The 2021 Stratford, Ontario, Festival Productions: Play On! Cabaret, curated by Robert Markus, Julia Nish-Lapidus, and James Wallis, directed by Julia Nish-Lapidus and James Wallis, Festival Theatre Canopy, 14 August 2021, stage right; R+ J, adapted by Ravi Jain, Christine Horne, and Alex Bulmer, directed by Ravi Jain, produced in collaboration with Why Not Theatre, Festival Theatre Canopy, 18 August, stage right; I Am William, text by Rébecca Déraspe, translated by Leanna Brodie, music by Chloé Lacasse and Benoit Landry, directed by Esther Jun, produced in collaboration with Schulich Children's Plays, Tom Patterson Theatre Canopy, 18 August, Pod A, centre stage; Serving Elizabeth, by Marcia Johnson, directed by Kimberley Rampersad, produced by special arrangement with Thousand Islands Playhouse, Tom Patterson Canopy Theatre, 5 September, Pod A, centre stage; A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Peter Pasyk, filmed 30 July, virtual streaming.


With improved entropy method,the urban land-use intensities between 1997 and 2005 in Chongqing were analyzed on the basis of urban land-use intensity evaluating factor system.From the results of evaluation of urban land-use intensities of counties in Chongqing,the rules and driving factors for spatial-temporal variance of urban land-use intensity were concluded.Then some proposals for improving urban land-use intensity in the future are put forward.


The polypyrrole/attapulgite(PPy/ATP) nanocomposite materials were prepared via in-situ polymerization of pyrrole monomer on the surface of ATP, using FeCl3 and sodium dodecylsulfonate (DSNa) as oxidant and dopant, respectively. Effects of the dosage of pyrrole, the polymerization temperature, the polymerization time, the amount of FeCl3 and DSNa on the volume resistivity of the composite were investigated. And the nanocomposite was characterized by thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, Raman spectrameter and transimission electron microscope. The results show that the volume resistivity of the nanocomposite can reach 7 Ω·cm when the dosage of pyrrole is 30% (based on the mass of ATP), the polymerization temperature is 20 ℃, the polymerization time is 3 h, the mole ratio of FeCl3 to pyrrole is 2.3 and the concentration of DSNa is 0.02 g/mL. The surface of attapulgite is coated by amorphous polypyrrole and the physical interaction occurs between polypyrrole and attapulgite.


The effect on the $K$-vacancy-production cross section due to the finite distribution of charge and magnetic moment of the incident proton is examined. Numerical results are given for two target elements, namely, Ni and U. The results show that even at energy as high as ${10}^{3}$ GeV the incident proton can still be regarded as a point charge. The effect on the stopping power of matter is discussed.


This article examines China's approach to integrating Korea into Chinese territory in history and its significant influence on the construction of the Chinese Empire and state. It discusses major instances of Chinese integration of Korea before and under the Mongol Empire and reveals that the tributary relationship with Korea that the Ming and Qing dynasties cultivated in the post-Mongol period allowed Korea to maintain a significant degree of independence from China. It points out that the Qing imperial discourse described Korea as a province by combining the Manchu ruling house's and European Jesuits' understandings of the Chinese empire. Qing China refrained from colonizing Korea in the nineteenth century primarily because of the post-Mongol shift in its policy toward the country and because of its Confucian ethos. The article further argues that China did not become a modern state until the 1950s, when the Chinese option of provincializing Korea permanently disappeared.


Background: Vitamin A (VA; retinol) supplementation is recommended for children aged >6 mo in countries with high rates of malnutrition, but the distribution and retention of VA in body tissues have not been extensively explored. Objective: We sought to determine the distribution and retention of VA in tissues of neonatal rats raised under VA-marginal conditions. Methods: Sprague-Dawley neonatal rats ( n = 104; 63 males) nursed by mothers fed a VA-marginal diet (0.35 mg retinol equivalents/kg diet) were randomized and treated on postnatal day 4 with an oral dose of either VA (6 m g retinyl palmitate/g body weight) or canola oil as control. Pups ( n = 4/group) were killed at 13 time points from 30 min to 24 d after dose administration. The total retinol concentration and mass were determined in all collected organs. Results: In the control group, plasma VA was marginal (0.8 m mol/L), whereas liver VA was deficient (<70 nmol/g). Nonetheless, the liver contained most ( ; 76%) of the total VA mass in the body, whereas extrahepatic nondigestive organs together contained ; 13%.Whiteadiposetissue(WAT),whichwasnearlyabsentbeforepostnatalday12,containedonly ; 1%.InVA-supplemented neonates,themeantotalretinolconcentrationsinallorgansweresignificantlygreaterthanincontrolpups. However, thisincrease lasted for only ; 1 d in most extrahepatic tissues, with the exception of WAT, in which it lasted 18 d. Conclusions: Extrahepatic organs in neonatal rats raised under VA-marginal conditions store relatively little VA, and the scarcity of adipose tissue may predispose neonates to a low-VA status. The effect of VA supplementation on VA content in most extrahepatic organs is transient. A more frequent supplementation along with other nutritional interventions may be necessary for maintaining a steady supply of retinol to the rapidly developing extrahepatic organs. J Nutr 2016;146:1953–60.


Effect of Question Order on Response, The, N. M. BRADBURN and W. M. MASON, November, p. 57. Effect of ROP Color on Newspaper Advertising, The, B. B. GARDNER and Y. A. COHEN, May, p. 68. Eliminating Consumer Biases in Survey Data by Balanced Tabulation, P.H. BENSON, November, p. 66. Estimating Advertising Effectiveness: Some Pitfalls in Econometric Methods, R. E. QUANDT, May, p. 51. Estimating the Proportion of Loyal Buyers, A. S. C. EHRENBERG, February, p. 56. Evaluation of Subjective Information, The, G. J. BRABB and E. D. MORRISON, November, p. 40.


The adsorption treatment of malachite green (MG) wastewater using fallen acer monoes leaves as adsorbent has been studied. The effects of single factors such as adsorption oscillating time, pH value, fallen acer monoes leaves dosage, temperature, initial MG concentration and salts concentration on MG adsorption on fallen acer monoes leaves have been investigated, respectively. The results show that the major effect factors on adsorption are including adsorption time, adsorbent dosage, pH value and salts concentration. Through the analysis of the orthogonal test, it is confirmed that the effect orders of the MG adsorption rate from master to the secondary were NaCl concentraction, pH value, fallen acer monoes leaves dosage, oscillating time. The adsorption efficiency of MG on fallen acer monoes leaves could obtain 95.2% at he optimum condition of acer monoes leaves dosage of 3g/L, oscillating time of 5min, pH value of 7.0, NaCl dosage of 0.08mol/L. Fallen acer monoes leaves have a good effect on the adsorption of MG wastewater.


The composition and thickness of etch residues on the base of sumbicrometer via holes cannot be surmized from data on larger features. Auger sputter depth profiles were used to compare etch residues in 0.55 μm via holes produced by different etch processes and remaining after different cleans. These residues varied significantly in composition and thickness with the processing history of the sample and from those on larger features. A focused ion beam (FIB) sample preparation was developed to expose the bases of via holes and to help reduce sample charging


From an evaluation of data for about 200 carboxylic acids, Ichikawa (1979a) was able to show that the formation of a hydrogen-bond has a pronounced effect on the geometry of the carboxyl group: with decreasing distance Ο . . . Ο the length of C—OH decreases, that of C = Ο increases. The sum of the bond lengths C—OH and C = Ο remains nearly constant, with variation between 2.52 A and 2.50 A only from weak to strong hydrogen-bonds (Speakman, 1972). In the same direction Ο—Η lengthens, Ο—Η stretching and C—OH shortening being linearly dependent (Ichikawa, 1979b). The correlation of Ο . . . Ο with C — OH as well as with C = Ο points at a direct dependence of the distance C — OH on the bond length of C = Ο which may be expected ranging between the limiting cases of the free acid molecule and the carboxylate ion as expressed in the dissociation equilibrium R — COOH + H 2 O ^ R — COO ~ + H 3 0 + . In the same direction there is an increase of the π-bond order of C—OH, that of C = Ο decreases till they become equal in the limiting case of the carboxylate ion. Taking the compilation of Ichikawa (1979 a) — excluding acids with intramolecular bridges and with a iranj-configuration — plus some additional values for the formate ion (Table 1), we arrive at Figure 1.


Since 1989 the UK mathematics curriculum has been dominated by a culture of testing 'core skills'. From September 2008, a new curriculum places the history of mathematics as one of its "Key Concepts' which is now a statutory right 1 for all pupils. While the curriculum has changed, there has been virtually no relevant training for teachers, and while the testing regime remains in place, there seems little chance that pupils will obtain their entitlement. This paper examines the problem of teachers'scant knowledge of history of mathematics and proposes a new approach to introducing relevant materials together with a pedagogy which capitalises on recent research, to introduce the heritage of mathematics into our curriculum. 1. THE NEW ENGLISH CURRICULUM The first chapter of Fauvel and van Maanen (2000) considered the political context of the history of mathematics in school curricula. At that time, the UK curriculum 2 underwent radical changes, which produced a curriculum based on 'core skills' with modularised 3 lessons that enshrined traditional beliefs about 'levels' of knowledge and portrayed school mathematics as a collection of disparate topics rarely connected in any sensible way. Textbook design followed the topics, and test papers became de facto part of the curriculum, setting the norms for the new culture. The emphasis on utilitarianism and examination results produced little serious engagement with substantial mathematical thinking 4 . The latest Inspectors' report on our secondary schools shows that, as a consequence, too many pupils are taught formulas that they do not understand, and cannot apply: "The fundamental issue for teachers is how better to develop pupils' mathematical understanding. Too often, pupils are expected to remember methods, rules and facts without grasping the underpinning concepts, making connections with earlier learning and other topics, and making sense of the mathematics so that they can use it independently." (Ofsted 2008: 5) In contrast, the most recent version of the curriculum states that for the 11 to 16 age group, "Recognising the rich historical and cultural roots of mathematics" is one of its "Key Concepts" (QCA 2007) 5 .


Abstract The appointment of an infection control liaison nurse (ICLN), particularly in specialised areas such as the operating theatre (OT), can make a significant contribution to the infection control program. That nurse's value can be demonstrated when specific changes to infection control practices are proposed. Following the introduction of standard precautions in a 560-bed adult teaching hospital, the OT ICLN identified that some nursing staff were not complying with the guidelines on standard precautions. A specific policy for OT staff was therefore formulated, and focused on OT procedures in relation to the appropriate use of protective clothing and prevention of sharps injuries. This paper describes the role of the ICLN in the implementation of standard precautions in the OT. A variety of strategies were used, including educational sessions, an infection control questionnaire and a role play. [AIC Aust Infect Control 1999; 4(1):7-11]


In this study, the kinetic properties of wild-type and C117D mutant H. influenzae MurA (Hi MurA), which catalyzes the first reaction in the biosynthetic pathway of the cell wall, were characterized. Purified recombinant Hi MurA was active at pH values ranging from pH 5.5 to pH 10, and its (UNAG), (PEP), and values were measured to be 31 , 24 , and 210 , respectively. Hi MurA activity was effectively inhibited by fosfomycin with an value of 60 . Hi MurA contains a cysteine residue (C117) at the loop region near the PEP binding, whereas MurA from fosfomycin resistant Mycobaterium tuberculosis or Chlamydia trachomatis contain an aspartate residue instead of the cysteine at the corresponding site. Aspartate substitution of Cys117 in Hi MurA shifted its optimum pH from 7.8 to 6.0. In addition, the values for UNAG and PEP were increased to 160 and 150 , respectively, and the value was significantly reduced to 41 . Furthermore, the C117D mutant form of Hi MurA was not inhibited by 1 mM fosfomycin. These results indicate that the Cys117 of Hi MurA is the binding site of fosfomycin and plays an important role in the fast turnover of the catalytic reaction.


Conservation of fungi faces the challenge of high species diversity, limited knowledge and a general lack of public awareness. In practical conservation the high species diversity makes it necessary to focus on a limited number of indicator species. Indicator species schemes are burdened by shortcomings: some are experience based and flimsy in their definition of indicator goals, whereas others are scientific in their approach, but with disputable results or an irrelevant indicator goal. The IUCN criteria for red-listing organisms are not specifically designed for fungi, and red-listing fungi, that is calculating the risk of their extinction, is complicated by a limited knowledge on population sizes, lifespan and spatial dynamics in fungi. In this chapter both approaches are discussed from an overall perspective, and with respect to two groups of saprotrophic basidiomycetes which are decreasing in Europe--grassland and wood-inhabiting fungi.


College Chinese literature language course is a better way to carry out the patriotism education to students and is necessary to reinforce the patriotism education. The education methods include exerting a subtle influence on students , directly infusing, outspreading teaching materials,enjoying movies, solidifying by composition et al.The applying process,effects and meanings of the former methods were studied.


The paper reveals the future teachers' attitude towards freedom and responsibility in the context of sustainable development of education. Sustainable development seems to be impossible without the new generation of free, dignified, respectful, and responsible individuals. Freedom and responsibility are outlined from a pedagogical point of view. The concepts under study are considered to be of great significance for child's development. The information obtained during the survey and questionnaire conducted with first-year students of the pedagogical university indicates that future teachers do not yet have sufficient experience to correlate adequately the possibility of revealing school students' freedom and the need to be in charge of the behavior, actions and thoughts of their own. University students believe that school students generally take responsibility for completing individual assignments rather than common ones. Future teachers do not think that school students' attitude towards education is responsible and trustworthy, would-be teachers doubt that school students are able to manifest freedom and responsibility to full extent. The empirical data drive to the conclusion that it is necessary to change future teachers' attitude towards freedom and responsibility in their pedagogical activities. Future teachers are advised to change their attitude to freedom and responsibility in their activities.


Laser Image preprocessing method for V groove underwater welding is discussed.After comparing the image effect of homomorphic filtering,the effect of median filtering with different templates and the effect of binarizing with improved OTSU,the experiment results show that V groove laser image in underwater welding is preprocessed very well through such serial processing steps as homomorphic filter strenghening,median filtering,binarizing with improved OTSU,and thinning.These results make good foundation for the following precisely and real-timely recognizing the image coordinates of V groove center.


A global transformation in semi-arid cropping systems is occurring as dryland (non-irrigated) farmers in semi-arid regions shift from crop rotations reliant on year-long bare fallows, called summer fallow, to more intensively cropped systems. Understanding the rate of cropping system intensification at the landscape scale is critical to estimating the economic and environmental implications of this movement. Here, we use high-resolution satellite data to quantify dryland cropping patterns from 2008 to 2016 in the US High Plains. We use these estimates to scale up our previous field-level research in this region on soil carbon, herbicide use, yields, and profitability. Over the nine year study period, the High Plains witnessed a profound shift in cropping systems, as the historically dominant wheat-fallow system was replaced by more intensified rotations as the dominant systems by land area. Out of the 4 million hectares of non-irrigated cropland in the study area, this shift coincided with a 0.5 million-hectare decline in summer fallow and a concurrent increase in alternative (non-wheat) crops. We estimate that, from 2008 to 2016, these patterns resulted in a 0.53 Tg (9%) increase in annual grain production, 80 million USD (10%) increase in annual net farm operating income, substantial reductions in herbicide use, and an increase in C sequestration that corresponds to greenhouse gas reductions of 0.32 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents per year (MMTCO2e yr−1). We project each of these implications to a scenario of potential maximum 100% intensification and estimate that, relative to 2016 levels, herbicide use would be reduced by more than half, grain production would increase by 25%, net operating income would increase by 223 million USD (26%), and greenhouse gases would be reduced by an additional 0.8 MMTCO2e yr−1. The scale of cropping intensification in the High Plains and its environmental and economic impacts has important implications for other regions undergoing similar transformations, and for policy that can either support or hinder these shifts toward more sustainable cropping systems.


This article begins with a perspective on the processes of change that religious history has undergone since the 1950s, from the rupture in its methodology and trends predating World War Two and the arsenal of methods and resources that has since been established. Subsequently, three case studies are presented so as to exemplify the different methods of religious history: the case of the author's own research into the Inquisition, demonstrating the importance of comparative methods and searching for new source types, the case of the first systematic Propaganda Fide criticism (written in 1629-31) of Portuguese missionary practices in Asia and a concrete case of a non-written source to highlight the importance of this source type.


For an n × n doubly substochastic matrix A, the sub-defect of A is the smallest integer k so that by adding k rows and columns, A becomes a doubly stochastic matrix. In this paper, we introduce the...


In this paper, we demonstrated the cleaning and nano-oxidation of Si-wafer surfaces by atmospheric pressure plasma, generated in ambient air using diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge. Plasma treatment for one second resulted in a significant reduction of water contact angle. The increase in wettability was observed and explained by chemical changes on the analysed Si-wafer surfaces. These changes were analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy which showed a considerable decrease in the presence of carbon and a significant increase of oxygen on the analysed surfaces.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore, through the use of a multidisciplinary lens, the policy context and the scope for improvements in university‐based public programmes focused on improving innovation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).Design/methodology/approach – The authors use the street‐level bureaucracy (SLB), combined with the systems of innovation approach (SIA) and diagnostic analysis (DA) to understand the context components that impact on public programme services. The study is part of a research programme oriented to the diffusion of information systems in SMEs and which used original interview‐based programme support case studies, interviews with regional policy managers, and documentation relating to the policy system and different public programmes. Although the empirical work was UK and European Union centric the results of the research have wide applicability.Findings – The paper establishes the importance of programme contexts for diagnosing and providing a basis for p...


New tecnologies have helped to develop new ways of entertainment, that are more comfortable for the consumer and at the same time that they are lucrative for those who offer the service. Streaming platforms phenomenon is already part of our lives, being frequent the subscription to these innovative services, however within the contract we discover clauses that limit the rights of consumers and users, and that must be declared unfair. The goal of this study is to analyze the clauses common to all platforms, verifying their abuse while we pay more attention at those individual clauses that have greater relevance.


Abstract DABCO-catalysed mono and biscondensations of dialdehydes with methylacrylate can be easily performed with good to high selectivity under mild conditions.


Glyoxal and glutaraldehyde behave very differently for improving wet strength of paper. It is found that glyoxal is very efficient for improving temporary wet strength of paper without the presence of a catalyst and exposure to elevated temperatures. When a metal salt, such as Zn(NO3)2, is used as a catalyst and the curing temperature is increased, the durable wet strength of glyoxal-treated paper increases at the expense of its flexibility, as shown by reduced stretch and folding endurance. Glutaraldehyde is not able to provide any improvement in wet strength to paper, even under high curing temperatures, provided no catalyst is used. With the aid of a metal salt catalyst, glutaraldehyde imparts excellent durable wet strength to paper without significantly sacrificing folding endurance, and the wet strength of glutaraldehyde-treated paper increases steadily as curing temperature increases. The different behavior of glyoxal and glutaraldehyde may be attributed to their different reactivity toward cellulose. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 2539–2547, 2002


The dissipation processes of protons and a minor ion component, alpha particles, at quasi-parallel supercritical collisionless shocks are investigated by one-dimensional hybrid simulations. For both ion components the dissipation at these shocks is due to two different mechanisms: Heating is either caused by the nonadiabatic transition of the ions through the shock ramp where ions move through the region of the sharp jump in the magnetic field magnitude and direction, or by a mechanism which involves the occurrence of specularly reflected ions and subsequent shock reformation. In the latter case, reflected ions form a counterstreaming beam and lead to re-formation of the shock at the leading edge of the reflected ion beam. The region between the re-formed and the old shock, where the initial solar wind and the reflected beam have not completely merged, exhibits a sharp increase of the total pressure, which is caused by the difference in the bulk velocities of the two components. At low plasma beta (thermal to magnetic pressure) shocks, the downstream total pressure is mainly determined by the pressure of the directly transmitted ions and the pressure of the specular reflected ions provides only a minor contribution. With increasing plasma beta the reflected component more and more dominates the downstream pressure. We have also investigated the dependence of the downstream alpha particle to proton temperature ratio r T (ds)=(T α /T p ) ds as a function of the upstream density ratio n α /n p , the plasma beta and the Alfven Mach number M A of the shock. Quasiparallel collisionless shock heating of alpha particles is more efficient than heating of protons. The downstream temperature ratio r T (ds) is higher than the upstream solar wind temperature ratio and can be for low Mach Number shocks as high as ∼7. The downstream temperature ratio enhancement decreases with increasing upstream density n α /n p , plasma beta and/or the shock Mach number


Field emitter arrays (FEAs) are cold electron sources for applications such as radio frequency (RF), ion and xray sources. For any application, the current density is of utmost importance and it is the main figure of merit. Little work has been done to understand how to geometrically optimize the design of the anode in order to provide the optimal current drive for a given voltage. It is well-known that thermionic sources obey the 1D Child-Langmuir space charge limit which provides the geometrical design considerations. Here, we investigate the impact of the 1D Child-Langmuir law on Si FEAs by changing the cathode/anode distance. We report that Si FEAs obey the classical law with one slight modification.


By examining Waldemar Cordeiro's theory of form in little studied and well-known texts, including a newly uncovered series of talks, of the late 1940s–early 1950s, this article revises the conflation of Cordeiro's thinking, and the aims of Brazilian Concretism, with Max Bill's proposals and reveals that Cordeiro closely linked his visions of abstraction and Concrete art to social responsibility. It also sheds new light on the motivations and context for Cordeiro's deployment of Konrad Fielder's ideas and his dialogues and disagreements with Mario Pedrosa and Sergio Milliet.


This article uses the classroom extension teaching to link the experiment with life,experiment and scientific research,experiment and industrial production through reasonable teaching design on the basis of keeping the learning time unchanged,and expands and extends the basic physical chemistry experiment teaching content.This teaching model can effectively stimulate the undergraduates' interesting and strengthen their knowledge,improve their knowledge integration and creative ability,and cultivate their scientific attitude and spirit of subject,positive,practice,querying,and innovation.At the same time,it guides students to establish a scientific attitude of rigor,questioning,innovation and collaboration,thereby significantly improving the quality of basic experimental teaching and teaching effectiveness.


A simple fabrication technology for delta-doped MOSFETs, named post-low-energy implanting selective epitaxy (PLISE) is presented. The PLISE technology needs no additional photo-lithography mask, deposition step or etching step even for CMOS devices. The only additional step is growing undoped epitaxial channel layers by UHV-CVD after the channel implantation. With this technology, delta-doped NMOSFETs with 0.1-/spl mu/m gate length were successfully fabricated. By optimizing the epi-layer thickness and the channel doping level, short-channel effects are suppressed enough to achieve 0.1-/spl mu/m gate length. Moreover, the junction capacitance at zero bias is reduced by 50%.


In this paper, we obtain a set of condition under which all solutions of the following differential equation (t)=r(t)(-μN(t)+∑mi=0P ie -r iN(t-τ i) ), t≥0 are attracted to the positice equilibrium of the equation. Our results improves the theorem in [1-4] extensively.


It was recently pointed out that global solutions of Einstein's equations for a 3-brane universe embedded in four spatial dimensions give rise to a Friedmann equation of the form $H\ensuremath{\propto}\ensuremath{\rho}$ on the brane, instead of the usual $H\ensuremath{\propto}\sqrt{\ensuremath{\rho}}$, which is inconsistent with cosmological observations. We remedy this problem by adding cosmological constants to the brane and the bulk, as in the recent scenario of Randall and Sundrum. Our observation allows for normal expansion during nucleosynthesis, but faster than normal expansion in the very early universe, which could be helpful for electroweak baryogenesis, for example.


Hydrogen in the Earth's interior plays an important role in the Earth's interior, e.g., reduction of melting temperature and enhancing the deformation. Hydrogen is also a candidate of the light element in the core on the basis of melting experiments. Therefore, the stability and physical properties of hydrous minerals are fundamentally important. We found a high pressure polymorph of diaspore over 19 GPa and named δ-AlOOH (Suzuki et al., 2000). Crystal structure of δ-AlOOH was determined to be InOOH type with an orthorhombic unit cell. On the basis of the structural similarity between δ-AlOOH and a high pressure phase of SiO2 with CaCl2 structure, we estimated that δ-AlOOH is an important candidate of the water reservoir in the lower mantle. A high pressure phase of iron oxide hydroxide, ε-FeOOH, has also an InOOH-related structure. Recently, high-pressure X-ray diffraction study of ε-FeOOH was carried out, and the pressure-volume-temperature (P-V-T) equation of state was determined (Suzuki, 2016). The P-V-T data up to 11 GPa and 700K fitted to a third-order Birch-Murnaghan equation of state yield: isothermal bulk modulus KT0 of 135(3) GPa; its pressure derivative K' of 6.1(9); (∂KT/∂T)P of -0.05(2) GPa K ; a0 of 2.6(7)×10 -5 K and a1 of 1.0(3)×10 -7


Electrostatic oscillations in cold electron-positron plasmas can be coupled to a propagating electromagnetic mode if the background magnetic field is inhomogeneous. Previous work considered this coupling in the quasi-linear regime, successfully simulating the electromagnetic mode. Here we present a stability analysis of the non-linear problem, perturbed from dynamical equilibrium, in order to gain some insight into the modes present in the system.


Erosion control is a margin field related with multi technology, application of the control measures have taken great effect on reduction of soil loss and development of agro economy in the North western Chin, especially in the Loass Plateau area. The protection and utilization of water resources are introduced using the erosion control measures in north western China, and analyzed some related aspect so that to emphasize the importance of erosion control to the improvement of ecology, especially to the protection and sustainable utilization of the limited water resources during the implementation of "Great Development of Western China".


*Author for correspondence: Tel.: +1 615 829 3267; firstname.lastname@example.com Current address: Pulmonary/Critical Care, Centennial Thoracic Surgical Associates, Nashville, TN 37203, USA Aim: To evaluate the clinical and financial impact of introducing electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) at a community center. Methods: This retrospective, single-arm, singlecenter study evaluated 90 consecutive patients who had undergone ENB in 2012. Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound was used to localize the lesion after initial ENB. ENBaided diagnoses, follow-up procedures and treatments, and adverse events were collected through 2 years. Results: ENB was conducted for lung biopsy (86 patients), fiducial placement (five), and/or dye marking (two). ENB-aided diagnostic yield was 82.6% (71/86), including 36 malignant and 35 nonmalignant cases. NSCLC was stage I–II in 84.6%. There were four false negatives. Sensitivity and negative predictive value were 90.0 and 88.6%. Pneumothorax occurred in 6/90 (5/6 with chest tube) and minor bleeding in four. The downstream revenue of new ENB cases was US$363,654. Conclusion: ENB introduction provided high diagnostic yield, early-stage diagnosis, acceptable safety, and was financially justified.


A method is described for determining the uptake of cations by intact nuclei from rat cerebral cortex. The divalent cations of magnesium, manganese and calcium were found to be concentrated in the nuclear pellet to levels well above the initial concentration of the medium, whereas little uptake of either potassium or sodium was observed. The binding of divalent cations to the nuclei will produce a cationic environment quite different from that of the external medium. Such localized differences may play a role in the control of nuclear activities.


Objective: To investigate the effects of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on patients with visual spatial neglect and to explore the potential mechanisms of the visual spatial neglect. Method: Fourteen patients with visual spatial neglect whose symptoms were not eliminated naturally had been involved in this study. They were divided into two groups as control group and treatment group. The treatment group was treated with low frequency repetitive rTMS for 2 weeks, two times a day and 15 minutes each, the frequency of the stimulation is 0.5Hz. The stimulant position is the left posterior parietal cortex (ie. the position P3 according to 10-20 EEG coordinate system). All the patients performed a battery of task including line bisection, line cancellation 2 weeks before,at the beginning, the end and 2 weeks after the treatment. Result: By using the low frequency rTMS, we found the treatment group patients, performance improved significantly. Conclusion: There is a significant improvement in visual spatial performance by using low frequency rTMS. The outcome suggested that using low frequency rTMS, as a non-invasive method, might be an effective rehabilitative treatment for patients with visual spatial neglect. The results of our studies support a theory of inter-hemispheric competition in the attentional network.


The paper discusses guide survey system in long distance curved pipe jacking, presents a three-dimensional datum transformation model to determine the orientation of jacking pipe,The unitary principle and the new navigating method are introduced and the methods accuracy and variance are analyzed. The intelligence guide system is carried through easily associate with total station. The mathematical model, the operation principle, the hardware realization of extra long pipe jacking automatic guidance are introduced. Practice shows that all the reference points are used more efficiently in the new model than in the general model, and the surveying and navigating system gets enormous time-saving against conventional methods


Promoting community resilience is a major question for researchers and policymakers. Although residents' perceptions of tourism impacts are positively correlated with community resilience, no study to date has quantitatively investigated the relationship between intertemporal tourism clusters and community resilience. Moreover, there is little research assessing the spatial variability of community resilience metrics in relation to tourism clusters. Hence, this study addressed these gaps by empirically examining the spatially varying relationships between intertemporal specialization or instability of tourism clusters and community resilience. Spatial and aspatial regression models were employed via a case study of sixty-seven counties in Florida. Findings showed that accommodation and food service specialization led to higher levels of community resilience, whereas arts, entertainment, and recreation instability led to lower levels of community resilience. Furthermore, these effects of tourism clusters on community resilience were spatially heterogeneous. Such findings are essential for policymakers to establish the formulation of community-based resilience planning and policy with tourism clusters.


The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of Zataria multiflora and Eucalyptus globolus essential oils on some haematological parameters and respiratory burst activity in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). 260 fish (30±5g) were randomly distributed in 13 treatment groups; each one in three replicates and different doses of essential oils in 16-17 o C were administrated. The fish were sampled on day 1, 2, 8, 15 and 22 after the 8-day trial. Haematological parameters (red blood cell count, haematocrit) and respiratory burst activity were then evaluated in all treatment groups. The results suggest that essential oils especially Zataria multiflora in dietary intake significantly enhanced respiratory burst activity of blood neutrophlis (P< 0.05). Meanwhile, essential oils had moderate effects on RBC and haematocrit. Significant increases in RBC and haematocrit levels were just noted in T11 treatment group (P< 0.05). This study indicates that dietary administration of Zataria multiflora and Eucalyptus globolus essential oils could be used to promote the health status of common carp during temperature stress.


Objective To investigate organic indicators and its influencing factors in finished water of domestic water treatment units(WTUs) with activated carbon filters in Shanghai. Methods A total of 248 families were chosen in Shanghai and the finished water samples of WTUs were collected for the determination of COD and TOC in summer(Jul.),autumn(Oct.),and winter(Dec.), and the influencing factors were investigated. Results The unqualified rates for COD were 37.5% in summer,33.6% in autumn and 37.9% in winter. The unqualified rates for TOC of treated water was 0.8% in summer, meanwhile, TOCs were qualified in autumn and winter. Multivariate analysis showed that treated water volume of the filter was positively correlated with the unqualified rates of COD in summer, autumn and winter. There were positive correlations between COD and TOC in each season. Conclusion The main influencing factors for removal rate of organic compounds for domestic WTUs with activated carbon filters are treated water volume, the water quality of raw water. It is necessary to replace the activated carbon filters in time.


In the present study pathological alterrations in parasitic infections in deshi fowls were analysed. The endoparasites like Tetrameres mohtedai and Acuaria spiralis in proventriculus, Acuaria hamulosa in gizzard, Ascaridia galli in intestine, Heterakis gallinae in cecum and Raillietina., Amoebotaenia, Hymenolepis, Choanotaenia in intestine and Syngamus trachea in trachea revealed gross and microscopic lesions in the respective organs which has attributed to the weak health of the birds.


This work is focused on the development of o/w salad dressing-type emulsions stabilized by tuna proteins. The influence of protein conservation methods after the extraction process (freezing or liofilization) on the rheological properties and microstructure of these emulsions was analyzed. Processing variables during emulsification were also evaluated. Stable emulsions with adequate rheological and microstructural characteristics were prepared using 70% oil and 0.50% tuna proteins. From the experimental results obtained, we may conclude that emulsion rheological properties are not significantly affected by the protein conservation method selected. On the contrary, an increase in homogenization speed favours an increase in the values of the linear viscoelastic functions. Less significant is the fact that as agitation speed increases further, mean droplet size steadily decreases.


The characters of China's high-sulfur coals are discussed based on several typical high-sulfur coal mine,then the main factors effecting coal desulfurization are introduced.The desulfurization degree of these high-sulfur coal by physical preparation is studied in detail and several ways for desulphurizing and utilizing for high-sulfur coals are put forward.


The standard enthalpy of solution of two ionic surfactants, sodium decylsulphate and trimethyldecyl-ammonium bromide, as well as those of tetramethylammonium bromide and methylsodium sulphate, have been determined in water + t-butyl alcohol (ButOH) mixtures at 25 °C. The maximum endothermic effect observed for the surfactants at 0.05 mole fraction of ButOH is the largest ever measured in these mixtures at 25 °C [ΔH°t(max)= 76.6 kJ mol–1] for sodium decylsulphate. It is observed that in water + ButOH mixtures the effect is larger for a rod-like ion than for the bulky tetrabutylammonium ion. The reverse is true in water + acetone mixtures. These results are discussed in terms of the structures of the respective binary solvents. The relevance of these results to the opposite variations in the critical micelle concentration of the surfactants in water on the addition of acetone (increasing) or ButOH (decreasing) is also considered. Finally the contribution of the n-nonyl hydrocarbon chain of each ionic surfactant to the standard enthalpy of transfer is calculated. The hydrocarbon chain attached to the cationic head group is more endothermic than the attached to the anionic head group over the whole range of water + ButOH and water + acetone mixtures.


Proposes a new predicative vector quantization (PVQ) technique for image and video compression. This technique has been implemented using neural networks. A Kohonen self organized feature map is used to implement the vector quantizer, while a multilayer perceptron implements the predictor. The proposed technique provides a superior coding performance.


New Arecibo observations of the high-redshift radio galaxy B2 0902+343 confirm the detection of absorption in the 21 cm line of neutral hydrogen at z abs =3.397 (Uson, Bagri, & Cornwell 1991a) against the radio continuum source. The Arecibo observations do not confirm the presence of H I emission from a Zel'dovich pancake at z≃3.4 in the direction 09 h 03 m .8+33°52'; the emission feature was expected to be observed with greater than 10 σ significance


The effects of zooplankton density and diversity on water clarity were studied on five different lakes within Itasca State Park (northwest Minnesota). Water turbidity is affected by suspended organic material and dissolved organic material, and zooplankton graze on this suspended organic material and thus clarity of the water increases. It has been shown that with increased density of zooplankton, especially herbivorous zooplankton, that there is a correlated increase in water clarity. In our study, zooplankton diversity also increased with greater zooplankton densities. It is not clear, however, that diversity has any effect on the clarity of the water itself since some zooplankton feed on other zooplankton and not phytoplankton. The lake with the lowest secchi reading showed the lowest diversity of zooplankton, although it did have the third highest density of zooplankton. The lake with the highest secchi reading, however, showed the highest density and highest diversity of zooplankton. All of the lakes tested followed a trend of increasing water clarity with increasing density and diversity of zooplankton, with the exception of Deming. Average absorbance of chlorophyll-a showed no statistical correlation between zooplankton density or zooplankton diversity. This suggests that there is a correlation between zooplankton density and diversity towards water clarity.


The therapeutic use of garlic has been recognized as a potential medicinal value for thousands of years of different microorganisms. This study was undertaken with the aim to investigate the antimicrobial activity of Allium sativum (garlic) extract on bacteria isolated from smoked fish. The study adopts an extensive review of literature such as conference papers, journal articles, internet sources, books to find out the effects of antimicrobial activities as reported by past authors. In this study, the authors reported that it is charming to observe how different cultures that have never come into contact with one another came to the same conclusion about the role of garlic (Allium sativum) in health and disease. The findings also showed that garlic has also proposed to treat asthma, candidiasis, colds, diabetes, and antibacterial effect against food borne pathogens like Salmonella, Shigella and Staphylococcus aureus. Furthermore, garlic extracts exhibited activity against both gram negative (E.coli, Salmonella species and Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella) and gram positive (S. aureus, S. pneumonia, Group A Streptococcus and Bacillus anthracis) all of which are causes of morbidity worldwide. Garlic is used for food preservation because of their bacteriocin based strategies. Allicin is a powerful antibiotic and antifungal in garlic. The research has provided a groundwork for other future researchers to conduct a scientific investigation into the use of Allium sativum in ethnomedicine and as a natural preservative agent in food. Keywords: Antimicrobial Activity: Allium Sativum (garlic extract): Bacteria: Smoked Fish: Nigeria


Autonomous driving represents a significant challenge to all software quality assurance techniques, including testing. Generative machine learning (ML) techniques including active ML have considerable potential to generate high quality synthetic test data that can complement and improve on existing techniques such as hardware-in-the-loop and road testing.


Objective
To evaluate the methods and efficacies of thoracoscopic repairs of congenital esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EATEF) in neonates.

Methods
A retrospective review was performed for 54 patients undergoing thoracoscopic repairs of esophageal atresia from July 2013 to July 2015. There were 32 boys and 22 girls with a mean age range of 1-12 (5.17±2.32) days and a mean weight range of 2.0-3.79 (2.85±0.44) kg. And 13 type IIIA and 41 type IIIB congenital esophageal atresia were diagnosed preoperatively by esophageal scintigraphy.

Results
Among them, 51 patients underwent one-stage thoracoscopic repairs successfully. There were 3 cases of conversion into open thoracotomy. The mean operative duration was 94-208(138±30) min. Two patients underwent fistula ligation due to proximal esophageal fistula. Three cases had esophageal incision due to distal esophageal stenosis. Two patients underwent anastomosis above right aortic arch while complicated with right aortic arch anomaly. Among 9 cases of anastomotic leak, death occurred as a result of treatment withdrawal (n=2) and respiratory failure from severe pneumonia (n=2). There was one case of recurrent esophagus-trachea fistula. Four patients were cured by intravenous nutritional supports. And 49 cases were cured and no complications occurred during a follow-up period of 4-28 months. Five cases of anastomotic stenosis recovered well after esophageal dilatation.

Conclusions
Thoracoscopy is both safe and effective for EATEF. With better exposure and easier handling, associated esophageal malformation can also be satisfactorily managed. Inclined planar clipping of esophagus and anastomosis reduces the occurrence of anastomosis stenosis. Its outcomes are dependent upon operative experiences and skills. Also anesthetic cooperation is also important.

Key words:
Esophageal atresia; Video-assisted thoracic operation; Neonates


Systems and methods for logging acoustic incidents. An Correspondence Address: exemplary system includes a transducer configured to receive PLANTRONICS, INC. an electrical signal from an electrical signal Source and pro IP Department/Legal duce a corresponding acoustic signal, a recording system 345 ENCINAL STREET, P.O. BOX 635 operable to record the electrical signal from the electrical SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060-0635 (US) signal source, and an incident estimation and control system coupled to the recording system to estimate an acoustic inci (73) Assignee: PLANTRONICS, INC. dent and to instruct the recording system to record the elec trical signal that is producing the acoustic incident. The sys (21) Appl. No.: 11/732,361 tem can replay the recorded electrical signal through the same transducer that was in use at the time of the acoustic incident, (22) Filed: Apr. 2, 2007 to exactly reproduce the Sound that occurred.


A novel technique has been developed to model the behaviour of aircraft components under flame attack. This new technique is cheaper, faster and provides test data at higher resolution than the standard technique. The flow field of a certification-standard Propane-air burner is simulated at low temperature using a mixture of Helium and air with mixture ratio, flow rates and scale chosen to achieve correct matching of the relevant non-dimensional groups. The effects of mixing between the burner plume and the surrounding ambient air are also accounted for in the simulation. Heat transfer coefficient and gas temperature distributions, scaled from measurements in the low-temperature analogue plume, are input as boundary conditions to a numerical simulation of the fire test. The technique has been demonstrated by its ability to reproduce the measured component metal temperatures from an actual fire test. The design of the analogue burner has being refined to streamline the low temperature technique and further increase its accuracy.


Noting that the National School of Administration (ENA) has a relatively low percentage of women in its classes, the following article identifies several factors affecting the recruitment process. The lack of parity among students' results mainly from an insufficient number of female candidates but it also questions the nature of the selection tests. It stresses however the success during the course of women once entered into ENA. Aknowledging a representative imbalance, the article comes to explain some of the measures implemented by the school to rebalance its recruitment.


Provided in the present invention are an M2M data query and scheduling method, query and scheduling device and system. The query method comprises: transmitting a data scheduling request to an infrastructure node common service entity (infrastructure node CSE), where the data scheduling request comprises an application entity/common service entity identifier (AE/CSE ID) for data scheduling and a data requirement for data scheduling, the data requirement comprises a data type requirement, a time requirement or a combination thereof; and, receiving data returned by the infrastructure node CSE and satisfying the data requirement. The present invention prevents the occurrence of a scenario in which excessive instances of command requests are present between an application node and an intermediate node. This reduces byte overhead for interactive signaling between the application node and the intermediate node and reduces the time for data query and the time for data scheduling, thus increasing the efficiencies in data query and in data scheduling.


The deformation characterstics of four CFRDs with different aspect ratio are compared based on 3-d finite element method,and the effect of aspect ratio on the deformation is studied.The results show that the aspect ratio has lager effect on the dam settlement and normal displacement at the upstream face,but less effect on the axial displacement.In the case of the aspect ratio less than 3.0,the dam settlement and the normal displacement at the upstream face increase with the increasing of the aspect ratio because of the valley arching effect and foundation constraints.The smaller the aspect ratio,the stronger the valley arching effect and foundation constraints will be.In the case of the aspect ratio greater than 3.0,the valley arching effect and foundation constraints are weak,so the dam settlement and the normal displacement at the upstream face are not sensitive to the aspect ratio.


ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Capital Structure, Dividend Policy, and Inflation on Company Values (Study on Automotive Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2015-2017 Period). The population of this study uses 13 automotive companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2015-2017. Determination of the sample is based on the purposive sampling method, using the sampling criteria as follows, the automotive companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2015-2017, companies that publish annual reports and financial statements for the period 2015-2017. Based on those sample's criteria the entire populations is used in this study sample. The data analysis technique in this study uses multiple linear regression methods and classical assumption tests by testing hypotheses using the t test. Analysis tool using SPSS 21. The results of this study indicate that the Capital Structure has a positive and significant influence on Company Value. Dividend Policy has a positive and significant influence on Company Value. While inflation does not have a significant effect on the value of the company. Keywords: Capital Structure, Dividend Policy, Inflation and Corporate Value


This report is the progress report for DOE funded support of particle physics work at the University of Texas, Austin. Support was divided between theoretical and experimental programs, and each is reviewed separately in the report. Theoretical effort was divided between three general areas: quantum gravity and mathematical physics; phenomenology; and quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. Experimental effort was primarily directed toward AGS experiments at Brookhaven, to look for rare kaon decays. AGS experiments 791 and 871 are described, along with BNL experiment 888.


Although patients with dissociative identity disorder almost always report a history of severe childhood abuse, these reports are subject to potential distortion, rarely verified, and always retrospective. These researchers provide objective documentation of childhood dissociation and abuse in 11 men …


Structure-activity relationship studies of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) antagonists revealed that there are structural differences between the antagonist binding sites of houseflies and rats. The results point to the feasibility of the development of safe insecticides targeting insect GABA receptors. Studies with cockroach nerve cords demonstrated unique actions of dinotefuran and benzylidene anabaseines on insect nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors. Tyramine (TA) was shown to be a bioactive amine in the silkworm, and the structures of TA receptor ligands were disclosed.


Network on Chip (NoC) is an approach to design the in-traction between IP cores in a System on Chip (SoC). The scalability of SoC is improved by NoC architectures. Where ctopology of the network evolution helps to increase the performance of the system. The path diversity of the network get increased in king torus compared to the normal torus so the opportunity get improved to balance the traffic across the multiple paths. The routing algorithm determines the number of router hops in a network to transmit the message to reach its destination and shortest path between the sender and receiver is estimated. So the performance of the network get improved and the latency get reduced.


The invention discloses an organic light-emitting device, a manufacturing method and a display panel. The organic light-emitting device comprises a plurality of WOLED-based light-emitting units formed on a substrate and isolated from one another. A reflection anode which is shared by the light-emitting units is arranged on the substrate. An optical adjusting layer used for adjusting the wavelength of light emitted by each WOLED layer is arranged between the common reflection anode and a transparent anode of the corresponding light-emitting unit, and the optical adjusting layers are independent from one another. A color filtering layer is arranged above the light-emitting units. The color filtering layer is divided into color filtering areas corresponding to the light-emitting units. The color filtering areas are matched with the corresponding light-emitting units, so that one composition color channel of a preset color system is formed by light which is emitted by each light-emitting unit and penetrates through the corresponding color filtering area. According to the technical scheme, the organic light-emitting device has the advantages that WOLEDs are led into the top-emitting-type organic light-emitting device, the evaporation technology is completed through a full-opening metal mask, the rate of the finished panel is improved, and it is made possible to obtain the high-resolution organic light-emitting display panel.


The term nikkeijin refers to the descendants of Japanese emigrants who arrived in the Philippines before 1945 or in the aftermath of the Second World War. After the war, anti-Japanese sentiment within and outside the Philippines heightened. As a result, firstand secondgeneration nikkeijin sought to conceal their identities and destroy all documents revealing their Japanese blood. The thirdand fourthgeneration (sansei and yonsei) nikkeijin, in contrast, lived in the decades of Japan's rise as an economic giant. This was an epoch of technological and cultural fame as younger generations of Filipinos excitedly consumed popular culture produced by, and in the homeland of, their former invader. In spite of the country's current stature, however, the nikkeijin live in a society in which Japan's wartime role highlights the antagonistic images of the Japanese soldiers.


Around 800 000 to 1 million people die by suicide annually, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death worldwide. Suicide rates are higher among men than women, and the probability of suicide is 3 to 4 times higher for men than for women. Non-lethal suicide is more common in young people and women. The type of suicide seen in different countries depends on the culture, economic, and social conditions in the respective country. Also, differences in types of suicide are partly due to the availability of various methods. In recent years, the percentage of suicides has risen in all countries. Surveys show that the most prominent methods of suicide in most countries in the world are hanging and poisoning. The most deadly type of suicide is by gun. The most unsuccessful suicide attempts are overdoses of medication. Knowing about the available suicide methods is important.


Internet financial reporting practices in Indonesia is one form of transparency and accountability of good corporate governance. Good corporate governance requires companies to present information timely, clear, and comparable, especially concerning financial issues, management and company ownership. The research objective is to compare the quality of corporate disclosure of internet financial reporting in Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and Australia. The sample in this research is the companies in each country Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and Australia are the best in the category of Forbes magazine Forbes 2000. Indonesia's best to use the criteria established by SWA magazine SWA 100. The result of this study indicates that there are differences in IFR quality between companies in Malaysia with companies in Australia and Japan. This study also shows that there is a difference in IFR quality between companies in Indonesia with companies in Australia, Singapore and Japan.


The paper focuses on differences between the "old" approach on realizing a free trade zone in Southeast Europe that was based on the network of bilateral trade agreements and the new approach that is based on a single regional trade agreement. The new model that is often called "enlarged CEFTA" and its advantages are analysed in relation to the old CEFTA, which had been downsizing in 2004 and again in 2007. In the framework of theoretical findings on static and dynamic impacts of regional integrations, the current situation, problems and potentials of free trade are in Southeast Europe are examined.


The research to identify and locate the damage to the engineering structure mainly aimed at some simple structure forms before,such as beam and framework.In this paper the mixing of the mode curvature and wavelet method to identify and locate the damage to the spatial structure is considered.We take into account the multiplicity of the bars and nodes,and take the destructive and nondestructive mode curvatures of Schwedler reticulated shell with 100 m span as a mark,and calculate the graph relation between coefficients of the wavelets and the damage to the structure by discrete or continuous wavelet transform,and also check the accuracy degree of this method with every damage case.Finally,the conclusion is drawn that the mode curvature and wavelet method to identify and locate the damage to the long span reticulated shell is practical.


In contrast to established democracies where most citizens take their existing political system as a given, democratic principles and procedures are a subject of political debate in many countries where authoritarian rule is within recent memory. In the latter cases, ideological orientations may still be structured by a 'regime cleavage', that is, disagreements about the merits of democratic institutions or evaluations of the previous regime, rather than bread and butter issues. While a number of authors have attributed this to elite mobilization in new democracies, the present paper approaches this topic from the perspective of ordinary citizens. Against the background of a higher proportion of citizens who identify with radical ideological positions in new democracies, we analyze cross-national survey data to explore the extent to which such radical opinion is associated with anti-system attitudes and, if so, whether this applies equally to the radical right and left. Prepared for the European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, Université de Montréal, 26-29 August 2015


The fineness of detail visible in an X-ray photograph depends on the size of the focal spot and on the relative positions of spot, subject and recording emulsion. In normal conditions of radiography it is hardly possible to distinguish detail smaller than mm, but there are two methods by which higher resolution may be obtained. Either the subject is placed close to the emulsion at a distance from the spot, and the negative subsequently enlarged optically; or the subject is brought close to a minute source of X rays, so that an image magnified by simple geometrical projection is received on the emulsion at some distance. The first method has been developed recently by Engstrom and others (1950), using fine-grained emulsions, to give a resolution of about 1 μ. The alternative method has been investigated in this laboratory by Dr. W. C. Nixon and myself (1951), using electron microscope techniques to produce a sufficiently fine focal spot, the size of which is the primary limiting factor on resolution. Using...


The method for estimating moisture in winter rape seed (Brassica napus) by drying at 130° for 1 h gives results significantly higher than methods of drying at 103° and 105°. For the routine estimation of moisture in large numbers of samples a convenient method is to dry 10 g of whole seed for 16 h. This method compares favourably with results obtained on milled samples dried at 103° for 5 h or 105° for 16 h.


This study explores perspectives on mental health treatment experiences and expectations for youth in foster care and their foster parents. In-depth interviews were conducted and identified for major themes: (1) the dual stigma of foster care and mental health care; (2) the lack of engagement in mental health therapy; (3) trust issues with the therapist and other individuals; and (4) the desire to integrate mental health services with primary care services. These results have implications for mental health service delivery and suggest opportunities to improve mental health treatment through an integrated care approach.


Correspondence to Dr Manju Rahi; drmanjurahi@ gmail. com © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Reuse permitted under CC BYNC. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION Vaccines have proven to be a potent public health tool in humankind's fight against infectious diseases, as has also been seen in the COVID19 pandemic. Malaria vaccines have been in development since the 1960s with substantial progress in the last decade. 6October 2021 marks a historic day in the deployment of malaria vaccines when the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) vaccine was recommended by WHO for use among children living in moderatetohigh Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission regions such as those found in subSaharan Africa.


The field investigation towards plants and the measuring on the enrichment and metastasis potential towards heavy metal caused by dominant plants had been carried out in order to screen out the heavy metal resistant plants suitable for the soil condition in this research area or the plants with(potential) hyper-accumulator characteristics.Adopting the method of atomic absorption spectrometry to perform sample analysis.The analysis of measuring the heavy metal content of Cu,Zn,Pb and Cd and the calculation of the bio-accumulating coefficient and the biological transfer coefficient of dominant plants had been carried out.The results showed that sift the heavy metal resistant plants:selecting Carpesium cernuum,Sanguisorba officinalis and Cares callitrichos in waste dump of Qingchengzi lead-zinc mine area;selecting Picris dahurica,Ixeris denticulata and Patrinia villosa in tailing pond;selecting Betula platyphylla,Spiraea salicifolia and Artemisia sieversiana etc in surrounding mountainous regions as the poineer species of plant restoration on the abandoned land in research areas.


Abstract Four years of precipitation retrievals from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite are compared with data from 25 surface rain gauges on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory (NOAA/PMEL) Tropical Atmosphere–Ocean Array/Triangle Trans-Ocean Buoy Network TAO/TRITON buoy array in the tropical Pacific. The buoy gauges have a significant advantage over island-based gauges for this purpose because they represent open-ocean conditions and are not affected by island orography or surface heating. Because precipitation is correlated with itself in both space and time, comparisons between the two data sources can be improved by properly averaging in space and/or time. When comparing gauges with individual satellite overpasses, the optimal averaging time for the gauge (centered on the satellite overpass time) depends on the area over which the satellite data are averaged. For 1° × 1° areas there is a broad maximum in the correlation for ga...


INTRODUCTION Three-dimensional (3D) image based, subject specific models of the ankle complex can be useful predictive and planning tools in clinical applications such as diagnosis of ligament injuries, planning personalized surgical reconstructive procedures, and evaluation of Total Ankle Replacements. However, few subject-specific computational models exist that produce the complex 3D properties of the ankle complex [1]. Using a computational modelling framework introduced by us in the past [1], we developed in the present study several such subject-specific models and compared their simulated mechanical behaviour against the experimental data on a subject-by-subject basis. This comparison providing the necessary testing of the validity and reliability of our ankle complex models. It also allowed us to test the validity of the hypothesis that the source of the inter-subject variability in joint mechanical properties is the inherent inter-subject variability in the morphology of the ankle's articulating bones.


The three-electron configuration of gate-defined double quantum dots encodes a promising qubit for quantum information processing. I propose a two-qubit entangling gate using a pulse-gated manipulation procedure. The requirements for high-fidelity entangling operations are equivalent to the requirements for the pulse-gated single-qubit manipulations that have been successfully realized for Si QDs. This two-qubit gate completes the universal set of all-pulse-gated operations for the three-electron double-dot qubit and paves the way for a scalable setup to achieve quantum computation.


Aiming at the problem of gas leakage source difficult to locate or inaccurately located due to the air leakage phenomenon in the goaf of coal mines, this paper proposes a mine gas emission source location algorithm based on multi-source sensor fusion. Firstly, by analyzing the gas distribution law of the goaf in the fully mechanized caving face, the sensor observation model and the gas release source diffusion model of the mine goaf are established, and then the machine learning positioning algorithm is used to estimate the parameters of the gas release source in the goaf and according to the iterative calculation The coordinate positions of the estimated parameters are obtained. Finally, the data fusion of the wireless sensor target source sensing node and the cluster head node is used to achieve the precise positioning of the gas release source. The results show that: compared with other algorithms, machine learning algorithms have obvious advantages in positioning accuracy. This method can effectively solve the problem of difficulty in locating the gas release source due to the air leakage phenomenon, and then provide a reference basis for gas prominent warning and gas extraction in the goaf.


Since 2003, the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center (UHCC) and the University of Guam (UoG) have worked in partnership to explore health disparities/inequalities for different Pacific Island Populations (PIP). Investigators explore health behaviors and sources of health disparities and equity among Micronesian and Filipino community members in Hawai'i, Guam, and the neighboring U.S. Associated Pacific Islands (USAPI) through the Pacific Island Partnership for Cancer Health Equity (PIPCHE). The Community Outreach Core of the partnership works towards objectives that include assisting and promoting PIPCHE research, ensuring inclusion PIP and Filipino community perspectives in research, and building healthcare providers' competencies. This work aims to directly address the disproportionately high rates of cancer incidence and mortality found amongst these groups in Hawai'i and Guam. Currently, few cancer control initiatives are designed to specifically address Micronesians and Filipinos, which comprise 40% of Hawai'i's population and 70% of Guam's population. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death for men and the third leading cause of death for Filipinos in Hawai'i. Also, Micronesians and Filipinos are highly underrepresented among cancer researchers and cancer health care professionals; culturally-grounded approaches to achieve parity in cancer control are sorely needed which remains a focus of the COC. To address the needs of the Filipino community in Hawai'i, we conducted five semi-structured interviews with Filipino community members to facilitate community engagement, build relationships, and direct future areas for cancer control. Another goal was to establish a relationship-building process to recruit members for the COC Outreach Advisory Council to guide future community efforts. Participants ranged in age; however, all five identified as female were born in various parts of the Philippines, and migrated to Hawai'i at different ages. Some findings from the interviews included the need for culturally tailored and translated cancer materials and resources, a charge to focus on colorectal and breast cancer initiatives, and provide translated health communications utilizing local radio and faith-based organizations. These members were then asked to serve on our Outreach Advisory Council for a period of 5 years to help shape the COC's efforts towards community engagement with the Filipino community. These planned community-focused efforts should be modeled to ensure shared community-based decision-making for this minority population.
 Citation Format: Mark Lee Willingham, Kevin Cassel, Angela Sy, Munirih R. Ta'afaki, Reyna Bodnar, Lilnabeth P. Somera, Tressa P. Diaz, Angelina G. Mummert, Harmony C. Palaganas. Using key informants to guide community outreach for cancer topics and areas of focus for Filipino communities [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 3684.


Ahmad Ibrahim, Sharon Siddique, and Yasmin Hussain, comp., Readings on Islam in Southeast Asia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1985. xv, 407 pp. Foreword, preface, notes, introduction, bibliography. Paper: n.p.g. Taufik Abdullah and Sharon Siddique, eds., Islam and Society in Southeast Asia, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1986. xii, 348 pp. Foreword, acknowledgement, introduction. Paper: n.p.g. M.B. Hooker, ed., Islam in South–East Asia, E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1983. 262 pp.


Little attempt has been made by historians to inquire into the motivation behind the particulars of the Economical Reform movement which seemed, like a storm, to arise suddenly in 1779, blew steadily through the early '80s, and then died away as a discernible movement in the mid-'80s. Recent contributions have modified the earlier "Whig" picture of the movement as a wholly spontaneous, altruistic, patriotic response to corrupt opposition politics and to the "stock opposition program," dating back to the early eighteenth century and beyond.1 Than an unsuccessful war, a bumbling ministry, a frustrated opposition, and the popular political turbulence of the 1760s should produce such a movement is not surprising; nor is it surprising that the opposition should grasp the opportunity to embarrass and weaken the government. Tfhat is surprising is that so little has been done to examine the details of the program put forward in 1780 and largely enacted in 1782 and thereafter. What specialized studies have been undertaken examine the effects of Economical Reform legislation rather than focusing on the origins of it.2 From a party standpoint the major targets of Edmund Burke's first effort at reform were well chosen: the royal household, suspect in Rockinghamite eyes since the accession of George III, and the "American" Secretary, Lord George Germain. The mysteries of royal finance could easily be given a sinister and politically advantageous twist by those who, for more than a decade, believed that secret service money and royal pensions were the wellspring of unconstitutional influence. Germain, personally unpopular as well as unsuccessful, had a particularly exploitable past; his phoenix-like rise to the secretaryship could be portrayed easily as an example of the excesses of royal power and influence.3 The inclusion of the Board of Trade as a candidate for abolition in Burke's 1780 Bill, alongside the inevitable placemen and the vulnerable Germain, is less understandable. Although abolition of the Board would eliminate eight administrative positions tenurable with a seat in the Commons--a major aim of Burke's Gill--and would save a little over L11,000, these figures appear paltry beside the fifty placemen and B200,000 saving which Burke


Incidence of non‐melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) is increasing and can significantly impact on quality of life (QOL), yet there are few studies evaluating patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) in NMSC populations. We undertook a prospective feasibility study to evaluate a skin cancer‐specific PROM, the Skin Cancer Quality of Life Impact Tool (SCQOLIT), in patients with a new diagnosis of NMSC.


The informant is both a controversial medium of security and a maligned cultural figure. Their actions and stories about their actions are integral nodes in the economy of fear that structures surveillance society. This paper examines how Cold War and war on terror informants tell stories about themselves (Budenz 1947; Speckhard and Shaikh 2014) against the backdrop of a "fear of small numbers" (Appadurai 2006) on the home front. The overlapping intentions (confession, memoir, apology) and I's (narrated, narrating, and ideological) in their memoirs provide an entry point for assessing how informants assert their authority and how they reproduce the security cultures in which they find themselves. Each memoir draws on ideological pairings central to discourses of infiltration and radicalization, respectively. The authors confess to having been the duped or radicalized westerner but narrate from the position of the patriotic Catholic or "good Muslim." Ultimately, I argue that the narrative and ideological climax of the memoirs lies in how the transformation from enemy to friend is presented: as the result of a chance encounter. This shifts the fear of small numbers from the one amongst us who might become a traitor to the slim and incalculable probability through which one returns from extremism, which is by definition less than one. Marked as the exception, the narrative reinforces the necessity of the informant in security practices.


This cross- sectional study was conducted among the truck drivers at Daulatdia Ghat, Goalanda, Rajbari district. The objective of this study was to find out the knowledge and awareness about the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission among the truck drivers .Out of 226 respondents, 37.3% were within the age group 25 to 35 years. Most of the respondents (74%) were married and 44% were educated up to primary level. Half of the respondents (50%) had monthly income from taka 10,000 to taka 15,000 per month. From this study, it was found that 97% respondents had heard the name of HIV/AIDS, 61.8% had known about HIV/AIDS from media and newspaper. In respect of the route of HIV transmission, 39.8% of respondents thought that HIV is transmitted by sexual activities and 58.7% thought the disease is transmitted by syringe, transfusion. About 47.8% respondents thought that HIV can be detected from blood and 76% knew the fate of HIV/AIDS is death. Majority (82.5%) of the respondents obtained correct knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission and 13.2% of them knew the place where test of HIV can be done.


Sh2-188 is an example of strong interaction between a planetary nebula (PN) and the interstellar medium (ISM). It shows a single arc-like structure, consisting of several filaments, which is postulated to be the result of motion through the ISM. We present new Hα images from the Isaac Newton Telescope Photometric Hα Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS) which reveal structure behind the filamentary limb. A faint, thin arc is seen opposite the bright limb, in combination forming a closed ring. Behind the faint arc a long wide tail is detected, doubling the size of the nebula. The nebula extends 15 arcmin on the sky in total. We have developed a 'triplewind' hydrodynamical model, comprising of the initial 'slow' asymptotic giant branch (AGB) wind and the later 'fast' stellar wind (the interacting stellar wind model), plus a third wind reflecting the motion through the ISM. Simulations at various velocities of the central star relative to the ISM indicate that a high velocity of 125 kms 1 is required to reproduce the observed structure. We find that the bright limb and the tail already formed during the AGB phase, prior to the formation of the PN. The closure of the ring arises from the slow–fast wind interaction. Most of the mass lost on the AGB has been swept downstream, providing a potential explanation of the missing mass problem in PNe. We report a proper motion for the central star of 30± 10 masyr 1 in the direction of the bright limb. Assuming the central star is moving at 125± 25 kms 1 , the distance to the nebula is estimated to be 850 +500 420 pc, consistent with a spectroscopic distance to the star. Expansion velocities measured from spectroscopic data of the bright filaments are consistent with velocities measured from the simulation. Sh2-188 is one of the largest PNe known, with an extent of 2.8 pc. The model shows that this size was already set during the AGB phase.


In 1907, Hans Hahn proved the remarkable fact that any ordered group can be embedded in an ordered real function space. This set the stage for work on ordered groups and fields, and this area received valuable contributions from Levi-Civita and many others. In this paper we show how Hahn's method of generating ordered fields from a base field and an ordered group actually characterizes all complete ordered fields. We develop refinements of Hahn's techniques, show that they are functorial in nature, and develop a new invariant of an ordered field to prove that the decomposition of a complete field into a base field and a "group of exponents" can itself further decompose, uniquely, into a field combined with an arbitrary number of groups, all of which are ordered and Archimedean.


Dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial for the priming of naïve T cells and the initiation of adaptive immunity. Priming is initiated at a heterologous cell-cell contact, the immunological synapse (IS). While it is established that actin dynamics regulates signalling at the T cell side of the contact, little is known about the cytoskeletal contribution on the DC side. We show that that the DC cytoskeleton is decisive for the formation of a multifocal synaptic structure, which correlates with T cell priming efficiency. We demonstrate that DC actin appears in transient foci at the IS and that these foci are dynamized by the WAVE complex. Absence of WAVE in DCs leads to stabilized contacts with T cells, caused by an increase in ICAM1-integrin mediated cell-cell adhesions. This results in a lower number of activated and proliferating T cells. Our results reveal an important role of DC actin in the regulation of synaptic contacts with crucial relevance for full T cell expansion.


Individual dietary specialization, where individuals occupy a subset of a population's wider dietary niche, is of key importance for species' resilience towards environmental change. However, the ontogeny of individual specialization, as well as the underlying social learning, genetic, and environmental drivers remain poorly understood. Using a multigenerational dataset of female European brown bears (Ursus arctos) followed since birth, we discerned the relative contributions of social learning, genetic predisposition, environment forcings, and maternal effects to individual dietary specialization. Individual specialization varied from omnivorous to carnivorous diets spanning half a trophic position. The main determinants of this dietary specialization were maternal learning during rearing (11%), environmental similarity (12%), and maternal effects (11%), whereas the contribution of genetic heritability was negligible. Importantly, the offspring's trophic position closely resembled the trophic position of their mother during the first 3-4 years after separation from the mother, but this relationship ceased with increasing time since separation. Our study reveals that social learning and maternal effects are as important for individual dietary specialization as environmental forcings. We propose a tighter integration of social effects into future studies of range expansion and habitat selection under global change, that to date are mostly explained by environmental drivers.


This study presents an innovative approach to prevent wellhead equipment corrosion in the cellar by employing a composite gel of polyacrylamide (PAM) with sand to enhance mechanical strength. Experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of varying PAM-to-sand ratios on the composite gel's mechanical and corrosion inhibition capabilities. The mechanical properties, including stress and strain, were examined using a rheometer. The corrosion inhibition capability was evaluated using corrosion test coupons. The results showed a notable improvement in mechanical strength and corrosion resistance with the inclusion of PAM and sand. Among the tested ratios, a composite gel consisting of 10% PAM offered the optimal balance of mechanical strength and corrosion inhibition. This finding suggests that filling the cellar with a 10% PAM composite gel can significantly enhance the lifespan of wellhead equipment by effectively protecting it from corrosive agents. Further research will focus on optimizing the composite gel for improved performance and assessing long-term durability under real field conditions.


6 pls. Scale 1:100,000. Pl. 1, data-base; pl. 2, bedrock geology; pl. 3, surficial geology and thickness of Quaternary sediments; pl. 4, Quaternary stratigraphy; pl. 5, bedrock topography; pl. 6, geologic resources. Part B Published separately by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters. Supplementary files include ArcGis coverages, shapefiles and/or ESRI grids used to construct the plates, and metadata.


Abstract : The topics of maximum likelihood estimation and nonlinear programming are developed thoroughly with emphasis on the numerical details of obtaining estimates from highly nonlinear models. Parametric estimation is discussed with the three parameter Weibull family of densities serving as an example. A general nonlinear programming method is discussed for both first and second order representations of the maximum likelihood estimaton, as well as a hybrid of both approaches. A new class of constrained parametric estimators is introduced with numerical methods for their determination. Structural estimation with maximum likelihood is examined, and a Bernoulli regression technique is presented.


In fading wireless channels, relays are often used with the aim, of achieving diversity and thus overall performance gain. We use amplify and forward (AF) and decode and forward (DF) at the relay and optimize the power allocated to the relay, under total transmit power constraint, to maximize the instantaneous SNR and thus achieve improved throughput and BER performance. We compare the performance of the AF and DF protocols based on their positional BER and throughput and notice that our power optimized schemes outperform, existing ones at certain areas. Finally we also identify the region where relaying would provide performance gains for both the protocols


Previous advances using iterative (turbo) decoding techniques have resulted in codes that not only approach the Shannon limit for additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channels but are also readily implemented in practice. The original turbo codes include a pair of encoders separated by an interleaver and concatenated in parallel. New turbo codes developed by Benedetto et al. (see IEEE Trans. on. Communications, vol.44, no.5, p.591-600, 1996) include a pair of convolutional encoders also separated by an interleaver but concatenated serially. We extend the work of Benedetto et al. to serially-concatenated trellis-coded modulation (SCTCM). We determine the Bhattacharyya bound for maximum-likelihood decoding using the concept of the uniform interleaver. This bound enables us to determine the key parameters that can be used to develop a systematic code design strategy. We discuss both these results and the accuracy of the bound.


A Hopfield neural network is capable of solving the optimization problems. We apply it as a cotrol unit to control a logical processing system and present the simulation result. Such a control has the advantages of flexible control of a processing system and reducing overhead in a parallel processing.


Abstract A number of suggestions are made based on the improved evolutionary algorithm and using the polishing parameter optimization of an industrial robot as an example to optimize the industrial process parameter control. By fitting a cubic B-spline curve, the trajectory curve of each joint is determined. The kinematic constraint is replaced with the control point constraint of a B-spline curve, and the time optimal time node is solved using an enhanced evolutionary algorithm. This foundation allows for the creation of the nonlinear trajectory curve that satisfies the time optimization. The research shows that based on the improved genetic algorithm (GA), the "degradation" phenomenon of the traditional GA can be avoided, and the optimal solution can be obtained faster, that is, the polishing working time of the polishing industrial robot reaches the optimal level. An enhanced GA that incorporates simulated annealing is suggested to address the mathematical model of robot deburring process parameter optimization. Population selection is accomplished by the use of metropolis sampling, which successfully addresses the issue of the GA's simple local convergence. The process parameter optimization verification is done while a robot deburring test platform is being constructed. The test results demonstrate a considerable reduction in burr removal time per unit length and an increase in efficiency when compared with the empirical method.


The reactions of R1R2CpM(CO)3−Li+ (M = Mo, W) with α, α′-dichloro-p-xylene yielded p-xylyl bridged dinuclear complexes of R1R2CpM(CO)3 in high yields. All of such new complexes are very stable to air and water. Some of them are stable even in dilute acids and dilute bases. Complex 4 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n, with a = 6.847(5) A, b = 9.838(2) A, c = 25.140(10) A, β = 96.56(5)°, Z = 2, RF=0.077, Rw = 0.105 and V = 1682.4(14) A3.


A huge work touching on almost every subject, Perceforest contains numerous episodes in which blood is the subject. This chronicle recounts the founding of the order of the "cainse rosete" (the pink-spotted shirt), a sorority whose members all wear a red-spotted dress in memory of the blood shed by King Perceforest. Symbolizing courtly ideals as well as representing veneration for a martyr-king, this episode may have been influenced by the cult of the Holy-Blood, and hark back to the Holy-Blood relic in Bruges. The ladies who wear this pink-spotted shirt in honor of the king constitute a kind of order, and the importance of the rose, as well as the link between Perceforest and the Romance of the Rose, suggest a connection with Christine de Pizan's Dit de la Rose. Thus halfway between love's ailments and Christian salvation, blood confirms Perceforest's role as the Grail's pre-history, and contributes to situating this work among 15th century representations and mentalities.


Biological denitrification isdefined astheproduction of gaseous nitrogen bythemicrobial reduction ofnitrogen oxides andisanexample ofanaerobic respiration (24). In this process nitrogen oxides, intheabsence ofmolecular oxygen, serveasrespiratory electron acceptors andare reduced bya unique series ofcomplex enzymes which conserve energy inseveral ofthereductive steps byelectron transport phosphorylation. Thepathway fordenitrification is asfollows (12): NO3-+NO2---NO-+N2O-+N2. Theenzymes ofnitrate respiration areonlyformed when specific conditions fordenitrification arepresent (8,13). Anaerobic conditions alone aresufficient topartially derepress all oftheenzymes involved innitrate respiration, but thepresence ofnitrate ornitrite intensifies theresponse (23). Thesynthesis ofdenitrifying enzymes isrepressed inthe presence ofoxygen (2,7,21). Oxygenblocks thesynthesis of respiratory nitrate reductase inEscherichia coli atthelevel oftranscription andatsomelater stepofenzymeformation (7). Although thederepression ofdenitrifying enzymes is thought torequire strict anaerobiosis, theactivity ofsomeof thepreformed enzymes inthepathway maypersist under aerobic conditions (8,23). Eversince theclassic experiments ofGayonandDupetit in1886, ithasbeenknownthat oxygen inhibits thereduction ofnitrate andtheformation ofdinitrogen bydenitrifying bacteria (4,16). Addition ofoxygen tocultured cell suspensions orreaction mixtures containing extracts ofdenitrifiers results ininhibition ofthepathway atsomelevel andthusa rapid loss ofthecapacity forreduction ofnitrate andother nitrogen oxides (1,6,7,12). Until recently there hasbeenverylittle workofaquantitative nature showing themagnitude ofoxygen inhibition in relation tothepartial pressure ofoxygenduring nitrate respiration. Furthermore, thesignificance ofthis inhibitory effect remains unclear because thesite atwhichoxygen inhibits nitrate respiration hasnotbeenwelldefined. The effects ofoxygenonnitrate respiration havebeenstudied mainly bygrowing bacteria underanaerobic conditions, measuring nitrate reduction rates (i.e., nitrate disappearance ornitrous oxide formation), introducing oxygen, andobservinganychanges intherates ofnitrate respiration. Asaresult


Mohagaonkalan is the well known locality of the Deccan intertrappean series of Chhindwara district, of Madhya pradesh belonging to upper most cretaceous period. The present fossil leaf Gnetalophyllum deccanii collected from the deccan Intertrappean beds of Mohgaonkalan. The leaf is Gymnospermous, triangular in shape with ridges and furrows. Mesophyll undifferentiated, transfusion tissues are totally absent and vascular tissue present in radiating arm fashion. On comparison it shows close affinities with the order Gnetales. It measures 3099um in length along with lamina and 1433µm in width in the median region were as 1033µm in the laminar region.


Abstract : In this innovative and highly collaborative 4 year proposal, we had two overriding objectives: 1) to design, develop, and demonstrate new techniques for engineering biological components that are optimized for integration with nanoscale materials and 2) to create and characterize multifunctional heterogeneous biomacromolecular assemblies that will facilitate energy harvesting applications. To accomplish these goals, a holistic approach was taken both experimentally and computationally that helped build a foundation for a new paradigm in biotechnology. Specifically, we designed, developed and created these systems at the molecular level while using a systems level process view to guide the designs.


To extend immersion based lithography to below 32nm half pitch, the implementation of Double-Patterning lithography requires that cost be contained by as many means possible. In addition to CDU and defectivity, simplifying the process flow is a viable approach to helping accomplish cost containment. For Litho-Litho-Etch processes, this entails replacing the flows that require spin-on chemical freeze with a solely thermally cured resist approach, thereby eliminating materials and several process steps from the flow. As part of ongoing efforts to allow Double-Patterning techniques to further scale semiconductor devices, we use DETO (Double-Expose-Track-Optimized) methods for producing pitch-split patterns capable of supporting 16 and 11-nm node semiconductor devices. In this paper we present the assessment from a series of thermal cure double-patterning resist systems; with a focus on process latitude, CDU, and resolution limit.


The invention provides a method for voice interaction with an intelligent voice device. The method includes the following steps: (S1) voice is acquired; (S2) according to the voice, the meaning of the voice is comprehended; (S3) according to the meaning, whether to enter a chat mode or not is judged; when judgment indicates that the intelligent voice device can enter the chat mode, the intelligent voice device enters the chat mode, otherwise the intelligent voice device returns to step S1. The method for voice interaction with the intelligent voice device can realize more natural, more convenient and more efficient interaction between a user and the intelligent voice device and improve the experience of users.


LysM motifs are carbohydrate‐binding modules found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. They have general N‐acetylglucosamine binding properties and therefore bind to chitin and related carbohydrates. In plants, plasma‐membrane‐bound proteins containing LysM motifs are involved in plant defence responses, but also in symbiotic interactions between plants and microorganisms. Filamentous fungi secrete LysM proteins that contain several LysM motifs but no enzymatic modules. In plant pathogenic fungi, for LysM proteins roles in dampening of plant defence responses and protection from plant chitinases were shown. In this study, the carbohydrate‐binding specificities and biological function of the LysM protein TAL6 from the plant‐beneficial fungus Trichoderma atroviride were investigated. TAL6 contains seven LysM motifs and the sequences of its LysM motifs are very different from other fungal LysM proteins investigated so far. The results showed that TAL6 bound to some forms of polymeric chitin, but not to chito‐oligosaccharides. Further, no binding to fungal cell wall preparations was detected. Despite these rather weak carbohydrate‐binding properties, a strong inhibitory effect of TAL6 on spore germination was found. TAL6 was shown to specifically inhibit germination of Trichoderma spp., but interestingly not of other fungi. Thus, this protein is involved in self‐signalling processes during fungal growth rather than fungal–plant interactions. These data expand the functional repertoire of fungal LysM proteins beyond effectors in plant defence responses and show that fungal LysM proteins are also involved in the self‐regulation of fungal growth and development.


This paper gives an overview of the development of a distributed object-oriented kernel implemented in Modula-2. The underlying concepts of this kernel are first described. Its main feature consists in using task migration in order to achieve communication between distant nodes of the local network. Then, the implementation in Modula-2 is outlined. The authors emphasise the use of modules for implementing kernel objects and types. They conclude by evaluating the Modula-2 language through this experience. >


Scarlet Harris argues that austerity is failing to cut the nation's debt and has delivered high unemployment, stagnant wages, falling living standards, and poverty – with women bearing the brunt force of all these effects.