Background The sniffing position is recommended for conventional laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion. However, there has been a high success rate of LMA insertion with the head in the neutral position. The effect of a difficult airway on the ease of LMA insertion is not clear. In this study, we compared the ease of LMA ProSeal™ (PLMA) insertion and the fiberoptic scoring according to the head position and the presence of a difficult airway. Methods After obtaining informed consent from the subjects, we enrolled 144 adult patients (age range: 18-65) with an ASA physical status 1 or 2. After evaluation of the airway, all the patients were grouped into the EA (easy airway) group (n = 68) and the DA (difficult airway) group (n = 76). According to the head position, each group was divided into the EA-SE (extension) group (n = 35), the EA-SN (sniffing) group (n = 33), the DA-SE group (n = 39) and the DA-SN group (n = 37). The success rate and insertion time at the first attempt were evaluated. The position of the PLMA was fiberoptically scored from the mask aperture of the airway tube in the original head position. After the head position was changed to the sniffing and neutral positions in the SE and SN group, respectively, the position of PLMA was re-evaluated fiberoptically. Results The success rate and insertion time at the first attempt and the fiberoptic score showed no significant difference among the groups. After head position was changed, there were no significant changes in the fiberopitc scores. Conclusions A difficult airway and the head position had no influence on the ease of PLMA insertion and the fiberopic score. Therefore, the head position can be selected according to the individual patient's situation.


In this thesis we examine mathematical models which have been suggested
as possibile mechanisms for forming certain biological patterns. We analyse
them in detail attempting to produce the requisite patterns both analytically
and numerically. A reaction diffusion system in two spatial dimensions with
anisotropic diffusion is examined in detail and the results compared with
certain snakeskin patterns. We examine two other variants to the standard
reaction diffusion system: a system where the reaction kinetics and the diffusion
coefficients depend upon the cell density suggested as a possible model
for the segmentation sequence in Drosophila and a system where the model
parameters have one dimensional spatial gradients.
We also analyse a model derived from known cellular processes used to
model the branching behaviour in bryozoans and show that, in one dimension,
such a model can, in theory, give all the required solution behaviour. A
genetic switch model for pattern elements on butterfly wings is also briefly
examined to obtain expressions for the solution behaviour under coldshock.


The utility model discloses a wire clamping mechanism which comprises a first mounting board, a second mounting board and a swinging structure, wherein the first mounting board and/or the second mounting board is provided with a wire clamping through trough. The swinging structure is arranged between the first mounting board and the second mounting board and can rotate so that the wire clamping through trough is in an open state or closed state. Furthermore the swinging structure can automatically reset so that the wire clamping through trough is in the closed state. The wire clamping mechanism can effectively prevent bounding of a leading-out wire from the wire clamping through trough and furthermore has reduced dependence for operation skill of an operator. Wire clamping operation efficiency can be improved.


Following the liberalization o f the economy in late twentieth century, where the government wanted to shift from state controlled economy to one where private sector plays a pivotal role, with the aim o f increasing efficiency and at the same time increase revenue, the veil on Telcom sector was lifted, giving birth two sectors Telkom and Mobile phones. Consequently, the Government decided to issue two mobile phone licenses. Kenya Post and Telecommunication Corporation (KPTC), a monolithic state-owned telecom giant of mean repute sired a subsidiary named Safaricom Limited while the second license was issue to Celtel (Formally Kencell Communications). ■) .) The main motivation for this study on the basis o f competition in the mobile phone industry in Kenya is the fact that the two dominant players in this industry have been engaged in fierce rivalry in their effort to outmaneuver each other in the market so as to control market share. This is compounded by the fact that the market penetration rate is only about seven per cent of the Kenyan population o f eligible subscribers. Despite existence of large untapped market potential, these two companies have been involved in concerted competitive rivalries that are geared towards subscriber acquisition and customer loyalty. This has left one wondering why with all this large market potential, have these two companies been engaged if fierce rivalry and on what basis are they competing on in order to gain a leading market share. Research methodology used was mainly through face-to-face interviews of target respondent and information gathered was validated using existing published data. Most respondents were asked to v provide information on topical issues as per the questionnaire and this helped in achieving the objectives o f this study. From the results o f this study, it was clearly evident that these two companies have been applying various strategies as their basis o f competition in an effort to win more subscribers and main long term loyalty. Key among their basis o f competition was seen to be cost o f their products and services, advertising, customer care, network infrastructure, Supply Chain Management Policies, Corporate Social Responsibility and human resource, among others. These strategies were seen to have been key critical success factors on which these companies have been using as a basis of competition. From the findings o f this study, it is clearly evident that the two firms have managed to be successful thus far revolutionalising telecommunication industry in Kenya as compared to TKL. The future o f their business will depend on how well they are able to adjust their strategic intents to the volatile environment that is technology based and with the licensing of a third operator, their basis of competition is going to be more intense. It is therefore recommended that a further study be carried out so as to capture customer demand trends for service and how the third operator and licensing of Second National Operator (SNO) is going to influence and affect the existing basis of competition in this industry and also how the realization of East African Community is going to affect the Kenyan mobile telephony.


In this study, dynamic model is developed for research dynamic performances and its characteristics of high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell. This model is developed using Star-CD(es-pem) and simulated also. There are many differences between low temperature fuel cell and high temperature fuel cell. In this time, low temperature PEM fuel cell performance is better than that of high temperature PEM fuel cell. So we can get a same power by manufacturing bigger HTPEMFC. However, it is essential to make compact fuel cell for using it commercially. In this model, we consider pressurization in HTPEMFC to make fuel cell compact. As pressure increased, fuel cell performance is improved and stability time is reduced.


. T-Mobile's abusing of its dominant position is referring to the postpaid tariff models Relax and Relax Surf regarding the residential customers and the postpaid tariff models Business and Business Surf regarding its business customers. The prominent price offer to consumers is a case of predatory prices squeeze identified as a way of preventing or restricting competition in theory and practice. T-Mobile provides services at unreasonably low prices, prices below the level of expenditures necessary for their provision, as it is specific case with the postpaid tariff models Relax and Relax Surf regarding the residential customers and the postpaid tariff plans Business and Business Surf regarding the business customers. Providing predatory prices is anti-competitive commercial strategy used by a certain dominant enterprise by dumping its prices on a certain relevant market to a price level forcing its competitors to leave the market. The interconnection costs or the cos t amount of call termination in their own network or in other operator's network regardless if it is fixed or mobile are determined by the Agency for Electronic Communications. The major element of the market economy is the free and effective competition. There is not a market economy without a competition as there is not a competition without a market economy. The competition in the market is a simple and effective means ensuring that the products and the services are offered to the customers with an excellent quality and competitive prices. By providing such services with predatory prices, T-Mobile intends to discipline its competitors, to protect and enhance its extended dominant market power on a long-term period. Disabling the competitiveness of the other operators and the inability to replicate the offer provided by an operator with significant market power is undoubtedly a risk leading to competition's elimination on a long term. Thus, T-Mobile destroys the competition in the field of mobile telephony, taking advantage of its significant market power and dominant market position of the two entities, by providing conditions to which the other market participants are not able to respond due to the expenditure services structure. The competition and the free markets are the main engines of productivity, efficiency, product development, innovation and appropriate pricing. The competitive markets stimulate better technologies and technological development in order to provide products and services to their customers with high quality and prices reflecting the effi cient producers' expenditures.


Estimating availability of methionine is relevant to feed formulation since diets can be supplemented with crystalline methionine to meet the minimum requirements of rapidly growing birds. Bacterial assays have been developed to measure the bioavailable levels of several essential amino acids in feeds, including methionine. The E. coli methionine auxotroph strain used in this study exhibited a linear extent of growth response to increasing concentrations of methionine added to the minimal test media, in the range of 0 to 4 μg/mL. In addition the growth rates of the E. coli auxotroph were significantly (P < 0.01) different when the methionine concentrations were varied (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 μg/mL) in minimal media. To assay feeds, feed grade methionine was added to poultry feed mixtures and samples were diluted with M9 media. Using this assay for estimating crystalline methionine added to feed, the extent of growth of the methionine auxotroph was correlated with the levels of crystalline methionine supplemented in the feed (R2= 0.9873). For all supplementation levels methionine recovery percentages ranged from 71 to 80% indicating that the bacterial assay response to crystalline methionine was relatively constant in the presence of the feed matrix. The overall results indicate that the rapid detection of crystalline methionine added to feeds is possible using this E. coli methionine auxotroph growth-based assay.


H. G., a Hebrew, aged 62, tailor. Has been complaining for some years of cough and expectoration, but has had no hbmoptysis. For three months he has had pain in the right calf on walking, so that he requires to rest for about a quarter of an hour after each five minutes of walking. There is also pain in the chest and shoulders, with marked hyperiesthesia, especially on the left. There is no past history or family history of importance. Examination revealed a marked inequality of the pulses, the right being synchronous with, but much weaker than, the left. The pupils were normal, no leucoplakia present. The heart slightly enlarged, the brachial blood-pressure was 125 mm. Hg systolic, 75 mm. diastolic on the right, and 175 mm. systolic and 75 mm. diastolic on the left. There were marked signs of chronic bronchitis. The dorsalis pedis artery was not palpable in either foot. Skiagrams revealed no abnormality of the aorta or great vessels, no neoplasm of lung and no cervical rib. Bronchial tree striation is marked. Marked spondylitis. The Wassermann reaction was negative. Sputum contains no tubercle bacilli. This is probably a case of asymmetrical atheroma.


A new silicon-containing epoxy monomer,diglycidyloxydimethyl silane(DGDMS) has been synthesized.By curing DGDMS and DER 332 with 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone(DDS),several DGDMS/DER 332 mass ratios were used to obtain epoxy system with different silicon-containing.The properties of the mixed epoxy system of DGDMS/DER 332/DDS were investigated and evaluated.The char yield(700 ℃) under air and nitrogen increases remarkably when the silicon content increases.The limited oxygen index(LOI) values enhanced from 25.5 for the commercial epoxy resins to 38.0 for silicon-containing resins,which confirms that incorporating silicon into epoxy resins is able to improve their flame retardancy.


Each year, the Udall Foundation awards 50 undergraduate scholarships of up to $5,000 to juniors and seniors in fields related to the environment.


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PURPOSE: An avatar generation, community communication and game service system and method is provided to generate an avatar on a background of a terminal without other virtual space, to perform a community communication by using the avatar as a messenger or a chatting tool, and to offer a game service by using the avatar. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises steps of the first messenger client user loading an avatar and requesting data on the second messenger client user to a messenger server for exchanging messages with the second messenger client user(1, 7), the messenger server requesting avatar data and personal data on the second messenger client user to an avatar server(2), the avatar server transmitting the requested avatar data and the personal data on the second messenger client user to the messenger server(3), the messenger server transmitting the avatar data and the personal data on the second messenger client user to a background of a terminal of the first messenger client user(4, 8), the first messenger client user activating a chatting window and displaying the avatar of the second messenger client user on the background of the terminal(5, 9), and the first messenger client user transmitting messages to the second messenger client user via the chatting window(6, 10).


Purpose – Despite the increasing attention of organizational commitment in the management literature, most studies predominantly focus on full-time workers in traditional work settings. This paper examined the antecedents of organizational commitment among casual academics working in the tertiary education sector in Australia.
Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey was developed and distributed to casual academics working in a large Australian public university.
Findings – Analysis of the data shows that personal characteristics (gender, marital status, family responsibilities and education), job-related characteristics (supervisor support, co-worker support, role clarity and resource availability) and job involvement characteristics (tenure, second job and post-graduate study at the employing university) all impact on organizational commitment.
Research limitations/implications – Australian tertiary institutions are prominent employers of casual workers, however, very little is known about the work behavior of this group of academics. The results of this study highlight important directions for implementing strategies to increase casual academic's organizational commitment. Organization commitment is important because it is known association with other important organizational variables such as turnover, absenteeism and work effort.
Originality/value – Given the increasing reliance on casual academics in tertiary institutions, this study provides the first step in better understanding the factors that affect the organization commitment of casual academics.


Melasma is a common hypermelanosis, adquired, symemetrical, characterized by irregular brownish macules. This review aims to score the clinical and histologicals investgations promoted by intradermotherapy, its treatment protocols and their evolution. Of the reviewed articles, here are described the main methods of treatment, as well as their desired and side effects. However, as the treatment of choice, we will use the intraderotherapy. The advances in orofacial harmonizaton are responsible for several techniques that, associated, culminate in effectve results in the treatment of melisma, the focus of this review.


A facile size-controlled synthesis (microwave/conventional) of quasi-spherical germanium nanoparticles is reported. Oleylamine serves as a solvent, a binding ligand, and a reducing agent in the synthesis. Reactions were carried out with microwave-assisted heating, and the results have been compared with those produced by conventional heating. Germanium iodides (GeI4, GeI2) were used as the Ge precursor, and size control in the range of 4–11 nm was achieved by controlling the ratio of Ge4+/Ge2+ in the precursor mix. Longer reaction times and higher temperatures were also observed to have an effect on the nanoparticle size distribution. Microwave heating resulted in crystalline nanoparticles at lower temperatures than conventional resistive heating because of the ability of germanium iodides to convert electromagnetic radiation directly to heat. The reported approach for germanium nanoparticle preparation avoids the use of strong reducing agents (LiAlH4, n-BuLi, NaBH4) and HF for etching and, thus, can be c...


A 21-year-old primiparous woman of 34 weeks' gestation was admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital with a history of seizures. Her antenatal history had been completely uneventful, other than an o...


The Antarctic Penmsula reg10n and some volcamc regions m the Antarctic plate are reg10ns of which the tectomc evolut10n has been well studied Occurences of tectomc and volcamc earthquakes m the reg10n have been discussed from the pomt of view of seismotectomcs As the number of seismic stat10ns m the world has mcreased, so has the number of tectomc earthquakes detected m the Antarctic The seismic activity m the followmg three reg10ns can be discussed from the pomt of view of seismotectomcs or neotectomcs 1) the great earthquakes m the mtraplate low seismic reg10n, 2) microseismic activity at the edge of the contment and 3) seismic activity m Wilkes Land Some tectomc earthquakes m these reg10ns are caused by tectomc stress accumulated by crustal deformation after deglaciat10n The effect of ice sheet change m Antarctica has caused such phenomena as crustal deformation, earth quake occurrence etc m the crust and upper mantle key words seismicity, seismotectomcs, crustal uphft, icequake, ice sheet


A hospital-based cross-sec onal study was conducted from 25 February 2021 to 25 August 2021 at the Department of Surgery. We enrolled 120 pa ents through the total enumera on technique who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We enrolled all the eligible study par cipants who were more than 18 years; excluding pa ents with age >75 years, acute calculous cholecys s, evidence of cholangi s and/or obstruc ve jaundice, previous biliary tract surgery, or previous Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and pa ents taking immunosuppressive drugs and immunosuppressed condi ons like HIV/AIDS. Clinical assessment for SSI of pa ent was done during the hospital stay and follow up done on 5 th and 7 th post opera ve day in OPD. Pa ent were kept in regular follow up ll 30 days. The primary outcome was prevalence of SSI in bile spillage and non spillage.


Abstract The Metrohm NIO surfactant electrode has been used as end-point indicator for potentiometric titration of low concentration level of polyethoxylated nonionic surfactants. This can be achieved by using of a diluted titrant concentration, thus reducing the amount of precipitate formed during titration and preventing the electrode deterioration. The solutions of low levels (down to 10−6 mol/L) of selected nonionic surfactants containing 5 to 23 EO groups were successfully titrated with diluted (as low as 10−4 mol/L) sodium tetraphenylborate as standard anionic titrant, increasing up to 20 times the sensitivity of the method. The low surfactant concentration has been determined in synthetic formulations of widely used detergent products and industrial waste waters. The titration end-point has been determined by applying extended Savitzky-Golay least-squares regression. The accuracy and precision has been evaluated by using the standard addition method. Relative standard deviation within results was between 3.4 and 12.8 % depending on the sample complexity and the surfactant concentration level.


Climate change is no longer a myth and is evident worldwide in different alterations of the weather. Over the past two decades, scientists worked to find alternate sources of energy that were not fossil-based. Success in this endeavour led to what is now termed as a global transition to renewable and sustainable energy. In most climes, this marks a new beginning filled with opportunities and a chance to allow the earth to heal. Highly developed economies like Norway and some member countries of the European Union, being the driver of the transition, have begun to make policies that align with the new age, setting themselves to have a stake in the profit. The African continent, which has abundant energy resources but is neither a major contributor nor a driver of climate change but suffers just as much as other continents in the world from its effects, is not in a position to take any corrective action, showing the incapacity to participate in any potential economic gain. This paper studies the Sub-Saharan landscape by visiting the histories of the nations in question based on the energy resources within their borders and the current state of energy transition development. It examines the freedom of said countries to create policies that work for them, indicating the implications of lack of planning and the taint it may have on the new trend in the countries of interest. Efforts would also be made in highlighting a roadmap that can serve as a knowledge base to facilitate the implementation of best strategies in enabling successful energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa.


When reinforced concrete (RC) beams are found deficient in flexure, and fails in shear capacity after shear strengthening, the need to use new technique for flexure strengthening become important. Over the years, there are many experimental studies had been carried out with this technique of strengthening, and finding from other researchers have proved to be effective and successful. In this study, the behavior of flexure in RC beams strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) were investigated. ANSYS11 software package of finite element method was use to simulate two models of RC beams with different parametric study such as (i) effect of grade of concrete, (ii) number of layers of CFRP strips, (iii) effect of steel stirrups and CFRP strips and (iv) longitudinal reinforcement yield stress. The results show that for beams strengthened with CFRP has increased in capacity load up to 32.8%. In general, good agreement between the FE solution and the available experimental results has been obtained.


Current approaches to feature detection and matchingin images strive to increase the repeatability of the detectorand minimize the degree of outliers in the matching.In this paper we present a conflicting approach; we suggestthat a lower performance feature detector can producea result more than adequate for robot navigation irrespectivelyof the amount of outliers. By using an FPGAtogether with two cameras we can remove the need fordescriptors by performing what we call spurious matchingand the use of 3D landmarks. The approach bypassesthe problem of outliers and reduces the time consumingtask of data association, which slows many matching algorithms.


The present work of investigation contributed to find a new microorganism with oxidase activity to carry out reactions of oxidation of alcohols in sustainable conditions; The objective was to evaluate the effect of growth time and cell concentration on the kinetic parameters of the oxidation of 1-phenylethanol using Williopsis California as a biocatalyst. To this end, a growth curve was constructed for the Williopsis California biocatalyst and the growth time was determined with the best conditions to add the substrate to carry out the biotransformation. Likewise, reaction kinetics were developed for the evaluation of the kinetic parameters of the oxidation process and validated instrumental analysis methods (HPLC, UV-VIS) were developed to monitor the oxidation reaction of 1-phenylethanol. When 1-phenylethanol is added at the times of maximum growth speed and when the stationary phase of cell growth is hardly reached; Williopsis California needs an induction time to initiate its biocatalytic action, however when this microorganism is already established in the stationary phase of cell growth it does not need time of induction time, therefore, the enzyme or enzymes responsible for this biotransformation they only initiate their catalytic action when the production of biomass has stopped, that is to say when the cellular concentration reached its stationary phase


The water spray curtain is recognized as a useful technique to mitigate major industrial hazards. It combines attractive features such as simplicity of use, efficiency and adaptability to different types of risks. In case of accidental flammable gas releases such as LNG vapor clouds, the spray curtain may be used as a direct-contact reactor exchanging heat, mass and momentum with the dispersing gas cloud. The cloud is diluted and warmed, thus allowing it to mix more rapidly with the surrounding air. In case of fire, water sprays can provide thermal shielding to maintain the integrity of storage tanks. The water curtain behaves as a filter and can produce significant reduction of the incident radiation that impinges on crucial structures such as LNG storage tanks. Both of these applications have been thoroughly investigated within the framework of the European Community Environment Program at the von Karman Institute (VKI) in close collaboration with the Institut des Technologies Chimiques (ITC), the LAGEP of the University Claude Bernard, the Centre de Thermique de l'INSA (CETHIL), all from Lyon (France), as well as with the industrial partners ELF and TOTAL (today TotalFinaElf) and Rhône-Poulenc. The outcomes of the research projects are comprehensive engineering models and empirical guidelines which allow operators to determine the effects of numerous operating parameters on the water spray curtain efficiency. Today, Gaz de France and the other industrial partners involved in the projects have at their disposal tools which can be used to optimally dimension water curtain installations on their operating sites. These tools enhance safety and can cut down costs, since alternative high priced mitigation measures such as the construction of walls around likely targets can be avoided without increasing risk. Also, in designing new installations, distances between adjacent structures can be reduced and vital space can thus be gained, thus reducing even more capital expenditures. This paper reports on the main results obtained and on the practical industrial applications of water curtains with a special focus on the adequate water curtain operating conditions which allow successful mitigation of major industrial hazards.


Ten patients are presented in whom intracranial extension of a congenital dermal sinus was disclosed by operation. The complications of this lesion include infection in the form of meningitis, abscess formation and osteomyelitis as well as hydrocephalus due to obstruction of the spinal fluid pathways.
 In unexplained meningitis, the entire midline area of skin over the neural axis should be examined carefully for evidence of a dermal sinus opening. Whenever a dimple or subcutaneous mass is found in the midline of the scalp, RGs should be examined carefully for an underlying skull defect. When such a defect exists, intracranial exploration is indicated.
 Surgical treatment previous to development of intracranial infection is relatively simple and should be rewarded by complete cure. Excision after infection has occurred is difficult and the results in this group have been poor.


This paper presents an effective sensorless model predictive instantaneous power control (MP IPC) technique for an induction motor (IM) drive. The proposed control method is considered as an alternative control approach for classic field-oriented control (FOC) and direct torque control (DTC) techniques, with merits of simple implementation and avoiding the usage of PI current controllers and pulse width modulation (PWM) for voltage control purposes. An effective sensorless approach for the purpose of speed and rotor position estimations is proposed, which utilises the predictive feature of the proposed MP IPC technique. Matlab simulation is firstly used to validate the effectiveness of the proposed control topology, and then a dSpace1104 prototyping control board is used to implement the approach experimentally. Obtained results confirm the feasibility of proposed control technique in achieving decoupled control of instantaneous active and reactive powers flow through the IM drive, which consequently accompanied with decoupled control of torque and flux.


Cell density and colony size distribution of Microcystis spp. at 14 sites in Meiliang Bay and Gonghu Bay of Lake Taihu, China, were determined using a laser particle analyzer. Cell density increased from 1 July to 18 August 2010 and exceeded 20 × 107 cells L−1 on 15 July and 18 August. The maximum D50 (the particle size value when the percentage volumes are 50%) of Microcystis colonies (524 μm) occurred on 1 September. The differences in D50 values in different areas were not significant most of the time. However, the differences in colony size distribution in different areas were mostly significant. It was also found that colony size distribution of samples with similar D50 values differed significantly with each other. These results suggested that a mean value (such as D50 and mean colony diameter) would not reveal complete information on Microcystis colony size under natural conditions. Our study also revealed that spatial variation was caused by wind-driven transport when wind speed was lower but by disaggregation induced by wind shear when the wind was strong enough.


Abstract— The dose dependence of chromosomal aberration frequencies induced by UV light in G1Xenopus cells has been examined. Total aberration frequencies did not exceed control levels until a dose of approximately 7.5 Jm‐2 was administered. Chromatid type aberrations were prevalent throughout the dose range 7.5–25.0 Jm‐2. Chromosome type aberration frequencies were comparatively low but exceeded control levels throughout the range 10.0–25.0 Jm‐2, Results of supporting experiments suggested that most of the chromosome type aberrations observed were in the second mitosis following exposures and were derived from aberrations which normally appear as chromatid types at the first mitosis following exposures.


It is an honour and an opportunity for the Presidential Address to speak up for physics and physicists; to remind ourselves of past achievements, of present concerns; and while avoiding actual or specific promises for the future, to rehearse the importance and benefits of sustaining the study and practice of physics. I will also bring to this some elements of my personal experience and knowledge, and relate this to the world at large around us.


This article was written to review Kim So Wol's awareness of poetry and the poetic limit in his poems through the analysis of water image shown in his poems. Kim So Wol shows his strong awareness of limit about life even from his poetic starting stage. This comes from human limit that they should live a mortal and temporary life, and this kind of a poet's awareness of limit greatly helps us to understand the meaning of "Nim"(lover) and "Gohyang"(hometown), which are the core of Kim So Wol's poems. Even if "Nim"(lover) and "Gohyang"(hometown) are the only path to Kim So Wol, by which he can identify life's substantial value, it is impossible to acquire life' s value since these lie in an absolutely absent state. However, the thing that we can't overlook is that not only Kim So Wol's "Nim"(1over) and "Gohyang"(hometown) have the symbolic and complex meaning hut also they are the vocabularies of which the extensive meaning can he infinitely extended. Therefore, we have to see these as the things that have root meaning, and his awareness of life's limit, which he had shown from the early beginning times, makes it possible for us to grasp "Nim"(lover) and "Gohyang"(hometown) as the concept of substantial original form. In other words, these can be understood as the meaning of substantial and primitive life. If it is said that we need to see "Nim"(lover) and "Gohyang"(hometown) in Kim So Wol's poems from the substantial context and we have to understand the poet's intention as the aspiration for the substantial one, we can note the fact that this kind of a poet's thinking is being formed, based on the water image. In the mythical meaning, water symbolizes original form. Water brings birth, and also means death and revival. Water is the storage place for every possible existences as origin and source, and it supports every creation. Like this, when considering water from the viewpoint of symbolic meaning, the poet's intention can be called the intention for substantial life. In Kim So Wol's poems, this kind of intention for substantial life is expressed through the mental image of "sea". We can also identify this in 「Red Tide」, 「Absentmindedness」, and 「Sea」. In these works, we can see the poet's admiration for life through strong, dynamic image, and this implies that sea is the very space of life and the space of generation. However, the "sea", which the poet really wants to reach pathetically missing it. is the place where we can't reach ultimately, and it's just a space in dream that can't he obtained. The tragedy in Kim So Wols poems originates from this. The aspiration for vital life, which Kim So Wol showed, begins to change into the aspiration for death, due to the absolute limit that can't reach a sea. As the water image here is forming the notably downward image, it shows well the poet's phase of awareness that is falling into death awareness. We can identify this in his works, such as 「Owl」describing a cloudy sea, 「Hope」suggestively revealing the split between self and world, 「In the fall morning」showing the poet's dark inside through rain's falling image and 「Loneliness on a Journey 1」descnbmg the pouring rain that If> considered as the march to death. Consequently, we can see that the water image shown in Kim So Wol's poems is changing into the projection to death as his intention for life is frustrated.


Defense Memorandum of understanding on the coproduction and sale of modular thermal imaging systems, with annex. Signed at Washington July 11, 1985. Entered into force Julv 11, 1985. Signatures: U.S., Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland, July 11, 1985. Finance Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Done at Rome June 13, 1976. Entered into force Nov. 30, 1977. TIAS 8765. Accession deposited: Angola, Apr. 24, 1985.


This master thesis is about the design of a new LED based luminaire to be a successful replacement of fluorescent lighting that exploits the advantages with respect to form freedom and integration. The product is future proof both aesthetically and technically.


Abstract : A description of the infrared measurements program at AFMTC is given. The equipment, the operation and the data reduction methods are explained. This system is a three-channel system employing a two-channel eight-inch radiometer and a one-channel four-inch radiometer. The coverage of each channel is as follows: Channel A uses a thermistor detector with KRS-5 window whose unfiltered response is from 0.6 to 35 microns. Channel B uses a PbS detector with germanium window whose response is from 1.8 to 2.7 microns. Channel C uses a thermistor detector with sapphire window whose unfiltered response is from 0.6 to 6 microns. The data is reduced by a routine called FIRE. An explanation of the methods and formulas used for obtaining range, aspect angle, altitude, radiant flux, irradiance, and apparent radiant intensity is given. The method used for calculating the atmospheric attenuation is based on the Taylor and Yates measurements. The equipment is used on all ballistic missile launchings from Cape Canaveral and adjacent waters. (Author)


We characterize the finite-horizon limiting properties of a constant-gain linear stochastic gradient algorithm, as the adaptation gain tends to zero, in the form of a functional law of the iterated logarithm.


Growth has an important dimension of the firm. Through growth, the firm will be able to expand its size. Firms can grow at different rate and with different regularity. Depending on the amount of growth and the initial size of the firm, a given amount of growth may look remarkable in relative or absolute terms. In this paper, an attempt is made to identify the determinants of growth in terms of net sales in Ranbaxy pharmaceutical company. This study covers a period of ten years, i.e., from 2002–03 to 2011–12. In order to study the growth, there are four important variables, viz., market situation, core resources, R&D and investment), which was chosen for empirical investigation. For this, statistical tools like correlation and multiple regressions are used. The technique of correlation is used to know the relationship among the variables. It shows that the R&D is positively significant whereas the Investment is negatively significant. A multiple regression analysis is used to develop a model to identify the determinants of growth of the firm in this industry. The results revealed that the R&D and Investment is statistically significant in determining the growth of Ranbaxy pharmaceutical company.


Social learning is the application of social computing in the field of learning.In recent years,along with the development of social computing,or Web2.0 as it is often labeled,and its wide application,as well as the popularity of online learning,the emerging issues and research have attracted a large number of research teams.This paper starts with an outline of the background of social leaning.It then discusses the social research projects of Prof.Laffey team through case analysis and interviews.In the end,the paper discusses implications of social learning for educators in China.


Objective: To describe the use of an alternative and improved nephrostostent in open pyeloplasty procedures. Materials and Methods: A series of 27 consecutive patients (between 4 months and 14 years of age) undergoing an open pyeloplasty procedure had their urinary system drained via a nephrostostent which passes from the ureteric anastomosis to the skin and which unlike other described nephrostostents does not cross the vesico-ureteric junction. All children received an ultrasound and MAG3 scan 3 months post-operatively and were followed up for 18–24 months. Results: The use of this stent was associated with no serious complications. There was a decreased incidence of vesico-ureteric reflux, post-operative urinary tract infection and stent displacement compared to previously described methods of drainage. Conclusion: This method of open pyeloplasty drainage, which has not been described before, could be associated with fewer complications than existing stenting techniques.


Freeze-drying technology (FDT) has been around for several decades as a separation technology. Most commonly, FDT is associated with the processing of food, but the largest industrial-scale use of FDT is in the pharmaceutical industry. Through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with BOC Edwards Calumatic, we are demonstrating the feasibility of FDT as a waste minimization and pollution prevention technology. This is a novel and innovative application of FDT. In addition, we plan to demonstrate that the freeze-dried residue is an ideal feed material for ceramic stabilization of radioactive waste and excess fissile material. The objective of this work is to demonstrate the feasibility of FDT for the separation of complex radioactive and nonradioactive materials, including liquids, slurries, and sludges containing a wide variety of constituents in which the separation factors are >10{sup 8}. This is the first application of FDT in which the condensate is of primary importance. Our focus is applying this technology to the elimination of radioactive liquid discharges from facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and within the U.S. Department of Energy complex; however, successful demonstration will lead to nuclear industry-wide applications.


In this paper, the authors derive the asymptotic joint distributions of theeigenvalues of some random matrices which arise from components of covariance model.


Objectives The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after 6 years in patients with IGT who received early probiotic intervention in the Probiotics Prevention Diabetes Program (PPDP) trial. Methods 77 patients with IGT in the PPDP trial were randomized to either probiotic or placebo. After the completion of the trial, 39 non-T2DM patients were invited to follow up glucose metabolism after the next 4 years. The incidence of T2DM in each group was assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis. The 16S rDNA sequencing technology was used to analyze gut microbiota's structural composition and abundance changes between the groups. Results The cumulative incidence of T2DM was 59.1% with probiotic treatment versus 54.5% with placebo within 6 years, there was no significant difference in the risk of developing T2DM between the two groups (P=0.674). Conclusions Supplemental probiotic therapy does not reduce the risk of IGT conversion to T2DM. Clinical Trial Registration https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=5543, identifier ChiCTR-TRC-13004024.


PT X is a company that works in the plantation sector, one of which is an orange plantation. In the process of harvesting lime leaves, there are 3 workstations and 4 work activities. Most of the work is done manually with a high workload and repetitive movements, causing musculoskeletal complaints. Workers complain of musculoskeletal disorders while working. During initial observation, there were complaints of pain in the neck, shoulders, arms, waist, thighs, and knees. Based on these problems, this study aims to analyze the factors that cause musculoskeletal disorders in the orange harvesting process. The method used to solve problems with partners is by using an ergonomic checklist and the PATH method to analyze three physical risk factors in the workplace. Based on the results of data processing using the PATH method, it was found that the biggest risk factors for injury were 45.53% soil hoeing, 42.39% harvesting and 12.08% grass cutting. The proposed improvements given after being analyzed using ergonomic checkpoints are: (1) reducing bending or squatting postures; and (2) providing protectors and covers for lawn mowers and handcarts and handles for tools for harvesting oranges. This proposed improvement is in accordance with Sustainable Development Goals number 3, namely Good Health and Wellbeing for all.


Objective To explore the serum proteomics characteristics of early carcerization of post-hepatitic cirrhosis.MethodsThe serum protein profiles were detected of 62 patients with post-hepatitic cirrhosis and 100 patients with hepatic carcinoma in Ⅰ-Ⅱ stage (T1-2N0M0) and cirrhosis by surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS) IMAC30-Cu2+ ProteinChip array (Ciphergen Biosystems Inc.,USA),the distinct proteins were analyzed and a classification tree model was established by using Biomarker Patterns software.The diagnostic efficacy of the model was blindly tested using the serum protein from both groups.ResultsThe serum protein profiles of post-hepatitic cirrhosis and hepatic carcinoma complicating with cirrhosis were analyzed and a classification tree model was established including 4 distinct proteins with different M/Z.In the training mode,the accuracy was 99.4% (161/162) on differential diagnosis to differentiate post-hepatitic cirrhosis and hepatic carcinoma complicating with cirrhosis,the sensitivity and specificity were 99.0% (99/100) and 100.0% (62/62),respectively,on the diagnosis of hepatic carcinoma complicating with cirrhosis.In the testing mode,the accuracy of differential diagnosis was 94.4% (153/162),the sensitivity and specificity were 95.0% (95/100) and 93.5% (58/62) on the diagnosis of hepatic carcinoma complicating with cirrhosis.ConclusionSELDI-TOF-MS ProteinChip technique is of convenient and rapid,and with high sensitivity and specificity on the diagnosis of early carcerization of post-hepatitic cirrhosis.


Human-to-human communicable diseases can be devastating in urban areas where large heterogeneous population groups are living in restricted spaces, causing serious concerns for public health, especially during epidemic outbreaks. Even though Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been used to study a variety of public health issues in the last decade, their use to study human communicable diseases has been limited to the development of disease clustering, mapping and surveillance systems. These systems don't provide ways to understand and predict the dynamics of diseases spread across an urban region, taking into account the dynamics of human contacts and mobility, which are the main widely recognized mechanisms responsible for diseases' spread. In this paper we address such limits by presenting a GIS-based spatial-temporal simulation approach and software to support public health decision making in the context of communicable diseases in urban areas. The approach fully integrates epidemiological, mobility and GIS-data models at an aggregate population level in order to support spatialized interventions.


The actions and toxicity of sodium nitroprusside (Na2Fe(CN)5 NO2H20) have been investigated periodically during the past 42 years without, however, definite establishment of the mechanisms on which the actions depend, or indications of its possible usefulness. The original claims of L. Herrmann 1 , of his pupil Davidsohn 2 , and of Arntz 3 and Cromme 4 , that the actions of nitroprusside depended upon liberated hydrocyanic acid suggested the possible use of the compound as a respiratory stimulant. The actions of the compound, therefore, have been re-investigated along different lines with the following results. The marked symptoms claimed by previous investigators, namely sustained, intense respiratory stimulation, followed sometimes by tremors and convulsions in all species, and accompanied by nausea and emesis in mammals and birds, have been confirmed. The odor of cyanogen post mortem, following large fatal doses only, has been confirmed, but chemical tests for cyanogen in the blood and tissues have proved inconclusive. Other tests were applied because small and non-fatal doses (2 mgm. per kilo or less hypodermically and about 0.1 to 0.2 mgm. per kilo intravenously), still gave profound effects without demonstrable cyanogen. These effects in narcotized and operated animals consisted of marked respiratory stimulation and a marked and sustained fall of blood pressure accompanied by increases in volume of peripheral organs and diminution in cardiac volume and contractions with increase or without change in rate. The circulatory actions were practically identical with those of sodium nitrite, but opposite to those of cyanide, in the same animals. A nitrite-type of action was further indicated from the facts that the vasomotor center still responded to reflex and asphyxial stimulations, the smooth muscle and sympathetic endings of the blood vessels were responsive in the usual way to epinephrine and the smooth muscle of excised organs was typically depressed. These actions might be expected from the nitroso (NO) group in the nitroprusside, and the respiratory stimulation would result from the depressor action, rather than from the alleged liberation of cyanogen.


Supply chain management has become a very important economics issues.How to optimize the supply chain management is one of the hot topics.To use ant colony optimization algorithm,and rational application of multi-agent model of supply chain management can effectively solve the supply chain management optimization problem.Experiments show that this method is better than the normal methods.


Abxrroct-Recent progress in surface acoustic wave (SAW) electromagnetic transducer (EMT) modeling and fabrication techniques have greatly increased EMT versatility for nondestructive evaluation (NDE) applications. Unlike other types of SAW NDE transducers that suffer from variability in manufacture and coupling conditions, virtually identical EMT's can be made that have predictable characteristics. Information is presented for straightforward design on different materials, including new geometries and information on magnetic assemblies, spurious effects, available fabrication methods, and new amplifier designs for enhanced sensitivity. Application examples include precision velocity measurement, wideband EMT's used to identify salient features of the reflection frequency signature of an aluminum downstep and defect location on complex shapes. A method is p r e sented for obtaining noncontact transduction on insulators. Transducer apodization can be used to control acoustic beamshape or alter EMT frequency response. Evidence is presented for the hypothesis that the powerful design techniques developed for interdigital transducers can be applied to the design of EMTs, thus combining transduction and signal-processing functions for NDE applications.


The Ottoman authorities made plans for new towns in Palestine and the adjust areas in the late 19 th and early 20 th century. They were motivated by the need to protect their boundaries against the Bedouin tribes and by answering the need to enlarge the old towns. As they lacked any real knowledge of modern town planning they worked with European and local architects educated in Europe and adopted mainly simple systems of gridiron pattern in order to build a chain of new towns.


Commercial strains of Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach that were grown in vitro at 32C for 4 to 5 weeks on a medium containing 250 µg amantadine/ml followed by hyphal tip-culturing showed an enhanced tolerance of ammonia in the compost during cropping trials. Yield of mushrooms by a treated off-white strain (GSP-18) and a treated white strain (Marlowe-503) was higher in composts with elevated levels of ammonia (0.11% to 0.27%) than that of the untreated cultures. Tolerance was related to the ability of the treated cultures to grow vegetatively in the ammonia-enriched compost. Tolerance was expressed by the cultures for at least 14 months following induction.


e22082 Background: Currently, up to 20% of HER2 tests in breast cancer may be inaccurate. To address this situation, the 2007 ASCO/CAP guideline for HER2 testing recommended using standardized IHC (for HER2 protein expression) and FISH (for HER2 DNA amplification) in a sequential testing algorithm. However, test standardization and equivocal results still remain an issue potentially leading to inappropriate treatment decisions. A new genomic HER2 (gHER2) assay was designed to address these issues.

METHODS
Frozen samples of 152 primary breast cancers with a positive or negative IHC result (126 IHC 0+ and 26 IHC 3+ determined by tissue microarray) were profiled using Affymetrix U133 Plus 2.0 gene chips. Recursive feature elimination algorithm by support vector machines (RFE-SVM) was used to select probesets correlated to IHC status; to compute a genomic HER2 (gHER2) expression index; and to set a threshold discriminating between IHC 0+ from IHC 3+ samples. This gHER2 assay was validated in 4 independent datasets (n=309) and tested for its ability to reclassify HER2 equivocal cases (IHC 2+, n=21). The assay was standardized using Ipsogen MapQuant Dx.

RESULTS
RFE-SVM identified 6 known and 1 unknown genes correlating with the IHC status, all located within the HER2 DNA amplicon. The gHER2 assay gave unequivoqual HER2 status in 96.2 % of samples. The genomic HER2 assay was concordant with IHC status in 94.5% of cases. 95 % of samples with equivocal IHC status (IHC 2+) could be re-classified in accordance with FISH status in 95 % of cases.

CONCLUSIONS
We could identify a genomic signature of both HER2 DNA amplification and HER2 protein expression. A new standardized genomic HER2 assay was derived that matches the ASCO/CAP guideline requirements of 95 % concordance with validated techniques. It may contribute to reduce the number of equivocal results. [Table: see text].


ABSTRACT
Background and Aim: Learning and memory defect occurs following chronic diabetes with
uncontrolled blood glucose. Ginkgo leaf extract improves brain blood flow. Also it contains
antioxidant components and has shown beneficial effects in neurological diseases. In this
study we investigated the effects of Ginkgo leaf extract on spatial memory impairment and
hippocampal neuronal loss caused by diabetes.
Material and Methods: This experimental study included 28 adult male Sparague-Dawley
rats. The rats were made diabetic by injection of streptozotocin (STZ: 60 mg/kg). Ginkgo leaf
extract (40 mg/kg) was administrated orally every day for two weeks and its effects on
memory impairment and hippocampal tissue damage were investigated. Spatial memory was
assessed in Morris water maze for four days. Then, the brains of the animals were extracted
and after tissue staining hippocampal tissue damage were evaluated by neuronal count.
Results: Latency to find the platform in water maze were significantly increased in STZ
group compared to that in the control group (p<0.05). While, administration of the Ginkgo
extract in STZ injected animals significantly reduced the latency to find the platform
(p<0.05). In addition, STZ reduced hippocampal neuronal count (p<0.001) and administration
of the Ginkgo extract in STZ injected animals significantly improved hippocampal neuronal
loss (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Ginkgo leaf extract significantly improved spatial memory impairment and
hippocampal neuronal loss, induced by diabetes.


Graduation design is a key link in universities' education work. With the lapse of time, the requirement to graduate becomes higher and higher, the content of graduation design is being substantiated and renewed. In the present days in which the computers are popular, the computer application becomes one part of graduation design. In the graduation design of Water Conservancy and Hydro-power Engineering, the combination of structure design and computer programming and multimedia design, with reasonable thesis selection and good preparation work and the improvement of guiding methods, lead to better effectiveness. These improve the students' ability to analyze and solve problems with professional knowledge, and their application and developing ability in the major engineering design.


A large spin-orbit coupling is a way to control strong magnetodielectric (MD) coupling in a higher d-orbital materials. However reports are rare on such compounds due to often leaky conductive behavior. Here, we demonstrate MD coupling in a Ru-based 6H-perovskite system, Ba3NdRu2O9. The rare-earth ion in a 6H-perovskite makes the system insulating enough to carry out MD investigation. The compound is ferromagnetically ordered below 24 K (TC), followed by another magnetic feature at T~ 17 K (T2). The dielectric constant clearly traces the magnetic ordering, manifesting a peak at the onset of TC, which is suppressed by the application of an external magnetic field (H). The results indicate the presence of MD coupling in this compound, which is further confirmed by the H-dependence of the dielectric constant. Interestingly, a cross-over of the sign of MD coupling is observed at T ~ T2. We conclude that two different mechanism controls the MD coupling which yields positive and negative coupling, respectively. Both mechanisms are competing as a function of temperature and magnetic field. This brings us a step closer to design and control the magnetodielectric effect in 6H-perovskites containing higher d-orbital elements.


Since reading some 15 years ago an authoritative study which demonstrated that breast self examination was 'more effective at generating anxiety than detecting tumours', I have been trying to pass on this message to female patients who express concerns about breast cancer.1 I have found that, rather than producing a sigh of relief or a gasp of liberation, this information is more likely to cause irritation, even indignation.

No doubt these responses are partly a result of exasperation at the experience of receiving contrary advice from different sources. A more important factor seems to be anger at being cheated of the alluring prospect offered by such screening tests – that early detection will confer a better chance of avoiding …


Bacterial ghost,a novel inactivated non-denatured bacterium,is intact bacterial envelope which is lysised by the lysis gene E of PhiX174.Bacterial ghost has been researched as fish bacteria vaccine just in recent 8 years.It not only has high biological safety,but also can induce humoral and cellular immunity.So bacterial ghost is possible to be used in oral immunization and has a unique advantage in fish vaccine.Much more attention has been paid on ghost being used as a recombinant vaccine or drug delivery system.This paper summarizes the international latest developments in fish bacterial ghost vaccine,discusses their immune response and protective effect in different immunization ways using different strategies.


This paper presents results from a set of experiments carried out to evaluate the effect of carbon fibers on thermal and mechanical properties of metakaolin fly-ash-based geopolymers. Bending and compression tests were conducted at ambient temperature and after exposure to elevated temperatures on fiber-reinforced geopolymers with varying proportions of carbon fibers, metakaolin, and fly ash. Also, crack propagation, dimensional changes, and temperature gradients in geopolymers with different carbon fiber content were recorded during and after heating. Data from these tests show that the addition of short carbon fibers in geopolymers provides an effective mechanism for controlling temperature-induced cracking and thermal deformation, and this in turn enhances bending strength under high temperatures. The enhancement in bending strength under high temperatures, due to the presence of carbon fibers, is higher in geopolymers with higher fly ash content than that with lower fly ash content. Further, the addition of carbon fibers has no significant effect on compressive strength of geopolymers both at ambient temperature and after exposure to high temperatures.


Objective Adverse birth outcomes, which include stillbirth, preterm birth, low birthweight, congenital abnormalities, and stillbirth, are the leading cause of neonatal and infant mortality worldwide. We assessed adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Bale zone hospitals, Oromia, Southeast Ethiopia. Methods We used systematic random sampling in this cross-sectional study. We identified factors associated with adverse birth outcomes using bivariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results The proportion of adverse birth outcomes among participants was 21%. Of 576 births, 70 (12.2%) were low birthweight, 49 (8.5%) were preterm birth, 45 (7.8%) were stillbirth, and 18 (3.1%) infants had congenital anomalies. Inadequate antenatal care (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 6.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.25–13.32), multiple pregnancy (AOR  =  4.74, 95% CI 1.55–14.45), premature rupture of membranes in the current pregnancy (AOR = 2.31, 95% CI 1.26–4.21), hemoglobin level  < 11 g/dL (AOR = 3.22, 95% CI 1.85–5.58), and mid-upper arm circumference less than 23 cm (AOR = 5.93, 95% CI 3.49–10.08) were all significantly associated with adverse birth outcomes. Conclusions Approximately one in five study participants had adverse birth outcomes. Increasing antenatal care uptake, ferrous supplementation during pregnancy, and improving the quality of maternal health services are recommended.


Objective To improve the life quality of the patients with gastric cancer induced jaundice.Methods Internal drainage was performed through hepatic portal or gallbladder by using the technigue of hepatic surgery.Results No patient died of operation. Some symptoms such as jaundice and cutaneous pruritus were alleviated gradely postoperation. Appetite, hepatic function and the life quality of the patients were improved. The survival time was 4 to 15 months with the average being 8.7 months. There was no jaundice in 9 cases before their death. The tolerance against chemotherapy and radiotherapy was improved. Conclusion The drainage of the jaundice induced by late or recurrent gastric carcinoma could improve the life quality and prolong the survival time of the patients.


Kaidan are tales of the strange and mysterious, supernatural stories often depicting the horrific and gruesome. Many contemporary Japanese regard stories of the kaidan genre as frightening ghost stories. Written stories that fit the kaidan mold have been part of Japanese literature since ancient times, but they were not identified apart from the rest. It was only during the Edo period that these stories were collected, compiled, and pub lished under the rubric of \aidan as \aidan-shu (collections of kaidan). In the middle of the eighteenth century, the production of kaidan literature reached one of its peaks. At the same time, the artistry of kaidan attained a zenith in Kint^o kaidan (Kaidan Present and Past) and Ugetsu monogatari (Tales of Moonlight and Rain, 1776), a collection of nine short stories of the supernatural written by Ueda Akinari (1734—1809). By tracing the \aidan-shu from its emergence in the early Edo period up to the appearance of Ugetsu monogatari, this paper will demonstrate how \aidan literature of the Edo period (1600—1867) moves away from the religious and didactic, toward the secular.


Heterogeneities in the distribution of surfactants at an interface between two fluids create a gradient of interfacial tension, which triggers the Marangoni effect, i.e., a bulk flow in the two phases surrounding the interface. The Marangoni effect is used to enhance the spreading of liquids on substrates, and some living organisms rely on this to move at the surface of water. It can also impair processes such as surface coating.


Objective:
We report the case of a 26-year old man with multiple sclerosis presented with petechial bleeding 11 months after his first treatment with 60mg alemtuzumab.
 Background:
Alemtuzumab represents a novel therapeutic agent for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) that has proven superior efficacy over interferon beta 1a in the clinical development program. Alemtuzumab leads to a rapid depletion of mature lymphocytes, especially B and T cells via selective binding of the CD52 surface receptor and consecutive antibody as well as complement dependent cytotoxicity. Common side effects include the development of other autoimmune disorders, mainly thyroid autoimmunopathy and immune thrombocytopenia
 Methods:
Case description
 Results:
The patient showed severe thrombocytopenia with a platelet count of 2x109/L and a marked splenomegaly on abdominal ultrasound. Platelet count 3 weeks earlier was within a normal range of 256x109/L without any clinical symptoms for bleeding. He responded to medical therapy including corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulins with slow platelet recovery over several weeks.
 Conclusions:
This case emphasizes the necessity of careful clinical surveillance and proper education of patients treated with alemtuzumab in addition to the safety-monitoring program. Disclosure: Dr. Obermann has received personal compensation for activities with Biogen Idec, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer, and Teva.


The main objective of the present paper is to find the effect of elemental Selenium on progressive biogas production. Laboratory scale digesters of 2.5 l capacity were used and fed with Holy Basil (Ocimum sanctum) as the substrate, cow dung as the inoculum and digested in a batch reactor for a retention period of 45 days at mesophilic temperature. During the course of experiment, pH, temperature and biogas production were monitored daily. Solids, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Lignin and Cellulose were analyzed at a regular interval of 5 days using standard methods. The yield of biogas generated was increased 1.38 folds from 0.453dm3/kg to 0.613 dm3/ kg in digester with Selenium concentration of 2mM when compared with control digester. The overall performance of the digester was increased with the addition of Selenium. INTRODUCTION Anaerobic digestion of organic wastes with some additives to improve biogas yield has been given due importance for the last many years (Mandal and Mandal, 1998). Several reports (Lawrence and Mccarty, 1975; Madamwar et al., 1991) have been published on the stimulative effects of some surfactants, metal ions etc on biogas production from organic residues when added in low concentrations. Few trace elements, like iron, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, copper, cobalt and nickel accelerated the process of methanogenesis (Singh and Singh, 1996). Iron are normally essential for anaerobic digestion, while very high concentrations of nickel have shown to be more inhibitory for methanogenesis (Schonheit and Thewer, 1979). Singh and Singh (1995) reported that high concentration of iron gives a favourable response during methanogenesis. The above findings prompted us to search out some other chemical additives with a view to enhance the production of biogas. This paper presents the results of experiments performed to study the effects of Selenium on the biogas yields of Holy basil. MATERIALS AND METHODS Collection and Preparation of Material Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Labiatae), commonly known as Holy basil, is a herbaceous plant found throughout the south Asian region. It is cultivated for religious and medicinal uses (Hannan et al., 2006). It was collected from the famous Simhachalam temple, Visakhapatnam, where it is otherwise discarded as waste. The leaves were washed with distilled water, air dried in shade, blended to make a paste and used as a substrate. Experimental Set Up To each digester bottle, 1500 ml slurry (6% TS w/v) of the substrate, and heterogenous cowdung (10% TS v/v) was added as active inoculum. The experiment was designed as reported by Singh et al., (2007). Selenium in the form of elemental Selenium, was added to the digester at a concentration of 2mM, 4mM and 8mM and the overall performance of the digester was evaluated by comparing with a digester wherein heavy metal was not added externally that acted as a control. Analysis of the Parameter The experiment was carried out for a period of 45 days in a batch reactor at room temperature. Biogas produced in the digester was measured once a day by reading the level of saline water displaced by gas pressure (Singh et al., 2007). The contents of the digester were mixed once a day by shaking them manually for 5 minutes. The total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), BOD, COD were analyzed at a regular interval of 5 days using standard methods (Eaton et al., 2005). Lignin and Cellulose were also analyzed at an interval of 5 days (Zainol and Rahman, 2008) Statistical Analysis Statistical analysis was performed using MINITAB statistical package (Minitab Statistical Software, Version 14, State College, Pennsylvania, USA) for regression analysis (Giannoutsou, 2004). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Throughout the study period the pH of the feed was maintained within the acceptable range of 6.8 to 7.2 ( Banu et al., 2007). The feed temperature during the study was in the range of 30.3 0C to 35.6 0C, which is recommended for efficient mesophilic anaerobic digestion (Bhatti et al., 1996; Banu et al., 2007). Selenium concentration of 2mM gave a maximum biogas production. 4mM Selenium showed an enhanced biogas generation when compared to the control while biogas production declined with 8mM Selenium concentration. The cumulative biogas of 0.453dm3/kg, 0.613 dm3/kg, 0.471 dm3/kg and 0.353 dm3/kg was observed with control, 2mM, 4mM and 8mM Selenium concentration respectively (Figure 1: Comparing cumulative biogas at 2mM, 4mM and 8mM Selenium). There was an escalated increase in the reduction of Total and Volatile Solids in the digesters with 2mM (80.26%, 70.71%) and 4mM (73.21%, 61.43%) Selenium concentrations when compared with control (67.95%, 53.57%). The solids reduction has declined with 8mM Selenium concentration (52.56%, 45.71%). The lower concentration of Selenium (2mM and 4mM) has creeped up the digestion rates. The reduction rates after 45 days were 76.68%, 86.21%, 83.66%, 60.08% of BOD and 66.88%, 75.19%, 73.13%, 62.0.1% of COD respectively in digesters with control, 2mM , 4mM and 8mM Selenium concentration. Process performance and process stability can


Since 1960s,scholars abroad have conducted a lot of researches on the relationship between gesture and language.However,in China,such field has not received due attention.A linguistic view on gesture regards gesture as part of the language communication with the cross-linguistic and systematic characteristics,closely related to the messages the addresser intends to convey.The relationship between gesture and language is manifested in such five aspects as gesture as a speaker-phenomenon,the same semantic and functional role gesture and language play and the semantic and temporal consistency gesture and language have.Currently,the mechanisms to explain the relationship between gesture and language include gesture-language auxiliary theory and gesture-language dialectical theory.


This research aims to: (1) identify and describe speech acts in the film of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted that suit to the language functions in KTSP and 2013 Curriculum for junior high school and (2) explain ways to apply the speech acts in ELT. This study employed the qualitative approach. The research object consisted of the utterances in the film. The data were collected through an observation and they were classified based on the speech act classification. The research findings reveal that there are many speech acts functions in the film suiting to the language functions in the curriculums. Directive speech act includes commanding and ordering, requesting, inviting, suggesting, prohibiting, and begging. Expressive speech act includes parting, thanking, congratulating, liking and disliking, greeting, apologizing, complimenting and admiring, agreeing and disagreeing, doubting, and refusing. Representative speech act includes convincing, informing, and giving fact or opinion. Commissive speech act includes promising and offering. The application of the speech acts functions in ELT is done by making use of the utterances to express the language functions in the curriculums.


The articles examines the celebrations in Brazil in 1892, especially in Rio de Janeiro, of the fourth century of the Discovery of America. It discusses the controversies of the IHGB (Brazilian Historical and Geographical Institute), the religious festivals and the position of the Roman Catholic Church, which regarded the discovery as "the greatest and finest achievement ever witnessed by the human race". It relates the celebrations to the context of the present Brazilian political crisis and commemorations abroad, such as the Colombus Universil Exhibition in Chicago . The article will be passed predominantly on press article from Rio.


Cooperative diversity is a promising technique to form virtual antenna array without using collated multiple antennas. In this paper, we consider a joint selection scheme in multi-source multi-relay networks, in which the best source node and the best relay node are selected to access channel. The destination node uses this scheme to reduce the excessive burden of maximal ratio combining (MRC) with all source nodes and relay nodes. We derive the asymptotic expressions for the system with amplify-and-forward (AF) protocol and exact expressions for the system with decode-and-forward (DF) protocol. Numerical and simulation results show that the performance of the proposed scheme is proportional to the number of independent relay nodes or source nodes. Furthermore, one can see that the relay plays a more important role than the source on the performance of outage probability and symbol error probability (SER) in multi-source multi-relay networks.


Epidemiological estimates (1,2) indicate that more than a quarter of the adult world population are hypertensive: an approximate one billion people with diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension, a fi gure that is predicted to increase to more than 1.5 billion by 2025. Most of this disease burden caused by high blood pressure is borne by middle-aged people, especially by people with prehypertension (3). Also of importance, 80% of the attributable burden of disease will be found in regions with lowor middle-income populations. In terms of geographic regions, the highest number of attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) occurred in Europe and central Asia (predominantly eastern Europe), and East Asia and the Pacifi c (including China), followed by south Asia (including India) (3). Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases now account for 30% of all deaths (2). An estimated, 7.6 million premature deaths (about 13.5% of the global total) and 92 million DALYs (6.0% of the global total) has been attributed to high blood pressure (3). This amounts to 54% of stroke and 47% of ischemic heart disease worldwide. Overall, about 80% of the attributable burden occurred in low-income and middle-income economies, and over half occurred in people aged 45 – 69 years. Cardiovascular disease also typically occurs at a younger age in developing than in developed countries (2). National surveys of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control may be used to assess the burden of hypertension in the community (1,4). Generally, such surveys underscore the fact that in most developing countries, hypertension is highly prevalent, poorly treated and controlled, and an escalating health problem (5). For example, in China (6) population-based surveys show increasing trends in blood pressure, as well as cholesterol and diabetes, while there is a slight decline in male smoking. Based on current trends, Moran and co-workers (6) forecasted the prevalence of coronary heart disease and stroke in China from 2010 to 2030. These estimates indicated that annual prevalence would increase by more than a half from 2010 to 2030 due to an aging and increasing population. However, since cardiovascular risk factor trends are worsening, cardiovascular events are likely to increase further by an additional 14% in Chinese adults from 2010 to 2030. The evaluation of an individual attributable risk forms the basis of clinical guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases worldwide (7). Interestingly, a recalibrated Framingham cardiovascular risk prediction equation will provide similar results to the equations developed from Asian cohorts. Importantly, Barzi et al. (7) found that good estimates of cardiovascular risk in Asian populations could be obtained by low-information equations, based on inexpensive clinical risk estimates. Obviously, the rationale for developing and using a risk-estimation system is based on the fact that atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease for most people is the result of more than one risk factor (8). The assessment of risk may include not only absolute risk, but also the calculation of relative risk and lifetime risk, as well as risk age or risk advancement periods. Importantly, as a person ages, risk factor effects are not constant, and new global risk systems will need to accommodate this (8). Appropriate risk assessments are also essential to assess correctly the full public health benefi t of new medicines (9). A large part of such information will compiled after the drug is registered and available for longer periods on the market. Data from post-registration studies may be used to describe parameters of real-life clinical practice such as the treated population, conditions of treatment initiation, treatment duration, adherence, associated Blood Pressure, 2012; 21 (Suppl 1): 1–2


The function of everyone, and especially the professional types of communication, among others, must be to establish closer connections between interlocutors and listeners. Sometimes this happens in the interests of the communicating countries, and there are occasions when one of the communicators - the manipulator takes power and control over the person who manipulates. Manipulation is the basis of communication. Manipulation is defined as a behavioral model in which a person uses interpersonal relationships to conceal or receive certain information, to distort facts or truth, with the intention of winning someone's love or benefiting himself. The means of manipulation are numerous - from insult, through labeling, lie, threats and harassment, to deception and the induction of feelings with which to obey the manipulator. The degree of manipulation depends on the manipulator's skill, the susceptibility of the manipulation, the specific situation and the possibilities for counter-manipulation. At the time of the new information and communication technologies, manipulation gains strength and even manipulates the Internet through linguistic means.


Objective
To assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Prodromal Questionnaire-Brief Version (PQ-B).

Methods
By convenience sampling, 122 college students and clinical psychology outpatients were assessed by PQ-B and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90). Eighty among them were retested with the PQ-B after 2 weeks to test test-retest reliability.Correlation analysis, exploratory factor analysis were used for data processing.

Results
The internal consistency reliability of the Chinese version of PQ-B was 0.894, the correlation coefficient between each item and total score were higher than 0.347(all P 0.01).

Conclusion
The Chinese version of PQ-B suggested primarily good reliability and validity.

Key words:
Prodromal questionnaire; Reliability; Validity


Some nurses who work the night shift experience high levels of sleepiness. Napping has been adopted as an effective countermeasure to sleepiness and fatigue in other safety-sensitive industries but has not had widespread acceptance in nursing. In this two-hospital implementation project, napping was offered to six nursing units where nurse executives had previously approved nap implementation for the night shift as a pilot project. Successful implementation occurred in only one of the six units with partial success in a second unit. Barriers primarily occurred at the point of seeking unit-based nursing leadership approval. On the successful unit, one hundred fifty three 30-minutes naps were taken during the 3-month pilot period. A Nap Experience Survey measured sleepiness prior to the nap, the nap duration and perceived sleep, sleep inertia after the nap, and the perceived helpfulness of the nap. A high level of sleepiness was present at the beginning of 44% of naps. For over half of naps, nurses reported sleeping slightly (43%) or deeply (14%). Sleep inertia was rare (very groggy or sluggish on arising, 1.3%). The average score of helpfulness of napping was high (7.3 on a 1–10 scale). Nurses who napped reported being less Corresponding author: Dr. Geiger-Brown, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W. Lombard St., Ste. W213, Baltimore, MD, 21201 Conflicts: None to declare. HHS Public Access Author manuscript Am J Nurs. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 May 01. Published in final edited form as: Am J Nurs. 2016 May ; 116(5): 26–33. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000482953.88608.80. A uhor M anscript


The nineteenth century witnessed a huge increase in both private and public institutions to control and to contain two elements deemed to be the most dangerous in British society: the prostitute and the fallen woman. These individuals were considered deviant at a time when the middle-class exercised philanthropy supporting the double standard code of morality. Charity and state intervention were carried out by two kinds of institutions which were closely connected: lock hospitals and lock asylums. However, the role of lock hospitals was to cure venereal disease, whereas the role of the lock asylums was the reformation and instruction of these women. As a consequence, this paper seeks to examine the importance of the London Lock Hospital and Asylum Laws and By-laws of 1840, especially in relation to female patients and penitents, so as to ascertain the roles of these two institutions in the reproduction of the moral standards of the middle-class and of the religious discourse of the time. We shall see that these regulations reflect the ideas of industriousness, repentance and atonement for these women's past lives, emphasizing the differences between the sexes as far as sexual and moral behaviour were concerned.


We propose and demonstrate an all-normal-dispersion multi-wavelength dissipative soliton Yb-doped fiber laser with a periodic birefringence fiber filter, for the first time to our best knowledge. Numerical simulations show that single-, dual-, and multi-wavelength dissipative solitons can be generated under appropriate filter bandwidth and saturation power. Under a certain filter bandwidth, the generated wavelength number of multi-wavelength mode-locked dissipative solitons is related to the saturation power, decreasing with increasing saturation power. The maximal and minimal attainable wavelength spacing of multi-wavelength dissipative solitons are also investigated, which are 21 nm and 4.6 nm, respectively, according to our simulations. Furthermore, the generation of multi-wavelength dissipative solitons has been verified by experiments. Dual- and three-wavelength dissipative solitons with a wavelength spacing of 16.4 nm have been achieved.


An unsupervised algorithm for speaker's lip segmentation is presented. A color video sequence of the speaker's face is acquired, under natural lighting conditions and without any particular make-up. First, a logarithmic color transform is performed from the RGB to HI (hue, intensity) color space and sequence dependant parameters are evaluated. Second, a statistical approach using Markov random field modeling segment the mouth shape using the red hue predominant region and motion in a spatiotemporal neighborhood. Simultaneously, a region of interest (ROI) is automatically extracted. Third, the speaker's lip shape is extracted from the final hue field with good quality results in this challenging situation.


Crescent visibility importantly depends on some variables such as; Sun-Crescent elongation (ArcL, arc of light), Crescent relative altitude due to Sun (ArcV, arc of vision), moon age, and moon lag (briefly Lag only). Furthermore , relative position of Sun due to ecliptic can affects Crescent position and its visibility. There is two significa nt ly relative position of Sun i.e. Summer Solstice which happens on June 21-22, and Winter Solstice which occurs on December 21-22. In this paper, it will be discuss ed about what is minimum limit of Crescent visibility on those phenomena. Writer used data from 68 BMKG data (2008-2015), 295 Yallop data (1861-1992), and 36 Caldwell data (1987-2012), but they are used when Summer and Winter Solstice only. It can be concluded that the minimum limit of Crescent visibility are, ArcL = 10°30'00", ArcV = 9°30'00", moon age 20 hours 24 minutes, lag 58 minutes 48 seconds and Crescent width 0,24 arc minutes on June 26, 1987 at latitude 42°42'00" South and longitude 84°30'00" West, occured 4 days after Summer solstice.


Corder, S.P., 'Simple codes' and the sources of the second language learner's initial heuristic hypothesis, in Corder, S.P., Error analysis and interlanguage. London: Oxford University Press, 1981. Language distance and the magnitude of the language learning task, (in the same volume) Widdowson, H.G., The significance of simplification, in Widdowson, H.G., Explorations in Applied Linguistics. London: Oxford University Press, 1979.


We address the question of whether unbarred market entry can eliminate monopolizing behavior in the presence of acquisitions. We model this question by using a four-stage repeated noncooperative game. Analysis of subgame perfect pure strategy Nash equilibria of this game under simplifying assumptions …nds that even with entry and the absence of collusion, competitive acquisition of …rms by their rivals may entail partial monopolization of a homogenous good industry. As well, acquisitions can be used to deter entry.


Objective To study the stability of the drugs in secondary packaging in Shenzhen area.Methods The drug contents at different observation time points were determined according to the methods from the Part Ⅱ of Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China(2010).Results The percentages of principal agents of the selected drugs were all above 90% in 12 months.Conclusion The expiry date of the drugs in secondary packaging in Shenzhen is at least 1 year.


This appendix of the book The letter of love and concord: a revised diplomatic edition with historical and textual comments and English translation contains a list of misplaced text-blocks.Keywords: misplaced text-blocks; The letter of love and concord


At the current stage of social development, the protection of the interests of a person, society and the state from publically dangerous infringements is reaching a conceptually new level. Russian and foreign legislation, as well as theoretical publications, are paying more and more attention to the possibilities of the lawful infliction of harm under the circumstances that preclude the criminal character of an action. The abovementioned norms have a special place in criminal or other legislation because they contain clauses that allow inflicting harm on public relations protected by criminal law. Criminal legislation, recognized worldwide as penal in its essence (e.g. the Penal Code — «penal» being the synonym of «retributive», «punitive» and «vindictive») still contains a specific chapter devoted to such circumstances and includes norms that define the conditions and grounds for inflicting harm on public relations protected by criminal legislation, and this harm is recognized as lawful and even publically beneficial. These norms should be viewed as a specific legal phenomenon not only in Russian, but also in foreign criminal legislation and other types of legislation. However, the analysis of law enforcement practice does not allow to judge the effectiveness of their use by both law enforcement employees and citizens who protects their lawful rights and interests against publically dangerous infringements or engage in other publically beneficial behavior. In our opinion, the problems of law enforcement are connected with legislative support, and specifically with the area of substantive law. The authors of the article summarize many possibilities of using the norms of Chapter 8 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation that have not been realized yet. They take into account and stress the isolation and independence of these norms, the necessity of their presence and reflection specifically in the criminal legislation. The authors also recommend to change the method of legal regulation of the circumstances that preclude the criminal character of the action and to use it as a basis for introducing significant changes in the contents of the abovementioned norms with the aim of improving the effectiveness of their enforcement in practice.


Self-feeding systems, where fish actuate a trigger to obtain food, may be a useful tool in aquaculture feed management programs as they can reduce food wastage, whilst improving growth and food conversion ratio's. Furthermore, feeding on-demand can also reduce competition and fin damage. Fin damage (especially to the dorsal fin) can be caused by aggression, although other factors such as handling, water quality, water temperature, disease, tank substrate and dietary ingredients have also been implicated. This paper compares the effects of self feeding (SF) or hand feeding (HF) on the growth, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and fin damage of group-held rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss using fin damage as an index of competition and aggressive behavior. The experiment was carried out at the Teikyo University of Science and Technology, Yamanashi, Japan, between 26 January and 1 March 2005 and lasted 33 days. Although this experimental period was relatively short, other SF studies on rainbow trout used similar timescales (e.g. 21–22 day experiments investigating growth under different food rewards; a 48 day experiment investigating growth and fin damage under different SF regimes.) Sixty rainbow trout (69.8 g 5.4 g, mean SD) were divided into six cylindroconical transparent PVC tanks (n = 10 tank-1). Tank capacity was 200 L (diameter 70 cm, height 75 cm). Fish were stocked at an initial density of 3.49 0.12 kg m-3 (mean SD). Water temperature was 14.2 0.1°C (mean SD) and tanks were continuously supplied with aerated and filtered water from two independent, closed recirculating systems. Fish were subjected to a light : dark cycle (LD) of 12:12 h (lights on at 06:00 hours and off at 18:00 hours) with an artificial dawn and dusk of 23 min. Photophase length and intensity were regulated and controlled as outlined previously. Light intensity was 700 lx during the light phase and undetectable during the dark phase <0.01 lx. All tanks were hand-fed 3.5 g (ca. 2% body weight) for 10 days prior to the experiment. From 26 January, three tanks were fed using self feeders, and three tanks were fed by hand. Self-fed fish were given free photophase access to the SF (06:00– 18:00 hours) using a previously outlined SF system. When a fish actuated the SF trigger, the feeder delivered nine (0.189 g) commercial pellets (Masu Super 4; Oriental Yeast, Tokyo, Japan) to a centrally localized area around the trigger. Each trigger actuation was recorded on a computer using The Chronobiology Kit (Stanford Software Systems, Stanford, CA, USA). Pellets in each self feeder were changed daily and uneaten pellets were removed from each tank outlet and counted daily. Hand-fed fish received a single daily meal at 10:00 hours. Fish were fed to perceived satiation during this meal and satiation was defined as the point where fish stopped consuming pellets (an established protocol for feeding to satiation in trout production). Any uneaten pellets were removed from the tank outlet and counted daily. At the beginning and end of the experiment, fish were anesthetized using 2-phenoxyethanol (0.04%) and weighed (wet weight). Caudal and dorsal fins were also assessed for the presence/absence of fin *Corresponding author: Tel: 81-554-63-6842. Fax: 81-554-63-4431. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Present address: Laboratory for Biolinguistics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. Received 20 February 2007. Accepted 7 June 2007. FISHERIES SCIENCE 2008; 74: 941–943


Revolution is a total and ongoing process. All aspects of society, civil, as well as political, are affected. Base, superstructure, praxis must all change. The revolutionary experience indicates that these changes are always uneven: unequal development, resistance to change, counter-revolution have been the rule. Such generalizations aside, the revolutionary universe is murky, fraught with questions, besieged and confounded by debatable answers. Such is our burden, in particular, when we approach the problem of the relation between religion and revolution, and perhaps nowhere more so than in respect to Latin America. Marx and Engels' systematic and emphatic rejection of religion as a source of revolution has added to this burden. In attempting to establish socialism on a rational and scientific basis, they in essence obviated religion as a valid concern. Scientific socialism could not accept religion as the moral and ethical fount of revolution and liberation. Although Marx understood religion as a necessary palliative for the alienation felt by men in class dominated societies, it could play no role in societies liberated from the false consciousness necessary for such domination.


By means of very careful evaluation of the results of coasting tests, which were originally only intended to measure the aerodynamic resistance of the ICE/V in tunnels, it has been possible to determine not only this resistance but also that in the open air, and all other terms of the complicated resistance to motion formula. The aerodynamic resistance of the trailer cars has proved to be exactly as favourable as forecast, while that of the power cars was substantially below the forecast value


MicroGrid (MG) is becoming an important system for a massive and reliable integration of renewable energy sources. Hence, due to its benefits, photovoltaic (PV) systems are the most suitable and widely used in MGs. However, for a reliable integration of PV panels, they must be interfaced by smart power electronics devices that allow the implementation of advanced control solutions. In addition to operating as active power generator with maximum power point tracking (MPPT), the new PV systems (PVS) should behave as ancillary services providers by participating to the grid regulation, such as frequency stabilization, voltage profile control, harmonics compensation and so forth. This paper aims at reviewing the control and operation of PVS in AC MG. Control structures, active power control, MPPT and inner loops are presented and discussed. Design, analysis and control of single-stage three phase PVS in AC MG that is able to operate at MPP or as a dispatchable source are made. The control structure is validated through dynamic simulations.


Abstract : Two fungi species, HAFB-2F-Br and HAFB-2F-Wh, have been isolated on polyurethane paint selective medium from Hill AFB paint waste samples. The mix removes polyurethane paint from the surface of painted plastic balls in less than 68 hours. Separately, HAFB-2F-Br strips the paint in 16 to 18 hours. Cloning has therefore begun with HAFB-2F-Br. Proteins have been extracted. The DNA vector and fungal host have been received. The pSV50 has been isolated and digested with Bgl II to remove the cos site and to reduce the number of Bgl II sites to one. The extracted linear plasmid DNA was ligated to itself to form a circular plasmid. Competent cells were prepared and the modified pSV50 was transformed into the competent cells. Several procedures have been used to extract the genomic DNA: the SDS approach was successful. Work is proceeding on further purification of the HAFB-2F-Br genomic library and plasmid isolation.


The invention relates to a recombinant coryneform bacterium which secretes an organic chemical compound and in which the SugR gene which codes for a polypeptide having the activity of an SugR regulator has been attenuated. The inven tion further relates to a processes for using this bacterium for the fermentative preparation of organic chemical compounds. Patent Application Publication Aug. 23, 2012 US 2012/0214211 A1


molecules, radicals, and ions all of whose sizes range from ca. 1 Å for atoms and small molecules to a few hundred Å for polymers and biological molecules such as DNA and proteins. Sometimes these building blocks combine to form nanoscopic materials (e.g., quantum dots, graphene sheets) whose dimensions span up to thousands of Å, making them amenable to detection using specialized microscopic tools. However, description of the motions and properties of the particles comprising such small systems has been found to not be amenable to treatment using classical mechanics. Their structures, energies, and other properties have only been successfully described within the framework of quantum mechanics. This is why quantum mechanics has to be mastered as part of learning theoretical chemistry.


We present a novel two-stage methodology for locating a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) source in an urban area using a network of sensors. In contrast to earlier work, our approach does not solve an inverse dispersion problem but relies on data obtained from a simulation of the CBRN dispersion to obtain probabilistic descriptors of sensor measurements under a variety of CBRN release scenarios. At its first stage, subsequent sensor observations under nominal, CBRN event-free conditions are assumed to be independent and identically distributed and we rely on the method of types to detect a CBRN event. Conditional on such an event, subsequent sensor observations are assumed to follow a Markov process. Using composite hypothesis testing we map sensor measurements to a source location chosen out of a discrete set of possible locations. We leverage large deviation techniques to obtain a bound on the localization probability of error and propose several methodologies for fusing sensor data to arrive at a localization decision, including a distributed one. We also address the problem of optimally placing sensors to minimize the localization probability of error. Our techniques are validated numerically using two different CBRN release simulators.