Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicinal diet therapy(TCMDT), which was established on the basis of traditional Chinese medical theory, for the treatment of diabetic patients with deficiency of both qi and yin. Methods A total of 60 diabetes mellitus(DM) patients with deficiency of both qi and yin which was in accordance with diagnostic and inclusion criteria were divided into TCM-DT treatment group and control group according to the randomized, controlled and single-blind design.Each group had 30 cases, and both groups were given DM basic treatment and nursing. The control group was given conventional diet therapy, while the TCM-DT treatment group was given nursing and intervention according to TCM-DT. The treatment lasted for 90 days, and the levels of fasting blood glucose(FBG), 2-hour postprandial blood glucose(2hPBG) and glycosylated hemoglobin as well as the diabetes specific quality of life(DSQL) in two groups were compared before and after treatment. Results(1)FBG, 2hPBG and glycosylated hemoglobin of the both groups after intervention were all decreased compared with those before treatment(P 0.05), and the decrease of TCM-DT treatment group showed a trend of being superior to that of the control group(P 0.05).(2) The scores of four scales of physical functioning(PF), mental health(MH), social Functioning(SF) and impact on patients(IOP) of DSQL scale were improved in TCM-DT treatment group after treatment(P0.05 compared with those before treatment), while the control group only had effect on improving the scores of SF and IO P(P 0.05). The improvement of PF, MH and IOP in TCM-DT treatment group was superior to that in the control group(P0.05). Conclusion The TCM-DT is effective on reducing the levels of FBG, 2hPBG and glycosylated hemoglobin in diabetic patients with deficiency of both qi and yin, and on improving the clinical efficacies and DSQL of the patients.


The purpose of this study was to identify those foot techniques in taekwondo to the head with the highest potential for success in competition. We compared five of the most frequently used kicks, the round kick, front leg axe kick, clench axe kick, jump spin back kick and jump spin hook kick. Since the right timing and fast movements vastly determine success, we looked at the reaction time, execution time and total response time. Eight high level athletes participated in the study. Three Casio HD cameras operated on 300 Hz were used to record kinematics parameters. A Hybrid II Crash Dummy head (H2D) and neck were instrumented. The one-way ANOVA showed that there were no differences in reaction time while there were differences in the execution time and, as a consequence, in the total time (p < .01) as well.


This study examines the central character in Nageeb Mahfuth's novel Meramar aiming at disclosing the nature of this character in the novel. The study also explains the direct and indirect ways of presenting this character and its various prototypes such as the maid, the journalist, the retired, the feudal, the opportunist, and the educated resistant. The paper then studies the different dimensions of this central character like the outward dimension, the intellectual and psychological dimensions all through the analytical study of all its various forms- artistic, objective, psychological, and social mainly to achieve an inclusive vision of revealing the novel's characters.


OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) with intrauterine insemination (IUI) for the treatment of various causes of infertility and to identify prognostic factors for the success of this treatment. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart analysis. RESULTS Of the 271 cycles initiated, 247 were completed in 104 couples, and analysis of these cycles showed that the overall cycle fecundity rate was 10% and the pregnancy rate 22%. The miscarriage rate was 8% and the ectopic pregnancy rate 4%. The multiple pregnancy rate was 29%. For the various causes of infertility, we found that the cycle fecundity rate was 7% for male factor, 11% for oligoovulation, 8% for tubal/pelvic factor, 13% for minimal endometriosis, 18% for mild endometriosis, 17% for moderate endometriosis, 3% for women aged > or = 40 years, 75% for myoma, and 7% for idiopathic infertility. We also found that one IUI timed at 36-48 hours was as effective as two IUIs timed at 18-24 and 36-48 hours after human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration. Poor prognostic factors that were elicited from this study were: (1) failure of pregnancy in three cycles of treatment, (2) female age > or = 40 years, (3) requirement of > 300 IU of hMG daily, and (4) presence of more than eight mature follicles at the time of hCG administration. CONCLUSION HMC and IUI are effective treatment of some causes of infertility.


The Dutch fictional character 'Black Pete', part of a Dutch children's tradition (Saint Nicholas - celebrated on December 5th), has been subject to a yearly recurring debate in The Netherlands. The discussion focusses on the possible racist characteristics of Black Pete and the necessity for some civil society groups to change this. Both sides of the debate (roughly divided between progressive antiracists and conservative traditionalists) use historical arguments to claim the truth, but both with very little academic reasoning. This research examines the representation of Black Pete in children's books from 1850 to 2013. Cleo Vermuyen and Nienke Schuiling, both students of Dutch Language and Culture, selected 40 books to analyse the behavior and looks of Black Pete and the relation of the character to Saint Nicholas and the children. In conclusion, we can draw a line in the way Black Pete is portrayed. In the older books, Black Pete is above all the indispensable helper of Saint Nicholas. In the books that follow, especially those who were published after the 1950's, he becomes his own person and develops a friendlier relationship towards Saint Nicholas and other characters. From the 1990's onwards, Black Pete's master-helper relation with Saint Nicholas disappears, and the character focusses more on his personal life.


The invention discloses a thermal bulging process for special-shaped bearing steel rolled ring workpieces, which includes steps of primary bulging; primary rotation; secondary rotation; secondary bulging and tertiary bulging. In the primary bulging, a special-shaped bearing steel rolled ring workpiece which is treated by thermal rolling is sleeved on the periphery of a preheated bulging block in a bulging machine, and the bulging block squeezes the rolled ring workpiece axially along the inner circumference of the ring workpiece after the bulging machine is started so that the primary bulging is completed, wherein the bulging temperature ranges from 880 DEG C to 910 DEG C, the bulging time ranges from 20s to 30s, the pressure holding time ranges from 11s to 16s, and the deflection ranges from 0.4% to 0.8%. The primary rotation is completed by rotating the rolled ring workpiece along the center axis by 45 degrees. The secondary bulging is completed by processes of the primary bulging, wherein the bulging temperature ranges from 850 DEG C to 890 DEG C, the bulging time ranges from 25s to 35s, the pressure holding time ranges from 18s to 20s, and the deflection ranges from 0.8% to 1%. The second rotation is completed by rotating the rolled ring workpiece again along the direction the same with that of the primary rotation. The tertiary bulging is completed by the processes of the primary bulging again, wherein the bulging temperature ranges from 820 DEG C to 860 DEG C, the bulging time ranges from 25s to 35s, the pressure holding time ranges from 18s to 22s, and the deflection ranges from 0.8% to 1.2%. The dimensional precision of the rolled ring workpiece can be 1%. to 2%. of the corresponding precision after the rolled ring workpiece is bulged, and the rolled ring workpiece is mainly used for the fields of space navigation and the like.


Salient features of Thomas F. Torrance's theological anthropology are presented in order to recommend that he be read as not only a scientific theologian, but also a theologian of culture. It will be shown that Torrance understands the imago Dei to imply a cluster of relations and dynamics that suggest the human person is essentially a socio-cultural being, created in a particular way in order to fulfil a particular task. An interpretative proposal is then made suggesting that this feature of his anthropological thought may be usefully applied in order to understand more fully the goals and objectives of his theological and scientific work.


Abstract Swedish commercial policy during the 1920'S and the beginning of the 1930'S was mainly marked by stability and passivity. The vast importance of exports to the Swedish social economy forced this small nation to avoid, as far as lay within her power, politico-commercial conflicts and to lead as liberal a commercial policy as she could. The unconditional most-favourednation clause formed the basis of the Swedish treaty policy at the same time as in the customs policy an attempt was made to avoid as far as possible more far-reaching customs increases.


The article studies the unnamed contract's definition and the contract's qualifying features. The author pays attention to the fact that discrepancy only of the several qualifying features creates the unnamed contract.


This project is entitled, "Interactive application with augmented reality on the life of Transito Amaguana and its relevant role in the history of Ecuador"; its main objective is the realization of an application of augmented reality with the integration of various tools used inside the audiovisual production forum. In order to complete this project it was necessary to fully comprehend the diverse techniques currently used to create augmented reality; since this technology was forming itself for several years. Currently, payment programs have been implemented that have assisted the audiovisual production community to successfully conduct this project in an efficient manner. Through these types of systems, more creative and interactive projects can be created along with those that can be easily applicable to mobile devices... See the attached file


This work extends earlier theoretical studies as the time dependent fields present at a transition during the recording process were analyzed as a function of magnetic spacing, exchange, saturation magnetization and anisotropy. The trade-off between smaller transition lengths and larger cross track correlation lengths as function of these media parameters was investigated for a large matrix of material parameters. The simulated signal roll off produced in this study was found to agree closely with recent experimental studies of high performance granular media. Our simulations indicate that there is a range of material parameters that produces a small transition length in thermally stable perpendicular media.


Von Frey is used to quantify evoked allodynia in pain models for analgesic screening but is susceptible to false positives. This research explored whether behavior in a novel arena apparatus with a varied rough-textured floors in 1⁄2 fields might quantify spontaneous tactile allodynia and show better predictive validity. Mice (C57BL/6) received 6 IP administrations of 2.3mg/kg of cisplatin over 12 days to induce neuropathy (CIN). Behavioral measures were taken by eVF (g force to evoked stimuli) and arena apparatus (movement and time in 1⁄2 fields) prior to and following ClN induction, and then 1-day later 30 min after each of 3 drug exposures (Saline, 3 mg/kg Oxycodone, and 100 mg/kg Gabapentin, IP) in a Latin Square Design with 1-2 day drug holiday between testing. In eVF testing, cisplatin produced an allodynic response that was attenuated by both oxycodone and gabapentin. In the arena apparatus, cisplatin produced a reduction in overall movement that was attenuated only by oxycodone. Cisplatin produced an increase in time spent on the 60 grit 1⁄2 field, but overall drug probes had inconsistent effects on time spent on 1⁄2 field. In clinical populations, CIN is effectively treated with oxycodone but not gabapentin. This novel arena apparatus, with a more translationally relevant spontaneous allodynia endpoint, shows better predictive validity than eVF and may be useful in identifying novel pharmacotherapies in oncology settings. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND Pain research relies on evoked behavioral endpoints, such as those measured by von Frey (VF), to quantify allodynia in various chronic pain models for analgesic screening but is susceptible to false positives. False positives occur when an animal assay predicts clinical efficacy but the drug fails in clinical trials. Such poor translational relevance may reflect animal models/behavioral endpoints that do not fully replicate features of a clinical syndrome. This may be particularly true with endpoints of allodynia where its clinical presentation is spontaneously evoked through normal activity. This research explored whether the behaviors of overall movement and time spent in 1⁄2 fields in a novel tactile arena apparatus with varied roughtextured floors might quantify spontaneous tactile allodynia and show better predictive validity in a model of cisplatin-induced neuropathy (CIN).


Recreation is considered as one of the main functions of city.Urban green space,which is the most important part of the open space,is no doubt the major carriers of residents' recreational life.Through analyzing the city recreation and urban green space system planning association,the paper obtains the main factors of city recreation,which play a very important role in the urban space system planning.Focus on these factors,the paper tries to find the planning ideas and planning methods of recreation-oriented urban green space system.And taking the Yangzhou city as an example,though deeply investigating the present situation of green space and city residents' recreational demand of Yangzhou,on the basis of the current urban green space system planning,the paper proposes the optimization strategy of recreation-oriented urban green space system of Yangzhou.


Dual-mode Phase Doppler Anemometry (DPDA) was used to scrutinize the spatial distribution characteristics of spray emanating from a small Liquid-Rocket Engine (LRE) injector. Droplet size and velocity were measured according to the variation of injection pressure along the plane normal to the spray stream and then the spray characteristic parameters such as Arithmetic Mean Diameter (AMD), Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD), number density, span of drop size distribution, and volume flux were deduced for an investigation of spray breakup characteristics. As the injection pressure increases, the number density, span, and volume flux of spray droplets become higher, whereas the AMD gets smaller.


According to the characteristics of modern football,from the requirement of football match on player's fitness,this paper analyzes the importance of specific fitness,and discusses the fitness training method.The main purpose is to find out some effective methods of training,and develop the football player's specific strength,speed,stamina,agility and flexibility,etc,thus improve the development quality and get all-round improvement of the level of skill and tactics.


This issue of JIMA contains an important article by Rahman et al entitled "Therapeutic interventions: an Islamic Perspective",1 which addresses major points that are currently being debated in the field of Islamic medicine. The complex relationship between Islam and science has recently gained significant interest among scientific scholars2 as well as in the popular science press.3 However, most of these works focus on the interface between Islam and the natural sciences, while the relationship between Islam and the clinical sciences or therapies has generally been neglected. Therefore, the current paper is a timely addition, as it addresses a possible Islamic perspective on therapeutic practices in clinical medicine. Unfortunately, the authors do not address many of the key challenges in this important debate, and this article exemplifies the problems with many recent attempts to explore the relationship between Islam and scientific enterprise.


We studied the interfacial degradation mechanism of thermally induced interlayer diffusions in organic light‐emitting devices (OLEDs) having layers of LiF; N,N0‐Bis(naphthalen‐1‐y1)‐N,N0‐bis(phenyl)benzidine (NPB); tris‐(8‐hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3);copper phthalocyanine (CuPc); indium tin oxide (ITO); and SiO2 on a glass as a function of annealing temperature and of annealing time The experiments were carried out by synchrotron X‐ray scattering at beamline 5C2 of the Pohang Light Source in Korea. Samples were annealed at temperatures between 80° C and 180° C for 15 minutes to 4 hours. Reflectivity results show that interlayer diffusions occur between LiF, Alq3, and NPB layers annealed at 120° C and higher for 15 minutes. Such interlayer diffusions occur at the interfaces of LiF/Alq3/NPB and are enhanced with increasing annealing temperature and annealing time. Saturation occurs after 4 hours at 120° C. Longitudinal diffuse scattering patterns measured with offset of 0.05° in θ from the specular po...


In the UK half the patients with breast cancer are aged over 65 years but this group suffer 60 per cent of the deaths from the disease, mostly because of late diagnosis and undertreatment. Public awareness has not been helped by the 50–64-year age range for mammographic screening, which has sent out the message to older women that their breast cancer risk is somehow diminished after age 65 years. Extension of the upper limit In the UK to 69 years is to be welcomed, but this still excludes 40 per cent of potential patients. Although earlier diagnosis will be a step forward, it is important that patients' treatments are matched to their varying needs. Competing factors include maximizing the likelihood of long-term control of disease, maintaining body image, and minimizing the risk of arm lymphoedema and consequent loss of independence. Previously, treatment tended to be largely empirical as most clinical trials excluded those aged more than 70 years. Now results from several randomized trials conducted in Britain and Europe provide a basis for evidence-based management. Up-to-date results from the second largest prospective randomized trial are presented in this edition of the Journal1. In the Cancer Research Campaign trial the two randomization arms were tamoxifen alone and optimal surgery plus tamoxifen. To facilitate recruitment, optimal surgery was not prescribed but was at the discretion of the treating surgeon, and ranged from wide excision to radical mastectomy. After a median follow-up of 12·7 years there was disease progression or relapse in 129 (56·1 per cent) of 230 in the tamoxifen only group compared with 56 (24·9 per cent) of 225 in the surgery plus tamoxifen group. Additionally, there were significantly more deaths from breast cancer in the tamoxifen only group, 68 (30 per cent) versus 43 (19 per cent). Recently the Italian Cooperative Group (GRETA) reported the results of a similarly designed trial in which 474 women aged more than 70 years were randomized to surgery plus tamoxifen (239) or tamoxifen alone (235)2. Surgery was radical in 82 per cent of patients and 72 per cent had oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumours. After a follow-up of 80 months local progression of disease occurred in 27 (11 per cent) in the surgery group and 106 (45 per cent) in the tamoxifen only group. In three other trials comparing surgery with tamoxifen alone progression occurred in 55–82 per cent of those who received tamoxifen alone3–5. ER positivity was not a prerequisite for trial entry because in the mid-1980s it was thought that tamoxifen had effects independent of the ER; we now know that tamoxifen is without benefit in patients with ER-negative tumours. In European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) trial 10 850 there were 236 participants aged 70 years or more, randomized to either modified radical mastectomy (120) or wide local excision and tamoxifen 20 mg daily (116)6. No significant difference was noted terms of progression-free survival but there were significantly more locoregional relapses in the latter group. In contrast, there were more distant metastases after modified radical mastectomy, but with a similar overall survival in both groups. The combination of tamoxifen and wide local excision led to a local relapse rate of 26 per cent, the lowest in all the trials, so for selected patients this simple approach may be of value. In the Guy's Hospital component of EORTC 10 850 axillary relapse occurred in approximately 20 per cent of patients treated by wide excision and in none of those treated by modified radical mastectomy, whereas in the Cancer Research Campaign trial the axillary relapse rate in the optimal surgery plus tamoxifen group was 5 per cent. Where do we go from here? First, it is clear that tamoxifen alone represents inadequate treatment and should be given only to those who are so frail that life expectancy is months rather than years. Second, local treatment is important not only for local control but also for survival. Since the encouraging results of adjuvant use of aromatase inhibitors, there has been a tendency to regard tamoxifen as yesterday's agent for the treatment of postmenopausal patients with ER-positive disease7,8. Although there is likely to be a slightly better response of the primary tumour to aromatase inhibitors, the temptation should be resisted to use these as sole treatment. The logical design for the next trial would be a comparison of tamoxifen and a steroidal or non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor in patients who have undergone wide local excision of an ER-positive tumour. With a conservative estimate of a 10 per cent difference in local


AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To identify the different   presentations and frequency of the various congenital malformations presented in our tertiary care institution over a period of four years.  MATERIAL &METHODS: MRI Brain using head coil was done in patients attending paediatrics outpatient department and those admitted in paediatrics and neonatology ward presenting with developmental delay and neurological problems . RESULTS: Congenital abnormality was present in 4% of patients of our study .Most frequently was posterior fossa malformation (1.46%) among which chairi 1 malformation was most common. This was followed by malformations of cortical development (1.33%) among which heterotopias was most common. This in turn was followed by corpus callosum defects (0.8%). Other congenital anomalies were less frequent. CONCLUSION : Congenital brain anomalies are a major cause of mortality and morbidity in paediatric population some of which may be potentially treatable to various extent. Most of the identified malformations followed the usual pattern .An accurate diagnosis is thus needed to help prevent some of the late complications arising thereof.MRI brain by providing a high spatial resolution and grey-white differentiation  helps us provide the finer details helping  in making a definitive  diagnosis and thus guide management -surgically or medically or both. KEYWORDS: Congenital anomalies, MRI, Posterior fossa malformation, chairi malformation, corpus callosum, heterotopia


Background: Natural rubber latex has been reported as a major cause of allergy and asthma in a number of individuals. One of the occupational groups most affected by latex allergy are the health care workers who are frequently exposed to natural rubber latex products in their patient care activities. The immunopathogenesis of latex allergy is not well understood. In order to understand the immune mechanism in latex allergy, we have developed a mouse model of latex allergy. Methods: Both wild–type and IL–4 knockout BALB/c mice were challenged intranasally with latex proteins and their immune responses, lung pathology, and airway reactivity were evaluated. Results: The total serum IgE and latex specific IgE, IgG1, and peripheral blood and lung eosinophil levels in wild type BALB/c mice were enhanced by the latex exposure, while no IgE or eosinophil were detected in IL–4 knockout mice. Latex–specific IgG1 levels in the sera were lower in IL–4 knockout animals compared to wild mice. However, latex–specific IgG2a antibody was higher in all the IL–4 knockout mice compared to wild type mice. Both the wild type and IL–4 knockout animals developed increased airway resistance after antigen challenge when compared to control animals, although the airway resistance response of IL–4 knockout animals was attenuated compared to the wild–type animals. The histology of the lungs of these two groups of animals was similar. Conclusion: In spite of the differences in the immune responses in the two groups of mice, there were comparable lung inflammatory responses, suggesting a multifactorial pathogenetic mechanism.


This study (a) explored whether relationships exist between objectively assessed exercise participation and both controlled extrinsic motivation and amotivation, and (b) investigated the possible mediation of the relationships between satisfaction of the basic needs and objectively assessed exercise participation. Participants (n = 162) were members of a worksite wellness program. Before beginning the program, participants completed a 33-item survey measuring the constructs of self-determination theory. Objectively assessed exercise participation was measured via attendance. Path analysis revealed that the net effect of external regulation on attendance was positive. Of the basic needs, only autonomy was a significant predictor of attendance, with no mediation of this relationship. Appealing to participants' external regulation and need for autonomy may enhance exercise participation.


Poor oxidative stability is demonstrated by most vegetable oils especially in industrial situations. Antioxidants are widely used for overcoming poor oxidative stability in vegetable oils. The adverse effect of additives on the overall biodegradability of vegetable oil based industrial fluids could however be a concern. Biodegradability provides an indication of the persistence of any particular substance in the environment. The superior biodegradation of vegetable oils in comparison with mineral based oils has been demonstrated severally, leaving scientists with the lone challenge of finding economic and safe means to improve their working efficiency in terms of their poor oxidative stability. This study investigated the extent to which the use of the antioxidant Tertiary butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) in palm olein impaired biodegradability, and described the relationship between antioxidant loading and biodegradability. Increased antioxidant loading resulted in a matching decrease in biodegradability. Using the total cumulative oxygen depletion value of pure refined palm olein at the end of the 28 day period as a standard of comparison, a 0.02% concentration of TBHQ in palm olein resulted in a 25% loss in biodegradability; a 2% concentration of TBHQ resulted in a The Effect of Tertiary Butyl Hydroquinone on the Biodegradability of Palm Olein paper Emmanuel ALUYOR, Innocent OBOH, and Charity OKIEIMEN 48 56.5% loss in biodegradability. At 6% TBHQ concentration, no biodegradation was observed in the palm olein sample studied.


Lee Sheppard discusses the upcoming Care Quality Commission (CQC) review of food provision. While anxious that food provision does not get 'bogged down' in legislation, he suggests that care home operators should see the review


A control scheme to achieve wafer-to-wafer temperature uniformity in the reaction tube used for oxidation, diffusion, or annealing during semiconductor processes is proposed. In the analytical model, self-radiation loss, radiation between neighboring wafers, radiation from the tube wall, and thermal diffusion on a wafer surface are taken into account. The temperature monitoring points were the inlet, middle, and outlet of the reaction tube.

The analysis indicates that if the tube wall temperatures at the inlet and outlet are 6 percent higher than that at the center of the tube, the wafer-to-wafer temperature becomes uniform. In the experiment, taking the silica tube temperature as the tube wall temperature, the increase in the temperatures at the inlet and outlet must be 5.6 percent to achieve wafer-to-wafer temperature uniformity, while it should be 6.9 percent if the temperature of the secondary tube is considered to be the tube wall temperature.

Experiment results verify the effectiveness of the model. At the same time, the tube wall temperature is assumed to be influenced not only by the temperature of the silica tube but also by that of the secondary tube. The model predicts that the wafer temperature increased by 1°C if the tube wall temperature is increased as described in the foregoing. However, in the experiment, the wafer temperature increases by 1.6°C at most.


This paper presents resultsfrom a national contingent-valuation study of the em-nomic benefits of presenting old-growth forests in the P a q c Northwest. The study elicits "market-like" valuation responses from U.S. households concerning the benefits of a conservation policy for the northern spotted owl. These data provide a basis for estimating the benefits of preservation in terms of average housellold willingness to pay. Existing cost estimates are used to compute tl~reshold prices that the benefits of the policy must exceed for the policy to be eficient. Benefit/cost ratios are calculated using "best" and "lower-bound" estimates of the bnejts of preservation. Under all combinations of assumptions, the estimated benejts exceed the costs of the conservation 4- policy.


In selecting monitoring-based damage indices for bridge deck condition assessment, their sensitivity to local damage and robustness with respect to random traffic load patterns are of great concern. In this study, a Kalman filter (KF) estimator is formulated to locate the neutral-axis position from measured strain responses under traffic loading. Its robustness with respect to different extents of noise corrupted in the sensor readings is first testified through numerical simulation of a beam-like bridge deck model. Then its capability for consistently locating the neutral-axis position under varying traffic load patterns is verified using the monitoring data of trafficinduced strain responses obtained from the suspension Tsing Ma Bridge (TMB) under different load scenarios (highway traffic, railway traffic, and their combination). The results indicate that the proposed KF estimator is much more robust than the direct estimation method in the case of noise contamination and gives rise to consistent neutral-axis position estimation results which are independent of load conditions and patterns.


Chemerin,visfatin,vaspin,retinol binding protein 4 are novel adipocytokines.They partieipate in material and energy metabolism,pathophysiologic process of obesity and insulin resistance.Many studies have found that they are closely related to diabetic nephropathy and participate in the pathophysiologic process of diabetic nephropathy directly or indirectly.Study these adipocytokines thoroughly would provide new targets for prevention and treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

Key words:
Adipocytokines; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic nephropathy


Browning of fish jelly products, "Kamaboko", "Chikuwa", and "Agekamaboko", was studied from microbiological points of view. Four strains of about 100 bacteria isolated from browned fish jelly products changed "Kamaboko" to brown to black. These bacteria were identified as a new species, Achromobacter brunificans. By an inoculation of Ach. brunificans on "Kamaboko", brown dots appeared on the surface and extended to the interior part. Its peculiar elasticity and pH reduced with browning. Bacterial tyrosinase may not play a role for browning because Ach. brunificans does not show its activity. However, it seems likely that glucose is important for this phenomenon since browning has been found only on the fish jelly products containing glucose.


Abstract : The report presents influence diagrams for vertical stresses, shear stresses, and surface deflections in three-layer pavement systems, which are intended to provide the essential background and bases for evaluating the character and effectiveness of layered system reinforcing action. The vertical stress and shear stress transmission characteristics and critical regions, and the surface deflection performances are developed for nine three-layer concrete pavement systems for a range of layer modulii ratios; and ratios of layer 2 to layer 1 thickness. The effectiveness of reinforcing action, deflection performances, and shear stress performances in critical regions are treated and compared. Two-layer and three-layer thickness and layer modulii equivalences are developed and treated to illustrate methods for evaluating and for improving shear stress and deflection performance by modifications of layer modulii ratios and layer thicknesses. The major objectives are to develop a 'feeling', intuition, and judgments regarding deflection and shear stress performances of layered pavements, and to develop relationships and methods for evaluating layer thickness and modulii ratios, and criteria for rational and effective design for multi-layer pavement system for airfields and for ensuring satisfactory pavement performances and long life.


We give NC algorithms for determining the number and degrees of the absolute factors (factors irreducible over the complex numbers C) of a multi-variate polynomial with rational coefficients. NC is the class of functions computable by logspace-uniform Boolean circuits of polynomial size and polylogarithmic depth. The measures of size of the input polynomial are its degree <italic>d</italic>, coefficient length <italic>c</italic>, number of variables <italic>n</italic>, and for sparse polynomials, the number of non-zero coefficients <italic>s</italic>. For the general case, we give a random (Monte-Carlo) NC algorithm in these input measures. If <italic>n</italic> is fixed, or if the polynomial is dense, we give a deterministic NC algorithm. The algorithm also works in random NC for polynomials represented by straight-line programs, provided the polynomial can be evaluated at integer points in NC. Finally, we discuss a method for obtaining an approximation to the coefficients of each factor whose running time is polynomial in the size of the original (dense) polynomial. These methods rely on the fact that the connected components of a <italic>complex</italic> hypersurface <italic>P</italic>(<italic>z</italic><subscrpt>1</subscrpt>…,<italic>z<subscrpt>n</subscrpt></italic>) = 0 minus its singular points correspond to the absolute factors of <italic>P</italic>.


This thesis is devoted to the study of Wishart processes from a theoretical and a practical point of view. Part 1 presents a new result concerning the explicit Laplace transform of the Wishart process. Par 2 and 3 feature applications of the Wishart process to mathematical finance, in particular to the evaluation of fixed income and foreign exchange derivatives


The evolutionary history of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) has previously been studied by analysis of sequence diversity in extant strains, but not addressed by direct examination of strain genotypes in archaeological remains. Here, we use ancient DNA sequencing to type 11 single nucleotide polymorphisms and two large sequence polymorphisms in the MTBC strains present in 10 archaeological samples from skeletons from Britain and Europe dating to the second–nineteenth centuries AD. The results enable us to assign the strains to groupings and lineages recognized in the extant MTBC. We show that at least during the eighteenth–nineteenth centuries AD, strains of M. tuberculosis belonging to different genetic groups were present in Britain at the same time, possibly even at a single location, and we present evidence for a mixed infection in at least one individual. Our study shows that ancient DNA typing applied to multiple samples can provide sufficiently detailed information to contribute to both archaeological and evolutionary knowledge of the history of tuberculosis.


We demonstrate a plasmonic latching switch (5 μm long) at 1550 nm with a 6 dB extinction ratio. It exploits the reversible formation of conducting nanofilaments in a plasmonic waveguide. It maintains its state without any power consumption.


The reproductive cycle in Hemidactylus flaviviridis may be divided into three phases, (1) a quiescent phase (June and July), (2) a recrudescent phase (August and September), and (3) an active phase (October-May). The histology of the testis shows a series of sequential changes from the beginning of August resulting in the production of spermatozoa in November and December. Active spermatogenesis continues till the end of April. The epididymides and sexual segment of the kidney show seasonal cyclical changes paralleling spermatogenic activity of the testis. The ovary is quiescent in June and July. A gradual development of the ovary ensues from August-September, resulting in large yolk-laden follicles in April. Lizards mate during March and early April following a brief courtship. Eggs are laid during late April and early May and hatch 36-39 days after laying. Hatchlings of both sexes grow rapidly and attain almost adult length and weight in August and September. They become sexually mature in October-November and breed in March-April when they are about 11 months old.


The Indonesian people demand the form of a Limited Liability Company because of legal certainty in the form of limited liability, providing convenience for the owner (shareholder) to transfer his company by selling all the shares he owns in the company. Where there is a clear separation between ownership and management (power); therefore, to be able to run the company, there is management called the Company Organ, and it is divided into 3 (three) parts: the Board of Directors, the Board of Commissioners, and the General Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors has dominant authority in the management and representation of the company inside and outside the court. With great authority, there is also significant risk. The Board of Directors is very vulnerable to being sued and prosecuted in court; this condition makes the Board of Directors worry about taking steps. The doctrine of acquit et de charge, which is implicit in Law Number 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies (Perseroan Terbatas/PT), still does not provide adequate protection for the personnel of the Board of Directors. This study aims to describe legal certainty in the application of acquit et de charge as an effort to protect the Company's Board of Directors. This research is descriptive of the type of juridical-normative research. The type of approach used is the statutory approach and the conceptual approach. However, in reality, there is no legal certainty in Indonesia applying to acquit et de charge.


In the past, people had to use a touch pen to trigger the panel, but lately we can use fingers to directly control the panel. Our approach is to use the changes of our hand gestures to conduct the identification and use the identified gestures to map the computer's commands for carrying out different functions. In this research doesn't need to wear or use special equipment, but directly uses a camera or network camera to pick up the image. At first, we use skin color to pick up the hand and the face segments, and also use the face characteristics to discern the face segments. We use hair color detecting to extract the features of our hairs, eyebrows and eyes in order to separate face from hands. In the feature extraction procedure, we propose a new method of mapping two groups of different double concentric circle templates. We use 12 kinds of hand gestures to represent the most commonly-used commands. The experimental results demonstrate that the recognition ability of this system can reach over 94.5%.


Blade (10) gas turbine of a turbomachine, comprising in its central part, a first central cooling circuit (A) comprising at least one convex side cavity (30), at least a concave side cavity (32), at least a central cavity (34) extending between the convex side cavity (30) and the concave side cavity (32), a first air inlet opening to a lower radial end of the convex side cavity, a second inlet opening air to a lower radial end of the concave side cavity (32), at least one first passage communicating an upper radial end of the convex side cavity (30) at a greater radial end of the central cavity (34), at least one second passage communicating an upper radial end of the concave side cavity (32) at the upper radial end of the central cavity (34) and outlet orifices (44) opening into the central cavity (34) and opening onto the Intrado face s (22) of the blade.


The present invention discloses a kind of Clostridium butyricum and its use and microbial preparation. The Clostridium butyricum is preserved in common microbe preservation center in Beijing with preservation number of No. 0313-1. The Clostridium butyricum has application in preparing medicine for chronic and acute enteritis and diarrhea. The microbial preparation also includes bifidobacterium selected from Bifidobacterium infantis of CGMCC No.0313-2, Bifidobacterium longum of CGMCC No. 0313-5, Bifidobacterium breve of CGMCC No. 0313-6 and Bifidobacterium bifidum of CGMCC No. 0313-7. These microbial preparation are non-toxic, safe, stable and long in preservation period.


Gagroylism, congenital disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism, was first described by Hunter in 1917. Its main clinical features are as follows; 1) mental retardation, 2) dwarfism, 3) Gargoyle appearance, 4) hepatomegaly and splenomegaly and 5) corneal opacity.Recently, we have observed a ten-years-old boy who suffered from protuberant abdomen and retardation of growth. Clinically, a limitation in joints movement and an umbilical herniation as well as the above mentioned features except corneal opacity, were existed. On X-ray examination, an enlarged Turkish saddle, oar-shaped ribs, cocave lenz-shaped vertebral bodies, coxa valga and hypoplastic carpalia were observed.We performed tetracycline bone labelling in this case. The number of tetracycline labelled osteons per mm2 of cortical cross section (symbol; Af) was 1.0 in the eleventh rib of this case. It was less than the Af in 10 age normal subjects.


This book was written by Thomas Kerchever Arnold and revised by Rev. J. A. Spencer. It was published by D. Appleton & Company, New York, and Geo. S. Appleton, Philadelphia, in 1850. It is a textbook for learning the Greek language. A new and improved edition of the First Greek book.


We present a neo-classical model that explores the determinants of growth-inequality correlation and attempts to reconcile the seemingly conflicting evidence on the nature of the growth-inequality relationship. The initial distribution of human capital determines the long-run income distribution and the growth rate by influencing the occupational choice of the agents. The steady-state proportion of adults that innovates and updates human capital is path dependent. The output elasticity of skilled-labour, barriers to knowledge spillovers, and the degree of redistribution determine the range of steady-state equilibria. From a calibration experiment we report that a skill-intensive technology, low barriers to knowledge spillovers, and high degrees of redistribution characterize the industrial countries with a positive growth-inequality correlation. A negative correlation between growth and inequality arises for the group of non-industrial countries with the opposite characteristics.


BackgroundThe parameters of the VO2 response profile are obtained by fitting breath-by-breath VO2 data from an exercise test to an appropriate mathematical model. Several strategies have been recommended to ensure, or at least improve, the accuracy of the values.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate two strategies to enhance the accuracy of parameter estimates that describe the two-component VO2 response during heavy intensity exercise. The first was to use data from a number of tests rather than just one. The second was to 'smooth' the data, using three-breath, five-breath, or seven-breath rolling averages of the breath-by-breath VO2 data prior to fitting the data to the two-component model.MethodsTwenty participants (eight women and twelve men) performed six 6-min heavy-intensity (midway between the ventilatory threshold and VO2max) cycle ergometer tests. Breath-by-breath data and smoothed data from each test were fit to a two-component model. The parameter estimates from the first test, and the average of the values from the first two, first three, first four, first five, and all six tests were compared against the criterion value, which was the average of all six values obtained using five-breath averages.ResultsModeling five-breath averages of data from the first test generated values for the parameters that were closely related to the criterion values. Modeling data from two or three tests improved the accuracy slightly, but improvements were small, and negligible when more than three tests were included.ConclusionsDepending upon the accuracy required, that is depending upon how close each and every participant's value must be to his or her 'true' value, smoothed data from one or two tests is sufficient to calculate the values that describe the two-parameter VO2 response profile in heavy intensity cycling exercise.


The study examined the relationship between the expectation due to preceding context in spoken language and alpha/beta decrease in normal and patients with lesion. The results show larger decrease of alpha/beta following constrained versus unconstrained context. An important finding is that all subjects (control and patients) showed this effect except for two subjects that had extensive damage to the temporal and inferior parietal lobes and did not distinguish behaviorally between constrained versus unconstrained context. This suggests that the temporal-parietal networks are involved in semantic retrieval and inducing an alpha/beta


Under general anaesthetic the modified GIFD2 was introduced into the oesophagus with the condom alongside the endoscope, which was advanced to the gastric antrum, where the ball bearing was located. The condom was brought into view by withdrawing the instrument about 5-10 cm. Within a few minutes the ball was rolled into the condom by tipping the child. The whole was withdrawn into the oesophagus, although the ball was held up at the level of the cuffed endotracheal tube, deflation of which allowed delivery. Re-examination of the proximal gastrointestinal tract showed no abnormality apart from erythema of the prepyloric mucosa; the pylorus was not.narrowed. The removed ball bearing had a sulphurous smell and was black with a pitted surface. The child was allowed home on the next day.


One of the objectives of the High Performance Computing and Communication Project's (HPCCP) Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) is to provide a common and consistent way to manage applications, data, and engine simulations. The NPSS Configuration Management (CM) File Manager integrated with the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) window management system provides a common look and feel for the configuration management of data, applications, and engine simulations for U.S. engine companies. In addition, CM File Manager provides tools to manage a simulation. Features include managing input files, output files, textual notes, and any other material normally associated with simulation. The CM File Manager includes a generic configuration management Application Program Interface (API) that can be adapted for the configuration management repositories of any U.S. engine company.


New hearing aid users are often overwhelmed by amplified signals and may reject amplification. Some hearing aid companies have attempted to facilitate adjustment to hearing aids by providing different levels of amplification for differing amounts of experience. Twenty-nine hearing aid companies were initially contacted for inclusion in this survey. Five companies indicated having a built-in adaptation manager, but only four companies (Electone, Oticon, Phonak, and Siemens) released information. The adaptation managers were compared using six simulated hearing loss configurations. Data are presented in tabulated form displaying the difference between initial and final gain levels for loud, medium, and soft input levels. The primary strategy employed in the hearing aid fitting software is a step-wise increase in the amount of gain provided by the hearing aids.


With the global crisis and conflicts, Africa as a continent has the largest number of IDPs in the world. Unfortunately, peoples have lost their life, exposed to different abuses; abandon their homes, property and their family in Nigeria due to Boko Haram insurgency, political instability, civil conflict, natural or economic predicaments and more also developmental projects. The problem of IDPs includes lack of basic amenities such access to portable water, good health care services, food, and shelter. As displaced persons did not cross an internationally recognised border, they are termed ''internally displaced persons'' (IDPs) not refugees. The paper will examine the legal framework on the rights of IDPs and the Kampala Convention 2009 of the African Union. The paper analyses the legal regime for the Protection and Assistance of the IDPs rights in regional conflicts. This paper examines the AU Kampala Convention 2009 and how the rights of the IDPs have been violated by the agents of states. The paper concludes with a recommendation that Legislation should be domesticated in the National laws and Constitution of Member States who have signed and ratified the AU Convention 2009. Despite the legal constraint of customary international law, international law can be interpreted to include the humanitarian services and aids be given to IDPs as a protection through the international human rights laws(IHRL) and international humanitarian laws(IHL) ratified by the Member States of the regional institution. The State must hold members of the armed groups criminally responsible for human rights abuses and violations of IHL. Keywords: IDPs, Kampala Convention, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, Legislation and Policy


In this study using Equation of State/ Helmholtz excess energy function,  EOS/AE, two new local composition-Equation-of State mixing rules, LCEOS1 and LCEOS2 were developed in which the energy interaction parameters were expressed in terms of attractive and repulsive parameters of the cubic equation of state. The EOS/AE models are applied for equilibrium calculation of natural gas that consists of light to heavy hydrocarbons with water and acid gases, i.e. H2S and CO2. Applying these new mixing rules, the bubble point pressure and vapor phase compositions at high pressure were simulated. The binary interaction parameters and a lumped nonrandomness parameter for the binary systems containing CO2, H2S, H2O, CH4, C2H6, EG, TEG were obtained. Using the binary parameters, solubility of CH4 and C2H6 in ternary systems CH4+EG+H2O and C2H6+EG+H2O were predicted, respectively. A comparison of these two new mixing rules with experimental data showed that both LCEOS1 and LCEOS2 demonstrated high accuracy.


Increasing the competitiveness of health care institutions is an urgent issue for health care in the new funding environment. The purpose of this work is to analyze the existing tools for competitiveness management in the healthcare sector. The problems of competitiveness management development are investigated. State regulation, political dynamics, changing socio-demographic characteristics and constant technological development cause significant changes in the healthcare sector, but despite this, state restrictions, conservatism of Ukrainian healthcare and lack of management specialists are the main problems of Ukrainian healthcare. This necessitates the use of the principles of competitiveness management of modern health care institutions. The main methodological approach used in the work is a review of literature sources. The analysis of scientific literature revealed the absence of unified methodological approaches to measuring competitiveness, and many of the proposed methods do not take into account the specifics of the health care system, as well as the areas of activity of the medical organization. The existing models of competitiveness management tools differ from each other, and their use is conditioned by many factors. The role and impact of competition in the healthcare sector is considered separately. The theoretical basis of the study is a systematic approach to understanding the relationship between different levels of health care. Important conceptual issues of measuring competition in healthcare, including S.W.O.T. analysis, competitive advantages, human resources assessment, benchmarking, etc. are considered. The results of this study form the methodological and practical basis for improving the competitiveness management system of health care institutions in Ukraine, which operate in difficult socio-economic conditions.


Provided is a laminate characterized by having at least one polylactic acid resin-containing layer (C) with a thickness of 10-500 nm on at least one surface of a fibrous structure (B) containing a water-soluble resin (A). Also provided is a production method for the laminate, said method being characterized in that water or an aqueous solution is applied to the joining surface of the fibrous structure (B) and the polylactic acid resin-containing layer (C). A laminate according to the present invention exhibits superior tracking, adhesion and coating properties relative to flexible, curved objects, exhibits superior compatibility to organs such as skin and internal organs, and, because the fibrous structure (B) containing a water-soluble resin (A) can easily be removed from the polylactic acid resin-containing layer (C) by means of the aqueous solution, is optimal for use in materials for external use on the skin, such as wound-covering materials, adhesion-preventing materials, and skin care products.


This paper describes the continuous development and improvement of a low-cost industrialstyle pressure wave generator that employs metal diaphragms. The improved pressure wave generator has been connected to a pulse tube cold head with a short transfer tube for endurance testing. It has now been operated more than 2000 hours without compressor failure or performance degradation. Accelerated testing predicts a diaphragm lifetime in excess of 40,000 hours. In order to reduce size, cost and mechanical noise from the linkage driving the diaphragms, a hydraulic driven mechanism has also been developed. It demonstrates similar compressor performance and efficiency to that achieved with the lever-driven mechanism.


Many successful solutions have been found to the problems in technology of proton exchange membrane fuel cell to automobile. However, further rsearch is required and in this paper, the issues associated with polymer electrolytes membrane, electrocatalyst, production and supply of hydrogen gas, anodic electrolytes tolerant to carbon monoxide, optimizing thermal and water management, gas diffusion layers are evaluated and suggest areas where renewed focus of research and development efforts will accelerate proton exchange membrane fuel cell in automotive applications.


This article introduces the ways of dealing with broken thin tubular piles produced by prestressed concrete. It formulates the scientific ways of dealing with broken tubular piles according to the different cause .These ways have madebetter effect using in practical construction.


Classification of hyperspectral images is a hot topic in remote sensing field because of its immense dimensionality. Several machine learning approaches had been effectively proposed for hyperspectral image processing. Multiple kernel learning (MKL) approaches are the most used techniques that have been promoted to improve the adaptability of kernel based learning machine. In this paper, an adaptive MKL approach is promoted for the classification of hyperspectral imagery problem. The core idea in the introduced algorithm is to optimize the convex combinations of the given base kernels during the training process of Self-Organizing Maps. Diverse types of kernel functions are used. The performance of the classifier based on the choice of the kernel function and its variables, Benchmark hyperspectral datasets are used. The experimental results demonstrate that the introduced MKLSOM learning algorithm gives a comparative solution to the state-of-the-art algorithms.


This paper designs a feasible solution which can make people owning intellectual properties(IP) have access to funds to implement their IPRs.The core of the solution involves establishing "Intellectual Property Start-up Funds(IPSF)",IPSF Management Companies,and IPSF Exchange.This paper shows that this solution is a unique and effective way to finance IPRs which has the advantages of leveraging,lowering the threshold of capital market,etc.


In this study, it is aimed to determine the moral maturity levels of especially talented secondary school students in Science and Art Centers by determining them. For this purpose, "Moral Maturity Scale" was applied to middle school students in Bolu Science and Art Center in 2020 after obtaining the necessary permissions. Their search consists of descriptive scanning model. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 15 package program. In the normally distributed data groups, t-test, one-way variance analysis (ANO-VA), Tukey test and averages were used. Whether the results are meaningful or not was tested at the .05 level. It is seen that the moral maturity levels of the students are "mostly." There is no significant difference between the moral maturity and gender of the students, the types of school in formal education and the education levels of their fathers. There is a significant difference between the class levels of the students in formal education and the education levels of their mothers and their moral maturity levels.


Words and sentences are the basic elements in stylish English writing.But how to use them to make the writing correct,clear and logical is one of the most important parts to be taught in English writing class.This article discusses the features of how to make stylish English writing and analyzes the common problems made in it.It is hoped to help the students improve their writing in English.


The article is devoted to a challenging issue of stability of seed lot systems that have been used in Russia since 1947 to produce BCG vaccines. This problem is underexplored and needs further investigation. In an earlier study the authors of the article used innovative (molecular genetic) methods to demonstrate the conformity of BCG-1 seed lots used in Russia to the international reference reagent ( BCG Vaccine of Russian BCG-I sub-strain-International Reference Reagent ) in terms of «Identification». This article lays out the results of new comparative studies of BCG-1 367 «shch» (1982) and 368 «shch» (2006). During the study special emphasis was put on such quality parameters as residual virulence (survival), specific safety (absence of virulent mycobacteria tuberculosis), sensitization effect (by induction of immune-mediated delayed hypersensitivity to tuberculin), and protective effects. The values obtained in the batches evaluation were very close and did not differ from the results obtained during certification performed just after the production of each seed lot. These results testify to the high degree of stability of the seed lots biological properties. The article also cites literary sources that address the issue in question.


A survey of excitation function and angular distribution data for fast-neutron inelastic scattering on the principal even-even actinide nuclei considers first the 232Th(n,n') reaction from threshold to En=3.4 MeV featuring (total angle-integrated and differential) level cross sections for rotational or (quadrupole/octupole) vibrational states up to an excitation energy E*=1218 keV. Subsequent papers are similarly devoted to 238U and 240,242,244Pu, respectively. Experimental data from (n,n' gamma ) and (n,n') measurements covering 28 such levels are contrasted with theoretical calculations from a 'standard' (CN+DI) treatment and from a statistical S-matrix approach, and with ENDF/B-V evaluations over the transition region in which a predominantly compound-nucleus (CN) mechanism is supplanted by direct interaction (DI). The data primarily comprise the latest findings by the Lowell group (1976) and update previous reviews. The results evince fair agreement with those of other groups and demonstrate the predictive capabilities of the statistical S-matrix (HRTW) formalism due to Hofmann, Richert, Tepel and Weidenmuller (1975) with interchannel coupling of collective states for the evaluation of a CN ('fluctuation') admixture in the presence of DI ('non-fluctuation') contributions.


Cerebral N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-type glutamate receptor activity plays a role in synapse formation and brain development and has been implicated as a mechanism of hypoxic brain injury. Dexamethasone (DX) may enhance organ maturation and decrease perinatal brain injury. To investigate the maturational changes in the NMDA receptor during development in fetal sheep, we determined MK-801 binding as an index of receptor ion channel activity in 1 fetal sheep at 60d gestation (term=154d), 6 at 84d, and 8 at 120d, 4 treated with placebo and 4 treated with DX. DX-treated fetuses were studied 12 hrs after DX, 6 mg IM q 12 hrs × 4 doses, was administered to the ewes.3[H]MK-801 binding was determined in a 200 μl medium containing 100μg membrane protein, 100 μM glutamate, 100 μM glycine, 10 mM HEPES/1 mM EDTA buffer (pH 7.0), and concentrations of 3[H]MK-801 from 0.5-50 nM. Nonspecific binding was determined in the presence of 10 mM unlabelled MK-801. Scatchard plots were constructed and Bmax (apparent receptor number) and Kd (dissociation constant) calculated. During development Bmax (mean± SD) increased from 0.51 pmoles/mg protein at 60d to 0.6±0.09 at 84d and 0.97±0.14 at 120d (p <0.005, 84d vs 120d). In contrast, Kd did not change significantly with increasing brain maturation (4.25, 5.07±0.38 and 4.90±0.81 nM at 60d, 84d, and 120d, respectively). Dexamethasone had no effect on either Bmax or Kd at 120d. Thus the apparent number of NMDA receptors increased with brain maturation but the affinity of the receptor for MK-801 was unchanged, similar to the results of our previous studies in fetal guinea pigs at mid- to late gestation. Dexamethasone did not enhance the maturational changes in the NMDA receptor MK-801 binding site at 120d, in contrast to its reported effects on other aspects of brain function. The apparent increase in number of NMDA receptors with maturation may be related to the timing of synaptogenesis in fetal brain and may enhance susceptibility to hypoxic injury. (NIH HD 20337, HD 34618)


It is not straightforward to prepare a fiber reinforced composite in which reinforcing fibers are dispersed uniformly. The nonuniform distribution of the reinforcing fibers produces nonuniform viscosity of the composite and thus drives the breakup of the filament upon extension. However, this breakup is suppressed when the fiber length is large. By using Bachelor's theory for the viscosity of fiber suspensions, we here theoretically analyze the dynamics of the breakup of a fluid filament due to the nonuniform distribution of reinforcing fibers under uniaxial stretching by the linear order term with respect to the nonuniform component of the number density of centers of gravity of fibers. Our theory predicts that the fracture strain increases logarithmically with increasing the fiber length, corresponding to the linear dependence of the extension ratio at the fracture on the fiber length.


The objective of this paper is twofold. In the first part, we derive sharp inequalities for the weighted Poisson integrals associated with degenerated elliptic equations on the $(n+1)$-dimensional half-space and ball, and classify their extremizers. The equations arise from the Caffarelli-Silvestre extension for the fractional Laplacian on the $n$-dimensional Euclidean space and its conformal transformation via the M\"obius transform. In the second part, we propose a variational problem involving a weighted isoperimetric ratio on a smooth metric measure space induced by a conformally compact Einstein manifold. We also present a criterion that ensures the existence of a smooth extremizer and a related conjecture. Remarkably, it turns out that this variational problem extends the aforementioned sharp inequalities to an arbitrary conformally compact Einstein manifold and is closely linked to the Chang-Gonz\'alez extension of a conformal fractional Laplacian.


Planktonic and benthic foraminifera data, as well as ice‐rafted debris data, from a 210Pb‐dated multicore (B05‐2006‐MC04) covering the last ca. 130 a on the North Icelandic shelf (∼450 m water depth) are compared with instrumental data and with the Sea Ice Index for the area. There is indication of a strong connection between atmospheric and oceanic changes. A pronounced rise in the sea surface temperature is documented by the proxy data to occur at AD 1910, which is shortly before the rise in the air temperature in the region at ca. AD 1920 but coinciding with the first rise in instrumentally measured annual sea surface temperature. The Great Salinity Anomaly in the 1960s and early 1970s is, however, not clearly expressed in the environmental proxies. There has been a mean sedimentation rate of about 300 cm ka−1 at the core site, based on a tephrochronological age model for the core MD99‐2275. The foraminifera and diatom assemblages show increased influence of Atlantic water masses during the time interval ca. AD 800–1300 (the so‐called Medieval Warm Period or Medieval Climatic Anomaly), whereas the interval ca. AD 1300–1910 (encompassing the Little Ice Age) was characterised by decreased sea surface temperatures due to intensified influence of Arctic waters of the East Icelandic Current. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Recently, amorphous indium-gallium-zinc-oxide thin film transistors (a-IGZO TFTs) with inkjet printing silver source/drain electrodes have attracted great attention, especially for large area and flexible electronics applications. The silver ink could be divided into two types: one is based on silver nanoparticles, and the other is silver salt ink. Organic materials are essential in the formulation of nanoparticle ink as a strong disperse stabilizer to prevent agglomeration of silver particles, but will introduce contact problems between the silver electrodes and the a-IGZO active layer after annealing, which is difficult to eliminate and leads to poor device properties. Our experiment is aimed to reduce this effect by using a silver salt ink without stabilizer component. With optimized inkjet printing conditions, the high performance of a-IGZO TFT was obtained with a mobility of 4.28 cm2/V·s and an on/off current ratio over 106. The results have demonstrated a significant improvement for a-IGZO TFTs with directly printed silver electrodes. This work presents a promising platform for future printed electronic applications.


Objective To construct a recombinant adenovirus expression vector for human transforming growth factor β_(1)(hTGF-β_(1)) and to lay a foundation for the study of hTGF-β_(1) gene transfection into bone marrow stromal cells(BMSCs). Methods An adenovirus expression vector for hTGF-β_(1) was constructed by recombinant DNA technique.Adeno-hTGF-β_(1) was confirmed by restriction endonuclease and PCR respectively.Adeno-hTGF-β_(1) was co-transfected into 293 cells by liposome-mediated(Fugene 6) method.The generated recombinant adenoviruses were confirmed by PCR. Results The recombinant Adeno-hTGF-β_(1) was digested with XhoⅠ,and the electrophoresis of the digested products showed 14.5,8.1,4.2,4.0,2.5,1.4,0.6 kb correct fragments.Furthermore,the recombinant Adeno-hTGF-β_(1) was digested with PI-SceⅠ/Ⅰ-CeuⅠ,and the digested products showed 32.6 and 2.6 kb correct fragments.The recombinant Adeno-hTGF-β_(1) was determined by PCR and the product of PCR showed the presence of 1.35 kb hTGF-β_(1) fragment.The infected 293 cells showed evident cytopathic effect(CPE).The generated recombinant adenoviruses were confirmed by PCR and the product of PCR showed the presence of 247 bp hTGF-β_(1) gene fragments and 312 bp gene adenovirus fragments. Conclusion The recombinant Adeno-hTGF-β_(1) can be constructed correctly and be transfected into 293 cells,which establishes the base for hTGF-β_(1) gene transfection into BMSCs in the application in cartilage tissue engineering.


Vortical structure plays a significant role in flow mechanisms that impact our everyday life. This work is focused on two types of flow that are characterized and dominated by vortical structures. The first part of this work focuses on a particular type of jet known as a synthetic jet. This jet is formed by the time harmonic motion of a vibrating element that encloses a cavity with an orifice. The current work explored the characteristics synthetic jets using circular, slot, and triangular orifices (all having the same equivalent diameters). The results showed that merging of successive vortex pairs can occur between 4.0<x/D<6.5, a process previous thought not to exist in synthetic jets. Comparison of the current data with others showed that the spreading rate is actually independent of the StD when the latter is calculated in the normal way. The characteristics of these jets show that the pulsatile nature of the jet dominates near the orifice, and further upstream the synthetic jets behave in a similar manner as conventional turbulent jets. Axis switching and entrainment enhancement were observed in the non-circular cases. The second part of this work was directed on the characteristics of the flow that pass between the vibrating vocal folds, which serve as the acoustic source for the human voice. In the current work, intraglottal velocity fields were measured using PIV and used to compute the corresponding pressure distribution between the folds. The results showed that when the flow separates from the divergent glottal walls during closing, the vortices that are formed in the i separated region of the glottis create negative pressure near the superior aspect of the folds. The magnitude of the negative pressure is proportional to the subglottal pressure.


We experimentally demonstrate a real-time QPSK-encoded OFDM long-reach system employing directly modulated laser without optical amplification. After transmitted over 100km SMF with a BER of 3.8×10−3, the power penalty is less than 1dB.


The spontaneous breaking of translational invariance in noncommutative self-interacting scalar field theory in two dimensions is investigated by effective action techniques. The analysis confirms the existence of the stripe phase, already observed in lattice simulations, due to the nonlocal nature of the noncommutative dynamics.


This is an engaging book, which covers a great deal of ground in an interesting and fresh way. It applies the situationist critique of the existence of character traits both to virtue ethics and to virtue epistemology. In relation to virtue ethics, Alfano reaches the following conclusion. Even if the critique of virtue ethics that, since it 'presupposes the explanatory and predictive power of the virtues, it rests on a foundation of sand' [82], succeeds, we should develop a conception of factitious virtu according to which virtue attribution does not track facts of virtue possession. The point of such attribution is to induce an agent's identification with virtue traits, and beliefs that 'others expect him to act in trait-consonant ways, which in turn leads to trait-consonant conduct' [83]. A major feature of the book is citation of, and commentary on, numerous psychological studies relating not only to the situationist critique, but to factitious virtue and to social distance. A difficulty with this account of the situationist challenge to virtue ethics is that virtue ethics (on dominant conceptions) is committed to the possible existence of character, not virtue in all possible worlds or even in this benighted world: a pessimistic virtue ethicist might not believe in the effective explanatory power of virtue, because of its rarity. Another virtue ethicist might not even believe in a prevalent existence of character, because most of us are in a state of self-control (whether or not we are trying to acquire vice or virtue). Much of the book is devoted to the situationist challenge, a challenge related to the existence of character. The major problem, according to Alfano, is not that agents are improperly responsive to situation, but that they are responsive to 'non-reasons' in the form of such things as moods and ambient smells [44]. To which a virtue ethicist would reply: 'What is wrong with that?' A huge amount of behaviour that is not contrary to virtue is appropriately responsive to moods: I feel like going to a cafe because of a smell of coffee; I go out because I am vaguely bored. At the root of the problem is the claim that too much behaviour is inappropriately responsive to mood. To which one might reply: If the pessimism is justified, maybe we (some of us) are setting the standard for virtue too high, or we should improve our game in relation to personal virtue cultivation and social environment, or both.


This guide is published by the Eastern Transportation Knowledge Network as a resource for transportation practitioners in Emergency Response Management.


To "Jin Jing " in Ode to my Humble Room written by Liu Yuxi,there are various interpretations from the predecessors on it.From the works of Tang Dynasty to the connection between Taoism and Buddhism to the development of religions in Tang Dynasty and the works by Liu Yuxi related to Taoism and Buddhism,all mentioned above establish that "Jin Jing " in Ode to my Humble Room should be the Classics of Buddha and Taoism.Moreover,it is not written in Nijin.


unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract. In this paper, we present (α−ψ)-Meir-Keeler-Khan contraction type mappings for two pairs of weakly compatible self-mappings in G-metric space.


This article is an overview of systems analysis in forestry and forest industries. The issues covered range from forest management and forest industrial strategy to international trade in forest products and structural change in the forest sector worldwide. The methodologies discussed include mathematical models of economies, statistics, and operations research.


Bin Chen, Jinbao Long, Hongtai Xie, Chenyang Li, Luokan Chen, Bonan Jiang, and Shuai Chen1,2,∗ ∗Corresponding author: email@example.com Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China and Shanghai Branch, CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China


This paper introduces the principle of the electronic toll collection (ETC) system including ETC land equipment sub system and fee clearing sub system of background operation. According to the current status of domestic expressway administration system and traffic jam on main line tollgate, the solution of ETC system expressway network toll in the present stage is described.


Based on the latest experimental data of B ->pi pi and pi K modes, a model-independent analytical analysis is presented. The CP-averaged branching ratio difference Delta R=R-c-R-n in B ->pi K decays with R-c=2Br(pi K-0(-))/Br(pi(-)(K) over bar (0)) and R-n=Br(pi K-+(-))/2Br(pi(0)(K) over bar (0)) is reduced though it remains larger than the prediction from the standard model (SM) as both measured R-n and R-c are enhanced, which indicates that a room for new physics becomes smaller. The present data of pi pi decay reduce the ratio vertical bar C/T vertical bar from the previous value of vertical bar C/T vertical bar similar or equal to 0.8 to vertical bar C/T vertical bar similar or equal to 0.65, which is still larger than the theoretical estimations based on QCD factorization and pQCD. Within SM and flavor SU(3) symmetry, the current pi K data also diminish the ratio vertical bar C/T-'vertical bar from the previous value vertical bar C'/T'vertical bar similar or equal to 2 to vertical bar C'/T'vertical bar similar or equal to 1.16 with a large strong phase delta(C)'similar or equal to-2.65, while its value remains much larger than the one extracted from the pi pi modes. The direct CP violation A(CP)(pi(0)(K) over bar (0)) is predicted to be A(CP)(pi(0)(K) over bar (0))=-0.15 +/- 0.03, which is consistent with the present data. Two kinds of new effects in both strong and weak phases of the electroweak penguin diagram are considered. It is found that both cases can reduce the ratio to vertical bar C'/T'vertical bar=0.40 similar to 0.80 and lead to roughly the same predictions for CP violation in pi K-0(0).


Collective classification models attempt to improve classification performance by taking into account the class labels of related instances. However, they tend not to learn patterns of interactions between classes and/or make the assumption that instances of the same class link to each other (assortativity assumption). Blockmodels provide a solution to these issues, being capable of modelling assortative and disassortative interactions, and learning the pattern of interactions in the form of a summary network. The Supervised Blockmodel provides good classification performance using link structure alone, whilst simultaneously providing an interpretable summary of network interactions to allow a better understanding of the data. This work explores three variants of supervised blockmodels of varying complexity and tests them on four structurally different real world networks.


very inhibited black person open up to 111e. Because I'm black, they perceive me as a friend rather than an enemy. The problems arise when you have to separate your race from your professionalism. The point has been made that people tend to relate to each other on the basis of certain variables-education, standards of living-rather than race. The idea is that people are more class-conscious than race-conscious. This point does have some validity. But the fact remains that the visibility and accessibility of competent minority staff is truly valuable to the agency and to the people we serve. Some major concerns and factors to consider when working with diverse ethnic groups are: communication patterns, inhibitions, sensitivities, norms and value systems, language, living standards, race, psycho/economics, class systems, belief systems, education, and experi.ences. Of course, there are many other factors to consider, but understanding that these points are important could enhance the perception and effectiveness of the staff persons. In summary, much care and sensitivity should be given to people of different ethnic groups. It should be understood that many of these people are slipping through the cracks in the system because workers may not understand them or care to deal with their different needs. There should be more of a commitment to training, research, interaction, empathy, and aliring to assure that these people are not left out.


The invention aims to provide an air supply unit with lower noise through machine improvement. In order to achieve the goal mentioned above, the air supply unit (1) comprises a partition member (5), a through hole (21) which is used to make the air flow; a flow regulating member (7), which comprises a cylindrical part (23), wherein the cylindrical part (23) is arranged on the partition member (5) and covers the through hole (21) in the partition member (5) side; and a centrifugal wind turbine (9), which is arranged on the other side of the partition member (5) and is used to make the air flow into the cylindrical part (23) and the through hole (21); moreover, in the wind supply unit (1), a plurality of holes (25) are evenly arranged on the cylindrical part (23).


Aufwuchs production was measured from its accrual on plexiglass substrates submerged in a stream. A method was developed for separating autotrophic and heterotrophic aufwuchs production and for separating this production from organic and inorganic sediments. The average aufwuchs production in the entire river during the summer of 1961 was 281.8 mg organic weight M-2 day-1, with the autotrophic organisms contributing 212.8 mg and the heterotrophic 69.0 mg. The rate of accumulation of organic material on artificial substrates has been used to estimate production within streams and to estimate the well-being of natural waters. In the past these measurements have included all of the organic matter which accumulated on the substrates and little thought was given to the origin of this material. The method given here allows the separation of this material into the components that are formed on the substrates and those transported from elsewhere and deposited. The technique of collecting aufwuchs communities from natural waters by means of artificial substrates has been employed for many years in a wide variety 1 This research is part of a thesis for the degree of Ph.D. presented to the Graduate Faculty of Michigan State University by the senior author and was supported by a grant (WP-00011-06) from the National Institute of Health. 2 Present address: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. TRANS. AMER. MrcRosc. Soc. 85(2): 232-240. 1966. :MEASURE OF AUFWUCHS PRODUCTION 233 of ecosystems. Hentschel ( 1916) generally is credited with being the first to use this method; but Butcher (1932), Ivlev (1933) , Newcombe (1949, 1950), Patrick, et al. ( 1954), Castenholz ( 1960), Grzenda and Brehmer ( 1960), Kevern ( 1962) , Sladeckova ( 1962), Wetzel ( 1963), and many others have used artificial substrates to study aufwuchs growth, production, and succession. Cooke ( 1956) reviewed the history and general methods of collecting aufwuchs on artificial substrates. Direct microscopic examination of the exposed substrates has been used by many workers, but Newcombe ( 1949) was the first to deal with the production of total organic matter, in contrast to the earlier work that was concerned chiefly with species composition. Grzenda and Brehmer ( 1960) developed a method of estimating aufwuchs production on artificial substrates from phytopigment extracts, and our method employs an expansion and modification of their procedure. A study was conducted during the summer of 1961 on a 30-mile section of the Red Cedar River, a warm-water stream located in the south central portion of the lower peninsula of Michigan. This study was originated to determine the energy exchange in a warm-water stream, with special attention to changes in primary and secondary production with variation in stream ecology. The material presented here represents a portion of that study. This section of the river drains 355 square miles of rolling farm and suburban land and for purposes of this investigation was divided into five different ecological zones. The Red Cedar is representative of many midwestern streams in that it receives industrial and domestic wastes and inorganic sediments from agricultural areas.


The application of ultrafine CuO powder used as catalyst in synthesis of vat dyes was studied.The effects of ordinary and ultrafine CuO as catalyst on the reaction time,the optimum amount of catalyst and the product yield were studied.The experiment results showed that the reaction rate was faster,the reaction conversion was higher,the product quality was better and the amount of catalyst was less while using ultrafine CuO as a catalyst.


The enhancing effects of lemon oil on the transdermal penetration of flurbiprofen through rat skin invitro and in vivo was investigated. The maximum flux achieved by Isopropyl alcohol (IPA):Propylene glycol (PG) (70:30% v/v) solvent mixture was further increased by lemon oil. The flux of flurbiprofen through ethylene vinyl acetate microporous membrane was evaluated. The membrane altered the flux of flurbiprofen significantly. The reservoir type of transdermal patch was fabricated using flurbiprofen viscous system, ethylene vinyl acetate membrane, and backing film. Histological investigations were done on rat skin samples treated with solvent systems with or without penetration enhancer for 24 hr. No skin irritation was seen. Lemon oil produced more pronounced change in stratum corneum and the epidermis as compared with the control groups. The pharmacokinetics of flurbiprofen in albino rats following application of a transdermal patch for 24 hr was evaluated. The maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) and AUC0–α of the patch formulation was 1.7 and 1.6 times, increased respectively as compared with the control patch formulation. Quantity of the drug accumulated in the excised skin to which test patch formulation was applied was more than the one to which control patch formulation was applied. Anti-inflammatory effect in the Carrageenin-induced paw edema in rat was significantly higher than the control patch formulation.


Background and Aim:  Magnifying endoscopy with narrow‐band imaging (ME‐NBI) enhances images of the irregular mucosal structures and microvessels of gastric carcinoma, and could be useful for determining the margin between cancerous and non‐cancerous mucosa. We evaluated the usefulness of ME‐NBI for determining the tumor margin compared with indigocarmine chromoendoscopy (ICC).


The effect of otitis media with effusion on the behavior and emotions was investigated in 44 children treated with the insertion of ventilation tubes. Questionnaires were sent to their mothers. The results made clear that otitis media with effusion affected not only the behavior but also the emotional state of the children. The insertion of ventilation tubes improved hearing by 16 dB on the average, and marked behavioral and emotional improvement was noted. Morever, changes such as more active behavior, brighter character, and improved understanding appeared. For children with otitis media with effusion who suffer from marked hearing loss, it may be necessary to perform therapy including the insertion of ventilation tubes in the early stage to improve hearing.


In the context of the Mass-loss from Evolved StarS guaranteed time key program, we will obtain PACS imaging and spectroscopic observations of nebulae associated with Luminous Blue Variable and Wolf-Rayet stars. Descriptions of the observations and preliminary results are presented. More specifically, photometric maps of the LBV candidate Hen 3-519 are presented, as well as a preliminary study of the spectrum of the Luminous Blue Variable Wra 751. ~10 6 L L ʘ and their high mass-loss rate ~ 10 10 -5 -10 -10 -4 -4 M M ʘ yr yr -1 -1 (Humphreys & Davidson 1994). Progressively the (Humphreys & Davidson 1994). Progressively the outer layers of the star are removed revealing a 'bare core' and the star becomes a WR. outer layers of the star are removed revealing a 'bare core' and the star becomes a WR. WR stars are hot, luminous objects with strong broad emission lines in the optical due to WR stars are hot, luminous objects with strong broad emission lines in the optical due to stellar winds. These winds have smaller mass-loss rates than LBV winds but higher stellar winds. These winds have smaller mass-loss rates than LBV winds but higher velocities, up to 3000 km s velocities, up to 3000 km s -1 -1 . They interact with the material ejected during the LBV phase, . They interact with the material ejected during the LBV phase,


The combined use of P(2-MeOC6H4)3 (L1) and TMEDA as ligands effectively prevents defect formation in palladium-catalyzed direct arylation polymerization (DArP) to give donor–acceptor type alternating copolymers (DA polymers) with diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) units. The reaction of 3,6-bis(5-bromo-2-thienyl)diketopyrrolopyrrole (1-Br) and 3,4-dicyanothiophene (2-H) in toluene at 100 °C for 6 h in the presence of only L1 afforded a notable amount of insoluble materials via branching and cross-linking; in addition, the soluble part (Mn = 3100) included a large quantity of homocoupling defects (12.5%). In contrast, in the presence of L1 and TMEDA, the formation of insoluble materials was completely suppressed, and homocoupling defects decreased to 1.6%. Furthermore, the molecular weight of poly(1-alt-2) remarkably increased (Mn = 24 500, 97% yield). The mixed ligand catalyst using L1 and TMEDA was also effective against DArP of 1-Br with thienopyrroledione (3-H) or 3,4-propylenedioxythiophene (4-H) to afford DA...


A method of radioimmunoassay of human α-fetoprotein (AFP) is described. It allows the assay of this protein in human serum with a sensitivity threshold of 0.1 ng of AFP per ml of serum. 192 normal adu


To interpret the data of transient nonlinear spectroscopy of cooper-oxide high-temperature superconductors (HTSCs), a phenomenological model, describing magneto-dipole self-organization of charge carriers (holes) in HTSC CuO 2 planes and kinetics of the corresponding phase transition, has been developed. It has been shown that, for the exchange energy ∼100 meV and doping level ∼ 0.1 hole/cell, the temperature T decrease below the critical point T* ∼ 150 K leads to formation of a spatially non-uniform distribution of the holes (the stripe-structure) and to appearance of corresponding energy gap in the electronic structure. Calculated steady-state dependencies of T* on and of the gap width on T agree with known experimental data. The predicted phase transition kinetics depends on the initial temperature T. When T* < T< T m (1.4-1.5)T*, the stripe-structure decay is rather slow (with time ∼10 -9 s and more) two-stage process. During the first stage, a large-scale (with size ∼4-6 cells) fluctuation of an average dipole moment is formed and, only after that, the spatial region, entrained in the fluctuation, broadens due to propagation of the phase switching wave.


Hegel is the philosopher of progressive development, and Deleuze the philosopher of simultaneous transformation. But of course neither of these statements is true; Hegel is as much a philosopher of timeless events in thought, and Deleuze of irreversible distance. To solve the problem of the date, we will reverse their usual places. A date marks a historical event in two ways. It assigns a singular moment to an event, and it situates events in a common era. The first function of the date gives the event a determinate location relative to other past events and to the present; the second makes all events available at once to memory and to interpretation. The first posits events in succession; the second posits them in their temporal co-existence. Both of these functions of the date are clearly genuine phenomena. But in so far as we consider events in their contemporaneity, their meaning as events in succession has been removed. And this is the issue I want to focus on: what sense of succession can be reconstituted in a general context of co-existence? To take a powerful example from Anti-Oedipus, the event of Joan of Arc leading an army can be read one way as an individual historical person acting in a certain year, but can be read another way as a virtual diagram for action that can be actualized at other times and places, a "Joan of Arc Effect" that can surge up in any one of us. But the problem is that if Joan of Arc is an Effect that can surge up at any time, and at the same time Napoleon is another such Effect, and Caesar another, and they can all surge up together at once here on a politician's arm, there on a writer's diatribe, in what sense do these Effects still carry references to epochs, social contexts, in short, to their dates? What we will be looking for, then, is a kind of distance between events not defined by chronology. The problem of how to select which past to make the present become, is, for Hegel and Deleuze, the problem of "destiny". This is our problem: do dates have destinies?


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in February honored four communities for their efforts to improve seniors' health. EPA presented its Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging Award to Brazos Valley Council of Governments in Texas; the city of Charlotte, N.C.; the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services in Virginia; and the Philadelphia Corporation on Aging.


This paper proposes a battery energy storage system using a photovoltaic generation system. The proposed system consists of a grid, battery and PV array. Considering a daily load profile, radiation and battery, operation modes are divided. An algorithm is presented based on modes. In the paper, operation modes and algorithms are verified through simulations.


This paper addresses a method of blind separation of de layed and superimposed sources We employ a linear feed forward temporal network as a separation system and present a simple associated learning algorithm We adopt a blind separation technique as a front end processor for robust cocktail party speech recognition task Experimental study of the proposed algorithm is given through two di erent real world data


Objective: To observe the expressions of CD151 and matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) in lung adenocarcinoma tissues and their clinical significance. Methods: The expressions of CD151 and MMP-7 in 149 lung adenocarcinoma tissue samples and 40 adjacent normal tissue samples were detected by immunohistochemistry. The relationship between the expressions of CD151 and MMP-7 and their correlation with the clinicopathological data were analyzed. The disease-free survival (DFS)-related factors were examined. Results: The positive expression rates of CD151 and MMP-7 in lung adenocarcinoma tissues were higher than those in adjacent normal tissues (both P < 0.05). The CD151 expression was associated with smoking, lymph node metastases and TNM stage (all P < 0.05). The MMP-7 expression was associated with lymph node metastases and TNM stage (both P < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between CD151 and MMP-7 expressions in lung adenocarcinoma tissues (r = 0.322, P < 0.05). The DFS of patients with positive expression of CD151 was shorter than that of the patients with negative expression of CD151 (P = 0.005). The DFS of patients with coexpression of CD151 and MMP-7 was shorter than that of the patients with negative expressions of CD151 and MMP-7 (P = 0.004). CD151 was an independent DFS-related factor in patients with lung adenocarcinoma (P < 0.05).  Conclusion: The positive expression rates of CD151 and MMP-7 are high in lung adenocarcinoma tissues. The DFS of patients with positive expression of CD151 is relatively short. DOI:10.3781/j.issn.1000-7431.2017.33.067


The Hurricane Katrina litigation echoes Rashomon, but with many more unreliable narrators. Each Hurricane Katrina liability story has a grain of truth. All stories are variations on the myth that New Orleans can be restored to a cultural and environmental golden age. In each story, the golden age was stolen by a boogeyman who owes reparations because New Orleans cannot be expected to pay its own way. The boogeyman can be the oil industry, the Corps, FEMA, or an uncaring Congress. Each story is fatally incomplete, ignoring the reality of delta geology and sea level rise from climate change. This article analyzes the story told by plaintiffs' lawyers and federal judges in three litigation threads against the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). There was a ruling for plaintiffs by a sympathetic local federal judge and an initially favorable ruling from the 5th Circuit. Eventually the 5th Circuit, on its own motion, withdrew its favorable ruling and dismissed all the claims. As the article details, the Corps was within its allowable discretion. More fundamentally, this discretion is critical to the Government's ability to make scientifically and economically sound decisions in the face of climate change. The article also reviews the legal procedural hurdles for bringing mass tort claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Flood Control Act of 1928.


Attenuated isolates of soybean mosaic virus (SMV) were derived when black soybean (Glycine max cv. Shin Tambaguro) seedlings, inoculated with a virulent SMV isolate, were mauntained at 15 C for 14 days, or alternatively, for 30 days. Two isolates obtained (designated Aa15-M1 and Aa15-M2), were serologically and biochemically similar to the initial isolate. However, they differed from the initial isolate in aphid and seed transmissibility, and in replication in soybean plants. In greenhouse and field experiments, Aa15-M1 and Aa15-M2 were effective in cross-protection against virulent SMV strains