In this study, a local natural clay material was used for the efficient removal of Pb(II)ions and Hg(II) ions from aqueous media, in batch system. The adsorptive potential of clay material was testes at different initial solution pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time and initial heavy metal ions concentration and room temperature (20  2C). The highest adsorption efficiency of clay material was found at initial pH of 7.0 in case of Pb(II) ions, and 2.0 in case of Hg(II) ions, while the adsorbent dosage had the same value (4 g/L) for both metal ions. The adsorption equilibrium is very fast and was reach within 10 min. The modelling of experimental data showed that the adsorption processes followed the Freundlich isotherm model and pseudo-second order kinetic model. Detailed analysis of the experimental data indicate that the retention of Pb(II) and Hg(II) ions from aqueous solution on clay materials involves two processes, one of adsorption and the other of precipitation, whose succession depends on the speciation form of the metal ion in aqueous solution. However, the high adsorption capacity and short contact time are important characteristics which suggest the potential use of this clay material in environmental remediation processes.


Cerro Prieto Dam, a small water reservoir in the NE Mexico, is characterized by very high velocity of recent sedimentation, high sub-bottom seepage and erosion, and as a result, nonlinear water balance. These phenomenons never were studied since construction of the dam in the beginning of 1980th. So the goal of our work was to investigate the bottom topography and also sub-bottom near surface structure using the parametric acoustical effect. High-resolution sub-bottom profiling, using the Innomar SES-2000 compact echosounder, was carried out in Cerro Prieto Dam during February-April of 2008. The survey was conducted onboard of a small motor boat. The SES transducer was mounted on the front side of the boat using light metal pipe, and all electronic equipment was installed on the deck. Accurate positioning of the boat was reached by GPS. Average speed was 8-10 km/h. Innomar's software tool ISE was provides near real-time post-processing of the collected SES data and operation procedure could be corrected on-line. Acoustic signal ensured vertical resolution of 10-15 cm at acceptable penetration up to 15 m. Bathymetry map was compiled assuming average sound velocity of 1450 m/s. The irregular bottom topography of Cerro Prieto dam was discovered. The present elevation of the water surface is about 181 m above see level, and the lake depth varies from 1-2 to 28 m. The SES records show a distinct bottom layer of recent sediments by 0.5 – 4 m thickness which follows reservoir floor topography. Very specific acoustic anomalies, which seem to be related with gas sediments, are observed. The integrated SES, gravity, magnetic and geoelectrical data interpretation allows assuming a series of the superficial fractures focused in a NW direction, perpendicular (NE-SW) to the general deep fault zone. Hydrological balance for the Cerro Prieto water reservoir has been analyzed for last two decades. There are three types of water level fluctuations on the Cerro Prieto dam: long-term (yearly), seasonal (sub-annual), and short-term (daily) fluctuations. Fluctuations in Dam water levels result from several natural factor and human influences. Analysis of this data shows nonlinearity of hydrological cycle and, as a result, uncertainty in the water balance, which may range from 2.5 up to 30-35%.


When I learned that the topic for consideration in this symposium was to be "The Foundations of STS," I thought to myself, "That's easy enough: there's the Sloan Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, Exxon Foundation, Carnegie Foundation, National Science Foundation, and so forth." Of course the organizers of the Conference on Technological Literacy had something different in mind. They expected this panel would evaluate the intellectual foundations of science and technology studies, rather than its funding souces. Indeed, that is an important issue. But is is also worth noting that during the past twenty years millions of dollars from public and private foundations have been spent on academic STS programs around the country. Now is a good time to ask: To what end was this money invested? And to what effect? Given the fact that the content of socially produced knowledge often bears a positive relationship to its financial sponsorship, and given the fact that STS scholars study precisely such relationships in other domains, these questions are relevant to the epistemological task at hand.


This research was mainly focusing on improving the purification process for
recombinant nucleocapsid (NP) protein of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). In this
study, several conditions of the independent variables that affect the microfiltration
process such as the temperature, transmembrane pressure (TMP), and viscosity were
observed. A microporous membrane screening using two different sizes of membrane
which are 0.1μm and 0.45μm was performed before further improvement on NP
protein filtration was carried out. It turned out to be that 0.45μm membrane gave
higher yield of NP protein than that of 0.1μm membrane. Thus, 0.45μm membrane
was used to improve the filtration process for NP protein. Based on the Full Factorial
Design (STATISTICA 8.0, Statsoft, Inc.), eight sets of experiment were designed to
identify the best conditions for the NP protein filtration. From these experiments, the
optimal conditions that gave the highest yield of NP protein are; TMP 4.5psi,
viscosity 2.39cP at 4oC. Based on ANOVA (analysis of variance), all the independent
variables studied do not significantly affect the purification of NP protein. However,
based on the lowest p value for each variable corresponding to each response,
temperature has the largest effect for the NP protein yield.


Jane Austen is one of the most famous female novelists in the world.Among her works,"Pride and Prejudice" is her most outstanding representative.The story of "Pride and Prejudice" happened in Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.At that time,Women regarded marriage as goods to climb up the upper class and to obtain the financial support and their attitudes towards marriage was affected by material factors in determine way.The story of this novel and the behavior of the characters develop around marriage.It mainly talks about Elizabeth,Jane,Charlotte and Lydia these four young ladies' marriages.There are three kinds of motivations of or attitudes towards marriage that are presented for manifestation.First,Charlotte's marriage to Mr.Collins is just for money and social position.Second,Lydia's marriage to Wickham is for beauty regardless of personal morality.Third,is the marriage of Elizabeth and Darcy and that of Jane and Mr.Bingley which are for love and personal merits.Their love stories reveal different views to marriage among young women of the middle class and express Jane Austen her own attitude towards marriage.What's more important,we find that Jane Austen concerns about women's lives and their unfair conditions by means of her feminine consciousness.By examining Jane Austen's social conditions that she lived in and her experiences and analyzing these four marriages,this paper attempts to find the Austen's views of marriage and her feminine consciousness that reflected in this novel.


This report contains work summaries for the week of May 18th, 1944 at the Hanford Atomic Products Operation. Canning, stack gas disposal, and graphite testing are discussed. (JL)


Photometry in theB andV bands is presented for the southern stellar groups NGC 1901 and NGC 1252. NGC 1901 is often described as an open cluster while NGC 1252 consists of a concentration of about 20 stars centered20 0 north of the original New General Catalogue coordinates, and at the southwest edge of the large region previously assigned to this object in the literature. NGC 1901 has a clear main sequence and shares similarities with the Hyades. We derive a reddening value E(B V )=0 :04, a distance from the Sund =0 :45 kpc (Z = 0:23 kpc) and an age 0.6 0.1 Gyr. NGC 1901 is conclusively a physical system, dynamically comparable to or more evolved than the Hyades. The colour-magnitude diagram of NGC 1252 suggests a turno and main sequence, and a total of 12 probable members. We simulated the Galactic eld colour-magnitude diagram in the same direction and found it to be a poor match to NGC 1252, suggesting that NGC 1252 is not a eld fluctuation. Isochrone tting to the probable members is consistent with E(B V )=0 :02, d =0 :64 kpc (Z = 0:46 kpc) and an age 3 1 Gyr. NGC 1252 cannot be ruled out as a physical group with the available data. If so, evidence is found that it is not a classical open cluster, but rather an open cluster remnant.


Biblical scholar, former professor, and author Thomas Torrance suggests that great preaching today not only includes a faithful presentation of the Christian gospel, but that such presentation be expressed in ways that can be appreciated within the modern scientific understanding of the created universe upon which God has impressed his Word.


Ab s t r Ac t Aim: This study was aimed to clinically assess the two inlay retained bridges (tuband inlay-shaped designs) in missing posterior teeth cases. Materials and methods: Thirty cases with missing single posterior tooth were included in the trial and divided into two main groups with a 1:1 allocation ratio (n = 15 for each group). Group I (the control group) received an inlay retained bridge with inlay design on both abutments. Group II (the intervention group) received an inlay retained bridge with tub design on both abutments. The inlay retained bridges were fabricated from monolithic zirconia and bonded using dual-cured self-adhesive resin cement after treating the fitting surfaces mechanically and chemically. The clinical evaluation of the retention, marginal adaptation, and secondary caries occurrence was commenced following the Modified United States Public Health Service (MUSPHS) criteria 12 months after cementation. Results: The results show that the difference was not statistically significant between both groups regarding retention, marginal adaptation, and secondary caries occurrence after 12 months of cementation, with 0.05 statistical significance level and confidence interval of 95%. Conclusion: Within the limitations of this trial, the retention, the marginal adaptation, and the secondary caries for both inlay retained bridge designs exhibited comparable outcomes. Clinical significance: The use of the inlay retained bridges with tub design can be superior to the inlay retained bridges with inlay design regarding the conservation of the tooth structure with the same retention rate, marginal adaptation, and occurrence of secondary caries in missed posterior tooth cases.


Autonomous systems based on the "Internet of Things" paradigm have become widespread. The Internet of Things devices are used for collecting and analyzing data, control electrical systems. The Internet of Things the most common fields of use are smart houses, smart cities, smart traffic, environment monitoring, healthcare etc. With the automation to the degree of autonomy of such processes as cargo delivery and human transportation, the Internet of Things paradigm begins to extend not only to stationary devices, but also to mobile, primarily small unmanned aerial vehicles. UAV can be used not only for civil use but for police or military operations too. This poses a potential threat to skilled criminals such as terrorists, smugglers and drug couriers. There is an urgent problem of secure transmission of data and control signals at distances up to tens of kilometers without loss of communication and the possibility of interception of control.
Wireless communication technologies are widely used in all areas of the economy: control systems, environmental safety monitoring, industrial automation, logistics, etc. Wireless networks have many characteristics in common with wireline networks, and therefore, many security issues of wireline networks apply to the wireless environment. Wireless data is easy to intercept by potential eavesdroppers. Issue of security and privacy become more notable with wireless networks.
The paper substantiates the transition to cryptographically protected wireless communication channels in autonomous control systems for both fixed and mobile performance. Possible attack vectors in such systems are considered. An analytical review and classification of modern cryptographic protection (encryption) algorithms used at the representative, session and channel levels of communication interfaces together and functional diagrams for some of them are performed. Selected criteria for comparing cryptographic algorithms, which allows you to choose the best depending on the functions performed and the conditions of use of a particular autonomous system.


Ultra-widefield (UWF) fundus photography provides a powerful tool for monitoring the periphery of the retina compared to narrow field (NF) images. We study the effectiveness of data-driven deep learning techniques for automatic diabetic retinopathy (DR) grading in ultra-widefield fundus images using a small dataset of annotated UWF images. The results are shown in Table 1. The model reached an accuracy of 84%, 97% and 94% for DR grading, referable DR, and DR screening respectively. This is an improvement over using only NF images in all considered metrics and it is achievable using a small amount of UFW images. PURPOSE RESULTS


Characteristics of the symmetric coplanar strip line on multi-layer dielectric substrates expressed in analytic formulas have been obtained using conformal mapping. But in most previous presented papers, the metal strip is considered as infinitely thin or PEC while the influence of dielectric substrates are not considered. In this paper, the propagation characteristics of symmetric coplanar strip line with finite conductivity and finite metal strip thickness on multilayer substrates are analyzed by conformal mapping at THz regions. The influences of metal strips and dielectric substrates on the propagation characteristics of CPS are also given. The numerical results are very useful for the development of terahertz devices and terahertz material.


The herpetofauna ofLangkawi Island was recorded during the Scientific & Heritage Expedition ofthe Langkawi Islands, Kedah from 10 -15 April 2003. The reptiles such as snakes, lizards and turtles and amphibians such as toads and frogs were captured or observed and then identified. The reptiles and amphibians were captured and observed during trekking bouts along used and unused trails, along rivers and streams and during chance ~counters. The results showed that 15 species ofamphibians from 5 families and 23 species of reptiles from 11 families were present on Langkawi Island. The most common frog species were the Answering Froglet (Microhyla heymonsi), the Malayan House Frog (Polypedates leucomystax) and the Malayan Pond Frog (Rana erythraea) while the least common amphibians were the Black-eyed Ground Toad (Leptobrachium nigrops) and the Granulated Puddle Frog (Occidozyga lima). Ofthe reptiles, there were 13 species oflizards, three species of turtles, and seven species of snakes. The most commonly encountered reptiles were the Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) and the Many-lined Sun Skink (Mabuya multifasciata) and Common Butterfly Lizard (Leiolepis belliana).


The term "diabetes mellitus" describes a metabolic disorder of multiple aetiology characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. The effects of diabetes mellitus include long-term damage, dysfunction and failure of various organs. Diabetes is categorized into Type-1 and Type-2. Type1 diabetes was previously called insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile-onset diabetes. Although disease onset can occur at any age, the peak age for diagnosis is in the mid-teens. Type 1 diabetes develops when the cells that produce the hormone insulin, known as the beta cells, in the pancreas are destroyed. This destruction is initiated or mediated by the body's immune system and limits or completely eliminates the production and secretion of insulin, the hormone that is required to lower blood glucose levels. To survive, people with Type-1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by injection or a pump. In adults, Type-1 diabetes accounts for approximately 5% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes.


As part of FLPP3 tests about the stratification with liquids in very low temperature regions must
be made as validation for given computational simulation tools.
Especially validation tests for the phenomena of sloshing, venting, filling and draining at different
pressures levels are required. To perform these tests the DLR site Bremen has the infrastructure
with a cryogenic laboratory to handle liquids at low temperature regions. As test fluid, liquid
nitrogen (LN2) is used and given with a supply. Due to the requirements, gaseous nitrogen (GN2)
and helium (GHe) are given to perform the pressure regions. As test vessel the cryogenic tank
demonstrator (CTD) is used.
Here, the trade-off analyses based on the requirements for two measurement combs inside the
tank should be described. With the outputs of the trade-off analyses, a market research was
made and the required transducers were ordered.


ABSTRACT Proliferation of the human-pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is fundamentally linked to the bacterial proteins that function in cell division. Here, we show that LytR, a pneumococcal protein from the LytR-CpsA-Psr family, is essential to this process.


This paper describes the wave power installation located on the Island of Islay, which lies off the Western coast of Scotland, UK. A system simulation has been conducted and validated by comparison between predicted results and measured data. In order to reduce power ripple content, an optimisation study has been performed and optimum parameters are suggested. A further study of alternative generator candidates such as double-cage machines has been carried out and the results presented. The results demonstrate that proper design can improve the dynamic performance of the system and reduce the output power fluctuation.


Fourth-order (isodipole) statistics are specified by α. α = 1 specifies a texture in which all 2x2 blocks contain an even number of bright checks, and α = -1 specifies a texture in which all 2x2 blocks contain an odd number of bright checks. There is no secondor third-order correlation structure. That is, the probability that any pair of checks is bright is (1+γ)2/4, and the probability that any triple of checks is bright is (1+ γ)3/8. Such textures can be constructed provided that γ4 -(1-|γ|)4 ‹α ‹ γ4 +(1-|γ|)4. These inequalities define the stimulus space illustrated above. These textures generalize the decorrelated isodipole textures (Victor 1985, Victor and Conte, 1989).


In today's world, technologies are closely connected to our day-to-day life with a large number of variations. And operations like accessing files, downloading, cloud computing, recognizing pictures, and video cassettes are handled using remote devices at home and offices. All these internets connected devices are usually known as the Internet of Things (IoT), and it is used in numerous applications ranging from health care to a smart city environment. Data from these devices are generally shared through the internet, so there are several challenges in deploying any IoT-based devices at any place, and the most crucial challenges are security and privacy.


The spatial resolution of gamma‐ray logs is defined by the length 𝓁 of the gamma‐ray detector. To resolve thin beds whose thickness is less than 𝓁, it is generally desirable to deconvolve the data to reduce the averaging effect of the detector. However, inherent in the deconvolution operation is an amplification of high‐frequency noise, which can be a detriment to the intended goal of increased resolution. We propose a Bayesian statistical approach to gamma‐ray log deconvolution which is based on optimization of a probability function which takes into account the statistics of gamma‐ray log measurements as well as the empirical information derived from the data. Application of this method to simulated data and to field measurements shows that it is effective in suppressing high‐frequency noise encountered in the deconvolution of gamma‐ray logs. In particular, a comparison with the least‐squares deconvolution approach indicates that the incorporation of physical and statistical information in the Bayesian ...


The invention belongs to the field of clinical medicine and environmental health monitoring and particularly relates to test paper for detecting carbon dioxide and a preparation method of the test paper. The test paper is prepared by using a following method comprising the steps: A, dissolving ethyecellulose in acetone and agitating; adding bromothymol blue, bromcresol purple, 2-ethyl hexyloxy propylamine, sodium sulfafe decahydrate, polyethylene glycol 600, distilled water, calcium carbonate and silicon dioxide; agitating and mixing uniformly so as to obtain a solution; putting the solution into a closed container and standing for a period of time at a certain temperature condition; B, namely preparing a sodium hydroxide solution and putting a piece of paper with the good water-absorbing quality into the solution to be immersed sufficiently; then drying the paper in a drying oven; C, adding a certain amount of the distilled water in the solution obtained in the step A until the solution becomes bluish violet; dripping the solution to the paper treated in the step B and putting the paper into the drying oven to the dried. The test paper is convenient to use, low in construction cost and sensitive in detection, and can be widely applied to the field of the clinical medicine and the environmental health monitoring.


(57) Abstract: a receiver with a digital automatic gain control (AGC) circuit for use in a cellular communication system including a hierarchical cellular system. The receiver in accordance with the system operation mode, to switch between multiple gain control value. Thus, for example, traffic reception of other channels can be measured to optimize the AGC for receive processing operation of different types.


Hydrodynamic characteristics of point-absorbing wave energy converter is the key point in the study of wave * 收稿日期: 2018-08-20(2018-11-26 修改稿) 基金项目: 国家自然科学基金项目(51809169, 51879159, 51490675, 11432009, 51579145),长江学者奖励计划 (T2014099),上海高校特聘教授岗位跟踪计划(2013022)和工信部数值水池创新专项(2016-23) 作者简介: 王帝(1993-), 男, 河北沧州人, 硕士研究生. 通讯作者: 万德成, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Received: August 20, 2018 (Revised November 26, 2018) Project supported by foundations: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51809169, 51879159, 51490675, 11432009, 51579145), Chang Jiang Scholars Program(T2014099), Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning (2013022), and Innovative Special Project of Numerical Tank of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (2016-23). Biography: WANG Di (1993–), Male, Master Candidate. Corresponding author: WAN De-cheng, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com 水 动 力 学 研 究 与 进 展 A 辑 2019 年第 2 期 150


556The feasiblity of operation on a patient with widespread coronary artery disease was described. The patient in this report was failing in spite of competent medical therapy and was considered from following of ECG findings as a progressive cornary artery disease. His obstructive disease was rather severe and the arteriographic findings clearly indicated the widespread diffused occlusive disease of the left coronary artery. Bilateral internal mammary artery implantation was performed with a median strenotomy. During the period of between the postoperative third and tenth months, the patient had markedly symptomatic improvement and his anginal attacks were gradually disappeared. ECG findings in the sixth month after operation revealed significant improvement of coronary insufficiency. Cineangiographic evaluation per-formed 10 months postoperatively revealed both implanted internal mammary arteries to be patent, and demonstrated new anastomotic channels between the implants and diseased coronary arteries. The case reported clearly demonstrates that bilateral internal mammary artery implantation can contribute large quantities of arterial blood to the coronary arterial system of a patient with widespread diffused coronary artery disease.


Byzantine civilization did not know the printed book: it was a civilization of manuscripts and manuscript books (codices) made of papyrus, parchment, and paper. The ancient Greeks bequeathed to the Byzantines the word Logos (in multiple meanings – word, speech, mind, reason, supreme principle, the divine creative power, the word of God, the word as the bearer of life and light), as the greatest treasure. The Rhomaioi (Byzantines) polished the skill of use of words and the ability to persuade with words to their full glory. However, the use of words within Byzantine civilization flourished completely and reached its apogee in literature. An important feature of the Greek language in Byzantine times (the period from the fourth to the fifteenth century) is diglossia, i.e. the existence of two different varieties of a language used under different conditions within a community – a high, socially prestigious form, used for writing, and a low, simpler, everyday spoken form. For Christians, a sensitive issue was the attitude towards the ancient pagan heritage: they accepted what did not conflict with their dogmas, and rejected the rest.Today, there are about 55,000 Greek manuscripts in the world, of which about 40,000 are Byzantine. In order to be distributed to readers and preserved from decay, manuscript books were being transcribed in scriptoriums, in which not only monks but also secular people of various professions were working. Books were very expensive. There were public, imperial, patriarchal, monastic, and private libraries, with not large collections of manuscripts. As Byzantine civilization was approaching its decline, the migration of Greek manuscripts from Byzantium to the Latin world of Western Europe began. In that way, the great heritage of ancient civilization was preserved and transferred to European countries.


Surface hydrophilisation of pristine low-k (ULK) is known as a CMP-induced damage mechanism. This phenomenon already enhanced by several factors (e.g. mechanical polishing action, solid content in the slurry, pH of the slurry solution, presence of organic residues, etc ...) extends to bulk hydrophilisation when polishing metal/ULK systems. The degree of bulk hydrophilisation depends on the nature of the selected metal/low-k combination, the metal being either a hard mask (for low damage patterning purposes) or a Cu diffusion barrier. The phenomenon is more or less pronounced depending on the nature of the overlaying metal film (Ta>TaN>Ti>TiN). It also correlates with the post CMP defects generation and more specifically with the presence of scratches with depths ranging from ~178 nm down to ~6 nm as measured with a 0.19 mum tip depending on the metallic layer. These scratches can be reduced in number and depth by overpolishing leading thereby to reduced hydrophilicity. Besides selecting properly the overlaying metal film, UV curing the ULK for mechanical properties improvement and/or engineering the metal/ULK interface by inserting an ultra-thin dielectric layer with higher mechanical properties to prevent the metal from contacting the low-k surface significantly limits the direct CMP-induced bulk hydrophylisation.


The largest genetic study to date of morphology in domestic dogs identifies genes controlling nearly 100 morphological traits and identifies important trends in phenotypic variation within this species.


Food packaging has been a common issue in society for a long time. One of the issues that always stated was on the quality of food that it contain especially for hot dishes. Besides, food packaging is also related to the environmental impact and the safety of the food. This is due to the several material used had a chemical contact with the food especially the high temperature food. A modification was made from the existing waffle packaging. Some materials were chosen according to their properties that were suitable for the design specification for take away hot waffle. ANSYS Multiphysics software was used to simulate the temperature behavior of a modified food packaging. The simulation was based on a thermal conductivity with the focus to analyses temperature drop of the packaging materials. The comparisons to verify the result of simulation were made between the experiment results. It was found that result from analysis is very close to the corresponding result measured in experiment. It shows the temperature drop between both analyses gave the same pattern. This proves the combination of several materials was capable of producing a revolution for hot waffle packaging.


Nazi movement didn't represent a sudden divert from the line that defined German culture since XVIII century. It was a coherent interpreter, because it could support demand and values of the whole people. Nevertheless, at the same time it inserted elements that under the guise to be faithful to tradition opened the way to a disastrous modernity. According to this concept, we assume the principle of beauty like significant value among the elements that Nazism inherited from tradition. It on one hand consisted in the worship of health, natural food and love for the nature, but at the same time produced a biopolitical action directed to a race purification.


This study analyses how the Regional Plan affects the social and economic lives of residents of South East Anatolia. The study particularly focuses on GAP (South East Anatolian Project in Turkish acronym), which covers regional policies and plans for the economic and social spheres of the South East Anatolia Region in both rural and urban areas. In this study, there have been two industrial inventory studies of GAP region in line with two projects conducted by Elmas (et al.) in 1999 and 2009. The Regional Development Plan (GAP) has changed the level of economic development, social life and urbanization in the region. The first section of this article mainly discusses GAP's historical process as shaped by structural economic understanding before and after the 1980s. The major transformation experienced within the scope of GAP has been shaped by the changing role of the state in the project's implementation, which goes hand in hand with understanding the 'new regionalism' that has emerged since the 1980s. Implementing neoliberal economic policies and globalization has brought significant changes in both the economic and social lives of the project's beneficiaries. In this sense, in the following sections, in light of two previous inventory studies, we argue that there have been some development for GAP region in terms of agricultural and industrial investments, urbanization and migration comparing to other regions of Anatolia.


The case of a boy who developed arthritis after trauma, and subsequently developed acute pancreatitis is reported. The significance of this relationship Is discussed.


This article discusses the use of mixed-flow impeller technology for exhausting laboratory fume hoods at pharmaceutical research facilities and for handling the exhaust from manufacturing processes at pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Mixed-flow impeller technology can eliminate air pollution, prevent exhaust reentrainment into the facility (or adjacent buildings), and eliminate odors in the neighborhood. It may substantially reduce heating and cooling costs when used in facilities that require 100% conditioned makeup air.


The intention of this study was to investigate the effect of twelve weeks of combined aerobic with explosive strength training and aerobic with resistance training on cardio respiratory endurance of female football players. To achieve the purpose of the study sixty female football players from various colleges affiliated to Calicut University, Kerala Sate, were selected as subjects and their age ranged from 18 to 22 years. The selected subjects were randomly assigned to either combined aerobic with explosive strength training (n=20), combined aerobic with resistance training (n=20), or control (n=20) groups. The training regimen lasted for twelve weeks. The selected dependent variables were assessed using standard tests and procedures, before and after the training regimen. Analysis of covariance was used to determine the significant difference existing between pretest and posttest on selected dependent variables. The results suggest that both the combined aerobic with explosive strength training and combined aerobic with resistance training are significantly improved the cardio respiratory endurance of female football players. However, combined aerobic with resistance training was found better than combined aerobic with explosive strength training in improving cardio respiratory endurance.


By Ana Castillo University of New Mexico Press, 1994; PenguinPlume, 1995 Cultural politics concerned with representation and pluralities of difference are in good measure dominating the humanities and social sciences these days, displacing in the process a variety of more historically and materialist-grounded analyses. This phenomenon is also seen within gender and literary studies and, in keeping with this shift to micropolitics, certain strains of feminism that one might term "culturalist" advocate orienting the scope of politics to "intervening in and changing cultural representations, signifying practices and textualities" (Ebert, "Knowable Good" 40). This tendency to transform a critique of bourgeois society into a critique of culture is evident in Alvina E. Quintana's Home Girls. Chicana Literary Voices and Ana Castillo's Massacre of the Dreamers. Essays on Xicanisma, works dealing with Chicana gender issues that, though very different in conception, scope, and vision, fall in line with the trend to prioritize the cultural and the discursive as the sites of political and cultural struggle. The culturalist tendency observed in the two Chicana writers recalls other current women's essays offering commentary that not only affirms gender identity but reintroduces the personal and foregrounds concern for the self. These "identity essays," though inspired by identification with some collectivity, often tend to become fundamentally self-reflexive and individualist in focus, as the writer assumes an ethnographicautobiographical mode, where the "I" that identifies on the basis of gender, race and ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, or career is analyzed as a textual site for defining and interpreting a group's particularism. In so doing, gender essays of this kind assume a critical and countercultural perspective, uncovering the constructed nature of identity and contesting dominant cultures and identities (Eurocentric, national, male) on the basis of particular differences and, more specifically, ostensibly new constituted identities. The focus on difference, identity, and selfrepresentation assumes center stage, casting contextual and his-


By taking NACA0015 airfoil as an example, we study synthetic jets' effect on the aerodynamic performance, then propose the ideas and concrete methods of using synthetic jet to flight roll control at high angle of attack, which replaces the traditional aileron completely. According to the influence by the peak velocity, frequency, layout position, exit angles of synthetic jets and the angle of attack on lift, the optimal parameter combination was obtained. Based on the optimal parameter combination we provided a scheme that uses peak velocity of synthetic jet as the input. We also designed a synthetic jet controller for flight roll control at high angle of attack, which adopts the Robust LQR method to realize the stability control of roll (57.3 deg) at high angle of attack (18 deg). The simulation shows that the proposed control method has good control performance, and it overcomes the difficulty of using traditional aileron for flight roll control at high angle of attack.


A conservative treatment method for complete dislocation of acromioclavicular joint is presented in the report.Plaster spica was applied with arm abduction 90 degrees and pressed the clavicle downward by elastic band to reduce the dislocation.Ten cases were treated in this method and eight cases were followed over six months. Six cases had no complaint in A. D. L., but on X-ray film, anatomical reduction was obtained in only three cases.


Twenty-one young opiate addicts entered an ambulatory, low dose methadone detoxification program which lasted 7 days. Eight (38%) did not successfully complete detoxification. At the end of 6 months only two (9.5%) addicts were found to be free of opiate drugs. Although low dose methadone detoxification can easily be accomplished on a short-term ambulatory basis, the high relapse rate to opiate use indicates that this procedure should only be attempted with selected, motivated individuals.


Abstract Clinical studies suggest that athletes with a history of concussion may be at risk for additional mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), and repetitive exposure to mTBI acutely increases risk for more significant and persistent symptoms and increases future risk for developing neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, symptoms of mTBI are managed with rest and pain medication; there are no drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that target the biochemical pathology underlying mTBI to treat or prevent acute and long-term effects of repetitive mTBI. Memantine is an FDA-approved drug for treating Alzheimer's disease, and also was shown to be neuroprotective in rodents following a single, moderate to severe TBI. Therefore, we investigated the potential for memantine to mitigate negative outcomes from repetitive mild stretch injury in organotypical hippocampal slice cultures. Samples received two injuries 24 h apart; injury resulted in significant cell death, loss of long-term potentiation...


The invention provides a brake air chamber rubber diaphragm. The brake air chamber rubber diaphragm comprises a bottom and inclined walls; the top of each inclined wall extends outwards and is connected with a lip through an arc-shaped surface; positioning structures are arranged on the lower surfaces of the arc-shaped surfaces or the outer surfaces at the upper ends of the inclined walls, and each positioning structure is a positioning ring adopting a ring structure or positioning blocks arranged on a ring at equal intervals. The brake chamber rubber diaphragm overcomes the defects in the prior art; on an air chamber assembly line, the positioning structures of the brake chamber rubber diaphragm are tightly clung to the inner surfaces of inclined walls of a middle air chamber of an air chamber, so that the brake chamber rubber diaphragm and the middle air chamber of the air chamber can realize automatic positioning, and are free of relative displacement, leakage is prevented, the sealing effect is high, and meanwhile, the assembly efficiency and the assembly quality are also improved.


In order to construct enterprise culture with Chinese feature, we should comtrol its direction on both theory on practice, strengthen research of enterprise culture and enhance scientific instruction of enterprise culture during the practicing process. In this case, we canmake the development of Chinese enter peise culture be well as the process of china's modernization.


This paper proposes DBP, an automatic technique that transparently parallelizes a sequential binary executable while it is running. A prototype implementation in simulation was able to increase sequential execution speeds by up to 1.96x, averaged over three benchmarks suites.


INTRODUCTION The 'single' type of muscle-spindle in the frog, in which an encapsulated sensory region is situated equatorially between two poles, is similar in many respects to its mammalian counterpart. The main differences concern the innervation, the lack of nuclear bags, and the thinness of the capsule wall. The 'tandem' type of spindle, such as occurs in the mammal (see for example, Cooper & Daniel, 1956), also occurs in anuran muscles, as is evident from the reports of Cipollone (1897) on frogs, and Vihvelin (1932) on frogs and toads. Gray (1957) has described apparently similar spindles in the frog's fourth extensor digitorum longus muscle which he called ' spindle systems', but it is not clear from his account whether such systems are in fact directly comparable with the tandem type of capsule arrangement. Moreover, Jahn (1959), in a study of these systems in the same frog muscle, concluded that they consisted of bundles of single spindles lying side by side. An investigation into the nature of frog tandem spindles wasetherefore undertaken, and a preliminary note (Barker, Cope & Ip, 1960) reported that the spindle systems consisted of three to five intrafusal bundles lying closely together, each one undergoing several encapsulations in a compound tandem arrangement. The results of this investigation are now presented in detail.


Numerical modeling is employed to study the heat transfer modulation between the thermal protection shield and the gas flow that is caused by ejection of underexpanded pyrolysis gases through the cracks in the thermal protection shield. The simulations are performed for an axisymmetric bluff body flying at Mach 7. The influence of the geometry of the thermal protection shield on the heat transfer pattern is studied for two representative shapes. The results are presented for three different flight altitudes (low, ground level; moderate, 20 km; and high, 30 km). At the low altitude, the plume pressure is lower than the pressure behind the detached front shock wave and the plume propagates slowly along the wall surface. At high and moderate altitudes, the plume path (and, consequently, the convective heat transfer between the thermal protection shield and the plume) depends on the plume interaction with the bow shock wave. The effect of viscosity for the plume injection conditions and freestream Mach number considered is found to be negligible at simulated altitudes. The effect of the initial pressure of pyrolysis gas on the plume dynamics is significant. The presence of the blast wave associated with the underexpanded plume alters the heat transfer and increases mixing. Finally, the enhanced heat transfer caused by the emergence of multiple plumes is investigated.


It has been estimated that the optimal yield of red hake, Urophycis chuss (also called squirrel hake, mud hake, and ling), is 32,000 metric tons (t). This is an increase from the 1978 optimal yield estimate which was 16,000 t. The international catch of this fish from Georges Bank in 1977 was 2,879 t with the U.S. commercial catch being just 96 t. Thus, there is an abundant resource of this species for development. At present the utilization of red hake in the United States is minor with just a limited market for fresh fillets or whole fish. This species has an excellent, mild flavor with a slightly soft texture which progressively deteriorates during storage at refrigerator temperatures above freezing. In the United States, red hake is usually not marketed in any form other than fresh. Seafood processors are constantly searching for new resources that would open new markets. One opportunity for this would be the expansion of the red hake fishery and subsequent development of a domestic fish block manufactory. A major deterrent to the development of a market for frozen red hake is the relatively short storage life of this species at commercial


This paper reports on a mixed-model research study that sought to uncover and explore the beliefs pre-service teachers held about teaching and the type of teacher they see themselves as being as they entered into their teacher education programmes. The results indicated that that it was those prior teachers that evidenced positive teaching practice that most informed how these student teachers saw teaching and themselves in the role as the teacher. Implications from this study highlight the vital roles in-service teachers play in shaping those who may or may not become the teachers of tomorrow.


This paper describes the concept of a telecommunication power supply system currently widely in use in Southern Africa. It describes how versatile, reliable and affordable power systems can be configured by using a standard building block (Module).


An experiment was carried out at Central Potato Research Station, Muthorai, The Nilgiris during autumn crop season 2009 and 2010 to find out the suitable plant spacing for obtaining optimum number and size of mini-tubers. The well sprouted micro-tubers of Kufri Giriraj was planted in two inter row spacing viz., 30 x10 cm and 20 x10 cm with two plant densities viz., 33 and 50 micro-tubers m2 respectively. One micro-tuber was planted per hill. The wider inter row spacing (30cm) with lower plant density resulted in more number of mini-tubers 4.02 per plant, higher mini-tuber yield 95.94 g/plant and total mini-tuber yield 28.77 t/ha as compared to closer spacing (20cm). The micro-tuber planted at 30x10 cm was better in improving the size of mini-tubers and reducing the proportion of <3g mini-tubers over the closed spacing (20x10 cm). Production of mini tubers are costly, so on the basis of yield of mini tubers produced per plant and total mini tuber yield higher in inter-row spacing 30cm and intra row spacing of 10cm were found best for mini tubers production under net house condition.


A printing system and a printing method thereof are provided to prevent user inconvenience and resources waste caused from printing retrial by comparing printing property of the printing system with data property of printing data. An information storing part(111) stores the printing property of the printing system. A suitability evaluator(113) evaluates printing suitability of the printing data by comparing the data property of the printing data with the stored printing property of the printing system. A controller(117) makes the evaluated printing suitability to a display part(116). The information storing part stores the printing property suitable to the data property of the printing data. In case that the printing data is not suitable, the controller makes the suitable printing property to the display part.


Abstract The series—parallel hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), which employs a planetary gear set to combine one internal combustion engine and two electric motors, can take advantage of both series and parallel hybrid systems by controlling power flows. In this system, the control of power flows means adjusting not only the amount and direction of mechanical and electrical power but also the operating point of the engine. This study introduces a power distribution strategy to minimize the loss in power flow and to operate the engine at an efficient point. The strategy employs control maps to reduce the calculation load in deriving the most efficient operating point. Furthermore, an energy strategy to decide the optimal charging/discharging power of a battery is established using the results of the power distribution strategy. The control structure, in which the power distibution strategy and the energy strategy are merged, assures efficient driving of the HEV. A series of simulation and vehicle tests were performed to verify the effectiveness of the strategies and the results show a distinct improvement in fuel economy.


An initial experiment on peroral vaccination for control of one of the most dangerous viral infections – rabies – in the Research Hunting Ground "Nizhnedneprovskoe"is discussed. Preliminary conclusions on certain indirect parameters of its efficiency and also on the necessity of further studies were drawn.


Suppose that E be a uniformly convex Banach space, let K be a nonempty convex subset of E with P as a nonexpansive retraction. Let T : K → E be a given nonself mapping. The modified Ishikawa iterative scheme {xn} is defined by (1.8). We establish the weak convergence of a sequence of a modified Ishikawa iteration of an nonself I-nonexpansive map in a Banach space which satisfies Opial's condition. Mathematics Subject Classification: 47H09, 47H10


The results of analytical and numerical investigation of the surface plasmon-polaritons (SPP)dispersion relation on double periodical high reflecting surfaces (two-dimensional photonic crystals)are presented. The formalism is developed for gratings formed by the modulation of either optical properties or the relief of the medium. The coupling between SPP existing on the non-modulated boundary leads to the mini-gaps arising at the Brillouin-zone boundaries. The dependence of the dispersion relation upon the parameters of the problem (amplitude of the modulation, an angle between the elementary translations,etc.) is calculated for different types of symmetry that corresponds to the coupling from two to six polaritons. The specific values of the parameters corresponding to existence of the standing polariton modes, vanishing of the polariton group velocity are found. The distribution of surface charges for corresponding polariton modes is presented. The ratio between the polariton dispersion relation and the light diffraction under the condition of the polariton excitation is discussed as well. The results obtained can be used to design the two-dimensional photonic crystals with specific and given properties.


Recently Gani (1965) has considered a stochastic model for the attachment of phages to bacteria. In this paper we study some of the basic properties of this model. These results will be used in a subsequent paper dealing with the estimation of the parameter which occurs in this model.


The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a small toothed whale living mostly in coastal waters. There are large, but unknown, numbers in the inner Danish waters. Four are in captivity at Fjord Belt Center, Kerteminde, Denmark, one of which was born there in 2006. Harbor porpoises use their ultrasonic clicks as biosonar for orientation and detection of prey (mostly smaller pelagic and bottom dwelling fish), and for communication. For studying wild animals, hydrophone arrays [Villadsgaard et al., J. Exp. Biol. 210 (2007)] and acoustic (time/depth) tags [Akamatsu et al., Deep Sea Res. 2 (2007)] have been used. For studying captive animals, arrays and video techniques [Verfuss et al., J. Exp. Biol. 208 (2005)], as well as miniature acoustic‐behavioral tags [Deruiter et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am 123 (2008)], have been used. While searching for prey, harbor porpoises use clicks at long intervals (50 ms) that progressively decrease when closing an object. After detecting the prey, the click interval stabilizes a...


We present Kummer-function representation of an infinite set of local solutions for describing the double continua of two atomic electrons. Specific connection between the rate of flux loss from the ridge region and the double-excitation mechanism is discussed. Analysis based strictly on the local behavior of the solution leaves some ambiguity in threshold law for $^{3}\mathrm{S}^{\mathrm{e}}$ and $^{1}\mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{e}}$; otherwise Wannier's threshold law holds beyond reasonable doubt. The quantum-mechanical treatment is complemented and elucidated by classical trajectories.


This thesis tries to use the latest advancements in augmented reality technologies
to address the problem of spatial navigation to an unknown destination, in order to
reduce the time needed and increase the effectiveness of the above process.
Firstly, we talk about both the theoretical and the technological background of
our field of study. Then, using Microsoft Hololens, which make up for the most
advanced representative between augmented reality headsets in the market, we present explicitly the design and development of the mixed reality application HoloNav,
developed in Unity and Microsoft Visual Studio. HoloNav establishes a final point
- destination for its users and they have to follow the instructions (given through
the use of holograms) to reach the destination, completing smaller objectives in the
process.
Adjusting HoloNav for usage in the city center of Patras, Greece, we conduct
a user study by having a sample of people (N=12) with little to no augmented
reality experience test our application and gather data from their own personal
subjective evaluation of their experience as well as from our own observations during
the process. The study includes two different versions of the same application, each
time modifying one design variable, by utilizing or no the functionality of HoloLens
World Anchors. World Anchors are fixed spatial points of reference that act as a link
between the virtual and the physical world by "anchoring" holograms to a certain
point in space. Afterwards, we analyze the data and compare the two approaches,
reaching conclusions about each ones's advantages and disadvantages as well as the
general potential and restrictions of the usage of augmented reality in order to deal
with the issue of spatial navigation.
Finally, we present future prospects of HoloNav taking into account both the
recent technological updates with the unveil of HoloLens 2 and different possible
design directions or decisions.


To meet the needs of society,the paper establish the new quality monitoring and evaluating system of undergraduate graduation design,strengthens quality monitoring system of graduation design,and attachs importance to the cultivation of students' ability.


Jews were subject to ever tighter restrictions imposed by the Lutheran city authorities. A 1639 order that Jews entering Strasbourg should be searched at the city gates was maintained into the eighteenth century. However, in the Habsburg monarchy both surveillance and brute coercion continued to be employed in efforts to eradicate religious minorities. Regina Pörtner details the policies pursued by Maria Theresa against rural Lutheran communities in Upper Styria and Upper Austria. Austrian Lutheranism was sustained by a clandestine book trade and vibrant book-reading culture. A Bavarian Jesuit reported in 1753 that after spending only 18 months in the village of Pürgg in Upper Styria he had discovered some 700 heretical books. Houses of correction were set up where Protestants were subjected to religious instruction at their own expense. Those who resisted were transported east to southern Hungary and Transylvania. The children of deported families were kept in orphanages or sent to work as domestic servants in Catholic households until they reached the age of majority and could choose to convert or join their families in the east. Joseph's reign saw a change in Habsburg religious policy and some limited rights of private worship were granted to Lutheran, Calvinist and Orthodox communities. However, as Ernst Wangermann points out, we should not be fooled into thinking that Joseph's reign marked any fundamental break from the ambition of his predecessors to eradicate heresy from the Habsburg monarchy.


student days. The remarkable thing is the survival of that gospel, ready to figure in a four-gospel and Acts codex in the mid-third century. Not that Koester's dating of that gospel is late; 'shortly after 70 CE' will provoke no one except 're-daters'. John in its present form is placed at the end of the first century. Ni fallor, no date is proposed for St Matthew's gospel. Stress is placed on Papias' attestation of its existence, and the Gnostic Ptolemy's quotation of it. St Luke's gospel however was written 'several decades after Matthew, after the turn of the first century'. (Koester's introduction gives 'not later than AD 125', a date ostensibly based on knowledge of the Gospel by Polycarp.) However, Koester quite ignores the fact that Marcion, whose activity Polycarp knew, believed the gospel to be by Luke, Paul's companion and thus Paul's 'gospel'. Moreover, according to Koester himself, Luke used an 'early version of Mark' which did not contain the 'Bethsaida section' (6.45-8.26); unless that was 'just hanging around', we might think that this would bear upon the dating. One can see the reasons for a late date; but it is Koester's method to give only the arguments for his views, and to dismiss, often by sheer silence, any counter-arguments. In contrast to the treatment of the canonical materials, allusions to the date of the manuscripts of Nag Hammadi are shyly lurking in odd corners of the text, and the dating in the second century (while plausible) and of sources in the first century (e.g. for the 'Dialogue of the Saviour') is asserted, as if proven fact, while all is based on internal evidence thus interpreted. Conflicting views are rarely mentioned, and never argued with. Proponents of different schools, e.g. C. H. Dodd, are only mentioned if some single point or obiter dictum would support more radical opinions. While there are many valuable things here, and some opinions on which debate might bejoined, the work as a whole is a Tendenzschrift in support of the views of the inaccessibility of the historical Jesus and the emergence of orthodox beliefs from a farrago of differing theologies, none derived from Jesus and few, if any, from authoritative sources. J. NEVILLE BIRDSALL (Darlington)


This section considers the uncertainties associated with calibration and field measurements of Rn and Rn exposures, radon progeny measurements, and derived quantities such as the equilibrium factor. The sources of uncertainty associated with the determination of the long-term average radon activity concentration inferred from a measurement in a single year are described. Examples of measurements and uncertainty evaluations are given for illustrative purposes with particular attention to measurements carried out with etched-track detectors (see also Appendix C). The sources of uncertainty associated with dosimetric calculations are also described. Note that this section deals only with random uncertainties and not with systematic uncertainties. The underlying concept here is "uncertainty." An uncertainty is an intrinsic part of every measurement, the quality of the measurement device will only influence the value of the uncertainty not its existence itself.


A teleoperated robot system communicating through a robot service network protocol (RSNP) has been developed. In this system, robots and operation devices are freely selected among registered robots and operation devices, respectively. Robots can be interchanged to suit the target task. Thus, we aim to build a suitable teleoperated robot system for specified tasks. Here, we introduce the developed system and the results of basic robot surfing experiments. We also discuss a common GUI for multiple robot systems.


The invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer low density extrusion foam sealing strip material. The material is characterized by comprising, by mass percentage, 40-55% of styrene elastomer, 20-36% of processed oil, 5-14% of plastic, 2-9% of filler, 1-5% of anti-oxidant and 0.5-1.5% of microsphere foaming agent. The thermoplastic elastomer low density extrusion foam sealing strip material can meet the requirements of comfortable touch feeling, light weight, simple processing, environment-friendly feature, good elasticity, good low temperature resistance and moderate hardness for the sealing strip material.


Background: Lipoblastoma is one of the rare masses in childhood and its diagnosis is very uncommon in the perinatal period, so we reported a case with a diagnosis of this mass during pregnancy. Case Report: In a routine third-trimester ultrasound at 28 weeks, a hyperechoic mass in the size of 27*30 mm between both labia major was detected. However, no abnormal findings were found in perinatal care before this gestational age. Finally, after the birth, at 40weeks of gestation, the mass was resected and now the baby is in good condition and no recurrence has occurred. There was also an anorectal anomaly associated with this mass in our patient who underwent Anorectoplasty surgery. Conclusion: Due to the rarity of these tumors, it is important to diagnose them in the perinatal period and to investigate other associated anomalies.


This article propose a algorithm of ICA to extraction color feature of remote sensing Image. The algorithm combines the advantage of ICA and Maximum Likelihood. The algorithm extracts the spectral independent components of multispectral remotely sensed images and move the correlation of R,G and B. Spectral independent components are used to cluster pixels using Maximum Likelihood to classify the pixels. Experimental results show that the algorithm improve the classification performance of multispectral remotely sensed images.


1,3-Thiazolidine-2,4-dione 2 has been synthesized by the cyclisation reaction of thiourea and chloroacetic acid in the presence of ethanol. The reaction of compound 2 with substituted aromatic aldehyde afforded the corresponding derivatives of substituted 5-benzylidene-1,3-thiazolidinone-2,4-dione 3a–d, which upon reflux with ω-bromoalkoxyphthalimide gave 2-{[-5-(substituted benzylidine)-2,4-dioxo-1,3-thiazolidine-3-yl]alkoxy} -1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione 4a–i. Further, compounds 4a–i were treated with phenyl hydrazine and 2,4 dinitro phenyl hydrazine in the DMF to yield the title compound 2-[5-oxo-2,3-substituted diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,3]thiazol-6(5H)-yl)alkoxy]-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione 5a–r. Structures of newly synthesized compounds were established based on elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR and mass spectral data. Synthesized compounds have been assayed for their antibacterial activities against B. subtilis, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa and S. aureus and antifungal activities against A. fumigatus and C. albicans.


A string is the one-dimensional generalization of a point particle. In this sense, the analog of a cloud of dust would be a cloud of strings. In this work, we consider a cloud of strings around a regular solution in general gelativity. We consider the Bardeen solution and the Simpson--Visser solution, analyzing the consequences of the cloud in the regularity and in the energy conditions. Actually, the presence of the cloud could make the energy density positive when compared to the Simpson--Visser case. We verify that the usual Bardeen solution becomes singular in the presence of the cloud of string while the Simpson--Visser solution is still regular, violating the energy conditions, as the usual solution. We also calculate some thermodynamic quantities to evaluate how a cloud of strings influences the thermodynamics of the solutions.


The Health Academy Program (SBP) was deployed in the city of Recife in 2011 and
aims to contribute to the promotion of health and care production through joint
actions within the framework of primary care. However, the program has not yet been
subjected to evaluation. This work was developed in article format and aims to
assess the evaluability of the Health Academy Program in Recife. To this end, it was
developed a case study with emphasis on descriptive and exploratory analysis of the
operational aspects of the actions and program context, using the seven elements of
the system, which allowed the description, preparation of logical and theoretical
models evaluation, and identify evaluative questions for future studies. It was verified
that managers have a little knowledge about the program guidelines and that official
documents have several goals, principles and guidelines, without, however, identify
the goals for the program to satisfy its purposes. From the analysis of documents,
interviews and based on program modeling and agreement of the assessment
strategies with stakeholders it is concluded that there are methodological feasibility
for evaluative research program running on the Academy of Health of Recife,
however, it was found the need to improve the rules of the PAS in order to qualify the
planning, implementation and evaluation. Moreover, the products from this study will
be possible to assess the degree of implantation in subsequent studies.


The Changbai volcano is located at the border between China and North Korea and is the largest intraplate volcano in NE Asia (Liu, 1999; Liu, 2000). We studied the detailed crustal and upper mantle structure beneath the active Changbai intraplate volcano in northeastern China by conducting a transdimensional Bayesian inversion of teleseismic receiver functions and Rayleigh-wave group velocity dispersion from ambient noise. We used a total of 79 broadband seismic stations, including 27 Jilin University (JLU) stations, 40 CEA permanent stations and 12 NECESSArray portable stations. More than 12,000 teleseismic receiver functions recorded at 79 seismic stations and 1645 noise correlation functions were used in this study. Receiver-function H-κ stacking measurements reveal a thick crust (~40 km) with a high Vp/Vs ratio (>1.8) beneath the Changbai volcano. A 3-D Vs model was constructed by interpolating the 1-D profiles obtained by a joint inversion of receiver functions and ambient-noise Rayleigh-wave group velocity dispersions. Our joint inversion results show a heterogeneous crustal structure in the study region. A low-velocity body at a depths of 8-15 km is revealed directly beneath the Changbai volcano, which has a lateral extension of over 100 km in a south-north direction and may reflect a large magma chamber in the mid-crust. Our results also reveal a 5~10 km depressed Moho and a lowvelocity anomaly in the uppermost mantle beneath the Changbai volcano. These features may indicate an upwelling channel of asthenospheric material with a high mafic composition, and the mafic intrusion is attached to the bottom of the crust and so deepens the Moho beneath the volcano. Our present results support the notion that Changbai volcanism is caused by hot and wet mantle upwelling associated with subduction-driven corner flow in the big mantle wedge above the stagnant Pacific slab in the mantle transition zone (Zhao et al., 2004, 2009; Zhao and Tian, 2013).


The triad of epibulbar dermoids, accessory auricular appendages and pretragal fistulas is termed the Goldenhar syndrome (Goldenhar 1952). This triad is often found in combination with other malformations, e. g. hemifacial microsomia, coloboma of the upper lids (Sinha & Mishra 1950), ptosis (Proto & Scullica 1966), coloboma of the iris and choroid (Ballantyne 1933), imperforated external auditory meatus (Stallard & Martin 1931), and deafness (Sen, Mohan & Gupta 1969). Numerous vertebral coloumn anomalies are common, such as occipitalization of the atlas, spina bifida, spondylolisthesis, etc. (see Gorlin & Pindborg 1964, Tost 1969). The vertebral bony anomalies tend to be overlooked (e. g. Leiber & Olbrich 1966) but are common, and McKusick (1968) uses the term oculo-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia synonymously with the Goldenhar syndrome. Scebe (1948) describes lipoma conjunctivae in three generations. According to Waardenburg, Franceschetti & Klcin (1961) there is nothing to indicate that epibulbar dermoids or lipodermoids might be hereditary in man, either alone or combined with the syndrome of Goldenhar. Saraux, Grignon & Dhermy (1963) describe two affected sisters, Proto & Scullica (1966) three cases of epibulbar dermoids in one and the same family. Since few data are available on heredity in the Goldenhar syndrome, it seems desirable to report two siblings thus affected.


Single-polarisation 80 Gbit/s soliton data signals have been successfully transmitted over 500 km. The soliton source was a modelocked fibre laser and a planar lightwave circuit was used for stable optical multiplexing. A nonlinear loop mirror was used for demultiplexing, in which unequal amplitude solitons were used for clock extraction.


Subreflectors on DSN antennas have historically been of formed and welded sheet metal construction, which is quite costly. Flame-spray metallized fiberglass-epoxy offers an alternative technique at much lower cost. Results of a study to show that system noise temperature would be increased about 0.3 K at X-band when using the alternate material is presented.


To evaluate the possible effects of EMP on blood system, blood samples and bone marrow cells of male BALB/c mice were collected for hematology determinations , CFU-GM colony assay, [Ca2+]i assessment and cell cycle measurement. Our results indicate that EMP can affect some parameters of blood system


In the last decade a number of new technologies have been developed that allow us to alter the shape of the cornea. The ultimate goal of these technique is to be able to reshape the corneal surface reliably and accurately and thus permanently correct most types of refractive errors and provide patients with optimum visual performance without corrective lenses. One of the barriers that has impeded the progress of these techniques has been the lack of a reliable and accurate description of the corneal surface before and after the reshaping of the cornea. Only with this knowledge can we begin correlating the optical properties of the cornea and the change in visual performance resulting from the surgery.


Food safety is a big public security issue that has direct bearing on life,health,and social stability of the mass of people,and microbial contamination is one of the most important factors.Therefore,the study on food microbiological determination technology is particularly important.


his review reexamines the evidence for the virologic safety of human albumin products. This is important because HA is used in products such T as recombinant coagulation factors (factorVIII), recombinant hematopoietic factors recombinant human granulocyte-monocyte-colony-stimulating factor and erythropoietin), interferons (interferon a-2b, interferon p1 b), streptokinase, and some vaccines. Inappropriate emphasis on the theoretical risks of transmitting infectious agents could lead to public and professional concerns. Reluctance to prescribe or receive products that contain HA may deprive patients of effective treatment or compromise important immunization programs. All the studies examining infectivity and virus inactivation in albumin products relate to the large doses of albumin given as infusion solutions (typically20 gldose unit). When used as an additive in formulating other products, doses of albumin (and presumably, therefore, of any contaminating agent) are approximately three orders of magnitude less. Thus, any evidence supporting the safety of HA should provide even greater reassurance about the safety of these small doses. This review is concentrated on studies of human recipients. Production factors influencing albumin safety are briefly summarized, and the reader is referred to reviews.*-4


Artabotrys odoratissimus is a plant of Annonaceae family and Artabotrys genus. It contains Essential Oils: Benzyl Acetate, Benzyl Benzoate Linalool, Caryophyllene, Geranyl Acetate, Methyl Benzoate, P-Cresyl Methyl Ether, Safrole, Monoterpenes, Sesquiterpenes etc. Medicinal Properties and Health Benefits of this plant are Anti Depressant, Mood Elevator, Antiseborrhoeic, Antiseptic, Aphrodisiac, Hypotensive, Hair Vitalizer, In Post Menstrual Syndrome, In Treating Motion Sickness, Nervine, Sedative, Emollient, Febrifuge. Apart from medicinal uses discussed above, this oil is extensively used in perfumes, deodorants, beauty soaps, shampoos, skin and hair lotions and creams, hair oils etc., in blends or alone. In contrast medicinal plants are widely available and affordable, even in remote areas. The cost of modern medicine is increasing by modern health technology and in many cases is inappropriate to the immediate needs of people in developing countries. Therefore there is a need for intensive research on this valuble medicinal plant species for discovery of its more medicinal properties.


In this paper, we study a class of toric ideals obtained by using some geometric data of ADE trees which are the minimal resolution graphs of rational surface singularities. We compute explicit Gr\"obner bases for these toric ideals that are also minimal generating sets consisting of large number of binomials of degree $\leq 4$. In particular, they give rise to squarefree initial ideals as well.


Automating the underfill dispensing process for robust production can be challenging as package sizes decrease, underfill materials advance, and tolerances tighten. The best practices for automated underfill dispensing are discussed for various types of underfill packages. The modern production environment requires "hands-off" calibration and operation. Methods for calibrating dispensing volumes are given and how they affect accuracy and overall process speed are discussed. Differences in automating dispensing for singulated packages and substrates containing multiple die are discussed. Subjects include part heating, automated alignment calibration, and controlling dispensing tolerances. Methods for fillet width control and avoiding air entrapment through the dispensing pattern are given. The advantages of multiple dispensing passes and their limitations on fillet control with fast flowing underfill materials are given. Recommendations for improvement of process speed are discussed. Advantages and disadvantages of various fluid delivery technologies, with supporting data, are given. Time pressure dispensing, auger pump dispensing, and linear piston pump dispensing are included in this discussion. Data is presented which show how the underfill encapsulant rheology can be changed by the dispensing device. The goal is to provide the reader with variety of methods that will help define a robust, production ready process.


Abstract For an elliptic torus in SL(n), explicit formulae are given for the germs which are associated to the regular unipotent conjugacy classes. Using them, a formula is found for the germ associated to the "subregular" class, the class whose Jordan canonical form contains a 1 x 1 and an (n - 1) x (n - 1) block.


A theoretical stopping-power formula for nuclei and antinuclei is presented. It is estimated to be valid in the regime specified by ..beta.. > 0.3, ..gamma.. < 50, and vertical-bar Z/sub 1//..beta.. vertical-bar < 100 at the +- 3% level of accuracy.


Introduction. Determining eligibility criteria for resection is the basis of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma treatment planning, yet the currently used CT scan only has 80% accuracy as its primary modality. This study aimed to investigate preoperative CA 19-9 level use to help predict resectability of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma. Method. Determining eligibility criteria for resection is the basis of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma treatment planning, yet the currently used CT scan only has 80% accuracy as its primary modality. This study aimed to investigate preoperative CA 19-9 level use to help predict resectability of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma. Results. There were 54 subjects enrolled in the study, with the Mean age of both unresectable and resectable subjects is 53.78±11.13 years. Twenty-nine were assigned as an unresectable group and 25 subjects as a resectable group. We found significant differences in CA 19-9 serum albumin levels and Karnofsky score between the resectable and unresectable groups. The cut-off point for CA 19-9 levels was 140.65 U/mL, with a sensitivity of 82.76% (64.23% -94.15%), specificity of 72.00% (50.61% -87.93 %), and AUC of 0.784. Conclusion. CA 19-9 was significantly associated with eligibility criteria for pancreatic head carcinoma resection. CA 19-9 has a good diagnostic value as an additional predictor for resectable pancreatic head carcinoma.


In this study, optimum solar panel positions have been determined for solar photovoltaic systems in Kütahya, Turkey by testing seven different possible scenarios; life cycle cost analyses were then performed and the systems were additionally examined both from technical and economic points of view. Radiation values were calculated for γ = 0° given different values of β, and the maximum value of 197.8 kW/m2 was obtained at β = 2° during the month of July. Conversely, the minimal value for γ = 0°, 89.4 kW/m2 occurred in December at a β = 65°. According to calculations, the maximal average annual solar radiation of 134.14 kW/m2 was obtained at γ = 0° and β = 30° for fixed solar panels. In the economical point of view, the considered systems are not profitable for the regulated sales price of the electricity. In this study, it was also found that these prices change between 23–27 €cent/kWh for an economically available system.


We present the case of a 3-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed isolated central nervous system relapse while receiving chemotherapy 10 months after diagnosis. The child achieved a second remission on retreatment with systemic and intrathecal chemotherapy. She then underwent myeloablative chemotherapy and radiation therapy followed by infusion of her own umbilical cord blood, which the parents had saved after her delivery. She is now doing well and is in complete remission 20 months after cord blood transplantation. In this first report of autologous cord blood transplantation for treatment of childhood leukemia, we discuss the safety and feasibility of this procedure as well as some of the uncertainties surrounding autologous cord blood collection and usage. DESPITE THE IMPROVEMENT of survival in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), relapse in the central nervous system (CNS) remains a challenging problem. Early CNS relapse carries a high risk of additional relapses, especially in the bone marrow, indicating the need for intensive systemic therapy, which may include hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation. Given its wide availability, easy collection, and rich and potent HSC content, umbilical cord blood (UCB) has been identified as a good source for HSC transplantation. Allogeneic UCB, mostly from UCB banks, has been widely used as a source of HSCs to provide transplants for children with relapsed leukemia. The use of autologous cord blood (when available) for HSC transplantation is a challenging and controversial matter. In addition to the rare availability of autologous cord blood, there is a concern that it may contain the leukemic clone that progressed to cause the child's leukemia. In this report we describe a case of autologous cord blood transplantation for treatment of relapsed ALL and discuss the feasibility and safety of such a procedure.


Unemployment has been one of the most crucial and persistent problems facing India. Agriculture, the major sector in rural India, could not provide employment for all those depending on it nor for all the days in a year, due to obvious deficiencies. Hence, it becomes essential to shift a portion of total labour force in villages to some other productive sectors. Experts have viewed that an employment oriented strategy of industrial development would provide the best answer to the challenge of unemployment. Hence as one of the strategies. both the central and state governments in India have estab{ished. particularly after Pande and Wanchoo submitted their recommendations in 1969, various industrial promotional agencies to accelerate the process of industrialization, particularly in backward and rural areas (Bhar_than, 1981). Governments extend concessional finance and infrastructural facilities to the entrepreneurs establishing units in industrially backward regions (Thangamuthu et al., 1991). This has shifted both entrepreneurship qalities and capital from other uses and from other regions to the industrial activities in backward regions (Bharathan, 1981). This is expected to absorb unemployed human resources in the target regions. It would also raise the existing equilibrium to a new high level and enhance the production and consumption possibility frontiers in the target region. As a result, standard of living of the people in general and the newly employed persons in particular may go up.


Olivier N, Weissland T, Berthoin S, Legrand R, Rogez J, Thevenon A, Prieur F: Effect of one-leg cycling aerobic training in amateur soccer players after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2009;88:362–368. Objective:To examine before and after 6 wks of rehabilitation, the cardiorespiratory fitness, and resting cardiac parameter changes in soccer players having undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and to assess the benefits of a one leg cycling aerobic training program with the nonsurgical leg during the rehabilitation period. Design:Twenty-four amateur soccer players took part in this study. The subjects were then randomly assigned to one of two groups—either an individualized one leg cycling aerobic program (training group) or without cardiorespiratory training (control group). The initial evaluation (T1) was carried out the first day of rehabilitation and the final evaluation (T2) within 42 days. Both consisted of resting cardiac echography measurement and maximal graded tests performed with the nonsurgical leg. Results:For training group, peak power output, peak minute ventilation, the first (VT1), and second (VT2) ventilatory threshold values were significantly (P < 0.05) higher at T2 than at T1 (+13%, +10%, +7%, and +11%, respectively). For control group, peak power output, peak oxygen uptake, peak minute ventilation, and VT2 values decreased significantly at T2 in comparison with T1(−10%, −10%, −12%, and −11%, respectively). After hospitalization, significant reductions in end diastolic volume (T1, 116 ± 17 ml; T2, 97 ± 16 ml; P < 0.05) and stroke volume (T1, 75 ± 14 ml; T2, 59 ± 12 ml; P < 0.05) were also observed. For training group, the cardiac parameters were similar between T1 and T2. Conclusion:These results suggest that one leg cycling training during the rehabilitation seems to be an adapted method to stop the effects of hypoactivity.


There frequently occur in China terrorist violent attacks with highly enhanced purpose of politics,hazard, organization and premeditation. Terrorist violent attacks tend to spread over a wider geographical area,with diversified attacking models, widespread networks terrorism, increasing number of "Lone Wolf" violent attacks, shifting from hard target to soft target. In view of the outmoded concept of responding to terrorist violent attacks, deficient emergency response management and antiterrorism mechanism, Border Public Security Military Forces should strengthen the top-level design and system establishment, highlight actual combat training,intensify intelligence collection and studies and improve the mass work in an effort to promote antiterrorism capacity.


This study extends the use of ultrasound methodology to stops in Eastern Oromo (Cushitic; Ethiopia) to examine the link between gemination, laryngeal features, and tongue shape. Ultrasound data were collected from 5 native speakers of Eastern Oromo. Tokens consisted of 12 repetitions per speaker of [t, t, d, â] and six of [tt, tt, dd, ââ] in the environment of a a. Tongue images at the point of maximum constriction during the stop closure were traced following [1] and their coordinates submitted to linear mixed effects models. Results indicated differences in tongue shape between singletons and geminates, especially for ejectives and implosives. Singleton ejectives displayed raised tongue bodies not found in geminate ejectives. Singleton implosives resembled voiceless stops, but geminate implosives were variably produced with tongue body raising. I suggest that the results can be attributed to fortition in geminates. Tongue body raising in singleton ejectives may be an enhancement strategy to the ejective contrast that is not necessary in longer geminates. The singleton implosive resembling a voiceless aspirated stop is predicted by [15] while the geminate tongue body raising may be retraction, c.f. [2]. The results support a link between tongue, larynx, and gemination.


OBJECTIVE
The perceived capacity of health management teams to utilize research for decision making is assessed, as well as proposals for strengthening such capacity.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
A total of 103 management teams (84.4% response rate) from a wide range of institutions in six contrasting and representative states in Mexico were asked to assess their perceived capacity for utilizing research and to propose strategies to strengthen that capacity. Qualitative and statistical techniques were used from April to November 2007, after approval by the Mexico National Institute of Public Health (INSP) Ethics Commission.

RESULTS
Significant differences across states were found. Only the acquisition of knowledge is significantly correlated with the human development index. The acquisition of research is identified as the priority for strengthening capacity, through increasing the qualifications of personnel in public health research. States with a lower human development index have more immediate needs for strengthening capacity. Proposals for strengthening capacity also depend on whether decision makers are aware of the importance of research.

CONCLUSIONS
The use of self-assessment should be encouraged at the state and institutional levels. Different strategies should be used to address differences among states.


Submitted for the DPP10 Meeting of The American Physical Society Identification of the background plasma damping mechanisms of antenna-driven toroidal Alfven eigenmodes of medium n on JET THEODOROS PANIS, AMBROGIO FASOLI, DUCCIO TESTA, CRPP-EPFL, Lausanne, NICOLAS MELLET, CEA-Cadarache, SERGEI SHARAPOV, CCFECulham, JET-EFDA CONTRIBUTORS TEAM — In tokamak burning plasma experiments such as ITER, it is expected that Alfvén eigenmode (AE) instabilities of, typically, medium and high toroidal mode number n will be triggered by populations of energetic ions, such as α-particles. The stability of this specific class of AEs is studied experimentally in the Joint European Torus by observing the plasma response to antenna-driven frequency-sweeping perturbations at the plasma edge. During the 2008/9 experimental campaigns, the complete set of the new antennas was operated and medium-n AEs were excited under various plasma conditions. A big collection of damping rate measurements of, mainly, toroidal AEs (TAEs) has been obtained following the technical optimization of the diagnostic. A subset of these measurements are compared to different plasma models, as implemented in the codes LEMan and CASTOR, allowing the identification of the background plasma damping mechanisms that come into play. Ambrogio Fasoli CRPP-EPFL Date submitted: 14 Jul 2010 Electronic form version 1.4


This paper summarizes the common design procedure and the design process for offshore concrete structures and describes how stress field theories such as the Modified Compression Field Theory as well as conventional Strut and Tie modeling have been applied in some recent projects. This comprises both sectional analyses, i.e. verification of separate predefined sections and analyses of extracted portions/bodies. The theoretical foundation is briefly presented while main emphasis is put on practical examples and experienced gained.


In order to make the straw and animal manure and other agricultural waste used effectively,we've drawn up a reasonable fermentation process and developed a new fermentation mixing equipment and also made the fermentation test.This article focuses on the fermentation process with analyzing the performance of the fermentation equipment and the test results of the physical and chemical characteristics of the fermentation.And the results showed that the performance of the fermentation equipment meets the the design requirements,of which the physical and chemical characteristics of the fermentation and the health standards both meet the qualifications of the organic fertilizer.So we can know that this set of technologies and equipment can be totally used in the utilization projects of agricultural wastes.


In direct current electric drive system of mine hoist,as a result of the phase lagging of thyristor rectification input current,it reduces a power factor,as well as produces harmonics pollution and so on.With the full consideration foundation of power factor and harmonic suppression,designs one kind of series connected sequence controller, analyses the principle of work,introduces the method of power compensation and the harmonics government.This controller is safe and reliable.It can greatly improve power factor and inhibit harmonic pollution.It has a certain value.


Questioning is a very important part of college English classroom teaching.Appropriate questioning in class can provide students with language learning environment,and improve learning interest and the participation of classroom activities.This paper brings up some practical suggestions for the designing of classroom questioning.


Bubble sizes for dilute dispersion in horizontal pipelines under turbulent liquid flow conditions are shown to be predicted by a theory. This theory contains the dependence of dispersed-phase density on the bubble size, which is not included in theories presented by others. Theories are compared using experimental data from both gas-liquid and liquid-liquid dispersions to show that only one theory can predict both gas bubble and liquid drop sizes with a single constant. Additionally, a generalized equation is proposed that includes the effect of the dispersed-phase viscosity.


Vehicle-induced effects (VIE) and exhaust fumes interacting with turbulent flow has become known to be a critical factor when investigating the wind flow and the transport of pollutants in urban street canyons. Up to now, mainly the Reynolds-Averaged-Navier-Stokes (RANS) technique has been applied for CFD studies of the processes within urban street canyons; research studies using turbulence-resolving Large-Eddy Simulations (LES), however, were rather rare. As LES models explicitly resolve the dominant turbulent motions, whose knowledge is needed to fully understand the processes, the incorporation of moving objects into a turbulence-resolving model is essential for the accurate simulation of pollutant dispersion in urban environments. In this paper we outline our effort to account for VIE in the LES model PALM. For this purpose, an innovative and easy to implement method was realised to represent a common car shape within the environmental LES setup: the so-called air-block method. Its concept is based on an object (representing the vehicle) in which a fixed velocity is prescribed to the objects grid volumes that equals the driving speed of the vehicle. Control of its movement, however, is achieved via a Lagrangian particle located at its center of gravity. This approach is significantly different from conventional consideration of solid objects as obstacles, since the air-block representation assumes that frictional drag is much smaller (and can thus be neglected) than form drag. By the same token the implementation is much easier to achieve in a complex LES model such as PALM.

In this talk we will outline the newly-developed simplistic method to represent driving vehicles in an LES model and show its performance based on a validation study for the turbulent wake flow and dispersion of exhaust fumes. For this purpose we employ existing wind tunnel data and comparative PALM simulations using the conventional solid-obstacle approach (Carpentieri et al. 2012, Atmospheric Environment, 62:9-25, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.08.019; Kastner-Klein et al. 2001, J. Wind Eng Ind Aerodyn, 89:849-861, DOI:10.1016/S0167-6105(01)00074-5).


Free-space laser communication systems have been envisioned for satellite-to-satellite links for the past 30 years. To date no demonstration hardware has been placed in orbh, although present programs have this as a near term goal. Operational requirements frequently can be satisfied by either laser or rf based systems. In a comparison between the two base technologies it is frequently held that laser communications offers the more costly approach. This paper reviews the economic factors and addresses the cost drivers behind laser communication systems. Examples of such drivers are optics quality, aperture size, transmitter power, pointing error, and system weight. Requirements are presented to form baseline specifications for a geo-geo crosslink application. Analysis of cost drivers and recommendations are presented for terminal development.


Seventeen rice varieties and hybrids of different types (indica, japonica, javanica, indica hybrid, japonica hybrid and inter-subspecific hybrid) were evaluated to determine the effect of temperature on pollen fertility in inter-subspecfic hybrids. The pollen fertility of inter-subspecific hybrids was greatly reduced when average daily temperature dropped to 22.0 - 23.0℃ at meiosis stage, and the extent of pollen fertility reduction varied greatly with respect to different hybrids. However, the pollen fertility reduction of indica and japonica hybrids and conventional varieties was not obvious under the same regime of temperature conditions. When the average daily temperature dropped to 20℃, the pollen development of conventional varieties and hybrids was also affected. Correlation analysis revealed that there existed a positive correlation between pollen fertility and average daily temperature. A significant difference (P<0.01) was also found between the two correlation coefficients i.e. inter-subspecific hybrids and conventional varieties. Temperature at meiosis stage of pollen mother cell was a key factor in pollen developing, and the pollen fertility of inter-subspecific hybrids was more sensitive to low temperature than that of traditional variety.


You xvill ask, What is the practical value of this knowledge? Well, you may cure stammering more frequently and more easily than stuttering. Stammering may proceed from timidity; from want of familiarity with the construction of sentences; from some temporary defect in the tongue, which will pass away with age. Hence it may be cured by patient instruction, aided by time. But stuttering implies a want of power to coordinate muscular action; and I fear we must seek its source (when " stuttering" is applied to speech) in the sensorium. When the word is applied to limbs or organs, we must refer to the spinal cord. Many years ago, Plrofessor Dieffenbach wrote a short work on stammering and stuttering, wherein he endeavoured to prove that the cause of this imperfection of utterance depended on a want of control over the muscles of the tongue. He argued that the muscles were too long for their office; and that it would benefit the patient to extirpate a part, particularly a portion of the linguales and long muscles of the tongue. He accordingly cut out a wedge-shaped slice from the middle of the tongue, and then sewed the edges of the wound together. But against this operation was justly urged the double objection-first, that it was based upon a wrong principle; and secondly, that it was both severe and dangerous. And, after the occurrence of one or two unfavourable cases, it gradually fell into disuse. But a partial improvement in the patients' utterance in some cases of stammering gained for him great temporary notoriety in the matter. A stuttering person should be told to talk slowly, and to be circumspect in the choice of words, beginning to speak with one that comes to him easily. Many stutter only when called upon to pronounce particular letters, such as "1" or "r", etc. A little practice will enable them to avoid such words, and to substitute others. By such means, the evil may be greatly (liminished but not entirely removed. Some believe that they get on better by speaking both slowly and pedantically -often, I am sorry to say, deceiving themselves very much as to the amount of improvement. Belt I believe that we can give no better advice than that of teaching the patient first to utter some easyword or sound, and then to speak slowly and distinctly; also, when possible, to desist from speaking until the stuttering spasm has passed away. By the study of languages, a greater command of words will be obtained, and by this a corresponding advantage of selection in the means of expression will be gained.


PURPOSE: An ultraviolet ray and infrared ray absorption blocking film including vacuum glass beads is provided to have an excellent infrared ray blocking efficiency by forming the film with an inorganic metal oxide in an organic solvent and to have a significant effect in blocking an ultraviolet ray by including a metal oxide. CONSTITUTION: An ultraviolet ray and infrared ray absorption blocking film including vacuum glass beads includes a first film layer (10) which includes a coating layer (11) formed at a lower end and is formed of a transparent polyester (PET) film; an infrared ray blocking layer (20) that includes a mixture of an inorganic metal oxide, vacuum glass beads, a dilution agent, an additive, and a catalyst and is coated on the top of the first film layer; a deposition layer (30) which deposits a metal oxide on the top of the infrared blocking layer; a second film layer (40) that is formed as an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) film on the top of the deposition layer; an adhesive layer (50) that is formed on the top of the second film layer; and a release paper layer (60) that is attached to the top of the adhesive layer.