For a two-dimensional model of pattern formation the interplay between a broken up down symmetry and a weakly broken rotational symmetry is investigated. Both symmetries may be broken, for instance, in chemical reactions with an applied electric field or in thermal convection of planarly aligned nematic liquid crystals. In a system with rotational symmetry and a broken up down symmetry hexagonal patterns are favored in a certain parameter range. With increasing values for the anisotropies, by keeping the up down symmetry broken, hexagons may be deformed to centered rectangular patterns. Hence, breaking both symmetries is an alternative mechanism leading to rectangular patterns. Finally, at larger values of the anisotropies a bifurcation to stripes takes place.


A nonvolatile nanocrystal (NC) memory containing a ferritin core was fabricated. A ferritin monolayer was formed through a droplet evaporation technique. High-pressure hydrogen (HP-H2) annealing effectively reduced iron oxide (Fe2O3) to form conductive iron NC. In addition, HP-H2 annealing also improved memory characteristics by passivation of the interface states at Si∕HfO2. The authors observed good memory characteristics, including fast program/erase (P/E) operation, a memory window of 1.75V under ±6V, and a stable memory window up to 104s at 85°C.


The remedy of restitution of conjugal rights (RCR) has its roots in canon law. It was incorporated into Muslim, Hindu and Parsi personal laws through the judgements of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council during the British colonial period. It has been abolished in the United Kingdom in 1970 when a Law Commission report found it ineffective in saving marriages. In South Asia, however, this remedy is still available despite constitutional challenges to it before superior courts. The Federal Shariat Court refused to declare this remedy invalid in its judgements reported in 2016. This is despite the fact that far from saving marriages, this remedy is routinely abused by husbands as a countermeasure in response to suits of maintenance, custody of children, recovery of dower and dowry, and dissolution of marriage. Devoid of any Islamic basis, the RCR remedy violates the right to liberty, privacy, and equality as guaranteed under the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 and should be declared illegal and unconstitutional.


The utility model discloses a boiler slagging dust exhaust device. The boiler slagging dust exhaust device comprises a boiler body, a slag cooler, a belt conveyor, a box and an induced draft fan. The bottom of the boiler is provided with a deslagging hole, a feeding hole and a discharging hole are respectively arranged on the bilateral sides of the slag cooler, the feeding hole is positioned under the slag cooler and the discharging hole is positioned above the feeding end of the belt conveyor. The boiler slagging dust exhaust device comprises a suction hood which is positioned above the discharging end of the belt conveyor and the terminal of the suction hood is in sequence connected with the box and the induced draft fan. The boiler slagging dust exhaust device is rational in structure and the slag is conveyed onto the slag conveying vehicles through the belt conveyor after being cooled through the slag cooler. The discharging end of the belt conveyor is provided with the suction hood. According to the boiler slagging dust exhaust device, the dust under the suction hood is sucked through the negative pressure generated by the induced draft fan, the environment is optimized and the pollution is avoided.


We produced a high-quality hard magnetic Fe81Co2Nb1Nd10B6 alloy by melt spinning without additional treatment. The as-spun ribbons produced at a wheel speed of ∼25 m/s had the best hard magnetic properties: a remanence Br, coercive force Hc, and maximum energy product (BH)max of 0.97 T, 676 kA/m, and 140 kJ/m3, respectively. The Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe nanocomposite phases had grain sizes of ∼10–30 nm. We investigated how the magnetic properties changed with wheel speed, finding that they depended on the as-spun structure and magnetic structure, which changed upon over- and under-quenching from the melt.


In order to manage water resources efficiently we need to characterize the rain events intensity. It helps us to understand hydrological consequences for every rainfall episode. In this work, we analyze a recent heavy rain event behaviour which took place in Barcelona. To accomplish this goal we use the CLABSA database, a set of rain gauges covering the period 2000-2011. To analyze them we use three methodologies whose difference lays in mathematical construction. These are: Llasat β index, Casas IP index and Monjo n index. In addition, we propose a new n index evolution, called s index. Moreover, we know that these methodologies can be considered suitable to the climate characteristics of this geographical area of work. Information provided by each index and a comparison between indices and in situ data were done by means of statistical analyses (e.g., R and MNAE). Results show that IP and β index have a good correlation with the maximum intensity of each episode, whereas n and s index describe quite well the rain temporal behaviour, regardless of the intensity. Thus, according to these results the best index for the convective mode of rain is ns. Finally, it can be concluded that each index has different uses and operational aspects with pros and cons. Despite this we think that they are complementary in the analysis of episodes under a methodology that uses them properly.


Abstract Using a case study of London Zoo's BUGS (Biodiversity Underpinning Global Survival) exhibit, this article assesses the role of experiential learning in raising biodiversity knowledge, concern and potential pro-conservation actions. Using Personal Meaning Mindmapping, a novel method in visitor research, the study examines how adult visitors relate to biodiversity conservation. Researcher priming, perceived proximity, affection, and responsibility are explored as key factors in understanding biodiversity and conservation. A mixed-method approach involving statistical, discourse and semiotic analysis finds that BUGS enables visitors to value nature by fascinating and entertaining them. However, BUGS falls short of its experiential potential as it does not resonate in visitors' everyday lives, nor does it enable them to personally contribute to conservation efforts.


A qualitative phase analysis of aluminum complex deoxidizer was conducted with a metallurgical microscope and an X-ray diffractometer.The sample was treated with a strong alkali and solubilized with H2O2.Nitric acid was added to neutralize the strong alkali and dissolve salts.The solution was filtered to separate the metallic aluminum from aluminum oxide.The precipitate was treated with ashing at low temperature.Flux was added to conduct high-temperature fusion.Hydrochloric acid was used for extraction,and the determination was conducted with fluoride salt replacement EDTA complexometric titration.The influence of sample granularity,sample dissolution method and watersoluble aluminum on the determination was investigated.The method was used in the determination of metallic aluminum and aluminum oxide in aluminum complex deoxidizer with the recovery in the range of 97%-105 %and the relative standard deviation less than 1.0%,and the measured results were consistent with those obtained by high-valence metallic salt oxi-complexation back titration.Tests showed that the proposed method solved the difficulty in separation of aluminum from aluminum oxide in aluminum complex deoxidizer and achieved fine precision and accuracy of the sample measurement results,so it is appropriate for phase analysis of metallic aluminum and aluminum oxide in aluminum complex deoxidizer.


This paper presents lossless compression algorithm to minimize the power consumption of the wireless sensor network (WSN). The sensor and receiver node consumes more power when transmission of data is taking place. In addition, huge data are processed in the network which also consumes energy. The main contribution of this paper is to prolong the battery life of the sensors by using compressive sensing to lessen the transmission activity and data processing. CS is a lossless data compression technique that is used to represent the signals into sparse, linear encoding and transformation matrix, and sparse recovery. Discrete Fourier transform is used to get the nonzero coefficient of the signals. L1 minimization is used to recover the signal into its original form.


ABSTRACT In an inquiry with young children at a small river beside a school in Cuenca, Ecuador, romanticizations of harmonious childhoods and pristine, even magical, river natures are in abundance. Using common worlds framings, this article interrupts purity in child-nature pedagogies. We argue that encountering the river as a site of contradiction, and as an inherently pedagogical contact zone, requires disrupting discourses of "purity" that separate humans from their vulnerabilities with/in mutual, already contaminated worlds. To do so, we revisit pedagogical documentation from our walks at the river, and put them in conversation with persistent anthropocentric logics and the vibrant life of plastics at this river. We also gesture toward the pedagogical dispositions that might be required to cultivate educational experiences that are situated in the midst of the problems and impurities that the world proposes.


Objective To study the clinical effect of acyclovir combined with interferon on herpes simplex keratitis(HSK).Methods 0.1% acyclovir and recombinant human interferon α eye mixed drops were prepared and used to treat HSK.Results There 33 out of the 36 patients in treatment group,were cured(91.6%),the average date of recoveryg was 30.4 days,26 out of the 29 patients in cnntrol group were cured,with the cure rate of 91.6 and 89.7% in the control group.The average date of healing was 39.6 days,there was not significant difference between treatment group and control group,but the course of treatment in reatment group was significant shotrer than than in control group(P0.05).Conclusion The clinical effect of acyclovir combined with interferon is definite on herpes simplex keratitis(HSK) without adverse reaction and worthy of popularization.


The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) (Sr1-z-n CazEun)mMp(SiN2)m-x(CN2)xSi3wN4w+p (I), wherein M represents AI, Ga, Y, Gd, or Lu, m represents a value between 1 and 3, n represents a value in the range of 0.005m <= n <= 0.2m, p represents a value from 0 to 3, w represents a value from 0 to 2, x represents a value in the range of 0 <= x <= m, and z represents a value in the range of 0< = z< = 0.4, and to a method for producing said luminescent substances and to the use thereof as conversion luminescent substances or in light sources.


This paper analyzes the growth pattern of foodgrains production in West Bengal for the period of 1970-71 to 1999-2000. Goodness of fit has been tested for functional forms, viz., linear, exponential, log quadratic, parabolic, etc., both in the simple and kink (double) forms. The results show that in most of the districts, and the State as a whole, double kink linear form is the best fitted functional form. While the first trend break is always positive, the second one is generally negative. In the State, as a whole, both the positive and negative trend-breaks are significant, though there are district-wise variations. Performance during the 1990s is a matter of concern. Not only has there been a decline in the absolute growth in 1991-92, but since then, the relative growth rate has been declining over the decade in view of the linearity of the growth rate of foodgrains production in West Bengal.


ABSTRACT The team lecturers from Faculty of Law socialized Business law, Nationality law, Criminal law and Adat law at the Legal Clinic Radio Polda "SUARA JANGER" on July 2007. This community services used interactive method by using telephone, SMS and e-mail. The all session of interactive legal consultation were well done and got positive response from the communities as proven by the receipt of 4 to 5 calls within a one hour interactive duration conducted once a week. Through this services community and legal consultation several legal issues such as industrial design, children's protection who were born from mix marriage, good governance, money laundering, terrorism, and polygamy were discussed and the further legal solutions were advised by the team advisors refer to the Act No. 31 year 2000, the Act No. 12 year 2006, and the Act No.15 year 2003.


Two field experiments were carried out at the farm of El-Gemmeiza Agric.Res. Station, Agric.Res. Center, during the two successive growing seasons; 1998/99 and 1999/2000 to study the effect of Zn, Mn and Fe on plant growth, photosynthetic pigments and some micronutrients content of faba bean leaves at 70 days age. Zn, Mn and Fe were added by seed coating method at a rate of 0.3gm of Zn or Fe and 0.15 gm of Mn in chelating form per one kilogram seed, individually or in all possible combination. Yet, the relations between the content of photosynthetic pigments and micronutrients in leaves were considered. The mean results of the two growing seasons showed that plant height, number of both leaves and branches as well as dry matter of various organs seemed to be improved by the different treatments. Moreover, photosynthetic pigments and micronutrients content in leaves were also significantly increased as a result of micronutrients application. In this respect, addition of Zn,Mn and Fe simultaneously induced the highest values for all aforementioned parameters followed by the dual combinations, whereas the individual treatments recorded the least increments compared with the control treatment. On the other hand, photosynthetic pigments in faba bean leaves were positively correlated by micronutrients content at different treatments of micronutrients as the following descending order: Mn< Zn < Fe. The aforesaid relations can be expressed as the following multiple equations: Where; Y 1 , Y 2 , X 1 , X 2 and X 3 indicate the mean values of Chl.(a+b), carotene, Zn,Mn and Fe content in leaves, respectively in (mg/plant).


In the present work, we investigate existence of deformations and algebraic approximability for certain uniruled Kähler threefolds. In the first part, we establish existence of infinitesimal deformations for all conic bundles with relative Picard number one over a non‐algebraic compact Kähler surface S and existence of positive‐dimensional families of deformations in all but some special cases. In the second part, we study the question of algebraic approximability for projective bundles over S and threefolds bimeromorphic to \documentclass{article}\usepackage{amssymb}\begin{document}\pagestyle{empty}$\mathbb {P}_1\times S$\end{document}.


In this paper, the collapse frequencies of bridges are summarised and compared with target values of probabilities of failure and with calculated failure probabilities for real bridges. The determi...


The management of the income is a multi-disciplinary edge subject studying perishable products marketing law of value,involving marketing,operational research,theory of decision making,microeconomics,mathematics,and software engineering.The management of the income is a kind of feed forward in essence,this determines that the model and the algorithm are foundations of management of incomes all the time.On the basis of forefathers' research results and the inspiration from electron defied to jump to move,the paper proposes the prediction model based on excitation level of the flow of passengers,and solves the complicated n-value predict problem for flow of passengers well.


Ultrathin MgB2 films were fabricated by using a co-evaporation method. We increased the Mg evaporation rate up to 32 nm s−1 by adjusting the chamber configuration and succeeded in fabricating MgB2 thin films with high quality at a high substrate temperature of 350 °C. The thickness dependence of the thin film characteristics showed that an ultrathin film with a thickness of 4.2 nm had superconducting properties with a critical temperature of 8 K and a resistivity of 1200 µΩ cm at 40 K. The mean roughness of a 15 nm thick MgB2 thin film was 0.18 nm, which indicated that our MgB2 thin films have the potential to fabricate sub-micron size patterns.


LTHOUGH WE WILL concentrate on cardiac and great vessel anomalies in this section, one must remember that congenital cardiac disease is associated with a wide range of noncardiac anomalies. This will affect how we place cross-sectional imaging data in the larger context of the patient's disease complex. It may seriously impact how we manage the care of the patient in the environment of magnetic resonance scanners and computed tomography (CT) machines. It may affect how we deliver sedative medications, monitor patient safety, administer contrast agents, and how we focus our limited imaging time. In the Baltimore–Washington Infant Study, 27% of patients with cardiac defects had associated anomalies. 1 Single-organ system extracardiac abnormalities will occur with higher frequency than in the normal population, musculoskeletal and central nervous sytem being most common. 1,2 However, many associated defects are well-defined chromosomal abnormalities, heritable syndromes, and associations. Down's syndrome is most frequent. Approximately 40% of Down's syndrome patients have cardiac defects (ventricular septal defect, atrioventicular canal defects). Down's patients also have related clinical problems from pulmonary hypertension and upper airway abnormalities, im


In this work, experimental data and theoretical estimations concerning some kind of turbulence induced by chemical processes in the compression range in front of a blunted body flying in a polyatomic gaseous medium, are presented. Criteria of the arising effect based on the theory of baroclinic flow of reacting gases are obtained. They are in good accord with experimental facts.


The numerical properties of a one-dimensional integral representation [H. P. Trivedi and E. O. Steinborn, Phys. Rev. A 27, 670 (1983)] for the Fourier transform of a two-center product of certain exponential-type orbitals (ETOs), the B functions [E. Filter and E. O. Steinborn, Phys. Rev. A 18, 1 (1978)], are examined. These functions span the space of ETOs. Hence, molecular integrals for other ETOs, like the more common Slater-type orbitals, may be found as finite linear combinations of integrals with B functions. The main advantage of B functions is the simplicity of their Fourier transform that makes the derivation of relatively simple general formulas for molecular integrals with the Fourier transform method possible. The integrand of the integral representation mentioned above shows sharp peaks, making, in the cases of highly asymmetric charge distributions and/or large momentum vectors, usual quadrature methods rather slow. New quadrature schemes are presented that utilize Mobius-transformation-based quadrature rules. These rules are well suited for the numerical quadrature of functions possessing a sharp peak at or near one boundary of integration [H. H. H. Homeier and E. O. Steinborn, J. Comput. Phys. 87, 61 (1990)]. Numerical results are presented that illustrate the fact that the new quadrature schemes are much more efficient than are automatic quadrature routines.


The aim of the study. The aim of the study was to review publication about microbiome of chicken manure, chicken manure compost, as well as soil and crop microbiome after compost addition to soil as a fertilizer.

Methodology. A search in the bibliographical data bases PubMed and elibrary.ru was performed using the keywords pertaining to the topic of the article.

Main results. The results about the chicken manure microbiome, obtained by high throughput sequencing, showed that the chicken gut microbiome is dominated by bacteria of the Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes phyla; some regional chicken populations were found to have Clostridium, Lactobacillus, Eubacterium, Bacteroides, Escherichia coli, Prevotella, Selenomonas, Streptococcus, Megasphaera, Fusobacterium и Bifidobacterium as the main representatives of the gut microbiome. However, chicken manure can contain bacteria with antibiotic resistance genes, as antibiotics are increasingly used in the poultry industry to stimulate production. In general manure composting can be regarded as environmentally safe method for transforming various organic wastes into organic fertilizers. As increasing output of the poultry industry, which inevitably includes manure, increased the interest to its composting, and recent years have seen unprecedented number of research, dealing with various details of manure composting, such as duration, hydrothermal conditions, added bulking materials, microbiological preparations, abundance of the antibiotic resistance genes, and so on. However, the studies of soil and crop microbiome after soil fertilization with chicken manure compost have so far been rather scarce, resulting in ambiguous conclusions, i.e. about positive or no effect of the compost addition. The effect is determined by species, breed, age, rearing and manure composting technology, as well as by crop and its cultivar, agricultural practices and soil specifics.

Conclusions. Chicken manure contains taxonomically diverse microbiome that can be changed during composting. Microbiota of chicken manure and its compost with their great microbial species richness can contain bacteria, carrying antibiotic resistance genes. Dispersal of such components of the compost resistome in environment via compost addition to agricultural soils should be regarded as a growing biological hazard, threatening the efficient use of antibiotics for treating bacterial infections in in veterinary and medicine. Therefore increasing poultry production urges for assessing the risks and evaluating the scope of the threat, as well as estimating and establishing permissible limits of pathomicrobiotic load of the poultry litter manure and compost, using up-to-date metagenomic techniques. The greatest concern is about spreading antibiotic resistance genes into the marketable crop components, consumed raw; consequently, alongside with studying microbiota of the compost-receiving agricultural soil as a source of dust, microbiome research should be also focused crop phytobiome where crops are produced under addition of composts, obtained with manure of the antibiotic-treated poultry during industrial production.


Bisoprolol is a selectiveβ_1 receptor blockader,having no intrinsic sympathomimetic or mem- brane stabilising activity.Bisoprolol possesses decreaseing cardiac contractility,heart rate,and blood pressure. Long-term administration of bisoprolol in chronic,stable heart failure may improve left ventricular function.Clini- cal study showed that in treatment of heart failure,bisoprolol is able to decrease the total and cardiovascular mor- tality,together with re-admission rate.


Chronic prostatitis is a common disease in urosurgery. The manifestations vary much. Its treatnent is still of great difficulty, and recurrences are freguent. 284 cases of chronic prostatitis have been diagnosed and treated in 1980-1983. Bacterial infection is the main cause. The positive rate of the VB3 bacterial culture is high up to 83.12% (128 in 154 cases). Since the prostatic gland is the main adjunct sexual organ, its inflammation, may cause various disturbances of the sexual function and infertility subsequently. In order to obtain the benefit of the examination and the treatment in the out-patient clinic, we took the white cell count of the prostatic fluid and the VB3 bacterial culture with the drug sensitivity test by Meares-Stamey's method as a routine examination. The results wcre satisfactory with the use of Rifampin+TMP combining with traditional Chinese medicine and other managements for OPD patients. The cure rate is 59.86% and the improvenent rate is 27.82% Total efficiency is 87.68%. The result of this series was compared with that of Wang's and Gang's series(X~2=12.76, p0.01), there is significant difference between them.


Low temperature aqueous synthesis of Rare Earth Element (REE) carbonates show extensive variability in the resulting minerals. Precipitated mineral phases and crystallisation rates vary depending, in part, on the REE used. Indeed, much of the work to date on REE aqueous geochemistry focuses on the individual behaviour of discrete REEs.

We present a low temperature aqueous geochemical investigation of REE carbonate crystallisation pathways, which takes into consideration the influence of multiple REEs in solution. This serves to mimic more realistic conditions that are found in natural geological settings propitious to REE mineralisation. Our experiments focus on the behaviour of La, Ce, Nd, Dy carbonates at 30oC.

Concordant with previous studies, our results suggest that the crystallisation process of REE carbonates begins with the formation of an amorphous phase that transitions into a crystalline phase after a lag time that depends on the element and the proportions in the mixture.

This lag time is REE specific and is shorter for lighter REE compared to their heavier counterparts. In particular, the presence of another REE in the system affects the crystallisation timings and the morphology of the resulting crystals. For example, samples of mixed La/Nd carbonates begin their phase transition at lag times in between that of the two end-members (i.e. La and Nd) carbonate compositions. Furthermore, we find that the resulting growth rates and crystal habits are unique to the ratio of the REE mixture, with the underlying ionic potential of the mixture linked to the growth rates. In addition, observations throughout the crystallisation process also show that growth begins with flocculation of nanoparticles followed by crystal growth via Ostwald ripening.

REEs are sought after due to their unique properties and are integral to modern technologies such as lasers, catalytic converters, batteries, electro-magnets and wind turbines. Considering how the crystallisation behaviour with REE mixtures differs from that of discrete REE in solution, this work gives insights into the fundamental chemistry of REEs in aqueous solutions - relevant for studies of REE mineralisation and materials processing.


To investigate the effect of sucrose, yeast and landamineZn spraying and girdling on yield and berry quality of Flame Seedless grapes. Twenty four uniformly vine was selected, as eight treatments with three replications one vine each. The study was carried out during 2019 and 2020 seasons. The experiment set up in a randomized complete block design, where, the study included The obtained results could be summarized as follows; Yield/vine and cluster weight were significantly increased due to spray either sucrose, yeast or landamineZn as well as arm girdling compared to untreated ones (control). Spraying 4 g/L landamineZn was very effective in increasing yield and cluster weight than other treatments. Moreover, all studied treatments significantly improved the berry quality in terms of increasing berry weight, total soluble solids and anthocyanin in skin of berries and decreasing berry firmness and total acidity compared to untreated ones. The greatest results were obtained due to spraying landamineZn at 2 or 4 cm/L where gave a high yield of good berry quality. No significant differences were obtained due to spray landamineZn at 2 or 4 cm/L, as well as yeast, sucrose or girdling. It could be concluded that spraying 2 to 4 cm/L landamineZn to get high yield with good cluster and berry quality of Flame Seedless grapes.


Based on the definition of Public Private Partnerships(PPP),it analyzed Macau experiences which succeeded in the application of PPP in healthcare.Then it put forward suggestions for health reform in Mainland China.It proposed to make clear the social responsibility of private hospitals,formulate relevant supportive policies and to enforce accreditation and supervision when practicing PPP in Mainland China.


The efficiency of sewage treatment plants is an urgent problem of the designed and operating stations. In modern conditions, efficiency is understood as the operation of facilities in which operating costs are minimized, facilities provide standard cleaning, and the company implements measures to modernize and improve energy efficiency and trouble-free operation. The article deals with the comparative analysis and selection of the most optimal scheme of biological sewage water treatment of existing sewage water treatment plants. The indicators of the efficiency of functioning and permissible loads on treatment facilities in the design of aeration tanks for biological sewage water treatment are determined. The results served as the basis for the creation of a mathematical model, with the help of which it is possible to calculate the parameters of the biological treatment system and optimize the process of biological sewage water treatment at existing treatment facilities. Mathematical modeling allows you to reduce the cost of designing and operating treatment facilities, to guarantee the degree of treatment in accordance with the requirements and standards for the discharge of treated sewage water into a reservoir for fisheries purposes.


Using analytic method and theory of geometric inequality, we study the problem of geometric inequalities concerning n-dimensional simplexΩ_n and its inscribed simplexΩ′_n and an interior point ofΩ_n in E~n.A geometric inequality for the circumradius ofΩ_n andΩ′n and distance of interior point to side faces is estabished, which is an improvement of an important geometric inequality as application.


Procedure at least partial disassembly of a flat monitor (10) display, the monitor (10) comprising: - a substantially flat screen (11) comprising four side edges and a visible portion (12) on a front face of monitor (10) for the display of images, - a chassis (13) that crimps the screen (11) partially covering at least the front face and two side edges, the method comprising steps consisting in: - providing ( 100) the monitor (10) unit such on a device (20) holding, and - tie (110) the unit monitor (10) on the device (20) clamping, characterized by further comprising a step of in: - performing a plastic deformation (120) of the chassis (13), while the integrity of the screen (11) is held by a pushing movement of a device plastic deformation put in relative motion with respect to the monitor (10) for exert a mechanical stress on the chassis (13) to deform in at least one of the following paths: a straight path parallel to the plane of the screen (11), a straight line not parallel to the plane of the screen (11), a path curve, or a combination of these movements.


e study describes the removal of �uoride from drinking water using modi�ed immobilized activated alumina (MIAA) prepared by sol-gel method. e modi�cation was done by adding a speci�c amount of alum during the sol formation step. e �uoride removal efficiency of MIAA was 1.35 times higher as compared to normal immobilized activated alumina. A batch adsorption study was performed as a function of adsorbent dose, contact time, stirring rate, and initial �uoride concentration. More than 90% removal of �uoride was achieved within 60 minutes of contact time. e adsorption potential of MIAA was compared with activated charcoal which showed that the removal efficiency was about 10%more than the activated charcoal. Both the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms �tted well for the �uoride adsorption onMIAA with the regression coefficient R of 0.99 and 0.98, respectively. MIAA can both be regenerated thermally and chemically. Adsorption experiments using MIAA were employed on real drinking water samples from a �uoride affected area. e study showed that modi�ed immobilized activated alumina is an effective adsorbent for �uoride removal.


Falcataria moluccana seedling seed orchards was established in 2006 located in Kediri East Java in collaboration between the Center for Forest Biotechnology and Tree Improvement Research and Development and Perum Perhutani. 77 open-pollinated families from four seed sources were progeny tested in Pare Kediri, East Java. The trial was arranged in a randomized completely block design, 4 tree line plot and replicated 6 times. At 8 months of age there were significant differences among seed sources for diameter. The survival rate of family varied from 54.2 % to 86.5%. Difference betwen families within seed sours were significant only for diameter growth. Heritability estimanes for diameter were moderate (h 2 i = 0.16; h 2 f = 0.42).).Genetic correlation beetwen diameter and height was strong (r g = 0.89) and higher than  phenotipic correlatione (r p = 0.86).


Background: Frey's syndrome consists of warmth, flushing, hyperhidrosis, and undesirable gustatory sweating in the affected pre- and infraauricular region. In some cases it can be associated with pain. It often occurs after parotidectomy. Aims and objectives: Better treatment method for Frey's syndrome. Materials and Methods: We presented two cases. One case was treated with fascia lata interposition between parotid gland and elevated skin flap resulting in a long-lasting good, aesthetic and functional outcome. The other case was treated with botulinum toxin-A intradermal injection resulting in a temporal effect. Results: The patient who had fascia lata interposition is now one year postoperatively without any gustatory sweating. Conclusion: Fascia lata interposition to treat Frey's syndrome has several advantages: (1) one-stage procedure, (2) less donor site morbidity with primary closure, (3) no fat resorption, (4) no infectious diseases transmission, (5) no alopecia consideration, (6) no need for microsurgical technique, and (7) a two-team approach.


The Rank of Language is a concept put forward by English linguist M. A. K. Halliday in his Systemic Grammar. That is, language is often composed of 5 grammatical units, or 5 ranks. They are language sections, sentences, clauses, phrases and words. Language section is a group of sentences which have a certain logical con-nections in meaning and close grammatical links in construction. They are usually grouped together by some lin-guistic means and often connected with or independent of the context. This paper is in an attempt to make a dis-cussion and research on LS as a translation unit, its significance and function in translation practice. It also in-volves in LS division and the equivalent relationship between LS and translation.


Dear colleagues, members of the German Transplantation Society (DTG) and guests of our annual meeting, It is our greatest pleasure to welcome you to the 29th annual meeting of the DTG in Cologne. In the current year, the world is facing an unforeseen challenge due to a new form of a coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. This virus was spread incredibly fast to all parts of our precious planet and largely affects our daily life, including a global lockdown in many countries, accounting for lost jobs and an increased death toll, especially among our aged population. Not only the elderly but also patients with chronic disease are particularly vulnerable to the development of severe symptoms of coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Everyday life is subject to restrictions in order to minimize virus transmission. How can the 29th annual meeting of the DTG in Cologne be organized in such a context? This year's location of the DTG, Cologne trade fair, offers wide space in order to comply with hygiene and distance rules. Safety of attendants comes first. The board of the DTG, the organizing committee as well as the organizing institution present a hygiene concept that allows a safe attendance to this year's meeting. This hygiene concept is closely agreed on with local health authorities. It is especially important that all attendants stand to hygiene rules. A novum will be the hybrid organization of presentations enabling virtual presence at the meeting if personal attendance is not possible. Digital presentations will be held whenever the speaker is not in Cologne. Cologne trade fair has a long tradition. Since its foundation in 1924 by Konrad Adenauer, at this time mayor of Cologne, numerous events lead to increasing influence rendering Cologne trade fair the fifth biggest trade fair by area in the world. Transplantation has a long history at the University of Cologne. The first kidney transplantation was performed on February 1968 by F.W. Eigler, and the kidney kept its function until July 1984. 776 further kidney transplantations were done until the end of 1989. In 1989, the transplant centre was divided into two clinical programmes working in separate locations in the city of Cologne at the University of Cologne hospital and at the city hospital Merheim. During the last fourteen years, the two programmes intensified their cooperation again, concerning a common HLA-laboratory, common pathology and specific initiatives for clinical and research protocols. A renewed agreement was signed by the two programmes as Transplant Center Cologne in 2020. A total of 4241 paediatric and adult kidney transplantations had been done at that point of time besides pancreas, liver and intestine transplants. Living donation is a major focus in clinical transplantation at the University of Cologne, serving adults and a growing number of children. The centre engaged in safe minimal invasive techniques of donation, psychosomatic support and follow-up care. The living donation programme has given input to translational research with topics of preconditioning for ischaemia/reperfusion injury. The translational aspect of research is a strength of the University of Cologne. The CECAD, Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, the CMMC, Center of Molecular Medicine Cologne and two Max Planck institutes share the same campus with the University hospital and foster interdisciplinary research. We explicitly thank all speakers and chair persons, who accepted our invitation for the current meeting and for providing their expertise. Please look forward to a highly interesting programme! Our plenary sessions will cover challenges of living donation, triggers of transplant rejection and the intersection of COVID-19 and transplantation. Sessions on machine perfusion, tissue engineering, infections and immunosuppression flank the plenaries. Please also pay special attention to our focus on minimal invasive techniques and biological mechanisms of ageing and their impact on transplant medicine. We are sure that you share our opinion on the importance of considering special cohorts like children and patients' relatives. Sessions on paediatric transplantation direct special attention to these important topics. Due to the current pandemic, sociable get-together events and personal contacts for networking have to be kept to a minimal level. Nevertheless, we are grateful to have the opportunity to be able to meet in Cologne this year. Keeping all precautions in mind, we are looking forward to welcoming you, hopefully in person, to the 29th annual meeting of the DTG. In the name of the organization committee and the board of the DTG.


Objective
To investigate and analyze the clinical features and efficacy of combination therapy on patients with asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome (ACOS) related diseases and their comparisons with asthma and COPD with the purpose of improving the understanding of ACOS related diseases and the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Methods
A total 170 patients admitted to our hospital between January 2014 and January 2015 were included in this research.Fifty of which were ACOS patients who were treated with tiotropium bromide and symbicort turbulaler, 56 of which were COPD patients who were treated with tiotropium bromide and symbicort turbulaler, other 64 patients with asthma were treated with salmeterol and fluticas and symbicort turbulaler. Data collected at each treatment were pulmonary function, the score of Asthma control test (ACT) or Chronic obsturctive pulmonary disease assessment test (CAT) and the number of acute exacerbations for evaluation of the effect of each drug treatment. These data were taken before the treatment and after treating for three months.

Results
The pulmonary function test (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, PEF, MMEF, DLCO%, DLCO%/VA) and ACT or CAT showed clinical improvement after three months treatment in 3 groups of patients and the differences were statistically significant comparing with that before treatment (P<0.05).

Conclusions
Asthma, COPD and ACOS have commonality as well as individuality, these clinical features can be used to diagnose and guide drug usage. After combination therapy for three months, the three groups of patients present remarkable clinical curative effects, the pulmonary function and the quality of patients′ life were improved in the three groups. Moreover, the effect on asthma patients was the best, followed by COPD and ACOS patients. This study can contribute to the improvement and understanding of ACOS related diseases and the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Key words:
Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome; Combination therapy


A selection lemma for Ky Fan's coverings is first proved, and then applied together with Ky Fan's generalization of the classical Knaster-Kuratowski Mazurkiewicz theorem to obtain a new covering theorem of simplexes. As applications, results on the consistency for certain systems of linear inequalities are obtained.


Cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the world and, currently, patients who undergo this surgery can use the multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implant as an alternative to wearing glasses. A great challenge for the surgeon are patients who have previously undergone radial keratotomy (RK), because in addition to having a more challenging biometric calculation, they also have important corneal optical aberrations, being a contraindication for the use of multifocal lenses for most patients. ophthalmologists. In this article, we report the case of a patient who underwent a RK in her youth and started to report an important visual discomfort after cataract correction with facectomy and multifocal IOL implantation. This patient underwent a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) to reduce corneal irregularities with good clinical evolution and satisfactory visual result. This case draws attention to the alternative of topography-guided laser excimer in similar cases and warns of the risk of using this type of lens in irregular corneas.


Fatigue is a frequent and restricting symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Starting from its pathogenetic mechanisms, the article develops an approach to the differential diagnosis of fatigue in MS patients. Over the past years, the use of functional imaging techniques has given important information on the mechanisms of this highly variable clinical picture. Considering our improved understanding of the interdependency of immune pathology and the clinical presentation of neuropsychological disorders, the relationship between immunomodulatory treatments and fatigue is receiving increased attention. Therefore, this article not only reports on the most recent data on pharmacological, physical and psychological interventions in the symptomatic treatment of fatigue, but also puts a special accent on data concerning the interactions between the rapidly growing number of immunomodulatory treatments in MS.


OF THE THESIS Modeling and Simulation of Dissolution and Erosion of Porous Solids by Daniel Braido Thesis Director: Professor Alberto Cuitino Tablet dissolution modeling has seen multiple efforts from both empirical and physical approaches. We present an expandable 3-D Cartesian framework for modeling many of the physical processes involved in tablet dissolution, which allows for powerful model manipulation. The primary focus of this framework is the way in which the moving boundaries are handled, while the internal mechanisms represent one possible set of physical process interaction. The effects of external fluid shear and internal density profiles are compared for several cases including active and inactive internal processes.


to inject a few (Irops of xvater below the capsule of the lenis, and by this means producing a rapid "ripening" of the cataract. The operation could then be performed in a few weeks' time, without the patient having to pass through the unhappy period of waiting for montlhs before the removal of the lens was possible. He also devised a method of "irrigation" of the anterior chamber after removal of the lens. These facts are recorded both in the American anid the French Encyclo-pwdias of Ophthalmology. Dr. McKeown held his appointment, in the hospital from 1871 till 1904. Dr. NV. M. Killen, until recently, was an able and careful physician on the staff of the hospital. Dr. Isaac Davidson, wvho is still with us, althoughl taking a less active part in the practical work of the hospital, was for years a tower of strength in its work. Dr. WV. S. Gibson, whose tragic death removed him from the midst of his activities in the tar (lepartmiienit at the early age of :30, anld Dr. THIS report, unlike its predecessors, covers a periodl of four years, and those perhaps the im1ost interesting in the Hospital's growN-inlg history. On 31st July, 1933, Townsend Street was vacated for a new home beside the Royal Victoria Hospital. The attendant changes have presumably been responsible for this omnibus review. One understands with relief, however, that the report for 1936 will take the old annual form: for it must be admitted that the volume under consideration is necessarily so condensed as to render its digestion difficult. TABLE I (General Figures) shows that, in its new environment, the Hospital's total admissions are about half as many again as before the change; the figures for 1932 and 1935 beinig 954 and 1,413, respectively. The same applies to antenatal or 'booked' admissions. The non-antenatal or ' unbooked ' admissions, the numbers admitted for treatment (without confinement), and the numbers admitted for operation, all show even greater proportionate increases than the above. TABLE II (Maternal Mlortality), as indicated, shows that emergency admissions have nearly doubled as compared with Townsend Street days. The death-rate for emergency admissions averages 3.8 per cent.-the period with the greatest number of admissions shows the lowest death-rate-and the figure for 1935 is 4.4 per cent. In the latter year, of 1.413 total admissions, it appears that 24 patients died, giving a death-rate nearer 1.7 per …


The paper is a part of a commentary published in the occasional volume Poesie e frammenti italiani di Czeslaw Milosz (a cura di Piotr Kloczowski), which has been published on the occasion of the Venezia di Milosz Festival. The lecture, on which the paper is based, was given on April 14, 2011, in the cloisters of The Museo Correr. Key words: Czeslaw Milosz poem "1913"; Paul Muratov, The Forms of Italy, Memory, Venice 1913, World War I (The Great War)


The original definition of amenability given by von Neumann in the highly non-constructive terms of means was later recast by Day using approximately invariant probability measures. Moreover, as it was conjectured by Furstenberg and proved by Kaimanovich–Vershik and Rosenblatt, the amenability of a locally compact group is actually equivalent to the existence of a single probability measure on the group with the property that the sequence of its convolution powers is asymptotically invariant. In the present article we extend this characterization of amenability to measured groupoids. It implies, in particular, that the amenability of a measure class preserving group action is equivalent to the existence of a random environment on the group parameterized by the action space, and such that the tail of the random walk in almost every environment is trivial.


In Data mining and Knowledge Discovery hidden and valuable knowledge from the data sources is discovered. The traditional algorithms used for knowledge discovery are bottle necked due to wide range of data sources availability. Class imbalance is a one of the problem arises due to data source which provide unequal class i.e. examples of one class in a training data set vastly outnumber examples of the other class(es). Researchers have rigorously studied several techniques to alleviate the problem of class imbalance, including resampling algorithms, and feature selection approaches to this problem. In this paper, we present a new hybrid frame work dubbed as Wrapper based Intelligent Under Sampling (WIUS) for learning from skewed training data. These algorithms provide a simpler and faster alternative by using C4.5 and wrapper as base algorithm. We conduct experiments using ten UCI data sets from various application domains using five algorithms for comparison on five evaluation metrics. Experimental results show that our method has higher Area under the ROC Curve, F-measure, precision, TP rate and TN rate values than many existing class imbalance learning methods.


ABSTRACT This article represents a poststructuralist critique and review of the role of empathy in the therapeutic relationship. Incorporating Foucauldian contributions, we seek to expand upon the largely liberal-humanistic descriptions about the nature of empathy, which in our view fail to acknowledge fully the impact of culture in the therapy arena. In focusing our attention on re-examining the nature and role of empathy in counselling practice, we explicitly show how the poststructural conceptual tools of discourse, positioning, and deconstruction promote greater movement toward a reconceptualisation of empathy that fully appreciates the extent to which our clients' experiences are necessarily a sociocultural production. In addition, it is proposed that further application of the poststructuralist approach will highlight the potency of this metaphor for understanding the discursive production of problems and for connecting and empathising with clients in a way that is reflexive, respectful, and socially just.


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In this paper experiments on ethylene dibromide fumigation of different cereal species are described in which the influence of various fumigation conditions on the content of bromine is studied. Two bromine forms were found to be present in fumigated grain: a volatile bromide (unchanged ethylene dibromide), and a non-volatile, water-soluble bromide. Differences in sorption of ethylene dibromide by various cereals seemed to result from differences in seed structures.

By airing of fumigated grain free ethylene dibromide is removed gradually, but the content of bound bromine is not markedly changed. Under usual conditions of fumigation of whole grain in silos, the volatile bromide disappears after airing for 6-7 weeks.


Healthcare referral has been widely advocated and adopted through the implementation of a two-tier healthcare system whereby patients are transferred from a comprehensive hospital provider (CHP) to a primary hospital provider (PHP). However, operationally, exactly how to implement the healthcare referral program remains a challenging research question, especially when considering the possibility of patient revisits and the coordination needed between the CHP and PHP. To address such a challenge, this paper considers a two-tier healthcare system consisting of a CHP and a PHP. By establishing a three-stage Stackelberg game within a queuing framework among the CHP, the PHP and their patients, we first investigate the equilibrium strategy in terms of the CHP's referral rate and the PHP's capacity level, and then examine the impact of revisit rates and referral payments (RP) on the healthcare system and the equilibrium outcomes (e.g., expected utility, social welfare, and waiting times). Two major findings of our study are: (1) Both the equilibrium referral rate and the equilibrium capacity first increase and then decrease according to the revisit rate; in addition, the patient referral process always improves the PHP's performance but is likely to sacrifice the social welfare of the CHP. (2) There exists an RP threshold value such that if the RP is below the threshold, then all the permitted patients should be referred and the system performance will be enhanced, in which case a win-win-win situation in terms of expected utilities can be attained that benefits all the stakeholders, i.e., the CHP, the PHP, and the patients. Otherwise, only a portion of the permitted patients can be referred, and an increase in RP always reduces the efficiency of the healthcare delivery system, i.e., a higher RP mitigates the operational performance of the healthcare system. Our analysis sheds light on how to implement a healthcare referral scheme.


It is known, that under some natural conditions, the iterates of any continuous mean-type mapping converge to a continuous invariant mean-type mapping, and, moreover, the invariant continuous mean-type mapping is unique. In this paper we show that the assumption of the continuity in the "moreover" part of this result is superfluous. We also show that every increasing and homogeneous mean is continuous, and we give some new conditions on convergence of the sequence of iterates of, not necessarily continuous, mean-type mapping to a unique invariant meantype mapping. Some examples and applications are presented.


A Chinese woman in her late 20s presented with a 20-year history of progressive skin laxity. What is your diagnosis?


In this work, we reach the different Didi-Huberman's concepts on Art History and image in three of his principal Works: Devant l'image, Devant le temps and L'image survivante. We tried to show how these concepts change and become more complex and how the French philosopher pose a new way to analyse images, using a over-determined knowledge.


The basic problem of steady-state heat conduction in a ring with internal heat generation and convective boundary conditions is considered. An exact solution is found for the ring with a rectangular cross section and an efficient Ritz method is presented for general cross sections. The latter is applied to the torus or the ring with a circular cross section. Hot spots and cold spots are determined.


In this essay, I critically reflect on Darlene Clark Hine's framing in "Rape and the Inner Lives of Black Women in the Middle West" to consider the intersections of Black women's labor, migration, and survival techniques present in Janelle Monáe's latest performance offering, 2018's Dirty Computer. Both an album and a short film, Dirty Computer expands Monáe's Afrofuturist imaginings of Black queer life to deepen her reclamation of Black women's sexual experiences. Monáe's work has been critically lauded for its groundbreaking depiction of Black femme experience, especially through its use of tech-inspired and futuristic metaphor and imagery. Using Monáe's work as a site of contemporary Black feminist resistance, I interrogate the still salient theoretical and methodological questions that Hine's essay first brought to bear. As the notion of dissemblance has taken root in the Black feminist intellectual tradition, scholars have often sought out its counternarratives: pleasure, fluidity, transgression, and freedom. Even as these important interventions have been made, I ask how we might produce emergent analytical frames to interpret current expressions of Black women's sexuality while not losing sight of Hine's critical emphases on sexual violence, economic exploitation, reproductive economies, and work.


With a limestone mine in Xingyang for example,possible geo-environmental issues in opencast mines are discussed in terms of geo-hazard,aquifer,topography,landscape and land resources.And corresponding prevention and restoration measures are provided to guide the geo-environmental protection and recovery in similar mines.


This thesis presents a critical analysis on the self in relation to the concept of God in writings and discourse of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. He has lived between 1876-1960 as not only a religious scholar but also as an activist in Turkey. Another particular importance of this study is that Nursi's ideas about the self in relation to the concept of God have been discussed together with mainstream western and Islamic thoughts.

For Bediuzzaman Said Nursi a true understanding of the concept of self is essential to fulfil the true potential as an individual. Dynamic and ever changing structure of the self can be understood by anā which is a subjective tool acting as a unit of measure. In other words it is just an image (anā) on the mirror (nafs), which reflects and shows the Divine Names and Attributes. However if anā and nafs are not guided by Divine Revelation and Sunnah, they can easily claim to be the source and owner of what is reflected on the mirror.

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi has a completely different understanding of the universe and the concept of self, compared to many of the western philosophers and thinkers. For him it is important to grasp the reality of things which may ultimately lead to a better understanding of the Divine (m'arifah). And grasping the reality of things is only possible if one can obtain a stand point to reach out to the meaning of things in a domain not limited to his benefit only. According to him this is possible through a proper understanding of the concepts like nafs and anā.


A three-dimensional (3-D) band-stop frequencyselective structure (FSS) with high selectivity is presented in this paper. The FSS unit cell is composed of an annular resonator loaded with two lumped capacitances. The simulation results show that the proposed 3-D FSS has high selectivity and small size (3mm×5mm×6mm, 0.095λ0×0.158λ0×0.190λ0, λ0 refers to the resonant wavelength in free space at 9.5 GHz). The simulated results exhibit stable band-stop performance under different incident angles (up to 45°). By cascading two 3-D FSS unit cells, the bandwidth and selectivity could be further enhanced. Compare to the traditional two-dimensional (2-D) FSS, the presented FSS shows higher selectivity and better angle stability.


Ceramic materials for permanent implantation in osseous tissue, called osteoceramics, were based on an equimolar mixture of Ca3(PO4)2 and MgAl2O4. Tooth roots with dense regions and with regions of controlled porosity for tissue ingrowth were made from the material. They were implanted submucosally in the mandible and maxilla of dogs. Tissue response was aceptable and strong attachment occurred. Thin sections are presented showing the interface of the alveolar bone and the prosthesis.


Abstract Theoretical analysis and experimental study have been carried out on the free vibration and buckling under axial compression of a clamped–clamped cylindrical shell which partially contains liquid and is partially submerged in a liquid. In the analysis, the thin elastic shell is assumed to be submerged in a rigid cylindrical container with finite diameter. Considering the effect of the static liquid pressures inside and outside the shell, coupled bulging-type natural frequencies and critical axial load parameters were calculated for some system parameters, i.e., the thickness ratio, the aspect ratio, the liquid heights, and compressive load parameter. The effects of liquid height both outside and inside the shell, and static compressive load, on the bulging-type natural frequency, were clarified. The results are summarized in the form of engineering design data from which one can easily predict the natural frequency and the critical load of a given tank partially submerged in a liquid and containing a liquid. To confirm the accuracy of the theoretical analysis, an experimental study was conducted on a test cylinder made of polyester film. On the natural frequency, excellent agreement between theoretical and experimental results was demonstrated. Some results were compared withe those a clamped–free shell to see the influence of the boundary condition.


During ocean bottom seismic acquisition, seafloor multicomponent geophones located in rugose and sloping water bottom can be affected by skewed energy distribution, such as leaked shear energy on the vertical geophones and leaked compressional energy on the horizontal geophones. To correct for the tilted energy distribution, which is one of most effective preprocessing steps, a geophone reorientation step is applied. This is a simple and straightforward process that applies a 3‐dimensional rotation matrix with respect to the orientation angles. Since the reorientation process highly affects the outcome of the entire data processing workflow, it has to be accompanied by a careful quality control process to verify its validity for the whole survey area. In this study, we propose a quality control workflow for the geophone reorientation by using unsupervised machine learning. A correlation analysis is employed to compare numerical versus analytical solutions of both the azimuth and the incidence angles for the direct arrivals. A comparison of both solutions aims to generate correlation coefficients that are indicative of the accuracy of geophone orientation. The correlation coefficients are subsequently investigated by the k‐means clustering algorithm to differentiate and identify normally and abnormally deployed/reoriented geophones. Numerical experiments on a field ocean bottom seismic data set confirm that the proposed workflow effectively provides reliable labels for normally and abnormally deployed/reoriented geophones. The labelling assigned by the proposed quality control workflow is a suitable indicator for abnormalities in the geophone reorientation step and will be helpful for further investigation, such as re‐correction or removal of abnormally reoriented geophones.


Urochloa mosambicensis (Hack.) Dandy, commonly known as sabi grass, is a perennial grass with a creeping and stoloniferous habit. Predominantly used as a cereal in southern Africa, sabi grass is also commonly used for a variety of purposes including forage for livestock production, protection against soil erosion, and in the rehabilitation of mine sites. Its fast-growing nature combined with drought resistance, salinity tolerance, ability to grow on different soil types, fertility levels and environments, tolerance to heavy grazing, and good seed production capacity all help to demonstrate that it has great potential as a pasture grass for the semiarid tropical regions. The Forage Genebank of the International Livestock Research Institute in Ethiopia maintains a total of seven accessions of Urochloa germplasm at their field site in Zwai, on the border of Oromia and the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples regions. During routine disease surveillance of the field, a typical mosaic symptom was observed on some of the Urochloa accessions. Consequently, both symptomatic and asymptomatic leaf samples from all accessions were collected and tested for virus infection by dot-blot assay using in-house antisera developed to detect two strains (Is-14982 and Is-16840) of Elephant grass mosaic virus (Mih and Hanson 2004) and a Brachiaria potyvirus antiserum received from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Colombia. Two accessions of U. mosambicensis (7233, 16665) that showed significant mosaic symptoms produced a positive reaction with the Brachiaria potyvirus antiserum and a weak reaction with the antiserum to Is-14892; one accession (16665) that showed minor symptoms produced a weak reaction only with the antiserum to Is-16840 and not with the Brachiaria potyvirus antiserum; and the other four asymptomatic accessions did not give any reaction with any of these antisera. The association of virus only with two accessions (7233, 16665) of U. mosambicensis was further confirmed by reverse-transcription (RT) PCR using a pair of universal primers, NIb2F/NIb3R designed for potyvirus (Zheng et al. 2010). The initial BLAST analysis of the sequences generated by direct sequencing of both the PCR products indicated the presence of Johnsongrass mosaic virus (JGMV) in these grass accessions. For more accurate determination of the associated virus, a pair of JGMV-specific primers; GBV125F (5′-GGAACAACCGTCTATCTGACG-3′) and GBV106R (5′-GTGGTGAGAAGCTCACTCTTA-3′) were designed to conserved domains flanking the viral coat protein (CP) gene, using the sequences available in the NCBI database. RT-PCR analysis produced a specific ∼1.5 kb amplification product indicative of JGMV in both accessions, and the PCR product from accession 7233 was then fully sequenced. A pairwise comparison of the CP sequences of the present isolate, ZG-181 (GenBank accession no. KY659307) with other JGMV isolates from the NCBI database showed the sequence shared 87.6 and 87.9% amino acid sequence identity with Brazilian isolates from Panicum maximum (KT289893) and Pennisetum purpureum (KT833782), respectively. A phylogenetic analysis of the available JGMV CP sequences separated the present isolate together with the Brazilian isolates of JGMV in a cluster that was distinct from the cluster formed by isolates from Australia and the United States. This study confirms the presence of JGMV in an important grass species in Ethiopia; JGMV could also pose a threat for other forage grasses and crops, and therefore this finding needs to be studied further to understand the potential impact. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of JGMV infection in U. mosambicensis in Ethiopia.


In this thesis binaural sound localization is performed on neuromorphic hardware. The neural network described in the JeUress model locates the azimuthal position of a sound by analysing the interaural time diUerence, so called ITD, of the sound arriving at both ears. Due to the periodicity of pure tones, the response of the network is ambiguous. By combining multiple networks for diUerent spectral components of the sound, the JeUress model is extended to a network that yields an unambiguous answer. In preceding studies by the author the functionality of this combination of networks has been shown in software simulations. Here this network is implemented on the neuromorphic microchip Spikey. Methods to overcome the obstacles imposed by the limited signal bandwidth of the chip as well as inhomogeneities in the hardware components are developed. In this context a formerly unknown eUect of interaction between input signals, which impairs ITD-detection, was measured and investigated in detail. The knowledge obtained by these measurements allows a modiVcation of the network to decrease the impact of the signals' interaction. With the modiVed network a successful ITD-detection is performed.


Since Nigeria's restoration to democracy in 1999, the country has never faced the same level of internal security threat as it does now, including threats from Boko Haram rebels, herdsmen and bandits. This paper argued that the problem of internal insecurity in Nigeria is a symptom of a failed state and that this can be remedied by the adoption of the concept of new approach to security in international law which essentially entails enthroning a regime of human rights protection in the country. The paper discovered that in Nigeria the number of human rights recognised in each generation of rights is not exhaustive enough. The paper further found, among other things, that Nigeria's Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rule, 2009 does not give effect to internationally-recognized Rights that are uncaptured or weakly captured in Nigeria's municipal law. The paper utilised the doctrinal methodology.


ABSTRACT The current study investigates how internalizing and externalizing problems develop reciprocally across infancy to middle childhood, in relation to children's gender, cognitive functioning, socioeconomic status, and parental stress. The study also examines the impact of the developmental cascade of internalizing and externalizing problems on bullying and victimization in middle childhood. The total sample comprised 11,134 participants studied across 9-months, 3-years, 5-years, 7/8-years and 9-years of age, from the Infant Cohort of the Growing Up in Ireland study (50.6% male). Using structural equation modeling, we discovered that externalizing problems predicted internalizing problems across time for both genders. However, internalizing problems predicted externalizing problems consistently across time for girls and not for boys. Furthermore, girls' internalizing and externalizing problems were much more strongly predicted by socioeconomic status than boys' problems were, suggesting a greater sensitivity to context for girls. Bullying in middle childhood was predicted by cognitive ability for both genders, and by externalizing problems for boys. In comparison, victimization was predicted by externalizing and internalizing problems for both genders. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.


Cellular Space Robot as a new form of spacecraft, has the advantage of rapid response, flexible tasks and high cost-effectiveness ratio. In order to accomplish different tasks Cellular Space Robot needs to change its configuration. And the ability to reconfiguration is the key step to realize the transformation. So we designed the Assembling Cell to achieve the self-reconfiguration of Cellular Space Robot. The Assembling Cell is a rigid manipulator with five degrees of freedom. When given the order of cell movement, the Assembling Cell can catch and carry the cell from the initial position to target position. In this paper, we first designed the basic configuration of Assembling Cell. Then we set up the forward kinematics model and obtained the joint angle towards a specific pose. Next, we analyze the working space and reachable pose of Assembling Cell. Finally, three trajectory curves of the end are proposed to prevent the collision with other cells. 3D simulations validate that the configuration can realize the self-reconfiguration of the Cellular Space Robot.


The thermochemical data for the five isomers/conformers of [C2H5S]-, CH3CH2S- (1), CH3CHSH- (2/3), and CH3SCH2- (4/5) have been calculated and compared with available experimental data. The structural and electronic properties of the isomers/conformers are also discussed. Contrary to its oxygen analogue, the 2-mercaptoethyl anion (HSCH2CH2-) is unstable with respect to the dissociation to HS- + C2H4 without an energy barrier. In addition, plausible elimination pathways and intramolecular rearrangements for 1 have also been studied. The 1,2-H2 elimination 1 → H2 + CH2CHS- and the 1,2-HS- elimination 1 → HS- + C2H4 have the lowest-energy barriers (260−267 kJ mol-1) among the plausible elimination reactions of 1 under investigation. Rearrangement 1 → 3 has an energy barrier of 259 kJ mol-1 and is energetically competitive with the aforementioned 1,2-elimination reactions. On the other hand, conversion of 1 to 4/5 may proceed via a dissociation and recombination mechanism. The estimated energy cost for 1 → 4/...


Developments of large FOV(field of view) star sensor and opto-electronic telescope observation mode need a rapider CCD star image processing speed than before.This paper provides an improved method of the cross projection algorithm for star point rapid locating.It includes following steps: first,preprocessing the star image to binarization by determining a threshold,then,making horizontal and vertical projections of the binarized image.In each projection direction,extracting the domain bound of the star point object using the method of binarization difference,which is different from the traditional marker method,finally,implementing the star image rapid locating,using the centroid method to calculate the precise position of the star point.The experiment shows that the improved method has a higher processing speed than the cross projection algorithm.


Salpingus tapirus (Abeille de Perrin, 1874) is recorded for the first time from the Iberian Peninsula and the presence in Spain of Sphaeriestes exsanguis (Abeille de Perrin, 1870) is confirmed. New Spanish records of another five species of Salpingidae are given and the Iberian distribution of these species is updated.


We describe a 4-year-old boy with an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 10: del(10) (q11.2q22.1). Frontal bossing, hypertelorism, bright blue iris color, up-slanting palpebral fissures, a flat nasal bridge, a broad nose, apparently low-set ears, micrognathia, deep philtrum, and hypotonia were noted neonatally. A murmur was noted at age 5 1/2 months and surgical repair of subaortic stenosis was required at 4 years. At 4 years micrognathia was no longer evident, but the palate was high-arched. The pattern of abnormalities included postnatal-onset slow growth, short stature, mental retardation, and cardiac anomalies.


The present invention, fusion molecules of antigens, nucleic acids coding therefor, and the use of such fusion molecules and nucleic acids. In particular, the present invention relates to a fusion molecule comprising a transmembrane and cytoplasmic regions and / or cytoplasmic region of an MHC or SNARE molecules antigens and MHC molecules.


SUMMARY The harpoon fishery in the Strait of Messina, carried out since historical times, is potentially able to provide useful information about catch trends of target species, but original data are very difficult to find. Following the engagement to recover any available data, a first series of detailed catch data from 1976 to 2003 has been analysed. A total of 10 different species have been recorded. Trends in catches and CPUE (both in kg and in number), in total and for the most relevant species, show a general decreasing trend over that period, except for the Mediterranean spearfish and for the total catch in number. The trends in mean weight for the total catch and the three most relevant species are also decreasing. The fishing area, that originally included the southern Tyrrhenian Sea and the Strait of Messina, is now restricted to the latter and this might affect the trends, as well as the reduced fishing season in the last eight years (May-August, instead of April-September). RESUME


Hand gestures represent one of the most prevalent types of body language which can be utilized for interaction and communication. Although the other types of body language represent a more general state of emotional, hand gestures capable of possessing specified linguistic content inside it. Because of the expressiveness and speed in interaction, hand gestures are commonly utilized in human-computer interaction systems (HCI), sign languages, virtual reality, and gaming. In the process of recognizing hand gestures, the complexity and diversity of gestures will extremely impact on the recognition rate and reliability. The existence of machine learning techniques can be effectively exploited in the task of improving the rate of hand gesture recognition. This paper inspected the performance of machine learning techniques in recognizing vision and sensors based hand gestures in the recently existing applications. Additionally, the widely used architecture applied in various datasets has been considered which includes the acquisition of data, pre-processing, the extraction of features, and classification.


Task migration from heavily loaded processors to lightly loaded or idle processors is one way to balance the load across all processors and thus reduce average response time. A description is given of a dynamic task migration protocol based on proposed set strategies which is used to minimize the communication cost and reduce the processing overhead at each processor. The decision to migrate is based on the information exchange between processors. The performance of the algorithm is examined by simulation.<<ETX>>


This paper describes the requirement of modern digital process control systems and briefly describes how this is achieved through the FOXBORO FOX 3/INTERSPEC/SPEC 200 system which is a fully integrated hardware and software system for plant monitoring, process control and management. It provides facilities to build different types of control systems, from the most simple, to advanced type including optimal control and energy management.


We study the spectral gap of frustrated spin (qubit) Hamiltonians constructed from quantum subsystem (gauge) codes. Such a Hamiltonian can be block diagonalized, with blocks labelled by eigenvalues of extensively many integrals of motion (stabilizers of the code.) Of particular interest is the 3D gauge color code, whose Hamiltonian has been conjectured to act as a quantum memory at finite temperature. Using Perron-Frobenius theory we constrain the location of first and second eigenvalues among the blocks of the Hamiltonian. This allows us to numerically find the gap of some large instances of the 3D gauge color code, which is compared to other frustrated spin Hamiltonians. Finally, we suggest a relation between bounded stabilizers and gapped spectra.


Objective
Different mechanisms such as psychological, neurobiological, autonomic, and genetic factors might be involved in the etiology of lifelong Premature Ejaculation (PE). Albeit cortical activity changes have been reported, the relationship between PE and impulsivity/decision-making is minimally studied to date. The present study aimed to assess impulsivity and risky decision-making in individuals with lifelong PE for the first time.
Method
26 lifelong PE patients were diagnosed by the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM-2014) criteria and 26 healthy volunteers were recruited. The Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), International Erectile Function Index (IIEF), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), and Monetary Choice Questionnaire-27 (MCQ-27) were administered.
Results
The mean age was 37.28 (18-55). No differences were found between groups in risky decision-making and impulsivity.
Conclusion
No alterations of impulsivity and risky decision-making were found in lifelong PE patients. Impulsivity may only exist in a subset of individuals with lifelong PE or may only be evident in neural levels or specific subtypes of impulsivity.


Essential Theories of Motivation and Leadership is the third in a series of books dealing with microlevel organizational behavior theories, spread unevenly over a twenty-five-year period. The predecessors were Theories of Organizational Behavior (1980), and Organizational Behavior: Foundations, Theories, and Analyses (2002).
All of these books presuppose some prior work in such fields as organizational behavior, management, and the like. Given an introduction of this kind, readers should find little in this book that overlaps with their prior learning. The reason for this is that basic courses typically take a content- or problem-centered approach. In contrast, this book takes a different tack, focusing on
the best theories in the field of micro-organizational behavior and the contributions these theories have made to understanding organizations. Dealing with these theories and the research on them requires not only some basic study in the area, but also an introduction to statistics. With this kind of preparation, readers should have no difficulty comprehending the material presented here, even though some of the theories are by their nature quite demanding.


A new generation of helicopters was born at the beginning of the sixties, when, following a US requirement for a light observation helicopter (LOH), a new breed of military machines, like the Bell 206 (OH-4 A, OH-58 A), the Hiller 1100 (OH-5 A) and the Hughes 500 (OH-6 A) was developed. All the aerodynamic and structural progress resulting from the previous experience of the helicopter industry was incorporated in their designs. The development of these helicopters, demonstrating good performance and comfort levels, light and relatively inexpensive was made possible, however, only because of the availability of a new, light turboshaft engine, featuring acceptable levels of fuel consumption and reliability.


ABSTRACT
 The former neglect of social sustainability as an ideal for urban development has been exchanged with a newfound interest globally, nationally and locally. However, there is little systematic knowledge to support relevant priorities in urban governance. Motivated by this knowledge gap, this paper reviews new knowledge from a literature study seeking to identify context-situated definitions and operationalisations of community social sustainability. Two distinct research waves are identified: a first wave of categorisation defining conceptual ground structures of community social sustainability; a second wave of operationalisation highlighting how these ground structures contain competing concerns and dilemmas. This paper nuances and further distinguishes social sustainability at the community level by combining insights from these two contributions to research. Community social sustainability appears as a continually emergent and contested phenomenon. How to address and reconcile competing concerns baked into social sustainability as a concept and a policy still is a burning issue for research and practice.


Coal/oil co-processing, while not a new concept, is gaining renewed interest in North America for the production of synthetic liquid fuels. It offers the potential for reducing the cost of synthetic liquid fuels from coal by reducing investment requirements. This paper describes HRI's activities in coal/oil coprocessing as well as its COIL /SUP sm/ Process. Commercial COIL /SUP sm/ Process concepts are defined and relative economics for a specific example are developed.


Title Enhanced Bone Anabolic Window with Increased Bone Formation by Abaloparatide Showed Greater Gains in Trabecular and Cortical Bone in Mice : A Comparison with Teriparatide [an abstract of entire text] Author(s) 槙野, 彰人 Citation 北海道大学. 博士(歯学) 甲第13868号 Issue Date 2020-03-25 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/78609 Type theses (doctoral abstract of entire text) Note この博士論文全文の閲覧方法については、以下のサイトをご参照ください。 Note(URL) https://www.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dissertations/copy-guides/ File Information Akito_Makino_summary.pdf


Objective To investigate the roles of laparoscopy in combined therape for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and its safety and efficacy.Methods 84 patients were diagnosed primary liver cancer or primary liver cancer can not be ruled out by blood AFP,ultrasound,CT or MRI,from January 2004 to March 2006,clinical stageⅡ~Ⅲa.61 cases were adopted laparoscopic-assisted combined therapy: 4 cases accepted laparoscopic hepatectomy,14 cases accepted open hepatectomy,3 cases were showed out with benign lesion by laparoscopic frozen section diagnosis(two cases of hepatic hemangioma,and one case of regenerative nodules)and suspended operation,42 cases accepted laparoscopic Radiofrequency ablation,8 cases with portal vein tumor thrombus were added implantation chemotherapy pump in portal successfully.Results The operation was success.the average operation time(134±37.7)minutes,36 cases had ascites or jaundice,no abdominal bleeding,biliary leak,subphrenic infections,gastrointestinal injury, diaphragmatic injury,and other complications,perioperative without liver failure and death.Follow-up of 18 months,the survival rate 60.7%(37/61),tumor recurrence rate 34.4%(21/61 ).Conclusions Laparoscopy is an important complement for imaging examination and clinical stage in advanced liver cancer,and provided reliable evidences for accurate treatment,meanwhile,provided safe and effective therapeutic approach for ablative therapy for patients with liver cancer.


Background: Exposure to corticosteroids is recognised to increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Our aim was to evaluate the short-term absolute risk of T2DM over the course of people's first continuous exposure to corticosteroids. Methods: This was an observational study using UK data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Adult patients were selected if exposed to systemic corticosteroids for any condition and had no prior T2DM. Non-exposed adults matched on age, sex, disease burden were selected from the general population. Patients were followed from their first exposure to corticosteroid to 90 days following the end of continuous prescribing. Absolute risk rates were calculated by age, sex and BMI category. Results: In total, 536,852 exposed patients were matched 1:1 to non-exposed controls. Mean age was 51 years; 59% were female. Obese males aged 43-67 years exposed to corticosteroids had the highest absolute risk of T2DM (41.8 per 1,000 patient years (PKPY)); in matched non-exposed controls this was 24.0 PKPY. Generally, patients taking steroids had greater risk of T2DM compared with those in the same age, sex and BMI category never exposed to steroids. Conclusions: Whilst it is understood that exposure to corticosteroids increases the risk of T2DM, there are large differences in risk in accordance with age, sex and BMI. Alternatives to corticosteroids are urgently needed. Disclosure E. Berni: Consultant; Self; AstraZeneca. S. Jenkins-jones: Consultant; Self; AstraZeneca. C. Astbury: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca. M. N. Brown: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca, Stock/Shareholder; Self; AstraZeneca. P. R. Hunt: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca, Stock/Shareholder; Self; AstraZeneca. C. J. Currie: Consultant; Self; AstraZeneca. S. Adamsson eryd: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca. P. Ambery: Employee; Self; AstraZeneca.


Introduction School Bullying is an educational and a health care issue that was kept hided for a long time. Despite, growing interest about this issue, it's still a topic that is not well known and well analysed in Tunisia. Objectives - Evaluate the prevalence of school bullying among Middle school students - Establish the psychological profile of harassers Methods It's a cross sectional study including 600 students of 2 middle schools of the region of Sousse -Tunisia during the month of March 2020. "The adolescent peer relations instrument" was used to identify school bullying and its type. The "Child Behaviour Checklist" questionnaire was used to identify emotional and behavioural problems among children. Self esteem levels were evaluated by the "Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale". Results The mean age of participants was 13 years and 9 months ±1 year and 4 months. 95.1 % of the participants have experienced school harassment, but also 92% of them harassed their peers. Boys were more frequently bullies than girls (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in self esteem levels between bullies and non-bullies adolescents. Among the 8 syndroms explored by the Child behaviour checklist, adolescents experiencing one of the 7 folllowing items (Anxious syndrome, Depressive syndrome, Aggressive behaviour, Attention problems, Social problem, Thoughts problems and Withdrawal problems) had significantly higher risk of being a bully (p values between 0.001 and 0.02). Conclusions This study emphasizes the high prevalence of school bullying among adolescents in Tunisia. Most of the psychological problems explored in this study seem to be higher among bullies.


The invention relates to a high-pressure radiator of an external type bypass pressure release valve. The high-pressure radiator comprises an oil cooler, and further comprises a motor for driving the fan to work, wherein a fan cover is mounted at the front end of the oil cooler; a fan is mounted on the inner part of the fan cover; a mesh enclosure is mounted on the fan cover; a bypass pressure release valve is mounted at an oil inlet connector of an end enclosure of the oil cooler; an oil inlet is formed in the top of the bypass pressure release valve; the bypass pressure release valve is connected to an oil tank through a pipeline; and a one-way valve is mounted on the pipeline. The high-pressure radiator is compact and reasonable in structure, and is convenient to operate; the bypass pressure release valve is additionally arranged on the outer part of the radiator, so that when inner oil pressure of the radiator is tooth high, the bypass pressure relief valve works for conveying oil back into the oil tank through the pipeline, and therefore, the using reliability of the radiator is greatly improved, the working efficiency is improved, and the radiating efficiency is guaranteed.


In pre-Qin and Han Dynasty,the value of drawing emphasized knowledge function and ethic education.While in Wei,Jin,Nan and Bei Dynasty,it turned to aesthetics.Critics had sense that the transformation of this trend was the results of the change of social mood and the trend of thought.But in our opinion,the direct reason of this transformation is that the identities of those drawing critics had a great change from thinkers,philosophers and dominant class to artists.


In the traditional vendor-centralized supply chain,the vendor controls the operation of the supply chain and thus easier access to more profits compared with the customers.The burden of some customers might increase once they join delivery and demand synchronization.In order to obtain win-win result,the coordination becomes greatly important.The trade credit,as one of important policies,has already been widely used in the supply chain management.It can be described as a trade credit period offered by the vendor,during which the customer does not need to pay any interests for the payment delay.Therefore the customer can make use of the trade credit period to gain additional opportunity profits.A vendor-centralized two-echelon supply chain consisting of a single vendor and multiple customers is studied in this paper.The opportunity profit or cost obtained from the trade credit period is used to coordinate every member.A framework of the delivery and demand synchronization in the supply chain with the trade credit policy is proposed and the formulations show the optimum solutions,i.e.the production interval and optimum order times,are existed.Without any restrictions,the studied model can be simplified as the tradition delivery and demand synchronization model and independent decision inventory model.Finally,the numerical examples are presented to compare three different kinds of models mentioned above and illustrate the effectiveness of the trade credit policy.In addition,the sensitivity analysis about the impact of the ratio of the production rate to whole demand rates and the radio of the trade credit period to the customer's order time interval on the cost are provided.In summary,the trade credit policy is very useful in coordinating the delivery and demand among the vendor and all customers.By designing suitable trade credit period,the coordination can has a win-win result.


In the dissemination of knowledge,teachers' liturgical appearance and demeanor has subtle influence on the students.This paper describes the content of normal students' appearance study in the context of quality education from five aspects.


The exploration of this lively birthplace of an expatriate subculture can suitably start with David Garrick. Traces of his involvement with the theatre in Calcutta are embodied, not always clearly, in disconnected bits of documentation. Some of these have been revealed before, not always accurately. The story is intriguing and can be charted through a systematic review of the sources. On 26 March 1768 four gentlemen of the Hon. East India Company's service in Calcutta gave a commission for the purchase of theatrical scenery and scripts to the captain of one of the Company's vessels about to depart for home. Addressed to 'Captain Thomas Riddle of Pocock', the letter of commission reads: Sir, The Theatre of Calcutta being in want of Scenery, we shall esteem ourselves oblig'd to you if upon your Arrival in England you will request on our behalf one of the Captains bound to this Port to get a set of new Scenes of following Dimensions painted upon Canvas & bring them out in his Privilege, we agreeing to allow him 50 pr. Cent on the prime Cost, viz: 2 Scenes 29 feet broad 16 feet high 3 do. 26 do. do. 16 do. do. 2 do. 24 do. do. 16 do. do. As Also 5 Copies of all the Acting Plays & Farces half bound with the Words Calcutta Theatre stamp'd on the Backs of each, together with a Book of Copper Plates representing the different Habits of the Theatre if such a Work is to be had. We desire that one of the Scenes 29 feet broad may represent a Street and the other a Bedchamber one of the Scenes of 26 a Street another a Parlour and the third a Hall one of the Scenes of 24 feet, a Park with Trees and the other a Garden. If the Time will permit for painting the full Length Figures of Tragedy and Comedy we request they may be added to the above Commissions. We heartily wish you a good Voyage and are with great regard Sir Your most obedient humble Servants Sign'd L [?] Holte [?] // Thos. Pearson // Edw. Baber // Jas. Ellis A True Copy This is the first of three items, designated 'Calcutta account', in the Victoria and Albert Museum's Forster Collection of Garrick papers; separate sources reveal that Capt. Thomas Riddell commanded the merchantman Admiral Pocock (632 tons, launched 1758) on hire to the East India Company for three voyages in 1761-2, 1766-7 [1767-8?] and 1769-70. (1) The order for books seems rather a tall one, '5 Copies of all the Acting Plays & Farces' and handsomely bound and embossed at that. Presumably the intention was for pieces only in the current repertory. The order for scenery is sensible and suggests that this part of the order, at least, was produced by someone who knew what he was talking about. The next paper of the three in the 'Calcutta account' is a sheet of figures detailing the cost of purchases. It is headed 'London 3d. of December 1768'. The categories itemised in it were written up by different hands. The first one shows practised penmanship and is possibly the writing of William Hopkins, the Drury Lane prompter (stage manager) who is mentioned in the accounts. The others are less neat, and the final three lines are careless and partly illegible. The firms' names are preceded by abbreviations for Messrs, standardised here as Mss. The accounts read: Bought for the Calcutta Company-- N 1-- Mss. Griffin Bookseller and Stationers Bill 60.17. 0 [pounds sterling] 2 Mss. Johnstons Bill for Music 4.4. 0 3 Boxes and Cords 16. 0 Portridge &c 3. 0 66.0. 0 [pounds sterling] 3 Mss. French's Bill for painting Scenes 138. 12. 0 4 Mss. Sandersons Bill for 44. 0. 0 Carpenters work 248. …


Given a 3-D seismic record for an arbitrary measurement configuration and assuming a laterally and vertically inhomogeneous, isotropic macro‐velocity model, a unified approach to amplitude‐preserving seismic reflection imaging is provided. This approach is composed of (1) a weighted Kirchhoff‐type diffraction‐stack integral to transform (migrate) seismic reflection data from the measurement time domain into the model depth domain, and of (2) a weighted Kirchhoff‐type isochrone‐stack integral to transform (demigrate) the migrated seismic image from the depth domain back into the time domain. Both the diffraction‐stack and isochrone‐stack integrals can be applied in sequence (i.e., they can be chained) for different measurement configurations or different velocity models to permit two principally different amplitude‐preserving image transformations. These are (1) the amplitude‐preserving transformation (directly in the time domain) of one 3-D seismic record section into another one pertaining to a different...


The discovery of galaxies with regularly rotating discs at redshifts ≥ 4 has been a puzzling challenge to galaxy formation models that tend to predict chaotic gas kinematics in the early Universe as a consequence of gas accretion, mergers and efficient feedback. In this work, we investigated the kinematics of five highly resolved galaxies at z ∼ 4.5 observed with ALMA in the [CII] 158 μm emission line. The sample is diverse: AzTEC1 (starburst galaxy), BRI1335-0417 (starburst and quasar host galaxy), J081740 (normal star-forming galaxy) and SGP38326 (two starburst galaxies in a group). The five galaxies show velocity gradients, but four were found to be rotating discs while the remaining, AzTEC1, is likely a merger. We studied the gas kinematics of the discs using 3DBAROLO and found that they rotate with maximum rotation velocities between 198 and 562 km s−1 while the gas velocity dispersions, averaged across the discs, are between 49 and 75 km s−1. The rotation curves are generally flat and the galaxies have ratios of ordered-to-random motion (V/σ) between 2.7 and 9.8. We present CANNUBI, an algorithm for fitting the disc geometry of rotating discs in 3D emission-line observations prior to modelling the kinematics, with which we find indications that these discs may have thicknesses of the order of 1 kpc. This study shows that early disc formation with a clear dominance of rotation with respect to turbulent motions is present across a variety of galaxy types.


The article explores the method for evaluating latent correlation developed by the authors. As a result of research using this method, the mirror frequencies range is determined, which corresponds to strong latent correlation between the signal at center frequency and the sum of signals at mirror frequencies extracted simultaneously from broadband band limited noise. The results of the research presented will be of great interest for scientific researchers, engineers and metrologists being involved in digital signal processing and making use of mirror noise images method to extract useful signal from noise.