spite of the natural tension that is expected when two such talents inhabit the same space, their relationship deeply influenced Fred. He learned the confidence to surround himself with talent and to keep it unleashed. Joe was also there to encourage Fred in his pursuit of the surgical treatment of brainstem and spinal cord tumors. In one instance, after losing a child during surgery, Fred voiced that he never wanted to be there again. Joe responded that he would be, end of discussion. In 1996, he moved the Pediatric Neurosurgical Services to the Beth Israel North Medical Center and became the Founding Director of the Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery at that institute, hoping to create a paradigm for our community on how to deliver state-of-the-art treatments heavily dependent on technology in an empathetic, nurturing environment. He had been frustrated by seeing children not being wholly treated in spite of receiving the most sophisticated interventions. One young man in particular caused a transformation in Fred. The mother of this young patient sent Fred a poem he had written just before his death. In it were the lines that changed Fred's life mission. They read:


This chapter looks at postcolonial and decolonial approaches to studying world politics, arguing that these are multilayered and diverse. These do not constitute a single 'theory' of the international but rather a set of orientations to show how to think about it. The chapter starts by separating a number of different elements involved in theorizing the world, and how postcolonial and decolonial approaches look at them. These include questions of epistemology, ontology, and norms or ethics. It then examines the historical context in which postcolonial and decolonial approaches arose, showing that there was a dynamic relationship between political struggles for decolonization and the development of different intellectual arguments. It considers where postcolonial and decolonial approaches have emerged and where they depart from each other in terms of analysis and focus. Having traced these traditions through the twentieth century, the chapter describes the key concepts used in postcolonial and decolonial thought across different disciplines, before looking at their impact on the field of international relations (IR). The chapter also explores the similarities and differences between different approaches and other theories in the field of IR. Finally, it contemplates the on-going popularity of postcolonial and decolonial approaches in the present day.


The immense growth of Internet traffic calls for advanced techniques to enable the dynamic operation of optical networks, efficient use of spectral resources, and automation. In this paper, we investigate the proactive spectrum defragmentation (SD) problem in elastic optical networks and propose a novel deep reinforcement learning-based framework DeepDefrag to increase spectral usage efficiency. Unlike the conventional, often threshold-based heuristic algorithms that address a subset of the defragmentation-related tasks and have limited automation capabilities, DeepDefrag jointly addresses the three main aspects of the SD process: determining when to perform defragmentation, which connections to reconfigure, and which part of the spectrum to reallocate them to. By considering service attributes, the spectrum occupancy state expressed by several different fragmentation metrics, and the reconfiguration cost, DeepDefrag is able to consistently select appropriate reconfiguration actions over the network lifetime and adapt to changing conditions. Extensive simulation results reveal superior performance of the proposed scheme over a scenario with exhaustive defragmentation and a well-known benchmark heuristic from the literature, achieving lower blocking probability at a smaller defragmentation overhead.


The mating calls of the males of Perla madritensis are described. The specific distinctness of Perla madritensis from P. marginata (Panzer, 1799) is confirmed.


At present, the huge problem that China's Non-profit Organizations are facing is the low efficiency of public fundraising. However, the newly appeared Online Fundraising Platform indicates some possibilities in overcoming the obstacle for public fundraising. Among which Tencent Online Fundraising Platform becomes the typical and the point cut of exploring Online Fundraising Platform Improving Efficiency Mechanism of public donation. Online Fundraising Platform is similar to the online United Way, relying on the advantages of the Internet and the united fundraising to build a ecosystem of public donation which has professional fundraising system, good charity atmosphere, excellent policy environment and crossover cooperation resources. And in which, many factors get improved in pubic donation influence factors system. For one thing, Charity atmosphere and policy environment can be shaped better. For another, the charities can transmit fundraising information in inexpensive and high-efficiency way, and must ensure the transparency of project and donation. Finally, it will be more convenient for donors to get charitable information, make donations and supervise the nonprofit organizations.


this study attempted to provide basic data on mental health by identifying factors that influence the personal characteristics of the elderly on social participation activities and hopes. Data collection conducted from October 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019, with the consent of the subjects, and a questionnaire used, and 144 participants used for the final analysis. The questionnaire was composed of demographic characteristics, social participation activities, and hope. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression using SPSS 21.0 statistical program. Because of this study, differences in social participation activities according to general characteristics showed significant results in education, religion, cohabitation type, standard of living, and health concern. Hope showed significant differences in religion, marriage, cohabitation, monthly income, standard of living, housing, subjective health, and health concern. Social participation activities showed a positive correlation with hope, negative correlation with health concern, and hope had a negative correlation with subjective health status and health concern. In the results of the regression analysis, the factors influencing hope were in order of living standards and health concerns, and the factors used in the analysis showed 30.5% of the influencing factors. Keywords—Social participation activities, Hope, Elderly, Quality of life


Two upcoming BVA CPD events will consider 'Starting your own practice' and 'Marketing your practice'. The speaker, Alan Robinson, gives a taste of what's in store.


To the editor:

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The Government Transformation Programme has become the central issue among thepublic. For any government to retain its popularity, changes are needed to provide morevibrant, dynamic, and progressive services to its client, customer, and stakeholders.Therefore, implementing McKinsey approach is one mechanism to realise thetransformation programme. Implementing McKinsey approach has long been practisedby various organisations in adding value to delivery and improving performance. Thisarticle demonstrates findings of the four out of seven McKinsey approach elementsimplemented in two government departments in Malaysia. The survey method wasconducted in this study on respondents comprising all the stakeholders dealing in theeveryday transactions with the government departments, including suppliers, vendors,and many more. All the questionnaires were analysed and findings explained in greaterdetail. The four McKinsey elements included strategy, structure, system, and sharedvalues (4S). A comparison was made between the results of the 4S from both agencies.Interestingly, the results illustrated how the government departments transformed theiroperational services by getting the whole organisation to put great efforts to undergo theoverall process. The results also indicated that for a government department to undergotransformation, staff's attitude toward changes, behaviour, and knowledge are crucial inmaking the process a successful one. Further elaboration on outcomes of each McKinseyelements is discussed in detail. The findings would become a guideline for future researchdealing with elements of McKinsey approach, as well as serve as a reference for thebetterment of any organisation that wants to apply the transformation agenda.


In this paper, a novel modulation function-based method including analyses of the modulation index and phase is proposed for operation of modular multilevel converters (MMCs) in high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems. The proposed modulation function-based control technique is developed based on thorough and precise analyses of all MMC voltages and currents in the a-b-c reference frame in which the alternating current (AC)-side voltage is the first target to be obtained. Using the AC-side voltage, the combination of the MMC upper and lower arm voltages is achieved as the main structure of the proposed modulation function. The main contribution of this paper is to obtain two very simple new modulation functions to control MMC performance in different operating conditions. The features of the modulation function-based control technique are as follows: (1) this control technique is very simple and can be easily achieved in a-b-c reference frame without the need of using Park transformation; and (2) in addition, the inherent properties of the MMC model are considered in the proposed control technique. Considering these properties leads to constructing a control technique that is robust against MMC parameters changes and also is a very good tracking method for the components of MMC input currents. These features lead to improving the operation of MMC significantly, which can act as a rectifier in the HVDC structure. The simulation studies are conducted through MATLAB/SIMULINK software, and the results obtained verify the effectiveness of the proposed modulation function-based control technique.


Both family and church had a large stake in the religious education of children in early modern Europe, although their contributions were disproportionate and their goals were not necessarily the same. The Church provided and enforced an orthodox body of knowledge, but its fleshing out and implementation in the lives of children lay largely within the family, whose associations with religion were overwhelmingly personal and pragmatic. And while both institutions appreciated the prophylactic qualities of religious education, both in this life and in the next, the church's mission lay in the creation of believers and donors, the family's in assuring a child's physical survival and worldly success. In the burgher households of early modem Germany, Catholic and Protestant alike, the religious armoring of children began virtually from quickening, even conception, and it continued through a child's departure from the household in his or her mid to late teens, by which time religious teaching and values were as ...


This study examines the extent to which convergence in mathematics course-taking behavior is responsible for narrowing the Hispanic-white and the black-white test score gaps during the 1980s. Mathematics curriculum is measured in detail using high school transcript data from both High School and Beyond and the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. After controlling for demographic, family, and school characteristics, changes in curriculum account for about 60 percent of the narrowing Hispanic-white test score gap between 1982 and 1992. However, the black-white test score gap did not drop significantly. ∗I would like to thank Julian Betts for helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper. Heather Rose, Public Policy Institute of California, 500 Washington Street, Ste. 800, San Francisco, CA, 94111.


---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract The new technology has the ability to transmit a voice over Internet protocol process networks by using an Asterisk PBX.In present day companies are implement to produce a different VoIP products to many features in market.This paper aim is introduce of VoIP and implementation of wifi based intercom system using ARM11 to based on Asterisk PBX.In this paper ,first introduce theory of VOIP[1].Next step is using ARM11 on Asterisk PBX .And Final step is the live project live experimental set up how to connect SIP voice traffic on Arm11.This paper is show the ability of voice calls to initiate using SIP and best stability and accuracy using Asterisk PBX.


According to the Copernican myth, geocentrism was a form of anthropocentrism because it showcased humankind as being both the centre and the purpose of the Cosmos, whereas heliocentrism, in dethroning humankind from this privileged position, luckily provided a means to quash this point of view, which was illusory and vain, and that even went against scientific progress. According to the anthropocentric myth, which is a part of it, geocentrism is a form of anthropocentrism, while heliocentrism is really an anti-anthropocentrism and not simply a non-anthropocentrism. This article, in the form of a dialogue, questions these two myths, looking in particular for the causes of their appearance, among which is a guilty anachronism.


The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) was established to recover and characterize pancreata and related organs from cadaveric organ donors with various risk levels for type 1 diabetes (T1D). These biospecimens are available to investigators for collaborative studies aimed at addressing questions related to T1D natural history and pathogenesis.


In the northern coast of East Java, mangrove naturally growth along the coastline of most regencies, and becomes the important factor in the sustainability of fisheries, protection and other environmental services for communities in coastal areas. The last few decades, satellite remote sensing becomes the most widely used tool for mangrove monitoring purpose. Various types of sensory satellite images are used for mapping areas, types and densities, estimating the mangrove biomass. Meanwhile, UAV (Unmaned Aerial Vehicle) is rapidly developed and quite affordable. Various footages and photogrammetry works carried out with the lightweight UAV. Therefore, utilizing UAVs for capturing mangrove areas can be an effective solution to identify area where rehabilitation should be conducted. The research aimed to use the consumer grade DJI Phantom 4 Pro for mapping 92,6 Ha mangrove area in Rejoso (Pasuruan) and 69,37 Ha of Sumberasih (Probolinggo). Result of this study shows the capability of UAV to provide detail mangrove image (canopy density, characteristics and environmental profile), which can be used to support the management activities, particularly mangrove replantation program. Also, it could be a low cost solution and time effective of mangrove monitoring, compared with previous approach of high-resolution satellite imagery.


Activated alumina(AA) is widely used for defluoridation.Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the influence of Cl-(1000 mg·L-1) and HCO-3(2000 mg·L-1) on adsorption kinetics of F-(10 mg·L-1) on AA in coalbed methane co-produced water(CBMW).The results show that in the presence of Cl-the adsorption rate and the equilibrium absorption capacity increase,but in the presence of HCO-3 both the quantities decrease.These effects should be considered when one treats CBMW.


Four attempts to construct an arteriovenous fistula in the arms of a patient with chronic uremia resulted in occlusion of the fistulae. This was caused by superior vena cava syndrome which, in turn, was a late complication of transvenous pacing. A fistula was subsequently successfully constructed in a lower extremity.


Twenty‐two hypertensive patients from a large clinic, who were resistant to conventional therapy, were entered into this study. Most patients previously had received beta‐blocking drugs, thiazide diuretics, alpha‐methyldopa, or vasodilator drugs (hydrallazine or prazosin) which failed to control their blood pressure. The therapy with vasodilator drugs was discontinued, and the therapy with labetalol (a drug with both alpha‐blocking and beta‐blocking effect) was commenced. Subsequently, as the blood pressure came under control, other drugs that the patients were taking were also withdrawn. In 13 of the 22 patients, labetalol enabled the blood pressure to be controlled at acceptable levels. In six patients, the response was not considered to be sufficient to justify continuation of labetalol therapy. In three patients, the drug was withdrawn because of postural hypotension in one patient, intractable diarrhoea in another, and an allergic‐type skin rash in the third. In certain patients, postural changes in blood pressure were observed, but this rarely produced symptoms. It is suggested that, if blood pressure control is not achieved with a thiazide diuretic and a beta‐blocking drug, then labetalol should be introduced and the beta‐blocking drug should be withdrawn.


This study analyzed the factors which influence the acceptance of the Financial Information System for local Government (SIPKD) using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). TAM stated that behavioral intension to use Information System are determined by two beliefs: perceived usefulness (POU) and perceived ease of use (PEU). Perceived usefulness (POU) was defined as the extent to people  were sure that the use of the system will improve its performance.  Perceived ease of use (PEU) was defined as the extent to people  were sure that the system  is easy to use. This study analyzed the acceptance SIPKD in the context of the acceptance by the user. User are the local government employee have an obligation to run SIPKD. The analysis focused on the user's perception regarding SIPKD they should run. User perception analyzed is user perception about the ease of use SIPKD and user perceptions about the benefits SIPKD in their work. Research was conducted on the SIPKD in the Special Province of Yogyakarta. Respondents of this study 67 from various agencies in the region of Yogyakarta. The results showed that the Perceived usefulness influence  the using of SIPKD, while Perceived Ease of Use does not influence


This issue of Waterlines examines three very different themes: the involvement of China in the water and sanitation sector in Africa; the performance of rural water supplies delivered by handpumps; and the question of how to pay – and who should pay – for the full costs of water services.


The three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality content is widely used for educational and training purposes, and there has been interest in how virtual reality environments influence users' learning effect. Analyzing survey data collected from a game play, this study examined how presence in a 3D virtual reality car driving simulation game impacts players' learning transfer intention through flow, arousal, and enjoyment. Using structural equation modeling, the results showed that presence was positively associated with flow and arousal, which in turn contributed to an increase in enjoyment of the game. The enjoyment played a significant role in elevating the players' learning transfer intention. These results provide an understanding of the psychological mechanisms behind the impact of presence on learning transfer intention in a 3D virtual reality driving simulation game. Limitations and implications of the study are discussed in greater detail.


Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is an alternative simulation technique for biospecific affinity chromatography (BAC) and this work applies LBM based on a dynamic one-dimensional model invoked in literature. LBM was implemented in D1Q2 lattice by assigning particle distribution functions for adsorbate concentrations in fluid and solid phases. Extending prior tests, LBM simulations were carried out considering a classic BAC work while aiming at the influence of process parameters like mass diffusivity in fluid phase and maximum adsorption capacity. Divergences between experimental data and numerical breakthrough curves are discussed by recalling that: (i) the governing differential equation for adsorbate concentration in fluid phase is second-order with respect to the spatial coordinate and (ii) LBM is exempt from false diffusion due to upwind schemes for convective transport. The expected breakthrough curve behavior was reproduced in all simulations. Key-Words: Lattice Boltzmann method, numerical simulation, bioprocess, porous media, transport phenomena.


The increasing interest in engineering systems with excellent mitigation of vibration and shock has required novel design approaches which provide systems with passive adaptive performance across the different fields of engineering. In this paper we present a novel modular design concept to synthesize passive adaptive structures upon a varied loading condition. This concept interconnects linear and nonlinear structural elements depending on the scale and performance requested to the final structural system. To realize this concept we developed a structural synthesis tool integrated with the genetic algorithm. The design optimization problem is formulated considering the prescribed design requirement on stiffness and damping performance. This tool optimally synthesizes the structural network by assembling the available constitutive elements in the set and successfully obtains passive adaptive assembly upon a varied loading condition in terms of vibration amplitude and frequency.


As a promising alternative platform for cellular immunotherapy, natural killer cells (NK) have recently gained attention as an important type of innate immune regulatory cell. NK cell immunotherapy approaches have been translated into clinical applications, and clinical trials of NK cell infusion in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) and solid tumors have thus far yielded many encouraging clinical results. Understanding the pattern of NK expression and the relationship to different states of NK cells may have direct relevance for immune responses in cancer. Approaches capable of simultaneously detecting NK cells with detailed information on NK differentiation state, however, remain limited. In this study, we used MultiOmyx hyperplexed immunofluorescence (IF) assay to classify and characterize the spatial arrangement of NK cell markers in a pan-cancer cohort including 9 tissue microarrays (TMAs) from breast, head and neck, prostrate, colon, bladder, lung, kidney, ovarian and melanoma indications. The panel includes CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16, CD45, CD56, CD57, CD137, FoxP3, Granzyme B, HLA-E, NKG2A, NKP46 and tumor segmentation marker. The panel enables the detection of NK cells expressing CD56 and/or NKP46 in the 9 different tumor indications. We also studied the expression of activating and inhibiting receptors, such as CD16 and NKG2A, in NK cell population. The active cytotoxic subsets of mature NK cells were evaluated using co-expression of NK cell surface markers with CD57 and the cytotoxic molecule expression in NK cells was assessed using co-expression with Granzyme B. Using proprietary deep-learning-based image analysis, we were able to quantify the densities of these different NK cell population and study the prevalence of these NK cells in different cancer indications included in this study. Many strategies have been developed for exploiting NK-mediated anti-tumor activities. CAR-NK cell therapy and antibodies that directly target NK cell inhibitory receptors such as NKG2A and TIGIT, are currently being evaluated in the clinical trials. The MultiOmyx NK cell panel reported in this study enables the comprehensive profiling of the NK population and can provide greater understanding of NK cell biology during cancer progression. The panel can be further used to explore the efficacy of the NK cell-based immune therapy.
 Citation Format: Erinn A. Parnell, Jiong Fei, Harry Nunns, Eric Leones, Elaine Yeung, Blair Russell, Flora Sahafi, Qingyan Au. Comprehensive analysis of natural killer cell-associated markers using MultiOmyxTM immunofluorescence assay. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 4688.


The article deals with the problems of theory and practice of certain administrative enforcement measures implementation by the Internal Affairs bodies of the Republic of Belarus. The author provides theoretical grounds aimed at improving the legal regulation of social relations in the sphere of administrative enforcement implementation. There are also some proposals for changes and additions to Article 8.9 of the Procedure and Execution Code of Administrative Crime of the Republic of Belarus.


We screened the immunoglobulin production stimulating factor (IPSF) in foodstuffs, using human-human hybridoma HB4C5 cells cultured in serum-free 1TES-ERDF medium, and found that egg yolk lipoprotein (YLP), lactoferrin, Block Ace, and casein had IPSF activity. The maximum IPSF activity was obtained at concentrations over 100^g/ml in YLP, 10μg/ml in lactoferrin, and 25 μg/ml in Block Ace and casein. These IPSFs stimulated the IgM production of human-human and mouse-mouse hybridomas, but their effect on IgG producers was very small. This suggests that IgG production of hybridomas is regulated differently from their IgM production.


Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls are one of the most common soil-retaining structures in the world. They are cost-effective soil-retaining structures that can tolerate large settlements compared to conventional gravity retaining walls. MSE walls are also an economical way to meet everyday earth retention needs for highway and bridge grade separations, railroads, commercial and residential developments. However, available literature and design guidelines for back-to-back MSE walls are limited. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of reinforced back-to-back MSE walls on wall settlements and facing deformations. Models of unreinforced and reinforced retaining walls were modeled and compared using commercially available finite element package PLAXIS 2D and a finite difference package FLAC 2D. Parametric studies were performed to determine the effect of types of facing, spacing between the reinforcements, axial stiffness of reinforcement, friction angles of backfill and foundation soil on foundation settlement, surface settlement, and horizontal displacement of the facing panel. The effects of varying spacing between reinforcements, and friction angle of backfill soil on the critical failure surface and the tension developed in the reinforcements were also studied.


ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the prevalence of iridologic signs, such as the pancreas sign and the Cross of Andreas, in individuals with Diabetes mellitus and the association of these signs with three risk factors for the disease: obesity, sedentarism and heredity. Methods: Collectionoccurred from April to June, 2006, involving 97 individuals over 30 years of age with Diabetes mellitus , cared for at Centro de Saœde EscolafiGeraldo de Paula Souzafl, Sao Paulo. Results: After having their irises analyzed, the adjusted prevalence of the pancreas sign and the Crossof Andreas was observed, with 98% and 89%, respectively. There were significant associations (p < 0.001) between obesity, seden tarism andfamily history for diabetes with both signs studied. Conclusion: Evidence shows data of interest for the preventive area and the necessityfor new studies. Descriptors: Diabetes mellitus/prevention & control; Iridology; Nursing research RESUMO Objetivo : Verificar a prevalŒncia de sinais iridologicos, como o sinal do pâncreas e Cruz de AndrOas em individuos com Diabetes


When is sexting not sexting? How do producers and sharers of naked and seminaked selfies negotiate and engage with broader cultural codes and conventions of sexed and gendered selfrepresentation? This article draws on interviews conducted in 2012 with three mixed-sex groups of 16and 17-year-olds in Sydney, Australia, as part of the Young People and Sexting in Australia project (Albury, Crawford, Byron, &Mathews, 2013). It focuses not on the images that might most easily be categorized as "sexts" (i.e., images intended to be exchanged within flirtations and intimate relationships) but on other, more ambiguous images, defined by participants as private selfies, public selfies, and a subgenre of joke selfies known as sneaky hats. These images were not discussed in all groups, but when they were, they provoked lively debates in which participants explicitly and implicitly explored complex and at times contradictory understandings of the interplay of sexuality, gender, and representation. While not representative of all young people's experiences of digital-picture-sharing cultures, these discussions point to a significant gap between young people's own interpretations of their ordinary or everyday digital practices and adults' interpretations of these practices.


This article presents a mm‐wave harmonic‐mode varactor‐free 167‐to‐172‐GHz oscillator that features improved output power and tuning range. The parasitic capacitor of the cross‐coupled pair is adjusted for frequency tuning via the body‐bias technique, thus eliminating the need for varactors of conventional mm‐wave voltage‐controlled oscillators (VCOs). The output of the proposed VCO is at the 2nd‐harmonic and is tunable from 167 to 172 GHz, while its dc power consumption ranges between 13.5 and 21 mW, respectively. The proposed circuit was designed and implemented using TSMC 65‐nm 1P9M CMOS technology, with a total chip size of 0.22 × 0.35 mm2. The output power of the proposed VCO is −10.5 dBm at 169.8 GHz with 13.5 mW dc power consumption, and its maximum dc‐to‐RF efficiency is 0.48%.


The vanadium oxide thin films were deposited by sol-gel method using vanadyl acetylacetonate as a starting precursor for vanadium source. The precursor was deposited onto cleaned glass substrate by conventional dip coating process with drawing speed of 80 mm/min. The coating process was repeated 5 times with baking process at 60°C during each coating followed by annealing process. In order to extensively study the influence of annealing temperature and ambient on crucial properties of the deposited films, the annealing process was conducted at different temperatures ranging from 200°C to 400°C under different ambient including air and nitrogen atmosphere. The crystalline structures and phases of the annealed films were observed and analyzed by mean of X-ray diffraction technique meanwhile their morphological features were investigated by scanning electron microscope. The optical properties of the prepared films were measured by UV-Vis NIR spectrometer. The extensive studies and results acknowledge that both temperature and atmosphere during annealing process play significant roles on pivotal properties of the films, especially optical characteristics which are highly essential for specific thermochromic applications.


The purpose of the article is a categorical analysis of the teaching staff of theological seminaries in Russia of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This study is of great importance for understand-ing the history of Russia and the role of the Church in society. The study of the teaching staff of theological seminaries and the degree of their professional training makes it possible to analyze the possibilities of the influence of this category of church intellectuals on the social life of Russia at that time. The article analyzes the nature and essence of the interaction of the church intellectuals with representatives of state power, as well as the influence of the teaching staff of the theological educational institutions of tsarist Russia on public sentiment and the sphere of public education. As a result, the authors come to the conclusion that this study can be useful for understanding modern religious culture in Russia and its connection with secular education. The interrela-tion of theological and secular education shown in the article reveals their mutual influence and joint impact on the formation of public sentiment in the country, the impact of spiritual traditional values on the culture and way of people life. The study of the teaching staff of theological seminaries in Russia of the late 19th and early 20th centuries makes it possible to understand the origins of modern problems and trends in the further develop-ment of interaction between the state and society in upholding spiritual ideals in the context of the challenges of the secular public-state space.


The purpose of this research is knowing the effect of Advance Organizer Learning Model Toward Students learning result in Entrepreneurship Subject Class XI at SMK BM. Kind of this research is Quasi Experiment which use the experiment class by a treatment in other side, control class by none treatment, and every class is given pretest and posttest. Population of this research are all students of SMK AP classes total of 50 persons. Sampling technique which used is total sampling. Samples of this research are classes of AP1 and AP2. Research data of collecting technique is study result test in multiple choice form includes 20 item questions which had been tested. Had been tested the validation and reliabilition. Analysis data technique that used are normality test, homogeneity and hypothesis test by t formula. According by following data that had been analyzed, so the result of statistic test shows students learning result by using Advance Organizer pre test score as 45 and post test score as 75. Students learning result by using conventional method have pre test = 36,905 dan post tes= 61,190. Hypothesis test which estimed tvalue > ttable that was 6,184 > 1,676 at significant level 95% dan α = 0,05. It shows Ha was received and Ho was rejected that assert there is a positive effect and significant using Advance Organizer Learning Model toward studens learning result.


Many applications maintain a repository of user profiles with semantically rich information on each user. Such repositories have a potential of allowing active opinion procurement: reaching out to users to ask for their opinions on different topics. An important desideratum of the procurement process is that it targets a diverse set of users. To realize this potential, we present Podium: a first framework, to our knowledge, that supports the selection of diverse representatives in presence of high-dimensional, semantically rich user profiles. We demonstrate that data dimensionality is a challenge for both defining and achieving diversification. We address these challenges by proposing a lightweight, flexible notion of diversity that in turn allows explanations and customization of diversification results. We show that the problem of finding an optimally diverse user subset is intractable, and provide a greedy algorithm that computes an approximate solution. We have implemented our solution in a system prototype and tested it on real-world crowdsourcing platform data. Our experimental results show that Podium is effective in selecting users with diverse properties, and in turn that the opinions of these users are diverse according to multiple metrics.


We have investigated how mobile phones can be used as basis for domain specific information appliances. In many areas in service and production industry mobile workers use specifically designed handheld information appliances. Such appliances are developed to be highly suitable for the task that has to be performed. However the development of such appliances is fairly expensive and only makes sense for settings where there are large numbers of mobile workers doing similar tasks. In our work we analyse the domain of policing inner city parking. We developed a prototype based on a camera-equipped mobile phone which could be used in this context. In this case study we highlight advantages and shortcomings of the use of mobile phones as domain specific information appliances.


This paper aims to describe the activities of drug treatment and rehabilitation program at one center in Kuala Lumpur based on the preliminary study. Treatment and rehabilitation center adopts the bio- psycho - socio – spiritual model in their recovery process. The data was collected using observation as well as personal interviews of respondents who are undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at the center. Counsellors are also interviewed to get information about treatment programs that are being conducted. Initial research findings indicated that the approach to treatment and rehabilitation using the Therapeutic Community has helped facilitate the drug rehabilitation process, especially during the remodeling behavior and vocational life skills. Therefore, the results of this study indicated that the program can be used as an alternative to drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation in this country.


e20736 Background: Resillience is the ability to successfully cope with change or misfortune, allowing a person or a group to regain balance and keep going despite adversity and also to find meaning amidst confusion and tumult. It is a positive personality characteristic that enhances individual and group adaptation. Very scanty data exists regarding its quantification and distribution in cancer patients. The objective of this study is to evaluate and describe resilience scores in a population of ambulatory solid tumors cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatment.

METHODS
Individual Resillience scores were measured by the Wagnild and Young Scale, validated for portuguese language from Brazil. It is composed by 25-item questions, scored on a 7-point scale from 1 = disagree, to 7 = agree, with all items worded positively. Possible scores range from 25 to 175 with higher scores reflecting higher resilience. During the year 2008, this scale was applied to 48 ambulatory solid tumor cancer patients in chemotherapy treatment at Oncosinos / Hospital Regina in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil. The study was approved by the Ethics comitte and all patiens signed the informed consent form.

RESULTS
The mean age of patients was 52 years (19-76) and 34 (70%) were women. The most common cancer types were: breast (48%), colo-rectal (21%) and prostate (8%). Most patients (47%) had stage IV disease and were in palliative chemotherapy treatment. Stage III cancer was present in 40% and stages I and II in 13% of patients. The mean score of resilience was 141+ 12 (101-174). The scores demosntrated a normal statistical distribution. No statistical differences in the mean resillience scores were detected between groups of patients as defined by: sex (P=0.11), age > or < 50 years (P=0.9), cancer type (P= 0.78), disease staging (P= 0.9), or the chemotherapy treatment intention, if palliative or curative (P=0.91).

CONCLUSIONS
The resilience scores in this cohort of patients display a statistically normal distribution. Our results suggest that the total resillience score is an intrinsic individual characteristic that is independent of cancer stage, cancer type, age and sex of the patients. Further research is necessary to clarify the implications of these findings. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


A study was conducted to investigate the availability of Fitts' Law to Hangul input systems on mobile phones. Three different Hangul input systems were experimented to measure the performance time to evaluate the physical interface of all. The measured performance time was found to be well fitted with the modified Fitts' Law by Hangul input systems on mobile phones. As a result, the physical interfaces for Hangul input systems could be evaluated quantitatively with the prediction of the performance time by Fitts' Law.


This position paper is aimed at providing some history and provocations for the use of an ecological metaphor to describe software development environments. We do not claim that the ecological metaphor is the best or only way of looking at software - rather we want to ask if it can indeed be a productive and thought provoking one.


Objective:HPLC was used to determine the content of chlorogenic acid in Caulis stauntoniae cbinensis tablet.Methods:The study indicated that the effects of separation and determination were optimum when deter-mination parameters were as follows:analytic column:Shim-pack VP-ODS column,the mobile phase was acetonitrile-0.1% Phosphate (11:89),The flow rate was 1 ml/min;UV detectionwavelength was 327 nm.Results:The repressive equation had a good linear relationship (r=1.000 0).The relationship of injection amounts and peak was linear in the range of 10.21-102.1 μg/ml and recovery rate was 98.9%(RSD=0.8%).The method was simple and available,accuracy and good reproducibility.Conclusion:This Caulis stauntoniae cbinensis tablet determination of chlorogenic acid content,the results are stable,accurate and reliable,can be used as the variety of quality control methods.


Adenotonsillectomy is the most commonly performed operation in children within the field of otorhinolaryngology. Postoperative complications include bleeding, pain, and vocal changes, etc. Among them, changes to the voice after surgery often occur. Fant presented the source-filter theory in the acoustic theory of speech production. According to this theory, the human voice is produced through the larynx and vocal tract. The human vocal tract includes the oral, nasal, pharyngeal, and laryngeal cavities, which are important resonant cavities. Among them, the space within the oral and laryngeal cavities can be changed freely; thus, these cavities can create various resonance changes. Therefore, changes to the resonance properties after removal of the tonsils and adenoids located in the oral and nasal cavities may affect the voice. In children, in The Effect of Adenotonsillectomy on Korean Children's Voice


The APKA cardiocomplex was developed, which diagnoses short intermittent arrhythmias in patients with and without cardiocomplexes. The cardiocomplex may operate in inpatient conditions of the cardiosurgical and cardiological units which are engaged in cardiac rhythms and in outpatient conditions of the outpatient monitoring and functional diagnosis rooms.


The sociologist Nikolas Rose (1999 Rose, N. (1999), Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought (Cambridge University Press).
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) in his influential book Powers of Freedom—Reframing Political Thought suggests that today we demand to be governed in the name of 'freedom' and that this can take on forms of both power and resistance. Indeed, freedom has become a dominant discourse globally in recent decades, on the basis that states should exert less influence over their citizens both socially and economically. The notion featured in the UK's recent referendum on European Union membership, where those who advocated leaving the bloc argued that it would enable the UK parliament to regain its sovereign powers and—by extension—allow citizens to 'take control' of their own destiny. In addition, the UK government has itself faced calls to grant additional freedoms to the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as local government in England.

However, such extra freedoms have little instrumental value if actors (such as public institutions or citizens) do not have the capacity to take full advantage of them. Indeed, there is a risk that the referendum has raised public expectations about what governments are able to achieve to levels that cannot be met, which could have serious consequences for politics, governance and society. Such a scenario has wider applicability outside the specific context of the UK and its relationship with the EU.


With water from East Lake as raw water,different intensity of light and radiation time were combined in the UV light pretreatment of raw water so as to improve the effect of algae-removal,and the following process is bar flocculation,air flotation.The results of the test show that:after be irradiated by 2.8mW/cm2 for 1.5 min or be irradiated by 2.5mW/cm2 for 6 min,the removal rate of algae reaches 83.5% and 87.6% respectively.There is interaction between intensity of UV light,radiation time and the inhibition of algae;the removal rate of algae can be improved by enhancing the light intensity,but when the light intensity was increased in a small extent,little dose effect would appear with the irradiation time lasting longer.In view of the raw water in the test,the best effect can be obtained through irradiated by 2.5mW/cm2 for 6 min,after be pretreated by ultraviolet radiation,the turbidity was little increased,the dissolve oxygen,the pH value,and the mass concentration of CODMn were all decreased.


The invention relates to an acetic acid copaxone microsphere and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method is simple in process, and the encapsulation efficiency of the prepared acetic acid copaxone microsphere is high and stable in quality.


Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are contaminants of emerging concern owing to their ability to bioaccumulate in the body and subsequently cause cancer. PFAS, while recalcitrant to advanced oxidation, can be degraded by plasma action. In this work, we investigate the efficacy of two plasma reactors on degrading PFAS in ground water derived from two different contaminated sites. The reactors included an array of underwater plasma jets and a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) with water dielectric barriers. While both reactors showed effectiveness in removing PFAS, the DBD with water barriers was most efficient with regard to the rate of degradation and power consumed. This better performance was attributed to the increased plasma–liquid contact area. Experiments indicate that air is a suitable working gas alternative to argon, and both AC and ns-pulsed power sources can generate the plasmas for these reactors. Furthermore, it was found that for both reactors, the removal rate for low and high PFAS concentration in ground water was the same, suggesting that the reactors are most efficient at treating heavily contaminated water. In this respect, a concentration step followed by plasma treatment may be a cost-effective means to treat the PFAS-contaminated water.


Mixed convection heat transfer from an isothermally heated horizontal cylinder immersed in incompressible power-law fluids is considered here in the steady flow regime when both the imposed flow and the buoyancy induced motion are in the same direction, i.e., the so-called buoyancy aiding configuration. Within the framework of the Boussinesq approximation, the suitable forms of the momentum and thermal energy equations for the power-law fluid model have been solved numerically using the finite volume based FLUENT (version 6.3) solver for the following ranges of conditions: the buoyancy parameter (Richardson number, 0 ≤ Ri ≤ 2), power-law index (0.2 ≤ n ≤ 1.8), Reynolds number (1 ≤ Re ≤ 40), and Prandtl number (1 ≤ Pr ≤ 100). In particular, the effects of these dimensionless parameters on the detailed local and global kinematics of flow and heat transfer characteristics such as streamline, vorticity, and pressure profiles, individual and total drag coefficients, and local and average Nusselt numbers have b...


Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a defect in the synthesis of steroid hormones of the adrenal cortex. This defect results in elevated serum androgen levels. Androgens have been shown to have a significant effect on the developing brain during prenatal and postnatal period, which can lead to impaired neurocognitive functioning and contribute to the development of psychiatric disorders. The aim: In this paper, we will present a patient with CAH who developed serious psychiatric problems during adolescence. The aim of this case report is to discuss a possible connection between these two conditions and to consider possible diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Case report: The patient was diagnosed with the classic form of CAH at birth. After months of corticosteroid substitution therapy, the patient was surgically treated at 7 months of age with vaginoplasty and clitoroplasty. The patient developed serious psychiatric problems from the depressive-anxiety spectrum in the early adolescent period, followed by impaired impulse control and aggression. This report illustrates the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions conducted at the Clinical Department for Children and Adolescents of the Institute of Mental Health. Conclusion: Given the abundant evidence on the impact of CAH on cognitive ability and psychosocial functioning, it is necessary to develop and implement complementary multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in these patients. Such interventions would aim to prevent the onset of psychiatric comorbidities and consequently improve the quality of life and functionality of these patients.


The invention discloses a constant-temperature control circuit for plant culture, and relates to the field of a plant culture technology. The constant-temperature control circuit for the plant culture comprises a temperature measuring circuit, a constant-temperature preset circuit, a driving circuit, a heating circuit and a power supply circuit which are successively connected. One end of a resistor R3 in the temperature-measuring circuit is connected with the output end of the power supply circuit and one end of a resistor R1, the other end of the resistor R3 is connected with one end of a resistor R4, and one end of a resistor R5 is connected with the anti-phase input end of an operational amplifier IC1; the other end of the resistor R5 is grounded; the other end of the resistor R1 is connected with one end of a thermistor R2 and the same-phase input end of the operational amplifier IC1; the other end of the thermistor R2 is grounded; and the other end of the resistor R4 is connected with the output end of the operational amplifier IC1 and one end of a resistor R6, and the other end of the resistor R6 is grounded. The constant-temperature control circuit provided by the invention is low in price and quite high in work efficiency.


Community activities in an effort to utilize the wealth of Lake Toba water resources can produce heavy metals in the waters and affect the life of biota that interact directly with the waters, especially freshwater fish. This research aims to analyzez the concentration of heavy metals contained in freshwater fish in the waters of Lake Toba. The research was conducted in August-September 2022 in the waters of Lake Toba, Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra Province. The sampling process used purposive sampling method. Data analysis was carried out descriptively by looking at the results of measurements of several water parameters and the results of sample tests in the laboratory by comparing the quality standards. The results of the concentration of heavy metals contained in freshwater fish for Pb ranged from 0.0386 to 0.0700 ppm while for Cu metal ranged from 0.0059 to 0.0325 ppm. The results of the calculation of the value of the bioconcentration factor (BCF) of freshwater fish on Pb metal ranged from 0.401 to 0.721 while the value of the bioconcentration factor (BCF) of Cu metal ranged from 2.347 to 8.325. Analysis of the effect of the relationship between heavy metal content in plankton on environmental parameters processed using SPSS 16 software, showed that there was a fairly close relationship between heavy metals Pb and Cu in freshwater fish which was influenced by water parameters in Lake Toba. Environmental parameters that affect the content of heavy metals in freshwater fish include temperature, current velocity, salinity, dissolved oxygen and pH.


A new three objective optimization technique is developed and applied to find the operating conditions for fission reactor heated Closed Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) space power systems at which maximum efficiency, minimum radiator area, and minimum total system mass is achieved. Such CCGT space power systems incorporate a nuclear reactor heat source with its radiation shield; the rotating turbo-alternator, consisting of the compressor, turbine and the electric generator (three phase AC alternator); and the heat rejection subsystem, principally the space radiator, which enables the hot gas working fluid, emanating from either the turbine or a regenerative heat exchanger, to be cooled to compressor inlet conditions. Numerical mass models for all major subsystems and components developed during the course of this work are included in this report.
The power systems modeled are applicable to future interplanetary missions within the Solar System and planetary surface power plants at mission destinations, such as our Moon, Mars, the Galilean moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto), or Saturn's moon Titan.
The detailed governing equations for the thermodynamic processes of the Brayton cycle have been derived and successfully programmed along with the heat transfer processes associated with cycle heat exchangers and the space radiator. System performance and mass results have been validated against a commercially available non-linear optimization code and also against data from existing ground based power plants.


Elastic tube bundles are universally used in heat transfer enhancement via the flow-induced vibration in heat exchangers, and the study of the tube vibration characteristic is essential. The natural vibration of multiple conical spiral tube bundles was discussed in this paper based on numerical simulation. The substructures of ten conical spiral tubes, the inlet and the outlet branch were set up individually. Then the mass matrix and the stiffness matrix of these substructures were calculated. The general matrices were obtained and the vibration equation of the overall structure was founded. The results show that the natural frequencies of the multiple conical spiral tube bundles are smaller than the traditional planar elastic tube bundles and each natural vibration mode has a frequency band, which contains several natural frequencies.


The precursors of CuO ZnO Al 2O 3 and CuO ZnO CrO X Al 2O 3 catalysts were studied by thermoanalysis method. The results show that the precipitate decomposition product is Cr 2O 3 when chromium element is imported by Cr(NO 3) 3 and the latter is precipitated by Na 2CO 3; when chromium element is imported by Na 2CrO 4, the precipitate decomposition product is CrO 3.


A general treatment is presented of the two-dimensional problem of N collinear cracks in an infinite electrostrictive material subjected to remote electric loads based on the complex variable method combined with analytical extension of the complex variable functions. First, for the case of permeable cracks, general solutions for the electric potentials, Maxwell stresses, electroelastic stresses and stress intensity factors are derived. As specific examples, explicit and concise results are obtained for the cases of one crack and two collinear cracks. Then, these results are extended to the cases of impermeable and conducting collinear cracks, respectively. It is found that, in general, the total stresses always have the classical singularity of the r - 1/2 type at the crack tips, whereas the Maxwell stresses have an r - 1 singularity for the above three crack models. Finally, it is concluded that the applied electric field may either enhance or retard crack growth depending on the electric boundary conditions adopted on the crack faces, and the Maxwell stresses on the crack faces and at infinity.


Hungary has achieved impressive results in reorienting both its production and trade. Between 1989 and 1992, as the former CMEA marketscollapsed and Hungary liberalized imports and the exchange rate regime, exports to the European Union (EU) expanded, with manufactured exports redirected largely to Western (mostly EU) markets. During this first phase of expansion, characterized by a dramatic reorientation and explosion of trade, the value of Hungary's exports increased 84 percent. In 1993 export expansion lost steam and EU-oriented exports fell 12 percent. In a second phase of expansion (in 1994-97), driven by restructured and rapidly changing export offers, exports again registered strong performance, their value increasing 132 percent. There was a dramatic shift from an export basket dominated by resource-intensive, low-value-added products to one driven by manufacturers, with a rapidly accelerating growth of engineering products. Machinery and transport equipment rose from 12 percent of exports to the EU in 1989 to more that 50 percent in 1997. The shift from natural resource and unskilled-labor-intensive products to technology - and capital-intensive products in EU-oriented exports - suggests the potential for integration higher in the value-added spectrum. More stringent EU environmental regulations will affect a relatively low, and falling, share of Hungary's exports. The Hungarian share of environmentally"dirty"products imported by the EU has increased, but these products have not been trendsetters among Hungarian exports, their share in exports falling from 26 percent in 1989 to 16 percent in 1996. The rapid pace of Hungary's turnaround seems to reflect the emergence of second-generation firms, mostly foreign-owned. Foreign-owned firms tend to be more export-oriented. Hungary has been on of the more successful transition economies because its economy was receptive to foreign direct investment from the outset. Between 1990 and 1997, Hungary absorbed roughly half of all foreign capital invested in Central Europe.


System nervousness in material requirements planning (MRP) has received considerable attention. Although there are different perceptions of system nervousness, it is generally considered as the negative effects of open orders rescheduling. Several methods are suggested to cope with system nervousness. The use of lotsizing rules to cope with MRP system nervousness is investigated here in this paper. Extra inventories need to be carried with most lot-sizing rules, which can be used to accommodate schedule changes. Thus, the nervousness-dampening mechanism is a built-in feature of these lot-sizing rules. The aim of this paper is to focus on the investigation of the effectiveness of using lot-sizing rules to dampen system nervousness in MRP systems by a simulation study. A factorial design was used to examine the dampening effect of various lot-sizing rules considered here. We find that the part-period balancing rule and least total cost rule turn out to be two effective lot-sizing rules to reduce system nervousness.


This Study is to compare and analyze two types of `transparency` concept expressd in architecture and garment, which has not only been an important theme in the post-modern expression of architecture but been shown in various types of concept. This study examined the characteristics of transparency and through theoretical studies divided them into four types: frankness (purity, ambiguity, comparison, exposure and eroticism. Purity, building would use the matrial which is transparent glasses for the expprssion of its purity, and clothing would use the transparent matrial for the expression of the natural beauty of human body and the purity of human of itself. Ambiguity is expressed in the outer side of architecture by duplicating transparent materials and by phenomenon of optical illusion and inflection. On the contrary, in garment it is shown in the outward formation of underclothing. Comparison in architecture is expressed by the use of void but opaque materials as well as solid but transparent materials. Extinction is expressed with the visual effect of the context of the surrounding by the use of opaque glass and reflexive glass. In garment the effect of comparison is expressed by the use of mixing transparent materials and opaque materials. Building would express the inside of itself by the way of its exposure, and clothing would also express its frankness through the human body is partly opened or clossed at the same thime, that arises from eroticism of the way of the expression of human feelings.


In this letter, we present the results of a conjunction between the SAMPEX satellite and a THEMIS all-sky imager in Gillam, Canada---showing an unexpected correlation between relativistic, > 1 MeV,...


There is now widespread acceptance of the international definition of market value set out in the valuation standards of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC). (International Accounting Standards Board, 2020) Individual investors are influenced by a set of criteria through which the value of an asset might be assessed. [...]while all investors may agree upon such important variables as the size of the asset being appraised and the cash flow implications of the lease, individual investors will often be subject to different motivations. The price of a particular company in the stock market is publicly quoted, and large numbers of identical shares in that company can be bought and sold at that price.


An image acquisition and processing system to measure the width and inspect the quality of the stainless steel strip in a production line is presented in this paper. It is based on the real-time processing of the images acquired by a twin linear camera system. Image processing algorithms to detect defects and anomalies in the edges have been implemented. The core of the image processing is submitted to the GPU of the graphic card to reduce the total processing time. A system like this has been proved and installed in a stainless steel production line for quality control purposes.


Gas sensing materials have been widely explored recently owing to their versatile environmental and agriculture monitoring applications. The present study advocates the electronic response of Zn-decorated inorganic B12P12 nanoclusters to CO2 gas. Herein, a series of systems CO2–Zn–B12P12 (E1–E4) are designed by adsorption of CO2 on Zn-decorated B12P12 nanoclusters, and their electronic properties are explored by density functional theory. Initially, placement of Zn on B12P12 delivers four geometries named as D1–D4, with adsorption energy values of −57.12, −22.94, −21.03, and −14.07 kJ/mol, respectively, and CO2 adsorption on a pure B12P12 nanocage delivers one geometry with an adsorption energy of −4.88 kJ/mol. However, the interaction of CO2 with D1–D4 systems confers four geometries named as E1 (Ead = −75.12 kJ/mol), E2 (Ead = −25.89 kJ/mol), E3 (Ead = −42.43 kJ/mol), and E4 (Ead = −28.73 kJ/mol). Various electronic parameters such as dipole moment, molecular electrostatic potential analysis, frontier molecular orbital analysis, QNBO, global descriptor of reactivity, and density of states are also estimated in order to understand the unique interaction mechanism. The results of these analyses suggested that Zn decoration on B12P12 significantly favors CO2 gas adsorption, and a maximum charge separation is also noted when CO2 is adsorbed on the Zn–B12P12 nanocages. Therefore, the Zn-decorated B12P12 nanocages are considered as potential candidates for application in CO2 sensors.


Benomyl and chlorothalonil were tested on 2-0 bareroot ponderosa pine seedlings as a
means to reduce impact of Diplodia tip blight at the Fantasy Farms Nursery, Peck,
Idaho. Infection levels were not adequate to assess effectiveness of the fungicides.
However, techniques were developed which can be used to assess efficacy of fungicides
when infection levels are normal. Most natural infection apparently occurs during the
first growing season at this nursery. Fungicide recommendations based on experience
with this disease at other nurseries are discussed.


Low-heat value coal gangue is taken as raw material to determine its mineral composition and existing form through the chemical analysis and structure analysis.A new technology of acid leaching method is put forward to extract aluminum,iron,titanium directly without activation treatment and dry process for producing sodium silicate to realize the silicon recovery.The by-products can be used in new technology of systems as raw materials.The technology enjoys such characteristics as low energy consumption,higher comprehensive extraction yield,low production cost,green and environment friendly,which has social significance and good economic benefit to the comprehensive utilization of coal gangue.


A band at hvmax ≈ 1.89 eV on the short-wave edge of some spectral red luminescence curves of GaP: Zn, O samples is observed, which is, so far, not sufficiently interpreted. Contradictions are shown resulting from the already existing proposal to ascribe this band to a pair radiative recombination of carriers via (O–Zn)–C centres and basic experimental data important for a new interpretation are summarized. The data obtained are in accordance with the supposition that the luminescence in the mentioned band is connected with centres created by zinc atoms and phosphorus vacancies in the crystal lattice of GaP.

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Sailer and colleagues (2003) evaluated short‐ and long‐latency afferent inhibition in patients with Parkinson's disease. They reported that short‐latency afferent inhibition (SAI) is normal in Parkinson's disease off dopaminergic medication, but that it is reduced in the more affected side in Parkinson's disease on medication. Figure 2 of the paper mentioned above shows a tendency to more pronounced SAI in the more affected side of Parkinson's disease patients than in control subjects and that this tendency is reversed by l‐dopa administration. Therefore, a different possible explanation of their findings is that SAI is pathologically increased in Parkinson's disease patients and that l‐dopa administration restores it.

To evaluate whether there is pathologically increased SAI in Parkinson's disease, we studied three patients with a pure hemiparkinsonian syndrome [mean age 67.3 ± 9.1 (SD) years; mean Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale III motor score of the affected side …


This paper presents an evaluation of a robust Voiced-Unvoiced-based large-vocabulary Continuous-Speech Recognition (CSR) system in the presence of highly interfering noise. Comparative experiments have indicated that the inclusion of an accurate Voiced-Unvoiced (V-U) classifier in our design of a CSR system improves the performance of such a recognizer, for speech contaminated by both additive Gaussian and uniform noises. Our results show that the V-U-based CSR system outperforms the CMS-based and the RASTA-PLP-based CSR systems in such environments for a wide range of SNRs.


As an important part in standardized safe system for building corporation,risk sources identification database is used to identify risk source in construction plan,and is a basis of standardized safe management.Gained knowledge is the key in risk source recognition database.This paper expound the way to gain knowledge and how to realize it in risk sources recognition database,and try to make it have better extensity and reasonableness.


Background/Objective: Reperfusion injury is a serious consequence of blood flow reestablishment after myocardial infarction (MI) mediated by reactive oxygen species and neutrophilic cellular damage. Following MI, the left ventricle (LV) undergoes remodeling characterized by progressive wall thinning and cavity dilatation. HemeOxygenase-1 (HO-1) dependent decrease in oxidative stress may attenuate injury in part by inhibiting transcription factor NFκB-mediated inflammation. Hypothesis: I hypothesized that upregulation of HO-1 by hemin administration confers acute and chronic cardioprotection against I/R injury in rats and attenuates LV remodeling post-MI. I proposed the HO-1-dependent decrease in oxidative stress attenuates post-ischemic myocardial injury in part by inhibiting NFκB-mediated inflammation. Methods: Six week old male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to sham, vehicle, or hemin-treated groups. Vehicle and hemin were administered intraperitoneally once daily for 3 consecutive days prior to left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery occlusion. Administration resumed 48 hours post-operatively and continued once every 3 days. Infarct size was determined by H&E histological analysis and fibrosis was quantified by Masson's Trichrome staining. Transthoracic echocardiography was used to assess LV parameters and wall motion. Results: Hemin increased HO-1 expression, decreased infarct size and fibrosis, and attenuated LV remodeling in the short-term (4 days postinfarction). The decrease in infarct size and area of fibrosis in the hemin group was accompanied by a decrease in NFκB activity. No significant difference in infarct size and area of fibrosis between hemin and vehicle-treated groups was observed at 3 months.


Twenty strains of heterotrophic bacteria were separated from water and mud in Huguang Lake, among which nine strains of cellulose-decomposing bacteria were screened through congo red staining method and shaking flask fermentation. Antibacterial test showed that ten strains had antibacterial activity towards Stphylococcus aureus but little antibacterial activity towards Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli.


Social networking sites (SNS) routinely ban aggressive users. Such bans are sometimes
perceived as a limitation to the right to free speech. While research has examined SNS users'
perceptions of online aggression, little is known about how observers make trade-offs between
free speech and the desire to punish aggression. By focusing on reactions to a SNS ban, this
study explores under what circumstances users consider the protection of the right to free speech
as more important that the suppression of aggression. We propose a model of moderated
mediation that explains under what circumstances online aggression increases the acceptance
of a ban. When posts display aggression, the ban is less likely to be perceived as violating free
speech and as unfair. Consequently, aggression reduces the likelihood that users will protest
through negative word of mouth. Moreover, users protest against a social networking site ban
only when this affects an in-group user (rather than an out-group user). This in-group bias,
however, diminishes when an in-group aggressor targets a high warmth out-group user. The
study raises managerial implications for the effective management of aggressive interactions
on SNS and for the persuasive communication of a decision to ban a user engaging in aggressive
behavior.


It has been suggested that metallothioneins, discovered about 45 years ago, play a central role in heavy metal metabolism and detoxification, and in the management of various forms of stress. The metal‐regulatory transcription factor‐1 (MTF‐1) was shown to be essential for basal and heavy metal‐induced transcription of the stress‐responsive metallothionein‐I and metallothionein‐II. Recently it has become obvious that MTF‐1 has further roles in the transcriptional regulation of genes induced by various stressors and might even contribute to some aspects of malignant cell growth. Furthermore, MTF‐1 is an essential gene, as mice null‐mutant for MTF‐1 die in utero due to liver degeneration. We describe here the state of knowledge on the complex activation of MTF‐1, and propose a model with MTF‐1 as an interconnected cellular stress‐sensor protein involved in heavy metal metabolism, hepatocyte differentiation and detoxification of toxic agents. BioEssays 23:1010–1017, 2001. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


The ribbon cutting ceremony in May of 2015 of the National Weather Service's (NWS) new National Water Center (NWC) provided the necessary facilities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out its vision for a weather-ready nation (OWP, 2016). The idea of a national center was to compliment the 13 existing River Forecast Centers (RFCs) by transforming the national capability for hydrologic prediction with a seamless national water model that could enhance both temporal and spatial forecasting resolution. The NWC provides a hub, whereby the NWS can engage the academic community and other federal institutions involved in the variety of data, modeling, visualization, and dissemination of forecast products activities. Of the NWC Dr. Kathryn Sullivan said, "The National Water Center will bring researchers, forecasters, and stakeholders together to accelerate progress towards the improved water forecasts needed to manage our precious water resources wisely." This research-to-operations mentality is what led to the idea of a National Flood Interoperability Experiment or NFIE as an inaugural event at the NWC. Proposed by Dr. David Maidment (Maidment et al., 2014) as a way to kick start activities in support of the NWS vision, it also intends to train a new generation of scientists who can contribute to it. OVERVIEWS


The purpose of this work is method of constructing Barker-like sequence on the basis of ideal ring bundle families on the criterion of the minimum value of the function of autocorrelation of the discrete signal. The Barker-like sequence is taken as the main sequence, and then each element of the main sequence is replaced by a direct or inverse additional Barker-like sequence, depending on whether there is zero or one in the main Barker-like sequence. The use of ideal ring bundle families for the synthesis of Barker-like sequences makes it possible to simplify their construction, thanks to the application of the results of constructing different types of ideal ring bundles. It also makes possible to simplify of finding the complete families of these configurations, searching among them the Barker-like sequences with the best characteristics.


Fertilization is a very important factor of production. Fertlizer on oil palm nurseries need to consider the soil used as a medium. Excessive or insufficient fertilization resulted in inferior growth. The aim of this research was to study the effects of compound fertilizer NPK 11-7-12 on the growth of oil palm seedlings and determine the optimum dose for oil palm nursery seedlings. The research was conducted in a greenhouse at Soil Research Institute, Laladon, Bogor, in October 2012 June 2013. The design was randomized complete block, 6 treatments and 5 replications. The treatment consisted of 4 (1) NPK 11-7-12, (2) single NPK fertilizer (Urea, SP-36, KCl), (3) NPK 15-15-15, and (4) control treatment (without NPK). Doses of NPK fertilizer was 0.00, 2.50, 5.00, 7.50, and 10.00 g NPK/tree. Beside NPK fertilizer, each polybag was added with Kieserite 1 g/tree. Urea, SP-36, KCl, Kieserite and NPK was given 12 times. Fertilization was performed at 1 week after transplanting, and then performed every 2 weeks up to 12 times. The results showed that NPK fertilizer either single or compound able to increase the growth of oil palm plantations. Effect of NPK 11-7-12 fertilizer was the same with NPK 1515-15 and better than the single NPK fertilizer. The optimum dosage of NPK 11-7-12 fertilizer for oil palm seedling is 5 – 6 g/tree.


The experiments were performed on guinea pigs injected intraperitoneally with 20 µg/kg of purified staphylococcal alpha toxin. Fifteen minutes later, the animals received tritiated uridine or methionine in the dose of 1 µCi/kg and were killed 2,24 and 72 h after injection. The hypothalamus, with the supraoctical nucleus region, and the hypophysis were taken for histological procedure. Slices were covered with radioautographic Kodak AR-10 stripping film and exposed in darkness for a few weeks. The number of labeled cells and the number of silver grains above nuclei and cytoplasma were counted. Only a slight increase in incorporation of uridine was found in the experimental animals as compared to the control group, while a markedly higher number of silver grains was found in the animals treated with methionine. This increase of grains in the methionine-treated animals was followed by much quicker lowering of labeling at 72 h, compared to the control group. The obtained results suggest stimulation of the neurosecretory system under influence of staphylococcal alpha toxin.


Provided is a non-falling cup. The non-falling cup (1) is in an ellipse shape, and an ellipsoid is arranged inside the non-falling cup.


Histamine (decarboxylated L-histidine by histidine decarboxylase, HDC) a low-molecular weight (Mw: 112) amine, is present in many cells and body fluids, and belongs to metabolome, which is assembled by all low-molecular weight metabolite pools of the living cells. The actual composition, dynamics and subcellular distribution of the metabolome, including the multifunctional histamine, will likely receive increased attention in the postgenomic era. It is well accepted that histamine plays an effective and central role in various physiological and pathological processes. The spectrum of its effectiveness has been extensively re-evaluated recently, because in addition to the 'classical' histamine-related activities (allergic, gastroenterological and neurotransmitter functions) its role in hematopoiesis, tumour proliferation and regulation of acute phase reaction has been uncovered. A predominant enhancement of Th1 type responses by histamine through histamine receptor 1 (H1R) in T cells, and dominant secretion of Th2 cytokines in mutant mice lacking H1R has been recently demonstrated [1]. A major dysfunction in mast cell development and acute phase response in HDC deficient mice reflects the important role of histamine in bone marrow maturation and IL-6 related inflammatory events [2–4]. The recent paper of Yoshimatsu and coworkers [5] points out that the effectiveness of histamine in lipolysis is mediated through the signals of sympathetic nerves. These findings further emphasize the significance of the histaminergic hypothalamic tuberomammilar neurons in leptin induced up-regulation of anorexic peptides and suppressing food intake [6]. Neuronal histamine acting on H1R seems to play a modulatory role in feeding behavior. The most recent information on the role of sympathetic nerves in histidine induced lipolysis is original and important, however, some comments have to be added to the paper of Yoshimatsu et al. [5]:


Don Gutteridge. Brave Season: Reading and the Language Arts in Grade Seven to Ten. London, Ontario: Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario, 1983. 210 pp. $12.95.


Abstract Background and study aims The over-the-scope clip (OTSC) is a novel tool used to improve the maintenance of hemostasis for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB); however, studies on the comparison with "conventional" techniques are lacking. In this study, we aimed to compare first-line endoscopic hemostasis achieved using conventional techniques with that achieved using OTSC placement for NVUGIB. Patients and methods From January 2007 to March 2018, 793 consecutive patients underwent upper endoscopy with the hemostasis procedure. Among them, 327 patients were eligible for inclusion (112 patients had OTSC placement and 215 underwent conventional hemostasis). After propensity score matching and adjustment for confounding factors, 84 patients were stratified into the "conventional" group and 84 into the OTSC group. Patient characteristics and outcomes (rebleeding rate, mortality rate within 30 days, and adverse events) were compared between the two groups. Results In the unmatched cohort, hemostasis with OTSC was more frequent in cases of duodenal ulcers with Forrest Ia to IIa and in patients with a higher Rockall score compared with the "conventional group". In the matched cohort, 93 % of the patients in the "conventional group" underwent hemostasis with epinephrine + through-the-scope clip. Rebleeding events were significantly less frequent in the OTSC group (8 % vs 20 %, 95 %CI 3 – 16 vs 12 – 30; P = 0.02); however, the mortality rate in the two groups was not significantly different (6 % vs 2 %, 95 %CI 1 – 8 vs 2 – 13; P = 0.4). Conclusions OTSC is a safe and effective tool for achieving hemostasis, and we recommend its use as the first-line therapy for lesions with a high risk of rebleeding and in patients with a high risk Rockall score.


A structured grid for calculating gas-heat coupling was established by adopting a commercial grid generator,and multi-block grid technology was employed to improve the grid quality.The areas of flow-and thermal boundary layers etc.subject to a relatively big change of flow field parameters have been refined.In the meantime,a high-precision numerical transfer mode was used to perform a numerical transfer among various grid blocks,thereby ensuring the high-precision difference scheme among the grid blocks not to be destroyed and thus enhancing the coupled calculating efficiency.Finally,through a gas-heat coupled calculation of Mark II blades and a comparison of the calculation results with test ones,it has been found that the difference of the pressure distribution along the blade profile at the pitch diameter was in a range of 1%,while that of the temperature distribution in a majority of places,in a range of 4%.


n most school settings, textbooks, which can be static and frequently outdated, are the major source of instruction about societal and science issues. Educators, however, want students to be less reliant on the static, sometimes dated, information and didactic instructions found in those books and to be more active in gathering their own information as they make connections between issues of society and science. For teachers, using relevant issues and current interests is the recommended teaching strategy, especially for social science and science instructors. By making a lesson interesting, teachers can hold young peoples' attention and make their learning easier. The National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools provides a rationale for integrating social studies with science in its Charting a Course: Social Studies in the 21st Century (National Commission 1989). The commission states the following:


Diesel engines operate under net oxidizing environment favoring lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions than stoichiometric gasoline engines. However, NOx reduction and soot removal is still a technological challenge under such oxygen-rich conditions. Currently, NOx storage and reduction (NSR), also known as lean NOx trap (LNT), selective catalytic reduction (SCR), and hybrid NSR–SCR technologies are considered the most efficient control after treatment systems to remove NOx emission in diesel engines. However, NSR formulation requires high platinum group metals (PGMs) loads to achieve high NOx removal efficiency. This requisite increases the cost and reduces the hydrothermal stability of the catalyst. Recently, perovskites-type oxides (ABO3) have gained special attention as an efficient, economical, and thermally more stable alternative to PGM-based formulations in heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, this paper overviews the potential of perovskite-based formulations to reduce NOx from diesel engine exhaust gases throughout single-NSR and combined NSR–SCR technologies. In detail, the effect of the synthesis method and chemical composition over NO-to-NO2 conversion, NOx storage capacity, and NOx reduction efficiency is addressed. Furthermore, the NOx removal efficiency of optimal developed formulations is compared with respect to the current NSR model catalyst (1–1.5 wt % Pt–10–15 wt % BaO/Al2O3) in the absence and presence of SO2 and H2O in the feed stream, as occurs in the real automotive application. Main conclusions are finally summarized and future challenges highlighted.


Abstract We present spectropolarimetric observations of the B[e] supergiant star GG Car at two epochs. Polarization line effects along Hα are analysed using the Q–U diagram. In particular, the polarization position angle (PA) obtained using the line effect allows to constrain the symmetry axis of the disk/envelope. The depolarization line effect around Hα is evident in the Q–U diagram for both epochs, confirming that light from the system is intrinsically polarized. A rotation of the PA along Hα is also observed, indicating a counter-clockwise rotating disk. The intrinsic PA calculated using the line effect (~85°) is consistent between our two epochs, suggesting a clearly defined symmetry axis of the disk.


Isosteric heats and adsorption isotherms were measured for combinations of three alkanes (methane, ethane, propane) on a series of six high-silica zeolites (TON, MTW, UTD-1, MFI, FER, FAU). Three of these zeolites (TON, MTW, UTD-1) have one-dimensional channels, two (MFI, FER) have two-dimensional intersecting channels, and FAU has spherical cavities. Since the adsorbate molecules are nonpolar and the zeolites possess a high Si/Al ratio, electrostatic energies are small in comparison to van der Waals energies. Heats of adsorption of methane at the limit of zero coverage are 27.2, 20.9, and 14.2 kJ/mol in TON, MTW, and UTD-1, respectively. This homologous series of zeolites has one-dimensional channels composed of 10-, 12-, and 14-membered rings of average effective diameter 5.0, 5.9, and 8.8 A, respectively. Short-range gas−solid interactions between spherical methane molecules and the oxygen atoms composing the pore walls are explained by a smoothed integration of the Lennard−Jones 12-6 potential for cyl...


The research documents the impact of a teaching experiment designed in order to make students consider not only the spectral composition of light but also its intensity when they interpret colour phenomena. The analysis of eight recorded and transcribed teaching interviews conducted with third-year university students indicates that the comprehension of the colour vision process benefits from a "more or less" approach. Such an approach is likely to facilitate students' understanding of everyday observed phenomena.


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Vertical handovers (VHO) are expected to be a key feature in beyond 3G (B3G) networks. This paper presents and evaluates a Pastry-based P2P overlay network for supporting vertical handover in B3G networks. The P2P overlay is used to quickly locate attachment points (APs) for mobile entities and to retrieve rapidly the configuration and coverage information of these APs. The advantage of the P2P-based solution is its distributed nature, its scalability, and its self-organizing capability. The performance of the P2P-based VHO support architecture is evaluated in terms of the search time for APs, the scalability of the algorithm, and for homogenous and heterogeneous network layouts. In addition, the solution is compared with the conventional client-server approach


The complex nature of civil-society accountability places specific methodological demands on how INGOs account for their work, and conversely on how particular types of account-making shape INGOs ' relationships with their diverse stakeholders. This paper outlines a preliminary theoretical framework which views the multidirectional character of INGO accountability as constructed, negotiated, and contested through the interplay of power and knowledge. Thus, INGOs ' upward accountability to donors necessarily emphasizes different measurement methods and techniques than their downward accountability toward local communities, or even horizontal accountability to their own organizational missions and values. Examples from two INGOs in Bangladesh demonstrate how various accountability commitments are negotiated and prioritized through their measurement, monitoring, and evaluation practices. The paper concludes by arguing that current expectations for knowledge-based accounts (i.e., decisionmaking, demonstrating competitiveness, and advocacy) inevitably prioritize the interests of INGOs ' upward stakeholders over the local communities and populations for whom they work. The relationship between knowledge and the governance of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) has thus far been examined almost exclusively from the perspective of INGOs using knowledge in their role as accountability "watchdogs" in relation to states, intergovernmental organizations, and other governing bodies (Brown and Fox 2001; Fox and Brown 1998; Fox 2001; Jasanoff 1997; Keck and Sikkink 1998). Consequently, the ways in which specialized forms of knowledge are used in INGOs' own governance, including the use of particular measurement methodologies to secure their organizational accountability and legitimacy, have yet to be fully explored. This paper begins to investigate how the complex nature of INGO accountability places specific methodological demands on how they account for their work, and conversely how particular types of account-making shape INGOs' relationships with their diverse This content downloaded from 184.108.40.206 on Fri, 02 Sep 2016 04:04:15 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 28 BERKELEY JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY stakeholders. The first section provides a brief review of the growing importance of INGOs on the global stage to provide historical context for why accountability is one of the key issues facing humanitarian and development organizations today. The second section lays out a preliminary theoretical framework that treats accountability as an intrinsically political and epistemic practice that is, accountability relationships are viewed as constructed, negotiated, and contested through the interplay of power and knowledge. As a result, the multidirectional character of INGO accountability is presented as one that must balance three general types of power configurations among stakeholders and their corresponding criteria for appropriate account-making. The third section maps out the different types of INGO-stakeholder relationships to highlight how specific power configurations are shaping the discourse around the "who" and "how" of INGO account-making. Thus, INGOs' upward accountability to donor stakeholders unavoidably emphasizes different measurement methods and techniques than their downward accountability towards local communities, or even horizontal accountability to their own organizational missions and values. Given that the legitimacy of INGOs is dependent upon successfully maintaining multiple types of relationships, it is suggested that INGOs must practice a form of methodological pluralism to produce accounts that satisfy all of their various stakeholders. The final section presents examples of how multidirectional accountability plays out in the measurement, monitoring and evaluation practices of two INGOs in Bangladesh. Findings from these INGOs suggest that they have multiple and largely separate systems of measurement that produce targeted accounts for different stakeholder groups. Examples of how INGOs' various accountability commitments are negotiated and prioritized through the measurement, monitoring, and evaluation practices are presented. The paper concludes by identifying three areas (i.e., decision-making, competition, and advocacy) that have gained importance in the current climate of aid and development reform which require INGOs to produce accounts that prioritize the interests of their upward stakeholders over the local communities and populations for


Several wave propagation models have been investigated to determine their suitability as a basis for understanding the loss of amplitude in ultrasonic signals propagating in slabs of coal. The present paper discusses the relative magnitudes and frequency dependencies of attenuation rates implied by models in which coal is viewed as: (i) a porous elastic medium; (ii) an elastic medium with randomly distributed fluid‐filled voids; and (iii) a viscoelastic medium. Results of these analyses will be compared with the experimental results presented at the 97th meeting of the Society.


Objective To design a new presigmoid translabyrinthine keyhole approach assisted by Stryker neuro-navigation system according to the keyhole idea,and observe microscopic anatomy structures, which could be.regarded as the bases of this approach in clinical application.Methods Navigation data were established on 8 cadaveric heads fixed by formalin and perfused intracranial vessels with colored silicone. A 7-cm postauricular C-shaped skin incision as we reported was performed.After elevating the skin flap and musculofascial flap,a 3.5 cm×3.0 cm bone window was made.On skeletonizing the sigmoid sinus,bony lab- yrinth and the canal for facial nerve,the presigmoid retrolabyrinthine,partial labyrinthectomy with petrous api- cectomy,translabyrinthine keyhole approaches were simulated in turn.The length of important structures ex- posed and the angle of vision were measured step by step, and the anatomic structures were observed.Re- suits The approach-correlated bone could precisely be drilled with the aid of neuro-navigation,which could avoid the bewilder in drilling process.The angles of visual field,the length of clivus andⅦcranial nerve were significantly increased after partial labyrinthectomy with petrous apicectomy or all labyrinth removal,but there were no significant difference between partial and all labyrinth removal.The retrolabyrinthine keyhole approach spares hearing and facial function but provided for limited window of petroclival region exposure.The partial labyrinthectomy with petrous apicectomy keyhole approach provided wider exposure to petroclival region,cere- bellopontine angle,prepontine region and posterior cavernous sinus;an area between theⅢ-XI cranial nerves was easily visible with an excellent chance of hearing and facial nerve preservation.The translabyrin- thine keyhole approach,producing more morbidity,provided for greater versatility in treating lesions,added little exposure of petroclival region.Conclusion The presigmoid translabyrinthine keyhole approach,which could provide excellent exposure of the petroclival region,was feasible to be performed in our study.The ap- proach-correlated bone could be precisely removed assisted by neuro-navigation system.The exposure was oh- viously increased hy partial labyrinthectomy with petrous apicectomy or all labyrinthine removal,the former provided an excellent chancre of hearing and facial nerve preservation.


The sensibility of beams' nulls to the amplitude and phase errors of antenna cel ls leads to an average losing in suppressing interferences by nulling techniques.In order to improve the suppressing effect of nulling in a practica l system,this paper proposes a pre-remedy processing on an ideal constraint mo del,which obviously takes the influence from antenna errors on pattern nulls.By extending this method,the problem can be solved when the elements of array hav e directional errors or some element is failed.The simulation results and practi cal data processing results have shown the effectivity of this method.


Abstract : The USAF does not have a well defined methodology for top level policy managers to make policy decisions concerning the operational reliability of aircraft weapon systems. This thesis was directed at creating a methodology through a computer simulation model. System dynamics provided the framework to construct the model, and DYNAMO was used for computerization. The elements of integrated logistics support were combined in the model into four key support parameters of personnel, supply, equipment and facilities. The model was designed to measure the total USAF capability in terms of these four parameters. The key measure being the capability available for surge requirements after normal operations have been accomplished. The model includes the effects that research and development have on improving this capability through technology, resulting in increased maintainability and inherent reliability. One use of the model was to identify those variables that require better measurements to determine the actual capability of USAF aircraft weapon systems. It is hoped that this model will be of use to policy makers within the Air Force as an experimental tool to determine the possible impacts of changes in policies. (Author)


Single nuclear,binuclear,trinuclear cobalt phthalocyanine sulfonates(s-CoPc,b-CoPc,t-CoPc) and bicarboxyl cobalt phthalocyanine(CobcPc) were prepared by the solid-phase process.Their UV-Vis and IR spectra were compared.The TiO2 film which was co-sensitized by s-CoPc/CobcPc and cis-dithiocyanate-N,N'-bis-(4-carboxylate-4-tetrabutylammonium carboxylate-2,2'-bipyridine) ruthenium(Ⅱ)(N719) were characterized by UV-Vis spectra.The redox behavior of s-CoPc and CobcPc was investigated by cyclic voltammetry.It was found that the λmaxof b-CoPc and t-CoPc shifted from 655 nm of s-CoPc to 658 nm and 663 nm,respectively.The co-sensitized TiO2films using s-CoPc/CobcPc and N719 displayed a broad spectral response over the entire visible spectrum.


The aim of this study is to covalently immobilize horse radish peroxidase (HRP) onto new hybrid membranes synthesized by the sol-gel method based on silica precursors, dendrimers and cellulose derivatives. This new system will be used for designing biosensor. For investigation of the properties of membranes, HRP was used as a modeling enzyme. Kinetic parameters, pH and temperature optimum were determined, and the structure of the membranes surface was examined. Results showed higher relative and residual activity of HRP immobilized onto membranes with cellulose acetate butyrate with high molecular weight CAB/H. This novel biosensor could offer a simple, cheap and rapid tool with enhanced sensing performance as well as having potentials to find application in medicine, pharmacy, food and process control and environmental monitoring.