A semiclassical quantization of rigid bender H2O with a single bending vibration coupled to three dimensional rotation is presented. Angular momentum conservation reduces this problem to two degrees of freedom. An efficient new algorithm is developed for EBK semiclassical quantization in two dimensions, and a tunneling approximation used to generate asymmetry splitting. This technique reproduces to within 1% the level shifts due to vibration‐rotation interaction for j=3,10 and nv from 0 to 3 and is successful where the usual approximate quantum (centrifugal distortion) treatment of these interactions fails.


cognitive conceptualisations of the processes which may be involved in these disorders and preliminary approaches to treatment. A welcome development is the application of CT to difficult, chronic cases with personality or characterological difficulties. Professor Beck's group described cognitive concep tualisations and treatment of DSM-III (American Psychiatric Association, 1980)personality disorders. The modifications of standard CT necessary to work with such cases were described. Controlled outcome studies are needed as treatment is likely to be prolonged and intensive. Parallel to the clinical developments in CT, researchers are applying methods from cognitive psychology to investigate abnormalities of cognitive processing found in psychiatric disorders. The cog nitive science symposium considered the theory of information processing and its applications in therapy. Other symposia examined intrusive cog nitions and the relationship between emotion and cognition. Training courses were described and it was suggested that therapist competence can 39


Abstract : This study investigates the current proficiency of media skills required for Military Police junior leaders to perform missions in any environment. Currently, junior noncommissioned and company grade officer professional development courses do not teach media skills. The concept presented states that news media will be present in locations where military police junior leaders conduct operations. Consequently, leaders must be trained to deal with the media while successfully accomplishing assigned missions. Military police soldiers routinely are involved in crisis situations, whether in garrison or on deployment. Crisis situations attract news media, and military police are frequently the first line of contact. As US government representatives, military officials must cooperate with the press and provide information in accordance with Defense Department instructions. To do so without compromising operations security requires particular skills in dealing with media. This study examines junior leaders' actions with news media during deployment and garrison operations. Using input from various commanders, provost marshals, and public affairs officers, this study identifies areas of media skills training needed and concludes that Military Police junior leaders must receive this training. The study recommends media skills instruction in the noncommissioned, warrant, and commissioned officer professional development courses.


: The Research on Balancing Theories and Mechanisms to Pervasive Information Systems (B2P) is one of the component studies of the Records-centered Digital Information Management Theory and Mechanisms (DI{R}Mtm) Project, which aims pointedly at synchronizing records/information related research interests with the evolution of information technologies and their joint impact on society. Due to the breakthroughs in cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, ubiquitous/pervasive computing, conceived in 1988, has now been rapidly advanced. As its materialization in organizations, pervasive information systems (PISs) converges information technologies, data, digital operations and human actors and functions as the main channel for digital decisions. Digital decisions, therefore, are autonomous, algorithmic and penetrating, possessing influential abilities that are much greater than any single technology in human history, including the Internet. Such abilities make it a strong force for societal advancement, yet, at the same time, a potential hurdle – even harm – for decision recipients who are unaware of the decision-making methods. The B2P study is conceived as a reaction to this phenomenon. This paper gives an overview of the B2P study and calls for collaborations among researchers from the various fields relevant to the aims of the study, i.e., archival science, records management, information science, pubic administration, law, social sciences, and computer sciences.


J.F. Brown. The Grooves of Change: Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Millennium. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001. xvi, 276 pp. Maps. Notes. Index. $18.95, paper. By J.F. Brown's own account, "this book is painted with a broad brush, and it is judgmental." Specialists will enjoy arguing with the author's sweeping and frequently unsubstantiated generalizations and his witty aphorisms-such as the "double bed dictatorship" of Slobodan Milogevic and his wife, or "no pontification without participation" when referring to Austria's position on the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia. The author is especially astute in assessing the influence of American foreign policy on the region and the debates concerning the inclusion of former communist states into NATO. The influence of "Pax America" is one of the major themes in the book. Although Brown considers Eastern Europe as a whole, the predominant emphasis is on the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and its successor states as well as on ethnic conflicts in other countries once belonging to the Warsaw Treaty Organization. The first three chapters provide a brief chronological account of the region up to 1989, followed by a discussion of conditions necessary for democracy. The fifth chapter's progress report on the specific countries is very brief (some three pages per country) and superficial. Subsequent chapters include: the wars in the former Yugoslavia in the first half of the 1990s; conflict in Kosovo and NATO's 1999 intervention; and minority issues in the region as a whole. A major weakness is the lack of analysis of the effects of communism on economic development and the class and social structure in post-1945 East European societies, and how these developments impede or assist in the process of democratization and the nurturing of civic rather than ethnic forms of citizenship. For example, to what extent did the economic regional disparities fuel ethnic conflicts and secessionist movements in the former Yugoslavia? These disparities may have more to do with ethnic conflicts in the region than the historical animosities that Brown alludes to in his discussion of the disintegration of Yugoslavia. By the same reasoning, the amelioration of sharp class and regional differences through communist egalitarian social policies in countries such as Poland may have provided the "minimal material standards" for all citizens, one of the conditions that Brown notes is necessary for the development of democracy. …


e13516 Background: Targeted lung cancer therapy has undoubtedly made a difference to the treatment of EGFR mutation and ALK translocation carriers. However, targeted therapies for other subgroups like squamous cell carcinoma are still scarce. Re-replication of the genome could initiate gene amplification and cause chromosomal translocation and loss, contributing to tumor progression. It has been shown that cell cycle checkpoints and DNA damage response are activated when re-replication is induced. Cell cycle checkpoints, mediated by CHK1 and 2, are essential to prevent re-replication and maintain genomic integrity. Specific CHK1 inhibitors such as LY2603618 have been shown to delay tumor growth when given in combination with pemetrexed in NSCLC xenograft models. Methods: We selected a panel of NSCLC adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma cell lines representing different genetic backgrounds with TP53, KRAS and EGFR mutations. In addition, six PC9-derived, TKI resistant cell lines were included (PC9-ER...


Taking a refined cotton production Co.,Ltd of refined cotton wastewater treatment as an example,the application of pretreatment-biochemical treatment-air floating process to the treatment of refined cotton wastewater was introduced,and the experience in designing and running of the project was analyzed and summarized.The design flow of this project is 2 000 m3/d,raw water COD,BOD,SS is 1 200,623 and 567 mg/L respectively.Operation results indicated: after treatment by this process,COD,BOD,SS and other water quality indicators of discharge water all met the second level emission standard of GB 8978-1996 "Integrated wastewater discharge standard".


: The capability to communicate effectively is an important skill. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders have various ranges of difficulty in promoting verbal skills. 1.7% prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) of total population in the world. 25% 30% of children with ASD are having deficit in functional verbal and poor language. The parents of ASD children suffer more stress than parents of normally developed children. Parents should be able to avail an additional amount of time, adjustment phase and parental anxiety. In this study a practical method to investigate the efficacy of Parently approach Pedagogy on improving the verbal skill. The data was gathered using the modified Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism Questionnaire and formulation of brief training for Primary caregivers on improving the verbal skill and it proves the efficacy with statistically significant level.


Abstract The present paper is an endeavor to focus on the socio-economic profile and anthropometric characteristics of the Mankidias, a semi-nomadic, particularly vulnerable tribe of Mayurbhanj District of Northern Odisha. The study includes 136 married women (>15 years) and 124 adult men aged above 20 years. The subjects were also interviewed to collect data on their socio-economic profile. Anthropometric measurements including height and weight were measured using standard protocol. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated and used as a measure of nutritional status. The study depicts the low socio-economic status of the tribe in terms of low literacy and household income. Further the extent of under-nutrition (BMI<18.5 kg/m2) was also found to be very high among both the males and the females. However, the frequency of under-nutrition or higher rate of chronic energy deficiency (CED), that is BMI<18.5 kg/m2 is marked among the females. According to the WHO classification of public health problem of low BMI, the prevalence of CED was found to be very high (>40%) in both the males (48.4%) and females (59.5%) of this tribe indicating a critical situation. Since the socio-economic characteristics and nutritional status of the Mankidia tribe is indigent, it is indispensable that the nutritional status of the tribe should be improved by enhancing the socio-economic status through improved education and employment opportunities and appropriate nutritional interventional programs to reduce the prevalence of CED.


Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced systemic inflammation (SI) is associated with hypotension, tachycardia, and multiple organs dysfunctions. SI, a hallmark of sepsis can lead to cardiovascular impairment and death. Considering that the nervous system regulates immunity and that cardiovascular reflexes, i.e. baroreflex, chemoreflex, and Bezold‐Jarish reflex, are important regulators of hemodynamic function, we investigated these cardiovascular reflexes control acutely and 24 hours after LPS‐induced SI. We combined cardiovascular recordings, immunofluorescence and molecular approaches in male Wistar rats that received intravenous administration of LPS (1.5 or 2.5 mg.kg−1, CEUA #2017.1.585.58.9). LPS induced hypotension and tachycardia and reduction in baroreflex gain. On the other hand, SI caused no significant impairment in hemodynamic responses to chemoreflex and Bezold‐Jarish reflexes, despite an increased number of activated microglia and IL‐1β levels in the nucleus tractus solitarius. The present data are consistent with the notion that cardiovascular reflexes are kept functional even with central nervous system inflammation. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms that regulate the cardiovascular system during SI and indicate that the improvement of these reflexes responsiveness can be useful for the therapeutic management of sepsis.


This essay frames issues of historical truth, interpretation, and translation in reading I, Rigoberta Manchu in terms of the analysis of qualitative data. Using Walter Benjamin's work on translation and historiography, posited lessons include: to read for difference rather than the same; to focus on what is becoming in the data; to probe the price people pay to tell the truth about themselves; to attend to how stories are told; and to situate interpretation as supplement rather than mimesis, both inadequate and necessary. Such lessons are endorsed toward the goal of what Gayatri Spivak terms a "knowledgeable Eurocentrism" rather than a naive one in first-world dealings with third-world texts.


textabstractPeripheral arterial disease (PAD) is in the majority of patients caused by atherosclerosis
in the lower extremities distal to the aortic bifurcation. Atherosclerosis is a complex
systemic, progressive and degenerative disease of the intima of the arterial wall,
which affects both large and medium-sized arteries. The prevalence of symptomatic
PAD is 3-5% in older adults in different Western populations (1-2). Atherosclerosis has
a pre-clinical course with absence of clinical symptoms for several decades. PAD generally
becomes evident with symptoms of intermittent claudication. Intermittent claudication
is defined as muscle cramps in the lower limb that occur following exercise
and are relieved with rest. In a minority (a quarter) of patients, the disease progresses
to critical limb ischemia i.e. rest pain or tissue necrosis (3-5). The diagnosis of PAD is
based on patient history and physical examination. The severity of PAD is generally
classified by measuring the ankle-brachial indices.


This paper constructed a biobjective model based on the total cost and time satisfaction to provide a desirable solution to the distribution and inventory cooperation of agricultural means supply chain. The model simulated how the distribution center and retailers collaborate to meet the needs of the order customer in the random lead time and out-of-stock loss costs. By the features of the model, the biobjective genetic algorithm was improved based on elitism selection, aiming to improve the quality of noninferior solution in biobjective model. Finally, the influence degree of the lead time of delivery, unit inventory cost, and unit transport cost on the total cost of the system was quantified through the analysis of examples and sensitivity of model parameters. This research has provided valuable new insights into the distribution and inventory coordination of supply chain.


The liquid volume is an important metrology method for commercial transaction in international trade, and the vertical tank is used as main metrology tool. One non-contact optical measurement system was raised by using laser scanning method. The coordinates of vertical tank shell were acquired by phase-shift ranging method and angular measurement, and the set of coordinates is named as data cloud. The deformation of the vertical tank not only affects the daily use and safe operation, but also influences the accuracy of the tank volume measurement. Based on the 3D laser scanning principle, one measurement method for the vertical tank deformation was introduced. By using the high-resolution analysis model, the overall and local deformation of the vertical tank were measured simultaneously. The measurement errors of distance and angle are 2mm and 2" respectively. Iterative method was used to deduce the radius at each course height for tank model without deformation. One experimental system was designed and the method was validated by experimental data.


An electrical component model for a micromechanical accelerometer is presented. In addition to the varying capacitances, the motion of the seismic mass and the damping gas films are described by means of an electrical equivalent circuit. The resulting model can be analyzed together with the interfacing electronics utilizing all analysis modes available in a circuit simulator. The model has been implemented in the general purpose circuit simulation tool APLAC. The model simulations show an excellent match with the measured frequency responses.


Curriculum of 2013 has been started since July 2013 in schools appointed as the implementer. This study is experimental study with one group pretest-posttest design. It aims at discovering whether discovery learning model implementation could increase student's listening score and social attitude in accordance with curriculum of 2013 implementation. The subjects of this study are 37 students of class X IPA 5 Public High School 2 Jember in their 2nd semester of 2014/2015 academic year. This study concluded that the implementation of discovery learning model could increase students' listening score and social attitude, with significance value of 0,005 (z = -2,823, p < 0,001), with medium effect size for listening score and significance value of 0,000 (-4,875, p < 0,001), with large effect size for social attitude.


Objective: Error management with timely identification of errors, in preventing the occurrence of errors and dealing with errors as a key to understanding the production of quality in many areas, including accounting and auditing has found a prominent role. Error management is critical to the quality of work outcomes in the business environment, especially in financial environments, because errors are in direct conflict with the quality of financial reporting and lead financial users to erroneous conclusions. Among the accounting profession, it is expected that by identifying, modeling and testing it, we can see better quality information in the form of financial reporting, considering the role of auditor quality mediator Research.
Method: In the present study, 150 companies in the period of 1391-1391 have been studied. In order to achieve the results of the research, hypotheses have been designed that logistic regression has been used to test them.
 Results: The results show that among the three types of identified errors, which are compliance, operational and accountability errors, operational error management has a negative and significant effect on fraudulent financial reporting and the presence of a better auditor strengthens the relationship. Also, compliance and reporting errors have a negative and significant relationship with fraudulent financial reporting, so that companies with better error management have seen less restatement of financial statement items. Conclusion: Error management in business units, in addition to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of business unit operations, also reduces the likelihood of fraudulent financial reporting and improves the quality of financial reporting.


Organic dairy producers (and others who aspire to this profession) need sound economic data and analyses to make decisions. This study analyzed and evaluated the profitability of 15 Iowa organic dairies using Dairy TRANS Financial Analysis software. On average, these 15 dairies showed "good" profitability for 2014 but there was a wide range of results. It is hoped these ongoing studies will assist current and aspiring organic dairy producers to both budget and benchmark their dairy operations to better plan for future profitability. Producers are also urged to consider using the Dairy TRANS Financial Analysis to analyze and further improve dairy profits regardless of the production system being utilized.


We characterized the major ion chemistry of over 800 lakes on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, from a probability sample of 59 lakes (August 1988). There were two groups: alkalinity  700 μeq/L. Low-alkalinity lakes had significantly lower concentrations of base cations and silica and significantly higher average concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) than high-alkalinity lakes. Despite widespread acidic soils and bog vegetation, and resulting high DOC concentrations, none of the lakes sampled was acidic. Sulfate concentrations (~3 μeq/L) were similar in the two groups, as were Cl− concentrations, which decreased with distance from the coast. High-alkalinity lakes were similar chemically to rivers and shallow aquifers in the region, suggesting that the high alkalinity is a product of the major weathering reactions in this terrain; the substantially different ratios of base cations in the two groups also indicate quantitative and qualitative weathering di...


The algebraic notion of a differential operator on a module over a commutative ring is not extended to a module over a noncommutative ring.


The invention discloses a method for landing a large-size ship loader entirely. The method comprises the following steps: (a) jacking the ship loader by a lifting jack before loading the whole ship loader to a ship, then rotating two sets of trolleys on each supporting leg of the ship loader for 90 degrees and fastening with ship loader equalizing beams through bolts; (b) pulling the ship loader which is mounted on the ship to four temporary travel tracks through the trolleys of the ship loader; (c) jacking the ship loader by the lifting jack, removing the bolts of the equalizing beams and the trolleys, rotating the two sets of trolleys on each supporting leg for 90 degrees, and then fastening the equalizing beams and the trolleys through the bolts; and (d) loosening the lifting jack, allowing the trolleys of the ship loader to fall and enter the tracks, fixedly welding the trolleys and the equalizing beams after the adjustment of the trolleys is completed, and mounting the tracks 90-degree perpendicularly relative to the temporary tracks. Compared with the conventional two-track landing method, the rated load-bearing capacity of a dock can be reduced by 50%.


A new technique is developed for assessing the performance of linear and nonlinear Kalman filter based state estimators. The proposed metric will indicate the performance of these state estimators which will be primarily influenced by: (i) difference between the model dynamics and process dynamics and, (ii) various approximations of the nonlinear plant dynamics used in nonlinear Kalman filters. Currently, there exists no such quantification method to analyze the performance of linear and nonlinear Kalman filters, a key requirement for improvement and a practical benchmark for comparison of these state estimation algorithms. The proposed technique uses the generalized Hurst exponent of the prediction errors (difference in measured output and a posteriori estimates) obtained from the state estimators to quantify the performance. This technique could be implemented on-line as it requires only plant operating data and the predicted outputs (from the linear and nonlinear Kalman filters) to assess the performance. Several simulation studies demonstrate the applicability of the proposed performance metric to both linear and non-linear Kalman filters.


Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is an effective tool to reduce both infant and maternal mortality rates. In spite of all efforts to reach and register every antenatal mother, the results are not up to desired level. Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge of pregnant women about ANC services and to find out the ANC utilization and factors affecting them. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in October-November 2013 in Krishna Nagar village of Miran Sahib zone of block R.S. Pura. All the mothers (aged 15-49 years) in this village were interviewed using a predesigned, pretested, and semi-open-ended questionnaire. Results: The respondents had adequate knowledge about ANC services except for the minimum number of visits for ANC. Here, 89.6% (189) of the respondents had registered for ANC, of which 64.5% (136/211) and 9.9% (21/211) had registered in the 2 nd trimester and 1 st trimester, respectively. The results revealed that 79.1% of the deliveries were institutional. The age, literacy status, socioeconomic status (SES), and type of family had statistically significant associations with the utilization of ANC services. Conclusion: The results show that maternal literacy remains a key factor in the better utilization of antenatal services. Moreover, the role of health workers in increasing awareness among mothers about the importance of ANC in general and the danger signs of pregnancy in particular is of paramount concern.


Little research exists pertaining to the affect of the Response to Intervention model on student grade retention. This study was designed to determine a relationship between the frequency of students retained in grades kindergarten through third prior to and following the implementation of the Response to Intervention model. A five member cohort group conducted a longitudinal study of grades kindergarten through third grade in eleven pilot schools in the state of West Virginia. A Chi-Square test was chosen to examine the variables in an attempt to identify whether the implementation of the Response to Intervention model had an affect upon student grade retention. Results indicated that the frequency of students retained was not significantly different when comparing student retention before and after the implementation of The Response to Intervention model for kindergarten, first, and third grades. However, frequencies of students retained were significantly different when comparing student retention before and after the program implementation for second grade. When comparing total frequencies for kindergarten, first, second, and third grades in the pilot schools, frequency of students retained was not significantly different when comparing student retention before and after the implementation of the Response to Intervention model. RTI and Retention iii


For many developing nations, tourism is an important pathway for development. In recent years, however, tourism has become associated with a number of economic, environmental, and cultural challenges. This article examines how sustainable tourism development could be applied in the Caribbean. The article begins with an introduction to the concept of sustainable tourism development and a brief history of the Caribbean tourism industry. The unique economic, environmental, and cultural challenges associated with tourism in the Caribbean are discussed, with particular attention given to the cruise industry. The article concludes with recommendations for addressing these obstacles, including increasing public participation among Caribbean citizens and taking steps to change tourist consumption patterns.


The success of human resource management (HRM) closely synchronizes with the success of the prospective candidate (PCs) recruitment cycle (i.e. from job application to joining process of employee). However, finding the right PC according to the job description (JDs) is a complex task owing to manual background checks, and maintaining the auditability of the recruitment process by third-party recruitment (TPR) services. Recent studies have suggested the introduction of the blockchain (BC) and artificial intelligence (AI) in HRM processes to assure chronology, auditability, and automation, but limited approaches have discussed the use of explainable AI (xAI) for model interpretability. To address the issues, we propose a fusion scheme, AaJeeViKa, which integrates BC and explainable AI (xAI) to integrate trusted analytics in staffing and recruitment processes. The scheme generates a job suitability score (JSS), on which an interview call is sent to PC (cutoff threshold). The interview score and JSS score are added to form the employee reputation score (ERS), and the output prediction significance is computed by Shapley additive explanations (SHAP) explainers. The xAI result along with other information is meta-recorded and updated on BC ledgers. The results indicate that the scheme is highly beneficial for modern organizations to renovate their staffing and recruitment policies.


ESTAVILLQ, J., AND R. E. BURGER. Auian curdiac receptors: activity changes by blood Pressure, carbon &oxide, and PH. Am. J. Physiol. 225(5): 1067-1071. 1973.-Spontaneous activity of most cardiac receptors is negatively correlated with Paco2 in the physiological range, whereas a highly variable and small relationship is seen with PH.. Units whose activity WE random (ccirregular") were less sensitive to blood pressure (BP) changes but more sensitive to Pacoz than were "regular" units, those entrapped by cardiac activity. Conversion of irregular to regular activity patterns of some units was seen at elevated BP and/or low Pacoz. Changes in PaGo induce large changes in afferent activity but only small1 changes in heart rate and BP.


We demonstrate 4 4 multimode interference couplers in a silicon-on-insulator rib waveguide technology that enable compact integrated fully passive optical 90 -hybrid devices with operation across the -band.


Spontaneous chromosomal aberrations may occur with a high frequency in human tissue culture cells, and the frequency increases with the age of the culture. In a series of experiments the frequency of aberrations found at anaphase and telophase increased from 3.6 per cent to 9.6 per cent as the culture aged over a period of three months. Most, or all, of the aberrations appear to be of the chromatid type, and must have originated at prophase of the nuclear cycle. There seems to be some correlation between the frequency of spontaneous chromosome aberrations and sensitivity to ionizing radiation in mammalian tissue culture cells.


From the ethical point of view,this paper explores to carry out AIDS-related training for nursing staff,to enhance their awareness of self protection and occupational protection for better nursing work,and provides reference for training in AIDS prevention and control and reduce occupational risk among nursing staff.


The locomotion for many modern robotic systems is optimized for a single target domain – aerial, surface or underwater. In this work, we address the challenge of developing a robotic system capable of controlled motion in air and underwater. Further, we explore the particular challenge of dynamic transitions between air and water. We propose Dipper, an aerial-aquatic hybrid vehicle. Dipper is a lightweight fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with actively swept wings. The bio-inspired system is not only capable of maneuvering efficiently during flight and underwater, but can also perform dynamic aerial-aquatic transitions. We describe the design, construction and testing of the Dipper prototype, and demonstrate repeatability and robustness especially during the transition phases. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL A video showing a full operation cycle can be found at https: //youtu.be/KV90qqnhHb0. Further information and additional material can be found at https://www.dipper.ethz.ch.


Image interpolation becomes very important because various low-cost digital cameras and camcorders have spread widely.Most of the existing image interpolation methods are geared to gray images.Interpolating a color image is usually implemented by the componentwise interpolation scheme using gray image interpolation methods,which is insufficient and results in additional artifacts.In this paper,a novel edge-directed bicubic color image interpolation method is proposed.Our method is an extension to the classical bicubic convolution interpolation.Our improvement includes:considering the correlation between color channels;giving a new method of color edge detection and a novel scheme estimating the missing pixels.The proposed method can well preserve the edges and textures,and noticeably suppress common artifacts such as blurring,blocking and aliasing in interpolated images.The experimental results demonstrate that it outperforms significantly the bicubic interpolation in terms of both objective and subjective measures.


They may have been one of the dominant images of India in the mind of the 'average man' of late nineteenth-century Britain, but Indian jugglers have received very little attention from historians. Paradoxically, this lack of attention may be a result of the same ambiguity that made them so important to the Victorians. At one level, Indian jugglers were entertainers who, like European jugglers of the early modern period, performed not only feats of keeping objects in the air but also (what we would now call) magic tricks. In nineteenth-century Britain, this latter form of entertainment had come to be known as 'conjuring' (and its exponents as 'conjurors'), but the term 'juggler' continued to be used in reference to Indian performers. For the Victorians, then, an Indian juggler was a performer of not only skilful but also mysterious feats. And it was here, in this mystery, that the ambiguity lay, as many Victorians came to believe that there was more to the conjuring feats of 'Indian juggling' than sleight-of-hand and gimmicked props. It was their inability to explain how such feats were done, and their willingness to discuss attributions other than trickery, that led Victorians to regard jugglers' as one of the key images of India. Much has been written about how the West came to construct an image of the East. Edward Said's Orientalism (1977) described this image as one of the West's 'deepest and most recurring images of the Other', an Other that was 'mysterious, duplicitous and dark'.2 While Said was concerned primarily with the Middle East, scholars have made similar points in relation to south Asia, describing how Orientalist scholars constructed India as a land of eternal essences, presenting Hindu philosophy and rituals as evidence of a land where imagination was privileged over reality, and of Indian thought as essentially irrational.3 Others have described


The retinal organization in Vibrissaphora liui was studied with emphasis on the morphology, number and distribution of photoreceptors and ganglion cells. The results show that the retinal layered structure in V. liui accords with the typical pattern of that in vertebrates. The thickness of the retina in V. liui is approximately 143μm. There are about 2. 5 millions photoreceptors per retina, which are mostly rods, only a few cones (less than 3% of the total). The red rods are more than the green ones. There are about 210 thousands ganglion cells per retina. The isodensity map of the retinal ganglion cells shows that the area of highest cell density is a long area(visual streak), it was located at the dorsum of the optic disc. The density of ganglion cells is higher along the naso-temporal axis of the retina, and decreases dorsally and ventrally. The comparative study of the morphology of photoreceptors was made under LM, SEM and TEM. We concluded that the retina in V. liui which is a nocturnal species is principally adapted to operate in low intensities of light.


In a series of 70 patients who had surgical correction of coarctation of the aorta between 1952 and 1969, the operative mortality was 7% and the complication rate was 14%. The mortality was particularly high in adult males over 30, with pre-operative evidence of left ventricular ischaemia. Simple surgical procedures had satisfactory results, but the use of prostheses carried a high risk, and turning down the left subclavian artery failed to lower the blood pressure. The blood pressure score fell by 68% after operation, and by a further 8% following discharge from hospital. This result was maintained up to 17 years after operation, and may be expected in all groups of patients.


Temperature and doping dependencies of electron mobility in both wurtzite and zincblende GaN structures have been calculated using an iteravive technique. The following scattering mechanisims, i.e, impurity, polar optical phonon, acoustic phonon, piezoelectric and electron plasmon are inculded in the calculation. Ionized imurity scattering has been treated beyound the Born approximation using the phase-shift analysis. It is found that the electron mobility decreases monotonically as the temperature increases from 100K to 600K. The low temperature value of electron mobilty increases significantly with increasing doping concentration. The iterative results are in fair agreement with other recent calculations obtained using the relaxation-time approximation and experimental methods.


It is well known that the set E of convergence of S is of measure zero, a result due to Cantor and Lebesgue. More recently Rajchman has proved that E is a sum of an enumerable sequence of ü-sets , and so in particular (an i7-set being closed and of measure zero) that E is of the first category. We propose to establish a more precise property of the sets E and to show the connection between these sets and sets of absolute convergence (that is, sets in which a trigonometrical series can converge absolutely without being absolutely convergent everywhere). We propose to call, in memory of Rajchman, "set of the type R" any set E such that a series (S) exists which satisfies the condition (1) and converges in E. E being a sum of closed sets it is natural to investigate the properties of perfect sets of the type R. Let P be such a set. For every x belonging to P we must have lim pw cos (nx—an) = 0. But by (1) there exists an infinite sequence of integers {tik\ such that Pnk>r>0. Hence,


Aims: This study aimed to compare the performance of a new microtensile bond strength (µTBS) testing device, called the Flextest device. Study Design: This is an experimental randomised study in which composite resin/dentin stick-Original shaped specimens were submitted to a microtensile bond strength test in both Flextest device and Bencor Multi-T device. Methodology: Fifteen human third molars were submitted to dentin surface exposure, polishing, bonding treatment, and composite blocks that were built up and sectioned to obtain composite resin/dentin stick-shaped specimens with a cross-sectional area of approximately 0.9 mm². One hundred composite resin/dentin specimens were assigned randomly to the Bencor Multi-T device (Danville Engineering, San Ramon, CA, USA) group (n = 50) and the Flextest device group (n = 50). Tensile bond testing was performed by a universal testing machine (MTS, Eden Prairie, MN, USA) at a crosshead speed of 1.0 mm/min. The intragroup and intergroup µTBS comparisons, and the ratios of the types of failure in each group were analysed by factorial analysis of variance, Fisher`s test, and the Chi square test at 5% significance. Results: Both devices showed significant intragroup differences. However, the differences were not significant between the devices. Conclusion: The new Flextest device and the Bencor Multi-t device had similar microtensile bond strength test results; however, a lower standard deviation was observed in the Flextest device group.


Without administering a bisphosphonate compound, effective to treat acne but substantially method of treating acne in a human in need of such treatment, which comprises antibiotic activity, the amount of tetracycline compound to the systemic administration to a human does not. Tetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline, acne, comedones, antibiotic activity


Risk is an important and ubiquitous concept that plays a crucial role in decision makings across domains. Risk is also a vague notion that carries different meaning under different domain context and perspectives. This paper aims to provide a formal generalised definition of risk based on the possible world paradigm and expected utility theory and the meanings of risk from both qualitative and quantitative level. This definition of risk is developed from the perspective an intelligent agent or information system. It provides a solid theoretical foundation upon which we can construct an intelligent generalised risk modelling and management framework using techniques from Artificial Intelligence research. This framework can be implemented as an integral part of an information system for better decision support and management of businesses.


Abstract An approach to forecasting the potential for flash flood-producing storms is developed, using the notion of basic ingredients. Heavy precipitation is the result of sustained high rainfall rates. In turn, high rainfall rates involve the rapid ascent of air containing substantial water vapor and also depend on the precipitation efficiency. The duration of an event is associated with its speed of movement and the size of the system causing the event along the direction of system movement. This leads naturally to a consideration of the meteorological processes by which these basic ingredients are brought together. A description of those processes and of the types of heavy precipitation-producing storms suggests some of the variety of ways in which heavy precipitation occurs. Since the right mixture of these ingredients can be found in a wide variety of synoptic and mesoscale situations, it is necessary to know which of the ingredients is critical in any given case. By knowing which of the ingredients...


Researchers have recently devoted a lot of attention to the development of control charts for monitoring healthcare systems. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to design a risk-adjusted cumulative sum (CUSUM) control chart to detect decreasing shifts. The proposed chart is used to monitor the survival times of patients who may be subject to an assignable cause such as human mistakes during a surgery. To this end, risk adjustment is performed to consider the impact of each patient's preoperative risks on survival times using survival analysis regression models. However, using the risk-adjusted CUSUM requires that the control chart parameters are determined. Hence, a multi-objective economic-statistical model is proposed and a two-stage solution method including non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is implemented to solve the model and obtain the optimal design parameters. The performance of the proposed approach is also studied in a real cardiac surgery center. Finally, to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed multi-objective design, two comparisons with the bi-objective and pure economic designs are made. The results show that the performance of the risk-adjusted CUSUM obtained from the proposed model is better than the two other designs considering statistical and economic properties.


From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Air Force or the Department of Defense. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. New Orleans, La.• Sept. 24-28, 1989. Received for publication Sept. 23. 1989; revision received Feb. 17. 1990; accepted Feb. 19. 1990. Reprint requests: David S. Parsons, MD, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. Lackland AFB, TX 78236·5300. 23/4/20191 shaped mass ansmg from the floor of the maxillary sinus. We present the case of a patient with unilateral pain in the distribution of the infraorbital nerve. Endoscopic examination revealed a large retention cyst suspended from the nerve within the maxillary sinus. After removal of the cyst, the patient had complete resolution of her symptoms. The pathophysiology and diagnosis are discussed, along with the generally accepted management of mucous retention cysts. This case is presented because of its interesting symptom, the unusual location within the sinus, and the excellent visualization obtained through the sinus endoscopes .


The Brundtland report (1987) 'Our common future' defines sustainability as a 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' (Brundtland 1987:43). Long before, Qohelet talked about the future of the earth in this way: 'one generation goes and another comes, but the earth remains forever' (Qoh 1:3). The question is not about whether the earth will remain, but what kind of earth are we willing to transmit to the next generation. In other words, how healthy will the earth be when we transmit it to future generations?


The process of iron(III) cations adsorption from solutions to natural sorbent opoka, diatomite, dolomite was investigated. Quantitative characteristics of the adsorption process for iron(III) cations are defined. It is found that all the investigated natural sorbents have sorption properties with reference to iron (III) cations. Opoka is characterized by a slightly higher adsorption property compared to the other sorbents.


Today, rail transportation is internationally recognized as the lowest cost per unit of transport, low energy consumption, and less damage to the environment. So far, Thailand is in process to expanding and improvement the modern rail transportation from Bangkok to other city. For this reason, the train system simulation is important for helping to investigate the effects of design and improvement or determine the correctness and efficiency of the design before the system is actually built or reconstructed. Therefore, this paper proposed the 3D simulation model for simulating train motion. we proposed examples use case for Bangkok Transit System (Silom line) in train speed profile simulation. The experimental result shows that the speed between stations is divided 4 part accelerating cruising coasting and braking. The experimental result shows that the speed profile by the 3D simulation model follows the typical stages of a train speed profile. This 3D simulation also can be used for the our open-source full train simulation in future.


Despite their role in autoimmune disease, not all autoreactive antibodies are harmful. Autoantibodies targeting tumor antigens, growth factors and their receptors are currently used therapeutically in cancer and autoimmunity. Ordinarily, healthy subjects do not exhibit strong secondary antibody responses to self-proteins, because most autoreactive B cells do not receive sufficient T cell help required for the germinal center reaction and for differentiation into IgG secreting cells. Our data demonstrate that rare, potentially therapeutic autoreactive B cells can be efficiently rescued from tonsil with EBV immortalization, and manipulated in vitro into secreting IgG, by supplying factors that mimic antigen stimulation and T cell help. Because this process is performed wholly in vitro, it constitutes a rapid and cost effective technology, resulting in the isolation of fully human antibodies. In addition, antibodies can be generated against highly toxic antigens, since immunization is unnecessary. We have developed two panels of human monoclonal antibodies targeting distinct self-antigens for use in cancer immunotherapy, one targeting the tumor antigen nucleolin and the other angiogenic placenta growth factor. We hypothesize that infection of B cells with the ubiquitous herpesvirus EBV might contribute to the persistance of autoreactive memory B cells in vivo, altering the B cell repertoire and resulting in the secretion of destructive and possibly of protective autoantibodies.


The LCLS-II 4 GeV SCRF electron linac will use 280 TESLA-style cavities with TTF-3 power couplers that are modified for CW operation with input powers up to about 7 kW. The coupler modifications include shortening the antenna to achieve higher Qext and thickening the copper plating on the warm section inner conductor to lower the peak temperature. Another change is the use of a waveguide transition box that is machined out of a solid piece of aluminium, significantly reducing its cost and improving its fit to the warm coupler window section. This paper describes the changes, plating and surface issues, simulations and measurements of the coupler operation (heat loads and temperatures) and RF processing considerations. INTRODUCTION The LCLS-II project has adopted the TTF-3 coupler design (see Fig. 1) to power the 1.3 GHz TESLA-style cavities in its 4 GeV SCRF linac [1]. These couplers were designed for pulsed operation with several hundred kilowatts of input power at a ~ 1% duty factor, so the peak fields for 7 kW operation at LCLS-II will be much smaller. The low duty required the static heat load to be kept small, which was done by using only a thin (1030 m) layer of copper plating on the inner stainless steel surfaces. For LCLS-II CW operation, however, the inner conductor in the 'warm' section (between the windows) would overheat. Also the Qext range of the coupler is too low for the small LCLS-II beam currents (< 300 A). Thus modifications were made as described below. MODIFICATIONS Thicker Copper Plating Simulations show that with 7 kW fully reflected input power (worst case), the peak temperature of the warm inner conductor decreases from about 700 K to 400 K if its plating thickness is increased from 30 m to 150 m. This reduces the temperature below the 450 K level at which the couplers are baked so the vacuum levels should be manageable. LCLS-II adopted this thickness, which increases the 45 K total (static + dynamic) cryogenic load by 14 %. As a test, several ILC coupler warm sections were modified by removing their 30 m plating and replating to 150 m. The photo in Fig. 1 shows the achieved plating uniformity in the bellows region, which meets requirements. So far these couplers have worked well and vendors are producing new ones with this plating thickness. Shorter Antenna The TTF-3 couplers can move over a 15 mm range, which changes Qext by about 19 % per mm. LCLS-II will run with Qext = 4.1×10 (about 10 times higher than XFEL), which is above the nominal TTF-3 Qext range. To shift up the range, the flared antenna tip will be shortened by 8.5 mm, keeping the same flare angle and 3 mm radius edges. For the first two cryomodules, ILC cold sections have been modified by milling down the existing antenna tips using a fixture that prevents the couplers from being damaged. Aluminium WG Box and Flex Rings To lower cost and improve performance, the copper waveguide box that attaches to the warm window will be replaced by one machined from a single block of aluminium, without RF matching posts (see Fig. 2). Also the capacitor ring that allows HV holdoff will be replaced by a copper flex ring to provide a better RF seal between the waveguide and the coupler body. ___________________________________________ *Work supported by the Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Science, under Contract No. DE-AC0276SF00515 #firstname.lastname@example.com Figure 1: (top) TTF-3 coupler, (bottom) sectioned inner bellows after plating to 150 m thickness. Figure 2: Pair of aluminium waveguide boxes being used for coupler RF processing. THPB077 Proceedings of SRF2015, Whistler, BC, Canada ISBN 978-3-95450-178-6 1306 C op yr ig ht © 20 15 C C -B Y3. 0 an d by th e re sp ec tiv e au th or s SRF Technology Ancillaries


Using artificial intelligence to assist physicians in patient care has received sustained interest over the past several decades. Recently, with automated systems at most bedsides, the amount of patient information collected continues to increase, providing specific impetus for intelligent systems that can interpret this information. In fact, the large set of sensors and test results, often measured repeatedly over long periods of time, make it challenging for caregivers to quickly utilize all of the data for optimal patient treatment. This research focuses on predicting the survival of ICU patients throughout their stay. Unlike traditional static mortality models, this survival prediction is explored as an indicator of patient state and trajectory. Using survival analysis techniques and machine learning, models are constructed that predict individual patient survival probabilities at fixed intervals in the future. These models seek to help physicians interpret the large amount of data available in order to provide optimal patient care. We find that the survival predictions from our models are comparable to survival predictions using the SAPS score, but are available throughout the patient's ICU course instead of only at 24 hours after admission. Additionally, we demonstrate effective prediction of patient mortality over fixed windows in the future. Thesis Supervisor: Peter Szolovits Title: Professor


ABSTRACT When cells of a type II methanotrophic bacterium (Methylocystis strain LR1) were starved of methane, both the Km(app) and theVmax(app) for methane decreased. The specific affinity (aos) remained nearly constant. Therefore, the decreased Km(app) in starved cells was probably not an adjustment to better utilize low-methane concentrations.


This study is an investigation of interference and blooming artifacts in real‐time color Doppler imaging during High‐Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) therapy to improve the field of view (FOV) and distinguish blood vessels from the artifacts. It is hypothesized that the interference and blooming artifacts are caused by incoherent interference between HIFU and imaging signals and inertial cavitation/boiling, respectively. The incoherent interference shifts the tissue velocity estimates toward the Nyquist limits in standard autocorrelation‐based estimation. The interference artifact is removed by applying a threshold according to the acceleration in tissue velocity estimation. The effects of inertial cavitation and/or boiling (i.e., broadband spectrum and high amplitude) in the blooming artifact are analyzed by measuring the standard deviation of phase differences, the average difference between adjacent eigenvalues and the average power. From in vivo rabbit experiments, due to its broadband spectrum, wh...


Mental toughness is an attribute that is often associated with successful performance in competitions. Mental toughness and its importance in competitive Sports have been documented in literature (A.S. Goldberg, 1998; K. Hodge, 1994; J. Tunney, 1987; R.M. Williams, 1988). In sports, many things are left to chance as, sports are predictably unpredictable. Sports persons who enter the competitive arena soon realize that there is more to competition than simply learning the physical skills. It is one thing to possess the physical and mental skills and yet another to be able to use them when needed. Every athletic contest is a contest of control of the delicate mind-body connection, which is dramatically clear within the competitive arena (J.E. Loehr, 1982). Purpose: 1. To compare the mental toughness between King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) Judo and Karate teams; 2. To compare the mental toughness between KFUPM Swimming and Track & Field teams. Methods A total of 26 players who are part of KFUPM Judo, Karate , Swimming and Track & Field University teams (2011-12) with age ranging from 18-20 years were selected as subjects for study and were divided into four groups namely; Judo (N= 6), Karate (N= 5), Swimming (N= 8) and Track & Field (N= 7). Mental toughness questionnaire of Tiwari and Sharma (2006) was administered to the subjects. The questionnaire consists of 48 statements and has six subscales namely: Self Confidence, Attention Control, Motivation, Goal Setting, Visual Imagery and Attitude Control. TTest was applied to compare means between the groups. Statistical significance was set at 0.05 levels. Results TTest failed to reveal significant difference on mental toughness (MT) between KFUPM Judo and Karate teams (p = .7 > .05). T-Test also failed to reveal significant difference on MT between KFUPM Swimming and Track & Field teams (p = .122 > .05). T-Test revealed significant difference on Self Confidence between KFUPM Swimming and Track & Field teams (p = .039 < .05), Track & Field team scored significantly higher on Self Confidence (M±SD = 30.71 ± 3.7) than Swimming team (M±SD = 26.1 ± 4.01). No significant difference were found on other subscales (Attention Control, Motivation, Goal Setting, Visual Imagery and Attitude Control) of mental toughness between Judo & Karate Teams and Swimming & Track & Field teams. Discussion No significant difference was found on Overall Mental Toughness and its subscales between Judo and Karate team members of KFUPM. This could be largely due the similar nature of both the sports. Significant differences were not found on overall mental toughness and its sub scales except self-confidence between swimming and track & field team members of KFUPM. Track & Field team members of KFUPM found to be more self-confident as compared to swimming team members. Team preparation and training prior to competition could have increased the self-confidence of track & field team. According to L.C. Green and J. Wildman (2003) mentally tough athletes will be successful in accomplishing their goals and their confidence may be derived from past performance successes and mental and physical preparations, encouragement from coaches and peers.


Quantum correlations of identical particles are important for quantum-enhanced technologies. The recently introduced non-standard approach to treat identical particles is here exploited to show the effect of particle indistinguishability on the characterization of entanglement of three identical qubits. We show that, by spatially localized measurements in separated regions, three independently-prepared separated qubits in a pure elementary state behave as distinguishable ones, as expected. On the other hand, delocalized measurements make it emerge a measurement-induced entanglement. We then find that three independently-prepared boson qubits under complete spatial overlap exhibit genuine three-partite entanglement. These results evidence the effect of spatial overlap on identical particle entanglement and show that the latter depends on both the quantum state and the type of measurement.


Based on the field research in southern,central and northern Jiangsu,and combined with the feature of farmers' needs for information in the context of IOT,this paper analyzes how IOT can play an active role in the rural information service and the specific resistance in the implementation process. Although at this stage there are some obstacles in the use of IOT,such as high cost to obtain information,lack of popularity of IOT,and the subject of information needing improvement,southern Jiangsu still achieved some success in intelligent agriculture with IOT. Thus,it is suggested to optimize rural information service model by making IOT popular,improving the quality of farmers' information,penetrating the entire agricultural production chain with IOT and carrying out individualized information service for farmers.


Corrosion resistances of acid NiP coating, basic NiP coating, acid NiPCu coating basic NiP coating and their influences on corrosion resistance of A3 steel are studied. The results indicate that the corrosion resistance of coatings with good quality are advanced, and flaws in coatings will result in partial corrosion in A3 steel. It is showed that the doubledeck is favorable to resist partial corrosion.


Based on the study about steel catenary riser(SCR) installation,and combining the riser installation engineering experience,an installation method was proposed for deepwater SCR with the use of J-lay method.After these,an installation instance was given to make clear the flow of installation with the best performance.And the installation strength was checked according to the code in Orcaflex software.


The neural network algorithm and analysis of the 'period–radius' diagram are used to classify the classical cepheids of our Galaxy by pulsation modes. The LMC cepheids with I – band photometry from OGLE have been used as a training sample. Infrared and V-band photometric data for Galactic cepheids have been taken from Berdnikov's data base. We calculated the radii of cepheids using our original and published radial velocities, Vand I-band photometry.


The article presents data about the interrelation between some aspects of family relations and parents' personality characteristics. The study involved 180 people who have children under the age of 16 years. To examine the relationship of the psychological characteristics of family and personal characteristics used the battery of tests by M. Perret. Correlations have been found personal characteristics of parents with methods of punishment and satisfaction with various aspects of family life.


Ferromagnetism and superconductivity are two antagonistic phenomena since ferromagnetic exchange fields tend to destroy singlet Cooper pairs. Reconciliation of these two competing phases has been achieved in vertically stacked heterostructures where these two orders are confined in different layers. However, controllable integration of these two phases in one atomic layer is a longstanding challenge. Here, an interlayer‐space‐confined chemical design (ICCD) is reported for the synthesis of dilute single‐atom‐doped TaS2 molecular superlattice, whereby ferromagnetism is observed in the superconducting TaS2 layers. The intercalation of 2H‐TaS2 crystal with bulky organic ammonium molecule expands its van der Waals gap for single‐atom doping via co‐intercalated cobalt ions, resulting in the formation of quasi‐monolayer Co‐doped TaS2 superlattices. Isolated Co atoms are decorated in the basal plane of the TaS2 via substituting the Ta atom or anchoring at a hollow site, wherein the orbital‐selected p–d hybridization between Co and neighboring Ta and S atoms induces local magnetic moments with strong ferromagnetic coupling. This ICCD approach can be applied to various metal ions, enabling the synthesis of a series of crystal‐size TaS2 molecular superlattices.


www.NPWOMENSHEALTHCARE.com Childhood obesity has reached epidemic rates in the United States, affecting all socioeconomic classes. At the same time, girls in this country are being bombarded with media images of the ideal female body, which is likely more slender and more muscular than their own. Preadolescence and adolescence are tumultuous periods of development for any girl, but they present a particular challenge for girls who are overweight or obese (OW/O) and who are at risk for experiencing a loss of self-esteem because their own shape and size do not match those of the mediaportrayed ideal. Providers of healthcare to girls in these age groups are in a position to identify those girls at high risk and guide them and their parents to available interventions and resources to help enhance their self-worth and possibly control their weight or lose weight in the process. The American Academy of Pediatrics defines obesity as an excess percentage of body weight due to fat that puts persons at risk for many health problems.1 Among children aged 2-19 years, 31.7% are at or above the 85th percentile of body mass index (BMI)-for-age growth charts in weight, defining them as overweight or obese.2 Nearly 17% of children in this age range are defined as obese—that is, they have By Meaghan M. Eddy, MSN, NP-C


The Digital Revolution has brought along dramatic transformations in almost every sphere of human existence. Education stands out as one of the domains most deeply influenced by the arrival of the digital technologies, whose implementation in schools is being hotly debated. Unfortunately, the debate is often clouded by commercial interests and political agendas. The scientific and empirical evidences are frequently concealed or manipulated in order to support such or such other stance. Besides, the inaccurate use of scientific terminology does not do anything but muddling the debate even more.
Given the fundamental role of education in guaranteeing the welfare of any society, it is crucially important for the debate to take place apart from economic and political agendas, and firmly grounded on empirical and scientific evidences. For that to happen, it is necessary, first, to turn to the sources and review the available evidences; and second, to come to terms and provide a scientific framework useful for the analysis of the evidence. These are precisely the aims of the present master thesis.


That the plant was built in Hanyang was a great decision-making error,which brought the huge production cost.This was the direct cause for the Hanyeping Company to decide to build a new ironworks.Pingxiang coal mine and Daye iron ore both had favorable conditions to build a new ironworks,but the leaders of Hanyeping Company eventually chose Daye.The major factors are that Daye has been favorably compared to the authority of Hanyeping Company;the wild,complex social security environment in Pingxiang is not conducive to the development of new plant compared with Daye;Daye had more convenience to build new plants.


Abstract : This final report covers all the work carried out during the period from December 1986 to December 1987. The scientific programme was concerned with the development of high-performance composites based on various linear and crosslinked polyurethane matrices reinforced with high-strength and high- stiffness polydiacetylenes, incorporated either as single crystal fibres or as dispersed hard segment domains. The report is therefore fibres or as dispersed hard segment domains. The report is therefore presented in two parts (I) and (II) entitled. (I) Formation and Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Composites: polyurethane Resins containing Polydiacetylene Single Crystal Fibres. (II) formation and Properties of Molecular Composites: Polyurethane-Diacetylene Segmented Copolymers.


A 4th order, 5 MHz, lowpass Butterworth Gm-c filter has been combined with a low noise low-voltage amplifier to form a lowpass filter for video applications. In this filter an improved transconductor and a powerful method is used to adjust the transconductance gain for tuning application. A continuous variable gain current-to-current converter is used to tune the transconductor value. The THD of the filter is -77 dB for 1 V/sub ppd/ input signal. Input referred noise is 40 nV//spl radic/Hz in the worst case. All the circuits are designed based on a 0.25 /spl mu/m CMOS process technology with a single 1.8 V supply.


Rotter's 1966 Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (I-E) was administered to 20 men and 24 women, along with new projective techniques to measure power behavior and political participation. The power behavior studied included power style, power drive, and power salience. The political participation index was composed of a traditional political participation scale and a Sphere of Influence Profile designed for this study measuring participation in nonpolitical life spheres. Results confirmed previous findings which established a link between internal control and political participation. A further link was established' between power drive and internal control. However, previous work suggesting a relationship between locus of control and power style was not confirmed, and there was no relationship between power salience and locus of control.


The purpose of the paper is to research the management of loyalty card schemes for Chinese food retail enterprises through learn from British food retail industry. Based on distribute questionnaires and develop focus groups, some problems about loyalty card schemes management will be found, and then some effective suggestions will be presented on conclusion part.


This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) with ultrasound (US) or bronchoscopic guidance for critically ill patients, notably obese patients.


. In this paper we consider a multiobjective optimization problem with locally Lipschitz functions defined on a Banach space involving inequality, equality and set constraints. Some constraint qualifications in terms of Clarke's generalized gradients and directional derivatives are studied, and necessary and sufficient conditions for efficiency with positive Lagrange multipliers associated with all components of the objective are established.


We investigate the performance of a surface-plasmon-resonance refractive-index (RI) sensor based on an optical resonator. The resonator transforms RI changes of liquid samples, interacting with the surface plasmon excited by near-infrared light, into a variation of the intra-cavity optical loss. Cavity ring-down measurements are provided as a proof of concept of RI sensing on calibrated mixtures. A characterization of the overall sensor response and noise features as well as a discussion on possible improvements is carried out. A reproducibility analysis shows that a resolution of 10−7–10−8 RIU is within reach over observation times of 1–30 s. The ultimate resolution is set only by intrinsic noise features of the cavity-based method, pointing to a potential limit below 10−10 RIU/√Hz.


Taking the example of pollutant emissions by vehicular traffic in west Berlin, the effects of increases in the price of oil since 1973 on air pollution are determined. Estimation of emissions in the years 1972-1976 enables ecological trends to be described in the short and medium term as they have been affected or caused by the oil price crisis. Contrary to expectations, restrictions on individual traffic brought about by the increased price of oil have not led to a decrease in environmental pollution through reduction of emissions; on the contrary, emissions increased. The cause is the irregular behaviour of drivers in extraordinary situations. /TRRL/


The foreign concession of Yokohama was the first downtown formed through the open port of Yokohama. It became a stepping stone to the center of the market economy. Yokohama was regarded as the turning point of modernization in Japanese history and it reached the high light of modern city in Japan. In the nineteenth century the term `open port` which occurred in East Asia was directly connected with modernization. Nevertheless, there is not many researches on architectural history about the central space of the open port city. As the method of research, we examine the parcels and spatial changes that are based on the contents of maps and pictures in terms of architectural history. For the foreign concession that was set up in Yokohama and the first open port in Japan, the spatial scope was set for certain and the temporal range was also set from the setting of the concession in 1859 to the abolition in 1899. The purpose of this study is to consider the future research related to the study of the open port city from the perspective of comparative historical research.


As a new assessment concept, merit pay has been applied in education of Britain, the United States and other countries. Merit pay is characterized by a clear link between pay practices and performance with the purpose of promoting the development of teacher's professionalization, improving the level of teaching and teaching quality. Although merit pay is controversial in theory and practice the reform idea and some problems in practice provide important guides to the reform of the salary system in Cnina's education.


Anaerobic digestion of solid biomass is capable of producing methane-rich biogas and reducing the environmental impact caused by the biowastes. Biogas is the combustible gas produced through a biological process, known as anaerobic digestion which is the process operated at low-high temperature ranging from 30-65°C [1] and without air. The nature of the raw materials and the operational conditions used during anaerobic digestion, determine the chemical composition of the biogas [2]. Biogas consists of 55–80% CH4, 20–45% CO2, 5-10% H2 with trace amount of H2S and other impurities [3]. In these compositions, we can see that the combustible components of biogas are CH4 and H2. Other gases are useless, toxic or harmful and have no energy contribution in biogas. Also, among these two gases only CH4 is present in a significant amount. With its physical and chemical properties close to those of natural gas, albeit with a lower methane content more than 50%, biogas can be used to boil water or for cooking instead of LPG, kerosene, charcoal, fire wood [4] used as fuel for process heating, used for lighting purpose, produce electricity via internal combustion engine or used in replacement of diesel or gasoline to drive equipment. On the other hand, the Kyoto Protocol has explicitly defined methane as one of the six key greenhouse gases where the global warming potential of methane is 25 times higher than


The invention belongs to the field of food processing equipment, and in particular discloses a stirring-pressing type dough mixer. The stirring-pressing type dough mixer comprises a charging barrel and a screw rod, wherein the charging barrel is fixedly arranged; the screw rod with threads is arranged on the surface of the charging barrel; the screw rod is arranged in the charging barrel in a rotatable mode; the charging barrel comprises a stirring cavity arranged inside the charging barrel and a flange communicated with the stirring cavity and the outside; and the screw rod comprises a stirring part arranged in the stirring cavity and a twisting pressing part arranged in the flange. Because dough is twisted and pressed during processing, the flexibility and the elasticity of cooked wheaten food are effectively improved, and the cooked wheaten food is deeply loved and recognized by consumers.


The research context of this work is dynamic texture analysis and characterization. Many dynamic textures can be modeled as a large scale propagating wave and local oscillating phenomena. The Morphological Component Analysis algorithm is used to retrieve these components using a well chosen dictionary. We define a new strategy for adaptive thresholding in the Morphological Component Analysis framework, which greatly reduces the computation time when applied on videos. Tests on synthetic and real image sequences illustrate the efficiency of the proposed method and future prospects are finally exposed.


The study of reproductive tract of the south-east Asian species Helix pernobilis Ferussac 1821 has shown that the species belongs to the genus  Koratia Godwin-Austen 1919. The problem of taxonomic rank of the genus Koratia and its comparison with related taxa ( Ariophanta and Hemiplecta ) are briefly discussed.


A person studying late medieval confraternities in the Low Countries in general, and in the Southern Low Countries in particular, will be able to determine these three facts: first of all, the formation of archives gradually increased from the 13th century onwards until the first half of the 16th century, due to the increasing degree of literalization within the confraternities 1; secondly, it was mainly confraternities functioning within an urban environment that generated large numbers of documents, while confraternities situated in more rural areas lagged far behind, as far as literalization was concerned; thirdly, confraternities from the north clearly fell behind the more southerly situated regions with regard to the volume of archival material that was handed down through time. Let us now take a closer look at each of these points, so that we might comment on them and see how they related to each other. However, we must make clear at this point that we will limit ourselves to those documents – originating within the confraternities themselves or not – that exclusively deal with the confraternities, and that were intended to be kept in the archives of the confraternities, precisely because of their nature. As a result of this choice, we will also have to take into account certain privileges and other charters, given to the confraternities by ecclesiastical and secular authorities, documents that were afterwards jealously guarded by the confraternities, since they were the means of protecting their rights and receipts against infringements. But, first of all, I would like to give a definition of what precisely confraternities are, and I would like to introduce the available sources on these organizations 2. The


Leaf inclination angle distribution plays an important role in indirect leaf area measurement methods. Path length distribution method (PATH) is an indirect leaf area measurement method based on Beer's Law, which has been applied to isolated trees with Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS). However, it can only set the leaf projection G to a constant value. In this paper, the PATH method considering leaf inclination models is introduced, which allows the G function to be a variable corresponding to leaf inclination. On the basis of this method, this paper explores the effect of different leaf inclination angle distribution assumptions on the inversion of the leaf area of isolated trees based on TLS. The results show that compared with the measured leaf inclination, the relative errors of the inversion results based on the six typical leaf inclination assumptions are between −14.3 % to +41.2%, which indicates that leaf inclination has a significant effect on the inversion of the leaf area. Further, experiments in this paper show that the mean value of the G function is a relatively accurate representation of it.


The paper is presenting the fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior of semi-elliptical surface cracks for API X65 gas pipeline using S-version FEM. A method known as global-local overlay technique was used in this study to predict the fatigue behavior that involve of two separate meshes each specifically for global (geometry) and local (crack). The pre-post program was used to model the global geometry (coarser mesh) known as FAST including the material and boundary conditions. Hence, the local crack (finer mesh) will be defined the exact location and the mesh control accordingly. The local mesh was overlaid along with the global before the numerical computation taken place to solve the engineering problem. The stress intensity factors were computed using the virtual crack closure-integral method (VCCM). The most important results is the behavior of the fatigue crack growth, which contains the crack depth (a), crack length (c) and stress intensity factors (SIF). The correlation between the fatigue crack growth and the SIF shows a good growth for the crack depth (a) and dissimilar for the crack length (c) where stunned behavior was resulted. The S-version FEM will benefiting the user due to the overlay technique where it will shorten the computation process.


The Kyoto total knee cementless prosthesis (KC-1) was used in 23 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Its femoral component is made of alumina ceramics which articulated with a HDP plate supported by a ceramic plate. Although the followup period is short, the postoperative result is not satisfactory, because remarkable sinking of the tibial component was noticed in those patients who have bone atrophy. We had 6 cases of revision so far. Since 1986, we have been using bone cement in all cases of RA in doing TKA.


This study examined the accessibility of elderly citizens to some basic services in Akure metropolis. This was carried out with a view to determine the patterns of distribution and accessibility of these services in the city. Primary and secondary data were employed for this study. Geographical Positioning System was used to capture the coordinates of important locations and of some basic facilities such as Public Tertiary Hospital, Primary Health care centre and banks in the city. Nearest Neighbour Analysis was used to calculate the mean distance travel to some basic services from 13 major localities in Akure metropolis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyse the data. Finding reveals that some basic facilities are not evenly distributed across different localities in Akure. The mean distance travel to Public Tertiary Hospital is 3.36kms. The pattern of distribution of Public Tertiary Hospital is dispersed rather than random. More than 60% of the elderly rely on public transport services for their trip to access some basic facilities in the city. Traffic delay was ranked highest (66%) among the problems militating against the effective utilisation of urban facilities in Akure metropolis. The study recommends that more basic facilities should be provided in localities where such services are lacking. This would reduce long distance trip to these facilities in the city. The study concludes that better transport services should be made available at reasonable transport fares in order to promote accessibility of the elderly and other segments of the population to urban facilities in Akure and similar other cities in Nigeria.


Distribution characteristics of environmental isotopes(D, 18O, and 34S) in groundwater of Quaternary loose soils were analyzed in Yangzhou-Taizhou-Jingjiang area to reveal the hydraulic connection between meteoric water, Yangtze River water, phreatic water and confined water, distinguish sources of sulfate in groundwater of different aquifers and identify the condition of sulfate contamination. According to the results obtained, phreatic aquifer is recharged from precipitation and Yangtze River, and sulfate originates from agricultural contamination or mixture of pollutants and marine sulfates; confined aquifers are mainly recharged from precipitation with poor hydraulic connection between confined aquifer and phreatic aquifer or Yangtze River, and sources of sulfate are different. In shallow confined water along the Yangtze River and at the top of the study area, sulfate originates from oxidation of sulfides; in deep confined water of the eastern area, sulfate originates mainly from dissolution of sulfate rocks or the retention of marine sulfates, with very insignificant contamination from sulfate of phreatic water or surface water.


A new norditerpenoid alkaloid delphidenine was isolated from the EtOH extract of the whole plants of Delphinium densiflorum. Its structure was established by extensive application of spectroscopic methods, including IR, HR-ESI-MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy.


This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between store image and store loyalty for supermarket. Furthermore the study also investigates the importance of the major components in the store image dimensions. A total of 204 respondents who were the customers of three-selected supermarket were selected for this study. This study had identified the major components of store image dimensions such as "Employee Service", "Price", "Product", "Atmosphere", and "Convenience". Results for the study showed that there was a positive relationship between store image and store loyalty behavior. Furthermore, this study also looked at the demographics differenc es in store loyalty behavior. Results form this study showed that there were no significant differences among the age group, occupational and income for store loyalty behavior. However, for the educational level, there were some significant differences.


Pharmacists will have more contact with cancer patients as more and more of them are treated with oral anticancer medicines that can be taken at home. Pharmacists not only need to consider the effect of this shift in cancer management but also the impact of treatments, reports Lisa offord.


The relationship between super-realism and photography reflects law of survial in painting,which is regarded as a carrier of haman cultural spirit in image times.That is,by linking with image resource to update narrative language and to grasp time pulse.


Background: Health care agencies have framed guidelines for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to manage COVID-19 pandemic but still there is paucity of Indian data on HCPs preparedness Aim: To assess level of perceived preparedness of healthcare professionals against COVID-19 Method: This cross-sectional study included 1218 HCPs (nurses, physicians and technicians) from government and private institutes through convenience sampling technique Online survey was done to assess preparedness of HCPs against COVID-19, using self-structured questionnaire based on HCPs preparedness checklists released by WHO and CDC


OBJECTIVE To improve the synthetic method of disodium minodro-nate.METHODS Disodium minodronateis was synthesized from(S)-3-hydroxyl 1,4-butyrrolactone by ring-opening,oxidation,condensation,hydrolysis and then reacting with PCl3 followed by salification.RESULTS and CONCLUSION The total yield was 22.6%.The method has the advantages of mild condition,easily controlled operation,simple isolation and fine yield rate,which can be applied to the future scale-up production.


The next generation of large ground based astronomical telescopes will have their primary mirrors, and in some cases secondary mirrors, built using a segmented approach. Corning has the capacity and capability to produce mirror segment blanks from Corning ULEThe next generation of large ground based astronomical telescopes will have their primary mirrors, and in some cases secondary mirrors, built using a segmented approach. Corning has the capacity and capability to produce mirror segment blanks from Corning ULE® titania-silica glass in segment sizes ranging from 1.0- meter to 1.8-meters flat to flat (1.2-meter to 2.1-meter point to point). Corning also has the capability of producing large monolithic mirrors for use in secondary, tertiary and/or other mirror blanks up to 8.5-meters in diameter. This paper will review and further discuss the material and processes employed by Corning to produce several hundred to several thousand mirror segment blanks for extremely large telescopes, along with large monolithic mirror blanks for downstream optics, titania-silica glass in segment sizes ranging from 1.0- meter to 1.8-meters flat to flat (1.2-meter to 2.1-meter point to point). Corning also has the capability of producing large monolithic mirrors for use in secondary, tertiary and/or other mirror blanks up to 8.5-meters in diameter. This paper will review and further discuss the material and processes employed by Corning to produce several hundred to several thousand mirror segment blanks for extremely large telescopes, along with large monolithic mirror blanks for downstream optics.


This study defines several types of administrative reorganization and examines the factors empirically to determine each type by multinomial logit model. In Korea, between 1984 and 2010, a total of 159 central government organizations were established, of which 118 agencies have been reorganized. This study classifies these processes of reorganization into five types; complete abolition, separation, replacement, merger, and absorption. The political-administrative environment and organizational characteristics lead to different types of restructuring in central government. The results of this study reveal that, when the entire number of administrative organization should by expected at the beginning of the presidential term. Following democratization (1988-), reorganization has been more merger-oriented. Meanwhile, in terms of organizational characteristics, organizations that have enjoyed longevity have not usually been separated, and larger organizations tend not to have been absorbed by other agencies. Above all, those organizations which have been reorganized are subsequently more like to be absorbed.


Finds that (1) the transition to managed care in Tennessee neither improved nor adversely affected most perinatal outcomes, and (2) the expansion of Medicaid coverage to uninsured women did not improve perinatal outcomes relative to those for women not enrolled in TennCare. Variation in outcomes across managed care organizations is probably due to risk selection, although differences in service delivery might also be a factor.


The performance and some of the implementation aspects of a practical mobile radio communications network employing direct-sequence code-division multiple access (DS-CDMA) are examined. The use of spread-spectrum techniques results in a wideband system, thus permitting the potential exploitation of multipath signal energy and permitting a means of reducing interference arising from other users of the spectrum. An analytical performance model is developed in order to assess the spectral efficiency of a DS-CDMA communications network. The computer model permits the performance evaluation of various path diversity schemes alongside numerous digital-modulation and error-correction coding techniques while operating in a mobile radio channel. In order to substantiate the results presented, novel power control and handoff protocols are also proposed in light of the assumptions made.<<ETX>>


Empirical research conducted over the past few decades suggests that the age at which an individual is first exposed to a second language affects long-term outcomes, in particular for phonology. The question that has occupied scholars of various bents is what, exactly, underlies the robust age effects observed. Does age imply immutable changes in one's ability to ever sound native-like? Are these changes neurological, cognitive, or socio-psychological in nature? What role do L2 use and contact play? Do age-related influences apply to all individuals, or can language learners actually chart their own course when it comes to accent? This paper will outline basic assumptions of the critical period for phonology while suggesting a different approach to the age question that highlights the individual's role in both process and outcome. Constructs such as L2 experience, motivation, self-concept, learning approach, and willingness to communicate are discussed in depth in order to show the fundamental connection between cognition and affect so critical for late phonological learning. A re-orientation of the age research is suggested as a result, to prioritize contextual understandings of language use and learner agency.


Brief Description of the Proposed/Draft Amendment: If this draft amendment is provided to supplement an existing 60-day notice already submitted, then please provide the date the original notice was submitted and the Commerce Material ID number (located in your Commerce acknowledgement letter.) The proposal is to amend several regulations within the Code including: • Establishing a Public Benefit Rating System (PBRS) for Open Space. • Develop and adopt a Grade and Fill Ordinance. • Change elements of the Health section insuring mitigation of water use and consumption. • Establish minimum standards for Small Residential Structures less than 200 square feet. • Transfer the responsibility of Flood Damage Prevention from Community Development to Public Works. • Amend local SEPA to meet legislative adjustments made in 2014. • Clarify the land use and building permit processes. • Clarify Subdivision section to remove


You'll need a coin for each player. Roll a dice or write the numbers one - six on six pieces of paper and take turns picking them out of a bowl. Who can get their coin to the end of the track first?


Objective To study the effect of exercise therapy on the quality of life in senior type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods Eighty-six out-patients with senior type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into control group and experimental group(each n=43) in February 2008 in our hospital.The patients in experimental group undertook exercise therapy project for 6 months.The related indexes and life quality were analyzed.Results There were significant decreases in BMI,WHR,DBP,2 h PG and Ghb in experiment group after 6 months of exercise.ADL and GDS also increased significantly in this period.Conclusion Exercise therapy project is not only effective in the treatment of senior type 2 diabetes mellitus,but also can improve quality of life.


Abstract Motivation Ribosomal RNA profiling has become crucial to studying microbial communities, but meaningful taxonomic analysis and inter-comparison of such data are still hampered by technical limitations, between-study design variability and inconsistencies between taxonomies used. Results Here we present MAPseq, a framework for reference-based rRNA sequence analysis that is up to 30% more accurate (F½ score) and up to one hundred times faster than existing solutions, providing in a single run multiple taxonomy classifications and hierarchical operational taxonomic unit mappings, for rRNA sequences in both amplicon and shotgun sequencing strategies, and for datasets of virtually any size. Availability and implementation Source code and binaries are freely available at https://github.com/jfmrod/mapseq Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.


We experimentally investigate an L-band 5-spatial-mode EDFA. A low differential modal gain of less than 3 dB and flat gain properties are achieved in the 1570-1600 nm range by optimizing a depressed core structure.


This thesis is about Gr¨obner Basis for ideals in the ring of polynomials k[x1, . . . , xn] over a field k, its use in solving systems of polynomial equations and representing symmetric polynomials. A Gr¨obner basis is a set of multivariate polynomials enjoying certain properties that allow simple algorithmic solutions for many fundamental problems in mathematics and natural and technical sciences with Buchberger's Algorithm being
fundamental on this implementations.


This paper presents the application of VHDL+, an extension to VHDL from Fujitsu-ICL Manchester, to fast specification and verification of complex digital systems. VHDL+ is based on Fujitsu-ICL's SuperVISE methodology and allows to capture the specification of a System on Chip (SOC) in executable form. Using a Fujitsu 32bit microcontroller as a SOC model example, we demonstrate how the application of VHDL+ dramatically reduces modeling effort of a system and its system components in the specification phase while enabling the designer to verify by simulation system performance requirements.


We obtain the steady velocities and volume flow rates (up to the second order) of polymeric electrolytes along the cross-section of an (approximated) wavy-rough microtube by using the verified Eyring's transition rate model and boundary perturbation method. Our numerical results show that the wavy-roughness could tune the electric-field-driven transport especially for larger forcing due to the larger surface-to-volume ratio and slip-velocity effect. We also found a rather low electrical resistance for certain critical temperature after careful selection of geometric and material parameters.


Infectious complications occur in a significant proportion of patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD), limiting its long-term applicability. Reduced peritoneal immune-competence, caused by the continuous exposure to PD-fluids, has been described as a therapy-related pathomechanisms, prompting the need for a tool to assess the functional peritoneal immune status. We established an ex-vivo stimulation assay to test host defence mechanisms in only 9ml of crude PD-effluent. The assay was used in two randomized clinical trials investigating immune-modulatory effects of a novel additive (alanyl-glutamine) to PD-fluid. Here we aimed to evaluate the assay as a method to assess peritoneal immune-competence in the general PD-population and linking it to PD vintage and outcome parameters.

 462 PD-effluent samples, originating from 148 adult and paediatric PD patients, were stimulated ex-vivo (24h, 37°C) with toll-like receptor (TLR)-agonists lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Pam3Cys. Unstimulated samples of each effluent were used as controls. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) concentrations and the predictive value of the assay for clinical outcome parameters were analyzed using Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test and a mixed model logistic regression analysis.

 Ex-vivo stimulation of peritoneal cells resulted in a dwell-time dependent increase of cytokine release, with a significant lower cytokine released at the 1h PET time point (normalized to unstimulated controls). Ratios between stimulated PDE-samples and unstimulated controls, accounting for a potential increase in basal inflammation, significantly declined with PD therapy duration. Correlation of the cytokine levels with the predefined clinical parameters revealed predictive potential of the assay for the occurrence of infectious complications, as well as of ultrafiltration and technique failure.

 In summary, the current study provides evidence of a correlation of declining local host defence and duration of PD-therapy. These data support the hypothesis of PD-duration dependent progressive impairment of the ability of the peritoneal immune cells to secrete cytokines in response to a pathogenic stimulus and thereby dampening the global peritoneal immuno-competence. The results suggest the utility of this clinically feasible ex-vivo induced cytokine-release assay in crude peritoneal effluent as a surrogate of the functional peritoneal immune competence. Future analyses will have to evaluate the assay as a tool to predict common clinical outcomes and define reference values to facilitate stratification of patient populations, clinical staging and to guide novel therapeutic interventions.


To solve the problem of routes distinguish of expressway network,the paper attempts to discuss the way of resolving routes distinguish,analyzes the relative factors of selecting of routes distinguish techniques,improves method of Burell's traffic probability allotting model,defines the parameters renewedly and accounts for the parameters.At last the paper applied above methods to the southern expressway network in Jiangshu Province,and put forward a set of solving scheme.