Identity is a complex and dynamic concept developed through interrelationship between the individual and environment. Understanding this interrelationship has been dealt with from different perspectives by many scholarly disciplines, yet there is a missing essential thread linking the diverse data on identity construction. This paper argues that the disciplines that are crucial in understanding identity in an urban environment are human geography, phenomenology and social psychology. The paper examines relevant concepts in these disciplines and demonstrates their significance for a comprehensive understanding of the identity of people in the urban context. This paper will explicate the interdisciplinary framework of analysis developed from the various concepts, which is employed in a broader research context that aims to propose a spatio-behavioural model of identity construction in public spaces in the multicultural city of Sheffield. The conclusion of this paper throws light on the need for adopting interdisciplinary approaches in research for comprehending complex issues of urban societies.


Sensor network data fusion is widely used in warfare, in areas such as automatic target recognition, battlefield surveillance, automatic vehicle control, multiple target surveillance, etc. Non-military use example are: medical equipment status monitoring, intelligent home. The paper describes sensor networks topologies, sensor network advantages against the isolated sensors, most common network topologies, their advantages and disadvantages. Article in Lithuanian


Objective:To investigate the clinical and endoscopic features of gastric MALT lymphoma.Methods:The clinical,endoscopic and pathological datum of 18 patients with gastric MALT lymphoma were analyzed retrospectively.Results:The median time of 5.6 months were spent in patients with gastric MALT lymphoma before it was verified,and the ratio of male to female was 5:1.The symptoms were not characteristics.The first symptom was epigastrium ache,and the rest taking in turn were abdomen full,sour regurgitation,nausea and vomiting and so on.The equivocal endoscopical features were infiltrating type,multiple ulcer,and pretuberance erosio,and were commonly misdiagnosed as gastric carcinoma and gastric ulcer.The final diagnosis was made pathologically and immumohistochemistrically.94.5 percent of the patients were infected with Hp and two of them were cured only by Hp eradication.Conclusions:The onset of gastric MALT lymphoma is insidious with long course of disease.It is suggested that multiple deep biopsy,special pathological change and immunohistochemistry are helpful to harvest a correct diagnosis.This disease is obviously associated with Hp.


Nowadays, more and more information system used in operation of power grid, data exchange between these systems are necessary for information sharing. Due to different data structure, special data interfaces are usually programmed for data exchange between specified systems. Along with the extent ion of systems and additional data exchange demand, the data interface should be modified all the time. For the flexible data exchange between information systems used in power grid, this paper designs a configurable data exchange tool based on tagged data structure, which allows data between different systems exchanged flexibly by configuration of e file parameter and data exchanged in the file.


This study was a comparison result between the laboratory and mock up test to apply the ultra high strength concrete to CFT(Concrete Filled Tube) structure. The investigated result of tendency and quality similarity of each specimen, was set up a management range according to checking the validity and suitability analysis. Also, It wil be utilized to data as construction guidelines of CFT.


Abstract. Let Φ n (x) =P φ(n)k=0 a(n,k)x k denote the n-th cyclotomicpolynomial. In this note, let p 1 is a positive integer and m is the productof the distinct primes dividing n. It is also easy to verify that if n is odd,then A(2n) = A(n). Thus for the purpose of studying coefficients of Φ n (x), itsuffices to consider only odd square-free integers n.Obviously, Φ p (x) =P p−1i=0 x i is flat, where p is a prime. Let ω(n) be thenumber of distinct odd prime factors of n. For square-free n, this number ω(n)is the order of the cyclotomic polynomial Φ


Three scenes on the east wall of the court of the seventh pylon at Karnak are discussed in this paper. The larger scene at the top of the wall depicts a royal figure between the paws of a ram-headed sphinx with hacked cartouches. I propose that the royal figure represents Merneptah and that it might have been carved when he was still a crown prince, although this remains a hypothesis due to the absence of a princely title. Below, two previously unpublished small scenes represent Merneptah as king offering to Hathor and Shepsi respectively, the latter depiction a rarity at Karnak. This ensemble might have functioned as a votive locus where people would address prayers, as suggested by graffiti and grooves left nearby, as well as the presence of an object between the lower scenes, possibly to be identified with a sun disc (Cairo JE 38679) that was discovered in the area, which presumably crowned a ram protome.


PURPOSE: A loosing detection apparatus is provided to enable a user to take a step since the user can recognize the loosing of bolts and nuts. CONSTITUTION: A loosing detection apparatus comprises a pressure sensor(1), a pressing member(2), and an elastic member(3). The pressure sensor is installed on the surface of a structural member(100) through which a main body(112) of a bolt(101) passes. The pressure sensor senses the pressure applied from the outside and transmits the result to a user terminal. The pressing member is classified into a first part(21) and a second part(22). The first part is made of a board member, and the body of the bolt passes therethrough. The second part applies the pressure on the pressure sensor. The elastic member is installed between the second part of the pressing member and the pressure sensor. The elastic member applies the elastic force on the second part.


SLAMSYSTEM is an integrated simulation system for advanced personal computers based on the Microsoft Windows interface (under MS DOS) or the OS/2 Presentation Manager. The author discusses SLAMSYSTEM's support for the range of tasks performed in a SLAM II simulation project. Particular consideration is given to building models with SLAMSYSTEM, output analysis and presentation, animating models, the OS/2 animator and the integration of SLAMSYSTEM with other software.<<ETX>>


The bending problem of the plates on Winkler foundation with uncertain-but-bounded parameters was studied.Combining the element-free Galerkin method and interval mathematics and describing the uncertain parameters as interval numbers,the interval element-free Galerkin method was developed for estimating the deflection range of the plates on Winkler foundation.The feasibility and efficiency of the proposed method were illustrated by numerical examples.


This paper presents a mathematical model and numerical simulation results for heat transfer analysis that takes place at the frame level of a rotating electric machines provided with longitudinal cooling fins. For this purpose a relatively complex three-dimensional model is used, numerical treatable with affordable hardware and software resources. The frameenvironment convective heat transfer process is considered. The frame is cooled by forced convection in two cases: the thermal radiation heat transfer is taken into account and without considering it. Numerical simulation results reveal the heat transfer pathways from the frame to the environment, and allow assessment of important parameters in designing the machine's cooling.


The thermo-opto-mechanical strength of Yb:YAG gain media has enabled average power scaling of solid state lasers to the multi-kilowatt regime in thin-disk (TD) geometry. However, the relatively narrow emission bandwidth of Yb:YAG is an important limitation, restricting obtainable pulsewidths and tunability. Hence, research for alternative broadband TD laser (TDL) materials with suitable thermo-opto-mechanical parameters has been an active field. Part of this effort is focused on other Yb+3-doped gain media; however, with their ultra broad emission bandwidths, transition-metal-doped laser media are other potentially attractive alternatives. In that respect, the recent TDL work with Ti:Sapphire is quite interesting [1]. However, due to its low gain product (product of fluorescence lifetime and emission cross section) and its susceptibility for nonradiative transitions at elevated temperatures, Ti:Sapphire poses many challenges for power scaling even in TD geometry, resulting in limited continuous-wave (cw) laser performance (∼13% slope efficiency, 7.5 W output power using a 0.1% output coupler) [1]. Note that, due to the low gain of the system, the aforementioned performance is only possible with the usage of a high-quality factor cavity with minimal intracavity losses.


AIM: To verify the effects of domestic and imported fructose 1,6-diphosphate (FDP) on coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS: CHD patients with angina pectoris (n=107). were divided into 3 groups: domestic FDP group (66 patients, age 61±s 7 a) and imported FDP group (31 patients, age 62±10 a) received domestic and imported, respectively, FDP 10 g dissolved in 100 mL water for injection; control group (20 patients, age 59±8 a) received 5% glucose 100 mL. all were iv drip for 10-14 min, bid×7 d. RESULTS: The effective rates of antianginal symptoms and electrocardiographic improvement had no differences between domestic FDP and imported FDP, 83%(55/66)vs 81%(25/31), 67%(34/51) vs 62%(16/26) respectively (P0.05). However, they were superior to 25%(5/20) and 12%(2/17) in control group (all P0.01). The main adverse reactions were mild. CONCLUSION: The efficacy of domestic and imported FDP for treatment of angina pectoris are similarly good.


Consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce is a growing area of e-commerce. However, according to a meta-analysis of critical themes of e-commerce, C2C e-commerce was only represented in the area of online auctions (Wareham, Zheng, & Straub, 2005). C2C e-commerce can encompass much more than just auctions. The question then becomes, "is C2C e-commerce a different research area that deserves its own stream of research?†This study adapts constructs from a business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce study of satisfaction (Devaraj, Fan, & Kohli, 2002) to determine what, if any, the differences are in the C2C e-commerce arena. The constructs include elements of the technology acceptance model (TAM), which includes perceived ease of use and usefulness; transaction cost analysis (TCA), which includes uncertainty, asset specificity, and time; and service quality (SERVQUAL), which includes reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. Participants in the study answered questions regarding these various constructs in relation to their experiences with C2C e-commerce. The findings indicate that TAM, TCA, and SERVQUAL all impact satisfaction in C2C e-commerce. Reliability and responsiveness (areas of service quality) were found to influence C2C e-commerce satisfaction, where as they were not found to be an influence in the B2C study. These findings warrant further research in the C2C e-commerce arena. The study provides implications for future research and practice.


The compressive stress-strain curves of depleted uranium with different grain sizes were obtained over a wide range of strain rates ranging from 10-3 s-1 to 103 s-1 by static compression test and split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB) apparatus,combined with strain frozen technique and optical micrography,the effects of grain size and strain rate on compressive behavior for depleted uranium were discussed.Results show that twinning is the dominant deformation mechanism at the early deformation stage,and the coadjustment and fragmentation of grains are the dominant mechanism when deformation continues.Twinning possess is the major contribution and has lower strength when grain size is larger.Two kinds of depleted uranium with different grain sizes has strong strain rate sensitivity,the number of activated twining systems is smaller when the strain rate is getting higher.Finally,a special form of the Johnson-Cook model was used to describe the mechanical response for depleted uranium.


David Bevington has been a vital influence on our understanding of English Renaissance drama and Shakespeare for over forty years. His latest work, Shakespeare's Ideas: More Things in Heaven and Earth, is part of the Blackwell Great Minds Series, dedicated to providing readers with "fundamental" understanding of great Western thinkers. This mandate immediately begs the question: to which "great mind" is the book devoted, Shakespeare or Bevington? Not surprisingly, the book is a solid introduction to both. Bevington's project is a search for a Shakespearean philosophy based on text, rather than biography or legend. Shakespeare left no lectures or treatises, no criticisms or book forewords, no real point of entry into a "philosophy"; all we know of the man as thinker comes from the voices of his characters. But which characters do we consider and at what point in their dramatized lives? Bevington hypothesizes possibilities by "asking what the plays and poems suggest in continual debate about an array of topics" (10). He organizes his discussion into six main sections, each focusing on what he considers to have been significant issues for Shakespeare and his surrounding culture: sex and gender; politics and political theory; writing and acting; religious controversy; philosophy; and what Bevington calls "closure"—Shakespeare's ideas about retirement and death. In all these areas, Bevington argues that Shakespeare's philosophy progressively moves toward the modern, continually advancing through the progression of his texts and the development of his characters.


This document has been compiled to provide a 'Manual' outlining an approach to examining traffic safety problems in today's context utilising a simple accident report form, an accident location system and an accident type classification system. The approach is employed to its greatest advantage on a computer. Predominant accident types can be identified and characteristics of location such as intersection/ link, main road/ local road, cluster/ diffuse are determined. For each predominant accident type the 'cluster' analysis determines whether site specific treatments would be appropriate or if other combinations should be examined. A number of site specific treatments related to particular accident types are listed along with the Australian guidelines for the installation of traffic control devices. Further strategies are examined for the non site specific problems. It is also shown how accident costs can be applied to specific accident types for the proper use of cost benefit analysis. The problems of field trials of safety measures are discussed. Only a comparatively little amount of data needs to be collected to provide a very useful analytical system and the appendices describe a report form and data system including the coding chart and instructions for determining accident types for driving on the left hand and right hand side of the road. A more disaggregated approach to safety provides a more logical approach to defining the problems and thence to the development of traffic safety programs and/or their evaluation (A). The ISBN of the microfiche version is 0-86910-394-6.


In order to understand the subsurface geology in any geothermal field, drilling is essential. The borehole geologists use the cuttings obtained during drilling to study the subsurface formation so as to identify the lithology, hydrothermal alteration mineralogy and probable location of aquifers. However, it is from the drilled wells that the temperature of the reservoir is measured. With such data, the dynamics of the geothermal system can be evaluated. This paper presents the stratigraphic sequence and the hydrothermal alteration of Wells MW-08 and MW-11, drilled in the Menengai geothermal field. The stratigraphic column is made up of four rock units. They include: pyroclastics, trachyte, tuff and basalt. These dissected rocks conform to the Pre-, Synand Postcaldera volcanic activities that started shortly before 0.18 Ma. The highly altered basalt penetrated by the wells at greater depths is presumed to be older than the caldera and is linked to the pre-caldera volcanics. The main hydrothermal alteration minerals encountered include: zeolites, chalcedony, quartz, pyrite, calcite, smectite, illite, chlorite, epidote, wollastonite, and actinolite. From the hydrothermal alteration, four alteration zones have been identified below a zone of no alteration: a zeolite-illite zone appears followed by a quartz-illite zone, an epidote-quartz-illite, zone and finally an epidote-illite-wollastonite-actinolite zone. Aquifers in the wells are associated with fractures, lithological contacts and loss of returns. A correlation of the hydrothermal alteration, fluid inclusion analysis and measured temperatures of the wells indicates that Well MW-08 is at equilibrium or slightly heating below 1700 m depth, whereas cooling is observed in Well MW-11.


Developing new vaccines for additional diseases as well as improving their supply and delivery is crucial for global health. Vaccines have proved to be one of the most powerful and effective ways of reducing disease. However, if we are to maximize their impact on global health, then we need to develop new vaccines for additional diseases as well as to improve their supply and delivery, particularly in developing countries.


The present invention relates to a backup valve (10) for an actuator (100) of a vehicle, comprising a base body (20) having a valve inlet (22), a valve output (24) and a valve channel (26) extending (between the valve input 22 ) and the valve outlet (24), further comprising a valve body (30) which (between an occluding the valve channel (26) locking position SP) and the valve channel (26) releasing release position (FP) is movably supported, wherein a spring device ( 40) urges the valve body (30) with a biasing force in the direction of the locking position (SP), wherein the valve body (30) has a locking portion (32) with a locking cross section (32a) and a barrier sealing surface (32b) for engagement (at a counter-locking sealing surface 26b) having the valve channel (26) and a release section (34) with an enable cross-section (34a), wherein the release cross-section (34a) is smaller than the blocking cross-section (32a).


Skeletal remains of birds of prey from (post-) medieval sites of high social status can sometimes be connected with falconry. This applies to bones of species such as sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and possibly also hobby (Falco subbuteo). Remains of kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) are more likely to come from local (breeding) birds, as it seems to be hardly used in falconry. Bones of common buzzard (Buteo buteo) and kite (Milvus sp.) are harder to explain, as these species were never used in falconry nor lived in these places. The same applies to remains of shorteared owl (Asio fl ammeus), while the presence of other owl species can easily be explained in terms of birds breeding or foraging locally. In this paper the possibility is discussed that there might yet be a link with falconry, with buzzards, kites and short-eared owls being part of the falconers' game bag. Indications for this are found in oral and written sources, but also in paintings and drawings.


By using a symplectic code in the six dimensional phase space, we have tried to study beam blow-up due to the combined effect of the beam-beam force and the other non-linear forces from the lattice. Tune dependence of beam blow-up was studied. With the nominal beam-beam parameters of the KEK B factory (0.05), some beam blow-up was observed in the simulation. The simulation showed that the beam-beam interaction does not affect dynamic aperture.<<ETX>>


The paper describes a scripted elicitation procedure for assessing the communication skills of nonspeaking physically disabled children. Preliminary data are reported for 16 children attending the Communica tion Aids Centre for children, London. Functions of communication, such as requests for clarification and expression of self, were more likely to be used by children during the scripted procedure with an unfamiliar adult than when they were observed in interaction with a parent.


Numerous infectious illnesses produced by bacteria that seldom cause disease in normal, healthy immunocompetent hosts emerged in the late twentieth century. The development of these illnesses demonstrates that a conventional notion of pathogenicity and virulence fail to account for the reality that microbial pathogenesis is influenced by both the bacterium and the host. To overcome this barrier to studying host–microbe interactions, we offer the 'damage-response' framework, a novel theoretical paradigm for understanding microbial pathogenesis.


A method for an efficient and reliable diagnosis of large phased arrays based on a Bayesian compressive-sensing (BCS) strategy is presented in this paper. The approach allows to determine the elements which have been damaged also proving an estimation of the degree of reliability of the solution. The far-field measured data are processed by means of an efficient algorithm based on a relevance vector machine (RVM). Representative numerical examples are reported in order to validate the method dealing with failure detection in large linear arrays.


The stability constants of lead acetato conplexes were evaluated in various ionic strengths (2.00, 1.00, and 0.75), and at various temperature (15, 20, 25, 30, and ), respectively, by the polarographic and potentiometric method of which Hume and Leden had described. The existence of three complex ions, , , and have been shown in the range of concentration of 0~0.8 mole acetate ion. Referring to values obtained, we have derived the following empirical formula with the stability constant (Kijk), ternperature (Tk) and ionic strength (). log Kijk = (Ai/+ Bi) / Tk + Ci/ + Di . The deduced and observed stability constants are matched in 5% for the K, and , and 20% for the .


An present field experiment was carried out to assess the effect of nutrient management on summer green gram (Vigna radiata L.) during summer 2020 at Agronomy Research Farm, RCSM College of Agriculture, Kolhapur (MH), India. The soil of experimental field was sandy clay loam textural class, slightly alkaline in reaction (pH 7.43), having electrical conductivity 0.22 dS m-1, bulk density 1.34 mg m-3 and low organic carbon content (0.39%), low in available nitrogen (238.29 kg ha-1), high in available phosphorus (30.61 kg ha-1) and medium in available potassium (251.29 kg ha-1). The field experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) having eight treatments and three replications.A 30 cm x10cm spacing and Phule Vaibhav variety was used for seed sowing.The result showed that growth attributes at harvest viz., plant height (66.40 cm), numbers of branches plant-1 (8.20), number of functional leaves plant-1 (29.80), leaf area plant-1 (7.39 dm2) and dry matter accumulation plant-1 (31.70 g) were observed maximum with application of 100% RDF + Vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1 along with biofertilizers seed treatment as compared to other treatment. Also grain yield (15.70 q ha-1), stover yield (33.97 q ha-1), biological yield (49.67q ha-1) and quality attribute like proteincontent and protein yield were recorded more with the integrated application of 100% RDF + Vermicompost 2.5 t ha-1 along with biofertilizers seed treatment as compare to other treatments. However, lowest values of growth attributes, yield and protein content were recorded in un manured condition (Control plot).


The insulating concrete can be effectively reduced heat exchange between surrounding rock and ventilation air, which is of positive significance to mine cooling and energy conservation. The law of the mixing amount of insulation material on thermal conductivity and strength was discovered through testing 75 specimens of insulating concrete used for mine. Based on new effective medium theory, calculation model of coefficient of heat conductivity is deduced, and its parameters are acquired with the surface regression analysis method, then the mixing threshold of insulation material is determined. The resulting experimental data and calculational results make up data sample, and then the nomogram of thermal conductivity and strength of insulating concrete is plotted. The nomogram curve can be divided into regions with the main intensity and heat insulation as the auxiliary, the mutual influence region and the main intensity and heat insulation as the auxiliary. The constructed nomogram would not only provide the basis for determining porosity of compound concrete, but also determine thermal conductivity and strength according to porosity. It can simplify calculation step for the engineering and technical staffs, and help to guide design of insulating concrete.


In order to be able to process the increasing amount of spatial data, efficient methods for their handling need to be developed. One major challenge for big spatial data is access. This can be achieved through space-filling curves, as they have the property that nearby points on the curve are also nearby in space. They are able to handle higher dimensional data, too. Higher dimensional data is widely used e.g. in CityGML and is becoming more and more important. In a laboratory experiment on a tropical rain forest tree data set of 2.5 million points taken from an 18-dimensional space, it is demonstrated that the recently constructed scaled Gray-Hilbert curve index performs better than its standard static version, saving a significant amount of space for a projection of the data set onto 8 attributes. The implementation is based on a binary tree in a data-driven process, in a similar way as e.g. the R-tree. Its scalability allows the handling of different kinds of data distributions which are reflected in the tree structure of the index. The relative efficiency of the scaled Gray-Hilbert curve in comparison with the best static version is seen to depend on the distribution of the point cloud. A local sparsity measure derived from properties of the corresponding trees can distinguish point clouds with different tail distributions. The different resulting binary trees are visualised to illustrate the influences of the different tail distributions they have been built on.


U.S. oil imports have dropped from a peak of 8.9 mbd (million barrels per day) in 1977 (6.2 mbd from OPEC countries) to 5 mbd in 1982. Simultaneously, U. S. demand for oil has dropped from 18.4 mbd to 16 mbd, and our dependency on imports has dropped from 43 percent to 37 percent. Unfortunately, the costs of energy imports continued to climb, from $8 billion in 1973 to $44 billion in 1977 to $81 billion in 1981 (Department of Energy [DOE], 1982).


This research aims to develop a very effective single input and different level of outcome in Direct current CUK converter. The suggested converter can help to convert a lower level of voltage input power source's voltage to a great level of dc output voltage. The center voltage proceeds terminals that are manageable. For a high potential DC load or the front terminal of a Direct Current to Alternating Current inverter, high voltage DC can be utilized as the basic power source. Center voltage yield terminals can be used to charge assistant power sources or to power specific center voltage dc loads. The projection of the subsequent device determinations is used in this CUK DC -DC converter graphic.


Nesiritide, a recombinant type B natriuretic peptid (BNP), is potentially an interesting exciting agent in the treatment of acute heart failure due to its pharmacological properties: dosedependant vasodilator effect, inhibition of renin-angiotensin system as well as sympathetic system, natriuretic properties. Its clinical development program in acute heart failure demonstrated clear efficacy regarding hemodynamics and congestive heart failure symptoms associated with acceptable tolerance. However, the superiority of nesiritide over nitrates remains poorly established and effects on morbidity/mortality criteria have not been studied yet.


We develop a stochastic calculus of divergence type with respect to the fractional Brownian sheet (fBs) with any Hurst parameters in (0, 1) and beyond the fractional scale. We define stochastic integration in the extended Skorohod sense, and derive Itô and Tanaka formulas. In the case of Gaussian fields that are more irregular than fBs for any Hurst parameters, we are able to complete the same program for those Gaussian fields that are almost-surely uniformly continuous. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 60H05, 60G15, 60G18.


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By using the technique of noncollinear nearly-degenerate four-wave mixing, ambipolar diffusion coefficients and carrier lifetimes were directly determined for a compressively-strained InGaAsP multiple quantum well semiconductor optical amplifier operating at 1.3 μm. A diffusion coefficient of 8.0 cm2/s and a carrier lifetime of 1.33 ns, were obtained at the amplifier current density of 1.88 kA/cm2. The current-density dependent measurements show that the diffusion coefficient will drop with increasing amplifier pumping current, which is consistent with the prediction of the conventional semiconductor theory.


This research was conducted to prove the extent of changes in social norms among young people in a small town. The case study are the two cities: Indramayu and Cirebon. It aims to analyze the things that cause a change in norms of the youth association. The method is survey and observation, with quantitative data collected by questionnaire. The samples in this study were 300 respondents using quota sampling; i.e., 150 respondents drawn from high school in Indramayu, and the rests were taken from Cirebon. The analysis was done by scoring techniques. Based on the results there are changes in social norms among the youths. For about 91 percent in Indramayu male and female respondents have dated at least once. Meanwhile in Cirebon, the pattern shows only 80 percent. There is also evidence that 53 percent young men and women in Indramayu have ever been kissed, and 29 percent for case in Cirebon. One of the causes of the change in norms is the globalization involving technology improvement, especially spreading of internet. The survey revealed that the most dominant in influencing the youngster relationship such as kissing, hugging, holding hands and even sexual intercourse is porn video. Approximately at56 percent or 167 people of the 300 respondents get the motivation after watching it.


The article applied the fuzzy quality synthetic evaluation method in the fuzzy mathematics theory to carry on appraisal for water quality of the Fuyang River in Handan sector,achieved that the water quality category of the input and output cross section(Zhangzhuang Bridge Suli) of the Fuyang River in the Handan urban district are all V types,which showed that the water body of Fuyang River has been polluted seriously,and should be controlled imperatively.


Objective: To analyze the distribution and the dynamic change of resistance of clinical isolates in the Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University in 2011. Methods: To comprehensively analyze the detection characteristics of hospital pathogens and drug resistance based on the statistics of the distribution, formation and resistance of pathogens isolated from various specimens from hospitalized patients from January to December in 2011. Results: The 2 986 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated, mainly from sputum and blood specimens of the isolation rate were the highest (75.69%); isolated bacteria were mainly gram-negative bacteria(75.12%), followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (16.31%), Acinetobacter baumannii (15.77%), Escherichia coli (12.19%) and Pneumonia Klebsiella (11.69%);Gram-positive bacteria were mainly Staphylococcus aureus (10.82%). High resistance and multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria, produce ESBL bacteria including Escherichia coli, Pneumonia Klebsiella bacteria were 103 strains, the total detection rate of the pathogen was 3.5%; MRSA were 214 strains, accounting for 7.2% of total samples of the pathogen. Conclusions: the resistance of bacteria detected by our hospital is high, so the resistance monitoring is strongly required to take effective measures to actively control the pathogen infection.


Aims. We investigate the dust properties of the disk and envelope of the Herbig Be star R Mon by means of near-infrared multiwavelength imaging polarimetry. Methods. We obtained JHK -band polarimetric images using the adaptive optics instruments NACO on the VLT, and CIAO on the Subaru telescope. Results. Our NACO JK S -band images of ~0$\farcs$1 angular resolution resolve clearly the R Mon binary system as well as twisted string-like features in the fan-shaped lobe. The polarimetric images reveal a butterfly-shaped polarization disk with an almost constant shape and an extension of $4\arcsec$ in the J , H , and K bands. In this region, the polarization values are as low as $P_J\sim7$%, $P_H\sim2$%, and $P_K\sim1$%, and the polarization vectors are not systematically aligned along the equatorial plane. On the other hand, highly polarized scattered light is detected in the fan-shaped lobe ($P_J \sim24$%, $P_H \sim 33$%, and $P_K\sim53$%). Conclusions. Our polarimetric data suggests the presence of multiple grain populations in the R Mon nebula. From our one-dimensional single scattering modeling, the maximum grain size in the nebula at large scale is estimated to be 0.23 μ m. On the other hand, the aforementioned properties of the polarization disk and a nearly spherical appearance of the nebulosity close to the central star suggests the presence of large grains (micron-size or larger) in the polarization disk.


The automatic retinal disease diagnosis by artificial intelligent is an interesting and challenging topic in the medical field. It requires an appropriate image enhancement technique and a sufficient training dataset for the specific retina conditions. The aim of this study was to design an automatic diagnosis convolutional neural network (CNN) model which does not require a large training dataset to specifically identify diabetic retinopathy symptoms, which are cotton wool, exudates spots and red lesionin colour fundus pictures. A novel framework comprised image enhancement method by using upgraded contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization (UCLAHE) filter and transferred pre-trained networks was developed to classify the retinal diseases regarding to the symptoms. The performance of the proposed framework was evaluated based on accuracy, sensitivity and specificity metrics. The collected results have proven the robustness of the proposed framework in offering good accuracy in retina diseases diagnosis.


The article is devoted to the problem of constructing a new cultural identity of the highlanders living in the Terek region during the period of 1860-1917. In this article, the authors proceed from the established ideas in the science that the entire evolution of Russian history is filled with the practice of organizing the coexistence of different cultural identities in their constant interrelated development. The specific historical examples show how the inclusion of the Northern Caucasus in the Russian Empire, the modernization processes experienced by Russia itself during this period, the conscious acceptance of the elements of new consciousness, norms and values by the highlanders, has influenced the rationalization of the culture of the Terek region population. Such factors as kunachestvo, borrowings in the material culture, the provision of highlanders with economic and trade opportunities to work peacefully and provide their families with the results of peaceful work, the integration of highlanders into education and enlightenment on a modern basis have become effective means of creating a mechanism of interpenetration of the highlanders' and Slavic cultures in the region and the formation of a new cultural identity of the North Caucasian highlanders.


Objectives:To explore blood-quickening water-disinhibiting eyes-brightening method's therapeutic effects on the non ischemic retinal vein occlusion.Methods:34 patients was randomly divided into 2 groups,with 17 eyes of 17 patients in treating group treated by blood-quickening water-disinhibiting eyes-brightening method(Sanxuemingmu tablet) with conventional treatment,and 18 eyes of 17 patients in controlling group treated by blood-quickening stasis-removing method(Xueshuantong tablet) with conventional treatment.Fundus colour photography,fundus fluorescent angiograph in each group before and after treatment.Results: The curative effect of the treating group was better than that of the controlling group.Compared with the controlling group,there was no significant difference in overall effective rate,and high significant difference in obvious effective rate.Vision improved degree of the treating group was better than that of the controlling group.Compared with the controlling group,there was no significant difference in overall effective rate of TCM syndrome,and high significant difference in obvious effective rate of TCM syndrome.Conclusions: This study suggests that blood-quickening water-disinhibiting eyes-brightening method is a effective traditional Chinese medicine treating method with high obvious effective rate,and that the method can improve the symptoms of TCM and save the vision.


The Ca-activated pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae induce a delay in the onset of mitosis through the activation of Swe1p, a negative regulatory kinase that inhibits the Cdc28p/Clb complex. We isolated the YAP1 gene as a multicopy suppressor of the calcium sensitivity due to the loss of ZDS1, a negative regulator of SWE1 and CLN2 gene expression. YAP1 deletion on a zds1Δ background exacerbated the Ca-related phenotype. Yap1p was degraded in a calcineurin-dependent manner when cells were exposed to calcium. In yap1Δ cells, the expression level of the RPN4 gene encoding a transcription factor for the subunits of the ubiquitin-proteasome system was diminished. The deletion of YAP1 gene or RPN4 gene led to the accumulation of Swe1p and Cln2p. Yap1p was a substrate of calcineurin in vivo. The calcineurin-mediated Yap1p degradation seems to be a mechanism that assures a G2 delay in response to a stress that causes the activation of the calcium signaling pathway(s). INTRODUCTION Calcium-triggered signaling mechanisms are used by virtually all eukaryotic organisms to regulate a wide variety of cellular processes, including gene expression. Transient increases in cytosolic calcium results in the activation of diverse enzymes, including calcineurin, a highly conserved Ca/calmodulin-dependent serine/threonine protein phosphatase (Aramburu et al, 2000). In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, calcineurin has been implicated in stress-induced gene expression, ion homeostasis, and viability after exposure to mating pheromone (Aramburu et al, 2000; Cyert, 2001). More recently, we demonstrated that calcineurin and the Mpk1p-Mck1p pathway, in a coordinated fashion, activate Swe1p, a negative regulatory kinase of the Cdc28p/Clb complex (Booher et al, 1993), leading the cell to a cell-cycle delay in the G2 phase (Mizunuma et al, 2001). The activation of these pathways is thought to occur in response to membrane stretching (Mizunuma et al, 1998). The effect of calcium on cell-cycle regulation is clearly observed on a zds1Δ background lacking the negative regulator for SWE1 and CLN2 transcription (Ma et al, 1996; Mizunuma et al, 2004). Previously, we showed that the cell cycle of the zds1Δ strain cultivated in medium containing a high concentration of CaCl2 was delayed in G2 phase and that this strain displayed polarized bud growth due to the activation of the cellular calcium signaling pathways (Mizunuma et al, 1998). To identify the proteins that bear Zds1p-like function in the calcium-induced G2 cell-cycle regulation, we screened for the genes whose overexpression could suppress the calcium phenotypes of the zds1Δ strain. By this screening, the YAP1 gene was obtained as a suppressor. Here, we show that the Swe1p and Cln2p levels were negatively regulated indirectly by Yap1p. Upon exposure of cells to exogenous calcium, Yap1p was degraded, which led to the transcriptional downregulation of the RPN4 gene encoding a transcription factor that modulates the expression levels of the genes involved in the ubiquitin-proteasome system. The calcineurin-mediated Yap1p degradation, which leads to the Swe1p and Cln2p upregulation, was suggested to be a mechanism to assure a G2 delay in response to a stress that causes the activation of calcineurin. RESULTS Identification of YAP1 gene as a high-copy suppressor of calcium sensitivity of ZDS1-null strain, which lacks a negative regulator of SWE1 and CLN2 gene expression To investigate the detailed mechanism for the calcium-mediated cell-cycle regulation, we performed a screening for the genes whose overexpression could suppress the calcium sensitivity of the zds1Δ strain. The suppressor plasmids were classified into 19 genes, including the ZDS1 gene and its homolog ZDS2 gene (Bi & Pringle, 1996; Yu et al, 1996). After omitting these plasmids, a representative plasmid was chosen from each group, and they were designated as pSUZ1~17 (suppressor of zds1). By subcloning of the pSUZ14 plasmid, the YAP1 gene, which encodes a mammalian AP-1-like protein (Moye-Rowley et al, 1989) was identified as the gene responsible for suppression. As shown in Fig 1, the growth of the zds1Δ strain in the medium containing a high concentration of CaCl2 was severely inhibited, exhibiting a G2 delay and highly polarized bud growth. Overexpression of the YAP1 gene partially suppressed all of the calcium-induced phenotypes. So we further investigated the mechanism by which Yap1p modulated the calcium-mediated cell-cycle regulation. Deletion of YAP1 gene exacerbated calcium sensitivity of zds1Δ strain To verify the contribution of Yap1p in suppressing the various calcium-induced phenotypes of the zds1Δ strain, we examined the effect of a YAP1 deletion mutation on these phenotypes (Fig 2A-C). The yap1Δ mutation by itself did not lead to a significant increase in the sensitivity of the cells to CaCl2. However, the growth defect of the zds1Δ strain on plates containing CaCl2 was exacerbated by the additional mutation yap1Δ (Fig 2A). Morphologically, the yap1Δ zds1Δ double deletion cells, in comparison with the zds1Δ cells, displayed a slightly more elongated shape in YPD medium (without added CaCl2), and showed a more pronouncedly elongated morphology than the zds1Δ cells in the presence of CaCl2 (Fig 2B). FACS analysis of the cellular DNA content demonstrated that the yap1Δ zds1Δ double deletion strain, in comparison with the respective single deletion strains, suffered from a severer defect in G2 progression in the presence of exogenous CaCl2 (Fig 2C). The additive effect of the yap1Δ and zds1Δ mutations on various calcium-induced phenotypes indicated that Yap1p and Zds1p may share a common biological function in parallel pathways in calcium signaling. Yap1p was degraded in a calcineurin-dependent manner when cells were exposed to calcium The results of the genetic experiments indicated that Yap1p was involved in the regulation of the G2 delay and polarized bud growth induced by calcium. To examine if the YAP1 level itself was altered by exogenous calcium, we first investigated the effect of calcium on the YAP1 mRNA level by Northern blot analysis. However, the YAP1 mRNA level of the wild-type strain was not altered by calcium (Fig 3A). We then examined by Western blot analysis whether the level of Yap1p was altered by calcium. For this purpose, we constructed the strain carrying a chromosomally integrated construct for Myc-epitope-tagged Yap1p at the C-terminus under the control of its own promoter. The Yap1p-Myc level was remarkably diminished by calcium (Fig 3B). To distinguish whether Yap1p was downregulated by calcium at the translational or post-translational level, we examined the effect of calcium on the stability of Yap1p-Myc under the conditions in which de novo protein synthesis was shut off by cycloheximide (CHX). The degradation of Yap1p-Myc in the presence of CHX was accelerated by calcium (Fig 3C, D). To examine if calcineurin was involved in the calcium-induced Yap1p-Myc downregulation, we determined the Yap1p-Myc level in the cells lacking the calcineurin regulatory subunit (cnb1Δ) under similar conditions. The Yap1p-Myc level of the cnb1Δ cells, in contrast to that of the wild-type cells, was not altered by calcium, suggesting that the calcium-induced Yap1p-Myc degradation was strictly dependent on calcineurin (Fig 3C, D). Yap1p downregulation was accompanied by a decrease in RPN4 mRNA level and an increase in Swe1p and Cln2p levels Because the effects of the overexpression and deletion of the YAP1 gene in calcium signaling resembled those of the ZDS1 gene, we next asked if the YAP1 gene was involved in the regulation of SWE1 and CLN2 transcription. However, the effect of the YAP1  deletion on the expression levels of these genes was negligible, as determined by Northern blot analysis (Fig 4A). Next, to examine if Yap1p functioned at the post-transcriptional level, we compared the Swe1p and Cln2p levels in the wild-type and yap1Δ strains carrying chromosomally integrated constructs for Myc-tagged Swe1p and HA-tagged Cln2p (Fig 4B). The levels of Swe1p-Myc and Cln2p-HA in the yap1Δ strain, compared with those in the wild-type strain, were significantly elevated. Contrary to the effect of the YAP1 deletion, overexpression of the YAP1 gene led to decreased levels of Swe1p and Cln2p (Fig. 4C). These results indicate that Yap1p negatively regulated these levels. The Yap1p degradation, which was triggered by the activation of calcium signaling, led to the upregulation of Swe1p and Cln2p. Then, what might be the mechanism underlying this upregulation? Recently, Yap1p, together with the Pdr1p and Pdr3p transcription factors, was implicated in the transcriptional activation of the RPN4 gene encoding a transcription factor that modulates the expression levels of the genes involved in the ubiquitin-proteasome system during the oxidative stress response (Owsianik et al, 2002). We reasoned that the Yap1p degradation may lead to the downregulation of Rpn4p expression and that the decreased activity of the proteasome system may cause the upregulation of Swe1p, which may normally be degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (Kaiser et al, 1998). To examine this possibility, we first compared the RPN4 mRNA levels in the wild-type and yap1Δ cells. As expected, the RPN4 mRNA level in the yap1Δ cells, in comparison with that in wild-type cells, was diminished (Fig 5A). To investigate if the downregulation of the RPN4 mRNA level indeed leads to the decreased activity of the proteasome, we compared the activities of the ubiquitin-proteasome of wild-type and yap1Δ cells by measuring the levels of the ubiquitin-β-galactosidase conjugate protein, a well-characterized proteasome substrate (Johnson et al, 1995). As seen in Fig 5B, wild-type cells treated with exogenous calcium for 2 h showed a diminished activity of degrading the substrate protein and its degradation was Yap1p dependent. Consistent with the idea that the de


Twelve steers were used to examine the effect of amino acid(AA)composition of rumen liquid associated microorganisms(LAM) and solid associated microorganisms(SAM) as affected by dietary energy level(5.20,6.27 and 7.87MJ integrated net energy/kg DM,respectively).Diets were corn,cottonseed meal and corn straw.Energy level affected AA composition of Leu(P0.001)、Phe(P0.01)、Lys(P0.001)、His(P0.001)、Arg(P0.001)、Asp(P0.001)and Gly(P0.001)in LAM and Thr(P0.05)、Val (P0.05) 、Lys(P0.05)and Met(P0.05)in SAM.Significant differences of AA composition between LAM and SAM were observed for 6 out of 17 AA examined.And the relative composition of 3 AA affected by dietary energy level was also observed.


This chapter explores the abuse of trust when an official's interest conflicted with that of the entrusting power or beneficiary of the trust, or where an agent's multiple roles conflicted with each other so that the performance of a trust was compromised. Trust and interest were, it is argued, intertwined, since entrusted power demanded disinterestedness. The chapter relates the emergence of the 'language' of interest in the seventeenth century to debates about the competing and conflicting interests. Over the period, measures were put in place in both commercial and political office to go some way to separating competing interests and to subordinate the pecuniary self-interests of officials to the trusts from their companies or the public. Long before 1850 'conflict of interest' had become an established lexicon and concept, used to debate, define and tackle corruption in office.


Ring seal for a gas turbine wheel comprising successively, from the periphery towards the axis, a support ring surrounding the wheel 10, an annular cooling layer 21 attached to the support ring 10 and made an air-permeable material and an annular wear layer 23. Said seal is characterized in that it further comprises a separator layer 22 interposed between the cooling layer 21 and the wear layer 23 . Application to aircraft jet engines.


A discussed study on the Triple Helix with its quantitative analysis method. With brief introduction to background and progress of Triple-Helix(TH) researches, it is clarified that TH quantitative methodology focuses on the indicator of synergy (T) as reduction of uncertainty that can be shaped among three or more distributions. In the TH model ofuniversity-industry-government (uig), T(uig) measures the cooperation and coordination among university, industry, and government. While negative synergy tends to localization, positive synergy points to globalization. Three casestudies are exhibited, with improving ideas.


Financial planning is feeded by the economic and financial analysis making projections about the alternatives of investment and financing to analyze their effects on the results achieved as a result of the decisions making. The objective of this study is to classify the stocks listed on the Ibex-35, with respect to market value ratios taking into account the rates of return on assets and growth expectations, using a strategic map to know where the companies are now and where could targeted in the future; and thus obtain different financial strategies that will help them to create value. Finally, a comparison is made of the results shown for a paper published twelve years before by one of the authors of this article using the same methodology.


Abstract Many theoretical approaches to cybersecurity adopt an anthropocentric conceptualisation of agency; that is, tying the capacity to act to human subjectivity and disregarding the role of the non-human in co-constructing its own (in)security. This article argues that such approaches are insufficient in capturing the complexities of cyber incidents, particularly those that involve self-perpetuating malware and autonomous cyber attacks that can produce unintentional and unpredictable consequences. Using interdisciplinary insights from the philosophy of information and software studies, the article counters the anthropocentrism in the cybersecurity literature by investigating the agency of syntactic information (that is, codes/software) in co-producing the logics and politics of cybersecurity. It specifically studies the complexities of codes/software as informational agents, their self-organising capacities, and their autonomous properties to develop an understanding of cybersecurity as emergent security. Emergence is introduced in the article as a non-linear security logic that captures the peculiar agential capacities of codes/software and the ways in which they challenge human control and intentionality by co-constructing enmity and by co-producing the subjects and objects of cybersecurity.


Community ecology searches for general rules to explain patterns in species' distribution, but to date, progress has been slow. This lack of progress has been attributed to the fact that ecological rules and the mechanisms that underpin them are contingent on the organisms involved, and their environment. Coupled with the vast complexity of biological systems, the result is that there are few rules that are universally true in community ecology. However, effective restoration management requires a thorough understanding of the ecological effects of degradation. This sets a challenge for ecological research to unveil the causal mechanisms underlying patterns in species' distribution. There is broad consensus that the way forward is to link pattern and process through species traits, as these provide the causal mechanisms explaining how abiotic and biotic factors set limits to species occurrences. In a recently developed method, species traits were used to define groups of aquatic macroinvertebrate species with similar causal mechanisms underlying the speciesenvironment relationships. By investigating interrelations between traits and interpreting their function, it was possible to define 'sets of co-adapted species traits designed by natural selection to solve particular ecological problems', which are termed life-history strategies. In this chapter we discuss the position of life-history strategies in community ecology and its merits to conservation and nature management. By including the causal mechanisms for a species' survival under particular environmental conditions, life-history strategies can be used to explain species occurrences and generate testable predictions. As a species' identity is made subordinate to its biology, they may be used to compare water bodies found at a large geographical distance, which may comprise different regional species pools or span species distribution areas. By aggregating species in life-history strategies, biodiverse assemblages can be compressed into a few meaningful, easily interpretable relationships. E-mail address: email@example.com


jN a paper on this subject by Ross Mitchell appearing in this issue a very complete history of the initial use and development of these methods in ob stetrical practice is given. While nothing has been developed in the detail of this paper, a very laudable and conservative application of these methods has been suggested. Pituitary extract and its application was dealt with editorially in this Journal a short time ago, and we feel that there is no need for further remark upon the use of this drug. Morphine-scopolamine used ethically and with no desire to produce theatrical results, is still a very valuable aid to the obstetrical practitioner. It is of considerable use in a few selected cases, particularly the nervous and aged prinmipara. In these cases where fear to a certain extent is the cause of a large amount of the general exhaustion, or where a particularly rigid cervix means a long trial to the patient's reserve, morphine-scopolamine seems to have a decided place. Our experience with the less toxic effects of heroin would incline us to the use of this agent in the replacement of morphine. The two agents, pituitrin and the combination of morphine and scopolamine in their use, must necessarily be at the comnmand only of the attendant who is thoroughly conversant with the condition of his patient and also with the peculiarities of the drugs. One cannot too rigidly condemn the persistent tendency in certain countries and localities to mnake use of either agent as an incentive to the patient to choose certain centres as her temporary place of abode. To promise a patient the application, particularly of the latter reagent in her labour, has led without question to its abuse, and in large extent its discredit.


Objective To investigate the influences of miR-34a on the radiosensitivity of H1299 cells.Methods CCK-8 kit was used to examine the viability of H1299 cells which were exposed to different doses (0,2,4,6 and 8 Gy) of 60Co γ-rays after transient transfection of pre-miR-34a.Apoptosis rate and cell cycle were measured with flow cytometry.The expression levels of miR-34a target genes,bcl-2,bax,CDK4,CDK6 and cyclinD1 were analyzed by real-time PCR.Results Compared to the control group of negative transfection,the cell viability in pre-miR-34a transfection group decreased significantly after irradiation at0,2,4,6,8 Gy (t=-2.39,-3.12,-4.98,-4.03,-3.06,P<0.05) in a dose-dependent manner.After being irradiated with 6 Gy γ-rays,the apoptotic rate in pre-miR-34a transfection group was significantly increased (t =7.06,P < 0.05) together with an accumulation of G0/G1 phase (t =3.94,P < 0.05) and a reduction of S phase (t =6.23,P < 0.05).The gene expression levels of bcl-2,CDK4 and CDK6 in pre-miR-34a transfection group were respectively decreased (t =3.39,12.88,6.21,P < 0.05) of negative control.cyclinD1 was also decreased but no significance,while bax was increased to 1.94 times of negative control (t =-4.35,P < 0.05) together with a decrease of bcl-2/bax.Conclusions miR-34a could promote cell apoptosis,induce G0/G1 phase accumulation,suppress cell activity,and in turn increase the radiosensitivity of H1299 cells.

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miR-34a;  H1299 cells;  Radiosensitivity;  Apoptosis;  Cell cycle


With the popularity of computer education,computer fundamentals course involves many students in different majors,so the necessary reform of its teaching and examination methods should be carried out. For this a paperless examination system of computer fundamentals course is designed,it is not only of rapid marking,high accuracy and load balancing so as to reduce requirements for examination server greatly,but also of security and stability. The main function,system composition and overall design of the system are introduced,and the design scheme and realization method of examination subsystem client are described in detail,which is of reference value for related system development.


– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the external and internal factors that contribute to assimilation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in the organization through the processes of adapting, routinizing and institutionalization of technology. , – This research follows qualitative interpretive approach. The results produced in this paper are based on thematic analysis of responses from open-ended interviews with ERP stakeholders in large size Australian organizations. The research findings have been further triangulated with surveys and content analysis. , – This research is still in progress; therefore, this paper presents the results of the field study conducted so far along with the instrument used to collect data. This instrument consists of a list of selected questions based on the thorough review of current information systems literature. However, the major finding of this study, thus far, is that the ERP implementation is a process of aligning technology with organizational, social, cultural, economic, technical, and other organizational environmental institutions. , – The major research limitation of this study is that it is still in progress, therefore, the results reported in this paper are emergent and not complete. Another limitation of this paper is that it is Australian specific; therefore, the generalizability of the results in other settings cannot be ascertained. Nevertheless, this research contributes to the ERP implementation literature by applying a stage-based model which takes into account the pre-implementation, implementation and post-implementation stages of ERP assimilation into an integrated structure. , – This research concludes that ERP assimilation is characterized and shaped by mutual interactions of various organizational, social, cultural, environmental, and other institutional factors. The research framework developed in this study may be mastered as a decision-making tool by business manager to guide the organization through various stages of ERP institutionalization. , – Institutionalization of ERP technologies is a recent phenomenon and this field is far for being matured. This research is based in Australian settings where they have been no previous study of institutionalization of technology.


This mini review discusses the corneal blindness worldwide, its epidemiology, treatment and prevention modalities. It gives brief informayion about blinding corneal pathologies


A program has been developed to calculate the parameters of power,fuel consumption mean efficient under the different volume of rotor recess.The curve of the engine power and efficient fuel consumption ratio that change with the volume of rotor recess has been drawn.and rotary combustion engine performance influenced by the volume has been studied.Compared with the results of the reference,it is shown that the calculation method can be used as an analytical tool for the preliminary designed development of gas rotary combustion engine recess.


To the Editor: —In an editorial inThe Journal(October 15, p. 1356) you discuss the papers by Eising and by Ross on the effect of irradiated oils on the healing of purulent wounds. In this editorial you repeat the conclusion of each of these workers that the effect was due to "secondary ultraviolet emanations." We have accumulated evidence ( J. Bact. 23 :429 [June] 1932; J. Indust. & Engin. Chem. 24 :1181 [Oct.] 1932) that this germicidal action is evidently due to certain organic peroxide compounds given off from the irradiated oils. We have proved conclusively that secondary emanations of light are not responsible for this phenomenon. Recently Dr. Eising agreed with us in this explanation. The "radiation theory" has been used before to explain phenomena. Certain chemical substances will fog photographic plates in the same manner as light. It is unfortunate that your editorial reiterated what we feel certain


The Sociedade Real Marítima, Militar e Geográfica (Royal Maritime, Military and Geographic Society) was a scientific institution founded in Portugal by the Minister of the Navy, Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho, in the late eighteenth century. Its advent was contemporary with the rise of hydrographic institutes in several European maritime powers. However, the Royal Maritime, Military and Geographic Society differed from the specialization of those institutions, being deeply involved in determining longitudes and producing good precision hydrographic cartography. Conceived as a multidisciplinary institute gathering scientific and technical knowledge and focusing on overseas and metropolitan territories, it had an intense activity, resulting in a scientific production (unfortunately largely lost) in tune with its foreign counterparts. However, and unlike other European hydrographic institutes, this Portuguese institute had an ephemeral existence.


Shortjaw Cisco ( Coregonus zenithicus ) were originally described in Lake Nipigon in the 1920s, and have been consistently identified in the limited number of subsequent cisco surveys of the lake. With the exception of ecomorphological and genetic research conducted on the cisco community of Lake Nipigon in the late 1990s, little attention has been focused on any cisco species from this lake. DFO Science was charged with conducting a pre-COSEWIC assessment for Shortjaw Cisco, and this manuscript assesses the current: and a limited time Shortjaw Lake Nipigon. The relative abundance of Shortjaw Cisco has declined more than 50% in Lake Nipigon from the 1998-99 through 2008-09 period, and no recent strong year-classes were observed. Mean age of the population is ~12 years, and annual mortality estimates are low (11.7%). The Lake Nipigon Shortjaw Cisco population is dominated by females (sex ratio is 65% female), which appear to have greater longevity than males. Shortjaw Cisco in Lake Nipigon prefer shallower depths (mean depth of capture 30.2 m) than their conspecifics from the Great Lakes. The Shortjaw Cisco population in Lake Nipigon is a Mysis spp. specialist, with the majority of individuals consuming only this prey species. Anthropogenic threats are limited on Lake Nipigon, as only a small fishery is prosecuted on the lake. Observed declines are more likely due to food web changes due to invasive species, or competition with other native fishes.


The invention relates to a botanical pesticide, and in particular relates to a botanical pesticide for preventing and treating wolfberry thrips. The botanical pesticide is characterized in that a preparation method of the pesticide preparation comprises the following steps: firstly dissolving active compounds into solutions by adding a solvent, mixing the solutions to form a compound liquor, adding an emulsifier in the compound liquor, mixing to form mother solution, dropwise adding water, high-shear mixing and filtering the mother solution to obtain a preparation, wherein the active compound is mixture of nicotine and any one of sophocarpidine, celastrus angulatus, toosendanin, stemonine, veratrine, pyrethrin, azadirachtin or fructus cnidii. With the adoption of the technical scheme, the compounding range of the botanical pesticide is expanded, the efficiency of the botanical pesticide is further improved, and the problems of serious thrips hazards to wolfberry and overproof wolfberry pesticide residue are solved.


Geophysical models and their interpretations of several processes of interest, such as sea level rise, postseismic relaxation, and glacial isostatic adjustment, are intertwined with the need to realize the International Terrestrial Reference Frame. However, this realization needs to take into account the geocenter motion, that is, the motion of the center of figure of the Earth surface, due to, for example, deformation of the surface by earthquakes or hydrological loading effects. Usually, there is also a discrepancy, known as the network effect, between the theoretically convenient center of figure and the physically accessible center of network frames, because of unavoidable factors such as uneven station distribution, lack of stations in the oceans, disparity in the coverage between the two hemispheres, and the existence of tectonically deforming zones. Here we develop a method to estimate the magnitude of the network effect, that is, the error introduced by the incomplete sampling of the Earth surface, in measuring the geocenter motion, for a network of space geodetic stations of a fixed size N . For this purpose, we use, as our proposed estimate, the standard deviations of the changes in Helmert parameters measured by a random network of the same size N . We show that our estimate scales as 1 ∕ √ N and give an explicit formula for it in terms of the vector spherical harmonics expansion of the displacement field. In a complementary paper we apply this formalism to coseismic displacements and elastic deformations due to surface water movements.


The very pertinent remarks of Dr. John H. Kennell (Pediatrics, 29:848, 1962) are basic to the future of pediatric practice. There are many "new frontiers" for the private practitioner. Emotional health must be of primary concern, both at the teaching level and in private practice. I am sure that future office visits will include an emotional discussion (E.D.) with the mother alone. She will come without the child, to discuss with the pediatrician the "normal" problems she faces in her role as a parent.


Electrical overstress (EOS) damage to magnetic recording heads due to repetitive, sinusoidal, low voltage noise is studied for the first time. A test method is described and used to measure the failure voltage and current for various combinations of signal connections from 200 kHz to 1 GHz. A resonance at 320 MHz, where the current flow increases dramatically and causes severe sensor damage at only 550 mV, was observed. A lumped-element SPICE model is developed and used to extend the experimental measurements. It is concluded that it is important to measure and understand the effect of low voltage, high frequency noise transients on extremely ESD sensitive devices.


This paper examines why students drop out of school and what can be done about it. After briefly summarizing who drops out of school, the paper reviews the theoretical and empirical research that attempts to explain why students drop out of school based on two different conceptual frameworks that are both useful and necessary to understand this complex phenomenon. One framework is based on an individual perspective that focuses on individual factors associated with dropping out; the other is based on an institutional perspective that focuses on the contextual factors found in students'' families, schools, communities and peers. The paper also discusses the extent to which these frameworks can be used explain differences in dropout rates among social groups, particularly racial and ethnic minorities. The next section of the paper examines various strategies to address the dropout, reviewing examples of both programmatic and systemic solutions, and the extent to which policy can promote them. The final section of the paper discusses whether the United States has the capacity and the will to reduce dropout rates and eliminate disparities in dropout rates among racial and ethnic groups. Despite a long-term upward trend in school completion in the United States, each year about 5 percent of all high school students drop out of school (Kaufman, Kwon, Klein, and Chapman, 1999, Table 1). In the 1997-98 school year 479,000 students dropped out of high school (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1999, Table 7). . Yet a substantially higher proportion of students quit school sometime over their educational careers. One longitudinal study of young men who were 14 to 21 years of age in 1979, estimated that 37 percent had quit high school for at least a 3 month period, even though in 1990, when the young men were 25 to 32 years old, only 14 percent were classified as high school dropouts (Klerman & Karoly, 1994). Another longitudinal study of students who were 8 graders in 1988 found that 21 percent had dropped out school at some point since 8 grade, even though only 12 percent——roughly half of that number——had not completed high school by 1994 (Rumberger & Lamb, 1998). Not only are a sizeable proportion of students dropping out, an increasing number of students are completing high school by getting a GED or through other alternative means rather than earning a traditional high school diploma. Although the proportion of youth completing high school has remained steady over the last decade, the proportion earning high school diplomas has actually declined. In 1988, 80 percent of 18 to 24-year olds earned a high school diploma; in 1998, 75 percent earned a high school diploma (Figure 1). In other words, 10 percent of all young people completed high school through an alternative means in 1998 compared to 4 percent in 1988. The reason the method of high school completion may be important is because some recent studies have questioned whether the economic payoff to a high school equivalency is comparable to a traditional high school diploma (Cameron & Heckman, 1 This figure includes persons 15 to 24 years old who were enrolled in grades 9-12 the previous year, were not enrolled in school in October 1998 and had not graduated. It excludes another 36,000 students who dropped out from grades 7 and 8.


The invention relates to a component part for absorbing sound according to the acoustic spring-mass system. According to the invention, the heavy layer (3) which serves as the mass is applied in situ to the porous soft layer (2) which serves as a spring. Said heavy layer is applied, in particular, sprayed, spattered or applied via a wide-slotted nozzle in various layer thicknesses (3a, 3b, 3c), and/or with various surface weights per surface unit.


Monomial orders in a polynomial ring on a field in a set of variables are employed in order to study algebraic models in different branchs of mathematics by using Grobner bases.If we consider operations among the algebras describing the models, we will interested to use polynomial rings in two sets of variables and corresponding monomial orders. Monomial orders different from classical lexicographic and reverse-lexicographic orders are used to solve many kinds of algebraic problems.

W.Adams,P.Loustaunau, An introduction to Groebner bases, Graduate Studies in Math.,A.M.S.,1991

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This paper builds a research framework based on reviews of the present main theories on low-carbon economy.It is worthy of further study on the low-carbon economy combined with transformation and upgrading theory,"commons" autonomous organization and independent management theory,which is probably the future research hotspot.Although still controversial,it is necessary for China to put development strategy of low-carbon economy on the agenda,based on the domestic and foreign environment.Our country can choose measures including carbon tax,the development of carbon emissions trading,taking the necessary control,actively developing environment type NGO and NPO,etc.


Abstract: One of the objectives of teaching English for university students is the students are expected to understand the reading text. However, it is very difficult for the students to catch the message from the reading text as they have limited words and reading strategies. This research was intended to solve the students' problem relating to the reading comprehension. The aim of this research is to prove whether the implementation of scanning technique is effective to develop students' reading comprehension. Pre-experimental research design is implemented as the resercher only used one class experimental. In choosing the sample of the research, purposive sampling technique is applied. In collecting the data the researcher administered test; pre-test and post-test. Pre-test is used to find out the students' real competence in doing the reading test, while post-test is used to determine the effect of scanning technique in developing the students' reading comprehension. After analysing the data statisticaly, the result shows that there is a significant improvement toward the students' competence in reading comprehension. The score of the students' test increases from 4.48 of pre-test to 9.1 of post test. It means that the implementation of scanning technique contributes significantly toward the students' reading comprehension. Keywords : scanning, technique, comprehension


The study on long horned beetles from the northeast Indian state Assam is very poor with many species awaiting discovery, study and description. Among the seven sister states, cerambycid fauna of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland are mostly worked out by the Zoological Survey of India and some other universities and institutions. But nothing has been published on the Cerambycidae fauna of Assam in particular (after separation from other states of north-east India).Therefore, an attempt has been made to prepare a consolidated and updated list of cerambycid beetles reported from Assam state after compilation of the published works on cerambycidae of India. The voluminous works on the cerambycid fauna in north east India were mostly done by Gahan (1894, 1906) and Breuning (1936, 1938a, 1938b, 1954, 1958, 1965). Afterwards, Kapur (1954), Basak and Biswas (1985), Mukhopadhyay and Biswas (2000a, 2000b), Ray Chaudhuri and Saha (2000), Mukhopadhyay and Halder (2003, 2004), Mukhopadhyay (2011), Saha et al. (2013), Mitra and Majumder (2014), Mitra et al. (2016a, 2016b,2016c) have reported some more species from Assam in their published works. Family Cerambycidae includes more than 35,000 species under 4,000 genera in 11 subfamilies in the world, therefore this beetle family is considered as one of important coleopteran family (Agarwala & Bhattacharjee, 2012). This communication is the first updated consolidated list of cerambycid beetles from the state of Assam (after complete separation from other states of NE India in 1987) which includes 95 species under 64 genera of 32 tribes belonging to 3 subfamilies along with their distribution.


Pakistan is deficient in major food products. Self-sufficiency in food has virtually always been a major priority, because imports of wheat, edible oil, sugar, pulses and milk products put a massive burden on the balance of payments for the country. The increase in the production of oilseed has been a priority goal of the agricultural development policy in Pakistan. The oilseed crops have been validated as alternative crops on several target locations of different agro-ecological zones [PARC (1990)]; but the success of this validation work in terms of their dissemination is very limited. The possibility of including these crops in well established systems needed to be well conceived. The selection of farming systems, which have the potential to adopt such crops, is a prerequisite to investigate the problems and prospects of oilseed crops. The emphasis of the study is, therefore, on the identification of typical farm situations where the oilseed crops can be evaluated for their potential inclusion in the cropping plans. A real decision-making environment in agriculture involves several objectives along with their explicit targets.


Representing the work of 48 contributors, and edited by Elias Mpofu, a leading African scholar, Counseling people of African ancestry is published by Cambridge University Press. The text is divided into four parts and twenty chapters. The first part sets out the supposedly essential, shared cultural features and assumptions that are relevant when counselling people of an African cultural heritage. Part two describes some of the typical settings or contexts in which this Afrocentric counselling is relevant, and part three focuses on some of the particular problems that are the focus of such treatments. The final part considers how these Afrocentric understandings and approaches to mental health might be advanced.


The effects of various chemical modifications on gelation and texture of finely comminuted lean beef mixes were investigated. Urea, which disrupts non-covalent bonds, significantly increased (at 95% level) the modulus of rigidity (G) and hardness values compared to the control (no additive). Oxidation of free sulphdryl groups by H2O2 resulted in lower G but similar hardness values of the control. The β-mercaptoethanol (ME) treatment was similar to the control in G values but higher in hardness, gumminess and chewiness. Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) addition resulted in excessive cooking losses, the lowest G value and the hardest texture. Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate did not have any significant effect on the textural characteristics of the finely comminuted mixes but resulted in lower G compared to the control.


This paper discusses the practical application of mechanistic pavement design principles for a proposed 8. 1 ha break bulk cargo storage yard that is part of the Port of Portland's rehabilitation program for Terminal 2. The preliminary design of the pavement section for the yard area was accomplished utilizing layered elastic theory coupled with determination of the subgrade and stabilized subgrade material properties by repeated load triaxial and diametral testing techniques. The preliminary pavement design analyzed alternative materials including asphaltic concrete, roller compacted concrete, and cement stabilization of dredge fill sand as a base/subbase material. The ELSYM5 elastic layer program was used to analyze the critical tensile strains and stresses within the pavement sections and to develop design alternates for each material. Selection of the recommended alternate was based on a detailed cost analysis.


The intersection of assumptions, stereotypes and social notions embedded within cultural understandings of gender, class, age, and other signifiers of inequality both shapes and delimits how a particular incident of rape is portrayed in the Vietnamese print media. One-sided and insensitive ways of reporting unwittingly exacerbate the suffering of victims, turning them into objects of criticism in local opinion. The activism shown by some quarters of the media has had a positive effect in encouraging rape victims and their families to come forward and use newspapers to air their grievances and seek justice by working within and sometimes around institutional structures.


An experiment was conducted during 2012-13 and 2013-14 at laboratory of SHUATS, Prayagraj, U. P, to study the effect of sucrose brix, drying method and packaging material on physico-chemical and organoleptic properties of somatically dehydrated guava slice. The experiment was laid out in three factorial completely random design (CRD), consisting of 24 treatments in factor (a), viz., SB0 : Control, SB1 : 50 0 Brix, SB2 : 60 0 Brix and SB3 : 70 0 Brix, factor (b) DM1 : Vacuum dryer, DM2 : Hot Air oven dryer and DM3 : Solar dryer, and factor (c) PM1 : LDPE (Low density polyethylene) and PM2 : HDPE (High density polyethylene), respectively. Pooled data of experiment in treatment sucrose brix (700 ) significant and maximum moisture content (29.364 %), total soluble solid (21.85 %) and reducing sugar (5.000 %) were recorded compare to the other sucrose treatment, respectively. Analysis data of colour (7.444), flavor (7.39), overall acceptability (7.38), texture and taste (7.42), significantly the highest were recorded in the treatment SB2 : 60 0 Brix, respectively. Drying method applied by the vacuum dryer treatment significantly the highest was found the physicochemical observation viz., total soluble solid (21.36 %). Further, drying method applied by the vacuum dryer treatment significantly the highest were found the organoleptic observations viz., colour (7.617), flavor (7.21), overall acceptability (7.63), texture (7.77), taste (7.76) and appearance (7.43), respectively. Packaging material PM2 : HDPE (High density polyethylene) was recorded significantly the highest moisture content (28.031 %) and total soluble solid (21.07 %), respectively. Further, drying method applied by the vacuum dryer treatment significant and maximum was found the organoleptic observations viz., colour (7.407), flavor (7.18), overall acceptability (7.27), texture (7.30), taste (7.36) and appearance (7.00), respectively.


This paper deals with studying on water conservation facilities,prediction for water and soil loss,balance for earth and rock volume,spoil loosen factor calculation,prevention responsibility,vegetation measures and etc.,so as to uniform and standardize the preparation of water and soil conservation schemes regarding construction projects as well as possible.


This paper proposes a methodology for conducting societal system engineering (SSE), the purpose of which is to ensure that the overall system meets the needs of the larger society as part of that society's infrastructure. Given the criticality of these systems, resiliency must be a major consideration in the design and operation of these systems. Resiliency in this context is not just the ability of the societal systems (SS) to recover after a crises, it is the broader capability of the system to handle surprises and disruptions as they arise. Resiliency must be designed into the system, and hence, this paper focuses on the design phase of SSE. This paper proposes an SSE model, and then applies the model to the US power delivery system as an example, with particular emphasis placed on describing how design impacts the SS's resiliency.


A significant collection of drawings and prints from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century was received in January from Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Walker. The twenty-nine prints include German, French, Dutch and Flemish works ranging from early chiaroscuros to Nanteuil and Rembrandt. The nine drawings include a wash by Bonaventura Peeters (Flemish, 16141652) and an exceptionally fine sheet from a sixteenth-century Tuscan sketchbook.


C t TT know of no such thing existing as an Indian monument" (97) I Thomas Jefferson wrote in Notes on the State of Virginia. A few .X. lines later, however, he added the qualification, "unless indeed it be the Barrows" or burial mounds, which he went on to describe in some detail, both from his experience in excavating and desecrating one on his property, and from observing Indians come to pay their respects to the dead buried there. In the account of his excavation, Jefferson belittled the mound, which "had been of about twelve feet in altitude, though now re duced by the plow to seven and a half" (98), and its cultural significance. The bones within "were lying in the utmost confusion" and although he "conjectured that in this barrow might have been a thousand skeletons," the evidence was far from solid: "The sculls were so tender that they gen erally fell to pieces on being touched" (98-99). Jefferson concluded with six reasons why he believed the tumulus had not been built by residents of a large town to inter their dead warriors or ancestors in grand ceremony, but instead was a common graveyard to which corpses were added one at a time.


This communication deals With the problem of flatness in a nonlinear multi-input (m inputs) system. In the framework of differential algebra, the tangent system is used in order to find out the m/sup th/ flat output when m-1 flat outputs have been guessed. The quotient of modules has appeared to be a cornerstone in this procedure.


By analyzing the seismic survey data of portal structure of highway tunnels in Wenchuan Earthquake,the results show that the structure outside the tunnels is more influenced by the secondary disasters,and impacted by seismic inertia force significantly;and that there is almost no structural damage of tunnel portal section in hard rock,while more serious damage occurs in soft rock.Through three-dimensional finite difference numerical simulation and analysis of typical field damage,seismic damage mechanism of portal structure of highway tunnels is studied.The seismic damage mechanism of structure outside the tunnels is proved,that is,the structure outside the tunnels is more easily influenced by the secondary disasters,and the seismic damage is mainly due to inertia force,and unreasonable design of wall structure and foundation of the tunnel entrance is also an important factor.The damage mechanism is proved of portal structure of tunnels.That is,when the tunnel passes through the slope with soft and hard rock surfaces directly,the tunnel structure around soft rock is greatly affected by the forced displacement.When the tunnel is covered by soft rock,the seismic inertia force is the main factor.These results are significant to the anti-seismic and damping technology of portal structure of highway tunnels.


Sixty-four per cent of EIAs were stopped following pain team assessment as 'no longer required'. Sixty-five per cent of EIAs were effective for more than 48 h. Total morphine consumption was higher in patients whose EIAs were stopped before 24 h compared with those stopped between 24–48 h (p < 0.001), and in those stopped at 24–48 h compared with those stopped between 48–72 h (p < 0.001). There was no statistical difference between the EIAs stopped at 48–72 h compared with those stopped after 72 h (p > 0.05) (Fig. 1).


This paper presents a comprehensive study of the inter-frequency matchable combinations of 4 Galileo carrier phase observations and GPS L2 carrier phase observation. A comprehensive definition of the combinations of Galileo/ GPS's carrier phase observations is given, and errors such as system errors and observation error are analyzed. At last matchable definition and matchable necessary and sufficient conditions of the combinations of Galileo/GPS carrier phase observations are presented.


The objective was to assess whether there were improvements in client perceptions of the quality of care received at clinics that were part of the Sewa (Nepali for "care") franchise network; an increase in reproductive health visits occurred at the Sewa clinics The Commercial Market Strategies project implemented a pilot network of private-sector nurses and paramedics in Nepal. Network activities began in April 2001. Franchisees were given basic reproductive health training for seven days. In addition a two-day training was given on services marketing which included the use of interpersonal techniques to develop trust and loyalty among clients. Sewa clinics were supported by a referral mechanism and were supplied subsidized family planning products. External-marketing activities such as mass media promotions began only two weeks prior to the second-round survey because of political unrest and associated delays in implementation. Two rounds of surveys were conducted with clients who exited franchise clinics. The first-round exit survey was conducted in March 2001. The second round was conducted in February and March 2002. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess changes in clients perceptions of the quality of care they received. Clients perceptions of the quality of services improved after the intervention. The proportion of women who visited for reproductive health reasons was also higher in the second round. The latter suggests that a larger number of reproductive health clients visited clinics in round two. Better-educated women were more likely to make a reproductive health visit in round two as well. The greater likelihood of educated women making a reproductive health visit at round two was explained by an improvement in their perception of service quality. In round two because of the delay in the implementation of external marketing activities most clients were not aware that the provider was a member of the Sewa network. Those clients who were aware however were significantlymore likely to make a reproductive health visit. The Sewa franchise has made progress in increasing the availability perceived quality and use of reproductive health services. These improvements appear to be related to provider training on building relationships with clients. Clients limited awareness of the Sewa franchise brand name however suggests that providers have not received the full benefits of belonging to a franchise. A stronger marketing effort that increases client volume is likely to lead to the strengthening of the Sewa franchise. (authors)


The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship, if any, between misconceptions in mechanics and gender, repeaters/non-repeaters, grades in secondary level physics, maths and English. The study focused on all students (N = 475) admitted to the college in October 2015, intending to study physics at advanced (N = 198) or intermediate level (N = 277). In this study a multiple-choice test was used comprising of 30 questions taken from the force concept inventory (FCI) and two additional questions about distance-time and velocity-time graphs. The research analysed the first thirty questions (FCI) separately from the analysis of the last two questions for the comparison of the results with the interpretations of the FCI authors. The test was given on the second week of the academic year so that their response was not influenced by mechanics teaching. The results of the study suggest that the participants did not reach the entry level of Newtonian thinking after their secondary education whereas they showed a good understanding of distance-time and velocity-time graphs. The findings suggest that male participants have fewer misconceptions than female participants and repeating participants had a good grasp of concepts in mechanics than the non-repeating participants. The grade in secondary level physics and maths is related to a high score in the FCI while the grade in English language does not.


NHS organisations will have to comply with the Climate Change Act 2008, which set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the Environment Act 2021, which outlined targets for improving the natural environment, including air quality. Since the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade, 15 states have banned abortion or have severely limited the circumstances under which it is permitted. Emergency care Recovery plan is inadequate on all levels, says RCEM The government's 10 point action plan to mitigate pressures and improve performance in urgent and emergency care services is "inadequate" on every metric, concluded a "report card" assessment by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.


The pH swings from water electrolysis are leveraged to condition OH--based facile CO2 capture solvents using an electrochemical flow cell for direct air capture (DAC). Besides demonstrating the DAC using a membrane contactor, promoting CO2 release from a CO3
 2--containing solution at the anode is specifically studied by adjusting the volumetric flow rate, anode chamber volume, residence time, and K2CO3 concentration. Through case-by-case comparisons coupled with modeled results, increasing current, reducing volumetric flow rate, and/or reducing CO3
 2- concentration are the effective methods to promote CO2 release, whereas enlarging the anode chamber volume poses a minor effect. Moreover, the discrepancies between the experimental and modeled results may be caused by H+ crossover rather than K+ transport through the Nafion membrane during water electrolysis based upon the total alkalinity measurements for the K2CO3 solutions gleaned from the anode. It is believed that such results will provide guidance to design and operate an electrochemical flow cell for electrochemistry-assisted DAC and point source CO2 capture.


A field experiment was conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during Kharif season of 2019 (July to November) with the objective to evaluate the effect of seedling age, planting pattern and number of seedlings per hill on growth, yield attributes and yield of irrigated finger millet (Eleusine coracana). The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with seedling age (Main plot factor M) and planting pattern with number of seedlings per hill (Sub-plot factor S) with three replications. The main plot factor M consisted of three seedling age (14, 17 and 20 days old) and the sub-plot factor S consisted of two planting patterns viz., rectangular (30 cm× 10 cm) and square (25 cm × 25 cm) planting with one and two number of seedlings per hill. The experimental results showed that seedling age had significant effect on the yield of finger millet, while planting pattern with number of seedlings per hill had significant influence on growth, yield attributes and yield of the crop. Transplanting of finger millet seedlings at 20 DAS recorded higher grain and straw yields as compared to 14 and 17 days aged seedlings. Rectangular planting pattern (30 cm x 10 cm) with two seedlings per hill recorded higher grain yield and straw yields. It was statistically on par with square planting pattern (25cm x 25 cm) with two seedlings per hill. Significantly lower grain and straw yields were observed with square planting pattern (25 cm × 25 cm) with single seedling per hill, irrespective of the seedling age.


Based on agricultural situation, agricultural structure adjustment is faced with some restrictions such as farmers' poor ability to market and science and technology, and will meet more risks; population is large while land is less and agricultural structure adjustment cannot turn much farmland to other uses; Environmental protection plays more impact on agricultural structure adjustment to meet the sustainable development. Finally, some suggestions on agricultural structure adjustment in China are put forward.


Manual cleaning protocols were developed for a gravity‐driven membrane (GDM) module. Such a module is a promising solution for household water treatment in low‐ and middle‐income countries. A filtration system equipped with the GDM module was tested in a batchwise manner using three different feed water solutions. Two types of manual cleaning protocols were performed to delay the permeability decrease, namely cleaning between batches and long‐term cleaning (every 15 batches). The optimized protocol for cleaning between batches consisted of 3 twisting and 10 vertical shaking movements; the optimized long‐term cleaning protocol consisted of 70 vertical shaking movements for both the middle region of the module and the module header. These cleaning protocols allowed the filtration system to produce sufficient water to meet the minimum requirements for a five person family using all three kinds of feed water solutions. The module produced water without Escherichia coli, even for the wastewater influent.


The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is proposed to house Iron Calorimeter (ICAL) detector and will be located at Bodi West Hills in the southern part of India. At the chosen location the detector will be covered from all the sides by about 1 km of rock. The rock overburden reduces the cosmic muon flux by a factor of 10. The same level of cosmic muon background reduction can be achieved by a combination of a Shallow depth (of about 100 m depth) ICAL (SICAL) and Cosmic Muon Veto Detector with veto efficiency 99.99%. The feasibility study of CMVD has already been done as discussed in [1]. In the case of SICAL, the investigation of muoninduced neutral background becomes crucial as these neutrals can mimic neutrino events. In this paper, a GEANT4 based study is done to estimate the rate of such false positive signals in SICAL.


Based on the case study of the applied English major,it analyses the present state of thesis writing of the vocational college students in China,elaborates the concept of project design and the way to carry it out and assess it,and probes into the necessity and feasibility of its application in business-related majors of higher vocational education.