The postnatal changes of the skull of the male and the female European wildcat are described in detail using linear measurements and geometric morphometrics. Overall, the analysis of the linear measurements and of the geometric morphometrics of the landmark data indicate the same postnatal changes in the skull morphology, which are, however, described better by geometric morphometrics. The changes mainly affect the caudal part of the skull and, in the mandible, the coronoid and the angular process as well as the ventral rim. Three growth phases can be distinguished particularly on the basis of the linear measurements with the fastest growth and the most obvious changes in the skull occurring from birth to about 7 months, slowed down growth from about 7 to 14 months, and only little growth from 14 to about 24 months of age, when the growth curves for most linear measurements level off. None of the easy and non-destructive means of the linear measurements employed was found to clearly determine the age of a skull.


Thin films of LiFePO4 have been prepared on stainless steel substrates with pulsed laser deposition utilizing an Ar atmosphere. Films were characterized with XRD, SEM, Raman spectroscopy and electrochemistry in liquid electrolyte. Raman spectral analysis revealed the presence of carbon in the films, even though the targets contained less than a few percent residual carbon. The Raman spectra also suggest the presence of various iron oxide species on the surface of the film. The 75nm film showed reversible cycling of more than 90 mAh/g for 60 cycles and a coulombic efficiency close to 1. Variable sweep rate cyclic voltammetry showed a diffusion-controlled reaction with an effective diffusivity of about 10-12 cm2/s. The performance of the thicker film was poor with a coulombic efficiency much less than 1.


The complexity of parallel computing is daunting for new users and a productivity bottleneck for even experienced users. Furthermore, most users work from a Windows PC environment so that the overhead involved in learning Unix well enough to accomplish parallel programming tasks is itself a further obstruction to efficient productivity. What is needed is a smooth workflow that simplifies both the programming task and the remote execution management. VISION is a freely available, python-based, drag-and- drop visual-programming environment that reduces sophisticated programming tasks to drawing interactive flowcharts encapsulating the underlying programming complexity. Such flowcharts are built by dropping and connecting computational boxes on a flowchart instead of writing code. This is an important issue for productivity since productivity is dominated by the workflow of the user (e.g., time spent running versus time spent programming). As a python-based package, it is possible to embed parallel computing features from iPython into VISION to enable both visual programming as well as parallel execution on remote high performance computers. This paper discusses the prototype we built at SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego for a visual parallel programming workflow based on VISION and iPython, for parallel computing using a Linux cluster as a backend, and a Windows XP workstation as the front-end running VISION.


explain how the PAP has been successful in consolidating and maintaining its position as the dominant party in Singapore's political system. While this is to be a "micro-study" (p. 12), one is given to believe that it is to lead to the "clarification of some aspects of our theoretical knowledge of politics" (p. xiii). Three variables are to be deployed in this pursuit: "the organisation variable, the performance variable, and the opposition variable." Following a brief history of the PAP's experience in power from 1959 to 1969, which serves as a backdrop to this study, one is introduced to five constituencies which are to be studied in detail. The subsequent chapters describe the party at the constituency level (the organizational variable), the party's management of local issues (the performance variable), and opposition movements in Singapore (the opposition variable). It is in these chapters that the best of the book is to be found. The sketches of the five constituencies are parsimonious and interesting to read, clearly the result of first-hand observation. The analytic chapters provide additional carefully organized detail about the politics of these constituencies, their party groups, organizations, concerns and desires. The chapter on opposition parties is especially good, providing considerable insight into the methods that the PAP has used to stalemate organized opposition.


▪ In a number of publications (especially in his work of synthesis "The Anisotropy of Space" ref.1 ), Maurice Allais indicates having found, in the deviations of the plane of oscillation of a "short" pendulum 1 (what he called "paraconic" because of the type of suspension used), the existence of periodic components connected to the movement of the Earth of apparently inexplicable amplitude within the frame work of the current theories, as well as the existence of a direction variable over time towards which tends to be called back the plane of oscillation of a short pendulum (direction he called the "direction of anisotropy of space"). He also found very unusual deviations during the solar eclipse of 30 June 1954, such a phenomenon having been reproduced (but less clearly), on the occasion of the solar eclipse of 2 October 1959: see Annex 1. The observation of June 30th, 1954 having been the first highlighting of gravitational anomalies 2 on the occasion of eclipses, this effect was afterward called "the Allais effect".


AbstractHydromechanical characteristics of sand–bentonite mixtures, which are generally used as geotechnical barriers, are a well-documented research interest. Because bentonite is a relatively cos...


Meta-analyses of U.S. based campaigns find that communication campaigns can be a successful means to promote health). Analysis of reproductive health campaigns in developing countries conducted by CCP found that they too could be successful and were more successful than U.S. based campaigns on reproductive health and HIV prevention. Furthermore the CCP reproductive health campaigns which tended to be large scale efforts were as successful as small scale true experiments promoting family planning. However by focusing on CCP campaigns and true experiments existing research falls short of providing an overall assessment of family planning and reproductive health campaigns in developing countries. The present report seeks to answer the following questions. 1. How successful are reproductive health campaigns in developing countries? 2. How do campaigns for which CCP has provided expertise compare to campaigns not involving CCP? (excerpt)


Learning Express is an immersive student exchange program that brings together students frorn multi-national, multi-cultural, and multi-disciplinary backgrounds to collaborate on social innovation prejects in Southeast Asia. The program, conceived and spearheaded by Singapore Polytechnic, started in March 2013. Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa Technical College, and Singapore Polytechnic together with local institutional partners, conducted the program in Yogyakarta (2013, 2014) and Malang (2015), Republic of Indonesia, The participating institutions were divided into three preject groups and conducted the program with three different eommunities over a 14-day period. The program succeeded in providing a rich learning experience for the participants. The real world environment with real problems offered the students an indepth look at issues faced by the communities in question and challenged the participants to solve them using the design thinking methodology. Furthermore, the program involyed participants in activities that addressed local needs while developing their academic skills and commitment to the community. This report introduces this program along with its unique characteristics. Kayorcts: Design 77Tinking lhtegrative Learning Experience, Adiilti-culturaL P oject Based Learning ActiveLearning


Different results of synthesizing cBN monocrystal with common and composite pyrophyllite as well as the influence of pyrophyllite roasting technologies on cBN monocrystal were studied in the paper.


A large group of control problems can be casted as a problem of design for positivity. A new method is presented for choosing a parameter which ensures the robust positiveness of any real analytic function. The method provides an analytic solution as opposed to numerical sampling techniques. The method is especially useful in design for polynomial positivity due to existence of efficient techniques for solution of systems of polynomial equations and inequalities. Examples are provided, which illustrate the applicability of the proposed method to real-life problems.


Using water-soluble low molecular weight chitosan(CS) as materials,after being modified by salicylaldehyde,vanillin,and 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde,three kinds of water-soluble low molecular weight chitosan Schiff-bases cobalt complexes were synthesized.They were characterized by FT-IR and ICP.The activity for removing hydroxyl radical of three low molecular weight chitosan Schiff-bases cobalt complexes was determined by BPR-thiourea catalytic spectrophotometry.The results showed that the hydroxyl radical clearance of chitosan salicylaldehyde Schiff-bases cobalt complex(CS-Sal-Co) was highest,which reached 95.41%.The hydroxyl radical clearance of chitosan 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde Schiff-bases cobalt complex(CS-Dh-Co) reached 58.50%.The hydroxyl radical clearance of chitosan vanillin Schiff-bases cobalt complex(CS-Val-Co) was the lowest,which reached 46.77%.The mechanism of hydroxyl radical clearance of three chitosan Schiff-bases cobalt complexes had been discussed.


The primary concern of this research is knowing and analyzing the influence significant atribute product that consist of package, taste, volume, product's content and its serve toward decision of purchasing Teh Botol Sosro
beverage and which variable is more dominant to influence this based on its variable atribute. This file research is collected by questioning and measured by Likert scale. Meanwhile the sample that will be taken is about 150 (one hundred and fifty) corespondences of Teh Botol Sosro consumer. According to the analyzing of age corespondence result derives from variable package, multi taste, volume, product's content and its serve, the age under twenty years old, while based on the gender of corespondence, female are
more dominant than male


The invention is concerned with the spring sowing treatment method of tendril-leaved frutukkart bulb seed. It is: selects the plump seeds of the same year, infuse in the gibberellins liquid; mix the treated seeds with fine soil, stores to the next spring; take out the seed to sowing. The invention can conquer the defect of the existing method that sow the seed before the frozen ground period of the autumn of the same year, in order that the unsowed seed can be used next year. The invention can improve the using rate of the seeds, save the cost, improve the yield.


References: Neutral rare-gas containing charge-transfer molecules in solid matrices. I. HXeCl, HXeBr, HXel and HKrCl in Kr and Xe. M.Pettersson, J.Lundell, M.R\""as\""anen, {J.Chem.Phys}. 102 (1995) 6423-31. Neutral rare gas containing charge-transfer molecules in solid matrices. II. HXeH, HXeD and DXeD in Xe. M.Pettersson, J.Lundell, M.R\""as\""anen, {J.Chem.Phys}. 103 (1995) 205-10. The mechanism of formation and IR-induced decomposition of HXel in solid Xe. M.Pettersson, J.Nieminen, L.Khriachtchev, M.R\""as\""anen, {J.Chem.Phys. to be submitted}.


Several lines of transgenic mice were generated with either active or inactive forms of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protease gene under the control of the mouse lens αA-crystallin promoter. Mice bearing the inactive protease coding sequence displayed no gross abnormalities in the lens, while mice with the active protease developed time-dependent bilateral cataracts. One line, TG, developed cataracts in utero while the second line, TG, developed cataracts postnatally. TG mice, homozygous for the transgene, developed severe microphthalmia and were significantly smaller than the control mice at postnatal day 30. two-dimensional-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of the protein profiles of TG and TG lenses revealed extensive modifications in the lens crystallins. Proteolysis in the homozygous TG mouse lenses began at postnatal day 20 with the disappearance or partial loss of βB1-, βB3-, and βA3-crystallins and the appearance of crystallin fragments. Protein leakage and the gradual breakdown of cytoskeletal elements also occurred. In contrast, the opacification of the homozygous TG lenses appeared to have been influenced by differentiation and developmental processes. It apppears that HIV-1 protease expression activates other proteases, and these enzymes, in concert with the HIV-1 protease, are responsible for the protein modifications that eventually result in the opacification of the lens.


3D modeling,five-axis NC programming and simulation processing for the polygon concave spherical body were expounded based on analyzing its features,with the application of CAD / CAM software UGNX6.It offers design thoughts and methods for the molding design and multi-axis machining of complex products.


A facile method has been used to prepare highly dispersed Ag nanoparticles on graphene, which start from an initial modification of Ag nanoparticles with propyl mercaptan molecules. The structure and morphology of the obtained Ag/graphene composites have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The catalytic properties of Ag/graphene composites for hydrazine electro-oxidation have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The enhanced electrocatalytic activity of Ag/graphene composites can be observed, which may be attributed to the small particle size and good dispersion of Ag nanoparticles as well as the unique structure and excellent conductivity of graphene. The results imply that Ag/graphene composites had a very promising application in fuel cells.


The PI+CI compensator, given by the parallel connection of a proportional integral (PI) compensator and a Clegg integrator (CI), has been shown to be effective in a number of practical applications, overcoming fundamental limitations of PI compensation. Two key design aspects of PI+CI compensation is the use of the resetting law (zero crossing/reset band) and a (constant/variable) reset ratio; these two design factors have been previously used in control practice, but using heuristic design methods. This work develops a systematic design method for the tuning of reset PI compensators, specifically for first- and second-order plants, obtaining in both cases simple tuning rules. In addition, several detailed examples are developed; therefore, a detailed analysis of cost of feedback and robustness again parametric uncertainty is also given. Finally, an experiment of pH In-Line control is made to show the advantages of the proposed tuning rule.


We present the results of detailed magnetostratigraphic studies, carried out on three reference Permian-Triassic sections of continental red beds in the central part of the East European platform – Zhukov Ovrag, Slukino and Okskiy Syezd. The magnetostratigraphic scale of the Permian-Triassic interval of the Russian basin has been updated. It is shown that the composition of the R3P magnetozone most likely includes not 4 subzones, as it was assumed before, but 5


A SESAM mode-locked Yb:YAG thin disk laser was designed and analyzed based on the conjugated dual parabolic mirrors multi-pass pumping scheme. In the experiment, 3.6W mode-locked pulses were obtained at the repetition rate of 38.3MHz with a 5% transmission output coupler at 1030 nm. And the phenomenon of double pulses and chaotic-QML were observed in the high pumping power. Moreover, it was found that the pumping power range of the CW modelocking was very narrow in our experiment.


The pattern of income distribution reflects the proportion of the distribution of income between government,business,residents,which is a fundamental issue related to people's livelihood,stimulate consumption and expanding of domestic demand,which is also the basis and prerequisite for the development of the income distribution policy.Nowadays,our national income distribution shows the dwindling share of the residents' income in the initial distribution,feeble government redistribution and weak third allocation.This paper selects seven explanatory variables,including the residents' incomes,government revenue,income,labor compensation,personal income tax,social donations and government transfer spending,we conducted an empirical research on the factors that affect our distribution of national income,and results in the most important factors are the income and government transfer spending.So,the suggestion should be focused on standardizing initial distribution,redistribution,and the third distribution.


Derived from quantum cryptography, quantum key distribution (QKD) can deliver secret keys between two users to secure communication under a certain scale. Nowadays, QKD integrated in backbone, metro, and access areas has been respectively studied and tested around the world. Although the experiments in various scenarios can verify the feasibility of QKD, the situation of QKD between two end users from metro to access networks has not been considered up to now. In this paper, we propose a QKD Network (QKDN) architecture for end-to-end QKD from metro to access networks in a costefficient manner. The cost efficiency can be achieved by sharing Quantum Receivers (Qrecs) in the metro network with the Quantum Transmitters (Qtras) in various access networks since the distance between any two end users within a metro network permits to distribute quantum keys. Under such an architecture, an end-to-end QKD scheme is designed to provide secret keys for end users in different access networks, by mapping Qrecs and allocating time slots according to security requests. Through the end-to-end QKD scheme, the occupation of Qrecs and time slots can be appropriately improved. To verify the effectiveness of the scheme, simulation is conducted on two different topologies respectively. Performances are evaluated in terms of three parameters: i) the failure ratio of end-to-end QKD (FQ), ii) the utilization ratio of time slots (TU), and iii) the utilization ratio of Qrecs (QU). Simulation results show that the topology with more nodes will lower the QU by distributing requests to more numbers of Qrecs. Moreover, the topology with bigger node connectivity can lower FQ since a shorter path will be selected to save the unnecessary occupation of link resources for other end-to-end requests.


The modern icehouse world is characterized by bipolar glaciation, resulting from relatively low levels of atmospheric CO 2 and thermal isolation of the poles from lower latitude warm oceanic currents. In contrast, the Mesozoic greenhouse world had no permanent glaciation at either pole, with the greenhouse state continuing through the K/T boundary into the Paleocene. At the end of the Paleocene, the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum was triggered by extreme levels of greenhouse gases due to extensive volcanism and the expulsion of submarine methane hydrates. This resulted in the highest temperatures known for the Cenozoic, characterizing a super-greenhouse state that persisted through the Early Eocene. It is therefore surprising that various independent parameters indicate that the supergreenhouse was truncated in the earliest Middle Eocene by the initial shift toward modern icehouse. Estimates of atmospheric CO 2 values show a major decrease at this time, but this cannot be explained by "normal" sequestration processes. Instead, a unique geological event is proposed to explain this fall, centered on processes within the Arctic Ocean Basin.


Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represents a serious problem in critically ill patients and is associated with an inhospital mortality between 33 to 52%. It is characterized by severe impairment of oxygenation caused by an inhomogeneous ventilation-perfusion distribution and an increase in shunt fraction [1]. The amount of aerated lung volume is markedly reduced due to alveolar collapse and flooding [1]. Lung protective mechanical ventilation based on low tidal volume (VT) and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) mechanical ventilation been recommended to improve outcome in ARDS patients [2]. However, low VT may yield a progressive derecruitment with atelectasis leading to deterioration in respiratory function. Recruitment maneuvers (RMs) have been proposed to open the collapsed lung tissue in these patients. Lung recruitment is defined as the re-aeration of previously collapsed lung alveoli through an intentional transient increase in airway pressure [3]. The rationale for the use of RMs in ARDS is to gain patency of refractory lung units, thus leading to increased end-expiratory lung volume, improvement of gas exchange, and to reduce amount of intra-tidal lung opening and closing, one of the main determinants of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). Changes in oxygenation and respiratory system elastance have been used to evaluate RMs response. However, alveolar recruitment is an anatomical phenomenon, whereas arterial oxygenation may be influenced by ventilation-perfusion distribution, or reduction in cardiac output. Chest computed tomography is the gold standard for identifying the 'anatomical' lung recruitment [4], but it is not feasible for bedside routine measurements in ARDS patients. Several studies have confirmed, though not consistently, a beneficial effect of RMs on oxygenation and/or respiratory mechanics [5]. Inconsistent findings may be due to: a) heterogeneity of patients studied, etiology and phase of ARDS; b) the characteristics of the recruiting technique, i.e., the way a recruiting pressure is applied plus the duration of its application; and c) the magnitude of the effective recruiting pressure, that is the generated transpulmonary pressure (PTP), but not the applied airway pressure [6]. The PTP (applied airway pressure pleural pressure; PAW-PPL) is a function of both the applied pressure and changes occurring in the pleural pressure [6]. Consequently, conditions that affect PPL may substantially and unpredictably play a role on the effectiveness of RMs [7]. After achieving recruitment, it is important to sustain the previously collapsed areas open by applying sufficient PEEP levels.


Systolic function and diastolic function of heart are in close relationship to the elasticity of heart. In order to study the elasticity of heart muscle, and to explore the mechanism of heart failure. The modulus of elasticity of the fresh pig hearts were measured. Experimental result shows that the elasiticity of heart muscle gets the better of skeleton muscle and blood vessel and tendon.


Melt inclusions (MIs) in high‐temperature metamorphic rocks provide a unique window into crustal anatexis in collisional orogenic belts and have been widely used to characterize compositions of anatectic melts as well as melting mechanisms. In this study, MIs hosted by peritectic garnet were for the first time identified in an Al2SiO5‐free graywacke‐type paragneiss from the Namche Barwa Complex, the Eastern Himalaya, Southeast Tibet. These MIs occur as nanogranites in the rims of porphyroblastic garnet, exhibit negative crystal shapes with an average diameter of ~12 μm and consist of a mineral assemblage of biotite + quartz + plagioclase + K‐feldspar ± muscovite. Re‐homogenization experiments of these nanogranites were conducted at a pressure of 1.5 GPa and temperatures of 800°C, 850°C and 900°C and produced homogeneous glasses at 850°C. The homogenized glasses are strongly peraluminous and calc‐alkalic in composition, with 66.43–71.31 wt.% SiO2, 12.64–15.06 wt.% Al2O3, high alkaline (5.41–7.22 wt.%) and low ferromagnesian (2.72–4.46 wt.%) contents. They are lower in silica and CaO but higher in K2O compared with MI produced by fluid‐present melting of metasedimentary rocks, thus indicating fluid‐absent melting. These glasses are also characterized by enrichment of large ion lithophile elements (particularly Cs and Rb), depletion of Ba and Sr, low contents of light rare earth elements (3.6 to 33.7 ppm), high Rb/Sr ratios (6.19–37.3) and low Nb/Ta ratios (2.55–18.7). In combination with phase equilibrium modelling, these compositional features suggest that a sequential dehydration melting of muscovite and biotite was responsible for the production of MI during prograde metamorphism of the studied paragneiss. By compiling MI data published in the literature, we show that dehydration melting of metasedimentary rocks from the Himalayan orogen can produce initial melts with various peraluminous and granitic compositions.


SEVERAL years ago Tullis† described a method for the preparation of serum for platelet-antibody tests that includes the passage of the serum through "XE-128 resin." This material, which was prepared for Dr. Tullis in the Research Laboratories of Rohm and Haas Company, is a suspension of barium sulfate in the hydrogen form of a carboxylic cation-exchange resin, Amberlite XE-89. The preparation of the specially impregnated form from the commercially available material is acomplished by the following procedures: To 100 gm. of moist Amberlite XE-89 resin (hydrogen form, as received) 600 ml. of molar sodium hydroxide is added. The resin-alkali slurry . . .


In the article, the effects of the French Realists and Naturalists in Kiralik Konak (Rental Mansion), Nur Baba (Father Nur), Sodom and Gomore, Yaban (Wild), Bir Surgun (An Exile) by Yakup Kadri (Karaosmanoglu) are examined.


Abstract Porina collina Orange, Palice & Klepsland is described as new from siliceous rocks in the Czech Republic, Great Britain and Norway. The thallus produces isidioid propagules which resemble those in P. rosei, P. hibernica and P. pseudohibernica, but which are more fragile and poorly-defined, and almost ecorticate; the perithecial wall is dark purplish brown and the ascospores are 3-septate. Sequences of the mitochondrial ribosomal DNA suggest that the new species belongs in the Porina byssophila clade.


In the field of production scheduling, this paper addresses the problem of optimizing the useful life of a heterogeneous distributed platform composed of identical parallel machines and which has to provide a given production service. Each machine is supposed to be able to provide several throughputs corresponding to different operating conditions. The purpose is to provide a production scheduling that maximizes the production horizon. The use of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) results in the form of Remaining Useful Life (RUL) allows to adapt the schedule to the wear and tear of machines. This work comes within the scope of Prognostics Decision Making (DM). The key point is to configure the platform, i.e., to select the appropriate profile for each machine during the whole production horizon so as to reach a total throughput based on a customer demand as long as possible. In the homogeneous case, the Longest Remaining Useful Life first algorithm (LRUL) is proposed to find a solution and its optimality is proven. The NP-Completeness of the general case is then shown. A Binary Integer Linear Programming (BILP) model which allows to find optimal solutions for fixed time horizons has been defined. As solving such a BILP is NP-Complete, solutions can however be computed in reasonable time only for small size instances of the problem. Many heuristics are then proposed to cope with large scale decision problems and are compared through simulation results. Exhaustive simulations assess the efficiency of these heuristics. Distance to the theoretical maximal value comes indeed close to 5% for the most efficient ones.


The statistical analysis of the definitive character figures of the Ca bright flocculi performed for t h e International Geophysical Year is extended to the International Quiet Sun Years. The new analysis has confirmed t h e existence of preferential longitudines. The preferential longitude belt for 1965 is out of phase 180° with respect to the longitude belt for 1964.


We report first inelastic neutron scattering measurements in the normal state of Sr_2RuO_4 that reveal the existence of incommensurate magnetic spin fluctuations located at ${\bf q}_0=(\pm 0.6\pi/a, \pm 0.6\pi/a, 0)$. This finding confirms recent band structure calculations that have predicted incommensurate magnetic responses related to dynamical nesting properties of its Fermi surface.


This paper presents opportunities and challenges associated with a natural gas pipeline from offshore to a proposed LNG facility onshore/nearshore Newfoundland. Pipelines offshore Newfoundland to landfall have been studied for almost four decades but none have been constructed to date. Challenges include design methodology, protection from icebergs and trenching technology to afford that protection.
 Evaluation of icebergs gouging the seabed and the impact on such a pipeline are presented and evaluated. Potential pipeline routing has been assessed to minimize risk of direct contact from a gouging iceberg keel. Risks to the pipeline may come from direct contact or through subgouge deformation beneath the keel. Risk was evaluated using an iceberg subsea contact model, updated to reflect the current iceberg regime, developed as part of an ongoing project titled "Subsea Ice Interaction Barrier to Energy Development (SIIBED)".
 The paper also touches on aspects of a gas gathering system and regulatory considerations.


The invention relates to fishing industry technology and can be used for trawling. The acoustic fish concentrator is made up of two parts. The first part is in the form of a sturdy, cylindrically shaped body, the ends of which are provided with covers and the tail portion of which accommodates an annular stabilizer. The second part comprises towing devices and is in the form of a quick-release deflector joined flush with the contours of the sturdy body. The nose portion of the deflector contains an aperture, opposite which an antenna rotatable in increments of 10° is arranged. Blades are arranged in the cavity of the annular stabilizer, with one edge of said blades being axially connected to the body of a carrier and to a stabilizing ring, and a second edge having a pin which is countersunk in a preformed groove in an additional ring. Upon rotation of the additional ring, all of the blades turn around to a required angle relative to the generatrices of the carrier surfaces and are subsequently fixed. Equipment providing for operation of the antenna is arranged within the sturdy body. Switches are arranged on the inside walls of the covers of the sturdy body. The switch spindles extend beyond the surface of the covers in such a way as to ensure the tightness of the sturdy body and can be used to control the antenna operating modes. The invention provides for operative changing of acoustic signal programs and of the speed of rotation of the concentrator.


Ageing and remodelling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) leads to enzyme activation, resulting in a fibrotic microenvironment and fluctuating ECM stiffness. In this study, prepared egg white (EW) cross-linked with poly[(methyl vinyl ether)-alt-(maleic acid)] (P(MVE-alt-MA)) with macroporous structures were used to simulate an aged extracellular matrix that affected the malignant behaviour of cancer cells at different stages. Increased macroporosity and stiffness properties clearly enhanced the proliferation of cancer cells. In other words, different levels of EW cross-linking had different effects on cell malignancy, thereby determining the ability and speed of cell migration in scaffolds. The study showed that porosity and stiffness changes in the matrix were possible mechanisms for cancer cell invasion and metastasis besides blood vessels and lymphatic invasion in human body. P(MVE-alt-MA)-cross-linked EW contained a major component of ECM and provided a useful model to evaluate the proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells in vitro. This has important significance when it comes to exploring the effects of the material microenvironment on tumour prevention and treatment.


As one of the important elective courses in graded college English teaching, Appreciation of English Fiction can help students enhance their language skills, improve their humanistic qualities, clarify the cultural differences between the East and the West, and cultivate their intercultural communication skills. However, the complexity of this course lies in the fact that fiction is the car-rier of human culture, belief and tradition. It is the innuendo of reality, the product of art, but also the window of ideology. The complexity shows that it is extremely necessary to integrate ideological and political elements into the course. Based on this, the English literature teaching team of School of Foreign Languages at Lanzhou University applies task-based teaching method and blended learning to the practice of ideological and political teaching mode of Appreciation of English Fiction, aiming to establish an effective and feasible ideological and political teaching mode and provide reference for other courses of English and American literature.


Three main areas for identifying alcohol and drug problems in the aviation industry are examined in this report. These are the aviation industry's drug testing program, the checking of driving records of applicants for aviation medical certification, and the medical recertification and monitoring of airline pilots following treatment for alcoholism.


9662 Background: One of the main goals in cancer therapy is the detection of markers enabling a prognosis before therapy in patients with cancer. In addition, there are no suitable markers for the detection of colorectal cancer so far. The aim of this study was to identify clinical relevant markers, which are involved in the apoptosis of tumor cells. Methods: 81 patients operated with curative intent were included and compared according to their stage (UICC I: 21%, II: 25.9%, III: 23.5%, IV: 29.6%). Assessment of different markers for (anti)apoptosis, tumor suppressor gene p53 and T-cell subpopulations were performed using immunohistological doublestaining and Real Time PCR. The results were correlated with the relevant clinical and histopathological data of our clinical database. Results: In contrast to bcl-xL (UICC I/II: 77.8%, III/IV: 63.6%), bcl-2 was weakly detected in all patients independent of their stage. The expression of Fas/FasL, TRAIL/TRAILII receptor, and TGF-β/TGF-β receptor II (DR4) was de...


The distinction between offer date and acquisition date is important when determining the fair value of shares offered as consideration in an acquisition or takeover. Standards on business combinations have required this to be determined at acquisition date, certainly since 2001, even though earlier opinions such as APB Opinion 16 had allowed the use of offer date. Despite this, Lonergan (2004) continued to favour the use of offer date, using the Wesfarmers takeover of Howard Smith in 2001 as support, and claiming that acquisitions are essentially locked-in from the offer date. But this is generally not the case. This paper shows that acquisition date is correct when conditions change during a takeover.


1918 was a fateful year for Ukrainian nation builders, but also for Socialist Vynnycenko, who since mid-1917 had tried to accredit the autonomy statute of the Central Rada through laborious – and finally abortive – negotiations with the Russian and Bolshevik governments. The comedy  Panna Mara ( Miss Mara ) that Vynnycenko jotted down in early 1918 in order to kill the boredom of one of his many railway trips between Kiev and Moscow, later appeared to him as an "inane little play" – a judgement which the present paper intends to challenge. Starting off as a satire of bourgeois life under revolutionary rule,  Panna Mara soon quits the satirical mode. The scenic representation of rural Ukraine resulting from this shift is not downright idyllic; but the communication between the  dramatis personae (and, especially, the encounter between owners and have-nots) shuns away from class struggle so definitely as to remind the spectator of a family concerned with solidarity only: in the world of  Panna Mara Ukraine is fundamentally reconciled with herself. The generic standards of comedy – the final restoration of harmony between people previously engaged in a harmless, amusing confrontation – coincide with a political program that Vynnycenko, later in his life, designated as  Concordism . This paper tries to show that  Panna Mara differs as much from the ingenuous solutions of this treatise as it avoids the bitter conclusions of Vynnycenko's book  The Nation's Renascence ; the comedy addresses both the opening-up of modernity and the fraternal effort towards the nation. The play's message, thus, is relevant to the literary scholar, but also to a politically enlightened public. The question of Ukrainian independence, controversial, nay, utopian in 1918, has found an unambiguous answer since the country, in the run-up to 2018, claimed an ultimate "farewell to the Empire". Recent years, true, have shown that this parting could not be achieved like a short distance run, but it is clearly engaged. No one interested in the early moments of the ongoing 'farewell' will ignore  Panna Mara – however "inane" the author himself may have considered his play.


L-histidine is an alkalescency amino acid with an imidazole core.It's a semi-essential amino acid in human and animals.L-histidine has a variety of physiological functions,and has been widely used,especially in the field of medicine.It is one of the urgently needed amino acid on the market.Production of L-histidine by fermentation and concerned detecting methods was briefly introduced.Critical control points of high-level synthesis of L-histidine and the basic idea for screening of strains were summarized after analysis of biosynthetic pathways L-histidine,and approaches to screening of strains were emphasized,as well.


The United States should celebrate its efforts and success in reducing rates of new colorectal cancer (CRC) cases and deaths from CRC over the last few decades. This effect is likely due to a better understanding of the biology of the disease, enhanced screening and detection methods, and improved treatments, including advances in surgery and chemotherapy. The incidence of CRC in the United States has steadily declined overall in each of the last 3 decades. Despite this good news, however, the incidence of CRC in younger patients (<50 years old) is alarmingly rising. Accordingly, this trend has received media attention and spurred new studies in the literature. In their article published in this issue of Cancer, "Rectal Cancer Patients Younger Than 50 Years Lack a Survival Benefit From NCCN Guideline–Directed Treatment for Stage II and III Disease," Kolarich et al suggest that the biology of rectal cancer in young patients may be different and thus respond differently to treatments. To explore this issue, the authors performed a retrospective review of data from the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) for patients with stage I to III rectal cancer treated with curative intent between 2004 and 2014. They presented demographics, characteristics, and treatments for more than 43,000 patients. They then analyzed overall survival for patients younger or older than 50 years with stratification by subgroups based on adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) treatment guidelines. This article excels in the objective characterization of a large rectal cancer population treated with curative intent in the United States (stratified by age). First, it reports that 21% of the patients with rectal cancer were younger than 50 years, that is, younger than the age recommended for CRC screening. Second, there were some clear basic differences between younger and older patients. Younger patients were more likely to be female and minorities, have fewer comorbid conditions, be uninsured, and reside in a metropolitan area, but they also were more likely to travel further to be treated at academic or integrated medical centers. Furthermore, younger patients were more commonly diagnosed at a more advanced stage and were more likely to have poorly differentiated lesions and a mucinous or signet ring cell histology. Despite these poor prognostic histopathology features, younger patients as a whole had significantly better age-specific shortand longterm survival than their older counterparts. These data provide some insight into possible areas of study for etiology and for prevention. In terms of treatment, a higher percentage of young patients received care according to NCCN guidelines, which recommend surgical resection alone for stage I disease and neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) followed by total mesorectal excision and then adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II and III rectal cancers. Adherence to recommendations was generally high for stage II and III patients (91.2% overall), with a small but significant difference between age groups (93.4% for patients younger than 50 years and 91.2% for patients older than 50 years). This is not unsurprising because younger patients have fewer comorbidities that would potentially limit aggressive treatment options. As might be expected, patients older than 50 years treated according to the guidelines had better overall survival. However, despite this greater adherence to NCCN recommendations, patients younger than 50 years did not receive a survival advantage from NCCN guideline– based care. This led the authors to conclude that "age-specific survival data for patients with rectal cancer treated with curative intent do not support an overall survival benefit from NCCN guideline–driven therapy for stage II and III patients younger than 50 years." This article should open the eyes of physicians treating rectal cancer and of those making treatment guideline recommendations and screening policies. The alarming trend of increased CRC in the young population should make us stand up and take notice. We need to evaluate why this is happening and explore the unique characteristics that define this population and potential differences in comparison with older age rectal cancers. The authors raise the excellent point that current recommendations for CRC management are based on trials and reviews of patients who are predominantly older


The researches regarding optimization in the area of electrical machines, include with priority the problem of the energy efficiency, by increasing the efficiency and the power factor. The objectives followed in this paper are the analysis of the operation characteristics, the fabrication and exploitation cost for brushless direct current motors rated at very low power. The utilization of permanent magnets having high specific energy in the construction of these motors influenced the machine performances, the cost and exploitation price. The research carried out aims at reducing the electrical energy consumption in exploitation by optimally dimensioning the permanent magnets. The last part of the paper compares two motors (brushless direct current motor and synchronous motor), both of them having permanent magnets, the same rated data, the same electromagnetic stresses and the same main constructive dimensions. It results that, using the brushless direct current motor instead of the synchronous one, the consumption of active electrical energy is reduced with 11.8%, and the machine weight is reduced with 12.7%.


Abstract We get the infima and suprema of the first eigenvalue of the problem where q belongs to the set of constant-sign summable functions on [0,1] such that


Structural metaphor is defined as a conceptional construction through a given concept,which shows not only the structural correspondence between the two concepts,but also the invasion of certain words in the given concept into the new one.Hence,structural metaphor has a profound influence on a text construction.Under the intertextuality theory,any texts are interassociated.This paper studies how structural metaphor is applied in the text under the intertextuality theory.


Importance sampling technique based on elementary failure regions and domain decomposition method are efficient for dealing with problems with high-dimensional small failure probability.According to importance sampling technique,the identification of elementary failure regions is firstly proposed in this paper,which is corresponding to the failure of a particular output response at a particular instant.Then,according to domain decomposition method,mutual exclusive sets are proposed.According to the relation between elementary failure regions and mutual exclusive sets,and the simple additive rules of probability,the failure probability can be obtained.The key problems are the determination of unit impulse response function and the number of samples falling in the mutual exclusive sets.A single degree-of-freedom system and a two-degree-of-freedom system subjected to Gaussian white noise are analyzed numerically.Results show that the proposed method has higher efficiency than Monte Carlo method to estimate small failure probability,and similar efficiency to importance sampling based on elementary failure regions and domain decomposition method.


BACKGROUND
The variable course of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) warrants accurate tools for the prediction of progression. Urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) are markers for the detection of early tubular damage caused by various renal conditions. We evaluated the prognostic value of these markers in patients with IgAN.

METHODS
We included patients (n = 65, 72% male, age 43 ± 13 years) with biopsy-proven IgAN, who were evaluated for proteinuria. Urinary KIM-1 and NGAL were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We analysed data using Cox regression for the outcome end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

RESULTS
Median serum creatinine was 142 μmol/L and proteinuria 2.2 g/day. During follow-up (median 75 months), 23 patients (35%) developed ESRD. In patients with IgAN median urinary KIM-1 excretion was 1.7 ng/min and NGAL excretion was 47 ng/min, both significantly higher than in healthy controls. KIM-1 and NGAL were correlated with proteinuria (r = 0.40 and 0.34, respectively, P < 0.01) and each other (r = 0.53, P < 0.01) but not with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Interestingly, KIM-1 was not significantly correlated with the excretion of α(1)-microglobulin (α(1)m) and β(2)-microglobulin (β(2)m), known markers of tubular injury. Univariate analysis showed that baseline serum creatinine and urinary excretion of total protein, α(1)m, β(2)m, immunoglobulin G, KIM-1 and NGAL were significantly associated with ESRD. By multivariate analysis, serum creatinine and KIM-1 excretion proved to be significant independent predictors of ESRD.

CONCLUSION
KIM-1 and NGAL excretion are increased in patients with IgAN and correlate with proteinuria but not with eGFR. Baseline serum creatinine and urinary KIM-1, but not proteinuria, are independent predictors of ESRD.


Abstract Overripe canistel fruit was generally consumed and not yet widely utilized. The objective of this research was to study and determine the optimum formulation for water, egg albumin, and maltodextrin concentration in making canistel powder using the foam-mat drying method. Optimization was conducted by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) simple mixture of Design-Expert 7.0 software. The formulas used in this study were water of 50-55%, egg albumin of 15-20%, maltodextrin of 5-10% with a total of 75%, and overripe canistel fruit of 25%. The responses of yield, moisture, and beta carotene concentration were analyzed. The results showed that the higher the maltodextrin and the egg albumin concentration led to the higher the powder yield. The use of maltodextrin decreased moisture content and beta carotene concentration of canistel powder, while egg albumin increased them. In addition, the optimum solution was water of 50.00%, egg albumin of 16.88%, maltodextrin of 8.12%, and overripe canistel of 25%, which resulted in a yield of 54.90%, moisture content of 7.07%, and beta carotene of 2.65 mg.kg-1. Validation of the optimum solution was a yield of 61.20%, moisture content of 7.09%, and beta carotene of 0.63 mg.kg-1, which were within the 95% prediction interval low and high.


1.Introduction The psychological factor that influences English study is dynamic,complex,and flexible.Its influence is not immediately known,but it rather accumulates over a period of time.It is inevitable that students have some psychological factors in learning English.Therefore,in the process of teaching,teachers


The purpose of this note is the announcement of some results in the theory of bounded holomorphic functions on finite open Riemann surfaces. The proofs are too long to be included ; they will be published elsewhere. Special cases of some of the results of this note are to be found in [4]. We consider a fixed finite open Riemann surface R. We thus assume that R is contained as an open set in some compact Riemann surface Ro and that RQ\R consists of finitely many topological bordered surfaces. We assume further that dR, the boundary of R with respect to Ro, consists of the m analytic simple closed curves Ti, • • • , Tm. Denote by H^j^R] the algebra of all functions holomorphic and bounded on R. Given the norm \\'\\u defined by


Archidistomais a genus created for a speciesdiscoveredand described briefly by Garstang in 1891as A. aggregatum. It has been found at different times only in the Plymouth region, the original locality,attached to rock surfaces in a few feet of water. Recently, however, it has been found near Cape Hatteras on the eastern Americancoast (Van Name, 1945),suggestingeither harbour to harbour transportation by ship bottom, or that its inconspicuous appearance has obscured a wide distribution. This form is of considerableinterest as it represents a type lessspecializedin zooid structure, nature of tadpole, and method of budding than any merosomatous ascidian except the diazonids. Diazonids are oviparous and have the simpler development and tadpole associatedwith small eggs,although there is a more elaborate branchial sac correlated with the relatively large size of the mature zooid. COLONY


Data from laboratory‐scale sequencing batch reactors operated in an anaerobic–aerobic cycle showed that a low influent phosphorus/chemical oxygen demand (COD) ratio feed favored a glycogen‐accumulating metabolism (GAM)‐dominated culture and that a high influent phosphorus/COD ratio feed favored a polyphosphate‐accumulating metabolism (PAM)‐dominated culture. The PAM‐dominated culture anaerobically took up acetate approximately 7 times faster than the GAM‐dominated culture. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) balances were performed assuming eight different metabolic scenarios that included the Entner–Doudoroff or the Embden–Myerhof glycolytic pathway, acetyl‐coenzyme A (CoA) synthase or the acetate kinase–phospho‐transacetylase (AK–PTA) system for acetyl‐CoA synthesis, and ATP synthesis or no ATP synthesis during fumarate reduction. The ATP available for transport of acetate into the cell (α) was calculated using these balances. The assumed quantity of ATP produced during fumarate reduction had a relatively small effect on α, particularly when PAM was dominant. When GAM was dominant, little or no ATP was available for acetate transport depending on the assumed scenario, and the Embden–Myerhof pathway was more feasible. The value of α increased with increasing PAM dominance for all eight metabolic pathways. The maximum calculated α value of 0.5 mol ATP/C‐mol acetate uptake occurred at maximum PAM dominance and when the Embden–Myerhof pathway was active, when ATP was produced during fumarate reduction, and when the AK–PTA system was active. This value of α was higher than previously calculated values with the same metabolic assumptions. An acetate uptake mechanism was suggested that included acetyl‐CoA synthetase and direct regeneration of the proton motive force by a proton‐translocating pyrophosphatase. Polyphosphate‐accumulating metabolism may have a competitive advantage over GAM through a higher anaerobic acetate uptake rate made possible by a greater use of energy for acetate uptake, by use of a different acetate uptake mechanism, or both.


Feedback is a focal point and difficult point that we analyse and design circuit. Thispaper set forth every judge method of feedback type.


Objective
To investigate the change of extracellular histone level as well as the mechanism of the cytotoxicity of extracellular histones on vascular endothelial cell in sepsis.

Methods
Septic children admitted to PICU in Shanghai Children′s Medical Center between January 2010 and December 2014 were included in the present study.According to the diagnostic criteria of sepsis, the patients were divided into the sepsis group(51 cases) and the severe sepsis group(79 cases), with healthy children as the control group(108 cases). Patients in the severe sepsis group were further divided into the survival group(45 cases) and the non-survival group(34 cases) based on 28-day mortality.The plasma concentration of extracellular histones in these children was determined and its correlation with the severity of sepsis was analyzed.Human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs) were incubated with calf thymus histone(CTH) at various concentrations(0, 50, 100, 200 and 300 μg/ml) or different time periods(200 μg/ml, 0, 5, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes). The treated cells were subject to flow cytometer to measure the cell survival rate and scanning/transmission electron microscopy to observe their morphological changes.Western blot was used to detect the expression of IκB and phosphor-p38/p38 in nuclear factor(NF)-κB and mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)signaling pathways, while ELISA was used to determine the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6.

Results
The levels of circulating histones in the septic children(2.29±1.00) and severe septic children(19.17±10.20) were significantly higher than that of healthy controls(0.23±0.26)(P<0.001), and the histone levels in the severe septic children were even higher(P<0.001). Among the children diagnosed as severe sepsis, the level of circulating histones in the non-survivors was significantly higher than that in the survivors(29.47±5.99 vs.10.94±2.68, P<0.001). The survival rate of HUVEC gradually decreased along with the increase of CTH concentration or the treatment period in vitro.Data from electron microscopy showed that CTH treatment could directly disrupt the plasma membrane of HUVEC.Histones could also activate NF-κB and MAPK pathways, leading to the release of large amount of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6.

Conclusion
The levels of extracellular histones in the septic children are correlated with the severity of sepsis.CTH can induce HUVEC death in a dose-and time-dependent manner.Extracellular histone-induced endothelial dysfunction may mediate the progression of sepsis and such cytotoxicity might be due to the destruction of endothelial cell membranes and activation of the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways.

Key words:
Sepsis; Extracellular histones; Endothelial cells; Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; Inflammatory mediators


The Internet Protocol (IP) has always been a 'best effort' technology, and most people dealing with IP applications such as the Web or streaming media support this fact. How fast Web pages download and how smoothly video streams play are at the mercy of packet loss and routing decisions. In contrast, traditional voice communications systems have always been extremely reliable in terms of quality and response — no one expects to lose one out of 10 words during a telephone conversation. The ability to converge these services and offer new premium business data services from a single platform requires the capability to deliver hard Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees. Tellabs delivers these capabilities with an Intelligent Service Edge solution. This solution brings service intelligence to the edge of the network — closer to the end-customer for service speed and innovation, with a simpler, less complex network to maximize profitability.


The progress in the development of DPI technology has boosted the use of sensitive drug molecules for lung diseases. However, delivery of these molecules from conventional DPI to the active site still poses a challenge with respect to deposition efficiency in the lung. At same time, serious systemic side effects of drugs have become a cause for concern. The developed budesonide loaded biopolymer based controlled release DPI had shown maximum in vitro lung deposition with least toxicity. The subject of present study, lactose-free budesonide loaded biopolymer based DPI, further corroborates the great potential of antiasthmatic drugs. This technology is expected to revolutionize the approaches towards enhanced therapeutic delivery of prospective drugs.


Induction motor is one of the most important motors used in industrial applications. The operating condition may sometime lead the machine into different fault situations. The main types of external faults experienced by these motors are over loading, single phasing, unbalanced supply voltage, locked rotor, phase reversal, ground fault, under voltage and over voltage. The machine should be shut down when a fault is experienced to avoid damage and for the safety of the workers. Computer based relays monitor the machine and disconnect it during the faults. The relay logic used to identify these faults requires sophisticated signal processing techniques for fast and reliable operation. Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques such as Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) have been applied in induction motor relays. Though the ANN based methods are reliable, the selection of the ANN structures and training is time consuming. Recently it is observed that the AI techniques such as Support Vector Machines (SVM) are alleviating some of the limitations of ANN


In this paper, the rheological behavior of epoxy resin (EPON862) for resin transfer molding (RTM) was studied with DSC analysis and viscosity experiments. A rheological model based on dual Arrhenius equation was established and used to simulate rheological behavior of the resin. The estimated viscosity of the model was in good agreement with that of the experiments. The processing window of the resin system can be well determined for the process based on the developed model. It is shown that the optimum processing temperature of the EPON862 resin for RTM process is 50℃, at which the resin can keep the viscosity less than 300 cP for 50 min. The rheological model is important for processing simulation and quality control of RTM processing for high performance composites.


Spurious responses in microwave transistor amplifiers can be generated in linear regions of amplifiers due to the gain variations as a function of ripple on their DC power lines. A technique that is useful in predicting and defining the allowable sinusoidal ripple on microwave amplifier DC power supply voltages and in predicting and controlling ripple-generated spurious sidebands is presented. It is assumed that the amplifiers are operating within their linear region.<<ETX>>


In August 1971 one of the greatest Soviet mathematicians, Petr Sergeevich Novikov, celebrated his seventieth birthday. Petr Sergeevich was born on 28 August, 1901 in Moscow. In 1919 he enrolled as a student in the Physico-Mathematical Faculty of the University of Moscow, but he was soon called up into the ranks of the Red Army, where he served until 1922. At the end of his military service Novikov returned to the university and graduated from it in 1925, having passed his examinations before the prescribed time. From 1925 to 1929 he was a research student of Luzin at the Moscow State University. On completing his studies, up to 1934 he was a lecturer in the Department of Higher Mathematics at the Moscow Chemico-Technological Institute. In 1934 he was invited to work at the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences USSR, where he still works. In 1957 he became the Head of the Department of Mathematical Logic at the Steklov Institute. In 1935 Petr Sergeevich defended his Doctoral dissertation and in 1939 he became a Professor. In 1953 he was elected a Corresponding Member and in 1960 a full Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. While still a student Novikov attended seminars of Luzin on descriptive set theory. Soon he became one of the most active representatives of the set-theoretical school of Luzin, from which a pleiad of outstanding Soviet mathematicians emerged. Petr Sergeevich obtained remarkable results in descriptive set theory. Together with an exceptional depth of thought and brilliance of ideas, his papers in set theory are characterized by beauty of construction and forcefulness of the methods he invented. The first paper published by Novikov was concerned with the study of implicit 5-functions. For this he created the principle of comparison of indices, which later had a great influence on the development of the descriptive theory of functions. The essence of this method consists in the following: With every Л-set there is a natural way of associating a transfinite function β (χ) which takes the value Ω at the points of the set, whilst at the points of the complement its values are transfinite numbers of the second class. The set of points at which this function has a given value < Ω is always a β-set. Novikov established that if 0i(x) and j32(x) are two


A comprehensive thermodynamic database based on the Helgeson-Kirkham-Flowers (HKF) equation of state was developed for metal complexes in hydrothermal systems. Because this equation of state has been shown to accurately predict standard partial molal thermodynamic properties of aqueous species at elevated temperatures and pressures, this study provides the necessary foundation for future exploration into transport and depositional processes in polymetallic ore deposits. The HKF equation of state parameters for gold, arsenic, antimony, mercury, and silver sulfide and hydroxide complexes were derived from experimental equilibrium constants using nonlinear regression calculations. In order to ensure that the resulting parameters were internally consistent, those experiments utilizing incompatible thermodynamic data were re-speciated prior to regression. Because new experimental studies were used to revise the HKF parameters for H2S0 and HS-1, those metal complexes for which HKF parameters had been previously derived were also updated. It was found that predicted thermodynamic properties of metal complexes are consistent with linear correlations between standard partial molal thermodynamic properties. This result allowed assessment of several complexes for which experimental data necessary to perform regression calculations was limited. Oxygen fugacity-temperature diagrams were calculated to illustrate how thermodynamic data improves our understanding of depositional processes. Predicted thermodynamic properties were used to investigate metal transport in Carlin-type gold deposits. Assuming a linear relationship between temperature and pressure, metals are predicted to predominantly be transported as sulfide complexes at a total aqueous sulfur concentration of 0.05 m. Also, the presence of arsenic and antimony mineral phases in the deposits are shown to restrict mineralization within a limited range of chemical conditions. Finally, at a lesser aqueous sulfur concentration of 0.01 m, host rock sulfidation can explain the origin of arsenic and antimony minerals within the paragenetic sequence.


On examination of the neonate, he had normal cry, reflex, colour and tone. Child had reduced left leg with absence of tibia and fibula, gross reduction of left femur, rotated left foot and syndactyly of left foot. (Figures1 and 2). On doing a digital x-ray of the neonate we found the radiological features matching the clinical picture (Figure 3). ___________________________________________ Junior Resident, Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Junior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, MKCG Medical College, India *Correspondence: email@example.com (Received on 20 May 2015: Accepted after revision on 17 July 2015) The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest Personal funding was used for this project.


1. Introduction 2. HRM and Strategy: Does it Matter? 3. Human Resource Management in its Context: An Institutional Approach 4. A Multidimensional Perspective on Performance 5. The Contextually-Based Human Resource Theory 6. The Contextually-Based Human Resource Theory in Practice 7. Contrasting Metal and IT Sectors: Internal Versus External Regulation of Flexibility 8. Continuing Divergence of HRM Practices: The Case of the United States and the Netherlands 9. Changing HR Roles: Towards a Real Balanced HRM Scorecard Epilogue


Aiming at features of expressways,this paper expatiates main forms of route landscapes systematically and comprehensively,summarizes route selecting principles based on new concepts of design,states landscape principles in route design,and introduces practical projects for combination of route design and landscapes.The probe of this paper exhibits strong practical value.


While ports are gateways to the country's transport networks, breakwaters protect port entrance channels, into and out of the ports (Figure 1). The entrances to most of the ports in South Africa are protected by rubble mound breakwaters which have dolos armouring. These require regular monitoring and maintenance, especially in the light of predicted sea level rise and extreme sea conditions caused by global warming. TNPA, the local Port Authority, has commissioned the CSIR to annually monitor the main breakwaters of the SA ports to ensure they remain in good condition. This paper presents a brief description of the performance of the dolos breakwaters in South Africa, and the field monitoring techniques used to record the annual damage to the armouring. Examples are also given of recent storm damage and typical repairs carried out.


By using the 1°×1° reanalysis data of NCEP,FY2E satellite data,radar data,conventional observation data and encrypted data of automatic rainfall stations,the circulation background and the physical quantity field of an extreme rainstorm in central of Hu'nan on May 13 of 2010 were analyzed.Results show that the upper south branch trough and low-level shear were the major influence systems of this heavy rainfall,and the southwest low level jet provided plenty of moisture condition for this weather process.Low level strong convergence and upper level strong divergence were conducive to high-level played "suction effect",so the vertical upward movement developed and strengthened,and water vapor at low level was transported upward rapidly,at the same time,the vertical transportation of heat and momentum occurred,these all provided a favorable dynamic and thermodynamic conditions for the heavy rain formation.


Since the external trading activity accounts for an important source of national economy growth, being the developed states economy driver, the authors considered that at the level of the entities carrying out external trading activities, the own bookkeeping must be organized taking into account the specific of the activity developed. In this context, the authors began the preparation of the study starting from the idea that this category of companies must provide accounting information as qualitative as possible that can be easily comparable at the international level and hereby increase the international commercial exchanges. Meeting this challenge of increasing the external trading activities involves the adoption of specific measures, in line with the real state of performance and with the current needs of the companies from the national economy. A relevant measure is considered to be IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) implementation for this category of companies in order to increase the quality of the accounting information provided and implicitly of some new businesses with the abroad. In order to test the opinion related to IFRS implementation on the companies carrying out external trading activities, the authors prepared a study based on a questionnaire that targeted Romanian companies carrying out external trading activities, of different dimensions. The purpose of this questionnaire was to draw up conclusions related to the content, need and the information usability of the data reported through financial positions by the companies carrying out external trading activities. The questions addressed by the authors, in this respect, have predefined answers, meant to obtain the opinion of the Romanian companies related to the possible IFRS implementation, irrespective of size, of the impact forecasted of IFRS implementation process on the companies' activity, as well as the importance granted to the auditing of collection and payment operations with a view to obtain qualitative financial-accounting information.


Growing demands have been placed on emissions from passenger cars and light-duty trucks using diesel engines. In the U.S., an 0.2 g/mile particulate emission standard is mandatory starting with the 1987 model year. Two approaches to meeting this requirement are: filtration methods which trap engine-out particulate, and engine modification techniques which improve combustion and reduce such emissions. The filtration (and regeneration) technique is suitable for medium and larger vehicles due to cost, available space, and efficiency considerations. One engine modification approach uses an electronically-controlled system to optimize such parameters as fuel flow, injection timing, and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) ratio.


The present study is focused on microphysics analysis of different cloud types observed by a multi-wavelength Raman lidar. Particle's content from a wide variety of cloud types, produced in various atmospheric environments, were investigated using data provided by lidar and validated using ECMWF's ERA Interim reanalysis. The results emphasized the capability of lidar instruments to detect multiple cloud layers, and to discriminate between ice particles and water droplets found within the studied clouds.


In the majority of European Union countries, women are far better represented in the European Parliament than in the lower house of their respective national parliaments. This article examines the political signicance of this imbalance through a case study of French women members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The marginality of the European Parliament in French politics has meant that women have succeeded in getting elected there and that they have had access to power positions in the European Parliament. Some of these women have occupied positions in traditionally male areas like economics and nance. The European Parliament has been for many women politicians a secondary point of entry into national electoral politics. In French politics, the European Parliament provides a forum for the partial overturning of nationally determined political values, especially those that determine the sexual division of political labour. The European Parliament also creates pressures for changes in the gender composition of other sectors in the French political field.


BACKGROUND: With the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the kidney size gradually decreases. Although kidney size is commonly measured, the nature of progressive change, however, has rarely been investigated. Little information is available regarding factors relevant to the kidney size of CKD patients. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the kidney size of CKD patients. Mean kidney length of bilateral kidneys determined by sonography was used to represent kidney size. Clinical features and biochemical data, including serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), haemoglobin and proteinuria (calculated as urine protein-creatinine ratio, UPCR) of 660 type 2 diabetes and 334 non-diabetic patients were reviewed and recorded. We compared the progressive changes in kidney length for the biochemical data of various CKD stages and also analyzed the difference between diabetic and non-diabetic patients. RESULTS: With the progression of CKD, proteinuria increased and haemoglobin decreased in both the diabetes and non-diabetes groups. The kidney size gradually diminished as eGFR decreased in both groups (P < 0.0001). With the same CKD stage, UPCR was greater in the diabetes than non-diabetes group in stages 3, 4 and 5. Across all stages of CKD, non-diabetic patients had smaller kidney size than that of diabetic patients (all P < 0.05). The magnitude of decrease was more pronounced in moderate and advanced non-diabetic CKD patients. Logistic regression analysis revealed age, male gender and body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with kidney size in CKD patients. Moreover, diabetes was a significant determinant of kidney size and macroproteinuria (UPCR greater than 500 mg/g) was associated with larger kidney size in moderate and severe CKD. CONCLUSION: During CKD progression, the kidney size manifested a decremental change in association with increased proteinuria. There was a discrepancy in the decrease in kidney size between diabetic and non-diabetic CKD patients. Age, gender and BMI independently predicted kidney size. Both diabetes and overt proteinuria were associated with increased kidney size in CKD patients.


Fanyou 5468,a new indica three-line hybrid rice combination from the cross between Fanyuan A and Fuhui 5468,was developed by Rice Research Institute,Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences and was released by Meizhou city,Guangdong province in 2012.Through its parents species characteristics observation,the industrial characteristics study and seed production practices of the small area at Jiangle county,Fujian in 2010—2012,preliminarily concluded in high-yield seed production techniques.


An electrical interconnect system of an energy recovery device 2 having disposed at one end of a first cable 10a first connector 18, and, disposed at one end of a second cable 10b or a second end of the first cable 10a, to the first connector 18 complementary second connector 28. A particularly simple mounting is ensured by the fact that the first connector 18 is a receptacle 24 for the second connector 28 is that the 28 a self-locking to be arranged in the receptacle 24 is the second pin connector 30th


An experimental study on the performance and exhaust emissions of a spark ignition engine fueled with methane(CH4)-hydrogen (H2) blends was carried out at a constant speed of 1500 rpm and fixed excess air ratio (λ) of 1.5. The tests were carried out for pure methane and 2 blends (93% (by vol) CH4 + 7% (by vol) of H2, 77% (by vol) CH4 + 23% (by vol) of H2) at part load conditions in a naturally aspirated, three cylinder engine with a compression ratio of 9.3:1. The effects of hydrogen addition was studied at various spark timing and it is observed that the Maximum Brake Torque timing (MBT) retarded with increase in concentration of hydrogen. The coefficient of variation in indicated mean effective pressure (COVimep) decreases in blends, indicating stable combustion with hydrogen enrichment. A decrease in burn duration is observed and the crank angle at which peak pressure occurred, is tending towards top dead center (TDC) with increase in concentration of hydrogen due to higher laminar flame speed of the mixture enriched with hydrogen. In case of blends, specific emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) and unburned hydrocarbons (HC) decreases. However, there is considerable increase in specific emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx).


This monograph is based on a study that looked at the teaching and learning of genetics at the introductory level in the University of Adelaide to investigate student difficulties in understanding genetics, and to determine the effectiveness of introducing changes to promote understanding. A systemic approach was adopted, as the investigation was in a natural setting in which many variables were beyond the control of the researcher. Preliminary investigations established the parameters for designing, implementing, monitoring and modifying innovations which were based on current learning theories. The innovations included concept mapping and collaborative learning to overcome common misconceptions, and assessment that supported understanding of scientific concepts. A holistic view of teaching and learning shows a complex process, subject to strong influences from within and outside a department. The results of this study raise questions about some common research approaches into higher education, and support the argument that educational research that is focussed on the natural setting is important for providing authenticity for the results of innovations in artificial environments.


Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text A bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most cited articles regarding cervical myelopathy was performed. Total citation count ranged from 121 to 541. The Spine Journal and the Journal of Neurosurgery published 66% of the articles. We provide a useful list of articles for those with an interest in this field. Study Design. A bibliometric review of the literature. Objectives. The aim of this study was to identify the most highly cited articles relating to cervical myelopathy and to analyze the most influential articles. Summary of Background Data. Over the past several decades, a lot of research has been conducted regarding the subject of cervical myelopathy. Although there are a large number of articles on this topic, to our knowledge, this is the first bibliometric analysis. Methods. A selection of search terms and keywords were inputted into the "Dimensions" database and the most highly cited articles in cervical myelopathy were selected from high impact factor journals. The top 100 articles were analyzed for year of publication, authorship, publishing journals, institution and country of origin, subject matter, article type, and level of evidence. Results. The 100 most cited articles in the topic of cervical myelopathy were published from 1956 to 2015. These articles, their corresponding authors, and number of citations are shown in Table 1. The number of citations ranged from 121 times for the 100th article to 541 times for the top article in a total of 20 journals. The most common topic was operative technique, whereas the journals which contributed the most articles were the Spine journal and the Journal of Neurosurgery. Conclusion. Our study provided an extensive list of the most historically significant articles regarding cervical myelopathy, acknowledging the key contributions made to the advancement of this field. Level of Evidence: 5


The safety standard of BHC/DDT dust mixture for wheat was studied. The kinetics of disappearance of BHC/DDT in wheat was studied by pot experiment. The relations between the amount, frequency and date of application and the residue in wheat were studied by field experiment.The results show that milk stage can be considered as the safty period of dusting HBC/DDT on wheat against the Chinese armyworm. The amount of application and the residue for BHC or DDT is positively correlated. The level of significance are all 1 %.Taking into account of the result of test of significance on residue of BHC or DDT in wheat, the incidence of armyworm generation, and the increment of degradation speed for the residue by alternation of paddy field and dary land, it was considered that 1.5-2.5kg/mu of BHC/DDT dust is the suitable amount of application for wheat.


While recent advancements in the capabilities and widespread accessibility of generative language models, such as ChatGPT (OpenAI, 2022), have brought about various benefits by generating fluent human-like text, the task of distinguishing between human- and large language model (LLM) generated text has emerged as a crucial problem. These models can potentially deceive by generating artificial text that appears to be human-generated. This issue is particularly significant in domains such as law, education, and science, where ensuring the integrity of text is of the utmost importance. This survey provides an overview of the current approaches employed to differentiate between texts generated by humans and ChatGPT. We present an account of the different datasets constructed for detecting ChatGPT-generated text, the various methods utilized, what qualitative analyses into the characteristics of human versus ChatGPT-generated text have been performed, and finally, summarize our findings into general insights.


Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) inhibits prostaglandin (PG) synthesis by transfer of its acetyl group to a serine residue in the cyclooxygenase (COX) active site. Acetylation of Ser530 inhibits catalysis by preventing access of arachidonic acid substrate in the COX‐1 isoenzyme. Acetylated COX‐2, in contrast, gains a new catalytic activity and forms 15R hydroxy‐eicosatetraenoic acid (15R‐HETE) as alternate product. Here we show that acetylated COX‐2 also retains COX activity, forming predominantly 15R‐configuration PGs (70 or 62% 15R, respectively, determined using radiolabeled substrate or LC‐MS analysis). Although the Km of arachidonic acid for acetylated COX‐2 was ~3‐fold lower than for uninhibited COX‐2, the catalytic efficiency for PG formation by the acetylated enzyme was reduced 10‐fold due to a concomitant decrease in Vmax. Aspirin increased 15R‐PGD2 but not 15R‐PGE2 in isolated human leukocytes activated with LPS to induce COX‐2.15R‐PGD2 inhibited human platelet aggregation induced by the thromboxane receptor agonist U46,619, and this effect was abrogated by an antagonist of the DPI prostanoid receptor. We conclude that acetylation of Ser530 in COX‐2 not only triggers formation of 15R‐HETE but also allows oxygenation and cyclization of arachidonic acid to a 15R‐PG endoperoxide. 15R‐PGs are novel products of aspirin therapy via acetylation of COX‐2 and may contribute to its antiplatelet and other pharmacologic effects.—Giménez‐Bastida, J. A., Boeglin, W. E., Boutaud, O., Malkowski, M. G., Schneider, C. Residual cyclooxygenase activity of aspirin‐acetylated COX‐2 forms 15R‐prostaglandins that inhibit platelet aggregation. FASEB J. 33, 1033–1041 (2019). www.fasebj.org


Exactly to obtain the correlation between the received signal of the time when it is not subject to stress and, and provides an ultrasound diagnostic system and a method for forming an elastic image in an objective criteria. When a stress is not applied to a target object for this purpose to form a first transmitted pulse and to form a first transmitted pulse and the second transmitted pulse having a different waveform when the stress is applied, the first, respectively the transmitted pulse and the second transmitting pulse forming a corresponding first receive signal and the second received signal and, based on the first received signal and second received signal output by the strain of the target object and estimates the compression ratio, and based thereon to form an elastic image. Ultrasonic, acoustic, strain, a transmission pulse, compression


The application of FX series PLC of Mitsubishi in the electrical control system of ZB28-6.3 thread rolling machine,and the working principle and running characteristics are introduced.In real maching,this design has low cost and high credibility and it is appropriate for the processing factory.


CHICAGO — Shifting radiology's emphasis on optimizing the patient experience is difficult, but the right thing to do. Here's your five-step roadmap.


A computer model of the relationships between processing variables, microstructures, and properties is developed to simulate the thermal and microstructural evolution during hot steel strip rolling. This is a visual simulation that can be used to help the mill operators and process engineers to obtain more metallurgical information and to gain a better understanding of hot strip rolling processes than before.


New App Shares IT History in India History of computing may be presented in many ways. The traditional method is to write articles, monographs, and books that are often a scholarly analysis of history. In addition, interviews with pioneers in computing can be recorded and archived, a task that is currently being performed by some of the members of the IEEE Computer Society's History Committee. Another method of recording history appropriate for a relatively young technology such as information technology is to record it from the perspective of people who participated in history making. In this age of smartphones and tablet computers, one way to share such a collection is through a digital museum app. Such an attempt to chronicle the history of the development of information technology in India has been made by a team led by Kris Gopalakrishnan (see Figure 1). Kris is one of the founders of Infosys, the second largest ITcompany in India. The project was started in March 2015 and the app named Itihaasa (a Sanskrit word that may be interpreted as history or epic, depending on the context) was released on 17 April 2016 in Bangalore. The project cost around Rs.10 million (US$1 = Rs.66 in April 2016) and was entirely funded by Kris. As part of the Itihaasa project, the history of IT in India was recorded by interviewing 44 individuals from academia, industry, research establishments, and government who were intimately associated with the development of IT in India. Unfortunately, some of the pioneers in the development of information technology in India are no longer with us or could not be interviewed. However, some of the artifacts featured in the app reflect their contributions. The process of interviewing (I was one of the people interviewed) consisted of two parts. A preliminary interview gathered the contributions and the perceptions of the interviewee on the development of information technology in India. That was followed by a structured interview, during which the interviewer asked a set of questions that were sent earlier to the interviewee. The interviews were video recorded by a professional team, and each interview was then split up into smaller parts. Each part was tagged based on six dimensions: time, people, organization, policy, technical terms, and place. Splitting the interviews into segments allows the app users and researchers to navigate to appropriate sections on a specific topic as told by different interviewees. This gives different perspectives about a selected topic. As a bonus feature, a number of artifacts such as old photographs and articles of historical interest have also been captured and added to the repository that can be accessed via the app. The team plans to extend the app with more interviews and crowd-sourced, but copyright-protected artifacts in the future. This app is an invaluable source for researchers who would like to learn about the development of IT in India. The app is available for free download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. For more information about the Itihaasa app and project, visit www. itihaasa.com.


We have described in another paper how to develop and use smart certi cates by extending X.509 with several sophisticated features for secure attribute services on the Web. In this paper, we describe an implementation of RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) with role hierarchies on the Web as one possible application of smart certi cates. To support RBAC, we issued smart certi cates which hold the subjects' role information and con gured a Web server to use the role information in the certi cate instead of identities for its access control mechanism. Since the subjects' role information is provided integrity, the Web server can trust the role information after authentication and certi cate veri cation by SSL, and uses it for role-based access control. To maintain compatibility with existing technologies, such as SSL, we used a bundled (containing the subject's identity and role information) smart certi cate in the user-pull model.


Although the development of high-tech zones in China has made great achievements, there are still many things that are not consistent with realistic development in aspects of the zone's policy system, financial environment, talent environment, and hardware facilities, etc. This paper expounds the basic situation of the construction of innovative and entrepreneurial environment in Taiyuan National High-tech Zone, analyzes the significance of optimizing the innovative and entrepreneurial environment in Taiyuan National High-tech Zone, and puts forward the countermeasures and suggestions on optimizing the innovative and entrepreneurial environment in Taiyuan National High-tech Zone.


ABSTRACT Epoxy is a thermosetting polymer with exceptional mechanical robustness, thermal stability, and chemical resistance. This article is devoted to updating development, processing, and physicochemical characterizations of epoxy-based anti-corrosion coatings. Incorporation of different polymers in epoxy matrix has motivated extensive research progress in the field of corrosion protection. Epoxy has been blended with polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyamide, polyester, polyurethane, poly(vinyl alcohol), and polydimethylsiloxane to form corrosion protective coatings. The addition of conducting polymer and nanofiller to epoxy matrix modified the nanocomposite morphology and facilitated the development of passive layer at metal/polymer interface. Consequently, nanocomposite coatings act as physical barrier to hinder the penetration of corrosive ions. Likewise, fine dispersion of nanocarbon and inorganic nanoparticles in compatible blends of epoxy/polyamide, epoxy/polyester, epoxy/polyurethane, and epoxy/poly(vinyl alcohol) has resulted in improved adhesion, wear, barrier and anticorrosion properties of the nanocomposite coatings. Design of epoxy blend-based nano-architectures may facilitate appropriate tailoring of overall performance of the resulting anti-corrosion coatings for advance technical applications including aerospace, automotive, construction, electronic devices, and biomedical relevances. New processing techniques may overcome challenges toward high performance future epoxy-based coatings. Graphical abstract


Segmentation is vital for ophthalmology image analysis. But its various modal images hinder most of the existing segmentation algorithms applications, as they rely on training based on a large number of labels or hold weak generalization ability. Based on Segment Anything (SAM), we propose a simple but effective learnable prompt layer suitable for multiple target segmentation in ophthalmology multi-modal images, named Learnable Ophthalmology Segment Anything (SAM). The learnable prompt layer learns medical prior knowledge from each transformer layer. During training, we only train the prompt layer and task head based on a one-shot mechanism. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our thought based on four medical segmentation tasks based on nine publicly available datasets. Moreover, we only provide a new improvement thought for applying the existing fundamental CV models in the medical field. Our codes are available at \href{https://github.com/Qsingle/LearnablePromptSAM}{website}.


There are rich medical plants resources in China, up to more than 11,000 species in total. Besides as medicine, many medical plants are of high ornamental and health-care functions. The concept of medical and health-care ground covering plants was explained in the paper. According to their biological traits, ecological characters and health-care functions, their taxonomy was made. The preliminary study of their selection, application and action in landscape were conducted. This will offer base for their further research and exploitation in theory of health-care ground covering plant resources.


The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas according to published standards that are applied to U.S. Census Bureau data. The general concept of a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is that of a core area containing a substantial population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that core. Currently defined metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas are based on application of 2000 standards (which appeared in the Federal Register on December 27, 2000) to 2000 decennial census data. Current metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area definitions were announced by OMB effective June 6, 2003, and subsequently updated as of December 2003, November 2004, December 2005, and December 2006.


The paper introduces briefly the environmental harness engineering of Sudbury city and sums up experiences which are useful to us.


This paper analyzes productivity change in the ten Korean government-invested enterprises (GIEs) by applying Malmquist productivity indexes. The authors use financial indexes of the enterprises over the period 1993–2003 to measure productivity change. The Malmquist indexes of total factor productivity (TFP) growth are used for measuring and comparing productivity. The indexes are decomposed into two components, efficiency change and technical change (innovation). Results show that productivity of the Korean GIEs increased until 1998. The rest of the period did not enjoy significant increase. Productivity even decreased in the periods of 1998–1999, 2000–2001, and 2002–2003. This study finds that the productivity decrease is due to the weak performance of technical change. The decrease in the technical change suggests the lack of the ability to maximize output from the observed input mix.


Using quasiclassical theory, we analyze the vortex structure of strong-paramagnetic superconductors. There, induced paramagnetic moments are accumulated exclusively around the vortex core. We quantitatively evaluate the significant paramagnetic effect in the $H$ dependence of various quantities, such as low temperature specific heat, Knight shift, magnetization, and the flux line lattice (FLL) form factor. The anomalous $H$ dependence of the FLL form factor observed by the small angle neutron scattering in $\mathrm{Ce}\mathrm{Co}{\mathrm{In}}_{5}$ is attributable to the large paramagnetic contribution.


New mechanistic understanding and the quantification of reaction kinetics shed light on the large impact of the solvent on selectivity.


"Twenty five years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, progress towards equal power and equal rights for women remains elusive. No country has achieved gender equality, and the COVID-19 crisis threatens to erode the limited gains that have been made. The Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and efforts to recover better from the pandemic offer a chance to transform the lives of women and girls, today and tomorrow." (Secretary-General António Guterres)


Background and Aim: Clinical studies show the effect of vitamin D on muscle strength in athletes. In addition, vitamin D deficiency is more common in people with higher physical activity than in others. Therefore, it seems vitamin D supplementation in the military can improve their health and physical performance. Methods: This study is a double-blind clinical trial was done in Isfahan, Iran in 2019. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 100 militaries were randomly assigned to two groups of supplement and placebo groups (n=50). Demographic data and physical activity of militaries were collected by questionnaires. For all of the participants, measurements of height, weight, waist circumference, fat and muscle mass of the body were conducted. Sport tests of speed and time of fatigue were done. Data analysis was performed by SPSS software,


During the World Exposition 2010(from May to October), emission control measures were implemented in Shanghai to improve the air quality. In the presentation, I will present MAX-DOAS measurements of NO2, aerosol optical properties and SO2 from April 2010 in Shanghai. The changes of air pollutants due to ECMs during the Expo period will be discussed.


Quad orthogonal test was used to optimize the condition for hydrogenation of residual C_5.Necessary experiments had been done based on the table of quad orthogonal experiment with four factors,such as pressure,ratio of hydrogen to pentene,inlet temperature and gas velocity of liquid,at five levels.The mathematical model on the relationship among the four factors and total conversion of pentenes had been set up according to the experiment data,the model was proved reasonable by comparing the experimental data and the calculating data.The optimum condition of residual C_5 hydrogenation had been found.


Increased political and media attention is encouraging greater industrial focus on environmental responsibility and resource management. This has promoted product and process designs that are more optimal in their utilization of materials and resources. This optimization is a complex task that is only made more difficult by the subjective methods of environmental impact evaluation commonly used. To optimize a process or product design, a complete understanding of the nature of production must be reached. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool that can be combined with current simulation tools to obtain a realistic model of the prospective design alternatives. Utilizing this combined model, the simulation can draw quantitative comparisons between the predictions of various subjective methods commonly used in LCA. Based on these comparisons, the determination of the optimal path the product and process design will follow. The effectiveness of this approach is illustrated through the use of a controversial LCA performed in 2005 by the UK's Environmental Agency. The study focused on the environmental impact of the life of diapers and reached debated conclusions. This example illustrates how a simulation can be used to create an objective framework for the impartial evaluation and comparison of designs.