Objective: To assess long-term health status and health-related quality of life in survivors of cardiac arrest in childhood and their parents. In addition, to identify predictors of health status and health-related quality of life. Design: This medical follow-up study involved consecutive children surviving cardiac arrest between January 2002 and December 2011, who had been admitted to the ICU. Health status was assessed with a medical interview, physical examination, and the Health Utilities Index. Health-related quality of life was assessed with the Child Health Questionnaires and Short-Form 36. Setting: A tertiary care university children's hospital. Patients: Of the eligible 107 children, 57 (53%) filled out online questionnaires and 47 visited the outpatient clinic (median age, 8.7 yr; median follow-up interval, 5.6 yr). Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Of the participants, 60% had an in-hospital cardiac arrest, 90% a nonshockable rhythm, and 50% a respiratory etiology of arrest. Mortality rate after hospital discharge was 10%. On health status, we found that 13% had long-term neurologic deficits, 34% chronic symptoms (e.g., fatigue, headache), 19% at least one sign suggestive of chronic kidney injury, and 15% needed special education. Health Utilities Index scores were significantly decreased on most utility scores and the overall Health Utilities Index mark 3 score. Compared with Dutch normative data, parent-reported health-related quality of life of cardiac arrest survivors was significantly worse on general health perception, physical role functioning, parental impact, and overall physical summary. On patient reports, no significant differences with normative data were found. Parents reported better family cohesion and better health-related quality of life for themselves on most scales. Patients' health status, general health perceptions, and physical summary scores were significantly associated with cardiac arrest–related preexisting condition. Conclusions: Considering the impact of cardiac arrest, the overall outcome after cardiac arrest in childhood is reasonably good. Prospective long-term outcome research in large homogeneous groups is needed.


The sedation of the difficult to manage child with a combination of a narcotic and a phenothiazine or phenothiazine-like drug has proven to be a preferred pharmacologic approach for many dental practitioners. The approach appears to be utilized most frequently by those practitioners Umiting their practice to children's dentistry. Sedation with this combination of drugs, known as neuroleptanalgesia, and its historical development is discussed. The pharmacologic alternatives to neuroleptanalgesia are presented Comments and recommendations are made regarding sedation of the child dental patient. 'entists who treat children have always encountered a certain fraction of their patients that could not be treated in the routine manner (i.e., local anesthetic and appropriate techniques of behavior modification). Several approaches to patient management have evolved as a result of providing treatment to this group of patients. They include: (1) physical restraint; (2) hypnosis; (3) pharmacologic sedation; and (4) general anesthesia. These approaches to patient management should not be considered alternatives to techniques of behavior modification, but rather supplements to those techniques. The goals, pharmacologic alternatives, and pertinent drug interactions of pharmacologic sedation are presented with related general comments and recommendations. Goals of Sedation In any discussion of sedation for the young dental patient, the goals of sedation must be specified. Without goals, it is not possible to establish criteria for the success or failure of any approach to sedation. Hence, a comparison of approaches is not possible. The primary goal is patient safety: therefore this goal avoids general anesthesia. The second goal is restraint of patient movement during treatment. The third goal is establishing a non-negative psychological response to treatment in the patient. The fourth and last goal is that the patient arrive and leave in a state of consciousness that is as close to normal (for that patient) as possible. Any one approach to sedation will not fulfill all four criteria. These goals are ranked in decreasing order of importance (author's ranking). There are other desirable goals, but of lesser importance. Pharmacologic Alternatives Pharmacologic alternatives in patient sedation for pediatric dentistry fall into one of four categories: (1) nitrous oxide/oxygen, (2) sedative-hypnotics, (3) phenothiazine and phenothiazine-like drugs, and (4) narcotics. Because the most widely accepted definition of sedation requires a response to command, ketamine, Ketalar® or Ketaject,® cannot strictly be defined as a drug capable of sedation. Thus, this intriguing and powerful agent has not been categorized in the four groups described above and it will be excluded from the following discussion. If the practitioner appreciates how well each drug group or combination of drug groups can satisfy the goals for sedation that have been established, an optimal approach to sedation can be knowledgably selected. Nitrous oxide/oxygen is one of the safest agents for sedation. However, it has a relatively low potency when administered in the recommended range of 30 to 50% nitrous oxide and 70 to 50% oxygen, respectively. Therefore, physical activity is frequently not well controlled with this agent alone. Although admittedly difficult to assess, the euphoric properties of nitrous oxide/oxygen probably result in a non-negative psychological response in the group of patients that passively undergo their dental treatment. Nitrous oxide/oxygen is unsurpassed in recovery rate. The group of drugs categorized as sedativehypnotics is rather large and includes agents such as chloral hydrate (Noctec®), the barbiturates (such as Seconal®), and the benzodiazepines (such as Valium®). The oral administration of these drugs in a responsible manner is considered very safe. However, the benzodiazepines appear to be con164 SEDATION OF CHILDREN: Trapp siderably safer than the other members of this category. When given by a parenteral route {i.e., other than oral}, the drugs in this group can no longer be labelled as very safe due to the easy transition from sedation to general anesthesia. Restraint of physical activity is commonly observed, but large doses may be necessary to eliminate the response to threatening situations and/or painful stimuli. This is more frequently observed with the barbiturates due to a After receiving barbiturates, the patient may be sensitized to painful stimuh" and respond more vigorously than he would have if he had not had the


This article presents an analysis of the impact of major components of quality labor force in the engineering corporation management model. The tables of compilation of quality indicators time series and an algorithm for predicting the quality of the workforce, allowing evaluation of its impact on the efficiency of the engineering corporation model management are presented.


The Northern Sea Route (or the Northern through-passage) is a transport corridor, the use of which is called on in order to increase the efficiency of the Russian economy, activate the natural resources exploration for sub-sovereign entities located in the Arctic zone of Russia. The study purpose is to determine the Northern Sea Route cargo transportation development contemplations in consideration of the observed changes in the world commodity markets. Comparative analysis and a systematic approach is used as the main research methods, which makes it possible to hold a holistic management of ROE of the Northern Sea Route development, implemented at the federal level to ensure a sustainable innovative development of the national economy and the effective use of its resource potentia. The main conclusion is that the volume of cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route will grow, but at a slower rate than the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development and will reach 46 to 50 million tons in 2024.


The interannual variability of the thermosteric sea level anomalies(TSLA) was investigated in the Japan/East Sea(JES) over the last 30 years(1976—2005),by using statistical correlation analysis and EOF analysis.There existed a strong negative correlation between the region-averaged thermosteric sea level anomalies(TSLA) in the JES and southern oscillation index(SOI);and the maximum correlation coefficient is-0.54,with the SOI preceding about four months,which indicates that interannual variability of the thermosteric sea level anomalies(TSLA) is closely related to ENSO.The positive TSLA occurred simultaneously with the development of El Nio events,whereas the states during La Nia events were opposite to those during El Nio events.The spatial patterns of the first EOF mode of the TSLA in the JES showed that there existed larger amplitude in the southeastern JES than that in the northwestern JES.Statistical correlation analysis indicated that there existed a stronger correlation between the region-averaged thermosteric sea level anomalies(TSLA) in the southeastern JES and SOI;and TSLA in the southeastern JES had more rapid response on SOI,the correlation coefficient reaching-0.57 with the SOI preceding about one month.The correlation coefficient is 0.54 with the heat flux anomalies(HFA) preceding the TSLA in the JES about two months.This suggested that the heat flux flowing into(or flowing out of) the JES should make significant contribution to the rise(or fall) of thermosteric sea level.There existed a strong negative correlation between the heat flux anomalies(HFA) in the JES and SOI during the ENSO warm phase(1976—2006),which indicated that the HFA was closely influenced by ENSO event.


Availability of various image editing software both online and offline has tremendously proliferated. This has greatly increased the incidences of digital images manipulation for various intentions. Thereby, causing increased threat to the originality and authenticity of the digital images. Originality of digital images is mandatory for many applications like in military, medical etc. There are various detection techniques in the literature for the identification of tampered images. The focus of this paper is to present a review on the various techniques available to find out the manipulated regions in the digital image. Various techniques are described and focus on their comparison according to the properties like tamper detection, localization, selective or strict authentication is performed.


commit a certain crime and also giving him opportunity to commit it under the supervision of a prosecutor or a law enforcement agency, which is carried out in accordance with the law, has been subjected to a critical analysis. In particular, it has been clarified that although such provision echoes the position of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the legality of passive investigation of a crime, it hardly adequately reflects what actually happens during control over the commission of a crime as an undercover investigative (search) action. It has been suggested to indicate in the corresponding norm of the project that an official of a law enforcement agency creates the situation necessary for the realization of the revealed intention to commit a crime (as an option: to use another similar (generalized) wording that will allow to cover activities, which constitute the content of various forms of control over the commission of a crime). It has been proven that the issue of applying criminal law means to a subject provoked by law enforcement officers and their agents requires a qualified solution not only in the context of the admissibility (inadmissibility) of evidence, which the European Court of Human Rights focuses on, but also, in particular, taking into account gravity of the committed criminal offense. the commission of a


Endoscopic reduction of gastric secretion was used in the treatment of 38 patients with peptic ulcer disease with frequent or continuously relapsing type of course. All of them had been previously treated in a therapeutic hospital more than once, but with only temporary improvement. The age of the patients (35 male, 3 female) ranged from 22 to 55 years, mean age - 36 years. The average duration of the disease was 8.31.5 years. The nature of the ulcerous process was clarified endoscopically and radiologically; benign nature of the disease was verified by the results and morphological study of biopsy specimens. Bulbar ulcers were found in 34 patients, in 4 patients - pylorobulbar ulcers; 11 patients had multiple, "kissing" onion ulcers. The area of the ulcerous defects ranged from 0.15 to 1.3 cm2 (0.34 0.03 cm2). Five patients had recurrence of sutured perforated ulcers, 3 patients had a history of bleeding.


This article reports a content analysis of health-and nutrition-related claims used in food advertisements in popular childrens television channels of India. The authors analyzed 793 food ads ran for a total duration of 20,260 seconds in a span of 7 days in two television channels. Their research shows that nutrient content claims (i.e., ones that focus on a specific nutrient component such as i°low in fati±) are the most predominantly used, followed by general nutrition claims, structure/ functional claims, and healthy claims. The least used category is health claims, in which the advertised food is linked to reduced risk of a disease or health problem. Researchers analysis suggests that healthy foods are not advertised nearly as much as unhealthy foods, which continue to be a major public health concern. This seems to suggest a pressing need for marketing promotions that focus on healthier food options, particularly targeting vulnerable populations such as children.


Urban transportation planning in the United States is a major if not the primary effort in planning in the country today. It is becoming a sophisticated technical process, and is complicated by a complexity of governmental and professional interests that must be coordinated to produce an effective planning process (A).


Known reproductive histories of female radio-collared black bears (Ursus americanus) in Minnesota were matched against the spacing of growth layers in stained thin sections of their teeth. Light-staining bands of cementum, deposited during the summer months, were relatively narrow during years when females were raising cubs. Because females in this study never successfully reared cubs in 2 consecutive years, narrow light bands were bordered by wider bands, causing the intervening dark-staining fall–winter annuli to appear paired. Adult males exhibited similar pairing of dark annuli, caused not by altered annular spacing but by deposition of distinct summer accessory lines. Paired dark annuli in females accurately reflected known cub-rearing records, although it was more difficult to determine the years of cub production (reading teeth from the outer annulus inward) than the ages of females when they produced cubs (counting annuli outward from the dentin–cementum interface). The distribution of ages of fir...


The need to expand, rebuild, and repair structures creates a constant demand for partial demolition and removal of concrete. In many such cases, the surrounding concrete must not be damaged and the existing reinforcing bars must remain unscathed for treatment and curing. This form of partial deomolition often involves relatively small amounts of concrete with minimum distances to sensitive areas, such as residential housing, etc. The various methods of concrete demolition are described, and the use of explosives is discussed. Miniblasting case studies are described. The repair of concrete which requires removal of concrete and exposure is also described, as well as dismantling.


Enlarged pituitary gland has been reported in schizophrenia, possibly reflecting hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal hyperactivity. The aim of the present study was to examine whether individuals at risk of psychosis also have similar changes.


Background: Cantu syndrome is a rare condition which is characterized clinically by hypertrichosis, cardiomegaly and bone abnormalities. Inherited hypertrichoses are very rare human disorders whose incidence has been estimated as low as 1 in 1 billion. The genetic basis of hypertrichosis is largely unknown, and currently no single gene has been directly implicated in its pathogenesis, although position effects have been reported. Methods: We analyzed the DNA of a patient with Cantu syndrome on the Affymetrix Cytogenetics Whole-Genome 2.7M array for copy number variations (CNVs). We then performed genomic copy number quantification using qPCR, and finally we performed gene expression analysis in the hair follicle for the genes lying within and around the region of the duplication. Results: We identified a 375 kb duplication on chromosome 4q26–27. The duplication region encompassed three genes, which included MYOZ2, USP53 and FABP2. MYOZ2 and USP53 are known to be highly expressed in the cardiac muscle, and we found that USP53 is expressed in the hair follicle. Conclusion: We propose that CNVs involving chromosome 4q26–27 may be associated with Cantu syndrome. CNVs spanning several genes may help define the molecular basis of syndromes which have unrelated clinical features.


Political scientists have made broad use of data that are drawn from media sources. These data tend to be of two kinds: measures of the volume of media attention to an issue, or counts of events reported in the media for which there is no other systematic data source. With increasing access to full-text data archives, there will be many more opportunities for scholars to create media-based data. This paper reviews a number of issues having to do with potential bias and error in such data. Some practical solutions are described, and a media-based data series having to do with monetary policy is used to illustrate how to probe for the validity of a media-based events count. olitical scientists have often used media reports-usually print media-as the basis for data on important aspects of politics and the policy process. Many scholars drawing on data sets for measures of coups, riots, demonstrations, elections, and other political events (e.g., Polity III and the World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators) are utilizing data originally drawn from newspaper accounts. We rely extensively on "media-based event counts." With the growing availability of computerized text retrieval systems, one can anticipate even more use of such indicators in the future. It is a propitious moment to review the issues raised by these data. We use media-based counts extensively, and we probably should do so more often, especially in studies of public policy. For example, many conceptions of the policy process suggest that changing beliefs, expectations, or information of critical actors may be associated with changes in policy outcomes and outputs. Mobilizing support often depends on generating favorable media attention. Media accounts provide information on these variables over time and over political jurisdictions. I examine problems scholars confront when using media-based event counts. Scholars may easily go astray exploiting these opportunities, and using online sources does not appear to be a panacea. Many problems do not have a simple and direct solution; for others, additional empirical research may help. Here I draw broadly on research dealing with media data (see also Franzosi 1987 and Kaufman, Dykers, and Caldwell 1993). Although scholars in foreign policy and comparative politics have often examined the problems of media-based event counts, few scholars in American politics and public policy refer to that work. I shall also analyze a data series involving U.S. monetary policy, showing with a real example how scholars can probe the validity of media-based data.


The invention relates to novel dithiin-tetra(thio) carboximides, a method for producing said compounds, agents which contain said compounds, and their use as biologically active compounds, particularly for controlling harmful microorganisms in plant and material protection and as plant-growth regulators.


Entrepreneurial university,with its entrepreneurship and innovativeness,full of vigor and hope,can adapt well to the new era. The concept of entrepreneurial university is explained,and its features like the innovativeness,risk-resistance,transformation to knowledge capital,initiative of entrepreneurial culture,diversity of capital channel,sustainable development shown in its development are discussed. Then,suggestions are put forward towards the transformation of research university.


Diamonds are hard. Humans have known that for ages. This hardness encompasses not only mechanical hardness, but also chemical, electrical, optical, and structural hardness (1). Diamonds are hard to cut, and shaping them requires a complex technology. Diamonds are chemically inert and, because of this, they are not processed chemically. Diamonds are resistant to electrical fields and, as an electronic material, they can work in the highest electric fields that solids can withstand. They are hard structurally and, because of this, they do not allow diffusion, they are immune to radiation, and they possess a stable defect structure.


The mucosal surface area of the small intestine was determined in young adult, germfree and conventional rats. On the average, the germfree values were found to be 30% lower than those of conventio...


To improve unlubricated sliding wear properties of epoxy,potassium titanate whiskers were(incorporated) as fillers to fabricate composites.Effects of the content of PTW and wear conditions were studied.Based on the morphological observation of the worn surfaces and surface hardness of the compo-(sites,) the possible wear mechanism was discussed.The results indicate that the addition of PTW can signi-(ficantly) decrease the specific wear rate and frictional coefficient of epoxy resin.The specific wear rate of the PTW filled epoxy composite(w(PTW)=0.08) is 10 times lower than that of unfilled epoxy and the frictional coefficient is decreased by 35%.


We examine a rectangular cavity resonator method to accurately characterize the complex permittivity of dielectric materials over a wide frequency range of 1–5 GHz by exploiting the fundamental mode and higher-order TE , , modes. For this purpose, a rectangular waveguide is coupled with a cavity resonator through a large inductive aperture. The permittivity characterization at both even and odd TE , , modes enables continuous determination of the permittivity over operating frequencies. The characterization of the permittivity for even TE , , modes suffers from potential errors due to the displacement of materials. This paper also proposes a method to compensate for these errors and improve the accuracy in the even modes. The experimental results of the fabricated cavity are presented using different materials (frequency-independent and frequency-dependent). The measured complex permittivity results show a good agreement with the reported results over a wide bandwidth available in the literature.


Objectives: To evaluate the cognitive status with a simple practical test, clock drawing test (CDT), in a larger multiple sclerosis (MS) patient group and in comparison, with controls. Methods: We included 171 patients (17–65 years) with MS and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and 98 healthy controls who applied between date 2018-2020 years in Neurology Department of Pamukkale University. The CDTs were applied to all subjects. In addition, the cognitive functions of the patient group were evaluated with the neuropsychological test battery. Results: The CDT scores were significantly lower in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) group than the control group (p<0.005). Progressive MS patients' CDT scores were significantly lower than RRMS and CIS (p<0.0001). According to our results, the CDT showed progressive deterioration in MS better than another practical and free tests. Additionally, the CDT scores were statistically better in patients whose disease began with sensory symptoms than whose disease started with motor and brainstem symptoms (p<0.0001). Conclusion: The CDT cognitive impairment prediction performance is 60%, CDT is a useful, easy-to-administer, practical test that can be used in cognitive assessment in MS and CIS.


Charge exchange reactions are important tools in the study of spin-isospin excitations in nuclei. For intermediate incident energies and very forward scattering angles, peaks corresponding to Gamow-Teller (GT) transitions are expected to dominate the measured spectra and their cross sections becomes proportional to the transition strength. We performed two different reactions on 64Ni for studying the GT transitions both in + and  directions. For the investigation in + direction, the 64Ni(d,2He)64Co experiment was performed at the KVI, Groningen, by using a 171 MeV deuteron beam. The outgoing 2He particles were analyzed by the Big Bite Spectrometer and the EuroSuperNova detector. The complementary reaction, 64Ni(3He,t)64Cu, was performed at the RCNP, Osaka, by using a 420 MeV 3He beam. The outgoing tritium particles were analyzed by the Grand Raiden Spectrometer and the RCNP detector. By the simplicity of these transitions, the strengths determined in this experimental study are a good tool to check different theoretical models. The model independent Ikeda sum rule could also be checked. Only about 29% of the total predicted strength was found in our study suggesting the necessity of an investigation to higher excitation energies, up to about 50 MeV, that could bring more information. But, as the shape and magnitude of the continuum region is still a matter of study, the experimental estimation of the GT strength in this region and the extraction of the full strength remain a problem. Because the studied nuclei are in fp-shell region, the obtained GT strengths constitute an important input in astrophysics, being required for the theoretical calculations of the rates of electron captures processes taking place in the late stage of the supernovae explosion. Important spectroscopic information was also obtained both for 64Co and 64Cu due to the reaction selectivity and the excellent energy resolution achieved in the two experiments.


The study of DHCP has improved DHCP, and current trends suggest that the analysis of sensor networks will soon emerg e. In fact, few systems engineers would disagree with the explo ration of systems. We concentrate our efforts on demonstrat ing that public-private key pairs can be made encrypted, reliab l , and stochastic.


Abstract Cluster compounds represent an important class of molecules that lie between the bulk metal and conventional chemistry based on single metal centres. They contain three to 150 metal atoms bonded together by covalent bonds in a polyhedral arrangement that does not necessarily conform to that found in the bulk metal. Their electronic structure has been interpreted using free-electron spherical harmonic models that relate the polyhedral features to the total number of valence electrons in the molecule. The occurrence of these molecules raises interesting questions regarding the transition from metallic to non-metallic properties.


The Sayyid al-Shuhadāʾ lament—a poignant fifty-one-stanza Arabic marthiya composed by the Ṭayyibī Dāʿī l-Muṭlaq Sayyidnā Ṭāhir Sayf al-Dīn (d. 1385/1965)—holds an iconic status in the Karbala tradition of the Fāṭimid-Ṭayyibī Shīʿa of India. This article transcribes, translates, and analyses the lament to showcase a distinct religious tradition within a hybrid cultural milieu. The lament's forms intersect with Arabic poetic conventions set in pre-Islamic times; its themes overlap with Twelver-Shīʿī Karbala laments in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu from the Middle East and South Asia; and its performance stems from melodic Persianate-Urdu recital. Simultaneously, it reflects the Fāṭimid-Ṭayyibī heritage, particularly the teachings of al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī (d. 470/1078), including the fundamentals of their Imāmate doctrine and the salvific importance of weeping for Ḥusayn.


Advertising techniques have changed with time and so the way of doing business. Promotional tactics and marketing strategies altered customer's behavior and perception of buying. This research is based in Karachi, researched about consumer buying behavior, consumer perception at pop up advertisement and retention of the consumer on the appearance of pop up ads. Final results are depicted through path coefficient, total effect, and outer loading. Furthermore, R square, F square, and reliability and validity are also used in PLS. Online questionnaires were conducted on 153 populations falling under the age group of 15-55 living in Karachi, Pakistan. Descriptive analysis was done by using smart PLS software. The purpose of this research is to find out the effectiveness of Popup ads and their positive or negative impact on the business and behavior of consumers. Variables of consumer buying behavior, perception, and retention are related to each other. And are affecting overall pop-up advertising. Consumer buying behavior and perception of consumer is negative regarding pop up ads. Pop up ads are obstruction and serves as a blockage in the work of individual.


Background: Preterm birth is the delivery of the baby before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. The goal of tocolytic therapy is to reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity by delaying birth, allowing for corticosteroid administration and maternal transfer to the tertiary care center. This study was conducted to observe the tocolytic efficacy of GTN transdermal patches in preterm labor between 28 – 36 weeks of pregnancy. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in Obstetrics & Gynecology Department at Mufti Mehmood Memorial Hospital, Dera Ismail Khan, from July 2017 to December 2017. Non-probability consecutive samplings of 186 pregnant women with preterm labor were included in the study. Detailed history and examination, routine investigations and ultrasound were performed to confirm viability, gestational age and exclusion of multiple pregnancies, lethal fetal malformation and intrauterine death. Effectiveness of the GTN patch was considered successful if the cessation of uterine contraction occurred within 24 hours of the application of the GTN patch and persisted for 48 hours to achieve the effect of steroids. Results: Tocolytic efficacy of GTN transdermal patch in preterm labor between 28 to 36 weeks of pregnancy was 88.71%. Regarding the parity of the women, 75.8% of women had multipara (parity 2 to 5) and 24.2% had primipara. The average gestational age was 33.15±2.28 weeks. . Two to three uterine contractions per 10 minutes were observed in 75.8% of women while four uterine contractions per 10 minutes were observed in 24.19% of cases. 2cm cervical dilatation was observed in 82 women (44.09%) and 3cm was 75 women (40.32%). Practical implication: The incidence of preterm delivery can be minimized using GTN patch to reduce the uterine contractions and increase the fetal viability inside the womb. Conclusion: There is no better incubator than a mother's womb. The GTN patch appears to be a safe, non-invasive method of suppressing uterine contractions in pre-term labor and also a simple, quicker and cost-effective tocolytic agent. Keywords: Pre-term labor; Tocolytic; Transdermal patch; Uterine contractions.


For years children have been collecting the baseball and football trading cards from bubble gum packages. The hobby has proven so popular in recent years that students can now purchase the cards in hobby shops and toy stores. For the learning handicapped student who enjoys sports and card collecting, the hobby offers opportunities to reinforce academic skills. Active participation, concrete involvement, and multisensory feedback are all served by introducing games using the cards into the classroom. In addition, games are effective in developing language, aiding socialization, and reinforcing skills development and motivation. Success in using baseball and football cards in the classroom depends on analyzing the skills to be taught and matching them with student abilities. It is also important to call to the attention of the student the purpose of the activity. The problem of accumulating enough cards for classroom use can be solved by allowing students to bring their own cards to the classroom, or by the teacher's purchasing cards at a local store. Large numbers of cards are needed for sorting and categorizing activities, but many other activities can be carried


Paul Molyneaux, author of "The Doryman's Reflection: A Fisherman's Life," and "Swimmming in Circles: Aquaculture and the End of the Wild," describes a real life reevaluation of efficiency in fisheries and aquaculture that begins on a very organic level, with the author as a worker looking to make the best use of his time and energy. His innate understanding of the principles of ecological economics followed by exposure to the discipline's advancing theories leads to a revelation regarding the backwards logic of fisheries and aquaculture policy thus far, and the decline in real seafood production. Along with many others, Molyneaux looks to ecological economics to create a new paradigm for sustainable fisheries.


A bijection ψ is defined between the prime spectrum of quantum SL3 and the Poisson prime spectrum of SL3, and we verify that ψ and ψ−1 both preserve inclusions of primes, i.e. that ψ is in fact a homeomorphism between these two spaces. This is accomplished by developing a Poisson analogue of Brown and Goodearl's framework for describing the Zariski topology of spectra of quantum algebras, and then verifying directly that in the case of SL3 these give rise to identical pictures on both the quantum and Poisson sides. As part of this analysis, we study the Poisson primitive spectrum of O(SL3) and obtain explicit generating sets for all of the Poisson primitive ideals.


Agriculture is the main sources of income for humans. Likewise, agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. In India, Tamil Nadu regional state has a wide range of possibilities to produce all varieties of organic products due to its diverse agro-climatic condition. This research aimed to identify the economics and efficiency of organic farming, and the possibilities to reduce farmers' suicides in the Tamil Nadu region through the organic agriculture concept. The emphasis was on farmers, producers, researchers, and marketers entering the sustainable economy through organic farming by reducing input cost and high profit in cultivation. A survey was conducted to gather data. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been used to test the hypothesis regards the cost and profit of rice production. The results showed that there was a significant difference in profitability between organic and conventional farming methods. It is very transparent that organic farming is the leading concept of sustainable agricultural development with better organic manures that can improve soil fertility, better yield, less input cost and better return than conventional farming. The study suggests that by reducing the cost of cultivation and get a marginal return through organic farming method to poor and small scale farmers will reduce socio-economic problems such as farmers' suicides in the future of Indian agriculture.


Efficient handoff algorithms are a cost-effective way of enhancing the capacity and QoS of cellular system. The higher value of hysteresis effectively prevents unnecessary handoffs but causes undesired cell dragging. This undesired cell dragging causes interference or could lead to dropped calls in microcellular environment. The problems are further exacerbated by the corner effect phenomenon which causes the signal level to drop by 20-30 dB in 10-20 meters. Thus, in order to maintain reliable communication in a microcellular system new and better handoff algorithms must be developed. A fuzzy based handoff algorithm is proposed in this paper as a solution to this problem. Handoff on the basis of ratio of slopes of normal signal loss to the actual signal loss is presented. The fuzzy based solution is supported by comparing its results with the results obtained in analytical solution. Keywords—Slope ratio, handoff, corner effect, fuzzy logic.


Two aircraft simulation tests were performed under laboratory conditions: A 3 (sound pressure levels) x 3 (frequencies) experimental design was applied to both studies. Each frequency was operationalized by the presentation of current noise samples recorded at different seat locations in a real single-aisle aircraft (front, middle, rear). For front and middle noises, levels of 66, 70, and 74 dB(A) were applied, for noises in the rear section levels of 70, 74, and 78 dB(A) were played-back. Comfort sensation was measured by a semantic differential consisting of 24 bipolar adjective pairs for the evaluation of aircraft cabin noise with respect to sound quality and annoyance. Communication interference was examined by measuring the speech intelligibility of loudspeaker announcements presented at a constant level of 70 dB(A). Additionally, subjective evaluations of the communication situation regarding concentration, coping, annoyance, subjective speech intelligibility, and speech quality were used. Noise-induced performance effects were tested in the first study by means of a three-minute version of the psychomotor vigilance task (PVT), a simple, high-signal-load reaction time test. Since the results of the PVT were not significant, a three-minute computer version of the d2 test of attention was designed for the second study.


Cast shadows in siena : the case of Domenico di Bartolo I Sub Title Author 遠山, 公一(Toyama, Koichi) Publisher Centre for Advanced Research on Logic and Sensibility The Global Centers of Excellence Program, Keio University Publication year 2010 Jtitle CARLS series of advanced study of logic and sensibility Vol.3, (2009. ) ,p.235247 Abstract Notes Part 4 : Philosophy and Anthoropology : 一部図版削除 Genre Research Paper URL https://koara.lib.keio.ac.jp/xoonips/modules/xoonips/detail.php?koara_id=KO12002001-2010033 1-0235


Mobile information systems are characterized by their ability to adapt to varying contexts. There is a strong relationship between the requirements of a mobile information system and its operational context. On the one hand, context can be considered to determine the requirements, the alter- natives that can be adopted to satisfy these requirements, and qualities of the systems. On the other hand, the system itself may cause changes in the context during its operational activities. More fundamentally, context influ- ences users' goals and the way they achieve these goals. In previous work, we introduced contextual goal modeling, a systematic way to analyze and specify contexts. The key idea was to associate variants for goal satisfaction with contexts. In this paper, we propose analysis techniques and automated reasoning mechanisms to verify properties of contextual goal models. We show how to detect inconsistent context specifications and how to analyze possible runtime conflicts originated by context changes. Also, we present an analysis process to construct and reason about contextual goal models. We illustrate and evaluate our framework through a case study of a mobile information system for supporting the life of people with dementia.


By late sixteenth century colonial rule in Southern Andes included processesof reduction of ethnic groups to pueblos de indios (native villages) and anincrease of the religious conversion by parish priests (curas doctrineros). Thetransformations among the native groups in 1570-1650 enabled new marginsof action for three social actors that became knots of local power: the provincialgovernor (corregidor), the ethnic leader (cacique) and the priest. To examinethe interactions between these authorities in the pueblos belonging to thecorregimientos of Lake Titicaca we analyze some discourses elaborated byreligious about their contemporary caciques: such as Fray Martin de Murua,Fray Alonso Ramos Gavilan and Licenciado Pedro Vallejo de Velasco, whoseoffices where in the pueblos of Capachica (corregimiento of Paucarcolla),Copacabana (corregimiento of Omasuyos) and Caquiaviri (corregimiento ofPacajes), respectively, during the last decades of the sixteenth century andthe first half of the seventeenth century.


The renal glomeruli of 12 male Osborne-Mendel (OM) rats 3 to 24 weeks old were examined by electron microscopy. Effacement of podocyte foot processes (FPs) developed at 3 weeks of age and became progressively worse over time. Loss or dislocation of the slit membrane was also found. Vacuoles and osmiophilic lysosomes appeared in the podocytes starting at 6 weeks of age. Podocyte detachment from the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) was apparent at 18 weeks of age. Laminated GBM was occasionally observed in all animals. These features might lead to the development of spontaneous proteinuria and glomerulosclerosis in OM rats.


The sensor nodes in underwater IoT networks have practical limitations in power supply. Thus, the reduction of power consumption is one of the most important issues in underwater environments. In this regard, AMC(Adaptive Modulation and Coding) techniques are used by using the relation between SNR and BER. However, according to our hands-on experience, we observed that the relation between SNR and BER is not that tight in underwater environments. Therefore, we propose a deep learning based MLP classification model to reflect multiple underwater channel parameters at the same time. It correctly predicts BER with a high accuracy of 85.2%. The proposed model can choose the best parameters to have the highest throughput. Simulation results show that the throughput can be enhanced by 4.4 times higher than the conventionally measured results.


In this engrossing 50-year journalistic journey, Time, Life, and Fortune correspondent Roy Rowan revists powerful people who have helped shape the 20th century. Populating these pages are such historical personalities as Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, Douglas MacArthur, Marshal Tito, Jimmy Hoffa, and Imelda Marcos. Illustrations.


Many components in conventional and nuclear power plants and chemical plants are likely to be subjected to 'severe' loading conditions, i.e. loads which would cause cyclic plastic straining and/or incremental deformation (i.e. ratchetting). For operating temperatures above the creep threshold, creep strain also occurs, which may exacerbate the ratchetting of components. If ratchetting occurs, the components may fail either due to excessive deformation so that the components cannot function properly or due to incremental collapse.

For simple component geometries, loadings and material behaviour models, the mechanism of ratchetting and the behaviour of components are well understood and analytical solutions (closed form or simplified model) are available. However, for components with complicated stress distributions, loading and material behaviour, the mechanisms of ratchetting are not fully understood and closed form solutions, in general, cannot be obtained. An understanding of the mechanisms of ratchetting is important as an aid to the design process and to apply bounding techniques. Also information on the effect of the material ratchetting phenomena on the ratchetting of components is still scarce.

Components with different geometries and loading conditions have been analysed by using the finite element method. The results have been used to investigate ratchetting mechanisms and to obtain ratchet strain data. The effects of complete stress redistributions due to creep have also been investigated.

The effects of material ratchetting on the behaviour of components were also investigated. Comparison between experimental results, for a component made of lead alloy material, and finite element predictions, using simple and sophisticated material behaviour models, is also presented. The results show the improvement in accuracy which is possible if more realistic material behaviour models are used.


Anti-Personnel Landmines (APL) indiscriminately injure or kill thousands of innocent non-combatants every year, and the United States is committed to eliminating their use. Therefore, technology that replaces the military capability of APL is highly desired by the defense industry. Here, a solution is proposed for an anti-vehicle landmine (AVL) system called the Cooperative AVL Self-Defending Minefield that consists of a team of networked mobile landmines. These mines will collaborate to create an optimal minefield spacing, and will reconfigure the minefield to fill gaps in the event an opposing force attempts to breach it. Details of the mobile mine prototype, and the optimization strategy are described. This technology satisfies the requirements of the international Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, known as the Ottawa Treaty, while promising an effective military capability. The project resulted in the development and successful test of a 4-member cooperative minefield system that was able to reconfigure itself to close gaps created by simulated breaching operations.


The pavement evenness is a extremely important index for estimating the pavement service perfor mance,it directly has impact on the quality of vehicle running on pavement.The paper systematically analyses factors related to pavement evenness at the stage of surface spreading from two big aspects of artifical and mechanical factors.


In this paper the design of a passive fault tolerant controller for a hexacopter is adressed, which is able to cope with actuator degradation. The design is achieved with the linear parameter-varying (LPV) system framework. Based on a nonlinear model a quasi-LPV model is generated through function substitution. This model is extended with a degradation modeling by including additional LPV parameters to describe the actuator degradation. Since the shown approach is passive, these additional parameters are not measurable and therefore, a controller design with a partly measurable parameter vector is accomplished. The obtained controller is evaluated and its performance and capabilities against actuator degradation in comparison to a conventional LPV control design are presented based on simulations with a high-fidelity nonlinear model.


Two years ago, the report of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Consensus Conference on Haemochromatosis (Adams et al, 2000) concluded: 'it is estimated that only 5% of C282Y ⁄C282Y men over the age of 40 years will not express an HC (haemochromatosis) [clinical] phenotype'. Such high estimates of clinical penetrance have played a role in the shaping of a positive view regarding the advisability of population screening for haemochromatosis. However, public policy must be based upon rigorously collected and analysed data and not upon clinical impressions. Unfortunately, few data fulfilling these criteria have been available until recently. It is therefore commendable that Deugnier et al (2002) have attempted objectively to compare the symptomatology of homozygous patients against that of wild-type controls (Fig 1). However, their conclusion stating that symptoms are common in the homozygous male (but not female) population is based upon a very small sample, 10 male patients to be exact. Moreover, their conclusions regarding symptoms appear to be based entirely upon the fact that seven of these 10 patients reported fatigue. Since their paper was submitted, two controlled studies involving much larger samples have been conducted, and it is clear from these studies that symptoms with haemochromatosis are rare, as opposed to common. Following the report of our investigations in the Kaiser Permanente Health Appraisal Clinic earlier this year (Beutler et al, 2002; Waalen et al, 2002), we have added approximately 500 additional subjects to the study before closing patient accrual, bringing the total number examined to 41 613. This group included 56 Caucasian homozygous males who were unaware of the diagnosis of haemochromatosis at the time they completed a relevant questionnaire. There was no significant difference between the responses of the homozygous men to questions regarding fatigue compared with wild-type controls. In a study of 261 homozygous patients detected in a screening programme performed in Norway, Åsberg et al (2002) did not report on 'fatigue' as a specific symptom, but did report on the general health of participants: 73Æ1% of homozygous males and 75% of the wild-type controls considered themselves to be in 'very good' or 'good' health (A. Åsberg, personal communication). Moreover, in a survey of 2851 patients diagnosed as having haemochromatosis (McDonnell et al, 1999), only 36% of patients complained of extreme fatigue, compared with 30% of the patients who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (McDonnell et al, 1999). In view of the lack of a prominent effect of the C282Y mutation homozygous state on patient fatigue in large studies, we would suggest that the fact that seven of the 10 men questioned in the study by Deugnier et al (2002) complained of fatigue may be due to the type of statistical aberration that is often observed when multiple comparisons of data are made.


A method for synthesis of substituted pyrroles has been developed. 1-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles generated from terminal alkynes gave α-imino rhodium carbene complexes, which when reacted with alkenyl alkyl ethers afforded substituted pyrroles. The method can be efficiently applied to a one-pot sequential reaction starting from terminal alkynes.


The utility model relates to monitoring of lightning travelling wave in transmission line, which provides a monitoring device for lightning travelling wave in transmission line. The device comprises a power source unit, a current sensor unit, a data acquisition and processing unit and a communication unit, wherein, the current sensor unit, the data acquisition and processing unit, and the communication are all connected with the power source unit, and the output end of the current sensor is connected with the input end of the data acquisition and processing unit, and the output end of the data acquisition and processing unit is connected with the input end of the communication unit; meanwhile, the monitoring device transmits the data to Internet network data center through GPRS communication technology.


In the early 1990's the National Weather Service (NWS) deployed the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at airport observing sites, eliminating the need for human observers. At the time there were no reliable sensors to measure snow depth and the traditional snow measurements of 6 hour snowfall and snow water equivalent (SWE) were abandoned at most locations. The National Weather Service is currently exploring the feasibility of installing ultrasonic snow depth sensors at ASOS sites to restore snowfall measurements to the historic data record. In the 2003-2004 snow season testing of the Judd Communications ultrasonic depth sensor began at three sites: Fort Collins, CO; Stove Prairie, CO; and New Brunswick, OH. Preliminary results show that due to scattering of the sound pulse the Judd sensor performs poorly under windy conditions and when low density snow is present on the snow surface. In addition to the automated data, 6 and 24 hour manual measurements of snowfall, snow depth, snow water equivalent and gauge precipitation were collected. For the 2004-2005 snow season, 15 sites across the U.S. will test both the Judd Communications and the Campbell Scientific sensors. This presentation will show three aspects of the project: i) the magnitude and characteristics of noise in the sensor data, ii) a comparison of the performance of the two sensors, and iii) the status of an algorithm that will convert continuous sensor snow depth to NWS traditionally measured 6 hour snowfall. 1 Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship Colorado State University e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


The contamination in soil, underground water and river environment became serious due to illegal waste dumping. In this study, our research group analyzed the oil species of illegally disposed oils from J City. After pretreating the mixture of oil, water and solid phases to obtain homogeneous phase components, the physical property analysis, atom analysis, and gas chromatography were performed. From the results showing 11.8% of oxygen content, -6 °C of pour point and chromatogram pattern. the contaminated oil was identified as a vegetable one. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis was also performed in order to know what kind of vegetable oil was, and the ratio of LLO, OOL and POL was found to be high indicating that the disposed oil is majorly the used soybean oil with some vegetable oil mixtures. This study can be used for identifying contaminators for oils from the illegal waste dumping.


When R2SnCl2 (R = Me, nBu) reacted with substituted benzohydroxamic acid (substituent = 4-F; 2,4-Cl2; 2,5-F2) and potassium hydroxide in aqueous methanol solution, two types of condensation products could be obtained, depending on the molar ratio R2SnCl2/RCONHOH/KOH. When a 1:1:2 molar ratio was used, 1:1 alkyltin hydroxamates {(n-C4H9)2Sn[4-FC6H4C(O)NO]}n (1) and {(CH3)2Sn[2,5-F2C6H3C(O)NO]}n (2) were formed. When a 1:2:2 ratio was used, another two unexpected 2:3 alkyltin hydroxamates, {(CH3)4Sn2[(2,4-Cl2C6H3C(O)NHO)2][2,4-Cl2C6H3C(O)NO]}n (3) and {(n-C4H9)4Sn2[(4-FC6H4C(O)NHO)2][4-FC6H4C(O)NO]}n (4), were obtained. All these complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H, 13C, 119Sn NMR spectra and X-ray diffraction analysis. The results indicated overall (Z)-iminol coordination mode in the hydroximic tautomeric form for 1 and 2, and keto-iminol mixed-coordination mode including both in (Z)-hydroxamic and -hydroximic tautomeric forms for 3 and 4. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)


The appearance of superfluidity in medium and heavy nuclei, which is energetically a more favorable state than the total disintegration state of the Fermi gas (normal state), was studied using Bogolyubov's variation principle (generalization of the Fock method and the mathematical methods developed in the theory of superconductivity). It is shown that the superfluid state is energetically more favorable and is separated from the normal state by a slit. The interactions of protons with equal or counter projectlon moments on the sarae shell lead to the appearance of the superfluid state. (R.V.J.)


Purpose: To raise awareness regarding presentation of toxoplasmic chorioretinitis late in life, and to discuss the invasive diagnostic options. Patients/Methods: Case report. Results: A 62-year-old patient presenting with posterior vitritis and a focus of retinitis was misdiagnosed and treated with antivirals and corticosteroids. Relapse after initial stabilization justified a vitreous tap for culture and DNA detection of a number of infectious agents, leading to the correct diagnosis of T.gondii infection. Conclusions: Ocular sampling may be necessary to secure timely diagnosis and treatment of atypical retinitis. Acquired ocular toxoplasmosis may be under-recognized as a cause of infectious posterior uveitis and caution should be applied when administering steroids without a definite diagnosis.


Plants and soils often do not receive their share of attention in the biology teaching laboratory despite their significance to human life and the environment. The opportunity to study complex living systems in the classroom is limited by many constraints. This laboratory exercise was developed to exhibit clear, graphic results within the normal class period using inexpensive materials and reasonable teacher preparation time. The exercise uses a simple imaging technique to illustrate the profound effects that living roots exert on the pH of the surrounding soil environment. Plants are grown in rhizotrons using a low organic matter content sandy loam soil with either nitrate (NO~)or ammonium N (NH~) added and with or without a nitrification inhibitor. After 4 wk of growth, the root system is exposed and treated with fluid agar containing bromocresol purple pH indicator. The color changes outlining the rhizosphere become visible within about 10 minutes. When N is absorbed as NO~, alkalization of the rhizospbere occurs and is exhibited as purple. In contrast, when N is absorbed as NH~, acidification of the rhizosphere occurs and is exhibited as yellow. When NH~ N is added without the nitrification inhibitor, differences in color (pH) between the rhizosphere and bulk soil are less pronounced. The exercise achieves visually stimulating results that can be used to reinforce lectures on rhizosphere pH, nutrient availability, plant tolerance of soil acidity, microbial activity, and plant susceptibility to diseases. T SCIENCE TEACHING LABORATORY relies on experimental work and demonstrations that must fit within many constraints. Relatively inexpensive materials, reasonable teacher preparation time, and production of clear, graphic results within a normal 1 to 2 h lab class period are all important components for successful laboratory experiences. Unfortunately, these constraints greatly narrow the variety of experiments that are feasible. A common casualty of many laboratory experiments is the opportunity to study complex living systems in their natural environment. We developed a laboratory exercise that meets all of the above criteria. The exercise uses a simple imaging technique (Weisenseel et al., 1979; Marschner t al., 1982) to illustrate J.R. Heckman, Plant Science Dep., Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231; J.E. Strick, Princeton Univ., Program in History of Science, 129 Dickonson Hall, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-1017. The research reported in this publication was supported by the New Jersey Agric. Exp. Stn. Project no. D-15-110-5-95. Received 13 Mar. 1995. *Corresponding author (firstname.lastname@example.com). Published in J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ. 25:13-17 (1996). the profound effects that living roots exert on the pH of the surrounding soil environment. The rhizosphere is that portion of the soil in the immediate vicinity of plant roots in which the chemistry and microbiology are influenced by the presence of plant roots. This paper describes the procedures for use of the bromocresol pH indicator method to exhibit differential pH changes in the rhizosphere of plants grown in soil with either NO~ or NH2 nutrition. The exercise provides hands-on experience that helps to illustrate principles concerned with plant soil relationships, transport processes, charge balance, N nutrition and soil N transformations. We have "field tested" the laboratory exercise for classroom use with university undergraduate students in turfgrass science and report on its general appeal among rade school students. Theoretical Considerations Roots acquire nutrients as cations (NH~, Ca2+, Mg 2+, K+, Na+) and anions (NO~, CI-, SO4 2-, H2PO~). Relative differences in the uptake of cations and anions influence the pH in the zone of soil surrounding the root. The rhizosphere pH is largely a function of the cation to anion uptake ratio, root efflux of H+ or OH-, the soilbuffering capacity, and the plant species. Changes in rhizosphere pH are brought about by the net excretion of H+ or OH(probably HCO~) from the roots. The efflux of the appropriately charged ion with respect to the imbalance in charges from differential cation and anion uptake, serves to maintain electroneutrality in root cells and the external soil solution. Nitrogen is often the nutrient absorbed in the greatest quantity. The form (NO~ vs NH2) in which it is absorbed, therefore, largely determines the alkalizing or acidifying effect of nutrient uptake on rhizosphere pH (Marschner, 1986). Absorption of NH4-N promotes H+ efflux and reduces the rhizosphere pH, whereas absorption of NO~ promotes OHefflux and raises the rhizosphere pH (Marschner, 1986). This effect occurs without an immediate change in the bulk soil pH. The rhizosphere pH may differ from the bulk soil pH by as much as two units. Nitrogen added to soil in the NH2 form, such as (NH,~)2SO,~, will be available to the plant as NH~, NO~ or mixture of the two sources depending on the degree of nitrification. Application of (NH4)2SO, ~ in combination with a nitrification inhibitor (Hoeft, 1984), such as N-Serve t, will slow or prevent nitrification (Adriaanse and Human, 1990). t The use of trade names in the publication does not imply endorsement by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station of the products named or criticisms of similar ones not mentioned. J. Nat. Resour. Life Sci. Educ., Vol. 25, no. 1, 1996 ̄ 13 Fig. 1. Rhizotron with perennial ryegrass grown Fig. 2. Rhizotron with cover removed to expose for 35 d. root sytems. Fig. 3. Soil pH reference standards showing gradations in color changq with bromocresol purple pH indicator. Fig. 4. Rhizosphere pH, as indicated by bromocresol purple, of root systems of plants grown with (A) Ca(NOJ)2, (B) (NII$N, t N-Serve, Q (NEIJ,SO,, and (0) Ca(NOJ), t N-Serve. 14 J. Naf. Resour. Life Sci. Educ., Vol. 25, no. 1, 1996 Ammonium ptake will then lead to acidification of the rhizosphere (Gijsman, 1990a). When itrification is not blocked, the action of Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter bacteria will cause release of NO~ and acidity in the bulk soil. Subsequent uptake of NO~" will lead to alkalization of the rhizosphere. MATERIALS AND METHODS Soil Preparation. A sandy loam soil with an organic matter content of 12 g kg-~, a pH of 6.2 and low in available N was obtained in the fall from corn (Zea mays L.) plots that had not been fertilized with N. It was air dried and screened to pass through a 2-mm sieve. To ensure adequate nutrient supplies, the soil was amended with 0.44 g of CaHPO 4, 0.19 g of KCI, and 1.0 g of CaSO 4 per kg of soil. The following four treatments were used to establish NO~', NH,~, or mixed nutrition: A. Ca(NO3) 2 at 0.59 g kg -~ soil B. (NH4)2SO 4 at 0.47 g kg -~ and N-Serve 24E, nitrapyrin [2-chlor -6-(-trichloromethyl) pyridine] at 0.01 g -I soil C. (NH4)2SO 4 at 0.47 g kg -~ soil D. Ca(NO3) 2 at 0.59 g kg -1 and N-Serve at 0.01 g kg -~


New observations are reported of tunable vacuum ultraviolet light generated in the forbidden region to the red of the xenon 6s'((1/2))/sub 1//sup 0/ state due to the introduction of a second, resonant laser field. Striking observations of double-resonant ionization signals on the blue side of the xenon 6s' level are also reported. Both sets of data are interpreted in terms of the changes in phase matching and the nonlinear susceptibility induced in the medium by the second laser. These changes are successfully analyzed in terms of the ac Stark effect in the three-photon level due to the second laser field.


An internal clock generation circuit is provided to prevent unnecessary current consumption due to toggling of an internal clock, by generating the internal clock only in a period requiring the internal clock when a chip selection signal is disabled. An internal clock generation control part(200) receives an external clock and a clock generation control signal, and controls the generation of an internal clock in response to the clock generation control signal. An internal clock generation part(400) is controlled by the internal clock generation control part and generates at least one internal clock. The clock generation control signal is enabled during an enable period of a chip selection signal and during at least an active operation period even when the chip selection signal is disabled, and the internal clock generation part generates at least one internal clock when the clock generation control signal is enabled.


The invention discloses a torque safety monitoring and controlling method and device of an electric vehicle. The method includes the steps that actual torque of a motor in the electric vehicle is obtained, and current demand torque of the electric vehicle is obtained; the current gear state of the electric vehicle is obtained; if it is judged that the current demand torque is positive demand torque according to the current gear state, torque difference is calculated according to a first formula, the actual torque and the current demand torque; if it is judged that the current demand torque is negative demand torque according to the current gear state, torque difference is calculated according to a second formula, the actual torque and the current demand torque; integration is carried out on the torque difference according to preset duration to generate an integral value; if absolute value of the integral value is larger than a first preset threshold value, an alarm is given, and preset safety control is carried out on the motor. According to the torque safety monitoring and controlling method in the embodiment, the torque safety monitoring range is enlarged, torque safety monitoring capacity is improved, the larger the torque difference is, the higher response speed is, and misjudgment caused by unstable currents is avoided.


The main purpose of navigation systems is a position determination different moving objects. For standard inertial navigation systems algorithm, the initial position data are required. Normally these data may be determined by astronomical techniques or satellite and radio navigation systems. However, astronomical techniques depend on climate conditions and satellite and radio systems can be disturbed by electromagnetic countermeasures. It is proposed to use an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and a navigation computer for autonomous determination of an initial position. IMU should be composed of three accelerometers, three gyroscopes and a signal processing circuit. The method proposed the latitude determination uses projections of the Earth's rate measured by orthogonal IMU gyroscopes and projections of the gravity acceleration measured by orthogonal IMU accelerometers. Experimental tests of the IMU with a ring laser gyros triad and precision pendulum accelerometers confirmed the efficiency of the method on a fixed base. The behavior of the latitude determination under vibration is researched. The latitude determination under vibration was considered analytically by Power Spectral Density theory. It was estimated a variance of the latitude under the broad-band vibration. The method operability under harmonic and random vibration of the base at the real time is considered.


To prepare gifted and talented youth for leadership roles in a rapidly changing society is a large task that calls for comprehensive program development and curriculum planning. This article focuses on five major aspects: (a) experience in predicting, planning and extrapolating; (b) explicit leadership training; [c] thinking skills; (d) experience in problem finding and problem solving; and (e) study of major concepts, themes, issues and ideas.


In spite of the attention that Russia's Soldiers' Mothers received even in the western media, especially during the War in Chechnya, this institution has not yet been subjected to scientific analysis.! The present study is an attempt to reduce the gap in this area of research. The starting point is the violation of the rights of the members of the armed forces in the Russian military complex as the immediate subject of engagement of Soldiers' Mothers. The ensuing examination of the Soldiers' Mothers organization in the transformation process serves to describe its political and historical categorization. Details regarding the Soldiers' Mothers of S1. Petersburg are then dealt with in the following section. An examination of the gender-specific consequences of the formation of a civil society in Russia should help clarify the social climate of neotraditionalism in which this organization pursues its activity. It becomes clear that the key to success of this organization lies on the one hand in current social developments and, on the other, in the way in which the organization has been able to call into question the alienated structures of the military forces themselves.


One-quarter of hired agricultural workers live in housing that is provided without rent. whereas few workers in other industries are provided with rent-free housing as part of their employment compensation. Workers who live in rent-free housing are paid more than comparable agricultural workers. possibly reflecting the low-quality and isolation of such housing.


This project involves the design, synthesis and full characterization of novel chiral hetero-di-anionic and hetero-bimetallic complexes of alkali metal, and d or p-block elements (eg. Zn, Cu, Al, Ga, In, Sn, Sb), and subsequent examination of their reactivity and selectivity in asymmetric synthesis and in the formation of unusually substituted heterocycles. Requires inert atmosphere handling techniques. Read more : Organometallics, 2018, 37 , 1225 – 1228. of of our Ultra-resolution microscopy of epi-genetic modifications in the cell nucleus: Epi-genetic modifications to chromatin play a critical role in gene regulation and expression and are central to cell differentiation and immunological memory. We have developed new tools – ultra-resolution microscopy – capable of mapping individual histone modifications throughout an entire cell nucleus. Projects in this area will involve mapping histone modifications of known function (e.g. repressive/active with respect to gene expression) to investigate the role of spatial distribution, and visualising and characterising higher order chromatin conformations and clusters or regions with dense epi-genetic modifications. A range of cell lines can be studied including pluripotent cells and T cells. Image is of the nuclear envelope (blue) and the active histone mark H3K4me3 (yellow) in a T cell. My research centres on the use of glass nanopipettes to "see" the nanoscale active sites of electrodes during operation, through high-resolution electrochemical microscopy . Relating electrochemical activity on this scale to the underlying electrode surface structure guides the design/synthesis of the "next - generation" of materials with higher activity, improved stability, longer cycle life etc. My group undertakes applied chemistry research on topics that are, in some way, related to biomass and fossil resource utilization. For example, new approaches to the preparation of industrial chemicals, specialty liquid fuels (eg, jet fuel), road bitumen, coke for steel making, and specialist high surface area active carbons are being developed so as to minimize energy losses and CO 2 emissions. We also investigate the capture of CO 2 emissions by adsorption and, once captured, its transformation back into useful products by heterogeneous catalysis. In doing so, innovative new materials such as mesoporous silicas, metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and ionic liquids (ILs) are employed as adsorbents, catalysts and/or solvents. These novel materials are often sourced from other research groups within Molecular modeling experiment and each research Novel sands rapid shifts between oxic and anoxic We that dominates anoxic We hypothesise that a carbon storage mechanism using polyhydroxyalkanoates is taking This project will investigate the pathways of microbial metabolism in sands using a combination of experiments and metabolite profiling using GC/MS earths the strategic of the st considerable international over the Chinese domination of the supply of separated elements. Our group provides fundamental to underpin industrial in the area. rare earth resources which have been mainly neglected despite their widespread uses, e.g. ceramic supports for exhaust emission catalysts, alloy magnets in all car engines, and catalysts for artificial rubber production. Potential applications include green corrosion inhibitors (below). Their metal-organic chemistry is a major new frontier and is generating great excitement, for example in the discovery of new oxidation states. We are particularly interested in high reactivity rare earth organometallics (Ln-C), organoamides (Ln-NR 2 ) and aryloxides (Ln-OAr), and have developed unique synthetic methods to obtain them. Features of these compounds include low coordination numbers and extraordinary reactivity including C-F bond activation, the most resistant carbon-element bond. To prepare and structurally characterize the compounds represents a major challenge. The program involves extensive international collaboration. Some specific projects follow: diarylethenes We discover and design new materials and devices that harvest and convert renewable energy into green chemicals and fuels, and investigate their mechanisms of operation using a broad arsenal of cutting-edge techniques. Our perfectly equipped laboratories are located in Green Chemical Futures building. Our staff and students have access to the state-of-the-art infrastructure and specialised equipment for the fabrication and characterisation of materials and beyond, including Monash X-ray platform, Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy, Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication and Australian Synchrotron. A number of honours project available in the group will suit candidates interested in physical chemistry, materials science and renewable energy technologies – fields that underpin the new Australian Energy Sector. We actively engage with leading Australian energy companies, in particular with Woodside and AGL. The projects fall within two major areas: in this field. Our latest research focuses on new perovskite and related solar cells that have emerged as the fastest developing photovoltaic technology rivalling crystalline silicon. Honours projects available within this broad topic focus on the design and investigation of new light-harvesters and electrode materials.


Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic disease in humans residing in countries with low standard of public health and hygiene, thereby making ascariasis highly endemic in developing countries. The durability of eggs, high number of eggs produced per parasite, poor socio economic conditions lead to its high prevalence in tropical countries where wet and warm climate provides suitable environment conditions for its high prevalence. Jejunum or ileum is the usual habitat of an adult worm. The manifestations caused by Ascariasis are mainly due to immunological response of host to eggs, larvae and adult worm and GI complications like obstruction and nutritional deprivement. Ascaris can cause serious intraabdominal complications such as intestinal obstruction, cholangiohepatitis, biliary obstruction, liver abscess, pancreatitis, acute appendicitis, intestinal perforation and granulomatous peritonitis. The surgeon or physician treating the patient with Ascariasis should be aware of the abdominal complications, since delay in management may have fatal outcome. Perforation of GIT is a common cause of peritonitis. In most instance, this perforation is caused by peptic ulcer, acute appendicitis, acute suppurative cholecystitis or trauma. A case report of gastro intestinal perforation resulting from ascariasis is a distinct entity. This is a case report of a rare presentation of Ascaris lumbricoides with jejunal perforation following trivial trauma. This trivial trauma might have led to intestinal perforation from a concealed presence of an impending Ascaris perforation.


The problem of improving the quality of protection against electromagnetic radiation of electronic control units of aircraft is inextricably linked with the level of used materials, which is determined by their functional properties. Such materials can be radio-absorbing dispersed filled polymer composite materials (RADFPCM), to reduce the cost of creating which is relevant to develop a system for predicting the quality of RADFPCM. The subject of the research is RADFPCM. The purpose of the present research is to develop an algorithm for selecting the optimal composition of RADFPCM. The methodology for conducting the study includes theories of multi-criteria optimization and decision-making. To confirm the basic provisions of the developed algorithm for selecting the optimal composition of RADFPCM, studies were carried out on the example of a polymer composite material based on the rubber of the type SKTN grade A, powder fillers of two types and a PMS-50 (silicone fluid) additive. It is as a result established that for receiving the new filled polymer composite material which is radio-absorbing disperse filled with the value of Shore hard ness of 88.88 conventional units, the tensile strength of 91,9·104 Pa, tensile elongation of 54.42% the following structure of components is necessary: silicone SKTN grade A rubber (matrix) — 25%, iron ox ide (powder filler) — 38%, aluminum hydroxide (powder filler) — 37%, additive PMS-50–0. The proposed algorithm of selection of the optimal composition of RADFPCM can be applied in the creation of new functional materials for the aerospace industry. The developed algorithm contains a risk assessment unit according to Savage's criterion, which reduces the risk of approval of the non-optimal composition of the polymer composite material. Thus, even at the stage of computer modeling, a decision can be made on the composition of a new functional material, which reduces the cost of its creation and allows to ensure the required quality, reliability, and safety of the products for which the created materials are intended.


Abstract In this paper, hydrogen production by catalytic treatment of analgin pharmaceutical wastewater was systematically investigated in supercritical water (SCW) with a continuous reactor for the first time. The effect of sodium salts on the decomposition of analgin pharmaceutical wastewater in supercritical water was investigated in a continuous reactor. The results showed that NaHCO3, Na2CO3, NaCl and mixed sodium salts reduced the CO and CH4 fraction in the gaseous product and increase the fraction of CO2, which depresses the heating value of the gaseous product. All these sodium ingredients exhibit an inhibitive effect on the formation of H2, CO, CH4 and CO2 and the gasification efficiency; the inhibition strength of various sodium ingredients follows the order of mixed sodium salts > NaHCO3 > Na2CO3 > NaCl. The inhibitive effect on the formation of gaseous products is enhanced under high reaction temperature and long residence time, but is almost independent on the reaction pressure. Under high temperature, high pressure and long residence time, gas generation may be inhibited considerably by the mixed sodium salts, possibly due to a synergetic effect of different sodium salts.


Report about the 1986 National Assembly of The Links, Inc. by Lillian Martin Jones to the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Details the events, speeches, membership concerns, and other business discussed at the conference.


We describe a case study in which we evaluated an open-source electronic health record (EHR) systempsilas requirements for compliance with the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Our findings suggest that legal compliance must be requirements-driven, while establishing due diligence under the law must be test-driven.


By using methods of bottle Planting and film covering and capping with bags after cutting plant crown of root turion was obtained higher survival rate in afforestation.


The function of the urinary bladder is to store and expell urine. Micturition is accomplished via a coordinated, well‐sustained contraction of sufficient force to expel the entire contents of the urinary bladder. Studies in several labs have demonstrated that a functional bladder contraction consists of two phases: the first phase is represented by a rapid rise in intravesical pressure (isometric contraction) to a peak, followed by a prolonged period of increased (sustained) intravesical pressure (tension). Using isolated strip techniques, the in vitro whole bladder model, and several metabolic methodologies, we have studied contractile, functional, and biochemical parameters of these two phases of contraction.


Funding of secondary education according to European Commission (2014) is the focus of much debate in Europe today. This has challenged decision makers and educationists all over Europe to seek new ways of ensuring that sufficient funds are made available for schools while using public resources efficiently. Most developing countries also face great challenges associated with funding of secondary education. In Kenya, free day secondary education was introduced in 2008 to enhance transition and retention of students from primary to secondary schools. Studies have shown that student retention is still a major challenge among the vulnerable and marginalized students. The government of Kenya has continued to explore different ways of financing education in order to improve quality and expand secondary education. This study was anchored on retention theory and sought to add knowledge and literature related to funding of secondary education and student retention. The sample of the study consisted of 19 schools, 228 students, 76 class teachers, 31 parents, 19 school principals and 1 Quality Assurance and Standards Officer. The study adopted a convergent parallel mixed method research design using a cross sectional survey design for the quantitative method and a case study design for the qualitative method. Data were collected using questionnaires, interview guides, document analysis guide and focus group discussions. Descriptive and inferential statistics were generated using MS Excel 2018 and SPSS version 21. Qualitative data from the interviews and focus group discussions were analysed thematically and report given in narrative form and direct quotes. The findings revealed that free day secondary education funding had contributed to the improvement of student retention in Migori County over the last four years. The study recommended that the government should review the amounts allocated for free day secondary education and consider investment in education a key priority.


A cymometer based on processor ADμC834 is designed.By making full use of singlechip's calculate and control,frequency can be displayed instantly on liquid crystal display with serial data transfer.It can economize system port and peripheral equipment,cut short programme in display.The frequency can measured and displayed precisely and instantly.


In the preceding paper (Stuiver and Östlund, this issue), some of the general features of the Geochemical Ocean Section Study (GEOSECS) were outlined and results were listed for the Atlantic Ocean. This paper will deal with the second major cruise, which was described by Craig and Turekian (1976), covering the Pacific Ocean in 1973-74 (cf fig 1).


Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. is a widespread parasitic weed that infl icts damage on maize (Zea mays L.) in sub-Saharan Africa. This is a highly variable root parasite that can contribute to signifi cant genotype × parasite population interaction observed in fi eld trials. The present study was thus conducted to determine the reaction patterns of hybrids developed in Nigeria for fi eld resistance to S. hermonthica under artifi cial infestation at two locations each in Kenya and Nigeria in 2009 and 2010. In the combined analysis of variance, mean squares for country, location (country), year × country, hybrid × year × country, and hybrid × location (country) interactions were not signifi cant for all measured traits. The variance for year, hybrid, year × location (country), hybrid × year, hybrid × country, and hybrid × year × location (country) interactions were signifi cant for some or all measured traits. The nonparametric tests of concordance was signifi cant (p < 0.0001) for all traits recorded under infestation in eight test environments (W = 0.55 to W = 0.76) in the two countries, indicating that S. hermonthica–resistant hybrids developed in Nigeria were also resistant in Kenya. Pattern analysis using a three-way clustering method separated the 16 maize hybrids into two distinct groups with similar reaction patterns and levels of performance in the prevalent test environments of the two countries. Resistant hybrids had higher grain yields, fewer Striga damage symptoms, fewer emerged parasites, and taller plants in comparison to the tolerant, susceptible, and commercial hybrid checks. Some hybrids with consistent levels of resistance to S. hermonthica across locations and seasons in the two countries were identifi ed in this study for further testing under a broad range of production conditions in the Striga-affected areas of Kenya, Nigeria, and other countries to select the best hybrids for eventual release. A. Menkir, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Rd., PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria; D. Makumbi, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), P.O. Box 1041-00621 Nairobi, Kenya; J. Franco, Universidad de la Republica, Estacion experimental EEMAC, Paysandu, Uruguay. Received 19 May 2012. *Corresponding author (firstname.lastname@example.com). Abbreviations: SSA, sub-Saharan Africa; WAP, weeks after planting. Published in Crop Sci. 52:2528–2537 (2012). doi: 10.2135/cropsci2012.05.0307 © Crop Science Society of America | 5585 Guilford Rd., Madison, WI 53711 USA All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permission for printing and for reprinting the material contained herein has been obtained by the publisher.


The chemical compositions of tobacco caulis and tobacco powder were analyzed.The factors include the ratio of tobacco caulis,tobacco leaf and pulp,and the syrup degree and moisture content,which affect tensile strength and folding resistance of the tobacco slice prepared by papermaking,were investigated.The result indicated that the physical properties of the tobacco slice could meet the quality requirement after being treated on the following conditions: the ratio of tobacco caulis,tobacco leaf and pulp 1∶0.3∶0.05,the syrup degree 40°SR.


The migratory behaviour of hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) postsmolts during their seaward migration was examined using acoustic telemetry. The first study focused on the swimming depths of eight post-smolts relative to the water-column salinity and temperature using depth sensitive acoustic transmitters. Individuals were released at the mouth of the Eio River and manually tracked during the first hours of their sea migration in a Norwegian fjord system. Vertical salinity and temperature distributions were recorded along the tracked post-smolts' trajectory. Post-smolts were tracked for a mean of 11.4 ± 1.9 hours after release over a mean distance of 8.7 ±3.4 km from release into the fjord. Mean swimming depth was 1.6 m with a range of 0.5 2.1 m. The results of this study suggest no overall preference for salinity concentration with post-smolts spending on average 68% of the time in salinity concentrations lower than 20 practical salinity units (psu) during the sea migration. The second study compared the behaviour of two distinct populations with different inherent migratory distances to the ocean in a common-garden experiment. Atlantic salmon post-smolts of Rivers Flekke (20 km from the open ocean, n = 80) and Lasrdal (144 km from the open ocean, n = 79) origin were tagged with acoustic transmitters and released in spring of 2005 and 2006 at the mouth of the river Opo, in S0rfjorden, Western Norway. The post-smolts' migratory behaviour was continuously monitored using acoustic listening stations at three areas in Sorfjorden (2.5 35 km from the release point). The high percentage of post-smolts detected 35 km from release site (84% in 2005 and 81% in 2006) suggested a high survival and was independent of the fish origin. The post-smolts' progression rate from release to the end of area 3 (means, 2005: 0.6 bl s" and 2006: 0.7 bl s") was not dependent on fish origin in either of the two years. This study is the first to describe the swimming behaviour, including swimming depth, of fjord-migrating post-smolts.


This article is an examination of the ways four levels of knowledge create misunderstandings and difficulties in a Brazilian context. A Brazilian NGO, a feminist Center for Gender Studies in Campinas and the working class "subjects" of these groups combine, as a result of a problematic challenge from European funding agencies, to teach each other new ways of thinking about theories of gender, women's work, and the positive effects of research in the community.


The functional properties of okra protein products low-mucilage protein isolate (LMPI), low-mucilage protein concentrate (LMPC) and high mucilage protein concentrate (HMPC) and whole okra flour (WOF) prepared from fresh okra fruits were studied. The okra protein products differed significantly (p<0.05) from each other in moisture, protein, fat, carbohydrate and energy content. The WOF and HMPC samples had significantly better (p<0.05) emulsifying properties, foaming capacity, water absorption, viscosity, nitrogen solubility and yield composition but significantly (p<0.05) lower oil absorption than LMPC and LMPI. They can be ingredients of choice in foods requiring gelation.


Difacyl (diphenylacetic ether of diethylaminoethanol) is similar in nature to novocaine, but much more active than the latter, since it has the ability to influence various links of the reflex arc and is characterized by a longer resorptive effect.


Formaldehyde is utilized for the preservation of materials due to its strong bactericidal effects. As formaldehyde is also a harmful substance that causes health hazards, the quantitative monitoring of formaldehyde in natural and living environments is desirable. For the rapid and easy detection of formaldehyde, in this study we applied an organic field-effect transistor (OFET)-based sensor that can function as a potentiometric device for electrochemical measurements. A polyion-complex gel of formaldehyde dehydrogenase (FDH) and chitosan (CT) was constructed on a gold electrode. When the FDH/CT gel-coated electrode was connected to an OFET device it could detect formaldehyde in an aqueous solution, in which the amino groups of chitosan would protonate during the enzymatic reaction. The limit of detection was calculated to be 3.1 µM (93 ppb), demonstrating the applicability of the film-type OFET sensor to environmental monitoring.


Three discussion papers raise interesting points, but at the end of the day, we continue to recommend that past meta‐analyses which have influenced public policy or clinical paradigms be reanalyzed by unweighted methods. For all future meta‐analyses that employ either (a) fixed effects where concomitant treatment and/or eligibility are diverse or (b) classical random effects weighted methods, unweighted methods should serve as the primary analysis. Other analyses would be reasonable as secondary approaches. Two commentaries suggest that weights are only random to the extent of estimation errors in the between study and within study variance components. We shall demonstrate that even if these components are known, there is still considerable random variability in the weights. In fact, methods that try to weight the estimates inversely proportional to the variance have a number of undesirable properties, including bias, incorrect standard errors, inconsistency (including coverage of confidence intervals), and counter‐intuitive properties that the expectation of the estimator changes both with the number of studies sampled and with constant multiples of sample size across all studies. These adverse properties do not exist for the unweighted approach. From the numerical example of phenylephrine 10 mg, despite the arguments of Waksman, the proper conclusion is that the collection of studies does not constitute evidence‐based support for efficacy in terms of lowering nasal airway resistance. In the final section, we present two compelling examples where questionable inferences were made, with potential major public implications. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Abstract The aminoarylation reaction of N-allylureas under oxidative palladium catalysis, in the absence of ligands and by using inexpensive H2O2 as the sole oxidant, occurs in a chemo- and regioselective fashion. This intramolecular process takes place via a 5-exo-trig cyclization, and represents an easy approach to 4-arylmethyl imidazolidinones.


Objective To investigate the relationship between plasma P substance(SP),atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP) and renal function in chronic renal failure(CRF).Methods SP and ANP were measured by radioi m munoassay in normal control and CRF before and after hemodialysis(HD),serum creatinine(Cr) was determined simultaneously.Results SP before HD was significantly higher than that of control(P0.01) and significantly lower than that after HD(P0.05).There was a positive correlation between SP before HD and Cr(r=0.6612,P0.05),a negative correlation between SP after HD and Cr(r=-0.4648,P0.05);ANP before HD was significantly higher than that of control(P0.05).There were positive correlations between Cr and ANP before and after HD(r=0.8225,P0.05);There was a negative correlation between the quantitative difference of SP and that of ANP before and after HD(r=-0.4811,P0.05).Conclusion There is a significant correlation between the change of plasma SP,ANP concentrations and Cr level in CRF patients.


The purpose of a circuit protector (CP) is to clear faults and thus permit the remainder of the system to continue normal operation. The function of overvoltage protection is to prevent damage to utilization equipment by de-energizing the generator when system overvoltage exists. Proper co-ordination is necessary to prevent nuisance tripping of the overvoltage relay (OVR) during low-resistance faults.


In this paper, the novel multiband segmented dual-aperture coupled annular microstrip patch antenna is used as the radiating element in a 2×2 router MIMO system. The radiating element has two aperture coupling slots and the annular ring is segmented. The resulting antenna and MIMO system have omnidirectional radiation patterns with good broadside coverage for four frequency bands (1.85, 3.5, 4.55 and 5.6 GHz) spanning 3:1 bandwidth. Polarization and pattern diversity are used to reduce correlation.


Experimental Design for Analysis of Phenotypic Selection on Drosophila melanogaster Survival During Episodic Selection from Salticus Scenicus Predation. Data collected by Cody Porter in the lab of Ian Dworkin at Michigan State University in 2011. Images are organized in folders by whether the flies survived the experiment, or were predated upon by the spiders (dead). I have zipped up the images. Each morphological structure (wings, legs, thorax) are in their own images. For survivors each leg (1st - 3rd) has its own folder. ***How experiment was performed*** Fenn Valley (Michigan) wild type population of Drosophila melanogaster will be used in assays (flies aged between 3 and 6 days only). 24 flies per container (12 males and 12 females) randomly assorted with respect to age. Flies spent at least 24 hours recovering from CO2 exposure while acclimating in the 24C incubator. Flies that are collected (in vials) must be assorted with respect to sex. *Virgin and non-virgin flies used. A.M. Set-up Plastic "cages" washed with 70 % ethanol followed by a rinsing with RO H20. 1 Spider per cage (begin with adults only and use juveniles as excess flies allow). Acclimate spider in plastic cage with synthetic plant and moist kim wipe for 24 hours in 24c incubator. Introduce flies (that have been prepared and assorted as described above) into "cages" containing spiders using plastic funnel. *Be sure to make note of any dead flies in vial or escapees during this process. Set containers in trays and into 24c incubator and allow assay to run for 24 hours. Add one "cap" of fly food with a single yeast granule per container. *Record everything carefully in notebook. *Label each individual cage with a number that corresponds to the spider present in that cage (from the spider's vial number). A.M. (72 hours later) Take-down Place all containers simultaneously in the 4c refrigerator for 30 minutes. After 45 minutes, take 2 cages out of the refrigerator at a time. For each container, count and record the number of survivors and their sex. Place all survivor carcasses (from all containers) into a single Eppendorf vial with ethanol and all dead carcasses (from all containers) into a single, separate Eppendorf vial with ethanol. *If juveniles are used, place carcasses in separate, labeled vials with ethanol, just as with adults. Miscellaneous Notes: Have everyone remove mite nets prior to placing cages into incubator. Deprive spiders of food (D. melanogaster) for 96 hours prior to assay. ***How traits were imaged (zoom, scope, etc...)*** Microscope - Leica M125 with a Leica DFC400 Camera - Zoom Drive (1.00X) Magnifications used 50.0x -- All three legs on left side (5.0) 40.0x -- Both wings (4.0) 25.0x -- Thorax (2.5) -Image Formats Captured Format -- 1392x1040, Full Frame HQ Live Format -- 1392x1040, Full Frame Image Type -- Greyscale Iris Manual -- 27% ***Naming convention for images*** Salticus scenicus_Survivorship_Sex_Experiment#_Trait_Side(or leg #) Example - Ss_S_F_1_W_L =Salticus scenicus;survivor;female;Experiment#1;Wing;Left **A 'X' next to, or in place of, any piece of information denotes missing information. Example - Ss_D_X_2_LX_2 =Salticus scenicus;dead;sex unknown; Experiment#2;Leg (side of body unknown);leg#2


On December 2006, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) amendments of the United States make e-Discovery compulsory. Discovery rules are collecting evidence and ready to issue information for trial by the parties to a suit. In this point, we could mention e-Discovery is the rule of range of evidence which revised for including ESI (Electronically Stored Information). We design e-Discovery support tool thought analysis of requisite functions which are required for e-Discovery. This model is composed of 3 modules including AGENT, SERVER and MANAGER. We explain the further direction of study which is realizing and designing the AGENT module, one of 3 blocks we mentioned above.