Based on the market status and technology trend of 2-layer flexible copper clad laminate(2L-FCCL),our work focus on lamination technique.For this technique,the most important point is the development of the composite PI film.A little success has been achieved through some effort.Tg for TPI resin is 245℃,Tg for PI resin is more than 350℃,peel strength(18μm rolled copper)is 1.5 N/mm,and thermal stress test at 300℃ can stand more than 1min.


Aim/Purpose This article examines how learning activities draw on resources in the work context to learn. Background The background is that if knowledge no longer is seen mainly as objects, but processes, how then to understand boundary objects? Our field study of learning activities reveals the use of pictures, documents and emotions for learning in the geographically distributed Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority Methodology The study is a qualitative study consisting of interview data, observation data, and documents. Contribution Contribute to practice based theorizing. Findings Three ideal types of representing practices have been identified, i.e., 'Visualizing', 'Documenting' and 'Testing'. All three are combined with storytelling, sensing, reflections and sensemaking, which point at the importance of processes in learning. The article also add insights about how emotions can be an important resource for boundary spanning – and sensemaking – by creating the capability of reflecting upon and integrating different knowledge areas in the inpractice context. Recommendations for Practitioners Look for boundary objects within your field to promote online learning. Recommendation for Researchers Study boundary objects in work context to understand learning. Impact on Society Role of objects in human learning. Future Research Focus on how emotions can be used for online learning.


Objective-To determine whether epoprostenol (prostacyclin, PGI,) or heartlung transplantation (HLT), or both improves survival of patients with severe pulmonary hypertension. Design-This was a prospective study where the effects of epoprostenol were compared with conventional treatment. Also, the benefits of epoprostenol and HLT were assessed by comparing survival in this group with that of 120 patients at the Mayo Clinic before HLT and epoprostenol treatment became available. Patients and interventions-Forty four patients were studied; 25 received continuous epoprostenol over a four year period (mean (SD) cardiac index 1-8 (0.4) 1 min-'m-2 and mean (SD) pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) 70 (16) mm Hg) and 19 did not (cardiac index 2*1 (0.6)1min-'m-2 and PAP 64 (13) mm Hg). Ten patients underwent HLT: seven had received epoprostenol, and three had not. Results-The therapeutic intervention with epoprostenol, or HLT, or both improved survival compared with the Mayo clinic patients (p = 0.05). Most of the benefit was conferred by epoprostenol, which prolonged survival twofold from a median time of eight to 17 months and doubled the chances of successful HLT. The improved survival with epoprostenol was not related to its immediate capacity to cause pulmonary vasodilation. Those patients who had limited acute pulmonary vasodilation when treated with epoprostenol showed the greatest improvement in survival. Conclusions-These preliminary results indicate that those pulmonary hypertensive patients with the poorest chance of survival can be helped by epoprostenol and by HLT. (Br HeartJ 1993;70:366-370) Unexplained and severe pulmonary hypertension is both uncommon and incurable.' 2 Recent treatments considered able to improve survival have included anticoagulants,' vasodilators,4 and heart-lung5 or lung6 transplantation. Controlled and long-term studies of these treatments are rare and their efficacy has been questioned.7-9 Higenbottam et al reported a single patient in whom long-term intravenous infusion of epoprostenol lessened disability and apparently bought time for HLT.'0 Further controlled studies of epoprostenol by Rubin et al reported not only sustained but a progressive improvement of pulmonary haemodynamics with long-term treatment." This study reports the comparison of survival among patients with severe pulmonary hypertension who received long-term epoprostenol and those who did not. Also, to assess whether epoprostenol or HLT or both improve survival; the survival of our patients was compared with that of patients from the Mayo clinic3 who were studied before either HLT or epoprostenol were available. Patients and methods Over a six year period, 44 patients with severe pulmonary hypertension were entered into the study. None had congenital heart disease or evidence of thoracic or pulmonary disease on clinical or radiological examination or physiological tests. For comparison, the 120 patients from the Mayo clinic retrospective study for pulmonary hypertension were included.3 Standard electrocardiography and M mode echocardiography with Doppler were undertaken, together with ventilation and perfusion lung scintigraphy. No patient was included with intracardiac shunts or atrial or ventricular septal defects. No patient was included with evidence of proximal pulmonary artery occlusion.'2 Diagnostic right heart catheterisation was performed with a triple lumen flow directed catheter in all patients on entry to the study."3 A brachial artery cannula was also inserted. In nine of the 44 patients it was not possible to record pulmonary artery wedge pressure. The total pulmonary vascular resistance (mean pulmonary artery pressure/cardiac index) was therefore calculated. A further measurement similar to that in the Mayo clinic study was included. The mixed venous oxygen saturation, together with arterial oxygen saturation were recorded from blood samples. The degree of disability was assessed by the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification. 14 The capacity to acutely vasodilate the pulmonary vasculature with epoprostenol was assessed in our patients during the catheter study.'5 The infusion rate of epoprostenol was increased step wise every 10 minutes until the Department of Respiratory Physiology, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge T W Higenbottam A T Dinh-Xuan MRC Biostatistic Unit, Cambridge D Spiegelhalter Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Centre, New York, USA V Fuster Transplant Unit, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge J P Scott N Caine J Wallwork Correspondence to: Dr TW Higenbottam, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB3 8RE. Accepted for publication 4 May 1993 366 group.bmj.com on April 30, 2017 Published by http://heart.bmj.com/ Downloaded from


society can deliver on its promises anyway' (p. 15). Her discussion of the political volte face as neoliberalism gains traction is bold, detailed and convincing, ranging from Macmillan's 1957 'never had it so good' declaration to Linda Grant's We Had it So Good (2011) 'about the "illusions" of the baby boom generation' (p. 168) in a chapter entitled '"The Haves" and "The Have Nots"'. Other chapters pay close attention to novels and plays that convey a young woman's struggle 'to dispense with the primary habitus of one's family and home' (p. 36) and to those novels that explore what happens to them once escape has been achieved, with potential blocked, often through untimely or unwanted pregnancy. Twentieth-century feminism's pre-occupation with ownership of a woman's body is explored through 'the troublesome corporeality' (p. 85) of characters in Hilary Mantel's An Experiment in Love (1995) – a near perfect choice for an extensive case study of the formation of multiple identities governed by 'gender, class, nationality and region' (p. 85), heavily influenced by Mantel's own Catholic, working-class, Northern background. The uncertainty of women's identity as 'other' through migrant, class, educational or economic status is highlighted by the 'anti-memoir' or 'true novel', a form exemplified by the novels of Janice Galloway and Andrea Levy that Eagleton welcomes as 'a representative story for the time' (pp. 110–111). The fundamental feminist spirit in the texts is problematized in a Coda that refers to it as a 'phantom presence [. . .] glimpsed but not at the centre of the action' (p. 189). Yet in saying that, Eagleton recognizes the persistent difficulties around 'sexual politics, social change and mobility that engage our authors' (p. 189). This absorbing study confirms that feminism is about a continuing and ever-changing struggle; like poverty, it is always with us.


thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, which may be fatal. The exact incidence of thromboembolism in relation to air travel is uncertain, though it has been estimated that at least 5% of all cases of deep venous thrombosis may be linked to air travel.The term "economy class syndrome" has been coined to describe the phenomenon, and this also emphasizes the role of impairment of venous circulation due to prolonged immobility in a cramped position, in the pathogenesis of the thrombosis.A number of risk factors specific to air travel are recognized, including immobility (leading to stasis in the lower limbs and hemoconcentration), compression of the popliteal vein by the edge of the seat, and dehydration. However, inherited hematological abnormalities may also predispose to thrombosis. This article reviews the pathophysiology of venous thrombosis, and gives advice on prevention as well as guidelines on the management of established thromboembolism.


Risperidone (RIS) is used as an antipsychotic drug alone or with other drugs, like fluoxetine (FLX). A simple method was developed and validated for the determination of both RIS and its metabolite 9-hydroxyrisperidone (9-OH-RIS), FLX, and olanzapine (OLA) as an internal standard in rat's plasma using UPLC-MS/MS. FLX, RIS, 9-OH-RIS, and OLA were purified using acetonitrile as a protein precipitating agent. Separation was performed on an ACQUITY™ "UPLC BEH™" C18 column (50 mm × 2.1 mm i.d., 1.7 μm; Waters Corp., USA). The ranges of the calibration curves were 1.0–1000.0 ng/mL for FLX and 0.2–1000.0 ng/mL for RIS and 9-OH-RIS. Linearity, recovery, precision, and stability were within the acceptable range. This method is rapid, fast, and precise for the determination of RIS and FLX in plasma and is applicable in pharmacokinetic studies.


ABSTRACT During the development of the central nervous system (CNS), only motor axons project into peripheral nerves. Little is known about the cellular and molecular mechanisms that control the development of a boundary at the CNS surface and prevent CNS neuron emigration from the neural tube. It has previously been shown that a subset of spinal cord commissural axons abnormally invades sensory nerves in Ntn1 hypomorphic embryos and Dcc knockouts. However, whether netrin 1 also plays a similar role in the brain is unknown. In the hindbrain, precerebellar neurons migrate tangentially under the pial surface, and their ventral migration is guided by netrin 1. Here, we show that pontine neurons and inferior olivary neurons, two types of precerebellar neurons, are not confined to the CNS in Ntn1 and Dcc mutant mice, but that they invade the trigeminal, auditory and vagus nerves. Using a Ntn1 conditional knockout, we show that netrin 1, which is released at the pial surface by ventricular zone progenitors is responsible for the CNS confinement of precerebellar neurons. We propose, that netrin 1 distribution sculpts the CNS boundary by keeping CNS neurons in netrin 1-rich domains. Summary: A Ntn1 conditional knockout demonstrates that netrin 1 prevents pontine neurons and other classes of hindbrain commissural neurons from exiting the CNS through sensory nerve roots.


Unit 1 Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation Adapting to the Japanese Market Product: Fast-Food Restaurants Themes: Franchising Marketing Internationally Writing: Business Proposal (Introductory Lesson) Unit 2 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc. Making Ethical Decisions in Business Product: Pharmaceuticals Themes: Crisis Management: Public Relations Ethics in Business Writing: Business Letter (Introductory Lesson) Unit 3 Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. Developing a Compensation Policy Product: Ice Cream Themes: Employer-Employee Relations Socially Responsible Business Writing: Interoffice Letter (Introductory Lesson) Unit 4 Levi Strauss & Co. Applying Market Research to New Product Development Product: Clothing Themes: Market Research Saving a Failing Product Writing: Interoffice Letter Unit 5 Stew Leonard's Dairy Store Satisfying the Supermarket Customer Product: Groceries Themes: Retail Sales Listening to the Customer Writing: Business Letter Suggestions Unit 6 Airbus Industry and the Boeing Company Negotiating International Trade Agreements Product: Airplanes Themes: Government/Industry Relations International Trade Writing: Interoffice Letter Unit 7 Kidselebration, Inc. Expanding a Small Children's Products Business Product: Children's Music Tapes Themes: Copyrights and Trademarks Creating New Products and Markets Writing: Business Letter Unit 8 Akzo n.v. Responding to Environmental Concerns in Europe Product: Chemicals, Paints, Fibers, and Pharmaceuticals Themes: Environmental Regulation Balancing Profits and Environmental Protection Writing: Business Letter Unit 9 Perdue Farms, Inc. Designing an Advertising Campaign Product: Poultry Themes: Cultural Elements in Advertising Designing Effective Advertisements Writing: Storyboard Unit 10 Crosby Valve & Cage Company Choosing a Latin American Manufacturing Base Product: Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquids Themes: Cultural Elements in Advertising Designing Effective Advertisements Writing: Storyboard Appendix A: Answer Key for Reviewing Background Information and Vocabulary Appendix B: Information for Exercise 5 Paired Activities Appendix C: Negotiating Strategies Tapescript


parts: the first part presents the principles of classical fluorescence spectroscopy in which the author presents the phenomena, the theories that explain the phenomena, and the instru-ments that measure the phenomena; in the second part, the author provides concise perspectives on rapidly emerging topics. The latter topics include the following: multiphoton exci-tion microscopy, fluorescence sensing, new and novel fluoro-phores, DNA technology, fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy (cid:1) FLIM (cid:2) , single-molecule detection, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (cid:1) FCS (cid:2) , metal-enhanced fluorescence, and surface-plasmon-coupled emission. These latter topics (cid:1) some may call them emerging advanced topics (cid:2) are presented with significantly greater theoretical explanations than the material of the first part. These latter chapters, although con-cisely written, are augmented with carefully selected references that should be studied by the reader. ,


In the event of trouble occurred on ultra-supercritical 1 000 MW steam turbine in Huaneng Yuhuan Power Plant,in order to shorten the cooling-down time for shutdown of the unit,a rapid cooling-down system had been adopted.During the time of shutdown due to trouble occurred on unit no.2,the rapid cooling-down system had been used,shortening the repair by ten days.Through application of said technology onto the other three units,the rapid cooling-down systems have been accumulatively put into operation for eleven times in the repair period during shutdown of the four units,saving large amount of time in the repair period.


We present atom probe tomography results of a precipitation‐hardened Mn‐based maraging steel (9 Mn, 1.9 Ni, 0.6 Mo, 1.1 Ti, 0.33 Al; in at.%). The alloy is characterized by the surprising effect that both, strength and total elongation increase upon aging. The material reveals a high ultimate tensile strength (UTS) up to 1 GPa and good ductility (total elongation (TE) of up to 15% in a tensile test) depending on aging conditions. We map the evolution of the precipitates after 450 °C aging treatment using atom probe tomography in terms of chemical composition and size distribution.


New equations to estimate GFR (eGFR) based on creatinine, cystatin C or both have been developed in the last two years. A comprehensive comparison of their accuracy is currently lacking, particularly in cohorts not involved in their development or validation and among people with comorbid conditions.

 We included 6174 adults from the Stockholm Creatinine Measurements (SCREAM) project referred for plasma clearance of iohexol during 2011-2021, in whom we observed 9579 concurrent measurements of creatinine, cystatin C and iohexol clearance. We assessed the performance against measured GFR (mGFR) of eGFR equations proposed by the CKD-EPI collaboration (CKD-EPI 2009, 2012 and 2021), European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC 2021 and 2023), and the revised Lund-Malmö (2011) and CAPA (2014) equations, which are used in Sweden. Bias was expressed as the median difference in eGFR minus mGFR, with negative biases indicating underestimation of mGFR. P30 described the percentage of individuals with eGFR within 30% of mGFR. Correct classification was defined as agreement of eGFR and mGFR categories using the KDIGO GFR categories. Subgroup analyses were conducted according to age, sex, BMI, eGFR, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, heart failure and liver disease.

 Mean age was 57 years, 46% of participants were female, mean mGFR was 62 mL/min/1.73 m2 and mean BMI was 26 kg/m2. Cardiovascular disease was the most common comorbid condition (30%), followed by liver disease (28%), diabetes (26%) and cancer (26%). Equations that used both creatinine and cystatin C had better performance than eGFR using each marker alone, regardless of the equation used; all such equations had small bias and P30 close to 90%. Among creatinine-based equations, CKD-EPI 2009 and CKD-EPI 2021 showed larger overestimates of mGFR than EKFC 2021 and revised Lund-Malmö, with median biases of 5.6, 9.1, 2.7 and 0.2 mL/min/1.73 m2, respectively (Table 1). There were no meaningful differences in performance across eGFR equations based on cystatin C. Findings were consistent across subgroup analyses stratifying for comorbid conditions (Figure 1).

 eGFR equations that combined information on creatinine and cystatin C performed better than equations based on creatinine or cystatin C alone in this Swedish cohort of routine referrals for plasma clearance of iohexol. There was larger variation in the performance of equations based on creatinine than cystatin C.


Following burns of less than 10%, fluid replacement is less urgent and the child's requirements may be satisfied by drinks of half-normal crystalloid, 6 c.c. of sweetened halfnormnal saline/kg. body-weight/l % burn being given in small hourly fractions. The metabolic fluid requirement must be added to this volume, less restriction of water being necessary in these cases because the effect of A.D.H. is less marked.


We assessed the reliability of handheld laser speckle contrast perfusion imaging by evaluating mounted/handheld measurement pairs operated on psoriasis lesions in three steps. First, we made a denoised perfusion map per measurement based on spatial alignment of raw speckle frames and temporal averaging of perfusion frames. Second, we used the measured on-surface speed information to compensate the movement-induced perfusion by extrapolation of the local perfusion values to the value corresponds to zero on-surface speed. Third, we compared mounted/handheld measurement pairs based on perfusion inhomogeneity and increased perilesional perfusion criteria independent of the movement artefact compensation mentioned in the second step. We conclude that after proper post-processing, handheld LSCI measurements can be as reliable as mounted measurements in terms of geometrical distorting, but with challenges to be overcome for correcting perfusion values.


The objective of the study is to discuss the effects of political influence on investors' perceived risk under the political connected firms. Under the Malaysian political environment, relationship based of economic system which commonly practiced by most of the listed firms would enhance the needs of politician to participate as directors of the firm in order to ensure the firm's survival in competitive industry. The effects of systematic exchange of favours between politician and firms has led to the arguments of political hypotheses in governance literature. As supported under the helping hand effects, empirical evidences have shown a favourable impact on firms accounting value and market based-performance due to the government favours and bailed-out to connected firms. However, the government obligations towards the people in social and political agenda have exacerbated the rent-seeking activities of political directors in realising the objectives. Moreover, due to the increasing number of cases reported involving high political figures in allegations of misallocation of firm's resources and abuse of power in the 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad), manipulation of stock figures and forgery of signatures of board members for a numbers of transactions in FGV (Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad), the credibility of politicians to perform his duties as firms' director to maximising the shareholders' wealth is questioned. As a consequence, a negative perception on the government may lead to inefficient capital market thus impair the investors' confidence in future investment.


N = 1 supersymmetric GUTs that can be made finite to all orders are called Finite Unified Theories (FUTs). These theories are based on the principle of the reduction of couplings, which
consists of searching for renormalization group invariant (RGI) expressions among parameters
holding to all orders. FUTs predicted the top quark mass one and half years before its experimental discovery, while four and a half years before the Higgs boson discovery, a particular FUT predicted the light Higgs boson mass in the range 121–126 GeV, in striking agreement with the LHC discovery. We review the basic properties of supersymmetric finite theories resulting from reduction of couplings in both their dimensionless and dimensionful sectors. Then, we analyse the SU(5)-based FUT, which is favoured from a phenomenological point of view. This particular FUT leads to a version of the MSSM that is constrained by the finiteness conditions at the unification scale and predicts a relatively heavy spectrum with coloured supersymmetric particles above 2.7 TeV, consistent with the non-observation of those particles at the LHC. The electroweak supersymmetric spectrum starts below 1 TeV, while parts of the allowed spectrum could be accessible at CLIC. The FCC-hh is expected to be able to fully test the predicted spectrum.


Grocery shopping represents a challenging task for visually impaired (VI), but the neuroscientific literature on the consumption patterns of this group is still scarce. The aim of the study was to analyse the relationship between explicit consumer experience and neuropsychological measures. A group of VI and sighted explored and manipulated three different product categories inside the supermarket, while EEG, behavioral and self‐report data were collected. Electroencephalogram (EEG) findings showed a generalized delta band activity in pasta compared to frozen food and it was interpreted as higher emotional activation probably required by selecting the correct stimuli in a multisensory environment. A delta band activation was also found in frontal area in VI compared to control and it was supposed to be an index of greater cognitive control. Finally, higher delta band activity in parieto‐occipital and temporal areas were related to greater sense of disorientation. In conclusion, it was found that VI experience grocery shopping more stressfully and with greater cognitive effort (parieto‐occipital area) than people without visual disability. In general, VI use the sense of touch (temporal area) more and have more difficulties in orienting themselves internally in the store. The results could encourage the use of tactile touchpoints, braille maps, or an initial guided exploration of the supermarket, to allow the VI to memorize the internal layout of the different product categories and allow them to shop independently. Another suggestion would be to make products within the same product category more distinctive, perhaps by adding additional tactile information.


In this article, we propose an exponential-integrator-Newton–Krylov (EI-NK) method for transient simulation of large-scale nonlinear circuits. This method aims to address two long-standing problems that affect the performance and robustness of EI in handling nonlinear circuits. First is the numerical instability caused by the singularity in the differential-algebraic equation system. We provide an in-depth analysis of the problem and propose a systematic, algebraic, and sparsity preserving regularization technique to eliminate the unstable modes in the system to be solved. Next, we develop a scheme to enable the iterative Newton–Raphson solution in the EI framework for enhanced nonlinearity handling capability. With the two techniques, we wish to elevate EI's robustness and performance and make it a competitive alternative to the existing SPICE-type simulators in practical applications.


OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of reduced glutathione(GSH) on serum liver fibrosis index and cytokines in patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB) . METHODS:96 patients with CHB were randomly divided into the treatment group(treated with GSH) and control group. The serum levels of TGF-β1,TNF-α,hyaline acid(HA) ,type Ⅳcollagen(C-Ⅳ) ,laminin(LN) ,Alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and Aspartate Aminotransferase(AST) were measured by specific-ELISA and RIA assay before and after treatment. Healthy group made up of 30 healthy volunteers. RESULTS:Before treatment the serum levels of ALT,AST,TGF-β1,TNF-α,HA,C-Ⅳ and LN in CHB group were significantly increased,as compared with heatthy group(P0.01) . After 8 weeks of treatment,the serum levels of ALT,AST,TGF-β1,TNF-α,HA,C-Ⅳ and LN in treatment group were significantly reduced,as compared with control group and before treatment(P0.01) . CONCLUSION:GSH could lower the serum levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-α in patients with CHB and inhibit liver fibrosis.


Abstract This study aims to determine the effect of green intellectual capital disclosure on the company's financial performance, which is then moderated by family ownership. The concept of green intellectual capital disclosure consists of three dimensions: green human capital, green structural capital, and green relational capital. While the company's financial performance is obtained from the company's return on equity. The study uses secondary data for companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for three financial reporting periods starting from 2019 to 2021 in mining sector companies and basic and chemical industry sector companies, totaling 92 companies. The reason for choosing these companies is because these two sectors have a fairly high level of influence and sensitivity to the environment. The findings of this study's statistical analysis demonstrate that disclosure of a company's green intellectual capital has no direct impact on its financial success. The relationship between company financial success and disclosure of green intellectual capital can be strengthened by family ownership, which acts as a moderating variable. This study has limitations that can be an opportunity for future research, namely not testing all company sectors (except the banking sector) listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, so that green intellectual capital disclosure is still limited to companies that have a level of influence or sensitivity to the environment. More testing still needs to be done by increasing the number of company samples and research observation years. This research has practical implications, namely for the government to pay more attention to the environmental interests of the company's operational activities so that the company's financial performance is better but does not damage the environment, and for many investors who care about the environment (commonly known as the green concept"). This study has limitations, namely only testing two company sectors; it is hoped that future research will test more company sectors except the banking sector. This research has never been conducted in previous studies that develop concepts, test the relationship between green intellectual capital disclosure and financial performance directly, and make family ownership a moderator.


The authors report a human sperm suspension method to assess quantitatively the stainability of the spermatozoa chromatin. Analysis of 15 ejaculates demonstrated the existence of a constant percentage of stained DNA in different ejaculated spermatozoa. The condensed chromatin stainability was then compared to the in vitro decondensed chromatin stainability with the finding of an increased uptake of fluorochrome in relation with the nuclear chromatin decondensation. The quantitative spermatozoa chromatin stainability and its decondensation aptitude may be of importance in sperm physiology.


Plasminogen is a normal plasma protein which is converted into plasmin (E.C. 184.108.40.206) by an activator released from endothelial cells in viwo. Human plasminogen is also readily converted to plasmin by the action of streptokinase. Plasmin is a serine protease which cleaves fibrinogen and fibrin in nascent clots, playing an important role in the regulation of the coagulation system. Plasminogen is composed of a single polypeptide chain comprising five ' kringle ' loops and the region which, when the polypeptide chain is cleaved, becomes the protease. There are significant homologies with prothrombin, which is activated to thrombin, and is responsible for the cleavage of fibrinogen to fibrin (reviewed by Magnussen et al. 1976). It seems highly probable that gene duplication has played an important role in the evolution of these proteins and it would be interesting to find genetic evidence for this by linkage studies. In a number of cases, including components of another triggered enzyme system (complement components C2 and Factor B, C6 and C7), there is evidence from linkage for tandem gene duplication. Plasminogen is very heterogeneous in charge, both in fresh plasma and when isolated (reviewed by Collen & de Maeyer, 1975). Zymographic methods have been used to detect the positions of plasminogen bands following electrophoresis (Heberlein & Barnhard, 1968 ; Wallen & Wiman, 1970). The source of the heterogeneity has been investigated by many authors who have usually concluded that post-transcriptional modification, especially the addition of charged carbohydrate, is the predominant cause. Collen & de Maeyer suggest that there might be two loci coding for plasminogen and contributing different isotypic forms of the molecule to the plasma pool. This paper is concerned with the demonstration of allelic variants of plasminogen.


The invention provides a ceramic rotor of an energy recovery pump and a preparation method thereof. The ceramic rotor is characterized in that the rotor comprises a ceramic tube with a certain thickness, a plurality of identical through petal pores are distributed radially around the centre of the circle on the same periphery inside the tube wall of the ceramic tube, the cross section of each petal pore comprises a isosceles trapezoid and two semicircles located separately above the bottom edge and below the top edge, the bottom edge of the isosceles trapezoid is close to the outer edge of theceramic tube and is longer than the top edge. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing raw material, pressing, sintering and processing. The method is characterized in that yttria stabilized zirconia powder with the grain size below 1mu m is used to prepare spray granulation powder, then the powder is place evenly in special moulds to perform isostatic pressing at 50-300MPawhile the pressure is kept for 10-30min, then the ceramic rotor green body of the energy recovery pump is obtained after demolding, the green body is sintered at a certain temperature and finally theceramic rotor of the energy recovery pump can be prepared by cold machining. The ceramic rotor of the energy recovery pump has high strength and toughness and long service life, and is applicable toindustrialized production.


Along with the in-depth socio-economic development,accounting teaching theory problems exist in the higher accounting education,the writer raises how to reform the teaching methods,that is to improve the contents and the methods of accounting theory teaching,strengthening the accounting practical teaching.


Oxidation of the trans-[Cr(cyca)(OH)F] + complex, where cyca = meso-5,5,7,12,14-hexamethyl-l,4,8,ll-tetraazacyclotetradecane, by [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3- ion in strongly alkaline media has been studied. A long-lived intermediate chromium(V) species was detected basing on the EPR signal at g iso =1.986. The hyperfine structure of the main EPR signal is consistent with the d l -electron interactions with four equivalent or nearly equivalent nitrogen nuclei and [Cr v =O(cyca ox )] 3+ formula, where cyca ox = oxidized cyca, can be postulated for the intermediate Cr V complex. Kinetics of the rate limiting stage - electron transfer from the chromium(III) complex - has been studied in details applying an excess of the reductant and [OH - ] at ionic strength equal 2.0 M. The rate law: -d[Fe III ] dt = d[CR IV ] dt = 1 2 k cb R[OH - ] 1+1 2(K-1)[OH - ] [CR III ][Fe III ] is consistent with an outer-sphere electron transfer from the conjugate base (cb) of the reductant fonned in a precquilibrium (K) step. Reactivity of the deprotonated chromium(III) complex is characterized by k 298 cb = 9.7, AH # = (44.1± 0.5) kJ·mol -1 , ΔS # = (-78.0 ±2.0) J·K -1 ·mol -1 and the preequilibrium step - by K 298 = 0.237, ΔH 0 = (11.5 ± 1.8) kJ·mol -1 , ΔS 0 = (26.6 ± 5.8) J·K -1 ·mol -1 .


This article is devoted to the task of designing a radiating microwave module for a device for diagnosing bronchopulmonary diseases, based on the method of radiofrequency scanning of the chest. The main tasks of the radiating module are forming a probing microwave signal with specified parameters — frequency and power, minimizing side spectral components. However, in order to provide radio frequency scanning and further interpret the measurement results, the radiating module must be precisely positioned on the chest surface. A structural diagram of the radiating module, its practical implementation, as well as integration with the radiating antenna applicator and two versions of the positioning system are presented.


The purpose of this research is to find out whether Local Tax, Local Retribution, General Allocation Fund, and Special Allocation Fund, have influence to the Allocation of Capital Expenditure Budget on East Java districts/cities. The population and samples of this research are 6 Local Governments on district and cities in East Java. This research applies quantitative method which focuses on hypothesis test, analyzed the data, measured, and the conclusion is obtained is the generalization. The data collection method applies the purposive sampling method from the secondary data which has been done by collecting, recording, and processing the data which is related to the research during the last 5 years, in 2009-2013 periods. The data analysis has been done by using multiple linear regressions with SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions) as the application instrument. The result of this research has proved that simultaneously local tax, local retribution, general allocation fund, and special allocation fund, have significant influence to the allocation of Capital Expenditure Budget on districts/cities in East Java, it can be explained by the value of Adjusted R Square is 0.904 which shows that the independent variable can explain the dependent variable which is 90.4% whereas the remaining is 9.6% is influenced by other factors. Partially the local retribution variable has significant influence to the allocation of capital expenditure budget whereas the local tax, general allocation fund, and special allocation fund do not have any significant influence to the allocation of capital expenditure budget. Keywords: Local Tax, Local Retribution, General Allocation Fund, Special Allocation Fund, Capital Expenditure.


Context. Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies recently discovered around the Milky Way (MW) contain extremely metal-poor stars, and might represent the building blocks of low-metallicity components of the MW. Among them, the Bootes I dwarf spheroidal galaxy is of particular interest because of its exclusively old stellar population. Detailed chemical compositions of individual stars in this galaxy are a key to understanding formation and chemical evolution in the oldest galaxies in the Universe and their roles in building up the MW halo. Aims. Previous studies of the chemical abundances of Bootes I show discrepancies in elemental abundances between different authors, and thus a consistent picture of its chemical enrichment history has not yet been established. In the present work, we independently determine chemical compositions of six red giant stars in Bootes I, some of which overlap with those analyzed in the previous studies. Based on the derived abundances, we re-examine trends and scatters in elemental abundances and make comparisons with MW field halo stars and other dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the MW. Methods. High-resolution spectra of a sample of stars were obtained with the High Dispersion Spectrograph mounted on the Subaru Telescope. Abundances of 12 elements, including C, Na, α, Fe-peak, and neutron capture elements, were determined for the sample stars. The abundance results were compared to those in field MW halo stars previously obtained using an abundance analysis technique similar to the present study. Results. We confirm the low metallicity of Boo-094 ([Fe/H] = −3.4). Except for this star, the abundance ratios ([X/Fe]) of elements lighter than zinc are generally homogeneous with small scatter around the mean values in the metallicities spanned by the other five stars (−2.7 −2.7 show no significant enhancement of carbon. The [Mg/Fe] and [Ca/Fe] ratios are almost constant with a modest decreasing trend with increasing [Fe/H] and are slightly lower than the field halo stars. The [Sr/Fe] and [Sr/Ba] ratios also tend to be lower in the Bootes I stars than in the halo stars. Conclusions. Our results of small scatter in the [X/Fe] ratios for elements lighter than zinc suggest that these abundances were homogeneous among the ejecta of prior generation(s) of stars in this galaxy. The lower mean [Mg/Fe] and [Ca/Fe] ratios relative to the field halo stars and the similarity in these abundance ratios with some of the more luminous dwarf spheroidal galaxies at metallicities [Fe/H] < −2 can be interpreted as star formation in Bootes I having lasted at least until Type Ia supernovae started to contribute to the chemical enrichment in this galaxy.


The ethical barriers seem to pose the greatest challenge to performing facial transplantation with proponents and critics fiercely debating their positions. Chapter 1 outlines the main ethical issues and events that have preluded clinical facial transplantation. In particular, human hand transplantation programs and their impact on face transplantation have been reviewed. Although the first face transplants already have been performed, the social and psychological debates concerning the ethics and desirability of the procedure continue. Chapter 2 elaborates on key psychological and social factors that we believe are central for addressing the psychosocial challenges necessary to move face transplantation into mainstream medicine. The psychosocial sequelae of facial disfiguration, how face transplantation may relieve those problems, and inclusion and exclusion criteria for the selection of patients are discussed


A robust torque estimation system is developed for soft sensor suits embedded with Electromyogram (EMG) and a variety of sensors for measuring human muscle activities. The sensor suits serve as a man-machine interface for human power amplification. This paper focuses on the EMG part of the sensor suits to study the fundamental issue of torque estimation based on the sensor readings. A robust torque estimation system is developed in this study based on neural networks, where an universal database, rather than individual database for each operator, is proposed and as a result, the calibration time is dramatically decreased. The proposed system can also compensate for sensor positioning errors and individual differences.


This paper presents a model of interdependence of marketing information system and accounting information system activities, with the aim of harmonizing them while identifying activities on the basis of which the goals of information support for the execution of managerial tasks are completed. The lack of effort to create such models in the past can be explained by the tendency to present individual information systems as integral and sufficient for management needs. However, the growing management informational dependence of a company implies the need for more efficient ways to create and deliver relevant information and reports. The proposed model is based on a general management concept according to which, under the contemporary business conditions, three general groups of activities are performed: research and monitoring of market requirements, creation of value for customers based on previously identified needs and customer relationship management, and customer lifecycle management. On the basis of such grouped management tasks, marketing and accounting activities and their mutual conditionality were identified and unified though the proposed model.


Transport and / or storage container (1) for spent fuel elements (2) with container cladding (3) and the container interior (4) wherein in the container interior (4) is arranged a receiving basket (7) for the fuel (2), which receiving holder (7) comprises separate rectangular receiving shafts (8) for the fuel (2), wherein the receiving basket (7) consists of superimposed layers basket (15) is constructed, wherein each cage layer (15) assembled from a plurality of plug connections (10) neutron-absorbing light metal plates (9, 9a) is made, which light metal plates (9, 9a), the rectangular receiving shafts (8, 8a) form the receiving basket (7), wherein in each basket layer (15) central neutron-absorbing light metal plates (9a) are provided which extend from a wall portion of the container jacket (3) through the central axis (21) of the container interior (4) continuously to a diametrically opposite wall portion of the container jacket (3) and the bag layer (15) in space segments (22, 23, 24, 25) is divided, and wherein the central light-metal plates (9a) are in heat-conducting contact with the wall portions of the container casing (3) ...


the community believed to be guilty of criminal offenses.7 At one time the grand jury determined the guilt of the accused as well as made accusations, but eventually the accusatory and guilt* J. D., 1960, University of Chicago School of Law; Member, Hawaii and Illinois Bars. 1 See, e.g., Wood v. Georgia, 370 U.S. 375, 390 (1962), where the Supreme Court stated that the grand jury: has been regarded as a primary security to the innocent against hasty, malicious and oppressive persecution; it serves the invaluable function ...of standing between the accuser and the accused,... to determine whether a charge is founded upon reason or was dictated by an intimidating power or by malice and personal ill will. See also Dewey, Grand Jury, The Bulwark of Justice, 19 THE PANEL 3 (1941), where the grand jury is described as the "bulwark of protection for the innocent and the sword of the community against wrongdoers." 2 See, e.g., United States v. Dionisio, 410 U.S. 1, 17 (1973); People v. Sears, 49 Ill. 2d 14, 33, 273 N.E.2d 380, 390 (1971); Calkins, Abolition of the Grand Jury Indictment in Illinois, 1966 ILL. L.F. 423 (1966); Campbell, Eliminate The Grand Jury, 64 J. CRIm. L. & C. 174 (1973); Schwartz, Demythologizing the Historic Role of the Grand Jury, 10 AMER. CRIM. L. REv. 701 (1972); Shannon, The Grand Jury: True Tribunal of the People or Administrative Agency of the Prosecutor?, 2 N. MEX. L. REV. 141 (1972). a See Calkins, Abolition of the Grand Jury Indictment in Illinois, 1966 ILL. L. F. 423, 424 n.6 (1966); Harno, Some Significant Developments in Criminal Law and Procedure in the Last Century, 42 J. or CRIM. LAW 422, 451 (1951). 4 See Lumbard, The Criminal Justice Revolution and the Grand Jury, 39 N.Y.S.B.J. 397, 400 (1967), where the author states: We should not forget that our District Attorneys are elected officials, that they must stand for election at stated intervals, and this makes them subject to pressures and temptations if they have the power to act alone, and there are some cases where it would not be in the public interest to give them the sole power to determine when charges should be brought. I See, e.g., Judge Frank's statement in In re Fried, 161 F.2d 453, 458-59 (2d Cir. 1947): The government further argues that an indictment founded upon illicit evidence will do the applicant no harm, since such evidence will not be admitted at the trial which follows the indictment. This is an astonishingly callous argument which ignores the obvious. For a wrongful indictment is no laughing matter; often it works a grievous irreparable injury to the person indicted. Prosecutors have an immense discretion in instituting criminal proceedings which may lastingly besmirch reputations. .... 6See generally G. ADAMS, THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION 106-35 (2d ed. 1935); G. EDWARDS, THE GRAND JURY 1-44 (1906); I. W. HOLDsWORTH, A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW 321 (7th ed. 1956); Schwartz, Demythologizing the Historic Role of the Grand Jury, 10 AMER. CRmI. L. REv. 701 (1972). 7 See I. W. HoLDSWORTH, A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW 321 (7th ed. 1956); T. PLUCKNETT, A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE COMMON LAW 112 (5th ed. 1956).


Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is oxidized to an epoxide in vivo, which forms an N7-dG DNA adduct (AFB1–N7-dG). The AFB1–N7-dG can rearrange to a formamidopyrimidine (AFB1–FAPY) derivative. Both AFB1–N7-dG and the β-anomer of the AFB1–FAPY adduct yield G→T transversions in Escherichia coli, but the latter is more mutagenic. We show that the Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 DNA polymerase IV (Dpo4) bypasses AFB1–N7-dG in an error-free manner but conducts error-prone replication past the AFB1–FAPY adduct, including misinsertion of dATP, consistent with the G→T mutations observed in E. coli. Three ternary (Dpo4–DNA–dNTP) structures with AFB1–N7-dG adducted template:primers have been solved. These demonstrate insertion of dCTP opposite the AFB1–N7-dG adduct, and correct vs incorrect insertion of dATP vs dTTP opposite the 5′-template neighbor dT from a primed AFB1–N7-dG:dC pair. The insertion of dTTP reveals hydrogen bonding between the template N3 imino proton and the O2 oxygen of dTTP, and between the template T O4 oxygen and the N3 imino proton of dTTP, perhaps explaining why this polymerase does not efficiently catalyze phosphodiester bond formation from this mispair. The AFB1–N7-dG maintains the 5′-intercalation of the AFB1 moiety observed in DNA. The bond between N7-dG and C8 of the AFB1 moiety remains in plane with the alkylated guanine, creating a 16° inclination of the AFB1 moiety with respect to the guanine. A binary (Dpo4–DNA) structure with an AFB1–FAPY adducted template:primer also maintains 5′-intercalation of the AFB1 moiety. The β-deoxyribose anomer is observed. Rotation about the FAPY C5–N5 bond orients the bond between N5 and C8 of the AFB1 moiety out of plane in the 5′-direction, with respect to the FAPY base. The formamide group extends in the 3′-direction. This improves stacking of the AFB1 moiety above the 5′-face of the FAPY base, as compared to the AFB1–N7-dG adduct. Ternary structures with AFB1–β-FAPY adducted template:primers show correct vs incorrect insertion of dATP vs dTTP opposite the 5′-template neighbor dT from a primed AFB1–β-FAPY:dC pair. For dATP, the oxygen atom of the FAPY formamide group participates in a water-mediated hydrogen bond with Arg332. The insertion of dTTP yields a structure similar to that observed for the AFB1–N7-dG adduct. The differential accommodation of these AFB1 adducts within the active site may, in part, modulate lesion bypass.


Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is a severe cutaneous adverse drug reaction caused by drugs in the majority of cases. It is characterized by the sudden onset of nonfollicular sterile pustules, papules, and edematous plaques on an erythematous background, predominantly involving the flexures. Sulfa drugs have a notorious reputation of wide range of severe adverse reactions, including AGEP. However, nonantibiotic sulfonamides behave differently from antibiotic sulfonamides in the pattern of adverse drug reactions and seldom cause AGEP. Only one case of AGEP due to salazosulfapyridine has been documented, none due to sulfasalazine. We report a 40-year-old female patient with a known case of reactive arthritis who was started on tablet sulfasalazine 500 mg in escalating doses, 4 days before the onset of nonfollicular sterile pustules, on erythematous background predominantly over flexures. She was diagnosed as a case of definite AGEP with score of 12/12 on the European Study of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reaction validation scale. As per the Naranjo causality scale, sulfasalazine was the probable drug with a score of 5.


A mechanism of smoothing due to evaporation condensation of the roughly perturbed surface of a solid is formulated as a Cauchy problem in the real line R1 for the equation ut =uxx/1 +ux2, which describes the evolution of the profile u(x,t) of the surface. In the preceding paper [A. Kitada and H. Umehara, J. Math. Phys. 28, 536 (1987)], it was demonstrated that, if the solution u(x,t) of the Cauchy problem is obtained in the classical sense with an additional restriction u∈C3(R1×(0,∞)), each peak in the surface decreases in height with time in the strict sense. In the present paper, by modifying the proof, it is shown that the additional restriction to the classical solution is excessive.


One's whole life is influenced by childhood. Like samsara never being chopped off, repetition compulsion in subconsciousness comes again and again in every relationship of Jiu Li. Although the fate in psychology world is difficult to conquer, luckily, instead of simply repeating childhood' experiences and moods, individuality is trying to meet the psychological needs not meeted in childhood.


The present article discusses about the Information Seeking Behaviour of the users of Internet browsing centres in Tiruchendure Taluk of Thoothukudi District. A sample of eight Internet browsing centres has been chosen for the study. About 60 respondents covering 34 males and 26 females were chosen on the basis of purposive sampling method. The required information has been collected both from primary and secondary sources. A structured, close ended questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The study recalled that majority of the respondents use Internet browsing for academic purposes. They mainly use direct URL Method and Yahoo e-mail ID.


Vitaliano Brancati died in 1954, leaving unfinished the noveI Paolo il caldo. In the light of this book the conflicting themes, the ambiguities of tone, and the formaI fIaws of his earlier works are seen as indicative not only of technical uncertainty, but rather of a complex state of mind which always sought (and always failed to a chieve ) an ethical and emotional balance, a serene even if radical vision of life, which might bring about a formaI composure. Paolo il caldo shows the author in his most extreme moment, having attained such a radical but certainly not serene resolution. For those who had not recognized the real nature of Brancati's earlier works, Paolo il caldo could only crystallize existing confusions; and indeed there has always been something of a muddle among Brancati's critics, many of whom have tried neatly to label him as another regionalist or humorist. But the distinction of Brancati's pIace among contemporary ltalian writers did not escape some. Paolo il caldo was seen as a " crisi ... di sviluppo, verso forme più complesse, più ricche di umanità e d'arte," 1 and Brancati as " uno dei più originali della nostra nuova letteratura." 2 The stress of this paper will fall on Brancati's mature works with the aim of an analysis and reassessment of this satirist, this would-be moraI humorist and master of the " baroque" and "grotesque" prose styles who is far more than a merely regional writer. 3


This paper makes a comprehensive assessment on the urban-rural integration development at county level in Xinjiang, and reveals the characteristics and the regional differentiation laws. Overall, urban-rural integration development can be divided into four types: coordinated development type, less coordinated development type, primary-coordinated development type and lagging coordinated development type. The results indicate that the urban-rural integration development has obvious regional differentiation characteristics. The development levels of urban-rural integration in capital city and regional central cities are higher. Polarization of comprehensive scores is serious. The development gap of urban-rural integration in Xinjiang is obviously higher than economic development gap. Analyzing the spatial differentiation, there is different spatial performance in the northern and southern Xinjiang.


a glove made of polyvinyl rubber. A piece of glove 15 X 10 mm was used. Guaiac and rubber gloves showed positive reactions in all the patients tested, and polyvinyl rubber a doubtful positive in Case 1 and positive in the control (see Table). All four subjects had contact sensitivity to rubber and guaiac, but showed different sensitivities to rubber ingredients-MET mix in Case 1, PPD mix in Case 2 and carba mix in Case 3 and in the control patient. We were not able to patch test with the ingredients of guaiac, so it is not known whether there is any relationship between the rubber and guaiac.


A configuration with four attracting masses in the determination of Newtonian gravitational constant G by the time-of-swing method is proposed. One couple of attracting masses is put in the outer space of the two attracted masses and another couple one is put in the inner space. Because the signals of the two couples of attracted masses will be superposed while the noises due to the uncertainty of the attracted masses separation will be compensated. There exists an optimum separation between the attracted masses, in which the requirement of measuring this separation can be reduced by a factor of about 400.


Using mechanical alloying, experimental samples of austenitic stainless steel 08Cr18Ni10Ti dispersion hardening nano systems Y2O3-ZrO2 different composition. The microstructure of samples at various stages of preparation, depending on the composition of an oxide of the alloying conditions and thermal-mechanical processing. Defined structural parameters tape sample (particle size, density and size distribution of the precipitates, etc.). The mechanical properties of tapes at room temperature and at 700 oC and it is shown that the characteristics ODS steel is significantly higher compared with a conventional steel, obtained according to the same modes. This difference is particularly significant in the test conditions at 700 oC, where the yield strength of ODS steel is 2.3 times higher than for initial steel 08Cr18Ni10Ti. ODS steel ductility is somewhat lower than the initial one, but its value remains at a level sufficient for the technological and operational goals.


Using a large firm‐level dataset covering the years 2002–2015, I explore the dynamics of entrepreneurship in Australia and their evolution over time. Put briefly, the Australian entrepreneurial landscape has become less dynamic and more hazardous over the observed period. With time passing, relatively fewer entrepreneurs are entering the market, and those that enter are more likely to exit than their counterparts that entered in earlier years. In particular, there is a seemingly permanent increase in exit probability followed by a spike after the global financial crisis. Despite fewer firms entering, the share of young firms from job creation has been steadily high. I finish by offering a few thoughts to help understand these changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]


1. Current theories of ophidian evolution suggest that the snakes have been derived either from aquatic, above‐ground terrestrial, or burrowing ancestors. It is generally supposed that the ancestors of snakes, irrespective of their habits, were closely related to the platynotid lizards. In the absence of adequate palaeontological data, the respective merits of these assumptions must mainly be assessed on evidence obtained from study of living forms.


In the last fifteen years the techniques of wave generation 'have advanced to a great extent that it is row possible to exercise controls, on parameters such as wave grouping, wave asymmetries. etc .. , during the simulation process.. This paper describes some of these techniques that were developed at the National Research Council of Canada, towards a better understanding of Nature and its reproduction.. Emphasis is given to the non-linearities associated with shallow water waves and the difficulties encountered in depth limited situations due to complex shoaling mechanism.


In this paper, the authors reviewed the current exporting situation of Poplar (Populus deltoids) woodbased panels in Jiangsu Province, China. The main Poplar woodbased panel products being exported are long grained plywood, cross grain plywood, plywood for concreteform, blockboard, laminated veneer lumber (LVL) as well as veneer for LVL and so on. The authors also summarized the product quality demanded from foreign customers from different importing countries. Finally, some suggestions on manufacturing technologies and equipment were made.


This paper and presentation centres around a case study of the last two years of an interactive project with second year BA Graphic Design students lead by Jonathan Hamilton. The project was concerned with "How (in five weeks) do you teach immersive interaction design to a cohort of 120 students who are new to interactive design?"


The Fourth French Republic was conceived during the German occupation. It was the aim of the men of the Resistance, chiefly intellectuals and workers, to give France new institutions allowing for a broader interpretation of democracy. Early in 1944, the National Resistance Council, representing all resistance groups, labor unions and political parties, drew up the so-called Resistance Charter, which directly inspired the legislators of 1945 and 1946. The Resistance Charter asked first for the re-establishment of the rights of man: freedom of thought, of religion, of speech and association. It asked also for "true economic and social democracy," the return to the nation of the great monopolies, power resources, mineral wealth, insurance companies and large banks, for the subordination of private to public interest, the participation of workers in the management and profits of industry, a minimum wage level and the extension of social security.1 This blend of republican and revolutionary ideals is not surprising. Vichy's dictatorship made the old freedoms appear precious; and Vichy's conservatism and agrarian policy could only precipitate the socialistic trend which had been gathering momentum since the turn of the century. A new equilibrium had to be found between a compromised bourgeoisie and a revengeful proletariat. Although the resistance groups were finally absorbed by the political parties, their importance in the transition period following France's liberation must not be underestimated. They alone could fill the vacuum left by the downfall of Vichy. They controlled the new press, and the local committees of liberation had appointed many new


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The aim of this study was to investigate influence of partial replacement of sucrose with trehalose on phenolics, antioxidant activity, colour and texture of orange jelly during 135 days of storage under the light at room temperature. After preparation, phenol content was 1185.6 and 1050.3 mg GAE kg−1 in orange jelly and orange jelly with trehalose addition, respectively. Loss of phenols during 135 days of storage in orange jelly was 27.8% in comparison with 9.14% in orange jelly with trehalose addition. Browning index of samples with trehalose addition had lower values than orange jelly after their preparation as well as after storage. Evaluated textural parameters were gel strength, rapture strength, brittleness and adhesiveness. After preparation, both jellies had the same gel strength and adhesiveness. Orange jelly had higher rapture strength and higher value of brittleness than orange jelly with trehalose addition.


The aim of this study was to obtain in-depth information about emotional intelligence, competence, motivation and performance. Based on the formulation of research problems that have been set, then the purpose of this study was to examine: the role of emotional intelligence in the university Singaperbangsa Karawang, the role of the competence of lecturers at the University Singaperbangsa Karawang, motivational role lecturer at the University of Singaperbangsa Karawang, role performance lecturer at the University of Singaperbangsa Karawang, role motivation to the performance professor at the University of Singaperbangsa Karawang, the relationship between emotional intelligence and competence on motivation and its impact on performance at the University Singaperbangsa Karawang. The method used is descriptive and verification methods. Population of 12060 people, a sample of 387 people using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The analysis tool uses a range of scales, path analysis, and SPSS. The results of the study at the University Singaperbangsa Karawang show that there is a relationship between emotional intelligence (X1) and competence (X2) strongly positive (two-way). There is a partial effect of emotional intelligence (X1) on the motivation (Y). There is a partial effect of competence (X2) on the motivation (Y). There is a simultaneous effect of emotional intelligence (X1) and competence (X2) on the motivation (Y). There is the influence of motivation (Y).


A three-dimensional stratum model stratum model is a useful auxiliary tool for geotechnical engineering and other exploration work. The existing methods for stratum model construction lack complete topological descriptions of entities, so it is difficult to apply them to 3D geological modeling with complex geometric structures and complex topological relationships between modules. To solve the above problem, in this paper, the boundary representation method is used to represent the arbitrarily-shaped geological entities, and the half winged-edge-face structure topological structure is proposed to describe the topological information of the stratum model for a complex entity. The topological structure can record the topological information of the solid stratum model completely, thereby providing the basis for operations with the model and the applications of various algorithms. Based on this topological structure, the construction process for a 3D solid stratum model is proposed. The reliability and effectiveness of the constructed 3D solid stratum model are verified by an engineering case. The solid stratum model not only solves the geological modeling problem with respect to complex geometric and topological relations, but also provides a new method and idea for 3D geological modeling.


Abstract : The long term goals are to 1) determine when methods can be used to reliably and accurately predict the temporal and spatial coherence of sound at low frequencies in the sea, 2) develop reliable and accurate methods to make such predictions and, 3) determine the physical mechanisms affecting coherence. The first two goals are to be achieved without tuning with data in any way whatsoever. The primary objective is to determine when the temporal and spatial scales of coherence are accurately predicted by solving an approximation of the acoustic wave equation for climatological conditions in the ocean perturbed by a time-evolving field of internal gravity waves following a standard spectrum. These waves have long been thought responsible for coherence in the deep ocean at low frequencies. Despite decades of theoretical work to predict coherence, theoretical models to date are highly unreliable, often being inaccurate by several orders of magnitude. We are comparing numerical predictions for coherence with data collected with Navy sonars. A secondary objective is to understand how to quantify the regions of the ocean that influence acoustic signals that are measured at a receiver. The classic picture of such regions is described by ray paths, which are solutions of the wave equation at high frequency. Modern theories of diffraction have the ability to quantify the regions exactly for any finite frequency and bandwidth (Spiesberger, 2011b). Since the exact regions that influence sound look very different than where rays propagate at low frequency, it may turn out in the long-term that the modern theory will replace the use of rays for many applications in basic research and surveillance.


Herein we describe the synthesis and isolation of the first low-valent NHC-phosphite nickel complexes of general formula Ni(NHC)[P(OAr)3]2. These three-coordinate Ni(0) compounds were fully charact...


Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurrent intrusive ideas, impulses, or urges (obsessions) along with overt or covert behaviors (compulsions) aimed at reducing the distress (DSM-IV-TR). Patients have either obsessions, compulsions, or, most commonly, both. Obsessions are defined as recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced as intrusive and inappropriate and cause anxiety. The obsessions are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems and the affected individual usually recognizes that these thoughts, impulses or images are excessive, unreasonable and a product of their own mind (DSM-IV-TR). In order to naturalize the obsessions, other thoughts or actions are performed (compulsions). Examples of obsessions include, among others, contamination (concern with dirt or germs, fear of blood) symmetry (concern about order, exactness), obsessions about safety and harm (fear of harm due to carelessness, fear of being responsible for terrible events) hoarding, pathological doubt (after completing a routine activity the affected individual wonders whether he or she performed it correctly or did it at all), numbers with special significance, etc. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors (e.g. hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (e.g. praying, counting, repeating words silently) that patients with OCD feel compelled to do in response to an obsession, or according to rules which must be applied rigidly (e.g. checking that a light switch is turned off by switching it on and off without any interruption). The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors are either not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent, or are clearly unreasonable or excessive. Examples of compulsive activities are washing hands until they are raw, repeatedly checking the locked door, arranging and rearranging items in a set order, counting, asking, repeating reassurance questions etc. The diagnosis is made by clinical interview, with a specific and detailed focus on OCD. To diagnose the disorder according to the DSM-IV criteria, the patient must suffer from either obsessions or compulsions that cause great distress, are time-consuming (more then 1 hour


This research is a software development research that aims to develop a lecture attendance system because from the past until now the computer engineering and informatics education study program did not have an attendance database, therefore the attendance data collection itself was done manually which could trigger human error and attendance fraud which is often done by students. Therefore it is necessary to develop a student attendance information system using a QR Code. The application quality based on ISO 9126 quality standards. In this study, system data analysis and collection, prototyping, prototyping, system coding, system testing, system evaluation, and system use. Data was collected using interviews, observation, and survey techniques. The system was validated by two system experts and evaluated by 40 students from the In-formation Technology and Computer Engineering study program at UNM. Data analysis used descriptive statistical analysis techniques. Based on these findings, we created an application that can manage wedding guest data. Based on the test results, you will get the following results: (a) Very good functionality in this category; (b) The maintainability aspect has met the maintainability standard; (c) The portability aspect is rated 1 or very good category; (d) Aspect of reliability with a percentage value of 99.9 so that it meets the reliability standards set in the Telcordia standard; (e) The efficiency aspect of this application is Grade B with a performance percentage of 83; and (f) The system user rating (usability aspect) has a score of 88.05 or very good in the category.


This article illustrated the influence of Fergana on the development of the Democratic society, especially the propagation of the cultural progress value. Besides, it was analyzed that the Fergana Valley people looked at the issues of the spread of national and intercommoned values.furthermore. it shown hou the system of values functions in conjunction with the multifaceted activities of man as the main subject if onqoing changes.


The present invention relates to fibers having excellent responsiveness to magnetic fields and excellent conductiv ity, as well as articles made of the same. In particular, the present invention relates to fibers having magnetic proper ties and conductivity, which are excellent in resistance to heat and responsiveness to magnetic fields in a unit where a magnetic field is applied, as well as in stability of conduc tivity when the humidity varies. In addition, the present invention relates to textiles using Such fibers, knitted articles and cloths, such as non-woven cloths, short fibers, brush rollers made of short fibers, and electro-photographic appa ratuses using brush rollers.


Introduction The safety of influenza vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been confirmed by several clinical and MRI studies [1–3]. In addition, the frequency of autoreactive T cells against myelin protein did not increase in patients with MS after influenza vaccination [4]. However, caution has been advised for patients with high disease activity [5]. We describe a patient who developed MS after influenza vaccine was given in association with ongoing allergen-specific immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis.


Well, another CHI has come and gone. And once again we had a group of really great Student Volunteers, led by two great SV Co-Chairs, Carolyn Gale and Jeffrey Campbell. The faces and the shirt colors may change each year, but the Volunteers' commitment to making CHI happen as smoothly as possible does not. This year, we had over 130 volunteers from every continent but Antarctica. This year also marked the largest undergraduate population the Student Volunteer program has seen. Undergraduate students made up more than half of this year's volunteers. This is in sharp contrast to five years ago, when undergraduates accounted for less than 5% of the total. The rising number of these students is a positive sign; it shows we are beginning to get the word out about CHI (both the field and the conference) to students earlier in their careers.


The effect of releasing pretension was investigated for flexural members externally bonded with prestressed laminate.Based on the assumption of linear elastic physical relationship and the compatibility of deformation,the equations of distribution were derived for stresses of laminate,respectively on interface and at cross sections of a beam.The calculation formulae were obtained for effective prestress and prestress loss.The calculation formulas of camber deflection were deduced by adopting the method of conjugate beam.A set of easy prestressing devices was developed to exert pretension to carbon fiber sheet.The prestressed strip was mechanically anchored at both ends and then bonded to a steel beam with I-shaped section.After the adhesive dried the mechanical anchor was loosed,the effect of releasing pretension was measured.Analysis results show that the test results agree well with the calculated results,and the rationality and correctness of the theoretical expressions are verified.This will serve as the foundation for the further development of strengthening technology with prestressed carbon fiber sheet and establishment of the related design theory.


bution system. In routine use, it is inevitable that this water distribution system will become contaminated. Bacteria can pass to the product water side of reverse osmosis systems, for example, by pinhole leaks in the membrane or leakage past the brine seals of spiral wound modules. Also, contamination may occur any time a dialysis machine is disconnected or connected to the water distribution system. Thus, the distribution system and the dialysis machine must be capable of regular sterilization to prevent chronic bacterial colonization from developing. Chemical sterilants are not well suited for this purpose. They require extended dwell times in the piping system and extensive rinsing to ensure their removal. Also, organisms that form biofilm can be somewhat resistant to chemical sterilants. The alternative means of sterilization is to use the approach of the pharmaceutical industry; that is, daily sterilization of the water distribution system and dialysis machine with steam. This approach, while technically feasible, would require investment of considerable resources by the dialysis facility. A means of steam generation must be installed, and all piping and pipe fittings must be upgraded to be compatible with the use of steam. The latter requirement would require reworking of essentially all current dialysis machines. Similar precautions would be necessary in the preparation of bicarbonate concentrates, since these are often the principal source of the bacteria and bacterial products found in the final dialysate (2). Finally, there inevitably would be increased labor costs associated with system maintenance and monitoring. Ensuring that the water and dialysate remain free of small-molecular-weight bacterial products will also be extremely difficult in the absence of a convenient assay for these substances. Fluid cultures and LAL determinations might be used as part of a surveillance program; however, the results of water cultures can vary widely with the medium and culturing conditions used (1 l). In the end, demonstrating that system maintenance and sterilization procedures are followed meticulously may provide the only assurance that dialysate quality is maintained over time. As the evidence that small-molecular-weight bacterial products contribute to patient morbidity continues to accumulate, it is my opinion that we will conclude that dialysate should be sterile. However, what priority we should assign to the introduction of sterile dialysate is much less clear. Significant technological hurdles remain to be cleared before sterile dialysate can be routinely produced. Moreover, we need to ask if the considerable resources that will be necessary to achieve sterile dialysate might not be better invested in changing other aspects of contemporary dialysis, such as increasing treatment times.


Background: Asthma exacerbations are frequently associated with respiratory viruses. The role of bacteria is unclear yet antibiotics are often prescribed. We examined the airway microbiota during a naturally-occurring cold (NC) and experimental rhinovirus (RV) infection. Methods: Two independent studies were performed. 46 asthmatic subjects experienced natural colds. Sputum samples were taken before and during cold. A further 11 asthmatic and 12 healthy subjects were experimentally infected with RV-16. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was obtained at baseline and post-infection. Sputum and BAL samples underwent 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results: In both studies, increased Neisseria sp. relative abundance following cold/ RV-16 infection was significantly associated with greater peak flow (PEF) decline (NC: R 2 = 0.16, p 2 = 0.41, p Prevotella spp. relative abundance correlated with lower PEF decline (NC: R 2 = 0.14, p 2 = 0.56, p Conclusion: A microbiota dominated by Neisseria sp. was associated with greater PEF decline in both natural cold and experimental RV-16 infection, whilst 'commensals' dominated ( Prevotella spp.) community correlated with better outcomes. Further work is needed to evaluate if the microbiota actively contributes to increased airway inflammation.


Gymnodiptychus pachycheilus,a cyprinid fish belonging to Schizothoracinae,inhabits in the upstream area of the Yellow River,which is an endemic fish,a small population sizes,and narrow distribution in the Tibet Plateau.Owing to environmental changes and overfishing,the population size was decreased sharply now and resource-recovery of this species becomes very urgent.Here,235 individuals were collected in the upper reaches of Yellow River from May 2001 to October 2009.The results showed that the spawning of Gymnodiptychus pachycheilus population took place from April to June,mainly on May.Individual females spawned in the 30.8 cm or more in body length and body weight more than 380.7 g,with gondosomatic index of 15.21%,and male body length of mature individuals in more than 27.2 cm and weighing more than 335.7 g,with gondosomaticindex of 10.18%.Either females or males,the initial maturity was observed at the age of 6 or more.Mature eggs was(2.1±0.1) mm in diameter,and the number of eggs per gram was 134.9.Absolute fecundity of 3043~42158,and relative fecundity of 7.9~37.2 grains/gram were found.With the intensification of human activities in recent yearsed,many spawning ground disappeared.It was found only in the Yellow river water system of each branch,where no people reach here.Due to lower altitudes,higher temperature,and enough natural food,spawning time reached 7 to 10 days in advance.It shows it is possibility to use ex situ conservation.


We introduce and study a notion of Asymptotic Preserving schemes, related to convergence in distribution, for a class of slow-fast Stochastic Differential Equations. In some examples , crude schemes fail to capture the correct limiting equation resulting from averaging and diffusion approximation procedures. We propose examples of Asymptotic Preserving schemes: when the timescale separation vanishes, one obtains a limiting scheme, which is shown to be consistent in distribution with the limiting Stochastic Differential Equation. Numerical experiments illustrate the importance of the proposed Asymptotic Preserving schemes for several examples. In addition, in the averaging regime, error estimates are obtained and the proposed scheme is proved to be uniformly accurate.


Purpose of the Study. To compare the short-term efficacy and safety of low-dose fluticasone propionate with that of oral zafirlukast therapy for patients previously treated with β2-agonists alone, and to evaluate the potential therapeutic benefit of switching from zafirlukast to a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid.

Subjects and Methods. This study consisted of a 4-week randomized, double-blind treatment period followed by a 4-week open-label period. Two hundred …


A survey of the well stimulation techniques applied in the past 6 yr in the gas wells of the southern North Sea basin indicates that fracturing is more effective in lower permeability wells and matrix acidizing in wells with better permeability. Wells in the indefatigable and Leman fields (Rotliegendes) required treatment only for formation damage removal, in the West Sole (Rotliegendes) field they required fracture stimulation, and in the Hewett (Bunter and Hewett sandstone) and Viking (Rotliegendes) fields they achieved optimum production without stimulation or treatment. Wells of higher permeability generally showed high formation damage following initial completion. The majority of the matrix acidizing treatments used an acid formulation of 85 vol percent of 15 percent HCl and 3 percent HF, plus 15 vol percent of isopropyl alcohol. Perforation ball sealers with a 1.1 specific gravity were distributed throughout the acid to distribute it over the entire perforated intervals. Pump rates varied from 8 to 22 rpm, depending on the thickness of the perforated interval. The effect of each treatment was then evaluated by acid response coefficient (ARC) curves. Fracture treatments were applied to 27 wells, all in the Rotliegendes formation. Selection of the fracturing fluids depended on the availability,more » friction-loss properties, carrying capacity, leakoff rate, and compatibility with the reservoir formation. Proppants used included sand, walnut shells, glass beads, and their combination. Results of each stimulation treatment were evaluated by considering each well's pre-frac, immediate post-frac, and recent performance.« less


The article describes new words with emotive meanings in Russian and Chinese. The research is relevant to the intensity of borrowing processes in both languages associated with the communication activity among internet users, during which they make evaluative judgments. This work aims to study the semantics of new linguistic units related to the fund of emotive vocabulary which belongs to neologisms in Russian and "trendy" words in Chinese. The authors show that a significant number of adjectives as derived units and their cognate words of different parts of speech have appeared in the Russian language and note that a significant number of new linguistic units in the Russian language are Anglicisms. These words, however, are not considered new in Chinese. Moreover, due to language system differences, it is difficult to directly compare the features of analyzed Anglicisms. Their analysis implies deeper research, which is the perspective of the study. In this article, the authors focus on presenting some of the "trendy" Chinese words of recent years that denote human emotions and feelings and found that these are Chinese-specific words and constructions. Their meaning depends on the context and/or syntactic position. In addition to borrowings, both languages have new meanings of known words.


This work aimed at evaluate the effect of the fresh cut 'Orange Flesh' melon stored under modified atmosphere. The cubes of melons were sanitizationed with 100 mg L-1 of hypoclorite of sodium for one minute, washed, drained and wrapped with different concentrations of O 2 and CO 2 in plastic bags of polyethylene (Nylon Polished). They were appraised every other day for ten days as regards the firmness, total pectin, soluble pectin and activity of the polifenoloxidase and peroxidase. At the end of the conservation period, it was verified that melons sustained the firmest texture of the vegetable products under modified atmosphere, and the concentration of 5%O 2 + 3% CO 2 showed smaller content of total pectin and together with the concentration of 100% N 2 the smallest content of soluble pectin, the polifenoloxidase activity was not verified as well as of the peroxidase.


MIMIC model and two versions of the Randomized Response (RR) Technique are employed to estimate the size of the underground economy (UE) in Turkey. The RR estimate for 1998 is 28% of 'measured' GDP. Over the period from 1970 to 1998, the size of the UE is found to vary between 10% and 45%. The UE faces big drop in the mid-1980s, implying the importance of structural changes in the Turkish economy in reducing the size of UE. All types of burden imposed by government are found to be positively related to the UE. Tax-gap issue is also addressed.


Pelleted carbon black readily dispersible to produce news ink, consists essentially of carbon black intimately associated with oil, water, and a dispersing agent which is an ammonium or amine salt of an unsaturated fatty acid, the oil content of the pellets being between 15 and 60 per cent. and the moisture content being between 5 and 35 per cent. Dispersing agents specified are:-ammonium oleate, ammonium linoleate, ethylenediamine linoleate, monoethylamine oleate, monoethanolamine oleate, morpholine eleostearate, morpholine oleate, triethanolamine oleate, piperidine oleate and morpholine supradistillate (a mixture of unsaturated fatty acids). The oil may be a mineral oil, or a news ink vehicle oil available on the market, for example Morrill's F87 oil.


PURPOSE: To reduce the sum total of frequencies of product sum operation and addition/subtraction and to avoid the introduction of the operation error by using two-dimensional butterfly operation and tensor product operation to change the integration order without decomposition of a matrix using one- dimensional DCT and collecting all of product sum operation to the last stage. CONSTITUTION: This circuit consists of a first stage A consisting of two-dimensional butterfly operation elements 1 to 16, a second stage B consisting of two-dimensional butterfly operation elements 17 to 20 and butterfly operation elements 21 to 36, and a third stage C consisting of first to ninth tensor product operation elements 37 to 45. At the time of realizing two-dimensional DCT, two-dimensional butterfly operation and tensor product operation are used to change the integration order without matrix decomposition using one-dimensional DCT, thereby collecting all of product sum operation to the last stage. Thus, the operation processing for double precision data as the multiplication result is minimized.


current debate about retained organs and tissues are discussed here. Whilst the Retained Organs Commission is taking a pragmatic approach, the underlying lack of clarity and arcane aspects of the law have yet to be resolved. There is an inherent conflict between the wishes of some individuals to keep intact the body of their deceased relative, and the collective public interest in investigating suspicious or unexplained deaths, continuing healthcare research programmes, and educating and training the healthcare practitioners of the future. There needs to be a continuing and informed debate about the issues and where the priorities should lie, so that healthcare professionals and patients alike will be better able to manage and make decisions about these emotive and difficult issues.


Matthews, J. A. & Winkler, S. 2010: Schmidt‐hammer exposure‐age dating (SHD): application to early Holocene moraines and a reappraisal of the reliability of terrestrial cosmogenic‐nuclide dating (TCND) at Austanbotnbreen, Jotunheimen, Norway. Boreas, 10.1111/j.1502‐3885.2010.00178.x. ISSN 0300‐9483.


Local geometrical perturbations of alluvial channels can generate a pattern of non-migrating bars and pools. This phenomenon is known as "overdeepening", because the pools locally enhance the scour in river bends. Overdeepening occurs only downstream of a perturbation if the channel is in the subresonant and subcritically damped regime, which corresponds to channels with moderate width-to-depth ratios. Previous theoretical analyses and laboratory experiments show that overdeepening occurs also upstream of geometrical perturbations in the relatively wide channels of the superresonant regime (Zolezzi & Seminara, 2001; Zolezzi et al, 2005; Mosselman et al, 2006). We use a two-dimensional depth-averaged morphological model to explore the occurrence of upstream and downstream overdeepening numerically. The simulations reproduce the overall picture arising from previous theoretical and experimental findings. Non-migrating bars and pools appear downstream of perturbations if the regime is subresonant. The bar pattern appears both upstream and downstream if the regime is superresonant. However, two findings in the computational results differ from linear theory. First, the threshold between subresonant and superresonant regimes is higher in the numerical computations than predicted by linear theory. Second, at very high width-to-depth ratios in the superresonant regime, the computed non-migrating bars are shorter than predicted by linear theory (and observed experimentally). We explain the higher threshold from numerical diffusion, and the shorter bars from limited simulation duration, numerical diffusion and the non-linear effects suggested by Siviglia et al (2011).


Speech enhancement techniques are broadly classified into far-end, and near-end approaches. Unlike far-end speech enhancement techniques, the near-end speech enhancement approaches have access to both clean speech and noise for processing. The current work focusses on near-end listening enhancement, and aims to prevent the speech signal delivered in a noisy environment from losing its comprehensibility. The proposed work combines, proposed speech histogram matching based energy redistribution followed by Wiener filter based post processing. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is applied during histogram matching in order to maintain the total energy in the matched signal with respect to the energy of the noisy speech signal. The proposed algorithm provides intelligibility improvement especially in the weak speech regions (i.e. consonants such as fricatives, stops, etc.,). The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated for a stationary noise condition at 0 dB and 5 dB noise levels, in terms of quality and intelligibility using perceptual evaluation of speech quality (PESQ), and coherence speech intelligibility index (CSII) and short time objective intelligibility (STOI) measures respectively. The algorithm is evaluated for a stationary noise condition. The results indicate that the proposed technique achieves greater intelligibility with no decrement in quality.


Environmental problems arising during construction and restructuring of buildings and structures in urban areas are considered in the article. A brief analysis of the knowhow used in the course of construction and restructuring of new and old construction facilities shows that the construction works that are most hazardous to the environment consist in demolition of buildings or their parts using the explosive method of demolition and stone dressing using high-speed cutting and grinding machines. These types of work generate a lot of construction waste and dust harmful for the environment. Despite any scheduled environmental protection actions, construction wastes pollute each component of the environment to a different extent. Environmental protection is a complex problem of vital importance, and the international community must concentrate its efforts to tackle it as soon as possible.Analysis of unauthorized landfills and methods of urban waste management help local communities to develop and implement methods of environmental protection.New effective know-hows are employed to reduce the impact of soil pollutants and to prevent further pollution of urban ponds in the course of construction works within urban areas. Advanced patented methodologies have been developed at Samara State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. They include the use of quick-setting substances capable of generating impervious elements. Implementation of these methods will reduce pollution of urban areas, their atmosphere, ground waters and ponds.The authors also describe particular aspects of the impact produced by the mining industry on the environment. Values of river water quality indices have been studied, and new effective actions aimed at protection of ponds from pollution are proposed. The actions prevent access of pollutants to the pond.


The invention relates to a flow machine component ceramic, wherein the ceramic component (1) is designed to be destroyed as a result of contact with one another, relative to the ceramic component (1) moving component (2) of the turbomachine. The invention further relates to a flow machine component pairing and a flow machine comprising such a ceramic component.


Objective:To observe the curative effect of ozone for treatment of patients with refractory colpitis.Methods:Two hundred patients with refractory colpitis who were treated in the hospital from January 2009 to June 2011 were collected,and then they were randomly divided into control group and observation group,100 patients in each group.The patients in control group were treated with routine vaginal administration,while the patients in observation group were treated with KY-138A ozone gynecological therapeutic apparatus.The improvements of symptoms,remission times of symptoms,curative rates,recurrence rates,and adverse reactions in the two groups before and after treatment were observed.Results:There was no statistically significant difference in the total effective rate between the two groups,but the curative rate,remission time of symptoms,VAS score of subjective symptoms,and recurrence rate in observation group were statistically significantly higher than those in control group.Conclusion:Ozone is a safe and effective method for treatment of refractory colpitis.


Materials engineering is key to improving the stability and photovoltaic parameters of inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This work presents the effect of two different fluorinated additives on the performance of PSCs containing the archetypal three‐dimensional perovskite, methylammonium lead triiodide (MAPbI3). 3‐(2,3,4,5,6‐Pentafluorophenyl)propylammonium iodide (FPAI) is added to the anode modifying layer and (2,3,4,5,6‐pentafluorophenyl)methylammonium bromide (FMABr) is blended into the perovskite layer. The inverted devices containing FPAI in the anode modifying layer and 0.32 mol% of FMABr from the perovskite precursor solution had hysteresis‐free current density‐voltage characteristics and a maximum power conversion efficiency of 22.3%, which is an absolute increase of 1.7% compared to the MAPbI3 device (20.6%) of the same architecture but without the additives.


A dream of excellence sustains educators and students through out our schools. But it is hard to perceive quality with confi dence, or to announce its presence with authority. Too often the dream turns into a jumble of bizarre episodes that yield no common interpretation or certain guidance. The uncertainty takes many forms. First, let's consider some instances of the problem. With these in mind, I will outline procedures for answering three questions: "How do we know the difference between better and worse?" "Can we measure this difference when we see it?" "Can the measures taken by several evaluators be calibrated to a single scale and promulgated with a consonant, if not unanimous, voice?" I call these three operations preference voting, center-finding, and, cumulatively, value-sorting. Taken together, they de scribe a method for evaluating the competing claims of avail able means to promote a desired end. A single critic or team of evaluators may employ value-sorting with equal confi dence; so may participants who are simultaneously judges. The items under judgment may be persons, products, or pro grams of great complexity, or they may be relatively simple objects. In either case, value-sorting protects both the evalua tors and their clients (as much as may be hoped hr human affairs) from post-judgment accusations of injustice or blind self-serving. After describing these three operations, I want to discuss the philosophical foundations of "quality," because the roots that nourish value-sorting also determine when and why it should be used, and what are the circumstances which call for making other kinds of judgments instead.


Malignant schwannomas are rare in the head and neck, however benign schwannoma of this area are common. Cases of malignant schwannoma have been reported in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, eye, parapharyngeal space and neck with or without an association of von Recklinghausen disease. We described a case of an asymptomatic solitary malignant schwannoma arising in the retropharyngeal space which was treated by local excision and postoperative radiotherapy. To our knowledge, this case may be the first reported case in the world literature.


load are the most key reason of those that causes cracks in wall and the crack in wall will be resoled by two ways :integrative layout and single layout.


As we all know that the concept of Moderation,peace,tolerance,harmony,and 'Love country,love religion'are the spirits of Islam. In compliance with these spirits,especially the idea of love country and love religion,Chinese Hui muslims,who live with all Chinese nationalities together,practiced their faith with very difficult theoretical exploration and rich practical activities,and made a valuable contribution to Chinese harmony and peace cultures.


area. A n electrocardiogram showed nonspecific ST-T segment and T-wave changes. A Frank vectorcardiogram disclosed initial QRS forces which were directed from right to left. Echocardiography demonstrated mitral valve prolapse. Left ventriculography indicated prolapse of the posteromedial and anterolateral mitral valve commissural scallops. Coronary arteriography indicated a fistula between the left ante-