Powerful and resourceful Image Processing techniques can be applied in the field of manufacturing engineering to understand a good number of quality attributes. In this research, the focus has been to apply the edge detection algorithms of Canny, Prewitt and Sobel to identify the quality of hand grinding and surface grinding done on standard size steel metals flats. The edge detected images are compared with the reference good grinded surface images to understand the similarity between them. Multiple samples taken from a laboratory environment are considered for the comparison. Based on the results obtained it is found that Canny edge detection function is able to find a good number of defects in the given set of samples. It is also found that the grinding done in each case is only around 25% perfect even if the Sobel algorithm is used for the surface edge detections.


Abstract Is the nature of creativity essentially the same around the globe? The effect of cultural factors on creativity is reviewed. Distinct Western and Oriental perspectives on the definition of creativity and the creative process are described. Culture is also shown to channel creative activity by promoting certain domains, social groups, and characteristic ways of approaching the world. The effects of world-view and pressure for conformity are then presented as cultural features that relate to the nurturance of creativity across domains. The cultural variation described is supported by ethnographic and experimental evidence. Limitations on the scope of the review and methadoiogical issues in crosscultural research on Creativity are also discussed. The effects of culture on creativity are understood within an interactive framework that incorporates both the person and the environment.


The effect of water immersion at 70°C on undercured epoxy thermosets obtained from tris[4-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)phenyl]methane and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulphone and from N,N-bis(2,3-epoxypropyl)aniline and 1,3-diaminobenzene was investigated. It is concluded from water absorption studies, Tg measurements, and gravimetric data that the predominant reaction is that of additional cure induced by the plasticising and catalytic effect of the absorbed water.


The article proposes an overview of Agamben's engagement with the philosophy of language, emphasizing his debt to Benjamin's and Heidegger's philosophies. It argues for the centrality of the question of language for the whole «Homo Sacer» project, both in its pars destruens, whereby the presupposing structure of language is identified as analogous to, and the foundation of, the exclusionary/inclusive structure of sovereignty, and for its pars construens, insofar as the overcoming of metaphysics and biopolitics is grounded in, and depends upon, the advent of a «new word», of a new language. Only with the deactivation of the denotative and performative structure of language a new «use» of language, and with it a new world epoch, will be possible.


Inthiswork,weconsidertheconvexquadraticprogrammingproblemarisinginsupportvectormachine(SVM),whichisatechniquedesignedtosolveavarietyoflearningandpatternrecognitionproblems.SincetheHessianmatrixisdenseandrealapplicationsleadtolarge-scaleproblems,severaldecom-positionmethodshavebeenproposed,whichsplittheoriginalproblemintoasequenceofsmallersubproblems.SVM light algorithmisacommonlyuseddecompositionmethodforSVM,anditsconver-gencehasbeenprovedonlyrecentlyunderasuitableblock-wiseconvexityassumptionontheobjectivefunction.InSVM light algorithm, the size q of the working set, i.e. the dimension of the subproblem, can be any even number. In the present paper, we propose a decomposition method on the basis of a proximal point modification of the subproblem and the basis of a working set selection rule that includes, as a particular case, the one used by the SVM light algorithm. We establish the asymptotic convergence of the method, for any size q ≥ 2 of the working set, and without requiring any further block-wise convexity assumption on the objective function. Furthermore, we show that the algorithm satisfies in a finite number of iterations a stopping criterion based on the violation of the optimality conditions.


Dr. Isabelle Tavares died on May 21, 2011. Dr. Tavares had been associated with the University Herbarium for 59 years. Her academic career began at City College of Los Angeles, was interrupted by service in the Women's Army Corps during World War II, and continued at Berkeley after the War. She received B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California. For her doctoral dissertation, conducted under the guidance of Professor Lee Bonar, she investigated the Laboulbeniales, an order of minute fungi that parasitize insects. This research continued after her dissertation and eventually resulted in her magnum opus: The Laboulbeniales, published in 1985. She began working in the University Herbarium while still in graduate school, and continued uninterruptedly until long past her retirement in 1993. She curated the fungi (including lichens) and the bryophytes, and participated in all day-to-day operations of the Herbarium. Curating lichens led her to her second major research interest: the taxonomy of Usnea, a widespread and notoriously taxonomically difficult genus of lichens. Dr. Tavares was a founding member of the California Lichen Society, and an active promoter of California lichenology. Her involvement with the California Botanical Society was extensive, and she made major editorial contributions to Madroño over a period of many years. She was President of the Society from 1983–1984.


Pedro Echevarria Bravo is known for his work as a folk music compiler in La Mancha. Using a selection of the collected material he composed, between 40's and 60's of the last century, a set of concert songs for voice and piano. As time went by, Echevarria increased and modified this small collection, providing seguidillas, romances, jotas, fandangos, etc. with a piano accompaniment inspired by music styles and movements as different as Post-romanticism, Impressionism, Neoclassicism or jazz. With these characteristics, Pedro Echevarria's Canciones manchegas become into one of the most remarkable compositions in Manchegan musical regionalism.


The bacterial biofilm plays a key role in nosocomial infections, especially those related to medical devices in sustained contact with patients. The active dispersion of bacterial cells out of biofilms acts as a reservoir for infectious diseases. The formation of such biofilms is a highly complex process, which is coordinated by many regulatory mechanisms of the pathogen including quorum sensing (QS). Many bacteria coordinate the expression of key virulence factors dependent on their population density through QS. The inhibition of this system is called quorum quenching (QQ). Thus, preventing the development of biofilms is considered a promising approach to prevent the development of hard-to-treat infections. Enzymatic QQ is the concept of interfering with the QS system of bacteria outside the cell. PvdQ is an acylase with an N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn-hydrolase) that is a part of the pyoverdine gene cluster (pvd). It is able to cleave irreversibly the amide bond of long chain N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHL) rendering them inactive. Long chain AHLs are the main signaling molecule in the QS system of the Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01, which is known for surface-associated biofilms on indwelling catheters and is also the cause of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Furthermore, PA01 is a well characterized pathogen with respect to QS as well as QQ. In this study, we immobilized the acylase PvdQ on polydimethylsiloxane silicone (PDMS), creating a surface with quorum quenching properties. The goal is to control infections by minimizing the colonization of indwelling medical devices such as urinary catheters or intravascular catheters. The enzyme activity was confirmed by testing the degradation of the main auto-inducer that mediates QS in P. aeruginosa . In this article we report for the first time a successful immobilization of the quorum quenching acylase PvdQ on PDMS silicone. We could show


Domotics is a promising area for intelligent and pervasive applications that aims at achieving a better quality of life. Harnessing modern technologies is valuable in many contexts, in particular in home surveillance scenario, where people safety or security might be threatened. Modern home security systems endorse monitoring as well as control functions in a remote fashion, e.g. via devices as a laptops, PDAs, or cell phones, thus implementing the pervasive computing paradigma; moreover, the intelligence is now often embedded into modern applications, e.g. surveillance systems could adapt to the environment through a self-learning algorithm. This work presents an intelligent and pervasive surveillance system for home and corporate security based on the ZigBee protocol which detects and classifies intrusions discarding false positives, also providing remote control and cameras live streaming. Results of tests in different environments show the effectiveness of the proposed system.


The importance of monitor the network database is analyzed. It includes a few aspects which are system problem, server resources, consistence, database function and database total movable circumstances. Also introduces how to realize monitor of database, concrete adoption that the order, tool and look into daily records of database mistakes. With the usage of these methods, we can know database clearly and can early discover latent mistake of database and expels it as soon as possible, can reduce trouble of database, and defend to get in not yet.


* The author is a C.P.A. and Asst. Professor of Economics and Industrial Management at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. allowance. ... In attributing income to the various phases of operation, it would be advantageous taxwise to make higher profits in crude petroleum than in refining or distribution. It would be desirable to have the price of crude oil high, even though this meant that profits for refining and distribution were low. To the extent this tax inducement has effect, the independent crude producers would also enjoy the advantage of the relatively higher price the integrated companies are willing to pay, since the latter produce the bulk, ťwo thirds or three fourths of the petroleum themselves. In some degree these considerations may offset the general economic tendency to extend investment in all lines of endeavor until


The present invention relates to an apparatus for caring clothes, comprising a wardrobe which forms the appearance, is isolated, and has an internal space for storing; an air purifier module mounted in the wardrobe, dividing the internal space into the an upper first accommodating portion and a lower second accommodating portion, and selectively purifying the air within the first and second accommodating portions; and a first door and a second door fixed on the wardrobe and respectively opening and closing the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion. The air purifier module includes a first intake portion and a second intake portion for respectively sucking the air in the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion; a heater unit for maintaining the air sucked through the first intake portion and the second intake portion at an appropriate temperature; and a first air discharging portion and a second air discharging portion for discharging the air of a suitable temperature to the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion. The apparatus for caring clothes can store and care various clothing based on optimize partition structure of different clothing.


The problems of exercise overtraining has recently become one of great interest to professionals in the field of human performance assessment. Quite obviously, the ultimate goal of the training process is to improve physical performance. However, excessive training can result in the opposite effect, that is, a performance decline and an impairment in the functional work capacity of the body. Research indicates that both psychological as well as physiological disturbances are quite common in overtrained individuals. For example, psychological changes include increased levels of depression, fatigue, and a lack of motivation. Similarly, impairment of the physiological function of the cardiovascular, metabolic, and endocrine systems also have been found. Some similarities may be found in the psychological and physiological states of crew members exposed to extended space flight and overtrained individuals. Therefore, the possibility exists that the crew members subjected to extended missions in space may develop overstressed or overtrained or both states during their flights. If such states do develop within the crew members, mission performance may be impaired. With these points as a background, the intent is to address potential research directions that NASA may consider viable and of a mutual interest to the researcher. A clear framework by which to begin discussion of research topics is needed; therefore, working definitions of overtraining and exercise motivation are presented. Subsequently, a proposed conceptional model of how exercise overtraining and motivation interact is presented. In support of the proposed model is a brief literature review of relevant areas. Potential research projects are presented and discussed.


Providing the size reduction and the light emitting device and a method for improving light output. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a light emitter having an area of about 6 mm2 (mm2) or less of the base. The apparatus may further comprise a light-emitting chips disposed on the base and on top of the light emitting chip and a lens positioned on the base. Said means operable to about 100 lumens or higher to emit light.


It is becoming increasingly more common today for companies to team together when undertaking large and detailed projects. This activity, which is vital in terms of competitiveness, will no doubt increase substantially with the advent of the "Information Superhighway". From an pedagogical point of view, this modern reality requires that we as educators develop new skills in our graduates which are relevant for these activities. These skills include: (1) learning to identify technical expertise and interest within the larger distributed group, (2) segmenting tasks in a meaningful fashion, (3) integrating results across a high speed network, (4) verifying system level performance, and (5) compiling and writing a comprehensive final report. An ongoing NSF funded project based at George Mason University is described for teaching and developing the above mentioned skills in the context of junior and senior level courses in signal processing and system analysis. Methods of team learning based on current notions of distance learning are detailed. Extensions to this program which integrate in a constructive manner a number of Universities via "connected laboratories" and a common instruction base are discussed.<<ETX>>


Current methods of severe weather information dissemination and the impact of this information on the general public are studied. The study is based on the responses of the general public and the local broadcasters to a severe weather incident which occurred on August 14, 1972 in the Dane County-Madison Metropolitan area. The results of the study were somewhat startling. From the sample, for instance, it was found that 45% of the Dane County population was not aware of the severe thunderstorm warning. In this case this may or may not have been critical, but had the storm been extremely severe or had a tornado and flooding been associated with the storm, a large segment of the population would have been in great danger. What this study has shown, is that the real problem with the dissemination of severe weather information is not the lack of it, but the inability to transfer it in useful form to an overwhelming majority of the general public.


PurposePoor quality in building projects is high and increasing. Poor quality can increase the cost of a building by up to more than 50% and can delay a project by up to 50%. This research investigated the poor quality of building elements/components.Design/methodology/approachThe site operatives were requested to rate the frequency of poor quality in 25 building elements/components. The frequencies of the poor quality were scored on a five-point Likert scale, ranging from least often to extremely often. The survey forms were administered to construction site operatives by hand delivery.FindingsThe data revealed that poor quality occurred in more than 80% of the building projects completed. Approximately 40% of the cost of a building project is attributed to poor quality. In total, 70% of the respondents measured the poor quality of building elements as being high and frequent. The size and frequency of poor quality are higher in concrete, plaster, brick, foundations and roof trusses.Practical implicationsThe research findings would help to reduce claims, disputes, maintenance costs and waste on sites.Originality/valueThis research provides fresh information on poor quality in building projects and provides a systemic process for anticipating poor quality in building projects. The findings also provide an option to increase maintenance span and a means to reduce claims and disputes in the construction sector.


The estimation method of simulation parameters for single-cage motors based on the nameplate parameters does not consider the influences of magnetic saturation,temperature rise and so on.The accuracy of parameters estimation is not high enough,and the stability analysis for power system has large errors.This paper compared the power system dynamic characteristics with difference load models of induction motor,such as PSCAD/EMTDC、EMTP、BPA.Results showed that the EMTP model of PSCAD/EMTDC platform can simulate the motor operation characteristics with high accuracy,and the BPA can simulate the load power changing direction with some error.


[1] Dual-beam ELF wave generation experiments performed at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) HF transmitter are used to investigate the dependence of the generated ELF wave magnitude on HF power, HF frequency, modulation waveform, and receiver location. During the experiments, two HF beams transmit simultaneously: one amplitude modulated (AM) HF beam modulates the conductivity of the lower ionosphere at ELF frequencies while a second HF beam broadcasts a continuous waveform (CW) signal, modifying the efficiency of ELF conductivity modulation and thereby the efficiency of ELF wave generation. We report experimental results for different ambient ionospheric conditions, and we interpret the observations in the context of a newly developed dual-beam HF heating model. A comparison between model predictions and experimental observations indicates that the theoretical model includes the essential physics involved in multifrequency HF heating of the lower ionosphere. In addition to the HF transmission parameters mentioned above, the model is used to predict the dependence of ELF wave magnitude on the polarization of the CW beam and on the modulation frequency of the modulated beam. We consider how these effects vary with ambientD-region electron density and electron temperature.


How do you describe your lab to visitors? The Champaign-Urbana Community (CUC) Fab Lab is an open source community of people who like to design and make things. Our principal focus is to provide a safe and fun learning environment so that students of all ages can master modern design and fabrication technology. The Fab Lab features tools and workspaces for teachers, students, technical hobbyists, artisans, and others. We celebrate entrepreneurial initiative. Our Fab Lab makes many resources available to the community, including skilled volunteers, computers, computer-controlled (CNC) machines, and electronics assembly tools. These high-tech tools make it possible for people of all ages and skill levels to build virtually anything imaginable. The CUC Fab Lab is part of a global network of Fab Labs, enabling many connections with like-minded people around the world.


We present a direct algebraic method for obtaining the matrix exponential function exp(tA), expressed as an explicit function of t for any square matrix A whose eigenvalues are known. The explicit form can be used to determine how a given eigenvalue affects the behavior of exp(tA). We use an algebraic convolution formula for basic exponential polynomials to obtain the dynamic solution g(t) associated with the characteristic (or minimal) polynomial w(x) of A. Then exp(tA) is expressed as P k gk(t)wk(A), where the gk(t) are successive derivatives of g and the wk are the Horner polynomials associated with w(x). Our method also gives a number δ that measures how well the computed approximation satisfies the matrix differential equation F ′(tA) = AF (tA) at some given point t = β. Some numerical experiments with random matrices indicate that the proposed method can be applied to matrices of order up to 40.


This paper tested the causal significance of ethnic differences, institutional/policy discriminations, political freedom and income level on three kinds of ethnic conflict and violence (horizontal inter-communal conflict, vertical anti-government protest, and rebellion) via a quantitative research method, the random-effects generalized least square regression (random-effects GLS), with 79 cases from 48 countries over the period of 1990-2003. The data is from the Minorities at Risk (MAR) Dataset generated by the University of Maryland, which has been popularly used in ethnic-conflict studies in recent years. The paper also compares the similarities and differences between the global model and the Asian model.


As a preprocessing, we selected the co-expressed genes with a statistical significance level. For this purpose, we performed t-test for the Pearson's correlation coefficients in the range from 5×10 to 10 significance probability. By the correspondence between the significance probability and the previous biological knowledge about the co-expression genes, the thresholds were estimated to be 10 and 5×10 in the present analysis.


Thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TRAs) offer new opportunities for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). However, little is known about their safety and efficacy in combination with vitamin K antagonists in patients who need chronic anticoagulation. In this study, we report of a 68year-old man with chronic ITP and severe cardiac comorbidities who has achieved a 1-year follow-up of combined treatment with romiplostim and warfarin. He was affected by dilated-hypokinetic cardiopathy with chronic atrial fibrillation and was admitted to our hospital in February 2011 for progressive dyspnea and fatigue with diffuse mucocutaneous purpura. Coagulation laboratories were normal except for an international normalized ratio (INR) of 2.6, as he was on treatment with warfarin for the atrial fibrillation, and an ischemic stroke occurred 2 months before. Hematological data showed thrombocytopenia and mild leukocytosis (leukocytes 11.3 10/l with absolute neutrophil count 9.6 10/l; hemoglobin 13.5 g/dl; and platelet count 21 10/l). The patient was affected by ITP since 2008. Diagnosis of ITP was confirmed throughout by the exclusion of other causes of thrombocytopenia and with a bone marrow histological analysis showing an increased number of megakaryocytes with normal erythroid and myeloid lineages. He had received several cycles of prednisone and intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) for ITP. However, since about a year, IVIG were no longer effective. At the time of hospital admission, he was taking prednisone 1 mg/kg per day since 1 month, with poor tolerance due to an insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus. We stopped warfarin and administered intravenous vitamin K, achieving normalization of INR (1.1). An abdomen ultrasound scan showed a mild enlargement of the liver consistent with chronic heart failure but normal size of the spleen, whereas transthoracic echocardiography revealed a severe left ventricular systolic impairment (0.20 residual ejection fraction) and a moderate pulmonary hypertension. As thrombocytopenia prevented the use of warfarin, a transesophageal echocardiography was performed in order to evaluate the feasibility of percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion as a prophylaxis of cardioembolic stroke [1], but a recent left atrial appendage thrombosis was found. Thus, our patient had a chronic ITP with the loss of response to prednisone [2], but further treatment was needed to ensure a long-term control of platelet count in order to restore the anticoagulation. Splenectomy is a highly effective second-line treatment for chronic ITP but its complications also include thrombotic events and may be greater in patients older than 65 [3]. Furthermore, our patient had severe comorbidities that increased the risk of surgical and anesthesiological complications. TRAs are licensed for the treatment of chronic ITP in patients who fail to respond to splenectomy or have contraindications to it. Long-term data with romiplostim show a sustained platelet response and a significant reduction in the use of steroids, with an acceptable safety profile [4]. Nevertheless, patients treated with romiplostim in a multicenter phase III trial had a median weekly platelet count 50 10/l during quite all the treatment period, but the first quartile of the range was often below this threshold. Moreover, although non-splenectomized patients had a higher rate of durable platelet response (at least 6 weeks with platelet counts of 50 10/l or more during the last 8 weeks of treatment), no more than 61% of them achieved such end-point and the percentage only marginally improved by including patients who resorted to rescue therapies [5]. Thus, we choose to restore the anticoagulation at a higher threshold of platelet count (100 10/l) to have a broader safety margin in the case of sudden drops. Besides, as it has been shown that variations of the dosage of romiplostim are more likely to be required during the first 24 weeks of treatment and are substantial in a small number of patients, both platelet count and INR were checked weekly for such period and then every 2 weeks [4]. Romiplostim was started from 1 mcg/kg/week, adjusting dose on the basis of weekly platelet response according to the prescribing information [6]. Despite the loss of response and the poor tolerance to prednisone, we continued it until the


— This research was aimed to develop media in the form of e-modules for entrepreneurship lectures. The e-module was developed using the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). (1) Analyze, conduct analysis related to system requirements and curriculum analysis. (2) Design, carrying out the systematical design of modules and carrying out the stages of system design, database and interface. Implementation, inserting module content into Moodle which can be seen at the website of e-learning of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha in the entrepreneurship course section (5) The final stage is Evaluation, which is conducting an e-module formative test. The formative test was aimed to determine the effectiveness of the entrepreneurship e-module used in lectures. In addition, students responses as the e-module users were described.


In this paper, the mechanical properties of shape memory alloy (SMA) are briefly summarized. And then the progress of SMA research in civil engineering is reviewed from the following four aspects: SMA damper, SMA isolator, SMA actuator and SMA composite material. The existing problems in application and research are presented and the research level is analyzed at home and abroad. Finally, some proposals of its future development are put forward.


Dear Editor, Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) is a potentially reversible and treatable myelopathy that primarily affects the dorsolateral columns of the spinal cord. It is the well-documented complication of cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency, which is often observed in patients who are suffering from pernicious anemia, various conditions leading to malnutrition, tropical sprue, or HIV infection.1 Nitrous oxide (N2O) exerts neurotoxic effects by interfering with the bioavailability of cobalamin, but N2O as an etiology of the condition is not well known and often underestimated. Herein we report a case series of two patients diagnosed with SCD caused by massive N2O inhalation. Patient A was a 22-year-old woman who presented with progressive paresthesia in her legs and hands, and unsteady gait that had first appeared about 2 months previously. She was currently taking medication for depression. She had been diagnosed and treated for a pulmonary embolism 1 month previously. In addition, she was injected intramuscularly with single high-dose supplementation of cobalamin for incidentally found cobalamin deficiency. Further questioning revealed a habit of inhaling 'happy balloons' more than 100 times for the past 2 months. A neurological examination revealed decreased tactile and vibratory sensations of the legs, dysmetria in heel-to-shin tests on both sides, a positive Romberg's sign, and bilateral weakness of both lower extremities (each with Medical Research Council grade III). Patient B was a 33-year-old man who presented with progressive symmetrical numbness in his legs, imbalance, and difficulty walking. He had a history of a diagnosis of reflux esophagitis with seropositive for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), but this was never treated. Further questioning revealed a daily habit of inhaling up to 5 L of 'laughing gas' for the past 6 months. A neurological examination revealed weakness in both upper and lower extremities, decreased vibration and proprioception sensations, bilateral hyporeflexia, sensory ataxia, and a positive Romberg's sign. Both patients A and B had no cognitive impairment or psychiatric problems, with the exception of patient A having suffered from depression several years previously. The initial laboratory tests revealed that both patients A and B had elevated mean corpuscular volumes and low cobalamin levels. The folate level was normal in both patients, who were negative for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus and neurosyphilis. Whole-spine MRI revealed increased T2-weighted signals in the dorsal columns with a characteristic 'inverted V sign' (Fig. 1A and C). A nerve conduction study showed axonal motor polyneuropathy (Fig. 1B and D), and somatosensory evoked potentials suggested a lesion in somatosensory pathways between the upper cervical cord and somatosensory cortex. Both patients were diagnosed with SCD of the spinal cord induced by N2O consumption, and they were treated with daily intramuscular cobalamin (1 mg) injections for 2 weeks followed by oral medication. This cobalamin treatment combined with the removal of the offending agent resulted in both patients showing a gradual neurological improvement with Ye-Ji Kwon Jeong Hwa Rho Jihyeon Hwang Seol-Hee Baek


Cost-effectiveness analyses of diabetes type 2 treatment regimens including metformin monotherapy, combined therapy of metformin with sulfanilurine and DPP-4 inhibitors and combined fixed doze drugs containing metformin with DPP-4 inhibitors. Methods. Cost-effectiveness analyses of results of six randomized clinical trials involving saxagliptin vildagliptin, and sitagliptin in combination with metformin (2000 mg/day). Results: Overage total costs among regimes of combined DPP-4 inhibitors therapy were 20 855 to 33 056 rub. for 1 patient per year. Conclusions. DDP-4 inhibitors and sulfanilurine demonstrated similar efficacy (measured as a percentage of patients achieved HbA1C


According to the theory of the mechanics of materials,a calculations formula was deduced.One was suited for combined sectional area of web and small end of rib for saddle support of steel horizontal pressure vessel.The other was suited for section modulus of combined section of web and small end of rib for saddle support of steel horizontal pressure vessel.By contrast,the results of the formula was the same as the results of SW6 perfectly.It can provide the pressure vessel designer a certain method and basis.With them,the designer can input the parameter of the saddle support correctly by using the software of SW6.


. Self-healing is considered as an indispensable function to achieve intelligent network management in future wireless communi-cation systems. However, in ultra-dense networks (UDNs), it's a great challenge to realize efficient self-healing due to the massive and diverse network nodes, as well as complex transmission environment. The failed network access point (AP) may result in sudden traffic outage and severe user service degrading. In this paper, we propose an effective self-healing mechanism for UDNs with complete procedure of intelligent failure detection, diagnosis and recovery. Cognitive technology has been introduced to realize the effective detection of the AP working status. Then the processed information are analyzed based on multi-armed bandit model for possible AP failure judgement. After it is confirmed that an AP is failed, the impacted users, which are served originally by the failed AP, would be accessed to the proper neighbor APs. Furthermore, the corresponding resource allocation based on Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) is proposed. Simulation results show that the proposed mechanism could detect the AP failure effectively and realize quick self-healing for the network.


In this paper, at first, the single input rule modules ( SIRMs ) dynamically connected fuzzy inference model is used to stabilize a double inverted pendulum system. Then, a multi-objective particle swarm optimization ( MOPSO ) is implemented to optimize the fuzzy controller parameters in order to decrease the distance error of the cart and summation of the angle errors of the pendulums, simultaneously. The feasibility and efficiency of the proposed Pareto front is assessed in comparison with results reported in literature and obtained from other algorithms. Finally, the Java programming with applets is utilized to simulate the stability of the nonlinear system and explain the internet-based control.


It is generally known that a few types of salts are used for soil treatment to obtain low resistivity soil; namely copper and sodium sulphate, sodium carbonate, sodium chloride and sodium hydrate. The aim of this study is to investigate the characteristics of sodium chloride (NaCl) under direct, variable frequency and impulse conditions. The test data revealed that the resistivity values of the salt obtained under DC and AC at 50 Hz are similar, whereas a significant reduction in the resistivity was observed as the frequency was increased. A much lower resistivity value was also observed under high current magnitude. The characteristics of NaCl are investigated under low and high-magnitude impulse currents in order to better understand its effect on sand-salt soil mixtures, where the results have been presented in a previous study


H. O. Mounce published in this journal two years ago now a Critical Notice of the The New Wittgenstein, an anthology (edited by Alice Crary and Rupert Read) which is evenly divided between work on Wittgenstein's early and later writings. The bulk of Mounce's article was devoted to those contributions primarily concerned with the Tractatus. There is a straightforward sense in which this selective focus is natural. The pertinent contributions – most conspicuously those by Cora Diamond and James Conant – describe a strikingly unorthodox interpretation of Wittgenstein's early book on which it is depicted as having an anti-metaphysical aim. Mounce takes an interest in this interpretation because he believes that, in characterizing the Tractatus in anti-metaphysical terms, it misrepresents the central Tractarian doctrine of 'saying and showing' – a doctrine which he understands in terms of the idea that "metaphysical truths, though they cannot be stated, may nevertheless be shown" (186). Mounce argues that Diamond and Conant et al. fail to treat this doctrine as "one that Wittgenstein himself advances," and he claims that they therefore make Wittgenstein's thought "less original than one might otherwise suppose" (186) by implying that it is "indistinguishable from positivism" in the sense of "not even attempt[ing] to provide positive knowledge [and] confin[ing] itself to removing the confu-


OBJECTIVETo determine the degree to which the pattern of intraoperative isolated, unilateral alteration of motor evoked potential (MEP) in intracranial surgery was related to motor outcome and location of new postoperative signal alterations on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODSIn 29 patients (age, 42.8 ± 18.2 years; 15 female patients; 25 supratentorial, 4 infratentorial procedures), intraoperative MEP alterations in isolation (without significant alteration in other evoked potential modalities) were classified as deterioration (> 50% amplitude decrease and/or motor threshold increase) or loss, respectively, or reversible and irreversible. Postoperative MRI was described for the location and type of new signal alteration. RESULTSNew motor deficit was present in all 5 patients with irreversible MEP loss, in 7 of 10 patients with irreversible MEP deterioration, in 1 of 6 patients with reversible MEP loss, and in 0 of 8 patients with reversible MEP deterioration. Irreversible compared with reversible MEP alteration was significantly more often correlated with postoperative motor deficit (P < .0001). In 20 patients, 22 new signal alterations affected 29 various locations (precentral gyrus, n = 5; corticospinal tract, n = 19). Irreversible MEP alteration was more often associated with postoperative new signal alteration in MRI compared with reversible MEP alteration (P = .02). MEP loss was significantly more often associated with subcortically located new signal alteration (P = .006). MEP deterioration was significantly more often followed by new signal alterations located in the precentral gyrus (P = .04). CONCLUSIONMEP loss bears a higher risk than MEP deterioration for postoperative motor deficit resulting from subcortical postoperative MR changes in the corticospinal tract. In contrast, MEP deterioration points to motor cortex lesion. Thus, even MEP deterioration should be considered a warning sign if surgery close to the motor cortex is performed.


FIELD: technological processes. SUBSTANCE: rolling mill comprises at least one cold rolling mill (1), uncoiling unit (3) arranged in front of the cold rolling mill (1), between the uncoiling unit (3) and cold rolling mill (1) there is an intermediate unit (10) which consists of at least three rollers (6, 7, 8) spinning around a corresponding axis (6A, 7A, 8A), each of the rollers (6, 7, 8) can be separately or together relocated in the direction of the corresponding spin axis (6A, 7A, 8A) or in the direction transverse to corresponding spin axis (6A, 7A, 8A) with the help of an actuator or adjustment device (11). Proposed method comprises rolling with displacement of rollers (6, 7, 8) by means of an actuator and adjustment device (11). EFFECT: disclosed is a method of metal strip cold rolling (2). 22 cl, 4 dwg


As software systems grow, their complexity augments dramatically. In consequence their understandability and evolvability are becoming a difficult task. To cope with this complexity, sophisticated approaches are needed to describe the architecture of these systems. Architectural description is much more visible as an important and explicit analysis design activity in software development. The architecture of a software system can be described using either an architecture description language (ADL) or an object-oriented modeling language. In this article, we present a hybrid model, based on the two approaches, to describe the architecture of software systems. The principal contribution of this approach is, on the one hand to extend ADLs with object-oriented concepts and mechanisms, and on the other hand to describe connectors as entities of first class that can treat the complex dependences among components.


INTRODUCTION Nearly 26% the United States population is over the age of 55, a number that is consistently rising [1]. Unfortunately, adults over 55 years old are more at risk of falling, which can be detrimental to both a person's health and finances. In 2000, the average cost of a hospital visit as a result of a fall injury was $35,000 [2]. Biomechanical research and gait analysis greatly assist in understanding the mechanism of falls. With adequate research and understanding, measures can be taken to reduce risk and prevent falls in older adults. However, the complex analysis of such biomechanical research is done using anthropometric tables which provide approximations for body segment parameters (BSPs), including mass, center of mass (COM), and radius of gyration of the head, torso, upper arm, lower arm, thigh, and shank. These tables are often derived from young, healthy subjects and are not accurate in applications with person of varying age and body mass index (BMI) [3]. BMI is a value derived from the mass and height of an individual and a gauge used to determine whether a person is overweight. An alternative to anthropometry tables, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a safe method to obtain in-vivo subjectspecific BSPs. This technology is able to determine the differences between bone, muscle, and fat [4], and calculate masses based on assumed densities for each tissue type. A specific BSP, segment COM, is the point around which the segment's mass is equally distributed in all directions and was the focus of this study. Previous research done by Pearsall et al. as well as Chambers et al. has demonstrated that BSP values, such as COM, significantly change with factors such as age, gender, and BMI [5,6]. However, these studies were comprised of a very limited subject pool, both in terms of size and diversity. Thus, this study aimed to expand the analysis of factors effecting BSPs with an increased subject pool with more extensive variability in age and BMI. The goal of this study was to investigate age and BMI effects in the torso COM with the ultimate purpose of eventually developing new anthropometric models that incorporate such factors. For brevity purposes, we conducted our analyses on the torso due to the significant large inertial effects of this segment.


The field experiments of 78% monosulfuron + prometryn WG in controlling wheat field weeds of Puccinellia distans (L.) were conducted. The results showed that 750 to 900 g/hm2 of 78% monosulfuron + prometryn WG had good efficacy. After 45 days of spraying, its control effect against Puccinellia distans (L.) was 74.8% to 81.9%, and its control effect of inhibiting weed fresh weight was above 80%. Wheat was safe at the recommended rate.


This is the first of eight papers about agricultural evaporation ponds or basins. This paper describes what evaporation ponds are and why there are some concerns about them. Evaporation ponds are used worldwide in areas where there are constraints or restrictions on the discharge of saline drainwaters to natural salt sinks such as the oceans and closed basins, or into constructed drainage facilities. Drainwaters impounded in such ponds are desiccated by evaporation. In this desiccating process, the dissolved mineral salts and trace elements are evapoconcentrated to elevated levels. Eventually, evaporite minerals precipitate from the pond waters. As the salts and trace elements accumulate in ponds, they may pose a hazard to wildlife attracted to the ponds and seepage losses may degrade the quality of adjacent surface and ground waters. Management options for the disposal and reuse of salt deposits have yet to be developed.


We have applied a CNN to preprocess Raman spectra from fresh tissue samples from brain tumors. The neural network can handle the variations that occur naturally, which enables explorative data analysis methods such as PCA.


Faith, within both the curricular and extracurricular, has held a historic emphasis since the birth of higher education in the nation—an emphasis that looks quite different on many private and publ...


Consecration is the free act of man. Since man is feeble and sin-tainted and has always failed in his efforts to cleanse himself from sinwardness and his own fallen nature, since he has not the power to make his heart pure, only his Maker can purify his nature. One who could create such a being as man can certainly make him right again after he has fallen. Therefore God can sanctify the nature of man. These two facts kept before the mind will simplify and clear up much of the confusion that has been thrown around this subject.


Using low energy electron diffraction (LEED), scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) techniques, we have studied the first steps of silicon adsorption onto Cu (001) single crystal substrate. For low coverage (~ 0.5 ML) and after annealing at 100{\deg}C, STM images and LEED patterns reveal the formation of an ordered quasi commensurate superstructure. From a quantitative analysis of XAS data, we extract the Si-Cu distance and detail the local atomic arrangement of the structure.


The extended TeV gamma-ray source ARGO J2031+4157 (or MGRO J2031+41) is positionally consistent with the Cygnus Cocoon discovered by Fermi-LAT at GeV energies in the Cygnus superbubble. Reanalyzing the ARGO-YBJ data collected from 2007 November to 2013 January, the angular extension and energy spectrum of ARGO J2031+4157 are evaluated. After subtracting the contribution of the overlapping TeV sources, the ARGO-YBJ excess map is fitted with a two-dimensional Gaussian function in a square region of 10° × 10°, finding a source extension σext= 1.°8 ± 0.°5. The observed differential energy spectrum is dN/dE = (2.5 ± 0.4) × 10−11(E/1 TeV)−2.6 ± 0.3 photons cm−2 s−1 TeV−1, in the energy range 0.2–10 TeV. The angular extension is consistent with that of the Cygnus Cocoon as measured by Fermi-LAT and the spectrum also shows a good connection with the one measured in the 1–100 GeV energy range. These features suggest to identify ARGO J2031+4157 as the counterpart of the Cygnus Cocoon at TeV energies. The Cygnus Cocoon, located in the star-forming region of Cygnus X, is interpreted as a cocoon of freshly accelerated cosmic rays related to the Cygnus superbubble. The spectral similarity with supernova remnants (SNRs) indicates that the particle acceleration inside a superbubble is similar to that in an SNR. The spectral measurements from 1 GeV to 10 TeV allows for the first time to determine the possible spectrum slope of the underlying particle distribution. A hadronic model is adopted to explain the spectral energy distribution.


This paper focuses on the parameter estimation of a class of bilinear systems, for which the input-output representation is derived by eliminating the state variables in the systems. Based on the obtained identification model and the hierarchical identification principle, a hierarchical auxiliary model based least squares iterative algorithm is derived, to improve the computation efficiency and the parameter estimation accuracy by using the auxiliary model identification idea and the interval-varying input-output data. For comparison, an auxiliary model based least squares iterative algorithm is presented. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has better performance in estimating the parameters of bilinear systems.


Historians of the period have generally played down the debasement of France's coinage to increase crown revenues during the Hundred Years' War or treated it as a last resort and an inept one. Based on archival data and an analytical framework drawn from the modern literature on inflation tax, this article supports challengers of that view, showing that debasement was an effective instrument of public finance.


Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are protozoan parasites that infect warm-blooded animals, and cause major economic losses in livestock industries worldwide. However, little is known about the genotypes of T. gondii and N. caninum in domestic ducks in China. Herein, brain samples from 588 domestic ducks from Hunan province in China were examined for the presence of T. gondii and N. caninum. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect T. gondii B1 gene and N. caninum NC-5 gene. Forty-five DNA samples (7.7%; 95% CI: 5.5–9.9) were positive for B1 gene, and two (0.3%; 95% CI: 0–0.7) were positive for NC-5 gene. The risk factors significantly associated with T. gondii infection were age and sex. The 45 samples positive for T. gondii were genotyped using multi-locus PCR-RFLP analysis and only one sample was fully genotyped as ToxoDB#9 (Chinese I). These results provide new information about the epidemiology of T. gondii and N. caninum in ducks in Hunan province in China. The data also highlight the importance of a "One Health" approach to dealing with toxoplasmosis.


Echinococcal cysts are mostly found in the liver followed by the lungs, spleen, ovaries, kidneys, brain, bones and heart, but rarely elsewhere in the body. Disease can take place either directly from contact with infected dogs or indirectly from the ingestion of contaminated water or food. Skeletal disease is rare and is usually due to secondary extension after haematogenous spread of the infection.

We present a case of hydatid cyst involving superior and inferior pubic ramus and retrorectal space in a 22 years old male patient, which is not a common site for the occurrence of this disease. Total cystectomy was performed for retrorectal cyst, curettage and bone cementing was done for the bony involvement.

He was well after 1 year follow up. Diagnosis is usually difficult and MRI is a good tool for reaching diagnoses. Curettage and bone cementing can be a treatment option for decreasing bony recurrences.


Summary 1. From the present evidence it appears that an unidentified, possibly new, tissue culture cytopathogenic agent has been isolated repeatedly from human adenoids undergoing spontaneous degeneration in tissue culture. The filter ability and the inability to cultivate the agent on bacteriological media and to demonstrate organisms in stained tissue culture preparations would indicate that the agent belongs to the group of viruses or rickettsial It is tentatively proposed to designate the agent as the "adenoid degeneration agent", abbreviated as "A.D. agent". 2. That the agent is derived from the adenoid tissue rather than from the nutrient media is indicated by the fact that some adenoids and all human embryonic tissues cultivated in the identical media and at the same time have not undergone degeneration, although they are susceptible to infection with the agent; also, repeated attempts to isolate the agents from adenoid cultures not demonstrating degeneration have been uniformly unsuccessful. 3. Further investigation is in progress to determine the relation of the agent to the adenoids and to study their possible role in human disease; particularly upper respiratory infections.


In this paper, we explore the use of sequences of small code writing questions ("concept questions") designed to incrementally evaluate single programming concepts. We report on a study of student performance on a CS1 final examination that included a traditional code-writing question and four intentionally corresponding concept questions. We find that the concept questions are significant predictors of performance on both the corresponding code-writing question and the final exam as a whole. We argue that concept questions provide more accurate formative feedback and simplify marking by reducing the number of variants that must be considered. An analysis of responses categorized by the students' previous programming experience suggests that inexperienced students have the most to gain from the use of concept questions.


In his paper at the Spinoza conference of 2002, in Urbino, Etienne Balibar proposed three possible interpretations of the famous passage in chapter 15 of The Prince on the 'effectual truth of the thing (verità effettuale della cosa)' and on the significance of its opposition to the 'imagination of it (immaginazione di essa)'. Balibar's first reading is based on the philosophy of Spinoza: the opposition between 'effectual truth' and 'imagination' is interpreted in the light of Spinoza's opposition between reason and the illusion of finality. This reading is possible to the extent that politics, understood in Machiavelli's sense, constitutes another standard of truth in addition to that of mathematics 'that precludes the imagination'.1 However, this interpretation does not lead to a simple opposition between reason and imagination, because the material of reason, in reality, is the imagination itself, and therefore reason tends to 'reduce the complexity of opinions and [...] to regulate the emotional conflicts that embody the imagination'; ultimately we can speak of 'engendering reason, as an objective-subjective faculty, or as the faculty of adequating subjectivity to objectivity (d'instituer l'adequation de la subjectivité à l'objetivité)'.2 An interpretation of this kind brings to light the ambivalence of the subjective/objective genitive in Machiavelli's expression 'the effectual truth of the thing':


Recently, sound attenuation with ventilation is highly needed in many practical applications. In this study, we report on a subwavelength acoustic silencer, named double-layer acoustic silencer (DAS), based on compactly assembled slit-type Helmholtz resonators (SHRs) for low-frequency broadband sound insulation while preserving ventilation. A simple yet insightful theoretical model is first established to characterize the sound insulation performance in terms of transmission loss (TL) and used for microstructure designs of the DAS. The fluctuating TL of the DAS, inevitably produced by the SHR resonances, is then mitigated and optimized via the introduction of viscosity and proper SHR frequency detuning. The overall TL is numerically investigated and experimentally observed to reach beyond 30 dB over the target working band of 0.48–0.95 kHz, with a maximum exceeding 50 dB. In addition, the proposed design also provides perfect ventilation when deployed in a duct environment, due to the straight and conserved airflow cross section. We believe that the proposed acoustic silencer design and its associated theoretical model pave the way for designing and optimizing highly efficient low-frequency subwavelength acoustic liners and silencers.


Objective To investigate how to reduce morbidity and mortality of premature infants. Methods The causes of 89 cases of controlled preterm labor were analyzed retrospectively, and the effects of different kinds of treatment on pregnant results were studied. Results The most common causes of controlled preterm delivery were severe pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, intrauterine fatal distress and placenta previa. The complications and mortality of premature infants were reduced if antenatal care is regularly and glucocorticoids could be used. Conclusions Antenatal care and proper treatment can increase the survival rate of premature infants in the inevitable controlled delivery.


An apparatus for CVD treatment of workpieces, comprising a transport device and at least one fixed on the transport device reactor (3), wherein - at least apparatus comprising a mechanical control cam (15), - the reactor (3) a first part (5) and a second part (7), wherein the parts (5,7) enclosing a reactor chamber (9), - the first part (5) of the reactor (3) is connected to the transport device, - the reactor (3) comprises means (13) for opening and closing, which with the second portion (7) of the reactor (3) is connected and with the at least one control cam (15) is actuated, and - the cam (15) is arranged so that the means (13) for opening and closing the second part (7) during opening at first in a first movement from the first part (5) away and then in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first movement second movement on the first part (5) moves past.


Copyright © 2015 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA On 3 December 2014, Nathaniel Branden, a towering figure in the history of Objectivism, passed away at the age of 84. In Objectivist circles, the mere mention of Branden's name could set off fiery debate, primarily because of his acrimonious break with Ayn Rand in 1968. In a future issue of The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, we will be less concerned with that break and more focused on the work and legacy of Nathaniel Branden. With several articles already in the planning stages for this forthcoming symposium, we invite readers to submit papers for consideration as contributions to that forum. In the interests of objectivity, I should mention that Nathaniel Branden was my friend, and I deeply mourn his loss. Whatever one thinks of Branden personally, however, there are several issues that should be acknowledged, in my view. As I wrote on the occasion of his passing,


The paper presents the results of studies on the effect of deformation nanostructuring of cathodes from aluminum alloy Al-6%Mg on the glow gas-discharge current in a discharge device. Microstructure and work function of nanostructured alloy are studied. It is shown that a decrease of the work function as a result of alloy nanostructuring leads to an increase of potential ion-induced electron emission yield and glow discharge current.


A frequency tunable dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is studied and presented for ISM and LTE band applications. Here, the frequency operation of the proposed DRA is switched from dual band to narrowband mode by using the PIN diode switches. The switches are employed by RF PIN diodes and placed on the feed line network to excite the dielectric resonator (DR). The proposed reconfigurable DRA has a compact size with a thickness of 3 mm and the overall size of 30 × 37 mm2 that is proper for mobile devices. The measured and simulated results indicate that the proposed DRA provides a single and dual band modes which covers the ISM applications and 2.6 GHz LTE system, respectively. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 59:134–138, 2017


Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu Tampere University of Applied Sciences ICT engineering Software engineering Olli Piipponen: Improving development and integration environment Bachelor's thesis 49 pages. April 2012 In this bachelor's thesis the main subject will be software integration and continuous integration. The work was done between fall 2011 and spring 2012 for a company called Insta DefSec Oy. The goal was to develop a modern integration environment that follows the principles of continuous integration. The other goal was to develop the integration procedure. The need for this job emerged while Insta DefSec Oy was renewing their company network. In that renew process the software development group's integration environment had to be moved to the new company network. That move was a good opportunity to improve the old integration environment. The old integration environment had been in use for some time. This integration environment had been developed step by step as new needs arose. Documentation about the old integration environment wasn't up to date. Making an up to date documentation about the new integration environment was also one of main the goals. During the work a new integration environment was developed and deployed to use. The environment was developed keeping in mind the principles and newest trends of continuous integration. As an end result we got an integration environment that fulfills the requirements that it had. The new integration environment helps the software development group that uses it in their daily work. Integration environment that uses continuous integration is a complex entity. There are many things that need to be taken under consideration such as automating the whole integration procedure, performance and feedback mechanism. All these things were hard to foresee in the planning phase and because of that in the development phase there were things that needed to be sorted.


Summary and Conclusion In the L-T preparation, which is essentially an isolated vascular bed, nicotine induces marked vasoconstriction. Resection of both sympathetic chains and of all spinal nerves does not alter the action of nicotine. T.E.A. ion, capable of blocking the action of the "nieotinie-stimulating" substances upon ganglion cells, curare, capable of paralyzing postganglionic fibers, and Dibenamine capable of blocking the same fibers, do not abolish the vasoconstrictor action of nicotine. Serial sections of the vessels of the frog's hind legs have shown the absence of ganglion cells. It appears, therefore, that in the L-T preparation the site of action of nicotine is peripheral to the postganglionic fibers, possibly directly on the blood vessels. In the intact animal, it may be assumed that in addition to its known sites of action on ganglion cells, and adrenal medulla, nicotine may also act directly on the neuroeffector cells of the blood vessels.


Electroorganic synthesis has defied application in Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis (SPOS) so far. Typically more than 99.9% of the substrate molecules immobilized on a polymeric support are buried in the interior of the bead, and therefore are unable to undergo direct contact with a heterogeneous reagent such as an electrode. This intrinsic impediment for an electrochemical reaction can be overcome by the use of a redox mediator which shuttles electrons from the electrode to the polymer bound substrate molecules. This approach of indirect electroorganic synthesis was successfully applied for the 2,5-dialkoxylation of furans on solid phase. The oxidation products can be hydroly/ed and through condensation with hydrazine hydrate substituted pyridazines are produced in 50-65% overall yield.


Plant association with benefic rhizobacteria can enhance plant growth and diseases biocontrol, reducing production costs and environment pesticides impact. The experiment was carried out at the Experimental Station of the Epagri, Ituporanga, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil in 2007 to evaluate the effect of microbiolization with rhizobacteria on onion seed 'Bola Precoce' in plants development and bulb yield. The rhizobacteria Pseudomonas spp. (W1, W2, W5, W6), Bacillus megaterium (W7, W19), Pseudomonas alcaligenes (W15), Paenibacillus polymyxa (W18), Bacillus cereus (UFV 040), Pseudomonas putida (UFV 043), were used as inoculants and compared with non treated check. There was influence of rhizobacteria tested on the onion development. The treatment with Pseudomonas spp. (W6) and Bacillus cereus (UFV40) showed significantly increased bulb yield. Yield increases by the rhizobacteria varied from 3% to 48%. Rhizobacteria are promising as bioinoculant, for use in onion production.


Structure photons invoke interesting fundamental properties and enable novel applications, e.g. their use as high-dimensional quantum states, which are known to be beneficial in various quantum information tasks. However, to use their full potential the ability to perform any unitary operations is indispensable.
Here, we present a scheme to perform arbitrary unitary operation for all transverse spatial modes, i.e. a so-called multiport for high-dimensional quantum states. We realize it by using multiple consecutive phase modulations, which are designed by wave front matching techniques.
At first, we perform near-perfect measurements of full-field modes, i.e. modes with an azimuthal and radial structure [1]. Our method only requires three consecutive phase modulations followed by a single mode fiber and is, in principle, error-free and lossless. We achieve an average error of 4.2% for a set of 9 different full-field Laguerre-Gauss and Hermite-Gauss modes with an efficiency of up to 70%. We further demon-strate its potential in a quantum cryptography protocol and in high-dimensional quantum state tomography.
We then use the multiport to implement high-dimensional quantum gates [2], such as cyclic and quantum Fourier transformations, known as Pauli X-gates and Hadamard H-gates, respectively. We achieve an aver-age visibility of more than 90% for dimensions up to 5 and obtain a process purity of 99% by means of a full quantum process tomography. We also demonstrate the benefit of the two independent spatial degrees of freedom, i.e. azimuthal and radial, and implement a two-qubit controlled-NOT quantum operation on a single photon.
Using more efficient phase modulations will pave the way to novel multi-particle high-dimensional quantum information experiments.
[1] M. Hiekkamaki, S. Prabhakar, R. Fickler, Near-perfect measuring of full-field transverse-spatial modes of light, arXiv:1909.01685
[2] F. Brandt, M. Hiekkamaki, F. Bouchard, M. Huber, R. Fickler, High-dimensional quantum gates using full-field spatial modes of photons, arXiv:1907.13002


The paper proves importance of "other-disciplinary" teaching atmosphere improving sport learning interest to raise students' sport learning interest by questionnaire and experiment comparison.And it illustrates that it is basis to satisfy one's psychological need for improving learning interest according to self-determination theory.


Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the CT features of incidentally detected DTD in the patients who underwent thyroidectomy and to assess the diagnostic accuracy of CT diagnosis. Methods. We enrolled 209 consecutive patients who received preoperative neck CT and subsequent thyroid surgery. Neck CT in each case was retrospectively investigated by a single radiologist. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of individual CT features and the cut-off CT criteria for detecting DTD by comparing the CT features with histopathological results. Results. Histopathological examination of the 209 cases revealed normal thyroid (n = 157), Hashimoto thyroiditis (n = 17), non-Hashimoto lymphocytic thyroiditis (n = 34), and diffuse hyperplasia (n = 1). The CT features suggestive of DTD included low attenuation, inhomogeneous attenuation, increased glandular size, lobulated margin, and inhomogeneous enhancement. ROC curve analysis revealed that CT diagnosis of DTD based on the CT classification of "3 or more" abnormal CT features was superior. When the "3 or more" CT classification was selected, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of CT diagnosis for DTD were 55.8%, 95.5%, 80.6%, 86.7%, and 85.6%, respectively. Conclusion. Neck CT may be helpful for the detection of incidental DTD.


In this paper, string-based algorithm and the analogy of the total number of deviations that exist between two matrices are utilised for ontology matching. The type of matching and the distance between them are derived from the rank of the matrix. This process is useful for an agent program to extract the knowledge from the application domain and to evaluate the result of matching to decide whether to include or exclude the ontology. As a case study to demonstrate the developed algorithm, the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) is taken for analysis by representing its components like the steam generator system and the control rod drive mechanism in formats like Resource Description Framework (RDF) and Web Ontology Language (OWL).


While considering the interaction between phonons, the influence of the spin on the ground state energy of the weak coupling 2-D magnetopolaron is studied by using the linear combination operator method in some semiconductors. Numerical calculations show that the ratio of electron spin energy and the total ground state energy or other energy composition of the magnetopolaron increases with increasing magnetic field and is not always very small.


The Iraq government adopts a system of centralised planning and the Transport and Communications Commission of the Ministry of Planning is responsible for the overall budgetary control of transport sector development whatever ministry undertakes it. Baghdad is a rapidly growing city (expected 2000 population 8 M) with considerable scope for developing its road, rail, water and air transport. It was for these reasons that the Ministry of Planning commissioned a detailed and comprehensive transportation study in 1979 in order to plan a co-ordinated transport system for Baghdad. The Baghdad Comprehensive Transportation Study (BCTS), which had 1990 and 2000 as its main planning years, was accompanied by a short term area traffic control study (atc stage 2) involving 150 signal controlled intersections. The general objectives of the study took account of the need to develop in Iraq the skills and expertise to carry out transportation studies. They also placed considerable emphasis on the establishment of a sound data base of traffic, land-use and socio-economic data and extensive surveys were undertaken. These surveys and the development of the transportation model are described in the following two papers. The results of the study will be used by the government to reconsider their allocation of investment in the transport sector. (Author/TRRL)


This study was undertaken to determine the upper limit of normal ear temperatures, defined as the 95th percentile for infants, children, and adolescents, using the arterial heat balance method for measuring ear temperatures. Ear temperatures were measured in 62 infants, 0-2 months of age; 346 children, 3-47 months; 226 children, 48-119 months; and 172 adolescents, 120-227 months using the Ligh Touch Pedi-Q (Exergen Corp, Watertown, MA) ear thermometer. The 95th percentiles for the four age groups were 100.1°F (37.8°C), 100.3°F (37.9°C), 99.8°F (37.7°C), and 99.8°F (37.7°C), respectively. Temperatures above 100.0°F (37.8°C) using the Ligh Touch Pedi-Q ear thermometer should be considered elevated.


Weather can greatly degrade the performance of outdoor vision systems. Outdoor vision systems are used in various applications such as surveillance, navigation and tracking. To make outdoor vision systems robust to perform in all weather conditions, there is necessity to remove the effects of weather. The goal of our project is to remove rain streaks from the image while preserving the edges in the image. The method which we are implemented for the rain streak removal required MCA based image decomposition by performing dictionary learning and sparse coding. The proposed method has mainly three steps i.e. preprocessing, apply filter, image decomposition. After removal of rain streaks processing is easily done on the image. In the result, rain component has been successfully removed from the image. The proposed system is implemented in Matlab/ R2012a programming tool.This method removes rain streaks from single image. Keywords— Image decomposition, online dictionary learning, sparse coding


This article provides an overview of some tentative ideas relating to Planck scale physics at a level suitable for advanced high school students, beginning undergraduate students, and teachers. After discussing the ratio of the electric and gravitational forces, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is combined with Einstein's theory of special relativity to estimate the scale at which the strength of gravity becomes comparable to the electrostatic force. It is shown that the energy required to probe a region of space smaller than the Planck length may lead to the formation of a black hole, placing a fundamental lower limit on the distances that can be meaningfully probed in Nature. The Planck length, mass and time are then obtained using a combination of dimensional analysis and the fundamental constants appearing in theories of quantum mechanics, relativity and gravity. Finally, a heuristic derivation of the generalised uncertainty principle is provided.


Bubble columns, in which a gas is passed up through a head of liquid, have been limited to very low superficial gas velocities. Higher rates, such as those used in conventional distillation columns, have not previously been explored. In fact, higher gas rates have been thought to lead to dangerous operating conditions. In this paper, new data for high gas rates, under distillation conditions and at a semiworks scale, are presented for liquid-continuous operations. Both sieve trays and structured packing have been used as internals. Mass transfer and hydraulic data are included.


One of the most important festivities of the annual cycle, from both a popular and liturgical point of view, is Christmas (nativitas,-at is), which commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated invariably on 25 December and lasts until 6 January (the Epiphany).The origin of this celebration is difficult to determine. Some believe it to be the Christianization of the pagan celebration of the winter solstice (the Saturnalia or Yule). Others say that Jesus was born on 25 December, although the Gospels of Luke and Matthew do not indicate a specific date. Whatever its origin, Christmas is one of the most memorable celebrations of the year and is accompanied by a great variety and richness of vocal and vocal-instrumental melodies.In annual holidays such as Christmas, the event follows the cyclical conception of time, which is determined by the plant and animal rhythms associated with the season or astronomical date (Caro Baroja 1965). They always bring about cheer for people, in addition to being a compromise between work and leisure.For this reason, within the cyclical conception of time, Christmas should be considered more a culmination of festivities than an isolated holiday. While at present, seasonal questions do not mark agricultural production with much precision, the festivities associated with this cycle remain and form a festival-time unit marked by the convergence of liturgical, paraliturgical, and popular celebrations. This is the case with the festivities that take place from 25 November (a few days before the Advent) to 6 January (the Epiphany).The Valencian community, where this study was carried out, is the perfect example of the model described, and these festivities are of interest for anthropologists and folklorists alike. The former regard this period as the beginning of a whole series of events that come before a major holiday (for example, Carnival,) and the latter collect the corresponding songs and folk melodies.In general, the anthropological studies related to this period label Christmas in four ways: (a) A cosmic ritual grounded in associationist theories (Cattabiani 2003, Gaignebet 1974); (b) In essence a fertility ritual corresponding to the the Roman holiday of Saturnalia, Lupercalia, and Matronalia (Prat and Contreras 1984, Violant i Simorra 1997); (c) A medieval inversion ritual (Bajtin 1984, Caro Baroja 1965, Cox 1970); and (d) A ritual of ostentation (Cardini 1984, Heers 1983).Local and Valencian-Catalan rituals are also included in this period, such as those studied by Amades i Gelats (2001) and Palau (1973). In addition, Arino Villarroya (2000) studied a ritual specific to the Valencian community. Song books in the current study are cited by Palau Boix (1950-1961), Segui Perez (1973), Segui Perez, et al. (1980), (Segui Perez, et al. 1990), Oller Benlloch and Madrid i Garcia (2003), and Oller Benlloch (2004).At present, the festivities of Christmas and New Year's Eve enjoy great popularity around the world. The streets are decorated, stores carry out great campaigns to sell their products, and music can be heard in the streets (both live and broadcast through megaphones). People sing "Jingle Bells" or "Silent Night," they know that gifts are given, and that the family usually meets to eat together, but they do not know why. This demonstrates that there is little knowledge of the issues related to traditional culture and that we are facing a los of some of the peculiarities and variation in these customs, with a subsequent loss of identity.Thus it is necessary to study the songs and celebrations that take place from 25 November to 6 January in Valencia, from an ethnomusicological point of view. This aspect has practically never been dealt with, and there is a particular lack of overall analysis, so this type of study can possibly produce interesting results.METHOD, DESIGN, AND INFORMATION SOURCESThe research was carried out in four consecutive stages: (a) search for and compilation of songs; (b) selection of the compiled material in accordance with the criteria set out below; (c) classification; and (d) study. …


In the field of rail transit, permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is widely used due to high power density, high efficiency and small volume. Temperature is an important factor affecting motor performance, so it is necessary to analyze the temperature of the motor. In this paper, the thermal analysis considering thermal contacts and the cooling system design for a permanent magnet synchronous motor are investigated. The calculation methods of heat source and heat transfer coefficient are introduced. The finite element method (FEM) is used for temperature analysis. In the simulation model, the copper and insulation of the winding are simplified into an equivalent material. Finally, the cooling effects of axial direction and circumferential direction are compared.


90 patients (female 72 (80%), male 18 (20%), mean age 43,6±16,5 y.o.) with functional disorders of defecation (dyssynergic defecation and inadequate propulsion) were included in the study. All the patients conformed the Rome III (2006) criteria for functional constipation. Highresolution anorectal manometry (HRAM) procedures (London protocol) were performed using Solar GI system (MMS, The Netherland) with 8-channel water-perfusion catheters. All the patients underwent a course of biofeedback therapy for obstructive defecation (Urostim, Laborie, Canada). The course consisted of 10 daily 30-minutes long sessions. Treatment efficacy was evaluated after the completion of biofeedback therapy according to the control HRAM. CONCLUSIONS. Biofeedback is the method of choice for treatment of patients with obstructive defecation syndrome with pelvic floor dyssynergia and spasm of m.puborectalis. At the same time biofeedback therapy is ineffective in patients with type III of manometry pattern and in patients with an inadequate propulsion.


To provide intelligent and accurate assistant driving services in smart city, as well as ensure the security and tamper proof of vehicle data, this paper build a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and main-side blockchain empowered service framework. By storing driving data and vehicle information on the sidechain, while deploying index information on the mainchain, the main-side blockchain structure can enhance the scalability of blockchain, decrease the communication overhead, improve consensus efficiency, and avoid the leakage of data between different sidechains. However, the resource limited vehicles on sidechain cannot process numerous computation-intensive mining tasks in time, resulting in high service delays. Thus, this paper integrate mobile edge computing with blockchain system to design a double-layer mining service offloading mechanism, allowing the edge nodes and neighboring vehicles to form a cooperative mining network and collaboratively participate in mining process with specific offloading rates. The first layer uses Asynchronous Advantage Actor-critic (A3C) algorithm to efficiently offload partial mining task from the task vehicle to the road side unit (RSU), and the second layer applies double auction to specifically obtain the offloading rates from RSU to multiple service vehicles. Simulation results demonstrate that, our proposed mechanism outperforms other compared algorithms in the average profit and consensus delay.


Source Citation Markusse HM, Pillay M, Breedveld FC. The diagnostic value of salivary gland scintigraphy in patients suspected of primary Sjogren's syndrome. Br J Rheumatol. 1993 Mar;32:231-5.


The utility model discloses a fast-disassembling sprayer device of a 3D printing machine. The fast-disassembling sprayer device comprises a main body support and at least one sprayer, wherein the main body support is provided with at least one installation groove; the sprayer is provided with an installation seat corresponding to the installation groove, and after the installation seat of the sprayer is inserted into one installation groove, the installation seat of the sprayer is fixed on the main body support by virtue of a buckle locking device. The buckle locking device is used for locking the sprayer by virtue of the buckling of the groove and a lug boss, and the sprayer can be firmly installed on the main body support by virtue of the stabilizing effect of the installation seat and the installation groove as well as the limiting holding effect of a first clamping arm and a second clamping arm; multiple limiting locking is formed by virtue of the buckling of a plurality of grooves and lug bosses and the buckling of notches and clamping lug bosses, so that the mutual limiting occlusion and locking holding of the sprayer and the buckle locking device can be realized. The fast-disassembling sprayer device is fast and convenient to install and disassemble; moreover, tools such as a wrench and a screwdriver are not needed, the problems of the original threaded connection such as tightening and easiness in damage at high temperature can be avoided, and the usability, safety and firmness can be improved.


Systems, devices and methods are described including performing scalable video coding using inter-layer residual prediction. Inter-layer residual prediction in an enhancement layer coding unit, prediction unit, or transform unit may use residual data obtained from a base layer or from a lower enhancement layer. The residual may be subjected to upsample filtering and/or refinement filtering. The upsample or refinement filter coefficients may be predetermined or may be adaptively determined.


In this paper, a screen-printed LaB6 discontinuous film is coated on the MgO protective layer to meet the market for low power requirement of AC PDP. The surface appearance, optical transmittance and conductivity properties of the screen-printed LaB6/MgO double protective film are studied by changing the slurry contents and annealing temperature. It is found that when the mass ratio of LaB6 powder in the printed slurry is 1%, the transmittance of the film is above 90% with excellent insulation properties. The SEM shows that LaB6 particles are randomly distributed on the smooth MgO layer surface and distances among LaB6 islands are at least several micron dimensions. Besides, XRD patterns indicate that when the annealing temperature is 500°C, the LaB6 film exhibits a strong preferred orientation to the (100) plane, which is beneficial to improve the performance of AC PDP.


Hypertension is continuously a global public health issue since 50 years, accounts for approximately 17 million deaths a year, one third of which are due to the complications of hypertension including IHD45% and stroke-51%. [1] Hypertension itself not a serious problem but complications arising from it becomes life threatening and fatal. Treating the complications of hypertension entails costly interventions draining individuals as well as government budgets. Therefore, there is a need not only to manage but also to control and prevent it before it becomes a major public health problem. In Unani medicine hypertension is described as Imtila ba hsbul auyiah, which is basically a life style problem. Avicenna –an eminent physician of Unani medicine advised for husne tadabeer i.e. life style modifications (primary prevention).The author tried to highlight all the possible preventive & therapeutic approaches of Unani medicine that could be valuable for the management & control of hypertension as well as for further researches.


This study is aimed at examining the publication output differences between librarians and academics at Niger Delta University and Delta State University in Nigeria. The study employed a comparative method. The study comprises focus groups made up of thirty librarians and forty academics (teaching staff) from Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma, Bayelsa State; and Delta State University (Delsu), Abraka, Delta State. Questionnaires and interviews were used for data collection. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analysed using simple percentage to answer the research questions and a chi-squared statistical tool of significance to test the formulated hypotheses. The study revealed the following: that librarians and academics in the two universities published equally; that high qualifications influence the publication output of librarians and academics; and that long daily working hours, heavy workload, a limited number of local journals, and high publication charges are some of the major problems militating against the publication output of librarians and academics in Nigeria. The study will stimulate librarians, despite the obstacles militating against their publication efforts, to see the need to publish like their lecturing counterparts in order to meet promotion requirements. The findings of this study should move university authorities in Nigeria to set aside time (hours or days) for research activities for all academic staff as directed by the National University Commission (NUC) in Nigeria.


The Pseudomonas syringae pv.melonis,Escherichia coli,Staphylococcus aureus,Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.vasinfectum and Verticillium dahliae were chosen in bacteriostasis experiments.By filter paper method and mycelium growth rate method,inhibitive activities of crude extract and polysaccharides from Arnebia euchroma(Royle) Johnst Hairy Roots were experimented.This shows that ethanol extract had significant antibacterial action on three kinds of bacteria,and the best inhibitory effect on S.aureus.Acetone extract had bacteriostatic action on P.syringae pv.Melonis,whose inhibitory effect was greater than the ethanol extract of 26.5%.Ethyl acetate and petroleum ether extract had no inhibition effects on three species of bacteria.Four kinds of different solvent extracts had inhibition effects on two species of fungi,whose inhibition rate of V.dahliae was higher than F.oxysporum f.sp.vasinfectum.Ethanol extract for S.aureus and acetone extract for P.syringae pv.melonis the MIC was 0.1 mg/mL.Ethanol extract the MIC was 6.25 mg/mL for E.coli.Polysaccharides of hairy roots had inhibition effects on two species of fungi,with inhibition of V.dahliae 26.14% higher than F.oxysporum f.sp.vasinfectum,but had no inhibition effects on three species of bacteria.


A commonly found feature in many parliamentary democracies is the power of the government to call elections before the completion of a full term of office. Based on an examination of British and Canadian general elections during the 1940 to 2000 period, we find that it is not a good decision for the governing parties to wait the full term allowable between elections. The general pattern is that the longer the government waits to call an election, the worse its chances for gaining seats. This is a parliamentary effect similar to the honeymoon period commonly associated with presidential regimes.


Based on analyzing time-varying position information of moving objects, searching the group members which participate in a joint action could provide an important support for the decision makers in the field such as the investigation of criminal cases, group emergency disposal, large-scale military action etc. As the expansion of mobility properties correlation analysis, this paper proposed a novel group member search method based on dispersion analysis, which focused on analyzing the dispersion variation before and after the introduction of a moving object into a group. Comparing the method judging only by mobility properties correlation, the proposed method can effectively reduce the occurrence probability of misclassification in some case, and search the group members more accurately. Combined with application background, the experiment analysis confirmed the validity and practicability of this method.


The experts abroad have discussed for many years around the style of La Celestina.Is it a play or a novel? There has been no unanimous view until today.In China,about this question,the experts only limit themselves to simple presentation in the beginning.And later,they pass gradually to active investigations.The author makes analyses and sums up in the present article concerning the continuation of the style controversy about La Celestina in China,and what's more,exbibits all reasons in favour of considering it as a play.


Untreklam is an advertising bureau that put their focus on advertising, but due to their lack of competence within the area of web development and the lack of their own website, they were in need of someone external to handle the matter. The main purpose is to plan and develop a dynamic website with an administrator interface that can be managed by a person with poor skills within the web. The developing of the website is being done by hard coding, without any help of a CMS-tool (Content Management System). The website is to be in accordance with Untreklams graphical profile as well as their desired image. Dynamic features will be achieved with the programming language PHP and the database computer language SQL. Security is of high importance when developing a website with dynamic features, and aspects such as preventing attacks through SQL-injection is being highlighted, as well as hashcoding passwords to protect user accounts. As an additional study a number of other security and threat related aspects within the Internet will be taken into light, such as malware, antivirus software, phishing and firewalls.


The attachment is for an American Optical Co., Model 888 freezing microtome. It consists of right-angle bracket made from % inch metal rod, one end of which M clamped in the freezing stage holder; the other supports a tissue holder whose base lies at a right angle to the usual position. The fixed and blotted tissue specimen is enclosed (without infiltration) in parah, on a piece of filter paper which is attached to the base of the tissue holder, and sectioned across its long axis by 50 μ increments. After sectioning, the filter paper is removed from the base, the paraffin matrix opened, and the sections transferred to the appropriate processing fluid


To explore the relationship between attachment styles and AIDS/STI and shed new lights on intervention approaches against the diseases.The authors systmatically reviewed published researches on attachment styles first and then analyzed implications of all the major findings to AIDS/STI prevention and treatment.Results indicated that attachment styles were closely related to the attitudes,behavior and impacts of AIDS/STI.Attachment theory and research provide new clues for AIDS/STI intervention and need for further exploration.


The present study evaluates the energy and economic impacts of the use of closed flat solar collectors, typical of the residential sector, in the different geographic regions of Brazil, considering as classes of energy efficiency of the Brazilian Program of Energy Labeling - PBE / INMETRO. Energy ratings showed as all classes of solar collectors, from A (most efficient) to E (less efficient), declared energy gains, instead of electric showers. A representative city was defined for each geographic region of the country, as well as its average ambient temperature and monthly radiation level, the daily volume of bath water to be heated by the system and the electric shower and also the average solar panel area for each residence. Subsequently, the cost information of the representative models was collected in relation to the energy efficiency classes, as well as interest rates and electricity tariffs, and thus, the annual solar fractions were calculated. As economic analysis, use an Annual Net Benefit tool - BAL, presenting the application of more efficient equipment, class A (with the PROCEL Seal).


We describe the signal modulation of super read only memory (ROM) with thermally activated aperture model using a three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method. The thermally activated aperture is modeled using a spatially varied refractive indices of the GeSbTe layer. No meaningful signal modulation is observed without thermally activated aperture below the resolution limit of 120 nm. When we open the thermally activated aperture by considering the temperature dependence of the refractive indices in the GeSbTe layer, the 2.8 and 1.7% signal modulations are observed for 120 and 80 nm pits, respectively. The experimentally observed signal modulation under the resolution limit can be explained using the thermally activated aperture model.


OBJECTIVE
To study the value of serum S100 protein in the diagnosis of radiation-induced brain injury in astrocytoma patients.

METHODS
Serum S100 protein levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 86 astrocytoma patients in the course of radiotherapy.

RESULTS
The positivity rates of serum S100 protein before, in the middle of and after radiotherapy were 0, 9.3% (8/86) and 19.8% (17/86), respectively, showing significant differences (P<0.05) between these time points for measurement.

CONCLUSION
High levels of serum S100 protein are associated with radiation-induced brain injury in astrocytoma patients and may serve as the marker for early diagnosis of the injury.


Many clinicians suspect that treatment with an oral corticosteroid increases the risk of developing peptic ulcers and can induce bleeding or perforation in patients who already have one. This may affect the decision to use steroid treatment, and may influence the management of peptic ulcer in patients already receiving a steroid. What is the evidence for these views?


This work has as its main objective to analyze the phenomenon of judicial activism,
differentiating it from the effect of the judicialization, especially in what applies to public
policies. . A case study will be presented on the prosecution of former President Dilma
Rousseff's case against the protection of the fundamental rights of the Magna Carta. The
practice of judicial activism generates relevant discussions as it is a different interpretation of
the text of Law. In the work the hypothetical-deductive method was used, through qualitative
research, using a bibliographical and documentary analysis that cover both the theme of
judicial activism , judicialization and confrontation involving fundamental rights. It was
verified, through this case, that judicial activism, present in the impeachment process of the
former President, was influenced by activist decisions that modified the application of the
norm and made the process unique, making the judicial action a political protagonist through
legal. Therefore, the research proves to be paramount for the scientific literature of the area.


In this paper the response of fibre reinforced concrete with main reinforcement in pure tension is considered. Test results are presented showing three distinct regimes: a regime of linear elasticity, a regime of yielding at approximately constant stress, and finally, a regime of strain hardening. A simple model of the response of a tension mernher with main reinforcement and a partially opened crack is presented, and the infiuence of ditferen t shapes of the crack opening relation is studied. The case of a parabolic crack opening relation defines a brittleness number that describes the transition from discrete cracking to multiple cracking. It is shown, that if the crack opening relation is assumed to consist of a brittie contribution from the cement paste, and a more duetile contribution from the pull-out of the fibres, a plastic regime will be present in the tensile response. The fracture process is deseribed from the uncracked state and formation of the first crack til the final stage where a large number of cracks have developed and the failure load is reached. The model is compared with experiments, and resonable aggreement is achieved.


Meiosis and sporulation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires social communication, mediated by an extracellular factor which is secreted from cells during sporulation and accumulates in a cell density‐dependent manner. We show here genetic and biochemical analyses supporting our conclusion that the extracellular factor is bicarbonate acting as an alkali to elevate extracellular pH. Sporulation defects of mdh1 (mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase) mutants and of wild‐type cells at low density were rescued extracellularly by addition of bicarbonate or other alkaline solutions to raise medium pH. Addition of bicarbonate (or alkalization of medium) raised steady‐state levels of mRNA in respiration‐deficient mdh1 mutants and inhibited proliferation of wild‐type cells at low density. These results indicate that the two conditions (respiration competency and high cell density), required for meiosis and sporulation, are essential for extracellular accumulation of bicarbonate and resulting alkalization of medium. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The traditional Tait eqution has been widely used in representing the volumetric behaviors of polymers when the cooling rate is constant. However, normal processing operations generally take place at changeable cooling rates. Based on the relaxing effect of polymers, the p-v-T model expressing the dependence of specific volume on cooling rate was provided in this work by modifying the traditional Tait equation to depict non-equilibrium polymer processing.


2560 Background: RCC is the most common malignant tumor of the kidney and is associated with high expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6). IL-6 modulates the transcription of several liver-specific genes including C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid protein (SAA), both of which are prognostic markers in RCC. The goal of the present study was to assess the serum concentrations of an intravenously administered chimeric anti-IL-6 MAb (CNTO 328) in RCC patients and evaluate if the anti -L-6 MAb could inhibit the serum expression of IL-6, CRP, and SAA in these patients. Methods: Anti IL-6 MAb (1, 3, & 6 mg/kg) was administered by i.v. infusion to metastatic RCC patients on days 1, 29, 43, and 57. Blood samples were collected at various time points following treatment. MAb and biomarker concentrations in these samples were analyzed using validated ELISA methods. Results: Preliminary results following a single intravenous infusion of the anti-IL-6 MAb indicated that all patients exhibited significant serum exp...