Advances in materials informatics (MI), which combines material property calculations/measurements and informatics algorithms, have realized properties in the nanostructures of thermal functional materials beyond what is accessible using empirical approaches based on physical instincts and models. In this Tutorial, we introduce technological procedures and underlying knowledge of MI combining thermal transport calculations and machine learning using an optimization problem of superlattice structures as an example (sample script available in the supplement). To provide fundamental guidance on how to use MI, we describe practical details about descriptors, objective functions, property calculators, machine learning (Bayesian optimization) algorithms, and optimization efficiencies. We then briefly review the recent successful applications of MI to design thermoelectric and thermal radiation materials. Finally, we summarize and provide future perspectives about the topic.


Dr. Beth Arrigo received her training in psychology, culminating in a PhD, from Duquesne University. Dr. Arrigo is a clinical psychologist in private practice and an Instructor of Psychology at Central Piedmont Community College. She practices from an exis ten t ia l phenomenological perspective grounded in human experience and presence while also using an eclectic range of psychotherapeutic techniques. This column was transcribed from a discussion in which I spoke with Dr. Arrigo about practicing from an exis tent ialphenomenological perspective in the realm of psychology and from a human becoming perspective in nursing. We found, essentially, that we are more alike than unalike, while differences in perspective sparked an interesting exchange.


In the present paper, a new species of Tetrix Latreille (Orthoptera, Tetrigoidea) is described from China, namely Tetrix jilinensis sp. nov. The type specimens are deposited in the School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University,Changchun, China.


Objective To advance the positive rate and enhance the sensitivity and specificity of detection of ANA.It can be regarded as reliable index for diagnosis,therapeutic evaluation and prognosis in connective tissue disease.Method The detec-tion of ANA and ACA was used by immunof -luorescence(substrate is Hela cell culture plate).Results To compare with the rat liver as substrate.the positive rate and specificity is higher.To compare with the Hep-Ⅱcell smear,the cell form is good and dyeing is distinct.Conclusion It is a good special,sensitive and exact test method by Hela cell culture plate.


This study with the aim to determine the effect of labor discipline, organizational culture, work experience on employee performance employee. The research method using population are employees, with a sample of 60 employees. The sampling technique using a simple way (convenience sampling) that anyone who met the employees. Result analysis: showed that the variables of work discipline, organizational culture and work experience no effect on the performance of individual employees and showed that the variables of work discipline, organizational culture and work experience significantly affect the performance of the employee satisfaction together. Suggestions: perform the work in accordance with agreed procedures, always ask permission and always carry out duties diligently, honestly and discipline, motivating weightier so we a employees well and appreciate our work and it is not denied that later we will get the chance occupy positions that are promoted and followed that training, so they can add knowledge and pengelaman in subsequent work.


St.OVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP Copolymers comprising: (a) 60 to 99% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of N-vinyl WILMINGTON, DE 19899 lactams, N-vinylamides, and mixtures thereof: (1) 1 to 40% by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group (73) Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft, consisting of vinyl esters of aliphatic branched Cs-Co-car Ludwigshafen (DE) boxylic acids; (c) 0 to 30% by weight of vinyl acetate; and (d) 0 to 39% by weight of at least one additional free-radically (21) Appl. No.: 11/997,208 copolymnerizable monomer; wherein the '% by weight con tent of components (a), (b), (c) and (d) totals 100%, and with (22) PCT Filed: Jul. 21, 2006 the proviso that the total amount of component (b) and com ponent (c) combined is 1 to 40% by weight based on the (86). PCT No.: PCT/EP2006/064554 copolymer, are described along with methods of using Such


OBJECTIVE
To select the optimal technological process for Suanzaoren decoction.

METHOD
The effects of extracts from different technological processes on spontaneous motion and sleep time in mice induced by pentobarbital sodium (subthreshold dosage) were studied.

RESULTS
Both the decoction and 95% alcohol extract of Suanzaoren possess sedative and hypnotic effects.

CONCLUSION
Suanzaoren aqueous decoction was selected as the optimal technological process.


1-Nitroanthraquinone of good purity was manufd. in .apprx.88% yield by selective nitration of anthraquinone with 100% HNO3 or NO2 in 83-5% HF at 25-35 Deg, cooling to 0 Deg and filtration, optionally with recycling of the HF mother liquor under H2O and by-product removal. [on SciFinder (R)]


Stress effects play an increasing role in processing and performance of current nanoscale ULSI devices. In this paper, we show how first principle calculations can be used to predict stress effects on equilibrium concentration and diffusion of defects in silicon. The method used is capable of treating arbitrary strain states, which is an extension beyond the hydrostatic case. For biaxial strain, we find strongly anisotropic diffusion of interstitials. We also extended our analysis to B and found similar behavior, leading to the prediction of enhanced lateral diffusion in strained Si on SiGe structures.


This work proposes an automatic segmentation approach to detect White Matter Hyperintensities (WMH) using Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) and the corresponding T1 weighted MRI images. In this work, we used the Swin U-Net architecture based on Transformers and compared its performance with two currently reported CNN U-Nets architectures. Sixty pairs of images and their corresponding ground truth labels were used from the MICCAI challenge. The following metrics were obtained: Dice similarity score of 0.80; lesion F1 score of 0.63; Hausdorff distance of 3.16 mm; and, 16.93 average volume difference, locating the Swin U-Net second in the ranking of the tested algorithms. However, the computational resources needed to process the imaging data were the lowest compared to the previous U-Nets. Therefore, the Swin U-Net architecture shows potential to become a promising and fast tool for segmenting medical images.


This Issues Paper is a progress report by Professor Barry Hart, Director of Water Science Pty Ltd, who has been engaged by the Western Australian Department of Water to undertake this independent review of the management of water assets in the Geographe Catchment. The Issues Paper is intended to provide the community and the key agencies with confidence that the independent review is underway and progressing well. It contains a summary of the stakeholder discussions and key issues identified by the community and key agencies to date, and conveyed to Professor Hart when he visited the Geographe region 13-18 November 2013. Some initial impressions, and the areas where Prof Hart is seeking additional information and undertaking further analysis are also documented.


Because of the anatomic location of stomach and its acid environment which is different from the other organs, food exposure to heavy metals is a well-known risk factor for human gastric cancers. To evaluate the potential risks, we analyzed the concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Pb, and As) in agricultural soil and grains in a high incidence area of gastric cancer, S county of Hebei province. Potential carcinogenic risk index for heavy metals in grains were evaluated. The results indicate that the concentrations of Cr, Cd, Pb and As in soils were 36.44, 0.13, 28.01 and 13.72 mg/kg, respectively; and 2.372, 0.051, 0.494 and 0.026 mg/kg in grains, respectively. The potential carcinogenic risk index of Cr, Pb and As in grain exceeded the safety limit level of 10−4 and Cd exceeded the acceptable limit level of 10−6. Therefore, long-term low dose exposure of heavy metals may play an important role in tumorigenesis of human gastric cancers.


We integrate strategic-trade and political-economy considerations in a unified framework to analyze unilateral trade policy. Foreign firms compete on Home´s market through export or foreign direct investment (FDI). They also lobby Home´s government which sets trade (tariff) and industrial (tax) policies to maximize a weighted sum of domestic welfare and lobby contributions. We show that protection by a low-cost Home may improve global welfare by inducing a more cost-efficient global production pattern. The strategic-trade motive for unilateral intervention to increase domestic welfare may prevail even without domestic firms, and may be enhanced by the presence of FDI firms. The political motive to induce lobby contributions may mitigate or even reverse strategic-trade motivated policy deviations, and trade policy deviation need not benefit special interests to be politically optimal. If the government cares more about lobby contributions than about domestic welfare, it is more likely to adopt a liberal rather than a protectionist trade policy, regardless of its impact on lobbies.


The empirical debate on the role of international tourism on local economic growth is inconclusive and is characterized by two main opposing views: the Tourism-led economic growth hypothesis and the Economy-driven tourism growth hypothesis. The objective of the study was to establish the role of tourism development on economic growth using time series secondary data from Zimbabwe. Empirically, the study develops a tourism-growth model that is an extension of Solow (1956) neoclassical growth function and attempts to determine whether there is the long-run and short-run relationship via Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and Granger technique. The main finding of this study is the Tourism-led economic growth hypothesis can be accepted in Zimbabwe both in short-run and long-run periods. The study findings have empirically verified the presence of the Tourism-led economic growth hypothesis in Zimbabwe. Tourism could be an effective substance for the sustainable growth of the country's economy and a strategy to help Zimbabwe recover from Covid19 economic effect. They showed that tourism is in part an endogenous growth process, requiring a systematic allocation of resources by government to sustain its effect on local economies. Further, the country can ease visa and border crossing processes as well as eradicate insecurity for sustainable tourism and economic development.


The rules of action are a reflection of the life characteristics of a class of people. Regulations that are timeless and firmly integrated with the citizens' behavior can increase their binding power. As a result, they become customs. In a tradition, there are various rules of the tongue, listed as customary law. Routine or habit is a term commonly used in people's lives. The existence of customary law has been legally recognized by the Indonesian authorities, approved by all Indonesian citizens as one of the legal rules. The citizens can lawfully use it on the side of the authorities' use of laws and regulations. Customary law reflects something Indonesian personality as if the result has been claimed to be like original Indonesian law. As if the law is not recorded, currently, the presence of customary law is being questioned. It has been estimated as conventional, outlandish, ancient primitive, ancient compared to the citizens' modern progress. Some people think that customary law is incapable of solving cases during a period.


A capsule-type vehicle is promising for the manned return vehicle from the Moon, Mars or from further bodies from the stand point of the weight budget regardless of its drawback of relatively low lift-to-drag (L/D) aerodynamic characteristics. The present paper describes the 6 degree of freedom (6DoF) simulation of the skip entry of the 4-ton class manned space return vehicle and discussed the issues related to the RCS bank control : the characteristics of the undesirable attitude motion due to leakage of the control force. Moreover, a fault tolerance algorithm based on extemded Kalman-filter (EKF) and the Sequential Monte Calro (SMC) has been introduced and applied to the state estimation in case that the roll rate signal and GPS signals are lost in the GPS/IMU integrated navigation system. The numerical simulation has showed that EKF+SMC fault tolerance algorithm successfully achieved state estimation of vehicle flight positioning by integrating IMU signal even under the condition that the roll rate and GPS signals are lost.


It has been shown that one of the most important and difficult questions in regard to the determination of the surface-tension of water is to produce a sufficiently pure surface, and in later investigations great importance has therefore been attached to this point. In 1879 Lord Rayleigh, however, indicated a method which solves the above-mentioned difficulty in a far more perfect manner than any other method used hither to ; this method makes it possible to determine the surface-tension of an almost perfectly fresh and constantly newly formed surface.


Objective To explore the reservation of bone flap in the surgical treatment of early stage brain hernia secondary to cerebral local contusion and laceration in a single lobe of brain.Methods A retrospective study was performed on 78 patients with early stage brain hernia secondary to local cerebral contusion and laceration in a single lobe of brain, who were admitted to our department from January 2000 to March 2003 and were treated with dissection of brain fragments and cerebral hematomas. For 40 cases bone flap were reserved, while the remaining 38 cases were treated with decompression by removal of bone flap. Intracerebral pressure of all the patients was observed clinically for half a month with a follow-up of half a year.Results All the patients survived successfully in the high risk period of raised intracranial pressure. There was no significant difference between the reserved-bone flap group and the removed-bone flap group( P 0.05). However, in follow-up for half a year, the complications of the reserved-bone flap group were significantly lower than that of the removed-bone flap group( P 0.05).Conclusion Surgical treatment with preserved-bone flap is a practical method to treat early stage brain hernia secondary to cerebral contusion and laceration in a single brain lobe, and its long term curative effect is satisfying.


CASE REPORT A young Hebrew male, aged 23, was admitted unconscious to the Toronto General Hospital on November 7, 1938; he died on November 13, 1938. The following history was obtained from his parents and from hospital records. His birth and early development were normal and he was a healthy-child until the age of seven years. At that time he suddenly complained of headache, and a few hours later collapsed while walking upstairs. For two days he suffered left-sided headache, stiffness of the neck, drowsiness, and feverishness, and was then admitted to a hospital. Examination showed an acutely ill child with


Basing on the theory of generalized /spl delta/-like functions, a theory of the symmetric dipole formed of thin rectangular metallic plates has been developed. An integral equation for the surface current density was derived and its rigorous solution at h///spl lambda//spl Gt/1 (h - the dipole length, /spl lambda/ - the wavelength) was constructed. The analytical expression for the dipole directivity characteristic and input resistance was also defined.


Construction and real estate SMEs are the contributors to economic development in Indonesia. This means the company must set its business strategy, so that its business continues to grow in the future, even though the company is a small and medium business. This study was conducted to know the relationship between business strategy and competitive advantage on firm value in construction and real estate MSMEs in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample selection technique uses simple random sampling, which is a sampling technique from the population that is carried out randomly without seeing and paying attention to the similarities or strata that exist in the population. The analytical method in this study uses the Partial Least Square (PLS) method through a variance-based structural equation model (SEM) statistical test tool. The test results of this study found that business strategy and competitive advantage had a positive and significant impact on the firm value of SMEs construction and real estate services in Indonesia. The ability of the control variable to influence the relationship between the independent and dependent variables is also proven to be strong to contribute statistically. This finding can be used as knowledge of strategic management and management accounting in the future, especially about company value in MSMEs in construction and real estate services in Indonesia.


The present invention relates to a damper capable of reducing a shock and a noise by softening vibration generated when a drum type washing machine is driven and provides the damper for the drum type washing machine comprising: a damper housing having a cylindrical cylinder forming an inner hollow space, and a holder installed at one side of the cylinder to have a diameter larger than the cylinder, coupling a holder cap at an upper end to form an inner shock absorbing space, and forming shock absorbing protrusions with an inward set angle on both sides of an inner circumference; a piston having one side inserted into the damper housing and reciprocating in a slide manner; a friction member having a cylindrical part coupled by being wrapped around an outer circumferential surface of the piston positioned in the shock absorbing space, and a gear part forming gear teeth protruding at regular intervals on both sides of the cylindrical part and forming a slot with a opened structure between the gear teeth; and a guide member coupled by being wrapped around an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical part of the friction member for protecting the friction member. The present invention applies a low attenuation force during a dehydration process where a displacement is small because there is almost no friction force at the friction member, and applies a high attenuation force during a washing process where a displacement is large because a friction force occurs at the friction member to apply different damping forces according to driving modes of the washing machine respectively, thereby efficiently reducing the shock and the noise, stably operating the damper and increasing durability.


Management of pain in the neonatal population is one of the most challenging problems in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). There are many gaps in our knowledge of the optimal utilization of the techniques available to assess pain in a valid and reliable manner. Pain that is not treated may cause significant clinical complications in the newborn infant. An initial start was made in a previous study to design a novel Premature Infant Pain Profile with a substantial focus on physiological factors. In this study, the novel Artemis Premature Infant Pain Profile (APIPP) was retrospectively compared with the Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) that is used in the NICU at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, to evaluate the effectiveness and validity of the novel scale being proposed. The main objective of this research was to use a preliminary case study approach by using retrospective data that were assigned PIPP scores to compare the performance of the novel APIPP with the current standard for measuring pain. The experiment was performed with two surgical subjects' data retrospectively with the APIPP algorithm. We demonstrated this study using an environment known as Artemis, a clinical decision support system.


The leaves of Tasmannia lanceolata mainly contain polygodial that is known to exhibit a range of biological functions including anti‐inflammatory effects.


In landscape design by public institutions, although the costs and species of landscape trees stipulated by the Korean Public Procurement Service(PPS) are generally adhered to, the PPS regulations about planting trees with well-developed rootlets are almost entirely neglected. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of buried container modules, which are a new technology and product in landscape production that is able to reduce the defect rate while complying with regulations. To this end, this study measured rootlet density, rootlet development length, rootlet survival rate on excavation, and impairments of tree growth for 3 months after root pruning, and compared these variables for the container modules with those for trees that underwent root pruning in bare ground, and those that were cultivated in a container above ground. The results were as follows: First, the rootlet density was 88% for the trees in container modules, which was very high. Trees that underwent standard root pruning in bare ground had a somewhat lower density of 64%. Meanwhile, the trees that were cultivated in pots above ground died, invalidating measurement. Second, in terms of rootlet development and rootlet survival rate, the trees in container modules showed a mean length of 10.4cm, and 100% survival rate, indicating that there was no rootlet damage caused by excavation. For the trees that only underwent root pruning in bare ground, the mean length was 25.6cm and the rootlet survival rate was only half that of the trees in container modules, at 56%, demonstrating considerable damage. Rootlet development did not occur at all in the trees grown in pots. Third, the trees in container modules and those that underwent root pruning in bare ground did not show any deaths during the root pruning process, or any impairments such as stunted leaf growth. Conversely, the trees grown in pots nearly all died, and severe impairments of tree growth were observed. As shown by the results above, when we evaluated the performance of buried container modules, they showed the most outstanding performance of the three models tested in this study. The container modules prevent defects by stimulating Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture 177 정용조.임병을.오장근 60 한국조경학회지 제 44권 5호(2016년 10월) early rooting in environments that with poor conditions for growth, or in trees that are not suited to the summer environment Therefore, it is expected that they would be an optimal means by which to enable compliance with rules such as the regulation presented by the PPS.


We consider stationary and ergodic tessellations X = Ξ n n≥1 in R d , where X is observed in a bounded and convex sampling window W p ⊂ R d . It is assumed that the cells Ξ n of X possess random inner structures, examples of which include point patterns, fibre systems, and tessellations. These inner cell structures are generated, both independently of each other and independently of the tessellation X, by generic stationary random sets that are related to a stationary random vector measure J 0 acting on R d . In particular, we study the asymptotic behaviour of a multivariate random functional, which is determined both by X and by the individual cell structures contained in W p , as W p ↑ R d . It turns out that this functional provides an unbiased estimator for the intensity vector associated with J 0. Furthermore, under natural restrictions, strong laws of large numbers and a multivariate central limit theorem of the normalized functional are proven. Finally, we discuss in detail some numerical examples and applications, for which the inner structures of the cells of X are induced by iterated Poisson-type tessellations.


Jacopo Sansovino, born Jacopo Tatti known as Sansovino (Florence, July 2, 1486 – Venice, November 27, 1570), was a Tuscan architect and sculptor active for a long time in several locations, where he has always been worthy of positions of great responsibility. On this occasion I will focus on the commission for the statue of Hercules requested from him in 1550 by Duke Ercole II d'Este through his ambassador to Venice, Girolamo Faruffini. The giant in Istrian stone will reach Brescello, the «nova Cittade Erculea», its definitive seat, in 1553. So far, the model for the head of Hercules is unpublished, and in a private collection, on this occasion he presents and confronts himself with the sculpture created.


The effect of different stabilizer systems in latex compounding on the quality of condoms was studied. It was observed that a casein potassium laurate system significantly reduces rejections due to pin holes without adversely affecting the quality of condoms. A slight increase in mechanical strength was observed from the measurement of the air pressure necessary to burst the condom and volumes at burst. Retention of tensile properties after ageing was also found to be better for the casein potassium laurate combination.


The algorithm of inversing the SST from the SMR onboard on HY-2B satellite is an empirical regression method based on the physical model to calculate the empirical relationship between the brightness temperature and the different physical parameters of the ocean and atmosphere. In order to test the preliminary result of SST retrieved from HY-2B satellite SMR, the SST is validated according to the IQUAM in-situ SST and the space-borne WindSat SST. The performance of the instrument is still being estimated and SST retrieval algorithm is still improving.


International visitor arrivals have sustained growth over the past decades except some obstacles such as wars and financial crisis. As the increase of income and the development of science and technology, people travel more frequently and easier than ever before. Understanding the impact factors of tourism demand is essential for the marketing and branding strategies of destinations, and it also plays a fundamental role for tourism demand forecasting. Although a vast body of literature has focused on the impact of economic factors, little light has been shed on the influence of culture distance on tourism demand.


With the updating education idea and high and dynamic-changeable demands from students, universities and enterprises, "engineering education" as a new education mode was proposed. Therefore, based on the engineering education certification standard and facing engineering education professional certification, the quality of education is studied from the systematic view, to explore the effective ways and methods for engineering education and teaching quality continuous improvement of. The paper analyzes the demand of education quality from multi-dimensions, such as student, university and talent market based on questionnaire surveys and research literature comparisons. After collecting educational demand and satisfaction information, the effectiveness of quality demand based on SPSS are analyzed with computational and analytic index, and finally the measures are proposed for education quality improvement.


Liraglutide has pleiotropic effects favouring cardiovascular and renal risks. We investigated individual responses to liraglutide in six cardio‐renal risk factors to examine whether responses in one risk factor are associated with changes in other risk factors (cross‐dependency). We performed secondary analysis of the LIRA‐RENAL trial (n = 279) in type 2 diabetes. HbA1c, body weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP), low density lipoprotein (LDL)‐cholesterol, urine albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio (UACR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were measured at baseline and after 26 weeks of liraglutide/placebo treatment: "Good responders" had a change within the best quartile. In the liraglutide‐treated group, good HbA1c responders showed similar changes in other risk factors analysed to low responders (P ≥ 0.17). Good body weight responders had a larger reduction in HbA1c than low body weight responders (−1.6 ± 0.94 vs. –1.0 ± 0.82%; P = 0.003), but similar changes in the other risk factors (P ≥ 0.11). Good and low responders in SBP, UACR, LDL‐cholesterol or eGFR showed similar changes in other risk factors (P ≥ 0.07). Treatment response to liraglutide is largely individual; aside from an association between body weight and HbA1c reduction, there are no obvious cross‐dependencies in risk factor response.


Abstract In autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2 (ADO2) CLCN7 mutations cause impaired osteoclast function. Severe consequences include skeletal fragility despite high bone mass, osteomyelitis, osteonecrosis, bone marrow failure, and severe cranial nerve impingement. There is no effective medical treatment for ADO2. We recruited subjects with ADO2 into a 14-week, open-label, pilot clinical trial of interferon gamma-1b. Doses were titrated based on tolerability and if fasting serum C-telopeptide (CTX) was <25% above baseline at week 8, targeting doses of 100 mcg/m2 three times a week. The primary outcomes were change from baseline in CTX and N-telopeptide/creatinine ratio (NTX/Cr) at week 14. Secondary outcomes included changes in urine calcium/creatinine ratio, bone formation markers and tolerability. Nine adults and 3 children were recruited. Severe manifestations of ADO2 included histories of fractures (100%), osteomyelitis (16.7%), vision loss attributable to ADO2 (50%), and anemia (58.3%). Baseline CTX and NTX/Cr were in the normal range, though frequently in the lower half of the normal range. Procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) was elevated or in the upper normal range in 11/12 (91.6%) subjects. Elevations of AST, and LDH were common (each 75%). One subject withdrew due to rash. Five subjects achieved doses of 50 ug/m2 three days a week, while 6 reached the full dose of 100 ug/m2 three days a week. Only 3/11 (27.3%) completing subjects achieved the primary outcome of increasing CTX ≥25% above baseline at week 14. The mean change from baseline in CTX at week 14 was +2.2% (SD 43.2%, p=0.86). Likewise, there was no significant change in NTX/Cr (mean change -2.1%, p=0.81). Interferon gamma-1b was poorly tolerated. Most subjects had adverse events, and the Mental Health and Mental Component Scales of the SF-36v2 declined slightly, but significantly (p<0.05). Over 14 weeks, interferon gamma-1b failed to significantly increase bone turnover markers in ADO2 and was poorly tolerated. Consequently, effects to decrease bone mass by increasing osteoclastic bone resorption in ADO2 are unlikely.


Contents: Matrix Eigenvalue Methods.- Double Bracket Isospectral Flows.- Singular Value Decomposition.- Linear Programming.- Approximation and Control.- Balanced Matrix Factorizations.- Invariant Theory and System Balancing.- Balancing via Gradient Flows.- Sensitivity Optimization.- Linear Algebra.- Dynamical Systems.- Global Analysis.


The study presented in this report was performed as a separate task in a project entitled, ''The Development and Evaluation of the Circular Grate Gasifier Concept.'' The work involved a preliminary design and examination of the economics of a commercial-sized Circular-Grate coal gasification facility. The specific objectives of the study were to prepare preliminary engineering designs and cost estimates for two facilities, one that will process Western bituminous coals and a second that will process high-sulfur Eastern bituminous coals, and to compare the expected costs of these facilities with those of other gasifiers and alternatives. Capital and operating cost estimates were developed for several sizes of Circular-Grate coal gasification plants. For a relatively small facility, processing Eastern high-sulfur coal and suitable for small industrial applications (100 MM Btu/hr), the estimated capital cost was $10.0 million and the estimated annual operating cost was about $3.36 million. Such a facility would produce a low-Btu gas at a cost of about $3.96 per million Btu. For a very large facility, suitable for supplying fuel gas to a 500 MW powerplant (6250 MM Btu/hr), the estimated capital cost, annual operating cost, and fuel gas cost were $191 million, $133 million, and $2.50 per millionmore » Btu, respectively. These costs compare very favorably with costs of other coal gasification process facilities. The expected fuel gas costs are significantly lower than present natural gas and fuel oil prices. The Circular-Grate coal gasification process appears to be only about one half as costly as a typical flue-gas desulfurization process for controlling sulfur emissions. 10 refs., 10 figs., 8 tabs.« less


In this paper, an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) is considered for the mobile air interface. To reduce the reverse link overheads for CQI feedback, we consider an aggregated sub-channel structure, where a set of adjacent sub-carriers are tied up to a sub-channel to be used as a unit of user-multiplexing and the corresponding power/rate allocation. Modeling the SNR distribution over the bandwidth of a sub-channel as Rician, the channel quality of a sub-channel is summarized with the mean and variance of channel gain envelop divided by noise standard deviation. Then, we develop a generalized two step channel/resource allocation algorithm, which uses the two statistical measurements, and analyze the spectral efficiency of the OFDMA system in terms of average frequency utilization.


ABSTRACT Future development pathways for irrigated dairy farms in Canterbury operating under stricter nitrogen (N) loss limits were compared in two farmlets over four years. One represented the traditional pathway of intensification via higher inputs of N fertiliser and supplementary feed ('higher input-high efficiency', HI-HE), while the other represented a lower input pathway using half the amount of N fertiliser and one quarter the amount of supplementary feed ('lower input-high efficiency', LI-HE). The stocking rate of both systems was matched to feed supply to achieve high utilisation (∼90%) of the pasture grown. Mean total annual N surplus and estimated nitrate-N leaching were lower in LI-HE than HI-HE, by 46% and 25% respectively. Milk production was lower for LI-HE (1,700 kg versus 2,240 kg milk fat + protein per ha/year). Estimated profit was the same for both systems at a milk price of $6.46/kg fat + protein, below which LI-HE was more profitable than HI-HE and vice-versa. Compared with the benchmark high-performing Lincoln University Demonstration Dairy Farm (LUDF) through the same period, LI-HE was 2% less profitable, but estimated N leaching was ∼30% lower. Subsequent adoption of the LI-HE system by LUDF demonstrated that the system is scalable, and profitable.


The aim of our study was to examine the influence of 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine (IBMX), inhibitor of cAMP and cGMP phos phodiesterases on the reproductive efficiency of gonadotropin-stimulated rabbits. Ovarian cycle and ovulation of control rabbits were induced by PMSG followed by hCG administration. Experimental animals received PMSG and hCG together with IBMX (at dose 5 or 25 mg/animal). After ovulation and mating, the animals were killed; the pronuclear stage eggs were flushed from the ovi ducts and cultured up to blastocyst stage. Numbers of ovarian corpora lutea, ovulated oocytes and oocyte-derived embryos reach


The new term of Cognitive Readiness and its model referring to conference translation is suggested in this article; practical experience of conference translators is analyzed; some kinds of conference translation and specific vocabulary demonstrating its linguistic and cognitive peculiarities and included into a cognitive readiness model of translators are described.


It discloses a two-component and three-component solid solution pigment. The two-component system solid solution is a two-component solid compound consisting of unsubstituted DPP and dichloro DPP 35 to 45% by weight 55 to 65% by weight. The three-component solid solution is a two-component solid compound is the host and the key or disubstituted Cri money of up to 30% by weight of the guest, the guest-host solid solution is blurred. Such two-component and three-component solid solutions are useful as a substitute for the perylene pigment in the color pigment, in particular for automotive articles of high molecular weight organic material.


In the previous years, black locust wood (Robinia pseudoacacia) has been participating in the European subsidizing programme of tree species cultivation, aiming in the establishing of new plantations in many European countries, therefore large quantities of this species is going to be harvested in the forthcoming years and the examination of its properties would be very crucial for future utilization. In the present research, the bondability of black locust wood is examined using two different adhesives, Polyvinyl acetate and Polyurethane and two different pressure levels. Beech wood is also included in the research for comparative reasons. According to the results, the shear bond strength of black locust wood was found to be satisfying, especially in the presence of Polyvinyl acetate adhesive and the less intensive pressure used during the specimens' construction, although it was found lower compared to beech wood, referring both to Polyvinyl acetate and Polyurethane adhesive.


The invention relates to a plug connection for optical waveguides with a connector part (1) having at least one socket (3) for receiving a plug pin (4) and a mating connector (2), such as. B. a pin header, for receiving the plug part (1). On the plug part (1) is a protective device (7) for protecting the end face of the plug pin (4) is arranged, which is movable from a closed position with concealed face of the plug pin (4) into an opening position with an exposed front side. The protective device (7) is moved in the linear insertion of the plug part (1) into the mating connector (2) in the opening position, and when pulling in the closed position. Via a guide part and a control path between the protective device (7) and mating connector (2), it is shifted perpendicular to the insertion direction during the insertion process.


In this paper we present the results for the ion mobility measurements made in gaseous mixtures of xenon (Xe) and nitrogen (N2) for low reduced electric fields (in the 15 Td to 30 Td range), at room temperature. The choice of reduced electric fields was guided by typical gaseous detector's demands. In the 0–100% range of Xe concentrations in the mixture, only one peak was observed which was attributed to Xe2+; in fact its mobility was found to follow Blanc's law. A typical time-of-arrival spectrum for 90% Xe and 10% N2 is shown. The reduced mobilities, obtained from the peaks, are calculated and presented in this paper.


Research findings have suggested that today's consumers view nutrition in a positive light. The findings of this survey support such evidence. The majority of consumers consider diet to be a very important component of their lifestyles and regard nutrition as a positive attribute of food products. A high level of awareness of nutrition labelling is evident among consumers, and 58 per cent of respondents use nutrition labels. However, consumers have to deduce information from nutrition labels in their current format. This proves rather difficult as knowledge of a balanced diet is quite low. Therefore, consumers find it difficult to implement current dietary advice through the use of nutrition labels, and only 17 per cent of the sample surveyed use labels for this purpose. Social networks and the "popular" media were found to be the most used sources of nutrition information, the medical profession was seen as a source of "cure" rather than prevention and a negligible percentage of the sample used official government information channels. Concludes that nutrition labels have a role to play; however, the food industry needs to respond to consumer needs and education/information provision needs to be improved.


Present study consists the nutrients and heavy metals removal efficacy of mobilized marine microalga Chlorella marina cells using different wastewaters viz., domestic sewage, industrial and aquaculture. Study indicated that as a result of seven days incubation in wastewater, C. marina cell concentration increased from 3×10 to 1.5×10 cells/ml and reduced 88% of nitrite, 75% of nitrate, 64% of ammonia and 51% of phosphorus in overall three different waste waters. Likewise, heavy metals such as chromium and lead were eliminated largely in the percentages of 89 and 87 respectively from aquaculture wastewater in particular.


The molecules of the title compound, [Rh(C9H6NO)(C18H21P)(CO)], pack with the H atoms of the phenyl and cyclohexyl rings at distances of 2.80–2.85 A from the adjacent oxine ligand plane. The effective cone angle (ΘE) for the phosphine ligand is 151°. The bidentate oxine ligand has a bite angle of 79.41 (9)° and the Rh—P bond length is 2.2798 (8) A.


【Objective】To investigate the differences of insulin resistance among the people of different glucose tolerance.【Methods】Four Hundred twelve patients were divided into 4 groups:diabetes mellitus(DM)180 cases,IFG 35 cases,IGT 46 cases,normal glucose tolerance(NGT)151 cases.OGTT and IRT,body weight,height,blood pressure,triglyceride and HDL cholesterol were measured in all cases.HOMA-IR and IAI were applied to determine insulin resistance within the people with different glucose tolerance.【Results】IAI was lower and HOMA-IR was higher in the group of DM,IFG and IGT than in NGT,especially in the group of DM.The same result was present in comparison between the group of IFG and IGT(P0.05).【Conclusion】HOMA-IR and IAI change along with damage of glucose regulation.These two indexes could evaluate the insulin sensibility fairly and accurately.Perhaps the mechanisms of insulin resistance in cases with IGT and NGT are different.


Due to the reduced number of children, there is an oversupply of teachers, and layoffs become the measure of survival for kindergartens. Previous research has explored the differences of layoff decisions in kindergartens, while this study further probes into the factors of layoff decisions. This study applies the ethical decision model of Husted and Allen as the analytical base. After interviews and a national sampling questionnaire survey, we obtain the following conclusions: kindergarten principals' locus of control, teachers' instructional performance, and kindergartens' operational crisis perception are the key factors of layoff decision orientation. Kindergarten principals' with external control belief tend to have in-group favoritism decisions, while those with internal control belief tend to make capacity orientation decisions. When the sense of operational crisis in kindergartens is more significant, kindergarten principals tend to have in-group favoritism and care orientation decisions; nevertheless, teachers' instructional performance constrains kindergarten principals' in-group favoritism. When teachers' instructional performance is better, kindergarten principals tend to have care orientation, capacity orientation, and public welfare orientation decisions. According to the findings of this study, we indicate the suggestions for teachers: regarding kindergartens operational crisis, although kindergarten principals might adopt in-group favoritism decisions, the enhancement of instructional performance will influence kindergarten principals' layoff decision.


The newly installed 420-mm smoothbore gun at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, is described with its associated ground instrumentation. With an improved ignition system, this gun has placed an 84-kg projectile at an altitude of 180 km. Twenty-four of these projectiles carrying liquid trimethyl aluminum have been used to measure ionospheric winds through the creation of luminous trails. Analysis of these trails shows the presence of quite large easterlies at 110 km and a general descent of the wind patterns through the night. Harmonic analysis of the wind components at fixed altitude shows periodic components that are 2–5 times larger than the mean components and predominate periods of 10–12 hours. Seventy-five per cent of the trails showed a characteristic clockwise rotation of the velocity vector. The absence of these phenomena at Barbados and the observation of counterclockwise rotation of trails over Argentina show the need for a theory to explain this behavior and its dependence on latitude and the earth's rotation.


Construction technological project – Apartment building – Poděbrady, Nový Žižkov This bachelor thesis is about a dealing with a structural-technological project of an apartment building in Podebrady. The author of this project deals with spacial, technological and time structure of the construction. The bachelor thesis includes an assesment of the project documentation, building schemes, technology analytial sheet, technological standard, spatio-temporal graph, time schedule, graphs of the workers productivity and machines deployment, graph of the material consumption, drawings of site facilities, the technical report about site facilities, the technological method for laminate floors and plaster realization. The objective of this bachelor thesis is to design an optimal solution of an apartment bulding construction in continuous time sequence using an optimal number of workers and machines.


We studied quantum interference effects observed in the low-temperature magnetoresistance of corrugation gated wires on a two-dimensional electron gas system. We have also studied the transport change due to deep gate depletion by means of the controlling gate voltage. We analyzed the gate voltage and magnetic field dependences of the negative magnetoresistance and observed small oscillations in the low-field magnetoresistances. The results show that a boundary-related or geometrical effect should strongly affect the phase-breaking mechanism in corrugation gated wires, and that the electron wave propagation differs between a narrow wire and a dot array, depending on the gate voltage.


The rare-earth double-perovskite R2CoMnO6 family has been reported to be promising multiferroics where the predicted ferroelectric polarization along the b-axis is induced by the Co2+/Mn4+ collinear magnetic order. In this work, we report our characterizations on the structural, magnetic, dielectric, and ferroelectric behaviors of flux-grown Y2CoMnO6 single crystals. A weak ferromagnetic transition with the Curie point TC ∼ 70 K is evident in combination with a remarkable magnetic hysteresis loop along the c-axis. The earlier reported dielectric anomaly at the magnetic transition is not detected in our single crystals. In addition, the peak of each electric current curve as a function of temperature, probed along different crystallographic directions, shows serious shifting with the temperature ramping rate, excluding the intrinsic ferroelectric contribution. The measured data are not in conformity with theoretical predictions and earlier experiments on polycrystalline samples. In addition, no reliable sign for magnetoelectric coupling can be detected. The present work seems to exclude the existence of magnetism-driven ferroelectricity in Y2CoMnO6.The rare-earth double-perovskite R2CoMnO6 family has been reported to be promising multiferroics where the predicted ferroelectric polarization along the b-axis is induced by the Co2+/Mn4+ collinear magnetic order. In this work, we report our characterizations on the structural, magnetic, dielectric, and ferroelectric behaviors of flux-grown Y2CoMnO6 single crystals. A weak ferromagnetic transition with the Curie point TC ∼ 70 K is evident in combination with a remarkable magnetic hysteresis loop along the c-axis. The earlier reported dielectric anomaly at the magnetic transition is not detected in our single crystals. In addition, the peak of each electric current curve as a function of temperature, probed along different crystallographic directions, shows serious shifting with the temperature ramping rate, excluding the intrinsic ferroelectric contribution. The measured data are not in conformity with theoretical predictions and earlier experiments on polycrystalline samples. In addition, no reliable si...


A novel fluorescent Cr3+ chemosensor was designed.The fluorescence spectra titration experiments suggest that the chemosensor is highly selective for Cr3+over Li+,Na+,K+, Zn2+,Co2+,Ni 2+,Cu2+,Fe2+,Mn2+,Al 3+and Fe3+by dramatically quenching in water at pH=7.4.The fluorescent chemosensor forms a 1∶1complex with Cr3+and shows a fluorescent quenching with a binding constant of(7.80±0.34)×103.


A rapid and accurate method is presented for measuring the transfer function of seismic channels by using the step-excitation technique. The parameters of the Laplace polynomials are estimated by inverting the step response of the channel. Special attention is paid to the estimation of reliable confidence bands: the statistical structure of the observed residuals is taken into account. An example is given for S-5007 long-period instruments coupled to four-order bandpass filters. Accuracies of one per cent and one degree for the amplitude and phase response respectively are obtained in the passband by stacking a great number of identical pulses. Advantages of the method are analytical transfer function description, high accuracy and dependable error estimation.


Solar X-ray flares produce enhancement of ionization in the daytime lower ionosphere that modifies the propagation of Very Low Frequency (VLF) radio signals. Considering the lower ionosphere as a detector of solar Xray photons, we investigate its sensitivity. This sensitivity is defined as the minimum X-ray fluence (Fmin) necessary to produce a disturbance of the quiescent ionospheric conductivity detectable by the VLF technique. We define Fmin as the photon energy flux integrated over the time interval from the start of a solar X-ray flare up to the beginning of the ionospheric disturbance. Fmin is computed for ionospheric disturbances, which occurred between December and January since year 2007 till 2016. The computation made use of the X-ray flux in the energy band less than 2 Å and the amplitude of VLF signals emitted from The USA (NAA), France (HWU) and Turkey (TBB), and recorded in Brazil and Peru (NAA), and northern Finland (HWU and TBB). We found a solar cycle dependence of Fmin, as well as, a dependence on the solar illumination conditions. Our results suggest that the lower ionosphere is more sensitive to X-ray flares during the minimum epoch of solar cycle 24 and that the sensitivity decreases when the Sun is more active. Similarly, our results suggest that the ionospheric sensitivity improves when the solar zenith angle has lower values. Our findings also agree with previous results showing that the height of the lower boundary of the ionosphere varies during the solar activity cycle.


It is shown that the antiscalar approach to dark energy, whereby the energy-momentum tensor of the scalar field has the sign opposite to that of the rest of the matter, follows from the considerations of thermodynamic stability, as well as from the static limit of the Einstein-Maxwell equations. The same limit also demonstrates that the resulting background antiscalar field proves to be of quasi-electrostatic origin.


Intra-uterine manipulation of mammalian foetuses for experimental purposes was first described at the beginning of this century (Wolff, 1919). Though numerous publications have appeared since which bear witness to the feasibility of intra-uterine manipulation, its application has remained rather restricted. In this paper we describe a technique for the trans-uterine injection of neuronal tracers into rat foetuses. Uterine wall and foetal membranes are pierced only with a micro pipette, and are thus left virtually intact, preventing loss of amniotic fluid. Surgical mortality is 24% overall, but the experimental success rate is much lower (23%). Even so these results are comparable to more complicated procedures, because the technique is simple (i.e. requires no micro surgical skill), and because up to 6 foetuses can be injected per dam. Technical problems, such as foetal anaesthesia and the detection of false-negative results due to imponderable factors are discussed.


Thyreocephalus dustucheus Bordoni, 2002 EXAMINED MATERIAL. Philippines, S Luzon, Bicol, Camarines Sur, Tigaon, I. Lumaawig I.2015, 1 ex. (cB); Mindanao, Compostela, Masala, I. Lumawig I.2015, 2 exx. (MZF), 1 ex.cB); Mindanao, Bukidnon, Kabanglasan, I. Lumawig XII.2014, 1 ex. (MZF). NOTE. This is an endemic Philippine species (Bordoni, 2002). New record for Mindanao. This is the first record since the description of the species. I provide a figure of the head and pronotum (Fig. 1).
Thyreocephalus omaleus Bordoni, 2002 EXAMINED MATERIAL. Philippines, NE Luzon, Sierra Madre, Quirino, leg. ? IX.2012, 1 ♂ (cI); N Luzon, Cagayan, leg. ? VI. 2011, 1 ♂ (cB). NOTE. This is an endemic species of the Philippines (Bordoni, 2002). New record for Luzon. This is the first record since the description of the species. I provide a figure of the head and pronotum (Fig. 2).
Metolinus libertatis Bordoni, 2002 EXAMINED MATERIAL. Philippines, Negros, Mt Canla-on, D. Mohagan II.2009, 1 ♂. (cI), 1 ♀. (cB). NOTE. This species was described from Panay (Libertad Fluss). New record for Negros. This is the first record since the description of the species.
Metolinus finettii sp. n. EXAMINED MATERIAL. Holotype ♂: Philippines, Palawan, San Vicente env., C. Finetti I.2009 (cB). DESCRIPTION. Length of body 3.7 mm; from anterior margin of head to posterior margin of elytra: 2.1 mm. Body shiny, entirely light brown; antennae and legs yellowishbrown. Head quadrangular. Eyes large and protruding. Surface of head with traces of transverse micro-striation and very few, isolated punctures. Pronotum longer than head, anteriorly a little dilated where it is as wide as head, with oblique anterior margins and rounded sides. Surface with dorsal series of 3-4 fine punctures and lateral series of 2-3 very fine punctures. Elytra sub-rectangular, longer and a little wider than pronotum, with sub-rectilinear an sub-parallel sides, and rounded humeral angles. Surface with very fine, sparse puncturation arranged in three series, one near the suture, one median and one lateral. Abdomen without micro-sculpture, with very fine and very sparse puncturation on the sides. Tergite and sternite of the male genital segment as in Figs 3-4. Aedeagus (Fig. 5) 0.74 mm long, with large median lobe; parameres long and narrow; inner sac with two basal, long spines, a median series of short, little spinulae and a group of distal spines.


The paper deals with a computer control of DC/DC converters. This control system has been developed for the laboratory testing of resonant converters. Nowadays, this type of converter is widely used for its great parameters. The control system is running on DSP. The communication between control system and user is implemented by a control panel running on host computer (i.e. PC). The interleaved two channel LLC resonant converter has been used as the physical model. This approach can rapidly reduce the development time.


BACKGROUND: Disability stigma is a significant risk factor that reduces job satisfaction. Based on the previous studies, the role of disability acceptance as a buffer to prevent the negative impact of stigma in the workplace is hypothesized. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the moderating effect of disability acceptance on the negative effects of disability stigma on job satisfaction of people with disabilities. METHODS: 164 participants working at the time of the survey completed questionnaires measuring disability stigma, disability acceptance, and job satisfaction. The associations among the three variables were examined using simple linear regression analyses. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was conducted to identify the moderating effect of disability acceptance after controlling disability type. RESULTS: Disability stigma (β=–0.17, p <  0.05) and disability acceptance (β=0.18, p <  0.05) were significantly associated with job satisfaction respectively. In the final model, disability acceptance moderated the relationship between disability stigma and job satisfaction (β=–0.16, p <  0.05). Specifically, the impacts of disability stigma on job satisfaction for participants with higher disability acceptance differed from those with lower acceptance. CONCLUSION: The current research suggests that disability acceptance plays a critical role for people with disabilities to cope with the negative impact of disability stigma. This result implies that disability acceptance should be an important focus of intervention to increase job satisfaction.


Mellitic triimide derivatives with N-benzyl groups form conformations with concave cavities, that are capable of including aromatic molecules such as benzene, nitrobenzene, etc. In addition, they act as supramolecular gelators, which enable the detection of aromatic molecules as a gel-sol phase transition.


-This paper describes a three-phase four-wire (3P4W) active power filter (APF) for current harmonic, unbalance and neutral current compensation. The three-phase four-wire system distribution system has been used for residential, industrial and commercial centers of single/ three-phase loads. The single-phase nonlinear loads have been increasing into the low voltage distribution system. It causes a current harmonic, imbalance and excessive neutral current in the local grids. The shunt active power filter takes the upper hand among the other type of harmonics compensation techniques. The odd periodic frequencies nature of the power electronics harmonic maks suitable for repetitive control. Thus, the authors proposed a second-order odd repetitive control for 3p4w APF for compensating current harmonics, unbalance and neutral current with generating high gain only at odd harmonic frequencies. The sensitivity magnitude response of secondorder odd RC has deeper and wider notches at the odd fundament frequencies. It compensated the total current harmonic distortion THDi from 87.42 % to about 3.52% and neutral current of unbalanced single-phase nonlinear loads. it reduced a total current harmonic from 49.45% to 3.43% for balanced and from 50.55% to 3.24% for unbalanced threephase nonlinear loads.


Background: Previous research indicates that certain breast cancer risk factor associations vary by histologic tumor type. However, most studies have been too small to examine risk factors for uncommon histologic types. We examined the association between body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and the relative risk of breast cancer histologic types in a large prospective cohort study to determine whether associations for these risk factors varied by histology. Methods: This analysis included women in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Cohort Study who were 50 to 71 years old, postmenopausal at baseline, and not previously diagnosed with cancer (N=190,348). The study cohort was established in 1995–1996 when participants completed a baseline questionnaire regarding health and nutritional information. BMI (kg/m 2 ) was calculated from self-reported height and weight. Daily routine physical activity at work or home was derived from a question asking women what best described their daily routine at work, or throughout the day if they did not work at a job. Choices were mostly sitting with little walking, sitting with a fair amount of walking, mostly standing or walking, light lifting or climbing stairs/hills, or heavy work/carrying heavy loads. Cancer diagnosis and histology were obtained from state cancer registries. This analysis includes participant follow-up through December 31, 2006. After a median 11.2 years of follow-up, 7,631 invasive breast cancers were diagnosed: 5,278 ductal, 831 lobular, 640 mixed ductal-lobular, 214 mucinous, 132 tubular, and 536 other types. Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards regression. Results: Compared to women with a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9, obese women had increased risks of ductal (HR and 95% CI for BMI 30 to 34.9: 1.24, 1.14 — 1.36; BMI ≥ 35: 1.45, 1.30 — 1.62) and mucinous (HR and 95% CI for BMI 30 to 34.9: 1.58, 1.04 — 2.39; BMI ≥ 35: 1.93, 1.16 — 3.20) cancers. For both histologic types, the relative risk increased with increasing BMI (P-trend: ductal P Conclusions: High BMI was associated with increased risk of ductal and mucinous breast cancers. Women who spent their daily routine activity mostly standing or walking or doing heavy work had a reduced risk of ductal and mixed ductal-lobular cancers. These differences suggest that associations of BMI and physical activity vary by breast cancer histologic type in postmenopausal women and may have different roles in the etiology of these cancers. Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-10-03.


The main objective of the present study is to seek answers to the following research questions: what are the determinants of Internet expertise of the Tunisian teenagers? What is the degree of influence of the teenager who is assumed to be an expert of the Internet, on the process of online purchasing decision of the family? And in which phase of the process is the teenager more active and influential? The results of this study show that the teenagers, as experts of Internet, spend more than 7 h per week on the Internet for entertainment purposes. Also, they are connected to the Internet much more than the other members of the family and are recognized as experts by the other members of the family. Similarly, the results reveal that adolescents have a very strong influence on the choice and booking of family trips online, especially in the stages of initiation and search for information, rather than in the stages of evaluation of alternatives and final decision making.


Using ethnographic data, this article suggests that the therapeutic use of various mercury compounds in siddha medicine has so far not decreased despite international regulation of the substance and discussions surrounding the safety of mercury. Siddha practitioners portray mercury as central to their therapeutics. The article demonstrates this for different contexts, including the preparation of mercuric medicines; the production of mercury amulets; and recent research studies on mercury-based siddha drugs, targeting, for instance, dementia-related syndromes. Contextualizing siddha mercurial procedures and preparations through interlinking therapeutic, historical, and global frames underscores the fact that mercury use in siddha medicine today derives from alchemical traditions, but also transcends them. It is embedded in political contexts of science and healthcare in India, as it answers to concerns about safety and toxicity and at the same time takes center stage in negotiating siddha medical specialty and alterity vis-à-vis other medical practices, most notably ayurveda.


Objectives: To study the anti-inflammatory activity of Erythrina stricta extract in albino rats. Methods: Leaves of Erythrina stricta (ES) were extracted and subjected to Pharmacological studies. The Extract was screened for anti-inflammatory activity in albino rats using acute carrageenan paw oedema, formalin induced paw oedema and sub acute granuloma pouch model. Results: In acute phase inflammation, a maximum inhibition of 78.79 % ( P < 0.05), and 86.8 % ( P < 0.05) was noted at the dose of 200 mg/kg after 3 hr of treatment with ethanol extract of ES in carrageenan and formalin induced paw oedema respectively. In the sub acute model (cotton pellet induced granuloma) the ethanol extract of ES (200 mg/kg) and standard drug (Indomethacin 10 mg/kg) showed decreased formation of granuloma tissue by 60.05 % ( P < 0.05) and 65.6 % ( P < 0.05), respectively. In ES the dose of 200 mg/kg is found to be more potent and efficacious towards the anti-inflammatory activity when compared with control and the activity is in dose dependent manner. Conclusions: The extract exhibit its anti-inflammatory action by means of inhibiting the synthesis, release or action of inflammatory mediators viz, histamine, serotonin and prostaglandin might be involved in inflammation. From these results, it is suggested that anti oedematogenic effect of the ES on carrageenan and formalin induced oedema might be related to inhibition of inflammation mediator formation. So, our results strongly suggested that the extract of ES leaves showed anti-inflammatory activity in acute and sub acute administration in albino rats.


Distance education, mediated by Information and Communication Technologies, is increasingly present in the Brazilian educational scenario due to legislation incentives. In this modality, assessment to ensure effective learning, considering the particularities of distance education, represents a challenge to education managers. This research investigates the competences developed in two entirely distance-lectured courses in the Information Management degree of the Federal University of Paraná. For this purpose, the bibliographic and documental methodology was used to construct two assessment rubrics in the CoRubric platform, a data collection instrument for the research. Data are analyzed using statistical techniques. The results show the competences developed by students and those that need improvement, as well as the correlation between the characteristics of the courses and the learning and how much they affect the result. It concludes that the assessment rubrics constructed from CoRubric are capable of generating information for decision making in education.


Addition of iron (as a solution of reagent grade FeCl2, up to 20 mmol/1) to a methanogenic culture utilizing acetic acid markedly increased conversion of acetic acid to methane. The optimum soluble iron concentration was between 0.2 and 2 mM, with higher concentrations becoming slightly less stimulating. Most of the iron added precipitated within days after addition (mostly as ferrous carbonate or phosphate). Conversion of acetic acid to methane in liquid from municipal sewage digesters and from laboratory food processing waste digesters was also increased markedly by addition of iron. Results indicate that optimization of the conversion of acetic acid to methane in methanogenic fermentations requires soluble iron levels many times higher than those often required for maximum growth and activity in microbial cultures.


Factor-analysis is an important way of performance-evaluating.By establishing a factor-analysis model,the article interprets the condition of operation performance of the thirty-one listed companies in Heilongjiang province,and points out the main factors affecting the operation performance of companies,which provides an important basis for investors to carry out the investing activities.


Biomimetic robotic fish,as one kind of highly efficient and highly maneuverable underwater robots,achieved the widespread concern of researchers.In this paper,the major research developments in propulsion mechanism and system development of biomimetic robotic fish were presented.Through the analysis,the main issues of biomimetic robotic fish were summarized and the research ideas of propulsion mechanism,mechanism optimization and motion control were also emphatically discussed.


We have always attempted to understand yield in simpler forms. A very popular approach is that of dividing yield into components. The problem with this approach to understand yield is that yield components are normally negatively related among themselves. Thus, even though it is eminently simple and logic, the approach is of very limited value unless we can predict the expected degree of compensation derived from the negative relationship between components. It has been evidenced that the negative relationship between grain number per m2 (GNO) and averaged grain weight was not competition for resources, though there may be room for supporting some competition for setting the potential size of the grains when the GNO is still being determined. Regarding the sub-components of GNO, there is very little analyzed. We hypothesized that spikes per m2 and GN per spike (GNS) are feedback controlled when the crop is exposed to more resources. Spikes per m2 (SNO) would act as a variable responding mainly to broad environmental/genetic changes, whilst GNS would compensate using the availability of resources not used in producing changes in SNO. To test the hypothesis we used an extensive database (n=462) in which yield changed widely in response to genetic and environmental changes. Analysis seems to be in line hypothesis raised, though with some departures from the hypothetical model. Media summary Based on an extensive database we found evidences that the compensation of spikes per m 2 and grains per spike may be due to feedback processes, acting the former as a broad-tuning component and the latter as a fine-tuning component.


Embedded capacitor technology can improve electrical performance and reduce assembly cost compared with traditional discrete capacitor technology. Polymer-ceramic composites have been of great interest as embedded capacitor material because they combine the processability of polymers with the desired electrical properties of ceramics. A novel nano-structure polymer-ceramic composite with very high dielectric constant (/spl epsiv//sub /spl tau//=150) has been developed in this work. RF application of embedded capacitors requires that insulating material have high dielectric constant in higher frequency (GHz), low leakage current, high breakdown voltage and high reliability. A set of electric tests have been conducted in this work to characterize the properties of the in house developed novel high dielectric constant polymer-ceramic nano-composite. Results show that this material has fair high dielectric constant in RF range, low electric leakage and high breakdown voltage. An embedded capacitor prototype with capacitance density of 35 nF/cm/sup 2/ has been manufactured using this nano-composite and spinning coating technology. The design of embedded passives is very important to its practical application. The commercial finite element software ANSYS and electric simulation software SPICE were used for the simulation of embedded capacitor performance in the RF range. This novel nano-composite can be used for the integral capacitors in the RF applications.


Handbook of Children and the Media Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer, eds. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications, 2012. Tables, charts, indexes. 803 pp. $150.00 cloth. isbn: 978141298249"Sir, is this your bag?" The TSA agent looked serious. "Yes," I responded, surprised. As a frequent traveler, I have become adapt at moving smoothly through airport screening lines. Why was my laptop-free bag being searched? She reached in my bag and pulled out the second edition of Singer and Singer's Handbook of Children and the Media. To my amazement, she dropped the heavy 803-page hardcover onto a stainless steel examination table and began carefully swiping the inside pages for explosive residue. She told me the thick hardcover was blocking the x-ray machine's view of my bag's contents.This raises some questions. If a hardcover book is an outlier for our national airport security system, are the ideas it contains-frozen in ink and on paper- equally as troublesome? Or does this heavy book achieve its intellectually heavy goal "to review, through the contributions of research experts, the past and potential future impact of the electronic media on growing children" (p. 3). The answer is yes to both questions.The book meets its goal in part due to the skill, experience, and deep scholarly connections of the editors-Jerome and Dorothy Singer, the Yale-based husbandand- wife team who have been conducting and reviewing research on children's television since 1961, when former Federal Communications Commission chair man Newton Minnow called the medium a vast wasteland. The historical frame, which stretches back to media as cave drawings, is provided in the introduction as well as in each of three sections, containing, in all, thirty-five articles from sixty-four researchers. Short biographies, with research interests and university affiliations, appear for each, which makes it possible to spot that all but three writers come from the United States.Part 1is the largest and the most useful part of the book, with twenty-three articles loosely organized under the heading "The Popular Media as Educators and Socializers of Growing Children." Its buffet of themes have appeared throughout television-inspired discourse for the last sixty years, many massaged here, sans specifics, to account for new digital media. Many of the articles follow a similar pattern: they state that older children are spending vast amounts of time-seven hours and thirty-eight minutes per day, to cite Vicky Ridout's 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation survey-with various forms of media, and then they look at what this means from different angles. The well-worn media worries are present and accounted for, including video game violence (Anderson, Gentile, and Dill), reducing (or enhancing) creativity (Valkenburg and Calvert), food marketing (Battle Horgen, Harris, and Brownell), gender stereotyping (Signorielli), advertising (Kunkel and Castonguay), and drugs (Strasburger). …


Based on field data and narrative analysis,this article elaborates on the surviving characteristics of the peasant-worker of the new generation,who attempts to assimilate themselves into the big cities and achieve their own self-development.However,their efforts are hindered by institutional barriers and discriminated policies.The wandering of the peasant-worker of the new generation has shifted from spaces to inner feeling,and their fighting and baffling are intensified by their development.The success of their change from peasant-workers into works or city dwellers should be supported by the government's policy.


Background: Opioids are fundamental agents for managing pain. However, they are always linked to significant hazards to patients and society, such as misuse, abuse, addiction, diversion, and overdose deaths. Aim of Work : This study aims to improve the outcome of patients admitted with acute opiate toxicity and recognize the magnitude of the problem on a statistical basis. The objective of the study: is to evaluate the management, sociodemographic factors and substance abuse among patients admitted with acute opiate toxicity to National Environmental and Clinical Toxicology and Research Center (NECTR) Cairo University. Subjects and Methods: This prospective cohort study included 98 cases admitted to NECTR from October 2020 to March 2021. They were classified into 3 age groups; (less than 20 years), (20-40 years) and (more than 40 years). Data were analyzed for sociodemographic data of the patients, substance of abuse, manner of intake, history of addiction, clinical presentation, management and outcome. Results: The most common age group was those between 20-40 years (67.3%), followed by those above 40 years (22.4%), with male dominance (82.7%). The most common substance of abuse was opiates 63.3% (62 patients). The most common manner of overdose was accidental (95.9%) and the mortality rate was (11.7%). Conclusions: Males were more common than females. The most common substance of abuse was opiates.


Microplastics are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment. However, a limited number of studies have been conducted on the quantification of accumulated microplastics in benthic sediments of freshwater bodies, which pose threat to the health of benthic communities through food chain contamination. The research aims to quantify, categorize, and determine the distribution pattern of microplastic residues in the benthic sediment along the stretch of an alluvial river (adjacent to public and private establishments such as markets, mosques, universities etc.) on the northern part of Dhaka city. A two-step mechanism made up of size-fractionation and density separation was carried out for microplastic extraction. Extracted microplastics were classified based on size, type and density. The mean abundance was 559.03 ± 10.71 items per 500 g. ANOVA indicated a significant variability with respect to location, size and interaction between the two. Correlating size and microplastic number revealed the presence of a higher number of microplastic in smaller size fractions. Contamination was the highest in the sample beside a market (1311 items) and the lowest beside a university (236 items). Discoveries from this study help to reduce the scarcity of knowledge on microplastic contamination in the context of a freshwater body in the study area.


We have constructed a microdiffraction endstation for use at the monochromatic synchrotron beamline X20A of the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory. It consists of a tapered capillary for microfocusing and a limited four-circle diffractometer with highprecision sample positioning. It was designed for the characterization of strain, mosaic broadening, and orientation in samples that are interesting to the microelectronics industry, including thin metal film structures and semiconductor films. The unique combination of micron-scale diffraction imaging, fluorescence imaging, and high-precision lattice-parameter determination make this a valuable tool for both basic materials studies and applied research. We illustrate the capabilities of the instrument with a recent study that characterizes thinfilm/substrate interfaces. The quality of adhesion between lmm diameter thin metal film "dots" and a silicon wafer substrate was assessed on a microscopic scale. The Shear-Lag model predicts maximum shear-stress at the film edge, smoothly decreasing toward the center of the dot. Using a micro focussed x-ray beam and recording the Si(O04) reflection intensity, topographic images of the Si around and under an Al dot were constructed. Results show a striking difference between the stress transfer observed experimentally and that predicted by the model. The Al/Si interface is not fully coupled, and despite a uniform thickness profile and absence of surface cracks, shows piecewise disruptions in the stress transfer occurring at intervals from 60 to 250pm.


Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company developed from late Qing Dynasty as a Chinese national capital company and used to spend lots of money on education.The company focused its educational activities on financially supported students to study abroad,which established a good image for the company and exerted great influence on ordinary people.Its farsight on education enabled it to succeed in economic fields and helped the development of the company itself as well as the whole society.Also,the method of selecting and sending students abroad offers great reference to today's education.


Shaped dispersion-compensated ultrashort laser pulses are used to produce selective excitation for biological imaging. Matrix diagonalization is used to optimize contrast making it possible to image subcellular components.


This research is proposed to answer two questions: Firstly, to find out the cause of fictitious orders experienced by Go-Jek drivers in the Go-food menu in Go-Jek app. Secondly, to know the legal protection of Go-Jek drivers who suffered losses due to a fictitious plane in the Go-food menu on the Go-Jek app. And the research is directed to educate the public the importance of Civil law which governs agreement in the life of society. This study uses socio-legal approach with a number of resource persons. The choice of approach to socio-legal does not mean disregarding doctrinal side support on the grounds that one of the aims of this study sees a set of positive norms in relation to Legal protection of Go-Jek drivers, including legal theory support with a view to verifying the implementation of law in practice (protection and responsible). This study concludes that, Transactions using Go-Jek access has so far caused legal consequences among others who is responsible for the losses experienced by drivers, whether the Go-Jek party is responsible for the losses experienced drivers, including what kind of legal protection obtained by the driver when suffering application losses by irresponsible consumers. The factors of the emergence of fictitious orders are the existence of competitions between the Go-Jek driver, Go-Jek verification system is still weak, and the existence of bad faith in someone. Partnership agreement between PT. Go-Jek and Go-Jek's driver is a standard clause that created and provided without involving the Go-Jek drivers in which there is a clause of transfer of responsibility because of PT. Go-Jek as the Go-Jek application service manager will not be responsible if there is a loss caused by the use of Go-Jek application. The legal relations and responsibilities of the parties should be clearly stipulated in the partnership agreement between PT. Go-Jek Indonesia, and Partners are created based on mutual agreement and agreement between both parties. To minimize the losses experienced by Go-Jek drivers in service delivery for every use of consumer spending service must have a Go-Pay account, which expenditures can not be executed if the balance in the Go-Pay account is insufficient to make an expense transaction.


The purpose of this paper is historical analysis of agricultural waterway system which was settled in downtown Tokyo, based on investigation during 1954-1955 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Kamishimonowari Waterway was settled at Katsushika district in the East of Edo in the beginning of 18th century for agricultural waterway. It changed in use, serving another purposes because of the agricultural decline by city development. Used for drainage of city life and industrial factory, it became polluted. After the World War II, it was berried, because of solution of traffic problem. Now in Heisei era, some parts of this waterway remain as open space. The part of connection to Koaidame, the source of the stream was sustained by law for designation of scenic zone of 1930. There remain other small parts of promenades with water. The history is divided in 4 eras, Edo era (1603-1868), Meiji era (1868-1912), Taisho-Showa era before World War II (1912-1945) and Showa-Heisei era after World War II (1945-). The maps of each era are put into GIS to see the transition of land use around the waterway. The purpose of total waterway system still remains important in regards to environment and city landscape in the future to come.


The invention provides a preparation method of total alkaloids of radix aconiti coreani as well as an application of the total alkaloids of radix aconiti coreani in preparing a slow sodium ion channel blocker and an antiarrhythmic medicine. Researches show that both the total alkaloids of radix aconiti coreani and Guanfu A hydrochlorate have an inhibiting effect on a slow sodium current of the ventricular muscle of a guinea pig. The invention particularly relates to an application of the Guanfu base I in preparing enzyme inhibitors for drug metabolism. The invention further provides an application of the Guanfu base A in preparing the slow sodium ion channel blocker.


Objective To evaluate the method and result of the arthroscopic reconstruction of ACL with a deep-frozen allogenic bone-patellar-bone tendon complex. Methods Sixteen patients underwent arthroscopic reconstruction of ACL with a deep-frozen bone-patellar-bone tendon complex allograft from 2006 to 2007. The follow-up time ranged from 6 to 22 months. Among them, 9 patients sustained single ACL injury, 7 ACL injury associated with meniscus injury, 1 ACL injury associated with medial collateral ligamente (MCL) and posterior cruciate ligamente (PCL) injury. The symptom, physical signs and Lysholm score and IKDC (International Knee Documentation Committee) score were recorded preoperatively and postoperatively. Results All patients had good clinical results with no symptoms of clicking, locking, " give way" and extra-extension and flexion pain. The postoperative examination revealed negative floating patella test, lachman test, ADT and PST. Only mild residual pain was found in 4 patients. The preoperative Lysholm score was 58.72 and 92.16 at follow-up (P 0.01) and excellent rate reached 75%. The postoperative IKDC score was significantly superior to the preoperative one. Conclusion Arthroscopic reconstruction of ACL with a deep-frozen allogenic bone-patellar-bone tendon complex can effectively improve the stability of the knee joint without the donor sacrifice. The single tendon's strength is strong enough with abundant donor source and consequently a good solution of shortage of autograft in the case of multiple ligament injury. It can simplify the surgical procedure and reduce the time of operation. No immune reaction and infection were found.


Osteopontin (OPN) is a secreted, adhesive glycophosphoprotein that has been implicated in both normal and pathologic processes. In recent years, it has been suggested that OPN expression also plays an important role in tumorgenesis, tumor progression and tumor metastasis. To investigate OPN expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma, thirty paraffin sections of papillary thyroid carcinoma confirmed pathologically were examined by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. Immunopositive reactions for OPN-protein were obtained in the nuclear and perinuclear area in all cases. OPN mRNA was expressed in the carcinoma cells around the microcalcifications. The results demonstrated that OPN mRNA is expressed not only by the infiltrated macrophages but also by the papillary thyroid cancer cells. Hence, OPN expression can be considered a pathological feature of papillary thyroid carcinoma and further study into the relation between OPN and the biological behavior of papillary thyroid carcinoma is warranted.


Rhinoplasty is becoming increasingly frequent as the pursuit of aesthetics by people accelerates. In recent years, the proportion of people opting for rhinoplasty injections has gradually increased. This has led to numerous reports citing catastrophic postoperative complications such as skin necrosis, cerebral infarction, and visual impairment.


ABSTRACTThis paper discusses two subjects as scope: first, the scope of Christian education consisting of: the notion of Christian education, the importance of Christian education in the family, and the strategy of Christian education in the family. Second: the moral scope that includes: moral definition, moral values, moral decline of adolescents, and factors causing moral decline.This paper aims to determine the factors that could be the cause of moral decline in adolescents and know the strategies that can be used in Christian education in the family as an effort to overcome the moral decline.The conclusion of this paper is that moral decline is caused by many factors, among others: First, Lack of attention and religious education provided by parents to children. Second, the influence of the environment is not good. Third, the psychological pressure experienced by the child. Fourth, The influence of modern technology.


Objective To observe the effects of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) of internal iliac arteries on the traumatic pelvic hemorrhage. Methods Twenty-six patients with intractable pelvic hemorrhage were treated with TAE. After identification of the bleeding arteries, TAE was performed with gelatin sponge or coils. Results Hemorrhage was controlled in all patients. The patient's condition, such as blood pressure and symptoms, improved gradually after treatment. No complication associated with the procedure and recurrence of hemorrhage was found in the follow-up period of 6 to 24 months. Condusion Transcatheter arterial embolization can control massive pelvic hemorrhage effectively and safely.


The properties of ultrathin silicon dioxide films are described. It is proven that the silicon dioxide oxide films produced by thermal oxidation at different temperatures and oxygen pressures can be of at least three types. It is shown that the charge state at the silicon-silicon dioxide interface directly depends on the conditions of oxidation and the impurity concentration in the silicon substrate.


It is prevalently known that Markov chains have been successfully applied to many fields such as digital communications, queuing theory, and finance. However, when the system becomes massive and complex, the computational load will become too heavy to be handled by conventional approaches. To address this issue, molecular computation, which is inherently parallel, has been considered in this paper to synthesize Markov chain. Here, a succinct and systematic approach based on reversible unimolecular reactions is proposed for any time-homogeneous Markov chain, no matter it is discrete or continuous. For the chemical reaction networks (CRNs), molecular concentrations at time t reflect the probability distribution of the continuous-time Markov chain at time t. The final concentrations indicate the steady state of the Markov chain. Numerical results based on deterministic mass action kinetics have demonstrated the robustness and accuracy of this method. It is worth noting that an already mathematically-proven conclusion, which states that nearly an arbitrary set of uni- or bimolecular reactions can be implemented by DNA strand displacement reactions, ensures the meaningfulness of our work.


Sarcomas are a diverse group of rare malignant tumors the develop in the bone and connective tissue and are often aggressive with ~50% of patients developing metastases. Due to their rarity and diversity, there is a great lack of standard therapies resulting in a 65% and 15% 5-year survival rate for regional and metastatic disease, respectively. Tumorigenesis is largely influenced by communication between the tumor microenvironment (TME), cancer cells, and the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM promotes cancer initiation and dissemination from the primary tumor and fosters a favorable microenvironment for metastatic colonization of tumor cells. Due to their mesenchymal origin, sarcomas are thought to produce and deposit large quantities of ECM. One component of the tumor-ECM known to promote an aggressive cancer phenotype is hyaluronan (HA). Abundant HA in the TME arises from overactive HA synthases that produce HA or downregulation of hyaluronidases (Hyals) that catalyze HA degradation. HA-rich tumor ECM promote cancer progression by regulating chemokine and cytokine trafficking, increasing hypoxia and interstitial pressure, and limiting delivery of antitumor therapies. In-silico profiling of sarcomas revealed an increase in HA synthase mRNA expression in 50.78% and correlated with 35% decrease in overall patient survival (P = 0.0027), compared to sarcomas with low HA synthase expression. To target this HA-rich tumor ECM, we sought to develop a cell-based approach to locally deliver HA-remodeling enzymes to minimize the drawbacks of systemic therapy and enhance anti-tumor responses. We developed genetically engineered mesenchymal stromal cells (GEMesys) that express Hyal, using mesenchymal stem cells derived from mouse lungs. We hypothesized that the Hyal-GEMesys would home to and degrade the HA-rich ECM preventing cancer progression. The therapeutic efficacy of Hyal-GEMesys was tested in osteosarcoma (F42010) and rhabdomyosarcoma (M-3-9M) syngeneic murine models. Preliminary data demonstrated encouraging efficacy of Hyal-GEMesys in reducing tumor volume in the osteosarcoma (up to 1.4-fold, p=0.0035-0.0172) and rhabdomyosarcoma M-3-9M model (up to 2-fold, P= 0.0428). Further, analysis of osteosarcoma tumors revealed reduced HA (up to 2.3-fold, P=0.0078) and collagen-I content (up to 3-fold, P= 0.0025) indicating our Hyal-GEMesys functionally remodel the ECM in vivo. Changes in ECM in GEMesy treated group were associated with changes in immune infiltration with an increase in CD4+ (P=0.0221) and CD8+ (P=0.0087) T cells and a decrease in IBA1+ (P=0.0144) macrophages. Analysis of rhabdomyosarcoma tumors revealed reduced HA content (up to 2-fold, P-0.00206). Future studies will more deeply explore the mechanisms of ECM-mediated immune changes and impact on metastatic progression. Our cell-based approach to deliver hyaluronidases holds promise of effectively degrading and remodel the HA-rich tumor ECM to enhance anti-tumor responses, prevent metastases and improve clinical outcomes for patients with high-risk sarcoma malignancies.
 Citation Format: Alice Browne, Miranda Clements, Wei Ju, Daniel Brock, Rosandra Kaplan. Remodeling the hyaluronan-rich tumor extracellular matrix using hyaluronidase-expressing genetically engineered MSCs for tumor regression and metastasis prevention in sarcomas [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference: Cancer Metastasis; 2022 Nov 14-17; Portland, OR. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;83(2 Suppl_2):Abstract nr B007.


The F1 hybrid was obtained from the cross of the breeding line 09(1) with the genotype Ty1/ Ty1· Ty3a/ Ty3a and 09(2) with Ty1/ Ty1· Ty3/ Ty3 and advanced to the F2 population including 89 plants.The Ty1,Ty3 and Ty3a resistance genes of the F2 population were indentified by PCR method.The results showed that only 6 plants were detected obvious exchange,accounting for 6.74% of the total,which indicated that Ty1 and Ty3 are closely linked.This result will provide a reference for gene-pyramiding breeding strategy of Ty1 and Ty3(or Ty3a) resistance gene.


Frontispiece L. E. J. Brouwer Editorial preface 1. Historical introduction and fundamental notions 2. General properties of species, spread directions, spreads and spaces 3. Order 4. Precision analysis of the continuum 5. The bunch theorem Appendix Notes References Index.


At the present time is very urgent task of creating a methodology for assessment and prediction of technogenic pollution at break pipelines urban atmosphere, taking into account the specific features of the territory with the help of modern computer tools. The article describes an automated system for calculating dispersion of emissions in the atmosphere, which is designed to assess the impact of projected emissions and actions (reconstruction) of enterprises for contamination of the surface layer of the atmosphere, including accidents at break pipelines. The system allows the calculation of the field of pollution to the point model of emission sources with a round mouth of the tube and a plurality of single point sources with different structural and technological characteristics. The automated system is implemented as a software module that allows you to enhance decision-making control, predict actions available forces and means as in the event of an accident, as well as in daily activities, improve the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of processing information related to the competence of the enterprise.


peripheral region is the nervous ganglion and the antagonistic action is involved in the competition at the receptor site (1-6). The antagonism between nicotine and thiamine dealt with the investigation was by no means referable to the action of thiamine as a vitamin. In its thiazole ring structure thiamine has a quaternary ammonium, as other ganglion blockers have. The ganglion blocking action of thiamine on the cat's nictitat ing membrane has been previously demonstrated by Yamamoto and his co-workers (3-6) and Mazzella et al. (7). The present investigation was undertaken to compare the phar macological properties of thiamine and its related compounds with those of hexametho nium and tetraethylammonium with special reference to the ganglion blocking activity.


Ambient intelligence (AmI) is the inconspicuous presence of computing into every facet of our lives. AmI systems of the future will contain devices with highly limited resources in terms of processing power, memory, and battery lifetime. Contrary to this are the memory, power, and cycle-hungry video processing applications which are required to provide the level of utility demanded by users. The paper introduces the idea of processing a portion of a video frame with the intent of achieving high levels of video processing performance while reducing considerably the hardware requirements for that processing. The techniques we propose operate only on a portion of the video frame and optionally adjust that portion's size dynamically to match the video content reasonably well. Our results show that this technique can save roughly 75% in both memory and processing cycle requirements and up to 87% in energy consumption, while inducing less than 10% error in XY processing of the video frame


Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) lend themselves to perform supporting reconnaissance flights and provide rescue forces with important information beyond their own field of vision. In this paper, we present an auto-adaptive collision avoidance system to aid indoor reconnaissance missions of autonomous MAVs by means of situational awareness. Efficient multi-sensor indoor classification and landmark detection on the fly serve an Artificial Potential Field (APF) based motion control. In applying supplemental potentials tailored to the specific needs of the detected surrounding situations, control factor calculation remains merely reactive. Yet, the resulting virtual force field will imply simultaneous obstacle avoidance and intelligent flight control. The system is depending only on data from camera, 2D laser rangefinder and inertial measurement unit. Neither a data link to the ground station nor any training data is required to independently explore accessible interior space in unknown environment. Finally, availability for use is validated by both simulated and real flight data.


Tip‐induced local anodic oxidation on Ti, GaAs and Si films surfaces in ambient conditions is presented. Oxide patterns on smooth Ti, GaAs and Si surfaces were obtained. The thickness of the oxide layer is studied as a function of the applied probe‐sample voltage and the velocity of the tip. To reach the best resolution, the extremely flat silicon surfaces were prepared in an UHV chamber of electron microscope by using electromigration effect. The average roughness of surfaces was less than 1 angstrom. Tip‐induced direct nanoscratching on GaAs surfaces is presented. The depth of the nanocuts is studied as a function of the applied tip‐sample extra force. An example of nanofabricated oxide patterns for a nanoelectronic device is presented.