The article provides the approbation results of the model for environmental consciousness measurement as a social category. The practical implementation of the given model results in the compilation of indexes representing the correspondent component of the environmental consciousness: cognitive, affective and active. Conclusions are reached regarding the interrelation of the system of values, prevailing in society, and environmental consciousness. The results are based on the empirical sociological data collected in Lviv region (Ukraine).


A type of extrapolation chamber was designed in China Institute of Atomic Energy, CIAE. The chamber was used for the measurement of the air-kerma strength of the medical radiation 125I source on primary standard level. In order to obtain the air-krema strength with a low uncertainty, some correction factors such as photon attenuation and scattering are needed to calculate. Correction factors for different types of 125I seeds were estimated with increasing chamber depth. Based on the relation between ionization current and average photon fluence, attenuation correction factors were calculated with the analytical solution. Additionally, the scattering correction factors were estimated by a suitable method of Monte Carlo simulation. Photon attenuation includes four components. katt-volume, katt-foil, katt-sf, and katt-Al. The differences of correction factors are concerned, mainly due to the variation of chamer depths and 125I seed types. katt-volume increases from 1.001 to 1.005. katt-foil varies between 1.0012 and 1.0014. katt-sf changes from 1.015 to 1.018. katt-Al varies between 1.038 and 1.048, which largely depend on the photon spectrum from the source. Meanwhile, the geometric dimension of the ionization chamber has a great influence on the scattering correction factors. The ksca values vary from 0.9960 to 0.9964 with different chamber depths, which only has 0.04% fluctuation.


Since 2010, a corporate brand space having an analog character of a library has emerged. Such a change can be judged as a pursuit of the meaning of the times by the appearance with the background of the digital- centered marketing era, and companies are applying and making the aggressive use of the marketing element of Brand- scaping having appeal of brand value & identity as a means of visual publicity of brand space. Accordingly, this study gives greater significance in inquiring into a good possibility that the balanced application of Brand - scaping as regards a Library can provide high- standard intellectual cultural contents to a user as the intellectual sharing space inducing cultural communication, and brings the effect of brand image maximization to a company, together with corpo rate social contribution while grasping the status about what form companies are applying to a Library through Brand- scaping, and inquiring into the directivity of brand space planning through Brand- scaping for the time to come.


Classical swine fever virus(CSFV) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus(PRRSV) are the major causes of some serious reproductive diseases,and co-infection between them is very common.Based on conserved sequences in E2 fragments of CSFV and those in ORF7 fragments of PRRSV,two pairs of specific primers are respectively designed,and the sizes of the amplified specific gene fragments are 509 bp and 372 bp.Twenty-one samples(including blood serum,lymphoid node,lung,liver,spleen and heart) from different farms in Jiangsu province are respectively detected by optimizing the conditions for RT-PCR,of which four are CSFV positive,nine are PRRSV positive,three are both CSFV and PRRSV positive,and the rest samples are negative.Therefore,the simplex RT-PCR of CSFV and PRRSV is a rapid and specific diagnostic method,which can be used in clinic diagnosis.


Objective To investigate the development of language comprehension and expression of yong children aged 8 months to 15 months with cleft palate.Methods Fifty-eight cleft palate cases aged 8 months to 15 months were interviewed,which were divided into four groups according to the age,8-9 months,10-11 months,12-13 months and 14-15months.The language comprehension and expression were evaluated by questionnaire.The scores of language comprehension and expression were compared between the patients and normal controls.Results All patients except the 8-9 months group performed significantly poorly compared with the normal controls in language comprehension and language scores.The scores of language comprehension and expression were significantly different between the 14-15 months group and the normal control.Conclusion The development of language of yong children with cleft palate was delayed.Repair of cleft palate in early stage is important for the language development.


A holiday in London. The children returned from Billy Elliot themusical, a sophisticated commentary on Britain's north-south divide. "What was it like?" I asked. " The swearing was brilliant, Dad." Next morning in Hyde Park we buzzed the gated play area. The local authority guard watched us with suspicion, for we bore none of the stigmata of class—no pinkie rings, pink shirts, or pearls—nor were we nannies. A fulltime "first aider" prowled the play area looking for grazed knees. Amother called out "India" and several girls turned round. Then we wandered through the shops of Notting Hill—personal trainers, cosmetic dentists, and counsellors dispensing common sense for £200 an hour. Expensive London boroughs seem different from our northern hinterlands. With large numbers of children without the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination, they are testimony to health neurosis and sensitivity to the inflated risk cynically peddled by the media. So as swine flu kicks off in the capital, questions are asked in parliament, children wear masks in the street, mothers delay conception, and all the talk is of 60 000 dead. A fevered government response has been to launch a website. After the briefest of online tickbox assessments, oseltamivir is dispensed to low risk "healthy" flu sufferers. But is it a good idea to dispense such huge numbers of doses to the healthy? Oseltamivir is a relatively new drug and has not been used on a population basis like this before. It has an effect in proved cases of flu to shorten the duration of symptoms and reduce complications (Archives of InternalMedicine 2003;163:1667-72, doi:10.1001/archinte.163.14.1667) but has no effect on "flu-like illnesses" (and surely an internet algorithm, however "validated," cannot distinguish these from the real thing). Also, oseltamivir has no proved mortality data; and in otherwise healthy people it has not been proved statistically to reduce rates of hospitalisation. And what of side effects? In Japan, where oseltamivir has been more widely used, case reports have emerged of neuropsychiatric behaviour, especially in young people, and even suicide. It should also be remembered that rare serious adverse reactions to new drugs are not evident until they are widely used. So if swine flu is no more virulent than normal seasonal flu, is treatment of otherwise healthy sufferers really wise or justified? I wonder if the motivation to dispense oseltamivir is more political than scientific. Already the Tories accuse the government of doing "too little, too late." As a cold northerner, however, I swear it is a case of "too much, too soon."


In article is considered two methods of the analysis to reliability of the functioning the person. By means of method I is conducted estimation to system reliability with parallel loaded by reserve, in which possible allowed person of the mistake. It Is Expected that for successful functioning the system is required normal operation at least one of the element, but cessation of her(its) work possible only in the event of breach of capacity to work all its element. The Damage each of element appears or in consequence of refusal of the hdwre, or in consequence of not critical mistake of the person. By means of method II is forecasted reliability of the functioning the operator, executing time-continuous problem under different condition (i.e. in normal and extreme condition).


Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) conjugated to a suitable bifunctional chelating agent and labelled with a suitable radionuclide could become useful in the diagnosis and differentiation of cancers. Radiolabelled natural DNA with phosphodiester (PO) backbone is a candidate for use in imaging, while phosphorothioate (PS) ODNs already are proving their efficacy in antisense therapy. In this study, two PO and two PS ODNs have been conjugated with the N 2 SO chelator MAG2 in a procedure designed to make a N 3 S tetraligand which forms stable complexes with technetium-99m. Depending on the S-protecting group used and reaction conditions employed, labelling yields of more than 90 % can routinely be obtained. The 99m Tc-MAG2-ODNs are stable in solution, even in the presence of a 30-fold excess of cysteine. However, at higher concentrations of cysteine and in foetal calf serum they are not stable. In vivo in mice, the PO 99m Tc-MAG2-ODNs are degraded more than 50 % in 5 min, while the PS analogues remain intact. The PS and PO 99m Tc-MAG2-ODNs are distributed in a similar fashion in normal mice, except for a higher liver retention of the PO 99m Tc-MAG2-ODNs at 60 min.


Impurities and impurity radiation have played important roles in the operation of ATF. Despite reducing Z/sub eff/ to approximately 2 by applying a variety of wall conditioning techniques, radiative collapses have not yet been avoided in neutral-beam-heated discharges. These discharges have been modeled with a transport code which solves the multi-charge-state impurity equations for flux-surface-averaged densities. The simulations reproduce the basic features of the experimentally observed line radiation and predict a collapse of the plasma temperature and density that is driven by light impurity radiation. In contrast to the one-dimensional description in the model, it appears that this collapse is initiated by a strong, poloidally asymmetric plasma-wall interaction. Specifically, strong emission is observed on the inboard side of the plasma near the helical field coil troughs. 13 refs., 3 figs.


Background/aim Coronary artery calcification (CAC) and aortic calcification (AC) are significant risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis. This study investigated how breast arterial calcification (BAC) detected from routine mammography correlates with coronary artery calcification and aortic calcification. Materials and methods A total of 404 female patients above 40 years of age who, within a 6-month period, had undergone thoracic computed tomography and mammography for various reasons were screened retrospectively at our clinic. Mammographies were assessed for BAC and thoracic CT investigations were assessed for CAC and AC. Patients included in the study were scored as 0 (none), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), or 3 (severe) depending on the number and shape of CAC, AC, and BAC lesions observed. Results Four hundred and four females were enrolled in the study. While BAC was detected in 123 patients, no BAC was observed in the other 281 patients. In the BAC-positive patients, the rates of CAC (45.5% vs. 19.9%, P < 0.001) and AC (67.5% vs. 32.4%, P < 0.001) were notably higher than in the BAC-negative patients. In addition, multivariate regression analysis detected the presence of BAC as an independent variable for both CAC and AC. Conclusion The presence of BAC appeared to be a significant risk factor for CAC and AC, and the BAC grade was considered an independent risk factor for CAC.


The utility model relates to an electronic cigarette and its soft suction rod. The soft suction rod comprises a suction rod sleeve, a smoke fluid cup and an atomizer, wherein the suction rod sleeve is provided with a hollow inner cavity, the smoke fluid cup is arranged in the suction rod sleeve and used for storing smoke fluid, and the atomizer is used for transferring the smoke fluid into smoke. The suction rod sleeve is made of soft materials, a liquid storing component is arranged in the smoke fluid cup and used for storing the smoke fluid, a middle through hole which is axially communicated and formed in the middle of the liquid storing component serves as a smoke channel, the atomizer is arranged in the smoke channel of the smoke fluid cup, and the atomizer is used for atomizing the smoke fluid which is located near the atomizer and stored in the liquid storing component. The electronic cigarette further comprises a power source rod which is connected with a connecting end of the soft suction rod and is used for supplying power to the atomizer in the soft suction rod. The effect of the electronic cigarette which applies the soft suction rod is the same as the soft suction rod, in the process of using, hand feeling and taste are good, the inner structure is simple, and manufacturing cost is saved.


Vectorlike leptons are an intriguing possibility for physics beyond the Standard Model. We study the reach for discovering (at $5\ensuremath{\sigma}$ significance) or excluding (at 95% confidence) models of charged vectorlike leptons that mix predominantly with the tau, using multilepton signatures at various future proton-proton collider options: a high-luminosity LHC with $\sqrt{s}=14\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{TeV}$, a high-energy LHC with $\sqrt{s}=27\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{TeV}$, and possible new longer-tunnel colliders with $\sqrt{s}=70$ or 100 TeV. For weak-isodoublet vectorlike leptons, we estimate that a 27 TeV high-energy LHC with $15\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{ab}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ could exclude masses up to about 2300 GeV, or discover them if the mass is less than about 1700 GeV, while a 100 TeV collider with $30\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{ab}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ could exclude masses up to about 5750 GeV or make a discovery if the mass is less than about 4000 GeV. However, we find that weak-isosinglet vectorlike leptons present a much more difficult challenge, with some reach for exclusion, but not for discovery at any of the collider options considered.


Plant tissues of low C:N ratio decomposed in soil with the formation of volatiles which increased growth of R. solani in culture and induced pigmentation of its mycelium. The effective plant tissues included vegetable crop residues of C:N <15 and immature grain crop residues (corn, oat, rye, barley, sorghum, buckwheat). Volatiles from decomposing plant tissues of high C:N ratio did not affect the fungus mycelium in any way. The dark pigment, formed in culture, is melanin or a melaninlike pigment. An assay procedure for the pigment is described. The effective volatile is a low molecular weight alkaline fraction containing ammonia and/or an amine soluble in boric acid. Both pigmentation and fungus growth increased in response to greater amouts of effective volatiles. Five isolates of R. solani responded similarly to the volatiles. Saprophytic activity of the fungus in soil, through which effective volatiles were passed, decreased significantly. Viability of the pathogen in buckwheat-stem segments in response to decomposing cabbage tissue vapor decreased over the control by 56 percent. The same vapors reduced colonization of the substrate by R. solani from soil by 74 percent.


VANET has become a key for fast growing wireless applications now a day. Researchers has proposed many applications based on existing protocol either location or topology based to measure the various performances merits. The two major routing protocol widely used by VANET are: AODV and AOMDV (multipath) is extension of AODV (single Path) which consider the intermediate participant node to reach the destination whereas in AODV single dedicated path is provided. In case of emergency AOMDV search the alternate route to find the destination and in AODV this option is not available. In many new applications like traffic management and Emergency rescue operations or any other user specific application this protocols is widely used in recent research. In our proposed network we have applied both the above said routing protocol and analyze performance for both the protocols. In this paper performance merits like PDR, PLR, E2E and Throughput has been evaluated and their relative comparison for both AOMDV and AODV routing protocol has been obtained. The result was obtained on NS2.34 simulation platform. These results help us to evaluate comparative performance of both the existing protocols for different city scenario with changing topography and traffic density in the network. Based on these results much user specific application can be developed to find appropriate routing protocol for the network under design.


The work shows the use of the recycled materials as polymer admixture to produce polymer modified mortar. The products are obtained by the sulfonation of polystyrene from discarded cups. The properties investigated were mortar consistence, compressive strength and air incorporation. The mortar factor water/cement is equal the 0.7 and the polymer content in relation to the cement mass is of 6, 10 and 15%. The mortar with sulfonated PS presented major consistency index then reference mortar and the compressive strength increases with the polymer cement ratio lower than 15 wt.%. The use of the recycling polymer is advantageous by the protection to the environment and the reduction of the modified system cost.


The article deals with the problems of factor analysis of the innovativeness of plant industry development. The methodical approach to the quantitative assessment of the factors of patterns of change in profit as a criterion for innovation of the development of the plant industry is substantiated. The use of sound methodological approach allows to identify the presence or absence of innovative development and to quantify the impact of technological, marketing and economic innovations on the trends of economic dynamics of the industry. It has been proven that marketing and technology are the most common innovations in all the objects studied, while insufficient attention is paid to innovation in the area of operating expenses.


In the article the basic stages and directions of aid assignment to Poland from European Union are determined and analyzed. It is paid attention to the factors which interfere with the process of the aid programs implementation of the European Union. The conclusion is done about the effectiveness of aid using by the Polish regions and its influence on the social and economic development of the country.


Knowledge management (KM), a process of acquiring, converting, applying, and protecting knowledge assets, is crucial for value creation. The purpose of this research is to empirically test the relationship between KM processes (knowledge acquisition, knowledge conversion, knowledge application, and knowledge protection), entrepreneurial orientation (EO), and firm performance. Data were collected from 159 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia using a cross-sectional survey. This research uses partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and WarpPLS version 7.0 to test the model. The results show that three of four KM dimensions: knowledge acquisition, knowledge conversion, and knowledge protection are positively related to performance. Moreover, EO has been found to moderate the relationship between knowledge application and performance positively.


Peer review is an important method to ensure the quality of scientific achievements in the fields of science and academic, and is a regulator to maintain the healthy running of scientific system. Also peer reviewer is the guardian of the science. Firstly, this paper utilizes the software of information visualization named CiteSpace to analyze 1275 research papers of peer review from SSCI, which were published from 1996 to 2013. The purpose is to find the research hotspots in the field of peer review and to analyze the evolution of research hotspots. After that, we analyze cited literatures which were found by CiteSpace. At last, this paper finds that hotspots of peer review research are changing from some inherent issues of peer review, such as reliability, quality,justice and ethics etc, to the problem of how to make full use of computer internet technology and bibliometrical tools to improve the fairness, justice, openness and effectiveness of peer review.


Objective To investigate the expression of fibroblast growth factor7(FGF7),fibroblast growth factor2(FGF2) and epidermal growth factor(EGF) in skin of fetal and postnatal mice.Methods The expression of FGF7,FGF2 and EGF was examined by immunohistochemical method in 10 samples of fetal mouse skin,10 samples of infant mouse skin and 10 samples of mature mouse skin.Results Positive immunohistochemical staining of FGF7,FGF2 and EGF could be found in all samples.There was no significant difference in expression of EGF and FGF2 between fetal and postnatal samples.However,the positive rate of FGF7 in fetal mouse skin was significantly higher than that of postnatal mouse skin(P0.05).Conclusion FGF7 plays an important role in maintenance of cutaneous structure and wound healing.Its expression might have important significance in wound healing without scar formation in skin of fetal mice.


Radio Tomographic Imaging (RTI) is an emerging Device-Free Passive Localization (DFPL) technology. Radio Tomographic Imaging (RTI) involves using a set of small low cost wireless transceivers to create a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) around an Area of Interest (AoI). Furthermore, the Received Signal Strength (RSS) between transceiver pairs is utilized to reconstruct an image from the signal attenuation caused by an object disrupting the links. This image can then be utilized for multiple applications ranging from localization to target detection and tracking. This enhances the importance of image resolution in order to capture the actual size of the objects as well as the ability to resolve multiple objects in an AoI. The objective of this research is to propose a new image formation technique for a reconstructed image within a WSN. This was accomplished using a modified Maximum Likelihood Estimate (MLE) function that forces the desired solution to be positive. Other regularization techniques must implement different methods to mitigate the undesired singular values caused from a non-invertible matrix. Additionally, the research highlights the performance of the modified MLE estimator and the robustness of improved image resolution in three different environments.


Generally, pasteurized milk in Indonesia has a relatively short shelf life of 5-7 days. Commercially, pasteurized milk has also experienced microbial contamination also found on day 7, so it cannot be stored for long. To avoid this, it is necessary to add natural ingredients, which are to maintain quality, by inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria so the shelf life of pasteurized milk can be extended. One of these natural ingredients is cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii), which has antibacterial properties from its metabolite components. Cinnamon extract was added to pasteurized milk of as much as 0.5%. Cinnamon extract was obtained by the maceration method and concentrated using a rotary evaporator. This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of 5 storage treatments (0 days, 7 days, 14 days, 21 days and 28 days), each treatment was repeated 4 times. Parameters measured included pH analysis, total plate count and antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The results of pH analysis showed that the average pH value of pasteurized goat's milk added with cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii) extract and stored for 28 days ranged from 6.24 to 6.44, this value range had reached the standard pH value. The results of total plate count showed that the average bacterial growth ranged from 0.7 × 104 CFU/ml – 16.9 × 104 CFU/ml. Therefore, the results of the addition of cinnamon extract to pasteurized milk still met the standards of pasteurized milk. The addition of cinnamon extract with a concentration of 0.5% to pasteurized goat's milk showed antibacterial activity by forming an average inhibition zone of 1.6 mm on S. aureus bacteria but was unable to inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli bacteria. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the addition of 0.5% cinnamon extract to pasteurized milk can extend the shelf life of pasteurized milk up to 28 days but is unable to inhibit bacterial growth.


In this paper, using computer programming C language, for any Pythagoras triplet a, b, c we determine the extension into Pythagoras polygon (a, b, c, d).


A chiral rhodium catalyst, Rh 2 [4S-(4')-FBNAZ] 4 , was synthesized and was shown to catalyze the intramolecular cyclopropanation of substituted allylic cyanodiazoacetates. Alkenes bearing an electron-deficient substituent including carbonyl and halogens are converted into the corresponding cyclopropanes in high yields with both chiral and achiral rhodium catalysts. The cyclopropane derivatives were generated with an enantioselectivity of up to 91% ee. For the asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanation, cis-halogen-substituted substrates afforded cyclopropanes with higher enantioselectivities than the corresponding trans diastereomers. However, only moderate enantioselectivities were observed with alkenes bearing electron-donating groups such as alkyls. The cyclopropanation of 3-substituted 2-propenyl cyanodiazoacetates was strongly influenced by steric and electronic factors arising from substituents on the alkenes. For the first time, we demonstrated that the intramolecular reaction of gem-dihaloallylic cyanodiazoacetate afforded highly functionalized gem-dihalocyclopropanes. This reaction is an appealing alternative to the addition of dihalocarbenes to alkenes for the formation of gem-dihalocyclopropanes.


In his capacity as chairman of "The Charter for Protection of Children and Young People," former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating spoke Monday to a packed house in the llesburgh Center Auditorium on the topic of politics and vocation. A Republican and lifelong Catholic, Keating served as governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003. He is widely known for his attempts to mitigate social ills such as drug abuse. child abuse, divorce and domestic violence through mobilization of the clergy. Keating has also been lauded for his strong leadership after the 1994 Oklahoma City bombing. Keating spoke at length about the obligation of Americans to participate in public life. "Every one of you has a vocation to politics. We all have an obligation to serve," said Keating. He added that the merging of the public and the private sectors is essential for the success of the United States. Keating, who could only serve a maximum of eight years as Oklahoma's governor, said he believes term limits support this healthy mix. "The role of a Catholic should be to present himself as a person of honor and integrity, a symbol of what a citizen should be like," said Keating of the role of Catholics in American public life. Helating numerous personal stories and anecdotes, Keating highlighted the importance of equality and the individual voice in America. Keating pointed out that although only 3 percent of Oklahoma's population is Catholic, his basic right to be heard has enabled him to incorporate his faith into public policy. 'They don't see it as preaching. The public in Oklahoma has embraced all of these agendas as the right thing to do," said Keating of policies such as his initiative to promote marriage. Keating also addressed the recent sexual abuse scandals within the Catholic Church. "There isn't a greater calling anywhere to serve God than in ministry, but something happened and people saw evil faceto-face and they turned away," said Keating. The former governor is currently involved in a study to root out the causes of behavioral problems in the clergy and the lack of vocations. Keating expressed disbelief at the number of scandals that


A new antibiotic named 339-29, active against Gram-positive bacteria was isolated from a strain of Bacillys pumilus. The hydrochloride is soluble in water and aqueous alcohols. The antibiotic is a basic peptide containing valine (3), isoleucine (1), Leucine (2), tyrosine (1), lysine (3) and a fatty acid.


[Objective]To investigate the effect of luteolin on gap junction intercellular communication and the expression of protein in Cx32/Cx26-transfected Hela cells.[Methods]SRB assay was used to detect the cytotoxicity of luteolin on Hela cells.The function of GJIC was determined by "parachute" dye-coupling assay.Western blotting was performed to detect the expression level of Cx26.[Results] Luteolin had no cytotoxicity on Hela cells at the concentration of 0~1 μmol/L;Preatreatment of cells with luteolin increased intercellular dye transfer and the Cx26 protein expression.[Conclusion] Luteolin enhanced the function of gap junction in Cx32/Cx26-transfected Hela cells,probably through the improvement of Cx26 expression.


In this paper we present a new algorithm to perform near real-time automatic detection of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) with STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) COR-2 beacon images (256∗256 pixels). The aim of the algorithm is to generate trustable data for the Space Weather Program (SWP) using image processing techniques, thus replacing the actual manual extraction methods. We present the results of the use of the algorithm on the October 10, 2010 and the April 8, 2010 CMEs. We extract values of distance, speed, width and direction frame by frame for each CME detected by the algorithm as no user intervention is required. The results are compared with manually extracted boundaries from the SWP with the DICE coefficient and other comparison indicators, reflecting the good performance of quality and time. These results show the detection of 100% of relevant CMEs, processing each frame in less than 200 ms and generating DICE coefficients above 80% when compared to manual extraction. We explain those results and present an application to visualize the results of the algorithm and to compare it with other boundaries: the Cme Detector. This application will be released to a small group of solar astrophycisists by february 2011.


Globular clusters are thought to harbour a large number of compact binaries that could be responsible for delaying the inevitable core collapse of these dense clusters. Compact binaries and their progeny were previously elusive in the optical domain because of the high stellar densities. Observing these clusters in X-rays, where in such a domain the compact binaries are bright, diminishes the over-crowding problem. We present observations of seven Galactic globular clusters that we have made with XMM-Newton, along with follow-up optical photometry and spectroscopy made with the Very Large Telescope (VLT). We will discuss the populations of neutron star low mass X-ray binaries and their descendants (millisecond pulsars), cataclysmic variables, active binaries, as well as other objects that we have identified in these clusters. We also explore the formation mechanisms of these systems and their use in tracing the dynamical history of these clusters


In this article it was systematized the theoretical basis of competency enterprise management. In the context of European integration, a significant attention is granted to the formation and practical use of competency in the management of Ukrainian enterprises. The complexity of these definitions as management, competency management and competency enterprise management characterized by a large number of definitions, methods, principles, types that do not always reflect the change in their substance under the influence of macro and micro factors. Due to the fact that the concept of "competence" reflects to a greater extent the ability of an employee on the basis of its existing knowledge and skills to solve complex problems he should resolve, it is gradually replacing the concept of "qualification", but, consequently, the concept of "competence" is broader than "qualification". The scientific instrumentation of the HR-manager is based on the use of the compound of the specific principles that are closely related to the laws, but not objectively existing in the nature, and are created in the process of the knowledge systematisation. The principles must comply with the general term of the management and its constituent elements: objectives, methods, tools and effects, as well as the policies of the subject and object of development management of the enterprise. Competency-based management is a process of binding of all of the necessary components of the enterprise through the implementation of management functions to achieve a certain result by taking into consideration the current "management knowledge" and "managerial competences" by managers in a changing environment.


The invention discloses a complexity based pressure center nonlinear feature extraction method. Conventional COP (center of pressure) feature parameters cannot effectively describe nonlinear features of shaking of human bodies. The method is used for extracting COP nonlinear dynamical features by utilizing an established model based on neighborhood coarse graining two-dimensional Lempel-Ziv complexity and specifically includes step1, acquiring COP signals; step 2, performing sequence reconstructing based on neighborhood coarse graining; and step 3, calculating normalized Lempel-Ziv complexity of the COP signals based on a reconstructed sequence. The complexity based pressure center nonlinear feature extraction method effectively solves the problem about how to apply the Lempel-Ziv complexity to process the two-dimensional COP signals to extract nonlinear features of the COP signals, so that quantitative description can be performed to irregular degree of posture shaking of the human bodies.


Chain sampling plan for marshall olkin extended exponential distribution when the life-test is truncated at a pre-specified time are provided in this manuscript. The design parameters such as the minimum sample size and the acceptance number are obtained by satisfying the producer's and consumer's risks at the specified quality levels, under the assumption that the termination time and the number of items are pre-fixed.


One of the main conditions for a rational organization of transport activity and its profitability is the competent, qualitative and systematic formation of prices for transport services. In addition, where it is impossible to create a competitive environment, conduct a balanced tariff policy of the state. Transport fare is a fee for moving services. Its role in the activity of this or that type of transport company is difficult to overestimate, since the level of tariffs depends on the profitability, and hence the financial stability of competitiveness. The article proposes a series of mathematical models for forecasting average annual tariffs for passenger air transportation on the domestic USA market. Descriptive statistics and simulation modelling tools were used in constructing models. Since the basis of the simulation model is the discrete law of distribution of the average annual prices for airline tickets, the prospect of further research will be finding and justifying the continuous law of price distribution and the construction of mathematical models on this basis.


The invention relates to a distributed coal mine rock burst monitoring method, belonging to a ground pressure monitoring method. The existing industrial Ethernet in a coal mine integrated automation system can be used for information transmission, a network sensor provided with an Ethernet interface is connected with a network, multiple measurements such as electromagnetic radiation, acoustic emission, micro-shock and the like which are used for reflecting signals of rock burst can be carried out, the measurement signals are transmitted into a host machine for monitoring the rock burst through the industrial Ethernet, and the host machine is used for analyzing, processing and locating a seismic source so as to realize rock burst monitoring; a main core of the network sensor is a singlechip provided with an Ethernet controller, and the measurement of three signals of electromagnetic radiation, acoustic emission and micro-shock can be realized by analog-to-digital conversion through three channels; and each sensor has the respective IP address. The method can be used for extracting features of various signals, carrying out event relativity analysis, extracting data fusion and event general features with different information, locating the seismic source and providing the analysis result of rock burst event.


This paper concentrates largely upon the technical harmonisation issues that are currently being faced by the national railways of EC member states. The arguments in favour of harmonisation are first examined, these are: (1) the need to make it possible for rolling stock to run on different networks; and (2) for service efficiency and reduced operating costs. The key technical issues are examined, these are the need for harmonisation of track gauge, loading gauge, power supply and train control and command systems. The current demand for international rail travel in Europe is described. The short to medium term trends in technology are related to examples of international high speed rail services (HSR). Services being planned for this decade, and the longer term implications for growth in demand for these services is assessed. For the covering abstract of the seminar see IRRD 859357.


A code has been developed for the self-consistent evaluation of the current distribution, and the input impedance of a strap antenna facing a plasma in a slab geometry, retaining the presence of a back-wall. The calculation is based on the solution of an Electric Field Integral Equation (EFIE) in the spectral domain, applying the Galerkin, weighted residual method. Adopting "rooftop" basis and test functions, no assumptions have been made on the current distribution. The Green's function is derived from the cold plasma impedance by means of an equivalent transmissions line model, retaining both the slow and the fast wave contributions. An efficient extraction of asymptomatic Green's function behavior has taken to a significant reduction in the spectral integration support. A sample analysis has been made on an IGNITOR like antenna structure, demonstrating the agreement with previous results. The code is modular both in its theory background and implementation, and therefore open to significant improvement...


During the last decades, increase of performance, reduction of development cost and time-to-market have been the key focus points of the automotive industry. These conflicting requirements have led to model-based design approaches which reduce the effort spent in prototyping and on measurement campaigns during a vehicle's design. Meanwhile, the advent of new technologies, such as electric drivelines, has complicated the development. The developed methodology to estimate input force with a virtual sensor aims to reduce the measurement time and cost. The methodology also has applications in monitoring and control during the operational life of the vehicle. This poster describes the methodology qualitatively and presents its application on two automotive cases.


Article history: We have investigated whet Received 3 February 2008 Received in revised form 23 April 2008 Accepted 23 April 2008 Available online 6 May 2008


The optical and electronic properties of nanoparticles/nanocrystals (NC) of methylammonium lead tribromide perovskite (MAPbBr3) have been studied in detail. We observe the effect of quantum confinement in particles of an average diameter of ∼6 nm and smaller, in the form of an increase in excitonic nature with decrease in particle size. The differences in the photophysical properties in bulk and NC forms of MAPbBr3 are clearly observed in the temperature dependent measurements, and provide insight into the length scales prevalent in this system. We demonstrate devices consisting of active layers of NC in conjunction with low band gap polymer semiconductors which exhibit the dual functionality of a light emitting diode in the forward bias and a photodetector in the reverse bias.graphic.


A method for controlling an intelligent control system for a CCTV monitor, wherein a network separation server is a data relay server between an internal network and an external network, which is located between an external network center security server connected to the internal network between a backup router and a VPN and an external network center server connected between a backbone router and the VPN to be connected to the external network while being physically separated from the internal network, and when the network separation server receives a crime prevention camera photographing image, a disaster prevention event synthesis image, a wanted vehicle event synthesis image, voice data obtained by converting a voice through text to speech (TTS), wanted criminal event information and sex offender event information, a smartphone event synthesis image, and emergency bell event synthesis image data of low quality and low capacity from the center security server and transmits them to the external network center server, the external center server transmits them to at least one of a registrant smartphone, an external integrated crime prevention center, and a missing person finding dedicated server.


Aspects of planning of operation of machine-building enterprises consisting of some production systems and sites for handling of parts and also an assembly shop with assembly sites. Methods of creating the coordinated plans of works that are connected with handling components and assembling finished products from them are offered. If necessary, plans may be given in detail including a schedule of handling of individual parts. Refs.7. Figs.1.


Suspension bridges are an important and widely used element of regional and urban infrastructure for traffic and transportation. One of the elements of the system to ensure their safety and security is the geodetic monitoring by using GNSS technologies. Displacement of the bridges points depend not only on time, the impact of traffic capacity and wind on the naturaltechnical system of suspension bridge should be taken into consideration. This makes the task of constructing a predictive model difficult. The most significant effects are the temperature change, the impact of wind and vehicle movement. Here is some analysis of these effects on the dynamics of a suspension bridge using real experimental data. Two analytical methods, namely Neural Networks (NN) and Least Square (LS), were used for the prediction of the effects on the behavior of suspension bridges. The results of the Neural Networks give better picture than the results of Least Square. Keywords— suspension bridges, GNSS, deformation, neutral networks, least square


Abstract Enhancements in atomic diffusion during deformation are investigated by 23Na rotating frame nuclear spin relaxation measurements on pure NaCl single crystals. The enhanced diffusion is shown to arise from deformation-induced excess concentration of vacancies. Evaluation of the data yields the concentration of these vacancies as a function of temperature and strain rate.


This article challenges the common scholarly conviction that Acts in Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis (D05) represents a single cohesive textual tradition, arguing instead that D05 should be understood as an evolving text, consisting of multiple textual layers without any trace of unified editorial activity. The Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM), together with detailed internal considerations, is used to show that it is possible to differentiate intermediary variants in Acts 5:38–39 between the shorter readings in B03 (Codex Vaticanus) and the longer ones in D05. Such intermediary textual stages are also found among the so-called Western readings, revealing how Gamaliel tradition gradually grew over time as new pieces were added to the text from various sources. These findings challenge the notion of the Western text as a definable textual entity.


We explored the structural and physical properties of Sb-rich Zn–Sb–Te films in order to combine the good thermal stability of ZnSb with the high crystallization speed of Sb2Te. The films generally exhibit two different crystallization characteristics described as follows: amorphous → Sb2Te crystalline phase if the Zn content in the film is less than ∼10 at. % and amorphous → Sb crystalline phase if the Zn content is more than ∼10 at. %. Among the films, the Zn28.62Sb53.69Te17.69 film was found to show the highest crystallization temperature (∼255 °C), best 10 year data retention (∼165.9 °C), and shortest crystallization time of ∼58 ns at 70 mW with a stable rhombohedral Sb phase; thus, it is considered promising for phase-change memory applications.


The reason for this research was conducted in order to analyze and answer the problems in the assessment of class X Arabic books published by the ministry of religion in 2020, especially on qira'ah skills. This research was studied using qualitative methods with library research techniques in collecting data. Primary data comes from Arabic books published by the ministry of religion in 2020, while secondary data comes from documents, both books and related journals. This study aims to describe: (1) techniques for assessing knowledge aspects in Arabic textbooks for class X published by the Ministry of Religion in 2020 (2) techniques for assessing aspects of skills in maharah qira'ah in Arabic textbooks for class X published by the Ministry of  Religion in 2020 ( 3) innovation analysis Higher Order Thingking Skills (HOTS) assessment of qiro'ah material in Arabic textbooks for class X published by the Ministry of Religion in 2020. The results showed that the assessment that was innovated on the HOTS indicators in the Arabic language book Madrasah Aliyah class X, Ministry of Religion in 2020 indicated that it had fulfilled all content indicators HOTS is at the level of analyzing, evaluating, and creating.


Objective:to study damage to family function of alcohol dependence.Method:54 patients with alcohol dependence, 62 family members of them and 74 normal controls were assessed with FAD (family assessment device).Result:patients had higher scores in the subtests of communication, role, affective response, emotional involvement and behavior control than control.Conclusion:patients with alcohol dependence have impaired family function.


Constipation is one of the most troublesome complications that the physician has to meet when caring for patients confined in hospitals. The resort to cathartics has come to be recognized as an acknowledgment of defeat; the use of purgatives and enemas merely postpones the day of reckoning to a day when the patient is no longer under the care of the same physician, and the use of indigestible materials, such as bran, agar-agar or liquid petrolatum, is not unattended with disadvantages. All such measures are losing in popularity and giving place to the endeavor to provide the diet with adequate bulk in the form of vegetables and fruits, so that the residue left in the bowel after digestion is completed will be sufficient to stimulate periodic evacuation. When serving weighed diets to adults it is necessary to write into the diet approximately 800 Gm. of fruit or vegetables to produce


Prior studies revealed that low levels of youth political activity are not necessarily indicative of complete disengagement from societal affairs but could be accompanied by interest and latent involvement stemming from a standby or monitorial attitude. However, no prior study has investigated patterns of citizenship orientations including both manifest and latent engagement defined by one's position towards institutional politics, according to different forms of participation. A questionnaire was filled out by 1,732 late adolescents and young adults in Italy (15–30 years old, M = 19.73, 60.7% female). Cluster analysis identified six profiles of citizenship orientations across different types of participatory activities (political, activist, political online and civic): active trustful, active distrustful, standby trustful, standby distrustful, unengaged trustful and unengaged distrustful. The results showed that each level of engagement—active, standby and unengaged—could be further differentiated between trustful and distrustful based on their attitude towards institutions and the electoral process.


Decommissioning and decontamination (D&D) of US Department of Energy (DOE) facilities continues to present unique challenges for packaging and disposal of radioactive material. West Valley Nuclear Services Company (WVNSCO) has been handed its fair share of such unique challenges at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP). WVNSCO, a subsidiary of Washington Group International, has been operating and managing the WVDP facility since 1982 and is the first company in this country to design, construct, operate, and complete a high-level radioactive waste vitrification program for the U.S. Department of Energy. Two hundred seventy-five canisters were produced and staged for eventual shipment. In 2002 the high-level waste vitrification process was shutdown in preparation for D&D of the Vitrification Facility. Three of the major components of concern within the Vitrification Facility were the Melter, the Concentrate Feed Makeup Tank (CFMT), and the Melter Feed Holdup Tank (MFHT). The removal, packaging, and disposition of these three components presented significant radiological and handling challenges for the project. This paper presents the approach taken in the planning, implementation, and preparation for the disposition of the CFMT, MFHT, and Melter. It addresses the major regulatory and design requirements for packaging, transportation, and disposition of these components. The specific topics that are covered include radiological characterization, shielding, packaging design, on-site handling and movement, off-site transportation options, and a brief discussion on disposition.


Objective:To investigate a valuable method of gene therapy to treat chronic arterial ischemic diseases in lower extremity.Methods:VEGF was selected as the target therapeutic gene.Recombinant plasmid phVEGF 165 constructed in vitro as the eukaryotic vector of human VEGF cDNA,was directly injected into the ischemic hindlimb muscles in rabbit models.In situ hybridization and RT PCR were carried out to detect the expression of hVEGF 165 in the muscle.Immunohistochemistry assay and Western blotting were carried out to detect the expression of hVEGF 165 protein.Results:The expression of external hVEGF 165 peaked at l week and sustained 2~3 weeks.The expression of protein peaked at 2 weeks and lasted 4 weeks after injection.Conclusion:Skeletal muscle can extract and express external hVEGF 165 ,and further translate the external gene into protein.The effect of direct intramuscular injection of phVEGF 165 is limited in local muscles,and no longer than 1 month.So this method of gene therapy is quite safer.


The récent surge of interest for early soma tosensory evoked potential (SEP) components is providing a wealth of clinically relevant data (e.g., Desmedt 1 9 7 1 ; Noël and Desmedt 1975 , 1980; Colon et al. 1 9 7 7 , 1978; El Negamy and Sedgwick 1 9 7 8 ; Anziska and Cracco 1980 ; Chiappa et al. 1 9 8 0 ; Eisen and Odusote 1980; Small et al. 1980 ; Mauguière et al. 1 9 8 2 ) while raising new issues that call for spécial investigations. For example, the early negativities recorded from the posterior neck after médian nerve stimulation (Liberson and Kim 1963; Matthews et al. 1974 ; Cracco and Cracco 1 9 7 6 ; Hume and Cant 1978; Small e t al. 1 9 8 0 ; Desmedt and Cheron 1980a; Mauguière and Courjon 1981) have recently been analysed with pre and post vertebral électrode arrays whereby they could be resolved into an N i l component that is propagated from spinal entry up the dorsal column, and an N 1 3 c o m p o n e n t that is related to a f ixed generator in the dorsal h o m of the cervical spinal cord (Desmedt and Cheron 1981) . On the other hand, there is still a problem with the proper évaluation of the early cortical responses. Most current studies have considered the


As the core of emergency management,the study on emergency preparedness of urban community is of important theoretical and practical value. This paper summarizes and analyses the present researches of emergency preparedness of urban communities at home and abroad,and puts forward four aspects of study on emergency preparedness of urban community,namely,preparedness system,decisionmaking process,assessment model and internal mechanism. Given the fact that emergency plan of urban community is its main part,this paper suggests that we should strengthen the related researches on emergency plan of urban community from the following four aspects: the study of the orientation,concept,framework and content,the study of the programming technology,the study of the evaluation system,the evacuation plan.


Evidence is presented for the heterogeneity of olefin reactions on acid clay surfaces and for the inherent acidity of the catalyst. Catalyst activity was shown to be due to an active proton probably associated with tetrahedral aluminum. Deactivation of catalyst was observed with proton accepting contaminants such as water, amines, and basic olefins. Surface acidities and total exchangeable hydrogen in the catalyst were determined by gas phase absorption and by deuterium analysis, respectively. The measurements were correlated with previous acidity measurements, styrene polymerization rates, and polymerization mechanism. Polymerization rates were measured by time-temperature observations and by analyses of monomer. Exchangeable hydrogen was determined by deuterium exchange and density measurements. Exchange was 90% complete before polymerization began. The equilibration of a classical carbonium ion from styrene by a sorption–desorption process was definitely indicated and we propose that these ions are the active intermediates in the initiation, propagation, transfer, and solvent termination processes.


Prior to a 1984 amendment to New York's Civil Practice Law and Rules ("CPLR") 3101(a)(4), a party seeking discovery from a nonparty was required to show "special circumstances." (1) Notwithstanding the removal of that requirement, some Departments of the Appellate Division have continued to use that standard, and the four Departments currently differ on the standard to apply. Most recently, in Kooper v. Kooper, the Second Department highlighted the confusion in this area when it rejected its prior continuing application of the "special circumstances" standard in favor of a new loosely-defined standard, not applied by any of the other Departments. (2) Thus, until the Court of Appeals rules--not a certainty in view of the difficulty of getting such a discovery issue reviewed there--practitioners must keep up-to-date on developments in each Department and be prepared to make the requisite showing. Unfortunately, this is merely one small part of the maze of uncertainty that New York practitioners face with respect to basic elements of New York practice and procedure, and which negatively impacts the system. I. PRE-1984 AMENDMENT CASE LAW Disclosure in general is governed by CPLR Article 31. Prior to 1984, CPLR 3101(a)(1) permitted disclosure of any person where the court on motion determined that there were adequate "special circumstances." (3) Courts interpreting the "special circumstances" standard prior to 1984 came to widely varying conclusions. For example, in Gersten v. New York Hospital, the court held that a mere showing that the lawyer needed the nonparty deposition in order to prepare for trial was sufficient. (4) In McDonald v. Gore Mountain Ski Lift Corp., however, the court concluded that "examinations of a witness are permitted when it is established that the witness is hostile, or where the witness has special or exclusive knowledge of the facts in issue." (5) II. THE 1984 AMENDMENT In 1984, CPLR 3101(a)(4) was amended (6) to read as it does today: (a) There shall be full disclosure of all matter material and necessary in the prosecution or defense of an action, regardless of the burden of proof, by:... (4) any other person, upon notice stating the circumstances or reasons such disclosure is sought or required. (7) The introductory paragraph, which modifies all of the following four subparagraphs, clearly mandates "full disclosure of all matter material and necessary." (8) This latter phrase has been interpreted to mean all useful or needful information. (9) Thus, the only requirement applicable to discovery from a nonparty, as opposed to a party, is the notice stating the circumstances or the reasons for the discovery sought from the nonparty. The requirements that the party first seek a court order and establish special circumstances were both eliminated. (10) The sponsor's memorandum for the 1984 amendment stated that: Recent interpretations of the CPLR section 3104(a)(4) have held that it is procedurally incorrect to seek discovery from a non-party witness without first securing a court order. This strict interpretation, contrary to the purpose of the disclosure statutes, places an obstacle in the path of the discovery process. The proposed amendment would eliminate this burden and allow for the discovery of any person who possesses material and necessary evidence. All of the necessary protections to avoid abuses of non-party witnesses presently exist under CPLR 3103 and 3104. (11) III. FEDERAL PRACTICE Discovery, in general and from nonparties, is liberal and freely available under federal practice. Interestingly, a June 22, 1984 letter written on behalf of the New York County Lawyers' Association's State Legislation Committee, and approving the 1984 amendment, remarked that it would conform the language of the statute to both "[New York] judicial interpretation as well as federal practice. …


A variety of bioactive composites have been invested over the last two decades as substitute materials for diseased or damaged tissues in the human body. In this paper, bioactive composites were prepared using polycaprolactone (PCL) and hydroxyapatite (HA). The influence of micro-sized and nano-sized HA on composite properties was investigated. The nano-HA was prepared by wet chemical co-precipitation reaction method. Studies of biocomposite specimen morphology were performed by Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM). XRD (X-Ray Diffraction) and DSC (Differential scanning calorimetry) were used to assess the crystal structure of HA and thermal properties of the composites, respectively. The synthesized nano-HA is found to be of high purity HA structure. The relationship between composition, structure and properties was studied. Different methods to prepare uniform composites were tried, and the outcome of this work suggests that by proper manipulation of biodegradable polymers and bioactive ceramics through material design, bioactive composites with controlled properties might be achievable.


Blood donation is dependent on the goodwill of people to voluntarily donate blood, without financial reward. Focus groups with Irish third level students, and interviews with key personnel involved in the blood donation process were conducted. Altruism is still the biggest reason why third level students donate blood and should continue to be the basis of the advertising message aimed at this segment. Non-donor participants were unaware of the whole area of blood and were not aware of its uses or the process of donation. The advertisements that they found effective, were the rational-based fear advertisements that challenged their excuses and their complacency and urged them to donate. Blood service organisations should target the university sector (donors and non-donors), as they represent the future of blood donation due to their life-time value and potential to donate blood.


In this work, both experimental assessment and 3D electron-thermal coupled Monte Carlo simulation have been used to investigate local heating effect on NBTI in multiple-fin p-channel SOI FinFETs. The results show that the peak temperature is 70K higher than room temperature under saturation operation. The larger |Vds| with same Vgs stress causes severer degradation and the more fin number presents the more degradation. Therefore, the NBTI affected by local heating effect can't be neglected during circuit operation.


We know that Innovation plays a crucial role in sustainable development for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cluster. This paper applies a multi-criteria methodology to SMEs cluster innovation capability appraisal, known as the analytic hierarchy process(AHP). This methodology is especially useful when there is partial information and/or qualitative variables are used. Firstly, this paper defines the SMEs cluster innovation capability, and analyzes its composition. Secondly, it establishes three levels index system. Finally, fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method is used to evaluate the innovation capability of small and medium enterprises cluster.


IntroductionAneurysmal degeneration of autologous saphenousvein (ASV) used in femoro-distal revascularization isa fairly frequent but not always predictable event andinvolves a high risk of thrombosis of the bypass itself.Treatment involves repair, removal and replacementor endovascular treatment. If replacement is necessaryfor revascularization with the distal anastomosisbelow the knee, results with heterologous grafts aredisappointing. More favourable results can beachieved with cryopreserved homologous veins(CHV) or arterial allografts.


PURPOSE: To provide a biodegradable synthetic resin material giving products having long-term stability and to biodegradably decomposing without generating harmful matter, by making the resin material contain cellulose ester, a plasticizer, polyester, if necessary, an org. acid (ester). CONSTITUTION: 50-90 wt.% of cellulose ester (A) pref. being cellulose acetate (butylate), 0-40 wt.% of a plasticizer (B) being carboxylic acid ester having several esters selected from citric, tartaric and succinic esters and/or an OH group, 5-30 wt.% of polyester with a mol.wt. of 500-3,000 (C) and, if necessary, 15 wt.% or less of various org. acid esters as an org. acid and/or a platicizer selected from lauric acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid and polylactic acid or esters of them are mixed to substantially avoid the takening-in of humidity and subsequently directly extruded under heating to obtain the object material. COPYRIGHT: (C)1992,JPO


This paper presents a novel framework for the problem of target localization based on the range information collected by a single mobile agent. The proposed methodology exploits the algebra of Volterra integral operators to annihilate the influence of initial conditions on the transient phase, thus achieving a deadbeat performance. The robustness properties against additive measurement perturbations are analyzed, and the bias caused by the time discretization is characterized as well. Extensive simulation results and comparisons are provided showing the effectiveness of the proposed technique in coping with both stationary and drifting targets.


We report extensive calculations of energy positions and autoionization widths for the doubly excited states of H2 between the first and the second ionization thresholds. We present results for 60 doubly excited states of the 1,3Σg,u+, 1,3Πg,u, and 1,3Δg,u symmetries in the range of internuclear distances 0⩽R⩽5 a.u. The resonance parameters have been obtained using the Feshbach theory and an L2 representation of the non resonant continuum with B-spline functions. We discuss the main features of the energy correlation diagrams and the corresponding widths. We point out the existence of avoided crossings in the Franck–Condon region that significantly affect the autoionization properties of the doubly excited states. Our data are compared with previous results reported in the literature.


Abstract By nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, it was found that conformational rigidity or flexibility of modified uridine in the first position of the anticodon of transfer RNA contributes to the rigid or flexible recognition of codons.


The subject of human performances in 1980s aims to research people's daily behaviors,and its application in tourism research has happened almost simultaneously with its own development.Based on the application in tourism research and its main achievements,the paper expounds the possibility of further development in the theory research.


The development of cleaner technologies is a major emphasis in green chemistry. Among the several features of green chemistry, the reduction/replacement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the reaction medium is of greatest concern. VOCs have been heavily implicated in causing changes to the global climate, the formulation of smog, as well as being identified as a source of ozone depletion (Holbrey and Seddon 1999). Based on the large quantities of volatile compounds lost or consumed, replacement with greener, less polluting and non-volatile alternatives will permit significant advances towards pollution control. Ionic liquids (ILs) are a class of solvents that can be used as alternative reaction media.


Improved cloud genetic algorithm (ICGA) was proposed in this paper. ICGA combined the characteristics of the powerful global search capability of genetic algorithm (GA) and the powerful local search capability of simulated annealing (SA). The initial solution was generated by GA, the crossover probability (Pc) and the mutation probability (Pm) were generated by the characteristics of randomness and stable tendency of the droplets in the cloud models. Adopting the metropolis sampling process of the SA in the process of crossover and mutation operation, the obtained solution became the initial population of the genetic operations for further evolution. This structure effectively avoided the GA premature and defects of weak local search ability, which improved the search ability of the system. The simulation results further showed the effectiveness of the algorithm.


ABSTRACT This article revisits the origins of Adolf Hitler's antisemitism. It raises the question as to whether it is really credible to argue that Hitler did not harbor antisemitic sentiments prior to the post-revolutionary period following World War One. The article introduces readers to hitherto unknown testimony by Elisabeth Grünbauer, the daughter of the family with whom Hitler lodged in Munich prior to the First World War. According to her testimony, Hitler was already an antisemite six years earlier than previously believed. Crucially, she claims that Hitler's Jew-hatred predates the watershed of World War One. In her testimony, Grünbauer recorded antisemitic statements Hitler made to her father that link Hitler's decision to leave Austria to his antisemitism. The article provides a critical assessment of Grünbauer's testimony. Further, it attempts to explain the genesis of Hitler's antisemitism in the prewar world and its eventual mutation in postwar, post-revolutionary Munich.


This paper describles that the course of analogic electric technology is the foundation for speciality electric information technology,To strengthen the status for teaching the course of analogic electric technology.With the modular and the combination of 'teaching''learning''practicing' for teaching in the course of analogic electric technology.It may cultivate remarkably the interest and practicing ability of the students.


ABSTRACT
Agung, Muhammad Arfin Quroul. 2015. Learning Strategies to Improve
Memorizing the Al-Qur"an (Multi Cases in Pesantren Science Al-Qur"an AsSafiinah Botoran and Pesantren Home Tahfidz Mangunsari). Thesis. Post
graduate IAIN Tulungagung. Supervisor (1) Dr. H. Teguh, M.Ag, (2) Dr. H.
Kojin, MA
Keywords: Learning Strategies, Memorizing the Al-Qur"an
The research in this thesis is motivated to achieve a goal requires a
strategy and the way that is proper and appropriate, in order to reach the desired
goal. Similarly, the implementation of memorizing the Al-Qur"an, requires a
method and technique that can facilitate those efforts. So it can work well.
The focus of research in this thesis are: 1) How does learning program
studies Al-Qur"an at Pesantren Al-Qur"an As-Safiinah Botoran and Pesantren
Home Tahfidz Mangunsari in improving memorization the Al-Qur"an? 2) How is
the implementation of learning the Studies Al-Qur"an in both Pesantrens? 3) How
does the evaluation of learning the studies Al-Qur"an in both Pesantrens?
The aim of research in this thesis is 1) Describe the learning program
Studies Al-Qur"an at Pesantren Al-Qur"an As-Safiinah Botoran and Pesantren
Home Tahfidz Mangunsari. 2) Describe the implementation of learning studies the
Al-Qur"an in both Pesantrens. 3) Describe the evaluation of learning studies the
Al-Qur"an in both Pesantrens.
The research is a qualitative research, based on the discussion included
descriptive study using a multi cases study design. Data collection technique used
observation, interview, and documentation. The analysis of data from data
reduction, data presentation, and draw conclusions. To test the validity of the data
carried out extra-attendance, triangulation, peer discussion and clarification with
the informant.
Research results are 1) learning program studies Al-Qur"an at Pesantren
Al-Qur"an As-Safiinah Botoran and Pesantren Home Tahfidz Mangunsari in
improving memorization the Al-Qur"an by road: a) memorizing popular letter is
jus 30, Yassin, Alwaqiah, Almulk and juz 29 b) How to memorize starts from the
juz 30, the juz last 29 juz 1 onwards, c) method used talqin but other methods are
also used, d) Given the material on the Koran, e) memorizing Al-Qur"an to 30/juz
amma, f) Memorizing the Al-Qur"an 6-10 Juz finished elementary school. 2)
Implementation of the learning of Studies the Al-Qur"an in the Al-Qur"anic
Pesantren As-Safiinah Botoran and Pesantren Home Tahfidz Mangunsari in
improving recitation of Al-Qur"an by road: a) with the activities Tahfidz AlQur"an which includes daily, weekly activities, activities semiannual, and annual
events. b) the mechanism of memorizing the Al-Qur"an which includes repeating
rote which have been obtained, and depositing a new rote, c) a target Read Write
Koran is temporarily able to read the Al-Qur"an Alone, for a while during 2 years
taught, d ) learning wear YANBUA juice volumes 1-4 while the subsequent
volumes are not taught because it was considered to be capable of
implementation, e) use props to help learning, as well as the results of the
interview. 3) Evaluation of learning Studies the Al-Qur"an in the Al-Qur"anic
Pesantren As-Safiinah Botoran and Pesantren Home Tahfidz Mangunsari in
improving the rote memorization of the Al-Qur"an by road a) evaluation test rote,
teachers as a listener when students perform rote and teachers- teacher
immediately corrected if there is one, and it is directly entered in the value of
students as there are elements of the test and find out how far the ability of
memorization students. b) The evaluation was conducted on Day Saturday hours:
12:00 to 13:30 During the holidays given the task murajaah like rote repetition is
given a card or guide books in accordance with the letter that has been obtained
during the study and guided by parents, c) methods in memorizing Al-Qur"an
murojaah every day (wear achievement Tahfidz book) Middle Semester Exam &
xiii
Final Exam model exam connecting passages in the Final Examination Semester
exam manner teacher read verses, verses 1-3 and pupils continue thereafter. d)
Intensive exam before the holidays, during the holidays there are tasks that have
been formatted by the teacher. This evaluation is very well applied to children,
because if there is an element of the test, usually the children will race to get a
good value, it will give a sense of spirit in memorizing. However memorize
evaluation using this evaluation is better not to do every day, because it avoids the
tension of students and ensuring that students in memorization, students may not
be charged excessively.


In the Relocatable TC-SCAN system,Horizontal lines are generated in the image for the stable distortion the system frame during the frame moving.This paper analyzes the causation of this phenomena and designs the method to reduce this infection.


This essay is to analyze the meanings and current situations of ability training programs of undergraduates and advocate the problems and deficiencies at present,in order to find out the potential methods of actively building a training platform,setting up scientific research teams to study,providing continuous financial support,strictly regulating the graduation thesis and graduation project and actively participating in the national challenge cup.Therefore,it can provide the references for the ability training programs of undergraduates.


This article aimed to analyze the effects of a training course in Libras on a group of civil servants from different municipal sectors in a city in the interior of Sao Paulo, with a view to providing them with basic know ledge to offer a more qualified service to the deaf and mitigate the communicative barriers between them. It had as participants 37 public servants, in a work load of 30 hours counting on the presence of hearing professionals specialized in the are a and two deaf fluent in Libras. An initial questionnaire was applied to meet the demands of the employees and a final one on the self-assessment of their learning's and expectations. The results showed that the majority considered the course of great importance and felt more prepared to offer the deaf a better quality of care, but there were also those who answered that they still felt a certain in security, requiring more time of practice and study to establish greater communication for mutual understanding. Regarding the training received, it was considered defective and in accordance with the importance of learning that language, at least basically, not only for in-service communication, but for social inclusion, high lighting the relationship established between theory and practice, at all times. , which provided a more critical and reflective training on the acquired knowledge. In the face of social inclusion, it is necessary to carry out training courses in Libras, since the linguistic condition of the deaf is carried out in the form of visual-spatial transmission instead of oral-auditory as in other people.


A wind-tunnel investigation of the Boeing XB-47 full-scale empennage was conducted to provide, prior to flight tests, data required on the effectiveness of the elevator and rudder. The XB-47 airplane is a jet-propelled medium bomber having wing and tail surfaces swept back 35 degrees. The investigation included tests of the effectiveness of the elevator with normal straight sides, with a buldged trailing edge, and with a modified hinge-line gap and tests of the effectiveness of the rudder with a normal straight-sided tab and with a bulged tab.


Objective: To study the expression and purification of antimicrobial peptide S-thanatin in Escherichia coli and the effecs of different MIC identification methods on it.Methods: A recombinant plasmid pET32a-Ts coding for fusion protein in Escherichia coli was constructed by recombinant gene technique.The fusion protein was purified through Nickel-affinity chromatography column,then TRX was cut off by thrombin after dialysis,purified by Sephadex G-50 chromatography,and finally freeze-dried.Constant broth dilution method,microdilution method and punching method were used to observe the MIC of S-thanatin.Results: S-thanatin was successfully expressed in E.coli,and the final purity was higher than 85%.Different identification methods of MIC about Ts showed different results,the constant broth dilution method and PP 96 pores plate gave the best effect.Conclusion: Ts is highly expressed in engineering strain BL21(DE3),and the purified protein has a high biological activity.MIC of PP 96 pores plate and constant broth dilution method give the accurate result.The antibacterial activity is influenced by the experimental material.


Abstract Room temperature model studies using water to simulate 'metal' and paraffin oil (when required) as 'slag' were conducted to study the extent of mixing and the rate of mass transfer between metal and slag in the 130 t basic oxygen furnaces (BOFs) in operation in Tata Steel. Several systems of gas injection including top blowing, combined blowing and exclusive bottom purging were investigated. Similar work was undertaken in a room temperature model of an 80 t energy optimising furnace (EOF), in operation for a brief period earlier in Tata Steel. Details of the optimum blowing conditions, including the number/distribution of bottom tuyeres for the BOFs, are elaborated in the present paper. How mixing/mass transfer in an EOF compares with the BOF case(s) is also highlighted.


Abstract The wave equation is time-reversal invariant. The enclosure method, using a Neumann data generated by this invariance, is introduced. The method yields the minimum ball that is centered at a given arbitrary point and encloses an unknown obstacle embedded in a known bounded domain from a single point on the graph of the so-called response operator on the boundary of the domain over a finite time interval. The occurrence of the lacuna in the solution of the free space wave equation is positively used.


We present a comprehensive statistical analysis spanning over a solar cycle of the properties and drivers of traveling fast forward and fast reverse interplanetary shocks. We combine statistics of 679 shocks between 1995 and 2013 identified from the near‐Earth (Wind and ACE) and STEREO‐A observations. We find that fast forward shocks dominate over fast reverse shocks in all solar cycle phases except during solar minimum. Nearly all fast reverse shocks are driven by slow‐fast stream interaction regions (SIRs), while coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the principal drivers of fast forward shocks in all phases except at solar minimum. The occurrence rate and median speeds of CME‐driven fast forward shocks follow the sunspot cycle, while SIR‐associated shocks do not show such correspondence. The strength of the shock (characterized by the magnetosonic Mach number and by the upstream to downstream magnetic field and density ratio) shows relatively little variations over solar cycle. However, the shocks were slightly stronger during the ascending phase of a relatively weak solar cycle 24 than during the previous ascending phase. The CME‐ and SIR‐driven fast forward shocks and fast reverse shocks have distinct upstream solar wind conditions, which reflect to their relative strengths. We found that CME‐driven shocks are on average stronger and faster, and they show broader distributions of shock parameters than the shocks driven by SIRs.


The results of phytochemical studies of plants are presented of the genus Thymus Serpyllum L. growing in East Kazakhstan. The quantitative characteristics of macro- and micronutrients are determined. In plants, the maximum calcium content is 654.25 µ g / ml, magnesium 235.34 µ g / ml. From thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.), a pure substance of the class of flavonoids, campferid, was isolated. The structure of the compound was proved by spectral (IR, UV, 13C NMR, 1H -, mass spectrometry) analysis methods. The biological activity of phytopreparations and the obtained individual compound was studied. This article presents the results of chemical composition study of the aboveground part of Thymus Serpyllum L. and the number of biologically active substances widely used in folk medicine, distributed in the Eastern territory of Kazakhstan. Thymus Serpyllum L. is a valuable medicinal plant raw material and a source of a number of biologically active substances (flavonoids, phenolycosides, phenolic acids, tannins, essential oils), which is characterized by a wide range of pharmacological activity that can resist inflammation, viruses, anti-rheumatic and other diseases.


A new technique for semiconductor epitaxy at low substrate temperatures is presented, called low-energy dc plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The method has been applied to Si homoepitaxy at substrate temperatures between 400 and 600 °C and growth rates between 0.1 and 1 nm/s, using silane as the reactive gas. The quality of the Si films has been examined by reflection high-energy electron diffraction, scanning tunneling microscopy, cross-section transmission electron microscopy, and high-resolution x-ray diffraction. Two effects have been identified to lead to the formation of stacking faults after an initial layer of defect-free growth: (1) substrate bombardment by ions with energies in excess of 15 eV, and (2) hydrogen adsorption limiting the surface mobility of Si atoms and silane radicals. Both result in the accumulation of surface roughness, facilitating the nucleation of stacking faults when the roughness reaches a critical level. Defect introduction can be eliminated effectively by biasing...


Reversible anaesthesia with drugs suitable for adult animals is either hazardous, or difficult to achieve in very young animals. Moreover, both young and adult birds tolerate volatile anaesthetics badly (Wright, 1957). A technique was required suitable for 1-30-day-old chickens, guinea-pigs, kittens and rats which permitted operative procedures lasting up to 4 hr followed by rapid recovery from the anaesthetic and return to normal cerebral electrical activity. Halothane ('Fluothane', I.C.I.) in oxygen was administered from a Goldman vaporizer (B.O.C.) calibrated to give 0 1-4% (v/v) halothane in the carrier gas (oxygen). After induction of anaesthesia in a chamber filled with 2-4% (v/v) halothane, the same concentration of halothane in oxygen was given at a rate of 200-400 ml./min in a semi-closed nonrebreathing system by endotracheal tube to the chickens and by face mask to the other animals. The excess gas mixture overflowed round the mask or tube. Stage 3 anaesthesia (Guedel, 1936) was reached in under 5 min with the chickens and in 10 min with the other species. In about half the animals used the halothane could be reduced to 1-2% (v/v) after 1 hr. Apnoea during anaesthesia was common, but as long as the flow of oxygen was maintained, respiration was resumed spontaneously. Recovery from the anaesthetic occurred within 5-20 min of withdrawal, although after prolonged anaesthesia some animals remained drowsy for up to 4 hr. Because of the risk of respiratory arrest, particularly with the chicken which retains halothane in its system of air-sacs, oxygen administration was continued until recovery was complete. Pulmonary oedema after intubation complicated anaesthesia in a few of the chickens but


This paper dealt with analysis of nutrient constituents of Rubus lambertianus Ser.fruit and its fatty acid compositions of seed oil from Fujian Province.The result showed that the fruit is rich in total acid(3.37%),in protein(6.81%)and in amino acid(6.33 mg/100g.DW),contains 25.81% of essential amino acids.SOD content of the fruit is up to 273.05 u/g.FW.Mineral elements are abundant,especially Fe,Zn.The fatty acids in seed oil were analysed by GC,the major components were linoleic acid(51.7%~52.2%),linolenic acid(33.1%~ 34.8%) and oleic acid(6.4%~8.5%).In addition,fat,sugar and vitamin are also abundant in the fruit,Thus the fruit is of value in nourishment and in health protection,and of potential value in exploitation and utilization.


In this article the author sets out to define the specific nature of the heroes of TV series in comparison with other heroes (of novels, plays or films). She argues that it stems from a more stable anchorage between a fictive character and a live person. Drawing on a corpus of 467 letters and their general frame- work, and noting that these letters are addressed to a compound being - both a character and an actor -, she departs from a dualistic approach opposing real- ity and fiction, and instead describes the inherent features of this mixed entity. In the general trend of extension of the social sciences to new objects, the heroes of series can thus occupy their particular place amongst the humans and non humans.


Iron deficiency is the most widespread and frequent nutritional disorder in the world. It affects a high proportion of children and women in developing countries, with a clear predominance in adolescents and menstruating females. Iron is essential for optimal cognitive function and physical performance, not only as a binding site of oxygen but also as a critical constituent of many enzymes. In symptomatic patients with fatigue or in a population at risk for iron deficiency, a baseline set of blood tests including haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit, mean cellular volume, mean cellular haemoglobin, percentage of hypochromic erythrocytes and serum ferritin levels are important to monitor iron deficiency. For healthy males and females aged >15 years, a ferritin cut-off of 30 μg/l is appropriate. For children from 6–12 years and younger adolescents from12–15 years, cut-offs of 15 and 20 μg/l respectively are recommended. As a first step in treatment, counselling and oral iron therapy is usually combined. Integrating haem and free iron regularly into the diet, looking for enhancers and avoiding inhibitors of iron uptake is beneficial.


The electric vehicle and electric vehicle charger market is rapidly growing due to increased interest in carbon free. When a lot of electric vehicles and chargers are penetrated into the distribution network, various problems such as voltage drop may occur. Therefore, it is essential to accurately determine the hosting capacity of electric vehicles from the point of view of system operation. Electric vehicles have a variety of uncertainties, including arrival and departure times, state of charge and selection of charging station. To evaluate the hosting capacity of electric vehicles, these uncertainties must be taken into account. In this paper, load modeling was performed considering the uncertainty of electric vehicle, and the hosting capacity of electric vehicle was evaluated using monte carlo simulation. In addition, load modeling was performed using the actual power consumption data of buildings in Seoul National University. The network was modeled using the parameters of the actually embedded cable. Based on the modeled data, the hosting capacity was evaluated by assuming an electric vehicle based on the actual vehicle access data.


Book Citations: Authors, Title, HemaSphere, 2023;7(S3):pages. The individual abstract DOIs can be found at https://journals.lww.com/hemasphere/pages/default.aspx. Disclaimer: Articles published in the journal HemaSphere exclusively reflect the opinions of the authors. The authors are responsible for all content in their abstracts including accuracy of the facts, statements, citing resources, etc. 1838 and refractoriness to a previous lenalidomide-based treatment (HR 2.23, 95% CI: 1.06-4.70, p=0.035). With regards to survival, lenalidomide-refractory pts had a 2-fold increase in the risk of death (HR 2.1, 95% CI: 0.914.8, p=0.08). PFS appears to be superior in the older population possibly related to IRd treatment in earlier lines of therapy (52% of pts aged ≥75 had received IRd after 1 prior line and only 24% after >3 lines); notably, 70% of pts aged ≥75 had HRCA.


Lower Ordovician brachiopods from NW Argentina have been known since the 19 century, from the descriptions of Kayser (1876), and since the 1930s from those of Kobayashi (1937) and Harrington (1937, 1938). The original collections forming the basis for these descriptions, many of them new species, commonly cannot be located, and in some cases are definitively lost. This is the case for the Steinman collection, containing the types of the Kobayashi's (1937) paper; these collections, deposited in Freiburg University were destroyed during World War II (Kuss and Tobien in Havlícek and Branisa, 1980: p. 6). This compounds the difficulty in recognising and revising these superficially described and poorly illustrated species. Perhaps because of these difficulties, only a few of those previously defined species have already been revised and they remain very poorly known. Ulrich and Cooper (1938) reassigned Orthis saltensis Kayser, 1876 and Eoorthis? putilliformis Kobayashi to the genus Nanorthis. Castellaro (1963) followed Ulrich and Cooper (1938) and included also Eoorthis grandis Harrington, 1938 within Nanorthis. Havlícek and Branisa (1980) in their study of the Ordovician brachiopods of Bolivia also revised one of those previously described species from Argentina, reassigning Orusia saltensis (Kayser) determined by Kobayashi (1937) within Notorthisina. The latest revision of one of those previously defined species was by Benedetto (in Benedetto and Carrasco, 2002) in his study of some Tremadoc brachiopods from NW Argentina; Benedetto (in Benedetto and Carrasco, 2002) placed in synonymy with his new species Nanorthis purmamarcaensis, the shells identified as Eoorthis christianiae (Kjerulf) and Eoorthis andina sp. nov. by Harrington (1937 and 1938, respectively). Nevertheless, Benedetto (p. 656) commented on the difficulty of making comparisons with N. andina (Harrington) (sic), due to a lack of information on the latter species. Certainly, if that comparison could be confirmed and Harrington's species proved to be the same as Nanorthis purmamarcaensis Benedetto, this name would be a junior synonym of Nanorthis andina (Harrington). Eoorthis grandis Harrington, 1938 is one such poorly known brachiopod species from the Lower Ordovician of NW Argentina that has not yet received a thorough revision. The shells studied and illustrated by Harrington (1938) were collected by G. Bonarelli from a brown-yellowish sandstone at Portezuelo de Salta; this is the name of the eastern entrance to the town of Salta from the Road 34, placed immediately south of Cerro San Bernardo. The Lower Ordovician outcrops at Portezuelo de Salta are a continuation of those of Cerro San Bernardo. Harrington (1938) also identified E. grandis in clay-slates and sandstones, with Kayseraspis brackebuschi and Didymograptus nitidus, collected by P. Sgrosso and J. Frenguelli from Cerro San Bernardo, as well as in brown-yellowish sandstones from Cerro Purma (Jujuy Province). Harrington (1938) dated the horizons yielding E. grandis as Lower Skiddawian and identified tentatively the lithostratigraphic unit as the upper part of the Saladillo Group. Harrington (in Harrington and Leanza, 1957) identified more precisely the beds yielding E. grandis in the Cerro San Bernardo Section as the horizon 3 of the San Bernardo Formation. According to Moya et al. (1994) this unit is almost entirely early Arenig in age, with the Tremadoc-Arenig boundary lying close to the base of the formation, and the lower-middle Arenig boundary in its uppermost part. The fossiliferous horizon would be within the graptolite nitidus Biozone and the trilobite asaphelloides Biozone. Thus it can be correlated with the British Whitlandian. From the original material on which Harrington (1938) based E. grandis, a single sample of Bonnarelli's collection from Portezuelo de Salta has been located. It is housed in the SEGEMAR repository, under the number 11060 (535). Within this sample, a medium AMEGHINIANA (Rev. Asoc. Paleontol. Argent.) 41 (1): 119-123. Buenos Aires, 30-03-2004 ISSN 0002-7014


Water is essential for all forms of life, food production and economic development. Only 0.5 % of water is available on earth surface making it more precious commodity on earth. Water covers 70.9 % of the Earth's surface, and is vital for all known forms of life. As Ariyalur is a land of limestone, the cement industries flourishes to maximum resulting in air pollution and water pollution. The Present study is undertaken to investigate extent of pollution, to determine the ground water quality in and around Ariyalur District due to usage of fertilizers and make awareness among the people about the quality of ground water by taking water samples from different locations for analysis. The sample were analyzed for physico–chemical parameters such as pH, EC,TDS, TH, DO, Ca, Mg, BOD COD and NO3. The ground water samples were collected from Ariyalur area and the collected samples were analyzed for major physical and chemical parameters. However the experiments have been performed on the reduction of hardness from synthetic solution and ground water samples using plant materials (Moringa oleifera seeds). The plant materials that have been tested over the years, powder processed from the seeds from Moringa oleifera has been shown to be one of the most effective as a primary coagulant for water treatment.


A class of optimal control problems in viscous flow is studied. Main results are the Pontryagin maximum principle and the verification theorem for the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation characterising the feedback problem. The maximum principle is established by two quite different methods.


fixing islet multiple cysts left supporting a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome. had antibodies to thyroid and gastric parietal cells but no pituitary autoantibodies.


Multiobjective optimization is always one of the most popular problems in evolutionary computation due to its wide existence in various practical applications. This paper proposes a new improved version of multiobjective evolutionary algorithms based on decomposition (MOEA/D) for solving multiobjective optimization problems, which is named MOEA/D-ADW including three significant strategies. Specifically, firstly, weight vector initialization mechanism is designed to generate high quality weights, which includes UR and WS-transformation strategies. Secondly, an external population is designed for storing the obtained individuals based on the neighborhoods of the weight vector and the search population. Finally, population agents stored in external set are reused for updating the weight adaptively during the evolutionary process. To evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm, experimental results carried on a set of benchmark functions with various characteristics, demonstrate that the MOEA/D-ADW is competitive with respect to some existing multiobjective optimization algorithms.


Thank you for reporting your experience with chronic IV epoprostenol in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis. I apologize if my editorial was misinterpreted to imply that chronic IV epoprostenol therapy should not be considered as a therapeutic option for patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with various connective tissue disorders. My comments were only meant to alert physicians to our not currently having the same experience with these patients as we have with patients who have primary pulmonary hypertension. We obviously are cautiously optimistic and hopeful that chronic IV epoprostenol will be efficacious for various groups of patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with other disorders, including collagen vascular diseases, particularly in light of many of these patients not being candidates for transplantation due to their associated collagen vascular diseases. Your experience appears similar to previously published experiences with these patients, eg, chronic IV epoprostenol does appear to be efficacious, although whether or not its efficacy is as good as we and others have seen with primary pulmonary hypertension remains to be determined. In the meantime, consideration of looking at these patients in a registry may allow us to evaluate the relative efficacy of epoprostenol and rank the efficacy of chronic IV epoprostenol for various groups of patients with pulmonary vascular disease, including primary pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary hypertension associated with the various collagen vascular disorders (subdivided into the specific collagen vascular disorders, since their responses may be different), as well as pulmonary hypertension associated with portal hypertension, HIV, and appetite suppressant-induced primary pulmonary hypertension.


which is a very rare response to vaccination, is a failure not only to develop antibody but possibly of the cells to produce interferon. The in vivo action of interferon was first demonstrated by Isaacs and M. A. Westwood.7 They showed that rabbit interferon protected the rabbit's skin against infection with vaccinia virus provided that the interferon was given before or at the same time as the vaccine and at the site of challenge. This inhibitory effect was confirmed by R. D. Andrews8 in experiments on rabbits and monkeys. Homologous interferon (i.e., from the same species) was found to be the most effective, but significant protection was produced by some heterologous preparations. In studies on the rabbit's eye K. Cantell and V. Tommila9 showed that local application of rabbit interferon given immediately after infection with vaccinia virus and repeated at four-hourly intervals for four days modified the vaccinial infection. In one rabbit there was complete protection and in three others partial protection with a delayed onset. No protection was demonstrated against herpes simplex virus in a similar experiment. Recently this protective effect of interferon has been confirmed by tests in human volunteers. In the first trial'0 38 volunteers who " were nearly all individuals who had not been vaccinated before " were vaccinated at two sites. One site was inoculated with interferon prepared in monolayer cultures of rhesus monkey kidney and the other with a control fluid. The following day Jennerian vaccination was carried out on the same areas of skin. Twenty-four volunteers showed complete protection and eight partial protection. In the second report B. R. Jones and his colleagues"' also report success with the topical application of monkey interferon in six cases of vaccinial infection of the eye showing progressive and extensive ulceration of the corneal epithelium. Of the seven cases studied (one was not treated with interferon) three were accidental infections and four autogenous. Topical vaccinial gamma-globulin was also used in four cases with little effect, but after treatment with interferon (one drop every half-hour when awake) for two to four days healing started in a few hours and was complete in one to four days. Stromal reactions were not influenced by interferon. These preliminary reports are encouraging.