PROPOSE to confine myself to political parties as they operate as majorit ties and minorities within the framework of political regimes typical of Western Europe. Democratic regimes know only one permanent majority-minority relation: the one between the majority power, which is the popular sovereign, and the minority powers par excellence, that is to say, those which act through the constituted organs of the state, parliament and executive. Contrasted with the popular sovereign, the groups that operate the executive branch and those that dominate parliament are themselves in


SEE measurements and TID response for 25-32 nm Micron Technology NAND flash memories are reported. Radiation results of SLC parts are compared with results from MLC and TLC parts. The TLC device showed a very poor response to TID at low dose levels.


This report describes the role of T cell‐derived lymphokines in induction of macrophage (Ma) tumor cytotoxicity. M tumor cytotoxicity was tested with the murine Ma‐like tumor PU5‐1.8. This MΦ‐like tumor reacts to stimulation with T cell‐derived lymphokines and shows tumor cytotoxicity comparable to resident peritoneal MΦ. The experiments demonstrate that immune interferon (IFN‐γ) secreted by T cell clones in limiting dilution microcultures was insufficient to induce MΦ tumor cytotox icity. Induction of MΦ tumor cytotoxicity by T cell‐derived supernatants with quantities of IFN‐γ undetectable in the IFN assay, however, was completely inhibited by an antiserum raised against recombinant IFN‐γ. Taken together, these results could be thus explained: (a) a T cell‐derived lymphokine distinct from but serologically cross‐reactive with IFN‐γ induces MΦ tumor cytotoxicity, and (b) IFN‐γ activity in supernatants positive for induction of MΦ tumor cytotoxicity escapes detection in the IFN assay but can still be inhibited by the anti‐IFN‐γ antiserum in the MΦ tumor cytotoxicity assay. The latter explanation requires positive evidence for another T cell‐derived lymphokine inducing MΦ tumor cytotoxicity together with IFN‐γ. This lymphokine was found in the supernatant of T cells in limiting dilution cultures and a long‐term T cell clone and was called Mγ cytotoxicity‐inducing factor 2 (MCIF2). MCIF2 synergizes with IFNγ induction of MΦ tumor cytotoxicity; IFN‐γ and MCIF2 alone were ineffective.


This article introduces a special issue of the International Journal of Sport Communication containing insightful commentaries by distinguished scholars in social media scholarship in sports studies. By inviting 25 scholars in the field, who contributed a total of 16 scholarly commentaries, the issue benefits from their extensive knowledge of the interplay between social media and sport. The scholarly commentaries address current trends, critique methods, challenge theories, and propose fresh approaches to understanding the impact of social media in sport. These scholars offer unique perspectives, innovative methodologies, and engaging writing that caters to a diverse readership. The articles provide valuable critiques; shed light on critical issues, controversies, and gaps in knowledge; and identify future directions for sport and social media scholarship to traverse. Importantly, the diverse perspectives presented in this issue stimulate academic dialogue and foster productive discussions within the field of social media in sport studies.


Fusion is examined in its current state of development with JET and possible future developments towards a fusion power reactor. The types of radiological protection problems associated with the current and future developments are discussed and the requirements for specific data required for protection in the later stages are identified. The paper is provided to set the scene for the next 21 years of radiological protection in this field, although fusion power may not be a major contributor to electricity production until some way into the next century.


Measurements are reported of the differential cross section for the reaction $pi$$sup -$p $Yields$ $pi$$sup -$p, $pi$$sup 0$n, and etan at three angles close to 180$sup 0$ and for incident momenta in the range 0.6 to 1.0 GeV/c. The three measurements were made simultaneously at 1% intervals of beam momentum. The data on elastic scattering resolve a discrepancy between two earlier experiments. They also show clearly the effect of the opening of the etan channel. The charge-exchange data show that I-spin bounds are not violated in the kinematic region covered. The etan data can be adequately described with known s-channel resonances. No evidence for narrow N*'s is seen in any channel. (AIP)


The present study was designed to determine if children with learning disabilities in mathematics could be taught three‐row, double‐digit addition problems using a dot‐notation method. Three children with learning disabilities in mathematics were selected for the study. Prior to the intervention, these students employed a combination of count‐all and count‐on strategies when solving addition problems and relied on concrete referents such as fingers or tallies. A multiple‐probe design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. The experiment consisted of a teaching phase where students learned to count the dots on numbers 1 to 9 in a specified pattern, and an intervention phase where students progressed through nine levels of addition problems. Results indicate that the three subjects were able to learn and apply the dot‐notation method successfully, and to retain the method from one‐and‐a‐half to four‐and‐a‐half months after completing instruction.


This article is an empirical study of the catering industry as an object. We have conducted a questionnaire survey for 334 interviewees who eat out frequently to understand the influence of psychological contract violations on customer complaint behavior. By validating the data from structure equation modeling, the research has found it evident that there are transactional psychological contracts and relational psychological contracts between service firms and customers. Similarly, there are transactional psychological contract violations and relational psychological contract violations. As it is illustrated in quantitative research, transactional psychological contract violations by service enterprises to customers on the one hand result in the increase in direct customer complaint behavior, private customer complaint behavior and complaint behavior to a third party, but the decrease in silent boycotts on the other. The research also demonstrates that relational psychological contract violations lead to the decrease in direct customer complaint behavior, private customer complaint behavior and complaint behavior to a third party, while increase their silent boycotts. The research displays that customers are more concerned about transactional psychological contracts, but less concerned about relational psychological contracts.


In Hungary, the incidence and mortality from oral cancer is so high, that
in the past decades it has attracted international attention. The mortality
rates are the highest in Europe. As risk factors, smoking and alcohol drinking
have a multiplicative role; in addition, a number of dental factors also play a
role. Premalignant conditions and lesions are well known. They should be
targeted for early detection and early treatment. The screening tool is simple:
inspection and palpation. The physician-patient encounters provide opportunity
for screening. This paper looks for the answer to the long debated question:
who is responsible for oral screening?


In this paper, we discuss and calculate the electroweak parameters $R_l$, $A_l$, and $N_{\nu}^l$ in a model that combine inverse seesaw with the scotogenic model. Dark matter relic density is also considered. Due to the stringent constraint from the ATLAS experimental data, it is difficult to detect the loop effect on $R_l$, $A_l$ in this model considering both the theoretical and future experimental uncertainties. However, $N_{\nu}^l$ can sometimes become large enough for the future experiments to verify.


Four siderophores isolated from bacteria have been studied as possible corrosion inhibitors for iron in deaerated 1N HCl. These compounds are aerobactin, enterobactin, parabactin, and rhodotorulic acid. Polarization measurements and ac impedance studies show that all four compounds are inhibitors, with the order of effectiveness being rhodotorulic acid < aerobactin < enterobactin < parabactin. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy surface analysis with one of the siderophores, rhodotorulic acid, shows that it chemisorbs at the iron/HCl interface. Enterobactin and parabactin are the most effective corrosion inhibitors of the four because they have the optimum combination of relatively high values of pK{sub a1} and the largest molecular cross-sectional areas.


The warmth of summer time is gone, making way for winter and its many challenges. You've ensured that your pony is well-prepared for the cold months lurking, but might there be one more challenge waiting until the warmth of summer arrives again? The answer is yes and is known as hyperlipaemia, or fatty liver syndrome, a disorder of fat metabolism affecting pony breeds and donkeys.


Fresh pigeonpeas are available in Puerto Rico only during the winter months, from December through March. Although pigeonpeas are canned, the fresh peas are preferred by consumers. Consumer preference for the fresh product can be attributed to changes in color and flavor which take place during canning. Even though the quality of the canned pigeonpeas can be greatly improved by proper processing, as was shown by Sánchez et al., (l) the canned product does not resemble the fresh product either in flavor, color, appearance, or texture. Successful freezing preservation of pigeonpeas would provide the means of preserving the freshness of the product, making it available to consumers throughout the year. Since pigeonpeas are liked so well by Puerto Ricans, marketing of the fresh frozen pigeonpeas offers no major problem. Freezing of this vegetable may provide an additional outlet for the crop, mainly in markets outside Puerto Rico; as a result the acreage of pigeonpeas planted might be increased appreciably. The present studies were undertaken to determine the feasibility of the commercial freezing of pigeonpeas, to study proper processing techniques, and to estimate the shelf-life of the frozen product and its consumer acceptance.


This article critically examines the contextual rationales behind the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) production of The Orphan of Zhao, arguing that the casting choices were linked to the conceptual limitations regarding the presentation of the three plays produced in the 'A World Elsewhere' season. After proposing an Asia-centric rationale for tying the new adaptations of Boris Godunov, A Life of Galileo, and The Orphan of Zhao together (such that a substantial East Asian presence would be highly beneficial if not essential) I use Chen Shi-Zheng's 2003 English-language adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao as a telling point of comparison. The RSC production thus illustrates the shortcomings of colour-blind casting and reveals the broader pattern of discrimination faced by artists of British East Asian descent.


This thesis addresses the question as to why multilevel politics is becoming an integral part of politics in Europe. Multilevel politics is conceptualized as a system which functions through a complex web of political relations within and across levels of decision making. The thesis argues that the rise of multilevel politics can be explained by its institutionalization in terms of the emergence, the evolution and especially the effects of relevant institutions. Based on a mixed-method research project, the influence of European institutions on subnational actors and the alignment of actor motives with institutional characteristics are empirically shown. The first chapter of the dissertation establishes the centrality of institutions for political transformation, examines the role of transnational and domestic institutions for multilevel politics, and contextualizes the research question in terms of institution-actor relations. The second chapter develops a new-institutionalist theoretical framework that explains the emergence, the evolution and the effects of the institutions, and formulates a series of hypotheses with regard to freestanding institutional influence, power distribution, material benefits and political identification. The third chapter outlines the mixed-method research design which addresses individual-level and institutional-level variations through a Europe-wide survey and a comparative case study. The fourth chapter on survey results shows generally favourable views on multilevel politics, and strong associations of these views with the independent variables under scrutiny. The fifth chapter specifies a multivariate model which includes all posited variables and confirms the majority of the hypotheses. Therefore, the new-institutionalist argument is broadly confirmed, while there is relatively weak evidence to sustain sociological explanations. The final chapter compares the Committee of the Regions and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, and examines the institutional characteristics which correspond to the hypothesized variables. It is then concluded that the two institutions share several overarching similarities, and display complementarity in other aspects.


Asystasia gangetica (L) T. Anderson var. micrantha (Acanthaceae) or commonly known as "Chinese Violet" or "rumput Israel" in Malaysia is a rapidly growing herb usually found among short grasses and along pathways. This plant is used traditionally to treat diabetes mellitus, ear disease and gonorrhea. Its anthelmintic activity helps to treat swelling and rheumatism. The present study was designed to isolate and elucidate chemical constituents from A. gangetica. The methanolic extract of the A. gangetica leaves was fractionated by using vacuum liquid chromatography (VLC) and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Selected fractions were purified by recycling HPLC and monitored by using ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC). The structures of isolated compounds were characterized by using various spectroscopic methods, mainly nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and comparisons with previously reported data. Five phytochemical constituents namely, salidroside (1), verbascoside (2), forsythiaside (3), 3''-O-caffeoyl-6-O-rhamnopyranosyl catalpol (4), and 4''-O-caffeoyl6-O-rhamnopyranosyl catalpol (5) were purified using recycling HPLC. Compounds 2, 3 and 5 were identified for the first time from A. gangetica.


In Korea, many students have difficulty learning English despite of having received English instructions with beginning in the third grade of...


The Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus (ECRL) and Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis (ECRB) are two of the superficial muscles of e xtensor compartment of forearm. The extensor carpi radialis brevis is involved in tennis elbow. The surgeons performing Z shaped tenotomy on tennis elbow to lengthen the tendon of ECRB must be aware of the variation in order to avoid unwanted complications. Recently, ECRB has also gained importance for use in free functional muscle transfer. In cases of variation of extensor muscles like fusion of muscle bellies or splitting of tendon and in cases of absent ECRB, the entrapment neuropathy of Radial nerve or Posterior interosseous nerve should also be kept in mind. In this study, w e have described some variations of ECRL and ECRB which were different from what has already been reported as they are clinically important. Methods: 30 upper limbs from 15 formalin fixed adult human cadavers were dissected to study the ECRL and ECRB. Results: Out of 15, 4 cadavers showed variations. ECRL showed a split of its tendon into two in 3 limbs belonging to 2 cadavers in which one cadaver showed bilateral split. ECRB showed a similar split of tendon in two limbs. One of the limbs showed complete absence of ECRB. Bellies of ECRL and ECRB fused to form a single mass in 3 limbs. Conclusions: The additional tendons noted in the present study could be utilized effectively and reliably in tendon transfers and in surgi cal rehabilitation in patients with paralytic disorders. Keywords: Tennis elbow, Variations, Tendon transfer.


Electrophoretic analysis of a population of the annual legume Amphicarpaea bracteata revealed that plants in two areas 50 m apart were fixed or nearly fixed for different alleles at eight polymorphic allozyme loci. This multilocus differentiation was highly correlated with variation in disease resistance to the specialist pathogen Synchytrium decipiens: in both laboratory and field experiments, all plants from one area were susceptible, and all plants from the other area were resistant to local pathogen isolates. Analysis of F2 plants from a cross between the two plant biotypes suggested polygenic inheritance of disease resistance, with a minimum of 7–8 loci contributing to the difference among parental lines. The high degree of self-fertilization in A. bracteata, together with spatially restricted seed dispersal, may account for perpetuation of the two divergent plant lineages at this site with little introgression or mixing. Although pathogens could influence the relative frequency of the two host lineages in this habitat, the restricted diversity of local pathogens implies that there may be little selection on plants for outcrossing as a mechanism to reduce pathogen impact.


The TEN energy programme aims to improve energy security, socio-economic development and price competition in the EU by supporting grid interconnection projects, and has identified the Mediterranean as a priority region for development. PEi looks at the Italy-Greece HVDC link, a key project in this area.


H flumes are convenient devices for accurate measurement of open channel flows, especially if trash is present. Several of the HS (smaller) types were constructed of plexiglas and used successfully in a commercial plant to measure effluents from vegetable washers. Lumped data from the calibration of three flumes were fitted to a curve of the form y = axb. The correlation coefficient R2 for observed versus calculated values was 0.998. A 99% confidence band fitted to the prediction curve was very narrow, indicating the high degree of accuracy of the device.


During the Anti-Japanese War,to solve the problem of the shortage of thermal power of the rear area,the Resource Committee increased the exploration and exploitation of water resources.The water resources exploration by Resources Committee provided valuable information and experience for the development of new(China's) water resources.


The implant–supported prosthesis is an attractive alternative to the conventional removable denture. Implant placement surgery is relatively simple to perform, takes less time and improves retention and stability of the prosthesis. An implant retained over denture retained with two implants placed in the anterior edentulous mandible is a simple and predictable treatment option. Over dentures have been shown to improve the quality of life for edentulous patients and have contributed significantly to the patient's psychological well being. The present case describes direct prosthetic technique for implant supported over denture using old prosthesis of the patient.


An optimization problem of content placement in cooperative caching is formulated, with the aim of maximizing the sum mean opinion score (MOS) of mobile users. Firstly, as user mobility and content popularity have significant impacts on the user experience, a recurrent neural network (RNN) is invoked for user mobility prediction and content popularity prediction. More particularly, practical data collected from GPS-tracker app on smartphones is tackled to test the accuracy of user mobility prediction. Then, based on the predicted mobile users' positions and content popularity, a learning automata based Q-learning (LAQL) algorithm for cooperative caching is proposed, in which learning automata (LA) is invoked for Q-learning to obtain an optimal action selection in a random and stationary environment. It is proven that the LA based action selection scheme is capable of enabling every state to select the optimal action with arbitrary high probability if Q-learning is able to converge to the optimal Q value eventually. In the LAQL algorithm, a central processor acts as the intelligent agent, which allocate contents to BSs according to the reward or penalty from the feedback of the BSs and users, iteratively. To characterize the performance of the proposed LAQL algorithms, sum MOS of users is applied to define the reward function. Extensive simulation results reveal that: 1) the prediction error of RNNs based algorithm lessen with the increase of iterations and nodes; 2) the proposed LAQL achieves significant performance improvement against traditional Q-learning algorithm; and 3) the cooperative caching scheme is capable of outperforming non-cooperative caching and random caching of 3% and 4%, respectively.


The effects of hydrogen ion (H3+) bombardment on the optical properties of polycrystal stainless steel (SS) mirrors were investigated. Ellipsometry, profilometry, scanning electron microscopy, angle distribution of scattered light, and spectral reflectance were used to characterize the surfaces. Results for the bombardment of SS mirrors with ions of fixed energy (0.3, 0.65 and 1.5 keV/H), with ion flux density (0.5–2) · 1020 H/m2s up to fluences of (1.1–4.3) · 1024 H/m2 are presented. The data show that the surface roughness rises with both increasing ion energy and ion fluence, and that surface roughening leads to an increase of the scattered light with a corresponding decrease of reflectance at normal incidence. The thickness of the apparent layer, obtained by ellipsometry, was found to rise with increasing ion energy at fixed ion fluence and with increasing ion fluence at fixed ion energy. Possible mechanisms for the ion energy effect on the degradation rate of stainless steel mirrors and the origin of the apparent layer are discussed.


IPV can involve physical and sexual violence, threats of physical or sexual violence, and psychological abuse, including stalking. It can occur within opposite-sex or samesex couples and can range from one incident to an ongoing pattern of violence. On average, 24 persons per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States. These numbers underestimate the problem because many victims do not report IPV to police, friends, or families.


With the rapid development of science and technology and the network popularization, computer network security becomes a social problem. Based on the analysis of the main factors influencing the computer network security, the risk evaluation index system of computer network security is established. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to calculate the weight of each index. Through the common criteria to determine the grey clustering of computer network security risk, establishing the whitenization weight function of computer network security risk evaluation model, and then calculating the whitenization clustering coefficient and clustering vector of computer network security risk evaluation model, the evaluation results are finally obtained. The method is scientific and reasonable, combining subjective evaluation with objective calculation.


In this paper we investigate the role of champions in processes of mass collaboration in software product development. The case is Get Satisfaction, a company and social media platform for engaging end users and customers in product development activities. We employ a mixed methods approach, combining social network analysis (SNA) and interaction analysis (IA). We found that when scaling up, a new hybrid user group, champions, emerged. Champion is a role given end-users who make large contributions in the community. When this happens the end-user is appointed by Get Satisfaction and


We demonstrated for the first time a novel and effective method for obtaining both high peak-power and narrow linewidth 1.5 μm fiber sources through gas Raman effect in hollow core fibers. An Ethane-filled ice-cream antiresonance hollow-core fiber is pumped with a high peak-power pulse 1064 nm microchip laser, generating 1552.7 nm Stokes wave by pure vibrational stimulated Raman scattering of ethane molecules. A maximum peak-power of about 400 kW is achieved with 6 meter fiber length at 2 bar pressure, and the linewidth is about 6.3 GHz. The maximum Raman conversion efficiency of 1064 nm to 1552.7 nm is about 38%, and the corresponding laser slope efficiency is about 61.5%.


PURPOSE
To determine the degree of control of multiple risk factors under real world conditions for coronary artery disease (CAD) according to the presence or absence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and to determine whether reaching multifactorial targets for blood pressure (BP), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), HbA1c, and current smoking is associated with lower risks for CAD.

METHODS
We investigated the effects on subsequent CAD of the number of controlled risk factors among BP, LDL-C, HbA1c, and current smoking in a prospective cohort study using a nationwide claims database of 220,894 individuals in Japan. Cox regression examined risks over a 4.8-year follow-up.

RESULTS
The largest percentage of participants had two risk factors at target in both DM (39.6%) and non-DM (36.4%). Compared with those who had two targets achieved, the risks of CAD among those who had any one and no target achieved were 2 and 4 times greater, respectively, regardless of the presence or absence of DM. Effect of composite control was sufficient to bring CAD risk in DM below that for non-DM with any two targets achieved, whereas the risk of CAD in the DM population with all four risk factors uncontrolled was 9.4 times more than in the non-DM group who had achieved two targets.

CONCLUSIONS
These findings show that composite control of modifiable risk factors has a large effect in both DM and non-DM. The effect was sufficient to bring CAD risk in DM below that in the non-DM group who had two targets achieved.


Interferometry is a common method for testing the form of ultra-precise components. However interferometrical measurements are very sensitive to external influences. Due to this reason, in-situ measurements are very difficult to perform, especially in the vicinity of production processes. In this paper we present a new concept for the integration of interferometers in a machine tool and first results of the analysis of fundamental influences on interferometers operated in-situ.


OBJECTIVE
To compare the effects of milrinone versus epinephrine administered after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on left ventricular compliance.

DESIGN
Prospective and randomized.

SETTING
University-affiliated hospital.

PARTICIPANTS
Twenty consenting adult patients.

INTERVENTIONS
Patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass surgery were randomized to receive 50 microg/kg of milrinone (group M; n = 10) or 0.03 microg/kg/min of epinephrine (group E; n = 10) shortly after separation from CPB. Left ventricular compliance was assessed by observing changes in left ventricular end-diastolic area (LVEDA) in the short-axis view with transesophageal echocardiography, while maintaining a constant left atrial pressure. Measurements were performed (1) before CPB, (2) after separation from CPB, and (3) after either milrinone or epinephrine.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS
Baseline LVEDA decreased by 20% after CPB in the milrinone group (from 16.6 +/- 3.1 cm2 to 14.3 +/- 2.4 cm2; p < 0.05) and by 22% in the epinephrine group (from 19.4 +/- 4.1 cm2 to 17.2 +/- 3.8 cm2; p < 0.05). LVEDA increased by 15% after milrinone (from 14.3 +/- 2.4 cm2 to 15.6 +/- 2.8 cm2; p < 0.05) but remained unchanged after epinephrine (from 17.2 +/- 3.8 cm2 to 17.1 +/- 4.2 cm2; p = ns).

CONCLUSIONS
Left ventricular compliance was decreased after CPB. The administration of milrinone, but not epinephrine, was associated with a partial return to prebypass values. The exact mechanism of action remains to be determined.


The present communication deals with the study of the effect of sex, age, weight of the host and Season on the prevalence and intensity of infection of technical helminthic infection in desi poultry birds. The study was conducted during February 2014 to January 2015 from different farms in and around Darbhanga Town. In all out of 315 (98 young and 217 adult birds) examined and 206 (69 young adult) were found to harbour helminths in their intestine viz. Raillietina (21.47%), Davainee (3.06%), Ascaridsia (26.53%), Heterakis (6.12%) and mixed (13.26%) were. No significant difference in the prevalence of Raillietina and Ascaridia was found due to host age and sex, through the higher prevalence of Ascaridia. No significant difference in the seasonal prevalence of Ascaridia and was found due to host age and sex, through the higher prevalence of Ascaridia and Raillietina. The mean intensity of Raillietinaa and Ascaridia were higher in young than in adult desi poultry birds but markedly no difference. The highest mean intensity rate of Ascaridia was observed during summer, while no significant difference due to season for Raillietina. The data obtained in the study can be very useful in designing of improved poultry management in the area, as thus the first report from this paper of Bihar.


A survey of ethnic attitudes among British adolescents showed that those children who were living in an area which had a high percentage of immigrants (black people and Cypriots) showed more negative attitudes than children who lived in an area where few, if any, immigrants lived. Though negatively prejudiced, British children did not believe that immigrants were inferior to themselves. Attitudes were surveyed by means of an open-ended questionnaire and a Likert-type attitude scale.


An array of cobalt nanorods of 10 nm in diameter and 14 nm of rod-to-rod distance was fabricated by electrochemical deposition technique into the pores of a mesoporous silica thin film formed on a Pt-coated Si wafer substrate. The cobalt nanorods are highly crystalline with the fcc structure. The magnetic hysterisis data at 300 K show that Co@silica nanocomposite film has strong magnetization anisotropy. Atomic and magnetic force microscopic data on this film revealed the possibility that each cobalt nanorod in the array can be individually magnetized. The number density of the cobalt nanorods is very high with 6 × 1012 per in2, high enough to develop into a terabit magnetic memory device.


Enantiomerically pure (2S)-1-arenesulfonyl-2-alkanols (1) were prepared by yeast reduction of 1-arenesulfonyl-3-chloro-2-propanones, followed by epoxydation and alkylation. Reaction of dianions of 1 with aldehydes occurred at the Pro (R) position of C(1) to give 1,3-diols, which were converted to (3S)-1-alken-3-ols or (2S,4S)-4-hydroxy-2-alkenenitriles in 100% e.e.


Abstract. Iron absorption, bone‐marrow smears and haematological parameters were repeatedly studied during pregnancy in 50 women. The same studies were repeated two months after delivery. The material was randomly divided into two groups. Twenty‐four women were treated with 200 mg of ferrous iron daily while 26 were given placebo. The iron absorption was measured from radioiron‐labelled test doses of 100 mg ferrous iron in a whole‐body counter with high sensitivity.


By applying the on-state modeling how the cooling water in the monitoring of the vehicle and the secondary cooling water temperature modeling method in the monitoring of the cooling system thermostat (Coolant Thermostat) as to provide stability and reliability, When the starting of the engine on the has the thermostat monitoring procedures to determine if a condition is satisfied for, if any of the monitored conditions, the read process, the intake air temperature for calculating the primary model cooling water temperature, and then model than the reference temperature value set by calculating the temperature of outside air decision process, the model process of the outside temperature is if the reference temperature or less determined by monitoring prohibition condition to the charts, and to calculate the auxiliary model cooling water temperature to model the temperature of outside air is if the reference temperature or more reads the engine rotation speed, the main model cooling water temperature and auxiliary that If the in the process, the comparison of the comparing the model cooling water temperature than the main model cooling water temperature secondary model cooling water temperature is low state model by replacing the cooling water temperature as a secondary model cooling water temperature, and then the actual cooling water temperature is set to the detection of more than a reference temperature, If the process determines that the actual cooling water temperature is more than the first reference temperature is set to up moss A second determination to normal, and the first is a reference temperature or less if the primary model cooling water temperature is the first step of determining has the at least one reference temperature value, the on-state model cooling water from the at least a first reference temperature, it sets the actual cooling water temperature of the not meet the process, the actual cooling water temperature is a second reference temperature or higher if the step of determining whether the decision to the top of the thermostat and a second reference temperature or less is satisfied monitoring prohibition condition, monitoring prohibition condition for determining whether the detected more than a reference temperature If it is determined as failure due to sticking of the open thermostat includes a process of lighting the MIL.


A new child survival revolution is underway driven by an appropriate outrage at the appalling and largely preventable mortality of 11 million children every year. A new Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health consisting of UNICEF WHO the World Bank and USAID has been launched and has been championed by the Lancet in the International Medical Press. It aims to expand the coverage of a set of key child health interventions aimed at reducing childhood death. However this Partnership is in danger of ignoring the lessons of the earlier child survival revolution of the 1980s. Most notably some child survival advocates are underestimating the importance of repairing and developing the broken health care systems of countries with high levels of child mortality particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). One editorial warned that we should not let our wish for the ideal of a continuum of care from mother to child in a perfect health system become an excuse for compromise and delay implying that the delivery of selected interventions to reduce mortality must take precedence over the longer-term efforts required to repair and develop health care systems. (excerpt)


The main objective of the R&D project ISIBEL was to carry out a systematic review of the situation for final disposal of HLW in salt formations based on the state of the art in science and technology. Based on this review a concept for a safety assessment which takes full account of the advantages of the final disposal of HLW in rock salt was developed and applied. The concept is based on the demonstration of the safe containment of the waste by demonstrating the integrity of the geological and geotechnical barriers. Complementarily an evaluation is carried out for those developments of the final repository for which an impairment of the integrity of the barrier system and thus a pathway for radionuclides cannot be excluded. A scheme has been developed which allows assessing the radionuclide releases from that part of the repository system that is considered to ensure the safe containment of the waste.


Dextran-conjugated anti-immunoglobulin (Ig) antibodies (anti-Igdex) consist of a high molecular weight dextran (~1-2 × 106 MW) to which multiple monoclonal anti-IgM or anti-IgD antibodies are covalently linked. These soluble conjugates have been used in a process of discovery, in extensive studies of in vitro polyclonal murine and human B cell activation, proliferation, Ig secretion and class switching, through signaling via multivalent cross-linking of B cell receptors (BCR) on the B cell surface, in the presence of a multiplicity of added stimuli. The cross-linking of the BCR in a multivalent fashion represents a more physiologic means, relative to using unconjugated bivalent anti-Ig, for studying the functional consequences of B cell encounter with specific antigens in vivo. This reflects either the repeating epitope nature of polysaccharides, or the display of a given intact protein in multiple copies on the surface of follicular dendritic cells, macrophages and dendritic cells where they are encountered by B cells.


The dynamic properties of large aggregate concrete under the triaxial loading state of tension–compression–compression (T–C–C) are experimentally investigated. The loads of each specimen in three directions are increased monotonically following a fixed load ratio at constant strain rate of 10−5/s, 10−4/s, 10−3/s or 10−2/s. Based on the experimental results, the specimens under triaxial T–C–C are ruptured by one apparent tensile crack perpendicular to the direction of the applied tensile loading. It is revealed that the shapes of the stress–strain curves corresponding to different strain rates are similar to each other at the same stress ratio. The tensile strength and secant modulus under triaxial T–C–C increase with the increase of strain rate, but decrease with the increase of lateral compressive stress. Meanwhile, the tensile critical strain under triaxial T–C–C increases slightly with the increase of strain rate, but increases significantly with the increase of lateral compressive loading. The dynamic...


Background and Aims. Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is the parameters of women's health status in community. The single most common cause of maternal mortality is obstetric haemorrhage, generally occurring postpartum. Most postpartum haemorrhage cases are caused by uterus atony, myometrium tonus loss, placenta retention, and clotting disorders. Short pregnancy intervals can cause threefolds of anaemia than normal pregnancy intervals. Pregnant women who suffer from anaemia has the possibility experiencing a postpartum bleeding caused by atonia uteri. This research aims to acknowledge the effect of narrow distance interpregnancy on a postpartum haemorrhage.
Methods. This study uses an observational analytic study with a cross"'sectional design. The data used is secondary data of pregnant women based on medical record to calculate the distance of interpregnancy with the incidence of postpartum bleeding during childbirth at Budhi Asih General Hospital of East Jakarta. The inclusion criteria are women who underwent childbirth during 2017"'2018, multiparity, and postpartum women between 20"'35 years old. The exclusion criteria are women with a history of postpartum haemorrhages caused by placental retention, tear of the reproductive tract or blood coagulation), gemelli parturition, macrosomia, assisted childbirth, grande multiparity, induction childbirth, and dystocia.
Results. The number of samples used in this study amounted to 111 people. Postpartum haemorrhage are significantly associated with short interpregnancy intervals (p=0,000).
Conclusion. Narrower pregnancy interval will leads to postpartum haemorrhage. To prevent this, it is important to consider contraception utilization, to improve iron consumption for pregnant women, and to provide decent antenatal care.


Nowadays,the manufacturing industry of China is in a critical period of structural adjustment and industrial restructuring.And the transformation of equipment manufacturing enterprise lays the solid foundation for industrial restructuring.This paper points out the great gap of equipment manufacturing industry existing between our country and those developed countries through comparative study and also expounds the main problems and the reasons that caused these problems during the development of equipment manufacturing industry.Then the paper concludes that equipment manufacturing enterprises of our country should follow the way of transformation through the analysis of our country's economic situation,industry trend and corporate status.Finally,the paper discusses the impediments existing during the process of transformation and put forwards proper ways of equipment manufacturing industry transformation according to the theory mentioned.


The invention discloses a direct-driven fully automatic impeller type washing machine and a washing method thereof. The washing is performed by directly driving an impeller through a direct-driven motor; when the washing machine is started to a washing state, the initial speed of a motor is less than a constant speed of a running process; during the constant speed running, the flow in a corresponding washing tube is circulated and turned over by adopting a circulating variable-speed circulating water-flow driving mode; and the motor first performs long-term strong water flow driving to turn over clothes, then performs short-time balanced water flow driving to automatically correct the offset of the clothes in the washing tube and circulates the processes in turn. The clothes do spiral ascending motion around blades of the impeller while revolving around the center of the impeller in the washing tube, and are turned over from the centre of the impeller to the periphery when moving to the space behind a neck part of the impeller in the centre of the impeller and then fall down to the periphery of the bottom of the tube along the wall of the washing tube; then the clothes at the bottom of the tube are turned over upwards from the periphery to the centre of the impeller; and the clothes in the upper space are turned over downwards from the centre to the periphery. Through the washing machine and the washing method, the load can be automatically balanced.


This article substantiates the benefits of digitalization for the strategic development of industrial enterprises. The main directions of digital transformation of all business processes are defined. The experience and key results of the technological development strategy of the mechanical engineering division of SC "Rosatom" and the specifics of the nuclear power industry as a management object are considered and presented.


Russia formulated Development Outline of Minor Enterprises in Sport and Tourism to increase sport supply, promote the development of sport industry and guide the healthy life style.It focuses on the simplification of land allocation and completion of laws and regulations for minor enterprises in sport and tourism.Secondly,it is on the increase of teacher' s professional level to guarantee the implementation of the organization methods in minor enterprises.Thirdly,it is to create long-term leasing company to realize the purchase by government.Finally,it is to formulate statistical method to complete the supervision and evaluation system of service in minor enterprises.The study puts forward revelations for the reform of China sport industry from the analysis above of government support,regulation formulation,supervision and evaluation system,etc.


Ahtract : Studies on alkaloids in some plants ol Sri Lanka are rev~cwcd wilh spccial reference to chemical and biosynthetic aspsc:s. Flsn( spia invmfigated are grouped into families, a short description of Lha alkahd types encountered in a lanuly is given followed by a brief botanical description of the planl.(s) studid. Where user of thase plants in indigenous andlor western rnz&cine have hem noted an attempt is made to relate these uses to the known pharmacalogy of their const~ruent alkaloids.


Researchers and service providers have focused on leveraging social information acquired from interactions between users to improve the accuracy of system recommendations. However, few have explained the characteristics of music recommendations through interpersonal relationships. To investigate how interpersonal relationships affect users' evaluation of music recommendation, we conducted a survey-based study that compared two types of recommendation channels—interpersonal (i.e., from friends) and non-interpersonal (i.e., from systems). We found that relevance was evaluated higher in music recommended from non-interpersonal channels on average, while diversity, novelty, and serendipity were higher in interpersonal channels. Non-interpersonal channels surpassed interpersonal channels in terms of convenience, frequency, and adoption rate. These results illustrate that interpersonal and non-interpersonal channels have different strengths and that digital streaming platforms, which have mainly provided system recommendations thus far, need to better support interpersonal channels for richer user experience.


Spatial distribution analysis of environmental health risk in the Tomsk area was performed. Risk estimation was done according to standard methodology on the basis of geochemical data from the snow cover of the area. The city territory was divided into areas with different levels of ecological damage and human health risk values. The city territory was ranked in accordance to risk level from exposure of trace elements contained in atmospheric dust.


Objective To determine lanthanide concentrations in dietary foods and main organs or tissues for Chinese adult man and to estimate their daily intakes by ingestion and organ or tissue burdens. Methods Ten kinds of organ or tissue samples collected in autopsy from 21 supplemental subjects of 4 areas with different dietary types in China who died suddenly,and had been healthy and normal before death.The concentrations of 11 lanthanide in foods and 14 lanthanide in these organ or tissue samples,including those collected from 31 subjects in the past,were analyzed by using ICP-MS or INAA technique as well as necessary QC measures.With uses of the local diet composition and relevant organ or tissue weights for Chinese Reference Man,their daily intakes and organ or tissue burdens were estimated. Results The concentrations of 14 lanthanide in 12 categories of foods and 10 kinds of organ or tissue samples,their dietary daily intakes and organ or tissue burdens for Chinese adult men were obtained. Conclusion Besides updating the relevant data of La,Ce and Eu in 5 kinds of organ or tissue and diet,this research obtained data on concentrations of other 11 lanthanide in Chinese foods and 10 kinds of organ or tissue,their daily intakes and burdens for the first time in China.The results provide more systematic bases for developing the parameters of Chinese Reference Man than before.This study provides also comparative data for different kinds of lanthanide,foods,organs or tissues and also the background values of Chinese soil.


The nose is the focal point of the face. Just as our eyes lend expression to the face the nose lends its character and adds to the overall beauty. The shape of the nose has ethnic variations and many people are happy to trace their family and parentage through it. Even though emphasis on cosmetic appearance is increasing, the importance of functionality cannot in any way be undermined. Nasal obstruction is a common complaint in otolaryngologic practice. It can be due to anatomic or physiologic reasons. Assessment of the patient is required to identify the etiology of nasal obstruction. And it is the rhinologist who is the best equipped to assess the form and function of the nose and to provide a solution achieving both the results.


In the past,Gravitation Model takes accout of only a few factors,which had the advantage of easily getting date and calculating,but there were some flaws in this method.Therefore,the paper takes account of the importance of many indexes in the evaluation of the areas' quality,and deepens the conception of the distance,which reestablishes the new Gravitation Model.On the base of the reestablishing model,the paper selects the City Zone and the Suburb of Kunming city as a researching target,in order to analyze the degree of the space reciprocity between the City Zone and the Suburb,and some suggestions for two areas' communication have been put forward..


The propulsion system of VIA-50A airship can be largely divided into two parts. One is the engine system that provides the power to the airship, and the other is the thrust system that makes the thrust force. The engine system is composed of engine and generator, and the thrust system is composed of electric motor and propeller. Therefore, the inverter which connects two systems plays an very important role in the propulsion system. For this purpose, we developed the inverter system adjusted to the flight condition of the VIA-50A and carried out a performance test in the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute. In this paper, the requirement condition and performance test result of the development inverter were introduced. The high altitude flight test result using the developed inverter was presented also.


From the view point of creation,  there are without doubt subtle differences between men and women. Islam has given an exalted and lofty dignity to women with a definite attitude that considers all of her rights and characteristics. However, there is a balance  suiting her dignified and innate nature  between both her rights and her obligations in Islam. In recent decades, the issue of women as a global issue has been considered by international declarations such as the "Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women" and the "2030 Education Framework", whose main nature is to create a kind of complete similarity between man and woman based on gender; which in this case sets requirements for nations and governments. This research has employed descriptive and text analysis methods as well as library and field research methods to do a comparative study on international documents and the articles of these treaties. To do this, it will use verses of the Qur'an that talk about  women's rights and refer to the Tasnim exegesis of the Qur'an written by Ayatollah Javadi Amooli. The Tasnim exegesis of the Qur'an has recognized rights such as the right to development, theological rights, the right to motherhood and wifehood, economic rights, political rights, social rights, family rights and spiritual rights, etc. as women's indisputable rights.


Metal (Ag, Ce, Fe, V, Zr and Zn) doped TiO2 nanoparticles were fabricated by a sol.gel method and an alkali hydrothermal synthesis. The mole ratio of TTIP, IPA, and distilled water were adjusted while the doped TiO2 powders were treated at 170℃-200℃ for 8 hours via the hydrothermal synthesis. The synthesized Metal doped TiO2 nanoparticles were thoroughly characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in order to determine their morphology, structural and electronic properties. Theas-prepared catalysts were evaluated in the photo decomposition of methylene blue under UV light. The photodegradation efficiency of the doped TiO2 with Fe ions and Ag ions was the best among the samples. And the sharp decrease of the efficiency was identified as the concentration went above a certain level. It was found that the photodegradation efficiency of TiO2 which contained some rutile-type was a little higher than pure anatase-type and the photodegradation efficiency decreased when the ratio of anatase-rutile was 8:2.


The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of product quality, brand image, and price to the purchase decision of Samsung Galaxy Series J in Semarang City. This type of research is explanatory research. Sampling technique using non probability sampling technique with purposive sampling and Accidental sampling method. The number of samples taken as many as 100 respondents. In this study assisted by SPSS 16.0 system. The results showed that the quality of the product influence the purchase decision by contributing 61.8% while the rest is influenced by factors other than product quality. Brand image influences purchasing decisions by contributing 33.7% while the rest is influenced by factors other than brand image. Price affects purchasing decisions by contributing 63.1% while the rest is influenced by factors other than price. Meanwhile, simultaneously product quality, brand image, and price influence to purchase decision by donating 77,2% while the rest influenced by factors other than product quality, brand image, and price. Based on the calculation of Test F shows that there is a positive influence between product quality, brand image and price to purchase decision. This means the better the product quality, brand image and price, the higher the purchase decision of Samsung Galaxy Series J in Semarang City. In addition, the price has the most dominant influence with regression keofisien value of 0.733. Suggestions in this research is to improve the quality of the better and more sophisticated products, maintaining the company's image in the minds of the constituents and provide prices that match the benefits provided on the Samsung Galaxy J Series.


In recent research, corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives by companies with a home base in different countries have been explained in terms of their relation to national institutions or business systems. This set of explanations sees CSR as fitting in with domestic institutional structures by either 'substituting' or 'mirroring' national models of capitalism. An alternative set of explanations views company CSR programmes as determined by market pressures. We examine the role of domestic institutions and market pressure as drivers of CSR through an evaluation of the content of company CSR initiatives revealed in their external reporting. We conduct case studies of two large British companies (Glaxo Smith Kline and Barclays) as well as two large Danish companies (Novo Nordisk and Danske Bank). We find that market pressures rather than domestic institutions determine the content of company CSR programmes.


Topical LD50, values were determined for 15 insecticides to adult northern corn rootworm, Diabrotica longicornis (Say), southern corn rootworm D. undecimpunctata howardi Barber, western corn rootworm, D. virgifera LeConte, and striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma (=Diabrotica) vittata (F.). All species, collected in Illinois, showed substantial resistance to aldrin and heptachlor but resistance patterns to the carbamates and organophosphates were variable. The southern corn rootworm showed higher resistance to DDT, fensulfothion, fonofos, malathion, and diazinon compared to the other species, The striped cucumber beetle showed higher resistance to malathion than the other species.


Consider a distributed system with n processors, in which each processor receives some triggers from an external source. The distributed trigger counting problem is to raise an alert and report to a user when the number of triggers received by the system reaches w, where w is a user-specified input. The problem has applications in monitoring, global snapshots and other distributed settings. The main result of the paper is a decentralized and randomized algorithm with expected message complexity O(n log w). Moreover, every processor in this algorithm receives no more than O(log w) messages with high probability. It is known that any deterministic algorithm has message complexity Ω(n log w) and maximum processor load Ω log(w/n).


The research included 173 water-polo players aged 12 to 20, who were members of different water-polo clubs as representatives at the 1 st national league level, and 187 players aged 11 to 20 who were members of different national water- polo selections from Serbia. The maximum time of swimming at a distance of 25 m was measured for every player whereby swimming meant using three different crawl techniques: 25m with the head under water - the basic technical skill level, 25m with the head above water - the directed skill level and 25m while leading the ball - the specific skill level. The results showed that there was a general, statistically significant difference among the given swimming tests and among the monitored samples in relation to the competitive level (Wilks' Lambda - 0.789, F = 31.11, p = 0.000), in relation to the age of the groups (Wilks' Lambda - 0.270, F = 49.12, p = 0.000) as well as in relation to the competitor category in the function of age groups (Wilks' Lambda - 0.920, F = 2.45, p = 0.004). By applying mathematical modeling by means of the method of smallest square numbers - the second-degree polynomial, models are defined which describe the regularity of the changes in the intensity of swimming at a distance of 25m from the aspect of the different crawl techniques regarding age and the competitive level.


Background: Some of elementary school snacks in Indonesia are not qualified (23.82%) due to bacterial and addictive, such as prohibited preservatives and dye and 33% of the snacks were contaminated by Escherichia coli (E. coli). Many food handlers have not performed a proper hand-washing habit, only 48.3% of food handlers used soap to wash and rub their hands, including washing fingers, fingertips and wrist. There are 42.1% that do not have a good quality of cookware and cutlery and 42.1% do not have a good food-processing place. Objective: This study aimed to observe individual characteristics of food handlers, hygiene sanitation of food handlers at elementary school canteen, quality of snacks with bacteria parameters (Coliform and E. coli) and to find out variables related to E. coli contamination on snacks at the canteen. Method: The researcher applied a cross-sectional study and analysis by logistic regression multivariable supported by analysis statistic software for interview data although the quality of snack samples was analyzed in laboratory. Findings: The samples consisted of 18 males (24.3%) and 56 females (75.7%). Most of them never attended training on hygiene sanitation and food safety (n= 59; 75.7%), showed a poor food processing and preparation (67.6%), 67.6% (n=50) of respondents performed hand-washing habit and many of them did not use gloves (n=68; 91.9%) while handling food. In months ago, some food handlers suffered from digestive tract disorder (n=15; 20.3%). Snacks with E. coli contamination were shown at 9.5% (n=7) and many snacks were contaminated with Coliform and E. coli used chicken in their presentation. Conclusion: The high-risk snacks (p value = 0.024) and poor food-processing and preparation (p=0.073) have significance results with a likelihood of E. coli contamination on elementary school snacks.


The methods used in university lectures will gradually be changing from blackboards and books to multimedia. In this investigation, we prepared for lectures on the strength of materials, using multimedia. The first step was creating an Electric Book on the strength of materials. This book contains movies, graphics, speeches, equations and texts, and also offers rich interactivity. The second step was preparing an actual lecture using multimedia. The third part term of the lecture on the strength of material consisted of multimedia information, which was projected on the screen, of the computer. Based on these experiences and questionnaires from many lecturers on the strength of materials, we propose a future vision of lectures on the strength of materials.


Loss of bill greatly affect interest of owner of the lost bill. Interest of other legal subject requires protection and normal negotiation of bill need to be taken into consideration,thus the institution of bill public summons for exhortation is becoming more and more important.Many problems,including term-calculation of public summons;producing of publication;normal negotiation of period bill; legal effect of innocent obtainment of bill in and out of the term; and time scotoma of obligee's claiming right of bill etc,are all waiting for further perfecting.


In the study published on the current issue of this Journal, xxx et al. evaluated the effects on ovarian function and subsequent pregnancy rate of uterine myomas ablation b high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). Uterine myomas are the most common gynecologic tumors in women of reproductive age and ultrasonography is usually the firstline imaging study performed in the workup of pelvic masses and may be integrated in selected cases with magnetic resonance (MR) to obtain a comprehensive map of the uterus and the size, site, and distribution of myomas, and to allows characterization of differential diagnosis of such masses. However approximately 30% of women with myomas needs treatment due to clinical symptoms. At present, myomectomy is the main fertility-sparing treatment for uterine myomas. However, it has several disadvantages including a rate of intraoperative or postoperative complications, risk of bleeding and duration of hospital stay. Further surgery can cause pelvic adhesions that may cause infertility and increases the risk of uterine rupture in the middle and late period of gestation. Nonor minimally invasive techniques has been suggested as alternative approaches and they include uterine artery embolization (UAE) and HIFU. Both techniques have been applied to women planning a future pregnancy but there are evidences that women undergoing UAE had a significantly lower pregnancy rate than those undergoing HIFU ablation, As a consequence among currently available guidelines, the general opinion is that UAE should not be recommended in patients with future childbearing plans. Indeed, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests that UAE should be used with caution for patients who are actively seeking pregnancy. Although there are many reported cases of pregnancy after HIFU treatment with few obstetric complications, there is insufficient clinical evidence on the real impact of HIFU on fertility and subsequent pregnancy. In particular little is known about ovarian reserve after HFUI. The importance of the study of XXX is two-fold. First, they evaluated the effect of HIFU on ovarian function. They analyzed antiMüllerian hormone (AMH), folliclestimulating hormone (FSH), inhibin B (INHB), and antral follicle count (AFC) before the treatment and after 3, 6, and 12 month safter treatment. They found a temporary reduction of ovarian reserve at 3 months with a significant increase of FSH concentrations associated with decreased AMH, INHB and AFC values. After 6 months hormonal and AFC values returned to pretreatment levels. Second, they evaluated the occurrence of conception after the procedure and they reported a high rate of pregnancy, namely 64/80 (80%) of the women studied achieved at least one pregnancy. Further no evident increases of pregnancy complications was found in these women after controlling for confounding variables. Although caution is necessary in the interpretation of data who were collected retrospectively and on small sample size cohorts, the available data suggest that HIFU is a safe and effective noninvasive therapy to treat uterine myomas in women who wish to retain the ability to conceive after treatment. However, before HIFU becomes the recommended treatment for uterine myomas in women planning a pregnancy in their future, large multicenter randomized trial are necessary to demonstrate its superiority of this technique over surgery.


New progress in loop gravity has lead to a simple model of a 'general-covariant quantum field theory'. I sum up the definition of the model in self-contained form, in terms accessible to those outside the subfield. I emphasize its formulation as a generalized topological quantum field theory with an infinite number of degrees of freedom, and its relation to lattice theory. I list the indications supporting the conjecture that the model is related to general relativity and UV finite.


Quantum chemistry and molecular mechanics (MM) methods were used to model the formation of сisor transDDP complex with DNA molecule in water-salt solution. Force constants and electron density distribution for platinum complexes obtained in quantum chemical calculations were used in MM calculations. Biand monodentate Pt bonds with N7 guanine atom from DNA molecule were analyzed. The barrier existence was shown for the second coordinate bond formation of Pt with opposite N7 guanine atom of DNA. MM results showed significant DNA molecule conformational changes during bi-dentate binding with cis-DDP and whole system destruction when binding with trans-DDP


We have calculated the effect of a magnetic field on the evolution of angular momentum eigenfunctions of a charged particle. An additional harmonic potential is supplemented to trap the wave packet. We find the probability density of the wave function is oscillating in the radial direction with a time period determined by the strength of the effective harmonic potential. When the magnetic field is along the z direction, if the initial wave function is an eigenfunction of Lˆz , the probability density of the particle remains axis-symmetric. While for the case of an eigenfunction of Lˆx , it is anisotropic in the x−y plane and rotates with a time period inverse proportional to the strength of the external magnetic field. We also extend the results in a phenomenological way to the case with an external magnetic field that varies harmonically in time.


The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by the presence of venous and arterial thrombosis, recurrent fetal losses and thrombocytopenia, associated with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). This syndrome may be "primary" or may be associated with other diseases, mainly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, some patients present the clinical picture of this syndrome but without evidence of aPL in their serum. The term "seronegative" APS has been proposed to categorize these patients. Here with we present two patients with seronegativity for aPL at the time of a thrombotic event, but in whom these antibodies were detected 2 and 7 months later.


Split-hand/split-foot malformation (SHFM), also known as ectrodactyly or lobster claw hand is a congenital limb malformation, characterized by a deep median cleft of the hand and/or foot due to the absence of the central rays of the autopod. It may occur singly or in association with syndromes, former being mostly autosomal dominant but autosomal recessive variety is rare. We are reporting a case of ectrodactyly with autosomal recessive mode of inheritance DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.10018 Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(1) 2015 122-123


To determine the variables that set salary levels in the hotel sector performing two analyses: 1) the identification and evaluation of Human Resources (HR) compensation policies implemented by hotels and hotel chains, and 2) the identification of policies geared towards equality in compensation for men and women, currently being applied or planned for the future.


Abstract Cationic standard homoconjugation constants were determined in systems containing heterocyclic and aliphatic amine N -oxides, and pyridine, in two polar aprotic solvents: weakly basic protophobic nitromethane (NM); and strongly basic protophilic N , N - dimethylformamide (DMF). The constant values were compared with those previously determined in other polar non-aqueous solvents. In the case of the N -oxides with hydrogen-bonded bridges of the OHO  +  type, heteroconjugation equilibria were present in the majority of the systems in nitromethane and in a small number of systems in N , N - dimethylformamide. This helped to place the solvents in the series of non-aqueous media ranked according to declining tendency of the N -oxides towards cationic heteroconjugation. The rank order was consistent with increasing basicity of the polar aprotic solvents. In addition, the cationic standard heteroconjugation constants in these media were found to increase with increasing basicity of the proton acceptor and decreasing basicity of N -oxide conjugated with the proton acceptor. In the case of mixed hydrogen-bonded bridges ( OHN  +  , NHO  +  type), there were no simple relationships between the tendency towards cationic heteroconjugation and basicities of the proton donor and proton acceptor, as well as the basicity of the solvent.


This paper discusses the development and importance of the Institutional Program Initiation Scholarships to Teaching of Social Sciences Degree (PIBID Social Sciences), a project developed at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in partnership with the State College Coronel Pilar City Santa Maria RS. The PIBID Social Sciences was established in 2014 having two guiding teachers within the university, tutors that academic help in school and 21 students of the degree in Social Sciences that fall into three schools in the municipality of Santa Maria in Rio Grande do South. This project was divided into three major themes: Race and Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality and Gender and Labor. The team working in the studied school is made up of two teachers and nine students. The research took place in a qualitative way, where questionnaires were applied to the participants of the project teachers and the school board, so as to get the importance and potential advantages that this has in the teaching and learning process. Thus, it became clear that changing the graduating process was modified and tends to evolve further with PIBID project.


There have been very few investigations of emotional and psychological well-being associated with attitude to certain events, socio-political phenomena, and convictions of students at various stages of education. Therefore, studying emotional and psychological well-being and their predictors in college and university students is important for solving a number of practical problems, which psychological (counseling) services of an educational institution are faced with. The purpose of the present investigation is to carry out comparative analysis of social needs, convictions, satisfaction with various areas of reality, and predictors of emotional and psychological well-being in college and university students. 89 college students and 109 university students (66% females) took part in the investigation. They filled out questionnaires aimed at identification of emotional and psychological well-being and expressiveness of convictions, social needs, and satisfaction with them. Differences in identification of emotional and psychological well-being can be traced at various levels of professional education. Convictions, social needs, and satisfaction of needs determine emotional well-being in college and university students. Tightness of interconnections between psychological well-being and convictions, social needs, satisfaction of needs is significantly higher in university students. Convictions, social needs and satisfaction of needs explain 40% of variations of emotional well-being in college students and 80% of variations of emotional well-being in university students. It is shown that variations in emotional well-being of university students are conditioned by social and political convictions, as well as satisfaction of vital needs, while in college students they are conditioned by satisfaction with life, with oneself and content of education. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s1p528


hTew sources of food protein 97 were 101'2, 94'7 and 94-00/~ of the controls (van der Wal & Shacklady, 1968). Both the FIa and F I b litters were taken up to slaughter weight-approximately IOO kg live-with the results shown in Tables. The existence of a 20% yeast group in the F r b litters was because we had enough pigs to make up a third treatment group and were anxious to see what would be the effect of such a high level (Shacklady & van der Wal, 1968). Commercial grading of the carcasses failed to differentiate between any of the treatments. Liver, kidney, muscle and fat from these pigs and eggs from the laying birds have been fed to rats for periods varying from 2 to 12 weeks with no indication of the presence of toxic materials. Regarding palatability, we have fed a ration with 65% of gas oil grown yeast to a pig for 11 weeks without any trouble. After slaughter we submitted hams from this pig and those from a control pig to tasting by 250 people. Both were equally acceptable. We have now farrowed gilts from this FI generation and the Fza litters will soon be weaned. So far the performance of the control gilts in farrowing 10'35 pigs weighing 1398 g seems better than the experimental ones with 9.0 pigs weighing 1296 g but beyond merely quoting these figures there are no observations that can be made at present. We intend to go up to the F3a generation which we would expect late in 1969. No doubt this exposition suffers from trying to present some years of work in 30 min and from describing experiments which are, as yet, incomplete. All that can be claimed for the results so far is that they give us reasonable grounds for expecting that our object of producing a safe and useful ingredient of animal feeds will be achieved in the relatively near future.


Exploiting RGB-D data by means of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) is at the core of a number of robotics applications, including object detection, scene semantic segmentation, and grasping. Most existing approaches, however, exploit RGB-D data by simply considering depth as an additional input channel for the network. In this paper we show that the performance of deep architectures can be boosted by introducing DaConv, a novel, general-purpose CNN block which exploits depth to learn scale-aware feature representations. We demonstrate the benefits of DaConv on a variety of robotics oriented tasks, involving affordance detection, object coordinate regression, and contour detection in RGB-D images. In each of these experiments we show the potential of the proposed block and how it can be readily integrated into existing CNN architectures.


This article in view of the existing in hospital management information platform, puts forward adopting SOA architecture integration method to realize the data sharing between different platforms. To this, based on the conventional hospital information platform as an example, through the SOA approach, on the basis of the hospital internal information platform integration, to include new farming and information system in the integrated system, and to design the interface of the system of integrated system, so as to realize effective integration of medical information.


The Basics of Strategic Communication. Understanding the Importance of Messengers and Timing. Navigating the News Media. Designing a Communications Plan. Targeting Audiences, Conducting Research, and Developing Messages. Producing Effective Graphics and Printed Materials. Making the Most of Your Resources. Earning Good Media Coverage. Selecting and Training Spokespeople. Capitalizing on the Power of Partnerships. Make Paid Advertising and Public Service Announcements Work. Responding to a Crisis and Managing Backlash. Evaluating Your Results. Resources. A. Communications Consortium Media Center. B. Style Manuals, Directories, and Additional Readings. C. Checklist and Forms.


Bacillus subtilis Tu-100 was applied in bio-fertilizer to promote oilseed rape growth and resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.After application of the bio-fertilizer in pots,plant dry weight increased 1.80% with chlorophyll content increased 17.15% at the 5-leaf stage,and the total aerobic bacteria of rhizosphere was also above that of the control.The treatment of bio-fertilizer led to 7.90% increase of yield in pots.Field experiments of bio-fertilizer treatment showed that plant dry weight increased 3.88%,chlorophyll content 3.67%,and the total plants phosphorus and potassium increased at 5-leaf stage.The plant yield increased 4.90%.The bio-fertilizer also showed its inhibitory effect on sclerotia germination of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.


It introduces modified program of certain road reconstruction project,combined with the practice of emulsified asphalt cold reclaimed technology in certain road project,it also researches the key point of emulsified asphalt cold reclaimed technology in designing method to mix the proportion of emulsified asphalt,constructional technology,and controlling method for the constructional quality,which is instructional for the renovation project.


With this article we intend to examine the concepts of utopia and heterotopia, as proposed by Michel Foucault, from considerations about the notions of places and non-places. In these places others, we attempt to show the inflexion points of contestation and compensations, in relation to the processes that do not correspond to our ideals, or, more than that, do not answer to the preservation and dignity of our specie.


The political and social transformations of 1989 in Poland were primarily related to the profound democratization of the apparatus of public authority, resulting in the almost total abandonment of the unified, centralized structure. In the realm of public administration this process is illustrated by the thorough decentralization of the administrative apparatus. The current model of administration assumes that is it is exercised both by the apparatus of the centralized governmental administration and by a diversified system of independent organs and institutions that perform public tasks vested in them by virtue of law in their own names and on their own accounts. The subject of this paper is the reinstatement of territorial self-government which constituted an integral part of this process.


This paper presents an implementation of a virtual instrument control program and a digitally controlled interface card for Taiwan Light Source (TLS) corrector magnet power supplies (MPS). Eight pieces of corrector MPS converter modules are monitored and controlled by the digitally controlled interface card with delimit boundary of ±10 voltage. The digitally controlled interface card was implemented with an ADS1278 24-bits multi-channel analog-to-digital converter、 a DAC8718 16-bits multi-channel digital-to-analog converter and the TMS320F28335 digital signal processor. There are two control modes of the virtual instrument control program, which are 1) local control mode by RS-232, 2) the remote control mode by MiiNePort_E1 TCP/IP protocol; with the developed Labview control interface program, the user can choose which mode to communicate with the corrector magnet power supplies depending on the working environment.


The western moral education theory consists of the moral indoctrination criticism and the construction of moral education without indoctrination.In recent years in China,transplantation and reflection are becoming two important viewpoints of researching moral education without indoctrination.However,their limitations should be rejected and rationalities emphasized in application.The adoption of transplantation and reflection would enrich the connotation of the moral education with indoctrination.


..................................................................................................................7 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................8 LIST OF ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS ...............................................................10 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................11 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ...............................................................................12 1. DISCOVERY AND CHEMISTRY OF VITAMIN D............................................12 2. METABOLISM AND TRANSPORT OF VITAMIN D ........................................13 3. MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF VITAMIN D ACTION ................................15 3.1. Regulation of gene expression ........................................................................15 3.1.1. VDR ........................................................................................................15 184.108.40.206. Structure ...........................................................................................15 220.127.116.11. Heterodimerization and nuclear translocation ....................................17 3.1.2. VDRE......................................................................................................18 3.1.3. Cofactors .................................................................................................19 3.2. Rapid nongenomic action ...............................................................................20 4. OVERVIEW OF THE BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF VITAMIN D.................20 5. PROSTATE AS A VITAMIN D TARGET ORGAN.............................................21 5.1. Historical perspective. Epidemiological studies ..............................................21 5.2. Intraprostatic vitamin D metabolism ...............................................................22 5.3. VDR gene expression in the prostate ..............................................................23 5.4. Action of vitamin D metabolites in prostate cancer cells .................................23 5.4.1. Antiproliferative ......................................................................................23 5.4.2. Prodifferentiative .....................................................................................24 5.4.3. Proapoptotic.............................................................................................24 5.4.4. Antiangiogenic and antiinvasive ..............................................................24 5.5. Crosstalk between vitamin D and androgens ...................................................25 5.6. Clinical trials ..................................................................................................26 6. TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORSUPERFAMILY IN PROSTATE CANCER. REGULATION BY VITAMIN D............................................................27 6.1. TGFsuperfamily growth factors in normal and malignant prostate. Prostate-derived factor...........................................................................................27 6.2. TGFfamily growth factor signaling pathway...............................................29 6.2.1. Activation and receptors ..........................................................................29 6.2.2. SMADs....................................................................................................31 6.2.3. SMAD-independent pathways..................................................................32 6.3. Regulation of TGFsignaling by vitamin D ..................................................33 7. PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR SUPERFAMILY IN PROSTATE CANCER. .................................................................................................................35 7.1. PDGF superfamily growth factors in normal and malignant prostate...............35 7.2. PDGF superfamily growth factors signaling pathway .....................................37 7.2.1. Activation and receptors. PDGFR ..........................................................37 7.2.2. Downstream effectors ..............................................................................37 7.2.3. Interaction between PDGFRs and other tyrosine kinase receptor signaling pathways ............................................................................................38 AIMS OF THE STUDY................................................................................................39 MATERIALS AND METHODS...................................................................................40 1. REAGENTS (I, II, III, IV).....................................................................................40 2. CELLS..................................................................................................................40 2.1. Cell culture (I, II, III, IV)................................................................................40 2.2. Treatment with hormones and growth factors (I, II, III, IV) ............................40


Feed-in-tariff (FIT) policies are valuable tools for enhancing the growth of sustainable energy, which have been applied successfully in many countries. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam enacted an FIT policy for wind power in 2011. However, according to the Vietnam Electricity annual report (2016), electricity from renewable resources contributes only 0.4% of the total of 38,553 MW electricity generated and the potential for sustainable energy resources are not being fully exploited. In this paper, the authors give an overview of the current situation of the resources used to generate electricity in Vietnam and the proportions accounted for by sustainable resources, as well as reviewing the existing FIT policies and some limitations of those policies. In addition, the paper investigates seven FIT models according to their theoretical background and considers FIT policies in three successful countries, namely, Thailand, Germany, and Australia. Some lessons are proposed for Vietnam to encourage renewable energy resource development in the future.


The influence of solutions dispensing such as ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and potassium chloride (KCl) on the reduction of the thermal stress effect during the chicken broilers feeding is investigated.The research was carried out in the setting of a farm with chicken-production stock of 13940 heads of broiler chickens – the cros of Ross-308. The period is from 22 to 49 days of cultivation.The normative introduction of preparations was provided by means of a capacity, dispenser and systems of water supply with nipple drums.With the current ventilation system from the 4th week and until of therising, the temperature indicators in the rooms increased, especially in the second half of the day, at 7–9 ° C. The humidity was lower by 10–15 % of the normative characteristics, that led to oppression of chickens' physiological state. It was established the positive effect of giving a solution of potassium chloride (KCl) in a dose of 0.1 % per liter and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in a dose of 0.08 % per liter of water on the physiological state and productivity of chicken broilers in the period from 22 to 49 days. Due to the watering out of these solutions with the water, the preservation of the young was 90.8 %, which was 4.2 % higher than in the control group. During the experiment, the consumption of feed and water on the head in the control group was 3.79 kg and 9.74 L, where as in the experimental group these figures were 4.07 kg and 11.31 L, which was 7.4 and 16,1 % more than in the control group.The ratio of consumed water and consumed feed in the control group was 2.57: 1, while in the experimental group this indicator was 2.78: 1. The live weight 2687.2±48.43 g and the average daily gain of 54.8 g were (with P≤0.05) exceeding the control group's rates by 290.6 and 7.0 g, or by 12.4 % and 14.6 % respectively. The efficiency index in the experimental group was 252.8 units, which was 47.7 units more than the control group.The overall positive effect of producing solutions of potassium chloride and ascorbic acid for the above conditions to reduce thermal stress in the period of 22–49 days contributed to the profitability of growing broiler chickens at 6.8 %, which was 5.5 % higher than in the control group.
Key words: chicken broilers, thermal stress, preservation, productivity, potassium chloride, ascorbic acid.


SUMMARY: 10 taxa of vascular plantas rare or interesting for the province of Zaragoza (Arag on, Spain) are commented. We think that two of it (Leucanthemum favargeri Vogt and Oxalis latifolia Kunth) are new records there.


This paper is based on the concepts and features of the inventory of supply chain management issues as to discuss how the stakeholders gain a win-win in the formation of the supply chain. On the way of a win-win, the inventory management mainly faces these two problems: the Bullwhip Effect and the Stock Transfer. And in order to solve these problem, the stakeholders should cooperate with each other, should improve their technology and also they should simple the process.


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Ateneos appear in the mid-nineteenth century as a result of a social need. The ateneos for workers assumed their problems. Education was an urgent need, as well as labour training. This article provides an outline of the evolution of these cultural centres, from 1859 until the end of the War (1936-1939), focusing on the most significant ateneos and most relevant periods. The article tells the difficulties derived from socio-economic and political situation that the aforementioned institutions must overcome, forcing most of them to move within those coordinates. From the seventies of the nineteenth century, the


The development of error correcting codes has been a major concern for communications systems. Therefore, RS and BCH (Reed-Solomon and Bose, Ray-Chaudhuri and Hocquenghem) are effective methods to improve the quality of digital transmission. In this paper a new algorithm of Chien Search block for embedded systems is proposed. This algorithm is based on a factorization of error locator polynomial. i.e, we can minimize an important number of logic gates and hardware resources using the FPGA card. Consequently, it reduces the power consumption with a percentage which can reach 40 % compared to the basic RS and BCH decoder. The proposed system is designed, simulated using the hardware description language (HDL) and Quartus development software. Also, the performance of the designed embedded Chien search block for decoder RS\BCH (255, 239) has been successfully verified by implementation on FPGA board.


Studies on development in vitro of excised ovaries in the reciprocal crosses between Brassica campestris L. and Brassica oleracea L. were carried out. Three cultivars each of B. campestris and of B. oleracea were used in the experiment. Development in vitro of excised ovaries 4 days after pollination was studied on culture media with coconutmilk and casein hydrolysate, which were added either separately or in various combinations. Results obtained were as follows. (1) Many seeds were obtained in both sibmates of B. campestris and B. oleracea. Seed set in the capsules was not so different in the media used in the experiment. (2) Many seeds and naked-embryos protruded from undeveloped seed coat were obtained in the capsules of B. campestris× B. oleracea. Effect of coconut milk and casein hydrolysate in the medium on the production of hybrid plants was favorable but not indispensable in culture in vitro of excised ovaries. Fifteen hybrid plants were obtained in all ovaries cultured. (3) In the reciprocal cross, B. oleracea×B. campestris, no needs and no naked-embryos were obtained in all ovaries cultured. (4) Culture in vitro of excised ovaries is useful as a new technique for the production of interspecific hybrids in B. campestris×B. oleracea.


A general description of the international space mission "Spectr-UF" (World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet) is given. The project is aimed to create a large space telescope to work in the UV wavelength domain (115 - 310 nm). In the Federal Space Program of Russia for 2016-2025 the launch of the project is scheduled for 2025. We implement several important improvements: updated scientific program of the project; a new design of the Field Camera Unit instrument; corrected orbit; developed a system of collecting applications etc. This paper briefly describes the current status of the mission.


EDITOR'S Norz.-Upon request, Dr. Erwin Stransky, professor emeritus in the University of Vienna, provided a summary review of psychiatric and neurological work in the Vienna school since the spring of '945, that is, since the end of the Hitler domination. The literature covering the work of this period, carried on literally amidst the ruins, is amazingly rich. Dr. Stransky's report was made with the collaboration of his assistant, Dr. Ursch#{252}tz, who painstakingly abstracted the literature. Some hundred contributions were selected, and from among them the following brief notes are compiled. Because of the exigencies of translation and editing, publication has been unavoidably delayed, and unfortunately references to work of the past year are not included.