We show that nonequilibrium spin fluctuations significantly influence the electronic transport in a single-electron transistor, when the spin relaxation on the island is slow compared to other relaxation processes, and when size effects play a role. To describe spin fluctuations we generalize the `orthodox' tunneling theory to take into account the electron spin, and show that the transition between consecutive charge states can occur via a high-spin state. This significantly modifies the shape of Coulomb steps and gives rise to additional resonances at low temperatures. Recently some of our predictions were confirmed by Fujisawa et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 236802 (2002)], who demonstrated experimentally the importance of nonequilibrum spin fluctuations in transport through quantum dots.


Studies of the brain basis of "normative" or "healthy" processing of emotionally salient stimuli have flourished over the last two decades. An initial focus on regions implicated in the detection of emotionally salient stimuli (Morris et al., 1996; Whalen et al., 1998) has broadened to include discussion of mechanisms supporting regulatory functions (Bishop, Duncan, Brett, & Lawrence, 2004; Davidson, 2002; Ochsner, Bunge, Gross, & Gabrieli, 2002; Kim, Somerville, Johnstone, Alexander, & Whalen, 2003; Phelps, Delgado, Nearing, & LeDoux, 2004). Running in parallel to this literature, psychiatric imaging studies have described alterations in brain function across a wide range of anxiety and depressive disorders (for reviews and meta-analyses see Etkin & Wager, 2007; Ressler & Mayberg, 2007; Shin & Liberzon, 2010; Stein 2009). The study of the brain mechanisms underlying vulnerability to disorder has, for some reason, fallen outside of the primary spotlight. We argue that work of this nature is critical to bridging studies in healthy volunteer and patient groups and to identifying the pathways through which risk to affective illness is conferred. Understanding the brain basis of vulnerability to affective disorder goes hand in hand with a focus on individual variation and, in particular, trait differences in the mechanisms supporting the detection and controlled processing of emotional stimuli. How do we study trait differences in vulnerability to anxiety and depressive disorders and try to unpack the brain mechanisms though which these might act? A number of approaches have been adopted, with both shared and unique advantages and limitations. Studies of the brain basis of vulnerability to affective disorders typically rely on recruiting nonclinical volunteer samples and then regressing scores on self-report measures of trait affect or experience of disorderrelated symptomatology against indices of brain function or structure. It is important to remember that this approach is correlational in nature, and hence no conclusions can be drawn about the direction of causality. For example, if we find that, in a student


Container terminal resources efficiency have been studied for many years,however,most researches focused on offline algorithms which are given the whole problem data from the beginning.Due to some unforeseen factors(such as bad weather,equipment failure),the predict information is not reliable,these make the planned difficult to implement,and reduce the efficiency of port operations.So we are based on the idea of online algorithms and propose a optimization model of berth container terminal and bridge crane resource,and give a online scheduling algorithm for solving.We also analyzed the smoothed competitive ratio by the smooth analysis.Through the experiments confirmed the algorithm feasibility.


At the beginning of the paper, the author analyzed the meaning and importance of the Learning Culture Construction of University under the knowledge economy era . Through the investigation and research on the present situation of the Learning Culture Construction, some problems about the Learning Culture Construction were put forward. In the end , the author pointed out the channels and measures to build the Learning Culture Construction of University under the knowledge economy era.


This study hypothesized that as middle-class African Americans integrate more towards the mainstream of American culture, their perceptions of those African Americans who use Black English (BE) will be more negative than previously believed. A random sample of 38 Black undergraduate students from a predominantly White university served as subjects for the purpose of exploring intraracial perceptions among African American college students toward individuals who spoke BE versus those who spoke Standard English (SE). It was found that African Americans perceived same race SE speakers as more competent and more likeable than same race BE speakers in similar situations. These results raise questions conceming the role of BE among upwardly mobile African American college students.


The use of AI on Smart applications and in the organization of the network edge presents a rapidly advancing research field, with a great variety of challenges and opportunities. This article aims to provide a holistic review of studies from 2019 to 2021 related to the Intelligent Edge, a concept comprising both the use of AI to organize edge networks (Edge Intelligence) and Smart applications in the edge. An introduction is given to the technologies required to understand the state of the art of AI in edge networks, and a taxonomy is provided with "Enabling Technology" for Edge Intelligence, "Organization" of the edge using AI, and AI "Applications" in the edge as its main topics. Research trend data from 2015 to 2020 is presented for various subdivisions of these topics, showing both absolute and relative research interest in each subtopic. The "Organization" aspect, being the main focus of this article, has a more fine-grained subdivision, explaining all contributing factors in detail. The trends indicate an exponential increase in research interest in nearly all subtopics, but significant differences between them. For each subdivision of the taxonomy a number of selected studies from 2019 to 2021 are gathered to form a high-level illustration of the state of the art of Edge Intelligence. From these selected studies and the trend data, a number of short-term challenges and high-level visions for Edge Intelligence are formulated, providing a basis for future work.


This paper proposes a state-of-art advanced adaptive control law for grid-interfaced Renewable Energy Sources (RES) that enhances the power quality as well as the power factor at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC) under various system's conditions, including load and transmission lines variations. The presented law is a Lyapunov-based Adaptive Sliding Mode Control where the parameters of the system are neither known nor exactly estimated, but rather their estimates would guarantee a global asymptotic stable controller steady-state error. The proposed controller was simulated under varying system's parameters through introducing a new load during the simulation time. The simulation results verified the analysis, and the controller adaptability as well as its dynamic response were both satisfactory and could outperform the conventional sliding mode controller by achieving lower steady-state error that ultimately resulted in lower current Total Harmonics Distortion.


Population outflow of young people from rural areas to urban areas is regarded as a quantitative problem. However, little discussion has been made of the quality of population outflow. Although brain drain to foreign countries is regarded as an important social difficulty, the more familiar brain drain from rural areas to urban areas is overlooked. In this paper, a method is proposed to analyze brain drain from rural areas using the deviation value of university entrance examinations and a method to estimate its cumulative effects. First, the student occupancy of each deviation value was analyzed. Next, the numbers of university graduates remaining in regions and their deviation values were estimated. Results of analyses clarified quantitatively that university graduates with high deviation values are flowing out from rural areas to capital areas. Furthermore, if current brain drain trends continue, results show that university graduates with a high deviation value will continue to decrease in rural areas.


: The selection process is very influential attributes of dataset in SVM algorithm which tends to produce good accuracy on the results of the classification (classifier) SVM is not optimal. To reduce the effect of selection attributes on SVM classifiers, it is necessary to apply a combination of methods of feature selection algorithms that are Bootstrapping Aggregation (Bagging) and methods of Information Gain (IG). The application of the algorithm Bagging the feature selection is done to give weight to each feature are recommended, so that the found feature is a strong classifier, whereas IG focuses on identifying attributes and evaluate the impact of a beneficial features based on ranking the features that can be recommended to the classifier SVM in the process classification. Experiments implementation of Information Gain feature selection techniques that use attributes with election threshold level. The results showed that, the performance accuracy of SVM classifiers in dataset by combining IG before bagging process, by setting the value thresold >= 0.02 and a 10-fold cross-validation, show that with the implementation of information gain feature selection techniques can improve the performance of machine learning classification algorithm.


Very narrow bandpass optical fibers have been used in Zeeman polarimetry of Li I 6708 A line emission from a monoenergetic lithium beam as a spectral source makes the measurement well localized. Initial experimental results for measurements of q0 will be presented.


The gamma-ray spectrum of 159Tb following the β decay of 18.6 h 159Gd has been studied with high resolution Ge(Li) detectors. Eighteen transitions were observed, two of which are reported here for the first time. The previously reported complex nature of the 617 keV transition has been examined and high resolution studies have revealed a doublet structure with energies 616.5 ± 0.3 and 617.7 ± 0.2 keV and intensities of (2.3 ± 0.6) × 10−3% and (15.0 ± 2.3) × 10−3% per disintegration respectively. Gamma–gamma coincidence experiments were performed with large volume coaxial and thin window planar Ge(Li) detectors, using the related address technique and on-line computers. These experiments have established levels at 58, 138, 348, 363, 581, 618, 674, and 855 keV. All of the transitions observed in the direct spectrum have been fitted into the level scheme.


A large and red-shifted FM response and a spectral linewidth of a few megahertz were obtained in a two-active-section MQW DBR laser. It is found that the FM efficiency can be enhanced by using the inhomogeneity in alpha parameters with a high threshold current density device and that there is a tradeoff in the relationship between spectral linewidth and FM efficiency. >


Keohane and John Burton with some of the feminist analyses such as Sandra Harding's. But "gender" doesn't really guide or direct these pieces. Let's return to the problem of classifications. The editors of this volume contrast, rather oddly, "women as a category," "genderasatopic" and "feminism as an ideology" (4). They then make the ambitious claim that, of the three, gender is the "methodological and ideological element capable of transforming and enriching our comprehension of international politics" (2). But surely in this phrase they are outlining feminism's project, an innovative and exciting one. It is feminism, not gender, that aims to be "world constitutive," as Rebecca Grant puts it (21). Now, as we enter the 1990s, feminist analysts can safely identify themselves as such—and ought to do so. This volume would be more properly entitled something like "Feminist Perspectives on International Relations." Still, whatever the appropriateness (or not) of its title, the volume is an important development and a useful tool. An expansion of the material printed in Millennium in 1988 and 1989, it is currently the only book available for anyone looking for an analytic text putting women together with international relations. The articles in the collection are useful first steps in the international context towards (citing Grant again) "the chance to reconstruct the definitions of the human as a social being, to revise the criteria for theory and explanation" (25). That is a noble goal, both for this volume and for the field of international relations.


The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected women in Indonesia is increasing dramatically. HIV is a potentially life-threatening condition and impact to the quality of life of patients, particularly women. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between demographic characteristics, social support and quality of life of HIV infected women. A descriptive cross sectional study was employed with 111 HIV infected women whose age were 18 to 45 years old from community HIV clinic Medan, Indonesia. Questionnaires composed of the demographic characteristics, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic, Pearson correlation coefficient and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results found that 55 % HIV infected women had quality of life in a good level and better quality of life in physical domain (M=14.12, SD=2.40). However, the poorest quality of life in social relationship domain (M=11.50, SD=2.51). 59.5 % of participants perceived social support had a moderate level, they were perceived higher support from significant other (69.4%) than from family or friends. Social support was statistically positive relationship with quality of life (r = 0.46, p < .01. Employment status was statistically negative relationship with quality of life. However, age, marital status, educational level, and family income were not significantly relationships with quality of life. In conclusions, social support and employment status could influence the quality of life of HIV infected women. Therefore, this study can be as a reference for nurses to provide the information and promote the social support to enhance the quality of life of HIV infected women. © 2014 Pak Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.


Lara Allen is Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. She received her Ph.D. from Cambridge University (UK), and was a Junior Research Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge. Her most recent publication is "Commerce, politics, and musical hybridity: vocalising urban black South African identity during the 1950s" Ethnomusicology 47(1): 2003.


The papyri recently edited and references in the authors, aided by analogy from other comedies of Menander, make possible a reconstruction of the action and characters and an assessment of the play.


A fuzzy neural network comprising of a screening module and ranking module is proposed for online voltage contingency screening and ranking. A four-stage multioutput parallel self-organizing hierarchical neural network (PSHNN) has been presented in this paper to serve as the ranking module to rank the screened critical contingencies online based on a static fuzzy performance index formulated by combining voltage violations and voltage stability margin. Compared to the deterministic crisp ranking, the proposed approach provides a more informative and flexible ranking and is very effective in handling contingencies lying on the boundary between two severity classes. Angular distance-based clustering has been employed to reduce the dimension of the fuzzy PSHNN. The potential of the fuzzy PSHNN to provide insight into the ranking process, without having to go through the complicated task of rule framing is demonstrated on IEEE 30-bus system and a practical 75-bus Indian system.


To assess the level of soil contamination with oil and petroleum products, the criterion of the cenotic level as the nature of the phytocenosisformation was used. It was found that the bioindication reaction of vascular plants to oil pollution is the deterioration of quantitative and qualitative indicators of the native phytocenosis with possible self-recovery of the plant community at the threshold concentrations of petroleum products 6.0±0.3–8.0±0.5 l/m 2 . Light fractions of oil products cause complete destruction of the existing plant community, and the new commu - nity is formed at the expense of the soil stock of seeds and drift ruderal plant species. Dark fractions of petroleum products cause structural changes in the species composition of the existing phytocenosis. The most resistant to oil pollution of the soil are the representatives of the Poaceae family, and the representatives of the families Solanacee and Malvaceae are eliminated from the phytocenosis. For 8 years of research, the projective cover of soil with vegetation is reduced to 92.6±6.3–99.6±0.4%.

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A new interface amplifier is proposed which can tolerate an appreciable capacitive loading without affecting the settling time. It utilizes a low loop-gain approach with high internal bandwidth and excellent open-loop gain linearity. Most importantly, the amplifier is compensated at the input node rather than somewhat internally. As a result, the amplifier overdrive also can be eliminated, provided that the rise and fall times of the converter's output current stay within prescribed limits. Contrary to the present high-speed D/A converter realizations, in this application only a low-current, low-power D/A converter is required. With an input capacitance of 500 pF and a load capacitance of 12 pF, the measured settling time is less than 70 ns to within /spl plusmn/0.05 percent for output-signal changes of /spl plusmn/10 V.


The prevalence of kidney stones is growing fast worldwide especially among pregnant women and old aged people. Prevention depends mainly on the type of stone. Assessment of urine Ph may be helpful to evaluate the stone. Fruits and vegetables can be used to alkaline urine and so prevention of oxalate, calcium, cystein and uric acid stones. To prevent calcium phosphate kidney stones, urine should be acidulated. Spasmolytic drugs and urteroscopy can be used along with hydrotherapy for treatment of acute kidney stones.


This paper provides a description of the INTELSAT TDMA/DSI system. A discussion is given of the overall system configuration including the satellite connectivities, burst and frame format, method of acquisition and synchronization, and the use of the TDMA system monitor. Details are provided on the reference station equipment and traffic terminal interfaces including the use of DSI, DNI, and plesiochronous interworking. Finally, the overall system coordination methods are discussed, including the burst time plan generation, verification, and rearrangement techniques.


Objective To stuay the methods of preparation and quality control of the Yiganan capsules.Methods To establish the preparation processes by characters and constituents of herbal in the prescription. To indentify baicalin.emodim.chrysophanol and rhubard by TLC,respectively,and determine the contents of polysaccharides in the Yigan an Capsules by UV spectrophotonetrg.Results Average recoveries were 99.6% and RSD=0.53%.Conclusion The method is simple and reliable ,it is suitable for control quality of this preparation


Pattacus Medical Consulting, Johannesburg Diabetes and mental health Diagnosis of chronic disease can be devastating to a patient's psychological health. It is often associated with a sense of loss and for some even the possibility of death, or at least the perception of that. This may challenge beliefs about control, self-efficacy and certainty. Associated emotions may include anxiety, fear, worry and sadness, and, especially where the illness might be perceived as self-imposed by lifestyle or behaviour, feelings of guilt, shame and self-blame. Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities with chronic disease. In a WHO World Health Survey of 245 404 adults from 60 countries, the overall prevalence of depression alone was 3.2 %, whereas it was 9 % among those with diabetes, and 11 %, 15 % and 18 % among those with arthritis, angina and asthma, respectively. More than half of all people with diabetes are estimated to suffer emotional distress related specifically to the condition. Stress, in turn, is associated with a range of adverse outcomes, including impaired glycaemic control, impaired physical and mental health and an overall decrease in quality of life. It is estimated that almost 1 in 3 people with diabetes will, at some stage, experience significant depressive symptoms. The course of depression in diabetes is often chronic and severe, with up to 80 % experiencing a relapse of symptoms over a 5-year period. Associated nonadherence to recommended eating plans, medication regimens and blood glucose monitoring may adversely affect clinical outcomes.


The next generation adaptive optics systems for large telescopes will be complex systems far larger, more complex, and with higher performance than any currently installed. This requires adopting new algorithms, technologies, and architectures. The Keck next generation adaptive optics (NGAO) system requires real-time wavefront reconstruction and tomography given input from 7 laser and 3 natural guide stars. Requirements include 2 KHz atmospheric sampling, tomographic atmosphere estimation, and control for 5 deformable mirrors. We take advantage of the algorithms' massive parallelism and realize it on a massive array of FPGAs, GPUs, and multi-core CPUs. This paper presents the current design and analysis of the NGAO system.


Since we have previously shown that the deposition of pure Boron (PureB) on Silicon (Si) forms an almost ideal pn-junction, the next step is to utilize this technology towards a high-speed pnp bipolar junction transistor (BJT) made from Si. Here, the Emitter is made from a PureB. The PureB layer is extremely thin and features an almost defect-free pn-junction, a low off-current and a low series resistance, which makes it feasible to achieve better characteristics than the conventional BJT. However, PureB is very unreactive and therefore hard to etch, which results in a high roughness of the underlying semiconductor after etching. That is why it is challenging to build a three-terminal device such as a BJT. In this work, we present a novel process scheme using a double-layer hardmask of Silicon dioxide (SiO2) and Aluminum oxide (Al2 O3) to enable differential epitaxy of PureB. Onto the substrate a layer stack of SiO2 and Al2 O3 was deposited and structured, the Al2 O3 was then recrystallized to be used as an etch stop. PureB was deposited subsequently by differ-rential epitaxy into the SiO2 windows.


The 3-D numerical simulation of thermal stresses in bimetal composite casting has been carried out on the basis of temperature field simulation using the large-scale general finite element software ANSYS,thus achieving the temperature field of interface and the quantitative and dynamic deformation and thermal stresses.This method can predict whether the compound layer is complete metallurgical bonding and the possibility and location of defects such as shrinkage,shrinkage porosity and crack.The investigation provides scientific guidance for optimize technical scheme in bimetal composite casting.


Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are molecular chaperones and one of the cell's most important regulatory proteins present in all species. HSPs are a multigene family classified into six families according to their molecular weight range between 8KDa to 110KDa: HSP100, HSP90, HSP70, HSP60, small heat shock proteins (sHSPs), and ubiquitin. Citrus X Sinensis is very economical, and widely grown in the world. It is one of the best sources of nutrition, vitamin C, fiber, thiamine, folate, and antioxidants. It has a variety of health benefits i.e., protects against cell damage, boosts the immune system, heals wounds, etc. For highlighting the aspect of HSPs of citrus in computing protein, this work has great significance. Present studies are based on the identification and characterization of heat shock proteins in Citrus sinuses. In silico research was performed; Arabidopsis thaliana protein sequences of HSP60, HSP70 and HSP90 were used as a reference to identify these molecular chaperones in Citrus sinuses through Blast Phytozome. Furthermore, physiochemical properties, multiple sequence alignment, Multiple Expectation Maximization for Motif Elicitation (MEME) and phylogeny were constructed for 44 sequences of HSP60, 22 sequences of HSP70 and 23 for HSP90. The best expression of HSPs was found in Endoplasmic Reticulum. The findings of the present studies provide a good understanding of the HSP60, HSP70 and HSP90 families' function and expression site in the cell of Citrus sinuses. It also provides the basic knowledge for further investigations of the putative structure of dynamic proteins.


School Drop-Out in the Western Cape: The Role of Prior School Progress, Ability, Pregnancy & Family Background This paper examines the role of major factors that lead to school abandonment in the Western Cape area of South Africa. Family background, pregnancy, individual ability as well as priorschool progress are all factors which exert influence on the decision to abandon school, the effect of which can be examined using rich household data and individual event histories from the Cape Area Panel Study (2002 2005) and incorporating school-level data from the Schools' Register of Needs (2000). The effect of educational inputs is considered to vary by race, and pregnancy is a major push-out factor for girls, and, as such Black and Coloured males and females are considered separately. Results show that prior school progress is strongly correlated with eventual dropout, and this is a concern in the light of prior research indicating that school progress in Black schools is a stochastic process. The effect of family income on dropout is only significant for the Coloured population, which likely reflects the extremely limited labour market options for Black dropouts. In terms of girls' attendance of school, results indicate that teenage pregnancy has a strong impact on school dropout, although the strength of this effect differs by race. Un ive rsi ty of Ca pe To wn


The invention relates to a method for preparing a carbon nano tube/silica network/ligand/rare-earth organic and inorganic composite luminescent material. The method comprises the following steps of: modifying the surface of a carbon nano tube by utilizing a strong oxidant to obtain a carbon nano tube with carboxyl functional groups; converting the carboxyl functional groups on the surface of the carbon nano tube into acyl chloride groups by utilizing an acyl chloride reagent; and reacting an amino-terminated silane coupling agent with the carbon nano tube activated by the acyl chloride groups to obtain a carbon nano tube modified by the silane coupling agent; selecting beta diketone, removing protons from methylene of the beta diketone by using strong alkali, and modifying by utilizing isocyanate to obtain a beta diketone ligand modified by the silane coupling agent; and performing sol-gel reaction of the carbon nano tube modified by the silane coupling agent, the beta diketone modified by the silane coupling agent, rare-earth salt, tetraethoxysilane and a micromolecular ligand in a certain ratio to obtain the rare-earth organic and inorganic composite luminescent material in which the carbon nano tube is used as a matrix. The carbon nano tube/silica network/ligand/rare-earth organic and inorganic composite luminescent material has high fluorescent performance and heat stability, has bright application prospect in the field of novel optical materials, and can be processed into fluorescent probes which meet specific requirements.


Cooling of high speed rotating components is a typical situation found in turbomachinery as well as in automobile engines. Accurate knowledge of discharge coefficients and heat transfer of related components is essential for the high performance of the whole engine. This can be achieved by minimized cooling air flows and avoidance of hot spots. In high speed rotating clutches for example aerodynamic investigations improving heat transfer have not been considered in the past. Advanced concepts of modern plate design try to reduce thermal loads by convective cooling methods. Therefore, secondary cooling air flows have to be enhanced by an appropriate design of the rotor stator system with orifices. CFD modelling is used to improve the basic understanding of the flow field in typical geometries used in these systems.


The invention provides a device and method for treating sewage by utilizing spare ditches and fields. The device comprises a ditch-type sewage treatment integral device and an enhanced wet land, wherein the ditch type sewage treatment integral device comprises a baffled anoxic/anaerobic reaction region, a circulating aeration region, a precipitate separation region, a clear water region, a solar and wind energy power generation system and a sludge concentration system; the baffled anoxic/anaerobic reaction region comprises an facultative section, an anoxic section and an anaerobic section which are separated by a water retaining wall and a baffle wall; the circulating aeration region is located in the middle of the ditch-type sewage treatment integral device, and comprises an isolating wall, an inverted umbrella surface aerator, a blast aeration system, suspension packing, an overflow wall and an intercepting grid; the precipitate separation region is located on the downstream of the circulating aeration region, and is connected with the overflow wall of the circulating aeration region; the sludge concentration system comprises a sludge concentration tank, a sludge pump and a sludge discharge pipe; the enhanced wet land has a trapezoidal pool-shaped structure, and sequentially comprises an anti-seepage layer, a gravel blanket layer, a filter layer and a soil layer from bottom to top.


In the article the author considers the profit as the elastic element of the price. The complex system of the external and internal factors influences upon the generation of profit. At the present time new problems of the profit generation and distribution appear. The pricing must consider these problems.


Methods of gas-liquid chromatography was used to investigate the content of high molecular fatty acids in erythrocyte membranes of blood of patients after operations on the stomach. It was established that at early postoperative period the content of high molecular fatty acids in membranes of blood erythrocytes was considerably decreased. Lipid emulsions were shown to be an effective means for correction of the disturbed fatty acid composition of membranes of blood erythrocytes.


Introduction: Burn patients need a high nutritional requirement to increase healing process, especially protein. Catfish flour is one of the foods that are high in protein, and Moringa flour is a food that is high in antioxidants. The purpose of this study was to characterize nutrients from high-protein liquid food formulas containing catfish flour and mori nga leaf flour. Methods: Liquid food formula consists of 45 grams catfish flour, 18 grams Mori nga leaf flour, 24 grams soy flour, 18 grams egg white flour, 48 grams full cream milk, 60 gram skim milk, 7.5 ml catfish oi I, 12 ml olive oil, 44 grams sugar powder, and 2 ml pandan flavoring, and 1.5 grams salt. All powdered ingredients were mixed using a dry mixer. Then during the process, catfish oil, olive oil, and pandan flavor were adsorbed using a sprayer into the powdered ingredients. The chemical characterization that analyzed in instant liquid food formula was proximate analysis and mineral analysis. Results: The resuIts of this study were; the formula of high protein liquid food contains 5.79% wb water content, 4.84% wb ash content, protein 28.25% wb, fat 14.99% wb, copper 35.58 mg/kg wb, selenium 56.56 mcg/1 00gram wb, zinc 3.44 mg/100 wb gram, calcium 1381.22 mg/100 grams wb, and iron 7.38 mg/100 grams wb. Also, this liquid food has an osmolality of 481 mOsmol/kgH 2 O. Conclusion: The liquid food qualifies as a high protein liquid food to fill the nutrients needed for burn patients.


Summarization of textual content has many applications, ranging from summarizing long documents to recent efforts towards summarizing user generated text (e.g., tweets, Facebook or Reddit posts). Traditionally, the focus of summarization has been to generate summaries which can best satisfy the readers. In this work, we look at summarization of user-generated content as a two-sided problem where satisfaction of both readers and authors is crucial. Through three surveys, we show that for user-generated content, traditional evaluation approach of measuring similarity between reference summaries and algorithmic summaries cannot capture author satisfaction. We propose an author satisfaction-based evaluation metric CROSSEM which, we show empirically, can potentially complement the current evaluation paradigm. We further propose the idea of inequality in satisfaction, to account for individual fairness amongst readers and authors. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt towards developing a fair summary evaluation framework for user generated content, and is likely to spawn lot of future research in this space.


Small and medium enterprise (SMME) owners face reams of red tape in their businesses, but one area that is especially important to master is payroll. Get it wrong, and you could face angry employees who have been underpaid or paid late. Even worse, you could be subject to penalties from SARS for incorrect calculation of statutory contributions such as Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE), Skills Development Levy (SDL) and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).


The objective was to evaluate the utility of the "pocket ultrasound" in making clinical decisions in urologic emergencies. From May to September 2011, 105 patients were assessed for urologic emergencies: acute flank pain, macroscopic hematuria, urinary retention, and lower urinary tract symptoms. All patients underwent an ultrasonographic examination whereby the pocket ultrasound was used to evaluate the kidneys and bladder, followed by another appropriate diagnostic test to verify the suggested diagnosis. Urinary retention was diagnosed in 10 patients. Of 48 subjects with hematuria, 34 had an immediate diagnosis: there were 18 cases of a bladder tumor, 13 cases of urolithiasis, and 2 cases of renal cell carcinoma; one ureteral stent was detected. Of 30 patients referred with lower urinary tract symptoms, 14 showed a high post micturition residual and 2 were seen to have bladder diverticula. Of 17 patients with acute flank pain, 1 had a kidney abscess, 5 had hydronephrosis, and 11 had urolithiasis. Ultrasonography provided a conclusive diagnosis in 67.6% of cases. Point-of-care pocket ultrasound allows a rapid diagnosis for treatment or triage of patients for appropriate referral to other diagnostic methods.


Inadequate information sharing and ineffective monitoring are obstacles to strategy execution in an organisation. Performance dashboards are an information system tool used to translate the organisation's stra tegy into objectives, metrics, initiatives, and tasks for each group and individual in the organisation; however, many organisations have been unable to implement dashboards successfully. The primary objective of the research was to explore the design of performance dashboards in relation to achieving strategic goals. The literature revealed mandatory criteria for dashboard design. Dashboards are a business enablement tool, and their success rests on a structured development process with adequate stakeholder involvement.


We report on two unrelated mentally retarded girls aged 14 and 24 years with short stature and strikingly similar craniofacial dysmorphisms. Whether they share the same entity or different unknown syndromes remains an open question.


Evidence is given that the principle of the impossibility of packing rigid chains on a lattice to high density in a disordered array is limited to regions of linear size comparable to the chain length, which has the consequence that for finite chain length, the ground state of a dense system of semiflexible lattice chains does not exhibit a long-ranged orientational order, but is highly degenerated with non-vanishing entropy. This is shown by simulating various systems at concentrations >0.95 on the square and the cubic lattice.


The objective of this study is identifying the main risk factors for the emergence of respiratory diseases in poultry farms in the Senegalese region of Niayes. It took place in the period from August 2018 to February 2019 in 45 modern poultry farms in the regions of Dakar and Thiès. The analysis of the results of our study showed that the farms are very close to houses and accessible to foreign people in
44.4% and 53.1% of cases respectively. Litter was treated before use in only 24.4% of farms. Respiratory diseases are the most frequent diseases (75.6%) and are found in
80% of broiler farms. The diagnosis of respiratory diseases was made by poultry advisors (75.6%) and was based mainly on memoranda, clinical signs and autopsy. The training of poultry farmers in poultry farming (p < 0.1), the proximity of farms to homes (p < 0.05), and the accessibility of the farm to outsiders (p < 0.01) influence the occurrence of respiratory problems on poultry farms.  Similarly, factors such as type of poultry speculation (p < 0.01), number of birds (p < 0.1), type of buildings (p < 0.01), bedding treatment (p < 0.05), and watering system (p < 0.05) appeared to be strongly related to the history of respiratory problems on poultry farms. Recommendations were made to improve environmental conditions and biosecurity measures to reduce the pressure of respiratory infections in poultry farms.


In this paper,the ab initio calculations are carried out on the geometries,stabilities and reactivities of the boron and carbon clusters with 32 vertices. The optimization calculations show that B(32) is the most stable cluster when 12 five-coordinated and 20 six-coordinated borons are not in the same spherical surface.Two kinds of obtained B─B distances (R(56),R(66)) verify Lipscomb's a set of empirical values.The calculated results of the electron structure,total energies and the atom populations for B(32) and B(32) indicate that the number of bonding framework orbitals satisfies Wade's rule and that neutral B(32)H(32) is possibly stable,while its symmetry must be lower than Ih.For C2B(30)the calculation of the bonded energy and the analysis of the frontier orbital characters suggest that the thermal stability ofC2B(30) is higher and the reactivity of the accepted electron of it is stronger.


Objective: We assessed the clinical outcome and prognostic predictors in patients with polymyositis (PM)/dermatomyositis (DM) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) in Taiwan.Methods: Forty-three patients with PM/DM and ILD were enrolled from January 1999 to July 2008 at the National Taiwan University Hospital and their clinical data were reviewed and analyzed.Results: The proportion of ILD in our PM/DM patients was 15% based on high resolution computer tomography or pulmonary function test results. All patients were classified into 3 subgroups according to the onset sequence of ILD: Group 1 was comprised of patients in whom ILD was diagnosed preceding PM/DM (n = 8), Group 2 included patients in whom ILD was diagnosed concomitantly with PM/DM (n = 19), and Group 3 consisted of patients in whom ILD was diagnosed after PM/DM (n = 16). The patients in Group 3 were younger (p=0.04), and had received more corticosteroid medications (p=0.01) when ILD was diagnosed, which indicated more severe disease activity in Group 3 patients. These patients were also associated with a significantly decreased survival rate (37%) compared to those with ILD preceding PM/DM (75%; p=0.032). The overall mortality rate in patients with PM/DM and ILD was approximately 44%, however, the mortality rate in Group 3 patients was as high as 63% (10/16). Most mortality occurred within 1 year after the diagnosis of ILD among the 3 groups.Conclusion: PM/DM patients with ILD are associated with poor clinical outcome and a high mortality rate. The onset of ILD and PM/DM may be associated with prognostic outcome in these patients. PM/DM onset followed by ILD development may be an important indicator for poor prognosis.


PbSe has been expected to be a competitor of the excellent thermoelectric material PbTe, whereas its performance has proved to be limited by its intrinsic electronic structure. In this work, the improved thermoelectric performance of PbSe originating in the novel spin‐orbit coupling effect is reported. By alloying with NaSbSe2, valence band convergence and bandgap enlargement are achieved in PbSe, resulting in a significantly enlarged Seebeck coefficient. Theoretical calculations indicate that a modified electronic structure by spin‐orbit coupling would lead to exotic thermoelectric properties and that it prefers a lower carrier concentration than the known optimal value for PbSe. When Cd‐doping is introduced to decrease the carrier concentration, a high peak ZT of 1.6 at 850 K and a remarkable average ZT of 0.95 are obtained in Pb0.8Na0.1Sb0.08Cd0.02Se. Among the reported high ZT PbSe‐based compounds, the sample exhibits the highest Seebeck coefficient and lowest thermal conductivity. This study provides an insight into band structure tuning of Lead chalcogenides and promotes a new strategy for the optimization of thermoelectric performance.


Classification of remote sensing images often use Support Vector Machines (SVMs) that require an n-fold cross-validation phase in order to do model selection. This phase is characterized by sweeping through a wide set of parameter combinations of SVM kernel and cost parameters. As a consequence this process is computationally expensive but represents a principled way of tuning a model for better accuracy and to prevent overfitting together with regularization that is in SVMs inherently solved in the optimization. Since the cross-validation technique is done in a principled way also known as 'gridsearch', we aim at supporting remote sensing scientists in two ways. Firstly by reducing the time-to-solution of the cross-validation by applying state-of-the-art parallel processing methods because the sweep of parameters and cross-validation runs itself can be nicely parallelized. Secondly by reducing manual labour by automating the parallel submission processes since manually performing cross-validation is very time consuming, unintuitive, and error-prone especially in large-scale cluster or supercomputing environments (e.g., batch job scripts, node/core/task parameters, etc.).


Contrasting, if not conflicting, assessments of the likelihood of a human avian influenza pandemic greeted 600 participants from more than 100 countries at the opening session of a major three day conference at the World Health Organization in Geneva on Monday.

"I would say that the feeling was one of mild optimism," declared the meeting's chair-woman, Louise Fresco, assistant director general of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. "There have been success stories."

Asked whether he shared this mild optimism, David Nabarro, the senior United Nations' system coordinator for avian and human influenza, said that he was optimistic …


In order to improve the performance of composite modified asphalt sealant,the central composite design-response surface methodology was used to optimize the contents of raw materials.The content ranges of raw materials and processing technology were determined by single factor analysis method.Cone penetration,elastic recovery,creep strength,and m value of creep strain rate were analyzed by testing in central composite model.The response surface of the overall desirability was established,and the optimal contents of raw materials were determined and verified.The test results indicate that(1) the optimal contents of raw materials: rubber powder—25%,additive—7%,SBS—5%,and SBR—3%.Central composite design-response surface methodology is feasible and effective in optimization of the dosage of raw materials of composite modified asphalt sealant.


The genus Loxocemus, probably represented by a single species, L. bicolor Cope, has been included by Boulenger (1893, p. 74) in the subfamily Pythoninae of the Boidae. This is a most remarkable allocation, because, if correct, it would establish a strange dispersal pattern for the Pythoninae, a group mainly concentrated in tropical Asia, Australia, and Africa; Loxocemus would be the only tropical American representative of the subfamily, occurring in Mexico and Guatemala. As members of the second subfamily, the Boinae, of the Boidae are widely scattered over the Old and New World, this strange isolation of a single pythonine genus in America did not attract special interest. During the author's stay at the Department of Amphibians and Rep;tiles of the American Museum of Natural History, he had the opportunity to discuss this remarkable distribution with Mr. C. M. Bogert and Mr. S. B. McDowell, and to learn of their doubts concerning the systematic postition of Loxocemus, based on many deviations from the other Boidae in the pholidosis and details of the skull. The author proposed an investigation of the jaw muscles of Loxocemus, as this might be expected to give important clues to the real relationships of this form. Mr. Bogert kindly agreed and presented a specimen of this rather rare snake to the author. The present paper deals with the results of this investigation, made possible by Mr. Bogert's most generous gift.


Structures are the elements that can be found in every country. Most of the structures are supported by the elements that made by concrete such as beam, column, slab and foundation. It play an important roles in withstand the loads from the upper elements which increase the stability and durability of the structures. The main material used in the mixtures to produce concrete is cement. The carbon dioxide was emitted in the process of cement production. As the development of the country increased, the coverage of urban area was increased. Hence, the usage of cement was increased. Therefore, making an effort to study the effect of the epoxy resin as the partial cement replacement in concrete on compressive strength and tensile strength is crucial. 30 numbers of concrete samples were prepared for the purpose of laboratory works. Compressive strength test and tensile strength test were used to determine the Compressive Strength and tensile strength of each sample in order to observe the optimum percentage of cement can be replace by epoxy resin to produce optimum strength. In this research, the 30% of cement was replaced by the epoxy resin gave the optimum compressive strength as well as tensile strength compare to 10% and 20% of the samples. The results of compressive strength recorded from this research varied from 5.96 to 29.17 MPa while the results of tensile strength recorded were varied from 1.26 to 2.23 MPa. The overall results of the samples show directly proportional when the percentage of the epoxy resin increased.


The network era witnesses the disruptive revolutions in the education mode,where learners face the new challenges such as how can they deal with the open learning environments to actively develop learning competences instead of waiting for the teachers to bring knowledge forward. That is how people integrated the knowledge sources of globalization together to form a sense- making learning in the explosive growth of information and fragmented knowledge. In this interview,we are very pleased to have the originator of Connectivism and the Massive Open Online Course( MOOCs) —Stephen Downes to share with us his viewpoint on open learning,and propose the approachto learn effectively in the digital age. As a pioneer in the field of online learning,Stephen advocated that through establishing a network connection between nodes of knowledge under open educational resource movement,people can construct the learning network to acquire knowledge and develop competences effectively. This idea is widespread in the world from Connectivism to the MOOCs.Stephen Downes works for the National Research Council of Canada where he has served as a Senior Researcher.He specializes in the fields of online learning,new media,pedagogy and philosophy,and is perhaps best known for his daily newsletter,OLDaily,which is distributed by web,email and RSS to thousands of subscribers around the world. Stephen,known as the originator of the Massive Open Online Course( MOOCs) with George Siemens,is also a pioneer in the domain of Learning object and Metadata,and the first adopters and developers of RSS content syndication in education,which leads to the concept of e- learning 2. 0. As an editor and consultant of a number of( online) professional media,he often presented the reports and lectures about the field of online learning,and published hundreds of articles both online and in print about learning networks and related technologies.


Heterogeneous platforms equipped with processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) can be exploited to accelerate specific functions triggered by software activities. Thanks to dynamic partial reconfiguration (DPR) capabilities of modern FPGAs, such functions can be programmed at run-time, thus opening a new dimension in the resource management problems for such platforms. To properly exploit the DPR feature, novel operating system supports are needed. With the aim of investigating this direction, we developed a prototype implementation of a timesharing mechanism that can be used to dynamically reconfigure predefined FPGA areas for accelerating different functions associated with real-time recurrent tasks. This work reports some preliminary experimental studies conducted to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed approach, profile the temporal parameters involved in such systems (e.g., reconfiguration and execution times) and identify possible bottlenecks. The achieved results are encouraging and clearly show that, in spite of the relatively high reconfiguration times of FPGAs, a timesharing mechanism can significantly improve the performance of real-time applications with respect to fully static approaches.


Asymmetric multi-core processors (AMPs) have been shown to outperform symmetric ones in terms of performance and performance/watt. Improved performance and power efficiency are achieved when the program threads are matched to their most suitable cores. Since the computational needs of a program may change during its execution, the best thread to core assignment will likely change with time. We have, therefore, developed an online program phase classification scheme that allows the swapping of threads when the current needs of the threads justify a change in the assignment.
 The architectural differences among the cores in an AMP can never match the diversity that exists among different programs and even between different phases of the same program. Consider, for example, a program (or a program phase) that has a high instruction-level parallelism (ILP) and will exhibit high power efficiency if executed on a powerful core. We can not, however, include such powerful cores in the designed AMP, since they will remain underutilized most of the time, and they are not power efficient when the programs do not exhibit a high degree of ILP. Thus, we must expect to see program phases where the designed cores will be unable to support the ILP that the program can exhibit. We, therefore, propose in this article a dynamic morphing scheme. This scheme will allow a core to gain control of a functional unit that is ordinarily under the control of a neighboring core during periods of intense computation with high ILP. This way, we dynamically adjust the hardware resources to the current needs of the application.
 Our results show that combining online phase classification and dynamic core morphing can significantly improve the performance/watt of most multithreaded workloads.


LIKE MANY PATIENTS,PIONEERING GEnetic researcher JamesWatsonhad ahardtimetoleratingthe -blockers he was taking to control hypertension. "They put me to sleep," he said during a February symposiumat theNational InstitutesofHealth(NIH).Butunlikemost patients, Watson was able to deduce the causeof this adverseeffectbyexamining his genes. One of the first human beings to undergo whole-genome sequencing (WheelerDAetal.Nature.2008;45[7189]: 872-876), Watson found that he carried a certain genetic variant that made him aslowmetabolizerof thedrug.Soheand his physician reduced his dose, and he is now able to control his blood pressure without such adverse effects. "That was very useful," Watson said. But much of the information he gained fromhavinghisentiregenomesequenced wasnotsouseful,henoted.Forexample, he found that he was heterozygous for a host of harmful genes and homozygous for a gene variant that is associated with a disease involving a malfunctioning genomerepairmechanismthatwouldhave prevented him from living to his current age. "So I didn't think about it," he quipped. Watsonsharedhispersonalexperience with genomics during a symposium hosted by the NIH to commemorate the 10-yearanniversaryof thepublicationof the first data from the Human Genome Project(HGP)(InternationalHumanGenome Sequencing Consortium. Nature. 2001;409[6822]:860-921)andtoexamine the future of genomics. Other scientists whospokeat theeventdiscussedtheprogressthathasbeenmadeinthepastdecade and the challenges yet to be overcome. DATA EXPLOSION In just a decade, the HGP and the genomic techniques that have stemmed from it have sparked an explosion of information that has proved useful to basic and clinical scientists.


This paper considers studies aimed at identifying markers of genotoxicity (chromosomal aberrations, micronuclei, and DNA damage assessed by the DNA comet assay) in patients with both gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and diabetes type 1 and 2 (T1DM and T2DM, respectively), as well as possible changes in the levels of these genotoxic markers under the influence of medicines and nutritions. Patients with T2DM are characterized by an increased level of genotoxicity markers. The results of genotoxicity markers in patients with T1DM and GDM studies are contradictory, however, they indicate the presence of an increased genotoxic load rather than its absence. The levels of genotoxic damage in diabetic patients may be reduced by physical exercises, diet, and/or hypoglycemic drugs. Metformin, Afobazole and Noopept are recommended for experimental and clinical studies as possible drug candidates that reduce the levels of genotoxic biomarkers in diabetic patients.


e21132 Background: Inflammation plays a crucial role in cancers, in which the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) is considered to be a potential factor reflecting systemic inflammation. This work aimed to explore the prognostic value of ALI in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and classify patients according to their potential risks and different prognosis. Methods: Non-small cell lung cancer patients with stage IV were included in this retrospective study who were diagnosed pathologically in Hubei Cancer Hospital from June 2012 to December 2013. Combined with relevant imaging data and exfoliative cytology, patients with non-small cell lung cancer were staged according to the eighth edition of TNM staging criteria for non-small cell lung cancer. We screened 318 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria requirements. The clinicopathological and therapeutic data of the patients were collected through medical records, including age, sex, smoking and drinking, tumor site, tumor family history, histology, metastatic site, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, anti-VEGF therapy and EGFR-TKI therapy. The formula of ALI is body mass index (BMI, Kg / m2) × serum albumin (Alb, g / dl) / neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR). Categorical variables were analyzed by chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. The OS rates was analyzed by Kaplan–Meier method and plotted with R language. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard model was used to analyze the relationship between ALI and OS. The nomogram based on the Multivariable Cox regression was establish, and the Harrell consistency index (C-index) was used to evaluate the predictive performance of the Cox regression model. Results: According to the optimal cut-off value determined by X-tile software, patients were divided into two groups: ALI < 32.6 and ALI ≥ 32.6 and the median OS in the high ALI group were better than those in the low ALI group (39.97 vs 19.23 months, p < 0.01). Local or distant metastases and some distant metastasis sites are related to prognosis. Multivariable Cox regression model confirmed that ALI (HR: 1.39; 95%CI: 1.03-1.89; P = 0.03) and chemotherapy (HR: 0.67; 95%CI: 0.49- 0.91; P = 0.01) were independent prognostic factors for OS in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer. Conclusions: The results of our study indicates that patients with low ALI tend to have lower OS in metastatic NSCLC, and ALI can serve as an effective prognostic factor for metastatic NSCLC patients.


A few numerical models of micro-cogeneration units have been implemented into Building Energy Simulation (BES) tools, especially within the framework of IEA ECBCS Annex 42 (Beausoleil-Morrison, 2008). However most of these models need a comprehensive set of parameters obtained from calibration with a large amount of experimental data. Moreover, models, parameters and experimental data may vary between different microcogeneration technologies. This paper presents a novel generic model of micro-cogeneration unit for BES purpose adapted to multiple technologies. The proposed correlation model includes descriptions of nominal and off-design stationary operation. It illustrates the construction of a set of parameters for this model based on data gathered from literature review, manufacturers datasheets and experimental works conducted by the authors. This dataset covers up-to-date market available units for five micro-cogeneration technologies over a wide range of power capacity.


Hydrogen is regarded as one of the most promising energy in the future, and the intra-day scheduling of HFSs has received more and more attention. However, the uncertainty of the hydrogen loads keeps increasing with the development of hydrogen-based vehicles. To deal with the uncertainty, a Proximal-Policy-Optimization-based (PPO-based) intra-day scheduling method of hydrogen fueling station (HFS) is presented. The PPO-based method can well manage the continues operation of the HFS. Moreover, the actions are reduced to make full use of the computing resources and the advantages of both reinforcement learning and optimization model can be combined. The results show that the PPO-based method can well manage the energy in the random environment and has the potential to face the strong uncertainty.


Nanogap electrodes have been studied intensively both as ideal research tools for molecular electronics and fundamental building blocks for nanodevices. Here, graphene and graphene oxide nanogap electrodes with gap width below 10 nm were fabricated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanolithography. It provides a simple and convenient way to fabricate nanogap electrodes and transfer the nanogap electrodes onto any required substrate. As a preliminary demonstration, organic field-effect transistors and organic photoswitchers based on the nanogap electrodes were fabricated, which all exhibited high performance, indicating the great prospect of the nanogap electrodes and the AFM nanolithography technique for molecular electronics.


Abstract Despite the vast resources poured by the international community into the construction of Palestinian institutions, the PA has failed to build and maintain the infrastructures required for the establishment of a vital, democratic and functioning state. By most common parameters, the PA is a failed entity. Taking into account this experience and the consequences of the last six years of Arab upheavals, characterized by the increasing phenomenon of failed states, there is a need for a paradigm shift that will increase the likelihood of a functioning Palestinian state after a peace agreement with Israel is signed and reduce the risk of its being a failed state that would pose a complex, dangerous challenge for Israel and the neighbouring Arab states.


Structure 15 September 1994, 2:785-788The prodigious effort in understanding the ribosomalmachinery in the 1960s sparked the imagination ofscientists worldwide in much the same way as the lunarwalk generated a deep and lasting interest in spaceexploration among a certain generation. Many seniorscientists trained on ribosomal problems before movingonto other, more tractable and better-funded research.Only a small percentage of the early investigatorsremained with the problem for all these years, but theintense fascination for understanding the ribosomalmachinery at the atomic level has never really waned. Astechnology advances, the old problems have been revis-ited in new ways and our knowledge of the details hasincreased slowly, step by step. Two recent reports [1,2] ofthe structure of the elongation factor-G (EF-G) bring usone step closer to understanding the ribosomal machin-ery at the atomic level. EF-G is a cytoplasmic factorwhich catalyzes the translocation step, moving a pep-tidyl-tRNA from the A site to the P site. Most intrigu-ing is the fact that the mRNA codon must also moverelative to the ribosome in the translocation step. EF-Gcatalyzes translocation as a GTP complex and aftertranslocation has been completed, GTP is hydrolyzed[3]. EF-G-GDP presumably has a lower affinity for theribosome and dissociates. Although EF-G is notabsolutely essential for in vitro assays of translocation, thecytoplasmic factor is believed to lower the activationbarrier for translocation [4]. It has been convincinglyestablished that EF-G interacts with ribosomal proteinsand at least two regions of ribosomal RNA. However, aspuzzling as it may seem, no one has been able to demon-strate that EF-G interacts directly with peptidyl-tRNA.EF-G is a member of the GTPase superfamily of proteins[5] and, with a molecular mass of 80 kDa, it is one of thelargest GTPases known. GTPases are characterized by aguanine nucleotide binding site which controls confor-mational changes between an active and an inactive stateof the enzyme. Other GTPases with known three-dimensional structures include ras p


The possibility of lowering voltage setting of pot and the process is discussed ang tested.The voltage setting of 350kA pre-baked anode pot is decreased from 4.16V~4.18V to below 4.10V after the voltage drops at connection points and at bottom of pot are decreased.Currently,both of the test pots have the voltage setting of 4.04V and the voltage setting for whole line is decreased to about 4.10V.


The genus Ceartocystiopsis includes ascomycetes fungi belonging to the Ophiostomatales that are not well recognized in the world. Described species so far have been found mainly in association with bark beetles in the Northern Hemisphere. The aims of this study were therefore to survey of distribution of species of Ceratocystiopsis associated with bark beetles infesting Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris in Norway. Adults for 22 different bark beetle species were collected from 13 stands in Norway. During this study, we recovered 126 isolates showing affinities to Ceratocystiopsis representing six species, including two described and four undescribed taxa. The four undescribed taxa collected during this work were characterised based on their morphological characteristics and multi-gene phylogenies. Herein, we describe these new species as Ceratocystiopsis chalcographii sp. nov., Ceratocystiopsis debeeria sp. nov., Ceratocystiopsis norroenii sp. nov. and Ceratocystiopsis troendelagii sp. nov. Ceratocystiopsis norroenii and C. rollhanseniana were the most frequently isolated species although the latter species had a much wider vector range. This study expands our knowledge about the taxonomy and species diversity of Ceratocystiopsis and beetle-fungus relationships.


Marketing- corporate- and political slogans frequently use a three-part list to call for
consumers' attention. A three-part list is slogan consisting of the enumeration of
three words, sense parts or sentences which are linked to each other. This rhetorical
figure is characterised by the presence or absence of a climax and completeness.
Although the three-part list containing a climax is considered the most effective,
there is no empirical evidence for this assumption. This study examines the
preference for a three-part list in favour of other enumerations. This study also
examines the effect of the two characteristics of a three-part list. Effect is measured
by slogan appreciation and attitude towards the object.
The results show no general preference for a three-part list above both two- and
four-part lists. It appears, however, that a three-part list for a product produces more
positive attitude towards the product than a four-part list for a product does. The
results also point out that both three-part lists with a climax as three-part lists with
completeness are appreciated more than combined three-part lists. No empirical
evidence is found that a three-part list with a climax is more effective than a threepart
list with completeness. Further, the results show a major difference between
the intention and perception of a type of three-part list. It seems that a certain
intended type of three-part list was not always percepted as being that particular
type of a three-part list. Final, the results tend to completeness as the declaration for
effect, but difference between declaration by completeness and climax are not
significant.


Presented here are the first three-dimensional simulations of mantle convection to display self-consistently-generated plate tectonic-like behavior which is continuous in space and time. Plate behavior arises through a reasonable material description of silicate deformation, with a simple yield stress being sufficient to give first-order plate-like behavior. Toroidal:poloidal ratios are within geologically-observed limits. The sensitivity of the system to yield strength and the form of strength envelope is systematically investigated. Optimum plate character is obtained in a narrow range of yield strength, below which diffuse boundaries, and above which episodic behavior, and eventually a rigid lid, are observed. Models with mobile lids develop very long-wavelength horizontal structurethe longest wavelength possible in the domain. Twodimensional models display much greater time-dependence than threedimensional models.


Study of the frequency distribution of heights of nearly 50000 prominences observed on K Spectro-heliograms during a complete solar cycle shows a nearly exponential decrease of frequency with increasing height between 20″ and 220″ of height above the chromosphere.


In order to make sure a smooth and efficient transportation thoroughfare,this paper puts forward a bi-certificate video monitoring model based on PKI/PMI frame,which can realize the safe visit under the traffic WAN environment by the way of combining public key certificate with attribute certificate.This safety base model can nicely solve the problem of access control of the video monitoring data from identity authentication and authorization mechanism.


We have investigated the electrical characteristics of a metallic aluminum layer, deposited on top of heavily doped p‐type GaAs, as a means of fabricating nonalloyed ohmic contacts to epitaxial semiconductor structures. The aluminum layer was deposited immediately after growth by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) of a beryllium‐doped GaAs layer, i.e., without exposing the sample to air, or by deposition of an aluminum layer on the same sample in conventional vacuum evaporation equipment. Both types of structures were characterized via the transmission line model (TLM) to obtain the contact resistivity of such nonalloyed ohmic contacts. It appears that planar tunneling contacts grown entirely in an MBE process show contact resistance values which are comparable to alloyed contacts.


Banks in Australia, as agents of the Central Bank, are key players in the implementation of exchange rate and monetary policies. The purpose of this study is to examine dynamic interactions among, and the long-term equilibrium relationships between, bank stock returns and the key macroeconomic and monetary policy variables in interest rates and exchange rates. The concern is whether or not current economic indicators, as reflected in interest rates and exchange rates, can explain banking stock market returns or vice versa. The statistical models used include regression models, cointegration tests and Granger causality tests from vector autoregressive models. The study finds no evidence that Australia's bank stock market returns form a cointegrating relationship with short- and long-term interest rates and exchange rates over the period of study and thus conclusions may not be drawn relating to long-term rational expectations in the Australian banking market. Evidence is presented that causality runs from bank stock returns to interest rates and exchange rates. This indicates that Australian monetary authorities, over the past decade, appear to have placed strong reliance on the health and performance of the banking and financial sector as they formulate monetary and exchange rate policy settings.


In recent years a great deal of attention has been paid to the subject of pulmonary collapse, or atelectasis. Atelectasis may occur as a secondary manifestation of some bronchopulmonary condition or as a postoperative complication. In the opinion of that eminent physician Frederick Lord:1"The clinical recognition of atelectasis as a common and important complication of various bronchopulmonary conditions is the most important single advance in physical diagnosis since the time of Laennec." Although the clinical and roentgen diagnosis of frank atelectasis is comparatively simple, there is still some controversy as to the etiology and pathogenesis of this condition. This paper will be limited to a consideration of postoperative pulmonary collapse. It has been found that atelectasis occurs most frequently after abdominal operations, especially those on the upper part of the abdomen. In the series of laparotomies studied by Muller, Overholt and Pendergrass,2postoperative measurements showed a marked reduction in


The scientific article analyzes the conduct of financial monitoring during the investigation of economic crimes. The position ofscientists on the definition of financial monitoring and its role in the formation of economic security of the state is studied. The mainstatements of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention and Counteraction to Legalization (Laundering) of Proceeds from Crime, Financingof Terrorism and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction" on financial monitoring and standards of the Group for Developmentof Financial Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (FAT) and European Union Directive 2015/849 "On theprevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing".Ensuring the economic security of the state is possible provided that the fight against legalization (laundering) of proceeds fromcrime. Economic crimes undermine the economic and financial system of the state, encroach on the legitimate interests of individuals.Financial monitoring is a form of financial control and its conduct as part of a criminal investigation and is a means of proof.The problem of legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime in recent years has become particularly important because itthreatens the economic security of the country. That is why the state implements measures of enhanced control in this matter throughlegal regulation of financial monitoring. The purpose of criminal proceedings is to resolve controversial issues, including the appropriatefinancial monitoring of suspicious activities related to money laundering.The financial monitoring system covers all financial service providers and determines that there should be cooperation in resol -ving issues related to the legalization of proceeds from crime. The issue of the use of financial monitoring in criminal proceedings hasbeen studied by researchers and practitioners, but many issues remain unresolved.


Two polyimides obtained from an alicyclic and flexible dianhydride, namely 5-(2,5-dioxotetrahydrofurfuryl)-3-methyl3-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid anhydride (DOCDA) and an aromatic diamines 4,4'-oxydianiline (ODA) or 4-(4-((4-(4aminophenoxy) phenyl)sulfonyl)phenoxy (p-BAPS) were synthesized and analysed by rheological methods. The results were correlated with the chemical structure of polyimides and with other properties, such as flexibility, transparency, hydrophobicity and atomic force microscopy. It has been showed that the factors that contribute to the interactions in the polyimide systems can be controlled for improving the thermal, optical, and rheological properties, for subsequent microelectronic applications, in which relatively low permittivity and high thermal stability are required.


A field trial was conducted on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) intercropping during post-rainy seasons of 1996 and 1997 with 3 cereal fodders, maize (Zea mays L.), pearlmillet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. emend. Stuntz] and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] to provide green fodder during the dry season, and to assess the profitability of intercropping system over prevailing practice of sole cropping of groundnut in post-rainy season. The green fodder yield was the highest in pearlmillet with 2 cuts. The highest pod yield (24 q/ha) was recorded in sole groundnut. Significant reduction in yields, yield attributes, leaf area, nodule mass of groundnut were recorded when 2 cuts of pearlmillet and sorghum were planned. However, such yield reduction was nullified by high fodder yield and high net returns obtained from 2 cuts of pearlmillet. Thus, 2 cuts of pearlmillet, one at 60 days and the other at 106 days in association with summer groundnut not only provided additional income to the farmer but also mitigated the fodder scarcity to some extent in dry season.


Regional rail transit is a comprehensive rail transit system composed of multiple types of rail transit systems developed to meet the needs of urban agglomeration economic integration. Due to its integrality, interaction and coupling, single-point risks will "pull one hair and the whole body is affected" through spreading and cascading, forming an overall deep impact on the overall safety of the road network. Aiming at the existing rail transit node importance evaluation methods that seldom consider the problem of cascaded failure, this paper proposes a node importance evaluation method in the sense of dynamic cascaded failure to provide theoretical support for the protection and optimization of key nodes in the road network. Finally, a simulation example of the regional rail transit network in Chengdu-Chongqing area verifies the effectiveness of this method.


Resumen en: Introduction: The adipose tissue is an important reservoir of adult stem cells which have capacity of differentiating in osteoblasts with potential impli...


The Charpy (v notch) (CVN) impact properties of two kinds of high nitrogen stainless steels, Fe-24Mn-13Cr-1Ni- 0.44N and Fe-24Mn-18Cr-3Ni- 0.62N under low temperatures, were tested. Results show that with the concentration of nitrogen increasing, the ductile property at low temperature decreases rapidly while the DBTT increases, which are at 140 K and 210 K respectively; one feature of brittle fracture is peeled off layers in high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels when impacted at 83 K. The change of fracture modes of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels with temperature decreasing is prolonged/equiaxial dimple→shallow dimple→mixture of brittle facet and ductile dimple→peeled off layers within dominated brittle facets.


Two studies were conducted with samples of middle and high school teachers and students to examine cross-informant agreement on the Academic Competence Evaluation Scales. Cross-informant agreement was examined using Pearson correlations and conditional probability indices. Results of Study 1 (N = 65) and Study 2 (N = 66) indicated that teacher and student ratings shared more variance than typically reported in prior cross-informant studies of problem or social behavior. Although teacher and student ratings shared strong correlations, there was significant disagreement when scores were dichotomized for decision making. Implications of the results for school psychology practice and future research are discussed.


We present a novel approach, called OrbGOP, to supporting the architecting, dynamic reconfiguration and high-level programming of CORBA-based distributed applications. OrbGOP is based on the GOP (Graph-Oriented Programming) model, where the configuraiton of a distributed program is described as a logical graph separated from the programming of the constituent components of the program. Component interactions and dynamic reconfiguration are implemented by executing a set of operations that are defined over the graph. OrbGOP extends the application of GOP to the CORBA environment. It provides higher-level abstractions for programming CORBA applications and frees the programmer from the underlying irrelevant details. It also facilitates the architecture description and dynamic reconfiguration of CORBA applications.


We report the use of oral sildenafil in a 7-month-old preterm newborn with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary arterial hypertension refractory to captopril and inhaled budesonide, and need of consistent oxygenation. Sildenafil was prepared as a powder for oral administration. Oral sildenafil treatment was continued for 11 months. Oxygen supplement was suspended after 4 months and captopril administration was finished after 7 months of sildenafil treatment. There were no adverse effects during the treatment period. The respiratory failure decreased significantly and pulmonary arterial pressure became normal after 7 months of sildenafil treatment.


New COCORP profiling on the Georgia coastal plain indicates that the Triassic/Early Jurassic South Georgia basin is a composite feature, which includes several large half-grabens separated by intervening regions where the Triassic/Early Jurassic section is much thinner. Two half-grabens imaged on the profiles have apparent widths of 125 and 40 km, and at their deepest points contain about 5 km of basin fill. Both basins are bounded on their south flanks by major normal faults that dip moderately steeply toward the north, and are disrupted internally by subsidiary normal faults within the basin fill sequences. The orientation of the main basin-bounding faults suggests that they might have reactivated Paleozoic south-vergent structures formed on the south side of the Alleghenian suture. Evolution of the South Georgia basin appears to follow a model of initial, rapid rifting followed by flexural subsidence. The major episode of normal faulting, and hence extension, within the South Georgia basin occurred prior to extrusion of an areally extensive sequence of Early Jurassic basalt flows. This sequence is traceable across most of the width of the South Georgia basin in western Georgia, and may extend as far east as offshore South Carolina. Jurassic strata above the basalt horizonmore » are notably less faulted and accumulated within a broadly subsiding basin that thins both to the north and south. The occurrence of the basalt relatively late in the rift sequence supports the hypothesis that the southeastern US may have been a major area of incipient spreading after Pangea had begun to separate.« less


0-043. Investigations of meiotic chromosome pairing in human oocytes by sequential light microscopy immunocytogenetics, FISH and transmission electron microscopy Barlow A. and Hulten M.A. Regional Genetic Services, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham B9 5PX, UK Introduction: Previously the meiotic chromosome pairing process in human oocytes has been investigated separately by either electron microscopy (EM) or, more recently, light microscopy (LM) using FISH with individual chromosome paints. We applied a combination of these techniques sequentially, allowing both the identification of chromosome segments and a detailed assessment of meiotic chromosome alignment and synapsis. The efficacy of this new approach was illustrated by observations on oocytes from a fetus, identified in amniocytes to have an unbalanced karyotype 46,XX,add(l8)(p 13). Materials and methods: Fetal ovaries, removed after termination of pregnancy, were chopped with springbow scissors in culture medium and either used for immediate micro spreading or frozen at -70°C. A synaptonemal complex (SC) antibody was applied for the identification of SC by immunofluorescence. FISH was performed using either 20 ml biotinylated chromosome 18 paint (Cambio) or 9 ml biotinylated 'all-human telomeres' probe (Oncor) mixed with 1 ~l Fluoro Red (Amersham)labelled L1.84 (18 a-satellite) DNA. Analysis was performed using a Zeiss Axioskop epifluorescence microscope and a charged coupled device (Photometrics). Images were captured on a Power Macintosh 8100/80 using Smartcapture software (Digital Scientific). Following FISH analysis, slides were stained in 50% silver nitrate, 0.04% formaldehyde, dipped in 0.5% formvar (Agar Scientific) in chloroform, and selected cells transferred to 50 mesh copper athene grids (Agar Scientific). Grids were studied using a Jeol 100 CX transmission electron microscope at an accelerated voltage of 80 kY. Results: Oocyte SC were found to be well spread and labelled with the rabbit B anti-hamster SC antibody. In contrast to findings in rodents, the antibody exclusively labelled synapsed chromosome segments. A total of 105 cells at zygotene and pachytene were identified prior to FISH with a combination of chromosome 18 a-satellite and an 'all-human telomeres' probe. Information for both systems was obtained from 52 cells, with clear identification of the 18/der 18 bivalent in most cells. The normal and derivative 18 chromosomes were successfully synapsed in all cells studied. Synapsis was complete along the entire painted chromosome 18 region in the majority of these cells. The behaviour of the translocated segment could not be identified by FISH data alone. However, this became clear by the subsequent successful EM studies of 11 cells. They demonstrated five different pairing configurations consisting of (i) complete synapsis, (ii) a combination of normal synapsis, interstitial synapsis and terminal triple synapsis, (iii) end-to-end association with a second small bivalent, (iv) a combination of normal synapsis and terminal asynapsis, and (v) a highly complex configuration. Conclusion: It is evident that investigations using the sequential combination of microspreading, LM immunocytogenetics and Abstracts of the 13th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, Edinburgh 1997


A scalable method to cluster data sets too large to fit in memory is presented. This method does not depend on random subsampling, but does scan every individual data sample in a deterministic way. The original data are represented in factored form by the product of two matrices, one or both of which is very sparse. This factored form avoids the need to multiply together these two matrices by using a variant of the Principal Direction Divisive Partitioning (PDDP) algorithm which does not depend on computing the distances between the individual samples. The resulting clustering algorithm is Piecemeal PDDP (PMPDDP), in which the original data are broken up into sections which will fit into memory and clustered. The cluster centers are used to create approximations to the original data items, and each original data item is represented by a linear combination of these centers. We evaluate the performance of PMPDDP on three real data sets, and observe that the quality of the clusters of PMPDDP is comparable to PDDP for the data sets examined.


In this paper, we consider the wavelet decomposition of flows and construct the wavelet decompo-sitions of a space of Hermite type splines (generally speaking, not polynomial) based replacing of derivatives with differences. The basis of these splines is obtained from the approximation relations for the minimal (almost everywhere (α, β)) multiplicity of covering by supports of basis functions. Consequently, such splines are relative to the class of minimal splines. The decompositions are constructed; formulas of decomposition, reconstruction based replacing of derivatives with differences are deduced. The basic wavelets are continuous and have compact supports; moreover, an additional two grid points increases the dimension of the wavelet space by two (two basis wavelets are added to the original basis). As is known, in the classical wavelet theory, the question of constructing wavelets a segment is actual [α, β] ∈ R. Regarding this fact, we note that the proposed approach allows us to expand all the constructions to the case of a segment [a, b] ⊂ (α, β): it suffices to consider the restriction of functions to the interval.


The state of the art and new developments in the area of the thermal use of the biomass is indicated. The thermal use of biomass in Germany is an essential part of the supply with renewable energy. The primary energy demand and the potentials of the biomass in Germany are shown and compared to other regions. It is evident that a clear increase of the biomass use is limited by restricted resources in biomass. However, with new technologies and procedures of the biomass processing and pretreatment other resources can be opened to the use by combustion and gasification. Hence, the state of the combustion and gasification procedures as well as actual developments in the area of the synthesis gas production is shown.


Fantastic pieces of arts produced by amateur artists, schools and community groups which celebrate Sandwell being bloomin' lovely have gone on display at six sites around the borough.


A cancer diagnosis substantially impacts patients and their families, often disrupting life and work routines and intensifying psychological distress.  It is becoming increasingly recognized that support, empowerment and communication are critical components of patient-centered care, and are particularly important within the field of oncology. Health care providers and researchers at the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) seek to address both the physical and psychosocial aspects of the disease with the novel use of technology. This commentary summarizes the emerging clinical innovations of TeleOncology, brachytherapy, and Internet-based follow up; three new initiatives designed to support cancer patients in British Columbia.


Background: lung cancer is considered the most lethal of all malignant tumors. It is the disease with the highest mortality for malignant neoplasias. It requires surgery in early stages; therefore the knowledge of the anatomical variations of lung arteries is of utmost importance for surgery success. Objective: to describe the varying patterns in the branches of the right pulmonary artery taking into account origin and number. Methods: an observational and descriptive study in the Human Anatomy Department of the School of Medicine in Camaguey was conducted from November 2014 to May 2016. The universe was formed by 50 anatomical preparations of human lungs. The specimens were rinsed with pipe water and immersed in a formalin 5 % solution during a period of more than three months. A macroscopic dissection of the lungs was performed. The study variables were: number and origin of the segmental branches. A form was designed for collecting data and with the information obtained descriptive statistics and distribution of frequencies were used. Results: the most observed variable was number. The variation of origin was less frequent. It was only found in six preparations. Conclusions: anatomical variations of origin were less frequent, with a prevalence of non-correspondent trunk modality. Regarding number, variants in the upper lung lobe prevailed and variety corresponded to double segmental arteries, anterior segmental artery and segmental of middle lobe. DeCS: ANATOMIC VARIATION; PULMONARY ARTERY/anatomy & histology; DISSECTION; LUNG; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.


Methods are described for studying and eliminating the defects of the focusing magnetic field of a precision coreless electron spectrometer with double focusing by means of a nonuniform magnetic field having axial symmetry. The procedure for choosing aperture irises which ensure the maximum aperture ratio of the device for the stipulated resolution is analyzed. The results of the work are illustrated by the Au4f/sub 7/2;5/2/ (A1K/sub ..cap alpha../); C1S(A1K/sub ..cap alpha../) spectra.


Category: Trauma; Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The modified Charlson Comorbidity Index (mCCI), Elixhauser comorbidity measure (ECM), and 5- factor modified Frailty Index (mFI-5) have been validated for the purpose of outcome prediction in foot and ankle orthopedic care. However, from the perspective of clinical utility, no study has sought to compare the predictive performance of these measures specifically following traumatic ankle fracture. The present study compares the discriminative ability of the mCCI, ECM, and mFI-5, as well as various demographic characteristics, such as age, gender, and race, to predict in-hospital mortality and complications after the surgical management of traumatic ankle fracture. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of adult patients registered in the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) 2011-2016 experiencing ankle trauma as malleolar fracture and undergoing surgical management. Patients missing baseline or comorbidity information, dead on arrival, or with a pilon fracture or stress fracture were excluded. Enhanced ICD-9 algorithms were used to calculate mCCI, ECM, and mFI-5 as has been done in prior orthopedic literature. The discriminative ability of the indices for adverse outcomes was assessed using area under the curve analysis from receiver operating characteristic curves. Outcomes included death, severe adverse events (death, deep surgical site infection (SSI), myocardial infarction (MI), cardiac arrest, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), sepsis, stroke, compartment syndrome), minor adverse events (acute kidney injury (AKI), pneumonia, superficial SSI, urinary tract infection (UTI)), infectious events (deep SSI, organ/space SSI, superficial SSI, pneumonia, UTI, catheter-related bloodstream infection, osteomyelitis, sepsis), and any adverse event. Results: In total, 171,097 patients met inclusion criteria. The median age was 50 years and 49% of patients were male. Compared to ECM and mFI-5, mCCI had the largest discriminative ability for the outcome of in-hospital mortality (P=0.02 versus ECM, P<0.001 versus mFI-5, Table I). ECM, however, had a larger discriminative ability for major adverse event, minor adverse event, infectious event, and any complication during the hospitalization (P<0.001, all comparisons). In an analysis of demographic factors, age demonstrated higher discriminative ability for in-hospital mortality compared to gender (P<0.001) and race (P<0.001). Race had sole or shared inferior discriminative ability for all outcomes. The most discriminative comorbidity index (ECM) outperformed the most discriminative demographic factor (age, gender) for any complication, minor adverse event, and infectious events. A combination analysis of the most predictive comorbidity index and the most predictive demographic factor resulted in discriminative improvements in all five outcome variables. Conclusion: Among comorbidity indices, the mCCI demonstrated significantly greater discriminative ability for mortality and the ECM demonstrated significantly greater discriminative ability for multiple adverse events during hospitalization. The use of these indices in conjunction with easily accessible demographic factors, such as age, resulted in further improvements in discrimination ability. These findings suggest that increased use of the mCCI and ECM may assist in the identification and management of patients at risk of death and postoperative complications, respectively, and thereby help optimize risk stratification, inform patient expectations, and guide outcomes-based reimbursements in the management of traumatic ankle fracture.


The objective was to evaluate the characteristics of productive performance of crossbred Holstein x Gir heifers grazing on Brachiaria brizantha differed (Hochst. A. Rich.) Stapf. cv. Marandu managed in a rotational stocking, during the dry season of the year. The treatments evaluated were stocking rate of 1.0 UA / ha and 6.0 g / kg body weight (BW) / day and stocking rate of 2.0 UA / ha and 12.0 g / kg BW / day-energy protein supplement. The heifers had a average age of 17.46 ± 3.74 months and BW averaging 304.83 ± 33.7 kg and were distributed to a randomized block. The animals were weighed and measured for height at the withers (HW), heart girth (HG), rump length (RL) and body condition score (BCS). The BW average batch was used for the calculations to adjust the amount of supplement offered. It was found that the performance of heifers that were subjected to stocking with 2 UA/ha and 12.0 g / kg BW had higher average daily gain (0.579 kg / animal) in comparison to those undergoing stocking with 1 UA/ha and 6.0 g / kg BW (0.361 kg / animal). With respect to the development of animal body, it was found that the initial HG, initial and final HW, the initial RL and BCS did not differ between combinations of stocking rates and levels of supplementation. The heifers showed better productive performance in situations differed pastures, with 2 UA/ha and 12.0g/kg BW/day the protein-energetic supplement.


Seamus Heaney's "Station Island" occupies an important place in Heaney's work as it is an allegory of self-creation and subjectivation. It introduces a subject whose attempts at discovering and creating the self and identity are challenged by the socio-political atmosphere of Northern Ireland. This study sheds a new light on the process of aesthetic subjectivation, tracing the development of the subject's personal and artistic abilities. Informed by different views about the art of self-creation, from philosophy, asceticism and art, including the ideas of Foucault and Deleuze, it traces the archaeology of personal and collective identities in this poem. The subject advances through a constant "curved" movement in order to unfold and reveal the fragments of his self. This movement is part of a strategy to circumvent social obstacles as he confronts a hostile space, the Other. Moreover, it positions him in various points of view, the sites that help him reveal the fragments of his self, once put together, constitute a complex mosaic representing a new and strong identity.


There are only a few reports on supernumerary kidney However, its discovery being difficult in places where diagnostic facilities are not easily accessible. We present a case of A 9 year old girl with a congenital malformation and supernumerary kidney at right upper pole of the right kidney with a mega urethra in which there is pus. The main complaint was a mild, persistent lower abdominal pain associated with virginal reflux. Urine analysis and culture as well as serum blood values were within normal limits. The diagnosis of visceral malformations, particularly a supernumerary kidney is not easy, especially in an environment where diagnostic facilities are not easily accessible.


Objective We were to summarize and analyze the efficacy of orthotopic splenectomy combined with selective portal- azygous disconnection for treating portal hypertension. Methods A retrospective analysis was made on the results of 43 patients,with hepatocirrhosis and portal hypertension,who received the treatment of orthotopic splenectomy combined with selective portal- azygous disconnection during Jan2007 and Jan2014. Results The rate of complications was 46. 5%( 22 /43). Two cases were dead,the others recovered well after the treatment. Conclusions The effect of selective portal- azygous disconnection combined with orthotopic splenectomy for treating portal hypertension appears to be effective. In order to improve the operate result,the following should be emphasized: the selection of the operative opportunity and indications,thorough porta- azygous disconnection and the performance of the operation in according to the corrective technique,prevention of surgical complications.


The tanaid genus Hexapleomera has long been considered to be monotypic, comprising a cosmopolitan species predom-inantly commensal on turtles, or, more rarely, manatees. Recent discovery of material of a distinct species of Hexapleomera living on the hulls of yachts in south-west England encouraged re-assessment of the literature on this taxon,and re-examination of free-living benthic material from the eastern Mediterranean. As a result, five species are recognizedwithin the genus Hexapleomera; two new species are described, Pancoloides moverlyi is moved to Hexapleomera, and H. robusta sensu Edgar is elevated to specific rank and re-named.