Objective To analyze the risk factors of coronary heart disease(CHD) from the perspective of nursing,so as to provide evidence for clinical nursing measures.Methods The risk factors were analyzed in 250 CHD patients receiving coronary angiography.Univariate analysis and multi-variable logistic regression analysis were used to analyze 2 groups of patients with or without CHD.Results Coronary angiography showed lesions in 174 patients;no lesions were identified in the rest 76 patients.Among the 14 parameters investigated,all had statistical significance except for body weight index.Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that smoking was the most relative factor to lesions(OR=2.84),followed by hyperlipidemia(OR=2.67) and hypertention(OR=1.65).Conclusion The risk factors of CHD include hypertension,hyperglycemia,hyperlipidemia,smoking,drinking,irregular life style and poor exercise of doctor's orders.It is necessary to have nursing intervention at an early stage,such as quitting alcohol,regular life,good exercise of doctor's orders,so as to reduce the risk for CHD.


The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This adage might well be the title of this issue's paper advocating the scientific introduction of natural enemies to achieve biological pest control (Hoddle 2004 [this issue]). In "Restoring Balance: Using Exotics to Control Invasive Exotics," Hoddle advocates science-based biological control systems to reduce the damage from invasive pests. The article is moderate in tone and grounded in substantial scientific evidence, both general and detailed. And it is balanced: Hoddle provides a valuable resource documenting a long list of failed exotic-on-exotic pest-control efforts, reassures the reader that science has advanced beyond these, and demonstrates how such failures could be avoided in the future. From another view, Hoddle makes huge assumptions about the malleability of human institutions, not just the control of exotic pests: "The rate at which invasive species degrade valued habitats continues to accelerate, and human management is essential if areas and species of conservation importance are to be preserved." The legitimacy of Hoddle's argument depends not only on a consensus of biological scientists, but also on a variety of other critical stakeholders who will engage in the "human management." The paper's timing, the nature of its scientific claims, and the power struggles based on the interests and beliefs it implies all suggest that institutional change will be as important as scientific proof if the enemy-ofmy-enemy logic is to be implemented widely.


Oligomeric Group IVA ferrocene Polyesters were synthesized utilizing the interfacial condensation technique. Yield decreases with increasing complexity of the aliphatic substituent; it decreases in the order of I > Br > Cl, and it decreases in the order of Sn > Ge > Si. Thus, initial attack by the nucleophile, steric requirements, and metal—halide bond breakage appear important:

Where M = Si, Ge, or Sn.


fb&Lct The investigation o f the spontaneous spreading ofpolymeric liquid films on solid iurfaces at l l ie (microscopic level has gained considerable interest in recent years due to increased scientific iiinporlance [ I ] and tribological applicatjons 121 The spreading ~iroperties of pertluoropolyalkylether (PFPF,) films, with and without reaGt:tlve end groups (Fornblin-%dol and Z, iespectwelyj,'on various nitrogenated and hydrogenated carbon surfaccs were examined for application to high-performance diak drives To understand the spreading profiles obscrvd fi mil micro-ellipsometry measurements for the above systems, we performed a Monte Carlo (MrI siiiiulation The remarkable obsewation by Ma, et al. [Z] shows that the complex iniolec.iiliu Liyerin': structure foi PFPE films with reactive 2nd groups %'as obsewed. wlicrcas for I'fl'F 91 oups and the interaction hetween end goups and the substrate, respectively Therefore, lhy betting K=\V=O, we recover the Harmltonian for non-reactive inolecule systems Even though l i ts treatment oversimplifies physical reality, the original formulation presented by Ma [?] qualitatively explains the obtained experimental results from scanning micro-cllrpsometry In this paper, we will present two novel modifications in addition to the predescribed model Eq ( l J uiifoltunately results in seve~e evaporation depending on the choice of the interaction parameter, 1. To investigate this issue, we systematically luncd interaction parameters and adopted several complex (non-cubic) lattice structures. Our results show that thc unexpected cvaporation is reduced as the lattice stnictiire becomes more compact. The second iniodificat~oii in~orpoiated the coinplex surface effects of hydrogentied and nitrogenated surfaces In Eq (I). IK(k) (wheie K varies with distance from the substrate k) is the coupling parameter between 2nd Sroupy where KzO implies favorable end group interadmn However, to describe complex siirface effects, we introduced the concept of screening lenglh, given by K(k) = K, exp(k/d), ishere d is the screening length Figure 1 illustrares spreading profiles for two ilifferent screening Icn:ehs, with (a) d=2 and @) d=4 When compared with expenmental data for nitrogenated carbon surfaces. it appears that results from d=2 and d 4 resemble spreading profiles obtained horn carbon surfaces with carbon to nitrogen ratios of 50% and 10%. respectively L3J It is interesting to note that d=rr; carresponds to carbon wthout nitrogen By vaqmy the K values, one may obtain similar profiles illustrating the effect of hydrosen content


Intravesical therapy has proved to be an effective adjuvant treatment for certain patients with superficial bladder cancer. Intravesical chemotherapy has been demonstrated to achieve an acceptable rate of complete tumor regression but has no proven ability to prevent disease progression. Intravesical immunotherapy is emerging as a preferable form of intravesical therapy because it may confer increased response rates when compared with intravesical chemotherapy and there is some evidence that it alters the progression rate of superficial bladder cancer. As a result, intravesical immunotherapy is likely to have an expanding role in the management of selected patients with superficial bladder cancer.


In the manufacture of fine chemicals there is a considerable pressure to replace traditional oxidation techniques, using stoichiometric quantities of high valent metal salts, with cleaner, catalytic alternatives. This article focuses on homogeneous catalysis of liquid-phase oxidations employing dioxygen, hydrogen peroxide, or alkyl hydroperoxides as the primary oxidant. Where relevant, heterogeneous equivalents are also discussed. Following a general introduction, which includes a discussion of the different reaction mechanisms and of the design of ligands for oxidation catalysts, the different classes of substrates are discussed. These are alkenes (epoxidation, vicinal dihydroxylation, oxidative cleavage, ketonization, and allylic oxidation), alkanes and alkyl aromatics (side-chain versus aromatic-ring oxidation), oxygen-containing compounds (alcohols, diols, aldehydes, ketones, phenols, and ethers), amines, and sulfur-containing compounds. A separate section is devoted to asymmetric catalysis (epoxidation and dihydroxylation of olefins, sulfoxidation, and Baeyer–Villiger oxidation).

Keywords:

liquid-phase oxidation;
homogeneous catalysis;
metal-catalyzed oxidations;
hydrogen peroxide;
alkyl hydroperoxides;
aerobic oxidation;
autoxidation;
asymmetric catalysis;
oxidative conversions;
reaction mechanisms


Underwater wireless optical communication system (UWOC) is promising for underwater inspection and exploration owing to its advantages of sufficient bandwidth, high reliability, small-scale antennas, low cost and low latency. With the increasing demand for a high-speed communication system, three feasible schemes to achieve large-capacity underwater optical transmission system with tens Gbps transmission rate over relatively long transmission distance are investigated in this paper. They are Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) with Laser diodes (LD), Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) transmission and Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) transmission technologies. OFDM is widely applied in the UWOC field due to its resistance to inter-symbol interference (ISI) and high spectral efficiency. Combined with other technologies, OFDM can significantly improve the performance of the system and capacity. WDM and OAM are two potential multiplexing technologies for UWOC, and they can combine to achieve large-scale transmission.


Objective To observe the clinical effect of combination of acarbose and Shenqijiangtang powder on senior patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods 68 senior patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into two groups.Control group received acarbose.Treatment group received acarbose combined with Shenqijiangtang powder before each meal.The course was 30 days in two groups.Clinical efficacy,fasting plasma glucose(FPG),postprandial 2h plasma glucose(2 h PG) was counted after four courses.Results The total effective rate in treatment group was 91.18% and 76.47% in control group.The total effective rate in treatment group was superior to that in control group(P0.05).FPG and 2 h PG after treatment were lowered in two groups(P0.05),the decrease in treatment group was more significantly(P0.05).Conclusion Combination of acarbose and Shenqijiangtang powder is effective on senior patients with type 2 diabetes.


Flash: The International Short-Short Story Magazine is a biannual literary periodical, published as an A5 book. Since the inaugural issue of October 2008, Flash has established itself as the world's leading publisher of quality short-short stories and serious reviews of flash-fiction anthologies, collections, guidebooks, and critical studies. It also publishes occasional essays on flash fiction. The journal Geist has described Flash as 'one of the best current venues' for 'high-quality' flashes and the scholar Dr Michael A. Chaney (Dartmouth College, New Hampshire) rates it as one of the top ten literary magazines to send short-short stories.


The invention discloses an extracting method for a local descriptor, an image searching method and an image matching method. The extracting method comprises the following steps of: obtaining more than one interesting point on a target image searched in advance; obtaining N sub-fan areas corresponding to each interesting point in the target image; aiming at each interesting point, establishing a pixel gradient directional histogram according to pixels in each of the N sub-fan areas, thereby obtaining N multi-dimensional original sub-local descriptors corresponding to N sub-fan areas; multiplying each of the multi-dimensional original sub-local descriptors with a preset weight, thereby obtaining N multi-dimensional weighted sub-local descriptors; searching for visual words similar to the multi-dimensional weighted sub-local descriptors in a preset quantized dictionary, thereby obtaining N visual words corresponding to each interesting point; and forming the local descriptor of the target image by all the searched visual words of the interesting points. The local descriptor obtained according to the extracting method has a better judging capability.


Mossbauer parameters for triphenyltin chloride and a number of its adducts with oxygen-donating Lewis bases are reported. The isomer shifts for all the compounds reported are constant within experi...


Car-following is hard to describe drivers' behavior with precise algorithm because of its indetermination and fuzzy characteristic when the drive controls the vehicle. An algorithm of car-following model is founded and simulated based on fuzzy inference on the basis of it. The simulation results show that it is feasible to describe drivers' behavior with fuzzy controller.


Abstract The wetland complex of Guerbes-Sanhadja (north-eastern Algeria), has experienced in recent years a certain economic expansion, particularly agricultural, about 47% of the useful agricultural area marked by several varieties of crops ranging from market gardening to speculative crops, requiring large quantities of water for irrigation purposes, however the swampy areas are the main sources used for irrigation purposes in this practice. It is therefore necessary for this water to have physicochemical properties adapted to plants, in particular the absence of salinity. This study was done to evaluate the status of the swamps areas quality and its suitability for irrigated agriculture. To achieve this objective, water samples from ten swamps areas water were collected from Guerbes-Sanhadja in February and June of 2016. The water quality of these swamps was estimated from different water quality parameters such as pH and electrical conductivity (EC), the chemical parameters like Na+, K+, Ca2+, HCO3−, SO42−, Cl−, BOD5, NO3−, NO2−, NH4+ and PO43−. Based on the physico-chemical analyses, irrigation quality parameters like sodium absorption ratio (SAR), percent sodium (% Na), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), permeability index (PI), magnesium hazard (MH) were calculated. The results showed that the overall concentration of nitrate was very high. About 60 percent of the swampy areas had suitable water quality for chloride, and they had a concentration below the permissible limit for crop irrigation. From the Richards diagram, it is observed that most of the samples from the study area fall in the good to permissible classes for irrigation purpose.


ObjectiveTo understand the psychological status of medical staff who treat SARS patients so that to provide consultation for these staff. MethodsThe psychollgical status of medical stuff were asses by using SCL-90 and TCSQ.ResultsThe somatization symptoms and phobic anxiety of these medical staff are significantly higher than normal but the obsessive-compulsive factor, inter-personal sensitivity, depression, hostility and paranoid factors are significantly lower than normal.ConclusionThe phobic anxiety level of medical staff who treat SARS patients is slightly higher than normal, the inter-personal sensitivity, anxiety and phobic anxiety level of younger staff are higher than those of older staff. The psychological status of nurses and those who choose negative coping style in their daily life are significantly different with other staff.


Building Information Modelling (BIM) provides positive influences towards the efficiency of construction industry. Quantity surveyors as one of the main professionals in construction industry should have adequate BIM knowledge and skills. Therefore, it is essential for Quantity Surveying (QS) programmes in Malaysia to incorporate BIM into its syllabus. The aim of the paper is to study the incorporation of BIM into QS programmes syllabus in Malaysia. In order to achieve the aim, the research seeks to examine the benefits and barriers of incorporation of BIM into QS programmes syllabus in Malaysia, to expose the incorporation as well as to suggest strategies in enhancing the incorporation. Case studies approach involving six higher education institutions offering QS programmes in Malaysia is adopted for the research and data are collected by means of semi-structured interview and document analysis. The research reveals that the incorporation of BIM into QS programmes syllabus in Malaysia is still at the low level and lack of standardization. BIM should be incorporated into variety of subjects instead of only focusing on the core subject of QS. In conclusion, collaboration with industry, academic and professional bodies is recommended in order to enhance the incorporation. INTRODUCTION Different people may have different definition of BIM (Olatunji et al., 2010). Despite of the differences, BIM provides significant benefits to the professionals in the construction industry. In context of quantity surveying, it allows for automation of quantification and enhances accuracy of estimation (Aouad et al., 2007; Zhou et al., 2012) by eliminating human errors and promoting collaboration (Zhou et al., 2012). Fung et al., (2014) added that BIM allows for quick cost appraisal, clash detection, cost checking, intelligent information management and cost update. Obviously, there is a considerable potential for BIM to influence QS profession (Masidah and Khairuddin, 2005). Hence, it is essential for quantity surveyors to adopt BIM in their practices. However, Han and Bedrick (2015) argued that BIM adoption will suffer without its incorporation into education. Higher education institutions need to incorporate BIM into their programmes with the support from government and industry (NATSPEC, 2013). This will ensure the production of BIM-ready graduates for the construction industry. BIM IN EDUCATION Based on the UK's Higher Education Academy (HEA) report of BIM in taught programmes, there are three types of learning outcomes for BIM incorporation that need to be taken into account which are knowledge and understanding, practical skills and transferable skills. Ghosh et al. (2013) added that theory, practical and technology aspects are also essential in order to ensure effective incorporation of BIM into education programmes. There are a number of approaches that have been adopted to incorporate BIM in education (Sacks and Barak, 2009; Burr, 2009; Denzer and Hedges, 2008). In Malaysia, Kherun Nita and Nur Emma (2014) developed a BIM educational framework for QS graduates and it has been accepted by the QSAC. The framework comprises of four objectives which are visualization, quantification, planning and scheduling and management. Each of the objectives are achievable by means of several mediums as listed in Table 1 below. Table 1: Objectives and mediums of BIM educational framework for QS graduates (modified from Kherun Nita and Nur Emma (2014)) Visualization Quantification Planning & Scheduling Management Draughtmanship Measurement Cost Planning & Scheduling Contract Construction Technology Cost Estimating Cost Analysis Professional Practice Construction Services Project Management Therefore, in order to incorporate BIM into QS programmes, higher education institutions in Malaysia should ensure that the four objectives are attainable through the mediums that they offer in their QS programmes. The research seeks to study the incorporation of BIM into QS programmes syllabus in Malaysia. In order to achieve the aim, the research seeks to examine the benefits and barriers of incorporation of BIM into QS programmes syllabus in Malaysia, to expose the incorporation as well as to suggest strategies to enhance the incorporation. METHODOLOGY In order to achieve the aim and objectives of the research, the research adopted case studies approach. This approach is adopted as it provides the potential to study a phenomenon that is impenetrable by technical investigation (Yin, 2003). Also, Johnson et al. (1999) added that this approach allows researcher to exploit available data sources within a case study. Hence, data are collected by means of document analysis and semi-structured interview with programme lead of QS programme of each of the case studies. The researcher approached all public and private higher education institutions offering QS programmes in Malaysia, however, due to time constraint and lack of cooperation, only six of them responded. Collected data are analysed based on four units of analysis including benefits of incorporation, barriers of incorporation, current state of incorporation and strategies of incorporation. According to McClintock et al., (1979), establishment of units of analysis is the most important step in case studies approach. In the research, units of analysis are established towards achieving the aim and objectives of the research. BACKGROUND OF CASE STUDIES Case Study 1 (CS1) is a foreign higher education institution operating locally, offers QS degree programme which is incorporated with BIM for a duration of 3 years. 4 years QS degree programme which is also incorporated with BIM is offered by Case Study 2 (CS2), a public higher education institution. While Case Study 3 (CS3) is another foreign higher education institution operating locally, offers QS degree programme which is incorporated with BIM for a duration of 3 years. Case Study 4 (CS4) is a public higher education institution and is the only case study in the research that offers QS diploma programme for a duration of 3 years. However, the programme is not incorporated with BIM. Similarly, for Case Study 5 (CS5), a private higher education institution, BIM is not incorporated into the 3 years duration of QS degree programme. The final case study (CS6), a public higher education institution offers QS degree programme for a duration of 4 years and the programme is incorporated with BIM. RESULTS & DISCUSSION The results and discussion are presented based on the units of analysis as mentioned earlier. Benefits of incorporation of BIM into QS programmes syllabus in Malaysia Based on the semi-structured interview, there are many benefits of incorporation of BIM into QS programmes syllabus in Malaysia that have been indicated as listed in Table 2. Obviously, the programme lead of QS programme in each of the case studies are fully aware of positive influences of BIM. Table 2: Benefits of incorporation of BIM into QS programmes syllabus in Malaysia


This paper proposes that viable high-voltage high-power converters using wide band-gap SiC devices, will require the use of soft-switching, in particular zero-voltage switching techniques, if system parasitics and high switching speeds are to be managed. An easy to understand and use quantitative comparison of different approaches can help us with selection of specific technologies for given applications. This paper presents the limitations of current approaches, and proposes a new converter figure of merit (CFOM) as the basis for understanding the limitations of high power converters based on wide band-gap SiC devices, showing that soft-switching is the key.


Geometric shapes have been suggested to be found in malignant melanomas. We have observed a number of melanomas presenting with linear and incomplete angulated figures.


This veto message from Governor Mark Sanford vetoes H. 3803, R-406, a bill that authorizes the Department of Health and Environmental Control to establish a program for monitoring the prescribing of all Schedule II, III and IV controlled substances. It mandates that dispensers (ie. pharmacists) shall electronically submit to DHEC information regarding each prescription dispensed for a controlled substance.


Peritoneal carcinoma has been regarded as a uniformly lethal clinical entity. A treatment plan combining cytoreductive surgery and heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIIC) was devised and tested to treat such patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morbidity and mortality associated with this treatment approach.


The very act of scientific perception is constituted by prevalent visual forces. Sci-ences employ techniques of visualization that make one see what is invisible. Em-bodied practices are black-boxed. But can invisible things also be comprehended in another way? So, for example, how does blindness deal with invisibility? Its epistemic and perceptual strategies are explored. It is compared to the epistemic strategies of blind variation and care of the self. But it is the care of the self that is viewed to predominate in blindness. Contrary to this, blind variation is found in the sighted everyday life-world.


In this study, we propose a space-varying cellular neural network (CNN) designed by Hopfield neural network (Hopfield NN). CNN is classified into two types of system like space-invariant system and space-varying system. Space-invariant means that all cells have identical template. On the other hand, space-varying means that all cells do not have identical template according to the state values of the cell and neighbor cells and so on. The proposed CNN is the space-varying system and it is designed by using an associative memory ability of Hopfield NN. In general, the design of space-varying systems is not easy. However, we can set one of prepared existing templates on each cell of CNN according to the retrieved pattern by Hopfield NN to which some typical local image structures are embedded. Namely, we need only some existing templates and their associated patterns. Some simulation results show the basic properties of the proposed CNN and its effectiveness.


Method of identifying a polypeptide that acts as an adjuvant in a host organism. The present invention further comprises the polypeptide, and further provides an adjuvant composition comprising an antigen optionally. The present invention is based on the use of these patterns in the identification of the identification and adjuvant active polypeptides of various pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP [Ref 1-6]). Polypeptide PAMP is present in pathogenic polypeptide, or is rare in the host organism itself polypeptide, or nonexistent motif. Such motifs are found often in microorganisms, not found in vertebrates. Therefore, they are recognized as foreign by the host, causes the appropriate immune response, it these polypeptides PAMP, an ideal candidate for an adjuvant in vaccines.


The decision to visit a festival or an event is a directed activity initiated by a wish to fulfil certain cultural need. Although motives only represent one of the variables describing visitor behaviour (besides learning, cultural conditioning and social influences), they form a crucial point that initiates decision making. The purpose of this study was to develop a measurement instrument that can be used to measure the most significant festival motivators for visitors' travels to music festivals. The paper delivers the results of a questionnaire research conducted during the 11th EXIT festival (Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad, The Republic of Serbia) in July 2011. The results were based on 566 questionnaires. The factor analysis generated three items: socialization; exploration of the festival programme and atmosphere; and perception of the festival and learning.


Koreans do not have an equivalent to the prepositions of the English language. Also prepositions in English have various functions and meanings. Therefore it is not easy for Korean learners to choose the appropriate one in speaking and writing.
This thesis deals with the preposition 'on' in high school textbooks from the core meaning to the extended meanings and its connections among them. The various meanings of the preposition 'on' can not be dealt with separately but have to be put into connections with its original core meaning. I examined five contemporary high school English textbooks which show the various meanings of the preposition 'on' from the core meaning. Many thesis on prepositions mention that most students have memorized prepositions in isolation failing to notice the connections of the meanings. The lack of understanding these connections can easily result in frustration leading to a general loss of interest in language learning. This thesis suggests two effective ways to learn the preposition 'on'. One is to put the variety of meanings of 'on' in form of a diagram based on the cognitive-oriented approach and the second is to compare 'on' with other prepositions which have similar or different meanings. The schematization of 'on' is a kind of training for students to connect extended meanings of the preposition to the core meaning which they already know. Comparing 'on' with other prepositions which have similar or different meanings to those of 'on' may clarify the various meanings in order to help students to interpret the contents of a textbook and use 'on' properly in speaking as well as writing.


Merger, acquisitions, and restructuring of large corporations have increased dramatically in the United S tates, but uncertainty and speculation raise doubts over welfare effe cts. Strong bank influence might control management, but efficiency g ains in West Germany are not obvious. Unions and corporate management in the West have generally maintained Taylorist work organization an d other rigidities. Japanese organization and decentralized bargainin g enhance flexibility, human capital, and employees' equity stakes, w ith distributional and efficiency benefits. European codetermination has reduced overt conflict, but related centralized bargaining blocks new entry, organizational innovation, and job creation to protect ex isting rents of incumbent labor and management. Copyright 1988 by WWZ and Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag AG


In an intensity modulated direct-detection (IMDD) optical communication system an external modulator is often used to avoid the effect of laser diode chirping. Even so, the phase noise of the laser diode at the transmitter can be converted into intensity noise by the chromatic dispersion of the single-mode fiber and therefore cause a power penalty.1,2 Equations for calculating this phase to intensity noise conversion have been given previously.3 In this paper, we use these results to assess the effect of such noise on an IMDD system using an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) as a receiver preamplifier. The power penalty caused by this noise is presented so that it may be used in system design.


As a developing country, Indonesia is facing many problems in development. However there has been some progress in the improvement of public procurement management, as a strategic activity and a resource to improve governance. Sustainable/Green Public Procurement concept has proved that it supports economy, social and environment development. Questionnaires have been distributed to find the position of each respondents in adopting Sustainable Procurement concept as well as to introduce the concept. The result was some respondents have integrated sustainability aspect although it was still in the beginning phase. The weaknesses in existing public procurement system in Indonesia can be considered as an opportunity, since development of "conventional" public procurement system can be parallel with initial development of sustainable procurement system.


Most of the people are not aware of obesity related effects. 1 Obesity is strongly associated with an increased risk of all causes of death. 2 Obese individuals are at risk of developing one or more of serious medical conditions that are associated with obesity. They include obesityrelated diseases, the most common: High blood pressure, Diabetes, High cholesterol, Heart disease, Stroke, Osteoarthritis, Gallbladder disease, Sleep apnoea, asthma, respiratory problems and some cancers type like breast, prostate, and colon. 1,3


The display period of periodic pseudo-pattern in a virtual 2-D plane is dependent on the pulse number in a modulation period and the display plane width,which is proved in this paper in detail.This pseudo-pattern can periodically arise in many cases where the plane width is not the mean value of PRI modulation.Automatic modulation pattern search,therefore, can be performed in a narrow range of plane width,and accordingly the automatic and fast pulse deinterleaving is easily accomplished.Extensive experimental results show that the average accuracy of this algorithm for the non-traditional radar pulse deinterleaving in dense environments is higher than 93% and average missing rate is less than 5%.


The elastic and total intensities for x-ray and high-energy electron scattering from the ten-electron hydride series has been calculated from Kohn–Sham orbitals using the BLYP, B3LYP and LSDA functionals, and compared to the previous Hartree–Fock and singles and doubles configuration interaction (SDCI) results of Wang [J. Wang, A. N. Tripathi, and V. H. Smith, Jr., J. Chem. Phys. 101, 4842 (1994)] in the same basis. In those cases where density functional theory (DFT) provides a significantly better electron density than Hartree–Fock, the pair density and hence total scattering intensity for x-rays is also better reproduced, especially in the low s region. The asymptotic behavior of the scattering curves from the DFT methods is poorer than Hartree–Fock due to the inability of DFT to reliably predict the density at the nucleus, the electron–electron distribution at zero-electron separation, and the second moment of the electron–electron distribution.


In this article, Poling explores the process of mentoring and mutual accountability between men who struggle to be pro-feminist and nonviolent. Two students share their own struggles with changing awareness and their responsibility to prevent violence against women. They focus on issues of worship in local congregations where there are men who have been violent. Poling responds with an analysis of the stages of conversion for pro-feminist men.


Complete (1.3kb) and sectional (1.1 kb and 0.7 kb) S genome segments were inserted into a prokaryotic expression vector PGEX 4T system and efficiently expressed in E.coli respectively under the control of P RP L promoter. The three expressed proteins were identified by using 18 kinds of mAb against Hantavirus with different characteristics by sandwich ELISA. Our findings show that the expressed protein (NP) of complete S genome can react to 13 kinds of mAb which are specific for group or type I specific Hantavirus. That of the 0.7 kb segment can only react to parts of the mAbs, whereas the expression products of 1.1 kb segment reacts to none of them.


The article discusses the ethics of advertising to children, examining the processes by which advertising persuades children and whether children aged 12 and under are particularly susceptible to advertising. Little is known about children's recognition and skepticism towards the media environment in 2009, the article states, including items such as viral marketing attempts, brand advocacy, and social networking applications. Other topics include psychologist Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development.


Many rural roads in Africa are 'returning to the bush' because of inadequate maintenance. This is not helped by development loans which encourage construction of new roads and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure rather than better value ongoing maintenance. Much of the problem lies in the technical arguments put to decision makers. Here we see the argument put in a way that nontechnical people can understand.


Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) is the metabolic enzyme responsible for shunting the glycolytic intermediate 3-phosphoglycerate to the serine synthesis pathway. In breast cancer and several other types of cancer, increased PHGDH expression is associated with patient mortality. Early studies focused on the role of PHGDH in promoting cell proliferation in the small percentage of breast cancers with PHGDH gene amplification. However, recent studies have revealed a critical role for PHGDH and downstream enzymes of the serine synthesis pathway and one carbonmetabolism inNADPHproduction and themaintenanceof redox homeostasis, which are required for enrichment of breast cancer stem cells in response to hypoxia or chemotherapy. These results provide a mechanism for PHGDH overexpression in breast cancers in which PHGDH is not amplified and have implications for improving the response of triple-negative breast cancers to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Cancer Res; 76(22); 1–5. 2016 AACR. Intratumoral Hypoxia Is a Critical Driving Force for Cancer Progression Within tumors, O2 levels rapidly decline as distance from the nearest blood vessel increases, such that a fundamental basis for cancer cell heterogeneity is O2 availability, with one quarter of breast cancer tissue having a PO2 of 2.5 mmHg (0.4%O2) or less (1). Median intratumoral PO2 <10 mm Hg (1.4% O2) is associatedwith decreased disease-free survival in studies involving>700 patients with cervical cancer and >500 patients with head and neck cancers (1). Reduced intracellular O2 concentrations induce the expression of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF), which are transcriptional activators composed of an O2-regulated HIF-a subunit (HIF-1a, HIF-2a, or HIF-3a) and a constitutively expressedHIF-1b subunit (2, 3). TheHIF-a subunits are subjected to O2-dependent prolyl hydroxylation, ubiquitination, and proteasomal degradation, which are inhibited under hypoxic conditions (3), leading to stabilization and rapid accumulation of the proteins and transcriptional activity. Intratumoral hypoxia is the single most important feature of the microenvironment driving cancer progression. HIFs activate the transcription of a large battery of genes encoding proteins that control every step of the metastatic process, including vascularization, stromal cell recruitment, extracellular matrix remodeling, premetastatic niche formation, cell motility, local tissue invasion, intravasation, and extravasation at sites of metastasis (4). In addition, hypoxia increases the percentage of breast cancer stem cells (BCSC; ref. 5), which are a small subset of cells within the primary tumor that have the capacity to generate secondary tumors (4), in an HIF-dependent manner. Hypoxia Increases Mitochondrial Production of Reactive Oxygen Species Malignant transformation induces reprogramming of cell metabolism to support tumor growth, tissue remodeling, and cancer metastasis. This switch is regulated by oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes and is influenced by the tumor microenvironment. All human cells require a constant supply of O2 to carry out oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria for ATP generation. O2 is utilized as the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), resulting in the generation of water (Fig. 1). Under hypoxic conditions, ETC efficiency is impaired, resulting in the reaction of electrons with O2 to formsuperoxide radicals rather thanwater,which causes cell death if it is not regulated (6). Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) also induce HIF activity (6), which mediates adaptation to hypoxia in two ways: (i) cell proliferation is inhibited to prevent any further increase in the number of O2-consuming cells; and (ii) metabolism is reprogrammed to maintain cellular redox homeostasis (7, 8). In this review, we will discuss the role of HIFs in regulating cellular metabolism and redox status, which enables enrichment of the BCSC population under hypoxic conditions. Cells Adapt to Hypoxia by Shifting from Oxidative to Glycolytic Metabolism Reprogramming of cellular metabolism toward increased glycolysis and suppressed oxidative phosphorylation is a major adaptation to hypoxia. Although this metabolic switch was previously interpreted as ameans of maintaining energy production, studies of HIF-1a–deficient mouse embryo fibroblasts, which did not switch fromoxidative to glycolyticmetabolismwhen ambient Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore,Maryland. McKusick-Nathans Institute ofGenetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. SidneyKimmel ComprehensiveCancerCenter, JohnsHopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, Radiation Oncology, and Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Corresponding Author: Gregg L. Semenza, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, Suite 671, Baltimore, MD 21205. Fax: 443-2875618; E-mail: email@example.com doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-173


Chiton/PVA composite nanofiber membranes were made with electrospinning instrument.The influence of the ratio of mass fraction,molecular weight and concentration of PVA were observed.SEM is used to analyse morpholopy of formed nanofiber membranes,Meanwhile,mechanical property and hydrophilic property were measured.The resuit shows that if molecular weight is 5×105 g/mol,mass fraction is 4% and concentration of PVA is 40%,the chitosan/PVA composite nanofiber membranes are nice in appearance and have good mechanical and hydrophobic properties.


This article has been prepared in answer to a letter of inquiry form a Journal reader asking for information in regard to the eare woman should give herself during the menstrual period.–Ed.


In the administration of minor hockey today, the Head Coach / Coaching Coordinator has developed into a prominent role as a leader of minor hockey programs within the local association. He or she plays a critical role coordinating coach and athlete development programs. The position has become an important liaison, not only to neighboring associations, but also to the District Coach Coordinators, High Performance Program Evaluators and Program Staff with BC Hockey. The circulation of the Coach Coordinator's Resource in 1997-1998 set a standard for this position. This seminar will review and strengthen this document.


Background
Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) can result in paralysis and is an oncology emergency. Prognosis is poor if not treated early. There are an estimated 1200-2500 new cases of MSCC per year in Scotland. At 2013 there are limited studies which have explored the issues experienced by patients, carers and/or family members and healthcare professionals in the management of MSCC.
Aim
The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of patients, carers and/or family members and healthcare professionals in the management of metastatic spinal cord compression.
Research Design and Methods
A case study design approach involving two phases was used. Phase One involved three focus groups with healthcare professionals (n=25) and one-to-one interviews with healthcare professionals (n=7). Phase Two involved interviews with patients (n=8), carers (n=6) and healthcare professionals (n=42). Patients and carers were interviewed twice over a period of six months. Braun and Clarke's (2006) thematic inductive-data approach was used for data analysis.
Findings
Phase One identified an overarching theme of 'negotiating the care pathway' with four main themes: what can we do for patients with MSCC; what do we need to 'trade-off' to meet the needs of patients; how can guidelines help anyway; and how can we deliver optimum care in the midst of uncertainty? The majority of healthcare professionals viewed the existing National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines (2008) as inadequate and lacking in a strong evidence base. Healthcare professionals acknowledged the importance of meeting the patient's preferred needs and goals given the nature of this condition and the short life expectancy of many patients with MSCC. Phase Two identified three main themes: facing uncertainty in MSCC; finding a balance in MSCC and support beyond the treatment of MSCC. A focus on acute management is often at odds with the palliative nature of the patient's condition and this contributes to the complexity for patients, carers and healthcare professionals. The findings demonstrate the intricacies of uncertainty which affect all the key stakeholders when MSCC presents. There is a constant movement between uncertainty (of the future) and enduring inconsistencies (of information, treatment and advice for the future), which results in a struggle to find a balance.
Conclusions
Caring for patients with metastatic spinal cord compression is challenging with uncertainties surrounding the diagnosis of MSCC, spinal instability, treatment and support beyond the treatment of MSCC. A theory of collaborative decision making based on the findings in this thesis is proposed to help reduce uncertainty and enable key stakeholders to make decisions in their journey with MSCC.


In this study, we investigated whether TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, CTMA (carboxymethyl trimethylammonium) and LPD (Lup-20[29]-ene-3beta,28-diol) affect mucin release from airway goblet cells and compared the activities of these agents with the inhibitory action of PLL and the stimulatory action of ATP on mucin release. Confluent primary hamster tracheal surface epithelial (HTSE) cells were metabolically radiolabeled with for 24 h and chased for 30 min in the presence of varying concentrations of each agent to assess the effects on release. The results were as follows: TNF-alpha, CTMA and LPD increased mucin release at the highest concentration, but IL-1beta did not. We conclude that CTMA and LPD can stimulate mucin release by directly acting on airway mucin-secreting cells, and suggest that these agents should be further investigated for the possible use as mild expectorants during the treatment of chronic airway diseases.


In order to realize the automatic measuring and processing of different kinds of parameters in the process of material testing, a method is proposed here of constructing the data sampling and measuring system of material - testing machines by using pressure censers, amplifiers, single-chip processors and digital signal processing technology. The system thus designed can realize the automatic measuring of the parameters of yield points and the tensile strength of metallic materials to increase the quality and efficiency of the material test.


Since the first description of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in 1960, a cumulative meta-analysis of published outcomes after pre-hospital cardiac arrest 40 years later showed that survival is still dismal, and is generally less than 6%. Furthermore, an analysis of mortality rates over a 19-year period has shown that survival rates have not been improving. Clearly, dramatic changes to recommendations on cardiovascular resuscitation need to be made.


The studied Sao Fidelis Santo Antonio de Padua (SFSAP) sector, located in central Ribeira Fold Belt, a Neoproterozoic granulitic belt that spans along the SE coast of Brazil, comprises abundant migmatitic gneisses (kinzigites and khondalites) and charnockites, as well as their deformed counterparts (blastomilonites) that resulted from late shearing and exhumation at the end of the Panafricano – Braziliano Orogeny. The use of extensive methodology, namely fluid inclusion (FI) microthermometry, Raman spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, mineral chemistry analysis and oxygen fugacity modelling, provided the following results: i) Magnetite-Hematite ƒO2 estimates range from 10 -17.799 to 10 -11.538 bar for the determined mineral temperature range of 656 to 896o C (Bento dos Santos et al., 2005); ii) charnockites show ƒO2 above the QFM buffer (QFM +1), while blastomilonites and migmatites have ƒO2 at QFM -1, implying that the SFSAP sector rocks experienced ƒO2 decrease as temperatures dropped; iii) 5 main types of fluid inclusions were observed, from oldest to youngest: a) N2 (94 to 95 mol%) – CH4 (5 to 6 mol%) FI; b) CO2 and CO2-N2 (0 to 11 mol%) high to medium density (1.01 – 0.59 g/cm 3 ) FI; c) CO2 and CO2-N2 (0 to 36 mol%) low density (0.19 to 0.29 g/cm 3 ) FI; d) CO2 (94 to 95 mol%) – N2 (3 mol%) – CH4 (2 to 3 mol%) – H2O and H2O-CO2 FI; and e) late lowsalinity H2O FI; iv) Raman Spectroscopy evidence two graphite types in khondalites: early highly ordered graphite cut by a disordered kind. The use of a Raman-based graphite geothermometer supplied temperature estimates ranging from 333o C, for the most disordered graphite, to 449o C, for the highest temperature type. Combination of data taken from the previous methodologies allowed the characterization of fluid and geodynamic evolution of this lower crust segment in the last stages of the Braziliano cycle, namely that Ribeira Belt metamorphic fluids evolved from dominated N2CH4 fluids to dominated CO2-N2 fluids during granulitic metamorphism at high oxygen fugacities as a combined process of CO2 generated by graphite oxidation (Cesare et al., 2005) and CO2 concentration after water removal to ascending granitic melts (Bento dos Santos et al., 2006), followed by late ƒO2 decrease induced by the influx of water, turning carbonic fluids into CO2-H2O, and progressively into low-salinity H2O fluids. The stated fluid evolution happen due to rapid pressure drop during the late retrograde/exhumation path of Ribeira Fold Belt. Results show that at about 400-450o C rocks were exhumed to near surface depths, producing generalized low-density CO2 inclusions, followed by surface water entrance. When ƒO2 decreased substantially by mixture of carbonic and water inclusions, graphite deposited, forming khondalites.


Although leisure mobility accounts for the largest share in trips of people mobility, there has been amazingly little attention for leisure mobility in scientific research. A small part of leisure mobility consists of people traveling by public transport. NS has noticed that it seems as if leisure facilities tend to locate themselves more often in station areas and wants to gain insight in the role of stations in the location choice of leisure facilities. Furthermore, NS is interested in the number of visitors arriving by train, as they often travel during off-peak hours. So the research goal of this master thesis is:
To provide insight in the role of stations in the location choice of leisure facilities and in the number of visitors that will use planned stations to visit leisure facilities.
To examine the interdependency between leisure facilities and stations, interviews have been held with leisure facility representatives and academic experts. The number of people coming by train to leisure facilities has been researched by making use of a questionnaire at leisure facilities near stations in the Randstad and Twente. Visitors have been asked for their mode of transport, but also for their opinion on the accessibility of the facility and the importance of the station and reasons for their modal choice.
The expert interviews pointed out that a station is very important in the location choice process of a leisure facility, however it is not decisive in their choice. Other factors like ground prices, enough visitors from nearby and general accessibility are of higher importance.
The number of visitors taking the train to a leisure facility at a station location is very high: 23%. There are mutual differences between leisure facilities: a facility with a national catchment area attracts more train travelers than one with a local or regional catchment area. Cultural leisure facilities are also more likely to attract visitors by train. The importance of the nearby station is also emphasized by visitors: 52% of them considers not coming to the facility anymore if there was no station nearby.
These results provide opportunities for NS. During off-peak hours there is still space available in trains to transport more people. This space can be filled with visitors of leisure facilities, as they usually travel during these off-peak hours. To achieve this, NS could consider to expand its assortment of leisure tickets available via 'Spoordeelwinkel'. Spoordeelwinkel is an online shop aimed at selling a combination of train and leisure tickets with a discount. Another option is to discuss additional late night trains with specific leisure facilities that attract a lot of visitors. Finally, NS could also consider introducing group- or evening tickets. These competitively priced tickets will be an attractive alternative to a trip by car to leisure facilities


Understanding and modeling the optical response of nano-objects is currently an active field of research, which has greatly benefited from the development of experimental methods enabling optical spectroscopy of individual nanoparticles [1]. In particular, the polarization-resolved extinction spectrum of a single nano-object can be quantitatively measured by "spatial modulation spectroscopy" [2] and compared to simulations based on its actual morphology, determined either optically or using 2D and 3D electron microscopy [3,4]. In this talk, we will discuss the effects of the size, shape and local environment of substrate-deposited elongated nano-objects on the properties of their localized surface plasmon resonance (SPR). In the case of silica-coated gold nanorods, isolation from the substrate provided by the silica shell largely reduces interaction with the environment, allowing quantitative investigation of quantum confinement effects, which manifest as a sizedependent SPR broadening [5]. Conversely, deposition on transparent or absorbing substrates has a large impact for bare gold nano-objects (such as nanorods or bipyramids), inducing a shift and, for absorbing substrates, broadening of SPR. Numerical simulations and correlation of the optical experiments with morphological characterizations of the nano-objects by electron tomography demonstrate the large importance of the particle-substrate distance and 3D nano-object orientation.


For a significant proportion of adults requiring emergency health services for asthma, pre-existing management was poor by current standards: chronic asthma was poorly controlled, patients were often under-medicated, patients were often exposed to environmental triggers, and strategies to manage exacerbations were ineffective. The authors recommend that patients be screened by emergency physicians and those with identifiable inadequacies in asthma care be referred to physicians with expertise in asthma management.


Although increased risk of thrombosis in patients with certain malignancies is recognized, carefully planned studies have not been carried out to examine the role of malignant cells as initiators or supporters of thromboembolic disorders.- Using the following brief experimental protocol we carried out a series of experiments to Study the interaction of malignant eel Is with platelets or blood coagulation system, i) Cultured human normal or malignant cells were detached from substratum by various techniques and added to human platelet rich or platelet poor plasma (PRP or PPP). ii)Disrupted cells or their subcellular fractions were added to PRP or PPP, After addition of intact cells or subcellular fraction, their effect on platelet aggregation (in PRP} or blood coagulation system (in PPP; recalcification and partial thromboplastin time} was examined. We observed that three lung carcinoma cell lines (LCCL) possessed a distinct procoagulant activity. Intact LCCL cells initiated rapid clot formation when added to heparinized PPP also. The procoagulant activity was present largely in soluble fraction. This activity is labile and appears to have a strong affinity for glass and plastic surfaces. Rapid loss of procoagulant activity is observed at 56°C or alkaline pH (above 3.5). This activity was found to be specific for LCCL since a careful evaluation of 20 other cell lines showed no such procoagulant activity when examined under identical conditions. (Supported in part by grant PDT-7g from American Cancer Society)


Using basic information of earthquakes with MS≥8.0,in order to exploring application value of symmetry study in earthquake damage prediction,this paper analyzes space-time symmetry and predicts occur time and space of future earthquake with MS≥8.0.By using commensurability information extraction and Map of Butterfly Structure(MBS) method,this paper makes trend analysis of earthquakes with MS≥8.0 in mainland since 1500.The result shows that earthquakes with MS≥8.0 in mainland may occur in next five years from 2012 to 2015;Considering the symmetry of polygon structure space distribution built by each focal position and distribution of historical earthquakes,future earthquakes with MS≥8.0 location is west of 105°E and south of 34°N.


Antifungal, antimicrobial, insecticidal and antioxidant activities of Origanum vulgare L. provide the basis for suggesting that oregano plant extracts may be useful for prevention and treatment of infections. The main goal of this study was to determine antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of methanolic and aqueous extracts of the leaves and flowers of O. vulgare. Antimicrobial testing of plant extracts was done using well diffusion method. Activity of extracts was tested against Gram positive bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ATCC 33591, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 and five Gram-negative bacteria: Salmonella abony ATCC 6017, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis ATCC 31194, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli ATCC 35218 and fungus Candida albicans ATCC 1023. Antibiotic ampicillin and antimycotic nystatin were used as positive control. The antioxidant activity was determined using the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) method. The highest values for inhibition zone for methanolic and aqueous extracts were recorded for Gram positive B. subtilis, S. aureus and MRSA. Methanolic extracts exhibited antibacterial activity against tested Gram negative bacteria in variable degree while the growth of these bacteria was not inhibited by aqueous extracts. Tested fungus C. albicans was not sensitive to investigated oregano extracts. All the extracts showed moderate to potent antioxidant activity with methanolic flower extract demonstrating the strongest antioxidative activity with the IC50 value of 0.205 mg/mL. Therefore it can be concluded that flower and leaf oregano extracts have significant antibacterial and antioxidant potential. *Correspondence E-mail: renatabestagajevic@gmail. com


In 1939, I.M. Sheffer published seminal results regarding the characterizations of polynomials via general degree-lowering operators and showed that every polynomial sequence can be classified as belonging to exactly one Type. A large portion of his work was dedicated to developing a wealth of aesthetic results regarding the most basic type set, entitled B-Type 0 (or equivalently A-Type 0 ), which included the development of several interesting characterizing theorems. In particular, one of Sheffer's most important results was his classification of which B-Type 0 sets were also orthogonal, which are now known to be the very well-studied and applicable Laguerre, Hermite, Charlier, Meixner, Meixner-Pollaczek and Krawtchouk polynomials, which are often called the Sheffer Sequences. As it turned out, Sheffer proved that every B-Type 0 set {Pn(x)}n=0 can be characterized by the generating function:


Recently, Wide Flange Steel Encased Reinforced Concrete(SRC)
Columns are widely made use of high rise buildings, but,
little is known about in the influence that shear strength
capacity or fracture behavior of SRC columns. Particularly,
on accession of SRC columns, earlier many researchs are
studied general effect of axial force or behavior of SRC
columns under concentric or eccentric axial load.
This paper, therefore, presents an experimental study an
behavior of SRC columns subjected to constant compressive
axial force and cyclic lateral loads.
The fators of this test are the effects of b/t ratios of
encased steel(=13,18,22) and ratios of axial force (=2/3,
1/3, 1/6), the specimens were made with steel(SS41),
concrete(240kg/cm2) and steel bars.
The main objectives of this paper is to investigate the
seismic behavior os SRC columns and to obtain guidelines
for their design for high-rise buildings.


The TiO 2/Au nanocomposite thin films play a very important role in the plasmonic solar cell. In such as composite systems, the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of embedded metal nanoparticles determines the light absorption enhancement of the semiconductive part (TiO 2); hence, enhances the efficiency of the plasmatic solar cell. The characterizations of the TiO 2/Au nanocomposite thin films - such as light absorption, scattering and LSPR capacities - depend on many parameters: sizes, weight ratio of metal nanoparticles, thickness of the thin film layers and the arrangements of TiO 2/Au composite in integrated-matrix system. In this work, we outline the preparation method of the TiO 2/Au nanocomposite thin films, then we investigate the effect of technological conditions - such as TiO 2/Au mixture solution concentration, TiO 2/Au weight ratio and number of spin-coating layers - to the surface morphology of the nanocomposite to find out the optimum fabrication conditions. Some experimental results of thin film such as structural property (X ray diffraction, thin film morforlogy…) and optical property (absorption coefficience concerning LSPR…) will also be shown and discussed.


With the fast development of international women's hammer throw and competitive increase,that ask for better competitive ability of athletes.If athletes want to remain invincible in the arena,they should focus their attention on the whole training process.Therefore,the controlling of training process is more valuable.In the training process,by controlling Zhang Wen-xiu's training methods,physical fitness index,specific capacity index,technical capacity index and training load of physiological and biochemical index,to conduct scientific training,so that it is in good physical status to take part in training and competition,and achieve excellent results.


A method for calibrating the intensity of pressure according to an input position in a touch input device comprises: a step in which the touch input device detects a touch input through a touch panel; a step in which the touch input device determines the position of the touch input on the touch panel; a step in which the touch input device measures a degree of change in capacitance corresponding to the intensity of pressure according to the touch input; and a step in which the touch input device calibrates the intensity of the pressure according to the position of the touch input.


In this paper, an analysis of a distance based parameter adaptation in Success-History based Differential Evolution (SHADE) is presented in order to show that it can have a beneficial effect on the premature convergence of the algorithm. The premature convergence of SHADE is an issue mainly in higher dimensional decision spaces. Therefore, the tests are done on the basis of CEC2015 benchmark in 10D, 30D and 50D. The results are provided and discussed.


This paper presents a hybrid filter configuration to suppress harmonic current distortion in the source current. It is a combination of shunt active power filter and shunt passive filter. Major amount of harmonic currents generated by the nonlinear load are bypassed through the passive filter and the active power filter supplies the remaining harmonics and reactive power. Thus the power rating of the shunt active power filter can be reduced in the hybrid configuration compared with pure active filter configuration. The effectiveness of the adopted topology and control scheme has been verified by simulation and experimental results under various source/load conditions. Keywords– Hybrid filter, Power quality, Harmonic compensation.


Sweet crabapple [Malus coronaria (L.) Mill.], an ornamental treewith a geographic origin in China, has been widely cultivated inKorea as a street or garden tree, because of its beautiful flowers.White rot has occurred since 1990 on the branches, bark, and fruitsof sweet crabapple growing at the campus of Gyeongsang NationalUniversity, Jinju, Korea. Cankers or warts initially appeared asslightly sunken reddish-brown areas on the bark of sweet crabapple.Cankers expanded to 30 cm in length, and branches became weak-ened and eventually died (Fig. 1A). The disease mainly occurred onthe branches, bark, and fruits, but not on the leaves (Fig. 1B −F). Asthe fruits enlarge, a brown decayed area appeared. The decay wasoften characterized by a series of concentric rings, alternating fromblack to brown on the fruit surface (Fig. 1D and E). Eventually, therotted fruits dried out and mummified, sometimes hanging on thetree until the next season (Fig. 1F). Pseudothecia, 50 −120×50−110µm in size, were produced on cankered areas of bark and on mum-mified fruits that had been present on the tree for over a year (Fig.1G). The asci were cylindrical, club- and banana-shaped, and 80 −120×10−12 µm in size (Fig. 1H and I). The ascospores were ovoidand 20 −30×7−12 µm in size (Fig. 1I). Pycnidia, 100 −300×100−350µm in size, produced on the PDA plates under natural light (Fig. 2Aand B). The pycnidiospores were cylindrical oroval and 5 −7×20−30µm (Fig. 2C). For pathogenicity testing, 5-day-old mycelium grownon PDA was artificially inoculated on fruits of sweet crabapple. Thesame fruit rot symptoms were reproduced and the fungus was re-isolated from the symptoms to prove Koch's postulates (Fig. 2D). PCR amplification and sequencing of the complete internaltranscribed spacer (ITS) rDNA was performed using the primersITS1 and ITS4 as described by White et al. (1990). The resulting582-bp sequence has been deposited in GenBank as Accession No.HQ231407. Phylogenetic analysis was performed with MEGA4software using the neighbor-joining method and the Tajima-Neidistance model. The representative isolate showed only one basesubstitution with sequencesfrom Botryosphaera dothidi ea (GQ870285),which infects apple trees (Fig. 3). Mycological measurements,taxonomic characters, pathogenicity, and molecular data coincidedwith those of Botryosphaeria dothidea (Moug.) Ces. & De Not.described by Sutton (1990). To our knowledge, this is the first reportof the presence of B. dothidea on sweet crabapple in Korea (TheKorean Society of Plant Pathology, 2009). The representative cul-ture of B. dothidea BD001 has been deposited at National Academyof Agricultural Science (KACC 45481). Recent occurrence of thedisease suggests that B. dothidea is spreading widely and poses aserious threat to the health of sweet crabapple in Korea.


This paper studies the name,location,symptom,pathogenesis and prognosis of "Baihe Disorder" from the perspective of Chinese medical mind theory,and concludes that it is caused by heat and yin consumption,and ensuing malnourishment of spirit,as well as emotional distress.


type="main"> This paper shows that previous work has understated Switzerland's performance in terms of labor productivity growth. First, available data on hours worked are incoherent and overestimate growth in hours worked. The paper therefore establishes a consistent series of total hours worked and its components covering 1950–2010, showing that Swiss labor inputs actually were stable from 1964 to 2007. Second, long-term improvements in Switzerland's Terms of Trade indicate that quality improvements in Swiss exports might not be fully mirrored in growth of GDP and, hence, productivity growth.


Aims: India is one of the most densely populated, developing and industrially fast growing country of the earth that not only facing the problem of water scarcity, but also the mismanagement of tremendous amount of wastewater (WW) produced every day. Therefore a study was conducted in the Aligarh city of India on chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) cv. Pusa Sadabahar to observe the suitability of wastewater for irrigation along with different levels of phosphorus and how minimize the use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture by supplementing mineral nutrients through wastewater. Study Design: Factorial randomized block design Place and Duration of Study: The pot experiment was conducted during 2011-2012 in the net house of the Plant Physiology, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Methodology: Three levels of water, 50% wastewater, 100% wastewater and groundwater (GW) were used along with four basal doses of phosphorus at the rates of 0, 20, 40 and 60kgPha with a uniform basal dose of nitrogen and potassium with the rates of 60kgNha and 50kgKha Original Research Article Iqbal et al.; AJEA, 5(1): 70-81, 2015; Article no. AJEA.2015.009 71 respectively. Fertilizers were applied one day before sowing. Both the waters and soil were analyzed for various physico-chemical characteristics. Results: All the growth, physiological, yields as well as quality parameters were recorded at 60 days after sowing. Results revealed that wastewater irrigation significantly increases the growth, photosynthesis, yield and quality of the chilli. Lower dose of phosphorus fertilizer at the rate of 40kg ha together with wastewater proved optimum and gave greater shoot and root length, shoot fresh and dry mass, leaf area, photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, nitrate raductase, carbonic anhydrase, ascorbic acid and leaf nitrogen content than control and even to higher nitrogen doses along with groundwater. Conclusion: The wastewater proved an effective source of essential nutrients and even it could not be supplemented the whole nutrient requirement of the chilli but it can reduced the quantity of fertilizers because wastewater also a source of nutrients.


Social movements seeking to change the subordinate status of ethnic minorities have drawn activists from both the minority and dominant groups. Conflict has at times developed between movement members of these two groups. In a comparative analysis of three movements—the civil rights movement, the anti-slavery cause in the U.S., and the movement to abolish Untouchability in India—the sources of tension appear quite similar. Ideologically, minority group activists viewed themselves as more radical and committed to that particular cause than did their dominant group co-workers and were more for a strategy of minority group self-help. Organizational conflict arose as majority members disproportionately assumed decision-making positions in the movement. A third source of tension developed because some movement members were carriers of prejudices and hostilities of the larger social milieu. Outsiders frequently played essential roles in the early phases of these movements, but pressures developed on majority members to reduce involvement or withdraw altogether.


Resourceful teachers have always used literature to teach more than reading skills. The thoughtful selection of materials can effectively promote positive values, as in bibliotherapy. In recent years, teachers have used literature to help students develop positive attitudes toward particular groups of people, the elderly and various minorities, for example. In so doing, the teacher must be sensitive to the subtle connotations implicit in materials to avoid reinforcing negative values. This article deals particularly with the portrayal of cognitively disabled persons in literature for elementary and middleschool children. This body of literature largely expresses a positive point of view toward the


The main purpose of this research is to study and develop a robust sonar system for mobile robots. In this way, some researchers have made sonar systems which calculate the cross-correlation between the transmitted signal and the received one. However, as the number of patterns of transmitted signals are practically limited, there would be possible erroneous measurements by sonar sensors, especially when the number of the sensors is increased.In this paper, we theoretically estimate the probability of erroneous measurement by the sonar sensors, which depends on the number of the sensors and the form of the transmitted signal. Then, we designed the shape of the emitted signals so that the probability of having an erroneous measurement is in a defined range.


Piping under critical internal pressure reaches the limit state (yield strength) first at the internal surface, propagating towards the outer surface. This process happens from inside out, thus it is difficult to monitor in its early stages. Some ultrasonic properties are sensitive to change of material properties induced by internal stress and strain. The article discusses possible applications of ultrasonic testing to detect such plasticized areas on pressure equipment piping.


A series of molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles have been synthesized employing various template/functional monomer/crosslinking monomer ratio and characterized in detail to elucidate the correlation between the synthetic conditions used and the properties (e.g., particle size and template binding properties) of the obtained nanoparticles. In brief, the presence of propranolol (template) in the polymerization mixture turned out to be a critical factor on determination of the size as well as the binding properties of the imprinted nanoparticles. The functional monomer/crosslinking monomer ratio significantly affects the binding capability of the imprinted nanoparticles, but its influence on the size of the nanoparticles was found to be rather limited. The results obtained provide valuable clues for designing molecularly imprinted nanoparticle preparation in future studies, where fine tuning of particle size and binding properties are required to fit practical applications. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012 (Less)


Objective To analyze the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF), inducible nitric
oxide synthase (iNOS) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in giant cell tumor of bone (GCT) and their rela-
tions to angiogenesis. Methods Expression of VEGF, iNOS and eNOS on tumor tissues from 49 cases of GCT patients
were studied by immunohistochemistry. Microvessal density (MVD) was counted by endothelial cells immunostained by
anti - CD34 anlibody. Results The positive expression of VEGF, iNOS and eNOS were observed in GCT and the posi-
tive rates were 61.2 % , 57.1% , and 71.4% respectively . The MVD significantly correlated with pathological grade,
ⅢⅡ , ⅢⅠ . MVD was 37.7 ±10.5/HP, 37.9±10.9/HP and 35.4 ±11.7/HP in GCT positive for VEGF, iNOS
and eNOS while it was 24.5 ±6.8/HP, 25.2±7.1/HP and 25.6±5.8/HP in GCT negative for VEGF , iNOS and
eNOS respectively( P0.01 ) . There was significant correlation between iNOS and VEGF in GCT( P0.05) , and no
significant correlation between eNOS and VEGF in GCT ( P0.05 ) . Conclusion The MVD is the most useful parame-
ter to evaluate the biologic behavior of GCT. The angiogenesis of GCT was accelerated by the expression of VEGF, iNOS
and eNOS.


Very few inorganic substances, in the concentration found in public water supplies in most sections of the country, have been really proven, by scientific data, to affect the public health. Some substances may affect the odor, color, taste and turbidity, but practically all of these are harmless physiologically even in concentrations sufficient to give high odor intensity, high color and turbidity, and oftentimes disagreeable tastes (1). These characteristics, especially odor and taste, however, may affect some persons psychologically to the extent that they may develop physiological reactions. The odor factor is so important that professional water smellers and special testing devices have come into the field (Fair and Wells osmoscope). Methods for the procedure of odor testing are being standardized (2). Most water consumers would turn down water triply distilled and condensed through block tin coils with the criticism that the water tasted "flat." Conductivity water is not considered palatable because people have not been accustomed to drinking strictly pure water. There is obviously much difference between a pure water and a physiologically safe one. It may be a simpler matter to define safe water than pure water. No person knows definitely what pure water is. It certainly is not H2O in the liquid phase. Defining a physiologically safe water is not an easy matter, however, due to the fact that experimental data are so conflicting. For esthetic reasons, a drinking water must be as free of taste, color, odor and turbidity as possible, even though the substances causing them are in themselves harmless, and even though the esthetic quality of a water may change greatly without much appreciable chemical change. In other words, water chemists and engineers must, of necessity, be good psychologists as well as water purification


A scheme of preparing entangled two-atom state and W-type state of three atoms is presented via the Jaynes-Cummings model for coupled atoms and asingle-mode cavity field.The experimental feasibility is discussed.


Part I of this research concerns patterns of gene expression of ADPG-PP in native and transgenic potato plants. The expression of both potato ADPG-PP subunits were analyzed on the transcript and antigen levels. The small and large subunits were coordinately expressed during tuber development suggesting a role for the temporal regulation of ADPG-PP expression as well as providing further support for earlier work in the heterotetrameric subunit structure of the tuber enzyme. Part II involves studies on the structure-function relationships of ADPG-PP, more specifically the mutagenesis of the large and small subunit DNAs of ADPG-PP.


Considering the recent developing trends of power grid enterprise towards digitalization and informatization, the enterprise application integration (EAI) is adopted to solve the "information island" problem. The evolution process of traditional EAI solutions is reviewed. It is pointed out that the integration technology based on service-oriented architecture (SOA) is an important pattern to achieve EAI of power grid enterprise. The SOA-based EAI architecture is proposed and the implementation schemes are designed respectively for data integration layer and business process integration layer so that the integration platform can provide CIM-based standard data and achieve the automatic execution of typical business process. Finally, the SOA-based EAI of Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company (SMEPC) is introduced.


The main journal Helicopter blade flapping with and without small angle assumption in the presence of dynamic stall by Jyoti Ranjan Majhi, Ranjan Ganguli(1) deals with the general flapping equation without taking into account the small angle assumptions. The validity of the small induced inflow angle of attack assumption is Abstract: A helicopter is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each consisting of two or more rotor blades. The main objective of this seminar topic is to study the basic concepts of helicopter aerodynamics. The forces acting on helicopter i.e. lift, drag, thrust and weight are considered for developing analytic equations. The main topics that are discussed include blade motions like blade flapping, feathering and lead-lag. The effect of stall on helicopter blade flapping is studied and it was noticed that there is a sudden lift drop at this stall condition. It was also found that dynamic stall occurs due to rapidly changing angle of attack, which inturn affect the air flow over the airfoil. Blade flapping angle and induced angle of attack are the main parameters concerned with stall. The theory behind blade element analysis has been inferred in detail. The importance of all these in the present scenario are also taken into consideration.


Introduction. Fasting glucose (FG) is part of the Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) criteria for defining the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is a measure of 2-3 month endo...


Distonic radical cations (DRCs) with spatially separated charge and radical sites have, so far, largely been observed by gas-phase mass spectrometry and/or matrix isolation spectroscopy work. Herein, we disclose the isolation of a crystalline dicarbondiphosphide-based β-distonic radical cation salt 3 •+ (BARF) (BARF = [B(3,5-(CF 3 ) 2 C 6 H 3 ) 4 )] - ) stable at room temperature via a one-electron-oxidation-induced intramolecular skeletal rearrangement reaction. Such a species has been validated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Compound 3 •+ (BARF) exhibits a large majority of spin density at a two-coordinate phosphorus atom (0.74 a.u.) and a cationic charge located predominantly at a four-coordinate phosphorus atom (1.53 a.u.), which are separated by one carbon atom. This species represents an isolable entity of a phosphorus radical cation that is the closest to a genuine phosphorus DRC to date. The radical behavior of 3 •+ effects the homolytic cleavage of the C-H bonds in 1,4-cyclohexadiene and S-S bond in diphenyl disulfide affording diamagnetic cationic compounds 4 + (BARF) and 5 + (BARF).


It is instructive to transform the normal modes solution for a circular membrane (radius R) suddenly displaced ξ0 at the boundary into an approximate purely periodic traveling waveform ξ=ξ0Σ ×An√r/R cos[(n −1/4)π(r/R ± ct/R) − π/4], where c=wave speed (although strictly good for n≫1, r/R≪1). The series evidently has period T=8R/c. Individual mode periods T/3,T/7,T/11,... account for the notable characteristic symmetry of the waveform about the center of the periods T and asymmetry about the quarter points. The −π/2 focal phase shift (finite Hilbert transform) and the simple sign reversal (±π shift) at the boundary are readily deduced. The result also applies to ideal supersonic jets, ξimplies pressure perturbation, ctimplies (axial distance) √M2−1. For cell length (axial period) one may take sM = 8R√M2−1 for the series, or sP =8/3R√M2−1 for the first term. The two‐dimensional case is unambiguous sM=4(semiwidth) √M2−1. Of course, the exact solution is not periodic at all, the major discrepancy being in fir...


Older adults with co‐morbidities have been reported to be at higher risk for adverse outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). The characteristics of COVID‐19 in older patients and its clinical outcomes in different kidney disease groups are not well known.


Web applications provide a wide array of utilities that are abused by malware as a replacement for traditional attacker-controlled servers. Thwarting these Web App-Engaged (WAE) malware requires rapid collaboration between incident responders and web app providers. Unfortunately, our research found that delays in this collaboration allow WAE malware to thrive. We developed Marsea, an automated malware analysis pipeline that studies WAE malware and enables rapid remediation. Given 10K malware samples, Marsea revealed 893 WAE malware in 97 families abusing 29 web apps. Our research uncovered a 226% increase in the number of WAE malware since 2020 and that malware authors are beginning to reduce their reliance on attacker-controlled servers. In fact, we found a 13.7% decrease in WAE malware relying on attacker-controlled servers. To date, we have used Marsea to collaborate with the web app providers to take down 50% of the malicious web app content.


Here we study photovoltaic properties of GaInPNAs based quantum well and superlattice solar cells that are strain balanced or lattice matched to Si and evaluate their potential toward the development of high efficiency tandems operating in conjunction with a silicon bottom cells.


The art museum is based on "knowledge production" and develops a series of purpose-oriented knowledge creation, spread, communication, protection and reproduction. Therefore, the art museum is an art palace that enhances people's artistic sentiments and broadens their horizons. Contemporary art museums are paying more and more attention to the relationship with the public society, therefore, how to improve and perfect the space construction and exhibition design of the art museum so as to attract more visitors to the art museum, and communicate and interact with them through exhibitions or other forms of activities, so that they can enjoy happiness and get enlightenment in a free, informal and non-mandatory environment is a problem worth


The present work demonstrates the availability of using porous channels of microfluidic chips as a solid phase matrix for extracting DNA from whole blood. Two kinds of porous channels were microfabricated by MEMS technology and anodization technology. The anodization process of porous channels was investigated and optimized. Porous channels were characterized, and a porous rectangle channel showed a more uniform and stable feature related to a porous V-type channel. The optimal porous rectangle channel was further used for purifying DNA, which showed a higher DNA recovery than the non-porous one. Optimization of the DNA elution condition established a higher DNA extracted efficiency at 55 °C than at 25 °C or at 70 °C. The time consumed in the incubation process for eluting DNA could be reduced by increasing the flow rate of the washing step. Compared to commercial kits, the porous rectangle channel under optimal conditions could extract two-fold amounts of PCR-amplifiable DNA from whole blood in 15 min. This highly efficient, effortless and flexible technology can be used as a lab-on-a-chip component for initial biologic sample preparation.


ABSTRACT On December 21, 1985, the tanker Arco Anchorage ran aground in Port Angeles Harbor. Approximately 5,960 bbl (239,000 gal) of Alaska North Slope crude oil were released from two gashes in the ship's hull. Weather conditions permitted the effective operation of containment booms and skimmers. Once the vessel was secured, first priority during the response was protection of environmentally sensitive areas to the east of the spill site, including a National Wildlife Refuge with large populations of marine birds, fishes, and invertebrates. Heaviest shoreline contamination was on Ediz Hook in Port Angeles Harbor, but oil was observed as far east as Dungeness Bay and as far west as Neah Bay. Approximately 2,000 seabirds were known to be oiled during the spill. Removal of oiled debris was a successful cleanup strategy for all beaches except Ediz Hook, and concentrations of oil in the sediments returned to background levels within weeks. Oil penetrated into coarse sediments at the most heavily oiled sites...


The objective of this work was to optimize a chromatographic method, combining derivatization (silylation) with MSTFA (N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoracetamide) and analysis by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS), for the determination of hormones and UV filters selectively, evaluating the effect of derivatization on the chromatographic response. The method developed for the qualitative analysis (SCAN mode) allowed the identification of the analytes more accurately, with similarities of the spectra superior to 80%. The limits of detection and quantification ranged from 0.1 to 1.3 µg L-1 and 0.3 to 4.2 µg L-1 respectively. The quantitative method, combined silylation with chromatographic determination in SIM mode, proved to be precise (Relative standard deviation <7.2%) and exact (relative error <2.0%), with models without lack of fit, and with correlation coefficients linear values greater than 0.9, in accordance with the requirements and standards of the regulatory bodies.


We give a brief introduction to sequential spatial processe s. We discuss their definition, formulate a Markov property, and indicate why such processes are natural tools in tackling high level vision problems. We focus on the problem of tracking a variable number of moving object s through a video stream, and discuss the relationship with the popular Hough transform. A list of poi nters to the literature concludes the paper.


Biologically inspired models (BIM), i.e. complex models for organization and communication based on biological systems, consider the heterogeneous and dynamic nature to which entities must adapt. This makes such models appropriate for the design and implementation of smart home systems. The Gold Seekers Project, a BIM developed by one of the authors, has been used to study the mechanisms for realizing intelligence in natural and artificial systems. Two of the project components, Goal Mind and Alchemy, provide a framework in which to develop distributed multi-agent architectures. Goal Mind is used to define the application architecture, including agent structure and communications needs. Reasoning within the agents is multi-modal, with current support for rules, semantic networks, neural networks, and procedures. Alchemy provides the mechanism to distribute the system. We describe Goal Mind and Alchemy and the smart home application being created with these components.


For the semi-detailed characterization of inland valleys systems in the Ivory Coast, transect sampling was used to describe valley morphology, soils, and land use characteristics. Initially, for each valley one transect with a width of 200 to 400 m was proposed. More recently, use of a larger number of transects has been suggested. However, there is no statistical basis for either the number of transects to be described or their optimal width. Two sets of aerial photographs (1979, scale 1:50 000, and 1996, scale 1:20 000) of the Boundiali key area were processed and the results digitized. Using GIS, sets of transects with different width were made, and used for the determination of the sample size for estimating the land use ratio and the valley bottom ratio at valley system level with given confidence intervals. These results were validated with data from the field and with sets of pre-selected transects. The calculated sample size is based on simple random sampling and depends on both transect width and variability in the study area. For the characterization of inland valleys with reasonable confidence intervals, the sample size for random sampling is too large for the semi-detailed characterization method. Smaller samples of transects selected on the basis of sub-recent aerial photographs gave comparable results for land cover characteristics estimation as the larger samples for random sampling. There is scope for reducing sample size by formalizing criteria for transect placement on the basis of the earlier aerial photographs.


These notes are provided to help you understand the diagnosis or possible diagnosis of cancer in your pet. For general information on cancer in pets ask for our handout "What is Cancer". Your veterinarian may suggest certain tests to help confirm or eliminate diagnosis, and to help assess treatment options and likely outcomes. Because individual situations and responses vary, and because cancers often behave unpredictably, science can only give us a guide. However, information and understanding for tumors in animals is improving all the time.


The present work concerns the space discretion of the free-surface potential flow computation based the boundary element method. A series of systematically sensitivity studies on the number of panels and distribution on the body and on the free surface have been performed in order to find the optimum panelization in terms of accuracy and computational time. Finally, based on the sensitivity studies some recommendations will be outlined.


The management of pig farms is studied in this paper, and the mode of production and marketing cycle that can be popularized in practice is given. On one hand, a mathematical model that conforms to the periodicity of the pig farm is established, which makes the pig raising more uniform and ensures the daily supply of pork pigs. On the other hand, by the analysis of three-year forecast curve of pig price and the comprehensive consideration of cost and income, the management strategy to obtain the maximum benefit can be obtained. At the end of the paper, the scientific management strategy of pig farms is given.


On behalf of all the authors, I request that the paper entitled Heterogeneity of cytokine single-nucleotide polymorphisms among the Iranian and in the other East-South Asian populations published in Transfusion Medicine 2006, Vol. 16, Issue 3, pp. 192–199 be withdrawn. An identical data set has been previously published by Prof. Dr. Amirzargar and hence this paper represents significant deviation from standard publication practices. I apologize for any problems this may have caused. Would you please delete the above article from PubMed? Thank you very much for your kind help.


Completely revised and expanded, this new edition of Charles Rubin's popular guide covers all of FileMaker Pro's new relational capabilities, which are as powerful as other relational databases but easier to use. This volume's down-to-earth style and real world approach shows you how using the most popular database program on the market can improve your projects.


First-year students' learning performance has received much attention in educational practice and theory. Previous works used some variables, which should be obtained during the course or in the progress of the semester through questionnaire surveys and interviews, to build prediction models. These models cannot provide enough timely support for the poor performance students, caused by economic factors. Therefore, other variables are needed that allow us to reach prediction results earlier. This study attempts to use family background variables that can be obtained prior to the start of the semester to build learning performance prediction models of freshmen using random forest (RF), C5.0, CART, and multilayer perceptron (MLP) algorithms. The real sample of 2407 freshmen who enrolled in 12 departments of a Taiwan vocational university will be employed. The experimental results showed that CART outperforms C5.0, RF, and MLP algorithms. The most important features were mother's occupations, department, father's occupations, main source of living expenses, and admission status. The extracted knowledge rules are expected to be indicators for students' early performance prediction so that strategic intervention can be planned before students begin the semester.


The complex dynamics of physical systems can often be modeled with stochastic differential equations. However, computational constraints inhibit the estimation of dynamics from large time-series datasets. I present methods for estimating drift and diffusion functions from inordinately large datasets through the use of incremental, online, updating statistics. I demonstrate the validity and utility of these methods by analyzing three large, varied synthetic datasets, as well as an empirical turbulence dataset. These methods are amenable to integration into existing stochastic estimation software packages, and hopefully will facilitate applications in "big data" problems


Abstract The adults of Cincticostella femorata (Tshernova, 1972) (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae), which were reared from mature nymphs in spring 2020, are described and photographed for the first time. Compared to the known males in the same genus, especially C. fusca (Kang and Yang, 1995), the male adults of C. femorata have simpler penis but more derived forceps and wings. Additionally, for the first time, we provided detailed nymphal description. A flat and streamline body, enlarged and serrated femora of nymphs are not only their perfect diagnostic characters but also assumed their adaptive structures to live on substrate surface.


Objective: The first objective of the study was to analyze frequency of pleomorphic adenoma with reference to site involvement (i.e., parotid, submandibular, sublingual and minor salivary glands).Second objective was to determine sensitivity and specificity of Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma considering histopathology report as gold standardPatients and Methods: This cross sectional study of pleomorphic adenoma of salivary glands was conducted at the Department of otolaryngology, Capital Hospital, Islamabad over a period of 5 years from May 1st, 2007 to April 30th 2012. This study included 50 diagnosed cases of pleomorphic adenoma, of either gender above 30 years of age. Cases who had already received treatment and those in which histopathology reports were not available were excluded from the study. Clinical data included parameters like age and sex distribution, site/ gland involvement, FNAC and histopathology reports were collected. Data was tabulated and analyzed using Microsoft Excel Worksheet. Qualitative data was presented by frequency and percentage and quantitative was calculated as mean + SD. Variables specially studied included frequency of site involvement, and sensitivity and specificity of FNAC.Results: This study included a total of 50 patients, out of which 20 (40%) were males and 30 (60%) were females with a male female ratio of 1:1.5. Age range was 30 to 50 years with mean age of 37.92 + 6.26 years. Sites involved were, parotid in 24 (48%) patients, submandibular in 12 (24%) patients, and minor salivary glands in 14 patients (28%). FNAC done for diagnosis, had a sensitivity and specificity of 87.5% and 40% respectively with an accuracy rate of 78%.Conclusion: FNAC is highly sensitive for the diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma and should be performed in all such cases without undermining the importance of imaging studies.


This new system of Kisan Mandals and Kisan Seva Kendra has visualized having favorable attitude of farmers towards it. So an effort to measure attitude of farmers towards this new system of Kisan Mandals and Kisan Seva Kendra was studied in this investigation along with the association between selected independent variables and attitude factor. The study was conducted in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. A sample of 90 mandal farmers was selected by random sampling method. The results indicated that more than half of the respondent's i.e.60.00 percent had favorable and 26.66 percent farmers had most favorable attitude towards Kisan Mandals and Kisan Seva Kendra. Remaining 13.33 percent respondents had unfavorable attitude towards Kisan Mandals and Kisan Seva Kendra. It shows that farmers in general were happy with the working of Kisan Mandals and Kisan Seva Kendras. There appears to be a positive contribution of extension personnel in motivating the farmers to take benefit of the programmes. The third position was ranked to 'information provided under Kisan Mandal meetings is beneficial for the farmers'. It was also observed that attitude of the farmers towards Kisan Mandals and Kisan Seva Kendras were positively and significantly associated with knowledge, participation in extension activities, social participation, level of education, size of land holding and social-economic status .


A method for determining the refractive index, thickness and extinction coefficient of optical films from measured ellipsometric ψ and Δ is described. This method is founded more convergent and time-saving parameters.


Single item deterministic inventory modelling is a multi-facet problem with a multitudes of parameters. Inventory planners and controllers find it difficult to deduce results from the wide variety of outputs obtained through optimization. The paper presents PC based inventory graphing technique enabling the planners to visualize the optimization consequences at a glance.