This study presents an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) filter with a notched band. The filter adopts novel Composite Right/Left-Handed (CRLH) Transmission Lines (TLs), the unit cell of which is theoretically analyzed to derive the design formulas. A model of the CRLH TLs is composed with distributed elements rather than lumped elements. Based on the results of the analysis, it is confirmed that the proposed structures are CRLH TLs. A UWB bandpass filter with a notched band is designed and fabricated using the induced formulas. The measurement results show that the fabricated UWB bandpass filter has an insertion loss of less than 3 dB, a bandwidth of 2.8-10.5 GHz and a rejection of greater than 27 dB at 5.75 GHz.


Before they can read independently, most children (from all social backgrounds) share the reading of picture books with their parents. The fact that they learn to appropriate books before they are able to "decode" them challenges what is meant by reading as an activity, and leads us to study the construction of the socio-cognitive dispositions that it involves, as well as their variations between families. Rather than focusing on results, this article emphasises the conception of this research and the interdisciplinary importations it operates in understanding these dispositions and their construction. This research borrows from different specialisations within sociology (of culture, and education in particular) as well as other disciplines or disciplinary specialisations such as the psychology of learning, didactics, narratology and literary studies. The integration of these importations into sociological reasoning involves costs and obstacles that must be overcome, but the article also discusses the benefits to be gained from this approach.


Dabigatran etexilate (DE), a direct oral thrombin inhibitor, has been evaluated in children with venous thromboembolism (VTE) using oral solution, pellets, or capsules.


Recently the RBC-UKQCD lattice collaboration presented new results for the hadronic matrix elements relevant for the ratio $\varepsilon'/\varepsilon$ in the Standard Model (SM). With the present knowledge of the Wilson coefficients and isospin breaking effects there is still much room for new physics (NP) contributions to $\varepsilon'/\varepsilon$ which could both enhance or suppress this ratio to agree with the data. The new SM value for the $K^0-\bar K^0$ mass difference $\Delta M_K$ from RBC-UKQCD is on the other hand by $2\sigma$ above the data hinting for NP required to suppress $\Delta M_K$. Simultaneously the most recent results for $K^+\rightarrow\pi^+\nu\bar\nu$ from NA62 and for $K_{L}\rightarrow\pi^0\nu\bar\nu$ from KOTO still allow for significant NP contributions. We point out that the suppression of $\Delta M_K$ by NP requires the presence of new CP-violating phases with interesting implications for $K\to\pi\nu\bar\nu$, $K_S\to\mu^+\mu^-$ and $K_L\to\pi^0\ell^+\ell^-$ decays. Considering a $Z^\prime$-scenario within the SMEFT we analyze the dependence of all these observables on the size of NP still allowed by the data on $\varepsilon'/\varepsilon$. The NP QCD penguin scenario for $\varepsilon'/\varepsilon$ is excluded by SMEFT renormalization group effects in $\varepsilon_K$ so that NP effects in $\varepsilon'/\varepsilon$ are governed by electroweak penguins. We also investigate for the first time whether the presence of a heavy $Z^\prime$ with flavour violating couplings could generate through top Yukawa renormalization group effects FCNCs mediated by the SM $Z$-boson. The outcome turns out to be very interesting.


The invention provides a light source module. The light source module comprises a circuit board and a plurality of LED lamp beads, the multiple LED lamp beads are welded to the circuit board and are arranged on the circuit board in an array mode, the areas of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of each LED lamp bead are not equal, and the electrode, with the larger area, in the positive and negative electrodes of each of the 50% LED lamp beads is in the direction being far away from the array center relative to the electrode with the smaller area. The invention further provides an LED lamp which comprises the light source module. By optimizing the orientations of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of light source module, the electrode, with the larger area, in the positive and negative electrodes is in the direction being far away from the LED array center, so that outward conduction of heat is facilitated, the radiating effect of the light source module is accordingly improved, the temperature of the light source module is decreased, and the service life of the light source module is prolonged; in addition, by means of the structure, an external radiating device does not need to be additionally arranged, and the light and thin LED lamp is easily obtained.


Recommender systems are used in many different applications and contexts, however their main goal can always be summarised as "connecting relevant content to interested users". Personalized recommendation algorithms achieve this goal by first building a profile of the user, either implicitly or explicitly, and then matching items with this profile to find relevant content. The more interpretable the profile and this "matching function" are, the easier it is to provide users with accurate and intuitive explanations, and also to let them interact with the system. Indeed, for a user to see what the system has already learned about her interests is of key importance for her to provide feedback to the system and to guide it towards better understanding her preferences. To this end, we propose a linear collaborative filtering recommendation model that builds user profiles within the domain of item metadata, which is arguably the most interpretable domain for end users. Our method is hence inherently transparent and explainable. Moreover, since recommendations are computed as a linear function of item metadata and the interpretable user profile, our method seamlessly supports interactive recommendation. In other words, users can directly tweak the weights of the learned profile for more fine-grained browsing and discovery of content based on their current interests. We demonstrate the interactive aspect of this model in an online application for discovering cultural events in Belgium. Additionally, the performance of the model is evaluated with offline experiments, both static and with simulated feedback, and compared to several state-of-the-art and state-of-practice baselines. to rank


THINKING AND WRITING ABOUT MARITIME HISTORY has always been intensely personal for me.1 Although I have made my adult life in a different province, (largely) in a different language, and do my main academic work on an unrelated topic, there remains an integral part of me conditioned by having grown up in Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. Much of this, I suppose, is similar to what any of us feels when we look back: a childhood home lost, formative relationships broken up, old friends now gone. As bell hooks has written, "We are born and have our being in a place of memory."2 But another part is a result of having experienced my early political awakenings in a household steeped in the radical regionalism of the 1980s, my central analyses shaped by that New Maritimes3 generation that adapted core-periphery frameworks to the regional context while denouncing the exploitation of the transient, Maritime "light infantry of capital."4 This formulation, and therefore mine, was all about "our people," "our culture," and our "colonization" by Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, Toronto, and, later, the multinational corporations of the Alberta tar sands.5


Foreign investments play a crucial role in overcoming the economic crisis in individual States, especially if such a crisis is systemic in nature, and domestic entities lack resources that could be attracted to the economy. In this case, foreign investment is often the only way to restore the normal development of the socio-economic sphere. At the same time, in crisis situations, foreign investors themselves require special protection, which in this case are exposed not only to commercial risk (such risk is "normal", and no one is responsible to the investor for it), but also to "political" risk (which is usually inextricably linked with economic), if, for example, an economic crisis leads to a revolution, a coup, or simply a tightening of economic policy, within the framework of which enterprises are nationalized, including those created at the expense of foreign investment.   The currently existing international legal mechanisms, primarily insurance of "political" risk, do not solve the problem due to the fact that it is difficult for insurance companies to receive compensation from sovereign states by way of subrogation. Thus, the importance of national legislation increases - the norms of which should form the investment attractiveness of the state and give foreign investors confidence in protecting their rights even in a situation of economic crisis, for example, in Russia tax benefits are provided for foreign investors in case of adverse changes in the tax burden (the institute of "tax stability") in accordance with Article 9 of the Federal Law "On foreign investments".


The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the filtration of fluids in the food and / or beverage production comprising comprises a filter, which filter means and / or filter aid. Encompasses the filter means and / or the filter aid, through which the fluid to be filtered is passed, bast fibers.


Non-volatile memory cell array (400) • having a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells (207), each non-volatile memory cell (207) of a memory transistor (201) is formed in which electrical charge carriers are non-volatile storable • wherein the memory transistors in a matrix having a plurality of rows (401, 402, 403, 404) and columns (405, 406, 407, 408) are arranged, • wherein a first source / drain terminal (501) is connected to each memory transistor of a first column having an electrically conductive trace (411) in a first metallization (M1), and • wherein a first source / drain terminal (508) is connected to each memory transistor of an adjacent to the first column, second column having an electrically conductive trace (510) in a second metallization (M2), the second metallization (M2) is different from the first metallization (M1), wherein the conductor tracks (411, 510) of the first (M1) and the second metallization (M2) are parallel.


Objective: To assess the neurological complication secondary to the resection of a carotid body tumor (CBT). Setting: Third level health care hospital. Patients and methods: We performed a retrospective study by reviewing the clinical histories of 72 patients with 75 CBT diagnosed at the National Institute of Cancerology (Mexico, D.F), between January 1982 and February 2004. The studied variables were: gender, age, reason for consultation, time of evolution of the lesion, and neurological damages to cranial pairs after surgery. Results: Women predominated significantly (95.89%) with a women:men ratio of 23:1. Age ranged from 18 to 94 years (mean = 54,2) The most frequent reason for consultation was a painless mass (79%). None of the patients had a previous malignant tumor or familial history of CBT. Evolution of lesions before diagnosis had a mean time of 50.6 months. Bilateral disease was diagnosed in three patients (4%). Fortyeight patients were included in the post-surgical evaluation study. There were 13 (27%) patients with permanent neurological damage. The most frequently affected nerve was the pneumogastric (n=9). After an average follow-up of 38 months, one patient died due to non-oncological reasons, the remainder patients are asymptomatic and disease free. Conclusion: The diagnostic and therapeutic relevance of these tumors resides in making an early diagnosis and providing prompt surgical treatment. Eightythree percent of CBT patients seek medical care at advanced stages (Shamblin II and III). The neurological damage continues to be high (27%).


In this paper, to created a generic based face recognition and detection system using videos and images matching these faces to a precompiled database. Face detection is done using a Haar cascade, and Face recognization is done using a combination of Fisherfaces and PCA analysis, also known as Eigenfaces. The system shows promising performance and processes images quickly even on a system platform.


Immunotherapeutic agents against amyloid beta (Aβ) are associated with adverse events, including amyloid‐related imaging abnormalities with edema and effusion (ARIA‐E). Recently, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) rating scale was developed for ARIA‐E detection and classification. The aim of this study was to validate the use of this rating scale in a larger patient group with multiple raters.


A bstract . This paper is concerned with computable error bounds for asymptotic approximations of the expected probabilities of misclassification (EPMC) of the quadratic discriminant function Q . A location and scale mixture expression for Q is given as a special case of a general discriminant function including the linear and quadratic discriminant functions. Using the result, we provide computable error bounds for asymptotic approximations of the EPMC of Q when both the sample size and the dimensionality are large. The bounds are numerically explored. Similar results are given for a quadratic discriminant function Q 0 when the covariance matrix is known.


To date, the accuracy and variability of diffusion‐weighted MRI (DW‐MRI) metrics have been reported in a limited number of scanner/protocol/coil combinations.


Vitiligo is an acquired dermatosis characterized principally by skin depigmentation with complex pathogenesis.Recent studies have indicated that vitiligo is a polygenic disease,and generalized vitiligo is particularly closely related to heredity.Many predisposing genes have been discovered for vitiligo,including the glutathione S-transferase gene,Catalase gene,Toll-like receptor gene family,tyrosinase gene,discoidin domain receptor 1 gene,human leukocyte antigen alleles,superoxide dismutase gene,etc.To study the susceptible genes for vitiligo may provide a basis for the elucidation of vitiligo pathogenesis,and greatly benefit the early diagnosis,treatment and prevention of vitiligo,especially generalized vitiligo.

Key words:
Vitiligo;  Genes;  Genetics


Actuality of the theme of the research. Ukraine's European integration process involves a series of reforms, one of which is budget decentralization. It must ensure the financial autonomy and capacity of local communities in accordance with European standards. The statement of the problem. Carrying out budgetary decentralization reform requires a detailed study of the concept's origins to understand its essence, as well as to compare it with financial and fiscal decentralization. The analysis of the last researches and the publications. Scientists such as M. Bell, V. Bodrov, J. Buchanan, R. Gatti, M. Derkach, R. Musgrave, W. Oates, P. Samuelson, and C. Tiebout, R. Fisman and others have devoted their scientific works to the issues of theoretical substantiation of the provisions of fiscal decentralization. The statement of the purpose the research. The main purpose of the article is to analyze the conceptual provisions of budget, fiscal and financial decentralization and their correlation. Research method or methodology. The research methods that are used in the article include comparative analysis, generalizations, grouping, comparisons, etc. The results of the work. The article deals with the process of becoming a concept of "fiscal decentralization". It is compared with the concept of "financial decentralization", and it is proved that they are synonymous. The concept of "budget decentralization" is considered and its relation with the concept of fiscal and financial decentralization is determined. The advantages and disadvantages of budget decentralization are identified. Conclusions. Thus, the results of the studying show that the concepts of fiscal and financial decentralization are synonymous. Instead, budget decentralization is a component of fiscal decentralization. One of the problems of introducing budget decentralization is the ability of local authorities to abuse their own position, to commit corruption. That's why, it is necessary to establish state financial control at the local level.


Introduction Part I. History Writing and Authorship: 1. The creation of chronicles: contents and appearance 2. The authors of the chronicles Part II. Historical and Cultural Context: 3. The convents and physical space 4. Nuns and convent communities 5. Rules and traditions Part III. Chronicles and the Culture of Convent Identity: 6. The chronicles and ceremonial life 7. Cultural creativity and cultural production 8. Convents and art Conclusion.


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Detailed observation on the manner of the lung ventilation of Chinese Giant Salamander(Andrias davidianus) was made at the Lushi farm in Henan Province.The results revealed that its manner of lung ventilation was different from the previous report.Chinese Giant Salamander saved air in lung cavity under water,then floated out of water to ventilate intermittently.Each respiratory cycle consists of one exhalation,two inspiration and gulping fresh air continuously.The procedure of lung ventilation belongs to the four-stroke breathing.Its lung ventilation frequency at rest during daytime(06:00-20:00) is influenced by climatic factors such as air temperature,water temperature and atmospheric pressure.The frequency of lung ventilation is positively related to the change of water temperature(R=0.917,P0.01),and is negatively related to the change of atmospheric pressure(R=-0.954,P0.01).


This research applied pre-experimental research. The research aimed at finding out whether whisper and write game can increase students' ability in understanding simple past tense or not. The population of this research was the second grade students of Informatics Department at Cokroaminoto Palopo University. The researcher used purposive sampling technique in determining the students as sample. The sample was class 2F which consisted of 35 students. The instrument of the research was written test. The result shows that the mean score of the posttest is higher than mean score pretest (71.31 > 44.51). Meanwhile, P-Value is 0.00 and α is 0.05. It shows that P-value is smaller than α (0.00 < 0.05). It means that null Hypothesis (H 0 ) is rejected and alternative Hypothesis (H 1 ) is accepted. So, there is significant difference between the result of pretest and posttest after giving the treatment in teaching simple past tense by using whisper and write game. It can be concluded that whisper and write game can increase students' ability in understanding simple past tense.


LCL filter is more and more widely used in grid-connected inverter.However,it may result in instability easily due to resonance,which makes it difficult for stability control without damping.Voltage oriented control strategy under the d,q synchronization reference frame is adopted based on the mathematical model of the three-phase gridconnected inverter using LCL filter with passive damping to inhibit the resonance.The design methods of LCL filter with passive damping are given and the characters and performances of an LCL filter compared with the L filter are investigated.At the same time,the influences of system stability with different damping are analyzed.The experimental results effectively verify the design.


One of the most important legislative developments in Spain in 2012 was the introduction of court fees.1 According to the legislature, effective judicial protection should not be confused with the right to (free) legal aid. The Spanish Constitution (Constitución Española, CE) only guarantees the right to legal aid in the case where a citizen has 'insufficient resources to litigate'. Starting from this basis, last year various fees were introduced, which will have to be paid by people who resort to the courts of justice. The amounts due depend on two factors, namely the amount of money at stake in the judicial procedure, and the type of procedure. The legislature states it has been very careful not to affect the right of access to justice, enshrined by the Constitution (art 24). Moreover, it is argued that charging such fees will serve to 'rationalise the exercise of judicial power' and provide more resources with which to improve the financing of the judiciary and legal aid. As a result of this legal reform, claimants now must pay a fee for the filing of a lawsuit in civil, contentious-administrative and social court procedures (criminal procedures are thus left aside: art 1). Moreover, the fee will also be due in the case of filing an appeal before the civil or the administrative courts, as well as in case of an extraordinary appeal before the Supreme Court on the basis of an infringement of procedural rules, among other cases (art 2). The amounts of the fees range from a fixed amount of € 300 in the case of an ordinary claim and € 1,200 for an appeal in civil matters before the Supreme Court. The fee for a civil appeal before the Court of Appeal is € 800 (art 7.1). To these amounts one


These studies show, however, , written by Lee Gang Back, is being analyzed, in fact, this theory is searched into the theatricality of the drama. Although research is partially going on the drama's theatricality, which is not systematical due to not being specific work. The drama is already based on the theatrical frame. Therefore, we shouldn't disregard that a dramatist should consider theatrical strategy and investigate its tendency. Several traits is suggested that the theatricality of the drama's text be studies. Those "the style of theatrical form", "the behavioral forms of characters", and "Object and other technical effects". According to this theory based on, , using a lot of sings, is the work in which is strategically used and controlled a dramatic fantasy, thereof, brought about spectator's self-reflection. This work was to narrow the distance between spectator and actors by not taking advantage of complications which is the common mechanism of the theatricality and of various theatrical manoeuvres that induce audience's feeling into the play. Furthermore, it ruled out the objective feeling of audience that a writer indulge them with theories thar manoeuvre approaches of a prudent playwriter, so-called the employment of the third character or epic theatric technique, sympathetic streets, and the method of simple objects. That is to say, audience don't feel assimilated but they feel the same way a writer think. 21st century is showing loads of changes of new culture so that the theatricality should be deeply rooted in the existence of form Hence, the theatricality has to be recognized widely, especially, specific studies has to be performed in the theatricality of the drama. the theatricality has to be separated so that we can investigate independently and so do the performance of the theatricality. Based on the theatric approach, dramatic text rightfully can show the genuineness of the theatricality. Consequently, we can come to the conclusion that unlike the literature, different studies of the theatricality will be established as a new chapter.


With adaptive optics imaging at Keck observatory, we have discovered a substellar companion to the F6 Pleiades star HD 23514, one of the dustiest main-sequence stars known to date (LIR/L* ∼ 2%). This is one of the first brown dwarfs discovered as a companion to a star in the Pleiades. The 0.06 M☉ late-M secondary has a projected separation of ∼360 AU. The scarcity of substellar companions to stellar primaries in the Pleiades combined with the extremely dusty environment make this a unique system to study.


Methane is recognized as a potential energy source in the transition to carbon free energies. Appropriate modeling approaches to quantify methane migration in low permeability geomaterials can assist the appraisal of the feasibility of a methane recovery project. Wu et al. (2016) proposed a model enabling one to estimate the total mass flow rate of the gas as the sum of key processes, including (i) a surface diffusion and two weighted bulk diffusion components, (ii) slip flow, and (iii) Knudsen diffusion. In its isothermal form and taking pressure gradient as boundary condition, the model relies on 10 parameters. These are typically estimated through laboratory-scale experiments. Considering the mechanisms involved, such experiments are costly, time demanding, and their results are prone to uncertainty. The latter is also related to the intrinsic difficulties linked to replicating operational field conditions at the laboratory scale as well as to the desired transferability of results to heterogeneous field scale settings. Due to our still incomplete knowledge of the key mechanisms driving gas movement in low permeability geomaterials and the complexities associated with the estimation of model parameters, model outputs should be carefully analyzed considering all possible sources of uncertainty. In this sense, sensitivity analysis approaches may be used to enhance the quality of parameter estimation workflows, upon focusing efforts on parameters with the highest influence to target model outputs. We rely on two typical global sensitivity analysis approaches (i.e., Variance-based Sobol approach and Morris method) to analyze the behavior of the aforementioned gas migration model targeting low permeability media. Because of the complexity of the physical processes represented in the model and the typical frequency distributions of pore size in caprocks, the sensitivity analysis is performed in two differing settings, each corresponding to a given range of variability of characteristic pore sizes. When considering porous systems with pore size ranging between 2 and 100 nanometers, results based on Sobol indices identify (in decreasing order of importance) pore radius, porosity, pore pressure, and tortuosity as the parameters whose uncertainty significantly imprints model output uncertainty. Similar results are obtained through the analysis of the Morris indices, these identifying the pore radius parameter as the one with the highest contribution to non-linear (or interaction) effects on the model output. For tighter porous media (i.e., with pore size comprised between 2 and 10 nanometers), the Sobol indices analyses identify (in decreasing order of importance) pore pressure, porosity, blockage/migration ratio of adsorbed molecules, and pore radius as the most influential model parameters. The role of the blockage/migration ratio of adsorbed molecules suggests that surface diffusion is a dominant gas transport mechanism in these scenarios. The Morris approach identifies the same parameters as important, albeit in a different order of importance.

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Wu, K., Chen, Z., Li, X., Guo, C., Wei, M., 2016. A model for multiple transport mechanisms through nanopores of shale gas reservoirs with real gas effect-adsorption-mechanic coupling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 93, 408-426. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.10.003


Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) are one of the most common groups of fishes in the mesopelagic zone of the world ocean, and their otoliths have been dominant in pelagic sediments since at least Miocene times. Many species have a wide geographic distribution, with several being circumglobal. This wide distribution makes myctophid otoliths potentially useful for supraregional stratigraphic purposes. The Sea of Japan and the Northwest Pacific is an important region for investigations into the diversity and evolution of the Myctophidae. Here, we describe a large collection of myctophid otoliths from the late early to early middle Miocene (late Burdigalian to early Langhian) from six localities on western and central Honshu, which were under warm water influence during that time. A total of 22 species are recognized, of which eight are new. In the order in which they are described, the new species are Bolinichthys higashibesshoensissp. nov., Ceratoscopelus brevissp. nov., Lampadena eximasp. nov., Lampanyctus lenticularissp. nov., Lampanyctus tsuyamaensissp. nov., Stenobrachius ohashiisp. nov., Diaphus epipedussp. nov., and Diaphus watatsumisp. nov. At least nine species are also known from coeval sediments outside of Japan, most notably New Zealand and Europe. This distribution reflects the extraordinary geographic spread of myctophid species already in the early Miocene and indicates the potential for their future use for biostratigraphic purposes. The paleoecological and paleobiogeographical implications of the studied myctophid otolith assemblages are discussed. Furthermore, the stratigraphic ranges of the observed species are discussed and compared with data from other regions of the world in an attempt to outline the potential future application of myctophid otoliths for supraregional biostratigraphic purposes.


Presentation by Neil Riley on the position of GIS within the NSC Strategic Health Authority and the links with other organisations. Presented at a meeting of the Eastern region public health GIS network.


The propargyltitanium reagents derived from 1-alkylpropyne condensed with aldehydes to give α-allenyl alcohol regioselectively, while the allenyltitanium reagents generated from 1-alky1-1-butyne derivatives gave threo-β-acetylenic alcohols with high regio- and stereoselectivities. The course of the reaction was determined by the substitution pattern of starting alkynes. The similar reactions of metallated 1,3-bis(trialkylsilyl)propyne or (trialkylsilyl)acetonitrile with aldehydes were also investigated.


This article reports on the experiences of four healthy individuals who attended a legal psilocybin truffle retreat in the Netherlands. The study employed a qualitative phenomenological approach, using semi-structured interviews to gain an understanding of participants' psilocybin experiences and their after-effects. The experiential themes that emerged from these case studies closely match themes that have been identified in previous studies of psilocybin, including variability of the experience, the presence of mystical-type features, significant changes to subjective sense of self, and a generalized sense of connectedness. Participants framed their narrative accounts around moments of key insight, and these insights were related to a sense of connection: to self, others, and to a broader relational ontology. Embodiment, currently an understudied topic in psychedelic research, also emerged as a theme. The case studies presented here provide preliminary evidence to suggest that for healthy individuals in a well-controlled and supportive retreat setting, a high dose of psilocybin can lead to enduring positive after-effects that last up to twelve months.


Penem compound 5R, 6S, 1'R substantially pure optically> = 95% of formula: (CF DRAWING IN BOPI) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the esterified prodrugs of this compound, which have an antibacterial activity, as well as the process for their preparation, any pharmaceutical compositions comprising it and the use of this compound for the preparation of a medicament for antibacterial use.


The primary purpose of this paper is to stimulate discussion about a research agenda for a newinterdisciplinary field. This field--the study of coordination--draws upon a variety of differentdisciplines including computer science, organization theory, management science, economics, andpsychology. Work in this new area will include developing a body of scientific theory, which we willcall "coordination theory," about how the activities of separate actors can be coordinated. Oneimportant use for coordination theory will be in developing and using computer and communicationsystems to help people coordinate their activities in new ways. We will call these systems"coordination technology."


In order to study the effect of insect sex pheromone in tea gardens,an experiment was carried out in Zhenleishan tea garden using tussock moth and geometrid sex pheromone.The results showed that,when population density of tussock moth and geometrid at a low level,there was a positive correlation between trap catches and population.The trap catches could accurately reflect dynamic changes of insect population.The first generation adults of geometrid were used as an example.The trap catches of geometrid sex pheromone was more than that of black lamp.The daily maximum trap catches of the former was 35,but that of the latter was only 3 in the same day.When the population density of the overwintering and second generation of tussock moth was low,the trap catches could also accurately reflect dynamic changes of insect population.But if the population density was at a high level,the predictive index of sex pheromone was lower than that of black lamp.For example,when the first generation adults of tussock moth seriously increased,the highest trap catches of sex pheromone was 155,but that of the black lamp was 298,so trap catches of black lamp could accurately reflect the increasing trend of insect population.As the forecast and prevention tool,the sex pheromone had better effect than black light lamp when population density of tea tussock moth and geometrid was at a low level,and the control effects of sex pheromone on geometrid and tussock moth were 73.36% and 90.28%,respectively.When tea tussock moth broke out,the control effect of sex pheromone was not obvious.The combination with other non-pollution prevention means was needed.


Changes of soil fertility after rainforest conversion and nutrient sustainability in major land use systems were studied in rainforest margins in uplands of Central Sulwesi, Indonesia. The research area was characterised by continuing deforestation activity, mostly by smallholders. The study was devided in three parts: A) Influence of land use system and duration of maize- and agroforestry cultivation on soil parameters was studied, B) gross N transformation rates in natural forest, agroforest and maize were measured, and C) a case study of input-output balances of nutrients was conducted.A survey of 74 sites of 5 major land-use systems (maize fields, agroforestry, forest fallow, grass fallow and natural forest) showed that soils in the research region were generally fertile, with high base cation saturation, high cation exchange capacity, medium to high pH-values and sufficient stocks of nitrogen. Conversion of natural forest to both maize and agroforestry reduced topsoil C and N stocks by about 20 % compared to natural forest, but during continuous maize cultivation C and N stocks declined further, whereas in agroforestry levels stayed stable. These results indicate that agroforestry was the better land use option in terms of nutrient sustainability compared to maize. The study shows that legume shade trees are an important compartment of the agroforestry system, replacing N losses and keep soil organic matter stocks stable. This was supported by measurements of gross N transformation processes, which showed higher gross mineralisation, NH4+ uptake, and faster turnover of N in agroforestry systems than in maize. Results showed fast immobilisation of NO3-, which may lead to retention of N in the soil.Bulk density and base cation saturation was higher on converted sites than in natural forest, during cultivation of maize bulk density increased, whereas in agroforestry it stayed stable. Grass fallows had lowest pH and ECEC. The nutrient balances case study (nutrient input by precipitation and output by leaching and harvest) showed negative balances for all nutrients in forest, agroforest and maize, except for K and P in natural forest. N, K and P losses occurred mainly via harvest, Ca, Na and Mg losses mainly by leaching. Precipitation replaced only small fractions of N but larger parts of Na and K losses in agricultural sites. Although the partial nutrient balances were more negative for agroforestry than maize, nutrients were replaced through pathways which were not measured (biological N-fixation, weathering). This shows that partial nutrient balances alone should not be used to evaluate sustainability of land use systems.


Data from two genetic groups UFV1 and UFV2 of meat-type quail, with 629 animals the first file and 707 the second, were evaluated by technique main components. The following characteristics were considered for analyses: bird weight (P1, P2, P3 and P4), egg average weight (POM1, POM2, POM3 and POM4), shell average weight (PCM1, PCM2, PCM3 and PCM4), yolk average weight (PGM1, PGM2, PGM3 and PGM4), egg average specific gravity (DM1, DM2, DM3 and DM4), egg average width (LOM1, LOM2, LOM3 and LOM4), egg average length (COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4), number of eggs (N1, N2, N3 and N4), and age at the first egg (IDPO). After data collecting were carried analyses of the main components out with the aim to select the most explanatory characteristics. Next the highest significant characteristics in total variance had their genetic parameters and genetic correlations estimated. For genetic group UFV1 were: P1, PCM1, PCM3, PGM1, PGM2, PGM4, DM4, LOM2, LOM3, COM1 and IDPO. For UFV2: P1, P2, PCM1, PCM4, DM3, LOM2 and LOM4. The high estimates of heritability capacity found indicate a high variability for the characteristics of egg quality. The genetic correlations indicate the possibility of correlation between body weight gains and the quality of eggs. Little response to selection for egg production can be expected for these genetic groups.


Twenty eight single cross hybrids of maize were evaluated over eight environments for grain yield and its components and harvest index. Significant genotype x environment interaction was observed for all the traits during winter and monsoon seasons, except for ear girth (both the seasons) and No. of ears/plant (monsoon season). These hybrids performed well for grain yield in both winter and monsoon seasons and were also stable for ear length, but in general, were unstable for 1000-kernel weight in both the seasons. The inbred line J-617-61-1-1-1-1 in hybrid combination performed well in both seasons. The deviation from regression (5 a) appeared to be a more important parameter than regression () for measuring stability.


Clinical trials for the development of respiratory drugs have for years been reliant upon measurements of physiologic tests, combined with the use of questionnaires. New drugs were mostly administered by inhalation and increasingly in fixed combinations. However, these lung function tests have a lack of sensitivity for patient-relevant clinical outcomes. Moreover, new insights in phenotypes and endotypes of these diseases in the basic mechanisms and the discovery of new targets for therapy, have led to the need for a more personalized patient-centered approach and precision medicine. In recent years, a great number of techniques have been proposed but some need further validation. These include fractional exhaled nitric oxide, health-related quality of life and the use of biomarkers like blood and sputum eosinophils and neutrophils, IgE, sIgE, periostin, copeptin and specific cytokines. Additionally, exhaled breath condensate and lung deposition studies by functional residual imaging and by local bronchial pharmacokinetics can be used. In rare diseases like cystic fibrosis, Lung Clearance Index and CT and PET scan fusion images seem to be valuable outcome measurements. Lastly leverage of lung function tests can be done by using body plethysmography, measuring respiratory impedance, variability and the use of modeling and simulation. The need for a patient-centric approach through all stages of clinical development is becoming mandatory. So, an evolution from classical randomized clinical trials (RCTs) to more efficient and patient-relevant designs will be seen more in the future. RCTs will remain necessary for regulatory submission but more efficient and adaptive designs with lower heterogeneity and the use of pragmatic trials are needed. This evolution from undefined targets to a more targeted approach will lead us closer to precision medicine. In this overview, the unmet medical need for better outcomes and study designs in the development of treatments for respiratory diseases, are discussed.


This paper proposes an ontology of musical performance techniques for teaching and learning support. We have attempted to support musical instrument performance from the viewpoint of knowledge-engineering. We focused on classical guitar which requires many techniques, and organized the knowledge related to guitar rendition by using a goal-oriented form of description. However, it presents several difficulties for use as a basis of knowledge-based systems such as a lack of coherence. In this study, we developed the Guitar Rendition Ontology that can serve as a guideline for classical guitar performance at learning and teaching sites. The ontology consists of 96 concepts, that describe the relationships between renditions, and 18 properties that explain the features of the concepts. We defined three properties to describe the process of action of each rendition as the core structure of guitar rendition concept: that is, action, primary-action, and conditional-action. The description form led to more appropriate expression of the action processes than the knowledge we systematized in our previous work. We significantly improved machine-readability and machine-processability by using Ontology Web Language (OWL). Moreover, we investigated some issues with the ontology in order to improve it through interviewing teachers and learners. As a result, we acquired additional information and found several problems with the domain of guitar rendition and the representation of knowledge. Furthermore, we received positive responses concerning the possibility of using the ontology on site. Finally, we described an annotation method for integrating data between the ontology and score information.


This work seeks to study, within the Mexican literary field of the XXth century, the situation of some authors who have been segregated from it because of their refusal to yield their work to the requirements of nationalistic themes. I'm going to take as examples of the aforementioned ideas two illustrative cases: the authors who were members of the group Contemporáneos (such as Xavier Villaurrutia, José Gorostiza, Jorge Cuesta, Gilberto Owen, Salvador Novo...) and the writer Francisco Tario (pseudonym adopted by Francisco Peláez).


Drawing upon prior research on employee attitudes and workplace spirituality, we statistically modeled the importance of employees' inner life in determining their intent to turnover. Results from a mediational analysis using 436 employees from a healthcare organization indicated that meaning at work, job satisfaction, positive work unit values, and individual-organization fit mediated the relationship between inner life and intent to turnover. By signaling inner life as the central focus of workplace spirituality in our study, we complement previous research by suggesting that employees who invest in nourishing their inner lives find meaning at work, are satisfied with their jobs and develop positive relationships with their work unit and the organization and are therefore, less likely to leave. These findings emphasize the pivotal role of an employee's inner life in promoting positive effects on individual (meaning at work, job satisfaction), work unit (positive work unit values) and organization (I-O f...


We present the first direct lattice-QCD calculation of the Bjorken-$x$ dependence of the valence quark distribution in the pion. Using large-momentum effective theory (LaMET), we calculate the boosted pion state with long Wilson link operators. With lattice data calculated at 310 MeV pion mass, we illustrate the numerical impact of one-loop matching and meson mass corrections. Our results are comparable quantitatively with the results extracted from experimental data as well as from the Dyson-Schwinger equation. Future calculations at physical pion mass and larger momentum will be able to discern discrepancies in various existing analyses.


Contemporary economy trends like globalization and various other economical forms appearing within the human society have great impact in the world tourism development. Tourism represents the most vigorous and adoptable economic force within the world economy, with its evolution often opening paths to the development of other economy segments. Simultaneously, tourism represents an important export produce for a number of countries, with large employment possibilities for local inhabitants. It represents a typical global phenomenon formed on a certain development level of the human society. Within tourist activities economy, ecology, social factors, religious relations, cultural ant various other factors from human surroundings and activity are merging. The contemporary tourism represents a part of social and economic factors of its age, and is marking out the space of time it is being developed in. The tourism has up to now been developed with use of the capital force and with the most developed scientific achievements, and somewhat less with use of psycho-physical and moral human characteristics. Along with technique and technology, special attention within the tourism development will be drawn to the creative and moral characteristics of the employees. The classical frame of a company with its hierarchy, fixed working hours, and means of production will disappear, and, along with the high level of informative and computer technique use individual work will be stimulated, together with a high level of knowledge and intellectual work capability. The whole of the future economy will be subordinated to the capable individual – the employee and his or her knowledge and capability.


In this paper, we report the synthesis and characterization of a family of phenolic molecular glasses with variable size and branch architecture. This research is aimed at providing an improved understanding of the relationship between the structural variations of these phenolic photoresist materials and their thermal properties. In particular, the effects of the molecular weight, intermolecular hydrogen bonding, and structural effects on the glass transition temperature are studied in detail to gain a better understanding of their glass forming behavior. A fundamental understanding of such behavior is invaluable to the development of potential molecular photoresists for next generation lithography. Finally, these compounds are evaluated as positive-tone photoresists for lithographic applications for extreme UV (λ = 13.4 nm) lithography.


Preface 1. Music Terminology 2. Narrative Text 3. Citations 4. Musical Examples 5. Tables and Illustrations 6. The Printed Program 7. Electronics 8. Best Practices for Student Writers Appendix: Problem Words and Sample Style Sheet Bibliography


HUMMEL, S. 2000. Coppice sprouts in Cordia alliodora. Coppice treatments were applied in 5-y-old experimental plots of Cordia alliodora to investigate whether 1) sprouts are produced more often by retaining a stump (consistence), 2) more sprouts are produced on a stump (profusion), and 3) sprout production is related to the diameter of the "parent" tree. In each of 3 replicated plots, 8 trees were cut with a 0.5-m stump retained and 8 trees were cut flush to the ground. The 48 treatment trees were inspected for sprouts after 136 days. All 24 of the trees with 0.5-m stumps sprouted, but only 8 of the 24 flush-cut stumps sprouted. The 0.5-m stumps averaged 16.33 sprouts, while the flush-cut sites averaged only 0.71 sprouts per tree. Statistical analyses confirmed that the 0.5-m stumps sprouted both more consistendy (p > 0.02) and more profusely (p > 0.0001) than did the flush-cut sites. The diameter of the "parent" tree was not strongly associated with sprout production or with the mean number of sprouts. Results of this study confirm that C. alliodora is a facultative sprouter and suggest that silvicultural treatments to coppice C. alliodora should retain a stump rather than cutting trees flush to the ground. Trees such as C. alliodora that sprout facultatively can be useful for reforestation of severely disturbed sites.


The present invention relates to a method for controlling the tunnel identifier assignment, device, and provides a system, this allocation method, depending on the type of the current procedure, the serving gateway tunnel end point identifier and / or IP (Internet Protocol ) determining whether it is possible to change the address (S110), and serving gateway is used whether it is possible to change the tunnel end point identifier and / or IP address to notify the serving gateway sending a bearer modification request message to the serving gateway includes a (S120). Embodiments of the present invention avoids the loss or service interruption of the user's service data packet provided by the serving gateway changes the tunnel end point identifier and / or IP address.


This study represents an exploratory assessment of the psychological reactions to changes in the national terror-alert level on a small sample of New York City disaster-relief workers. Upgrades in terroralert levels in this context are seen as official, governmental communications that call attention to the possibility (and probability level) of future terrorist threats. While research suggests that alarms and warnings can serve to effectively prepare individuals for future threats (e.g. weather advisories), their duration and perceived communicator reliability and validity depend on a number of variables (Hovland, Janis, & Kelley, 1953; McGuire, 1967; Rogers and Mewborn, 1976; Zimbardo, 2003). Almost from the time of its inception, the Department of Homeland Security's terror-alert system has come under fire, among other things, failing to provide specific enough information about potential attacks and warnings to be meaningful indicators of threat and for failing to provide individuals with a concrete set of actions to take in response to heightened alert levels.


In this work, the author presents the kmowledge obtained while developing his investigation about education guidance in order to obtain h...


This paper describes the evolvement of computing techniques, and the benefits of using computers in engineering education. It focuses on the present state of using computers, and how to increase the computing capabilities and there use in the future.


Jéssica Vivianne da Cunha Silva de Brito 1 Josué Vitor de Medeiros Junior 2 Abstract This paper seeks to propose a theoretical model capable of guiding investigations dedicated to the contributions of Project Management Offices (PMO) to the organizational strategy in Project-based businesses (PBB). A systematic review of the literature was conducted in the databases Web of Science and Scopus in order to identify the papers that went over the topic. The gathered sample was made of 19 articles, which were explored through the content analysis technique based on Saldaña ́s coding cycles (2016). The results identified that PMO contribute to strategies through actions aimed at project integrity, monitoring activities, integrating and communicating between projects and people, standardizing instruments and methods, aligning strategic objectives, and portfolio management. It is understood that by developing those activities, the PMO are supporting the strategies, linking them to the projects, and creating a favorable environment for their realization. This study contributes to the literature by generating an understanding of how to integrate projects into organizational strategies in the context of PBB and offer a more specific view of how PMO support the process of implementation of strategies in PBB. Its originality is based on the role of the PMO in the context of PBB.


This paper investigates why there is an inclination in modernism to portray nostalgic space with Southern territories, and more specifically, in the case of D. H Lawrence's The Lost Girl (1920), wi ...


The present thesis aimed to shed more light on the notion of acute inhibition of extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 pathway as a treatment to improve stroke recovery. Stroke is a major cause of death and long-term disability worldwide, classified as ischemic or hemorrhagic. In ischemic stroke, interruption of blood flow and deprivation of oxygen and glucose activate death signalling pathways within the area directly affected by ischemia so called "core". In the region adjacent to core, peri-infarct, cells are hypoperfused, functionally inactive and prone to death if therapeutic strategies do not rescue them. Treatments for ischemic stroke are limited to thrombolysis or thrombectomy. Due to narrow time window and risk of hemorrhagic transformation, few percentages of stroke patients are eligible to receive these treatments. Another approach in stroke therapy is to rescue neurons within peri-infarct region. Despite promising effects of neuroprotective agents in experimental stroke, this approach has failed in clinical trials.Although the ERK1/2 pathway is involved in recovery processes during later stage of stroke, it is a critical modulator of destructive mechanisms i.e. upregulation of cerebrovascular receptors during acute phase. Our previous studies showed that early inhibition of the ERK1/2 pathway reduced ischemic damage and improved functional outcome after experimental stroke. These findings are the base of the present thesis. Although promising, the beneficial effects were only observed during acute phase in male rats. Our hypothesis is that acute inhibition of ERK1/2 pathway will continue to show benefit beyond the acute phase and not negatively interfere with later recovery processes. Further, the present thesis addresses important aspects that should be considered when developing a new treatment such as sex and clinical relevant time point. Thus, this thesis addressed acute blockade of ERK1/2 pathway with regards to important aspects when developing a new treatment. The important aspects evaluated in the present thesis are as follow: (i) Beneficial outcome beyond acute phase and related recovery mechanisms, (ii) A time-window relevant to the clinic, (iii) Acute detrimental mechanisms and effect of U0126 in female rats and (iv) repair-related molecular changes during recovery phase of stroke in female rats. The experimental setup of the thesis was based on an ischemic model on rat. Inhibition of the pathway was achieved by U0126, a inhibitor of mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)1/2 which is immediately upstream of ERK1/2. In summary, the results of the present thesis showed that acute inhibition of MEKERK1/ 2 pathway is a promising potential treatment for stroke. It has been applicable in a clinically relevant time-window and beneficial for both sexes with persistence of improved functional outcome beyond acute phase. In addition, repair-related molecular changes and activation of ERK1/2 during recovery phase in female rats further supported the idea that ERK1/2 pathway contributes to recovery processes in later stage of stroke. Thus, a path well-investigated may actually lead to better stroke recovery and a future stroke treatment. (Less)


The main purpose of this study is to detect the long-term relationship between foreign direct investment inflows and net exports in Turkey. The first section is devoted to the impact of FDI on net exports and recent developments relating to those variables in Turkey are briefly examined. In the second section, a literature survey is made to present empirical results for different countries. Finally, empirical analyses are conducted for Turkey by using a time series data for the post- 1980 period. The results reveal that there is no significant complementary relationship between FDI and net exports in Turkey but the main motive behind FDI inflows to Turkey is to gain access to local market rather than producing for foreign markets


Abstract : The correct and the incorrect manner of attaching the safety belts in the HU-1A helicopter are discussed. To fully utilize the skeletal strength of the human body, the seat belt should pass across the hips at approximately 45 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the airplane. When restrained by a seat belt only, which is common in the cabin area, the occupant's body will flex over the seat belt during a forward deceleration. If this flexing of the body occurs at the lumbo-sacral joint, the strain on the spine will be minimal. Two photographs illustrate the area under the seat which is used as a 'catch all' for the ground handling wheels, oil cans, tool boxes, main rotor tie-down, litter attachments, and other loose equipment carried in the aircraft. These photos were taken of an aircraft selected at random. Accident experience with the type troop seat utilized in this aircraft indicates the seat will fail under even moderate crash load conditions. It is, therefore, important that the area directly beneath all occupied troop seats be kept free of loose equipment.


where [ ] and ( ) mean undiscovered levels and relations respectively. Regarding these regularities, we would like to make some remarks. ( i) From the S=-1 baryon series rule, we can expect the existence of K** (1=1/2, S=1, mK**"'ll00----1150 Mev, similar property in space with p) and Y!*(I=1, S=-1, myt*----1500 Mev). We hope this expectation will be examined experimentally. (ii) (A)-(C) rules suggest that mesons can be classified into several octet series, ( [n~] ) such, as pseudoscalar octet series K , · · · and vector octet series ( t, ~' ···) and K* K** that these meson series are intimately related with baryon series. (iii) At present, the existence of N'(mN "-mN+m., N' ~ N+r), A'(mN"'1nA +1/2·m."-'m:~:, A'~A+r) and n~(m.~ "-m., n6~2r) are quite doubtful. The applicability of the above men-


A label-free fluorescent detection method for the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of nucleic acids was first developed by using the pyrophosphate-selective xanthene-based Zn(II)-coord...


—We present an automated emergency trajectory generator to compute the best emergency trajectory for a given landing site. A combination of the optimized version of the rapidly exploring random tree algorithm and Dubins paths is used to compute a path connecting the aircraft position with the landing site, which avoids the obstacles in the way. Then, this path is used as input for a trajectory prediction (TP) algorithm, which computes a four-dimensional trajectory by taking into account the current aircraft performance and weather. The set of vertical profiles considered in the TP has been designed in order to cover the widest possible range of emergency situations. Moreover, the aircraft intents considered in these profiles are chosen by taking into account the operational requirements of the air traffic operation system and the input of the flight crew. Among these profiles, two have been tested during the study, to verify the result of the proposed algorithm and its computing time, which is one of the main success criteria. This concept is expected to be part of an advanced flight management system on-board function to help the pilot take efficient and effective decisions in emergency situations and adverse conditions. 1


The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) has divided patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) into four subtypes based on mRNA expression microarray. The mesenchymal subtype, with a larger proportion, is considered a more lethal one. Clinical outcome prediction is required to better guide more personalized treatment for these patients.


Objective:To study protective effect of activating microcirculation and removing stasis medicinal herbs in the microvascular of heart,brain of rats in endotoxin shock.Methods:Thirty Wistar rats were divided randomly into three groups:control group was given normal saline (NS),endotoxin shock group was given lipopolysaccharide(LPS),and treatment group was given activating microcirculation and removing stasis(AMRS,活血化瘀) medicinal herbs.Electron microscope was used to observe the ultrastructural lesions of microvascular endothelial cells of heart,brain and different degree of lesion was compared.Results:It was revealed the remarkable changes in endotoxin shock group,that microvascular endothelial cells of the heart and brain were swelling,necrosis,and until disappear.The neutrophil adhesion,platelets aggregations,and fibrin agglutinations within the microvascular lumens.In treatment group,microvascular endothelial cells ultrastructurally tended back to normal,there were no obvious lesions in microvascular lumens as so. Conclusion: AMRS medicinal herbs appears to be able to improve and heal the damaged endothelial cells in treating endotoxin shock.


Descriptions are given of nymphal instars 1 and 3–5, and the 5th instar is illustrated. Supplementary descriptive notes on the adult and illustrations of the male genitalia are presented. This new information suggests that Nothochromus is too closely related to the Artheneinae to justify its retention in the monobasic subfamily Nothochrominae.


ever met. Charles was consistently pleasantand friendly to all, always glad to meet one, sincerely interestedin one'slife and work, andmodestabouthis own. And he was always willing to help people. Religion wasof deep importanceto Charles. After many years inpractice,Charlesand his wife,June,decided to begin a new life. in Sydney. Charlesretired from his practicein Young and becamea Medical Officer with SydneyDivisional Office of the CommonwealthDepartmentof Health-hisfirst tasteof the public service life. Heremained with the Department,with last postingat Sydney MailExchange,until his death. CharlesRowe'sdeathbroughtgrievousloss to his wifeand family, colleaguesand friends.


Objective To observe the effect of full coverage spray of 10% high performance cypermethrin suspending agents on killing mosquito larvae in stagnant water in disaster areas and provide the basis for post-earthquake mosquito control.Methods Two sites with stagnant water with high densities of mosquito larvae in Yongxin village were selected as treatment group treated with 500-fold diluted solution of 10% cypermethrin suspending agent and control group without treatment respectively to observe and evaluate the effect of mosquito larvae killing.Results The kill ratio of mosquito larvae reached 99.04% at 10 min and 100% at 60 min after spraying,and was still 100 %at 6 h(360 min) after spraying.Conclusion 500-fold diluted solutions of 10% cypermethrin suspending agent held significant effect on killing mosquito larvae in stagnant water.


To the current situation difficult i n financing of small-and-medium-sized enterprise in china,this paper a nalyses from three respects of financial system,enterprise and government,pro pose solving the main outlet difficu lt in financing of small-and-medium-sized enterpris e is developing diversified forms of medium and small financial institut ions.And put forward several suggestions and countermea sures as to how to improve the financing state of small-and -medium-sized enterprise.


ABSTRACT The essential oil of Nidorella resedifolia (Compositae) from Zimbabwe was analyzed by a combination of GC, GC/MS and NMR and found to contain mainly monoterpene hydrocarbons; β-pinene(39.8–40.4%), limonene(17.8–18.0%), and lavandulyl esters; lavandulyl acetate (0.43–0.44%), lavandulyl isobutyrate (0.33–0.75%), lavandulyl isovalerate and lavandulyl 2-methylbutyrate (3.7–7.5%). These esters are thought to be responsible for the pleasant sweet floral odor of this oil. A new sesquiterpene alcohol, β-bisabolen-12-ol (0.24%), was characterized for the first time in this oil.


1 School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China 2 School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University, Temp AZ 85287-1804, USA Emails: email@example.com (Q. Sun), firstname.lastname@example.com (L. Min), firstname.lastname@example.com (Y. Kuang). Correspondence should be addressed to Lequan Min


Wombs in Labor is an absorbing and meticulously researched work. Amrita Pande fruitfully scrutinises the minutiae of interactions among surrogates and the community of a clinic for their underlying meaning, writes Marion Koob.


The aim of the paper is to present a new approach based on the Cellular Automata technique for a specific class of scheduling problems with parallel machines (in which some important parameter values cannot be determined a priori). The problem domain is represented by an asynchronous non-homogeneous cellular automaton. In addition, the division of the method into three levels is introduced. Inseparable use of simulation, optimization and result levels, is proposed. To illustrate our proposition, the optimization problem of drilling tunnels in a given area is considered. A number of simulation experiments were performed involving different instances of the problem and the results are presented and discussed in the paper.


In the earlier chapters of this thesis we have addressed the degree of visual processing that can occur outside the focus of attention. However, as has already been pointed out, under some circumstances when attention is not directly involved, we can be unaware of certain aspects of our surroundings. On a regular basis we surprise ourselves by how frequently we fail to notice something that was " right in front of our eyes, " even when we were actively looking for it. This phenomenon, as annoying as it may be, can however serve as an interesting tool to probe visual perception and attention. Consider a familiar situation—you are desperately looking for your car keys on a kitchen table that is long overdue for a good tidying up. All through your frantic search, the keys are before you, but for some interval of time, you simply cannot catch sight of them. Then, all of a sudden your search ends as you spot them, lying in a pile of clutter. Throughout this process, the visual input to your eyes has been constant but your perceptual state changes at some point. That is, somewhere in your brain some group of neurons has changed its response in order to signal the detection of the keys. As we discuss below, visual attention is a key factor that brings about this change. Thus, if one has access to the neurons that encode keys, then the effects of attention on neuronal responses can be directly investigated by comparing responses between the two perceptual states.


Abstract We discuss two approaches to the treatment of blended lines in a molecular absorption spectrum. This problem of blended lines is relatively frequent in the dense and complex far-infrared and infrared spectra of methanol. The first technique utilizes an interactive computer line-profile analysis routine to resolve the blended features, while the second more directly separates closely adjacent peaks in the spectrum by employing 2 f lock-in detection. In principle, both techniques can be applied to any spectrum where line overlapping occurs and in most cases make overlapped lines separable for analysis with practically the same precision as that for isolated lines.


Conventional emulsion polymerization of styrene produces some polydispersion in particle sizes in the latex. By carrying out a one-stage polymerization of finely emulsified monomer droplets of styrene formed in a mixture of methanol and water, it is possible to prepare stable latices of polystyrene in which the particles are perfectly uniform in size. The polymer has a relatively low molecular weight, but it is more stable to fragmentation by surfactant solutions than polystyrene prepared by conventional emulsion polymerization, the molecular weight of which is greater. The surface charge density of the particles is higher than that of particles produced by emulsion polymerization, and this probably accounts for the stability of the dispersion during polymerization and of the latex.


Permafrost temperatures from the surface down to about 20 m from 10 boreholes distributed around three villages on the coast of Hudson Strait (Salluit, Kangiqsujuaq, and Quaqtaq) were recorded and analyzed for the period 1988-1993. The results indicate that the permafrost has been regularly cooling along the southern shore of Hudson Strait. The observed trend in the order of 0.05{degrees}C yr{sup {minus}1} at the 20-m depth is consistent with the long-term regional cooling observed in air temperatures. It also coincides with an increased rate of cooling since the mid-1980s, which has been interpreted in the literature as being related to recurrent changes in the thermohaline circulation in the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. The weak variation observed in the active-layer thickness at the study sites leads to the conclusion that the climatic cooling takes place principally through longer and colder winters. 23 refs., 7 figs., 5 tabs.


Objectives
To investigate clinical survey feasibility of pepsinogen ( PG) and CA724 as markers in the differential diagnosis of gastric cancer.

Methods
Enrolled patients were divided into three groups: gastric cancer 195 cases, chronic atrophic gastritis ( CAG) group 175 cases, normal control group 210 cases, according to the fibre gastroscopy and pathological cytology diagnosis.Pepsinogen Ⅰ( PG Ⅰ) and pepsinogen Ⅱ (PG Ⅱ) level were detected by immunoassay, then calculate the PGR( PG Ⅰ/PG Ⅱ) .Using electrochemi-luminescence immunoassay to qualitatively CA724 level.

Results
The gastric cancer group PGⅠ and PGR levels were significantly decreased than normal control group, with significant differences between the two groups (P=0.000); the content change of PG Ⅱ is little, no significant differences between the two groups (P=0.490) ; The CAG group PG Ⅰ and PGR levels were significantly lower than the normal control group, with significant differences between the two groups (P=0.003); the content change of PG Ⅱ is little, no significant differences between the two groups (P=0.407). PGR and PGⅠ had no statistical significance in gastric cancer group and CAG group (P=0.400) .CA724 levels in gastric cancer group was significantly higher than that of CAG group and the normal control group, the difference was statistically significant(P=0.003 ); but it had no significant differences in normal control group and CAG group (P=0.388). The PG sensitivity was 71.79%, specificity was 66.23% for diagnosis of gastric cancer, and the CA724 sensitivity was 41.28%, specificity was 92.2%.When combined PG and CA724 detection, the sensitivity was 82.67% and specificity was 73.59%.If both of the two detection were negative 82.78% exclude gastric cancer diagnosis.

Conclusions
If combined detection of the serum PG and CA724 are both negative, 82.78% gastric cancer can be discharged.It is feasible, as markers for gastric cancer differential diagnosis.

Key words:
Pepsinogen; Sugar antigen CA724; Gastric cancer; Chronic atrophic gastritis


The aim of this study was to point out the frequency of associated sensitization to rubber latex and to sweet pepper. The study included three populations of patients: Patients allergic to rubber latex, patients sensitized to rubber latex and patients without any clinical symptoms for rubber latex and sweet pepper (negative controls). We pointed out a high frequency of patients sensitized to sweet pepper among the patients allergic or sensitized to rubber latex which lead to the hypothesis of a cross reaction between rubber latex and sweet pepper.


Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the potential expression regularity of POSTN in ovarian tissue. In this study, the uterus, ovarian follicles, heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, and muscle tissues of Merino sheep (10) were collected and detected by Western blot, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, immunohistofluorescence, and fluorescence staining, respectively. The expression of POSTN in various organizations was analyzed. The results showed that the POSTN in Merino sheep had close homology with Bos mutus and Bos taurus. The expression of POSTN was detected in the uterus, follicle, heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, and muscle tissue, among which the expression of POSTN was highest in ovarian tissue. In addition, the expression of POSTN gradually increased with the increase of follicle diameter, among which POSTN was highly expressed in the granulosa cells (GCs) of follicles. Meanwhile, POSTN were distributed throughout the nucleus and cytoplasm of GCs, suggesting that POSTN may be involved in the regulation of follicle development.


In the recent past, China's emergence as an economic giant has not only affected regional supply chains; but has even challenged the existing global logistics practices. Most of the destinations of Chinese shipping vessels are Middle East, Europe or North America. These vessels customarily follow the longer route from China to Singapore, Sri Lanka, Middle East and onwards to Europe or North America. Agility, leanness, Just-In-Time (JIT) and postponement are a few of the challenging concepts for competitiveness and Supply Chain Management (SCM). Globalization has put an added enormous pressure on techniques and practices of SCM. This study focuses on identification of all potential route options from central China to Middle East, Europe and North America as well as finding best possible shortest route. Optimization in terms of distances, lead time and fuel consumption will lead to economic-soundness, enhanced financial gains as well as improvement in SCM practices. This optimally identified shorter route will also offer strategic advantage to the global-village; especially to South East Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America. This study will contribute towards the UN-Global initiative for the reduction in greenhouse gases and global warming.


Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of the marine capsules combined with Qianggan capsule in treating patients with hepatic fibros relate to chronic hepatitis B.Method: 54 patients were enrolled and randomly divided into control group and treatment group.the liver function,the marker of hepatic fibrosis and hepatitis B virus were determined before and after therapy.Result: The markers in the study were significantly improved than those before treatment and those in control group(P0.05orP0.01).Conclusion: The marine capsules combined with Qianggan capsule can effectively control the activity of liver inflammation in the patients with chronic hepatitis B and markedly heighten the effects in treatment of patients with hepatic fibrosis and inhibit the replication of HBV without severe side effect.


Centroid calculation provides a means of eliminating translation problems, which is useful for automatic target recognition. A neural network implementation of centroid calculation is described that uses a spatial filter and a Hopfield network to determine the centroid location of an object. Spatial filtering of a segmented window creates a result whose peak value occurs at the centroid of the input data set. A Hopfield network then finds the location of this peak and hence gives the location of the centroid. Hardware implementations of the networks are described and simulation results are provided.


Iodixanol is used intravenously to enhance the visibility of blood vessels in certain diagnostic procedures such as angiography. However, in some patients, it may cause allergic reactions, including rash, pruritus, and anaphylactoid reactions. The aim of this study is to assess the incidence and type of allergic reactions induced by iodixanol contrast media in patients who underwent angiography. This is a cross-sectional retrospective study at Mohammed Bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre in the kingdom of Bahrain. Data were collected from the adverse drug reaction reporting system in the cardiac center for the reactions in the period between January 2017 to October 2020. In this period, a total of 10,000 patients underwent angiography, out of these 230 patients reported adverse drug reactions. The majority of patients (75.2%) suffered from moderate allergic reactions, while these reactions were severe in only 3% of patients. For treatment of these allergic reactions, antihistamines were used in 90% of patients, while 85.7% received corticosteroids. The most common clinical manifestations were rash occurring in 57%, followed by pruritus (44.8%), skin redness (29.6%), urticaria (21.7%), and face swelling (13%). Patients using beta-blockers who are 30–44 years of age were more likely to develop an allergic reaction (p-value 0.014).


Defence typically acquires capability on a project by project basis. This acquisition strategy can result in a focus on the capability for a single project and traditionally hasn't incorporated integration with other systems and capabilities. This approach can reduce the operational effectiveness of the capability by limiting information flow within the battlespace.


Recent tests on two different gyrotrons have yielded results aimed at increasing power levels and pulse durations of high-power gyrotrons for magnetic fusion applications. A 140 GHz gyrotron has been tested to a power level of 900 kW for 30-minute pulses and a 110 GHz gyrotron has been tested up to power levels of 1.28 MW for 1 ms pulses. The design of the two devices is discussed and the details of the tests are presented.


Hyperbolic Metamaterials (HMMs) have recently garnered much attention because they possess the ability for broadband manipulation of the photon density of states and sub-wavelength light confinement. However, a major difficulty arises with the coupling of light out of HMMs due to strong confinement of the electromagnetic field in states with high momentum called high-k modes which become evanescent outside the structure. Here we report the first demonstration of directional out-coupling of light from high-k modes in an active HMM using a high index bulls-eye grating. Quantum dots (QDs) embedded underneath the metamaterial show highly directional emission through the propagation and out-coupling of resonance cones which are a unique feature of hyperbolic media. This demonstration of efficient out-coupling of light from active HMMs could pave the way for developing practical photonic devices using these systems.


By comparing the range of emission frequencies with that of neural characteristic frequencies of the amphibian and basilar papillae, the emission generation site may be inferred. Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in the amphibian car seem to originate from the amphibian papilla. In contrast, distortion product otoacoustic emission are presumably generated by both the amphibian and the basilar papillae. Distortion products from the amphibian papilla are very sensitive to ischemia; distortion products from the basilar papilla are less sensitive. These results suggest that the basilar papilla may not include an active amplifier. In support of this hypothesis, we show that distortion products from the basilar papilla show only a weak temperature dependence. These emissions are possibly independent of metabolic rate. The basilar papilla in frogs may be the only passive vertebrate hearing organ. In contrast, emissions from the amphibian papilla are clearly temperature dependent, consistent with active auditory processing.


The present research entitled: Leadership styles in the teachers of the Public Educational Institutions of the Network N ° 03 of the District of Huaral -2018, had as general objective: To determine the predominant leadership style in the teachers of the Public Educational Institutions of the Network N ° 03 Huaral 2018. The method used was descriptive, the type of research was basic descriptive level, quantitative approach, non-experimental cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 110 teachers chosen in a convenient way. The technique used was the survey and the data collection instrument was a questionnaire that was duly validated by expert judgment and determined its reliability using the Cronbach's Alpha reliability statistic. The conclusions were the following: (a) 100% of the teachers surveyed of the IEPs of NETWORK N ° 03 of the district of Huaral 2018, 0.9% practice Laissez Faire leadership, 41.8% practice leadership transactional and 57.3% practice transformational leadership; therefore, it can be deduced that of the styles of leadership identified, transformational leadership is the most considered within their professional practice, (b) Of the 100% of respondents, 44.5% perceive that transformational leadership is not very efficient and that 55.5% perceive that it is efficient, (c) Of the 100% of respondents, 78.2% perceive that the transactional leadership is inefficient and 21.8% perceive that it is efficient. (D) 100% surveyed, 30% perceive that the Laissez Faire leadership is inefficient; 69.1% perceive that it is not very efficient and 0.9% perceive that it is efficient


Shows the glowing skeleton of renowned explorer Jacques Cousteau who swims underwater at the site of French nuclear tests in the Pacific. The radiation has given him the appearance of being radioactive.
Published in the Dominion on 10 January 1992.
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink and white paint on black paper 215 x 322 mm.


The probabilistic solutions of the nonlinear stochastic oscillators with even nonlinearity in displacement are investigated with the exponential-polynomial closure method. Numerical results show that the results obtained from the exponential-polynomial closure method agree well with the simulated solution in the presented case, even if the mean of displacement is nonzero and the probability density function of the displacement is nonsymmetric about its mean.


transport D. Zarzoso1,*, W. A. Hornsby1, F. J. Casson2,1, E. Poli1, A. G. Peeters3  1Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany 2CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3DB, UK 3Theoretical Physics V, Dept. of Physics, Universitaet Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, D-95447 Understanding the stability of magnetic islands in tokamaks is essential since they reduce dramatically the core confinement. Essentially, the instability comes from the decrease of one of the components of the parallel current: the bootstrap current. The decrease of boostrap current is due to radial profile flattening inside the island. In particular, the impact of density gradient is more significant than that coming from the temperature gradient [1]. In the absence of turbulent transport, the degree of density flattening inside small islands depends on their rotation frequency, ranging from complete flattening at the ion diamagnetic frequency to no flattening at the electron diamagnetic frequency [2]. How this effect is influenced by the presence of strong turbulent transport remains an open issue, elucidated in this work. For this purpose, a rotating magnetic island is imposed in the code GKW [3] in the presence of ITG turbulence [4]. The flattening of density profile with intermediate islands rotating in the ion direction survives, implying a reduction of bootstrap current and therefore a destabilising effect for islands rotating in the ion direction. Islands rotating in the electron direction, on the other hand, are more stable against the neoclassical drive. Moreover, the presence of an island has strong impact on turbulence, characterised by a strong reduction of fluctuations inside an island rotating in the ion diamagnetic direction. We propose a possible mechanism of stabilisation of turbulence, which would coexist with the usual suppression of linear drive for intermediate islands. This mechanism relies upon the nonlinear interaction between turbulent modes and island structure. The interaction is more efficient at radial scales close to the correlation length of turbulence when both turbulence and island co-rotate. This mechanism represents a reduction within a radial correlation length of ITG turbulence for intermediate islands rotating in the ion diamagnetic direction. Finally, at larger island widths, the standard flattening of radial profiles due to the parallel streaming of both ions and electrons dominates.


The quality of audit opinion results of local government financial statements in 2015–2020 has increased. Still, non-compliance with laws and corruption cases has increased, indicating that the implementation of Good Government Governance (GGG) has not gone well. This paper provides empirical evidence of the role of human development in realizing GGG and its effect on the performance of local governments in Indonesia. The research was designed as associative quantitative research, an organizational unit of analysis. The total population is the regency and city government in Indonesia, as many as 514 local governments, and the sampling technique is purposive sampling. The qualified samples were 268 local governments, with data observed from 2018 to 2020, or 3 years, so the number was 804. The data was sourced from the Regional Government Implementation Performance Evaluation report. The GGG variables were measured using indices and local government performance variables use scores. The main analysis uses SEM PLS and additional analysis with panel regression. The results showed that GGG had a significant effect on the performance of local governments. Novelty, the dimension of human development can strengthen the GGG variable so that its influence on the performance of local governments is even greater. This research has theoretical, managerial, policy, and practical implications. In addition, the completeness of the research data, which is still lacking in information, is a limitation of this study. Furthermore, recommendations for local governments so that human development receives special attention to increasing competitiveness by increasing the allocation of labor budgets.


We introduce a new method of maintaining a (k, )-coreset for clustering M -estimators over insertiononly streams. Let (P,w) be a weighted set (where w : P → [0,∞) is the weight function) of points in a ρ-metric space (meaning a set X equipped with a positive-semidefinite symmetric function D such that D(x, z) ≤ ρ(D(x, y) + D(y, z)) for all x, y, z ∈ X ). For any set of points C, we define COST(P,w,C) = ∑ p∈P w(p) minc∈C D(p, c). A (k, )-coreset for (P,w) is a weighted set (Q, v) such that for every set C of k points, (1 − )COST(P,w,C) ≤ COST(Q, v, C) ≤ (1 + )COST(P,w,C). Essentially, the coreset (Q, v) can be used in place of (P,w) for all operations concerning the COST function. Coresets, as a method of data reduction, are used to solve fundamental problems in machine learning of streaming and distributed data. M -estimators are functions D(x, y) that can be written as ψ(d(x, y)) where (X , d) is a true metric (i.e. 1-metric) space. Special cases of M -estimators include the well-known k-median (ψ(x) = x) and k-means (ψ(x) = x2) functions. Our technique takes an existing offline construction for an M -estimator coreset and converts it into the streaming setting, where n data points arrive sequentially. To our knowledge, this is the first streaming construction for any M -estimator that does not rely on the merge-and-reduce tree. For example, our coreset for streaming metric k-means uses O( −2k log k logn) points of storage. The previous state-of-the-art required storing at least O( −2k log k log4 n) points. 2012 ACM Subject Classification Theory of computation → Streaming models; Theory of computation → Facility location and clustering; Information systems → Query optimization


About 2 million tons of feathers are produced annually around the world as a by-product of poultry farming. Due to the lack of funds and the complexity of processing, they have become one of the main environmental pollutants. The biodegradation of feathers by keratinolytic microorganisms has proven to be an effective, environmentally friendly and cost-effective method of bioconverting feather waste into a nutritious, balanced and easily digestible product that contains free amino acids, peptides and ammonium ions. Aim. To investigate the ability of marine actinobacteria to synthesize enzymes with keratinolytic activity and to study some of the physicochemical properties of the most active enzyme preparation. The object of the study was 10 strains of actinobacteria isolated from bottom sediments in the area of the Pradneprovsky trench of the Black Sea shelf. Methods. Caseinolytic (general proteolytic) activity was determined by the Anson method modified by Petrova, based on the quantitative determination of tyrosine, which is formed during the enzymatic hydrolysis of casein. Keratinase activity was determined by UV absorption at 280 nm of the hydrolysis products of keratin-containing raw materials. The cultivation of actinobacteria was carried out in a liquid nutrient medium with the addition of defatted chicken feathers as the main source of carbon and nitrogen. Results. The ability to hydrolyze keratin was found in five cultures. Moreover, all the strains studied were practically unable to break down casein. The Acty 9 strain (12 U/ml) showed the highest keratinase activity. Additional introduction of NaCl to the nutrient medium did not have a positive effect on the enzymes synthesis. The study of the physicochemical properties of the enzyme preparation Acty 9 showed that the pH and thermooptimum were 9.0 and 60°C, respectively. It retained 100% of the initial activity in the range of pH 7.0–10.0 after 3 h and 95% activity at pH 8.0 after 24 h of incubation. The studied enzyme preparation was thermostable, since it remained active for 3 h at 50°C and 1 h at 60°C. Conclusions. The extracellular keratinase synthesized by actinobacterium Acty 9 is promising for further research, since the enzyme is pH and thermostable and is not inferior in its physicochemical properties to those previously described in the literature.


Fatty acid esters of methyl glucoside was synthesized from methyl glucoside and stearic acid using CT as the catalyst. The influence of the catalyst and temperature on the esterification reaction was reviewed and the products under different reaction conditions were analyzed with IR. The suitable synthesis process was found:n(methyl glucoside) ∶n(stearic acid)=1∶1.4; catalyst of alkali is 0.6% of methyl glucoside(m/m); temperature and pressure of reaction is respectively 150 ℃ and 0.01 MPa.


The utility model discloses a pneumatic pressure massaging system of chair, comprising various air pocket assemblies arranged at the fixed position of the chair, a compression pump and a control circuit, wherein, each group of the air pocket assembly is composed of an air pocket, an air admission control valve and an air exhausting control valve. The control circuit is connected with the compression pump and the air admission control valve and the air exhausting control valve of each air pocket assembly, and is used to control the operation of the compression pump and to control the air admission and air exhausting movements of each air pocket. Therefore, the action mode and the massaging pressure are set by the control circuit, and each air pocket is controlled to make alternative status changing through continuous expanding and shrinking by the control circuit according to the set mode, so as to obtain the effect of massaging the contacted position of users.


In this numerical–theoretical study, a linear BiGlobal stability analysis of the steady massively separated flow around a NACA 4415 airfoil was performed at a low Reynolds number (Re=200) and a hig...


In 2008, Rugby League celebrates 100 years of history in Australia. Long known as 'the greatest game of all' it is the dominant code in New South Wales and Queensland, and in recent years it has gained a foothold in Victoria and beyond. This is the story of the game over those years: the great eras and the great games; the great players - from Dally Messenger to Andrew Johns; the always passionate (and sometimes bitter) rivalry of the State of Origin games; the overseas tours; and in recent years, the Super League turmoil, through to the present era. It is a popular - yet authoritative - account, aimed at the general reader, not simply the dedicated fan.


SUMMARY We produced a standard experimental posterior contusion injury in the pig eye which resulted in immediate intraocular haemorrhage and retinal whitening and folding without the formation of a retinal break. When combined with a standard posterior penetrating eye injury, traction retinal detachment began to develop after 2 weeks. We recognised a period of transition between the resolution of the acute effects of contusion and the onset of fibrocellular proliferation resulting from ocular penetration. The damage from a penetrating eye injury results from a combination of the effects of contusion and laceration of ocular tissues. Posterior penetrating injuries with a major contusive component may result in far greater and more extensive damage than those with laceration alone.' These injuries may be complicated by an indirect scleral rupture or by expulsive choroidal haemorrhage, with extrusion of intraocular contents.2 Similarly haemorrhage, said to originate from engorged choroidal vessels,3 may occur during early vitrectomy performed on severely injured eyes4 with little indication preoperatively of the impending haemorrhage. Clinical impressions, however, suggest that intraoperative haemorrhage is less likely to occur if vitrectomy is delayed for several days or weeks after a severe injury. Previously developed experimental models of posterior penetrating injury have reproducibly resulted in vitreous traction and traction retinal detachment.78 However, in these models ocular penetration was achieved with a surgical type incision only, and thus no contusive element, no choroidal haemorrhage, and no intraoperative haemorrhage from the uveal tract were encountered during subsequent vitrectomies.9 '° In an attempt to achieve a greater degree of clinical relevance and the better to evaluate the timing of vitrectomy after severe eye injury we decided to investigate the role of contusion in posterior penetrating injuries. The purpose of this study was to 793 record the natural history following a combined posterior contusion and penetrating injury to the pig eye. Material and methods The monkey eye was not considered suitable for the purposes of this study because its sclera is very thin" and the, impact necessary for significant ocular contusion would have resulted in scleral rupture. We selected the pig eye because its sclera is considerably thicker. 2 The anatomy of the pig eye, including its vitreous,"' has been said to resemble that of the human eye in many respects, and the pig eye has been the subject of a number of studies of anatomical'4-'7 and functional'8 changes following ocular contusion. The major disadvantage of the pig …


How different are European welfare-to-work schemes from American 'workfare'?
This paper sets up a distinction between 'compliance' and 'productivity' orientations
in programme design. It analyses communications between politics and administration
in the conduct of schemes in the US, the UK and the Netherlands, identifying for each
scheme the configuration of legal rights, performance management systems and
financial arrangements. It is shown how institutional factors can explain why US
'workfare' is compliance-oriented, an orientation achieved by distinctive performance
targets and budgetary structures. Different institutional possibilities and constraints
characterise the development of schemes in the UK and the Netherlands, which
mainly have a productivity orientation, reflected in performance targets and financial
incentives which reward placement in employment.