In the modern world, religious identity continues to be one of the most important markers of a person's place in society. However, it is no longer just a mandatory prescribed identity, but actively transgresses under the influence of numerous problems of the modern world. By transgression of religious identity, the authors of the article understand its transformation, both in the direction of changing the level of religiosity as the confessional affiliation. This transgression is associated with a number of social factors – globalization, constant migration processes, value changes, and active spiritual search. With the advent of virtual space and virtual identity, there is another vector of transgression – towards the virtualization of religiosity. The main purpose of this article is to identify and systematize the main problems, related to the influence of virtual religious space on the transgression of religious identity in the real world and the formation of a new type – virtual religious identity. The main method is complex analysis. The article shows that problems with virtual religious identity begin at the categorical level, since they reflect the diversity of vectors of transgressive processes. In modern society, the transgression of religious identity is becoming a frequent phenomenon and variable, since a modern person can change both their religious affiliation and the nature of their religiosity several times during their life. But only virtual space offers unlimited possibilities-from the creation of new religious virtual associations to the appearance of many new fantasy religious identities. The main problem of further development of virtual identity will be the transformation of the level of sacredness, which will either lead to further secularization of the virtual religious space – or to the search for new forms of virtual sacredness.


This paper studies a fluid queueing model driven by an M / M / 1 queue subject to working vacation. The underlying system of differential difference equations that governs the process is solved using continued fraction and generating function methodologies. Explicit expressions for the joint steady-state probabilities of the state of the background queueing model and the content of the buffer are obtained in terms of modified Bessel function of the first kind. Numerical illustrations are added to depict the variations of the state probabilities and the buffer content distributions against varying values of the parameters subject to the stability conditions.


Given a circular antenna array, and a requirement for the side lobes surrounding a pencil beam or flat-topped beam to have specified φ dependence, it can be advantageous to optimize the array excitations for best fit between the far field and a pattern synthesized for a continuous circular aperture of the same size.


A combined powder diffraction and small/wide angle X-ray scattering beamline is described. This beamline is one of the proposed first-phase beamlines to be placed on the 3 GeV ring at the suggested new MAX IV facility. The proposal is designed to take full advantage of the unique properties of the MAX IV accelerators and at the same time to reflect the demands of potential users. 1. Background MAX IV, a new synchrotron light source to be placed in Lund, Sweden, has been proposed. It would be a successor to the existing MAX I and MAX II storage rings that are today in operation. The history of synchrotrons in Lund began in 1986 with the MAX I ring. This is a soft X-ray ring operating at 550 MeV, partly used for synchrotron radiation production and partly as a source of energetic electrons for nuclear physics experiments. Today, there are 5 beamlines in operation on the MAX I ring, working at photon energies up to 200 eV. In 1996, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav visited MAX-lab for the inauguration of the MAX II ring. This ring is operating at 1.5 GeV, and with high magnetic field insertion devices it is possible to reach photon energies in the hard X-ray (>10 keV) regime. Presently, there are four soft X-ray beamlines equipped with undulators for the VUV and soft X-ray energies as well as three hard X-ray beamlines with multipole wigglers in operation on MAX II. Recently there was the first stored beam in the MAX III ring. This is another soft X-ray ring operating at 700 MeV with performance that is superior to that of the old MAX I ring. In some respects, it has also served as a prototype for the magnetic lattices of the MAX IV rings.


Background: Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a highly conserved metallopeptidase initially described because of its ability to degrade insulin. Results: (i) IDE expression is stress-inducible; (ii) IDE concentration is up-regulated in some CNS tumors; (iii) IDE down-regulation impairs SHSY5Y cell proliferation/viability. Conclusion: IDE is a multifunctional protein. Significance: IDE is a novel HSP with important implications in cell growth regulation. Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a highly conserved zinc metallopeptidase that is ubiquitously distributed in human tissues, and particularly abundant in the brain, liver, and muscles. IDE activity has been historically associated with insulin and β-amyloid catabolism. However, over the last decade, several experimental findings have established that IDE is also involved in a wide variety of physiopathological processes, including ubiquitin clearance and Varicella Zoster Virus infection. In this study, we demonstrate that normal and malignant cells exposed to different stresses markedly up-regulate IDE in a heat shock protein (HSP)-like fashion. Additionally, we focused our attention on tumor cells and report that (i) IDE is overexpressed in vivo in tumors of the central nervous system (CNS); (ii) IDE-silencing inhibits neuroblastoma (SHSY5Y) cell proliferation and triggers cell death; (iii) IDE inhibition is accompanied by a decrease of the poly-ubiquitinated protein content and co-immunoprecipitates with proteasome and ubiquitin in SHSY5Y cells. In this work, we propose a novel role for IDE as a heat shock protein with implications in cell growth regulation and cancer progression, thus opening up an intriguing hypothesis of IDE as an anticancer target.


This paper analyzes the disadvantages of reconnection control function on type SS4 modified electric locomotive,brings forward the improved scheme that adding B group reconnection control,locomotive running status monitor and display function based on CAN bus.


The numerical simulation of propagating sound fields in two dimensions using Partition of Unity Finite Element Method(PUFEM) technique is implemented in this work. PUFEM is one of the most practical methods developed to alleviate high computational cost of conventional Finite Element Method when we deal with the medium and high frequency problem. The main idea of PUFEM is to expand the finite element approximation space by incorporating a group of wave functions which are solutions of the governing equation into the target problem. With the intention of further accelerating the computational process, an advanced 2D Exact Integration Technique(EIT) for accelerating the computation process of highly oscillating integrals is proposed and the related PUFEM triangular element is created. The performance and practical interest of this new PUFEM element combined with EIT are evaluated for the wave propagation problem where a porous absorber is included.


Objective To explore the clinical efficacy and safety of the modified electroconvulsive therapy(MECT) combined with olanzapine in the treatment of refractory schizophrenia.Methods A total of 80 cases with refractory schizophrenia,including 48 males and 32 females of 28 to 65 years old and with 6 to 32 years of disease course,were studied.Oral taking olanzapine 5~20 mg/d combined with MECT therapy and 6 weeks of observation were performed.Before treatment and at the 1st,2nd,4th,6th weekend after treatment,Positive and Negative Symptom scale(PANSS),Wechsler Memory Scale(WMS) and Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale(TESS) were applied to assess the therapeutic efficacy and adverse reactions.The PANSS score was used as the criterion for the curative effect.Results Three cases were cured,51 cases had significant improvement,19 cases had improvement,and 7 cases had no improvement.The effective rate was 67.5% and the total effective rate was 91.3%.Conclusion Modified electroconvulsive therapy combined with olanzapine is effective and safe in the treatment of refractory schizophrenia.


Evaluation of the potential value of nonsurgical therapies (chemotherapy and radiation therapy) in improving local disease control and survival of patients with pancreatic cancer requires accurate pretreatment staging (to define the study population) and a standardized system for the pathologic evaluation of surgical specimens (to determine the completeness of resection). This is routinely performed in most other solid tumors yet rarely completed in an organized fashion in pancreatic cancer, making the interpretation of the published literature difficult or impossible. For example, the definition of resectable pancreatic cancer used in most studies is based upon whether or not the surgeon has removed the pancreatic head, often with no system of margin analysis. Multidetector (multislice) computed tomography (CT) is used to objectively define (anatomically) potentially resectable disease, borderline resectable disease, locally advanced disease, and metastatic disease. Although contrast-enhanced CT is widely available, accurate interpretation and reporting of the tumor-related findings remains inconsistent. For optimal pretreatment staging and assessment of operability, a CT report in a patient with suspected periampullary or pancreatic cancer should include the following information: (1) commentary on the presence or absence of a primary tumor in the pancreas; (2) commentary on the presence or absence of peritoneal and hepatic metastases; (3) description of the patency of the superior mesenteric vein-portal vein confluence and the relationship of these veins to the tumor; (4) description of the relationship of the tumor to the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), celiac axis, and hepatic artery. Specific, objective radiographic criteria can be used to create the following definitions:


In this study, the wear failure behaviour of coated self-lubricating spherical plain bearings under different working conditions in the light-load and low-frequency range was studied using a swing wear life tester. The commercial GE17ES bearing was the main research object, and the wear state of the bearing was monitored in real time using torque and temperature rise signals. Furthermore, a scanning electron microscope and an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope were adopted to analyse the wear failure mechanism of bearings. The results indicated that the friction torque and temperature rise signal changes were mainly divided into three stages, and the characteristics of similar changes could be maintained under different working conditions. Furthermore, at the end of the bearing life, the torque and temperature rise had abrupt changes almost at the same time, which indicated the occurrence of bearing failure. In general, the wear failure mechanisms of bearings included abrasive wear and adhesive wear. Moreover, fatigue wear and oxidation wear were under some conditions. The torque and temperature rise comprehensively reflected the service state of coated self-lubricating spherical plain bearings, which could be used as a physical criterion for determining bearing failure. These results had a strong prospect of engineering application, and were expected to provide a reference for determining the failure behaviour of multi-type coated self-lubricating spherical plain bearings in the future, and provided theoretical support for establishing relevant test standards.


Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing field with numerous applications spread in different fields, especially medicine. It plays a role in tissue engineering, tissue regeneration, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. The present brief review summarizes the role of nanotechnology in tissue engineering and tissue regeneration. The CRISPR/Cas9 system in tissue engineering is playing an important role, as CRISPR is a revolutionary genome-editing technology that is being used for tissue engineering where it emphasizes to address tissue architecture formation, immune response circumvention, cell differentiation, and disease model development. Moreover, the development and research expenses for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are too high and there is a need for making these systems cost-effective. Thus, the advanced approach of applications of nanotechnology to regenerative medicine and CRISPR will definitely revolutionize the basis of treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of various diseases.


The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is a free and independent state institution in Indonesia that has the task to examine the management and responsibility of state finances as provided by the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. This institution has three functions, namely, operational, judicial, and advisory functions. To determine the occurrence of state financial losses, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) provides reports on the results of its audits to related institutions including reports of irregularities in state finances, providing reports to the Corruption Eradication Commission, the Police, the Attorney General's Office, to follow up on cases of suspected corruption, money laundering, etc. This study aims at discussing the following questions: (1) what is the State Loss Recovery System in Indonesia? (2) what is the Role of BPK's Audit Result Decisions in Recovering State Losses in Indonesia? The method to examine these research questions is by conducting library research and web-search. The study indicates that the state loss recovery system in Indonesia is solved by internal agencies itself and by outside the court. The internal agency solved this problem by forming a State Loss Settlement Team (TPKN), whilst the outside court is done through by demands for compensation made by the BPK and how to recover state losses through the judiciary, namely through criminal law instruments, administrative law instruments, and civil law instruments. Meanwhile, the role of the BPK audit result decision in recovering state losses can, if a state loss does not have a criminal element, be directly solved by the BPK itself. This same solution is also done by the outside court.


Research has been carried out in the THz region for several decades. Until fairly recently, the main drive came from applications such as radio astronomy, later followed by planetary, cometary and atmospheric science. Arguably, without these driving influences it is unlikely that many of the recent technological breakthroughs would have occurred. This paper presents an overview of space related applications and technologies, divided into three main areas: terrestrial science, astronomy and planetary/cometary science. The more traditional and some most likely future space applications will be treated.


Abstract Allylic substitution of allylic cyclic carbonates with PhSH or PhOH in the presence of CpRu(PPh3)2Cl (5 mol %) afforded (E)-allylic alcohol and erythro-β-hydroxy thiophenoxide or phenoxide respectively, via external attack of nucleophiles to π-allyl ruthenium complex.


While the traffic loads need to be understood toward efficient management of bridges, the loads on each bridge are not well assessed. An easy‐to‐implement vehicle weight estimation technique toward Bridge Weigh‐In‐Motion (BWIM) is developed based on wireless accelerometers; the algorithm is studied for the application to ordinary road bridges where traffic speed is not necessarily high and drive speed fluctuation is not insignificant. The method uses only accelerometers installed on the girders, decreasing installation cost and time which typical BWIM systems based on strain measurement need. A measurement system consisting of battery operated wireless sensors is employed. The system can continue to work over weeks to assess the vehicle weigh distributions of days of a week. The system is installed on a continuous box‐girder bridge and the performance is examined. The system was shown to assess the weight of all heavy vehicles.


Established in the 1970s, the field of continuing medical education (CME) addresses the concern that the last 30 to 40 years of physicians' and other healthcare providers' careers may occur without any formal course of study.1,2 This issue is currently compounded by several factors, including 1) ongoing advancements in biomedical science and technology; 2) the continual development of novel therapies for emerging diseases; 3) evolution of models for collaborative and interprofessional medical practices; and 4) major changes in the infrastructure of our healthcare system. Indeed, the knowledge and skills that healthcare professionals acquire during their formative education may be obsolete within a matter of years or, in some cases, even months. To ensure the most successful outcomes for their patients, healthcare professionals must therefore engage in progressive, high-quality, and career-long education and skill training. Thus, CME can be an important element in continuing professional development.


The citrus canker, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri Valterin et alii 1995, is a known disease world-wide known and it is always a serious threat for the brazilian citriculture. The objective of the present study was to analyze the climatic conditions of the State of Sao Paulo in order to develop zone maps of great risk for citrus canker epidemics. They had been used given meteorological referring from the years 2002 to 2005, which had been used in the model of forecast of citrus canker developed by Campbell and Madden in 1990 and Hau and Kranz in 1990. The data frequency was in hourly and when some metheorological station showed problems in the data series, these had been surpassed of the nearest station. After the accounting of the indexes had been calculated the percentages of days favorable to the occurrence of the disease in the period of one year. From this information, the thematic maps of the state of Sao Paulo had been generated, with the space distribution of the percentage of days favorable to the occurrence of citrus canker. The region the northwest region of the state was the one that presented the greatest percentage of days favorable to the occurrence of the disease.


A new low-cost energy-recovery circuit (ERC) for a plasma display panel (PDP) is proposed. It has two auxiliary switches clamped on a half sustain voltage, and inductor currents are built up before the PDP is charged and discharged. Therefore, it features a low cost, fully charged/discharged PDP, zero voltage switching (ZVS), low electromagnetic interference (EMI), low current stress, no severe voltage notch, and high energy-recovery capability.


I the Bayeux War Cemetery, within the département of Calvados in northwestern France, the largest contingent of Commonwealth casualties on French soil in World War II is interred. Immediately opposite the graveyard, a white stone memorial pays tribute to all those who perished in the Allied forces' invasion of Normandy (including approximately 1,800 troops for whom no grave is known) which took place during Operation Overlord in early June 1944.1 At the top of this memorial, an inscription in Latin reads, "NOS A GLIELMO VICTI VICTORIS PATRIAM LIBERAVIMUS." In translation, the quotation is at once revealing and poignant: "We, [once] conquered by William, have freed the conqueror's country."2 Nearly a millennium has passed, and yet the watershed events of 1066 continue to inspire sentiment, instigate scholarship, and invite scrutiny. Less than a mile from the aforementioned cemetery, there survives a textile chronicle of William the Conqueror's successful invasion of England. This work, the Bayeux Tapestry, commences its tale of the Norman Conquest with the portrayal of events that took place more than a decade prior to William's departure from the coast of France and precipitous arrival in Pevensey.3 Edward the Confessor, having returned from exile to rule as king of the AngloSaxons for more than two decades, reigns in absence of a successor. Uneasy lies the crown, one might observe; he is shown here in a meeting – perhaps with advisors, perchance in secret – in the opening scene. Could this signal the existence of prevailing concern about a likely succession crisis? A few panels later, Earl Harold Godwineson of Wessex, one potential heir, is depicted sailing (possibly dispatched at the behest of Edward) to meet with another: William, then Duke of Normandy.4 What happened thereafter, as recounted in the Tapestry, has been the subject of scholarly investigation and debate almost since the events occurred: Harold swears an oath of fealty to William while in France, ostensibly to secure his own release from the custody of Count Guy of Ponthieu, and sails home to inform the king. In failing health, Edward makes a deathbed promise or "verba novissima" gift of the throne to Harold, which supersedes (in both of their minds at least) Edward's earlier "post obitum" promise to William, as well as Harold's own oath. Godwineson is then crowned King Harold II in the consecrated yet incomplete Westminster Abbey on 6 January 1066.5 And thus begins a pivotal year in which armies clash, leadership changes, and identities merge. While the effects of the conquest on contemporary conceptions of identity manifest themselves in a variety of ways, there are compelling reasons to examine the consequences of the invasion exclusively as they were manifested within language and the arts. First, the amalgamation and assimilation that took place between the cultures of the defeated Anglo-Saxon denizens of Britain and their victorious Norman counterparts is, on the whole, best illustrated through extant textual works, including non-literary sources such as the Bayeux Tapestry. Although there is substantial textual bias inherent in any primary source from this period (the substance of which depends primarily upon an author's origin), academics seem to agree that the contextual value of the works produced in the aftermath is paramount. The selection of words and phrases that signal subtle shifts in the accepted linguistic mores of the post-Conquest era in England yield some of the most revealing insights into the prevailing attitudes of both the victims and the


The utility model discloses a normal temperature ozone powder sterilization tank which comprises a tank body with a feed inlet and a discharge outlet, a supporting seat, an ozone generator and a vacuum pump. The ozone generator and the vacuum pump are arranged in the supporting seat. An ozone inlet and an ozone outlet are arranged inside the tank body. An ozone concentration regulation system, a filtering system and an ozone off-gas treater are arranged inside the supporting seat. The ozone outlet is connected with an inlet of the ozone off-gas treater through the filtering system. An outlet of the ozone off-gas treater is connected with an inlet of the vacuum pump. According to the normal temperature ozone powder sterilization tank, the ozone concentration regulation system is arranged inside the supporting seat, the ozone concentration can be regulated, and accordingly high-quality sterilization effect is achieved; after ozone is used, ozone off-gas is treated through the filtering system and an ozone off-gas treatment system, then becomes air, and is exhausted out of the system, so the environment is prevented from being polluted; and a speed-reducing speed-regulation system is arranged inside the supporting seat, the rotation speed of the sterilization tank is regulated, and accordingly sterilization effect is improved.


A method for generating a heated inner lining part with a visible side and a rear side thereof facing away comprising the steps of: - placing a support element in a foaming device; - placing a heating element in the foaming, so that the heating element between the visible side of the finished interior trim part and the carrier element is positioned; and - foaming of the support member with foam material, wherein the heating element is embedded into the foaming material and the heating element for the back-foaming the visible side of the interior trim part is covered towards by an overlying layer of foam material.


To investigate multiple risk factor target attainment in adults with diabetes mellitus (DM) for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) prevention and the predictors of such attainment in a contemporary DM registry.


This study presents methods for accurate viscosity modeling using the frictional theory (f-theory) and the free volume theory (FV theory) of viscosity at temperatures to 533 K and pressures to 276 MPa, which are high-temperature, high-pressure (HTHP) conditions associated with ultradeep porous sandstone or carbonate layers that retain crude oil or natural gas. The perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory (PC-SAFT) equation of state (EoS), the HTHP-volume-translated (VT) Peng–Robinson EoS, and the HTHP-volume-translated-Soave–Redlich–Kwong EoS (HTHP-VT-PR and HTHP-VT-SRK, respectively) are used to provide input information for both the f-theory and the FV theory. Viscosity values returned by these models are compared to available experimental data for n-alkanes with carbon numbers 1–18, branched alkanes, single and double ring aromatics, and naphthenic compounds. As currently constituted, the f-theory model underpredicts viscosity by as much as 20% at pressures near 276 MPa, but this deficiency...


The application of diagnostic and prediction methods for technological complex (TC) of a sugar mill is proposed in the article. The results of the scenario-targeted campaign are presented.


The Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences has been developing the star trackers for the spacecraft attitude determination during the last 20 years. The sensors abbreviated to BOKZ and BOKZ-M, have operated onto the various spacecrafts and satellites. To carry out the star trackers tests in laboratory environment the testing facilities is demanded. Of course, the star trackers processing can be fulfilled at real environment by using the starry sky, but this way has a lot of inconveniences, for example, in this case we depend on the weather conditions, etc. Efficiency improvement of onground testing procedures can be achieved by creating of special test facilities. This kind of facilities should simulate the base factors of space, which can influence on the star trackers' functioning. The specialists of the Space Research Institute have developed the Dynamic Test Equipment (DTE) – the laboratory complex for the onground star trackers processing. The DTE's structure and principles of operation are considered in this paper.


After a short introduction to the direct-sequence spread-spectrum system under study and a description of the model used for reception, the code sequences are selected. These sequences, obtained from Gold code sequences with m=9, are selected using an empirical method which tries to minimize the influence of one code sequence upon others. After selecting the code sequences the bit error probability is calculated from the mean values of these influences and a Gaussian approximation. Results confirm, in this particular case, the validity of the use of random sequences for the calculation of the bit error probability.<<ETX>>


In my description of this large earthworm from Borneo ¹) I made already the suggestion, that the species probably did not belong to the genus Moniligaster, but I preferred to range it provisionally in this genus till we were better informed about the characters of several Moniligaster- species, only briefly described by Bourne. Since this author published a detailed account of the anatomy of Moniligaster grandis and a dozen of other species of this genus, found in S. India. They all agree in the situation of the oviducal pores between segment XI and XII and in the structure of the prostata. There now remains for me no doubt, that the Borneo-worm, which differs not only by the position of its oviducal pores upon segment XIII, but also by having a totally different prostata, cannot belong to the genus Moniligaster, but must be ranged in an other genus, for which I propose the name of Polygaster. I think that the Moniligaster viridis from Serawak, afterwards described by Beddard in his Monograph of the Oligochaeta, p. 203, will prove to be identical with our Polygaster coeruleus.


Monitoring and predicting the increasing or decreasing trend of bug number in a software is of great importance to both software developers and users. Accurate predicting of number of software bug will help developers make timely and correct decision. For software users, knowing the possible number of software bugs will enable them to take seasonable actions to cope with loss caused by possible software bugs. Medical software is vital to people's health, and therefore, the bug prediction of medical software is more important and essential than the ordinary software. To accomplish this goal, we present a method based on static analysis and correlation analysis to predict the bug number of medical image informatics software 3D Slicer and ITK. We obtain the complexity metrics through static analysis, then get the bug predicted value via correlation analysis between existing bug number and complexity metrics. The core idea of this paper is that the changes of software complexity metrics obtained by static analysis can reflect the changes of the bug number, and the predicted results prove the feasibility of this method. In addition, the method proposed in this paper is also applicable to other types of software other than medical software.


Lidar returns of a mobile three-channel IR lidar system which is currently designed are simulated in the spectral ranges informative for sounding greenhouse gases (CH4, CO2, and H2O) along horizontal and slant tropospheric paths. The configuration of the lidar system is described.


Often in criticality safety problems, the analyst is concerned about two conditions: Loss of Mass Control and Loss of Moderation Control. Determining and modeling the maximum amount of fuel that can fit in a given container is usually trivial. Determining and modeling the maximum amount of water (or other potential moderator) is usually more difficult. Optimization of the pitch has been shown to provide an increase in system reactivity. Both MOX and LEU systems have been shown to be sensitive to moderator intrusion in varying pitched configurations. The analysis will have to determine the effect of optimizing the pitch for each array.


Background:
 The aging heart is prone to diseases and injuries, and is associated with changes in gene expression and alternative splicing. The goal of our study is to identify changes in protein isoforms in cardiac aging and explore their roles in age-related processes.

 Methods:
 Left ventricles (LV) from young (12 weeks) and old (78 weeks) C57BL/6J mice (male and female) were collected and stored at -80 °C until use. LV proteins were extracted, reduced, and alkylated. Proteins were digested with trypsin or chymotrypsin and the tryptic or chymotryptic peptides were desalted using C18 spin columns followed by injection into an Easy-nLC 1200 liquid chromatography system coupled to a high-resolution Q-Exactive HF Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometer for LC-MS/MS analysis. To quantify isoform expression, MS spectra were searched against a custom peptide isoform database generated from a publicly available ENCODE RNAseq dataset (accession ENCSR000BYQ) on normal C57BL/6J heart (8 weeks) through an in-house computational workflow. Protein isoform expression was compared between the young and old heart samples.

 Results:
 Our experiments identified over 1,200 proteins (FDR < 0.05) in young and aged mouse LV tissue, including 65 isoform-specific tryptic and chymotryptic peptide sequences originating from 45 alternatively spliced genes that are not currently documented in the commonly utilized protein sequence database SwissProt. The detected protein isoforms include TMED2, TOM1 and TACC2. Our preliminary analysis suggests widespread proteome changes between young and aged hearts, which may have implication on energetics and fibrotic changes in cardiac aging.

 Conclusion:
 We report the first large-scale survey on the expression of canonical and alternative protein isoforms in the aging LV proteome. The identification of age-associated alternative isoforms suggests a potential mechanism for protein function regulation in the aging heart and may have implications for age-related disease processes.


The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing molten iron and molten iron production method. Apparatus for manufacturing molten iron is, ⅰ) with at least one reduction to the reduction of iron ore produced reduced iron, ⅱ) is connected with the reducing reduced iron are charged, and charging the lumped carbonaceous materials, oxygen is blown into the melter-gasifier for producing molten iron, ⅲ) it is installed in the exhaust gas feeding tube, and ⅳ) the exhaust gas supply pipe to circulate the exhaust gas discharged from the reducing furnace as the reducing furnace includes at least one reformer to increase the amount of hydrogen contained in the exhaust gas. PSA, WGSR, gas, reformed


The paper discusses four conditions required for the maintenance of constitutional government, identifying them as the dominance of a particular conception of constitutional government, its official recognition and implementation by a written or traditional constitution, the existence of an institutional matrix that translates the constitution into the experience of the people and the achievement of economic conditions that sustain the institutional foundations of constitutionalism. The author attributes the decline in the classical understanding of constitutionalism to both public choice dynamics as well as to intellectual reconstructions of key concepts such as law, justice, and freedom that were designed to facilitate the welfare state without formally forsaking the rule of law ideal. The paper proceeds to focus on the social disruption of the late 20th century that weakened the institutional foundations of constitutionalism and the legal and economic causes of this development. It cautions against over-reliance on the self-correcting potential of social systems and concludes with thoughts on strategies appropriate to the perpetual struggle to maintain constitutional government.


The aim of this study was to investigate the decay of Pinus pinaster needles in a Mediterranean stream and the role of macroinvertebrates in this process. Fine and coarse mesh bags containing pine needles or plastic strips were exposed in the stream and retrieved periodically to determine weight loss of the needles and the numbers and biomass of the macroinvertebrates associated with these substrates. Degradation rates of needles were low when compared with other leaf types but in the range of values reported for related species (k = -0.0039 to -0026/day). Higher rates were obtained in coarse mesh bags than in fine mesh bags. Colonization of pine needles was delayed when compared to plastic strips.


Construction time is of crucial importance when it comes to utilizing the production factors in an optimal way. The client determines the available construction period, and the contractor prepares its quotation on the basis of the specification whilst planning the construction process and logistics. Construction times that are too short usually result in higher cost, poorer quality and a larger number of disputes. This paper outlines the calculation of construction time whilst considering key construction management parameters. Beyond a simple, deterministic method, other options for calculation are presented that rely on probability calculus. The deterministic method results in one value per each calculation process (calculation mode 1). In calculation mode 2, probability calculus is applied in a simple fashion. Both range and probability of occurrence can be considered for the relevant input variables. For the third calculation mode (calculation mode 3), the Monte Carlo method is applied using the @RISK software. This method shows a probability distribution for each of the parameters to be determined. Using a high-rise building project, the application of the Monte Carlo method (calculation mode 3) to determine construction time is demonstrated. Weighted triangles are used as distribution functions, which makes it possible to consider minimum and maximum values, as well as expected values. The correlation between probability of occurrence and construction times is reflected by a probability distribution.


A new eubrachythoracid arthrodire, Hanytoombsia elegans gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Upper Devonian Gogo formation of Western Australia. Its structure and relationships are discussed within the framework provided by a new sketch cladogram for arthrodires. H. elegans is morphologically similar to Coccosteus cuspidatus, but its relationships among primitive eubrachythoracids are unknown.


SINCE THE late nineteenth century, education in Australia has been under state control by means of centralized Departments of Education financed by government funds and operating under the jurisdiction of a parliamentary Cabinet Minister. From the outset, these Departments were faced with the task of bringing education to children in the outback regions. The inadequate and irregular rainfall of the vast Australian inland in most of the states discouraged the far-flung growth of primary industry except, generally speaking, in the case of sheep raising on extensive land holdings requiring very little manpower to work them. In some of the hotter interior regions of the north, where rainfall was more plentiful, lightly manned but large cattle stations came into being. This type of development resulted in a thinly-scattered pattern of inland settlement where provisions for schooling were slow to penetrate until the state assumed full responsibility for education. Beginnings A study of educational developments early in the present century makes evident the desire of the centralized State Departments of Education to equalize educational opportunities for children at the primary level whether they lived in the outback or in the towns. In fact, in their efforts to meet the problem of educating young people in the sparselypopulated country areas, the Departments devised solutions which in some instances were unique at the time and have since won wide acclaim overseas. In New South Wales, even prior to state control of education in 188o, various government measures were devised to teach some of the children in isolated and sparsely settled regions. By 1881, 246 provisional schools had been set up in temporary accommodation in certain outback areas where between 12 and 19 children of school age could be gathered together. During the latter part of the nineteenth century also, itinerant teachers were appointed to travel from home to home, while others provided part-time instruction by teaching alternately in each of two small 'half-time' schools situated some distance apart. (1) These measures were gradually replaced by the establishment, in 1904, of central schools to which children from surrounding areas were conveyed free of charge. (2) The use of provisional schools and itinerant teachers was also adopted by Queensland. (3) In 1903, the New South Wales Department of Education founded subsidized schools to cater for isolated small settlements which contained fewer than nine or ten children of school age. These isolated families were required to combine to hire and accommodate a tutor and provide a school room in return for a government grant of ?5 per pupil per annum as a payment towards the teacher's salary. By 190o7, New South Wales had 281 of these schools in operation. (4) Such schools were also introduced on a similar basis in


The crystallization mechanism of amorphous Si films deposited on glass substrates by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method was investigated. The deposition temperature varied from 200 to 400° C and the films were crystallized at 600° C in nitrogen. As the deposition temperature increased the nucleation rate was increased, but the nucleation activation energy was independent of the deposition temperature with a value of 3.8 eV. The results suggest that the pre-exponential factor in Arrhenius equation is dependent on the deposition temperature. The dependence of nucleation rate on deposition temperature was mainly due to the increased structural disorder during hydrogen evolution. The grain size was increased by introducing a double-layer structure of amorphous Si film, where the nucleation occurred other than at the Si/SiO2 interface.


Optimization computations are carried out for a pump intended to pump sodium at 380/sup 0/C into the secondary loop of a fast reactor.(AIP)


Typhoid is a worldwide problem today due to the emergence of multidrug resistance Salmonella typhi and limited scope of vaccine against this disease. As the plant product has little side effects and is the source of many compounds having wide range of biological activities, diverted the author to study the protective role of Terminalia chebula, against Salmonella typhimurium. The author has already reported the protective effect of aqueous extract of the fruits of this plant against S. typhimurium in vitro as well as in vivo and also the antioxidant activity against these bacteria. In this study the same extract was evaluated for its immunomodulatory activity against S. typhimurium in vivo. Animals pretreated with the same extract at a dose 500 mg/kg body wt orally showed an increase in WBC count by 3x103/cu mm and lymphocyte count by 4 % as compared to saline treated control challenged with 50000 colony forming unit of S. typhimurium. The drug showed the proliferation of lymphocyte by 102% and increase in food pad thickness by 28.87% as compared to infected control in delayed type of hypersensitivity test. Thus the drug showed its protective effect through its immunomodulatory activity in mice and can be used in typhoid.


Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between managerial entrenchment and dividend policy for a large number of US industrial firms and examine the relative importance of three competing explanations behind the empirical association between managerial entrenchment and dividend policy, namely, the entrenchment irrelevance hypothesis, the dividend signaling hypothesis, and the optimal entrenchment hypothesis. Design/methodology/approach - Utilizing all firms in the Investor Responsibility Research Center database, Compustat and center for research in security prices (CRSP), this paper investigates firm's propensity to pay dividends based on various logit and Tobit regressions as a function of managerial entrenchment measured by Gompers Findings - Results show that firms with entrenched managers are more likely to pay dividends. Their high propensity to pay persists over time. A large cash reserve can be used to deter hostile takeovers. Paying dividends reduces cash holdings, leaving the firm more vulnerable to hostile takeovers. In equilibrium, value-maximizing firms with weak investment opportunities provide managers against takeovers to induce them to distribute cash rather than build a warchest against unwanted takeovers. Originality/value - The main finding confirms the belief that firms choose a combination of anti-takeover provisions and dividend policy to maximize shareholder value, evidence in favor of the optimal entrenchment hypothesis.


SOON after the demonstration by Mahoney, Arnold and Harris 1 that penicillin was effective against Treponema pallidum, a number of investigators 2 reported the early effect of penicillin treatment as characterized by the disappearance of organisms from surface lesions, the healing of lesions. and the reversal of serologic reactions. It is the purpose of this paper to describe the results of treatment of 34 patients on an assigned schedule of treatment of 600,000 units. 3 A follow-up of 100 per cent of the cases for at least a year has afforded an unusual opportunity to observe the results of the time-dosage schedule employed. METHOD OF STUDY Between April 1, 1944 and Nov. 1, 1944, there were 34 patients with early acquired syphilis treated with penicillin on a schedule of 600,000 units given over a period of four days. There were 13 men and 21 women, 4 of whom were white


Sama or Sima is the soul of Sufi mystical music. Sama is an Persian word with means to listen. According to an anecdote the trend of singing "Sama" was first started in eleventh century by Khwaja Moinuuddin Chishti. He started singing the Quran verser in Arabic an "Buff". And this style of singing slowly and gradually converted in to Qual and from Quat it automatically coverted into Qawwali.


Mullite-bonded porous silicon carbide samples are produced by the reaction
sintering in air from silicon carbide (SiC), alumina(Al2O3), and using graphite as the
pore former. The sintering process is based on the oxidation of Sic and the
mullitization between A1203 and oxidation derived Si02 (Cristobalite). At
mullitization temperature (1450°c), Sic particles are bonded by the mullite
(3A1203.2Si02) and Si02. Sintered samples will be characterized by density
determination and three-point bend tests. Morphology and microstructure analysis
study will be done by scanning electron microscopy, while the phase composition
will be investigated by X-ray diffraction. Mullite phase transformation start at
1450°c which was the optimum sintering temperature for mullite transformation.
The mullite content increase with sintering temperature concurrent with decrease of
A1203. Porous Sic ceramics were bonded by the mullite (needle like) and oxidationderived
Si02. The densities was increase while the open porosity was decreases with
increasing of sintering temperature. Flexural strength was direct proportion to the
sintering temperature but inverse proportional to the percentage of open porosity.
Highest content of mullite and mechanical properties achieved at 1500°c ,


The present invention relates to an electrode for a secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, the electrode comprising: an electrode collector; an electrode active material bonding layer formed on one or two surfaces of the electrode collector; and a polyurethane-based coating layer formed on the electrode active material bonding layer.


This paper concerns the safety of Evacuated Tube Transportation (ETT), primarily discussed the failure of running system, levitation failure of Maglev, car tracing accident and collision when vehicle goes into the main tube in the furcation area, lose of the air pressure in the pressurized vehicle, failure of ETT tube, natural calamities such as flood, snowfall, hurricane, earthquake and temperature change, as well as fire, terror attack and war. By analysis, it was found that ETT is safer than other transportation mode such as automobile, train and airplane in the most cases of accidents, and undergoes more little damage in accident. Especially, ETT doesn't injure the third party. Finally, a conclusion is brought out:ETT is a safer mode in transportation areas.


Natural gas from the gas and gas-condensate field in the northern Croatia contains high levels of hydrogen sulphide and mercaptans. Until 1991, sour gas from all fields used to be collected and cleaned at the gas treatment plant (GTP) in the gas field by absorption of sulphur compounds in K2CO3 solution. Subsequently, the separated sour gases (CO2, H2S, and mercaptans) were emitted into the atmosphere. In order to protect the ambient air against pollution by H2S and mercaptans, the sour gas were refined by new technology (a-MDA process). The sulphur compounds were emitted into the atmosphere. The emission of H2S and mercaptans decreased from 500 ppm to less than 20 ppm in spite of a higher production.


Background: Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are idiopathic inflammatory myopathies that mainly involve the muscles, skin, lungs, and heart. PM/DM are frequently complicated by interstitial lung disease (ILD) that causes increased mortality. Anti-aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (ARS) antibody and anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody are associated with complications of ILD. Anti-ARS antibody-positive PM/DM-ILD responds well to immunosuppressive therapy and has a good short-term prognosis but a high rate of relapse over the long term. In contrast, anti-MDA5 antibody-positive PM/DM-ILD responds poorly to immunosuppressive therapy, and its prognosis is poor. Recently, a number of cytokines have been implicated in the pathomechanism and outcome of PM/DM-ILD. High levels of serum IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-18, CCL2, CXCL10, TNF-α, and IFN-α were detected in PM/DM-ILD cases, suggesting the pathological involvement of activated macrophages, type 1 T helper (Th1) cells, and neutrophils (ref 1, 2). However, investigation of the pathomechanism using serum cytokines remains insufficient in PM/DM-ILD. We hypothesised that multiple inflammatory cytokine pathways related to the above inflammatory cells would be involved in the pathomechanism of PM/DM-ILD. Objectives: We measured serum cytokine levels before and during treatment of patients with PM/DM-ILD and examined the associated pathomechanism. Methods: Serum cytokines were collected from 40 PM/DM-ILD patients. Principal components analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis were used to classify patients into subgroups. We compared cytokine profile of the survivors and dead patients as well as anti-MDA5 antibody-associated ILD and anti-ARS antibody-associated ILD. We also examined the association of various cytokines with disease activity indicators and prognosis of ILD. Results: PCA revealed that the diversity of cytokines was driven by three groups: (1) neutrophilic and M1-macrophage-driven cytokines, (2) Th1 cell-driven and M2-macrophage-induced cytokines, and (3) M2-macrophage-driven cytokine. Based on cluster analysis, patients were classified into two subgroups according to the cytokine levels of all groups (Figure A). Ninety percent of patients who died of ILD were included in clusters with high cytokine levels (Figure B). Serum cytokine levels of all groups were significantly higher in the anti-MDA5 antibody-positive patients than in the anti-ARS antibody-positive patients. Factors of poor prognosis in PM/DM-ILD correlated significantly with serum cytokine levels of groups 1 and 2. Among the 3 groups, serum cytokine levels of group 1 were significantly higher initially and at 2 and 4 weeks in the death group. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the activation of monocytes, macrophages, and Th1 cells, and neutrophils plays a role in the pathomechanism. Group 1 cytokines could be efficient biomarkers for predicting prognosis of PM/DM-ILD. References [1] Gono T, et al. Rheumatology (Oxford)2014;53:2196–203 [2] Oda K, et al. Sci Rep2017;7:1635. Disclosure of Interests: None declared


Documents belonging to the European Pacific group of companies came into the possession of Winston Peters, a Member of Parliament. These documents were in a winebox. He tabled them in the House of Representatives and alleged that the documents were evidence that several New Zealand companies evaded New Zealand income tax by using the Cook Islands tax haven. He also alleged that the Commissioner of Inland Revenue and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office had been incompetent in failing to detect the alleged tax evasion. A Commission of Inquiry was established to investigate these matters. In the course of this Inquiry, the Auditor-General sought a declaration that the "Winebox" Commission of Inquiry had no authority to order it to produce documents. These documents were possessed by the Auditor-General in the exercise of its function as Government Auditor under Article 71 of the Cook Islands Constitution.


To solve the large size SOC test problems, the modeling of Sytem-On-a-Chip (SOC) test optimization has been formulated with different precedence, resource and core constraints.A neural network for SOC test scheduling is firstly presented,then, a neural network combined with heuristic algorithm has been developed to solve the large size SOC test problems.As demonstrated by the results that computer implement,the developed method can not only solve the large size SOC test problems, but also be capable of finding the optimal solutions within reasonable computing time. As the result shows, it has good performance in solving SOC test scheduling problems.


is a parasitic nematode specific to reindeer ( ). In the XXth century, reindeer were not found in the Leningrad Region. However, by 2020, several dozen of them were brought from the Murmansk Region and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and settled in at least seven private menageries. As a result of a study of the feces of 34 imported reindeer carried out in 2018-2021, larvae of nematodes were isolated, whose morphological, morphometric, physiological and biological characteristics corresponded to those of E. rangiferi . The species identification was confirmed by subsequent molecular genetic studies. The discovery of parasite larvae in the feces of the second generation reindeer (born in 2018-2020) indicates the successful completion of the full life cycle of this helminth, which requires a participation of intermediate hosts - terrestrial or freshwater gastropods. A combination of such circumstances as: 1) the appearance of reindeer infested with E. rangiferi in the Leningrad Region; 2) the presence of wild, agricultural and zoo ruminants capable of becoming the definitive hosts for Elaphostrongylus in the Leningrad Region; 3) the spread of the larvae of this parasite as a result of free walking of reindeer in the forest, their lease and resale, the commercial sale of non-disinfected manure; 4) the ability of larvae to maintain viability in feces and infected mollusks for about 2 years, withstanding freezing and drying; 5) high lethality of infested nonspecific hosts due to parasitic encephalomyelitis, pneumonia, etc.; 6) the lack of methods for treating sick animals - endangers the theriofauna of the Leningrad Region.


Grid computing can improve the utilization of resource,provide integrated services for customer.Based on description of the concepts and principles of grid computing,the key technologies and progresses of gird computing are analyzed,including resource management,job scheduling,quality of service,and security.


Schwarzenegger) to xiao xian rou (the young man who is physically charming, a bit narcissistic, and with the looks of cuteness and innocence). Fang Jun, the "honey bee" man, meaning a woman's close male friend, falls into the category of nuan nan, a man who makes others feel warm, welcomed, and hopeful like the sunshine. He is considerate, caring, and good at cooking, as opposed to traditional Chinese men who are found to be reserved and stoic, do not show affection, and stay away from household chores. This type of nuan nan is to many Chinese women's liking, especially those pursuing a down-to-earth and enduring relationship. While the post-1980s' and 1990s' Chinese women are striving for a position they deserve among the ongoing drastic social changes, Chinese men also try to orient themselves in the pursuit of career, marriage, and childrearing. In Tiger Mom and Cat Dad (huma maoba), a TV drama released in 2015, the leading male character is a gentle and warm young father who wants his daughter to grow up without being bothered by the pressure many Chinese children and their parents are faced with and sometimes impose on themselves, contrary to the attitude and thinking of his Tiger-Mom wife. As a booming mobile Internet market with a high penetration of smartphones, a noteworthy phenomenon in China is that increasingly younger audience members have switched to the Internet for dramas instead of television, from 2014 and on. Such plays are created to be streamed exclusively online. As a subgenre, IP dramas (IP ju), or serials adapted from popular Internet novels, games, or anime with a wide fan-base, such as the 2015 Go Princess Go (taizifei shengzhi ji), have attracted billions of hits online. These Internet dramas merit an examination as they reflect new social trends, aesthetics, and values in this country and affect mainly the 20and 30-somethings who just began their career-path and are likely to be in the midst of a romantic relationship. Such an analysis might substitute A Story of Lala's Promotion (Chapter 3). The Du Lala phenomenon had its significance, but as the show is adapted from a 2007 novel, the workplace culture is now different as the post-1990s' generation joining the workforce. The book holds great promise for people who are curious about Chinese politics, society, and culture, as the subtitle says. In each chapter, Cai begins by explaining the social backdrop, then moves on to the storyline and main characters in the TV drama, followed by her in-depth textual analysis of plots, shots, characters, and mise-en-scenes. Conclusions are made at the end of each analysis.


In 1998 Plum pox virus (PPV) was detected for the first time in Norway. Virus-like symptoms were observed on several trees in a collection of plum cultivars at Njos Research Station in the Sogn og Fjordane County in West Norway. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Norwegian Crop Research Institute immediately started surveying other variety collections around the country, nuclear stock material and orchards in all important plum-growing areas. Since 1998 we have surveyed the main part of the commercial plum orchards in Norway. About 75 000 individual trees have been tested. About 1 % of the trees have been found infected by PPV. Only the PPV-D strain has been found. It is suspected that the main infection source was infected plums or apricots imported to Njos around 1970 or earlier. In most plum orchards in Norway, the spread of PPV by aphids is relatively slow. Therefore, we expect to be able to eradicate PPV from commercial plum orchards in the near future. The eradication work is continuing. Keywords : Plum pox virus , survey


More than 36 million people are already infected with HIV and in need of health care. Providing care for the people living with HIV/AIDS would mean helping them cope with the psychological social and physical burdens. Programs that provide care to people living with HIV/AIDS reinforce AIDS-prevention strategies contributing to prevention by encouraging people to come forward for voluntary counseling and testing. Care for people living with HIV/AIDS falls into three categories: 1) palliative care and social support; 2) diagnosis treatment and prevention of opportunistic infections and HIV-related illnesses; and 3) treatment with antiretroviral drugs. However there are several sociocultural and economic barriers to care which people living with HIV/AIDS should overcome. On the other hand the WHO and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS have defined essential care that should be universally available to people living with HIV/AIDS.


Computational Thermodynamics is based on physically realistic models to describe metallic and oxide crystalline phases as well as the liquid and gas in a consistent manner. The models are used to a ...


According to synthetic core, logging and seismic data from Shawan formation of Neocene in Chepaizi area of Junggar basin, the Shawan formation could be divided into two sequences of Class III. Its unconformity surface as the sequence boundary of Shawan formation can be identified from the seismic profile and well section. The determination of maximum lake flooding surface is based on the changing of stratigraphic superposition pattern, lithology and logging curves, which is the key of the division of systems tract. The study shows that the structure of this area assumes a large-scale slope without distinct slope break, so the sequence stratigraphic model for a basin with gentle slope without continental slope break can be developed. In control of unitary structural framework, the development of Shawan formation should be controlled by the sediment supply rate, the climate and the change of lake level. Also, the favorable reservoir-cap rock assemblages are predicted using sequence stratigraphic theory integrated with oil entry features of Well Che-89 and Che-95.


A tumour-specific neoantigen-based cancer vaccine is a potentially powerful treatment option, which utilises unique mutated peptides from tumour cells to boost the immune response and selectively attack cancer cells. Thus, the characterisation of the specifically targeted peptides that can be selectively recognised by the immune system is essential for this approach. However, a major problem in neoantigen prediction is obtaining false positives, leading to poor outcomes in clinical research and practice. This thesis aims to address some of the computational issues in neoantigen prediction, including developing more reliable statistics for assessing peptide binding to a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) protein and using machine learning to predict which peptides will generate an immune response. Specifically, the thesis introduces an approach for parameter estimation using the modified expectation maximisation (EM) framework with the method of moments for a two-component beta mixture model, representing the distribution of true and false scores from peptide binding prediction. The estimated parameters obtaining from the model can be further used for estimating false discovery rate (FDR) or a local peptide-level statistic such as the posterior error probability (PEP) to develop a robust method for MHC binding peptide selection. Next, the thesis introduces a new immunogenicity prediction model to classify immunogenic and non-immunogenic peptides using machine learning. A data set was assembled containing peptides classes as immunogenic and non-immunogenic peptides, and peptide features of physicochemical properties and homology features were used for constructing the Random Forest classifier for immunogenicity prediction. The two innovations were assembled into an end-to-end pipeline that provides the final probability described true MHC binding ability and the potential for immunogenicity. The final probability of MHC binding and T cell recognition provides a statistical framework to guide users in defining the appropriate thresholds, and prioritising peptides with the highest chance for being real neoantigens.


The inhibiting effect of 2-propanol extract of apricot pomace (APE) in respect to mild steel corrosion in 0.5 M NaCl is studied by gravimetric and potentiodynamic polarization methods. The characterization of APE is carried out by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. It is found that APE acts as a corrosion inhibitor in chloride-containing media. The maximum inhibiting efficiency (about 98 %) is obtained in APE presence of 500 ppm after 40 h immersion. The results of the polarization test reveal that APE acts as a mixed type inhibitor decreasing both the anodic and the cathodic reactions rates. The adsorption of APE on the mild steel surface is investigated by AFM and SEM. DFT simulation calculations support the experimental results obtained.


OBJECTIVES
Authors evaluated the effect of the WEB 2.0 environment on dental education and estimated the difference in retention of knowledge by cephalometric analysis in orthodontics between conventional education and off-line e-learning.

BACKGROUND
Five years of experience with complex web-based e-learning system allowed the evaluation by retrospective analysis and on-line questionnaire.

RESULTS
The results revealed the current trends in on-line behavior of students based on the WEB 2.0 innovative technologies like Ajax. Results confirmed an increasing number of resources with a rising frequency of e-learning materials.

CONCLUSION
The study confirmed that e-learning of the same subject is more efficient in immediate examination after the lecture with even better results after 12 and 24 months against the control group (Tab. 3, Fig. 1, Ref. 26).


Abstract LiCH3 and LiCH2CH3 react with the complex [Mo2(H)2(μ‐AdDipp2)2(thf)2] (1⋅thf) with coordination of two molecules of LiCH2R (R=H, CH3) and formation of complexes [Mo2{μ‐HLi(thf)CH2R}2(AdDipp2)2], 5⋅LiCH3 and 5⋅LiCH2CH3 , respectively (AdDipp2=HC(NDipp)2; Dipp=2,6‐ i Pr2C6H3; thf=C4H8O). Due to steric hindrance, only one molecule of LiC6H5 adds to 1⋅thf generating the complex [Mo2(H){μ‐HLi(thf)C6H5}(μ‐AdDipp2)2], (4⋅LiC6H5 ). Computational studies disclose the existence of five‐center six‐electron bonding within the H−Mo≣Mo−C−Li metallacycles, with a mostly covalent H−Mo≣Mo−C group and predominantly ionic Li−C and Li−H interactions. However, the latter bonds exhibit non‐negligible covalency, as indicated by X‐ray, computational data and the large one‐bond 6,7Li,1H and 6,7Li,13C NMR coupling constants found for the three‐atom H−Li−C chains. By contrast, the phenyl group in 4⋅LiC6H5 coordinates in an η2 fashion to the lithium atom through the ipso and one of the ortho carbon atoms.


Objective:To screen for single-strand DNA aptamers specifically binding B cell activating factor belonging to the TNF family(BAFF) and to identify its affinity.Methods:Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment(SELEX) technique was used in our study.The ssDNA ligand was separated by interaction between random oligonucleotide library and BAFF,then ssDNA aptamers binding recombinant human BAFF were obtained through PCR amplification.The binding ability of the aptamers was identified by dot blotting and the relevant affinities of each aptamer to BAFF were compared by enzyme linked aptamer assay.Results:Thirteen rounds of screening was performed under optimized condition.Six different sequences were obtained from 42 randomly-chosen positive clones,whose top GC content was up to 75%.Dot blotting confirmed that all the 6 sequences were suitable to bind with BAFF.Sequence 44 had the highest optical density in the 6 sequences in enzyme linked aptamer assay(P0.05),indicating it has the highest bonding force to BAF.Conclusion:The ssDNA aptamers binding BAFF has been obtained for the first time,which lays a base for developing new drugs for treating autoimmune diseases and tumors.


The next years should bring about a rapid transformation of the electricity sector towards high levels of renewable generation. Smart grids are seen as the silver bullet responding to the challenge of integrating renewables, managing flexibility, and keeping the costs down in distribution networks. Network unbundling on the other hand is essential for competition in the liberalized electricity industry. It forces independence of the networks and thereby eliminates concern that incumbent integrated (network) firms discriminate against new entrants. With smart grids the unbundling questions become relevant for distribution networks because active control in smart grids entails discrimination potentials. However, smart grids exhibit coordination needs for system e ciency and unbundling eliminates firm-internal coordination. An independent system operator seems to be an appropriate compromise solution. It eliminates discrimination incentives and serves coordination needs, thereby striking a balance between both competition and e ciency goals.


The reactive system CH30H/Cu(110), has been first characterized by thermal desorption and infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopies. In particular, IR spectroscopy demonstrated the thermal activation of the crystallization of the amorphous adsorbate layer upon condensation at 90 K. The experimental set-up used for the measurement of the infrared laser photodesorption yield (PDY) is based an on optical parametric oscillator, generating 1R pulses about 15 ns long and continuously tunable from 2800 to 3450 cm-l. This frequency range contains the IR bands corresponding to the two highest frequency vibrational modes of methanol : the asymetric methyl and hydroxyl stretching modes. The IR PDY of amorphous and crystallized films have been measured as a function of the laser beam frequency and fluence, the adsorbate coverage and the substrate temperature (from 90 to 120 K). The correspondence between the PDY spectra and the IR spectrum of liquid methanol indicates that the adsorbate melting occurs during the photodesorption process. The saturable exponential evolution of the PDY as a function of the laser fluence reveals the thermal nature of the process. The PDY of the amorphous methanol thin film increases dramatically upon its crystallization, as a consequence of the film morphology change. Finally, these experimental results are interpreted quantitatively in the framework of the thermal photodesorption mechanism due to the resonant substrate heating.


In a milling drum (2) for a construction machine, in particular a road milling machine (1) or a recycler, coaxial with an exchangeable for milling roller (20) milling tube (4), wherein the milling tube (4) by means of a support ring (8) on a support ring mount (12) a rotatably mounted, with a milling drum (16) is supported coupled body, it is provided that the support ring (8) and the support ring mount (12) of the rotatably mounted body (several to milling roller axis extending (20) coaxially, each complementary support surfaces 22, 24) with different supporting circle diameters, which are arranged axially one behind the other with decreasing stepped in withdrawal direction diameters.


The primary aim of this study was to identify the effect of using the simultaneous electronic presentations strategy in teaching basic skills of basketball to second-grade intermediate students. The present study had a parallel group, pre-post experimental design. In the present study the students of the Salah al-Din Intermediate School for the academic year 2020-2021 constituted the research community. A total of 75 students were present in the research community. Out of 75 students 16 students were selected as the participants for the study. The students falling within the age group of 13-14 years were recruited as the study participants, making up a percentage of 21.33 of the total number. Based on the results of the present study, the researcher concluded that the use of the simultaneous electronic presentations strategy created an interactive environment, which reflected positively on teaching basic skills of basketball to second-grade intermediate students.
 The primary aim of this study was to identify the effect of using the simultaneous electronic presentations strategy in teaching basic skills of basketball to second-grade intermediate students. The present study had a parallel group, pre-post experimental design. In the present study the students of the Salah al-Din Intermediate School for the academic year 2020-2021 constituted the research community. A total of 75 students were present in the research community. Out of 75 students 16 students were selected as the participants for the study. The students falling within the age group of 13-14 years were recruited as the study participants, making up a percentage of 21.33 of the total number. Based on the results of the present study, the researcher concluded that the use of the simultaneous electronic presentations strategy created an interactive environment, which reflected positively on teaching basic skills of basketball to second-grade intermediate students.


This study was conducted to identify indices of vitamin B6 nutriture that are affected by moderate graded deficiency of the vitamin. Four groups (n = 8) of 12-week-old Long Evans female rats initially weighing 231 ± II g were pair fed purified diets containing pyridoxine HCL at 7.0 (control), 1.0, 0.5 or 0 mg/kg diet for 13 weeks. Body weights (BW) were recorded weekly. Vitamin B6 status was assessed by determining 24 hr urinary excretion of xanthurenic acid (XA) after an ip administration of tryptophan (5 mgllOOg) at the end of week II. Blood collected by heart puncture into EDTA-containing syringes at sacrifice was used to determine hematological parameters using an automated cell counter (system 9000, Diff Model, Serono-Baker Diagnostics). The hematological parameters determined included white blood cell (WBC, 10 red blood cell (RBC, 10 hemoglobin (HGB, g/dl), hematocrit (HCT, %), mean corpuscular volume (MCV, um"), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH, pg). Splenocytes (SPC) isolated at sacrifice were cultured with 2 concentrations of 4 mitogens for 72 hr in RPMI-I640 medium containing 10% fetal calf serum. The T-cell mitogens used were concanavalin A (Con A, 3 and 10 ug/ml), and phytohemagglutinin (PHA, 20 and 50 fLg/ml); the B-cell mitogens were lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 3 and 10 ug/ml) and pokeweed (PW, I and 5 ug/ml). Tritiated thymidine was added to the SPC during the last 6 hr in culture, and SPC proliferation is expressed as dprn/200 spc.


Examples of four novel rearrangements of 1-substituted 4,6-diphenyl-2-pyridones are reported: (a) 1-phenethoxy and 1-but-3-enoxy give 3-benzyl and 3-prop-2-enyl derivatives, respectively, with elimination of CH2O; (b) 1-octyloxy gives 3-octyloxy; (c) 1-α-(p-tolylimino)benzyloxy gives 3- and 5-N-benzoyl-p-toluidino; (d) 1-p-toluoyloxy gives 3- and 5-p-toluoyloxy-derivatives.


Our knowledge of the diversity of amoeboid protists is rapidly expanding as new and old habitats are more fully explored. In 2003, while investigating the cause of an amoeboid disease afflicting lobsters on the East Coast, samples were examined for the presence of amoebae from the carapace washings of the American lobster, Homarus americanus. During this survey a unique community of gymnamoebae was discovered. Among the new taxa discovered was a small Thecamoeba-like organism with a single posteriorly directed pseudopodium. Although resembling Parvamoeba rugata, this amoeba displayed distinctive morphology from that isolate or any other amoebozoan. Phylogenetic analysis shows this amoeba is distantly related to the Thecamoebidae. In this paper we describe the unique morphology of a second species of Parvamoeba and discuss its phylogenetic position with respect to the ''Amoebozoa.'' T HE vast marine environment provides numerous novel niches for microbial eukaryotes. Therefore, it is no surprise that many new amoebozoans have been isolated from various diverse marine habitats (Amaral-Zettler et al. In addition, there is an increasing awareness of the ecological importance and the possible role of many diverse amoebae as opportunistic pathogens of animals. For example, many amoebae may be primary or secondary invading pathogens of crustacea many species of the genus Acanthamoeba, the causative agent of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and amoebic keratitis in humans , have been isolated from marine habitats, although they have often been found in soils and freshwaters (Booton et al. 2004). In an effort to characterize the amoebae associated with disease in the American lobster Homarus americanus Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Mullen et al. 2004) off the coast of Connecticut, the surface of a lobster carapace was sampled. A unique community of protists was isolated from the carapace, including the amoeba described here. While preparing to describe this am-oebozoan and establish a new genus, the authors were made aware of a significant small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequence identity (499% identity) with Parvamoeba rugata Rog-erson, 1993 (Berney, pers. commun.). Comparison of the data from the two isolates showed them to be similar in general appearance , but identifiable by distinctive morphological characters. We propose that this new isolate, ATCC s PRA-35 TM is a new member of the until now monotypic genus Parvamoeba described by Rogerson (1993) and that a new species is established for this amoeba based on light and electron microscopical morphological studies and a phylogenetic analysis of its SSU rDNA …


Silyl amine in high yield from the ammonia gas and monohaloalkyl silane gas, in particular a device for generating a trisilylamine (TSA), tubular laminar plug flow reactor is described. The apparatus includes a third portion of the reactor defining a second portion and a separation zone of the present reactor defining a first portion of the reactor defining a gas inlet zone and the reaction zone, the reaction zone the reactants described above providing contact regions may be a flow-type tubular reactor. Trisilylamine can be recovered by the aforementioned separation zone in the cold trap collection container.


Objective To investigate the clinical result, complication and influential factors of lyophilized and radiation-sterilized morselized allogeneic bone. Methods Between December 1995 and December 2000, 778 cases with implantation of bone allograft were performed. There were 188 females and 590 males with an average age of 37.2 years (range, 6-76 years). The lyophilized morselized allogeneic bone was processed according to American Association of Tissue Bank (AATB) standards and was sterilized by radiation. The bone allograft was rehydrated in fresh blood or in physiologic saline before implantation. The morselized allograft was used to fill defects attributable to various causes such as 84 bone tumors (10.8%), 551 fractures (70.8%), 143 joint fusions (18.4%). After implantation of the bone allograft, drainage was carried out for 2~3 days and antibiotics were used to prevent infection. The average amount of the allograft implanted was 24 g (range, 4-64 g). Results All patients were followed up clinically and radiographically. The minimum length of follow-up was 3 years with an average follow-up period of 59.7 months (range, 36-96 months), 722 allograft unions occurred at a mean of 4.5 months postoperatively (range, 3-8 months). There were 137 complications, included 44 of wound effusion (5.65%), 29 of delayed wound healing (3.72%), 2 of profuse liquid accumulation (0.26%), 43 of fracture non-union (5.52%), 4 of tumor recurrence (0.51%), 9 of fusion failure (1.15%) and 6 of fracture (0.77%). Estimated by the combined Mankin and Komender standards, 688 (88.44%) patients were satisfied with their outcomes while the other 90 (11.56%) patients were dissatisfied. Conclusion The lyophilized and radiation-sterilized morselized allograft is of good tissue compatibility and able to promote bone formation, it can be considered as a convenient, safe, and available material for bone transplantation. The important factors affecting allograft healing are the mechanical stability in the recipient region, local blood supply for the site of grafting and the surgical technology. The major complications of allograft are late infection and re-fracture.


Background: As nonsurgical interventions for vitiligo are not always successful, various surgical modalities have been used in patients with refractory vitiligo. Of these, non-cultured epidermal suspension transplantation (NCES) was recently introduced to treat large recipient sites using cells from small donor tissue.
Objective: We assessed the effectiveness and safety of NCES as a surgical treatment for patients with refractory vitiligo.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 20 cases in 17 patients (11 females; median age 25 years) who underwent NCES from July 2015 through March 2018. Suction blisters (20 mm in diameter) were collected from the patient's inner thigh at a donor-to-recipient area ratio of 1:5. After the addition of 5 mL recombinant trypsin solution to the suction blisters, followed by incubation at 37°C for 60 min, epidermal cells were manually scraped off the blister surface, and epidermal cell suspension was obtained by centrifugation at 1,500 RPM for 5 min. The suspension was applied to the vitiligo regions after epidermal ablation of those regions. Phototherapy resumed 1 month later. Treatment success was defined as ≥75% repigmentation of the surgical site, and all adverse events were noted.
Results: Overall, 85.0% of cases (17/20) exhibited treatment success. Adverse events included hyperpigmentation (20%) and surgical site infection (5%), but the treatment was tolerable in all cases.
Conclusion: NCES is a reliable surgical option for patients with vitiligo refractory to nonsurgical treatment. Large areas of vitiligo can be treated by NCES, and use of this technique should be encouraged in Korea. (Korean J Dermatol 2018;56(7):426∼432)


Joachim Jeremias's study, Jesus' Promise to the Nations has significantly impacted scholarly estimations of Jesus' view of the Gentiles. This study briefly surveys earlier works, critiques Jeremias's position, identifies other contributors who have either followed Jeremias or have tried to erect an opposing viewpoint. As such, the validity of Jeremias's conclusion is challenged particularly against the backdrop of an emerging alternative whereby Jesus' view of the Gentiles is constructed in the context of Jewish restoration eschatology.


This thesis investigates what role paraconsistency can play in dealing with traditionally intractable problems concerning identity and change. More specifically, we consider three logics that all commit to a Leibnizian account of identity, but that provide distinct solutions to a version of the sorites paradox related to the Ship of Theseus. It is shown how the first of these logics solves the problem by taking an approach that embraces inconsistency, rendering invalid some familiar principles, while the second takes a more consistent approach, satisfying these familiar principles, but is not able to capture some core elements of paraconsistency. The final logic uses positive features of both approaches to provide a radically different account of the nature of change. This logic is particularly interesting in that it is a non-monotonic logic inspired by pragmatic considerations regarding vagueness. The viability of each approach is assessed in part according to their treatment of the paradox, and in part according to five rules of inference that we argue any account of identity should allow.


Leadership research has traditionally explored the consequences of leadership behaviors while giving far less attention to understanding why leaders behave the way they do toward subordinates. Moreover, the few theoretical frameworks and studies that do address antecedents of leadership behavior have focused almost entirely on personality and other individual differences while largely overlooking situational determinants, particularly proximal situational determinants that would help explain why a variety of leadership behaviors exist at varying levels in the same organization. To fill these gaps in theory and research, this dissertation proposes that leaders' job demands may serve as a proximal situational determinant of "constructive" and "destructive" forms of leadership. Specifically, by integrating transactional stress theory and the challenging job assignments model, I introduce the construct of leadership challenge demands and propose a theoretical model that depicts the process whereby leadership challenge demands come to influence three types of leadership behavior: transformational leadership, abusive supervision, and passive leadership. In essence, the model depicts two competing reactions that leaders may have to leadership challenge demands. On one hand, leaders high on leadership self-efficacy are proposed to react favorably to leadership challenge demands through feelings of engagement and therefor exhibit transformational leadership. On the other hand, leaders low in leadership self-efficacy are proposed to react negatively to leadership challenge demands through feelings of burnout and therefore exhibit passive leadership or abusive supervision. The hypothesized model was tested in a sample of 153 managers and 631 direct reports at a Fortune 500 company. Results showed that while leadership challenge demands are


PUBLICATION INFO International Journal of Agricultural Invention (IJAI) RNI: UPENG/2016/70091 ISSN: 2456-1797 (P) Vol.: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 88-91 Journal Homepage URL http://agriinventionjournal.com/ DOI: 10.46492/IJAI/2016.1.1.15 ABSTRACT The present investigation was conducted on different genotypes of aonla to assess the variability in physicochemical properties of fruits. These plants were planted in the campus of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P. The experiment was arranged in randomized block design with 12 treatments and 4 replications. The observations recorded during experiment showed that genotype 6 and 7 were found most superior, in terms of physico-chemical properties of fruits. The maximum pulp content (88.25%), pulp: stone ratio (8.24) and ascorbic acid content (679.25 mg/ 100g) was recorded in genotype 7. Whereas, highest TSS (12.18%), lowest acidity (1.80%) and maximum sugar (3.50%, 2.50% and 6.0% reducing, non-reducing and total sugar respectively) was found in genotype 6.


Short‐chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS) are nutraceuticals with numerous applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The production of scFOS using immobilized biocatalysts offers some functional and technical advantages over free enzyme counterparts. To investigate the economic potential of the immobilized enzyme system relative to the free enzyme system, a techno‐economic comparison was conducted on three methods of scFOS production (powder and syrup forms) at a capacity of 2000 t per annum (tpa) by enzymatic synthesis from sucrose: the free enzyme (FE), calcium alginate immobilized enzyme (CAIE), and amberlite IRA 900 immobilized enzyme (AIE) systems. These processes were simulated in Aspen Plus to obtain the mass and energy balances and to estimate the operating and capital costs, followed by economic evaluation and sensitivity analysis. Profitability analysis showed that all three systems are economically viable as their associated minimum selling prices (MSP) were well below the scFOS market price of 5 $ kg−1. However, the FE system was the most profitable with the lowest MSP of 2.61 $ kg−1 because the savings on cost as a result of enzyme immobilization could not offset the additional costs associated with immobilization. Sensitivity analysis demonstrated that total operating cost, fixed capital investment, and internal rate of return (% IRR) have the greatest effects on the MSP. Furthermore, the syrup form of scFOS production leads to 29% less MSP, compared to powder form. In addition, the studied plant capacities of 5000 and 1000 tpa showed 10% and 16% reductions on MSP respectively. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd


Objectives The role of intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy in the management of advanced ovarian cancer has been controversial. We aimed to compare survival outcomes associated with IP vs intravenous (IV) chemotherapy. Methods We reviewed the long-term survival records of 271 women with stage IIIC or IV high-grade serous ovarian cancer treated with primary cytoreductive surgery (PCS) followed by IP or intravenous (IV) chemotherapy between 2001–2015 with a minimum follow-up of 4 years. 5-year progression free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were compared using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and covariates were evaluated using Cox regression analysis. Results Women who received IP chemotherapy after PCS (n=91) were more likely to have undergone aggressive surgery (p Conclusions IP chemotherapy showed a trend towards improved survival over conventional IV chemotherapy, especially in patients with no residual disease.


There is a lot of dynamite in Ling'ao nuclear power station(phaseⅡ)for its construction such as subterranean digging and detritus manufacturing.In order to ensure the safety of the dynamite storehouse,the monitoring system has been rebuilt with new technology.The new safeguard system is integrated with computer network technology,communication technology,control technology,video display technology,electronic detection technology,modern software engineering and image process technology etc.With the high integration of information,communication,control and command function,shared information and resource can be achieved in the system and it is easy to command by the control center.Finally a new efficient,artificial intelligent and tridimensional dynamite storehouse management system is come into being.


To avoid broadband noise from a slat cove, the deployed slat contour is usually modified by filling cove, but the design is sensitive to aerodynamic performance. In the paper, a bionic slat without a cove is built on the basis of a bionic airfoil (i.e. stowed bionic multi-element airfoil), which is extracted from a long-eared owl wing. The quasi-two-dimensional models with a deployed bionic slat and a stowed bionic slat are manufactured by rapid manufacturing and prototyping system, respectively, and measured in a low-turbulence wind tunnel. The results are used to characterize high-lift effect: the lift coefficients of the model with a stowed slat are larger at less than 4°angle of attack, but the model with a deployed slat has the larger lift coefficients at greater than 4°angle of attack. Furthermore, the deployed bionic slat can increase stall angle and maximum lift coefficient, but also delay the decline of the lift coefficient curve slope meaning that the leading-edge separation is postponed within a certain range of angle of attack. At the same time, the flow field around the models is visualized by smoke wire method. The leading-edge separation of the model with a stowed slat is shown at low Reynolds number and angle of attack. However, the finding does not occur in the flow field of the model with a deployed slat at the same conditions, probably because the gap between the bionic slat and the main wing results in favorable pressure gradient, the deployed bionic slat decreases the peak of adverse pressure gradient by increasing the chord of the bionic multi-element model, and the bionic slat wake excites transition to the boundary layer on upper surface of the main wing. This superiority may be used as reference in the design of the leading-edge slat without a cove.


Conditions for the bi-variate characteristic polynomial of a matrix to be very strict Hurwitz are presented. These conditions are based on two different formulations of the 2-D continuous Lyapunov equation. The necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of positive definite solutions for the first formulation with constant coefficients are presented. It is shown that such an existence is only sufficient but not necessary for the characteristic polynomial to be very strict Hurwitz. Further, the testing of zeros at infinite distant points requires the use of a class of very strict positive real functions. An alternative formulation of the Lyapunov equation with frequency dependent coefficients is also presented based on a new condition for the very strict Hurwitz property. This second formulation of the Lyapunov equation leads to necessary and sufficient conditions for the very strict Hurwitz property.<<ETX>>


The topography in India is characterized in numerous regions by rough terrain, dense settlements and agricultural areas, that make the use of Vibroseis difficult. Explosive remains consequently the preferred source in India, despite the associated high cost, narrow-band signal and increased HSE exposure. However, new compact vibrators now offer significantly improved accessibility when compared to the standard heavy vibrators. Their use is now common in numerous regions, where they have proved beneficial for miscellaneous applications, such as hydrocarbons, mining, or smart cities. Increasingly often, compact vibrators are used in addition to explosives or heavy vibrators, so as to ease source accessibility, improve the shooting efficiency and avoid skipping shot points. This paper firstly presents the main features of the compact vibrator proposed, in terms of accessibility, broadband performance and mitigation of the environmental impact. Two recent examples of field applications are then presented, in Spain for mining and China for Smart Cities. Tips for proper processing when the compact source is used for shallow imaging applications conclude the second example.


Batik is an Indonesian cultural heritage that has been recognized by UNESCO, batik in Indonesia has diverse motives and in each region has unique and different characteristics. The batik technique was originally handmade batik which was processed using canting and wax, as well as the process of using human labor, because of that it has more value and high price. But as the times evolve, various batik techniques emerge which process is faster, by using mechanical power so that it can be sold at a cheap price, the technique is of various kinds, one of which is stamp batik. This modern batik technique makes it possible to make motifs that are more modern and most commonly found on the market. Therefore, batik also requires the development of motifs so that it can compete with other batik techniques, moreover handmade batik is an original technique that must be preserved. Batik in the past was quite in demand in the field of fashion, but with the rapid development of the world with the influence of technology and culture from outside which also influenced fashion trends. Because of that batik began to lag behind, because it was considered too formal, old-fashioned, so that young people are less interested. Therefore the development of batik needs to be done so that it can continue to compete with other fashion trends, and so batik is not forgotten because it is inferior to other developing trends. Therefore the research was conducted with interview techniques and surveys of experts and extreme users, and it is known that batik can develop through motifs and designs. And from the results of research on the target market can also be known colors and designs that are preferred. From these results obtained ideas to design batik with contemporary motif designs, as well as modern styles that follow fashion trends.


In this paper, a dynamic economic dispatch problem (DEDP) with renewable energy generators is studied. With the purpose of minimizing the cost of DEDP and optimally allocate the load demand among the interconnected generators considering ramp-rate limits and generation limits, an effective continuous-time distributed algorithm based on interior point methods and primal-dual methods is proposed. In order to overcome the drawbacks of the renewable energy, a parallel system composed with flywheel energy storage systems and renewable energy generators is proposed to work in a constant power output mode. In addition, the using of switched systems makes the optimal solution more accurate. The excellent performance of the proposed algorithm is verified by IEEE 30-bus system with the REG based simulation.


The dynamic mechanical properties of 63Sn37Pb、96.5Sn3.5Ag and 96.5Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu have been investigated at high strain rate by using the split Hopkinson pressure/tensile bar technique.Stress-strain curves of the three materials were obtained at strain rates,ranging from 600 s-1 to 2 200 s-1.The experimental results show that all the three materials are strongly strain rate dependent,of which 96.5Sn3.5Ag is relative more sensitive to strain rate,while at the same strain rate 96.5Sn3.0Ag0.5Cu has the greatest yield and ultimate tensile stresses.


Between 1996 and 2000, 79 cruises have been achieved following always the same transect between Marseilles and the Rhone river's mouth. While cruising, salinity, temperature and fluorescence of surface waters (1.5 m) were recorded every minute, in association with precise GPS position. The whole set of data (i.e. 128 measured points per cruise) constitutes the Sorcom series whose synthetic results are presented here. Despite the high spatial and temporal variability encountered between two successive cruises, the regularity and duration of the sampling strategy permitted to define coherent spatial zonation and temporal evolutions. In the Cape Couronne vicinity the dynamic of the eastern extension of the dilution plume clearly changes. Westward, waters are frequently under its influence, but more sporadically to the east, with a less pronounced gradient. In few cases, salinity lowering has been measured up to the gulf of Marseilles. In these two areas, which can be divided in two sub zones, seasonal evolutions are different. In the eastern area (Cape Couronne–Marseilles), the classical rhythm prevailing over marine waters is observed but with earlier phytoplanktonic bloom than usually reported. In the western part, and as getting closer to the Rhone river mouth, a weaker seasonal variability is observed for the phytoplanktonic biomass then salinity and temperature differences remain high. The better knowledge of the eastern dilution plume is of important socio-economical concern due to the numerous population living on this coast and the presence of pollutants in the river waters. © 2003 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS and Ifremer/CNRS/IRD. All rights reserved.


Cover crops can contribute differently to the supply of nitrogen to crops. The objective was to evaluate the response of maize to nitrogen doses (0, 70, 140, 210 and 280 kg ha-1) when grown in succession to cover crops (vetch, forage turnip, black oat, ryegrass and fallow). The randomized block experimental design was used, with subdivided plots and four replications. Cover crops were allocated into plots, and N doses into sub-plots. As to cover crops, the aspects evaluated were phytomass production, N content and total accumulated; with regard to maize, the aspects evaluated were SPAD (Soil Plant Analysis  evelopment) index, leaf N content, total grain protein, yield and agronomic efficiency of N. Black oat, ryegrass and forage turnip presented higher phytomass production. All species had similar results as to the total N accumulated in the aerial part (average value of 91.06 kg ha-1). In succession to black oat, ryegrass and fallow period, N doses up to 140 kg ha-1 applied in maize result in higher yield and better agronomic efficiency of nitrogen use. Without application of nitrogen (0.0 kg ha1), forage turnip and vetch provided higher total protein content in the grain, yield over 8,550 kg ha-1, and less agronomic efficiency of nitrogen use.