Objective To probe into application of clinical pathway on clinical practice teach- ing in thoracic surgery, and evaluate its effect. Methods 76 students were randomized into two groups: 35 students who accepted clinical pathway teaching were the experimental group, they were asked to carry out clinical practice in accordance with the teaching pathway; and the other 41 students were control group. The final examination included four parts: ①theoretical examination account for 20% of the total score. The test paper was randomly combined from the standardized question bank of Xinjiang Medical University, and this test included single choice questions and fill-in questions; ② clinical operational skills test account for 30% of the total score. This part included pleural puncture, dressing change, stitches remove, incision disinfection and surgical draping, and all of these opera- tions were carried out on medical patient simulators; ③clinical case analysis account for 50% of the total score. This part involved history collection, physical examination, humanistic care, case writing, diagnosis and treatment planning for new admission patients. T-test of independent samples was used to analyze all the scores of the two groups. Results The clinical case analysis score and the total score in experimental group [ (42.26 ± 3.93) points and (81.69 ± 6.16) points, respectively]were obviously higher than that in control group[(38.88 ± 4.76) points and(77.39 ± 6.83) points, respectively]; There were significant differences between the two groups (P values was 0.001 and 0.006, respectively). Conclusion Application of clinical pathway in clinical practice teaching may improve the effect of clinical teaching. The pathway contents and evaluation methods should be constantly improved accord- ing to teaching practice.

Key words:
Clinical pathway;  Thoracic surgery;  Clinical practice teaching


We propose a novel clustering scheme considering non-uniform correlation distribution derived by experimental environment property. Firstly, we investigate the entropy property of actual environment, and then show that its spatial correlation is not uniformly distributed. Based on this result, we present the clustering strategy which provides the efficient data aggregation. Through the simulation under the non-uniform correlation distribution, we show the advantage of the proposed scheme in terms of the energy consumption property per node and the network lifetime.


Abstract. Guest Editors Erik Hosler and Brennan Peterson introduce the Special Section on Next Generation Light Source, Materials, and Metrology/Inspection Equipment.


This paper is an analysis of corporate brand building at Shell-Mex Ltd in the inter-war period in Britain. While there has been some historical analysis of product brand development in the UK, this has not been the case in corporate or institutional brand building which has remained neglected. This paper outlines this process at Shell-Mex, the distributive arm in Britain for the Shell Transport and Trading Company, part of the larger Royal Dutch Shell Group. The paper argues that Shell consistently and coherently built up its corporate brand in the inter-war period through a series of strategies which included publicity, sponsorship of record breaking flights, links with empire, use of prominent artists, documentaries, road guides and association with the British countryside. This development of its corporate brand had multiple benefits for the group, both internally within its organisation, and externally in relation to its product brands and overall competitiveness.


A novel trifunctional iniferter with photoinduced and thermal chemical dissociation functional groups in one molecule, diethyl 2,3-dicyano-2,3-di(p-N,N-diethyldithiocarbamylmethyl)phenylsuccinate (DDDCS), was successfully synthesized. The bulk polymerizations of styrene and methyl methacrylate initiated by DDDCS under UV-light irradiation and heating, respectively, were studied. The polymerizations proceeded via a living polymerization process in both cases; that is, the conversion and molecular weight of the resulting polymer increased linearly with increased reaction time. The resulting polymers, containing α- and ω-N,N-diethyldithiocarbamyl end groups, served as macroiniferters for further block copolymerization. Electron paramagnetic resonance studies showed that DDDCS initiated as a photoiniferter under UV-light irradiation by reversible C-S-bond dissociation and as a thermal iniferter under heating by reversible hexasubstituted C-C-bond dissociation.


An experiment was conducted to study the protective role of polyherbal feed supplement (Toxiroak ® ® in co-mycotoxicated and aflatoxins-fed groups, respectively, was observed. There was no significant effect of mycotoxin treatment on packed cell volume and total erythrocyte count in broilers. Due to single and combined mycotoxicosis there was a reduction in serum total protein, cholesterol and triglyceride and a rise in creatinine and uric acid levels. Supplementation of diets with Toxiroak ® reduced the changes induced due to mycotoxins. There was a significant increase in the percentage organ weight of liver, and a reduction in that of spleen, bursa of Fabricius and thymus of broilers fed mycotoxins. Protection of changes in the percentage of organ mass of these organs by supplementation of Toxiroak ® was recorded only in respect of bursa of Fabricius. The observed impaired immune response and histopathological changes in liver, kidney, spleen, bursa of Fabricius and thymus of broilers given mycotoxins was protected by Toxiroak ® supplementation.


Fuzzy inference systems (FIS) are developed for water flow rate control in a rawmill of cement industry using Mamdani- type and Sugeno-type fuzzy models. This concept is taken from ambuja cement plant. It is essential to control water flow rate efficiently to produce high quality cement. Rawmill is a mill which is used to grind the raw materials which are used to manufacture cement. Water flow rate control system is two input and one output system. In this paper, both the models are simulated using MATLAB Fuzzy logic Toolbox and the results of the two fuzzy inference systems are compared. This paper outlines the basic difference between the Mamdani-type FIS and Sugeno-type FIS.


GeSn films were annealed in cycles of 30 s at 450 and 500 C. The annealing temperature and number of cycles for material quality enhancement and relaxation depends upon Sn mole fraction and film thickness.


The presence of nitrogen in wastewater can cause eutrophication as well as health problems. Recent, more restrictive, legislation in Europe means that wastewater treatment systems should now be able to remove nitrogen; in many cases older plants, which were originally built without this objective, are currently being modified to include it. This paper presents the results obtained from a study using a pilot plant consisting of a biological aerated filter. The main goal of this experiment was to achieve nitrification, the most critical phase of the nitrification–denitrification process. The pilot plant was full-scale height with a pilot-scale cross-sectional area. The material used as biofilm support was a waste product from the ceramic industry. The influent was the primary effluent of a conventional sewage treatment plant. The flow was counter-current flow. The optimum amount of oxygen that needed to be supplied was studied. When only the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) and suspended solids (SS) require...


Diskitis refers to an inflammation in the intervertebral disk space or the vertebral endplates. It is a rare condition in children, with a higher incidence among toddlers when compared with older children. The largest published series report an incidence of 1 to 2 cases per year in pediatric referral centers. Although the pathophysiology of this entity remains unclear, it has been attributed to a history of trauma and/or infection with Staphylococcus, Kingella, or Salmonella species. Several investigators classify diskitis based on 3 age groups: neonates, toddlers, and older children. Differences in clinical features between subgroups and the higher incidence at younger age are mainly attributed to increased vascularization at the end plate, which gradually declines with age. Diagnosis of diskitis is usually delayed because of its gradual onset and subtle symptoms especially in toddlers who are unable to communicate and locate their pain. We herein report 2 cases of diskitis in toddlers and review the relevant literature.


In an effort to reduce NOX emissions of aeronautical engines, staged injection systems that allow optimizing lean combustion processes for different operating points are intensely studied at present. These systems often employ multipoint injection systems where a series of fuel jets is injected perpendicularly to the airflow and subsequently undergoes atomization and mixing. The present work evaluates the capability of two different numerical strategies to simulate multipoint injectors. The evaluation is carried out on a single injector mounted in an experimental rig with optical access. The non-reactive operating condition corresponds to a partial load regime at 4.37 bar and 473 K in the chamber. This allows to study droplet dynamics and evaporating processes under realistic conditions. Measurement data on gaseous and droplet velocities as well as droplet diameter are available. The gas phase is simulated using the large eddy simulation (LES) solver AVBP, which has repetedly demonstrated its ability to predict unsteady flows in complex geometries. This gaseous solver is coupled with two different simulation approaches for the liquid phase. The first is a Lagrangian method, the second a mesoscopic Eulerian approach. These methods both rely on identical models for drag and evaporation. Two-way coupling between the gaseous and the dispersed phase is taken into account. The simulation cases considered include a purely gaseous flow, an Eulerian spray simulation as well as a monodisperse and a polydisperse Lagrangian simulation. The analysis of the results focuses on validation against experimental data but also on the comparison of the performance between the two numerical approaches under identical conditions.


A simple and sensitive liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric technique coupled with solid-phase microextraction (SPE) method was described for the determination of fluoroacetamide in a poison case. The experimental conditions of SPE and the probe of SPE were discussed, recovery rate and precision were investigated. The results showed that the detection limit of fluoroacetamide is 0. 1mg/L, the average recovery is 99.2%.


This paper puts forward introducing the engineering-case teaching method into engineering course aiming at its shortage. It also discussed the engineering case requirement, engineering case action, and the teacher requirement in engineering case teaching. The opinions would provide reference for the other teachers.


The ALICE detector, expected to start operating at the Large Hadron Collider this year, was designed specifically for the study of heavy-ion collisions. In this paper, we recall the main features of the apparatus and give some examples of the expected physics performance.


We investigated the lamellar structure of ternary stratum corneum (SC) lipid model systems based on either the phytosphingosine type ceramide (CER) [NP] or CER[AP], supplemented by cholesterol and stearic acid as representative free fatty acid species. For the CER[NP] based membrane, neutron diffraction measurements revealed the coexistence of two lamellar phases, which markedly differ in their hydration properties. CER[NP] forms an extremely rigid and stable bilayer backbone and is at least partly sequestered in a separate phase which coexists with a second lamellar phase. At increased temperature, a structural re-organization of the lipids was observed. One of the lamellar phases disappeared, while the remaining phase increased its repeat distance by about 1 A. Such a behaviour has not been described for SC lipid model membranes based on CER[AP] so far. Further, 2H NMR spectroscopic measurements on two SC lipid model systems based on either CER[NP] or CER[AP] in addition to cholesterol and perdeuterated stearic acid revealed a state of high lamellar order present in both samples, emphasizing the importance of the phytosphingosine-type ceramides for the proper formation of stable SC bilayer structures. However, the CER[NP] based ternary model showed a state of higher lamellar order than the CER[AP] based system. Our results demonstrate that slight changes in the ceramides' head groups (CER[NP] with 3 hydroxyl groups vs. CER[AP] with 4 hydroxyl groups) have a dramatic influence on the morphology of the lipid structures formed by these lipids.


Many primary prevention heart failure (HF) patients with an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) rarely experience life‐threatening ventricular arrhythmias (VA). New strategies are required to identify patients most at risk of VA and sudden cardiac death who would benefit from an ICD. One potential method is the detection of fragmented QRS (fQRS) on the electrocardiogram. The aim was to assess the predictive capacity of fQRS for VA and mortality in ischemic (ICM) and non‐ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) primary prevention HF patients.


In the paper, a hybrid Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) and Rayleigh backscattering (RB) injection is designed and applied in the erbium-doped fiber (EDF) ring laser configuration. The MZI scheme and RB-induced signal can accomplish the single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) oscillation and narrow the linewidth to kHz target for each generated wavelength over the available wavelength-tuning bandwidth. In the measurement, the output power, optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) and wavelength linewidth of the designed fiber laser are also executed and discussed.


Pearl millet was subjected to air plasma bubbling along with soaking to enhance HCl extractable iron by reducing phytic acid content. The pearl millet was soaked for 11 h and 10 h followed by plasma bubbling (1 and 2 h) at input voltage 180 V and 10 lph flow rate. A 64.9% and 70.93% of reduction in phytic acid was observed with treatments. The total iron content was reduced while HCl extractable iron content improved by 68% and 59% with 1 h and 2 h exposure time. The significant changes (p≤ 0.05) in pearl millet's physical, nutritional, and techno-functional properties were noticed with plasma exposure. The present study shows the potential of plasma exposure along with soaking for reducing phytic acid content, improving free iron, and ameliorating techno-functional properties of pearl millet.


Dichlorophen (2,2'-dihydroxy-5.5'-dichlorophenylmethane, Anthiphen) is an anthelminthic used for the treatment of infestations with Taenia saginata, T. solium, the dwarf tapeworm Hymenolepus nana and the fish tapeworm in man and domestic animals (Martindale 1977). Dichlorophen is excreted in rat as sulphate, monoand di-glucuronide conjugates but the monoglucuronide appears to undergo extensive enterohepatic circulation (Dixon & Caldwell 1978). In the present study the influence of sulphation and di-glucuronidation on the enterohepatic circulation of dichlorophen is investigated in rat.


The method of this invention is applicable to rapid separation, isolation, and purification of DNA or RNA from biological samples. The DNA/RNA may be in double-stranded or single-stranded form. The method is particularly advantageous for resolving genetic DNA or RNA found in bacteria, virus, and mammalian cells, and for use with samples of human bodily fluids and tissues, including stool, sputum, urine, and blood sam ples. DNA or RNA can be separated effectively from interfering components, particularly proteins, biologi cal pigments and mucopolysaccharides. The method of the present invention can utilize commercially available strong or weak anion exchanger materials with selected solutions of known ionic strength for adsorption and elution.


Abstract : Both static and dynamic performance characteristics of standard USAF oxygen regulators were evaluated during simulated decompression (loss of cabin pressurization), using the regulator test stand in conjunction with the decompression chamber at USAFSAM. A total of 10 regulators were tested, combining both torso- and panel-mounted types drawn from the standard USAF inventory. Outlet suction pressure, flow, positive pressure, and delivered oxygen dilution schedules were monitored and evaluated for two different decompression rates (4 and 8 seconds) while simulating the same total pressure change (10.9 psi to 4.4 psi) from 2,438 m to 9,144 m (8,000 to 30,000 ft). General findings indicate an extremely high initial pressure surge at the moment of decompression simultaneous with an immediate drop in the outlet P02 and a subsequent lag time before again maintaining a proper level of oxygen sufficiency at the flyer's mask. A minimum disruptive period of regulator performance was about 10-15 seconds but continued for a considerably longer time in many of the tests. (Author)


India, one of the 17 identified mega-diverse countries of the world, which is home to 11.80% of plant species where practice of herbal remedies in the recognized alternative systems, i.e., Ayurveda, Siddha, Homoeopathy, Unani, etc. to treat wide range of ailments dates back to many centuries. A time of trend reversal is seen world over, to use herbal remedies to treat health problems. Plants have been one of the important aspects of the world health. Curcuma caesia Roxb., a critically endangered plant (claimed to be useful in piles, leprosy and infertility, etc by traditional healers in India) is one such plant. The present paper deals with the identification of authentic sample of 'Kala Haldi' collected from natural habitat as well as the samples of 'Kala Haldi' obtained from traditional market at Nashik, Maharashtra. Headspace GCMS analysis of leaves of Curcuma caesia Roxb. suggests its use as substitute of another rare medicinal and aromatic plant namely, Hedychium spicatum Buch.Ham. which is becoming rare due to over exploitation.


This paper proposes to explore whether natural grouping or cluster exists with respect to the distribution of child (0-6yrs), adolescent (15-24yrs), adults (25-49yrs), and old age (above 65 yrs.) population groups across the states in India using census data 2011.Partitioning Around Medoids is used to map the diversity among the states in India by identifying homogeneous subgroups. Socio - demographic profiles of the clusters formed are highlighted .Child Sex ratio is found to be statistically significant (p<.05) across clusters using ANOVA.


The Doctors and Dentists Review Body has recommended that hospital consultants in England and Wales—who last year rejected a new three year pay deal worth 19%—be given a salary increase of 3.2%.

The recommendations, announced on 19 May and accepted by the government, met with disappointment from the BMA.

Dr Ian Bogle, the association's chairman, said …


Editors' information literacy is increasingly becoming an important component of their own quality structure.Developing and enhancing editors' information literacy to qualify themselves with ability of existing and life-long learning and self-improvement in an information-based society have become an important training goal in this new age.Improving editors' information literacy is the requirement of the information age,the important guarantee of the development of the information publishing industry,and the need of deepening reform of the publishing industry.


Objective:To investigate active immunotherapy with anti idiotypic vaccine for patients with nasopharygeal carcinom(NPC).Method:Anti idiotypic antibodies(2H4/5D3) bearing the internal image of the NPC antigen were used in active immunotherapy to NPC patients receiving radiotherapy.Using ELISA, antibodies and cytokine levels in patients'sera were determined before and after active immunotherapy.IL 2 mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) were measured as well by in situ hybridization.Results:Nineteen patients with NPC at stage Ⅳwere treated with Alum precipitated 2H4 or 5D3.Neither hypersensitivity nor adverse side effect was observed.Anti anti idiotypic antibodies(Ab3)were elevated,the levels of anti NPC antibodies(Ab1')were increased and human anti mouse antibodies (HAMA) were occurred in nineteen patients of the experimental group,whereas the levels of Ab1'didn't rise in control group.Serum IL 2,IFN γand TNF αlevels were increased in most patients in experimental group.While in the control group,there was no difference of Ab1' and cytokine level between pre therapy and post therapy,in addition,IL 2 mRNA expression in PBMC of NPC patients was closely related to serum IL 2(r=+0.8829)by in situ hybridization.Conclusions:(1)Anti idiotype vaccine is safe for clinic active immunotherapy.(2)Anti idiotypic vaccine might enhance humoral and/or cellular immunity of NPC patients receiving radiotherapy.


The wounds of colonialism still throb in the minds of Asians and the idea of an Asian Community remains a favourite medicine to stifle the pain. The new states are searching for a national identity and domestic coherence. While the stratifications within the communities throughout South and Southeast Asia cut across and largely ignore political frontiers, the outstanding cleavage between the several ethnic groups is to be found in the multinational state of Burma. 1 "The symptoms of disorder in Burma were flagrant and the survival of the Union was in grave doubt for a


When workers are paid with piece rates, inequality arises naturally. We consider workers who care about income comparisons and are either status seeking or inequality averse. We identify circumstances under which inequality attitudes lead workers to exert more effort than they would otherwise, and also circumstances under which workers' inequality attitudes lead firms to set lower piece rates than they would otherwise. The key behavioral assumption for both of these results to hold when workers are identical is behindness aversion, the property that changes in inequality matter more to the worker when he is behind than when he is ahead. (JEL D01, J33, M52)


Following our systematic investigations on the durability of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) components (Bozzini, B.; Tondo, E.; Prasciolu, M.; Amati, M.; Kazemian, M.; Gregoratti, L.; Kiskinova, M. ChemSusChem, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201100140), the present in situ scanning photoelectron microscopy study is focused on the redox behavior of Ni–Cu bilayers in contact with Cr, representing the anodic material and interconnects for SOFCs, respectively. The experiments with this model cell, using yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte, were carried out in 2 × 10–6 mbar O2 at 650 °C at open circuit potential (OCP) and under applied potential. The elemental images and the spectra from selected parts of the cell have revealed dramatic compositional and morphological changes under OCP conditions, yielding Ni–Cu islands covered with NiO in the electrode region and a NiO network in the YSZ electrolyte region. The Ni reduction dynamics as a function of applied potential is followed by continuous monitorin...


A survey for threatened moth and butterfly species of the Department of Conservation's Tongariro-Taupo Conservancy successfully searched for and found the rarely collected grassmoth Orocrambus jansoni Gaskin, 1975 (Crambidae; Crambinae). The grassmoth was found at six sites on the Desert Road, and further northeast at the Rangitaiki Frost Flats. The species is diurnal in both sexes, but the females were found to be more reluctant to fly than the males. From observations of the females a possible host grass was identified as Rytidosperma pulchrum. From our observations of abundance and distribution, and the fact that the known habitats are on Crown Land managed for conservation, the species is not threatened with extinction.


This paper presents a possible solution to some of the challenges involved with creating a stereoscopic augmented reality 'X-ray vision' display, which enables presentation of computer generated (virtual) objects as if they lie behind a real object surface, while maintaining the ability to effectively perceive any information that might be present on that surface. The method involves overlaying random dot patterns onto a real object surface prior to rendering a virtual object. Results from preliminary experiments have shown that the use of random dot patterns can be effective in contributing to the percept of transparency for the case of flat real surfaces with subtle textures. This suggests that the addition of such patterns may also help in perceiving the correct depth order of virtual objects in such images. Moreover, experimental results indicate that, by controlling the relative dot size and dot density of the patterns, it should be possible also to retain sufficient information about the real surface. Future research should be aimed towards the feasibility and effectiveness of applying this method to more realistic AR conditions.


Androgen receptor (AR) signaling is also regulated epigenetically by histone-modifying enzymes (histone deacetylases-HDACs) that result in the development and progression of prostate cancer (CaP). It has been established that the inhibition of HDACs suppresses CaP proliferation by inhibiting AR signaling via multiple mechanisms, including AR degradation. Hence, the goal of this study was to develop small molecules that employ multiple mechanisms to inhibit AR expression and promote its degradation, which would effectively control the emergence and treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Several rationally designed antiandrogen equipped HDAC inhibitors (HDACis) were synthesized, and their efficacy on CRPC growth was examined both in vitro and in vivo models. Results demonstrated that these compounds' target (HDAC and AR) binding properties translated into potent anticancer activity against AR+ CRPC cell lines and to a lesser extent in AR- CRPC cell lines. In addition, among these compounds, we found that SB-146, a nontoxic agent, not only inhibited the growth of AR+ CRPC cells at nanomolar IC50s without sparing toxicity to healthy prostate epithelial cells. Molecular analysis confirmed SB-146 downregulated the expressions of both AR and AR-spice variants (AR-SV) in CRPC cells. Further analyses revealed downregulation of AR downstream (PSA, HOXB13 and FOXA1) targets as well as AR-SV's (NUP210 and SLC3A2) in CRPC cells. SB-146 was also able to overcome DHT-induced AR and AR-SV signaling in C4-2B and 22Rv1 cells. Assessment of SB-146's therapeutic efficacy on in vivo models revealed that oral administration of this compound abrogated AR+ and AR-SV (C4-2B and 22Rv1) tumor growth in xenotransplanted nude mice models. Finally, immunohistochemical analysis confirmed SB-146's target of both AR and AR-SVs on xenografted tumor tissues. Together these results confirm that SB-146 is a potent agent that inhibits AR signaling in CRPC cells.
 Citation Format: Uttara Saran, Balaji Chandrasekaran, Ashish Tyagi, Subhasish Tapadar, Bocheng Wu, Oyelere Adegboyega, Chendil Damodaran. Developing a multifaceted approach to target androgen receptor (AR) in castration resistant prostate cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 1527.


In the emerging demand of consumers for multi-drug resistance in foodborne pathogens for less processed but fresh food; the food industry is striving for more natural antimicrobials. Taste and flavour are being increased through plants. With all other added factors and properties, essential oils and extracts act as antimicrobials and antioxidants without harming the overall food quality. In this perspective, we studied and reviewed essential oils and natural extracts in the context of their effectiveness against shelf life extension, foodborne pathogens and spoilage microorganism. Natural Antimicrobials On Shelf-Life & Foodborne Pathogens


Of 175 women dying at a nonteaching hospital, 133 succumbed for obstetric reasons after the 20th week of pregnancy, a mortality of 9.18 per 1000 live births, most commonly caused by obstructed labor, postpartum hemorrhage and eclampsia. There was a marked difference in the death rate between women who attended the antenatal clinic at least three times and those who did not, 2.85 and 27.06 per 1000, respectively, although 75% of the antenatal patients were delivered at home without medical or nursing attendants. The difference is attributed to greater use of hospital facilities by scheduled patients when trouble arose. Positive personal relationships between staff and patients in the antenatal and pediatric clinics, combined with good teaching, are essential for prevention of maternal death. Clinical research, accurate collection of data and staff experienced in local patterns of disease were major factors in lowering mortality. A review of deaths in other parts of the world is presented. Causes and incidence in developing countries are found to be similar, paralleling rates in the United States and the United Kingdom 50 and 100 years ago. The priority for world obstetric research should be general communication of scientific insights for preventing maternal death.


In a plasma accelerator with an anodic layer (PAAL), we discovered experimentally the effect of 'super-acceleration' of the bulk of the ions to energies W exceeding the energy equivalent to the discharge voltage Vd. The E × B discharge was ignited in an environment of atomic argon and helium and molecular nitrogen. Singly charged argon ions were accelerated most effectively in the case of the largest discharge currents and pressure P of the working gas. Helium ions with W > eVd (e being the electron charge) were only recorded at maximum pressures. Molecular nitrogen was not accelerated to energies W > eVd. Anomalous acceleration is realized in the range of radial magnetic fields on the anode 2.8 × 10–2 ≤ BrA ≤ 4 × 10–2 T. It was also found analytically that the cathode of the accelerator can receive anomalously accelerated ions. In this case, the value of the potential in the anodic layer becomes higher than the anode potential, and the anode current exceeds some critical value. Numerical modeling in terms of the developed theory showed qualitative agreement between modeling data and measurements.


Odderon induced contributions to exclusive photoproduction of $\pi^{\circ}$, $f_2(1270)$ and $a_2(1320)$ have been searched for at HERA, using the multiphoton decays of these mesons. No indication for such contributions was found, in a kinematic region defined by the average photon-proton centre-of-mass energy $ = 200 - 215$ GeV, photon virtualities $Q^2 < 0.01 $GeV$^2$ and $0.02 $GeV$^2 < |t| < 0.3 $GeV$^2$, where t is the squared momentum transfer at the proton vertex. The measured upper limits for the cross sections,
$\sigma(\gamma p\to^{\hspace*{-2ex}\mathbb{O}}\pi^{\circ}N^{\ast}) < 39$ nb,
$\sigma(\gamma p\to^{\hspace*{-2ex}\mathbb{O}} f_2(1270)X) < 16$ nb and
$\sigma(\gamma p\to^{\hspace*{-2ex}\mathbb{O}} a_2(1320)X) < 96$ nb,
all at 95% CL, are lower than the predictions by a theoretical model. Exclusive photoproduction of $\omega$ and $\omega\pi^{\circ}$, in the $3\gamma$ and $5\gamma$ decay modes, is observed with the expected cross sections.


Utilized the Emergy evaluation theory and method,Guangzhou was compared with Shanghai on the view of nature-society-economy compound ecology.It indicated that the economic development,the residential emergy-welfare and the environmental pressure in Shanghai were higher than in Guangzhou.But,in the fields of the natural renewal resource and the population bearing-capacity,Guangzhou was superior to Shanghai.In a word,Guangzhou had more sustainable developing potentiality.From the angles of emergy theory and sustainable development,Guangzhou should strengthen the scientific and technical power and increase the utilization efficiency of natural resource.Shanghai should approach a reasonable developing pattern on the basis of controlling the population.


Southern European social democratic parties came to power in the early 1980s while northern social democrats were suffering from a severe political and ideological crisis. However, soon after taking power it was apparent that the southern parties had not escaped the crisis and that the political and ideological dilemmas were even greater than in the north. This article examines the record of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) while in government (1982-1987) and attempts to explain its surprising political success during a period in which the Socialists abandoned much of the social democratic content of their 1982 electoral program. It argues that the historical legacy of the PSOE, peculiarities of the post-1982 party system, the internal politics of the Socialist party, and the charisma of party leader Felipe González, reduced the political costs associated with dramatic political economic and foreign policy reversals. However, after abandoning its social democratic platform, the PSOE now faces a political and ideological crisis similar to that plaguing its West European counterparts.


Appadurai,A. (ed.) (1996) The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Kopytoff, I. (1986) 'The cultural biography of things: commoditization as process', in A.Appadurai (ed.) The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective, pp. 64–91. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Marcuse, H. (1964) One-Dimensional Man. Boston, MA: Beacon.


-Acutalis tartarea (Say) is a membracid species found through out the northeastern 2/3 of North America. We present information on its biology and field life history in Florida and draw comparisons with the biology of Micrutalis malleifera (Fowler). A discussion of the polymorphic forms of A. tartarea is presented along with the reasoning for suppression of the names Acutalis semicrema (Say) and Acutalis inornata (Ball), both of which are color polymorphs. The im mature stages of A. tartarea are described and illustrated. Acutalis tartarea (Say) and closely related Micrutalis spp. were found in rotary flight traps near and on the undergrowths of coconut plantings during a study of homopterous insects associated with lethal yellowing (LY) dis ease of coconut palms in Florida (Tsai 1980). Simons and Coe (1958) found the treehopper Micrutalis malleifera (Fowler) to be the vector of pseudo curly top virus (PCTV) in tomatoes grown in Florida. Their work provided the first documented record of a treehopper vector of a virus disease. In light of Simons and Coe's work, A. tartarea was considered a possible vector of LY due to its proximity to diseased trees. Since little was known of its biology and life history the following study ensued. The purpose of this paper is to report on the life history, morphology, and taxonomic status of A. tartarea. Materials and Methods Since common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) was found to be a natural host of A. tartarea in the field, it was the principal host plant in laboratory rearings. Seedlings were transplanted to styrofoam pots ca. 5 cm in diameter and held in a greenhouse equipped with an evaporative cooling system that maintained a temperature at ca. 27?C. Relative humidity was not controlled. China aster (Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees), eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don) also were used for life history studies in the laboratory, under the same conditions as common ragweeds. A. tartarea adults were collected in the Fort Lauderdale area to establish Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Journal Series No. 2346. This content downloaded from 220.127.116.11 on Thu, 06 Oct 2016 04:58:40 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms VOLUME LXXXVIII, NUMBER 3 175 laboratory colonies. The stock colony of A. tartarea was reared on common ragweed in a rearing room at 24 ? 1?C and R.H. 75 ? 5%. Light intensities of 7,000 lux were provided by a bank of six fluorescent lights with a 12 hour photophase and 12 hour scotophase. The same conditions were provided for life cycle study. In order to study nymphal development, host plants were modified by trimming the excess foliage from the terminal tips and placing these trimmed tips in rearing cages. Rearing cages consisted of 4.5 cm plastic petri dishes with their sides notched to accept the terminal stem of the host plant. The portion of the stems which passed through the notch in the petri dish was wrapped with sponge rubber to form a tight seal and prevent escapes. Dark colored paper was placed on the bottom of the dish to facilitate the obser vation of molted skins. Ventilation was provided by cutting a small hole in the petri dish lid and glueing a fine screen over it. Daily observations were made on each rearing cage throughout the duration of the study. The morphological characters of each life stage were described and illus trated with the aid of a camera lucida mounted on a Wild? 5M dissecting microscope at 25 x magnification. Measurements of nymphs in each instar were made with a Bausch and Lomb Zoom 7 Stereoscope? and a calibrated ocular micrometer.2


This paper presents the coupling between systems engineering (SE) and safety analysis (SA), by proposing an approach that allows integrating a safety analysis methodology to the 'Papyrus 4 robotics' (P4R) framework. We are especially interesting by automatic generation of fault trees in Open-PSA format from a UML Models.


We have recently shown that the $\sim2$ Gyr old Large Magellanic Cloud star cluster NGC 1978 hosts multiple populations in terms of star-to-star abundance variations in [N/Fe]. These can be seen as a splitting or spread in the sub-giant and red giant branches (SGB and RGB) when certain photometric filter combinations are used. Due to its relative youth, NGC 1978 can be used to place stringent limits on whether multiple bursts of star-formation have taken place within the cluster, as predicted by some models for the origin of multiple populations. We carry out two distinct analyses to test whether multiple star-formation epochs have occurred within NGC 1978. First, we use UV CMDs to select stars from the first and second population along the SGB, and then compare their positions in optical CMDs, where the morphology is dominantly controlled by age as opposed to multiple population effects. We find that the two populations are indistinguishable, with age differences of $1\pm20$ Myr between them. This is in tension with predictions from the AGB scenario for the origin of multiple populations. Second, we estimate the broadness of the main sequence turnoff (MSTO) of NGC 1978 and we report that it is consistent with the observational errors. We find an upper limit of $\sim$65 Myr on the age spread in the MSTO of NGC 1978. This finding is in conflict with the age spread scenario as origin of the extended MSTO in intermediate age clusters, while it fully supports predictions from the stellar rotation model.


Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) often come under criticism for being havens of conservatism (Harper and Gasman 2008). This conservatism can be found intertwined in some HBCUs' presidential hiring processes. Focusing on the lack of gender parity in the HBCU presidency, through a Black Feminist Theory lens, I argue that HBCUs using these practices for the selection of Black women presidents create a conflict of self for aspirants who do not authentically subscribe to or perform conservatism. The philosophical ideas of authenticity, self‐esteem, and self‐respect are explored to explain how these expectations create barriers to aspirants achieving their goals and their authentic selves. Subjecting Black women leaders to these practices oppresses aspirants' need for authenticity and leads to the replication of these conservative ideologies. I conclude that these barriers, in turn, narrow the HBCU presidential pipeline and perpetuate a lack of gender parity in HBCU leadership.


Computer vision tasks often have the goal of inferring geometric and radiometric information about a 3D environment given limited sensing resources. It is helpful to develop relationships between these real-world properties and the actual measurements that are taken. To this end we propose a new relationship between object radiance and image irradiance based on power conservation and a thin lens imaging model. The relationship has a closed-form solution for in-focus points and can be solved via numerical integration for points that are not focused. It can be thought of as a generalization of Horn's irradiance equation. Through both numerical simulations and comparison with the intensity values of actual images, our equation is shown to provide better accuracy than Horn's equation. Improvement is most notable for near-focused images where the pinhole imaging model implicit in Horn's derivation breaks down. Outside of this regime, our model validates the use of Horn's approximation.


Imagine a world where 168 million children are learning instead of working in low-wage or no-wage jobs. Imagine them on a clearer pathway to decent, safe, nonexploitative, and stable vocations. In this essay, we review the current approaches to child labor presented in recent publications, and in a mobile application. Our aim is to bring international education researchers up to date with a range of views on the problem of child labor and possible solutions. Schools are gaining recognition within the labor movement for their importance in leading to decent adult work, not just as an alternative to child labor, and this change in perspective makes child labor research relevant for education researchers. In this review, we discuss Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi's grassroots activism against child labor. We also discuss implications of the goal of decent work, now made explicit in the International La-


Presented is a summary of 882 homosexual people's responses to 5 open-ended questions about sexual reorientation therapy. Of the 882 participants, 726 reported that they had received reorientation therapy from a professional therapist or a pastoral counselor. As a group, 779 (89.7%) of the participants viewed themselves as "more homosexual than heterosexual," "almost exclusively homosexual," or "exclusively homosexual" in their orientation before receiving reorientation therapy or making self-help efforts to change. The majority reported they believed sexual reorientation therapy and various forms of self-help were helpful to them, psychologically, spiritually, and sexually.


Genetic variations in loci that are in cis or trans of the human beta-globin gene cluster are shown to correlate significantly with the levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF). One of these genes is MAP3K5 (or ASK1), a member of the MAPK pathway, which is activated by various stresses and pro-inflammatory cytokines that contribute to cellular apoptosis. Recent results from our laboratory have shown that the presence of the rare C allele in two intronic SNPs of MAP3K5, namely rs9376230 and rs9483947, is associated with reduced levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) (Tafrali et al., 2013). For this reason, we assumed that these polymorphisms may be associated with changes in the regulatory regions of MAP3K5 which could modify its expression levels. Thus, we investigated the frequency of a microsatellite marker at the proximal promoter region of MAP3K5, regarding the presence of four or five repeats of a 5-bp short tandem repeat (STR), am y 5' – GCGCG – 3' (positio -51 to -27 from transcription start site). With this approach, we wanted to ascertain whether this STR is associated with the previously studied SNPs (Tafrali et al., 2013) and consequently with th v s o bF i β-thalassemia intermediate or major patients compared to non-thalassemic individuals. For this purpose, we analyzed the DNA samples from 11 β-tha ass mia i t rm ia a 15 β-thalassemia major patients, as well as 60 non-thalassemic controls of Western Greek origin. Genotyping was performed by selectively amplifying a MAP3K5 gene promoter fragment between positions -273 to +79, followed by either sequencing or heteroduplex analysis. The analysis showed that there is an almost perfect correlation of the rare C allele for rs9376230 and the rare C allele for rs9483947 with the five STR repeats, forming a haplotype associated with low levels of HbF and with the phenotype of severe b-thalassemia. This haplotype is detected with a r qu cy o 60% i β-thalassemia major patients and it statistica y sig i ica t y viat s rom th corr spo i g r qu ci s i β-thalassemia intermedia patients (p = 0.04) and in non-thalassemic individuals (p = 0.003). These results indicate that the polymorphisms rs9376230 and rs9483947 are in linkage with the promoter STR polymorphism, which may have a functional role in MAP3K5 gene expression.


In this thesis, the image processing functions under MATLAB are studied. A photo (Wuxi Garden) is modified with two different processes and the different effects can be seen. Another photo is modified with the wavelet transformation, which shows the better effects on reducing noises.


Issues related to searchability and ease of access have plagued fan fiction since its inception. This paper discusses the predominate forms of fan-mediated indexing and descriptive metadata, commonly referred to as folksonomy or tagging, and compares the benefits and disadvantages of each model. These models fall into three broad categories: free tagging, controlled vocabulary, and hybrid folksonomy. Each model has distinct advantages and shortcomings related to findability, results filtering, and creative empowerment. Examples for each are provided. Possible ramifications to fan fiction from improved metadata and access are also discussed.


This paper proposes a transmitter filtering (TF) method for random access using physical channel identifier (PCID)-linked receiver beamforming (BF). The role of the transmitter filtering in this system is to reduce the delay spread of the multipath channel, reduce the multipath interference, and increase the received signal power gain. There is room for improvement in previous zero-forcing (ZF)-based and minimum mean squared error (MMSE)-based TF methods in terms of the trade-off between multipath interference and power gain in view of the actual channel estimation accuracy. The proposed method is characterized by the fact that the number of effective paths after TF operation is set to two. By increasing the number of effective paths from one to two and adaptively adjusting the power and phase difference between the two paths according to the actual channel, the proposed method improves the power gain compared to the ZF-based method and reduces the generation of many undetectable small paths compared to the MMSE method, thus reducing multipath interference. Computer simulations quantitatively show that the proposed method improves the error rate compared to that for the conventional method.


Abstract Microorganisms can accelerate the rate of Mn2+ oxidation by up to five orders of magnitude compared to abiotic Mn2+ oxidation. Mn2+ oxidation in Pseudomonas putida strain GB-1 involves an enzyme incorporated in the outer membrane that oxidizes Mn2+ extracellularly. This Mn2+ -oxidizing factor has to be synthesized inside the cell and transported across the outer membrane. We used a method known as transposon mutagenesis to generate two mutants that are incapable of Mn2+ oxidation because they are unable to transport the Mn2+ 1-oxidizing factor across the outer membrane. However, when cells were lysed, Mn2+ oxidation occurred, verifying that transport and not synthesis of the Mn2+ -oxidizing factor was affected. Transport of the Mn2+ 1-oxidizing factor was restored when normal sequences obtained from a genomic library of Pseudomonas putida strain GB-1 were introduced into the mutant strains. By sequencing the DNA of the disrupted genes of these two mutants it was determined that the affected genes are very similar to the xpc gene family of the related species, Pseudomonas putida WCS358 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This gene family is known to be involved in the two-step protein secretion process in Gram-negative bacteria. In one of the two mutants, the disruption occurs in the gene that encodes a subunit of a complex that spans the membrane. In the other mutant the disruption occurs in the pilD/xcpA gene, which encodes an enzyme (peptidase) that modifies the subunits that are assembled into this membrane-spanning complex. These results indicate the involvement of a two-step protein secretion pathway in the transport of the Mn2+ - oxidizing factor of Pseudomonas putida strain GB-1.


Objective To Study the treatment of gastric stromal tumors.Methods The data of 10 patients with gastric stromal tumors was analyzed retrospectively.Results In 10 patients,7 cases were benign,1 was borderline,2 cases were malignant.After treated by partial or subtotal gastrectomy,all patients were followed up for 6 month~6 years,all were survival.Conclusions Diagnosis of gastric stromal tumors should be based on patient's medical history and clinical menifetation and combined the examine of gastroscope,ultrasonic,CT etc.Operation is main treatment.


In this article the general provisions of artificial lighting installation for urban green areas are disputing. Condition of urban territories lighting of Klaipeda city and its improvement programs are handling. Test results of artificial lighting condition of green area in residential district No. VI of Klaipeda city, situated among Smilteles, I.Simonaitytes, Reikjaviko, Zardininku Streets and Statybininku Avenue, are analyzing.


In 1993-1998 and in 1999-2004 we have performed two surveys of pediatric bacterial meningitis in all 8 neurosurgery/pediatrics and infectious diseases departments in Slovakia. We have detected 101 and another 54 cases with attributable mortality of 15% and sequellae in 18%.


This paper is a study on the type of campuse site plan constructed by Chosun colonial government in japanese period and then the model of the type being the basis on the campus plan. As a result of analysis to the type of function allocation, main axis and reference point, block plan of five high schools constructed in Mid-Meiji Eva in Japan and the campuses in Japanese period, both were composed of same basic types, I make clear that the model of the campus site plan in japanese period was the site plan of five high schools in Japan, as that of higher education facilities in Japan was.


This chapter examines the links between information and communication technologies (ICT), supply chain management (SCM), innovation, and performance. Such relationships provide managerial implications for contemporary SMEs managers who adopt ICT tools, dynamic process, and organizational strategies to get better information to make decisions that enhance operational outcomes. The results obtained from structural equation modeling indicate that ICT are decisive for operational alignment of actors in the supply chain, also vital to support the innovation process as a key element in the construction of set capabilities to establish improvements at the products and services. Furthermore, SCM mediates the relationship between ICT and Innovation, substantially relevant to business performance. This study digs deeper into the importance of the machinery used in the SMEs as an operational capability.


The variation of K,Ca,Fe,Zn content was studied during fruit developing process of Ziziphus jujuba Mill.cv.Dongzao and Z.jujuba Mill.cv.Linyilizao.The study determined the mineral elements effect on the fruit quality and will give scientific proof for fertilization fruit quality control of Chinese jujube.The results are as follows: Comparison of four mineral elements content was KCaFeZn during fruit development.The content of K was highest at the fruit setting stage and then decreased slowly,but in fruit development stage it kept a higher degree.The contents of Ca,Fe and Zn were higher in the earlier period of the fruit developing process and decreased later.


As the increase of capacity and the advancement of automation level,the security is much expected in power system.Formerly the human factors have always been neglected in preventing or analyzing the accident.The disadvantage of the conventional way is analyzed and a new technique-safety ergonomics is proposed to the accident analysis in the paper.Further it is applied to the design of interface,the assigning of task and the reliability analysis.


The invention discloses a selective catalytic reduction denitration catalyst. The selective catalytic reduction denitration catalyst comprises a carrier, an active substance and a cocatalyst, wherein the carrier is a protonated titanium nanotube; the active substance is a transition metal oxide which is obtained by firing an active substance precursor; and the cocatalyst is a transition metal oxide which is obtained by firing a cocatalyst precursor. The invention also discloses a preparation method for the selective catalytic reduction denitration catalyst. The preparation method comprises the following steps: performing hydrothermal treatment to titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles and a strong alkali solution; washing with acid; washing with water; soaking into an organic solvent; drying to obtain the protonated titanium nanotube; and loading the active substance and the cocatalyst by an immersion method. The preparation method for the catalyst is simple, safe and low in cost. Comparedwith the traditional commercial catalyst, the prepared catalyst has a longer service life and has an unique advantage in smoke with high alkali metal and alkaline-earth metal contents.


Fast and stable production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) through electrochemical pathways is crucial for wastewater treatment applications. With this objective, herein we report an integrated and superaerophilic electrode composed of atomically dispersed Ni-O-C sites enriched carbon nanosheets (IS-NiOC electrode) for electrochemical oxygen reduction to produce H2O2. Both experimental and theoretical results have proven that atomically dispersed Ni-O-C sites enable a low overpotential (260 mV at 0.1 mA cm− 2) and high selectivity (> 90% at 0.0 ~ 0.5 V vs. RHE) in neutral electrolyte. Compared with a commercial gas-diffusion electrode, the IS-NiOC electrode offers stronger affinity to oxygen bubbles and more robust three-phase contact points, resulting in high current density (~ 106 mA cm− 2 at 0.25 V vs. RHE) and superior stability (~ 200 h). These merits allow the application of the IS-NiOC electrode in an electro-Fenton-like process, which enables fast degradation of representative organic pollutants in both steady state and flow state.


Attenuation and delay of active tracers in tube transport is an important current problem, but its full explanation is still lacking. To this end a model is introduced, where part of a tracer undergoes condensation and evaporation, treated as a diffusion-type process, in addition to Taylor dispersion. Condensation of water was verified by high-speed imaging, and the model solution fitted the breakthrough curves of laboratory measurements with pulses of water vapor of varying relative humidity. The model provides a transfer function whose performance was verified against field measurements.


Purification of soybean agglutinin with three affinity chromatography systems,GalNac-epoxy-Sepharose 6B,Gal-CH-Sepharose 4B and guar were compared.The results showed the differences of the prodution rate and absorbing capcities among the three systems were significant,147±15,110±12,128±16mg/100g raw soybean and 12.2±1.4,7.5±1.3,2.1±1.6 mg/mL gel separately.This result indicated that the best way to purify soybean agglutinin was GalNac-epoxy-Sepharose 6B.


This study investigated the use of clinoptilolite as a permeable reactive barrier (PRB) substrate for retaining heavy metals from Acid Rock Drainage (ARD). PRBs are one of the options for retaining metals from A R D , allowing a cleaned groundwater plume to the receiving


Bovine mycoplasma, chiefly Mycoplasma bovis, is a pathogen that causes pneumonia, mastitis, arthritis, and otitis media in cattle. This pathogen exerts immunosuppressive effects, such as the inhibition of interferon production. However, the mechanisms involved in bovine mycoplasmosis have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the role of the programmed death‐1 (PD‐1)/programmed death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1) pathway in immunosuppression in bovine mycoplasmosis.


Abstract The PMOE planetary/lunar ephemeris framework was established in 2003, and has been improved in recent years. In the framework of the post-Newtonian effects, the figure perturbation effects arising from the a finite size of the Sun, Moon and the Earth, and the effect of the Earth tide were taken into account. The accuracy of using the PMOE ephemeris to predict the positions of the planets in the solar system are the same as that of JPL DE 405. Based on this framework, the orbit optimization for the LISA, ASTROD and ASTROD I missions, and the computation of celestial phenomena and lunar phases in the Xia Shang and Zhou period of ancient China have been completed.


We report the discovery of an X-ray pulsar in the young, massive Galactic star cluster Westerlund 1. We detected a coherent signal from the brightest X-ray source in the cluster, CXO J164710.2-455216, during two Chandra observations on 2005 May 22 and June 18. The period of the pulsar is 10.6107(1) s. We place an upper limit to the period derivative of < 2 × 10-10 s s-1, which implies that the spin-down luminosity is ≤ 3 × 1033 ergs s-1. The X-ray luminosity of the pulsar is LX ≈ 3 × 1033(D/5 kpc)2 ergs s-1, and the spectrum can be described by a kT = 0.61 keV blackbody with a radius of Rbb = 0.27 ± 0.03(D/5 kpc) km. Deep infrared observations reveal no counterpart with K < 18.5, which rules out a binary companion with M > 1 M☉. Taken together, the properties of the pulsar indicate that it is a magnetar. The rarity of slow X-ray pulsars and the position of CXO J164710.2-455216 only 1.′6 from the core of Westerlund 1 indicates that it is a member of the cluster with >99.97% confidence. Westerlund 1 contains 07 V stars with initial masses Mi ≈ 35 M☉ and >50 post-main-sequence stars that indicate the cluster is 4 ± 1 Myr old. Therefore, the progenitor to this pulsar had an initial mass Mi > 40 M☉. This is the most secure result among a handful of observational limits to the masses of the progenitors to neutron stars.


The United States Army provides training in medical laboratory science — from associate's and bachelor's through post-doctoral degrees — for individuals who want careers that provide growth opportunities, increased responsibilities, variety, and a chance to see the world. Active-duty enlisted personnel, reservists, National Guard, and international military students who are interested in the medical laboratory field can obtain the basic skills and education necessary to support the U.S. Department of Defense medical mission during peacetime, mobilization, wartime, and support operations. The program — 311-91810 — is divided into two phases: • Phase 1 consists of a 26-week resident course conducted at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) at Fort Sam Houston, TX. • Phase 2 provides clinical training at any one of 22 U.S. hospital clinical laboratories. Graduates earn 60 semester credits but must also earn 12 additional credits to receive their Associate in Integrated Studies (AIS) degree and receive the Army's military occupation-specialty designation of medical laboratory technician (MLT). The entire course is affiliated with George Washington University in the District of Columbia, which offers graduates the opportunity to eventually earn their bachelor's degree. It complies with the requirements of the Department of Defense's Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program and is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. After a tour of duty, medical laboratory technicians can apply for an additional skill identifier, such as cytology or biological-sciences assistant. The cytology course is accredited, and all graduates receive a bachelor's degree. The biologicalsciences assistant must have a bachelor's or master's degree in a biological science and must perform professional-medical and medical-research duties. Enlisted personnel may work in a hospital, research facility, or in the field.


The selective detection of different gas components will remain of huge importance in the future, either in the ambient air or in flue gases, e.g., for controlling purposes of combustion processes. The focus here is on the development of a highly selective ammonia sensor that will be exemplarily used in the flue gas of biomass combustion plants with catalysts for nitrogen oxide reduction. Such applications require a robust sensor design, in this case, based on a ceramic substrate. The gaseous ammonia is detected with the help of a zeolite film, whose selective adsorption properties towards ammonia are already intensively being used in the field of flue gas catalysis. The adsorption and desorption of ammonia on the gas-sensitive zeolite film lead to changes in the dielectric properties of the functional material. Using an interdigital electrode (IDE) structure below the zeolite film, the capacitance was determined as a measure of the ammonia concentration in the gas. In this context, the fabrication of all layers of the sensor in the thick film with subsequent laser patterning of the IDE structure enables a cost-efficient and effective method. The functionality of this sensor principle was extensively tested during measurements in the laboratory. A high and fast response to ammonia was detected at different sensor temperatures. In addition, very low cross-sensitivities to other gas components such as water (very low) and oxygen (zero) were found.


Mood of a person changes frequently during a day. A mood can be categorized as happy, sad, calm and angry. Most of the people today share their daily activities, opinions, feelings regularly in social media. Identification of current mood will be useful for recommendation systems to change or elevate moods. Thus, this proposed system identifies the current mood of a person by mining their social media contents such as posts, comments, image posts and emoticons. In the proposed solution, a score for the current mood is calculated in two stages; a score for text contents (images with text and posts/comments) and score for emoticons were computed. Posts made within a 24-hour period will be considered for the current mood and scores for multiple posts are combined using a temporal weighted average. Text classification is done using a 1D Convolution Neural Network and emoticon classification is performed using a survey. Finally, an overall accuracy of 85% is achieved.


To the editor: We have read with great interest the paper by Soresi et al. (1). The authors report genotype 1 is more frequent in patients with mild-moderate steatosis and seems to condition therapeutic response negatively, together with body mass index (BMI) and age. From this work emerges the importance of a better internistic evaluation in order to reach the highest number of sustained virological response (SVR). As confirmation of what was stated by Soresi et al. (2) for us it is a pleasure to remember our recent experience, effected in subjects with recurrent hepatitis C (genotype 1) after liver transplantation and treated with pegylated interferon a-2b plus ribavirin. We have evidenced a strong correlation between BMI, cholesterol (mg/dl), triglycerides (TGC, ng/ml) and hepatic percentage of steatosis. In subjects with BMI o25 and TGC o160, the chance of SVR was 48 times higher than that of no-response. The chances of SVR and sustained biochemical response for patients with percentage of steatosis o 15 were 12 times higher than that with higher percentage of steatosis values (2). The observed diminished response has been hypothesized to be because of decreased interferon bioavailability in presence of hepatic steatosis, which itself is a predictor of poor response to interferon treatment. Moreover, increased expression of suppressor of cytokine that inhibit interferon signalling may be one mechanism by which overweight reduces the interferon response (3). We can conclude how the amount of steatosis can be noted specifically through biopsy examination reports and how the management of dismetabolism, diet and exercise therapy can improve BMI, liver histology and, therefore, admeliorate the response to antiviral therapy.


Drawing on previous experience and combined with the actual situation in Songzi county, this paper builds four types of circular economy models including household living type, recycling eco-village type, ecological cultivation garden type and ecological agriculture industry type around the topic of the production and use of bio gas.Eventually the economy of Songzi would develop into circular economy as the combination of agriculture, industry and service industry, providing a reference for the continued development of circular economy of Songzi county.


Selection Criteria This report concerns a systematic review of the evidence on how hospitalization affects oral health. The authors conducted a literature review using 3 common electronic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, and EMBASE). In addition, the bibliographies of relevant articles and of 4 specialist journals were hand searched. No language restrictions were applied. Only longitudinal prospective observational studies were deemed eligible for inclusion. Intervention studies, cross-sectional studies, and case reports and reviews were excluded.


This paper studies the endogenous formation of R&D networks among upstream firms and the welfare implications thereof. Both under an upstream price setting and an upstream quantity setting, it is shown that the complete R&D network emerges in equilibrium but only if spillovers are sufficiently low. Yet, under a quantity setting, the complete network arises within a larger range of spillovers. In both cases, however, there is a potential conflict between private incentives for R&D collaboration and societal ones. We discuss policy measures that may help to steer firms towards a more socially desirable outcome. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Atmospheric and oceanic variability in the Arctic shows the existence of several oscillatory modes. The decadal‐scale mode associated with the Arctic Oscillation (AO) and a low‐frequency oscillation (LFO) with an approximate time scale of 60–80 years, dominate. Both modes were positive in the 1990s, signifying a prolonged phase of anomalously low atmospheric sea level pressure and above normal surface air temperature in the central Arctic. Consistent with an enhanced cyclonic component, the arctic anticyclone was weakened and vorticity of winds became positive. The rapid reduction of arctic ice thickness in the 1990s may be one manifestation of the intense atmosphere and ice cyclonic circulation regime due to the synchronous actions of the AO and LFO. Our results suggest that the decadal AO and multidecadal LFO drive large amplitude natural variability in the Arctic making detection of possible long‐term trends induced by greenhouse gas warming most difficult.


A brief note on the origin of Strehlow Collection, its changing hands, details about the different people who claimed those collections are mentioned. The efforts of Northern Territory government to acquire them and Kathleen Strehlow's efforts to keep them, as well as an account of the income that she received through this collection are provided.


How early years transition-to-school programs have been used to engage families and foster family-school relationships is the focus of this study. Understanding how family-school relationships are created can inform future school engagement practices and ensure that all families are empowered to support their child's educational outcomes.
A review of literature suggests that families in low socio-economic and diverse communities are often perceived by schools as lacking interest or ability to play the role schools expect. Further, the cultural values, beliefs, and economic circumstances of these families are identified as affecting the ways they engage with schools, which may impact on the educational outcomes for children. A paucity of information was evident on how schools go about engaging families from different cultural, linguistic, and economic backgrounds.
Early years programs have been shown to provide support for families as children transition to school, but how all families in a community can be engaged through such programs has not been clarified. An aim of the current study is to provide a rich description of how two Australian schools situated in diverse communities set about engaging all families in authentic relationships.
A qualitative approach, using a multiple case study design, was used to examine how schools engaged parents through early years transition-to-school programs. Participants included school personnel and mothers of children who attended the programs – a playgroup and a pre-Prep program at one school, and a pre-Prep program at the other. Volunteer sampling was used to select parents for the study. Data were collected in focus group discussions and interviews, supplemented by researcher observations and publicly available school documents. Social capital theory provided a theoretical frame for the examination of findings and discussion.
Findings suggest the cultural and linguistic diversity of the communities was not represented by the families who attended the early years programs. Both schools were seen to hold deficit perceptions in relation to community families and family resources. The purpose of engaging families in the transition-to-school period became one of addressing the inadequacies perceived in parents' capacity and children's development in terms of preparedness for school.
As school leadership has an important influence on the development of family-school relationships, including more in-depth interviews with school leaders may have provided further insight.
This research makes a useful contribution to the area. It provides a rich description of how schools in culturally and linguistically diverse communities go about engaging families in relationships and by framing thinking using social capital theory, shows how a school could shift deficit thinking to acknowledge the skills and resources families possess, and potentially engage all families. The study suggests that working in a collaborative manner with community stakeholders could enhance educational outcomes. Additionally, the adoption of a strengths-based approach is suggested as essential if schools are to develop authentic family-school relationships through early years transition-to-school programs.


Cyanidin‐3‐glucoside (C3G) and cyanidin‐3‐rutinoside (C3R) are two major anthocyanins found in blackberry and black raspberry. Antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory effects of C3G and C3R in RAW264.7 murine macrophage cells were determined. The tested anthocyanins (10 and 20 µg/mL) significantly reduced H2O2‐induced cytotoxicity. Following 4 h incubation with C3G or C3R, intracellular reactive oxygen species and DNA damage measured by Hoechst and comet assay significantly decreased in H2O2‐stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Cellular ferric reducing antioxidant power also significantly increased with C3G and C3R treatment. Nitric oxide produced in LPS‐stimulated RAW264.7 cells treated with C3G and C3R was reduced by 39.7 and 34.0%, respectively. LPS‐induced prostaglandin E2 productions were also significantly inhibited by C3G (52.6%) and C3R (59.5%). Protein expressions of iNOS and COX‐2 decreased in the cells treated with the anthocyanins. Further, the tested anthocyanins down‐regulated NF‐κB expression, and up‐regulated I‐κB expression in the LPS‐treated macrophages. Overall results indicate that C3G and C3R, potent antioxidants, may suppress inflammatory response via inhibition of NO and PGE2 releases and modulation of gene expression.


Abstract : Of all the intelligence challenges in the post-cold war world, medical issues are emerging as one of the most important. Increasingly our policymakers recognize that disease, environmental pollution, and health systems' failures threaten peace, stability, and economic progress throughout the developing world, shaping environments on terms other than ours and, at times, necessitating U.S. humanitarian and peacekeeping involvement. Medical intelligence is one tool that helps national policy makers, theater commanders and operational planners employ the medical instrument to best effect. To be properly employed, however, medical intelligence must be viewed as an intelligence function more than a medical function. Further, medical intelligence assets need to be distributed through the spectrum of intelligence support-strategic, operational, and tactical.


provide detailed evidence for an important question which Ottomanists tend to gloss over with generalities : how great an autonomy did non-Muslim communities—in this case the Jews—enjoy within the Ottoman Empire ? Aryeh Shmuelevitz's chapters on the law-courts and taxation, as areas where the Jewish community came into direct contact with the Ottoman authorities, provide some of the answers. The responsa give a clear picture of which legal cases—especially matrimonial and custody cases—the rabbis tried to keep purely within the jurisdiction of Jewish courts, and which cases—notably, criminal matters and cases involving transactions between Jews and non-Jews—habitually came before the Islamic mahkeme. They also reveal that it was not unusual for Jews to have recourse to the kadis' courts in the knowledge that Islamic law would favour their case, a notable example of this being where Jewish daughters used Islamic courts to claim a share in an inheritance which Jewish law forbade. The final jurisdiction, however, lay with the kadi, a position which the halakhic principle of ' the law of the kingdom is the law' recognized. In the field of taxation the collection of the cizye reveals a degree of communal autonomy. The Jewish communities paid this as a lump sum (maktu') through their own authorities, and the view that the tax was essentially communal rather than individual is illustrated by the fact that if a Jew moved, he continued to pay in his own community until a new register was made. An individual was, however, never expected to pay twice, once in his old, and once in his new community. These chapters on the law-courts and taxation are the most valuable in providing a picture of the position of Jews in relation to the Ottoman government. The final chapter on the Jews' involvement in the Empire's trade, with its information on trade-fairs, traderoutes and their security, methods of commercial organization and insurance is an outstanding contribution to Ottoman economic history. A less satisfactory section of the book is the one which deals with taxes other than the cizye, mainly because the responsa themselves evidently do not provide a systematic account of these.


This chapter examines how courts in commonwealth jurisdictions have used neuropsychiatric evidence as a mitigating factor in sentencing, in cases involving (a) drug- and gambling-addicted offenders and (b) offenders prescribed dopaminergic medication for a movement disorder. The authors first examine how courts have approached criminal offending linked in some way to drug or behavioral addictions. Generally, commonwealth courts see drug- or gambling-addicted offenders as morally blameworthy agents deserving of imprisonment. Some courts have occasionally adopted a medical stance and allowed an individual's drug or gambling addiction to mitigate their sentence. The justification for adopting a medical stance has arguably been the greater economic and public health benefits of a medical approach rather than a strong embrace of neuropsychiatric evidence. In contrast, in two recent cases in which criminal offences have been attributed to dopaminergic medication prescribed for movement disorders, courts have strongly relied upon neuropsychiatric evidence as a mitigating factor at sentencing. Reliance on this evidence was unnecessary in these cases, as the noncustodial sentences imposed on patients could have been justified on other grounds. This evidence was also misapplied. The authors conclude with an analysis of the implications of this misapplication for the use of neurointerventions to reduce addiction-related offending. This analysis is vital to ensuring that future courts determining an appropriate neurointervention for a movement-disordered offender unwilling to reduce their medication will not be hamstrung by a conflation of causality and compulsion.


The staff of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory has been interested for a number of years in the vectors of yellow fever in Panama. In the fall of 1949 an attempt was made to isolate virus from mosquitoes captured at two locations; Pacora, where human yellow fever deaths were recorded in November and December, 1948 and Buena Vista, where deaths occurred in August and September, 1949. From the end of September, 1949 to the onset of the dry season in early January, 1950, 2,723 mosquiotes were collected from the Pacora station and 1,672 from the Buena Vista station. However, no yellow fever virus was recovered (Rodaniche, 1951). Although no further human cases were recorded from eastern Panama until the present year, there was reason to suspect the infection had remained endemic there. This view was supported by the finding of occasional juvenile monkeys with high titers of neutralizing antibodies against yellow fever in their blood (Rodaniche, in press).


PURPOSE: A backlight unit and an image forming apparatus having the same are provided to reduce the irregularity of brightness. CONSTITUTION: A backlight unit of a display device comprises an image receiving part for receiving an image signal, an image processing unit for processing an image signal from the image receiving part, a display panel for displaying an image with the processed image signal, a plurality of light guide plate(101) for projecting light to divided each display area, and a plurality of light sources(210) for projecting light to each light guide plate.


ABSTRACT During a six-year period from 2000 to 2006, 257 animal samples (fur and skin desquamation) were submitted to mycological examination in the Laboratory of Microbiology at the Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. Dermathophytes were cultured from 38 of 257 (14.8%) specimens. Chi-squared test was used to compare differences between independent groups. The most frequent isolated dermathophyte was Microsporum canis (47.4%). Other isolated dermathophytes were: Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes (31.5%), Microsporum gypseum (15.8%), and Microsporum nanum (5.3%). The rates of dermathophytes isolation were 8.4% in dogs; 21.3% in cats; 66.7% in rabbits; and in 11.1% in horses. Keywords: dermathophytes, domestic animals, diagnosis, isolation REFERENCIAS BIBLIOGRAFICAS BERNARDO, F.; LANCA, A.; GUERRA, M.M. et al. Dermatofitos isolados de animais de companhia (cao e gato), em Lisboa, Portugal (2000-2004). Rev. Port. Cienc. Vet. , v.100, p.85-88, 2005. BERNARDO, F.; MARTINS, H.M.; MENDES, A.M. Rastreio de dermatofitos em animais de companhia em Portugal.


Objective To investigate the effect of nitric oxide(NO) on human skin inflammatory reaction. Methods To determine the concentration of Zeolite-NO cream which produce similar biophysical effect and quantities of NO to the acidified nitrite following application of two NO donors on healthy human skin by means of blood flow measurement and chemiluminescence analysis. To detect the inflammatory reaction and type of Th lymphocyte by immunohistochemistry and ELISA. Results ① 33% Zeolite-NO treated skin had similar blood flow and a little bit greater NO loading than that of acidified nitrite treated skin, but no significant difference.(P0.05) ② A significant loss of Langerhan′s cells from the epidermis and a significant increase of CD3,CD4,CD68 and neutrophil elastase positive cells in dermis in 5%Acidified nitrite treated skin (P0.05). A less marked but significant increase was seen in CD4 positive T cells following topical application of Zeolite-NO(P0.05). ③Suction blister fluid in Ze-NO treated skin had significantly increased IFN-γ when compared with that of control blister fluid and there was no detectable IL 4. Conclusion NO induces Th1 lymphocyte infiltration in healthy human skin, but minimal inflammation.


Abstract Stereoselective synthesis of α,β‐unsaturated esters 7 and 8 was achieved through Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction of β,β‐disubstituted α,β‐unsaturated aldehydes. Thus, aldehydes 6 undergo olefination with phosphonate carbanion generated from triethyl phosphonoacetate 3 and lithium hydroxide or butyl lithium/DMPU to give (E)‐α,β‐unsaturated esters 7 with excellent selectivity. The treatment of 6 with the new Horner–Emmons reagents, ethyl(diphenylphosphono)acetate 4a and ethyl (di‐o‐tolyl‐phosphono) acetate 4b in the presence of benzyltrimethyl ammonium hydroxide (Triton B) afforded (Z)‐α,β‐unsaturated esters 8 with 73–89% selectivity. The esters 7 and 8 were converted to (2E)‐ and (2Z)‐4‐cycloalkylidenebut‐2‐enoic acids 9 and 10, respectively.


The challenges of measuring by means of fast WLR the Vt degradation caused by temperature bias stress are discussed in this work. Two methods, the fast two point measurement with smart intermediate stress (SIS) and the back-extrapolation based on measuring the recovery curve are compared. Considering the properties of the test equipment an adjusted SIS approach is implemented in order to get an equivalent method to the stress interruption free OTF-method. Nevertheless recovery causes a stronger degradation vs. time dependence at short times than at long times leading to the implementation of the back-extrapolation of the recovery curve. This method requires the implementation of a curve fitting algorithm like the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm in the fWLR stress routine for data evaluation upon completion of the stress. The method was tested on three PFET types with different oxide thickness and in all cases shows reasonable results for various stress conditions.


"Wang"(亡) oracle of glyph about like a personal image of cane in hand,"Wang"(亡) is the"Mang"(盲) to the original glyph."Wang "the meaning of a word is one cane,and walking along with the image to say the man without vision.Therefore," Wang "extended meaning"no have""no"." Wang "to"derived from Gai(匄) ",with"beg","give"two layers of meaning.From the"Wang"as a phonetic word derived,most of the "blind eye"directly or indirectly related to the meaning.


This bibliography contains 73 annotated references from publications and reports concerning hypoxia, .,;
2.0 ppm dissolved oxygen concentration, in the Gulf of Mexico. Instances of hypoxia from similar habitats and
the effects of low oxygen levels on marine or estuarine organisms are also included. (PDF file contains 15 pages.)


The relationship between driver fatigue and stimulants is reviewed. While little information is available about stimulant use by car drivers, Australian and overseas surveys have shown that about 40-60% of long distance truck drivers have recently used stimulants for the purpose of keeping awake while driving. The pharmacology of the most widely used stimulants is discussed, as are effects of these stimulants on driving behaviour. There is currently insufficient evidence to enable conclusions to be drawn about the role of stimulants in road crashes.


I review how the separate universe approach to cosmological perturbation theory can be used to study the dynamics of long wavelength perturbations in loop quantum cosmology, and use it to calculate how the long wavelength perturbations evolve across the bounce assuming a constant equation of state. An interesting result is that the tensor-to-scalar ratio can be damped or amplified by quantum gravity effects during the bounce, depending on the equation of state of the matter field dominating the dynamics. In particular, if the equation of state is greater than -1/3 the value of the tensor-to-scalar ratio will be damped during the bounce, in some cases significantly.


BACKGROUND
The consequences and risks of prolonged physical exercise are not well established.

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effects of prolonged physical exercise on the participants of a 24-hour ultramarathon race.

METHODS
Twenty male runners were selected for evaluation a day before and immediately after the race, where the athletes had to cover the most distance in 24 hours. Clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic data were obtained at both evaluations.

RESULTS
Mean distance covered was 140.3 ± 18.7 km. Runners showed weight loss (p < 0.001) and decrease in systolic (p < 0.001) and diastolic (p = 0.004) blood pressure. Hematological changes were compatible with the physiological stress. Plasma levels of creatine phosphokinase strikingly increased post-race (163.4 ± 56.8 vs. 2978.4 ± 1921.9 U/L; p < 0.001) and was inversely correlated with distance covered: those who covered the longest distances showed the lowest CPK levels (Pearson r = 0.69, p = 0.02). After the race, 2 runners showed a slight increase in Troponin levels. One of them also had simultaneous decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (coronary artery disease was subsequently ruled out). Basal echocardiography assessment had shown LV hypertrophy in one and increased left atrial volume in five runners. After the race, there was a decrease in E/A ratio (p < 0.01).

CONCLUSION
Prolonged physical exercise is associated with metabolic and cardiovascular alterations. Cardiac abnormalities found in our study suggest that cardiac fatigue may occur in this specific race modality. The long-term effect of these alterations, while maintaining the routine practice of prolonged strenuous physical activity, is still unknown.


achieving the defined quality. Therefore, a methodology for optimization of the costs has been an object of a research.
Due to this aim, the following methods have been applied:
- The Pareto approach for detecting the operations where the largest percent of the irregularities in the working process appear, thus leading to costs caused by the losses;
- CE ( Cause and Effect ) diagram for discovering the causes which have contributed the increase of the costs;
- A method used to analyze the efficiency of working in shifts.
By the help of these methods, the factory losses in € have been determined on daily, weekly, monthly, as well as on yearly basis in the various operations for reconstruction of the rail-vehicles.
Again, by the implementation of this methodology, the defined quality can be effectuated with both increased efficiency and with smallest amount of costs in the working process.
Key words: Pareto approach, costs, optimisation, quality, Cause and Effect diagram.
While practicing the system for provision of quality according to ISO 9001 from the year 2000, in the rail-vehicle factory, it has been ascertained that there are increased costs due to the efforts for achieving the defined quality. Therefore, a methodology for optimization of the costs has been an object of a research.
Due to this aim, the following methods have been applied:
- The Pareto approach for detecting the operations where the largest percent of the irregularities in the working process appear, thus leading to costs caused by the losses;
- CE ( Cause and Effect ) diagram for discovering the causes which have contributed the increase of the costs;
- A method used to analyze the efficiency of working in shifts.
By the help of these methods, the factory losses in € have been determined on daily, weekly, monthly, as well as on yearly basis in the various operations for reconstruction of the rail-vehicles.
Again, by the implementation of this methodology, the defined quality can be effectuated with both increased efficiency and with smallest amount of costs in the working process.
Keywords: Pareto approach; costs; optimization; quality; cause and effect diagram;


In this paper, a detailed comparison of modal electromagnetic field distribution in two canonical microwave cavities, obtained via analytical and recently introduced numerical approaches, is presented and discussed. While the analyzed problems, namely, those of a spherical cavity and a ridged cavity are relatively simple, they still provide valuable benchmarks for novel numerical methods, allowing for early estimates of accuracy, efficiency, and convergence properties of the method. Furthermore, study of field distributions may provide useful insights about strengths and weaknesses of the approximating vector spaces which are otherwise not possible.


In order to understand the foreign research situation of adverse drug reaction,academic literatures of WOS about ADR from 1993 to 2011 were analyzed by using bibliometric method and information visualization tools.Firstly,in this paper we made a quantitative analysis about literature number,region distribution,research institute,main publication,correlative discipline and so on.Then,visualization analysis by using CiteSpace tool was made on two knowledge maps about hot topics time-zone and keywords clustering.


On 3 December 2004 RUSI hosted a Discussion Panel on the Restructuring ofthe British Infantry. The two featured speakers were Brigadier jamie Ba/four, Director ofinfantry, Ministry ofDefence, and Dr Gary Sheffield, Senior Lecturer, joint Services Command and StaffCollege. and King's College London. The Panel was chaired by Colone/john HughesWilson. This article is an edited version of the proceedings, including the disCllssion that followed the two


Although the idea of starting an open access journal had been discussed for years, the need for it became clear at FASEB's Publications and Communications Committee meeting in March 2016. The increased uptake of open access publishing in The FASEB Journal made it evident that there was strong and growing demand for this type of publishing among authors and their funders, and that this demand was likely not being met fully by The FASEB Journal's hybrid open access approach. Furthermore, given The FASEB Journal's selectivity based on publishing priority, not all studies will be published, regardless of how well the experiments are designed and conducted. This leaves a number of authors and potential authors seeking to publish multi/transdisciplinary work with FASEB for whom The FASEB Journal may not be the best fit. Finally, as the focus toward reproducibility intensifies, FASEB wanted to provide a venue where scientists can publish reports covering their ability (or inability) to replicate published experiments. Because these reports lack the novelty of new experimentation, they would likely never be published in The FASEB Journal, despite their critical importance to working scientists.


The magnet system of the ATLAS detector, which presently is being installed in the LHC accelerator at CERN, consists of four components: the inner Solenoid, two End Cap Toroids and the Barrel Toroid (BT). The Barrel Toroid is composed by 8 separated superconducting coils, race-track shaped, 25 m long and 5 m large, each containing two superconducting windings referred as double pancakes. At the present time all the 8 coils have been completed and independently tested on surface under nominal conditions, and the final assembly of the toroid in the ATLAS cavern is in progress. The construction of double pancakes of unprecedented size has required a great effort in order to match the tight design dimensional tolerances and to obtain a good impregnation quality. In this paper we summarize the most relevant features of the manufacturing process of the double pancakes and the results of the measurements performed to guarantee the geometrical, impregnation and electrical quality. These data can be now considered as the "status of the art" for large size superconducting coils


This study was descriptif research, to be known the teacher skills for implementing thematic learning at SDN Impres 1 Tanamodindi Palu. The data collecting by instrument: instructional observation, validity of lessons plan, observation of PAIKEM, and student's satisfaction. The result of this study showed the skills of instructional teacher had good category (69.89%). Only two teachers had excellent category (76 and 78%). The documents of lessons plan in good category (69.14%). The teacher skills to implementing PAIKEM got a good category (68.89%), but only one teacher had a little bit good category (87.78%). The student's satisfaction had very good category its 3.00%.  Base on the study finding, it can be concluded that the sixth of teacher hope to be still improve their skills for hopefully professional teacher. Keywords: Teacher Sklls ; Thematic Learning ; Joyful Learning .


Conventional cocoa breeding is slow and takes about 10-15 years to complete a breeding cycle. Applying genomic technology using DNA markers will significantly decrease cocoa breeding cycle. The objectives of this study were to construct cocoa whole genome genomic libraries to be used for resequencing the whole genome of cocoa and obtain whole genome resequence data of three cocoa genotypes. Three Indonesian cocoa genotypes (ICCR02, ICRR04, and SUL02) were used. DNA genomic was isolated from young leaf and used to construct genomic DNA libraries and generate DNA clusters. DNA clusters were sequenced using a HiSeq2000 platform. The whole genome libraries of the cocoa genotypes were successfully constructed. The library size was 300 bp with concentrations of 14.70 ng/μL (ICCR02), 15.20 ng/μL (ICCR04), and 12.90 ng/μL (SUL02), respectively. The genomic library size and concentrations are suitable for sequencing study using the NGS HiSeq2000. Total sequencing output obtained was 52.9 x 10 bp. The genomic library clusters resulted during the sequencing process demonstrated the Q scores > 30 of 75.0% with low error sequencing rate of 1.47%. Cluster densities, percentage of cluster PF, base intensity, and percentage of phasing and prephasing indicated the cluster quality of the genomic libraries is classified as an ideal one to be used for resequencing study using NGS HiSeq2000. The resequence data were ideal for SNP marker discovery. SNP markers are used to identify economically important genes of cocoa and marker-aided cocoa breeding to decrase the cocoa breeding cycle.


The present article explores the circuit design,systematic fixing,systematic debugging and fault examination,and data analysis and dealing in the competition of Electronics Production Assembling and Debugging Skill Competion of the Yalong Cup at Secondary Vocational Schools,putting forward the comprehensive competition design.


For accelerated incompressible, ideal elastoplastic plates of finite thickness with a preformed sinusoidal perturbation at the interface, we investigate the stability behavior encompassing neutral and most-unstable modes, stable oscillatory modes, and the onset of plastic flow. We show that the largest perturbation wavelength that can maximize the growth rate corresponds to a finite thickness plate. For elastically stable configurations, stress gradients that arise as a result of the interfacial disturbance can lead to the formation of counter-rotating particle displacement trajectories that tessellate the extent of the plate. By computing the spatiotemporal evolution of the stress tensor, we are able to construct the boundaries that demarcate the transition from elastically stable oscillatory modes to the onset of plastic flow based on the von Mises yield criterion. Earlier estimates of these boundaries for thick plates differ qualitatively and quantitatively from the present results, in which the common...


The invention discloses a kit for detecting the content of an immune globulin D. The kit comprises a reagent R1, a reagent R2 and an immune globulin D calibrator, wherein the reagent R1 comprises a first buffer solution, a first electrolyte, a surfactant, a first stabilizer, a high-molecular accelerant and a first preservative; the reagent R2 comprises a second buffer solution, an anti-human immune globulin D antibody, a second electrolyte, a second stabilizer and a second preservative; the immune globulin D calibrator comprises a third buffer solution, a third stabilizer, a third preservative, an antioxidant and an anti-human immune globulin D antigen. The invention further discloses an application of the kit for detecting the content of the immune globulin D to the detection of the content of the immune globulin D and a method for detecting the content of an immune globulin D light chain by adopting the kit for detecting the content of the immune globulin D. By adopting the kit and the method for detecting the content of the immune globulin D, the content of the immune globulin D in a detection sample can be detected easily and rapidly.


This paper describes a study of assessing the effect of reorientation variation on the myocardial blood flow (MBF) estimation from dynamic PET cardiac acquisition using 13NH3. 58 13NH3 dynamic datasets were reoriented with an automatic algorithm. For each dataset a series of 20 random reorientations were generated from the automatically computed result. The variation of MBF with the reorientation parameters was assessed using the coefficient of variation (CV). The mean, standard deviation and max of CV for the 58 datasets with reorientation and center perturbation are computed for the three AHA vessel regions: LAD (4.8%, 3.3%, 21.1%), LCX (4.5%, 3.3%, 20.3%), RCA (5.6%, 5.4%, 30.6%), all regions combined (4.5%, 3.3%, 17.1%). The results show manual adjustment of the reorientation is not expected to cause large variation on the MBF estimation on the three vessel regions or globally, if the placement of the BIF ROI is appropriate.