Abstract : This research was designed to evaluate a battery of M1 gunner performance prediction tests. Specifically, the work sought to (1) determine the relationship between hands-on job sample tests and computerized counterparts, (2) ascertain how these relate to Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery- based ability measures, and (3) determine how the tests relate to tank gunnery measures. Data were obtained for 123 M1 tank gunners from 4 battalions. Composite scores were derived for five hands-on predictor tasks: (1) tank engagement, (2) snakeboard tracking, (3) computer panel enter/check data, (4) computer tank engagement, and (5) computer tracking. Data were also obtained on a motivation inventory, the Armed Forces Qualification Test, and the Pattern Analysis subtest of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, Forms 6/7. Criterion data included supervisor ratings and Table VIII annual gunnery scores. Results for the target engagement test suggested that this task might be successfully computerized. Performance on M1 Computer Panel Tests was found to relate to the Armed Forces Qualification Test. While no relationships for supervisor ratings and Table VIII day scores and predictor tests were observed, some hands-on measures were seen to correlate with Table VIII night scores.


Photograph of the T&P train bulletin from Plaquemine, Louisiana. Written below the image is "Plaquemine, La. April 8th 1967," and "Harry J. Boudreaux."


Exactmatrix-vector representations of the power flowequationsare usedto developa schemefor systematicadjustment ofregulating transformers.The real andreactivepower models are bothwritten in matrix-vector formas Ax=b. Theunknownsinthereal andreactive power modelsare thesets ofvoltagephase anglesandunspecified voltagemagnitudes at PQ busses, respectively.Therealpower modelincludesspecified power flowsthroughphase-shifting transformers as in- jectionsintobusseswheresuchtransformersare con- nected. Thereactive power modelhasa dimensionality equal to thenumberofloadbusseslessthenumberof tap-changing transformers. Twoseparatesubmodels al- low thecalculations ofphase shifterangleandtap settings.Theapplication ofthealgorithm to theIEEE standardtestsystemsshowsthatthealgorithm adjusts transformersettingsin aboutthe same numberof iterations as thatforunadjustedsolutions.


Infusion system (1) for a liquid, domestic product to be heated Lebensmittelpro- (P), that one from a Infusorbehalter (2) with a conical bottom (2d) limited infusion chamber (2a, 2b, 2c) having a first inlet (3.6) for the to be heated food product (P) in its upper region (2b) and with an outlet (2g) for the heated food product (P ') in its lower region (2c), wherein the infusion chamber (2a, 2b, 2c) a second inlet (3.7) for steam (D) in its upper region (2b), characterized in that the second inlet (3.7) permeable to fluid having a second channel (3.3d) and the second channel (3.3d) in the center of the upper region (2b) and in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) of the infusion chamber (2a, 2b, 2c) opens into the latter, and that the first inlet (3.6) is fluid pervious connected to a first channel (3.9) of the second channel (3.3 d) enclosing annular, concentric and likewise in the upper Region (2b) and from above into the ...


The invention relates to a fabric formaldehyde-free fixing agent, and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of textile auxiliary agents. The fixing agent comprises the following components in parts by weight: 15-25 parts of crylic acid butyl ester, 5-9 parts of chitosan hyamine, 6-10 parts of isobornyl acrylate, 7-14 parts of acrylyl oxyethyl acrylate trimethyl ammonium chloride, 8-10 parts of triallylamine, 2-5 parts of organo-siloxane, 3-5 parts of glacial acetic acid, 0.1-1 part of azodiisobutyronitrile and 100-120 parts of deionized water. The fabric formaldehyde-free fixing agent is simple in preparation process, the prepared fixing agent is free of formaldehyde and APEO (Alkylphenol Ethoxylates), static combination of cation groups in fixing agent molecules with anion groups in dye can be achieved, insoluble lake can be formed on the surface of a fabric, and hydrosolvent groups of the dye are sealed up, so that the washing fastness of the colored fabric can be improved.


This paper devotes to formulating several multiscale models to study the effect of pH-dependent ionic inhomogeneity on the electrical potential distributions and the graded elastic properties of a nanoscale DNA film and the related bending deflections of a microcantilever biosensor. First, the Langmuir isotherm was used to improve the classical Poisson-Boltzmann equation for polyelectrolyte solutions by introducing a new solution parameters to consider the effect of the inhomogeneous distribution of hydrogen ions on the electrical potential. Second, inspired by the Parsegian's mesoscopic attraction potential for cation condensed DNAs, the graded distribution properties of the particles were taken in the construction of an alternative interaction potential for both attraction-dominated and repulsion-dominated films. The new model parameters were obtained by curve fitting with the bending deflection experiments of a microcantilever done by Arroyo-Hernandez et al. Third, by the improved interaction potential and the thought experiment about the compression of a DNA bar in the context of macroscopic continuum mechanics, we investigated the diversity of elastic properties of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) films due to the self-adaptability of its microstructures and constituents to the pH value, salt concentration and cation valence. Numerical results show that electronegative DNA could be overcharged with a positive electrical potential when the particle distribution conforms with the condition that the sign of the new introduced solution parameter is negative. There exists a transition from the pH-sensitive interval to pH-insensitive one for bending signals and elastic moduli. Negative elastic modulus is first revealed in the attraction-dominated ssDNA film constrained on the Au-layer of a microcantilever biosensor.


The first and most important duty of this Committee is to express our thanks and admiration for the exceedingly able manner in which the Local Arrangements Committee, under the chairmanship of Dr. A. M. Hood, has functioned over the past year. We have nothing but praise for their efficiency, their resourcefulness and their ability to co-operate and to communicate speedily and meaningfully with the Scientific Program Committee. Some of their reports should be made a permanent part of the Canadian Psychiatric Association's guidebook in the preparation of annual meetings. The number, regional distribution and major trends in the scientific papers submitted have already been noted in the mid-year report. The ultimate quality of these efforts remains to be judged in the next few days. The question of the future develop' ment of the scientific program of the Canadian Psychiatric Association has been the subject of some thought and discussion. As outlined in the mid-year report there would seem to be several basic possibilities of evolution. 1) A tendency to larger scientific meetings with an increasing number of papers but, nevertheless, still modelled along conventional lines. This is a trend which is likely to emerge if current indices of participation and attendance continue. In support of the merits of this possibility is the school of thought which subscribes to the belief that since our association is still relatively young we should have a large annual gathering


Abstract For a compound to be classified as a volatile corrosion inhibitor (VCI), it must possess two basic properties: volatility and ability of the vapour to retard the corrosion rate. VCIs can be used in cases where other protection methods are not feasible or when protection could be very expensive. Usually, most organic compounds giving inhibitive action against corrosion of metals have one or more electronegative atoms (e. g. oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur) in the form of functional groups and/or have an unsaturated bond. Inhibitors for atmospheric corrosion can be used economically only in enclosed spaces. When metal items are in transit, the following protection methods should be considered: protective oils, water or oil based formulations and/or protective packaging. In the manufacture and use of corrosion inhibitors and their products (e.g.VCI paper), workers are occupationally exposed to various chemicals, noise and elevated air temperatures. The concentrations of chemicals in workplace air are dependent on the manufacturing process and equipment used. It is recommended that any plant processing VCIs should have good processing equipment and ventilation. Workers should wear protective clothing, safety glasses and gloves when handling VCI products.


The role of the military in Fiji's politics over the last 27 years has been decisive. Four military coups followed by democratic elections have indelibly shaped Fiji's political landscape. Held under the 2013 Constitution imposed on Fiji by the Bainimarama regime, Fiji's September 2014 elections were hailed by the coordinator of the Multinational Observer Group as 'broadly reflecting the will of the people' (Goledzinowski 2014). The readiness of the international community to sanction the polls after eight years of authoritarian rule underscores the pragmatism of realpolitik as also shown by the people of Fiji,1 whose acquiescence to military intervention is now a hallmark of politics in the country. At the October 2014 swearing in of the new parliament after eight years of dictatorship, the 10 democratically elected former military officers, including several other members of FijiFirst (FF), all wore regimental neckties. In a sense, this display


We study global Calabi-Yau realizations of multiple singularity enhancement relevant for family-unification model building in F-theory. We examine the conditions under which the generation of extra chiral matter at multiple singularities on 7-branes in six-dimensional F-theory can be consistent with anomaly cancellation. It is shown that the generation of extra matter is consistent only if it is accompanied by simultaneous degenerations of loci of the leading polynomial of the discriminant so that the total number of chiral matter does not change. We also show that the number of singlets expected to arise matches the decrease of the complex structure moduli for the restricted geometry.


Due to the photoperturbation induced by the atomic force microscopy laser beam, typical scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM) may produce false differential capacitance images of carrier distribution and electrical junctions. For a real MOS device, the photoperturbation can lead to a broadened source/drain region and narrower effective channel length (L/sub eff/). The photoperturbation also leads to many difficulties in employing SCM to investigate the influence of annealing processes on electrical junctions. It is revealed that the photoperturbation-induced errors in the measurements of L/sub eff/ and electrical junction width may be up to 11.2% and 50%, respectively.


: Image classification has long been a popular study topic across the world, and the advent of deep learning has aided in the advancement of this discipline. convolution neural networks (CNNs) have gradually become the dominant algorithm for image classification, and the CNN architecture used for other visual recognition tasks is generally derived from the network architecture used for image classification. The application of information and communication technologies in medical imaging to improve healthcare services is known as medical imaging informatics. The purpose of medical imaging analytics is to improve the accuracy and reliability of medical services, particularly medical image use and interchange across complicated healthcare systems. Deep learning techniques, particularly convolution networks, have swiftly emerged as the primary method for analyzing medical images. This paper is analysis medical image classification which exploits a large image dataset based on Convolution Neural Network models.


Peer-to-peer file-sharing in HFC network is short of bandwidth resource.In order to raise band utilization rate,a hybrid network topology which integrates data broadcasting system and P2P systems is proposed by taking use of the free broadcasting channels to send the indexes of file resources.At the same time,the authors research of the classic pull-based data broadcasting algorithms under this network topology and design a pull-based algorithm-PRLS(Preemptive Request-Length-Serial), to improve the efficiency of broadcast scheduling.In the last part of this article comparisons are made between this algorithm and the former classical pull-based algorithms.Simulation experiments show that the performance of the algorithm is obviously better than them on users' average waiting time and the balance of broadcasted length between hot and cold file indexes,which verifies the effectiveness of the PRLS algorithm.


Whereas many research studies have discussed the impact of music programmes in a prison setting, few studies have investigated the impact of music programmes that take place outside the prison and are intended for formerly incarcerated individuals. The current study aims to fill this void by examining the experience of formerly incarcerated individuals who participated in a group music programme intended to assist them on their journey towards rehabilitation. Five formerly incarcerated individuals who participated in the Sounding Out Programme (SOP), a group music programme funded by the Irene Taylor Trust in London, were interviewed for this research. In addition, three programme staff members were interviewed in order to gain further perspective on the process. Content analysis of the interviews indicated the emergence of four central themes: improved social bonding, a sense of hope and life purpose, a sense of achievement, and transformation. These findings are discussed in light of the Good Lives Model (GLM). Accordingly, the SOP assisted both formerly incarcerated individuals and programme staff members in attaining the following GLM primary goods in life: community, relatedness, knowledge, spirituality, excellence in work and play, excellence in agency, and creativity.


The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of daily perceived social support and social control receipt, as well as the effects of partner reports of provided social support and control, on daily physical activity. Couples completed 14 daily diary surveys measuring social support and social control provided to the romantic partner and received from the romantic partner, as well as a self-report measure of daily exercise minutes. During this 14-day period, participants were also asked to wear a Fitbit Zip to track their daily physical activity. Men and women demonstrated different patterns of effects for social support and social control for the three outcome variables: daily steps, daily active minutes, and daily exercise minutes. For women, support received from a partner was a significant predictor of more exercise for all outcomes, while for men it only significantly predicted self-reported exercise. Partner-reported provided support only significantly predicted more daily exercise minutes for men. There were no significant effects of received social control, but partner-reported social control provision predicted more daily steps and active minutes for men. This study provides a better understanding of how daily social support and social control might influence healthpromoting behaviors, such as physical activity.


The paper analyzes the hot topic and research frontier of spatial economics(known as new economic geography)with theoretical analysis of scientific metrology.The raw data are extracted from ISI Web of knowledge database.Through quantitative analysis and combined with the regional economic theory,the paper analyzes the source of new economic geography theory and finds the hot topic and research frontier with the multi-angle analysis.The results are as follows: 1.the published papers of the new economic geography are rising yearly around the world.2.the key researcher of new economic geography is American Krugman and Japanese Fujita.3.the current forefront of research is about systems,internet,multinational corporations and other content-related.


Colorectal cancer (CRC) is listed as the third most common cancer globally and accounts for 9.7% of all cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). It is listed as the third most common type of cancer in men and the second most common in women [1]. Colorectal cancer represents the fourth most common cause of cancer death worldwide [2]. According to the PAHO 2013 report, it is a growing burden in Latin America and the Caribbean. In Trinidad & Tobago it is the third most common type of cancer (12%) in men and women (11%) [3].


The conversion of 2-methylnaphthalene (2-MN) was studied at atmospheric pressure in a flow-type fixed bed reactor using H-Y, H-beta, H-mordenite, H-ZSM-5, H-ZSM-11 and H-ZSM-48 as catalysts. H-Y and H-beta exhibited high activities for disproportionation and isomerization of 2-MN. H-Mordenite and zeolites having medium size pores were active for the conversion of 2-MN which was mainly isomerized to 1-MN. The low disproportionation activities of these zeolites resulted from their shape selective properties. Disproportionation of 2-MN on the zeolite catalysts gave 2,6- and 2,7-dimethylnaphthalenes (DMN) in higher proportions than the thermodynamically attainable level. H-ZSM-5 was the most selective catalyst to produce these DMN isomers among the zeolite catalysts tested, although 2,7-DMN was formed in a higher proportion than 2,6-DMN. On H-mordenite catalyst, 2,6-DMN was more selectively formed than 2,7-DMN. The selectivity for 2,6-DMN against 2,7-DMN increased with increasing SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of H-mordenite. It is suggested that the composition of DMN isomers produced by disproportionation of 2-MN depends on the acid strength as well as on the shape selective properties of zeolites used.


The reorganization of human hippocampus, especially its interaction with cortex, remains largely undefined in youth. The organization of a single hippocampal long-axis has been predominantly characterized as monotonic1–6, despite recent indications of nonmonotonic features in neuron density7 and geometric eigenmodes8. While the human cortical hierarchy has been well recognized for significant developmental and evolutionary advantages9–12, hippocampus has been typically considered an evolutionarily conserved brain structure1,13,14, and overlooked regarding its integrative role of cortical hierarchical processing during development. Here, we corroborated the presence and significance of a dual long-axis representation of the hippocampal connectome and geometry including both linear and quadratic gradients along its long-axis in youth. This finding was robust across two independent large-scale developmental cohorts. Charting development of the dual long-axis gradients underscored their specific contributions to the cortical hierarchy maturation from the frontoparietal and salience/ventral attention networks. The observed developmental variability in spontaneous brain activities in youth parallels the gradients of myelin content. During childhood through adolescence to early adulthood, the hippocampus reorganized the dual long-axis by gradually relaxing its geometric constraints on the intrinsic network organization of cortical spontaneous activity for refined executive functions. Molecular processes underlying such reorganization of the dual long-axis in hippocampus are linked to neural growth, stress hormone regulation, and neuroactive signaling. Our findings enrich the understanding of hippocampal-cortical reorganizational principles across structural, functional, and molecular dimensions as well as its maturation, and define the plasticity distribution within the human hippocampus at systems level, holding potentials to enhance and translate neurodevelopment and neuropsychiatric healthcare.


Objective To study the association of LPL gene polymorphism with type 2 diabetes and the lipids spectrum in Uygurs. Methods Based on the case-siblings control design, the lipid spectrum of Uygur were tested by Automatic biochemical analyzer and the polymorphism of LPL gene were analyzed by RLFP with Hind Ⅲ in 62 T2DM patients, 62 IGT patients and 124 normal controls of Uygurs. Results The genotype distribution and allele frequencies of LPL gene in three groups were not statistically significant. The average of TG in H+H+group, H-H-group and H+H-group were 2.26, 1.73 and 1.80 mmol/L; Compared with the three genotypes and lipid indicators, TG content of Mutant H +H + group were higher than that in other groups. Multi-factor Logistic regression analysis showed T2DM was closely related to TG (P=0.034)and waist circumference (P=0.001). Conclusion The relation between LPL gene polymorphism by Hind Ⅲ and the risk for T2DM in Xinjiang Uygur population are no statistical relevance, LPL gene mutations may be one of the factors causing elevated levels of plasma TG.


Counselors may ignore significance of the invisible in counseling because they may be bound to the visible. This ignorance may lead to inappropriate counseling or to jeopardy of the counseling processes. Therefore, counselors should acknowledge interrelatedness of the visible and the invisible and a...


Abstract The present review deals with sulfur-containing organic natural products from marine organisms. It includes a survey of selected sulfur-containing primary metabolites and biochemical transformations believed to be of importance in the following discussions of sulfur-containing secondary metabolites of marine origin. The main text deals with about 90 naturally occurring sulfur compounds isolated from marine organisms. Spectroscopic details are reported for most of these compounds and data on their biological activity have been discussed if available. Synthetic approaches to these structures are dealt with. The origin of the metabolites has been critically evaluated. The bulk of structures treated contains reduced sulfur, but examples of compounds with sulfur in higher oxidation states are also given. For comparative purposes numerous natural products of terrestrial or freshwater origin have been included as have some non-sulfur compounds when appropriate. Special sections on life under extreme con...


According to the data of precipitation of 137 meteorological stations of China's main cotton region,the national irrigation experimental data and the water bulletin data of different provinces in recent years.Using GIS for the main tools,the total space distribution of precipitation in whole growth period and surface water,groundwater,water resources of China's main cotton region were analyzed.According to the features of the water requirement and effective precipitation at various growth stages of cotton in the China main cotton region,the net irrigation water requirements of cotton were estimated main cotton region in China.Then,the development direction of water-saving irrigation of each cotton region was provided.


Objective To observe the clinical effect of thermal moxibustion for treatment of post-stroke patients with fatigue.Methods A total of 66 patients were equally randomized into treatment group and control group.The treatment group was given thermal moxibustion,comprehensive rehabilitation training and oral use of Chinese herbal medicine,and the control group was given comprehensive rehabilitation training and oral use of Chinese herbal medicine.The treatment lasted 4 weeks.Before and after treatment we evaluated the scores of the Fatigue Severity Scale(FSS) and the scores of mentality dimension in Stroke-specific Quality of Life Survival Scale(SS-QQL).Results After treatment,FSS scores were decreased,and the scores of SS-QOL mentality dimension were increased in both groups(P0.01 compared with those before treatment),and the effect in the treatment group was superior to that in the control group(P0.01).Conclusion The comprehensive therapy of thermal moxibustion,rehabilitation training and oral use of Chinese herbal medicine shows better effect than that of the combination of rehabilitation training and oral use of Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue patients.


The utility model discloses the hot blade parison shearing device in blow molding machine, comprise, the frame of telescopic cylinder is housed, the piston rod of telescopic cylinder is equipped with tool rest plate, tool rest plate one end dress stationary heat cutter gripper shoe, the other end is hinged with movable hot cutter gripper shoe, hot blade two ends fix with stationary heat cutter gripper shoe and movable hot cutter gripper shoe respectively, movable hot cutter gripper shoe is equipped with baffle plate, tool rest plate is provided with bolt cylinder, the piston rod of bolt cylinder outwards pushes the outer end of baffle plate all the time, the hot cutter gripper shoe of drive activity has outwardly trend all the time, hot blade is made to be in tensioning state all the time, tool rest plate is provided with proximity switch installing plate, and proximity switch installing plate is provided with energy proximity switch, and when hot blade is in tensioning state, baffle plate is positioned at the detection station of proximity switch all the time, and when hot blade disconnects, baffle plate can pushed away from the detection station of proximity switch.The utility model has and can carry out auto-tensioning to hot blade and can detect the advantage whether hot blade disconnect.


Part 1: The Biopsychosocial Perspective 1. Overview 2. Psychoanalytic and Ego Psychology Theories 3. Object Relations, Self Psychology, and Cognitive-Behavioral Theories 4. Postmodern Theories: Constructivism, Relational Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Resilience 5. Social Systems and the Community 6. Culture and Diversity 7. The Family: Forms and Organization 8. The Family: Internal Structures and Special Family Problems Part 2: The Life Cycle 9. Reproductive Issues, Infancy and Early Childhood Development 10. Middle Childhood and Adolescence 11. Adult Development Part 3: Special Issues 12. Life Transitions, Turning Points, Crises and Loss 13. Illness and Disability 14. Mental Health Problems 15. Psychosocial Complexities of Technological Advances Part 4: Integration 16. Conclusion


Peer relationships represent a major source of concern to children transitioning to secondary school. They also offer a potentially important source of support to adjustment and academic progress. However, strategies to support peer relationships at secondary transition have received little attention in previous research. This semi-structured interview study obtained accounts of current practice from staff in a small but nationally representative sample of English secondary schools. A theoretical approach to thematic analysis indicated substantial use of evidence-based strategy types, while a complementary inductive analysis highlighted issues in work with parents. There were many similarities across schools in the content of their support for peer relations at transition, however important process differences were found between high and low support schools in the quality of strategy implementation. A framework is presented to support this aspect of educational psychologists' work with schools in promoting successful transition to secondary school.


Affordances could be regarded as an underlying value aspect for human-centered product, space, and service design. User activities in performing tasks are influenced by the way the user perceives the related surrounding context and environment and determined with user judgment preferences. Physical environment structures afford user activities when these are perceived. Thus, this paper addresses how user activities and perceived affordances are different reflecting personal creativity modes, which are determined by factual-intuitive perception inclination and subjective-objective decision preferences as well as introverted-extroverted nature. To design-in various affordance features for diverse users in varying contexts, understanding on relations between user personal characteristics and affordance perception would be helpful. We conducted a case study in a public space used by many general people. User activities and behaviors were analyzed in several specific tasks in the lobby and the entrance area of a building. User activities can be classified into several different groups for each task based on affordance features involved in their activities.


The discussion of "others" is one of main issues in existentialism phenomenology. However,Heidegger's and Sartre's theory cannot solve the problem well. In order to perfect the theory of "others",Merleau-Ponty introduced Hegel and Marx's historical dialectic into existentialism. And then it is the result that there is the mark of Hegelism and Marxism in Merleau-Ponty's theory,while his theory has in turn restructured and destructured Hegelism and Marxism.


Most of the filesystem used with a lot of computer systems have the tree model directories now, and the user is managing a lot of files generated on various works on the tree model. However, it has already been pointed out that it has only a too poor ability from various districts so that the tree model may express user's complex works even if it is excellent in the resource management on OS. Because the directory structure in a present filesystem arranges the file icon in three dimensions based on classification information on the file expressed in the directory name and the file name, and specifies the distribution of each dimension for the state as it is interactively by the user, 国際研究論叢 25(3):107〜121,2012 *しもじょう ぜんし:大阪国際大学現代社会学部准教授〈2011.12.9受理〉


Nonlinear host crystals for Nd3+ ions allow to device compact green laser sources using self-frequency doubling if it can be efficiently pumped by a laser diode. Previous works have been done with NY AB [1] but this crystal is very difficult to grow and has an significant absorption of the SHG wavelength.


Enzyme-resistant long-acting forms of the gut-derived peptide hormones, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), xenin and oxyntomodulin (Oxm) have been generated, and exert beneficial effects on diabetes control and pancreatic islet architecture. The current study has employed alpha-cell lineage tracing in Glu ;ROSA26-eYFP transgenic mice to investigate the extent to which these positive pancreatic effects are associated with alpha- to beta-cell transdifferentiation. Twice-daily administration of (D-Ala )GIP, xenin-25[Lys PAL] or (D-Ser )-Oxm[Lys PAL] for 10 days to streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice did not affect body weight, food intake or blood glucose levels, but (D-Ser )-Oxm[Lys PAL] reduced (P


BACKGROUND
Purtscher-like retinopathy (PLR) is a rare ocular manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with poor prognosis, but its clear risk factors and treatment consensus are still lacking.

AIM
To investigate the clinical features, risk factors and prognosis of PLR in SLE patients.

DESIGN AND METHODS
A retrospective analysis was conducted on SLE patients with PLR admitted at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 2013 to 2022. Clinical data, including demographic characteristics, lupus-related features, laboratory findings, and ophthalmologic examinations, were collected and analyzed. The prognosis was evaluated based on best-corrected-visual-acuity and ophthalmologic outcomes.

RESULTS
17 SLE patients (32 eyes) diagnosed with PLR were included, along with a random selection of 100 SLE patients without retinopathy and 100 with retinal microvasculopathy as controls. Patients with PLR had significantly younger age, higher proportion of hemolytic anemia, shorter duration of SLE, higher SLEDAI-2K score, higher ESR value and lower HGB value than those without retinopathy group (P < 0.05). They also had significant higher SLEDAI-2K score, higher ESR value and higher WBC value (P < 0.05) than microvasculopathy group. The majority of eyes (22/26, 84.62%) achieved stabilization at the last follow-up, with different therapeutic strategies, while a few (4/26, 15.38%) experienced complications or progression.

CONCLUSION
This is the largest reported case series of PLR in SLE, which was associated with higher disease activity and poor visual prognosis. It was also associated with younger age, shorter SLE duration, concomitant hemolytic anemia, lower HGB and higher ESR value. Early recognition and prompt treatment are crucial for improving visual outcomes.


Aimed to provide scientific basis for understanding and maintaining the biodiversity in water level fluctuation littoral zone,the Kaixian reach of Pengxihe River was chosen to study the spatial pattern and gradient variation of plant communities in the drawdown area of Three Gorges Reservoir. In the study area,there was an obvious variation in the kind and dominance of dominant and companion species in each plant community. With increasing elevation,the total species richness decreased after an initial increase,and α-and β-diversity had a greater fluctuation,among which,Shannon diversity and Simpson diversity showed a distribution of "M" and "W" types,respectively,while Pielou diversity showed the same variation pattern with species richness. Jaccard index and Cody index all increased after an initial decrease,with the lowest values at middle elevation and the highest values at higher elevation. It was considered that the variation of α-diversity in the study area was originated from the habitat difference induced by the difference in the flooding time caused by different elevation,while the reason of β-diversity change was more complicated,which should be further studied.


Objective To investigate the killing effects and its mechanisms of the CD/5 FC Enzyme/Prodrug System on murine gastric cancer cell line MFC.Methods MFC was infected by the recombinant retrovirus carrying CD gene,MTT assay was used to detect the cytotoxic effects and "bystander effects" of the CD/5 FC system.Apoptic cells were detected by morphological changes after Hoeschst 33 258 dye staining and DNA ladder pattern,Apoptosis associated genes such as bcl 2?bax and caspase 3 were analyzed semiquantitatively with RT PCR.Results MFC cells transduced with CD gene exhibited high sensitivity to 5 FC,especially showed the pronounced "bystander effects".The cells stained with Hoeschst 33 258 exhibited nuclear condensation and fragmentation,mono and oligonucleosomal length DNA fragmentation "Ladder",the hallmark of apoptosis,could be verified by agrose gel electrophoresis.Semi quantitative RT PCR analysis revealed that the expression of bax and caspase 3 genes were upregulated significantly,while the bcl 2 gene expression was downregulated.Conclusion CD/5 FC Enzyme/Prodrug system exerts a potent cytotoxic effects on the MFC,the death of MFC induced by the CD/5 FC system in vitro is mediated via apoptosis.


Early years settings can develop their own practice and expertise in harmony with the Early Years Foundation Stage principles. Julian Grenier explains how.


The present invention relates to a method for preparing modified red mud, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a red mud solution having chloride by adding chloride to red mud; (b) preparing a polymer solution by dispersing a polymer, which is selected from the group consisting of polystyrene, polymethylmethacrylate, and silica microsphere, in water; (c) preparing a surfactant solution by mixing a surfactant, water, and chloride; (d) adjusting the pH by mixing all of the solutions prepared in steps (a), (b), and (c); and (e) obtaining a final product by adding ammonia water to the solution undergoing step (d) and then filtering the solution having ammonia water added thereto.


Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment, particularly face masks, has become an essential requirement to engage in social activities. Several articles reported an increase of recurrences of dermatologic facial diseases (i.e., acne, rosacea) related to mask use.
Objectives: To evaluate the number of recurrences of rosacea related to face mask use.
Methods: This prospective study was conducted on adult patients with a pre-pandemic diagnosis of mild and moderate papulopustular rosacea. All patients had previously achieved either partial or complete remission after a 4-month treatment with ivermectin in 2019. We collected data in two different phases characterized by different intensity of mask use during the pandemic and post-pandemic period. We collected data through clinical assessment of the disease, questionnaires on personal habits and standardized skin surface biopsy to study the Demodex mites count.
Results: We enrolled a total of 30 patients. In the pandemic period, 5/30 patients had a relapse of mild papulopustular rosacea; the Demodex sample resulted positive in 4/5 relapsed patients.  In the post-pandemic period, 4/30 patients reported a relapse of mild (3 patients) and moderate papulopustular rosacea (1 patient). At the Demodex exam, 1/4 relapsed patients resulted positive.
Conclusions: We did not find a significant increase in relapses of papulopustular rosacea during the pandemic. An appropriate anti-parasitic treatment may reduce the number of recurrences due to mask use.


Dislodgement of a tracheo-oesophageal prosthesis needs prompt action to ensure patency and prevent aspiration in patients with total laryngectomy. Failure to do so may lead to an unnecessary repeat tracheo-oesophageal puncture. This case report is about a patient who needed a repeat procedure under general anaesthetic. It highlights the need for emergency physicians to be aware of this not uncommon event in a patient with a laryngectomy and to refer them immediately for ENT review.


Based on the conventional one-step true color rainbow holography, a new true color rainbow holography of 3-D diffused object is presented. By means of conjugate reconstruction with one wavelength laser, the hologram can be recorded in only one type of recording material with single exposure to achieve true color rainbow hologram. Therefore, a photoresist master can be produced for embossing copy.


Z. METHODOLOGY AND ALGORITHMS This is a knowledge discovery problem and it was important to use techniques that reveal highly interpretable phenomena. The primary tool we used is the Amdoes Business Insight (BI) Tool. It supports both Knowledge Discovery and Predictive Modeling where for this task the former was much more prominent. In addition we used the Splus tool for Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) purposes.


The band structure of artificial periodic crystals grown by molecular‐beam epitaxy and consisting of sequential AlAs and GaAs monolayers differs slightly from AlxGa1−xAs random alloys having a comparable average Al content. The measured direct band gaps are up to 110 meV higher than the alloys, and the indirect gaps up to 70 meV higher. The measured dispersion of the refractive index agrees best with the theoretical dispersion curve of an alloy composition having a higher Al content than in the monolayer. This is consistent with the higher band gap of the monolayer. The alloy and monolayer exhibit a birefringence resulting from strain‐induced anisotropy of the lower and upper cutoffs of the complex part of the dielectric constant. The strain results from the differential thermal contraction of the layers and the GaAs substrate on cooling from the growth temperature to room temperature. The birefringence of the monolayer sample contains an additional contribution resulting from the periodic structure.


According to the thesis of the two cultures of knowledge, during the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century the sciences and the humanities parted ways, becoming separate areas of knowledge no longer able to understand each other. This essay shows that times are changing. A dualistic account is no longer helpful. First, the essay presents the dynamism of the disciplines through the example of the history of biology, showing that disciplines are configurations subject to dramatic historical change. Drawing on texts by Ernst Cassirer, Karl Mannheim, Gaston Bachelard, and Pierre Bourdieu, it then discusses concepts of nature and culture and looks at knowledge formations that traverse disciplinary boundaries. The essay argues that they may be regarded as a reaction to the beginnings of a fundamental transformation of the disciplinary dichotomy of nature and culture, matter and spirit in the course of the twentieth century. The historian of science's closing appeal is not only for historical retrospection but also for a new culture of reciprocal invitation and challenge in a universe of knowledge that can no longer be understood in dualistic terms but that has become irreducibly plural.


State-dependent switched systems constitute a major group of hybrid systems. ℒ2-gain property for these systems is analysed in this study. A theorem is proposed, which can be used to determine an upper-bound for the ℒ2-gain of such systems. Multiple Lyapunov functions play a key role in applying the theorem. By using the sum of squares technique, a practical method is provided to compute these functions. ℒ2-gain analysis of switched linear systems is performed based on linear matrix inequalities, as well. Illustrative examples indicate the effectiveness of the results.


Women are under-represented in science. Although the proportion of women science students has increased in recent decades, the percentage of women in top positions remains much too low. This imbalance is not only unjust but economically wasteful.


Malicious fingerprint traces at crime scenes might be an upcoming challenge for forensic investigations and should be differentiated from valid traces to avoid false accusations. Schwarz [8] introduces an approach for printing amino acids using ink-jet printers. This technique, originally intended for quality assessment might be misused to produce such malicious traces. Hence, Kiltz et al. [5] perform a subjective assessment of traces to find potential detection properties. Our scope in this paper is to find and evaluate algorithms for the feature extraction of malicious fingerprint traces to be able to detect such traces automatically. We use the HoughCircles algorithm, which is capable of detecting circular dots on a particular trace. In our experiments we perform an analysis of the extracted features using statistical approaches to evaluate their suitability for an automatic classification. Our test setup includes 60 fingerprint samples on overhead foil, which originate from two different printers and one human being for comparison.


Light emitting diodes (LEDs) hold several attractive characteristics such as low power consumption, fast switching times, high durability and size reduction to find applications in modern digital communications. This paper presents the design, implementation and suppression of interference due to ambient light sources of a visible light communication system (VLC). The transmitter of the designed VLC system uses White LEDs to modulate visible light with digital data using On-Off keying (OOK) modulation. Low cost transistors were used in the transmitter to switch the LEDs. In the receiver the modulated visible light is captured using high speed photodiodes. Moreover, general-purpose operational amplifiers were used in the receiver to implement the amplifier and comparators in order to perform signal detection. At present, the implemented VLC system is capable of operating at 100 kHz. Moreover, the speed can be further increased by using high speed transistors and operational amplifiers. In order to test the implemented VLC system and collect data, a real time measurement campaign was also carried out. Initial results demonstrated that the ambient light variations in the environment have a significant impact on the performance of the VLC system. In order to mitigate these deleterious impairments, a hardware setup was developed to cancel out the constant component of the ambient light effect. Further, the effects of CFL sources and variations of sun light condition cannot be treated as constant and a signal processing technique was utilized for cancellation. Distance between the transmitter and receiver also affects the system performance. Various arrangements of the transmitter and receiver were tested to increase the maximum transmitter-receiver distance. The approach makes VLC systems more immune to the ambient light variations and in particular enables successful integration into state-of-the art high speed indoor communications. Keywords— Visible Light Communications, Ambient Light Cancellation, Communication System Performance


A review of the medical literature yields few cases of transverse vaginal septa. Transverse vaginal septum is an extremely uncommon anomaly of the female reproductive system. The incomplete variety is seen very infrequently and the complete septum is rare. Brenner, Sedlis and Cooperman (1965) reported one case of complete imperforate vaginal septum in 72,000 new patients. Lodi (1951) found three cases in 90,000 patients. Jones (1957) described incomplete septa in five patients in the course of 67,857 deliveries.


With less than 2% of Americans involved in traditional production agriculture (cows, plows, and sows), agricultural programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels must change to address the workforce of the future. AgrowKnowledge works at the national level to provide tools for changing agriculture, food, and natural resource educational programs.


The conception of the Wireless Personal Area Net(WPAN) is introduced. And then, several typical techniques are described such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB and more. In the end, what needs to be further done for the techniques is pointed out.


Johanson–Blizzard syndrome (JBS) is a rare, sometimes fatal autosomal recessive multisystem congenital disorder featuring abnormal development of the pancreas, nose and scalp, with mental retardation, hearing loss and growth failure. It is sometimes described as a form of ectodermal dysplasia. The disorder is especially noted for causing profound developmental errors and exocrine dysfunction of the pancreas, and it is considered to be an inherited pancreatic disease. We report a ten years Irannian child with signs and symptoms suggestive of this syndrome (JBS). J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2015;35(3):287-289.


The invention discloses a method for processing a strategy conflict by user equipment (UE). The method comprises the following steps that: after receiving strategies transmitted by a visited-network access network discovery and selection function (VANDSF) entity and a home-network discovery and selection function (HANDSF) entity respectively, the UE integrates and rearranges the received strategies according to the strategy transmitted by the VANDSF entity; and the UE realizes sequential access of access networks according to the rearranged strategies. The invention also discloses a system for processing the strategy conflict by the UE. In the system, a conflicted strategy processing unit is used for the UE to receive the strategies transmitted by the VANDSF entity and the HANDSF entity, and integrating and rearranging the received strategies according to the strategy transmitted by the VANDSF entity. The method and the system of the invention can solve the conflict between strategies provided by the HANDSF entity and the VANDSF entity.


There are conflicting reports suggesting that the parental origin of transmitted risk alleles may play a role in the etiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A recent report by Hawi and colleagues observed a generalized paternal over‐transmission of alleles associated with ADHD. This was not replicated in more recent studies. Using data from a large multicenter study we examined the overall and gene‐specific parent of origin effect in 554 independent SNPs across 47 genes. Transmission disequilibrium and explicit parent of origin test were performed using PLINK. Overall parent of origin effect was tested by Chi‐square. There was no overall parent of origin effect in the IMAGE sample ($\chi _1^2 = 1.82$, P = 0.117). Five markers in three genes, DDC, TPH2, and SLC6A2 showed nominal association (P < 0.01) with ADHD combined subtype when restricted to maternal or paternal transmission only. Following the initial report by Hawi and co‐workers three studies, including this one, found no evidence to support an overall parent of origin effect for markers associated with ADHD. We cannot however, exclude gene‐specific parent of origin effect in the etiology ADHD. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Abstract: Natural origin, dermal tolerability and biodegradability are the fundamental criteria for novel surfactants. Sugar-based surfactants represent a growing market. Among these, Alkyl Polyglucosides (APGs), produced from vegetable oils and starch, are in demand. They are claimed to possess advantages over other classes of surfactants in terms of dermatological and ocular safety, biodegradability, wettability, foam production, and cleaning ability. Studies show that there is no environmental risk even where APGs are used in large quantities. Some APGs have been granted the status of pharmaceutical excipients. Nevertheless, it remains a challenge to persuade some formulators to replace low-cost conventional surfactants with these alternatives. This volume aims to provide a concise compendium of current knowledge on APGs.


This article provides basic background information on the articles included in this special issue on Japanese term extraction, by (i) clarifying the basic background of research into automatic term recognition, (ii) explaining briefly the 'contest'-style workshop we organised in 1999, and (iii) briefly summarising the ATR methodologies proposed in the articles, and positioning their ideas, philosophies and methodologies within ATR from a unified perspective. Through this information, we intend to consolidate the contributions of the NTCIR TMREC workshop, and, hopefully, clarify a basic framework for discussion which different researchers can use to constructively communicate with each other about automatic term extraction and beyond.


The problem of exploiting Closed Sequential Patterns (CSPs) is an essential task in data mining, with many different applications. It is used to resolve the situations of huge databases or low minimum support (<italic>minsup</italic>) thresholds in mining sequential patterns. However, it is challenging and needs a lot of time to customize the <italic>minsup</italic> values for generating appropriate numbers of CSPs desired by users. To conquer this issue, the TSP algorithm for mining top-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CSPs was previously proposed, with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula> being a given parameter. The algorithm would return the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CSPs which have the highest support values in a database. However, its execution time and memory usage were high. In this paper, an algorithm named TKCS (Top-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K$ </tex-math></inline-formula> Closed Sequences) is proposed to mine the top-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CSPs efficiently. To improve the execution time and memory usage, it uses a vertical bitmap database to represent data. Besides, it adopts some useful strategies in the process of exploiting the top-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CSPs such as: always choosing the sequential patterns with the greatest support values for generating candidate patterns and storing top-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CSPs in an ascending order of the support values to increase the <italic>minsup</italic> value more quickly. The empirical results show that TKCS has better performance than TSP for discovering the top-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CSPs in terms of both runtime and memory usage.


PURPOSE: A method for estimating the transmission mode and length of a guard interval using the guard interval of OFDM symbols are provided to improve process speed by reducing the number of calculations in an estimation procedure. CONSTITUTION: An RF tuner(401) converts the signal of a desired band from a received RF data into an intermediate frequency band. An ADC(402) converts a converted signal into a base band digital signal, which is stored in an input buffer(403). A transmission mode searching unit(408) estimates a transmission mode. A guard interval searching unit(409) measures the length of a sustain period having a high correlation value to estimate the length of a guard interval. A transmission mode and guard interval verification unit(410) checks the estimation result by using the estimated transmission mode and the length of the guard interval.


: This study aims to analyze and explain the factors that influence the oversight of council members on the APBD in West Sulawesi Province. This research is a quantitative research. The unit of analysis in this study is organizational with a population of all members of the DPRD of West Sulawesi Province with a total of 45 respondents. The data source of this research is primary data by using primary data collection techniques through questionnaires. The research hypotheses were tested using multiple regression. The results of this study indicate that education and training, organizational experience, position experience, and knowledge of board members about budgeting on APBD supervision in West Sulawesi Province.


The gun barrel working in complex environments is prone to damage, including the wear and ablation of the bore in the gun barrel. These changes cause changes in the rifling structure, which in turn affects the combustion law of gunpowder gas, which affects the pressure in the bore and changes the internal ballistics of the gun performance. This article takes a large caliber howitzer as the research object, considers the frictional force change during high-speed and high-pressure sliding, and also considers the energy conservation criterion during the engraving process. The initial ballistic equations are established during the initial movement period and Coupled solution with band engraving process. Considering the large deformation, high strain rate, temperature softening effect and cumulative damage effect, an explicit dynamic algorithm is used to compare the differences of the elastic band engraving process under different rifling structure parameters. The influence of different rifling structure parameters on the force state of the belt is analyzed. The influence of the main structural parameters of the engraving system on the belt engraving process is obtained. It provides a useful reference for the integrated analysis of the ammunition and the gun and the optimization of the barrel structure.


Objective:To observe the protective effect of tetramethyrazine(TMP) postconditioning on the ischemia-reperfusion injured myocardium in rats.Methods:Rat models with myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury were made by ligating anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery.The arrhythmias occurred in rats from every group were recorded.The creatine kinase(CK),superoxide dismutase(SOD),malondialchehyche(MDA),nitric oxide(NO),and nitric oxide synthase(NOS) were measured.The changes in histological morphology of myocardium were observed by HE dyeing under optical microscopy.The myocardium from various parts of the heart was weighed and the area of infarcted myocardium was calculated.Results:Compared with control group,there was significantly reduced occurrence of arrhythmias,increased SOD,NO,and NOS,and decreased MDA and CK in blood samples of rats in the postconditioning group and the TMP group(P0.05).Conclusions TMP postconditioning may exert the protective effect on the ischemia-reperfusion injured myocardium by reducing the incidence of arrhythmias and the area of infarcted myocardium,which is associated with increased SOD,NO,and NOS,and decreased MDA.


The hot-blast stove exterior shell steel plate inclination can reduce its thermal efficiency and the service life. The paper has analyzed the reason why the hot-blast stove exterior shell steel plate inclines, introduced the repair adjusts method and production practice application effect. The repair adjusts the method simple practical, safe is reliable, namely time-saving reduces effort, and has obtained the good economic efficiency.


Abstract Within the macro talent management (MTM) framework, exogenous challenges caused by the complexity of the external environment are being actively discussed. Considering these challenges, among which is talent mobility, the paper investigates the factors that determine migration intentions of talents and discusses the role of firm-level talent management (TM) practices in addressing those factors, reversing brain drain, and managing talent flows. Using primary data from 557 talented graduates from leading Russian universities we found that the influence of industry- and individual-level factors, which determine their intentions to move abroad, may be mitigated by talent attraction, talent development and talent retention practices. The findings imply the moderating role of TM in managing country-level talent migration. Our study contributes to and extends the TM literature by providing evidence from the individual-level perspective, which firm-level TM initiatives may serve as a mechanism for human capital accumulation and retention, and for improving the national-level MTM system.


Facility disruptions in the supply chain often lead to catastrophic consequences, although they occur rarely. The low frequency and non-repeatability of disruptive events also make it impossible to estimate the disruption probability accurately. Therefore, we construct an uncertain programming model to design the three-echelon supply chain network with the disruption risk, in which disruptions are considered as uncertain events. Under the constraint of satisfying customer demands, the model optimises the selection of retailers with uncertain disruptions and the assignment of customers and retailers, in order to minimise the expected total cost of network design. In addition, we simplify the proposed model by analysing its properties and further linearise the simplified model. A Lagrangian relaxation algorithm for the linearised model and a genetic algorithm for the simplified model are developed to solve medium-scale problems and large-scale problems, respectively. Finally, we illustrate the effectiveness of proposed models and algorithms through several numerical examples.


This is an article on a biological verses chemical response to a problematic weed, Leafy Spurge. The writer of this article cited the high costs of attempting to control of pest problems. He believed that addressing these with natural solutions might prove more effective and cost effective. He cited how the growth of chemicals in agriculture had increased since WWII and stated how problems before had to be addressed other ways before. In the US, no insects were able to overcome these barriers. He cited how imported insects needed to be screened extensively as to not negatively affect the ecosystem in North Dakota and the US. A realistic approach to control this weed would include grazing management, biological management, selected chemicals and cultural control.


The syntheses of B9C2H11AsPh and B8H8As2S are described; these are the first examples of a new class of electron-rich heteroatom-containing boranes.


This invention relates to a rendering method for non-object-oriented data from an object-oriented model. Comprising the steps of: loading of non-object-oriented data (310) in a memory; applying an object-oriented model of an area of memory occupied by the data-oriented non-object without requiring any substantial additional space (315) of memory; and restore the memory a non-object oriented data item in the object-oriented model (330) .L'invention also relates to a corresponding device.


Although neuromarketing research has developed, the current studies lack to provide comprehensive insights into neuromarketing and marketing mix. Therefore, this study has designed to provide a comprehensive overview of neuromarketing, classification of neuroimaging and physiological tools are currently used in the marketing mix, and highlights the neural responses of consumer's behavior (e.g., emotions, attention, motivation, reward processing, and perception) to be considered in the marketing mix. This study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework to select relevant documents for this article. In this study, 106 articles and review papers were extracted and analyzed from the Web of Science database to fill the gap in the literature. We found that 10 tools have been used in studying the marketing mix, such as advertising, brand, price, and product). For example, electroencephalography was the most applied tool, while advertising was the most marketing mix employed. We also found that the frontal and temporal gyri were correlated with pleasure/displeasure and high/low arousal. The occipital lobe is linked to attention processes, while the hippocampus relates to long and short-term memory. Such findings provide valuable insights into the neural responses in marketing mix research.


Full waveform tomography (FWT) is a powerful imaging method to exploit the richness of full seismic waveforms. In general, complex seismic data arises from heterogeneous geology of the subsurface. In this study we investigate the applicability of acoustic FWT to marine reflection data. We focus on analyzing the impact of attenuation on the reconstruction of a P-wave velocity model by acoustic FWT. Based on relaxation mechanisms of the generalized standard linear solid (GSLS) we involved attenuation into finite-difference modeling of 2D time-domain acoustic FWT. Using a homogeneous full-space the comparison of finite-difference-based waveforms and a semi-analytical solution shows a good conformity. We applied acoustic FWT with and without consideration of initial attenuation information to both a 1D structured model and the 2D Marmousi model. We found that in case of marine reflection experiments with occurrence of lossy sedimentary rocks the neglection of attenuation causes an insufficient recovery of the velocity model as well as an improper fit of the observed viscoacoustic data. The maximum absolute model error between the inverted Marmousi model and the reference velocity model (optimal reference result obtained by acoustic FWT of acoustic data) is approximately 30 percent with an average absolute error of 5.7 percent. The choice of an appropriate viscoacoustic starting model, which includes a smooth quality factor model, is thus important, improves the reconstructed Marmousi P-wave velocity model and decreases the maximum absolute model error to 24 percent (with an average absolute error of 2.5 percent). A successful FWT application should account for attenuation – either as a passive parameter or as subject to inversion. INTRODUCTION In the majority of FWT applications we face a multi-parameter problem, i. e., it is desirable to obtain information about seismic velocities, density and attenuation from seismic data. The aim of full waveform tomography – an iterative inversion method – is to find an optimal parameter model, e.g. a subsurface model of seismic velocities, which explains the observed seismic data, i.e., the difference of observed and synthetic data has to be minimized. Especially real data application might require the consideration of all available parameters which comprise bulk modulus and attenuation in the acoustic approximation. Attenuation affects both amplitude and phase of seismic signals, i.e., it causes amplitude modifications and dispersion resulting in strongly frequency-dependent velocity models. Fundamental work of developing time-domain FWT (Tarantola, 1984) and including attenuation into elastic FWT was done by Tarantola (1986). His basic idea is to use causal attenuation in forward-propagation and anti-causal attenuation in back-propagation of the seismic wavefield. In frequency-domain FWT (cp. Pratt, 1999) the intrinsic attenuation is included quite easily by introducing complex velocities (Johnston, Annual WIT report 2011 231 1981). On the one hand it is used as a passive model parameter to improve the inversion for desired parameters like P-wave velocity (e. g., Brenders and Pratt, 2007). Furthermore, multi-parameter FWT involves attenuation as an additional paramater of interest. Many applications focus on synthetic investigations of velocity model improvement by recovering attenuation, explicit reconstruction of an attenuation model or mitigation of nonlinearity and ill-posedness of FWT (e. g., Hak and Mulder, 2008, 2011; Kamei and Pratt, 2008). Additionally, there are already several field data applications of FWT that account for attenuation in the frequency-domain, e.g. Hicks and Pratt (2001), Takam Takougang and Calvert (2011) and Malinowski et al. (2011). A brief overview about recent publications in this area is given by Virieux and Operto (2009). Furthermore, several authors apply additional methods to recover attenuation like asymptotic waveform inversion. This method realizes wave equation modeling by Born approximation and ray tracing (Ribodetti and Virieux, 1998; Ribodetti et al., 2004). In conjunction with application to wide-aperture seismic field data, Malinowski et al. (2011) investigated both the influence of different initial quality factor models on acoustic frequency-domain FWT and applicability of a viscoacoustic joint inversion for P-wave velocity as well as quality factor. They conclude that viscoacoustic FWT is able to recover both parameters sufficiently. Apart from that, Mulder and Hak (2009) discuss problems of such a joint inversion. We investigate the role of attenuation for time-domain acoustic FWT in marine reflection seismics. Especially in marine sediments the quality factor may vary from low values around 20 1 Np to high three-digit values. Resulting dispersion and amplitude modifications might be a serious problem in recovering a sufficient velocity model by acoustic FWT. Although this study concentrates on 2D acoustic FWT in the time-domain, it is also targeted to 3D applications. In contrast to high efficiency of 2D frequency-domain FWT by easy implementation of attenuation, computation of 3D frequency-domain modelings is highly demanding. Hence, in 3D FWT applications time-domain modeling is commonly used. Furthermore, advantageous time-domain features like straightforward time-windowing of data and the consideration of broad frequency bands (instead of single frequencies) are available. Based on a time-domain implementation of acoustic FWT with viscoacoustic modeling we analyze the impact of attenuation on its ability to reconstruct a proper velocity model from viscoacoustic data (whereas the influence of density is neglected). Furthermore, with respect to a reference result we quantify errors obtained from this model reconstruction including or excluding viscoacoustic modeling. For the purpose of this study we utilize synthetic but realistic marine reflection seismics experiments. In detail this work comprises implementation of finite-difference viscoacoustic modeling in the timedomain acoustic FWT, its verification using a semi-analytical solution based on the Born approximation (Carcione et al., 1988b; Carcione, 2001; Emmerich and Korn, 1987) within a homogeneous model and application of acoustic full waveform tomography to viscoacoustic data in case of a simple 1D medium and the 2D Marmousi model. In comparison with dispersion effects predicted by theory, we estimate the error obtained by acoustic FWT. TIME-DOMAIN VISCOACOUSTIC MODELING Attenuation in acoustic media The involvement of attenuation into acoustic or elastic modeling has been described by numerous authors (e. g., Carcione et al., 1988a,b; Emmerich and Korn, 1987; Blanch et al., 1995; Liu et al., 1976; Robertsson et al., 1994; Bohlen, 2002). Within the scope of this work we have developed an acoustic FWT in the time-domain. In contrast to modeling in the frequency-domain, a direct implementation of attenuation using complex velocities is not possible. Hence, the attenuative properties of the medium have to be approximated by a suitable rheology which is represented by the GSLS (Liu et al., 1976). It consists of a parallel connection of a HOOKE and L MAXWELL bodies. Thus, attenuation is described by L relaxation mechanisms. While an acoustic model is characterized by the parameters density ρ and bulk modulus κ, the viscoacoustic medium is defined by ρ, the relaxed bulk modulus κr and additional 2L relaxation parameters τσ,l and τ ,l (l = {1, . . . , L}). The relaxation times τσ,l and retardation times τ ,l are required for an appropriate approximation of the quality factor QP , which is proportional to the reciprocal of attenuation αP . We only consider constant-QP models, i.e., QP (f) = const. = QP,0, within the desired frequency range fmin ≤ f ≤ fmax of the seismic waveforms. The general frequency-dependent relation of QP (ω) 232 Annual WIT report 2011 (with ω = 2πf ) and relaxation parameters is given by QP (ω, τσ,l, τP ) = 1 + ∑L l=1 ω2τ2 σ,l 1+ω2τ2 σ,l τP ∑L l=1 ω τσ,l 1+ω2τ2 σ,l τP (1) with the substitution (Blanch et al. (1995) τP := τ ,l τσ,l − 1 with τP ≈ 2 QP,0 . (2) To achieve an approximation of QP (ω) = const. = QP,0 the nonlinear equation (1) has to be minimized by application of a least squares optimization algorithm (Blanch et al., 1995; Bohlen, 1998). Hence, the constant-QP model is defined by L relaxation times and QP,0. Instead of defining relaxation times, the choice of relaxation frequencies fr,l = 1 2πτσ,l for each mechanism of the GSLS is more common. Furthermore, the relaxation parameters are used to compute relaxed frequency-depended bulk modulus κr and relaxed P-wave phase velocity vP , respectively: κr = ρ v P,0 ( 1 + L ∑ l=1 ω 0τ 2 σ,l 1 + ω2 0τ 2 σ,l τP )−1 for QP 1 (3) with the angular reference frequency ω0 = 2πf0. At reference frequency ω0 reference velocity vP,0 is defined, i.e., vP,0 corresponds to the acoustic phase velocity. A useful choice of f0 can be the peak frequency of the source wavelet. Time-domain wave equation In addition to relaxation of the model parameter, attenuation has to be implemented into the wave equation. The basic homogeneous second order acoustic wave equation is given by 1 ρ (~x) v2 P (~x) ∂ t p (~x, t) = ∇ · ( 1 ρ (~x) ∇p (~x, t) ) (4) with the pressure field p (~x, t) at time t and position ~x. Due to the requirement of first order partial differential equations for implementation of attenuation, equation (4) has to be rewritten: ∂t p (~x, t) = κ (~x) ∇ · ~ w (~x, t) , ∂t ~ w (~x, t) = 1 ρ (~x) ∇p (~x, t) . (5) Vector ~ w (~x, t) denotes the particle velocity field. The introduction of attenuation yields following wave equation (Emmerich and Korn, 1987; Carcione et al., 1988a; Robertsson et al., 1994): ∂t p (~x, t) = κr (~x) ∇ · ~ w (~x, t) [ 1 + L ∑ l=1 ( τ ,l τσ,l − 1 )] + L ∑ l=1 rl (~x, t) , ∂t rl (~x, t) = − 1 τσ,l [ κr ( τ ,l τσ,l − 1 ) ∇ · ~ w (~x, t) + rl (~x, t) ] with l = {1, . . . , L}, ∂t ~ w (~


Ar-rohmah English Community is an extracurricular program which provides time and creates opportunity to learn English speaking skill. The aims of this study are to describe kinds of speaking activities used in Ar-Rohmah English Community Program in SMA Ar-Rohmah Malang, to find out the problems related to teaching and learning English speaking skill activities in AEC Program and to investigate the solutions for the problems. The use of research design in this study was descriptive qualitative in which the instrument used to get the data were observation, questionnaire and interview. It was presumed as the proper design in order to attain the purpose in overcoming and solving the research problems. This study obtained the data from twenty-four students and two English teachers who were involved in the AEC Program. After analyzing the data, it is found that English teachers use seven speaking activities in Ar-Rohmah English Community Program. Those seven activities are free speaking, card game, watching movie, interview, storytelling, science writing presentation and dialogue activities. Furthermore, the problems found related to teaching and learning English speaking skill are derived from linguistic and non-linguistic factors. From linguistic factors, it is found that the students face the difficulty on mastering vocabulary, choosing appropriate grammar, lacking of pronunciation experience and not habituated with English. Moreover, from non-linguistic factor, they are reluctant to speak in English because they are inhibited, have nothing to say, have low participation and feel ease and safe using mother tongue language. Besides, the teachers face the difficulty such as get tired to handle a large class with only two teachers, confused to choose suitable activity, do not remember students' names, hard to motivate the students to speak in English and lack of preparation time. In addition, other activity which is Pandu Hidayatullah influences the students' passion toward AEC Program. Dealing with those problems, the teachers keep creating creative, fun and interesting activity to improve the students' vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and familiarized the students with English. By creating regulations, they solve the problems of students' low motivation to use English hard to push the students using English


All-dielectric metasurfaces offer unconventional optical functional behaviors for manipulating light, due to the strong localization of light with negligible dissipative loss. Here, we propose a compact design for a light emission cavity consist of an all-dielectric grating reflector and an all-dielectric symmetry-breaking metasurface supporting "dark" mode. The "dark" mode of the asymmetric metasurface structure results in high quality factor, and the broadband perfect reflector leads to directional emission. We present a theoretical study of the spectral characterization of the emission cavity, and the emission property of the nanocavity embedded with gain medium is investigated by a Maxwell-Bloch Langevin approach. Strong luminescence enhancement with directive light emission and reduced lasing threshold are observed. Our observations offer enormous potential in controlling light emission and provides an essential step for developing efficiency and directionality LEDs, and ultra-compact lasers.


base station for transmitting signals using a CDMA technique, comprising: means (34) for combining a plurality of data signals spread-spectrum (January 28 -28 N), wherein the output of the combining means (34) is a combined signal (44) having a fluctuating power level; means (36) for modulating the combined signal (44) to produce an RF signal for transmission; means (52) for measuring an average of an absolute value, an approximate variance, an approximation of the standard deviation, an average of a square of the output of said combining means (34) for a period of given time; and means (50) for adaptively limiting an output of the combining means (34) to a calculated power level based at least in part, said measured absolute value average, approximate variance, approximation of the standard deviation, or average of the square of the output of said combining means for a period of given time.


Vitamin C content was monitored in fennel during a 32-day storage period at 6°C and 90% R.H. and a rapid extraction method was developed to quickly analyse the samples. The concentration of the vitamin showed a 50% decrease during the first 4 days of storage. In the following two weeks the amount of vitamin C remained almost unchanged. Extending the storage time up to 32 days resulted in further substantial losses, with the final vitamin C concentration being 25% of the initial concentration. This phenomenon was found to be independent of the size of the sample.


BACKGROUND
The significance of periostin as a biomarker of Th2-induced airway inflammation has recently been highlighted in adult patients with allergic diseases. It may help identify drug-responsive inflammatory phenotypes, particularly in children. However, little is known about the usefulness of this parameter as a biomarker for allergic diseases in children. Furthermore, it is not known how much adolescent bone metabolism affects allergic inflammation.

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the relationship between serum periostin levels and allergic diseases in adolescents, we investigated periostin levels and the prevalence of allergic diseases.

METHODS
We conducted a cross-sectional observational study of 100 males and females in two age groups: age 9-12 years (pre-early adolescence) and 13-15 years (post-early adolescence). Serum periostin levels were determined using Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA). Presence of allergic diseases and allergy sensitization were obtained via a self-reported survey and the Multiple Antigen Simultaneous Test (MAST). The protocol was registered in a clinical trial registry as UMIN 000036051.

RESULTS
There were no significant differences in serum periostin levels between pre-early and post-early adolescents. There were no differences by gender. Age and Body Mass Index were not significantly associated with serum periostin levels. Periostin levels were elevated in adolescents with allergic diseases overall compared to healthy adolescents [mean (95%CI): 41.6 (33.4, 49.7) vs. 28.6 (21.9, 35.3) ng/ml; P < 0.05].

CONCLUSIONS
The effects of bone metabolism on serum periostin levels may be limited at 9-15 years of age. Further studies are required to determine reference values in adolescents.


Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp.] is the fifth grain legume in the world and second in India after chickpea. It is an important pulse legume crop in the tropics and subtropics, endowed with several unique characteristics. Pigeonpea is used in more diversified ways than other pulses. Pulses are considered to be the major sources of protein among the vegetarians in India and complement the staple cereals in the diet with proteins, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals. It contains 22-25% protein, which compares well with that of other important grain legumes which is almost twice the protein in A field investigation was carried out at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal on Vertisols during Kharif 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 to study the effect of nipping and plant geometries in medium duration pigeonpea productivity under rainfed conditions of Telangana. Nipping terminal bud at 45 and 60 days after sowing significantly reduced the plant height and increased the number of primary and secondary branches and pods per plant. Pooled results inferred that one time nipping at 45 days (1688 kg ha -1 ) has significantly out yielded the other treatments. With single time nipping at 60 days after sowing, nipping twice at 45 and 60 days after sowing and control there is an increase in grain yield by 12 %, 18 % and 16 % respectively over single time nipping at 45 days after sowing. While, grain yield was not influenced by the plant geometries. Interaction was also found significant with single time nipping at 45 days after sowing with 41,666 plants ha -1 plant geometry(1763 kg ha -1 ) and it was at par with single time nipping at 45 days after sowing at 27,777 plants ha -1 plant geometry (1748 kg ha -1 ) over the other treatments. . K e y w o r d s


Over the last decade, nanoemulsion-based delivery systems have been gained interest in the pharmaceuticals1-4, food and beverage5-8, cosmetics9-11, agrochemicals12-14 and other15 industries. The main purposes are to encapsulate, protect, and deliver lipophilic components such as drugs, vitamins, food supplements, antioxidants, antimicrobials, pesticides. In general, it is desirable to utilize nanoemulsions with very small droplet sizes, typically < 100 nm, since they have several potential benefits, including increased bioavailability1,2, enhanced long-term stability16 and high optical clarity17. These can be explained by the particle properties regarding surface area, kinetic property and optical property which are related to their particle sizes. The percentage of surface molecules in particles, particle settling velocities, and Brownian motion of the particles are summarized in Table 1. It is interesting to see that compared to a 10-μm particle, a large percentage of the molecules are present on the surface of nanoparticles. Hence, the dissolution rate of nanoparticles is much higher than microparticles. When the particles are of nanometer length scale, surface irregularities can play an important role in adhesion. Therefore, the smaller diameter of nanoemulsions leading to an increase in surface area enables nanoemulsions to exhibit greater biological activity per given mass


An efficient algorithm is presented for determining radiation modes of lossless multilayer dielectric optical waveguides. The determined radiation modes are normalized, mutually orthogonal, and complete. As an example, it is applied in the present work to project a reference field profile into the guided and radiation modes a set of three chosen representative structures; the reference field is perfectly reconstructed after projection. >


A monitoring system of caring the elderly is designed to solve those problems that occur constantly under the serious aging situation. In the system, the ZigBee technology, sensor technology and cloud platform technology are comprehensively used. The system can monitor the elderly's sleep actions during the night and the activities during the day. Their behavior data can be used to predict health events and provide advice for caregivers. It indicates that the system works well and provides a feasible solution for telecare. Keywords-remote monitoring system; cloud platform; sensor; elderly care; telecare


The invention relates to a digital analog converter (DAC) and a calibrating circuit thereof. The DAC comprises the calibrating circuit, a current mode digital-analog converting unit and an enabling logical unit which are connected with one another. The calibrating circuit is used for calibrating digital codes input by the DAC, outputting calibrated digital codes to the current mode digital-analog converting unit and outputting a calibration finishing signal to the enabling logical unit. The enabling logical unit is used for enabling the calibration finishing signal to be output to a work clock of the current mode digital-analog converting unit. The current mode digital-analog converting unit is used for perform digital-analog conversion according to the calibrated digital codes. By adjusting a current source array in the calibrating circuit of the DAC, the digital codes input by the DAC are calibrated, and the high-accuracy high-speed DAC can be achieved.


As a windowless vacuum device, the 10 mm diameter 60 mm long plasma window designed by Peking University only achieved to separate 28.8 kPa from 360 Pa experimentally with 50 A direct current and 2.5 kW power. Based on our 10 mm diameter plasma window, we have proposed a cascaded plasma window to achieve the isolation of atmosphere and high vacuum. In this paper, a numerical 2D FLUENT-based magneto-hydrodynamic simulation on 10 mm diameter cascaded plasma window was developed. The gas inlet, arc creation and plasma expansion segments are all contained in this model. A set of parameters including pressure, temperature, velocity and current distribution were obtained and analysed. In our first simulation, the isolation of 100 kPa and 50 Pa pressure has been realised, and some interesting phenomena occurred.


Dense and phase-pure ferroelectric ceramics of 75 mol.% Bi0.5K0.5TiO3 – 25 mol.% BiFeO3 were prepared by the conventional solid state reaction method. Their crystal structure is analyzed and discussed. The dielectric and piezoelectric properties of the ceramics were investigated at various temperatures. The ceramics exhibit relaxor-like dielectric properties and high electric field-induced strain (250-300 pm/V at 25 – 75 °C), not previously reported for this composition, making it a promising lead-free alternative for actuator applications.


The formal apology offered by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the generations of 'Forgotten Australians' or 'Lost Innocents', along with putting forth plans to heal their trauma, is appreciated. It is suggested that religious communities should care for the child migrants brought from England to Australia in the postwar years and other 'orphans' and raised in institutions, amid exploitation through cheap labour and inadequate care and education.


The thermal properties, morphological development, crystallization behavior, and miscibility of semicrystalline PCL and its 25, 50, and 75 wt% blends with amorphous PPF in spin-coated thin films crystallized at various crystallization temperatures (T{sub c}) from 25 to 52 C are investigated. The surface roughness of PPF/PCL ({phi}{sub PCL} = 75%) films increases with increasing T{sub c} and consequently the adsorption of serum proteins is also increased. No significant variance is found in surface hydrophilicity or in mouse MC3T3-E1 cell attachment, spreading, and proliferation on PPF/PCL ({phi}{sub PCL} = 75%) films crystallized isothermally at 25, 37, and 45 C, because of low ridge height, nonuniformity in structures, and PPF surface segregation


In 2005, the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Humanitarian Task Force initiated a successful cervical cancer screening campaign and colposcopy education course in Peru [1]. To provide additional cervical cancer prevention services in this resource-poor nation, more than 25 volunteers returned in May 2006 to continue the campaign in the Andean highlands and villages surrounding Cusco, Peru. To update the initial publication, our focus on this trip was to provide clinical services to as many Peruvian women as possible and expandmedical outreach tomore remote locations. As a result of local media exposure and individual recruitment, we evaluated 985 Peruvian women in 5 days (514 women in Cusco and 471 in the rural village of Urcos), offering Pap smears, visual inspection after acetic acid (VIA) screening, colposcopy, and loop electrosurgical excision procedures (LEEP). Because of time and resource limitations, a simple management algorithm was used. Women with minor cytological or VIA abnormalities and a colposcopic impression of CIN 1 were treated conservatively with annual follow-up. For women with high-grade cytological or VIA abnormalities and a colposcopic impression of CIN 2 or 3, a see-and-treat management strategy was used; all of these patients underwent LEEP procedures on the same visit. A few women who presented for screening with invasive cervical cancer were referred to the national cancer hospital in Lima (Insituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas). We provided follow-up colposcopy for patients diagnosed with CIN 1 or who had undergone LEEP in 2005. These women had colposcopy and treatment as needed. There were no new cases of cervical cancer among any of the previously evaluated women. To maintain a program in Peru, this year's volunteers formed a nonprofit organization called the International Cervical Cancer (INCCA) Foundation, which is committed to improving the health and quality of life of Peruvian women through the primary and secondary prevention of female genital tract cancers. Our organization's goals include reducing morbidity and mortality from gynecologic cancer through screening and education campaigns as well as collaborative partnerships with local health care providers. We are a multidisciplinary group composed of nurses, nurse, practitioners, gynecologists, gynecologic oncologists, family physicians, gynecologic pathologists, physicians-intraining, and other volunteers. We invite interested volunteers or potential donors to join the efforts of the INCCA Foundation in cervical cancer prevention and education in the developing world. Our next humanitarian program in Peru is scheduled for May 2007. Readers who are interested in learning more should visit our Web site at www.theincca.org.


The paper describes how the development of limit state design concepts has both opened the way to a wider view of the design process and also called into question some conventional views of material properties. The format of modern design codes is described to set the scene for the subsequent discussion. The arguments advanced on material properties relate mainly to yield strength and fatigue. It is shown that yield strength is a function of a number of variables and is far from a constant. There is seen to be a lack of adequate data on this property. Fatigue is now being better understood in a limit state context but it is argued that the risks of fatigue failure may not yet be well understood by the code users. Other commonly quoted properties with respect to non-ductile behaviour are said to be largely irrelevant. (TRRL)


Extremely low threshold currents of 0.56 mA (pulsed) and 0.58 mA (CW) have been tained in Q 1.3S-pm InGaAsPtInP strained-MQW laser, cat room temperature. These values are the lowest ever reported for long-wavelength lasers. Ultralow-threshold (<1 mA) lasers are required for many applications such as parallel high-, throughput optical interconnections. Numerous reports have recently demonstrated that strained multi-quantum well (MQW) structures are very attractive for improving threshold current ( 1)-(3). So far, a few studies have been done on submilliampere operation (0.98 mA (3), 0.80 mA (4)) of long- wavelength lasers without cooling, and below room temperature (as in (5)). In this paper, we report on a record-low threshold current of 0.56 mA, at room temperature, in long-wavelength semiconductor lasers, which was achieved by optimizing strained MQW active structure and by 1 shows a schematic cross section of a 1.35-pm strained-MQW-CBPBH (Constricted g layer on g-substrate Buried Heterostructure) laser, grown by three-step MOVPE. The ctive layer consists of five compressive-strained 5-nm InGaAsP wells, separated by 10-nm arriers. The active region was made 1.0-pm wide to reduce the threshold current based on cal model (6). The fabrication of CBPBH for lateral confinement has been described in detail previous literature (7), (8). The amount of strain. was optimized at 1.4%, to decrease the shold current, by using a 200-pm-long HR-coated laser, as shown in Fig. 2. The increase in shold at 2.0% strain was caused by misfit dislocation. Figure 3 shows the dramatic effect of decreasing cavity length L and increasing front facet reflectivity Rf on threshold cumnt calculated for a 1.35-pm 1.4%-strained-MQW laser. In this calculation, the rear facet reflectivity Rr was assumed e 0.985. As can be seen in Fig. 3, threshold current of about 0.5 mA is possible when Rf is made er than 0.95 in order to reduce the mirror loss of short cavity (L=100 pm) lasers. Figure 4 shows typical results of measured light-current characteristics of a 100-pm-long laser and with Rr of 0.985 under pulsed operation (800 ns, 100 kHz) at 25OC. Figure 5 shold current depends on Rf for a number of devices; it also shows the Note that the extremely low threshold curpent of 0.56 mA was achieved Ipf to 0.96. The estimated threshold current for this laser from the measured threshold ty is 0.53 mA, which indicates that the leakage current in the CBPBH structure is


3706 Background: Chemotherapy is increasingly utilized in the management of colorectal cancer. Neutropenia represents the major dose-limiting toxicity of chemotherapy with fever and neutropenia (FN...


Crossing the borders of languages by letting them cooperate on source code level has enormous benefits as different languages have distinct language features and useful libraries to share. This is particularly true for the functional programming world, where languages are in constant development being the target of active research. There already exists a double-edged compiler frontend for the lazy functional languages Haskell and Clean, which enables the interoperation of features of both languages. This paper presents a program transformation technique to solve the same problem at another level by transforming STG, the core language of the flagship Haskell compiler GHC to SAPL, the core language of Clean. By this transformation (1) we have made a Haskell to JavaScript compiler with the advantage that Haskell applications can now be executed e.g. in a browser; (2) since there already existed a Clean to JavaScript compiler, under certain limitations, one can mix Clean and Haskell code because they are compiled to the same target code using the same run-time system and calling convention; (3) one can more easily compare the core code generated by the two compilers and measure their execution times.


Larangan Coastal Fishing Port, located in Tegal Regency, Central Java, is one of the ports in Central Java with a fairly high fishery production. Purse seine Teri is one type of fishing gear used in PPP Larangan whose catch is fairly productive. The purpose of this research is to analyze the technical and financial aspects of capture fisheries business with purse seine Teri. The material used in this research is 8 units of purse seine Teri ship with lights. The method used is observation and interviews. Technical analysis includes the type of vessel, specifications fishing gear, and methods operation of fishing gear. Based on the technical analysis, the comparison of the dimensions of the vessel and the fishing gear is in accordance with the technical guidelines, namely the length of the fishing gear is at least 15 times the length of the vessel. The length of the bottom ris rope is an average of 13% of the top ris rope and accordance with the standart technical guidelines, which is a minimum of 10%. The average length of the corrugated rope is 1,3 from the length of the bottom ris rope, which is in accordance with the technical guidelines, which is between 1,1 - 1,75. The mesh size of the 0,5 inch is still safe because it is under the provisions of the technical guide, which is 0,6 inch


Facial palsy is one of several presentations of Lyme disease. To identify predictors of Lyme disease facial palsy, Boston investigators retrospectively


Background: Wound infections are one of the most prevalent hospital acquired illnesses and a significant contributor to morbidity. Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections worsen the condition in developed, developing, and underdeveloped countries. Aim: The purpose of this research was to identify the frequency of various bacterial pathogens and their sensitivity to various kinds of antibiotics in various categories of wound infections in randomly selected Basra City hospitals. Method: Fifty-seven patients with wound infection were involved in this cross sectional study, which was conducted by extracting data from the records of hospital laboratories, where information about bacterial examination of swabs taken by hospital staff from infected wounds and cultured with antibiotic sensitivity test by laboratory staff for treatment purposes. Results and Conclusions: The median age of patients was 38 years, 59.65% of them were males. The most frequent bacteria encountered was Klebsiella pneumonia (24.56%). Single bacterial growth was dominant (86% of cultured bacteria). In antibiotic sensitivity test Gentamycin (7.19%), Ciprofloxacin (5.92%), Amikacin (5.50%), and Tobramycin (5.36%) were the most frequent antibiotics tested, while Cefotaxime, Ceftriaxone, Clarithromycin, and Nalidixic acid were the least used. The highest sensitivity shown by the cultured bacteria was to Tigecycline (92.86%), Lenizoild (90.91%), and Teicoplanin, (80.00%), although they had not been tested widely. While, the antibiotics to which the cultured bacteria did not show any sensitivity were Lomefloxacin (0.00), Ceftriaxone (0.00), and Nalidixic Acid (0.00). Also, the antibiotics to which there had been high resistance were Piperacillin (17.14%) and Minocycline (13.64%).


With the spread of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, a large part of the Internet is through social networks that occupy much of the network traffic and time spent on it. However, universities are still in a process of initial adaptation and wasted many of their learning opportunities. In this paper we compare some of the tools that allow us to establish social networks for college. We start with pro- fessional spaces as Linkedin or Google Plus to continue with academic social networks like ResearchGate or Academia . Edu . Finally social networks present reading as a new challenge for reading education, a natural space for Social Reading with spaces for all profiles as professional like Lectylab or early readers in Leoteca .


Introduction. Lichen nitidus (LN) is a rare, chronic, inflammatory dermatosis usually affecting children and young adults. Nails involvement is very rare. Until now, 7 cases of LN with nail involvement have been described. Objective. To present a rare case of childhood lichen nitidus where trachyonychia was the main manifestation of the disease. Case report. A 7-year-old, Caucasian, previously healthy boy presented thumbnail longitudinal ridges, distal splitting and subungual hyperkeratosis for 7 months. Numerous mycological and bacteriological examinations were negative. Dermatological examination also revealed erythematous lesions on the proximal nail fold as well as small skin-pigmented papules on the thumb. Similar papules grouped into patches were also observed on the upper limbs, trunk and forehead. Treatment was not recommended. Conclusions. Lichen nitidus may rarely affect nails and should be considered as a possible cause of nail lesions in childhood. Zmiany paznokciowe jako główna manifestacja liszaja lśniącego Nail lesions as a main manifestation of lichen nitidus Michał Sobjanek1, Joanna Lakomy2 1Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii, Wenerologii i Alergologii Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego 2Katedra i Zakład Patomorfologii Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego Przegl Dermatol 2015, 102, 336–339 DOI: 10.5114/dr.2015.53423