The recently established genus Desmonostoc was characterized by forming macroscopic colonies with diffluent mucilaginous envelopes embedding long vegetative filaments and possessing long chains of akinetes. The establishment of this new genus was further supported by the clustering of the 16S rRNA gene, which have a distinctive phylogenetic placement outside of Nostoc. In this study, a new cyanobacterial species was isolated from a wet rocky wall in Danxia mountain, Guangdong province, southern China, and the novel strains of this new species were evaluated by combining morphological characteristic and molecular data on the 16S rRNA gene and 16S-23S internally transcribed spacer (ITS). This new taxon was found to be closest to Desmonostoc species. The separation of the new species described here as Desmonostoc danxiaense, using morphological and molecular traits, was based on differences in phenotypic, 16S rRNA gene, ITS sequence and its secondary structure.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to obtain soliton solution of the Kaup‐Kupershmidt (KK) equation with initial condition. The most important feature of this method is to obtain the solution without direct transformation.Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) is used for obtaining soliton solution of the KK equation. The numerical solutions are compared with the known analytical solutions. The results of numerical examples are presented and only a few terms are required to obtain accurate solutions. Results derived from this method are shown graphically.Findings – The authors obtained the one soliton solution for the KK equation by HPM. The numerical results showed that this method is very accurate. The HPM provides a reliable technique that requires less work if compared with the traditional techniques and the method does not also require unjustified assumptions, linearization, discretization or perturbation. The HPM is very easily applied to both differe...


In this paper, we develop the modified back projection reconstruction algorithm for circular frequency modulated continuous wave synthetic aperture radar (FMCW SAR) which moves along circular trajectory. Regarding circular FMCW SAR signal processing, the movement during the transmission of a pulse is expected to be one of the major problems. The platform movement during the pulse leads to the emergence of range migration error. Numerical simulations illustrate the performance of the traditional back projection (BP) algorithm with stop-and-go approximation and the proposed modified algorithm, showing that the stop-and-go approximation is not valid for circular FMCW SAR any more, whereas the modified back projection algorithm works well.


Solar cells are well known as devices for sustainable electric energy generation. Nowadays the potential induced degradation has been brought up as an obstacle problem for practical use. In order to determine the cause of this kind of degradation, numerical simulation by a finite difference time domain method has been performed for computational electromagnetics in the case that the thunder attacks the solar modules. The results show that the dielectric breakdown in the glass covered over the solar cells triggered by the thunderstroke is critical. So it is helpful to protect the dielectric breakdown in the glass from the thunderstroke.


Abstract The ammonite record of the Campanian part of the Upper Cretaceous Series was examined in three areas — north side of the San Juan Basin, an area southeast of Montrose, and the Book Cliffs area near Grand Junction. On the north flank of the San Juan Basin, in the general area of Barker dome in San Juan County, N. Mex., in Mesa Verde National Park, Colo., and near Durango, Colo., rocks of Campanian age comprise the uppermost part of the Mancos Shale and the overlying Mesaverde Group, Lewis Shale, Pictured Cliffs Sandstone, and possibly the Fruitland and Kirtland Formations. Eight of the 23 Campanian ammonite zones known from the western interior region have been found in these rocks. The oldest zone is represented by the earliest form of Scaphites hippocrepis (DeKay) in the uppermost part of the Mancos Shale. The youngest ammonite record is in the lower part of the Pictured Cliffs Sandstone where poorly preserved fragments of Didymoceras suggest the zone of D. cheyennense (Meek and Hayden). The Mesaverde Group grades northward into shale, and in the Montrose, Colo. area, the Mancos Shale includes marine strata up to the base of the Pictured Cliffs Sandstone. Near Montrose, nine ammonite zones are known in the Campanian part of the Mancos Shale including three that have not been found on the north flank of the San Juan Basin. The top of the Mancos seems to lie in the zone of Didymoceras cheyennense. Northeast and east of Grand Junction, Colo. the Mancos Shale is overlain by the Mount Garfield Formation, which has the Rollins Sandstone Member at its base. The Rollins has not been closely dated, but it probably lies in the zone of D. cheyennense inasmuch as Exiteloceras jenneyi (Whitfield), the next older index ammonite, has been found near the top of the Mancos Shale in areas farther east. Eleven ammonite zones are known from the Campanian part of the Mancos Shale in the Grand Junction area.


To obtain a good layout quality and reliability, placement plays a critical and fundamental role in the physical design of VLSI circuits as an optimization problem. A compact placement may induce unwanted routing issues. In order to reduce parasitic and cross-talk effects during the routing phase, wires are preferred not to pass above the active area of devices. Therefore, it is required to preserve enough routing spaces between devices for successful routing. Effective placement leading to better routing is of paramount importance in deep sub micron technologies. In this paper, we will present the design of a novel routability-driv en placer to minimize wire length and area considering congestion problem. process. The total wire length is a primary parameter to decide the effectiveness of a proposed algorithm as minimization of wire length also leads to minimization of cost, minimization of power dissipation and improvement of routability of design. The overall circuit performance also gets affected by the less delay in interconnection due to less wire length. There exist several approaches to measure total wire length in a circuit after placement. The most widely used one is Half Perimeter Wire Length (HPWL) technique. HPWL of a net can be defined as half of the perimeter of smallest bounding rectangle enclosing all the gates of the net. In a given circuit, HPWL can be calculated as:


[1] We consider a fast solar wind-type plasma consisting of electrons, a protons background, and a much more tenuous alpha particle beam. It is shown that such system is unstable against ion acoustic-like waves triggered by finite-amplitude left-hand polarized waves propagating in the direction of the interplanetary magnetic field. The ion acoustic-like waves have similar properties to those found in a plasma with a much denser proton beam (Gomberoff, 2006b). Although the alpha particle beam is much more tenuous than the proton beam, the system is equally able to trigger ion acoustic-like waves. Therefore we believe that this effect should be taken into account in the evolution of the fast solar wind.


In the past few years, thalidomide is experiencing a revival in many different fields as a last therapeutic option, because of the potential severe adverse drug reactions (ADR) induced by this drug (teratogenicity, peripheral neuropathy and sedation). Taking into consideration the increased use, we should focus on the prevalence of these and other ADR as well on their management. We describe a patient with multiple myeloma who presented with a morbilliform rash induced by thalidomide. Reintroduction of the drug confirmed the diagnosis. Nevertheless we continued the thalidomide treatment, although combined with methylprednisolone 64 mg. There was no recurrence of the cutaneous drug reaction (CDR). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case showing that systemic steroids can help to 'treat through' a thalidomide CDR.


PurposeThis study aims to outline the influence of various combinations of antecedent conditions for startups being accepted into business incubators in Italy and Romania. The degree to which these conditions affect acceptance is referred to here as the Business Ideas Acceptance Degree (BIAD). The antecedent conditions considered are business idea potential, business plan quality, entrepreneurial team features, business project progress stage, available financial resources, debts of potential incubated companies, commitment to apply for national/EU funds, business area related to incubator mission, proposed technological content level, technological transfer from university/research centres and spin-off of a partner-entity of the incubator.Design/methodology/approachThe methodological toolkit used was mixed: correlation-based analysis (CBA), machine learning (ML) techniques and fsQCA. Principal component analysis enabled the selection of the most representative antecedent conditions from both business incubator samples in Italy and Romania, further used in fsQCA analyses. XGBoost algorithm has been also used. K-Means clustering, an unsupervised learning algorithm that groups unlabeled dataset into different clusters, led to the configuration of two clusters associated to each of the countries involved in this study (Romania and Italy).FindingsThe findings reveal the differences between the different antecedent conditions that can contribute to startups being accepted into business incubators in Italy and Romania. The validation of the fsQCA equifinality principle in both samples shows that the selected antecedent conditions, mixed in combinations of "causal recipes", lead to a high BIAD by business incubators from both countries.Originality/valueThis study reveals the differences between different antecedent conditions, capable to contribute to the start-up acceptance within business incubators from Italy and Romania. Furthermore, the validation of fsQCA equifinality principle in both samples highlight that the selected antecedent conditions, mixed in combinations of causal recipes, lead to a high degree of business ideas' acceptance in business incubators.


In this paper,the author expounds working principal of radar level transmitter,typical problems occurred in the factory and solutions for these problems.


Abstract This paper examined the sensitivity of 20 road unevenness indicators (RUIs) for local discontinuities (various distresses, joints, joint and surface defects, cracks, spalls, other road features, humps, dips, etc.) of a maximum length of 20 cm in Portland cement concrete pavements. Approximately, 5500 road records totalling 530 km from the Long-Term Pavement Performance programme were processed. Raw profiles were separated into random and distress components using a median filtering method. The median filter was set to identify distress of a maximum length of 20 cm and with a minimal height of 3 mm. Over 26,000 distresses and their dimensions were identified. Raw longitudinal road profiles were compared with the separated pure random components. The most sensitive indicators of distresses were road elevation spectrum parameters in whole- and short-wave bands, the Profile Index and the road elevation root mean square (RMS) value in the short-wave band. Negligible sensitivity was observed for the International Roughness Index, road elevation RMS values and spectrum parameters in long- and medium-wave bands. The influence of road data pre-processing on the results was estimated.


Patient Relationship Management or Customer Relationship Management for healthcare is a system design strategy said to have the potential to increase patient satisfaction and reduce healthcare costs. We outline a innovative patient relationship management information system architecture. The primary principle of this architecture is modularity, thereby reducing implementation, maintenance and evolution effort and cost. Modularity is not only at system level components, but also at portal interface which provides an application development framework, to be used everyone interested from individual hospital departments to patient associations, in order make information available as well as new services to any end users. Our architecture also provides some degree of independence from the organization information systems, thus, simplifying deployment to new systems.


A new compound, 1- O -methyl-6- O -caffeoyl- g - d -glucopyranose ( 1 ), has been isolated from the aerial part of G. rivale , together with five known compounds, cecropiacic acid ( 2 ), niga-ichgoside ( 3 ), gallic acid ( 4 ), 1- o -protocatechuoylglucose ( 5 ), and sucrose ( 6 ). Their structures were elucidated by spectral methods and chemical reactions.


The problem of organizing interaction of educational organizations of general and professional education in the sphere of professional orientation is described in terms of modern pedagogics. The topicality of the problem is characterized. The following analysis is carried out: of the phenomenon of professional self-determination of a person, of the process of personal professional orientation, of the main features of educational subjects' interaction. The analysis is carried out to define peculiarities of interaction of educational organizations in the sphere of professional orientation. The pedagogical prerequisites of such interaction are improved starting from the phenomena and notions analysis: goals, the subjects' competencies, the meaning and forms of the activity on administrative, professional and pedagogical, educational and pedagogical levels.


In this paper, the diplexer for satellite ground station is proposed. The proposed diplexer consist of low-pass filter, septum polarizer and high-pass filter(cut-off). To separate Rx and Tx of X-band providing right-hand and left-hand circular polarizations (RHCP and LHCP), the septum polarizer is used. The proposed diplexer is having the shut stub structure and operating in the frequency ranges of 7.25 ~ 7.75 GHz, 7.9 ~ 8.4 GHz and 12.15 ~ 12.3 GHz for the domestic X/Ku-band satellite communication.


After enduring years of criticism from members of the economics profession, many system dynamicists have concluded that economists do not like system dynamics. This article outlines the methodologies of both neoclassical and institutional economics and demonstrates that the system dynamics modeling process is strikingly similar to the latter. Because a majority of economists trained in the West are neoclassicals, system dynamicists should not be surprised if many economists label system dynamics models unscientific. And since the institutional approach and the system dynamics approach are similar, it is argued, system dynamics should be used to strengthen and extend institutional economics.


With the sustained and healthy development of the economy, the road mileage in China is over four million kilometers, the highway mileage is the first in the world. So, it also puts forward higher requirements on highway maintenance and management, road detection gets more and more attention from the relevant departments. This paper introduces a kind of automatic detection system for pavement damage, discusses the principle of automatic pavement damage detection system, the concept of digital images, the design of the existing system, the characteristics and performance of the hardware, the prospect of system research and development and the concepts of other aspects.


Aim: The aim of this study were to assess the proportion of pregnant women who attended ANC late in pregnancy and to identify factors associated with late entry in communities in South Vietnam. Background: Antenatal care (ANC) in Vietnam remains a problem suboptimal in Vietnam and there is limited information of on late entry into ANC. A study conducted in 2008 in the North of Vietnam showed 2.8% of late entry into ANC in 2.8% of women in an urban area, against versus 30.9% of women in a rural area. The aims of the present study were to assess the proportion of pregnant women attending ANC late in their pregnancy and to identify factors associated with late entry in ANC in rural communities of South Vietnam in 2014. Methods: This community-based study enrolled 1,448 pregnant women who were identified by 72 village health workers in 17 communities. First initiation to ANC after first trimester of pregnancy was considered as a late entry. Related factors were selected and analysed based on the Andersen Health Seeking Behaviour model. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify independent factors associated with late ANC. Results: The prevalence of late ANC attendance was 8.2%. Having a poverty certificate (26.9%), having a history of abortion (19.4%), living in an ethnic minority community (17.2%) and being a teenager (15.5%) were the factors associated with late entry into ANC for pregnant women. Conclusion: The proportion of pregnant women entering late into ANC in rural Southern Vietnam remains higher than in urban areas (8.2% vs. 2.8%). Health education on the importance of attending ANC early should focus on poor people, on women who have an abortion history, on ethnic minorities, and on teenagers to promote significant early entry into antenatal care, thus improving maternal and child health.


Fifly-si\ sites, representing 53 wetlands, were suiveyed in the southem Camarvon Basin in 1994 and 1995 with the aim of documentine the waterbird and aquatic inverteblate fauna of the region. Most sites ivere surveyed in both winter and summer, although some contained water only one occasion. Altogether 57 waterbird species wete recorded, with 29 292 waterbirds of 25 species on Lake Macleod in October 1994. River pools were shown to be relatively important for waterbirds, while many ?reshwater .lavpans were little used. Ai least 492 species of aquatic invertebrate were collected. The invedebrate fauna was charactedzed by the low ftequency with which taxa occurred: a third of the species wete collected at i single site on only one occasion. Patterns of occurence were not strongly seasonal. Many undescribed species were found and many range extensions were recotded, reflecting lick of previous aquatic inveltebrate work in the region. The level of regional endemicity could not be assessed adequately, although it is probably comparatively low. In terms of their invertebrate fauna, Iive types of wetlands were distinguished: river pools,_ rock pools and larger flowintstreams; seeps, springs and smaller cteeks; freshwater claypans; birridas; and Lake Macleod. Environmental factors to which invertebrates appeared to respond were ratio of calcium/ alkalinitr lotal dissolved solids, turbidity, colour, flow, longitude and nutrientt although some factors were inter-corelated. Additional surveyi should find extra species of waterbird and, mote particularly, aquatic invertebrate using wetlands of the southern Calnarvon Basin. For many invertebrates, occultences are too sparse for eflective protection of species within a nature resetve system and other mechanisms will be required to ensute their conservation. Comparison of site classifications based on waterbird, aquatic invertebrate and Dlant data (Gibson ei al., 2000) showed pattems among sites identified using one element of Lhe biota djd not refle.t patterns shown by other element". ihi. .uggests that, until further work hal identified an element that reflects the iviole wetland communitt as many biotic elements as possible should be surveyed.


In this paper we present a method that uses the Workflow Instrumentation for structure Extraction (WISE) combined with the SemanticMap methods to process ad-hoc legacy workflows written in Python and produce a mapping of the workflow structural skeleton to a domain ontology. The method provides the foundation for searching through scientific workflows with conceptual queries.


Chapter 3 lays the groundwork for understanding how educators incorporate national special education policies into their local, culturally based practices. It examines national disability policies and services in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the U.S. Special education policies in all four nations have been influenced by the contemporary, international trend of inclusive education. Yet the ways in which policymakers and educators have responded to such international initiatives, which reinforce the individual rights of children with disabilities, vary cross-culturally. Such variation partly reflects culturally based differences in how the relative risks of disability labels and the benefits of specialized support are weighted, especially for these children whose functioning is at the border of "typical development" and "having disabilities."


Background: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) without any specific antiviral. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the expression level of inflammatory chemokines and pro-inflammatory cytokines in ATLL patients, asymptomatic carriers (ACs), and healthy individuals to assess the role of these inflammatory markers in ATLL pathogenicity. Methods: This study was conducted from May 2021 to August 2022. The ATLL blood samples were collected from the oncology wards of Imam Khomeini, Shariati, and Imam Hossein hospitals, in Tehran, Iran. The blood samples of ACs and normal control subjects were collected from blood donors referred to blood transfusion centers of Tehran and Alborz provinces, Iran. RNA extraction, complementary DNA (cDNA) synthesis, and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were done in targeted sample groups to investigate the correlation and expression rate of C-C motif chemokine ligand 3 (CCL3), C-C motif chemokine ligand 4 (CCL4), C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 (CXCL8), interleukin 23 subunit alpha (IL-23A), and interleukin 17 A (IL-17A). Results: A total of 30 samples were collected from 3 groups. The CCL3, CCL4, CXCL8, and IL-17A messenger RNA (mRNA) expression levels were significantly upregulated in the ATLL groups. There was a significant difference between CCL3 expression between the ACs and ATLL groups. In addition, CCL4 and CXCL8 expression levels were more significant in the ATLL group than in the normal control group. The IL-17A expression level significantly increased between groups. The IL-23A expression levels had no significant differences between the ATLL, ACs, and normal control groups. Conclusions: This study showed significant upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines mRNAs in HTLV-1–associated ATLL compared to the ACs and normal control groups. Conducting more experiments to investigate the therapeutic effect of chemokines/cytokines in ATLL is essential.


As the historical category,political civilization has various forms and contents in different historical periods.In the ancient times,China had not only political civilization,but a long history with unique characters,which included the slow evolution in the circulation between peace and turbulence;maintaining the legality and stability of regality;the political awareness guiding political life and condensing political power,political moral cultivation effecting the political operation process;the complicacy and multiplicity;and gradual variation and final destruction in the developing process.


Job evaluation is a procedure for assessing the relative jobs with a view to differentiating jobs to positions. In this study, it is aimed to redetermine the importance of main and sub factors used in point factor method which is one of job evaluation methods by human resource professionals located in different sectors based on the manifacturing sector. The determining factors importance is a phenomenon open to subjective judgments. Also, with some developments such as change of technology and ways of doing business, factors weights should be redetermined or updated now and again. So, it is thought that the explore of reviews from different parties (job evaluation experts, technical managers, HR professionals, employees, etc.) about importance of all factors is very important. Accordingly, data about importance of factors were received from 40 human resource professionals through survey method and they were analyzed by analytic hierarchy process. At the end of research, similar results to job evaluation scale generated and used by Turkish Metal Industry Employer's Union (MESS) were achieved. However, it was found that "education and basic knowledge" which was the most important sub factor in job evaluation scale developed by Turkish Metal Industry Employer's Union was least important sub factor as result of study.


Innovational education for medical students is a varied phenomenon in educational sphere. Its main tendency is pedagogical activity quality updating. One should pay attention to psychological factors, as they influence the students` knowledge mastering efficiency.


4D-seismic is regarded with increasing interest as a strategic source of dynamic information, and as an added value monitoring tool to optimise reservoir management decisions. The actual value of the 4D-seismic information relies on the possibility to bring it early enough in the project life to impact the development plan, and to participate in the construction of a reliable Reservoir Model. Two seismic monitors have been acquired on Girassol- Jasmim, as part of a seismic monitoring project. The 4D processing and interpretation workflow we have developed has allowed us to start exploiting the essential of 4D information very early after the monitor acquisition. This key dynamic information has been used to constrain the reservoir model history match. The integration of 4D information has impacted fundamental decisions, like the drilling of a development well on a poorly drained area identified on 4D data. Girassol-Jasmim 4D experience proves that time-lapse seismic brings added-value information all along the project life. 4D can effectively help optimising the development wells locations. The additional reserves associated to wells targeting undrained panels, the optimisation of development well locations and the increase in reliability of the Reservoir Model (basis for the reservoir management decisions) largely justify 4D expenses. The main goal of this work is to deconvolve, at least partially, pressure and saturation changes from 4D data. To advance in this direction, we have inverted seismic traces to extract reliable P and S time-lapse impedance changes through 4D-seismic multi-offset simultaneous inversion. Combined with the results of time shift inversion process we have been able to split the P Impedance changes into Velocity and density parts. As Pressure does not impact the density in first approximation it is theoretically possible to approach pressure and saturation evolutions within the reservoir. A first step of well inversion tie have been performed and shows very consistent results..


a b s t r a c t The effects of atmospheric CO2 on surface segregation and phase formation in La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−i (LSCF-6428) were investigated. (0 0 1)-oriented LSCF-6428 thin films were deposited on lattice matched (1 1 0)-oriented NdGaO3 (NGO) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Using the synchrotron tech- nique of total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF), it was found that the kinetics of Sr surface segregation was enhanced when annealing at 800 ◦ C in a high-CO2 partial pressure, as compared to a similar anneal in a CO2-free atmosphere, with the oxygen partial pressure being constant in both cases. Hard X-ray photo- electron spectroscopy (HAXPES) measurements showed that the contribution of the surface carbonate to surface oxide phases increased significantly for the sample annealed in the high-CO2 atmosphere. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies showed enhanced surface phase formation during the high-CO2 partial pressure anneal. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations provide a thermodynamic basis for the enhanced kinetics of surface segregation in the presence of atmospheric CO2.


In an effort to better understand the UV properties of ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIGs), and compare them to the rest-frame UV properties of high redshift sub-mm and Lyman-break galaxies, we have obtained far-and near-UV imaging observations (λ ef f = 1457Å, λ ef f = 2364Å, respectively) of two luminous infrared galaxies (LIGs–VV 114 and IC 883) and five ULIGs (IRAS 08572+3915, Mrk 273, IRAS 15250+3609, Arp 220, and IRAS 19254–7245) using the Hubble Space Telescope. All the galaxies were detected in both channels. UV light, both diffuse and from star clusters, can be traced to within the inner kpc of the dominant near-IR nuclei. However, in general, the brightest UV sources are clearly displaced from the I-band and near-IR peaks by at least hundreds of pc. Further, only 0.07%-7.3% of the total near-UV light is projected within the inner 500 pc radius, even though this is the same region wherein most of the bolometric energy is generated. All nuclei are highly obscured by dust. Even after correction for dust reddening, the global UV emission fails to account for the total bolometric luminosities of these systems by factors of 3–75. – 2 – The discrepancy is much worse if only the central regions, where the bolomet-ric luminosities are generated, are included. In two cases (VV 114 and IRAS 08572+3915), the merging companion galaxies are more prominent in the UV than the more IR-luminous member. While all our galaxies show possible signatures of AGN activity, only IRAS 19254–7245 yields even a possible detection of an AGN in our UV images. Simple calculations show that all but one of our galaxies would be expected to drop below the detection thresholds of, e.g., the Hubble Deep Fields at redshifts between 1.5 and 3, and we find that ∼2 of our 5 ULIGs would be selected as Extremely Red Objects in this redshift range. A typical ULIG in our sample would be too faint to be detected at high-redshift in the deepest current optical or sub-mm deep surveys. Only VV 114 has UV luminosity and color similar to Lyman-break galaxies at z ∼ 3; the other galaxies would be too faint and/or red to be selected by current surveys. The low UV brightnesses of our ULIGs mean that they would not appear as optically-bright (or bright ERO) sub-mm galaxy counterparts, though they might be similar to the fainter sub-mm galaxy counterparts.


The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a critically endangered wild felid endemic to Iriomotejima Island in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan (Fig. 1). Its population is approximately 100, and it is the only native cat on this island (Izawa et al. 2009). The Iriomote cat shows very low genetic variation (Johnson et al. 1999), and it is mainly threatened by habitat destruction and vehicles (Izawa et al. 2009). Further, domestic cats (Felis catus) in some areas, may compete with Iriomote cats for habitat resources (Watanabe 2003). Because intrusive methods can adversely affect endangered carnivore populations (Morell 1995), studies on their basic ecology should be conducted with minimal human disturbance. To this end, non-invasive genetic sampling of scats is used to obtain vital data about felids,


A signal processing apparatus the rotation sensor, which is calculated based on the input period of the pulse signal from the rotation sensor instantaneous input shaft speed (Nm), and the instantaneous speed (Nm) and calculates a filtering process speed (Nf of), when the parking when the rotational speed (Nf of) the slip velocity (NSL) above the determined slip state determination time duration (TSL) or more, it is determined that belt slip occurs, no input pulse signal until the time exceeds the slip ratio determination time (TSL) the corresponding time length of a wheel lock (TWL of) so far, the previous rotational speed is maintained (Nf). When the signal from becoming a state of no input from a reference time (TS1), the instantaneous rotation speed (Nm) is in the region between the first reference speed (NSl) and a second reference speed (NS2), because no pulse signal input even if the occurrence of standing instantaneous speed is zero, when the instantaneous speed (Nm) is a second reference velocity (the NS2) above the region, before holding speed (Nf of) values. Thereby, it is possible to avoid the disconnection is determined by the input rotation sensor belt type continuously variable transmission and a clutch device or a power belt slip error.


The themes of this special issue of the Journal of Travel Medicine are wilderness and adventure travel. We hope that the wilderness medicine and travel medicine communities can work together on these areas of mutual interest.


In this study the buckling analysis of an orthotropic rectangular plate with simply supported edges sustaining linearly in-plane bending (extensive)-compressive compound loading on its two opposite edges using the Ritz method assuming one parameter for deflection solution is carried out to determine the critical buckling load for plate-loading assembly configuration. Using powerfully energy method and deriving expressions for internal energy and total work done by the external in-plane compound loading and derivative of subtraction of them as total potential energy function for this system under investigation with respect to assumed parameter gives out us minimum critical in-plane buckling load factor such as considered this derivative to be zero which it's the principle of minimum potential energy. Key-Words: Orthotropic Rectangular Plate, Simply Supported, Compressive-Bending Loading, the Principle of Minimum Potential Energy, the Ritz Method, Approximation Method, Critical Buckling Load


Poly(dimethyl siloxanes)(PDMS) with different molecular weight was incorporated in styrene-butadiene rubber on laboratory two-roll mill.The effects of molecular weight and content of PDMS on cure behavior of SBR compounds,surface characteristics and mechanical properties of SBR gums were investigated.It was showed that the addition of PDMS could increase the contact angle of SBR gums,i.e.improve their surface hydrophobicity,especially when PDMS had low molecular weight(80000);mechanical properties and cure behavior were not affected by PDMS,while scorch times increased and maximum torques lowered.


The state-of-the-art with respect to pricing real estate is similar to that with respect to pricing securities just prior to the development of the CAPM. Reading the entrails of real estate markets, however, has proven a formidable task, and the problem is not limited to inadequate data. Perhaps the most important lesson to date is that available pricing models are not up to the task. Copyright American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.


Background: If all unplanned pregnancies could be eliminated, it is estimated that there would be 22 million fewer abortions each year, and the associated complications would be lessened. Aims and Objectives: (1) Compare knowledge, attitude, and practices toward contraceptives among wives of tribal and non-tribal eligible couples of Rani Community Development Block, Kamrup, Assam, (2) to study various factors influencing contraceptive practices. Materials and Methods: It is a community based cross-sectional study done from August 2014 to July 2015. Wives of currently married couples in the reproductive age group of 15-45 years were interviewed. A total of 150 tribal eligible couples and 150 non-tribal eligible couples were taken for the study. Results: Knowledge about contraceptive methods is almost universal about 90.6% of tribal wives, and 92.33% of non-tribal wives knew about contraceptive. Association of age, education status, occupation, and socioeconomic status was found to be statistically significant with contraceptive usage. Conclusion: Besides having a good knowledge about contraception the practice is still lagging, and only 36% among tribal and 46% among non-tribal are using modern methods of contraception which is very low. Regarding modern contraceptive prevalence rate, although there was some improvement compared to the past national averages; however, the current figure for prevalence rate is still low when compared to the national target.


Estimating real 3D number of things using the disector - means and ways ... and some misconceptions non-uniform systematic sampling for area estimation of planar objects digitized image generation and recognition weighted finite automata, digital images and image compression analytical formulations for reconstruction of a line in 3D space from two arbitrary perspective view digitized infinite images and their recognition a novel technique for image boundary detection cross ratio is invariant under perspective projections note on parallel communicating OL array systems the discrete additive bidirectional associative memory on inferring subclasses of internal contextual languages from positive data structural analysis of graphs-siphon trap approaches application of digital image processing for simulation of micromechanical response of multi-length scale microstructures grain boundary detection-classical and tricky algorithms image analysis for high resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis of the population of fatigue short cracks in zircaloy-4 the role of stereology in estimation of ductile fracture toughness of structural materials structural analysis of crystal planes of the colloidal particle ordering particle size measurements on thermally decomposed thorium oxalate hexahydrate gradation of ceramic cutting tools by analysis of dynamic force spectrum using fractal principle application of serial sectioning for estimation of calliper diameter and spatial distribution of grains estimation of fuel-clad gap in irradiated FBTR fuel pins performance study of straight-ray and curved-ray approaches in ultrasonic tomographic reconstruction damage assessment by fractal characterization of ultrasonic signal in thin sheets an image processing approach for automated detection of defects in stainless steel plates imaging of heat exchanger tubes for corrosion monitoring ultrasonic tomography of polymeric material analysis of ultrasonic under sodium images stereological assessment of cell number in the testis watershed with rule based merging for efficient cell segmentation image analysis in groundnut morphometric studies characterization of soil structure using soil microscopy and image analysis technique image analysis of radiation induced biological end points for the measurement of dose neurostereology spatial-temporal data analysis with non-linear filters - brain mapping with fMRI data analysis of slide images for identification of cervical cancer multimodal combined application of stereology and densitometry for diagnosis of glomerular haematuria on MR microscopy, microimaging and microangiography thylakoid membrane protein kinase activity in NaCI salt stressed mung bean and Indian mustard seedling SEM-based quantitative morphological comparison of herbal shampoo effects on hair.


A new concept of time division multiplex of statistic traffic peaks on the basis of extended concept of traditional time division multiplex is proposed in this paper.And a research on its theory,corresponding algorithms and its application modes is made.The modeling and simulation analysis based on experimental results on a real GSM radio network are given at the end of this paper,which indicate its significant value in corresponding engineering and theory research.


An analytical model considered to be the first analytical micro heat pipe model to predict the capillary limit of operation as well as the radius of curvature in the evaporator section and the optimal value of liquid charge was developed for a triangular-shaped, etched micro heat pipe. This model predicted optimal liquid prime values between 16-25% for various power levels and also indicated an optimal charge value which would not exceed 25%. Micro heat pipe arrays with liquid prime values ranging from 10 to 50% were used. The model was validated by comparing the predicted values of maximum heat transport capacity with experimental data at various liquid fill ratios. Although the model correctly predicted the trends associated with the variations in the fill ratio, significant differences were evident in the predicted and measured dryout level. 8 refs.


A fast neural nets for object/face detection are presented in [(S.Ben-Yacoub, 1997), (Beat Fasel, 1998) and (S. Ben-Yacoub et al., 1999)]. The speed up factor of these networks based on cross correlation in frequency domain between the input image and the weight of the hidden layer. But, these equations presented in [(S. Ben-Yacoub, 1997), (Beat Fasel, 1998) and (S. Ben-Yacoub et al., 1999)] for conventional and fast neural nets as well as speed up ratio are not valid for many reasons presented here. In this paper, a correct formula for the computation steps required for conventional, fast neural nets presented in [(S. Ben-Yacoub, 1997), (Beat Fasel, 1998) and (S. Ben-Yacoub et al., 1999)] and speed up ratio is introduced. Moreover, conventional neural nets are proved to be faster than those fast neural nets presented in [(S.Ben-Yacoub, 1997), (Beat Fasel, 1998) and (S. Ben-Yacoub et al., 1999)]. Practically, simulation results confirm this approval. Furthermore, only in case that the input image is symmetric or the weight are symmetric, neural nets presented in [(S. Ben-Yacoub, 1997), (Beat Fasel, 1998) and (S. Ben-Yacoub et al., 1999)] give correct result as conventional neural nets.


A 76-year-old man with multiple metastases despite surgical treatment and chemotherapy with PAV and DAV was given HuINF-R by intravenous drip infusion, but the melanoma did not respond. A 56-year-old man who had been treated with combination therapy with surgery, chemotherapy (DAV) and HuINF-β, was given HuINF-β by local injection preoperatively and postoperatively. He has since been receiving injections as an outpatient, with no side effects. No recurrence has been noted ll months after surgery.


In persons who carry the Huntington's disease (HD) mutation, but have not fallen ill yet, we found changes in PETscans of the brain in almost half of them. These changes increase over time. PETscanning with a glucose or with a dopamine receptor tracer is more sensitive to detect these changes than anatomical MRI scans, MR-spectroscopy scans, or blood testing for heat shock proteins. This can help in measuring effectiveness of possible preventive treatments in the future.


Summary The prevalence of antinuclear antibodies was increased in patients with adenocarcinoma of the corpus uteri, chronic lesions of the cervix uteri, malignant melanoma, non‐malignant pigmented skin lesions and basal cell carcinoma. The prevalence of smooth muscle antibodies was increased in patients with squamous carcinoma of the cervix and malignant melanoma. The prevalence of antibodies to gastric parietal cells and thyroid epithelial cells was not increased in any group of patients.


Dear Editor-in-ChiefSt. John Ambulance was the first to use the con- cept of first aid in the United Kingdom in 1879. Princess Christian - the daughter of Queen Victo- ria translated from German into English five ambulance lectures given by Prof. Esmarch in 1882, which were published under the title "First Aid to the Injured" by Smith Elder and his part- ners. In 1882, St. Andrew established the First Aid Organization in Scotland in order "to alleviate the pains of the injured and patients in wartime and peacetime and to take measures required for their care". The regulation of this organization, written by Sir George Beatson, was issued in 1891. In 1908, St. John's and St. Andrew's organizations reached an agreement on merging their activities carried out in various regions of Scotland and the United Kingdom in order to manage them under a single roof (1).Esmarch (1823-1908) laid the foundations of civil first aid institutions. He became a physician in 1848, and then received education on surgery. In 1854, he specialized in surgery and ophthalmology. His main fields of interest were military surgery and first aid. He was one of the most important emergency surgeons of the 19th century. In the French-German war, Esmarch was promoted up to the surgeon-general in the German army. Then he served as a consulting surgeon in a military hospital, and was recognized as one of the greatest authorities in hospital management and military surgery. Dr. Mayor of Lausanne invented the triangular bandage used in first aid in 1831, but it was Esmarch who popularized the use of this bandage. There are resources mentioning that he was the inventor of ice bag, and that is why he was publicly nicknamed as Ice Bag. The arm and leg splints also owe their modern forms to Esmarch (2,3).Works of Esmarch1. First Aid at the Battle FieldAccording to Esmarch: "The primary objective of first aid is to protect the fresh wound from any insanitary factors that can be encountered during the patient's transportation to the hospital. The sol- dier's wound should be protected from dust, bugs, sun or such things by covering the wound in an appropriate way. Every little move during the transportation may cause the wound to deteriorate; therefore, the wounded part should be fixed appropriately." "...At the battlefield, the triangular-shaped rag in adequate dimen- sions is the most convenient equipment for first aid. Its usage so simple that even inexperienced people can learn how to use it easily and quickly."(2)2. First Aid Place and Field Hospital. Lessons for Military Doctors and Voluntary Nurses (1st press 1868, 2nd press 1871)In this work of Esmarch, the practices at first re- sponse place and field hospital are lectured to military doctors and voluntary nurses. The sum- mary of the content is as follows:1st Lesson: at the bandage location; explained the first response2nd Lesson: at the bandage location; explained the surgical conditions that includes a more compli- cated medical response3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Lesson: in the field hospital; the transportation of the wounded from the bandage location to the field hospital, transportation with ambulance, tumbrel, carriage, train, hospital cars of the Americans, their supply and usage and so on (4).3. Esmarch's work of "About the Chronic Arthritis" (1867)The 10 % of the patients consulting to the hospi- tal suffer from chronic arthritis. He described the inflammations and discussed the reasons. He highlighted the importance of anamnesis in the diagnosis of the illness (5,6). …


This paper is a concept paper which is focused on the discussion about the emotional intelligence of leader in the human governance elements at the workplace from the perspectives of the spirituality model. These are the claims of reality the management application which is based of religion and science as well as browse the dimension of emotional in organizations today. This discussion encompasses the conceptual of emotional intelligence, human governance and spirituality model; application needs; challenges and hopes. In line with the demands of human capital development, supposed the physical development and materially advanced with that momentum growing over the years in tandem with human development. We not only want the country to have a first-class facility, but most important are the mentality, spiritual and behaviour first class which is oriented of human capital. The synonyms here, each employee in any organization as a human entity are should be the ideal capacity of human capital in terms of emotional intelligence to produce the quality work and have a strong human governance. To that end, leaders in the workplace should have a high level of emotional intelligence to form a positive culture among employees and create practices that are consistent so that it can become a habit that is conducive to all parties in the working environment. The end of this paper will demonstrate the need for all leaders to have the emotional intelligence with spiritual strength and lead a more meaningful behaviour. It would also allow employees to perform a dynamic human capital and thus able to establish a framework of a major platform in the management and human governance characterized by spirituality trait in their work.


Objective: Evaluation is made to analyze the factors that can influence the uncertainty level in colony counting detection of water samples,to improve the accuracy of the testing result and to reduce the lab error.Methods: Evaluate the error difference between the testing error and the standard error of the blended samples.Results: The standard error of the blended samples was 0.044 and its extended uncertainty level was 0.065.Conclusion: This testing approach is more convenient and practical, new testing data can be added into the blended samples,which can renew its range of the uncertainty level.


To know the importance of e-mail in today's society, since it is still a means of communication used by public and private institutions; Since in the public entities as in the universities they are still used to notify tasks sent to the students or students send tasks assigned by the teacher with specifications given in classes, in the private entities are sent some memo or some document that is the responsibility of the Members of companies, is a more formal way of communicating about an event, e-mail is a means of navigation that can not be completely replaced nowadays with the famous social networks, it is still an indispensable complement to exchange information In a more personalized way. Email is currently a more formal means of communication that allows the exchange of information in a more personalized way among members of the organization, while social networks are informal where more are used by companies to be advertising the service or product what are you offering; Or to highlight news that happen at that moment whether national or international in the case of Facebook there are young people who use this network to distract themselves through games like Dragon City, Pool Live Tour, etc., share memes, etc. Since nowadays who does not use the technology to communicate, to be updated, to exchange personal or professional information.


We discuss the dynamo effect due to low‐frequency waves in connection with recently proposed current‐drive schemes. We focus on nonresonant thermal effects and discuss the role of wave helicity in two‐fluid theory.


We present measurements of the thermal-expansion coefficient \ensuremath{\alpha}(T) on ${\mathrm{Fe}}_{100\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}\mathit{x}}$${\mathrm{Mn}}_{\mathit{x}}$ alloys with 15x60 at. % in the temperature range 4T1150 K. The results show that \ensuremath{\alpha}(T) is anomalously enhanced especially in the high-temperature range. The total volume expansion between 0 K and the melting point ${\mathit{T}}_{\mathit{m}}$ is up to 70% larger as compared to the volume expansion of a normal metal in the range 0T${\mathit{T}}_{\mathit{m}}$. A similar enhancement has earlier been found in fcc Fe and is referred to as the anti-Invar effect. An analysis is presented in order to determine the quantitative anti-Invar contribution to \ensuremath{\alpha}(T) in Fe-Mn. The observed behavior is discussed in terms of moment-volume instabilities, which are known to be responsible for the Invar effect.


Objective To summarize clinical characteristics of children acute hemolytic anemia(AHA) by analyzing clinical data of children with AHA.Methods Clinical data,such as causes,manifestations,laboratory findings,therapy and prognosis of AHA in 83 cases of children were studied retrospectively,so as to summarize the experience of treating and preventing AHA.Results The prevalence rate of AHA was higher in male than female(the rate was 2.2:1).AHA occured at any season,but there were more patients in spring.The most common cause of AHA is G6PD deficiency(32.53%),the secondary cause is exacerbation of thalassemia due to some stress(31.33%).Ingestion of fava bean or infection of respiratory tract was the major agent of triggering AHA.Intermediate and severe anemia were the most common type of AHA(62.65%).The average stay in hospital was 5.80 days and 98% of the patients recovered from AHA.Conclusion AHA more likely occurs in male than female.G-6-PD deficiency and exacerbation of thalassemia are major causes.Intermediate and severe anemia is the most common type of AHA.With timely diagnosis and treatment,we can receive a favorable prognosis.


The e.p.r. spectra of polycrystalline RDX, and its single crystals, when irradiated with γ-radiation and 254 nm light at 77–298 K, indicate that ˙NO2 may be a primary photochemical product of RDX. Mass spectral analyses of the gaseous products suggested that N2 and NO may also be primary photolysis products of RDX. The identity of these products was consistent with the theoretically predicted bond cleavage patterns of the axial and equatorial nitramine groups of RDX and HMX. A combination of theory and experiment thus permitted the tentative assignment of the primary photochemical steps for polycrystalline RDX.


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Patient identification, viz, the association of a person with a hospital medical record number is the foundation of all hospital information systems. An advanced empirically based algorithm has been utilized at the University of California, San Francisco Hospitals and Clinics for patient identification since 1978. A new algorithm based on a probability model has been designed and tested and found to provide a meaningful enhancement over the previous highly successful system. The algorithm provides the system user with a probability estimate of a match between the information provided by a person presenting to the hospital and records contained in the patient identification system file. This probability based algorithm has the advantage of not only providing weights for matching specific variables in a record, such as last name, first name, date of birth, etc., but has the ability to provide quantitative differentiation within a single variable, such as last name, even when an identical match is found.


A case of poikiloderma developed polymyositis ten years after the onset of skin changes. This rare case of poikilodermatomyositis, hitherto not reported from Asian continent, is documented.


Astr¨ om-Wittenmark self-tuning regulator, which is a special case (with known high-frequency gain) of extended least squares (ELS) algorithm, is adopted by each agent to estimate the local unknown parameters (including internal parameters and coupling coefficients) and control the local states based on the "certainty equivalence" principle. For the decentralized u Astr¨ om-Wittenmark self-tuning regulator discussed here, its stability and optimality are established rigorously in this paper. Simulation studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the local ELS learning and control algorithm. Index Terms—Multi-agent system, decentralized adaptive control, ARMAX, ELS, u Astr¨ om-Wittenmark self-tuning reg- ulator, uncertainty.


Taste buds are the anatomical structures that medicate the sense of taste. They comprise taste cells and nerve fibers within specialized epithelial structures. Taste cells are traditionally described by histologic methods as basal, dark, intermediate, and light cells, with the nerve fibers surrounding and infiltrating the taste buds. By means of immunohistochemical methods, taste cells and gustatory nerve fibers can be classified in functional groups based on the expression of various cell adhesion molecules and other proteins. Two mainly disputed problems are elucidated, namely lineage of taste buds cells and identification of taste receptor cells.


[Objective]To grasp the current using of preservatives in cosmetics sold in Shenzhen and evaluate its safety.[Methods]Preservatives in the cosmetics sold in Shenzhen were quantitatively analyzed and investigated.[Results]Parabens was the most common preservative in cosmetics,which was most frequently found in facial cleansing milk,skin care products and eye care products(57.52%);Kathon CG was the most frequently used preservative in shampoos(58.62%) and bath liquids(56.67%);the total eligible rate of the preservatives used in the cosmetics sold in Shenzhen was 88.97%.[Conclusion] Preservatives used in the cosmetics sold in Shenzhen exceeded the national standard that should draw the attention of relevant departments.


The study of the magnification bias produced on high z sub-mm galaxies by foreground galaxies through the analysis of the cross-correlation function was recently demonstrated as an interesting independent alternative to the weak lensing shear as a cosmological probe. In the case of the proposed observable, most of the cosmological constraints depends mainly on the largest angular separation measurements. Therefore, we aim at studying and correcting the main large scale biases that affect foreground and background galaxy samples in order to produce a robust estimation of the cross-correlation function (CCF). Then we analyse the corrected signal in order to derive updated cosmological constraints. The large scale bias corrected CCFs are measured using a background sample of H-ATLAS galaxies with photometric redshift > 1.2 and two different foreground samples (GAMA galaxies with spectroscopic redshift or SDSS galaxies with photometric ones, both in the range 0.2 0.22$ at $95\%$ C.L. and an upper bound $\sigma_8 < 0.97$ at $95\%$ C.L. (results from the $z_{spec}$ sample). However, by combining both foreground samples into a simplified tomographic analysis, we were able to obtain interesting constraints on the $\Omega_m$-$\sigma_8$ plane: $\Omega_m= 0.42_{- 0.14}^{+ 0.08}$ and $\sigma_8= 0.81_{- 0.09}^{+ 0.09}$ at 68\% CL.


We study in this thesis the effects of the institutions of the labour market in an economy where the inequalities within and between skills are due to a technological bias. In a first part, we consider that this bias which takes the form of an increase in the complexity of jobs as an endogenous variable resulting from the choice of the firms and we use a matching model in which the workers are differentiated vertically by their level of qualification. In the second part, we re-study the interactions between the public policies and the technological choices of the firms within a different framework. Indeed, contrary to the first part, endogenous technological bias is considered here as an increased specialization of jobs in a matching model with an horizontal differentiation of the agents.


It is widely acknowledged by all specialists in the field of ferrous metallurgy that the porous peg of the kit for injecting inert gases into the steel casting ladle is the weakness of the entire assembly. This is the most prompted piece due to the thermal shocks that occur when injecting cold gas and the wear and tear and corrosion caused by disturbances in the steel during the injection process. The porous structure of the peg considerably weakens the physical properties and widens the surface of metal - refractory material contact thus enabling the destructive chemical action. In addition, the process of injecting oxygen for cleaning the metal peg also contributes to the destructive action and the substantial decline in its endurance. All these considered, it has been decided that the material for producing these items should contain at least 95% Al2O3 which means using only tabular alumina. As far as the binder is concerned, it has been established that a liquid chemical binder made of colloidal alumina should be used since this does not considerably diminish the Al2O3 content of the end product. It is the aim of this paper to bring forward the author�s research regarding the production of the porous plug using high-alumina refractory materials.

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Sweden has used policies to increase energy efficiency in existing buildings for over four decades. How did this change towards more energy-efficient structures begin, and how did it affect the his ...


Objective To investigate the distribution of TCM Syndromes of Parkinson's disease(PD).Methods The 125 PD patients were graded according to Hoehn-Yahr(HY) criteria for assessment.The assigned TCM physician investigated TCM syndromes of these patients with the structured questionnaire which was based on literature and experience of experts.Results Of 125 cases,96 ones(76.8%) presented a single syndrome,and 29 ones(23.2%) presented complex syndrome.The positive rate of main syndrome was in an order of deficiency of both the Spleen and Kidney(22.4%),yin deficiency of the Liver and Kidney(18.4%),yang deficiency of the Spleen and Kidney(16%),qi deficiency of both qi and yin(15.2%),phlegm-heat stirring up the wind(12.8%),qi deficiency with blood stasis(4.8%),deficiency of both yin and yang(4%),damp abundance due to the Spleen deficiency(3.2%),endoretention of damp heat(1.6%),stagnation of the Liver qi with deficiency of the Spleen and Liver fire flaring(0.8%).There existed a significant difference in the distribution of TCM syndromes in HY 1.0~1.5 and HY 2.0~3.0(P0.05).Conclusion The pathogenesis of PD patients in early stage is mainly yin deficiency of both the Liver and Kidney,with abundant phlegm heat and blood stasis;in middle stage it was mainly deficiency of both the Spleen and Kidney,with phlegm damp retention;while in late stage it was mainly qi deficiency and yang deficiency,which later developed into deficiency of both yin and yang.


Examination of the fossil record shows that there is no direct evidence regarding the origins and early evolution of the Psilotaceae. Past comparisons betweenPsilotum orTmesipteris and certain fossil plants are reviewed. The major types of early land vascular plants are surveyed in order to demonstrate their basic characteristics and evolutionary trends and to point out the absence of any direct links with the Psilotaceae. Fossil plants of problematical affinities which appear to be important in the early diversification of ferns or plants closely related to ferns are discussed. The nature of stem-leaf relationships of some primitive, extant filicalean ferns and possibly the Psilotaceae is considered in terms of possible similar occurrences among fossil plants.


In 1998, the Supreme Court in Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth and Faragher v. City of Boca Raton set forth a two-pronged affirmative defense for employers to avoid vicarious liability for sexual harassment by supervisors. Under both Ellerth and Faragher, when no tangible employment action is taken, an employer can raise an affirmative defense to liability or damages by establishing two prongs: "(a) that the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing behavior; and (b) that the plaintiff employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to avoid harm otherwise." The Authors contend that careful analysis of the cases involving the Ellerth-Faragher affirmative defense evinces that satisfying both prongs can actually be as "easy as P.I.E." if the employer has a sufficient antiharassment policy, it sufficiently implements that policy, and it sufficiently enforces that policy. Specifically, a sufficient policy contains an adequate definition of the proscribed behavior, assurances that employees who make complaints of harassment or provide information related to such complaints will be protected against retaliation, and reasonable complaint procedures that provide accessible avenues of complaint and identify to whom harassment need be reported. Implementation is sufficient if there is adequate dissemination of and training regarding the policy, and employees are required to sign that they have read the policy, understand it, and agree to abide by it. Enforcement is sufficient if the behavior complained of is properly investigated and the harassing behavior is promptly corrected. This Article provides an in-depth analysis of the three P.I.E. components,how they affect both prongs of the affirmative defense, and how their sufficiency and interplay with each other can, in a very real way, not only shield a company from vicarious liability for sexual harassment by its supervisors, but also prevent the underlying sexual harassment. After analyzing the conditions under which courts have found each of these three P.I.E. components sufficient, the Authors offer practical solutions using a fictional company, Noble Corporation, to illustrate how the P.I.E. model works.


Double clip and rubber band tractionassisted endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been previously shown to be effective and safe for difficult colonic ESDs, such as those for recurrent lesions with severe fibrosis or for lesions invading the appendiceal orifice [1, 2]. Subepithelial lesions can also be removed by double clip and rubber band traction-assisted ESD [3]. "Spider-traction" ESD was recently reported to improve both the effectiveness and speed of ESD [4]. A 60-year-old patient with a history of appendectomywas diagnosedwith a protruding subepithelial lesion at the site of the previous appendectomy (▶Fig. 1 a). We scheduled endoscopic removal of this lesion with spider-traction ESD so as to obtain a perfect histological diagnosis and try to avoid unnecessary surgery. After with glycerol mixed with indigo carmine had been injected submucosally, circumferential incision trimming of the edges was done using a DualKnife (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan). The spider-traction system was then placed on the precut lesion (▶Video 1). With the creation of four-quadrant traction using our system, better visibility of the cutting plan and a wider submucosal space for dissection were obtained (▶Fig. 1b). We were able to finish complete en bloc resection of this subepithelial lesion, without any adverse events, in 25 minutes (▶Fig. 1 c, d). We decided to close the ulcer bed with five clips to prevent delayed complications (▶Fig. 2). The final pathology result revealed fatty fibrous change, with an R0 resection. ESD of subepithelial lesions in difficult locations, such as in the appendiceal orifice, is effectively possible with our spider-traction system. It was possible to pull the lesion completely out of the orifice, facilitating submucosal dissection. Pathological analysis confirmed that this was a completely benign lesion and E-Videos


The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving error detection information for control information so as to maintain a constant reception performance of control channels transmitted in a reverse direction in a mobile communication system. The mobile station at a predetermined time interval, to perform a power control in accordance with the error whether or not the control information, by dividing a predetermined recent error detection information generated for at least one control information to the predetermined number, the respective uniformly allocating the divided error detection information, during a plurality of time intervals and, by encoding control information with each of said plurality of time intervals is transmitted via a control channel. The base station is divided portion to the current window size of the error detecting information for at a predetermined time interval to transmit the error detection information to the control information, it decodes the received signal to be a predetermined latest at least one control information in the control channel generating a control information, and then recover the divided error detection information, by using this, to adjust the reference point for the outer-loop power control. The present invention has the effect of being able to perform outer-loop power control by the control information. RICH, CONTROL INFORMATION, CRC, OUTER-LOOP POWER CONTROL


We report a numerical simulation of the propagation of short (25 ps) 8QAM pulses for two polarisations in a nine-channel communication line with a frequency band of 80 GHz. It is shown that the use of large-chirp pulses and different dispersion compensators leads to effective suppression of nonlinear distortions and significantly improves the signal quality in a multichannel communication line due to the rapid pulse broadening.


The hydraulic elevator is both a cost-effective system and results in extremely clean building exterior lines since the usual penthouse-type machine room is eliminated. Without the need for wires, counterweights, or pulleys, this elevator can transfer people between levels. One of the most significant factors to consider when designing people's elevators is that they should not be disturbed when going between levels and that the elevators should stop accurately. As a consequence, innovative technologies such as the electro-hydraulic servo system (EHSS) may be employed with a traditional hydraulic elevator. This technology may employ speed and position input to provide the desired degrees of speed control, riding comfort, and leveling precision. The EHSS is a closed-loop control system that operates as a drive unit, raising and lowering the elevator cabin in response to a variable like position, velocity, or force. This paper examines various types of hydraulic systems for lifting purposes, as well as the application of servo system principles to hydraulic control valves, to credibly provide the traditional hydraulic elevator with a selectable diversity of precise and smooth transport characteristics across floors. This study also looks at how elevators employ telescopic hydraulic cylinders efficiently for lift purposes in the elevator.


The invention discloses a key management method of a security storage system. The security storage system comprises a security management center and a security storage array, wherein the security management center is responsible for key management; the security storage array comprises array controllers and disk storage units, the security management center and the array controllers perform key distribution through security channels, and transparent encryption and decryption are realized in the array controllers by deploying encrypted proxy and storage encryption modules. The key management method has the positive effects as follows: the system is safe and efficient; the system is easy to use and friendly and can be seamlessly integrated with a storage device, interaction between business logics of a key management system abides by the standard technology of the industry, and maintainability and flexibility are realized; the system supports multiple algorithms, meets demands of different businesses and supports domestic commercial encryption algorithms and general encryption algorithms.


Mental phenomena and consciousness can be located in sign and in language. Since these latter belong to the objective world of human interaction, consciousness emerges as a part of objectivity. A sign is the product of the interaction between con- sciousnesses. Thus, admitting the existence of the sign presumes the existence of action. Activity is a social phenomenon; thus, it is objective. It is the objectivization of human needs and desires as production and reproduction of these needs in society. Human consciousness emerges as co-knowing or co-consciousness through linguistic activity. Consciousness as co-knowing emphasizes the gene sis of human subjectivity not as a mere assertion but as some- thing the existence of which is to be shown. Consciousness and selfhood, thus, appear as objective, mediating but subjective action. In this view, the self is emancipated consciousness. Therefore, the psyche emerges as the subjective image of objectivity.


Abstract The physical processes associated with the ∼70-yr period climate mode, known as the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO), are examined. Based on analyses of observational data, a deterministic mechanism relying on atmosphere–ocean–sea ice interactions is proposed for the AMO. Variations in the thermohaline circulation are reflected as uniform sea surface temperature anomalies in the North Atlantic. These anomalies are associated with a hemispheric wavenumber-1 sea level pressure (SLP) structure in the atmosphere that is amplified through atmosphere–ocean interactions in the North Pacific. The SLP pattern and its associated wind field affect the sea ice export through Fram Strait, the freshwater balance in the northern North Atlantic, and consequently the strength of the large-scale ocean circulation. It generates sea surface temperature anomalies with opposite signs in the North Atlantic and completes a negative feedback. The authors find that the time scale of the cycle is associated with the...


Brillouin scattering from a-SiO/sub 2/ up to 17 GPa shows that an irreversible change in the longitudinal sound velocity takes place between 10 and 17 GPa and that this change is stable at atmospheric pressure. Raman spectra of the retrieved sample indicate that it is also amorphous but differ noticeably from that of the original sample.


The traditional construction technology(masonry structure) is replaced by the new constructions with composite light-weight structure since they are with such advantages as light dead weight,good seismic behavior,lifetime of insulation is the same as that of main buildings and good sound insulation performance,with which the technological innovation as well as energy saving and consumption reduction have been realized.Moreover,the upgrading and sustainable development of construction industry have been promoted.


Patient centred communication ensures patients are well informed and educated, which is vital to providing the best care possible. By asking questions, patients can better understand their disease and make informed decisions regarding their health journey. We aimed to investigate factors that affect question asking behaviours in surgical outpatient consultations and to determine the typical question‐asking by doctors, patients, and their companions.


This dissertation is a political economic history of access to food in central Mexico in its critical late colonial era (ca. 1700–1821). In this preindustrial, predominantly peasant society, with strong geographic fragmentation, access to food of different social groups significantly changed in connection with greater market integration and trade regulations. Over this period, the nutritional status of the urban population experienced gains relative to the rural population as trade became a more pervasive means to secure the access to food. Market integration allowed cities to leverage higher purchasing power and institutional resources. But also critical was the support of the colonial government, which deemed administrative centers and mining towns key to the survival of the colonial regime. In the end, grain markets mattered not only in terms of welfare, but also as a tool of empire. The late colonial era in New Spain was characterized by population growth, urban expansion, and increased regional specialization. These trends, which gained greater force in the 1780s, led to a deepening commercialization of food production and acquisition, while subsistence agriculture receded, and the price of food and land soared. Many indicators point to increased inequality in income and in the access to land. Famine broke out in 1785 and 1809, causing death and a rethinking of food supply policies. These were also years of important administrative, economic, and fiscal reorganization, usually referred to as the Bourbon reforms, that sought to strengthen the metropolitan control of the colonies and make the extraction of revenue more efficient. As generalized rural insurrection broke out in the 1810 and the colonial government moved back and forth in the implementation of liberal reforms coming from Spain, fights intensified on peasant autonomy, land property, and the organization of economic and political life. Throughout this period, the balance of economic and political power between different social classes, as well as between cities and countryside was dramatically changing, and trade became an increasingly important way to distribute the allocation of the means of subsistence. Late colonial Mexico is an ideal case to understand the importance of access to food and grain markets in preindustrial societies. Historians have debated about whether, before the arrival of fast and cheap transportation and improvements in agricultural yields, the climate was determinant of the amount of food production that was available to the population; others, instead, have pushed an approach that emphasizes the distributional and institutional factors in the acquisition of food. Late colonial Mexico, with its fractured topography, slow and costly transportation, and undercapitalized agriculture is a good test case to assess these different approaches to hunger and famine in history. Moreover, this case allows studying the boundaries of arguments that colonialism, by focusing on the extraction of colonial benefits to the metropolis, was not accountable to guarantee the access to food of the native population.


The aim of this study is to determine those factors that influence shoppers to shop in malls in Enugu metropolis. Specifically, the study sought to examine the influence of distance on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis, evaluate the influence of convenience on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis, to ascertain the influence of customer services on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis, determine the effect of socialisation on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis and evaluate the influence of exploration on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis. Survey method was adopted for this study. Adults 18 years and above were the target population. A sample size of 596 was used for the study. Data was gathered using a well-structured questionnaire. Five hypotheses were tested using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The test was run on AMOS version 25.0 with maximum likelihood estimation. Findings revealed that distance does not have a significant influence on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis. In contrast, convenience had a significant influence on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis. Also, customer Service does not have a significant influence on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis. Socialization had a significant influence on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis. Lastly, exploration had a significant influence on shoppers' patronage of shopping malls in Enugu metropolis. The study concludes that distance and customer service are not major factors that stimulate shoppers' patronage. Factors like convenience,socialization and exploration are important factors determining shoppers' patronage in Enugu metropolis. The study recommends that the management of the shopping malls should direct their resources toward constant improvement on the mall facilities that attract shoppers to the mall. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences Vol. 9 , No. 11, November, 2019, E-ISSN: 2222-6990 © 2019 HRMARS 402


A swing objective retarding immersion lens (SORIL) column for wafer inspection is designed and constructed based on SOIL concept. The column consists of a compound retarding electrostatic and magnetic immersion lens and five electrostatic deflectors. The retarding electrostatic and magnetic immersion lens has small spherical and chromatic aberration coefficients for low landing energy. All electrostatic deflectors have a cylindrical duodecapole structure. One deflector is accommodated between the polepiece of the magnetic lens and the specimen surface, and operated at high voltage to fulfill SOIL condition. An on-axis annular semiconductor detector with a small opening in the center is employed to collect signal electrons. The annular detector achieves high collection efficiency over a large scan field. Experimental results show that the SORIL column has accomplished a 600μm×600μm scan field with 0.1μm maximum spot size in a wide landing energy range (from 200to2000eV) without dynamic aberration correctio...


Green forage of fourteen lucerne varieties grown at four Experimental Stations of the Research Centre for Cultivar Testing in Slupia Wielka was harvested in these stages: the first growth in the budding stage (cut I), re-growths in the pre-bloom stage of maturity (cut II) 35 days after the first cut, and the next cut, 42 days later (cut III). Three bulls equipped with rumen and duodenal cannulas were used to study rumen degradability by the nylon bag technique and intestinal digestibility by the mobile bag method. The nutritive value of lucerne green forage was estimated according to IZ-INRA (2001) feed evaluation system. The composition of the lucerne cuts differed in DM content (P 0.05) but lower in cut III (P 0.05). The highest DM digestibility in the total alimentary tract was found for cut I (P 0.05). There were no significant differences between the cuts in effective degradability, digestibility in the small intestine of the fraction not digested in the forestomachs and total digestibility of CP, CF, NDF, ADF, hemicellulose and cellulose ( P > 0.05). The digestion of rumen undegraded CP in the post-rumen part of the alimentary tract was lower compared with the digestion of essential amino acids (81% and 98%; respectively). The first cut harvested in the spring in the budding stage contained about 5% more PDIA and PDIN, but 7% less LFU compared with both cuts of regrowth (cuts II and III) which contained on average: 58 g PDIA; 123 g PDIN and 0.93 kg LFU. All the cuts contained similar levels of PDIE, UFL per kg of DM (106 and 0.76 g, respectively).


Spectral clustering is sensitive to how graphs are constructed from data. In particular, if the data has proximal and imbalanced clusters, spectral clustering can lead to poor performance on well-known graphs such as k-NN, ϵ-neighborhood and full-RBF graphs. We propose a graph partitioning problem that seeks minimum cut partitions under minimum size constraints on clusters to deal with imbalanced data. Our approach parameterizes a family of graphs by adaptively modulating node degrees on a fixed node set, to yield a set of parameter dependent cuts reflecting varying levels of imbalance. The solution to our problem is then obtained by optimizing over these parameters. We present asymptotic limit cut analysis to justify our approach. Experiments on synthetic and real data sets demonstrate the superiority of our method.


Producing these has caused me to reflect on information, knowledge, content, and related issues. Although both 'products' may have, to a certain extent, the same audience, the reasons why people use them are markedly different. People 'read' a community website to find out about the community, learn what goes on there, and whether it is worth visiting. The information is expected to be both factual, and factually correct. A website of this nature would be expected to have a high 'information to noise' ration. With a blog, people would usually expect a more informal, personal and opinionated flow of text, with less structure (and fewer pictures) and a more argumentative approach. A blog also forces the author to think differently in terms of updating the flow of content. If a personal blogger is ego-tripping – and admittedly, writing for the BBC has been a 'cool' thing to drop into conversation – then the blogger will want a large audience that craves for more content. But this in turn adds pressure. In the case of the BBC blogs, there were no fixed times when new entries were expected, but it is likely that most, if not all, of the eight BBC bloggers kept more than a watchful eye on what – and how often – the others were producing. Some of us produced an entry every day; others wrote a few a week. Some bloggers varied the frequency of writing, producing nothing for a while then several blog entries in one day. It was interesting to note that the frequency of updates across the eight blogs gradually lessened as April dragged on; whether this was due to increased confidence in blogging, the pressure of time, or running out of interesting things to say, is speculative. Which introduces the next blogging issue. As well as the time pressure, there is the pressure to keep producing new content that is hopefully interesting to the current audience. The same small number of issues appeared in the media about the election; at the same time, the BBC nudged the eight of us into producing more personal and localized opinions. This led me to think: what's important to me, that I can blog about, and is also connected to the election? And the answer came quite quickly; that the most fundamental thing I believe in is: free access to all knowledge for everyone.


In the second phase of China's lunar exploration program,a lunar rover will be used to survey the lunar surface.Effective navigation and control of lunar rover guarantees the success of the mission.Autonomous navigation is a critical technology which compensates for the limitations of ground tracking and control.Inertial navigation system(INS) and celestial navigation system(CNS) are two kinds of important autonomous navigation systems.However,the error of INS accumulates with time and precision of CNS is low in a short period of time.In order to solve these problems,a new INS/CNS integrated navigation method for lunar rovers is presented.This method acquires a high navigation precision by periodically fusing estimates of INS and CNS.Simulation results show that a position estimation error within 25 m is obtained,which demonstrates that the method is a promising choice for long period,long distance and high precision navigation of lunar rover.


In this article, we report on a number of violations of (or exceptions to) the so-called V2 constraint in different variants of Icelandic. The main purpose is to investigate what these violations can tell us about the nature of the V2 constraint, its vulnerability, the limits of syntax, and about children's ability to sort out what is relevant and what is not in the input they hear during the acquisition period. Three main explanatory possibilites are taken under consideration: the use and acceptance of sentences with V2 violations in Icelandic (i) is due to English influence, (ii) indicates an expansion of patterns existing in the language for language-internal reasons, (iii) is due to a task effect. In brief, our results support (i) for heritage Icelandic but not for non-heritage Icelandic, while different subsets of our data are best accounted for in terms of either (ii) or (iii).


A localized surface plasmon (LSP) coupling nanorod <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>LED using graphene as a transparent conductive electrode structure was demonstrated. The optical performance of the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>LED with LSP coupling is enhanced by about 36% in external quantum efficiency and 84% in photoluminescence measurements as compared with the LSP-free sample. This LSP coupling enhancement relies on the very large sidewall area provided by the nanorod structure and the zero distance contact between the nanoparticles and nanorods. This work provides a broad prospect for the application of LSP in the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>LED field.


Abstract Founded in 2006, Protect New York brings together academic faculty members and others in a society that is, in the words of our subtitle, "devoted to research and education to safeguard New York from terrorism and disaster." The purpose of the article that follows is to explain the rationales for an academic organization having this kind of purpose, thereby to persuade readers of the intellectual, scholarly, and professional values of participation through membership.


A spin-Meissner effect occurs when the photoluminescence energy is dependent on interactions of otherwise magnetically sensitive particles. Under such a condition, the Zeeman energy splitting becomes zero when the chemical potentials for individual spin components of a spinor polariton condensate are equal or synchronized. Herein, we explore the types of topological spin-Meissner (TSM) states in the formation of a spinor dark soliton in semiconductor microcavities. The effects of nonlinear spin-anisotropic interactions between polaritons, spin-flipping rate from the introduced defects, and energy splitting are theoretically investigated. We observe that, below a critical energy splitting for a given pump power, multistable TSM states exist. However, above a critical energy splitting, the two spin components of the dark soliton pair become desynchronized.


This paper analyzes the impact of intermediary concentration on the allocation of revenue in online platforms. We study sponsored search documenting how advertisers increasingly bid through a handful of specialized intermediaries. This enhances automated bidding and data pooling, but lessens competition whenever the intermediary represents competing advertisers. Using data on nearly 40 million Google keyword auctions, we first apply machine learning algorithms to cluster keywords into thematic groups serving as relevant markets. Using an instrumental variable strategy, we estimate a decline in the platform's revenue of approximately 11 percent due to the average rise in concentration associated with intermediary merger and acquisition activity. (JEL C45, D44, G34, L13, L81, M37)


Businesses are dynamic environments. If decision support tools do not evolve in line with the organisational requirements they risk suffering from performance decay. This may present as a decline in their use, or a reduction in the value they offer. In collaborationwith National Grid we address this challenge. Our research proposal is that decision support tools should be evaluated for the risk of performance decay. The results of this risk assessment should be used to develop management strategies. Where sustained performance of the existingdecision support tool is the preferred solution, a quality management system approach incorporating continuous improvement should be taken.


Purpose – The purpose of this article is to make readers aware of the MayDay effort, an annual event, begun in 2006, designed to be the one day each year that emergency preparedness is concentrated on fully, and to encourage participation in MayDay 2007. The article also lists some general resources for disaster planning and preparedness.Design/methodology/approach – This is a viewpoint article discussing the MayDay initiative, and ways to enhance disaster planning and preparedness in cultural institutions.Findings – The article finds that MayDay 2006 launched a new initiative for disaster preparedness and planning. The idea is that this will become an annual time when cultural institutions dedicate the day to emergency preparedness and planning. Selected results of the first MayDay are described and the ideas for MayDay 2007 events are listed.Practical implications – This article provides information and examples of appropriate MayDay activities by describing MayDay 2006 events and providing pointers to ...


The radical reaction intermediates and products from the antioxidative radical scavenger MCI-186, 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one (1), and its model system 1,3-dimethyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one (2) are investigated by a density functional method (B3LYP/6-31G*) with the self-consistent isodensity polarized continuum model (SCI-PCM). It is shown that a radical intermediate, denoted 4, is produced as a result of one-electron oxidation of 2 by active oxygen species. The subsequent reactions are studied along the scheme proposed previously by an in vitro experimental study of 1. For 4, the isotropic hyperfine coupling constants are calculated using the B3LYP/EPR-II basis set, and the results are compared with the literature values given by ESR measurements at room and body temperatures. Consequently, it is confirmed that the calculation reproduces well the experimental results. One of the most important findings is that the radical intermediate is stabilized by delocalization of spin population over the pyrazolin...


With the society more and more concerned about the poor students and the improved college financial aid system,college poor students' life and psychological conditions have been greatly improved.This article aims to focus on their psychological state,emotional relationship,to cope with typical cases to research emotional relationship,to summarize and analyze the emotional relationship's characteristics between these students,and finally to explore the emotional values about the college students with financial difficulties in family.


Abstract: The expression of epitopes on pig cells for human natural antibodies (NAb) currently constitutes a major barrier to the use of pig organs and tissues in clinical transplantation. This is of particular significance to vascularized organs where the presence of carbohydrate antigens invariably leads to a hyperacute rejection when exposed to human blood or serum. It has been strongly suggested that the major antigen in this context consists of a terminal Galα1,3Galβ1,4GlcNAc trisaccharide. We have previously proposed that decreased expression of this epitope for human NAb may lead to elimination of hyperacute rejection. We have now used mRNA targeted antisense oligonucleotides to decrease the expression of the α1,3galactosyltransferase directing the terminal synthesis of this epitope on pig vascular endothelial cells. This mRNA antisense targeting leads to a decreased expression of the Galα1,3Galβ1,4GlcNAc structure as detected by epitope specific lectin. Moreover, a very similar reduction in mean fluorescence was seen when staining the same cells with human Galα1,3Galα1,4GlcNAc‐specific IgM NAb. We feel these findings constitute an important step in the process of providing conclusive evidence that reduction of or complete elimination of this epitope will overcome the hyperacute response in this species combination. In addition, such pig tissues may be less susceptible to further antibody rejection once the hyperacute phase has been overcome.


This paper presents a comparative study of the electromagnetic performance of 6-stator/4-rotor pole switched reluctance (SR) machines having AC sinusoidal bipolar excitation which is equivalent to salient-pole synchronous reluctance (SynR) machines having different non-overlapping concentrated winding connections, i.e. asymmetric, symmetrical and hybrid. The output torque of such machines is mainly generated by the self and mutual inductances, which are principally highlighted in this paper. In addition, the average value and quality of output torque and phase and line voltage waveforms are also predicted and compared. During the investigations the influence of the magnetic saturation on the machine performances is particularly examined. In order to confirm and verify the predicted results, a prototype is constructed and tested under the three different winding connections.


Translating recent advances in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias to clinical practice using biomarker‐based approaches requires accessible, affordable biomarkers. This protocol tested the performance of a Retinal Deep Phenotyping platform for the detection of likely positron‐emission tomography (PET) amyloid status (negative or positive) in human subjects. This platform generates data rich retinal reflectance images captured non‐invasively with a Metabolic Hyperspectral Retinal Camera (MHRC) yielding specific spatial‐spectral features which are analyzed by a machine learning algorithm relatively to a recognized gold standard biomarker (in this case PET amyloid imaging).


Analysis of lagoonal facies within the area of Tramandai lagoon, Southern Brazil, has provided information concerning relative sea level behavior during the Holocene that is applicable to other areas in Brazil where indicators of ancient sea levels are not available. The record of a first coastal submergence, between 6,730 and 5,000 years BP, followed by a general recession of the sea level until the present day, is in good agreement with data from other regions of the Brazilian coast. A possible second coastal submergence, at about 1,820 years BP, still needs more investigation.


Peritoneal fibrosis is the most important complication in maintenance of peritoneal dialysis (PD), also the main reason of the changes in peritoneal structure and function, the important factor affecting the long-term survival and prognosis in PD patients. TGF-β is a multifunctional growth factor and also a key factor in organ and tissue fibrosis. We had carried out the following series studies focused on the mechanism and regulatory factors of TGF-β and its signaling proteins- Smads, in peritoneal fibrosis: ①the role and mechanism of TGF-β in peritoneal fibrosis; ②Over-expressed Smad7 in prevention and treatment of peritoneal fibrosis; ③the role and mechanism of TGF-β/Smad in acute peritonitis; ④crosstalk between TGF-β and other signaling pathways. The Results showed that, TGF-β1/Smads signaling pathway played a crucial role in the process of peritoneal fibrosis, and over-expression of inhibitory signaling protein Samd7 had potential clinical value in prevention and treatment of PD-related peritoneal fibrosis.