Power electronic transformer is the key equipment to realize the flexible access of distributed energy and new load/energy storage in distribution network. In this paper, the robustness analysis and optimal design of circuit parameters are carried out for CLLC DC transformer used in high frequency isolation link of SST. CLLC DC transformer can use open loop control to simplify control complexity, realize nearly constant bidirectional voltage gain in a wide range, and use the leakage inductance of high-frequency transformer as resonant inductance to reduce the difficulty of circuit design. In this paper, a parameter design method for CLLC DC transformer is proposed. Using this method, the designed CLLC DC transformer has good voltage regulation ability and wide range soft switching characteristics even when the inductance and capacitance value have design deviation. The influence of parasitic parameters of high-frequency isolation transformer and device on the voltage gain of DC transformer under light load is analyzed, Finally, a typical DC transformer is designed and verified by simulation in PSIM software.


Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence has been declining in the U.S. overall; however, the incidence of CRC in individuals less than 50 years of age (early-onset disease) has been increasing over the last several decades in the U.S. and elsewhere. Furthermore, cancers diagnosed in people less than 50 years of age tend to be characterized by advanced stage and greater propensity for recurrence, increasing the urgency of this emerging public health problem. Responding to the rapid rise in early-onset CRC, some CRC screening guidelines have changed to lower the screening age from 50 to 45, for average risk individuals. Our purpose was to identify genetic, environmental and lifestyle risk factors for early-onset CRC which could be used in predictive modelling to identify the younger individuals who would most benefit from screening. This research, which included more than 3,500 early-onset CRC and 3,500 comparison controls, serves to comprehensively assess genetic, environmental and lifestyle risks in early-onset CRC, as well as to develop a risk prediction tool specifically for this age group. We found that a polygenic risk score is associated with early-onset CRC, particularly for those without a family history of CRC. Several known CRC environmental and lifestyle risk factors are also linked with early-onset disease. In summary, the absolute risk for CRC in young people is low; however, genetic, environmental and lifestyle information provides initial stratification into low and high-risk groups. These findings may contribute to the identification of individuals susceptible to early-onset CRC for tailored early detection or other preventive interventions.
 Citation Format: Richard B. Hayes. Risk factors for early-onset colorectal cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Colorectal Cancer; 2022 Oct 1-4; Portland, OR. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(23 Suppl_1):Abstract nr IA012.


Temperatures by armpit and by nasal cavity were compared before and one month after CGL and EVO for 114 adults. An electron thermometer was employed for measure armpit temperature. Rectum probe of a bedside monitor was employed for measure the nasal cavity temperature. Armpit and nasal cavity temperatures before and one month after CGL and EVO were 36.5 oC, 36.5 oC and 33.7 oC, 34.2 oC respectively. Although there was no statistical difference observed in the armpit, significant statistical difference observed in those of nasal cavity. The causes of increase of nasal cavity temperature suggested that the inner body temperature increases after surgeries. Mitochondria regulate fundal activities for keeping life. The more metabolize of ATP, the more organism has endurance for stresses. It was concluded that they who received CGL and EVO might be stronger for the stresses.


1. In a preliminary survey of soil, high level of pH of tea soils was sometimes encountered in Nishio district where the root rot disorder of tea was severely occurring. Studies were initiated to obtain informations concerning (1) variation of pH among tea fields in relation to the depth of soil and the seasons, (2) cause of the increase of soil pH, and (3) correlation between soil pH and deterioration of tea fine root.2. The distribution patterns of soil pH from 3 depths, 0-10 cm., 10-20 cm. and 20-30 cm., were shown to be generally unchanged in every soil at 6 times throughout a year, and it seemed that every soil had a characteristic pattern of soil pH. These patterns were divided essentially in 2 types ; i. e. the pH of upper soil increased markedly than those of lower soil and significant difference of pH was riot observed among the soils from each depth. Further, the former was classified into 4 types in details.3. Though applications of calcium cyanamide, limes and chicken manure were not reflected sharply on the soil pH, there found a trend that a great deal of these materials increased pH of upper soil.4. Soil pH decreased to some degree at June and September in every soil. In the same field, the soil pH increased as came nearer to the soil surface. These results could be recognized in relation to the fertilization. The pH of the second layer soils (10-20 cm.) was closely resemble to that of the first layer (0-10 cm.) in some soils and in the others to the third (20-30 cm.). The trend was presumably affected by the cultivation technique, i. e. ploughing and fertilizing.5. There was a tendency that the buried tea fine root in soils having various pH deteriorated severer as the soil pH increased, though the soil pH itself could not be directly connected to the damage. Correlation coefficient of r=0.679* was calculated between the soil pH and the Deterioration Index. The deterioration of fine root occurred generally poor in soils in June. It was found apparently that a high level of soil pH was a condition in which the deterioration of fine root was apt to occur in the Nishio tea soils.


This detector comprises a semiconductor substrate (1), a plurality of moisture sensing devices (10a-10d) having a variable capacitance as a function of moisture; a standard capacitive device (20, 20a-20d) having a standard capacity and having a lower variation of the capacitance as a function of moisture than the capacity of each moisture sensing device (10,10a-10d), and a converter circuit (30,30a-30d) for converting a difference in capacity between the capacity of each moisture sensing device (10,10a-10d) and the standard capacity of the standard capacitive device (20, 20a-20d) in a voltage electrique.Les humidity detecting means (10,10a-10d), the standard capacitive device (20,20a-20d) and the converter circuit (30,30a-30d) are disposed on one face of the substrate (1 ) .Use including humidity sensors.


To deal with material and contract tracking problem in long-term production of iron and steel enterprises,the material tracking model was proposed based on furnace number and production batch,which could distinguish the identical batch of material with same attributes.The contract-tracking model was constructed according to the corresponding relationship between production number and contract number.Based on the grouping of products with similar attributes,the material balance model depending on products partition was put forward.The material tracking management system was modeled by Unified Modeling Language(UML),and was developed based on Java 2 platform Enterprise Edition(J2EE).The implementation results in Liaoning Special Steel Group have shown the validity and feasibility of the system.


Auchter (1) was the first to show that very little lateral movement of nutrient elements occurred in certain plants. The work of Caldwell (3) and McMurtrey (7) also indicated a lack of lateral movemient of mineral elements in the test plants used. From these studies, it seems that there is a lack of lateral movement of mineral nutrients in some plants. It was decided to test this idea using the radioactive element p32, in peppermint (Men tha piperita L.) plants. The purpose of this study was to investigate, using ,a split root technique and p32, the type of movement that occurs when a peppermint plant is fed through a specific portion of its root system.


Aim: To assess the clinical profile and association of various risk factors with severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study included 56 patients (112 eyes) of type 2 DM with DR. All cases underwent ophthalmic examination and severity of diabetic retinopathy was graded according to the modified ETDRS classification. Risk factors like age, gender, duration of DM, hypertension, HbA1C levels, haemoglobin level and serum lipid profile were studied for any association with severity of DR. Data were analyzed using standard statistical technique and a probability value ('p' value) of < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The mean age of study group was 52.90±10.60 years. M: F ratio was 2.3:1. 17.86% were in Non -PDR, 28.60% in PDR and 53.60% were in advanced diabetic retinopathy. Severity of diabetic retinopathy was significantly associated with more duration of DM, high HbA1c level, Hypertension, anemia, dyslipidemia, positive family history of DM and low socioeconomic status. Conclusion: Controlling modifiable risk factors like hypertension, dyslipidemia, high HbA1c level and anaemia are helpful in preventing the development and reducing the severity of diabetic


The aim of this paper is to investigate the performance and emissions characteristics of a dual fuel diesel engine operated with biodiesel (sun flower methyl ester) as primary fuel and diesel fuel as ignition source. In such dual fuel operation, much of the energy released comes from the combustion of the gaseous fuel, while only a small amount of diesel fuel provides ignition through timed cylinder injection. The effects of diesel-biodiesel (SFME) substitution ratios, engine speed and load on the equivalent brake specific fuel consumption and gaseous emissions of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides are examined for natural gas-diesel fuel operation and, afterward, compared with the original diesel operation. The results show that, over a wide range of operating conditions (engine speed, load), the dual fuel engine clearly shows the benefits of reduced NOX emissions. However, under low loads, the results indicate high CO and HC emissions and a higher BSFC when compared to those of the corresponding diesel engine.


We developed fuel cell virtual vehicle platform which can be used for various simulations, to help FC vehicle development. The developed FC virtual vehicle platform consists of FC system module, motor powertrain module, drive module, longitudinal vehicle dynamics module. The modules can be easily replaced of by other types of modules to construct various FC models. To verify this capability, the simulation of FC virtual vehicle platform has been carried out.


Objective To evaluate echocardiography in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Ebstein anomaly,absence of tricuspid valve and dysphasia of tricuspid valve. Methods Retrospective analyzed data of echocardiography and surgery in 70 patients with tricuspid anomaly. Results Qualitative diagnosis of 66 Ebstein's anomalies were truly made with echocardiography.There were different sensitivities in displacement of valves and complications.2 dysphasia of tricuspid valve were faultily considered as Ebstein's anomaly.2 absences of tricuspid valves were proved by surgery. Conclusion Echocardiography can be used in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of congenital tricuspid anomaly. [


Setting: The data set of women's insomnia symptoms was obtained from publicly available data from the SWAN. The parent study settings included Detroit, Michigan; Northern New Jersey; Los Angeles, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Participants: Multiethnic midlife women with a mean age of 46 years (N 1⁄4 3,302) categorized as preand perimenopausal at baseline.


The article describes an attempt to implement abstract and concrete inherence calculi in the PowerLoom technology. Issues in the field of artificial intelligence, ontology and philosophy have been addressed. The inherence calculus is a type of a formal logic system. The PowerLoom technology consists of a knowledge representation language and an inference engine. Six inherence calculi have been implemented and an appropriate testing environment has been developed. The inherence calculus has been also extended by categorical properties and a theoretical discussion of ontological Boolean algebra has been conducted. Carried out experiments showed properties of the inherence calculi and also verified capabilities of PowerLoom to construct such logic systems. It occurred that expert system operational mode of PowerLoom outperforms its abilities to work as a mathematical theorem prover.


Recently, a homogeneous ansatz has been used to study cold dense nuclear matter in the Sakai–Sugimoto model of holographic QCD. To justify this homogeneous approximation we here investigate a homogeneous ansatz within a low-dimensional toy version of Sakai–Sugimoto to study finite baryon density configurations and compare it to full numerical solutions. We find the ansatz corresponds to enforcing a dyon salt arrangement in which the soliton solutions are split into half-soliton layers. Within this ansatz we find analogues of the proposed baryonic popcorn transitions, in which solutions split into multiple layers in the holographic direction. The homogeneous results are found to qualitatively match the full numerical solutions, lending confidence to the homogeneous approximations of the full Sakai–Sugimoto model. In addition, we find exact compact solutions in the high density, flat space limit which demonstrate the existence of further popcorn transitions to three layers and beyond.


Exact solutions exist which describe impulsive gravitational waves propagating in Minkowski, de Sitter, or anti-de Sitter universes. These may be either nonexpanding or expanding. Both cases in each background are reviewed here from a unified point of view. All the main methods for their construction are described systematically: the Penrose "cut and paste" method, explicit construction of continuous coordinates, distributional limits of sandwich waves, embedding from higher dimensions, and boosts of sources or limits of infinite accelerations.
Attention is concentrated on the most interesting specific solutions. In particular, the nonexpanding impulsive waves that are generated by null multipole particles are described. These generalize the well-known Aichelburg-Sexl and Hotta-Tanaka monopole solutions. Also described are the expanding spherical impulses that are generated by snapping and colliding strings. Geodesics and some other properties of impulsive wave spacetimes are also summarized.


BACKGROUND
Ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (PEA-um) has been reported to reduce pruritus and skin lesions in dogs with moderate atopic dermatitis and pruritus.

HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES
A canine ex vivo skin model was used to investigate the ability of PEA-um to counteract changes induced by compound 48/80, a well-known secretagogue that causes mast cell degranulation.

ANIMALS
Normal skin was obtained from three donor dogs subjected to surgery for reasons unrelated to the study.

METHODS
Cultured skin biopsy samples in triplicate were treated with 10 and 100 μg/mL compound 48/80, without or with 30 μM PEA-um. Mast cell (MC) degranulation, histamine release into the culture medium, local microvascular dilatation, epidermal thickness, keratinocyte proliferation and epidermal differentiation markers were evaluated.

RESULTS
Exposure of the skin organ culture to PEA-um 24 h before and 72 h concomitantly to compound 48/80 resulted in a significant decrease of degranulating MCs. PEA-um also reduced the histamine content in the culture medium by half, although the effect did not reach statistical significance. PEA-um significantly counteracted vasodilation induced by 100 μg/mL compound 48/80. Finally, PEA-um alone did not induce changes in epidermal thickness, differentiation markers, keratinocyte proliferation, MC density and/or degranulation.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE
Collectively, these results support the protective action PEA-um on the skin of dogs undergoing allergic changes.


Introduction: Hyponatremia is a common and serious problem especially for geriatric patients. This study was performed to determine the etiology, presentation, treatment, and clinical outcome of geriatric patients diagnosed with severe hyponatremia. Methods: 267 (158 severe hyponatremia and 109 mild hyponatremia) geriatric patients were included in the study. Results: In the severe hyponatremia group, the prevalence was 0.49%, where upon the most common reasons for emergency visit included neurological symptoms (53.2%), weakness (51.9%), and nausea-vomiting (47.5%). The most common reason in the etiology of severe hyponatremia was diuretic use; the most commonly used treatment regime was 3% hypertonic saline. The median time for the correction of Na levels was 96 (24 480) hours and 30 (6-360) hours in the severe and mild hyponatremia groups, respectively. 76.6% of the severe and 67% of the mild hyponatremia patients were followed-up in the clinic, whereas 17.1% and 22.9% were followed-up in the intensive care unit, respectively. The median hospitalization period was similar within both groups (6 days). 13% of the geriatric patients with severe hyponatremia and 21.1% of the geriatric patients with mild hyponatremia died. In our study, risk factors associated with severe hyponatremia were female gender, chronic kidney disease, angiotensin receptor blocker and thiazide use. Female gender, hospitalization period, hospitalization and sepsis were identified as risk factors associated with mortality. Discussion: According to our literature review, this is the first comprehensive study investigating the etiology, presentation, treatment and clinical outcome in geriatric patients diagnosed with severe hyponatremia in the emergency department.


Objective To investigate the feasibility of C1 lateral mass screw and C2 pedicle screw with polyaxial screw and rod system supplemented with miniplate for interlaminar fusion to treat various atlantoaxial instabilities. Methods After posterior atlantoaxial fixation with lateral mass screw in the atlas and pedicle screw in the axis, we used 2 miniplates to fixate interlaminar iliac bone graft instead of sublaminar wiring. We performed this procedure in thirteen patients who had atlantoaxial instabilities and retrospectively evaluated the bone fusion rate and complications. Results By using this method, we have achieved excellent bone fusion comparing with the result of other methods without any complications related to this procedure. Conclusion C1 lateral mass screw and C2 pedicle screw with polyaxial screw and rod system supplemented with miniplate for interlaminar fusion may be an efficient alternative method to treat various atlantoaxial instabilities.


Shelled and unshelled peanuts packed in small gunny bags were stored at four temperature ranges, viz., 32–35° F, 42–45° F, 52–55° F and room temperature (71–92° F) for 9 months. The relative humidities ranged between 85% to 90% in the cold-storage chambers and 50–82% at the room temperature.

A parallelism was observed between the changes during storage in the moisture contents of the kernels and the acid values of the extracted oils and to a less degree, the changes in peroxide values. So far as germination capacities are concerned, shelled nuts should be stored at 32–35° F and unshelled ones at room temperatures (71–92° F). A free fatty acid content exceeding 1% was found to be associated with seeds of low germination capacity.


A multifunctional refining slag was developed.A industrial experiment was carried out in Shijiazhuang Iron and steel plant.The result came out as that the multifunctional refining slag performed well on deoxidizing,inclusion removing,and slag property adjusting.


: In recent years, the most cutting edges and promising technology emerged is Blockchain. It has huge potential to impact various industries. The append-only distributed ledger technology (DLT) and the consensus mechanism of Blockchain can also change the dimension of E-Governance. The Electronic Property Record (EPR) systems of government have challenges like data security, integrity, secure storage of data and automated service delivery. In this paper, we discuss how Smart Contract based Blockchain technology can effectively be used to address the challenges of EPR System over the existing available systems. We propose a Smart Contract based permissioned blockchain framework which is an innovative approach, especially in the Electronic Property Registration domain of E-Governance in India. The objective of our proposed framework is firstly to implement Smart Contract solving the security problems like confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and secondly to ensure secure storage of electronic records by defining access rules for the stakeholders of the proposed framework. Moreover, we address the issues of single-point-of-failure, data inter-operability between the organizations involved for sharing and verification of property information among various stakeholders. those client confidentiality, integrity, inter-operability of data between Apart from problems of EPR our research work also evaluates the performance of blockchain implementation.


The flow field of molten iron in the desulfurization process utilizing the mechanical stirring method under three different conditions was investigated using numerical simulation. The three conditions were central and eccentric stirring with the standard impeller and central stirring with the worn impeller, respectively. Three 1/20-scale numerical models were established and four inspection regions were set up on them. In all, 600 sets of instantaneous velocity fields for each model were exported and proper orthogonal decomposition technique was applied to deal with the data. The macroscopic flow field in the normal model operating under standard conditions was analyzed, which found that the mean flow has a relatively large fluctuation in flow field despite having a high proportion in total kinetic energy. A steady close relationship was revealed between the first two modes by studying the correlation of their coefficients. The first four modes were comparatively analyzed, which reflected that the change in the mean flow in the ladle using a worn impeller is slow and eccentric stirring is beneficial to desulfurization due to the asymmetry of the flow field on two sides.


On the basis of analyzing the basal intension of crisis management and mental crisis management,the article points out the necessity of establishing the working system of mental crisis management on poor college students,and then constructs its framework,which comprises three aspects: mental crisis guard,mental crisis disposal,and mental crisis resuming management.


How more eco-effective products can be designed in industry? Despite the existing collaborative methods to integrate the environment consideration during the design process, some difficulties remain regarding product designers and environmental engineers collaboration. Therefore, this paper contributes to improve this collaboration by suggesting a method to build dynamic and flexible knowledge interfaces between product designers and environmental engineers activities involved along the design process. The properties of such a method allows to overcome some major obstacles faced by environmental engineers in a Design To Environment approach. MOTS-CLÉS : Ecoconception, Proactivité, Interopérabilité, Ingénierie Dirigée par les Modèles.


(57) Abstract: The dark current of an electronic sensor having a plurality of pixels, proposes a method for compensating for individual dark current response. In the method, the radiation for generating an image signal (BS) is directed to the beam source (3) to the detector array comprising a sensor (4). By reading the detector signal (S) present in the pixels of the sensor, keep track at different clock output rate (v) (integration time). After the start before or end of the radiation while performing this recording, reads without emitting in the sensor at least two different clock output rate (v Then, using the read dark signal (DC1, DC2), to calculate a dark current value of the individual pixels of the sensor (DV) as a function of the clock output rate (v). Then, by using the dark current value associated with each pixel, by performing the correction with respect to the dark current signal superposition its dependent detector signal (S), obtaining an image value (PV).


Synthesis of 2-cinnamoyl-1-hydroxycarbazoles 2 by the condensation of 1-hydroxycarbazoles with aluminium chloride and phosphorousoxy chloride in good yield followed by acid catalysed cyclisation and dehydrogenation with DDQ to obtain the biogenetically possible 2-phenyl-4-oxopyrano[2,3-a]carbazoles 4 is described.


When I was given a diagnosis of cancer, my first thought was not, Will I die? but rather, How can I beat this? Like a youngster who flunks a big test, I immediately began to worry about what to do ...


Abstract The possibility of the high spin stable states in the Boron-Carbon layered network systems have theoretically investigated through several BC 6MR polyacene clusters. The HF/6–31G** calculations reveal that the alternant BC-benzene gives a quartet stable state rather than a doublet one, while a doublet state is more stable for the non-alternant BC-benzenes. Similarly, alternant BC-naphthalene gives a high-spin stable state (sextet) rather than lower ones (doublet, or quartet). These features are well understood by extending the Longuet-Higgins [1] theory to this BC system.


A pair of primers added EcoRⅠand NotⅠsites was designed and synthesized based on the sequence of the nucleocapsid(N)protein gene of Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) for amplifying the full-length N gene fragment of pCI-neo -PPRN plasmid from Austria. The fragment was cloned into pGM-T vector and transformed into Escherichia coli TOP10. Then the cloned fragment was subcloned into prokaryotic expression vector pET-32a (+), and the recombinant expression plasmid pET-PPRN was expressed in E.coli BL21 (DE3) with IPTG. The size of the recombinant N fusion protein was 80 kD. The recombinant PPRV N fusion protein could be detected with Histidine monoclonal antibody or goat anti-PPRV sera by Western blot.


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THE AIM OF THE STUDY was evaluation of serum activity of chosen enzymes (ALT, AST, GGT and ALP) in assessment of fibrosis degree in children with chronic hepatitis B.

MATERIAL AND METHODS
We determined serum activity of liver enzymes in 47 children aged 4-16 with biopsy-verified chronic hepatitis B, prior to interferon alpha treatment. Fibrosis stage was assessed in a blinded fashion according to Batts and Ludwig. We defined advanced fibrosis as a score =3. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was used to calculate the power of the assays to detect advanced liver fibrosis (AccuROC, Canada).

RESULTS
Serum GGT activity of 19 IU/I had a sensitivity of 50% and a specificity of 90% (AUC=0.7324, p=0.0391) to predict advanced fibrosis. All other enzymes did not allow a useful prediction.

CONCLUSION
GGT is suitable serum marker to predict advanced liver fibrosis in children with chronic hepatitis B.


Consumer knowledge of safe handling guidelines and their reported practices assessed by a mail survey indicated consumers considered themselves informed about food safety, and most reported taking action to minimize risk from potential hazards. However, most responses were related to nutritional changes, and 20% indicated they did not know how to reduce risksfiom microbiological hazards. Consumers were knowledgeable about appropriate safeguards in selection and cooking specific foods, however mistakes were reported in temperature control and handling leftovers. Consumer Reports, university scientists, health professionals and science magazines were considered the most reliable source of food safety information. Industry advertisement appears to raise consumer concern in some areas. Educational intervention should emphasize the importance of temperature control and sanitation rather than taste to determine safety. Consumers should receive information about protective technologies like heat and irradiation pasteurization.


Chronic fatigue is a significant symptom in several diseases including traumatic and degenerative neurological disorders. While several studies have investigated the correlates of chronic fatigue, there is as yet no unifying framework to explain chronic fatigue.


In this paper the spatio-temporal structure of traveling ionospheric disturbances characteristics is studied on the base of the electron density profiles measured by four radiophysics tools. The technique for determination of spatial-temporal structure of wavelike ionospheric disturbances was developed using cross-correlation and spectrum analysis of electron density. The obtained TID propagation characteristics are correlated with the known results of the TID studies. For the first time changes of TID wave front was estimated on the base of Ne height profiles measured by ISR and three ionosondes.


Peroxisomes are important single membrane organelles which are required for certain metabolic pathways. In yeast, Pichia pastoris, peroxisomes are degraded by selective autophagy pathway termed pexophagy. Autophagy is process whereby proteins and organelles are delivered to the vacuole and degraded. Previous studies indicated Atg30 as the receptor for pexophagy, which interacts with the autophagic machinery (Atg11 and Atg17) as well as peroxisomal membrane (Pex3 and Pex14). However, unlike other selective autophagy receptors, Atg30 does not interact with Atg8, a major component of the isolation membrane that sequester peroxisomes during pexophagy. Here, we found the missing link, a novel peroxisomal membrane protein Rppa09976, which bridges peroxisomal (Pex3 and Atg30) and isolation (Atg8) membranes. Rppa09976 is phosphoprotein that contains an N-terminal acyl-CoA binding domain, three putative Atg8 binding sites and two transmembrane domains. Rppa09976 is expressed in methanol medium and phosphorylated upon arrival to peroxisomes from ER. We purified the Rppa09976-HA fusion protein and mapped 21 phosphorylation sites by mass spectrometry. The functional role of Rppa09976 phosphorylation awaits further studies. We showed that two of the three putative Atg8 binding sites at the N-terminal of the protein are required for Atg8 binding and pexophagy. Point mutation of the conserved acyl-CoA binding site also leads to a pexophagy defect. Hence, we propose that Rppa09976 provides acyl-CoA for the growing isolation membranes that sequester peroxisomes


The current study describes the emphatic use of response surface methodology for the optimized biodiesel production using chemical and enzymatic transesterification of rice bran and sunflower oils. Optimal biodiesel yields were determined to be 65.3 ± 2.0%, 73.4 ± 3.5%, 96.5 ± 1.6%, 89.3 ± 2.0% and 41.7 ± 3.9% for rice bran oil and 65.6 ± 1.2%, 82.1 ± 1.7%, 92.5 ± 2.8%, 72.6 ± 1.6% and 50.4 ± 2.5% for sunflower oil via the transesterification catalyzed by NaOH, KOH and NaOCH 3 ,NOVOZYME-435 and A.n. Lipase, respectively. Based upon analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Response Surface plots significant impact of reaction parameters under study was ascertained. FTIR spectroscopic and HPLC methods were employed for monitoring the transesterification reaction progress while GC-MS analysis was performed to evaluate the compositional analysis of biodiesel. The fuel properties of both the rice bran and sunflower oil based biodiesel were shown to be technically compatible with the ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 standards. The monitoring of exhaust emission of synthesized biodiesels and their blends revealed a marked reduction in carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM) levels, whereas an irregular trend was observed for NO x emissions.


Gujarat, being a coastal state, is likely to be impacted by global warming and climate change not only due to sea level rise and salinity ingress but also due to an increase in the frequency of cyclonic storms and other extreme weather events, causing uncertainty in crop production. An attempt has therefore been made to understand the climate of Gujarat in the past, present, and future based on the works done at the Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Anand. Analysis carried out on climatic trends and climatic extremes using past available data from different stations in Gujarat has been highlighted. Crop simulation models validated with experimental data collected for different crops across Gujarat state were used to understand the response of crops to climatic variability. The climate change impact studies and adaptation strategies carried out under the NPCC project have also been highlighted. And lastly, the work done by the author as an emeritus scientist on climate projections under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 for all the districts of Gujarat and their likely impact on selected crops is presented. The results revealed that in the past, temperatures have shown increasing trends but not reached significant levels except at certain locations at night. Rainfall has also increased, but marginally. Future temperatures have been projected to increase in different parts of Gujarat under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 with varying magnitudes. Similarly, the rainfall has also been projected to increase, while the sunshine hours are projected to decrease. The ultimate impact would be a drastic reduction in yields in spite of the increase in CO2 level, suggesting that the present-day crop varieties would not be able to sustain crop production levels under a changing climatic scenario.


Most traditional Chinese medicine hospital did not completely perform their function in common health accident,which led to much a plenty of idle resource of medicine.Traditional Chinese medicine hospitals have to bear responsibility of other hospitals,but also reasonable define the phase of medicine service,and take the rehabilitation and multisystem disease therapy as the key point of hospital.Traditional Chinese medicine hospitals would full perform their advantage to become one important part in future health care system.


Papua has a very high diversity of flora species, one of which is a type of Sarang Semut. Different growing conditions will affect the level of diversity of plants. For that information about the place to grow Ant Plant is needed as basic information for the development of the cultivation of Ant plants. The method used is descriptive method with field observation technique. The results showed that the type of ant nest plant found in South Manokwari was a type of Myrmecodia pendans and Myrmecodia cf. schlechteri. Both of these species do not grow evenly in all study locations even at the same height, this plant has a characteristic growing place: it grows on host trees that are not slippery, predominantly in areas near rivers, requiring sunlight or in open areas. The position of growing on trees, the type of Myrmecodia cf. schlechteri was found to grow only on the main stem of the host plant, while Myrmecodia pendans were found in the branching area. Thus, even if the ant nest plant is able to grow in the lowlands to high, this specific condition is also needed for this plant to develop.


Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare primary malignant pulmonary tumor in pediatric patients. We report the development of PPB in the area of a previous pulmonary cyst in two children, one boy and one girl 5 and 12 years old, respectively. We present the clinical and radiological findings. A short review of the literature is included.


The "Internet of Things," considering its characteristics, calls for developing third-generation data protection with a new field of application and greater use of the technology itself for resolving the problems it poses.


A proof is given that the full symmetric group over any infinite set is the product of finitely many Abelian subgroups. In fact, 289 subgroups suffice. Sharp bounds are also obtained on the minimal number k, such that the finite symmetric group Sn is the product of k Abelian subgroups. Using this, Sn is proved to be the product of 72n1/2(log n)3/2 cyclic subgroups. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 20B30, 20D40.


Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease caused by defects in the CF transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene, which encodes an epithelial chloride channel. The most common mutation, Δ508CFTR, produces a protein that is misfolded and does not reach the cell membrane. The discovery that partial chloride channel function could be restored by exposure to exogenous chemical stimuli led to the search for selective CFTR modulators. Vertex has led the way in developing N-aryl-1-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide derivatives such as lumacaftor and VX-661, which correct trafficking of Δ508CFTR and partially restore chloride channel activity. Novartis had identified similar activity in a series of picolinamide derivatives such as 3-amino-N-[(2S)-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl]-5,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-carboxamide. A series of five filings from Novartis has expanded on the activity of compounds based on this scaffold and provided compounds with nanomolar potency in cellular assays.


An innovative, simple, and sensitive spectrophotometric method was described for the determination of cimetidine in both its pureform and in pharmaceutical formulations. By oxidizing 2.4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (2.4-DNPH) and mixing it with cimetidine in analkaline solution, a brightly colored chromogen with a maximum absorption wavelength of 586 nm is created. After that,spectrophotometry was used to quantify the amount of cimetidine. Other analytical criteria, such as the ideal reaction circumstances,were evaluated. These criteria included variables like the volumes of 2.4-DNPH and potassium iodate, the amount of base, thecoupling reaction time, temperature, and the order in which the constituents of the final product are added. Beer's law is applied toconcentrations of (25–250) µg/mL-1 with correlation coefficient (R2) = 0.9964, molar absorptivity 353.276 (L.mol-1.cm-1), andSandell's law. The recommended method for locating cimetidine in pharmaceutical formulations worked well.


In this article, we study the trajectory control, subchannel assignment, and user association design for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)-based wireless networks. We propose a method to optimize the max-min average rate subject to data demand constraints of ground users (GUs) where spectrum reuse and co-channel interference management are considered. The mathematical model is a mixed-integer nonlinear optimization problem which we solve by using the alternating optimization approach where we iteratively optimize the user association, subchannel assignment, and UAV trajectory control until convergence. For the subchannel assignment subproblem, we propose an iterative subchannel assignment (ISA) algorithm to obtain an efficient solution. Moreover, the successive convex approximation (SCA) is used to convexify and solve the nonconvex UAV trajectory control subproblem. Via extensive numerical studies, we illustrate the effectiveness of our proposed design considering different UAV flight periods and number of subchannels and GUs as compared with a simple heuristic.


Under the impact of the political regime deployed by Getúlio Vargas, the project of a new capital for the State of Goiás, Brazil, was conceived. Thus Goiânia was born, intended to be a pole of radiating modernity in the country's central region. In that cultural setting, the modern and the traditional were interwoven, recomposing the religious field. This article studies the representations and values built during the capital's transfer, the new spirituality and the way Catholicism interacted with the forming populist political culture.


Mental health problems are common among children and young people in the UK. Some young people from ethnic minority backgrounds experience mental health problems in different ways from those from non-ethnic minority backgrounds. Furthermore, those from ethnic minority backgrounds often experience greater difficulties in accessing mental health support and variable levels of engagement with services, and may prefer different support to their white British peers.

 To describe the nature and scope of qualitative research about the experiences of children and young people from ethnic minority backgrounds in seeking or obtaining care or support for mental health problems.

 We searched seven bibliographic databases (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, MEDLINE, PsycInfo®, Health Management Information Consortium, Social Policy and Practice, and Web of Science) using relevant terms on 23 June 2021.

 The scoping review included qualitative research about young people's experiences of seeking or engaging with services or support for mental health problems. Included studies were published from 2012 onwards, were from the UK, were about those aged 10–24 years and were focused on those from ethnic minority backgrounds (i.e. not white British). Study selection, data extraction and quality assessment (with 'Wallace' criteria) were conducted by two reviewers. We provide a descriptive summary of the aims, scope, sample, methods and quality of the included studies, and a selected presentation of authors' findings (i.e. no formal synthesis).

 From 5335 unique search records, we included 26 papers or reports describing 22 diverse qualitative studies. Most of the studies were well conducted and clearly described. There were studies of refugees/asylum seekers (n = 5), university students (n = 4) and studies among young people experiencing particular mental health problems (n = 14) (some studies appear in multiple categories): schizophrenia or psychosis (n = 3), eating disorders (n = 3), post-traumatic stress disorder (n = 3, in asylum seekers), substance misuse (n = 2), self-harm (n = 2) and obsessive–compulsive disorder (n = 1). There were also three studies of ethnic minority young people who were receiving particular treatments (cognitive–behavioural therapy, multisystemic therapy for families and a culturally adapted family-based talking therapy). Most studies had been conducted with young people or their parents from a range of different ethnic backgrounds. However, nine studies were conducted with particular ethnic groups: asylum seekers from Afghanistan (n = 2), and black and South Asian (n = 2), black African and black Caribbean (n = 2), South Asian (n = 1), Pakistani or Bangladeshi (n = 1) and Orthodox Jewish (n = 1) people. The studies suggested a range of factors that influence care-seeking and access to mental health care, in terms of the beliefs and knowledge of young people and their parents, the design and promotion of services, and the characteristics of care professionals. Poor access was attributed to a lack of understanding of mental health problems, lack of information about services, lack of trust in care professionals, social stigma and cultural expectations about mental resilience.

 As this was a rapid scoping review, there was only a basic synthesis of the research findings.

 Future research about young people from ethnic minorities could cover a wider range of ethnic minorities, sample and analyse experiences from particular ethnic minorities separately, cover those accessing different services for different needs, and adopt multiple perspectives (e.g. service user, carer, clinician, service management).

 This study is registered as https://osf.io/wa7bf/.

 This project was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health and Social Care Delivery programme and will be published in full in Health and Social Care Delivery; Vol. 10, No. 22. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.


The development of mobile phones that are so free makes people's purchasing power even higher, with existing criteria, starting from the network to the operating system. Due to the large number of criteria available on the mobile phone, the criteria for selecting mobile phones are also increasing. Many brands offer competitive criteria with various specifications and prices. The problem in this study is how to implement a Mobile Selection Decision Support System Using the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) Method in Putera Mandiri Phone. The method used in making this handphone decision is the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The AHP method is used to determine the weighting of criteria according to the stages and process of calculating the AHP method, then the weighting results of the criteria from the AHP method will be input data criteria which will be used as the recommended priority output of mobile phones. At the end of the process it can produce mobile recommendations that can provide input to mobile phone users that should be purchased and owned.
Decision Support System (SPK) or Decision Support System (DSS) is a system that is able to provide alternative solutions. In this problem an AHP application of the Analytical Hierarchy Process is proposed. With the existence of this system, it is able to make it easier to provide a sequence recommendation or ranking of alternative varieties that exist in a hierarchical manner, and this system is expected to help buyers in making choices.

Keywords: Mobile, Decision Support System, Analytical Hierarchy Process


Snacks make up a large portion of U.S. meals, but unhealthy snacks are a concern that can lead to being overweight or obese. Healthy alternatives can be germinated cereals and legumes, which undergo chemical compositional changes producing smaller size molecules for easier digestion and generate bioactives that can have health benefits. The objective of this research was to develop a healthy, nutritional snack chip from germinated rough rice and germinated green gram that will be easier for the body to digest, and provide much higher protein than conventional chips or crackers with low glycemic index. Rough rice and green gram were germinated for 1, 3, 5, and 7 days. There was a significant difference (P < 0.05) in the changes in nutrient composition, antinutrient (trypsin inhibitor and lipoxygenases) activities, and physical properties: increase of protein and lipids, decrease of starch, change in water activity, decrease in trypsin inhibitor, lipoxygenase-1, and lipoxygenase-3 activity, and decrease in glycemic index. The results indicate that snack chips prepared using sprouted rough rice and green gram are a healthier alternative to the snack chips currently on the market and have the potential for marketing and an impact on wellness. * Rachel M. Browder is a May 2018 Honors program graduate with a major in Food Science. † Navam Hettiarachchy, faculty mentor, University Professor, Department of Food Science. § Ronny Horax, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Food Science. Undergraduate Research Articles


Despite there being larger numbers of older people in
rural populations in the UK, there has been very little
research undertaken with this group. The research
uses a social ethnographic approach grounded in
information and social network theory. The paper
describes the progress so far, places the research
within a theoretical context, describes the way stage
one fieldwork was undertaken and identifies the
themes that emerged to inform stage two design. The
second stage fieldwork is described using some of the
initial findings from the observation, interview and
participant diary data collected. The paper concludes
that the research will provide a unique insight into the
social networking of information amongst active older
people in a very rural community in the rural North
Pennines and inform the planning of service provider
information provision for this population group.


Dikumpulkan : 17 Maret 2021 Direvisi : 22 Maret 2021 Dipublikasi : 23 Maret 2021 The research aims to determine consumer perception on the quality of pearl jewelry products in Mataram. The population is consumers of pearl jewelry products, and the respondent determination technique is purposive sampling. The number of sample taken is 100 people. To answer the problem posed, the Ideal-Point Model is used. The model measures the gap (difference) between what is perceived and what consumers need. The result shows that the interest of consumers in purchasing pearl jewelry is mainly due to pearl quality, followed by other quality attributes. The quality value gap is quite large in the attributes of conformity to specifications, frame material, aesthetic value, price, and pearl jewelry design. Even though there is a value gap in some quality attributes, overall quality of Sekarbela pearl jewelry products is very good according to consumer perception. Copyright © 2021. Muhamad Ilhamudin, Santi Nururly, Rusminah, Hilmiati. All rights reserved.


In the present study, three flavonoids, 3-O-methylquercetin (1), 3,4'-O-dimethylquercetin (2) and 3,7-O-dimethylquercetin (3) were isolated and characterized for the first time from a methanol extract obtained from the species Ptychopetalum olacoides. The structures of compounds were identified by spectroscopic methods (1D-, 2D-NMR, MS and UV) and confirmed by comparison with the respective literature data. The cytotoxic effect of crude extract was evaluated in vitro against three human cancer cell lines. The results showed a mild cytotoxic activity (IC50 = 45.16 μg/mL) against breast cancer (MCF-7). However, crude extract did not exhibit any cytotoxic effect against normal cell human fibroblast (MRC-5).


Research on trading rule profitability usually simulates trading on historical data. These data usually are obtained from files such as CRSP, which estimate closing prices as the last trade (at the closing bid or the closing ask, or neither), or the bid-ask average (in the absence of a last trade). A trading rule could not normally be implemented at these prices, for even a smaller number of shares. A simulated contrarian strategy transforms noise in closing price estimates into return biases, by buying at predominantly bid prices and shorting at ask, which is not implementable for most investors. The bias in estimated contrarian portfolio returns is severe. For example, when returns are calculated from successive bid prices of NASDAQ stocks, short-term contrarian profits largely disappear


Recommended Citation La Barba, Julie M.D., FAAP and Karen Weber Cullen, DrPH (2019) "Prescriptions for Produce: An intervention with nutrition education, cooking instruction and produce vouchers to increase fruit and vegetable consumption.," Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk: Vol. 10 : Iss. 2 , Article 3. Available at: https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol10/iss2/3


With the information-sharing scheme′s influence on the performance of the federated filter, the filters with various schemes differ in fault-tolerance and estimation precision. Considering that the local filter with fault (separated) from the federated filter can not share the information, a fault-detecting method is given based on the RBF. Then an adaptive sharing scheme for the federated filter algorithm is first presented by introducing the fault (factor.) The key to the proposed method is that fault detection and information sharing are considered as a whole. The information (sharing) coefficients for the local filters without fault are adjusted adaptively, according to the change of the estimation quality. With the sharing coefficient reset zero, the local filter whose failure has been (detected) is isolated from the federated filter structure by the fault factor, and recovered to the structure after its (failure) is removed. Simulation shows that the ability of fault-tolerance and the precision of the filter are improved by this method.


been decreasing in the postwar period does not imply anything at all about the length and intensity of industrial conflict in the future. Presumably, the process of institutionalization will continue, and both labor and management will become more and more interested in maintaining industrial peace. Until some appraisal is made of the relative strength of the forces tending toward stability and the forces tending to exacerbate conflict, however, we can make no predictions about the future of conflict.


In a decision issued on October 12, 1998, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) upheld the judgment of a WTO dispute settlement panel that the United States' ban on imports of shrimp harvested without turtle-excluder devices (TEDs) (which protect sea turtles during shrimp harvesting) violates WTO rules. The Appellate Body agreed with the panel that, contrary to the arguments of the United States, the import ban was not justified as a natural resource conservation measure under Article XX(g) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 (GATT 1994) (part of the WTO Agreement), which provides an exception from general WTO rules for trade-restrictive measures "relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources." Although the Appellate Body found that the U.S. law prescribing the import ban was within the scope of measures covered by Article XX(g), because the ban was applied by the United States in an arbitrary and discriminatory manner, it nevertheless was not permissible.


Fast ionization wave (FIW), a postbreakdown phenomenon of laser-induced plasma, is observed for a laser intensity of 1011–1013 W/m2 using the CO2 laser pulse in the atmospheric pressure condition. FIW is distinguishable as "overdriven detonation" according to Raizer's Chapmann-Jouguet detonation theory because FIW is known as the type of laser-absorption wave that has a higher propagation velocity than the laser-supported detonation wave (LSDW). Some reports have described the expansion of FIW using a solid-state laser. Nevertheless, the threshold phenomena between FIW and LSDW are not fundamentally understood. This study used the high-speed visualization and optical emission spectroscopy to investigate the transition of the laser-absorption wave in argon gaseous form. To elucidate the physics of the transition threshold, a 5 J CO2 pulse laser, an Echelle spectrometer, and an intensified CCD camera are used for the quantitative investigation of the plasma temperature and density. Results demonstrate that the FIW front had an electron temperature of 0.7 eV and an electron number density of 2.5 × 1023 m−3. At the FIW–LSDW transition, the electron temperature increased by 1 eV, and the density decreased by 2.2 × 1023 m−3. Besides, the transition threshold and the existence of local-thermodynamic equilibrium were evaluated based on the electron temperature, and the density was obtained from the spectroscopic experiments.


We examine a modified 2 × 2 game of Hex in which the winner of each cell is determined by a Tullock contest. The player establishing a winning path of cells in the game wins a fixed prize. Examining the polar cases of all cells being contested simultaneously versus all four cells being contested sequentially, we show that there is an increase in the total expected payoff for the players in the sequential case. We identify conditions under which players have identical and non-identical expected payoffs when the contest order is pre-specified. We also examine dissipation for random order contests. We thus provide a canonical model of a multibattle contest in which complementarities between battlefields are heterogeneous across both battlefields and players.


We propose an integrated, wavelet based, two-stage coding scheme for lossy, near-lossless and lossless compression of medical volumetric data. The method presented determines the bit-rate while encoding for the lossy layer and without any iteration. It is in the spirit of "lossy plus residual coding" and consists of a wavelet-based lossy layer followed by an arithmetic coding of the quantized residual to guarantee a given pixel-wise maximum error bound. We focus on the selection of the optimum bit rate for the lossy coder to achieve the minimum total (lossy plus residual) bit rate in the near-lossless and the lossless cases. We propose a simple and practical method to estimate online the optimal bit rate and provide a theoretical justification for it. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme provides improved, embedded lossy, and lossless performance competitive with the best results published so far in the literature, with an added feature of near-lossless coding.


We study the effects of varying the confidence level of speculators and the confidence level attributed to them by their competitors, about the precision of their private information in the framework of the model of financial markets with imperfect competition a la Kyle (1989).


This project is a single case study of a private orphanage in Northeastern China. Three questions guided the investigation at the orphanage: 1) What do providers believe is their role in meeting the children's social-emotional needs? 2) How do providers' routines support children's social-emotional development? and 3) How do providers integrate their faith in caring for the children? Observations of and conversations with the orphanage director, co-director, and two direct-care providers were analyzed along the following four categories: Parenting Style, Dependency Paradigms, Daily Routines, and Spiritual Attributions. Data was hand-coded and analyzed for relevant themes within the four categories. Results support previous research suggesting Chinese parenting is best described as a blend of authoritarian and authoritative styles. Results also indicate that adult providers' intentional identification with traditional family roles (father, mother, aunt) provide the intimate environment that fosters children's social-emotional development. Additionally, a blending of both institutional and family care frameworks were evident in the daily routines of providers. Spiritual Attributions of God as a Source of Meaning and God as My Helper were significant contributions to the emotional support of providers and provided the vehicle for passing on spiritual beliefs to children.


The purpose of this study is to examine the Korean territory, the Japanese intentions, and the perception that Japan had about Korea at that time reflected in the historical atlases published in Japan during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. To this end, the researchers investigated Katsumori Shiba, the editor of The Japanese History Atlas and the enlarged edition of it, The New Japanese History Atlas, the historical situations and the background of publication, and examined and compared the composition of the contents of both atlases. Then how the two atlases perceive Korea was looked into. As a result, it was found that the scale of some maps in the two atlases has been enlarged in accordance with the changes in times, and that Japan pursued historical justification for ruling over the Korean Peninsula through historical maps. In other words, they tried to show that Japan's dominance over the Korean peninsula was in the extension of the past, and the Korean peninsula was faithful to its role as a bridgehead for Japanese advance continent. Also, it is shown that Japan recognized basically Korea including Ulleungdo and Dokdo as 'Chosun'.


Ongoing work to test the hypothesis of the origin of eukaryotic cell organelles by microbial symbioses is discussed. Because of the widespread acceptance of the serial endosymbiotic theory (SET) of the origin of plastids and mitochondria, the idea of the symbiotic origin of the centrioles and axonemes for spirochete bacteria motility symbiosis was tested. Intracellular microtubular systems are purported to derive from symbiotic associations between ancestral eukaryotic cells and motile bacteria. Four lines of approach to this problem are being pursued: (1) cloning the gene of a tubulin-like protein discovered in Spirocheata bajacaliforniesis; (2) seeking axoneme proteins in spirochets by antibody cross-reaction; (3) attempting to cultivate larger, free-living spirochetes; and (4) studying in detail spirochetes (e.g., Cristispira) symbiotic with marine animals. Other aspects of the investigation are presented.


Flight-simulation tests were carried out on sheet specimens notched "by an open hole (Kt = 2.66). The material was 2024-T3 in three conditions; Alclad, bare and chemically milled. The crack initiation period and the crack propagation period were considerably shorter for the Alclad material. The significance of the cladding, both for constant-amplitude loading and variable-amplitude loading, is analysed. Information from the literature is summarized. Practical aspects for aircraft application are indicated.


Rabi sorghum is an important dry land crop grown in the Deccan Plateau on 5.6 m ha area in the states of
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. There is a need for the development of varieties specifically
adapted for post-rainy season to enhance production and productivity levels. Research on rabi sorghum to enhance
productivity requires gene pools, breeding lines and parental lines with different adaptation niches from those of kharif
sorghum, higher dependence on rabi adapted genetic variability, specific emphasis on grain quality and fodder yield and
developing high yielding cultivars with maturity duration suiting to different growing conditions defined by soil depth. For
the past 25 years, several programs in India attempted to improve varieties and/or hybrid parents through pedigree breeding
approach. Most of the present-day improved varieties are the result of pure-line selection practiced among the local/
popular varieties. The varieties for specific soil situations (shallow, medium and deep) have been released. The popular
varieties have lustrous, bold and globular grain distinct from the improved cultivars. Although several hybrids have been
developed and released for rabi season cultivation, the area covered with hybrids is almost negligible. This is because of lack
of appropriate hybrids with acceptable grain quality adapted to different agro-ecological situations of rabi season characterized
by terminal drought, low temperatures and biotic stresses. Constraints in the development of hybrids in rabi sorghum are
low heterosis due to use of Maldandi for improvement of both the parents, temperature sensitivity, fertility restoration and
cold tolerance. Issues on male sterile and restorer parents with rabi adaptation and development of high yielding hybrids are
discussed


This data set includes bi-monthly data on submerged aquatic vegetation species composition, percent cover, above and below ground biomass and environmental data at coastal sites across the fresh to saline gradient in Barataria Bay, LA.


On January 24, 1994, the US Supreme Court ruled that abortion clinics may utilize anti-racketeering law in suits against anti-abortion blockaders. The 1970 anti-rackets law permits triple damages in cases of criminal activity that fits a pattern. The Court has not yet defined the First Amendment free-speech rights of anti-abortion demonstrators who attempt to shut down abortion clinics. The decision was issued in response to a 1986 lawsuit filed by 2 abortion clinics and the National Organization for Women. The suit cited hundreds of acts of arson, assault, clinic invasions and trespasses, and the theft of 4000 fetuses. Women sought damages from Operation Rescue and the Pro-Life Action League under both federal anti-racketeering and antitrust laws. Lower courts had previously ruled against both these claims, and the Supreme Court consented only to consider the anti-racketeering portion of the claim.


1. aid annotating, comprising: at least one display device, at least one processor is programmed: to determine the current context from the current medical image imaging studies; to compare the current context of medical image of previous medical images contexts preceding imaging studies; and displaying relevant context and context relevant annotation medical image of previous imaging studies that match the current context of medical research, the context includes at least one of the current modalities of imaging research and a detectable anatomical struktury.2. annotating aid according to Claim. 1, wherein the context is determined based on at least one of context information contained in the header of the current picture, and information associated with an anatomical structure contained in the current medical izobrazhenii.3. annotating aid according to Claim. 1, which is further programmed to display a list of relevant context annotations, previous annotations containing executed radiologist current, previous annotations made radiologist current for the current patient and / or prior to the current annotation patsienta.4. annotating aid according to Claim. 1, which further programmed annotation overlay context relevant to the current medical izobrazhenie.5. annotating aid according to Claim. 1, which further


DR. H. A. McCoy, in opening the discussion, said that the colon presented many difficult problems to the X ray investigator. If he was satisfied to rely on the evidence obtained by the barium enema alone, many lesions of the colon would be missed. The arrangement of the colonic mucous membrane was complex, and the presence of the variable coils in any segment of the colon rendered impossible complete visualization of the lumen in any one film. It was essential, therefore, that the investigator should avail himself of each of the several modes of examination in general use. Both barium meal and enema provided useful evidence. It was a matter of personal choice among various investigators as to whether the meal or enema should be given first. As a rule. if the clinical picture indicated a lesion of the large bowel, it was expedient to proceed in the first place with the barium enema. Fluoroscopy, Dr. McCoy said, was as essential iti examination of the colon as it was in the remainder of the gastro-intestinal tract. The course of the enema, which flowed under low pressure, might be followed through each coil and flexure of. the colon. Temporary arrest of the flow was therefore thoroughly investigated, and by rotation the entire. outline of each successive segment was seen. After evacuation of the enema, sufficient barium remained adhering to the mucous membrane to provide information on the arrangement of the mucous folds, and in this way alteration of the lumen by tumours or small diverticula might be more readily seen than when the colon was filled with barium. If, then. the colon was inflated with air, further information on the mucous membrane was available. Finally. signs not previously apparent might be noted if an investigation was made twelve to twenty-four hours after the enema. It was found commonly that by this time pouches were seen filled for the first ttmes The follow-up of the barium meal might give similar information. In routine examination of the colon diverticula were found fairly frequently; in one series they occurred in as many as 10%, but this was probably above the average. They were seen more often in males than in females, the ratio being two to one, and usually in stout subjects who suffered from oonstipation. Conditions which may be confused radiologically with diverticulosis included all other inflammatory conditions of the colon (caecal tuberculosis, regional enteritis, colitis, late effects of typhoid and polyposis) and neoplasm. The association of diverticulosis with carcinoma was said to be in the region of one in three, but this was disputed by many authorities; and most agreed that the association was incidental rather than actual. Dr. McCoy said that regional enteritis was included, as this condition (also known as regional ileitis) might. according to recent literature, involve the colon. Dr. McCoy referred to an article by Zaaiger which appeared in The British Medical Journa; on December 18, 1937, at page 95, and in which the condition was recorded in two cases out of seven. Diverticulitis might be divided radiologically into the prediverticular and diverticular stages. The typical picture of diverticulitis was seen in the sigmoid colon, and the lumen of the affected segment was constricted and had a saw-edged appearance. Many of the sharp tooth-like processes were surmounted by stalked diverticula. This was the picture seen under full distension by the enema. After evacuation, and particularly after air inflation, the pouches were seen more readily. Barium might remain in the pouches for several days, and, according to Kohler, might be seen ten days after the meal or enema. The pouches varied greatly in size, shape and distribution. Many were pedunculated, and the presence of frecal contents within them might block the entrance of barium. Others might be large and sessile, with wide orifices. These were usually more common in the transverse colon. Dr. McCoy went on to say that the exclusion of coexisting carcinoma was always difficult, particularly in the contracted and saw-edge types of diver-ticula; and the greatest amount of enlightenment might be gained by demonstrating distensibility after air inflation; the carcinoma was. of course, rigid, and the lumen was not distensible. Differentiation by this means was not without danger, and the air had to be injected carefully and with due regard to the patient's sensation. Displacement upward and to the right of the terminal coils of ileum was a useful secondary sign, and might point to displacement of these coils by an inflammatory mass in the pelvic colon. Dr. McCoy emphasized the importance of exploring each of several avenues of investigation when examining the colon radiologically. He believed that the investigation of the mucous pattern was all-important, for by it lesions not demonstrable by the older method of complete distension with a barium suspension might be discovered in an early stage. Important work had been performed in this respect by J. O'Sullivan, of Melbourne, and it merited close attention and study. Following in the main the teachings of German authorities, O'Sullivan directed particular attention to the investigation of the barium-coated mucous membrane. and by dosed compression over a limited area he succeeded in demonstrating graphically lesions of the mucous membrane and their extent. This method was of particular value in demonstrating a limited area of diverticulitis, and was preferable to the more generally practised abdominal compression by a wide band. Dr. McCoy then showed a series of cinematograph films illustrating points raised during the discussion.


Purpose

In near future, population change and shift, aged workforce and retirement of baby boomer generations are going to bring huge shortage of talent and skilled labor across globe, especially in developed and emerging nations. Hence, this paper aims to link talent management and international mobility function in a strategic way to overcome the challenge that business world will be facing in terms of scarcity of talent.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper viewpoint is expressed considering international texts and organizational research reports.

Findings

Changing demographics and skill gap economies across nations and compliance risk or regulatory challenge might have a direct impact on talent mobility. Further, talent mobility might have a reverse effect on assignee and family. No single stakeholder alone would tackle this problem. So, the educational institutions, business, government and non-governmental institutions need to collaborate and form a framework to deal with it.

Research limitations/implications

Viewpoint can be further refined through academic conceptualization and empirical validation.

Practical implications

Managers can incorporate framework suggested for managing talent during mobility.

Originality/value

A call for integrating talent and mobility function would encourage researcher for further refinement of the idea, through theoretical and empirical validation. Talent mobility has been discussed as a win − win situation for companies and nations across the globe.


Objective To analyze the relationship between children's respiratory health and ambient air pollution in China.Methods The studies on ambient air pollution and children's respiratory health in China published from 1980 to 2008 were collected and 12 of them were selected.Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis were used to find the correlations between levels of air pollutants and children's history prevalence of respiratory diseases and symptoms.Results Strong associations between the levels of TSP and the history prevalence of cough, long-term cough, sputum, long-term sputum, bronchitis for children were found, and 0.50%,0.12%,0.43%,0.09% and 0.51% increased respectively as per 10 μg/m3 increased for TSP;there were significant associations between the levels of PM10 and the history prevalence of cough, sputum and bronchitis for children, and 2.64%, 2.27%,2.17% increased respectively as per 10 μg/m3 increased for PM10.Significant associations were also found between the levels of PM2.5 and the history prevalence of cough, sputum and bronchitis for children, and 4.56%,3.49%, 3.74% increased respectively as per 10 μg/m3 increased for PM2.5.Pearson correlation analysis indicated a significant increase of the history prevalence of wheeze for children with increase of levels of SO2;there were significant associations between the increase of the levels of SO2 and increase of the history prevalence of cough and sputum for children as the levels of SO2 lower than 0.15 mg/m3 , and 1.65% and 1.50% increased respectively as per 10 μg/m3 increase of SO2.Significant associations between the levels of NOx lower than 0.10 mg/m3 and the history prevalence of long-term cough, long-term sputum, bronchitis for children were found, and 0.86%, 0.51% and 3.21% increased respectively as per 10 μg/m3 increase of NOx.Furthermore, the associations between air pollutants and the history prevalence of children's respiratory health in north China were more significant.Conclusion The air pollutants in China are risk factors of children's respiratory system health, and impacts of air pollutants on children's respiratory system health in north China is more significant than that of the whole regions.


Rollandite, Cu 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 -4H 2 O, was found in the old copper mines of Roua (Alpes-Maritimes, France), associated with olivenite, conichalcite, clinotyrolite, cornubite, kolfanite, pharmacosiderite, gerhardtite, atacamite, gilmarite, wallkilldellite-Fe, cuprite, domeykite, algodonite and native copper. It forms aggregates (1mm diameter) consisting of perfect crystals (0.5 × 0.15 × 0.1 mm maximum dimension). The bottle-green crystals are elongated along a, slightly flattened on {010}, and have a good cleavage on {001}. They are not twinned. The mineral is orthorhombic, Pnma, a = 5.6906(4), b = 17.061(1), c = 9.732(1) A, V = 944.9(1) A 3 , Z = 4, D meas = 3.9(1) and D calc = 3.84 g/cm 3 . The strongest lines in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern ( d obs in A, (hkl), I vis ) are: 8.52, (020), 100; 3.721, (131), 60; 3.221, (141) (051), 90; 3.102, (132), 40; 2.817, (103)(033), 35; 2.795, (142), 35; 2.350, (143) (053), 25; 2.133, (080) (251), 25. Mohs9 hardness is 4-4.5. Luster is vitreous transparent, streak is very light green; crystals are biaxial (-) with α = 1.745(5), β = 1.755(5), γ = 1.760(5) at 590 nm; 2V obs = 71(2)°, 2V calc = 70.1(4)°. Non pleochroic. The crystal structure was solved by direct methods (Mo Kα radiation) and refined using 1407 observed unique reflections to R = 0.086, R w = 0.046. The structure of rollandite is formed by (020) sheets of CulO 6 octahedra and [100] chains of Cu2O 5 square pyramids linked by AsO 4 tetrahedra. The water molecule O6H 2 is bonded by hydrogen bonds in the channels running along [100].


Compared with the coastal economically developed provinces,the small and medium-sized enterprises clusters in Hubei province fall behind in quantity,scale,competitiveness,industry chains,degree of labor division,and foreign trade for existence degrees.Experience of the coastal developed region tells us that developing the private sector of the economy is the solid foundation of development of small and medium-sized enterprises cluster,increasing efforts to build a professional marketing is the necessary choice of development and expansion of enterprise clusters,attracting foreign capital is the important method of the leapfrog development of small and medium-sized enterprise clusters.And the plan,guidance and support of local government are the power of enterprise clusters.


From studying on the relationship between firm's social capital and knowledge acquisition,this paper will probe into their relation on the basis of BP neural network.Furthermore,it will put forwards some suggestions for Chinese firms to improve their innovation capability.


By mapping one dimension time series into two dimension graph, Horizontal Visibility Graph (short as HVG) method provides a new way to analyze time series structural properties, it has been used in economics, biology, sociology and other areas related. In this paper, we apply it to investigate the Low-rate Denial-of-Service (LDoS) flow packet sequence pattern variations. We establish the Packet Sequence Model and put new metrics to measure the pattern similarity. Using the data carried out on PlanetLab, we find out that the packet sequence time series of the receiver has a bigger HVG degree than the sender, indicating that the packet sequence patterns get more irregular under the impacts of end-to-end delay.


In this paper, we present a method for the fault detection based on the residual generation. The main idea is to reconstruct the outputs of the system from the measurements using the extended Kalman filter. The estimations are compared to the values of the reference model and so, deviations are interpreted as possible faults. The reference model is simulated by the dynamic hybrid simulator, PrODHyS. The use of this method is illustrated through an application in the field of chemical processes


Using the general theory of Hopf bifurcation with symmetry we study here the example where the group of symmetries is O(3), the rotations and reflections of a sphere. We make some amendments to previously published lists of C-axial isotropy subgroups of O(3) × S1 and list the isotropy subgroups with four-dimensional fixed-point subspaces. We then study the particular example where O(3) × S1 acts on the space V3 ⊕ V3 where V3 is the space of spherical harmonics of degree three. We find that in this case there are six C-axial isotropy subgroups of O(3) × S1. The equivariant Hopf theorem guarantees the existence of periodic solutions with each of these symmetries in O(3) × S1 equivariant differential equations. Three of the solutions are found to be standing waves and the other three are travelling waves. We compute conditions for each of these solution branches to be stable and by restricting the O(3) × S1 equivariant differential equations to four-dimensional invariant subspaces we are able to find additional periodic and quasiperiodic solutions.


Android mobile security issues mainly regards disclosure of personal privacy and a variety of malicious chargeback software. These rogue software that contains a virus secretly running in the background, leading to Android phones become virus carriers. In order to solve the problem of information security Android phone, does not destroy the basis of the existing security architecture based on the realization of rights management application software, allowing users in different scenarios, according to their demand for Android application installed on your system permissions assigned.


This paper presents an algorithmic method for solving the two-plant simultaneous bounded domain stabilization problem for SISO LTI systems. This problem has no closed form solution. The solution provides robust performance in the presence of sensor or actuator failure, or other major parameter changes. Vidyasagar (1987) studied a similar problem involving partially bounded stability domains. However, stability with respect to partially bounded domains only partially bound performance characteristics, such as control energy and transient response. The current investigation gives necessary conditions for simultaneous bounded domain stability and demonstrates a geometry-based solution algorithm which can be automated. The possible solutions to the problem and the admissible solutions are represented as sets of points in Euclidean space. The solution to the problem is found by using computational geometric techniques to detect points in the intersection of these two sets, if there is one, and deducing the simultaneous stabilizing compensator design from the points found in the intersection.


【Objective】 This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of aeration cultivation on root architecture and nitrogen metabolism of young peach trees in order to lay a foundation for finding out the role of oxygen in the peach tree root growth and development.【Method】Two-year-old peach tree 'Chunmei' was selected to study the effects of aeration cultivation on soil O2content,root activity,root architecture and nitrogen metabolism of young peach trees.Plastic box with uniform small holes at the bottom was used as the aerobic cultivation device.There were two treatments including the control(non-aeration) and aeration cultivation.The change of soil O2 concentration,root activity,root total nitrogen and root transaminase activity was determined in the peach tree growing season.The professional edition of root analysis system WinRHIZO was used to determine the parameter of root architecture after the new shoots slightly stop growing.【Result】Aeration cultivation improved soil O2 content.After aeration cultivation,the total root length,total root surface area,number of first lateral roots and second lateral roots,number of tips,total root volume,number of forks,number of cross increased by 50.53%,42.66%,13.64%,18.51%,44.94%,5.48%,37.01% and 54.41%,respectively compared with the control.The average length of first lateral roots and root average diameter decreased.The angle between first lateral roots and vertically downward direction was decreased,the number of small angle increased,and root tended to vertically distribution under aeration cultivation.The dry matter of roots which the diameter was less than 2 mm was significantly higher than control and the dry matter of roots which the diameter was greater than 5 mm was decreased under aeration cultivation.The activity of root system,the activities of NR,GOT,GPT and the content of root total nitrogen were higher than the control under aeration cultivation and they increased 19.04%,29.80%,6.56%,19.91% and 18.90%,respectively.After aeration cultivation,the dry matter accumulation and stem of young peach trees were higher than the control.【Conclusion】 Aeration cultivation can increase the soil O2 concentration and promote the occurrence and growth of fine roots.It can induce root straight down growth and improve the level of the root nitrogen metabolism.It is advantageous to accumulate the dry matter and promote the growth and development of young peach trees.


'The Political Theatre' is among the most important documents of the modern stage. It tells of the foundation and flowering in Weimar Germany of a new form of theatre - epic theatre - designed to bring on to the stage the real political issues of the time, and to do so with all the aids that modern technology could supply.


We studied the tolerance to ischemic injury of fatty cirrhotic liver and normal liver in rats. Wistar rats were divided into a group FC(n=24): fatty liver cirrhosis with choline deficient diet, and a group N(n=24): normal liver. The rats underwent normothermic hepatic ischemia for sixty minutes. ATP and TAN levels in the liver tissue before ischemia were significantly (p<0.01) lower in the group FC than those in the group N. ATP and TAN 1evels 60 minutes after reperfusion were also significantly (p<0.01) lower in the group FC than those in the group N. In group N, ATP level 60 minutes after reperfusion was significantly (p<0.01) increased compared with that before reperfusion. But there were no increase in group FC. The survival rate one week after ischemia and the recovery rate of bile flow 60 minutes after reperfusion were significantly (p<0.01)


This paper provides an introduction to the topic of model-based testing. The modelbase testing process is described, and the choices available at each stage considered. The different types of tool necessary to support the process are explained and example tools listed along with the notations they support. The place for standards in model-based testing is examined, and the new skills needed by testers discussed. Finally, means of determining the suitability of projects for model-based testing are considered before a number of case studies (by both tool developers and users) are described.


A concise and scalable synthetic route for optically pure (4S) and (4R)-5-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactones (DHPVs), catechin metabolites, has been developed via the efficient construction of a γ-valerolactone moiety from hexenol. Noticeably, the different skin wrinkle-reducing activities of each metabolite were revealed via our unique syntheses of DHPVs in an enantiomerically pure form.


ABSTRACT Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (AAPB) are widespread and play an important role in carbon cycling in the lakes of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. However, little is known about how free-living and particle-attached AAPB distribute with salinity in the Qinghai–Tibetan lakes. In the present study, the abundance and diversity of free-living and particle-attached AAPB were investigated in seven Qinghai–Tibetan lakes with salinity ranging from freshwater to almost saturation (1.2 g L−1 241.1 g L−1). An integrated approach was employed including pufL-M gene (encoding the photosynthetic reaction center of AAPB) based quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and PCR-cloning phylogenetic analysis. The qPCR data showed that the ratio between particle-attached and free-living AAPB was positively correlated (R2 = 0.73, p < 0.01) with increasing salinity. The phylogenetic analysis of pufL-M gene showed that the composition of AAPB population varied with salinity in the studied Qinghai–Tibetan lakes. These results suggested that salinity may be the important factor shaping the AAPB distribution in the studied Qinghai–Tibetan lakes, and AAPB may be adapted to the harsh conditions in the Qinghai–Tibetan lakes by attaching to particles.


The effects of radomes have previously been studied by using such traditional approaches as local flat-slab approximation, local circularly curved surface approximation, thin-layer approximation, finite element solution, etc. For a canonical radome geometry like a circular cylindrical one, it is possible to derive the Green's function in explicit form, by using the addition theorems for cylindrical functions. This enables one to write further an electric field integral equation over the reflector's surface, and solve it by the moments method (MM). However, even for a free-space geometry, the MM results in prohibitively large CPU time, if a reflector is larger than 20 lambda. What is even more disappointing, the MM is known to be heavily inaccurate if a kind of shell resonance takes place. Therefore, in the present analysis the authors combine the Green's function approach to account for the radome, with the method of regularization for solving the scattering from the reflector accurately. Besides, to simulate a directive feed in an equally accurate manner, the authors use the complex source point (CSP) concept. The latter is known as a very efficient way to account for the feed directivity without loosing mathematical correctness. >


Our observation of histoplasmosis cases augments the current knowledge on transmission by bats. In the presented cases, the only contact happened in the proximity of a bat cave but not inside the cave. We wish to communicate and stress that even outside of caves, bats may disperse the organism.


Recently, surfactants have shown some potential for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil, although research in this area has been limited. Batch and column studies were conducted to investigate the sorption processes and transport behavior of Cu(II) in a sandy soil in the presence of surfactants. SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate) and Triton X-100 were chosen as representatives of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant, respectively. Results showed that the anionic surfactant (SDS) significantly decreased the retention of Cu(II) in the sandy soil and was more effective in removal of Cu(III) than the nonionic surfactant (Triton X-100) in the both batch and column experiments. Further, both SDS and Triton X-100 appeared more effective in removing Cu(II) under increasing acidic conditions. Description of the sorption process and transport of heavy metals is necessary for identifying the fate of heavy metals in soils. The batch-generated sorption isotherms were found to be quantitatively higher than those calculated in columns. The sorption processes of Cu(III) in the soil column showed a strong nonequilibrium. Both a first-order kinetic model and a two-region model were not capable of describing the entire experimental breakthrough curve (BIC) in most instances


Author(s): Shwiff, Stephanie A.; Sterner, Ray T. | Abstract: Benefit-cost analysis (BCA) involves comparing all of the gains and losses from a given wildlife damage management action or management technique over time in similar units, thereby providing a total picture of potential gains and losses to society. This technique is at the core of justifications for wildlife damage management efforts. BCA has been noticeably absent from the study of vertebrate pest management problems, and in the few studies where a BCA has been included, the analysis is incomplete. This paper provides an overview of the steps in a BCA, using specific wildlife damage examples to highlight and expand the technique for researchers interested in documenting these effects.


Abstract This paper describes an evaluation method for assessing the effectiveness of using multimedia tools for remote maintenance of production machinery in the automotive sector. The multimedia tools have been developed to support the design implementation and maintenance of a component-based control system for manufacturing machines. Scenario testing has been adopted to assess the possible benefits associated with the use of multimedia tools. It has been found that the multimedia tools are effective in improving the diagnostic capability of the maintenance provider in terms of acquiring better information and reducing the time taken to diagnose the problems. However, there are security, human resource restructuring, maintenance agreement, and training issues associated with the service that must be appreciated prior to large-scale adoption of the technology.


Firstly,it analyzed the uncertainty problems of ergonomics from the perspective of the correctness of related theories,as well as the validity of the data.Secondly,it illustrated the relativity problems in ergonomics researches,such as relationship between primary and secondary functions,conversion between the concepts of "comfortable" and "uncomfortable".Furthermore,from the perspective of industrial design,it discussed the possibility of various ways to solve problems,which demanded different ergonomical research models and research approaches to match according to different stages of design.


Purpose – The central concern of this paper is to analyze how a management‐development (MD) program can be promoted through internal evaluation. The aim of this article is, through an evaluation experience, to study the usability of internal process‐oriented evaluation in the context of a public‐sector professional organization.Design/methodology/approach – A case from a public‐sector professional organization is used as an example to demonstrate the idea of evaluative development orientation, which is the use of evaluation concepts, techniques, and findings in fostering organizational change and learning in one's own organization. It is a holistic approach, which consists of continuous scanning of emerging effects and systematic monitoring and documentation of the process of the program.Findings – Develops the idea of using internal process‐oriented evaluation as a method to promote the organizational development initiative. Points out some lessons learned with regard to the following main themes: managi...


The object of this paper is to identify the key elements that impact a radiation dose at EAB (Exclusion Area Boundary). This study is based on the AST (Alternative Source Terms) as defined in Regulatory Guide 1.183. The LOCA (Loss of Coolant Accident) and the LRA (Locked Rotor Accident) are selected as limiting cases. A sensitivity analysis of accidental behavior with respect to various parameters during LOCA and LRA at Kori Unit 1 is also undertaken for the following objectives: to determine the limiting parameters, to find the impact trend of the radiation dose, and to find the safety margin between AST and TID (Technical Information Document) methodologies. This work confirms that key parameters are particulate removal rate, decontamination factor, iodine chemical form, gap fraction, partitioning factor, and the impact of isotopes group. Comparing TID with AST, the radiation dose of TID is about 80% greater than that of AST under a LOCA, and about 60% greater than that of AST for the case of a LRA; thus the safety margin is remarkably increased when the AST is used. In this work, the sensitivity analysis results are presented in terms of a sensitivity index called the "NDD (Normalized Dose Difference)", which compares the impact of parameters with that of a reference case. These values are derived by using a combination of the leak rate (primary to secondary), iodine chemical form, gap fraction, partitioning factor, spray removal rate, source term, and other variables.


This paper discusses the influence social networks have upon job search successes, with implications for technologically facilitated networking in leveraged social network searches for employment by job seekers.


NASA LeRC was selected to lead nuclear propulsion technology development for NASA. Also participating in the project are NASA MSFC and JPL. The U.S. Department of Energy will develop nuclear technology and will conduct nuclear component, subsystem, and system testing at appropriate DOE test facilities. NASA program management is the responsibility of NASA/RP. The project includes both nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) and nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology development. This report summarizes the efforts of an interagency panel that evaluated NTP technology in 1991. Other panels were also at work in 1991 on other aspects of nuclear propulsion, and the six panels worked closely together. The charters for the other panels and some of their results are also discussed. Important collaborative efforts with other panels are highlighted. The interagency (NASA/DOE/DOD) NTP Technology Panel worked in 1991 to evaluate nuclear thermal propulsion concepts on a consistent basis. Additionally, the panel worked to continue technology development project planning for a joint project in nuclear propulsion for the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI). Five meetings of the panel were held in 1991 to continue the planning for technology development of nuclear thermal propulsion systems. The state-of-the-art of the NTP technologies was reviewed in some detail. The major technologies identified were as follows: fuels, coatings, and other reactor technologies; materials; instrumentation, controls, health monitoring and management, and associated technologies; nozzles; and feed system technology, including turbopump assemblies.


Using tunable vacuum-UV radiation from a synchrotron in the range 12−26 eV, we have measured the threshold photoelectron and threshold photoelectron−photoion coincidence spectrum of SF5CF3, a new anthropogenic greenhouse gas. The ground state of SF5CF3+ is repulsive in the Franck−Condon region, the parent ion is not observed, and the onset of ionization can only give an upper limit to the energy of the first dissociative ionization pathway of SF5CF3, to CF3+ + SF5 + e-. We have determined the kinetic energy released into the two fragments over a range of photon energies in the Franck−Condon region of the ground state of SF5CF3+. Using an impulsive model, the data has been extrapolated to zero kinetic energy to obtain a value for the first dissociative ionization energy for SF5CF3 of 12.9 ± 0.4 eV. A similar experiment for CF4 (to CF3+ + F + e-) and SF6 (to SF5+ + F + e-) yielded values for their dissociative ionization energies of 14.45 ± 0.20 and 13.6 ± 0.1 eV, respectively, in agreement with previous da...


This paper aims at highlighting the current privacy issues in the context of Internet of Things and Marketing. The goal of the research is to see whether or not the privacy is respected in the case of IoT devices used in marketing. The extensive research lead to an in depth theoretical framework in three phases: Internet of Things, Internet of Things and Marketing, Internet of Things and Privacy. Afterwards, the theoretical insights gained were used to analyze two classes of devices in the above mentioned context, namely Smart home and wearable devices. Amazon Echo and Fitbit have been chosen as representatives for the two classes of devices. The analysis lead to the conclusion that even though both devices encounter privacy issues in their architecture as well as in their data privacy management, Fitbit is by far more transparent in its intentions than Amazon Echo. Therefore, Fitbit manages to respect the privacy of its customers far better than Amazon Echo, coming as a surprise since Amazon Echo is among the most popular choices in smart devices nowadays.