ANDREN (1957) reported that spleen length increased one to two centimeters on abdominal films of prone normal subjects shortly after the ingestion of one liter of water. The enlargement occurred in all subjects tested and was most prominent in the younger ones. It diminished or disappeared when the subject got up and re-appeared when he lay down. ANDREN believed the change in spleen size to be due to an increase in portal blood flow and pressure. This hypothesis prompted ALMEN & ANDREN (1961) to test patients with hepatocellular or obstructive jaundice. They reported that all of the latter and most of the patients with hepatocellular jaundice, whose bilirubins were falling, reacted normally to water ingestion. On the other hand, the patients with hepatocellular jaundice, whose bilirubins were rising, usually showed no change in spleen size. The investigators felt this was due to increased portal pressure which prevented further splenic enlargement after water ingestion. This water load test of jaundice has appeared in books on roentgen diagnosis (BERANBAUM & MEYERS 1964, ROSCH 1967) and has been referred to in articles on spleen diagnosis (ROSCH 1965) and size estimation (WHITLEY et coll. 1966).


Headaches are one of the most frequent and nonspecific complaints of patients. A proper history and physical exam are crucial in properly diagnosing and treating a patient's headache. One rare cause of headaches is a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak which is a phenomenon in which the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord leaks out of the protective dural sac. This can be caused in response to trauma, but often occurs in the absence of any identifiable explanation. This is known as a spontaneous CSF leak and has an incidence of 5 per 100,000 per year making it easy to overlook in a patient presenting with headache. However, it is imperative to properly diagnose and treat patients with spontaneous CSF leak to ensure the best prognosis making it an important cause of headaches for medical providers to be aware of. Here we present a novel case of a 68-year-old African American female who was seen for a headache and was subsequently found to have a spontaneous CSF leak and was treated with an epidural blood patch. We also review the neuroimaging modalities used to localize and treat CSF leaks.


Co(OAc)2 reacts with oxamide dioxime (H2oxado) in water in the presence of ClO4– ions to produce [Co(Hoxado)2(H2oxado)]ClO4·6H2O (1), where Hoxado– is the anion of H2oxado, derived from the deprotonation of one of the two hydroximinic groups, and in which oxidation of CoII to CoIII (in air) had occurred. 1 is the first example of a salt in which the cation, [Co(H2oxado)3]3+, is doubly deprotonated to generate the chiral cation, [Co(Hoxado)2(H2oxado)]+. The central cobalt cation is pseudo-octahedrally coordinated by six nitrogen atoms. In the solid state, the complex cations form centro-symmetric dimers via O–H···O bridges. The bulk structure is consolidated by an extended three-dimensional network of O–H···O and N–H···O bridges that interconnect the ionic constituents and the water molecules.


The bovine retina rod cell protein with an apparent M(r) 26 kDa (p26 [1] or recoverin [2]) was suggested to be a calcium-sensitive regulator of photoreceptor guanylate cyclase. The data obtained show that highly purified p26 is not capable of restoring guanylate cyclase in washed ROS membranes up to the level of a ROS suspension. At the same time we found that a Ca(2+)-sensitive complex of p26 and a protein with apparent M(r) 67 kDa, presumably rhodopsin kinase, is present in the ROS extract. We suggest that rhodopsin kinase can be a functional target for p26 in retina rod cells.


Laboratory testing and treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have changed dramatically within the last decade. The authors evaluated changes in patterns of real‐world testing and treatment over time by comparing 2 population‐based cohorts.


1 Scholar , 2 Assistant Professor 1 Dept. of Electronics & Communication Eng. (Digital communication), 1 Dept. of Electronics & Communication Eng. (Digital communication), Ujjain, India ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract : Today the important is to reduce the power consumption as increasing of the voltage. The more voltage consumption gives the low performance and reliability so that for the high density, reducing cost and chip size area is the main important phenomena in the circuit design in VLSI technology. In CMOS technology DRAM is dynamic random access memory which is high dense memory with high storage data capability. In DRAM the major limitation is lost data due to the discharge of a capacitor and current leakage across the transistors. So that the extra external circuitry provide to continuous refresh to the circuit to hold the data stored in the circuit and increase power consumption. To reduce leakage current in the circuit implementing of DRAM using self-controllable voltage techniques. Index Terms SCVL, Leakage current, DRAM, low power consumption. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________


Aims: This research work aims to determine the changes in nutritional (proximate, mineral) composition and mycoflora of Sorghum bicolor grains stored for 5 months in order to determine its fitness in meeting nutritional demand.
Study Design: Experimental study design was carried out
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, from February 2017 to August 2018.
Methodology: The grain was procured from Usi market in Usi-Ekiti. It was further sundried for seven days and stored in an airtight container in the laboratory at room temperature. They were visually examined for external changes on the caryopsis and cultured to determine the spoilage fungi. Mineral and proximate analyses were routinely carried out to determine the changes in nutrient composition. These analyses were carried out monthly for five months to determine the changes in physicochemical properties and mycoflora associated with Sorghum bicolor on storage. Results: During storage, spoilage such as external mouldiness, discoloration, musty odour and progressive depletion of external caryopsis were observed on the grain. Seven species of fungi namely Penicillium glabrum, Aspergillus flavus, Penicillium spp., Fusarium spp., Alternaria spp., Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were isolated using a combination of direct plating, dilution and washing method. The colony count of the mycoflora population increased from 6 to 16 spore-forming units per gram. The proximate component comprising ash, moisture, crude protein, fat and fiber content decreased but an increase in carbohydrate content was recorded. A negative Pearson correlation (r = - .990) between crude protein and carbohydrate content was recorded. This was attributed to the presence of resistant starch in Sorghum bicolor and the use of alternative source(s) of carbon for energy by the fungi. The entire mineral component decreased during storage. Copper was the barest mineral while magnesium was the most stable mineral in the stored grain.
Conclusion: Sorghum bicolor grains contain vital minerals and nutrients. Prolonged storage of Sorghum bicolor increased the mycoflora population and consequently decreased the nutrient composition excluding the carbohydrate component. Some minerals and proximate components of the grain were relatively stable while others experienced pronounced depletion. Nutritionally deficient grains may lead to malnutrition especially in growing animals and human populations were adequate minerals and nutrients are required for rapid growth.


Using the theory and method of metric geometry, we have studied the problem of metric averaging in space with nonnegative constant curvature. Some geometric inequalities for metric averaging in space with nonnegative constant curvature are established. As a special case, we have found some important results for metric averaging in the Euclidean space and spherical space.


The Walker carcinosarcoma was inoculated into the uterine lumen of the following six groups of rats : (1) Normal oestrous cycles, (2) ovariectomized, (3) ovariectomized + 2 mg progesterone daily, (4) ovariectomized + 2 mg progesterone + 2 \g=m\goestradiol-17\g=b\ daily, (5) ovariectomized + 2 mg progesterone daily + a single injection of 0\m=.\2\g=m\goestradiol-17\g=b\on the day of tumour transplantation, and (6) pseudopregnant, Day 5. Whilst the tumour grew well outside the uterus in all groups, tumour tissue only invaded the uterine wall in Groups 5 and 6. Growth was most marked in the pseudopregnant animals, where the tumour was actively invading the anti-mesometrial decidua. In Groups 3 and 5, the uterine lumen was full of extravasated blood and polymorphonuclear leucocytes, whereas in Groups 1, 2 and 4 the uterus appeared normal, with no signs of any tissue reaction. It is concluded that the tumour behaves very like the blastocyst; its ability to survive within the uterus is hormone dependent, whereas it


A well-crystallized LaCrO3 powder with a primary particle size of about 1μm was synthesized through the complex precipitation process; obtaining the precipitate of complex hydroxide from an NaOH aqueous solution of Cr(NO3)3 by adding LaCl3 and then heating the precipitate up to 700°C. The LaCrO3 single-phased powder was prepared from the precipitate obtained by adding less amount of La3+ than the equimolar ratio, but an excess adding of La3+ resulted in La2CrO6 with LaCrO3. From density measurements and SEM observations, the powder thus prepared has no remarkable sinterability. However, the electrical conductivity (about 0.069S/cm) of the specimen, of which relative density was as low as 57%, was comparable with those reported on the dense specimens. The temperature dependence of conductivity of the present specimen showed a break around 180°C. The activation energy was determined as 0.20 and 0.23eV above and below 180°C, respectively.


Within the construction projects in the field of civil engineering,the construction environments and conditions of water resources and hydropower development projects are extremely adverse,furthermore,the construction technologies for the projects are more complicated with large potential risks as well.Therefore,the management of the safety construction is just the important key link and then the guarantee for ensuring the safety and smooth construction of such a project.During the construction of Bakun Hydropower Station in Malaysia,relevant methods and measures are adopted in accordance with the characteristics of the project for the existing potential safety hazards and then the safety construction is ensured under the full implementation of the management of the total construction process.


The article considers the advantages and disadvantages of implementing and applying the electronic voting system in different countries of the world and the prospects for the introduction of electronic voting in Ukraine. It is noted that e-democracy is a direct tool of democratization and development of the society in the information direction. One of the mechanisms of e-democracy is e-voting. Electronic voting is considered as a procedure for the implementation of the expression of will with the use of electronic means and as an automated process of counting votes, which simplifies the voting procedure and contributes to raising the level of electoral activity. It has been determined that e-voting, although it is one of the most complex forms of e-democracy, can still increase the interest of citizens, namely, the young people in the political life of the country, reduce the cost of the election process, enable citizens with disabilities to carry out a process of expression of will, improve the reliability of the procedure for counting election results. The author also examines the forms of e-voting that are used in world practice, namely: voting through the Internet, voting in the booth using "electronic ballot boxes" and e-voting with the help of a mobile phone. The experience of using e-voting system in different countries of the world, such as USA, Brazil, Estonia, Austria, Finland, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, etc., is analyzed. Identified problems faced by countries in elections when using the e-voting system. The author also considers the measures that Ukraine is developing to implement the e-voting system. In particular, it was noted that the first attempts to establish on the legislative level the introduction of electronic voting in Ukraine were recorded as early as 2011. At present, the use of electronic voting in Ukraine is only in the stage of active discussion. Based on the experience of other countries, it has been determined that electronic voting should be used in parallel with the traditional expression of will.


In the Preface to the second edition of Les régies de la methode sociologique (1901) Émile Durkheim defined sociology as "the science of institutions, of their genesis and functioning" (R XXII). In the same text, however, he stated: In the present state of the discipline, we really do not even know what are the major social institutions, such as the state or the family, the right of property, or contract, punishment and responsibility. We ignore almost entirely the causes on which they depend, the functions they fulfil, the laws of their evolution; we barely begin to perceive some light on a few of these points (R xv).


This study aims to observe the expression of microRNA (miR)‐634 in different gastric cancer cell lines and tissues, and to study the effects of miR‐634 on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of the gastric cancer cells. The miR‐634 mimics and miR‐634 inhibitors were transfected by lentivirus into human gastric cancer SGC‐7901 and MGC‐803 cells, and the miR‐634 cells without transfection were used as the control group (NC group). The expression of miR‐634 in the transfected cells was detected by qRT‐PCR. Cell viability was measured by the CCK8 assay. The migration and invasion ability of the cells were detected by scratch assays and Transwell® chamber assays, respectively, and the luciferase assay verified the binding of miR‐634 to the target gene JAG1. The expression level of miR‐634 in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines was significantly lower than that in normal adjacent tissues and control cells. The survival of cells was significantly decreased, and number of cells migrating and invading was decreased in the miR‐634 mimics group. However, in the miR‐634 inhibitor group, the opposite results were observed. Over‐expression of miR‐634 inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of gastric cancer cell lines, and the miR‐634 target gene was JAG1.


In cellular networks, cell size reduction is an important technique for improving the spectral reuse and achieving higher data rates. In addition, it results in power savings as it leads to a decrease in transmit power. However, it is not clear if the transmit power can be indefinitely decreased with the cell sizes. In this paper, we analyze the impact of transmit power reduction (cell size reduction) on the performance of the network. More precisely, we obtain a lower bound on the transmit power such that a minimum coverage and a minimum data rate can be guaranteed. We then analyze the area power consumption metric, which denotes the total power consumed per unit area. Under the constraints of target coverage and target data rate, the area power consumption is minimized and the optimal base station density is obtained. For a path loss exponent α > 4, we observe the existence of a minimum cell size below which shrinking the cell would result in an overall increase of power. However, for α ≤ 4, there exists no such optimal cell-size, as the area power consumption increases with base station density.


Summary A test apparatus that allowed the stifle to move in five degrees of freedom was used to determine the effect of graft location, graft preload, and flexion angle at the time of graft fixation on the tensile graft forces experienced by a replacement graft material used to simulate reconstruction of the cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle. Two graft locations (tibial insertion site of the patellar ligament and tibial insertion site of the cranial cruciate ligament), two graft preloads (5 N and 20 N), and three flexion angles at the time of graft fixation (15°, 30° and 90°) were examined. The tibial insertion site and preload did not have as great an effect on graft force as did the flexion angle of the limb at time of graft fixation. Graft forces were highest when reconstructions were performed with the limb in 90° of flexion (ρ <0.0001). This study supports the notion that intracapsular grafts should be fixed with the limb in a normal standing angle. A five degree of freedom test apparatus was used to evaluate the effect of graft location, graft preload, and limb flexion angle at time of graft fixation on reconstructions of the cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle. Our results suggest that intracapsular grafts should not be fixed with the limb in 90° of flexion, but in a normal standing angle.


An investigation was conducted on the arthropod community on the plants(weeds,soybean,and sesame) at the margins of both organic farming paddy rice-duck field and conventional paddy field with wheat-rice rotation in East China across rice growth season.A total of 172 arthropod species belonging to 76 families,12 orders,and 2 classes were collected,including 103 species of natural enemies(33 spiders,6 predatory insects,and 64 parasitoid species) and 64 species of phytophagous insects.At the margins of organic farming paddy rice-duck field,the species richness and abundance of the spiders and insect natural enemies on the plants were 4.5 times and 1.5 times greater than those at the margins of conventional paddy field,respectively.The insect species richness at the margins of organic farming paddy rice-duck field was the highest on soybean and weeds(71),followed by on sesame(62),and the Shannon index was the highest on weeds;while at conventional paddy field margins,the insects on soybean had the highest richness(52) and Shannon index,and those on weeds had the smallest Shannon index.An obvious link was observed in the seasonal variations of the abundance between spiders and rice planthoppers on the weeds at organic farming paddy rice-duck field margins,but not observed at conventional paddy field margins probably due to the application of pesticides for the control of rice planthoppers.This investigation indicated that,compared with conventional paddy field,organic farming paddy rice-duck field was more beneficial to the protection of natural enemies,and planting soybean and sesame at conventional paddy field margins had positive effects on the conservation of arthropod community in paddy field.


Microwave-assisted construction of 2-propylquinazolinone1 has been achieved, followed by its subsequent utilities in constructing an attractive series of 2,3-disubstituted functional quinazolinones 2-10. The use of microwave irradiation in performing N-alkylation for the titled quinazolinone 1 was applied as a simple, efficient and eco-friendly green technique. Furthermore, the in vitro antimicrobial screening of the obtained compounds 3-10 has been investigated against four bacterial strains and two fungal strains. The structure of the synthesized molecules was affirmed using analytical and spectral tools.


The frequency features of the optical transient signal are analyzed and the spectrum is estimated.The result is that the signal of spatial transient optical is random signal.The analysis of the covariation-spectrum estimations based on FLOM,finding that this method is not applicable when α1.A method of estimation of Fraction Low Order Covariation(FLOC) is proposed.The comparison of emulator results of two spectrum estimations show the method presents a good capability and it can be widely applied to α-stable distribution.Through the comparison,concluding that the optical transient signal is α-stable distribution.


This paper derives the governing equations of motion for a flapping wing robot that is used to study and synthesize bio-inspired closed loop control laws. Lagrange's equations are employed to derive the geometrically nonlinear equations of motion. The Denavit-Hartenberg convention is used to model the wing flapping kinematics and the aerodynamic loads are represented using quasi-steady models of aerodynamics over each of the wing sections. The governing system is then cast in terms of a standard first order system with matched uncertainties that are due to the aerodynamic contributions. The closed loop control drives the system states such that they asymptotically track trajectories obtained from experimental observations of flapping wings of birds. Convergence and asymptotic stability of the tracking error closed loop dynamics is discussed. Finally, sufficient conditions are discussed under which the Lyapunov analysis guarantees identification of the aerodynamic loads, a topic of great interest to the research community investigating the aerodynamics of flapping flight.


The increasing variety of space missions, combined with their rising complexity and need for more environmentally-friendly, yet cost-effective, solutions, is putting the traditional spacecraft and rover designs to the test. In fact, the majority of nowadays spacecraft and planetary rovers are mostly monolithic, one-of-a-kind, single-use systems, hardly offering any possibility for their future servicing, upgrade or re-use. The EU-funded H2020 project Standard Interface for Robotic Manipulation of Payloads in Future Space Missions (SIROM) aims to bridge this gap by developing an integrated and inherently optimized multi-functional standard interface for mechanical, data, electrical and thermal transfer. The interface, in combination with a custom end-effector and active payload modules (APMs), will allow designing modular and re-configurable systems that could be easily serviced and upgraded via a dedicated robotic system for in-orbit or planetary environment. With respect to the existing state-of-the-art, the interface and modules in SIROM are being developed considering the need for scalability, reusability, compatibility with robotic manipulation and suitability for both environments. Within this context, the paper aims to analyze the feasibility of APM and end-effector concepts, within the system requirements of the project, in order to identify their most suitable preliminary concepts. The analysis is performed in terms of functionalities and architecture, and in case of APMs, considers a remote sensing and power storage system as payloads for orbital and planetary scenarios, respectively. The methodology used for the evaluation of APM and end-effector concepts is a top-down methodology generally used for the design and sizing of payloads of space missions. It consists of: (a) definition of payload objectives and its desired capabilities, (b) identification of candidates, (c) estimation of their characteristics based on analogy, scaling or component budgeting, and (d) evaluation and selection of a reference concept. Moreover, in case of the end-effector analysis, interactions and configurations with APM concepts were also taken into consideration. The results of the analysis point out the feasibility of APMs and end-effectors, within the system requirements of the project, and outline concepts that could be used in the future steps of the project as a guideline in the detailed design of APMs and end-effectors.


Edge in the light-type illumination device, a light modulation layer 34, in response to an electric field along with having an optically anisotropic property is relatively high first region (34B) and, in response to an electric field along with having an optical anisotropy property It is relatively low and includes a second region (34A). The light modulation layer, for to indicate the scattering, in the first scattering of the light propagating the A to the light input surface perpendicular to the first direction, size, light propagates B in a second direction perpendicular to the first transparent substrate about the size of the second dispersion, and the direction parallel to the light incident surface to C, the size of the third scattering for light propagating in the surface parallel to the third direction of the first transparent substrate and near the light source of the optical modulation layer to A1 agent of in the third area (30a) a first scattering of the fourth region (30b) spaced apart from the size, the size, A2 of the third scattering in the C1 to the third region from the light source of the optical modulation layer in the the size of one scattering, as it satisfies the size of the third scattering in the C2 to a fourth area, a> B> C, and A1 / C1


Objective To explore the diagnosis and treatment of Budd-Chiari syndrome combined with superior vena cava(SVC).Methods The 3 cases were diagnosed as Budd-Chiari syndrome by color doppler and MRV of abdomen.SVC was diagnosed by superior vena cave venography.The 3 cases with inferior vena cava(IVC) stenosis and obstruction underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.The percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was used in the first case where the stenosis of SVC entered atrium dextrum,but the second and third cases were not given interventional therapy because the guide wire failed to pass through the SVC obstruction and the two cases had no obvious symptom of superior vena cave.Results The inferior vena cava pressure of the 3 patients dropped from(23.33,25.88,17.55) mmHg before operation and to(9.60,9.60,7.20) mmHg after operation.The pressure of SVC dropped from 16.58 mmHg before operation and to 6.98 mmHg after operation in the first case.The 3 patients recovered successfully and were discharged.All of the 3 cases were followed up and the symptoms disappeared completely and liver and renal functions returned to normal.Conclusion To avoid missed diagnosis of superior vena cava,pathogenetic condition of patients with Budd-Chiari syndrom should be made clear preoperative.Slight and serious symptom of SVC should be dealt with different methods.


Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) with bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) (BFO) flexible nanocomposite films by varying the concentration of BFO nanoparticles are successfully synthesized by in situ sol-gel process. X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern confirmed the phase purity of BFO nanoparticles and different crystalline phases of PVDF in PVDF-BFO nanocomposites. The average particle size of BFO nanoparticles is estimated as 34 nm from the fitting of the log-normal distribution function with particle distribution pattern obtained from the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image analysis. The frequency dependence of ac conductivity confirmed the correlated barrier hopping (CBH) conduction mechanism follows by charge carriers in nanocomposites. The higher value of dielectric permittivity is observed in nanocomposite due to the increase of dipole-dipole interaction at the interface of PVDF and BFO by increasing the BFO concentration. The room temperature M-H and P-E hysteresis loop confirmed the nanocomposites exhibit both magnetic and ferroelectric ordering at the room temperature. The energy storage density of the nanocomposites is increasing with the concentration of BFO nanoparticles. Variation of room temperature magnetodielectric coupling confirmed the multiferroic nature exist in PVDF-BFO nanocomposites, which can be more useful in flexible electronics, energy storage or spintronics devices in multifunctional area.


The invention relates to a construction method for a value maximized model of cracked products of heavy raw materials in industrial cracking furnace. In a petrochemical enterprise with the industrial cracking furnace as a leading production process, a prediction model of cracked product yield of the heavy raw materials in the industrial cracking furnace is established on basis of steam cracking experimental data of the heavy raw materials, the yield data of the cracked products with the number of carbon being four or less than four of the heavy raw materials in the industrial cracking furnace is collected and is used to check the built prediction model, making a calculated result of the prediction model in accordance with a real operation result of the industrial cracking furnace; and the value maximized model of the cracked products of the heavy raw materials in the industrial cracking furnace is established based on the checked model and is used for optimizing operations of the cracking furnace of the heavy raw materials, so that a total value of petrochemical products produced by the industrial cracking furnace of the heavy raw materials is maximized.


By using only phase information, this paper describes a new spectral lossy compression method which can: reduce required memories; adaptively retrieve original images by using only spectral phase information; increase the peak-to-correlation energy (PCE) at the output of the correlator; and be easily employed in major encryption techniques. To increase the compression ratio of the proposed method, an optimal phase coding based on 'a fading grid' is performed. In fact, a variable number of quantization bits has been used to quantize phase information depending on the importance of the spectral phases. The phase information could be classified according to the concept of 'RMS duration'. Many simulations have been carried out. Our experimental results corroborate the performance of the proposed new method.


The invention relates to a closing element (2) of a housing (3) of a fluid pump (4) including heat transfer in a heat engine of a vehicle including a cylinder housing (1) of said engine, the closure element (2) comprising a guide member (5) of a heat transfer fluid flow to an inlet port (6) of said pump (4).


Ethnic minority businesses in Britain are examined in relation to the concept of mixed embeddedness. Earlier intellectual approaches emphasising cultural factors, urban and economic contexts, and public policy are identified. Ethnic minority businesses are shown to be typically small, to compete in saturated spatial markets and to be concentrated in economically vulnerable sectors. Moreover their fragile position has been further destabilised by the effects of government policy. Special attention is given to the repeal of the Shops Act, which limited the opening hours of shops. We conclude that an unintended outcome was the entry of large-scale chains into the formerly protected niches of South Asian-owned businesses. This represents a catastrophic occurrence for some ethnic minority firms. Meanwhile, public policy related to enterprise support and the regeneration of the urban fabric has been largely ineffective in the arena of ethnic minority business. The whole picture is complicated by generational differences in minority communities and by continuing restrictions on immigration.


Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is a community development model that continues to gain momentum in the United States, as states, regions and localities seek to build healthier communities and stronger economies while reducing their carbon footprint. TOD can deliver a range of benefits, from reduced household driving to improved community walkability and lowered regional greenhouse gases. However, it can be a challenging development model to implement. Many of the barriers facing TOD implementation relate to the need for increased public and private funding for planning, land acquisition, infrastructure, construction and maintenance of transit-oriented development projects. To address this challenge, many state entities, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and local municipalities offer programs that provide financial incentives for transit-oriented development. In 2010, Reconnecting America conducted an inventory of such programs, the result of which is presented in this paper. The scope of this effort was to focus on ongoing, institutionalized programs that provide grants, loans, tax credits or direct financial incentives to TOD plans or projects. Because these programs are adopted and amended frequently, this compilation reflects a snapshot in time and should be used to give the reader an understanding of the types of policies that exist, not to provide an exhaustive and final list. Reconnecting America aims to use the content presented here to develop an interactive web tool that will include a broader set of policies and can be updated to ensure ongoing accuracy.


The present invention provides a method for driving a liquid crystal display. In this method, the first pre-charge voltage and pre-charge voltage generated from the second data driving integrated circuit and an external voltage source spaced apart. In the first period, a first precharge data line pre-charge voltage. In the second period, the data line charging a first data signal to reach a target value. In the third period, a second data line precharge pre-charge voltage. In the fourth period, charging the data line to reach a target value of the second data signal. The liquid crystal display device capable of reducing the amount of heat drives driving the data lines.


The article describes the concepts of potential, economic potential of the enterprise, scientific approaches, definitions, views, concepts of foreign and domestic scientists on their evaluation.
KEY WORDS: statistical assessment, economically active population, employment, enterprise, economic potential, economic cooperations, economic potential.


Ecosystem service valuations provide imperative data that is valuable for policy makers. However, the valuations are seldom adopted in national policymaking. In order to promote the use of ecosystem service valuations in policy and decision-making, a two-mode network analysis was conducted in order to investigate trends in ecosystem service valuation research in South Korea. According to the results, the "contingent valuation method" and "choice experiment" showed high connectivity with ecosystem type and service and were frequently employed by valuators. In contrast, the "net factor income" and "contingent ranking method" showed low connectivity and low frequency of use. The ecosystem types "forest", "farmland," and "coastal systems" showed high connectivity with the valuation methodologies and high frequency of use whereas "grassland" and "urban" showed low connectivity and frequency of use. The ecosystem services "aesthetic value/amenities/inspiration" and "recreation/ecotourism" showed high connectivity with the methodologies and high frequency of use whereas "forest products" and "natural resources" showed low connectivity and frequency of use. This study identified trends in ecosystem service valuation research in South Korea, and these trends can be used to guide the direction of future research and aid in the selection of methodologies according to ecosystem type and services.


Objective To investigate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic radical resection for colonic and upper / median rectal cancer , and compare the short and long-term clinical efficacy of laparoscopic and open operations. Methods Clinicopathological data of 196 colorectal cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic (n=120) and open (n=76) radical resection in our hospital from January 2006 to December 2011 were analyzed retrospectively. The perioperative clinicopathological characteristics , postoperative complications and survival time were compared between the two groups. Results There were no significant differences in age and gender between the two groups. The operating time in the laparoscopic group was (226.28±61.09)min, significantly longer than (193.50±53.79)min in the open group. The blood loss was (84.00±28.41)ml in the laparoscopic group , significantly less than (187.60± 37.27)ml in the open group. The postoperative hospital stay was (7.55±2.04)d in the laparoscopic group, significantly shorter than (8.40 ±3.39)d in the open group. There were no significant differences in proximal and distal incision margin,number of dissected lymph nodes,and postoperative complications between the two groups. The 3- and 5-year survival rates were 76.6% and 71.2% in the laparoscopic group, 76.8% and 65.7% in the open group (P0.05). There were no significant differences in survivals of the patients with Duke's A, B,C stages respectively between the two groups. Conclusions Laparoscopic radical resection for colorectal cancer is feasible and safe with less blood loss ,shorter hospital stay,rapid recovery.Furthermore,as for oncological safety,postoperative complications,and short and long-term efficacy, laparoscopical resection is not worse than open resection.


Healthcare professionals are often the weakest link in the security chain, which is contributing to data breaches in the healthcare sector. A number of reasons account for this. Technological countermeasures for cyber defenses have been heightened and the adversaries tend to exploit easy entry points. Besides, healthcare staffs are usually occupied by their core duty of healthcare provison with little experience in information security.With a Design Science Approach (DSA), observational measures for effective profiling of healthcare staffs were developed. Regulations and security standards such as the Code of Conduct, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of European Union (EU), ISO 7799, and other Norwegian Acts and regulations for personal data protection, were reviewed for the observational measures. A comprehensive Healthcare Security Practice Analysis, Modeling and Incentivization (HSPAMI) framework was proposed for analyzing healthcare staffs' security practices in a comprehensive way.


Abstract Blumea lacera is an edible plant with imperative medicinal values. However, the anxiolytic and antidepressant roles of B. lacera have not been well‐explained. Therefore, the current study aims to explore the impending bioactive metabolites and roles of B. lacera methanol leaf extract (Me‐BLL) in attenuating anxiety and depression through several experimental and computer‐aided approaches. The chemical characterization of Me‐BLL was performed through standard phytochemical and GC‐MS analyses. To explore the neuropharmacological insights, Swiss albino mice were treated with Me‐BLL at doses of 200–400 mg/kg, p.o. The anxiolytic effects were observed employing elevated plus maze (EPM), light–dark box (LDB), and hole‐board (HBT) tests, while antidepressant effects were evaluated using forced swimming (FST) and tail suspension tests (TST). Diazepam (1 mg/kg, i.p.) and fluoxetine HCl (20 mg/kg, p.o.) were used as the reference standard. The phytochemical analyses revealed several bioactive metabolites, including higher contents of total phenolics and flavonoids. The EPM and LDB tests demonstrated an increased time spent in open arms and light box, and the HBT showed an increased number of head dipping, indicating the anxiolytic effects of Me‐BLL. The TST and FST revealed a decrease in immobility time, meaning the persuasive antidepressant effects. The antioxidative effects of Me‐BLL have also been observed prominently. Correspondingly, the computer‐aided investigation confirmed several bioactive lead molecules. Specifically, thymol and cuminol revealed potential anxiolytic and antioxidant effects, while stigmast‐5‐en‐3.beta.‐ol and gamma‐sitosterol possessed promising antidepressant effects. Taken these results as a base, the plant has imperative potentials in managing anxiety and depression‐like disorders.


Summary In this study, we aimed to compare tramadol and tramadol+droperidol combination in Patient-Controlled-Analgesia (PCA) after abdominal hysterectomy. The patients who had been divided into two groups at randomly were applied standard general anesthesia. In the recovery room, after 1.5 mg kg -1 tramadol intravenous was applied as 20 mg tramadol bolus dose and 10 min lockout time in group I, 20 mg bolus dose + 0.1mg droperidol bolus dose and 10 min lockout time in group II. VAS scores, sedation degrees, nausea - vomiting and antiemetic needs were observed during 24 hours. There were no important differantiations in demographic data and VAS scores. Nausea and vomiting was found significantly less in group II. In group II Sedation scores were more found between 0-6 hours. As a result, tramadol and droperidol combination provides a similar quality of analgesia with less nausea and vomiting than tramadol for PCA.


The occurrence of full annular rub or partial rub conditions in turbomachinery employed in power plants has become frequent due to the reduced clearances used to improve the efficiency in new design machines. This fact has stimulated the study of rotor-to stator rub phenomena. Some aspects have been already analyzed by the authors, which in the past developed a rather sophisticated model to simulate and reproduce the phenomenon of "spiral vibrations" or thermally excited vibrations. This paper analyzes rubs of short duration, which can occur for instance when the shaft is passing a critical speed during the coast down transient and which are not able to induce consistent thermal bows and the associated spiral vibrations, but should also be identified by suitable measurements. From literature it is known that these phenomena can be identified by means of vibration measurements on the stator of the machine as well as by the associated emitted noise. The friction forces affect also the rotating speed of the shaft: the accurate measurement of the speed and of its harmonic components could also allow to identify a rubbing condition. These aspects are investigated by means of a model of the MODAROT test-rig which had been modified to allow rub conditions to occur. A model of the partial arc rub condition has also been set, in order to verify the effects of the rub on the vibrations, and on the rotating speed. The behaviour of the model is analysed in the time domain, due to the non-linearity of the phenomenon.


The general strategy is one of the liberalization of the economy and the government regulations that control it. Labor is exepected to be reallocated through free market mechanisms which encourage foreign investment. Concurrently a stratgey is being developed to supply the necessary human capital through a revaluationa and redirection of the educational system. Labor categories will experience significant shifts, but certain sectors may not shift adequately to meet demand. The analysis shows the misalignment of certain labor allocation strategies.There is a significant pent up demand in the country for European goods and services which will be substantially released with customs union. The challenge of the government is to develop globally competitive industries/companies which will find significant adavantage in free trade and be able to offset the increase in imports by a corresponding increase in exports. The government has identified some possible sectors for encouragement and assistance. A strategy for foreign investment in such sectors is being considered. Possible adjustments in strategy are outlined.


Effect of Polymer Electrode Morphology on Performance of a Lithium/Polypyrrole Battery. (May 1991) Marjorie A. Nicholson, B.A., Texas A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Charles R. Martin A variety of conducting polymer batteries have been described in the recent literature. In this work, a Li/Polypyrrole secondary battery is described. The effect of controlling the morphology of the polymer on enhancement of counterion diffusion in the polymer phase is explored. A method of preparing conducting polymers has been developed which yields high surface area per unit volume of electrode material. A porous membrane is used as a template in which to electrochemically polymerize pyrrole, then the membrane is dissolved, leaving the polymer in a fibrillar form. Conventionally, the polymer is electrochemically polymerized as a dense polymer film on a smooth Pt disk electrode. Previous work has shown that when the polymer is electrochemically polymerized in fibrillar form, charge transport rates are faster and charge capacities are greater than for dense, conventionally grown films containing the same amount of polymer. The purpose of this work is to expand previous work by further investigating the possibilities of the optimization of transport rates in polypyrrole films by controlling the morphology of the films. The utility of fibrillar polypyrrole as a cathode material in a lithium/polymer secondary battery is then assessed. The performance of the fibrillar battery is compared to the performance of an analogous battery which


This thesis describes measurement-based models based on real error-data collected on a multi-processor system. Models development from the raw error-data to the estimation of cumulative reward is described.
A workload/reliability model is developed based on low-level error and resource usage data collected on an IBM 3081 system during its normal operation in order to evaluate the resource-usage/error/recovery process in a large mainframe system. Thus, both normal and erroneous behavior of the system are modeled. The results provide an understanding of the different types of errors and recovery processes. The measured data show that the holding times in key operational and error states are not simple exponentials and that a semi-Markov process is necessary to model the system behavior. A sensitivity analysis is performed to investigate the significance of using a semi-Markov process, as opposed to a Markov process, to model the measured system.
A software reliability model is also developed based on low-level error data from the MVS operating system running on an IBM 3081 machine to describe the software error and recovery process. The semi-Markov model developed provides a quantification of system error characteristics and the interaction between different types of errors. As an example, we provide a detailed model and analysis of multiple errors, which constitute approximately 17% of all software errors and result in considerable recovery overhead.
In addition, a measurement-based performability model based on real error-data collected is proposed. A reward function, based on the service rate and the error rate in each state, is defined in order to estimate the performability of the system and, to depict the cost of different error types and recovery procedures.


Abstract Sterczala, AJ, Flanagan, SD, Looney, DP, Hooper, DR, Szivak, TK, Comstock, BA, DuPont, WH, Martin, GJ, Volek, JS, Maresh, CM, and Kraemer, WJ. Similar hormonal stress and tissue damage in response to National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football games played in two consecutive seasons. J Strength Cond Res 28(11): 3239–3243, 2014—The recovery process from a college football game has been studied, yet the stability of such findings year to year in the same players remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the same players' biochemical recovery process in 2 consecutive seasons to a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football game. Ten starting players volunteered to participate in the study in each of the 2 seasons. Players performed a periodized heavy resistance training program over the entire year for each season. Fasted resting blood samples were obtained at similar times the Friday before the game (T1), 18–20 hours after the game (T2), and 42–44 hours after the game (T3). In both seasons, serum creatine kinase (CK) concentrations increased significantly from T1 to T2, and returned to T1 values at T3. When we compared seasons, CK values did not differ at any time point. Myoglobin demonstrated similar patterns and results. Testosterone and cortisol values were similar at all time points and did not differ by season as no significant differences were observed for the resting hormonal concentrations. The results of this study indicate that yearly programs should maintain a periodized progressive program, which seeks to increase physical potential of players while providing a protective effect on skeletal muscle and stabilization of hormonal status in response to both game and season stressors.


Phoenix dactylifera L. type Mariami from Iran was chosen for this study to investigate the solubility of its seed oil in supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2). The seed has been discovered to possess an antioxidant. The extraction method using SC-CO2 solvent was used in this study to investigate the capabilities of supercritical fluid to extract Phoenix dactylifera L. seed oil since the method is clean compared with organic solvent extraction. Solubility of Phoenix dactilyfera seeds oil in SC-CO2 was correlated using empirical density based model with the help of IBM SPSS software for significance and correlation analysis of the models. Analysis of component in the oil was done using gas chromatography equipped with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Oleic acid revealed to be the main fatty acid in Phoenix dactylifera seed oil, followed by palmitic acid, lauric acid, ascorbyl palmitate and others.


In 2019, batyr submitted a submission to the Productivity Commission based on experience working with young people since 2011 which included input from several batyr speakers with lived experiences. batyr has trained over 750 young people to learn how to share their stories of hope and resilience in the community and have reached over 200,000 people with these stories through our structured school, university, workplace and community programs.


Food advertising to children is recognised worldwide as contributing to obesity in children. Much of the research in this area has been carried out in US, UK and other developed countries that are fighting the obesity epidemic. The phenomenon is, however, not restricted to the developed world only, but is now trickling down to the developing countries, such as India. Therefore, it is pertinent that necessary measures are devised and implemented so that Indian children may not face the same situation. At present, when governmental regulations are less forthcoming and marketers are enjoying the potential offered by a huge and untapped market for western foods, it becomes imminent for the parents to intervene and protect their children from banal effects of food advertising. Therefore, the present paper seeks to review various studies conducted in this area to highlight the need for TV viewing mediation by parents in the Indian situation.


A novel class of nucleoside analogues containing adenine, uracil, thymine and 5-fluorouracil as the heterocyclic moieties have been prepared from 2-phenylcyclopropane carboxylic acid. These compounds showed weak antitum or activity. The resolution of the racemates on an analytical and semipreparative scale was performed by HPLC using chiral stationary phases.


This article examines the impact of glass ceiling belief on the relationship between personality and career satisfaction. This domain of research, despite being crucial in understanding behaviour at work has not received much attention. Gender bias continues to limit career satisfaction experiences. Personality is a key individual difference that can help negate glass ceiling beliefs. Hence, understanding personality becomes relevant today in the context of glass ceilings. Personality is viewed in two aspects, masculine traits and feminine traits (Wirth, 2001). Data were collected from 150 participants. Regression moderation technique was used to analyse the primary data collected across both the genders. The result supports the existence of a moderation effect of the glass ceiling belief. The glass ceiling belief partially moderates the masculine traits – career satisfaction relationship. While significant moderation effect is observed in the case of feminine traits – career satisfaction relationship. Individuals with masculine and feminine traits cope differently with glass ceiling. Personality therefore impacts their career satisfaction. This study is instrumental in understanding glass ceiling belief and career satisfaction. This study is perhaps a first one in understanding masculine and feminine personality traits in the context of glass ceiling belief.


This experiment aimed to investigate the social feeding behaviour of Caenorhabditis elegans under varying food concentrations. The finding that the nociceptive neuron, a neuron that detects aversive stimuli, induces social feeding led us to observe if limitation in food amount is also an aversive stimulus. In selection of the nematode's food source Escherichia coli was chosen as it is one of its common foods. The nematodes were grown in an incubator at 20 degrees Celsius in different E. coli amounts: 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 where the 0 and 100 treatments were negative and positive controls, respectively. The surface area of clusters in a 1cm 2 grid were measured daily for four days. We hypothesized the surface area of Caenorhabditis elegans clumps will be greater for a smaller amount of Escherichia coli . However, the results show no significant statistical difference among the values of average surface area from different treatments levels. The average of the clump size in order of increasing food amount is: 0.851.02 %, 5.894.12 %, 19.1713.08 %, 22.8826.94 % and 15.3414.89%. Thus we fail to reject our null hypothesis. It is our understanding that overpopulation was another stressor along with the limitation in food amount, interfering with causing the cluster sizes in relation to food amount.


Dysregulation of signal transduction pathways is associated with cancer initiation, progression, and recurrence. The PI3K/Akt signaling pathway has been extensively investigated as a therapeutic target due to its mechanistic association with several hallmarks of cancer. Studying dynamic changes in kinase activity can be difficult, and assays to measure these changes in live cells in a physiologically relevant environment are lacking. Standard approaches to monitoring Akt kinase activity are limited to end point assays which lack the ability to monitor the effects of treatments over time. Here we demonstrate the utility of the Incucyte® Kinase Akt Lentivirus Reagent, encoding a kinase translocation reporter based on a green fluorescent protein-tagged Akt substrate whose subcellular localization is phosphorylation-dependent, and a red fluorescent nuclear protein to denote the nuclear/cytoplasmic boundary. To demonstrate inhibition of Akt, A549 cells stably expressing the reporter were treated with compounds targeting the PI3K/Akt kinase pathway, including allosteric Akt inhibitors MK2206 and API-1, competitive Akt inhibitors AZD5363 and Ipatasertib, and upstream PI3K kinase inhibitors LY294002 and PI-103. Quantification of treatment responses using the Incucyte® Live Cell Analysis System showed concentration-dependent inhibition of Akt activity for all compounds with varying kinetic profiles over 24 hours. To study activation of Akt, HeLa cells were first cultured in the absence of serum to reduce Akt activity. After 4 hours of incubation in serum-free conditions, the cells were treated with either epidermal growth factor (EGF) or recombinant insulin-like growth factor (R3-IGF-1) to activate Akt. An increase in Akt activity was observed for both treatments. While R3-IGF-1-induced activation was sustained over the 12-hour time course, activation by EGF diminished over time. Cell lines with mutations in the tumor suppressor PTEN showed no response to serum starvation or activation with EGF or R3-IGF-1. In addition to monitoring Akt activity over time, the integrated red nuclear restricted protein of the reporter enables concurrent measurements of proliferation. The selective Akt inhibitor MK2206 decreased Akt activity in a similar concentration-dependent manner in both T-47D and MDA-MB-231 cell lines. In contrast, measurements of red object count from the same cells reveal differential effects of MK2206 on proliferation between the two cell lines, with concentration-dependent inhibition of T-47D cell growth but little effect on MDA-MB-231 cells. Overall, these data highlight the utility of the Incucyte® Kinase Akt Lentivirus Reagent to provide valuable kinetic measurements of Akt activity using live cells within a physiologically relevant environment.
 Citation Format: John N. Rauch, Susan K. Foltin, Libuse Oupicka, Matthew Dilsaver, Grigory S. Filonov, Gillian Lovell, Jasmine Trigg, Cicely L. Schramm. Dynamic live-cell visualization and quantification of Akt activity using a genetically-encoded, fluorescent kinase translocation reporter [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 156.


Objective
To investigate the effect of small dose of ropivacaine combined with fentanyl on anesthesia in elderly patients with lower limb fracture.

Methods
A total of 300 elderly patients with lower limb fractures in Yingxin Street Branch of Shanxi Taisteel General Hospital were selected in the research.The patients were randomly divided into control group and observation group according to the digital table, with 150 cases in each group.The control group received routine dose of ropivacaine combined with fentanyl anesthesia, the observation group was given small doses of ropivacaine combined with fentanyl anesthesia.The anesthesia effect, anesthesia block, changes of vital signs during the surgery, the incidence of intraoperative hypotension, and incidence rate of complications were compared between the two groups.

Results
The excellent rate of anesthesia in the two groups was 100.0%, the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05). The block onset time, block fading time, motor block score in the control group were (6.35±1.87)min, (73.25±17.89)min, (2.69±0.30)points, respectively, which in the observation group were (6.42±1.61)min, (74.56±19.24)min, (2.63±0.32)points, respectively, the differences between the two groups were not statistically significant(all P>0.05). During operation, the blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature in the two groups were decreased slightly compared with before anesthesia, but the differences were not statistically significant(all P>0.05). The incidence rate of intraoperative hypotension of the observation group was 2.7%, which was significantly lower than 8.7% of the control group (χ2=5.051, P 0.05).

Conclusion
For elderly patients with lower extremity fractures, small dose of ropivacaine combined with fentanyl has obvious anesthesia effect, the anesthetic effect is similar with routine dose of ropivacaine combined with fentanyl, and can maintain stable vital signs of patients, but also can reduce the intraoperative hypotension, it can be used as an ideal anesthesia method for elderly patients with lower limb fracture.

Key words:
Fractures, bone; Anesthesia; Ropivacaine; Fentanyl; Aged


The aim of this literature review is to investigate and present the smart watch as a potentially useful device for information access used by university students. In this review the smart watch interface, which is part of wearable computing, is looked at as an alternative data access platform to the already existing and non-wearable smart phone. Current application usage and development on the smart phone and smart watch interfaces, as well as the information which university students would want from such devices are discussed. Hardware and software advancements on the smart watch which could be driving access to user information are also covered.


When a one-phase-to-ground fault of an indirectly grounding 10 kV power system occurs,the fault current is small and the fault duration is short.Furthermore,because many other factors influence the accuracy of the fault detection,the common methods of the fault location have low accuracy.The wavelet transform analysis based on the transient zero-sequence current that could increase the accuracy of the fault location is investigated.On the basis of the transient current characteristic analysis of one-phase-to-ground fault and according to the fault location principle of the transient current traveling wave amplitude comparison director protection,we established multi-feeder 10 kV power system models on MATLAB SIMULINK,and simulated from two up to thirty feeders with Haar wavelet.The simulation shows that Haar wavelet could locate the earthed fault feeder effectively.The results indicate that the feeder numbers have little influence on the fault detection,and the accuracy of the fault location is determined by the width of the wavelet time-window.Therefore,when the Haar wavelet is used for the earthed fault detection,the width of the wavelet time-window should be adjusted effectively according the grouding patterns of the neutral point and the feeder number of the power system.


The Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District No. 1 presently uses two sludge conditioning systems for the vacuum filtra tion of three sludge types. The different con ditioning modes offered the District an op portunity to evaluate filter yields and cost of the different chemical conditioning systems. In this paper the following sludge and sludge conditioning variables are investigated as being important to the operation of vacuum filters: sludge type, feed solids, sludge blend ing, cake solids, type of conditioning, and chemical dosing. A review of operational control procedures, equipment inspection, and data processing are included as important aspects of the operation of the vacuum filters.


Forest ecosystems are, by their very nature, highly variable. — Vertical variation: the interaction with the environment extends from the parent rock to the atmosphere. — Horizontal variation: the spatial variability of the topography, the soil properties, the type of forest management and the previous soil use and management means that the structure and functioning of an ecosystem can vary significantly within a limited area. — Temporal variation: rotations can vary from under ten years (typically eucalyptus or acacia forests in tropical environments), through several decades (beech and conifers in temperate and tropical environments) to several hundreds of years (oak and sequoia). These rotations may be affected by abrupt or gradual changes or by long-term natural or human forcing, resulting in dynamics, the scale and progression of which are not immediately evident.


It has been proposed that linear methanol maser distributions arise in circumstellar accretion disks around massive young stellar sources (i.e., [1]). Since direct detection of these accretion disks has proved difficult, another way to test the disk hypothesis is to search for outflows perpendicular to the methanol maser distributions. Wide-field images of a sample of sites of linearly distributed methanol masers using in the 2.12 μm H2 line as the outflow diagnostic were obtained by [2]. Surprisingly, the H2 emission in 89% of the fields was not distributed perpendicular to the maser distributions as expected, but instead parallel, implying perhaps that methanol masers may be delineating outflows rather than circumstellar accretion disks. Recent follow-up observations in the mid-infrared (5-25 μm) of these massive young stellar sources with maser emission have shown a surprising result: some show evidence of mid-infrared emission from outflows and jets (i.e., [3]). There are three varieties of sources that show evidence that the mid-infrared emission is indeed tracing outflows and jets. First, some sources that have H2 outflows and methanol maser distributions at the same position angle are also found to be elongated at that same position angle in the midinfrared. Such a source is G318.95-0.20 and is described below. Second, some sources have more resolved mid-infrared structures that appear morphologically similar to H2 outflows, and this smaller scale outflow exists at the same position angle as some other larger-scale outflow indicator like CO. An example of such a source is NGC 7538 IRS 1. Finally, there are sources that have mid-infrared emission coincident with and tracing known outflow structures seen at other wavelengths. We present an example of this type of source with G35.20-0.74. Though outflows with thermal infrared emission have been observed previously at lower resolution [3,4,5], thanks to the increase of facility-class midinfrared imagers on large aperture telescopes (8-10m), we are achieving high resolutions in the mid-infrared (~0.25-0.60") that now allow us to see the detailed morphologies of the mid-infrared outflows around these young stellar sources. The association of masers and mid-infrared emission with outflows and/or jets from young massive stellar sources is exiting because little is known about the massive star formation process. Direct associations of outflows and jets with individual massive stars are few. Outflows from massive stars may demonstrate that they form by accretion processes similar to low mass stars.


Objective: To evaluate the value of uterine artery embolization(UAE) for symptomatic hysteromyoma. Methods: 17 patients of symptomatic hysteromyoma received Bilateral UAE with polyvinyl alcohol(PVA), 1, 3, 6, 12 month follow-up observation after treatment. Results: After 3 months, the volume of hysteromyoma shrinked in 16 cases. After 1 year, the symptoms improve or disappear in 16 cases. Conclusions: UAE for symptomatic hysteromyoma is safe and effective.


The invention discloses a hydraulic cylinder piston rod seal structure of a punch hydraulic system. Firstly, a piston rod and an end cover are sealed by utilizing a bilabial shaft Y-shaped seal ring with the model of MA39; the Y-shaped seal ring is provided with a cut angle less than 45 degrees; double lips are asymmetrical; a baffle ring is arranged outside one sealing lip so as to facilitate the upward sealing effect of the piston rod; and the Y-shaped seal ring is made of polyurethane AU92, the maximum working pressure is set as 50MPa, the temperature is between minus 30 DEG C and 800 DEG C, the movement velocity is less than 0.4m/s. The hydraulic cylinder piston rod seal structure has the beneficial effects of improving the mechanical property, avoiding the abrasion, ensuring the stable movement, easy speed regulation and controllable stroke of a system, reducing noises, improving the stamping frequency, improving the movement accuracy of machines and prolonging the service life; and meanwhile, the hydraulic cylinder piston rod seal structure is conductive to adapting to the requirements of transportation, installation and rack regulation, and can be used for improving the operation controllability and reducing the labor intensity.


The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of sexting among high school students as well as examine the theoretical foundation toward explaining this type of behavior. Specifically, we examined data from a sample of high school students in rural North Carolina to determine if low self-control and deviant peer association are constructs for explaining sexting among youth. Results indicated that both theoretical constructs are in fact predictors of the behavior, as well as other variables.


THE NUMBER of books and articles which have appeared recently on the subject give evidence of keen interest in the doctrine of original sin. Several brief surveys of this literature are available in English, but it might be of interest to trace the progressive development of thought in this area according (in most cases) to the chronological order in which these studies appeared. Before presenting the individual hypotheses, however, economy will be served by reviewing the variety of influences which have drawn each of these authors to a reconsideration of this doctrine and which—more or less, as will be evident in each case—they would all accept.


The vulcanization of natural rubber (NR)-blended acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) was carried out with a phenolic curing agent by a melt-mixing process. The NR compound was first prepared before blending with ABS. The effects of the phenolic curative contents (10, 15, and 20 phr) and blend proportions (NR/ABS ratio = 50 : 50, 60 : 40, and 70 : 30) on the mechanical, dynamic, thermal, and morphological properties of the vulcanized NR/ABS blends were investigated. The tensile strength and hardness of the blends increased with increasing ABS content, whereas the elongation at break decreased. The strength property resulting from the thermoplastic component and the vulcanized NR was an essential component for improving the elasticity of the blends. These blends showed a greater elastic response than the neat ABS. The thermal stability of the blends increased with increasing ABS component. Scanning electron micrographs of the blends showed a two-phase morphology system. The vulcanized 60 : 40 NR/ABS blend with 15-phr phenolic resin showed a uniform styrene-co-acrylonitrile phase dispersed in the vulcanized NR phase; it provided better dispersion between the NR and ABS phases, and this resulted in superior elastic properties. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 42520.


We have studied the optimal cell configuration for a fringe-field driven transflective liquid crystal display that exhibits high image quality. The cell is composed of two half-plate compensation films, liquid crystal, and two parallel polarizers in the transmissive region. Viewing angle characteristics of the device mainly depends on the orientation of the polarizer axis. The measured contrast ratio in an optimized configuration is greater than 5 in polar angles of over 50° in all directions and in those over 80° in certain azimuthal cross-sectional planes.


Though the application of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems has become widespread, many organizational experiences have shown that resulting outcomes fall short of expectations. Best-practice experiences, however, have proven that effective application is centered on an integrative approach that seeks to achieve a balance between certain key organizational elements. This article presents a novel process change management-oriented model that considers the key areas in ERP implementation, including strategy, business processes, structure, culture, information technology, and managerial systems. The model is grounded by empirical-based evidence drawn from a survey of various organizational practices with ERP implementation.


Multivariate logistic regression models are estimated using survey data to test the relationship between health status and fear of crime. More specifically, this article examines the relationship between fear of crime and perception of health, versus an actual measure of health (i.e., having a physical disability or limitation). Along with sex and age, health status is considered a prominent indicator of personal vulnerability to crime. Nevertheless, support for health status as an indicator of fear of crime is contradictory, because it is the perception of health that has been measured and not actual illness or disability. Although much is known about the prevalence of fear of crime among populations who perceive themselves to be at a greater physical disadvantage, very little is known about the perceptions of individuals with physical disabilities, those who suffer from actual measurable physical limitations (such as the loss of one or more limbs or senses), as opposed to those who perceive themselves to be limited in the ability to protect themselves. Results indicate that impairment of ability has implications for fear of crime beyond the assessment of one's general health.


User interface design often focuses so heavily on clean and minimal interface aesthetics that any deviation is often rejected as "ugly". This tendency towards abstraction in UI design can be contextualized as a removal of the "human" or "physical world" from the aesthetic choices and design considerations for the system. To resist this techno-deterministic eradication of the human presence from UI design, as well as radically inject the human presence back into user interfaces, we present typeFACE, a web interface and generative adversarial network designed to create fonts from human faces. We provide an implementation and applications for such a system, as well as contextualize and analyze the history of "ugliness" and the "uncanny" in UI design history. We also discuss implications of such a system within the domains of data ownership, identity, and HCI design research.


A period region of strong ground motions which have close relationship with actural damage to buildings was reinvertigated including the data by the 2007 Noto-hanto Earthquake and the 2007 Niigata-chuetsu-oki Earthquake, where 1.5-2 sec. and 2-2.5 sec. period dominated records were observed for the first time as the site with building damage data. I found that 1-1.5 sec. period region response had closer relationship with the actual damage to buildings, compare to the previously proposed 1-2 sec. region. The reason why 1-2 sec. in stead of 1-1.5sec. region had close relationship with actural damage to buildings in the previous study was investigated. I found the reason was that the JR Takatori record in the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake which brought about severe damage around the observation site happened to have a large response around the 2 sec., in addition that 1.5-2 sec. and 2-2.5 sec. period dominated records which were observed in the 2007 Noto-hanto Earthquake and the 2007 Niigata-chuetsu-oki Earthquake were not included in the previous data set.


Introduction and Aims: Growing up in farm environment protects from asthma. The protective effect has been associated with special microbial exposures. Our aim in here was to test whether farm home microbiota could provide a model for asthma-protective indoor microbiome that would be protective also in a non-farm environment. Methods: We first modelled differences in house dust microbiota composition between farm and non-farm homes of 204 Finnish children. Association between asthma risk by age 6 years and modelled similarity of indoor microbiota to that in farm homes in early life was then analyzed in a second Finnish birth cohort of 182 children not living on farms. Results were replicated in a cross-sectional study of 1031 German children. Results: The asthma risk in children who grew up in non-farm homes decreased as the similarity of their early home microbiota to farm home microbiota increased (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.40 per interquartile range [IQR] increase in modelled similarity; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.19 to 0.82). The protective microbiota was low in Streptococcaceae relative to outdoor-associated taxa, increased e.g. by siblings and walking indoors with outdoor shoes. Also the asthma risk of German children decreased with the increasing similarity of their home microbiota to the microbiota in Finnish farm homes (aOR 0.65 per IQR increase in modelled similarity; 95% CI 0.46-0.91). Conclusions: These results identify the indoor dust microbiota composition as a definable, reproducible predictor of asthma risk and a novel modifiable target for asthma prevention.


Abstract This article introduces a theory of jurisprudential critique that has developed in African American letters. The author describes this form of critique as "sympathetic occupation"—a means of using the idea of the universal subject alongside racial subjectivity in order to transform the reader's interpretation of the law with respect to African Americans. Her argument is fashioned using nineteenth- and twentieth-century works of literature, yet she locates "sympathetic occupation" within contemporary debates about critical race theory scholarship, and suggests that her theory may be used as a critical lens for interpreting critical race theory scholarship itself.


Eight percent of the human genome is composed of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs), which are thought to be inactive remnants of ancient infections. Previously, we showed that individuals with early HIV-1 infection have stronger anti-HERV T cell responses than uninfected controls. In this study, we investigated whether these responses persist in chronic HIV-1 infection and whether they have a role in the control of HIV-1. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 88 subjects diagnosed with HIV-1 infection for at least 1 year (median duration of diagnosis, 13 years) were tested for responses against HERV peptides in gamma interferon (IFN- (cid:1) ) enzyme immunospot (ELISPOT) assays. Individuals who control HIV-1 viremia without highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) had stronger and broader HERV-specific T cell responses than HAART-suppressed patients, virologic noncontrollers, immunologic progressors, and uninfected controls ( P < 0.05 for each pairwise comparison). In addition, the magnitude of the anti-HERV T cell response was inversely correlated with HIV-1 viral load ( r 2 (cid:2) 0.197, P (cid:2) 0.0002) and associated with higher CD4 (cid:3) T cell counts ( r 2 (cid:2) 0.072, P (cid:2) 0.027) in untreated patients. Flow cytometric analyses of an HLA-B51-restricted CD8 (cid:3) HERV response in one HIV-1-infected individual revealed a less activated and more differentiated phenotype than that stimulated by a homologous HIV-1 peptide. HLA-B51 tetramer dual staining within this individual confirmed two different T cell populations corresponding to these HERV and HIV-1 epitopes, ruling out cross-reactivity. These findings suggest a possible role for anti-HERV immunity in the control of chronic HIV-1 infection and provide support for a larger effort to design an HIV-1 vaccine that targets conserved antigens such as HERV. the total magnitudes of ELISPOT assay responses (in SPM), and the total number of positive responses were compared between groups using the Kruskal-Wallis, Dunn's multiple comparison, and two-sided Mann-Whitney U tests. Linear regression and Spearman correlation analyses were used to measure associations between HIV-1 viral load and magnitude and breadth of the HERV response, HIV-1 viral load and magnitude of the HIV-1 response, the magnitudes of the HIV-1 response and the HERV response, and the magnitude of the HERV response and CD4 (cid:1) T cell count in HIV-1-infected individuals not on treatment. All tests were conducted using GraphPad Prism, version 4.00 (GraphPad Software, San Diego, CA), with the statistical significance of the findings set at a P value of less than 0.05.


As the horror of Christchurch's earthquake unfolded in late February, Janice Fredric from Duncan Cotterill Lawyers in New Zealand penned the following emotional and instructive email to ALMJ about disaster management planning for professional services firms. The firm's Christchurch office was located in Clarendon Tower in the heart of the city, and many employees were trapped in the building for hours following the quake because the emergency stairwell had collapsed.


This thesis argues that Bergson and Plotinus replicate the Pythagorean tradition by proposing a philosophy of dynamic transformation underpinned by two fundamental and interlinked premises: a universe generated and governed by a natural law of musical harmonics, and the concept of kairos as time signifying the emergence of qualitative change.


Referring from the background,basic principle,strategic significance of financial sustainable development theory,this article analyzes the issues of sustainable development in China's balance of payments,then puts forward some suggestions on how to further promote sustainable development in China's balance of payments.


Food insecurity is a growing concern, potentially exacerbated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic (1) . However, efforts are being made worldwide to address this issue, from Europe to America there is a focus on combatting food insecurity amongst children by providing school meals (1)(2) . This is a strong starting point, which could extend to post-primary and third-level cohorts, ideally translating into a reduction in the prevalence of food insecurity within the global population overall. However, action is required in Ireland with more domestic research required to formulate effective policies to combat the growing rate hypothesised. This study aims to contribute to ful fi lling this research gap. A survey was distributed to third level students worldwide at 2 time points (June 2020, December 2020) during the covid-19 pandemic to assess health behaviours amongst this cohort during this time. Information on self-reported food insecurity stress in fl uenced by the covid-19 pandemic amongst third level students in Ireland was extracted and analysed. Information was gathered using a variation of the perceived stress scale 10 (PSS10) adapted from Cohen et al. (3) . To assess food insecurity stress, participants were asked if they experienced much less stress (-50), no change in stress (0) or much more stress (+50). Data analysis was conducted using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 26 via frequency and descriptive functions, with difference tests relative to gender (male, female) and age (18 – 21, 21 – 25, 25+ years) carried out also. Participants of the fi rst survey had a mean age of 24.9 ± 8.2 years , who were predominantly female accounting for 72.3% (n = 138) of this cohort.


Software publishers use digital rights management, specifically copy-protection techniques, to prevent unauthorized and illegal copying of their software products. Common forms of prevention are copy-protection techniques based on physical tokens. While physical tokens provide better protection from unauthorized copying than intangible ones, the protected digital content becomes unsuitable for online distribution. This paper investigates the role of copy-protection techniques based on physical and intangible tokens in software piracy prevention. An internationally organized online survey among users of sequencer software, a particular kind of music software, provides the data for the subsequent descriptive analysis and logistic regression. Based on our findings, we present the general implications of our results for a software publisher's anti-piracy and online distribution policy.


In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is configured to receive a first signaling message comprising a first identifier of a first node and a second identifier of a second node, and responsive to the receiving initiate at least one policy action relating to at least one of the first node and the second node; and transmit a second signaling message to the first node, the second signaling message being configured to cause bearer establishment between the first node and the second node.


Air pollution levels are quite high in urban areas. They are emitted from various sources and have an impact on humans and the environment. There are some physical processes that occur when pollutants disperse in the atmosphere. The main processes are advection and diffusion. Therefore, a two-dimensional mathematical model is presented to study the dispersion of air pollution under the effect of mesoscale wind as an effect of urban heat islands. This model is solved by using the implicit Crank-Nicolson finite difference scheme under stability-dependent meteorological parameters involved in large scale wind, mesoscale wind and eddy diffusivity. The main goal of this research is to analyze air pollution distribution using the advection-diffusion model. The results of this model have been analyzed for the dispersion of air pollutants in an urban area in the downwind and vertical direction for unstable atmospheric conditions. Key words : Advection, Diffusion, Mesoscale Wind, Pollutant Dispersion


Abstract Magneto-optical investigations of a series of strain-balanced InGaAs/GaAlInAs coupled quantum wells are described, showing how changes in the strain within the InGaAs wells modify the conduction and valence-band dispersion curves. Large non-parabolicities in both bands are demonstrated by comparison of measured and calculated excitonic Landau levels. Increasing tensile strain within the wells results in the heavy-hole in-plane mass changing from a very high value to less than 0.2 m 0 as the first light-hole confined level shifts to an energy above that of the first heavy-hole state.


The trajectory of Caderno B on Jornal do Brasil (1960-1985), for her breakthrough role in the Brazilian press, offers the historian a sui generis material for interpreting whole journalistic generation, with impact to the present. In addition to being an area of print media in which, of course, the female stands out - both the history of its creation from the Suplemento Feminino, as the type of material involved and professionals - the Caderno B managed national impact in their time. At the same time, proved to be in tune with the behavior and Rio culture, especially in the South Zone, in matters signed by a mostly-female team, the first journalists formed in Communication, who built meaningful careers. Especially in this last phase, were known as "meninas do B".


The latissimus dorsi flap has been known for many years: it was used by d'Este for repair of a mastectomy defect in 1912. However, it was not until Olivari re-described it in 1976 that its reliability and versatility became widely recognised. The myocutaneous flap has been used for reconstruction of head and neck defects (Quillen et al., 1978; Watson and Lendrum, 1981), chest wall defects and breast reconstruction as a pedicled graft (Thomas, 1983; Mathes et al., 1977). It has also proved reliable as a free flap (Maxwell etal., 1978). We describe the use of a simple rmiscle flap covered with a free skin graft for the repair of large scalp defects in two patients.


This paper introduces a micro-fluxgate with symmetrical coil and its work principle.Testing circuit involve detection of the generated harmonics of many orders,so noise influence is minimized and the sensitivity of the sensor is improved.


Background: S100A8/A9 and S100A12 which are the major calcium-binding proinflammatory proteins secreted by granulocytes, has been proposed to be related to distinct disease states of inflammatory origin. This study aims to explore the circulating levels of S100A8/A9 and S100A12 in acute pancreatitis (AP) and reveal their relationship with conventional inflammatory markers.
Material and Method: Serum S100A8/A9 and S100A12 were determined in AP patients (male/female: 17/13) by using a specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method at both onset and remission and in 30 healthy controls (male/female: 17/13).
Results: Significantly higher S100A8/A9 and S100A12 levels were found in AP patients compared to healthy controls (p


In this paper, a one-layer recurrent neural network is presented for solving single-ration linear fractional programming problems subject to linear equality and box bound constraints. The convergence condition is derived to guarantee the solution optimality to the fractional programming problems if the design parameters in the neural network are larger than the derived lower bounds. Two numerical examples with simulation results show that the proposed neural network is efficient and accurate for solving constrained linear fractional programming problems.


Rotational-translational actuator (RTAC) systems can capture the major working principle of dual-spin spacecrafts and can be used to study the despin maneuver. In this paper, we consider the problem of globally stabilizing RTAC systems, which work in the vertical plane and are affected by nonvanishing matched disturbances by employing continuous control inputs. To this end, a nonlinear continuous control approach is synthesized to effectively damp out the platform oscillations, while ensuring that the eccentric ball's rotation angle returns to zero without residual swing. To our knowledge, this paper yields the first continuous controller, which is designed and analyzed without linearizing/approximating the original nonlinear dynamical equations to globally stabilize both the rotation and translation of RTAC systems influenced by nonvanishing matched disturbances. We implement experiments to show that the proposed control approach can achieve superior performance vis-à-vis existing methods and it admits for good robustness.


[Objective] The aim was to identify the pathogen to cause citrus tristeza disease in Anyue County of Sichuan Province.[Method] The complete nucleotide sequence of citrus tristeza virus(CTV) coat protein(CP) was determined by using RT-PCR,cloning and sequencing techniques.[Result] Eighteen CTV isolates(22.2%) were collected in a total of 81 field citrus samples in Anyue,Sichuan province.Sequence comparison and phylogenetic tree of 18 CTV isolates and other CTV isolates indicated that citrus tristeza disease in Anyue was caused by CTV.These diseases belonged to five groups,and the genetic relationship between CTV was complicated.[Conclusion] The research provides theoretical basis for the prevention and control of CTV in Anyue area.


Objective:To analyze the detection results of spermatogenic cells in semen and the microdeletion condition of azoospermia factor of Y chromosome in patients with Klinefelter syndrome. Methods:27 cases with non-gomphosis Klinefelter syndrome and 27 normal men were selected,the levels of serum follicle stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH) and testosterone were detected,chromosome karyotyping was performed;and their semen samples received detection of spermatogenic cells;polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was performed to screen Y chromosome microdeletion. Results:The serum levels of FSH and LH in non-gomphosis Klinefelter syndrome group were significantly higher than those in control group,but the serum level of testosterone in non-gomphosis Klinefelter syndrome group was significantly lower than that in control group;the results of spermatogenic cells detection showed that one case was at sperm level,one case was at primary spermatocyte level,8 cases were at rare sperm level;the other 17 cases had no sperm and spermatogenic cell at all levels in their semen samples;sperms and spermatogenic cells at all levels could be found in semen samples of control group;no azoospermia factor microdeletion of Y chromosome was found in the two groups. Conclusion:Seminal spermatogenic cells examination can reflect the spermatogenesis in testis of patients with non-gomphosis Klinefelter syndrome,which can provide reference for clinical diagnosis before assisted reproduction;azoospermia factor microdeletion of Y chromosome may be not one of the genetic factors inducing dyszoospermia of patients with non-gomphosis Klinefelter syndrome,the relationship between azoospermia factor microdeletion and Klinefelter syndrome is uncertain.


A component (17) made of an aluminum silicon cast alloy whose surface is at least partly subjected to an anodic treatment to produce an oxide layer, which component comprises, prior to the anodic treatment, a surface-proximate deformation zone (4) configured as a homogeneous zone in which the silicon is uniformly distributed in the alpha -mixed crystal (1) and due to this homogeneous mixing of aluminum and silicon, the differing electric conductivities of the original structural constituents ( alpha -mixed crystal, eutectic) are replaced by a uniform electric conductivity so that uniform oxide layers can grow during the anodizing process.


included, of whom eight are from political science, two each from economics, sociology, and law, and one from a department of public administration. Nine of the authors are from Carleton University, two from York, and one each from four other universities (Toronto, Manitoba, Wilfrid Laurier, McMaster). If the two books under review are wildly at odds over the issue of the nature of Canadian capitalism and development, they do converge at least in concentrating on some of the same issues, by using a broadly historical approach, and by acceptance of interdisciplinary perspectives. Although neither book is written or edited by an historian, the reader will observe many well-known Canadian historians cited in both. At a quick gallup, I noted eighteen i Brym and Fox alone. As a sociologist ofknowledge, ! would also like to add that since I have seen so many theories debunked or at least explained in terms of socioeconomic environment, my doubts are strong that any theory can last forever or be proven by no matter what rigorous methods. Both books are whiggish in that they point to their assumed theoretical scendancy with pride. The deserts, however, are filled with the remains of empires. Can it be that analysis of discourse is all that we have in the end? DAVID A. NOCK Lakehead University


Background: Qualitative or quantitative thrombocyte disorder will cause bleeding and/or thrombosis. Therefore the functional assessment of thrombocyte is important beside the quantitative assay. Aggregation is one of the important thrombocyte functions and it is often being tested. The assessment for the thrombocyte aggregation is using the blood sample and also adrenalin 1mg/ml (adrenalin 3M) as the inductor. Metabolic activities of the thrombocyte are kept during the storage.
Objectives: To know the difference of the thrombocyte aggregation score between the immediate blood sample assay and the stored blood sample for one, three and five days.
Method and Subject: This is a quasi-experimental research with "time series design". Thirty subjects were obtained from clinical pathology laboratory in dr. Kariadi hospital. Inclusion criteria in this research were normal subjects. The exclusion criteria were hemolytic blood. The assay was repeated by two different persons, and then the immediate examination was compared to the storage blood sample.
Results: There were significant correlation between the first and the second assay (p=0,000). Inductor was giving a significant difference (p=0,000) for the thrombocyte aggregation score. Inductor was used for accelerate the thrombocyte aggregation. The thrombocyte aggregation score was decreased significantly (p 0,05) between the third day and the fifth day of storage.
Conclusion: There was significant decrease between the immediate assay of blood sample and the blood sample which was stored for first, third and fifth day.

Keywords: Thrombocyte aggregation, adrenalin, blood sample


Introduction: the writing was on the wall Yoram Peri Part I. The Road to Rabin Square: 1. The assassination: causes, meaning, outcomes Yoram Peri 2. One more political murder by Jews Nachman Ben-Yehuda 3. Israel's radical right and the countdown to the Rabin assassination Ehud Sprinzak 4. Self-destructive processes in Israeli politics Israel Orbach Part II. The Public Reaction: 5. 'Let us search our path': religious Zionism after the assassination Aviezer Ravitzky 6. An illusion of belonging: reactions of the Arab population to Rabin's assassination Majid Al-Haj 7. The media and the Rabin myth: reconstruction of the Israeli collective identity Yoram Peri Part III. The Grief and the Mourning: 8. The many voices of Israeli youth: multiple interpretations of Rabin's assassination Tamar Rapoport 9. Rabin's burial ground: revisiting the Zionist myth Haim Hazan 10. The cultural and social construction of mourning patterns Eliezer Witztum and Ruth Malkinson 11. Rhetoric on the roads of Israel: the assassination and political bumper stickers Linda-Renee Bloch 12. The past in our present: the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and John F. Kennedy Barbie Zelizer Part IV. The Ongoing Crisis of Legitimacy: 13. The latitude of acceptance: Israelis' attitudes toward political protest before and after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin Tamar Hermann and Ephraim Yuchtman-Yaar 14. At the last moment Gadi Yatziv 15. Rabin: between commemoration and denial Yoram Peri Index.


The Town Center of Bilbao in the Municipality of Planadas has 1600 inhabitants for the year 2015, a population projection was carried out for 25 years and the flows were determined for the year 2018 and 2043, in order to determine if the infrastructure has the capacity complies with current regulations, we made a description of the needs that currently have this community as it is access to roads as they are in poor condition, in addition to geological faults and mass removal in the area. In the present article the hydraulic evaluation of the current infrastructure is presented, such as the intake, adduction, desarenador, conduction and storage tank, this aqueduct system is deficient because it does not currently have a Totalization System and does not have a coverage of the 100%, additionally, the most important aspects are presented in order to generate a diagnosis of the existing infrastructure of the Aqueduct System and the needs for optimization and construction of basic works, which will allow incorporating adequate solutions for the improvement of the system and also improve the quality of life of the inhabitants. It was determined that the desander does not have the storage capacity does not fulfill its function of sedimentation, as the storage tank does not meet the capacity for the current demand (290.68 m3) and the projected to the design horizon (289.95 m3), This is because the installed capacity of the tank is currently 33.05 m3.


There is a general agreement in the strategic planning literature that some small firms, due to their lack of adequate in‐house resources, often rely on outside‐based assistance as surrogate for strategic planning practices. This study reports the findings of an empirical investigation of the effectiveness of outside‐based strategic planning on a group of small firms' performance. The results indicate that firms which utilized outside experts did not outperform firms which did not use outsiders. Implications for managers of small firms are then discussed.


Background: Neonatal hypocalcemia is a metabolic abnormality commonly reported. Late onset hypocalcemia usually manifests after 7 days and requires a long-term therapy. Neonatal hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism can manifest as life-threatening seizures or tetany. Initial management is important to prevent any complication due to this condition. However, the initial management to correct hypocalcemia with the administration of calcitriol, high dose intravenous and oral calcium may take longer to achieve because of