This paper has introduced the application and realizing in the house property is sold of WebGIS.The house purchaser can stay indoors, finish the overall understanding to the house and urban area where one stays on the net.Use Web GIS to realize the online house is sold and shown,function of realizing the network and inquiring about and analyzing.Users only click the mouse,like on the spot in person.Can not only find out about the structure of the house but also can understand the space,size,floor and surrounding environment of the house.


Imagine an eminent scientist whose work impresses by its depth, by its impact, and by its beauty. It has become a cornerstone of research and education alike and provides strong inspiration and encouragement for younger scientists to tackle difficult problems of similar potential. Now one of the disciples discovers the fact, not usually mentioned in a scientific context, that this scientist supported a totalitarian regime while producing his celebrated work and, even worse, used his scientific abilities in a nontrivial, albeit not outright criminal, way to promote political causes of malignant forces. Such a discovery may well undermine the value system that supports total dedication to science and lead to disquieting questions: How is this possible? Will not the clarity of mind so essential to major scientific progress prevent such political blindness? If not, what does this say about the cultural dependence of science and the meaning of scientific achievements? Stable scientific communities seem to protect themselves quite effectively against such poisonous thoughts, which may nevertheless affect individual members. A likely first reaction would be to study biographical material and historical accounts of the period in question. Scientists generally dislike un-proven assertions and unjustified generalizations , which are difficult to avoid in historiographic writing. Thus a scientist initiating such a study would likely want to examine the extant original documents and other available testimony. Given the right circumstances, the study could develop into a full-fledged research project. It is tempting to speculate that the author of the book under review found himself at some point in his career in the situation just described, his field being mathematics, in particular number theory, and his " fallen hero " being the German mathematician Ludwig Bieberbach. At any rate, Bieberbach would satisfy the criteria of scientific brilliance and active political support of the Nazi movement, and he is the character most carefully and completely described in this book. As he mentions in the introduction, the author developed over a period of years an increasing curiosity about and knowledge of German mathematicians under the Nazis. In the end, he designed a research project that met with the support of the Humboldt Jochen Brüning is professor of mathematics at the Humboldt Universität in Berlin. His email address is


The high capacity channel developed in long-term water flooding reservoir reduced the sweeping efficiency.In order to study the time and degree of high capacity channel by using numerical simulation,a series of type curves were plotted which studied the influence of diverting index RKH,heterogeneity index RLH and appear time of high capacity channel influencing the water-flooding characters.The results show WOR is raised rapidly as the high capacity channel appears earlier at the same degree of reserves recovery.As development degree of high capacity channel is high,wave crest in the curve for derivation of reserves recovery degree to water-cut appears later with the increase of instantaneous WOR.The actual data for a given well or a group of wells can be matched with various patterns to identify the degree of heterogeneity and the potential existence of a high capacity channel.The practical application in Fuyu Oilfield obtains a better result.


With the transformation of Chinese tourism from sightseeing to leisure and entertainment, and then to vacation experience, the key points of tourism marketing have also changed from channel and brand to content, with essential changes. With the arrival of the era of "Mobile Internet Plus Big Data", and the combination of virtual reality technology and network technology, the traditional tourism marketing methods are difficult to meet the needs of the development of the new era. Therefore, in the era of "Mobile Internet Plus Big Data", tourism marketing needs to develop with new ideas, make full use of the Internet and big data technology, and vigorously develop the new tourism network marketing, so as to realize the high-quality development of tourism. Starting from the era background of the Internet and big data, on the basis of defining and clarifying the concepts of Internet +, big data and tourism network marketing, this paper deeply explores the main channels and advantages of tourism network marketing in China, and then puts forward some countermeasures of tourism network marketing in the new era.


The purpose of this communication is to report a distinctive song pattern of Gambel's Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii) recorded in southern Alaska during the summer of 1967. It is well known that the songs of White-crowned Sparrows breeding in different localities differ in pattern, or dialect. Banks (Univ. Calif. Publ. Zoil. 70:1-123, 1964) reviews references in the literature to geographic variations in White-crowned Sparrow songs. Marler and Tamura (Science 146:1483-1486, 1964) found that the dialect patterns of males of the permanently resident Nuttall's White-crowned Sparrow (Z. 1. nuttalli) develop through learning from older birds in the first month or two of life. If gambelii is similar to nuttalli in this respect, the songs described below represent local dialects characteristic of specific breeding populations. Also, the song pattern of a given individual should, once it achieves adult form, be constant throughout life, whether uttered on the breeding grounds, in migration, or on the wintering grounds. A year ago, with support from the Institute of Arctic Biology and the Arctic Institute of North America, we began a study of variation in song pattern in the Gambel's Sparrow. To date one of us (Leonard Peyton) has tape-recorded the songs of this race in early summer in Alaska at College, Gulkana, Glennallen, Anchorage, Skilak Lake, and Kenai Lake. The other author (Barbara DeWolfe) recorded songs in fall, winter, and early spring at Santa Barbara, California, and during spring migration at Watson Lake, Yukon Territory. Sonagrams of the recordings were made, and analysis of the variations in song patterns is under way. The birds near Anchorage, and at Skilak Lake and Kenai Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, uttered songs that are similar to each other in basic pattern and that differ from all songs of Gambel's Sparrows we have heard or recorded elsewhere. At this early stage of our study we do not know how localized this distinctive pattern is. We describe it below in hopes that, once ornithologists are alerted to its existence, this same pattern may be detected either at other points in the vast breeding range of this race or, even better, on migration routes or in the wintering range. Fortunately, the pattern is sufficiently distinctive to be recognizable with the unaided ear. ---1-..-. ---2--3 4-4-56-


A review of developments in logistics support over the past decade is presented. The concepts of systems engineering, the "system approach," and the need for system effectiveness in military weapons has created a revolution in the traditional concepts of engineering and logistics. One major problem has been the introduction into the traditional aerospace organizational division, of engineering and logistics of several new disciplines (e.g., reliability, maintainability, personnel subsystem, value engineering, and so forth). Owing in large part to recent Department of Defense specifications, the traditional definitions and concepts of logistics must be changed.


through the roaring furnace of that campaign. He makes clear that he thought the candidacy was from the beginning a mistake. No evidence in the book contradicts hitherto published evidences of Roosevelt 's frame of mind and belief in his own cause. Nor, with a few exceptions, did he pour forth his soul to his later biographer. Wister was never a thick and thin Roosevelt man. It is a fair criticism of the book to observe that this story of a friendship with a very great man gives equal attention to the two friends. The biographer and the subject are inextricable. Roosevelt's personal friendship for Wister, extending over a course of years, is undoubted. But neither in this volume nor elsewhere is there evidence that the latest biographer was a trusted political counselor; nor that his wisdom effected any deviation in the political mind of Theodore Roosevelt. Wister is one of the many friends and several biographers of Roosevelt, both in his time of power and in his later life; but his picture of Roosevelt, when all the strokes are assembled, is not the Roosevelt who ' ' stood at Armageddon and battled for the Lord.''


The supramolecular self-assembly within a liquid crystalline block copolymer thin film with mesogenic semifluorinated alkyl side groups was studied using both grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and small angle scattering. Previous studies employing near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy indicated that mesogens at the film surface are tilted relative to the surface-normal. This tilt may arise from the interplay between the low surface energy of perfluoromethyl groups and the entropic degrees of freedom of each side chain (constrained by neighboring mesogens in the smectic layer and the alkyl linker attachment to the polymer backbone). Here, we show that the mesogen tilt at the surface propagates over several smectic layers into the film interior. We propose that the high grafting density of side chains in combination with a head-to-head arrangement of side chain free ends plays a significant role in transmitting mesogen tilt from the surface to the adjacent smectic layers within the film interior. In addition to scattering from individual mesogens, we observed characteristic scattering patterns in the plane of incidence produced by the horizontal smectic layers. The amorphous polystyrene block formed vertical domains interspersed in the liquid crystalline matrix, resulting in out-of-plane Bragg rods.


Background  Iodide organification defects are frequently but not always associated with mutations in the thyroid peroxidase (TPO) gene and characterized by a positive perchlorate discharge test. These mutations phenotypically produce a congenital goitrous hypothyroidism, with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.


Projected clustering has emerged as a possible solution to the challenges associated with clustering in high dimensional data. A projected cluster is a subset of points together with a subset of attributes, such that the cluster points project onto a small range of values in each of these attributes, and are uniformly distributed in the remaining attributes. Existing algorithms for projected clustering rely on parameters whose appropriate values are difficult to set by the user, or are unable to identify projected clusters with few relevant attributes. In this paper, we present a robust algorithm for projected clustering that can effectively discover projected clusters in the data while minimizing the number of parameters required as input. In contrast to all previous approaches, our algorithm can discover, under very general conditions, the true number of projected clusters. We show through an extensive experimental evaluation that our algorithm: (1) significantly outperforms existing algorithms for projected clustering in terms of accuracy; (2) is effective in detecting very low-dimensional projected clusters embedded in high dimensional spaces; (3) is effective in detecting clusters with varying orientation in their relevant subspaces; (4) is scalable with respect to large data sets and high number of dimensions.


Bell's palsy is most common form of facial paralysis which is commonly resulting in mouth deviation and improper closure of eyelid(1).In Ayurveda bell's palsy can be correlated with Ardhitha which can be treated by the Nasya karma, Mukha abhyanga and oral medications(2).By this we can say ayurvedic treatment modalities are utilized according to presentation of disease.


Significant coal resources situated in open-pit recovered sides and bottom being non-demanded are considered to be irretrievably lost and written off as losses. Integrated (open and underground) technologies for final extraction of contour reserves applying a highwall miner complex and mobile mechanical equipment which improve coal recovery ratio are introduced in the article.


A molecular‐dynamics study of a model for AH−B⇄A−−H+B reactions in liquid chloromethane is presented. The parameters of the model are fitted to those of typical OH–N proton‐transfer complexes. The rate constant is computed at a quantum level for complexes of various H‐bond strength and A‐B equilibrium distance. The influence of the properties of the complex on the proton‐transfer mechanism is outlined. Also the static and dynamical role of the solvent, the tunneling contribution to the rate, and the associated kinetic isotope effect are discussed. The rate calculations are based on two independent methods. First a curve‐crossing, transition‐state rate formula which, although related to standard charge‐transfer theories, presents some original features and allows the determination of the rate at very low computational cost is developed. The curve‐crossing results are compared to those of a path‐integral, quantum transition‐state calculation. The overall agreement between the two methods is satisfactory, al...


This study aimed to compare the Rapid card test with Enzyme linked Immunosorbent assay and to detect the seroprevalence of anti- HCV infection in Greater Noida. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) belongs to family Flaviviridae and genus Hepacivirus. It is a single stranded, enveloped, positive sense RNA virus.Liver is the main site of infection and is transmitted via- blood and blood. This study was conducted to compared between a Rapid card test and Enzyme linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for detecting Hepatitis C Virus antibody in a human serum. The present study was conducted in the Serology section Department of Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda University for a period of 12 months (1st Nov 2020-31st Oct 2021) to comparative evaluate the detection of Hepatitis C Virus antibodies by rapid card test and ELISA. A total of 386 samples were taken for the test. Out of 386 samples, only a total of 92 samples were selected randomly for ELISA test with 46 negatives and other 46 positives samples from rapid test. Out of 46 negatives sample by rapid 1 turns out to be positive and from the 46 positive ICT samples 5 turns out to be negative by ELISA. The sensitivity and specificity of ICT was 90% and 97.61% respectively the PPV was 97.82% and the NPV was 91.30% when compare with ELISA. The seroprevalence was found to be 1.72%. Hence, anti HCV screening can be preferably done by Rapid Card test followed by a supplemental ELISA and Polymerase Chain Reaction for further confirmation.


As pressure ratios and firing temperatures continue to rise, creep becomes of greater concern everywhere within a gas turbine engine. As a rule of thumb, just a 14°C increase in metal temperature can halve the expected rupture life of a part. In the past, companies might be satisfied with conservative creep estimates based on Larson-Miller-Parameter curves and 1D calculations. Now companies need functional implicit-creep models with finite element analysis for an ever-increasing number of materials. Obtaining adequate test data to create a good creep prediction model is an expensive and time-consuming proposition. Test costs depend on temperature, material, and location, but a single, 10,000hr, rupture test may reasonably be expected to cost > $20,000. Other than large OEMs, small companies and individuals lack the resources to create creep models from their own data. This paper will lead the reader through the creation of a modified theta projection creep model of Haynes 282, a high-temperature, combustion alloy, using only literature data. First, literature data is collected and reviewed. Data consists of very few complete curves, estimated stresses for rupture and 1% strain, and discrete times to individual strains for individual tests. When adequate data exists, individual tests are fit to theta projection model curves. These "local" theta fits of different test conditions are used as input for the global model. Global fits of theta parameters, as a function of stress and temperature, are made from the full data set. As the global creep model is improved, correction factors introduced to account for true stress and strain effects. A statistical analysis is made of actual rupture time versus predicted onset of failure time, theta5=1. A time-based scatter factor is determined to evaluate temperature margin required to ensure reliability. After the creep model was completed, Haynes International, the material inventor, provided specific test conditions (stress and temperature) of 5 tests that had already been run. Creep predictions were generated for these test conditions, before viewing the actual results. The creep model predicted strain curves matched actual tests very well, both in shape and time to rupture. Continued refinement is possible as more data is acquired.


Density functional theory (DFT) is widely used to study defects in monolayer graphene with a view to applications ranging from water filtration to electronics to investigation of radiation damage in graphite moderators. To assess the accuracy of DFT in such applications, we report diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (DMC) calculations of the formation energies of some common and important point defects in monolayer graphene: monovacancies, Stone-Wales defects, and silicon substitutions. We find that standard DFT methods underestimate monovacancy formation energies by around 1 eV. The disagreement between DFT and DMC is somewhat smaller for Stone-Wales defects and silicon substitutions. We examine vibrational contributions to the free energies of formation for these defects, finding that vibrational effects are non-negligible. Finally, we compare the DMC atomization energies of monolayer graphene, monolayer silicene, and bulk silicon, finding that bulk silicon is significantly more stable than monolayer silicene by 0 . 7522(5) eV per atom. TA pure formation energy. The standard error in the single-block case is obtained by Gaussian propagation of the Monte Carlo random errors, with no account being taken of residual twist-sampling errors.


Aim:  To study the performance of the CT694 protein in relation to the microimmunofluorescence (MIF) and the pELISA tests for the serodiagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections.


Village Malang Rapat waters are have the potential and habitat of kurisi fish resources (Nemipterus sp.). The research was to determine the length-weight relationship of kurisi fish (Nemipterus sp.) in Village Malang Rapat. Sampling of kurisi fish (Nemipterus sp.) in two months (October-November 2020) is taken once a week based on fishing grounds and habitat. Length-weight relationship of female and male kurisi fish (Nemipterus sp.) were y = 1,1568x2,0659 and y = 1,2123x1,8971 respectively, based on this value show that female and male kurisi fish (Nemipterus sp.) in Village Malang Rapat waters have negative allometric growth patterns (b < 3).


A series of bremsstrahlung measurements have been performed with the superconducting cyclotron, AGOR, at KVI. These measurements, on the proton-proton and proton-deuteron systems, aim to investigate the nucleon-nucleon interaction as the nucleons go off their mass shell. Cross sections and analysing powers have been measured for all possible exit channels of both systems with an incident proton energy of 190 MeV, which is below the particle-production threshold. Some results of the real and virtual photon production are presented for both systems and compared to theoretical predictions.


Abstract : The report is devoted to the development of a digital equivalent transceiver. As a consequence of the study of all-digital transmitter implementation has been developed which is capable of handling both analog and digital input signals in conjunction with AM, AM-SSB, PM, and FM modulation processes. Other topics investigated include the development of digital algorithms for the computation of Hilbert transforms, methods of sampling rate conversion, and simplified digital frequency translation techniques. (Author)


In this paper the stability of the quadratic equation is considered on arbitrary groups. Since the quadratic equation is stable on Abelian groups, this paper examines the stability of the quadratic equation on noncommutative groups. It is shown that the quadratic equation is stable on n-Abelian groups when n is a positive integer. The stability of the quadratic equation is also established on the noncommutative group T (2,K), where K is an arbitrary commutative field. It is proved that every group can be embedded into a group in which the quadratic equation is stable.


This paper discusses two relevant fatwas and corresponding recommendations by Indonesian's Ulema Council (Majlis Ulama Indonesia: MUI) on the doctrines of Ahmadiyah. In doing so, it takes the historical background of the issue of the fatwas along with its political context. MUI in issuing the fatwa received the full political support of the New Order government, which at that time was highly concerned with the national security and stability. Moreover, Indonesia did not seem able to reject the influence of the transnational Islamic countries' policy, which strongly demanded that Ahmadiyah must be banned from any Muslim country. A strong influence of particularly the government has created distrust in the MUI's authority as an Islamic scholar organization that was politically not sterilized. Many have doubted that MUI's fatwa was genuine and/or even effectively binding, particularly when its fatwa dealt with the status of sects within Islam–whether or not they are heretic.


This paper presents a T/R (transmit/receive) module for Ka-band phased arrays using a 0.12 mum SiGe BiCMOS process. The T/R module consists of a low noise amplifier (LNA), power amplifier (PA), 4-bit phase shifter, and single-pole-double-throw (SPDT) switches. The LNA and PA are implemented using SiGe HBTs, and the phase shifter and SPDT switches are based on CMOS switches. The LNA achieves 23.5 dB gain and 2.9 dB noise figure at 34 GHz. The 42% fractional-bandwidth PA has a small-signal gain of 13 dB and a saturated output power of 19.4 dBm with 11.2% PAE from 32 to 33 GHz. The RMS phase error of the 4-bit phase shifter is less than 7.5deg from 30-38 GHz. This paper presents the individual components of the BiCMOS T/R module, and the entire T/R module performance will be measured and presented at the conference.


Objective Discuss whether intellectualized secondary nurse station on the basis of informatized equipments could reduce nurses service radius, work stress and improve nursing service efficiency. Method Based on the rational setting of secondary nurse stations, equip them with smart transfusion monitor displayers, fluorescent screens for memos, nursing mobile carts and i-touch for mobile nursing so that the station could be intellectualized. Results Compare all indicators before and after the application of intellectualized secondary nurse station, showing that the time to hospital bed, distance and the frequency of red light(transfusion rush hour is from 9:00 to 11:00) decreased while patients' satisfaction, nurses' satisfaction as well as doctors' satisfaction significantly increased. Conclusion The setting of intellectualized secondary nurse station strengthens the management and quality control on secondary nurse station, relieves the nurses' working strength, improves work efficiency and brings convenience to patients, which in turn also improves the satisfaction from patients, nurses and doctors.


The present invention provides a method of mounting the electrode assembly, including, more specifically, the positive electrode and the separator and the negative electrode as a method of manufacturing a battery cell in a battery case to prepare a battery cell of a structure sealed by a heat seal, (a ) after attaching the electrode assembly to the housing of the battery case forming parts of the sealing in the storage oejumyeon by thermal fusion; (B) step of close contact with the outer wall of the housing by bending the sealed portion in the vertical, respectively; (C) fixing and mounting the battery case, processing in step (b) in the jig in the size of the recessed portion is formed corresponding to it; And (d) after the step of curing the curable material is injected between the outer wall and inner walls of the battery case can jig recess portion of the housing; To provide a method for manufacturing a battery cell, comprising:.


Proliferative processes in tissues of benignant precancer tumors, for example colorectal polyps may depend upon the local cytokine balance. Concentrations of IL-1s, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-α, IFN-γ in tissues of polyps and of their perifocal area were studied; the data of patients with polyps and polyps together with cancer in the same part of gut were compared. Higher tissue levels of IL-1s and IL-6 were demonstrated while the amounts of IFN-α, IFN-γ were lower in patients having both benignant and malignant tumors. Evidently malignant tumor can infl uence benign tumor in the same part of large intestine which results in the increase of cytokine level in polyp tissue with predominance of factors of proliferation and progression while antiangiogenetic and antiviral ones are suppressed.


Ideas about interpersonal relations between health care practitioners and their clients have been radically reformulated over the past two decades. In the face of critiques of the ways in which health care systems objectified the populations which they served, a new vocabulary - stressing holistic and personal care - has become thoroughly accommodated within health professions. This paper examines the ways in which this new definition of the patient raises questions about power and control in health care. The paper takes as a concrete example the practices involved in the nursing care of the terminally ill. However, at a general level the arguments advanced here may be applied to a range of health and welfare professions.


Abstract Despite the prevalence of maternal HIV infection, HIV positive mothers have only recently become a focus of psychological-scientific investigation. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, some of the key findings to emerge from this literature will be presented with reference to the key themes of disclosure, incidence of psychiatric symptoms, coping and support and parenting efficacy. The second purpose is to interrogate this research in order to "find" the HIV positive mother. This will be done by examining some of the gaps and points of irrationality in the literature to identify points at which the construction of motherhood either slips in contradictory or nonsensical ways or becomes general and vague. The emergent themes of absence, death, guilt and abnormality will be illustrated with examples from the literature.


The objective of our research was to measure accurate rate constants for the thermal, unimolecular decomposition of organic nitrates. Our research confirms that the rate-determining step is homolytic cleavage of the weak O−N bond to form alkoxy radical and NO2, but the rate constants reported in the past are incorrect. The alkoxy radical and NO2 engage in secondary reactions that ultimately generate stable products such as carbonyl and nitro compounds. Infrared spectroscopy (IR) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) were used to monitor the time dependent loss of organic nitrate and to characterize the products of the thermal reaction. Past research indicates that oxygen slows the rate of homolytic O−N bond cleavage to form radicals. Our research shows that the rates are the same in nitrogen as they are in air. The reaction in air produces α−β unsaturated ketones/aldehydes, which are not generated in a nitrogen atmosphere. The unsaturated ketone/aldehydes complicate the IR analysis, giving the ...


There has been a sharp rise in the number of highrise buildings in almost all cities during the last 10 years and particularly after the declaration of "Smart Cities" by Government of India. So far as the business and management of infrastructure companies are concerned, it is needless to say that it is an established industry. However, after these high rise buildings become habitable, and are handed over to the housing societies or Resident Welfare Associations (Hereafter referred as RWAs), there are many issues and challenges faced by the apartment owners. The motivation behind the study of social, ethical and legal aspect of RWAs/Housing Societies of India is therefore taken up, and we have carried out some study while managing a society from its day-one management.

As on date, RWA management is a complex subject as it covers Security, Hospitality, Soft Services, Support Services, House Keeping, Technical Services such as Lift, Electrical Power and Pest Control Management Services. In fact, these facilities have to be managed with a fixed annual budget, collected through Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges from all the residents. Many of us have the misconception that managing the society within the stipulated CAM (Common Area Maintenance) charges is the only challenge faced by the RWA office bearers, as collection of service changes is always a challenging issue. However, almost all of us forget to abide by the statutory compliances such as Minimum wages, ESI, EPF and GST rules of the government notified from time to time. In addition RWA should follow the norm of City Development Authority, Fire Safety Department, State Pollution Control Board and other statutory bodies, who issue the compliance certificates for the facilities available in the premises after due inspection, which is a mandatory requirement for community living. Therefore, we have made an attempt to highlight this area, so that more study can be carried out and we can have a better living.


In cryptocurrency, a block is a record of new transactions that could mean the location of cryptocurrency, medical data, or even voting records. Once each block is completed it's added to the chain, creating a chain of blocks: a blockchain. Because cryptocurrencies are encrypted, processing any transactions means solving complicated math problems using specified algorithm like SHA256 and Scrypt. People who solve these equations are rewarded with cryptocurrency in a process called mining. In this study the authors will find out the comparison of SHA256 and Scrypt to work on the blockchain. To find out the comparison between SHA256 and Scrypt some test will be done in this research. The test were given to both algorithm on some test System to observe which algorithm that has highest probability in finding new block. the results of the tests done in this paper show that Scrypt is much slower to hash than SHA256 but the Scrypt algorithm has greater chance to find a new block.


Summary Tropical Canine Pancytopaenia (TCP) or ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by Ehrlichia canis, a rickettsial obligate intracellular organism that primarily infects the white blood cells, especially the mononuclear phagocyte cells, then involves other organs, including the bone marrow, and results in a pancytopaenia. Most dogs will recover from an acute infection and develop medium-term immunity. However some immune-depressed animals, who cannot eliminate the organism, progress to a chronic diseases where haemorrhages due to thrombocytopaenia are manifest as melena, epistaxis and haemorrhagic purpura. Depression, chronic weight loss, abdominal discomfort, oedema, ocular and neurological disturbances may also be observed. Untreated chronic infections frequently result in death. There is no vaccination available for E. canis. The only effective prevention is minimising exposure to the tick vector. Early diagnosis and treatment of the disease are essential. One thousand blood samples were collected from dogs at different age. The indirect immunofluorescence test was used and 135 (13,5%) samples gave positive results. The value is higher of those reported in central and northern regions of Italy were the tick are less frequent. The serological titres varied between 1:25 and 1:12,800.


The article presents a wire interconnection microwave pressure sensor for metal cavity or metal cavity-like environments. We designed the configuration of the sensor by HFSS simulation firstly, and then fabricated a concept-proofed copper device. Finally, we constructed a close metallic cylinder and tested the pressure sensing performance of the device. Experimental results proved our solution that could function well. Our work gives a new choice of pressure detection for close metal surroundings.


A novel dual band monopole antenna using defected ground structure is proposed. DGS is used to increase bandwidth, the designed antenna operate at the frequency range 1.923.04 GHz, 4.6 -5.8 GHz which suitable for WLAN and WiMAX application. The proposed antenna has a small size and can be easily fed by 50 ohm microstrip line. The designed proposed geometry is simulated by using HFSS software. The simulation result shows that the antenna gives the monopole like radiation pattern and it achieves return loss -20.3 and -19 dB at 2.4 and 5.3 GHz frequency respectively with FR4 substrate. The result gives the satisfactory performance.


Vitamin D-binding protein (DBP)/Gc-globulin, the major carrier of vitamin D and its metabolites in blood, is synthesized predominantly in the liver in a developmentally regulated fashion. By transient transfection analysis, we identified three regions in the 5′-flanking region of the rat DBP gene, segments F-2, B, and A, that contain tissue-specific transcriptional determinants. Gel mobility shift and DNase I footprinting analyses showed that all three regions contained binding sites for the hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 (HNF1), a transcriptional regulator composed of HNF1α and HNF1β hetero- and homodimers. The activity of the most proximal segment A (coordinates −141 to −43) was DBP promoter-specific, position-dependent, and positively controlled by HNF1α. In contrast, the two more distal determinants (segments F-2 and B; coordinates −1844 to −1621 and −254 to −140, respectively) acted as classical enhancers in transfected hepatocyte-derived HepG2 cells; their activities were promoter- and orientation-independent, and disruption of their respective HNF1-binding sites resulted in marked loss of DBP gene expression. Remarkably, the activities of these two distal elements depended upon the relative levels of HNF1α and HNF1β; HNF1α had a major stimulatory effect, whereas HNF1β acted as a trans-dominant inhibitor of HNF1α-mediated enhancer activity. These results suggested that the net expression of the DBP gene reflected a balance between the two major HNF1 species; the relative abundance of HNF1α and HNF1β proteins in a cell may thus play a critical role in determining the pattern of gene expression.


The PerkinElmer Instruments Pyris 1 DSC represents the culmination of DSC design and encompasses nearly 40 years of technological advances in the field of differential scanning calorimetry. The instrument combines the features and benefits of the unique power compensated design coupled with the new advanced technology derived from the aerospace industry. The high performance Pyris 1 DSC is a technological advancement in the field of calorimetry and thermal instrumentation and follows the tradition of innovation and leadership that has characterized PerkinElmer Instrument's continual developments in the field of thermal analysis.


In the S. E. Asiatic genus Spatholobus 28 species are recognized, 6 of which are never described before: S. albus S. auricomus, S. auritus, S. hirsutus, S. multiflorus and S. viridis. One variety (S. ferrugineus var. acutus) is also newly described. A key and full descriptions with plates and maps to illustrate the distribution are given.


Abstract: The significance of putting out a fire as soon as possible can serve to warn others about the perils of disaster and death. Common sensor fire detection systems are limited, especially in a vast location, requiring a long time to detect a fire, and are unable to work in an open environment. This study developed a fire sense approach based on visual sensitivity and colourful variables such as colour, earth filling, light, backdrop, and fire detection time to assess the likelihood of a fire. The degree of error of fire detection was calculated in this study's test. Keywords: Fire Detection, HSV, Time Frame Selection, Alert System, Fire Alarm


This essay explore the spatial transgression that underpins Iain Banks' fiction. This essay considers the concept of transgression as a way of considering Banks' ambiguous authorial position before analyzing examples of textual transgression in his writing; especially, Use of Weapons.


The present communication reports the results of a first set of erosion wear experiments, conducted on TiCN-20 wt% Ni cermets containing different secondary carbides (WC, NbC, and TaC). The cermets are eroded by SiC particles (66 μm size) with a constant mass flow rate (2.33 g/s) at different angles of impingement (30°, 60°, 90°) on an in-house fabricated erosion wear tester. An important experimental observation is that the investigated cermets exhibit behavior similar to ceramics, as evident from the systematic increase in erosion wear rate with impact angles. Among all investigated cermets, WC-added TiCN-20 wt% Ni cermets exhibit superior erosion wear resistance. SEM investigations of eroded surfaces (normal incidence) reveal grain pullout with intergranular fracture as the dominant material removal process.


We described here our results on the use of thiourea as a ligand in the copper catalysed azide‐alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) of 2‐azidobenzaldehyde with alkynes. Reactions were performed reacting 2‐azidobenzaldehyde with a range of terminal alkynes using 10 mol % of copper iodide as a catalyst, 20 mol % of thiourea as a ligand, triethylamine as base, DMSO as solvent at 100 °C under nitrogen atmosphere. The corresponding 2‐(1H‐1,2,3‐triazoyl)‐benzaldehydes (2‐TBH) were obtained in moderated to excellent yields and according our experiments, the use of thiourea decreases the formation of side products. The obtained compounds were screened for their binding affinity with multiple therapeutic targets of AD by molecular docking: β‐secretase (BACE), glycogen synthase kinase (GSK‐3β) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The three compounds with highest affinity, 5 a (2‐(4‐phenyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐1‐yl)benzaldehyde), 5 b (2‐(4‐(p‐tolyl)‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐1‐yl)benzaldehyde), and 5 d (2‐(4‐(4‐(tert‐butyl)phenyl)‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐1‐yl)benzaldehyde) were selected and evaluated on its antioxidant effect, in view of select the most promising one to perform the in vivo validation. Due the antioxidant potential ally to the affinity with BACE, GSK‐3β and AChE, compound 5 b was evaluated in a mouse model of AD induced by intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin (STZ). Our results indicate that 5 b (1 mg/kg) treatment during 20 days is able to reverse the cognitive and memory impairment induced by STZ trough the modulation of AChE activity, amyloid cascade and GSK‐3β expression.


Objective:To study and compared clinical outcome of gravity feeding and routine feeding for premature infant's feeding condition.Methods:The total of 100 cases premature infant in our hospital from July 2012 to July 2013 were randomly divided into two groups.The experimental group with gravity feeding,while the control group with routine nasogastric feeding.To compare the feeding conditions and complications of two groups.Results:The gastric tube indwelling time,birth weight recovery time,total parenteral nutrition time and length of hospital stay of the experimental group,which were significantly lower than those of the control group.The apnea incidence rate,abdominal distension incidence rate and vomiting incidence rate of the experimental group,which were significantly lower than those of the control group.Conclusion:Gravity feeding has a desirable good effect on premature infant,it is worthy of recommendation.


Education quality has become an attracting topic in postgraduate education in past few decades. Although many scholars have carried out a wide range of research, the research did not provide a chronological picture of the themes. To give a comprehensive picture of quality guarantee of China's graduate education, bibliometrics analysis methods were employed to analyze the 342 articles collected from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) between 1999 and 2019. The distribution characteristics of documents, published journals, research institutions and research methods were revealed in content analysis. The law of change on research field and research topics was described in co-word analysis with VOSviewer. Based on the results, this study also suggests directions for further work. Keywords—quality guarantee; China's graduate education; bibliometric analysis; co-word analysis; VOSviewer


Different levels of acceptability are defined for the aircraft based on the additional work required by the pilot to achieve a desired performance level. Rating scales are usually numerical, which pilots utilize as a mean to quantify their subjective opinion about an existing aircraft after hours of flying. Cornell aeronautical laboratory used their own scales in flying qualities research for many years and Cooper of NASA originated a ten-point numerical scale that was used more universally. When Harper of Cornell and Cooper published scale combining their experience, the resulting cooper-Harper scale became universal and has been utilized since 1966. In this paper, an optimal software-pilot rating scale for flight through turbulence is developed. The methodology allows for quantitative evaluation of aircrafts with/without autopilots engaged in the form of an optimal controller. Due to stochastic nature of an aircraft response flying through turbulence, an additional performance index is defined which utilizes the RMS of the state responses. A paper -pilot rating scale is next proposed which is a function of this index as well as the pilot physical parameters. With this methodology, flying/handling quality evaluation is performed without actual flight. So it can be potentially useful for new prototype/system evaluations with no risks. As a case study, flying and handling quality of a very large, four-engined, passenger jet aircraft in turbulence has been investigated. In addition, Sensitivity analysis of the performance index due to changing pilot parameters such as lead/delay time in different turbulence levels has been studied. Finally, some recommendations have been presented.


Advanced services leveraged for future smart cities have played a significant role in the advancement of 5G networks towards the 6G vision. Interactive immersive applications are an example of those enabled services. Such applications allow for the interaction between multiple users in a 3D environment created by virtual presentations of real objects and participants using various technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Extended Reality (XR), Digital Twin (DT) and holography. These applications require advanced computing models which allow for the processing of massive gathered amounts of data. Motions, gestures and object modification should be captured, added to the virtual environment, and shared with all the participants. Relying only on the cloud to process this data can cause significant delays. Therefore, a hybrid cloud/edge architecturewith an intelligent resource orchestration mechanism, that is able to allocate the available capacities efficiently is necessary. In this paper, a blockchain and federated learning-enabled predicted edge-resource allocation (FLP-RA) algorithm is introduced to manage the allocation of computing resources in B5G networks. It allows for smart edge nodes to train their local data and share it with other nodes to create a global estimation of future network loads. As such, nodes are able to make accurate decisions to distribute the available resources to provide the lowest computing delay.


This study aims to determine the effect of the Number Head Together learning model on PKn learning motivation of VA students in SDN 146 / IV Jambi City. The research method used by the researcher in this study was an experimental study of One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design with research subjects in class VA SDN 146 / IV Kota Jambi. Based on the results of the study data analysis the influence of the Number Head Together model and learning motivation was r_xy 0.81 with very strong category. After analyzing the magnitude of the significance of the effect of the Number Head Together model on learning motivation with questionnaire data, namely F_count> F table or 417.144> 4.28. It is concluded that the effect of variable X on Y is significant and Ha is accepted while Ho is rejected. In addition to carrying out the significance test, the linearity test with the following values was carried out, for price questionnaire data F_count = 9.45 and F table = 9.68 (9.45 ≤ 9.68) with a significant level (α) = 0.05, and numerator = 16, and no denominator 5. So, it can be concluded that the variable Number Head Together learning model data on PKn learning motivation in VA students of SDN 146 / IV in Jambi City has a Linear pattern. From the discussion above, it can be concluded that there is a significant influence between the Number Head Together learning model on PKn learning motivation of VA students in SDN 146 / IV Jambi City.


4546 Background: We attempted to determine which clinical and molecular variables can best predict cancer recurrence following nephrectomy for localized Renal Cell Carcinoma(RCC) Methods: From a custom kidney cancer tissue microarray containing tumor specimens from 366 patients, 193 patients who underwent nephrectomy for localized RCC at UCLA between 1989 and 2000 were identified. The array was then analyzed by immunohistochemistry for CAIX, CAXII, Ki67, Gelsolin, p53, EpCAM, pTEN, and Vimentin . The medical records of these patients were then reviewed for clinical data including age, sex, TNM stage, tumor size, nuclear grade, ECOG performance status(ps), recurrence status(both local and metastatic) and, when applicable, time to recurrence. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to determine independent clinical and molecular predictors of tumor recurrences. Optimal cutoff values for significant molecular markers were evaluated.

RESULTS
Fifteen percent of the patients recurred following nephrectomy. Univariate analysis demonstrated tumor size, T stage, grade, ECOG ps, Ki67, EpCAM, and p53 to have an impact on recurrence(p<0.05). However, multivariate analysis demonstrated that the only independent predictors were T stage(p=0.018),ECOG(p=0.004), and p53(p=0.003). An optimal cutoff value for p53 mean staining was determined to be 20% of cells. Patients with localized tumors demonstrating mean p53 staining values above and below this cutoff demonstrated recurrence rates of 35.7% and 13.4%, respectively(p=0.018, RR= 3.28).

CONCLUSIONS
P53 is the only independent molecular predictor of tumor recurrence for patients undergoing treatment for localized RCC, successfully identifying a subset of patients with a significantly higher probability of recurrence that could derive the greatest benefit from more stringent post surgical surveillance and from adjuvant clinical trials. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


A screening test was developed in order to discover infants showing auditory perceptual abnormalities before the age of one year. The screen was a questionnaire designed to detect in infancy the abnormal auditory behaviours demonstrated by older children with receptive language delay based on auditory perceptual problems. The screen was administered by Health Visitors to 1070 infants at approximately nine months of age. One hundred and nineteen infants were discovered who demonstrated the behaviours understudy and at follow-up evaluation showed receptive language delay. A strong relationship was found between the number of behaviours detected and the degree of receptive language delay. The number of behaviours detected, however, could not alone be used to predict degree of language delay.


Vehicle detection is one of the key technologies in intelligent transportation system (ITS), and it is an important stage of vehicle tracking in visual surveillance. Due to the clutter of traffic scenes, the captured video sequence involves many large noises. In analyzing human vision, the non-object area and shape suppression are defined, and a new noise-removing algorithm is proposed. To reduce the computational complexity, the sequential algorithm is improved. Experimental results show the effectiveness and efficiency of the algorithm in extracting the moving vehicles in a cluttered scene. The output of the vehicle's contour is very complete and accurate, and can be used in vehicle tracking system to improve the performance.


L u p u s o r lu p u s-lik e an tic o ag u lan ts a re h e te ro g e n e o u s im m u n o g lo b u lin s w hich p ro lo n g to v a ria b le ex ten ts in vitro p h o sp h o lip id -d e p e n d en t co ag u la tio n te ts , w ith o u t in h ib itin g th e activ ity o f specific c o ag u la tio n fa c to rs (1). T h ey w ere te rm ed lupus an tico ag u lan ts (2) b ecau se th ey w ere first d e sc rib ed by C o n ley a n d H a r tm a n n (3) in p a tie n ts w ith system ic lupus e ry th e m a to su s (S L E ). In fact, th is n a m e is in a p p ro p r ia te , since such a n tico ag u lan ts co u ld be d e te c te d n o t on ly in S L E b u t a lso in a n u m b e r o f clinical s ta te s (4 ) , in c lu d in g o p p o rtu n is tic in fec tio n s d u e to A ID S (5). I t is now a g ree d th a t th e te rm lupus-like a n tic o ag u lan t (L L A ) sh o u ld b e p re fe r re d . ■ T h e strik in g c lin ical fe a tu re o f p a tie n ts w ith L L A is th a t on ly a few o f th em p re se n t h a em o rrh ag ic m an ifes ta tio n s w h e rea s , p a ra  doxically , a su b s ta n tia l p ro p o r tio n su ffe r fro m a r te r ia l o r v en o u s th ro m b o e m b o lic ep iso d es (1 , 6 -1 0 ) . In th is p a p e r w e rev iew th e n a tu re o f L L A , specificity , m ech an ism s o f a c tio n a n d po ss ib le re sp o n sib ility fo r in c re a sed risk o f th ro m b o s is . P a rtic u la r re fe r  en ce to th e p ro te in C p a th w ay w ill b e m a d e , k e ep in g in m in d th a t th e p re sen c e o f L L A does n o t n ecessa rily in d ic a te th a t th ey are directly responsible fo r th ro m b o sis .


Current approaches to quantum gravity suggest there should be a modification of the standard quantum mechanical commutator, $[{\hat x} , {\hat p}] = i \hbar$. Typical modifications are phenomenological and designed to result in a minimal length scale. As a motivating principle for the modification of the position and momentum commutator, we assume the validity of a version of the Bender-Brody-Muller variant of the Berry-Keating approach to the Riemann hypothesis. We arrive at a family of modified position and momentum operators, and their associated modified commutator, which lead to a minimal length scale. Additionally, this larger family generalizes the Bender-Brody-Muller approach to the Riemann hypothesis.


Abstract : The research program described in this report is concerned with the study of the chemistry of electronically excited halogen atoms in the gas phase. These atomic species are interesting not only in terms of developing model systems for understanding the general chemistry of electronically excited atoms, but also because of their importance in the fields of laser isotope separation and chemical laser development. In essence, this research concerns itself with the elucidation of the role of electronic energy in affecting the chemistry or photochemistry of excited halogen atoms and molecules. While much is known about the dynamics of chemical and physical processes which are carried out on the lowest potential energy hypersurface correlating with reactants and products in their electronic ground state, relatively little is known about the dynamics of such phenomena as energy transfer and chemical reactivity on higher-lying potential hypersurfaces.


Cardio-oncology is a growing field, due to several factors. These include the recognition that similar risk factors predispose people to both cardiovascular disease and cancer. In addition, certain cancers affect the heart, and cancer treatments can have short-term and long-lasting deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system. More than 40 years ago, it became evident that anthracyclines and radiation cause heart damage, and since then the list of cancer treatments that can harm the cardiovascular system has grown to include more modern treatments, such as anti-HER2 agents and angiogenesis inhibitors. Most recently, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been added to the list of cancer treatments that cause cardiovascular damage. ICI-associated myocarditis is a relatively rare but fatal complication that develops rapidly after initiating immunotherapy. Oncologists should be aware of the potential cardiovascular complications of cancer treatments, and should assess the cardiovascular health of all patients about to undergo therapy. Cancer survivors should be assessed and advised about prevention and treatment that may be needed to address cardiovascular disease.


The collision of accelerated electrons with high-intensity laser pulses provides a way for triggering and studying the processes of strong-field quantum electrodynamics by means of reaching high values of the χ parameter, the parameter that quantifies electron's acceleration in its rest frame. For a given electrons' energy ε and a given peak, cycle-averaged power P of the laser radiation the maximal value of χ depends on the way the radiation is focused to cause the acceleration. We determine and describe the optimal focusing geometry for reaching the highest possible value χ ≈ 5.28 (ε/(1 GeV)) (P/(1 PW)) (λ/(1 μm)), where λ is the laser wavelength. We propose an experimental setup that exploits the bi-dipole wave and assess this setup for the parameters relevant to current and upcoming experimental capabilities.


Dissolution characteristics is an important index for soluble powder,however,the experimental results are always irreproducible because of the fine powder's lump-formation or conglutination tendency.In this work,a simple apparatus for determining the dissolution properties of soluble β-carotene powder was designed and set up to resolve these problems.Through monitoring the increase in solution chroma,the dissolution characteristics of two kinds of microencapsulated β-carotene powder in water were investigated,and a parameter for the deliquescent portion was determined as a function of time.Relative dissolution curves were plotted and dissolution kinetics as well as dissolution activation energy were analyzed.Based on the key factors for powder dispersion or dissolution obtained,this method can be used to improve the dissolution abilities.


During the last decades there has been a debate concerning the importance to promote integration for people with foreign heritage. The purpose of this study was to examine how school welfare officers in Sweden work with the process of integration among students with foreign heritage. To be more precise, we wanted to find out what role school welfare officers find themselves in concerning the process of integration. We have also studied how school welfare officers work with cultural discrepancies and identity crisis among students with foreign heritage. Finally we investigated if school welfare officers can discern that students with foreign heritage experience a feeling of alienation or a sense of belonging. The study is based on qualitative method. We interviewed eight different school welfare officers, working in upper secondary schools. The theoretical conceptions we used was integration as a mutual process and theories about standards and normality. A conclusion we could ascertain was that the school welfare officers have strong ambitions to work with integration but are struggling to implement it into practice. The school welfare officers work with integration in different ways, some indicate that they primarily focus on integration in preclusive matters and others primarily work with integration during individual conferences. To a great extent, the students with foreign heritage carry a major responsibility to integrate to a life in Sweden themselves.


Classical Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) approaches are designed to map the static environments. In order to reuse the created map in the real world, this paper presents an approach based on Euclidean signed distance field (ESDF) map to cope with dynamic environments. To tackle the robust localization problem, the laser and odometry sensors are tightly coupled to estimate the mobile robot poses, which achieves superior performance over adaptive Mento Carlo Localization (AMCL) in terms of localization accuracy and robustness in both static and dynamic environments. As for map updating, an obstacle classification algorithm based on similarity is proposed to classify the new merged low-dynamic and high-dynamic obstacles. Then, the proposed algorithm based on wavefront propagation is used to update the prior ESDF map. Numerous experiments are carried out in realistic scenarios to validate the proposed approach.


Excessive salt consumption is one of the hypertension factor leads to kidney disease, while telmisartan is one of antihypertensive drugs used in the therapy. Telmisartan not only blocks angiotensin receptor leads to the decrease of blood pressure, but it also activates peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ), inhibits transforming growth expression factor of beta-1 (TGFβ-1) and increases bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7). Whether telmisartan increases BMP-7 expression of excessive NaCl–induced Wistar rats are studied in this experiment. Twenty five male Wistars 2.5-3 months of age and 100-150 g BW rats were used in this research. They were grouped into 5, each consists of 5 rats. Group I (G I) as first negative control did not receive NaCl and telmisartan. G II as second negative control received NaCl but not telmisartan. G III, IV and V received NaCl and telmisartan 3, 6 and 12 mg/kg BW. The treatments were given every day within 8 weeks. At the day of 56 all rats were sacrificed by mean of neck dislocation and operated to take the kidney. The expression of BMP-7 was measured by immunohistochemistry technic. Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. They were analyzed by parametric (ANOVA) or nonparametric (Kruskal-Wallis) test. A value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The results showed that intraglomerular and extraglomerular BMP-7 protein expression were higher in telmisartan-treated Wistar rats group than negative control group (p<0.05). In conclusion, intraglomerular and extraglomerular BMP-7 protein expression were higher in 8% sodium chloride-induced and telmisartan-treated male Wistar rats than the items of negative control group.


Using a hypergeometric series approach, a general combinatorial identity is found in this note, and among its special cases are well-known and classical combinatorial identities due to Gould and Touchard.


Chamber 4 of BAG on March 19 th , 2003, has declared unadmisible a cease and desist petition of IG Metall, relating to individual employer bargainings violating the collective bargaining agreement, because of the uncertainty of such a petition. The petition is rejected to practical inefficacy by procedure reasons. The grounds of the opinion show, however, that the Chamber 4 misunderstands the Law of Procedure in its role of performing out the Law, and avoids the objective legal cuestions arising under this case. Behind the procedure values, there exist essential differences with the Burda case of April 20 th , 1999.


A novel airfoil noise reduction technique, based on morphing structures, has been introduced and investigated. In order to achieve high aerodynamic performance and reduce the noise, a new morphing flap concept based on a bending stiffness tailored honeycomb core with zero Poisson's ratio has been developed. The response of the morphing structure to an internal actuation force is investigated using a two-dimensional finite element model. In this study, a NACA 63-418 airfoil of chord 1.3m has been fitted with the morphing flap. The aerodynamic and acoustic performance of the airfoil is studied using Xfoil and the BPM semi-empirical airfoil noise prediction model. A parametric study is provided for the effects of the changes to the profile and curvature of the pressure and suction sides of the airfoil trailing edge. The effectiveness of the proposed method is investigated at different Mach numbers and angles of attack. Results have shown that both the aerodynamic and acoustic performance of the airfoil will significantly improve as a result of the morphing trailing edge. Also, the preliminary optimization of the morphing flap design has shown that by changing the bending stiffness of the honeycomb core along the chord, the morphing profile can be tailored, leading to aerodynamic performance improvement and significant noise reduction at low frequencies.


Objective
To explore the availability and safety of ileal ureter replacement combined with ileal augmentation cystoplasty in treating ureteral stenosis with contracted bladder.

Methods
From August 2015 to November 2018, three patients who underwent ileal ureter replacement combined with augmentation cystoplasty were treated with ileal ureter replacement combined with augmentation cystoplasty. There were 1 male and 2 females with the age ranging from 34 to 55 years (mean 39 years). Two patients suffered from left ureter stenosis, and one patient had stenosis on the both sides. The length of the ureter stenosis ranged from 6 to 18 cm (mean 9.8 cm). The preoperative bladder capacity ranged from 60 to 150 ml (mean 103.3 ml). In the surgery, part of ileum was used to replace the ureter, and the distal intestine was made into U-shape to enlarge the bladder.

Results
All operation were completed successfully. The operation time ranged from 220 to 400 min (mean 303.0 min), and the blood loss ranged from 150 to 500 ml (mean 283.3 ml). Laparoscopic surgery was performed in 1 case and open surgery in 2 cases. Three weeks after the surgery, the bladder volume underwent cystography ranged from 300 to 400 ml (mean 360.0 ml). Three months after the surgery, the postvoid residual urine volume ranged from 20 to 50 ml (mean 33.3 ml). Postoperative frequency and urgency of urine were completely relieved in 1 case, alleviated in 2 cases. Flank pain was completely relieved in 1 case, and alleviated in 2 cases postoperatively. The serum creatinine of 2 patients mildly increased after the surgery, while 1 patient remained stable. For complications, 1 patient had urinary infection, and 1 patient suffered from metabolic acidosis.

Conclusions
Ileal ureteral replacement combined with augmentation cystoplasty can be the choice of treatment for long segment ureteral stenosis and enlarge the bladder simultaneously. The postoperative complications and the kidney functions should be regularly followed up.

Key words:
Augmentation cystoplasty; Ileal ureter replacement; Ureteral obstruction; Urinary tuberculosis


Basement tests in the southern Paradox Embayment have demonstrated the existence of a widespread unit of Devonian age between the Elbert formation and a basal sandston e commonly called the Tintic or Ignacio quartzite (Cambrian) . This unit, consisting of an upper sandstone, middle carbonate interval, and a lower shale body has been referred to the Undifferentiated Devonian by operators in the Four Corners area. Certain evidence now at hand leads us to believe these units are not all of Devonian age and that they can now be placed either in pre-existing formations or assigned names of their own. In this manner the nonrestrictiv e term of Undifferentiated Devonian can be set aside in favor of a more precise terminology (See fig. 1 ). Barnes (1954) presents a strong case in favor of changing the age of the Animas Valley Ignacio formation, heretofore thought to be Cambrian to Devonian and considers the Elbert-lgnacio sequence of that location to be genetically related. A study of well samples by the authors indicates a similiar transitional relationship exists basinward between the Undifferentiated Devonian sandstone and the overlying Elbert. The Shell Oil Company cored this entire interval with excellent recovery in its Bluff Unit No. 1 (32-39S-23E) on McCracken Mesa near the town of Blanding, Utah. It is therefore suggested that this unit be named the McCracken sandstone member of the Elbert formation with the type description taken from these cores. Lithology is as follows.


A rational procedure was developed for estimating load transfer coefficients for use with the AASHTO guide for the design of continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP) based on field deflection measurements. Load transfer coefficients for design of CRCP in Texas were determined using the information available in the rigid pavement database stored at the Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin. An evaluation of structural conditions of CRCP sections in the rigid pavement database was performed to assess the ability of in-service CRCP in Texas to transfer load at transverse cracks. A finite-element analysis of CRCP using the ILLI-SLAB program was conducted to identify critical stress positions in CRCP. In addition, a conceptual model for estimating load transfer coefficients for jointed concrete pavements from deflection measurements is presented.


Existing empirical studies find little evidence that mutual fund managers time the market. Repealed in 1997, Internal Revenue Service Code Section 851 (b)(3), known as the 'short-short rule,' requires that mutual funds derive less than 30 percent of their gross income from the sale of securities held for less than three months. Failing to comply with the rule means that the Internal Revenue Service taxes the fund's entire gain at the 35 percent corporate tax rate. The short-short rule likely hinders mutual fund managers from timing the market, as it constrains hedging and trading strategies involving short-term trades. In this paper we exploit the natural experiment arising from the repeal of the tax regulation. We find that the timing performance of mutual fund managers improves significantly after the short-short rule repeal. This result suggests that the perverse timing ability documented in the previous literature is partly due to the tax regulation imposed on mutual funds. Copyright (c) 2008 The Authors Journal compilation (c) 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.


Article 27 of Chinese Tort law regulates victim intention,which differs from victim consent in legislative goal,application object and application range.Therefore,victim consent in sports tort cannot be applied to the arti cle.Together with risk doctrine,victim consent is non-legislative exemption in Tort law.Not only in the theoretical research but in some relevant sports tort cases,victim consent has been used widely.In the administrative regula tion,such as Rules on Student Injury Treatment,victim consent is also recognized.The use of victim consent does not mean to stop the use of risk doctrine.Both of them are the two main exemptions in sport tort responsibility.


Terephthalic acid and at least one glycol, i.e. purified by converting a polyester oligomer derived from a diol, a colorless compound colored impurities by hydrogenating the oligomer, i.e. decolorized, thereby improving the color tone of the oligomer It discloses a method for purifying a polyester precursor. Colored impurities are present in terephthalic acid used in making the oligomer, produced during the manufacture of terephthalic acid. Purification / decolorized oligomer obtained by the disclosed method can be used to produce high molecular weight polyesters.


In this paper, we present several equations that generate the ratio of the sum of the roots of the masses of the quarks with respect to the electron, likewise the ratio of the sum of the masses of the quarks in relation to the mass of the electron. Both equations depend exclusively, and in a very simple and logical way from quantum dimensionless length derived from the fine structure constant to zero momentum; lengths in seven dimensions, the number of quarks and the three charges of color group SU(3).


1All authors: Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 7, Chung San S. Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC. Address correspondence to K.-L. Liu (email@example.com). ycotic aortic aneurysm is a common complication of the hematogenous spread of bacterial infection [1]. Early detection of a mycotic aortic aneurysm is essential for a rapid and efficacious initial treatment and, therefore, for an improved prognosis. This case shows that an intraaortic air pocket can be an early radiologic hallmark of a mycotic aneurysm.


ABSTRACT This paper discusses Betty's Brain, a teachable agent in the domain of river ecosystems that combines learning by teaching with self-regulation mentoring to promote deep learning and understanding. Two studies demonstrate the effectiveness of this system. The first study focused on components that define student-teacher interactions in the learning by teaching task. The second study examined the value of adding meta-cognitive strategies that governed Betty's behavior and self-regulation hints provided by a mentor agent. The study compared three versions: a system where the student was tutored by a pedagogical agent, a learning by teaching system, where students taught a baseline version of Betty, and received tutoring help from the mentor, and a learning by teaching system, where Betty was enhanced to include self-regulation strategies, and the mentor provided help on domain material on how to become better learners and better teachers. Results indicate that the addition of the self-regulated Betty and the self-regulation mentor better prepared students to learn new concepts later, even when they no longer had access to the SRL environment.


The behavior of radionuclides of the uranium (U) and thorium (Th) decay series in terrestrial systems is of interest because of environmental effects of mining and disposal activities related to nuclear power plant fuels. The soil-plant relationships of U, Th, and polonium (Pb), and some other daughter radionuclides, notably radium ({sup 226}Ra), are not well understood. Most studies have been concerned with relative uptake of these radionuclides by various plant species. Plant concentrations have been related to total contents of these radionuclides in the soil as a plant/soil concentration ratio (CR), even though the fraction of these radionuclides, which may be available to plants, is not well known. These CR values have been used to predict transport of radionuclides and other elements of interest through the food chain as well as for other purpose including biogeochemical exploration for U. Little information is available on uptake and transport mechanisms of radionuclides in plants. However, the mechanisms relating to Ca uptake and translocation in plants may be similar to those of some radionuclides, especially {sup 226}Ra. Son chemical reactions of these radionuclides also have not been studied as well as those of plant nutrients, although knowledge of the effects of soil pH,more » soil texture, and organic matter content on uptake, as well as mobility in soil of these radionuclides, has been gained in recent years. 45 refs., 13 tabs.« less


Two generally accepted facts are: 1. Noise can cause hearing loss. 2. The noise which will cause a hearing loss in one individual may not be the cause of a hearing loss in another.These immediately suggest two unsolved problems. 1. Why does a noise cause hearing loss in one person and none in another? 2. How much noise will cause a hearing loss?The only logical answer to the first question must be that there is a variation in the sensitivity of ears to noise. Discovery of reliable tests which will predict which ear will be sensitive to noise and which will not, is an important unsolved problem, but if solved would do much to clear many disputed questions.The answer to the second question, "How much noise?," involves the following: the intensity of the noise, the kind of noise, the duration of the exposure to noise, the amount and character of the hearing loss which noise creates.Noise in intensities of 120 to 150 decibels are conceded to be injurious to hearing. Noise less than 80 decibels is not a proble...


Abstract : In ultrasonics, image formation and detection are generally based on signal amplitude. In this paper, we describe an amplitude independent approach for imaging and detection based on the similarity of adjacent signals, quantified by the correlation coefficient calculated between A-scans. Correlation coefficient images are introduced and shown with C-scan images to demonstrate flat-bottom-hole and crack detection in experimental data and planar defect detection at very low signal-to-noise ratio using simulated data. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis compares the new correlation method and the classical method.


Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of vortioxetine in patients with depression and to evaluate any changes in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and norepinephrine (NE) levels. Method: A total of 89 patients with depression were recruited for the study and divided into a study group (the SG, n=44, routine medication + vortioxetine) and a control group (the CG, n=45, routine medication) according to the treatment options. The curative effects, the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) scores before treatment and after 2, 4, and 8 weeks of treatment were evaluated. The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) was used to assess the social function at baseline, and after 2, 4, and 8 weeks of treatment. The BDNF and NE levels were compared before the treatment and after 8 weeks of treatment. Results: The curative effect in the SG was better than it was in the CG (P<0.05). Compared with the CG, the SG exhibited lower HAMD and SDS scores after 2, 4, and 8 weeks of treatment, and higher BDNF and NE levels after 8 weeks of treatment (P<0.05); There was a statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse events between the two groups. Conclusion: The efficacy of vortioxetine for depression is supported by lower HAMD scores, a higher social function, improved serum BDNF and NE levels, and higher treatment safety.


Removal of phenol (C6H5OH) by non-thermal plasma (NTP) technology, including NTP-alone and plasma catalysis was investigated. For NTPalone system, C6H5OH removal efficiency increases with increasing input voltage and gas residence time. C6H5OH removal efficiency achieved with DBD reaches 100% as 18.75 kV is applied. The inlet C6H5OH concentration was 300 ppm while the total flow rate was fixed at 0.6 L/m. The influence of water vapor is also explored. In the presence of H2O(g), the C6H5OH removal efficiency and energy efficiency increase, because •OH radical generated can react with C6H5OH. On the other hand, C6H5OH removal efficiency achieved with plasma catalysis increased from 63 to 82% at same condition (flow rate: 0.6 L/min, voltage: 15 kV, frequency: 110 Hz and H2O(g): 0%). Obviously, C6H5OH removal efficiency can be significantly enhanced as catalyst is added into the NTP system. In addition, it is noteworthy that CO2 selectivity significantly increases compared with that of DBD alone.


The related problem of non‐stationary bending of a finite electromagnetoelastic rod is considered. It is assumed that the material of the rod is a homogeneous isotropic conductor. The problem statement takes into account the initial electromagnetic field, the Lorentz force, Maxwell's equations and the generalized Ohm's law. The unknown functions are assumed to be bounded, and the initial conditions are assumed to be zero. It has noted that it is difficult to construct a solution analytically for a general model. Therefore, a transition is made to simplified equations corresponding to the Bernoulli‐Euler rod and the electromagnetic field is considered quasi‐stationary. For a rod with hinged ends, trigonometric series expansions and the Laplace transform in time are used. The solution of the problem is constructed in integral form with kernels in the form of influence functions. Images of kernels are found in the space of transformations and Fourier in the spatial coordinate. Their original functions are found explicitly. The present study presents examples of calculations for a concentrated load.


Many people with Parkinson's will experience diffi culties with speech at some stage. Speech disorders vary greatly from person to person with some people reporting speech issues early after a diagnosis of Parkinson's while others report only mild diffi culties across time. This fact sheet discusses the main types of speech issues that can occur for people with Parkinson's, along with treatment and strategies for improving communication. However, any speech issues that arise should be discussed with your Doctor, or Parkinson's Field Offi cer, for referral to a Speech-Language Therapist. Voice Issues Voice issues are the most common speech diffi culty for people with Parkinson's. To produce speech, the vocal cords must vibrate to make sound. For people with Parkinson's, the vocal cords may become rigid or bowed and, in some cases, exhibit tremor. This results in a breathy, hoarse, sometimes tremulous voice with low volume. Reduced volume is generally considered the most debilitating of these problems as it can make speech very diffi cult to understand. This can be particularly problematic in noisy environments such as in restaurants or outdoors.


The method of evaporation is used to determine some impurities in zirconium dioxide. Reproducible results are achieved by the use of cobalt and gallium as internal standards. As far as sensitivity and reproducibility of the determination of all the elements investigated (with the exception of Bi, Sn, Pb. Cd and Sb) are concerned, the vacuum modification of the evaporation method bas all the advantage. lauth)


Visual Question Answering (VQA) is a challenging task in Artificial Intelligence (AI), where an AI agent answers questions regarding visual content based on images provided. Therefore, to implement a VQA system, a computer system requires complex reasoning over visual aspects of images and textual parts of the questions to anticipate the correct answer. Although there is a good deal of VQA research in English, Bengali still needs to thoroughly explore this area of artificial intelligence. To address this, we have constructed a Bengali VQA dataset by preparing human-annotated question-answers using a small portion of the images from the VQA v2.0 dataset. To overcome high linguistic priors that hide the importance of precise visual information in visual question answering, we have used real-life scenarios to construct a balanced Bengali VQA dataset. This is the first human-annotated dataset of this kind in Bengali. We have proposed a Top-Down Attention-based approach in this study and conducted several studies to assess our model's performance.


A series of quality assurance (QA) procedures for the Josephson array voltage standard (JAVS) has been implemented to improve the efficiency and quality of dc voltage measurements in the National Metrology Centre, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore. Periodic direct comparisons between two JAVS systems are required in the QA procedure to ensure accurate representation of the volt for calibration of secondary standards. QA-oriented setup and procedure are developed for better control of microwave power and locking frequency when using the millimeter-wave synthesizer. The analysis-of-variance method and the Monte Carlo method are implemented in data reporting and uncertainty evaluation processes.


The SPEAR3 accelerator uses a Single Photon TimeCorrelated Counting (TCSPC) system to accurately measure the time profile of electron bunches circulating in the storage ring. The detection hardware uses the PicoHarp 300 TCSPC processor module initially equipped with a Hamamatsu H7360-01 photon counting head. The H7360-01 was replaced with a PicoQuant Hybrid-06 PMA to decrease singlephoton arrival time measurement jitter. At the same time we adopted an EPICS-based TCSPC software package developed at DIAMOND for robust data acquisition and display. In this paper we report on recent beam profile measurements and upgrades to the data acquisition software system including installation of a local EPICS IOC for real-time access to the bunch profile from SLAC's centralized Accelerator Control Room (ACR). High-level operator interface and monitoring applications developed in Python are discussed.


Abstract Scholars have long seen in the monumental composition of Stonehenge evidence for prehistoric time-reckoning—a Neolithic calendar. Exactly how such a calendar functioned, however, remains unclear. Recent advances in understanding the phasing of Stonehenge highlight the unity of the sarsen settings. Here, the author argues that the numerology of these sarsen elements materialises a perpetual calendar based on a tropical solar year of 365.25 days. The indigenous development of such a calendar in north-western Europe is possible, but an Eastern Mediterranean origin is also considered. The adoption of a solar calendar was associated with the spread of solar cosmologies during the third millennium BC and was used to regularise festivals and ceremonies.


The process control of CSP ladle of Jiuquan IronSteel Group Ltd.was investigated in this paper.It showed that temperature drop of static ladle's inside wall was 1℃/min and temperature drop of static ladle's outside wall was 0.4℃/min.The temperature difference between inside wall and outside wall get bigger from ladle bottom,to wall and to slag lining.The temperature drop of molten steel increases with the increase in the service lives of ladle and ladle's slag lining bricks.It was beneficial to ladle's circulation and administration by reducing the ladle's cycle time and cycle quantity.


We shall consider here the basic theory used in determining intensity fluctuations and the fourth-order coherence function in random media like the atmosphere or ocean. The basic governing equations will be presented for light propagation in the atmosphere and high frequency sound propagation in the ocean. Perturbation solutions will be given, and the saturation effect will be discussed. Recent numerical work will be reviewed.


A 47-year-old male with renal failure received a renal transplant which subsequently was rejected. After removal of the transplant the patient went into a catabolic state, and developed fever and hematochezia. The patient became septic, developed respiratory involvement. This is the eighth recorded case of central nervous system toxoplasmosis following renal transplantation.


Summary: Metallic devices have been used successfully by the orthopaedic community for stabilization of fractures and more recently for total joint replacement. The metals used are alloys involving several elements. These alloys were not developed by the medical industry but have been adopted by them because of strength, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility. In general, the materials are well accepted. However, there is concern because of the recognition that metal is released from the implant into the peri-implant tissue and then is transported to distant sites in the body. Some of the metals are known to be causes of contact dermatitis in the normal human population, and some of them in special forms have been associated with carcinogenicity. Nevertheless, the devices have functioned well without major consequences. It remains important to use the best materials available, to insert them correctly, and to minimize situations that will lead to wear, corrosion, and deposition of particulate debris or ions into the tissue.


The purpose of this study is to build a performance measurement model which appropriate with the characteristics of the RSJ. This research uses a qualitative case study approach. The results showed that the RSJ used the BSC performance measurement, while the BSC was limited to four perspectives. So that there is an important aspect that has not been included in the BSC, namely the aspect of care. Nurse care for patients, organizational care for employees and patients as well as additional spiritual healing to accelerate patient recovery. The performance measurement model proposed by the researcher is directly based on the organizational goals of RSJ, it is expected that the performance measurement model that is directly executed from the goal will directly impact the achievement of targets without neglecting the values that have been adopted by RSJ.


Objective Ketamine-propofol balanced intravenous anesthesia for anorectal surgery in children,explore the best dose and advantage.Methods Divide 80 cases into 2 groups,group A and group B,each 40 cases.group A uses the ketamine,propofol vein composite liquid,group B uses the ketamine.Record the dose of ketamine,the time between the end of the operation and the conscious time,and the adverse reaction cases.Results there are differences among the doses,the time,there is no meaning in adverse reaction cases(P0.05).Conclusions Ketamine,propofol intravenous anesthesia can achieve the synergy effect of learning from each other,it is a good anesthesia method.


"African people do not know how to exist without religion." This is true of Africans before and in spite of aliens. Such is the primary announcement made by John Mbiti in his celebrated African Religions and Philosophy. Ponder on this assertion and you will find that certain notorious terms which pervade much of the literature on Africa are more indicative of ignorance and bias than of science and sophistication. Reference is here made to such words as pagan, native, heathen, idol-worship, primitive, and savage. Add the wind of change that swept through Africa in the late fifties and became a hurricane in the sixties throughout the Pan-African world and you have the acoustics for new scholarship on African politics, economy, art, and religion. Three recent books address the subject of Christian religion in Africa. Through three different case-studies, Markowitz, Moorhouse, and Ferrin Jassy affirm that white Christian clergy and secular personnel decided to persuade and/ or force Africans to follow the paths of Yahweh and the teachings of Christ. The Africans obliged but only to become victims of alienation from Yahweh and Christ and to experience a series of socio-political and cultural traumas. Such are the critical prolegomena of an enigmatic dialectic reading: 1) the converted becomes a restless sceptic, sometimes a full-blown rebel; 2) the missionary is "possessed" by boomerangs occurring within and outside himself/herself; and 3) the converted and the missionary become unwilling colleagues in search of reconciliation of Christian doctrines and ethos with contemporary African realities. The word is preached and the believers revolt. The preacher is amazed and yet the believer wonders why the word cannot be acted. The shift is horizontal, not parallel. Now there are two races at the ends of both extremes.


Aim: In this comprehensive review we present an update on the most relevant studies evaluating the utility of amino acid PET radiotracers for the evaluation of glioma recurrence as compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: A literature search extended until June 2020 on the PubMed/MEDLINE literature database was conducted using the terms "high-grade glioma", "glioblastoma", "brain tumors", "positron emission tomography", "PET", "amino acid PET", "[11C]methyl-l-methionine", "[18F]fluoroethyl-tyrosine", "[18F]fluoro-l-dihydroxy-phenylalanine", "MET", "FET", "DOPA", "magnetic resonance imaging", "MRI", "advanced MRI", "magnetic resonance spectroscopy", "perfusion-weighted imaging", "diffusion-weighted imaging", "MRS", "PWI", "DWI", "hybrid PET/MR", "glioma recurrence", "pseudoprogression", "PSP", "treatment-related change", and "radiation necrosis" alone and in combination. Only original articles edited in English and about humans with at least 10 patients were included. Results: Forty-four articles were finally selected. Conventional amino acid PET tracers were demonstrated to be reliable diagnostic techniques in differentiating tumor recurrence thanks to their high uptake from tumor tissue and low background in normal grey matter, giving additional and early information to standard modalities. Among them, MET–PET seems to present the highest diagnostic value but its use is limited to on-site cyclotron facilities. [18F]labelled amino acids, such as FDOPA and FET, were developed to provide a more suitable PET tracer for routine clinical applications, and demonstrated similar diagnostic performance. When compared to the gold standard MRI, amino acid PET provides complementary and comparable information to standard modalities and seems to represent an essential tool in the differentiation between tumor recurrence and other entities such as pseudoprogression, radiation necrosis, and pseudoresponse. Conclusions: Despite the introduction of new advanced imaging techniques, the diagnosis of glioma recurrence remains challenging. In this scenario, the growing knowledge about imaging techniques and analysis, such as the combined PET/MRI and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), could represent promising tools to face this difficult and debated clinical issue.


The pioneer of modern US light rail has grown significantly over the pst three decades and is about to embark on a key northern extension, as Vic Simons reports.


Cracking and delamination behavior of small rounded-rectangular gold thin films called "strips" with a thickness less than one micrometer was observed under cyclic and stepwisely-increased trapezoidal tensions. Three strips in different directions were deposited on a polycarbonate plate specimen which was subjected to tensile loading. Straight slit and Vickers indentation were introduced as initial defects on each strip and cracking and delamination which were initiated around the defects were observed. In strips with slit, delamination was observed when introducing the slit. It was suggested that the delamination was caused by the residual stress accumulated during deposition. The growth of delamination was also observed during cyclic tension. In strips with indentation, complex cracking and delamination behavior was observed depending on the strip direction, which seemed to be attributed to the interactive effect of residual stress by deposition and external mechanical loading.


The Basic Principles of international environmental law refer to the international field of environmental protection recognized by all countries for all the effectiveness of international environmental law scope and the universal guide,which constitute the basis of international environmental law as principles of law.There are many different ideas in the current domestic and international academic circles for the basic principles of environmental law.The author believes that the state sovereignty of the environment and no damage of foreign environment principle,sharing of global resources and comanagement principle,common but differentiated responsibilities principle,the principle of international environmental cooperation,the principles of sustainable development as an international environmental law should be the basic principles by all countries in resources and environmental protection in compliance with international cooperation.


The control of the COVID-19 epidemics has been one of top global health priorities for the last eighteen months. To that end, more reliable and easy-to-use diagnostic tests are necessary. Young children are still not eligible to vaccination and it is important to find a way to easily test this key population regularly. With that in mind, we evaluated a new innovative easy two-step self-test named COVID-VIRO ALL IN developed by AAZ that uses a sampling nasal sponge instead of a classic nasal swab. Mirroring the previous study conducted on the first generation of COVID-VIRO antigenic self-test, we first performed a multicentre, prospective study on 124 adults and children, in a point-of-care setting. Sensitivity, specificity and overall acceptance of the COVID-VIRO ALL IN antigen self-test compared to RT-PCR on nasopharyngeal samples were evaluated at 93.02%, 100% and 97,5%, respectively. We then performed a multicentre, prospective, usability study to evaluate the ease of use of COVID-VIRO ALL IN in real life on 68 laypersons, all adults. Globally, 99% of them considered the instructions material good, 98% executed the procedure well, and all of them interpreted the results correctly. The usability was then specifically investigated on 40 children and teenagers participants, comparing both COVID-VIRO first generation and the new COVID-VIRO ALL IN. All of them found COVID-VIRO ALL IN much easier to use and much more comfortable. For young children, the COVID-VIRO ALL IN self-test appears to be safer (less risk of trauma compare to nasal swabs and no liquid exposure) easier to use than classic COVID self-tests and giving immediate result which is not the case for RT-PCR done on saliva samples (currently done in routine for kids in French schools). It could be an adapted tool for future mass screening campaigns in schools or at home under adult supervision for kids from the age of 3.


We have investigated a relationship between device performances and host properties in the emissive layer (EML) of iridium(III) bis(4′,6′-difluorophenylpyridinato)tetrakis(1-pyrazolyl)borate doped blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs). We found that the recombination zone as well as charge carrier injection properties of the EML could be systematically engineered through a mixed host system. Therefore, light-emitting performances of blue PHOLEDs were greatly improved with external quantum and power efficiencies of 20.5% and 43.5 lm/W at a luminance of 56 cd/m2, respectively.


The information dissemination of self-media with rapid development presented the characteristics of "decentralization,interaction,fast spread and varying quality of content",which brings challenge to the university students' consciousness and traditional mode of higher education. The research shows that the way of forming students' awareness of national defense shows diversified characteristics. They haven't paid enough attention to national defense,and the ability to identify needs to be improved. Compared with direct access to the national defense knowledge,students prefer practical classes and field visits form of national defense education more. National defense education should further adjust their thinking,take full advantage of the network platform,and carry out educational work accordingly.


The migration and settlement of Oghuz groups, who were also known as Turkmens in Anatolia, were closely related with the political and demographic developments in the Great Seljuk Empire. But in order to understand these developments better, it would be reasonable to dwell first a little on the conditions under which the Oghuz groups lived before migrating to Anatolia, and look to the reasons behind their inclination towards Anatolia. The Oghuz groups, who constituted an important part of the Göktürk and Uygur states, lived along the banks of the Sır Darya River and on the steppes lying to the north of this river in the first half of the tenth century 1 . Those were nomadic people, and they made a living out of stock breeding, so they needed summer pastures and winter quarters on which they had to raise their animals and survive through cold winter days comfortably. In addition to them, there were sedentary Oghuz groups. In those days, the sedentary Oghuz groups were called "yatuk" which means lazy. This indicates that leading a nomadic life was more favorable then. Although most of the Oghuz groups led a nomadic life, they did have a certain political and social structure and order. There are various views about the meaning of the word "Oghuz", and according to dominant one among them, the word means "tribes", and "union of tribes" or "union of relative tribes" 3 . So, in other words, the word had organizational and structural connotations in the political and social sense. The Oghuz groups, consisting of a number of different boys or tribes, can be examined in two main groups since the earlier periods in the most classical age of


Recently we provided a microscopic derivation of the exact supergravity profile for the twisted scalar field emitted by systems of fractional D3-branes at a Z2 orbifold singularity. In this contribution we focus on a set-up supporting an N = 2 SYM theory with SU(2) gauge group and Nf=4. We take into account the tower of D-instanton corrections to the source terms for the twisted scalar and find that its profile can be expressed in terms of the chiral ring elements of the gauge theory. We show how the twisted scalar, which at the perturbative level represents the gravity counterpart of the gauge coupling, at the non-perturbative level is related to the effective gauge coupling in an interestingly modified way.