The utility model discloses an oil spray proof device for panels of a cold rolling mill, comprising a spray proof plate (2) which is obliquely arranged. The lower surface of a spray proof plate (1) is provided with an oil guiding protection plate (2), and one side of the spray proof plate (1) is provided with a lateral baffle plate (3). A leakage-proof oil receiving slot (5) is arranged under the upper end of the spray proof plate (2), two lateral air nozzles (8) are arranged on the lower side of the lower part of the spray proof plate (2), and one big adjustable air nozzle (4) is arranged on the upper side of the lower part. The lower surface of the spray proof plate is provided with a reinforcing rib. The utility model having rational design and simple structure solves the problem of the oil on the panels of aluminum plates (7). The use effect is favorable, and the quality of the utility model can be greatly improved. The utility model can be widely used, and has favorable economic benefits.


The following research questions drove the study: 'Does employee performance impact relationship marketing? And if so how?' and 'Does employee innovation mediates this relationship? This research used the survey method. The sample size includes 196 employees of FANAP engaged in the field of ICT. Research findings from the structural equation method (SEM) suggest that although employee performance has a significant positive effect on relationship marketing, employee innovation does not mediate the relationship. In addition, among all aspects of employee performance, job fit has the most significant effect on the relationship between employee performance and relationship marketing.


We compare 1.16-1.22 J!m spectra of cool low-mass dwarfs with synthetic spectra calculated with a stellar atmosphere code. The synthetic spectra give a representation of the overall spectral features which has not been possible in previous comparisons with cool low-mass dwarf spectra, although the interpretation of the observed spectra is severely hampered by the quality of atomic and molecular input data. The observed spectral region is rich in absorption features of which the strongest are K, Fe, Mg and FeR. Each observed spectrum is compared with a grid of synthetic spectra extending well outside the expected parameter space for M dwarfs. The effective temperatures, metallicities and gravities derived are compared with expectations based on previous work. For the cooler objects the parameters show broad agreement; however, for the hotter objects the poor fit of Fe lines leads to best fits to models with low gravity and metallicity. All features show a strong sensitivity to temperature, especially the K and FeR. Metallicity and gravity effects are relatively smaller. For the hotter stars, Mg and Fe absorption lines are the most useful discriminators between gravity and metallicity. For the cooler objects the complicated dependence of modelled equivalent widths on metallicity and gravity makes it awkward to separate effects due to a single model parameter. The comparisons suggest a similar spread in metallicities to that anticipated, although for our sample neither kinematic motion nor membership of a particular photometric class is, on its own, a reliable indicator of metallicity. Comparison of the observed strong K lines in GD 165B with synthetic spectra indicate that it is relatively metal rich. This result together with an improved measurement of its distance means that within the best available constraints it is likely to be a brown dwarf.


In accordance with the characteristics of logistics equipment,the paper proposes a principle for its storage and inventory that combines class-based storage and multiple storage modes and establishes a model of class-based storage for logistics equipment and spare partss using ABC classification and artificatial neural network.


: Analysis of some artefacts used in spinning and weaving fibres in the Bronze Age, discovered at Hurezanj, Gorj County Following contractual archaeological research carried out during 2019 at Hurezani, Gorj County, we identified an archaeological settlement belonging to the Bronze Age. From the variety of artefacts discovered there, within this paper we aim to present and analyse the tools used in the production of textiles, such as spindle-whorls or loom-wights, by registering their technical specifications in a catalogue of archaeological discoveries. Cuvinte


The Korean Helium Cooled Ceramic Reflector Test Blanket Module (TBM) consisted of four submodules for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor program. The thermal-structural analysis considered a design pressure (10 MPa) and a thermal stress in the changed first wall design, which has a 15 mm × 11 mm rectangular U-shape, was carried out according to the RCC-MR code. The contact stress between the TBM submodules was also evaluated to confirm the structural integrity. The results showed that the design requirements were satisfied.


Nine young FilipinoGermans who spoke German as their first language migrated to the Philippines together with their aging German fathers and middle-age Filipina mothers. While staying in their new home in Negros Island, they learn English and Cebuano as they assimilate with the locals. The C-Test shows that short-term migrants still possess the proficiency of the German language as they acquire Cebuano and English while long-term migrants have attrited from their native tongue and are proficient in Cebuano and English. Keyword: First Language Attrition


Competence is one of the important parts of brand study, while brand it is a part of the marketing that has an important position by selling product and services. So brand itself not only for the company, it can also manage individual brands, public figures, and lecturer. This research aimed for determining the use of blogs as a medium to support the competence of lecturers from the aspect trustworthiness, commitment, ability to develop themselves practicing a profession, and a limiting factor in building the competence of lecturers. This research uses a qualitative approach with a single case study through observation, interviews, focus group discussions, and literature. The study found that lecturer use blogs to share lectures, ideas about contemporary events, and upload Islamic articles. Lecturer assessed reliably, because the lecturer writing on a blog is the result of his work, and a lot of consultation requests from various circles. The lecturer is committed to making a change for the better in every way when communicating via blog to maintain conformity with the words of his behavior, and lecturer has the ability to develop themselves in their profession as a lecturer, that gives him the strength to continue working.


Process for the preparation of combinations a- morfas receptor antagonists of angiotensin II and diuretics. The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing amorphous combinations antagonist drugs angiotensin II receptor and diuretics as micronic particles, comprising introducing a solution containing the active ingredients in a container-forming particles, and compressed fluid under supercritical conditions, wherein the container in which the particles are formed is at a pressure between atmospheric pressure and 10 bars. It also relates to amorphous combinations obtainable according to the process of the invention, their use for the preparation of solid dosage forms for oral administration, and also such solid dosage forms. Such amorphous combinations exhibit good stability and remain in the amorphous state after long periods of storage.


The construction of genetic maps is an expensive and time-consuming process. The breeder is therefore interested in using maps developed from other mapping populations but this is only possible if the genetic structure is similar for the chromosomal regions of interest. In this paper, maps of three populations of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) with common polymorphic marker loci are compared. Maps were constructed with MAPMAKER 3.0 and JOINMAP 2.0. Both mapping programs gave, in general, the same order for common markers. However, the number of common markers was too low to construct a combined map for all chromosomes. For one population, in contrast to the other two, the map constructed with MAPMAKER 3.0 was much longer than that constructed with JOINMAP 2.0.

For two of these populations yield traits were also available from different environments. For quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of the yield data, the packages MAPMAKER/QTL 1.1 and PLABQTL were used. No QTL common for the two populations could be detected. The program and the version used strongly influenced the estimated positions of QTLs. There was also a strong interaction with environments.


COMPOSITION AS PROTECTIVE MATERIAL BY APPLYING TO DISPENSED PARTS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA. THIS COMPOSITION CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF AN ALKYL ETHER LOWER THAN CELLULOSE AND POLYACRYLIC ACID OR A SALT OF SUCH AN ACCEPTABLE ACID FOR PHARMACEUTICAL USE.


The development of effective therapeutic interventions for neurodegeneration requires a better understanding of the early events that precede neuronal loss. Recent work in various disease models has begun to emphasize the significance of presynaptic dysfunction as an early event that occurs before manifestation of neurological disorders. Dysregulation of dopamine (DA) homeostasis is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases, drug addiction, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The neuronal plasma membrane dopamine transporter (DAT) is essential for the maintenance of DA homeostasis in the brain. α-synuclein is a 140-amino acid protein that forms a stable complex with DAT and is linked to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disease. In this review we will examine the prevailing hypotheses for α-synuclein-regulation of DAT biology.


To meet the network management requirements,this paper defined half-path round-trip time(HPRTT) as the RTT metric from a host to passive measurement point,and proposed a general passive method for continually measuring of HPRTT for different hosts in backbone network,also introduced a self-adaptive filter model to judge the validity of measurement samples.Comparing with current passive RTT estimation methods,this method could obtain more measurement samples from different TCP activity models thus observably improve the measurement success rate.Practical experiments are taken in Gbps backbone and HPRTTs are estimated for large numbers of TCP hosts,the result shows this method works properly and effectively.


X-ray emission from neon-like Fe XVII has been measured with high-resolution spectrometers from laboratory or celestial sources for nearly seven decades. Two of the strongest lines regularly identified in these spectra are the {sup 1}P{sub 1} {yields} {sup 1}S{sub 0} resonance, and {sup 3}D{sub 1} {yields} {sup 1}S{sub 0} intercombination line, known as 3C and 3D, respectively. This paper gives a brief overview of measurements of the intensities of the lines 3C and 3D from laboratory and celestial sources, and their comparison to model calculations, with an emphasis on measurements completed using an electron beam ion trap. It includes a discussion of the measured absolute cross sections compared to results from modern atomic theory calculations, as well as the diagnostic utility of the relative intensity, R = I{sub 3C}/I{sub 3D}, as it applies to the interpretation of spectra measured from the Sun and extra-Solar sources.


We show that an information network flow problem N in which n messages have to be sent to n destination nodes has a solution (that might utilise Network Coding) if and only if the directed graph GN (that appears by identifying each output node with its corresponding input node) hasguessing number ≥ n. The guessing number of a (directed) graph G is a new concept defined in terms of a simple cooperative game. We generalise this res ult so it applies to general information flow networks. We notice that the theoretical advantage of Network Coding is as high as one could have possibly hoped for: for each n ∈ N we define a network flow problemNn with n input nodes andn output nodes for which the optimal through-put using Network Coding is n times as large as what can be obtained by vector routing or any other technique that does not allow interference (between messages) . In the paper we obtain a characterisati on of the set of solutions for each flow problemNn. We use this to prove a number of theorems for information networks.


Let S be a locally compact semigroup, let ω be a weight function on S, and let Ma (S, ω) be the weighted semigroup algebra of S. Let L∞0 (S;Ma (S, ω)) be the C*‐algebra of allMa (S, ω)‐measurable functions g on S such that g /ω vanishes at infinity. We introduce and study an Arens multiplication on L∞0 (S;Ma (S, ω))* under which Ma (S, ω) is a closed ideal. We show that the weighted measure algebra M (S, ω) plays an important role in the structure of L∞0 (S;Ma (S, ω))*. We then study Arens regularity of L∞0 (S;Ma (S, ω))* and ist relation with Arens regularity of Ma (S, ω), M (S, ω) and the discrete convolution algebra ℓ1(S, ω). As the main result, we prove that L∞0 (S;Ma (S, ω))* is Arens regular if and only if S is finite, or S is discrete and Ω is zero cluster. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


The mass and width of the lowest-lying S-wave spin singlet charmonium state, the η(c), are measured using a data sample of 1.06×10(8) ψ(3686) decays collected with the BESIII detector at the BEPCII storage ring. We use a model that incorporates full interference between the signal reaction, ψ(3686)→γη(c), and a nonresonant radiative background to describe the line shape of the η(c) successfully. We measure the η(c) mass to be 2984.3±0.6±0.6 MeV/c(2) and the total width to be 32.0±1.2±1.0 MeV, where the first errors are statistical and the second are systematic.


the CAT 262T allele. Further, the CAT 262T allele frequency in this Chinese population [1] was five times lower than that observed in Caucasians (mean 26% [20–56] from seven studies), and was similar to the frequency observed in 40 African Americans (6%) by Zhou et al. [6]. The differences in reported CAT 262T allele frequency between studies indicates significant variation between populations, and could also partly explain the a priori deleterious effect of the CAT 262T allele, as patterns of linkage disequilibrium across populations were different. In summary, these results highlight the complexity of the potential role of the CAT 262 polymorphism in the aetiology of oxidant-related diseases.


We report on our theoretical and experimental investigations of 2D arrays of silica/gold nanoshells. To calculate the optical properties of surface aggregated nanoshells, we used the generalized multiparticle Mie solution and the T-matrix method were used. We found that the optical properties of colloidal and surface-aggregated silica/gold nanoshells differed enormously. Because of the coherent interaction among particles in the array, the dipole band of extinction disappeared and only the quadruple component of the spectra was observed. In the experimental section, silica gold nanoshells with a silica core diameter of 210 nm and a gold shell thickness of 28 nm were made. We studied the kinetics of formation of a self-assembled nanoshell monolayer on a chemically modified glass substrate. We observed agreement between the experimental and the theoretically calculated extinction spectra of the silica/gold monolayers.


An indirect adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control design method for a class of nonlinear systems with unmatched uncertainties is proposed. In this paper, a linear switching surface is constructed to ensure that the sliding mode motion is stable, a supervisory controller is used to ensure the states are bounded, an apaptive fuzzy controller is constructed to ensure that the reaching condition is satisfied. the proposed method not only can ensure the closed-loop system is stable but also can restrain the chattering efficiently. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.


Introduction: Nowadays, counterproductive behaviors have become a common and costly position for many organizations, and Managers of organizations are always looking for a suitable and practical solution to reduce this type of behavior in their organization. Due to the importance of the subject, the present study aims to investigate the imbalance of effort and reward as a predictor of counterproductive behaviors.
Materials and Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study. The target population was all nurses working in hospitals in Hamadan, and according to the simple random sampling method, 320 people were selected as the research sample. The tools used in this study were the Imbalance of Effort-Reward questionnaire and the counterproductive questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the Pearson correlation method using SPSS18.
Results: The results showed that the effort-reward imbalance model at a significance level of 0.05 is able to predict individual counterproductive behaviors in nurses (P = 0.036). Among the studied variables, the reward variable is able to predict individual counterproductive behaviors (β = -0.179 and P = 0.006) and organizational (β=-0.171 and P = 0.009) and the over-commitment variable is able to predict individual counterproductive behaviors. (β= 0.145 and P = 0.05). According to the results, the effort-reward imbalance model could not predict organizational counterproductive behaviors.
Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be concluded that job stress is an important factor in creating Counterproductive behaviors in personnel and the components of the model used in this study can be used to reduce the incidence of these behaviors among nurses.


We describe one case of endocardial cushion defect during the second trimester when a consultative fetal echocardiography was undertaken for fetal intrauterine growth retardation with oligohydramnios. Positive cytomegalovirus IgM in cord blood and cytomegalovirus DNA particles in the amniotic fluid were found incidentally. The relationship between possible intrauterine cytomegalovirus infection and the endocardial cushion defect in this case is not clear.


The utility model provides a device for rapidly dissolving anhydrous sodium sulphate in water and eliminating caking of the anhydrous sodium sulphate, and relates to chemical equipment. The device solves the problem that the caking is caused as the anhydrous sodium sulphate is rapidly dissolved in an aqueous solution at room temperature at present. The bottom of an anhydrous sodium sulphate dissolving kettle is of a conical shape, the dissolving kettle is connected with an aqueous solution container by a pipeline I, a ball valve I is arranged on the pipeline I, the dissolving kettle is connected with a material pump by a pipeline II, a ball valve II is arranged on the pipeline II, the material pump and the dissolving kettle are connected by a pipeline III, a ball valve III and a ball valve IV are arranged on the pipeline III, the pipeline II and the pipeline III are connected by a pipeline IV, a ball valve V is arranged on the pipeline IV, the pipeline III is connected with a pipeline V by a tee joint, and a ball valve VI and a ball valve VII are arranged on the pipeline V. The device has the advantages of high working efficiency, convenience in production and management and saving energy in the anhydrous sodium sulphate application process in the industrial field.


The maleic anhydride esterified-starch was prepared.It was proved that starch was esterified by IR.The factors that affected the grafting degree of esterified-starch were also discussed.The optimal reactive condition of the prepared maleic anhydride esterified-starch was achieved.At the same time,the truly biodegradable materials of starch/PPC/maleic anhydride esterified-starch blends were prepared.The mechanical properties and the morphology of the blends were also discussed.The results showed that the compatibility and mechanical properties of PPC/starch blends were improved by adding the maleic anhydride esterified-starch.


We report observations of type III radio bursts at decimeter wavelengths (type IIIdm bursts)—signatures of suprathermal electron beams propagating in the low corona—using the new technique of radio dynamic imaging spectroscopy provided by the recently upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. For the first time, type IIIdm bursts were imaged with high time and frequency resolution over a broad frequency band, allowing electron beam trajectories in the corona to be deduced. Together with simultaneous hard X-ray and extreme ultraviolet observations, we show that these beams emanate from an energy release site located in the low corona at a height below ∼15 Mm, and propagate along a bundle of discrete magnetic loops upward into the corona. Our observations enable direct measurements of the plasma density along the magnetic loops, and allow us to constrain the diameter of these loops to be less than 100 km. These overdense and ultra-thin loops reveal the fundamentally fibrous structure of the Sun's corona. The impulsive nature of the electron beams, their accessibility to different magnetic field lines, and the detailed structure of the magnetic release site revealed by the radio observations indicate that the localized energy release is highly fragmentary in time and space, supporting a bursty reconnection model that involves secondary magnetic structures for magnetic energy release and particle acceleration.


We conducted the operando atomic force microscopy (AFM) of ionic liquid (IL)/rubrene single crystal interfaces under the operation of an electric double-layer (EDL)-gated field-effect transistor (FET). We developed a top-side-gated EDL-FET and performed the simultaneous measurement of device characteristics and frequency-modulation AFM in the IL droplet. The AFM images revealed microscopic and macroscopic changes in the rubrene single crystal surface upon carrier injection by applying a gate voltage.


This report looks at the regulations surrounding the polar bear, which has been protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) since 1972. The report discusses the protections, prohibitions, and special rules for polar bears as well as exceptions to the rules, habitat issues, recovery plans, and other issues regarding polar bear protections.


Anyuan Meeting,which planned for Autumn Harvest Uprising at the provincial border of Jiangxi and hunan,was a very important meeting in Chinese workers movement history and in Red Army history.This thesis,by making textual research on the nature of Anyuan Meeting and basic elements of meeting introduction,disserts the significance and role of Anyuan Meeting in Autumn Harvest Uprising at the provincial boarder of Jiangxi and Hunan.


Currently, the use of the college library by students felt less. The development of a library can be seen from the service, because the success of the service is the ultimate goal to be achieved by the library. Whether or not the service quality is influenced by the perception of each user. This study aimed to determine whether or not differences in perceptions of library service quality at students of computer science faculty and economics & business faculty Dian Nuswantoro University Semarang. Population was students in the years 2010-2012 of computer science faculty and economics & business faculty who had ever visited the library of the Dian Nuswantoro University. Subjects was 60 people acquired through accidental sampling technique. Retrieval of data using a scale of perceptions of library service quality consisting of 33 aitem (α = 0.919). Processing data using Independent Samples t-Test, the value generated t = -2.130 and significance 0,041 (p 91,50.


The optimal control from the energetic point of view of the transient state of electrical drive systems is presented. The performance criteria consider only Joule losses, since they significantly overcome other ones in the transient state. The paper refers to a structure with current control of the drive.


Man lives in a transient world. Both the engineering systems and the society they serve are constantly undergoing change. Three critical dimensions of change can be identified. The first dimension of change is the change in demand for engineering services. The second dimension of change is the change in society's values which influence the decision making process and the third is the change in technologies available. The challenge faced by the engineer/planner is to devise strategies which will give effect to policies which serve current and future generations. This involves predicting not only future demands on the engineering system but also future mores of society and even the technologies which may exist at a later date. The objective of this paper is to answer the question 'Are the planners and engineers of today equipped to meet this challenge?' The paper reviews past performance with respect to various predictions of demand for transportation, society's values and new technologies and their effects on the implementation of various transport plans. Examples from other areas of engineering could be easily substituted. The hypothesis is that mans ability to predict the future, and thereby produce strategies with a higher probability of being implemented, would be improved if all the dimensions of change were to be considered simultaneously. In the past some plans seem to have concentrated on one of the dimensions of change, basically the demand for engineering services, without due regard for the other aspects of change and the effects they will have on implementation of our plans. The trend of transportation models towards behaviour-based models, which give more consideration to policy variables, is an example of the response of engineers/planners to the challenge of a changing society.


Relative Biological Effectiveness of HZE Fe Ions for Induction of Micro-Nuclei at Low Doses. Torsten Groesser, Eugene Chun and Bjorn Rydberg 1 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Building 74-157, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720. Running title: RBE of Fe ions for induction of micronuclei Address for correspondence: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Building 74-157, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720; email: firstname.lastname@example.com


Sapphire wafers are widely used as the substrates for fabricating GaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The quality of LEDs depends directly on the quality of the sapphire wafers. A series of machining processes is required to turn sapphire barstock into wafers with the desired geometry and surface quality. This paper reviews the literature on various machining processes for sapphire wafers: slicing (including outer diameter cut-off grinding, inner diameter cut-off grinding, loose abrasive multi-wire sawing, fixed abrasive slicing, and fixed abrasive multi-wire sawing), flattening (including lapping and grinding), and surface finishing (including mechanical polishing and chemical mechanical polishing). New machining technologies are also introduced.


Our goal is to investigate the possible merits of utilizing multi frequency boundary data to obtain better images through Diffuse Optical Tomography or DOT. The driving force behind this pursuit is finding a lternatives t o conventional measurement procedures that yield information rich data but are expensive and time consuming. This method of imaging could also help in addressing the ill posedness inherent in image reconstruction. Keeping these goals in mind, boundary data for 5 different modulation frequencies have been generated, cascaded together and used to reconstruct images. Subsequent evaluation of the reconstructed images have been carried out. The results we obtained have led us to the conclusion that utilizing multi frequency data would indeed provide an economically feasible solution for enhancing the quality of the reconstructed images.


In traditional literature, the remaining lifetime of individuals in multiple-life distribution is assumed to be independent. But some empirical studies showed that this assumption is more than what is in fact rooted for the convenience of computation. For solving this problem, copula models are very appropriate tools for assessing the relationship between two lifetimes. In this paper, based on Kendall correlation between two lifetimes by copula models, life insurance reserves have been calculated using the lifetime table used in Iran's insurance industry. These calculations have been
carried out under some Archimedean copulas for "survival of both individuals" status. Our estimation results indicate that insurer reserves with using Archimedean copula are greater than independence condition. So, according to this result, considering the association between two lifetimes for calculating the optimal reserves by the insurer is highly recommended.


The clinical value of prospective measurement of several direct and indirect measures of blood glucose control in the management of Type 1 diabetes has been investigated. Ninety‐eight Type 1 diabetic patients were followed over a period of 1 year after a 6‐week period of intensification of management, with monthly measurements of blood glucose profiles and 3‐monthly HbA1, glycosylated serum albumin, and fructosamine measurements. All measures improved markedly after the initial 6‐week period (p < 0.001), and all except glycosylated serum albumin and fructosamine then remained relatively stable. Of fourteen serial comparisons, glycosylated blood proteins were significantly correlated more often with levels of mean blood glucose and M value (on 4–7 occasions, rs 0.30‐0.58) than with fasting blood glucose levels (on only 2–3 occasions, rs 0.34‐0.44). Serum fructosamine levels correlated significantly with mean blood glucose on four occasions (rs 0.30‐0.50), whilst glycosylated serum albumin and HbA1 correlated with mean blood glucose on six occasions (rs 0.36‐0.54). Glycosylated serum albumin correlated with HbA1 and fructosamine levels throughout the year (rs 0.47‐0.68 and 0.48‐0.76, respectively), but HbA1 and fructosamine were less clearly correlated with each other (rs 0.38‐0.44), with no significant association immediately after the period of intensive management or 3 months later. When the various measures were used to categorize blood glucose control, HbA1 was more often discordant with fructosamine than with glycosylated albumin. Over the year glycosylated albumin and fructosamine values were discordant on 6–15% of comparisons. Significant intra‐individual variations in levels of glycosylated albumin, fructosamine, mean blood glucose, and the M value were observed during the stable year of the study. Cluster analyses revealed that fructosamine values were least closely associated with other variables. In 19 patients with normal HbA1 levels and near normal mean blood glucose and M values throughout the year following intensified management, a substantial proportion had persistently high levels of fructosamine and glycosylated albumin. We conclude that the use of several measures of blood glucose control in the management of Type 1 diabetes provides complementary information. Fructosamine is a less appropriate measure of blood glucose control in Type 1 diabetes than glycosylated serum albumin.


Abstract : The benthic boundary layer is the interface between the world ocean and the earth beneath. Extending from the top of the Ekman layer, where bottom drag begins to exert its influence on the general oceanic circulation, down to a few centimeters below the sediment surface, it is the site of exchange of momentum, heat, solutes and suspended load. To aid in investigating these zones the ABSS (Acoustic Backscatter System) a combination 5 MHz - 1 MHz system is deployed by the High Energy Benthic Boundary Layer Experiment (HEBBLE) team on the Nova Scotian Rise at a depth of 4800m. This device can, without entering the observed flow, sense suspended sediment simultaneously in over 100 1-cm range bins, as frequently as one hundred times per second, while the low frequency transducer of ABSS looks upward through the Ekman layer, using the same measurement principle, but in 20 cm range bins. Inasfar as their sampling density in space and time for turbulent fluid mechanical data, these devices are quite unprecedented.


Objective
To dectet the expression of Akt, p-Akt, mTOR, p-mTOR, and PTEN in PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway in peripheral blood T lymphocytes and Treg cells (CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ T lymphocytes) and the expression of FoxP3 in T lymphocytes in patients with active tuberculosis, and to explore the activation status of PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway in Treg cells of active tuberculosis patients.

Methods
Flow cytometry was used to detect the components [Akt , phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), mTOR, phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR), PTEN, and FoxP3] expression of PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway in peripheral blood T lymphocytes (n = 31) and Treg cells (n = 26) in 57 patients with active tuberculosis. In addition, 48 healthy volunteers were used as the control group. Statistical methods were used to analyze the activation status of PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway in T lymphocytes and Treg cells of active tuberculosis patients.

Results
Compared with health control, the expression of Akt, p-Akt, mTOR, p-mTOR, and PTEN in PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway significantly decreased in the peripheral blood T lymphocytes of active tuberculosis patients, while the expression of FoxP3 significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with health control, the expression of Akt, p-Akt, mTOR, p-mTOR, and PTEN in PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway significantly decreased in the peripheral blood Treg cells of active tuberculosis patients (P<0.05).

Conclusion
The expression of PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway components in T lymphocytes and Treg cells in peripheral blood of patients with active tuberculosis significantly decreased, which indicated that the signaling pathway in the tuberculosis patients was in a relative inhibitory state.

Key words:
PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway; T lymphocytes; Treg cells; Mycobacterium tuberculosis


We present helium metastable-quenching spectra of K/Ni(111) whose spectral features show unusual coverage dependence. These are explained by a mechanism in which the surface ionizes the incident singlet He( and then neutralizes the ion to form a He( triplet. These spectra reflect the fact that the local work function varies strongly along the surface.


The invention discloses a weather indicator light. The weather indicator light comprises a controller, a weather detecting device, a door lock detecting device and a lighting device, wherein the weather detecting device, the door lock detecting device and the lighting device are connected with the controller. The lighting device is arranged at a doorway. The weather detecting device comprises a humidity sensor, a wind force sensor and an ultraviolet sensor, wherein the humidity sensor, the wind force sensor and the ultraviolet sensor are arranged outdoors, and the weather detecting device is used for detecting weather conditions and sending the weather conditions into the controller. The door lock detecting device is used for detecting opening and closing states of a door lock and sending the opening and closing states into the controller. The controller controls the lighting device to begin to work and display the weather conditions when it is judged that the door lock is opened. The indicator light can intelligently recognize the weather conditions and remind people to make preparation when going out.


Purpose. To assess the effect of pretrial publicity on mock jurors' post-trial opinions and verdicts, and to investigate the role of the judge's admonition to ignore information obtained outside the trial and the role of asking jurors for their opinions before the trial.

Methods. In two studies, university students were exposed to pretrial publicity that was either negative or neutral towards the defendant, a week or more later were shown a videotape of a trial, and asked for their opinions about guilt and their verdicts. In Study 1, with 99 participants, the judge's instruction either did or did not contain a specific admonition to ignore information outside the trial. In Study 2, with 78 participants, pretrial opinions either were or were not solicited.

Results. Neither study found any main effect of pretrial publicity. In Study 1, jurors given the specific admonition were less likely to think the defendant was guilty. In Study 2, only when participants were asked for their pretrial opinions of guilt were their post-trial opinions and verdicts significantly affected by negative pretrial publicity.

Conclusions. The post-trial effects of pretrial publicity are not strong and robust, but rather appear to depend on other factors in the situation. We interpret the effect of the specific admonition as being due to a leaning-over-backwards phenomenon. We interpret the effect of soliciting pretrial opinions as magnifying the effects of pretrial publicity and producing an overestimate of their strength.


over so well as the short-lined, tauter ones; in general, though, the length of line reflects the original. The original's extensive assonance, rhyme, and other sound-play, sensitively treated in the Introduction, have inevitably often disappeared. But sound and sense are well matched in 1.3: Umapatidhara is prodigal with speech, Parana is renowned for his subtle flowing sounds, But only Jayadeva divines the pure design of words. The invocation of the avataras in the First Song (1.5-15) is also effective. The refrain of the Eleventh Song (V.8-15) cleverly retains an echo of the original assonance: In woods on the wind-swept Jumna bank, Krishna waits in wildflower garlands. Again, the Twenty-first Song (XI.14-22) parallels the original's vilasa in its recurrent initial "Revel.. .". These reflect the tautness of the original, whereas X.14, comparing Radha to the heavenly nymphs, suffers from its amplification and is still not really clear, despite allusion to it in the Introduction. However, among the many successful translations, the Seventh Song (HI.3-10) is particularly effective, especially in the way the refrain captures Krsna's mood of petulance: Damn me! My wanton ways Made her leave in anger. Other readers will no doubt find passages which they particularly appreciate.


Wireless mesh networks are an alternative technology for last-mile broadband Internet access.In wireless mesh networks,it is similar to ad hoc networks,each user node operates not only as a host but also as a router;user packets are forwarded to and from all gateway in multihop fashion.The throughput of wireless mesh networks is constrained by the bandwidth of gateway.This paper organizes the ad hoc traffic based on the adjacency of each node itself instead of the gateway,and proposes an L-hop strategy in order to obtain the improved spectrum efficiency.The throughput of proposed wireless mesh networks is studied.


— A fast cooling process is needed to maintain the quality of the fish caught. In this research, the chilling system insulated hatch using refrigerant with a capacity of 80-100 kg for a 3 GT sized vessels. The insulation hatch is bolted from fiber material where the walls are cast with polyurethane material. Polyurethane consists of 2 (two) types, namely A and B, where when the two materials are mixed it will expand and form insulation. This hatch making research uses a trial and learn system. To be able to draw heat from the cooling room, the evaporator with a coil length of 30 meters is specially designed, that is, it is wrapped around the shape of the hatch and attached to the aluminum plate. The length of the capillary pipe used is 3.00 cm with a diameter of 0.26 to produce a load temperature of 2 0 C - 4.4 0 C. The test of the chilling system insulation using refrigerant was carried out at the cooling workshop SUPM Waiheru Ambon. The test materials used were


The main problem in traditional information retrieval systems is an ad-hoc modeling of the interaction with users, which results in a very low retrieval's precision regarding a user's information need. In this paper we discuss the knowledge level of that interaction, i.e. how an analysis of a user's knowledge gap (that initiated the retrieval process) can be used for designing an efficient interaction model, especially regarding the query refinement task. Moreover, we indicate the role that the background knowledge (i.e. a domain ontology) plays in that model. We present conceptually a comprehensive query refinement process that enables a user to fulfil his need in a gradual, step-by-step querying process.This research shows that, complementary to the mainstream IR research that is focused on the improvement of retrieval algorithms, there is a lot of playroom for the improvement of the retrieval process by better modelling user's working context, especially his task and the information need that causes that task.


The constitution and mineralogy of blast furnace slags from six Indian steel plants have been described in brief. Liquidus temperatures of 19 blast furnace slags from Indian steel plants were determined by hot stage microscopy and classical quench methods. Melilite was found to be the primary phase, but in some slags spinel occurred as primary and melilite as secondary phase. The liquidus temperature of these slags varied from 1359°C to 1530°C. Behaviour of these slag samples near the liquidus point has been described. (Shri R.V. Hargave, formerly Scientist, NML; now with RD National Metallurgical Laboratory)


: The earth's crust is under various stresses including compressive stress, tensile stress, and torsional stress, resulting in uplift, subsidence, depression, and strike-slip. The tectonic movement caused uplifts and depressions in the crust, leading to changes in the land and sea. During the geological evolution history, the crust uplifted into orogenic belts or uplift areas, while depressions changed to various types of basins. Global basins can be divided into five major types: rift-craton, intracratonic depression, foreland, fault, and depression basins. There are eight major deformation styles in the global structure: east-west, north-south, north-east, north-north-east, north-west, ep-silon-shaped, S-shaped or reversed S-shaped, and twisted ones. Oil and gas in the Paleozoic cratonic basins of China are mainly distributed in paleo-uplifts, paleo-slopes, regional unconformities, and fault zones. In Mesozoic and Cenozoic faulted basins, oil and gas are mainly distributed in steep slopes, gentle slopes, and central structural belts. In Mesozoic and Cenozoic foreland basins, oil and gas are distributed in fault fold belts, slope belts, and overthrust belts. Various twisted structures, such as brush, echelon, knob-shaped, reversed S-shaped, and λ-shaped ones, con-trol oil and gas distribution.


A metaphor based on the nature of jazz as a musical genre in general and on the sociopsychological process of jazz improvisation in particular has frequently surfaced in recent accounts of product innovation, brand positioning, team coordination, and organizational leadership from various areas of research on management and marketing strategy. As typically applied, this "jazz metaphor" appears unnecessarily limited in its scope. In this light, the author suggests a need for refining, extending, and enlarging the jazz metaphor to cover a broader range of music-, management-, and marketing-related themes. Toward this end, the author "plays the changes" on this perspective by developing a typology of jazz musicians based on different kinds of musical offerings and by elaborating this typology to propose a classification of management and marketing styles based on parallels with the jazz metaphor.


Theoretical results and measurements of mutual coupling between active monopoles show that the incorporation of a field-effect transistor (FET) with a shunt input inductance leads to large reduction of interactions at reception. Each active monopole then works as an isolated element, and feed requirements of active array become easier to obtain. Realization of a superdirective array with an appreciable bandwidth confirms the main possibilities of active antennas.


The utility model relates to a leather buffing machine which is mainly composed of a machine frame of a main machine, a leather grinding roller assembly, a pressure roller assembly, a wrapping angle adjustment device, a dust absorption device and an electric control system, wherein the leather grinding roller assembly is provided with a leather grinding roller, a tensioning roller and an annular leather grinding abrasive belt, and the pressure roller assembly is provided with a pressure roller and a lifting device provided with a lifting base arranged on a slide rail at the lower part of the pressure roller. A lifting cylinder is vertically arranged between the lifting base and the pressure roller. The lower end of the lifting base is connected with a manual worm wheel and worm screw device. The two worm wheel and worm screw devices which are respectively arranged on the left and on the right are connected by a connection shaft on which a pneumatic clutch or an electric clutch is arranged. The lifting base is provided with a displacement sensor connected with a meter. The utility model has the advantages that the utility model is continuous, the rotary direction of the leather grinding abrasive belt can be exchanged in the positive direction and the reverse direction, the leather material in bulk can be processed, the utility model is suitable for the bulk production of professional manufacturers, the productive efficiency is high, the precision for controlling the grinding thickness is high, and the adjustment is convenient.


The invention discloses a voltage-current dual output control circuit, which comprises a voltage sampling unit, a current sampling unit and an output switching unit, wherein an input end of the voltage sampling unit is used for acquiring voltage signals, an input end of the current sampling unit is used for acquiring current signals, and an output end of the voltage sampling unit and an output end of the current sampling unit are combined into a public output end; the output switching unit outputs a first control signal to the voltage sampling unit and outputs a second control signal to the current sampling unit simultaneously, controls the voltage sampling unit and the current sampling unit to operate in an alternative manner, and achieves the alternative output of the sampled voltage signals and current signals. The invention further discloses a constant-voltage constant-current power supply and a display device thereof. The voltage-current dual output control circuit achieves the alternative output of the voltage signals and the current signals, and has no time difference in the alternative output.


The African Union (AU) is increasingly undertaking stabilisation activities in the conduct of its peace support operations (PSOs), as reflected in the language of the various Peace and Security Council (PSC) communiques and mandates. The AU's interventions - such as those in Somalia, Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR) - have sought, among other aspects, to support the stabilisation of countries as they transition from conflict to peace. In so doing, they have also supported processes to ensure the reestablishment of political and legal stability. Underpinning this approach is a greater awareness at the political level of what is required, in addition to military-security efforts, to establish peace. In contexts such as those of Somalia, stabilisation has broadly included support by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), in the stabilisation of areas recovered from Al-Shabaab and the extension of the authority of the federal government, as well as the facilitation of the capacity of local administrations to strengthen the delivery of basic services to communities. In this sense, the notion of stabilisation for AMISOM has been closely tied to the provision of immediate peace dividends and supporting the extension of governance.


Purpose - The major reason of performing this study is to examine volatility of the Bitcoin prices. As known, Bitcoin became more popular when its price movements changed radically. It has been increasing for years since the date of first issuance in 2010 and reached highest level in its history by testing 19,345 USD. Based on this price movement, risk and returns are taken together for making investment in Bitcoin since huge decreasing observed in respond to the these increases. Methodology - In this study, Bitcoin prices are analyzed monthly basis through the time series analysis. Data related to closing prices of Bitcoin are obtained from investing.com web site. We established analysis based on sample consist of Bitcoin prices for the period between 2016 and 2019. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) and Phillips Perron (PP) unit root test is applied to find out whether series are stationary or not. Findings- According to test results, the series of Bitcoin prices are not stationary yet. Although different fluctuating degree can be seen by years, generally it can be stated that Bitcoin prices are still volatile. Conclusion- Based on findings, Bitcoin prices may still be considered as volatile instrument. Therefore, investors should be careful when they want to include this investment tool to the portfolio since it represents risky instrument properties.


By studying the cutter compensation of CNC machines and the cutter radius compensation of CNC milling machines,and by combining specific cases,this paper analyzes the application of cutter radius compensation in the programming of CNC machines,which have a better control of the part processing precision.


Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of heat transfer studies in a helical coiled agitated vessel with varying heat input has been carried out using commercial CFD code FLUENT (Version 6.3.26). The study using two agitators namely propeller and disk turbine is proposed to evaluate the CFD predictions of heat transfer performances as well as to provide a detailed insight into the process. The simulations have been performed for the three-dimensional and time-independent flow. The standard k-e model was adopted to capture the turbulent nature. The temperature contours in both axial and radial directions are also discussed. The CFD predicted Nusselt number agrees well with the experimentally reported value and the discrepancy is found to be less than ±7%.


This brief presents a low-power temperature-compensated relaxation oscillator in 130-nm CMOS for cubic millimeter wireless sensor node applications. An RC network is proposed for the oscillator, which introduces a zero in the transfer function, creating an additional degree of freedom in the step response used for frequency-temperature compensation. This approach uses conventional CMOS resistor and capacitor options and is fully integrated. The oscillator has a measured nominal frequency of 1.24 MHz with 1.0% variation from -20 °C to 60 °C. It occupies an area of 0.02 mm2 and consumes 5.8 μW of active power with a leakage power of 440 pW.


126Background: Rising obesity rates have been documented in the United States population since the 1980s. Several studies have shown links between obesity and the incidence of – and the outcomes of...


Introduction There are three major forms of elemental Phosphorus present in environment – white, red and black. Red phosphorus causes discoloration of white phosphorus leading to formation of yellow phosphorus. 1 Yellow phosphorus is used in many industrial products like rodenticides, firework and fertilizers. 2 Its easy availability makes it impossible to prevent and control the incidence of phosphorus poisoning. Fatal dose of yellow phosphorus is 1mg/kg. 3


Clinical & Experimental Allergy A next-generation anti-IgE monoclonal? G. Roberts Clinical and Experimental Sciences and Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK and The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight, UK


A tunable surface plasmonic resonance (SPR) driven by microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is designed in this work. Pitch tuning of SPR structures on elastomer filters various transmission of electromagnetic (EM) spectra. A color filter based on SPR in the visible range is proposed and evaluated at various strains induced by the MEMS operation before quantified by figure of merit. Distinguishable EM spectra realized with the proposed design implied a solution to single pixel (subpixel) full color display operated in a time-sequential manner.


Objective
To evaluate the effect of Hounsfield unit (Hu) value of flexible ureteroscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy.

Methods
From September 2014 to December 2016, a total of 98 cases of renal calculi in Danyang People's Hospital were collected, 72 patients among them with similar stone sizes and localization, and their preoperative Hu value were measured. According to the Hu value above 1000 Hu (>1 000 Hu) or below 1000 Hu (1 000 Hu), patients were divided into two groups. Then the operative time, complications, and the stone-free rate at postoperative 3 months were compared between the two groups.

Results
The age, male to female ratio and the stone size between the two group had no significant differences (P>0.05). The operative time of the two groups were (82±13) min and (113±13) min, respectively, which had significant differences (P<0.01); the incidence of complications were 5% and 14.7%, respectively, which had no significant differences (P=0.334); Stone-free rate at postoperative 3 months were 94.7% and 91.1%, respectively, which had no significant differences (P=0.955).

Conclusions
Preoperative measurement of stone HU value could be an indicator to assess time and effeciency of flexible and effeciency ureteroscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy efficiency, help the urologists to evaluate the difficulty and the risk of surgery.

Key words:
Flexible ureteroscopy; Holmium laser; Stone hounsfield units


Prior studies have demonstrated positive relationships of employee psychological empowerment with employee workplace outcomes, including organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and task performan...


Abstract : Optical properties of InTlSb, a new long wavelength infrared material, are investigated. InTlSb/InSb epilayers grown by low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition on semi Ga-As substrates-were characterized using Auger electron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Auger electron spectra confirm the presence of Thallium. Transmission measurements at 77K indicate an absorption shift from 5.5 um for InSb up to 8 um for InTlSb, which is confirmed by photoconductivity measurements.


Abstract Objectives The objective of this research was to evaluate managed access policy in England, drawing upon the expertise of a range of stakeholders involved in its implementation. Methods Seven focus groups were conducted with payer and health technology assessment representatives, clinicians, and representatives from industry and patient/carer organizations within England. Transcripts were analyzed using framework analysis to identify stakeholders' views on the successes and challenges of managed access policy. Results Stakeholders discussed the many aims of managed access within the National Health Service in England, and how competing aims had affected decision making. While stakeholders highlighted a number of priorities within eligibility criteria for managed access agreements (MAAs), stakeholders agreed that strict eligibility criteria would be challenging to implement due to the highly variable nature of innovative technologies and their indications. Participants highlighted challenges faced with implementing MAAs, including evidence generation, supporting patients during and after the end of MAAs, and agreeing and reinforcing contractual agreements with industry. Conclusions Managed access is one strategy that can be used by payers to resolve uncertainty for innovative technologies that present challenges for reimbursement and can also deliver earlier access to promising technologies for patients. However, participants cautioned that managed access is not a "silver bullet," and there is a need for greater clarity about the aims of managed access and how these should be prioritized in decision making. Discussions between key stakeholders involved in managed access identified challenges with implementing MAAs and these experiences should be used to inform future managed access policy.


In order to analyze the genetic components of agronomic traits among 116 F9 recombinant lines derived from crosses of Ahlamitarom × Sepidroud rice cultivars, an experiment was conducted as a randomized complete block design in research farm of Gonbad Kavous University of Agriculture with three replications in 2016 and 2017. Genetic linkage map provided with 80 SSR markers, 28 iPBS Markers (79 polymorphic alleles), 7 IRAP markers (17 polymorphic alleles) and 26 ISSR markers (70 polymorphic alleles), which covered 1275.4 cM of the rice genome. QTL analysis was performed by Composite Interval Mapping. In two years, 15 QTLs detected for the studied traits. The additive effected varied from 6.725 g for grain weight up to -85.626 g for grain weight. Also, R for the detected QTLs explained from 11.3% to 20% of the total variation. The highest R was related to grain weight in the first year of experiment. Among the detected QTLs, qGWs on chromosome 1, were found to be stable and large effector QTLs for rice (Oryza sativa L.) grain weight, and can be used in marker-assisted breeding and selection programs after validation.


Using nickel-coated aluminum, we analyzed for ignition characteristics according to the size distribution of aluminum particles. We used electroless method for nickel plating and conducted a coating up to 35 wt%. In order to find out effect of intermetallic reaction with nickel and aluminum according to the size of aluminum particles, we conduct TGA/DSC experiments in air oxidizer with 18 ㎛, 2.38 ㎜, and powder mixture. And we compared and analyzed each of the ignition mechanism. Unlike 18 ㎛ aluminum, the intermetallic reaction at 900 K is not occurred with 2.38 mm and powder mixture. Consequently, we can explain ignition mechanism of nickel-coated aluminum according to the size of particles in air.


A system 100 for connecting a DC fuel cell stack to an AC grid to provide power thereto comprises a voltage regulated DC bus 110 coupled to the fuel cell stack and a bidirectional inverter 120 coupled between the DC bus and the AC grid. At least one DC auxiliary load 130 of the fuel cell stack is coupled to the DC bus. A DC to DC converter 140 is provided between the fuel cell stack and the D.C. bus.


A cutting fluid tank includes: a fluid ejection apparatus configured to eject fluid toward cutting fluid containing chips and to be capable of varying at least one of a direction and a position of ejection with time in an interior of a tank body configured to store the cutting fluid containing the chips flowed from a work portion of a machine tool. The fluid ejection apparatus includes an ejection head having an ejection port rotatable about an axis of rotation. The ejection port is at a twisted position with respect to the axis of rotation, and the ejection head is rotated by a reaction force of the fluid ejected from the ejection port. Part of the cutting fluid stored in the cutting fluid tank is used as the fluid to be ejected from the ejection port.


Abstract Welding is the most important method in modern industry. However, welding distortion and residual stress after welding are inevitable. In this paper, experiments were performed to obtain the angular distortion, temperature field and longitudinal residual stress in two T plate structures after welding and post-weld heat treatment, respectively. Then, a three-dimensional thermal elastic-plastic finite element analysis using internal heat generation was carried out to simulate the deformation and stress. The FE analysis results were in good agreement with the measurements. The results showed that both, the thickness of the plates and the heat treatment, could influence the angular distortion and residual stress distribution. Finally, the welding process at a bogie was also simulated by using the same heat source model as for the T-joint. The deformation and stresses were shown and explained.


This study investigates the dynamic process through which HR practices (compensation practices, employee performance evaluation practices, promotion practices, empowerment practices) in universities influence individual's pattern of job satisfaction over the time. Self reported survey method was used to collect data form selected lecturers, associate professors, assistant professors and professors. Finally, sample of 100 participate in this activity in proportion to the percentage of each group in the population. Result of Study described that teacher satisfaction is not predicted by these set of HR practices so there are some other factor which effect satisfaction. Copyright © www.iiste.org Keywords: HR Practices, Satisfaction, University Teachers, Pakistan


This article will first consider the relationship between the conscious, unconscious and physical triad of self. Second, the role of symbols and movement in the transmission of unconscious knowledge will be explored. Third, I will question whether unconscious knowledge can be created and transmitted before this knowledge has been consciously experienced. My personal experience will be presented as an example. Suggestions will then be offered to therapeutic practitioners for adaptations to practice when working with clients with chronic disabilities.


This paperhybridizesgravitational search algorithm (GSA) with support vector machine (SVM) and made a novel GSA‐SVM hybrid system to improve the classification accuracy in binary problems. GSA is an optimization heuristic toolused to optimize the value of SVM kernel parameter (in this paper, radial basis function (RBF) is chosen as the kernel function). The experimental results show that this newapproach can achieve high classification accuracy and is comparable to or better than the particle swarm optimization (PSO)‐SVM and genetic algorithm (GA)‐SVM, which are two hybrid systems for classification.


Dorothy Moulton Mayer. The Great Regent. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1967. 311 pp. $6.95. Paule Henry-Bordeaux. Louise de Savoie. Paris: Plon, 1954. 432 pp. As the mother of Francois 1, Louise of Savoy (1476-1531) played an important part in the government of the kingdom of France from the time of her son's accession, in 1515. Appointed Regent during the first year of the reign, and again, ten years later, during the King's captivity, she negotiated important treaties, in particular the peace of Cambrai (1529). Her role as Regent and the part she played in the education of her famous children—Marguerite of Navarre as well as Francois—make her a very interesting subject for the historian. Lady Mayer's biography is 'not to be regarded as a definitive historical biography,' as she herself admits. Her researches in the original sources cannot be taken seriously. She speaks of 'discovering' Louise's Journal, but she means only that she became aware of its existence. Nowhere in her book does she cite her sources, so it is not easy to say just what sources she used in composing this biography. Only two items stand out rather clearly. The first (p. 296) is a report from a handwriting expert, dated 1963, which purports to analyze Louise's character: 'zeal, spontaneity, courage, striving, perception, intuition, sensing, watchfulness.' The second item is Paule Henry-Bordeaux's Louise de Savoie (Paris, 1954), to which Lady Mayer acknowledges her deep indebtedness in her introduction, but which she never cites in the text proper.


The current study is aimed at investigating the quality, self-efficacy of the management system and organizational climate in the process of development of new services in Bank Tejarat. This study is of applied type as far as its goal is concerned and is of descriptive and survey type as far as the study method is concerned. The statistical society consists of all the staff of branches of Bank Tejrarat, Tehran province who were 1100. To determine the sample, classified sampling was used and the sample volume was decided to be 300. 290 questionnaires were returned and studied. The method to collect data was survey and the measurement tool was a questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed as acceptable using conceptual and configurative method and the reliability of the measurement was confirmed through Cronbach's Alpha as 0.850. To collect data, the standardized questionnaire (Chen et al., 2012) was used. To analyze the data, firstly Lisrel software was used to find out whether the theoretical model was acceptable and then route coefficient and specified t test were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the model was used for the determined sample and the fitting of the model was acceptable. The results of data analysis showed that the quality of knowledge management system can have positive effect on the personnel's attitude toward knowledge sharing. Self-efficacy of the knowledge management system does not have a positive effect on the staff's attitude toward knowledge sharing. Self-efficacy of knowledge management does not have a positive effect on the goal of knowledge sharing interaction. Good organizational climate has a positive effect on the attitude toward knowledge sharing. Good organizational climate has a positive effect on the goal of knowledge sharing interaction. Good attitude has a positive effect on the goal of knowledge sharing interaction in order to share knowledge.


This paper presents the findings of research conducted with female prisoners serving short sentences in the Dochas Centre. The research focussed in particular on the needs of this cohort of women upon leaving prison. 16 women were interviewed within the Dochas Centre; the study was primarily a qualitative one which aimed to understand the subjective experiences of the women and communicate their stories by giving primacy to the women's own 'voices'.


A simple technique was developed to provide rapid and even distribution of alfalfa seeds in pots, using accessories normally available in laboratories. With this technique, a single operator can perform in 10–15 min a job equivalent to 8 h with hand sowing.


Using different approaches, two groups have found evidence that myosin is involved in actin assembly. The dynamic nature of actin assembly implied an association with actin-based molecular motors, but the details of this association have remained obscure. In the new work, the two teams determined that type I myosins in yeast associate with WASP-like adapter proteins and components of the Arp2/3 actin nucleation complex, suggesting that myosin I proteins are involved in the assembly of cortical actin filaments. Evangelista and colleagues (page 353) used two-hybrid and coimmunoprecipitation experiments to identify binding partners for the carboxy-terminal SH3 and acidic domains of Myo3p and Myo5p, functionally redundant type I myosin heavy chain proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae . They found that Bee1p (Las17p) and Vrp1p, homologues of the human WASP and WIP adapter proteins, interact with the myosin I SH3 domain. Arc40p and Arc19p, components of the Arp2/3 complex that regulate actin nucleation and assembly, associate with the myosin I acidic domain.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a home network print operation processing device, its system, and a method for it for searching an available medium storage device by a print work request for predetermined content, transmitting an address of a searched medium storage device, and processing print operation on the home network for printing the print content transmitted to the address. SOLUTION: This device processing a print function on the home network comprises a print request management part processing a print request transmitted from a print controller allocated on the home network, a medium storage device processing part providing information about the available medium storage device on the home network when print work information is transmitted from the print request management part, and a print management part downloading the predetermined content stored in the medium storage device and processing print work in response to the print request from the print controller. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT


We use parasitic gaps (PGs) to examine the nature of left branch extraction (LBE) in Russian. We show that once the proper confounds are removed, PGs in Russian become apparent, and can serve as a diagnostic for what actually moves when LBE occurs. We observe that the interpretation for a PG in contexts with LBE is the same as the interpretation assigned when a full DP moves, which we argue reveals that Russian LBE in fact involves concealed pied-piping of the entire DP, rather than sub-extraction. We provide additional new evidence for this conclusion based on the interaction of LBE with principle C and late merge. This general result strengthens the body of evidence that discontinuous phrases in natural language can be derived by PF processes, not only syntactic ones.


Objective To explore the diagnostic value of antiperinuclear factor (APF),antikeratin antibody (AKA),anti Sa antibody and anti RA33/36 antibody in early RA patients.Methods One hundred and sixteen unclassified arthralgia/arthritis patients were studied and followed up for 4 to 8 months.APF and AKA were detected by indirect immunofluorescence,anti Sa and anti RA33/36 antibodies were detected by immunoblotting.Results At the end of follow up,20(69%) out of 29 APF positive patients were diagnosed to have RA,16(53 3%) out of 30 AKA positive and 19(48 7%) out of 39 anti Sa positive patients were also diagnosed to have RA.The rates of APF,AKA and anti Sa negative patients diagnosed to have RA were significantly lower than those of serum positive patients.Conclusion The 4 kinds of autoantibodies can be detected in early RA patients and have high value on early diagnosis of RA.


The SEC's proxy process review has so far led the SEC to approve two separate releases regarding proxy advisors. The focus of this comment letter is on the guidance provided in one of those releases, Release No. IA-5325 (Release). This guidance identifies, under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act or Act), a "principles-based fiduciary duty" that requires investment advisers with delegated voting authority to closely monitor the voting recommendations and research provided them by their proxy advisors. This comment letter recommends that the SEC provide additional guidance that recognizes a corresponding "principles-based fiduciary duty" owed by proxy advisors to their clients. This fiduciary duty would arise from the SEC recognizing proxy advisors as investment advisers under the Act. This duty would require proxy advisors to "implement policies and procedures" that result in voting recommendations that are in the best interest of their clients, supporting what is required of investment advisers under Release No. IA-5325. The burden of monitoring this new fiduciary duty would fall on the SEC, not the investment advisers. The following provides the argument for this additional guidance.


Presently, the delay-and-sum (DAS) algorithm, also known as the backprojection algorithm, is the most popular way to reconstruct impulse based forward-looking ground penetrating radar (FLGPR) images. Nevertheless, it is widely known that the DAS algorithm has poor clutter rejection capability and generates FLGPR images with low resolution. The advantage of the DAS algorithm is its computational speed and ability to reconstruct scatterers within a scene-of-interest that are sufficiently spaced. In this paper, we propose a deblurring algorithm that is based on a model for DAS images whereby the known system matrix depends on the transmitted signal, and the propagation delays associated with the transmitted and backscattered signals. Using a DAS image as the data, an improved FLGPR image is obtained by estimating the true reflection coefficients via a popular estimation method known as the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO). The objective function that results from LASSO is minimized using the majorization-minimization optimization technique. We refer to the proposed algorithm as the deblurring DAS (D-DAS) algorithm. Using synthetic data, we provide subjective results where the D-DAS algorithm significantly outperformed the standard DAS algorithm.


The polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated with a peracid-type resin was studied. The peracid-type resin was prepared by the oxidation of cation-exchange resin (Amberlite IRC-50) with 60 wt-% aqueous hydrogen peroxide in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid. It was found that the peracid-type resin was effective as an initiator for polymerization of methyl methacrylate. The kinetic investigation indicated that this polymerization proceeded by a radical mechanism, and the overall activation energy of polymerization was 15.8 kcal/mole. No effect of macromolecular catalyst on steric structure of the resulting polymer was observed. Some graft polymer was formed in bulk polymerization. On the other hand, only a homopolymer was obtained in solution polymerization. From the results obtained, a possible mechanism of initiation with the peracid-type resin is proposed and discussed.


"In the research which follows an examination is undertaken of selected writings from six leading contemporary theologians to discover what help they give in answering the question of the meaning of life. The six theologians have been chosen (1) because of the varied positions which they represent, and (2) because of their obvious influence within the present-day church. No suggestion is intended that Karl Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, Karl Heim, Reinhold Niebuhr, Henry Wieman, and Paul Tillich exhaust the term "contemporary theology." Rather conspicuously absent are considerations of Emil Brunner, G.C. Berkouwer, Nels Ferre, the "Lundensian" school (Gustav Aulen and Anders Nygren), and the newly developing "post-Bultmann" school (particularly Fritz Buri and Gerhard Ebeling). The six men chosen do, however, give some index of the broad and varied spectrum which is "contemporary theology."

The purpose of the following research is: (1) to establish a more precise definition of the question of the meaning of life; (2) to survey the answers to the question as developed within the thoughts of six leading contemporary theologians; and (3) to suggest, by observing strengths and weaknesses, the kind of answer which, in the light of the more precisely defined question, is most truly a helpful answer."  – from the Introduction.


ABSTRACT A nonparametric anomaly detection method is proposed in this paper which does not consider any probability density function for data, and so can work well for real hyperspectral image containing complicated and non-normal background. Since the predominant part of an image is composed by background pixels and because of similarity of neighboring pixels in a local region, each background pixel can be approximated from its surrounding samples. To this end, the collaborative representation with a simple and closed form solution is used. To more benefit from the spatial information of hyperspectral image, the morphological filters are applied for extraction of contextual features and a decision fusion rule is used to utilize the spatial information of all principal components of data. The experimental results show the superior performance of the proposed detector compared to several state-of-the-art anomalous target detection methods. The area under ROC curve (AUC) values achieved by the proposed detector are 95.53, 96.34 and 99.72 for San Diego hyperspectral image, Indian hyperspectral image and the WorldView-2 multispectral image, respectively.


Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transplantation is a therapy for wide variety of malignant and nonmalignant disorders. Cord blood as an alternative source of hematopoietic stem cells was utilized and these transplantations.


Abstract— Positively doped, intrinsic, negatively doped organic light‐emitting diodes (PIN‐OLEDs) have been shown to exhibit high efficiency and a long lifetime compared to conventional small‐molecule OLEDs (SM‐OLEDs). The improved performance of PIN‐OLEDs makes them attractive for use in display applications. Knowledge of the electrical load exhibited by these devices is used to develop an equivalent electrical‐circuit model. Such models are used by circuit designers to assist with the precise design of active‐matrix‐display driver circuits used in such applications. In this paper, the development of a SPICE model for a top‐emitting PIN‐OLED stack is reported.


EVER since mineral lubricating oils came into use, the practice of lubrication has shown an increasing tendency to use oils lower in viscosity. The reason for this development is obviously the introduction of higher and higher speeds, and, accordingly, an endeavour to reduce the greater frictional losses arising from these higher speeds. Let us analyze the problem by considering the various forms of friction.


The B-spline expansion technique and time-dependent two-level approach are applied to study the interaction between the microwave field and potassium atoms in a static electric field. We obtain theoretical multiphoton resonance spectra that can be compared with the experimental data. We also obtain the time evolution of the final state in different microwave fields.


Optimal control of dynamic econometric models has a wide variety of applications including economic policy relevant issues. There are several algorithms extending the basic case of a linear-quadratic optimization and taking nonlinearity and stochastics into account, but being still limited in a variety of ways, e.g., symmetry of the objective function and identical data frequencies of control variables. To overcome these problems, an alternative approach based on heuristics is suggested. To this end, we apply a 'classical' algorithm (OPTCON) and a heuristic approach (Differential Evolution) to three different econometric models and compare their performance. In this paper we consider scenarios of symmetric and asymmetric quadratic objective functions. Results provide a strong support for the heuristic approach encouraging its further application to optimum control problems.


The unit–power Burr X distribution (UPBXD), a bounded version of the power Burr X distribution, is presented. The UPBXD is produced through the inverse exponential transformation of the power Burr X distribution, which is also beneficial for modelling data on the unit interval. Comprehensive analysis of its key characteristics is performed, including shape analysis of the primary functions, analytical expression for moments, quantile function, incomplete moments, stochastic ordering, and stress–strength reliability. Rényi, Havrda and Charvat, and d-generalized entropies, which are measures of uncertainty, are also obtained. The model's parameters are estimated using a Bayesian estimation approach via symmetric and asymmetric loss functions. The Bayesian credible intervals are constructed based on the marginal posterior distribution. Monte Carlo simulation research is intended to test the accuracy of various estimators based on certain measures, in accordance with the complex forms of Bayesian estimators. Finally, we show that the new distribution is more appropriate than certain other competing models, according to their application for COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.


The lassi al S hwarz algorithm has a long history. It was invented by S hwarz more than a entury ago to prove existen e and uniqueness of solutions to Lapla e's equation on irregular domains. It gained popularity with the advent of parallel omputers and was analyzed in depth both at the ontinuous level and as a pre onditioner for disretized problems (see the books by Quarteroni and Valli [QV99℄ and Smith, Bj rstad and Gropp [SBG96℄ and referen es therein). The lassi al S hwarz algorithm is however not e e tive for Helmholtz problems, be ause the onvergen e me hanism of the S hwarz algorithm works only for the evanes ent modes, not for the propagative ones. Nevertheless the S hwarz algorithm has been applied to Helmholtz problems by adding a relatively ne oarse mesh in [CW92℄ and hanging the transmission onditions from Diri hlet in the lassi al S hwarz ase to Robin, as done in [DJR92℄, [BD97℄, [Gha97℄, [dLBFM + 98℄, [MSRKA98℄ and [CCEW98℄. The in uen e of the transmission onditions on the S hwarz algorithm for the Helmholtz equation has rst been studied for a non-overlapping version of the S hwarz algorithm in [CN98℄ and for the overlapping ase in [GHN00℄. We begin this paper by re alling the optimal transmission onditions whi h lead to the best possible onvergen e of the S hwarz algorithm and whi h even work without overlap. These optimal transmission onditions are however non lo al in nature and thus not ideal for implementations. One therefore approximates the optimal transmission onditions lo ally. A rst result we present is that no matter how one approximates, the new optimized S hwarz method has a better onvergen e rate than the lassi al S hwarz method. Then we present a new se ond order optimized transmission ondition for a non-overlapping variant of the optimized S hwarz method with better asymptoti performan e than the one presented in [GMN01℄. If h denotes the mesh parameter, then the new method has a onvergen e rate of 1 O(h 1=4 ) whereas the best optimized S hwarz method so far for the Helmholtz equation had a onvergen e rate of 1 O(h 1=2 ), as given in [GMN01℄.


Superconductivity discovered nearly 70 years ago — is finally about to leave the physics laboratory. The complete lack of resistivity in some metals at low tempe rature appeared from the very beginning as a fascinating potential break through in electrotechnics. However, it is only about 25 years since this potential could be realiz ed, at least on a laboratory scale, for the generation of high magnetic fields. The essential step needed was the discovery of "hard superconductors", alloys and intermetallic compounds with a relatively high critical temperature, able to remain in the zero resistance state even in the presence of a high magnetic field. Since then, the further development of supercon ductor technology has been closely related to the work in high energy physics labo ratories, where the urgent need for the generation of high fields in large volumes (detectors and beam guiding devices) was paired with the available skill and flexibility for development work on the required scale. The gradual increase of industrial in volvement in the field of magnet techno logy and refrigeration was stimulated by the potential application of superconduc tivity for energy transport and conversion (MHD), motors, generators, magnetic ore separation and even magnetic levitation for high speed transportation. All these ap plications were proved in the last decade to be technically feasible, but none of them seems to be economically competitive at present. In the applications discussed below, the use of superconducting magnets repre sents the only solution to the given pro blems. First, the medical pion irradiation facility of SIN is described, which recently started operation. Second, the application of superconductivity to fusion reactors is briefly discussed, an area in which SIN is actively involved through a European and world-wide cooperative R & D effort.


The Komsomol organizations of the Average Volga region in 1985-1991 are studied. Dynamics of change of numerical structure of Komsomol, its financial position is considered. Changes in outlook of youth events owing to easing of ideological influence L.Y.C.L.S.U. are studied. The attitude of youth to Komsomol and its activity is shown. The reasons of crisis of the union of youth are opened.


Objective:To investigate retrospectively the effects of olanzapine on body weight, liver functions,blood sugar and cholesterol level. Methods:87 patients with schizophrenia have been received olanzapine treatment for at least 6 weeks. The pre- and post-treatment data on their body weight,liver functions,blood sugar and cholesterol levels were compared. Results: Their body weights were obviously increased after treatment, with an average increase of 2. 2kg, and there were significant difference in comparison with baseline data. In comparison with baseline data,their post-treatment data on ALT,AST and CHO (blood cholesterol) were significantly increased (P0.01) but T-Bil (total bilirubin) was significantly decreased (P = 0. 026) and no GLU level change was observed. Conclusion : The 6 weeks treatment of olanzapine affected the body weight, liver functions and blood cholesterol level of the patients.


The Wiener filter has often been employed as a means for solving the signal/image restoration problem. Unfortunately, the information that is required as input for the realization of this filter is, in many practical situations, not available. In particular, when only one degraded, noisy observation of the signal is presented as data, the spectral density function for the signal to be recovered will generally not be known. A typical 'fix' to this dilemma has been to assume that the ratio of noise to signal spectral densities is constant with frequency. The value of this constant that makes the best reconstruction is then determined via trial-and-error by a human. In this paper we present an alternative to this over-simplified version of the Wiener filter (K-filter). Specifically, we demonstrate that an estimate of the signal spectral density can be made via an iterative procedure from the data. This results in reconstructions that are generally superior to any output that the simplified Wiener filter can provide. We show simulated results for the case of one-dimensional degradations of image data.


EERI team leader Eduardo A. Fierro of BFP Engineers, Inc. (Bertero, Fierro, Perry), in Berkeley, California, visited the area affected by the earthquake August 18-24, 2007. Professor Marcial Blondet of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima participated as an in-country member of the EERI team, providing critical assistance in the field. Other members of the EERI team included Donald Ballantyne of ABS Consulting, Inc., in Tacoma, Washington; Mikael Gartner of Nabih Youssef & Associates in Los Angeles, California; Adolfo Matamoros of the University of Kansas; Kim Shoaf and Alina Dorian of the Center for Public Health and Disasters at the University of California at Los Angeles; and Hope Seligson of MMI Engineering in Huntington Beach, California. EERI collaborated with many other investigators in the field, including Liliana Pinto and Kent Yu of Degenkolb Engineers, Mario Rodriguez of UNAM, Santiago Pujol of Purdue University, and Arturo Schultz of the University of Minnesota, representing The Masonry Institute.


The research progress on wild resources,artificial cultivation resources,tissue culture resources and endophytic fungi resources of Huperzine A were summarized. And the study provided the reference for the sustainable utilization of Huperzine A resources.


This essay introduces construction technology of simulation platform for structural and thermal strength tests,which is realized by modeling every sector of ground thermal tests.Module characteristic parameters are determined during the progress of mathematical simulation.Their standardization has become a trend for this technology.Construction of such simulation platform can not only predict and instruct ground thermal tests,but also enhance their quality,reduce test span and accelerate development.


It is difficult to relate the output of a simulation model to the physical system it describes. Graphic representa tions of results can make simulations more credible and more interesting. On most large computers, how ever, there are software and hardware barriers between the user and graphical output. Microcomputers, on the other hand, are easy to use, and simple graphics are easy to produce without help from a programmer or systems specialist. Examples show bar charts, snap shots, dot plots, bit density plots, and contour plots of simulation results generated using an Atari 800 micro computer, a color television, and an Epson MX-80 printer (costing about $600) with graphics capability. All the user must do to obtain such plots is write short programs (less than 100 statements) in BASIC.


To investigate the effect of manipulating disparity on task performance and viewing comfort, twelve participants were tested on a virtual object precision placement task while viewing a stereoscopic 3D (S3D) display. All participants had normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity, passed the Titmus stereovision clinical test, and demonstrated normal binocular function, including phorias and binocular fusion ranges. Each participant completed six experimental sessions with different maximum binocular disparity limits. The results for ten of the twelve participants were generally as expected, demonstrating a large performance advantage when S3D cues were provided. The sessions with the larger disparity limits typically resulted in the best performance, and the sessions with no S3D cues the poorest performance. However, one participant demonstrated poorer performance in sessions with smaller disparity limits but improved performance in sessions with the larger disparity limits. Another participant's performance declined whenever any S3D cues were provided. Follow-up testing suggested that the phenomenon of pseudo-stereoanomaly may account for one viewer's atypical performance, while the phenomenon of stereoanomaly might account for the other. Overall, the results demonstrate that a subset of viewers with clinically normal binocular and stereoscopic vision may have difficulty performing depth-related tasks on S3D displays. The possibility of the vergence-accommodation conflict contributing to individual performance differences is also discussed.


With the steady advancement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), how to build a sustainable environment for human settlements has become a hot topic of research for scholars from various countries. Rational space utilization and resource allocation are the keys to enhancing human well-being and achieving sustainable human settlements. A comprehensive human settlement environment evaluation system, which includes 14 indicators from the natural environment, infrastructure, and public services, was established in this study. The results showed that the habitat suitability area only accounted for 1.61% (2.05% after removing the nature reserve) and all centered on cities and radiated to the surrounding areas. A belt-like suitability distribution pattern of "Yi Jiang Liang He" (i.e., Brahmaputra, Lhasa, and Nianchu Rivers) is formed, and a point-like suitability distribution pattern of the Chamdo Karub District, Nagqu Seni District, and Ngari Shiquanhe Town are formed. The results of the driving factor analysis indicate that the level of public health development in infrastructure and various indicators in public services are the main factors influencing human settlement. There is not much difference in the natural environment in the populated regions, so the suitability of the natural environment is not a significant driving factor. In addition, the reliability of the assessment results was verified by a questionnaire survey of residents in the three regions, and the subjective satisfaction of the residents agreed with the ranking results of the objective evaluation. The evaluation results of this study provide theoretical and directional guidance for the improvement of human settlements on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. It will be a useful tool for evaluating human settlements in the region and has a reference significance for the formulation of macro-policy in high-altitude regions.


Flashover of the air gap on the switch contacts leads at power substations to propagation of a traveling electromagnetic wave, which arises in the secondary noise circuits. The noise pulses may have significant levels and may reach the relay input. According to data of the time of attenuation of the transient voltages usually lies in the 4 to 20 microsecond range. In the process of operating a high speed high frequency semiconductor current protector, installed on a 750 kV line it was shown that the current protector relays are subject to false operation during switching operations. The designation of these current relays, their circuits, the causes of operation during noise, experimental studies at two 750 kV substations and measurements to eliminate false operation of the relays are examined.


This article takes two universities' experiment building design as examples,through analyzing the characteristics of chemistry lab in the universities,the authors summarized the representative chemical laboratory architectural design.Some issues about the constitution of the experiment units and equipment units were discussed and the problems were solved.


The Effectiveness Of Raw Cassava As A Vegetable Rodenticide (Manihot esculenta) To Control The Mice(Mus musculus). Mice are rodents that cause economic losses and disease carriers for humans. Control is often done by using rodenticide containing toxic chemicals, but its use is not enviromentally responsible way. As an alternative to rodenticide then using vegetable rodenticide made from natural material, one of which cassava contain cyanide acid. This compound is dangerous, if consumed will be quickly absorbed by the digestive tract and into the bloodstream, can cause pain and even cause death. This study aimed to find out LD50 raw cassava against white mice death. This type of research was an experiment with Post-test Only Control Group Design. The sample used were 50 male white mice of the Mus musculus species with the amount of rodenticide treatment of 40 gram, 60 gram, 80 gram and 100 gram. The results obtained the highest mortality mortality of 60% at a dose of 100 gra with a consumption rate of 62,48 gram. Calculation results LD50 with probit analysis method obtained LD50 value of 62,48 gram, so the conclusion is 61,60g doses of cassava is capable of using the death of 50% mice.


TIIE riixsIoLocIc CHANGES in carbohydrate mctabolism associated with the prcgnant state hsvc been discusscd in a most scl~olarly manner by Burt in a previous issue of this publication. In the following presentation an attempt is made to assess the cIinicaI significance of the overt alterations in carbohydrate metabolism which occur during pregnancy. The finding of an occasional glycosuria in a patient may arouse sufficient interest to test the tolerance for glucose. However, a dilemma is often presented when evidence of reduced capacity for handling carbohydrate is obtained in a patient \vho othenvise appears free of the usual ouhvard manifestations of clinical diabetes. The question aises, how far should these indications modify the antepartum and particularly the intrapartum obstetric management of the patient? How much significance should be given to laboratory data obtained during pregnancy in relation to the patient's future medical history? Although the accumulated espcrimental evidence is still fragmentary, several concliisions rclcrant to clinical management have been validated.


The present study combines the generalized rule‐of‐mixture (ROM) model and the Ashby material selection method for the life cycle assessment (LCA) of flax fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs) and glass FRPs (GFRPs). The ROM model allows life cycle environmental impact predictions according to specific parameters of flax FRPs such as fiber format, volume fraction, manufacturing technique, and load‐bearing capacity. The comparisons applied in this study are constructed on two common composite structures: mat panels and injection molded struts with equal stiffness and strength as the design criteria. On the one hand, the parametric LCA predicts that the equal strength design criterion for flax FRPs contributes to consistent mass increases, subsequently resulting in higher life cycle environmental impacts compared to the reference GFRPs; on the other hand, under the equal stiffness criterion the flax mat polypropylene (flax mat‐PP) film helps with mass reduction in reference to the glass mat‐PP composite, leading to the 20–50% life cycle environmental impact reductions for most impact categories. The subsequent evaluation of the influences of the fiber volume fraction on flax FRPs shows different patterns. For the short flax fiber‐PP composite, a steady decrease of the life cycle CO2 emissions can be observed with the increasing fiber volume fraction. However, for the flax mat‐PP composite, depending on the tensile modulus of the flax fiber, the optimal volume fractions of the fiber change from 28 to 32% v/v, whereby the lowest life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be achieved.


The synthesis and study of main-group-element analogues of alkenes and alkynes containing genuine (p p)p bonds involving p-block elements is a central theme of inorganic chemistry. The prospect to "copy" the predictable and sophisticated reaction chemistry of C=C and C C bonds utilizing functional inorganic systems is particularly enticing. However, in many instances, the investigation of multiple bonds of heavy elements leads to fascinating, albeit unexpected, outcomes that reinforce the fundamental differences between the first and subsequent periods. Inspired by the intriguing analogy between P=C and C=C bonds in molecular chemistry, we developed the addition polymerization of phosphaalkenes as a route to new functional phosphorus-containing polymers (Scheme 1).