Turbellarians of genus Paravortex are found in the Black Sea for the first time. P. cardii is found in the bivalve, Cerastoderma lamarcki (75%, 2-20 specimens per host) and P. scrobiculariae is found in the bivalve, Abra ovata (2 from 7 molluscs, 1 and 3 specimens). Original figures and measurements are presented.


During the Spring of 2000, students with a bachelor's degree in engineering participated in an experiment which was intended to investigate the possibilities to manage a virtual furniture company by means of ccommerce. The test subjects developed a virtual furniture company operating on the Internet with suppliers available on the Internet. The test subjects' satisfaction and perception of the experiment were solicited. The task was complex, but taking into consideration the test subjects' background, their bachelor's degree in engineering, as well as several years of industrial experience, these students if any should have the capabilities to manage the task given and thus provide us with some valuable information about the possibilities of c-commerce virtuality in the Internet.


In this work, a novel experimental configuration to realize an ON/OFF biosensor system is presented. In particular, the biosensor chip is based on a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) plastic optical fiber (POF) probe combined with a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for the bovine serum albumin (BSA) detection. The proposed experimental setup consists of an optoelectronic board simply connected to the SPR-POF-MIP sensor chip. This configuration allows to detect the presence of a substance of interest (BSA) at a fixed concentration. Moreover, the analyte concentration of interest can be changed by acting both on the optical biosensor chip and via the optoelectronic board sensitivity. The preliminary experimental results here presented demonstrate that a BSA concentration in the ${\mu}\mathbf{M}$ range can be detected in about two minutes.


The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily and is expressed in the retina and choroid. MR antagonist (MRA) has a long history of application in non-ophthalmic clinical practice. Various cellular and animal models indicated that inappropriate activation of MR participated in pathological angiogenesis, oxidative stress, inflammation, disturbance of ion/water homeostasis and neurodegenerative changes, while the application of MRA can reduce or reverse these pathological processes. After using MRA in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) patients, improved visual function, less subretinal fluid and reduced sub-foveal choroidal thickness were observed. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in MR and plasma aldosterone levels were significantly different between chronic CSC patients and CSC patients with spontaneous remission. Novel formulation for sustained-release MRA and the mechanisms involving inflammation may become the new focus of MR study. This review summarizes the research status of MR and MRA in order to provide a reference for future basic research and clinical treatment.

Key words:
Receptors, mineralocorticoid; Central serous chorioretinopathy/therapy; Ocular fundus diseases


By introducing a wide unlicensed frequency spectrum in the millimeter wave band, FCC has opened an avenue for the communication systems with data rates in Gb/s range. This band presents an unprecedented 2 GHz unlicensed band available throughout the world. On the other hand, developing communication systems operating at these frequencies involves challenges such as high path loss, high antenna directivity, human shadowing, and unavailability of high-gain circuit elements. Use of very high gain antennas is required to overcome the extensive path loss as the output power is limited by the circuit technology. Smart antennas provide very high gain and narrow beams by employing multiple antennas and adaptively focusing the energy in the desired direction. In this paper we present a 2-channel smart-antenna system operating at millimeter wave band which can be used with an antenna switching system to improve the signal power performance and to eliminate the transmitter receiver alignment problem.


Based on the combination of anatomical location by MR guidance,real-time temperature mapping and high intensity focused ultrasound,non-invasive MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound(MRgHIFU) has shown comparative advantages that superior to surgery in the treatment of some tumor and non-tumor diseases,such as ablating uterine fibroids,adenomyosis,breast tumors,bone metastasis,prostate cancer,hepatic carcinoma and cerebral tumor in clinical practice.Meanwhile,preclinical studies for functional neurosurgery and acute stroke treatment are in progress.The therapeutic principles,clinical applications and progresses of MRgHIFU were reviewed in this article.


BROWN AND LEVINSON'S THEORY OF POLITENESS: POLITENESS AS THE MINIMISATION OF FACE-LOSS Brown and Levinson's theory of linguistic politeness first appeared in 1978, although Penelope Brown had already published an article entitled 'Women and politeness: a new perspective on language and society' in Review in Anthropology in 1976. The theory is often referred to as the 'face-saving' theory of politeness, as it builds on – but, I shall argue, also significantly changes – Goffman's notion of face. Like Lakoff and Leech it also builds on the Gricean model of the Cooperative Principle. In the spirit of Grice, Brown and Levinson posit a Model Person (MP) with the ability to rationalise from communicative goals to the optimal means of achieving those goals. In doing so, the MP has to assess the dangers of threatening other participants' (and hence her/his own) face and to choose the appropriate strategies in order to minimise any face threats that might be involved in carrying out the goal-directed activity. In contrast to Leech's model, therefore, Brown and Levinson's model can be seen as an attempt to formulate a theory of how individuals produce linguistic politeness, i.e. it is a production model. Face in Brown and Levinson's model is a theoretical construct which they claim they have taken from the work of Erving Goffman. The MP, with the ability to rationalise from communicative goals to the optimal means of achieving those goals, seems to fit well with their redefinition of face, but it is questionable whether the phenomenon of politeness can be reduced to forms of rational means–goals behaviour.


Plant-associated fungi (endophytic fungi) are a biodiversity-rich group of microorganisms that are normally found asymptomatically within plant tissues or in the intercellular spaces. Endophytic fungi promote the growth of host plants by directly producing secondary metabolites, which enhances the plant's resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Additionally, they are capable of biosynthesizing medically important "phytochemicals" that were initially thought to be produced only by the host plant. In this review, we summarized some compounds from endophyte fungi with novel structures and diverse biological activities published between 2011 and 2021, with a focus on the origin of endophytic fungi, the structural and biological activity of the compounds they produce, and special attention paid to the exploration of pharmacological activities and mechanisms of action of certain compounds. This review revealed that endophytic fungi had high potential to be harnessed as an alternative source of secondary metabolites for pharmacological studies.


The study of paranasal sinuses is complicated by the presence of recesses that are sometimes interpreted as sinus vestiges or mistaken for true sinuses. This study compares the distribution of bone cells along osseous walls of maxillary sinuses (MS) versus recesses (MR) at birth. Serially sectioned slides of three primates that form MSs in adults (2 tamarins; 1 marmoset) and one species that forms an MR in adults (squirrel monkey: Saimiri sciureus) were examined regarding osteoclast and osteoblast distribution along the boundaries of the MS or MR. Bone cell distribution suggested a similar trend among species with an MS, with osteoclast‐mediated expansion at the superior and inferior boundaries of the MS and more variable medial and lateral expansion. Saimiri was similar in the superior, inferior, and inferomedial distribution of osteoclasts along inner surfaces of bone bordering the MR. However, the MR was not completely enclosed in bone superolaterally, and had less inferior excavation compared to the MS of newborn callitrichids. Results suggest that perinatal MR formation in Saimiri may bear some early resemblance to MS formation, characterized by a lesser magnitude of osteoclastic activity or earlier cessation of resorption. Further work is needed to determine whether differing facial morphology or other factors determine the extent to which these spaces excavate the body of the maxillary bone.


The influence of polyoxyethylene stearate(POES) on the application effect of starch was studied by blending it with starch.The probability of POES using as smoothing agents in warp sizing was discussed in order to overcome the defects of traditional smoothing agents.For purposes of searching available molecular structure of POES using as smoothing agent,the effects of EO number on bonding performance,starch film per-formance,surface tension of size and viscosity were studied by choosing adduct number of ethylene oxide(EO number) of POES in a range of 6~40.The results showed that POES favors to keep the adhesion of starch on fibers.When EO number was 10,POES was superior to sizing paste in the adhesion performance of starch with cotton fibers,and to wax flakes with polyester fibers.Mechanical property of sizing film incorporating POES was superior to that of containing wax flakes and sizing paste.


Adults of 6 leafhopper vectors of peach X-disease were captured on yellow sticky traps hung on peach trees and on wild host plants at 18 sites including 16 peach orchards in Connecticut. They were Scaphytopius acutus (Say) (comprising 61.7% of the total leafhoppers; n = 13131), Colladonus clitellarius (Say) (18. 1%), Paraphlepsius irroratus (Say) (15.8%), Gyponana lamina DeLong (3.7%), Norvellina seminuda (Say) (0.4%), and Fieberiella florii (Stal.) (0.3%). The seasonal distributions of these leafhoppers indicated that G. lamina and F. florii are univoltine, that S. acutus, C. clitellarius and N. seminuda are bivoltine, and that P. irroratus is trivoltine.

The trapping period during which the greatest number of leafhoppers was caught occurred at least 2 wks earlier on wild host plants at the orchard edge than on peach trees even though leafhoppers matured simultaneously on both. On wild hosts, fewer leafhoppers were trapped in autumn than in summer while on peach trees more were trapped in autumn than in summer. These data indicate that leafhopper vectors invade the peach orchard from bordering wild host plants.

Orchards that had ground cover comprised of wild host plants had the largest populations of leafhoppers and the highest incidence of X-disease. The percent of peach trees showing disease symptoms was correlated with leafhopper densities which indicates the role of wild host plants in the epidemiology of peach X-disease.


ABSTRACTThe approximation of normal moveout is essential for estimating the anisotropy parameters of the transversally isotropic media with vertical symmetry axis (VTI). We have approximated the long-offset moveout using the Pade approximation based on the higher order Taylor series coefficients for VTI media. For a given anellipticity parameter, we have the best accuracy when the numerator is one order higher than the denominator (i.e., [L/(L−1)]); thus, we suggest using [4/3] and [7/6] orders for practical applications. A [7/6] Pade approximation can handle a much larger offset and stronger anellipticity parameter. We have further compared the relative traveltime errors between the Pade approximation and several approximations. Our method shows great superiority to most existing methods over a wide range of offset (normalized offset up to 2 or offset-to-depth ratio up to 4) and anellipticity parameter (0–0.5). The Pade approximation provides us with an attractive high-accuracy scheme with an error that ...


ABSTRACT This article reviews the current status of advertising in the Arab world with special attention given to television advertising. After providing a review of the literature and the status of television advertising, we provide the results of a content analysis dealing with various cultural values used in television advertising in various countries in the Arab world. This article points out that the potential for television advertising is enormous due to the proliferation of satellite television across the Arab world. This study finds that despite the common belief that the Arab world is vastly different from the United States, there are some similarities between the two in television advertising.


As CMOS scaling is reaching its limits, high power density and leakage, low reliability, and increasing IC production costs are prompting for developing new materials, devices, architectures, and computation paradigms. Additionally, temperature variations have a significant impact on devices and circuits reliability and performance. Graphene's remarkable properties make it a promising post Silicon frontrunner for carbon-based nanoelectronics. While for CMOS gates temperature effects have been largely investigated, for gates implemented with atomic-level Graphene Nanoribbons (GNRs), such effects have not been explored. This paper presents the results of such an analysis performed on a set of GNR-based Boolean gates by varying the operation temperature within the military range, i.e., -55°C to 125°C, and evaluating by means of SPICE simulations gate output signal integrity, propagation delay, and power consumption. Our simulation results reveal that GNR-based gates are robust with respect to temperature variation, e.g., 5.2% and 5.3% maximum variations of NAND output logic "1" (VOH) and logic "0" ($V$OL) voltage levels, respectively. Moreover, even in the worst condition GNR-based gates outperform CMOS FinFET 7nm counterparts, e.g., 1.6× smaller delay and 185× less power consumption for the INV case, which is strengthening their great potential as basic building blocks for future reliable, low-power, nanoscale carbon-based electronics.


The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) when used to evaluate Swedish clients. AMPS is an observational assessment of the extent to which motor and process skill deficits impact on domestic or instrumental daily living task performance (IADL). The validity of the AMPS scales was evaluated in terms of (a) unidimensionality of the items and tasks that comprise each scale, (b) person response validity, and (c) the ability of the scales to differentiate among clients of varying levels of functional ability. The results of a multi-faceted Rasch analysis revealed overall scale and individual response validity of both AMPS scales. The AMPS motor and process scales also differentiated significantly between clients who were judged to be independent, to require minimal assistance, or moderate to maximum assistance in order to live in the community. The results of this study support the validity of using the AMPS evaluation technique in Sweden.


An operating mode for an internal combustion engine, in particular a directly injected internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers, in particular for a directly injected gasoline engine, e.g. for a motor vehicle, having low NOx combustion (NAV). During the NAV operating mode that is the subject matter of this invention, at an ignition point (ZZP) a largely homogeneous, lean fuel/exhaust gas/air mixture having a combustion air ratio of lambda>=1 in the respective combustion chamber is spark ignited by an ignition device, whereby the flame front combustion initiated by the ignition device (FFV) transitions to a controlled auto-ignition (RZV). The NAV operating mode enables a controlled auto-ignition to be performed in an engine load range in which a pure RZV operating mode is no longer stable enough to be implemented.


Poplar industrialize policy content and the problems of government role location with development of Poplar industrialize were stated from the reality of Xining.Poplicy suggestions were offered for poplar industrialize development.It is significance for forsstry classify management reform and forestry industrialize development.


Background: The prediction of breast cancer Diagnosis, survivability and Recurrence has been a challenging research problem for many researchers. Thanks to new technologies, better explanatory prognostic factors are being measured and recorded; thanks to low cost computer hardware and software technologies, high volume better quality data is being collected and stored automatically; and finally thanks to better analytical methods, those voluminous data is being processed effectively and efficiently.


The invention relates to a fastening element (2) for hygiene articles, in particular for nappies or for incontinence articles for the releasable closure of the hygiene article when applied to a user state, wherein the fastening element (2) has a first longitudinal direction (12) and a second transverse direction (14) has been and is separated in the form of a longitudinal portion of an endless path, with mechanically acting sealing elements (28) having a first portion (4) of a first support layer (6) and with a second portion (8) a second support layer (10) in the transverse direction (14) is adjacent the first portion (4) and connected thereto, and wherein the first portion (4) having a first portion (22) with which the fixing element is attachable to the hygiene article, and wherein the second portion (8) a second portion (26) in the transverse direction (14) outside the first portion (4) is arranged and in which the mechanically acting closures (28) are provided, wherein the fastening element in the longitudinal direction (12) is folded in order to improve the handling of the fastener, it is Z-shaped with the longitudinal direction (12) extending fold lines (32, 34) folded, and the mechanically acting closures (28) having second portion (26) in the transverse direction (14) outside the z-shape folded configuration (35).


Several trends, both societal and technological, suggest that televised political advertising should be losing its position at the center of today's political campaign, but is this the case? Analyzing ad-tracking data from the 2000, 2004, and 2008 presidential nominating campaigns, I show that the use of televised political advertising has, if anything, increased over time. Although campaigns may be focusing more nowadays on micro-targeting and "ground war" tactics, they have far from abandoned the traditional 30-second political spot.


We focus on the performance of the face authentication system under illumination changes. Four different face authentication methods are tried and compared. These methods include PCA (principal component analysis), GMM (Gaussian mixture models), 1D HMM (1 dimensional hidden Markov models), pseudo 2D HMM (pseudo 2 dimensional hidden Markov models). Experimental results with artificial illumination changes upon ORL (Olivetti Research Laboratory) face database are compared with each others. Face feature vectors are extracted using the 2D DCT (2 dimensional discrete cosine transform). Experiment results shows that the EER (equal error rate) performance degrades in all occasions when the illumination change is introduced. Without illumination change, the EERs are 2.54%, 3.18%, 11.7%, 13.38% for Pseudo 2D HMM, 1D HMM, PCA, GMM respectively. The 1D HMM shows better performance than the PCA without illumination change. But it gets worse according to the illumination changes. Among them, the pseudo 2D HMM shows the best EER performance regardless of the illumination changes.


With the anti-corrosive coating project of Taipinghu big Bridge as the example,the thesis introduces the spraying anti-corrosion constructional technology for steel tube arch bridges,separately expounds the external anti-corrosion construction procedure and the technology requirements and expounds the internal anti-corrosion constructional technology,and proposes the matters should be noticed in the construction,which accumulates precise experience for the similar bridges' anti-corrosion constructions.


ABSTRACT This article examines changes in transport and land-use policies in Germany over the last 40 years that have encouraged more walking, bicycling and public transport use. It focuses on a case study of policy changes in the city of Freiburg, where over the last three decades, the number of bicycle trips tripled, public transport ridership doubled, and the share of trips by automobile declined from 38% to 32%. Since 1990, motorization rates have leveled-off and per-capita CO2 emissions from transport have fallen—despite strong economic growth. The analysis identifies policies that are transferable to car-oriented countries around the world.


Polyurethane foam formation results from a series of complex reactions of polyol, water, and isocyanate. The multi-reactions of polymerization, carbon dioxide generation, and formation of crosslinking interstices are the prime determinants of foam processing characteristics and physical properties. In order to control the delicate balance and interplay of the various reactions, a controlling mechanism must be used so that desired parts are produced with greater ease and in the most cost-efficient manner. In polyurethane preparation, the mechanism for control


An important part of the Mexican society is developed mainly around agro farming activities which represent a high participation in the GDP, thereby allowing the country to have certain food autonomy and self-sufficiency. The positive impact of the primary sector is based on the diverse contributions it makes to factors such as the market, production and foreign exchange. Over time, and with enough technical advancement, the activities in this sector define the success of Nations' economic environment. This paper aims at describing the tax benefits applicable to taxpayers from the plantain-growing businesses who are classified in the category of Agricultural, Cattle Raising, Forestry and Fishing Activities. The study has a qualitative descriptive scope, detailing the advantages of applying tax benefits to taxpayers from the primary sector by using examples with estimated figures. This research is of documentarytype since for the analysis it used print sources and online articles related to tax laws and dispositions issued for those taxpayers from the primary sector. In sum, it can be deducted that the application of tax benefits is a business incentive for the plantain-growing sector businesspeople, which allows them to have greater cash flow


The invention discloses a forced circulation continuous crystallization system with a mechanical vapor recompression function and relates to a continuous crystallization system which comprises a crystallizer, a compressor and a heater. The bottom of the crystallizer is connected with a circulation pipe; the other end of the circulation pipe is connected with a feed inlet of a circulation pump; the feed outlet of the circulation pump is connected with a discharge pipe; the other end of the discharge pipe is connected with the feed inlet of a discharge pump; the feed outlet of the discharge pump is connected with a finished product tank; the top of the crystallizer is connected with the inlet of the compressor through a pipe; a lower seal head is connected with the circulation pipe; one side of the lower seal head is connected with a feeding pipe which is provided with a ball valve and a feeding pump; the other end of the feeding pipe is connected with a raw material tank; an upper seal head is connected with the crystallizer through a pipe; a shell side is arranged outside the heater and is communicated with the outlet of the compressor through a pipe; the heater is connected with a vacuumizing pipe; and the shell side is also connected with a condensed water discharge pipe. The forced circulation continuous crystallization system with the mechanical vapor recompression function can meet the crystallization production requirement on continuous feeding and charging; and the compressor is used to collect secondary vapor, thereby saving energy sources.


The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading across the globe. Many studies that have recently been conducted confirmed the presence of some neurological symptoms in COVID-19 cases. The novel COVID-19 virus seems not to be neurotropic; however, the earlier discussion regarding this issue shows no solid evidence to change this view [1]. The impact of the virus on the brain and nervous system has been reported in some viral diseases, such as HIV, therefore, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) might have an impact on the brain as well as the nervous system. The neurological impacts in COVID-19 cases are more likely the result of overactive immune response rather than brain invasion, as stated by some doctors [2, 3]. A recent study from Wuhan, China, among 214 patients, reported that about 36.4% had neurological complications [4]. The neurological patients are expected to be at increased risk beyond that of being diabetic, older, male, or suffering from heart disease, etc. However, there are no comprehensible data regarding the outcomes of patients with pre-existing neurological diseases or their treatment, and specifically the effects of immunosuppression [4]. In some more extensive studies conducted in France and China, about 36.0% of the COVID-19 patients had neurological symptoms [5, 6]. However, many of these symptoms could be a result of the robust immune system [7].


The invention relates to a coupling device with a variable coupling factor for coupling a coaxial supply line (1) to a cavity resonator (2) to which a beam tube (4) parallel to a beam axis (3) is connected and in which a resonant electromagnetic field with a resonant wavelength can be formed. The coupling device has a coaxial coupling line (5) which can be connected to the beam tube (4) and in which a coupling rod (9) can be moved along a coupling axis (8) and, to connect the supply line (1) with the coupling line (5), comprises a wide-band coaxial T-piece (11) with three arms (12, 13, 14), each of which has a length corresponding to an odd multiple of a quarter of the resonant wavelength. The coupling device is distinguished by a particularly large bandwidth with respect to the wavelength or frequency of the transmissible high-frequency electromagnic signals. It facilitates the use of coaxial supply lines (1) and renders the use of waveguides superfluous. It is especially suitable for use in accelerator installations ion or electrically charged elementary particle beams and also for use together with superconducting waveguide resonators (2).


The Buddhism of Ceylon, known as Theravada or Hinayana in contrast to the Mahayana of China, Japan, and other northern countries, was according to tradition first introduced to the island 2300 years ago by King Asoka of India. It was adopted by the Sinhalese-speaking inhabitants as their national and state religion. Despite periodic invasions, civil wars, conflict with heretical faiths, and a series of monastic scandals, the Sinhalese have managed to maintain a continuity of religious tradition until the present time. But now, perhaps for the first time in its long history, Sinhalese Buddhism appears to be facing a fundamental transformation or "reformation."


In this work, we carried out the analysis of the recently installed JET ITER‐Like antenna with TOPICA code. Comparisons between TOPICA simulations and measurements taken during the actual experiment are instead part of the overview talk on the JET ITER‐Like antenna [4]. As routinely done for all simulated antennas, TOPICA inputs are the technical drawings of the launcher and the accurate density and temperature profiles, which, in this case, have been provided by the JET team. The standard outputs are the input parameters of the antenna, namely the impedance matrix, the electric current distribution and the electric field pattern at the interface between the antenna region and the plasma column. This work, together with [4], provides an additional proof that the code can be adopted to predict the behavior of the JET ITER‐Like antenna, and to confidently pass to the next step, i.e. using TOPICA for the challenging task of optimizing the complex design of the actual ITER antenna. More generally viewed, the ...


In this paper, we study a joint energy harvesting (EH) and task offloading (TO) design for an energy- constrained fog computing network, which consists of a mobile terminal and two fog nodes. The energy- constrained terminal employs time switching (TS) protocol to harvest energy from the signals sent by the circuit-powered fog node, and then exploits the harvested energy to perform local computing and offload computing. Our aim is to minimize the product of energy consumption and time delay with the constraints of TS ratio and EH requirements. To determine the optimal solution of the original non-convex problem, we decouple it into three subproblems based on the time delay assumption and then solve these subproblems through our proposed constraints activation algorithm. Furthermore, we also derive the closed form expressions for the optimal TO and TS ratios. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness and superior performance of the proposed joint design against other conventional schemes in the literature.


A-type lamins are the ingredient of nuclear lamina which encoded by LMNA and many nu- clear proteins are anchored by them.Mutation of A-type lamins or their binding proteins can cause a series of tissue specificity disease,laminopathies.To approach functions of the complex of A-type lamins and the patho- genesis of laminopathies,it is essential to renew scaning their binding proteins.This article summarizes the partners of A-type lamins and they form four groups(relatively):architectural partners,chromatin partners, gene-regulatory partners and signaling partners.Here we overview their characteristics and their function pas- sageway about lamins.On account of our knowledge,we presume many complexes about nuclear lamina have relationship with nuclear structure,signaling and gene regulation.To study and research them can deepen our understanding of the disease and the function of nucleus.


Infrared spectra (500–195 cm.–1) in di-isopropyl ether show bands due to the complex acids, HMX4, formed on solvent extraction of Ga3+, In3+, and Tl3+ from HCl and HBr solutions, confirming previous Raman deductions. The tetrahalogeno-ions have Td symmetry with the v3 frequencies: GaCl4–= 374; GaBr4–= 274; InCl4–= 333; InBr4–= 233; TlCl4–= 293; TlBr4–= 197 cm.–1. The same frequencies are found in crystalline tetramethylammonium salts of the bromo-ions and GaCl4– but the indium and thallium chloride complex salts have different spectra attributed to pentachloro-ions.


The purpose of this experiment was to use the known analytical techniques to study the creation, simulation, and measurements of molecular Hamiltonians. The techniques used consisted of the Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO), the Linear Combination of Unitaries (LCU), and the Phase Estimation Algorithm (PEA). The molecules studied were $H_2$ with and without spin, as well as $He_2$ without spin. Hamiltonians were created under the LCAO basis, and reconstructed using the Jordan-Winger transform in order to create a linear combination of Pauli spin operators. The lengths of each molecular Hamiltonian greatly increased from the $H_2$ without spin, to $He_2$. This resulted in a reduced ability to simulate the Hamiltonians under ideal conditions. Thus, only low orders of l = 1 and l = 2 were used when expanding the Hamiltonian in accordance to the LCU method of simulation. The resulting Hamiltonians were measured using PEA, and plotted against function of $\frac{2\pi(K)}{N}$ and the probability distribution of each register. The resolution of the graph was dependent on the amount of registers, N, being used. However, the reduction of order hardly changed the image of the $H_2$ graphs. Qualitative comparisons between the three molecules were drawn.


Tetanus is a severe and potencially mortal disease, which affects the Nervous System, caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. It's endemic in developing countries, presenting in Chile with a rate of 0,02 cases per 100.000 habitants, but the antitetanic vaccine has reduced its incidence in developed countries. We present here a case report of a patient with generalized tetanus from our hospital. The clinical presentation was characterized by generalized increased muscle tone and trismus, and the patient was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit. The neurologic manifestations were important for a period of 3 weeks, but then they started decreasing until the patient was discharged, without complications and being able to sit and walk with assistance. In relation to this case, we will review the actualizations in the subject of Tetanus. The recommended treatment includes support therapy, prevention of complications, antibiotics, muscle relaxants and anti-tetanospasmin immunoglobulin; all therapies that our patient received partially. The disease has a mortality that reaches the 50% in some series, but the ones who survive have a good prognosis and full recovery. This is why the presentation of this case is important, being an infrequent disease that must be diagnosed timely and be treated adequately.


The article deals with a sufficiently subject in the history of the Glorious Revolution. The author analyses the fight of the Jacobites for the restoration of king James II Stuart who was overthrown during the Glorious Revolution in the Convention of Estates of Scotland. The aim of the article is to determine the composition of the Scottish Jacobite Party, their leaders, as well as purposes, methods and the result of the Jacobite activities in the Convention of Estates.


By using oxidising environments during catalyst formation, SiO2‐supported thin Ni films restructure into small nanoparticles of reduced mobility that nucleate vertically‐aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by base mode. Conversely, typical reducing environments yield entangled nanotubes only, which grow by tip mode. The selection of pretreatment environments proves control over nanotube morphology and growth mode, and can be of interest for the surface growth of other nanostructures.


The Japanese species of the genus Ecphylus Foerster, 1862 are reviewed. Three new species belonging to the subgenus Sactopus Ashmead, 1900, E. (S.) conformis sp. n., E. (S.) konishii sp. n. and E. (S.) subtropicalis sp. n., are described and illustrated. E. (S.) hattori Kono & Watanabe, 1935 is considered as a valid species, distinctly separated from the West Palaearctic E. (S.) caudatus Ruschka, 1916. A key to all Eastern Palaearctic species of Ecphylus is provided.


In order to study the difference in thermomechanical properties of soft sedimentary rocks of different coal measures, three types of soft sedimentary rocks, sandstone, sandy mudstone, and mudstone, which are common in deep mines, are tested using the RMT-150B rock mechanics test system and GD-65/150. Uniaxial compression experiments were conducted on three kinds of soft rock-cement mixed specimens at 25°C~55°C multistage temperature in an environmental chamber. The difference of important parameters such as stress-strain curve, peak stress, and elastic modulus was analyzed and compared. The results show that (i) in the test temperature range, the stress-strain curves of the three types of soft rocks at different temperatures are roughly divided into four stages: compaction, elasticity, yield, and failure. The proportion of deformation in the compaction stage to the total deformation decreases gradually with the increase of temperature. (ii) When the temperature is lower than 40°C, the yield stage is shorter, and the peak stress and elastic modulus of the three types of soft rocks decrease significantly with the increase of temperature. (iii) Above 40°C, the decreasing trend of peak stress and elastic modulus curve decreases, and the yield stage becomes more and more obvious. The decreasing rate of elastic modulus of sandstone is 0.041 GPa/°C; the decreasing rate of peak stress is 0.193 MPa/°C, the decreasing rate of sandy mudstone is 0.022 GPa/°C and 0.124 MPa/°C, and the decreasing rate of mudstone is 0.020 GPa/°C and 0.051 MPa/°C. (iv) The rationality of the established thermal damage constitutive model of sedimentary soft rock was verified.


A variety of congenic resistant strains of mice sharing the B10 background have been examined for humoral responsiveness to the H-2D region private specificity H-2.32. All of these strains were found to produce little or no anti-H-2.32 antibody, confirming previous indications that the B10 background is defective with respect to this response (1). However, both strain B10 (H-2b) and strain B10.D2 (H-2d) did produce reasonable titers of antibodies reactive with public H-2D region specificities of H-2k. In the case of B10.D2, this response could be shown to be due to a response to the D region product itself rather than a cross-reaction with public specificities shared in both K and D regions. By using sera to public and private H-2Dk specificities sequentially to precipitate radiolabeled solubilized H-2 antigen preparations, both private and public specificities were shown to be present on the same molecules. Thus, the failure of B10 background mice to respond to the private specificity H-2.32 appears to be peculiar to this specificity and not to all specificities on the H-2Dk molecule. Analysis of (AKR.M × B10.AKM)F1 × B10.AKM backcross mice revealed that the magnitude of the antibody response to H-2d antigens did not correlate with that of the anti-H-2.32 response, indicating the specific nature of the anti-H-2.32 low responsiveness of B10 congenic mice.


Tertiary amine functional group of N,N diethylaminopropylmethyl dimethoxysilane could react with acetic anhydride solution of citric acid in nonaqueous media,and form a wine red compound,which could be exactly determined by spectrophototric method.The different influencial factors during the determination were studied in detail.The optimal conditions of the measurements as followed: the determination wavelength was 525nm,the concentration of citric acid was 0 0143 mol/L,the ration between ethyl acetate and acetic anhydride was 75:25,the reaction temperature was 50℃ and the balance time was 50 min.


The advent of microfluidics as suitable environments for culturing cells is associated with some challenges as shear stresses applied on the cells. Moreover, among all factors needed for cell viability, feeding hepatocytes with adequate oxygen is of great importance due to their high demand for oxygen compared the other cell types. In this paper three kinds of geometries has been studied in order that shear stresses would be in allowed range and provision of hepatocytes with sufficient oxygen concentrations has been ensured as well. In addition to supplying hepatocytes with oxygen, the range of its concentration has been adjusted in physiologic value so that it would be practical for further medical experiments. The yielded results, as a consequence of comparison, established the fact that the geometry containing hydrogel provides a more satisfactory environment for cell living.


The aim of this thesis is to analyse the online marketing communication efficiency of specific communication channels in the cities of Roznov pod Radhostem and Valasske Mezirici towards their citizens and visitors. At first it defines the above mentioned issue using theoretical outcomes supported by professional literature. In the practical part it compares the communication efficiency via the official web and Facebook presentations and it suggests possible changes leading to an improvement.


As is often the case in the world of Orchidaceae, there can be substantial disagreement between taxonomists about the classification of orchids. This is certainly the case for Paphiopedilum, and in the context of the discussion topic "newly discovered" Paphiopedilum species, often there are more questions than answers about whether they are in fact new, are forms of existing species, synonymous with existing species or in there classification is invalid.


For the system to understand the road construction energy consumption process, this paper selects a typical mountainous highway in the south, using the theory and method of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to quantitatively study the energy consumption of the whole process of highway raw materials production, construction and operation. The results show that the energy consumption in the raw material production stage is the highest, followed by the highway operation and construction stage. The energy consumption per unit of tunnel engineering, bridge engineering, roadbed engineering and pavement engineering in the construction phase are 2279.00 tce, 1718.07 tce, 542.19 tce and 34.02 tce, and in operational phase, 85.44% of electricity consumption comes from tunnel ventilation and lighting. Therefore, in the bridge and tunnel construction process, we should promote energy-saving innovation of the construction technology and mechanical equipment, and further strengthen the research and development of tunnel ventilation, lighting energy-saving equipment and intelligent control technology, which will help significantly reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of the life cycle of highway.


Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma is a rare entity. The authors report a case of 23-year-old female, with unremarkable past medical history, who has suddenly presented with mild dorsal pain followed by rapid flaccid paraplegia with superficial hypoesthesia at the xiphoidien level, and urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination showed compressive extradural biconvex collection, extending from T5 to T7, which had a blood signal. Emergency T4 to T7 laminectomy was performed resulting in subtotal postoperative improvement of the deficit. Through this observation, we suggest to discuss the clinical aspects, pathogenesis and exploration methods of this disease, which need a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency.


This paper introduces a multifunctional A.C. output stabilized voltage supply. It can be used for network, and can be also used for different kinds experiments for distant education.


This article tackles the viewpoint that the contracting negligence liability belongs to the liability for tort or contractual liability and points out its defects,proposing that contracting negligence liability be an independent liability.


ABSTRACT Internal combustion steam cycle (ICSC) is a novel steam power cycle using hydrogen as an energy carrier to produce superheated steam. High humidity hydrogen produced during fast hydrogen production process is directly used to produce superheated steam by combusting with stoichiometric oxygen without hydrogen storage. The ICSC efficiency is greatly affected by the content of non-condensable gas in superheated steam. In the present study, superheated steam generation by high humidity hydrogen was investigated in a model internal combustion steam generator. Effects of H2O/H2 molar ratio of humid hydrogen and velocity ratio of humid hydrogen to oxygen on non-condensable gas content, combustion efficiency, and mixing rate were evaluated. The results showed that the critical H2O/H2 ratio for the humid hydrogen humidity limit was 2.8. With increasing velocity ratio, mixing rate and combustion efficiency increased under the same H2O/H2 ratio. The H2O/H2 reaction rate monotonously decreased as the H2O/H2 ratio increased from 1.0 to 2.5, while the mixing rate increased along with the velocity ratio. The combustion efficiency initially increased and subsequently decreased, and the peak value was reached at a H2O/H2 ratio of 1.75. This result indicated that the humid H2-O2 combustion was controlled by diffusion under H2O/H2 ratios of 1.0 to 1.75, but turned to be controlled by chemical kinetics when the H2O/H2 ratio ranged between 1.75 and 2.5.


In recent years, researches on smart phone services have received a lot of attention in both of the industry and academia due to a wide range of potential applications. Among them, one of popular topics is the mining and prediction of mobile application usage behaviors. In this paper, we propose a location-based approach to predict the mobile application usage behaviors. In this approach, we first discover the stay locations of the GPS movement data to obtain the mobile application usage database. Then, we consider both of the physical location moving paths and virtual application usage paths of users to mine the Mobile Application Sequential Patterns (MASPs) by the Mobile Application Sequential Pattern Mine (MASP-Mine) algorithm. Furthermore, a prediction strategy is designed to predict the next mobile application usage behaviors based on the MASPs. To our best knowledge, this is the first work on mining and prediction of mobile application usage behaviors with considerations of physical location moving paths and virtual application usage paths simultaneously. Through experimental evaluation under various condition settings by a real mobile application usage data, the proposed approach is shown to deliver excellent performance in terms of precision and recall.


In this paper, a new refined hyperbolic shear deformation beam theory for the free vibration analysis of functionally graded beam is presented. The theory accounts for hyperbolic distribution of the transverse shear strains and satisfies the zero traction boundary conditions on the surfaces of the functionally graded beam without using shear correction factors. In addition, the effect of different micromechanical models on the free vibration response of these beams is studied. Various micromechanical models are used to evaluate the mechanical characteristics of the FG beams whose properties vary continuously across the thickness according to a simple power law. Based on the present theory, the equations of motion are derived from the Hamilton\'s principle. Navier type solution method was used to obtain frequencies, and the numerical results are compared with those available in the literature. A detailed parametric study is presented to show the effect of different micromechanical models on the free vibration response of a simply supported FG beams.


Developing students' mathematical skills requires both procedure and reasoning. However, the declination of possessing these skills is still evident today. Hence, this study aimed to describe the students' procedural fluency in terms of accuracy, flexibili ty, and efficiency and written adaptive reasoning in terms of explanation and justification in solving open-ended problems. The study employed descriptive-correlational design through purposive sampling of thirty students from a National High School in Laguna, Philippines. The quantitative data revealed that in procedural fluency, students can quickly submit a complete solution leading to correct answer. However, they fail to provide two or more solutions in solving open-ended problems. The results also showed that students can clearly explain the problem but struggle to justify their solution. Moreover, procedural fluency is positively correlated to their adaptive reasoning. Consequently, students with an average level of mathematical achievement scored significantly higher than those at a low mathematical level in terms of flexibility. Pedagogical implications suggest that problem-solving activities for students should not solely focus on getting the correct procedures and answers. Further, it is recommended that teachers should expose students in open-ended problems and allow them to try and justify their own unique solutions irrespective of their mathematical achievement. Exploring Students' Procedural Fluency and Written Adaptive Skills in Solving Open-Ended Problems.


Anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the production of circulating immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies that affect the kidneys and lungs, mainly in the form of rapidly progressive crescentic glomerulonephritis and pulmonary hemorrhage. Typically diagnosed on tissue biopsy, findings mainly include glomerular crescent formation, bright linear staining of GBM for IgG on direct immunofluorescence (IF), and the serologic presence of circulating anti-GBM antibodies. Variation in the laboratory results, where histological findings of linear IgG IF staining were present in the absence of circulating anti-GBM antibodies, have recently led to the use of the term "atypical anti-GBM disease," which usually has a distinct benign clinical outcome as compared to typical anti-GBM disease. We report a case of a middle-aged woman who presented with renal failure without lung involvement. Upon further investigation, the patient was found to have strongly positive serum anti-GBM antibodies, but the tissue biopsy did not show typical findings of the anti-GBM disease. The patient showed modest improvement after multiple sessions of plasmapheresis and steroids, with stabilization of her renal parameters after the initial response. In our case, we will address the possibilities of the discrepancies between the serological and histopathological findings.


The simple commensurate URC four-port unit element is defined, and the transfer matrix for a cascade of these elements is derived. It is shown that certain terminal connections will produce a two-port network with two short-circuited admittance parameters (transfer and one driving-point) which are rational in the normalised URC complex frequency variable t = tanh √s. The real-frequency transfer response is investigated, and typical responses for networks containing two elements are presented.


Chylous effusion is an unusual complication of malignant neoplasm, usually lymphoma. In cases with cancer, the tumor was usually extensive, and the prognos is was invariably poor with a one year mortality rate of 80%. It was also reported that chylous effusion could also result from liver cirrhosis. The incidence of this complication was reported to be 0.5% in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites . Here we report a case of 62 year old male with chronic alcoholism history who presented with abdominal distension and right cervical mass. He was subsequently diagnosed as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chylous ascites with liver cirrhosis and treated with chemotherapy. In spite of treatment, lymphoma progressed and the patient expired. (Korean J Hematol 2002;37:236 240)


The innovative use of analytical methods for the investigation of environmentally and food relevant questions will be the central subject of the conference, which will consist of invited lectures, oral contributions and poster sessions. Session topics will be either method-oriented or problem-oriented. The conference will also include a dialogue on food production in emerging and underdeveloped nations with implications on food safety and environmental issues.


Academic performance is a key criterion use to evaluate the progress of students and it is inuenced by many cognitive and non cognitive factors. The study aims to assess the inuence of Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), Adversity Quotient (AQ) and Spiritual Quotient (SQ) on the academic performance among undergraduate students. A quantitative research approach & non-experimental descriptive survey design was used in the study. Data was collected from 300 students of DMCH College of Nursing, Malakpur, Ludhiana selected by using total enumerative sampling technique. Responses were collected on Test of General Intelligence, The Assessing Emotions Scale, structured Adversity Quotient Scale and Scale for Spiritual Intelligence. Academic performance data was collected from result cards. Data was tabulated and analysis was done by using descriptive & inferential statistics. Results indicated majority of students had average level of IQ, above average level of EQ, were campers, had average level of SQ and belonged to 2nd division. There was statistical signicant positive correlation of intelligence quotient, emotional quotient spiritual quotient with academic performance. No statistical signicant correlation was found between adversity quotient and academic performance.


Submitted for the MAR11 Meeting of The American Physical Society Origin of "aging" in shape-memory alloys XIANGDONG DING, Los Alamos National Laboratory, JUNKAI DENG, Xi'an Jiaotong University,China, TURAB LOOKMAN, AVADH SAXENA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, XIAOBING REN, National Institute for materials science, Japan — For more than half a century it has been widely observed that a majority of shape-memory alloys exhibit a gradual change in physical properties with time in the martensitic phase, and this is referred to as "aging." However, its microscopic mechanism has remained controversial due to lack of experiments that can probe atomic level processes. We clarify the atomic mechanism for how shape memory alloys "age" in time using a combination of molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulations. Through analysis of the atomic configurations during aging, we find that the observed phenomenon is associated with a gradual change in the short range order of point defects so that the defect short range order tends to adopt the same "symmetry" as the crystal symmetry of the host martensite lattice. The results provide atomic-level evidence for the symmetry-conforming short-range order model, and may provide new insight into how to control aging to design aging-free shape memory alloys. Reference: 1). J. Deng, X. Ding, T. Lookman, et al, Physical Review B , 81, 220101(R), 2010 2). J. Deng, X. Ding, T. Lookman, et al, Physical Review B, 82,184101, 2010 3). J. Deng, X. Ding, T. Lookman, et al, Applied Physics Letters, 97,171902, 2010 Turab Lookman Los Alamos National Laboratory Date submitted: 28 Nov 2010 Electronic form version 1.4


In photochemotherapy, ultraviolet radiation (UVR: 280-400 nm) or visible light is combined with a photosensitizing drug to produce a therapeutic effect. Importantly, the beneficial impact of photochemotherapyis not achieved by the drug or radiation alone. It is a proven therapeutic strategy for a number of non-malignant hyper proliferative skin conditions and various cancers. All existing photochemotherapies have drawbacks - for example the association of (psoralen plus UVA) PUVA with the development of skin cancer, and pain that is often associated with photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment of skin lesions. In this study, we exploredan alternate possibility to address this need by exploiting coralyne-mediated DNA photo-sensitisation to low and non-toxic doses of UVA radiation. Current investigation also illustrates an overview of the mechanism of action underlying coralyne mediated photosensitization of cancer cells.


Embodiment of the present invention relates to a binding layer interposed multicolor translucent and / or transparent polymer-based panel system capable of controlling the color of the intercalated panel system made of a transparent or light transmissive. Embodiments of the invention also relates to this panel structure, by using a textured surface to avoid the capture and retention of air within the panel at the lamination interface. Further, embodiments of the present invention provides a quantitative method for the optical response of the panel system to achieve and describe the color of light and the type of diversity is possible to control the structure. Further, embodiments of the present invention provides an efficient method of applying texture uniform manner.


This study aims to determine the factors that affect the production or income of farmers' bengkuang in Padang city. This research was conducted in Padang City, population and sample of this research is farmer of bengkuang. The sample size is 39 farmers. Data collection techniques with documentation and questionnaires. The variables studied are the experience on planting bengkuang, the use of technology, working hours, land area and the number of bengkuang production. Data analysis techniques are used descriptive analysis and production function analysis by using Eviews. The result of this research are: (1) the derived products of bengkuang are worth to do because number of production is enough to fulfill requirement of derived production process, land area and working hours of farmer still possible to be added. The working hours of merchant trades are very high, but there is no product innovation. (2) The technology which is used by farmers does not have a significant effect on increasing bengkuang production. While experience on planting bengkuang, length of work, and the land area have a significant effect on the production of bengkuang. Land area gives the biggest influence to the production of bengkuang in Padang city of West Sumatra. Keywords—bengkuang business; experience on planting bengkuang; length of work; and the land area


This article presents the aerodynamic noise prediction of a NACA 0012 airfoil in stall region using Large Eddy Simulation and the acoustic analogy. While most numerical studies focus on noise for an airfoil at a low angle of attack, prediction of stalled noise has been made less sufficiently. In this study, the noise of a stalled airfoil is calculated using the spanwise correction where the total noise is estimated from the sound source of the simulated span section based on the coherence of turbulent flow structure. It is studied for the airfoil at the chord-based Reynolds number of 4.8 × 105 and the Mach number of 0.2 with the angle of attack of 15.6° where the airfoil is expected to be under stall condition. An incompressible flow is resolved to simulate the sound source region, and Curle's acoustic analogy is used to solve the sound propagation. The predicted spectrum of the sound pressure level observed at 1.2 m from the trailing edge of the airfoil is validated by comparing measurement data, and the results show that the simulation is able to capture the dominant frequency of the tonal peak. However, while the measured spectrum is more broadband, the predicted spectrum has the tonal character around the primary frequency. This difference can be considered to arise due to insufficient mesh resolution.


The main factor affecting the fight ability of aircraft carrier is weapons dispatching. This paper studies the fuzzy robust control strategy of uncertain and nonlinear dynamic weapons dispatching system. Firstly, a T-S fuzzy model with uncertainties of internal and external parameters is set up. Secondly, a fuzzy robust control strategy under storage amount of weapons is proposed. The control strategy can reduce the fluctuations of storage amount of weapons and total cost involved by switches of strategies and uncertain parameters. Thus the robust stability of dynamic weapons dispatching system and the continuous supply of weapons can be guaranteed. Finally, a simulation illustrates usefulness and reliability of control strategy.


A simple and effective method for the feature extraction about grapes' color was designed and the computed results of feature values were the input of neural network.The different kinds of grapes were distinguished by the neural network's self learning and training.The research showed that the accuracy rate of recognition was high and the mean square error was 0.000 252% by using this article's experimental method.The recognition process is much shorter than the general method.


Students' use of test information to prepare for a test in a controlled or an actual test environment has been examined in studies outside Australia. This paper reports the findings of the use of test information and its value, in terms of an improvement/decline in marks, in an actual test of an undergraduate subject taught at an Australian university. Using a questionnaire survey of 32 students in a third year level management accounting subject, the study finds that students overall don't perceive test information useful, there is no statistically significant difference in performance between specified and unspecified questions, students' scores improve from the use of information and in some instances the improvements are statistically significant between students with different backgrounds. The paper makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the value of information (in terms of test scores) in an upcoming test. The study has implications for educators making test information available as a preferred practice or universities using it as part of a policy to improve student retention rates or supplement evaluation of students' learning.


This research is the result of a methodological program established for the Graduate Seminary subject, Program in Public Accounting, of Distance Learning Military University Nueva Granada School, the study summarizes generally within the international deal concluded with the Colombian State has complied with the Environmental Laws, in order to ensure and promote the sustainability of "NATURAL CAPITAL"


The distribution of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in vicinity of a simply rural solid waste incinerator was evaluated by analysis of six soil samples,a fly ash sample and a residue sample. The range of I-TEQ values for the PCDD/Fs in the soil samples representing the pollution investigation in the study area was 2.29-9.45 ng/kg (dry weight),which means that the level of PCDD/Fs pollution was higher than that of the background (0.537 ng/kg). The I-TEQ values of PCDD/Fs for fly the ash sample and the residue sample were 3 454 and 32.2 I-TEQ ng/kg individually. The principal component analysis shows that the rural solid waste incinerator is not only one source of PCDD/Fs in soil.


This paper presents the processing steps needed in order to have a fully functional vertical search engine. Four actions are identified (i.e., retrieval, extraction, presentation, and delivery) and are required to crawl websites, get the product information from the retrieved webpages, process that data, and offer the end-user the possibility of looking for various products. The whole application flow is focused on low resource usage, and especially on the delivery action, which consists of a web application that uses cloud resources and is optimized for cost efficiency. Novel methods for representing the crawl and extraction template, for product index optimizations, and for deploying and storing data in the cloud database are identified and explained. In addition, key aspects are discussed regarding ethics and security in the proposed solution. A practical use-case scenario is also presented, where products are extracted from seven online board and card game retailers. Finally, the potential of the proposed solution is discussed in terms of researching new methods for improving various aspects of the proposed solution in order to increase cost efficiency and scalability.


To study the emitting characteristics of odor pollutants during the process of anaerobic digestion in kitchen garbage,the cold trap enrichment- GC / MS technology was used to determine the main composition,the material contents and the source profile of a typical kitchen garbage of treatment facilities in Ningbo. Alkane,olefins,aromatics, halogenated hydrocarbon,oxygenated organic compounds,sulfides and ammonia etc were tested in the air of the kitchen garbage treatment facilities. Oxygenated organic compounds were the main components. The quantitative detection result showed that the levels of odorant concentrations from the main processing units ranked in the order of temperature sterilization device oil-water separator anaerobic fermenter separation equipment unloading area. The temperature sterilization device,oil-water separator,separation equipment and anaerobic fermenter showed higher odor concentration than the unloading area. Based on the data analysis,the characteristic pollutants in the facilities were preliminarily identified as ethyl alcohol,sulfureted hydrogen,dimethyldisulfide,ammonia,limonene in the unloading areas and separation equipment; ethyl alcohol,methyl mercaptan,sulfureted hydrogen,dimethyldisulfide,limonene in the temperature sterilization device or oil- water separator; and ethyl alcohol,sulfureted hydrogen,dimethyldisulfide, p-diethylbenzene,limonene in the anaerobic fermenter.


Large data-rates together with a variety of formats, incurred by digital holographic applications, pose barriers to storage, transmission and interoperability. A compres-sion solution designed for addressing these concerns is proposed.


4-Fluoropyrazole systems may be prepared by a single, sequential telescoped two-step continuous gas/liquid–liquid/liquid flow process from diketone, fluorine gas and hydrazine starting materials.


Yet even temple storehouses offer uncertain sanctuary, and admiration sometimes proves more dangerous than neglect. The Ippen Hijiri-e exemplifies the limits of such protection. An emaki in twelve scrolls with forty-eight sections of text and illustration, it chronicles the life of Ippen Shonin (1239-1289), the Ji-sect patriarch who traveled throughout Japan popularizing the nembutsu (recitation of the name of Amida Buddha). Its vivid crowd scenes, landscape set tings, and architectural views make it a master piece among emaki1 (Fig. 1). The Ippen Hijiri-e was dedicated in 1299 at a Kyoto temple, Kankikoji, which still owns it. In the mid-nine teenth century, however, the Bakufu's deputy in Kyoto, Asano Choso, who was a painting con noisseur, borrowed scroll 7 on the pretext of con sulting its detailed representation of Kyoto's Shijo Bridge, then under reconstruction. He re


ABSTRACT Purpose To report a case of acute retinal necrosis (ARN) due to varicella zoster virus (VZV) after COVID-19 vaccine administration. Design/methods Observational case report. Result A 62-year-old immunocompetent African American male presented with left eye redness, decreased vision, and floaters after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine seven days prior. Slit-lamp examination revealed diffuse fine endothelial keratic precipitates. Funduscopic examination was notable for vitreous cells, occlusive retinal vasculitis, large retinal hemorrhages, and three quadrants of peripheral areas of retinal whitening. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction testing was positive for varicella zoster virus in the vitreous humor. Treatment with intravitreal and intravenous antiviral therapy resulted in symptomatic improvement. Conclusion COVID-19 mRNA vaccination may cause an immunomodulatory response that leads to reactivation of dormant VZV. Early recognition and treatment can improve visual outcomes.


Objective
To study the individual difference of pharmacological parameters of docetaxel (DTX) among the Chinese ovarian cancer population who receive DTX chemotherapy by monitoring the blood concentration of DTX, so as to evaluate the correlation between DTX pharmacological parameters and poisonousness, and determine the poisonousness range of DTX.

Methods
Thirty-seven patients with ovarian cancer who received the chemotherapy of DTX+ nadaplatin/lobaplatin in the Department of Gynecology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from 2016 to 2017 were selected, and the patients received altogether 83 cycles of chemotherapy. Every patient received 6 to 8 cycles of chemotherapy. The blood concentration test were performed during the time of 0 to 10 minutes before the end of DTX instillation and 30 to 60 minutes after the end of instillation during every chemotherapy period. The toxic reactions were observed and recorded within 3 days after the end of every chemotherapy period, so as to guide individualized medicine administration based on the monitoring of blood concentration.

Results
The area under curve (AUC) of DTX blood concentration was different among individuals, varied from 1.1 to 5.4, with the average of 2.489, while the standard deviation was 0.7896, and variation coefficient among individuals was 31.72%. Among the 83 cycles of chemotherapy, 42 cases (50.6%) occurred leukopenia, 32 cases (38.6%) had neutropenia, 44 cases (53.0%) got hemoglobin reduction and 64 cases (77.1%) had thrombocytopenia. Spearman correlation analysis found that AUC of hematological toxicity was negatively correlated with white blood cell value (r=-0.095), neutrophil value(r=-0.090), hemoglobin value (r=-0.109) and platelet value (r=-0.079) after chemotherapy. The lower limit of the reference range of AUC for hemotoxicity in 95% of patients was 1.430 and the upper limit was 4.765.

Conclusions
The pharmacological parameters of DTX are various greatly among individuals, and administration mode according to body surface area should be modified and improved; the dose of the next chemotherapy can be guided by the AUC value at the end of the chemotherapy.

Key words:
Ovarian cancer; Docetaxel; Blood concentration; Area under cure; Blood poisonousness; White blood cell


In this short paper, we compare the deterministic model for the nuclear reactor dynamic (Hetrick, 1993) with the stochastic model (Kinard and Allen, 2004). Our numerical results show coincidences between the deterministic model and the mean of the stochastic paths, although, as already observed by other authors, there is alarge amount of dispersion between the individual paths. Notably, we always observe that the neutron density approaches zero within a short time. In this paper, we investigate this question; more concretely, we study the mean-extinction of the neutron density. The technique used here first builds the backward Kolmogorov differential equation and then solves it numerically using the finite-element method with FreeFem++. Our results confirm that in a very short time the neutrons disappear although later they recover probably due to the external source.


Egg Harbor Township is situated in the southeast portion of Atlantic County, approximately 7 miles from Atlantic City. With a land area of approximately 68 square miles, it is the second largest municipality in the county. The township is bounded by Hamilton Township and Galloway Township to the west and north, respectively; the cities of Absecon, Pleasantville, Northfield, Linwood, and Somers Point are to the east; across the bay is Longport and Ocean City to the southeast, and the southern border is Great Egg Harbor River, a federally designated scenic and wild river. Across the river is the city of Estell Manor to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 75.0 square miles, of which, 67.3 square miles is land and 7.6 square miles is water.


The spread of pathogen particles emitting from the windows of infective patient room is studied by Lagrangian-Eulerian approach, hi this model, the continuous phase wind flow is simulated by the three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations coupled with RNG k - epsiv turbulence model and the dispersed phase pathogen particles are traced by Lagrangian model. The dispersed phase is injected from the window surface of patient room with a steady speed of 400 particles per second. By assuming no secondary infection, the concentration of pathogen around buildings is obtained. The present research is useful for forecasting and controlling the spread of airborne disease virus around buildings.


Tumefactive demyelination (TD) and Baló concentric sclerosis (BCS) are subtypes of atypical demyelination that may overlap with each other and with prototypic multiple sclerosis (MS). TD and BCS can be distinguished by their different MRI appearance. BCS is associated with alternating rings of T2/fluid-attenuated inversion recovery hypointensity and hyperintensity that correlate pathologically with rings of tissue of varying degrees of demyelination. We present a patient whose initial MRI was consistent with TD but who later developed MRI characteristics in keeping with BCS, emphasizing the difficulty in distinguishing accurately between different subtypes of demyelination early in their course.


The Chinese medicine preparation of the present invention consists of one or two of ginseng, astragalus root and safflower and proper supplementary material. The Chinese medicine preparation has the comprehensive functions of the medicine components, including benefiting vital energy, promoting blood circulation, etc. The Chinese medicine preparation has high curative effect on cardiac and cerebral vascular diseases, such as coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia, cerebral ischemia, etc.


We report a case of lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the stomach in a woman who underwent a lot of laboratory and assistant examination, but not acquired the definite diagnosis before operation. This is a kind of uncommon cancer in stomach, but usually found in nasopharynx.


SUMMARY In this work, we propose a method able to find user-oriented gait trajectories that can be used in powered lower limb orthosis applications. Most research related to active orthotic devices focuses on solving hardware issues. However, the problem of generating a set of joint trajectories that are user-oriented still persists. The proposed method uses principal component analysis to extract shared features from a gait dataset, taking into consideration gait-related variables such as joint angle information and the user's anthropometric features, used directly in an orthosis application. The trajectories of joint angles used by the model are represented by a given number of harmonics according to their respective Fourier series analyses. This representation allows better performance of the model, whose capability to generate gait information is validated through experiments using a real active orthotic device, analysing both joint motor energy consumption and user metabolic effort.


Admissions for acute cholecystitis to the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, during the period 1974–1978 have been reviewed and compared with figures previously published for the period 1953–1962 (I).


Background: Intraosseous (IO) access are being widely used in resuscitation of patients with difficult intra-venous (IV) access. The United Kingdom Resuscitation Council guidelines recommend the use of IO access, after two minutes of failed IV access in adult patients or two failed IV attempts in pediatric patients. There are various complications associated with IO access such as extravasation of the infusion fluid or medications, bleeding, infection and pain1. Compartment syndrome is a rare complication associated with IO access. This is reported commonly in children where in certain cases the affected limb required amputation. We report a case where an adult patient developed compartment syndrome secondary to IO access. Methods: A 52-year-old lady who was on dialysis for renal failure presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with septic shock. She was in peri-arrest and had a difficult IV access. Therefore an IO needle was inserted to her right tibia and resuscitation was carried out with fluids and ...


The author explores the genesis and ranges of interstate cooperation within the scope of the Adriatic Charter of Partnership, signed in Tirana on May 2, 2003 by Republic of Albania, Republic of Croatia and FYR of Macedonia, and the United States of America. First three member states of the Adriatic Charter Group have been united in their common objective to become an integral part of the NATO. USA gives strong impetus to member states of the Group to implement all the criteria for the membership in NATO promoting the "Open Door" policy. The author analyses Charter of Partnership and evaluates results of the meetings of the Partnership Commission and other mechanisms for interstate co-operation.


ABSTRACT. The effects of spatially uniform but temporally changing air humidity stimuli on the orientation behaviour of the large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.) and the flour beetle (Tenebrio molitor L.) were studied in a specially constructed vertical air flow chamber. Moist‐acclimatized but hygronegative pine weevils were exposed for 10 s to a moist air stream (c. 85% R.H.) and then for 10 s to a dry air stream (c. 50% R.H.). The Tenebrio were divided into two groups acclimatized to moist and dry air respectively. For each group the humidity during the initial 5 s in the air stream was the same as during acclimatization, and then changed to the alternative level. In Hylobius the change from moist to dry air caused a decrease in spatial displacement brought about by a decrease in walking speed and an increase in the amount of turning per unit time. In Tenebrio the change from dry to moist air caused a decrease of walking speed and a turning‐back reaction based, presumptively, on idiothetic information about the insect's previous walking direction. The average angle turned during 2 s after the humidity change was 165°. In moist‐adapted beetles the dry air stream caused an identical orthokinetic arrestment, but no klinokinetic or klinotactic reaction. Klinokinesis is redefined as a change in the circular variance of turning angles per unit time, which does not change the mean direction (or directions in cases of multimodal distributions) of the circular distribution. Accordingly, klinotaxis consists of a change in the mean directions) of the circular distribution of angular velocities. In both species the turning frequency was more constant than turning per unit distance, suggesting a temporal control in the nervous system of klinokinetic and klinotactic behaviour.


Widely regarded as the "Big Three" general magazines of Japan in the 20th century,Chuokoron,Kaizo and Bungeishunju have truthfully recorded the modern history of the development of the Japanese society and,the stories about their own rise and fall against a centennial political and economic historic background can also serve as vivid pictures of the relevant phase of history.


An appropriate heat conduction model is indispensable for experimental data analysis in nanothermometry in order to extract parameters of interests and to achieve a fundamental understanding of phonon-mediated heat transfer in nanostructures and across interfaces. Recently, nanoscale periodic metallic gratings are used as a group of distributed heaters as well as transducers in nanothermometry. However, in this technique, there are coupled hotspot-size-dependent effective thermal conductivity (ETC) and hotspot-size-dependent thermal interface resistivity, which posts a challenge for experimental data analysis using Fourier's law that fails to extract both ETC and thermal interface resistivity simultaneously. To overcome this challenge, a novel two-parameter nondiffusive heat conduction (TPHC) model, which has been successfully applied to data analysis in different types of pump-probe experiments, is applied to analyze laser-induced nondiffusive heat transfer in nanoscale metallic grating experiments. Sinc...


Sybil attack is a harmful threat to sensor networks, in which a malicious node illegally forges an unbounded number of identities to defeat redundancy mechanisms. Digital certificates are a way to prove identities. However, they are not viable in sensor networks. In this paper, we propose a light-weight identity certificate method to defeat Sybil attacks. Our proposed method uses one-way key chains and Merkle hash trees. The method thereby avoids the need for public key cryptography. In addition, the method provides a means for authentication of all data messages. A variant of this method is presented that has lower computational requirements under certain conditions. The security of each method is analyzed, and is as good or better than previously-proposed approaches, with fewer assumptions. The overhead (computation, storage, and messages) is also shown to be acceptable for use in sensor networks.


Dysferlinopathies belong to a phenotypically heterogeneous group of neuromuscular diseases caused by mutations in the DYSF gene, which disrupt the expression of dysferlin protein in human skeletal muscle cells. These pathologies are of an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, their prevalence is 1: 200000. Dysferlinopathies include diseases such as Miyoshi myopathy with primary lesion of the distal fragments of the lower extremities and limb-gridle muscular dystrophy type 2B with primary lesion of the proximal fragments of both the lower and upper limbs, also distal myopathy with anterior tibial onset (DMAT). Nowdays, there are various pathogenetic and symptomatic treatments for hereditary muscular dystrophies but there are very few registered drugs for the etiological treatment of these diseases. This review discusses the main modern methods of gene therapy that can be used to treat dysferlinopathies, such as stop-codon passing, exon skipping, overexpression of other genes, gene transfer, splicosome-mediated trans-splicing, and also describes the latest experimental studies using these methods. In conclusion, exon-skipping and trans-splicing have been identified as the most optimal approaches in the treatment of muscular dystrophies, in particular dysferlinopathies.


Methane (CH4) was injected into the high density (ne ∼ 1020 m−3), low temperature (Te ∼ 1 eV) hydrogen plasma in Pilot-PSI to determine the CH A–X photon efficiency in this unexplored plasma regime. The effects of particle transport and particle reflection on the emission of directly excited CH under these plasma conditions were assessed with the 3D Monte Carlo code ERO. The simulations of the inverse photon efficiency showed a difference of ∼20% between full hydrocarbon sticking or no sticking (reflection). In addition it predicts that particle transport may lead to more than a factor of 10 increase. The measured inverse photon efficiency is however constant at 100 ± 30 for 0.1 < Te < 1.0 eV. The constancy is consistent with dissociative recombination of , and to produce excited CH instead of direct excitation. These results form a framework for in situ carbon erosion measurements in future fusion reactors such as ITER.


Objective To study the relationship between carotid atherosclerosis plaque,risk factors and cerebral infarction.Methods Application of color Doppler ultrasound device,respectively,80 cases of patients with cerebral infarction(cerebral infarction group)and 78 cases of non-cerebral infarction patients(control group)of the carotid artery for detection,observation of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque and the occurrence of blood pressure,blood sugar,blood lipid relationship.Results Infarction in patients with carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque incidence rate of 76.25 percent,25.60 percent for the control group,Difference between the two groups has statistical significance(P0.01).Cerebral infarction group carotid atherosclerotic plaque is often located in common carotid artery bifurcation department.Hypertension,dyslipidemia,diabetes,TG are elevated cerebral carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque formation of risk factors.Conclusion The occurrence of cerebral infarction is closely related to carotid atherosclerotic plaque.High-risk groups for carotid artery ultrasound examination,early detection of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque and actively control the risk factors,prevention and treatment of cerebral infarction is important.


As part of the Post-Collision Diagnostic Lattice task of the ILPS work-package of EuroTeV, we discuss a design of the beam line between the interaction point and the beam dump for CLIC with a center-of-mass energy of 3 TeV. The design is driven by the requirement to transport the beam and all secondaries, such as beamstrahlung photons and coherent pairs, to the beam dump with minimal losses. Moreover, we discuss the integration of novel diagnostic methods into the CLIC post-collision beam line, based on the detection of coherent pairs and monitoring the beam profile of the primary beam.


Global Satellite System Communication (GSM) was introduced in Nigeria to replace Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) which failed to perform. Since its inception, GSM business has been experiencing quite an impressive and rapid growth across Nigeria. One major factor that is responsible for this growth is television advertisement. Competition has been quite aggressive among all the telecommunication companies in Nigeria. GLO as one of the leading telecommunication companies in Nigeria has used this medium to excel. Previous studies on adverts had concentrated mainly on discourse related approaches such as pragmatics, systemic functional grammar and intersexuality. Insufficient attention has been paid to semiotic interpretation of the icons, indexes and symbols found in telecom adverts in Nigeria generally and none to GLO OGA SIM adverts on Nigerian Telecommunication Authority (NTA). It is against this backdrop that this study examined a semiotic interpretation of icons, indexes and symbols found in the selected GLO OGA SIM adverts on NTA to explicate their rich semiotic elements used as communicative strategies using Pierce's Semiotic Theory. The study discovered that the company made a careful selection of those signs that would catch the attention and minds of network users to switch to the new introduced sim which would give them more opportunities to explore the world. It therefore concluded that for adverts to yield elaborate inferential interpretations when viewers work on them, familiar signs, especially human symbols that can be found in the language community of the viewers ought to be used.


Purpose of the study The National Health Service is experiencing a recruitment crisis across many medical specialties. Diabetes and endocrinology (D&E) is failing to fill training posts with only 77%, 83% and 73% of posts filled overall in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Study design We surveyed 316 final-year medical students and undifferentiated trainees (from foundation programme doctors to core medical trainees), across the South Thames, Northern and West Midlands deaneries in England to gain an understanding of perceptions of the specialty. Results 9% of respondents were considering a career in D&E. Factors such as 'being the medical registrar' (27%), being a 'non-procedural specialty' (23%) and 'looking after majority of general medical admissions' (22%) were cited as the most common reasons why D&E is an unattractive career choice. 51% reported inadequate exposure to D&E. Factors that made respondents more likely to want to pursue a career in D&E included having undertaken a placement in the specialty and having exposure to outpatient clinics. Methods to improve awareness and uptake, such as increased teaching and clinical exposure, and the opportunity to attend taster events were frequently highlighted. Conclusions The results from this survey, the first of its kind on perceptions of D&E as a career pathway, reveal a worrying lack of interest in, and exposure to, D&E among current final-year medical students and undifferentiated trainees. These issues must be addressed in order to improve D&E recruitment rates.


Embryogenic cell suspensions of grapevine ( Vitis sp.) have been proposed as the best target to approach genetic transformation challenges. However, optimal phase and growth period of cell suspensions for successful gene transfer have not been investigated. Here, a step by step protocol to initiate and establish cell suspensions of 'Albarino' ( V. vinifera ) in only 4 weeks is presented. Growth kinetics, cell viability and nutrient consumption (phosphates and nitrates) as well as the number of transient transgenic events (using the uidA reporter gene) were studied in 'Albarino' cell suspensions grown for an 18-days period. Based on biomass growth, the exponential phase of cell suspensions was reached between days 3 to 6. Nutrient uptake results point to the exhaustion of phosphate in the culture medium at day 6. Moreover, the highest number of transgenic events after biolistic bombardment was obtained from cell suspensions grown for 6 days (4032 ± 695 blue spots), compared to 12 and 18 days of continuous culture. Plant regeneration percentage varied depending on the age of the culture and the selected embryo type. In conclusion, this paper shows for the first time the relationship between growth curve and nutrient consumption of embryogenic cell suspension with efficiency in genetic transformation and plant regeneration of grapevine.


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Depressive symptoms are prevalent amongst parents suffering from chronic medical conditions (CMC), such as multiple sclerosis or brain damage. This study examined the combined impact of having parents with CMC and increased depressive symptoms on clinical outcomes of adolescent internalizing problem behavior. Self–report data from Dutch adolescents (ten to 23 years old) on the Youth Self–Report (YSR) were compared between four samples: adolescents of parents affected by CMC (135 adolescents, mean age = 14.61 years), mental disorders (25 adolescents, mean age = 18.04 years), and two respective comparison groups with healthy parents (114 adolescents, mean age = 14.54 years; 114 adolescents, mean age = 17.94 years). Adolescents of parents with CMC were divided using ill parents' scores on the Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), yielding a target group of parents with CMC and minimal depressive symptoms and a target group of parents with CMC with light to severe depressive symptoms. Adolescents dealing with parental CMC showed more internalizing problem behavior and were more likely to score in the clinical range than adolescents with two healthy parents. Adolescents of parents with CMC and co–occurring depressive symptoms had highest mean scores and scored most frequently in the clinical range of internalizing problem behavior especially on the subscale of anxious/depressed internalizing problem behavior. This study points to the relevance of early screenings and identification of adolescents at risk for developing problem behavior, in order to afford them to benefit from professional interventions as early as possible.


The whirl burner's air-flow organization is very important for the boiler's stable burning and safe handling.Through establishing physical and mathematic model and then makes a numerical simulation of the whirl burner.Through adjusting the blade's angle of the external overfire air,opening the external overfire air or not,gets the velocity field and the distribution of velocity vector and analyses the result of the numerical simulation and then obtains the rule of different parameter's influence in the flow field.


Under the influence of the national curricular reforms,the music teaching has undergone a series of tentative reforms nationwide in Chinese teachers or normal universities.The progress is rather tardy due to the traditional ideas.Therefore the writer argues for a more thorough reform of the music teaching in Chinese universities in order to improve the relationship between the teaching and reform,integrate the relevant factors of the educational objectives,curricular designs,and further the development of the basic music teaching.


Not many years ago it seemed to the majority, as it now seems to some of those interested in the advancement of medical and dental education, that diplomas from chartered colleges or schools gave sufficient assurance that their possessors were qualified to practice in the general or special fields of medicine in which degrees had been conferred upon them, and that the diplomas granted served as an adequate standard for license. This view assumed that instruction in such schools was faithfully given, by competent teachers, during a period of sufficient length to qualify students for the commencement of their careers, and also assumed that diplomas were conferred only upon those who, at the completion of such a period of study, had demonstrated, upon examination, their qualifications. It also assumed that charters would not be recklessly granted to professional schools, and that such charters would be revoked upon proof of their


The effect of atomic and molecular microfied dynamics on spectral line shapes is under consideration. This problem is treated in the framework of the Frequency Fluctuation Model (FFM). For the first time the FFM is tested for the broadening of a spectral line by neutral particles. The usage of the FFM allows one to derive simple analytical expressions and perform fast calculations of the intensity profile. The obtained results was compared with Chen and Takeo theory (CT), which is in a good agreement with experimental data. It was demonstrated that for moderate values of temperature and density the FFM successfully describes the effect of the microfield dynamics on a spectral line shape.


The research presented here developed from rather mysterious observations, originally made by the authors independently and in dierent circumstances, that Lebesgue null sets may have uniquely dened tangent directions that are still seen even if the set is much enlarged (but still kept Lebesgue null). This phenomenon appeared, for example, in the rank-one property of derivatives of BV functions and, perhaps in its most striking form, in attempts to decide whether Rademacher's theorem on dierentiability


Objective To explore risk factors for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with. Methods A total of 114 patients suffering from acute exacerbation of COPD hospitalized in the Department of Respiratory Medicine from January 2004 to November 2009 were divided into two groups: the study group (n=41, combined with MODS ) and the control group (n=73 without MODS). Patients in the two groups were investigated by self-designed questionnaire, descriptive statistics, chi-square tests. Multivariate logistic regression were used to for statistical analysis. Results The duration of COPD (OR=12.480), timing of treatment of COPD (OR=1.324), invasive mechanical ventilation (OR=11.055), pneumonia (OR=8.667), persistent fever (OR=3.836), were the independent risk factors for MODS. Conclusion The key risk factors for acute exacerbation of COPD with MODS are duration of COPD and invasive mechanical ventilation. Persistent fever also promote the occurrence of MODS.


Grain boundaries affect properties of polycrystals. Novel experimental techniques for three-dimensional orientation mapping give new opportunities for studies of this influence. Large networks of boundaries can be analyzed based on all five 'macroscopic' boundary parameters. We demonstrate benefits of applying two methods for improving these analyses. The fractions of geometrically special boundaries in ferrite are estimated based on 'approximate' distances to the nearest special boundaries; by using these parameters, the times needed for processing boundary data sets are shortened. Moreover, grain-boundary distributions for nickel are obtained using kernel density estimation; this approach leads to distribution functions more accurate than those obtained based on partition of the space into bins.