Dendrobium densiflorum Lindl.is indigenous to Hainan Island and has both ornamental and medical value.Cultural media and hormones were selected for asymbiotic germination and shoot tip culture in vitro of D.densiflorum for commercial propagation.The asymbiotic germination indicated that the medium Hyponex No.1 was optimum for PLB formation when supplemented with potato juice,and optimum for PLB differentiation when supplemented with banana juice.Fresh sprouts were induced from the explant of the shoot tip cultured on the MS medium in the presence of BA 3.0 mg/L and NAA 0.2 mg/L.


We analyzed a total of 1824 strains of Salmonella isolated from swine-origin foods from January/2005 to June/2010. The strains from different regions of the country were received by Labent/IOC/FIOCRUZ for conclusive antigenic characterization. We identified 41 serovars, of which these stood out: Typhimurium, Derby, Enteritidis, Panama, Infantis and Anatum. Bacteriological and epidemiological aspects related to these serovars were discussed. The antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed on 357 samples, 257 (72%) were resistant to one or more of these drugs and 31,9% were multiresistant. A variety of serovars were identified reinforcing the swine as an important reservoir of Salmonella in the food chain. The high rates of antimicrobial resistance obtained in this evaluation may represent a risk condition to human health.


Due to the society`s development, the economy and culture also enjoy constant development, and the whole society now become more and more multi-polarized. China`s a civilized ancient country with a history more than 5000 years, while the traditional culture is a collection of many elements, it contained many excellent elements, these elements are not only the soul of out nation, but also the representation of China`s long-standing history. If we integrate the fine traditional culture elements into graphic design, not only the quality can be improved, the fine traditional culture can also be promoted. In the multi-culture age,many culture intermingle with each other. The graphic design is an important mean and approach to promote the traditional Chinese culture, this can also very well prove the unique charm and existence value of the traditional culture.


Saliva is the biological evidence that is most frequently discovered at crime scenes. Because it is clear, there will be no indication that the liquid has been altered by the offender. Saliva is often utilized as biological evidence in forensics and is particularly useful in identifying a person's sex, ABO blood type, uniqueness, biomarkers, microbiological signature, or habits. The importance of saliva as essential forensic evidence and the numerous ways it can appear at a crime scene are covered in this review article. Over past few decades, various collecting and detection techniques have been discussed. The data that is now accessible have been attempted to be gathered, showing the benefits and drawbacks of various identification methods. All of the published and reported literature from 1980s through 2023 has been consulted to gather the pertinent facts. Forensic casework's main objective is to identify evidence to lay the foundation for additional inquiry. Saliva can be found as a puddle or stained substance, however, because to its transparency, its identification is difficult. The discovery and description of numerous proposed approaches or techniques over the years has aided in detecting and recognizing saliva as confirmation.


The association of calling with burnout is not well understood. This study investigates how calling influences burnout and what the roles of social worth and career stage are in this relation. Drawing from the Conservation of Resources Theory, we expect that calling may be negatively associated with burnout through increased social worth and that career stage moderates these relationships.,Based on a sample of 566 healthcare professionals, we conducted regression analyses with bootstrapping procedures to test the proposed hypotheses.,The findings show that social worth mediates the negative relation between calling and burnout. Additionally, the positive relation between calling and social worth was more pronounced for late-career employees; yet, the negative relation between social worth and burnout was stronger for early-career employees.,The findings suggest that searching and pursuing a professional calling is beneficial for individuals. Additionally, social worth is crucial in this relation and could be used to actively prevent burnout.,The study advances our understanding of the consequences of calling for employees by explaining the underlying mechanism between calling and burnout and its importance at different career stages.


An inductive stub is proposed for matching a monopole antenna used in mobile devices operating at GSM/WCDMA850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA2100 bands. Simulated and measured return loss and insertion loss are presented for various feeding arrangements, including a shunt lump inductor and the inductive stub. It has been demonstrated that the proposed inductive stub has better insertion loss, better protection of electrostatic discharge and lower cost than the lump inductor. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 1579–1582, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25251


The sooty canker disease was studied in some orchards of the Hosseinieh district/ Karbala province which caused by the fungus Neoscytalidium dimidiatum. The results of investigation revealed that all Mours alba L. trees were infected but in varying proportions, Pathogenicity test results showed canker on the seedlings two months after the pollination process the length of the canker was 1.43cm and significantly different from comparison treatment the pathogen was isolated and diagnosised based on their morphological, molecular, and pathogenicity. Both Zinc oxide (ZnO) alone and the Zinc oxide ( ZnO) nanoparticles were evaluated against the pathogen in laboratory and plastic house. This first record of N. dimidiatum affecting Mours alba L. trees in Karbala city, Iraq. The ZnO-Nanoparticles and ZnO showed an effective role in full inhibition of the pathogen growth in PDA caused significant inhibition to mycelium growth at 5 g.L-1 ZnO-Nanoparticles and 10 g.L-1 ZnO Furthermore, reduce significantly to canker development on Mours alba L. seedlings tested which superiority of ZnONanoparticles in 5 g/L-1 concentration, for the overall length of canker 0.39 cm, in contrast, while high significant from the ZnO which recorded a canker length 0.5 cm with a comparison among treatment and negative control which recorded 1.98 cm long.


The new era of information communication and technology (ICT), everyone wants to store/share their Data or information in online media, like in cloud database, mobile database, grid database, drives etc. When the data is stored in online media the main problem is arises related to data is privacy because different types of hacker, attacker or crackers wants to disclose their private information as publically. Security is a continuous process of protecting the data or information from attacks. For securing that information from those kinds of unauthorized people we proposed and implement of one the technique based on the data modification concept with taking the iris database on weka tool. And this paper provides the high privacy in distributed clustered database environments.


Dear Editor We read with interest work published by Das et al. discussing tips and techniques used in minimal access procedures for treating interstitial pregnancy, primarily focusing on laparoscopic cornual resection performed with the Endo GIA Universal Stapler (Medtronic, Watford UK). We agree that interstitial pregnancies pose a high risk to the mother and using a technique that rapidly obtains haemostasis is of great importance. However, the main aim of preserving the uterus is to preserve future fertility, and this long-term goal has to be considered alongside any short-term aims. Cornual ('wedge') resection involves removal of a significant amount of healthy myometrium. This is unnecessary and goes against the principles of good surgical practice, which aim to restore an organ's normal anatomy and function. Although the resection succeeds in preserving the patient's future fertility, it carries a risk of uterine rupture due to the loss of myometrium and extensive uterine scarring. Liao et al. reported an incidence of subsequent uterine rupture and dehiscence after wedge resection of 30%. This is considerably higher than uterine rupture rates post-myomectomies. In our recent review, we concluded that wedge resection should realistically only be performed in cases of ruptured interstitial pregnancies with troublesome bleeding. A success rate 99.16% (95% confidence interval 97.51–100) was reported in patients with interstitial pregnancies who underwent a cornuostomy, which involves less myometrial trauma and, in our opinion, is likely to result in less long-term complications such as uterine rupture and the morbidity and mortality that this entails, than more aggressive treatments such as wedge resection. We note that when using the Endo GIA Universal Stapler, the cornua is resected, breaching the myometrium, and placing two triple-staggered rows of titanium ministaples. Although this technique provides a speedy management option, we have reservations regarding the long-term effects that performing a wedge resection and leaving staples in situ has. These staples will not dissolve to allow tissue healing and will not stretch to allow any future pregnancy to grow. This is likely to leave an even weaker area of myometrium than the traditional wedge resection. In conclusion, although this technique may seem to offer patients benefit in that it is quick, straightforward to learn, anddoes not require advanced laparoscopic skills such as intracorporeal suturing, the long-term fertility outcomes are likely to be worse than the traditional wedge resection. Laparoscopic cornuostomy is safe, effective and because of less trauma to the myometrium, is likely to have less risk of rupture in future pregnancies. When managing complex, rare early pregnancy cases, early diagnosis is important to facilitate onwards referral to centres with the experience and skills necessary to manage patients safely, both in the short and long term.


Resting seeds of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) contain inhibitors which inhibit the proteinase activity present in germinating seeds but have no effect on trypsin or chymotrypsin. When a crude inhibitor preparation was chromatographed on Sephadex G-75, the inhibitor activity separated into four peaks with elution volumes corresponding to the molecular weights 24,000, 14,600, 14,000, and 9000. Each of the inhibitors affected both the hydrolysis of haemoglobin at pH 3.7 and the hydrolysis of casein at pH 5.4 and 7.0 by proteinase extracts prepared from "germinating" endosperms. These results suggest that one major proteinase was possibly acting in all the assays.

In resting seeds inhibitor activity was present in both the embryo and the endosperm, the activity (per mg dry weight) in the embryo being about 2-fold that in the endosperm. In the endosperms of germinating seeds the inhibitor activity per seed decreased at about the same rate as total N and dry weight. In the seedlings the activity per seedling remained approximately constant. The patterns of the activity changes suggest that the inhibitors do not control the breakdown of storage proteins; a more probable function is the protection of other cellular components from the high proteinase activities required for the rapid proteolysis during germination.


Reason for withdrawal:
There is a serious mistake in the calculation of the divisor of the rational section used in the proof of Prop. 2.2.1., and with the correct value the argument does not work.


The Permian red beds that overlie some giant oil fields in southwestern and south-central Oklahoma have undergone extensive mineralogical and chemical diagenesis. The diagenetic minerals occur within a distinctly zoned aureole that delineates the position of the oil field. The geometries of the aureoles strongly reflect the major structural elements that controlled emplacement of hydrocarbons in the underlying rocks. Calcite, ferroan calcite, manganese-rich calcite, dolomite, ankerite, pyrite, marcasite, and native sulfur are the major diagenetic minerals. The innermost zone of each aureole is characterized by abundant carbonate cementation and generally coincides with a major fault system. Pyrite and marcasite cements are commonly associated with carbonate-cemented zones; these minerals occur also in the bleached sandstones. deltaC/sup 13/ values of carbonate cements indicate 3 major sources of carbon: (1) an organic source with deltaC/sup 13/ values of approximately -32 per thousand vs. PDB, (2) a freshwater source with an average deltaC/sup 13/ value of -8.0 +/- 3 per thousand, and (3) a hybrid source (freshwater and organic). A mixing model was developed to calculate the proportion of organic carbon in carbonate cement. deltaS/sup 34/ values of pyrite and marcasite average 6.1 per thousand and range from -9 to +16 per thousand. Themore » isotopic composition of sulfides is similar to that of oil in the underlying reservoirs. Formation of diagenetic pyrite and marcasite is explained by reduction of iron oxides in red beds by hydrogen sulfide, and by other organic material associated with hydrocarbons. The HIDA concept can be used in exploration for oil and gas, specifically in structurally controlled reservoirs.« less


Bronze bust of R. du Toit done by J.D. Coetzer. The bust is in the Art collection of the University of Pretoria. Photograph taken with Canon 350D camera at 300dpi. Photograph resized


This paper presents a method for classification and location of transmission line faults based on Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Although for fault classification prefault and postfault three phase currents samples taken at one end of transmission line are used as ANN inputs, for location of faults post fault samples of both current and voltages of three phases are required . Simulation studies have been carried out extensively on two power system models: one in which the transmission line is fed from one end and another, in which the transmission line is fed from two ends. Different types of faults at different operating conditions have been considered for carrying out simulation studies. The simulation results presented confirm the feasibility of the proposed approach.


The implement of differentiation strategy in education and teaching field is an important strategic measure of high school curriculum reform.Innovation of undergraduate audit teaching method based on the differentiation strategy and the way of inquiry learning mode implanting to audit case teaching are studied in this article.The inquiry learning focuses on theoretic thinking application and the case teaching focuses on practical problems analysis.The two methods comprehensive application in undergraduate audit teaching can contribute to the integration of audit theory with practice and the close of expectation gap between teaching goal and social demand.This plays a significant role to stimulate students study interest and promote teaching quality.


There was this long history of intermittent headache and occasional attacks of vomiting, with recovery afterwards. There were no neurological signs; the only sign was papilloedema. The diagnosis rested largely on the ventriculograms. As far as the ventricle was concerned, it was evident that there was internal hydrocephalus, but in the view taken with the head fully extended over the end of the table, so as to get the air to go up into the third ventricle, that ventricle had not filled, but one could see that the foramen of Monro was reduced in size. There was a slit of air in the anterior end of the third ventricle, but nothing behind that. That same picture was given in three separate films. There was a chance that these nonfillings might be due to air-locks, but the foramen of Monro was very narrow. At the Manchester Royal Infirmary Dr. Twining worked out with me the radiography of the third ventricle, and the filling defects in the different lesions. Therefore I operated immediately, turning down a right frontal flap and excising a circular piece of the right frontal cortex. When the ventricle was opened, the foramen of Monro was identified by the veins leading to it and by the choroid plexus coming out. It was blocked by an opaque grey cyst. The cyst was picked up and punctured; it was very difficult to aspirate. To try to puncture one of these cysts in an emergency would be of little use. When I had emptied the cyst and extended the foramen forward by incising the anterior pillar of the fornix, it was easy to deliver the cyst and remove it. The patient made an uninterrupted recovery, and is now, apparently, in good health. At no time did she have difficulty in turning her eyes to the opposite side. Of seven patients dealt with by this method of approach, only one had difficulty in turning the eyes, and that difficulty lasted only seven days.


Resistance Training (RT) is considered as an integral component of a comprehensive physical activity program for children and healthy adults and has shown to be an important component for the development of bone strength by improving their muscular power, nerve conduction, and deposition of minerals and maintenance of body balance. Objective: To determine the effects of resistance training on the mineral content of bone in children aged 11-14 years boys. Methods: Volunteer young boys between the ages of 11 to 14 years, 30 each from rural and urban setting of district Peshawar were recruited. Calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and anthropometric parameters were measured before and after three months of resistance training. Paired sample t-test was used for changes over time. Results: The study found that there was a significant effect of resistance exercise on participant's serum calcium level (8.44± 0.582 vs. 10.24± 0.786, p value<0.001), phosphorous (3.82± 0.265 vs. 4.59± 0.271, p value<0.001) and PTH (20.37± 4.620 vs. 29.20± 6.099, p value<0.001) in experimental group. Conclusions: Resistance training has an effective role in the increase of calcium, phosphorus and PTH and anthropometric measurements


This study had the purpose to evaluate 240 records of patients assisted by the discipline of Complete Denture course of the Dental Scholl — Aracatuba Campus UNESP, in the period from 1980 to 2001 , when each patient was sixty years old or more at the time of the rehabilitation. The characteristics analyzed were the origin city , the sex , the marital status, general health , the color and commercial mark of the selected artificial teeth and the type of prosthesis


The proper applicationi of commercial fertilizers to forest nursery soils is of considerable importance since it may profoundly influence the value of the seedlings produced. According to LUNT(2): "Experiments in soil management in forest nurseries go back at least 65 years. VON SCHROEDER (1893) cites the work of DULK on Scotch pine, Norway spruce, and beech in 1874 and 1875, and of SCHUSSE on pine and spruce in 1872, 1879, and 1882." Since this time a large amount of information has been accumulated concerning the response of tree seedlings to various fertilizers in many localities and on a wide variety of soils. This information is of much local value but permits of few generalizations. TOUMEY and KORSTIAN (8) note the lack of information concerning the quantitative requirements of various species and age classes of nursery stock for essential elements and conclude: ". . . Until such information is available, fertilizer experiments must remain on an empirical basis and should be conducted for each nursery and each set of conditions. . . ." Within the past few years some attempts have been made to determine quantitatively the nutrient requirements of certain species of seedlings (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10). MITCHELL (3, 4) used pot culture tests and chemical analyses of seedlings to determine optimum concentrations of various elements and the availability of soil nutrients. NEMEC and other investigators determined available nutrients by various soil extraction methods and correlated these values with growth. LUNT (2), in addition, found the actual amounts of certain elements removed by seedlings and transplants per acre per year. WILDE (9, 10) has outlined soil-fertility standards for northern conifers and hardwoods, values being obtained by determining available nutrients in a number of productive forest soils of the Lake States. Fertilizer requirements may be determined: (1) by field tests to find the fertilizer treatment which results in optimum growth; (2) by chemical analyses of seedlings to determine concentrations of various elements; and (3) by chemical analyses of nursery soils for available nutrients. The first method is time-consuming; it is accurate, however, and the only one feasible in many cases. Also, it is fundamental to the second and third methods which require calibration to determine values corresponding to good seedling growth. Each soil extraction method and each species and age class of stock requires separate calibration. The general applicability of results is problematical. Chemical analyses of seedlings eliminate the "availabilitv" question but other difficulties are encountered, such as the effect on 19)


This thesis for obtaining bachelor's degree in the specialization of Social Communication, is a research work whose theme is CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING OF CHILDREN OF 8 TO 11 YEARS OF THE PARISH Changing the city of Machala El Oro province, PERIOD 2012-2013 which seeks to demonstrate our ability to generate an educational television program benefit children, for that reason will in implementing the knowledge and performance as journalists. This research work is structured in chapters IV as follows.


New Jottings are a kind of short fiction with an appeal of ancient notes,which appeared in the middle of the 1980s.Their language form is very striking: concise and appealing,with high aesthetic quality.It thanks mainly to its language strategies: consciously learning from the tradition of classical Chinese,seeking back the vitality and intelligence of the Chinese language,this language is strongly opposed to the previous style in the literary world: dull,dry and patterning.The New Jottings have absorbed the virtues both from the classical Chinese and from its traditional narration.


A compact rectangular monopole antenna fed by a tapered coplanar waveguide (CPW) with a band-notch function is introduced. A U-shape slot is cut in the radiating patch to obtain the band-notch function and its parameters are studied in detail. It is shown that the band-notched function can be controlled by the location of the U-shape slot and the notched band can be changed by adjusting the length and width of the slot. Experimental results show that the proposed antenna has a stop-band of 5.07 to 5.85 GHz while maintaining extremely wideband performance from 0.595 to 8.95 GHz (15:1) for VSWRles2.


There are a number of complex reasons as to why some patients are unable to comply with instructions or recommendations provided by a dental care professional (DCP). It is therefore important for the DCP to address these issues in order to effectively treat chronic conditions such as periodontal disease


The world increasingly needs an alternative approach to economic development. This paper endorses the Integration of Knowledge (IoK) approach as the wisdom of humanity through Islamic Economics (IE). A review of relevant literature through qualitative methodologies of library research, discourse and critical content analysis highlights the civilisational practices of integration, how development of economics diverged from such practices and how heterodox approaches reacted to such divergence. A section on learning the wisdom of humanity from each other emphasizes the inevitable historical civilizational integration (IoK) and exchange of knowledge. It follows with a literature review of the development of mainstream economics, how it abandoned such historical civilizational practice and its sound foundations, namely ontology, epistemology, axiology and methodology. A highlight of heterodox economics (HE) responses reveals the alternatives to the mainstream-focused positivistic approach to economics. The inadequacy of those alternatives led us to demonstrate Muslim responses and the centrality of IE as a comprehensive alternative heterodox economic approach. The analysis shows how IE grew along Islamisation of Knowledge (IOK) as two parallel and major intellectual iṣlaḥ (reform) and tajdīd (renewal) movements. A brief review of the development of each shows the potential of IE's IoK methodological reasoning to revive the IoK approach in economics as the wisdom of humanity. The sound IE philosophical foundations, namely ontology, epistemology, axiology and methodology, have a major impact in that process. Thus, utilising the core IoK objective within IOK together with IE contributions shape the process of overcoming problems and issues of mainstream economics. Actionable recommendations to practitioners and academics depict how the IE approach to economics could be implemented and sustained along SDGs agenda.


As a student who will prepare for a final project, it is necessary to strengthen and write scientific papers, as a novice writer, students are given a test to make individual scientific articles. This writer aims to analyze 1) the ability of students to write systematic scientific articles, 2) the ability of students to write the contents of scientific articles according to the systematics, and 3) the ability to use Indonesian spelling in writing scientific articles. The research approach is descriptive qualitative. The data source is PGSD students at State University of Malang batch 2019. The data is the result of student work, namely writing scientific articles. The data collection technique in this research is a test. The data analysis technique used is the Miles and Huberman model. The steps are, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the first research, the ability to write systematic scientific articles. 30 students or 86% categorized as being able to write systematic scientific articles. The rest, 5 students or 14% are categorized as needing guidance. Second, the ability of students to write the contents of scientific articles. Students are categorized as good because more than 75% can write. 25% of students are categorized as needing guidance. Third, the ability to use Indonesian spelling. There are errors, because students do not read scientific papers, so that knowledge of the use of Indonesian spelling is still relatively lacking.


Abstract 5-Bromo-(1) and 5-iodo-2′-deoxycytidine (2) undergo 100 percent dehalogenation to 2′-deoxycytidine on heating with cysteine in IN aq K2CO3 in a nitrogen atmosphere at 50° for 72 h and 21 h, respectively. 5-Chloro-2′-deoxycytidine (3) and 1-methyl-5-chlorocytosine (3m) on the other hand undergo very little dehalogenation, forming instead two products, 4, 5 and 4m, 5m respectively, whose structures have been determined by mass spectrometry and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the 3m products: 1-methyl-5-(cystein-S-yl)cytosine (4m) and 3-methyl-2,6,7,8 -tatrahydro-2-oxo-3H-pyrimido [5,4-b][1,4]-thiazine-7-carboxylic acid (5m), mp. 236°C, 78 percent yield. Initially produced 4m undergoes a novel and facile cyclization to form 5m with loss of NH3 in the presence of cysteine. The compound 3m, mp. 258°C, has been synthesized by treating 1-methylcytosine with N-chlorosuccinimide in acetic acid at 105° for 3 h in 56 percent yield. Ultraviolet absorption spectral properties of 1, 2, 3, 3m, 4, 4m, ...


The dynamical behaviour of alkyl chains in a series of copper(II) alkanoate complexes was studied by incoherent quasielastic neutron scattering, both in their crystalline and columnar liquid-crystal phases. This series included compounds with different lengths of the alkyl chains and with different numbers (4 or 8) of chains bonded to the central tetracarboxylic core. The spectra were analysed in terms of their purely elastic and quasielastic parts and experimental values of the elastic incoherent structure factor were obtained for the different temperatures. The latter is found to vary with both the temperature and the nature of the compound. Conclusions about the dynamics of the alkyl chains are drawn.


Intellectual property rights (IPRs) sharing and communication are the key impetus factor of the central china innovation and practice. Through the analysis of the influence factor and the question of the technological innovation are in the central china, from the aspect of strategic instruction, the policy support and the technical diffusion system construction, we carry on the innovation analysis in the middle area, use the Fick's law to carry on the research of IPRs diffusion mechanism and pattern, and construct the central china innovation policy and way in the innovation condition and the diffusion mechanism foundation.


This study is about the application of picture technique for improving student's speaking mastery at the sixth year of SD Muhammadiyah 24 Surakarta. In this research, the writer uses classroom action research. In this research, the object of the study is the teacher and the student's activity in learning English at the sixth grade in SD Muhammadiyah 24 Surakarta based on the picture technique.
The writer conducts the action research of teaching and learning English by using picture technique at the sixth grade of SD Muhammadiyah 24 Surakarta. After observing the implementation of the English teaching-learning process in
SD Muhammadiyah 24 Surakarta by using the picture technique, the writer can draw three strength that conclude of learning-concept, such as; structurally concept of learning, the teacher explains clearly, and the learning process is related to daily life. The English teaching learning process at the school consists of four activities, such as: a) Reading aloud, b) Vocabulary, c) Discussion, and d) Question and Answer. From the activities above, so there are any interaction and communication between the teacher and the student. Hence, it is necessary that teachers always rehearse how to manage the student
selves prior to teaching in the class especially in teaching of vocabulary by using the picture technique.


In Europe, the concept of quiet facade (with traffic noise levels below 45 dB or 50 dB) has already gained a significant consensus, and it has been introduced into the legislation in some countries; however, it has not yet been discussed in China. Because most of Europe tends to have more closed housing blocks (courtyards), it is likely easier to obtain quiet facade. However, it is perhaps more difficult to achieve in China due to the parallel layout for multi-story row houses (which is chiefly related to the sunshine duration requirement). According to the position relationship between residents and roads, three residential layouts were investigated in this study: parallel, perpendicular, and closed. To state the question more clearly, several residential areas in Dalian, northern China, were selected to investigate the influence of the building layout on the least noise exposed facade by afield study. This paper showed that the quiet facade near the arterial road maybe difficult to achieve in China based on Europe's existing definition.


Abstract : Contents: Introduction; The Enemy; Intelligence and Counter- Intelligence--Americal Efforts, and GVN Efforts; Operations; Pacification; Personnel, Logistics; Conclusions and Recommendations.


The present study was carried out to determine the impact of the Serlui-B hydel project on water quality of Serlui river, Mizoram, North East India, using two popular mathematical indices, i.e. water quality index (WQI) and synthetic pollution index (SPI) and various water quality parameters. Three sampling sites were selected upstream and downstream of the river relative to the hydel project site. The computation of WQI and SPI indicates good quality of water at site 1 (upstream of the reservoir). In site 2 (in the reservoir) and site 3 (downstream of the reservoir) water quality got poorer because of the decrease in dissolved oxygen.


Aiming at the unsatisfied recognition rate of welding line defect in ray detection,a welding defect recognition algorithm based on selective ensemble learning is presented.The component learners consisted of stable and unstable classifiers,and the redundant component learners were removed from the ensemble learners using a support vector machine for recursive feature elimination(SVM-RFE),and the weighted predicted output of the retained sub-learners was used as the output of the ensemble learners,which effectively improved both the diversity of component learners and generalization performance of ensemble learners.The results show that the method made use of more defect features and sample data,inherited the advantages of strong ensemble learners,and effectively improved the classification accuracy.The two-category selective ensemble learners were extended to multi-classification problems using one-to-many method,and the welding-defect-recognition rate of the presented algorithm was improved to 85.5% when the training accuracy attained 92.4%.


Abstract This paper focuses on the corrections to the score test statistic under the exponential family nonlinear model. We use Monte Carlo simulations to compare the corrected statistics and their uncorrected versions and to examine the impact of the number of nuisance parameters on their finite-sample behaviors for the normal nonlinear regression model. The numerical results have shown that the corrected score statistic performs better than the uncorrected version. Finally, we perform a statistical analysis with real data by using the approach proposed in the article.


In this paper we are interested in the polynomial Krylov approximations for the computation of $\varphi(A)v$, where $A$ is a square matrix, $v$ represents a given vector, and $\varphi$ is a suitable function which can be employed in modern integrators for differential problems. Our aim consists of proposing and analyzing innovative a posteriori error estimates which allow a good control of the approximation procedure. The effectiveness of the results we provide is tested on some numerical examples of interest.


Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) becomes an important disease, because of its increased prevalence and mortality rates. Makers of systemic inflammation, including interleukin-6 and monocyte count, have been shown to predict future cardiovascular events. However, the association between these inflammatory markers with cardiac injury is still a controversy. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between IL-6 and monocyte count as inflammation markers and troponin I as cardiac injury. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Subjects were patients suspected of ACS admitted to the emergency department of Sardjito Hospital Yogyakarta. Diagnoses were performed based on WHO criteria. Troponin I and interleukin-6 levels were measured from sera using sandwich ELISA method (Roche). Monocyte counts were determined by automatic hematology analyzer (Sysmex). Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's correlation test were used to assess the difference and correlation between parameters. Results: Sixty one (61) subjects were included in the study. Age of the subjects were 51-60 years, and diagnosed as ST elevation myocardial infarct (STEMI). Significant differences of IL-6 and troponin I levels were determined among unstable angina pectoris (UAP), non-ST elevation myocardial infarct (NSTEMI), and ST elevation myocardial infarct (STEMI) subjects. There was a moderate correlation (r = 0.54; p = 0.001) between troponin I and Interleukin-6, but not with monocyte count. Conclusion: Interleukin-6, but not monocyte count, was correlated with troponin I in acute coronary syndromes. Key words: acute coronary syndrome - interleukin-6 - monocyte count - troponin I


Objective To investigate the expression of chemokine-like factor 1(CKLF1) in the balloon injured aorta of Sprague-Dawley rats.Methods Balloon expansion induced aorta injury model was established in 80 male Sprague-Dawley rats.Model rats were randomly divided into 8 groups.Rats were sacrificed at the postoperative periods of 12 hours,1 day,3 days,1 week,2 weeks,4 weeks,6 weeks,and 8 weeks respectively.Sham injury operation was applied to 5 rats as control.The ratio of intimal area (IA) and medial area (MA) was calculated to determine the extent of neointimal hyperplasia.Expression of CKLF1 was examined at protein level with immunohistochemistry and at mRNA level with RT-PCR.Software IPP6.0 was used to examine the mean optical density of positive staining.With β-actin expression as an internal control,semi-quantity of CKLF1 expression was calculated by CKLF1/β-actin.Results Visible neointima was noticed at 1 week postoperation.Extend of intimal hyperplasia(IA/MA)was most remarkable at 4 weeks and receded afterwards. Immnohistochemistry study showed that expression of CKLF1 was stronger in the neointima than in the media(P=0.016).The expression was most obvious in the neotima at 1 week postoperation.RT-PCR showed peak expression at 3 days postoperation and declined gradually but still at a higher level than control(P<0.05).The extent of intimal hyperplasia(IA/MA)was positively correlated to the expression of CKLF1(R=0.70,P=0.188).Conclusion The expression of CKLF1 was up regulated in balloon injured rat aorta.The expression was more obvious in the neointima than in the media.CKLF1 may play a role in the development of intimal hyperplasia.

Key words:
Wounds and injuries;  Aorta;  Chemokine-like factor 1;  Rats;  Models,animal


Let Wh^w(G) be the K_1-group of square matrices over the integral group ring ZG which are not necessarily invertible but induce weak isomorphisms after passing to Hilbert space completions. Let D(G) be the division closure of ZG in the algebra U(G) of operators affiliated to the group von Neumann algebra. Let C be the smallest class of groups which contains all free groups and is closed under directed unions and extensions with elementary amenable quotients. Let G be a torsionfree group which belongs to C. Then we prove that Wh^w(G) is isomorphic to K_1(D(G)). Furthermore we show that D(G) is a skew field and henc K_1(\D(G)) is the abelianization of the multiplicative group of units in D(G).


A pilot study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using constructed treatment wetlands to remediate recovered groundwater from the subsurface of a former refinery site. The pilot system consisted of four subsurface flow treatment cells operated in an upward vertical flow mode and equipped with subsurface aeration lines. The treatment system showed minimal capability for methyl‐tert‐butyl ether removal, but did effectively remove total petroleum hydrocarbons‐deisel range organics and total benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o‐, m‐, and p‐xylenes (total BTEX). Effluent benzene concentrations were less than 0.05 mg/L in 70% of the samples from a treatment cell using subsurface aeration and a wetland sod amendment. Based on 1 year of operating data, cumulative mass removal approached 80% for benzene and 88% for total BTEX.


The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a severe global health problem. Tackling this problem requires the prudent prescribing of antimicrobials. This is promoted through Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs). In this position paper we describe i) how a socio-technical multidisciplinary approach (based on the CeHRes Roadmap) can be applied in the development and implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship technologies and ii) how this approach can be of value to support Antimicrobial Stewardship in practice. The CeHRes Roadmap entails five different phases to explore and test how an eHealth technology can be tailored to the target group and successfully implemented in practice: i) contextual inquiry, ii) value specification, iii) design, iv) operationalization, v) evaluation. In this position paper we describe the lessons learned from research and practice to guide future developments of technology based ASP interventions. Since AMR is a huge wicked problem on a global level, it requires innovative methods and models to empower general public and professionals to be proactive rather than reactive in a digitalized world. We highlight how to combat the dangerous rise of antimicrobial resistance in the future. Introduction The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a severe problem,1,2 a problem that requires a sustainable program and incentives to implement safe care in practice. Such programs are launched as Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs). These programs aim to monitor infections, implement safe work strategies, prevent the misuse of antimicrobials and educate healthcare workers. Although they are promising, they do not meet their users' needs and work practices. Due to many factors, such as a lack of incentives, bad hygiene behaviors, unworkable regulations, lack of knowledge, and misuse of antimicrobials, our healthcare system becomes a breeding ground for antimicrobial resistance.2 The mere fact that, in the USA alone over two million people become infected with multidrug resistant organisms each year, resulting in 23.000 deaths annually, and that costs of antimicrobial resistance are estimated at $20 billion a year (USA), stresses the necessity to take action.3,4 Antimicrobial resistance is a huge wicked problem on a global level,5 with no single solution that could by itself solve the problem, requiring a so called theragnostic model based on infection prevention, antibiotic and diagnostic stewardship programs.6 This multidisciplinary stewardship approach requires intensive collaboration among stakeholders.5,7 The current state-ofthe-art is to not only combat superbugs with the development of new drugs, but also to find behavioral solutions in social sciences to create optimal conditions for the stewardship programs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also stated that stewardship programs require a coordinated multidisciplinary approach and the continuous tracking of prescribing behaviors and resistance patterns, as well as information and education strategies to support healthcare workers (HCWs).3 This is where technology based behavioral solutions will help. With the introduction of technology in stewardship programs infection prevention, antibiotic prescribing and diagnostic interventions can be personalized to the needs of patients and healthcare workers.6 In this position paper we describe several eHealth technologies that we developed to support infection prevention and/or ASP. The aim of this paper is to look back on and provide an overview of our years of experience with a research-based approach of developing user-centered eHealth technology (following the CeHRes Roadmap) in the field of ASPs, and to demonstrate why this approach has value for technologies that support ASPs. It is not within the scope of this paper to present measurement data of the clinical applicability, impact or effectiveness of the technologies. The CeHRes Roadmap offers a guideline that is used to develop ASPs that fit its users and its context. In describing how it can be applied to the development of technology to support ASPs, we hope to offer guidance to eHealth technology developers so that such technologies actually work, help and are implementable. To do so, we describe i) how a socio-technical multidisciplinary approach (based on the CeHRes Roadmap) can be applied in the development and implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship technologies and ii) how this approach can be of value to support Antimicrobial Stewardship in practice. We describe the lessons learned from research and practice, to guide future developments of tech-based ASP technologies. In doing so, we elaborate on the report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which describes what interventions should be implemented in an ASP.3 We complement this knowledge with insight in how to realize such interventions, through technology. Infectious Disease Reports 2017; volume 9:6829 Correspondence: Nienke Beerlage-de Jong, Center for eHealth and Wellbeing Research, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, the


We consider an integrated location-inventory-routing problem where the decision marker needs to realize the integrated decisions of facility location, inventory control, and vehicle routing for a logistics distribution system owned to a chain enterprise. This distribution system consists of a center warehouse, multiple potential distribution centers (DCs) and multiple retail stores. Retailer stores in the system face random demand, and receive distribution service from DCs in the same distribution period. The objective is to minimize the total system operation cost that includes facility location cost, inventory cost and transportation cost. We show that this problem can be formulated as a nonlinear mixed integrated programming model, for which we proposed a nested lagrangian relaxation-based solution algorithm. An outer Lagrangian relaxation embedded in subgradient optimization decompose the parent problem into two sub-problems. The first sub-problem is a distribution network design with risk pooling effect problem, along with a solution approach based on Lagrangian relaxation. The second one resembles a capacitated and degree constrained minimum spanning forest problem, which is tackled with an augmented lagrangian relation. We present computational results for several instances of the problem with sizes ranging from 50 to 150 stores. The results indicate that this method performs well in terms of the solution quality and run time consumed.


ABSTRACT Nutmeg syrup is one way to diversify products of nutmeg. IKM "Sari Fruit" is one of nutmeg syrup producers in North Sulawesi, especially in the District Sitaro. However, nutmeg syrup in the market has not specified expiration date. One method that can be used to determining the shelf life of food product is ASLT (Accelerated Shelf Life Testing). This research aims to determine the shelf life of nutmeg syrup production IKM "Sari Fruit" Sitaro using ASLT (Accelerated Shelf Life Testing) with the Arrhenius approach. The benefit of this research is to give information and advice to the industry of nutmeg syrup to determine the shelf life of the product before it is marketed. In this research, nutmeg syrup stored at 30 ° C, 35 ° C and 40 ° C for 4 weeks. The parameters used to analyze the decline in the quality of nutmeg syrup are pH, sugar content, viscosity, total yeast and organoleptic tests. The results showed that the shelf life calculations are based on the pH because it has the smallest activation energy, ie 4,025.66 cal / mol. Shelf life of nutmeg syrup at room temperature storage (27 ° C) was 13.6 weeks. Keywords : Nutmeg syrup, shelf life, ASLT, Arrhenius


Dermatologic findings manifest in childhood, but the disease progresses to multiple organ systems. Here's how to proceed if you diagnose this in your patient.


Spatially resolved, thermal power deposition of limited duration into a finite volume of reactive gas is the initiator for a deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT) on the microsecond time scale. The reactive Euler equations with one-step Arrhenius kinetics are used to derive a novel formula for the gas velocity supporting the lead shock in a detonation. Numerical solutions of the reactive Euler equations are used to describe the detailed sequence of reactive gasdynamic transients leading to a planar detonation, characterised by unusually large power output, far from the power deposition location. Results are presented for deposition into a region isolated from the planar boundary of the reactive gas as well as for that adjacent to the boundary. The quantitative dependences of DDT evolution on the location and magnitude of thermal power deposition and activation energy are identified.


A decorative accessory wheels comprising: a rod having a diameter slightly smaller than the framework of the annular ring of the wheel diameter and the lid on the frame and fixed thereto decorative flexible material. The material having a central aperture and a plurality of hub mounting apertures throughout the material. He said aperture such that the material a porosity in the range of about 30% to 80%, so that the air transversely through the material.


Background: Nowadays, acute drug intoxication is a important section of emergency medicine The purpose of this study was to determine what is the best-way to manage acutely intoxicated patients with drug in emergency department setting.
 Methods Clinical assessment wae made on 135 cases of drug intoxication visited to emergency center of Hospital during one year from June 1997 to May 1998
Results :1 The total number of cases of acute drug intoxication was 135 which is 0.5% of total patients presented to emergency center
2 There was no sexual difference in incidence, but the highest incidence of age group was in 3rd decade(23.7%) and the next was 7th decade(20.0%)
3 High frequency of acute intoxication was observed in autumn October had the largest portion in monthly distribution The largest portion of presumed time of poisoning was noon-4 p, m and of the time on arrival to emergency center was 8 p m midnight
4 Suicidal attempt was the most common motive of intoxication (72.6%)
5 The most common drug of intoxication was insecticides (35.7%) and the others were centrally active agents, herbicides in orders 6 Mental change was observed in 20.7% of patients and the abnormal vital signs were hypertension, tachycardia, and hypotension in order on arrival to emergency center
 7 Mean duration of treatment was 36, 1 hours Mortality rate of the cases was 7.4%
 Conclusion The mortality rate was high in patients who ingested relatively fatal drugs (i .e. herbicides, antimicrovials, insecticides), showed mental change on arrival or received mechanical ventilatory care(p < 0.05)


117 Background: Overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) in breast cancer has been shown to be an independent risk factor of development of brain metastases (BM). However, the role of HER2 on the radiosensitivity of BM remains controversial. We investigated the efficacy of single fraction stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the treatment of limited BM from breast cancer, based on the HER2 status.

METHODS
From 2004 to 2010, 57 patients with limited BM were treated with SRS using Leksell Gamma-Knife to a median dose of 20 Gy (range 12-20 Gy) prescribed to the 50% isodose line. The median number of lesions treated were 2 (range 1-7) and the median tumor volume was 92.8 mm3 (range 3.4 -793.7 mm3). There were 27 HER2 positive patients, with 32 ER positive and 22 PR positive patients. Six patients were triple negative. ER/PR information was not available for 4 patients. Overexpression of HER2 was defined as HER2 +++ by immunohistochemistry using the DAKO HercepTest or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis. Time to local recurrence, time to development of new brain metastases, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were assessed from the date of SRS.

RESULTS
With a median follow-up of 11 months (range 1-66 months), 12 patients developed recurrence at the previously treated site (9 HER2 positive patients) and 30 developed new brain metastases (16 HER2 positive patients) The median PFS and OS for all patients were 8 and 16 months respectively. The median PFS for HER2 positive patients compared to HER2 negative patients were 7 and 11 months, respectively (p=0.352). HER2 positive patients had a median OS of 20 months, compared to 14 months in HER2 negative patients (p=0.086). Five patients went on to develop leptomeningeal disease, all of whom were HER2 positive.

CONCLUSIONS
HER2 overexpression does not increase the risk of recurrence at the site of treatment or appearance of new BM. It does not affect PFS or OS following SRS. However, it remains a risk factor for the development of leptomeningeal disease.


Protostars form in regions which are deeply hidden in molecular clouds and are surrounded by thick envelopes. Molecular outflows have the key to investigate the earliest evolutionary stages of star formation, especially at low luminosities where the outflow geometry can be relatively simple. In particular, the chemical changes induced by the passage of shocks associated with outflows can be used to try to establish an evolutionary scheme for outflows and consequently for the driving protostars. The main results obtained using mm-wavelength antennas during pilot projects focused on a small number of objects are shown. The strategy to carry on the project with the SRT is discussed.


New houses designed by Ideal Homes, with technical support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, save their homeowners money by applying the principles of ''whole-building'' design. The homes are in Norman, Oklahoma.


This study aims to analyze the challenges faced by Indonesian trainees, especially the participants of Technical Intern Training Program (TITP), in the process of adapting to Japan's socio-cultural system. Furthermore, this study finds out how the role of social networks in the process of adapting the lives of the trainees. Social network theory and social capital will be used as a perspective to analyze the existing phenomena. Data collection process and analysis of findings will be carried out based on qualitative research methods. Primary data sources were taken by using in-depth interviews towards three Indonesian trainees, complemented by secondary data from related research and articles. The results of the study show that the challenges faced by Indonesian trainees include difficulties in adapting to work, limitation of Japanese language proficiency, lack of opportunities to practice prayers regularly, and difficulties to build social relationships. In dealing with these problems, trainees receive moral assistance and information about the way of life in Japan from the Indonesian networks. The adaptation process of Indonesian trainees in Japan is supported by social networks that are formed informally, and plays a role in maintaining the continuity of the migration pattern of Indonesian workers to Japan.


What has been gratifying about this week's responses has been how they have built on my thoughts about the unions, driving further into their potential as builders of a human rights culture. But at the same time, you have not allowed me to drift into some kind of romantic nostalgia for a long lost unionised 'Golden Age.'


ABSTRACT The role of library instruction in developing students' critical thinking skills is an important issue in academic librarianship. Web tutorials offer education students a viable, cost-effective, participatory, and self-paced alternative to the traditional fifty-minute library instruction session. Although Web tutorials cannot provide all of the answers needed by library users, they can be an effective educational tool for engaging students in the active learning process.


Assessment of onchocerciasis and the efficacy of Ivermectin chemotherapy were carried out in Udi and Igbo-Etiti Local Government Areas of Enugu State using Rapid Assessment Method (RAM) and skin biospsies for onchocercal microfilaria. Out of the 1362 subjects examined and dosed with Ivermectin at a standard dosage of 150 mg/15 kg body weight, 1158 (85%) were infected with onchocerciasis. Infection was independent of sex (P<0.05), but dependent on age and location of the communities in relation to water bodies (r=100, P< 0.05). Post-drug survey was carried out in the communities to monitor the effect of Ivermectin chemotherapy in the treated communities by using RAM and re-skin snipping of the subjects. Results obtained showed that there are significant reductions in the disease prevalence when compared to the pre-drug onchocercal prevalence (P< 0.05). Efficacy was also found to be dependent on age and sex of the subjects.


Purpose: Hormonal and in fl ammatory factors have been suggested as potentially in fl uen-cing depressive state and depressive symptoms, but rarely compared for their relative contribution to these states and to speci fi c depressive symptoms. This study examined cortisol:C-reactive protein (CRP) ratio, plus cortisol and CRP separately, as correlates of global depression and fatigue-related depression. Patients and methods: One hundred and twenty-six community volunteers from rural Australia provided saliva and serum samples, and also completed a depression inventory. Results: There was a signi fi cant correlation between cortisol:CRP ratio and depression-related fatigue, and this resolved to the effects of CRP rather than cortisol. Most of the variance in this association came from patients who were " depressed " , and there were no signi fi cant gender associations. Conclusion: In fl ammation, rather than HPA-axis activity, was associated with depression-related fatigue, supporting a model that places in fl ammation as a contributor to one of the major symptoms and predictors of depression. Individualization of therapy for depression-related fatigue in chronically stressed or physically ill patients might bene fi t from future research into cytokine therapy.


We present rare-event classification of polarization transients based on field measurements with data augmentation combined with robot-generated fiber-disturbance data. We compare machine learning methods for accuracy and required number of training sample traces.


A recent study indicated the efficacy of the addition of prednisolone to i.v. immunoglobulin (IVIG) as initial treatment in patients with higher risk of IVIG resistance. Several different risk scores for predicting IVIG resistance have been proposed, mainly based on typical Kawasaki disease (KD) patients. We investigated the utility of the risk scores to predict IVIG resistance in incomplete KD.


This paper argues that the time may be ripe for a further promotion of analytic methods in urban and regional planning. It describes the contributtion of an integrated modelling approach to the analysis of health care provision in an English District Health Authority. The purpose is to demonstrate that if models can provide the right kind of information for the planning problem at hand then their use may actually be encouraged and support given for their development. Despite the emphasis that is given to an application in one particular authority, it is felt that some of the lessons learnt will be of wider applicability.


The inverted pendulum is a classic problem of control theory that consists of an under-rated system whose mission is to maintain a pendulum in equilibrium through the action of a motor. In this work we will show from a practical point of view how an inverted pendulum is and the problems it harbors. For this we have designed our own inverted pendulum which we will assemble and analyze in depth. In the first place, a simulation has been done by means of Simscape Multibody and Simulink, and in order to study its operation and its limitations we will expose it to reference tracking, perturbations and noise. On the other hand, we have made a physical implementation of this same pendulum, which has been tried to be small and economically low price. It will also show in detail how both the simulation and the real pendulum have been mounted. Finally, a second version of the inverted pendulum has been proposed in order to facilitate its control and stabilization, which we will see both in simulation and in physics through certain modifications in the real pendulum.


Citation for published version (APA): Scott, J. (2018). The Impact of Governance on Modern Languages in Scottish Schools, 1962-2014. In N. McLelland, & R. Smith (Eds.), The History of Language Learning and Teaching II: 19th-20th Century Europe (Vol. II, pp. 276-292). (Legenda (General Series)). Modern Humanities Research Association. http://www.mhra.org.uk/publications/History-Language-Learning-Teaching-II


The mate (Ilex paraguariensis) market of Rio Grande do Sul has experienced the structuring of a productive chain of mate, from the implantation of the herbs, through industrialization, until they reach the final consumer. Thus, more advanced methods of productive and organizational development are necessary, such as the institutionalization of Local Productive Systems. Our study sought to identify and characterize the industrial settlement of the Alto Vale Taquari. The mechanisms adopted to identify the Local Productive Arrangements (LPA) were based on the evaluation of the data of the Annual Social Information Report, on-site verification of the existence of industries and indicators of industrial agglomeration. We identified 33 mate industries, in 5 municipalities. The industrial agglomerate was characterized as a Local Development Vector. Therefore, we observed a need to implement actions that promote the structuring of the agglomerate, especially regarding the institutionalization of governance.


External image of an action aiding a criminal offense often does not indicate its criminal character. Thus, for example, lending blade to a friend can pose help in preparing a holiday lunch, as well as assistance in the commission of a crime. Despite the often ambiguous image of similar behaviors, in the jurisprudence so far there was no dilemma that value-neutral acts may constitute this type of complicity in crime. In recent decades, however, there has been a vivid discussion whether the actions undertaken in the framework of a profession may constitute aiding in the commission of a crime. In this sense, it's been written a number of papers with more or less the original proposals to resolve the issue of criminality of these actions. The author considers the most important understandings on this issue, taking the view that with regard to punishment of actions undertaken in the exercise of professions one should keep the same approach as in other situations, where one aids another in crime independently of the professional activity.


Given a metric space, the (k,z)-clustering problem consists of finding k centers such that the sum of the of distances raised to the power z of every point to its closest center is minimized. This encapsulates the famous k-median (z=1) and k-means (z=2) clustering problems. Designing small-space sketches of the data that approximately preserves the cost of the solutions, also known as coresets, has been an important research direction over the last 15 years. In this paper, we present a new, simple coreset framework that simultaneously improves upon the best known bounds for a large variety of settings, ranging from Euclidean space, doubling metric, minor-free metric, and the general metric cases.


Three readback signal detection methods are presented for real-time head disk spacing variation measurement under vibration conditions. The proposed PW/sub 50/ parameter estimation method is not restricted by the isolated readback pulse signal requirement, thus can be used for spacing variation measurement in normally operated hard disk drives, especially for low frequency variations. Amplitude detection and thermal signal detection methods, on the other side, are more effective for high frequency spacing variation measurement. Theoretical analysis and experimental results are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the methods.


The main characteristics of a compact phase conjugate resonator TEA CO2 laser as a function of the cw pump power are reported. Nonlinear dependence of the output peak-power has been measured, and the existence of an optimum pump power value has been demonstrated. Output peak-powers in excess of 40 kW have been reproducibly obtained for 5 W cw pump power. Heterodyne measurements have shown that a Fourier-limited high-power pulse can be generated.


Fuzzy mathematical methods were adopted to do the sensory quality evaluation of the original orange juice,pulsed electric field(PEF) treated orange juice,heating-sterilized orange juice,PEF combined with freeze concentrated orange juice.The evaluation indexes included color,taste,aroma and turbidity.The respective weights were 20%,35%,30% and 15%.The quality divided into five grades from worst to best was arranged from 1 to 5 scores.The results showed that the analysis of sensory evaluation of those four treated orange juice was ranked as follow: PEF treated orange juice PEF +frozen concentrated processing orange juice heating-treated orange juice original orange juice.All of the factors were considered in this method,which overcame the artificial factors and achieved more objective conclusion.


Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of applying double-deck intubation in dacryocystorhinostomy under endoscope on cases with chronic dacryocystitis.Methods Thirty-two cases(34 eyes) with chronic dacryocystitis were included in this study.They were all treated by the procedures of dacryocystorhinostotomy under endoscope with double-deck intubation during the operation.Results The following up period was lasted for 3 months to one year in this group of cases. By the end of following up period,34 of these cases were found cured while 3 of them were complicqted by some conditions.Conclusions Double-deck intubation in dacryocystorhinostomy under endoscope can significantly improve the therapeutic effect of this procedure on cases with chronic dacryocystitis.


We investigate search problems in continuous state and action spaces with no uncertainty. Actions have costs and can only be taken at discrete time steps (unlike the case with continuous control). Given an admissible heuristic function and a starting state, the objective is to find a minimum-cost plan that reaches a goal state. As the continuous domain does not allow the tight optimality results that are possible in the discrete case (for example by A*), we instead propose and analyze an approximate forward-search algorithm that has the following provable properties. Given a desired accuracy E, and a bound d on the length of the plan, the algorithm computes a lower bound L on the cost of any plan. It either (a) returns a plan of cost L that is at most E more than the optimal plan, or (b) if, according to the heuristic estimate, there may exist a plan of cost L of length > d, returns a partial plan that traces the first d steps of such plan. To our knowledge, this is the first algorithm that provides optimality guarantees in continuous domains with discrete control and without uncertainty.


INDUCTION THERAPY for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been fairly standardized over the past two decades, with major controversies addressing the optimal postremission therapy. Nevertheless, whereas the most common induction therapy for AML consists of 3 days of an anthracycline, usually


Designed warning signs were applied in this study to describe the performance of visual attention with different formats of stimulation. The dependent variables had be obtained from an eye movement experiment. A new proposal about how to sort experimental materials will be proposed. Keyword: color, level of measurement, regression analysis


This article will present the use of wavelet transforms for image processing system of MAIA (Meteor Automatic Imager and Analyser). The main objective of these algorithms is the object detection with a high proportion of background noise and complicated imaging function. This noise is generated high brightness of the sky, an image intensifier and CCD sensor used. Analyzed images contain a large number of objects, which have dimensions of only a few pixels. In such cases, it is very difficult to use conventional methods of analysis images that are failing. Application of wavelet transform allows the use of specific features of image function and effectively detect objects.


In the past 10 years,the assisted reproductive technology(ART) was widely used in clinic.More and more comprehensive clinical centers of reproductive medicine were founded,which had the comprehensive functions of infertility treatment for male and female,genetic diagnosis,clinical and basic research.But there have not been a constant mode how to operate and manage those big comprehensive centers.Through the analysis and comparison of the various operating modes,as well as digital,medical assistant,counseling and other new tools in the reproductive center construction,we discussed the reasonable operation mechanism of the comprehensive reproductive centers.We hoped that this reference should be helpful to develop further the reproductive centers.


Purpose – This paper explores the leadership profile of managers in China and in so doing identifies demographics factors that shape perceptions of what makes an excellent Chinese leader.Design/methodology/approach – Summated scales for the importance of Excellent Leader (EL), Personal Qualities (PQ), Managerial Behaviour (MB), Organisational Demands (OD) and Environmental Influences (EI) were developed using most of the items categorised by Selvarajah et al. and several other items rated highly in this study. A structural model was constructed to explain the relationship in excellence in leadership.Findings – The structural model confirmed that managerial behaviour was the most important construct determining leadership in China and that even with the changes in the political and social systems in the last 60 years, the Chinese belief in Confucianism is highly valued.Practical implications – China is undergoing dramatic changes and understanding China within a changing cultural context is important to in...


Introduction:
 Poor physician wellness is associated with detrimental effects on patient outcomes. There are no data on physician wellness in pediatric cardiac critical care. We aimed to define the prevalence of and risk factors for impaired wellness using a targeted survey of the North American pediatric cardiac critical care workforce.

 Methods:
 We developed a survey to examine physician wellness and potential risk factors, incorporating the Expanded Physician Well Being Index. Unit directors at 120 congenital heart surgery centers were contacted to provide faculty emails. The survey was distributed to each faculty with targeted reminders from June - September 2019. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed comparing the at-risk respondents to those not at risk for poor wellness.

 Results:
 Of the 477 faculty, 294 completed the survey (62%). Faculty reported working a median of 83 hours on service weeks and 50 hours on non-service weeks. Based on Well-Being scores, 34% were in the "at risk" category; 56% reported feeling burned out in the past month and 46% reported feeling overwhelmed. However, 96% felt their work was meaningful. Faculty reported a high incidence of developing unhealthy habits including poor nutrition (50%), infrequent exercise (56%), and lack of self-care (46%). Factors associated with well-being risk are shown in Table 1. Poor interpersonal experiences, higher work hours, and being primarily trained in critical care with an additional cardiac year were associated with risk of poor wellness. Working >100 hours per service week had a significant increase in risk (odds ratio 2.3, 95% confidence interval 1.31-4.40). Availability of wellness services was associated with reduced risk.

 Conclusion:
 Burnout and risk of poor wellness are common in pediatric cardiac critical care faculty. Modifiable factors, including wellness service availability and reduced hours of clinical service may improve wellness in the workforce.


──────────────── ─────── Abstract: Field studies using the ground penetrating radar (GPR), dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP), portable falling weight deflectometer (PFWD), and test pit excavation were performed on an asphalt pavement. Eight test sections, about 400m from each other, were selected and subjected to the testing. Data obtained from the field testing were analyzed to assess the reliability and adequacy for using these testing devices and procedures to evaluate pavement layer thickness and bearing capacity. Test results and analyses indicated that GPR and DCP could both be used in estimating the pavement layer thickness. However, DCP devise could not produce reliable results for weaker layers, such as subbase and or subgrade. PFWD and DCP data were used to estimate pavement layer parameters, such as resilient modulus and had given acceptable results. ──────────────── Coring, excavation, and sampling techniques have traditionally been used in estimating bearing capacity and thickness of roadway pavements. However, these techniques are destructive and can have significant impact on traffic. To overcome these shortcomings, many nondestructive and/or semi-destructive equipment and pavement evaluation processes have been developed, such as falling weight deflectometer (FWD), Dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP), and Ground penetrating radar (GPR). GPR instrument is one of the commonly used techniques for estimation of pavement thickness and layer uniformity. The form of the reflection wavelength could be used in assessing the quality of pavement layer materials (1). Lahouar and Qadi (2) used GPR technique to evaluate pavement layer thickness and concluded that compared to thickness directly measured, the average difference was small, about 2.5%. The other testing device, DCP has been widely used to evaluate stiffness/strength of aggregate base and subgrade layer of roadways. This testing device is more applicable for evaluation and analysis of soil properties. In their study, Mohammadi et al. (3) used DCP system and established good relationships among modulus of elasticity, shear modulus, and modulus of subgrade reaction. FWD is another nondestructive testing device that has been used extensively for pavement evaluation. With FWD, impact loads are applied to pavement surface by dropping a mass to a loading plate sitting on the surface, from specified heights. Load-induced deflections are measured under the load and at different distances from the loading center. Pavement layer parameters can be


Violence against women and children is an act that violates human rights. Violence that is often committed against women, especially in the family environment, can spread to violence against their children. In this case the occurrence of domestic violence can affect the level of emotional maturity of the child, which comes from the character, disposition, experience, maturity of age and the environment in which the individual lives. And emotional can be improved, one of which is by the pattern of communication between the child and the parent. Then the question arises whether communication can shape or build a child's emotions? Are communication patterns related to the onset of violence? The methodology used in this case is to use analytical descriptive methods with a qualitative approach and materials to be obtained through literature studies. The subjects in this study included 3 subjects, with the characteristics of the subjects (wives) aged between 30-60 years, the marriage took place once, the wife experienced domestic violence. Basically, violence has positive implications, which makes children obey their parents, as well as wives to be obedient to their husbands. However, it is not because it is earnestly out of the heart and consciousness, but rather because of compulsion, feelings of fear and oppression. Democratic and interactive communication patterns will determine the success of the socialization process in the child. The process of socialization becomes important because in the process there will be a transmission of a positive value system that is established between parents and children, in this case both father and mother. Therefore, communication patterns greatly affect emotional development in children.


Summary Factor VIII heavy chain (FVIII HC) polypeptides have been studied in both normal plasma and FVIII concentrates on exposure to three coagulation proteases.


This master thesis is concerned with making robots more understandable to the user and broader audience. More exactly, the problem that this thesis tackles is to develop a way for robots to explain their actions in order to make it easier for engineers, users and for the audience to understand what the robot is actually trying to achieve. Another problem that this thesis tackles is that the tasks of the robots may not be precisely defined upfront. In such cases, tasks cannot be solved by a fixed, predefined task plan. Thus, I also show how to enable the user to create custom scenarios that the robot successfully resolves.

These two problems are resolved by using planning. More specifically, the initial state of the robot and the goals that need to be achieved are defined by the user. After that, the robot, using the goal regression algorithm, creates a plan in order to achieve the goals. Each action of the plan is explained using an explanation algorithm. The algorithm takes into account the immediate and indirect goals the actions achieve.

As a result of this master thesis, I developed a program that simulates and can control a robot with six degrees of freedom. The program creates dynamic plans for user defined goals. Also, the program enables the robot to explain each action it makes to the user, using the speakers.


Objective.—Optimum detection of hypothermia in athletes during outdoor exposure events remains controversial. The aims of this study were firstly to assess whether temperature readings affected competitor discharge from the treatment station and secondly to assess agreement between oral and tympanic thermometer measurements. Methods.—All competitors treated for symptomatic hypothermia at an outdoor endurance event in the United Kingdom during January 2009 were included. Temperature readings were taken using oral (Digitemp digital oral thermometer) and tympanic (Braun Thermoscan IRT 4520 ExacTemp) thermometers, with a temperature 35°C classifying hypothermia. Results.—From 4700 competitors, 64 (1.4%) were treated for symptomatic hypothermia. Of these, 92% were male, the mean age was 26 years, and the mean treatment time was 25 minutes. There was no severe/life-threatening hypothermia, and no competitors required transport to a hospital for hypothermia. At discharge, 19% of competitors were still classed as hypothermic in the oral group and 28% in the tympanic group, despite competitors only being discharged when no longer symptomatic. Oral readings at discharge were significantly lower than tympanic readings (33.8°C [95% CI, 33.2°C to 34.5°C] vs 35.0°C [95% CI, 34.6°C to 35.3°C], respectively, P .003). Conclusions.—The use of thermometers had a limited role in discharging competitors at this event, who were apparently safely discharged when no longer symptomatic. Treating clinicians and the thermometers did not always agree on whether a patient was hypothermic or not. Oral and tympanic thermometers had poor agreement. Routine thermometer readings at future events may be unnecessary, although screening competitors of concern will remain useful.


Continuing under the dichotomy of merveilleux chretien and merveilleux feerique outlined in earlier publications, we examine the action of Baudouin de Sebourc. The divine destiny of Baudoin in its details is related to the Holy Blood, its white lion protector, and a visit to Heaven and to Hell. The merveilleux feerique occupies, on the other hand, a modest portion of the narrative. For example, the knights do not have magic power, except perhaps for Baudouin in his prodigious ability to sire offspring (thirty, all excellent knights). The primary example of lay magic lies in Old Man of the Mountain's daughter, an enchantress, who is not only magically beautiful but also able to foresee the future. In spite of its complex didactic Christian itinerary and message, Baudouin also contains its comic moments, though the Christian marvelous far exceeds the few magic creatures, stones, plants and places throughout the work, due perhaps to the incredible beauty and seduction of its hero—almost as magic as God-given.


The contribution of forests and trees to food security in Africa is significant diversified and valuable. Forests provide food jobs and income. In addition most African households both rural and urban depend on fuelwood for cooking food. However progress has been very slow in designing and implementing measures to increase the contribution of wild plants and animals to food production and food security through bold application of science and technology. A better and more systematic approach to agroforestry and tree planting in agricultural systems could increase not only food production but will also ease the pressure on forest resources and other natural landscapes. A combination of initiatives aimed at a better understanding of local and traditional practices inventory better management of resources and integration of trees into farming systems can greatly enhance the contribution of forests to food security in Africa.


Let Ep (t), t>o, be the mxm matrix
 Ep (t)=Y (t) Kp-y A (t) where K is mxm and constant, Y (t) is mxm and YA (t) =diag {hj (t)} l<jm.
The minimization of the widths of the confidence circles can be expressed in the form


The cultivation of competitive sports reserves in China has undergone several reforms. Intergration of sports and education is a new way,which is being explored.How to help it develop healthily is a question that needs to be discussed and studied.The paper focuses on the policy guarantee of the reserves cultivation system,competition organization and management,fund management,etc.It analyzes the materials collected in the investigation.It sets forth the authors' views and thoughts so as to attract the attention of the experts and the decision-makers.


Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) is derived from the processing of proglucagon in intestinal L‐cells and releases insulin from pancreatic β‐cells as an incretin. The GLP‐1 receptor has been proposed as a possible therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, in which neuroinflammation is critical in the pathogenesis. The present study investigates whether GLP‐1 (7–36) amide, an active fragment of GLP‐1, protected against synaptic impairments induced by inflammation‐related injurious agents (lipopolysaccharide [LPS], interleukin‐1β [IL‐1β], and H2O2). In the Y‐maze test, LPS (10 μg/mouse, i.c.v) significantly decreased the percentage alternation. Pretreatment with GLP‐1 (7–36) amide (0.09–0.9 nmol/mouse, i.c.v.) prevented an impairment in spontaneous alternation performance. Pretreatment with LPS (10 μg/ml, 2 hr) impaired LTP induction but not paired‐pulse facilitation in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal slices. This impairment was prevented by cotreatment with GLP‐1 (7–36) amide (50 nM). IL‐1β (0.57 nM) or H2O2 (50 μM) also impaired LTP induction. This impairment was prevented by GLP‐1 (7–36) amide (50 nM). These results suggest that GLP‐1 (7–36) amide improves the synaptic impairments induced by inflammation‐related injurious agents in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


The invention discloses a comprehensive analysis method for maintainability of the radar structure. The comprehensive analysis method includes the following steps of firstly, determining types and the number of maintenance events and maintenance operation; secondly, determining maintenance schemes and fault rate of a component module; thirdly, virtually simulating during maintenance, and computing a quantized value of a single influencing factor of the maintenance events; fourthly, computing a quantized value of a single influencing factor of the radar structure; fifthly, determining a comment set and computing factor fuzzy evaluation matrix of a mechanism system/component module of the radar structure; and sixthly, computing maintainability fuzzy evaluation matrix of the mechanism system/component module of the radar structure. The comprehensive analysis method has the advantages that by simulating maintenance and determining maintainability influencing fact quantizing method, maintainability design of the radar structure is qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed and evaluated, weak links of the maintainability design are analyzed to instruct improvement of the design, and an accurate and objective maintainability evaluation method is provided for research stage of construction schemes of the ground elevation maneuvering radar structure.


People generate information orgetitfromtheothers. Whenonegets information fromtheothers itisimportant togetitfromtrusted ones. Eachindividual inasociety cangettheinformation he needs formhistrusted friends butthere arealso manyother people inthesociety that heorshe indirectly trusts andcanbenefit fromtheir information. Theidea ofbenefiting fromtheindirectly trusted people canwellbeemployed insocial networks wherefinding trusted people canbe automated. Thereshould beafeature forusers tospecify howmuchtheytrust afriend anda mechanism toinfer thetrust inthesociety trust graph fromoneuser toanother that isnotdirectly afriend oftheusersothat arecommender site canbenefit fromthese inferred trust ratings for showing trustworthy information toeachuserfromherorhispoint ofviewfromnotonlyheror hisdirectly trusted friends butalso theother indirectly trusted users. A problem that isfaced in inference insuchalarge network iscontradictory information. Thisworksuggests using fuzzy linguistic terms tospecify trust toother users andproposes analgorithm forinferring trust froma person toanother person that maybenotdirectly connected inthetrust graph ofasocial network. Thealgorithm isimplemented andcompared totheprevious onethat models trust asnumbers ina range. Whileaccording totheimprecise nature oftrust concept, writing andreading alinguistic expression fortrust ismuchmorenatural thananumber forusers, thefuzzy composing strategy performs better thantheprevious algorithm inintegrating conflicting beliefs andconveying the conflict intheinferred result.


Measurements of radial fingering patterns have been performed over a range of dimensionless force parameter 1.1less than or equal toCless than or equal to35. All observed flows show a power law dependence of radius of gyration on area with exponent (1/1.79). Local curvatures provide the best characterization of pattern ramification. The power spectra of these curvatures are used to define an average wave number K-bar. A scaling is observed to collapse dimensionless average wave number (K-bar') versus dimensionless area of the mixing zone onto one function which rises early in the flows and then coarsens as the flows become more developed.


Abstract : The objective of this paper is to provide information about circadian rhythms and their relevance to the development of models of human cognitive performance. Circadian rhythms are well-established characteristics of human performance. However, to date, models of human performance generally have not taken them into account. The general effects of circadian rhythms will be reviewed, followed by a discussion of the interaction of sustained operations (SUSOPS) and jet lag with these rhythms. Individual differences in circadian rhythms will be addressed, and some published circadian rhythm models will be discussed. While physiological aspects of performance also show circadian rhythms, fluctuations in cognitive performance are more pronounced and will be the focus of this report.


Abstract Bono's launch of Product (red)™ at Davos in 2006 opens a new frontier for development aid. With the engagement of companies such as American Express, Converse, Gap and Emporio Armani, and now Hallmark, Dell and Microsoft, consumers can help hiv/aids patients in Africa. Aid celebrities—Bono, Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Farmer—guarantee the 'cool quotient', the management and the target of this new modality of aid. red functions using the guarantee of celebrity together with the negotiated representation of a distant 'Africa' to meet competing, and perhaps incommensurable, objectives. A 'rock man's burden'—imagined along familiar constructions of sex, gender, race and place—frames African beneficiaries' receiving process. At the same time, red depicts consumer-citizens as fashion-conscious yet actively engaged and ethically reflexive. red rescues international aid from its dour predictive graphs and disappointing 'lessons learnt' and spins it as young, chic and possible. By masking the social and environmental relations of trade and production that underpin poverty, inequality and disease, red reconfigures the world of possibility in what might otherwise be rationally impossible ways.


Falling among elderly people is recognised as a serious problem for the health services as well as for elderly people's welfare. Nevertheless, the rehabilitative management, as opposed to the medical management, has received little systematic attention. This report describes the 'Guidelines for the Collaborative Rehabilitative Management of Elderly People who have Fallen'. They have been drawn up and endorsed by three organisations of specialist rehabilitation clinicians. A national audit of the implementation of these guidelines is taking place, funded by the NHS Executive.


Background: Pathways explaining racial/ethnic disparities in dementia risk are under-evaluated. Methods: We examine those disparities and their related pathways among UK Biobank study respondents (50–74 y, N = 323,483; 3.6% non-White minorities) using a series of Cox proportional hazards and generalized structural equations models (GSEM). Results: After ≤15 years, 5,491 all-cause dementia cases were diagnosed. Racial minority status (RACE_ETHN, Non-White vs. White) increased dementia risk by 24% (HR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.07–1.45, P = 0.005), an association attenuated by socio-economic status (SES), (HR = 1.12, 95% CI: 0.96–1.31). Total race-dementia effect was mediated through both SES and Life's Essential 8 lifestyle sub-score (LE8LIFESTYLE), combining diet, smoking, physical activity, and sleep factors. SES was inversely related to dementia risk (HR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.67, 0.72, P < 0.001). Pathways explaining excess dementia risk among racial minorities included 'RACE_ETHN(−) → SES(−) → DEMENTIA', 'RACE_ETHN(−) → SES(−) → Poor cognitive performance, COGN(+) → DEMENTIA' and 'RACE_ETHN(−) → SES(+) → LE8LIFESTYLE(−) → DEMENTIA'. Conclusions: Pending future interventions, lifestyle factors including diet, smoking, physical activity, and sleep are crucial for reducing racial and socio-economic disparities in dementia.


The origins of the feminist movement in Egypt can be traced back to the social restructuring that occurred during the reign of Mohammed Ali (1805-48). At that time, a debate raged over whether female education was essential to national development. Reformers such as Kassim Amin argued in favor of education for all women and condemned polygamy, supporting their arguments with references to the Koran. Women from the upper classes used their wealth, over which Muslim law gives them full control, to found hospitals, schools, and training centers. By 1914, there were 14 magazines devoted to women's issues. Women participated in anticolonial movements and nationalist party activities while continuing to advocate improvements in women's status. In 1924, Egypt became the 1st Islamic country to deveil women without state intervention. The Egyptian Feminist Party was founded in 1923, and the Women's Political Party was established in 1942 to coordinate the fight for women's equality and the revision of family law. Women's full political rights gained recognition when Egypt won independence in 1956, and the 1st female Minister, Hekmat Abu-Zaid, was appointed in 1962. Ironically, the feminist movement stagnated in the 1st few decades after independence as women's organizations became coopted into the state. The movement has been revitalized, however, by Islamic attacks on women's rights.


Blending science, history, and travelogue, Kemp carries readers into the world of the people who seek this coveted essence of sperm whales. Blending science, history, and travelogue, Kemp carries readers into the world of the people who seek this coveted essence of sperm whales.


In article problems of interrelation of the initial general education and professional preparation in the conditions of sociopolitical cataclysms of 1914-1920 are analyzed, the policy of the authorities of various political orientation in the specified direction and its realization on places is investigated.


CpG DNA containing unmethylated CpG motifs directly activates human plasmacytoid dendritic cells and B cells to induce immune response via TLR9.CpG DNA can improve function of professional antigen-presenting cells and boost vaccine-specific immune responses.Immunization with vaccine and CpG DNA maintains persistent immunity,and has systemic and mucosal immune effects significantly.Preclinical and clinical trials demonstrate that CpG DNAs are safe and effective as vaccine adjuvants and can boost the efficacy and immunogenicity of vaccines targeting infectious diseases and cancer.

Key words:
Adjuvants,immunologic; CpG DNA; Toll-like receptor; Vaccines


P2P Streaming has a Real-time requirement. In the Mesh-based network, the bandwidth of fresh peers who join the network is insufficient because of lacking of data copy, and the Real-time requirement couldn't be satisfied. Therefore, the peers have to request media data from media server to satisfy the Real-time requirement which will consume a large amount of media server's bandwidth. In this paper, we firstly model the network scale of P2P streaming both in live and VoD scenarios, based on which we propose the factors that affect the network scale and analyze the different effects of these factors in live and VoD scenarios.


Mobil Oil has agreed to spend what is expected to be tens of millions of dollars to clean up a vast and hazardous pool of oil that has been seeping under the streets of Brooklyn for more than 40 years. The persistent leak has put more oil under the streets of the area than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.


In this work, Ag nanoparticles (NPs) were fabricated by thermal decomposition of silver nitrate in organic solvents in the presence of sodium oleate (SOA) and 1-octadecanol (OCD-ol). The effects of different solvents and concentrations of OCD-ol on the morphology and properties of the Ag nanomaterials were investigated in detail. The structural analysis of the Ag nanomaterials showed good crystallinity. The TEM images of the samples showed that with the change in the fabrication conditions, different sizes and shapes of Ag nanomaterials were formed. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) properties of the  Ag NPs were influenced by their size and shape. The as-synthesized Ag NPs have potential applications in biomedical, catalysis, or electronics.


The failure behavior of the Smart Power IC using a 0.35 μm Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS was investigated, and the major ESD failure spots were found at the corner of the guard-ring structure and the high-voltage transistor, which is connected between the different power domains (Vdd-Vcc). The mechanism of these failures is investigated by the T-CAD simulation, and the method to improve the Machine Model (MM) Robustness is provided. To improve the MM level, the power rail was modified for blocking an unexpected ESD current path using the cost-effective metal revision. This increased MM ESD robustness significantly from 150V to 230V.


The growth temperature as well as AlGaN or GaN, or GaInN below 1050 ℃, high growth temperature and Al And a crystal growth substrate made of a group III nitride semiconductor including at least a surface portion of Al, characterized by comprising scandium nitride film formed on the surface portion.


The invention relates to a method for producing a low-sodium seafood compound condiment by using shellfish scraps. The shellfish scraps are directly crushed to below 300 meshes by adopting a wet superfine grinding technology, the contact area of the scraps and microorganisms and an enzyme preparation is increased, the microbial fermentation and enzymatic hydrolysis speeds are improved, the dosage of microorganisms and enzyme is saved, and the production cost is reduced. Four beneficial microorganisms are firstly utilized to ferment in a synergetic manner, then bitter taste of a fermentation liquor is removed by adopting flavourzyme, finally, the delicate flavor of the product is improved by maillard reaction, the condition that excessive small molecule nitrogenous substances are consumed in the microbial fermentation process, resulting in reduction of delicate flavor of the product is avoided, small-molecule glycine and glucose are added before fermentation, excellent carbon source and nitrogen source are provided for microbial fermentation, no freshening ingredient is added in the production process, and the product is low in sodium content, high in content of peptide and amino acid, obvious in delicate flavor, free of bitter taste, and abundant in small molecule peptides and amino acid.