In the 2003, the Diffusion Service of the Intellectual Creation was created (SEDICI) as an Institutional Repository (IR) of the National University of La Plata (UNLP) supported by the development of an own software called Celsius DL. At the end of 2011 a study to migrate to another more actualize software was done and DSpace was selected, the most used software platform of IR in the world. The process of migration from Celsius DL to DSpace finished in 2012. DSpace allowed new functionalities, flexibility in the strategic changes by the repository managers, and some modifications in the institutional image without affecting the logic of the repository and widen the management of the typologies of the accepted resources. DSpace, as other platforms, has some limitations in relation to the Representation of the Resources, which consists on the process of registering in a persisting way a set of data as a synthesis and substitution of the "real" object to identify it, recover it and distribute it, such a situation was one of the main problems presented in the transition of Celsius DL to DSpace.
This research focused on describing the Representation of Resources problem in the SEDICI Institutional Repository and showing a possible solution, all under a Model- Driven approach. The study object – The Representation of Resources- is a recurrent problem that has been studied for some authors in other parts of the world: Malizia (2010), Paganelli (2005), Goncalves (2004), Fox (2004), Candela (2007), among others. However, the analyzed papers address the topic in a general way, they don´t take into consideration the resource as a core idea.
The development of a referential framework that allows the improvement of functionalities from the design of a flexible model according to the representation of resources was suggested, under the context of SEDICI, but re-used in other repositories. Such proposal is related to the elements of a repository: resources, metadata schemes, storage and cataloging, and with the following functional processes according to the storage material and the ISO norm 14721: ingest, storage, cataloging, indexing, search engine, and browsing. To achieve it, a bibliographic analysis of the topic was done, the pattern of construction of the software Model-Driven was selected to implement the solution, and different conceptual models and models of data were analyzed to build a referential framework that supports the proposed model associated to the ISO norm 14721.
The pattern of Model- Driven Development (MDD) is a construction of software approach that assigns a central role to the models with prototypes that go from the most abstract ones to the most concrete ones. This pattern, besides, provides an environment that allows the interested persons to share their points of view and manipulate the representation of the domain entities. That is why in the research proposal, the referential framework was organized in 5 modules or phases starting from the Model- Driven approach: DSL to the development of the flexible model, transformation of the flexible model to a relational prototype, transformation of the relational model to a script SQL to the creation of a data base, mapping the DSpace-SEDICI resources to the created data base, and the development of an application in WebRatio to the visualization and exportation of the resources.
This research gave response to the considered objective and tied premises from tree disciplines: The information sciences, documental sciences and computer sciences. To braid together such areas in a proposal related to institutional repositories represented a contribution in an area with lacks of literature.


CEPHALEXIN, a new semi-synthetic antibiotic derived from cephalosporin C, has the same basic nucleus and the same range of activity as its predecessors, cephalothin and cephaloridine but has the advantage that it can be given orally. As this drug is relatively new, few side-effects have been described. The following case report is of a boy, aged 14 years, who developed acute intravascular haemolysis while taking cephalexin.


Further processed products are currently demanded due to their convenience, high food safety and quality standards. However, even if processing industry is pushing more and more towards the introduction of more attractive products for consumers having few time for meal preparation, worldwide most rabbit meat is still sold as whole carcass or cut-up parts. This review will analyses the historical evolution of rabbit meat consumption and main force and weakness factors in relation to the use of rabbit meat to manufacture further processed products. Bearing in mind these considerations, it then describes the more promising technologies to process raw meat materials in order to obtain added-value products by exploiting rabbit meat intrinsic characteristics. Major trends in meat product formulation are also discussed by highlighting strategies to provide healthier meat products meeting current nutritional needs. Finally, main solutions in rabbit meat and meat products packaging are discussed.


With the rapid increase of Distributed Computing Applications such as E-Business and Network Manage- ment,researchers have been attaching importance to Mobile Agent Technique. Aiming at a new concept of Multi-Mo- bile Agents' Cooperation, this paper proposes a new kind of security-proven one-time proxy signature scheme based on proxy signature mechanism for the serious security problems,and discusses its application in the mobile agent technol- ogy. Finally it makes the analysis for the security validity of the scheme and its application.


The unsatisfactory standardization of many immunoassays is fairly well recognized, but the problem is hard to tackle (1). Recently, studies on the performance of immunoassays for testosterone in female serum (2) and for urinary cortisol (1) have revealed that the quality of some widely used assays is totally unsatisfactory. The quality of assays for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has also been shown to be problematic (3)(4), and this was a reason for the IFCC to establish a working group for standardization of assays for this hormone. In addition to being a clinically important analyte, hCG immunoreactivity in biological fluids comprises a reasonable number of well-known variants. hCG was thus considered a suitable model for standardization of glycoprotein hormones in general (5).

It has been argued that it is impossible to standardize assays for heterogeneous antigens (6), and an important aim of the IFCC committee on hCG was to study whether this is the case. Other aims were to introduce a uniform nomenclature, to prepare new standards, and to assign values to these in substance concentrations (mol/L). Standards should preferably be pure, identical to the analyte in serum, and homogeneous, but glycoproteins are inherently heterogeneous because of variation in the carbohydrate moieties. Standards for subunits and degraded forms of hCG occurring in circulation were also needed (5). The working group of the IFCC has achieved most of its goals. Standards for hCG and its most important variants, i.e., its β- and α-subunits (hCGβ and hCGα), the core fragment of hCGβ (hCGβcf), and two partially cleaved or "nicked" forms (hCGn and hCGβn), are now available from WHO as the 1st Research Reagents (1st RRs) (7). The hCG preparation was used by Cole et al. (8) to study how nine widely used immunoassays for hCG are standardized. In addition, the …


CATION Guidetti V, Seri S, Fornara R , Mcschetta A , Ottaviano S, Pagliarini M, Purghh F.* Istituto di Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Universit; "La Sapienza" *Dipart. di Psicologia, Cattec'ra di Statistica, ROK4 The issue of headache classification is now being profoundly reconsidered, especially in childhood.It will never be stressed enough that the child cannot be regarded to as merely allyoung adult", showing instead specific age-related characteristics both in the clinical features and in the underlying psychophysio logical structure. Despite the obviousness of this statement, classification of childhood headache is still profoilndly influenced by criteria used in adulthood, and we are far from an agre ement between different authors. Anyhow we tend to differentiate migrainous from non-migrainous forms, although it's known that a given child can present different types of headache during infan cy. When we give a closer look to the opinions expressed in the present literature, we can outline two opposite positions; a more restricted one (Vahlquist 1955, Sille 1962, Sillampaa 1976, Lanzi 1982), considering as migrainous only those forms presenting at least two of the following features: nausea-vomiting, scintillating scotomata, laterality of pain and family history. Prensky (1976) criterion requires at least three of the following nausea-vomiting-abdominal pain, laterality of pain, throbbing, relief after sleep, visual or sensory aura, family history. The criteria of Prensky clearly include classic and common migraine. Wider criteria define as migraine all those forms with symptomfree intervals, nausea and/or vomiting (Lance 1982) or even a l l recurrent headaches with symptom-free intervals (Hockaday 1986). Is there a single best criterion? It's very ambitious to express a clear-cut answer. The aim of our study was to give some answers to the following two questions: 1)is a solely descriptive criterion enough to describe the various forms of childhood headache, or should we l o o k for more specific information (and which) on the clinical history of the patients? 2)Can we somehow weigh the various anannestic and clinical variables that contribute to outline a "primary hesciiche profile"? We ha\? studied a series 0 ; 4 1 4 children ( 2 0 9 M, 205 F), aged between 2;6 and 16 yrs ( m.a. 9;11) who have come for consultation for primary headache. The following clinical types were represented: a) Common Migraine(CM)


The authors report their experience with the management of patients with sickle cell trait undergoing open heart surgery. They focus their attention mainly on those factors potentially able to precipitate episodes of sickling, i.e. hypoxia, hypothermia, vascular stasis and acidosis.


The main directions in medical and sanitary activity of municipal authority in Siberia in the years of the First World War and the period of social cataclysms (1914 — began 1918).


Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the mechanisms for collecting online sales tax (e-commerce) as well as to identify and analyze the constraints and efforts by KPP Pratama Gorontalo in managing online sales tax (e-commerce) at the Pratama Gorontalo Tax Office. The method used in this writing is byempirical legal research methods. The results show that online merchants (e-commerce) are subject to an obligation of Value Added Tax of 11% or Value Added Tax on luxury goods from every sale made. In addition, it is subject to income tax of 0.5% of turnover which is less than 4.8 billion per year. The problem with online merchant tax management is a self-assessment system that allows traders who do not have awareness as taxpayers to register themselves and their businesses as tax objects. Existing regulations do not regulate the certainty of legal sanctions for online traders who do not fulfill tax obligations and taxpayer registration obligations for online traders. Keywords: Tax; Online Sales


With the lack of water and the increasing cost of imported fossil fuel in Jordan, the need for more efficient utilization of energy usage for pumping water in household applications is of top priority. Sudden power demands affect the stability of the entire power grid. There should be a balance between power generation and load consumption sides. IoT infrastructure helps in maintaining this balance via having a closed-loop control mechanism. This paper introduces a platform that can be implemented as part of a cloud solution that aggregates sensory data of water tank levels and displays real-time data for both energy and water consumption. The collected data is then analyzed to show the correlation and to give an indication of user water and energy consumption in household applications in smart cities. The correlation is minimized via adaptive and customized thresholds for each user according to the consumption pattern. Results show that there is a significant improvement in the water supply system by having less correlated user power demand in a certain time instant.


This case study, which uses interventionist action research methodology, first describes key elements of the online business model which was implemented at a business school in Arctic Norway. The aim of the business model intervention was to create a growth in student influx. Next, the study examines the actual impact of the intervention in terms of number of online applicants over the last decade. The findings show that the online courses hit a "nerve" in the Norwegian market for higher education as now more than a thousand students, scattered all over the country, apply for admission. Thereafter, the study investigates why students choose to study online. The results disclose that the main motive for choosing online studies is that they better meet students' needs for different types of study flexibility. Finally, this research explores whether online studies cannibalizes the traditional campus model in a non-sustainable way. The findings show that online and traditional campus studies do not compete, but instead complement each other as they attract different target groups of students. Online studies serve as an essential channel for lifelong learning as the students were mainly well-educated women who worked full-time or part-time. Finally, strategic insights from the process of launching sustainable online studies by a rural business school are discussed.


A correlation between bond polarities and zero point Compton profile anisotropies is shown for alkali halide molecules. The correlation derives from the fact that both quantities are determined by molecular binding and antibinding forces and are thus functionally related to nuclear charge ratios.


Doubt is cast in this article on the universality of the conclusion that linear bi-isotropic media have to be reciprocal, which claim has recently been set forth by Lakhtakia and Weiglhofer (see ibid., vol. 42, no. 9, p. 1715-6, 1994). >


The pre-treatment process and electroplating process parameters of low stress Ni electroplating using amino sulphate were studied by testing the properties of binding force,hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion resistance.And the effect of electroplating bath content and process parameters on the binding force of electroplated coating was analyzed.The results showed that the low stress electroplated coating had good binding force and low hydrogen embrittlement.


Increasingly, our daily activities are supported by networked computing. Coincident with this trend, criminals have been exploiting the vulnerabilities of networks to cause all sorts of mayhem, resulting in harm to people's privacy and property. It is ironic that some of this damage is caused by people's own inattention to secure practices. Understanding the behaviors that expose people to risks should result in better security systems and practices. Furthermore, research in the area of usable security has explored user interface mechanisms to reduce user susceptibility to various forms of attacks and to improve users' ability to interact with protection mechanisms. Several studies report some success at reducing risky behavior in the laboratory setting [1, 7, 6]. Our personal experience in this area includes the investigation of the usability and security of novel security mechanisms:


Supply chain businesses can find out what contract opportunities are available in the Sheffield City Region at a Yorkshire business event on Thursday 18 February 2016.


multiple subjects When time is limited, technical and literacy training can be accomplished at the same time by drawing knowledge objectives and requirements from the job"; (d) "Knowledge development requires active information processing.... For maximum transfer from the classroom to the 'real life' setting, practice... should use the contexts, tasks, and the materials of 'real life'... to prepare for the future... practice the future in the present"; (e) "Knowledge is used during the processing of information and is needed to comprehend it. Thus, for instance, 'reading comprehension' can be improved by improving knowledge about what is to be read" (p. 135). In Part III, "Developing an Experimental Functional-Context Curriculum," the authors show how they designed an experimental course for entry training of electronics technicians. They used troubleshooting and repair of electrical devices to create a functional context for teaching reading and mathematics, integrated with basic electricity and electronics. The presentation of material was adjusted to the students' previous knowledge of devices to make it understandable. In summary, the book is quite readable, it contains interesting and hardto-come-by data, and it provides an important guide for designing workplace literacy programs. Integrating the learning of basic literacy and mathematics requirements with job technical skills seems a sensible approach to helping people become more employable. The design assumptions also have potential utility for contextualizing school mathematics and science instruction. Although the groundwork for this approach was laid down and proven in experimental military training programs, no operational programs now exist that fully integrate literacy and technical training requirements in the military services. As seems true also in education, basic skills courses remain separate add-ons to technical training. The military services, under economic pressure to be efficient, continue to resist efforts to bring in lower aptitude, difficult-to-train people. But it is important that this work be extended and expanded to help with problems of underemployability, especially of women and minorities, and, perhaps with a somewhat different approach, to address similar problems in schooling. D Books Received


Indian coir industry has been fortunate to get boost in the form of the ever increasing awareness about eco-protection. Coir, being a natural fiber which is environment-friendly in the strictest sense of the term, is the fiber of the future today. The eco-friendly quality of coir will help it to hold its ground even as it battles competition from synthetic fibers in today's developing world. The development of geotextiles, which helps protect the soil and in turn the environment, by acting against soil erosion, is the best advertisement for coir in recent times The pattern of exports and product mix has changed very much drastically. With the level of fiber and yarn exports, India is an exporter of goods with added value. Which in turn led to a significant change in total volume and value of export.


We present a data-adaptive time-frequency representation that obtains high resolution of signal components in time-frequency. This representation overcomes the often poor resolution of the traditional short-time Fourier transform, while avoiding the nonlinearities that make the Wigner distribution and other bilinear representations difficult to interpret and use. The new method uses adaptive Gaussian windows, with the window parameters varying at different time-frequency locations to maximize the local signal concentration in time-frequency. Two methods for selecting the Gaussian parameters are presented: a parameter estimation approach, and a method that maximizes a measure of local signal concentration.


The invention relates to a method for transmitting a configuration information (29) to a circuit unit (3) of a motor vehicle (19, wherein a memory unit (4) via a first connection (8) with the circuit unit (3) is connected and the memory unit (4 ) is connected via a second connection with a microcontroller unit (5), wherein the circuit unit (3) to the microcontroller unit (5) is connected in parallel, and the configuration information (29), which (via the second link 9) (of the memory unit 4 ) is transmitted to the micro-controller unit (5), at the same time (via the first connection 8) is transmitted to the circuit unit (3).


In the period that passes between the suspension of the application of the laws on the academic cycles and the promulgation of the new law of their reform, a process which the Government has already set in motion, the Bertagna Report which until now has been circulated by the MIUR, not only constitutes a technical contribution of sufficient weight and meaning but it is also an introductory document which is worthwhile knowing so as to understand the normative decisions of the next period.


Theconnection of large-scalewindelectricity has great effect on the security,stability and economic operation for Ningxia Power Grid,it is necessary to build Ningxia Power Grid wind electric power forecast system.On the basis of summarizing both domestic and abroad wind electric power forecast research results,describes the frame,the building principle,the software and hardware plan of Ningxia Power Grid wind electric power forecast system.The construction of the system will have important significance for the security,stability and economic operation of Ningxia Power Grid after large-scale wind electric connection.


Much experimental data on animal models of diabetes indicate the marked heterogeneity in the pathogenesis of this disease. Conversely, they also indicate that a single causal factor can develop highly diverse phenotypes of diabetes. For insulitis-associated diabetes, the NOD mouse and BB rat are particularly valuable because of the need for more research on the etiology of autoimmune-insulitis and in the search for methods to suppress this self-damaging process. insulitis-associated diabetes in animals including recent steps towards prevention of


Nowadays, inertial sensors for car dynamics stabilisation, acceleration detection and human body motion monitoring are popular MEMS applications. Additionally, motion/position detection is often required for actuators too (xy stages, switches, etc.). At present, these systems are usually based on piezoelectric or capacitive sensors. While especially the latter principle is already used for mass production of inertial sensors an increase of the signal/area consumption ratio is desired. That's why alternative approaches have been presented looking for a direct integration of mechanical and electrical principles [1, 2, 3, 4].


Abstract : We use "banana-doughnut" sensitivity kernels of teleseismic body waves to image the crust and mantle beneath eastern Eurasia. We have collected and processed available broadband data from both permanent stations and temporary networks in eastern Eurasia. In southeast Tibet, where a PASSCAL experiment provided a dense station coverage, a detailed study is carried out to obtain high-resolution P- and Svelocity models. A regional P-wave velocity model for eastern Eurasia is also obtained by inverting the finite-frequency traveltimes of teleseismic body waves from available broadband stations in eastern Eurasia. To improve resolution in the crust and uppermost mantle, we have made several contributions to the finite-difference, scattering-integral method (FDSIM), including the finite-frequency sensitivity kernels for head waves and component-dependent sensitivities. We have also developed surface-wave tomography using the ambient seismic noise from 3D sensitivity kernels for finite-frequency Green's functions. We demonstrate that high-resolution tomographic models of the crust and upper mantle can be achieved using finite-frequency teleseismic body waves in places with dense stations, such as southeast Tibet. We show that the continental-scale P velocity model obtained from finite-frequency teleseismic body wave tomography is comparable to that of the high-resolution study in southeast Tibet.


Carbon nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), are objects of study by many research groups because of their unique properties. Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by pyrolysis of ethanol is one of the most promising, since combines the high yield of the carbon material with a low cost associated with the availability of the catalyst, carbonaceous material and the simplicity of devices to produce CNT. The role of the catalyst and cocatalyst in the synthesis is very important, since they depend mainly on the yield and structure of the CNT. The influence of the synthesis parameters and the content of yttrium oxide as a promoter in the catalyst based on nickel oxide to carbon nanotubes by pyrolysis of ethanol at zirconia powder. Methods of differential thermal analysis, Raman spectroscopy and electron microscopy revealed that the samples from the co-catalyst is practically no formation of amorphous carbon and defects of nanotubes is slightly lower, while the presence of promoter practically does not affect the shape and geometrical dimensions of the nanotubes produced. Increasing the temperature to 700 ° C exposure decreases the yield of the carbon material, and the temperature is raised to 800 ° C nanotubes are formed. Increasing the exposure time increases the yield of carbon material. According to the research the best settings for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes by catalytic pyrolysis of ethanol are nickel catalyst with 5 mass.% yttrium oxide,the synthesis temperature of 650 ° C, time of synthesis 30 minutes.


The Scopoletin-Peroxidase fluorescence decay method has been developed using standard additions and a flow injection manifold for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) determination in marine waters. The limit of detection of the method was optimized using stored milli-Q water with a minimum of 5 nM (3 sigma). The method was found to be linear from 5 to 700 nM, with an approximate relative standard deviation of 10%. This accuracy was verified on both milli-Q and natural waters running systematically duplicate analysis. The validity and the sensitivity of the technique was studied through the influence of pH, salinity and the dissolved organic matter (DOM) concentration. Standard additions avoided all matrix and experimental interferences, making it possible to use this method under any field conditions and on ''humic-rich'' waters. Additionally, the flow injection manifold improved the accuracy and the runtime of the analytical procedure and simplified the field manipulation.


This paper studies the properties of convergence of distances between points and the existence and uniqueness of best proximity and fixed points of the so-called semi-cyclic impulsive self-mappings on the union of a number of nonempty subsets in metric spaces. The concept of semi-cyclic self- mappings generalizes the well-known of cyclic ones in the sense that the iterated sequences built through such mappings are allowed to have images located in the same subset as its pre-image. The self-mappings under study may be impulsive since eventually being composite mappings involving two self-mappings, one of them being eventually discontinuous so that the formalism can potentially be applied to the study of stability of a class of impulsive differential equations and their discrete counterparts


This article presents a robust optimal output-tracking control strategy for underactuated mechanical systems whose motion is restricted by mixed holonomic and nonholonomic constraints. Autonomous rovers/cars and unmanned underwater/aerial vehicles are a few examples of such systems that must often operate in harsh environments and under uncertain conditions. We present a comprehensive control analysis of this large class of nonlinear systems, including the existing studies on local reachability and static state feedback linearization. We also propose a local observability analysis of the feedback transformed input–output linearized systems. Based on the input–output linearization of the holonomically restricted nominal system, we develop a sliding mode control strategy that is robust against the projected effects of uncertainties and disturbances on the system's output. Asymptotic stability of the output toward a bounded desired trajectory is proven using Lyapunov's direct method, while the system's internal stability (in the sense of boundedness) is investigated based on the notion of tracking-error zero dynamics. Time-dependent bounded matched uncertainties in the inertia parameters and disturbance forces arising in the unrestricted system are considered in this study. We propose an optimal sliding manifold according to the finite-horizon linear-quadratic regulator design problem with split boundary value conditions. The developed control strategy is implemented on a six-wheel autonomous Lunar rover in a simulation environment and its performance is compared with that of an optimal proportional–integral–derivative feedback, feedforward controller. The optimal sliding mode controller shows superior performance in trajectory tracking with acceptable control actions.


Oolong tea extract (OTE) was found to inhibit sucrase from the small intestine and α‐amylase. The IC50 values were 0.25 mg/mL and 5.0 mg/mL respectively. The effect of OTE on postprandial hyperglycaemia was investigated in vivo in rats loaded with sucrose, maltose, soluble starch or glucose. OTE suppressed the increase of blood glucose levels in sucrose‐, maltose‐ and glucose‐loaded rats, but not in soluble starch‐loaded rats. From these results it was assumed that orally administered OTE inhibits intestinal glycosidases, especially sucrase, thereby deterring the digestion of certain amounts of sucrose or maltose, and also inhibits glucose absorption partially, leading eventually to a reduction in blood glucose levels.


Introduction Save the Children UK commissioned NutritionWorks (www.nutritionworks.org.uk) to undertake a review of what is known about the mechanisms by which poor people attempt to achieve food security in urban slums; and to examine how this is related, if at all, to their nutritional status, ideally in comparison with the rural poor in the same countries to assess any relative differences. The growth of cities in the 20th century was unprecedented. The total global urban population, which stood at just 10% of the global population at the start of that century, had by the first years of this century reached 50%. This amounted to some 3.5 billion people, a figure which is projected to almost double in the next 40 years. The benefits of urbanisation are celebrated as cities attract and generate investment, higher incomes, basic services, stronger institutions and economic opportunities for their inhabitants. However, urban expansions and related benefits are uneven, and as a result millions of children in marginalised urban settings confront daily challenges and deprivations of their rights. Both acute and chronic food insecurity and undernutrition amongst the urban poor, especially children under 5 years of age, is a consequence. The literature review indicates there is a correlation between rapid urban growth in developing countries, informal settlement expansion and undernutrition in urban populations, especially in children. Development effort, particularly in the humanitarian and food security sectors, has tended to focus on rural areas. This focus is starting to appear misplaced as more poor people live in urban areas than in rural areas, and as the significant risks faced by urban dwellers are being better understood and given appropriate focus. Urbanisation, the urban poor and their characteristics The world's population is expected to grow from 6.7 billion to 9.2 billion between 2007 and 2050. Virtually all of the 2.5 billion increase will occur in the developing world's urban areas. Today, approximately 828 million urban residents are living in slum conditions, compared to 657 million in 1990. Sub-Saharan Africa is thought to have the highest number of urban slums with 62% of the urban population living in slums, followed by Southern Asia, with 35% (UN, 2010). Social networks in urban areas are based on political, religious, economic and ethnic connections. Social support systems are weaker for the most food insecure in urban areas, as they often do not have the same access to kin, political or religious groups …


Samples of nanocrystalline PbF2 glass ceramics were obtained by heat-treating SiO2–GeO2–PbO–PbF2–CdF2 glasses. The Ho2O3 and Tm2O3 doping effects on the structural features of PbF2 nanoparticles were studied using small-angle X-ray scattering and X-ray diffraction methods. The enlargements of the average sizes of nanoparticles and the sizes of local areas of density fluctuations have been found to be correlated with an increase in concentrations of Ho2O3 and Tm2O3 in initial glasses. A variation in the concentrations of Ho2O3 and Tm2O3 does not affect the morphology and fractal dimension of the formed PbF2 nanoparticles.


This paper presents a low complexity implementation of carrier phase and symbol timing synchronization on an OMAP-LI37 DSP-ARM dual core processor for a M -ary phase-shift-keying (M -PSK) based fully digital downhole telemetry system. The synchronization uses a data-aided algorithm (DA) that exploits information from the pilot symbols (PS) in each transmission to retrieve the timing epoch and carrier phase. Its implementation, in conjunction with the rest of the modem functionality, uses only the optimized TMS320C67x DSP and Math libraries to shorten the development time and reduce implementation complexity. Simulation results confirm its convergence to the modified Cramer-Rao bound (MCRB). Moreover, real-time implementation on a mono-conductor telemetry system employing quadrature phase-shfit keying (QPSK) modulation is performed to demonstrate its effectiveness in real-world environments.


Gujarat has a very extended coastal belt, and due to type, the properties of available soil in the coastal regions vary from place to place. These soil properties are not suitable for infrastructure development. Many techniques were already developed for the improvement of marine soil strength. Some of them are very costly; some method is not suitable due to high water table in the region. Some have adverse effects on aquatic life. This study has an approach to give sustainable, eco-friendly, and economical techniques to increase the unconfined compressive strength of marine soil of the different regions. The entire colonies available in soil are studied by series dilution and spread plate technique. Microorganisms produce exopolysaccharides (EPS) in excess carbohydrates, which provides by the screening method in nutrient agar broth (N. agar). Microbial Biopolymer such as exopolysaccharides can act as an eco-friendly binder of soil. EPS-producing organisms work as an environmentally sustainable method to improve soil strength. More exopolysaccharides-producing and fastest-growing microorganisms were selected by EPS extraction from all microorganisms found in a survey. The result was also compared with the unconfined compressive strength achieved by bio cement and a mixture of biopolymer and biocement. The biopolymer shows an increase in result (1.625– 1.891) times from 14 days to 28 days. Biocement showed an increase in the result, which ranges from (1.763–1.955), and the mixture of both shows a tremendous increment of (1.635-1.885).


Some dinoflagellate species are toxic and widely distributed in Malaysian marines ecosystems. They can cause many problems to aquatic life due to the production of various potential and natural toxins that accumulate in filter feeding shellfish and cause food poisoning to human. In recent decades, bacteria have been widely used as a biological control against these harmful algae. In the present study, pigmented bacteria isolated from marine water of Port Dickson beach was studied for their anti-algal activity towards toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum. Four isolates were studied and only one was capable of inhibiting algal growth when treated with bacterial culture. The algilytic effect on dinoflagellate was evaluated based on direct cell count under the microscope. Results showed that only isolate Sdpd-310 with orange colour has an inhibitory effect on A. minutum growth. This study demonstrated the rapid algicidal activity of a marine pigmented bacteria against the toxic dinoflagellate A. minutum.


The analysis of a treatment device for pluvial water, proposed by the American Public Works Association (APWA) and called a swirl concentrator, shows that its efficiency greatly depends on a large eddies structure generated by an obstacle placed to obtain a usable hydraulic load-discharge characteristic. The characterization of the convective-diffusive process is done by measuring the transit-time distribution of fluid and liquid particles. The study of similarity law done on two hydraulic models observes the critical velocity of solid particles as similarity parameter. In order to optimize the concentrator efficiency, a configuration of vertical bars is proposed to obtain a flow with a minimum of large eddies structure. A pattern of bar an be added to an already built concentrator with a gain for the removal efficiency.


Studies of type specimens of Tylopilus ammiratii, T. humilis, T. felleus var. uliginosus, T. intermedius, T. rubrobrunneus, and T. subfusipes described by Alexander H. Smith, Harry D. Thiers, and Samuel J. Mazzer were conducted. These studies revealed new character data or clarified character data of these taxa. Key words: Boletaceae, Tylopilus, type studies.


This paper discusses the use of images in the classroom and aims to demonstrate the quantitative results obtained from high school students and Normal Schools (Teaching) School Joao Cavalcanti Petribu, located in Carpina/PE, which showed to be efficient Geography and enjoyable learning making use of several images. Research conducted with these students have ratified the power of image in the global society and its contribution to the process of teaching and learning.


An empirical study applying the theory of scale economies and inter-product complementarity. Several recently formulated concepts of the theory of scale economies are examined with the aid of estimates of cost functions, using data for publishers of scientific journals. In one case the observations are shown to fall near the outer limits of the range of declining costs, implying that neither amalgamation nor breakup of firms will reduce total cost. In another case the observations fall well within the subadditive range, implying that amalgamation can provide savings. The study confirms the applicability of the new theory of scale economies.


The reduction in tiller number is a major reason for a decrease in grain yield of wheat. Thus, we hypothesize that the limiting growth of tillering of wheat plant under saline conditions may be due to a different distribution of ions among tillers, which may be tested by tiller removal. Two contrasting spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes were subjected to five levels of detillering treatments under saline or non-saline conditions grown in a greenhouse. Sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), calcium (Ca2+), chloride (Cl−), and nitrate (NO3 −) concentrations in the top leaves of tillers were determined at plant maturity. Regardless of genotypes, the moderate salinity significantly increased the Na+ and Cl− concentrations in the top leaves and the decreased NO3 − in the mainstem, subtillers and whole plant. Potassium and Ca2+ concentrations in leaves were not affected or slightly increased by salinity. Under moderate salinity, Na+ and/or Ca2+ concentrations in mainstem, subtillers and the whole plant were increased with a decrease in tiller removal for both genotypes, while there was almost no effect of tiller removal on Cl− and NO3 − concentration. The tiller removal increased the tolerance of wheat to tissue Na+ content, especially for the salt sensitive genotype. Thus, the salt-specific effects in wheat plant could be alleviated by fewer tillers per plant through the removal for the salt-sensitive genotype. However, our study did not show the competition for the mineral nutrients among tillers under saline conditions. Thus, we speculate that there is a competition for photoassimilates among the tillers under saline conditions, especially for the salt sensitive genotype, which needs to be investigated further.


Medicinal plants are very useful in folk medicine due to present different phyto-components whose properties show medicinal
importance. Antioxidant is one of them important properties which can protect cells from various types of cell damage by capturing
free radicals. Various phyto-compounds are relatable for showing antioxidant activity of plants. The main aim of this study is that to
investigate whether the relation between phenolic compound, flavonoid compound and antioxidant property is present or not. So,
in this study was performed on twelve medicinal plant. Various phytochemical study is performed such as carbohydrate by Fehling's,
Benedict's test, alkaloid test by dragendroff's and Mayer's method, protein by biuret and ninhydrin test, tannin by lead acetate, ferric
chloride methods, and glycoside test. Besides phyto-chemicals test, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) is
performed by Folin Ciocalteau method, aluminium chloride colorimetric technique respectively. Antioxidant activity is measured by
H2O2, DPPH, and ABTS method. Ascorbic acid and trolox are used as a standard of antioxidant test. Mandukparni and Bramhi show
strong antioxidant property who's TPC and TFC value falls in vicinity of highest range. According to the H2O2 method, IC50 value of
Mandukparni is 50.06 mg/ml. Mandukparni show high antioxidant activity by using DPPH method, with IC50 value 50.22 mg/ml. In
ABTS method, Bramhi showed highest antioxidant property with IC50 value 49.98mg/ml. There is a relation between TPC, TFC and
antioxidant. But only the TPC, TFC is responsible for antioxidant that is not validate reasons. Various others phyto-compound
synergistically or individually can influence the antioxidant properties.


The invention relates to the field of plug-and-play electric energy meters, in particular to a device allowing an electric energy meter to be plugged and unplugged without an outage. The device comprises an electric energy meter base and a meter head. The electric energy meter base is provided with elastic contact elements with different lengths. A current path can be formed by the elastic contact elements when the meter head is not inserted. After the meter head is inserted, the elastic contact pieces of the electric energy meter base are separated by an insulating plate on one side of a meter head binding post, so that the current path of the electric energy meter base is cut off, a current path is composed of the meter head and part of the elastic contact elements of the electric energy meter base at the moment, and the purpose of connecting the meter head is achieved. In the plugging and unplugging process of the meter head, the process that two current paths work at the same time occurs and causes equipotential connection, and the equipotential connection guarantees that the electric energy meter can be plugged and unplugged without the outage and also guarantees that no spark is generated in the plugging and unplugging process. The device has the advantages that plug-and-play of the electric energy meter is realized, and the electric energy meter is as convenient to connect or remove as an electric appliance. The electric energy meter base is of a mechanical structure, so that reliability is high.


In this paper we consider the problem of training a Support Vector Machine (SVM) online using a stream of data in random order. We provide a fast online training algorithm for general SVM on very large datasets. Based on the geometric interpretation of SVM known as the polytope distance, our algorithm uses a gradient descent procedure to solve the problem. With high probability our algorithm outputs an (ϵ; δ)-approximation result in constant time and space, which is independent of the size of the dataset, where (ϵ; δ)-approximation means that the separating margin of the classifier is almost optimal (with error ≤ ϵ), and the number of misclassified training points is very small (with error ≤ δ). Experimental results show that our algorithm outperforms most of existing online algorithms, especially in the space requirement aspect, while maintaining high accuracy.


Let $(\operatorname{X},\operatorname{d},\mu)$ be a metric measure space with uniformly locally doubling measure $\mu$. Given $p \in (1,\infty)$, assume that $(\operatorname{X},\operatorname{d},\mu)$ supports a weak local $(1,p)$-Poincar\'e inequality. We characterize trace spaces of the first-order Sobolev $W^{1}_{p}(\operatorname{X})$-spaces to subsets $S$ of $\operatorname{X}$ that can be represented as a finite union $\cup_{i=1}^{N}S^{i}$, $N \in \mathbb{N}$, of Ahlfors--David regular subsets $S^{i} \subset \operatorname{X}$, $i \in \{1,...,N\}$, of different codimensions. Furthermore, we explicitly compute the corresponding trace norms up to some universal constants.


PURPOSE
To compare objective and subjective assessments of post-operative sensitivity when class 1 cavities, lined with glass-ionomer or adhesive bonding system, were restored with resin-based composite (RBC).

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Occlusal cavities on homologous contra-lateral posterior teeth in 44 male patients attending primary health centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were restored with RBC after a cavity lining of either a light cured glass-ionomer cement (Vitrebond) or an adhesive bonding system (One-Step).

RESULTS
Cold response measurements 24 hrs, 7 days and 1 month post-operatively showed that the threshold of pulpal response was significantly lower (P< 0.05) in the restored teeth when the adhesive bonding system served as cavity liner. In addition, based on the patients' subjective assessments, the prevalence of mild or severe post-operative sensitivity was significantly higher (P< 0.05), 24 hrs and 7 days post-operatively, in the teeth with the adhesive bonding system as a cavity liner. After a post-operative period of 1 month, however, there was no significant difference (P> 0.05) between the prevalence of post-operative sensitivity when the restored teeth received a lining of either glass-ionomer or adhesive bonding system.


Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) result in hazardous and unsightly contamination of receiving waters, particularly swimming areas. The removal of suspended solids and associated biological oxygen demand (BOD) can accelerate the recovery following a CSO event. This paper presents a numerical model to simulate the solids removal efficiency of a retention treatment basin (RTB) that utilizes polymers to improve the flocculation and settling rates for the suspended solids. The model includes settleable, nonsettleable, and floatable solids. The sludge is treated as a non-Newtonian fluid. Discrete, zone, and compression settling/floatation regimes are included. In-tank flocculation and a storage zone for sludge flushing are also included in the model. The model was calibrated and validated with data from a RTB pilot plant, and was applied to evaluate preliminary designs for a prototype RTB for the City of Windsor. The calibrated model showed that the optimum location of the target baffle was approximately 30% of the distance to the scum baffle. For design flows of 20 m/h and run durations of up to 2 h, it was found that the removal was insensitive to slopes from –1 to –3% and depths greater than 2.5 m (L/H=10). The simulations indicate that 70 to 78% of solids removal can be achieved at surface overflow rates up to 25 m/h.


Kyrgyzstan is an Alpine country located in the Central and Western part of the mountainous system in Tien-Shan (Fig. 1). The new and developing Tien-Shan Mountains are characterized by high topography energy, therefore in mountain areas of Kyrgyzstan the gravitational mass movements are actively generated and widely propagated, as the following: landslides, avalanches, rockfalls, mudflows, snow avalanches and glacial shearing. The most troublesome are the landslides, which occurred on mountain slopes and in narrow canyons. Presently within the Kyrgyz part of Tien-Shan more than 5 thousand new landslides have been registered, vast majority of which is developed in Loess Belt of submountain areas of Fergana Valley (Fig. 1). During the last 20 years against a background of noticeable climate changes a great increase of landslide activity is registered. Within the 1993-2008 period more than 300 large-sized (V ≥ n •10 m) landslides have occurred taking lives of 240 people. The volumes of rocks and soils moving in the time of landsliding run up to many millions of cubic meters. Landslides destroy inhabited localities and objects of infrastructure, exert destructive influence on local economy and subsistence of Highlanders, and hamper the expansion of mountain areas. According to statistical data, in Kyrgyzstan up to 70% of present landslides is the result of unreasonable man-caused (anthropogenic) activities in mountain areas, mainly it is related to mining and processing operations. The distinctive features of "man-caused" landslides are the following: their greatly more extended volumes and striking effects in comparison with natural-origin (genesis) landslides; concentration of man-caused landslides in small-volume mining areas; continuous and undamped mode of their expansion. Most hazardous are the landslides appearing in the areas of warehousing and storing of radioactive and toxic wastes of mining industry. In most cases in Kyrgyzstan these tailings are located on weakly stable rocks, and/or close to landslide-hazardous slopes, in valleys of narrow mountain rivers. Therefore, landslides and secondary effects in a form of floods and mudflows triggered by them, may lead to radioactive contamination of vast territories in down-stream rivers flowing into the densely populated valley areas of Kyrgyzstan and neighboring countries. This hazard poses a great problem in northeastern part of Fergana Valley, in Mailuu-Suu river basin, as well as in a vicinity of Min-Kush settlement, and in Naryn (Syrdarya) river basin. The present paper discusses environmental risks on the territory of above-mentioned areas related to direct and/or indirect influence of landslides on tailing dumps of uranium ore mining and processing.


Why are international agreements so fragile? Why do they often seem less stable and effective than domestic agreements? The prolonged stalemate in North South negotiations, the disintegration of SALT, the disappointing results of the Law of the Sea negotiations all attest to the fragility of international agreements. The security and welfare of the world's population now rests on the peaceful settlement of international disputes. Yet, because animosities among states can be so intense, the prospects for success and stability of agreements seem much dimmer in the international arena than in the domestic realm. Can anything be done to make international negotiations more effective, robust and stable? My purpose here is to address this question by analyzing NATO negotiations over trade with the Soviet Union that preceded and followed the Trans-Siberian pipeline dispute between the United States and its European allies in 1982. European firms agreed to build the Soviet pipeline with U.S. technology and equipment, in exchange for supplies of natural gas from the Soviets. The United States opposed both the technology exports and the gas imports, and therefore attempted to halt the pipeline's construction. European states refused to comply, and a crisis erupted in the alliance. Initially the dispute tested the stability of a previously negotiated relation ship among NATO countries with regard to East-West trade. It then led to further negotiations which in fact strengthened that earlier relationship. It thus illus trates both the conditions under which international agreements are ineffective in preventing a crisis and the conditions under which more stable agreements can be negotiated. By stable agreements, I mean those to which all parties are committed, those which are resilient in crisis, and those which prevent conflict and promote cooperation among negotiating parties. The case highlights three conditions of the dispute settlement process required for stable agreements:


The aim of thesis was to improve the generation of transgenic medaka fish. General transgenesis including transient expression of reporter genes and germ line integration of reporter genes was improved by application of two novel techniques. In addition, one of these methods allows for the first time efficient enhancer trapping in fish. First, a transposon-based approach using the artificially reconstructed Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon was established. To address the potential of SB for transgenesis, microinjection experiments were performed. Transgenes (GFP) and promoter fragments were flanked with the SB recognition sequences (inverted direct repeats (IR/DR)) and injected into one-cell stage medaka embryos with or without SB10 mRNA. Upon injection of a control construct, that lacks SB recognition sequences and without transposase, only 13 % of surviving embryos expressed GFP uniformly in the entire body. Conversely, when SB IR/DRs were included, uniform, promoter-dependent expression was the predominant effect (45 %). The presence of IR/DRs alone strongly enhanced promoter-dependent transgene expression in G0, indicating that SB IR/DRs significantly enhance transient transgene expression. G0 expression was a reliable indicator for the efficient selection of transgenic founders. Embryos that exhibit a uniform GFP expression in G0 result in the highest yield of transgenic fish. This facilitates an easy selection of putative founder fish for medium- to large-scale approaches. The SB system enhanced total transgenesis frequencies to 32 % compared to 4 % resulting from control construct injections. Strikingly, 12 % (21/174) of the transgenics featured typical characteristics of enhancer trap lines, i.e. spatially and/or temporally restricted transgene expression due to regulation imposed by sequences adjacent to the insertion site. Thus, a set of transgenic lines expressing GFP in developmentally important structures/organs can be established and used without devoting a major effort on the isolation and characterization of promoter elements. Second, a meganuclease approach was applied. Transgenes of interest were flanked by two I-SceI meganuclease recognition sites, and co-injected together with the I-SceI meganuclease enzyme into medaka embryos at the one-cell stage. Upon injection, the promoter-dependent expression was strongly enhanced. Already in G0, 78 % of injected embryos exhibited uniform promoter dependent expression compared to 26 % when injections were performed without meganuclease. The transgenesis frequency was raised to 30.5 % compared to 5-18 % for naked DNA. Even more striking was the increase in germ line transmission rate. In standard protocols it does not exceed a few percent, the number of transgenic F1 offspring of an identified founder fish generated with I-SceI reached the optimum of 50 % in most lines, indicating genome insertion events already at the one-cell stage. Meganuclease co-injection thus provides a simple and highly efficient tool to improve transgenesis by microinjection.


and Libinia emarginata-were examined from collections made in the Pettaquamscutt River. Rhode Island, during 1955-57. A car nivorous food habit characterized all species, although spider crabs contained plant foods more often than animal foods. Mollusks (especially pelecypods) and arthropods were frequent dietary components of the green, blue, and lady crabs. Intense predation on small. recently set pelecypods was indicated. The three species of portunid crabs (green. blue, and lady) appeared to have similar food habits, sug gestive of potential interspecific competition for food. Crab remains were most frequently encountered in blue crab stomachs; lady crabs contained this food more often than green crabs. Small crustacea and plant foods occurred more often than hard-shelled foods and with equal frequency in the stomachs of small green crabs «20 mm carapace width).


From fennel fruits, Foeniculum vulgare Mill (family Umbelliferae), obtained in Nairobi, the volatile oil was isolated by steam distillation method. Both the physical and chemical properties of the oil were determined. The yield of the oil was 4*3 per cent calculated on moisture-free basis• Physico-chemical properties of the oil were the following: Density (d20°) 0.9991 Optical rotation ( ~ T > .. +4.0° Refractive index < » T > 1.5099 Thin layer and gasstudies showed that liquid chromatographic anethole, the most important component of fennel oil, occured in low amount, namely 7 per cent.


By comparing the effect of purification for tobacco extraction with Sep-Pak Florisil,Sep-Pak silica gel and Pesticarb/NH2 cartridges,a method for determining pymetrozine residues in flue-cured tobacco was developed.Tobacco sample was extracted with acetonitrile under ultrasonic,solid phase extracted and purified with a Pesticarb/NH2 cartridge and determined by high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC).The results showed that the average recoveries of pymetrozine ranged from 98.1% to 99.2% with 1.39% to 3.06% of relative standard deviations and 0.005 μg/mL of limit of detection.This method is applicable to rapid analysis of pymetrozine residue in the batch of tobacco leaf samples.


A method is proposed which combines Retinex algorithm and Gaussian mixture model(GMM) to detect and elimination the specular reflection components in color leaf images.Leaf image always has a lot of edges which interfere in the detected results of specular reflection components.In order to resolve this problem,first,the regions which have the resisted intensity as initial specular reflection components are detected using Retinex algorithm.The initial specular reflection components included edges and specular re-flection components of leaf image.Second,using RGB color channels of the initial specular reflections individually to train the GMM and combine the results of the color channels with rights to get the final specular reflection components.Third,using the mean value of the color in GMM eliminate the specular reflection components.The experimental results show that the proposed method can eliminate the specular reflection components effectively and the precision is 88%.


Self-preservation is often considered to be a natural reaction to situations to which an entity ' s survival is put to the test in the extreme. The Covid-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 4.3 million lives globally by August 2021, is undoubtedly such a sit-uation. The exhibition of one ' s self-interest at the expanse of others has taken place at different scales, from individuals engaging in panic-buying and hoarding of household essentials to countries engaging in banning the export of personal protective equip-ment (PPE) and the rush to secure vaccine.


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: Genetic structure of six Italian and five Spanish populations of wild grapevine (Vitis vinifera ssp. silvestris) was investigated using nuclear and chloroplast SSR analysis. Results show that the Italian populations are characterised by high genomic diversity within populations, with a peak of heterozygosity (Ho = 0.7637) for a population collected in southern Italy. However, the low haplotype richness and the high level of genetic distance detected among the Spanish populations, combined with their low gene flow, shows that these populations suffered from a genetic erosion. Genetic relationship between Italian and Spanish populations was investigated and results showed genetic differentiation between the two populations. Using nuclear and chloroplast SSR markers, the ratio between pollen and seed diffusion was estimated. High pollen flow, as compared with seed flow, suggests that seed diffusion is made difficult, probably due to low germinability and survival of seedlings in the wild. Seed germination and young plant survival must be considered a priority target for in situ conservation programmes. By providing information on population history, genetic structure and gene flow, and by identifying areas harbouring high levels of wild grape variability, this study provides the basis for the preservation of biodiversity of the wild grapevine.


Background: One of the strategies to overcome adolescent problems is the formation of the Youth Care Health Service Program or Pelayanan Kesehatan Peduli Remaja (PKPR). PKPR itself is a health service program aimed at adolescents and is a forum for overcoming adolescent problems. This study aimed to analyze the implementation of the PKPR program in the working area of the West Lingkar Health Center. Method:  This research was a qualitative descriptive study conducted in March-April 2021. The methods used were observation and in-depth interviews with seven informants: the person in charge of the PKPR program, health workers, peer counselors, and youth participating in PKPR. Results: The results showed that the PKPR program was aligned with the 2014 standard guidelines. This research was done inside and outside the health center by collaborating with PKPR's person in charge and the health team based on the Decree of PKPR implementation. PKPR program is held in three schools in the working area of the West Lingkar Health Center and provides services such as health checks, counseling, and education about youth health. The peer counselor training subprogram has fulfilled the standard 10% of the target schools. PKPR is fully funded by the Special Operational Assistance or Bantuan Operasional Khusus (BOK) fund. Recording and reporting were done every two to three months to the public health office. Monitoring was reported during the activities, while the evaluation report is annual. This research discovered the availability of counseling rooms and related references about communication, information, and education books on PKPR. This research had collaborated with cross-sectors such as schools and the National Antinarcotics Agency. Conclusion:  Implementation is under PKPR guidelines, but overall it was still not optimal. There was no regular socialization of PKPR, especially for youth who did not attend school.


This paper discusses optimal design of the series proportional–integral–derivative–accelerative (PIDA) controller for integral-plus-dead-time (IPDT) plants. The article starts with the design of disturbance reconstruction and compensation based on proportional-derivative-accelerative (PDA) stabilizing controllers. It shows that by introducing positive feedback by a low-pass filter from the (limited) output of the stabilizing PDA controller, one gets disturbance observer (DOB) for the reconstruction and compensation of input disturbances. Thereby, the DOB functionality is based on evaluating steady-state controller output. This DOB interpretation is in full agreement with the results of the analysis of the optimal setting of the stabilizing PDA controller and of its expanded PIDA version with positive feedback from the controller output. By using the multiple real dominant pole (MRDP) method, it confirms that the low-pass filter time constant in positive feedback must be much longer than the dominant time constant of the stabilized loop. This paper also shows that the constrained PIDA controller with the MRDP setting leads to transient responses with input and output overshoots. Experimentally, such a constrained series PIDA controller can be shown as equivalent to a constrained MRDP tuned parallel PIDA controller in anti-windup connection using conditional integration. Next, the article explores the possibility of removing overshoots of the output and input of the process achieved for MRDP tuning by interchanging the parameters of the controller transfer function, which was proven as very effective in the case of the series PID controller. It shows that such a modification of the controller can only be implemented approximately, when the factorization of the controller numerator, which gives complex conjugate zeros, will be replaced by a double real zero. Neglecting the imaginary part and specifying the feedback time constant with a smaller approximative time constant results in the removal of overshoots, but the resulting dynamics will not be faster than for the previously mentioned solutions. A significant improvement in the closed-loop performance can finally be achieved by the optimal setting of the constrained series PIDA controller calculated using the performance portrait method. This article also points out the terminologically incorrect designation of the proposed structure as series PIDA controller, because it does not contain any explicit integral action. Instead, it proposes a more thorough revision of the interpretation of controllers based on automatic reset from the controller output, which do not contain any integrator, but at the same time represent the core of the most used industrial automation. In the end, constrained structures using automatic reset of the stabilizing controller output can ensure a higher performance of transient responses than the usually preferred solutions based on parallel controllers with integral action that, in order to respect the control signal limitation, must be supplemented with anti-windup circuitry. The excellent properties of the constrained series PIDA controller are demonstrated by an example of controlling a thermal process and proven by the circle criterion of absolute stability.


UNIT, CONTENT IN A HOUSING SINGLE 1 INCLUDES FIRST REFLECTOR INPUT PRE, 4 MOBILE AND REFLECTOR SECOND INPUT DRE 5 DEVIER FOR THE LIGHT BEAMS OF ENTRY UNDER THE OPTICAL AXIS OF 11 TRACK NIGHT VN, RESPECTIVELY THE WAY VJ DAY. VN THE OBJECTIVE IS MADE BY A 12, A LIGHT TUBE 13 INTENSIFIER EYE AND ELBOW AND 14 VJ BY MAGNIFICATION OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH A SECOND REFLECTOR 1 OUTPUT DRS 9. INVENTION THE OPTICAL AXIS OF VJ VN AND EXTEND INTO ANY BODY SAGITTAL 7, 11 VEHICLE CARRIER; THE OTHER PRE AND DRS ARE HANDLING RETRACTABLE ALTERNATELY BY DRS THAT INCLUDES retraction means SO THAT NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION IS THE PRE POSITION ON LOCATED BEFORE THAT DRE, THE POSITION BEING DRS retracted, AND WHAT TO OBSERVE THE DAY DRS EITHER IN POSITION ON LOCATED bEHIND THE EYE ELBOW, THE PRE BEING in the retracted position APPLICATION. OBSERVATION FOR THE CONDUCT OF aRMORED VEHICLE .


ABSTRACT Legally and practically, only those with citizenship status enjoy absolute protections against deportation in liberal democracies. Yet deporting non-citizens who have resided on a state's territory for many years is increasingly controversial, as demonstrated by the many protests such deportations generate and the growing number of political theorists who argue that long-term residents should be granted a right to stay. In this article, I agree with these theorists that deporting long-term residents is morally troubling but propose an alternative theory about its wrongs. Instead of grounding these in the fact that such individuals have become de facto members of the societies in which they live, the contributions such individuals have made to their host societies, or their compatibility with these societies, I draw on theories about the moral importance of stable territorial residence as a basic background condition for human flourishing to formulate what I call a 'domicile principle of non-deportability'. This principle grounds such a moral and legal status in the fact that someone has made the territory in which they reside the centre of their most fundamental life projects and attachments. I also examine the implications of this argument for the comparison between citizen and long-term resident non-deportability.


Objective To analyse the clinical misdiagnosis of pulmonary mass. Methods 398 patients who were diagnosed clinically as pulmonary cancer in our hospital from 1990 to 1999 were analysed retrospectively. Results 338 patients were proved as pulmonary cancer out of 398 patients, who were diagnosed clinically as pulmonary canaer, accounting for 84.9%, 169 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 50 %,undifferentiated in 97 cases, 28.7%, adeno carcinoma in 33 cases,9.7%.Conclusion The misdiagnosis of pulmonary mass is mainly caused by clinical aspects.Everything should be taken into account for patients with pulmonary mass.


It is suggested that flows of pedestrians on curved paths, such as the recirculating flow that occur around the Kaaba in
Mecca, continually stratify themselves according to tolerance of crowd density with those pedestrians who are more tolerant
of high densities taking a path of shorter length. Such stratification occurs over a distance, referred to here as
the ``stratification distance scale" and is generally of the order of the radius of curvature of the flow. Once stratified
a pedestrian crowd flows smoothly around an obstacle with a distance scale greater than the stratification distance scale.
However, flow past a smaller obstacle with a distance scale less than the stratification distance scale, leads to some
temporary breakdown in this stratification, with the flow developing patches of turbulent-like behavior with different
pedestrian types responding differently to the obstacle. The flow between the nearby Safa and Marwa Hills is poorly
stratified because of the lack of curvature of the flow between the Hills even though the flow is recirculating.
At the start of each turning point by each Hill, the change in curvature leads to turbulence-like behavior as the
stratification reforms, after its breakdown between the Hills, for the flow around the Hills.


Voters remain committed to making children9s health-care needs a priority, even though there are certain limits as to what they will do to put children first, according to results of nine national focus group studies. The Academy, the Benton Foundation, the Children9s Health Fund, and the National Association of Children9s Hospitals and Related Institutions sponsored the studies.


Experimental data are often very complex since the underlying dynamical system may be unknown and the data may heavily be corrupted by noise. It is a crucial task to properly analyze data to get maximal information of the underlying dynamical system. This paper presents a novel principal component analysis (PCA) method based on symplectic geometry, called symplectic PCA (SPCA), to study nonlinear time series. Being nonlinear, it is different from the traditional PCA method based on linear singular value decomposition (SVD). It is thus perceived to be able to better represent nonlinear, especially chaotic data, than PCA. Using the chaotic Lorenz time series data, we show that this is indeed the case. Furthermore, we show that SPCA can conveniently reduce measurement noise.


Among all non-self-adjoint operators, the shift has a special place in questions relating to invariant subspaces. It is therefore natural to attempt to use this fact to study other operators related in some way to the shift. Examples of this procedure are available in the work of Freeman [3] and Lim [5] where perturbations of the shift are studied.


Molecular interactions such as those involved in hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions in liquid and gas chromatography were analysed by a computational chemical method using molecular mechanics (MM2). Properties of solutes (alkanes, alkanols, aromatic hydrocarbons and saturated cyclic compounds) were calculated by molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, extended Huckel and MOPAC-BlogP of the CAChe program. The relative molecular masses of three model adsorbents were more than 4676. The relationship between the van der Waals volume of solutes and the energy values obtained by MM2 indicated the selectivity of adsorbents in chromatography.


The main goal of the seminar "Practical Software Testing: Tool Automation and Human Factors" was to bring together academics working on algorithms, methods, and techniques for practical software testing, with practitioners, interested in developing more soundly-based and well-understood testing processes and practices. The seminar's purpose was to make researchers aware of industry's problems, and practitioners aware of research approaches. The seminar focused in particular on testing automation and human factors: Tool automation. Automation of testing is a crucial concern in industry. It is only with automation that testing becomes practical and scalable to the size of a typical system with which the industry has to deal. Test automation or tool support spans the spectrum from test planning, generation, minimization, execution, oracle checking, to management. Test automation can exploit not only knowledge from the code under test but also from available models or specifications. Human factors. Human factors play important roles in software testing. Given the code under test, tools can try to automate the generation of test inputs as much as possible, but test oracles still need to come from testers, who specify them in the form of specifications, properties, or test assertions, or directly inspect the actual test outputs for correctness. In addition, tools are not always perfect to deal with software complexity; testers need to cooperate with tools to effectively carry out testing tasks, by giving guidance to tools and interpreting results produced by tools. Thus testers need to be well trained.


The article presents the results of an analysis of the influence of natural zeolite minerals of the Kholinsky deposit on hematological blood parameters of rabbits. Activation of erythropoiesis and an increase in the amount of hemoglobin are associated with sufficient oxygen supply to the tissues and an increase in metabolic processes in the animal body. A decrease in white blood cell count is a result of an increase in immune status in rabbits.


We have developed a new introductory physics/chemistry programme that teaches advanced science topics and practical laboratory skills to freshmen undergraduate students through the use of student-led, bona fide research activities. While many recent attempts to improve college-level physics education have focused on integrating interactive demonstrations and activities into traditional passive lectures, we have taken the idea of active-learning several steps further. Working in conjunction with several research faculty at Binghamton University, we have created a programme that puts undergraduate students on an accelerated path towards working in real research laboratories performing publishable research. Herein, we describe in detail the programme goals, structure, and educational content, and report on our promising initial student outcomes.


Objective To understand the impacts of estrogen deficiency and lead exposure on osteoporosis and finally to provide preventive criteria for osteoporosis induced by menopause and lead exposure.Methods Sixty 5 months old female rats were equally divided into three groups,i.e.the control group,after ovariotomy group,and lead exposed group.After 12 weeks,eye vein blood and a section of femur were taken.Morphology of bone tissue was investigated;calcium,phosphorus,lead and alkaline phosphatase in blood and bone were measured.Data were statistically analyzed.Results Bone tissue and hemoglobin in the control group were normal.Both calcium and phosphorus in the bone and blood in either after ovariotomy group and lead exposed group were lowered,P0.01,while blood alkaline phosphatase increased,P0.01.Pathological changes of osteoporosis were found.Lead contents in both bone tissue and blood of lead exposed group were significantly higher than those of the control group(P0.01).Conclusions Estrogen deficiency after ovariotomy may induce osteoporosis;lead exposure may also induce osteoporosis,at the same time causing hemoglobin lowered.


We consider the problem of estimating the direction of arrival (DOA) of a source in the presence of an intermittent jammer, i.e., a jammer that corrupts the signal of interest from time to time. This situation is encountered in slow frequency-hopped spread spectrum systems with partial time or partial band jamming. It has deleterious effects on the receiver performance, at least when a single antenna is used. We consider using an array of sensors to mitigate the effects of such an interference. The influence of the latter on the signal and jammer DOA estimates is studied. A general setup is introduced, and two different models are derived, depending on whether the jammer's presence indicators are considered deterministic or random. In both cases, the Cramer-Rao bounds (CRBs) are derived, and a numerical study of the CRB provides insights into the influence of the jammer's parameters. Additionally, it is shown that conventional methods such as ESPRIT can provide fairly accurate DOA estimates for this type of interference.


A 49-year-old male with a history of sclerosing mediastinitis presented with complaints of bilateral (left greater than right) eye pain and redness for 3 weeks. Clinically, the patient demonstrated signs of bilateral dacryoadenitis and myositis. CT confirmed enlargement of both lacrimal glands and lateral rectus muscles. Due to the relationship between sclerosing mediastinitis and orbital inflammatory pseudotumor (OIP), the patient was treated with oral prednisone with a brisk response. OIP is common in ophthalmic practice and treating physicians should be aware of the associations with systemic disease processes.


The mechanisms for H2 activation by [Cp*Mo]2(µ-S)2(µ-S2) (1-a, Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) and its reaction product [Cp*Mo]2(µ-S)2(µ-SH)2 (2) have been investigated by DFT methods. The reaction of 1-a involves the homolytic addition of H2 to its µ-S ligands, followed by the cleavage of the S–S bond of the µ-S2 ligand in a subsequent step. Complex 2 can adopt five conformations that only differ in the stereochemistry of the µ-SH and µ-S ligands; although an isomer with adjacent µ-S ligands (2-a) is formed initially, it then isomerises into the experimentally observed 2-d. This species promotes H/D scrambling in H2/D2 mixtures, and the mechanism of the process has also been studied. Notably, all of the computed pathways for the addition of D2 to 2-d present prohibitive barriers; instead, only those isomers with adjacent µ-S ligands are able to react further. The homolytic activation of D2 by these leads to isomers of [Cp2Mo2(µ-SH)2(µ-SD)2], the interconversion of which is the rate-determining step.


The TB Dispensary of Lausanne, included in the University Medical Policlinic, is a specialized unit dealing with TB, mainly among underserved population. Several studies have been conducted on the clinical and epidemiologial aspects of TB and about the management of the disease in risk groups, mainly migrants.


The Archean Green Stone Belts (AGSB) having enormous metalliferous deposits like gold , copper, silver, iron and other precious gem stones which are also called as schist belts of Dharwar Craton. The study area Kempinakote lies in southern most part of Nuggihalli Schist Belt of Hassan district. The schist belt consists commonly two rock types Amphibolites and Ultramafics with their variants. Gold is occurring at or near the amphibolite-ultramafic contact. The Study area comes to Hassan district, Random samples were collected such as Gold bearing Amphibolite schist, Amphibolite, Diorite, Gabbro through GTC (Ground Truth Check). The study carried out by Geological, Petrological, Ore microscopic, SEM-EDX and Hyperspectral signatures using advent high-tech tools of SpectroRadiometer (Spectral Evolution SR-3500) instrument, DARWin SP.V.1.3.0 and GIS software's. The spectral signatures of the collected samples were derived in laboratory environment to achieve better accuracy. Hyperspectral (350-2500nm) were developed as works mainly on physicochemical and optical properties of the litho unit which help in mapping of gold mineralization at lithological contacts and mineralized zones of amphibolites and ultramafic rocks. The final results highlight the gold specks were noticed through ore microscopy and presence of gold is confirmed through SEM-EDX studies and also spectral characters of Gold bearing amphibolites schist and associated rocks for better mapping of Kempinakote area of Hassan district in Precambrian basement rocks and similar terrains of Dharwarcraton.


Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of mumps in Tongchuan and provide scientific evidence for the effective control of the disease.Methods Descriptive epidemiological analysis was conducted on the incidence data of mumps in Tongchuan from 2004 to2009,saliva specimen were collected from mumps patients to isolate mumps virus and blood samples were taken from healthy people to detect IgG to mumps virus.Results A total of 1155 mumps cases were reported during this period with the average incidence of 22.87/lakh.Two incidence peaks occurred during a year.Most cases were children aged from 5-15 years and most cases occurred in students.Totally 452 serum specimens were collected from healthy people.The antibody positive rate was 74.78% and the geometric mean concentration(GMC)was 830.51 U/ml.The mumps virus antibody positive rate and GMC increased with age.The antibody positive rate was highest in children aged 7-10 years(100%)and the GMC was highest in children aged 5-6 years(1923.14 U/ml).Both the antibody positive rate and GMC decreased slightly with age,but still remained at high level.The antibody positive rate and GMC were lowest in children aged1 years(2.38% and 10.12 U/ml).The differences on the antibody positive rate and GMC in different age groups had statistic significance.Thirty five saliva specimens were collected and 3 strains of mumps virus were isolated,which belonged to genotype F.ConclusionMumps incidence remained at high level in Tongchuan in recent years.The major pathogen was mumps virus genotype F.The prevention and control of mumps should be strengthened in the key population of children aged7 years,especially in the young children aged 1-3 years.


Abstract Women who have sex with women (WSW) have long been considered at low risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, limited research has been conducted on WSW, especially those living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). We reviewed available research on sexual health and risk behaviors of WSW in LMICs. We searched CINAHL, Embase, and PubMed for studies of WSW in LMICs published between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 2013. Studies of any design and subject area that had at least two WSW participants were included. Data extraction was performed to report quantifiable WSW-specific results related to sexual health and risk behaviors, and key findings of all other studies on WSW in LMICs. Of 652 identified studies, 56 studies from 22 countries met inclusion criteria. Reported HIV prevalence among WSW ranged from 0% in East Asia and Pacific and 0%–2.9% in Latin America and the Caribbean to 7.7%–9.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa. Other regions did n...


This study explores the control application of incremental PID control algorithms in an intelligent control experimental platform and verifies its feasibility. Based on the control model of the intelligent control experiment platform, we deeply analyze the impact of the digital incremental PID algorithm on the tracking and stable output waveform in the closed-loop control process. The results show that the algorithm is simple to implement, has good control effect and is less prone to oscillation.


Brand is one of the most important intangible assets for enterprises,which represents enterprises' image for their customers,enterprises' concept of value and management.During its development and protection,Chinese enterprises haven't fully recognized the importance of brand in many aspects,such as ignoring the protection of internet brand and international management of brand.In order to settle those problems,we should find solutions on development and protection of brand.


Chinese countryside land system is the main factor to stabilize countryside.It had been changed for four times in thirties years since the foundation of P.R.C. It was mainly because peasants and government pursued land efficiency lawfully, but it also appeared unscientific in government public power.Today, the " Three Peasants' Problems" has emerged, land system becomes the concerned object again.During the process of looking for the resolving way, peasants should be main body, government should follow it and only provide intelligence supporting and service.


The inhibition effect of morpholine on the corrosion of mild steel in 2N sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid has been studied by mass loss and polarization techniques between 302K and 333K. The inhibition efficiency increased with increase in concentration. The corrosion rate increased with increase in temperature and decreased with increase in concentration of inhibitor compared to blank. The adsorption of inhibitor on the mild steel surface has been found to obey Temkin's adsorption isotherm. Potentiostatic polarization results reveal that morpholine act as mixed type inhibitor. The values of activation energy (Ea), free energy of adsorption (∆Gads), enthalpy of adsorption (∆H), and entropy of adsorption (∆S) were also calculated.


The invention discloses an industrialized culture energy-saving filth suction device which adopts a sunken cover body structure. A diversion groove is arranged in the middle part of the sunken structure; at least one through hole penetrates through the top part of the cover body, and the top part of the cover body is connected with a siphon arranged outside; at least three roller brackets are made in the cover body, and a roller is installed on each roller bracket; each roller is connected with a drive gear; two rolling shafts are installed in the cover body, and a hob and a filth cleaning brush are arranged on each rolling shaft alternately; a driven gear is installed near the end of each rolling shaft and is meshed with the drive gear; and structures, such as a protective body and the like, are arranged outside the cover body. The invention has the advantages of convenient operation, difficult blocking, high filth suction efficiency, little damage to a cultured object and energy saving and can pre-crush filth to reduce the particle size of the filth under the drive of manpower before filth is sucked into a pipeline.


The invention discloses a shooting device and a shooting method, which are applied to a mobile terminal. The shooting device comprises a sensor module for detecting the position state, including a transverse screen state and a vertical screen state of the mobile terminal; an edge touch control module for detecting a touch operation on an edge region of a mobile terminal screen; a defining module for defining a shooting trigger region in the edge region according to the position state of the mobile terminal; and a processing module for responding to the touch operation of the shooting trigger region, and executing a shooting instruction. Thus, a user can conveniently touch the shooting trigger region on the screen edge to shoot pictures; the influence on a shooting speed or an error operation caused since the user cannot trigger a shooting button quickly and accurately is avoided; the user can shoot pictures more conveniently and quickly; and shooting experience is improved. The shooting device and the shooting method are particularly suitable for the application scenes of snapshot, self-timing and the like.


The invention discloses a kind of overload suggestion devices, including warning note module, the depression bar assembly for the cooperation that contacts with each other and pressure sensitive component, the vehicle frame of one of depression bar assembly and pressure sensitive component and vehicle, which is installed, to be fixed, the installation of the rear axle of another one and vehicle is fixed, and pressure sensitive component is connect with warning note module;In full load conditions, is contacted between depression bar assembly and pressure sensitive component and reach critical squeezed state.Depression bar assembly is seperated with pressure sensitive component to cooperate, when vehicle load, vehicle frame sinks, the displacement of certain vertical direction occurs relative to rear axle, pass through the depression bar assembly and pressure sensitive component of the cooperation that contacts with each other, the sunken caves of vehicle frame are converted into the pressure to pressure sensitive component, when vehicle load reaches certain value, vehicle frame sunken caves reach certain shift standards, it causes to squeeze, pressure signal is converted into alarm alert signal by warning note module, vehicle user is prompted to reach overload condition.


This paper introduces the velocity-dependent friction law with the Stribeck effect in a moving load model for the vibration and squeal of a car disc brake. Simulated numerical results produce a bounded region of instability for the rotating speed of the disc which is compatible with observed squeal phenomenon.


We begin with a compact figure that can be folded into smaller replicas of itself, such as the interval or equilateral triangle. Such figures are in one-to-one correspondence with affine Weyl groups. For each such figure in n-dimensional Euclidean space, we construct a sequence of polynomials Pk: Rn -Rn so that the mapping Pk is conjugate to stretching the figure by a factor k and folding it back onto itself. If n = 1 and the figure is the interval, this construction yields the Chebyshev polynomials (up to conjugation). The polynomials Pk are orthogonal with respect to a suitable measure and can be extended in a natural way to a complete set of orthogonal polynomials.


I. INTRODUCTION Over the past several years, I have investigated the attitudes of appellate judges regarding various components of lawyers' advocacy on appeal. This article reports on the current results of my survey, which consisted of eighty-six questions divided into seven sections. I mailed this survey to all of the state and federal appellate judges in New England, New York, and the Mountain West in the hope of determining whether state and federal judges look at different aspects of appellate practice differently. I received responses from 138 judges, which amounts to over forty-nine percent of those who received the survey. Some earlier results of the survey were presented last year in the Journal of Appellate Practice and Process. (2) But that article only reflected some of the responses, and it included none from the judges in the Mountain West. The graphs shown in this article, in comparison, present the responses to every question in the survey from every judge who responded. II. METHODOLOGY Each of the seven sections of the survey covered a different topic relevant to appellate advocacy: 1. The Structural Elements of Briefs; 2. Writing Style and Advocacy; 3. Use of Authority and the Record; 4. Typography of Briefs; 5. Physical Characteristics of Appellate Work Product; 6. Frequency of Certain Errors; and 7. Oral Argument. The questions in each section sought to discover not only the advocacy preferences of the judges on those topics, but also the strength of their feelings. To accomplish this, the questions in six of the sections provided the judges with a Likert scale consisting of five ranked answer choices ranging from strongly agreeing with a question asked (indicated by the judge's choosing "1") to strongly disagreeing with a question asked (indicated by the judge's choosing "5"), with no preference in the middle (indicated by the judge's choosing "3"). The remaining two choices were basic agreement or disagreement (indicated by the judge's choosing "2" or "4," respectively). Mean values as well as standard deviations were calculated for each individual federal and state court, and for all the courts, federal and state, within each of the First, Second, and Tenth Circuits. The questions in the lone non-Likert scale part of the survey, however, sought a different type of information. In Section Six ("Frequency of Certain Errors"), the judges were given nine particular attributes of appellate briefs that appellate judges, research attorneys, staff attorneys, and advocates would all generally agree are errors. The questions then provided the judges with three categories of cases: General Civil, Criminal, and Family. The judges were then asked to estimate how often the particular error occurred in that category of case by choosing a percentage for each category of case: from zero to ten percent, eleven to twenty percent, twenty-one to thirty percent, thirty-one to forty percent, forty-one to fifty percent, or over fifty percent. III. UNDERSTANDING THE GRAPHS The survey results presented here remain in their original sections, and they are in order, so the article shows the results in the same context in which the judges saw the questions. The graphs in all of the sections other than Section VI (which was measured using a different scale), show how strongly the judges agreed or disagreed with the premise underlying a particular question. In each graph, the column height reflects the mean response of the judges. The graphs generated from judges' answers to Section Six of the Survey (shown in Section IX of this paper) are somewhat different. They indicate through percentages how often an error appeared to the judges to be occurring for each type of case. The graphs in this Section are also not broken out to reflect any state and federal differences; for this Section--but only for this Section--all of the judges' responses are presented together. …


Essential thrombocythemia is a clonal abnormality of the multipotent hematopoietic stem cell and results in an increased number of platelets. Patients are at risk of microvascular thrombosis and hemorrhage. The occurrence of an acute coronary syndrome may be a rare revealing mode of discovery of essential thrombocythemia. We report the case of a 67-year-old patient admitted for management of an acute coronary syndrome with the discovery during his assessment of a thrombocythemia reaching up to 966,000/mm3. in the context of the etiological assessment of the thrombocytosis, the diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia was retained. Acute coronary syndrome occurs in 9.4% of patients with essential thrombocytosis. In patients with ET, there is a vicious cycle in which the marked increase of activated platelets causes vascular endothelial damage, induces the instability of coronary plaque, evokes the rupture or erosion of the plaque, and consequently activates other resting platelet. The diagnosis of ACS in patients with essential thrombocythemia is similar to that of the general population, nevertheless in terms of treatment, Antithrombotic treatment remains a difficult decision to take. It is necessary to balance the risk of thrombosis and hemorrhage. the optimal long-term treatment of acute coronary syndrome is a dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) with clopidogrel and Aspirin and adding Hydroxyurea to the DAPT makes the treatment optimal.


Numerical simulation experiments for the case of typhoon MAGGIE (9903) were carried out. The influence on typhoon MAGGIE (9903) track by SST and topographic forcing were studied, and the relation between environment flow, typhoon asymmetric structure and typhoon moving path was analysed. The results indicate that SST have some influence on typhoon track, and the influence of topographic forcing on typhoon MAGGIE (9903) track is not neglectable. The typhoon's asymmetric structure is an important factor in its abnormal track.


Although history of colorectal cancer (CRC) is a known risk factor for developing second CRC, the optimal surveillance protocol has not been established. Using hazard function analysis to evaluate changes in the hazard rate for the development of second primary CRCs or high‐grade adenomas (HGAs), we aimed to clarify when and on whom to focus in order to effectively identify second primary colorectal neoplasms after initial surgery for CRC.


This study investigates and models temporal suppression of click‐evoked otoacoustic emissions (CEOAEs). This suppression‐effect is created when a suppressor‐click is presented close in time to a test‐click. The analysis was carried out for short time‐frames of short‐ and long‐latency CEOAEs. The latter is defined as a CEOAE with duration greater than 20 ms, typically observed for test subjects with spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs). Previous studies have tended to exclude these test subjects but they are incorporated here. The results from six exemplary subjects demonstrate that temporal suppression is present in all CEOAEs for inter‐click intervals (ICIs) less than 8 ms. The long‐latency CEOAEs showed augmentation (i.e., negative suppression) for ICIs of 6‐7 ms which was not reported for the short‐latency CEOAE at these ICIs. A phenomenological approach is adopted here to explain both temporal suppression and augmentation of CEOAEs. Recently, a feedback automatic gain control (AGC) system has bee...


Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is an emerging problem affecting adolescents, families, and communities throughout the United States. Despite a growing awareness of the problem, information regarding treatment is limited. This article describes a pilot group intervention created for use with DMST victims, focusing specifically on areas that were critical to the development and life of the group: (1) providing education about DMST, (2) reducing shame and addressing stigma, (3) mutual aid, and (4) managing strong emotions through the development of new coping skills. Process examples are given to illustrate this pilot intervention, and recommendations for research and practice are discussed.