M oringa oleifera seed globulin was obtained through the process of dialysis from the defatted seed flour, hydrolyzed with alcalase and subsequently fractionated into different molecular weight peptides sizes (<1, 1-3, 3-5 and 5-10 kDa) by membrane ultrafiltration in an amicon stirred ultrafiltration cell. The samples were tested for antioxidant properties through free radical scavenging abilities (DPPH and hydroxyl radical scavenging assays), inhibition of metal iron (FRAP and metal chelation tests) and in-vitro antihypertensive properties through angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and renin inhibition tests. The result revealed low level of hydrolysis (4.40%) by alcalase. Compared to the hydrolysates, membrane fractionation led to improved antioxidative properties of 67.77% (<1 kDa), 44.15% (5-10 kDa), 150% (5-10 kDa) and 12% (3-5 kDa) increase for DPPH, hydroxyl radical scavenging assays, FRAP and metal chelation ability respectively. While there was 31.85% increase in inhibition against the ACE (5-10 kDa), a reduction of 29.81% inhibition against the renin enzyme (5-10 kDa) was obtained after membrane fractionation. There was no particular correlation between the peptide sizes and the antioxidative or in-vitro antihypertensive properties. However, the antioxidative properties increased with increasing concentration except for hydroxyl radical scavenging and metal chelation tests. With the results obtained in this study, we concluded that alcalase globulin hydrolysate and its membrane fractions possessed potent bioactive peptides which can be utilized in the development of functional foods and nutraceuticals.


The Holman Springs site (3SV29) lies in western Sevier County, Arkansas, near the Oklahoma border. It is, along with Bayou Sel (3CL27), one of two major excavations of Caddo saltworks that has not been substantially reported. Excavated between 1984 and 1986 by the Arkansas Archeological Society during their annual Training Program digs, the collections remain at the Arkansas Archeological Survey's research station (ARAS) at Southern Arkansas University (SAU) in Magnolia.

The collections lay dormant for many years. Then, in 2015, the station staff revived the project and started moving it towards completion. This is a daunting challenge, given the massive size of the collection (estimates for the ceramics alone run to 4,000 pounds of sherds). We detail some of the efforts that have been taking place.


Quantum diffusions are non-commutative generalisations of classical diffusions on manifolds, in which the manifold is quantised' by deforming the algebra of smooth functions thereon to a non-commutative algebra, and in which quantum stochastic calculus replaces the Ito calculus of Brownian motion. Quantum diffusions fall into two categories; inner diffusions, which are in a certain sense cohomologically trivial, and which act by conjugating by a unitary process, and outer diffusions, which do not. A natural perturbation procedure is described for linking two cohomologically equivalent quantum diffusions; it involves the construction of a new type of interwining unitary process


In this paper we deal with the problem of controlling a Petri net whose marking cannot be measured but is estimated using an observer. The control objective is that of enforcing a set of generalized mutual exclusion constraints (GMEC) and all the transitions are assumed to be controllable. Clearly, the use of marking estimates may significantly reduce the performance of the closed-loop system and may lead to a deadlock. If the net times out, i.e., if no transition firing occurs within a reasonable amount of time in the controlled system, an efficient procedure may be invoked to recover the net from a controller induced deadlock. The novel contribution of this paper is that of exploring in detail the characterization of those cases in which the proposed recovery procedure works.


This study was conducted in order to determine whether or not teachers' humor styles predicted their perception of organizational cynicism. In accordance with this purpose, first of all the current situation was described and then, it was tried to determine at what level teachers' humor styles predicted their perception of organizational cynicism. Besides, the sample of the study, which was designed as a survey model, consisted of 354 teachers working in the center of Kutahya province. The data was collected by using the Humor Styles Questionnaire and Organizational Cynicism Scale. For the data analysis descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis were applied. The humor styles which teachers gave the highest scores were Affiliative Humor, Self-Enhancing Humor, Aggressive Humor and Self-Defeating Humor, respectively. In addition, the affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive and self-defeating humor styles of teachers did not differ in terms of gender. In terms of seniority, the affiliative and self-defeating humor types of teachers did not differ whereas their self-enhancing and aggressive humor types differed significantly. On the other hand, teachers possessed the least cynicism perception in the dimension of affective cynicism, and it was followed respectively by the dimensions of cognitive and behavioral cynicism. Teachers' cynicism perception did not differ significantly in terms of gender, however in terms of school type, subject matter and seniority teachers' cynicism perception differed statistically and in a significant way in some dimensions. According to the results obtained from regression analysis, all humor styles of teachers gave a low, significant relationship with affective, cognitive and behavioral cynicism perceptions. Additionally, humor styles used by teachers explained nine percent of the total variance in cognitive cynicism perception, four percent in affective cynicism perception, and approximately thirteen percent in behavioral cynicism perception.


The multiple length scale analysis of previously designed Fe-Mn-Al-C based low-density model alloys reveals the difference in ordered κ -carbide, (Fe,Mn) 3 AlC x , between Fe-25Mn-16Al-5.2C (at%) alloy and Fe-3Mn-10Al-1.2C (at%) alloy. For the former alloy composition consisting of fully austenite grains, κ -carbide showed majorly cuboidal and minorly pancake morphology and its chemical composition was not changed through aging for 24 h and 168 h at 600˚C. Meanwhile, for the isothermally annealed ferritic alloy system for 1 hr at 500 and 600˚C, the dramatic change in the chemical composition of needle-shape κ -carbide, (Fe,Mn) 3 (Fe,Al)C x , was found. Here we address that the compositional fluctuations in the vicinity of the carbides are significantly controlled by abutting phase, either austenite or ferrite. Namely, the cooperative ordering of carbon and Al is an important factor contributing to carbide formation in the high-Mn and high-Al alloyed austenitic steel, while the carbon and Mn for the low-Mn and high Al alloyed ferritic steel.


This study proposed to evaluate the clinical efficiency of different types of metallic and ceramic brackets. Using same luting agent, it is expected that some brackets present a surface treatment more suitable then others for the same appliance. The results of this study would make possible to withdraw conclusions that will improve clinical outcome.There have been taken into clinical study 4 metallic and 5 ceramic different types of brackets from different brands (Ormco, Lancer, Damon, Ultradent). Before being used into clinical cases they have been microscopic analyzed using Zeiss OPMI pico Dental Microscope clinical microscope. After "in vitro" analysis, the same metallic and ceramic brackets have been evaluated afterwards from clinical point of view on 9 clinical cases, 4 with Class I malocclusion and 5 Class II malocclusion. The shear resistance after clinical use of the bracket- luting agent bonding was evaluated during maximum 24 month. The results of de-bonding have been analyzed in accordance with malocclusion, force type, tooth topography and time. Some of the metallic brackets have a significantly decreased adhesion surface comparative with ceramic brackets. The ceramic orthodontic brackets that have a polycarbonate base have a lower bond resistance than ceramic brackets that do not present a polycarbonate base.


Based on density functional calculations, the relationship between magnetism or superconductivity and electronic states around Fermi level were derived, and the location of the Fermi level in nonmagnetic "form" of Laves-phase compounds is very sensitive to determine the presence of nonmagnetism, or ferromagnetism, or antiferromagnetism, or superconductivity. The Fermi level at the nonbonding and antibonding regions corresponds for the nonmagnetism and magnetism, respectively, whereas at bonding region with responsibility for superconductivity. This rules will be very useful and convenient to search the new magnetic and superconductive materials.


Random matrix theory has successfully modeled many systems in physics and mathematics, and often the analysis and results in one area guide development in the other. Hughes and Rudnick computed $1$-level density statistics for low-lying zeros of the family of primitive Dirichlet $L$-functions of fixed prime conductor $Q$, as $Q \to \infty$, and verified the unitary symmetry predicted by random matrix theory. We compute $1$- and $2$-level statistics of the analogous family of Dirichlet $L$-functions over $\mathbb{F}_q(T)$. Whereas the Hughes-Rudnick results were restricted by the support of the Fourier transform of their test function, our test function is periodic and our results are only restricted by a decay condition on its Fourier coefficients. We show the main terms agree with unitary symmetry, and also isolate error terms. In concluding, we discuss an $\mathbb{F}_q(T)$-analogue of Montgomery's Hypothesis on the distribution of primes in arithmetic progressions, which Fiorilli and Miller show would remove the restriction on the Hughes-Rudnick results.


This paper presents a load frequency control (LFC) design using sliding mode technique in a multi-area power system inculding wind turbines. In the studied system, decentralized sliding mode load frequency controller is designed such that stability of the overall closed loop system is guaranteed. A frequency response model of multi-area power system including wind turbines is introduced. The model was employed in the sliding mode load frequency controller structures. Digital simulations for a three area power system are provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme. The results show that with the proposed technique, the overall closed loop system performance demonstrated robustness in the face of uncertainties due to governors, turbines variable working point and the wind power flucation and load disturbances. A performance comparison between the proposed controller with the wind turbines and a conventional controller scheme is carried out for confirming the superiority of the proposed load frequency control technique in the presence of the participation of the wind turbines.


The social housing project in San Fermin, an emerging district on the periphery of Madrid, won the 1999 competition for one of three buildings with a focus on "social housing with a high degree of energy efficiency." The competition was initiated by the Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda {EMV Community Housing Development Agency). The brief called for concepts pertainingto bioclimatic planning in multi-story buildings with integrated active and passive use of solar energy. Despite subsidies provided by the EU for any additional costs resulting from ecological and energy-efficient measures, cost-efficiency and proof of operating efficiency for the solar systems were to en ha nee the model character of the project.


A slow light miniature delay line with a breakthrough performance is proposed and demonstrated. This delay line has a shape of a strongly elongated bottle resonator with a nanoscale radius variation. It is shown that this resonator can perform a multi-nanosecond long dispersionless delay of light in a nanometer-order bandwidth with minimal losses. In excellent agreement with the developed theory, a 3 mm long 0.12 mm2 footprint bottle resonator, which exhibits dispersionless 2.58 ns (3 bytes) delay of 100 ps pulses with 0.44 dB/ns intrinsic loss and 1.2 dB/ns full loss, is demonstrated experimentally.


Aim and objectives : This study was designed to compare the total protein concentration, albumin, flow rate, pH, buffering capacity of saliva in healthy subjects, patients with gingivitis and chronic periodontitis. Materials and methods : A total of 60 patients were selected and were divided into three groups (20 subjects each) as controls, gingivitis and chronic periodontitis. Plaque index, gingival index, modified sulcular bleeding index, probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level were recorded. The unstimulated whole saliva was collected from patients and flow rate was noted down during collection of the sample. Estimation of total salivary protein and albumin was performed by colorimetric method. The pH estimation was done using pH meter and buffering capacity was analysed with the titration method. Results and Conclusion : The results of this study showed significant rise in salivary total protein and albumin concentration in gingivitis and chronic periodontitis patients whereas pH, buffer capacity and flow rate did not show any significant changes. Thus, salivary total protein and albumin concentration may serve as an important biochemical parameter of inflammation of the periodontium.


Polyglutamylation is a reversible post-translational modification that is catalyzed by enzymes from the tubulin tyrosine ligase-like (TTLL) family. Here, we found that TTLL11 generates a previously unknown type of polyglutamylation initiated by the addition of a glutamate residue to the free C-terminal carboxyl group of a substrate protein. TTLL11 efficiently polyglutamylates the Wnt signaling protein Disheveled 3 (DVL3), thereby changing the interactome of DVL3, as well as it increases its capacity to get phosphorylated, to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), and to act in the non-canonical Wnt pathway. Both carboxyterminal polyglutamylation and the resulting reduction in LLPS capacity of DVL3 were reverted by the deglutamylating enzyme CCP6, which demonstrates the causal relationship between TTLL11-mediated polyglutamylation and LLPS. We thus discovered a novel type of posttranslational modification, which significantly broadens the range of proteins that can be modified by polyglutamylation and provides the first evidence that polyglutamylation can act as a regulator of protein LLPS.


Danielle Allen's Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education is an extraordinary book: part meticulous exegesis of canonical philosophical and literary texts, part elegant formulation of current controversies in liberal and democratic theory, part dramatic narration of school desegregation in the 1950s American South, part astute observation of urban planning in Chicago, part personal reflection on the difficulties of race, place, and citizenship, and part utopian imagination of possibilities for a shared future. It's a daring, dazzling, disarming discussion, and I am not simply offering the standard qualifier when saying that its insights and imagery are so rich as to make adequate summary impossible. Allen reflects on Aristotle, Hobbes, Hannah Arendt, Ralph Ellison, Sheldon Wolin, Jürgen Habermas, alternative accounts of the desegregation of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, and transformations in the neighborhood surrounding the University of Chicago, where she lives and works. Her focus is democratic citizenship, a practice that centers, she argues, on social trust, interpersonal negotiation, and shared sacrifice, to such an extent that it is best understood as a form of friendship, "a set of hardwon, complicated habits that are used to bridge trouble, difficulty, and differences of personality, experience, and aspiration. Friendship is not easy, nor is democracy" (p. xxi). Nineteen hundred and fifty-seven is vividly presented as a pivotal year in our polity, a year in which African Americans took the sorts of risks needed to restore the trust that is essential for democracy. The crucial moment, captured in photographs that were widely publicized at the time, was when Elizabeth Eckford, an African-American student, attempted to attend the allwhite Central High School in Little Rock. She was turned away in front of the school and, when walking back to the bus stop to return home, was surrounded by an angry mob of white citizens and cursed at viciously by a white student. The photographs "elicited throughout the citizenry an epiphanic awareness of the inner workings of public life," its implicit rules and understandings, which "shamed [citizens] into desiring a new order" (p. 5, empha-


These days mobile commerce is a somewhat diffusion of innovation. We regards studying that mobile brings to benefits as a meaning. Especially, mobile payment is a important application in the mobile commerce, because we can use mobile payment without temporal and spacial restriction. And the commonality characteristic among mobile payment characteristics such as, reliability, convenience, security and economics is a representative characteristic. Our study adopt the commonality characteristic to the variable in mobile payment. When mobile payment is widely avaliable to our life, the lifestyle that involve person's activity, interests and opinion would incur change to the consumption pattern of mobile payment. Therefore, This study will finding the relationship with lifestyle and mobile payment in mobile user adoption. In conclusion, If lifestyle in mobile user adoption is meaningful for mobile payment, we can segment a certain lifestyle that improve the profit and implication of mobile payment service providers. Therefore, mobile payment will grow one of the mobile commerce applications through it expedites ubiquity of mobile commerce.


References to Leibniz's monad appear at crucial points in Walter Benjamin's writings, from his early "metaphysical" work to his late "materialist" theses on history.1 In each case, Benjamin appeals to the monad as the unique and total expression of his main philosophical point. He writes to Florens Christian Rang in 1923 that Leibniz's monad "in its totality [. . .] seems to me to embrace the summa of a theory of ideas."2 Almost two decades later, in the theses "On the Concept of History," he emphasizes that "[t]he historical materialist approaches a historical object only where it confronts him as a monad."3 The persistence and gravity of these references make it important to look deeper into the meaning and sources of the monad in Benjamin's work. The topic warrants especially careful interpretation because Benjamin's monad confronts us as a cipher. Benjamin invokes it, with little argumentation, as the privileged expression for numerous


The provision of quality health services is an important task for each state. The quality of medical services directly depends on financing of the health system. For most post-Soviet countries, including Kazakhstan, an inefficient and outdated funding model of the industry is characteristic, which worsens the provided medical care. In this regard, the authors study how to implement healthcare financing in Kazakhstan for the period from 2011 to 2015. The analysis of health expenditure in Kazakhstan is given in comparison with the countries of the OECD (Organization for economic cooperation and development) and some CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). The analysis is based on data from the national health accounts. The analysis of the guaranteed volume of free medical care, analysis of macroeconomic indicators of health and private expenditure were the main problems in funding health care. This paper provides recommendations for the modernization of the financing system of the sector and the importance of public-private partnerships.


Introduction. Patients with self-inflicted skin lesions (SISL) are most often referred to dermatologists. Since psychological and psychiatric conditions might be the underlying reasons for the behavior of these patients, the psychology-associated component should always be kept in mind when approaching such individuals. Objective. To discuss distinctive aspects of the approach towards patients with SISL and emphasize the most relevant issues concerning the management of psychodermatoses. Case report. We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with a 6-month history of skin lesions misdiagnosed as allergic contact dermatitis. Conscientious history taking and physical examination enabled the diagnosis of SISL. Conclusions. The proper approach to patients presenting with psychodermatoses differs from that for other dermatological patients and requires considering several additional aspects. We would like to emphasize the distinguishing aspects and importance of the proper approach to patients with SISL that might aid clinicians in diagnosing and treating these individuals in the future.


The effects of the residues of 62 commercial pesticides upon the predatory phytoseiid mite, Amblyseius hibisci (Chant), were examined in the laboratory to obtain information on how this species may be protected in integrated chemical and biological control programs, and how the effectiveness of this predator May be measurted with pesticidal check procedures, i.e. by the host increase arising from the predator's elimination by pesticides. Methods of handling, feeding, and testing the adult mites are described. Laboratory test results on adult A. hibisci are presented along with a list of published laboratory and field reports on the effects of the same toxicants upon other species of phytoseiids.

Almost all the organic phosphate and carbamate insecticides tested were moderately to highly toxic. Considerable tolerance was shown by the adults to 2 of the chlorinated hydrocarbons, 4 of the acaricides, 3 of the stomach poisons, and 4 of the fungicides tested. Conflicting reports of pesticide effects upon other phytoseiids emphasize the variability in response to be expected with different species of this group. Subjects discussed are pesticide specificity to phytoseiids, characterization of pesticides causing destruction of phytoseiids, potential integrated control or pesticidal check materials, and apparent associations between phytoseiid destruction and the increase of phytophagous mites.


In the classical age (600-338BC.), the measures of disburdenment, civic military service, citizen payments for public duties, eisphora and liturgies were put into practice in Athens to restrained the richest, supported the poorest, and strengthened the middle class. On the basis of these measures, abated the conflict and strife by reason of the gap between the rich and the poor. Safeguarded social stability and state prosperity .


A limiting noise in inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry and relations between slit conditions and detection limits were investigated with an echelle spectrometer using a prism as a cross disperser. A Hamamatsu R-955 multialkali PMT was used as a detector. Since the net background signal was considerably law in the u.v. region, the shot noise contribution in the relative standard deviation (RSD) of the background signal was found to be extremely large (50% under a slit condition, width 100 pm and slit height 1000 μm at 200 nm). In order to obtain a RSD value comparable to that with a conventional grating spectrometer, it was necessary that the slit width was larger than or equal to 200 μm. The use of a slit width of 200 μm, however, provides nearly the same resolving power as that with the conventional spectrometer.


Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) encompasses a variety of behaviors applied by preschool teachers in their everyday pedagogical practice. In order to identify the basic characteristics of DAP for preschool children with multiple disabilities, video recordings of adult - child interaction in mainstream kindergartens were made. Overall 55 molar activities (episodes of interaction) were analyzed. The chronological age of the children with multiple disabilities ranged from 4 to 7 years (M=5.8, SD=1.24). All the children attended a 4 hours program. The teachers' professional experience ranged from 1 to 25 years (M=17, SD=7.33). The adults manifested specific teaching strategies that can be divided in 3 major categories: (1) directive verbal and non-verbal strategies (pointing and touching objects, verbal correction with negations, description of key features of a particular object etc.), (2) directive physical strategies (taking away and blocking the approach to objects, placing elements, materials and objects directly in a child's palm etc.) and (3) multi-field regulation (redirecting the flow of activity, presenting clues/keys for completing the task, regulating speed/pace of problem solving etc.). The results of this survey can be used for further research of DAP for preschoolers with multiple disabilities and for designing a developmentally appropriate curriculum, especially for managing specific, directive instruction and follow-up strategies for monitoring children's development in diverse social contexts.


The tourism industry is crucial to the success of initiatives to enhance government income. The tourist industry in Indonesia needs to grow since the country is home to both breathtaking natural beauty and cultural variety. Banyuwangi Regency is one of the regions helping to boost the country's GDP by attracting more tourists. The methodology of this study is qualitative. Qualitative research is a methodology that sheds light on a specific social situation by an accurate description of reality, shaped by words derived from appropriate data collection and analytic methodologies used to information gathered in natural settings. Data is obtained from primary data and secondary data. The purpose of this article is to determine the impact of tourism on the environment in Cacalan Beach in the management and development of Cacalan Beach. The results obtained are known first, the development of tourism has been very good in terms of aspect 5 A. Second, facilities and infrastructure have developed. Third, in its development, public awareness is still not optimal. Fourth, there is a clean tourism program that can preserve nature.
Keywords: Tourism Development, Impact, environment


Due to the brittleness of concrete when subjected to tension, bond between prestressing strands and concrete is generally weak. Compared with conventional concrete, fiber reinforced cement composites (FRCCs) can potentially enhance bond because of the material's superior tensile behavior and ductility. The effects of FRCC materials on the bond strength and the bond stress-slip response of 0.5 in. (13 mm) seven-wire prestressing strands were investigated. Pullout tests comprising monotonic, cyclic, and reversed cyclic loads were carried out. Test results showed that the confinement effect provided by fibers after concrete cracking increased friction and mechanical interlocking between prestressing strands and the concrete matrix, leading to enhanced bond resistance (up to three times) compared with conventional concrete matrices. Unstressed strands embedded in FRCCs maintained high bond stresses up to large slip distances, resulting in a nearly elastic-perfectly plastic, bond stress-slip response. Under various types of cyclic loading, strands embedded in FRCC matrices showed ductile bond stress-slip responses with minor bond strength and stiffness degradation up to slip lengths in excess of one strand diameter, thereby dissipating a substantial amount of energy.


Pure Fe 2 O 3 and Fe 2 O 3 doped with either 1.0% CaO and/or 1.0%MgO fired compacts were isothermally stepwisely reduced at 1173-1473K. At a given temperature, hematite was first reduced to wustite (Fe 0.934 O) in CO/CO 2 gas mixtures, then subsequently to iron in pure CO. The influence of doping oxide composition on the reduction behaviour of hematite to wustite and wustite to iron was intensively studied. The presence of CaO and/or MgO promoted the reduction rate of hematite at early stages. At ≥70% extents, the presence of MgO retarded the reduction of Fe 2 O 3 due to the formation of hardly reducible magnesioferrite phase. The reduction of hematite to wustite is controlled by a mixed reaction mechanism at early stages and by interfacial chemical reaction at later stages. The reduction of wustite to iron is also promoted at early stages in the presence of these doping oxides. At later stages, while the presence of CaO still promoted the reduction, the presence of MgO retarded the reduction, resulting in a slowing down in the rate at final stages. The wustite-iron transformation step is controlled by a mixed reaction mechanism at early stages. At later stages, the reduction of of CaO-doped compacts is controlled by interfacial chemical reaction, while solid-state diffusion is contributed to the interfacial chemical reaction in the reduction of pure and MgO-containing samples.


Abstract We established a monoclonal antibody, designated CiNot-1, that recognizes ascidian Ciona notochordal cells in the early tailbud embryo. It distinguished two types of cells in the notochord, according to whether or not they expressed CiNot-1 antigen. Only A-line notochord cells expressed CiNot-1 antigen in cleavage-arrested embryos. Since A- and the B-line notochord precursor cells respond differently to inductive signals, CiNot-1 distinguished two specification mechanisms in the notochord. After the middle tailbud stage, CiNot-1 recognized the nerve cord and endodermal strand in addition to the notochord. In these tissues, several cells in the distal tip of the tail did not express CiNot-1 antigen. This revealed the distinct feature of unity in the distal tip of the larval tail and suggests the specification mechanism of this region.


Introduction : Parkinson's Disease (PD) is an important neurologic disorder that affects 1% of the elderly 1,5 characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms 1,3,4,6 . This study is about spreading what is known about the therapeutic approach in order to promote the best treatment. Objective : To present the pharmacologic treatment to PD highlighting its benefits and risks. Materials and Methods : This literature review used books and articles published in English and Portuguese in the databases of "Medline", "Scielo" and "PubMed". Results : To select the articles for this study, the keywords used were "Parkinson", "treatment" and "pharmacological". The articles selected were among the most relevant with free text available. Discussion and Conclusion : The goal of the drug treatment is to increase levels of dopamine and reduce the action of acetylcholine 2 . Levodopa has been the most important drug in the symptomatic treatment of PD improving motor manifestations, promoting independence and quality of life 1,3,6 . Nausea, vomiting and orthostatic hypotension are the most common acute side effects caused by the peripheral action of dopamine. Dyskinesias are important side effects related to plasmatic concentration of the drug and they worsen with the progression of the disease. Also may occur falls, freezing of gait, autonomous dysfunction, sleep disorders and impaired cognitive function 1,3,6 . In long-term treatment the effect of the drug wears-off and so does its benefits 1,3,4,6 . Options for the treatment of PD are a) Dopamine agonists act on the dopaminergic receptors and may be useful in the initial treatment. Compared to levodopa they have longer action and lower risks of dyskinesias, although they've showed more risks for hallucinations, cognitive dysfunction and disorders related to control of impulse 1,3 ; b) MAO-B inhibitors block the central metabolism of dopamine, therefore increasing its levels on the synapses and reducing oxidative stress. They possess little benefit on the parkinsonism and may enhance dyskinesias if associated with levodopa 1,3 . It's believed that MAO-B inhibitors have neuroprotection effects because studies in animal models showed decrease of neurodegeneration and retardation of the disease's progression 7,8 ; c) COMT inhibitors increase levodopa's half-life and bio-availability. Side effects include nausea, vomiting and increase of dyskinesias 1,3 ;d) Centrally active anticholinergic agents have limited use in the elderly for their side effects as urinary dysfunction, glaucoma and cognitive impairment 1,3 ; e) Dopamine precursors and peripheral DOPA-descarboxylase inhibitors enhance effects of levodopa allowing a reduction of dose and maintaining equivalent benefit. Besides, they block the formation of peripheral dopamine that acts on the vomiting center, reducing nausea 9 ; f) Dopamine releasing agents increase the release and block the uptake of dopamine by synaptic terminals and have action on motor symptoms 9 ; g) Peripheral antidopaminergic agents don't penetrate the CNS barrier and they're used to avoid nausea of levodopa and dopamine agonists 9 ; h) Antidepressants, anxiolytics and antipsychotics are used to treat associated neuropsychiatric symptoms 9 . There's no consensus about how to treat Parkinson's Disease, so it's up to the physician to manage each case. Therefore, it's required knowledge of the therapeutic arsenal available since PD is a chronic and progressive disorder that affects millions of people in the world.


We present results of an empirical study of the usefulness of different types of features in selecting extractive summaries of news broadcasts for our Broadcast News Summarization System. We evaluate lexical, prosodic, structural and discourse features as predictors of those news segments which should be included in a summary. We show that a summarization system that uses a combination of these feature sets produces the most accurate summaries, and that a combination of acoustic/prosodic and structural features are enough to build a 'good' summarizer when speech transcription is not available.


in patients over the age of 60. Material and methods: Retrospective analysis of 208 patients over the age of 18, with advanced cancer disease, receiving palliative home care for longer than 7 days in years 2005-2009, was con-ducted. Results: Lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer and kidney cancer were among the most often recognized tumours in this study. 40 patients under the age of 60 and 168 patients over the age of 60 participated in this study. The higher frequency of tumour-related co-morbidities was observed in patients over 60 years old in comparison with patients under the age of 60 (p< 0.001). Ischemic disease (p< 0.001), hypertension (p< 0.002), peripheral vascular diseases (p< 0.001) and diabetes mellitus type II (p< 0.02) were much more frequent in patients over 60 years old. Conclusion: Among patients receiving palliative home care, patients over 60 years old were most prevalent. Most of patient had additional co-morbidities. The calculation of costs of palliative care patients' treatment should also take the possibility of co-morbidities treatment into consideration.


This paper mainly introduces the choice of raw materials,spinning,weaving and finishing technology and the technical measures of production process of the fabric with environment-friendly and comfortable properties.This high-grade dress fabric that possesses the properties of comfortable,high-grade environmental protection,natural burnish and soft smooth is made up of wool,Tencel,polyester and conductive fiber.Especially after the reasonable finishing process,it can make the fabric sheen natural soft,silky luster,moisture permeability of the very high-end sense,wearing comfort.In addition,the performance index test results of the fabric show that test items all meet the requirements.In other words,this fabric has good performances,environmentalprotection and comfort ability and unique senses,which makes the product have superior added value and wider market prospect.


In this paper we present a new object-oriented complexity metric at the runtime boundary, based on decision points in code. We first propose, compute and validate the metric on an open source software package, compare it with expert data and then use it to compute the runtime complexity of the software that is running three Whitebox robots using the JADE framework. We compare the results and derive conclusions.


The terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, generated seismic waves that were recorded on two permanent seismographs about 7 and 26 km away from the bombing. The seismogram recorded at 26 km shows two low-frequency wave trains, discrete sets of oscillatory signals, that begin about 10 s apart. Public release of this record prompted speculation that each wave train was caused by a different energy source. On May 23, 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey monitored the demolition of the bomb-ravaged Federal Building with portable seismographs (Figure 1). Two wave trains were picked up again. The recordings indicate that the wave trains during both the bombing and demolition represent seismic waves traveling at different velocities. We conclude that the two wave trains recorded during the bombing are consistent with a single impulsive energy source.


In British Columbia, Canada, two population‐based databases have been linked at the level of the individual child: the Early Development Instrument, a Kindergarten school readiness measure; and the Foundation Skills Assessment, a Grade Four academic assessment. Utilising these linked data, we explored the early school readiness, literacy, and numeracy outcomes of a province‐wide study population of children with special needs (N = 3677) followed longitudinally from Kindergarten to Grade Four. In particular, we explored the categories of special needs among our study population. In addition, we investigated the Kindergarten school readiness and Grade Four literacy and numeracy outcomes of children with special needs. We also explored the Grade Four literacy and numeracy outcomes of children with special needs who were 'not school ready' at Kindergarten. Finally, we identified the categories of special needs of children who participated in the Kindergarten data collection, but were missing literacy and numeracy scores at Grade Four. Future directions are discussed.


Some plants successfully resist the soil contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons. Not only they adapt to unfavorable conditions of soil but they also lead their metabolism in such a way that the plant tolerance level of contamination is as high as possible. In present study, the response of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seedlings to hydrocarbons was investigated in oil-contaminated soils. A half-open greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on growth, photosynthetic pigments and carbohydrate levels of sunflower through the first 30 days. The seeds of sunflower were grown in pots under two treatments: the control and contaminated soils. Parameters considered were relative water content, total biomass, length of root and shoot, leaf area, pigments and carbohydrate levels. The results of this study revealed that sunflower can survive soil contamination of about 18,000 mg/kg by metabolic changes with regard to reduce the destructive effects of petroleum hydrocarbons. However, root length and leaf area were reduced under contamination, but total biomass of sunflower didn't have significant change under these conditions. Water deficit was one of the main stresses, which affected the growth of sunflower. In spite of water deficiency, photosynthetic pigments of sunflower (chlorophyll a, total chlorophyll and carotenoids) showed no significant decrease under these conditions. The results showed that the hydrocarbon stress significantly increased carbohydrate contents of plant (both reducing and polysaccharide carbohydrates). It seems that increase of polysaccharide content was due to activity of phytolignification in roots. The findings of this research further highlighted the ability of some plants at the prevention of hydrocarbons disposal to above-ground, particularly photosynthetic tissues.


Aim: To evaluate quantitative blood culture as a secondary test on a positive blood culture for the diagnosis of sepsis in newborn infants.


Discussion Papers for National workshop on Prosopis juliflora: Past, Present and Future underNational Agricultural Innovation Project (Component-II) on "Value chain on Value added Products derived from Prosopis juliflora", pp., 30-31. Organized at CAZRI, Jodhpur, 38p.


We test different Big Bang Nucleosynthesis scenarios using the recent results on the Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies provided by the BOOMERanG and MAXIMA-1 experiments versus the observed abundances of 4He, D and 7Li. The likelihood analysis, based on Bayesian approach, shows that, in the case of high deuterium abundance, Y_D=(2.0\pm0.5) 10^{-4}, both standard and degenerate BBN are inconsistent with the CMBR measurement at more than 3 \sigma. Assuming low deuterium abundance, Y_D=(3.4\pm0.3) 10^{-5}, the standard BBN model is still inconsistent with present observations at 2 \sigma level, while the degenerate BBN results to be compatible. Unless systematics effects will be found in nuclide abundances and/or in CMBR data analysis this result may be a signal in favour of new physics like a large chemical potential of the relic neutrino-antineutrino background.


Analysis of systems that can be expressed in matrices is very important in the field of application. Whether such a system works properly is determined by eigenvalues of the matrix representing the system. Eigenvalue and eigenvector concepts are taught within the scope of linear algebra course at undergraduate level. In this study, perceptions of undergraduate students who took the linear algebra course about the eigenvalue-eigenvector concepts are investigated. The research is conducted with the participation of 95 students from the Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics Education. A scale measuring the students' approached about eigen theory was developed. For the reliability of the scale, Kuder-Richardson 20 (KR-20) reliability analysis was done and 0,72 was obtained. To see the relationship between learning outcomes and academic achievement is used the chi-square test and descriptive analysis are made in the study. Problems arising in the perception of eigenvalue and solutions are presented.


Background: The paraoxonase1 gene (PON1) is part of the paraoxonase family of multifactorial antioxidants (EC 184.108.40.206). The functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms L55M and Q192R are located in the coding site of this gene. The association between these polymorphisms and breast cancer risk has been investigated, with contradictory results. Objectives: A meta-analysis was done to find the association between PON1 (L55M and Q192R) gene polymorphisms and breast cancer risk. Methods: We searched Embase, Pubmed, and Web of Science for related articles. Twelve eligible studies before December 2021 were selected. Statistical analysis was done by STATA 14.0. Result: We summarized 12 studies of L55M and Q192R polymorphisms and breast cancer risk, involving 5,769 subjects (2,519 controls and 3,250 patients). In all genetic models, PON1-L55M polymorphisms were significantly associated with breast cancer risk. Besides, PON1-Q192R polymorphisms decreased breast cancer risk. The PON1-Q192R allele reduced the cancer risk, particularly breast cancer (OR (R vs. Q): 0.7932). However, an association was found between the PON1-L55M allele and increased breast cancer risk (OR (M vs. L): 1.6041). Discussion: The results of 11 out of 12 studies were consistent with our results. In a non-conforming study, this was probably due to errors in conducting experiments. Nonetheless, well-designed studies with more samples are needed to confirm our findings at protein levels.


1. A compound of the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof: 2. The compound of claim 1 which is a compound of the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof:. 3. The compound of claim 1 which is a compound of the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof:. 4. A pharmaceutical composition for use in a method of treating a proliferative disease comprising a compound according to any one of claims. 1-3, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or razbavitel.5. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim. 4, suitable for oral administration subektu.6. A process for preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the step of mixing a compound according to any one of claims. 1-3, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or razbavitelya.7. Use of a compound according to any one of claims. 1-3 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a proliferative zabolevaniya.8. Use of a compound according to any one of claims. 1-3 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment raka.9. Use of a compound according to any one of claims. 1-3 for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer of the head; neck cancer; nervous system cancer; brain cancer; neuroblastoma; easy / mediastinal cancer; breast cancer; cancer of the esophagus; stomach cancer; liver cancer; biliary tract cancer; pancreatic cancer; cancer of the small intestine; colon cancer; Cancer of the colon and / or rectum; cancer of the female reproductive organs; cancers of the genitourinary system; ovarian cancer; thyroid cancer; cancer of the adrenal gland; skin cancer; melanoma; osteosarcoma; soft tissue sarcoma; malignant tumors of childhood; Hodgkin's disease; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; E


An experimental study was performed to visually observe the driving force dependence of hydrate growth in a porous medium filled with either liquid water and dissolved CO2 or liquid water and gaseous CO2. The given system subcooling, ΔT sub, i.e. the deficiency of the system temperature from the triple CO2−hydrate−water equilibrium temperature under a given pressure, ranged from 1.7 K to 7.3 K. The fine dendrites initially formed at ΔT sub = 7.3 K changed quickly into particulate crystals. For ΔT sub = 1.7 K, faceted hydrate crystals grew and the subsequent morphological change was hardly identified for an eight-day observation period. These results indicate that the physical bonding between hydrate crystals and skeletal materials becomes stronger with decreasing driving force, suggesting that the fluid dynamic and mechanical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments vary depending on the hydrate crystal growth process.


Accurate positioning of underwater benchmark(transducer) is a key in a high precision positioning system,which influences ultimate quality of the acoustic positioning system.We make in-depth analysis of the positioning errors of the underwater benchmark due to cylinder deformation,positioning error of GPS,angular error of compass,and measurement error of the dynamic motion sensor.With reasonable assumption of the engineering data,we have obtained the result that the error of the underwater benchmark is a little more than 0.3 meter if the GPS error is less than 0.15 meter.The analysis provides useful data for reference of the error control in practical applications.


Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the most common cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD), and the leading cause of death in diabetic patients. Treatment with thiazolidinediones, particularly pioglitazone, may ameliorate kidney deterioration. Moreover, several peptide hormones participate in maintaining metabolic homeostasis including the recently discovered adropin. Data regarding adropin-circulating levels in type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are still conflicting.
Objective: This study was designed to determine pioglitazone effect on some metabolic and kidney function parameters in type II diabetic rat model, and to investigate the relationship between serum adropin and such parameters.
Materials and methods: Thirty healthy adult male albino rats were used for this study. The rats were randomly and equally divided into three groups. Group-1; control group, group-2; type II diabetic group, and group-3; pioglitazone- treated diabetic group. Rats were examined for body weight, body mass index (BMI), adropin,  glucose & insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), lipids profile, inflammatory cytokines [interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)], serum urea, creatinine, uric acid, angiotensin II, mean arterial blood pressure (MABP), urine flow rate, protein, creatinine, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), renal malondialdhyde (MDA) level, glutathione peroxidase (GSH‑Px), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities. Histopathological examinations for kidney tissues were also done.
Results: The present study revealed that diabetic rats showed significantly lower serum adropin levels than controls. Diabetes also  significantly increased serum glucose with insulin resistance, serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c), very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDL-c), serum IL-6, TNF-α,  PAI-1, serum urea, creatinine, uric acid,  angiotensin II , MABP, urine flow rate,  protein and renal MDA [with significant negative correlation versus serum adropin] but significantly decreased serum insulin and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c),  urine creatinine, GFR and renal SOD & GSH‑Px activities [with significant positive correlation versus serum adropin] together with deterioration of kidney histoarchitecture. Moreover, pioglitazon treatment resulted in a significant recovery in the above mentioned parameters in the treated diabetic group.
Conclusion: Serum adropin concentration was negatively associated with the observed renal deterioration and may have a potential protective role, in addition to pioglitazone ameliorating effects, in diabetic nephropathy.


The phase noise difference reported in the above paper appears to have a topological cause, and a simple analysis shows that the difference is 6 dB under otherwise identical conditions.


The reliability main factors of control system with PLC are analyzed and several main measurements to improve system reliability are also investigated.These measurements are all practicable for kinds of control systems with PLC.


BACKGROUND
Nursing staff are on the front line of providing healthcare that addresses patients' needs. Sleep quality is highly related to work performance and quality of life among nurses.

AIMS
This study aimed to examine the influence of sociodemographic variables, menopause syndrome, and health-promoting behaviors on sleep quality in a sample of middle-aged nurses in China.

METHODS
A cross-sectional design was employed. A consecutive sample of 424 nurses was recruited from a university-affiliated hospital in Bengbu, China. Self-reported, structured questionnaires, including sociodemographic surveys, the Kupperman Menopausal Index, the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, were administered between October 2018 and July 2019. This study adhered to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines.

RESULTS
Study participants had a mean sleep quality level of 5.30 points (SD = 3.16), indicating potential sleep problems. The results of regression models showed that menopause syndrome and spiritual growth were important predictors of sleep quality for premenopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause groups.

CONCLUSION
Middle-aged nurses with more severe menopause syndrome and less spiritual growth might experience worse sleep quality.

RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
This study highlights important factors influencing the level of sleep quality in Chinese middle-aged nurses. Identifying the factors that are associated with sleep quality may help with the development of proper interventions.


This is paper presents a recent investigation of electronically reconfigurable microstrip combline bandpass filter with both tunable center frequency and bandwidth. Varactors are deployed for continuous tuning. The results of EM simulation and experiment are described.


The significance of the osmotic potential of the seed apoplast sap as a regulator of assimilate transfer to and within coats of developing seed of Vicia faba (cv. Coles Prolific) was assessed using attached empty seed coats and intact developing seed. Following surgical removal of the embryos, through windows cut in the pod walls and underlying seed coats, the resulting attached "empty" seed coats were filled with solutions of known osmotic potentials (–0. 02 versus –0. 75 MPa). Sucrose efflux from the coats was elevated at the higher osmotic potential (high osmotic concentration) for the first 190 min of exchange. Thereafter, this efflux was depressed relative to efflux from coats exposed to the low osmotic potential (high osmotic concentration) solution. This subsequent reversal in efflux was attributable to an enhanced diminution of the coat sucrose pools at the high external osmotic potential. Indeed, when expressed as a proportion of the current sucrose pool size, relative efflux remained elevated for coats exposed to the high osmotic potential solution. Measurement of potassium and sucrose fluxes to and from their respective pools in the coat tissues demonstrated that the principal, fluxes, sensitive to variative in the external osmotic potential, were phloem import into and efflux from the "empty" coats. Phloem import, consistent with a pressure-driven phloem transport mechanism, responded inversely with changes in the external osmotic potential. In contrast, sucrose and potassium efflux from the coats exhibited a positive dependence on the osmotic potential. Growth rates of whole seed were approximately doubled by enclosing selected pods in water jackets held at temperatures of 25°C. compared to 15°C. The osmotic potential of sap collected from the seed apoplast remained constant and independent of the temperature-induced changes in seed growth rates and hence phloem import. Based on these findings, it is proposed that control of phloem import by changes in the external osmotic potential observed with "empty" seed coats has no significance as a regulator of assimilate import by intact seed. Rather, maintenance of the seed apoplast osmotic potential, independent of seed growth rate, suggests that the observed osmotic regulation of efflux from the coats may play a key role in integrating assimilate demand by the embryo with phloem import.


To provide illumination for the interior environment and sound absorbing lighting device for managing sound of the ring temple. Lighting apparatus includes a frame for holding the absorbing film and the illumination device, it forms a resonant cavity therebetween. Absorbing film is used to absorb sound in the resonant cavity, the illumination device supplies light from a light source such as an LED through the sound absorbing film. In order to provide a desired light distribution can be mounted an optical film between the backing film and the lighting device.


The author offers under studying of plantation structure to underline intermediate units between stands and growing trees under the name social groups. In the result of made researches there were received some conclusions. Distributions of distances in biogroups (social groups) in great cases (50% and more) adequately are described by normal and logarithmic function. Use of statistic indexes to describe small fetches was substantiated.


The present invention relates to an information processing method, apparatus, program and recording medium, when performing various processing operations on the reproduced content data such as content data, the content data to shorten the boot time application to start operation. (21) stored in the HDD for the data contents of the database file management (FL1). HDCC treatment followed by storage data (FL2a) based on the database (HDCC processed image data file FL2) is expressed. Hdcc application uses this data processing (FL2a), perform the required processing on content data. If required the database registration processing according to the processing results of the application, the registration process must be performed on the data processing hdcc (FL2a). , Hdcc processing data (FL2a) always synchronized with the database file (FL1) by doing so.


In this study, the weld ability of Aluminium Alloys 5083, 6061, 7075 and Magnesium AZ31 was investigated using Friction Welding. Magnesium AZ31 is the base alloy used and other Aluminium alloys were welded with Magnesium Alloy. These Alloys are welded by changing the parameters. Parameters which were used are speed of the spindle, pressure applied during friction, time for which the materials are kept under friction time, Forging Pressure and Forging time. Once the materials are welded by the process of friction welding the weld specimen joints are examined for its changes in its microstructure by the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). In order to evaluate the welded specimens mechanical properties the tests such as tensile test and micro hardness tests are carried out. It is found that a specific strength by friction welding method is achieved by aa combination of Magnesium alloy AZ31 along with Alumunium alloys such as 5083, 6061, 7075 by the experimental results.


The paper introduces the characteristics of integrated network management system based on Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). States some concepts about IDL,ORB,OA,Stub,Skeleton,ORB interaction of CORBA. Depicts the architecture of INMS based on CORBA, which includes the modules of network management application, gateway interface, management information database. And presents the CORBA/SNMP gateway and its realization model. Moreover, it is convenient to realize the gateway when the static part is apart from the dynamic part. The supplemented services of CORBA are introduced and the realization of the server part is stressed.


Objective: To determine the frequency of post partum depression (PPD) among recently delivered women in suburbs of Lahore in the background of commonly perceived risk factors. Setting: Post natal ward & postpartum office visits in outpatient"s clinic of OB-GYN dept. of Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital Lahore from December 1, 2012 to April 10, 2013. Study design: Cross sectional study. Methodology: In this study 100 women were interviewed Day 2-28 days of delivery in post natal and outpatient postnatal follow up clinic, to screen for any possibility of postpartum depression. Urdu/ English version of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale was used. Responses were scored as 0, 1, 2 or 3 according to increasing severity of the symptoms. Results: Among 100 women, 9% were detected having postpartum depression. 6of them were referred for psychiatric assistance while 3 were manageable by counseling sessions. Analysis of the results was done using SPSS version 17. Depression was seen more in younger age (p=0.237), multiparous women (p=0.17), uneducated (p=0.31) and unemployed patients (p=0.33). Personal or family history of depressive illness was found to increase risk. Fetal and neonatal complications (p=0.35), twins (p=0.46) and not being able to breast feed also increase likelihood of postnatal depression. Conclusion: In our study, the frequency of depression is reported to be 9%. The variability in the frequency might be attributed to the social support, its perception and biological vulnerability factors.


The invention relates to the technical field of shielding copper foil and application of the shielding copper foil, in particular to shielding composite copper foil and a pair twist data transmission line applying the shielding composite copper foil. The composite copper foil comprises a copper foil layer. One side of the copper foil layer is provided with a layer of conductive elastomer in an attached mode. The other side of the copper foil is commonly provided with a plastic film compound to improve the strength of the metal foil. Due to the fact that the conductive elastomer and the pair twist data transmission line formed after winding are arranged, in the follow-up production machining and moving dragging use processes, the free space of the pair twist data transmission line can be filled with the elastomer to be combined with the copper foil layer to build a stable shielding structure; in the bending and winding use processes, the copper foil with a shielding layer deformed due to stress is driven by the conductive elastomer in a reset mode to play a role in lowering the impact on a core line, the relative position change of the pair twist core line is limited, the core line is induced to return to the original shape timely, and relative displacement is reduced; the wound copper foil cannot be deformed greatly even in a certain high-temperature environment.


The built environment touches the lives of almost every citizen; buildings are where we live, work, learn and play. However, they are also major contributors to energy and resource consumption, pollution and global warming. Beginning with the fuel crisis of the 1970s, but accelerating with the emerging threats of climate change, improved regulations have attempted to address these issues. This has led to changes in building construction and the adoption of new technologies. In most other industries, research and development is inextricably linked to detailed review and analysis. It might therefore seem obvious to any impartial observer that understanding how these buildings perform must be a critical dimension to their design. However, construction has its roots in a custom and practice model and, consequently, the final product is very rarely systematically or robustly evaluated.


Islamic Social Reporting has been promoted as instrument to encourage business entities to comply with Islamic teachings. The objective of this research is to obtain empirical evidence about factors that influence Islamic Social Reporting disclosure for companies listed in Indonesia Sharia Stock Index. Population of this study is all companies listed during 20152016. One hundred sixty three samples were selected based on purposive sampling and the analysis was conducted by multiple regression method. The result shows that company size and the issuance of Islamic securities have positive effects on the disclosure of Islamic Social Reporting. On the other side, profitability, leverage and the size of commissioner board do not have effect on the disclosure of Islamic Social Reporting. Keywords— Islamic Social Reporting (ISR); Company Size; Profitability; Size of Commissioner board; Islamic Securities;


In this paper an electromagnetic characterization of an EMI/EMC test facility for electric propulsion thrusters is presented. To this end, an analysis of the electromagnetic field radiated outside a hollow dielectric cylinder by an internal elementary source has been conducted, by means of a high-frequency technique, stemming from an iterative implementation of Physical Optics. The numerical implementation shows very good agreement between the simplified high frequency solution and the results obtained by CST simulation.


CASE HISTORY Patient X a 25-year-old gravida 4 para3 I", all alive. with last menstrual period (LMP) on 6 April 1996 and gestational age of 8 weeks. She presented with a I-month history of bleeding per wtgitiim. The bleeding was initially mild but had increased considerably within the last 3 days. She had no previous history of prolonged bleeding per i ~ r t g i t i i i ~ ~ ~ . There was associated insidious persistent retropubic pain radiating to the waist, worsening over the previous 3 days. Previous pregnancies and deliveries had bcen uneventful. She admitted having inscrted a Lippes loop for 6 months but discontinued due to persistent abdominal pain and whitish vaginal discharge which had not responded to treatment. She had not been operated on before. On examination. she was a young woman, not pale. anicteric and afebrilc. Examination of the chest, abdomen and cardiovascular system was normal. Vaginal examination revealed a blood stained vulva. The uterus was bulky and the pouch of Douglas full. There was a firm mass extending to the right adnexia and the cervix admitted one finger. Speculum examination revealed a highly vascularized cervix with the external 0 s plugged by products of conception. Laboratory investigations revealed a negative pregnancy test. Packed cell volume of 30%, and urinalysis was normal. An impression of incomplete abortion with a fibroid uterus was made. She was advised on evacuation, but for economic reasons, she came back 2 days later. In theatre, under asceptic conditions, evacuation was attempted. She developed severe uncontrollable haeniorrhage, losing about 1 1 of blood within a few minutes. One milligram of ergotaniine was administered. Attempts to rub up uterine contraction failed to control bleeding and she rapidly went into shock. She was started on intravenous (iv) normal saline to replace vascular volume; iv hydrocortisone 200 mg; iv Ampiclox 1 gm; iv Genticin 80 mg was administered. An emergency laparatomy under ketamine anaesthesia was performed. She had a grossly enlarged and vascularized cervix with a slightly enlarged corpus uteri. A total abdominal hysterectomy was performed since haemorrhage was uncontrollable. She was placed on fluids, antibiotics, analgesics and transfused 2 units of blood. A week later she was discharged. DISCUSSION Cervical pregnancy is a form of ectopic pregnancy in which the fetus implants within the cervical canal outside the normal cndonietrium. Other forms of ectopic pregnancies include tubal, intraligamentary, ovarian and abdominal pregnancies. Although other forms of ectopic pregnancy have been reported' no cervical pregnancy wits reported. I t is a rare occurrence in our environment. The exact aetiology of cervical pregnancy is unknown. It has been postulated that presence of intrauterinc forcign bodies (e.g. contraceptive devices). scarred uterus and endometrial infection may alter the state of the endometrium to make implantation difficult. The invasive trophoblast penetrates the lining of ii more receptive endocervix. Since the wall of the cervix is not adapted to accommodate a developing fetus and placenta. there is a pelvic pain. abortion and cervical rupture occur a s fctal growth proceeds. As the cervical wall is thinned out, the muscularis layer does not contract effectively a s the niyonietrium, and the high vascularization could cause severe uncontrollable bleeding. The clinical presentation is continuous genital-bleeding after a variable period of anicnorrhoea. There may be backache and pelvic pain caused by distension of the cervix. Examination reveals a grossly enlarged cervix with a disproportionate corpus uteri (hourglass effect) felt as a separate mass (Figure 1 ). A definitive ultrasonographic evidence of cervical enlargement and histologic evidence of products of conception confirms a cervical pregnancy. The pregnancy test may be negative if an abortion has occurred. Curetage of the cervix and endometrium may stop bleeding if the invasion of the endocervix is minimal. Bleeding may be controlled with packing of the endocervix


Objective:To search for a new method for establishing high precision 3D finite element model of maxillary anterior dentition segment.Methods: Spiral CT(SCT) scanning was used to obtain the data of digital imaging and communications in medicine(DICOM) of teeth and the periodontal tissues;the data were used to construct the iges NURBS model by combining converse engineering software Geomagic and computer-aided design(CAD).The 3D finite element analysis model was created after the unit lattice was meshed and checked by Hypermesh pre-processors.Results and Conclusion: We have successfully established the high quality 3D model of maxillary anterior dentition segment and the periodontal tissues(including periodontal ligament and alveolar bone);the model contained 640 396 tetrahedrons and 117 889 nodes.The present method is easy-to-use and is suitable for establishing the model for complex tissues like teeth and periodontal tissues.The established model has a high comparability and provides a good basis for studying the biomechanic behavior of maxillary anterior dentition segment under different orthodontic force systems.


Jan Tschichold was a brilliant typographer who dramatically influ enced graphic design and printing with his contrasting theories of design. He began as a proponent of the so-called "new typography" and then pursued the revival of more traditional styles. Because Tschichold's diametrically opposed theories about typography continue to appeal to a large audience, this exhibit of his evolution as a typographer is use ful and important. This exhibit is an overview of his writings and typog raphy concentrating on his dramatic stylistic changes. The exhibit is accompanied by a poster, annotated catalog, and descriptive labels.


A system used in the preparation, gross sectioning, macroexamination, and recording of findings in eyes enucleated both in surgery and at autopsy is detailed. This system emphasizes a simple gross sectioning technic that causes minimal derangement of intraocular structures, careful examination with a stereomicroscope with movable focusable high intensity illuminator (permitting a wide variety of lighting technics and maximal visual interpretation), and a specially devised form facilitating the accurate recording of findings.


The article describes the methodological aspects of optimization sequence extinguishing forest fires. Used to optimize the procedure for evaluating the priority of fighting forest fires. In this case, the criteria developed division of the territory of forest land into separate areas.


Many empirical studies over the past three decades or so have reported estimates of the determinants of consumption, investment and the demand for money. This article summarizes recent Bank work that seeks to understand more fully the demand for bank and building society loans, and the interactions between these borrowings and the demand for money and decisions to consume and invest. This work aims to enhance our understanding of the links between the monetary sector and real spending decisions.


The purpose of the article is to identify the specifics of the interpretation of W. Shakespeare's plays Hamlet (1997), Macbeth (1999) and Othello (2000) by director E. Nekrošius, as well as to analyse the features of his creative methods and techniques. The research methodology. An interdisciplinary approach and the following scientific methods were applied. Typological-structural method is to structure the basic principles of synergies between peculiar elements of the director's tools of E. Nekrošius; the method of art history analysis is to identify the specifics of the main components of the directorial activity of E. Nekrošius, as well as to determine his contribution to the development of contemporary European theatre art; a method of artistic and compositional analysis of stage works is to justify the relationship between the director and the author of a dramatic work in the context of the formation of an artistic and integral canvas of a dramatic performance and other. Scientific novelty. The features of the techniques and methods for E. Nekrošius's directing have been determined on the basis of the art criticism analysis of the plays Hamlet , Macbeth and Othello by W. Shakespeare; the unique and ambiguous use of metaphors and symbols by the director has been described. The specificity of innovative concepts and traditional methods of theatre directing by E. Nekrošius has been revealed; the structure and levels of scenic imagery in the interpretations of Shakespearean tragedies in the context of the transformation of the expressive means of theatre directing were examined and analysed; an art historical analysis of the elements of directorial expressiveness used by E. Nekrošius was carried out in the process of their transformation into compositional poetical and formative means. Conclusions. The director's interpretation of the Shakespearean tragedies Hamlet , Macbeth and Othello by E. Nekrošius testifies to the dominance of his fundamental principle of creativity – the ability to convincingly and symbolically represent the relationship between ethnic Lithuanian and world culture, positioning contact with the dramatic text of W. Shakespeare as the most important factor. In the creative activity of E. Nekrošius, the symbolic in the object prevails over the word. The metaphors with which the director constructs a complex space of performances are ambiguous, they undergo a variety of interpretations and levels of reading. The same symbols and signs are constantly presented to the viewer with different perspectives. Each object on the stage is a sign and symbol, meaning holder. techniques and methods of E. Nekrošius based on an art review of Hamlet , Macbeth and Othello performances by W. Shakespeare; describes the unique and ambiguous use of metaphors and symbols by the director; reveals the innovative concepts and traditional methods specifics of E. Nekrošius theatre direction; conceptualizes the structure and levels of stage imagery in the interpretations of Shakespearean tragedies in the context of theatre direction expressive means transformation; analyses elements of directorial expressiveness used by E. Nekrošius in the process of their transformation into compositional poetical and formative means. Shakespeare: Eimuntas Nekrošius's Lithuanian Othello" explore the issues of E. Nekrošius directorial activities. Nekrošius theatre phenomenon, specifics of the director's methods and techniques of the artist studied from the perspective of modern art history.


In this comment we discuss briefly the relationship between phenomenological rate constants and the solution to the time-dependent multiple-well master equation. Attention is focused on obtaining rate constants using the CSE (chemically significant eigenmode) method. In particular we describe briefly how to obtain rate constants when one or more of the chemically significant eigenvalues merges with the IEREs (internal energy relaxation eigenvalues).


Yet there is no mistaking where McPhee stands, either. His recent New Yorker articles on the St. John River in Maine and on the Salmon River in Alaska, the latter a kind of microcosm of the whole Alaskan wilderness question, are two of the most persuasive conservation essays ever written. McPhee works by narrative involvement. We float the river (in The John McPhee Reader, it's the Colorado, with "archdruid" David Brower and dam-builder Floyd Dominy in a raft together), and we talk with the representatives of various human uses or choices for the river, seeing the water and the rock and the sandbars and the fish and the weather overhead, camping out (awake a lot at night, because McPhee is a light sleeper) ; we learn the personalities of our partners, and are filled in on both the natural and political history of the river in asides by McPhee, and suddenly we realize the whole situation has jelled. We are there, in it. We know the river, as far as language can stretch anyway, and to know it is to respect it.


Aerial view looking south over Auckland Harbour Bridge towards Westhaven, St Mary's Bay and Ponsonby, showing pick-a-back section of bridge being manoeuvred into position on a barge. Photograph taken 29 November 1958 by Whites Aviation.
Print from this negative is in MacIver album (PA1-f-160)
Between 29 November and 1 December 1958, a 580 ft long span, weighing 1200 tons was floated into its final position on prepared piers. Blustery winds caused the first attempt to be suspended on 30 November. The operation was completed on 1 December.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches


Psychotic‐like experiences (PLEs) or subclinical psychotic experiences have received increased attention as some studies have suggested continuity between PLEs and psychotic disorders. However, epidemiological and correlational studies of PLEs showed mixed findings – it is observed that different studies use a wide variety of definitions of PLEs, as well as different assessment tools that are designed to capture such described experiences. The differences in definitions and assessment tools adopted could contribute to the discrepancy of findings. The current review aims to examine the definitions and assessment tools adopted in the studies of PLEs.


The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of interactive marketing on consumer purchasing behaviors in sports shops. The present research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive method and has been surveyed. The statistical society is comprised of all sports equipment consumers in Tabriz city, which purchased product distribution channels within a month. The relative estimation of the statistical population was estimated to be about 1500 persons based on the information available from the sports equipment vendors. 385 randomly selected cluster samples were selected based on Morgan sample size table. In this research, an interactive marketing questionnaire was used to collect information. To collect the data through questionnaires, at first, coordination was carried out with the sports department of the city and presented to the stores and a questionnaire was distributed among the selected customers as an example with the necessary explanations. The completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed. To test the hypotheses, the structural equation method was used by the LISREL software. The results showed that there is a relationship between communication tactics, personalization tactics, reward tactics and commitment with the customer's desire, and there is no relationship between preferential behavior tactics and customer willingness. The results also showed that there is a relationship between communication commitment and shopping behavior.


On December 17, 1948, a Committee of Naval Experts was appointed by the International Court of Justice to report on eight technical points involved in the Corfu Channel case. Under the order of the Court the Committee, whose members were Commodore J. Bull of the Royal Norwegian Navy, Commodore S. A. Forshell of the Royal Swedish Navy and Lt. Commander S. J. W. Elfferich of the Royal Netherlands Navy, was to submit a report on the situation in the north Corfu strait at the time the incident took place, the type of mines involved, the possibility of laying mines without the knowledge of Albania, and the technical possibilities involved in testimony of a witness for the United Kingdom, former Lt. Commander Kovacic of the Yugoslav navy.


Three interior and three edge slab-column connections were tested. The properties of connections under vertical and lateral reversed load were analyzed. The plastic limit state method was used to analyze the slab-column connections under the combined action of punching shear and unbalanced moment. A set of equations was derived and simplified to practical formulas in the paper. Comparison of the theoretical with the experimental results show that the present method can precisely predict the ultimate strength of reinforced concrete slab-column connections under the combined action of punching shear and unbalanced moment.


This book is a collection of twenty papers selected from the proceedings of an international conference held in Prague in April 2007 to commemorate the centenary of Jan Patočka's birth. Its publication is particularly welcome. While some of Patočka's work exists in English translation, most of it remains untranslated, and there is—especially compared with the situation in French and German—a conspicuous dearth of scholarship available in English. This is unfortunate given that Patočka arguably stands among the most original and inspiring philosophical minds of the twentieth century. An historically erudite student of both Husserl and Heidegger, Patočka sought to overcome the momentous abyss that stood between the eidetic and existential tendencies in phenomenology. In this he was like Eugen Fink, with whom he remained in lifelong contact. But a key difference lies in the unusual circumstances of Patočka's career—to wit, that most of his work was developed privately and clandestinely in the repressive context of post-war Czechoslovakia. This experience gave Patočka a distinctively 'heretical' appreciation for the spiritual depth as well as the embodied historicity of human existence. (The term 'heretical' derives from Patočka's Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History). The sense of engagement and ethical responsibility that resulted manifested itself in the most well known aspect of Patočka's life, namely, his death following police interrogation as one of the first spokespeople (along with Václav Havel and Jiří Hájek) for the dissident human rights movement Charter 77. As Havel noted in his opening address to the conference (reproduced here as a preface), the ethical spirit of this movement—and by extension the philosophical project that informed Patočka's involvement—remains vitally relevant in the contemporary 'globalized' world. Thus, as the editors put it, the aim of the assembled papers is to provide an introduction to Patočka's thought which will show that his 'manyfaceted thoughtful legacy [sic] has truly something to say to the world at large, and that the way in which it addresses basic questions of human existence in general, and the condition of modern man in particular, remains acutely actual' (xi).


the development of localization techniques has grown rapidly, especially localization techniques that use satellites known as the Global Positioning System. Localization techniques using this satellite cannot work in buildings; therefore research for localization techniques in buildings has been the focus of researchers in the last decade. Localization techniques in the area that cannot be covered by satellite can be split into two groups namely techniques signal using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and techniques using the access point or Wi-Fi. Most researcher still face problems in localization technique in building known as Indoor Position System (IPS) implementation, especially to escalation the precision of techniques. In this paper, we presented a assessment of the papers (2006-2016) on indoor position system that focus on accuracy and placement of sensor for both BLE and Wi-Fi. This paper is a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) establishes a fusion exploration based on the exploration model by PRISMA checklist. The finishing identifies of chosen major papers for the initially phase had 25 major papers; the complete texts of 25 major papers were explored. Then, we implemented the synthesis to construct parameter and aspects that affect accuracy of indoor position system implementation for BLE and Wi-Fi. Base on review, we can conclude that the fingerprint of sensor play important role to increase accuracy of system.


The need for high technical skills in gymnastics has resulted in a decrease of the age of talented gymnasts. Young gymnasts are submitted to intensive training, hence to an increase of the risk of injuries. In spite of this evolution, present medical assistance does not appear to be readily accessible to swiss coaches and gymnasts. By necessity, coaches endorse medical functions which have so far not been evaluated. This aspect was therefore investigated among coaches from the french speaking community of our country. The results show that the present medical network hinders regular follow-up of gymnasts and valuable discussions between coaches and doctors with, as a result, inappropriate medical teaching. Coaches distrust advice given by doctors of whom most underestimate the technical aspects of this sport. Medical assistance should be improved on a regional basis.


There has been a great deal of development in some areas of electronic structure of matter with a high degree of specialization. As a consequence it is becoming more difficult to follow the developments in neighboring areas. This volume tries to fill the gap and collect in one single volume topics such as superlattice structure, polymers density functional theory, molecular photoionization, impurities in semiconductors, to mention a few.


The article investigates the reputation of the Bow Street runners, the group of quasi-official police officers established at the Bow Street magistrates court by Henry and John Fielding in the second half of the eighteenth century. In particular, the essay studies the confrontation in trials at the Old Bailey in the 1780s between these police officers and one of the most aggressive defence counsel of the period, William Garrow, and compares their treatment with the way Garrow dealt with private thief-takers and other officers. The evidence suggests that the professional police detectives based at Bow Street enjoyed a relatively good reputation, and the essay concludes with the suggestion that this good reputation meant that when seven police offices on the model of Bow Street were established by parliament in 1792 there were no objections that each was given a similar staff of six paid detective constables. Unlike the police established in London in 1829, which was devoted to defeating crime by surveillance, the eighteenth century solution to the crime problem of the capital was detection and prosecution.


3. Sepkowitz KA, Brown AE, Telzak EE, Gottlieb S, Armstrong D. PneumoP. carinii. A serological test for HIV was negative. The WBC cystis carinii pneumonia among patients without AIDS at a cancer hospicount was 6,750/mL, and the CD4 cell count was 340/mL, with a tal. JAMA 1992;267:832–7. CD4/CD8 cell ratio of 1.4. Therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) (100 mg/[kgrd]) was initiated, and she deferReprints or correspondence: Dr. Daniel Vittecoq, Unité des Maladies Infectivesced over the course of 72 hours. After she had received this euses et Tropicales, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 94800 Villejuif, France. regimen for 21 days, a continuous prophylactic regimen for PCP Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998;26:1018–9 (TMP-SMZ, one double strength tablet/d) was prescribed, and a q 1998 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved. second cycle of chemotherapy was administered as previously. 1058–4838/98/2604–0054$03.00 Twenty days later, the patient's cough and shortness of breath relapsed, without fever. Examination of specimens, including BAL fluid obtained by fiberoptic bronchoscopy, did not reveal P. carinii, Pneumocystis carinii: A Versatile Opportunist but histological studies of a transbronchial biopsy specimen revealed lymphangitic carcinomatosis of the lung. She subsequently SIR—An original paper by Kulke and Vance [1], an editorial received eight cycles of high-dose chemotherapy, which included response by Walzer in the same issue of Clinical Infectious Discyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, and vindesine, and eases (CID) [2], and a brief report by Heresi et al. [3] in CID have her respiratory symptoms resolved. After six cycles, the results of once again focused attention on Pneumocystis carinii. Kulke and several studies (including fiberoptic bronchoscopy with transbronVance cautioned that the role of prophylaxis for P. carinii pneumochial biopsies) were completely negative, and the patient was connia (PCP) should be reexamined for patients who are receiving sidered to be in complete remission. No relapse of PCP has been sequential high doses of chemotherapy with stem cell support and observed while PCP prophylaxis was continued (as of a 16-month who may be at increased risk for PCP. These authors made this follow-up examination). recommendation after two of their patients with breast cancer deOur HIV-negative patient, who had not had previous exposure veloped PCP. The accompanying editorial clearly warned that less to corticosteroids, developed documented PCP after a single cycle than acute awareness of P. carinii, a versatile opportunist with a of low-dose cytotoxic chemotherapy for local relapse of breast propensity for ''sneak attacks,'' can have disastrous results. Defincancer. In their review of PCP in patients with breast cancer (24 ing the risk of PCP among immunocompromised patients, includcases), Kulke and Vance [1] stressed that most of the patients had ing risk assessment for PCP in these individuals, and keeping up received prolonged corticosteroid therapy. The two patients they with newly emerging information about P. carinii are, as the editodescribed had not received steroids, but these patients were receivrial states, essential [2]. ing high-dose chemotherapy and had severe CD4 T cell lymphocyOur own studies, which began in 1973 and involved the assesstopenia at the time PCP was diagnosed. ment of titers of P. carinii antigen and antibody in patients with According to Walzer [2], it is not the nature of the underlying bone marrow transplants [4], renal allografts [5], and a wide variety disorder that predisposes to the development of PCP in patients of malignancies [6], demonstrated the threat of P. carinii among with cancer, but rather the type and the intensity of the cytotoxic such patients. Similar findings were observed in a study of patients or immunosuppressive therapy used to treat the cancer. However, with HIV-1 infection and either specimen-documented or clinically other potential contributing factors deserve to be studied. Sepkodiagnosed P. carinii infections. This was demonstrated by a frewitz et al. [3] suggested that patients who had received previous quently lengthy period of antigenemia before the onset of pneumoradiation therapy to the thorax might be at higher risk of developing nia and a decline in antigen titer after the initiation of specific PCP. Among the 24 cases of PCP in patients with breast cancer therapy for PCP [7]. reviewed by Kulke and Vance [1], the only patient who clearly In view of these data and other references too numerous to cite did not receive steroid therapy before infection developed had in a correspondence, it is not surprising that Heresi et al. [3] have concurrent lymphangitic carcinomatosis. In the case reported documented severe PCP in infants exposed to HIV-1 who were herein, neither the single cycle of low-dose chemotherapy nor the nonetheless negative for the virus. The most provocative question CD4 cell count would be sufficient to explain the development of concerns the possibility that P. carinii could, like Toxoplasma PCP. We suggest that local factors such as previous irradiation or gondii, have been transmitted in utero. In a laboratory rat model the presence of lymphangitic carcinomatosis could be additional of PCP, in utero transmission was shown to be a distinct possibility risk factors for PCP in patients with breast cancer. [8]. P. carinii has been detected in bone marrow and rectal biopsy specimens as well as the retina, pancreas, spleen, inner ear, and Pierre Tattevin, Mario Di Palma, and Daniel Vittecoq CNS of HIV-1–positive individuals [9]. Would in utero transmisUnité des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Service des Maladies sion be likely? Sanguines Immunitaires et Tumorales, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France Alternatively, close contact between a mother and a neonate would also constitute ideal conditions for horizontal transmission of P. cari-


While mobile social networks (MSNs) enrich people's lives, they also bring many security issues. Many attackers spread malicious URLs through MSNs, which causes serious threats to users' privacy and security. In order to provide users with a secure social environment, many researchers make great efforts. The majority of existing work is aimed at deploying a detection system on the server and classifying messages or users in MSNs through graph-based algorithms, machine learning or other methods. However, as a kind of instant messaging service, MSNs continually generate a large amount of user data. Without affecting the user experience, with existing detection mechanisms it is difficult to implement real-time detection in practical applications. In order to realize real-time message detection in MSNs, we can build more powerful server clusters or improve the utilization rate of computing resources. Assuming that computing resources of servers are limited, we use edge computing to improve the utilization rate of computing resources. In this article, we propose a multistage and elastic detection framework based on deep learning, which sets up a detection system at the mobile terminal and the server, respectively. Messages are first detected on the mobile terminal, and then the detection results are forwarded to the server along with the messages. We also design a detection queue, according to which the server can detect messages elastically when computing resources are limited, and more computing resources can be used for detecting more suspicious messages. We evaluate our detection framework on a Sina Weibo dataset. The results of the experiment show that our detection framework can improve the utilization rate of computing resources and can realize real-time detection with a high detection rate at a low false positive rate.


Mesh deformation in response to redefined boundary geometry is a frequently encountered task in shape optimization and analysis of fluid-structure interaction. We propose a simple and concise method for deforming meshes defined with three-node triangular or four-node tetrahedral elements. The mesh deformation method is suitable for large boundary movement. The approach requires two consecutive linear elastic finite-element analyses of an isotropic continuum using a prescribed displacement at the mesh boundaries. The first analysis is performed with homogeneous elastic property and the second with inhomogeneous elastic property. The fully stressed design is employed with a vanishing Poisson s ratio and a proposed form of equivalent strain (modified Tresca equivalent strain) to calculate, from the strain result of the first analysis, the element-specific Young s modulus for the second analysis. The theoretical aspect of the proposed method, its convenient numerical implementation using a typical linear elastic finite-element code in conjunction with very minor extra coding for data processing, and results for examples of large deformation of two-dimensional meshes are presented in this paper. KEY WORDS: Mesh deformation, shape optimization, fluid-structure interaction, fully stressed design, finite-element analysis, linear elasticity, strain failure, equivalent strain, Tresca failure criterion


To improve overall equipment efficiency(OEE) of a semiconductor wafer wet-etching system,a heuristic tabu search scheduling algorithm is proposed for the wet-etching process in the paper,with material handling robot capacity and wafer processing time constraints of the process modules considered.Firstly,scheduling problem domains of the wet-etching system(WES) are assumed and defined,and a non-linear programming model is built to maximize the throughput with no defective wafers.On the basis of the model,a scheduling algorithm based on tabu search is presented in this paper.An improved Nawaz,Enscore,and Ham(NEH) heuristic algorithm is used as the initial feasible solution of the proposed heuristic algorithm.Finally,performances of the proposed algorithm are analyzed and evaluated by simulation experiments.The results indicate that the proposed algorithm is valid and practical to generate satisfied scheduling solutions.更多还原


A QRS detection system was developed that uses fuzzy logic to combine the outputs of two QRS detector algorithms. The fuzzy detector can conclude that a QRS is present, that a QRS is not present, or that no decision can be made. Results obtained on ECG waveforms with added simulated noise are presented, and improvements provided by further analysis of the uncertain time points are demonstrated.


The past ten years have seen a rapid development in the study of the lexicon. The central concern of the lexical study has been reorganization or decomposition of the lexicon: to eliminate the redundancy of the component by consigning morphological operations to syntax (Baker (1988), Lieber (1992)) and, furthermore, to link this slimmed lexicon accurately and elegantly to other components, in particular, the syntactic component (Halle and Marantz (1994)). One of the aims of Emonds (2000) is to put forward a number of unique and stimulating proposals on such reorganization of the lexicon and its relation to syntax. Another aim of the book is to make a useful concrete proposal about how the choice of a complement is implemented. The complementchoice presents a challenge for linguistic theory: to develop a theory that succinctly describes co-occurrence relations between a head and its complements. Three ways of complement-selection have been proposed in syntactic literature (arranged in chronological order): (i) by means of specified subcategorization ("c-selection," in earlier works on generative


ARM's decision to buy US-based Artisan Components for a 50% premium has alarmed shareholders, but the author believes the UK processor designer may be looking eastwards - not to the west - for the justification for its deal.