Along with the wide spread public applications of GIS technologies and advancements of the development of smart cities,it is very important to convert location-based information to geo-coordinates accurately and efficiently through address matching operations.This paper reviews the basic concepts,key elements,mainstream methods,and existing problems of address matching.The essential causes of uncertainty and errors involved in address matching are identified and a postal building geocoding method is proposed to overcome these problems.


The sensitivity of the electronic properties of carbon nanotubes to gases, chemicals, temperature, and mechanical strain enables their use as fillers in nanocomposites for sensing applications. In this paper, the authors develop a low-cost and scalable process based on inkjet printing technology to fabricate printed flexible sensors used for strain and damage detection. A well-dispersed conductive water-based ink is fabricated with functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and deposited onto paper and Kapton substrates to obtain a sheet resistance as low as 500 Ω sq−1 with about 30 printed layers. The number of printed layers, the direction of the electrical resistance measurement, and the type of substrate have clear effects on the sensor's electrical performances related to the detection of mechanical strain and impact damage. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of the printed sensors for micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) impact damage detection through hypervelocity testing.


Road construction is an activity that demands a significant amount of aggregates for bituminous mixtures. In addition, these aggregates must be of a suitable quality for use, even more so on high traffic roads. In response to this problem, and in order to avoid the extraction of new raw materials, research is being carried out using industrial waste as a substitute for conventional aggregates. In this way, the extraction of raw materials is reduced and landfilling of waste is avoided. However, these wastes must have certain properties and environmental advantages over natural aggregates. Otherwise, the use of waste would not be environmentally beneficial but would be more damaging to the environment. For this reason, this research evaluates the viability of using electric arc furnace slag as aggregates for bituminous mixtures, the main objectives being the determination of the characteristics of the by-product, the particularities and the critical points to be taken into account for its subsequent use in mixtures. At the same time, the environmental advantages of treating this waste to obtain a usable aggregate are evaluated in comparison with the processing of a natural aggregate. The results showed that electric arc furnace slags have a suitable chemical composition and excellent physical and mechanical properties for use in bituminous mixtures, even on high traffic roads. At the same time, it was determined that their use produces a considerable reduction in environmental afflictions. Therefore, it could be affirmed that the use of electric arc furnace slags in bituminous mixtures is recommendable as a way to develop more sustainable materials for construction.


PANI/Bi2MoO6 composites with improved photoelectrochemical performance and accessible interfacial active sites were fabricated for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of RhB.


This paper presents a detailed investigation into the contributions of different sound sources to the exterior noise of a high-speed train both experimentally and by simulations. The in situ exterior noise measurements of the high-speed train, including pass-by noise and noise source identification, are carried out on a viaduct. Pass-by noise characteristics, noise source localizations, noise source contributions of different regions, and noise source vertical distributions are considered in the data analysis, and it is shown how they are affected by the train speed. An exterior noise simulation model of the high-speed train is established based on the method of ray acoustics, and the inputs come from the array measurements. The predicted results are generally in good agreement with the measurements. The results show that for the high-speed train investigated in this paper, the sources with the highest levels are located at bogie and pantograph regions. The contributions of the noise sources in the carbody region on the pass-by noise increase with an increasing distance, while those in the bogie and train head decrease. The source contribution rates of the bogie and the lower region decrease with increasing train speed, while those of the coach centre increase. At a distance of 25 m, the effect of the different sound sources control on the pass-by noise is analysed, namely, the lower region, bogie, coach centre, roof region, and pantograph. This study can provide a basis for exterior noise control of high-speed trains.


This copy was scanned from an original 1997 document, converted to text with OCR software and processed in MS Word to mirror the original as much as possible. The document was authored by Brian Loflin who also developed and coordinated the multi-session, multi-presenter workshop on the subject held at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. This document was the primary hand-out at the workshop. Many sessions, such as wildflower photography, covered material not included here. Also, this was written before the popular use of digital cameras but still contains much useful information.


The invention provides a data change terminal of a train running monitoring device and a data change method. The data change terminal comprises a data change terminal body and a data transmission wire matched with the data change terminal body, wherein the data change terminal body comprises a control unit, a FLASH memory, a liquid crystal display screen, a key unit, a USB communication interface and a power supply management unit; the FLASH memory is connected with the control unit; the liquid crystal display screen and the key unit are respectively connected with the control unit; the USB communication interface is connected with the control unit; the power supply management unit is connected with the control unit. The data change terminal of the train running monitoring device can store four sets of change data at a time; data to be changed can be visibly selected through the liquid crystal display screen and keys so as to perform change on multiple sets of data; the problem that the time and resources are wasted by a fact that only one set of data can be encapsulated and connected to a train for change during each existing data change is solved.


This research is motivated by learning conditions that are still not optimal, both process and learning outcomes. Therefore, we conducted a research to apply lesson study by using the Cooperative Learning method in Indonesian Language, in writing advertisement, slogans, and posters texts in class VIII of Pasundan 2 Junior High School Bandung. This research is expected to improve learning outcomes, activities and creativities. The research method used is an experimental method. The research subjects were students of Pasundan 2 Bandung Junior High School Class VIII C. This research was an implementation of plan, do and see. The validity of the data is done through triangulation techniques. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the application of lesson study using the Cooperative Learning method is carried out in accordance with the stages in the lesson study, namely plan, do and see. Lesson study makes the learning planning process more mature so that in the implementation of learning the model lecturer feels more prepared. Lesson Study can effectively improve the quality of learning, both processes and results. This can be seen from the test results which are tested on the average significant improvement. Likewise in the process, based on the observations made, the activity and creativity of students of Pasundan 2 Junior High School Bandung increased. Thus, it can be concluded that the implementation of lesson study with cooperative learning effectively increases the activity, creativity, and learning outcomes of students in Pasundan 2 Junior High School Bandung significantly.


On the basis of the produced oil little while drilling using the oil based mud and the difficult to injected water, this paper evaluates compatibility among the filtrate of drilling fluid,completion fluid, slurry,injected water and formation water and studies the effect of injectability on cores which are pullulated by the filtrate and oil. The results are show that the filtrate of oil based mud has emulsification to above fluids,slurry isn't fit to other fluids, the injectability of cores are decreased while it is pullulated and can be improved by using improving water.


In 1977 I visited the Republic of Cuba with a group of American educators at the invitation of the Ministry of Educa tion. The purpose of the visit was to af ford American educators a firsthand look at changes in Cuban education during the 18-year period since Fidel Castro and his revolutionary government came to power on January 1, 1959. Our group visited only a portion of the country during our week-long stay, but we did observe schooling at all levels, primary through the university. As every observer with even a casual interest in Cuba knows, many educational changes have taken place under Castro. Most notable, perhaps, is the massive assault on illiteracy in the early sixties, which raised the literacy rate from 80% to 96%.l There are other achievements as well, particularly the push for universal primary education and the recently ini tiated drive for universal secondary educa tion. In 1959 only about 35% of the'total school-age population (ages 5-19) were in school.2 Beginning in September, 1977, attendance became compulsory through grade 9. For me, one aspect of the Cuban edu cational system stood out above all others. It was the escuelas en el campo, basic secondary schools in the coun tryside. These coeducational basic second ary boarding schools are a major focus of current Cuban educational policy. Better than any other facet of the educational system, they symbolize Cuba's "living" revolution. Students live, work, and study together. They contribute directly to the economic production goals of Cuba. For this Castro gives them lavish praise. As I observed these schools and spoke with students, teachers, and other educa tional leaders, I wondered whether they might not serve as a model to other parts of the developing world. But let us look at the schools in more detail before making such judgments. The escuelas en el campo are based upon the Marxist principle of combining work with study. This is certainly not a new aim for socialist education, but it is one that has been long on talk and short on implementation except, perhaps, in the People's Republic of China. Khruschev pushed for this principle in the Soviet Union in the late fifties and early sixties, but when he passed from power, so too did much of the emphasis upon work study programs. However, in a country such as Cuba, faced with acute manpower shortages, the work-study model has caught on. Cuba is a poor country. Its economic potential rests largely on agricultural resources, although some mineral de posits, mainly nickel, have been found. Heaviest attention is being given to export crops ? sugar, citrus, and tobacco. The Cuban government pours 70 million pesos annually ($85-90 million) into agricultural research. This is a major feature of the government's long-range plan for eco nomic growth and development.3 Consequently, 50% of Cuba's laborers are employed in agriculture. Even so, more farm laborers are needed. Mechani zation is one possible answer, but it would take time and billions of pesos to mechanize Cuba's farms. Thus the government is faced with finding sup plements to the labor force elsewhere. In the 1968-69 school year the govern ment turned to secondary schools in the countryside, and a major reason was to provide farm labor. These high schools are not to be confused with the escuelas al campo, schools to the countryside. In the latter, students move to the countryside to work in agricultural production for as many as 45 days annually. In the escuelas en el campo, students actually live, study, and work in the countryside throughout the school year. Castro emphasizes the importance of these schools in helping to accomplish basic revolutionary goals:


leaves were pressed and fractionated into green juice and cakes. The cakes which contain high levels of fibrous materials can be utilized as feed for ruminant animals (cattle, sheep) and animals with functional caeca (horse, rabbit). Low levels of fiber in green juice are beneficial in diets of monogastric animals such as poultry, swine and man. But the preparation of leaf protein concentrates which are suitable as ingredients of foods for human beings requires the separation of soluble white proteins (cytoplasmic proteins) from insoluble, colored protein materials (chloroplastic fraction). Partial separation of these fractions can be done by use of organic solvents,1* or polyanionic flocculant,2) yielding, however, light green concentrates. Green chloroplastic material can be removed completely by ultra filtration, ultracentrifugation (100,000g for


This paper proposes both hands and head pose recognition for human-machine interaction system. The goal of our system is to provide more natural interaction than conventional methods by considering the head pose. In the system, we used the set of sequential depth images obtained by using SoftKinetic DepthSense 325 for the hand shape recognition. On the other hand, grayscale images are used for head pose recognition. In this initial work, the recognitions for hands and head pose are done separately, by adopting the kernel orthogonal mutual subspace method framework.


Section 4a-4(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes provides that "[t]he chief executive officer of each constituent unit of the state system of higher education may consider and devise ways and means of . . . establishing and maintaining proper control of equipment, including all vehicles and office equipment of such unit, require the establishment of proper permanent inventory records and the taking of physical inventories of the equipment of such constituent unit, and may authorize the transfer, use or disposal of unused and improperly used or neglected equipment of such unit." The Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System (hereinafter "CSUS"), pursuant to Board Resolution No. 96-28, extended authority to each CSUS university and the System Office to authorize the transfer or disposal of surplus, unused, or obsolete equipment (hereinafter "surplus property").


Among different Lagrangians, null Lagrangians are known for having identically zero the Euler-Lagrange equation and, therefore, they have no effects on the resulting equations of motion. However, there is a special family of null Lagrangians that can be used to convert linear and undriven equations of motion into nonlinear and driven ones. To identify this special family, general null Lagrangians and their gauge functions are constructed for second-order ordinary differential equations of motion describing one-dimensional dynamical systems. The gauge functions corresponding to forces and nonlinearities in a variety of known dynamical systems are presented and novel roles of these functions in dynamics are discussed.


Rationale: Fibulin-1 is an extracellular matrix (ECM) protein which mediates cellular process and tissue remodelling. In our previous research we have shown that the levels of fibulin-1 are elevated in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of asthmatic patients compared to healthy volunteers. Furthermore, in-vitro we found fibulin-1C, one of four fibulin-1 isoforms, promoted proliferation and wound repair in human airway smooth muscle cells. Aim: As is it not known which parts of the fibulin molecule are bioactive, we aimed to identify which regions of fibulin-1C promote
remodelling and inflammation. Methods: Several fibulin-1C peptides were designed according to the principles described by Angelatti(1). The peptides were either coated on to tissue culture plates before lung fibroblasts were seeded or added onto the cells in a soluble form. The effects of peptides on fibroblast attachment, proliferation, wound repair and pro-inflammatory cytokine release were measured. Results: Among the fibulin-1C peptides, peptides 1C1 (FBLN1C1), when coated on the plates, increased fibroblast attachment (35%,
p Conclusion: FBLN1C1 may be important in fibulin-1 induced remodelling and inflammation. Further investigation of this molecule and its
receptor may help understand the role of fibulin-1 in the pathophysiology of chronic lung diseases.


The effects of dynamic scattering of laser light and optical clearing of a mesoporous system impregnated by near-critical fluid (carbon dioxide) were studied for the case of quasi-equilibrium isothermal transitions between the phase states of the fluid (CO2) in the vicinity of the critical point. The rate of optical clearing with increasing pressure near the saturation vapor point of the filling subcritical substance was found to be controlled by the co-existence of the liquid and gaseous phases in mesopores and decayed with an increase in detuning from the critical temperature. It was shown that the decorrelation of speckle-modulated scattered light during slow variations of the pressure can be described in terms of the Fourier transform of the pathlength probability density of the scattered light. The transform parameter is defined by the pressure derivative of the effective refractive index of the system. The results obtained can be used as a physical basis for laser probing of near-critical disperse systems.


The article is devoted to improving the methodological tools for assessing the tax burden on small and medium-sized businesses. Based on the generalization of existing methodological approaches— for instance, the method of the Tax Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (Balatsky); the methods of Kreinina, Kadushin and Mikhailova,and Litvin; and the method of calculating the tax burden for a special tax regime (simplified system taxation, uniform agricultural tax, etc.—the authors suggest a method for estimating the level of tax burden on small and medium-sized businesses in relation to pre-tax profit. The main difference of the updated author's methodology is the consideration of tax and non-tax mandatory payments in the tax burden paid by small and medium-sized businesses. The result of the calculation according to the updated method is the level of the tax burden, which allows us to estimate the number of roubles paid on taxes and fees from 100 roubles of profit before tax. The authors assessed the level of development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian agriculture sector using a special tax regime in the form of a unified agricultural tax and gave a comparative description of the tax burden calculated using different methods, including a revised author's methodology.


In this paper, a novel design of stacked aperture patch antenna array (SAPAA) incorporating planar Electromagnetic band gap structure for the 5G applications is presented. The proposed antenna array, working at 26 GHz band, has the switching beam capability achieved by PIN diodes, which act like switching components to control the beam steering by turning them ON and OFF. The proposed design was simulated using a multilayer structure of a 0.787 mm Rogers RO5SS0 and 0. 65mm ARIOOO substrates with a board size of 1$4^{\star}27^{\star}$1.542mm3. Simulation results show 3-direction radiation pattern reconfigurability with a gain of 8.4 dBi, and less than -10dB of return loss over the frequency band ranging from 24.6 GHz to 26.7 GHz. The main beam-scanning range is from -15° to +15°. The proposed antenna array represents a potential solution for the emerging 5G wireless applications.


An annotated bibliography of interconnection of local communication systems is presented. The interconnection of local area networks and interconnection by means of metropolitan area networks are emphasized.


Since the traditional building extraction from the common optical images is highly labor-intensive, time-consuming and very expensive. With the wide use of LIDAR System, it is possible to acquire buildings in cities in a fast way. In this paper, we present a new method to detect the outline of buildings and how to reconstruct them based on works of other scholars in this area. Two main steps (building outline detection and building reconstruction) are described. An experimental study has been conducted. Our preliminary Experimental results indicate that the method is feasible.


We introduce a model for the illumination of multilayered surfaces. The model enables the simulation of numerous optical characteristics based upon the physics of light, such as thin film interference that occurs between layers. The technique can also account for spatial distribution, scattering and diffraction characteristics associated with subsurface particles


General education as a non professional education that all undergraduates should accept is an important part of medical higher education. And elective course is the main way of the implementation of general education. Critical issues are analyzed through the current situation of medical undergraduates' selections on general education curriculum. And specific suggestions are presented to strengthen general education curriculum system for medical students.

Key words:
Medical students; General education; Elective course; Thought; Suggestion


The article addresses the threat of displacement and violence against the local population – Garifuna in Honduras, in the context of development processes based on intensive exploitation of natural resources. It assumes that the people of Garifuna are subjected to the processes of rugging out of the occupied lands and pushing them to the margins of economic life in the tourist region, where the authorities, while not respecting community property rights, use violence and persecution to take control of their territory. The aim of this article is to analyze the case of the Bahia de Tela region on the Caribbean Sea in the context of the often implemented policy of extravagance in developing countries.


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is the development of a robust numerical scheme for fluid flow simulations in complex domains with open boundaries.

Design/methodology/approach
A modified pressure correction algorithm is presented. The proposed modifications are derived through a step-by-step analysis of the importance of mass continuity enforcement in pressure correction methods, the boundary conditions of the pressure correction equation and the special nature of open boundaries.

Findings
The algorithm is validated by performing steady state laminar flow simulations in two backward facing step geometries with progressively truncated outlet channels. The efficiency of the methodology is demonstrated by simulating the pulsatile flow field in a patient specific iliac bifurcation reconstructed by medical imaging data.

Originality/value
The proposed numerical scheme provides accurate and mass conserving solutions in complex domains with open boundaries. The proposed methodology may be directly implemented in any computational domain without any prerequisites regarding the location or type of domain boundaries.


Tropical montane forests are critical centres of terrestrial biodiversity and endemism, and face a range of threats, including selective logging and climate change. However, few studies have explored the joint influence of these threats, particularly in tropical mountains, despite how crucial it is to understand the cumulative impact of forest loss and climate change on biodiversity. We used mist-netting and bird ringing data from a long-term (10-year) community and population monitoring program to examine how the composition of the mid-elevation Eastern Himalayan understorey bird community changed in the mid-elevation primary and logged forest. Because logged forest is warmer than primary forest, we hypothesised that the bird community would shift towards lower elevation species, with a faster transition in logged forest. Further, because logged forest has lower arthropod abundance, we hypothesised that the primary forest community would have larger species than the logged forest community. Our study shows that the bird community in the logged forest shifted towards lower-elevation species than in the primary forest (although this was not statistically significant). Moreover, we found that smaller species were better able to colonise warmer logged forest, whereas larger species reached higher densities in primary forest. These trends are likely to be driven by climate change causing upslope range shifts and logged forest selecting for species that are likely to tolerate the consequently altered abiotic (higher temperatures) and biotic (lower resources) environment. These findings have significant implications for understanding the impacts of forest loss and climate change on biodiversity, particularly in tropical montane forests.


A hand-held, portable gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometer (GC-IMS) device was used to detect the presence of volatile amine compounds in the headspace of decomposing fish. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) largely relies on olfactory discrimination with respect to fresh and spoiled, frozen and unfrozen fish. The fish are delivered at ship docks on pallets, and each pallet of fish can range from 30-40 thousand dollars in value. Fresh fish were placed in a teflon bag and the direct headspace was interrogated. In the first three days, only low molecular weight volatile amines were detected. On the fourth day, a number of spectral signatures were observed which indicated the presence of 1,5-diaminopentane, cadaverine. Analyses typically took from 0.5-1 minute.


To develop and test a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) based technique and to identify and quantify simultaneously those methanogenic populations colonizing Entodinium spp. in the rumen of cows fed different forages.


A transfer learning environment is characterized by a machine learning algorithm being trained with data from one domain (the source domain) and being tested on data from a different domain (the target domain). In a transfer learning scenario, the class probability of the source domain may be different from the class probability of the target domain, which is referred to as "domain class imbalance". Domain class imbalance is different from "class imbalance". Class imbalance refers to the condition of a single domain having unequal class probabilities. In traditional machine learning, the training and testing data are drawn from a single domain. The effects of class imbalance in traditional machine learning are well studied, however, the issue of domain class imbalance in the field of transfer learning has received little research attention. This paper provides a comparative performance test of state-of-the-art transfer learning algorithms, using a wide-range of domain class imbalance combinations. A detailed discussion on the relative performances of the different algorithms, with statistical validation, is presented for the different domain class imbalance scenarios.


For interferometric optical fiber sensor applications, one-dimensional (1D) phase unwrapping is one of the most intractable steps. It is generally more vulnerable to noise impact compared with two-dimensional (2D) phase unwrapping, since the data correlation for the 1D phase unwrapping is very limited. In a recent work, we proposed the 1D phase unwrapping algorithm by combining quasi-Gramian matrix and deep convolutional neural network (DCNN). The obtained result is very robust and can work very stably under low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) level. But the required parameter amount is large being about 107 making itself inadequate for resource limited computation platforms. In this work, a lightweight phase unwrapping algorithm based on long short-term memory (LSTM) network is proposed, which utilizes only 106 parameter amounts, being 1 order smaller than the DCNN. Simulation results demonstrate that in the SNR range of 0 to 16 dB, the LSTM-based method shows comparable or better performance compared with the DCNN method, and for the very low SNR of -2 dB, only small performance decrease is observed. The generalization ability of the proposed method is also verified by using the experimental data collected from an actual phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry (ϕ-OTDR) system.


The remote sensing instruments that will be needed for research in atmospheric environmental quality in the future are considered. The needs are determined on the basis of a model that incorporates scientific knowledge objectives, measurement needs, and potential space missions, spacecraft and instruments in order to discern the technology requirements. While emphasis is placed on global surveys that make full use of the synoptic observation capabilities of spaceborne sensors, the importance of airborne and ground-based sensors in this research is also recognized. Several of the instruments that are identified to fulfill the knowledge objectives are spectrometers and radiometers using such passive measurement techniques as interferometer correlation absorption radiometry, and heterodyne spectrometry. Lidar instruments are also seen as important future developments.


The knowledge about mammalian iron metabolism has advanced dra1 matically over the past decades. Studies of genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology allowed us the identification and characterization of many of the molecules involved in regulation of iron homeostasis. Important progresses were made after the discovery in 2000 of a small peptide – hepsidin – that has been proved to play a central role in orchestration on iron metabolism also providing a link between iron metabolism and inflammation and innate immunity. Hepsidin directly interacts with ferroportin, the only known mammalian iron exporter, which is expressed by enterocytes, macrophages and hepatocytes. The direct hepsidin1 ferroportin interaction allows an adaptative response from the body in situations that alter normal iron homeostasis (hypox1 ia, anemia, iron deficiency, iron overload, and inflammation).


Abstract Jongkind, C.C.H. & N. Texier (2019). Novitates Gabonenses 92: Combretum rupestre (Combretaceae), a new liana species from Mount Ngouadi in Gabon. Candollea 74: 9–14. In English, English and French abstracts. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15553/c2019v741a2 The new species Combretum rupestre Jongkind & Texier (Combretaceae) from Mount Ngouadi in East Gabon is described and illustrated. It differs from all other species of Combretum Loefl. by the combination of a patelliform flower with two series of stamens of unequal length, and the receptacle and lower side of leaves covered by a glutinous layer.


Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare vascular disease that affects young adults and athletes. Patient usually presented with intermittent claudication and infrequently with acute limb ischemia. The incidence is low and largely undiagnosed due to unawareness of the entity in general practice. This article highlighted a case of Type II PAES in a 32 years old soldier, in whom the symptoms of claudication were disregarded for two years. The diagnosis was made via ultrasound and his symptoms completely resolved after right myomectomy and popliteal bypass with interposition of vein graft. We highlight this uncommon cause of claudication and revisited management of current case with previous literature. Duplex ultrasound, computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and DSA are useful in the diagnosis of PAES. Superficial location of the popliteal artery makes it ideal for ultrasound examination. Provocation test can be performed during doppler examination to accentuate the findings. The main limitation of ultrasound is lack of image clarity which made it difficult to accurately access musculo-tendinous structures. CTA and MRA are both excellent for assessing the anatomical relationship between popliteal artery and musculotendinous structures of the affected limb as well as contralateral limb to rule out bilateral disease. DSA is good for evaluating the arterial tree and can be obtained during provocative maneuvers to increase sensitivity. Until recently, the definitive intervention was in the form of vascular surgery with variable myotomies and releases. Early diagnosis and surgical intervention are imperative for good outcome and prevention of limb loss. The aim is to establish normal anatomy within popliteal fossa and restoration of arterial flow. The best approach is a posterior S-shaped incision at the popliteal fossa which enables complete exposure of the artery and its adjacent structures. At early disease when the popliteal artery is patent, the treatment of choice is releasing the artery by dividing the anomalous musculotendinous tissue. Untreated PAES will invariable become stenotic, occluded or aneurysmal due to micro trauma to the vessels and associated fibrosis. Vascular reconstruction addition division anomalous musculotendinous structure will be required to bypass or replaced the diseased vessel. The role of endovascular treatment for PAES is limited. It is mainly used for patient who presented with occlusion prior to definitive surgical correction. however, thrombolysis


The work is devoted to the analysis of the main current directions of scientific research on the formation of the communication infrastructure of the city in the modern conditions of the post-industrial society and the generalization of positive practical experience on this topic. The relevance of the study is due to the importance of this issue in the context of ensuring the sustainable development of cities.
Today, the city is studied as a system consisting of a variety of urban infrastructures, which "penetrate", cover the entire space of the city and, thus, have a spatially continuous character. This corresponds in the best way to the continuous nature of human life processes, which satisfies all the diversity of his needs (housing, public service, communication, industrial and recreational activities).
The situation regarding the formation of the content of the concepts "infrastructure" and "communication infrastructure" is analyzed. Problems related to various aspects of urban communication infrastructure and examples of their successful solutions are considered. A conclusion is made about the need to deepen the research of the communication infrastructure of the city in the architectural and urban planning aspect, relying on knowledge from other scientific fields. Communication infrastructure plays an important role in the functioning of the city.
The work that was carried out proves the need to deepen the research of the communication infrastructure of the city in the urban planning aspect, relying on knowledge from other scientific fields. Further improvement of the communication infrastructure of Ukrainian cities according to scientific recommendations will be a guarantee of their sustainable development.


Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are major health problem throughout the world and common cause of premature morbidity and mortality. 1 Today CVD accounts for approximately 30% deaths worldwide including nearly 40% in high income countries and about 28% in middle and low income countries. The global rise in CVD is the result of industrialization, urbanization and associated life style changes. 2 Materials and Methods: It was a retrospective descriptive study carried out in cardiovascular emergency patients who were admitted in the ICU unit of tertiary care hospital of RIMS, Kadapa. Case records of cardiovascular patients admitted to the ICU during the period from 1st January 2018 to 31st June 2018 were studied. Incomplete data entry case records were excluded from the study Results: Analysis of 122 patients was done. Most common cardiovascular emergency was myocardial infarction (50.81%) followed by unstable angina (36.88%) (Table 1). Among 122 patients, incidence of male patients (65.57%) was found more than female (34.42%). Male to female ratio was found 1.83. (Table 2) In each age group, incidence of cardiovascular emergencies was found more in male patients as compared to female patients. Incidence of cardiovascular emergencies in female patients of age group 31-50yrs was found significantly lower than age group of 51-70 yrs. Conclusion: Protocol of management strategy of cardiovascular emergencies in our tertiary care hospital was found near to standard recommended guidelines.


To explore the effect of differential expression of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activator with WD40 repeats(MAWD) and MAWD binding protein(MAWBP) on epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT) of gastric cancer(GC) cells. The eukaryotic expression vector was constructed by pc DNA3.1,and transfected MAWD and MAWBP to GC cells SGC7901. The morphologic change of the cell and the location of MAWD and MAWBP was observed by immunofluorescence. The expression level of EMT related protein E-cadherin, N-cadherin and Snail was detected by western blot. The eukaryotic expression vector was successfully constructed and transfected to the SGC7901 cells. The cellular morphology was changed from fibrous shape to the pebble shape after transfected with MAWD and MAWBP. MAWD and MAWBP was located in the cytoplasm and the cell nucleus. E-cadherin was obviously over expressed in MAWD and MAWBP co-expressed cells, while N-cadherin and Snail was reduced. MAWD and MAWBP could synergistically suppressed the EMT in GC cells. Discussion: MAWD inhibit TGF-beta signal through Smad7. TGF-beta is an important cytokine for EMT. MAWBP can form the complex with MAWD.Co-overexpression of MAWD and MAWBP can synergistically affect the expression of EMT protein who is related with TGF-beta signaling pathway.


Introduction: Hook displacement or pullout is a common complication compromising the stability of spinal instrumentation. The two most common causes are the loss of the optimal adjustment between hook and lamina during the connection of the implant to the rod and the displacement of the hook during correction maneuvers. Therefore, a partially constrained rod-implant link was conceived allowing for free rotation in the sagittal plane while maintaining the possibility for transverse loading during correction maneuvers. One of the possible benefits of this system is the preservation of the adjustment between hook and lamina. Purpose of Study: To compare the adjustment obtained between hook and lamina by using a partially constrained pivot link (PL), connecting the hook to the rod while allowing for rotation in the sagittal plane, versus the common fully constrained link (FCL) connecting the hook rigidly to the rod. Methods: A plastic model of the lumbar spine was instrumented on one side with a L1 supralaminar hook and a L3 infralaminar hook. Seven lordotic configurations (range: −45° to −30°) were randomly assigned to the model. A prebent rod with a −41° lordosis between the fixation points was used for all tests. Compression was applied to the claw construct until the best fit between hooks and laminae was achieved. The PL hooks were secured to the rod by a top-loading clip system allowing for rotation in the sagittal plane until final fixation with an incorporated setscrew. The FCL hooks were secured to the rod with a top-loading plug screw. The length of the hook blade in contact with the lamina, the initial and final lordosis of the construct were measured. Results: The mean length of the hook blade in contact with the lamina was 6.9 mm for the PL infralaminar hooks versus 4.2 mm for the FCL infralaminar hooks (p Discussion: Using a partially constrained pivot link achieves a larger contact between hook and lamina than the common fully constrained link. This was statistically highly significant at the level of the strategically most important infralaminar hooks in a lordotic construct. Early clinical experience using a spinal instrumentation based on the pivot link principle in seventy patients seems to confirm the enhanced strength of fixation. Especially, the management of spinal deformities in patients with severe osteoporosis or dystrophic lesions of the spine is significantly improved. Significant implant volume reduction allows for the use of this system even in young children.


Abbreviations used in the index 1966 Act (Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966) AJA (Administration of Justice Act 1969) BIT (bilateral investment treaty) CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) EFDG/EFDC (European Food and Drinks Group/European Food and Drinks Companies) EGO 24/1998 (Emergency Government Ordinance No 24/1998 (Romania)) FET (fair and equitable treatment) FSIA (US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act) GCEU (General Court of the European Union) IAA (International Arbitration Act) ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) ILC(SR) (ILC Articles on State Responsibility for Internationally Wrongful Acts) NewYorkConvention (New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (1958)) PA (Paris Agreement on Climate Change (2015)) PIC (Permanent Investor Certificate) ROC (Rules of Court/Regulations of Court) TEU (Lisbon Treaty on the European Union (2007)) TFEU (Lisbon Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2007))


A combination of Selected Designs and Background Interference Procedure was administered to 31 (11 men, 20 women) adult in-patients. Only 48% of the protocols showed discriminable differences between the first and second reproductions.


The subsequent Bachelor Thesis will focus on the external networking of mayors from 17 European countries and the determinants thereof. For this purpose, the following research question will be deployed: To what extent do the leadership-style and other factors (constitutional setting, personal capabilities, municipal size) explain differences in the degree to which mayors in 17 European countries in 2003/4 engage in external networking? A cross-sectional correlational research design using quantitative data of the European Mayors Project (hereafter EMP) conducted in 2003/04 will be applied in order to answer the research question. Even though a considerable number of scientists has dealt with the consequences of managerial networking in public organizations, only few researchers have focused on the determinants thereof (Andrews, Boyne, Meier, O'Toole & Walker, 2011). As increased external mayoral networking, in turn, might increase the ability of a municipality to cope with contemporary urban challenges, this research might also entail a huge societal impact. Therefore, by making a contribution for closing the theoretical deficit, this research will also reveal whether the determinants of external networking are amenable to influence (e.g. by the mayor him/herself).


We develop a multiple objective nonlinear control model to optimize decision variables for correlated process characteristics during a transient phase. Given a continuous manufacturing process we show how to use the model to improve operations from startup to the end of the transient period (when steady-state is reached). We also show how to identify the end of the transient period and compare performance using the model during steady-state to traditional SPC techniques that assume the process is in statistical control.


of topics suitable for a more advanced graduate course and serves as an introduction to some of the major themes in Banach space research over the last 30 or so years. The later chapters thus focus on structure (projections and complements), Schauder bases (including the James space), Gateaux and Frechet differentiability of norms (smoothness and structure), uniform convexity (up to trees and the equivalence of superreflexive with the existence of an equivalent uniformly convex norm), weakly compactly generated spaces (up to the DFJP factorisation theorem) and some weak topology aspects of C(K) for various classes of compact spaces, K. To the uninitiated, it can sometimes be difficult to see the wood for the trees in this area which all too easily can appear as an amalgam of clever one-off techniques together with an almost superhuman appreciation of the idiosyncrasies of individual Banach spaces. Here, though, the sextet of authors have done a superb job in marshalling and presenting their material: the writing is crisp and authoritative and they take full advantage of recent simplifications in the proofs of certain results. The fulsome, upto-date bibliography is accompanied by a marvellous collection of nearly 700 exercises (with integrated hints): for both learners and lecturers, this rich source of material alone is worth more than the cost of the book!


A COMMON pediatric complaint is the failure of an infant to thrive. Among such infants there will occur an occasional patient who will demonstrate a characteristic symptom complex known as the diencephalic syndrome. This symptom complex, as described by various authors, 1-8 is typical enough to set these patients apart from other marasmic infants (Table). The diencephalic syndrome results from neoplasms in the area of the hypothalamus and the third ventricle and has its onset during the first halfyear of life with a fatal termination before 2 years of age. Definite emaciation without depression of the sensorium is the rule, and the classical patient will have the triad of marasmus, euphoria, and nystagmoid eye movements. The purpose of this paper is to present a case of the diencephalic syndrome along with a review of the literature and previously reported cases. Report of a Case This was the first admission of


Students' reading comprehensive level in Russian learning is not only connected with their basic,but also other subjective and objective factors as well. In this essay the writer, according to the her teaching experience, gives a questionnaire to the Public Russian students of Grades1,2 and 3. Truth proves that, in reading comprehensive teaching, students should master reading skills. In addition, readers'reading motives and culture background knowledge are also necessary.


This essay first puts forward an English teaching method based on different English levels and exhibits the necessities of it and how to carry it out. Then aiming at possible problems occurring in teaching,scientific and reasonable suggestions are proposed in order to achieve the best teaching effect.


Complete final steady state selective antagonism by beta-blockers of different conventional classes versus acetylcholine effects on isolated frog rectus abdominis, guinea pig ileum and spontaneous beating auricles had been measured. The results do not support common beta-blockers groupings, nor binary conventional subdivision of "nicotinic" and "muscarinic" cholinergic receptors, confirming our previous findings.


Silane is a flammable and explosive hazardous gas. Being a strong reducible agent, it can react violently with oxidant, such as alkalis and salt solutions of heavy metals. Detailed introduce the basic properties of silane.


Welcome to the 2011 International Workshop on Cyberspace Safety and Security (CSS 2011), to be held in conjunction with the 5th International Conference on Network and System Security (NSS 2011), in Milan, Italy, September 6–8, 2011.


Decreasing the thermal increase inside vehicles and safeguarding suitable vehicular temperature levels may result in improved vehicle fuel economy, reliability and passenger comfort. However, getting suitable techniques to attain this has been a great challenge to the system engineers. Although, the use of conventional techniques have proffered a great insight in solving the problem of temperature control in air conditioning system, however, they suffered from inefficient and nonlasting solution to the heat generated within the cabin walls. Thus, in this present paper, a Simple Internal Model Control based Proportional Integral Derivative (SIMC-PID) controller for automobile vehicle temperature is proposed. The SIMC method is based on the internal model control (IMC) theory and proposes a simple methodology for the tuning of the PI and PID industrial controllers. The suggested approach is compared with the conventional tuning methods such as ZeiglerNichols, Cohen-Coon and Chien-Hrones-Reswick based on energy conservation and mass Original Research Article Adebayo et al.; JSRR, 26(11): 27-38, 2020; Article no.JSRR.64347 28 balance principles. Results obtained showed that the proposed SIMC-PID method could be of great significance in controlling the air-conditioning system temperature compared with the conventional tuning techniques.


Author(s): Rich, Nicole | Abstract: Our study uses two survey instruments to measure the explicit and implicit attitudes of medical and pharmacy students regarding issues of culture and race. The surveys are designed to assess which aspects of cultural competency are the most challenging for health professional students, as well as to measure their subconscious attitudes towards people of different races. The data from this project is valuable in two ways. It replicates the work of White-Means et al. (2009) in a different region of the U.S., thereby advancing our understanding of how the diverse social context of Southern California impacts cultural competency and provider attitudes as compared to other regions of the country. Additionally, it provides a baseline assessment to aid in the implementation and evaluation of cultural competency curriculum that is tailored to our population of students. Our research shows a high prevalence of implicit racial bias among health professional students. This project is relevant to every provider of health care because it addresses some of the unconscious cognitive processes that all providers bring to their interactions with patients.


Aggressive behaviour of Formica exsecta was studied on pastures near the După Luncă Marsh (Harghita County, Romania). More than 3000 Formica exsecta nests can be found here. Three small nest aggregations situated at different distances from each other were chosen for the purpose of our research. The aim of our study was to find out if there are any differences in the aggressive behaviour between the nest complexes and if so, then can there be found any differences regarding the level of aggression between workers from different distances. The behaviour of ants was tolerant, even if they were from nests aggregations situated at bigger distances from each other. Lower level of aggression was found between nest aggregations situated closer to each other, however this could be shown only in spring.


LADE, Carlos Gabriel de, M. Sc., Universidade Federal de Viçosa, June, 2015. Evaluation and training of patients with diabetes treated in Viçosa Hiperdia Center. Adviser: Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim. Co-adviser: João Carlos Bouzas Marins e Luciana Moreira Lima. The incidence of diabetes mellitus is being considered a global epidemic, with 382 million people currently affected worldwide and increase forecast for 592 million for the year 2035. Currently, Brazil is the fourth country in the world in number of diabetes. Its most common type, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM 2), is 90% 95% of cases and is characterized by action and / or secretion of insulin harmed. The overall objective of this thesis was to evaluate the conditions of patients with diabetes attended by the Viçosa Hiperdia Center, in addition to physical and metabolic adaptations that occur through participation in physical activity programs. This work was presented in three separate articles, and the objectives were: to describe the epidemiological characteristics of DM carriers attended in Viçosa Hiperdia Center /MG, considering socio demographics features, modifiable and not modifiable risk factors; evaluate and compare the level of daily physical activity through the step count in patients with diabetes carriers and noncarriers of DSP treated at Viçosa Hiperdia Center / MG; evaluate and compare the effects of aerobic and strength exercise programs in glycemic control in diabetic patients treated by Viçosa Hiperdia Center / MG. In the first study we evaluated 547 records, 218 retirees and 329 active patients. The analysis of the active patients showed that 51% of the total number of patients had a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus associated with hypertension. In relation to active patients, 72% had low family income, 74% had low education, 74%, 78 % and 57% had high prevalence of hypertension, overweight/obesity, physical inactivity, respectively. The presence of two or more family history of coronary and metabolic diseases was found in 79% of patients. The analysis of fasting and postprandial proved inadequate values by more than 50% of the active patients. Patients with diabetes attended by the Viçosa Hiperdia Center presented in addition to the disease itself, modifiable risk factors and non-modifiable complicating for diabetes control and a good health. The second study evaluated and compared the level of daily physical activity in diabetic patients with and without distal symmetrical peripheral polyneuropathy (DSP) met in Hiperdia Center


Emotion recognition involving high-dimensional electroencephalogram (EEG) data demands urgently for a way to learn robust and representative EEG features for final classification. In this article, a novel framework combining 3-D feature representation and dilated fully convolutional network (3DFR-DFCN) is proposed for EEG emotion recognition (EER). To excavate the prior knowledge, such as interchannel and interfrequency-band correlation information, 1-D feature sequences are extended into 2-D electrode meshes of different frequency bands. Then, the acquired electrode meshes under multiple activation patterns are further constructed into 3-D EEG arrays to capture their complementary information. To realize cross-band and cross-channel feature learning, a dilated fully convolutional network (DFCN) is built to process the input feature array, then the spectral norm regularization (SNR) item is introduced to reduce the sensitivity to the disturbed EEG features. Both subject-dependent and subject-independent experiments have conducted on DEAP and DREAMER data sets. An average accuracy of 94.59%/81.03%, 95.32%/79.91%, 94.78%/80.23% are, respectively, obtained for valence, arousal, and dominance classifications for two kinds of experiments on the DEAP data set. The integration of spatial information and frequency-band information is meaningful for assessment of human emotional states in practical or clinical applications.


This study is intended to know the understanding of the Moslem and  Non-Moslem customers on the meaning of 'riba' , the understanding on 'murabahah' financing, the decision to be the customers and the satisfaction after becoming the customers of Syari'ah Banking in Mataram City, Nusa Tenggara Barat Province. This is classified as a qualitative (naturalistic) study by means of digging up  information from customers of Syari'ah Bank in Mataram City who are Moslem and Non-Moslem with various professional backgrounds, conducted through the techniques of in-depth interview and discussion. Output of this study indicates that the understanding of Moslem and Non-Moslem customers on the meaning of 'riba' is  equal to their understanding on 'interest' , namely the addition applied to the 'capital' being borrowed based on the amount or certain percentage. For the Moslem customers, the understanding on legal ground of 'riba' refers to the words of Allah  justifying the sale-purchase transaction and forbidding the 'riba' , while the Non-Moslem informants mention the provisions contained on their respective religion holy books. The understanding on the meaning of 'murabahah' financing in general reveals that it is a product applied to the activities of sale-purchase transaction based on the order of the goods needed by the customers acting as the 'buyer' and the Syariah Bank as the 'seller' . The decision to choose to be the customers of Syariah Bank is taken after the concerned have heard and read various information on syariah banking through the socialization, articles, implementation of the religious teaching. The Moslem and Non-Moslem customers have got their positive satisfaction upon the syariah banking observed from the forms of services relatively fast, open and sympathetic. The other form is the 'fixed' amount of cost or obligation of the customers although there have been changes in interest rate and amount of the received margin 'equally profitable' to both parties, the bank and the customers. Keywords: Understanding, Satisfaction, Murabahah, Interest and Riba.


Developing social justice awareness is a challenging task. Many educational institutions have limited discourse related to race and equity. This autoethnography examines one leader's attempt to become a transformational leader by having ongoing conversations about race and racism, applying the individualized transformative model of professional development during conversations, utilizing a peer advisory group for feedback, and reflecting on the results. Findings reveal the most important element for growth is the act of engaging in the conversation regardless of one's perceived level of competence. The individualized transformative model of professional development was demonstrated to be an effective approach to professional development. RUNNING HEAD: TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP: BUILDING SOCIAL EQUITY THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT iv


reject it, it has a high claim to authenticity, since its exalted estimate of the Baptist runs counter to the view of the early community. There is a great need for a commentary on Mt which will take up and build upon the recent work of redaction criticism. Such a commentary would interpret the Gospel material at three different levels: the Jesus level, the oral tradition, and the Evangelist's redaction. If the present commentary had followed this procedure, we might have been able to welcome it enthusiastically. We particularly regret that we cannot, since the senior editor was the leading biblical archeologist of his generation. And we would have liked to observe the rule, de mortuis nil nisi bonum. But this has proven impossible.


A 6-phase divide-by-3 CMOS injection locked frequency dividers (ILFDs) have been proposed and implemented in a 0.35 μm CMOS process. The ILFD circuits are realised with a 3-stage double cross-coupled CMOS ring oscillator. The self-oscillating voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is injection-locked by 3th-harmonic input to obtain the division factor of 3. Measurement results show that as the supply voltage varies from 1.2 to 3.5 V, the free-running frequency is from 0.136 to 0.7 GHz. At the incident power of −5 dBm, the locking range in the divide-by-3 mode is from the incident frequency 0.38–2.31 GHz.


The paper study the structure of affine Lie algebra ■,and Z+ graded vertex operator algebra N(k,0) associated to affine Lie algebra ■.Using A(V) theory,it obtain the classification of irreducible modules L(1,μ) of vertex operator algebra L(1,0).


The microbiota is considered a component of the tumor microenvironment (TME) but its functional role is still not completely clear. In this study, we use both meta-proteomic/transcriptomic and metabarcoding approaches to investigate the composition and the role of microbiota-derived proteins in breast cancer (BC) and microbial diversity, respectively. Three tumoral regions (peripheral tumor, tumor core, in situ carcinoma) and 2 healthy regions (intra-tumoral fibrosis, healthy tissue) were selected on 12 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) BC samples. Ten µm tissue slides were used for DNA/RNA extraction and proteomics. The proteomic analysis was performed by nanoLC-MS/MS analysis and data analysis by Perseus and Maxquant, transcriptomic by NEBNext Ultra II Library Prep kit for Illumina and analyzed by Kraken2. Metabarcoding was performed by Ion 16S metagenomics kit for Ion s5 and analyzed by extracting the reads covering the V4 hypervariable region, denoising them with DADA2 and finally taxonomically annotating the obtained ASVs in BioMaS. The proteomic analysis of the 5 areas identified 29 bacterial proteins: 13 chaperonins, 7 ATP synthase subunits, 7 metabolic enzymes, 2 elongation factors. Most of the proteins (16) were located in the intra-tumoral fibrosis. A Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapA) and three Chaperone proteins DnaK were overexpressed in the tumor compared to the healthy tissue. Only one of the 4 proteins (DnaK ID:B8IHL3) was associated with a single species: Methylobacterium nodulans. In order to narrow the number of possible species to which the other 3 proteins belong, we have compared the proteomic results with the taxonomic results obtained by metatranscriptomic. The remaining two DnaKs possibly belong to Methylobacterium sp4-46 and Clavibacter michiganensis, while the gapA to Escherichia coli. Overall the investigation based on the V4 hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA gene allowed to highlight a higher alpha diversity in tumor samples than in the healthy ones. In conclusion, the meta-proteomic investigation highlighted the overexpression in tumor tissues of DnaKs, bacterial chaperones able to interfere with important pathways related to DNA damage control/repair and cell-cycle/apoptosis and supposed to promote cancer, and gapA, which plays an important role in multiple cellular functions including metabolism and gene transcription. The most recurrent genera is Methylobacterium which had previously been found as more abundant in BC tissues than healthy tissues. We hypothesize that bacteria supply the tumor cells with proteins that potentially promote cancer progression, and that Methylobacterium could have a key role in breast cancer, but more studies are needed to confirm the hypothesis.
 Citation Format: Francesca Pirini, Tania Rossi, Soulaimane Aboulouard, Bruno Fosso, Maurizio Puccetti, Sara Ravaioli, Maria Maddalena Tumedei, Michela Cortesi, Michele Zanoni, Luca Magnani, Giovanni Martinelli, Michel Salzet, Sara Bravaccini. A multi-omics approach to study the host-microbiota interaction in breast cancer tissue [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-06-04.


Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death. The prevalence is higher among ethnic minority groups compared to host population in high income countries. Efforts to reduce increased prevalence of CVD by focusing on conventional CVD risk factors have not yielded much expected results. This thesis focused on sleep as a novelty modifiable CVD risk factor and investigates the role of sleep in ethnic inequalities in health specifically on CVD and risk factors. Objectives: To assess inequalities in sleep duration in the Netherlands between ethnic groups in both adults and preschool children, and to explore possible factors that explain these inequalities. Methods: Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) (2011-2015) study and Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) (2003-2008) study were used for this thesis. Results: Prevalence of short sleep was higher in all ethnic minority groups than in Dutch in both adult and preschoolers. Short sleep was associated with obesity and diabetes, but the association with hypertension and dyslipidaemia was inconsistent across ethnic groups. Short sleep was associated with CVD and contributed 10-15% to ethnic differences in CVD. Conclusion: Ethnic minority groups sleep shorter than native Dutch. Short sleep was associated with CVD and risk factors, and accounted significantly for ethnic inequalities in CVD. This suggests that sleep may be a new modifiable risk factor of CVD and could play a significant role in reducing ethnic inequalities in health.


The work remains a foundation for understanding the social relations of the contemporary world, which makes it necessary to new methodological and theoretical tools to clarify the causalities and the consequences of sick leave because of diseases caused by the service and the treatment of sick to restore health and back to work . This work will be focused on the theoretical reflections that surround the fields of sociopathology and control and discipline of work.


This 2006 NCME Career Award Address presents observations made over a career in the field of standard setting, summarizes the status of current research, and makes recommendations for future research.


The study of application of snake plant absorbed carbon dioxide in the offices. The aim of this research was to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in offices with snake plants. The measuring time is during working time 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, at three offices. The first room was the academic affair at engineering building with volume of room is 360 m 3 . The second room was the water resources research room with volume of 192 m 3 . The third room was control room, empty room with the volume of 165 m 3 . The difference numbers of snake plant were used. The result found that the academic affairs, 360 m 3 , with three staffs working used four of snake plants. The water resources research room, 192 m 3 , with four staffs working using the five of snake plants. At control room, empty room, the percentages of carbon dioxide absorption were 27.28, 28.36, 27.13 and 23.51, respectively for using the snake plant 5, 4, 3 and 2. The data of this study can be using the future research and applying to the other offices and houses.


ABSTRACT Despite the growing recognition of business analytics (BA)'s role in boosting the firm's intellectual capital and subsequent competitiveness, some firms are still hesitant to adopt BA. To have a clear picture of what will lead to the serious consideration of BA as a business intelligence tool, we conducted confirmation factor analyses and used the structural equation model to determine what drives BA applications. Through a series of hypothesis testing, we discovered that security, ease of use, perceived risk, and IT capability became important determinants for BA applications. On the other hand, various costs associated with BA use and organizational resistance against BA use turned out to be non-deciding factors for BA applications. This paper is one of the first attempts to develop practical guidelines for the successful application of BA based on the empirical study of BA practices among US and Korean firms from a cross-cultural perspective.


Forpractitioners and teachers, this article reviews the literature on differences in cultural assumptions underlying negotiation between businesspersons in the People's Republic of China and those from the West, particularly the United States. Unless perceived and understood, profound differences in atti tudes, expectations, and unworded messages will frustrate businesspeople's efforts to do business with China, a huge and developing market.


In this paper, an Adaptive Noise Canceller (ANC) technique for different artefacts cancellations from the Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals is presented. The proposed technique is based on gradient based adaptive algorithms such as Least Mean Square (LMS), Normalised Least Mean Square (N-LMS) and Recursive Least Square (RLS) algorithms and an evolutionary algorithm like particle swarm optimisation (PSO) technique. Descendent structure is made through three adaptive noise cancellers for the removal of line noise, ECG and EOG artefacts. When compared, the adaptive noise canceller technique based on PSO performs better than all gradient based approaches. Several examples are included to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in terms of the quality, for better and correct interpretation of EEG.


A method is presented to carry out molecular dynamics calculations with the optimized electron configuration at each time step and with the conservation of the total energy of the system of atoms. Although an example of calculations within the tight-binding approximation is presented, the method can also be used in ab initio calculations. A method to obtain each eigenstate of the one-electron hamiltonian by the use of the steepest-descent equation of motion is also presented. Moreover, a feature of the flow of the electron configuration in the configuration space which is governed by the steepest-descent equation of motion is discussed.


The interaction between rotor wake and a cylinder has been studied experimentally in the current work. The cylinder was placed in close proximity to the rotor plane, and the pressure fluctuations induced by the rotor wake on the cylinder surface were measured by microphones and fast-responding pressure-sensitive paint. Based on the developed data processing methods, challenges such as the low signal-to-noise ratio were resolved and small pressure fluctuations (less than 100 Pa) during the interaction were successfully extracted. The high-resolution vortex-induced pressure field under different blade-cylinder separation distances and rotor collective pitches were compared and analyzed, which clearly showed the effects of tip vortex strength and its evolution. More importantly, for cylinders with different cross section shapes, the pressure footprints left on the surface showed significant distinction in both pressure patterns and overall fluctuation levels. The flat surface would break the structure of the tip vortex and lead to both pressure rise and drop on the surface, while wedge-shaped obstacles would cut the vortex in half and result in two strong pressure drops on both sides. The square cylinder with a 0° installation angle (parallel to the blade) generated the least amount of pressure fluctuation due to its capability of fully breaking the vortex structure during the interaction.


If one considers the extensive bibliography on the novel, it's impossible not to acknowledge that the instability of its form is a characteristic trait of the genre. I would like to take advantage of this element to discuss more thoroughly the hypothesis that some contemporary literary texts represent, so to speak, a new turn in the genre, suggesting innovative ways of both creating and consuming narratives nowadays, and indicating once more a refashioning of the genre's boundaries. My reflections take as their theoretical foundation the notion of "non-creative writing", as advanced by Kenneth Goldsmith (2011) that, I believe, lays the groundwork for a reflection about the practices of appropriation of other texts at play in some contemporary Brazilian narratives -- for instance, in Opsanie Swiata, by Veronica Stigger, and Sujeito oculto, by Cristiane Costa. The essay proposes that such refashioning provokes a redimensioning of the values we usually apply to the notions of literary work, of originality, and of the very concept of literature.


Gate stack etch profile-induced reliability issues are reviewed and discussed. A taper nitride profile, which blocks source/drain (S/D) implantation, induces an unwanted n- region. In other words, residual charges above the junctions can deplete the n- much easily and cut off the channel formation. This will cause poor string resistance distribution, worse endurance behavior, program and erase (P/E) speed degradation, and sub-threshold swing (SS) degradation in nitride trap NAND flash memories. Improvements are achieved once gate stacks are etched more vertical. In addition, the behavior of program disturbance is also affected. Depleted S/D junctions result in high potential difference between channel and junctions at disturbed cells. Such high lateral field will induce junction breakdown and excess electrons will be accelerated and injected into the nitride layer.


On 10 July 2019, the Luxembourg parliament adopted the final text of the bill of law implementing into Luxembourg domestic law the provisions of Directive (EU) 2017/828 amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement (the "SRD II") and amending the Luxembourg law of 24 May 2011 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (the "SRL").

Although the SRL originally only provided for requirements for issuers relating to the exercise by shareholders of their rights in connection with general meetings, SRD II introduced new "share-holder engagement" and transparency obligations for institutional investors and asset managers that invest in listed companies.

This contribution analyses the impact of the obligations arising from the amended Luxembourg SRL on asset managers and institutional investors investing in listed companies. To that end, this contribution first discusses the scope of the SRL legal framework and the "shareholder engagement" and transparency obligations that are applicable to asset managers and institutional investors. This contribution continues by explaining why the new "shareholder engagement" and transparency obligations are not appropriate for fund managers in the context of the SRL. It then concludes.


Changes to native fish assemblages in lakes are commonly associated with introduced predatory fishes. How fish assemblages change as multiple predatory species are introduced is not well understood.
This study investigated the relationship between the presence of introduced large-bodied predatory fishes (largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, pike Esox lucius, rock bass Ambloplites rupestris, smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu, walleye Sander vitreus) and the composition of native fish assemblages in littoral areas of 40 lakes in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Fish assemblages were compared across lakes of different predator composition, and within lakes before and after recent predator invasions.
The presence of an introduced predator was associated with significantly different native fish assemblages across lakes, after controlling for environmental and spatial variables.
Native fish assemblages did not significantly vary across lakes with more than one predator species. Furthermore, while declines in native species richness over time were observed in a number of lakes, these were not associated with introductions of additional predators.
Several small-bodied species (brook stickleback Culea inconstans, fathead minnow Pimephales promelas, finescale dace Chrosomus neogaeus, and northern redbelly dace Chrosomus eos) consistently showed strong negative correlations with predator presence.
The results suggest that predatory fish introductions alter native fish assemblages and that this impact is consistent regardless of the number of predatory species introduced.

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The following literature survey, based on available published materials, concerns the common and rare chemical elements found in, or associated with, coal and coal refuse. The main purpose was to obtain information concerning the composition of anthracite coal refuse to determine the possibility of extracting marketable products, and thereby facilitate the disposal of anthracite coal refuse. The majority of chemical analyses reported were performed on coal samples ashed by ASTM standards (750/sup 0/C). The original mineral matter in the sample is consequently disturbed and altered. Many minerals such as clays, carbonates, and sulfates are reduced to oxides when subjected to such high temperatures. It must, therefore, be remembered that percentages quoted are usually percentages of ash and not percentages of coal or the mineral matter of the coal. It is common knowledge that many coal refuse banks contain recoverable coal. Of the 46 elements known to occur in the ashes of coal, the oxides of silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, titanium, magnesium, sodium and potassium are considered to be most common. After reviewing the elements known to occur in coal and the limited information pertaining to coal refuse, it appears that probably alumina or aluminum compounds and possibly silica or siliconmore » compounds may be extracted as marketable products. There also exists the possibility of recovering germanium and/or gallium as by-products, if they are present in appreciable amounts. This would be the ideal solution to the refuse disposal problem for it would rid the land of these unsightly and unhealthy waste piles, and at the same time, produce a product or products which may pay for and possibly even profit this means of disposal.« less


New protic ionic liquids (PILs) based on the diisopropyl-ethylammonium cation have been synthesized through a simple and atom-economic neutralization reaction between the diisopropyl-ethylamine and selected carboxylic acid. Densities and rheological properties were then measured for two original diisopropyl-ethylammonium-based protic ionic liquids (heptanoate and octanoate) at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure. The effect of the presence of water or acetonitrile on the measured values was also examined over the whole composition range at 298.15 K and atmospheric pressure. From these values, excess properties were calculated and correlated by using a Redlich−Kister-type equation. Finally, a qualitative analysis of the evolution of studied properties with the alkyl chain length of the anion and with the presence or not of water (or acetonitrile) was performed. From this analysis, it appears that selected PILs and their mixtures with water or acetonitrile have a non-Newtonian shear thickening behavior, and t...


Objective To study the charactenstics of ESWL treatment in the school age child. Methods Clinical data of 14 cases of school age child urinary calculi were reviewed retro-spectively which included the cliagnosis before ESWL the narcosis posture voltage and order number of shock wave during ESWL and stone-free rate after ESWL. Results B-mode ultrasound. IVP、CT were the way to diagnose the school age child urinary calculi. General anesthesia of ketamine and hasal anesthesia was effective for ESWL in the school age child. The voltage and shock wave index for infants were much lower than that for adults. Stone was quickly and smoothly released with little complications. Conclusions ESWL had characteristics of safety dependence effectivness and short hospital stay and it was the first choice to treat the school age child urinary calculi.


Historical maps are progressively digitized and added to the inventory of digital libraries. Beside their value as historical objects, such maps are an important source of information for researchers in various scientific disciplines. This ranges from the actual history of cartography and general history to the geographic and social sciences. However, for most of these digital libraries, the available metadata include only limited information about the content of the maps, for example author, title, size, and/or creation date. Whereas given information extraction methods are designed for modern maps and mostly limited to certain types that share similar graphical features, there exist a limited number of tools that rely on a manual recording to visualize certain properties such as distortions as well as support a content-based querying. Examples concern the development of places over time, toponym changes over time, and the identification of the position of places (historical map vs. modern map). This also applies to place markers and text labels, which contain inherent information and so the annotation and geo-referencing of place markers is a crucial task, which can be supported with computer based tools (Budig and Dijk, 2015, Höhn et al., 2013, Shaw and Bajcsy, 2011, Simon et al., 2011). As already presented in previous contributions (Höhn and Schommer, 2016, Höhn et al., 2013), the Referencing and Annotation Tool RAT supports an identification of place markers in digitized historical maps. RAT facilitates a geo-referencing by suggesting the most likely modern places based on an estimated mapping. The suggestions can be constrained by additional filters, for example by applying a phonetic search (with the Kölner Phonetik) to places, which sound similar to names given on the map. This allows an identification of modern places, whose historic name has changed over time but where its name still is close. RAT performs a template matching algorithm based on the normalized cross-correlation for the identification of place markers. If there are colored place markers in a map, a color segmentation methodology can be used to detect these markers. With respect to the geo-referencing, RAT uses the implemented phonetic search and an estimation of the positions of the place markers.


I read with great interest the paper by Sanfilippo et al., evaluating the safety and efficacy of sugammadex administered on the basis of ideal body weight (IBW) to reverse neuromuscular blockade (NMB) at the reappearance of second twitch during train-of-four (TOF) stimulation [1]. However, this study raises several issues that deserve comment.

First, the authors chose a TOF ratio of 0.9 after sugammadex administration based on IBW as their primary endpoint [1]. A TOF ratio of 0.9 may not indicate full recovery, as this ratio can be associated with impaired neuromuscular transmission [2], inhibition of the hypoxic ventilatory response, and upper airway or pharyngeal dysfunction [3]. Based on acceleromyography studies, the current recommendation is that a TOF ratio greater than or equal to 1.0 should be used to confirm complete recovery from NMB [3].

Second, the TOF ratio observed before tracheal extubation was 0.90 ± 0.57 in the IBW group compared to 0.91 ± 0.08 observed in the real body weight (RBW) group [1]. Considering the standard deviation from the mean value, not all patients reached a TOF ratio greater than or equal to 0.9 before tracheal extubation in the IBW group [1]. In another study, a single dose of sugammadex based on IBW was associated with failure to achieve a TOF ratio greater than or equal to 0.9 in 23% and 40% of patients who had moderate and deep NMB, respectively [4]. These patients required a rescue dose of sugammadex, indicating that a high percentage of slow responders should be expected in obese patients and that there is potential risk of blockade reoccurrence [4].

Finally, the median time for recovery to a TOF ratio of 0.9 was slower in the IBW group than in the RBW group (151 ± 44 versus 121 ± 55 sec) [1]. Even if signs of residual curarization were not observed in the patients enrolled in the study [1], however, a slow recovery may be an expression of the ineffectiveness of the dose of sugammadex [5, 6] and the combination of underdosing and delayed response may be associated with recurarization [6]. So, the reversal of NMB with sugammadex dosed on the basis of IBW in obese patients requires a special observation in the postoperative period, being obese patients at risk of potential upper airway obstruction and respiratory failure [3–6]. Therefore, IBW does not appear to offer a proper dosing scalar for sugammadex administration in obese patients and requires close surveillance and neuromuscular monitoring during the postoperative period [3–6]. In contrast, with sugammadex administered on the basis of RBW, obtaining a TOF ratio greater than or equal to 1.0 with acceleromyography is a relatively easy goal to achieve [5–7].

Thus, the current evidence suggests that sugammadex administered to reverse NMB at the reappearance of second twitch during TOF stimulation on the basis of RBW has the full potential for improving care and safety of obese patients.


In this work, a sensor device is presented that enables thermal conductivity measurements on fluids inside a microfluidic channel. The working is demonstrated by performing measurements on different water/ethanol mixtures. The used Transient Thermal Offset (TTO) method allows for a simple fabrication and straightforward data analysis. With the presented sensor, rapid single measurements, as well as real-time (bio) sensing applications are achievable.


Electrical safety should be a top priority for all industrial, utility, and commercial installations. There should not be any delay in performing an electrical hazard analysis to identify the hazards that are present or likely to be present in the workplace; develop an effective electrical safety program and safe work procedures; provide the required shock and arc flash clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE); and provide the required training for both qualified and unqualified employees. Statistics provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) clearly indicate that there is a significant number of electrical injuries and fatalities occurring every year from shock and arc flash, and the longer the delay in performing these functions, the greater the number of injuries and fatalities that will occur. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as well as the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®), have provided requirements and guidance for electrical safety for many years. If adhered to, these requirements and guidelines can help prevent most electrical injuries and fatalities. This paper addresses the electrical safety challenges, along with potential solutions that can help reduce the electrical hazards in the workplace and protect all employees who may be exposed to these hazards.


The study of models for better nutrient uptake estimation can help to improve integrated fertigation management, allowing enhanced water and fertilization use efficiency. The aim of this work was the development of empirical models that permit the prediction of the phosphorus (P) nutritional needs of Dieffenbachia amoena to increase P use efficiency in a recycled system. To achieve this, P uptake was correlated to climate parameters, such as temperature (T), vapor pressure deficit, and global radiation (Rg), and to growth parameters such as leaf area index (LAI). In addition, the influence of the N form supply (NO 3 - -N or NH 4 + -N) on P uptake was studied. The trial was carried out with Dieffenbachia amoena 'Tropic Snow' plants growing in a recycled system with expanded clay as substrate. The crop was placed in an INSOLE buried solar greenhouse, with the plants supplied with equal amounts of N, differing in the percentage of the N form applied: Ta (100 NO 3 - : 0 NH 4 + ), Tb (50 NO 3 - : 50 NH 4 + ) and Tc (0 NO 3 - : 100 NH 4 + ). The N form applied to Dieffenbachia amoena 'Tropic Snow' plants affects P and N uptake, but it does not influence K uptake. Nitrogen and P uptake rates are higher in the plants supplied with NH 4 + or NO 3 - + NH 4 + than in the plants provided with NO 3 - alone. The supply of a combination 50 NO 3 - : 50 NH 4 + improves P use efficiency. The study also indicates the possibility of predicting the P uptake rate and P uptake concentration using the proposed models. Phosphorus uptake can be estimated with a model dependent on the LAI in the NO 3 - -N treatments and on the LAI and Rg in the NH 4 + -N treatments. The P uptake concentration can be calculated with the P uptake, estimated through the previous model, and the experimental water uptake. This parameter would permit the nutritive solutions design, decreasing nutrient losses in open systems.


Since Kevin Rudd's resignation as Foreign Minister there has been plenty of speculation about the future of Australia's bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. While many people view the bid as worthwhile, it remains controversial among a vocal minority, with the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Julie Bishop describing it as 'extravagant' and distracting 'form core foreign policy interests'.


: Decentralisation of development and easy access to information are increasingly high in the industrial revolution 4.0. in Indonesia, even in the cities and districts. The previous industrial revolution, such as 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, have not been able to solve various social problems, economic inequality, and cultural shock. The emergence of industrial revolution 4.0 facilitates various communication needs and develops cultural innovation. One form of solving these problems is social and cultural innovation. The social and cultural innovation has existed so far. However, this effort can improve its quality and variety by utilising 4.0 technologies, such as cloud, IoT, and others. This study discusses empowering human cultural capital starting from (1) What are opportunities for social and cultural innovation in an era of industrial revolution 4.0; (2) What is the development of social and cultural innovation that utilises the 4.0 innovation? Development of the industrial revolution 4.0 creates live streaming that allows devices to show various kinds of performances, such as traditional performances. Also, there is a social media that accommodates human interaction using machines or devices connected to the internet so that they can communicate online. In this case, it is closely related to social and cultural innovation that encourages the development of culture and art.


We studied the variation of e+ and top of the atmosphere spectra due to the parameter uncertainties of the Milky Way geometry, propagation models and cross sections. We used the B/C data and Galprop code for the propagation analysis. We also derived the uncertainty bands for subFe/Fe ratio, H, He, antiproton to proton ratio and positron charge fraction. Finally, we considered a neutralino induced component in the antiproton flux in the mSUGRA framework. PAMELA expectations for positrons and antiprotons are calculated. We studied in detail the possibility of disentangling an eventual supersymmetric component in the antiproton spectra in a clumpy halo scenario. We computed the minimal and the maximal values of the clumpiness factors needed to disentangle the signal from the background without violating present data. The main result of this work is that, assuming as the background the best fit for the DC model, PAMELA will be able to disentangle an eventual supersymmetric signal even for small clumpiness factors. Lower values of the background will expand the allowed mSUGRA parameter space but for higher clumpiness factors. Higher values of the background will reduce the allowed mSUGRA parameter space but for smaller clumpiness factors.


We study qubit decoherence under generalized dispersive readout, i.e., we investigate a qubit coupled to a resonantly driven dissipative harmonic oscillator. We provide a complete picture by allowing for arbitrarily large qubit-oscillator detuning and by considering also a coupling to the square of the oscillator coordinate, which is relevant for flux qubits. Analytical results for the decoherence time are obtained by a transformation of the qubit-oscillator Hamiltonian to the dispersive frame and a subsequent master equation treatment beyond the Markov limit. We predict a crossover from Markovian decay to a decay with Gaussian shape. Our results are corroborated by the numerical solution of the full qubit-oscillator master equation in the original frame.


Currently, there is a big difference in the initial condition and development environment between theenterprises created by the migrant workers returning to hometown in the less-developed area in middle and westareas of China and the private economy at costal areas at the initial time of reform and opening-up, as a result, theindustrial development direction for the enterprises created by the migrant workers returning-to-hometown should beclarified according to their post-development advantage and post-development disadvantage. The majority of theseenterprises are staying at infant and weak period and in high risk stage in their initial entrepreneurship time andhave the vulnerable characteristics such as high failure rate, high new increase rate, short life cycle and weakcompetence. The main factors to limit the viability and development of these enterprises are insufficiententrepreneurship capital, small enterprise scale, low level, short of management talents and skilled workers, andinadequate industrial correlated matching support. Meanwhile, the utility of supporting policies for these enterprisesis weakened by insufficient policy and administration integration, short time effect, low covering degree and so on.Thus, China should enlarge the capital support to these enterprises, consolidate investment guidance and industrialclassification and segmentation guidance, strengthen administrative integration, change support policy from short-term to sustainability, and enlarge the beneficial areas from the support policies.


AbstractThis study analyzes the relative cost in New York state of having the public sector perform design work in-house or to contract out the work to private engineering consulting companies. It is important to note that the percentage of work performed in-house versus that which is contracted out varies among New York state agencies and authorities. Many agencies target a design work load of 25% in-house and 75% contracted out to accomplish their programs and in-house training goals. New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has reported that it performs 50% or more of its work with in-house forces, although in some regions the in-house design percentage is as high as approximately 80%. Because the authors believe this to be a very high percentage of in-house work when compared with other New York state agencies and authorities, the authors have chosen to focus this cost-effectiveness comparison on transportation projects and the NYSDOT. While a few studies have been conducted in this area, ...


Objective: To discuss the clinical characteristics of the extraction or non-extraction borderline cases and supply a reasonable orthodontic design.Method:50 extraction or non-extraction borderline cases were choosen and the EI of patients varied from 150 to 155.Standard non-extraction orthodontic treatment was adopted at the beginning and only 9 patients were extracted teeth after diagnostic treatment.Result: The custom-made orthodontic treatment design was set up for each patient and received satisfactory treatment outcome.Conclusion: Custom orthodontic design mode accompanied with diagnostic treatment is an active and wise way for the borderline patients with and without extraction.


In this paper, we propose INISIS (Intuitive and Interactive Shading Interface System), which is an efficient shading system based on similar shader retrieval. Using the INISIS, CG artists can easily get superiority shaders from the provided shader database that includes a lot of useful shaders which can be utilized for CG pipeline directly. With the developed system, user can lessen their efforts and laborious time on shading process by slightly tuning some attributes of those shaders even though CG artists have not a sufficient knowledge of shader attributes. INISIS supports several retrieval methods: based on the shader features as color, pattern, and texture, or image based retrieval.


Methods developed in the Computer Vision community for tracking moving shapes are showing great potential for applications in real-time graphics. Tracking techniques allow graphical entities such as curves to be superimposed on a video data-stream, marking out certain objects and following their motions. The techniques have been demonstrated on a variety of moving objects including human hands, heads, lips both from the side and the front, various vehicles, cabbages viewed from a moving tractor and even a pig in its pen. The output from such trackers can be taken in the form of motion signals which could then be used to drive a remote animation.<<ETX>>


The invention discloses a method for separating and purifying micro-vascular endothelial cells from mouse intestinal mucosa tissues. The method is characterized in that intestinal mucosa tissues are scraped from the hollow intestines of newborn mice, the obtained intestinal mucosa tissues are processed by enzymes so as to obtain single-cell suspension, and then the single-cell suspension is purified through a magnetic activated cell sorting (MACS) technology so as to obtain the purified target cells. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining intestinal mucosa tissues from hollow intestines of newborn mice, digesting the intestinal mucosa tissues by II-type collagenase to prepare single-cell suspension, then incubating and combining the single-cell suspension with CD31 immunomagnetic beads, utilizing an immunomagnetic bead sorting and purifying system to screen the CD31+ cells, and digesting and eliminating the immunomagnetic beads that are combined with the CD31+ cells by a DNaseI solution so as to obtain the high purity mouse intestinal mucosa micro-vascular endothelial cells. The method has the advantage that high purity micro-vascular endothelial cells can be separated and extracted from mouse intestinal mucosa tissues through enzyme digestion (single-cell suspension preparation) and MACS sorting and purification.


The concepts of electrochemical engineering have led to major enhancements in cell performance for both academic and industrial practice. While a specific cell design usually reflects a particular application, some generalizations and their implications can be helpful. The chlor-alkali industry has been one of the great drivers for innovation in electrochemical technology. With the current shift towards renewable energy sources, the importance of energy storage is growing rapidly. One approach towards energy storage is based on redox flow batteries, the most well-developed technology being the all-vanadium flow battery. A rotating cylinder electrode (RCE) with a cylindrical or "pseudo-cylindrical" counterelectrode around it essentially has the geometry of a parallel plate cell. Developments in both design and materials have greatly improved the performance of parallel plate cells, including the incorporation of features such as 3D electrodes from academic studies


Successful brainstorming sessions don't happen automatically; big-picture planning, a sound process, and strong, active leadership throughout the process are essential.