management which are familiar to children, (d) a suitable tutorial system in an opened learning university (UT) that its instructional process management school based lesson tends to have eight times meeting tutorial, and there is no assignment given thus the students do observation about practising MBS at school, (e) Material learning MBS in opened learning university (UT) needs to be modified with the six moduls, but it is more than 15 learning activities. Then it has 18 learning activities by adding the learning material about school which are familiar to the children, children's rights and children management. Keywords : material learning, school familiar to the children, management school based.


A well-defined amphiphilic block copolymer bearing a reactive azide group at the interface of two blocks, poly(ethylene oxide)(-azido)-block-polystyrene (PEO(-N 3 )-b-PS), has been successfully synthesized via a combination of end group transformation and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The subsequent [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between PEO(-N 3 )-b-PS and C 60 led to the facile preparation of PEO(-C 60 )-b-PS, in which a single C 60 moiety was located at the diblock junction point. Fullerene-containing hybrid vesicles were then fabricated for the first time via the supramolecular self-assembly of PEO 45 (-C 60 )-b-PS 380 in aqueous solution using 1,4-dioxane as the cosolvent. The current example augurs well for tunable spatial ordering of desired moieties (fullerene or other functional nanoparticles) by employing block copolymers as self-organizing templates.


AbstractPurpose - By upholding the value of sharia principles economic activities. Electronic money is a financial transaction that is used by the community as a substitute for cash, and ottopay is part of it, to help become a financial intermediary with an electronic system through QR and billers.Method - The research is based on researching ottopay in its transactions by using a descriptive qualitative.Result - From the research method process used in the study resulted in the study that the implementation of ottopay in topping up by filling directly via the bank ATM or through an agent by clicking the wallet menu then top up and following the steps until the confirmation is successful and the balance is ready whenever it can be used.Implication - The existence of the Ottopay system is a support for the community to be able to think forward in the world of finance and technology, in addition, ottopay can be used as a business opportunity to provide benefits in the form of added value in the form of turnover that can be owned by merchants and can be used as additional income for the community.  Originality - The implementation of ottopay between users and publishers and users and merchants is in accordance with the rules of the DSN MUI fatwa, therefore the benefits of the ottopay application can guarantee security, easy and practical use so that people's economic turnaround is faster because it has an electronic digital system.


To American educational progress, specialization in various academic divisions has contributed greatly. With the increase of specialization, however, has come the danger of one educational unit isolating itself from another. So far have we gone in creating departmental independence that it is regarded as a notable exception when departments cooperate in a study important to each, such as the one conducted in this city by professors of mathematics, physics, astronomy and geology. The independent college is constantly facing isolation from graduate and professional schools; and each of the latter from all the educational achievements in other divisions of the academic world. Conscious of the danger, some of these divisions have learned the importance of cooperating in the solution of common problems, especially the colleges and the schools represented in the powerful regional associations. Among the professions and professional schools the danger likewise exists and to some extent has been met


OBJECTIVE. This was a cross-sectional study to identify the association of microbial and particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) with respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function impairment among street sweepers.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. A number of 97 street sweepers at Rajthevee District in Bangkok participated in this research. The samples of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns were collected by attaching a Model 200 Personal Environmental Monitor (PEM™) to the street sweepers' collar near the breathing zone during their work shift. Microbial air samples were collected by Microfl ow 90 by following the street sweepers twice a day at 06.00-07.00 am and 10.00-11.00 am. The respiratory symptoms were assessed by questionnaire and the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire. Pulmonary functions were tested using a spirometer.

RESULTS. There was an association between particulate matter less than 2.5 microns with stuffy nose (p < 0.01) and cough (p < 0.05), fungi at 06.00-07.00 am was associated with wheezing (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant association between bacteria and respiratory symptoms and no signifi cant association between particulate matter less than 2.5 microns or microbial agents with pulmonary function impairment among street sweepers. The mean of serum IgE among 15 sweepers who had wheezing was 277.07 IU/ml (range 12 - 1,088 IU/ml). There was correlation between poor pulmonary function and increased IgE levels.

CONCLUSION. The street sweepers who work in traffi c areas exposed to PM2.5 and fungi were linked to respiratory symptoms and risk to asthma.


for master's thesis Subject: Logopedics Author: Alma Zenger Title of the work: Validation of a fast and easy screening method for voice disorders Supervisors: Sofia Holmqvist-Jämsén and Daniel Fellman Abstract: Vocal symptoms and voice disorders are a common health issue, especially among persons with vocally demanding occupations. Thus, vocal symptoms should be observed and detected in an early stage to avoid them from developing to voice disorders. A fast and easily-administered screening method developed for capturing early signs of a possible voice disorder could have the potential to prevent more severe voice-related issues. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the validity of an updated voice-related questionnaire, Screen11, which could be used as a potential screening tool for voice disorders. The investigation included analyses examining the internal consistency and convergent validity of Screen11. Additionally, the aim was to explore a cut-off score to distinguish individuals at risk of developing voice disorders from vocally healthy individuals. The study included 24 persons seeking help for their voice problems and 24 control persons. The help seekers were recruited from the Phoniatric Outpatient Clinic of Turku University Hospital and the control persons were matched with the help seekers according to age, gender and occupation. All participants received three different voicerelated questionnaires: Screen11, Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and Voice Activity and Participation Profile (VAPP). The results indicated that Screen11 possessed a good internal consistency. Moreover, it exhibited strong convergent validity by correlating well with VHI and VAPP. Furthermore, four or more frequent vocal symptoms occurring daily or weekly was shown to be the most optimal cut-off score for separating the help seekers from the control persons. The results indicate a successful validation of the screening method. Screen11 could be a useful addition to the toolbox of voice-related questionnaires that screens for possible voice disorders at an early stage.


The features of religious education of convict women, which comes forward important direction of correction of persons, being in the places of imprisonment, are in-process described. Russian Orthodox Church helps to decide the task of moral change and correction convict with the purpose of their spiritual purging and refuse in the future from the criminal way of life.


Understanding the interaction of relays with dynamics of a cascade is critical to the design of resilient power systems. Requirements include models of signal processing devices running complex protection algorithms and models of nonlinear power system dynamics, plus various uncertainties. This paper provides a brief overview of power system dynamics and protection, highlights recent cascading failures, covers existing modeling techniques, reviews typical simulation frameworks, and identifies open questions and gaps for future research and development for dynamics and protection in cascading outages.


Leukocytes are among the few cells of human origin that can be relatively easily obtained from the living subject. For this reason, they have been periodically used to measure the tissue status of enzymes, metabolites, and essential nutrients such as vitamin C. Some years ago, Metcoff and his colleagues1,2 related changes in the energy metabolism of leukocytes to the degree of postnatal malnutrition of young children. They were able to demonstrate a deficit in the capacity for generation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the leukocytes of infants with protein-calorie malnutrition and correlated this with reduced activities of the enzymes pyruvate kinase and adenylate kinase which are involved in the metabolism of ATP formed by glycolysis, the predominating energy-generating process in leukocytes.


Magnetotransport measurements on electron bilayer systems under low frequency continuous microwave irradiation reveal an anomalous magnetoresistance behavior. At low total imbalanced carrier densities, pronounced features in the longitudinal and Hall resistance emerge that show a surprisingly strong sensitivity to frequency, microwave power, and density. We suggest its origin to be related to resonantly induced capacitance oscillations of the two-layer system.Magnetotransport measurements on electron bilayer systems under low frequency continuous microwave irradiation reveal an anomalous magnetoresistance behavior. At low total imbalanced carrier densities, pronounced features in the longitudinal and Hall resistance emerge that show a surprisingly strong sensitivity to frequency, microwave power, and density. We suggest its origin to be related to resonantly induced capacitance oscillations of the two-layer system.


"Play to Win" In a personal Interview with a NEWS representative, when asked for some of the factors which helped his team attain its high ranking position, he answered, "We don't got out and play basketball just for the exercise; we play to win! After all, if you don't play to win, why keep score? The idea is to keep all the players in the capacity of dangerous threats, so that if one man is stopped, another can break through and score. "We simply want to be able to cope with the other team's defense or offense. Our object is to keep up a normal offense that will give us about 45 points, and hold the enemy below 40 points. At our best, we like to get from 60 to 80 points, and keep the other team below this mark so that they will have to hurry their shots."


Smilacaceae is known as a taxa with wide phenotypic variation and their taxonomical complexities remain unsolved. The three species of Smilacaceae housed in Java, are given nomenclature history. Since all the potential sources of original material have been investigated, but nothing has been identified, three neotypifications were designated here. Herbarium specimen of Koorders 34990β in Herbarium Bogoriense (BO) was chosen as the neotype of Smilax klotzschii. The de Groot & Wehlburg RD52 herbarium specimen in BO was chosen as the neotype of S. nageliana and Blume 463 herbarium specimen in L was chosen as the neotype of S. odoratissima.


The present invention discloses a method for assisting the piloting. Here, a radar or laser sensor and additional data about the attitude of an aircraft grid data is calculated for a barrier network to better identify obstacles to information. This obstacle network is displayed on a display system for the pilot, wherein a color differentiation between areas above the aircraft, areas just below the aircraft and other areas is carried below the aircraft.


The millennium development goals (MDGs) of the United Nations and the Paris Declaration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have spurred aid managers–-those who oversee monies given to developing countries–-to reform their operations to increase aid effectiveness. Aid managers have responded by reforming investment strategies and partnerships with aid recipients. Road development, which has been a target of aid for decades, has benefited from this effort. More financing is available for road development now than a decade ago. However, more funds mean heavier burdens for aid recipients and managers. Both parties must improve the efficiency of aid (i.e., must "do things right") so that macrolevel targets such as the MDGs can be achieved on time. A preliminary analysis of a sample of road projects in Asia and a review of relevant literature found several factors that limit the efficiency (i.e., the delivery of projects on time and on budget) of aid for road development. These factors are divided into two categories: aid allocation and aid management. Often underprepared and poorly articulated plans and inadequate stakeholder involvement derail the efficiency of aid allocation. Aid management inefficiencies also may be the result of inexperienced staff, rigid procurement and contracting methods, weak construction project management, and inadequate asset preservation. These factors have led to long delays in project delivery and cost overruns during implementation and to short service lives and poor transportation quality after implementation. This situation could change if aid managers pay increased attention to project management and better balance policy work and project implementation work.


This paper gives a short review of the most requirements for the concrete to be used for the 3.510 m long immersed tunnel from Amager (outside Copenhagen Airport) to an artificial double island south of Saltholm (in the middle of Oresund). The basis for the requirements is shortly commented.


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Combined with to experiences through years and refered to the related literatures,the paper made detailed discussion on various factors influencing NH3-N determination by ammonium-Nessler′s reagent colorimetric method,and put forward some corresponding solutions in order to guide the actual work.


A type of cancer that affects the blood-forming tissues in the body including lymphatic system and bone marrow is Leukemia. The second most commonly occurring acute leukemia is the acute lymphoblastic leukemia or acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Around 25% of the cases are observed to be due to malignant T-cell precursors while the remaining 75% of cases is due to precursors of B-cell lineage. In general, response to chemotherapy, white blood cell count and age are the clinical factors that contribute towards risk stratification. However, in recent years it has been identified that genetic alterations have enabled between individual prognosis and recovery. Despite advancement in technology, chemotherapy using anthracycline, corticosteroids and vincristine serves to be the backbone therapy to treat this disease. In this proposed work, we have used a deep convolutional neural network to detect the presence of ALL accurately and based on the image screened, it is further categorized into one of the 4 subclasses. Using Capsule network algorithm (CapsNet), we have established 100% average sensitivity for ALL detection with a highest specificity of 99.56%, precision of 99.82% and accuracy of 99.36%. When compared with other similar methodologies, we have been able to accomplish higher accuracy without microscopic image segmentation using capsule network algorithm.


Significance Traditional optical microscopy methods are limited by diffraction. This makes it hard to image and study nanostructures in the midinfrared, a relatively unexplored spectral region of chemical significance. Here we use infrared (IR) photothermal heterodyne imaging (IR-PHI), a far-field superresolution optical technique, to study the Fabry–Pérot resonances of single gold nanowires in the 2,800 to 4,000-cm−1 region. Because the spatial resolution of IR-PHI is on the order of a few hundred nanometers, we are able to directly resolve the structure of the Fabry–Pérot resonances and assign the mode order. This cannot be done with traditional optical measurements. IR absorption spectra recorded using IR-PHI show narrow linewidths, in several cases below the limit imposed by Au's Drude relaxation parameter. Limited approaches exist for imaging and recording spectra of individual nanostructures in the midinfrared region. Here we use infrared photothermal heterodyne imaging (IR-PHI) to interrogate single, high aspect ratio Au nanowires (NWs). Spectra recorded between 2,800 and 4,000 cm−1 for 2.5–3.9-μm-long NWs reveal a series of resonances due to the Fabry–Pérot modes of the NWs. Crucially, IR-PHI images show structure that reflects the spatial distribution of the NW absorption, and allow the resonances to be assigned to the m = 3 and m = 4 Fabry–Pérot modes. This far-field optical measurement has been used to image the mode structure of plasmon resonances in metal nanostructures, and is made possible by the superresolution capabilities of IR-PHI. The linewidths in the NW spectra range from 35 to 75 meV and, in several cases, are significantly below the limiting values predicted by the bulk Au Drude damping parameter. These linewidths imply long dephasing times, and are attributed to reduction in both radiation damping and resistive heating effects in the NWs. Compared to previous imaging studies of NW Fabry–Pérot modes using electron microscopy or near-field optical scanning techniques, IR-PHI experiments are performed under ambient conditions, enabling detailed studies of how the environment affects mid-IR plasmons.


The Palaeolithic industry in Indonesia, of Pacitanian type, involve two main points still unsolved until now, namely the dating of the tools and the people who created them. The forms of these Pacitanian tools appear simple, while most of them show the cortex still adhering to the stone. Geological-stratigraphical researches in the Punung area in particular and in other Palaeolithic locations in Indonesia in general have until now not yet reached the stage of established dating of the age of the Pacitanian type of tools. The oldest age, which has for the time being been assumed for the Punung artifacts is the transition period between the Middle and Upper Pleistocene. Palaeological material has not been found in stratigraphical context with the artifacts at Punung, so it is impossible to support the dating of the Palaeolithic artifacts on that site. Palaeontological material to support the dating has not been found, except at Cabbenge (South Sulawesi), Sumba, and at Olabula and Mengeruda (Flores).


The author uses sport-experiment method and tests middle-aged women about their haemorheology.pwc130 etc.These women have six months' shadowboxing and tuishou sports training.The first result is that: The Tuishou is belongs to medium-intensity aerobic sport,it is good to middle-aged women' healthy.The second is: tuishou sport improves their oxygen work ability and shortens their cardiovascular orientation time,and makes they have lower peaceful heart rate and "energy saves to turn" phenomenon,greatly improves their pwc130 and makes their haemorheology for the better.The third result is: With s certain scope,the bigger the middle-aged women' sport intensity,the better they can improve their cardiovascular sport function.


This study aims to determine: the binding capacity of cloth toward methylene violet (MV) dye, the rate of releaseof methyl violet from cloth due to washing, and the effect of the addition of the mordant to the binding capacity and the rate of release. pH, temperature, and equilibrium time were always maintained in all experiments. Data of binding capacity were collected by isothem experiments and performed by measuring the concentration of methyl violet bound by cloth at various added-concentrations of methylene violet. Collected  data were analyzed with a Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equations. Data of release rate were collected by mesuring the concentration of free methylene violet dye in solution due to washing as a function of time. The release data were analyzed using the Lagergren rate equation. The analysis showed that bonding between methylene violet and cloth occurs with releasing protons and via hydrogen bonds. Binding capacity was represented by the Freundlich isotherm equation on which the capacity was decreased by the addition of mordant, with represented bythe constants of k 1 , 2.45 x 10 -8  and 1.75 x 10 -8 M MV per gram of cloth, respectively. The addition of mordant also deceleratedoubly the releaseof MV from cloth due to washing whose constants k - 2 were 2103.039 and 1013.958 mmol g -1  min -1 , respectively.


Power budgeting techniques allow thermally safe operation in multi-/many-core processors while still allowing for efficient exploitation of available thermal headroom. Core-level power budgeting techniques like Thermal Safe Power (TSP) have allowed for more efficient operations than chip-level power budgeting techniques like Thermal Design Power (TDP) since the liner granularity permits operations closer to the threshold temperature without thermal violations.State-of-the-art TSP bases its power budgeting calculations on the long-term steady-state temperature of cores while ignoring trends in their short-term transient temperature. In this paper, we propose a new power budgeting technique called T-TSP (Transient-Temperature-based Safe Power) that bases its calculation on the current temperature of the core, a detail ignored by TSP. T-TSP provides a dynamic power budget to a core, which inversely correlates with the core's thermal headroom. Dynamic power budgeting with T-TSP allows cores to reach the threshold temperature faster than TSP and operate safely close to it in perpetuity. Therefore, it provides the same thermal guarantees as TSP but enables even more efficient exploitation of thermal headroom.We integrate T-TSP with a state-of-the-art thermal interval simulation toolchain. Our detailed evaluations show that benchmarks execute faster by up to 17.94% and 8.37% on average when we do power budgeting with T-TSP instead of the state-of- the-art TSP. Finally, we make T-TSP publicly available in both its integrated and stand-alone forms.


As Professor Stein correctly notes, mistaken identifications have played a significant role in producing a number of wrongful convictions.1 The DNA exoneration cases have provided some vivid recent examples.2 These cases have called public attention to the problem and have led to proposals for systematic improvements, such as changes in lineup procedures. Professor Stein properly adds a caveat, that the pool from which the DNA exoneration cases are drawn are likely to have a higher proportion of false identification cases than criminal cases generally. I would like to expand briefly on that caution against too much reliance on the DNA exoneration cases. The scientific advance represented by DNA testing was an advance in identifying suspects. Many of the cases of DNA exoneration, for example, have been sexual assault cases in which the victim was assaulted by a stranger.3


THE INVENTION CONCERNS A DEVICE INK JET. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A ROOM 10 VARIABLE VOLUME WITH A HOLE 12 EJECT INK DROPLETS. THE VOLUME OF THE HOUSE 10 VARIED IN THE ACTION OF TRANSDUCER 14 THAT EXPANDS AND ARE ENTERING INTO A MANAGEMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SPRAY EJECT. TRANSDUCER 14 COMMUNICATING WITH A WALL OF THE HOUSE MOVING 18 10 THE WALL WITH AREA SMALL ENOUGH FOR THE DIFFERENCE OF TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN EACH OF PRESSURE PULSE POINTS WALL 18 AND PORT IS LESS THAN 12 1MICROSECONDE . SCOPE: PRINTING INK JET .


Finite element,analysis of rubber-tyred container gantry crane is performed.The strength,stiffness,stability and fatigue life are verified and the results show that they all satisfy the requirements specified in the related standards.


In the present work, we report a detailed density functional theory calculation on polymorphic InVO4 phases by means of projector augmented wave method. The computed first-order structural phase transformation from orthorhombic (Cmcm) to monoclinic (P2/c) structure is found to occur around 5.6 GPa along with a large volume collapse of 16.6%, which is consistent with previously reported experimental data. This transformation also leads to an increase in the coordination number of vanadium atom from 4 to 6. The computed equilibrium and high pressure structural properties of both InVO4 phases, including unit cell parameters, equation of state, and bulk moduli, are in good agreement with the available experimental data. In addition, compressibility is found to be highly anisotropic and the b-axis being more compressible than the other for both the structures. Electronic band structures for both the phases were calculated, and the band gaps for orthorhombic and monoclinic InVO4 are found to be 4.02 and 1.67 eV...


The geophysical well logging analysis is a major task of petroleum research and development, where petroleum oil (gas), transition petroleum layers, water layers, and dry‐layer segments are precisely distinguished from each other. The resistivity of the particular oil and gas layers in developing countries is below or close to the water layers. As electrical properties show, the particular oil and gas layer of water layers is not legitimately recognizable. The features of oil and gas strata and their strong components are different in the investigative field from those of different petroleum fields. In this way, various techniques and thoughts ought to be utilized to comprehend the particular issues in the examination zone. A nuclear analysis–based segregation model for distinguishing the properties of repository liquids is worked by utilizing the crude pipeline and distilled unit of oil (gas) layers, transitional oil water layers, water layers, and dry layers using dynamic nonlinear fuzzy clustering model. With directly complex transformation models, reservoir fluids can be separated. The outcomes are analyzed with various model, and the proposed method shows promising outcomes.


The Distributional Exact Diagonalization (DED) scheme is applied to the description of Kondo physics in the Anderson impurity model. DED maps Anderson's problem of an interacting impurity level coupled to an infinite bath onto an ensemble of finite Anderson models, each of which can be solved by exact diagonalization. An approximation to the self-energy of the original infinite model is then obtained from the ensemble averaged self-energy. Using Friedel's sum rule, we show that the particle number constraint, a central ingredient of the DED scheme, ultimately imposes Fermi liquid behavior on the ensemble averaged self-energy, and thus is essential for the description of Kondo physics within DED. Using the Numerical Renormalization Group (NRG) method as a benchmark, we show that DED yields excellent spectra, both inside and outside the Kondo regime for a moderate number of bath sites. Only for very strong correlations ($U/\Gamma\gg10$) does the number of bath sites needed to achieve good quantitative agreement become too large to be computationally feasible.


Over the last twenty years, Francophone studies have redefined Beckett's style by copmparing it with modern arts models. Far from unanimous, this reception works on a graduated scale, ranging between two opposites: abstraction and figuration. The key issue in this divergence is 'representation,' a matter inherently effecting the conceptions of figurative and abstract arts as well as language. After arguing that language is inescapably figurative, I will opt for a flexible concept of figuration, with the capacity to mould itself on the traits of the 'undoing-doing' Beckettian style.


The paper aims to reveal the effect of and make evaluations on 24 ratios listed under the title of liquidity, financial solvency, activity and profitability on the financial positions of enterprises (profit / loss). The study was conducted between the years 2009 and 2011 using data about the financial positions (profit / loss) and the related ratios of 31 enterprises per year traded on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).744 data were subjected to analysis using the discriminant analysis method. The results of the study demonstrate that each ratio (variable) has a significant effect on the financial positions of enterprises with differing amounts and that along with the liquidity ratios in the first place, profitability ratios, operational and financial ratios also play an important role in the financial positions of enterprises.


Objective
To investigate the efficacy of low-dose hydrocortisone and Xuebijing injection on acute lung injury (ALI) induced by Escherichia coli (E.coli) in rats.

Methods
ALI model was induced in Wistar rats by intratracheal E.coli injection [3 ml/kg, O111B4, (4.4~5.6)×1012CFU/L], twelve hours later the survived rats were randomly divided into hydrocortisone group (HC) treated with hydrocortisone for two days [5 mg/(kg•d), intraperitoneally], Xuebijing group (X) treated with Xuebijing injection for two days [5 ml/(kg•d), intraperitoneally], and ALI control group (C) treated with normal saline for two days (5 ml/(kg•d), intraperitoneally). And there was a normal control group (N) that received intratracheal E.coli (3 ml/kg) injection and was treated with intraperitoneal normal saline for two days [5 ml/(kg•d)]. Twelve hours after the treatment the rats were killed, and the levels of TNF- and IL-8 in serum were measured by ELASA, then the lung index was calculated.

Results
There was no difference in mortality among group HC, X and C (χ2=0.194, P=1.000). The levels of TNF- in serum in group HC and X [(80.31±11.87) ng/L and (89.42±22.76) ng/L, respectively] were significantly lower than that in group C [(125.68±27.91) ng/L] (P 0.05); IL-8 in group HC and X [(175.01±40.29) ng/L and (214.38±56.03) ng/L, respectively] were significantly lower than that in group C [(266.48±56.09) ng/L] (P 0.05); The lung index in group HC and X [(0.318±0.058)% and (0.352±0.046)%, respectively] were significantly lower than that in group C [(0.412±0.055)%] (P 0.05).

Conclusion
Both low-dose hydrocortisone and Xuebijing injection can inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and attenuate pulmonary edema in rats with E.coli-induced ALI with similar effects.

Key words:
Acute lung injury; Hydrocortisone; Xuebijing injection; Cytokine; Rat


This paper discusses the requirements of users who are willing to be familiarized with Hadith.The first set of questions aimed to personal information.The remaining eight questions about Hadith started by identifying why users reading Hadith also requested them to declare their opinion regarding finding Hadith explanation and word meaning in Arabic, moreover Finding moral for each Hadith, And Hadith explanation, word meaning, and moral in one website. Muslim finding Hadith in different languages, along with the source and classification of each Hadith respectively. Finally, the users had been requested to indicate their search methods preferences whether like to read Hadith from websites or from books.


Aim:To study the correlation between the cerebral ischemic injury and the microemboli of different composition and size.Methods:Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with saline containing different composition(calcified plaque,fibrous plaque and whole blood clot)and size(75~105 μm and 55~74 μm)or saline alone(sham operation)into right internal cerebral artery.Brain ischemia and infarction were assessed by HE staining,TUNEL staining and immunohistologic staining for caspase-3 protein 24 hours after injection.Results:The degree of cerebral ischemic injury was found in following consequence:calcified plaque fibrous plaquewhole blood clot in groups with same size microemboli(P0.01)and 75~105 μm fragments 55~74 μm fragments in groups with same composition microemboli(P0.01).Conclusion:The degree of cerebral ischemic injury evaluated with TUNEL staining and immunohistologic staining for caspase-3 protein is significantly correlated with microemboli composition and size.


The aim of language teaching is to enable learners to be fluency in the language being learned. Some efforts have been done by the teachers in the process of teaching and learning in language class such as using various methods and strategy of teaching to make the students learn in the class but the results are still far from the expectation. Multimedia, that can be found easily nowadays, can be used to enhance the learners' language skills. The use of silent story, picture cued, TV news, comic strips are among the multimedia that can be used by teachers as the solution to make the learning process more motivated for the learners to practice their language skills orally and in written form. Multimedia has a power to motivate learners practice their language in a contextual situation then they acquire the language.


A new watershed algorithm based on mathematical morphology, which can be applied to dental X-ray images segmentation, is proposed in the paper. In order to separate each tooth and improve the serious problem of over-segmentation of traditional watershed algorithm, we apply the processing based on morphology to get the images enhanced before watershed algorithm. First, using the top-hat-bottom-hat transformation to amplify the contrast of foreground and background and remove noises. And then erosion procedure is used to weaken the degree of adhesion between teeth. Hole-filling can help to eliminate some unnecessary split-line which can cause the phenomenon of wrong segmentation. Finally we apply the watershed algorithm using distance transformation of the binary image to get the segmentation result. From the experiment results, we can see that this algorithm can separate teeth accurately and overcome the over-segmentation efficiently compared with traditional method.


An editorial regarding the launch of Registered Reports at JSR and an update on submissions, metrics, and the editorial board for the journal


This is to date the most comprehensive and important discussion on the Palestinian position in Israeli society. It explains the reasons for their discrimination by the establishment since the founding of the state in 1948 until today, the magnitude of the discrimination, and its consequences. The authors propose practical reforms to better the condition of the Palestinians in Israeli society, to decrease and eliminate discrimination, and consequently to mitigate the tension between the Jewish majority and the Palestinian minority. The proposals are well reasoned and constructive. Their importance cannot be underestimated. I share with the authors the sense of moral urgency. Discriminating some twenty percent of society on a systematic basis due to national-religious reasons is both immoral and destructive. Such discrimination undermines the democratic foundations of Israel of which its leaders are so proud. Israel should strive to see that all its citizens, without exception, feel at home in their country and that they share enough to sustain a common creed that is believed to be valuable and worthwhile. Necessary accommodations are in need to make Israel a vital democracy in the international community of nations. These accommodations will be instrumental also in resolving the wider Israeli Palestinian conflict concerning the Palestinian brethren in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.


It briefly introduces the main influences of Dayuandu Junction construction to the environment, the engineering measures for preventing soil erosion at the construction area and dam- site- immigrates' production& development area, and protecting the fish resources and environment of the dam site, as well as the monitoring work for controlling the harmful effects to environment from the project.


Against the backdrop of the Kantian and Jonasian phenomenology of life, the author argues for an ethics of the human species and highlights the issues surrounding the principles of an emergent school of speculative philosophy, namely Transhumanism, which champions our technological opportunities to redesign the human condition, to enhance our intellectual, physical and emotional capacities, and to free us from our confinement on planet earth.


An unconfined aquifer is simulated in a hydrologic test bench in the laboratory, in the perspective to study the behaviour of a few tracers (Sodium chloride, Rhodamine-B, Dye textiles) in a porous media (sand). The interpretation of the results of the tests of tracing has proved that the transfer of the tracers used is done mainly by convection. The sodium chloride presents conservative characters (no adsorption), otherwise, Rhodamine -B and textile dye present sorptive properties. The various tests of simulation of transport of the pollutants in homogeneous media by model ASM.5, show that the propagation of the contaminants is carried out by convection, with a plume of pollution of 40 cm ray, confirmed by tracing tests carried out on the physical model.


This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of the financial burden and determinants  in both cases of increasing or decreasing costs which reflecting on the performance and profits of the Jordanian commercial banks, It was taking a sample of five Jordanian banks ,the researchers conducting the analysis depends on  descriptive statically and financial data , calculated average and standard deviation for these data as well as the correlation coefficient, the study found that the arithmetic mean of the total rate of costs for commercial banks in case of an increase in spending , which show that there is a negative correlation with statistically significant at level of significance (∞ = 0.05), between the rate of administrative expenses for commercial banks, and profitability, in addition to the rate of administrative expenses for commercial banks had a predictive power about profitability of banks, also in case of an increasing in expenses the opposite occurred , furthermore there is a positive correlation with statistically significant at level of significance (∞ = 0.05 ), between the rate of administrative expenses for Jordanian commercial banks in case of low expenditure rates and banks' profitability. Keywords : Performance, determinants, financial burden.


In order to solve the lack of automatic transmission slippage fault data, the uncertainty of the link between the source of the fault and the degree of failure, the lack of applicability of the traditional Boolean logic gate, the T-S model and fuzzy theory and the revision of the confidence index are proposed. The expert survey method was combined and the analysis method was introduced into the fault tree. The T-S model is introduced into the typical fault analysis, using the fuzzy possibility to describe the failure probability of the component. The connection between events is described with the T-S gate. The fault degree of the component is described by the fuzzy number, the model simulation is used to simulate the fault analysis, and the contribution or importance of the top event to the failure of the component is obtained. The fuzzy possibility and fault diagnosis of the top event are calculated. Without knowing the fault mechanism accurately, we can find the weak link of the system, and provide reference for automatic transmission slip fault diagnosis and maintenance.


The proposed Super-B factory will provide longitudinal polarized electrons to the experiment. Vertically polarized electrons will be injected into the High Energy Ring (HER); the vertical spin orientation will be locally rotated into the longitudinal direction before the interaction point and back afterwards to avoid spin depolarization. The spin rotators can be designed using compensated solenoids, as proposed by Zholents and Litvinenko, to rotate the spin into the horizontal plane, followed by dipoles for horizontal spin rotation into the longitudinal direction. Such spin rotators have been matched into the existing lattice and combined with the crab-waist IR. Several ways of achieving this are explored, that differ in the degree of spin matching achieved and the overall geometry of the interaction region. The spin rotation can also be achieved by a series of dipole magnets only, which present a different optical matching problem. We will compare the different scenarios leading up to the adopted solution.


This study focused on the seriousness of disputes between China and South Korea due to political and diplomatic conflicts. The predominant concern of the study consist of: (1) the direct effect of Chinese's positive or negative perception of Koreans on the reasonable dispute resolution; (2) the medi...


This paper provides a description of how fuel tax indexing can be used to raise revenue for desperately needed transportation projects in state departments of transportation (DOTs). The paper is based on research performed by the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) to evaluate indexing as a method to be used by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to raise revenue for its transportation projects. Fuel tax indexing is typically based on either the price of gasoline, consumer price index (CPI), or an indicator of highway construction and maintenance costs. It was shown in this research that indexing to the price of gasoline is too volatile and can lead to inequities, whereas indexing to highway construction and maintenance costs can lead to overstated costs and political battles. Indexing linked to the CPI (with certain variations) appeared to be the best approach. Research showed the annual increases in revenue in Texas based on indexing linked to the CPI would typically be approximately $40 to $100 million. The cumulative effect of this measure would result in substantial increases in revenue. For example, over a six-year period there would be $1.5 billion more available for transportation projects and programs. Transportation planners can use the results from this paper to obtain a clear understanding of methodologies, advantages, and disadvantages of the various forms of fuel tax indexing. The information can be used to fine-tune a specific approach for other DOTs and to estimate the expected revenue that can be obtained from the proposed method.


In general, the current level of public services in Indonesia is still low. There are several things that indicate the existence of important problems in the delivery of public services, first, increasing indications of services discrimination in provision. This occurs because of the strong factors of political affiliation, ethnic and religious networks so that it is greatly influenced by the balance of services relations. Second, the low level of community satisfaction with public services. This is a logical consequence of services discrimination and uncertainty. This study aimed to examine and analyze the determinant factors in the strategy to improve the quality of public services at the National Land Agency of North Luwu Regency. The type of research is descriptive qualitative, data collection techniques are through interviews, observation and documentation, using Miles and Huberman's interactive model data analysis. The results showed that servqual theory that supports the strategy of improving the quality of public services at the National Land Agency of North Luwu Regency, namely reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangible. The determinants factor that have direct implications for services patterns and apparatus behavior in land services include human resources, organization, management, facilities and infrastructure.


In Anti-Museum, Franklin brings the reader into five contemporary art museums from across the world that, as he argues, actively push against the conventional, or traditional, idea of the art museu...


As China joins the WTO,the small medium-sized enterprises in the western areas are faced up with mone severe challenges from both domestic and international markets.E-commerce seems a good way for them to promote their competitive power.The paper proposes some measures to accelevate the e-commerce application in those enterprises such as low-cost ASP mode.VPN and short message on mobile phone,etc.


According to Dickens and Bell (1976) and Mallia (1977) the s process elements (barium, strontium) are, in some stars of some globular clusters, strongly enhanced (by a factor of more than thirty). This is attributed to mixing effects which occur at late stages of stellar evolution. Up to now, no barium line enhancement has been reported in Pop II field stars in spite of the fact that some of these stars have high luminosity (Fig. l). In fact the enhancement of Ba has been observed in very few globular cluster stars, and it can be expected that the discrepancy will be removed when more Pop II field stars of high luminosity are observed.


The structure and spin-crossover magnetic behavior of [Fe(II)1(6)][BF(4)](2) (1 = isoxazole) and [Fe(II)1(6)][ClO(4)](2) have been studied. [Fe(II)1(6)][BF(4)](2) undergoes two reversible spin-crossover transitions at 91 and 192 K, and is the first two-step spin transition to undergo a simultaneous crystallographic phase transition, but does not exhibit thermal hysteresis. The single-crystal structure determinations at 260 [space group P3, a = 17.4387(4) A, c = 7.6847(2) A] and at 130 K [space group P1, a = 17.0901(2) A, b = 16.7481(2) A, c = 7.5413(1) A, alpha = 90.5309(6) degrees, beta = 91.5231(6) degrees, gamma = 117.8195(8) degrees ] reveal two different iron sites, Fe1 and Fe2, in a 1:2 ratio. The room-temperature magnetic moment of 5.0 mu(B) is consistent with high-spin Fe(II). A plateau in mu(T) having a moment of 3.3 mu(B) centered at 130 K suggests a mixed spin system of some high-spin and some low-spin Fe(II) molecules. On the basis of the Fe-N bond distances at the two temperatures, and the molar fraction of high-spin molecules at the transition plateau, Fe1 and Fe2 can be assigned to the 91 and 192 K transitions, respectively. [Fe(II)1(6)][ClO(4)](2) [space group P3, a = 17.5829(3) A, c = 7.8043(2) A, beta = 109.820 (3) degrees, T = 295 K] also possesses Fe1:Fe2 in a 1:2 ratio, and magnetic measurements show a single spin transition at 213 K, indicating that both Fe1 and Fe2 undergo a simultaneous spin transition. [Fe(II)1(6)][ClO(4)](2) slowly decomposes in solutions containing acetic anhydride to form [Fe(III)(3)O(OAc)(6)1(3)][ClO(4)] [space group I2, a = 10.1547(7) A, b = 16.5497(11) A, c = 10.3205(9) A, beta = 109.820 (3) degrees, T = 200 K]. The isosceles Fe(3) unit contains two Fe.Fe distances of 3.2844(1) A and a third Fe.Fe distance of 3.2857(1) A. The magnetic data can be fit to a trinuclear model with H = -2J(S(1)xS(2) + S(2)xS(3)) - 2J(13)(S(1)xS(3)), where J = -27.1 and J(13) = -32.5 cm(-1).


"People first" is the fundamental principle of Marxist social development theory.Based on the idea of "human beings" from the perspective of historical materialism,this paper holds that "people first" is the scientific interpretation of Marxist social development theory-examining the connotation of the development principle from the two angles of subject and object,then analyzing the actual foundation of the principle.


Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, has been heavily influenced by anthropogenic nutrients for more than 200 years. Recent efforts to improve water quality have cut sewage nitrogen (N) loads to this point source estuary by more than half. Given that the bay has been heavily fertilized for longer than monitoring programs have been in place, we sought additional insight into how N dynamics in the system have historically changed. To do this, we measured the N stable isotope (δ15N) values in clam shells from as early as 3000 BP to the present. Samples from Native American middens were compared with those collected locally from museums, an archaeological company, and graduate student thesis projects, during a range of time periods. Overall, δ15N values in clam shells from Narragansett Bay have increased significantly over time, reflecting known patterns of anthropogenic nutrient enrichment. Pre-colonization midden shell δ15N values were significantly lower than those post-European contact. While there were no statistical differences among shells dated from the late 15th Century to 2005, there was a significant difference between 2005 and 2015 shells, which we attribute to the higher δ15N values in the effluent associated with recent sewage treatment upgrades. In contrast, the δ15N values of shells from the southern Rhode Island coast remained constant through time; while influenced by human activities, these areas are not directly influenced by point-source sewage discharge. Overall, our results show that this isotope technique for measuring δ15N values in clam shells provides useful insight into how N dynamics in coastal ecosystems have changed during thousands of years, providing managers vital historical information when setting goals for N reduction.


1. To define the neural volleys responsible for the Achilles tendon jerk and the H reflex, muscle afferent activity was recorded using micro‐electrodes inserted percutaneously into appropriate fascicles of the tibial nerve in the popliteal fossa.


Based on the data resources from CNKI and Wangfang Data,the paper analyzes the young people cerebral infarction related literatures from following perspectives:publishing years,authors,journals,hot spots and so on,summarizes the level and focus of the research,in order to provide references for further research.


The aim of this article is to render visible and problematise conceptions and norms for performing masculinity within criminology. Approaching crime and crime control from a gendered perspective is highly relevant: Crime and punishmentare historically among the most gendered fields in society, predominantly inhabited by men. While the relation between crime and masculinity was actually addressed by some of the subcultural theorists in the 1950s (see e.g., Cohen 1955, Bloch and Niederhoffer 1958, Kvaraceus and Miller 1959, Cloward & Ohlin 1960), criminology as such has by and large remained a gender-blind discipline. The article focuses on the impact a gender perspective can have on the core areas of criminology: control, victimization and crime.


This master thesis studies the long-term underperformance anomaly by investigating 167 Initial Public Offerings (IPO) and 64 Seasoned Equity Offerings (SEO) conducted on the SSE during 1985-1999. A ...


Abstract Only shortly after the British government had announced that it would hold a referendum on the European Constitutional Treaty, the European Council called for a reflection period and the UK referendum was postponed. This article presents an in-depth analysis of the British mass media's coverage of this critical pre-campaign environment and of the specific British reaction to the Constitution's failure. It identifies the major strands of political discourse and explores patterns of exclusion/inclusion, transnationalisation/Europeanisation, and politicisation therein. Unexpectedly the findings suggest that 'horizontal Europeanisation' was indeed prevalent. The controversial nature of the Constitutional project transformed the prevailing mode of 'discursive Europeanisation', and domestically well-established political conflict lines were projected onto the transnational level. Citizens' allegedly deep disaffection with the constitutional process was well represented by and in the media. The British Council Presidency presented the government with a 'window of opportunity' to re-cast the question of the EU's legitimacy as one of output legitimacy as opposed to a question of 'democratic input' and 'constitutionalisation', calling for a Europe of projects with practical results for citizens.


Objective:To investigate the status and the characteristic of the mental health of the current coedna.Methods:To conclude and analyse the psychological problems that happen in the current coedna apply to the cadre's duty and the trait of their work and study,the control group are the boys of the same term.Results: 13 of the 123 girls are self-abased and represent as pessimistic,no desire to make progress,insomnia and dreamful sleep,social withdrawal,grade decline,drop out of group activity,etc.During the consultation,interpersonal relationship,emotion and nervous temperament get a high score in the two genders.In girls,that is 43%(53 persons),19%(23 persons),and 17%(21 persons) respectively.The control group is similar to the experimental group.No significant deviation exists between two groups.Conclusions: The current coedna with inferiority complex should be started with interpersonal relationship,emotion and nervous temperament,discovering the problem as early as possible and psychological service are sticking points.The action of the female judges is indispensable.


This review article about advances in desulfurization of oil/gas field sour produced waters was based on 37 papers published at home and abroad and covered following topics. (1) The oil/gas fields producing sour formation waters in China and the forms of surfur compounds in them. (2) Physicochemical treatments for sulfur removal: gas stripping,oxidation,neutralization,vacuum extraction, chemical precipitation and electrochemical. (3) Biological treatments: anaerobic and aerobic oxidation. (4) Comparison of these treatments and technologies. (5) Principles of treatment choice.


Objective: To explore the features and treatment of cardiovascular injury due to acute trichloroethylene poisoning.Methods: The clinical data of 6 cases with acute trichloroethylene poisoning were analyzed retrospectively.Results: One case refused treatment after admission and died three days later.The others all were discharged in cure,with normal ST-T in ECG,decreased creatinkinase level from(225±34)U/L to(18±7)U/L,and decreased lactic acid dehydrogenase from(2542±374)U/L to(195±37)U/L.Conclusions: Early diagnosis and adequate usage of hormone are helpful in treating acute trichloroethylene poisoning.


The software system of automatically extracting texture for real 3D models adopts oblique imagery technology,uses collinearity condition equation,and combines with digital 3D and spatial geometry technology to realize the functions of managing real 3D models basic data and automatically extracting model textures.It solves the problems in the geographic information industry of managing massive data and reducing work difficulty of texture mapping of real digital urban modeling,effectively improves the work efficiency of the construction of basic data,realizes the real and virtual mapping,and also promotes the city modernization of digital information.


【Objective】To analyze the relationship between twenty serum biochemical indexes and Oxytropis glabra DC poisoning in rabbits,and to provide the basis for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of Oxytropis glabra DC poisoning in animals. 【Method】The activities of AST(aspertate aminotransferase),ALT(alanine aminotransferase),AKP( alkaline phosphatase),LDH( lactate dehydrogenase),AMA(α- mannosidase),SOD(superoxide dismutase),GSH- Px(glutathione peroxidase),CAT(catalase)and concentration of MDA(maleic dialdehyde),BUN( blood urea nitrogen),CRE( creatinine),GLU( glucose),TG(triglyceride),TC(total cholesterol),TP(total protein),ALB(albumin),GLO(globulin),HDL- C(high- density lipoprotein cholesterol),LDL- C(low- density lipoprotein cholesterol),VLDL- C(very low- density lipoprotein cholesterol)were detected in sera of 12 rabbits cases poisoning of Oxytropis glabra DC and 10 normal rabbits as control. The test was used to analyze differences of the biochemical indexes between the poisoning rabbits and control,then the simple correlation method was used to analyze the relationship between indexes and poisoning by Oxytropis glabra DC. 【Result】The results demonstrated that the activity of AST,ALT,AKP,LDH,MDA,BUN,CRE,GLU,TC,GLO,LDL- C in poisoning groups were extremely significant(P 0. 01),and the contents of AMA,SOD,GSH- Px,CAT,TG and ALB in poisoning groups were extremely significantly lower than those of the control group(P 0. 01),the content of HDL- C in poisoning groups was significantly lower than that of the control group( P 0. 05),the content of TP and VLDL- C was not significantly lower than that of the control group( P 0. 05). The main indexes relating with Oxytropis glabra DC poisoning(OgP) disease were the activity of AMA,CAT,GLU,LDH,GSH- Px, AKP,TG and CRE,and the stepwise regression equation was as follows: OgP = 0. 714- 0. 078AMA-0. 069CAT + 0. 038GLU + 0. 047LDH + 0. 045AKP.【Conclusion】The biochemical indexes including the concentrations of AMA,CAT,GLU,LDH,GSH- Px,GLO,TG and CRE were of great importance in the early clinical diagnosis,treatment,curative effect observation and outcome judgments of Oxytropis glabra DC poisoning in rabbits.


This paper introduces configural analysis of complementary increments (CACI), a method for detecting multivariate shifes in location. CACI is based on the concept of multivariate point symmetry of dichotomous increments of outcome variables from pre-to-post treatment. Two-sample CACI allows the evaluation of multivariate treatment effects even if there is a confound with spontaneous remission. The example given was taken from research on drugs. Clinical application and generalizations are also discussed.


New methods of the synthesis of multi-dimensional robust and adaptive control systems for the centralized control of the spatial motion of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) is developed in this paper, such as variable structure system (VSS) and self-adjustment system with reference model. The conditions of the sliding mode existence and the self-adjustment process stability with the presence of essential dynamic reciprocal effect between all control channels are obtained and strictly proved. The application of synthesized discontinuous control provides the high control quality at any variations of the object parameters within the given ranges.


Data integration is complex often requiring much technical knowledge and expert understanding of the data and its meaning. In this paper we investigate the use of current semantic tools as an aid to data integration, and identify the need to modify these tools to meet the needs of spatial data. Illustrating the benefits of exposing the semantics of integration through creation of a demonstrator.


Dynamical networks with diffusive couplings are investigated from the point of view of synchronizability. Arbitrary connection graphs are admitted but the coupling is symmetric. Networks with equal interaction coefficients for all edges of the interaction graph are compared with networks where the interaction coefficients vary from edge to edge according to the bounds for global synchronization obtained by the connection graph stability method. Synchronizability is tested numerically by establishing the time to decrease the synchronization error from 1 to 10−5 in the case of networks of identical Lorenz or Rössler systems. Synchronizability from the point of view of phase synchronization is also tested for networks of non‐identical Lorenz or Rössler systems. In this case the phase‐order parameters are compared, as a function of the mean interaction strength. Throughout, as network structures, scale‐free and Watts–Strogatz small‐world networks are used. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The World Teachers' Day is celebrated on 26 October in Australia and 5 October in other parts of the world.


The investigated NH 3 -plant have worked until now two extremly warm summer periods, one weaker summer and in two winters with unusual long periods below freezing temperature. The concept of the whole system met all requirements fully. The installation of NH 3 -systems in city centers can be realized with the required safety concepts. The system is very interesting because free cooling is in application. Energy savings could be shown clearly by measurements. Innovative ideas help the NH 3 especially in consideration of ODP and GWP against other CFC-alternatives. There is still a great possibility for an increasing energy saving.


HENSBARROW china clay works is situated in the Hensbarrow granite mass, and is approximately 1 km west of the village of Stenalees in the parish of St. Austell. The pit is traversed by several NNESSW trending quartz-tourmaline veins (known as stent by the quarrymen) carrying a little cassiterite and wolframite, and the well known Bunny tin mine is adjacent. Wavellite occurs in these veins as delicate creamy-white fibrous crystallized crusts lining cavities, together with local infillings of turquoise and varlamoffite. Pegmatite lenses and irregular veins also occur, and these are particularly common in the eastern part of the adjoining Gunheath china clay works, where they carry quartz, tourmaline, apatite, microcline, orthoclase, zinnwaldite, gilbertite, and topaz, with small amounts of wolframite, cassiterite, stannite, arsenopyrite, columbite, varlamoffite, opal, and torbernite. The variscite was foundas aggregates of sharp pale green transparent orthorhombic crystals to 3 mm in diameter, with individual crystals being


The world's population growth together with the change in lifestyle and fashion culture
has led to an increased demand for textile fibres. Fuelling this growth is the increasing
number of short fashion seasons in the clothing retail markets, which has led to the overall
decreased lifespans of clothing in developed countries such as the United Kingdom,
which in turn has resulted in a significant increase in waste textile. The current disposal
routes for the generated waste textile is through reuse or recycling, with up to 30% of the
waste being landfilled or incinerated. Both landfill and incineration of waste textile are
associated with environmental pollution, while reuse of waste garment as second-hand
clothing is associated with the decline of the textile industries in developing countries due
to the lower cost of the imported second-hand garments undercutting the local products.
Moreover the common mechanical recycling of the waste textile back to the component
fibre is also compromised by the presence of colour and mixed fibre blends which in turn
results in low value non-woven products.
This study investigated the potential methods to chemically recycle waste cotton
garments and reuse the recycled materials as feedstock for producing regenerated
cellulosic fibres through the Lyocell process. Methods to chemically 'strip' colorants and
finishing agents from waste cotton garments were first established and their efficiency
evaluated. Acid and alkali hydrolysis, dithionite reduction and oxidative bleaching were
evaluated as potential methods for delivering cheap, efficient and environmental-friendly
colour removal from cotton substrates. It was established that, the sequential
acid/dithionite/peroxide treatment could strip a wide range of colorants from cotton
fabrics, while the sequential acid/alkali/peroxide treatment could only strip relatively few
colorants from the cotton substrates.
The recycled waste cotton garments were successfully used to generate Lyocell fibres
from both 100% recycled cotton pulp and a blend of recycled cotton pulp (20%) and wood
pulp (80%). Both the fibre's mechanical and structural properties were assessed using
tensile parameters, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared
(FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and were compared to the conventional
Lyocell fibres from wood pulp. The overall findings of this study demonstrated the
potential of reusing waste cotton garments through the Lyocell process and producing
fibres with properties similar to conventional Lyocell fibres.


We will present a new technique for determining the lifetime of long-lived optically excited states. In particular, we are able to implement cavity-enhanced QND style measurements on two optical transitions in strontium as a way of determining the linewidth of the millihertz linewidth optical transition in strontium. The observation of the direct modification of the transmitted probe light also opens the door to direct frequency comparisons between the probe light and the optical transition frequency, perhaps providing an alternative to Ramsey spectroscopy and enhanced measurement bandwidth.


Graham Priest, One: Being an Investigation into the Unity of Reality and of its Parts, including the Singular Object which is Nothingness , Oxford University Press, 2014, 272 pp., ISBN 9780199688258