This project explores the possibility of a hybrid airship that generates lift through its wing-like design which is less dependent on hydrostatic buoyancy. Compared to drones or other hybrid airship proposals that rely on use of rotors to generate lift, the design explored here can be optimized for higher speed, yet still retain Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) characteristics. Airship development stagnated in the 1930s due to safety concerns, but new materials may lead to a renaissance in their design. The process of designing the hybrid airship started with the finding the optimal airfoil. XFLR5 was used to select an airfoil based on its Coefficient of lift, Coefficient of Drag, and other characteristics under the expected flight parameters. The chosen airfoil was then tested in a wind tunnel to compare the actual characteristics against the expected characteristics, which showed that the characteristics were indeed favorable. At the same time, a scale model was constructed from carbon fiber, plywood, string, wire and Monokote to get weight characteristics for scaling purposes. Buoyancy characteristics for pressurized helium were also recorded. From the airfoil chosen, the internal volume was calculated, from which the hydrostatic lift that can be produced was derived Altogether the model in its current dimensions was not neutrally buoyant. However, it was calculated that if it were scaled up by 4 times, it would not only be neutrally buoyant while unloaded, but be able to out-perform contemporary quadcopter drones developed for the purpose of delivery when fully equipped with comparable avionics. I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Airships are lighter-than-air aircraft which gain their lift from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. They were common in the first days of powered flight, but their use decreased over time as their capabilities were surpassed by those of heavier-than-air aircraft. They still have certain benefits, such as the ability to stay stationary in the air for long periods of time without the need to refuel. They are silent as well when just hovering, as they use their buoyancy to passively stay in position. This means that they have useful applications in the military as well as in scientific research, such as area surveillance. Airships, however, are restricted by weight limits, as there is a hard limit on how much weight they can lift while staying less dense than air. This is what this project seeks to address. A hybrid airship in this case would combine the properties of an airship with the lift generating properties of a fixedwing aircraft, i.e., they can generate lift to carry a payload while moving, but are still able to lift their own weight through buoyancy [1]. An efficient design for such hybrid aircraft is the blended wing-body design, which allows the whole aircraft to generate lift when moving and still gives reasonable volume inside for lifting gas. This brings higher efficiency, as engine power is not being "wasted" in keeping the craft aloft, which can translate to better endurance [1]. Because the body generates lift, the airship must have a rigid-body, so that the lift forces do not cause the wing-body to bend in flight. The target is for the full-scale airship to float unloaded, and be able to hold at least 30% of its unloaded weight while carrying a payload (comparable to the ratio of the STOL(Short TakeOff and Landing) C-130 Hercules [2]), with an intermediate step discussed directly below. II. SELECTION OF AIRFOIL This project is a proof-of-of concept that can be scaled up by the aerospace industry to be actually used as a remote-delivery drone [3]. The most important element of the scale model that needs to perform is the wing-fuselage. It needs to have a reasonably large internal volume to maximize the volume to surface area ratio, allowing for more lifting gas, and yet retain aerodynamic efficiency. The airfoil was chosen based on comparisons between simulations on the software XFLR5 [4]. If necessary, the airfoil may be thickened to allow for a greater cross-sectional area by up to 1.5 times without significant penalty to flight characteristics [5]. The airfoil should ideally have as large a cross-sectional area as possible to maximize the internal volume of the wing. Coupled with the lower Reynolds number range expected for the prototype (set at 120000 for a projected chord length of 0.60m with the properties of air at 300K), this meant that of the literature searched, only airfoils in the UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database were of sufficient thickness and low speed performance [5], [6], [7]. These were chosen from proven airfoils to allow some comparison of data. The airfoils that made the final cut for testing in XFLR5 are listed in table 1.


The evolution of the Richmond Bank from its incorporation in 1914 through the stock market crash of 1929. This article focuses on George J. Seay, the Bank's first Governor (President, in today's parlance).


On 11 March 2009, the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the French Competition Council's decision of 30 December 2005 in which it found inter aliathat, by engaging in the exchange of confidential…


Abstract 887 Background: Recreational physical activity (PA) provides numerous health benefits, including a reduction in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and promotion of mental health. Increasing evidence from epidemiological studies also links PA to a reduced risk of major human cancers, particularly those of the colon and breast. On the other hand, previous case-control and cohort studies examining the relationship of PA and incident hematologic malignancies yielded inconsistent results. Given these conflicting findings, we used a large prospective cohort study to examine this association. Patients and Methods: 65,322 men and women aged 50–76 years were recruited from 2000–2002 to the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) study. The PA questionnaire at baseline asked about walking by intensity and two broader categories of activities (mild and moderate/strenuous exercise) by type over the past 10 years. For each activity, a corresponding metabolic equivalent (MET) intensity was assigned. Incident hematologic malignancies (n=666) after study enrollment were identified through December 2009 by linkage to the SEER cancer registry. Hazards ratios (HRs) for total incident hematologic malignancies and cancer subcategories associated with PA averaged over the previous 10 years before baseline were estimated by Cox proportional hazards models. Models were adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, smoking, self-rated health, daily fruit and vegetable consumption, body mass index, fatigue, self-reported anemia, and family history of leukemia/lymphoma. Results: After adjustment, there was a decreased risk of hematologic malignancies associated with any PA (HR=0.75 [95% CI: 0.61–0.94]) as well as any moderate/high-intensity activity (HR=0.72 [95% CI: 0.57–0.92]). The reduction in risk was greatest among the physically most active participants, both with regard to number of weekly episodes of activity (>4.8 episodes of all activities per week: HR=0.66 [95% CI: 0.51–0.86], P =0.005 for trend; >3.5 episodes of moderate/high-intensity activities per week: HR=0.60 [95% CI: 0.44–0.82], P =0.002 for trend) and metabolic activity (>13.625 MET of all activities per week: HR=0.71 [95% CI: 0.54–0.92], P =0.029 for trend; >11.2972 MET of moderate/high-intensity activities per week: HR=0.65 [95% CI: 0.48–0.89], P =0.005 for trend), respectively. To address the possibility of reverse causation, i.e. the possibility that study participants were physically less active as a result of a yet undiagnosed hematologic malignancy, we repeated these analyses after exclusion of the 146 incident cases that occurred within 2 years of baseline: the reduction in risk of incident hematologic malignancies among the physically most active participants in this study subset was relatively similar to that of the entire study cohort. When we stratified malignancies by WHO disease classification, we found that the association between PA and incident hematologic malignancy was strongest for myeloid neoplasms (HR=0.48 [95% CI: 0.29–0.79] for highest tertile of all PA, P =0.013 for trend; HR=0.40 [0.21-0.77] for highest tertile of moderate/high-intensity PA, P =0.016 for trend). There were also significant associations between episodes of moderate/high intensity PA and incident mature B-cell lymphomas other than chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) or plasma cell disorders (>3.5 episodes per week: HR=0.59 [95% CI: 0.36–0.97], P =0.035 for trend) and between episodes of all activities and incident CLL/SLL (>4.8 episodes per week: HR=0.52 [95% CI: 0.26–1.03], P =0.023 for trend). No associations were found with incident plasma cell disorders. Conclusion: Our study offers the strongest epidemiological evidence to date to suggest that regular recreational PA is associated with a dose-dependently reduced incidence of certain hematologic malignancies, with a greater than 50% reduction of risk for the development of neoplasms of myeloid origin for individuals within the top tertile of all or moderate/high-intensity activities. Our data also suggest a trend toward reduced risk for CLL/SLL and other mature B-cell NHLs except plasma cell disorders, although further studies in larger cohorts of participants will be required to assess these associations further. Together, our findings may thus suggest additional important health benefits attributable to regular PA. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Abstract α-Amylases occur widely in plants, animals, and microorganisms. They often act in synergy with other related and degradative enzymes and may also be regulated by proteinaceous inhibitors. Open questions exist on how α-amylases interact with polysaccharides. Several enzymes possess secondary carbohydrate binding sites situated on the surface at a certain distance of the active site cleft. The functions of such sites were studied in barley α-amylase isozymes by structure-guided mutational analysis and measurement of activity and binding parameters. Two surface sites were assigned distinct roles. One of the sites seems to participate in hydrolysis of polysaccharides by a multiple attack mechanism. Polysaccharide processing enzymes can also contain carbohydrate binding modules, e.g. starch binding domains that assist in the attack on macromolecular substrates and are useful in engineering of enzyme efficiency. The multidomain nature of these enzymes raises questions on the dynamics and structural properties in solution and in substrate complexes.


A cladistic analysis of known species of both Hemiptarsenus Westwood and Sympiesis Forster (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Hungary was carried out based on 176 morphological characters from adults. Three most-parsimonious trees (MPTs) were produced, strictly consensused, and rerooted. Monophyly of Sympiesis was supported by all 3 MPTs. A review of the genera Hemiptarsenus Westwood and Sympiesis Forster was made based on the results of the cladistic analysis. Sympiesis petiolata was transferred into Hemiptarsenus. Several other species in both Hemiptarsenus and Sympiesis were removed from the synonymy lists of different species and reinstated.


Abstract : The novel carborane mu-1,2-trimethylene-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(10) has been prepared and characterized. The carborane was found to undergo bas degradation to form the mu-1,2-trimethylene-(3)-1,2-dicarbadeca hydro-nido-undecaborate (-1) ion which after deprotonation would react with transition metals to form several sandwich-bonded complexes of the type (M(n+)(B9C5H15)2)(n-4) and (C5H5)M(III)(B9C5H15). The formal nickel (IV) and cobalt(III) complexes were found to undergo thermal rearrangements and the kinetics of the facile ligand isomerizations of Ni(B9C5H15)2 were determined using reverse current chronopotentiometry and visible spectroscopy. (Author)


Along with the development of computer technology and mathematics,although the progress of survey adjustment technology was greatly made,it had a lot of question lied in.At present,a lot of survey adjustment soft wares in the market supplied are mainly programmed on the PC-1500 through QBASIC or FORTRAN language,which does not meet the need of the survey in reality,and it is difficult to optimize the original program.the paper made good use of computer technology and matrix theory knowledge realizing and optimizing the crux-matrix inversion of the survey adjustment.


Behavioral Dentistry is offered as a dedicated volume that will provide dental professionals with effective support in understanding and dealing with the different patient behaviours routinely needing management in the dental practice environment. The book does not claim to be a definitive text on behavioural dentistry, but suggests that the wide range of international expert contributions will motivate practitioners and students to further develop their skills and interests. The four sections of the book cover an assorted range of issues. Part I discusses bio-behavioural processes, and is an eclectic collection of chapters ranging from oral health to stress, saliva and hypnosis. Anxiety, fear and pain are discussed in Part II, which ends with a pragmatic and basic chapter on helping patients change their behaviour in the dental setting. 'Emotional and environmental determinants of dental pain' (McNeil, Sorrell and Vowles) is excellent. If you read nothing else, read this chapter. Part III 'Changing Behaviors' and Part IV 'Professional Practice' discuss an interesting range of patient management issues, from the evaluation of the behaviour of patients with temporomandibular joint problems to bruxism and the health behaviour of diabetics. Orthodontists may be particularly interested in the chapters 'The oral and craniofacial area and interpersonal attraction' and 'Behavior management in dentistry: thumb sucking'. This is definitely a reference text in which experts discuss their particular field of work, and there is no doubt that this book could be useful to students investigating particular areas of behavioural dentistry. A large proportion of the many excellent references are over 20 years old, and as socialization and family interactions have changed dramatically in recent years, these references need to be critically appraised through the eyes of the modern professional. Perhaps I was hoping for a deeper insight into the reasons for the way in which people behave and the way in which dental professionals can react to manage their everyday situations to everyone's advantage. It is reassuring to know that one's personal tried and tested approach could still be the best for one's patients. There appear to be no new or magical ways of dealing with the surprisingly different human reactions to the dental environment—but do we need a book to tell us that?


Anastomotic strictures occur in up to 22%of patients after colorectal resection, and up to 70%of themwill eventually require surgical intervention. Traditionally, the approach taken in such cases has included endoscopic balloon dilation, self-expandablemetal stent insertion, or surgical intervention; however, balloon dilation remains the primary modality because of its efficacy and safety profile.


The effects of BM 13.505 (4-[2-(4-Chlorobenzenesulfonylami-no)ethyl]-benzene acetic acid = BM) on human washed platelets and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) were studied in vitro and after oral application in 10 male volunteers ex vivo/in vitro. BM inhibited the shape change, aggregation and (1H)serotonin release when the platelets were activated by agents that stimulate via the thromboxane Az/prostaglandin H2 (TXA2/PGH2) receptor. Such agonists were collagen, methyl mercury chloride (methyl-Hg), arachidonic acid and the PGH2 analogue U 46,619. BM was 9 times more potent an inhibitor than sulotroban (= BM 13.177). The slope of the Schild plot for U 46,619-induced shape change was close to unity, which is consistent with competitive antagonism. The pA2 -value in PRP was 6.5. BM did not inhibit the primary platelet activation induced by ADP, PAF or serotonin in aspirin-treated platelets, indicating that the inhibition by BM was specific for the platelet TXA2/PGH2 receptor. BM also suppressed platelet activation by PGH2 which accumulated when the platelets were stimulated by collagen, methyl-Hg or arachidonic acid in the presence of the thromboxane synthase inhibitor dazoxiben. At concentrations beyond about 600 times the apparent KD (200 μM in PRP and 10 μM in washed platelets), BM induced a transient shape change. This effect was inhibited by sulotroban and might indicate a slight intrinsic activity of BM. BM 10 μM exerted no effect on the formation of 14C-labelled TXB2, PGE2, PGD2, PGF2α , HHT and 12-HETE from 14C-labelled arachidonic in washed platelet suspensions, irrespective of whether exogenous or endogenous (by methyl-Hg mobilized) arachidonic acid was metabolized. Volunteers who received 7 oral doses of 400 mg in 12 hour intervals reached peak plasma concentrations between 9.5 and 45 pM 1 hour after dosage. The bleeding time was prolonged by 90 %. Platelet activation by collagen, methyl-Hg and U 46,619 was inhibited for at least 9 hours after a single dose. No objective and subjective side effects were observed in any of the subjects. Thus, BM 13.505 is a specific, we11-tolerated and long-acting TXA2/PGH2 receptor antagonist. (Supported by the DFG, Grant Pa-263).


On the early morning of March 27, 1926, police officers from Turin arrested a man. He was confused, suicidal, in anguish, and could not remember his name. No charges were filed and the man was interned in the mental hospital for a year. His family found him and revealed that he was a professor of neo-scholasticism in Verona, who had disappeared ten years earlier in the war in the Carpathians. The fascists, however, chose another fate for him, giving him the identity of a crook wanted by the police with four warrants out for his arrest. The experts summoned by the authorities performed all sorts of evaluations, including a lengthy psychiatric assessment. These revealed a certain handling of positivism.


The aim of this study was to determine whether polydatin, a glucoside of resveratrol isolated from the root of Polygonum cuspidatum, warranted development as a potential therapeutic for ameliorating the pain originating from gallbladder spasm disorders and the underlying mechanisms. Guinea pig gallbladder smooth muscles were treated with polydatin and specific inhibitors to explore the mechanisms underpinning polydatin-induced relaxation of carbachol-precontracted guinea pig gallbladder. Our results shown that polydatin relaxed carbachol-induced contraction in a dose-dependent manner through the nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate/protein kinase G and the cyclic adenosine monophosphate/protein kinase A signaling pathways as well as the myosin light chain kinase and potassium channels. Our findings suggested that there was value in further exploring the potential therapeutic use of polydatin in gallbladder spasm disorders.


The tsunami is one of the deadliest natural disasters, responsible for more than 260,000 deaths and billions in economic losses over the last two decades. The footage of the devastating power of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami perhaps remains vivid in the memory of most survivors, and Malaysia was one of the countries affected by the unprecedented 2004 tsunami. It was the first time the Malaysian government had managed such a great disaster. This review, therefore, gathers the relevant literature pertaining to the efforts undertaken following the event of the 2004 tsunami from Malaysia's perspective. A compilation of post-event observations regarding tsunami characteristics is first presented in the form of maps, followed by building damage, including damage modes of wall failure, total collapse, debris impact and tilting of structures. In addition, hazard assessments and projections regarding a hypothetical future tsunami towards vulnerable hazard zones in Malaysia are reviewed. It is observed that future tsunami risks may originate from the Indian/Burma Plate, Andaman Island, Sunda Trench, Manila Trench, Sulu Trench, Negro Trench, Sulawesi Trench, Cotabato Trench and Brunei slide. A rundown of post-2004 measures and tsunami research undertaken in the country is also included in this review, serving as a reference for disaster management globally. Overall, the outcomes of this review are important for understanding tsunami vulnerability and the resilience of coastal infrastructures, which will be crucial for continued progress in the future.


Vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) and galloping effects are studied for the case of two cylinders in tandem arrangement. Both cylinders are allowed to move in X and Y directions and rigidity is kept the same for both directions. The cross-flow around moving cylinders is computed using a specifically designed numerical method which has been thoroughly verified and validated with manufactured solutions and systematic comparisons between numerical and available experimental results. It consists of a monolithic finite element method for solving fluid-structure problems. After validation results, we present configurations for a center-to-center distance L/D = 4 and reduced velocities ranging from 4 to 16 at a laminar Reynolds number of 200.


The utility model provides a soil sampler of stable soil, which is used for the detection of stable soil in the process of road construction, etc. The utility model is provided with a tubular soil sampler body (2) which is integrated with a handle (1), and the outer surface of the soil sampler body (2) is provided with graduation; the lower part of the tubular soil sampler body is an annular body (3). When the soil sampler is used, the uniformity of mixing of the stable soil, the depth of mixing, the existence of sandwich layers, and the depth of the sandwich layers can be conveniently judged. The utility model has the advantages of simple structure, convenient operation, visual detection, time and labour saving, and accurate and reliable use.


Due to its avoidance of brushes, brushless doubly-fed induction generator (BDFIG) shows significant commercial benefits when replacing traditional doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) in offshore wind farms. In order to analyze the fault ride-through capability of BDFIG, a BDFIG based wind energy conversion system is set up and subjected to three-phase symmetrical grid fault. Detailed analysis of currents and voltages of both windings as well as DC link during the fault is presented in this paper. The results obtained from simulation and experimental tests are also provided for verification purpose.


To the Editor.— I read in the QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS section (1983; 249:1649) the recommendations for treatment of an 84-year-old woman with a cataract in one eye and poor vision in the other eye after repair of an aphakic retinal detachment. Dr Hartstein advised that use of an extended-wear contact lens be considered. I strongly disagree with the advisability of contact lenses in one-eyed or effectively one-eyed patients. Ocular injuries do occur, and when they happen to the patient's one good eye, the results are catastrophic. 1 These patients need as much protection for their good eye as possible, and contact lenses do not provide it. Cataract glasses are unquestionably a challenge to adapt to, but they do provide the necessary safety shield for the eye. Even if a daily or an extended-wear contact lens is fitted and the patient also wears safety glasses, the risk of subsequent corneal infection


The surface qualities of fine iron oxide particles are studied.The pore distribution and surface a area are determined and calculated.The results show that the surface area is 290 m 2·g -1 ,830 m 2·g -1 and the middle-pore(40~60)is the main part of the fine iron oxide particles prepared by the colloid chemical method.


In this secondary battery, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte containing a cyano compound are provided inside a film-shaped exterior member.


Summary Background Protein-energy malnutrition is still problematic worldwide. It directly impacts growth and development, especially in children. We investigated the long-term effects of egg supplementation on the growth, biochemical indices, and microbiota of primary school children. Methods A randomized controlled cluster study was carried out in six rural schools in Thailand. Participants were randomly assigned into three groups: 1) whole egg (WE) - consuming 10 additional eggs/week [n = 238], 2) protein substitute (PS) - consuming yolk-free egg substitute equivalent to 10 eggs/week [n = 200], and 3) control group (n= 197]). Demographic and biochemical indices, and microbiota composition were measured at weeks 0, 14, and 35. Findings 635 students (8 to 14 years old) were recruited (51{middle dot}5% female). At baseline, 17% of the participants were underweight, 18% were stunted, and 13% were wasted. At week 35, compared to the control group, body weight and height increased significantly in WE (3{middle dot}6 {+/-} 23{middle dot}5 kg, P<0{middle dot}001 and 5{middle dot}1 {+/-} 23{middle dot}2 cm, P<0{middle dot}001). No significant differences in weight or height were observed between PS and Control. Prealbumin levels were higher (1{middle dot}5 {+/-} 8{middle dot}4 mg/dL, P<0{middle dot}001) in WE, but not in PS, compared to control. Significant decreases in total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol were observed in the WE, but not in the PS groups. HDL cholesterol tended to increase in WE (0{middle dot}7 {+/-} 25{middle dot}2 mg/dL, ns). Neither the alpha nor beta diversity of the bacterial diversity was significantly different among all groups. After WE supplementation, the overall relative abundance of Bifidobacterium increased by 1{middle dot}28-fold as compared to baseline and the differential abundance analysis also indicated that Lachnospira increased significantly and Varibaculum decreased. Interpretation Long-term whole egg supplementation is an effective, feasible and low-cost intervention to reduce protein-energy malnutrition, particularly in low-middle-income countries. Whole egg supplementation improves growth and nutritional biomarkers, and positively impacts gut microbiota without adverse effects on blood cholesterol levels. Funding Agricultural Research Development Agency (ARDA) of Thailand (PRP6105022310, PRP6505030460).


Saburo Fukui and Torakichi Hara The polarization curves of various galvanic couples, such as mild steel vs. pure zinc, aluminium alloy (NP56) vs. pure zinc, manganese bronze vs. aluminium alloy (NP56), etc. have been measured in diluted sea water, and the following relations have been known. 1) The minimum currents for protection in stagnant water required for steel and aluminium alloy (NP56) become maximum in 1/10 diluted sea water, while such a relation is not seen in the case of manganese bronze. 2) The minimum currents for protection required for the above-mentioned metals in flowing water (containing air bubbles) become larger as the salt concentration of sea water increases. 3) The maximum current density of galvanic couples in flowing raw sea water (containing air bubbles) is always larger than that when measured in stagnant raw sea water. This phenomenon is particularly extensive in the case of aluminium alloy (NP56) being used as a cathode. The current, however, decreases as salt concentration becomes smaller, and in fresh water, becomes almost same as in stagnant water.


This paper introduced a particular design process of a modem's software and hardware,based on SOPC technology. In the design,DMg000A was used as the data interface between the modem and computer.The design can be realized simply,and the mode of modulation can be changed easily.Test results showed that there was an increment of the distance that two computers could achieve the reliable communication with a twisted-pair.


In the recent years, fuzzy variables and random-fuzzy variables have been proposed to represent the measurement results with their associated uncertainty. However, up to now, the different authors do not yet agree in the mathematical way fuzzy variables should be composed together, so that different approaches have been proposed. This paper compares these approaches, in order to find their advantages and disadvantages and shows a new proposal, that is supposed to overcome, hopefully, the disadvantages of the original ones.


How do I know that the colour that I am now seeing is called "green"? Well, to confirm it I might ask other people; but if they did not agree with me, I should become totally confused and should perhaps take them or myself for crazy. That is to say: I should either no longer trust myself to judge, or no longer react to what they say as to a judgement. If I am drowning and I shout "Help!", how do I know what the word Help means? Well, that's how I react in this situation.-Now that is how I know what "green" means as well and also know how I have to follow the rule in the particular case. (VI-35)


How can nitrogen emissions be reduced and reused to reduce pressure on ecosystems? Nitrogen compounds, mainly from agriculture and sewage, are causing widespread eutrophication of estuaries and coastal waters (1). Rapid growth of algal blooms can deprive ecosystems of oxygen when the algae decay, with sometimes extensive ecological and economic effects. Nitrogen oxides from fossil fuel combustion also contribute to eutrophication, and nitrous oxide, N2O, is an extremely powerful greenhouse gas (GHG). On page 405 of this issue, Sinha et al. confirm that climate change is worsening nitrogen pollution, notably coastal eutrophication (2). The results highlight the urgent need to control nitrogen pollution. Solutions may be found by drawing on decarbonization efforts in the energy sector.


Background and objective:  Little is known about plasma neutrophil elastase (PNE) levels in patients with community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high care unit (HCU). In addition, the influence of PNE on pulmonary vascular permeability in a clinical setting has not been investigated. The aims of this study were (i) to investigate PNE levels in patients with CAP and (ii) to explore the relationship between PNE and pulmonary vascular permeability.


Thispaperpresents ananalysis oftheperformance ofBPSK/QPSKmodulation inaflat Rayleigh fading channel subject toflat Rayleigh fading noise, andananalytical expression forbiterror probability isalsoprovided. Basedonthis result, we first modeltheUWB interference asfadedwhitenoise andthen derived ananalytical modeltoquantify thepotential interference imposed onnarrowband systems thatmayco-locate within the spectrum oftheMB-OFDM UWB systemina flatfading environment. Thisanalysis canbeextended toderive theBER forgeneric narrowband systems interfered withbyother UWB techniques suchasdirect sequence (DS-UWB).


Designed a set of system used to test the performance of limiting current type oxygen sensor.The test system contains mainly gas injection and ventilation set,rate of flow control and measure set,power supply and heat set,temperature control and test set,test circuit,etc.So it can simulate all the situations of the oxygen sensor's workspace very well,and can meets the requirement of the performance testing of limiting current type oxygen sensor.In addition,the system can test the performance of differential concentration type and semiconductor resistive type oxygen sensors while relevant test circuit was designed.


In this paper a network examination system has been analyzed and modeled by the unified modeling language(UML).The use case diagram,class diagram,sequence diagram and activity diagram for the examination use case of students have been constructed. The function requirement and function flow,instructions and relations of class,and interaction and communication between objects are described as well.Finally,finish the code and realize the system by object oriented program language.In the way to model the system,process is optimized and the stability,maintainability and reusability are improved.


Humans can detect a facial expressions of any person easier, because its naturally directly recognized, but its very difficult to do by machine or computer. There are 3 main stages when designing a facial expression recognition system, that is, face detection (recognizes faces), extraction of the facial expression information (feature extraction which is separate parts of the face that has information about facial expressions) and the last is the classification of the expression[1]. This research facial expression, specially for smile and not smile expression, recognition using Artificial Neural Network algorithm with Back Propagation models and optimization using Principal Component Analysis. The accuracy of the results obtained to predict the smile image is equal to 81.67%, while the accuracy for predicting not smile image is 61.67%.


This invention relates to useful for the treatment of proliferative diseases and immune system disorders in a mammal relates to a compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of formula I. Wherein, R R R (Wherein the phenyl ring is optionally further substituted, A is NH, O, NHSO R The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound and a production method of the compound.


Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of
Master of Technology: Chemical Engineering
at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013


Sir, The insertion of a nasogastric tube (NGT), in an anaesthetized, paralyzed and intubated patient, as easy as it may seem, can be a tiresome and an challenging exercise for even the most experienced anaesthesiologist. Fibreoptically it has been determined that NGTs usually encounter greatest resistance to insertion at the arytenoid cartilages and the piriform sinuses (1). Over the years, many techniques have been proposed to aid in the process of NGT insertion including forward displacement of the larynx (2), use of split endotracheal tubes placed via the nasoesophageal route (3), use of a nasopharyngeal airway to serve as an obturator (4), immersion of the NGT in ice-cold water (5), forward neck flexion (6) and insufflation of air in the oropharnyx to open the upper oesophageal sphincter (7). A recently described innovative technique proposes to use the flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope to guide the NGT through the nasal cavity under vision and subsequently direct it down the oesophagus using the laryngoscope and Magill's forceps in a standard manner (8). However, the justification of using a flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope as a means to guide a NGT needs questioning especially when there are problems with universal availability and the inherent possibility of damage to the expensive fibreoptic system. We have developed a simple technique of NGT insertion under direct vision involving minimal laryngoscopy and airway instrumentation. This involves the standard passage of a generously lubricated 18/16-G NGT through the appropriate nasal passage. A gentle laryngoscopy is then performed and the NGT is retrieved via the oral cavity by grasping its tip with a Magill's forceps and nearly the entire length is pulled out through the oral cavity leaving only about 3–4 inches outside the nares. Next, the tip of the tube is guided into the oesophagus by grasping it 2–3 inches proximal to its distal end with a Magill's forceps. This step does not need any operation in the depth of the oropharynx thus allowing better manoeuvrability. Once a sufficient length of NGT is introduced inside, the proximal end is pulled out until the desired mark is reached at the level of nares whereupon it is secured with the adhesive tape. Our method has distinct benefits, which include a decreased time period of laryngoscopic stimulation and its consequences therein, a greater range of manoeuvrability by not having to work in the depths of the oropharynx thus avoiding trauma to delicate structures such as uvula and the soft mucosa of the posterior pharyngeal wall. Moreover, the technique is 100% successful even in patients where other methods have failed. The use of laryngoscopy with the Magill's forceps to aid insertion of the GT is not new but our modification of this technique has allowed us a safe, easy and atraumatic means to accomplish the same result.


Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive subtype of lung cancer, accounting for ∼15% of all lung cancer cases in US. Talazoparib (BMN 673) is a potent, specific PARP1/2 inhibitor that has demonstrated significant clinical activity in ovarian and breast cancer patients with deleterious germline BRCA1/2 mutations (ASCO 2014). Antitumor responses were also reported in SCLC patients treated with talazoparib (ASCO 2014). However, molecular determinants for SCLC response to talazoparib treatment have not been determined. Method: in vitro: 38 human SCLC cell lines were screened for their sensitivity towards single-agent treatment with talazoparib or cisplatin. Sensitive vs. resistant cell lines were categorized based on median GI50 of 38 cell lines (as measured by generational growth inhibition approach) and 90% experimental maximum inhibition. Bioinformatics analysis was carried out to search for genomic features associated with talazoparib sensitivity, using CCLE genomic profiling data. in vivo: 12 human SCLC patient-derived xenograft (PDX) tumor models were established in immunocompromised mice. These PDX models were treated with either vehicle or talazoparib, and tumor growth was monitored by standard methods. Untreated tumor samples were collected from mice for molecular analyses (Myriad HRD assay, Foundation Medicine gene mutation analysis, reverse-phase protein array (RPPA), and Western blotting) to survey for talazoparib sensitivity biomarkers. Result: The 38 SCLC lines showed a wide range of sensitivity to talazoparib (GI50 ranging from 2 nM to >2000 nM, with median GI50 = 56 nM) and cisplatin treatment (GI50 ranging from 10 nM to >10,000 nM). Sensitivity towards talazoparib and cisplatin are well correlated (Pearson r = 0.748). Differential gene expression analysis suggests sensitivity to talazoparib correlated well with high SLFN11 expression in SCLC lines (nominal p-value Citation Format: Ying Feng, Karen Yu, Robert Cardnell, Yuanbin (Kevin) Ru, Evelyn Wang, Jing Wang, Leonard E. Post, Lauren A. Byers, Yuqiao (Jerry) Shen. Talazoparib predictive biomarker analysis in human small cell lung cancer cells and PDX tumors. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics; 2015 Nov 5-9; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Ther 2015;14(12 Suppl 2):Abstract nr A37.


Abstract Ribociclib is a selective cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor approved in combination with endocrine-based therapy for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive (HR + )/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2 − ) advanced or metastatic breast cancer. It can significantly prolong the progression-free survival and improve the objective response rate compared with hormone therapy alone. However, the combined regimen results in a higher risk of adverse events, one of them being dermatological reactions. We present a case of late severe skin toxicity in a patient who had received ribociclib for 5 months. The toxicity led to severe pruritus and maculopapular and patchy rash on upper and lower extremities, which completely resolved 1 month after cessation of the drug. We conclude that ribociclib-induced skin toxicity is a noteworthy side effect that can lead to permanent cessation of this drug and is reversible. There are clinical decision dilemmas related to continuation, withholding, or switching CDK4/6 inhibitors, and benefits should be weighed against toxicities and costs.


This report provides an overview of the scope of the President's pardoning power, the legal effects of a pardon, and the procedures that have traditionally been adhered to in the consideration of requests for pardons.


Stable wavelength, narrow linewidth continuous-wave (CW) Tm:YLF laser with double Fabry-Perot etalons by using the dual-end-pumping configuration is presented. We achieved the maximum output power of 14.0 W when the incident pump power of 56.3 W, corresponding to the optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 24.9% and slope efficiency of 32.2%. The Tm:YLF laser operats at 1907.7 nm with FWHM of approximately 0.15 nm. The shift of the laser wavelength was only 0.2 nm with the incident pump power from 20.6 W to 56.3 W.


After the present invention relates to a nuclear power plant accident melt type IV-pile retention means, including interior walls, interior wall opening is fixed to the inner bottom wall of the steam passage, disposed within the pressure vessel wall of the steam passage, further comprising surrounding the inner facade outside wall, fixed to the bottom of the interior core debris retention means, and means for maintaining a gap with the interior wall of the baffle, the core melt retention; coolant is formed between the exterior wall and the baffle drop channels, a bottom deflector plate is provided with a coolant inlet, a coolant passage is provided between the outer and inner core melt retention means; core debris retention groove is provided, the molten core debris core retention means means retention was lower arcuate surface; core debris retention device composed of an inorganic non-metallic refractory material. The present invention employs an outer melt retention stack design, melt, and structural applications deflector coolant loop of melt is cooled, the whole of the nuclear power plant to improve the high inclusive of different materials.


Anaerobic bacteria species have been linked to the periapical disease of tooth. Of them Enterococcus faecalis , a facultative anaerobe plays major role in root canal failures and persistent peri-radicular lesions due to its ability to survive in dentinal tubules of teeth even after chemico-mechanical cleaning. Using intra-canal medicament in such cases helps in eliminating these bacteria's leading to periapical tissue repair. At present volatile compounds like phenols are in use that are reported as potential carcinogens.  Research involving newer and safer intra-canal medicament is the need of the hour. Metronidazole a nitroimidazole compound shown to have an excellent anti microbial activity against anaerobes from odontogenic abscess could be a good alternative. In-vitro 93.56% of active drug from 5% w/v sustained-release metronidazole gel diffused and got absorbed which was well above the MIC of the drug. In-vivo 5% w/v sustained-release metronidazole gel exhibited statistically significant efficacy against E. faecalis in necrotic primary molars. Conclusion: 5% w/v sustained-release metronidazole gel can be safely and effectively used as intra-canal medicament in chronic periapical infection cases.


With increasing interest from research laboratories and industry in instrumented knee replacement arthroplasties, we aim to fabricate a novel stress sensor that can be embedded into the tibial knee bearing with the least alteration to the mechanical properties of the bearings. Therefore, the most commonly used material for tibial inserts, ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), was used as the matrix for the sensor. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes were added as nano fillers to transform the insulating UHMWPE into an electrically conducting nano-composite. The electrical percolation threshold of the nanocomposites was calculated to be 0.34 wt%. The samples showed a linear current–voltage response when excited with a sine-wave electrical current source. Under quasi-static compressive loading, samples resistances showed a decreasing trend with increasing stress. The 0.3 wt% sample showed a higher stress coefficient, but also a lower degree of linearity compared to the 0.5 wt% samples, owing to the significant change in the tunneling resistance of carbon nanotube networks under stress. Reasonably repeatable piezoresistive response between loading cycles (with coefficient of variation less than 5%) was also observed during short cyclic compression sequences.


Endometriosis is a very common benign gynecological condition. It is the presence of functional endometrialtissue outside the uterine cavity. Though it can involve most parts of the body, scar endometriosis is aninfrequent condition. The wide array of clinical presentations makes it difficult to diagnose preoperatively.Here, we report two cases of caesarian section endometriosis. One presented as a painful swelling and theother as an area of induration in the scar. Only one of the patients had been on medical treatment withDanazol. Despite that both patients remained symptom free after excision o f their lesions.


Critical listening is the live-sound audio engineer's most essential tool for informed sonic assessment. In producing a cohesive mix that fulfills an event's aims, audio engineers affect the experience and well-being of all live-sound participants. This study compares the results from a 2020 international audio engineer survey with published research. The findings demonstrate that although in theory, engineers recognize their hearing as being their most essential critical listening tool, in practice, many have not found ways to manage their hearing and optimize their assessment ability effectively. Many engineers with impeded or impaired hearing continue to mix, believing that any negative impact on participants is minimal or nonexistent. The live-sound experience and participant health and well-being are improved by promoting and acting on appropriate hearing management practices.


Abstract 3672 Poster Board III-608 Introduction Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is predominantly B lymphotrophic both in-vitro and in vivo, where in immunocompetent individuals the virus persists asymptomatically in the B lymphoid compartment under host T cell control. EBV9s association with B cell malignancies, such as Hodgkin and Burkitt lymphoma, can be viewed as rare accidents of the virus9 lifelong interaction with the B cell system. By contrast, EBV infection of NK and T cells is considered a rare event but is nonetheless strongly associated with a spectrum of rare lymphoproliferations: EBV-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (EBV-HLH), chronic active EBV infection (CAEBV), aggressive NK leukaemia and NK/T lymphoma all characterised pathogenically by the presence of monoclonal EBV in the T and/or NK cells. The mechanism of viral entry and its contribution to lymphoproliferation in these cell lineages remains to be clearly defined. The majority of reported cases of EBV-HLH occur in the context of primary EBV infection in children or adolescents, some of whom have a defined inherited immune defect. Adult cases of EBV-HLH occur extremely rarely and appear to be more frequent in individuals of East Asian origin. Furthermore, the vast majority of analysed cases of EBV-HLH have identified CD8+ lymphocytes as the predominant virus-bearing cell. To-date, EBV infection of (CD3-CD56+) circulating NK cells has not been reported and the pattern of viral gene expression remains unclear. Methods/Patients We analysed peripheral blood from three consecutive cases of EBV-HLH, referred to our laboratory between 2007-2009, to identify the predominant virus-harbouring cell. All three cases occurred in adults (mean age 44yrs), with no history of inherited immunodeficiency, who presented with clinical and laboratory features consistent with a diagnosis of HLH; fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, markedly elevated serum ferritin and lactate dehydrogenase and EBV copy number of 10 5 -10 6 per millilitre of whole blood. Haemophagocytosis was unequivocally present on tissue biopsy from two patients. Mononuclear cells were separated using the MoFlo™ cell sorter into pure populations. Patient 1 and 2: CD19 + CD3 − CD56 − , CD3 + CD19 − CD56 − , and CD56 + CD3 − CD19 − . Patient 3: CD19 + CD3 – CD16 − , CD3 + CD19 − CD16 − , CD16 + CD3 − CD19 − and CD3 − CD19 − CD16 − . DNA was subsequently extracted from each population and assayed by quantitative PCR, expressed as genome copies per million cells. Results In all three cases we found the predominant EBV load within the non-B, non-T lymphocyte populations; definitively shown to be the CD56 + CD3 − cell fraction in 2 cases and for case 3 within CD3 − CD19 − CD16 − lymphocytes likely to represent CD56+CD16- NK cells (a minority population in normal peripheral blood). A representative figure is shown: We then quantitatively examined latent and lytic viral gene transcripts by real-time PCR and, in contrast to previously published data, we found a tightly restricted pattern of EBV gene expression with extremely high levels of EBER (EBV-encoded RNA) transcripts present. Lymphocytes derived from tonsillar tissue and peripheral blood, from both healthy and immunosuppressed individuals, served as control samples and demonstrated the predominant EBV genome load in the CD19 + B-cells but not the T or NK fractions. Conclusion This novel finding of high EBV genome copy numbers and a restricted pattern of viral gene expression, within circulating natural killer cells in the context of adult EBV-HLH, is both pathogenically intriguing and importantly, has relevance for the investigation of targeted therapies for this aggressive disease. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


A highly diastereoselective β-elimination of 2-halo-3-hydroxy esters 1 or O-acetylated 1,1-dihaloalkan-2-ols 4 is achieved with samarium in the presence of diiodomethane, yielding α,β-unsaturated esters 2 or vinyl halides 5, respectively. The β-elimination reaction was promoted by samarium diiodide, which was generated in situ. The starting halohydrins 1 or 4 are easily prepared by reaction of the corresponding lithium enolates of α-halo esters or dihalomethyllithium with aldehydes at −78 °C. The influence of the reaction conditions and the structure of the starting compounds on the diastereoselectivity of the β-elimination reactions is discussed. A comparative study of the β-elimination reaction with preformed SmI2 and metallic samarium is also performed. These elimination reactions can be explained by the proposed mechanism. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2002)


In the emerging knowledge-based economy, knowledge management capability reflects the strategic management of intellectual assets. The integrated circuit design (IC) industry is an assetlight but knowledge-intensive one with a series of value-added activities. This study investigated how the IC design companies in Taiwan utilized KM to improve new product development. Based on data collected from the IC design field, results from path analysis indicated that the human process capital had a positive effect on new product development while the KM capability had a positive effect on the human process capital. The empirical findings certainly help both the researchers and practitioners in the future KM research in the IC field.


This study proposes a method for averaging several motions in order to analyze and synthesizing motions of musical performance. The averaged motion is expected to be useful for obtaining the feature of specified motions by just observing visually. Targeted motion here is the snare drum performance with emotion. This method is named "Motion-Averaging-Method (MAM)". Motion data are recorded by a motion capture system for performances by trained percussionists expressing each of five basic emotions or non-emotion. Recorded motion data have some deviations due to the variability of position and/or angle of each player when recording. Thus, the proposed method adjusts position and angle of the player in each recorded motion. Adjusts motion data are expanded or contracted based on impact time of drumstick obtained from acoustic waveform of recorded performance, and then an averaged motion is obtained by observing several motions adjusted. Quantitative features of averaged motion are extracted from stroke motions and their ratios of parameters of arm motions among emotions, as well as collecting up features of motion among emotions. A subjective experiment was conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of obtained features. Results showed the existence of motion related to a 2D-emotional space. The results show that several motions are dependent to the 2D emotional space and emotional performance has several features of motion not related to musical sound. We found that professional percussionists are representing emotion on the motion of the performance dependent to the 2D space and independent to its acoustic signal.


By their very nature, countermeasures and international organizations appear to have an uneasy relationship. While countermeasures are considered remnants of a 'primitive' decentralized international legal order,1 international organizations are seen as harbingers of an increasing centralization and even constitutionalization of international law. With this difficult relationship in mind (p. 21), Frédéric Dopagne's book Les contre-mesures des organisations internationales sets out to combine these two individually complex topics. More precisely, Dopagne examines whether international organizations are authorized by virtue of international law to take countermeasures (p. 13), defined as intrinsically unlawful acts that are justified as a response to an alleged internationally wrongful act. In light of the ILC's recent adoption of the Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (ARIO) on second reading,2 his book is not only timely but also a welcome addition to the literature on countermeasures. In seeking to offer 'a more complete understanding of the regimes of state countermeasures' (p. 21), it may even bespeak an increasing acceptance of the concept of 'countermeasures' whose codification in the 2001 Articles on State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts (ASR) had met with substantial opposition.3 More importantly, Dopagne's book demonstrates that (and how) the rules and principles on countermeasures taken by states can also be applied to international organizations. Indeed, his book is the first comprehensive study of the topic of countermeasures by international organizations.4 Needless to say that it is difficult to do justice to Dopagne's sizeable work, but a few critical notes are nonetheless warranted. Part I of Dopagne's book begins with an examination of the capacity of international organizations to take countermeasures, which inevitably leads the author to enter the debate on international legal personality. Unlike many other contributions to this debate, Dopagne's approach is marked by a structured discussion of the relevant terms – especially personality, capacity, and competence – which he attempts to set in relation to each other. In this context, Dopagne takes a clear stance by arguing that certain legal capacities are inherent in legal personality, which is


HOLINESS CHURCH OF THE VALLEY - [DEMO] (2011) Emotive hardcore / screamo band from Birmingham. Recorded by Carter Wilson and Jonathan Crain in ...


Based on the rigid water column theory, a transient analysis model is developed to simulate the trapped air mass in the long pipeline system with multiple-characteristics. The difference from several simplified rigid models that are suitable for the single-characteristic pipeline is demonstrated and analyzed by the comparison of simulation results, and the utility and rationality of this model is verified as well.


New records for the Flora of Almeria province Twenty-seven records of 25 taxa botanized in the province of Almeria. These 27 occurrences involve new chorological records; 16 new taxa and six confirmations to the flora of the province of Almeria. In addition, this work contributes to the knowledge about the chorology of theses taxa.


Abstract In this paper, we prove that for any ideal I of dimension one is I-cofinite for all i and for any finite A-module M. Furthermore, for any ideal I over any regular local ring A, we investigate the relationship between I-cofiniteness and vanishing for local cohomology modules .


The invention relates to a sensor device (11) with a ball according to the invention embodied as a sensor element (12). This sensor device is based on the magnetoelastic effect. Moreover, the invention relates to a ball guide in which such a sensor device is installed. According to the invention it is provided that the ball (12) by a bearing shell (13) and / or ends (16) of a core member (15) is held. This core member is provided with an excitation coil (17) and a receiver coil (18) so that on the ball (12) extending magnetic circuit (15) can be produced and changes of the magnetic flux can be measured. The ball sensor thus formed is inexpensive to manufacture, and is subject to various applications such. B. measurements, are fed in a ball guide.


In this paper co-authored by a philosopher and a scientist, the authors aim to provide some philosophical and scientific insights into the long life of unicorns, such as how deep misconceptions can often persist, and some for a long time, in the scientific literature. We take as an example the belief, often seen in the bio-nano and nanomedicine literature, that nanoparticles have some special abilities at crossing lipid membranes.


Population aging, and changing population age distributions, affect the fiscal situation through multiple channels, including the following: ; 1. Changing age distributions alter the per worker cost of providing a given age-vector of per capita benefits. For example, population aging will dramatically increase the costs of providing even existing benefits for Social Security and Medicare. ; 2. As a qualification to point 1, we note that fluctuations in population age distribution, for example, as caused by the baby boom in the United States, and transitional changes in age distribution, for example, as the population ages, add a dimension to the problem. Such changes can be considerably more dramatic than comparisons of steady states. They raise issues of intergenerational equity and risk-sharing.


SMASHfestUK was founded in 2015 by Lindsay Keith, Creative Research Fellow at University of Greenwich, and Wyn Griffiths, Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University. SMASHfestUK is a science and arts festival for young people and families which was founded and designed specifically to engage underserved and under-represented audiences. The founders created partnerships and developed networks with organisations and schools working in representative communities, STEM and Arts academia and industry to develop and implement co-design approaches that would help engage underserved communities with STEM and the Arts, change institutional practices, and challenge visible and invisible barriers to engagement. Through participatory action research and design processes, the project aimed to create an inclusive framework for accessibility to STEM and Arts careers, and practice by women, working class and ethnic minority groups.


A single-pass Variable Bit Rate(VBR) rate control strategy is given based on the frame layer for AVS encoding application.This paper allocates bit rate by utilizing the complexity forecast of the GOP layer.It uses the CBR strategy for the frames in the GOP,combines the characteristic of R-D optimizes in AVS and usesa rate distortion model which is accurate but simple to get the quantification parameter.The experimental results show that compared to JVT-H017 in JVT,the method can control the rate accurately,and the computation of the algorithm is lower,moreover,the average luminance PSNR of all testing sequences is improved by about 0.2 dB,and the sample variance of luminance PSNR is about 40% of the JVT-H017 method,which shows the consistency of quality also enhanced greatly.


ABSTRACT
Changes in rheological, textural and physicochemical characteristics of pumpkin and red bell pepper sauces prepared in 50:50 and 80:20 proportions were studied for 6 days under refrigerated conditions. Variations in sugar, total carotenoids and antioxidant capacity were determined. The compression forces of sauces decreased by 50% at eighth day of storage and sauces behaved as elastic solids with G′ values predominating over G″ values. The storage modulus was less frequency dependent than the loss modulus, giving values of tan δ between 0.1 and 0.2, which tends to indicate a weak gel system. No significant changes were observed in the physicochemical parameters, except total antioxidant capacity, which decreased by 50% after 6 days. Microbiological counts showed slight increases or remained invariable in total counts for mesophylic bacteria, yeasts and molds during storage.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
The effect of storage time at 4C on textural and rheological behavior, total sugar, total carotenoids and antioxidant capacity of the pumpkin/pepper sauces in 50:50 and 80:20 proportions was studied. Besides, microbiological control was done. The practical application of this study is the formulation of a stable mix of pumpkin and pepper in the form of a sauce that could be used as seasoning in meat and other dishes.


The article argues that the mutual prejudices in Rudyard Kipling's Kim are also observed in the post-colonial writers' novels, and exhibits the same ambivalence as the post-colonial writers do. Therefore, it is argued that Kipling wrote with a different perspective and, therefore, can hardly be categorised among the colonial writers of his age. The article argues, at the same time, that Kim is not only racially hybrid, but also culturally hybrid, by examples of the use of hybrid language and the use of both Urdu and English in the narrative. * Doç.Dr.,Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Anabilim Dalı. Mehmet Ali Çelikel 286


Coordination compounds, with bonds between a central metal atom and surrounding ligands, play critical roles in biology, biochemistry and medicine, controlling the structure and function of many enzymes and their metabolism. They play similarly vital roles in many industrial processes and in the development of new materials with specifically designed properties. Thus synthesis and study of such complexes is very important. In this lab work, equimolar quantities of o-phenyldiamine and oxalic acid dihydrate were condensed in 5N HCl under reflux to 2,3-quinoxalinedione. Refluxing of 2,3-quinoxalinedione with phosphorus (V) chloride as well as with thionylchloride gave 2,3 dichloroquinoxaline which was then treated first with hydroxylamine hydrochloride to afford a new ligand 2,3quinoxalinedioxime (QXDO) and secondly with N-(aminoformimidoyl)phenol to give quinoxaline-2,3-bis-[N-(aminoformimidoyl)phenol] (QXAP) both of which contain nitrogen and oxygen donor atoms. However, the formation of QXAP was unsuccessful as it was confirmed by H NMR. Thus QXDO was further complexed with divalent metal salts to give different complexes. New metal complexes of nickel and copper with quinoxalinedioxime (QXDO) were prepared. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, conductance measurements, atomic absorption, IR, NMR and UV spectroscopy and magnetic moments. QXDO behaves as a bidetate ligand. Key terms: Quinoxaline, o-phenyldiamine, salicylaldehyde, hydrazine, 2,3-quinoxalinedione (QXD), 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline (DCQX), 2,3-quinoxalinedioxime (QXDO).


In a flrst attempt to apply the global games methodology to signalling games, Ewerhart and Wichardt (2004) analyse a beer-quiche type signalling game with additional imperfect information about the preferences of the receiver. Their approach allows them to dismiss the unreasonable pool- ing on quiche equilibrium. This paper revisits their example and discusses how an extension of the set of strategies for the sender afiects the analy- sis. Interestingly, for an extended beer-quiche game, a unique equilibrium is selected while two equilibria are consistent with the Intuitive Criterion (Cho and Kreps, 1987). Apart from the technical analysis, potential eco- nomic applications of the results, e.g. in a context of limit pricing and entry deterrence, are indicated.


We present a data structure specially geared toward the definition and management of synthetic actors in real-time computer graphics. The relation between our proposed data structure and the Silicon Graphics API Performer/spl reg/ makes its implementation possible on a low-cost real-time platform thanks to current accelerating cards. We demonstrate how our data structure is used to generate motion by means of two different applications. Both of them make use of direct and inverse kinematics and may use motion capture. ARTgraph is a development environment devoted to the creation of high-quality real-time 3D-graphics applications (basically, 3D games) and the ALVW system is a general platform that provides and coordinates a sensing-analysis-acting loop to provide behavior for synthetic actors in their own scenario. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the standardization process of multiplatform synthetic actor programs or libraries.


The binding energies of five light hypernuclei produced in the capture of K/sup -/ mesons by photoemulsion nuclei were measured. The following results were obtained (the brackets contain the binding energies in Mev): He/sup 5/(1.9 plus or minus 0.5); He/sup 4/(0.8 plus or minus 0.5); He/sup 7/(2.7 plus or minus 0.6); He/sup 3/(0.0 plus or minus 0.5); and H/sup 4/(1.3 plus or minus 0.4).


This report describes the urban transport computational suite GUTS, designed and developed during a joint investigation by the Department of Transport Engineering, University of Chile, anddthe Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, between 1977 and 1980. The experience gained in using the suite during four years of post graduate study is summarised, and some new application possibilities are discussed. Special reference is made to the use of the suite in improving communications between transport specialists and those who ultimately are the decision makers. (TRRL)


There were 9380 internal medicine positions, out of which 8915 were filled for the year 2022. The number of non-U.S. IMGs who applied was 4200, out of which 2435 matched in 2022, with an increase of 215 positions from 2021. The highest IMG applicants were from India, followed by Pakistan, and finally, the Middle Eastern countries, of which Egypt has the highest number of IMGs.


Objective: To observe the effects of sorafenib on the proliferation and apoptosis of human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549 and H1299 cells and to explore their possible mechanisms. Methods: The A549 and H1299 cells were treated with sorafenib at different concentrations. The inhibitory rate of cell proliferation was assessed by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8). The apoptosis and the cell cycle distribution were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM). The expression levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) and phosphorylated-Akt (p-Akt) proteins in A549 and H1299 cells were examined by Western blotting. Results: The proliferation of A549 and H1299 cells was inhibited via treatment with different concentrations of sorafenib in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05). Sorafenib can induce apoptosis. The percentage of cells at G0/G1 phase was significantly increased, and which at S phase was significantly decreased in sorafenib-treated group, as compared with those in the control group (P<0.05). The expression level of p-ERK protein in A549 and H1299 cells treated with sorafenib was lower than that in the untreated control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Sorafenib can inhibit the proliferation of human NSCLC A549 and H1299 cells and induce the apoptosis. This effect may be associated with the block of ERK signaling pathway. DOI:10.3781/j.issn.1000-7431.2011.12.005


Next-generation management software must facilitate automated and businessdriven management, for systems with increasing scale, heterogeneity and federation challenges. Existing management software is not designed for this. We argue that it is necessary for management software to adopt a clean, standardized, service-centric software architecture. In particular, we make the case that the Grid, accompanied by suitable management extensions, is the appropriate backplane for management software.


The proposed theorem in this paper is indicative of a kind of duality in the propagation of waves in the dual media of ENG↔MNG and DPS↔DNG in the spherical structures. Independent of wave frequency, the number of layers, their thickness, and the type of polarization, this theorem holds true in case of any change in any of these conditions.


cama), which were diagnosed as arsenical keratosis based on the high arsenic content found in mummies from that area. However, the diagnosis was not substantiated by histology, and are probably incorrect, with the high arsenic content leaching into the mummies from being buried in soil with high arsenic ground water content. Although they are a common phenomenon in modernday life, warts are rarely documented in the paleorecord. Plantar warts have been rarely described in paleopathology, with cases from 18th to 19th century mummies in Greenland demonstrating these warts on well-preserved hands. Warts were apparently prevalent in ancient times and are described in classical texts, such as that by the Greek physician Galen (first to second century AD); in this text, wart contraction was noted to occur mainly in the spa, with feet soaking in baths of hot and cold water. The Roman emperor Domitianus (died 96 AD) was described as having wart on his forehead. In the first century AD, Pliny the Elder recorded some recipes to treat warts, as did Quintus Serenus Sammonicus in the second to third century AD. This illustrative case, documenting a lesion most suggestive of common plantar wart in the context of Iron Age Northern Europe, offers a rare image from antiquity of a malady poorly documented in the paleorecord, an incidental finding from ancient history still prevalent today. This case highlights the difficulty of dermatological diagnosis on mummified remains, and presents what may be the oldest occurrence of warts on human remains.


The reaction of the dimer [Ir(μ-Cl)(coe) 2 ] 2 with two exocyclic dienes like N-substituted 4,5-dimethylene-2-oxazolidinones a and b, and KTp Me2 yields derivatives of the composition Tp Me2 Ir( a or b) (1a,b). Derivative la reacts with Ph 2 PC≡CPPh 2 , with the formal oxidative addition of the diene moiety to the metal center and coordination of the phosphine in the k 1 mode. Derivatives 1a,b react with aromatic aldehydes to form the new compounds 3 (with benzaldehyde) and 4 (anisaldehyde), which contain an elaborated bidentate ligand formed by coupling of the two organic fragments (diene and aldehyde). The structures of compounds 3a,b have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.


In order to investigate the ultra-long life fatigue properties of welded joints, ultrasonic fatigue tests of base material and welded joints were carried out using Q345q steel in ambient air at room temperature with a stress ratio R=-1. The results showed that the fatigue strength of specimens with welded joints dropped about 60% compared with that of base steel. To improve the fatigue properties of welded joints, two groups of specimens were treated by shot peening with different degrees which produced different compressive residual stresses on samples. It was found that the shot peening treatment could improve the fatigue strength of welded joints obviously. The fatigue fracture surface was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The fractography showed that there were two kinds of crack initiation mechanism in the Q345q base steel, crack inition from defects on the surface for high cycle fatigue failure and in the interior of the sample in very high cycle fatigue range. However, almost all cracks of welded joints initiated from defects caused by welding process. The failure of welded joints usually happened at the section of welded toes in the area of fusion or geometric discontinuity.


The visual response properties are described of a group of retinal slip neurons in the wallaby pretectum, referred to as slow cells. Their responses to motion are direction‐selective: tempero‐nasal and naso‐temporal motion over the contralateral eye increase and decrease, respectively, the firing rate relative to the spontaneous level. Slow cells are maximally sensitive to image velocities from 0.08 to 10°/s. The present study focuses on slow cells that are maximally sensitive to image velocities below 1°/s. An interesting characteristic of 82% of slow cells is that once motion stops, the firing rate exhibits a same‐sign after‐response. This is characterized by a slow exponential return from the firing rate during motion to the spontaneous rate. The time constants of the after‐responses are independent of the temporal frequency, velocity, duration and direction of the motion stimulus. It is proposed that the neurons may assist the stabilization of eye position during fixation.


Abstract The comparative study of health care systems (CSHCS) is a relatively new domain of inquiry within sociology. This paper proposes two research foci in CSHCS. The first focus, "informal modern health care," lies between the work of medical anthropologists in their investigations of traditional health care, mainly in developing societies, and the work that epidemiologists and health service researchers carry out, mainly in industrial societies. Informal modern health care consists of the traditional and quasi-scientific forms of health provision found abundantly in developing societies and to a surprisingly large extent in industrial societies. Medical practice itself is not immune to molding by extra-scientific forces. The second research focus deals with the development of health care systems over time. The guiding question behind this focus is: Do health care systems follow a uniform path of development, analogous to the path of industrialization that developed countries have followed? If such a ...


This study was designed to (a) provide teacher educators and researchers with information about the structure and content of music student teaching seminars by gathering data on current practices and (b) examine whether the perceived needs of music student teachers were being met through the content and structure of the student teaching seminars. Music education professors (N = 45) participated in a researcher-designed survey that included questions pertaining to the student teaching internship and accompanying seminar course. Results indicated that seminar instructors addressed student teacher responsibilities and preparation, classroom management, and employment more extensively than any other areas. Professional portfolios, résumé writing, and mock interviews represented the most common seminar activities. Findings suggest that with the exception of classroom management, the topics that instructors addressed most extensively in the music student teaching seminar did not align with the perceived needs of music student teachers, as reported in extant research.


A case of an intracerebral, intraparenchymatous schwannoma in an 8-year-old child is presented. Clinical, radiological and histological findings as well as possible etiologies are discussed.


Empirical studies on the importance of control rights on efficiency are hindered by actual –presumably efficient– ownership patterns. Finding settings where the right owner does not own the right asset and where ownership arbitrarily changes is challenging. In this paper I aim at overcoming these problems by investigating the elimination of foreign majority ownership restrictions in Mexico. Specifically, I study the performance of affiliates of multinational corporations for which (1) ownership restrictions appeared to bind before they were lifted, and (2) parent ownership increased from minority to majority as the reform was implemented. Using detailed plant-level information I find that multinational control leads to large improvements in total factor productivity, particularly in industries that rely on technological innovations from their parent companies. Control is also associated with higher investment –particularly in technology intensive forms of production–, and with an improvement in the skill profile of the labor force. Overall, the evidence supports the "property rights" theory of the firm.


The aim of this research is to determine the attitudes of 3rd and 4th grade students towards the use of technology in science lessons during the 3rd and 4th centuries. The study utilised a quantitative research method employing a survey design. An attitude scale comprising 30 items was developed using a 3-point Likert scale, including options such as "yes," "no," and "sometimes," suitable for primary school students. After the preliminary application and expert opinions, the items of the scale were revised, resulting in a reduced scale consisting of 23 items. The 23-item scale was administered to a sample of 269 students randomly selected from 3rd and 4th grade students attending Konya Central Primary Schools. Following the analysis of the collected data, the scale was further reduced to 10 items. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value, which assesses the applicability of the scale to factor analysis for determining construct validity, was found to be 0.95. The scale items exhibited factor loads ranging from 0.72 to 0, indicating a unidimensional structure that accounted for 67% of the total variance. To evaluate the reliability of the scale, the internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach's alpha) was computed and yielded a value of =0.944, indicating high reliability. Consequently, a valid and reliable attitude scale was successfully developed to assess the attitudes of 4th grade students in primary schools towards the use of technology in science lessons, contributing to the existing literature in this field.


v = a \ n — m -\ 1 h • • • H ) • L <T\bii bmm)J Again we observe that the expected value of v is (n — m)cr when each of the m linear forms is equated to zero. However, if s of the m linear forms are equated to their respective standard derivations while the remaining m — s are equated to zero, then v = (n~rn+s)<j. Finally we see that the expected value of v, for a fixed set of u's, is not in general an integral multiple of <T


While the number of publications in the medical field constantly increases, medical visualization publications do not necessarily follow the same trend. As developments in the medical domain are the driving force of medical visualization research, there are still many open challenges for medical visualization researchers. This is currently not reflected in the number of publications on this topic at our premier publication venues. At IEEE VIS 2020, we hosted an Application Spotlight session to highlight such open challenges. With this article, we hope to inspire the visualization community by providing an overview of open challenges and setting a research agenda for the future of medical visualization.


In the strain-data measured experiments of material of mechanics,the bar generates weak strain signal by the less force functioning on the bar,while the noises are much stronger than the signal,so people must take measures to improve the S/N when measuring the signal.The traditional method is not able to efficiently measure the weak strain signal,as it is proved by the experiment.In order to improve the S/N,the method of weak signal measuring is essential for the measurement to detect the weak signal.


We show that the usual Arrhenius analysis of the main electron-irradiation-induced defect trap in n-type GaN, observed by deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS), is not sufficiently accurate. Instead, an exact fitting of the DLTS spectrum for this trap reveals two components, each of which has a thermal energy near 60 meV, not the apparent 140–200 meV, as given in other DLTS studies. This result resolves the discrepancy between Hall-effect and DLTS determinations of the thermal energy of this defect center.


Author: Emil Bengtsson Title: Flexploitation or flexibilisation? - A cross-sectional study of youth well-being in a changing labour market. Supervisor: Max Koch Assessors: Roberto Scaramuzzino & Katarina Jacobsson The aim of this study was to explore the development of well-being among youth in the Nordic countries in relation to changing labour market conditions. The dimensions of focus constituted subjective and personal accounts of physiological and psychological well-being. The study was based on perspectives and previous studies on labour market participation and employment standards and the influence of such factors for the well-being of individuals. Theory on the associations of such factors were constructed and tested through quantitative analysis making use of data from the European Social Survey in a cross-sectional study. Much in accordance with the theorized associations Employment, Income and Education was shown to be positive predictors of Health. Additionally, work satisfaction and satisfaction with work-life balance was related to higher psychological and physiological well-being. Despite previous studies suggesting that rising non-standard employment (NSE) arrangements such as limited contracts and lower employment security are causing ill-health, no such changes could be identified in neither the youth population in the Nordic countries nor in Europe. There were further no significant correlations between NSE contracts and the operationalized well-being measure of Health made use of in the undertaken multiple regression analysis. These findings could suggest that non-standard employment and the flexibilisation of the labour market does not have as adverse effects for the well-being of youth and perhaps not even for the greater population. The flexible non-standard employments might have become the new standard. (Less)


Good quality test refers to the ability of questions to test the student's cognitive abilities in the most efficient manner. The task of designing and developing a question paper for an adaptive e-learning system depends on organization of questions, concept, activity and learner level. In order to perform a better adaptation or Personalization we propose an e-test classify based on Bloom's classification, also known as taxonomy of learning objective for different type of learner model like rote learner, analytical learner, example base learner, analogy and deductive learner and commonsense based learner. In this paper we use fuzzy approach to evaluate student preferable test in e-learning environment.


Forty-four pollen spectra from 25 megalithic tombs (5 dolmens and 20 passage graves) in eastern and northern Denmark reveal a highly varied landscape with remains of woodland, coppice woods or secondary woodland and open areas of grass and herb vegetation. Very often there are traces of tree burning. The dominant land-use was cereal growing on burnt sites and pasture. A long-fallow swidden rotation based on the burning of coppice, cereal growing, pasture and coppice regeneration is indicated.


Objective To establish the quality standard for Yangxue Yishen Capsules.Methods Rhizoma Gastrodiae,Herba Epimedii and Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae in the formula were identified qualitatively by TLC.The content of Astragaloside IV was determined by HPLC-ELSD method.The Diamonsil C18(2) column(4.6 mm×250 mm,5 μm) was used.The mobile phase was acetonitrile-water(33∶67) with 1.0 mL/min flow rate at 35 ℃.The temperature of drift tube for ELSD was 105 ℃,the air flow rate was 2.7 L/min.Results The TLC displayed clear spots on their right positions repeatedly.The linear range of Astragaloside IV was 0.397 0-5.955 0 μg(r =0.999 9).The average recovery was 102.0%,RSD was 1.5%(n =6).Conclusion The method is simple and quick.It can be used as quality control method of Yangxue Yishen Capsules.


Abstract : Recent developments of classical information theory by Conant and Ashby have given rise to a number of techniques by which the behavior of a complex system can be analyzed. Even in the absence of any information about the intensity of the variables measured it is possible to detect which parts of the system are closely coupled and which independent. The metrics of the variables can be mixed, (nominal, ordinal, etc.) and the method is particularly suited to dynamic systems. This paper discusses how the structure of the 'molecules' of behavior can be deduced from the entropies of the 'atoms', and outlines the solutions to certain methodological problems involved. Examples of the method are given from the fields of attention and skills, including the representation of the effects of practice on a 7-degree-of-freedom perceptual motor skill involving a complex man-machine interface. Further analysis and development of the technique is being carried out and will be reported subsequently. (Author)


The WTO is the successor to a previous trade agreem ent called the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which was cr eated in 1948. The WTO has a larger membership than GATT, and covers m ore subjects. Nevertheless, it was GATT that established, multila ter lly, the principles underlying this trading system. The change from the GATT system to the World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the rules of trade between nations at a global or near-global level. WTO prima rily deals with the agreement containing a set of disciplines on govern m nts in three areas viz., i) international trade in goods, ii) international tra ns ctions in services, and iii) protection of intellectual property rights. And the n there is mechanism for the enforcement of the rights and obligations in all th ese areas. The disciplines in the area of trade in goods are contained in GATT 19 94 and in 12 other agreements, those in services are prescribed in the General agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), and the ones on intellect ual property rights (Agreement on TRIPS). The enforcement of rights and obligation is through the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) (Das, 19 98).


Small intestinal ischemia is a challenging diagnosis to make, even with the combination of imaging, laboratory analysis, and physical exam. This pilot study investigated the role of CEUS in evaluating small bowel wall vascularity in participants with suspected ischemia.


A 40A/mm2-24kA high-rigidity large forced-cooled (NbTi)3Sn superconducting coil named DPC-TJ was developed under the collaboration between Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute and Toshiba Corporation. The purpose of the DPC-TJ program is to demonstrate the realizability of the high average-current-density with a large coil wound by a large Nb3Sn superconductor which meets the requirements of the conductor for the next thermonuclear fusion machine. The DPC-TJ coil was fabricated as a first coil of the preformed-armor type, which was thought out in this program as a fabrication method that enables the high-rigidity and the high-current-density simultaneously without difficulty. In this paper, the outline of the DPC-TJ program is described laying stress on the development of the DPC-TJ coil.


A technique is presented which allows the wavelength response of optically written gratings in germanosilicate fibres at 514.5 nm to be measured accurately.


Sharing physical resources between urban communities and colleges is the developing direction of Chinese sports.Presently,because of the development concepts,organization and management mechanisms as well as the problems of open colleges to public use,the abundant sports resources of colleges are not allowed fully play.In order to share college sports resources with urban communities,it is necessary to use the successful experience for reference,build a shared working mechanism and administrative organization,set up a shared manpower and facility resources and build a shared competitive activities.


Quenching cycle has practical significance in the study of rock properties with regard to the cooling of the drilling fluid, development of geothermal resources and tunnel fire rescue. In this stud...


A novel carbon based strong solid acid catalyst has been synthesized successfully. The catalytic activity for acetalization and ketalization was investigated. The results showed that the novel catalyst was very efficient with the average yield over 92%. The novel heterogeneous catalyst also has the advantages of high activity, wide applicability even to the preparation of 7 membered ring acetals and ketals, strikingly simple workup procedure, non-pollution and reusability, which will contribute to the green process greatly.


Cite this article: Novitskyi, R. О., Khristov, О. О., Kuliush, T. Y., & Tereschuk, М. S. (2020). State of populations of non-migratory and introduced species of water bioresources in the water area of the upper part of the Dniprovs'ke water reservoir in the autumn period. Agrology, 3(1), 25‒32. doi: 10.32819/020004 Abstract. In the Dniprovs'ke (Zaporizh'ke) water reservoir in 2016–2019 works are being carried out introduction fish-bioameliorants (grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella, silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and bighead carp Aristichthys nobilis, common carp Cyprinus сapriо). In the water area of the upper part of the reservoir the author's supervision over the research work "Development of the project of reproductive and biomeliorative measures on the Dniprovs'ke water reservoir (upper part)" is carried out, including a comprehensive analysis of the state non-migratory and introduced species of water bioresources in the water area of the upper part of the Dniprovs'ke water reservoir. In autumn period the complex ichthyological investigations were performed on the upper part of the Dniprovs'ke water reservoir within city of Dnipro. The state of populations native and introduced fish species had investigated before wintering. The industrial fishing gears were used to catch watery bioresources – gill net with 38‒90 mm mesh size and small-mesh trawl with mesh size of 5 mm. The most significant accumulations of watery bioresources were recorded in the Mandrykivska bay of the water reservoir (silver carp, spotted silver carp, grass carp, common carp). Most species are represented by large-sized individuals (age group 5+ and above). The selectivity of large mesh nets was noted. The species composition of the catch differs by 100% in fishing gear with the mesh size of 75 mm and 80 mm. Most species introducents are withdrawn by means of nets with mesh size of 80 mm or more. By means of search trawl fishing with specialized small-size mesh trawl has been revealed significant industry fishing concentration bleak Alburnus alburnus and slightly black sea sardelle Clupeonella cultriventris on Mandrykivska bay. The catch by one trawl per 15 minutes was 132.62 kg (with a part of A. alburnus 94.2% by weight). The positive environmental and economic profitability of trawl fishing is noted. It is emphasized that the withdrawal of short-cycle species is the necessary measure of biological melioration in the Dniprovs'ke water reservoir. At the same time, the obtained biological production are withdrawn and the competitive relations of A. alburnus and C. cultriventris in the coastal zone with young commercial species, especially with fingerling are decreased. In the analysis the maximum allowable by-catch of fish of non-commercial measures in the bleak-ruff and sardelle of fishing gears did not exceed the indicator of 0.34% of the total mass of fish catch. It is proposed to more actively introduce catching with small-size mesh trawl in the water area of the upper part of the water reservoir for withdrawal bleak and black sea sardelle.


We prove that for any autonomous 4-dimensional integral system of Painlevé type, the Jacobian of the generic spectral curve has a unique polarization, and thus by Torelli's theorem cannot be isomorphic as an unpolarized abelian surface to any other Jacobian. This enables us to identify the spectral curve and any irreducible genus 2 component of the boundary of an affine patch of the Liouville torus.


s Olivieri, M., Michelini, A., Lomax, A. (2007). New robust automatic earthquake locations for the Italian Region, EGU2007-A-05106 Abstract 2007 EGU General Assembly, Vienna 15-20 April, 2007. Lomax, A., Michelini, A., and A. Piatanesi (2007). Rapid, energy-duration estimates of seismic moment and implications for rupture scaling and dynamics, EGU2007-A-06885 Abstract 2007 EGU General Assembly, Vienna 15-20 April, 2007. Michelini, A., Malagnini, L., Worden, B. C., D. J. Wald and the S4 Team (2007). Near real-time shakemaps in Italy, EGU2007-A-07774 Abstract 2007 EGU General Assembly, Vienna 15-20 April, 2007. Scognamiglio, L.; Tinti, E.; Lauciani, V.; Quintiliani, M.; Michelini, A.; Malagnini, L.; Dreger, D. (2007). Near real-time regional moment tensor estimation using Italian broadband stations, EGU2007-A-09654 Abstract 2007 EGU General Assembly, Vienna 15-20 April, 2007. Michelini, A., and the S4 Team (2007). Earthworm and ShakeMap developments at INGV, invited presentation at the NERIES-ORFEUS Observatory Meeting, Sinaia (Romania) 6-10 May, 2007.


The results of a search for squarks and gluinos in final states with an isolated electron or muon, multiple jets and large missing transverse momentum using proton–proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of √ s = 13 TeV are presented. The dataset used was recorded in 2015 and 2016 by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 14.8 fb−1. © 2016 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS Collaboration. Reproduction of this article or parts of it is allowed as specified in the CC-BY-4.0 license.


Background and Aim:  Terlipressin and somatostatin are the most preferable agents for the control of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients. The present study evaluated the hemodynamic effects of somatostatin, terlipressin and somatostatin plus terlipressin in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension, as well as the effect of each regimen on renal sodium excretion.


i Declaration iii Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction 1 The motivation for the study 1 The policy and research context 2 A policy imperative: the expansion of terminal mathematics subjects in senior schooling in Australia 4 Translating policy into curriculum: the example of Prevocational Mathematics in Queensland 7 Research on terminal mathematics subjects 10 The research focus 13 Mathematics education as a network of social practices 15 The design of the study 17 The structure of the thesis 18 Chapter 2: Developing the conceptual framework 21 The significance of context 23 Research on context and contextualised mathematics tasks 23 Purposes of contextualisation in mathematics education 27 Curricular priorities 31 At the schooling level: process or content 31 At the subject level: numeracy or mathematics 34 At the task level: whose context? 36 Framing the study 39 Chapter 3: Developing the critical discursive perspective 41 Critical approaches to discourse analysis 42 Conceptualising discourse 42 CDA in educational research 43 Theoretical frameworks 44 Focusing on change 44 Focusing on practice 51 Examining policy-practice connections 53 Power relations in the policy arena 53


Address translation often emerges as a critical performance bottleneck for virtualized systems and has recently been the impetus for hardware paging mechanisms. These mechanisms apply similar translation models for both guest and host address translations. We make an important observation that the model employed to translate from guest physical addresses (GPAs) to host physical addresses (HPAs) is orthogonal to the model used to translate guest virtual addresses (GVAs) to GPAs. Changing this model requires VMM cooperation, but has no implications for guest OS compatibility. As an example, we consider ahashed page table approach for GPA→HPA translation. Nested paging, widely considered the most promising approach, uses unhashed multi-level forward page tables for both GVA→GPA and GPA→HPA translations, resulting in a potential O(n2 ) page walk cost on a TLB miss, for n-level page tables. In contrast, the hashed page table approach results in an expected O(n) cost. Our simulation results show that when a hashed page table is used in the nested level, the performance of the memory system is not worse, and sometimes even better than a nested forward mapped page table due to reduced page walks and cache pressure. This showcases the potential for alternative paging mechanisms.


In this paper, we propose a method to extract light field using a conventional camera from a single image capture. The method involves an offline calibration process, where point spread functions, relating different perspective images captured with a narrow aperture to a central image captured with a wide aperture, are estimated for different depths. During application, light field perspective images are recovered by de-convolving the input image with the set of point spread functions that were estimated in the offline calibration process.


This study was designed to investigate levels of ETAR gene expression in the granulosa layer of broiler hens with different levels of plasma leptin and lipids (cholesterol and triacyglycerol). To induce different plasma leptin and lipid levels, the hens were fed high (20 and 40% more than recommended) and low (20% less than recommended) feed rations for 30 days. Variations of plasma leptin and lipids followed those found in the levels of feed intake and body weight in individual groups while the relative amount of ETAR mRNA increased in all groups. The effect, however, was significant (P<0.05) only for T+20% group. It is concluded that ETAR gene expression in follicular granulosa cells could be influenced by leptin in the broiler hens.


Objective To summarize the experience in the treatment of cardiac and thoracic aortic injury.Methods 30 patients with cardiac and thoracic aortic injury from 1996 to 2007 are retrospectively studied,including the diagnosis,preoperative preparation,main points of the operation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Results 24 patients were completely cured,having no residual in the follow-up periods.4 patients with multiple wound died of complication.2 patients with thoracic aortic injury died in the operation.Conclusion Prompt diagnosis after injury,fast preoperative preparation,precise operative approach and technique,effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation and refraining from omitting associated injury are the key points to the salvage of cardiac and thoracic aortic injury.

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Aorta,thoracic/IN; Thoracic injuries/DI/TH