As part of the Psychology of Women Quarterly's (PWQ) retrospective on some of its most cited publications, I was invited to reflect on what had led me to write the paper, "Considerations for Prevention of HIV Infection Among Hispanic Women," published in 1988 (Amaro, 1988), along with my thoughts on what has since changed in HIV prevention with Latinas and on the direction of my work since that publication. The purpose of this paper is not to present a comprehensive review of the literature on Latina women and HIV, rather it is to provide a personal and contextual picture of the factors that shaped my work at the writing of that paper, how my program of research has evolved, and the changes that have taken place in HIV prevention research with Latinas. Due to the collaborative nature of my research and the importance that mentoring junior scientists has had in my professional career, I have invited three researchers whom I mentored and who are now at various stages in their careers to share how their research was informed in part by my work on HIV prevention with Latinas. These collaborations have been personally energizing, have expanded my own original vision, and have led to trajectories that include structural interventions and international work.

Our paper first presents the political, personal, and epidemiological context of my 1988 publication in PWQ (Amaro, 1988). Second, it provides a brief summary of progress in HIV prevention with Latinas. The third section comprises reflections from three feminist researchers whose work was informed by the 1988 article and by subsequent work I conducted and published, often in collaboration with them, on the role of gender in HIV and related public health issues. Their reflections are offered as examples of the key role of mentoring and training opportunities for junior researchers, one of the recommendations in the 1988 publication. Finally, our paper offers conclusions about progress to date and recommendations regarding future research and public health programs.


This study was conducted to investigate the antibacterial effect of copper-loaded montmorillonite(MMT-Cu)in vitro and its mechanisms.Escherichia coli ATCC K88and Salmonella choleraesuis ATCC 50020 were chosen as indicators of intestinal tract pathogenic bacteria in weanling pigs.The antibacterial activity of MMT-Cu and montmorillonite(MMT)were evaluated by determining the minimum inhibitory concentrations(MIC)and minimum bactericide concentrations(MBC)using two-fold serial dilutions in MH broth,and the amount of Cu2+released into the broth was measured by an atomic absorption technique.The structural integrity of cell walls of bacteria was observed by transmission electron microscope(TEM);enzymatic activity of bacteria was examined with a automatic biochemical analyzer.The rate of oxygen consumption was measured using a SP-II-type oxygen electrode analyzer.The results showed that MMT had no antibacterial activity and MMT-Cu inhibited the growth of E.coli K88and S.choleraesuis,the MIC were 64and 128mg/L,and MBC were 256and 512mg/L,respectively.The amount of Cu2+released into the broth was in the range 6.51-45.65mg/L.TEM images showed that both strains turned from normal rod-shape into irregular shape and the cell wall was destroyed and became uneven,bacterial inner vacuoles appeared,there was an efflux of nutrient after treatment with MMTCu,resulting in significant release of intracellular enzymes from the tested bacteria.Data from oxygen consumption of bacteria showed that MMT-Cu could inhibit the TCA pathway of the bacterial respiration metabolism.These results show that MMT-Cu has an antibacterial activity.


In this paper, it is considered that, the bubbles in the long-distance wake are not interrelated, and so for their optical scattering. Making use of the Mie's scattering theory, the scatter characteristic of bubbles in water and laser's scatter characteristic of wake were analyzed and calculated. The results show that the back scattering light intension of bubbles in water obviously becomes enhanced, and so for different deep or different lights. The optical back scattering characteristic of wake is a most important parameter for under water targets' scout 、recognition and position.


(1) in acetic anhydride and found that a strong nitrating agent, nitronium tetrafluoroborate,1) is useful in spite of a decrease in genuine activity. The synthesis of 3,5-dinitro-2,6-xylenyl acetate (2) under these conditions is described. When 2,6-xylenyl acetate (1) was nitrated with cupric nitrate in acetic anhydride2) at 60•Ž, 3nitro-2,6-xylenyl acetate (3) was obtained in 86.2 yield and no additional dinitro compound was obtained at higher temperatures. When the acetate (1) was treated with nitronium tetrafluoroborate in acetic anhydride, 3,5-dinitro-2,6-xylenyl acetate (2), mp 154•Ž, was obtained in 83.3% yield. The mononitro acetate


SUMMARY

The Anatomy of the Caudate Lobe has been carefully documented and its boundaries defined. A better understanding of this region should prevent mis-interpretation of the Ultrasound appearances.


Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are utilized to systematically study the geometric and energetic trends of adsorbed carboxylic acid, ether, and ester intermediates on Pt(111). Specifically, the properties of formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, isobutyric acid, dimethyl ether, ethyl methyl ether, isopropyl methyl ether, methyl formate, methyl acetate, and their dehydrogenation intermediates are calculated. Subsequent statistical mechanical calculations are performed to reveal systematic trends in thermochemical properties of oxygenate adsorbates on Pt(111). These trends are utilized to develop and parametrize a new semiempirical group additivity scheme that can be used to predict thermochemical properties of acids, ethers, esters, alcohols, aldehydes, and hydrocarbons and their decomposition intermediates on Pt(111). This scheme is both rapid and accurate and can easily be implemented as a tool to parametrize and screen large oxygenate reaction mechanisms for identification of important ...


Green house experiments were carried out to study the systemic action of two commercial formulations viz., Neem Azal T/S and Rakshak, based on mortalities of BPH, WBPH and GLH in TNI Var. of rice. Following application of neem formulations through foliar sprays and seedling root dip, the rice plants showed significantly high mortality of BPH, WBPH and GLH confined to untreated portions of the plant thereby confirming downward and upward translocation of active principles in neem formulations. Results also revealed that 6 hours was the optimum period for seedling root dip with Neem Azal T/S against GLH.


Regional development in a knowledge-based economy to a higher degree than in a traditional industrial society requires co-operation between (i) industry and trade, (ii) knowledge centres such as un ...


Abstract The establishment of subsistence aquaculture has been heralded as a means of achieving environmental and social sustainability as it is seen to augment farm livelihoods by supplementing household subsistence needs and providing a cash income at critical points in the agricultural calendar at the same time. Yet gender processes within this sector are little understood and have received little attention within literature on natural resource management. Research in Tabasco, Mexico suggests very different perceptions towards subsistence aquaculture between different family members—women and men, adults and children—that reflect the gendering of livelihoods in rural Mexico. This article points out that an appreciation of the different meanings of fish farming for different family members and its gendered micro-geography are key issues in understanding the relative successes and failures in recent extension efforts, where historically government institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have worked with individuals and groups of (usually men) farmers rather than family groups.


This paper presents an initial synthesis of economic theory and methodology and of ecological theory and value to evaluate market and non‐market, short and long term, and private and social benefits of tropical moist forests. We present examples of our synthetic approach as follows: (1) A theoretical framework that incorporates ecological processes, private and public goods, and costs and benefits of tropical moist forests, and international interdependencies of ecological values; (2) A scheme that demonstrates the similarities between ecological subsidy/stress perturbation theory and economic production functions; (3) A case study that shows the interaction between the theoretical aspects of ecological perturbation concepts and economic production functions; (4) A method that provides an estimate of portion of the economic value of drugs and Pharmaceuticals produced by tropical moist forest plants; and (5) A method that imputes a value for the "free" or unpriced service of tropical forests in removing su...


In general, agents always face an increasing need to focus on multiple aims efficiently under their operational processes. However, agents might take different activity levels to participate and might represent administrative areas of different scales. Therefore, this paper proposes a normalized index considering multi-criteria situations and supreme-utilities among fuzzy activity level (decision, strategy) vectors. Three existing notions of traditional game theory are reinterpreted in the framework of multi-criteria fuzzy transferable utility games. First, the normalized index could be represented as an alternative formulation in terms of excess functions. Second, an axiomatic result is proposed to present the rationality of this normalized index based on the reduced game and related consistency. Finally, two dynamic processes are introduced to illustrate that this normalized index could be reached by agents who start from an arbitrary efficient payoff vector and make successive adjustments.


Performance appraisal continues to be an area of research within Human Resource Development. This case study explores the impact of promotion portfolios upon the performance and professional development of university professors. Specific themes from data analysis indicated that portfolios are viewed as a performance appraisal measure/learning tool and have a varying effect on teaching, scholarship, and service. Study findings relate to theory, practice, and research within performance appraisal, training/development, and adult learning/professional development.


In accordance with parameters indeterminacy and fuzziness in the three-phase bridge circuit of silicon controller (SCR), an intelligent diagnostic method, namely using the fuzzy neural networks (FNN) is put forward in this paper. Adopting this method, the problem of parameters indeterminacy and fuzziness can be solved and the reliability of diagnosis can be improved as well. The validity of this method has been proved by experiment.


Multiterminal transport measurements on YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 2]O[sub 7] crystals in the vortex liquid regime have shown nonlocal conductivity on length scales up to 50 microns. Motivated by these results we explore the wave vector ([bold k]) dependence of the dc conductivity tensor, [sigma][sub [mu][nu]]([bold k]), in the Meissner, vortex lattice, and disordered phases of a type-II superconductor. Our results are based on time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) theory and on phenomenological arguments. We find four qualitatively different types of behavior. First, in the Meissner phase, the conductivity is infinite at [ital k]=0 and is a continuous function of [ital k], monotonically decreasing with increasing [ital k]. Second, in the vortex-lattice phase, in the absence of pinning, the conductivity is finite (due to flux flow) at [ital k]=0; it is discontinuous there and remains qualitatively like the Meissner phase for [ital k][gt]0. Third, in the vortex liquid regime in a magnetic field and at low temperature, the conductivity is finite, smooth and [ital nonmonotonic], first increasing with [ital k] at small [ital k] and then decreasing at larger [ital k]. This third behavior is expected to apply at temperatures just above the melting transition of the vortex lattice, where the vortex liquid showsmore » strong short-range order and a large viscosity. Finally, at higher temperatures in the disordered phase, the conductivity is finite, smooth and again monotonically decreasing with [ital k]. This last, monotonic behavior applies in zero magnetic field for the entire disordered phase, i.e., at all temperatures above [ital T][sub [ital c]], while in a field the nonmonotonic behavior may occur in a low-temperature portion of the disordered phase.« less


This paper presents XXY stage alignment with an image feedback system consisting of two charge-coupled devices (CCDs) and a proportional–integral–derivative (PID) image servo system tuned by particle swarm optimization (PSO). The initial stop values for the PSO algorithm often cause problems in calculation. A long short-term memory (LSTM) deep learning model can identify long-term dependences and sequential model data. Using LSTM to improve the PSO algorithm for searching best fitness value. LSTM predicts the fitness value of PSO, eliminating the need to preassess fitness, value, and uses the predicted fitness value to adjust the inertia weights of PSO adaptively. This allows the PSO search to be terminated in an early stage and reduces the time required for the search. Proposed method was applied to a visual servo system consisting of two CCD cameras and a personal computer–based PID controller for XXY stage motion. The experimental results indicate that LSTM can reduce the time required for PSO fitness search for controlling XXY stage motion under different conditions successfully. Through the training of the LSTM model, the stage positioning error and time of finding optimal control parameters for a coplanar XXY stage can reduced significantly for in-line inspection processes.


In this paper,fuzzy control model of spray-dryer is founded with fuzzy control method on the basis of studying its traditional control.Simulation result shows that fuzzy control of spray-dryer is accessible in this way.


Biofiltration,as one kind of drinking water strengthened process technology,is applied in drinking water filter unit through its biological treatment function,making filtering process expanded to biological and physical multi-functional purification process.The process can improve the removal ability of pollutants and water quality.It is subjected to wide attention of academic circles.The paper introduces technical characters of biofiltration,principles of filter material choice,effects and influencing factors and biofilm characteristics,and summarizes relevant mathematical model.


Let G be a closed group of automorphisms of a graph X. We relate geometric properties of G and X, such as amenability and unimodularity, to properties of G-invariant percolation processes on X, such as the number of infinite components, the expected degree, and the topology of the components. Our fundamental tool is a new mass-transport technique that has been occasionally used elsewhere and is developed further here. Perhaps surprisingly, these investigations of group-invariant percolation produce results that are new in the Bernoulli setting. Most notably, we prove that critical Bernoulli percolation on any nonamenable Cayley graph has no infinite clusters. More generally, the same is true for any nonamenable graph with a unimodular transitive automorphism group. We show that G is amenable iff for all α < 1, there is a G-invariant site percolation process ω on X with P[x ∈ ω] > α for all vertices x and with no infinite components. When G is not amenable, a threshold α < 1 appears. An inequality for the threshold in terms of the isoperimetric constant is obtained, extending an inequality of Häggström for regular trees. If G acts transitively on X, we show that G is unimodular iff the expected degree is at least 2 in any G-invariant bond percolation on X with all components infinite. The investigation of dependent percolation also yields some results on automorphism groups of graphs that do not involve percolation. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 60K35, 82B43. Secondary 60D05, 60B99, 20F32.


The utility model provides a computer mouse that can read a barcode, in particular to an input device that integrates a barcode reader on a computer mouse. Contact type or non-contact type barcode readers like a light pen, a CCD inductor or a laser head can be arranged at a proper position at the front, the back or the bottom of a wired or a wireless computer mouse; a barcode decoding module and a switching circuit are added in an internal circuit; the device can be switched between the modes of the barcode scanning and the mouse through a triggering key, an inductive switch or combined press keys; sent out information can be connected to corresponding website WEB-SITE with the device through an applied software BROWSER. The utility model provides a computer mouse with barcode scanning function.


The neighbor discovery protocol (NDP) is one of the critical research subjects in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for efficient energy management of sensor nodes. A block design concept can be applied to find a neighbor discovery schedule that guarantees at least one common active slot between any pair of sensor nodes. However, the block design-based solutions in literature are not flexible enough because block design cannot support asymmetric asynchronous operations. In this paper, we introduce a new approach for asymmetric asynchronous neighbor discovery protocol that combines two optimal block designs using the OR operation. OR-based block combination solves the problem of original block design, which cannot support asymmetric scenarios. We evaluate the performance of OR-based block combinations using a simulation study. According to our simulation results, OR-based block combination performs up to 71% better than other asymmetric algorithms, such as U-Connect and Disco with 10% and 1% duty cycles.


Abstract Based on an experiment carried out in the north-western Black Sea (Snake Island), the feeding behavior of the Rapa whelk (Rapana venosa Valenciennes, 1846) was analyzed in relation to its size (N = 58; shell height: 30–90 mm). Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819) were placed in experimental cages with R. venosa to be used as food. It was found that the size of the prey was determined by the size of the predator. The mussels with a shell length of 20–40 mm were most affected by R. venosa. It was determined that the predator's contribution to the deposition of mussel shells in the bottom sediments is also associated with its size. Feeding intensity varies from 41 mg to 99 mg of the total mass of mussels per 1 g of the total mass of R. venosa per day, depending on the size of the predator. The daily consumption of mussel soft tissue varied from 0.189 g ind.−1 per day−1 in small R. venosa specimens to 0.917 g ind.−1 per day−1 in large predators. Regression equations were obtained between the length and mass of the mussels consumed (total mass, soft tissue mass and shell mass) and the shell height of the predator.


Objective
To retrospectively analyze the perioperative complications of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) for recurrent lumbar disc herniation and identify potential risk factors that correlate with those complications.

Methods
All of 71 patients with recurrent lumbar disc herniation were treated surgically with PLIF, discharged from our department between January 2008 and December 2014. Demographic and operation data were collected and perioperative complications were recorded. We analyzed whether the clinical factors (age, gender, BMI, co-morbidity, smoking, time of recurrence, blood loss, operation segment, operation time) were in correlation with perioperative complication by univariate analysis. Then we integrated the statistically significant indicators into Logistic regression equation to determine the related risk factors for complication.

Results
The study group consisted of 71 cases, including 42 males and 29 females. The age was 19 to 64 years old with an average of 50.6 years old, and the average BMI was 23.6 kg/m2. 26 cases had perioperative complications, while there were two or more complications in 5 patients, and no mortalities. Neurologic deterioration or neuropathic pain (10 cases, 14.1%) and dural tears (6 cases, 8.5%) were the most common intraoperaitive complications. The other complications included nerve root or cauda equine injury, deep or superficial wound infection, urinary tract infection, respiratory system complication, cardio-vascular complication and delirium. Univariate analysis suggested that age, gender, co-morbidity, smoking, time of recurrence, operation segment, operation time were not associated with perioperative complication. The multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed BMI and blood loss were closely related to perioperative complication.

Conclusion
Complications of posterior spinal fusion surgery for recurrent lumbar disc herniation are affected by many factors. The most common complications are transient neurologic deterioration or neuropathic pain and dural tears. BMI and blood loss are independent risk factors.

Key words:
Lumbar vertebrae; Intervertebral disc displacement; Recurrence; Intraoperative complications; Postoperative complications; Risk factors


Both Ms Comben and Mr Dunster cite the argument that the existence of the variation in natural background (excluding radon) is well known, and that since people don't worry about the associated risk when moving house they (the people) judge this risk to be 'acceptable'. Outside our profession, I think that very few people would know the change in natural background they would experience in moving from area A to B, let alone the consequent change in risk. Since they do not know what the change in risk is, how can they be said to judge it 'acceptable'? There are, of course, regional differences in many things besides natural background. For some diseases, there are significant and persistent differences in mortality rates which are much greater than any differences that might arise from variations in natural (non-radon) background. So far as I know, people don't worry about these regional differences in mortality rates when they move house, so it could be argued that society judges these differences in risk to be 'acceptable'. However, there is the same objection to this argument as before-most people do not know what the differences are. I cannot understand Mr Dunster's reason for excluding radon from the argument. The response of national authorities to the problem of domestic exposure to radon has been to recommend an Action Level; that recommended by the NRPB corresponds to an effective dose equivalent of 10 mSv y I . Radon doses below the Action Level are part of the uncontrolled natural radiation background. If we believe in the concept of effective dose equivalent (or whatever it is eventually called) then we must include them with the other components of natural background. So the variation in this background is not 1 mSv but 10 mSv per year. It may be that there is sufficient public interest in domestic exposure to radon (in the affected areas) to obtain some useful information as to the public's views on 'acceptability'. But I suspect that this is a naive hope, and that the profession will have to continue making the decisions by proxy.


Wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC) was prepared by impregnation of styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) of 2:3 molar ratio, vinyl trichlorosilane (VTCS) modified ZnO nanoparticles and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) as a cross-linking agent into cellular structure of wood. The surface modification of ZnO nanoparticles and the properties of the WPNC were investigated by XRD, FTIR, TGA, SEM and TEM. The mechanical properties including modulus of rupture (MOR), tensile strength and hardness, and multifunctional properties involving UV resistance, water resistance, dimensional stability and thermal stability were studied. The nano-ZnO particles dispersed uniformly in the polymer filled in the porous structure of wood, as evidenced by SEM-EDX and FTIR, respectively. TEM study showed the homogeneous dispersion of ZnO nanoparticles on the cell wall of wood with SAN polymer matrix.


Near-shore areas constitute a significant part of the Portuguese economy. In these areas, several activities take place such as yachting, aquaculture and tourism. The wave climate in near-shore zones can be very energetic, thereby representing a large source of risks such as coastal erosion and storm surges. For this reason, the development of an operational model able to forecast the near-shore circulation has become a key issue to ensure the sustainability of coastal environments. For such purpose, SMARTWAVE was developed and this study aims to apply it to a real coastal environment. Recently, a field campaign was performed by the Portuguese Instituto Hidrográfico at S. Jacinto beach, NW Portugal. In this campaign, background current profile and wave parameters were obtained by an ADCP moored over 11 m depth and an array of eight pressure sensors was used to measure the wave shoaling, breaking, dissipation and set-up near the coastline. Topo-bathymetric data were also collected at the beach by a quad-bike and by a jet-ski, thereby assuring the good reproduction of the entire inter-tidal zone. Moreover, several drifters were launched in the area between the breaker zone and the coastline to obtain the pattern of the current field at the sea surface. Previous measurements were used to calibrate the empirical formulations (i.e. wave breaking). It is expected that this operational model will become a reliable tool to predict the circulation patterns in near-shore zones.


It aims to study the interface design of vehicle navigation. It analyzes the user′s situational awareness mechanisms when user interacts with vehicle navigation.User′s mental processes characteristics are mapped to the vehicle navigation interface design process.It describes the generation process of situational awareness from three level:perception,comprehension and projection.It classifies the mental model type of situational awareness and analyzes the strategy of vehicle navigation interface design through characteristics of mental model. Finally,the theoretical feasibility are verified through design practice.


Session Initiation Protocol(SIP)is the most popular protocol for mult-media session control,it is an application-layer control protocol,used for establishing,modify,and terminate multimedia sessions(conferences)such as Internet tele-phony calls.SIP is a text-based protocol,and quite vulnerable to simulating and tampering by attacker.This paper discusses the realization of a new attack,redirection attack.Finally it proposes the security mechanism for protecting SIP from this attack.


This article addresses the need for the African mining industry to adopt a more sustainable mode of operation. Though for decades, the domestic mining operations on the continent have produced mass quantities of mineral product for both national and international markets, at the same time, a number of environmental and socioeconomic complications have occurred as a result of ongoing activity. It is therefore high time that the industry begins committing to sustainability - namely, to improved environmental protection, and stakeholder and community relations. This can be achieved through enhanced community development, partnership formation, and clean technology implementation and improved environmental management.


Abstract Recycling multilayer plastic packaging is challenging due to its intrinsic compositional heterogeneity. A promising route to increase recycling rates for these materials is delamination, which allows recycling the polymers separately. Yet, this process is not well understood on a fundamental level. This study aimed to obtain first principles‐based insights of the delamination mechanism of multilayer flexible packaging film (MFPF) with carboxylic acids. Delamination of MFPFs was described through a model based on Fick's first law of diffusion and first‐order dissolution kinetics of polyurethane adhesives. The model was experimentally tested on 5 different MFPFs at different temperatures (50–75 °C), formic acid concentrations (50–100 vol %), and solid/liquid (S/L) ratios (0.005, 0.025, and 0.12 g mL−1). Under the studied conditions the model proved to successfully estimate the delamination time of MFPF with the average Theil's Inequality Coefficient (TIC) value of 0.14. Essential for scaling‐up delamination processes is the possibility to use high S/L ratios as the solubility of the adhesive is rarely limiting.


An optimizing syntax-parsing algorithm is proposed on the basis of the best-first technique and the preference-based technique. By using SPR (structure preference relation) data as local preference information, we indirectly realize the best-first idea. Experimental results indicate that by determining a proper SPR threshold, we can increase both the whole efficiency and parsing accuracy of a Chinese probabilistic parser.


We study the late-time tails appearing in the propagation of massless fields (scalar, electromagnetic and gravitational) in the vicinities of a D-dimensional Schwarzschild black hole. We find that at late times the fields always exhibit a power-law falloff, but the power-law is highly sensitive to the dimensionality of the spacetime. Accordingly, for odd D>3 we find that the field behaves as t^[-(2l+D-2)] at late times, where l is the angular index determining the angular dependence of the field. This behavior is entirely due to D being odd, it does not depend on the presence of a black hole in the spacetime. Indeed this tails is already present in the flat space Green's function. On the other hand, for even D>4 the field decays as t^[-(2l+3D-8)], and this time there is no contribution from the flat background. This power-law is entirely due to the presence of the black hole. The D=4 case is special and exhibits, as is well known, the t^[-(2l+3)] behavior. In the extra dimensional scenario for our Universe, our results are strictly correct if the extra dimensions are infinite, but also give a good description of the late time behaviour of any field if the large extra dimensions are large enough.


Leasing is a financing alternative that has many years of existence in the country. Medium and big companies are aware of their advantages and they use them whenever they require financing for the acquisition of fixed assets. However, there are many factors that "limit" the access to this line of funding from the micro and small enterprises. According specialized study, the informality that exists nowadays in this country is very significant because it is over 70% of MSEs. The consequences of this informality is that it will have access to formal sources of financing; damage fair competition, selling without the respective payment vouchers and also harm their workers by not enjoy their statutory employment benefits due.


ABSTRACT Influences of the vortex finder diameter and length on the performance of a 50 mm diameter hydrocyclone for particle separation were investigated comprehensively, and the grade efficiencies of particles as well as the cut-size were analyzed detailedly. The results indicated that the separation efficiency could be promoted by employing a vortex finder with a small diameter and appropriate length, and the optimum length highly depends on the vortex finder diameter. It is observed that the optimum length of the vortex finder increases first and then decreases with the increase of its diameter. Additionally, the grade efficiencies demonstrate that large particles (>25 μm) can be almost entirely separated when the vortex finder diameter is lower than 20 mm, and large particles will escape from the vortex finder if the vortex finder diameter is too large (i.e., 25 mm). Besides, the impacts of the vortex finder diameter and its length on the cut-size are negligible when a small diameter vortex finder (less than 20 mm) is employed, while the cut-size increases significantly when a large vortex finder is used. Finally, empirical correlations have been established to quantitatively predict the optimum vortex finder length, separation efficiency, and Euler number.


Globalization and the consequent transformations in the business world have reflected on every page of the postmodern annual report. This is evident in the diversified use of annual report for various purposes by reporting entities. One of these trends is the placement of advertisements in the annual report, a practice that may have come to stay since the last few decades. In Nigeria, this practice is common especially among firms listed on the stock market. However, nothing has been empirically or theoretically to present any justifiable reason (legal or business-wise) for this fast-growing practice in the business and financial reporting world. This paper therefore argues that the dedication of certain pages in the annual report to advertisements is not typical of the accounting and financial reporting profession and hence should be regarded as an unethical practice. Using a sample of 10 listed deposit money banks (DMBs) in Nigeria and after reviewing 100 annual reports of these banks for 10 years from 2011 to 2020, observations revealed a number of potential problems associated with the placement of adverts in annual reports. It is therefore recommended that managers should desist from misusing the annual reports for adverts placement, while regulators should consider the need for strict regulations of annual report contents.


Seasonal variation of zooplankton community structure, species composition, and dominant species were determined based on samples collected from 150 stations during four research cruises in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters ( 29° 30′ N—32° 30′ N,120° 00′ E—127° 30′ E). The study was conducted from July to August 2006 (Summer), December 2006 to February 2007 (Winter), April to May 2007 (Spring), and October to December 2007 (Autumn). The mesoscale study areas were positioned from the Changjiang Estuary to the transition area where freshwater from the Changjiang plume and offshore water masses, such as the Kuroshio and its branches, mix with each other. In total, 460 species of zooplankton belonging to 246 genera and 18 groups from seven phyla, together with 54 types of pelagic larvae, were identified in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters during four seasons. The 18 groups of zooplankton included Hydromedusae, Siphonophora, Scyphomedusae, Ctenophora, Polychaeta, Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda, Isopoda, Mysida, Cumacea, Amphipoda, Euphausiacea, Decapoda, Chaetognatha, Appendicularia, Thaliacea, and pelagic Mollusca. The most dominant group of zooplankton was Copepoda, including 193 species and accounting for 41.96% of the total species. Amphipoda ranked second, with 51 species accounting for 11.09% of the total species. Hydromedusa


This Data warehouse is a non-standard data collection with administrative support in object-oriented, integrated, time-variant and decision making process. Direct quarries and analyzes were collected in the warehouses. The quality of the test database system in the data warehouse is determined. Test modules include several test methods, including test testing, computer testing, unit testing, and test testing. Here we use the ETL function. Advanced testing methods considered to be the best practices are the effects of this process. The test process results in the passing phase of the main database. Finally, the test structure is archived through the ETL process; to increase the result of higher qualified data warehouse test. We need to get the data warehouse test structure.


Introduction
Recent concern with the high rates of overweight and obese children have motivated research about the growth process in early childhood.
Considering the close connection between early nutrition, growth and future health, research regarding growth and body composition in early life are considered to be increasingly relevant for the understanding of how they relate. Monitoring the quality of weight gain through noninvasive body composition measures can be an important tool to better understand extra-uterine growth and appropriate nutrition for the preterm baby.
Aim
Study the growth process, including body composition, using many techniques: anthropometry, bioelectrical impedance, and Air displacement plethysmography in term newborns.
Method
Fifty-eighty newborns were included in the research. Out of the fifty-eight newborns, thirty-seven were appropriate for gestational age(AGA) , eleven were small for gestational age(SGA) , and ten were large for gestational age(LGA). The body composition measures were done within the first forty-eight hours of life.
Anthropometric measures (weight, length , head circumference, foot length, tricipital skinfold, mid arm circumference, and mid arm muscle circumference), assessment of total body water through bioelectrical impedance, assessment of fat free body mass using Air displacement plethysmography.
Results
The diverse techniques used were capable of detecting the differences between the SGA, AGA, and LGA. Differences in the anthropometric measures and in the anthropometric relations represented by the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the Ponderal Index (PI) were observed in the three groups. There was a significant difference in the total body water and the body water index. An increase in the total body water in the SGA was found when compared to the AGA with the same gestational age. Statistical differences between the three groups were observed using Air displacement plethysmography which were specially evident when the percentage of body fat was analyzed with an average of 15.2 in the LGA and 3.7 in the SGA. When studying the different techniques to assess body fat, we considered the the measures obtained with the Air displacement plethysmography to be gold standard. The specific anthropometric measures such as tricipital skinfold, mid arm muscle circumference, ponderal index, and the body mass index were correlated with the measures of fat percentage and fat free mass. There was a strong correlation between these measures in the three groups. Concerning gender, there was no difference in adiposity between male and female in the AGA group.

Conclusion
The results showed that anthropometric measures , bioelectrical impedance, and the measures obtained with Air displacement plethysmography were capable of differentiating the AGA, SGA, and LGA groups of newborns. Therefore, these results suggest that these measures should be useful to predict the body composition of preterm newborns. The strong correlation between the anthropometric measures that are now being used more frequently to estimate body composition and measures obtained with Air displacement plethysmography will probably enable the validation of anthropometric measures to estimate body composition.


In many radar tracking systems ·with a certain pulse-repetition frequency (PRF), Doppler (or range rate) measurements are available in addition to position measurements. The extra range rate information Doppler measurements provide is able to improve the tracking performance. However, a fundamental problem associated with Pulse-Doppler radars is, especially at low PRFs, range rate ambiguity. This is because Doppler shifts in the frequency spectrum are aliased by a difference of an integer times of PRF. In this case, the observed Doppler measurement shifts from the true range rate by an unknown difference. In previous works, algorithms to eliminate the Doppler ambiguity based on the Chinese Remainder Theorem have been proposed for radars with multiple PRFs. Time-Frequency Analysis (TFA) using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) can reduce the ambiguity in the frequency domain. In this paper, a new approach for multitarget detection and tracking with Doppler ambiguity is presented. Ambiguous Doppler measurements in addition to the position measurements are directly used in data association and tracking. To solve the Doppler ambiguity for single target tracking, three methods are proposed based on KF, "\IHT and PDA, respectively. In addition, modifications to }'/Iultiple Hypothesis Tracking (MHT) and Joint Integrated Probabilistic Data Association (JIPDA) algorithms to


In this essay, the core concepts of psychoanalysis are set forth as the context for the application of classical psychoanalytic theory to the practice of couple therapy. Infantile sexuality and aggression are shown to have a powerful role in the interpersonal lives of family members. The repetition compulsion structures marital interaction and intergenerational dynamics. The intrapsychic emphasis of classical ego-psychology is viewed in the interpersonal arena, and the author suggests adding to the Oedipus and Narcissus myths a myth that resonates with this shift in emphasis. In introducing the "Pygmalion–Galatea process," the author captures the universal attempt to change the psychic dynamics of the other or others. This ultimately mutual process begins with the infant's mirroring of its caretakers—which includes language acquisition. Much of human interaction is fueled by subsequent attempts to create others in our own images of them and by their reactive compliance or resistance to that dynamic. Three case illustrations are presented to show how these phenomena manifest themselves in marital interaction and in dreams.


The following general formula (I) (In the general formula (I), In a method for producing a alkylphosphonic acid represented by the following general formula (II) (In the general formula (II), the By acidolysis reaction by adding a hydrogen halide and water to the phosphorus compound represented in, to provide a method of manufacturing a alkylphosphonic acid comprising the step of generating the alkyl phosphonic acid represented by the general formula (I) .


The invention provides a honeycomb sound insulation plate and belongs to the technical field of machines. The honeycomb sound insulation plate solves the problems existing in an existing sound insulation plate. The honeycomb sound insulation plate comprises a plate-shaped upper plate body and a plate-shaped lower plate body. A honeycomb core veneer is arranged between the upper plate body and the lower plate body and provided with multiple honeycomb-shaped through holes. The upper plate body and the lower plate body are located at the two ends of the through holes of the honeycomb core veneer. Sealing layers are arranged between the upper plate body and the honeycomb core veneer and the lower plate body and the honeycomb core veneer respectively. The two ends of the through holes of the honeycomb core veneer are sealed through the sealing layers. A connection structure for tightly pressing the upper plate body and the lower plate body to the two ends of the honeycomb core veneer is arranged between the upper plate body and the lower plate body. The honeycomb sound insulation plate is compact in structure and good in sound insulation effect.


The level of serum creatinine in male Swiss albino mice (6 to 8 weeks old, 23 – 26 g. weight) infected with single and repeated doses of Ancylostomacaninum larvae has been studied. 6 groups of mice infected with single (group A, 500 dose; group B, 1000 dose; group C, 2000 dose) and repeated doses (group D, 125+125+250 dose; group E, 250+250+500 dose; group F, 500+500+1000 dose) of infective larvae, Statistical analysis indicated a significant increase of serum creatinine in singly infected groups(A, B, C) and repeatedly infected groups (E, F, G) when compared with controls. There was no significant difference in the level of serum creatinine when compared among the experimental groups of singly infected A, B, C and E, F, G repeatedly infected mice.


On the basis of the characteristics of different development stages of the distance education models educationally,this paper analyzes the structure,characteristics and operation mechanism of intelligent flexible learning model in the latest development trend of distance education.The conlustion is that development emphasis of distance education is an intelligent storage of data,communication by wireless broadband,application with interactive media and tutorship for automating response aftertime.


The paper was monitored the conductivity (g·L of NaCl), the absorbances values (Abs) and the amount of TOC (total organic carbon), before and after five consecutive dyeings made with reuse water, obtained from treated effluent by UV/H2O2 photocatalysis. All rates of decolorization were above 92%, the removal of total organic carbon was above 89% in all treatments and the economy of NaCl was from 3.10 in the first recipe, 3.17 in the second, 3.49 in the third, 3.79 in the fourth and 4.05 in the fifth recipe. The five dyeings compared with same dyeings made with deionized water presented a color deviation (ΔE) below 1. The conventional dyeings would consume 80 L/kg against 40 L/kg used in the dyeing process proposed in this study, representing a great economy of water, with no discharge of effluents.


All the comments made by Andresen's comments are replied and are shown not to be pertinent. The original discussions [ABE S., Europhys. Lett. 90 (2010) 50004] about the absence of nonextensive statistical mechanics with q-entropies for classical continuous systems are reinforced.


Abstract Diverse freshwater lacustrine fishes enter tributaries to spawn, but resident riverine members may also occupy these same tributaries. While mark-recapture and biotelemetry studies suggest reproductive isolation between such populations, the assertion has rarely been tested genetically. To address this question, Micropterus dolomieu (Smallmouth Bass) from the southern shoreline of Lake Erie were compared genetically to bass in adjacent tributaries. Results from mitochondrial DNA sequences support the hypothesis that lacustrine and riverine populations segregate. Furthermore, divergences among tributary populations were often as large as those divergences between lacustrine and riverine bass, suggesting that each river population may become genetically distinct.


The invention discloses a liquid crystal display and an optical compensating method thereof. the method is mainly used for compensating for the liquid crystal display comprising a positive double-curved single-axis A-compensating film and a negative double-curved single-axis C-compensating film. Specifically, the compensating values of the positive double-curved single-axis A-compensating film and the negative double-curved single-axis C-compensating film are changed. In particular, the value range of the compensating value Rth of the negative double-curved single-axis C-compensating film is controlled, and the phenomenon of dark-state light leakage is weakened by adjusting the compensating values of the two compensating films. By adopting the method, the phenomenon of dark-state light leakage at a large view angle can be effectively weakened, and the contrast and definition of the large view angle are increased.


*Corresponding author. Email: email@example.com In a recent article published in the Journal of Medical Engineer ing & Technology, Gaofeng et al. [1] claimed that they were the first to propose the flexible multibody simulation approach (i.e. floating frame of reference formulation) as an efficient tool to study tibial strains in gait. The present short comment is a rebuttal to the claim of Gaofeng and colleagues claim and it aims to demonstrate that Al Nazer and colleagues [2] were the first research group to propose this approach. Moreover, this short comment highlights the technical mistakes in the study of Gaofeng et al. [1] and the fact that the authors borrowed heavily from the study of Al Nazer et al. [2]. First of all, the work done by Al Nazer et al. [2, 3] shows clearly that the flexible multibody simulation approach was firstly proposed by Al Nazer and colleagues as an efficient method for tibial strain analysis during gait. Gaofeng et al. [1] introduced this approach as component mode synthesis, which is incorrect usage of this term within this context. This is due to the fact that component mode synthesis [4] is one approach to describe deformation modes within the floating frame of reference formulation. The component mode synthesis is based on a modal condensation approach in which the finite element model for a body (i.e. tibia) can be described by using deformation modes instead of nodal coordinates. As a result, the large number of nodal degrees of freedom of the flexible body can be expressed using a relatively small number of modal coordinates, and therefore the computational expense can be greatly reduced. The reduced flexible tibia can be then coupled with the rigid multibody biomechanical model to form the flexible multibody biomechanical model. This flexible model is applied to simulate physical activity, such as gait from which tibial strains can be obtained. A second crucial issue arises from the tibial deformation modes reported in [1]. While bending is the primary mode of tibial loading [5], the frequencies of the bending deformation modes reported in [1] ranged from 0.12 to 10 Hz. This range is ultimately nonsensical compared to the frequency range of bending deformation modes obtained from experimental modal analysis or predicted by modal analysis using the finite element method [6–9]. Furthermore, in the method section of [1] under Component Mode Synthesis (CMS) analysis, one may see easily that the authors have borrowed heavily from the flexible tibia section of [2]. As a conclusion, in addition to the use of statements from the article of Al Nazer et al. [2] without proper referencing, and technical mistakes involved in the study of Gaofeng et al. [1], we confute their claim to be the first research group who used the flexible multibody simulation approach to estimate tibial strains during gait. Al Nazer et al. [2] were the first to use the flexible multibody simulation approach to estimate tibial strains during gait.


Growing competitive pressures and escalating customer demands have led businesses to sophisticated information technology to manage costs and enhance revenues. Two popular initiatives are supply chain management (SCM) and customer relationship management (CRM). SCM focuses on optimizing the materials, information, services, and financial flows through a supply network. CRM focuses on marketing, sales, and customer service, and aims to maximize the value of customer relationships. Furthermore, the real potential lies in the integration of SCM and CRM. Disconnected implementations can result in IT "silos" with redundancies in hardware, software and staff, breaks in the information chain, and disappointing performance. There are different paths to integration. The right path depends on the organization's relative maturity on 6 key factors: 1) interconnectivity, 2) interoperability of systems' functionality, 3) information integrity, 4) interorganizational competence, 5) intellectual capital, and 6) innovative capability.


Cervical cancer is the deadly cancer caused in women which affects the cervix region of the uterus. The cervical tissues are categorized into three types the Squanomus Epithelium (SE), Columnar Epithelium(CE) and Aceto White (AW) Region. The AW region is used for diagnosing cervical cancer which is tested with acetic acid turns into white. A Biopsy of the tissue is taken where many computers assisted methods for screening cervical cancer (CC) which is discussed in this paper. In this paper, the several methods used for detecting cervical cancer is discussed which uses different classification techniques like support vector machine (SVM), fuzzy based techniques and texture classification to differentiate the normal, abnormal and cancerous cells.


DEAD box 1 (DDX1) belongs to the family of RNA helicases involved in all aspects of RNA metabolism, from transcription to transport, expression, and decay. DDX1 is overexpressed in a subset of retinoblastoma, neuroblastoma, and breast cancers. In breast cancer, the overexpression and cytoplasmic localization of DDX1 is correlated with poor prognosis. Cancer cells often exhibit high metabolic rates which can lead to genomic instability, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic stress. DDX1 is known to play a role in resolving genotoxic stress by participating in DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. We propose that DDX1 also plays a key role as a stress response regulator in cells undergoing oxidative stress. When cells are exposed to oxidative stress, DDX1 is recruited to cytoplasmic stress granules (SGs). Although the exact function of SGs remains elusive, it is generally believed that tightly controlled SG assembly and disassembly are important for cell survival under stress. We found that while DDX1 is dispensable for SG assembly, depletion of DDX1 leads to impaired SG disassembly and hence, delayed stress recovery. Thus, DDX1 may play a role in stress resolution after the removal of stress conditions. To further understand the role of DDX1 in stress resolution, we performed RNA-immunoprecipitation followed by next-generation sequencing and identified DDX1-bound RNAs under normal and oxidative stress conditions. We found enhanced binding of DDX1 to its RNA targets in the presence of oxidative stress. Furthermore, we observed that DDX1 protects its target RNAs from degradation in the cytoplasm of cells undergoing oxidative stress. This RNA protection after stress exposure was more prominent in DDX1-overexpressing neuroblastoma cells, possibly explaining the faster stress recovery observed in these cells. Taken together, our results suggest that DDX1 plays a role in protecting cells from oxidative stress. This study may shed light on our understanding of cancer cell resistance to anticancer therapies.
 Citation Format: Mansi Garg, Roseline Godbout. DEAD Box 1 (DDX1) protects its RNA targets in cells exposed to oxidative stress. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 4773.


Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of snoezelen, integrated in 24‐hour daily care, on the behavior and mood of demented nursing home residents.


To exert the corrosion-resistant characteristics of the composite materials, which have overcome the characteristics of low modulus of the truss structure design. We designed a new kind of beam-slab structure and it can be applied to the desulfurization and denitration tower. The kingpost is undertook by four successive FRP profiles and nodes connected by hough; both ends are connected by a rod with the thread structure. This research analyzed the structure of the finite element, and the result comes out that the stress, the strain and distortion of the whole kingpost, are meet regulatory requirements as well.


Background and Purpose: Consumers who suffer from injury or property damage due to the existence of a defect in a given product is entitled to bring a legal action in court based on product liability law provisions in Malaysia. This study aims to analyse the legal problems of strict civil liability in product liability law in Malaysia based on the Consumer Protection Act 1999 (Act 599) (hereinafter "CPA 1999"). Methodology: By applying a doctrinal approach based on qualitative methodology of legal research, this study involved a thorough analysis of the CPA 1999 as well as previous court cases. The findings of this study were analysed using content analysis and critical analysis methods in order to record the similarities and differences which exist, as well as to draw conclusions on the meaning and application of the said law. Findings: The findings prove that there are several weaknesses in the existing strict civil product liability provisions in Malaysia, which are still unresolved in terms of the meaning of product defect and proof of causation. Contribution: This paper recommends that any improvements on the legal provisions for strict civil liability under product liability law in Malaysia to be evaluated from a different perspective based on Journal of Nusantara Studies 2020, Vol 5(2) 239-260 ISSN 0127-9386 (Online) http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp239-260 240 Islamic principles of product liability and the theory of Maqasid Syariah, which has rarely been analysed.


Susceptible and resistant cultivars of cucumber (cv. Suyo and cv. Shogoin fushinari, respectively) were evaluated for induction of systemic resistance by plant growth-promoting fungal isolates Phoma sp. GS8-1 and nonsporulating fungus GU21-2 against Colletotrichum orbiculare. Reduction in anthracnose disease was assessed at regular intervals of 0, 3, 6, and 9 days after challenge inoculation. Activities of endochitinase, β-1,3-endoglucanase, peroxidase (PO), polyphenol oxidase, and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) were assayed at the above intervals, while the activities of exochitinase and β-1,3-exogluconase were assayed at 9 days after challenge inoculation. The data showed that all the enzymes activities increased in plants treated with plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF) compared with nontreated plants of both cultivars. The activities of endochitinase and β-1,3-endoglucanase were highly increased in PGPF-induced plants than in nontreated plants of both cultivars at different time points. Activities of PO, polyphenol oxidase, and PAL also increased between 3 and 6 days due to inoculation with PGPF and decreased thereafter. The activity of PAL at 9 days in PGPF-induced plants was at the same level as that of nontreated plants of both cultivars. Results of this investigation suggest that PGPF-induced systemic resistance is associated with not only high increases in the activities of chitinase and β-1,3-gluconases but also other plant defense-related enzymes such as PO, PPO, and PAL. Roles of other mechanisms rather than accumulation of defense-related enzymes in PGPF-mediated induced resistance in susceptible cultivars were demonstrated.


Company in 1942, test-piloting B-24 airplanes for the Allies, but little in Wallace's account proves that the two were collaborators in anything substantial enough to undermine the Allied war effort. As Wallace concedes, the notorious unreliability of Ford B-24s resulted from misjudgment about airplane production, not sabotage. Wallace's archival work in the Ford files and the Lindbergh Papers at Yale represents a real accomplishment. Unfortunately, his handling of historical materials generally and primary sources in particular undermines the credibility of his arguments. Wallace does a poor job of exposition when he has important finds to describe, as in the case of the War Department's files on Ernest G. Liebold, the Ford secretary who was a suspected German spy. Wallace leaps to the conclusion that Liebold was a spy, even while acknowledging that the government file contains no such finding. When Wallace seeks to make an important causal argument, such as the claim that Ford's International Jew was more influential in Europe than the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, he cites no evidence. Still, Wallace's account contains nuggets worth panning for. The account of how Liebold used his power to funnel company money to German agents makes for chilling reading. Wallace is right to observe that neither Ford nor Lindbergh was ever held accountable for their actions, and he calls on historians and biographers to factor "moral responsibility" into their assessments of both individuals. That Brinkley missed his chance to do so should only encourage aspiring Ford biographers.


Nearfield radiative transfer is known to be significantly different from that of far-field radiative transfer based on Plancks theory of blackbody radiation. Theoretical predictions point to a significant enhancement of radiative transfer between closely spaced objects due to the tunneling of surface phonon polaritons. Despite extensive theoretical predictions of enhancement between parallel surfaces, experimental evidence of near-field radiative transfer in excess of Plancks limit has been elusive due to experimental difficulties. In this talk, we will present results of our theoretical and experimental investigations into near-field radiative transfer between spherical surfaces. We have developed a sensitive technique of measuring nearfield radiative transfer between a microsphere and a substrate using a bimaterial atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilever, resulting in heat transfer-distance curves. Measurements of radiative transfer between a sphere and a flat substrate show the presence of strong nearfield effects resulting in enhancement of heat transfer over the predictions of the Planck blackbody radiation theory.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


Inflammatory diseases are characterized by unabated inflammation that leads tissue destruction resulting in malaise. Whilst much is known on the mechanism that perpetuate inflammation, less is known about the molecules and pathways that coordinate the termination of inflammation and facilitate the repair and regeneration of damaged tissues. To evaluate the potential contribution of essential fatty acid-derived mediators in coordinating this life saving response we interrogated inflammatory exudates obtained following self-limited inflammatory challenge. Using radio-isotope tracking we found that the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid is utilized to produce novel bioactive molecules in these exudates. The structures of these molecules were elucidated using a range of physical techniques, demonstrating that these molecules were peptide lipid conjugated mediators and the stereochemistry of the functional groups was established using total organic synthesis. Investigations into their biosynthetic pathways demonstrated that the formation of their formation was initiated via the 14-lipoxygenation of DHA, that was then converted into an intermediate allylic epoxide and then conjugated to glutathione to yield the first mediator in the family which was coined as maresin conjugated in tissue regeneration (MCTR)1. This was then further converted to to 13-cysteinylglycinyl,14-hydroxy-docosahexaenoic acid (MCTR2) and 13-glycinyl,14-hydroxy-docosahexaenoic acid (MCTR3). Evaluation of the biological activities of these molecules demonstrated that they limited the recruitment of inflammatory cells to the sites of both sterile and infectious challenge. They reprogrammed biology towards a tissue protective phenotype and promoted the repair and regeneration of damaged tissues. Evaluation of the levels of these mediators in human peripheral blood demonstrated that the production of MCTR3 is significantly reduced in patients with rheumatoid arthritis that display signs of erosive joint disease. Together, these findings identify previously undescribed chemical signals that enhance host responses to limit inflammation, stimulate resolution of inflammation, and promote the restoration of function.


In this paper we discuss the harmonious coloring and harmonious chromatic number of line graph of Central graph, Middle graph and Total graph of star graph denoted by L(C(K 1,n )),


BACKGROUND
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most important hemoglobinopathy in terms of frequency and social impact and can affect the stomatognathic system.

AIM
To assess and compare the developmental defects of the enamel (DDE) in children and adolescents with and without SCD DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional, analytical, and comparative study of 210 children and adolescents aged 5-18 years, who visited the Hematology and Hemotherapy Hospital of Pernambuco.

RESULTS
DDE was observed in 55.2% of the SCD patients and 35.2% of the non-SCD patients (healthy group) (p < 0.05). In the SCD group, DDE was more common in females than in males (69.1% vs. 40.0%; p < 0.05). The incidence of DDE in the permanent teeth was higher in the upper arch than in the lower arch (SCD group, 13.1% vs. 4.6%; healthy group, 8.9% vs. 3.6%; p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION
Compared to the healthy group, the SCD patients were almost twice as likely to develop DDE, mostly affecting females and the permanent teeth. These findings suggest that individuals with SCD need early dental care to avoid future oral problems.


Cachexia is the dramatic weight loss and muscle atrophy seen in chronic disease states, including autoimmunity, cancer, and infection, and is often associated with lymphopenia. We have previously shown that CD4 (cid:1) T cells that express the lowest density of CD44 (CD4 (cid:1) CD44 v.low ) are significantly reduced in diabetic NOD mice that are cachexic compared with diabetic mice that are not cachexic. Using this model, and a model of cancer cachexia, we test the hypothesis that CD4 (cid:1) CD44 v.low cells play an active role in protecting the host from cachexia. CD4 (cid:1) CD44 v.low cells, but not CD4 (cid:1) cells depleted of CD44 v.low cells, delay the onset of wasting when infused into either diabetic or prediabetic NOD recipients. However, no significant effect on the severity of diabetes was detected. In a model of cancer cachexia, they significantly reduce muscle atrophy, and inhibit muscle protein loss and DNA loss, even when given after the onset of cachexia. Protection from wasting and muscle atrophy by CD4 (cid:1) CD44 v.low cells is associated with protection from lymphopenia. These data suggest, for the first time, a role for an immune cell subset in protection from cachexia, and further suggest that the mechanism of protection is independent of protection from autoimmunity. The Journal of Immunology, 2008, 181: 4676–4684. cells on inhibition of CD4 (cid:1) T cell subset lymphopenia was determined using the Mann-Whitney test. Skeletal muscle weight loss, skeletal muscle protein, and DNA content in cachexic animals were determined using Student's t test. A p value equal to or less than 0.05 is considered significant for all tests.


Measurements of stable isotope ratios of atmospheric CH4 (δ13C-CH4, δD-CH4) have been utilized to evaluate contributions of individual CH4 sources and sinks to global atmospheric CH4 budget. However, given the uncertainty of both the source isotope signatures and kinetic isotope effects, recent estimates of the global atmospheric CH4 budget using stable isotope observations are still inconclusive. Radiocarbon measurements (Δ14C-CH4) could provide stronger additional constraint on the fossil-fuel CH4 sources (i.e.,14C-free), but the uncertainty of 14CH4 emissions from nuclear power facilities and a lack of data have limited such utilization. Here we describe a new approach to estimate plausible global CH4 emissions and sinks scenarios over 1850–2015 using observations and one-box model simulations of atmospheric CH4, δ13C-CH4, δD-CH4, and Δ14C-CH4. As inputs to the model, we prepare a priori bottom-up CH4 emission inventories, total atmospheric CH4 lifetime, source and sink isotope signatures, nuclear power facility database, and atmospheric δ13C-CO2 and Δ14C-CO2 observations and their uncertainties. We then run a Monte Carlo simulation of atmospheric CH4, δ13C-CH4, δD-CH4, and Δ14C-CH4 over the period using the inputs with the uncertainties. By using the observational CH4 and three isotope constraints, we derive the best combinations of biogenic, anthropogenic fossil-fuel, natural geologic, biomass-burning, and nuclear power facility emissions and total CH4 lifetime. We find that reconciling CH4, δ13C-CH4, δD-CH4, and Δ14C-CH4 observations indicates that (1) natural geologic emissions are likely smaller than the recent bottom-up estimate 43–50 Tg CH4 yr-1 reported by Etiope et al. (2019), (2) biomass burning and anthropogenic fossil emissions are larger than current bottom-up estimates, and (3) biogenic emissions are somewhat smaller than current bottom-up estimates. Our finding suggests multiple isotope measurements, including Δ14C-CH4, have a strong potential to evaluate the current and future bottom-up global CH4 emission inventories.


There is proposed a pipe laying system, which has at least one channel provider module (22) having a module housing (27), in which a line-laying channel (23) is formed in which, for example, electrical wires or fluid lines can be laid. For attachment to a with a fastening groove (6) formed on the supporting structure (3), the module housing (27) has a housing base (34) is formed on the outside a projecting mounting structure (43), the two relatively elastically bendable side walls (46) having. is located between the side walls (46) a clamping slot (47) into which a clamping piece (48) is inserted to the two side walls (46) mounted in on the supporting structure (3) state with the groove flanks of the mounting groove (6) releasably tense.


Abstract Building the right capabilities is an essential strategy that construction organizations need to consider to survive the rapid technological changes present in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Therefore, this study assessed the capabilities required by construction organizations in the era of 4IR using the dynamic capability theory. The study adopted a quantitative design using a questionnaire survey. Due to the quantitative nature of the data gathered, statistical methods such as percentage, Mean item score, Mann-Whitney U-Test, and Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling were employed. Findings revealed that construction organizations need to possess transformation capabilities relating to technology governance, knowledge management and the creation of new resources and processes to gain a better competitive advantage and transform their service delivery. Adequate attention should also be given to the five sensing, and seven seizing capabilities identified in the study as they can significantly impact the transformation capabilities of construction organizations. Theoretically, the study creates a foundation for a broader discussion on construction organizations' capabilities in future studies.


A systematic study of the known good die (KGD) percentage on multichip module yield has been made. In this study, repair is used to improve overall module yield, and cost models for both nonrepair and repair of defective die are developed. Results indicate that in both repair and nonrepair scenarios, minimums exist in the cost versus KGD percentage curves. These minimums suggest optimum KGDs percentages to minimize both chip and module cost. Repair is extremely important in cases of low repair cost or high die cost. Overall cost improvement can be achieved by paying for increased KGD percentage in cases of high repair (or module cost) or low die cost. The first repair is shown to be the most significant in improving overall module yield.


Disclosed are a method and system for generating high accuracy estimates of the 3D orientation of a video camera within a global frame of reference.Orientation estimates are produced according to an image-based alignment method. Orientation estimations of other directions are obtained from a camera-mounted orientation sensor.They are then input to a high pass filter. Orientation estimates form the orentation sensor can be processed and input to a low pass filter. The outputs of the high pass and low pass filters are combined, producing a stabilized three dimensional camera orientation which is used to produce an output video sequence.


The invention relates to a method for determining the position of a vehicle (14), wherein by a first data processing means (17) by means of at least one sensor (16, 23) driving data are determined and in which from initial data a first position (P In this way, the position detection can be made more accurately in consideration of a height profile than by conventional methods.


Anyone investigating perspective today, in its double capacities as object of knowledge and object of reflection, must negotiate territory that remains under the jurisdiction of a text that has attained classic status, one that still constitutes, more than a half a century after its appearance, the inescapable horizon line and reference point for all inquiry concerning this object of study and all related matters, to say nothing of its theoretical and philosophical implications.2


The replacement of quarterwave layers by two or three layers of two materials is common practice in the design of optical filters. The well known method of the Herpin equivalent layers has become a powerful tool for the thin film designer(1).


The main subjects of health politics in the "Länder", their methods and instruments are pointed out. Possible areas of workplaces for public-health degrees are exemplified.


New fillers confined with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) circular tubes provide a suitable structural member for a variety of applications including piles, columns and provide very high strength in compression. The filament architecture plays an important role in the properties of the tube to pro-vide the confinement to the filler. Apart from providing confinement, GFRP tubes also serve as formwork and protect filler from deterioration. In this paper, a preliminary development of polymer based filler materials for GFRP tubular connector is discussed as a substitute of conventional concrete fillers. Sample trial mixes were considered based on several weight percentages of polymer resin, fly ash and sand. Material parameters such as compressive strength, stiffness, shrinkage and gel time were achieved from the experimental investigation. It has been found that most polymer based trial mixed fillers have high compressive strength and considerable plastic region with more than 10% strain. However, the behavior of fillers with GFRP confinement under dif-ferent loading conditions is yet to be fully understood.


In this final report, we summarize some of our results from September 1989 to October 1990. The design, construction, and testing of a four-processor prototype multi-processor (RTP) board using TI TMS320C25 DSP chips has been completed and is reported upon in our separately submitted Final Report on the RADON TRANSFORM COMPUTER'' Project.'' The design of our fully custom CMOS VLSI chip has been completed. The chip has been designed, the layout completed, and the chip is now going through its final pre-fabrication simulations. We are now finishing the extensive detailed final documentation of the R/Bchip. This extensive documentation will be provided to Steve Azevedo when we have submitted the chip for fabrication. The present status of the custom chip design activity is summarized in Section II. Evaluations of the hardware requirements for fast filtering of data for filtered backprojection (item 3) have been completed and are summarized in our separately submitted Final Report on the RADON TRANSFORM COMPUTER'' Project.'' We briefly summarize the new custom CMOS VLSI unified Radon transform/backprojection IC architecture, layout, and simulated performance.


The influence of evolutionary and environmental pressures on both perceptual capacity and colour trait production is made evident. The functional role of colour in terms of its potential benefits to behavioural success is then made clear, as colour helps ensure the survival of animal species on the one hand, and the intellectual and cultural development of man on the other.


(21) Appl. No.: 13A046,948 The present invention provides a non-evaporable getter for an y x9 FED which can remove a plurality of types of gases. The (22) Filed: Mar. 14, 2011 non-evaporable getter for the FED has a first layer containing titanium, and a second layer containing crystalline Zirconium (30) Foreign Application Priority Data layered on the first layer. The average value of crystalline grain sizes of the crystalline zirconium is 3 nm or more but 20 Mar. 26, 2010 (JP) ................................. 2010-072952 nm or less.


In this article we give a simpler proof of the main theorem of M. Cowling and U. Haagerup, Completely bounded multipliers of the Fourier algebra of a simple Lie group of real rank one, Invent. Math. 96 (1989), 507– 549, which reads as follows. Let G be a connected real Lie group of real rank 1 with finite centre. If G is locally isomorphic to SO0(1, n) or SU(1, n), then ΛG = 1. If G is locally isomorphic to Sp(1, n), then ΛG = 2n− 1, while if G is the exceptional rank one group F4(−20) , then ΛG = 21. Mathematics Subject Classification 2000: 43A30, 22D25, 43A62, 43A90, 43A22.


A novel complex Tp(Me,Ph)Fe(SCH2CH2NH2) has been synthesized as a speculative model for ADO. Indeed its reaction with O2 led to the dioxygenation of the S atom and thus to hypotaurine. This finding may allow us to draw conclusions on the constitution of the ADO active site, whose structure is still unknown.


Manual annotations and transcriptions have an ever-increasing importance in areas such as behavioral signal processing, image processing, computer vision, and speech signal processing. Conventionally, this metadata has been collected through manual annotations by experts. With the advent of crowdsourcing services, the scientific community has begun to crowdsource many tasks that researchers deem tedious, but can be easily completed by many human annotators. While crowdsourcing is a cheaper and more efficient approach, the quality of the annotations becomes a limitation in many cases. This paper investigates the use of reference sets with predetermined ground-truth to monitor annotators' accuracy and fatigue, all in real-time. The reference set includes evaluations that are identical in form to the relevant questions that are collected, so annotators are blind to whether or not they are being graded on performance on a specific question. We explore these ideas on the emotional annotation of the MSP-IMPROV database. We present promising results which suggest that our system is suitable for collecting accurate annotations.


In Volume 21, Issue 3 of Pediatric Anesthesia, two typographical errors were made in Equation 1: 1. The expression for WT3 should use etaWTMAX3 (not etaWTMAX1). 2. The logical expression for WT4 should start with (PMA>TLAGWT4)*FFEMWTMAX. (The greater than sign (>) was missing in a formatting error). The corrected Equation 1 appears in its entirety below, and a control stream that explains how the equations were used is available online (Data S1).


The pre-tensioned spun high strength concrete (PHC) pile has poor load carrying capacity in shear and flexure, while showing excellent axial load bearing capacity. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the flexural performance of the concrete-infilled composite PHC (ICP) pile which is the PHC pile reinforced with infilled concrete, transverse and longitudinal reinforcement for the improvement of shear and flexural load carrying capacity. The ICP pile specimen was designed to make allowable axial compression and bending moment higher load bearing capacity than those determined through the investigation of abutment design cases. The allowable axial compression and bending moment of the ICP pile was obtained using the program developed for calculating the axial compression - bending moment interaction. Then, ICP pile specimens were manufactured and flexural tests were performed. From the test results, it was found that the maximum bending moment of the ICP pile was approximately 45% higher than that of the PHC pile and the safety factor of ICP pile design was about 4.5 when the allowable bending moment was determined to be 25% of the flexural strength.


The invention discloses a water drainage anchor rod which has the water drainage function and can protect a metal anchor bar or a metal anchor cable from corroding at the same time. The water drainage anchor rod comprises the anchor bar or the anchor cable which is connected with an outer anchor steel plate, and is characterized in that the anchor bar or the anchor cable is sleeved with a soil engineering bag, impervious concrete and pervious concrete are poured inside the soil engineering bag and outside the soil engineering bag respectively, and the water drainage anchor rod comprising an impervious reinforced concrete anchoring body and a pervious plain concrete anchoring body is formed. An outer anchoring pier is formed in the mode that the impervious concrete and the pervious concrete are poured on the end portion of the outer anchoring steel plate and the end portion of the anchor bar or the anchor cable. A construction method of the water drainage anchor rod comprises the steps of making construction preparation, drilling holes, conducting slip casting and pouring the outer anchoring pier. According to the construction method, the anchor rod construction and the water drainage system construction are combined together. The construction method is simple, the time limit for a project is short, the cost is low, the adopting of the soil engineering bag can effectively control the diameters or the wall thicknesses of the impervious reinforced concrete anchoring body and the pervious plain concrete anchoring body, a bloating bag is arranged, after the impervious concrete is poured, an expanding disc is formed, and the biting force between the anchoring bodies and a rock and earth mass can be effectively increased.


We present a simplified solution to the orbit determination of a binary system from astrometric observations. An exact solution was previously found by Asada and coworkers by assuming no observational errors. We extend the solution considering observational data. The generalized solution is expressed in terms of elementary functions, and therefore requires neither iterative nor numerical methods.


An hourglass is the only graph with degree sequence 4, 2, 2, 2, 2 (i.e. two triangles meeting in exactly one vertex). There are infinitely many claw‐free graphs G such that G is not hamiltonian connected while its Ryjác̆ek closure cl(G) is hamiltonian connected. This raises such a problem what conditions can guarantee that a claw‐free graph G is hamiltonian connected if and only if cl(G) is hamiltonian connected. In this paper, we will do exploration toward the direction, and show that a 3‐connected {claw, (P6)2, hourglass}‐free graph G with minimum degree at least 4 is hamiltonian connected if and only if cl(G) is hamiltonian connected, where (P6)2 is the square of a path P6 on 6 vertices. Using the result, we prove that every 4‐connected {claw, (P6)2, hourglass}‐free graph is hamiltonian connected, hereby generalizing the result that every 4‐connected hourglass‐free line graph is hamiltonian connected by Kriesell [J Combinatorial Theory (B) 82 (2001), 306–315]. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory 68:285‐298, 2011


With the increased necessity of exploring and production of new oil fields and the availability of new technologies, it was possible to extract oil from nom conventional reservoirs and extract oil in increasingly hostile environments. The HPHT wells are one of these big challenges that can be accomplished. To produce this type of well is necessary to know and to define how these feature behave in such an environment. The conditions of high pressure and high temperature make the project difficult and affect on the life and functionality of the equipment and tools. However, some requirements are necessary to a safe development of the well. The fluids and cement properties during the drilling and completion must be very well controlled because a little mistake can result in the loss of well. This work discuss and shows what are the challenges in this type of well, especially during the drilling and completion, and how the drilling and completion should be designed to avoid or minimize the risks, having a safety production.


The authors present a design philosophy for constraint optimization problems which is based on viewing the neural network as an interconnection of several subsystems. Specifically, they present a method to classify ranges in the magnitude of an analog input signal and associate an arbitrary digital output with each range. The proposed approach is illustrated by application to a cascadable 2-bit analog/digital converter. The advantages of the proposed design method as compared with energy function designs are enumerated.<<ETX>>


A series of (Sr, Pb)TiO3 system dielectric ceramics with homogeneous and functionally graded compositions were fabricated by sintering process using chemically-coprecipitated (Sr1-xPbx)TiO3 nano-particles, and their compositional distribution, microstructure and dielectric property were investigated as well. The results indicate that, the ceramics are nearly densified and their grains coarse somewhat (mean size is about 6.3μm) after sintering. There are a small number of sealed pores in the ceramics. In homogeneous ceramics, Sr and Pb distribute evenly, while in graded ceramics Sr and Pb vary gradually. The major phase constituent obviously transforms from cubic paraelectric phase to tetragonal ferroelectric phase after sintering, in which the ferroelectric domains exist. The graded constitution effectively optimizes the dielectric property of (Sr, Pb)TiO3 ceramics; the work temperature zone is broadened and the dielectric-temperature stability is improved obviously.


The medical waste is the dangerous waste. If it is disposed of improperly ,that can bring about great damage and threaten people's physical and moral integrity directly.Therefore ,it become the urgent matter to strengthen to the management of medical waste.This paper describes the statutory requirements of the medical waste treatment in china at present,analysis of the current situation and problems on medical waste management in medical agencies in Jiaozuo city. Finally putting forward appropriate suggestion and control measures.


This paper introduces in the application course of acid milk beverage,the effect of the produce tissue state made by soybean separation protein,and the best operation technology of solving soybean separation protein during application.Is show that: 0.2%~0.4% milk protein replaced by soybean protein isolated,dispersed on 75-80 ℃ sheared for 30 min by 4 500 r/min were the best procersing conditions.


The condition of P.E teachers'qualities in middle school reflects the quality of P.E education in colleges.By researching the qualities of some P.E teachers in some areas of Hunan province,we get a conclusion that the qualities of P.E teachers are closely related to the curriculum of P.E education.The relevant measures about the reform of courses offered in college are raised


We introduce a 2D waveguide platform employing an integrating cell approach which enables ultra-long optical propagation paths in a very small geometrical footprint. Effective propagation length of 25 cm is demonstrated.


forgotte or unnoticed preceding exertion or excitement. Th. close reemblance of the fissure to one described in a as reported by Mr. Walsh, in the AssociATIOx MWDICAL JousrAL of May 10th for this year, in which violent exertion and menta excitement were known to have caused the diseas, goes far to render this extremely probable, although the exact date or mode of its occurrence cannot be traced. And granting this, it would tend to show, that under favourable circumstances (such as some peculiar position of the body, or some unusual brittleness of the coats of the vessel, or perhaps both combined), a slight and even not unusual amount of exertion may be sufficient to induce this lesioD of the arterial wall. 2. As to diagnosis. In the first instance, the existence of the pericardial friction sound led me to look upon the pains complained of in the shoulder as either rheumatic or as sympathetic of the inflammation of the heart and lthough even at this time they were probably due to the commencing dilatation of the aneurismal sac, yet the coexistence of the circumscribed pericarditis is a fact worthy of notice, and, unless they were simple coincidences, only to be explained by supposing them to be concurrent results of the same cause. At a later period, viz., in September, a correct diagnosis was more easy, for then the existence of a pulsating tumour within the chest, accompanied by a distinct bnrit, and causing pressure upon the acsophagus (dysphagia), trachea (wheezing dyspncea), lungs (increased loudness of respiratory and voice-sounds), superior vena cava (dilated jugulars), right subelavian artery (feeble radial pulse), and right auricle (cedema of leg,s), naturally led to the conclusion that the case was one of aneurism of the aorta; whilst the bellows-murmur heard over the tumour in front, and not audible behind, coupled with the direction of its extension, indicated that it sprang from the anterior rather than the posterior part of the arch; the partial interference with the right subelavian further tending to localise its origin in the neighbourhood of the innominate artery. 3. The variations in the physical signs are worthy of remark, both as being considerable, and as showing how changes in the actual condition of the sac, its orifice or its contents, lead to a corresponding change of or variety in the sounds produced; and serving also to show how little the presence or absence of any one sign is to be relied upon as distinctive of the presence of ancurism. Thus, leaving out of the question the pericardial murmur, in June, a sound resembling a double aortic brmit was heard over the base of the heart. On September 5th, a double bellows-murmur was audible in the tumour beneath the cartilages of the second and third right ribs, that accompanying the systole being neither loud nor harsh, and as well as that with the second sound diminishing in intensity towards the heart. On September 16th, the diastolic murmur was gone. The systolic sound had become loud and rawping in character, and a distinct thrill was communicated to the hand placed over the tumour. Ten days later (Sept. 26th), the systolic bruit had again become less loud and distinct; and a week after this (October 2nd), its presence at all was doubtful, the purring thrill having also quite disappeared. Thus there were present in the course of a very few weeks all these varieties of abnormal sound:-1. Pericardial friction. 2. Double murmur over base of heart. 3. Double murmur over tumour. 4. Systolic murmur only, but this loud and rasping. 5. Systolic murmur only, but soft and indistinct in character. 6. Murmurs all absent. 4. Lastly, as to treatment. I am very strongly of opinion that the treatment first adopted in this case, viz. by digitalis and nitre, not only did no good, but was productive of positive harm. Very soon after their administration the pulse rose in frequency and diminished in power, whilst the tumour itself rapidly increased in size. Such an effect of lowering remedies in this disease has been pointed out by Dr. Copland in his Dictionary, and, indeed, unless there be excessive action of the heat necessary to be oontrolled, it seems scarcely rational to adopt empirically means for promotng oagulation i the ac, which physology tache us would retad it else,where. The action of the acetate of lead, on the contray, was of a highly satisfctory nature. Under its infuence the pulse fell from 120 to 84; its quality was greatly improved; the violence of the pulsation diminished; the systotic bruit and the purring thrill disppeared; the patient's feelings were greatly improved and, in fact, the whole prospect had become much more cheering. At this point life was suddenly cut short by the exhaustion consequent upon a prolonged paroxysm of suffocative dyspnca; this appearing to be in great measure of a spasmodic character, and to be due rather to irritation (? of recurrent laryngeal nerve) than to direct pressure upon the tachea, bronchi or lungs. The actual cause of death was exhaustion from want of sleep, from orthopnwa, and the great labour of respiration, continually inereased as this was by the consecutive congestion of the lungs, and perhaps by the presence of serum effused during life into the pleural sacs. Whetherthe amendment which occurred in the few days immediately preceding death was only illusory, and due rather to a change an the direction of the pressure than to any real improvement; or whether at that time the cavity of the sac had become partially filled by fresh fribrinQus clots, it is impossible to say. But at least there was no reason, as shown by the post morten examination, that such should not have been the case, whilst the very nature of the tumour, with its large sac, and its narrow communication with the canal of the artery, afforded the most favourable conditions for such a result.


ABSTRACT Strong seismic anisotropy is observed in many subduction zones. This effect is attributed partly to subducting oceanic crust that is transformed into blueschist facies rocks. Because blueschist facies constituents such as glaucophane, epidote, and phengite show strong anisotropic elasticity, seismic anisotropy in subducting oceanic crust can be attributed to the lattice preferred orientation (LPO) of these minerals. We studied the deformation fabrics and seismic properties of phengite-rich epidote–glaucophane schists from the Franciscan Complex of Ring Mountain, California. The samples are composed mainly of glaucophane, epidote, and phengite. Some samples contain abundant phengite, the maximum being 40%. The LPOs of glaucophane showed that the [001] axes are aligned subparallel to lineation, and both (110) poles and [100] axes are aligned subnormal to foliation. The epidote [001] axes are aligned subnormal to foliation, with both (110) and (010) poles aligned subparallel to lineation. The LPOs of phengite are characterized by the maxima of [001] axes subnormal to foliation, and both (110) and (010) poles and [100] axes are aligned in a girdle subparallel to foliation. The phengite showed substantially strong seismic anisotropy (AVP = 42%, max.AVS = 37%). The glaucophane schist with abundant phengite showed significantly stronger seismic anisotropy (AVP = 30%, max.AVS = 23%) than the epidote–glaucophane schist (AVP = 13%, max.AVS = 9%). When the subduction angle of phengite-rich glaucophane schist is considered, the polarization direction of the fast S-waves for vertically propagating S-waves changed to a nearly trench-parallel direction for the subduction angle of 45‒60°, and the S-wave anisotropy became stronger for vertically propagating S-waves with increasing subduction angles. Our data showed that phengite-rich blueschist facies rock can therefore contribute to the strong trench-parallel seismic anisotropy occurring at the subducting oceanic crust and at the slab–mantle interface in many subduction zones.


For specific studies of atomic vacancies in quasicrystals the sensitive techniques of positron annihilation spectroscopy and time-differential dilatometry are employed. In the quasicrystals and approximants studied here, structural vacancies can be observed at ambient temperatures with atomic concentrations higher than 10 - 4 . With in situ measurements of the positron lifetime and of time-differential dilatometry after fast temperature changes at high temperatures on i-Al 7 0 . 2 Pd 2 1 . 3 Mn 8 . 5 the formation and migration of thermal vacancies can be observed. We additionally demonstrate that the chemical environment of structural vacancies in i-Al 7 0 . 2 Pd 2 1 . 3 Mn 8 . 5 at ambient temperatures is dominated by Al atoms. This is shown by the characteristic core electron momentum distribution as monitored by coincident Doppler broadening studies of the positron-electron annihilation photon line.


Provided are a copolymer for a transparent, scratch-resistant plate having excellent transparency, surface hardness, and appearance, and a laminate for a transparent, scratch-resistant plate using this copolymer. A copolymer for a transparent, scratch-resistant plate comprising 45-85 mass% of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit, 5-45 mass% of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit, and 10-20 mass% of an unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride monomer unit, and having a total light transmittance at a thickness of 2 mm, measured based on ASTM D1003, of 88% or higher. A laminate for a transparent, scratch-resistant plate obtained using this copolymer for a transparent, scratch-resistant plate.


Mr. J. M. Winchester, a graduate in History at Victoria College, who discusses the Marxian attitude to the State, does not see any advantage in the extension of State activity in a modern capitalist State.


Following the studies on Nycticebus coucang, Lemur catta and Tupaia glis, the Visual Discrimination Learning Set was tested on the nocturnal pr


Fruits are considered to be rich in antioxidants but the total antioxidant potential is yet to be unveiled systematically in case of wild edible fruits. The present paper attempts to focus on assessing the levels of enzymatic activity of Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase and Peroxidase enzymes in selected eight wild edible fruit species of Odisha viz. Aegle marmelos, Calamus guruba, Limonia acidissima, Phyllanthus acidus, Phyllanthus emblica, Syzigium cumini, Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus oenoplia. As per the results inferred, SOD enzyme activity of Phyllanthus acidus (2.66 ∆OD.min.mg protein) was found to be the highest and almost equal to Ziziphus oenoplia (2.15 ∆OD.min.mg protein). Catalase enzyme activity was found to be very high in Calamus guruba (4.2 × 10 I.E.U.) followed by Phyllanthus acidus (4.08 x 10 I.E.U.), Aegle marmelos (3.77 × 10 I.E.U.) and Syzigium cumini (3.65 × 10 I.E.U.). Peroxidase enzyme activity was highest in Calamus guruba (0.975 OD.min.gm tissue wt.) and at par with Aegle marmelos (0.645 OD.min.gm tissue wt.). From this study, it could be concluded that wild edible fruits like Aegle marmelos, Calamus guruba, Phyllanthus acidus, Syzigium cumini and Ziziphus oenoplia can be identified as beneficial fruit species that possess significant free radical scavenging levels. Exploration and higher intake of such fruits with functional attributes could impart promising therapeutic potential.