Anaerobic treatments have been successfully employed for more than one hundred years to stabilize sewage sludge. The main aim of sludge anaerobic digestion is the degradation and destruction of organic matter, with consequent sludge stabilization and pathogen reduction. One of the advantages of the fermentative system over aerobic treatment is the production of biogas (i.e., an available source of energy), which in some cases can be exploited to satisfy part of the energy requirements of the treatment plant. Nevertheless, inadequate knowledge of the principles governing the process often prevents satisfactory digester management, and thus there is an evident need for reliable kinetic models in order to improve performance and optimize the control strategies. In the present review, an overview of the anaerobic digestion models proposed in the specialized literature is presented. Models are grouped according to the degree of substrate characterization and thus of complexity (in terms of number of equations and parameters). This criterion is practically equivalent to considering that a chronological order exists in their evolution. To make the model comparison easier to use, a representation in matrix form is also given. The potential and limits of available models are also discussed with a view to defining both fundamental research needs and critical aspects for practical application.


While mobile Augmented Reality (AR) browsers have become one of the major commercial AR application, real-world usage behaviour with this technology is still a widely unexplored area. We report on our findings from an online survey that we conducted on the topic and an analysis of mobile distribution platforms for popular Augmented Reality browsers. We found that while the usage of Augmented Reality browsers is often driven by their novelty factor, a substantial amount of long term users exists. The analysis of quantitative and qualitative data showed that poor and sparse content, the user interface design or the system performances are major elements influencing the permanent usage of this technology by early adopters.


III I have made the most important discovery of my career, the most important discovery of my life. It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reasons can be found. cited from " A beautiful mind " IV Acknowledgement I would like to express my gratitude to Marcus Groettrup for taking me back with open arms in the lab after failure of the " French adventure " , his constant support and motivation and his insistence on revealing the FAT10 mystery. I'd also like to thank Elisa May for reviewing this thesis and her constant interest in the project as a member of my thesis committee and helpful data discussion. I'm grateful to Hans-Reimer Rodewald for stepping in as an oral examiner. I also want to thank… Michael " Der große Meister " Basler for his constant support, motivation, data discussion, proofreading and sharing his technical expertise on flow cytometry and animal work, also for his puerile humor and extensive scientific discussions about Dr. House, Annette Aichem for providing mass spectrometry data that opened a side project, also for constant technical support and helpful data discussion, Valerie Herrmann for providing exciting data in the context of her master thesis, Nicola Catone, the master purifier, for his help on FAT10 purification, Gunter Schmidtke for providing vectors and helping with protein purification, the group of Ludger Klein for sharing their expertise, especially Martin Aichinger for his advice on TEC isolation and Tomoyoshi Yamano and Ksenija Jovanovic for mouse strains and tissue samples, Bruno Kyewski and Martina Gärtner for providing human tissue samples, Georg Holländer for cell lines, Daniel Pinschewer and Mark S. Anderson for mouse strains, the animal caretakers of the TFA, especially Birgitt, Andrea, Doris and Nicole, for taking care of a whole room of the FAT10-knockout breedings and providing thousands of biopsies, my labmates, especially Sarah and Franzi as a part of the blondie-office, Ulli for her support in the mouse house, and all the others for the nice working atmosphere, the chemical biology graduate school for funding of travel expenses and providing a base for new friendships and collaborations at the university, and my Mom, because she always believed in me. With all my heart, I'd like to thank Martin Möckel, for his constant support, motivation and discussion, as well as technical assistance and food supply. I hope I can make up for this …


Human activity recognition is an important task in computer vision because it has many application areas such as, healthcare, security, entertainment, and tactical scenarios. This paper presents a methodology to automatically recognize human activity from input video stream using Histogram of Oriented Gradient Pattern History (HOGPH) features and SVM classifier. For this purpose, the proposed system extracts HOG features from a sequence of consecutive video frames and analyzes them to construct HOGPH feature vector. The HOGPH feature vectors are used to train a multi-class SVM classifier for different human activities. In test mode, we use the classifier with HOGPH feature vector to recognize human activity. We have experimented with video data of human activity in real environments for three different tasks (browsing, reading, and writing). The experimental result and its accuracy reveal that the proposed system is applicable to recognize human activity in real-life.


The article expatiated on the content and meaning of constructing medical expendable system,and came out with the view of constructing integrative logistics and supply chain management through analyzing the content and relationship among the spots of material currency with the systemic view and way,finally put forward some highly efficient system strategies on how to cut down the excessive storages and construct the quality control in the logistic system.


correlation with the distribution of water, milk, or other foods, while bacteriological examination of stools, vomit, or suspected foods is invariably negative. Certain clinical features also help to distinguish epidemic vomiting from food-poisoning. Thus the sudden unexpected onset of projectile vomiting, most often in the middle of the night, has been an outstanding feature; giddiness has been a fairly common accompaniment, and there is often some general aching, with a frontal headache which tends to come and go. Fever up to 1000 F. (37.80 C.) occurs at the onset. Abdominal signs are usually limited to some epigastric discomfort, and there are no colicky pains. The illness usually lasts for one to three days, but relapses may occur about one week after recovery. The nature of the clinical symptoms has suggested some disturbance of the central nervous system, but no direct evidence of its involvement has been described. The disease is highly infectious, and the attack rate in a susceptible community varies from 10% to over 80% according to intimacy of contact. Outbreaks seem to occur most often in the autumn or winter, but no season is exempt. The incubation period may vary from two to seven days but is usually short, so that the infection spreads quickly through a school community. The epidemiological evidence suggests that the infection is spread by the respiratory route, although indirect spread by contaminated articles or food certainly cannot be excluded. The causative agent is unknown but is believed to be a virus. Gordon and his colleagues9 were able to infect human volunteers by feeding them with faecal filtrates or unfiltered throat washings from infected cases, whereas no symptoms occurred after inhalation of the throat washings. Attempts to infect the chick embryo and various experimental animals have been unsuccessful. Although infectious syndromes of unusual nature may attract attention when they occur in schools or other institutions, clearly if they are of short duration and relatively mild they may be prevalent in the general community yet entirely escape official recognition by the health authority unless the general practitioner of his own accord notifies such cases to the medical officer of health. For example, it is clear from information received through the Public Health Laboratory Service that outbreaks of epidemic vomiting have been occurring among schoolchildren and students in many parts of the country during the past two orithree years, yet no' records of the prevalence


Objective To analyze the invasiveness of Xinjiang isolated Enterobacter sakazakii strains on ICR suckling mice with brain-heart culture medium,broth culture medium and CAYE culture medium.Methods 3 to 4 days old ICR suckling mice were inoculated intragastrically by Enterobacter sakazakii strains isolated from Xinjiang for 4 days.Mice were euthanized with ethylether 7 days later and the entire intestinal tract,liver,spleen,kidney of mice were removed for pathological dissection and microscopic examination with hematoxylin and eosin staining.Results Both the bacteria cultured by brain-heart culture medium and broth culture medium had similar pathological characteristics in the mice,including diffused spotty necrosis in liver,disappearance of bowman′s capsule,acidophilia changes in proximal tubular cells of kidney and slightly changes in intestines.However,the mice infected with CAYE medium cultured bacteria had worse acidophilia changes and some disaggregated changes in proximal tubular cells of kidney,epithelium mucosae cells and vasodilatation in mucous membrane.Conclusion The Xingjiang isolates of Enterobacter sakazakii cultured with CAYE medium could cause extra damages to organs and tissues,especially liver,of ICR suckling mice.The strains might have potential hazard to human population.


Data, data, data ... never before companies have had as much data as today. And the potential to gain profitability from and with data is enormous – but often not used! Either there is no awareness or a lack of qualification within the company that makes it hard or even impossible to benefit from those data. A comprehensive data strategy can enable companies to benefit from data. But data strategies are not so easy to establish and transform – and they are not even available as a model! Therefore, the at hand reference model can help closing the gap between the "we need" and the "we have" a data strategy. The Master Thesis answers the questions why a data strategy is relevant and why a reference model is helpful, where in the company and how a data strategy has to be established, identifies the most important components of such a strategy and creates a reference model for data strategies. Complemented with guidelines for the transformation and for a maturity model, a RACI model for roles and responsibilities and an implementation roadmap, the master thesis presents a feasible reference model for data strategies.


The crystal structure of jurbanite, A1(S04)(0H) · 5H20, was refined from 1470 independent reflections measured on a computercontrolled single-crystal diffractometer. The positional and anisotropic thermal parameters (isotropic for hydrogen atoms) were refined by fullmatrix least-squares calculations to a final R = 0.047, for 581 reflections with / > 3σ (/). Hydrogen atoms were located on a AF map. Lattice parameters are a = 8.3965(6), b = 12.479(2), c = 8.1549(9) Â and β = 101.917(6)°; space group P2Jn; Ζ = 4. In the structure pairs of Α1(ΟΗ)2(Η20)4 octahedra and isolated SO* groups are connected by a hydrogen bonding system. The atomic arrangement is discussed in relation to other hydrated aluminum sulfates, such as aluminite A12(S04X0H)4 • 7H20, and rostite A1(S04)F 5H 20. It is pointed out that jurbanite and rostite, so far considered as dimorphs, have really a different chemical composition, with (OH)~ in jurbanite and F~ in rostite.


Techniques to identify an attentive object in an image, captured synchronously with an eye tracker, rely on the human fixations being inside the boundary of the object. However, eye tracking experiments show that fixations are often near, but outside an attentive object, when the viewer is not trying to place the fixations inside. If fixations occur outside an object boundary, it is difficult to segment it properly. We address this problem by correlating context-directed visual saliencies with eye fixations. Our model is based on prior specification of the weights applied to bottom-up saliency. Experiments on the meeting scenes indicate that our method achieves a detection rate of 95.6%.


Based on analysis of the traffic noise pollution in the respects of present situation,causes and trends in the urban area of Zhuzhou City during 2004~2008,corresponding measures for pollution prevention and control are proposed to provide scientific basis for effective improvement of traffic noise pollution.


e15583Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has high prevalence and mortality worldwide. Surgery is the preferred treatment for CRC. Recurrence occurrs in more than one-third of patients (pts) with s...


Background and Aim: Lumbar disc prolapse is a common cause of backache and radicular symptoms in lower limbs. Different surgical options have been described to compare the functional outcome, complications, and recurrence following surgery for lumbar disc prolapse by classical microlumbar discectomy (MLD) and minimally invasive tubular microdiscectomy. The advantages of one procedure over the other were also analyzed. Methods and Materials/Patients: A prospective, observational study conducted over a period of 1 year in the Department of Neurosurgery, Government Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, among patients who underwent surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation by either microlumbar discectomy or minimally invasive surgery using a tubular retractor system. Ninety-nine patients who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria were analyzed and tabulated for the outcome. Results: The two groups did not show a statistical difference in terms of functional outcome, complications, or recurrence rate. However, the need for post-operative analgesics, blood loss, and hence hospitalization was less in the tubular discectomy group. Conclusion: Both procedures are equally effective in terms of surgical results. However, the advantages and the subtle tendency of the patients to adopt "keyhole" make the tube an attractive option.


Internet and mobile phones connect us more easily in the virtual world. Smart phones with the concept of Internet of things connect us to everyday objects. Intelligent mirrors with computations using microcontrollers and computer provides the information on the places located on the mirror. Smart mirror uses microcontroller cards and associated with web for retrieving information from the web. This will be displayed in the mirror. The proposed smart mirror displays the information such as weather, data and time, calendar, captures picture from camera, multimedia information such as music, voice control and local news from the web. Rasberry pi 3 microcontroller is used as hardware to control the sensors and the smart mirror. This will act as brain of the interactive system and it is powered by python scripts for mirror software. Google assistant Application Programmable Interface is used as personal assistant for interacting with web. IFTTT – a free web service to access open source API's for customizing Google assistant. The device looks like an ordinary mirror. It has screen inside that is capable to interact using voice commands and smart phones.


This study aims to describe the activities and learning outcomes of students in the implementation of e learning-based learning in elementary schools 3 Rasau Jaya. This research is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The subjects in this study were elementary school students 3 Rasau Jaya. Data collection for this study was carried out through: (1) Observation sheets were used to examine student learning activities in implementing e-learning based learning; (2) The value of student learning evaluation is used to examine student learning outcomes after implementing e learning based learning. Data about student learning activities were analyzed using a percentage formula. Data about student learning outcomes are analyzed by calculating the average. Based on the research results, it was found that aspects of student learning activities 74,12. From these data it can be seen that student learning activities in the e learning learning process are in the sufficient category, student learning outcomes data have an average of 82,21. From these data it can be seen that student learning outcomes in the e learning learning process are in the good category.


Approximate characteristics of the reprocessed optical radiation resulting from the absorption of a ..gamma..-ray burst by a nearby star have been calculated. The overall reprocessing time scale, including contributions from ..gamma..-ray transfer and diffusion of the optical radiation is estimated. Diffusive cooling occurs by either a self-similar or a transparency wave for postabsorption stellar surface temperatures greater or less than 10/sup 4/ K respectively. For different combinations of stellar and ..gamma..-ray burst (approx. 1 s) to the maximum calculated cooling time (approx. 10/sup 3/ s). For close binary systems, the number of optical photons per square centimeter expected at Earth are calculated as a function of the observed ..gamma..-ray burst fluences and likely distances. If all ..gamma..-ray bursters are in close binaries, about 10/sup 2/ detections per year by an all sky monitor of 200 photons cm/sup -2/ sensitivity are predicted. The 1928 optical event recently reported by Schaefer can be produced using the reprocessing model, for distances to the binary as large as 150 pc. However, the stellar companion required to account for the reported optical flux is likely to be brighter than current optical candidates.


In order to raise intelligent features in the embedded systems with limited resources,we need to research and develo Pwith a good approximation and generalization capabilities,as well as code for a simple neural network.In this article,we use a strong ability of overall optimization of genetic algorithm,local optimization ability and strong gradient descent method,combined with the advantages of both the formations of a hybrid optimization algorithm for neural networks.The genetic algorithm operators have made improvements,it could optimize the neural network structure and weight values and thresholds at the same time.Simulation results show that the hybrid optimization algorithm can effectively improve neural network structure,weight and threshold optimization.The optimized neural network has good approximation capability and ability of generalization.


e18049Background: Since first approvals for targeted therapies (TTs) in ovarian cancer (OC) patients (pts) in 2014, FDA approvals for TTs including bevacizumab (bev) and PARP inhibitors (PARPis) co...


Tourmaline is a kind of accessory mineral widely distributed in acidic igneous rocks and metasomatites,and the most widely distributed Fe-Mg-Li tourmaline includes several end members like dravite,schorl and elbaite as well as a series of transitional minerals.In the same area,the same rock is often characterized by the development of the same type of tourmaline.Nevertheless,the end members and transitional minerals are well developed in Nanping pegmatite and altered wall rocks,except for elbaite.Such a phenomenon is very rarely observed in the same type of granitic pegmatites both in China and abroad.In Nanping,tourmalines with different components are distributed in different types of granitic pegmatites and different differentiation evolution stage of the pegmatite.The schorl (Fe tourmaline) is widely distributed in the four types of pegmatites as well as their altered wall rocks.In the rare metal mineralized pegmatite,the tourmaline can be divided into two types,i.e.,the middle member of the Fe-Li series (Li-Fe tourmaline) and the members of the Mg-Fe series comprising dravite and Mg-Fe tourmaline.The two types of tourmalines are apparently different in the formation age and the paragenetic association of minerals.Based on detailed descriptions of physical-optical characteristics,chemical components,X-ray powder diffractions,infrared absorption spectra and thermal spectra of tourmalines from Nanping pegmatites,this paper discusses the evolution regularity and formation environment of these tourmalines.The schorl in Type Ⅰ pegmatite was formed under the conditions of upper hydraulic pressure,low content of rare elements and absolute domination of crystallization.In contrast,the schorl in Type Ⅱ-Ⅲ pegmatites was formed in a relatively low depth suggesting the beginning of the transformation to the open system,with rare elements concentrated in the pegmatite melt-solution in such an environment.The Li-Fe tourmaline in Type Ⅳ pegmatite was formed in a relatively open system with wide metasomatism,with its formation depth apparently shallower than that of Type Ⅰ-Ⅲ pegmatites.In such a formation environment,elements such as Li,Rb,Cs,Nb,Ta and Sn are highly concentrated in the pegmatite melt-solution.The formation environment of dravite in Type Ⅳ pegmatite was no longer belonging to endogenic pegmatite mineralization,but this mineral inherited some characteristics of Li-Fe tourmalines in Type Ⅳ pegmatite in content of elements such as Li.Its modes of occurrence are very rarely seen in pegmatite areas both in China and abroad.The formation sequence of tourmalines in Nanping pegmatites and wall rocks is on the whole in order of black Fe-tourmaline→yellowish green Li-Fe tourmaline→yellowish brown Mg-Fe tourmaline→grayish blue dravite.This sequence will surely play an important indicating role in researches on the formation environment and evolution of the Nanping pegmatite


ABSTRACT A review of Bakken successes and failures along the northwest-southeast Bakken production fairway of Montana and North Dakota indicates four criteria can be used to identify fractures: structure, mud invasion profiles on dual laterolog/microspherically focused resistivity logs (DLL/MSFL), high shut-in pressures on drill stem tests (DST) of the Bakken, and high initial potentials. These evaluation techniques can be used to optimize development well locations in producing fields and generate prospects in wildcat areas where the criteria have been previously ignored. The criteria can also be used to map fracture trends in areas where well control is dense. Detailed fracture mapping in the vicinity of Beaver Creek, Roosevelt, and Elkhorn Ranch fields in North Dakota indicates the Bakken fairway consists of "sweet spots" separated by low permeability "dead zones." A Bakken well drilled in one of the sweet spots is likely to become an excellent paying well, whether it is drilled horizontally or vertically. Horizontal wells sited within one of the unfractured zones, however, face a greater risk of incurring a loss. Well control in Richland County, Montana, is not great enough to construct detailed fracture maps. However, DST's and DLL/MSFL logs in the vicinity of Spring Lake field indicate substantial Bakken production potential exists in the Montana portion of the fairway.


Critical review by Ilya Kashnitsky at Publons.com. of the research letter 'Evidence for a limit to human lifespan' by Dong, X., Milholland, B. & Vijg, J. in Nature (2016). doi:10.1038/nature19793.


Late product delivery is a common problem in software projects. Late delivery can be attributed to software change especially in the development and maintenance phases, leading to more work than originally planned, thus increasing project completion time. One approach for managing software change is Software Configuration Management (SCM). SCM was first introduced in the 1970s to ensure the timely delivery of software products. To date, SCM implementation is supported by recognized standards, best practice, and countless commercial and proprietary tools. However, after more than 50 years, the issue of late software product delivery still prevails, questioning the practice of SCM in software organizations. One aspect of SCM that has received little focus in mainstream research is the human aspects. This study aims to identify how the competency of SCM practitioners can be assessed through the identification of SCM competency criteria and the development of a competency assessment framework. The framework was validated through expert reviews and case studies involving practitioners from the public sector, industry, institutes of higher learning and international organizations. Results confirmed the reliability of the SCM competency criteria and the plausibility of the competency assessment framework.


Based on the theory of Bi-level Programming, according to the location and the fluctuant power and heat demand of the customers in the given region, taking the minimum cost of the regional energy supply as objective function, a bi-level programming model was formulated to plan the regional distributed energy supply chain network. A hybrid algorithm of a tabu search algorithm combined with k-means algorithm and a simulated annealing algorithm combined with scanning algorithm has been provided to solve the model. Finally with practical instances we proved the validity of the approach.


Previous publications: Some of the data included in this article have been previously presented at the Annual Symposium of the Global Vitiligo Foundation 2021: Kavita Gandhi, Shoshana R. Daniel, Amit G. Pandya, Lynne Napatalung, Reema Patel, Yuji Yamaguchi, Kathryn P. Anastassopoulos, Vanja Sikirica, Rebecca Baik, Khaled Ezzedine. The Association of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics with Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults with Non-Segmental Vitiligo in the United States.


The cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are multi-factorial and include activated immune cells, chronic inflammation, genetics, and environmental exposure. It is well known that endocannabinoids mediate protection against intestinal inflammation and other autoimmune diseases. However, the effect of cannabinoid receptors induction by inverse-agonist during experimental colitis has not been investigated. Here, we investigate the activation of the cannabinoid receptor-2 (CB2) by SMM-189, a potent CB2 inverse agonist, on the inhibition of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) induced colitis. In the present study, we found that SMM-189 effectively attenuated the overall clinical score, reversed colitis-associated pathogenesis, increased body weight and colon length while increasing the expression of CB2 receptors and protein kinase A (PKA) in the colon lamina propria (LPs). We also measured a decrease in the percentage and number of Th17 cells in the spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), and LPs treated with SMM-189 compared to DSS controls. Similarly, the percentage and number of natural killer T (NKT) cells and neutrophils are decreased after SMM-189 treatment. SMM-189 also induces the myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) during chronic colitis progression as compared to DSS alone. These findings suggest that SMM-189 ameliorates experimental colitis by inducing CB2 receptors and PKA in the LPs, MDSCs and reduces Th17, NKT cells, and neutrophils from the spleen and LPs. Taken together, these data support the idea that the CB2 inverse agonists, such as SMM-189, may be developed as a novel therapeutic target for IBD.
 Supported by NIH grant R01 AI140405


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OBJECTIVE To determine the content of atractylode Ⅲ in water solution of Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma from different habitats.METHODS The HPLC separation was detected with DAD at 220 nm and was carried out with methyl cyanides-water(55:45) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 1 mL·min-1.The column temperature was 30 ℃.RESULTS The linear scope was good in the range of determination,the average recovery was 97.00%,and the relative standard deviations(RSD) was 1.04%.CONCLUSION The method is simple,fast,well repeactable and highly accurate,high accuracy,which can be used as the quality control method for Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma.


The performance of the SAGE algorithm in channel parameter estimation could be severely degraded by the error accumulated from the Interference Cancellation (IC) stage as each path in the channel is estimated sequentially. This is a direct result of removing inaccurate estimate of the interfering paths, and errors occurring at the IC stage for the first few paths will be accumulated and influence the process of the paths later on. Adaptive interference cancellation suggested by Xue [1] employs a set of weights to control the the amount of interferences removed from each interferer. We extend this idea to the SAGE algorithm, where the weights are obtained by minimising the mean square error between the received signal and its estimate through a Least Mean Square (LMS) algorithm. Simulation results show the proposed scheme can outperform the standard SAGE algorithm in non-LOS environments.


Abstract The ordered Cu2NiZn alloy shows a change in antiphase domain structure according to the ordering temperature. At low annealing temperatures there are isotropic domains and at high temperatures there are cube-oriented domains characteristic of highly anisotropic boundary energies. The material is always elastically anisotropic and hence it is possible, within the same alloy, to compare the influences of the two types of anisotropy on dislocation microstructures and deformation behaviour. At low temperatures, and for disordered materials, strengthening is dominated by dipole and multipole formation and tangled dislocation arrays. At elevated temperatures the ordered alloys show extensive glide on planes near {110} as well as some on {001}. For the material with cube-oriented domain boundaries there is some evidence to support point blocking of dislocations by cross-slip onto cube planes, leading to a higher work hardening at intermediate temperatures. Glide on {110} planes is favoured by the elasti...


In this work, we present a fully integrated <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$D$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-band <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 12$ </tex-math></inline-formula> SiGe-based frequency multiplier chain. It comprises two frequency doubling and one frequency tripling stage. Each stage uses an architecture that ensures high harmonic rejection at its output and, thus, ultimately, at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$D$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-band frequencies. The focus of this work is on describing the generation and propagation of harmonic components in the multiplier chain. Measurements show a maximum output power of 3.5 dBm and a 3-dB bandwidth of 37.5 GHz covering the range from 117.5 to 155 GHz. Over the entire <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$D$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-band, the output power varies by 9 dB. The power consumption equals 0.64 W. The harmonic rejection at the center frequency is approximately 24.5 dBc and within the 3-dB bandwidth, always above 19.5 dBc.


dCMP hydroxymethylase from E. coli B infected with a T-4 bacteriophage amber mutant is a dimer with a subunit molecular weight of 27,000 gm mol/sup -1/. Chemical modification of the homogeneous enzyme with the sulfhydryl reagents N-ethyl maleimide (NEM) and 5,5'-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid (DTNB) leads to complete loss of activity. Aminopterin or methotrexate alone do not protect the enzyme against NEM inactivation but these compounds plus dCMP protect the enzyme far better than dCMP alone. Titration of the enzyme with /sup 14/C-NEM indicate that loss of enzyme activity correlates with sulfhydryl group modification. One (0.9 +/- 0.1) sulfhydryl per enzyme dimer causes complete inactivation. Titration of sulfhydryl groups with DTNB was monitored both by activity measurements and absorbance at 412 nm. About 90% of the enzyme activity was lost with the DTNB modification of one sulfhydryl group per dimer (t/sub 1/2/ = 1.0 min). The final 10% of enzyme activity loss requires the modification of a second sulfhydryl group which reacts at a much slower rate (t/sub 1/2/ = 20 min). The rates of sulfhydryl group modification by DTNB measured spectrophotometrically and the rates of enzyme activity loss are in excellent agreement. It would appear that two active site sulfhydryl groupsmore » per enzyme dimer are required for activity. The rapid modification of one sulfhydryl likely causes a conformational change which results in the slower reaction of the second sulfhydryl group.« less


Abstract Background: Regorafenib is considered a standard of care as third-line therapy in metastatic colorectal cancers (mCRCs). Materials and Methods: The study was based on a computerized clinical data form sent to oncologists across the country for entry of anonymized patient data. The data entry form was conceived and generated by the coordinating center's (Tata Memorial Hospital) gastrointestinal medical oncologists and disseminated through personal contacts at academic conferences as well as through E-mail to various oncologists across India. Results: A total of 19 physicians contributed data resulting in 80 patients receiving regorafenib who were available for the evaluation of practice patterns. The median age was 55 years (range: 24–75). Majority had received oxaliplatin-based (97.5%), irinotecan-based (87.5%), and targeted therapy (65%), previously. Patients were primarily started on reduced doses of regorafenib upfront (160 mg – 28.8%, 120 mg – 58.8%, and 80 mg – 12.5%). The median duration of treatment (treatment duration) with regorafenib was 3.1 months (range: 0.5–18), while the median progression free survival was 3.48 months (range: 2.6–4.3). Forty-five percent of patients required dose modifications due to toxicities, and the most common were (all grades) hand-foot syndrome (68.8%), fatigue (46.3%), mucositis (37.6%), and diarrhea (31.3%). Conclusions: Majority of physicians in this collaborative study from India used a lower dose of regorafenib at the outset in patients with mCRC. Despite a lower dose, there was a significant requirement for dose reduction. Duration of treatment with regorafenib as an efficacy end point in this study is similar to available data from other regions as it is the side effect profile.


This study aims to analyze and determine the effect of learning strategies (The differences between Problem Based Learning and Direct Instruction) and cognitive style on mathematical problems solving learning outcomes. This study used a quasi-experimental research design (nonequivalent control group designs) The research subjects were students from state elementary school of V grade in Gading I Surabaya, east java. The totals of elementary school population in east Surabaya were 141 elementary schools. The selected schools are the schools which have some parallel classes, therefore the circumstances are relatively similar. Four classes are selected, they were from SDN Gading 1 state elementary school. These schools were randomly chosen to implement different learning strategies, they are implementing problem-based learning and hands-on learning. The data collection techniques were mathematical problems solving learning pre-tests and post-test, Group embedded figures test (GEFT) for cognitive style, assessment performance for learning achievement. Data analysis techniques in this study use ANOVA technique (analysis of variance) two lines. The results of this study showed that (1) there is a difference in learning achievement between the students' groups who are taught by PBL and direct learning; (2) there are differences in achieving learning outcomes toward students' group and different cognitive styles; (3) there are significant interactions between the use of learning strategies and cognitive style on learning outcomes.


Investigation was taken up to study the levels of pesticides residues contamination in drinking water bodies, which supply the drinking water to Hyderabad and surrounding sub-urban areas. The total of 4 lakes were selected for surface water sample collection. The water samples were collected four time from each location i.e. during post-monsoon 2005, pre-monsoon 2006, post-monsoon 2006 and pre-monsoon 2007 and analyzed by multiresidue method on Gas Chromatograph. The water samples collected from four reservoirs were detected with HCH isomers, DDT isomers, endosulfan isomers, dicofol, malathion, methyl parathion, chlorpyrphos, pendimethalin and atrazine. None of the pyrethroids were detected in any samples. The organochlorine pesticides residues were detected in most of the samples. Chlorpyrphos, malathion, ethion residues were detected in the reservoirs where the catchment area is with intensive agriculture. Most of the samples recorded residues above MRL of 0.5 ppb prescribed by Bureau of Indian Standards 2004.


The outline of the port activities in Japan is presented. The total tonnage of cargoes handled at some 1000 Japanese ports is estimated at about 2600 million tons in 1976. Out of them, 1850 million tons were handled as domestic cargoes and the residual 750 million tons were handled as foreign trade cargoes.


In this short article, we shall try to find an explicit formula for Maslov index of triangles joining intersections points of three half-dimensional tori in the symmetric product of a surface. The method will also yield a formula for the intersection number of such a triangle with the flat diagonal in the symmetric product. We shall also show how having a nice Heegaard diagram suffices to get a combinatorial count for the triangle map.


A B s T r A C T With the aim to contribute to the comprehension of men's violent behavior towards their female partners this qualitative research – intervention with twelve heterosexual couples identify the needs, expectations and dreams of men and their relationship with the emergence and maintenance of verbal and physical masculine maltreatment. The needs, expectations and dreams of these men can be grouped in three types: the first one includes emotional and relational aspects; the second one includes aspects of the traditional patriarchal culture and the third group shows men's desires for egalitarian relationships. This investigation found that not only men's desire to dominate, control and have power contribute to men's violent acts but also their lack of affection and emotional attachment to others.


How to cite this article: Erkan Ekinci A, Ekinci O. Relation of quality of life with clinical and demographic features in patients with obsessivecompulsive disorder: the effect of insight and suicidality. Dusunen Adam The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences 2019;32:194-202. Relation of quality of life with clinical and demographic features in patients with obsessivecompulsive disorder: the effect of insight and suicidality


We assess the effects of regulatory caps in the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for housing mortgages using an agent-based model. Sellers, buyers and banks interact within a computational framework that enables the application of LTV caps to a one-step housing market. We first conduct a simulation exercise; later, we calibrate the probability distributions based on actual European data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey. In both cases, the application of an LTV cap results in a modified distribution of buyers in terms of property values, bidding prices and properties sold, depending on the probability distributions of the LTV ratio, wealth and debt-to-income ratios considered. The results are of similar magnitude to other studies in the literature embodying other analytical approaches, and they suggest that our methodology can potentially be used to gauge the impact of common macroprudential measures.


Based on the research and analysis of the characteristics and present status of the course Cell Ultrastructure and Electron Microscopy,we discuss the feasibility of establishing a network-based distance teaching platform and also analyze its application and advantages.


All knowledge is culturally, socially, economically and politically situated, this is common knowledge and there is no doubt about it. And there is also no doubt about the fact that this particular "situatedness" is pervasively male. Since we have the "facts", the given situation, there are at least two paths to follow. One, which I would call the pessimistic endeavor, is the search for the roots or the desire for reasons, and consists in the analysis of the particular conditions and reasons that led to this male standpoint of the production of knowledge. This means an attempt to recover the "origins" of knowledge and through them, the understanding of the fundamentals of the male locus of science. Another path of exploration, by no means divorced from the first, is the optimistic one, and consists in the attempt to imagine a reversal or rather an equilibrium in the production of knowledge. The act of naming or labeling oneself as "feminist" can be considered to belong to this second path, as it means recognition of one's affiliation, and it is a heavily political act that attempts to subvert the system, to create a space for women and women's production of knowledge. This paper is an attempt to analyze the importance and consequences of self-naming and self-labeling for one's personal and political identity. I particularly dwell on the label "feminist" and its use/misuse/refuse in the context of identity building and formation for women and men who are engaged in or deal with women's issues, either in feminist activism or in academia. My analysis is mainly theoretical, although I realize that such a topic should be illustrated with and draw heavily on examples and testimonies. However, as it is, it can be seen as a theoretical tool for more extensive research and analysis that would inquire about the acceptance or rejection of the "feminist" label in a particular cultural and temporal context.


Pretreatment biopsy material of 82 cases of follicular lymphoma of lymph node origin was reviewed. According to the amount of small lymphocytes in the parafollicular lymphoid tissue (PSL), tumors were classified: PSL+ +, abundant lymphocytes with prominent postcapillary venules; PSL+, a number of lymphocytes readily recognizable, postcapillary venules present but not prominent; PSL±, lymphocytes barely appreciable or absent. Five‐year actuarial survival rates were 82.7% in PSL+ +, 42.3% in PSL+, and 0% in PSL±. Ten‐year actuarial survival rates were 51.5% and 4.7% in PSL+ + and +, respectively. The PSL+ + pattern was often associated with localized disease. Patients surviving more than 5 years with disseminated disease had either PSL+ + or +. Survival was better correlated with PSL patterns than histologic tumor types or clinical stages. Transition of the pattern from nodular to diffuse occurred in 17 of 26 cases observed and was concomitant with the progressive loss of parafollicular (or interfollicular) components, namely small lymphocytes and lymphocyte‐associated vasculature. Classification of follicular lymphoma based on parafollicular small lymphocytes (PSL) offers a new set of prognostic criteria and a guide to improved clinical management.


Fire is an accident that often occurs in the community. For that we need a tool that can provide early warning of a fire. There are many types of fire alarms. We design a fire alarm system using a microcontroller. By using this fire sensor, if a fire is detected, the sensor will send a signal regarding the presence of a fire. Flame sensor will be connected to the microcontroller. In this study using a microcontroller in the form of Wemos D1 and a flame sensor as a fire detection sensor and as an indicator light. The flame sensor itself can detect waves of 760 nm – 1,100 nm. Wemos D1 which functions as a microcontroller will send a signal to turn on the buzzer as an alarm and a dynamo which is used to turn on the pump.


Purpose: Arteriovenous fistula is one of high flow vascular malformations. Recently, arteriovenous fistula has been regarded as one of the type of arteriovenous malformations. The patients were diagnosed as arteriovenous malformation Schobinger clinical stage II. Even though arteriovenous fistula rarely occurs on head and neck, treatment of that is difficult due to frequent recurrence. In treating the arteriovenous fistula, chemical embolization, surgical excision and other treatment modalities were used, but the results were not satisfactory. The authors experienced three cases of arteriovenous fistula and treated them with surgical excision.Methods: In cases, warmth, enlargement, pulsation, thrill, and bruit were found. For the accurate evaluation before the operation, angiography and MRI were checked in advance. Incision was made on the site of pulsation. The artery and vein connected to the arteriovenous fistula were dissected widely, individually ligated, and divided. And then the entire mass was totally removed.Results: All surgical sites were healed well without complications and there was no evidence of recurrence in all cases up to for 2 years of follow-up examination.Conclusion: The arteriovenous fistula on face is a very rare disease and has difficulties in treatment. The authors experienced three cases of arteriovenous fistula with complete surgical removal and no recurrence was found in all cases.


Mid-infrared polarimetry remains an underexploited technique; where available it is limited in spectral coverage from the ground, and conspicuously absent from both the Spitzer and JWST instrument suites. The unique characteristics of SOFIA affords unprecedented spectral coverage and sensitivity in the mid-infrared waveband, offering new vistas in the exploration of astrophysical objects, including (a) galaxies and AGN, (b) star formation regions and (c) debris disks. Furthering the existing 5-40μm imaging and spectroscopic capabilities of SOFIA, and the University of Florida's mid-IR imagers, spectrometer and polarimeter designs of T-ReCS and CanariCam, we present an overview of science highlights that could be performed from a ~5-40μm imaging- and spectro-polarimeter on SOFIA. A secondary science driver is the inclusion of low- to moderate- resolution (total flux) spectroscopy at these wavelengths. Such an instrument concept would plug an unfilled area of both SOFIA and space-based instrumentation, providing SOFIA with unique and exciting science capabilities.


Conventional wisdom now suggests that 'the market' is a neutral, uncontrollable force, immune to morality or persuasion, and not to be blamed for the harmful impact of certain trade practices. I suggest we all view 'the market' as 'the marketplace' where people come to buy and sell their goods, and where people – not some invisible, unaccountable force – decide what is acceptable and saleable. Tiffen emphasized that the market is not simply driven by 'uncontrollable' economic forces, but equally influenced by a 'sense of adventure and discovery,' 'burning ideas and innovations,' a 'notion of service,' and an 'appreciation of a culture or a place.' Many sociologists and cultural anthropologists agree with Tiffen and show how economic activity shapes and is shaped by cultural processes (Zelizer, 1981, 1994, 2006; DiMaggio, 1994; Velthuis, 2003; Miller, 2006; Wherry, 2006). These scholars do not view economics and culture as two 'hostile worlds' with distinct modes of operating (the economic as calculating and rational and the cultural as emotive and impulsive) but view culture and economics as mutually interlinked processes (see Zelizer, 2006). This essay contributes to this burgeoning literature by showing how fair traders – people who are in some way involved in the FT movement as store


In this critique, chirp sonar signals are processed to classify the bottom sediments. Composed sonar data are sorted and reported. Reproduced and imitated data obtained by sonar parametric analysis is done for target categorization. This paper presents the functions of the duration made by echoes are qualified and separated. Hilbert transform is related with the spreader resound signals to estimate the degree of the underneath desire reactions.


Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 1 The Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Chapter 4 2 "Truth" and the Social Construction of Child Sexual Abuse Chapter 5 3 Tony-The Actor Chapter 6 4 Red-The Martyr Chapter 7 5 Billy-The Monstrous Child Chapter 8 6 Darrell-The Altar Boy Chapter 9 7 Abe-The Family Man Chapter 10 8 Greg-The Victim Chapter 11 9 Ben-The Defeated Soldier Chapter 12 10 Matthew-The Lost Boy Chapter 13 11 Rick-The User Chapter 14 12 Making Sense of the Senseless Chapter 15 Appendix Chapter 16 Bibliography


The motivation for this study is the need for accurate numerical models of melt flow instabilities during Czochralski growth of oxides. Such instabilities can lead to undesirable spiralling shapes of the bulk crystals produced by the growing process. The oxide melts are characterized by Prandtl numbers in the range 5


My wife and I and our three children may stand in various relations: being a family, being a basketball team, and so on. I show that Frege's doctrine of existence, when coupled with this simple point, easily solves the problem of material constitution and blocks the overdetermination argument for eliminativism. It does all this work while providing a plausible and clear reductionistic account of material objects. These seem to be very good reasons for accepting Frege's doctrine of existence.


Two pot experiments were carried out in the screen of National Research Centre during two successive seasons 2012/13 - 2013/14 to clarify the role of citric acid or oxalic acid (0.0, 100 and 200 mg/l) in increasing the tolerance of wheat plants to late sowing conditions (high temperature stress during different stages of growth). Delaying date of sowing for one month induced a marked reduction in growth, produced poor grains quality (decrease in both carbohydrate and protein percentage) as a result of exposing wheat plants to natural high temperature during different developmental processes as compared with those sown at normal date. Late sowing plants exhibited marked decreases in endogenous promoters (i.e IAA, GA3 and cytokinins) and nucleic acid contents (DNA & RNA) as compared to plants sowed at normal time, concomitantly with marked increases in ABA, malonaldhyde (MDA) and H2O2 contents. Activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase enzymes (CAT & SOD) were decreased significantly at late sowing date plants as compared with control normal sowed plants. Citric acid or oxalic acid treatment with different concentrations at the selected two dates showed marked increases in the studied growth parameters and improved grain nutritional values of the yielded grains, In addition, to increases in the amount of IAA, GA3 and cytokinins, DNA and RNA with decreases in ABA contents, MDA and H2O2 contents compared with untreated plants. The activities of CAT and SOD enzymes increased significantly in response to different treatments of either citric acid or oxalic acid. The changes in protein electrophoretic pattern in wheat shoots at suitable and late sowing dates and treatment with citric acid or oxalic acid were investigated. Late sowing date induced the synthesis of new proteins, these proteins are members of heat shock proteins. Citric acid or oxalic acid induced synthesis of certain responsive proteins. These proteins might interfere with increasing thermotolerance of wheat plants


This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Authors FG and AA designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and managed the analyses of the study. Author ET managed the literature searches and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. ABSTRACT In order to evaluate the effects of green manures and various nitrogen fertilizer levels on some traits of wheat, a field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of the Faculty of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran, during the 2010-2011 growing season. The experimental design was split-plot, N levels (i.e. 0, 50, 100 and 150 kg N ha - 1 ) as main plots, and green manures (i.e. millet; GM Mi , sesbania; GM S , amaranth; GM A , cowpea; GM C , mung bean; GM Mb and control; NO-GM) as sub-plots with three replications. In this study some of the traits such green manure application), respectively. In this perspective, application of 100 to 150 Kg N h -1 and use of convenient legume crops as green manure especially GM Mb and GM C can be useful to increase the studied wheat traits.


T he prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is increasing and is estimated to affect more than 200 million people worldwide.1,2 The safety and efficacy of peripheral interventions compared to surgical revascularization have been established.3 Standard practice for the treatment of PAD is balloon angioplasty, at times accompanied by adjunctive therapies to provide the optimal acute result for the patient. However, balloon angioplasty alone may result in flow-limiting dissection and increase the need for bailout stenting.4 Additionally, there is concern for restenosis requiring repeat interventions. Dynamic scoring can be used to prepare a vessel and create an optimal environment for balloon angioplasty, decreasing the occurrence of dissections and the need for stenting.


Nanoporous gold (NPG) is interconnected porous gold nanostructures with high surface area, extraordinary catalytic activity and unique optical properties. The objectives of the thesis is to synthesize high-performance NPG-based functional nanostructures, investigate the relationship between morphological design and performance, and boost their performance in energy conversion applications. We prepare Pt-nanoporous gold bowl hybrids and demonstrate the their superiority as catalyst in electrooxidation of methanol. We also prepare bowl-shaped, tube-shaped and plate-shaped NPG particles, and compared their photothermal effect. The application of NPG's strong photothermal effects is demonstrated by the light-controlled movement of NPG coated shape memory polymer. We directly synthesize NPG-molybdenum sulfide structure by exploiting the photothermal effect and demonstrate the excellent catalytic activity of NPG-molybdenum sulfide hybrid in hydrogen evolution reaction. YANG ZHE


Local spatial and temporal control of laser-induced microplasma (LIMP) allows to form a microrelief on fused silica plates for the fabrication of multilevel phase elements. In this work we suggested the optimal way for precision depth variation (up to 50 nm) of the microrelief (0.05 15 μm) on fused silica surface. New software and hardware were developed for the automation of optical phase elements calculation and its fabrication by LIMP. A few types of multilevel random phase plates were experimentally realized. The fabricated elements were successfully tested in the optical scheme for the correction of the highly coherent laser beam. The comparative analysis of binary and discrete phase plates was accomplished.


In this work, we developed a Fortran code (CalcTotEff) to calculate the intrinsic and total efficiencies of a 3 in  3 in NaI(Tl) crystal by using the hybrid Monte Carlo method. To confirm the reliability of the results of the total efficiency calculated, an experimental arrangement was set up. The results showed the compatibility between the calculated and experimental data. We also used the hybrid Monte Carlo method to evaluate the dependence of the intrinsic efficiency on d/R ratio (d is the distance from the surface detector to point source and R is the radius of NaI(Tl) crystal).


EVALUATION Figure 4: Desalination by ORC (adapted) [5] How does it work? The Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a thermodynamic cycle that converts heat into mechanical energy. The ORC uses organic, high molecular mass fluids, such as npentane or toluene. The working process of the ORC which consists of a solar pond are as follows [5]: (4-1) Pumping of working fluid (1-2) Extraction of heat by the working fluid (2-3) Expansion of the working fluid to generate mechanical energy (3-4) Cooling of the working fluid


Data about products and services is of paramount importance in most inter-organizational business processes. For business-to-business (B2B) scenarios, a great number of XML-based message specifications are available, which cover various processes and types of transactions. These specifications support the respective data exchange tasks by providing a common representation for products and services in the form of syntactical conventions with some light-weight formal semantics. However, an analysis of the underlying models shows that technical product data and commercial product data are being represented in a fundamentally different manner. In particular show the commercial models both a higher syntactical complexity and more semantic heterogeneity. In this paper, we propose to align the representation of technical and commercial views on product data in message specifications. Our approach is based on the PLIB ontology, which was originally described in ISO 13584. We have evaluated our proposal by applying it to an industrial message specification for electronic catalogs, and can show that the novel approach reduces representational mismatches in B2B processes and simplifies systems integration in such scenarios


In order to suit the development of industrialization,it needs to find out a kind of Ni based catalyst,and studying the responsible conditions to the catalyst on the reaction of methane and Carbon dioxide,including reductio temperature?pressure?airspeed and feed gas mixture.


Photo showing participants of the FPDE Pre-Attachment Seminar, Mdm Mary Gomez (Principal of CHIJ Toa Payoh) and Ms. Cheong Yuen Ling (Principal of Fairfield Primary School) with IE staff, Dr. Wee Joo Liat.


Abstract Air–sea coupling during coastal upwelling was examined through idealized three-dimensional numerical simulations with a coupled atmosphere–ocean mesoscale model. Geometry, topography, and initial and boundary conditions were chosen to be representative of summertime coastal conditions off the Oregon coast. Over the 72-h simulations, sea surface temperatures were reduced several degrees near the coast by a wind-driven upwelling of cold water that developed within 10–20 km off the coast. In this region, the interaction of the atmospheric boundary layer with the cold upwelled water resulted in the formation of an internal boundary layer below 100-m altitude in the inversion-capped boundary layer and a reduction of the wind stress in the coupled model to half the offshore value. Surface heat fluxes were also modified by the coupling. The simulated modification of the atmospheric boundary layer by ocean upwelling was consistent with recent moored and aircraft observations of the lower atmosphere off t...


In this study, the yellow dye of Curcuma longa (turmeric) was investigated for its potential as a natural dye for the colouring of leather. The rhizome of turmeric was sourced from Jaban-Kogo in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The colouring matter of Curcuma longa, curcumin, was extracted using batch extraction. The extract was purified by column chromatography and gave a percentage yield of 11.92% and melting point of 182.7°C. It was successfully applied on chrome-tanned leather with the aid of mordants such as aluminium sulphate, ferrous sulphate, stannous chloride and zinc sulphate. The chemical structure of the extract was also modified by using it as a coupling component in azo dye formation with sulphanilic acid. The azo dye was applied similarly on leather as with the extract above. As a result, brown, yellow, orange and green shades were obtained respectively. The dyed leathers showed moderate fastness properties for wet and dry rub tests. The mordanted azo dye had better fastness when compared to the substrate dyed with the mordanted curcumin. This work was aimed at helping local tanners produce leathers with reasonably fast dyes from this plant in their locality, and also provide entrepreneurship opportunity for the youths since the modification of curcumin to azo dye was done with low level technology.


Introduce the application in the numerical control lathe is compiled the range voluntarily of MasterCAM Lathe by way of an example. From the skeleton drawing to draw the part, enter the tool route, and carries on the various process installations. The substance is in progress that imitates in the tool route or cutting and verifys. The aftertreatment is carried on, the operations such as the procedure that the formation needed etc..


This research aimed to examine the extent of the use of social networks to serve the Holy Qur'an and its sciences, publish its contents among subscribers, exchange and benefit from them, and benefit from them, after closely examining the most important topics and Quranic contents on the Twitter and Facebook pages and the extent of the interaction of Arab users with those contents within the framework Religious media seeking to exploit the available platforms in various methods and means using the descriptive method and the content analysis tool, Therefore, it became clear to us that there is a large presence of the Quranic text and the sciences emanating from it on social networking sites through hundreds of active pages managed by interested people who carried on their shoulders the electronic invitation. Among the rest of the content is that these publications were by users, so we hope that religious institutions in the Arab world will strive to intensify their publications and use innovative methods to promote religious content and enable it to address all calls to mistake young people in the digital space.


: Geo cooling energy is a new technique in the field of Air cooling domain. In this paper presented the study of geo coupled with earth air heat exchanger and solar collector wind driven system. It shows good results were to study the Cooling setup it also exists in this similar field. We analysed earth cooling potential in our local region that result is compared with the paper titled on investigation of a coupled geothermal cooling system with earth tube and solar. To increase the airflow through the piping is introduced draft fans same way to increase the efficiency of exhaust air flow is used the solar wind driven setup. In this paper is tested the air cooling setup in a room and analyse the performance with basis of earlier model was developed is similar to this. In addition to improve the cooling we concentrated the packaging materials and continuously monitoring the soil temperature periodically relatively atmospheric condition persists on the region. test. The data from the while the indoor humidity ratio was maintained at a range experiments on the outdoor air conditions, indoor of 50-78%.


We report on the laser characteristics of solid-state dye lasers pumped directly by a pulsed red diode laser. A 1.6-mm thick disk of Oxazine 725 in modified PMMA was excited longitudinally in a nearly hemispherical resonator at ≅671 nm. We operated at rep rates up to 1 kHz, with only a modest drop in energy per pulse at the highest rep rates. (The energy at 1 kHz is ≅83% of that measured at 1 Hz.) The spectral output of this solid-state dye laser was centered at ≅740 nm with a bandwidth (FWHM) of ≅10.5 nm. For a pump pulse of 230 ns (FWHM), the dye laser output was ≅155 ns in duration, and tracked the pump pulse well after turn on. The maximum observed efficiency for a sample containing Ox 725 in modified PMMA was 18%. Data on other solid dye media are also presented.


The invention relates to a holding device for a photo or video camera in the interior of a motor vehicle with a fastening means (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) for mounting the holding device on a vehicle seat part, such as a backrest (2) headrest (3 ) or headrest support (4, 4a, 4b) of a vehicle seat (1) and a (in approximately horizontal and parallel to the broad side of the seat back 2) aligned support arm (6, 6 ', 6' ', 60, 60', 60 '', 62, 62 ', 62' ') is arranged at one end of a support (7) for receiving a camera (8), wherein the support arm (6, 6', 6 '', 60, 60 ', 60' ', 62, 62 ', 62' '), the vehicle seat part (2, 3, 4, 4a, 4b) as far surpasses that the lens (8a) (8) of the camera clear view in forward direction of travel and / or in the opposite direction to the rear and wherein the support arm (6, 6 ', 6' ', 60, 60', 60 '', 62, 62 ', 62' ') at its other end via a first swivel joint (6a) with an aligned approximately vertically axis of rotation Z2 is the securing means (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) and pivotable in a horizontal plane approximately.


Publishers details for: Bridging the Global Divide on Human Rights: A Canada-China Dialogue, edited by Errol P. Mendes and Anik Lalonde-Roussy, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2003. xvi + 373 pp. US$99.95/ 57.50 (hardcover).


The Maastricht convergence criteria of the Economic and Monetary Union of Europe stipulate that the public debt of a member country maybe at most 60 percent, and the fiscal deficit at most 3 percent of the GNP, which has led member governments to contract their expenditures. A simple two-country flow equilibrium model demonstrates that if the central banks target the interestrate, the contraction is likely to increase the public debt ratio in many member countries. A contraction by one country unambiguously increases the debt ratio of the other. If the foreign central bank targets the money supply, the contraction is less likely to increase the ratio. The ratio can also be lowered with monetary policy, and the appropriate policy is expansion in both regimes. Simulation with an econometric model shows that, with interest rate targeting, fiscal contraction increases the debt ratios of 3 out of 14 EU countries if the country contracts alone. If all the member countries contract simultaneously with money supply targeting by Germany, the ratios of 7 countries increase. These effects persist for four to eleven quarters, whereafter the ratios begin to decline in all the countries except Belgium.


Ganoderma boninense is the causal agent of basal stem rot (BSR) disease of oil palm. The BSR disease reduces oil palm yield by up to 80% of the average oil yield. Attempts to control the disease caused by this fungus in the field showed varying levels of success and cases of infection increased from year to year. Hence, the development of new efficient methods to control the spread of this fungus should be commenced promptly. To ensure a better strategy is created, more thorough research on the method deploy by this fungus to infect the host at the molecular level need to be carried out first. However, the major limitation in endeavoring into the functional analysis of virulence genes related to the pathogenicity of this fungus was hampered by the unavailability of established methods for protoplast isolation with a high regeneration rate to be used in the genetic manipulation analysis. Thus, in this paper, we report an efficient protocol for protoplast isolation and regeneration in G. boninense and successfully used the isolated protoplasts in PEG-mediated transformation analysis. A large quantity of protoplast was obtained using the protocol that utilizes the following parameters: 3 to 4-day-old mycelia, treated with 1% lysing enzyme and 0.02% Driselase, incubated at 30 °C in an osmotic medium containing 0.6 M mannitol at pH 5.8 for 2 h. The highest protoplast yield was in the range of 8.95 × 109 to 3.12 × 1010 cells/mL per 5 g of mycelia used. The regeneration rate ranged from 9.03% to 22.55%, depending on the regeneration media used. By using 5 µg of vector to transform into 1.0 × 107 protoplast/mL, around 3 – 10 mitotically stable putative transformants were successfully obtained and verified via PCR. This protocol will find useful applications in genetic studies to enhance insight into this poorly characterized and understood phytopathogen.


Time-dependent solutions to queuing models are beneficial for evaluating the performance of real-world systems such as communication, transportation, and service systems. However, restricted results have been reported due to mathematical complexity. In this study, we present a time-dependent queue-length formula for a discrete-time G e o / D / 1 queue starting with a positive number of initial customers. We derive the time-dependent formula in closed form.


In Argentina, redox processes have been studied in natural ecosystems, but little is known about these processes in managed environments. In Buenos Aires province (southern Pampean region), large-scale experiments aimed at commercial rice production have recently taken place in low-lying areas of the Depressed Pampa. The objective of this study was to establish the physicochemical modifications that take place in rice field soils as a result of temporary flooding. Soils (fine, illitic, thermic Vertic Argiudolls) developed in loessial sediments are widespread in level interfluves of the La Plata river basin. We measured Fe2+, Mn2+ and NO3− in the Ap and BA horizons of an artificially flooded and a nonflooded soil during two rice cultivation cycles. Periods of preflooding, flooding, and postflooding were distinguished in each cycle. Only the Ap horizon presented a definite reduced condition during the flooding period, as indicated by redox potential and the contents of Fe2+, Mn2+ and NO3−. After irrigation was discontinued, the soil returned to an oxidizing state similar to that of the nonflooded soil. The anaerobic conditions did not persist long enough to modify the morphology of the flooded soil as no macroscopic redoximorphic features were observed.


For some pure elastomers, the strain‐energy function can be expressed as the sum of three identical functions of the principal stretch ratios, that is the strain energy is of the Valanis‐Landel form. Methods of measuring this function are derived and demonstrated. Examples are given of evaluation from extension and compression (biaxial extension) and from torsion of a cylinder. The character of the strain‐energy function about the undeformed state (λ=1) is examined in detail.


We are writing in regard to the article by Seager et al. (1) that assesses and validates the Metafer slide scanning system, developed by MetaSystems (Altlussheim, Germany), for the automated scoring of micronuclei (MN) in the in vitro cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay. Specifically, we would like to highlight a further use of the Metafer system that is not widely known and may facilitate the efficient and objective measurement of cytotoxicity in cells exposed to genotoxicants. As part of Test Guideline 487 'The In Vitro Mammalian Cell Micronucleus Test', the Organisation for the Economical Cooperation and Development (OECD) specifies that concurrent measures of cytotoxicity and/or cytostasis should be quantified when the cytokinesis-block method is used (2). Annex 2 of the guideline outlines calculations for cytokinesis-block proliferation index (CBPI) and the replicative index that rely on the enumeration of mononucleated, binucleated and multinucleated cells in the treated and control cultures. In their study, Seager et al. seeded satellite cultures of their cells in order to calculate the relative population doubling and relative increase in cell count as indicators of cytotoxicity/cytostasis. We would like to suggest that it would have also been possible to score the CBPI concurrently and automatically using the Metafer slide scanning system on the same slides used for scoring MN. In 2011, MetaSystems released a white paper outlining the option of using their software to count the nuclei in cells for the purposes of calculating the CBPI (3). However, the white paper contains only cursory information, and the classifier provided by MetaSystems requires modifications based on the cells of interest. With guidance from MetaSystems, we have optimised a classifier for use with a murine epithelial lung cell line, the details of which are shared below so that other investigators can also employ the platform to score both MN frequency and CBPI. Prepared slides were stained with 500 nM of propidium iodide (PI) for 5 min, then stained with 200 ng/ml of 4′-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) solution for 5 min and cover slips affixed with VectaShield® mounting medium (either with or without DAPI). It should be noted that this dual staining protocol addresses one of the troublesome issues noted by Seager et al. That is, when manually verifying scored slides, it can be difficult to identify whether a MN belongs to one cell or another. PI effectively defines cell boundaries by staining the cytoplasm and thus facilitates the assignment of MNs to particular cells (Figure 1). Slides were scanned on the Metafer4 platform (v3.8.6) with a Carl Zeiss Axio Imager M1 microscope, equipped with a CoolCube 1 charge-coupled device camera and Märzhäuser motorized stage that scans eight slides unattended (MetaSystems). Slides were first scored with the MNScore function to obtain the number of MN in binucleated cells and subsequently with the MetaCyte function to detect the number of nuclei in each cell for calculation of CBPI. When optimising the MetaCyte classifier, we found that first modifying the Integration Time, and specifically the Minimum Integration Time, resulted in the most improvements in cell image capture. Pressing 'c' on the keyboard while in the gallery allowed the captured cell contours to be verified. In addition to Integration Time, the Saturation Area (which is typically higher for the red channel), the Object Threshold (estimated using the Classify Fields Function), the Camera Gain Factor (inversely proportional to integration time and


Orange peels and fruit debris were employed in this study to improve the soap's quality. Improvements in the soap's solubility time, moisture content, and foaming capacity have all been noted. In this investigation, only non-edible fruit portions were utilized. It demonstrates that the goal of this research is to not only increase soap quality but also to better utilize waste in order to recover more fruit waste. In this investigation of the dried seeds and orange peels were crushed. The study's findings have considerable potential for generating ideas for environmental direction as well as for the care of individual humans. Currently, more than 12,000 tons of trash are produced daily.


Abstract Phenacorhamdia nigrolineata is redescribed, and the expansion of its geographic distribution is presented based on abundant new records. Morphological analysis, meristic comparison and osteological description were performed. No one autapomorphy was identified for P. nigrolineata, but the species is identified by an exclusive combination of characters of coloration of the body, morphometric and meristic data (snout length, maxillary and outer mental barbels length; number of vertebrae). A discussion of its geographic distribution, coloration pattern of the body, the putative relationships among some species of the genus, and its conservation status are presented.


It is the purpose of this thesis to present a discussion of the history and development of the fraternal beneficiary societies, which make up one of the few distinct types of organizations that offer protection from financial loss resulting from physical disability or premature death. Chapter II will give a brief resume of the age-old principle of fraternalism, or brotherhood, from pre-historic times to the present. A general history of fraternal life insurance organizations in the United States will make up Chapter III. A study of the fraternal insurance law of the State of Kansas , including state regulation and some of the major court decisions, will be discussed in Chapter IV. Chapter V will give some of the present-day benefits, other than cash insurance protection, that are provided by the fraternal benefit societies.


Technical stress factors of coffee and its predisposition to attack by fungal pathogens. Coffee (Coffea arabica) plants were exposed to technological stress factors in order to evaluate the way in which they influence the general development of the crop and its susceptibility to attack by phytopathogenic fungi. Their effect on the growth variables was not uniform; however, consequences were evident in some of the interactions. Susceptibility to attack by Fusarium spp. increased when the plants were exposed to high light conditions, presence of residues of the herbicide diuron in the potting soil and low doses of fertilizers. The incidence of Phoma costarricensis was significantly affected by exposing the plants to 75 or 100% luminosity and the presence of diuron residues, reaching the highest percentage (76.38%) when there was a synergism between the attack of Fusarium spp. and the effects of diuron.It was shown that establishing the seedling bed under 50% shade, using soil without diuron residues and applying adequate doses of fertilization reduces the stress conditions for the crop and so the incidence of Fusarium spp. and P. costarricensis is minimal.


The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the role of infrastructure investment (ISI) in the economic growth of Latin American countries. Previous studies evaluating the role of infrastructure capital on economic growth have generally focused on industrialized countries; few have specifically addressed the case of Latin America. Due to the poor economic growth of the Latin American countries during 1980s, and the ensuing unstable recovery during 1990s, it appears both useful and opportune to address the role of infrastructure investment of future Latin American economic growth. The aim is to estimate the contribution of "hard" infrastructure to economic growth and determine how its effects are different from noninfrastructure investment. Besides looking at the aggregate economic performance of each economy, two additional topics are presented. One refers to the effects of ISI on the productivity of the agricultural sector. The second studies the effects of ISI on the changes in regional income


A traffic sign light film sticking fixture structure comprises a mounting base and a positioning component, and the mounting base comprises a bottom plate and two supporting plates. The two supporting plates are arranged on two opposite side edges of the bottom plate respectively, are used for supporting the bottom plate and include a first supporting plate close to the positioning component and a second supporting plate far away from the positioning component, and strip holes are perpendicularly formed, close to one of the supporting plates, in the bottom plate. The positioning component comprises a positioning block and guide rods arranged on the positioning block, and the guide rods are arranged in the strip holes penetratingly and are slidable relative to the strip holes, so that the positioning component is slidably arranged on the bottom plate. A reflecting film is tiled on the bottom plate, and the positioning component slides towards the second supporting plate, so that the reflecting film is clamped between the positioning block and the second supporting plate. The traffic sign light film sticking fixture structure has the advantage of high film sticking precision. Meanwhile, the invention further provides a traffic sign light film sticking method.


The effects of selected culture conditions on expression of type 1 (F1) fimbriae in Escherichia coli C600 were examined. Culture media, starting pH of culture medium, aeration, incubation temperature and incubation time were investigated. The study showed that the culture media which resulted in the optimal yeild of type 1 (F1) fimbriae was minimal broth davis (MD 1). The optimal culture conditions were incubation at 37℃ for 48 h in MD 1 initially adjusted to pH 6.8~7.2. Aerating slowly with oxygen advantaged the optimal expression in Escherichia coli C600.


Abstract Conventional comedone extractor has only one or two holes of fixed or variable sizes. This conventional extractor is not suitable for mass comedone extraction and that too of variable sizes. We tried to made an attempt to overcome this problem.


Over the recent period of time power quality problems have been remarked as a prominent issue with regard to promoting delicate and miniature electronic devices where Voltage sag problem is the most frequently occurring and detrimental power quality problems. At present, a wide range of very flexible controllers, which capitalize on newly available power electronics components, are emerging for custom power applications to correcting the voltage sag in a distributed system.Among these, D-STATCOM and the DVR are most effective devices, along with controlling methods namely Sugeno Fuzzy Controller (SFC), Mamdani Fuzzy Controller (MFC) and PI controller. A DVR injects a voltage in series with the system voltage and a D-STATCOM injects acurrent into the system to correct the voltage sag. The outcomes of D-STATCOM using SFC,  demonstrated in two and three phases compensated 96%and 93% voltage sag difficulties and DVR showed that SFC was able successfully to overcome the voltage sag 98.05%, 96.40% and 94.20% at single-phase, two-phase and threephase respectively. DVR using SFC showed to be better performance for solving voltage sag problemcompared with D-STATCOM with SFC controller Techniques .


This study explored about the differences of culture were able to affect the fruits and vegetables. Qualitative methods such as focus groups were applied in this study. 27 respondents enrolled in 3 different ethnics focus group discussion in Selangor state. Selangor was chosen as sampling frame for this research because it comprises the balanced ethnics in Malaysia compared to other state. Purposive sampling was used as a sampling technique. Respondents were chosen from three ethnics' background which include Malay, Chinese and Indian with aged between 19 – 59 years old. Respondent were also selected based on their fruits and vegetables preference. Results indicated that Malay consumed fruits and vegetables based on environment. However, Chinese and Indians have trusted their own belief practiced by their early ancestors. In conclusions, this result will helps Malaysian marketers to understand the culture before starts to target market based on different culture in Selangor. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n8p524


For the last three decades, different colorectal related to minimally invasive surgery techniques were developed. Those techniques reduced postoperative pain; wound complications also enhanced early reinitiating of bowel function and also decreased hospital stay duration. But incision formation for colorectal specimen retraction through abdominal wall 'mini-laparotomy' negatively impacts those advantages of minimally invasive surgery. Natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE), which is the extraction of the specimen via normal anatomical openings connected to the external environment such as Anus and Vagina. The establishment of this technique is to eliminate the abdominal wall incision needed for the specimen retraction, which improves surgical trauma induced problems and brings positive outcomes. The beneficial outcomes observed in laparoscopic-assisted NOSE in colorectal cancer resections include postoperative pain reduction and less demand for analgesics, faster return of intestinal function and decrease of hospital stay time. Besides the demonstration of the goodness of this technique in colorectal surgery, some shortage also had reported. Since there are no standardized and generalized criteria of patient selections, who could optimally benefit from NOSE procedures still needs further and deeper defining. In this review, we are focusing on the two most practised NOSE methods; transanal and transvaginal NOSEs in terms of their benefits and hazards.


The paper titled Library Management System is Library management software for monitoring and controlling the transactions in a library .The paper "Library Management System" is developed in java which mainly focuses on basic operations in a library like adding new member, new books, and updating new information, searching books and members and facility to borrow and return books. "Library Management System" is a windows application written for 32-bit Windows operating systems, designed to help users maintain and organize library. This software is easy to use for both beginners and advanced users. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of the application is automation of library ,it provide facilities to student or member to search for the required books and it allows the administrator or librarian to Issue & return books to students and can create & delete membership of students. The software Library Management System has four main modules.


Some 90 years ago Camille Enlart was able to identify certain antecedants in 13th-century Acre for the style of Gothic architecture that blossomed in Famagusta almost a century later. Recent research in Syria–Palestine and in Cyprus has been able to put more flesh on the bones of this proposition, while also acknowledging the more up-to-date stimuli from the west that are also apparent in the architecture of Lusignan Cyprus.


This deliverable is a methodical description for usage of the developed implementation platform, which relates the implementation technology with the development process of SPLs, the identified requirements for variability and the results of other work packages.


: The aim of the present paper is to shed light on the major problems and barriers that hinder successful ESP teaching/ learning in the Algerian University. It reports the findings of a study conducted at the


Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is exceedingly widespread disease with the highest prevalence in the Middle East countries. Co-existing psychological symptoms affect glycemic control and considered as an important problem in achieving target. The objective of this study was to determine the percentage of depressive and anxiety symptoms among diabetes patients.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample of 300 adult patients with type 2 diabetes who attended Primary Health Care centers in Erbil City during the period from the 1st of July 2016 to the end of 28th of June 2017. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 questionnaires has been used as diagnostic tools for depression and anxiety. The glycemic control measured using glycated hemoglobin A1C.
Results: The mean age  SD of the sample was 54.79  9.16 years, ranging from 40 to 75 years, the median was 54 years and considerable proportion (44.7%) were of low socio-economic status (SES). Only one quarter of the patients are highly adherent to the treatment. 52.3% of the patients were complaining from anxiety whether mild (28%), moderate (23.3%) or severe (1%). Regarding depression, 58.7% had had depression of different severity. No significant association was detected between anxiety and depression with diabetes control as assessed by glycated hemoglobin A1C (p = 0.932) and (p = 0.220) respectively. The prevalence of depression among those who follow a healthy diet (53.6%) and who practice physical activity (41.4%) was significantly less (p = 0.024).
Conclusion: The study revealed that large percentage of type 2 diabetic patients suffered from anxiety and or depressive symptoms, a results should alert all physicians working in primary health centers to consider these symptoms since they have a direct impact in improving treatment

http://dx.doi.org/10.25130/tjps.23.2018.162


Recently, a transparent enhancement to LoRaWAN, called LoRa-REP, has been proposed to cope with emergency situation generated by sporadic events in Internet-of-Things (IoT) scenarios. The LoRa-REP uses message replication to boost the performance of the emergency communication, reducing average transaction time and increasing success probability. Proof of concepts and hardware implementation are available and experimental results confirms the feasibility. Unfortunately, scalability cannot be easily proved just using hardware prototypes. For this reason, this work is focused on the careful customization of a pre-existing LoRaWan simulator in order to include the LoRa-REP feature. First, a specific software module has been added to the ChirpStack Simulator for taking into account the replication scheme of LoRa-REP. Then, a scenario where up to 10 LoRa-REP nodes and up to 1000 standard LoRaWAN nodes are co-located has been simulated. Results confirm that the proposed LoRa-REP does not jeopardize standard LoRaWAN backend, even if the system scales. Last, proposed simulator is used to study a useful collision avoidance strategy to decrease the failure rate in case of co-located LoRa-REP motes.


The use of temporary arteriovenous shunt constructed in the lower extremity prior to a free microvascular transfer of an internal oblique/iliac crest flap, is described. The indications for the technique are presented. Conventional free flap transfer may require maturation of a suitable inflow source or outflow conduit, which is provided by a temporary shunt, subsequently used for recipient vessels. The two‐stage procedure is applicable when local vessels are inadequate for immediate transfer.


In this paper, we analyze various trends in the service sector and the relationship between service and marketing and the difference between service and product marketing and various terms. How intangible services are converted into tangible services? A carrier gadget is the dynamic shape of people, era, business enterprise and shared facts that creates and gives you cost between the provider and the purchaser through service. A service is an actor overall performance that one birthday party offers to any other that is basically intangible and does not result in any proprietorship. Today almost each carrier agency is facing the marketing challenges in enterprise surroundings because of the simple attributes of services. This paper objective at the theories of offerings marketing in a preferred manner and identifies the foremost responsibilities of services advertising and marketing in today's global market.


Leqingla Pb-Zn polymetallic deposit is located in the northern part of the eastern Gangdise metallogenic belt.Based on systematic summarization on geological setting,ore geology and geochemistry,mineralizing age and genesis of Leqingla Pb-Zn polymetallic deposit is analysed.It is concluded that the deposit is strictly controlled by strata,structure and igneous rocks,ore-forming fluids and sources are mainly derived from magma.Mineralizing temperature varies from 423℃ to 290℃.Metasomatism between ore-forming fluids and the carbonate strata formed skarn-type Fe ores,and skarn-type Pb-Zn polymetallic ores were formed when the fluids moved along E-W fault.Mineralizing age is in the early Himalayan.


The rat hypothalamus contains several nuclei composed of large cells that produce the peptide hormones oxytocin and vasopressin and their associated neurophysins. This report describes several recent studies using immunocytochemical and steroid autoradiographic methods to identify subpopdations of magnocellular neurons that differ in their cytoplasmic peptide content and estrogen-binding ability.


MODEL APPLICATION OF LEARNING COOPERATIVE TOE STAD TO IMPROVE THE RESULTS OF STUDY SOCIOLOGY CLASS X-1 SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 2 KLATEN IN DELANGGU ACADEMICYEAR 2014/2015


The purpose of this research is to determine if emotional focused therapy is effective in rectifying an insecure attachment in adults working in service companies. Theoretical framework: Attachment is defined as the affective bond formed between a child and his or her primary caregiver during early childhood...


In the process of wave moving from deep to shallow, wave deformation in shoaling water appears when the depth is shorter than half a wave length. As a result of this phenomenon, which is influenced by bottom slope ( ), waves are deformed, and meanwhile, the wave will slow down, the wave length will shorten, and the wave height and its steepness will increase. Waves are breaking and release enormous energy and shock force, which do much damage to the coast structure, like breakwater. Besides, sand drift, formed from longshore current and offshore current in breaking zone, produces deposition in the harbor and coast corrosion. Therefore, it's necessary for coast engineers to understand the characteristics of breaking wave so that they can reduce the damage from the breaking wave. But it's not that easy to get a complete and definite conclusion about the characteristics of breaking wave. Most investigators discussed and inducted formulas by means of experiments. In this paper, a new mathematical derivation is developed to describe the periodic gravity surface waves propagating on gentle sloping bottoms. In the Eulerian system, the velocity potential is obtained as a function of the wave steepness  and the bottom slope to the fourth order ( , 4 m n m n     ), and then the wave profile and breaking wave are found by using a transformation in the Lagrangian system. Finally, by comparing the theoretical values of wave asymmetry with the experimental studies of other scholars, it is found that theoretical results of the present solution has similar tendency with the experimental data of other scholars.


The geometric parameters of the XeF + 5 VF - 6 , XeF + 5 NbF - 6 , and XeF + 5 TaF - 6 molecules were determined by the restricted Hartree-Fock method. Their electronic structures and reactivities were studied by analyzing thedistributions of the electron localization functions and the critical point parameters of the electron density distributions. The number of nonbonding attractors on transition metal atoms was found to depend on the interaction strength along lines of bonds between these atoms and F. The disynaptic attractor value along the interaction line between the "bridge" F atom and Xe in the distribution of the electron localization function was inversely proportional to the interaction strength.


A Au/n-GaAs(100) Schottky diode was irradiated at 80 r K by a 180 r MeV 107 Ag 14+ ion beam. In situ current-voltage (I--V) characterization of the diode was performed at various irradiation fluences ranging from 1 ‐ 10 10 to 1 ‐ 10 13 r ions r cm m 2 . The semiconductor was heavily doped (carrier concentration=1 ‐ 10 18 r cm m 3 ), hence thermionic field emission was assumed to be the dominant current transport mechanism in the diode. Systematic variations in various parameters of the Schottky diode like characteristic energy E 0 , ideality factor n , reverse saturation current I S , flatband barrier height K bf and reverse leakage current I R have been observed with respect to the irradiation fluence. The nuclear and electronic energy losses of the swift heavy ion affect the interface state density at the metal-semiconductor interface resulting in observed variations in Schottky diode parameters.


A broad frequency‐band millimeter‐wave antenna working over 18–40 GHz has been designed and developed to realize low‐sidelobe fan‐beam radiation patterns. The antenna system consists of a cylindrical parabolic reflector fed by an offset double‐ridged horn antenna feed. This type of antenna finds extensive use as a rotary direction‐finding (RDF) system in electronic warfare applications. The design approach and measured results for the antenna over 18–40 GHz have been presented. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 29: 245–248, 2001.