Objective: To investigate the protective effect and the molecular mechanism of Pien Tze Huang (PZH) on Lipopolysac  charide (LPS)-induced neuro -inflammatory injury in BV2 microglial cells. Methods: BV2 microglial cells were cultured with RP-MI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and 1% penicillin/streptomycin at 5% CO 2 and 37 ! in a humidified in  cubator. BV2 microglial cells were seeded at a density of 5 x 10 4 cells/mL in 96-well plate. The inflammatory response in BV2 mi  croglial cells was induced by LPS (100 ng/mL), while the cells were treated with different concentrations of PZH (0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 mg/mL) for 12 h. And then its absorbance at 490 nm was detected after the treatment of MTT for 4 h. BV2 microglial cells were seeded at a density of 5 x 10 4 cells/mL in 24-well plate. The inflammatory response in BV2 microglial cells was induced by LPS (100 ng/mL), while the cells were treated with different concentrations of PZH (0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 mg/mL) for 12 h. Then supernatant was collected and the concentration of IL-6 was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. BV2 microglial cells were seeded at a density of 1.6 x 10 5 cells/mL in 6-well plate . The inflammatory response in BV2 microglial cells was induced by LPS (100 ng/mL), while the cells were treated with different concentrations of PZH (0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 mg/mL) for 12 h. Total RNA was extracted us  ing TRIzol reagent and it was reverse-transcribed to synthesize the complementary DNA. And then the mRNA expression of IL-1 0 , IL-6 and TNF- a were determined using real time-qPCR. BV2 microglial cells were seeded at a density of 1.6 x 10 5 cells/mL in 6-well plate. The protein extracts were isolated from each group of cells using RIPA protein lysis buffer after the administration of LPS (100 ng/mL) and different concentrations of PZH (0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 mg/mL) for 12 h. Then the protein expression of TLR4, ERK1/2, p-ERK1/2, p3& p-p3 & JNK, p-JNK, COX-2, iNOS in BV2 microglial cells were detected by Western blot. Results: 1) The result of MTT assay showed that PZH at 0.05-0.15 mg/mL concentration and LPS at 100 ng/mL concentration had no significant cytotoxicity on BV2 microglial cells (P>0.05). 2) The result of ELISA showed that the secretion of IL-6 was significantly increased in BV2 microglial cells induced by LPS compared with the normal control group (P<0.001); compared with the LPS group, different concentrations of PZH significantly decreased the expression level of IL-6 in LPS-induced BV2 microglial cells (P<0.05, P<0.05, P<0.01). 3) The result of RT- qPCR showed that the transcriptional levels of IL-1 ! (H<0.001), IL-6 (P<0.001) and TNF- a (P<0.01) were significantly increased after the induction of LPS compared with normal controal group; different concentrations of PZH significantly inhibited the LPS-in-duced IL-1 ! (H<0.05, H<0.01, H<0.001), IL-6 (P>0.05, H<0.01, H<0.001) and TNF- a (H<0.01, H<0.01, H<0.001) mRNA upregulation. 4) The result of Western blot showed that PZH significantly inhibited the LPS-induced TLR4/MAPK signaling pathway activation, and decreased the protein expressions of TLR4 (H>0.05, H<0.05, H<0.05), p-ERK1/2 (H>0.05, H<0.05, H<0.01), p-p38 (H<0.05, H<0.01, H<0.01), COX-2 (H<0.01, H<0.01, H<0.001) and iNOS (H<0.01, H<0.01, H<0.01), but not p-JNK. Conclusion: PZH can significantly improve the LPS-induced neuro -inflammatory injury, which may be related to the inhibition of the activation


Recent studies have shown that different free will beliefs affect moral behavior. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether different free will beliefs also influence moral judgment. College students (N = 56) were randomly assigned to one of three framing manipulations: free will, determinism, or neutral. They then read three morally questionable scenarios that differed by situational context. Following each scenario, participants completed a moral judgment questionnaire that measured four moral constructs: moral evaluation, moral responsibility, justification, and punishment. Finally, participants completed a Free Will & Determinism Questionnaire (FWD-Q) that measured their lay beliefs in free will and determinism. For analysis, we grouped participants according to their reported FWD-Q scores into one of three groups: free will, determinism, or compatibilism. We found that different free will beliefs influenced moral judgment to a small degree, but not in the ways that we predicted. Our results show that situational context affects moral judgment much more than lay philosophical beliefs regarding free will. Future studies should examine whether this still holds true for older adults with more developed worldviews. MULTIFACED NATURE OF MORAL JUDGMENT 4 Situational Context, Philosophical Belief, and Moral Constructs: The Multifaceted Nature of Moral Judgment


The texts of Publicity are an interesting area for researching not only from the reader s point of view (reading activity) but also in relation with the language they are built with. Starting from some previous analysis about foreign words in Spanish Publicity, in this piece of work we identify and characterise these words, many of them are technical ones belonging to computers and mobile phones areas.We will follow the recommendations from the Real Academia Espanola shown in the academic dictionaries. This research work consists of a corpus of more than 350 advertisements which appeared between 2011 and 2014 in Spanish newspapers and magazines. They are a quite enclosed group of foreign words, most of them coming from English, that repeat themselves time and time again in the specific area of technology.


Objective To investigate the efficacy of acitretin combined with narrow-band ultravioletB(NB-UVB) in the treatment of patients with psoriasis plaque. Methods A total of 65 patients with psoriasis plaque was randomly divided into treatment group(35 cases) and control group(30 cases). Treatment group was treated with acitretin and NB-UVB,while control group was treated with NB-UVB only. The two groups were both treated for 10 weeks. Results The effective rate was 91.43% in treated group,and 66.67% in control group. There was significant difference between two groups (P0.05). The recurrence rate of the two groups has no significant difference(P0.05). Conclusion Radiation of acitretin combined with NB-UVB is safe and can improve the therapy efficacy significantly for patients with generalized psoriasis plaque.


Objective To investigate the clinical significance of measuring serum levels of BDNF and estradiol in patients with acute cerebral infarction.Methods Serum levels of BDNF and estradiol in patients with acute cerebral infarction and controls were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results The level of estradiol in patients with acute cerebral infarction was significantly lower than that of controls(P0.05).Our data suggested that there was no significant difference(P0.05) in BDNF concentration in patients with acute cerebral infarction in comparison with that of controls.Conclusion Low serum concentration of estradiol might be important in pathogenesis of acute cerebral infarction and there was no significant difference(P0.05) in BDNF concentration in patients with acute cerebral infarction.


To the Editor:— In reference to the editorial comment on four generations of sacroiliac arthritis (The Journal, Aug. 12, 1944, p. 1044), I am sorry I am stationed outside the continental limits and do not have access to the original article, but the comment must have caused most orthopedic surgeons either to laugh or to have apoplexy. Is pain in the region of the sacroiliac joint diagnostic of sacroiliac arthritis? Does the presence of sciatica and tingling and swelling of the extremities make it more so? Were any x-ray studies made in this group of remarkable people, who were for the most part manual laborers and obese? Is not anatomic structure of the lumbar spine also hereditary? Why do people with obvious arthritis have so few sacroiliac symptoms? Does not the sacroiliac joint fuse early and spontaneously in most cases of true arthritis? Why go on? If the original article


Steganography is the art of hiding secret data inside digital multimedia such as image, audio, text and video. It plays a significant role in current trends for providing secure communication and guarantees accessibility of secret information by authorised parties only. The Least-Significant Bit (LSB) approach is one of the important schemes in steganography. The majority of LSB-based schemes suffer from several problems due to distortion in a limited payload capacity for stego-image. In this paper, we have presented an alternative steganographic scheme that does not rely on cover images as in existing schemes. Instead, the image which includes the secure hidden data is generated as an image of a curve. This curve is resulted from a series of computation that is carried out over the mathematical chaotic fractal sets. The new scheme aims at improving the data concealing capacity, since it achieves limitless concealing capacity and disposes of the likelihood of the attackers to realise any secret information from the resulted stego-image. From the security side, the proposed scheme enhances the level of security as the scheme depends on the exact matching between secret information and the generated fractal (Mandelbrot-Julia) values. Accordingly, a key stream is created based on these matches. The proposed scheme is evaluated and tested successfully from different perspectives


[PROBLEMS] provides a very good seal member and a method of manufacturing the same to be arranged between the border or borders, and microphone case the inner surface of the liquid crystal screen in display unit of a mobile communication apparatus such as a cellular phone. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] seal member of the present invention is composed of a elastic sheet 12 set in a range of the density 100 ~ 250 kg / m The elastic sheet 12 is obtained by reacting and curing a polyurethane foam raw material a mixture of more than 300% by volume crude engagement gas for the main raw material of polyol and isocyanate and the resin material and the Electrical resin material of 100 parts by volume consisting of additives of such foam stabilizer have. 50% compression load of the elastic sheet 12 is 0.003 ~ 0.025 MPa, 75% compressive load is 0.02 ~ 0.40 MPa.


There are too many Americans in jails and prisons. Mass incarceration must end, but it is hard to know where reform should begin. This book explores possible starting points for reforming the criminal justice system. This book is introductory in nature for those who have read a few things or watched documentaries and are focusing their attention on how to bring about effective solutions. There are many books that rant against overcriminalization and mass incarceration, and now is the time to mobilize and direct our efforts to a few areas that need immediate attention. The explosion of prison populations in America happened for a reason, and direct action can be taken to end the problem. Our task, of course, lies in sorting out the right causal mechanisms and variables, implementing realistic solutions, and properly going through the process of scaling down the numbers of incarcerated people. Criminal justice is an area that needs consistent advocacy for modernization. There are inherent complexities to the subject, which allow problems to last longer than they need to. Normal law-abiding citizens do not always feel the need to engage with an issue such as handling those that were not able to follow the rules. It is this disparity of human connection that is the first obstacle to overcome in our journey toward bringing down the incarcerated population. This book is the direct result of assigning and reading the work of five legal scholars in a course I offered at The King's College on mass incarceration and overcriminalization; those five legal scholars are Michelle Alexander, Douglas Husak, John Pfaff, James Forman, Jr., and Stephanos Bibas. After reading Michelle


This paper presents a full direct-drive motion of a spiral motor. Spiral motor, is a novel high thrust force actuator with high backdrivability, consists of a spiral structure mover and stator. The mover moves spirally in the stator, and the linear motion is extracted to drive the load. A proper gap control against the load fluctuation is needed to achieve full direct drive motion. In this paper, an exact feedback linearization engaged with DOB is used to achieve independent position/gap control of a spiral motor. Through the use of high gain feedback time scale separation is artificially introduced and the overall closed-loop system is transformed into a singular perturbation one. Then, using tools from singular perturbation theory, the proposed method ensures arbitrary disturbance attenuation, small tracking error, and boundness of all closed loop signals. Finally, simulation results are given to verify the theoretical one.


We consider a basic admission control problem in which jobs with deadlines arrive online and our goal is to maximize the total volume of executed job processing times. We assume that the deadlines have a slack of at least ε, that is, each deadline d satisfies d≥ (1+ε)· p+r with processing time p and release date r. In addition, we require the admission policy to support immediate commitment, that is, upon a job's submission, we must immediately make the decision of if and where we schedule the job, and this decision is irreversible. Our main contribution is a deterministic algorithm with nearly optimal competitive ratio for load maximization on multiple machines in the non-preemptive model. Previous results either only held for a single machine, did not support commitment, or required job preemption and migration.


Precision information is very important to the virtual assembly system.To make up the shortcoming of the traditional expression,a new mathematic model and expression model were researched.A mathematic model which is based on inequality and a expression model which is based on constraint relationship figure were put forward.


Introduccion: Physicological changes, sociodemographic, clinical and obstetric conditions during pregnancy lead to alterations predispose morbimortality in pregnant women. This study aims to characterize pregnant women attending antenatal care in the ESE Santiago de Tunja between January and June 2013. Materials and methods: Observational-descriptive study, in which databases were reviewed to determine the clinical characteristics and risk factors in 910 pregnant women. Results: Pregnant women aged between 13 and 46 years, 38% aged risk and 68% with another maternal history; 46% with maternal risk factor for morbidity being altered in the most common index body mass. 12.5% of total pregnant women have reported headache as the main symptom of alarm and 2.7% have showed alteration in the presentation of the fetus, and 12.5% reported headache as the main symptom of alarm. The 97% have received information about the psychoprophylactic course, guidance on food nutrition guide, and 72% received counseling on family planning before pregnancy. Conclusions:  The characterization of pregnant women allowed to knowing socio-demographic, clinical and obstetric context and institutional programs towards the promotion and prevention. Maternal history and risk factors for maternal morbidity were the most frequent. Therefore, early detection and intervention is necessary.


Problems in A Handbook of Chinese-English Translation compiled by Lu Ruichang,Yu Yungen,Zhang Fuxing,Li Jiahu and Zhang Xiequan,include:1)choosing a wrong meaning of words and expressions in the ST;2)misunderstanding the ST;3)neglecting the stylistics of the ST;4)mechanical translation,servile translation,etc.;5)misusing English words and expressions.This article analyzes such problems and gives corrections as well.


BACKGROUND
To compare the accuracy of photographic measurements to slit-lamp measurements of radial keratotomy clear zone diameters in order to develop an independent, objective, unbiased, and reproducible method of verifying clinical observations.

METHODS
Twenty-five patients (48 eyes) following radial keratotomy had matched slit-lamp and photographic measurements of the diameter of the central clear cornea between the ends of opposite radial incision pairs. Matched slit-beam, photographic, and pathologic observations were compared statistically.

RESULTS
Two hundred fifty-four slit-lamp clear zone diameter measurements were obtained. In twenty instances (8%), the radial incision end-point could not be identified on the photograph. For the remaining 234 measurements, the mean slit-lamp clear zone diameter was statistically smaller than the photographic measurement by 0.03 mm (t-test, p = 2.2 x 10(-5)). The slit-lamp and photographic clear zone measurements were strongly positively correlated (Pearson r = 0.99, p < 1.0 x 10(-15)). Matched slit-lamp, photographic, and pathologic clear zone measurements (N=8) in one excised corneal button were not statistically different.

CONCLUSIONS
For radial keratotomy clear zone diameters, slit-beam measurements and photographic caliper measurements yield indistinguishable results that are highly concordant over a wide range of diameters. Both slit-beam and photographic measurements yield accurate and reliable results that reflect the true pathologic achieved clear zone diameter following radial keratotomy surgery.


Acknowledgments Interpretive Essays Introduction: The Worldview of Asian American Children by Benson Tong Invisible Historical Players: Uncovering the Meanings and Expereinces of Children in Early Asian American History by Yong Chen The Convergence of the Twain: Representations of Asians in St. Nicholas Magazine, 1888-1910 by Claudia Nelson Growing up in "Hop Alley": Chinese American Youth in St. Louis during the Early 20th Century by Huping Ling Race, Generation, and Culture among Japanese American Children and Adolesents during the Internment Era by Benson Tong Gender, Family, Community: Cultural Reconstruction among Teenage Laotionan Girls in Northern California by Bindi Shah Ensuring Upward Mobility: Obligations of Children of Immigrant Entrepreneurs by Lisa Sun-Hee Park Transnationalism among Second-Generation Asian Indians by Jean Bacon Documents First Experiences in America by Yan Phou Lee Immigration Interview Transcripts An Agreement to Assist a Young Girl Names Loi Yau Diary by Ah Quin The Curious Case of Ah-Top (A Chinese Legend) The Children of Chinatown in San Francisco by Theodore Wores Quiet Oddessey by Mary Paik Lee A Native Filipino's Impressions of America by Anonymous Juan, the Story of a Filipino Boy by Helen P. Beattie Gong Lum et al. v Rice et al.(1927) United States Supreme Court My Contact with Orientals by Miss Lentz (Teacher in Franklin High School, Seatlle) Interview with Miss Chiyo Otera Conducted by William C. Smith by Chiyo Otera Life History of J. Lim by J. Lim Interview with Thomas W. Chinn Interview conducted by Ruth Teiser Buddhism in the United States War Relocation Authority, Community Analysis Section The Autobiography of Wayne Hung Wong by Wayne Hung Wong My Viewpoint of the Evacuation by Stanley Hayami The War Stamps or Bond That You Bought Today by Fumiye Ando Education Section: Final Report, 1945 by Lloyd A. Garrison Stanley Hayami Diary by Stanley Hayami Letter from Ontario, Oregon, 1944 by Shirley Sugahiro The Homeless Asian American by Lee Fang Soukanthone "Aly" Vonckamchanch Interview conducted by Sheri A. Saunders Petition for Immigration of Amerasian Children by Unidentified Vietnamese Women Letter to U.S. Congress from Amerasian Youth by Lily Lee Life History Interview: Niloufer Aziz Interview conducted by Jean Bacon When Being Best Isn't Good Enough: Why Yat-Pang Won't Be Going to Berkeley by Linda Matthews Everybody Seemed to Be Either White, Black, or a Full Race by Lisa Graham Bibliography


Following the Egyptian revolution in January 2011, the need for a new development approach has become essential. That is development with a human face. This study aims to contribute to the discussion on sustainable economic growth in Egypt by examining the interdependence of inclusive governance, economic and social inclusion, through empirically assessing the relationship between governance indicators and economic growth in Egypt. The study applied a vector error correction model (VECM) to assess the causal relationship between the two key variables, using Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) from the World Bank and economic indicators from Economic Intelligent Unit (EIU) database over the period 1996-2016. The results show that the Egyptian economy suffered during the study period from a significant decrease in the level of governance. The analysis indicated that most of the governance indicators have a causal relationship with economic growth except corruption control, while economic growth has a positive effect and contributes to the development of political stability and regulatory quality. The paper concludes that appropriate initiatives and efficient governance could play a significant role in influencing economic growth in Egypt. This is consistent with previous studies on the impact of institutions on economic growth and development. However, these results need further investigation to determine additional key variables that influence the growth of GDP in Egypt.


OBJECTIVE:
To utilize the pharmacokinetic decay curve after natalizumab discontinuation for defining maximal dose extension.
 BACKGROUND:
Previous findings suggest a possible protective effect of natalizumab dosing interval extension on the risk of developing Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML). Prior studies have also identified a relationship between patient weight and natalizumab serum concentration. However, the optimal interval for dose extension remains undefined.
 DESIGN/METHODS:
27 natalizumab patients (dosed at 5-6 week intervals) were discontinued from natalizumab therapy as part of a pilot crossover study to dimethyl fumarate. Serum samples were obtained at baseline (just prior to last infusion), 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks, and natalizumab serum concentrations were assessed. Patient weights were recorded and stratified to 70 kg.
 RESULTS:
Baseline to 8 week concentrations declined by 69[percnt] from a mean of 20.2 ug/mL to 6.6 ug/mL (p 70 kg patients declining 79[percnt] (from a mean of 12.1 to 2.5 ug/mL; p=0.001) whereas patients 70 kg (19.4ug/mL vs 7.5 ug/mL, respectively; p<0.001).
 CONCLUSIONS:
When starting from a 5-6 week dose extended steady state, the majority of patients at 8 weeks post last natalizumab dose have a concentration of < 10ug/mL with 33[percnt] of these below the limit of quantification. This suggests an upper limit of 6-week intervals for optimal efficacy.
The effect of body mass remains quite pronounced even in a dose extended population, with lower weight portending higher natalizumab concentration and reduced clearance. Concurrent analysis to define PML risk reduction with extended dosing intervals in a multicenter trial is ongoing.
 Study Supported by:
Biogen Idec Disclosure: Dr. Foley has received personal compensation for activities with Biogen Idec, Genzyme, and Teva as a consultant. Dr. Metzger has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hoyt has nothing to disclose. Dr. Christensen has nothing to disclose.


Adipocyte function is highly regulated in response to changing oxygen levels and physiological regulation of adipocyte formation involves factors originally identified as hypoxia‐responsive proteins. Inhibition of adipogenesis at low oxygen tension is associated with activation of hypoxia inducible factor‐1 alpha (HIF‐1α), a transcription factor essential for cellular responses to decreased oxygen levels whose activity is regulated by prolyl hydroxylase (PHD) enzymes. However, HIF‐1α RNA expression has been detected during the initial stages of adipocyte formation under aerobic conditions, suggesting a physiological role for HIF‐1α during adipogenesis under a range of oxygen levels. Here we investigated the expression of HIF‐1α during adipogenesis using the murine 3T3‐L1 adipocyte model. Our results indicate the tissue‐specific form of HIF‐1α is upregulated during adipogenesis with maximal levels obtained within the first 24 h after induction. The increase in HIF‐1α l.1 gene expression corresponds to increased nuclear HIF‐1α protein, which gradually declines throughout adipogenesis under aerobic conditions. Each of the three HIF prolyl hydroxylases involved in regulating HIF‐1α stability is expressed during adipogenesis. The prolyl hydroxylase domain 1 (PHD1) isoform of the HIF prolyl hydroxylases is expressed in early adipogenesis and the PHD2 and PHD3 isoforms are expressed during late adipogenesis. Pharmacological inhibition of PHD activity during the initial stages of adipogenesis abrogates the formation of adipocytes and inhibits gene expression of each of the PHD. However, inhibition of PHD activity does not consistently regulate HIF‐1α l.1 expression or HIF‐1α protein levels, suggesting that hydroxylation‐independent mechanisms are involved in regulating HIF‐1α expression in adipocytes under aerobic conditions. J. Cell. Biochem. 101: 1545–1557, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Validation studies of survey data are typically limited to a very small number of survey items, to crosssectional estimates, and to particular sub-populations for which access to records happens to be available. We report here on a validation study carried out in the UK in 2003 with large numbers of validated items, longitudinal data, and based upon a large national sample. However, the representativeness of the validation sample obtained depends on the co-operation of both survey respondents and the providers of validation data and on error in the matching process. In the UK, matching survey data with administrative records is not common practice. In this paper, we investigate several aspects of the feasibility of validation studies, drawing on experiences from a project on 'Improving survey measurement of income and employment' (ISMIE), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Research Methods Programme. We focus on the validation of income and employment data. Two validation sources were used: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit data and employers' records. The former provided histories of benefit receipt and tax credits (e.g. child / disability / housing / unemployment benefits, pensions and income support). The latter provided information on occupation and employment status, gross and net pay, membership of company pension schemes and industry sector. In the survey interview, respondents were asked for written permission both to obtain their DWP records and to contact their employer. They were also asked to provide information that would facilitate the validation: National Insurance number (equivalent to the US Social Security Number) and employer contact details. Subsequently, DWP records were extracted using a nonhierarchical matching strategy, based on different combinations of identifying variables obtained in the survey (National Insurance number, sex, date of birth, name and postcode), and a survey of employers was carried out (mail, with telephone follow-up). The design of the validation studies is presented in section 2, starting with the characteristics of the survey sample (2.1), the nature of the DWP data and method used for matching (2.2) and the design of the employer


The invention provides an automatic control method for the production flow of cut tobacco of cigarettes, which comprises the steps as follows: an upper system packages the controlling parameters of the production process into controlling parameter packages according to the batches, and issues the controlling parameter packages to production line segment control levels; the production line segmentcontrol levels control the control units of the production line segment control levels according to the set controlling parameters of the controlling parameter packages, thus completing the productive tasks of the corresponding batches in turn; during the production process, the production line segment control levels temporarily save the synchronously produced batch data in temporary storage areas thereof, and transmit the batch data to the upper system on completion of the production of the batches. The cut tobacco production line control levels convert control orientation into management orientation by applying batch control to the production line control levels. Besides the automatic control function of the prior production process, the automatic control method further achieves the production management and process quality analysis statistical functions based on the batches.


Abstract Benign uterine leiomyoma metastasizing to the lung is a recognized entity that has been reported infrequently in the medical literature. There is persisting controversy regarding the patho...


The article examines the "brotherly people" metaphor in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the concept of irredentism. Such kinship/family metaphors are closely associated with colonialism and expansionism. Using a corpus analysis of Russian sources on and Anglophone studies of irredentism published in the period of 1923-2022, this article reveals that these metaphors are an important aspect not only of the scientific conceptualization of irredentism but also of the ideological justification of irredentist wars in both Russian and world history. The comparative analysis of the usage of the "brotherly people" metaphor in the political, academic and non-academic corpora in the Russian language allowed us to capture its ideological content, which justifies the aggression of Russia against Ukraine. The study showed the full semantic range of the "brotherly people" metaphor in the large Russian corpora while connecting it to Russian irredentism: from assertions of cultural, historical and ethnic unity with, support for and assistance for the "brotherly people" to the delegitimization of Ukrainian statehood and the separate ethnic identity of the "brotherly people", and the desire to "protect" them through annexations.


Whoever arrives inNewYork and walks up "Old Broadway" will immediately find himself blinded by the royal splendour of an endless row of neon signs that silently speak of an infinity of products: from gramophones to silk stockings, from show polish to the latest theatre show. If later, before going to sleep, he decides to browse through an illustrated magazine, he will marvel at the beauty of its illustrations, at the influence that advertising has on its content; at the riches, the abundance, the importance that advertising possesses in this curious and fascinating country.


We propose a decentralized ranking algorithm for finding top-k users in a semantic social overlay based network. In large semantic networks the problem of finding top k users (or nodes) with respect to a particular topic is important. Be it a co-authorship graph where a author is looking for other top k authors with respect to a topic, or the problem to find top k influential nodes with respect to an interest (or topic) in a social network. In large networks, global knowledge is difficult to keep at individual nodes because the networks are (i) dynamic in nature and (ii) usually scale to very large numbers. Hence there is a necessity to design algorithms based on local neighborhood. Our proposed algorithm exploits social links and uses local information only. The algorithm scales upto any size of the network. The experimental results on both synthetic and real-world datasets show the effectiveness of our approach.


Two, third-generation triphenylamine-based dendrimers (DT1 and DT2) were prepared through a simple convergent approach by using a combination of versatile carbon–carbon formation reactions. It is found that the π-linkages connecting the periphery into the core have a pronounced effect on the properties of the material. The introduction of CC bonds in the periphery improves the photophysical behavior and optical qualities of the films in comparison with their introduction in the core of the dendrimer. Both dendrimers exhibit high Tgs (above 240 °C) and high-lying HOMO energy levels of ∼5.2 eV. As the hole-transporting layer fabricated through a facile solution process, DT2 can endow an Alq3 based multi-layer OLED device with a maximum brightness of 5020 cd m−2, and a maximum current efficiency of 2.36 cd A−1.


Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between APOE polymorphism and the severity of retinal hard exudates in Mexican patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: We studied 36 patients with diabetic retinopathy and 22 unrelated and apparently healthy age-matched individuals. Blood samples for DNA genotyping and lipid profile were taken. Genotyping of polymorphic APOE alleles was done after polymerase chain reaction amplification of genomic DNA, digestion with HhaI, and agarose gel electrophoresis. Stereoscopic 35° color fundus photographs were taken of seven standard fields. Diabetic retinopathy, macular edema and hard exudates were graded according to a standardized procedure. Results: The results showed that the lipid profile was higher but not statistically significant (p > 0.05) in e4 allele carriers, with the exception of total lipids (p < 0.05). The frequency of severe retinal hard exudates was higher in those e4 allele carriers (p < 0.05). The higher frequency of visual impairment (VA < 0.5 Log MAR) in e4 carriers showed a tendency towards statistical significance (p = 0.057). Conclusion: Our results suggest that the e4 allele of the ApoE gene is a potential risk factor for the severity of retinal hard exudates and visual loss in type 2 diabetic Mexican patients with diabetic retinopathy.


Purpose:  Myopic eye growth has the potential to modify both optical and neural performance of the human eye. To examine the influence of these factors we measured contrast detection thresholds in the presence of different levels of stimulus noise.

Methods:  Contrast detection thresholds were measured for a 4 c deg−1 sinusoidal grating windowed by a Gaussian contrast envelope using a 2-Alternative Force Choice method of constant stimuli. The stimulus (Gabor) was embedded in different levels of external noise (from 9.86 × 10−5 secdeg2 to 0 noise). Threshold measures when plotted against noise level produce a linear relationship: the slope provides a measure of sampling efficiency (neural index), and the intercept with the abscissa provides an estimate of internal noise (optical index). Six emmetropes and 15 myopes (≥6.00 D) participated in the study. The data of the emmetropic subjects were used as a baseline for comparison with the myopic group. In addition, biometric data were collected from all subjects.

Results:  All emmetropic subjects showed similar results (p > 0.5) with sampling efficiencies of the order of ∼14% and internal noise measures of ∼2.4 × 10−5 secdeg2. All myopic subjects demonstrated reduced visual efficiency (p < 0.01) which could take the form of a reduced sampling efficiency or increased intrinsic noise levels, although most myopic subjects showed reduced sampling efficiency. Interestingly, reductions in sampling efficiency were compensated by lower levels of internal noise in this group.

Conclusions:  Myopes show reduced visual efficiency in comparison to emmetropes. This can take the form of either increased internal noise or reduced sampling efficiency. However, deficits in sampling efficiency are associated with lower levels of internal noise. This may represent a compensation mechanism in the visual system of myopes to impaired neural sampling.


Liberalism should not be simply treated as laissez faire and anarchism. On the contrary, effort should be made to probe into the basic theories and main thoughts about the market and government in classical liberalism, trying to understand the consistent and internal relations of different schools of liberalism. Only in this way, can we avoid keeping the understanding and argument of liberalism only in impression.


This paper describes a technique for calibrating the internal ambient light sensor (ALS) in smart phones. The calibration process depends on Near-Field Communication (NFC). The system consists of an NFC core implemented in an Field-Programmable Gate-Array (FPGA) development platform featuring the NFC analog front end circuit. In the proposed system, the smart phone interacts directly with a reference ALS through the NFC device The direct communication is possible with the help of a custom NFC command that controls an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) master core in the FPGA. After the calibration process of the ALS in a smart phone is completed, the accuracy of the measurement is greatly improved. This is helpful to obtain precise information on the light intensity in indoor surroundings.


A global sulfur limit of 0.50% in used fuel will come into force in 2020, and more than 70,000 ships will be affected by the regulation. In such circumstances, ship operators inevitably face the problem of an ambiguous choice of how to meet the new requirements. The following variants can be considered as compliance options: switching to power the low-sulfur fuel, the availability and price of which has not been finally determined yet; using the heavy sulfur fuels with retrofitting the power plants by the scrubber systems; modernization of the vessel with switching installation to use the gaseous fuel, and, finally, the use of alternative fuels (methanol, biofuel, hydrogen). The problem of choosing the conformity method can be solved on the basis of analyzing the payback period of the projects for the vessels modernization compared with the trivial transition to use the liquid low-sulfur fuels corresponding the requirements that do not require significant changes in the design of the power plant. At the same time, the effectiveness of selecting the basic compliance options in the form of using open-loop scrubber systems, hybrid scrubbers and using the liquefied natural gas is closely dependent on the vessels types and the power of their power plants. In this regard, it is advisable to group and consider the different types of vessels in the power series up to 5 MW, 5-10 MW and 10-40 MW. The results of this analysis carried out in the work allow us to identify the main trends in the development of the commercial fleet under the conditions of the new regulation. In general, the proposed analysis materials highlight the further prospects for the development of the fleet's energy installations to ensure the reduction of sulfur oxide emissions in accordance with the requirements of the International Maritime Organization, which will come into force on January 1, 2020.


We determine the structure and melting behavior of supported metallic clusters using an ab initio density-functional-based treatment of intracluster interactions and an approximate treatment of the surface as an idealized smooth plane yielding an effective Lennard-Jones interaction with the ions of the cluster. We apply this model to determine the structure of sodium clusters containing from 4 to 22 atoms, treating the cluster-surface interaction strength as a variable parameter. For a strong cluster-surface interaction, the clusters form two-dimensional (2D) monolayer structures; comparisons with calculations of structure and dissociation energy performed with a classical Gupta interatomic potential show clearly the role of quantum shell effects in the metallic binding in this case, and evidence is presented that these shell effects correspond to those for a confined 2D electron gas. The thermodynamics and melting behavior of a supported Na${}_{20}$ cluster is considered in detail using the model for several cluster-surface interaction strengths. We find quantitative differences in the melting temperatures and caloric curve from density-functional and Gupta treatments of the valence electrons. A clear dimensional effect on the melting behavior is also demonstrated, with 2D structures showing melting temperatures above those of the bulk or (at very strong cluster-surface interactions) no clear meltinglike transition.


The goal and choosing of the topic of the study After the conquest of Istanbul, the fight between the East and West reached the South part of Central-Europe and this fight redrew the political, military, administrative and demographical relations of Europe. From this period controlled mostly by the Ottomans, numerous written records remained. These events constitute the small parts of the historical researches and they are mostly among the researches of the orientalists. Exploration and processing of the Ottoman manuscripts, that can modify our knowledge about the birth, rising and falling of the Ottoman Empire has been being carried out nowadays too. Diaries, monographs, reports of Turkish travelers and deputies make easier to understand the complicated events, the mentality and the goals of the civilized Eastern society, getting in touch with the Christian societies and taking part in the structural changes of the New Age Europe. The Ottoman military history takes a smaller place in the historiography than we thought. We often realize that the original Ottoman records and sources do not appear in the literature specialized in the Turkish military history except in the scientific literature of the historiography. Besides this, these well-known editions barely deal with the military organization, strategy, composition of the army units, weapons technology although they process the Ottoman military history in detail.


The revelation of messiah is fundamentally based on the holy agreement that the agreement with God will be realized at the end of political and social turmoils. This Christian eschatology involves the hope that all the desperate present situations will be restored at last. The speakers in the poems by Yun Dong-ju and Park Do-jin express the hope, with confidence of Independence of Korea by overcoming personal onthological and mental wander. In their poems, independence means the true life with peace, liberty and justice actually realized. This idealism is one of the best ways to recognize and criticize positively the hopeless, tragic reality.


Flowshop manufacturing cell scheduling problems (FMCSPs) with sequence-dependent family setup times (SDFSTs) have become a key area in the field of scheduling. Though the need to consider multiple criteria in real-world scheduling is widely recognised, most of the currently available algorithms for FMCSPs with SDFSTs only deal with the optimisation of a single performance criterion. In this study, a two-level multi-start simulated annealing (TLMSA) heuristic was presented for this problem with the objectives of simultaneously minimising makespan and total flow time (or total tardiness). To validate the performance of the proposed approach, the obtained sets of non-dominated solutions were evaluated by seven multi-objective performance indicators. The computational results showed that the proposed TLMSA significantly outperforms the benchmark algorithm in terms of the seven performance indicators. It is believed that it can serve as a new benchmark approach for future research on the two FMCSPs with SDFSTs addressed in this study. [Received 15 January 2010; Revised 20 May 2010; 15 November 2010; Accepted 24 February 2011]


(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/093.990, filed on Mar. 7, 2002, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 10/055,780, filed on Jan. 22, 2002, now Pat. No. 6,689,125, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/685,401, filed on Oct. 10, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,579.291, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/542,972, filed on Apr. 4, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,402.750. (60) Provisional application No. 60/368,108, filed on Mar. 26, 2002, and provisional application No. 60/263,343, filed on Jan. 21, 2001.


In 1878, the German surgeon Albert introduced a new operation into the surgical practice of that time, which he called arthrodesis.


An assembly line in a production process represents critical flow of a product wherein the constituent's parts are added to culminate in an intended finish product. This makes the manufacturing process much faster vis-à-vis handcrafting methods which are antiquated when it comes to optimizing a production process. Assembly line model are more efficacious both for mass production and labor oriented production. Real world assembly line balancing related to finite set of work elements and each element has a relationship of processing time and precedence. Line balancing is an attempt to equalize amount of work to each work station to achieve the desired efficiency by concentrating the factors like minimizing number of work stations, work load variations and cycle time minimization etc. The decision of optimization is very much dependent on the type of Assembly Line Balancing Model used. In the present study, multi model assembly line is optimized through application of Lean principles and statistically based work sampling survey's including actual time study through stop watch. The data so collected was put to regression analysis of mathematical modeling to ascertain a) Correctness of data, b) Optimization of data. On observation, there is a wide gap between settled targets of production on comparison with actual production targets. This gap is 46.3% which can be compensated by reducing throughput time. Also, the creation of buffer stock though may increase inventory. Yet the throughput will be smooth including timely delivery to the customer.


The advantages of compressed air energy storage (CAES) have been demonstrated by the trigeneration system with the characteristic of high penetration of renewable energy. However, since the irreversible loss of compression heat occurs during the overall operation processes of CAES, the development of CAES with high energy efficiency has been hindered by the conventional conversion pathway of compression heat. Therefore, a trigeneration system integrated with compressed air and chemical energy storage is proposed in this study to improve energy utilization efficiency. The compression heat is converted into H2 and CO via the endothermic methanol decomposition reaction to improve its energy level during the charging process, and then the syngas production can be used for air preheating during the discharging process. The parametric analysis is first performed to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of the system. Subsequently, the multi-objective optimization is conducted to identify the tradeoffs in the thermo-economic performance of the system and acquire the optimal values of operating parameters. Notably, the proposed system with a computed exergy efficiency of 43.31% and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of 97.53 $/MWh is selected as the most compromise solution by the decision maker of Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution among the Pareto optimum fronts, which are 8.47% higher than the exergy efficiency and 7.39 $/MWh lower than the LCOE under the design conditions.


Abstract : This thesis considers what measures should be used to evaluate estimating error of government estimates on competitively bid construction contracts. A data set from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was subjected to analysis using two measures of accuracy. One objective of this research is to develop mathematical models and find cumulative distributions which may describe estimating practices within the Corps of Engineers. Other objectives are to offer large scale adjustments to compensate for any error present and to give a baseline for future studied and/or attempts to improve estimating accuracy. It is found that there were significant estimating errors in the Corps of Engineer estimates. The variability of these errors is more than expected. The principal conclusions are: to retain as a measure of error, the standard percentage form, i.e., ERROR = ((OBSERVED - PREDICTED)/PREDICTED)*100; and large scale adjustments are not useful. Baselines were established for further research and study of estimating errors. Keywords: Estimating errors; Regression analysis; U.S. Army Corps of Enginneers Data; Cumulative distribution function.


In the SK analysis of the neutrino events for [Fully Contained Events] and [Partially Contained Events] on their zenith angle distribution, it is assumed that the zenith angle of the incident neutrino is the same as that of the detected charged lepton. In the present paper, we examine the validity of [the SK assumption on the direction] of the incident neutrinos. Concretely speaking, we analyze muon-like events due to QEL. For the purpose, we develop [Time Sequential Monte Carlo Simulation] to extract the conclusion on the validity of the SK assumption. In our [Time Sequential Simulation], we simulate every physical process concerned as exactly as possible without any approximation.
From the comparison between the zenith angle distributon of the emitted muons under [the SK assumption on the direction] and the corresponding one obtained under our [Time Sequential Simulation], it is concluded that the measurement of the direction of the incident neutrino for the neutrino events occurring inside the detector in the SK analysis turns out to be unreliable, which holds irrespective of the existence and/or non-existence of the neutrino oscillation.


The utility model discloses a tele-controlled motor winch. The tele-controlled motor winch comprises a motor and a relay used for connecting the motor to a power supply, and is provided with a receiving circuit and a signal processing module, wherein the receiving circuit is used for receiving switching signals of the relay; and the switching signals are input to the relay after being denoised by the signal processing module. The utility model can realize wireless control and process remote signals, thereby being capable of controlling the motor winch safely and accurately.


After the Classical education was interrupted a hundred years later,in the past ten years,it gradually led to widespread concern in Chinese society.The focus gradually changed from "to do or not" to "how to do".The relevant theoretical research and empirical research were demanded very urgently.In this study,course objectives,content selection,teaching methods,curriculum evaluation was researched though taking the Taoist classic education for the middle school students as example.It was suggested that the classical education in the new era can be viewed as an cross-disciplinary education attempts,which including moral,psychological,Chinese,history,creativity and other aspects.Taoist classic idea of natural harmony,Heaven and human as one,etc.,could be used as a vivid teaching material.Basic reading should be combined with a variety of modern teaching methods and teaching evaluation.For teacher training in the Classical education,the true moral self-cultivation practice,with personal learning experience,was the most important aspects ready for classical education.


The post-financial crisis era is characterized by gradual recovery of the global economy,accelerated industry transfer and upgrade,the making-up of the consumption gap,increasing protectionism and the reconstruction of international monetary system.Therefore,China is faced with the future full of new challenges,because the national economy maintains secure and undergoes a transitional stage whereas the domestic demand lacks reserved strength,the national economy is developing sustainably whereas the environment of foreign-related business is in a state of flux.The innovations should be made in the aspects of opening-up policy,foreign trade and investment mode,style of foreign economic growth and the environment of opening-up.


This chapter describes how the term "sustainable development" first appeared in the vocabulary of international organizations as early as the 1960s. However, it attained international attention only with the publication of the report of the World Commission on Environmental and Development in 1987. In this report entitled "Our Common Future," sustainable development is defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The report demonstrates the relationship between environmental issues and the problems of inequity and poverty. The report lists the following requirements in the pursuit of sustainable development: (1) a political system that secures effective citizen participation in decision making; (2) an economic system that is able to generate surpluses and technical knowledge of a self-reliant and sustained basis; (3) a social system that provides solutions for the tensions arising from disharmonious development; (4) a production system that respects the obligations to preserve the ecological basis for development; (5) a technological system that can search continuously for new solutions; (6) an international system that forces sustainable patterns of trade and finance; and (7) an administrative system that is flexible and has the capacity for self-correction.


A simple reaction time (RT) task was employed in which the relationships among intelligence, preparatory intervals (Pis), and intensity were examined. Both signal intensity and Pis were found to interact with level of intelligence. However, the context of stimulus and temporal presentations affected normal and retarded individuals similarly. An additional interaction was obtained involving signal intensity and Pis. Intensity was found to have a more pronounced effect under short PI conditions. These findings are discussed in relation to contextual effects. The major purpose of the present investigation was to compare the reaction times (RTs) of normal and mentally retarded individuals. The emphasis in the present research was on interactions between the organismic variable of intelligence and certain experimental variables. In this context, the relationships between intelligence and preparatory intervals (Pis), and intelligence and reaction-signal intensity were examined. Two previous comparative investigations have been conducted on auditory stimulus intensity with normal and retarded Ss (Baumeister, Hawkins, & Kellas, 1965a, 1965b). In one study, the range of intensity values was near threshold, whereas in the second the values sampled were well above threshold. Only in the latter instance was an interaction demonstrated between intelligence and intensity; and, in this case, the interaction obtained only for certain orders of stimulus presentation. In both experiments, the stimulus values were constant within blocks of trials. Grice and Hunter (1964) and Grice (1966) have demonstrated that the function describing stimulus-intensity effects on RT depends, in part, on the experimental design. The slope of the intensity function was steeper for within-Ss random stimuli presentation than when intensity values were pre


The course of"Introduction"undertakes an important task that improves college students' quality of political theory,strengthens them belief of socialism and enable them to become the backbones in socialism construction.But lessons taught in the distribution and teaching content of"Introduction"is more,and teachers and students have both a heavier burden,moreover its teaching content is continuing to complement and adjustment.Based on previous teaching practice and the actual learning of contemporary college students,it is necessary to try project-based teaching in the individual content of"Introduction",so that it can better meet the law of education and better mobilize the enthusiasm of teachers of the main body of teaching and students of the main body of learning.For instance,project-based teaching of Chapter Ⅹ is a new thinking to improve teaching effectiveness of"Introduction".


The present invention discloses a high-temperature oxidation of the solder. Percent by weight of the composition of Ag3%, Cu0.45%, 0.1% Ni, Ga 0.05%, P 0.05%, Bi2%, Sn balance. The lead-free solder, and at 380 ℃ ~ 500 ℃ welding, very little oxide slag, has good resistance to oxidation, particularly shiny solder surface, effectively improving the quality of welding.


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Let (cid:2) be a prime and let L / Q be a Galois number field with Galois group isomorphic to Z /(cid:2) Z . We show that the shape of L , see Definition 1.2, is either 12 A (cid:2) − 1 or a fixed sub-lattice depending only on (cid:2) ; such a dichotomy in the value of the shape only depends on the type of ramification of L . This work is motivated by a result of Bhargava and Shnidman, and a previous work of the first named author, on the shape of Z / 3 Z number fields.


(2004). Some Historical Steps in the Development of the Common Rail Injection System. Transactions of the Newcomen Society: Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 89-107.


The stability of brightness of the O-beam generated from the douplasmatron ion source is influenced by the gas pressure,the magnetic field strength and the arc current.An ion optical system for measuring the brightness of a duoplasmatron of the SRHIMP II was presented.The brightness of the O-beams as a function of the gas pressure,the magnetic field strength and the arc current was experimentally studied.The results show that longtime,stable operation of the ion source can be realized at the pressure range from 110 m Torr to170 m Torr and an arc current above 50 m A.The maximum brightness measurements give 52.4 A /(cm2·sr)for O-with 0.25 T magnetic field strength,a low pressure of 140 m Torr ere and an arc current of 200 m A.Controlling these parameters reasonably can increase the brightness of O-,improve the lateral resolution and the sensitivity of the secondary ion mass spectrometry.


Cholesteryl esterase is the key enzyme involved in the hydrolysis of lipids and transport of free cholesterol. The hydrolysis of dietary cholesterol ester into cholesterol by cholesteryl esterase in the intestinal lumen is an essential process for its absorption. The reduction of cholesterol absorption by inhibiting cholesteryl esterase is a new target site of intervention for the treatment of hyperlipidaemia. Currently, Statin drugs are prescribed to decrease the serum low density lipid levels, but they have been found to cause many adverse side effects. The above situation necessitated the need to develop suitable phytotherapeutic agents with less frequent side effects. It is expected that phytomedicines developed from indigenous cardiotonic medicinal plantscan offer new dimensions for the management of hyperlipidemia and associated cardiac problems. Terminalia cuneata Roth (syn. Terminalia arjuna Wight & Arn; Family: Combretaceae), is a promising cardiotonic medicinal plant, having wider applications in indigenous systems of medicine. The present study involved molecular docking of pancreatic cholesteryl esterase (1F6W) and 28 phytochemicals reported from Terminalia cuneata Roth. using an automated docking software AutoDock 4.2, GOLD Suite of Programs 5.2 and iGEMDOCK. The 3D structure of cholesteryl esterase (PDB ID: IF6W) and the ligand molecules were retrieved from protein databank, PDB and chemical database, PubChem of NCBI respectively. The 3D structure of phytochemicals that were not available in any databases, were drawn and created using ChemSketch and an online 3D generation tool CORINA respectively. Dempster-Shafer theory (DST) is used to select the high top ranking compounds from different docking tools. Of the 28 molecules, five of them showed best ligand binding energy which are Ellagic acid, Gallic acid, Leucocyanidin, Luteolin and Pyrocatechol. The autodock results were also compared with the GOLD and iGEMDOCK results. By using Dempster-Shafer theory (DST), luteolin identified as best lead compound from the plant T. cuneata. We believe that the luteolin compound from the plant T. cuneata has the potential to regulate the cholesterol level in the blood by limiting the activity of the enzyme, pancreatic cholesteryl esterase.


Metanephric adenoma (MA) and Wilms' tumor (WT) are two distinct types of renal tumors. Composite MA and WT of the kidney are extremely rare. Here, a rare case of composite MA and WT of the kidney in a 36-year-old male is described. MA and WT each have their own histopathological features, respectively, and they focally share morphological similarities, which can be a diagnostic challenge. Immunohistochemistry is useful in the differential diagnosis of MA and WT. The histopathological features and differential diagnosis of the composite tumor are emphasized here to promote a better and broader understanding of this less understood subject.


In order to separate K/sup +/, Rb/sup +/, and Cs/sup +/, electrophoresis on No. 4 Whatman paper, in solutions of hydrochloric, lactic, and formic acids, or in mixtures of HCl and C/sub 6/H/sub 5/OH, was used. Optimum conditions for separation are: 0.1 N HCl, with 1.2% C/sub 6/H/sub 5/OH, and a potential gradient of 12.5 v/cm. To detect spots, NaPbSTACo(NO/sub 2/)/sub 6/! was used. (Referativnyy zhurnal, Khimiya, No. 6, 1962).


This study reveals the role of MGMP SKI MA DIY in implementing KMA 183 and 184 in 2019. This research is a descriptive-analytical qualitative research. This study was conducted in Yogyakarta at the MGMP SKI MA DIY. Interviews, documentation, and observations were used to collect data. The study finds out that these roles include socialization, implementation, and monitoring of policies. Not only internal management meetings, but also management meetings with MGMP members are also held to socialize policy implementation. The policy is implemented in two ways: the determination of the work program as a guide for field activities, and the implementation of the work program as an MGMP progress report. Monitoring policy implementation uses two methods: extracting information from FGDs and distributing Google forms to track policy implementation. This research helps to develop MGMP MA SKI DIY in the future curriculum development.


OF THE DISSERTATION On Tensor Products of Demazure Modules for sl2[t] by Donna Marie Blanton Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate Program in Mathematics University of California, Riverside, June 2017 Professor Vyjayanthi Chari, Chairperson In this paper, we study tensor products of Demazure modules for the current algebra sl2[t]. We establish a set of generators and relations for the tensor product of two local Weyl modules (which are also level 1 Demazure modules). We also establish a character formula for the tensor product of a level 2 Demazure module and a local Weyl module. To complete the proof of this character formula we also prove a short exact sequence of V (ξ) modules. We further conjecture a character formula for the tensor product of any level ` Demazure module and a local Weyl module and provide a proof assuming the analogous short exact sequence holds.


We revisit some questions in supersymmetric hybrid inflation. We analyze the amount of fine-tuning required in various models, the problem of decay at the end of inflation and the generation of baryons after inflation. We find that the most natural setting for hybrid inflation is in supersymmetric models with nonrenormalizable couplings. Furthermore, we argue that almost inevitably, one of the fields involved is a modulus, with Planck scale variation. The resulting moduli problem can be solved in two ways: either by a massive modulus (which requires some fine-tuning), or an enhanced symmetry point, in which the moduli becomes strongly coupled to the standard model. Various possibilities for baryon production are discussed.


Each forms of life invents ways of organizing community life through the participation of its members in a multiplicity of language games or differentiated cultural practices that mobilize purposes, beliefs, knowledge, values, desires, memories and power relations. Among the different forms of life in interaction in the world, this research focuses on the school institution and, particularly, the education (mathematics) that takes place in it. Based on the observation that school education and, by extension, school mathematics education constituted and constitutes a problem for the national states that installed it, after having undergone colonization processes. The purpose of writing the thesis was to describe therapeutically aspects of the desire for modern schooling from the different meanings they present, both for the Gunadule Indigenous Community of Alto Caimán (Colombia) where we performed the fieldwork that Directs the aforementioned therapeutic description as well as other forms of life to which we have been referred in the course of research. Guided by a therapeutic-deconstructionist attitude based on a dialogue albeit in some tensional aspects we try to establish between the thoughts of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Jacques Derrida, we will try to clarify and legitimize our starting point. Aligning with the deconstructionist critique of the metaphysical tradition of Western thought carried out in differents ways by both, Wittgenstein and Derrida, we try to articulate the impossibilities of being fully within or entirely outside life forms and to question the instabilities between the supposed boundaries separating an inside from an outside. The writing of the thesis takes the form of a fictional set of scenes that takes place in a space of the Gunadule community, based on aspects of the language games constituting the archive of the research.


This brief suppresses threshold voltage (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\text {TH}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) variations in low-temperature polycrystalline-silicon thin-film transistors (LTPS TFTs) with a new current scaling ratio modulation method for the application of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode displays. With a newly proposed 3T2C LTPS TFT-based pixel circuit, high-current scaling ratios at low gray levels and low ratios at high gray levels are achieved. Thus, the programming time at low gray levels can be reduced, and the driving currents of the OLED are efficiently generated over the entire data range without consuming extra power for the current source. The driving currents are also independent of the threshold voltage of the driving TFT and the power line voltage, guaranteeing the uniformity of the current. Simulation results demonstrate that the relative current error rates are below 3.7% as the threshold voltage varies ±0.5 V and below 5.3% as the threshold voltage varies ±0.5 V and the power line voltage drops by 1 V; the programming time can be as short as only <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$12~\mu \text{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>.


Abstract Mass transport properties of osmotic solutions are important in controlling osmotic dehydration process. In the first paper of the series "Mass Transfer Properties of Osmotic Solutions";, data of water activities, osmotic pressure, osmosities or osmolalities and solute activities are presented. In the present paper, the literature data on diffusivities of both binary and multi‐component osmotic solutions are presented. Some aspects of measurement methodology and mass transfer modeling are also discussed.


Objective: To observe and analyze the clinical efficacy of total hip arthroplasty with different surgical approaches. Methods: From August 2019 to August 2020, 82 patients with total hip arthroplasty in the hospital were selected as the observation objects. Based on the numerical random table method, they were divided into two control groups: conventional group (total hip arthroplasty via posterolateral approach) and study group (total hip arthroplasty via anterolateral approach), with 41 patients in each group. Results: Although the operation time of the study group was longer than that of the conventional group, the operation incision was smaller than that of the conventional group. Also, the operation bleeding volume was lower than that of the conventional group, and the hospital time was shorter than that of the conventional group (P < 0.05). Harris hip function scores at the third, sixth and twelfth months of surgical treatment in the study group were higher than those in the conventional group (P <0.05). Surgical complications in the study group were less than those in the conventional group (P <0.05). Conclusion: Compared with the posterolateral approach, anterolateral approach to total hip arthroplasty is more minimally invasive, with many advantages such as less bleeding, faster postoperative recovery, higher safety, fewer complications, etc. It can also significantly improve the patients' hip function, which is worthy of attention in clinical practice and widespread promotion.


The genus Ocimum has many species that are used to treat diverse kinds of illnesses and sicknesses from ancient times. One of them, Ocimum basilicum L., commonly known as basil, has a vital role due to its various medicinal goods. It is best known as a plant with pharmacological activities, but also as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, and larvicidal agent. Although it has been traditionally used in Serbia in traditional medicine for centuries as an insecticidal, antibacterial, and antifungal plant as well as a traditional culinary plant, none of the O. basilicum varieties have been commercialised until today. There are significant numbers of information across the world that oils and by-products are part of the global market, but no references to the essential oil composition of Serbian plants were found. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial potentials of essential oil and hydrolate of two different varieties: O. basilicum var. genovese and Ocimum. basilicum var. minimum originating from Serbia for further industrial production of antimicrobial- and/or antioxidant-valued products. The results of this study confirm that essential oils of O. basilicum var. genovese and var. minimum represent a significant source of bioactive compounds, especially linalool, with a high rate of biological activities. Similar behaviour is observed for hydrolates, which are the by-product of the essential oil distillation process and can be utilised as bioactive-rich waste in further investigation.


Background: Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) are the newest class of medications for the management of type-2 diabetes with favorable cardioand reno-protective effects. However, several case reports raised a concern that their use may increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), which has led to safety warnings by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada. Objective: In this study, we assessed the association between SGLT2-i exposure and the risk of AKI. Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study using Alberta's administrative healthcare data and the United Kingdom's Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Among new users of metformin monotherapy, multiple new-user cohorts of a second antidiabetic agent were defined based on new use of an SGLT2-i or active antihyperglycemic comparator between 2013–2018. The primary exposure contrast of interest was SGLT2-i versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP4-i). The outcome was hospitalization due to AKI, identified by validated algorithms based on International Classification of Diseases version 10 codes. The independent association between SGLT2-i use and the risk of developing AKI was estimated using a Cox proportional hazards regression model in a high dimensional propensity scores (hd-ps) 1:1 matched cohort. Aggregate data from each database were combined by random effects meta-analysis. Results: In the primary new-user cohort, there were a total of 29,400 patients (20,564 AB, 8836 CPRD), comprised of 9,608 SGLT2-i users (7,709 AB, 1,899 CPRD), and 19,792 DPP4-i users (12,855 AB, 6,937 CPRD). Crude AKI hospitalization incidence rates in the AB cohort were 5.56 (95% CI: 4.08 – 7.42) for SGLT2-i and 10.21 (95% CI: 8.69 – 11.92) for DPP4-i users per 1,000 person-years. Crude incidence hospitalization rates in the CPRD cohort were 9.01 (95% CI: 5.79 – 13.42) for SGLT2-i and 20.86 (95% CI: 18.24 – 23.75) for DPP4-i users per 1,000 person-years. Hd-ps matching resulted in 7,470 and 1,632 well-balanced pairs from the AB and CPRD cohorts. SGLT2-i exposure was not associated with increased risk of AKI (pooled HR 0.84, 95% CI 0.56 – 1.27). Similar findings were observed within newuser cohorts comparing SGLT2-i users to other antihyperglycemic agents, including sulfonylureas (pooled HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.44 – 1.17), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (pooled HR 1.11, 95% CI 0.45 – 2.76), and insulin (pooled HR 0.51, 95% CI 0.34 – 0.76). Conclusion: In agreement with evidence from clinical trials and other observational studies, SGLT2-i use does not appear to increase the risk of developing AKI.


Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Thrown Voices 2. The Uncanny Home and the Transmitted Voice 3. The Recital of the Hindenburg Disaster 4. Radio and the Voice and Body of the President 5. The Case of the "War of the Worlds" 6. Echo's Broadcast: Desire and Disembodiment 7. Body and Space in the Radio and Internet Notes Bibliography Index


This research is to analyze the influence of Regional Competitiveness andUnemployment Rate on the Economic Growth Rate of Regencies and Cities in CentralJava 2018-2021. The data used is secondary data in the form of panel data in 35regencies and cities in Central Java Province. The results of panel data analysis showthat regional competitiveness and the unemployment rate simultaneously affect therate of economic growth in regencies/cities in Central Java 2018-2019, while partiallyregional competitiveness has a positive and significant influence on the rate ofeconomic growth in regencies and cities in Central Java in 2018-2021 and theunemployment rate has a negative and significant influence on the rate of economicgrowth in Regencies and Cities in Central Java in 2018-2021.


The invention belongs to a traditional Chinese medicine for drug rehabilitation. The traditional Chinese medicine for the drug rehabilitation comprises the following raw materials: by weight, 20-22 parts of radix paeo, 18-23 parts of uncaria, 25-29 parts of notopterygium, 10-30 parts of corydalis tuber, 1-3 parts of monkshood, 16-20 parts of hindu datura flower, 3-5 parts of coptis, 5-10 parts of radix astragali, 6-12 parts of Chinese angelica, 8-12 parts of Chinese yam rhizome, 6.5-10.5 parts of trogopterus dung, 3-6 parts of calculus bovis, 9-11 parts of scorpion, 19-21 parts offetus cervi, 0.5-1.5 parts of borneol, 1-3 parts of asteriscus pseudosciaenae, 2-5 parts of phymatopsis hastate, 5-9 parts of radix curcumae, 20-22 parts of frankincense and 7-11 parts of and myrrh . The traditional Chinese medicine for the drug rehabilitation can restore each function, and has the advantages of organic combination of detoxification, aftercare and rehabilitation, low rate of relapse and simultaneous treatment of principal and subordinate symptoms.


We use the shell model Monte Carlo method to calculate complete 0f1p-shell response functions for Gamow-Teller (GT) operators and obtain the corresponding strength distributions using a maximum entropy technique. The approach is validated against direct diagonalization for 48Ti. Calculated GT strength distributions agree well with data from (n,p) and (p,n) reactions for nuclei with A=48–64. We also calculate the temperature evolution of the GT+ distributions for representative nuclei and find that the GT+ distributions broaden and the centroids shift to lower energies with increasing temperature.


The rheological properties of Ca-bentonite suspensions in different volume concentrati ons have been studied as a function of pH and the concentraiton of added electrolytes. In addition, the conductance of suspensions was determined. The flow behaviour of suspensi ons with and without containing electrolytes fitted the Bin gham plastic flow. The yield stress of suspensions , showed th at the transiti on process from viscous flow to plastic flow required rel atively high shear stress for the given volume concentrations . The suspension exhibited a shear-thinning behaviour in their native pH conditi ons. Below the pH value of 3, the stability of edge to face contact decreased. Apparent viscosity (11 ) values o f suspensions were strongly pH dependent as pl astic viscosity (l1p) values were nearly constant in the selected pH conditions . Apparent viscosity of suspensions exhibited different behaviour depending on the type of electrolytes. Although the hi ghest increase in the specifi c conductivity was obtained with large amount of KCI addition, in case of NaCI addition, specific conductivity was increased largely more th an in the KCI addition with increa sing volume concentrations.


Purpose Retinal ganglion cell axons within the globe enriched with mitochondria. Good evidence exists to suggest that when mitochondria are drastically impaired as might occur in retinal ischemia or glaucoma, ganglion cell apoptosis occurs. Thus agents targeted specifically at enhancing ganglion cell mitochondrial energy production and/or scavenge free radicals (known to be generated by dysfunctional mitochondria) might therefore be useful to treat a disease like glaucoma. One such substance is possibly α-lipoic acid.

Methods Rats were injected intraperitoneally with either vehicle or α-lipoic acid (100 mg/kg) once daily for 11 days. On the 3rd day, ischemia was delivered to the rat retina by raising the intraocular pressure above systolic blood pressure for 45 min. The electroretinogram was measured prior to ischemia and 5 days after reperfusion. Rats were killed 5 or 8 days after reperfusion and the retinas were processed for immunohistochemistry and for determination of mRNA levels by RT-PCR. Insults were also delivered to retinal cells in culture (anoxia, light) and the influence of α-lipoic acid examined.

Results Ischemia-reperfusion affected the electroretinogram and caused a decrease in nitric oxide synthase and Thy-1 immunoreactivities and retinal ganglion cell-specific mRNAs. Exposure of retinal cells to light or anoxia caused a loss of cell viability. α-Lipoic acid attenuated all these effects.

Conclusion The results show that α-lipoic acid provides protection to the retina and their ganglion cells from ischemia-reperfusion injuries. It also blunts any loss of retinal neurons in culture caused by anoxia or light. Since α-lipoic acid can be tolerated when taken orally its use for treating e.g. glaucoma is worthy of consideration.


Background: The most common type of headache is the tension headache that caused a sharp drop in the daily operation. Because drug therapy alone in the treatment of these patients is not good enough, so this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on subjective well-being of patients with chronic tension headaches were women. Methods: Among all patients with chronic tension headaches, which were referred to the hospital Millad Tehran, 32 people volunteered sampling and randomly divided into control and experimental groups. The intervention consisted of 10 weekly sessions (1.5-hour sessions), cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment group, while the control group received routine medical care. For data collection tool life satisfaction and positive and negative affect were used. Results were analyzed by covariance (ANCOVA). Results: The life satisfaction and positive affect were significantly increased in the experimental group. The negative sentiment also significantly reduced in the groups (p <0.05).


We examine whether analysts' prior industry experience influences their ability to serve as effective external firm monitors. Our analyses of firms' financial disclosure quality, executive compensation and CEO turnover decisions portray a consistent picture that related pre-analyst industry experience is of critical importance for analysts to play an effective monitoring role. Coverage by analysts with such experience is associated with reduced earnings management, lower probability of committing financial misrepresentation, less CEO excess compensation, and higher performance sensitivity of CEO turnover. We also provide evidence on several plausible mechanisms through which industry expert analysts exert monitoring efforts and limit managerial opportunism.


This research was carried out to compare the effects of soy lecithin and yolk as instant additive, to know the effects of instant additive level and their interaction on physical quality of instant yogurt (rehydration rate, solubility and viscosity).  The data were analyzed by statistical analysis based on Completely Randomized Block Design (CRBD) with factorial pattern (2x3) using one control treatment (without instant additive), if the result were significant, then continued by Duncan's New Multiple Range test (DMRT).  The first factor was variety of instant additive (soy lecithin, yolk), whereas the second factor was concentration of instant additive (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5% v/v).  The result of this research showed that variety of instant additive has no significant effect on viscosity, but it has significant effect  (P<0.05) on rehydration rate and solubility.  The second factor has significant effect (P<0.05) on solubility, but has no significantly effect on rehydration rate and viscosity.  Interaction of them only occurred on solubility of instant yogurt.  The result of DMRT showed that the increasing physical quality of instant yogurt occurred on the 0.5% concentration. It was compared with control treatment.  Increasing concentration has no effect on rehydration rate, solubility or viscosity, except on solubility.  The solubility decreased at level of instant additive 1.5%.  The conclusions of this research were soy lecithin and yolk had different ability to increase solubility and rehydration rate but gave similar effect on viscosity.  Application of soy lecithin or yolk as instant additive up to 0.5% would increase physical quality of instant yogurt (rehydration rate, viscosity and solubility).  As compare to soy lecithin, yolk has better performance in increasing and making stable solubility of instant yogurt. (Animal Production 6(1): 1-8 (2004) Key Words:  Instant Yogurt, Soy Lecithin, Yolk, Physical Quality


This is the second paper concerning our systematic search for galaxies behind the Milky Way at the galactic center region. The searched area was about 260 Square degrees between £ ~ — 7° and 16° and b ~ —19° and —1°, and a total of 7154 galaxies and galaxy candidates with sizes of O.'l or greater were identified. Among these detected objects, 52 are given in the ESO galaxy catalog and another 55 are associated with IRAS point sources containing 13 IRAS galaxies with known redshifts. We made a catalog of the detected objects, in which the position in (a, 5) and (£, 6), the size, and the features of the image, and the multiplicity are given for each object. The surface number densities of the detected objects mainly depend on the galactic latitude as well as on the distribution of nearby dark clouds. Although the sky distribution and size distribution of the detected objects show the presence of a Cluster candidate of galaxies at a distance further than 100 Mpc, there is no evidence of any nearby Clusters.


Let R be a commutative ring with identity and M be a unitary R-module. A submodule N of M is called a dense submodule if HomR(M/N,ER(M)) = 0, where ER(M) is the injective hull of M . The R-module M is said to be monoform if any nonzero submodule of M is a dense submodule. In this paper, among the other results, it is shown that any kind of the following module is monoform. (1) The prime R-module M such that for any nonzero submodule N of M , AnnR(M/N) 6= AnnR(M). (2) Strongly prime R-module. (3) Faithful multiplication module over an integral domain.


Chlamydia psittaci ( Cp ) is an obligate intracellular bacterium, transmitted through aerosols from nasal and optic secretions, tissues, feces, and feathers. Although commonly identified in birds, genotypes have emerged that can infect new mammalian reservoirs. Therefore, of rectal swabs samples of five Mustella putorios furo individuals and a cloacal swab sample of Colinus cristatus in captivity, in Venezuela, were tested for Cp , using the nested PCR amplifying a segment of the 16S rDNA gene. The presence of Cp was found in four asymptomatic Mustela putorios furo and one symptomatic Colinus cristatus for avian chlamydiosis, indicating a new potential reservoir for Cp . The contact with excretions of infected Colinus cristatus and Psittaciformes, as well as overcrowding, inadequate ventilation, and inadequate sanitary conditions can favor Cp infection. The total number of Cp reservoirs is unknown; therefore, the noting and molecular characterization of isolates enable the understanding, distribution, and diversity of chlamydial agents in wildlife and animals in captivity.


This book analyzes the role of social recruitment in HRM. The interactivity of new forms of communication represents an opportunity for companies to attract and select the best candidates. This book focuses on how Social Recruiting and Employer Branding strategies can generate a competitive advantage.


Summary Hologenesis is a preformistic theory according to which Evolution occurred by successive binary divisions, corresponding to those recognizable in the zoological classification. Really it is not so and several animal groups prove the impossibility of an arrangement on a diehotomic basis, whatever taxonomic level be considered. Phylogenesis is a real fact which cannot always be expressed by the classification, that is an artificial human work; the latter, however, must in any case be founded on the former. We accept, at least provisionally, the dichotomous branching in the purely systematic field; on the contrary, we cannot maintain that it represents a general phylogenetic process, as there are many proofs of taxonomic units which gave origin to a single one or to several. Modern researches on microevolution point to the geographic and ecological isolation as a fundamental evolutionary factor, as it leads to reproductive isolation; both external (environmental conditions) and internal (genetic stru...


This article draws upon life history data from a small group of men who have experienced spinal cord injury (SCI) through playing the sport of rugby union football and now define themselves as disabled. The salient and most common metaphors used by the men in telling their stories post SCI, and the manner in which this is shaped by three narrative types, is focused upon in detail. The implications of this dynamic process for their identity reconstruction as disabled men are considered.


Objective: To explore the potential mechanism of Sini jia Renshen Decoction (SJRD) in the treatment of COVID-19 based on network pharmacology and molecular docking. Methods: The active compounds and potential therapeutic targets of SJRD were collected through the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology Database (TCMSP). Then a string database was used to build a protein–protein interactions (PPI) network between proteins, and use the David database to perform gene ontology (GO) function enrichment analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis on core targets. Then we used Cytoscape software to construct an active ingredients-core target-signaling pathway network, and finally the active ingredients of SJRD were molecularly docked with the core targets to predict the mechanism of SJRD in the treatment of COVID-19. Results: A total of 136 active compounds, 51 core targets and 93 signaling pathways were selected. Molecular docking results revealed that quercetin, 3,22-dihydroxy-11-oxo-delta(12)-oleanene-27-alpha-methoxycarbonyl-29-oic acid, 18α-hydroxyglycyrrhetic acid, gomisin B and ignavine had considerable binding ability with ADRB2, PRKACA, DPP4, PIK3CG and IL6. Conclusions: This study preliminarily explored the mechanism of multiple components,multiple targets,and multiple pathways of SJRD in the treatment of COVID-19 by network pharmacology.


Abstract Influence of future orientation on temporal Coding was investigated in two experimental studies. A three by two paradigm involving three conditions of list discrimination and two groups of subjects of high and low future orientation, was d. Story writing technique and list discrimination tasks were employed to assess future orientation and efficiency in using temporal codes, respectively. Results show that in experiment 1, when subjects had been forewarned about an impending memory test and hence there was a competition between these future demands and present demands of an orienting task, performance of high as compared to low future oriented subjects was better on list discrimination tasks; they utilized temporal codes more efficiently. This difference in performance between high and low future oriented groups of subjects was not evident in experiment 2 when there was no forwarning about an impending memory test. Temporal coding was better for different concept rather than same concept lists. I...


The personality cultivation of poverty-stricken college students is a problem worthy of attention during the course of China higher education reform.By analyzing the characteristics of poor college students,this paper finds poverty renders college students generally have unhealthy personality characteristics of strong inferiority complex,reclusive autism,low social boldness,poor social communication,high anxious sentiment and strong jealousy.And those characteristics have serious impact on poor college students' growth,progress and sound development.Therefore,this paper puts forward countermeasures to stimulate the healthy personality cultivation of poor college students from the perspective of society,colleges and universities and impoverished students.


The Ethylene cracking is highly nonlinear, complex process with many constraints because of the complex running state of cracking furnace groups. For the solutions to multi-objective problems of yield, cost and benefits, this paper puts forward a biogeography-based multi-objective optimization algorithm with hybrid migration (BBMOHM). The hybrid migration strategy combines the self-adaptive migration with the simplex operator and the replication migration, which strengthens the convergence and the search ability, to avoid falling into local optimum. For the goal of utilizing the dominance information between individuals, this algorithm adopts the migration model of dominance degree to assist migration strategies improving the performance of the algorithm. Finally, experiments about the ZDT test function and the multi-objective optimization problem of the ethylene cracking process is verified the BBMOHM achieves good performance on convergence and distribution.


The article discusses the life and work of one of the most prominent representatives of the Sámi national and cultural revival – the pastor of the Swedish Lutheran Church Bent Jonzon. The author shows the life of this church figure, highlights the factors that influenced his personal and worldview formation, as well as the formation of those traits and qualities that helped him implement programs in education, language and culture of the Sámi people. This paper describes in detail the career of a Swedish clergyman and assesses his human qualities in various positions. The focus is on his achievements in the field of language and education policy and those specific successes in the work of B. Jonzon as Bishop of Lulea. The author does not ignore the personalities with whom «Pastor of Lapp» cooperated and who supported all the initiatives of the dignitary and actively participated in his projects. The article describes in detail the scientific and creative heritage of B. Jonzon, his contribution to the field research of the Swedish Lapland Sámi. The attention is concentrated on the process of reforming the Sámi school education, the creation of the Sámi Academy (High School), the positive changes in the use of the Sámi language in the spiritual and secular spheres, and the process of «reconciliation» between the Lutheran Church and the Sámi people due to Bishop B. Jonzon. The study highlights the role and significance of the Swedish dignitary in international and interfaith interaction.


All 50 states and the District of Columbia have passed antistalking legislation. This article discusses the history and dynamics of stalking and contemporary efforts to define and regulate stalking behavior, along with interventions for victims and stalkers.


Aim: In this study, we aimed to determine the incidence of gestational trophoblastic disease by using data of patients who were treated for molar pregnancies. Material and methods: . The patients diagnosed as gestational trophoblastic disease between January 2009- January 2014 was evaluated retrospectively. Patients' age, gravidity, parity and aborts were noted. Patients' history, ultrasonographic findings, β HCG and laboratory results, hystopathology findings, treatment modalities and β HCG for following-up were recorded. Results: The incidence of molar pregnancy was found as 8 per 1000 deliveries. The mean age of patients was 28.72 ±7,5 and mean gestastional week was 10±2,4. β HCG values was found between 240 and 145100. Out of all patients, 20 (33.3%) had ultrasonographic signs of molar pregnancy. Pathology results revealed partial mole in 45 (75%), complete mole in 12 (20%) patients and choriocarcinoma in 3 (5%) patients. No mortality related to disease and complications was observed


Reliable object recognition is a mandatory prerequisite for service robots that operate in everyday environments. Typical approaches run a single classifier for the purpose of object recognition. However, no single algorithm proved to classify across all types of objects. We propose an approach that combines the recognition result of several methods working on different features. This reduces the effort and complexity of a single algorithm to recognize all known objects and makes the overall recognition robust. Known algorithms are extended to use a semantic output of a recognition probability for easy integration. To overcome the limitation of an algorithm to a class of objects based on their features, we introduce a probabilistic quality that defines how well an algorithm can recognize a known object type. The algorithms results are integrated using probabilistic methods to formulate a final belief. The approach is demonstrated in practical experiments in which a service robot recognizes and grasps similar appearing objects. The experiments show that the recognition is improved by probabilistic fusion of multiple algorithms.


This study uses a discrete choice experiment to examine consumers' preferences for Fuji apple product attributes and willingness to pay (WTP) estimates for consumers in six cities in China. We estimated the preference heterogeneity by linking the stated preference choice data with consumers' past experience and socioeconomic characteristics in the latent class model. The empirical results show that, first, the past experience variables are crucial in explaining consumer preferences and WTP. Second, three classes, namely, certification-oriented, price- and origin-oriented, and not interested, are identified. Furthermore, the same type of Fuji apple attribute does not appeal to every respondent. Third, our results indicate the heterogeneity of preferences across different classes of respondents, as well as differences in WTP for Fuji apples.


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