During the summers of 1969 and 1970, we recorded in the ablation zone of the Glacier de St-Sorlin (Massif des Grandes Rousses, France) temperature, air moisture, and wind profiles, as well as the radiation balance and the daily ablation. Numerous profiles characterize a katabatic flow following the line of greatest slope, and there appears to be a correlation between the speed of the "glacier wind" and the corresponding temperature gradients. Computed according to Prandtl's theory of turbulent transfers, the flux of sensible and latent heat added to the radiation flux leads to theoretical values for the daily melting in good agreement with the measured values. The relative importance of the radiation balance on the melting of the snow is 57%; that of the sensible heat flux is 43%; the latent heat flux is very weak and negative.


We present the results of a preliminary study on the Santa Eulalia batholith (Alto Alentejo, Portugal). This batholith is made up of two granitic facies, several stocks of basic rocks concentrically disposed and some metasedimentary mega-enclaves. From a geochemical point of view, both granitic facies are peraluminous but difficult to characterize, showing similarities with S- A- and l-granite types. The two granites seem to represent independent magmatic pulses with different source material. The comparison with other granites from the Central Iberian Zone with S-type features, reveals several mineralogical and geochemical differences


In 2018-2020, the maternal lines of winter rapeseed, Brassica napus L. developed at the V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops: 1681, 1840-2, 1860, 39712, 39859, 39880, 40059, and 40177 were studied. The purpose of the research was a comparative estimation of the maternal lines of the winter rapeseed hybrids by calculated statistic parameters of adaptability, environmental and genetic plasticity, stability, stress resistance in the central zone of the Krasnodar region in different years. Indicators of environmental plasticity and stability were calculated by seed yield of the maternal lines of the winter rapeseed hybrids for three years due to the procedure by SA Eberhart, WA Rassell as revised by VА Zykin. To calculate a coefficient of a linear regression, the environmental indexes characterizing the variability of lines production conditions were defined. Stress resistance and genetic plasticity were determinated due to the equation by AA Rossielle & J Hamblin. Potential productivity and adaptability were identified by the procedure of LA Zhivotkov. The conditions of the 2020 were satisfactory for winter rapeseed plants growth and development. The average yield of the maternal lines was equal to 4.83 ton ha-1. The conditions of 2018 and 2019 were not quite favorable, since the environmental index was negative (Ij= -0.14 and -1.23), and average yield was 3.33 and 2.24 ton ha-1, respectively. The comparative estimation of the maternal lines of the winter rapeseed hybrids developed at the V.S. Pustovoit All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Crops by the parameters of the ecological plasticity and stability in the Krasnodar region showed that the line 39712 having the average seed yield per year of 3.70 ton ha-1 combines a high level of plasticity, adaptability, stability and is characterized by a high genetic plasticity. This line possesses high responsibility to the advanced cultivation conditions. The line 39880 with the average yield of 3.57 ton ha-1 also is characterized by environmental and genetic plasticity and adaptability. The lines 39859 and 40177 demonstrated the highest stability and resistance to the stress factors of environments. They are very adaptive to deterioration of the weather conditions. The selected maternal lines are very interesting for breeding of winter rapeseed hybrids of the Russian origin.


The objective of this study was to process multitemporal satellite data in order to detect burnt areas and classify these areas according to how many times they have been burnt. The area of study is situated in Western Peloponnese near the site of Ancient Olympia. In 1986, 1998 and 2000 three big fires have burnt more than 500.000.000 m2 of forest and rural land in the broader area. In order to detect the vegetation changes and classify the burnt areas for the period 1984-1999 we used the following multitemporal satellite images: A Landsat 5 TM cloud free subscene, acquired on July 27 1984, A Landsat 5 TM cloud free subscene, acquired on September 18 1986, A Landsat 7 ETM cloud free subscene, acquired on July 28 1999, We applied the NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) to all the satellite images. Then, we created two new images with two bands each. one using the vegetation indexes images of 1986 and 1984 and a second one using the vegetation indexes images of 1999 and 1986. Then, we applied the PCA method to the new images. After the fires of 1986, 1998 and 2000 local authorities have mapped the burnt areas using traditional methods. With joint use of the thematic maps and the above produced images of Principal Components we managed to classify the burnt areas according to how many times the have been burnt. The general conclusion is that we can use satellite data with the vegetation indexes PCA method for the accurate mapping of burnt areas and the vegetation monitoring. Burnt areas for more than twice cannot be regenerated on its own so the classification of the burnt areas according to how many times they have been burnt is very important in order to locate the areas that needs reforestation.


Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage developed in an SLE mouse model is ameliorated by TANK via the suppression of type I IFN induced by cGAS-mediated sensing of intracellular DNA. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is one of the serious complications associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease whose pathogenesis involves type I IFNs and cytokines. Here, we show that TANK, a negative regulator of the NF-κB signaling via suppression of TRAF6 ubiquitination, is critical for the amelioration of fatal DAH caused by lung vascular endothelial cell death in a mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus. The development of fatal DAH in the absence of TANK is mediated by type I IFN signaling, but not IL-6. We further uncover that STING, an adaptor essential for the signaling of cytoplasmic DNA sensor cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS), plays a critical role in DAH under Tank deficiency. TANK controls cGAS-mediated cGAMP production and suppresses DNA-mediated induction of IFN-stimulated genes in macrophages by inhibiting the formation of DNA-cGAS aggregates containing ubiquitin. Collectively, TANK inhibits the cGAS-dependent recognition of cytoplasmic DNA to prevent fatal DAH in the murine lupus model.


The article singles out static balance from the whole martial seriesand analyses it from the point of view of three-dimensional kinematics, research the technical movement quantificationally, finds out the kinematics factors influening balance movement serves so as to provide the reference to coaches and athletes.


Hypoglycaemia is common in patients with diabetes. Symptomatic hypoglycaemia at normal glucose levels has been previously recognised, and can pose a major challenge to improving glycaemic control. We describe two cases of patients with type 2 diabetes, who suffered from frequent symptoms of hypoglycaemia at normal glucose levels, leading to over-compensation with carbohydrate and poor glycaemic control. We describe how recognition of this phenomenon led to significant improvements in glycaemic control. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


We investigate the effects of ellipticity-induced curvature on atomic Bose–Einstein condensates confined in quasi-one-dimensional closed-loop waveguides. Our theoretical study reveals intriguing phenomena arising from the interplay between curvature and interactions. Density modulations are observed in regions of high curvature, but these modulations are suppressed by strong repulsive interactions. Additionally, we observe phase accumulation in regions with the lowest curvature when the waveguide with superflow has high eccentricity. Furthermore, waveguides hosting vortices exhibit dynamic transformations between states with different angular momenta. These findings provide insights into the behavior of atomic condensates in curved waveguides, with implications for fundamental physics and quantum technologies. The interplay between curvature and interactions offers opportunities for exploring novel quantum phenomena and engineering quantum states in confined geometries.


Electric vehicles today clearly represent the only solution fulfilling the zero emission vehicles (ZEV) standard. However, they still are not an equivalent alternative to the gasoline driven cars due to the well known problems of today's batteries. The concept of a parallel hybrid drive line can be an optimal combination of both principles of propulsion in that the gasoline engine guarantees for a wide range operation, while the electric propulsion can be used within the restricted zero emission zones [19]. The parallel hybrid drive train described here has been realized at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland. The drive line consists of a spark ignited engine, an electric asynchronous machine, a flywheel, and a wide range continuously variable transmission. An overall control system has been developed for the drive train. This drive line has been integrated in a multi purpose van for real road testing. This paper describes the experimental results from various component testing, from a dynamic test bench and from a chassis dynamometer test bench. Fuel efficiency improvement of higher than 40% are achieved in the urban driving cycles.


Corresponding author Assist. Prof. Faik Tuğut Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Dentistry, Department Of Prosthodontics, 58140 Sivas Tel: 0 346 21912 35 E-mail: email@example.com SUMMARY Aim: The effect of different kind of drinks is to investigate on hardness and surface roughness of soft lining material. Materials and methods: Eighty cylindrical soft liner specimens were produced for this study. Half of them were immersed in isobutyl methacrylate (iBMA) for 3 min. Specimens were then divided into four subgroups according to different beverages; water (control group), cola, soda, and orange juice. Surface roughness and hardness evaluation of the specimens were performed after 24 hours and 30 days of immersion. The obtained data were evaluated by analysis of variance followed by Tukey's test (p=0.05). Results: In all groups, roughness and hardness values showed significant differences after both 24 hours and 30 days (p<0.05). The highest surface roughness and hardness values were detected in soda group of specimens, whereas water group of specimens were exhibited the lowest roughness and hardness values regardless of immersion time and iBMA. Conclusion: Beverage as a habitual nutrition cause physical changes of dental soft liners.


This paper replies to the questions put forth by Professor XI Zhao-yong in his article"On the Discussion of Five Types Social Formations"one by one,and shows that all of them are not well-founded for lack of textaual evidence.In order to further prove that Marx never put forward the theory of "five types of social formation",but merely the theory of "three great social formations",this paper also offers two brief arguments in terms of the purpose and method of Marx studying social formation.


With the development of modern science and technology,the value and position of video materials in History teaching is receiving increasing attention,mainly for the enrichment of teaching,development of students' ability and diversification of teaching methods,and others.It is very crucial for History teaching reform in teachers colleges to carry out full development and utilization of historical documentary video materials in History teaching,paying attention to the organic combination of authenticity,selection,and appropriateness.


This paper presents a novel software framework and methodology to run applications on an interactive whiteboard. A new type of application called "Chalklets" has been designed. Chalklets use the chalkboard as an interface metaphor replacing the desktop. This allows the seamless integration of educational mini applications into electronic-whiteboard-supported lectures. This article describes the framework, presents a number of Chalklets, and discusses the concept, using the example of a Chalklet for simulating logic circuits sketched on the whiteboard


The two purposes of the article are (1) to present a regularization of the self-field of point-like particles, based on Hadamard's concept of "partie finie," that permits in principle to maintain the Lorentz covariance of a relativistic field theory, and (2) to use this regularization for defining a model of stress-energy tensor that describes point-particles in post-Newtonian expansions (e.g., 3PN) of general relativity. We consider specifically the case of a system of two point-particles. We first perform a Lorentz transformation of the system's variables which carries one of the particles to its rest frame, next implement the Hadamard regularization within that frame, and finally come back to the original variables with the help of the inverse Lorentz transformation. The Lorentzian regularization is defined in this way up to any order in the relativistic parameter 1/c2. Following a previous work of ours, we then construct the delta-pseudo-functions associated with this regularization. Using an action p...


Abstract The Among careful proper of statement of John Naisbitt: Think Globally locally act and which is implementation by Morihiko Hiramatsu, Governor Oita, Japan become password work One-Village, One Product Movement (movement one countryside one product) used as by frame to develop local excellence which orient global market. Undeniable is true problem of performance oftentimes become constraint or bogey at small and medium industry sector to expand. With existence of progress of technology and science expected can assist the make-up of performance. One of the exploiting of the technology is usage of technology base on information (TI). With existence of progress of technology and science expected can assist the make-up of performance Hence solution able to be conducted to push growth and improvement of performance of UKM is needing the existence of real step of usage of TI so that/ to be can be competitive with big scale company in this case it is of course TI have to earn to be used as by appliance able to improve performance productivity and advantage maximization profit to UKM. Some anticipated factor have important role in spreading of TI one of them is support and role of government agency. Hereinafter according to King role of the institute in this case is as vendor of information about technological innovation, owner of authority of regulation, as provider of aid of financial, executor research into and inwrought development, and protector to ownership of copyrights. Some idea model trying to join local excellence (internal environment) and global market opportunity (external environment) in business, require to be tried with a few adjustment with condition of existing objective to develop UKM in face of free market in autonomous framework of area. Keywords : Strategic , Globalization, Autonomous of Area, Information Technology, Small and Medium Industry, Science and Technology.


Computing the worst-case execution time (WCET) of tasks is important for real-time system design. The industry and research communities have developed a wealth of techniques to compute relevant WCET approximations. Traditionally, WCETs are estimated at the granularity of a function (or task). We propose an approach to estimate partial WCET (pWCET), i.e., the worst-case execution time between two locations in a function, such as basic blocks or instructions. Our technique is derived from the well-known implicit path enumeration technique. It takes into account both the control flow graph and the architecture (pipeline and cache hierarchy). Some useful applications of such pWCETs are motivated in this paper.


A synthesis of a-acyloxyamides is described which utilizes the reaction of 7-picoline N-oxide and various organic acids with diphenylketene N-p-tolylimine.


In centrifuge modelling, in-flight soil conditions can vary horizontally depending on the location, i.e., from the center of model to a point close to the rigid wall. Moreover, loading history and earthquake shaking events affecting the particle contact force can influence the in-flight soil conditions. For reliable centrifuge modelling, therefore, it is important to evaluate the in-flight soil properties in a soil model at specific locations before target experiments are performed. A series of centrifuge model tests were undertaken on a uniform dry sand to investigate the in-flight soil parameters by measuring shear wave velocity (Vs) via bender elements (BE), as the Vs of the soil is directly related with soil properties. Three plausible conditions likely to influence the soil parameters were discussed in this paper: (i) boundary condition (location from the container boundary), (ii) load history (sequence of spinning up and down in the centrifuge), and (iii) earthquake shaking events. The Vs measured in the centrifuge was verified through comparison with resonant column (RC) test results. The results showed that the Vs is different in horizontal plane with locations within the model as well as with different loading events. The results also confirmed that the evaluation of in-flight soil properties before performing the test is important for interpreting the soil behavior accurately.


Objectives : The aerial parts of Rumex japonicus Houtt. (RF) is used by traditional clinics to treat parasite infection in East asia. This study aims a verification of anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of RF methanol extract. Methods : Anti-oxidative effects of RF were measured by scavenging activities of DPPH, superoxide, nitric oxide (NO) and peroxynitrite radicals. And also scavenging activities of anti-oxidation in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 cells were measured. The inhibitory effects against the production of inflammatory mediators including NO, prostaglandin (), tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-), interleukin- (IL-), IL-6, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and the translocation of nuclear factor (NF)- in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells by RF were tested. Results : RF scavenged DPPH, superoxide, NO and peroxynitrite radicals, and RF (at ) reduced the inflammatory mediators definitely. Conclusions : These results indicate that RF may be a potential drug source for oxidative stress related inflammatory diseases.


The nematode Panagrolaimus sp. NFS 24-5 has potential for use as living food for larval shrimps and fish in marine aquaculture. The nematodes are usually produced on bacterial or yeast cells. Nematodes cannot synthesise the long chain fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) which is essential for feeding marine aquaculture organisms. The eukaryotic, heterotrophic dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii consists of approximately 20% DHA. To culture the nematodes and simultaneously enrich them with DHA, single adult male and female individuals were cultured in hanging drops with variable cell density of C. cohnii. Life history traits, such as net reproductive rate (R0), population doubling time (PDT) and intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm), were assessed and compared with data obtained from cultures on Escherichia coli. A maximum R0 was recorded at a cell density of 4 × 106 C. cohnii cells ml−1, corresponding to 2478.82 μg dry mass ml−1. The same was achieved with 7× lower biomass of E. coli at a cell density of 3 × 109 cells ml−1, corresponding to 335.63 μg dry mass ml−1. The results exclude the use of the dinoflagellate culture from application in mass production of the nematode for aquaculture food and limit the use to post-harvest enrichment of the nematodes with essential fatty acids. At a density of 3 × 109 E. coli cells ml−1 the PDT was lowest and the rm was highest, indicating that this cell density might be closest to optimum conditions for nematode reproduction. Exceeding this cell density yielded fewer offspring within a longer time period. Implications for mass production in monoxenic liquid cultures are discussed.


Sell-side analysts' recommendations are primarily targeted at institutional investors mandated to invest across many companies within client-mandated equity benchmarks, such as the FTSE/JSE All-Share index. Given the numerous sell-side recommendations for a single stock, making unbiased investment decisions is not often straightforward for portfolio managers. This study explores the use of historical sell-side recommendations to create an unbiased fusion of analyst forecasts such that bidirectional accuracy is optimised using random forest, extreme gradient boosting, deep neural networks, and logistic regression. We introduced 12-month rolling features generated from standard sell-side recommendations, such as analyst coverage, point and directional accuracy, while avoiding forward-looking biases. We introduce a novel "AI analyst" by fusing forecast features from numerous analysts using machine learning algorithms. We observed the added benefits of using these features from more than one analyst by systematically generating unbiased and incrementally better prediction accuracy from publicly available sell-side recommendations, with the Random forest algorithm showing the highest relative performance. In highly volatile sectors, like resources, the machine learning algorithms perform better than in low volatility sectors, suggesting the importance of rolling features in bi-directional prediction in the presence of high volatility. Using feature importance, we observe the incremental contribution of rolling features, showing the relationships between analyst coverage, volatility, and bidirectional forecast accuracy. Furthermore, parameters from logistic regression identify volatility features and initial and target price as some of the essential features when modelling analysts' directional predictions.


Th e aim of this research is to develop the Mobbing Scale and examine its validity and reliability. Th e sample of the study consisted of 515 persons from Sakarya and Bursa. In this study, construct validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and item analysis of the scale were examined. As a result of factor analysis for construct validity, four factors have emerged which are named humiliation, discrimination, sexual harassment, and communication barriers. Th ese subscales consist of 23 items and account for the 59.97% of the total variance. Th e internal consistency reliability coeffi cients were .91 for humiliation, .77 for discrimination, .79 for sexual harassment, and .79 for communication barriers. Findings also demonstrated that item-total correlations ranged from .54 to .78. Test-retest reliability coeffi cients were .78 and .91 for four subscales, respectively. Th e item-total correlations ranged from .54 to .78. According to these fi ndings the Mobbing Scale can be regarded as a valid and reliable instrument that could be used in the fi eld of education and psychology.


In biological systems, weak‐affinity interactions (association constant, Ka, of less than approximately 104 M−1) between biomolecules are common and essential to the integrity of such units. However, studies of weak biological interactions are difficult due to the scarcity of analytical methods available for the bioscientist. In this communication, we report on the use of biosensors based on surface plasmon resonance to detect and characterize weak affinity antibody–antigen interactions. Monoclonal antibodies towards carbohydrate antigens were immobilized on sensor surfaces and were used to detect weak binding of the carbohydrate tetraglucose of dissociation constant, Kd, in the millimolar range. Sensorgrams were received in the form of square pulses where the kinetic rate constants were difficult to assess due to the rapid association and dissociation of the antigen to/from the immobilized antibody. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Photoionization of the hydrogen molecule was studied using our previously developed semiclassical trajectory method. The focus was on the parameters of the field for which there are no other results, namely a short photo-pulse with photon energies from soft to hard x-rays and with intensities including superatomic values. We calculated photoionization probabilities for the single and double ionization of H2. In the superatomic field we observed the transient from single-photon to multiphoton double photoionization, the inversion of single and double ionization probabilities, and distinct stabilization effect for the single photoionization. We also observed a specific behavior in the single photoionization probability dynamics with a dip in the middle of the pulse, which becomes extremely deep for a field approaching relativistic intensity. The agreement of our previous results with independent data on the helium atom in superatomic field is an important argument in favor of the efficiency of the used method. This allows us to hope that the probabilities of photoionization of a hydrogen molecule in an atomic and superatomic x-ray field obtained in this work are not only the first, but also quite reasonable results on the indicated process.


The possibilities of copyrights regulation in library activity are considered. Special attention is paid to the analysis of a real example of a right owner action against SPSTL SB RAS, which allows clearly demonstrate the possibilities of protecting the interests of users in the court. The ways to provide users' access to the objects of intellectual property in libraries are offered.


Abstract The circuit court's decision in Hanna v. City of Chicago is a good illustration of how zoning works, or doesn't work, in Chicago. Hanna v. City of Chicago, No.98 CH 1219, slip op. (Cook County Cir. Ct., April 4, 2001), 53 ZD 147. On its face, it appears to be a fairly typical ruling, decided under Illinois' admittedly idiosyncratic zoning jurisprudence, of a typical downzoning challenge by an affected landowner. But, if you appreciate the larger political and social context under which this remapping controversy arose, the case provides an interesting peek at the political culture surrounding decision making about land use in Chicago.


Smartphones and other powerful sensor-equipped consumer devices make it possible to sense the physical world at an unprecedented scale. Nearly 2 million Android and iOS devices are activated every day, each carrying numerous sensors and a high-speed internet connection. Whereas traditional sensor networks have typically deployed a fixed number of devices to sense a particular phenomena, community networks can grow as additional participants choose to install apps and join the network. In principle, this allows networks of thousands or millions of sensors to be created quickly and at low cost. However, making reliable inferences about the world using so many community sensors involves several challenges, including scalability, data quality, mobility, and user privacy. This thesis focuses on how learning at both the sensor- and network-level can provide scalable techniques for data collection and event detection. First, this thesis considers the abstract problem of distributed algorithms for data collection, and proposes a distributed, online approach to selecting which set of sensors should be queried. In addition to providing theoretical guarantees for submodular objective functions, the approach is also compatible with local rules or heuristics for detecting and transmitting potentially valuable observations. Next, the thesis presents a decentralized algorithm for spatial event detection, and describes its use detecting strong earthquakes within the Caltech Community Seismic Network. Despite the fact that strong earthquakes are rare and complex events, and that community sensors can be very noisy, our decentralized anomaly detection approach obtains theoretical guarantees for event detection performance while simultaneously limiting the rate of false alarms.


Four compounds were isolated from root extracts of Pteris multifida . Their chemical determination and determination and spectrum identification confirmed that their structural formula were saucerneol D (1), dehydrogoniothalamin (2), 1 acetoxyl 2 piperonyl 6 [ methoxyl piperonyl] 3,7 dioxabicyelo [3,3,0] octane (3), and 5,5′ dihydroxy 3 methoxy 6,8,3″, 3″ tetranmethylpyran (3′,4′)flavone 7 O [ β D apiofuranosyl (1→6)] β D glucopyranoside (4). Of them, 5,5 dihydroxy 3 methoxy 6,8,3″, 3″ tetranmethylpyran (3′,4′)flavone 7 O [ β D apiofuranosyl (1→6)] β D glucopyranoside(4) was a new compound and saucerneol D(1) was isolated for the first time from Pteris multifida.


Background University students are likely to have poor sleep quality and fatigue, affecting academic and psychological well-being. Aims and Objectives To assess if and how sleep quality and fatigue are affected in university students of different Tertiary Institutions during an academic exam period and to identify possible associated factors. Methods A Web-based survey was completed by 517 students of 20 different Tertiary Institutions (response rate 83.7%), containing questions about demographics, sleep habits, exercise habits, caffeine, tobacco and alcohol use, subjective sleep quality (using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index - PSQI) and fatigue (Fatigue severity scale – FSS) at the beginning of the semester and on examination period. Results The study group consisted of 328 (63.4%) females and 189 (36.6%) males with mean age 21.3±2.5 years. PSQI global and FSS scores were significantly elevated at exam period compared to pre-exam period (5.9±2.7 vs 5.4±2.5, p Conclusions Our results indicate that sleep quality and fatigue are affected in university students during academic exam periods. Potential factors were identified which may lead to development of strategies in order to promote a better quality of sleep.


Between 1935 and 1992, the number of farms in the United States decreased from approximately seven million to fewer than two million. This change left a noticeable imprint on the landscape. Working farmsteads have been reduced to idle, desolate buildings, or in some cases there are no buildings left at all. To study this transformation, black and white air photographs from 1950 were compared with 1990 air photographs. Also, plat books and ground checks in four townships in Watonwan County in southwestern Minnesota helped docu ment changes. Farmsteads were aban doned or demolished because people be gan to find they could not economically support their families in the farming in dustry. Many moved to nearby commu nities in search of urban jobs, leaving the out-buildings behind to deteriorate over time or to be destroyed. This research re cords the physical changes offarmsteads on the Minnesota landscape by mapping the abandoned, demolished, or still lived in farmhouses in the four townships. Al though abandoned farmsteads have in creased, new uses for the rural landscape have emerged. One of these enterprises, commercial hog farming, reveals a viable alternative use of the fossil farmsteads.


The sixth International Congress of Nematology, which is held every six years, was organised by the Nematology Society of Southern Africa under the auspices of the International Federation of Nematology Societies. The Western Cape Department of Agriculture was one of the platinum sponsors of the Congress and received major exposure.


METHODS: A placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, randomized trial for 12 weeks combined with a 4-week follow-up period was conducted at a single center in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, between December 2016 and May 2017. The data were examined between June and August 2017. The study participants were 200 overweight adults within the age of 2064 years old. The participants were randomly assigned to the A-mix or a placebo group, and were administered 500-mL test beverage containing 1,500 mg or 0 mg of A-mix, respectively, for 12 weeks. All participants endeavored to maintain a physically active lifestyle between week 0 and week 12 through monthly sessions of physical activity. The primary endpoints were the 12-week changes in the abdominal total, subcutaneous, and visceral fat areas, as assessed by computed tomography. RESULTS: Of the 200 enrolled participants, 199 (99%) accomplished the 12-week intervention and 4-week follow-up period. The per-protocol-based analysis for 194 participants demonstrated that the abdominal total fat area decreased significantly in the A-mix group compared with that of the placebo group (difference, 10.0 cm; 95% confidence interval, 0.419.6 cm; P = 0.041). Comparable outcomes were acquired for the abdominal subcutaneous fat area (difference, 7.4 cm; 95% confidence interval, 0.1-14.7 cm; P = 0.047). No studyrelated unfavorable events occurred. CONCLUSIONS: A-mix supplementation in combination with physical activity promotion facilitated abdominal fat reduction in overweight adults. This trial was based on a collaborative research agreement between the University of Tsukuba Faculty of Medicine and Meiji Co., Ltd. K.U., C.S., and S.I. are employees of Meiji Co., Ltd.


Author(s): Plecnik, Mark Mathew | Advisor(s): McCarthy, John M | Abstract: This dissertation presents the kinematic design of six-bar linkages for function, motion, and path generation by means of polynomial homotopy continuation algorithms. When no link dimensions are specified beforehand, the synthesis formulations for each design objective yield polynomial systems of degrees in the millions and billions, suggesting a large number of solutions. Complete solution sets to these systems have not yet been obtained and is the topic of this dissertation. Function generation for eleven positions is explored in most detail, in particular the Stephenson II and III function generators, for which we calculate multihomogeneous degrees of 264,241,152 and 55,050,240. A numerical reduction using homotopy estimates these systems to have 1,521,037 and 834,441 roots, respectively. For motion generation, the Watt I linkage can be specified for eight positions, producing a system of a multihomogeneous degree over 19 billion. However, for this work we focus on the smaller case of six positions, numerically reducing this system to an estimated 5,735 roots. For path generation we take a different approach. The design of path generators is formulated as RR chains constrained to have a single degree-of-freedom by attaching six-bar function generators to them. This enables us to use our results obtained on Stephenson II and III function generators to create four types of eleven position path generators: the Stephenson I linkage, two types of Stephenson II linkages, and the Stephenson III linkage.


Shale swelling can cause a series of problems during the exploitation of shale gas. However, because of the complex fabric of shale, a thorough understanding of shale swelling has not been gained. In this work, an experimental multiscale approach is employed to characterize the swelling properties of a shale sample from Sichuan basin of China. Wetting/drying tests are performed by environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), and deformation of the material is measured by analyzing the ESEM micrographs using digital image correlation (DIC) techniques. Investigations are conducted at three distinct scales, enabling the macroscopic behavior to be linked to the microscopic mechanisms (e.g., the role of inclusions, the behavior of clay particles). The macroscopic swelling of the tested shale is less than 2%. This limited swelling is mainly due to the presence of nonswelling inclusions as well as the low swelling capacity of the clay inside the shale. Microcracking is evidenced along both the wetting and ...


The invention relates to the technical field of joint multi-view video coding, in particular to a multi-view video coding system utilizing visual characteristics. The system comprises a just noticeable distortion threshold value computing module of a discrete cosine transform (DCT) domain and a multi-view video coding module, wherein the just noticeable distortion threshold value computing module of the DCT domain comprises a space contrast sensitivity function sub-module, a background brightness masking effect sub-module, a texture masking effect sub-module and a time contrast sensitivity function sub-module; and the multi-view video coding module comprises a predictive coding sub-module, a DCT coding sub-module, a DCT domain filtering sub-module, a quantification and entropy coding sub-module, a video sequence reconstruction sub-module and a rate distortion optimization sub-module. By the system, a just noticeable distortion (JND) module of the DCT domain is established, and is applied to the DCT domain filtering sub-module and the rate distortion optimization sub-module in multi-view video coding, so that a multi-view video coding rate can be decreased and multi-view video coding efficiency can be improved under the condition of unchanging subjective quality.


This study asserts that conceptualising sensory brand experience (SBE) as an independent construct is critical to expanding our understanding of experiences provided by brands. To achieve this goal, a rigorous examination of its foundational knowledge structure underpinning the construct is urgently required. Using co-citation analysis examining 151 SBE-related articles with 4,038 citations over more than two decades (1994–2019), six knowledge fields deemed to have constitutive influence on SBE literature have been identified - atmospherics, product evaluation, sensory marketing, service marketing, experiential marketing and brand experience. Combining the results of a hierarchical cluster analysis and a metric multidimensional scaling analysis, the authors located three fundamental premises: (1) brand settings are arbiters of brand meaning; (2) the intrinsic processing of SBE involves the entrainment of exteroceptive and interoceptive processes; and (3) SBE outcomes are non-representational. At the end of the paper, these findings are organised into an integrative framework, highlighting research concerns and research gaps at the antecedent, processing and outcome stages. In doing so, this paper contributes to the conceptual development of SBE by constructing a doctrinal schema for future research undertakings.


The laser Doppler flowmetry allows the non-invasive assessment of the skin perfusion in real-time, being an attractive technique to study the human microcirculation in clinical settings. Low-frequency oscillations in the laser Doppler blood flow signal from the skin have been related to the endothelial, endothelial-metabolic, neurogenic and myogenic mechanisms of microvascular flow control, in the range 0.005-0.0095 Hz, 0.0095-0.021 Hz, 0.021-0.052 Hz and 0.052- 0.145 Hz respectively. The mean Amplitude (A) of the periodic fluctuations in the laser Doppler blood flow signal, in each frequency range, derived from the respective wavelet-transformed coefficients, has been used to assess the function and dysfunctions of each mechanism of flow control. Known sources of flow signal variances include spatial and temporal variability, diminishing the discriminatory capability of the technique. Here a new time domain method of analysis is proposed, based on the Time of Correlation (TC) of flow fluctuations between two adjacent sites. Registers of blood flow from two adjacent regions, for skin temperature at 32 0C (basal) and thermally stimulated (42 0C) of volar forearms from 20 healthy volunteers were collected and analyzed. The results obtained revealed high time of correlation between two adjacent regions when thermally stimulated, for signals in the endothelial, endothelial-metabolic, neurogenic and myogenic frequency ranges. Experimental data also indicate lower variability for TC when compared to A, when thermally stimulated, suggesting a new promising parameter for assessment of the microvascular flow control.


The effects of interactions between private transfer behaviour and income redistribution policies depend on the motives underlying private income transfers. This paper tests for two different potential motives: pure altruism versus simple exchange, in the presence of capital market imperfections. Using household survey data for Bulgaria, microeconometric evidence is found that both motives are in effect. We also find evidence that capital market imperfections are likely to be binding for consumption smoothing, and hence are an important cause of private transfers. The results indicate that social security benefits "crowd out" the amount of private transfers received but not the incidence of private transfers. Finally, private transfers play an important role as a safety net as they significantly decrease poverty rates and the inequality of income distribution.


This paper describes the financing structure,cash flow rights,controlling rights and the separation degree of them in Chinese private listed companies.We did the theoretical analysis and empirical test of the ultimate controlling shareholder 's impact on corporate financing policies.The results show that: the ultimate controlling shareholder 's cash flow rights,controlling rights are negatively related to capital structure.If the control rights separated from the cash flow rights,the ultimate controlling shareholder tends to increase the size of debt financing to expand its control of the resources which facilitate the expropriation.And this motivation increases with the separation degree of the two rights.Overall,there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between capital structure and the separation ratio of controlling rights and cash flow rights.


A transport system for a wind turbine blade is provided. The transport system is configured for increasing a curvature of the blade in response to an obstacle during transport of the blade. Thereby, a simple and cost-effective solution is obtained. Further, a method for transporting a wind turbine blade is provided.


According to the advantages and disadvantages of static and dynamic load balancing policies in the distributing systems,an omnibus load balancing policy in the grid computing environments is proposed.In order to make the nodes on the network effectively execute the complicated tasks that require large-scale computing in the grid computing environment,a better function that evaluates the efficiency of nodes is also put forward.And it is proven that the algorithm combined the function is better than other algorithms by some simulated experiments.


Five years ago, an article co-written by some of us (Joly and Simard) presented an emerging trend to disclose some individual genetic results to research participants within the international research community. At the time, ethical norms and scholarly publications on the return of results often did not distinguish between the return of research results in general and the return of unexpected results (also called incidental findings). Both technologies and research practices have evolved significantly. Today whole genome and exome sequencing are increasingly affordable and frequently used in genetic research. Because these techniques produce a vast amount of interpretable and non-interpretable data (i.e., data of unproven significance) about an individual, the issue of how to manage information generated by such technologies needs to be considered. However, the development of international ethical guidelines has not kept up with the rapid pace of technological progress. Indeed developments in genomic biobanking also challenge the duty to disclose research results.


ThE concepts of atmospheric electric phenomena have undergone many changes recently, and as a result there is a trend now to correlate electric to meteorological processes. Measurements have to be made of all the fundamental electric elements, viz., the potential gradient E, the conductivity A and the vertical air-earth current density i, which are interrelated by Ohm's law, E~ = i. Investigations of the processes taking place in the atmospheric electric circuit under equilibrium conditions require information about any two of these fundamental quantities, while in other processes all the three quantities must be measured. So far, observations of the potential gradient and conductivity have generally been confined to near the ground, and it has not been possible to extend these observations to the upper air due to the want of a simple technique. There were a few attempts to measure the potential gradient in the atmosphere by radiosonde by Idrac, 1 Ross Gunn ~ and Belin ~ but they did not prove quite satisfactory for general use due to various reasons. But recently Koenigsfeld and Piraux 4 have shown how the simple triode valve HL 23 can be used as an electrometer; they have also shown how this valve electrometer with polonium collectors at a known distance can be coupled to the radiosonde developed in Belgium to measure the electrical potential gradient in the upper air. Venkiteshwaran, Dhar and Huddar s have adopted this valve electrometer for use with the audio-frequency modulated American type radiosonde to measure the potential gradient in the atmosphere. This technique has been further simplified by Venkiteshwaran, Gupta and Huddar. 6


SOCJAL/CUI.TURAI, ANTHROPOLOGY she knows quantitatively, her richly detailed qualitative analysis has thoroughly convinced this reader, at least, of her arguments linking maternal behavior and child death. Elders Living Alone: Frailty and the Percep- tion of Choice. Robert L. Rubinstein, Janet C. Kdbride, and Sharon Nagy. Modern Applica- tions of Social Work. New York Aldine de Gruyter, 1992.184 pp. ANDREA SANKAR Wayne State University Eldm LivingAloneis a study of elderly peo- ple, mainly debilitated, living alone in Phila- delphia. The study explores the relationship between the "personal surround" of the el- derly person and the "home environment" It contends that the ability to continue living on one's own fulfills key cultural values of inde- pendence as actualized in freedom of choice. "I can do what I want when I want," was a frequent rationale given by informants for living in substandard conditions. Through the use of case studies, the book illustrates in considerable detail how these elders adapt to and find daily satisfaction in living conditions and life choices that are radically circum- scribed compared with those taken for granted by healthy middle-aged, middle-class adults. The study testifies to the adaptability of the human spirit. In a concluding chapter, the authors raise questions about how the unequal distribution of resources in our society and the cultural belief in individual, as opposed to commu- nity, responsibility adversely affect these el- derly people. This is an important point, especially if we are to use these data in devel- oping a crosscultural analysis of marginal- ized elderly; unfortunately, by relegating it to the closing chapter, the analytic power of the argument is less than an earlier integration would have provided. This is also a problem with the authors' otherwise perceptive cri- tique of the use of narratives. The book is an example of an emerging type of research in qualitative gerontology. In a rough analogy to women's studies, qualita- tive research in gerontology can be divided into three stages. In the first, ethnographers sought to correct the "geriatric blindness" of earlier studies, and examined the lives of the elderly in other cultures. In the next phase the focus was primarily comparative, as re- searchers examined other cultures to under- stand the sources and dynamics of the supposedly "better" or "worse" situation of the elderly as compared with the United States. In American culture, researchers sought to understand the sources of satisfac- tion or dissatisfaction in old age-the point of comparison being the middle-aged and middle class, which was the social context of most of the researchers. In the emerging third phase, researchers are trying to better understand old age from the diverse perspec- tives of the heterogeneous elderly popula- tion. This book can be seen as part of the third phase, in that it demonstrates the logic, com- plexity, and coherence of lives lived in "small social spaces." However, its frequent compari- sons to the values and norms of the middle- aged and middle class sometimes detract from the goal. In a strong and convincing way, E l a h Liu- ingAlonsprovides a caveat against using one's own value screen to judge the personal satis- faction provided by apparently marginal liv- ing conditions. It vividly demonstrates the pathological intensification of the American value of independence in the case of the frail elderly. In so doing, the book serves as an indictment against key values in bourgeois culture. Exchange in Oceania: A Graph Theoretic Analysii. Per Huge and Frank Harav. Oxford Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. New York (Jarendon Press (Oxford), 1991. 334 pp. D O U G M R WHITE University of Calijbnia, Imine Mathematics, like structuralism, deals with the variable content of culture by under- standing the relations among cultural ele- ments. Network and graph theory are ideally suited for this task In a virtual handbook of formal concepts and techniques for analysis of structure and for conceptualizing the full variety of uses of the concept of structure, anthropologist Hage and graph-theorist Harary provide foundations for the compre- hensive study of structure and dispel some conceptual confusions haunting ethne graphic literature. They focus on analyzing the diversity of exchange relations (trade, marriage, and kinship; ceremonial and social relations; global social structures) in Oceania. Chapter 2, "Paths, Cycles and Partitions," gives an exemplary definition of dual T a n k


In this paper we look at words for bodies of water (e.g., words for 'lake' and 'river') in a large number of a posteriori and mixed artificial languages. After presenting the data and briefly discussing some of them, we analyze some aspects of them, including which meanings seem to be more basic than others. For example, words meaning 'river' appear to be unmarked with respect to words meaning similar, but smaller, bodies of water (e.g., 'brook'), since some artificial languages derive the latter from the former, but no languages in our sample derive the latter from the former. This sort of analysis can be applied to other semantic fields in artificial languages.


The authors describe the situation regarding public administration (PA) education in twelve post-socialist European countries divided into two circles: Central European post-socialist countries and former Yugoslav countries. The analysis is focused on the main orientations of the PA curricula, levels of education, and character of the institutions offering education in the field. A special attention is put on PA education in Croatia. The article is based on sociological neo-institutional theoretical approaches that often indicate exogenous factors as causes of institutional changes. The comparative research has confirmed the hypothesis of the paper that there is interconnection between the process of transition and increased development of the PA education systems in central and south-eastern European post-socialist countries. It shows a great similarity at the levels of education, a sufficiently high level of convergence toward multidisciplinary approach to PA education and diversity in colour at the institutional-organizational level.


Objective To evaluate the effects of the capsaicin administrated subarachnoidly in the two phase of the inflammation pain.Methods The rats having no functional disability were divided randomly into two groups which had been implanted with chronic lumbar intrathecal catheters, the vehical and capsaicin(0.25%) groups.Then the mechanism threshold of the pain and the thermal latency at the time of the forth and the seventh day were investigated.After the intraplantar of the carrageen,the threshold of the two groups were investigated also at the time of the third and fifteenth hour.After the record of the threshold,the skin of the paw was taken and dyed with HE.Results There was no difference between the threshold of the preintrathecal and the prointrathecal.After administrated the medicine,mechanism threshold and the thermal latency of the capsaicin group were increased distinguishedly.Compared that at the forth day with the seventh day,the value at the seventh day increased greatly.After the inflammation the threshold of the right hind paw was lowed compared with the left hind paw,that at the late phase of the inflammation were higher than that at the early phase.The paw skin in the vehical group was more inflamed than taht in the capsaicin group.Conclusion The capsaicin can elevated the mechanism threshold and the thermal latency significantly for several days.


Background: Learning environment is an integral part of the curriculum. Curriculum cannot be seen separately from learning environment. Learning environment should be measured as it is related to students' success, achievements, satisfaction and meeting educational goals. One of the methods of measuring the learning environment is by assessing the students' perception of the learning environment. Post graduate education environment measure is a valid and reliable learning environment assessment tool that is used internationally across many countries worldwide.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess residents' perception of the post graduate educational environment in the College of Health Sciences of Mekelle University, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.

Methods: This was a facility based cross-sectional study conducted in the five major department of the School of Medicine at Mekelle University. A total of 111 residents participated in the study. The study used the English version of the 40-item Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure, self administered questionnaire, to measure the educational environment for all residents in the School of Medicine of the College of Health Sciences of Mekelle University. Data was entered after checking for completeness, cleaning and coding into computer SPSS software. Descriptive analysis was made and results presented in the form of tables.
Results: Only 90 participated in the study making the response rate of 81%. The overall score of the postgraduate learning environment measure was found to be 93 which is considered as "more positive than negative but room for improvement". Of the forty questions, six has shown some concern that needs improvement. These were contract agreement of employment, informative junior doctor's handbook, having functional protocols, catering services for residents, work overload and providing support and counseling.
Conclusions: The post graduate education system was perceived positively by the residents, though there are still areas to improve to have a quality post graduate medical education. Making regular learning environment assessments as integral parts of the educational quality monitoring and evaluation system in the medical schools is recommended.


Inairsurveillance systems, Kalmanfilter andits derives havebeenlargely usedforreal-time multiple target tracking, whereminimization ofcalculation burdens is greatly desired. Whilenon-maneuvering targets canbe accurately tracked byusing aKalmanfilter witha constant velocity model, amaneuvring target might be miss-tracked sinceprediction errorsincrease significantly. TheIHofilter istherobust filter, which doeschangeitscharacteristics depending on the parameterT. Inorder totrack accurately notonly nonmaneuvering butalsohighly maneuvering target, we propose, inthis paper, avariable TI-L, filter withan acceleration termwhenamaneuver isdetected.


Memristor is the fourth fundamental electrical component that bridges the missing link between charge and flux. It is a nonlinear, passive device that has garnered attention in various areas of circuit design, because of its unique memory storage capabilities in the absence of a power source. In this paper, analog circuits of an adder, subtractor, and active low-pass, band-pass, and high-pass filters, have been modelled using memristors. Compared to the resistor-based circuit, the power dissipation from the memristor-based model was reduced by 9.52% for the arithmetic circuit and by 6.68% for the active filter. All circuits have been implemented and simulated on LtSpiceXVII.


This study was realized in the Buenavista Campus of the Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro in Saltillo Coahuila from the 12th of December of 2012 to the 14th of February of 2013. The production and quality (acidity, protein and fat) of milk was evaluated in Murciano Granadina goats fed with Hidroponic Triticale substituting alfalfa hay in a 0, 20 and 40% for the respecting Treatments 1, 2 and 3 at the pick of lactation. Each treatment, consisting in 5 goats (n=5), also received 30% of concentrate feed Apileche®. The weight of goats and kids was also evaluated. By the completely random statistic analysis the following results were obtained: the milk production didn´t showed significant differences between treatments (P>0.05). Even so, T2 had the highest average figures of production. For the quality measurements, considering acidity, there were significant differences between treatments (P 0.05). There weren´t differences either in goat body (P>0.05). The weight of the kids had significant differences between treatments (P<0.001) being T1 the one which had the highest average in weight during the experiment with 10,030.2 kg, followed by T3 with 8,847.2 kg, and at last T2 with 7.847 kg. The substitution of alfalfa for hydroponic triticale didn´t have positive effects on the yielding, protein and fat parameters, but improved the quality of milk by lowering the acidity. For parameters that did not showed significance, there is no difference to offer alfalfa hay or hydroponic triticale to Murciano Granadina goat diets in the highest milk production level of the lactation period under intensive production system.


Expert systems are a subarea of Artificial Intelligence that allow the simulation of human intelligence and reasoning. The main goal of this work is to link techniques for the development of an Expert System to assess nutritional risk in children and adolescents and the use of Anamnesis Food techniques to assist students in Nutrition courses.


Chest wall tumours of bones in childhood are rare in general. Chest wall aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are even rarer. If happened, they affect spine and long bone, those affect chest wall are extremely sparse. We are presenting a case of 8-year-old girl who presented with spontaneous hemothorax. We share our experience and diagnostic dilemma we encounter in emergency situation as well as challenging in the management. Aneurysmal bone cysts, despite being benign, but, rarity and unusual presentation added to atypical radiological features may lead to catastrophic consequences unless diagnosed on time.


PurposeThe purpose of this paper was to draw on evidence from computer-mediated transparency and examine the argument that open government data and national data infrastructures represented by open data portals can help in enhancing transparency by providing various relevant features and capabilities for stakeholders' interactions.Design/methodology/approachThe developed methodology consisted of a two-step strategy to investigate research questions. First, a web content analysis was conducted to identify the most common features and capabilities provided by existing national open data portals. The second step involved performing the Delphi process by surveying domain experts to measure the diversity of their opinions on this topic.FindingsIdentified features and capabilities were classified into categories and ranked according to their importance. By formalizing these feature-related transparency mechanisms through which stakeholders work with data sets we provided recommendations on how to incorporate them into designing and developing open data portals.Social implicationsThe creation of appropriate open data portals aims to fulfil the principles of open government and enables stakeholders to effectively engage in the policy and decision-making processes.Originality/valueBy analyzing existing national open data portals and validating the feature-related transparency mechanisms, this paper fills this gap in existing literature on designing and developing open data portals for transparency efforts.


A computational model of Lake Erie serves as a framework for a study of visualization techniques and display methods. Various display methods are used to examine the 3D data. The methods use primit...


SEM observation on the formation of asexual spores in Ustilaginoidea virens in potato sucrose agar(PSA) medium was carried out.The results showed that in the early 20 days,the fungus produced mainly conidia on the specialized hyphal structures,and the hyphal binds and knots.A few conidia also appeared on sparse hyphae.In the later stage,the fungus produced great amount of chlamydospores in the yellow fruiting bodies.The quantity of chlamydospores is much more than that of conidia.These indicated that conidia are formed mainly in the early stage and chlamydospores in the later stage.Germination examination indicated that the germination ability of mature chlamydospores reduced rapidly with prolongation of storage period.Fresh mature chlamydospores will be the most ideal inoculum for inoculation.


1,3,4 Professor, Dept of Ophthalmology MGM Medical College Indore MP India 2 PG Resident, Dept of Ophthalmology, MGM medical college Indore MP 452001 INDIA 5 Assistant Professor, Dept of Ophthalmology MGM Medical College Indore MP India Abstract Purpose: To study the effect of glaucoma management on corneal endothelial cell density. Method: Our study included 112 eyes of 65 diagnosed cases of glaucoma of same age group who underwent visual acuity test, IOP measurement, Gonioscopy, Fundus examination and specular microscopy analysis. Exclusion criteria included history of corneal disease, diabetes mellitus, any ocular inflammation, trauma or surgery other than peripheral iridectomy. Observations and Results: Patients who underwent PI or Trabeculectomy were found to have significantly lower cell density (2080 +263 cells/mm 2 )than those without any surgical or laser intervention (2474 + 362 cells/mm 2 ) (p=0.000). Although statistically insignificant, but patients on 3 or 4 anti glaucoma medications were having lower cell density than those on 1 or 2 medication. Conclusion: In our study it is evident that cell density is lower in glaucoma patients than those without glaucoma. This may be proposed to direct damage from high IOP, post trabeculectomy or iridectomy cell loss, medication toxicity or combination of these. So while achieving target pressure benefitrisk ratio of endothelial cell density decompensation should be mandatorily considered.


Lanthanum chromite is a material that plays a large role in the development of fuel cells, catalysts, electronic devices, semiconductors, and magnetics. The application of this compound is determined by the material characteristics. The LaCr1-xVxO3 (where x = 0.01 – 0.03) compound was prepared using a simultaneous method of sol-gel and freeze-drying from salts of chrome, lanthanum, and vanadium in pectin solution. The characterization results using X-ray diffraction, diffuse-reflectance UV-Vis spectrophotometer, and SEM-EDS. X-ray Diffraction analysis showed that the materials formed have the main structure of ABO3 perovskite (such as LaCrO3 and LaVO3) with minor phases of LaVO4 while the band-gap energy of materials due to the addition of vanadium in LaCrO3, it shifts its energy to a lower direction, namely: 2.7; 2.4; 2.6 eV for LaCr1-xVxO3 (where x = 0, 0.01, 0.02, and 0.03) and SEM-EDS micrographs show that the distribution of the crystalline phase is fairly homogeneous, porous and nanorods.


Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find the factors influencing adolescents' adult media engagement. The study is based on Agnew's General Strain Theory (GST) and a micro-systemic perspective. Methods: The study examined 479 middle school freshmen who participated in the fourth wave of the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS) conducted by National Youth Policy Institute. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and reliability analysis using SPSS 22.0 Ver. Also, hypothesis testing was performed via covariance-based structure equation modeling (CB-SEM) using Amos 21.0 Ver. Results: Strain factors had positive effects on adolescent depression, and depression had a positive effect on adult media engagement. Also, cell-phone dependency had a positive mediation effect between depression and adult media engagement. Conclusion: The study's result identified the factors affecting adult media engagement. Therefore, we suggest intervention programs considering adolescents' strains, depression and cell-phone dependency to improve their health.


Photographic image. Black and white. Image of Harry Grenz standing next to a truck. A man in a plaid shirt and railroad cap holds a jug in one hand and leans against a truck. A dog is visible jumping up on the man. Man is identified as Harry Grenz. Dated 1963. Courtesy of Susan Grenz Collection, 2011.08, GRHC.


The article describes developments in electronic engineering, such as the laser and microprocessor, and their application in civil engineering. The two basic types of laser used are the helium-neon gas laser found in tunnelling and pipe alignment equipment, and the solid-state laser diode which emits infra-red pulses and is found in electronic distance measuring (edm) instruments. The microprocessor, which forms the central processor unit of a microcomputer, forms part of equipment designed to compute horizontal distances from measured slope distances and is also used to program laser alignment instruments. The article also describes solid-state survey equipment, which integrates survey data with map production, in which computer-drawn maps automatically show details of a site under examination. /TRRL/


By 2050, the European Commission aims to achieve a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions within the construction sector due to new targets set for greenhouse gases by the Commission. One of the most effective solutions for mitigating the environmental impact of buildings is to integrate renewable-energy systems such as air-to-water heat pumps or geothermal heat pumps. Several works in the literature investigated the advantages of heat pumps, particularly ground source heat pumps, for specific contexts. Furthermore, the evaluation can encompass not only energy considerations but also exergetic aspects, and this paper makes a significant contribution to the latter. The study presented here applies exergy analysis to a geothermal heat pump system that is interconnected with photo-voltaic and solar collector systems in a building located in Rome. Feasibility and environmental assessments were also conducted. It is evident that the exergy efficiency obtained is much lower than the energy efficiency. The heat pump demonstrates higher exergy efficiency by producing high-temperature thermal power compared to a constant dead state at relatively low temperatures. Following the heat pump, the adiabatic mixer exhibits the second highest exergy efficiency, trailed by two heat exchangers. Compared to a conventional plant case, the money saved is EUR 16,772 per year, translating to a Payback Period of 23 years. Furthermore, the average annual reduction in fossil fuel emissions is estimated at 26.2 metric tons of CO2.


For effectiv management and control of the odor fugitive from some of sewage treatment facility (e.g. lift station),a full-scale odor control system was developed and tested in field.The system is made up of odor source enclosure,gas collection,interconnection conduit,control unit,fan and the chimney.The control unit is composed of the primary scrubber,two stage biological filter and programmable logic controller(PLC) control unit.The result of the filed test showed that the removal efficiency of H2S is higher than 99% under assumed gas volume loading (140 m3 ·m -2 ·h -1 ) while the removal efficiency can research 95% under gas volume loading of 240 m3 ·m -2 ·h -1 .There was no significant change in the pressure drop of the biotricling filter while the pressure drop of the traditional nature material filter is increased after 4 month's operation.The system showed good buffer capacity for the shocking loading.The removal efficiency can be kept more than 90% when the temperature is not lower than 10 ℃.


My comments on Lohmeier's essay are written from the perspective of a cultural historian resident in the United States. The latter point is important, since in Anglophone scholarship, it is usual to translate cultural »Moderne« as »modernism«. But unlike Lohmeier's projection of cultural »Moderne« back to the late eighteenth century, »modernism« invariably refers to developments in the arts that began a century later, sometime toward the end of the nineteenth century (there is some debate about whether to include naturalism among the modernist movements). Regarding the other term employed by Lohmeier, »gesellschaftliche Modernisation«, there is almost complete overlap between the processes she describes and Anglophone scholars' conception of »modernity«, which is dated to the dual revolutions of the late eighteenth century: the democratic revolution that commenced in 1789 (though of course »we« in the United States predate that to 1776), and the industrial revolution. In short, there is an overlap, but no chronological equivalence, between »modernism« and »modernity«, inasmuch as the latter precedes the former by close to a century. The limitation of aesthetic modernism to developments after, say, 1880 is important for assessing Lohmeier's argument, since it would be difficult to argue that the modernist movement, thus defined, is predominantly characterized by a hankering for a lost past. Indeed, I had great difficulty squaring my own conception of aesthetic modernism with Lohmeier's descriptions thereof, since I rarely detect a desire on the part of modernists to return to the conditions of pre-modern Europe. And that is because I believe that individualism was a central belief of modernists – as does Lohmeier, who regards »Subjektautonomie und Individualismus« as »die beiden großen regulativen Ideen, die am Beginn der Moderne stehen und modernes Denken und Bewusstsein nachhaltig prägen«.1 It was precisely because of their embrace of individualism that modernists were well aware that the Gemeinschaft of pre-modern Europe was hardly conducive to free development. But that does not mean that modernists were completely satisfied with the conditions of their day – on the contrary. The point to make is that criticism of modern Gesellschaft does not imply affection for pre-modern Gemeinschaft: that is a false dichotomy. If individualism is your touchstone, then both are problematic, though in significantly different ways. If we look at modernists who were critical of modernity from the standpoint of individuality and freedom – think of Ibsen and subsequent writers influenced by


Deficient omega-3 fatty acids can result in myriad pathological changes including altering the central nervous system. Their balance or imbalance changes receptor function, prostaglandin and cytokine production. Understanding the roles of these essential fatty acids is vital to remedying the fatty acid abnormalities found in a number of psychiatric disorders.


importance in the effort to provide intelligence in support of military operations. However, most analyses concerning the modernization of procedures and technologies required to improve the intelligence process mainly focus on the collection phase of the intelligence cycle. Perhaps the most disadvantaged phase of the intelligence process, in terms of methodological progress, is the intelligence dissemination phase.


Worldwide accessibility to the Internet has incredibly reshaped our perception of the world. One of the children of the World Wide Web is Social Media (SM), which is present in many forms: online game platforms, dating apps, forums, online news services, and social networks. Different social networks aim at different objectives: opinion transmission (Instagram, Instagram, Facebook, etc.), business contacts (LinkedIn), image sharing (Instagram), video transmission (YouTube), dating (Metric), and so on. However, they all have one thing in common: they aim to connect people. Among the many existing social networks, Instagram currently ranks as one of the leading platforms and allows users to post their pictures & videos and other users can see and can comment on them. In recent years, social networks (and especially Instagram) have been used to spread hate messages. Hate speech refers to a kind of speech that denigrates a person or multiple persons based on their membership to a group, usually defined by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, political affiliation, or views.We study detection of Cyberbullying in photo sharing networks, with an eye on developing early-warning mechanisms for the prediction of comments on posted images vulnerable to attacks. Given the overwhelming increase in media accompanying text in online social networks, we investigate use of posted images and captions for improved detection of bullying in response to shared content. We validate our approaches on a dataset of over 3000 images along with peer-generated comments posted on the Instagram photo-sharing network, running comprehensive experiments using a variety of classifiers and feature sets. In addition to standard image and text features, we leverage several novel features including topics determined from image captions and a pre-trained convolutional neural network on image pixels. We identify the importance of these advanced features in assisting detection of Cyberbullying in posted comments. We also provide results on classification of images and captions themselves as potential targets for cyber bullies.


The affiliated transaction of listed companies in China is a focused topic in the theoretic and practical field.This paper analyzes the 2001-2005 data of affiliated transactions from listed companies in Shenzhen and Shanghai stock markets.Meanwhile,affiliated transactions of listed companies from different sectors,their capital scale,tradable share ratio,various profits and transaction manners are compared in the paper in hope of providing insights to standardize the business of the existent listed companies.


Foreword - Polly Toynbee Introduction - Lee Adams, Mary Amos and James Munro The Cycle of Conflict - Charles Webster and Jeff French The History of the Public Health and Health Promotion Movement Practising Health for all in the UK - Maddy Halliday Building a UK Public Health Movement - Geof Rayner A Phoenix from the Ashes? Promoting Social and Community Development in Sheffield - Lee Adams and Frances Cunning A Reflection of Ten Year's Work Sustainable Development and Health - Charles Secrett and Simon Bullock National and International Policy Perspectives - Martin Caraher Local Communities and Sustainable Regeneration in the East End of Sheffield - Sue Grieg and Neil Parry Environmental Justice - Eurig Scandrett Community Development - Mary Amos Theory, Opportunity, Serendipity - Martine Standish Community Development in Sheffield User Movements, Community Development and Health Promotion - Marian Barnes Community Development and Health Work in Northern Ireland - Ruth Sutherland Context, History and Development Social Exclusion, Discrimination and the Promotion of Health - Maria Duggan Anti-Poverty Strategies - Pete Alcock Disability and Public Health - Lorraine Gradwell Women and Public Health - Sue Laughlin Regeneration and Health - Hilary Russell The Wakefield Health Action Zone - Lee Adams A Case Study in Area-Focused Working Opportunities for Improving Health Through Regeneration - Deb Hankins and Melissa Stead Health and Local Food Initiatives - James Petts Public Services and Health - Dexter Whitfield and James Munro Education for Systems Change - Alan Beattie A Key Resource for Radical Action on Health Public Services, Public Health and Health Promotion - Fiona Campbell The Role of Local Authorities Citizens' Advice Bureaux in Primary Care - Judith Emanuel A Tool for Staff to Address Social and Economic Inequalities


Radiofrequency pulsed glow discharge (RF-PGD) coupled to time of flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) has become a powerful tool for obtaining both elemental and molecular information directly from solid samples. Two GD Grimm-type based designs coupled to TOFMS are compared for the analysis of polymers. One of the chambers is an in-house design ("UNIOVI GD"), while the other (named "GD.1") corresponds to the source included in the initial GD-TOFMS prototype. Operating conditions were similar for both GD designs (15 W of applied power with both chambers, 200 Pa of pressure for GD.1 and 150 Pa for the UNIOVI GD), with argon being the plasma gas used. Experimental results showed that the GD.1 design provides richer molecular information and also better detection limits for polyatomic ions (in the low μg g−1 range); this fact could be attributed to higher distance between the sample and the mass spectrometric interface in GD.1 design. Furthermore, this GD source contains a flow tube inside the anode favouring the formation of polyatomic ions and, thus, providing higher molecular information. Moreover, the use of an argon pre-chamber to minimize the entry of external air, which could interfere in the sought polymer identification, has been successfully evaluated as well. Finally, four conductive polymers (polyaniline, polyphenylene sulfide, polypyrrole and polythiophene) containing carbon, hydrogen and either sulphur or nitrogen have been characterized using RF-PGD-TOFMS (using the GD.1 chamber and the Ar pre-chamber). Results showed that some of the polyatomic ions can be eventually considered as fragments coming from the structures of the corresponding monomers constituting each polymer. Thus, the molecular information provided by RF-PGD-TOFMS under appropriate experimental conditions enables a fast and reliable identification of the studied polymers.


Pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH) is a group of clinical syndrome characterized by increasing pulmonary vascular resistance due to different etiologies and pathogenesis.Potential causes are not clear.More and more studies have shown that pulmonary vascular endothelial injury is the primary factor causing the characteristic pathological changes.In the different periods of PAH,protection of the pulmonary vascular endothelial cells and improvement of endothelial function or restoration of the balance between endogenous vasoactive substances,recovery of vascular endothelial integrity in terms of structure and function,and delay or reversal of the pulmonary vascular proliferation and remodeling processes,have become important goals for treatment of PAH.


Summary Primary hepatic carcinoma, without accompanying cirrhosis or fibrosis of the liver, was induced in rats with diethyl-nitrosamine. Hyperplastic nodules and nodular cytoplasmic alterations were found in the same livers. Autoradiographs after administration of tritiated thymidine showed no increase in DNA synthesis in morphologically normal areas or in foci of cytoplasmic alterations, but a striking increase in both hyperplastic nodules and carcinoma. It is concluded that primary hepatic carcinoma in the non-cirrhotic liver may arise through stages of increased nodular regeneration.


During a decade or so of my life I had the opportunity to talk with Lev Davidovich Landau almost every day, and to profit from his advice. This may be why the period from about 1950 to 1960 was so successful for me, and I would like to share my memories of it with you. In 1950 Vitali L. Ginzburg and Landau wrote their well known paper on superconductivity. Without the microscopic theory, developed later by John Bardeen, Leon Cooper and J. Robert Schrieffer, the meaning of several quantities entering the Ginzburg-Landau work remained unclear, above all the meaning of the "superconducting electron wave function" itself. Nevertheless this theory was the first to explain such phenomena as the surface energy of electrons at the superconducting-normal phase boundary and the dependence of the critical field and current in thin films on temperature and thickness.


This paper presents the first embryological study of Rhynchocalyx, a unique and problematical monotypic South African genus. The genus agrees well with other Myrtales in its basic embryological and other characteristics, including an ephemeral anther endothecium, a micropyle formed by the inner integument alone, and by other subsidiary features of the anther, nucellus, endosperm, and seed, as well as its megasporogenesis. Rhynchocalyx differs absolutely from Axinandra in many embryological characteristics, a fact that is not in agreement with a broad definition of Crypteroniaceae to include both genera. Also, Rhynchocalyx, despite its shared distinctive multicelled archesporium, differs from Lythraceae in many attributes. Thus, evidence from embryology, combined with that from other sources, supports the conclusion that Rhynchocalyx is not directly related to Lythraceae, and is, therefore, best assigned to a family of its own, Rhynchocalycaceae. This paper reports the embryology of the rare monotypic South African genus Rhynchocalyx, and is the second concerning the unique genera of the order Myrtales. The first concerned Axinandra (Tobe & Raven, 1983b). The proper taxonomic assignment and relationships of Rhynchocalyx, like those of Axinandra, have often been disputed. Oliver (1895), who first described Rhynchocalyx lawsonioides, classified the genus under Lythraceae. Later, Engler (1900) treated Rhynchocalyx as one of the "Gattungen der Lythraceen von unsicherer Stellung," and Koehne (1903) excluded it from Lythraceae. Sprague and Metcalfe (1937), however, returned it to Lythraceae, stating that Koehne's grounds for its exclusion from that family were not tenable. Recently, van Beusekom-Osinga and van Beusekom (1975) proposed a broad definition of Crypteroniiaceae that included Rhynchocalyx, together with Crypteronia, Dactylocladus, Axinandra, and Alzatea. Pollen morphology might or might not be taken to support a relationship of Rhynchocalyx with the other genera of Crypteroniaceae sensu lato (Muller, 1975): thus, Rhynchocalyx agrees with Dactylocladus and Axinandra in having heterocolpate pollen grains but differs from both Crypteronia (with bisyncolporate pollen grains) and Alzatea (with tricolporate pollen grains). Rhynchocalyx and Alzatea differ from the other three genera of Crypteroniaceae sensu lato in their wood anatomy, and share many characteristics with Lythraceae and Melastomataceae (van Vliet, 1975). On the other hand, leaf, twig, and nodal anatomy suggests that Rhynchocalyx is closer to some Lythraceae, Oliniaceae, and Melastomataceae than to the other members of Crypteroniaceae sensu lato (van Vliet & Baas, 1975). Nevertheless, differences in floral structure and the presence of foliar sclereids in the petioles of Rhynchocalyx (Rao & Das, 1979) indicate that it is not directly related to Lythraceae. In addition, Rhynchocalyx may be distinguishable from Lythraceae in not having nectaries in its flowers, although this feature needs to be reviewed in


This is the As-Designed Parts List, Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) As-Built Parts Lists For The AMSU-A Instruments, for the Integrated Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A).


The article reveals the interdependence of information society development and civic education, shows the relationship of these processes. Also, the main parameters of a modern society relating to globalization and the impact on education of the person are the object of analysis. With the reference to the example of the leading Soviet pedagogy educator, A.S. Makarenko, an attempt is made to identify the main features of civil identity formation within the national educational institutions, especially in the national tradition of human socialization, the main of which is a combination of legal education with the moral formation of the person.


Upon irradiation, phthalimide-indole in bichromophoric systems underwent intramolecularly remote Paterno-Buchi reaction to give oxeto[2, 3-b]indole derivatives containing macrocycles, in competition with Norrish type II reaction.


The accuracy of a destructive, experimental method for the evaluation of through-thickness residual stress distributions is investigated. The application of the method is to a welded pipe that has been subjected to a residual stress improvement process. The residual stress improvement process introduces gradients in the stress distribution. The question of interest is how well the back-computation method used to interpret the experimental data represents the residual stress distribution for this type of stress profile. To address this question, a finite element model was used to provide a reference stress solution for comparison with the back-computation results of the experimental method. Three-dimensional finite element stress analyses were also conducted to simulate the cutting steps of the destructive laboratory procedure. The residual stress distributions obtained by the back-computation procedure were then compared with the reference stress solutions provided by the finite element model. The comparisons show agreement and indicate that good results can be expected from the experimental method when it is applied to a pipe that has been subjected to a residual stress improvement process, provided that the axial gradient of stress is not too large.


Data from a chromosome examination of 14,069 consecutive newborn infants is presented. Successful karyotypes were obtained on 13,939 babies using short‐term blood culture and conventional staining methods. Of those, 13,645 babies had normal chromosomes; 64 (0.46%) had a major chromosome abnormality; and 230 (1.65%) had a marker chromosome; giving a total of 294 (2.11%) babies with a major chromosome abnormality or distinctive marker chromosomes.


Objective To analyze the clinical features and control measures of lower respiratory tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Methods The clinical data of 162 cases of lower respiratory tract infection caused by P.aeruginosa were reviewed.The antimicrobial susceptibility of these strains was determined by microdilution method.Results The features of lower respiratory tract infection caused by P.aeruginosa included hospital-acquired infection (80.9%),elderly (90.7%),with underlying diseases (92.6%),poor nutrition (59.9%),immunocompromised (69.6%),indwelling catheter (26.5%),use of broad spectrum antibiotics (79.0%),and glucocorticoid use (44.4%).Susceptibility test showed that these P.aeruginosa strains were resistant to multiple drugs.More than 75% of these strains were susceptible to piperacillin-tazobactam,amikacin,or imipenem.Conclusions The lower respiratory tract infections caused by P.aeruginosa were mostly found in old patients with underlying diseases.Most of these infections were hospital acquired.The clinical manifestations were atypical.The diagnosis is mainly based on etiology.The results of susceptibility testing and antibiotic combination therapy are helpful for good clinical efficacy.


We report local concentration of the Oersted field at the junction of electric contact geometry. The local Oersted field is numerically calculated with a simplified analytical model. This local field is then verified experimentally by observing magnetization reversal due to the current injection into Permalloy nanowires under magnetic field bias. The threshold current of magnetization reversal is found to be linearly dependent on the strength of the magnetic-field bias with a proportional coefficient (6.9 ± 0.2) × 10-11 Oe·m2/A, which provides evidence of the local concentration of the Oersted field at the junction.


In the present work simultaneous velocity field and passive admixture concentration field measurements at realistic flow-rates conditions in a non-reacting flow in a model of combustion chamber with an industrial mixing device are reported. In the experiments for safety reasons the real fuel (natural gas) was replaced with neon gas to simulate stratification in a strongly swirling flow. Measurements were performed by means of planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) and particle image velocimetry technique (PIV) at Reynolds number, based on the mean flow rate and nozzle diameter, ≈300 000. Details on experimental technique, features of the experimental setup, images and data preprocessing procedures and results of performed measurements are given in the paper. In addition to the raw velocity and admixture concentration data in-depth evaluation approaches aimed for estimation of turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) components, assessment of turbulent Schmidt number and analysis of the gradient closure hypothesis from experimental data are presented in the paper.


A critical clinical application of the Human Genome Project is to identify functional variation in genes related to disease or responses to xenobiotics. This study moved toward that goal by combining polymorphism detection with functional assays for the therapeutic target gene cyclooxygenase 1 (COX‐1). Cyclooxygenase 1 (prostaglandin endoperoxide G/H synthase [PTGS1]) catalyzes the metabolism of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin H2, which is subsequently metabolized to thromboxane A2.


Education in India has always been a difficult undertaking (Pandit, 2020). Given theenormous range of economic conditions and demographic profiles of learners in India,bringing education to every part of the country has been difficult. The history of Indianeducation reveals that the majority of learning took place through Chalk and Talk and thatstudents have become accustomed to this method of instruction. However, with theproliferation of the internet and the increasing familiarity of students with social media, thissituation is undergoing a shift. The use of blended learning techniques has already beenimplemented into the teaching pedagogy of a number of educational institutions. In an agewhere knowledge can be found almost everywhere, the difficulty for instructors is no longerthe creation of learning content but rather the ability to present it engagingly to students sothat learning objectives are accomplished, and the speed of learning is maintained.


Abstract : The purpose of the study was to explore the feasibility of using a computer to teach a psychomotor task, i.e., operation of a 5-key chord keyset for binary coding. The other functions studied were mode of presenting prompts (visual, tactual) and effects of feedback upon performance. The automated visual and tactual prompting modes were compared with what might be considered to be a 'traditional' mode, in which subjects (Ss) learned the code by referring to a code sheet. The results indicated that none of the methods of prompting was superior to the others. However, the fact that Ss could be taught to perform a psychomotor task by means of a computer is a significant advance in training procedures. The results also indicated that the provision of feedback aided performance for each of the prompting modes.


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1 The effect of single and repeated oral doses of indoramin 25 mg, prazosin 1 mg and placebo on arterial pressure and heart rate supine, standing and after exercise was studied in five normal volunteers.

2 Each study period lasted four days. Observations were made before, and at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 h after drug administration on days 1 and 4. On days 2 and 3, the drugs were administered 8-hourly, and observations made before and 2 h after the morning dose on each day.

3 Neither drug changed arterial pressure or heart rate in the supine position, or after exercise. Neither drug reduced standing diastolic arterial pressure.

4 On day 1, indoramin reduced standing systolic arterial pressure from 119.0±3.4 mm Hg (mean±s.e.mean) to 100.0±10.3 mm Hg at 2 h (P<0.01) and 99.4±7.6 mm Hg at 4 h (P<0.01). This reduction was accompanied by a slight increase in heart rate, which was not significant (P<0.05). The effects of indoramin on arterial pressure and heart rate observed on day 4, after repeated drug administration, were similar.

5 On day 1, prazosin produced a slight reduction in standing systolic arterial pressure which was not significant (P>0.05). This reduction was accompanied by a marked increase in standing heart rate, from 85.0±3.9 beats min-1 to 108.8±3.6 beats min-1 at 2 h (P<0.01) and 101.6±5.9 beats min-1 at 4 h (P<0.05).

6 On day 4, prazosin reduced standing systolic arterial pressure to the same extent as indoramin, with no increase in heart rate. The effects of the two drugs were similar on day 4, but different on day 1.

7 One subject became syncopal after the first dose of prazosin, and another subject after both prazosin and indoramin.

8 Plasma renin activity (PRA) was reduced by placebo on day 4 (P<0.02), and increased by prazosin on day 1 (P<0.05). Indoramin had no effect on PRA.

9 The difference in effects observed after indoramin and prazosin administration may be related to their relative potency at arterial and venous sites. Indoramin may be less likely than prazosin to produce a first-dose effect in normal subjects.


This paper tries to introduce Schopenhauer as —neither good or bad— radical and paradigmatic model of «paideia» under the definite irreality of reason's word I and the definite irrationality of the truly real. Real and reason are superseed in brief moments of aesthetic experiences or in a ethic life renouncing the world and trying to achieve a nirvana able to dissolve yensions between will and reason.


The compatibility of the hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) with maleic acid–vinyl acetate copolymer in the solid state was studied by thermogravimetry, thermo-optical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and optical microscopy. It was established that physical interactions are prevalent in blends with a high content of HPC, whereas chemical interactions predominate in blends with a medium and low content of HPC. By increasing the temperature, the thermochemical reactions are favored. Thermal properties are dependent on the mixing ratio of the components. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 88: 2585–2597, 2003


A novel triangular TLM node containing a sub-cell sized wire of arbitrary radius for incorporation into an unstructured 2D TLM algorithm is presented. The wire-node formulation is based upon the mapping between the total field at the cell boundary and exact modal field expansions around the wire. The integration of the wire node into an unstructured 2D TLM algorithm provides a flexible package for modelling fine-features in proximity to complex structures.


Animations and visualized lecture video with audio have become most valuable contents in online instruction. Having the necessary skill sets to produce those contents is not an easy task, especially for instructors who are going to teach online course first time. This article shows detailed how-to tutorials for someone who is novice or never used LaTex before to produce PDFs including animation and paper-pencil style lecture videos with voice (using smartpen) as instructional tools.


Experiment results of long pulse high power microwave (HPM) generation by coaxial vircator is proposed. The HV generator-MC55 is rebuilt to provide the diode voltage ranging from 300kV to 500kV under 10Ω diode impedance with 100ns pulse width. Long pulse coaxial vircator system is built, and a power of 570MW, S band HPM pulse with 80ns FWHA is obtained in the experiment. The relationship between pulse shortening effect and diode gap is experimentally studied, which shows that the HPM pulsed length is in direct ratio with diode gap. Under the optimized experimental configuration, no pulse shortening effect caused by the factor other than diode voltage fluctuation is observed, which is also in consistent with the PIC simulation results.


BackgroundRecent anthropometric studies have suggested that current design of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) does not cater to racial anthropometric differences. The purpose of this study was to investigate the exact sizing and rotational landmarks of the distal femur collected and its gender differences from a large group of healthy Southern Chinese using 3D-CT measurements, and then compare these measurements to the five total knee prostheses conventionally used in China.MethodsThis study evaluated distal femoral geometry in 85 healthy Southern Chinese, included 39 females (78 knees) and 46 males (92 knees) with a mean age of 33.9 yearsi¼Œa mean height of 164.7 cm and a mean weight of 59.9 kg. The width of the articular surface as projected onto the transepicondylar line(ML), anteroposterior dimension (AP), the dimensions from medial/lateral epicondyle to posterior condylar (MEP/LEP) were measured. A characterization of the aspect ratio (ML/AP) was made for distal femur. The angles between the tangent li...


Only battery-powered electric/hybrid electric vehicles have been suffering from driving range as well as peak power generation; in order to overcome those problems the size of the battery may be increased. But this solution again remains with some drawback like increased size, weight and cost of the vehicle. Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) has been developed by mixing battery with Ultracapacitor (UC). UC always supplies the peak power and battery is mending to supply the average power. In order to obtain the proper switching between the battery and UC, a new controller has been designed based on the speed of an electric motor. Four individual math functions are taken and programmed based on the speed of an electric motor for successful four modes of operation termed as Math Function Based (MFB) controller. The designed MFB controller has been implemented in all modes of electric motor operation in MATLAB/Simulation and results are plotted and discussed in Simulation and results section.