Electromagnetic interference (EMI) from mobile phones affecting implanted cardiac pacemakers has become a recent concern. In previous numerical computations of the EMI, a half-wavelength dipole antenna has been employed as a radiator of electromagnetic waves. However, current mobile phones are generally equipped with an internal antenna. Furthermore, recent mobile phone systems are operated at higher frequencies, i.e., 2 GHz, whereas lower frequencies around 900 MHz have been assumed in the previous studies. In this study, a mobile phone with an internal antenna was modeled with a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) mounted on a metallic case, in order to calculate the interference voltage induced at the pacemaker due to the internal antenna. The PIFA was then scanned in a plane parallel to the torso surface, in order to calculate the interference voltage at each position and to clarify the detailed relationship between the interference voltage and the position of the antenna. Moreover, the interference voltage was experimentally evaluated to validate the numerical calculations. It is shown that the PIFA has interference voltage characteristics, which differ from those of the half-wavelength dipole antenna. Comparing the calculation with the measurement, both results show the same tendency, especially around the position of maximum interference. Therefore, the measured results indicate the validity of the numerical results.


Abstract This paper presents an automatic licence plate detection (ALPD) system to improve the road safety and to monitor the vehicle movement on the streets. The system comprises a surveillance camera mounted at possible speeding points or at illegal parking zones which captures images and processes them to identify the errant vehicle owners for initiating appropriate legal action. The proposed scheme is cost-efficient and substantially reduces the manpower required to monitor the streets. ALPD uses a combination of K-Means Clustering and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) to detect the Licence Plate from a given image. Wavelet Packet analysis and ANFIS are used to identify the alphanumeric characters. The scheme was tested on a sample of 52 test images pertaining to different configurations of the licence plate in terms of its location or font and using diverse colours of the vehicles, and was determined to have an accuracy of 98.3% and an average computational time of 900 ms. The algorithm was found to be robust, time efficient and has high recognition rate compared to many other schemes currently in practice. The use of Wavelet Packet analysis also makes the proposed scheme immune to variations pertaining to the font of the characters used for the licence plates.


In order to supply a theoretical evidence for repairing the heavy metal Cu polluted soil,this paper studied the effects of Cu on the peroxidase isoenzymes,plant height,chlorophyll content and membrane permeability in Helianthus tuberosus leaves.The results showed that compared with the control,7 bands of POD isoenzymes(P1-P7)were observed in leaves of H.tuberosus seedlings after Cu treatment,including two new bands(P1 and P2).The enzyme activities increased with the intensified band color when the concentration of Cu increased.Low concentration Cu(5 mg/L) stimulated the growth of H.tuberosus seedlings.It significantly increased plant height,chlorophyll content and membrane permeability.The high-level Cu treatment of H.tuberosus inhibited plant height,chlorophyll content and membrane permeability,which caused different levels of injury.


This chapter presents a framework and some solutions for color acquisition, management, rendering and assessment in Architectural Heritage (AH) 3D models construction from reality-based data. The aim is to illustrate easy, low-cost and rapid procedures that produce high visual accuracy of the image/model while being accessible to non-specialized users and unskilled operators, typically Heritage architects. The presented processing is developed in order to render reflectance properties with perceptual fidelity on many type of display and presents two main features: is based on an accurate color management system from acquisition to visualization and more accurate reflectance modeling; the color pipeline could be used inside well established 3D acquisition pipeline from laser scanner and/or photogrammetry. Besides it could be completely integrated in a Structure From Motion pipeline allowing simultaneous processing of color/shape data.


The purpose of this investigation was to establish wether the additional GLN infusion has effiency in the contents of MDA and GSH in rat myocardium. Methods: 18 hours after the sports groups finish the once exhaustive swimming exercise,the contents of MDA and GSH were measured in control group (C)、 control+GLN group (CG)、 sports group (S) and sports+GLN group(SG). Results: (1) the contents of MDA in S is significently higher than C (P0.01). It is signcificently lower in SG than in S. (2) The contents of GSH is signcificently higher in CG than in C (P0.01). and is also signcificently higher in SG than in S (P0.05). Conclusion: the supplement of GLN is beneficical to increase the GSH content in myocardium, improve the anti-oxidizing ability of Myocardium and resist the lipid over-oxdizing reaction of myocardium.


Preliminary experimental results are presented on novel nonreciprocal coupling between two identical dielectric image lines. This is produced by loading the coupling region with a longitudinally magnetised ferrite. Measurements in the frequency range 26.5–40 GHz show a differential insertion loss of greater than 15 dB, over a bandwidth of approximately 1.5 GHz between 30 GHz and 35 GHz, produced by reversing the bias field. The minimum insertion loss was approximately 5 dB over this bandwidth, and the return loss was better than 13 dB. These results can be improved and this effect can be used to develop four-port circulators for millimetric wavelengths.


Language Death is exemplary language and culture scholarship. It is the first work ever to follow the fate of a dying language and document the process of language replacement. Dorian has an excellent writing style and makes good use of historical, sociological and anthropological as well as sociolinguistic sources. With a current knowledge of each field she ties her ethnographic facts to the various scholarly literatures. This linguistic ethnohistory is so good that it kept this reader on the edge of her chair. Reading about how East Sutherland Gaelic (ESG) has fared since the 1200s, I could hardly wait to see what happened next. Though English will win out by the first decade of the next century, we are left with a faint glimmer of hope that the new semi-speakers of ESG could stem the


In the present study, the dispersed phase holdup was measured in a randomly packed column filled with stainless steel Raschig ring packings using water-toluene chemical system. Based on holdup data, the results were analyzed with the aim of determining the influence of dispersed phase flow rate and drop diameter in the presence and absence of silica nanoparticles with particle sizes of 10, 30, and 80 nm and concentrations of 0.01, 0.05, and 0.1 vol%. The results indicate that liquid holdups increase with increase in dispersed phase flow rate. The presence of the nanoparticles influence in both static and dynamic holdups. The experimental results showed that increasing nanoparticle content in dispersed phase increases the dynamic holdup while static holdup decreases. However, by increasing the size of nanoparticles the dynamic and static holdup also follow a similar trend. Finally a successful correlation is proposed for total liquid holdup, which yielded an average error of 6% and shows a good agreement between predicted and experimental results. This is for the first time that a correlation is proposed to estimate total liquid holdup as a function of nanoparticle size and concentration in liquid-liquid extraction systems.


As teachers, they should not only have correct ideas and make full psychological intellectual preparations firstly, but also carry out carefully the task during teaching practice in order that the students can grasp various knowledge with pleasure.


The present invention relates to a self heat insulation mortar masonry masonry dry powder, which is the ratio of the following raw materials in parts by weight, 25 to 55 parts of lightweight aggregate, heat insulating material 5 to 30 parts, 3 to nanometers enhancers parts 10, 30 to 60 parts of cement, fiber insulation material 1 to 5 parts, 0.2 to 10 parts binder, redispersible powder from 0.5 to 10 parts of latex. The insulation mortar dry powder low thermal conductivity, in 0.16W / (m.k) or less, the effect can be obtained with mortar MATERIALS matches characteristics, overcome the existing aerated concrete block wall as a result of cold bridges, causing condensation energy loss and cracking problems. Life can be with the building, but also non-toxic, harmless, wide source of raw materials, low cost, simple construction, etc., is an ideal material masonry wall.


The α-ketoacyl complexes constitute a new family of organometallic compounds. The α-ketoacyl ligands have a strong influence and generally follow a decreasing order of acyl > α-ketoacyl > alkyl or aryl. The oxalyl conformation exhibits planar s-cis, perpendicular and planar s-trans structures. In comparison with the standard C(sp2)-C(sp2) bond, the oxalyl C-C bonds of the α-ketoacyl ligands are relatively long, indicating that the electronic derealization between the oxalyl carbonyls are of the least importance. The weak C-C bond between the α-ketoacyl carbonyls affords a driving force of the decarbonylative reactivity of such ligands; it is also responsible for the difficulty of formation of the α-ketoacyl complex via insertion of CO into the metal-acyl bond. However, α-ketoacyl complexes can be kinetically stable. Kinetic studies of decarbonylation of the α-ketoacyl complexes provided a profound understanding of the mechanism of novel catalytic reactions of double carbonylation. The α-ketoacyl complexes show promise to explore rare acyl migration and the reductive coupling of C(sp2)-C(sp2) bonds in a fundamental way.


Neohoodiella jennibeardae sp.n. is described breeding on the leaves of two unrelated plants in the rainforests of eastern Australia, the dicotyledonous tree Ficus coronata (Moraceae) and the monocotyledonous vine Ripogonum elseyanum (Smilacaceae). To confirm this remarkably disparate pair of host associations many other plants in these rainforests were examined. This new species was not found on any other plant, although about 40 thrips species were taken from the leaves of 40 plant species in 22 families, and these records are tabulated. Neohoodiella is known previously only from a single species in New Caledonia. The genus is characterised by the two character states: abdominal tube one third of body length; dorsal setae elongate but broadly capitate. The head of N. jennibeardae bears a bifurcate tubercle that is unique amongst Phlaeothripidae.


The Career Integrated Learning project is focused on encouraging students to articulate the graduating student attributes or competencies (GSC) they may gain through their university curriculum. Competencies that will help them ease their transition to the world of work of further graduate studies. Students develop those competencies through their experiences in the classroom, work based programs and community involvement. By identifying and articulating the broader skills and attributes acquired through completion of a degree, students can readily make a clear connection to the workplace. The concept of identifying GSC is not new, especially for students who participate in experiential learning activities. What is innovative about this project is translating the process to classroom-based courses, especially in Arts and Science faculties. This article describes the process of identifying competencies in collaboration with instructors and helping students reflect on those competencies as they complete courses.


Background: Synthetic alkyl-phospholipid analogs (APLs), such as Edelfosine and Perifosine, are a class of anti-tumor agents that target cell membranes to induce growth arrest and apoptosis. In addition, APLs enhance the cytotoxic effect of radiation in preclinical models making these compounds attractive candidates as radiosensitizers. We previously found that different mechanisms determine ALP accumulation and consequent apoptotic toxicity in lymphoma versus carcinoma cells. Yet, despite decades of research, it is still unclear how ALPs are transported across the plasma membrane and how they affect, either positively or negatively, key intracellular signaling pathways to alter tumor cell behavior. Here we examine (i) the possible role of lipid flippases in mediating transbilayer transport of ALP-like lysophospholipids (notably lysoPC and lysoPE), and (ii) how Edelfosine affects gene expression in human breast cancer cells. Methods: The uptake of fluorescent lysophospholipids (TopFluor-LPC and -LPE) was monitored over time in wild-type HAP1 and CDC50A -/- cells using single-cell live-imaging. For RNA-seq analyses, MDA-MB-231 and Hs5788T triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells were used. Results: Ad (i). Knockout of the flippase subunit CDC50a slows and attenuates the uptake of fluorescent lysoLPC and lyoPE. This suggests that CDC50a mediates, at least in large part, the active uptake of cytotoxic ALPs, similarly to natural lysophophoslipids. Ad (ii). Whole genome RNA-seq analysis reveals that Edelfosine rapidly induces a unique gene expression program in breast cancer cells. When compared to bioactive lysoPA (LPA), Edelfosine upregulated about 25 genes after 4 hrs, whereas LPA upregulated about 300 genes under the same conditions. Strikingly, the Edelfosine- and LPA-induced early genes showed significant overlap, including transcription factors (FOS, EGR1, EGR3), CSF2 and the EGFR/HER2 inhibitor ERRFI1 (MIG6). Increased MIG6 expression by Edelfosine was confirmed by Western blot. Basal expression of MIG6 was high in MDA-MB-231 cells, but undetectable in Hs5788T TNBC cells. The latter cells were more sensitive than MDA-MB-231 cells to Edelfosine-induced apoptosis. Conclusions: We conclude that Edelfosine "hijacks" LPA receptor signaling pathways at early time points. Edelfosine-induced upregulation of the anti-proliferative gene MIG6, a negative regulator of the EGFR family, is of particular interest. Since MIG6 is induced by the G-actin-MAL transcriptional pathway, these results suggest that Edelfosine affects tumor cell behavior in part by influencing F-actin polymerization, a new scenario that warrants further studies. Citation Format: Elisabetta Argenzio, Wouter H. Moolenaar, Marcel Verheij. New insights into the mode of action of cytotoxic alkyl-phospholipids [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 5454.


Associated motion is a grammatical category which modifies a verbal predicate by adding a motion component such as indicating that motion took place prior to the event predicated by the verb. Many languages express prior associated motion ('go and V') in the form of a serial verb construction, while in other languages the same meaning is expressed morphologically. This suggests a possible diachronic link between serial verbs and affixes, but a comparison of the synchronic distributions of prior associated motion in serial verb constructions and verbal morphology reveal that such a path of grammaticalization is remarkably rare. This can be at least partially explained by temporal iconicity and a cross-linguistic suffixing bias. We conclude that prior motion serial verb constructions are relatively stable diachronically. The source of prior motion morphology is more likely other multiverb constructions, especially those with non-finite verbs where an overt morpheme marking dependency is lost to allow for a more efficient expression of this grammatical category, ultimately leading to univerbation.


The main purpose of this article is to analyse 5 volumes and 20 issues of Science Education International (SEI) according to the authors' nationality and research topics of the articles, published in the journal between 2011 and 2015. In total, 126 articles were published, successfully submitted by 281 authors in 43 different countries. Statistical analyses showed that publications by authors from Turkey were most dominant, followed by USA and Australia. The study found that articles, based on teacher education, learning conception and learning context were those most frequently investigated by the researchers during this time-period. The number of articles published on topics related to "History, Philosophy, Epistemology and Nature of Science" and "Informal Learning" were research topics, receiving less attention by researchers. Based on the analysis, research trends were discussed.


Given two strings X and Y and a constraining string P , a string Z is called a constrained longest common subsequence of X and Y with respect to P if Z is the longest common subsequence of X and Y such that P is a subsequence of Z. In this paper, we propose an O(r×min{mN, nM})-time algorithm for solving this problem, where m, n and r are the lengths of X, Y and P , respectively, and M and N are the number of runs of the run-length-encoded strings of X and Y , respectively.


Aim. To assess the prognostic role of a decrease in longitudinal strain and an increase in the left ventricular sphericity index as predictors of NYHA class III heart failure (HF) progression, requiring hospitalization in a cohort of patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCM) in combination with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).Material and methods. We examined 90 patients with a combination of NCM and DCM aged 18 to 72 years (median age, 41 years; men — 73; women — 17), who, in addition to conventional echocardiographic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics, were studied for two-dimensional strain and global longitudinal strain (GLS) parameters and left ventricular sphericity index (SI) using cardiac MRI. The endpoints included NYHA class III HF progression, requiring hospitalization.Results. During the follow-up period (median follow-up, 36 (6; 152) months) in 59 of 90 (65,5%) patients with NCM in combination with DCM, symptoms progressed to NYHA class III HF, requiring hospitalization. Multivariate analysis showed following independent risk factors for HF-related hospitalization: a decrease in GLS <10% (hazard ratio (HR), 5,1; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1,6-16,7, p<0,007) and an increase in SI >0,5 (HR, 9,0; 95% CI, 2,2-37,8, p<0,003) .The 3-year event-free survival rate for patients with one risk factor (GLS, %<10 and SI <0,5; GLS, %>10 and SI >0,5) was 79,2±16,9% and 64,4±24,6%, respectively, while for the group with two risk factors (GLS, %<10 and SI>0,5) — 12,3%.Conclusion. Global longitudinal strain characteristics according to 2D Strain echocardiography and SI according to cardiac MRI are associated with adverse events in NCM and DCM combination and can be used to identify patients with a high risk of HF progression to NYHA class III, requiring hospitalization.


H. LUCKE (Dtsch. med. Wschr., November 26, 1937, p. 1797) draws attention to the dangers of gas-mask exercises for persons who, after a certain age, mav be suffering from hitherto undetected cardiovascular disease. When, in addition to the application of a gas mask, the person wearing it is called on to perform certain duties entailing physical exertion the strain may be too much on the powers of adaptation, particularly if he is suffering from coronary disease. Professor Lucke's first patient was a man, aged 60, who developed typical angina pectoris. Medically examined nine weeks after the gas-mask exercises, an electrocardiographic test showed no abnormalities of the heart, and his blood pressure was normal. There were, however, signs of sclerosis of the aorta and emphysema. After six months he recovered. Much more serious were two other cases. The ages of the men were 53 and 60, and in the first case the wearing of a gas mask for only about fifteen minutes provoked sudden and violent pain in the chest associated with a sensation of suffocation. Although the mask was promptly removed, attacks of angina became daily worse, and the patient was unable to resume his work as a tailor. He was found to be suffering from marked cardiac insufficiency. The electrocardiographic findings were suggestive of coronary disease, and x-ray investigations showed considerable sclerosis of the, aorta. No improvement followed, and he continued to be unfit for work. The third case was remarkably similar to the second, and in all three cases there had been no signs of-'coronary disease6t¶1A the


Numerical simulation of fluid flow phenomena, including complicated free surface deformation, has been a main research interest for many authors. In this context, using mesh based methods has been a common choice in the past decades. However, in the recent years, Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) as a Lagrangian meshless method has been utilized in many of applications. In the present article, a two dimensional solitary wave on a beach is generated and the effect of various wave heights to water depth ratios on solitary wave generation are studied. Furthermore, condition in which wave breaking occurs is also considered. Finally, the results of SPH simulations are compared against the available results in the literature and it is shown that Solitary wave profile simulated by SPH is in good agreement with experimental data.


The BLACK concept lays down quality objectives for surface waters in the form of substance-related orientation values, with reference to various protection categories such as Aquatic communities, Fisheries and anling and Suspended solids and sediments. In terms of the lower Rhine, however, there are indications that the current apparatus for water management already guarantees the establishment of a sensitive aquatic biocoenosis (macrozoobenthic community, fish)


We investigate the electronic structure of $2H$-$\mathrm{Nb}\mathrm{S}_2$ and $h$$\mathrm{BN}$ by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and photoemission intensity calculations. Although in bulk form, these materials are expected to exhibit band degeneracy in the $k_z=\pi/c$ plane due to screw rotation and time-reversal symmetries, we observe gapped band dispersion near the surface. We extract from first-principles calculations the near-surface electronic structure probed by ARPES and find that the calculated photoemission spectra from the near-surface region reproduce the gapped ARPES spectra. Our results show that the near-surface electronic structure can be qualitatively different from the bulk one due to partially broken nonsymmorphic symmetries.


Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) are mostly sporadic hematopoetic malignancies, which generally thought inheritable, though specific gene abnormalities may play a role in the progression of myelodysplasia. Recently, many reports have revealed that mutations in the RUNX1/AML1 gene are involved in defective hematopoiesis. Moreover, patients with such mutations have a significant poorer prognosis than cases without RUNX1 mutations. Since familial occurrence of MDS/AML is rare, there are few reports about the relationship between RUNX1 mutations and familial MDS/AML. In the study of a familial MDS/AML, we found a61-year-old male with MDS who developed into AML later. He had a history of leukocytopenia and thrombocytopenia for decades before developing into pancytopenia. We identified a RUNX1mutationin this patient through sequencing. Furthermore, the same mutation was present in his son (II-1) who suffered from MDS as well as his granddaughter. Intriguingly, II-1 was 10years old when diagnosed with MDS, nearly 50 years earlier than his father. Myelodysplastic features in bone marrow sections of these two patients were not obvious in the early stage. They mainly showed active erythrocyte proliferation, together with an increased mean corpuscular volume, which can indicate inflection points in MDS progression. To date, patients with familial MDS had no antecedent hematological abnormalities in the early stage. In this study, we found a new inheritable mutation of the RUNX1 gene in the familial MDS which is frequently deregulated in hematological malignancies. As RUNX1 was present in the early stage of familial MDS, this genetic mutation may serve as an early diagnostic marker and contribute to the treatment of MDS/AML. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


This research is motivated by learning that only focuses on the teacher's book, so that the teacher gives very little understanding of Islamic values to students and teachers find it difficult to instill character values in students. The material in thematic textbooks and modules is not yet available which is integrated with the Qur'an and Hadith. Even though learning resources that are integrated with the Qur'an and Hadith are needed at the elementary school in accordance with the school's vision, namely loving knowledge, sincere in charity, ready to preach and patiently living it. So that teaching materials are needed that link the Qur'an and Hadith as an effort to overcome these problems, namely the need for efforts to develop teaching materials for the Integrated Thematic Module of the Qur'an and Hadith on the Weather Theme in grade III Elementary School.This type of research is a Research and Development (R&D) research by prioritizing the ADDIE development model which consists of several stages (Analyze, Design, Development, Implimantation, Evaluation). The test subjects are third grade students of SD IP Daaruth Thullab 02 Koto Salak. The data collection instrument used an assessment instrument in the form of a validation sheet, the practicality and effectiveness of this assessment instrument were validated by three validators, content balladators, language validators, and construct validators.The use of teaching materials for the Integrated Thematic Module of the Qur'an and Hadith on the Weather Theme in grade III Elementary School. The results of the module validation carried out by 3 validators obtained an average validity value of 78.95% in the valid category, the practicality value obtained a value of 93% in the very practical category. And the value of effectiveness obtained a value of 66,68%. It can be concluded that the Thematic Integrated Module of the Qur'an and Hadith on the Weather Theme in grade III Elementary School is valid and can be used by teachers and students.


Abstract Background: Deeply infiltrative endometriosis (DIE) is found in many anatomical locations in the pelvis and causes chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Objective: The goal of this research was to investigate the relationship between several types of pelvic pain with anatomical locations of DIE lesions. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective observational study that included 59 women who underwent surgical exeresis of DIE. Clinical and surgical data were collected on the anatomical locations of lesions (uterosacral ligaments, retrocervical, rectovaginal septum, vagina, bowel, bladder, and others), and pelvic adhesions. Multivariate analysis and logistic regression were used to study the relationship between the types of pelvic pain and sites of DIE as well as the locations/extents of pelvic adhesions. Results: Most women presented with more than one type of pelvic pain (46; 78%) and multifocal DIE (36; 61%). DIE was more frequently encountered in the bowel (40; 34.2%) and uterosacral ligaments (31;...


A novel class of nonconjugated polysquaraines consisting of isolated chromophores bridged by variable receptor linkers has been synthesized by a two-step one-pot procedure. Substantial reorganization of the polymer backbone conformation occurs upon external physical or chemical stimuli, leading to characteristic absorbance and emission signal responses both at long wavelengths. This novel approach to macromolecular sensor design in which signal transduction is based on backbone folding induced exciton interactions affords sensors with tunable selectivity.


Pool boiling is of interest in high heat flux applications because of its potential for removing large amount of heat resulting from the latent heat of evaporation and little pressure drop penalty for circulating coolant through the system. However, the heat transfer performance of pool boiling systems is not adequate to match the cooling ability provided by enhanced microchannels operating under single-phase conditions. The objective of this work is to evaluate the pool boiling performance of structured surface features etched on a silicon chip. The performance is normalized with respect to a plain chip. This investigation also focuses on the bubble dynamics on plain and structured microchannel surfaces under various heat fluxes in an effort to understand the underlying heat transfer mechanism. This work is expected to lead to improved enhancement features for extending the pool boiling option to meet the high heat flux removal demands in electronic cooling applications.Copyright © 2010 by ASME


In this paper we present two hyper-heuristics developed for the Cross-Domain Heuristic Search Challenge. Hyper-heuristics solve hard combinatorial problems by guiding low level heuristics, rather than by manipulating problem solutions directly. Two hyper-heuristics are presented: Five Phase Approach and Genetic Hive. Development paths of the algorithms and testing methods are outlined. Performance of both methods is studied. Useful and interesting experience gained in construction of the hyper-heuristics are presented. Conclusions and recommendations for the future advancement of hyper-heuristic methodologies are discussed.


The utility model discloses a large-area hydrolytic acidification tank sludge removing device which comprises a sludge removing main pipe, a sludge removing branch pipe, a sludge absorbing pipe and a pneumatic sludge removing valve, wherein the lower end of the sludge absorbing pipe is provided with a sludge absorbing hole capable of absorbing sludge at the bottom of an acidification tank, and the upper end thereof is communicated with the sludge removing branch pipe; the other end of the sludge removing branch pipe is communicated with the sludge removing main pipe; and the pneumatic sludge removing valve is connected on the sludge removing main pipe is series. Static pressure sludge removal is adopted by the sludge removing device, so that the problem of sludge removal in the large-area hydrolytic acidification tank in large-scale high-concentration sewage treatment can be solved; as a sludge hopper is reasonably arranged, the sludge absorbing hole is scientifically positioned, and novel materials are adopted to reduce hydraulic loss to the utmost extent, the sludge removal is equal in process, same in effect, little in water loss, corrosion-proof, easy in operation and convenient for dredging.


Introduction The visually impaired in society are amongst the most impacted by social isolation restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, fueling research into assistive technologies, including devices primed for computer vision task-orientated image recognition. We present a Proof of Concept prototype modular system that uses Intel RealSense depth cameras connected to a modular ML inference platform to construct near field object information that guides and encourages exploration for users. Methods Early engagement from experts in the field of global disability enabled us to better appreciate orientation, mobility-related considerations, sensory components and meaningful voice instructions. We subsequently designed a novel modular, extensible platform that runs inference classification and depth detection on camera input, then uses heuristic AI Priortiser to analyse and identify essential guidance output for the users. Results Sight ++ uses object recognition to accurately inform users on near field objects, including data on proximity. By parsing the items through a series of environment rules, which results in objects having more or less relative importance, the system can output qualified audio guidance for obstacle avoidance and awareness. The use of OpenVINO resulted in a 2-fold increase in performance of our inference classifiers. We anticipate that a miniaturised depth camera would be fitted to a backpack adjustable strap to offer real-time object recognition and meaningful notification of artefacts of interest at waist height and above. Conclusion We have produced a robust, foundational assistive system which rather than replace recognised and trusted methods of navigation, introduces a new dimension of intelligence. Future versions will implement motion tracking of the objects, haptic feedback and a teleassistance function connecting a sighted volunteer to enhance guidance. We aspire that future improvements offer a seamless understanding of new environments and create a novel user experience for exploration that are designed for personalisability, social acceptability and social inclusion.


Recently, education has transversed the unknown terrain of a quarantine imposed by the COVID-19 (popularly known as coronavirus), which has left over 850 million students around the world studying at home according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO, 2020. This situation has stopped the formal education system and brought distance education and online education to the agenda. The objective of this study is to address the situation the education is in. A qualitative and descriptive study was conducted for in-depth and further probing and questioning of respondents based on their responses to the versus formal education halting due to Corona Virus, where researcher also tries to understand the problem and highlighting solutions in case of stopping education. From the results of the study, to achieve the ideal learning objectives, it is also necessary to have a sufficiently trained teaching staff in the methodological plane of online teaching, including the use of technical resources. At his point, using virtual online systems in education makes it necessary for both students and teachers to take new positions and acquire new roles in education. In the study, it is pointed out that teachers and students should fully plan lessons with integrated technological resources to support the digital transformation process by adopting predominantly technology-based teaching models and systems. By the new virtual classrooms, teachers create an environment where students can freely interact with one another and their education will continue without disruption.


The present situation of sludge specific resistance(SSR) device is reviewed,the old device is improved.The results of control experiment show that the device is easy to operate,the device's vacuum level is stable,the interaction problem is eliminated.The device can obtain accurate determination of sludge specific resistance.


GEOLOGYAs a torrent of hot mud swamped rice paddies and inundated villages on the Indonesian island of Java, emergency crews last week started drilling a well to plug the eruption. ([Read more][1].)

 [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/313/5795/1865


Abstract In the analysis of ϵ ′ / ϵ it has been traditional to consider the isospin-breaking effects arising from electroweak-penguin contributions and from π 0 – η,η′ mixing, yet additional isospin-violating effects exist. In particular, we study the isospin violation which arises from the u – d quark mass difference in the hadronization of the gluonic penguin operator, engendering contributions of an effective ΔI =3/2 character. Using chiral perturbation theory and the factorization approximation for the hadronic matrix elements, we find within a specific model for the low-energy constants that we can readily accommodate an increase in ϵ ′ /ϵ by a factor of two.


This paper discusses recent improvements and extensions in Synapse system for inductive inference of context free grammars (CFGs) from sample strings. Synapse uses incremental learning, rule generation based on bottom-up parsing, and the search for rule sets. The form of production rules in the previous system is extended from Revised Chomsky Normal Form A→βγ to Extended Chomsky Normal Form, which also includes A→B, where each of β and γ is either a terminal or nonterminal symbol. From the result of bottom-up parsing, a rule generation mechanism synthesizes minimum production rules required for parsing positive samples. Instead of inductive CYK algorithm in the previous version of Synapse, the improved version uses a novel rule generation method, called ``bridging,'' which bridges the lacked part of the derivation tree for the positive string. The improved version also employs a novel search strategy, called serial search in addition to minimum rule set search. The synthesis of grammars by the serial search is faster than the minimum set search in most cases. On the other hand, the size of the generated CFGs is generally larger than that by the minimum set search, and the system can find no appropriate grammar for some CFL by the serial search. The paper shows experimental results of incremental learning of several fundamental CFGs and compares the methods of rule generation and search strategies.


Proof Carrying Code provides an approach to software certification, where trust management is decentralized. The approach has been successfully applied to relatively simple properties. Here we consider the scalability of the approach when more comprehensive properties are considered, e.g. functional properties. We argue that tactic-based theorem proving, and in particular proof plans, have a role to play in addressing the issue of scalability.


Based on the practical value of degree centrality,close centrality and betweenness centrality,this paper analyzes space structure character of aviation tourism system in Sichuan and measures the links among tourism destinations,which symbolize the importance,accessibility and intermediate of aviation tourism system in Sichuan respectively.Based on the results of network analysis,the destinations can be divided into core destinations,buffer destinations and periphery destinations.Therefore,the authors propose some suggestions of aviation network optimization for Sichuan:1) besides to strengthen Chengdu regional hub,Jiuzhai and other network sub-center must be strengthened;2) to enhance the relation of tourism buffer zone and Chengdu route,increase the correlation of tourism destinations to the airport;3) it is necessary for solving the problem of airport marginalization,and to strengthen the development of tourism resource and develop a mutually complementary effect so that the relative tourism destination can gradually develop into a buffer region or even regional access.


Ashley Ellington, managing director, Softline Enterprise, says that the business needed more visibility into its operations and accounting system, and a way to spread the workload and information across various departments. This is where the stability and customisation of SalesLogix impressed the client the most.


The paper considers two coupled one-dimensional quasicrystalline half-spaces and a tunnel crack along their interface. The stress-strain state in the vicinity of the electrically conductive faces of the crack is investigated. It is believed that the polarization of materials is directed in the direction of the crack front and in the same direction the arrangement of atoms is quasi-periodic, and perpendicular to the crack front the arrangement of atoms is periodic. Uniformly distributed antiplane phonon and phason shear loads parallel to the crack faces are applied. The electric charge on the crack faces also takes place. A matrix-vector representations for the derivatives of displacement jumps and stresses are constructed through a vector function that is holomorphic in the whole complex plane, except of the crack region. Satisfying the boundary conditions on the crack faces, using matrix-vector representations, the Riemann-Hilbert linear conjugation problem with corresponding conditions at infinity is formed. An analytical solution of this problem is constructed. Analyzing the solution, we obtain analytical expressions for the phonon and phason stresses, the jumps of displacements along the interface between the materials in the crack region that has an electric charge. Numerical analysis of the solution demonstrated the essential influence of the electric charge of the crack to the phonon and phason stress-strain state in the vicinity of the crack. The analysis was performed for a combination of different quasicrystalline compounds. The main results of the solutions, i.e. phonon and phason stresses along the materials interface and the phonon and phason displacement jumps are presented in the graphic form. Conclusions are made regarding the influence of the electric charge of the crack on the behavior of both the crack itself and the material in its vicinity.


This study aimed to clarify how local agriculture and social capital in disaster-affected areas were transformed by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 and to identify the factors that influenced the transformation of social capital—especially trust—after the disaster. A questionnaire survey was conducted in the Miyagi prefecture's disaster-affected areas. Survey responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear regression analysis with ordinary least squares; the trust index was used for explained variables and personal-attribute disaster-related variables as explanatory variables. The results indicate that regional agriculture was integrated into agricultural corporations or communal management as individual farmers were unable to recover their disaster-related losses. After the disaster, participation in collaborative efforts to manage community resources decreased, while participation in community activities, such as volunteering, increased. Respondents lost trust in the people around them owing to relocation after the disaster and exposure to crime. Steps necessary to maintain or improve social capital in disaster areas include maintaining public safety in the disaster area, securing sources of income, and providing people with interaction opportunities, such as hobby groups. The findings offer practical applications for post-disaster agricultural resource management in developed countries.


Abstract Despite the narrative of a globalized economy, there is no effectively working global payment system. Although there is an infrastructure that allows the transmission of data about global payments, the movement of actual money is executed indirectly, making it an incalculable endeavor. The reason is that money is not simply data, but a complex bundle of rights closely tied to the nation state. In the absence of infrastructure that reliably links payments with guarantees of the nation state, intermediaries that facilitate global payments are forced to create trust in a different way. This is only possible by occupying a highly centralized and therefore powerful position. In this article, we investigate which actors were historically able to hold such a position and how these actors are challenged by digitalization. We suggest that there are three models of payment infrastructure provision. Bank-based systems were dominant until the 1980s, but in the following decades, a second model emerged: the provision of financial infrastructure by global companies. Since the early 2000s, we see a third model: the entrance of tech-driven companies in the payment sector. We conclude that digital technologies will not necessarily solve the problems, but might in fact exacerbate them.


Objective To appraise the diagnosis and treatment of biliary complications after liver transplantation.Methods To summerize and analyze the data of one hundred cases from 2002 to 2004.Results The successful rate of operation reached 95%, the mean follow-up period was 14±13.2 months (1~27 months). Biliary complications occurred in approximately 10% (ten cases), There were one biliary fistula, two leakage above the hepatic section (split from liver transplantation), two biliary strictures and two biliary anastomosis obstruction, three with biliary calculi. One patient was retransplanted and all others were satisfactory.Conclusions Biliary complications are common after liver transplantation and once the complication occurs with proper management, it will not affect the long-term survival of the patients. (Shanghai Med J, 2004,27∶814-816)


This paper analyses the Flash animated-making technique in recent years and the means to the expression of the audio visual effect and sums up the law of the aesthetic expression of the audio-visual effect in animated-making.


The biosafety question and the risk of transgenic plants are reviewed in this paper, and the current situation of biosafety superintendence and management on the world are also discussed. Finally, some recommendations for China are raised accordingly.


What is social psychiatry ? The best answer is that it's a bad term and ought to be dropped. It's a bad term because it's a vague term which has been used in quite different ways. Professor Warren Dunham, the protagonist of modern psychiatric epidemiology, once said that social psychiatry was "prctty much a creation of sociologists" to indicate their interest in relating personality to social conditions. But a WHO Expert Report defined it as "the preventive and curative measures" needed for psychiatric rehabilitation. The present authors, who tell us that their book aims to provide a synthesis of social psychiatry and epidemiology, use social psychiatry in an expansive sense, and include the social aspects of drug prescribing as well as a concern with the social causes of mental disorder. For them, social psychiatry is a new way of seeing and dealing with mental illness; it is part of the social scientific revolution which is needed "to complement the revolutionary social changes that have occurred 1950-1975" (page 323), and it will emerge as a new Kuhnian paradigm to replace the outmoded ones of Pinel and Freud.


In order to study the factors which have influenced to β2-microglobulin levels in urine, the effect of hard loading on the concentration of urinary β2-microglobulin was studied.Increase in both actual and corrected β2-microglobulin concentration and slight increase in albumin was observed with volunteers in the urine after marathon running.Maximum excretion of urinary β2-microglobulin was observed 30min after cession of exercise.And increase in actual and corrected β2-microglobulin concentration, and the ratio of β2-microglobulin to creatinine in urine of volunteers loaded 210 steps/min for 1 hour were recognized 30 min after cession of exercise by training machine. Similar result of urinary excretion to β2-microglobulin was obtained with those of creatinine.Concentration of β2-microglobulin in serum had a tendency to increase, but concentration of creatinine in serum was not increased.Results of Sephadex G-100 gel filtrations indicated that urinary β2-microglobulin after exercise, which measured by radioimmunoassay, was contained in the filtrated fraction having molecular weight of approximately 11, 800, suggesting that similar substance to HL-A did not excreted in urine after hard loading.


An important factor in the development of tourism within transboundary territories may be unique tourist resources, or special areas. Border territories often turn into gambling zones, especially in those cases when the industry of gambling entertainment is prohibited in neighboring countries. In addition, a tourist product can be formed on the basis of unique tourist resources, united by a common idea or historical plot. You can get to know them only by traveling from a neighboring or nearby country. Tourists are attracted to the border space by duty-free trade, a large selection of goods, lower prices, convenient opening hours. On the basis of the Agreement, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic will contribute to expanding cooperation in the field of tourism in order to familiarize citizens of their states with achievements in the field of economics, social development, culture, nature and sights, as well as historical monuments and national traditions of the peoples of the three countries. The parties will cooperate in the development of international tourism on the basis of equality, mutual benefit and, in order to increase the tourist flow, facilitate the simplification of visa and customs formalities, exchange lists of travel agencies. The Parties will facilitate the exchange of experience in all areas of international and domestic tourism, promote cooperation between the national tourism administrations of the Parties and other organizations involved in tourism and its development. The parties will also facilitate the dissemination of tourist information to attract the flow of tourists through the publication of promotional materials, the exchange of information, print media, exhibitions, films and the holding of various symposia and seminars. The parties will provide mutual assistance in the training of personnel of tourist complexes and facilitate the exchange of specialists of the relevant tourism authorities, assist the relevant departments and interested organizations in the creation of joint ventures and in the implementation of other investment projects in the tourism sector. The parties through the relevant tourism authorities will exchange views on cooperation, work experience in activities in international tourism organizations.


Fellow members of the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of Virginia, the President and Faculty of the College of William and Mary: I wish to make grateful acknowledgment of the honor your partiality has conferred in making me the interpreter of the inspiring thoughts to which this occasion gives rise. The occasion is doubly, yea trebly, impressive by reason of the intimate connection between the subject of the gift, the donor and the donee. The recipient is the institution which started Washington on his early career as a surveyor. The commission from the President and Masters of William and Mary College was issued in 1749. A few days after the surrender at Yorktown, he addressed the college the following letter, dated October 27th, 1781, regarding its condition resulting from the War:


This paper brings into question the developmental understanding of nature and the manner in which it has shaped (wo)man's relationship with it. Existence is in relationalities. It is in our relatedness with the other, and the practice of it that gives shape to our sense of ethic. The paper then asks what has been (wo)man's relatedness with nature, and what bearing has it brought onto our ethics? How can unilateral and material relatedness, which has extraction as its main (and perhaps the only) motive, ever give birth to an ethic of co-existence and care? And without such ethic, how can one bring to life the very question of sustainability? The paper, informed by the eco-feminist thought, challenges the dominant tendencies of western thought which hovers around dualisms, categorizations, hierarchical classifications, and particular understandings of ownership. Such tendencies can't host pluralities and are reductionist towards diversity of meaning systems, sense of relatedness and ways of being. The research work, undertaken in Kandawaani village of BaigaChak (situated in Samnapur block of district Dindori, Madhya Pradesh) adopted participatory and immersive approach. Thus, the theme of research was co-identified along with the inhabitants of the village, the Baiga. As the researcher lived-in-with the Baiga, the question of forest and community's relationship with it became the central theme of inquiry. The fast reducing forest along with the various life-forms that it hosts got featured into the community's interactions with me. The paper attempts to formulate the problematic in regard to nature, and locates it in western intellectual (and historical colonial) disposition towards nature. The paper then inaugurates the possibility of realizing the ethical from within the Baiga life-world. The paper, though wary of nostalgia for clinging adivasi particularism (a blind glorification of the particular), problematizes the tendency of rootless universalism (blind to the existence of the particular) which has informed most of the (developmental) policy discourse on Baiga and has thus birthed a particular modern environmental subjectivity. It is in midst of this complex interaction going on in between the modern environmental subjectivity and the age-old Baiga subjectivity, that the self of today's Baiga is located. It is from this interaction that one may hope to uncover or perhaps recover an ethical way of being with nature which has hitherto been foreclosed under the dominant aegis of modern thought. It is here, in my transformative praxis with the Baiga (a kind of praxis in which the self-other exist in relational continuum, are mutually constitutive and thus encased in a mutually transformative mould) that I mark my methodological departure in regard to knowingness. With the Derridian conception of l'avenir, the paper asks if we can rethink our methodology of knowing, a knowing which comes without posing a question(naire), a knowing which receives the unanticipated arrival of the Other, a knowing which is situated in being with the Other and gets itself unfolded in associations with the Other. A knowingness which can help understand the traditional Baiga subjectivity through the community's tradition of storytelling wherein the tradition (in practice) itself is a repository of the said subjectivity. In this realm of knowing the Baiga, can one reach an understanding of the forest which doesn't see it as a (re)source of utility and/or property? What kind of ethic generates when one sees the forest not as a natural resource but a dwelling, or perhaps a source of healing? The paper doesn't claim conclusive answers to these questions but stresses upon the need to ask these questions, it stresses upon locating the problematic in human's relationship with nature. The Baiga, traditionally living-in-(with) forests, have an intimate knowing (which perhaps is much more than just cognitive knowing) of the forest and have their own traditional healing system wherein they practice healing through the forest. One then pushes the frontier of relatedness further and asks: Can there be a possibility of looking at forest as a living and breathing organism or perhaps a living relative (as posed by Kristi Leora Gansworth & Karen Werner) wherein the concern for sustainability is inherently addressed? Perhaps, it is not even possible to ask the question of sustainability without locating the ethical. From the time spent with the Baiga, there have been insights which suggest that the women of Kandawaani have ways to show the possibility of an ethical being with the forest. When some of these women come together to recover the seeds of Mahilaain (Bauhinia Vahlii), one realizes the quest to regenerate a forest specie which apart from its utility to human world, plays significant role for survival of other forest species too. In this effort, the ethic then is that of mutual care and not extraction.


There is an increasing acceptance of synthetics as desirable substitutes for preserved homologous arteries in vascular surgery. This is due to the difficulties which are reported with homografts as experience becomes greater. It is fortunate that the severe progressive deterioration of tissue grafts often observed in experimental animals 1 has been recognized infrequently in man. On rare occasions host reaction has led to rapid and severe inflammatory changes in and about homologous arteries after transplantation. More gradual changes include thrombosis, aneurysm, and scartissue constriction. An exaggerated tendency of the grafted vessel to participate in the atherosclerotic process of the patient has been described. 2 Even though the present data indicate a satisfactory experience with one of the synthetics, it is reasonable to emphasize that a long-term experience with synthetics comparable to that which is now revealing defects in homologous arteries may at sometime in the future indicate disadvantages of synthetic


Abstract Air entrainment and bubble dispersion were studied systematically at vertical circular plunging jets in freshwater, saltwater, and seawater. Although the inception conditions for air entrainment are identical for all water solutions, experimental results show lesser air entrainment in seawater plunging jets for identical inflow conditions. Comparison between seawater and saltwater results suggest that organic matter and biochemicals harden the induction trumpet at plunge point and diminish air entrapment at impingement in seawater. Froude-similar experiments with different geometric scales show lesser air entrainment for inflow conditions satisfying . The results show that classical dimensional analysis of air entrainment is incomplete, while they would imply scales effects in terms of air entrainment for small laboratory studies with wave height at breaking less than 0.3 m.


The article is dedicated to an analysis of two italian pieces, in which the main character is Puskin. The intertextual relationship between two italian pieces on the one hand and the works of Puskin, on the other hand, regard most importantly the plot and the form of narration. The presentation of Puskin's character in these two italian pieces is based on Puskin's original texts and upon literary criticism with the aim of reconstructing the demotic real of Puskin.


According to the technology of CAN bus and servo controller, this article presented the application of motion control system. The author particularly describes the overall structure scheme for the system, structure of servo control card and the structure of software.


The Course examines what the queer and feminist studies analytics of kinship and belonging bring to bear upon popular conceptions within Asian American Studies. The assignment is to write an editorial on an assigned topic of significance.


In recent years, the problem of symbolic summation has received much attention due to the exciting applications of Zeilberger's method for deenite hypergeometric summation. This lead to renewed interest in the central part of the algorithmic machinery, Gosper's \classical" method for indeenite hypergeometric summation. We review some of the recent (partly unpublished as yet) work done in this eld, with a particular emphasis on the unifying and guiding r^ ole of normal forms for polynomials and rational functions, especially adapted to summation algorithms.


The surface activity of mixed anionic surfactants and cationic surfactants has been reviewed by critical micelle concentration(cmc),surface tension at cmc(γ_(cmc)),surface adsorption,strength of surface membrane(lifetime of air bubbles and heptane droplets),and wetting power(contact angle at paraffin surface) and so on.Due to strong electrostatic attraction between the molecules of anionic and cationic surfactants,the aggregations of mixed solution should be much easier than this of single-ionic surfactant solution.At the same time hydropobicity is enhanced.Thus,under suitable conditions,the formation of micelles becomes much easier and the mixtures blend may have higher surface activity.The values of cmc and γ_(cmc) of mixed systems were obviously lower than these of single systems not only at 1∶1 mole ratio but also at other mole ratios.The mole ratio of the molecules at surface adsorption layer is nearly 1∶1 whether the mole ratio of bulk solution at 1∶1 or not.Therefore,the surface viscosity,the strength of the surface membranes and the wetting powerability were improved by mixing anionic surfactants and cationic surfactants.


Ideally, each VM should be deployed independently and isolated form one another while multiple virtual machines share the same physical resource. Unfortunately, the absence of physical isolation inevitably give opportunities to number of security threats. in this paper, A cloud modelbased method for measuring potential threat of virtual machine co-residency detection is proposed to solve the problem, which is caused by co-residency malicious VM, that malicious users steal private message and slow down others' performance. Based on the analysis of co-residency detection behavior characteristics, we utilized the method's advantage in the uncertain conversion of multi-attribute decision and the evaluation of fuzziness and randomness. The method comprehensively considers the threat attributes of co-residency detecting, and gives full play to the advantages of the cloud model, which provides an important basis for the research and application of the detection and defense of the virtual machine in the cloud environment.


The effect of liming induced pH changes on P sorption of three acid soils, two of them dominant in kaolinite and the other in illite, was evaluated. Different background electrolytes were used to elucidate the mechanism of P sorption in limed soils. The quantity of P sorbed on incubation with different rates of lime varied between the soils depending upon the amounts of clay, nature of clay, free oxides and hydrous oxides of Fe and exchangeable Al3+. In general, P sorption followed the trend: Uchagaon > West Godavari> Khudiwani. The unusually high P sorption by Uchagaon soil might be attributed to very high content of kaolinite dominant clay. In both West Godavari and Khudiwani soils, P sorption increased very slowly with lime rate up to 100 per cent L.R. Eqv., beyond which P sorption increased very sharply. A comparison of the amount of P sorbed in different background electrolytes showed that all three soils sorbed highest amount of P in 0.01 M CaCl2 followed by 0.01 MKCl and water. The higher amount of P sorbed in KCI than in water indicates that Al3+ exchanged from interlayer position and its polymer formation with increase in pH might have played a key role in P sorption of limed soils.


In order to study whether test field affect surrounding underground water or not,the paper used the Galerkin finite element method to establish shallow groundwater flow model of test field and used Fortran language to program to flow model and carried on numerical simulation to test field underground water.The calculation is divided into twelve stages,the time step of each stage is 30 days.The calculation results show that in the model recognition phase and confirmatory phase,all of the observation hole water head are calculated and measured,relative error rates are 66.28% and 88.53% in each period,the model can be used to conduct site groundwater flow calculation.The level of groundwater in surrounding area increases 94.08mm,test project after completion can affect the surrounding field.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to speculate on how the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) formula was developed.Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a literature review and analysis.Findings – Ford Whitman Harris's contribution to the EOQ formula is significantly original.Practical implications – Origins of work and questions of plagiarism can be ambiguous. The speculations here illustrate some of the ambiguities inherent in trying to use citations to give appropriate credit for ideas. They also help scholars understand the creative process and perhaps to teach in a way that enhances the creativity of students.Originality/value – The paper specifies the link between Lord Kelvin and Ford Whitman Harris.


The different industrial wastewater treatment options being used by countries in Asia and benefits offered are discussed. The common treatment facility (CTF) study for Metro Manila is one example of the same.


BACKGROUND: Fractures of the clavicle are one of the most common fractures in modern orthopaedics and traumatology practice. Knowing the mechanism of trauma, and it's pathophysiological elements, it's clear distinction and it's individual features are essential to the development of more new and effective methods for their treatment, and the minimising of postoperative complications. AIM: The aim of this paper was to present the results of our patients treated with minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between January 2011 and March 2013, 12 patients were treated with MIPO technique. The mean age was 47.5 years (range, 16-79 years). Outcomes and complications of clinical treatment were reviewed. RESULTS: All fractures healed within a mean period of 4.9 months (range, 2-10 months). Regarding complications, there was no occurrence of implant failure or deep infection. There were no nonunions, but one 79-year-old man had a delayed union. Almost of all the cases didn't need bending of the plate. Seven plates were removed by their hopes. And there weren't any cases that required new incisions. CONCLUSIONS: A pre-contoured plate anatomically configured to fit the clavicle was easier to apply. MIPO technique for midshaft clavicle fractures may be a good option.


In Finland, many old sawmill sites are contaminated by the wood preserving chemicals, (Ky5) which consisted mainly of tri-, tetra-, and pentachlorophenols (2,3,4,6-TeCP, 2,4,6TCP, PCP). Considerable amounts of even more toxic impurities (PCCD, PCDF) have also been found in contaminated soils of sawmills. There is a urgent need to remediate these sites. Chemical analyses are usually insufficient to provide sufficient information on the potential ecological risks of polluted soils since they do not allow for the integration of the compined effects of the mixture of all chemicals present at a polluted site, including their bioavailability. The objectives of this study were to examine the usefulness of composting as a treatment method for chlorophenols and to study remediation success in the composting process by using a battery of toxicity tests. Standard biotests developed for chemicals screening can be modified for testing and evaluation of possible harmful effects of composts. In this study acute toxicity of bioassays applied springtails (Folsomia candida), enchytraeids (Enchytraeus sp.) and a plant, lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Although all of the three chlorophenols decreased during the composting, toxicity of the substrates remained at the relatively high level. This is was probably due to their transformation to chlorianisoles by bacteria (biomethylation). Some part of chlorophenols and –anisoles probably were bound to the soil particles, capable decreasing the measurable concentrations. Plant indicator, lettuce, showed somewhat applicability for monitoring compost toxicity, because of their sensitivity for successful composting process. The compostmaterials were too toxic for springtails and enchytraeids. Nematodes were founded in the enchytraeid worm test. A set of biotests is required for the assessment of ecotoxic effects. Three months was too short time period to complete the composting process. At least six months is needed when composting the chlorophenols.


In the title compound, C16H13N3S2, the dihedral angle between the two benzothiazole ring systems is 20.41 (2)°. In the crystal structure, intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link molecules into a chain along the b axis. The packing is further stabilized by C—H⋯π stacking interactions involving the two benzothiazole ring systems.


Papanicolaou (Pap) is the main diagnostic tool for cervical intraepithelial neoplasm (CIN) and recurrent cervical cancer. Simultaneous applications of cytological testing and colposcopy screening have been found to growth the likelihood of detecting cervical cancer.
There is also a clear need for women with possibly dangerous cervix to be subjected to colposcopy and controlled biopsy. This work is being undertaken to develop the function of colposcopy in the diagnosis of unhealthful cervical disease. A systematic empiric review of 104 patients who visited the KIMS Gynecology OPD between May 2012 and May 2014 (two years) was performed. Colposcopy is certainly more flexible and accurate than pop. By integrating Colposcopy and Pap, we will improve the efficacy and accuracy of cervical cancer screening.


In this paper we present a continuous wave radar created using a software defined radio platform that uses doppler effect to measure the heart-rate and breathing. The measurements are evaluated using a classic energy detection method and a cyclic spectrum estimation technique, then the two methods are compared. The results show that by taking advantaging of the cyclic autocorrelation of the bio-signals we can get better detection than the usual energy detection.


During the second half of the 19th Century the influence and power of the Stockholm aristocracy had decreased significantly amidst the emergence of the modern society. Therefore, it was important f ...


This article through the analysis of the conditions of pollution- free vegetables distribution,in connection with the present situation of pollution- free vegetables distribution,put forward the function for the system of pollution- free vegetables distribution,and according to different distribution object,adoptting different ways of distribution,build the system of pollution-free vegetables distribution in three phases.


A rotating machinery fault diagnosis method based on intrinsic time-scale decomposition(ITD) and Wigner-Ville distribution(WVD) was proposed for the cross-term interference problem of WVD in analyzing multi-component rotating machinery vibration signals. Firstly, original vibration signal was decomposed into some proper rotation(PR) components. Secondly, false PR components were deleted according to the principle of the correlation coefficient. Thirdly,WignerVille distributions of true components were computed. Finally,all the analysis results of every true component were added to extract the time-frequency distribution characteristics of the original signal. An analysis on simulation signals shows that this method preserves the advantages of ITD and WVD, the cross-term in WVD can be effectively suppressed, and the result is better than the smoothed pseudo Wigner-Ville distribution(PWVD). A rotor oil whirl instance was presented to validate the practicability of this approach.


A method for acquiring a dynamic balance coefficient of a rotor belongs to the technical field of a rotor of a rotary machine. The invention aims to provide the method for acquiring the dynamic balance coefficient of the rotor, by which the balance weight of rotary machines of the same type can be obtained by simple calculation. The method comprises the following steps of: measuring amplitude and phase angle generated by original unbalanced weight; trying to add weight, and then starting the rotor to measure amplitude and phase angle; acquiring an amplitude and phase angle independently generated by weight adding by vector triangle calculation; calculating out amplitude phase influence coefficient according to the data, so as to obtain the dynamic balance coefficient. The method is applicable for the measuring of dynamic balance of the rotors of all rotary machines. The method is characterized in that the unbalanced weights and positions of the rotors of the same type can be calculated by the coefficient calculation method after the dynamic balance of the rotors of one type is found. The dynamic balance acquiring of the rotary machines of the same type is simple, fast and safe; by the coefficient calculation method, the operation steps of dynamic balance acquiring of the rotors of the same type can be simplified.


Repairs are an elaborate form of activity that serves as a resource for members to display their sensitivity to a context, recipient design, and their situationally occasioned identities. In the context of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings, speakers also orient themselves in relation to the moral standards of AA when they design their talk. Occasionally they recognize that something they have said, or implied, is 'wrong' or 'inappropriate', and thereby seek to repair it. This paper studies moral work performed by three types of self-repair which occur in the oral life stories of members of Alcoholics Anonymous and in turns of talk at their meetings. It is shown that each of these types has specific uses in the context of AA. 'Corrective formulations' are used to repair the problematic implications of an earlier stretch of talk. They are part of impression management through which AA members avoid imposing their own moral standards upon others. Secondly, ordinary word replacement repairs display, in some cases, a moral orientation. AA members hearably design their talk in ways which make the AA's program of recovery relevant to themselves. Finally, a previously undescribed type of repair is analyzed. In this case, members substitute 'more factual' descriptions for 'more subjective' ones. Through this practice, members invoke emotional states that recipients can 'share' and identify with. As a whole, set-repairs are an essential resource for members to display their orientation to the AA context, and thereby to mutual help.


Article history: Received on: 07/11/2013 Revised on: 30/11/2013 Accepted on: 19/02/2014 Available online: 27/02/2014 A survey was carried out among the Kani tribals in Kaniyakumari districtSouthern Western Ghats, of Tamil Nadu, India. Traditional uses of 62 plant species belonging to 34 families are described under this study. In this communication, the informations got from the rural inhabitant were compared with the already existing literature. The medicinal plants were mostly used to cure asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, skin and sex related diseases. The medicinal plants used by people are arranged alphabetically followed by Botanical name, family, Voucher specimen number, Local name, Part used, mode of preparation.


Francesca Ciancimino Howell, Food, Festival and Religion: Materiality and Place in Italy (London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018), 224 pp., $114.00 (hbk), ISBN: 978-1-3500-2086-3.


Small-size LTE700/2300/2500 antenna (9 × 45 mm2) and high-isolation antenna array using the same for the laptop computer are presented. The two antennas are mounted along the top edge of the supporting metal plate to be disposed on the inner surface of the upper cover of the laptop computer. Improved isolation (measured S21 better than -30 dB in the LTE700 band and -26 dB in the LTE2300/2500 bands) between the two antennas is easily achieved by adjusting the supporting metal plate to have a length of about 110 mm in the longitudinal direction to the antenna array. The high isolation is obtained because the length is close to a quarter-wavelength of a frequency in the LTE700 band, which makes the excited surface currents in the supporting metal plate stronger in the longitudinal direction and hence causes weaker surface currents flowing along the top edge of the supporting metal plate. This behavior leads to high isolation of the LTE antenna array in this study.


The authors perform an analysis of stratosphere troposphere exchange (STE) in four state-of the art reanalysis data sets (ERA Interim, MERRA, MERRA2, JRA 55). They apply Lagrangian analysis to diagnose exchange using the thermal tropopause as reference surface. STE is subdivided according to spatial directions of exchange 'lateral' and 'vertical'. Before starting the reanalysis comparison, they compare their method with the results of a recent analysis of STE from Skerlak et et al., who used a PVbased threshold. They find differences, which are based on the different methods and motivate their own lapse-rate-tropopause (LRT) approach partly from these different results.


Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo‐HSCT) is the only curative method in treating haematologic malignant diseases. Graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) is a common complication post–allo‐HSCT, which can be life‐threatening. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as an adult stem cell with immunoregulatory function have demonstrated efficacy in steroid resistant acute GVHD (aGVHD). However, the outcome of aGVHD treated with MSCs in clinical trials varied and its underlying mechanism is still unclear. TGF‐β1 is a potent cytokine, which plays a key role in immunoregulation. In the present study, we firstly transduced the lentivirus vector containing TGF‐β1 gene with mouse bone marrow‐derived MSCs. Then, we investigated the immunosuppressive effect of TGF‐β1 gene‐modified MSCs on lymphocytes in vitro and its preventive and therapeutical effects on murine aGVHD model in vivo. Murine MSC was successfully isolated and identified. TGF‐β1 was efficiently transduced into mouse MSCs, and high level TGF‐β1 was detected. MSC‐TGF‐β1 shared the same morphology and immunotypic features of normal MSC. In vitro, MSC‐TGF‐β1 showed enhanced immunosuppressive function on lymphocyte proliferation. In vivo, MSC‐TGF‐β1 showed enhanced amelioration on the severity of aGVHD both in prophylactic and therapeutic murine models. Finally, the macrophages (MØs) derived from MSC‐TGF‐β1–treated mice showed a remarkably increasing of anti‐inflammatory M2‐like phenotype. Furthermore, the differentiation of CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ Treg cells was significantly increased in MSC‐TGF‐β1–treated group. Taken together, we proved that MSC‐TGF‐β1 showed enhanced alleviation of aGVHD severity in mice by skewing macrophages into a M2 like phenotype or increasing the proportion of Treg cells, which opens a new frontier in the treatment of aGVHD.


We examine proton and electron transport in living cell membranes and show that the Coulomb interaction leads to a resonant energy transfer, from the electrons to protons during their simultaneous tunnelings, which allows the proton pump to work. The proton pump efficiency is controlled by the electron voltage build-up, external temperature, and the molecular electrostatics driving the electron and proton energies to their resonant conditions. We also show that physiological (e.g., human body) temperatures are optimal for the operation of this proton pump. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


Pathways Project: Developing a Citizen Science Program Model to Engage Underrepresented Minority Groups. Final Report for the Citizen Science Program as part of NSF AISL Award No. 1324962 Testing the sources and pathways of trash through an urban watershed. Theresa Sinicrope Talley, Lindsay Goodwin, Rochelle Mothokakobo, Roxanne Ruzic, Nina Venuti California Sea Grant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego Ocean Discovery Institute Ruzic Consulting, Inc.


Selected variables of the giant swing performed by fifteen gymnasts (10- 15 years old) on the uneven bars were investigated. Kinematic data, collected cinematagraphically, indicated significant differences m.10) between the skill level groups for: horizontal velocity of the Chi, peak velocity of the ankle and hip and for several segmental velocities and accelerations (foot, shank and arm). The uneven bar was instrumented with strain and torque gages to measure forces and torques directly on the bar. The mean maximum resultant force was 3.1 times body weight. The maximum mean torque was 4 1.3 Nm. Joint reaction forces and muscle moments were calculated. Mean vertical reaction force forces elbow and shoulder were 1.6 times body weight and the horizontal forces were 0.7 and 1.3 times body weight, respectively. Critical elements of the giant swing were identified to help teacher/coaches analyze and teach the giant swing.


Background: Hand stiffness is one of the major complications of post colles' fracture which associated with poor functional outcome, increase pain around wrist and impairment of Range of Motion (ROM) and grip strength. Objective: This study compared the effects of Russian current stimulation and closed kinetic chain exercise on ROM of wrist joint in patients with colles' fracture. Methods: Forty-five patients with stable colles' fractures were randomly classified into three groups with fifteen patients in each group; Group I received traditional exercise in the form of; wrist mobilization, stretching exercises, range of motion exercises (passive and active) and edema control of the wrist joint. Group II stimulated by electrical Russian current in addition to traditional exercise. Group III received closed kinetic chain exercise (wall press, plyometric wall push up, quadruped rhythmic stabilization, and push up exercises) plus traditional exercise. Outcome measures including ROM of flexion, extension, radial deviation and ulnar deviation were evaluated by baseline digital goniometer before and after 6 weeks of treatment program. Results: Showed that Group II that received electrical Russian current stimulation had higher statistical significant than Group I and Group III (p<0.05). Conclusion: The finding of the study revealed that stimulation of wrist flexors by Russian current in addition to a traditional exercise program was more effective on wrist ROM than exercise alone after colles' fracture.


Ergot alkaloids (EAs) are a group of mycotoxins that are mainly produced from the plant pathogen Claviceps. Claviceps purpurea is one of the most important species, being a major producer of EAs that infect more than 400 species of monocotyledonous plants. Rye, barley, wheat, millet, oats, and triticale are the main crops affected by EAs, with rye having the highest rates of fungal infection. The 12 major EAs are ergometrine (Em), ergotamine (Et), ergocristine (Ecr), ergokryptine (Ekr), ergosine (Es), and ergocornine (Eco) and their epimers ergotaminine (Etn), egometrinine (Emn), egocristinine (Ecrn), ergokryptinine (Ekrn), ergocroninine (Econ), and ergosinine (Esn). Given that many food products are based on cereals (such as bread, pasta, cookies, baby food, and confectionery), the surveillance of these toxic substances is imperative. Although acute mycotoxicosis by EAs is rare, EAs remain a source of concern for human and animal health as food contamination by EAs has recently increased. Environmental conditions, such as low temperatures and humid weather before and during flowering, influence contamination agricultural products by EAs, contributing to the appearance of outbreak after the consumption of contaminated products. The present work aims to present the recent advances in the occurrence of EAs in some food products with emphasis mainly on grains and grain-based products, as well as their toxicity and control strategies.


This article presents the results of a 5-year follow-up of a large group of patients with chronic violation of cerebral circulation, separated into 2 similar group. The first group of patients was observed regularly-and outpatient therapist and performed them available medical recommendations. A second group of patients experienced specialists only sporadically without strict adherence to treatment recommendations. The difference was statistically reliable across a range of clinical and expert performance between groups of patients with positive results in the first group.


AbstractTropical eastern Pacific sea surface temperature plays a pivotal role in mechanisms that determine global mean surface temperature variability. In this study, the surface flux contribution ...


BACKGROUND: As on March 12, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Its rapid spread has posed major challenges to the management of health-care systems. Patients with hematological disorders, being immunocompromised in more ways than one, face a lot of challenges. Most of these patients require frequent visits to health-care facilities for transfusion support, infusions, surveillance, and follow-ups, which increase the risk of exposure and hence infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. AIM: We assessed the impact of the pandemic on the decisions of hematologists in Saudi Arabia. Method(s): An online survey was done through questionnaires, to understand the decisions and course of clinical treatments taken. 45 hematologist answered 20-questions structured questionnaires through online link. RESULT(S): The majority of hematologist have used virtual clinics in managing patients and have delayed or canceled well visits. Although some hematologist delayed treatment in stable patients like autologous stem cell transplantation for myeloma patients, the majority did not delay induction or consolidation therapies for patients with leukemia with curative intent plans. CONCLUSION(S): The crisis brought along with it challenges and opportunities to improve patient care through research and clinical practice. Telemedicine was sought for supporting outpatients. Malignancies were taken care of, with due precautions. Observations of decisions of hematologists resulted in the patients still being closely followed up and urgent treatments being attended to. The hematologists expressed satisfaction with the use of telemedicine. Online consultations and monitoring of patients could probably be taken as an alternative resource in such situations.Copyright © 2023 Journal of Applied Hematology Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.


We establish well-posedness and maximal regularity estimates for linear parabolic SPDE in divergence form involving random coefficients that are merely bounded and measurable in the time, space, and probability variables. To reach this level of generality, and avoid any of the smoothness assumptions used in the literature, we introduce a notion of pathwise weak solution and develop a new harmonic analysis toolkit. The latter includes techniques to prove the boundedness of various maximal regularity operators on relevant spaces of square functions, the parabolic tent spaces $\mathrm{T}^{p}$. Applied to deterministic parabolic PDE in divergence form with real coefficients, our results also give the first extension of Lions maximal regularity theorem on $\mathrm{L}^{2}(\mathbb{R}_{+} \times \mathbb{R}^{n})=\mathrm{T}^2$ to $\mathrm{T}^p$, for all $1-\varepsilon


Your December 16 editorial emphasizes that there is no good way of breaking bad news. However after 25 years of "pill scares" it is depressing that our handling of these issues remains far from perfect. The impacts of such alerts are not studied with the same rigor and enthusiasm as their causes. Although the pill alerts of the 1980s were associated with an increase in unplanned conceptions this only emerged in retrospect. Now several bodies are conducting clinical audit of the impact and management strategies arising from the latest "scare". Account should be taken of the results of these studies when formulating any new policy for disseminating information to the profession press and public. The Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care intends to initiate a multidisciplinary discussion on this topic. The debate will be forthright and criticisms legitimate as well as unfair will be levelled at all concerned. In the meantime we should all consider in the widest possible terms and whatever pressure we are under the impact of any action we take. For example what about the decision of "The Lancet" to publish four papers on an adverse effect of the pill at the start of a party season when unplanned conception invariably peaks? (full text)


Based on the regulations, the preparation of employee needs is carried out using an electronic application. E-Formation from the rationale to speed up the administrative process and ensure the accuracy of data related to job maps, number of employees, employee placement positions, allocation of shortages and excess employees. In preparing formation requirements, civil servants in every Ministry, State Institution and Government Agency, both central and local, are required to use this system, and the deadline for completing the e-formation is according to the schedule determined by the centre. This study aims to describe: the implementation of civil servant formation through e-formation in the Probolinggo Regency and the supporting and inhibiting factors with the implementation of civil servant formation through e-formation in the Probolinggo Regency. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive type. The results of the study show: The Probolinggo Regency Government has implemented a Government policy that prepares civil servant formation requirements using an e-formation application based on job maps, job analysis and workload analysis contained in the regent's Regulation. However, with the simplification of the bureaucracy and the equalization of structural positions to available positions, the Probolinggo Regency Government should re-evaluate the Regent's Regulation; and In carrying out the preparation of civil servant formation needs, it is necessary to have support from the leadership in Probolinggo Regency to overcome inhibiting factors such as budget allocation, increasing the competence of formation builders, mutation/transfer of employees and delegation of tasks/responsibilities.


There is ample evidence to show that homosexuality, in a certain proportion of cases, has its roots in childhood. Follow-up observations in the literature, as well as those reported here, show a high risk of homosexuality in children with deviant gender-role behavior, that is, effeminate or sissy boys and tomboyish girls. Family backgrounds of those children show no consistent pattern. A discussion of whether gender-role behavior is inborn or learned is included. The author inclines to the view that it is inborn. Suggestions for management, which are designed to encourage gender appropriate behavior and to prevent homosexuality are offered.


Augmented Reality (AR) combines real world and virtual objects which can be 3D images previously saved or real time computer generated. It enhances a user's view of the real environment by adding virtual objects in a realistic manner. Virtual objects display information that the user cannot directly detect with his senses. So, to look realistic, the virtual objects must be properly aligned with real-world objects. The work completed in this paper consists on the realization of an augmented reality system without markers that is based on the user's hand.


The quality of information resources can be improved using Semantic Web methods instead of, or in conjunction with XML (Extensible Markup Language) and relational database systems. With Semantic Web methods, more of the semantics of an information resource can be made explicit in a formal language while the representation remains amenable to fully automated validation and testing. This capability can improve the quality of information resources while reducing the need for developing specialized validation and testing tools for each application, thus, resulting in a return on investment in Semantic Web technology. For those familiar with XML and relational database systems, this paper introduces this capability with an example.


Fuzzy reliability-based optimisation tasks feature high-dimensional and highly non-linear response surfaces. Due to the computational expense, metamodels have to be applied, which are capable to approximate these response surfaces appropriately. In this paper, two complementary approaches of simulation-driven sequential metamodels are introduced for a fuzzy reliability-based optimisation. First, a function decomposition for a fuzzy reliability-based optimisation is worked out. It enables to build metamodels for the space of design variables and the space of uncertain variables separately. Second, local metamodels are applied to approximate the response surface adaptively. Thereby, the pointwise local approximations are controlled by the fuzzy reliability-based optimisation algorithm. In consequence, the function evaluation, e.g., finite element analysis, is only performed in regions of interest.


This essay has analyzed the multi-elemental social-psychological orientation in the process of contemporary college students' English study.Based on two significant social-psychological variables:study attitude and study motivation,this research presented the main motivation of studying English is "functional role",and the instrumental motivation of domestic English learners is stronger than the integrative ones.In addition,the research on the social-psychological variables makes us know clearly the English-studying motivation and the direction on the future research.


For the past several years, there has been a growing concern about the status and future of the public health workforce in America. Among the major concerns are the aging workforce, the lack of diversity in the workforce, and the changing nature of the work itself. The average age of a state health agency worker today is 48 years, and approximately 38% of workers are planning on, or considering, leaving governmental public health before 2020. The racial/ethnic demographics of the public health workforce do not reflect the diversity of the public it serves: approximately 70% of the current state health agency workforce identifies as non-Hispanic white, yet the US population is less than 62% white. Finally, the nature of the work is changing. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, government public health agencies at the local, state, and national levels are now less likely than ever before to offer direct services such as immunization and infectious disease treatment. There also are new tasks emerging, and with them, new skills are needed. For example, public health officials are now more likely to interact with the health care and non–health-related sectors. And there is an elevated focus on complex, nontraditional data sources and communication opportunities that require an understanding of social media, Internet communication, and data aggregation. The need to address these workforce issues has been highlighted by government and private organizations alike, and experts have written reports and articles encouraging action. It is in the midst of these discussions that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),


The concept of ecotourism in protected areas and their implications for the conservation of flora and fauna are of global significance. Ecotourism is not only for suitable practice of tourism in protected areas as it deals with environmental conservation, but also supports local communities. The Himalaya in present times harbors a good increase of ecotourism in protected areas like Rajaji tiger reserve, Nanda Devi Biosphere reserve, Corbett National park, Kedarnath wildlife sanctuary, etc. Efforts done by state government in building tourism state have promoted the tourism industry in general. This chapter will explore the potential of ecotourism in protected areas and the local people's perceptions towards the local tourism, conservation of wildlife and substitutes for their livelihood. Additionally, it will explore potential sites already developed or can be developed for increasing options for enhancing ecotourism, providing information about various tools, which can attract the tourists from various disciplines.


The rapid development of technology over the past 20 years has led to explosive data growth in various industries, including defense industries, healthcare. The analysis of generated Big Data has recently been addressed by many researchers, because today's Big Data analysis are one of the most important and most profitable areas of development in Data Science and companies that are able to extract valuable knowledge among the massive amount of data at logical time can earn significant advantages . Accordingly, in this survey, we investigate definition of the Big Data and the data sources. Also look at advantages, challenges, applications, analysis and platforms used in the Big Data.


His association of mediastinal germ-cell tumours (MGCTs) with haematologic neoplasms is a rare though well known circumstance, and few cases are found in the literature. Most of these are non-seminomatous tumours in young males. The diagnosis of the haematological condition is usually either synchronic or metachronic with that of the germ-cell tumour. The prognosis is poor and basically determined by the haematologic neoplasia. Less than 20 cases of PMGCT with evolution into acute megakaryocytic leukemia have been reported in worldwide literature. Hematologic neoplasias associated with extragonadal germ cell tumors represent one of the most intriguing and biologically distinctive aspects of male germ cell cancers. The case report we present is that of a young 33 year old male with an initial diagnosis of both conditions which were detected synchronously. Despite timely intervention he succumbed to multiorgan failure following chemotherapy and an autopsy was performed.


This paper is a summary of an interview with Dr. Mark Shuttleworth,a world famous expert in the field of machine translation and translation technology. In the interview,Dr. Shuttleworth reviews the research and application of Machine Translation and Translation Technology in Europe,identifies problems that have occurred and projects into the future development of this area. He believes that integrated research on Machine Translation and Translation Technology will remain the trend and the upgraded online service mode of translation technology will further improve translation quality. He also believes that Machine Translation will become available on electronic devices such as mobile phones,which will make cross-lingual and cultural communication even more convenient.