Background: One of the features associated with smoking-related chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is lung remodelling. There are suggestions
that airway epithelial cells may develop a fibroblast like phenotype and migrate
into the subepithelial lamina propria to contribute to airway fibrosis through a
process termed "epithelial mesenchymal transition" (EMT). The aim of this study
was to identify markers of EMT in endobronchial biopsies from COPD subjects.
Methods: Endobronchial biopsies from 11 COPD current smokers and 13 normal
non-smokers were stained for: epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) which
mediates cell migration and differentiation; matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), a
proteolytic enzyme that assists migration through the reticular basement membrane
(RBM); and S100A4 a fibroblast protein. Computer-assisted image analysis was
used to quantify the expression of markers in biopsies and slides were counted by
an observer blinded to subject and diagnosis.
Results: Percentage of epithelial staining for EGFR was significantly increased in
COPD smokers compared to normal subjects (42.6 (SD 22.2) vs 7.9 (SD 5.2),
p<0.001), MMP-9 and S100A4 epithelial staining was not different between the
two groups. We found that the RBM in COPD was highly fragmented with many
clefts evident. There was a marked increase in MMP-9 staining of cells within the
RBM of COPD compared to normal subjects (3.2 (SD 6.5) vs 0.1 (SD 0.2),
p=0.001) and also for S100A4, (47.8 (SD 21.6) vs 6.4 (SD 3.8), p<0.001) per mm
of RBM.
Conclusions: This is the first description of expression of MMP-9 and S100A4
positive cells in the RBM in COPD and suggests that cells are migrating from
surface airway layer into the RBM and possibly the lamina propria. Increased
expression of EGFR in the epithelium suggests that these cells may be primed for
migration and fibroblast differentiation.


Nanostructured conjugated polymers are a type of electrochemically active organic material with a high electronic conductivity, good electrochemical stability, and superior flexibility. Owing to these advantages, increasing research interest has been recently focused on the utilization of nanostructured conjugated polymers as green and renewable resources for potential high-performance energy storage and conversion devices. This Review discusses the current situation and the state-of-the-art developments on nanostructured conjugated polymers including their one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) structures as well as their three-dimensional (3D) composite forms as electrode materials for rechargeable batteries. In particular, the fundamentals, challenges, and possible directions to improve the performance of the current systems are included in this Review. With sufficient depth and advanced technologies devoted to exploration of the electrochemistry and mechanism, nanostructured conjugated polymer-based ele...


The paper proposes the design of a reconfigurable antenna and its implementation for Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN)applications Reconfigurable antennas reconfigure to reverberate multiple frequencies to provide support to a variety of functions. Such antennas provide remarkable benefits, such as liability and compact design. Properties such as polarization, radiation pattern, and frequency are altered in such antennas as per changing ecological conditions or fluctuating system requirements in a restricted manner and hence is best suited for usage in WBAN applications. A reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna operating at two frequencies is designed in this paper. The concept of switching the lumping element i.e pin diode between ON and OFF state, to save the energy and reduce power consumption is introduced in antenna. The proposed antenna incorporates advantages like the multifunctional operation of the microstrip patch antenna and symmetry of radiation pattern on reconfiguring it at the two frequencies in ONN and OFF state. The performance of the antenna is assessed based on S11 and the gain of the antenna for ISM and UWB in ON and OFF state. The desired resonant frequency in ON state is 2.45GHz (ISM band) achieved with a return loss of -20dB and for OFF state is at 4.8GHz, which lies in the safe Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) range and is achieved with a return loss of 14dB. The gain obtained in ON state is 5.203dB and in OFF state is 3.679dB.


Various presowing seed treatments have been used to enhance the rates of germination and afterward seedling emergence. Seeds treated by them occasionally have not shown the same rate in indoor and field. The presowing treatments considering germination mechanism and factors affecting germination should be totally included in indoor experiments so that the results drawn could be reproduced in the field. Seed drying after the treatments and field conditions after sowing especially able to show Phytochromemediated responses related to light treatment must be determined prior to force the treatments to seeds. After set up these prerequisites to promote the rates of germination and emergence, many seed treatments proposed so far must be fixed how to be done; alone, sequential and simultaneous.


The high quality standards, set by the Italian Energy Market Regulatory Authority, have encouraged the adoption by Enel Distribuzione of innovative apparatus installed on its network since the beginning of 2008: high performance air insulated MV switchgear [1] [2], which has undergone constant improvements and upgrades in all its components throughout the years. To achieve even higher quality of service results, Enel has specified, tested and adopted a new high performance gas insulated MV switchgear [3]. This new component has been designed to be installed in MV networks with high pollution, and is fully compatible with remote control smart units, therefore dramatically reducing installation costs, especially in the case of retrofitting. All the feedback data coming from the field are encouraging and completely in line with Enel first expectations. (4 pages)


A new species of Microchilus C. Presl, M. leucostictus Rchb. f. ex Szlach. & Kolan, is described and illustrated based on Peruvian material. The taxonomic affinities of the new entity are briefly discussed.


With thousands incarcerated in the prisons and concentration camps of the 'Third Reich', Jehovah's Witnesses, or Ernste Bibelforscher (Earnest Bible Students), were among the main and earliest victim groups of the terror apparatus of the National Socialists between 1933 and 1945. The Watchtower History Archive of Jehovah's Witnesses in Selters/Taunus, Germany (WTA, Zentralkartei), has thus far registered a total of over 4200 names of male (2900) and female (1300) believers of different nationalities who went through a National Socialist concentration camp by the end of the regime in 1945. Between 1933 and 1935/36 members of this Christian faith were sent to official early camps, and then in far greater numbers to the newly established 'modern' main concentration camps (Stammlager), such as Sachsenhausen (1936), Buchenwald (1937) and Ravensbruck (1939). A total of 2800 males and females went through these three camps alone by 1945. Allegedly enemies of the state, the Witnesses proved, as historian Christine King (1982, p. 169) has observed, to be 'a small but memorable band of prisoners, marked by the violet triangle and noted for their courage and their convictions'. When the concentration camp system was reorganised in 1936, the SS administration, controlled by Heinrich Himmler, introduced an elaborate classification of prisoners by means of badges with triangles and with black, green, pink, purple and red colours. Jehovah's Witnesses in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp were assigned the purple triangle in July 1936 (Eberle, 2005, p. 92); other camps followed in 1937/38 (Orth, 1999, p. 57; Pingel, 1978, pp. 76, 90). In the opinion of historian Detlef Garbe (2002, p. 94), who has written an extensive study of the history and persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hitler's Germany, this kind of differentiation 'took into account the actual ''special position'' of this group, which differed markedly from the other prisoner categories in its behaviour'. This article aims to identify these special


This paper begins by setting out a cognitivist sociological position from which drawing is construed as a powerful means of gaining and sharing knowledge – the understanding and structuring of our experiences of the world - on a par with the way that the sciences are construed as the means to knowledge. Nelson Goodman is cited as being a leading proponent of this position, first elaborated in his 1978 book Ways of Worldmaking. The paper revitalises Goodman's explanation of worldmaking as occurring through a range of five transformational processes, by illustrating how the activity of drawing itself affords the application of all such processes in its capacity for making multiple constructions of our world-experiences. The paper then argues that the potential of drawing as worldmaking is best realised through the development of an intelligence of seeing – regarded as a central function of art school pedagogy, and one most conveniently and efficiently explored in the life-room. The continuing validity of life- drawing as a means of nurturing an intelligence of seeing applicable to the worldmaking processes of transformation is illustrated with student work.


university of toronto quarterly, volume 76, number 1, winter 2007 Sutherland analyses each of Astell's major works, including the pamphlets, for their logical argumentation, establishment of ethos, treatment of audience, and theorization of the discursive project. By publishing, Astell obtruded her gender, but concealed her name. Although acquiescent in most women's exclusion from the world's public business (saving the queen, Anne), she drew from exclusion a potential advantage – the greater contributions women of leisure could make to 'Sciences' and scholarship. One puzzle Astell presents has been that high Tory conservatism seems an odd place to find a withering account of the tyranny exercised over women in marriage, particularly when Astell evidently believes in the divine right of both husbands and kings. Sutherland's account of Astell as rhetorician provides the necessary clue. Because Astell was not a Lockean or a Whig, she could use Whig arguments against husbands with their full force. Not bound by realistic social constraints, the full implications of Lockean reasoning, or hobgoblin consistency with an argument she did not espouse, she could launch absurd whiggish arguments against even more absurd institutions and attitudes. Ultimately, as it so often has in the course of time, absurdity came to seem simple logic and right reason. (regina janes)


Objective To study on the changes of the Tlymphocyte subtypes in children with infectious mononucleosis(IM) before and after treatment,and evaluate its clinical significance.Methods The markers of CD+3,CD+4,CD+8 on T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of 54 newly diagnosed IM children were detected through flow cytometry,and then some of the patients were detected again at 2 weeks after treatment or 2 months follow-up.All the results were compared with those of the 20 healthy children.Results Compared to healthy children:①The CD+3 and CD+8 lymphocytes in newly diagnosed IM children increased markedly(P0.01),while the CD+4 lymphocytes and CD+4/CD+8 ratio decreased significantly(P0.01);②After 2 weeks treatment,the number of the patient's CD+3 cells decreased obviously,and it had no significant difference with healthy children(P0.05).It was worth noting that the CD+4 cells and CD+4/CD+8 ratio in these patients were still lower than those of healthy children(P0.01);③After 2 months follow-up,there were no significant differences between all of these patients and the healthy children(P0.05).Conclusion To detect the T lymphocyte subtypes in peripheral blood of IM children is significant to evaluate the cellular immune function of IM children,and helpful to the clinical diagnosis and therapy.


The analysis patterns improve the quality of products and the performance of development process . They have proven to be an effective means for capturing expert's knowledge and reducing the costs and the time of development. In this paper, we are interested in de fining analysis patterns to model both the functional and nonfunctional requirements of Real-Time (RT) applications. The motivation behind the definition of these patterns is to facilitate the modeling of RT applications that must meet not only the accuracy of results, but also the time con straints related to the validity of data and the deadline of transactions. The proposed RT analysis patterns are illustrated t hrough the modeling of two RT applications examples: the road traffic control and the medical control applications. These patterns are supported by a CASE toolset that both helps in RT analysis patterns representation and guides the pat terns reuse. Keywords— Real-Time applications; analysis patterns; functional and non functional requirements.


Organizations face strong pressures in insistent environments to be well-organized and at the same time produce goods of value. By ensuring that their workers are optimal at all times mainly organizations can gain viable advantage. Satisfied employees form a bond with the company and take satisfaction in their organizational relationship, they consider in the goals and values of the organization. Therefore, these employees show high levels of performance and efficiency. Dissatisfied employees display personality of low productivity, absenteeism, and proceeds. These personalities are highly expensive for the organization. Therefore, it is fundamental that research is done to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and employee performance.


Resonance mechanisms have been found to be essential for the generation of high-density rf plasmas at low pressures, in which electrons can be continuously accelerated through multiple interactions with the oscillating rf sheaths. In this work, we report the scale-invariant resonance mechanisms, such as bounce resonance heating and plasma series resonance, in low-pressure capacitive rf plasmas in the presence of an external magnetic field. The generation conditions for the resonance mechanisms are determined via fully kinetic simulations. It is found that the resonance dynamical properties of single-frequency plasmas (e.g., a double-peak electron density vs magnetic field curve) can be exactly replicated at different scales when three combined control parameters, i.e., the reduced gap distance pd (pressure × distance), reduced driving frequency f/p (frequency divided by pressure), and reduced magnetic field B/p (magnetic field divided by pressure), are kept constant. The similarity relations for the electron density and electron power absorption in magnetized rf plasmas are numerically confirmed. Furthermore, the similarity and scale-invariant resonance characteristics are elucidated through the scaling of the Boltzmann equation with collisional terms for weakly ionized rf plasmas with a magnetic field, which is proven to be theoretically exact.


Objective To explore the sleeping status and the related factors of retired people in hospital. Methods 222 retired medical workers (≥60 years) were investigated by sleeping questionary and life satisfied indicator scale and individual information sheet. The data were analyzed by correlation test and χ~2 test. Results The retired people' sleeping quality had significant correlation with the indexes such as life satisfaction, physical condition, gender, incomes, educational degree, occupation, the relationship with their spouse and family members; however, had no correlation with daily exercise and entertainment. Conclusions The retired medical workers' sleeping quality can be improved by ameliorating psychology and maintaining good mental status and treating chronic diseases.


Background: The synthesis of high-quality dynamics and its analysis are the cardinal tasks of a magnetically levitated trains (MLT) creating problem.
Aims of the work: Design the paradigm and technique of specified tasks rational solution.
Methods: The synthesis of the wanted motion is proposed to carry out by solving the systems dynamics inverse problem, and its preliminary analysis by solving the same dynamics direct problem.
Results: The reasons for MLTs dynamics modeling are identified and substantiated. The paradigm and tensor technique of its computer synthesis and analysis was developed.


Abstract The transient response of climate to an instantaneous increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has been investigated by a general circulation model of the coupled ocean-atmosphere-land system with global geography and annual mean insulation. An equilibrium climate of the coupled model is perturbed by an abrupt doubling of the atmospheric carbon dioxide. The evolution of the model climate during the 60-year period after the doubling is compared with the result from a control integration of the model without the doubling. The increase of surface air temperature in middle and high latitudes is slower in the Southern Hemisphere than the Northern Hemisphere The large thermal inertia of the ocean-dominated hemisphere is partly responsible for this difference. The effective thermal inertia of the oceans becomes particularly large in high southern latitudes. Owing to the absence of meridional barriers at the latitudes of the Drake Passage. a wind-driven. deep cell meridional circulatio...


Abstract:This research explores young ethnic women's activities, experiences, and leadership aspirations within Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs), and the influence of the COVID pandemic on their life and work. Ethnic women working for CSOs face a number of challenges not only from various power holders but also from within their own communities and organizations. Meanwhile, they carve out opportunities for themselves as young civil society workers. Many show aspirations to become community leaders or politicians. This research was set up in collaboration with two organizations based in Myanmar. Interviews were held in July 2020 with fourteen young ethnic women who had previously been involved in women's leadership trainings, to explore how they experienced their position within civil society after completion of these programs. Apart from their ethnic and gender identities, a number of intersecting identity factors such as age, life stage, education level, and place of origin were taken into account. Differences in experiences were found not only among the known identity factors but also between individual women from different communities, and between those working on the community level and in more formal nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). We end with a number of recommendations for CSOs and their partners and donors.


As the American Association of Law Libraries approaches its centennial in
2006, one of its most illustrious members, Viola A. Bird, will celebrate her
own one-hundredth birthday on June 6, 2005. In celebration of this milestone
in Viola�s life and in recognition of all that she has done for the law library
profession and for her many friends, we thought it appropriate to share some
personal stories about her as part of the AALL Centennial Feature series.


We report a case of pemphigus vulgaris in which a recalcitrant area of erosion on the cheek cleared only when topical tacrolimus was used in addition to a regime of systemic therapy consisting of cyclophosphamide and prednisolone. Clinical improvement occurred within 10 days of applying topical tacrolimus with healing of erosions and reduction in pain and burning sensations. Topical tacrolimus may inhibit local activation of T lymphocytes through altered expression of cytokines such as interleukin‐1, ‐4 and ‐5, tumour necrosis factor‐α and interferon‐γ. Some of these cytokines may also contribute directly to increasing keratinocyte fragility in the aetiology of pemphigus vulgaris erosions. This case illustrates that topical tacrolimus may be a useful adjunct in the management of patients with pemphigus vulgaris.


A system was developed to determine in a quantitative and noninvasive way the mechanical state of the respiratory system in patients that need ventilator assistance. The system is based on a personal computer, a bedside unit specially designed for this project, and the Siemens servo ventilator 900 C. The system was tested on six critical care patients.


With the primers designed according to the pdhAB gene sequence of Bc14579,the corresponding pyruvate dehydrogenase gene DNA fragments were cloned by amplication of total DNA of Bt strain BMB171 and were assembled in E.coli to construct pET-E1 expression system.Afterwards,pyruvate dehydrogenase with biological activity could be obtained by optimization of expression conditions for recombinant bacterium.The results showed that,pET-E1 expression system had been constructed successfully,and the optimum expression conditions were as follows:the culture medium was TB+M9 with volume ratio of 1∶1,the initial cell density(OD600) was 4~5.5 and the concentration of inducer IPTG was 0.04 mmol·L-1.


In drug trials reported by Duke,a patients infected with the West African forest strain of Onchocerca volvulus were treated with suramin or with stibocaptate (TWSb) in doses sufficient to elin)inate their load of 0. volvulus parasites. Dur-ing and after treatment the patients remained in their villages, where they were exposed to continuing transmission at presumably much the same intensity as that to which they had been exposed since birth. Some of them were re-examined at intervals after completing a course of and the of the reinfections that had developed in them were compared with those of their initial infections.


This paper uses existing self-awareness technology and power management strategy to propose a new strategy for nanosatellite power management. We dynamically manage the power through the awareness of the target applications' running state. Based on applications' performance requirements we use DVFS to optimize power management. Finally, our strategy had helped to improve the power utilization rate of nanosatellite systems with expected performance.


Purpose – To obtain error estimates for 3D consistent boundary‐flux approximations.Design/methodology/approach – Isoparametric approach is used for constructing finite‐element approximations.Findings – This research study presents a convergence analysis of 3D boundary‐flux approximations. Error estimates are proved for the approximate solutions of the problem under consideration.Research limitations/implications – General results for a consistent boundary‐flux problem are obtained for all 3D domains with Lipschitz‐continuous boundary. This investigation will be continued studying combined effect of curved boundaries and isoparametric numerical integration. An optimal refined strategy with respect to algorithmic aspects for solving 3D boundary‐flux problem also will be considered.Practical implications – The obtained results enable engineers to calculate the flux across the curved boundaries using finite element method (FEM).Originality/value – The paper presents an isoparametric finite‐element method for ...


This study examined the discrimination of English vowel contrasts in real and novel word‐pairs by 21 children: 11 bilingual Spanish/English‐ and 10 monolingual English‐speaking children, 8–12 years of age (M=10; 6; Mdn=10; 4). The goal was to determine if children with poor reading skills had difficulty with discrimination, an essential factor in reading abilities. A categorial discrimination task was used in an ABX discrimination paradigm: A (the first word in the sequence) and B (the second word in the sequence) were different stimuli, and X (the third word in the sequence) was identical to either A or to B. Stimuli were produced by one of three different speakers. Seventy‐two monosyllabic words were presented: 36 real English and 36 novel words. Vowels were those absent from the inventory of Spanish vowels. Discrimination accuracy for the English‐speaking children with good reading skills was significantly greater than for the bilingual‐speaking children with good or poor reading skills. Early age of a...


Innate immunity is required for effective control of poxvirus infections, but cellular receptors that initiate the host response to these DNA viruses remain poorly defined. Given this information and the fact that functions of TLRs in immunity to DNA viruses remain controversial, we investigated effects of TLR3 on pathogenesis of vaccinia virus, a prototype poxvirus. We used a recombinant strain Western Reserve vaccinia virus that expresses firefly luciferase to infect wild-type C57BL/6 and TLR3 (cid:1) / (cid:1) mice through intranasal inoculation. Bioluminescence imaging showed that TLR3 (cid:1) / (cid:1) mice had substantially lower viral replication in the respiratory tract and diminished dissemination of virus to abdominal organs. Mice lacking TLR3 had reduced disease morbidity, as measured by decreased weight loss and hypothermia after infection. Importantly, TLR3 (cid:1) / (cid:1) mice also had improved survival relative to wild-type mice. Infected TLR3 (cid:1) / (cid:1) mice had significantly reduced lung inflammation and recruitment of leukocytes to the lung. Mice lacking TLR3 also had lower levels of inflammatory cytokines, including IL-6, MCP-1, and TNF- (cid:2) in serum and/or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, but levels of IFN- (cid:3) did not differ between genotypes of mice. To our knowledge, our findings show for the first time that interactions between TLR3 and vaccinia increase viral replication and contribute to detrimental effects of the host immune response to poxviruses. The Journal of Immunology, 2008, 180: 483–491.


Introduction: Hearing aids are electronic devices used by  individuals with hearing loss to improve their quality of  life. It is more useful to use bilateral hearing aids. Thus,  the localization of the sound is better determined and  an additional 6-10 dB increase in sound intensity can be  achieved. In our study, we compared the satisfaction  level of  patients with hearing loss who used unilateral  or bilateral devices. Methods: Patients with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss  and using unilateral or bilateral hearing aids for at least  3 months and whose hearing loss cannot be treated with  medical or surgical treatments were included. International  Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids Turkish Version (IOI-HA- R) was administered to them. Results: Matched data were used to standardize age  and gender between the groups. In high school bilateral  fitting increased. There was no difference between the  groups in terms of hearing pure tone thresholds and speech discriminations. There was a significant difference  between the groups in terms of the mean score of  question 5 (p=0.047), question 7 (p=0.022) and mean total  scale (p=0.028) in IOI-HA-TR. Conclusion: As a result, we found that the satisfaction  level of bilateral hearing aid users was higher. Bilateral  hearing aid use has a positive effect on the social life of  patients and increases their quality of life.


The author discusses the need for repentance and rebirth in the face ofglobal warming. Showing how the current trends on global warming focuson improving technology and making existing systems more efficient,the author argues for the need for a new rationality to emerge that doesnot follow the trajectory of the dominant western models of civilizationbuilding.The need to repent the ossification of human existence in massconsumption and production and the rebirth of a new way of being involvesthe engagement of other rationalities in imagining the new world order thatglobal warming demands.


Shaking flask and pot experiment were carried out to study the dissolution of feldspar and growth promoting of the plants by the strain NBT of silicate bacterium. The results showed that in agitated flask, at 28℃ for 120 hours , the strain NBT had the ability of releasing 159.1 mg/L of K from feldspar, increased by 226.02% compared with the control treated by sterilized bacterium and the strain NBT could provide the K nutrient for the plants through releasing the K from feldspar under the pot experiment. The effect of K release from feldspar by the strain NBT is similar to both in non sterilized soil and in sterilized soil. The content of mineral K released by the strain NBT accounted for 14.4%~43.1% of K uptake by the plants. However, the mineral K could not be released in the soils inoculated with sterilized silicate bacterium or without silicate bacterium. The effect of K release from mineral K was greatly related to the contents of available K and organic matter in the soil. The soil column experiment showed that lost K from soil inoculated by the silicate bacterium was decreased by 29.6%~56 5% compared with the soil inoculated by the sterilized silicate bacterium. K adsorbed by the capsular polysaccharide of the strain NBT was 31.8%~69.4%of total K. The K uptake was closely related to the strain NBT and its capsular polysaccharide.


Research concerning the perception of apparent motion is not easy to conduct: it is hard to obtain quantitative results that can be easily interpreted. A solution to this problem is the use of motion aftereffects (MAEs). Adapting subjects to a specific type of motion leads to apparent motion in the opposite direction when the stimulus is removed. However, subjects are aware of the change in stimulus conditions. A new dynamic test stimulus is proposed in order to avoid artefacts introduced by the awareness of the conditions by the subject. A model, derived from earlier observations, is described which includes contributions from monocular and binocular systems. Results from an experiment in which the dynamic test stimulus was used show that they do not necessarily reproduce the results obtained with a static test stimulus. Central monocular systems are added to the model to account for this discrepancy. The 'pooling hypothesis', which states that the MAE is a weighted mean of the processes involved, permit...


Many teachers hold strongly to the notion that their classes are student-centred. This phrase appears in many course validation documents and evaluation reports. It is a required criterion for academic credibility. Yet it does not seem to have penetrated beyond the periphery of practice. If we investigate a little the idea of student-centredness, we immediately confront the role of the teacher, because for a programme of learning to be centred on the student, the teacher cannot equally occupy that centre ground. Carl Rogers in the posthumously published "On Becoming a Teacher" (Rogers & Lyon 2013) said "teaching is a vastly overrated function and only the facilitation of learning is important." Yet of course there is a vital role to be filled in designing that learning experience which will encourage the student to learn. In the online learning world we talk increasingly of designers as well as facilitators of learning. And that learning design should by rights have students at the heart of the experience. This must mean that students are not seen as passive vessels to fill with knowledge, nor yet as willing or unwilling collaborators in the learning curriculum, but as people able to choose where they put their attention; people able to choose to learn or not to learn. Bandura suggested that we consider learning to be a product of triadic reciprocal determinism, an echoing process where the abilities and expectations and attitudes of a learner are constantly in relationship with the environment – not just the physical sensory one but also social environments involving friends, colleagues, family and role models. Behaviour of the learner in Bandura's model of Social Cognitive Theory (1986) is a shifting process bouncing off others, environmental experience and personal attitudes. If this is brought into the educational context, those students at the centre of the process will clearly learn, or not, from others – not just the teacher but fellow students, and will be bringing to the learning experience attitudes and behaviours from their own and others' pasts. Whether they choose to learn will be affected by the attention they give to all these inputs, and whether they hold in some regard significant others who demonstrate learning behaviours to them. This shifts our understanding of the provision of formal learning experiences to one which must seek to be open to the student's self-perception and self-efficacy; their prior learning experiences and their relation to others in the learning situation. This is not so much a test of our ability to design engaging learning materials and tests, or to find appropriate Open Educational Resources, as a need to spend time getting to understand our learners and their worlds. This interaction is the prime one – that of the learner with all other influences – people, knowledge, online and physical environment and their own self-perceptions, if we are to encourage active learning in and outside the classroom. Our learning experience, to be student-centred, needs to be recognised as a social system in which learning can take place since learners are people who have agency – intention, forethought, selfreactiveness and self-reflectiveness (Bandura 2006). Technology, when introduced as an


The PCS is an automated centrifugal system designed for rapid collection of platelet poor plasma (PPP) for source or fresh frozen uses, or platelet concentrate and PPP. The microprocessor‐controlled system increases plasma collection efficiency through improved plasma yields, increased donor safety, and operation of multiple machines per operator.


This paper briefly discusses key features of the Roman arbitral procedure. i.e. how the disputes and differences were procedurally handled in the Roman arbitration. It deals with procedural values pertinent to arbitrium boni viri and arbitrium ex compromisso because they were both predominately private proceedings. Furthermore, these two types of arbitrations are best documented in sources and were predominately present in the legal practice. The arbitral procedure is a field of Roman law that has not been systematically studied, which leaves unknown many aspects of how it operated in practice. The aim of this paper is to briefly examine arbitration's modus operandi


Preface. 1. Quantum fluctuations in optical systems (P.L. Knight). 2. Quantum noise in quantum optics: the stochastic Schrodinger equation (P. Zoller, C.W. Gardiner). 3. The quantum optics of dielectrics (S.M. Barnett). 4. Quantum fluctuations in light beams (C. Fabre). 5. Sub-Poisson photon statistics (L. Davidovich). 6. Quantum tomography of nonclassical light (S.F. Pereira et al.). 7. Sensitivity in quantum measurements (V.B. Braginsky). 8. Cavity quantum electrodynamics (J.M. Raimond, S. Haroche). 9. Quantum non-demolition measurements in optics (Ph. Grangier). 10. Quantum fluctuations in electrical circuits (M.H. Devoret). 11. Spectral fluctuations in disordered metals (G. Montambaux). 12. Quantum fluctuations and nonlinear optical patterns (L.A. Lugiato, A. Gatti, H. Wiedemann). 13. Quantum and wave signatures of chaos (F. Haake). 14. Quantum fluctuations and inertia (M.T. Jaekel, S. Reynaud). 15. Vacuum fluctuations and cosmology (L.P. Grishchuk). Seminars: 1. The Hermitian optical phase operator (S.M. Barnett, D.T. Pegg). 2. Dissipative quantum systems (G.-L. Ingold). 3. Sonoluminescence as quantum vacuum radiation (C. Eberlein). 4. Fundamental physics experiments in space (Y. Jafry).


In this work, the results of the characterisation of an electroless brass film deposited on low carbon steel are correlated with the conditions of application of an intermediate zinc film. The results report that the best conditions of electroless brass plating are obtained when the zincate is done under current density of 7–10 A/dm², temperature of 40°C and with immersion time of 35–45 seconds.


In China, involuntary resettlement , specially reservoir resettlement, had many kinds of problems, the reasons were that resettler's livelihood rehabilitation had not been solved. The establishing resettlement safeguard system is one of the options to solve those problems, which can not only guarantee resettlers' survival right and development right, but also promote social equity and socio economic development. In this paper, the author puts forward the conception of the resettlement safeguard system, analyzes the necessity and feasibility of setting up the system and brings forward the principle and tentative idea of the system.


The microfibril angle (MFA) of crystalline cellulose in the wood cell wall along the stem axis has major effects on stiffness and longitudinal shrinkage of wood and is of key importance to timber quality. The aims of this study were: (1) to develop partial least square (PLS) regression models for microfibril angle (measured on tangential sections by X-ray diffraction) based on NIR spectra measured on tangential and on radial surfaces; (2) to develop PLS regression models for MFA based on radial NIR spectra collected from wood surfaces of different quality; and (3) to verify the reliability of these PLS-R models by external validations. T values were recorded by X-ray diffraction on tangential sections while NIR spectra were taken on tangential and radial wood surfaces. PLS-R calibrations for MFA based on tangential NIR spectra were better (r2p = 0.72) than those using radial NIR spectra (r2p = 0.64). The key role of the chemical components and the effect of surface quality of wood on NIR spectroscopy calibrations are discussed. Considering the differences between experimental conditions, these findings showed the potential of the NIR-based models for predicting MFA in Eucalyptus wood, even using spectra taken from different wood faces and surface qualities.


In this study, an investigation of a damage detection methodology for global condition assessment is presented. A particular emphasis is put on the utilization of wireless sensors for more practical, less time consuming, less expensive and safer monitoring and eventually maintenance purposes. Wireless sensors are deployed with a sensor roving technique to maintain a dense sensor field yet requiring fewer sensors. The time series analysis method called ARX models (Auto-Regressive models with eXogeneous input) for different sensor clusters is implemented for the exploration of artificially induced damage and their locations. The performance of the technique is verified by making use of the data sets acquired from a 4-span bridge-type steel structure in a controlled laboratory environment. In that, the free response vibration data of the structure for a specific sensor cluster is measured by both wired and wireless sensors and the acceleration output of each sensor is used as an input to ARX model to estimate the response of the reference channel of that cluster. Using both data types, the ARX based time series analysis method is shown to be effective for damage detection and localization along with the interpretations and conclusions.


Psammaplin A is a phenolic marine metabolite that exhibits antitumor properties. There is evidence that Psammaplin A is a DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor that sensitizes human cancer cells by suppressing DNA repair activity. There is also evidence that the drug is a histone deacetylase. The aim of this experiment is to test the efficacy of Psammaplin A as an anticancer therapeutic agent by comparing its effect on lung cancer cells NCI-H226 Bap1 null cells and on human neuroblastomal SKN cells. In the experiment SKN cells are used because they are more sensitive than normal cells, and toxicity can be discerned better with the use of SKN cells. Results show that at a concentration between 1/10 000 μL and 1/1000 μL of Psammaplin A significantly inhibits cell growth of the Bap1 null cells while presenting minimal toxicity to SKN cells. The results were particularly strong when CPT (a DNA-damage inducing drug) was added to the cells. This indicates that Psammaplin A is a potential adjuvant for cancer patients, particularly for Bap-1 null lung cancer patients being treated with DNA-damage inducing therapies. Results also confirm that Psammaplin A does not affect neuroblastoma or neuroblastomal pathways. Results also indicate, since Psammaplin A inhibition differs from MG132 inhibition of cell proliferation, that Psammaplin A does not inhibit proteasomes.


Extracellular hemoglobin, a byproduct of hemolysis, can release its prosthetic heme groups upon oxidation. This produces metabolically active heme that is exchangeable between acceptor proteins, macromolecules and low molecular weight ligands, termed here labile heme. As it accumulates in plasma labile heme acts in a pro‐oxidant manner and regulates cellular metabolism while exerting pro‐inflammatory and cytotoxic effects that foster the pathogenesis of hemolytic diseases. Here, we developed and characterized a panel of heme‐specific single domain antibodies (sdAbs) that together with a cellular‐based heme reporter assay, allow for quantification and characterization of labile heme in plasma during hemolytic conditions. Using these approaches, we demonstrate that when generated during hemolytic conditions labile heme is bound to plasma molecules with an affinity higher than 10−7 m and that 2–8% (~ 2–5 μm) of the total amount of heme detected in plasma can be internalized by bystander cells, termed here bioavailable heme. Acute, but not chronic, hemolysis is associated with transient reduction of plasma heme‐binding capacity, that is, the ability of plasma molecules to bind labile heme with an affinity higher than 10−7 m. The heme‐specific sdAbs neutralize the pro‐oxidant activity of soluble heme in vitro, suggesting that these maybe used to counter the pathologic effects of labile heme during hemolytic conditions. Finally, we show that heme‐specific sdAbs can be used to visualize cellular heme. In conclusion, we describe a panel of heme‐specific sdAbs that when used with other approaches provide novel insights to the pathophysiology of heme.


Decompression is a proposed cyberworld created by electronically collaging multiple stories and images of the contiguous worlds of technology, science and art. The developing Decompression centers around Ocean Landmark (1980), a collaborative art work that transformed 500 tons of an industrial coal waste product into a thriving underwater environment that is fished and feeds people. Decompression will image —for the first time— Ocean Landmark in its life-sustaining form. The technologically mediated images of this underwater oasis will be dynamic images visually related to sonograms, such as images of the fetus (a highly technologically mediated dynamic image) and side-scan sonar. As Ocean Landmark is a flourishing ecosystem, Decompression will develop into Living Laboratory, a thriving information-system in cyberspace. Modeled on virtual environments in which the user's perception and spatial position affects their experience of the space, Living Laboratory will be a dynamically changing art space with an architecture that combines technologically mediated images and virtual diverse perceptual displays. The realized Ocean Landmark, a model for ecological equilibrium in the invisible underwater world, is an interdisciplinary project that for two decades has resided in the domain of the imagination. By visualizing Ocean Landmark's invisible realm, Living Laboratory will elucidate and elaborate virtual perceptual models of different ways of experiencing information within a contemporaneous context. This Living Laboratory will grow, develop and evolve into a mature and provocative discursive community.


According to exist problem of servomechanism health condition assessment because of complicated measurement data, a method that based on grey target theory is proposed. By combining the principal component analysis (PCA) and correlation analysis to filter index and determine index weight, then target correlation was obtained by weighting the coefficient of correlation between measurement sequence and standard model that determined by required figure and measurement data, at last, health condition of servomechanism was assessed by matching health condition degree. Experiment shows that this method with clear procedure can exactly evaluate the servomechanism health condition.


With the rapid advances of deep submicron semiconductor technology, identifying defects is converted into a challenge for different modules in the fabrication of chips. Yield engineers often do bitmap on a memory circuit array (SRAM) to identify the failure bits. This is followed by a wafer stripback to look for visual defects at each deprocessed layer for feedback to the Fab. However, to identify the root cause of a problem, Fab engineers must be able to detect similar defects either on the product wafers in process or some short loop test wafers. In the photolithography process, we recognize that the detection of defects is becoming as important as satisfying the critical dimension (CD) of the device. For a multi-level metallization chemically mechanical polish backend process, it is very difficult to detect missing contacts or via at the masking steps due to metal grain roughness, film color variation and/or previous layer defects. Often, photolithography engineer must depend on Photo Cell Monitor (PCM) and short loop experiments for controlling baseline defects and improvement. In this paper, we discuss the findings on the Poly mask PCM and the Contact mask PCM. We present the comparison between the Poly mask and the Contact mask of the I-line Phase Shifted Via mask and DUV mask process for a 0.18 micron process technology. The correlation and the different type of defects between the Contact PCM and the Poly Mask are discussed. The Contact PCM was found to be more sensitive and correlated to contact failure at sort yield better. We also dedicate to study the root cause of a single closed contact hole in the Contact mask short loop experiment for a 0.18 micron process technology. A single closed contact defect was often caused by the developer process, such as bubbles in the line, resist residue left behind, and the rinse mechanism. We also found surfactant solution helps to improve the surface tension of the wafer for the developer process and this prevents/eliminates a single closed contact hole defects. The applications and effects of using different substrates like SiON, different thicknesses of Oxides, and Poly in the Contact Photo Mask is shown. Finally, some defect troubleshooting techniques and the root cause analysis are also discussed.


ABSTRACT Polyp segmentation from colonoscopy videos is an essential task in medical image processing for detecting early cancer. However, segmenting a precise boundary is still challenging, even with powerful deep neural networks. We consider the difficulty can be caused by: (1) the ambiguity boundary and (2) some complicated shape makes polyps hard to segment. To address these problems, we propose the Boundary-aware Feature and Prediction Refinement framework (BaFPR) for polyp segmentation. Specifically, we design a segmentation decoder for representation learning with boundary prior and propose a novel consistency loss to learn clues from the polar coordinate. The decoder mainly consists of a boundary prior module (BPM) and a bi-directional fusion module (BiFM). BPM is designed to learn the boundary prior, while BiFM learns to fuse representations of BPM and multi-scale representations from an encoder. To handle these complicated shapes of polyps, we maintain an extra segmentation network that learns with polar transformations of data to provide extra clues for the main segmentation network by our proposed consistency loss. We evaluated BaFPR with five challenging datasets for polyp segmentation and the results showed that our proposal consistently improves the segmentation performance of polyps. Code available at: https://github.com/MoriLabNU/BaFPR.


There are provided a circuit and method for a non-volatile FRAM, with which a stable operation itself can be carried out when the supply voltage varies in a wide range. In addition, the layout area can be reduced for generating a boosted voltage in order to reduce the cost of a chip. DOLLAR A The circuit according to the invention is provided with: DOLLAR A - a supply voltage sensor for receiving a voltage boost control signal during an active period in which a chip enable signal is enabled to detect whether a power supply voltage is below a threshold voltage Vlimit; DOLLAR A - a first operation unit for performing a logic operation on a signal of the supply voltage sensor and the voltage boost control signal; DOLLAR A - a first and a second signal output unit for delaying the start edge or the end edge of the voltage pull-up control signal by receiving a signal from the first operation unit for outputting a first and a second pull-up control signal; and DOLLAR A - a ferroelectric capacitor for receiving an activation signal from an address decoder and said first and second elevation control signal when the supply voltage is lower than the threshold voltage to produce a boosted voltage on the supply voltage.


This article examines Foucault's reading of Athenian democracy in the 80's and is confronted with Cornelius Castoriadis and Nicole Loraux. Thus, this article presents a map of interpretations of the figure of Pericles by two philosophers and a French historian. It shows that we understand well over Foucault's ideology than the historical reality of Pericles. We propose and political analysis of anachronism in history.


Ochominoes are a new type of polyform tiles: polyocts, specifically its subset of di-octs. Di-octs consist of pairs of octagons edge-joined to form a kind of domino, with from 0 to 6 squares attached on their diagonal edges in all possible combinations. The tiles are reversible, so mirror reflections are not included as separate pieces. We explore the different types of symmetries that pairs of Ochominoes tiles can form—orthogonally, diagonally, rotationally—as 2x2 or 1x4 pairs or even obliquely. Hand-derived solutions have been computerverified. We also illustrate the aesthetics of such mathematical sets: math as art.


Deuterated lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase derivatives of eicosatetraenoic acid (arachidonic acid) and their metabolites are indispensable tools for organic trace analysis, biomedical studies, and mechanistic investigations on the corresponding endogenous (unlabelled) eicosanoids. Methods for the preparation of deuterated eicosanoids are reviewed.


The development of the network of ontologies of the ERC POSTDATA Project brought to light some deficiencies in terms of completeness in the currently available European poetry corpora. To tackle the issue in the realm of the Spanish poetic tradition, our approach consisted in designing a set of tools that any scholar could use to automatically enrich the analysis of Spanish poetry. The effort crystallized in the PoetryLab, an extensible open source toolkit for syllabification, scansion, enjambment detection, rhyme detection, stanza identification, and historical named entity recognition for Spanish poetry. We designed the system to be interoperable, compliant with the project ontologies, easy to use by tech-savvy and non-expert researchers, and requiring minimal maintenance and setup. Furthermore, we propose the integration of the PoetryLab as a core functionality in the tool catalog of CLARIN for Spanish poetry.


We study the hadron-quark phase transition in neutron star matter and the structural properties of hybrid stars using an equation of state (EOS) for the quark phase derived with the field correlator method (FCM). We make use of the measured neutron star masses, and particularly the mass of PSR J1614-2230, to constrain the values of the gluon condensate $G_2$ which is one of the EOS parameter within the FCM. We find that the values of $G_2$ extracted from the mass measurement of PSR J1614-2230 are fully consistent with the values of the same quantity derived, within the FCM, from recent lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations of the deconfinement transition temperature at zero baryon chemical potential. The FCM thus provides a powerful tool to link numerical calculations of QCD on a space-time lattice with neutron stars physics.


This article is devoted to main points of actual detention, as well as the study of the coercive measures on the basis of different legal acts, containing the grounds of detention. It reflects the facts of the possible detention of a suspect by individuals with appropriate credentials.


Under the explosive increase of global data, the term Big data is mainly used to describe enormous datasets, In order to store this huge amount, Cloud computing should be used to address the challenges with shared computing resources. In so far as the data stored on cloud computing may contain sensitive and important data, a securing technique is needed to secure this data. Most of securing techniques in cloud Environments used Encryption and Decryption for writing and reading HDFS blocks that cost a long time, which affects the system performance. In this paper, a (Big Data Security Fragmentation) BSF framework is represented to secure data using the multi-cloud, by distributing the big data on many clouds without using any encryption but only splits the structured data among three clouds, so each cloud doesn't Select Statement fragmentation chart to have a clear copy of the original data. The experimental results showed that our approach enhanced time performance of uploading data also enhanced the performance of requesting data in all types of queries, and guaranteed the data security issues (CIA) data confidentiality, Data Integrity, and service Availability compared with the techniques that used Encryption and Decryption.


Variation in the individual airway geometry makes subject-specific models essential for the study of pulmonary air flow and drug delivery. Recent evidence also suggests that early exposure to environmental pollutants has chronic, adverse effects on lung development in children from the age of ten to 18 years [1]. Thus, the capability of predicting air flow and particle deposition in the subjectspecific breathing lungs is highly desirable for understanding the correlation between structure and function and for assessing individual differences in vulnerability to airborne pollutants. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that a strong interaction exists between lung geometry and gas properties [2]. The interaction has major implications in determining gas delivery to and clearance from the lung periphery during ventilation imaging through X-ray computed tomography (CT)


As a philospher of mind, I have often imagined myself in exotic surroundings, engaged in one fantastic thought experiment or another -stranded on Mars or living as a brain in a vat or attempting to decipher the alien tongue of apparently intelligent creatures-but in June 1983 I had an opportunity to set aside thought experiments in favor of real experiments designed to explore the minds-and "language" -of some real alien creatures: vervet monkeys, living not in lab cages or enclosures but fending for themselves against a daunting array of predators in the beautiful, dangerous world of the East African savannah.


Social intelligence has increasingly caught the attention of researchers and scholars in the present times. This research aims at exploring difference in social intelligence mean of male and female university students. Secondly, it explores the effect of age and locality on social intelligence through cross-sectional research design. Data were collected from all (150) students enrolled in semester 8 and 4 BS education course in four public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). 71 were female whereas 79 were male in the sample. Data were analysed based on ANOVA test and independent sample t-test through SPSS. The study found no significant difference on gender and locality. But there was a significant relationship related to age. The findings of this study demonstrated that social intelligence increases with age.


In this book, Brainstorm: The Power and the Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, a well-known professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center and executive director of the Mindsight Institute, attempts to address the issue of adolescent brain development and the resulting impact on teenagers' behaviors, perception of risks, and decision-making processes. The author provides recent brain research and compassionate insights into the developing teen's perspective and mind. Dr. Siegel seeks to dispel the myth of adolescent behavior as byproducts of raging hormones and, instead, makes a compelling argument that adolescents can grow and thrive tremendously by testing boundaries and seeking independence. He suggests that after analyzing findings from recent neuroscience studies, these seemingly challenging adolescent behaviors and experiences actually create neuron synaptic brain changes that enable brain functioning and integration in ways that were previously unknown. This book is organized into four sections. Interwoven into each of the four sections are a wonderful set of activities called "mindset tools." These mindset tools include three underlying fundamental skills that I found useful: insight, empathy, and integration. These tools apply concepts from each section of the book and are meant to strengthen the adolescent mind, make the brain more flexible and resilient, and help improve relationships. My favorite, and a very practical mindset tool, is the last one, which is meant to promote optimal brain matter. This tool includes the following healthy mind platter activities: sleep time, physical time, focus time, time-in, downtime, playtime, and connecting time. Another aspect of this book that I enjoyed was the scattering of playful and humorous cartoon illustrations throughout the text. These drawings lightened the book's mood and conveyed meanings that could not be communicated using any other format. In addition, this book was written in a comfortable, conversational voice and I felt as if I was actually interacting with the author. Dr. Siegel has filled this tome with abundant, rich anecdotes from his practice and his own two adolescents, which ground his concepts in reality and reinforces the fact that adolescence can be a very positive stage of development. Throughout this publication, numerous acronyms are created and used as mnemonics to recall concepts. I was overwhelmed with these acronyms and feel that less would certainly be better. On another note, I found the science and neuroscience to be limited and when present, extremely basic. In addition, I would have liked to have had more detailed explanations of referenced studies, instead of employing the too frequently used phrase of "research has shown..." A big interest point for me on this book's jacket was the reference to new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology as related to the adolescent's brain functioning. Disappointingly, there was limited discussion in this book regarding actual adolescent brain neurobiology. Overall, this book examines adolescent brain development in an effort to educate and guide parents in promoting strong, constructive, healthy, and positive relationships with their teens, thus encouraging life-long change and growth.


It is very difficult to distinguish between selective forwarding attacks and normal packet drops in wireless sensor networks. In order to detect selective forwarding attack effectively, we propose the sequential mesh test based detection scheme in this paper. The cluster head node detects the packet drop nodes based on the sequential mesh test method after receiving the packet drop reports. This scheme extracts a small quantity of samples to run the test, instead of regulating the total times of test in advance. It decides whether continue the test or not based on the test result until it obtains the final conclusion. We show through experiments that our scheme can provide a higher detection accurate rate and a lower false alarm rate than the existing detection scheme. Meanwhile, it requires less communication and computation power and shorter detection time to detect the selective forwarding attack nodes.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the organizational slack and acquisition experience on acquisition behavior across varying environmental conditions. Drawing from behavioral theory and the threat-rigidity hypothesis, the paper explores firm acquisition behavior, in terms of type of acquisitions, before and during the recent economic downturn. Design/methodology/approach – Using data on 385 acquisitions in Italy in the period 2007-2010, the paper tests hypotheses on how organizational slack and acquisition experience influence the likelihood of cross-border and diversifying acquisitions relative to domestic, non-diversifying acquisitions prior to and during the economic downturn. Findings – Results suggest that the availability of financial resources and acquisition experience both have an important influence on acquisition behavior. Firms with greater slack and acquisition experience were more likely to make diversifying and/or cross-border acquisitions, compared to domesti...


A coupled cell network is a schematic diagram employed to define a class of differential equations, and can be thought of as a directed graph whose nodes (cells) represent dynamical systems and whose edges (arrows) represent couplings. Often the nodes and edges are labeled to distinguish different types of system and coupling. The associated differential equations reflect this structure in a natural manner. The network is homogeneous if there is one type of cell and one type of arrow, and moreover, every cell lies at the head end of the same number r of arrows. This number is the valency of the network. We use a group-theoretic formula usually but incorrectly attributed to William Burnside to enumerate homogeneous coupled cell networks with N cells and valency r, in both the disconnected and connected cases. We compute these numbers explicitly when N, r ≤ 6.


This study was carried out in 2018 in order to determine the phenological and morphological properties of oil sunflower varieties (Pioneer 64LC108 and Pioneer 64LE119) in different doses of vermicompost (0, 100, 200, 300 and 400 kg da -1 ) in the trial area of Bayburt University. The study was carried out with three replications according to the Randomized Blocks Trial Design. In the study, the output, table burn, flowering and ripening time (days), number of leaves (pieces), age and dry stalk yield (kg da -1 ), age full, wet age and dry tray yield (kg da -1 ) were investigated. In the experiment, the output of the plate, flowering and ripening time, number of leaves and age table yield was higher in Pioneer64LE119 variety, while the number of leaves, age and dry stalk yield, age filled, wet and dry table yield were obtained from Pioneer64LE119 variety. When dosing 200 mg per hectare in your vermicompost doses, the most output, tabula, ripening time and dry stalk yield were obtained, while the maximum number of leaves, age stalk yield and flowering time were obtained at 300 kg vermicompost dose per decare. As a result; Considering the shelf yield data, 300 kg of vermicompost dose and Pioneer 64LC108 variant were suggested.


Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) mixed in poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) were used as a photoactive layer for organic solar cells (OSC). The flexible OSCs of a structure of PET/rGO-P3HT/P3CT/PCBM/LiF-Al were prepared by spincoating. The UV-Vis absorption spectra of the photoactive films and current-voltage characteristics of the OSCs showed the advantage of the composite devices above the pristine-polymeric ones. Under illumination of light with a 100 mW/cm2-powerdensity, the photoelectrical conversion efficiency (PCE) of the OSCs with 3.0 wt% MWNCTs embedded in the photoactive layer possess a value as large as 2.35%. The obtained results suggest further useful applications of the flexible large-area solar cells.


8535^ Background: Carfilzomib in combination with an immunomodulatory agent has proven efficacy in NDMM and RRMM. There is also synergistic activity of the combination of a proteasome inhibitor and a histone-deacetylase inhibitor Methods: To determine the toxicity and activity of the quadruplet using carfilzomib with lenalidomide, vorinostat and dexamethasone. The primary objectives were to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the safety/tolerability of QUAD. Secondary objectives included ORR, DOR, TTP and TTNT. All patients had relapsed or RRMM after at least one line of Tx. Tx consisted of 28-d cycles of lenalidomide d 1-21, vorinostat d 1-7 and 15-21, IV carfilzomib d 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 and IV/po dexamethasone 40 mg q wk. A standard 3+3 dose escalation schema to determine DLTs occurring in Cycle 1. AEs were graded using the NCI-CTCAE v3. Response was assessed by the modified IMWG criteria. Results: As of January 20, 2014, 21 pts have been enrolled: 1 patient was replaced due to inability t...


Please note that in Fig. 1, on the phagocyte, the phosphatidylserine receptor (PSR) was mistakenly labeled as " PS. " The correct label is " PSR. "


Objective To explore a right way of case-finding of tuberculosis in prison.Methods Information of tuberculosis patients(155 cases)registered in prison from 2009 to 2012 was collected and the case-finding ways including entry screening,medical treatment due to disease and the annual census were analyzed.Results Among the 155 active pulmonary tuberculosis cases registered from 2009 to 2012,79(51.0%) cases were detected from entry screening,which was the primary case-finding way in prison,43(27.7%) cases were found during annual census,and 33(21.3%) cases were found by medical treatment due to disease.Among the 43 cases which were detected from annual census,22(51.2%) cases were asymptomatic.Conclusion The combination of different tuberculosis case-finding modes provides a way of finding tuberculosis cases more thoroughly and in time,which avoids TB transmission in prison.


Jute is golden fiber of Bangladesh. It was the main export item of Bangladesh till 1971. At present, jute is the third foreign currency earner next to the garments and manpower sectors. There are about 80 jute mills in the country. They are using conventional jute machinery and are producing conventional jute products. Most of the jute mills have slip draft spinning machine. A large number of the machines are lying at idle condition due to the unavailability of spare parts and few of them are producing yarn thicker than 241 tex. So, it is most essential to produce blended yarn by identifying the specific blending techniques through an extensive study. Therefore, the aim of this investigation was a study to select an appropriate blending technique to produce blended jute yarn in slip draft spinning machine. In jute processing system, feeding technique of jute in breaker card machine blended with other synthetic fibers is an important factor for quality -blended yarn. If blending is occurred more perfectly, the blended yarn will be more regular. To produce quality-blended yarn, two techniques were followed in slip draft spinning frame. One process was through Hopper feeder and Teaser Card blending with jute fiber cutting as staple form and another process was through Breaker Card feed lattice blending with long jute. Among the processes, the produced yarn from blending with long jute through Breaker Card feed lattice was found better of the yarn of 241 tex (7 lbs/spy) than that of blending through Hopper feeder and Teaser Card blending with jute fiber cutting as staple form.


A new structure of optical access network remote management system was proposed, which is based on OAM management function of PONs and TR-069 in the application layer.The implements of the major functions such as auto-configuration, remote download, fault management, and local device management are also analysed. Deployment of TR-069_based network management system may simplify network configuration and management at ONU. This improves usability and manageability of ONU, and accordingly enables fast deployment of PON devices and prompt service development.


Transport of Intensity Equation (TIE) is a simple and efficient method for phase retrieval by solving the equation between the intensity axial derivative and phase. In this method, the estimation of the axial derivative of intensity is very crucial. Simply, we use two defocused intensity images to estimate the axial derivative by finite difference method. However, the result is still unsatisfactory even though the optimal defocused distance is adopted. The reason lies in that the intensity's axial change is not linear in the propagation of light. Simply using the finite difference between the two defocused images will ignore higher order axial derivatives. In other words, the estimation of the axial derivative of intensity will contain nonlinear errors. To solve this problem, we propose an extrapolation-based method to estimate the axial derivative of intensity using multiple intensity images. With Taylor expansion and a series of combination and eliminations on these images, high order terms of axial derivative errors are removed. As a result, the nonlinear errors in estimation of the axial derivative will be reduced. The performance of our proposed method for different types of phases under different illumination conditions is investigated. Compared with normal TIE, our method can obtain a much more accurate phase profile.


EC SEPARATOR, WHICH IS USED WITH LAUNDRY FOR THE PREPARATION OF PULP, HAS A PIECE 33 REPORTED FOR THE PROTECTION OF WALL TANK AGAINST WEAR THAT produce the VORTEX SAND ACCUMULATED. PIECE BY REPORTED A FUNNEL SHALL BE 33 WITH HOLES THROUGH WHICH THE SAND swirling CAN SPEND TO GET OUT IN SURROUNDING AREA 41 AND Y AROUND A LOW SPEED.


The reflector includes reflecting sections arranged around an optical axis of the headlight. Differences of illumination at the frontiers of reflecting sections are avoided by using a fundamental surface (K) of the reflecting surface. Having established a reference curve on the fundamental surface (K) different points (P) are specified. A small reflective surface (R) is determined at the point (P) to a radius (V-IN) emitted from a source is reflected (REF-V) parallel to the optical axis. Then, it is determined a plan tagentiel (T) at the point (P), and a vector is calculated (W) corresponding to the vector product of the normal vector (NT) to the tangential plane (T) and the normal vector (NR) to the small reflecting surface (R).


A 20-year-old woman consulted the department of gynecology in our hospital because of abdominal pain. US and MRI revealed a cystic tumor in the presacral region and she was refered for surgery. Sub-sequent CT and PET suggested a congenital cystic tumor which did not invade the colon or rectum. The tumor was removed by the trans-sacral approach and diagnosed as a dermoid cyst, with no malignancy. Masses in the presacral region are rare in adults, and this is only the 14th case of dermoid cyst reported in Japan.


Since the development of serologic testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) about three years ago, a series of studies have shown a very high prevalence of HCV infection among patients with porphyria cutanea tarda (about 70%). Two recent studies attempted to characterize HCV infection in these patients.

One study, the first to assess the link between HCV infection and porphyria cutanea tarda in the United States, found positive HCV …


The purpose of this study was to compare selected parameters of body composition obtained with two different methods in karate athletes. A cross sectional study was conducted in 23 male karate athletes, mean age 19.78  3.63years. Matiegka protocol (MAT), which is a classic anthropometric method, and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), which is a modern technique, were used to estimate body composition. Body fat percentage obtained by MAT (14.83  1.78%) was statistically insignificantly higher than body fat mass obtained by bioelectrical impedance (13.75  5.31 %). Body fat mass obtained with both methods was also insignificantly different (MAT vs BIA: 11.72 2.8 kg vs 11.14  5.8 kg). Matiegka's lean body mass (LBM=66.76  10.63 kg) was insignificantly different from BIA's corresponding parameters: fat-free mass, FFM= 69.24  9.59 kg and soft lean mass, SLM = 65.339.01 kg. The mean value of the muscle mass obtained by MAT (43.18 7.26 kg) was significantly higher than the mean value of the skeletal mass obtained by BIA (38.52 5.69 kg). The fat mass and body fat percentage obtained with both methods could be used interchangeably in body composition analysis. The lean body mass parameter, estimated by Matiegka, and FatFree Mass and Soft Lean Mass, determined by BIA, are also comparable.


Abstract Structural, spectroscopic and electronic analysis of 4-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylthio)-3-methylbenzene-1,2-diol (POTMBD) were identified by comparison of experimental spectroscopic methods and theoretical levels. Computational studies of POTMBD were carried out using density functional theory DFT//B3LYP/M06 levels of theory with 6–31++G(d,p) basis set combination to optimized geometrical parameters. A pleasant correlation was found between experimental SC-XRD structure and DFT optimized geometries. Electronic properties including natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis, frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) analysis, nonlinear optical (NLO) parameters, and molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) were calculated using same levels of theory. Stability of POTMBD arising from hyperconjugative interactions, charge delocalizations from donor to acceptor unit that were analyzed by using NBO analysis. POTMBD with small band gap, high electronic chemical potential (µ) (∼0.2 eV) and high chemical softness (σ) (∼12.5 eV) displayed high reactivity. Also, low electrophilicity (ω) (0.001) and high nuleophilicity especially on N8 and N9 introduced POTMBD as a good candidate in drug delivery. Hence, molecular docking study was performed with binding pocket of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma (PPAR gamma receptor, PDB code: 1FM9) to clarify the binding energy of POTMBD target to introduce of favored anti-diabetic agents. The ultraviolet–visible absorption spectrum of POTMBD was observed in the range of 200–400 nm in time dependent DFT method was used to obtain more electronic properties. Moreover, the spectral features of POTMBD including FT-IR, Raman, 13C NMR, and 1H NMR were calculated and compared with experimental data in this research.


The structures of the two isomorphous complexes [CoLI]I and [NiLI]I [L = the tripod-like quadridentate ligand NN-bis-(2-diphenylphosphinoethyl)-N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)amine] have been determined from X-ray diffractometer data, that of the Ni complex by Patterson and Fourier methods, and of the Co complex by symbolic addition methods. The nickel complex is low-, the cobalt complex high-spin.Both complexes are monoclinic, space group P21/c, Z= 4. Cell dimensions are: Ni, a= 19·881(2), b= 9·468(1), c= 19·783(1)A, β= 113·75(1)°; Co, a= 20·309(2), b= 9·432(1), c= 20·100(3)A, β= 115·52(1)°. The structures were refined by full-matrix least-squares methods to R 6·9 (Co, 1875 independent reflections) and 5·2%(Ni, 3093 independent reflections).The geometries of both complexes are trigonal-bipyramidal, but the nickel complex is distorted toward an elongated square-pyramid, whereas the cobalt complex is distorted toward a tetrahedron. This distortion can account for the different spin states of the two complexes.


Two attempts for development, which the Algerian state wanted to eliminate all the remnants of the French destruction, poverty, ignorance, diseases and deprivation of the most basic necessities of life, and worked hard to be a state that has a place in the ranks of the emerging countries at least, because of what God gave it from materials, financial resources and geostrategic location, which is less  in the world, for its geographical area, its natural diversity, advanced ranking in terms of its most important resources, and history of struggle, which became a model for many countries that have taken their independence.
The development process, which has been more than half a century, has been considered as the independence of 1962 and the economic and social reality that it is living today.
These fundamental reasons are2 sufficient to provoke us by presenting the problem of research on study to determine the conditions for the success of development on the one hand, and the reasons for failure on the other


Abstract The diffusion of water in an isophthalic polyester glass reinforced composite laminate, typical of marine applications, has been studied through accelerated water uptake tests involving total immersion in seawater at 40 and 60°C. Gravimetric analysis has shown that at 40°C, a Fickean type diffusion is operative with a saturation level of 0·8% whereas at 60°C, a two stage Langmuir type diffusion is operative. The nuclear magnetic resonance technique has also been used in an attempt to image the diffused water and determine its position within the composite. This has revealed that the water concentrates on the fibre/matrix interface and the concentration there is twice that of bulk of the matrix. The diffusion process appears to be aided by 'wicking' along the fibre/matrix interface.


This paper deals with efficiency's conditions of shocking Charities' campaigns, especially regarding the role of the fear elicited by the advertisement. A quantitative study was carried out on 594 consumers exposed to various fund collection campaigns about fight against hunger. Results underlie action process of fear, in particular the mediation by another affective response: "affective trace", which will be discussed. The features of the request's transmitter and the solution offered in the campaign are also involved in this study and provide a first lighting for creative choices that can be the most appropriate for the success of such campaigns


In this paper, we propose a fractal image coding technique based on error-control method. By analyzing error gap between collage error and reconstruction error, we make correction to the selected domain blocks to reduce the collage error as well as the error gap. In this way, the reconstruction error is substantially reduced, and the collage theory is corrected. In simulation experimentation, we have got obvious incremental performance under condition of almost similar compression ratio with classical fractal image coding theory.


46 Background: Cancer patients' comfort near the end of life is often undermined by unnecessary aggressive treatments. Furthermore, Black adults receive more aggressive end of life care compared to White adults. We hypothesized that these inequalities would be especially pronounced in Louisiana given regional trends of high cancer mortality coupled with inaccessibility to high quality cancer care. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of end-of-life care using a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)-funded PCORnet database in the Deep South, called Research Action for Health Network (REACHnet). Of 3,089,092 individuals included, 1,290 met eligibility criteria for the present study: 1) died in Louisiana with a metastatic cancer diagnosis between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2017, 2) had at least one outpatient clinic visit within six months of death, and 3) self-identified as White or Black. In collaboration with the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science (LA CaTS) Center, we extracted data on five validated indicators of aggressive care in the final 30 days of life: chemotherapy use, inpatient hospitalizations, ED admissions, ICU admissions, and mechanical ventilation. Hypotheses were analyzed using binary logistic regression to examine whether patient race (White vs. Black) was associated with receipt of each indicator of aggressive end-of-life care, while controlling for sex, age, number of comorbidities, and cancer type. Results: Patients were either White ( n = 875, 67.8%) or Black ( n = 415, 32.2%) adults, and the majority were ≥60 years old (72.4%). Most patients (85.0%) received at least one indicator of aggressive care in the last 30 days of life ( M = 1.91, SD = 1.23), most commonly inpatient hospitalizations (77.0%). Black individuals were more likely than White individuals to be hospitalized ( OR = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.21 to 2.27, p= .002) or admitted to the ED ( OR= 1.57, 95% CI: 1.16 to 2.13, p= .004) during their last month of life, but race was not associated with other indicators. Conclusions: Findings have implications for informing healthcare decision making near the end of life for patients, families, and clinicians in the Deep South.


Eu2+ 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2% activated LiF-SrF<inf>2</inf> eutectic scintillators were fabricated by the Bridgman method using 6Li enriched (95%) raw material. In α-ray induced radio luminescence spectra, Eu2+ doped eutectic scintillators showed intense emission peak at 430 nm due to an emission from Eu2+ 5d-4f transition of Eu:SrF<inf>2</inf> layers. When 252Cf neutrons were irradiated, they exhibited almost the same light yields of 5000–7000 ph/n with a typical decay times of several hundreds ns.


The developing history of queueing systems with negative customers is introduced. The details of some research methods about the two kinds of queueing systems with negative customer-M/G/k and G/M/1 are analyzed. Some models which have close relations are analyzed and compared. The difference between those models are pointed out and the directions of further study are proposed. In the end, some unsolved problems are listed and the forthcoming developing tendency is discussed.


A neuronal spiking small-world network model of the hippocampus CA3 area is studied. The Izhikevich neuron model is adopted to be a single neuronal vertex in the network model. 120 neurons are connected with small-world network algorithms. The number ratio of excitatory neurons to inhibitory neurons is nearly 5 to 1. The temporal-spatial sequences of neurons are simulated under the stimuli of Gaussian white noise input and sine input. The simulated spike trains are analyzed by the neuronal ensemble rate coding algorithm. When no stimulus applied to the neuronal network model, no ensemble activity is presented. When the two types of stimuli applied to the neuronal network model, the mean firing rates of multi neurons are evidently increased. The increasing of the mean firing rate may indicate the neuronal ensemble activities. Some neurons show ensemble activities during the stimuli.


The influence of crystal mixing on the structural phase transitions in Rb{sub 1{minus}x}Cs{sub x}CaF{sub 3} (0{lt}x{lt}1) fluoroperovskite crystals has been studied by thermal expansion and EPR measurements of Ni{sup 2+} and Ni{sup 3+} paramagnetic probes. A cubic-to-tetragonal phase transition has been detected in crystals with x=0, 0.1, 0.21, 0.27, and 0.35. The critical temperature and the tetragonal distortion decrease as x increases. No transition was observed for x{ge}0.44. This transition shows a weak first-order component in the x=0 and 0.1 samples, which is progressively smeared out for x{gt}0.1, indicating a spatial distribution of the critical temperature in those crystals with high ionic substitution rate. In RbCaF{sub 3}, another structural phase transition was observed at 20 K with a thermal hysteresis between 20 and 40 K. This transition has not been found in any of the mixed crystals.


With the coming of information age urban social, economy and culture have largely changed and risen so-called new urban phenomenon. This paper analyses informationization wave's effect on cities and their countermeasures. The author thinks urban space development trends to diffusion under information technology development, but while urban material space diffuses urban function space (control, management, politics and culture etc.) trends to concentration, and urban space distribution turns from mechanical function dividing to comprehensive multi-center network structure. These changes put forward new desire for urban plan, construction and management.


Introduction: Orthopaedic Residency Directors advised against visiting subinternship rotations in the peak of the pandemic. To adapt, programs offered multiple virtual experiences. The purpose of this study was to evaluate programs and applicants' perceptions regarding the value of virtual experiences during the 2020 to 2021 application cycle and their utility in future application cycles. Methods: A survey was disseminated to 31 residency programs gathering data about virtual experiences offered in this cycle. A second survey was disseminated to interns who have successfully matched at those programs to identify how interns think to have benefited from the experiences. Results: Twenty-eight programs completed the survey (90% response rate). One hundred eight new interns completed the survey (70% response rate). Virtual information sessions and resident socials were the highest attended (94% and 92%, respectively). Interns and leadership agreed that virtual rotations provided students with a good understanding of program culture and what the programs offer educationally. Neither the leadership nor the interns would recommend replacing in-person aways with virtual experiences. Conclusion: Virtual experiences helped bridge the gap after away rotations were canceled. Alongside in-person aways, virtual experiences are likely to play a role in future cycles. However, virtual experiences remain incomparable to in-person away rotations and are not recommended as a replacement.


Emerging Smart Grids have given rise to deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) which produces voluminous load data with respect to time. The information extracted from this data can potentially be used to design Demand Side Management (DSM) policies. The major impediment in the deployment of DSM is the lack of knowledge of individual consumers' load demand to determine target consumers for the incorporation in DSM. This paper proposes an innovative probabilistic approach to generate typical load profiles of consumers using smart meter data. The method incorporates clustering and then re-clustering the individual clusters using the k-means clustering algorithm until reliable load profiles showing true load-time characteristics of consumers are extracted. Next, the multi layered re-clustering methodology is applied to generate typical load profiles for consumers on an alternative scale by segregating them into different classes of load levels in such a way that they represent typical smart meter consumers of the population. The approach enables the utility to determine the consumers whom can be applied the DSM actions for an effective operation of a smart distribution network and to reduce the load peak and rebound effects.


The diverse investment opportunities available in the debt market enable both individual and institutional investors to develop effective passive and active strategies for financial planning and portfolio management. Such strategies suggest a set of purchases, redemptions, and liquidations to meet investor objectives that consider such factors as market risk, expected investment returns, cash flows, liquidity, and investor convenience. Investment strategies can inoculate the portfolio against potential adverse markets events such as wide fluctuations in interest rates or can be executed in anticipation of an event affecting future market conditions such as an announcement by the Federal Reserve or the default of a municipality. This chapter presents different scenarios in which an investor would employ some appropriate strategies involving bonds or other debt-based securities.


Among 600 patients with retroperitoneal mass diagnosed by B-mode ultrasound,the diagnoses were confirmed by operation and pathology in 50 cases.Based on the study of B-mode ultrasound characteristics in different types of retroperitoneal masses,it is suggested that"5 procedures"was the key point and 10 imaging signs were valuable in the diagnosis.

Key words:
retroperitoneaI mass; imaging charcteristics; differentiation


Due to its unique function,negative ion products have been more and more applied in people′s daily life.The finish technology of negative ion treatment and the properties of treated pure cotton knitted fabric are discussed in this paper.


This paper reports the one-year deep space flight results of the 50-kg-class deep space exploration micro-spacecraft PROCYON, which was jointly developed by the University of Tokyo and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. PROCYON was developed with a very low cost (a few million dollars) and within a very short period (about 1 year), taking advantage of the heritage from Japanese Earth-orbiting micro-satellite missions. PROCYON was launched into an Earth departure trajectory together with the Japanese second asteroid sample return spacecraft Hayabusa-2 on December 3, 2014. During its one-year deep space flight, PROCYON succeeded in the demonstration of a 50-kgclass deep space exploration bus system, which includes a GaN-based SSPA (Solid-State Power Amplifier) with the world's highest RF efficiency; the demonstration of a novel DDOR (Delta Differential One-way Range) orbit determination method; and the world's first demonstration of a micro propulsion system with both trajectory and attitude control capabilities in deep space. Scientific observation by a Lyman alpha imager was also successfully conducted. These successes demonstrate the capability of this class of spacecraft for performing a deep space mission by itself and also demonstrated that it can be a low-cost and flexible tool for future deep space exploration.


Brief reviews of the structure and normal operating conditions for manufactured versions of 488 by 380 element CCD image sensors are followed by descriptions of the performance available from typical devices and by description of common types of cosmetic blemishes which limit the yield of production sensors. The 488 by 380 element sensors are fabricated by buried channel CCD technology. They utilize an interline transfer technique to achieve a high CTF at Nyquist frequencies, which results in crisp imagery from reasonable die areas. The sensors also offer wide dynamic range, good low light level capability, and compatibility with NTSC quality requirements.


Chyluria the passage of urine containing lymph is associated with obstruction to lymph flow and rupture of lymphatic vessels into the renal pelvis ureter bladder or urethra. The urine is milky in appearance and contains chylomicrons very-low-density lipoproteins and high-density lipoproteins. Although chyluris is extremely rare in North America it is worthwhile to examine milky-looking specimens with this diagnosis in mind. We encountered 2 recent cases of pseudochyluria. A 58-year-old diabetic white woman whose case was being followed at the diabetic daycare unit of our hospital had a milky-looking urine specimen that on standing formed a creamy layer at the top. Microscopic urinalysis revealed numerous small droplets that were not stained with Wrights stain or with Sudan 4. A urine sample obtained the following day was normal. When questioned as to any possible cause of this contamination of her urine the patient told us of using mycostatin vaginal cream. A 78-year-old Chinese woman an inpatient had 3 24-hour urine collections all milky-looking with a white creamy layer on the top. Microscopic examination revealed a packed field of small droplets that stained with Sudan 4 stain after heating. A check with the house staff on the ward indicated that mycostatin cream was being used for a vaginal infection. Mycostatin vaginal cream has as its base white petroleum jelly. Many other creams also have white petroleum as a base and could also be expected to cause pseudochyluria. True chyluria can be easily diagnosed by having the patient ingest a mixture of 100 mg of Sudan 3 with 10 mg of butter. In the presence of chyle the urine will turn bright orange. Alternatively mix the urine with ether; if chyluria is present there will be almost complete clearing. Because the lipoprotein content of lymph increases remarkably after a fatty meal it is important to ask the patient about change of appearance of urine after meals. These 2 cases illustrate 1 cause of pseudochyluria and emphasize the usefulness of clinical input particularly for interpretation of unusual laboratoary results. (full text)


The coordinated development of industry and agriculture is important to the economic development.With the fast development of economy,Quanzhou industrial and agricultural development presents more uncoordinated.The paper discusses the coordinated relationship and measure index design principle between industry and agriculture,builds urbanization level,urban-rural income gap,and the output value ratio between secondary industry and primary industry,analyzes Quanzhou coordinated development status,and gives the development mechanism and some suggestions about the coordinated development between Quanzhou industry and agriculture.


The utility model relates to the technical field of burr treatment equipment, particularly to an electrochemical deburring machine, which comprises a frame, wherein a marble working platform, a Z-axis feeding device, an electrolyte tank, a working electrolyte holdup tank, a nozzle, a control box, a tool electrode electrically connected with the control box, a jig lower die and a jig upper die are arranged on the frame; a cathode and an anode of the tool electrode are electrically connected with the jig upper die and the jig lower die respectively; the jig upper die is connected to the frame by the Z-axis feeding device; the working platform is arranged in the electrolyte tank; and the nozzle is formed between the jig upper die and the jig lower die. In the utility model, as the highest current density is obtained on the raised burrs and edges of the workpiece close to the conductive end of the cathode, the burrs can be very quickly dissolved to be removed by means of the electrochemical dissolving principle of the anode and the edges form round angles; and the electrochemical deburring machine provided by the utility model has the advantages of high efficiency, good deburring quality, wide application range, safety, reliability and easiness for realizing automation.


- Method pseudoisation and burst for estimating the properties or the behavior of liquid hydrocarbon phase and / or vapor from data relating to a reference set consisting of hydrocarbon mixtures in a series of thermodynamic states in a medium .- of said hydrocarbon mixtures were each includes at least three constituents (V, I, H) in considering that the gas phases resulting from the separation conditions in said surface of each of the mixtures do not contain (H), and that oil phase in the same conditions did not contain (V). By material balance the compositions of the separation products comprising determining, for the gaseous products, at least I and V in various proportions, and for liquid products, at least I and H in varying proportions. Then, one determines the composition to at least three components of each hydrocarbon mixture of the reference set by combination of the product separation in proportion to the amounts of each separation product. One can then proceed to a break-up ( "delumping") for predicting a function of time and in at least one thermodynamic zone, a detailed composition of a fluid in the milieu.- Applications to hydrocarbon deposits of fluids eg.


Current evolution of 5G heterogeneous network (HetNet) leads to unprecedented traffic demands and user quality of service requirements. It is extremely challenging to meet these needs for future generation communications. Multi-flow carrier aggregation (MCA) is an emerging technique that is implemented to improve the capacity of cellular networks. In this paper, we present an effective spectrum allocation scheme for the HetNet platform under the MCA technology. For the joint co-tier and cross-tier collaborations in HetNets, we adopt the ideas of interval Shapley and Banzhaf values as solution concepts. To strike an appropriate performance balance while dynamically distributing the limited spectrum resource, our scheme is formulated as a coalition game model, and both interval values are applied for different type applications. Based on the main features of cooperative game theory, the proposed scheme takes various benefits in a rational way. Through extensive simulations, we compare the performance of the proposed scheme with existing state-of-the-art spectrum allocation protocols, and confirm the superiority of our coalitional game based approach. Finally, the conclusions are presented, and some research challenges are identified for the future study.


This article briefly reports microstructural, electrical transport, and magnetic measurements on Co/Si multilayers which are structurally modified by argon ion irradiation during growth. The periodicity and ferromagnetism of the multilayers is retained at ion energies approaching 400 eV. At and above this energy structural modification results in resputtering and thinning of the film, extensive mixing and a destruction of the periodic layered structure with the formation of nonequilibrium microstructures. The measurements show that the modified film is metallic in character, with the presence of low resistance paths and possible spin glass behavior in an amorphous matrix that surrounds a second microstructural component of mainly superparamagnetic nanoclusters.