Litter material may affect ammonia emission in livestock buildings due to differences in NH3
and water adsorption capacity, the rate of their further release as well as the ongoing
biochemical processes. There is very few research data on ammonia emission for chicken
buildings and even less for turkey production. In growing/finishing turkey barns birds remain
much longer than in broiler houses. As a result the biochemical processes taking place in the
litter and ammonia volatilization can be affected. The research was carried out in two
identical barns, 550 m2 each for two successive flocks. Birds remained in the barns for three
consecutive stages (from brooding until finishing). For the first flock long rye straw versus
softwood shavings litters were compared. For the second, 40 – 70 cm long rye straw and the
same type of straw chopped to 5 – 8 cm pieces were investigated.
Once a week on Fridays from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. the measurements of inside and outside air
temperature and humidity, litter temperature, moisture and pH were carried out. Also average
ammonia emission for the time of measurements was calculated by multiplying values of its
concentration at the exhausting fans by ventilation air exchange.
The research did not show any significant effect of litter type on ammonia emission in turkey
house. The ammonia emission at the end of week 5th (the end of typical broiler growing)
corresponded well to ammonia emission obtained for broiler houses in other investigations.
For long straw litter ammonia emission reached its maximum in week 6 – 7; for chopped
straw and wood shavings maximum ammonia emission took place at approximately week 10.
There was significant seasonal effect on ammonia emission from long straw litter.


The forms of modern art are highly limited.On the contrary,the intangible culture heritage art has its special characteristics: creation of disinterestedness,comprehensive aesthetic practice,artistic existence and twofold freedom.So,it provides beneficial enlightenment for breakthrough and innovation of modern art.


The reform on administrative management system plays a key role in the construction of national resource-saving and environment-friendly society in the experimental region,with quite a few models from both at home and abroad to learn form.Guided by the Scientific Outlook on Development and based on principles of constructing "two-oriented society",the paper analyzes objectives in different stages and course to follow,as well as stresses key issues at present and puts forward measures to safeguard the reform.


Background: Influenza is a substantial threat to healthcare settings, and the annual influenza vaccine (IV) is an effective preventive measure against influenza. However, the vaccination rate among health care workers (HCWs) remains low. Objective: This study aimed at assessing vaccine coverage among HCWs at the primary health care centers of the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH), and determine factors affecting compliance to vaccination. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study, and by applying a multistage clustering sample method, we randomly selected 83 male and 202 female HCWs. We used a self-administered questionnaire to collect information about IV uptake and its determinants. We performed the chi-square test to define associated factors and used binomial logistic regression analysis to determine the unconfounded predictors of IV. Results: The rate of IV among HCWs ranged from 53.3% during 2016 to 51.7% during the 2018 season. Compliances to successive vaccination over the past three years were only 30.2%; however, 66.2% of HCWs intended to receive the vaccine during the upcoming season. The main reasons for IV uptake included self-protection


The invention discloses an underground lamp driver capable of enabling an underground lamp to present different kinds of color. The underground lamp driver comprises a control module and a drive module; an external signal is received through a signal input plugin, and a triode is controlled to be conductive through the external signal; a chip U2 connected with the triode is connected with a connecting port of the drive module through an output plugin after receiving the external signal, and then the chip U2 transmits the external signal to a chip U4, and the chip U4 controls a field-effect transistor to output through optical coupling isolation, and is finally connected with a light-emitting component through an interface, and displaying is implemented according to input information. According to the underground lamp driver capable of enabling the underground lamp to present different kinds of color, colorful lighting can be realized; when the underground lamp driver is used for plaza decoration, all underground lamps in the plaza can realize synchronous color and mode change; when the underground lamp driver is used in road traffic intersections or pedestrian crossings for illumination, underground lamps at zebra crossings on the ground can synchronously display red, green and yellow colors along with the red light, green light and yellow light at the crossings, and when pedestrians pass by, a mobile lighting effect in the walking direction of the pedestrians can be realized to remind pedestrians and drivers of stopping or passing.


Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on natural sensitizers have become a topic of significant research because of their urgency and importance in the energy conversion field and the following advantages: ease of fabrication, low-cost solar cell, and usage of nontoxic materials. In this study, the chlorophyll extracted from papaya leaves was used as a natural sensitizer. Dye molecules were adsorbed by TiO2 nanoparticle surfaces when submerged in the dye solution for 24 h. The concentration of the dye solution influences both the amount of dye loading and the DSSC performance. The amount of adsorbed dye molecules by TiO2 nanoparticle was calculated using a desorption method. As the concentration of dye solution was increased, the dye loading capacity and power conversion efficiency increased. Above 90 mM dye solution concentration, however, the DSSC efficiency decreased because dye precipitated on the TiO2 nanostructure. These characteristics of DSSCs were analyzed under the irradiation of 100 mW/cm2. The best performance of DSSCs was obtained at 90 mM dye solution, with the values of , , FF, and efficiency of DSSCs being 0.561 V, 0.402 mA/cm2, 41.65%, and 0.094%, respectively.


With the development of Network Appliance, more and more mechanisms about network control have been introduced to improve the performance and the user experience. Since the cost of web-based interfaces is considerably low, Web can be used to provide the infrastructure for the design of simple and user-friendly interfaces for household appliances. In this paper, we propose a new system which can share the home appliance abilities to Internet as Web Service. By our system, a lot of Web Based Network Appliance related applications can be developed easily and give end users more friendly, flexible control interfaces. Furthermore, functions of different appliances can be integrated to provide more complex service to user, which is named Home Appliance Mashup in this paper.


: Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) have gained great attention for the topical treatment of skin associated fungal infection as they facilitate the skin penetration of loaded drugs. Our work deals with the preparation of nystatin loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (NystSLNs) using the hot homogenization and ultrasonication method. The prepared NystSLNs were characterized in terms of entrapment efficiency, particle size, zeta potential, transmission electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, rheological behavior and in vitro drug release. A stability study for 6 months was performed. A microbiological study was conducted in male rats infected with Candida albicans, by counting the colonies and examining the histopathological changes induced on the skin of infected rats. The results showed that SLNs dispersions are spherical in shape with particle size ranging from 83.26±11.33 to 955.04±1.09 nm. The entrapment efficiencies are ranging from 19.73±1.21 to 72.46±0.66% with zeta potential ranging from -18.9 to -38.8 mV and shear-thinning rheological Behavior. The stability studies done for 6 months showed that nystatin (Nyst) is a good candidate for topical SLN formulations. A least number of colony forming unit/ ml (cfu/ml) was recorded for the selected NystSLN compared to the drug solution and the commercial Nystatin® cream present in the market. It can be fulfilled from this work that SLNs provide a good skin targeting effect and may represent promising carrier for topical delivery of Nyst offering the sustained release and maintaining the localized effect, resulting in an effective treatment of cutaneous fungal infection.


This article describes a pattern-based hygienic macro system for Scheme and provides numerous examples of its use. Macros dened using this system are automatically hygienic and referentially transparent. Unlike earlier hygienic macro systems, this system does not require \low level" macros to be written in a dierent style from \high level" macros. In particular, automatic hygiene, referential transparency, and the ability to use patterns extend to all macro denitions, and there is never any need to explicitly manipulate syntactic environments of any kind. The macro system also supplies a hygiene-preserving mechanism for controlled variable capture, allowing macros to introduce implicit identier bindings or references.


Lactobacillus species are most widely used as probiotics and as starter cultures in the food industry. In recent years bacteriocin producing Lactobacillus have attracted significant attention. In this study Lactobacillus sps were isolated from different natural sources and indentified on the basis of biochemical and physiological characteristics according to Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology. Bacteriocin was isolated from all the Lactobacillus samples and their antibacterial activity were checked against S aureus. The bacteriocin from sample 1 showed maximum zone of inhibition (16 mm). The Genomic DNA of the Lactobacillus sps was isolated by Phenol –chloroform extraction method and RAPD –PCR was performed by generation of DNA fingerprint. Out of 10 primers used OPX 8 primer produced most distinguishable band pattern with total of 118 bands with 8-21 bands per sample.


We have recently developed a high‐resolution magnetic imaging system based on an array of five superconducting pickup coils located within 1 mm of room temperature. The pickup coils are 1.70 mm in diameter and spaced 2.5 mm apart allowing spatial resolution of order 1 mm. They are each connected to an rf SQUID and have a magnetic field sensitivity of 3 pT/√Hz. The system includes a three axis nonmagnetic translation table for mounting the sample, a stage for temperature control, and complete computer control of all functions.


3H‐leucine injections were made in tectal and pretectal areas in the rabbit. After injections in the nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) labeled fibers were distributed bilaterally to the superior colliculus, the dorsal part of the medial geniculate nucleus (MGd), and the pulvinar nucleus, and ipsilaterally to the external layer of the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus (LGv), the dorsal geniculate nucleus (LGd) pars β, the reticular thalamic nucleus, and the lateral and medial terminal nucleus (LTN, MTN). Many labeled fibers were distributed to the lateral and some to the medial parts of the pontine nuclei. More caudally, coarse labeled fiber bundles descended ipsilaterally, distributing fibers to the prepositus hypoglossi and abducens nucleus and to the caudally adjoining medial reticular formation. Many labeled fibers were also present in the inferior olive, especially ipsilaterally in the dorsal cap and the ventrally adjoining pars β, and a few in the contralateral dorsal cap area. Contralaterally, some descending fibers terminated in the dorsal part of the facial nucleus, in which motoneurons are located innervating the orbicularis oculi muscle.


Analysis of two different PFC control techniques commonly used in variable frequency airconditioners shows their advantages and disadvantages. A novel PFC control method based on overmodulation is proposed. The DC output voltage reference signal changes with the AC input voltage. In every AC input voltage period, the circuit has two working modes, with long time in Boost rectifier mode and short time in nocontrol mode. Analysis results are verified by a 1.5kW experiment prototype. The experiment results show that the proposed new PFC rectifier has remarkable merits such as low DC output voltage, high power factor, low EMI, small size, low noise and high efficiency as compared with the conventional PFC control techniques. The proposed new high performance high frequency PFC rectifier can be commonly used in home appliances such as variable frequency airconditioners, variable frequency refrigerators and variable frequency washing machines.


Delayed radiation damage to soft tissue and its treatment are described in detail. In the majority of cases the development of late radiation injuries were resulted from the radiation therapy of cancer. Early radiation injuries rarely occur. Most of early radiation-induced pathologic changes result from occupational radiation exposure or violation of radiation safety regulations. Nowadays we witness widespread clinical use of endovascular interventions, that can last for many hours. Concurrently, publications of research groups reported on complications in patients underwent endovascular procedures have appeared. The reported complications can be a result of increas-ing radiation dose to normal tissue over dose tolerance limits. The article presents a case of the successful treatment of early radiation ulcer on the left shoulder blade developed as a result of coronography followed by transluminal balloon angioplasty and stenting of the ramus interven-tricularis anterior (RIVA). Fibrotic tissue and radiation ulcer were excised en bloc with a cuff of healthy tissue followed by single-stage plasty with interpolated thoracodorsal musculocutaneous flap. Due to the given treatment we managed to restore the patient's health status and improve his quality of life.


We investigate the tunneling character of vortex in an asymmetrical potential well with a finite barrier by using the periodic instanton method. We obtain the total decay rate which is valid for the entire range of temperature and show how it reduces to the appropriate results for the classical thermal activation at high temperatures, the thermally assisted tunneling at intermediate temperatures, and the pure quantum tunneling at low temperature. We can even give the exact definition of the ``crossover'' temperature and find experimental data to support our theoretical analysis.


9 mm diameter spot) for 3 minutes. T1-w and T2-w images were used to plan the treatment location and to localize the treatment by verifying the position of the laser fiber prior to irradiation. Imaging was performed using a 3" receive only surface coil and a 1.5 T MR scanner (GEMS, Milwaukee, WI) equipped with high performance gradients (Cardiac Resonance Module). MR temperature imaging employed a complex phase-difference technique (3) using a fast, 2-D RF spoiled gradient-recalled echo sequence (TR/TE = 49.5 ms/10 ms, flip angle = 20°, bandwidth = +/- 16 kHz, FOV = 4 x 2 cm 2


A simple and rapid immunoassay of morphine based on latex agglutination inhibition reaction has been developed. Morphine-6-succinate is a morphine derivative, and its bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugates were synthesizedand characterized. The hapten density in the conjugate was determined spectroscopically to be 8.2 mol per mol of BSA. It was found that morphine-6-succinyl-BSA (M-6-S-BSA) exhibits favourable features in terms of immunogenicity and immunochemical specificity. A latex agglutination inhibition reaction test (LAIRT) using DEAE-cellulose purified rabbit IgG against M-6-S-BSA was found to give a sensitivity of 300 ng/ml of morphine. Various commonly used drugs and narcotics at concentration 0.1 mg/ml or less did not interfere with the test. Interference by normal urine was observed, but it could be eliminated by the inclusion of 0.78% normal rabbit serum. The sensitized latex was stable at 4°C for at least nine months. It was also stable to lyophilization and to at least four cycles of freezing and thawing. The total test time was 5 min. Comparison was made between LAIRT and enzyme-multiplied immunoassay (EMIT) on 100 urine samples collected from persons visiting the government narcotic clinic (Reference Laboratory, Tehran, Iran). While EMIT showed 84 positives and 16 negatives, LAIRT gave 68 positives and 32 negatives. The two tests showed no statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).


Critical thinking skills are useful in solving various life problems, but students' critical thinking skills are low. Meanwhile, the ADI Integrated STEM model to improve critical thinking skills is still rarely done. This study aimed to improve students' critical thinking skills through the ADI Integrated STEM model on sound and light waves. This study employed a mixed-method with an embedded design. A total of 33 eleventh grade students majoring in natural science were involved as research subjects. In the engineering process, students made a tool called "ABOH" as a solution to contextual problems encountered by students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the study was conducted online through Google Meet and a WhatsApp group. Quantitative data were measured with a critical thinking ability test instrument of 5 essay questions with reliability of 0.614. Meanwhile, qualitative data were obtained through interviews before, during, and after the learning process. Quantitative data were analyzed by paired sample t-test, N-gain, and effect size, while qualitative data were analyzed through data reduction, coding, and data interpretation. The results showed that the ADI Integrated STEM model had a significant impact on improving students' critical thinking skills, with an N-gain score of 0.24 (low category), and an effect size score of 1.86 (high category). Students had the highest N-gain on the concluding indicator, while the lowest showed on the providing further explanation indicator. Students faced difficulty in calculating the length and travel time of waves. Students gave a positive response (61% Agree and 23% Very Agree) and were enthusiastic about the learning model applied even though it was carried out in limited circumstances. Future study is recommended to complement the ADI Integrated STEM model with formative assessment. Thus, students and teachers get constructive feedback throughout the learning process. © 2023 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.


Proceedings of the National Structural Engineering Conference, Methods of Structural Analysis, an ASCE Structural Division Specialty Conference held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, August 22-25, 1976. Sponsored by Wisconsin Section ASCE, Madison Branch ASCE, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Methods of Structural Analysis contains dozens of papers covering a broad range of relevant issues in structural analysis. Topics include aesthetics, safety of buildings, shear walls, dynamics of soil-structure interaction, safety of bridges, concrete thin shells, and case studies. These proceedings will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers in structural engineering.


Both eyes were closed in 12 kittens soon after birth, and one eye was reopened at 23 days. From 14 to 26 days later, the cells in the monocular segment of the LGN connected to the open eye became significantly larger than the corresponding cells on the other side of the brain that were connected to the eye that was still closed. Up to 26 days after eye opening, the response of the monocular segment was similar to that of the binocular segment, so the latter may not be dependent on mutual inhibition or competition between sets of cells connected to each eye. From 30 to 60 days after eye opening, however, there were no differences between the monocular segments, but marked differences between the binocular A laminae where mutual inhibition and competition can occur.


The CRC was transformed of the legal language to policies, programs, and activities through the Child Friendly City (KLA). KLA is regencies / cities that have a development system based on the rights of children through the integration of the commitment and resources of governments, communities, businesses and the media which is thoroughly planned and sustained in policies, programs and activities to guarantee the fulfillment of childrenrs rights.KLA was first inspired by Kevin Lynchrs research that was later developed by Louise Chawla. The research was encapsulated in the concept of Child Friendly City Initiative. Continuously in Indonesia, the development of KLA is organized and established by the Child Protection Act.The core of the KLA for criminology development is to be the platform for ideas trial, concepts, models, and technologies that are related to criminology, practices, concepts and theories about the protection, respect, fulfillment and promotion toward childrenrs rights.


We report the mechanism of hydrogel formation in dilute aqueous solutions (>15 mg/mL) by 2 nm metal-organic cages (MOCs). Experiments and all-atom simulations confirm that with the addition of small electrolytes, the MOCs self-assemble into 2D nanosheets via counterion-mediated attraction because of their unique molecular structure and charge distribution as well as σ-π interactions. The stiff nanosheets are difficult to bend into 3-D hollow, spherical blackberry type structures, as observed in many other macroion systems. Instead, they stay in solution and their very large excluded volumes lead to gelation at low (∼1.5 wt %) MOC concentrations, with additional help from hydrophobic and partial π-π interactions similar to the gelation of graphene oxides.


by the American College of Sports Medicine. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. Copyright @ 2010 433 PCS scores were greater in the High Pain group prior to the program. A correlational analysis was used to examine relationships between the pre/post-program change scores for each outcome measure. In the Low Pain group, greater improvements in MAS and AAS were associated with greater reductions in pain interference and reductions in depression were associated with reductions in Total PCS. In the High Pain group, reductions in pain interference scores and depression were significantly associated with each other and with greater falls in all pain catastrophising variables. DISCUSSION: It would appear that individuals with high average pain scores tend to experience improvements in the cognitive affect domain relative to their pain perception, but those with lesser levels of pain seem to experience improvements in physical function.


Preschool attendance has become the norm for 4-year-olds in many parts of the country. Policymakers, educators, and families have embraced publicly funded preschool programs as a way to improve young children's learning and development. They also expect preschool programs to bring about long-term effects. Although such gains have been produced by high-quality preschool programs, the quality of programs currently available is far from uniform, with the vast majority considered to be mediocre. These results stem in part from weak program standards, which tend to be lower and more variable than those found in K-12 education. Inadequate funding often is behind weak standards. The effectiveness of preschool programs could be significantly improved if they more closely replicated models that have had strong impacts and if formative evaluations were implemented to provide regular feedback to program staff regarding how well programs work. Series edited by Ellen Frede and W. Steven Barnett


A method based on the colour reaction of Citicide (a product obtained by
chlorinating turpentine) with pyridine and aqneous potassium hydroxide, has
been developed for its detection and estimation, The specific orange colour
developed by the reagents with Citlclde differentiates it from Toxaphene and
Chlordane. Citicide in concentrations as low as 30 Y can be estimated by this
method.


Abstract : The present study examined the use of thirteen information sources for career planning activities in a sample of 2859 Navy Officers. Based on component analysis, four use dimensions were identified and were related to the attributes of perceived source accuracy, honesty, and availability. The results indicate differences in usage frequency, but with source being positively correlated with source attributes. However, separate source regressions made for use indicate that only accuracy and availability of the information source predict source use. These results generally agree with prior research in the decision making area. (Author)


Active noise (interference) cancellation, which involves sampling the outputs of each on-site in-band transmitter, applying the appropriate delays and gain, and inverting the phases, can allow UHF receivers to operate with adequate sensitivity during the simultaneous operation of high power UHF transmitters with minimal antenna spacing. Active noise (interference) cancellation can be used in both the standard, fixed frequency mode of operation, or in a frequency hopping mode. Active interference cancellation is being used with much success on land, air, and sea based communication systems to solve collocation problems. This paper shows the benefits gained by active noise cancellation and reviews the details of the several items that must be considered and analyzed when designing a UHF communication system for a dense cosite installation where active noise (interference) cancellation must be used.


The paper starts with a brief analysis of the relation between culture and language and then examines the two levels,namely,lexical culture and discourse culture and the four strategies of cultural education in postgraduate English teaching.


Purpose
In terms of training the public in prompt engineering skills, no single discipline or profession currently takes the lead, presenting an opportunity for professions like librarianship to step into this role. Librarians are already well-equipped to educate the public in a wide range of literacy skills and tasks, so prompt engineering may be a natural progression. The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential role of prompt engineering for library professionals.

Design/methodology/approach
Prompt engineering is the process of optimizing the text that is provided to an artificial intelligence (A)I model to ensure proper interpretation and the generation of relevant, detailed results. The field of prompt engineering is relatively young, evolving alongside the growth of large language models like ChatGPT and BARD. This conceptual paper will explore prompt engineering as a possible domain of expertise for librarians.

Findings
This paper delves into the world of prompt engineering, its alignment with the existing roles and expertise of librarians, and the potential emergence of a new role known as the "prompt engineering librarian," akin to the well-established "information literacy librarian" role that has gained prominence in recent decades.

Originality/value
The significance of this work lies in exploring the synergy between prompt engineering and the traditional roles of librarians, highlighting the potential for a new and valuable profession in the form of prompt engineering librarians. This innovative concept could bridge the gap in AI literacy and facilitate more effective interactions with AI systems, contributing to the broader goal of AI accessibility and understanding.


SummaryReaction of with lysozyme has been studied by pulse radiolysis and in inactivation measurements. The principal reactive sites towards in lysozyme are tryptophan residues. In both series of experiments, the reaction has been observed to be suppressed by low pH values and high thiocyanate concentrations. The results obtained are consistent with a reversible free-radical equilibrium between thiocyanate and tryptophan radicals in lysozyme, as reported previously with free tryptophan by Posener et al. (1976).


[1] California's spring snowpack provides a critical water resource that may be greatly reduced by greenhouse warming. However, warming over the past half century has had little effect on total summer water discharge. The region's snowpack may therefore be less sensitive to temperature change than predicted by numerical models. In this study, 53 years of 1 April snow course measurements of snow-water equivalent (SWE) from the Sierra Nevada are used in a spatially distributed covariance model of SWE sensitivity to temperature and precipitation. This model is applied at a 2.5 arc min resolution using a multivariate parameter-surface interpolation scheme and Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes (PRISM) climate grids. Total modeled SWE volume has a greater covariance to precipitation than to temperature. Increasing precipitation and temperature from 1950 to 2002 has led to an increase in SWE at high elevations and a loss at low elevations, resulting in little or no overall change in SWE volume. The covariance model predicts a 6 - 10% decrease in total SWE volume per degrees C. However, sensitivity is both highly dependent on concurrent change in precipitation and spatially variable, with the lower-elevation watersheds in the north being the most sensitive to warming. Overall, climate sensitivity is much less than that predicted by numerical models. This difference may result from inadequate treatment of elevation and precipitation in climate models.


The article counts and analyzes Anhui celebrities of all the previous dynasties from the aspects of quantity,category and birthplace.It discusses the focus of geographical distribution of Anhui celebrities and the factors leading to regional differences.According to the research,the temporally and spatially speaking,geographical distribution features and regional differences of Anhui celebrities were affected by various factors such as the times,geography,politics,economy and culture.Time,the number of different periods was larger in different celebrity and tried to make an explanation;Space,most of the military and political celebrities were from the northern and middle parts of Anhui province,celebrities in culture,education and economy were mostly from the southern part of Anhui,take on an obvious distribution pattern of "literators in the south,while warriors in the north".In addition,the geographical distribution of Anhui celebrities also then transferred to the middle and southern parts of Anhui Province.


The OBJECTIVE was to create a simulator for practicing manual skills of performing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).METHODS AND MATERIALS. A patient simulator has been developed. It has a mouth, oropharynx, removable esophagus, stomach, and anterior abdominal wall that allows performing all stages of the operation. To objectify tension force of the gastrostomy tube during fixation and transmitting the proper manual sensations, a measuring device – bezmen was used. Initially, we used a single-use gastrostomy kit Freka PEG, FR 20 for the simulation. It increased the cost of the simulation. Therefore, instead of disposable kits, the Pezzer catheter No. 24 with a developed metal coneshaped tip was used as a gastrostomy tube (patent RU 2669483, 11.10.2018). Simulation was performed with reusable surgical instruments. At the final stage, an additional external pressure plate and a connector with a cover were used.RESULTS. The developed method of simulation training for PEG imposition allows performing all stages of endoscopic gastrostomy imposition. The simplicity of manufacturing and the possibility of replacing worn elements allows multiple implementation of the method. Using reusable instruments and a Pezzer catheter with a designed reusable tip increases the cost-effectiveness of training. The use of a measuring device allows to convey the necessary sensations of tension of the gastrostomy tube during fixation with an external pressure plate, corresponding to the sensations in real clinical simulation.CONCLUSION. The developed method of training for PEG imposition with the simulator allows to effectively work out manual skills and reduce the risk of iatrogenic complications during surgery on the patient.


This is part of the Food Safety on the Farm series, a collection that reviews the generally recognized principles of GAPs as they relate to produce, primarily at the farm level and with particular focus on fresh Florida crops and practices. This publication focuses on GAPs relating specifically to field sanitation. Written by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, and Alexandra Chang, and published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, March 2012.
FSHN10-12/FS160: Food Safety on the Farm: Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices—Field Sanitation (ufl.edu)


This book is concerned with understanding the complex ways in which gender violence and poverty impact on young people's lives, and with the potential for education to challenge violence. Although there is a growing literature looking at the links between violence, gender or poverty and education in developing countries, few studies look at the interconnections between all these themes. A key premise of this book is that in order to understand the many dimensions of violence in young people's lives, these interconnections need to be examined. This book is the first major attempt to define the field of gender violence studies in education in poverty contexts. We do this by setting out relevant theoretical perspectives, empirical methodologies and case studies of the impact of gender violence on young people's lives in families, schools and communities. There are three interrelated aims: 1. To build theoretical and methodological framings for understanding the relationship between gender, violence, poverty and education 2. To explore how young people living in varying contexts of poverty in the Global South learn about, engage in, respond to and resist gender violence 3. To investigate how institutions, including schools, families, communities, governments, international and non-governmental organisations and the media constrain or expand possibilities to challenge gender violence in the Global South The book, edited by Jenny Parkes, combines chapters by well-known and emerging scholars undertaking research on violence.


Edward Hopper's Bridge in Paris (), painted during his early stay in France, offers the spectator a view of, but not into, the semicircular darkness dominating the center of the canvas. Immediately above the darkness is a disturbingly dark orange shipping signal. It is the only strong color in a largely brown and gray painting. The signal acts to warn the eye that it is about to be stopped, that no further penetration into the recesses of the painting is possible, that the eye cannot know the darkness into which it looks, that perhaps it is even dangerous to look. The work is a provocative mental event at the threshold of Hopper's career and raises the issue of this essay. What is it that we see when we look into the familiar views of ordinary life that Hopper so commonly offers us? Do we see what we think we see? And, most importantly, what is the relation between the act of seeing and the object seen? I want to explore these questions by bringing together a complex of dissociated intellectual and aesthetic topics: the early-twentieth-century American literary movement, imagism, in which Ezra Pound was a leading figure; surrealism, in particular that of Giorgio de Chirico; and the


Fish larvae are one of the critical periods in fish life cycle due to the availability of convenient prey. The aim of this research was to describe the dynamic and variation of fish larvae and its prey which could predict fish larvae survival and recruitment success of fish population in Pari Island lagoon. The research was conducted at Pari Island lagoon, Seribu Islands in Jakarta Province since June – November 2010. Fish larvae, zooplankton and phytoplankton samples were taken ten times in 6 months. Zooplankton and fish larvae were identified, and their biomasses were measured. A feeding experiment was done to analyze the food preferences of fish larvae. Results show that there were two peaks of fish larvae biomass indicated the post spawned season of fishes, occurred at the beginning of July and October. The high biomasses of fish larvae at the beginning of July was supported by the high growth rate of zooplankton and phytoplankton and resulted in the opportunity for recruitment succeed. The next spawned season occurred at the beginning of October was not supported by the high number of zooplankton biomass, resulted in the collapse of fish larvae biomass.


Data encryption has become a vital need for protecting the user data in most of communication areas. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm has become the optimum choice for various security services in numerous applications due to its reliability and flexibility. The AES algorithm faces two main challenges which included in both encryption/decryption speed, and the consumed implementation area. This paper presents an optimized implementation of the AES algorithm with respect to the consumed implementation area by combining both data and key expansion approaches. The optimized implementation of AES increases its applicability in the small sized devices such as mobile phones and smart cards. The experimental outcomes prove the superiority of the proposed optimization approach compared to the available approaches in the literature with acceptable frequency and throughput for low throughput applications.


The interactive biology's dictionary is the alternative of the dictionary in the market that we use for the time being. This is system is developed just for the secondary school students of form 4 and form 5. By using the multimedia technology, it can attract the students to learn biology and expose them to IT. Besides, this system makes the users easy to search certain terms in biology. It will present the output using text, image and video clip for certain term. The system gives advantages, on accsssing information through the computer and makes it faster than usingt the manual dictionary. The development strategy of this system is object oriented because, it is easier to maintain the system. Meanwhile, the method that been used is UML as it is easy to understand since it can shows the interaction among the objects in the system by using graphical symbols, text and relationship. This system also use the technology of ASP, since it is one of the new technology inweb developing and it is also a dynamic scripting language. It is hoped that, the developing of this system will gives a new approach in education and gives opportunities among the secondary students to use and explore the world of information technology.


FINANCIAL TIME SERIES ANALYSIS by Yin Jiangling Thesis Supervisor: Dr. SI Yain Whar Master of Science in Software Engineering Financial time series analysis and prediction has been one of active research problems in financial data mining area due to the commercial applications and the attractive benefits that it offers. A number of algorithms have been introduced into this area for analysis and prediction on the time series, such as classification, clustering, segmentation, indexing and discovering rules from historical time series. However, financial time series data is characterized as large in data size, dynamic and non-linear. Therefore it poses a great challenge for analysts to efficiently discover required information. As for data mining tasks, most of the execution time spent by algorithm is to move data from disk into main memory. This is acknowledged as the major bottleneck in Data Mining because many algorithms require multiple accesses of the data. Moreover, when analyzing or predicting the movement of time series, financial analysts usually capture the trends, shapes or patterns contained within the time series instead of the exact value of each time series data point. Thus time series representation on dimensionality reduction becomes the necessary step before mining information in this area. In this thesis we study the property of the maximum or minimum points on the time series, which have the property of maintaining the trends and fluctuations of the time series. These points are called turning points in our thesis. However, not all turning points from the original time series equally contribute to the overall movement of the time series. Thus we introduce three independent methods with different perspectives to select turning points for approximating time series with dimensionality reduction. The first method is to detect turning points at different levels of details based on the heuristics. This approach is extremely useful for analyzing stock data in top-down fashion. The second method is to select turning points based on a sliding window. The third method is to select turning points based on the degree of importance. The importance of a turning point is calculated according to its contribution on preserving the time series trends and shape. These turning points with different importance are stored in an optimal binary search tree. Such storage scheme allows more important points to be retrieved first while the average search cost is kept at minimum.


Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to explore the value relevance of accounting information before and after mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption as well as the ensuing relationship between conditional conservatism and value relevance. The authors probe the above relationship by considering a number of institutional parameters, such as the accounting origin of each European country, the degree of differentiation between domestic standards and IFRS, and the level of each country's enforcement. Design/methodology/approach - – The authors run panel data regressions for banks listed in 15 European countries using both the price and the return model. The authors partition the total sample in conservative and non-conservative banks – based on Khan and Watts (2009) – and in other institutional clusters based on prior highly acclaimed studies. Value relevance is then gauged by the corresponding adjusted Findings - – The results provide evidence that IFRS have reinforced the value relevance for both conservative and non-conservative banks. However, this result alters when controlling for institutional dimensions. Specifically, the value relevance of conservative banks is strengthened when operating in high enforcement, low differences or English-origin environments, while non-conservative banks display better goodness-of-fit in French-origin countries. Research limitations/implications - – A survivorship bias might exist because the authors require three years of data before and three years after IFRS adoption for including a bank in the sample. More importantly, the post-IFRS period coincides with the burst of global financial crisis, which may have severely affected this bias. Furthermore, the C_Score methodology has been developed in a US-oriented context. Therefore, the validity of this measure might be different in countries with other institutional settings, such as week legal enforcement of high level of IFRS divergence. Practical implications - – The authors stress the qualitative significance of conditional conservatism and suggest that accounting standards regulators redefine the qualitative substance of conditional conservatism Originality/value - – Studies that investigate the relationship between value relevance and conditional conservatism in the banking sector are scarce. In the wake of IFRS adoption, the authors signify the role of institutional features as potential determinants in accounting quality changes, as well as in the relationship between value relevance and conditional conservatism.


This paper uses Uskali Mäki's (2009) concepts of "good" and "bad" imperialism to investigate the "economics imperialism" thesis. If science expands by offering (a) consilience, and (b) epistemological and ontological unity, that is explains more phenomena with greater parsimony, then this is good scientific expansion. imperialism only if the methodology of of its domain understanding in the above manners. I


The new molybdenum imido alkylidene complex Mo(N(2,6-iPr2C6H3))(CHCMe2Ph)(NC4H2Me2)(OB(Mes)2) (1; Mes = 2,4,6-MePh) containing both boroxide and pyrrolide ligands is reported. Its formation results from the reaction between bis(mesityl)borinic acid ((Mes)2BOH) and the bis-pyrrolide Schrock-type precursor Mo(N-2,6-iPr2C6H3)(CHCMe2Ph)(NC4H2Me2)2. The complex was fully characterized by 1H, 13C, 11B, and 95Mo NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and elemental analysis. Complex 1 proved to be active for homometathesis reactions of 1- and 2-octene at 0.1 mol % loading. The synthesis of mixed pyrrolide boroxide imido molybdenum alkylidene complexes was extended to other borinic acids. The catalytic activity of these new complexes was evaluated in the homometathesis of linear olefins.


This research centers on the planning for the location of machines, utilities, employee workstations, and customer service areas to optimize productivity at Isuzu Hicom Malaysia Sdn Bhd . The initial idea is to design layout that can minimize cost, traveling distances and time related to the productivity. This can ensure more profit and reduced production time for the Isuzu Hicom Malaysia Sdn Bhd future. This research has identified the General Flow Pattern Method as a suitable method. This is due to the fact that the General Flow Pattern Method is simple to be coordinated and the production is in the first in and first out. The essence of the General Flow Pattern Method relies on its Tool Work, specifically the flow analysis. The flow analysis is able to minimize the distance traveled, backtracking, cross traffic and the cost production. The Isuzu Hicom Malaysia Sdn Bhd has been selected to be the case study because of their awareness on problem related to the existing layout. The problem affects the performance of thousands workers, machines, productions lines. This research aims to develop a new layout using the GFP method for the Isuzu such that the total flow distance of the products can be reduced. The procedures for adopting the GFP had been outlined in this research. Specifically, 3 matrixes has to be developed; flow, distance, flow distance matrixes. Five layouts had been developed thru the GFP. These layouts had been compared to the current layout. Comparison indicates three of the five proposed layout is better in term of total flow distance compared to the current layout. In addition, the U-Shape Pattern, specifically pattern (a), has been found to be the best pattern alternative for the General Flow Pattern, which minimizes the flow distance travel for the Isuzu products.


Turkey and Russia, regional powers that have traditionally belonged to two opposing continental systems, have been undergoing "teuctonic" change since the late 1980s. Their relations over the past decade have been marked by a combination of cooperation and competition. Unprecedented levels of economic cooperation have fostered a new climate of interdependence between Turkey and Russia, perhaps even exerting a moderating influence on their geopolitical competition in Eurasia. But, the hardening of Russia's approach in 1999 to Chechnya, and to the West in general, does not appear to be a good omen for the future of Turkish‐Russian relations.


The caster wheel of the wheelchair is simplified to a 2DoFs dynamic model.This model is derived using Lagrange equation and numerical solutions by ODE method.Meanwhile experimental setup is used to verify the theoretical results obtained in caster wheel mathematical models.According to Routh Criterion,this paper analyzzs the stability in the linearized dynamic model.The genetic algorithm is applied to optimization design of the caster wheel system.The reasonable parameters can be applied to the damping bearing to prevent its chimmg.


Speech scrambling aims to distort speech signals to prevent unauthorized listeners from understanding them, but conventional techniques are vulnerable to attacks. Therefore, more robust and secure speech scrambling algorithms are needed to ensure sensitive communication security. A proposed scheme uses a particle swarm optimization algorithm to generate a random key and optimize the level of noise in the scrambled signal, along with two transformations Multiwavelet and Arnold techniques to improve complexity and security. The proposed algorithm has been evaluated using various performance measurements and has demonstrated superior encryption performance than other similar audio encryption schemes with key space equal to 128 × 2.718. Further research and development in speech scrambling are essential to guarantee secure communication in sensitive contexts such as military and intelligence.


Throe genera of Astatinae are recognized, namely, Diploplectron Fox, Astata Latreille, and Dryudella Spinola, the last-named having formerly been considered a subgenus of Astata . These are discussed and keyed. Astata is characterized, the biology of its species is summarized. Twelve Nearctic species, one with two subspecies, are keyed, described, and discussed, and their probable relationships are evaluated. New to science are: Astata bakeri , A. nubecula bechteli , A. boharti , A. clypeata , and A. williamsi , all western in their distribution though A. bakeri is reported also from Ontario.


Objective To study the variances of adiponectin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM),compared them by body mass index(BMI) and investigate the relation with diabetes,then detected the serum levels of adiponectin and analysed the associating factors.Methods 77 patients with T2DM were divided into two groups according to BMI:26 not fleshiness cases(group NF) and 51 fleshiness cases(group F).And there were 18 normal cases in control group.To all the cases,serum adiponectin were detected by ELISA;low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDLC),triglyceride(TG),C-reactive protein(CRP),fasting plasma glucose(FPG) were detected by TOSHIBA TBA-120FR automatically biochemical analyzer;connective peptide(CP) were detected by immunoradiometric assay(IRMA).Results Serum adiponetin levels in patients with T2DM were significant lower than those of normal cases(P0.01),And those in group F were significant lower than group NF.Under multiple linear regression analyze,Adiponetin levels are negatively correlated with LDL-C,CRP,CP,BMI and MBp in patients with T2DM(P0.01),negatively correlated with LDL-C,TG,CP,BMI,FPG in group NF(P0.01),but negatively correlated with LDL-C,CRP,CP,BMI,MBp in group F(P0.05or0.01).Conclusion Decreasing serum adiponectin level could be a risk factor of T2DM,hyperlipidemia,hypertension and over fat.Adiponectin plays a very important role in the mechanism of T2DM,hyperlipidemia and hypertension.


Adequate energy intake is essential for reproduction. While we have known for decades that feed restriction inhibits gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinizing hormone (GnRH/LH) secretion, the central mechanisms that govern this reduction during undernutrition remain to be fully elucidated. The past few years, we have focused on examining central mechanisms whereby chronic feed restriction in young sheep results in the inhibition of LH secretion. This presentation will focus on our current understanding of how feed restriction impacts kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin (KNDy) neurons in young sheep and will give a glimpse into our next few years as we examine how input to KNDy neurons could play a key role in regulating reproduction during undernutrition.


The penny farthing was a popular ride in the 1880s but mastering the art of riding one calls for balance, determination and sheer blind faith. One Albany local has discovered the joys of the gentlemen's bicycle by building his own.


Corona onset at the surface of an airborne antenna may limit radiated power and operating altitude. Corona may also be a source of severe electromagnetic interference to co-located receivers. Corona onset is a function of electric field strength and the maximum electric field produced by a linear antenna is usually at the antenna's surface. The electric fields at the surface of a cylindrical monopole are investigated both theoretically and by simulation. The partition theory of Schelkunoff and Friis is employed.


SUMMARY Quadrature voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) with current-weight-average and voltage-weight-average phase-adjusting architectures are studied. The phase adjusting equalizes the oscillation frequency to the LC-resonant frequency. The merits of the equalization are explained by using Leeson's phase noise equation and the impulse sensitivity function (ISF). Quadrature VCOs with the phase-adjusting architectures are fabricated using 180-nm TSMC CMOS and show low-phase-noise performances compared to a conventional di ff erential VCO. The ISF analysis and small-signal analysis also show that the drawbacks of the current-weight-average phase-adjusting and voltage-weight-average phase-adjusting architectures are current-source noise e ff ect and large additional capacitance, respectively. A voltage-average-adjusting circuit with a source follower at its input alleviates the capacitance increase.


Triton X-100 (TX100) and Tween 80 (TW80) were used to study the decontamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the bulk and different size fractions of soil samples from a former coke oven plant. The effects of PAH ring number, initial concentration and soil total organic carbon (TOC)/black carbon (BC) contents on PAH removal efficiencies were analyzed. Surfactant washing for the bulk sample showed clear relation between the removal efficiency and PAH ring number. When the surfactant concentration is below 3000 mg L-1, the removal efficiencies decrease with the increase of aromatic ring numbers. With the increase of surfactant concentration, the effect of ring number on PAH removal became less significant. The removal of PAHs in different soil size fractions was 17.8-62.2% for TX100, and 15.6-41.2% for TW80. Except for the size fraction of <50 μm, on the whole, the removal efficiencies decreased with the increase of particle size. Different PAH forms and TOC/BC contents in soil size fractions are the probable reasons that can be used to explain the results. There were strong negative correlations between PAH removal efficiencies and TOC/BC contents. The linear regression correlation coefficients between PAH removal efficiency versus BC content are closer to 1 than those versus TOC content.


tional trade. As a result, interest in this subject has revived in recent years and proposals for universal numbering systems have been discussed both by the American Society for Testing Materials in the United States and by The Textile Institute in the United Kingdom. The subject was also discussed at length by the Textile Committee of the International Standards Organization in their meeting held in Buxton, England, in 1948. In this conference representatives of 15 countries agreed that a universal yarn numbering system should be direct,* decimalized, and based on metric units. Both the Grex [2] and gK [5] systems, which represent variations of these basic principles, received strong support. The following discussion presents a review of the respective merits of the Grex and gK systems, but it is not proposed to discuss in this paper the advantages of direct systems or the use of metric units, which have already been agreed upon. The paper is presented in the hope that a better understanding of the proposals will help everyone reach agreement on details and permit a concerted attack on the main job of obtaining the general adoption of universal yarn numbering by all branches of the textile industry.


This is an inquiry about the environment and the general perception of higher
education in La Dorada, both Grade 11 students as some local development
actors, to which has been selected as a tool for data collection and interviews
surveys, because it is an inquiry of a social critic, who seeks to analyze the
relevance of higher education and define a characterization of context in the
municipality.
At the end of the research process can be found various conclusions, one of the
most important is the lack of joint training of local colleges and universities as the
government and the lack of timely and relevant career counseling for high school
students .
Keywords: Higher Education, La Dorada, educational offerings.


After criticizing the various existing attempts at extending the concept of the Minkowski space, the following problem is considered: If there is the ultimate theory at all, how should the space–time in it be formulated? The principle of "quantum priority" is proposed, and under this principle, it is argued that the ultimate theory should have the affine symmetry in the framework of quantum gravity. It is shown that the Poincare symmetry of particle physics is realized as a result of spontaneous breakdown of the affine symmetry.


describes a cutter and a cutting method for strapless label tapes. Accordingly, a label strip is drawn on a rotary vacuum drum and transported continuously and while separated by cutting operations on labels. Due to the fact that the tape of the vacuum drum is supplied with a conveying speed, which varies in synchronism with a predetermined through cutting operations work cycle, can be a longitudinal tension in the label tape, and as a result, a slip-free or afflicted with slip transport of the label tape on the vacuum drum, to adjust the timing of the label separation.


Millions of women experience substantial pain and suffering from vulvodynia, which is pain around the entrance to the vagina (vulva). A common treatment is surgical removal of the tissue (vestibulectomy). This case report describes the detailed process of a holistic biofeedback-based intervention that successfully resolved the vulvodynia in a 23-year-old woman. The four-session treatment interventions included teaching diaphragmatic breathing to transform shallow thoracic breathing into slower diaphragmatic breathing. Treatment transformed her feeling of powerlessness, a belief that there was nothing she could do, into empowerment and a hope that she could reduce her symptoms and optimize her health. She also practiced self-healing imagery and learned to change her posture from collapsed to erect/empowered. Each time she felt discomfort or was fearful, her lower abdomen tended to tighten. After treatment, she used this sensation as a reminder to breathe lower and slower and sit or stand erect. After 6 wee...


Subject
 Trinidad and Tobago's economic outlook.

 Significance
 After several years of contraction, the Trinidad and Tobago economy is now showing signs of recovery, based on rising natural gas production and an uptick in oil prices. In addition, the government has instituted policy reforms to better control public finances. Efforts are also being made to increase economic cooperation with other countries, but this has been complicated by a mixed picture in terms of foreign relations.

 Impacts
 Concerns over Islamist activities and a rise in suspected terrorism financing may mar the economic outlook.
 Efforts to build new international partnerships may see a rise in some business and infrastructure sectors.
 Rising gas production and oil prices will boost the hydrocarbons sector.


References 1 Bhatia S, Estrada-Batres L, Maryon T, et al. Second primary tumors in patients with malignant melanoma. Cancer 1999; 86: 2014–2020. 2 Lynch HT, Fusaro RM, Pester J, et al. Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome: genetic heterogeneity and malignant melanoma. Br J Cancer 1980; 42: 58–70. 3 Borg A, Sandberg T, Nilsson K, et al. High frequency of multiple melanomas and breast and pancreatic carcinomas in CDKN2A mutation positive melanoma families. J Natl Cancer Inst 2000; 92: 1260–1266. 4 Helsing P, Nymonen DA, Ariansen S, et al. Populationbased prevalence of CDKN2A and CDK4 mutations in patients with multiple primary melanoma. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2008; 47: 175–184. 5 Hashemi J, Platz A, Ueno T, et al. CDKN2A germ-line mutations in individuals with multiple cutaneous melanomas. Cancer Res 2000; 60: 6864–6867. 6 Geradts J, Kratzke RA, Niehans GA, et al. Immunohistochemical detection of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2/multiple tumor suppressor gene 1(CDKN2/MTS1) product p16INK4A in archival human solid tumors: correlation with retinoblastoma protein expression. Cancer Res 1995; 55: 6006–6011. 7 Sparrow LE, Eldon MJ, English DR, et al. p16 and p21WAF1 protein expression in melanocytic tumors by immunohistochemistry. Am J Dermatopathol 1998; 20: 255–261. 8 Landi MT, Goldstein AM, Tsang S, et al. Genetic susceptibility in familial melanoma from northeastern Italy. J Med Genet 2004; 41: 557–566. 9 de Vries E, Bray FI, Eggermont AM, et al. European Network of Cancer Registries. Monitoring stage-specific trends in melanoma incidence across Europe reveals the need for more complete information on diagnostic characteristics. Eur J Cancer Prev 2004; 13: 387–395. 10 Alonso SR, Ortiz P, Pollán M, et al. Progression in cutaneous malignant melanoma is associated with distinct expression profiles. A tissue microarray-based study. Am J Pathol 2004; 164: 193–203. 11 Evangelou K, Bramis J, Peros I, et al. Electron microscopy evidence that cytoplasmic localization of the p16INK4a ''nuclear'' cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CKI) in tumor cells is specific and not an artifact. A study in non-small cell lung carcinomas. Biotech Histochem 2004; 79: 5–10. 12 Ghiorzo P, Villaggio B, Sementa AR, et al. Expression and localization of mutant p16 proteins in melanocytic lesions from familial melanoma patients. Hum Pathol 2004; 35: 25–33.


This paper proposes a new concept called hybrid intelligencebased distance education (HIDE). The idea of HIDE is to combine human intelligence and machine intelligence to enhance a large scale teacher-student interaction for the webbased distance education. The long term goal is to achieve unnoticeable merging of human intelligence and machine intelligence to maximally enhance teacher-student interaction in distributed environments. In a HIDE system, teacherstudent interaction is assisted by the avatars of the teacher and students. The avatars have the functionality of realtime speech-driven face animation, which provides an effective and efficient solution for large scale "face-to-face" communication The avatars of the teacher possess certain degree of intelligence. They can answer simple questions of the students so that they help reduce the load of the teacher. The avatars of the teacher will direct the questions to the teacher if the questions are beyond their capabilities. The avatars of the teacher also help to monitor the students and collect information for the teacher. The teacher avatar can automatically analyze the teacher-student interaction with respect to the course materials.


Nanocrystals of semiconducting materials, otherwise included in the term quantum dots (QDs), have fascinated physicists, chemists and electronic engineers since the 1970s. The most striking feature of these materials is that their chemical and physical properties differ markedly from those of the bulk solid.[1] Since their quantum size effects are understood, fundamental and applied research on these systems has become increasingly popular. One of the most interesting applications is the use of nanocrystals as luminescent labels for biological systems.[2-5] The quantum dots have several advantages over conventional fluorescent dyes: they emit light at a variety of precise wavelengths depending on their size and have long fluorescent lifetimes


Caveolae are small (50-100nm) membrane invaginations formed by caveolin proteins enriched with cholesterol and lipids. Caveolae play a crucial role in mechanoprotection and mechano-electrical transduction by buffering membrane tension and facilitating activation of mechanosensitive ion channels, including a recently discovered swelling-activated chloride channel SWELL1 (also known as LRRC8A). However, the dynamic relationship between the muscle-specific caveolar scaffolding protein caveolin-3 (Cav3) and SWELL1 is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to determine how Cav3 interacts with SWELL1 channels and modulates their activity during mechano-electrical transduction. In HEK 293 cells transfected with Cav3, co-immunoprecipitation analysis recapitulated cardiac data showing association between SWELL1 and Cav3. Using transiently expressed Cav3-GFP and SWELL1-mCherry fusion proteins in HEK293 cells, we observed a high FRET efficiency between the two proteins in an isotonic (1T) solution, confirming their close (<5nm) proximity. In a hypotonic solution (0.7T, mimicking cell stretch), FRET efficiency decreased two-fold. Furthermore, FRET efficiency decreased two-fold to control levels when incubated with methyl-beta cyclodextrin, a cholesterol solubilizer. These data suggest that the relationship between Cav3 and SWELL1 is dependent on membrane mechanical tension and caveolae lipid raft integrity. Interestingly, in transfected cells, SWELL1 protein expression and whole cell swelling-activated chloride current (

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Tunnels and other underground structures are designed for lifetimes of at least 50 to 100 years. A tunnel can probably last even longer from a technical point of view, providing the original functionality it is designed for does not change too much. In order to avoid high maintenance costs a careful design procedure is necessary. For this kind of problems, a life-cycle costing (LCC) approach is an absolute necessity to ensure an integral view on the various costs that have to be spent in different time frames to operate the infrastructure.


Solving "Big Data" problems requires bridging massive quantities of compute, memory, and storage, which requires a very high bandwidth network. Recently proposed direct connect networks like HyperX [1] and Flattened Butterfly [20] offer large capacity through paths of varying lengths between servers, and are highly cost effective for common data center workloads. However data center deployments are constrained to multi-rooted tree topologies like Fat-tree [2] and VL2 [16] due to shortest path routing and the limitations of commodity data center switch silicon. In this work we present Dahu1, simple enhancements to commodity Ethernet switches to support direct connect networks in data centers. Dahu avoids congestion hot-spots by dynamically spreading traffic uniformly across links, and forwarding traffic over non-minimal paths where possible. By performing load balancing primarily using local information, Dahu can act more quickly than centralized approaches, and responds to failure gracefully. Our evaluation shows that Dahu delivers up to 500% improvement in throughput over ECMP in large scale HyperX networks with over 130,000 servers, and up to 50% higher throughput in an 8,192 server Fat-tree network.


Acquisition of mesenchymal features by carcinoma cells through the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is responsible for the initiation and sustainment of the metastatic cascade, as well as the establishment of a chemo- and radio-resistant phenotype. In prostate cancer (PCa), metastatic disease remains incurable despite the approval of several new drugs for clinical use in recent years. In addition, emergence of resistance to radiotherapy, which is one of the mostly used therapeutic options for PCa, still represents a clinical challenge. In the study, we reported for the first time on the possible therapeutic utility of miR-875-5p, a microRNA the role of which in human cancer has not been so far investigated. By exploiting the correlation with E-cadherin levels in a series of PCa clinical specimens, we identified miR-875-5p as a novel microRNA able to impair metastasis in PCa experimental models by repressing EMT and remodeling tumor secretome, mainly reducing cytokine secretion. Indeed, the sole intratumoral administration of the culture media obtained from PCa cells ectopically overexpressing miR-875-5p showed antitumor (max tumor volume inhibition: 49%, P Citation Format: Nicola Fenderico, Denis Cominetti, Rihan El Bezawy, Monica Tortoreto, Matteo Dugo, Riccardo Valdagni, Paolo Gandellini, Nadia Zaffaroni. MiR-875-5p impairs prostate cancer metastasis by remodeling tumor secretome and enhances tumor radiation response via EGFR suppression. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics; 2015 Nov 5-9; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Ther 2015;14(12 Suppl 2):Abstract nr A134.


The increase of administrative or penal claims in the last ten years has changed the perspective of the doctor-patient relationship, and therefore of the process of health care. According to this, doctors and health care organizations have to change their attitude from reactive to preventive. Risk Management is a technique mainly used in the United States and some European countries that has proved to be efficient. Due to the Latin American setting in which Mexico is immersed, its implementation according to successful experiences and taking into account the required cultural and ideological changes is worthwhile. Palabras clave: Administracion de riesgos, gerencia, organizaciones de salud, relacion medico


In order to clarify the dominant factors controlling the coalbed methane(CBM) content in Liulin Mining Area,the paper focused on the hydrogeology and roof rock effects based on the analysis of sedimentology,burial depth,ash content,and other factors. The key roles controlling the CBM accumulation were acquired from the analysis of lithology combination within 20 m upon coal seams by methods of gray correlation,correlation analysis and other mathematical methods. Results showed that the gas content of No. 3 + 4 coal seam in Shanxi Formation was accompany with the general rules,and was dominated by the Sealing Effect(mudstone) in the roof lithology combination. And the CBM reservoir was pressure closing reservoir in continental strata. The No. 8 + 9 coal seams showed no direct connection with burial depth,ash content and roof rock. However,the gas content was closely related to the limestone thickness,and was controlled by the Dynamic Effect(limestone). The CBM reservoir was hydraulic closing reservoir in paralic strata.


Obiective To explore the curative effect of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine(TCM-WM) on an acute attack of chronic pulmonry heart disease. Methods 120 patients with acute attack of chronic pulmonary heart disease were divided into two groups randomly. One group was treated by WM including inhaling low flow oxygen continuously, improving ventilation with antiasthmatics and expectorants, taking antibiotics and cardiac diuretics, correcting the electrolyte unbalance;the other group by TCM-WM, i. e. besides above-mentioned medication, drinking Siwu Tang (a decoction of prepared rehmannia root, white peony root, Chinese angelica root and chuanxiong rhizome)plus peach kernd to promote blood circulation and to remove blood stasis. Results The effective rate of the TCM-WM group reached 83. 3%, and was higher than that of the W M group(63. 4%) significantly (P4. 45). Conclusion This study has provided both method and experience in the treatment of chronic pulmonary heart disease with TCM -WM.


Objective To investigate the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) and its receptor TrkB in the brain tissues of epilepsy.To discuss its function in the epilepsy pathogenesis.Methods 82 cases of hippocampus and temporal lobe brain tissues were studied.The expression of BDNF and TrkB were investigated by Immunohistochemistry.The patients with different pathogenesis and seizure frequency were analyzed.Results The expression of BDNF/TrkB protein was significantly increased in temporal lobe cortex and hippocampus of intractable epilepsy respectively as compared with controls in the same regions.The expression of BDNF/TrkB protein was gradually increased along with extension of pathogenesis and periodicity in temporal lobe cortex and hippocampus of epilepsy.Conclusion It is indicate that the overexpression of BDNF and TrkB in the brain tissues of patients with intractable epilepsy might play an important role in the generation and development of epilepsy.


Timeliness of financial statements can be seen from the Audit Delay, the period between the closing date of the book and the date of the auditor's report. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of firm size, liquidity, profitability, solvency, and audit opinion on audit delays individually (partial), and simultaneously (simultaneously) on audit delays in banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015 - 2017.The data used are secondary data taken from the financial statements of banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2015-2017 period obtained from the website www.idx.co.id. The sample of this research is 33 companies from 43 banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling method. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistics, classical assumption test and multiple linear regression analysis.The results of the study show that the variables of Firm Size, Profitability, Solvency and Audit Opinion have no effect on Audit Delay and the Liquidity variable has a negative effect on Audit Delay. While the results of the F test show that Company Size, Liquidity, Profitability Solvency and Audit Opinion have an effect on Audit Delay in Banking Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015 - 2017.


In acute leukemia (AL) with a late‐appearing Philadelphia (la‐Ph) translocation, it is unclear whether these translocations arise from the same molecular event as classical Ph translocations. In order to elucidate the molecular events of la‐Ph and subsequent translocations of la‐Ph leukemia, we performed molecular analysis on the complex rearrangements, in a cell line, MY, which was established from bone marrow mononuclear cells of a patient with a la‐Ph acute biphenotypic leukemia. This la‐Ph, expressing an acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)‐type BCR/ABL transcript, produces a novel P180BCR/ABL fusion protein reflecting deletion of 174 bases (58 amino acids) encoded by the a2 exon of the ABL gene. An immune complex kinase assay showed that this protein had autophosphorylation activity. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in conjunction with G‐banding analysis revealed that the initial der(9)t(9;22)(q34;q11) progressed to a der(9)(9pter→9q34::22q11→22q13::5q11.2→5q15::10q23→10qter) by, first, a three‐way translocation among the der(9)t(9;22)(q34;q11), chromosome 5, and the normal chromosome 22, and then a subsequent translocation with chromosome 10. Moreover, both the end‐stage leukemic cells of the patient and the MY cell line had another translocation, t(X;12)(p11.2;p13). The 12p breakpoint was located near the ETV6 gene by analysis of pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis, but transcription of ETV6 was unaffected. Tumorigenicity analysis indicated that an additional translocation, t(2;3)(p16;q29), may have caused a more malignant clone, because only MY cells with the t(2;3)(p16;q29) were capable of growing subcutaneously in nude mice within 40 days. The molecular events of leukemogenesis and leukemic progression in the present la‐Ph AL occurred by accumulation of unique translocations. This cell line, MY, expressing a novel variant P180BCR/ABL protein with a deletion of the a2 exon of the ABL gene, may be useful for elucidating the pathophysiology of this fusion protein and for studying ETV6‐related leukemogenesis and t(2;3), as well as the molecular mechanisms of the complex translocations. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 23:227–238, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


In this paper, a 25–65 GHz broadband low-LO-driving wide-modulation-bandwidth monolithic BPSK modulator using PIN diode MMIC process is described. The PIN diode is employed in the reflection-type modulation as a varying reflection load. Based on the modified reflection-type BPSK topology, the high-performance BPSK modulator is achieved. Between 25 and 65 GHz, the measured amplitude and phase imbalances are within 0.9 dB and 6°, respectively. With a LO driving power of −15 dBm, the measured error vector magnitude (EVM) of the BPSK modulation is within 1.8% at 30 GHz. The measured modulation bandwidth is wider than 500 MHz, and the demodulation shows good eye-pattern opening up 0.5 Gbps. This work is suitable for high speed digital applications due to its superior performance.


Dengue is a viral disease caused by any of the four distinct dengue virus (DENV) serotypes that circulate in many parts of the world. DENV now co-circulates with Zika and Chikungunya viruses (ZIKV and CHIKV) in many regions of the Americas. Having this in mind, plus the fact that DENV clinical diagnosis persists as a difficult task, due to the similarity in symptoms, as well as false-positive results by the cross-reactivity of the IgG and IgM against these three viruses, correct identification of DENV at an early stage of the disease is essential to minimise transmission and prevent potentially devastating sequelae. Here, by phage display, we isolate specific peptides for dengue virus NS1 protein. The specificity of the linear peptides as diagnostic tools for DENV NS1 protein in sera samples was investigated, and the selected peptides showed the ability to recognise DENV, and no cross-reactivity was shown.
Moreover, in silico analysis was performed to assess the possible binding modes of these peptides to DENV-NS1, using a molecular docking approach. These peptides are suitable for use in an ELISA assay for dengue virus detection in human serum and the possibility to adapt these peptides to PoC platforms.


102"4° F., and rose in the evening to 106*2° F. On the 23rd, as the history rather pointed to an acute process, Schwartze's operation was performed. The outer bone was sclerosed, the lateral sinus was exposed. and around it was a small quantity of excessively foetid pus. The sinus did not pulsate. From the somewhat defective notes preserved of this case, I find that the ear was dressed on the 24th, and that the sinus was then seen to pulsate. The temperature after the operation fell to 99'4° F., but rose to 102*4° F. in the evening; on the 26th pulsation was still visible ; on March 9 the wound was comparatively sweet; and, to make a long story short, he was dismissed from the ward on April 20, but still came up to have the wound dressed. 16 the the of mastoid pain due to bursting of retained secretion inwards. In the left ear there were granulations, a discovery which rather militated against the patient's history, which pointed to acute middle-ear inflammation. There was now only slight mastoid tenderness, while two days before it had been very marked. Examination of the eyes by Dr. Mackay showed : " Distinct optic neuritis in an early stage and a patch of opaque nerve fibres." On June 13 I opened the mastoid, and found a large extradural abscess around the lateral sinus, which pulsated freely. There was not only pus, but much cholesteatomatous material in contact with the dura. The was dressed with iodoform and boracic powders, and stuffed with iodoform gauze, of compressible, and the right showed marked swelling of the veins; there was also tenderness over the nape of the neck. On the evening of the same day there was slight delirium, and the next day he became unconscious, although capable of being to some extent aroused. The coma became deeper, and next day he died. Post-mortem examination revealed a huge temporo-sphenoidal abscess, which had ruptured into the lateral ventricle and filled it with pus. The matter had passed downwards into the fourth ventricle, and there infected the meninges, and the under surface of the pons and medulla were covered with pus.


The Internet of Things is envisaged to deliver constant information flow from the physical objects in our world and make the sensory information about our environment available online. This paper presents the on-going work to integrate the physical world with the largely available Internet infrastructure by a model that interconnect wireless sensor networks with social networks. The paper provides a design and framework for employing social networks to facilitate the collaboration and coordination of distributed sensor networks. Seamlessly exchanging sensory measurements amongst geographically dispersed sensor networks is anticipated to enhance our capability to capture the status of the physical world and to realise a smart environment once sensory information is delivered to various machineries in the world. Additionally, sensor networks may utilise social networks for distributing the sensing responsibilities amongst sensor networks, and as a result prolonging the lifetime of the networks whilst maintaining constant monitoring and detection of the environment.


This paper describes an efficient design workflow of a dual-mode bandpass filter. The device consists of square ridge resonators that are coupled through broadside irises in the waveguide. This allows for a compact solution where full control over the individual couplings is possible. A new tuning process is proposed which involves the extraction of a coupling matrix for the detuned 3D filter. The final result shows an equiripple passband with 1% FBW and four transmission zeros in the stopband which provide high selectivity.


In the last decade,with the gradual perfection of socialist market economy system in our country,it is possible for local universities and colleges to seize the opportunities to develop themselves.Only by doing so can they have room for development and create their own features.The characteristics of running local universities and colleges in Zhejiang Province are mainly embodied as below: the fixed position of running education,the way of government participating,the system of running education,the mechanism of educational investment,all of which may have theoretical and practical enlightenment for others in our country.


The invention provides a computer system capable of accessing into internet and a method using the computer system. The method and the system improve the international investment among different jurisdictions through qualified immigrant schemes. In the invention, the system is provided with a first client system, a second client system related with a first entity, at least one computer server coupled to a data base used for storing data, and a network of connecting the first client system and the second client system to the at least one computer server.


Characterizing and monitoring terrestrial, or land, surface features, such as forests, deserts, and cities, are fundamental and continuing goals of Earth Observation (EO). EO imagery and related technologies are essential for increasing our scientific understanding of environmental processes, such as carbon capture and albedo change, and to manage and safeguard environmental resources, such as tropical forests, particularly over large areas or the entire globe. This measurement or observation of some property of the land surface is central to a wide range of scientific investigations and industrial operations, involving individuals and organizations from many different backgrounds and disciplines. However, the process of observing the land provides a unifying theme for these investigations, and in practice there is much consistency in the instruments used for observation and the techniques used to map and model the environmental phenomena of interest. There is therefore great potential benefit in exchanging technological knowledge and experience among the many and diverse members of the terrestrial EO community. [...]


Objectives: To compare the clinical outcome between intracytoplasmic sperm injection(ICSI) with ejaculated sperm for sever oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia(OAT) and the injection with testicular sperm for azoospermia patients.Methods: This study retrospectively studied one hundred and fifty-three samples,whose infertility was solely caused by their male partners and who aged younger than thirty-five years.They finished 165 ICSI cycles and were divided into two groups according to their sperm source: severe OAT sperm group(n=104) and testicular sperm group(n=61).The two groups were compared in female age,infertile years,base FSH level,Gn dosage,Gn Days,E2 level on HCG day,endometrial thickness,MII oocyte number,fertilization,cleavage,embryo quality,clinical pregnancy rate,implantation rate,fetal abortion and multiple pregnancy rate.Results: The demographic and clinical factors,including female age,infertile years,base FSH level,Gn dosage,Gn Days,E2 level on HCG day,endometrial thickness,MII oocyte number,cleavage rate,embryo quality,fetal abortion rate and multiple pregnancy rate were similar between two groups.The fertilization rate,2PN fertilization rate of testicular sperm group were higher than those of the OAT sperm group(72.3% vs 82.0%,P0.01;67.9% vs72.9%,P0.05),the differences having statistical significance.Though the clinical pregnancy rate and implantation rate of testicular sperm group(60.7%,42.0%) are higher than those of the OAT sperm group(50.0%,35.6%),but no statistical differences were seen(P0.05).Conclusions: The clinical outcome of ICSI cycles with testicular sperm is as good as the outcome of injection with ejaculated severe OAT sperm.


Rebecca Karl, Tom Lamarre, Claudia Pozzana, Alessandro Russo, Naoki Sakai, Jesook Song, and Angela Zito interview Senior Editor Tani Barlow, posing a series of question on history, politics, conflict, Cold War scholarship, and the struggle over so-called area studies. Topics raised and considered include the history of the journal's founding, critical reminiscence of the project's early years of publications and intellectual politics, historical trends in knowledge production and ways that the positions project has instigated pedagogic change, the contentious idea of "theory" in scholarship, and on editorial work and its relation to philosophy of history. The relation of the editor, her theory and practice of editing, and her relation to intellectual political history are explored at length.


In this study was analyzed the effect of communication by interactive road signaling on the behavior of the drivers. A study published in 2013 by Scott & Parker, obtained the results that high reward-sensitivity drivers are considered to be risky drivers, as they report higher risky driving behavior and are likely to infringe traffic rules. This two factor theory based on punishment and reward was revealed by neurophysiological studies that discovered a pleasure center in the brain. Starting from Mowrer's theory came the claim that reward and punishment are different processes that express an emotion that can serve as internal motivators of behavior. A road signal that is showing the speed and give a "smiley" feedback was used as a reward for the drivers that did not violated the speed limit and a road signal that is showing the speed and give a "sad face" was used as a punishment for the drivers that violated the speed limit. The results of this study is that the mean of the speed measured shown with the presence of message is reducing the risk of big speed violations (54.85km/h) compared with the hidden condition that is showing a mean of speeds of 67.73km/H.


Using some transformation on original images, images can be modified which forms near duplicate images. Using the size and length of image, image represented and the length is variable with number of patches in the image. Spatially adjacent and similar pixels are used to form clusters. Patch means a form of clusters. Image representation and image similarity measurement are two major issues in image matching. The proposed method extracts patches from given image and represents by variable length signature. In the detection of duplicate natural images the signatures are use. Then take a decision for images are duplicates or not. The retrieval of near duplicate images means a query image and datasets are given then the near duplicate images are retrieving. Similarity is computed between two images, which can be done on variable length signature to improve the effectiveness.


The results of recent wind tunnel investigations to provide fundamental information on the upper surface blown (USB) jet flap concept demonstrated that the USB concept provides good high-lift performance. It is shown that the low speed performance is dependent upon the jet turning angle and turning efficiency and on the use of proper leading and trailing edge treatment to prevent premature flow separation. The best means of achieving good turning performance in any particular USB application must be determined from overall operational considerations in which high speed performance, structures and noise, as well as low speed performance, are evaluated. The large diving moments generated at high lift coefficients can be trimmed satisfactorily with a large, conventional horizontal tail; a high tail position is best from longitudinal stability considerations. Large rolling and yawing moments are introduced with the loss of an engine, but these moments can be trimmed satisfactorily through the use of asymmetrical boundary layer control and through the use of spoiler and rudder deflection as needed.


This thesis covers the master diploma work conducted at Hohai University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China. An overflow spillway section fitted for the Longtan Dam was designed and the loads act ...


For a plasma, flowing through a cascaded arc channel with a varying cross-section, and flowing from a subsonic to a supersonic state, the sonic condition moves downstream and the plasma Mach number at the smallest cross section is less than one, although in case of a transonic isentropic gas flow the sonic condition is found at the smallest cross section. This shift in sonic condition is due to the lack of isentropic behavior of the plasma flow. Sources causing the anisentropy are viscosity, heat and ionization, of which ionization is vital for a plasma. It is found that the plasma Mach number is always lower than the corresponding gas Mach number. A quasi one-dimensional analysis and simulations with a two-dimensional plasma model, which support the analysis, are presented.


A BluetoothTM RF transceiver module comprises the RF transceiver die, its external matching components, switches, filters, and other components to fulfill the complete RF radio function, which can be used for short-range communications in cellular phones, PDAs, and computer network applications. Typically Low Temperature Co-fued Ceramic (LTCC) substrate is used for this application, due to its capability to embed passives, which reduces the module size. In this paper, the authors focused on embedding passives in organic substrate. which is in general more cost effective. A band pass filter (BPF), balun, matching network inductor, and decouplig caps were embedded successfully in the organic substrate, which dramatically reduced module size and cost, and resulted in size competitive modules comparing to LTCC.


The psychology of reading investigates the process by which readers extract visual information from written text and make sense of it.

Keywords:

dyslexia;
eye movements;
immediacy hypothesis;
phonological recoding;
working memory


Widely different readings of the prophecy of the 70 sevens in Dan 9 may exist, but the theme of Jubilee that is inherent in the prophecy's structure has received insufficient emphasis. In particular, previous scholarship has neglected (1) the relationship between the six objectives of Dan 9:24 and the details of Dan 9:25–27 and (2) the relationship between the Antiochene crisis and Jubilee theology. By reviewing previous scholarship on the 70 sevens, this article demonstrates that more work still needs to be done on this controversial passage.


Poems 1980-1994 shows Kinsella's much-discussed range, moving from landscape poems and "anti-pastorals", to poems that construct alternative mythologies, poems on art, and even some experimental writing.


This paper presents the procedure that was followed to design and build a sphere gap for a 140 kV impulse voltage generator for educational purposes.. It was divided into three main stages. The first one, the conception of the device, was carried out by using Computer Aided Design (C.A.D.) techniques with a simulation package that applies the Finite Element Method (F.E.M.). The second stage, the construction of the device, involved a technicaleconomical choice of the materials, the development of a reliable mechanical structure and the assembling of all the pieces. Finally, the test of the device, allowed us to determine the performance of the prototype according to international standards.


In this webinar, host Dr. Lucy Sanctuary, Autism Specialist with Clinical Partners, was joined by Clinical Psychologists Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin to discover practical ways to address challenges around difficult emotional behaviours.


The present invention relates to a method of detecting magnetic particles in the field of nanotechnology chromatography test strip method, the first black magnetic nanoparticles synthesized nm, the surface thereof after antigen or antibody coupling hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl or thiol modified lyophilized and stored for use , then by sequentially overlapping portion is attached and a water absorbent prepared by the reaction detecting part chromatography test strip on the backing strip. The reaction portion is wrapped with a detection antibody or antigen in the detection zone, while the corresponding coated with anti-antibody or antigen-line as a reference, using the color magnetic nanoparticles associated to detect the presence of antigen or antibody. The assay specificity, the detection rate, to better meet the rapid and non-invasive in vitro diagnostic testing requirements for large samples containing trace amounts of test substance. The present invention is simple and novel, easy to operate, fast, simple, easy to spread.


The authors generalise the construction of Doppler-tolerant Golay complementary waveforms by Pezeshki– Calderbank–Moran–Howard to complementary code sets having more than two codes, which they call Doppler-null codes. This is accomplished by exploiting number-theoretic results involving the sum-of-digits function and a generalisation to more than two symbols of the classical two-symbol Thue–Morse sequence. Two approaches are taken to establish higher-order nulls of the composite ambiguity function: one by rewriting it in terms of equal sums of powers (ESP) and the other by factoring it in product form to reveal a higher-order zero, analogous to spectral-null codes. They conclude by describing an application of minimal ESP sets to multiple-input–multiple-output radar.


Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) can improve safety, mobility and productivity for cities, but the ITS ecosystem lacks efficient methods to ease content integration and communication between different road transport modes. We believe that an emerging technology able to provide relevant capabilities to integrate content, applications and services for ITS users is Cloud Computing. This technology offers the delivery of computing services through the network and is characterized by different service and deployment models, which can allow scalability, reliability, pay as you go, shared resources and service customization for the heterogeneous ITS users. In this paper, we propose a Conceptual Approach of a Hierarchical Cloud Architecture for ITS that is able to provide content integration, and may also provide the possibilities to create different business models based on the Cloud and the ITS ecosystem.


By analyzing the case of the closure of the Amsterdam shipyards in the 1980s, this article shows how the European Commission actively promoted a neoliberal turn in policies towards state support for economic sectors in Western-Europe. Besides the EC, the article also makes clear that quite early on leading civil servants within the Dutch ministries of Economic Affairs and of Finance embraced neoliberal ideas as an answer to tackle the economic crisis of the 1970s. A third, often neglected actor in explanations on the rise of neoliberalism were management consultants – in this case from management consultancy firm McKinsey – who wrote alarming reports about the shipbuilding industry and promoted ideas that emphasized the importance of business principles and individual managers as key for improvement, thereby offering an alternative to macroeconomic Keynesian models of growth.


We describe a unit and present the results of experimental investigations of milk product pasteurization processes with the use of solar energy.


In this paper, we consider the problem of joint channel and frequency offset estimation in a flat-fading multi- input multi-output (MIMO) system. We assume that each pair of transmit and receive antennas has a different frequency offset. We present two computationally efficient iterative algorithms based on expectation conditional maximization (ECM) and space-alternating generalized expectation-maximization (SAGE) algorithms. The mean-square-error (MSE) performance of the interested parameters for the proposed algorithms is compared with the Cramer-Rao Bound (CRB). Simulation results show that the proposed iterative algorithms achieve the CRB and overcome the drawbacks of existing algorithms.