The roof falling accident is a serious threat to the lives of miners in deep coal mining, especially when the coal mine is more than 1000 meters deep. In regard to the 5306 coalface in the Tangkou coal mine, Shandong, China, the depth of coal seam is 992.8 m and the stress concentration coefficient of the roadway surrounding rock is 3.33. This leads to a serious deformation of the roadway roof, thereby producing a high risk of the roof falling disaster. In this pursuit, based on the mechanical analysis of roadway roof subjected to a high abutment pressure, the mathematical expressions of the setting load and movable column length of supports were introduced. Furthermore, the stability control mechanism of the roadway roof was analyzed and the optimized support parameters of supports are provided. The results showed that the longtime effective support of the roadway roof required the strength and deformation coupling of supports and anchored surrounding rock. The support length of the belt roadway should be at least 57.7 m, with 0-30 m away from the coalface supported by hydraulic supports and 32-57.7 m supported by single props. In addition, the maximum setting load and movable column length of hydraulic supports were 21.67 MPa and 280.3 mm and 12.44 MPa and 177.1 mm for single props, respectively. By applying the optimized support parameters of supports to the belt roadway of the 5306 coalface, the effective control of the roadway roof and the disaster control of roof falling were realized.


Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by multi‐organ fibrosis with an autoimmune background. Although autoantibodies are detected frequently in SSc patients, the role of autoantibody in the development of fibrosis remains unknown. Connective tissue homeostasis is a balance between the synthesis and degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM); ECM degradation is regulated mainly by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Anti‐MMP‐1 antibody is suggested to inhibit MMP‐1 and be involved in the development of the fibrosis in SSc. However, the accumulation of various ECM components in the tissue of SSc cannot be explained by the anti‐MMP‐1 antibody alone. In this study, we examined the presence  or  levels of antibody to MMP‐3, a protein which degrades various ECM components relevant to SSc fibrosis. Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using human recombinant MMP‐3 revealed that IgG anti‐MMP‐3 autoantibody levels were elevated significantly in the sera from SSc patients, but not in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus or dermatomyositis. IgG and IgM anti‐MMP‐3 antibody levels were significantly higher in diffuse cutaneous SSc, a severe form, than those in limited cutaneous SSc. Consistently, IgG anti‐MMP‐3 antibody levels correlated significantly with fibrosis of the skin, lung and renal blood vessels. The presence of IgG anti‐MMP‐3 autoantibody in sera from SSc patients was confirmed by immunoblotting analysis. Remarkably, MMP‐3 activity was inhibited by IgG anti‐MMP‐3 antibody. These results suggest that anti‐MMP‐3 antibody is a serological marker that reflects the severity of SSc and also suggest that it may contribute to the development of fibrosis by inhibiting MMP‐3 activity and reducing the ECM turnover.


This chapter creates a sketch of the ways moral injury appears in the world. It reviews contemporary research on moral injury, outlines working definitions of the term, identifies common symptoms, and explains current possibilities for treatment. Here, the concept of moral injury is discussed in tandem with the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of veterans are plagued by mental illnesses, and there are no good strategies to help them heal. This is the promise of the moral injury concept. The chapter surmises that the reason why so many veterans continue to suffer is because the source of their pain has not been correctly identified, and perhaps moral injury is a significant contributing factor to it. Accordingly, researchers in the field believe that moral injury might be key to helping address a mental health crisis that continues to metastasize.


Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most lethal of gynecologic malignancies. It is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the USA, with an estimated 22,000 new cases in 2012; however, it ranks fifth in mortality with approximately 15,500 deaths [1]. The high mortality is attributable to the fact that more than 60% of cases are diagnosed with distant disease, for which the 5-year relative survival rate is only 27% [101]. The late stage at diagnosis and poor survival among the majority of women with ovarian cancer has led to considerable efforts to determine whether earlier detection is a viable strategy for reducing mortality from the disease. Numerous studies have evaluated various modalities, especially CA125 and transvaginal ultrasound, as screening tests for ovarian cancer, but results have not been encouraging. The largest study conducted within the USA, the PLCO Cancer Screening trial, found no evidence that screening women with CA125 and transvaginal ultrasound reduced ovarian cancer mortality [2]. Furthermore, screening was associated with significant harms, with approximately 20 women undergoing surgery for every screen-detected


The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for accelerating the starting speed of an embedded software system, which comprises the following steps: reading embedded software kernel from Flash to acceleration setting in a memory; compressing the time of setting in the memory and decompressing and running the embedded system kernel; loading an embedded software source document system and application program into the memory, and starting script running acceleration setting of the embedded software source document system; and sequentially starting various tasks of the application program. The method is applicable to the embedded software system based on Linux.


Objective To study the immunohistochemical changes of nm23-H1 in human brain glioma(HBG) and human brain metastatic carcinoma(HBMC) as well as the role of nm23-H1 in biological behavior of the tumors. Methods The protein expression of nm23-H1 was examined with SABC immunohistochemical technique in six cases of normal brain, 18 cases of HBG and 12 cases of HBMC tissue samples. The correlation between the expression and the biological behavior of the tumors was analyzed. Results The level of nm23-H1 protein in normal brain tissue was higher than that in low-grade gliomas(WHO Grade Ⅱ) , but lower than that in high-grade gliomas(WHO Grade Ⅲ). The difference was significant(F=44.895,q=7.409,4.839,P0.01). The level of these protein in high-grade gliomas,human brain metastatic carcinomas and recurrent gliomas was significantly higher than that in low-grade gliomas and normal brain tissue (q=4.549-18.003,P0.01). Conclusion nm23-H1 may suppress the proliferation and the invasion of tumor cells in normal brain tissue and low-grade glioma, and may promote the proliferation and the invasion of the tumor cells in high-grade and recurrent gliomas as well as metastatic carcinoma.


We are studying anomalous heat, attributed to Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENRs), generated from metal alloy nanoparticles loaded with hydrogen (or deuterium) through pressurizing the vessel containing the particles. The primary result thus far is that the excess energies observed in experiments to date are all well above maximum estimation of what could be attributed to known chemical reactions. The discovery of ultra-high-density hydrogen cluster formation in void and dislocation loops has allowed us to develop host materials that give reasonably reproducible results The hydrogen in these clusters is close to metallic density and theory shows the cluster atoms can react when another hydrogen diffuses in transferring momentum to the cluster atoms.


As the title of this conference indicates, the emphasis in the papers presented has been on the methods of mathematical analysis rather than on the biological meanings of the results. This and the difficulty of separating the problems to he regarded as physiological ones from those belonging in the domain of biochemistry or of biophysics make it difficult to select for discussion the purely physiological aspects of the material presented. The most definitely physiological studies that were discussed involved removal of colloids from the circulation, blood flow rates, strontium and calcium metabolism, sodium kinetics, erythrokinetics, and glucose kinetics, while the other studies perhaps more properly belong to one of the other disciplines. But what was the content of these papers? Could the conclusions drawn be expected to change any physiological concepts? Admittedly, something of this sort could have been missed, but it seems to me that the second question has to be answered in the negative, simply hecause for the most part the emphasis, even in the papers whose titles promise physiological results, has been on the mathematical techniques rather than on the biological results as such, and to a large extent the results presented are merely illustrative examples incidental to the method of analysis. This most emphatically does not mean, however, that these proceedings do not have profound implications for physiology. To explain this attitude, it is neceElsary to go back a bit further. There is, of course, no questioning the fact that in the recent past the impact of the tracer method on physiology has been substantial. Professor Hevesy' has reviewed the history of the use of radioactive tracers, and the applications to physiology were among the earliest uses of the method. The classic example of how the use of tracers has revolutionized physiological ideas is, of course, the entire concept of the dynamic state of body constituents,* which was important in overthrowing the idea that the body is much like an engine which uses fuel and oxygen in energy production but which has essentially permanent components, not exchanging with the materials flowing in and out of the system. The availability of isotopic tracers helped to open steady-state systems to investigation, thus producing many applications in the fields of the physiology of transmembrane flow rates, electrolyte kinetics, blood-tissue perfusion rates, and hemopoiesis. It might be mentioned that in the general field of circulation studies, other indicators, particularly dyes, had been in use well before isotope tracers became available, and in part because of these prior applications the use * Research supported by the United States Atomic Energy Commission.


: This research was aimed to analyze load sharing ratios between cortical shell and trabecular bone of a degraded lumbar vertebra with aging, and also evaluate elastic moduli assigned into an FE model, using finite element method. For the better analysis of trabecular bone, effective elastic moduli, that is, nominal elastic moduli divided by the volumetric porosities was used. The elastic moduli of the cortical shell suitable for the trabecular bone were obtained from the equations on the basis of idealized stress-strain relations, including areal porosities. To minimize numerical errors, p-element was used. Using eight parameters that refer to some published papers, the geometry of L3 with a removed posterior part. After the constant compressive displacement was applied, the load sharing ratios were obtained by using both every elastic strain energy and every vertical force between two bones in each 8-volume. As results, 1) according to an increase in age from 20-year to 80-year, load sharing ratios of trabecular bone decreased from 55% to 49%; 2) the maximal ratios of each bone were occurred in the mid-plane of centrums and the endplate of cortical shells, respectively; 3) effective elastic moduli assigned into a porous centrum /cortex were found to be adequate; 4) for load sharing ratios, the difference of two methods showed that the total ratios were almost same within less than 1% but the partial ratios at every depth were more or less different each other.


This article describes the development of wireless video-based devices and services and assesses their implications for a wide range of traffic applications. One, developed for the security sector, is open circuit television, a range of stand-alone cameras and monitors. These are much cheaper than wired closed circuit television systems and make surveillance affordable even to small communities, and in situations which require the cameras to be moved from one location to another. In the freight business, mobile video solutions can be used inside vehicles to ensure the integrity of goods being transported. Event-driven transmission can be applied, for example from the cargo doors being opened. Cameras on buses can send out alarms and provide evidence for incidents. Wireless video can be combined with other technology such as automatic number plate recognition. It would be possible for drivers to get traffic warnings direct to their mobile phones and also information on alternative routes.


The emergence of new species is poorly understood in marine plankton, where the lack of physical barriers and homogeneous environmental conditions limit spatial and ecological segregation. Here we combine molecular and ecological information from a long term time series and propose Pseudo-nitzschia allochrona, a new cryptic diatom, as a possible case of speciation by temporal segregation. The new species differs in several genetic markers (18S, LSU and ITS rDNA fragments and rbcL) and is reproductively isolated from its closest relative, which is morphologically identical. Data from a long term plankton time series show Pseudo-nitzschia allochrona invariably occurring in summer-autumn in the Gulf of Naples, where its sister species are instead found in winter-spring. Temperature and nutrients are the main factors associated with the occurrence of P. allochrona, which could have evolved in sympatry by switching its phenology and occupying a new ecological niche. This case of possible speciation by time shows the relevance of combining ecological time series with molecular information to shed light on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of marine microorganisms.


The deformation austenite CCT curve of martensite dual phase steel was measured by thermo-dynamic simulation tester Gleeble1500.The microstructure was observed by optical microscope;the micro-orientation was analyzed statistically by electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD).The results show that the martensite begins to form when cooling velocity is greater than 5 ℃/s.The martensite content increases with the cooling velocity increasing.At the same time,a few bainite appears;when cooling velocity is 30 ℃/s,the microstructure is fine and island martensite uniformly distributes,the volume ratio of {111} fiber texture unconventionally increases.


Solid phase epitaxial (SPE) annealing at low temperature has the advantage of high dopant activation and very little dopant diffusion. However, due to the low thermal budget engaged in SPE, a large amount of defects can exist in the area beyond the original interface of the crystal and the pre-amorphized layer. These defects may cause severe junction leakage. They may also cause dopant diffusion and deactivation in a following higher temperature process. This work studies the reverse annealing behaviors during a second annealing step for SPE-formed p+/n junction using either 1 keV B+ or 5 keV BF2+ implants. Four-point probe, secondary-ion-mass spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy are used in this study. The results show that the boron deactivation after second-step annealing is not only correlated with the transmission electron diffraction (TED), but also correlated with the end of range defect evolution. The results also show that BF2 implanted wafer has slower boron deactivation, less TED ...


Flow control is of particular importance in TimeSensitive Networking (TSN), where timeliness of messages is guaranteed through several types of traffic shaping. This has given rise to a number of papers discussing the worst-case response time analysis of, in particular, the credit-based traffic shaping approach. In this work-in-progress paper, we concern ourselves with the possibility that traffic shaping can be applied in different layers of the protocol stack, e.g., the physical layer and link layer, which may give rise to different credit behaviors. We convey our concern that the analysis performed in literature seems to assume application of traffic shaping in the physical layer, and that the analysis therefore cannot be readily used in a context where shaping is applied in a higher layer. In particular, assuming application of credit-based shaping in the link layer, there are different interpretations possible for credit behavior. Depending on the interpretation, some of the basic properties of credit, that are crucial for the analysis, may no longer be valid after overhead is added by the physical layer. As an ongoing effort, we plan to revisit the eligible interval analysis of [1] with an adaptation for a link layer interpretation of the standard concerning application of traffic shaping.


The structure of ZnSe epilayers grown by molecular-beam epitaxy on SrTiO3 001 substrates has been studied using electron diffraction, x-ray diffraction, and electron microscopy. ZnSe, like certain other zincblende semiconductors, grows epitaxially along the 111 direction, contrary to what is expected from considerations on lattice registry and mismatch. First-principles calculations based on density-functional theory show that this peculiar epitaxy results from the subtle balance between strain and interface bonding during the growth of the first layer.


Various knowledge-based information systems contain distinct knowledge representations reflecting different domains of interest and different viewpoints across domains of discourse. For efficient use of knowledge-based systems it is necessary to know semantic relations or alignment between different knowledge representations. One of the promising approaches is the use of intelligent software agents where agents communicate in order to align respective knowledge representations. The paper presents an approach for ontology alignment based on implementation of meaning negotiation between intelligent agents. In the approach, negotiation leads in iterative way. On each step agents compare ontological contexts and use propositional substitutions in order to reduce semantic distance between the contexts. The focus of the paper is the implementation of agents' negotiation strategy.


It is analyzed the emergence and development of Fiducia in the mid 60s, organization that unifies upper-middle groups of the ruling class in Chile which are linked to the university world, doctrinally tributary of the traditionalist anti- liberal conservatism. According to this ideological position, Fiducia promoted a culturalideological fight against de progressive Catholics sectors, accused of being the "launching point of the Marxist socialism" emergence.


During the Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle, flagellin synthesis and filament assembly are temporally controlled events which require the products encoded by the contiguousflaF, flbT, and flbA -flaG transcription units (P. V. Schoenlein, L. S. Gailman, and B. Ely, J. Bacteriol. 171:000-0, 1989). To better define the functions of these genes, immunoprecipitation studies, Western blot (immunoblot) analyses, and electron microscopic analyses characterized flagellin synthesis and assembly in mutant and merodiploid strains. Mutations in theflaF orflbA-flaG transcription unit resulted in reduced synthesis of the 25- and 27-kilodalton (kDa) flagellins. In contrast, mutations in flbT resulted in overproduction of these flageUlins. The FlbT phenotype is unique, since all other identified C. crescentusfla mutations cause a reduction in the levels of the 25- and 27-kDa flagellins. Furthermore, theflbT mutant showed a chemotaxis deficiency even though it was motile. Thus, the flbT gene product appears to be involved in the regulation of both flagellin synthesis and chemotactic function. Mutations in theflbT andflbA-flaG transcription units also resulted in the production of a 22-kDa flagellin species that is not normally detected in wild-type cells. This flagellin species was not detected in the flbT filaments. Furthermore, the 22-kDa flagellin was no longer detected in flbA pseudorevertants that assembled functional filaments. Thus, the 22-kDa flagellin


Airport industry becomes competitive along with airlines deregulation. Although the infrastructure of airport has the character of natural monopoly and airport has market power in providing air services, airport doesn't abuse its market power because of its motivation of increasing non-aviation revenue and substituting competition for airport. After devolution of airports in China, government should recombine all airports on a voluntary basis and introduce competition before the reform of property right.


This thesis describes and discusses the results of a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial comparing percutaneous coronary angioplasty with stenting (stenting) and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with a left internal mammary artery (surgery) in patients with a high-grade stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery ... Zie: Summary


ABSTARCT A study was carried out to evaluate the anti-pyretic effect of an ethanol extract of leaves, of Ficus carica Linn. belonging to the family of Moraceae, at normal body temperature and yeast-induced pyrexia, in albino rats. A yeast suspension (10 ml/kg body wt.) increased rectal temperature 19 hours after the subcutaneous injection. The ethanol extract of Ficus carica, at doses of 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg body wt. p.o., showed significant dose-dependent reduction in normal body temperature and yeast-provoked elevated temperature. The effect extended up to five hours after drug administration. The anti-pyretic effect of the ethanol extract of Ficus carica was comparable to that of Paracetamol (150 mg/kg body wt., p.o.), a standard anti-pyretic agent.


INhis book, Back to Nature, Peter J. Schmitt discusses the movement that began in the second half of the nineteenth century in response to the increasing urbanization of American society. Noting the extensive social changes brought on by the rise of the modern metropolis, he focuses special attention on the way people's perceptions of the natural world outside the city changed. City dwellers, he observes, particularly the middle and upper classes, sought refuge from the hectic pace of urban society and began to turn "back to nature." l Schmitt stresses that people at this time turned "back to nature," not "back to the land," explaining that the movement was a departure from, rather than a return to, America's agrarian past :"simply put, this urban response valued nature's spiritual impact above its economic importance: it might better be called 'Arcadian/ " 2


Undecylprodigiosin is one of four secondary metabolites with antibacterial
activity produced by S. coelicolor A3(2). The overall aim of this study was to
further investigate the control of biosynthesis of the secondary metabolite
undecylprodigiosin (Red) in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2).
Proline transport mutants (Put-) were isolated, and the over-production of Red
was observed in these strains. It was hypothesised that Red biosynthesis is
essential as a shunt for excess proline in the Put- mutants. Red biosynthesis was
abolished by disrupting the redX structural gene in a Put- mutant. The Put-
RedX- mutants were viable, demonstrating that Red is not essential in Pur
mutants. Si nuclease mapping of redD and redX genes in a Put- mutant revealed
that red genes are transcribed earlier in the growth phase of Put- mutants
compared to the progenitor strain J802.
Pwb (pigmented whilst bid) mutants had been isolated due to their ability to
produce Red in a b1dA background. The regions believed to contain the
mutations of Pwb-6, Pwb-9, Pwb-16 and Pwb+ were sub-cloned and sequence
data obtained. An open reading frame was identified which is predicted to
encode a protein showing homology to the UhpA-LuxR family of regulators. The
open reading frame, contains an in-frame TTA codon. It is proposed that this
gene, named redZ, mediates the b1dA dependence of Red biosynthesis. The
Pwb-6 mutation was located to the putative -35 promoter region. The mutation
makes the promoter more similar to the enteric bacterium major sigma factor
promoter -35 consensus sequence. It is anticipated that greater transcription from
the promoter causes the Pwb phenotype. Introduction of the Pwb-9 redZ gene
into antibiotic biosynthesis mutants, absA and absB, did not result in Red
biosynthesis.


Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) may cause angina in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and increases the risk of future adverse cardiovascular events. Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) with pharmacological stress can assess coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR), a measure of coronary microvascular function. However, simpler methods would be preferable for diagnosing CMD. Therefore, we examined the relationship between CFVR and cardiac time intervals measured by TTDE in a cohort of women with angina and no obstructive CAD.


This work aimed to apply a didactic sequence (DS) for environmental awareness of basiceducation (BE) students regarding bromeliads and their importance for maintaining biodiversity. The activities were developed in four primary and secondary years (primary 3rd and 4th, and also 4th and 9th years of the secondary), during a school semester, through multidisciplinary projects, using 10 stages of a DS as a base plan for all classes (with proper adaptations to each class). The stages of DS were planned using project approaches, three-moment approach, inverted classroom and field activities. During the activities, the students' commitment to the issues raised was noticed, as well as an awareness of the importance of bromeliads and their relationship with the environment. In general, throughout the execution of the project, the students were motivated by the themes presented, and at the end of the activity, they were better able to respond clearly and critically about the environmental issues raised in 1 Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba – São Paulo (Brazil); E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com 2 Universidade de Sorocaba (UNISO), Sorocaba – São Paulo (Brazil); E-mail: email@example.com 3 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal – Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil); E-mail: email@example.com SciELO Preprints Este documento é um preprint e sua situação atual está disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.2917 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)


In order to study the role of cellular interaction in hemopoiesis, syngeneic marrow nucleated cells and thymocytes suspensions obtained from the same mouse were transfused i. v. to the recipient mice received a dose of 850 rads of ~(60)Co gamma ray 24 hrs before. Recipients were killed for spleen colonies assay on Day 8. Transplantation of thymocytes along with bone marrow cells increased the number of colonies as about 2.3 times that in control. The optimal ratio of thymocytes dose to marrow cells dose was at least 500, Poor growth of spleen colonies were found in the recipients with the same dose of thymocytes or bone marrow cells alone. The mean number of spleen-colonies in recipients of marrow cells with thymocytes minus those in recipients of thymocytes alone was much more than the number of colonies in recipients of the same marrow dose without thymocytes.This indicated art augmentative effect of thymocyte on hemopoiesis. The ineffectiveness of the ultrasound smashed thymocytes and intact lymphocytes given intraperitoneally suggested that the augmentative effect must be produced by contact of stem cells with intact viable lymphocytes.Furthermore, Con A, a specific T-lymphocyte stimulator, had been given to the donors (200 μg/mouse i.p.) 3 days before their marrow cells were harvested, and transplanted alone. Spleen colonies in the Con A treated recipients increased 2.9 times as many as in thecontrol. This result has confirmed that the activated lymphocytes are more active in the control of hemopoiesis than the quiescent ones.


The paper describes the working principle of embedded BOA Server in the Internet of Things(IOT).The transplantation and application of embedded web server has been disposed.Especially,the Board Support Pack (BSP) transplantation method and VxWorks image file designation method have been presented.Combined with the specific applications,an example of multi-process designation and holder receiver has been proposed.


The invention relates to a preparation method of air filtering paper containing nanocellulose. The preparation method is selected from any one of the following two methods: (1) impregnation method comprises the steps of impregnating the air filtering paper into nanocellulose suspension for a certain time, taking out, and airing at room temperature; and (2) coating method comprises the steps of the surface of the air filtering paper by the nanocellulose suspension, and airing at room temperature. The air filtering paper prepared by adopting the preparation method of air filtering paper containing nanocellulose has good tensile strength and bursting strength, the air permeability is reduced, and the filtering efficiency is improved.


Chronic diseases are gradually becoming the principal factors of harm to people's health. Fortunately, the development of e-health provides a novel thought for chronic disease prevention and treatment. This paper focuses on the research of cardiovascular disease (CVDs) prevention and early warning techniques using e-health and data mining. In this paper, we will use weighted associative classification algorithm to model the data in healthcare database to determine the level of cardiovascular risk. Besides, on the basis of data mining and knowledge discovery, intelligent warning mechanisms are proposed to provide different services to patients with different levels of risk. The experimental results show that the used classification algorithm is a more effective mining algorithm in the field of healthcare with higher accuracy and better comprehension. Our study is of definite significance to help control risk level of CVDs patients.


This article describes the conceptual schema of the universal approach both to the formation of contents of mathematical education and to the building-up of the work programme of these courses: «Theory and methods of development of mathematical ideas among children of preschool age» and «Mathematics» for the period of childhood.


Sea-anemones, like other animals, have special sets of organs, effectors, by which they respond to changes in the environment. In these animals there are at least four sets of such organs: the mucous glands, the nematocysts, the cilia, and the muscles. The mucous glands are unicellular glands found on almost all surfaces of the body and concerned partly in protecting the surface against insult and partly in rendering it sticky whereby the animal as a whole adheres to a rock or other fixed object or foreign bodies adhere to the animal as in the collection of food by the tentacles. The nematocysts are the well-known organs of defense and offense. They are most numerous and best developed on the tentacles and on the acontia. By their abundant discharge large animals may be stung and driven away and small ones killed and appropriated for food. Cilia are means of generating currents and of transporting small bodies over surfaces and through tubes. They are best developed on the tentacles, the acontia, and the oesophagus. The oesophageal cilia ordinarily beat outward, but in the presence of food they reverse temporarily and beat inward thus carrying the food into the digestive cavity. The mucous glands, the nematocysts, and the cilia have all been supposed to be under nervous influence. In all cases their action in reference to the stimulus appears to be strictly local; that is, they become active only over the exact region stimulated. Moreover if sea-anemones are subjected to anesthetics, such as chloretone, or magnesium sulphate, their nervous activitites can be completely abolished but without interfering in the least with the secretion of mucus, the activity of nematocysts or of cilia induding their reversal. For these reasons it is concluded that the three types of effectors just mentioned are independent .of nervous control and respond to direct stimulation. Muscles on the other hand are commonly under the influence of nerves, an influence that disappears. entirely when the sea-anemone is fully anesthetized. Some muscles, however, such as the longitudinal muscles of the acontia, have been shown to be independent effectors. They are slow in response often requiring a minute or more between the 385


In this paper the problem of regular language decomposition as a concatenation of given regular languages is considered. We prove that the problem is decidable in unary case when all the languages are in single-letter alphabet. This result may be used to give a negative answer in some cases of the general problem.


This paper presents an alternative method in dealing with nonlinear estimation problems. The principle is to approximate the integration of the conditional densities by using Gauss quadrature formulas and to set up the grid for the current filtering density simultaneously. The grid is centered at the filtering mean. The region where the grid locates is changed according to the conditional distribution. Approximation errors which depend on the choice of the number of nodes and the integration interval are discussed. Numerical experiments indicate that approximation errors do not accumulate during updating procedures.


Multi-antenna technologies have been widely used in modern wireless communication systems to achieve diversity gain, spatial multiplexing gain, and better interference suppression. Beamforming has been considered as a potential candidate for throughput maximization in MIMO cognitive radio networks. However, the efficient implementation of beamforming demands for accurate knowledge of channel estimate. Conventional spectrum sharing strategies treat the detection and estimation problems in uncoupled manner, which may not result in the overall optimum performance. In this paper, we propose a censored spectrum sharing strategy which considers both the detection and estimation performances simultaneously and is capable of improving the throughput of MIMO cognitive radio network. We derive analytical expressions for the critical parameters and provide simulation results to validate our derivations.


This thesis is in its most practical sense, an analysis naturally focused on a
very stark reality that occurs within the scope of "CREATING AN AGILE
PROCESS FOR SUSPENSION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS."
In this situation, the Code on Children and Adolescents suspension of
parental rights it should be done following the litigation process generally, a
procedure that is unduly prolonged, it has three levels, as also may file an
appeal of so that it is often impossible to request the suspension of parental
authority, therefore, my proposal that the suspension of parental authority
has a streamlined process for the interests of the child can be ensured.
Thus my thesis research relates to this issue that certainly generates legal
uncertainty, so it became necessary to introduce doctrinal, conceptual and
legal sources that allowed me to address the legal institution of the
suspension of parental rights and analyze the Code of Children and
Adolescents as a new branch of law that is taking autonomy in the future
development of society and law.
In the research I was useful criterion investigated population coincided with
my view that it is necessary to reform the Code of Children and Adolescents
incorporating my proposal that the suspension of parental authority has an
agile process to be guaranteed the best interests the child.
In this context, this thesis is a reference that invites us to reflect on the best
interests of the child in Ecuador and studies necessary for the full
development of society. My thesis and thus refers to the need for reform and
indicated is based on theoretical and practical convenience of reform that I
formulated my final conclusion of investigation.


AbstractThe roles of particle breakage and drainage conditions on the quasi-static compression response of sand were evaluated by comparing the results from drained and undrained isotropic compress...


SUMMARYThe effects of temperature on the progamic phase, fertilization and initial fruit set in cross pollinated olives were studied to determine the reasons for poor fruit set when high temperatures occur during the bloom period. Fruit set in 'Manzanillo' olive was completely inhibited at 30°C constant temperature. This temperature significantly reduced pollen germination but did not prevent pollen tube growth. Ovule penetration by the pollen tube was observed in 47% of the flowers at 30°C; however, the lack of growth of both functional ovules and ovaries suggests problems in zygote formation or endosperm development. The most favourable temperature was 25°C, in which faster pollen tube growth, more and earlier fertilization, and more fruit set occurred. At 20°C pollen tube growth was slower, resulting in delayed and reduced fertilization.


In this study, synthesis and characterization of thick carbon nanotube (CNT) electrodes with impressive electrical conductivity, mechanical properties, and large surface area is presented. The electrodes are made by effectively cross-linking the CNTs with graphitic carbon particles. The random network of cross-linked CNTs results in a bulk conductivity of >60 S/cm, large Young's modulus (∼1.2 GPa), and high surface area (>500 m2/g). Electrochemical characterization of these thick CNT electrodes (100–1000 μm) shows a capacitance of 90 F/g (40 F/cm3) in an aqueous electrolyte (5 M KOH). Furthermore, much of this capacitance is maintained at fast scan rates up to 1000 mV/s. This high rate performance leads to a simultaneous display of large energy densities (>10 Wh/kg) and power densities (>40 kW/kg) for the thick, binderless CNT electrode. © 2013 The Electrochemical Society. [DOI: 10.1149/2.020310jss] All rights reserved.


Protein synthesis by native chemical ligation has been an effective approach for the synthesis of proteins of moderate size. The utility of this approach for protein synthesis is demonstrated by the synthesis of a transcription factor, Zif 268 that contains three zinc finger domains. This synthesis highlights the modular nature of the chemical ligation approach and the ability to synthesize, handle and fold multiple domain proteins.


0bjective To observe the safety for use of the compound silver-containing air disinfectant.MethodS:The acute oral toxicity,acute inhaling toxicity and Bone marrow cell micronucleus to mice were tested,acute eye irritation to rabbits was conducted.Results: The acute oral LD_(50) of the compound silver-containing air disinfectant for mice was5 000mg/kg,which belongs to actually non-toxic grade,its acute inhalation LC_(50) was10 000mg/m~3,Which belongs to actually non-toxic grade,the mice bone marrow cell micronucleus test was negative,the eye irritation index to rabbits was zero which belongs to non-irritation.Conclusion: The compound silver-containing air disinfectant is safe in presise applied concentration.


In this paper, we present explicit toric construction of moduli space of quasi maps from $\mathbb{P}^1$ with two marked points to $\mathbb{P}^1 \times \mathbb{P}^1$, which was first proposed by Jinzenji and prove that it is a compact orbifold. We also determine its Chow ring and compute its Poincare polynomial for some lower degree cases.


Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate how the cognitive emotion regulation strategies differ in depression and anxiety and which strategies are anxiety-specific and which strategies are depression-specific. Method:350 students and graduates in Marmara University and Işık Universiyt participated in this study. The age range of the participants is between 18-30. The participants completed research tools including Sociodemographic Form, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale, Beck Depression Scale and Beck Anxiety Scale. Participants splitted up the groups according to the depression and anxiety scores obtained from the scales. The control group (with low depression and anxiety scores), the depression group (with high depression score and low anxiety score), the anxiety group (with low depression score and high anxiety score) and the depression+anxiety group (with high depression and anxiety score) were formed. Results: Regarding the cognitive emotion regulation strategies, there was a significant difference between 4 groups in terms of the frequency of use self-blame, rumination, positive reappraisal, refocus on planing, positive refocusing, putting into perspective and catastrophizing strategies. Compared to anxiety group, depression group and anxiety + depression group, self-blame were significantly higher in depression and depression + anxiety group than anxiety group. Rumination and catastrophizing were significantly higher in the depression + anxiety group than in the depression and anxiety groups. No significant difference was found between the 3 groups for positive refocusing. Refocus on planning was significantly lower in depression + anxiety group than anxiety group. Positive reappraisal was significantly lower in depression and depression + anxiety group than in anxiety group. Putting into perspective was significantly lower in depression and depression+ anxiety group than in anxiety group.


(1) Enteric Fever with Lesions in the Large Intestine. HENRIOT (Journ. de Med., April 25th, 1896), has investigated the subject of diagnosis and prognosis of cases of typhoid fever in which the lesions predominate or are c3nfined to the large intestine, and he shows that when such is the case theic is generally a series of symptoms which allow us to diagnose the situation of the lesion. Such cases are very rare. According to the author the following points maybe observed: Diarrhoea is the most constant symptom, being profuse (eight or more times in the twenty-four hours), often fevtid, watery, and sometimes passed without the knowledge of the patient. Meteorism is an unreliable symptom, as it may occur in any case of enteric fever. Pain is very frequently found to extend along the colon, and pressure on the abdomen -demonstrates its localisation in the large intestine. According to Henriot, one of the most frequent characters of this variety of typhoid is the rapidity with which the patient takes on a eachectic, even a choleraic, appearance, becoming rapidly adynamic and delirious, while bedsores are extremely liable to supervene. The prognosis of these cases in which the ulcer affects the large intestine is very grave, the author quoting only two instances in which recovery took place. He believes that the cause of this high mortality is the frequent and severe diarrhcea.


Summary Where ancient agricultural sites are brought back into cultivation, using new forms of irrigation, cotton often grows badly in the first few seasons. A theory is developed to account for these failures, and it is shown that heavy irrigations before planting not only produce better crops but may also economise in water.


Microscopic acid dissociation constants have been determined for the protonated N1 nitrogen of the adenine ring and the 3'-phosphate and thiol groups of coenzyme A (CoASH) and the protonated N1 nitrogen and 3'-phosphate groups of symmetrical coenzyme A disulfide (CoASSCoA) and coenzyme A-glutathione mixed disulfide (CoASSG) from chemical shift vs pD data. The microscopic constants for the N1 nitrogen and 3'-phosphate groups in the three compounds are essentially identical


The paper deals with certain legal issues of pricing in the field of procurement of goods, works and services for state and municipal needs. The analysis made it possible to identify the main problems of pricing in the field of state and municipal procurement in modern conditions. The issues related to the lack of unity in the construction work pricing methods; non-competitive environment for the implementation of relations in the contract system; the vagueness of the nature of the price of the state and municipal contract as a condition of the contract were considered. At the same time, pricing in the field of procurement of goods, works and services to meet state and municipal needs is a system of interrelated actions of participants in the contract system in the field of procurement, organized in the most consistent manner in order to increase the efficiency of budget spending. In this regard, the features of pricing in the procurement of goods, works and services for state and municipal needs were studied.


Juvenile competence to stand trial (or "competence to proceed") has been shown to be vulnerable to cognitive impairments, mental illness, and very young age. States have usually defined juvenile competence by applying adult standards without allowing for the effects of normal childhood and adolescent development. Research on juvenile competence issues has usually been conducted with functional assessment instruments standardized on adult populations. This study implemented a semistructured interview written to allow for youthful vulnerabilities. Findings confirm earlier outcomes for the effects of age and intelligence on competence capacities, and identify particular types of developmental psychopathology that may be associated with psycholegal deficits.


Intensity measurements at low resolution and low pressures in the 9.6 μ fundamental rotation-vibration band of ozone are shown to be consistent with a mixed Doppler and Lorentz shape for the rotation lines. For collision with air molecules the average Lorentz width for this band is shown to be 0.078 cm-1 at 760 mm Hg and 20°C.


Industrial vision is highly related to production problems. Mostly, it deals with problems of quality control or guiding in an automated line of production. Imaging is increasingly used as a tool of control and management. Further, it takes a hand in maintenance and enhances knowledge about the quality of products. Furthermore, it offers the advantage of being able to interfere at several levels. Implementation of a vision system is highly depending on settings of used tools, which is a very crucial point. In this work, we are interested in operators used in image processing. We propose to determine the best values of operator parameters. An optimization approach based on the Particle swarm algorithm (PSO) is used. It is an optimization model where particles (solutions) converge to the best solution for a given problem (here the best parameter values).


The milling process of elemental Ti-2Ta-22Si-11B and Ti-6Ta-22Si-11B (at-%) powder mixtures were performed in a planetary Fritsch P-5 ball mill using stainless steel vials (225 mL) and hardened steel balls (19 mm diameter). Ball-to-powder weight ratio of 10:1 and a rotary speed of 300 rpm were adopted, varying the milling time. Wet milling (isopropyl alcohol) for 20 more minutes was used to increase the yield powder in to the vial. Following the Ti-Ta-Si-B powders milled for 600 min were heat-treated at 1100°C for 1 h in order to obtain the equilibrium structures. The milled powders and heat-treated samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectrometry. Supersaturated Ti solid solutions were formed during ball milling of Ti-Ta-Si-B powders while that the Ti5Si3 phase was formed after milling for 620 min of the Ta-richer powder mixture only. The particles sizes were initially increased during the initial milling times, and the wet milling provided the yield powder into the vials. A large amount of pores was found in both the sintered samples which presented the formation of the TiSS,(ss-solid solution) Ti6Si2B and TiB.


Despite its title, Hudson's book is probably least impressive in its attempt to show that transformations are dispensable in a syntactic theory. Its main value is as a development in moderate detail of its author's own approach to syntax, which is a synthesis of a number of different principles. The principles are different enough from what underlie most transformational syntax to raise interesting issues of some generality. But since Hudson does give an outline of how his syntax would treat a substantial part of English (in particular, the auxiliary system), and since at every point he contrasts what he knows of standard transformational analyses of the same points, the discussion in the book is pleasingly concrete. This review will not be able to go into such detail. Instead, it will give a brief overview of the main characteristics of Hudson's system 'daughter dependency grammar' (henceforth DDG). We then proceed to evaluate the claims made in the most fully developed part of the theory, the system of syntactic features and dependency relations, contrasting these claims with those made by its main rival in the transformation camp, the X theory of phrase structure. Those seeking a longer and more laudatory account of what is in the book are referred to Schachter (1978). The character of DDG. The main principles which distinguish DDG from standard transformational theories (TG) are as follows:


Bipolar fatigue of ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate ceramics can be partly recovered by thermal annealing. For samples of initially, intermediately, or highly fatigued state, subsequent refatiguing yields a much more rapid decay in polarization and piezoelectric constant than the initially nonfatigued samples despite very similar recovery from annealing. The "material memory" of the prior fatigue treatment is discussed in the framework of microcracking and fixed polarization by crack face charges.


Shows a large voting paper, and a small boy leaning over it from the top, helping his father to strike out the two top lines, leaving only the third option, "I vote for National Proh[ibition]".
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A completely coupled 3 dimensional model is developed for the microwave heating of
porous high moisture biological materials. The model considers the interaction between the
electromagnetic fields and the heat and mass transfer processes. The model takes into account the presence of multiple modes in the microwave oven. The variation of material properties on
temperature is considered in the model. The model is solved numerically using finite differences for
electromagnetic field and finite volume methods for heat and mass transfer process. It predicts the
internal moisture movement, liquid expulsion by Darcy flow, and the highly uneven moisture and
temperature profiles. The model developed is useful not only for heating of foods but also for heating
of ceramics and other porous materials.


Background : Considering the need for appropriate maintenance of function and survival of neurons after nerve injury, and inadequacy of information about the number of sensory neurons in dorsal root ganglion after nerve trauma, this study was carried out on mice ganglia after their sciatic nerve cut. Materials and Methods : In this experimental study 12 adult, 200-250 gram weight, Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups of axotomy, epineurial suture repair, nerve guidance channel repair, and sham. Left sciatic nerve was transected in mid-thigh level and then in axotomy group, it left without repair in epineurial suture group it was repaired end to end and in nerve guidance channel repair it was repaird by PVDF (Polyvinilidine Flouride) tube containing collagen gel. The right side sciatic nerve spared intact. After 12 weeks, the 5 th left and right dorsal root ganglia were excised and flouroscent Hoescht staining of prepared frozen sections performed and their neurons counted. Data were analysed with one way Anova, and Tuki tests. Results : The average number of neurons in axotomy group was 144.2±11.2 (P ≤0. 001), in epineurial repair group 189.8±15.5 (P Conclusion: Primary surgical nerve repair decreased sensory neuronal loss after nerve transection, but could not prevent it completely. Further studies on the causes of sensory neuron death after nerve injury and repair is recommended at molecular level.


Hg0.80Cd0.20Te liquid phase epitaxial layers were grown at 502 °C on CdTe substrates. The cooling rate was varied from 0.15 to 1.32 °C/min, and the terrace surface morphologies were evaluated for all the liquid phase epitaxial (LPE) layers. The width of terraces was inversely proportional to the cooling rate. This result is explained by the increase in constitutional supercooling with increasing cooling rate. Composition of the LPE layer was uniform up to the surface except at the interface region. The composition profile did not depend on the cooling rate.


This work presents the design, construction, and instrumentation of a calorimeter with solar tracking to determine the thermal and optical properties of monolithic glass samples of 15 cm × 15 cm with a maximum thickness of 6 mm. The calorimeter was designed considering an abstract methodology, where the materials, for each of its components, were selected from an evaluation considering its properties and its criteria of functionality. The prototype was constructed and instrumented to quantify the heat losses through each of its walls. The prototype was calibrated to obtain the uncertainty of the heat flows, considering the heat gains and heat losses of the system. The results of the calibration allowed to obtain the uncertainty in the measurement of the heat flow that was estimated as ±0.446 W. On the other hand, to verify the operation of the solar calorimeter, we determined the U-value and solar heat gain coefficient for a 3-mm clear glass sample. The average values obtained for U and solar heat gain coefficient were 6.95 ± 0.9 W m−2 K−1 and 0.803 ± 0.03, respectively. These values were compared with values reported in the literature, and they have a maximum difference of 7.7%. The uncertainty obtained in the calibration and the values of the characteristic parameters indicate that the solar calorimeter is adequate to obtain the characteristic parameters of monolithic glass samples with optical characteristics similar to the samples of this study.


A closed-form expression is proposed for evaluating the mean inter-core crosstalk (ICXT) power in weakly-coupled multi-core fibers (WC-MCFs), with cores' propagation constants perturbed by bending, twist, and random structure fluctuations. This expression generalizes the expression proposed by Koshiba et al. by taking the dependence of the propagation constants on the longitudinal coordinate of the fiber (induced by constant bending and twist along the MCF) into account in a more rigorous way. We provide a physical interpretation of the proposed expression as the convolution of the spectrum of the $z$-dependent component of the propagation constant induced by the bending and the spectrum of the perturbation induced by the structure fluctuation. The accuracy of the proposed closed-form expression is assessed by comparing simulation results of the coupled-mode equations with the theoretical predictions from the proposed expression. Very good agreement of the mean ICXT power estimates is shown in the whole range of tested bending radius, difference of intrinsic effective refractive indexes of cores, twisting period and correlation length, for fiber lengths longer than one half of the twisting period and five times the correlation length. We show that the proposed expression enables evaluating the mean ICXT power in WC-MCFs with improved accuracy relative to Koshiba's expression: remarkable differences of mean ICXT power, that may exceed $\text{6}\;\text{d}\text{B}$, can occur between the estimates provided by the Koshiba's expression and the closed-form expression derived in this article, particularly for high correlation length and twisting rate. Differently from the expression proposed by Koshiba et al., the proposed closed-form expression predicts that the twisting period may have a significant influence on the mean ICXT power, in qualitative agreement with experimental results reported by other authors.


This study's objective was to evaluate the efficacy of treating cutaneous wounds in Wistar rats using a therapeutic laser alone or in combination with topical application of andiroba oil. Twenty-four Wistar rats were distributed into three groups (T4, T7, and T14) of eight animals. To prepare the wounds, a total of four skin fragments per animal were removed using an 8-mm cutaneous biopsy punch. Each animal was inflicted with four surgical wounds, and each wound was subjected to one treatment. The treatments were as follows: saline solution (control, Cn); laser therapy (L), using a 660-nm laser wavelength and 10-J/cm² energy density; fresh andiroba oil (An); laser therapy followed by topical andiroba oil administration (LAn). All treatments in all animals were conducted for 4- (T4), 7- (T7), and 14- (T14) day periods. Edema and purulent secretion were observed in three animals in the An group, and the appearance of an exuberant crust was also observed in one animal from the same group. The LAn group presented the worst wound healing rate and contraction velocity (p < 0.05). Microscopically, there was no difference between groups regarding the presence of inflammation, necrosis, formation of granulation tissue, fibroplasia, and the presence of types 1 and 3 collagen at different treatment times. It was concluded that laser treatment of cutaneous wounds in conjunction with andiroba oil application did not present benefits in reference to the 0.9% NaCl.


Quenching is a conventional production process of wear-resistant steel, which has a decisive effect on the properties of wear-resistant steel. In this paper, the effects of quenching treatment on microstructures and mechanical properties of NM450 wear-resistant steel were investigated by optical microscopy and scanning electric microscopy. The results show that during the process of heating temperature of 880 °C and air cooling to 850 °C before quenching, the ductility and toughness of NM450 were improved significantly, whose comprehensive properties are better than 880 °C or 850 °C direct quenching steel. With the proportion of ferrite increasing, the strength of NM450 decreases, but the toughness doesn`t increase as influenced by grain size and grain boundary segregation. The martensite of intercritical quenching NM450 appears a shape massive, not lath.


In recent years, mobile robots are playing an increasingly important role in the rescue work. Relative research has been widely attention. Mapping of the environment and navigation research become more important when robots need to move in a complex environment. Two-dimensional(2D) mapping can not be remarkable in robot navigation due to the limitation of information access, while laser-based 3D mapping always owns high cost. Besides, the accuracy of ordinary 3D mapping cannot meet requirement. In this paper, a method is presented to realize the low cost 3D-environment-mapping. We combine the two-dimensional navigation algorithm based on extended Kalman filtering with the three-dimensional mapping based on SIFT algorithm. The 2D laser ranger cooperates with Kinect sensor. Experimental result shows that the method can guide the robot to explore independently in the unknown environment with good performance for mapping and navigation.


OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship of angina and myocardial microcirculation before myocardial infarction,myocardial microcirculation,left ventricular remodeling and LVSF by myocardial contrast echocardiography(MCE).METHODS Studying 29 patients with acute myocardial infarction.They are divided into two groups,which are Group A with 17 patients with angina pectoris and Group B with 12 without it,including 23 male and 6 female patients,with age of(63.3±7.5).Philips Sonos 5500 ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and S4 detector are used to do ultrasonic examination and intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography.Levovist by Schering AG is used as contrast agent.Revascularization is used in all research objectives and reexamination is done in the fifth week after operation by two-dimensional ultrasound.RESULTS(1)The incidence of no flow was significantly lower in Group A than Group B(P0.001).(2)The incidence of no dimension was not significantly different in Group A and Group B in the first week after revascularization.The EDD decreased significantly in the fifth week after revascularization in Group A,but not changed in Group B(P0.05).EDD in Group A decreases gradually(P0.05),but EDD in Group B didn't change significantly(P0.05).(3)EF in Group A improved significantly,but it didn't change significantly in Group B(P0.05).CONCLUSION Angina before myocardial infarction does favor to improve myocardial microcirculation and left ventricular remodeling,and to the recovery of left ventricular function.


In this paper,the optimum pH of calcium oxide used for extracting polysaccharides and their inhibiting effects on bacterium were investigated.The results showed that among four different pH values,extracting polysaccharides with pH 9 showed the maximum and most purified output,and the extracts represented distinct inhibiting effects to all the four bacterium.


This research aims to determine the effect of the raw material inventory to net profit at PT. Yokogawa Indonesia. The value of raw material inventory that used to measure the effect on net profit is the value of Inventory-Work in Progress. The data used is a sample of the company's financial statements for 3 years (2011-2013). The method used in this thesis is a quantitative method to test the assumptions of classical, as well as statistical analysis of the simple linear regression analysis using SPSS version 20. The variable of this thesis is raw material inventory as a variable X (independent variable) and net profit as a variable Y (dependent variable), with a total sample for three years as many as 36 data. The result of this thesis is that Ho accepted raw materials inventory no significant effect on net income. Keywords: Raw Material Inventory, Net Profit, Inventory Work in Progress


Santalum album is an important oil bearing species contains 4–6% oil rich in α-santalol and β-santalol. Accessing genetic variation within the population, 30 sandal trees of different age and girth were evaluated for their leaf nitrate reductase (NR) activity and peroxidase activity. A significant variation in leaf NR activity and peroxidase activity in selected trees was observed. NR activity ranges from 0.062 to 0.219 μmol NO2 g.fr.wt.h and peroxidase activity from 15.400 to 69.480 ∆470 min mgprotein. However, correlation of girth of the trees (GBH) with NR and peroxidase activity was not significant thus, these three parameters are independently affecting the growth and oil yielding capacity. The maximum phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variance was recorded for peroxidase activity (PCV 58.02, GCV 29.16) followed by NR activity (PCV 30.68, GCV 28.03). More PCV for both NR and peroxidase activity indicates that the variation is influenced by the environment.


Buddhism is a way of life. It is beyond philosophy, religion, psychology, metaphysics. It is based on cause and effect. It is time-tested, universal and priceless doctrines available even today to test and accept. Buddhism is not based on belief and faith and is based on one's own understanding and experience. The individuals in the world are bothered by impurities of mind. All inherent problems are because of defilements in the mind. This paper is based on survey and empirical research conducted in Bangalore and Myanmar. The total sample size of respondents was 461 consisting of Buddhist monks, nuns, lay-men and women devotees in Dhamma dispensation. The impact is elicited before and after practicing of Three Fold Training by the sample respondents. Gauthama Buddha through his discoveries has given to the mankind the four noble truths and the noble eight fold path. The three fold training is for purifying beings through practical approach of practicing five moral precepts, concentration and wisdom. It is a gradual process and a step-by step process to deliver the mind from defilements, craving and ignorance. The paper traces out how three fold training metamorphosed the practitioners under the study into positive cultivation of mind and eradicating and conquering their defilements to a great extent. The study was conducted in Bangalore and Myanmar. In the aftermath of three fold training, the participants' personal excellence, inter-personal relation excellence and professional excellence have increased. Their social transactions www.ijcrt.org © 2020 IJCRT | Volume 8, Issue 5 May 2020 | ISSN: 2320-2882 IJCRT2005140 International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT) www.ijcrt.org 1052 are very calm, quiet and beneficial on account of undergoing Buddha's three fold training in morality, concentration and wisdom.


We used field observations of frost-boil distribution, soils, and vegetation to attempt to validate the predictions of a Differential Frost Heave (DFH) model along the temperature gradient in northern Alaska. The model successfully predicts order of magnitude heave and spacing of frost boils, and can account for the circular motion of soils within frost boils. Modification of the model is needed to account for the observed variation in frost boil systems along the climate gradient that appear to be the result of complex interactions between frost heave and vegetation. Permafrost, Phillips, Springman & Arenson (eds) © 2003 Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse, ISBN 90 5809 582 7


Assessing levels of physical activity (PA) and providing feedback about these levels might have an effect on participant's PA behavior. This study discusses the effect of different levels of feedback—from minimal to use of a feedback display and coach—on PA over a 4-week intervention period. PA was measured at baseline, during and immediately after the intervention. Participants (n = 227) were randomly assigned to a Minimal Intervention Group (MIG-no feedback), Pedometer Group (PG-feedback on steps taken), Display Group (DG-feedback on steps, minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity and energy expenditure) or Coaching Group (CoachG-same as DG with need-supportive coaching). Two-way ANCOVA showed no significant Group × Time interaction effect for the different PA variables between the MIG and PG. Also no differences emerged between PG and DG. As hypothesized, CoachG had higher PA values throughout the intervention compared with DG. Self-monitoring using a pedometer resulted in more steps compared with a no-feedback condition at the start of the intervention. However, adding individualized coaching seems necessary to increase the PA level until the end of the intervention.


yangjpolog163.com Abstract -Inteleoperation system, thetracking ability is reducedduetotheexistence oftimedelayincommunication channel, ascommunication delaycandegrade theperformance anddestabilize thesystem. Inthispaper,a particular control scheme, thequasi-linear minimal orderfeedback controller have beenproposed to control bilateral teleoperation, whichis subjected tocommunication timedelay. Thedesigned controller notonlyguarantees fast tracking properties, butalsoprovides a smoothapproximation of possibly discontinuous reference trajectory. Thegoalofourapproach istomakeboththemaster and slavemanipulators stableand retaining passivity of communication channel, sothatstability ofoverall telerobotic systemwithanycommunication delaycanbeensured. The methodstated inthepaperishelpful inpractical application in thedesign ofbilateral teleoperation withcommunication delay. Simulation results showthevalidity oftheproposed control schemewithoneDOF master/slave system IndexTerms-Bilateral teleoperation, timedelay, quasi-linear feedback control.


The survey methods used to map the world-wide distribution of bluetongue and its serotypes are outlined together with a consideration of the role of insect vectors in determining this distribution. Bluetongue is portrayed as a mobile virus moving within its endemic zone with the seasonal migration of insects. Finally, these aspects are considered from the viewpoint of trade in livestock and germ plasm.


*Department of Cardi Department, State Rese ia; zDepartment of Hygi edicine, Ioannina, Gre Health Sciences Center, ences, St. George's, Unive rd Prevention Research C alth Research and Policy of Statistics, Stanford U alifornia. The authors hav contents of this paper to d pt received April 10, 201 e 2, 2013. he aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) by circumferential antral ablation with ganglionated plexi (GP) modification in a single ablation procedure, yields higher success rates than PVI or GP ablation alone, in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).


The expression modes of water right of water supply of Pingshan Water Supply Project were studied.It is shown that the property right,allocation right and management right of water supply should belong to the investors of Pingshan Water Supply Co.,Ltd.,and the users should have the utilization right of water supply after they have paid water charge according to the requirements.


The discussions on sovereignty which were so prominent in the times of Austin and his successors have in our own day gone somewhat out of fashion, and the tendency of modem writers is to maintain that the word "sovereignty" is too ambiguous to form a profitable subject of legal analysis. I venture to think that in some respects this tendency has gone too far. Different theories of sovereignty have actually exercised a most important influence upon the practical solution of problems of government, and in particular upon the problem of the relation of the courts to legislation. In the United States the theory that sovereignty resides only in "the people" is indicated with sufficient clearness in the preamble to the constitution and in the tenth amendment So far as the federal constitution is concerned, the doctrine has been suffered to remain expressed in general terms, and no attempt has been made to indicate with precision the agencies through which the sovereignty of the people may find its legal expression. In a number of individual states the problem has been worked out in greater detail, and an effort has been made to give a legal form to the doctrine of popular sovereignty in the constitutional provisions for the initiative, referendum, and recall. Both in the federal and in the state constitutions the practical result of the doctrine is to be found in the general agreement that the powers of all legislatures are inherently and essentially limited in relation" to the subject-matter of legislation itself. American political theory has not contented itself with asserting that doctrine of the distribution of powers which is necessary' to any truly federal system of government. It has gone farther, and has continually assumed that there are certain activities which lie outside the proper province of all legislative bodies. A general acceptance of this theory appears in nearly all the political writings of the revolutionary period, and it has found expression in judicial opinions almost from the beginning of the Republic. When Marshall rendered his classic decision in Marbury v. Madison, the political criticism of the day was directed, not against the claim of the Supreme Court to define and limit the powers of Congress, but against its alleged encroachment upon the proper-field of the executive power. From the time of the revolution down to our own day a distrust of legislative activity has exercised a marked influence over all American thought and action, and the more recent constitutions of some states have given a legal expression to this distrust in an extreme form which would


The atmospheric O2/N2 ratio ( δ(O2/N2)) has been observed globally since the early 1990s to elucidate the global CO2 budget (e.g. Manning and Keeling, 2006). To apply this method, the global average terrestrial biospheric O2:CO2 molar exchange ratio is needed. Keeling (1988) estimated the O2:CO2 exchange ratio (hereafter referred to as ER) of 1.05 by surveying the results from various elemental abundance studies. Severinghaus (1995) revised the ER to be 1.10 ±0.05, which has been used for the global average terrestrial biospheric ER in recent studies. However, Seibt et al. (2004) and Ishidoya et al. (2013) observed the ER values associated with respiration and photosynthesis in forests and reported that the ER for net turbulent O2 and CO2 fluxes between the forest ecosystem and the atmosphere above the canopy (hereafter referred to as ER F) could be different from 1.1 significantly, based on one-box canopy O2/CO2 budget model analyses. Moreover, the ER F reported by Seibt et al. (2004) is quite different from that by Ishidoya et al. (2013); the former is larger than 1.1 and the latter is smaller than 1.0 under the condition of uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere to a forest. Therefore, direct observation of the ER F at various forests is expected to validate the global average terrestrial biospheric ER. In addition, such the observation of the ER F will lead to estimate the gross primary production (GPP) and the ecosystem respiration (RE) of the forest separately. In this study, we present the average daily mean ER F at Takayama deciduous broadleaf forest site in central Japan (36 ◦09′ N, 137◦25′E, 1420 m a.s.l.; designated as TKY in the Asia Flux site code database) for the period May 24 ‒ August 28, 2013, observed firstly based on an aerodynamic method (Yamamoto et al., 1999). The observed average daily mean ER F is 0.79±0.08, which is not only smaller than 1.0 as predicted by Ishidoya et al. (2013) but also significantly smaller than the assumed global average terrestrial biospheric ER (1.10 ±0.05). We also separate the average daily mean NEP for the corresponding period observed by the eddy covariance method (Saigusa et al., 2005) into average daily mean GPP and RE, by using the observed average daily mean ERF in this study as well as the ER A (the ER for GPP) and ERR (the ER for RE) at TKY reported by Ishidoya et al. (2013). Then, the separated average daily mean RE is compared with that estimated from an empirical function of air temperature (Saigusa et al., 2005) and the soil CO2 efflux observed using soil chamber experiments (Mo et al., 2005), to discuss the validity of the observed ERF and its implication to the forest and global carbon cycle (Ishidoya et al., in manuscript in prep.).


Objective To analysis the different types of bacteria in patients with a varying severity of acute cholangitis.Methods 241 patients who presented with actue cholangitis between Jan 2008 to Oct 2011 to our hospital were retrospectively studied.These patients were divided into three groups according to the Tokyo Guideline.The bile specimens were obtained intraoperatively.The parameters were compared by SPSS 16.0 package program for statistical analysis.Results 75.1 percent of the patients were positive for bacteria in the bile.There were 241 strains of bacterium which included 139 Gram-positive bacteria,99 Gram-negative bacteria and 6 strains of microzyme.Escherichia coli,Enterococcus faecalis,Enterococcus casseliflavus,Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella species were the most frequently isolated bacteria.The positive rates for bacteria were significantly different between patients with mild and severe cholangitis (P<0.05).There was no significant difference between patients with moderate and mild cholangits (P=0.141),or moderate and severe cholangitis (P=0.647).Gram-negative bacteria were more common than Gram- positive bacteria in patients with moderate and severe acute cholangitis (P<0.05).In patients with moderate and severe acute cholangitis,there was more patients with multiple and mixed bacterial infection.Conclusions Escherichia coli and Enterococcus species were more common in patients with acute cholangitis.The positive rate of bacteria in the bile in severe acute cholangitis was higher than that in mild acute cholangitis.In patients with moderate and severe cholangitis,Gram-negative bacterial infections and multiple and mixed bacterial infections were more common.

Key words:
Cholangitis; Bile; Bacterial typing techniques


Management of ENT emergencies requires the use of specialised instruments. In order to save time and resources when dealing with referrals, such instruments are often carried to the patient's bedside. Once used, they are often left on site or transferred back in exposed receivers or bags, where they are liable to be lost and/or contaminate surroundings. We introduce a new ENT emergency box that is composed of two attached compartments (Fig. 1). The upper contains clean instruments to be used while the lower contains yellow bags to store used ones. This ensures hygienic transfer of such instruments and avoids them being lost.

Figure 1

The two compartment box. The storage area is uncovered by unclipping the connecting part.


NHS Employers is to step up its efforts to ensure health service staff who are lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are supported in the workplace.


60 single parent families technician college students of Shaoguan Technician College were tested with Chinese College Mental Health Scale.The results indicate that technician college students from single parent families have better mental health than that of the national norm.Compared with the other students of this College,there exists some problems like social withdrawal,forcing and impulse personalities on the students from single parent families.The gender difference is not significant.


Antidepressant use in North America is on the rise. From 2007 to 2011, antidepressants were the most commonly used medication class by Canadian women aged 25 to 79 years and among the top 5 classes of drugs used by men aged 25 to 64 years.1 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; e.g., citalopram, paroxetine, sertraline) are one of the most widely used classes of antidepressants because of their efficacy, favourable side effect profile and broad indications for use.2

In the past decade, more attention has been paid to the adverse effects of medications on bone health. Glucocorticoids, aromatase inhibitors (e.g., anastrazole, letrozole, exemestane), thiazolidinediones or "glitazones" (e.g., pioglitazone) and proton pump inhibitors (e.g., pantoprazole, omeprazole), among others, are suspected contributors to fractures.3 There is evidence indicating that SSRIs may also be implicated.3 In patients aged 66 years and older, current exposure to SSRIs has been associated with hip fractures compared with no antidepressant exposure (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]; 2.4; 95% CI: 2.0-2.7).4

One-third of women and one-fifth of men in Canada will experience an osteoporotic fracture during their lifetime. In 2010, osteoporosis and fractures cost the Canadian health care system upwards of 2.3 billion dollars.5 Fractures can cause a loss of long-term mobility and increase the risk of institutionalization. A prospective observational cohort of older adults showed that 12 months after a hip fracture, only half of patients regained their prefracture mobility level and only one-third of those who were previously mobile without an aid regained full mobility.6 A Canadian cohort (2001-2006) revealed that 12 months after a hip fracture, 24% of adults aged 75 years and older who were previously living in the community required institutionalization.7 However, that risk was much lower in patients aged 60 to 74 years, in whom only 14% of men and 4% of women required a transfer to a long-term care institution.7 Fractures are also associated with mortality, with 28% of women and 37% of men who experience a hip fracture dying within a year.5 It is therefore increasingly important to quantify the association between SSRIs and bone health. This review will discuss the current evidence that explores their association with an increased fracture risk.


Introduction: Zimbabwe Socio-linguistically In Zimbabwe, and perhaps the rest of Africa, English is a linguistic and cultural heritage left behind by the British at the end of the colonial administration. Furthermore, in Zimbabwe, as is the case with the majority of former British colonies, English is the official language which is spoken as a second language by the majority of Black Zimbabweans and as a first language by a few Zimbabwean whites, Indians and mixed races. Furthermore, since the language situation in Zimbabwe is diaglosic (Fishman, 1967) English enjoys a higher status than any of the indigenous languages because is the only official language (Thondhlana and Chiwome, 1992; Mashiri, 2009; Kadenge and Mabugu, 2009). In this regard, in Zimbabwe, English is used as the sole medium of instruction from Grade three up to University level. Moreover, in Zimbabwe, English is used in predominantly formal contexts such as international and intra-national business transactions, government administration, legislation, religion, most advertisements, political manifestos and other important documents. In addition, in Zimbabwe, the majority of newspapers are published in English and radio and television programmes are mostly broadcast in this language. Also, in contrast to any of the indigenous languages that are spoken in Zimbabwe, English has a geographical spread throughout the country. This study assumes that English acquired as a second language and spoken in language contact situations in Africa variably manifests characteristics of a speaker's "linguistic experience attained prior to the learning of the official language" (Mutonya, 2008:434). In this regard, this study assumes that L2 vowel systems such as the Zimbabwean English one have strong L1 influence. Furthermore, the mode of acquisition of English as a second language by first language Shona speakers either through reading textbooks or from teachers who are themselves non-native English speakers has made the development of a distinctive Zimbabwean variety of English a reality. Furthermore, the situation is exacerbated by the fact that most Zimbabwean L1 Shona speaking teachers of English lack technical expertise on the teaching of English pronunciation (see Kadenge, 2009 et al.). As mentioned earlier in this study, this research comes in the wake of the emergency of 'new Englishes' (Davies, 1986; Deyuan and David, 2009) the world over. 'New Englishes' is a modest term that is used to refer to recently emerging varieties of English, especially in the non-Western settings, such as India, Singapore, China and many parts of Africa. It is interesting to note that in all these contexts English is the official language, but not necessarily the first language of the inhabitants. In this regard, the term 'African Englishes' has been created and is being widely used to specifically refer to varieties of English that are evolving in Africa (Mazrui and Mazrui, 1996; Arua, 1999; Igboanusi, 2006; Mutonya, 2008). Once stigmatized as nonstandard (Mutonya, 2008), these African varieties of English have gained prestige and are becoming target forms for many new learners. However, the existence of a single unified Zimbabwean English variety is debatable and disputable within the country, in which there is a wide spectrum of usage of local indigenous languages. Thus, we could have several varieties of English due to the influence from different local languages. Therefore, it is not yet possible for us to claim any distinct linguistic features that are common to all speakers of Zimbabwean English, but, for example, we cannot deny the fact that its speakers avoid complex vowels such as phonemically long vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs in their speech. It is also noteworthy that Kachru (1982) observes that the legitimacy of non-native varieties of English, such as Indian English, Singapore English, Nigerian English and many others in South Asia and Africa needs to be considered in terms of the social, cultural and personal factors operating in the contexts in which these varieties are used. …


This chapter examines depth in norms, shared understandings of what constitutes appropriate political and institutional behavior. Norms that shield the work of administrators reflect an abiding, collective interest in preventing the operations of the executive branch from being overrun by personal interests and the political calculations of the moment. Nowhere in the executive branch do norms play a larger role than in law enforcement, where they figure prominently in public perception of the legitimacy of the entire operation. By the same token, however, political insulation and administrative discretion make the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice prime sites both for resistance to the claims of a unitary executive and for presidential suspicions about a Deep State with interests of its own.


This chapter addresses the theme of access in relation to community participation and social networks. It uses results from recent research into social inclusion and community participation to explore four key questions: What is meant by social inclusion? What is it that excludes people? What would make a difference to their life? What kind of supports are required to promote social inclusion? The chapter illuminates the concept of building bridges and bonds (see concept maps) through its focus on the role of support staff in facilitating community access (especially those working in supported accommodation) and the management of the associated risks.


vii CHAPTER ONE: THE RESEARCH DESIGN 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 4 1.3 Objectives of the Research 5 1.4 Hypothesis 5 1.5 Rationale 5 1.6 Theoretical Framework 6 1.7 Literature Review 11 1.8 Source of Data and methodology 22 1.9 Arrangement of Chapters 22 Endnotes 23 University of Ghana http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh


Today film-forming strains of bacteria play very important role in clinical pathology. Staphylococci are ones of most dangerous of them. This bacteria can determine different pathological processes, for example, complication of airway mucosa. The ability to form a biofilm is one of the main properties of nosocomial strains. These strains should be monitored and their carriers are to be properly treated. To determine the origin of staphylococci strains we used bacteriophages from the International kit. The aim of research was to determine the phage type of staphylococci film-forming strains, that were isolated from naso-pharingial mucosa. Phage typing has been carried out for 16 film-forming strains of S. aureus. To solve this problem, we used the International phage kit by Fisher's method. As a result, sensitivity to phages from the International kit showed 53.8% of studied strains of S. aureus . 64.3% of sensitivity strains were lysed by one of the phage, 21.4% – were by two of the phages, 14.3% – by three of the phages. Isolates were sensitive to phages: 81 – 42.9%, 75 – 35.7%, 28.6% were sensitive to phages 47 and 53. All cases of detection of sensitivity to phage 47 coincided with the ability to form biofilm. Among non-film-forming strains there was no sensitive strains for this phage. Film-forming strains resist to erythromycin (62.5%), ciprofloxacin (43.8%), gentamicin (56.3%), tetracycline (87.5%), amoxicillin (93.8%), and cefuroxime (37.5%). All cases of sensitivity to phage 47 coincided with resistance to erythromycin, amoxicillin and tetracycline. For two of these strains, we also defined resistance to gentamicin and for one of them – to ciprofloxacin. Results of research allowed to relate the bacterial cultures for determining the type. This may have implications for studying of film-forming ability, because surface structures of bacterial cell take place in this process. Belonging of an isolate to specific phage type may indicate possible differences in the structure of the cell wall, composition of the cytoplasmic membrane, receptors, etc. So, phage typing may be used as one of tests to study film-forming processes. Besides, phage typing can be helpful in finding of the source and modes of transmission of nosocomial strains of bacteria. Given the increased level of antibiotic resistance among film-forming strains of staphylococci, the importance of this monitoring is indisputable, because spreading of these strains may cause the failure of therapy.


Three new species collected from Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces are reported: Petalocephala arcuata Cai et Kuoh, sp. nov., Petalocephala fuscomarginata Cai et Kuoh, sp. nov., and Petalocephala ochracea Cai et Kuoh, sp. nov.. Their external morhology and male reproductive organs^ structure are described, compared with the congeners.


Features of heat supply system based on the use of ground are investigated with the help of the method of numerical simulation. The variables are the parameters characterizing the heat source and the consumer: the average temperature ofthe soil, the area and the radiative properties of the surface heating panels, air temperature of heated space. It was found that the maximum energy efficiency of the system is achieved by using a low-temperature floor heating system.


A stationary two-sensor hot-wire probe has been used in combination with an ensemble averaging technique to measure the flow in the tip clearance region of a compressor rotor with emphasis on the leakage flow development inside the tip-clearance region and at the exit of the rotor. It is found that the presence and interaction of leakage flow, annulus boundary layer, and the scraping vortex is the dominant feature at mid-chord position. The rotation of the blade augments the leakage flow, resulting in the movement of the leakage jet toward the mid-passage. The blade-to-blade distribution of properties is shown to be highly nonuniform, except in the downstream and upstream regions.


This paper proposes a design of regular check matrix for QC_ LDPC codes with girth 8 with the side effects of cycles,especially the short cycles,on the performance of LDPC decoders in consideration. The proposed construction algorithm for QC_ LDPC codes designs 3 sub matrices with different given shifting functions,then combines them into one matrix,and finally expands the transposed matrix of the combination matrix into a desired parity check matrix using the identity matrix and the cyclic shift matrices of the identity matrix randomly. The layered-decoding algorithm is used for the special structure of check matrix. The design can achieve decoding with 1 /2 code rate, 3456 code length,and( 3,6) regular QC-LDPC codes. The whole design is synthesized under EP3SL340 FPGA of Altera Stratix Ⅲ.


One computational strategy for capturing micro-scale processes not affordably resolved in multi-dimensional turbulence simulations is to represent these processes by a lower-dimensional formulation. An approach formulated in one spatial dimension, denoted One-Dimensional Turbulence (ODT), is outlined. ODT combines two 1D approaches that have individually proven successful: stochastic iterated maps and dimensional reduction of the governing equations using the boundary-layer approximation. Within ODT, sub-processes based on these two approaches are coupled so as to represent both turbulent cascade dynamics and micro-physics at dissipative scales, including their two-way interaction. ODT has predictive capability for canonical flows and has been implemented as a sub-grid closure for 3D flow simulation. (Its simpler predecessor, the Linear Eddy Model, predicts mixing in specified turbulent flow states.) The use of these models for computationally affordable exploration of otherwise inaccessible flow and mixing regimes has led to surprising insights, indicating that it can be hazardous to extrapolate empirical understanding of turbulence phenomena beyond well studied regimes. Bio Dr. Alan Kerstein received his Ph.D. in Applied Statistics from Princeton in 1976. He then worked for Sandia National Laboratories, in Livermore, California, for thirty-five years in the Combustion Research Facility where he was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. Dr. Kerstein has been an author or co-author on over one hundred and twenty journal articles, and has personally contributed to the development of combustion-related computational models that are now widely used. In collaboration with University of Utah faculty and students, some of his research accomplishments include: models applying percolation theory to spray combustion, coal combustion, and solid propellant combustion, as well as the Linear Eddy Model and One-Dimensional Turbulence, used for turbulent combustion modeling. He is a fellow of the American Physics Society, and a past member of the editorial board of the Physical Review. Since the end of 2011, Dr. Kierstein serves as a consultant, presently in association with SINTEF Energy Research of Norway, Brandenburg University of Technology in Germany, and Chalmers University in Sweden. "Turbulence Still Surprises: Explorations Using a 1D Model" Alan R. Kerstein, Ph.D. Sandia National Laboratories (Emeritus) Tuesday, March 26, 2013 (10:45-11:35AM in WEB L104)


1. The afferent innervation of the straplike muscles of the infrahyoid region were investigated in two ways. The morphology of spindles and counts of tendon organs were investigated by the gold chloride technique in ten muscles. Spindle counts were made in forty pairs of thyrohyoid and infrahyoid muscles. De‐efferenting of the nerves to these muscles was done in three cats and the calibre spectra of the afferent innervation investigated. These were compared with the total counts of fibres in intact nerves.


This study aims to describe the mathematical connection ability of fractions of fifth grade MI Sunan Giri Boro students in terms of students' mathematical abilities, namely the upper, middle, lower, and general groups. Method used qualitative descriptive. Data collection by documentation, tests, and interviews. The results showed that the ability of students was classified as very low with a group percentage of 47.40%, 21.19% middle, below 9.38%, and in general 24.83%. It is recommended for teachers' men to increase understanding of the concept of fractions, accuracy, and student interest so that the mathematical connection ability of students' fraction material increases.


This article attempts to explore what specific features of Korean education have contributed to economic development in Korea over the period of 1945-95 from a historical perspective. The key point for the successful linking of education to economic development in Korea lies in the choice of educational policy relevant to its stage of industrialization. The policies of sequential educational expansion by the school level which enables basic education to be universalized early and rapidly were very efficient in supplying manpower with unskilled but qualified manual workers in the early and middle stages of labor-intensive industrialization. So too were the financial policies which accommodated the maximum number of students in schools while minimizing the unit cost under the extremely tight financial constraints. However, cheap education carried out by the minimum unit cost would become an obstacle for continuous economic development in the knowledge, information- and technology-intensive economy surrounded by competitive international environment .


A chip groove is processed by a special shaped disc cutter, whose tooth profile fits only a particular end mill standard size. The paper analyzes the formation of chip grooves on end mills. Complex profile disk cutters are proposed to be replaced with double-angle disc cutters. Guidelines on choosing TU 2-035-526-type double-angle disc cutters to provide groove profiles very much like the recommended standard ones are given. To obtain the desired groove profile, not only the profile angle should be chosen, but also the double-angle disc cutter should be installed in a certain manner relative to the workpiece. Numerical techniques for calculating the required profile angle of a double-angle disc cutter and installation options for several types of end mills are described.


In this paper we study the relationship that exists between ownership and governance structure of depository institutions (DI) on one side, and the dominant cause of failure on the other. Extant theory implies that in stock owned DI where management is either well controled (through markets or board control) or interests are aligned with those of shareholders, the dominant cause of failure will be moral hazard between shareholders and debtholders, manifested in balance sheet or off-balance sheet risk taking. On the other hand, in DI of diffuse ownership with poor management control or where management's interests are not alligned with those of owners, the dominant cause of failure will be agency costs, manifested in expense preference behavior that leads to failure. We exploit the opportunity that offers the Colombian crisis of banks and financial cooperatives (FC) and the relatively good quality of data available for this country to perform the study. Our objective is to establish empirically the relative importance of these two conflicts as determinants of insolvency in DI. Results suggest that, in the case of Colombia, moral hazard is a key factor in explaining bank failure while agency costs explain insolvencies among FC. In state-owned banks both moral hazard and agency costs are signifficant in explaining failure.