since 1878. For papilloma forty-five operations have been performed, twelve for fibroma, twenty-two for malignant tumours, for foreign bodies eleven, and twenty-six; for various causes. Four have been performed for chorditis ; of the total number of one hundred and twenty operations, seven patients have died from the results of the operation, the other cases were cured. The author concludes from them and other statistics that the operation is not dangerous to life, and not dangerous to phonation, so long as the disease itself has not destroyed the voice. Michael.


The electrical conductivity of calcium titanate crystals grown by flame-fusion and fluxed-melt methods has been studied. The conductivity of both types of crystals has been found to be time dependent and initial values between 10-11 and 10-13 ω-1 cm-1 are reported, depending upon the electrodes used. Ohmic behaviour is found for field strengths up to 80 kv cm-1 in fluxed-melt grown material. Flame-fusion grown crystals show activation energies of 05 and 09 ev below 400°c, increasing to 14 ev above this temperature, while values of 07 ev, increasing to 14 ev above 350°c, are recorded for fluxed-melt grown specimens. Both types of crystals are p-type semiconductors with an optical energy gap of approximately 32 ev.


(57) ABSTRACT A method and system, used with an extended USB computer system, for locking out USB mass storage devices at the desktop. For lockout activation, a Switch at each host com puter is set, and causes a host-side lockout process to deliver a downstream lockout signal to the hosts associated portal. This signal causes a portal-side lockout process to disallow USB data from a mass storage device from entering the net work.


ABSTRACT Amycolatopsis orientalis CPCC200066 is an actinomycete that can produce the glycopeptide antibiotic norvancomycin, which has significant inhibitory activity against Gram-positive cocci and bacilli. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of A. orientalis CPCC200066 and identified the genes involved in norvancomycin biosynthesis.


The paper discusses the types of heroes and anti-heroes established in literature by ancient Greek culture. In order to provide a full treatment of the subject, which in its diachronic aspect is very broad, the field of research has been limited. As a result, the present paper analyzes examples of mythological figures in the epic poems of Homer in juxtaposition with those found in Euripidean drama. The two authors have been chosen in view of the fact that their works are model representations of the values of their times as well as of the noticeable differences between them in evaluating the same mythological figures.


A 60-year-old white man was referred to us for evaluation of a unilobar induration noted on prostate examination in 1985. A transrectal prostate biopsy revealed well differentiated adenocarcinoma. Repeat histopathological examination 14 years later by a uropathologist assigned a Gleason 313. Serum acid phosphatase was 0.3 units per l. (normal less than 0.8) and radioimmunoassay was 1.4 ng./ml. (normal less than 3.9). Bone scan was negative for malignancy. Assigned clinical stage was B2 (cT2b). The patient underwent brachytherapy with 26.5 mCi. 125 I via open retropubic insertion. Lymph node histopathology was negative. Convalescence was uneventful. At 5-year followup prostate specific antigen (PSA) biochemical failure occurred, and at 11-year followup bone scan was positive. The patient was treated with combined androgen deprivation, which resulted in an undetectable PSA. Combined androgen deprivation was discontinued 14 months later as part of an intermittent androgen deprivation regimen. The patient returned 3 months later with gross blood per rectum, and an ulcer of the anterior rectal mucosa near the prostate was palpated. PSA remained less than 0.1 ng./ml. Biopsy revealed changes consistent with radiation. Watery diarrhea, hematuria and fecaluria developed 2 years later. Cystoscopic examination revealed a prostatorectal fistula, and the patient underwent diversion with a suprapubic tube. Reconstruction was contraindicated due to multiple medical problems, including severe atherosclerotic vascular disease and diabetes. DISCUSSION


According to the present invention, provided is a blood glucose meter comprising: an outer cylinder capable of being coupled within alveolar bone, and having an open lower part; an inner cylinder inserted into and coupled to the inner space of the outer cylinder, and having an open lower part; a biosensor provided in the inner space of the inner cylinder and exposed through the open lower part of the outer cylinder and the open lower part of the inner cylinder; a data processor provided in the inner space of the inner cylinder and receiving a signal from the biosensor and processing the same; a transmitter provided in the inner space of the inner cylinder and transmitting the data of the data processor; and a battery provided in the inner space of the inner cylinder and supplying electric power to the biosensor, the data processor and the transmitter.


Teleoperation robots remain superior to fully automated robots in complicated and unstructured environments (e.g., in-orbit assembly). However, the collision risk is also greatly increased in these environments. Therefore, the teleoperation robot should possess the capability of collision risk perception and be configured with security assistance strategy to improve safety and efficiency. With this objective in mind, this paper proposes a collision risk assessment system based on fuzzy theory, which comprehensively considers the effects of shortest distance, operation speed, and delay time. The introduction of fuzzy theory makes the risk assessment results more accurate. Furthermore, this paper also proposes a creative discrete expandable bounding box method to make the calculation of the nearest distance between complicated obstacles and the robot more efficient and faster. Secondly, to improve the safety and efficiency of teleoperation, this paper proposes a set of teleoperation assistance strategies for teleoperation robots based on collision risk. The strategies include partial view highlighting, variation in the motion mapping ratio, and haptic risk warning, all of which are achieved in the graphical interactive interface. Finally, this paper verifies the proposed collision risk model and the operation assistant strategy through experiments. The results show that the proposed fuzzy collision risk model has a correct trend with risk factors, and the proposed operation assistance strategies can effectively reduce the robot collision risk and improve the safety of teleoperation robots. In conclusion, this research contributes to the collision risk assessment and obstacle avoidance assistance strategy of teleoperation robots.


With the help of statistical characteristics of a model collector, the reliability of modeling of large thermomechanical systems is evaluated , and hard-to-check parameters of the model are refined


Long Range (LoRa) is an unlicensed Low Power Wide Area Network for the application of the Internet of Things (IoT). This LoRa technology is mainly suitable for smart city applications since this technology consumes low power, low cost, and transfer information over a long distance. This technology proposes a new communication standard to tackle discrete IoT applications. This technology works based on Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS) technique with a larger bandwidth. LoRa deploys the whole channel bandwidth to transmit the signal which results in, to avoid channel noise, Doppler impacts, and fading. This paper mainly focuses on the impact of three parameters namely, Code Rate (CR), Spreading Factor (SF), Bandwidth (BW). Furthermore, analysis the effect of the data rate and transmission time using Code Rate (CR), Spreading Factor (SF), and Bandwidth to extend coverage.


This article presents a literature overview and discusses a practical case involving the effect of in service weld repair on the performance - behavior under creep conditions and remanent life - of low alloy CrMo steel steam pipelines with longstanding use. According to the specialized literature, several authors argue that the in service weld repair of low alloy CrMo steel steam pipes can be done successfully, while others disagree, reporting a reduction of up to 30% or more in the remanent life. According to the case analyzed here, which involves the weld repair of a 1¼Cr½Mo ferrite-pearlite steel steam pipe operating for 20 years at 480 °C, in service weld repair leads to the intragranular precipitation of Fe2MoC-type carbides and decreases the solute concentration of the ferrite in the base metal adjacent to the welded joint, thereby considerably reducing the pipeline's remanent life, since the estimated rupture time for the service-aged material is 3.6 times that estimated for the weld-repaired joint.


Infiltrability of various soybean and maize rotations under conventional tillage and no-tillage was studied to evaluate these rotations with respect to soil conservation practices. Measurements were carried out with a rainfall simulator on an Oxisol in two trials in northern Parana, Brazil.

Differences between rotations were greatest in the conventional tillage treatments and here maize/soybean rotations showed a higher infiltrability than continuous cropping. In the no-tillage treatments, there were hardly any significant differences. On the whole, rotations grown with maize at the time of measurement resulted in the lowest infiltrabilities. Tillage effects were of greater importance than rotation effects, infiltrability being consistently highest under no-tillage.

Soil surface sealing in dependence of the degree of soil cover was shown to be the prime factor governing infiltrability.


Activated neutrophils generate hypochlorous acid (HOCl) via the release of the enzyme myeloperoxidase and hydrogenperoxide (H^Oj). There is accumulating evidence indicating an association between inflammation and carcinogenesis.However, the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. In the present study, we found that HOCl induced a slightincrease in 8-OHdG DNA lesions, but did not lead to significant DNA strand breakage in human alveolar epithelialcells. In addition, exposure of HOCl to A549 cells did not induce a significant increase in the level of p21 and GADD45genes. In contrast, H^O^, the well-known DNA damaging agent and precursor of HOCl, significantly induced oxidativeDNA damage and increased the level of p21 and GADD45 gene expression. Together these results suggest that mutageniceffects of HOCl in human alveolar epitheUal cells are unlikely explained by the ability of HOCl to induce the formationof pre-mutagenic 8-OHdG DNA lesions and DNA strand breaks.


Screening programs for the early detection of breast cancer have significantly reduced mortality in women. The limitations of these programmes are primarily due to the use of 2D techniques and the high number of mammograms to be read by radiologists. Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems may lead to new tools to help radiologists read mammograms and classify the examination based on the malignancy of the detected lesions. Several factors related to breast characteristics (thickness and density), technical factors of image acquisition, X-ray system performance and image processing algorithms can influence the outcome of a mammogram and thus also the detection capability of an AI system. The aim of this work is to analyze the robustness of an AI system for breast cancer detection and its dependence on breast characteristics and technical factors. For this purpose, mammograms from a population-based screening program were scored with the AI system. The AUC (area under the ROC curve) index generated from the scoring ROC curve was 0.92 (CI(95%) = 0.89 - 0.95), demonstrating the robust performance of the AI system. Moreover, the statistical analysis performed showed that the AUC index was independent of breast characteristics, the type of mammographic system and most of the technical parameters considered, demonstrating the effectiveness of the AI system.


Breast adenomyoepithelioma is a rare, benign proliferative tumor. It usually presents as a solitary unilateral painless mass at the periphery of the breast. Accurate diagnosis and differentiation from more aggressive tumors are important. Although the tumor bears a potential for recurrence, local excision with safe margins usually leads to a relatively benign course. We describe a 76-yearold woman who presented with a right breast lump for several months. Physical examination revealed a single well-defined mass with firm consistency and no evidence of associated axillary lymphadenopathy was found. Mammography revealed an opaque mass with linear microcalcifications and focal blurred margins. Excisional biopsy was performed and pathologic study revealed adenomyopeithelioma.


The basis of OSH system is the handover of suitable and complete information regarding safety aspects of performed working procedure. Occupational safety is an inseparable part of any work activity and the emphasis on safety aspects should be a common part of handed information. It is up to the supervisor which way of information handover will they choose. It is also their responsibility to have the information complex and decide if the information will be presented to the employee at the performed work. The problem should arise when critical issues are not well articulated and should bring misunderstanding on both sides. One of the main solutions in this area are working procedures which are clear for all workers that are involved within the process in the company. The main objective of this article is to show up one of the possibilities which are used here and can improve this problem. We used scientific methods like analyzing, comparison, deduction and synthesis to find out relevant outcomes of an article and from the specific methods Safety review and Checklist analysis was used. The supervisor can be helped with the form and the complex handover of the information by having a uniform format of the documented information available – occupational safety list. Key-Words: OSH, occupational injuries, safety list concept, occupational safety, working environment, hazards.


ABSTRACT This study elucidates the moderating effects of gender on factors affecting e-retail website use with survey data from two culturally diverse countries. This research found that the e-shopping model relationships are moderated by gender and provides support that the direct effects of three e-service quality dimensions are positively related to e-retail website loyalty and that e-retail website loyalty and perceived switching cost are related to e-retail website use. The findings highlight the importance for e-retail businesses to develop differential marketing and design strategies focused on males and females.


In recent years, the utility of ideal theories of justice has been called into question, and it is becoming more widely believed that inquiries into what justice demands should better account for many of the features of the actual, nonideal world in which we must live our lives. 2 While there is no consensus on how we should distinguish between "ideal" and "nonideal" theory, one way of making this distinction may be found in the work of John Rawls (Rawls, 1999b, 2005; Simmons, 2010). In ideal theory, according to Rawls, one of our aims should be to elucidate the fundamental principles of justice that should govern the basic institutions of society in hypothetical circumstances that assume a willingness on the part of all persons and institutions to comply fully with what justice demands. At the same time, in ideal theory we may also assume that there are no historical, cultural, or empirical obstacles that would prevent this full compliance. By contrast, the focus of nonideal theory should be on how various kinds of noncompliance with the fundamental principles of justice may be dealt with justly and how we may work towards advancing the cause of justice in practice. In Rawls" view, ideal theory thus conceived has to have a certain priority over nonideal theory: without a conception of the ideal of "a just society," our practical efforts to work towards justice in nonideal circumstances would lack any fundamental orientation. However, critics of this Rawlsian view wonder how a theory that is meant to apply in admittedly hypothetical circumstances could provide us with much practical guidance in a nonideal world characterized by often brutal forms of injustice and oppression. How useful is a theory that applies to idealized circumstances, when we have little reason to expect that such circumstances will ever become fully actualized and when we have no choice but to act in circumstances that are decidedly nonideal? Critics of ideal theory, then,


TIMS volume, containing sixteen essays by F. F. Bruce's former students, was presented to him on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Although the fact of a second Festschrift to the same author is somewhat unusual, the fifteen pages of select bibliography of Bruce's writings in the last decade demonstrate the firm basis for the respect and appreciation accorded to him. The book is divided into two sections — 'The Life and Theology of Paul' and 'Literary and Exegetical Studies within the Pauline Corpus'. The topics covered in the essays vary from more traditional themes such as 'Adam and Christ according to Paul', 'The Christ-Christian Relationship in Paul and John', 'Justification by Faith in 1 and 2 Corinthians' or 'Why did Paul Write Romans?', to the more distinctive interpretations of Paul in the Acts of Paul and Thecla' or 'Qumran Light on Pauline Soteriology'. The latter by Paul Garnet of Montreal is exceedingly interesting both as a dialogue with Sanders' views in 'Paul and Palestinian Judaism' and for the new light it sheds on Pauline soteriology. Garnet notes that 'an important feature of second-temple Judaism was the 'exilic soteriology': the idea that Israel was still an exile as regards the fulfilment of God's purposes, so that she needed to pursue the kind of behaviour, including Law observance which would bring about the promised national restoration. Garnet provides a useful discussion of how Paul's soteriology relates both positively and negatively to that of his contemporaries. In one aspect, however, his phraseology may be slightly misleading. He describes Gals. 1-2 (which he regards as Paul's earliest writing) as an account of Paul's change from Judaism to Christianity. He also speaks of 'the new entity — the church'. The latter view presupposes the Pauline authorship of Ephesians where the idea of the universal church is clearly present. But taken together these suggest a development of Christianity as a separate entity around 50 AD, and thereby indicate an earlier and a more radical break with Judaism than the NT actually evidences.


Rationale: Multiple mechanisms have been discovered underlying the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), including reactive oxygen species (ROS), inflammation and reduced bone morphogenic protein receptor (BMPR)2. MnTBAP can mimic the effects of manganese-superoxide dismutase to reduce ROS. Moreover, MnTBAP can reduce inflammation in endothelial cells via up-regulation of BMPR2. Collectively, we hypothesized that MnTBAP can be used to treat PAH. Methods: Experimental PAH was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by a single injection of SU5416 followed by 4-weeks hypoxia and 2-weeks normoxia. At week 6, animals were randomized to receive either saline or MnTBAP until week 10. Echocardiography was performed at week 6 and week 10, and right ventricle (RV) catheterization was performed at week 10. Heart and lung tissues were collected. Results: MnTBAP reduced RV afterload and total pulmonary resistance in SuHx rats. Moreover, MnTBAP improved RV function by increasing stroke volume and TAPSE, as well as reducing RV end diastolic diameter and stiffness. Further tissue analysis by histology revealed that MnTBAP reduced pulmonary vascular remodeling by reducing both intima and media layer thickness. Conclusion: MnTBAP treatment can partly reverse RV afterload and pulmonary vascular remodeling in established experimental PAH. Together with the improved cardiac function, MnTBAP may be a promising intervention for PAH.


T H E summer of 1960 was not notable for its sunshine and cases of photodermatitis were uncommon, at any rate in Buckinghamshire. Two cases seen in September, however, drew attention to the problem of unexplained light sensitivity. Though these were not connected with the subsequent outbreak which is the subject of this paper, they stimulated an interest into possible causes, including airborne sensitizing pollens. At the beginning of November there occurred the first of a series of 53 cases of acute photodermatitis. Twenty-four of these were seen in hospital and insurance practice in Buckinghamshire and 29 occurred in a factory in Maidenhead.


Nearly 25 years later, Bill Clinton's campaign strategy of "the economy, stupid" holds true as ever. But do voters actually agree on how well the economy is doing, especially at the local level? In new research, Jonathan Rogers finds that Tea Party supporters were much more likely to think that their local economy was getting worse, despite the fact that their local unemployment rate was improving, and that they were not more likely to live in economically deteriorating areas.


Estimating the entire channel state information (CSI) is essential for building and keeping a robust RF link between a master device and the mobile-station and base-station in a wireless transmission system. The channel sounding system can be used to evaluate the radio environment for wireless communication to take account the effect of terrain and obstacles, wireless signals propagate in multiple paths (the multipath effect). In a multipath system, the wireless channel is frequency dependent, time dependent, and position dependent. The parameters describe the channel in a multipath system [1], including direction of departure (DOD), direction of arrival (DOA), time delay, Doppler shift, and complex polarimetry path weight matrix. Generally Space-Alternating Generalized Expectation Maximization (SAGE) algorithm [2] or the Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) estimation algorithm [3] can be used to estimate the angle information but those methods demand a MCPU with highly computing power. To reduce the computing load, this study proposes the use of monopulse [4] tracking algorithm for angle estimation. Numerical simulation results validate the proposed method.


A new chromophore,named as 4-(diphenylamino)benzoic acid succinimide(TBA-SCM),was synthesized and bonded to dendrimer PAMAM(0-3G) in order to obtain the new dendrimer(TBA-PAMAM).The fluorescence enhancements of TBA-PAMAM(0-3G) were observed at the concentration of =1×10-4mol/dm3.Absorption and fluorescence spectra confirmed that the emission band of PAMAM aggregation was overlapped with that of TBA-SCM and resulting has contribution to fluorescence enhancement effect.Moreover,an instantaneous enhancement(about several second) of fluorescence was readily achieved,which showed a potential application for fluorescence image and sensors.Fluorescence decay curves reveal that there are two values of lifetime within TBA-PAMAM system,where the longer lifetime(τ1) corresponds to PAMAM,while the short one(τ2) is attributed to the species TBA-PAMAM.It was found that with the increase of amount of TBA-SCM,one-photon fluorescence of TBA-PAMAM(0G,3G) was almost quenched,their two-photon fluorescence,however,was significantly enhanced.With more TBA-dipole,dendrimer of TBA-PAMAM(0G,3G) possesses large charge-transfer and resultant shows strong two-photon fluorescence.


Konjac plant (Amorphophallus konjac) is one of the tubers that contains water-soluble polysaccharide fibers (Glucomannan). Glucomannan has a chemical structure consisting of D-mannose and D-glucose which are connected by glycosidic β-1.4 bonds which cannot be hydrolyzed by the amylase enzyme which has an α bond and has an acetyl group which will form a gel in the stomach so that it inhibits gastric emptying. Stunted gastric emptying will have an impact on decreasing post prandial insulin concentration which will suppress cholesterol synthesis, so that cholesterol levels will decrease. Glucomannan content in konjac plant is 61.24%. This study aims to determine the effect of standardized glucomannan konjac powder on reducing cholesterol levels in rabbits (Orcytolagus cuniculus). The criteria for rabbit used were male New Zealand White, weight of 1,5-3 kg. To increase cholesterol levels rabbits were given an induction of a high cholesterol diet and PTU 0.005%. This study consisted of 5 groups are negative control (CMC-Na 03%), positive control (Simvastatin 0.23 mg/kgBW white rabbit), konjac dosage I, II, and III (31.5 mg/kgBW; 61.1 mg/kgBW; 92.7 mg/kgBW, respectively). The treatment of each group was given every day for 27 days. Cholesterol level measurements were carried out on days 0, 3, 7, 10, 13, 20, 27 and weighing was carried out every day for dosage adjustments to be given. The results was analyzed by One Way ANOVA with significant value of 5%. The results showed that the best dosage in reducing cholesterol levels was konjac dosage III 92.7 mg/kg body weight.


Radiation-induced grain-boundary migration (RIGM) in an Fe-Cr-Ni alloy under electron irradiation has been investigated using an atomic resolution highvoltage electron microscope. It was observed that the morphology of a grain boundary changed to a facet-like structure from the initial configuration because of the boundary movement during the irradiation, and a remarkable solute redistribution was induced near the migrated boundary interface. The mechanism of RIGM has thereby been substantially clarified.


Debris flows and debris avalanches are among the most dangerous and destructive natural hazards that affect humans. They claim hundreds of lives and millions of dollars in property loss every year. The past two decades have produced much new scientific and engineering understanding of these occurrences and have led to new methods for mitigating the loss of life and property. These 17 papers pull together much of this recent research and present it in these categories: (1) process, (2) recognition, and (3) mitigation. Much of this work results from cooperative efforts between GSA's Engineering Geology Division and Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division.


FIELD: physics. SUBSTANCE: declared is recording medium with data structure for video data reproduction. Navigation area of recording medium stores operating navigation data connected with each video data section. Operating navigation data specifies, at least, one reproduction channel for video data section and includes attribute field specifying, at least, one attribute of operating navigation data. EFFECT: higher efficiency of device application. 13 cl, 16 dwg


Workplace charge of electric vehicles (EV) from photovoltaic (PV) panels installed on an office building can present several benefits. This includes the local production and utilize of PV energy for charging the EV and construction use of dynamic tariffs from the grid to plan the energy exchange with the grid. The long parking time at the workplace provide the ability for the EV to support the grid via vehicle-to-grid technology, the use of a single EV charger for charging several EVs by multiplexing and the offer of supplementary services to the grid for up and down regulation. Further, distribution network constraint can be considered to limit the power and prevent the overloading of the grid. A single mixed integer linear programming (MILP) formulation that considers all the on top of applications has been future in this paper for a charging a fleet of EVs from PV. The MILP is implement as a receding-horizon model analytical energy management system. Numerical simulation based on market and PV data in various country shown more then 500% in reduction the net cost of EV charging from PV when compared to immediate and average rate charge policies.


One of the most usual way to determine quantum efficiency of Rare Earth ions in solids is to compute the radiative lifetime (τo) of the considered level through Judd's theory and to measure the emission decay time (τ) ; the ratio τ/τo being the desired quantum efficiency. By such way the quantum efficiency of Er3+ at 1.55 µm in silica fibers is estimated to be 100% [1]. However a number of pitfalls can be encountered [2] in such determination, namely radiative energy transfer and "non-natural" excitation linked with crystal field splittings. The purpose of this paper is to show that, taking such effects into account, Er3+ efficiency at 1.55 µm is found to be much less in silica fiber than usually accepted. We show that quantum efficiency of Er3+ in silica fibers should range between 30 to 45% instead of the 100% usually believed.


Motivated by applications arising on social networks, we study a generalization of the celebrated dominating set problem called the Positive Influence Dominating Set (PIDS). Given a graph G= (V,E), each node i∈ V has a weight bi, and a threshold requirement gi. We seek a minimum weight subset T of V , so that every node i ∈ V \T is adjacent to at least gi members of T . When gi = 1 for all nodes, we obtain the weighted dominating set problem. First, we propose a strong and compact extended formulation for the PIDS problem. We then project the extended formulation onto the space of the natural node-selection variables to obtain an equivalent formulation with an exponential number of valid inequalities. Restricting our attention to trees, we show that the extended formulation is the strongest possible formulation, and its projection (onto the space of the node variables) gives a complete description of the PIDS polytope on trees. We derive the necessary and sufficient facet-defining conditions for the valid inequalities in the projection and discuss their polynomial time separation. We embed this (exponential size) formulation in a branch-and-cut framework and conduct computational experiments using real-world graph instances, with up to approximately 2.5 million nodes and 8 million edges. On a test-bed of 100 real-world graph instances, our approach finds solutions that are on average 0.2% from optimality and solves 51 out of the 100 instances to optimality.


Various factors, including trust, system reliability, and error type have been found to affect how people interact with automated systems. Another variable that is becoming increasingly important is the role of age in human-automation interaction. As automation continues to emerge in numerous domains, including the home, older adults will likely interact with these types of systems to a greater extent than ever before. Therefore, understanding if age-related changes in cognition, such as diminished working memory capacity or processing speed, affect how older adults use automated systems is critical to ensure these systems are designed and implemented effectively. This study examined the role of age in a simulated dual task environment using an automated aid. Younger adults outperformed older adults in both tasks. When the automation was incorrect, younger adults exhibited less dependence than older adults. Further, when older adults verified the automation's suggestion, they took significantly more time to do so than younger adults. Additionally, older adults reported greater trust in the automation and higher workload compared to younger adults.


Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) recurrence following open nephroureterectomy to the surgical wound is very uncommon. Herein, we describe a case with late abdominal wall recurrence, surgically removed, with no evidence of further recurrence over a short period of followup.


The main strategy of poverty alleviation in Bandung is directed to reduce the poverty rate. But the countermeasures that have been done by the relevant parties have not reached the target set. BPS data in 2019 showed the number of poor people reached 84,670 or 3.38% of the total population. In the last five years, the poverty rate has never reached 1% in accordance with the RPJMD target. On the other hand, all parties agree on the importance of building a system of partnership, coordination, and collaboration between local governments, communities, and non-governmental organizations in collaborative governance. The establishment of the Coordination Team for The Acceleration of Poverty Alleviation (TKPK) Kota Bandung became an important forum in achieving the target of reducing poverty rates. This research aims to find out how the implementation of collaborative governance principles at TKPK Kota Bandung. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive analysis method to find out the existing condition of ongoing collaboration. The data source is obtained from in-depth interviews, field observations as well as secondary data. The results showed that the principles of collaborative governance by TKPK Kota Bandung have not been optimal. The existence of a special meeting forum is more often very important to build a common understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder. Optimization of facilitative leadership and institutional design is also indispensable to provide encouragement to the collaboration process that tends to be slow to show temporary results.


The paper attempts to investigate the statistical structure of letters and of letter digrams with which the words begin and end, as well as of trigrams that link two successive words. The investigation is carried out on a printed Romanian literary corpus summing up about 12.5 million words. The impact of the orthography and punctuation marks in the language model assigned to the beginning and to the ending of words is considered.


Objective To stuby the bio-epuivalence of'Ceftazidime'probuced by Hainan Hailing Pharmaceutical Factory and the 'Fortum'probuced by Glaxo Co.Ltd. Methods The study was carried out according to Korean Guideline for bio-equvalence.Ceftazidme were given intramuscularly at gluteus maxiums at a dose of 12.5mg/kg body weight. Results Plasma concentration of Ceftazidime was almost superimposable higher than that of Fortum in each subject.There no statistically significant difference in the maximum plasma concentration at dhe peak concentration(Cmax)and the peak time(Tmax) were observed in the two groups. Conclusion The slope of the terminal phase strongly indicates that Ceftazidime is almost as effective as the 'Fortum'.


Postoperative acquired diplopia is one of the less common complications of strabismus surgery but has a significant negative effect on both functional and psychosocial aspects of the patient's life. Persistent postoperative diplopia, beyond 6 weeks, is a cause for concern, especially in those with no history of diplopia and needs exhaustive evaluation to pinpoint the cause. Convergence insufficiency (CI) is a common clinical condition. It is diagnosed based on various criteria, typically, remote near point of convergence, exodeviation greater at near, and decreased positive fusional convergence amplitudes at near. Though not among the most common symptoms, symptomatic CI patients have reported diplopia. However, the association between CI and exotropia is still unclear because of the variable diagnostic criteria and insufficiency of studies. We want to report a case of diplopia due to convergence insufficiency after successful strabismus surgery for exotropia. We could not come across a similar report during a literature search.


In the oil production distribution network, there are three main nodes, namely the supply node, the transshipment node, and the demand node. The pattern of distribution of oil production from the supply node to the demand node is very diverse and can affect the costs to be incurred. Therefore, a company must be able to determine the right distribution pattern, so that the costs incurred are optimal. This paper intends to conduct a study of how to determine and calculate the distribution patterns and the minimum total costs incurred, using the primal-dual linear program method. Based on the results of the case analysis, it is known that the number of supply commodities will be the same as the number of demand commodities, but the distribution from each source does not necessarily have the same capacity and costs. Therefore, the distribution pattern is determined based on the existing cost and capacity, so that cost optimization can be achieved.


The salinity of the produced water from First Eocene reservoir of Wafra field was studied through its past history. The change in the salinity of the initially produced water (from about 500 to 20,000 ppm NaCl) was attributed to the meteoric water which might have entered the reservoir through its outcrops to the west of the field. The correct value of the connate water salinity (23,000 ppm) that should be used in estimating the original oil in place by the volumetric method was determined by three different approaches. In addition, a technique to be followed in calculating the volumetric original oil in place for the First Eocene reservoir is outlined to overcome the complex behaviour of aquifer salinity. The change in the produced water salinity of the First Eocene reservoir with time was studied and proved that water is dumping from an upper water bearing zone into First Eocene reservoir. Upper water dumping, which apparently has supported the reservoir pressure, was confirmed to occur behind casing in many deeper wells penetrating the First Eocene reservoir by the analysis of their temperature and noise logs.


This note indicates two alternative proofs for a result of Galambos and Seneta [1] on the distribution of ratios of successive record times in a sequence of independent and identically distributed random variables. Some consequences of one method of proof are discussed, and its analogues in a continuous time setting are described.


In North African dryland research, few recognize that phosphorus (P) is the main soil nutrient limiting plant growth for legumes, in particular. P-fertilisation of legume reseedings could boost biological N-fixation and N-yield through enhanced biomass production, which, in turn, can benefit the re-establishment of resource-responsive perennial grasses. This is the hypothesis underlying a short-term fertilization experiment carried out with seedlings of Argyrolobium uniflorum, a native palatable legume. A secondary question was whether plant-available P, as measured by the Olsen method, is the best way to assess P-status in arid, calcareous, and nutrient-depleted soils that are renowned for their resource patchiness. Results show a significant effect of phosphorus addition on dry matter and N-yield. Seedlings responded to 25-kg P ha−1 by almost doubling dry matter production, yet no further improvement was observed for 50-kg P ha−1. The better plant growth corresponded with higher numbers of active nodules on P-fertilized seedlings. Plant P-content showed a positive and significant linear correlation with dry matter yield, whereas soil total and Olsen P-content did not, suggesting that plant P-content might be a more sensitive indicator of plant-available P than Olsen soil P-content. The observation that nodulation was efficient even though the land had not carried any legumes for over twenty years suggests that reseeding is feasible without inoculation. The strong response of Argyrolobium uniflorum seedlings to modest doses of phosphorus confirms the role of both legumes and phosphorus as key factors for restoring degraded drylands.


A delightful collection of diverse tales, ranging from short stories and personal essays to literary criticism and travel pieces, The GBP1,000,000 Bank-Note gathers together nine works, many of which are now unobtainable elsewhere, that testify to the range of Twain's humour and the diversity of his interests. It was published in 1893, in a disastrous decade for the United States, a time marked by doubt and waning optimism, rapid immigration, labour problems, unchecked Social Darwinism, and the rise of political violence and social protest. It was also a difficult time for Twain personally, as he was forced into bankruptcy and devastated by the death of his favourite daughter, Suzy. Yet the title story still brims with confidence and optimism, marking the moment of hope just before Twain turned to the grim stories of his later years. "The GBP1,000,000 Bank-Note" charts the magical rags-to-riches ascent of a virtuous and resourceful mining broker's clerk from San Francisco who arrives in London with a single dollar in his pocket, and proceeds to ultimate and splendid financial success and fame in London society - a paean to ingenuity and a celebration of its cunning confidence-man narrator. The other pieces range from "Mental Telegraphy," a serious essay reflecting Twain's continuing interest in the occult - he and his wife would later try several seances, poignantly and unsuccessfully, to contact their daughter Suzy - to a tongue-in-cheek "Petition to the Queen of England" for relief from taxes. Readers will also find several of Twain's famously engaging travel essays, combining autobiographical reminiscence, tall tales, and ruminations on society and culture in pieces on the new city of Berlin, advances in transatlantic travel, and, in "Playing Courier," a brilliant comedy of confusion at the common frustrations of international travel. A charming collection of tales that cover the wide range of Twain's diverse interests.


The Gibson Dome area in the Paradox Basin in southeastern Utah (Figure 1) has been identified as a potential location for a high-level nuclear waste repository on the basis of an adequate thickness of bedded salt formations at desirable depths, suitable topography for surface facilities, few known archaeological sites, less resource potential than otherwise similar areas, and long-term geologic and tectonic stability [1]. The area appears also suitable from a geohydrologic viewpoint, on the basis of data collected and analyses performed to date. The regional geohydrologi information was obtained from three deep boreholes drilled as part of the Department of Energy's exploration program and from other existing sources. The upper, near-surface, geologic formations include both regionally continuous water-bearing formations and locally perched ground waters that discharge into nearby surface streams and into the Colorado River. These are underlain by the Paradox formation, which consists of a series of essentially impermeable salt layers and of nonsalt interbeds with negligible ground water. Below the Paradox salts, the formations of interest with respect to repository safety include regionally continuous water-bearing formations, with the Leadville limestone being the principal water-transmitting unit. Flows in all water-bearing formations are essentially horizontal. If a vertical connection were established through a potential repository, hydraulic gradients indicate that the flow would first be downward from the upper to the lower formations and then laterally, principally in the Leadville formation. Surface discharge of Leadville formation ground water from the Gibson Dome area has not been detected. There are some indications that minor leakage could occur into the Colorado River as close as Cataract Canyon, about 20 to 25 km (10 to 15 miles) from a potential repository location in Davis Canyon, or into the Colorado River in Marble Canyon (Arizona), about 240 km (150 miles) to the southwest. The computed ground-water flow time in the Leadville formation from below Davis Canyon is about 90,000 years for the first 10 km (6 miles) and about 200,000 years to below Cataract Canyon. The ground-water flow time is estimated to exceed 500,000 years to Marble Canyon. Groundwater flow from a repository to these locations is unlikely, however, since water would first have to penetrate the essentially impermeable salt layers before it would reach the Leadville formation.


The Aurora Borealis is the visible manifestation of the complex plasma interaction between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. Ground based and in situ measurements demonst ...


What happens to women's bodies during their first childbirth experience can have profound impacts and consequences for them, including their emotional and physical health and long-term wellbeing. These experiences can affect women's choices and decisions in subsequent pregnancies. A history of previous caesarean birth has considerable and significant influence on how women make choices about future pregnancies. The aim of this article is to increase midwives' knowledge and understanding of the factors and influences around choosing vaginal birth after a previous caesarean birth. The issues explored highlight the importance of informed individualised decision-making and the need for further research to ensure that the evidence base develops greater robustness. Paying attention to these aspects is an essential component of the midwife's role in supporting women's birth choices and ensuring that the risks of adverse events are reduced.


The meaning of network vulnerability was clearly defined.Considering the characteristics of road networks,a complex network method was improved.A composite model was provided for identifying the vulnerability of road network based on a community partition algorithm named GN algorithm.The importance of links was judged by their betweenness.In the basic of road network structure and traffic demand distribution,the space distribution of vulnerable links and the failure orders of them were identified.At last,a real road network was set as an example to analysis the result and practical utility of this model.This provided decision support for traffic planning and management.


Results from the European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP) show that the percentage of isolates with decreased susceptibility to the recommended drug for treatment of gonorrhoea (cefixime) rose from 4% in 2009 to 9% in 2010. Decreased susceptibility was detected in 17 countries in 2010, seven more than in the previous year. At the same time, the susceptibility to the injectable drug ceftriaxone is decreasing as well [3]. The loss of both cefixime and ceftriaxone as treatment options for gonorrhoea would have a significant impact on public health: gonorrhoea is the second most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Europe [4] and its effective control relies entirely on antimicrobial treatment.


The oil and gas fields situated within reservoir rocks of Permo-Triassic age in Romania have been discovered only in the northern part of the Moesian Platform. The purpose of this paper is the evaluation of the sedimentary and structural conditions present during Permo-Triassic in this area as well as the knowledge of the geological processes which have led to the formation of the traps, seals, reservoir and source rocks.


FIELD: measurement equipment. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to distributed measurements, and namely to distributed sensors of acoustic and vibration actions. In a distributed sensor of acoustic and vibration actions, which includes a sensitive element in the form of a fibre-optic cable and a coherent phase-sensitive optic reflectometer optically connected to it through an optic interface and containing a source of periodic sequence of optic pulses and a receiver of scattered radiation with a photodetector, which are optically connected to the interface, which is intended to convert scattered optic radiation to an electric signal supplied to a processing unit, with that, a source of periodic sequence of optic pulses and the processing unit are electrically connected to a control and synchronisation unit, and the source of periodic sequence of optic pulses and/or the receiver of scattered radiation is of a multichannel type and has the number of channels of at least two and is provided with a possibility of recording reflectograms formed in each of the channels, the receiver of scattered radiation includes a Mach-Zehnder or Michelson nonequiarm interferometer with faraday mirrors; with that, the interferometer has at least two output channels, each of which is connected to the photodetector, and the control and synchronisation unit has the possibility of providing separation and independent processing of signals from each of the output channels of the interferometer. EFFECT: increasing guaranteed sensitivity and range of action of a distributed sensor of acoustic and vibration actions. 5 cl, 7 dwg


1-Alkyl-3-benzyloxymethylimidazolium, 3-alkoxymethyl-1-benzylimidazolium, 1-Alkyl-3-(3-phenylpropoxymethyl)imidazolium and 3-alkoxymethyl-1-decylimidazolium chlorides were prepared in very good yields. The critical micelle concentration values of the new heterocyclic chlorides by means of surface tension isotherms at 22 ± 1°C were determined and their hydrophobicity indices were calculated. All the chlorides examined showed antifungal activity against Coniophora puteana (Schum. :Fr.) Karst., Trametes versicolor (L.:Fr.) Pilat and Chaetomium globosum (Kunze:Fr.) by the agar-malt test method. The fungicidal value ofthe imidazolium chlorides was examined in a softwood (Pinus sylvestris L.) and a hardwood (Fagus silvatica L.) using an agar-block screening method. It was stated that the antifungal and surface active properties of the new chlorides depend upon the alkyl chain length in the imidazolium ring. The presented results demonstrate the quantitative relationship between the effective dose (ED 50 ), the lethal dose (LD), the fungicidal value, and the critical micelle concentration, as well as the hydrophobicity of new quaternary imidazolium chlorides.


Olefins undergo cyclopropanation with diphenylsulfonium (ethoxycarbonyl)methylide (=diphenylsulfonium 2‐ethoxy‐2‐oxoethylide; 3a) in the presence of chiral CuI or RhII catalysts. trans/cis Ratios and ee's of the cyclopropanes 6 obtained with this ylide in the presence of a chiral CuI catalyst 7 are identical with those obtained with ethyl diazoacetate (4). In the case of catalysis with RhII, the trans/cis ratios of the cyclopropanes as well as the enantioselectivity change slightly upon going from the ylide 3a to diazoacetate 4.


The influence of a counter-rotating vortical gust pair is numerically investigated on a streamlined laminar flow and forced convection heat transfer around a steadily rotating two-dimensional circular cylinder. Reynolds number is kept to a fixed value of 100 based on cylinder diameter (D). The working fluid used is water having a fixed Prandtl number of 7. The non-dimensional rotation rate is altered within the vortex shedding regime i.e. 0≤α≤1.5 in the steps of 0.25. The numerical results were computed via commercially accessible CFD software package FLUENT®. The governing flow equations are continuity, momentum, and energy equations have been resolved via constant wall temperature (CWT) boundary condition. The numerical outcomes are computed illustrating the variation in the lift coefficient, Strouhal number, average and local Nusselt number, vorticity and temperature contours around the isothermal rotating cylinder. The influence of the vortical gust is observed to stretch the shear layer in a typical manner. The vortical gust can be treated as an additional heat transfer suppression technique in conjunction with rotation for a circular cylinder. ARTICLE HISTORY Received: 27.03.2019. Accepted: 29.03.2019. Available: 31.03.2019.


is as good as the translation, it is very good indeed. As the author remarks it appears more and more clear that the general problems of life are cell problems:?"the elementaiy constituent of all living substance, and the substratum of all elementaiy vital phenomena is the cell. Hence if the task of physiology lies in the explanation of vital phenomena, it is evident that general physiology can be only cell-physiology."? After discussing briefly the methods of physiological leseaich the author gives us some twenty pa<res of well written and most interesting history ?of physiological research from its easiest times with its curious attempts to explain vital phenomena by the doctrine of the pneuma afterwards divided into two sections by Erasistratus, viz., the vital spirits in the heart and the animal spirits in the brain. From this


Unilateral, selective left-sided sectioning of the horizontal and vertical ampullar nerves was performed. After the operation, horizontal-rotatory nystagmus developed. When the cats were tilted around their longitudinal axis towards the operated ear, the horizontal nystagmus increased in intensity at the same time as the rotatory component disappeared. Tilling towards the non-operated ear increased the rotatory nystagmus and completely inhibited the horizontal component. The cause of this reaction is discussed.


As an aesthete, Nabokov claims that the sole purpose of art is to serve beauty and art has nothing to do with morality. Lolita best exemplifies his artistic pursuit for aestheticism. Written with most subtle and poetic language, Lolita makes skillful command of imitation of different literary forms, which brings readers spectacular aesthetic bliss.


Measurements made near the Pupp current limit for the existence of moving striations in neon illustrate the process of saturation of moving striations as the column amplification increases. The mea...


The article discusses the principle of autonomy of patients's choice in a highly sensitive area, the obstetrics, regarding two issues which arise many dilemmas and debates, the induced abortion and the elective cesarean section.. It brings up many pro and cons ethical arguments, reviews the various points of view and historical, legal, religious and humanist influences. Article stresses the need to adapt the old ethic principles to the realities of the actual complex society and the necessity of fully respect for the fundamental rights of the patient, including autonomy. Article leaves still open the problem of the influence of various factors on patient's choice, and the need for the physician to assure the observance of this right.


The individual differences between sows in ability to become pregnant were investigated. Data from a sample of 10 Danish sow herds with a total of 5786 sows was analyzed. The purpose was to estimate variance between sows in ability to become pregnant. The results indicated a low variability between sows in this ability. 7 % of the total variance could be accounted for as the difference between sows. Compared to other production traits, such as litter size and growth rate this repeatability is slightly lower. The difference in pregnancy rate between sows with different number of failures to become pregnant was calculated using the estimates of the model. When mated for her subsequent litter a sow needing 2 rematings to become pregnant with her first litter, is expected to have a pregnancy rate 5% lower than a sow without rematings. These results should be taken into account when comparing different culling strategies. Remating had, in general, a negative effect on pregnancy rate, but this effect could not be ascribed to the individual sow. Sows with poor results when remated gave good results when mated regularly. The relationships between pregnancy rate and both remating and parity differed significantly between herds.


OBJECTIVES
Patients with SSc have an increased risk of malignancy compared with the general population. Before now, no study has evaluated the risk of thyroid cancer (TC) in SSc patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of TC in SSc patients.

METHODS
We studied the prevalence of TC in 327 unselected SSc patients in comparison with two population-based, gender- and age-matched control groups (654 subjects from an iodine-deficient area and 654 subjects from an iodine-sufficient area). Thyroid status was assessed by measurement of circulating thyroid hormones and autoantibodies, thyroid ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration cytology (when necessary).

RESULTS
Circulating thyroid-stimulating hormone, anti-thyroglobulin and anti-thyroperoxidase antibody levels, and the prevalence of hypothyroidism were significantly higher in SSc patients (P < 0.01, for all). Six patients with papillary TC (PTC) were detected among SSc patients, whereas only one case was observed in each of controls 1 and 2 (P = 0.007, for both). In SSc all patients with TC had evidence of thyroid autoimmunity vs 40% of the other SSc patients (P = 0.001).

CONCLUSION
These data suggest a high prevalence of papillary TC in SSc patients, in particular in the presence of thyroid autoimmunity; careful thyroid monitoring would be opportune during the follow-up of these patients.


This study adopts an acoustical approach in analyzing the fundamental frequency (F0) patterns in tonal production of a Cantonese-speaking child, based on audio data from the Hong Kong Cantonese Child Language Corpus (CANCORP) [5]. Through examining F0 patterns and variability on the production of different types of tones in Cantonese, the study attempts to address issues in the acquisition of tone by Cantonese-acquiring children.


The invention provides a cleaning method and system for a sorting platform, and relates to the technical field of goods sorting. The method comprises the steps that first analyzing results uploaded by an auto-navigating sorting device are acquired; the ratio of results which are not successfully analyzed to all the first analyzing results obtained in a preset first time interval is counted; when the ratio of the results which are not successfully analyzed to all the obtained first analyzing results exceeds a preset first threshold value, first control information is sent to an auto-navigating cleaning device to enable the auto-navigating cleaning device to clean the sorting platform. According to the cleaning method and system for the sorting platform, the surface of the sorting platform can keep clean, and compared with a traditional cleaning method, the method has the advantages that the sorting platform is more convenient to clean, the labor force effort is reduced, the sorting efficiency is improved, and the sorting accuracy rate is increased.


Industries that are progressing and increasing, creating competition between companies. Quality as one of the factors the fulfillment of customer needs as well as the guarantees that must be provided by the company to the customers with have good quality results and uniform by minimizing variation and reducing the level of defect. Six sigma was a method of identifying the cause of the defect in the product or the process of with fix problems and improve the quality of the DMAIC cycle. Define phase, the key characteristics (CTQ) such as tile broke, shorced, cracked and porous. Measure phase, the value of DPMO is 29311 and sigma level is 3,35. Analyze phaseused fishbone diagram to analyze cause of the problem. Improve phase used method taguchi. In control phase used cheeck sheet and control chart p. The results of research were reducing DPMO from 29311 to 8974,35 and increasing value of sigma from 3,45 to 3,99 sigma.


A population of aged-persons is increasing in the world, because of the advance of medical techniques and decrease in birth rate. A number of the aged-persons, who are suffering from senile dementia, are not able to recognize one's location or time. Using the proposed system, the aged-persons' family and co-workers are able to know the location of the aged-person, if the person strays on a street. In this system, Personal Handy-phone System (PHS) is applied to track the aged-person. The relay stations of PHS are located at several places. For example, the stations are located on top of a telephone box on a street, each floor and each top of a building, at a subway station and so on. So, it is able to track the aged-person and to apply the PHS for detecting. In this paper, the signal intensity distribution of handy electronic marker of the system is analyzed.


'To be truly British we must be Anti-German' was a statement voiced by Mrs Ida Boeufve to the Women's Anti-German League at a 1916 rally in Napier.  The attitudes and social forces backing that declaration form the subject of Andrew Francis's recent book on the treatment of New Zealand's German-speaking settlers during the First World War.  Adapted from his PhD research, 'To Be Truly British We Must Be Anti-German' approaches the period not simply to catalogue wartime anti-Germanism in its own right, but to consider the extent to which larger developments - immigration patterns, conceptions of collective identity and citizenship - set the tone for wartime reaction.  This effort tocontextualize anti-alienism in New Zealand's war effort and larger history is taken one step further by considering the subject within a comparative context.


This study aims to determine the referees' and assistant referees' agility, speed, and aerobic capacities. 24 middle and 30 assistant referees participated in the study. The agility assessment was done by Illinois, with sprint tests at 10 meters, 20 meters, and 30 meters. Determination of aerobic capacity was determined by the 20-meter shuttle run method. Independent t-test was used to compare the referees' and assistant referees' agility, speed, and aerobic capacities. According to the results obtained, while assistant referees have significantly higher values than middle referees in agility and 10 meters tests (p


This article addresses antagonisms which occurred over a period of a little more than 10 years—1908 to 1919—between users of irrigation water and the operators of the water distribution infrastructure in the Yaqui River Valley, which is located in the southern part of the Mexican State of Sonora. The United States-owned company contracted to manage the water resource was the Richardson Construction Company (RCC). The Richardson Company operated the irrigation system of this important agricultural zone dependent upon water channeled from the Yaqui River, the largest river system in Sonora. For over 20 years, the RCC distributed Yaqui River water for agricultural production and human consumption. The company also managed a substantial part of the valley's land by renting, selling, or cultivating it, as well as building a new form of hydraulic infrastructure. The Richardson Company's actions caused complications not only due to its aggressive introduction of modern operating methods to a long-established socio-cultural setting, but also because of the prevailing regional and national socio-political conditions of the time. My goal is to examine conflicts between the Richardson Company and its water-using clients, the diverse farmers of the Yaqui River Valley. I look at issues and processes related to the struggle for control of the farming land and the regulation of the irrigation system, multi-faceted factors that erupted into contentions between the RCC and its water users. Also hindering the progress of modern farming in the valley were


This paper presents results of 62.4 GHz wideband propagation measurements of the indoor radio channel between fixed terminals. The impact of human shadowing, traffic and LAN's antenna movements on important channel characteristics such as coherence bandwidth, RMS delay spread and Rician K-factor are compared and evaluated.


This research investigates the characteristics of Parity Time symmetry breaking in two optically coupled, time delayed semiconductor lasers. A theoretical model is used to describe the controllable parameters in the experiment and intensity output of the coupled lasers. The PT parameters we control are the spatial separation between the two lasers, the frequency detuning, and the coupling strength. We find that the experimental data agrees with the predictions from the theoretical model confirming the intensity behaviors of the lasers, and the monotonic change in PT-threshold as a function of coupling scaled by the time delay.


Diabetes (DM) and hypertension (HTN) are major risk factors for chronic kidney injury, together accounting for >70% of end-stage renal disease. In this study, we assessed whether DM and HTN interact synergistically to promote kidney dysfunction and if Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel 6 (TRPC6) contributes to this synergism. In wild type (WT; B6/129s background) and TRPC6 knockout (KO) mice, DM was induced by streptozotocin injection to increase fasting glucose levels to 250-350 mg/dL. HTN was induced by aorta constriction (AC) between the renal arteries. AC increased blood pressure (BP) by ~25 mmHg in the right kidney (above AC) while BP in the left kidney (below AC) returned to near normal after 8 weeks, with both kidneys exposed to the same levels of blood glucose, circulating hormones, and neural influences. Kidneys of WT mice exposed to DM or HTN alone had only mild glomerular injury and urinary albumin excretion. In contrast, kidneys exposed to DM plus HTN (WT-DM+AC mice) for 8 weeks had much greater increases in albumin excretion and histological injury. Marked increased apoptosis was also observed in the right kidneys of WT-DM+AC mice. In contrast, in TRPC6 KO-DM+AC mice, the right kidneys exposed to the same levels of high BP and high glucose had lower albumin excretion, less glomerular damage and apoptotic cell injury compared to right kidneys of WT-DM+AC mice. Our results suggest that TRPC6 may contribute to the interaction of DM and HTN to promote kidney dysfunction and apoptotic cell injury.


This paper examines the higher education systems in the Nordic countries, providing a history, context and description on the university and college sectors in regional areas. It also examines many aspects of co-operation between institutions and their regional communities. Case study institutions have been identified, to exemplify many of the co-operative ventures between universities, the community and other stakeholders. The Nordic systems of higher education The Universities of Uppsala, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark, were the first universities in the Nordic countries — they were founded in 1477 and 1479 respectively. Sweden and Denmark dominated the whole Nordic area at that time. At the time the first university in Finland (the Academy of Turku) was founded in 1640, Finland was a part of Sweden. In 1828 the university was moved to Helsinki renamed as the


This paper proposes a simulation method which can be applied when designing compensation equipment in electrical power networks. In the form of a block diagram the way of proceedings is presented for selection of compensator units and their parameters. The aim of the method is obtaining supply voltage characteristics which can meet requirements of power quality standards.


SUMMARY This experiment was conducted during 2010 (August and September) in two buffalo farms located at Giza (F1) and Qena (F2) governorates. A total of 10 buffaloes (3 to 6 parities) was assigned to two experimental groups (n=5 per location). Blood samples were collected fortnightly at 09:00 h before feeding all the experimental animals to assess Leptin and IgG profiles as affected by Temperature Humidity Index (THI). To calculate the THI, meteorological data were collected at the two locations of the experiment. The results demonstrated that Leptin concentration was greater (P<0.05) in F1 (4.15±0.41 ng/ml) than F2 (1.86±0.41 ng/ml). There was a negative (P<0.05) correlation between Leptin and THI (r = -0.37). No significant (P<0.05) difference in IgG levels was observed among animals in the two farms. The plasma IgG concentration in buffaloes reared at F1 (19450±1480 mg/l) was greater than that of F2 (18439±1480 mg/l). There was no correlation between the levels of leptin hormone and total IgG. In conclusion, the increase of heat load during August to September presented as THI on lactating buffalo decreases their leptin hormone and total IgG level in blood plasma.


By taking Enshi prefecture as an example,this paper studies the traffic economic belt in ethnic areas.It studies the feasibility and necessity of construction of traffic economic belt in Enshi prefecture from four aspects: the construction of transportation and infrastructure;the development of industrialization;the reasonable degree of the town layout;the cohesion function of tradition culture.


Addition of either kinetin or abscisic acid (ABA) to the root medium of tobacco plants grown in culture solution greatly modified their response to different types of root stresses that were applied 48 hr after the addition of the hormones. All the stresses employed impaired the water balance of the plants as evidenced by a decline of shoot turgor. The stresses consisted of cessation in root aeration, reduction of root temperature, and decrease in the osmotic potential of the root media by addition of either N aCl or mannitol. Response of plants to a stress was estimated by measuring the water saturation deficit (W.S.D.) in the leaves 3 hr after the stress started. Pretreatment with kinetin resulted in an increased W.S.D. in the leaves whereas pretreatment with ABA, with the exception of the 3-hr saline stress, effected decreased W.S.D. in comparison with the appropriate controls. A possible explanation of this phenomenon and its practical applications are discussed.


This paper considers a bi-objective model for a scheduling problem of unrelated parallel batch processing machines to minimize the makespan and maximum tardiness, simultaneously. Each job has a specific size and the data corresponding to its ready time, due date and processing time-dependent machine are uncertain and determined by trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. Each machine has a specific capacity, in which the number of jobs assigned to each batch on the machine does not violate the machine capacity. The batch processing time, the batch ready time and the batch due date are presented by the longest processing time, the longest ready time and the shortest due date of the jobs that belong to the batch, respectively. To determine the longest and shortest time, the method suggested by Jimenez et al.cite{c18} is used for ranking the fuzzy numbers. A bi-objective fuzzy mixed-integer linear programming model is proposed and solved by two exact methods (i.e., two-phase fuzzy and $epsilon$-constraint) for small-sized problems to obtain a set of Pareto solutions. Because the problem belongs to the class NP-hard, two meta-heuristics, namely fuzzy non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (FNSGA-II) and fuzzy multi-objective discrete teaching–learning-based optimization (FMODTLBO), are proposed. Then, the comparison of results is illustrated to show their performances. Furthermore, a new representation of the solutions is a matrix with two rows and $N$ columns (i.e., jobs) used to assign the jobs to the batches that processed on the machines.


This paper examines the volatility dynamics of four precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, and palladium) that are traded in Russia from 2000 to 2014. More specifically, it focuses on the following issues: (i) Presence of long memory property and structural breaks in returns and volatility series of precious metals by deploying semi-parametric methods and modified ICSS algorithm; and (ii) Correlation levels among precious metals by using DCC-MGARCH approach. The findings show that there is strong evidence of long memory property in the conditional volatility of all precious metals. Concerning the dynamic constant correlation, precious metals are highly correlated with each other. Although gold is the least volatile metal, the correlation increases significantly when it is paired with other precious metals. The findings further suggest that silver can be a good diversifier investment due to its low correlation with other precious metals.


AIM
A morphological analysis is made of the titanium surface sandblasted using different sized microparticles, as well as an analysis of the adhesive interface after having layered the ceramic and resin on the same prepared surface.

METHODS
A total of 14 titanium samples were prepared and randomly divided into 4 groups according to their different preparation methods. Group 1: control, no surface treatment. Group 2: 50 microm aluminium dioxide treatment. Group 3: 150 microm aluminium dioxide treatment. Group 4: Rocatec Plus system treatment. Samples of groups 2, 3, and 4 were subdivided into 2 groups: A) only sandblasted, B) sandblasted and ceramic (2B and 3B) or resin (4B) layered on top. The treated surface and the interface were then observed by scanning electrom microscope.

RESULTS
Group 2 surface appeared irregular and rough; the interface with ceramic appeared discontinuous. Group 3 surface presented larger and deeper cavities where ceramic penetrated completely. Group 4 samples presented a rough surface covered by silicate particles and the interface between titanium and resin appeared regular and continuous.

CONCLUSION
In order to guarantee an adequate interface, the 150 microm pretreated titanium surface seemed more suitable than the 50 microm one. The Rocatec Plus system was successful in obtaining an optimal layering with the resin due to its excellent quality.


Characteristics of Esaki-diodes made on plastically bent germanium crystals have been compared with those made on as-grown crystals. Etch pits density on (111) surface of the bent crystals gives the dislocation density of the order of 107/cm2. Two sets of alloyed Esaki-diodes made on (111) faces of bent crystals and as-grown crystals indicate no significant difference between them so far as current ratio Ip/Iv and peak tunneling current density are concerned.


Mass higher education has been carried out extensively,thus leading to a decline of the university students' quality to some extent.How to educate the students well under the new system and bring up the next generation effectively is the very problem that the university educators are thinking most at present.The method of "Double—Leading" system is missed to discuss how to solve this problem.We hope it can have an enlightened effect,Just like throwing out a minnow to catch a whale.


On the afternoon of December 2, 1971, Yugoslav radio stations interrupted their regular programs, an unusual and thus portentous occurrence, to broadcast a speech made by President Tito at a closed Party conclave the preceding day. The meeting, officially the XXI Session of the Party's most authoritative body, the Presidium of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, was still continuing at Karadjordjevo, a royal hunting lodge 70 miles north of Belgrade that is one of Tito's favorite retreats.


The analysis to the bureucratic perform is very urgent now because it has strategic values. The apparatus measurement can be translated as an evaluation activity which evaluate or observe the success or the failure of tasks implemented and its functions. In the other hand, this measurement to the govermental authority 's perform and its function is difficult to do objectively, because we do not apply the perform's measurement system yet that can give informations about the level of its objective success and measured from the program perform of administration authority. This thesis was entitled "The Analysis of Apparatus Perform in Regional Secretariat of Balangan Regency". The aims of the research are to know and to describe the regional Secretariat's apparatus Perform in Balangan Regency. Research methods applied in this research was descriptive using inductive approach.Data used in this analysis was primary and secondary one. The primary data was processed by the result of our observation and interviewing the apparatus of Regional Secretariat In Balangan Regency and other party which was still interrelated to the main task and function of Regional Secretariat of Balangan Regency. Data used in this analysis was primary and secondary one. The primary data was proccessed by the result of our observation and interviewing the apparatus of Regional Secretariat in Balangan Regency. The secondary data was obtained by regional Secretariat of Balangan Regency. The analysis result shows that the apparatus perform of Regional Secretariat of Balangan Regency is edequate. We can see it by the indicators of productiveness, the quality of its service and responsiveness,responsibiness and accountabiliness. The research shows that the leadership and cultural factors had great effect on the regional Secretariat's apparatus perform in Balangan Regency.


Through analyzing matters needing attention in Wusu city landscaping irrigation system,the paper briefly describes water-resource selection,preliminary junction,irrigation pipeline,and irrigation methods as well,and puts forward some initial concepts and suggestions,such as the construction team selection,auditing of construction organization design,and construction quality and strict check-acceptance,which has provided actual experience for urban landscaping irrigation.


Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe starch granule and endosperm cell wall digestion in the digestive tract of rats and pigs. Minute starch granule damage occurred in samples recovered from the rat stomach. Hydrolysis of exposed starch granules was prominent in split kernels recovered from the rat and pig jejunum. Several layers of endosperm cell walls were broken as the kernels passed through the small intestine, although cell walls diminished amylolysis of underlying starch granules. At any one time, amylolysis occurred in a single layer of cells below exposed endosperm. The enzymes apparently diffused through the cell wall. The nature of starch granule erosion was identical in the small intestines of rats and pigs; erosion of the waxy and yellow endosperm of sorghum grain hybrids differed widely between the species. Amylolytic pattern in samples from the small intestine were analogous with those from the caecum, large intestine and faeces. Breaks in the cell walls of the endosperm increased slightly during digestion in the caecum and large intestine. Most of the pericarp escaped hydrolysis


This paper investigates the online station assignment for (commercial) electric vehicles (EVs) that make battery swapping requests to a central operator, with the aim of minimizing cost to EVs and congestion at service stations. Inspired by a polynomial-time solvable offline solution via a bipartite matching approach, we develop an efficient online station assignment algorithm that provably achieves a tight (optimal) competitive ratio under mild conditions.


The invention shows a method for controlling a drive system for control surfaces or working systems of an aircraft, the speed of a drive unit of the drive system is controlled and, after a starting operation, the maximum available during the further operation for speed control of the drive unit drive power is reduced. Likewise, the invention comprises a drive system for control surfaces or working systems of an aircraft, with a drive unit with a speed control and an appropriate control.


To assess the operation effect of the defluoride and water supply project in Linyi County,the high fluoride area in Shanxi Province,this paper investigates and samples 135 points in 85 villages of 16 towns in Linyi County. The fluoride content in drinking water in 1984,2002 and 2008 are collected. The results show that after the project is finished,the fluoride content in drinking water is reduced obviously in high fluoride areas,but the areas where the project doesn't carry out is still among 1-3 mg·L-1.


In the Ultra-Wide-Band(UWB) wireless communication systems,the receiving structure is usually based on RAKE receiver.The channel estimation is essential to the accuracy of RAKE receiver.In this paper,a gradient-based variable step size LMS algorithm is proposed to track time-varying channels.Compared with the typical LMS algorithm,this improved LMS algorithm produces much smaller MSE and hence provides better channel estimation.The results also show that the LMS algorithm helps improve the performance of RAKE receiver and gets smaller bit error rate.


The Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA) observations of 3C 279, Mkn 421, PKS 2155-304, BL Lac 0716+714 and OJ 287 blazars are presented. Blazars are a class of active galactic nuclei characterized by high variability, high polarization, flat radio spectrum and featureless spectrum. The X-ray spectra and flux variations of blazars are discussed. The inverse correlation between X-ray flux and index, soft lag, the convex curvature of the spectrum, flat gamma-ray and/or X-ray spectra, fast variability and featureless spectrum are common characteristics of blazars.


This article discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the socio-economic development of Russia. An analysis of the consequences of the pandemic on the development of the world economy was carried out, an assessment was made of the economic situation of Russia in the global context. On the basis of statistical data, analyzed the impact of the pandemic on economic development, the labor market, and the dynamics of the population's cash income in certain regions of the country with a different industry focus.


An overview is presented of state of the art FPD manufacturing techniques using high power nanosecond pulsed IR lasers to directly pattern thin films on glass. This includes an innovative method for patterning Black Matrix on glass for LCD manufacture, as well as patterning ITO on glass for PDP manufacture.


Abstract AC and DC OPF models are widely used in the industry for market clearing and settlement of primary electricity market. Research works available in literature have used locational marginal price to price electricity. But this research work by using Participant Based Distributed Slack Power Flow and a unique delivery/withdrawal point for energy called "Market Center" provides a new framework for pricing the electricity. Using the Participant Based Distributed Slack Power Flow Model a Participant based Distributed Slack Non Linear Optimal Power Flow model for market clearing and settlement of primary transaction in a double sided electricity auction market is proposed in Part 1 of this paper. Part II of this paper proposes an equivalent lumped linear model for faster convergence. The optimal solution gives the optimal schedules of the individual participants. The formulae to decompose the amount payable to GENCO participant and marginal price to be received from the DISCO participant into its components are also derived which is different from all available techniques in literature which calculate bus wise nodal prices. The proposed model is tested on Radial Five bus system and PJM system for market clearing and settlement of primary electricity market.


p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545}This exploratory design research was conducted to investigate the existing technologies accessible in academia to design and produce a sample pair of shoes with respect to standards implemented in footwear manufacturing. In this design, three factors were explored: flexibility in material and forms, breathability, and custom fitting. In this design, customized shoe sole and footbed was designed and 3D printed based on the customized foot form created from participant's foot. The material used for 3D printing the shoe sole and shoe bed is a liquid base form called Tango which has a rubber-like quality to create a realistic prototype. in order to implement additional flexibility in shoe sole, the pattern of the sole followed the living hinge texture technique to guaranty the movement and bendability without breaking the material. Software used to develop this design include; Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Autodesk® Fusion 360™, and Slicer for Autodesk® Fusion 360™. Technologies such as 3D printing and laser cutting used in this process.


We present intuitive arguments for why micropayments have not succeeded on the Internet. The "hassle factor" for customers associated with such transactions is characterized. A framework of mental transaction costs and price granularity is then presented, and arguments about micropayments recast in its light. Finally, we make some suggestions for reducing the mental transaction costs of Internet commerce.


Background: Ethnic groups like Sindhis, Kutchis, Lohanas, Punjabis, few Muslim groups as well as few tribal populations have higher prevalence of hemoglobinopathy esespecially β thalassemia carriers. β Thalassemia traits are commonly misdiagnosed as iron deficiency anemia. Red cell indices are helpful to discriminate anemia and to detect subjects who have high probability of requiring appropriate follow up and to reduce unnecessary investigation cost. Aims and objectives: 1) To study red blood cell indices in all cases of microcytic hypochromic anemia. 2) Estimation of HbA2 levels and serum ferritin levels to confirmiron deficiency anemia and β thalassemia trait. 3) To evaluate the diagnostic values of various red cell indices in discriminating iron deficiency anemia and β thalassemia trait. Materials and methods: It is a prospective observation study carried out on Sindhi individuals of Sagar District of Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. Hemoglobin, RBC count, MCV, MCH and RDW were determined. Serum ferritin levels and HbA2 levels were detected. Result: Out of total 200 cases of Sindhi individuals 25 patients (12.5%) were grouped in β thalassemia trait while 175 patients (87.5%) were grouped in iron deficiency anemia group on the basis of HbA2 and serum ferritin level. Significant difference was found inmean MCV, MCH, RDW and RBC count and showed high sensitivity and specificity to discriminate iron deficiency anemia from β thalassemia. Conclusion: Sindhi community of Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh showed high prevalence of β thalassemia trait. Mass awareness and proper pre marriage genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis should be done to reduce the burden of disease.


From 1978 to 2002, it is showing in quantity and quality that Shaanxi has developed in economic andsocial change. On the economic aspect, both total amount and per average amount have increased, meanwhile, comparingwith other provinces in modernizationlevel. On the economic structure, ownership structure has changed; in the macroand medium viewof property, both has changed. Based on the analysis of economicdevelopment, the author analysis Shaanxi social change in four aspects; population and genesstructure changing; both economic institution structureand the number of working people changing; urbanization and rural community disruption; within social organization, the function and the position of resident's community and village community difference from they were before 1978; work unit being loose organized; medium organization largely emerging.


A linear stability analysis of Rayleigh-Benard-Marangoni flow of low Prandtl number fluid contained in an open vertical cylinder is presented. The cylinder is heated laterally and is cooled at top surface by radiation. Governing equations of the flow are solved for axisymmetric base flow using higher order finite difference scheme. Small perturbation was applied to the obtained base flow to determine the critical Marangoni number and Grashof number at which the axisymmetry is broken. The eigenvalue matrix equation is solved using linear fractional transformation with banded matrix structure taken into account. It is found that the thermocapillary effect stabilizes the convective flow driven by buoyancy.Copyright © 2005 by ASME


The uplands east of the Himalayan range stretch over 10 countries, deep into Northeast India, Southwest China, and Mainland Southeast Asia. This region, which I call the Southeast Asian Massif, harbors high valleys and mountain ranges where a staggering diversity of cultures and social systems have thrived or, according James C. Scott's thesis, found a refuge against state inclusion. This chapter offers a general introduction to these populations, focusing on geography, social structures, livelihood practices, relationships with the state and the lowlands, and current issues revolving around rampant modernization and forced inclusion to the global economic order.


Speaker verification has been widely and successfully adopted in many mission-critical fields for user identification. Similar to other classical machine learning tasks, the training performance of speaker verification relies heavily on the number and diversity of data. Therefore third-party data (e.g. data from public dataset benchmarks, the Internet or other cooperating companies) need to be included during the training process. This raises two major questions: How to use multi-party data while ensuring data security and privacy? Whether adopting entrusted third-party data can threaten the security of the speaker verification model? In this paper, we first demonstrate that federated learning (FL) provides an alternative way for training the speaker verification model without collecting data from multi-parties together. We then validate that it is possible to perform backdoor attack under a looser threat assumption, namely poisoning partial speakers instead of all of the speakers. Specifically, we study the security of speaker verification models in FL for the first time. During the training process of FL, we make full use of the advantages of FL, and design a two stage training strategy. Besides, we propose Global Spectral Cluster (GSC) method to alleviate insufficient trigger generalization problem, which cased by the constrain that the attacker can only reach and poison its own data. We also adopt Personalized Federated Aggregation (PFAgg) to avoid modeling pollution in other parties, enhancing the invisibility of backdoor attack in FL. Experimental results on the TIMIT dataset show that our proposed framework can not only achieve satisfying attack results, but also have an acceptable error rate.


Framework-shearwall structure is a dual resistive system to lateral force, which should have reasonable arrangement of shear wall thickness and quantity. The thickness should be decreased successively along the height of a building so as to adjust the internal force and deformation of the framework and the shear wall, and give full play to each of their advantages under stresses and finally achieve the purpose of safety and economy.


This article seeks to demonstrate the heuristic utility of an ideal-type of "Christian democracy" to understand how the relationship between politics and religion is structured within the framework of the treaty that founds the European Union. The first part is dedicated to a theoretical reconstruction of this ideal-type of "Christian democracy", emphasizing its specificity with respect to the notions of "secularism" and "laicite". The second part proposes a reading of the Treaty of Lisbon through the theoretical prism offered by these three notions, highlighting the elements that resonate with the first and therefore challenge the idea that the European Union can be adequately described as secular or laique.


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Seeds, collected from a stock of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull appeared to be polymorphic and four types could be distinguished: large-ribbed, small-ribbed, large-smooth, small-smooth. The seed types differ in germination response at pH = 5.6. Moreover, germination of Calluna seeds appears to be pH-dependent; pH = 3.2 is the critical value, at lower values germination decreases significantly.

Surface-sterilisation of the seeds also influences their germination percentage.

The distribution pattern of Calluna seedlings in the field is explained in connection with the pH.


Buddhism and its art is the one truly unifying factor of the entire Asian continent and has become a fundamental part of our shared world heritage. To draw a unique portrait of this art in a single work is a formidable undertaking due to the great plurality of traditions spanning different countries and regions over various epochs. Furthermore, the variability in the state of conservation of Buddhist monuments and their decorations provides additional challenges. A passionate scholar of Buddhist art, Giles Beguin has chosen to organise his work in the form of an historical atlas. Thus together with beautiful photography, plans and reconstructions of the monuments and their magnificent works of art, this book also contains previously unpublished cartography. The author takes the reader on an historical and cultural journey across the vast continent of Asia stretching from India, Sri Lanka and Gandhara to countries such as Thailand, Cambodia and Burma in Southeast Asia up to the Himalayan kingdoms of Nepal and Tibet before arriving at the far eastern civilisations of China, Korean and Japan. The book is not only a visual feast but also a far-reaching introduction to Buddhist beliefs and practices.


A new algorithm based on Modified Particle Swarm Optimization (MPSO) which follows a local gradient of the chemical concentration within a plume and follow direction of the wind velocity is investigated. Moreover, the niche or parallel search characteristic is adopted on MPSO to solve the multi-peak and multi-source problem. When using parallel MPSO, subgroup of robot is introduced then each subgroup can locate the odor source. Unfortunately, there is a possibility that more that one subgroup locates one odor sources. This is inefficient because other subgroups locate other source, then we proposed a ranged subgroup method for coping for that problem, then the searching performance will increase. Then ODE (Open Dynamics Engine) library is used for physical modeling of the robot like friction, balancing moment and others. Finally the statistical analysis shows that the new approach is technically sounds.


This study appraised the role of religious institutions in curbing deviant behaviours in Nigeria. The study focused on religious attendance and religious commitment as predictors of deviant behaviours among adolescents. Fifty (N = 50) adolescents participated in this study. They included individuals between the ages of 13 to 19. The sample was chosen using convenient sampling techniques. Their age ranged from 13 to 19, with a mean age of 15.2 and a standard deviation of 2.25. They comprised thirty-eight (38) males and twelve (12) females. Two instruments were used to obtain data: General deviance subscale of the Normative Deviance Scale and Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI-10). Step-Wise, Multiple Regression and cross-sectional design were used for the study and to analyse the data. The result showed that Religious attendance entered in step 2 of the equation significantly predicted deviant behaviours among adolescents (β = .51, t = 4.023, p<.001). Religious commitment entered in step 3 of the equation significantly predicted deviant behaviours among adolescents (β = .39, t = -2.431, p<.001). Both null hypotheses were rejected. Merits and demerits of the study were stated, and recommendations made.


The objective of this study was to characterize two varieties of apple (Florina and Liberty) grown in the North-West of Romania, with a focus on their volatile compounds, bioactive compounds and their antioxidant capacity. The content of bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity was also tracked during pasteurization at different times (15, 20 and 25 minutes). Among bioactive compounds, the total phenol content was determined, as well as the total flavonoid and vitamin C content. The antioxidant capacity of fruits and pasteurized juice was evaluated by three different methods (DPPH, FRAP and ABTS). Of the 2 apple cultivars, Florina showed a remarkably higher content of total phenolic compounds (657.97 mg GAE/kg fw), flavonoids (122.07 mg QE/ kg fw) and vitamin C (94.62 mg/kg), compared to the Liberty cultivar. Following pasteurization, the vitamin C contents decreased significantly relative to pasteurization time. However, in the case of total phenols content, only insignificant decreases were registered, compared to unpasteurized juice. The content of total flavonoids increased significantly after 15 minutes of pasteurization in apple cultivars juices. The apple varieties investigated are rich in bioactive compounds, and pasteurization treatment does not lead to drastic decreases in these compounds and in the antioxidant capacity of apple juices.


The aim of the study was to examine the self-esteem in decision-making and decision-making styles of the teachers in various branches of Cat town of Erzurum Province, Turkey  in terms of some variables in 2014-2015 year. A total of 153 teachers (84 females and 69 males) (age (Χ = 1.6536±0.72837) from different departments participated in the study. The data collection tool was the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire I-II. For detecting the differences, Analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, tukey test and t-test were used. According to the findings, buck-passing, procrastination and hyper vigilance in decisionmaking scores of male were higher than that of female. Significant difference was obtained in teachers' service year, lesson hours of the teachers and the father's occupation. On the other hand, no significant difference was obtained in the other variables.

 Key words: Teacher, self-esteem in decision making, decision-making styles.


the relationship between father and son in The Legendary of Li Wa,one of the famous stories of Tang Dynasty,is quite complicate going through a turbulence of love and hate.If we totally ignore the historical background of Tang Dynasty,we could find this turbulence seems neither reasonable nor rational.However,if we base on the history in which the story was born,we could recover its rationality.This paper,focusing on the irrationality,is discussing its rationality through putting the story back to the historical ground of Tang Dynasty.


Solid-state lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are recognized as a competitive candidate for next-generation energy storage systems due to their high energy density and safety. However, the slow redox kinetics between S...


I do wonder if S Teoh (Letters May 21) or the Guild Community Trust have actually read Clause 15 of die Code of Professional Conduct. The patient was not currently in the care of Ms Addada, and therefore the gift cannot be seen to have been given to obtain preferential consideration. Nor does the clause say that nurses are duty bound to tell their employer of any gifts received, as quoted by the trust.