The paper summarizes the information available about the water content of soda-lime-silica glass, the factors that influence it and the influence exerted by water in glass on redox and sulphur retention, on fining, on the melting and forming behaviour, workability and the physical and chemical properties of the melt. Such issues were discussed by the authors in their presentations at the first Forum on Water in Glass, organized in 1997 by Technical Committee 14 (TC 14 Gases in Glass) of the International Commission on Glass (ICG). The present paper reports the conclusions of the final discussion, highlighting the issues on which consensus was reached (IR spectroscopy is suitable to monitor the water content; the water content of conventionally fired containers is 300 to 400 ppm and daily oscillations are moderate; water, redox and sulphur interact mutually; water lowers the viscosity; the influence of water content variations on the radiative thermal conductivity is moderate) and the still controversial issues (influence of water and hydroxides in the batch on the final water content; influence of water in the batch and atmosphere on the redox state of the glass; influence of oscillations of OH level on the workability; influence of OH level on ease of forming, product quality and strength).


The present invention provides an imprint apparatus including a mold and a stage that holds a substrate, the imprint apparatus executing a curing process of curing a resin while the mold and the resin applied to the substrate contact and a demolding process of releasing the mold from the resin cured in the curing process, the imprint apparatus including a structure that holds the mold, a pillar that supports the structure mechanically independently from the stage through an anti-vibration mount that reduces propagation of vibration, and a force providing unit that provides, to the structure, force in an opposite direction from a direction of force generated in the structure by providing demolding force to the mold during the demolding process.


The seat is adjusted for the use of the device and such an apparatus for measuring the change in the physical properties or physical properties from the sheet is provided. Is provided in the sheet (2) to the physical properties or the physical device (1) for measuring changes in the characteristic, the at least one sensor embedded in a sheet (2) (3), the sensors (3) are of at least one is for measuring the physical properties noted above, the period the occurrence or effects of the measured physical properties or the electrical signal as a function of the change in physical properties (8), the device (1) is also in the electrical signal (8) or it may include a signal processing unit 9 for processing the electrical signal (8) or the sensors (3) provided in the signal processing unit (9) from the sensor (3).


In Hainan 15 oil-contaminated soil and water samples were collected from different locations and then enrichment cultured, and 200 strains isolated on blood agar and blue agar by hemolytic activity assay. Six strains had higher surface activity in fermentation broth. The strain S211 had a higher surface activity than any other strains. TLC and IR analysis showed that biosurfactant produced by S211 belonged to glycolipids and had good emulsifying activity.


All GL (n) covariant star-body-valued valuations on convex polytopes are completely classified. It is shown that there is a unique nontrivial such valuation. This valuation turns out to be the so-called "intersection operator"—an operator that played a critical role in the solution of the Busemann-Petty problem.


This retrospective analysis aimed to determine the effects of a maternal viral vaccination program (MVVP; Express Verified) on calf health during the feeding period. In low- and high-risk populations, calves born to dams vaccinated pre-breeding with program products had improved morbidity and mortality outcomes compared with non-program animals.


Thin films of YBa2Cu3O7-x(YBCO) were irradiated with 0.5 and 2.5MeV O+ ions in the fluence range of 3×1014 to 3×1019m-2. Above 1018m-2, the critical temperature (Tc) and crystallinity degraded, and the electrical resistivity and c-axis lattice constant increased, while no significant change was observed below the fluence. In the fluence range of 1×1015 to 1×1016m-2, enhancement less than 10% was observed in transport critical current density (Jc).


The present paper deals with eleven new species of Dactylogyrus, collected fromthe gills of some freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae in the middle yangtze valleyin Jiayu Xian, Hubei Province. Type specimens are deposited in the Department ofBiology, South China Teacher's College. 1. Dactylogyrus ornithorrhynchus, sp. nov. (fig. 1) Host: Plagiognathops microlepis. Remarks: This new worm is similar to D. monocornis Ergens, 1956 and D. macra-canthus wegener, 1909, but differs from both in the shape of male copulatory organand the size of cuticular structures. 2. Dactylogyrus wuhanensis, sp. nov. (fig. 2) Host: plagiognathops microlepis. Remarks: The new worm is similar to D. magnihamatus Achmerow, 1952, but dis-tinguished from the latter by the male copulatory organ being different in detailedstructure and by the shape of the dorsal and ventral bars. 3. Dactylogyrus ancistroides, sp. nov. (fig. 3) Host: Plagiognathops microlepis. Remarks: This new species is similar to D. pseudaspii Gussev, 1955 in the shapeof the central large anchers, but differs from the latter by the shape of the malecopulatory organ. It is similar to D. tendiculus Gussev, 1955 in the shape of the malecopulatory organ, bat differs from the latter by the shape of the central large anchersand the cuticular structure. 4. Dactylogyrus auriformis, sp. nov. (fig. 4) Host: Plagionathons microlepis. Remarks: The new species closely resembles D. rimsky-korsakowi Gussev, 1955 inthe chitinous armature on the fastenting disk, but differs from the latter by the struc-ture and length of the male copulatory organ. 5. Dactylogyrus acanthobramis, sp. nov. (fig. 5) Host: Acanthobrama simoni. Remarks: This new worm is similar to D. zalesskyi Gussev, 1955 in the shape ofcentral large anchors, but differs from the latter by the shape of supporting apparatusand the size of cuticular structure. 6. Dactylogyrus jiayuensis, sp. nov. (fig. 6) Host: Acanthobrama simoni. Locality: Jiayu (in Yangtze River and lakes). Remarks: This new worm is closely similar to D. crassus Kulwice, 1927, but dif-fers from the latter by the shape of male genitalia and the size of cuticular structures. 7. Dactylogyrus petaloideus, sp. nov. (fig. 7) Host: Plagiognathops microlepis. Remarks: The new species is rather similar to D. juveniformis Gussev, 1933, butdiffers from the latter by the shape of male copulatory organ and the size of cuticularstructures. 8. Dactylogyrus longilamenatus, sp. nov. (fig. 8) Host: Luciobrama macrocephalus. Remarks: The worm is similar to D. peculiaris Guseev, 1955 in the shape of thecentral large anchors and the male copulatory organ, but differs from the latter by themeasurements of central large anchers, con?ective plate tal male copulatory organ. 9. Dactylogyrus changjiangensis, sp. nov. (fig. 9) Host: Ochetobius elongatus. Locality: Jiayu (in Yangtze River and lake). Remarks: This new species is similar to D. fragilis Gaseev, 1955 in the shape ofcentral large anchers, but differs from the latter by the shape of male copulatory organand the sizp of cuticular structures. 10. Dactylogyrus phymatachilus, sp. nov. (fig. 10) Host: Ochetobius elongatus. Locality: Jiayu (in Yangtze River and lakes). Remarks: This worm is similar to D. foliicirrus Gussev, 1955 in the shape of themale copulatory organ, but differs from the latter by the detailed structure of vagina,the shape of supplementary plate and the size of cuticular structures. 11. Dactylogyrus lophogonus, sp. nov. (fig. 11) Host: Rhodeus sp. Remarks: The new species is near to D. bicornis Malewitzkaja, 1941 in the cuti-cular structure of the opisthohapter, but differs in the length of copulatory tube andthe detailed strueture of supporting apparatus and vagina.


From the concept of the bumping at bridge-head and its harms,the paper,according to the theoretical research and practice process,sums up the reasons for the bumping at bridge-head and preventive measures,so as to reduce the diseases of the road bumping at bridge-head.


AbstractThe Naval Research Laboratory ocean surface flux (NFLUX) system provides satellite-based surface state parameter and surface turbulent heat flux fields operationally over the global ocean. These products are presented as an alternative to using numerical weather prediction models—namely, the U.S. Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM)—to provide the surface forcing to operational ocean models. NFLUX utilizes satellite sensor data records from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS), the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A), the Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS), and the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-2 (AMSR-2) sensors as well as satellite environmental data records from WindSat, the Advanced Scatterometers (ASCAT), and the Oceansat scatterometer (OSCAT). The satellite data are processed and translated into estimates of surface specific humidity, surface air temperature, and 10-m scalar wind speed. Two-dimensional variational analyses of quality-controlled s...


The aim of the research was to determine Agricultural Extension Magazine Role In Diffusing Some Agricultural Innovations Among Local Leaders At Kafr El –Sheikh Governorate The research was carried out in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate on a sample of 158 respondents distributed to the two centers according to the contribution of each village in the overall comprehensive. The results showed that about 18% of the local leaders interviewed did not have an agricultural extension magazine as a source of their knowledge of tilapia culture in paddy fields despite their arrival, while about 82% of the local leaders The results showed that about 22% of the local leaders surveyed did not have a source of information about climate change and their effects on crops, and how to cope with them despite their arrival, while about 78% of the respondents The results showed that about 17% of the local leaders surveyed were not the agricultural extension magazine source from their sources of information in the modern management of irrigation and to meet the water challenges in spite of the arrival of them, While about 83% of local leaders interviewed relied on the Agricultural Extension Journal as a source of their information


The invention discloses a system and a method for testing the reception sensitivity of a UHF-band RFID card reader chip. The system comprises a card reader chip, a power amplification module, a circulator and an RFID tag chip. The test system is characterized by also comprising a first adjustable attenuator which is connected between the power amplification module and the input port of the circulator; an LC matching circuit which is used for being matched with an equivalent antenna and is connected between the output port of the circulator and the RFID tag chip; and a second adjustable attenuator which is connected between the isolated port of the circulator and the reception channel of the card reader chip. By employing the system and the method for testing the reception sensitivity of the UHF-band RFID card reader chip, interference caused by that the RFID card reader emission channel is leaked to the reception channel is greatly minimized, and the signal to noise ratio generated when an RFID tag chip reflected signal reaches the receiving terminal of the card reader chip is increased.


Two-stage complete mixing ferment process was used for developing carbon source. Influence of HRT and SRT on the ferment system were studied. Effective HRT of the process was between 32 to 36 h, when SRT was 4 d and sludge recycle rate was 1, average SCOD of effluents was in the range of 1090~1180 mg/L, while separation effect of the sludge thickener was very well, and MLSS of supernatant was in the range of 50~80 mg/L; In the condition of HRT was 32 h and sludge recycle rate was 1, effective SRT of the process was in the range of 4~7d, and average SCOD of effluents was between 980~1179 mg/L, acidogenic bacteria and methanogenic bacteria could be separated effectively. Alkalinity was an important parameter of the primary sludge ferment system. In the process of primary sludge hydrolysis and acidification, ammonia nitrogen and phosphorus would be released. In the conditions of HRT was 32 h and SRT was 4 d, the release rate of ammonia nitrogen and phosphorus were 3.88 mgN/gVSS and 0.27 mgP/gVSS.


Preface PART I: Introduction What is Real? - Jodi O'Brien Reality as a Collective Hunch Islands of Meaning - Eviatar Zerubavel The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe - Jane Wagner Researching Social Life Truth, Objectivity and Agreement - Earl Babbie Constructivist, Interpretivist Approaches to Human Inquiry - Thomas A. Schwandt Symbolic InteractSymbolic Interactionism: A Perspective for Understanding Self and Social Interaction ionism: - Jodi O'Brien PART II - Humans Are Symbol Using Creatures Shared Meaning is the Foundation of Humanness - Jodi O'Brien Naming That Powerful Drop - Langston Hughes A Clue to the Nature of Man - Ernst Cassirer Yes, Father-Sister - Oliver Sacks Language and Socialization Final Note on a Case of Extreme Isolation - Kingsley Davis Seeing Voices - Oliver Sacks Language and Culture Metaphors We Live By - George Lakoff and Mark Johnson Pills and Power Tools - Susan Bordo Racism in the English Language - Robert Moore PART III - Producing Social Order Through Interaction Meaning is Negotiated through Interaction - Jodi O'Brien Naming as an Interactional Process Becoming a Marihuana User - Howard Becker The Development of Feeling Norms Underlying Romantic Love - Robin Simon, Donna Eder, and Cathy Evans Projecting the Definition of the Situation Acknowledgement Rituals - Carl Edward Pate Embarrassment and the Analysis of Role Requirements - Edward Gross and Gregory P. Stone The Managed Heart - Arlie Hochschild Negotiating a Working Consensus Behavior in Private Places - Joan Emerson Precarious Situations in a Strip Club - Kari Lerum Encounters with the Hearing - Paul Higgins PART IV - Producing Social Selves From Masks to Selves - Jodi O'Brien The Self as Process of Interaction The Self, the I, and the Me - George Herbert Mead Looking Glass Self - Charles Horton Cooley Reference Groups as Perspectives - Tamotsu Shibutani Self Development and Reference Groups Girls, Media and the Negotiation of Sexuality: A Study of Race, Class and Gender in Adolescent Peer Groups - Meenakshi Gigi Durham Shades of White - Pamela Perry A Theory of Genius - Thomas Scheff Self Presentation in Interaction Identity Construction and Self-Presentation on Personal Homepages - Charles Cheung Body Troubles: Women, Workplace and Negotiations of a Disabled Identity - Isabel Dyck Part V - The Social Construction of Reality Building and Breaching Reality - Jodi O'Brien A Theory of Reality Five Features of Reality - Hugh Mehan and Houston Wood A Conception of and Experiments with "Trust" as a Condition of Concerted Stable Actions - Harold Garfinkel Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Self-Fulfilling Prophecies - Paul Watzlawick When Belief Creates Reality - Mark Snyder The Social Construction of the Cultural Status Quo The Persistence of Gender Inequality in Employment - Cecilia Ridgeway Status Inequality and Close Relationships - Scott Harris PART VI - Ambiguity, Complexity and Conflict in Social Interaction Boundaries and Contradictions - Jodi O'Brien Contradictions and Conflict in Self-Production Double Consciousness and the Veil - W. E. B. Du Bois Wrestling the Angel of Contradiction: Queer Christian Identities - Jodi O'Brien We are Graceful Swans Who Can Also be Crows - Lubna Chaudry Contradictions and Change in Cultural Production Continuity within Change: The Cherokee Indians and the Internet - Ellen Arnold and Darcy C. Plymire Patients, "Potheads," and Dying to Get High - Wendy Chapkis Adventures in Desocialization - Inge Bell and Bernard McGrane Talking Back - bell hooks Epilogue - Jodi O'Brien


Electric levels of NiSi2 nanoprecipitates in n- and p-type Si were studied by means of deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) and minority carrier transient spectroscopy (MCTS) The shapes of MCTS spectra of as-quenched as well as annealed p-type samples were found to be similar whereas they differ qualitatively in n-type samples. Experimental results are discussed using energetic diagram of electrical levels of NiSi2 nanoprecipitates in the Si band gap. (© 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


A height adjuster (1) for a fitting part of a safety belt for a motor vehicle comprises a profile rail (2) having a base (22) and side walls (11, 12), wherein a latching contour (14, 15) is provided in at least one side wall (11, 12), a slide piece (16) displaceable along the profile rail (2) and comprising a locking device for locking the slide piece (16) in the latching contour (14, 15), and a control element (3) for unlocking the locking device. At least one cutout (21) is provided on an edge side of the slide piece (16), and the locking device is formed by at least one pawl (4, 5) arranged in the cutout (21).


The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) offered us the opportunity to observe celestial bodies from 2.4 to 196 μm, which is of particular interest for comets. We present here spectroscopic observations with ISO of comets C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) and 103P/Hartley 2. Fluorescence emissions of H 2 O, CO 2 and (for comet Hale-Bopp only) CO and CH 4 are observed, yielding the production rates of these species. High-resolution spectra of water permit the study of the rotational and spin temperatures of this molecule. In comet Hale-Bopp, the thermal infrared region of the spectra shows specifically, in addition to continuum-like emission, the signatures of crystalline, Mg-rich olivine (forsterite), and signs of crystalline pyroxenes, amorphous silicates and water ice. The presence of crystalline silicates is also suggested in the Jupiter-family comet P/Hartley 2.


Abstract Erben, M.: Limonium greuteri (Plumbaginaceae), a new species from the island of Corsica (France). — Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 145–148. — ISSN 0511-9618; © 2006 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36111 (available via http://dx.doi.org/) Limonium greuteri is described as a species new to science so far known only from the peninsula La Revellata in NW Corsica. It is well characterized by its habit with its long, densely spirally leafy caudices, fleshy leaves and the short, densely warty, flexuous, articulate stems and reflexed branches. According to its morphology and chromosome number (2n = 27) it is a member of the L. articulatum aggregate and seems to be related to L. florentinum and L. corsicum.


A multisensor fusion approach for improving the map-building capability of a mobile robot is presented in this paper. Ultrasonic and video data are used. A modelling technique for indoor environments based on line features extraction from video data and from range data is proposed. The Hough transform is considered for extracting lines from the occupancy grid and from video images.


Contiguous ABCD1 DXS1357E deletion syndrome (CADDS) is a contiguous deletion syndrome involving the ABCD1 and DXS1357E/BAP31 genes on Xq28. Although ABCD1 is responsible for X‐linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X‐ALD), its phenotype differs from that of CADDS, which manifests with many features of Zellweger syndrome (ZS), including severe growth and developmental retardation, liver dysfunction, cholestasis and early infantile death. We report here the fourth case of CADDS, in which a boy had dysmorphic features, including a flat orbital edge, hypoplastic nose, micrognathia, inguinal hernia, micropenis, cryptorchidism and club feet, all of which are shared by ZS. The patient achieved no developmental milestones and died of pneumonia at 8 months. Biochemical studies demonstrated abnormal metabolism of very long chain fatty acids, which was higher than that seen in X‐ALD. Immunocytochemistry and Western blot showed the absence of ALD protein (ALDP) despite the presence of other peroxisomal proteins. Pathological studies disclosed a small brain with hypomyelination and secondary hypoxic‐ischemic changes. Neuronal heterotopia in the white matter and leptomeningeal glioneuronal heterotopia indicated a neuronal migration disorder. The liver showed fibrosis and cholestasis. The thymus and adrenal glands were hypoplastic. Array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analysis suggested that the deletion was a genomic rearrangement in the 90‐kb span starting in DXS1357E/BACP31 exon 4 and included ABCD1, PLXNB3, SRPK3, IDH3G and SSR4, ending in PDZD4 exon 8. Thus, the absence of ALDP, when combined with defects in the B‐cell antigen receptor associated protein 31 (BAP31) and other factors, severely affects VLCFA metabolism on peroxisomal functions and produces ZS‐like pathology.


In this study, a model reference adaptive digital control scheme is proposed for the buck-boost converter. The control design of the buck-boost converter is a challenging work because the buck-boost converter, which is a non-minimum phase (NMP) system, has a right half-plane zero. This controller design is based on the small signal model of the buck-boost converter and a reference model. A cost function of the output error and weighting control input is minimized for the buck-boost converter using the model reference adaptive control scheme. In the case that the plant parameters are uncertain (or unknown), a digital controller with model reference adaptive control scheme is proposed for the buck-boost converter using the recursive least-squares (RLS) algorithm to estimate the uncertain parameters. To verify the validity of the proposed controller, experimental set-up is built for the buck-boost converter and the fully digital adaptive controller is implemented by a digital signal processor TMS320-F28335. From the experimental results, sound performances on voltage regulation can be achieved for the buck-boost converter with uncertain parameters using the proposed controller.


In 1934, Mircea Eliade publishes in Bucarest a sequence of articles, chronicles and excerpts of a Travel Diary, simply entitled La India. This book contains the existential experience of the young Romanian in an exotic country, as well as his adventure spirit, transforming it all in an initiation journey. The present work presents also a comparison to similar texts about the Asian country (H. Michaux, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Alberto Moravia).


This paper presents a low power direct conversion UWB receiver with a pulse detector designed for operation in 3 UWB lower bands from 3.1 to 5 GHz. The IC is implemented using the 0.18-µm RF CMOS technology with 1.8V voltage supply. The proposed Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) has a variable gain optimized for low power consumption. The dc power consumption of the LNA is 7.1mW for the minimum gain of 24dB and 12.85mW for the maximum gain of 40dB within the 3.1–5.0 GHz band. Quadrature zero-IF down conversions and rectifications are used to detect the UWB pulses. An S-QVCO is used to generate the Local Oscillator frequency for each subband. The total power consumption of the receiver is 21.9mW for the LNA gain of around 30 dB.


Low skeletal muscle radiodensity (SMD) is related to higher mortality in several cancers, but the association with colorectal cancer (CRC) prognosis is unclear.


Abstract : The report highlights criticisms of the Soviet Army in nontechnical fields, as expressed in selected Soviet military publications. While not conclusive in itself, the report describes some of the problems of training, motivation and discipline faced by the Soviet Army.


Through literature,interviews,questionnaires and other research methods to study primary and secondary principals,and the use of management science,leadership science,behavioral science,physical science,statistics and other disciplines,theories and methods,the work of School Sports principal leadership behavior were investigated and analyzed.The results show that physical education in schools is mainly embodied in the principal leadership: management,democratic management behavior,care motivate behavior,while allowing arbitrary behavior of the four factors.And can be more fully reflected the work of school principals in the school sports leadership.


Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47(4) We present an argument for revival of the ethos of scientific research in psychiatry in the form of practical wisdom, known in ancient Greek philosophy as phronesis. In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle describes several states of knowledge. These include: craft expertise (techne) or the knowledge derived from skilful practice; science (episteme) or the knowledge derived from deduction; intuition (nous) or the knowledge derived from experience; theoretical wisdom (sophia) or the understanding of universals; and practical wisdom (phronesis) or the understanding of particulars (Aristotle, 1934). While each of these modes of knowledge can be observed within psychiatry to some extent, it is phronesis in the guise of sound clinical judgement that defines not just competence (enkrateia), but excellence (arete), in the practice of psychiatry. Following on from Aristotle's observations, good clinical judgement may be said to have its basis in the conjunction of both knowledge and experience (Looi, 2007; Montgomery, 2005; Schwartz and Sharpe, 2010). Consider, for example, an elderly man consulting a psychiatrist with a moderate melancholic depression, who has had minimal response to a series of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and serotoninnorepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressants. Based upon clinical experience and consideration of the evidence base, the psychiatrist considers treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) or monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), measures the patient's blood pressure and orders an electrocardiogram (ECG). Given the difficulties the psychiatrist knows patients often experience with the dietary restrictions of a MAOI, clinical experience favours the selection of a TCA; pharmacological science prompts the recommendation of an ECG to exclude arrhythmia. The proposed course of action is then explained in a manner understandable to the elderly man and his wife, as well as the concerned eldest daughter. This is a small sketch of the dialogue between knowledge and experience that is wisely synthesised to form a clinical outcome in the practice of psychiatry. What has become clear in the centuries since Aristotle is how profoundly the methods by which skill and knowledge are generated can influence their content, and also their meaning in developing a skilled practitioner (Crawford, 2009; Sennett, 2008, 2012), or in our case, a psychiatrist. In other words, science in its modern form cannot be equated with episteme; rather, it is a complex product of techne, episteme and nous that may be best regarded as a fully fledged field of practical wisdom in its own right. We therefore advocate strategies to develop a phronetic appreciation of science in psychiatric training, as well as discussing proximal and distal processes that may be implemented to this end. Currently, the epistemic element of science is retained in psychiatric training, in the form of didactic scientific knowledge. However, the practicalities of generating scientific knowledge must be understood for a comprehensive scientific phronesis. For a full understanding, this necessitates training in, and production of, scholarly research to allow practical experience in the science relevant to psychiatry. Against an environment of resource shortfalls and increasing workloads, there has been pressure to jettison any aspect of psychiatric training not immediately related to provision of care. Thus, scientific training and scholarship have been neglected. A narrow focus on training for clinical practice, and neglect of the ethos and praxis of scientific research, threatens to stunt the future scientific advance of psychiatry, and thus the development of improved care for our patients and their families. Presently, there is a dearth of scientific training and, subsequently, psychiatric research in Australia and New Zealand, outside of core academic centres at major universities. The contrast with our specialist physician colleagues could not be starker. This speaks to the ethos of specialist medical training. The Royal Reviving the ethos of scientific research in psychiatric practice


Objective To investigate the effects of antitumor-drug cisplatin on the expression of secreted frizzled-related protein(sFRP)and Dickkopf-1(DKK-1),a Wnt pathway inhibitor.Methods Human Hep3B,HepG2,Lovo,and U251 cells were transfected with antitumor-drug cisplatin,-catenin expression was measured by fluorescence-activated cell sorting(FACS)and then wnt signaling pathway inhibitor FrpHE and DKK-1 expression was detected by(RT)-PCR.Results FrpHE mRNA in Hep3B and HepG2 cells was initially potentiated by antitumor-drug cisplatin after 24 h,no inhibitor FrpHE was expressed in Lovo and U251,DKK-1 mRNA in Hep3B,HepG2,Lovo,and U251 cells was initially potentiated by antitumor-drug cisplatin after 24 h,β-catenin positive cells percent and fluorescence intensity were descent.Conclusion Antitumor-drug cisplatin promotes mRNA expression of wnt signaling pathway inhibitor DKK-1 and FrpHE,and Wnt pathway was inhibited.


Generally vehicles in VANETs should periodically broad-cast safety messages. Since safety messages contain traffic related information and are sensitive to location privacy, it is essential to ensure anonymity, authenticity and traceability in broadcast. These conflicting requirements make it difficult to design a secure communication scheme for VANETs. In this paper, we propose a signature scheme which provides anonymous, authenticated and traceable communication based on the efficient combination of (t, n)-threshold signature and Weil Pairing. ATCS scheme aims to provide the authenticity of signed broadcasting messages to prevent internal attacks. And meanwhile the proposed scheme can also keep characteristics of anonymity and traceability. According to the performance evaluation compared with two related schemes, from the perspective of security enhancements, the additional cost of our proposal is acceptable.


OBJECTIVE To relate the adherence to treatment with inhaled sodium colistimethate(ISC)with the efficacy in patients with non-cystic fibrosis(CF)bronchiectasis colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective observational study conducted from January 2010 until December 2013.We selected patients who started treatment with ISC.Data was obtained from the inhalation I-neb®device(IND)such as average duration of the complete treatments, management of the device and the adhesion of the first 2 months of continuous treatment.We obtained demographic,diagnostic and microbiological data,considering in each case whether it was initial colonization,intermittentor chronic RESULTS Of all patients treated with ISC, 16 of them met the conditions to be included in the study as they could be monitored with the IND.The average age was 69.5 years(SD: 18.4),and 56.3%were men.Regarding the type of colonization it was initial in 5 patients,intermittent in 1 and chronic in 9.The data from the IND were:1-An average duration of complete treatments of 6.3 minutes (SD:4.2)2-A proper handling of the device of 95%.3- An adherence to treatment of 93.8%.After the completion of treatment cultures were negativized in 8 patients(4 had initial colonization and 4 chronic) CONCLUSIONS Most of the patients are adherent to the treatment, reach a suitable medium inhalation time and good management of the device, which demonstrates the ease of use of the IND The proportion of patients with initial colonization whose cultures became negative was high(80%),demonstrating that a good adherence along with an early beginning of treatment increases the probability of eradicating PA.


A study of the health features of the child population in the Arctic regions of the Republic of showed an increased primary morbidity in children and a higher infant mortality (compared with the average value for the Russian Federation). When assessing children's morbidity in the Arctic regions, it turned out that the state of children's health is quite unstable in different areas in different years. In seven uluses (Allaikhovsky, Bulunsky, Srednekolymsky, Nizhnekolymsky, Oleneksky, Eveno-Bytantaysky, Ust-Yansky), an increase in the primary incidence of children has been noted in recent years. A survey of the child population, conducted by a number of researchers, revealed an increase in a variety of allergic diseases. Identifying the causes of the changes that have occurred revealed a change in children's nutrition (from national, rich in protein and fats, to imported products with a high carbohydrate content). The presence of stove heating also contributes to the occurrence of respiratory diseases. Production facilities located near large rivers and reservoirs, during the extraction of minerals, dump waste into the water. The presence of heavy metals in plants, animals and fish, which are used as food by the local population, was previously revealed by bioindication methods. Infant mortality in Yakutia is characterized by a fairly high percentage of congenital malformations of the child. At the same time, male babies are more often affected, which may be a sign of genetic diseases. Children's morbidity can be one of the indicators of public health.


The Siam Photon Source (SPS) is a 1.2 GeV synchrotron light source situated in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. It is currently in the fourth year of routine operation for synchrotron radiation users. In order to address the increasing demand from users for increasing beamtime, better beam position stability, and improved machine reliability, several machine improvements and upgrades have been undertaken during the past year. This report first briefly gives the overview of the light source, and then describes the current operation status and operation statistics during 2007 2008. Recent machine improvements, for instance, modernization of injector components, improvement of vacuum system, recalibration of beam position monitors, and orbit correction, are presented together with the initial synopsis of the successful installation of the first insertion device, a permanent magnet planar undulator.


Nowadays, wireless sensor networks (WSN) present a lot of interest in several research areas due to their wide range of applications. One of the most critical problems is how to ensure a better and efficient communication taking into account some constraints such as network lifetime and energy consumption. In this context and as an alternative, several papers focusing on the conception and development of robust routing protocols have been undertaken these last decades. In this paper, we propose a robust hierarchical routing protocol using a dynamic clustering mechanism (HRP-DCM) which consists to build clusters wherein coordinators nodes with extra privileges called Cluster-Head (CH) are able to create and manipulate messages using TDMA schedule and aggregate data according to CDMA method. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated in simulations.


This study aimed to examine the effect of financial distress, litigation risk, and leverage to accounting conservatism on trading companies that listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2014. In this study, samples were taken by using purposive sampling method. The sample are trading companies that have been listed on the IDX in 2012-2014 and had been audited. Samples used were as many as 30 samples with criteria have been listed on the IDX in 2012-2014, financial statement published in the currency of rupiah, has been audited, accounting conservatism figured, and a time of 3 years in research period i.e 2012-2014. Analysis using the financial statement as a primary source of research. Technical analysis using multiple linear regression analysis with SPSS program. These results indicate that has no significant influence between Financial Distress and Accounting Conservatism on trading companies that have been listed on the IDX (2012-2014) with significant value 0,868. Litigation Risk variable has no significant influence to Accounting Conservatism on trading companies that have been listed on the IDX (2012-2014) with significant value 0,536. And Leverage variable has significant influence to Accounting Conservatism on trading companies that have been listed on the IDX (2012-2014) with significant value 0,066. Keywords: Financial Distress, Litigation Risk, Leverage, and Accounting Conservatism.


Hybrid stepping motors colligate the advantages of permanent magnet stepping motors and reluctance stepping motors .This article studies on the torque vector and the logical electrifying state of poly-phase driving of three-phase hybrid stepping motors,and designs the driving circuit of six beat 2-2 electrifying mode based on programmable memorizer EPROM using EDA software, as well as gives the emulation and experiment results.


Activated protein C (APC) resistance associated with factor V Leiden mutation is the most frequent cause of venous thrombophilia in Caucasians. This inherited APC resistance is rare in Chinese populations Acquired APC resistance that may be clinically significant is rarely reported in Chinese. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of acquired APC resistance in Taiwanese Chinese. From 1996 to 2000, a total of 1453 Taiwanese Chinese consisting of 458 healthy individuals and 995 hospitalized patients recruited from a medical center were examined for APC resistance or factor V Leiden mutation. A conventional APC resistance assay was based on activated partial thromboplastin time with or without addition of APC. A modified APC resistance assay was performed with samples prediluted with factor V-deficient plasma. Factor V Leiden mutation was detected by polymerase chain reaction with sequence specific primers. Of 1040 subjects tested for APC resistance in a conventional assay, only four patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) were found to have APC resistance. Factor V Leiden mutation studied in 1092 subjects including the above four APC-resistant patients was absent. APC-resistant phenotype in one of the four APC-resistant patients became sensitive when evaluated by a modified APC resistance assay. The resistant phenotype in the other patient disappeared when lupus anticoagulant no longer existed. Family study for APC resistance in three of the four APC-resistant patients showed negative results. Inherited APC resistance associated with factor V Leiden mutation is extremely rare in Taiwanese Chinese as reported; however, acquired APC resistance possibly associated with aPLs was found in this study.


The vibrational spectrum and specific heat of lithium are calculated using a three-force-constant model of monovalent metals. The calculations are made with two sets of elastic constants, one with those measured at 78 deg K and the other with calculated values at absolute zero. The calculated specific heat and Debye temperature are compared with the experimental data. It is found that the calculations based on the elastic data at 78 deg K give better agreement with experiment at higher temperatures while those from elastic constants at absolute zero agree better with experiment at lower temperatures.


Drifting is included in the racing sports that require professional driving techniques and requires skill to set the braking speed, so that the car can maneuver sliding turn right or left as long as possible with a special technique using the momentum rate of the car.
Major influence in the creation of this can be achieved by reducing the weight of the vehicle. To reduce the weight of the vehicle carried out the development of the interior and exterior, for the interior is to release the components that are not used such as rear seat, doortrim, floor carpet, list of door pillars, console box, audio seats, for the exterior is to do body painting, , Tires, aclrilic glass replacement.
The results of testing the weight of the vehicle after the development of the interior and exterior has a weight of 1005 kg and the appearance of the exterior of the vehicle becomes more attractive and neat. Reduced 15% of the vehicle's normal weight loss prior to development


A friend of mine, with whom I drink some strong coffee and grapple with the world's dilemmas every Thursday morning - which explains why, as you no doubt have noticed, many vexing global and local problems are suddenly and mysteriously resolved on that day each week - told me recently about his strange encounter.


Abstract To calculate the critical depth and the least specific energy of steady non-uniform flows in open channels, one has to solve the polynomial equations. Sometimes, the polynomial equations are too difficult to get them solved. In this study, the theory of algebraic inequality has been used to derive formulas for determining the critical depth and the least specific energy of a steady non-uniform flow in open channel. The proposed method has been assessed using examples. Results using this new method have been compared to those using other conventional methods by engineers and scientists. It is found that the proposed method based on algebraic inequality theory not only makes the calculation process to be easy, but also gives the best calculation results of the critical depth and the least specific energy of a steady nonuniform flow.


Antibody was obtained in rabbits following immunization with porcine chondromucoprotein and complete adjuvant. Several constituents of the antigen were only revealed by prior hyaluronidase digestion, while an antigenic constituent revealed without hyaluronidase treatment was found to be shared by chondromucoproteins from several other species. Cross-reactivity was confirmed by tanned cell haemagglutination-inhibition and by delayed hypersensitivity reactions in guinea-pigs. Electrophoresis of chondromucoprotein gave some separation of the immunologically distinct constituents. The results suggest that chondromucoprotein may be made up of several species-specific proteins as well as a polysaccharide-peptide of common occurrence in several species. No evidence for antibody directed against chondroitin sulphate was found.

The antibody has been used for the localization by immunofluorescence of chondromucoprotein in sections of tissue.


Squids, Deep sea shrimps and sea water were analysed for the presence of bioluminescent bacteria. Biochemical characterization of different isolates and species identification was done using simple taxonomic key used for classification of marine bioluminescent bacteria. Plasmid curing technique was performed to confirm the presence of lux genes in chromosomal DNA and not plasmid DNA of these bioluminescent bacteria.


One of the threads in the fabric of American history is the clash between political and economic power. Its early manifestations in the struggle between Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians clearly indicated that victory went to the side that could obtain judicial support. Or more accurately, a constantly growing faith in democracy insured the supremacy of political power unless the judiciary intervened. The industrial revolution that followed the Civil War merely posed the old problem in modem terms. Rapid expansion of industry provoked new political pressures which in due course were reflected in legislation and then in litigation. The problem is epitomized in the Granger Movement. Prosperity incidental to war and momentous railroad expansion was followed in the seventies by agonizing agricultural depression. Farmers, who had greeted the railroads cordially, soon discovered that freight charges were often discriminatory, if not extortionate; that competition, which had been relied upon as a regulator, was being stifled by combination. For relief they turned to their state legislatures and got the famous Granger legislation. This "hayseed socialism" raised in modern dress the classic problem of the extent to which the community may interfere with established property rights in the interest of public well-being. Specifically, could the public regulate rates


The bacterial community diversitys of pakchoi(Shanghaiqing breed) in roots,stems and leaves after the germicides applications(Zineb,Hymexazol and Streptomycin) were investigated by T-RFLP.The 16S rDNA genes were amplified by PCR from the samples.The Shannon-Wiener Diversity index,based on the T-RFLP profiles,indicated that bacterial species richness in the root was the highest,and in the stem was the lowest.The structure change of bacterial community showed complex in the leaves subjected to germicides,risen then declined.After hymexazol application,the patterns of bacterial community showed significant difference,the bacterial community diversity was rised remarkably in the roots,rised a certain extent in the stems,rised then declined in the leaves.After Streptomycin application,the bacterial community diversitys were declined in the roots and stems,rised then declined in the leaves.After Zineb application,the diversity change was unconspicuous in the roots and stems,rised then declined in the leaves.Clostridium,Fusobacterium,Halobacillus,Lactobacillus,Nostoc,Sphingomonas,Synechocystis were supposed to be the dominant bacteria in the root,stem and leaf of Chinese white cabbage.14 days later,there was no significant difference of bacterial community diversity between the check experiment and treatment group.


Hospital admissions are a critical time-point for assessing frailty. Frail older adults have high utilisation of healthcare resources and many require on-going care. Often spouses provide this care, however caregiving can lead to increased frailty in the caregiver. A description of frailty and caregiving within marital dyads has not been explored previously, in relation to hospital admissions.

 Aim: To measure the frequency and describe the characteristics of frailty in hospitalised older adults and their spouse. Objectives were to: (1) Describe frailty, physical and cognitive performance in patients and spouses; (2) Determine frailty correlations between dyads; (3) Establish if patients are more likely to have spouses of the same frailty classification; (4) Describe caregiving within the context of frailty. Participants were recruited from geriatric and stroke services from October 2019-March 2020. Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) was used to test frailty. Clinical Frailty Scale, Grip Strength, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Timed Up and Go, Geriatric Depression Scale and self-reported: mobility status, caregiving status, number of falls and number of hospital admissions were also assessed to describe the population.

 Data from 27 dyads that participated and consented were analysed using SPSS. A total of 15 patients (55.5%) and four spouses (14.8%) were classified as frail. Of 15 frail patients, four had frail spouses, five had pre-frail spouses and six had robust spouses. No pre-frail or robust patients had frail spouses. Spearman's Correlational analysis showed no correlation in FFP between patient and spouse (r=0.24, p=0.23). Participants that provided care (44.4%) accounted for 5 patients (frail n=4) and 19 spouses (frail n=4).

 Frailty in dyads is heterogeneous. Caregivers are commonly frail and provide care to frail partners. Older adults admitted to hospital should be assessed for frailty. If the patient has a spouse, especially if the patient is frail, their spouse should be assessed for frailty.


Larvae of Agrypnus variabilis, the sugarcane wireworm, were collected from soil on farms at Boggabri and Tenterfield, N.S.W. with no history of cyclodiene usage and from cyclodiene treated soil on a farm at Breeza, N.S.W. A bioassay technique based on topical application of pesticide was used to determine the resistance status of the populations. Wireworms from the former locations appeared susceptible. By comparison Breeza wireworms exhibited high resistance to dieldrin and heptachlor and moderate resistance to lindane. A survey of resistance indicated that while resistant wireworms were found at only 1 site at Breeza in 1979, they were found at 2 more sites 30 km from Breeza in 1981.


Combined electroencephalography (EEG) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is promising for noninvasive investigations of brain function, however, the relationship between the two modalities is not fully understood which limits its applicability in brain research and medicine. In general, this connection can be probed by treating one modality as an independent variable to inform the analysis of the other. Approaches using EEG as independent variable reported rather mixed localization of BOLD activation while, in contrast, BOLD fMRI results show spatially stable patterns across subjects when using task regressors, or in resting state analysis. In this study we propose a novel approach where fMRI BOLD maps are used to spatially filter the EEG data in order to derive their respective source time courses. The core of this method is a newly developed distributed source model, which integrates individual anatomical information with spatial and statistical information of the fMRI analysis. This source model is combined with an individual realistic head model that forms our Prior-based Realistic Integrative Source Model (PRISM) toolbox. In a study employing short visual stimuli we found four distinct fMRI activation clusters related to perceiving ultra short visual stimuli and derived their individual source timelines from the EEG data using our new method. We found strong evidence that a major part of the inter-subject variance of the visual evoked potentials (VEPs) can be explained by anatomical differences between the subjects. Comparing our approach to a channel based analysis we can show that the PRISM toolbox significantly improves the correlation between both modalities.


The phenomenon of concrete structure corrosion is very serious in the marine environment in north of China. Using large proportion of fly ash to replace cement can obtain better economic benefit and environment effect. High fly ash content concrete not only can increase the compactness of concrete,but also enhance the ability to resist chloride ion permeability.It also can reduce the content of cement and the heat of hydration to prevent mass concrete cracking because of temperature gradient which caused by the high heat of hydration. In this way the durability of Marine concrete can be improved. According to the chloride ion penetration,sulphate erosion,freeze- thaw cycle and other damages of concrete,the durability of concrete with high fly ash content is discussed in the present paper.


Caste is a primary basis for oppression in many parts of South Asia with individuals from low caste backgrounds commonly experiencing the degradation of untouchability and daily discrimination at both individual and systemic levels. The current study uses a mixed-methods, interdisciplinary approach to examine links between social status, identity, and mental health among 295 adolescents (51% females) from different social groups in Nepal. Quantitative surveys reveal that youth from low caste Dalit groups report more anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem compared with their counterparts from high caste (e.g., Brahmin) and ethnic indigenous (e.g., Gurung) groups. Caste identity is positively related to outcomes but does not significantly counteract the negative effects of social status. Ethnographic and interview data are used to inform, contextualize, and interpret these quantitative findings. Conceptual parallels to current race relations experienced in the United States are considered and discussed.


Significant component of craniofacial development occurs within the first four years of life. A total of 90% of the craniofacial development is complete by the age of 12 years. Therefore, it can be concluded that morphometric features that puts an adult at risk of obstructive sleep apnoea(OSA)or sleep disordered breathing (SDB) were probably present at the age of 12 years. Class II malocclusions, narrow maxilla, mandibular deficiency, retrognathia, long face problems, inferiorly and posteriorly placed hyoid bone are all considered as craniofacial anomalies that predisposes a child to SDB.


Housing on Tjallet. Two programmes, share a single plot. Above the Stadshagen subway station a complex is proposed compromised of two residential towers – one for elderly, and one for students. The aim with this project has been to maximize the number of apartments, which the city itself has said would be around 30. 109 flats are proposed, as a way to also cater to the catastrophic nightmare of finding somewhere to live, in the Stockholm of today.


Ribosomal protein (rp) genes in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe display two highly conserved sequence elements in the promoter region. The molecular dissection of these promoters revealed that basal transcription is not based on a TATA element. The sequence which promotes basal transcription is the conserved sequence CAGTCACA or the inverted form TGTGACTG, called the homol D box. Upstream of the homol D box a tandem repeat AGGGTAGGGT or the inverted form ACCCTACCCT appears in some promoters, called homol E. This element functions in the proximal arrangement with homol D as an activation sequence. A compilation of homol D and homol E sequences identified in other S.pombe promoters revealed that several putative polymerase II and polymerase III promoters display a homol D box or the homol E/homol D arrangement.


Offering the food to Japanese quails may help to reorganize their behavioral needs. However, limited data was reported on the effect of feeder shape on birds' behaviors, welfare, and productivity. Herein, the main objective was to assess the effects of the most available feeder shapes in the Egyptian market on the birds' behavior s. The shape of feeders were longitudinal, vertical-narrow, vertical-wide and round. All the used feeders were made from plastic, marked with a grey color and enriched with a net. A total of 180 one-day old Japanese quail ( Coturnix japonica ) were divided into four experimental groups (three replicates of each). Behavioral patterns of birds were investigated by direct observation and video recording for four days per week using scan sampling technique. The results indicated that there were feeder shape-dependent-differences in quail behaviors demonstrating the highest significant ( P <0.001) levels of activity behaviors in a round feeder compared to other groups. Moreover, the highest significant ( P <0.001) levels of resting behaviors within a vertical-wide feeder group. Likewise, flying behavior was recorded in the above mentioned group. However, the fear associated responses and alertness were the highest significant level ( P <0.001 each) in longitudinal and vertical-wide feeders. Noticeably, the aggressive pecking was the highest significant ( P <0.001) levels in birds dealt with a longitudinal feeder. Meanwhile, almost of a quail's egg quality traits demonstrated the highest significant values ( P <0.001) during offering round containers for the birds. The results therefore suggested that quails might have a preference to deal more with a round feeder shape than other shapes. These findings may also have great implications to researchers, veterinarians and stakeholders to decide the most economic feeder shape of quails for greater performance and productivity. Key words: feeder shape; welfare; egg quality; quail


Background: Self-medication is a behavior in which a person, without the use of professional advice, resolves his health problem. Self-medication is common in the world and considered as a growing public health problem. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of self-medication with analgesics for dental problems over a two-year period among a population in Shiraz, Iran. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 1,203 people. They were randomly selected from among men and women older than 12 with a mean age of 36.2 years, attending outpatient health clinics in 10 districts of Shiraz. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data on demographic variables, dental pain, and self-care remedies utilized to combat dental pain. SPSS version 22 software was used for statistical analysis by the chi-square test and one-way ANOVA. The values of P < 0.05 were considered significant. Results: The prevalence of self-medication was 56.1% and the most common reasons for self-medication were having severe pain (35.3%), having prior experience (15.9%), and the high cost of dental visits (13.5%). The most common self-used drugs were Ibuprofen (29.42%) and Acetaminophen (21.61%). Self-medication was not significantly related to variables such as educational level, gender, and marital status and was related to age and salary. Conclusions: As found in our study, the high prevalence of self-medication is a major concern. There is a need for health education on indications and risks of self-medication.


This research explores the potential of using common duckweed (Spyrodela polyrhiza) as a feeding substrate and supplement for yellow mealworm production. Duckweed is known for its high content of protein (20–35%) and essential amino acids. This study aims to assess the effect of the combination of semolina and duckweed as a feeding substrate for yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor). The experiment involved different combinations of semolina and duckweed in varying proportions. The treatments included 100% semolina (S), 75% semolina + 25% duckweed (S75D25), 50% semolina + 50% duckweed (S50D50), 25% semolina + 75% duckweed (S25D75), and 100% duckweed (D). Over a six-week period, the production parameters, nutrient composition, amino acid composition, and fatty acid composition of the yellow mealworms were measured and analyzed. The results demonstrate that S75D25 and S50D50 feed combinations were recommended due to their positive effects on production parameters and nutrient composition. Although the D substrate exhibited the highest crude protein content, yellow mealworm larvae did not grow on this substrate. The inclusion of duckweed in the feed had no significant effect on the fatty acid composition of the mealworms, while substrates S25D75 and D induced an improved amino acid composition. In conclusion, incorporating duckweed into the feeding substrate can enhance the production parameters and nutrient composition of yellow mealworms.


In order to introduce urban rail foundation of urban maglev railway technical standards and test specifications require the development of railway safety laws urban maglev railway supplies as required by the amendment. In response, under performing the technical specifications, including technical standards and specifications, and uniquely characteristic test research and development of magnetic levitation rail system injuries derived from the urban maglev railways previous studies. This study was carried out advanced research for technology standards and test specifications development of technical standards and test specifications developed based on the findings based on emerging devices reflecting the technical requirements and the unique nature of the injury device is applied to the magnetic levitation urban railway.


ABSTRACT Alloy and Stainless steel plates have to be welded to meet the present generation of smart manufacturing by Laser Beam Welding. Laser Beam Welding (LBW) plays an important role in joining of metals or welding the parts of similar/dissimilar metals. Due to its high-speed weldability with high laser beam power result in high strength and low heat affected zones with better appearance and quality. AISI Stainless steels which are widely used in various industries due to their resistance to corrosion. There is often a need to study the effect of process parameters, while fabricating stainless steel structures and/or when weld stainless steel to low-alloy steels. A solemn attempt is made in the present research work to join similar and dissimilar AISI 4130 Alloy and AISI 309 Stainless Steel joints by CO2 Laser Beam Welding with an objective to investigate the effects of process parameters. The weld joints are studied based on their Bead Width and Micro Hardness. The performance characteristic curves are drawn and analysed the influence of the process parameters on the weld joints. The Whale Optimisation Algorithm is used to identify the optimal combination of process parameters based on the experimental output results of Bead Width and Micro Hardness.


CONTEXT
Serum TSH receptor autoantibody (TSH-R-Ab) is a biomarker of Graves disease (GD). Studies have shown that the levels of this TSH-R-Ab have clinical significance.

OBJECTIVE
To differentiate between thyroidal GD only and Graves orbitopathy (GD + GO).

DESIGN
Controlled, follow-up study.

SETTING
Academic tertiary referral center for GD + GO.

SUBJECTS
Sixty patients with GD, GD + GO, and controls.

INTERVENTION
Serial serum dilution analyses with six automated, ELISA, and cell-based assays for TSH-R-Ab.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE
Differentiation among GD phenotypes.

RESULTS
All undiluted samples of hyperthyroid-untreated GD patients were positive with the six assays but became negative at dilution 1:9 in four of six assays. In contrast, all undiluted samples of hyperthyroid-untreated GD + GO patients remained positive up to dilution 1:81, P < 0.001. At high dilutions 1:243, 1:729, 1:2187, and 1:6561, the rate of stimulating TSH-R-Ab positivity in the bioassay for GD + GO patients was 75%, 35%, 5%, and 0%, respectively (all P < 0.001). The five ELISA and/or automated assays confirmed this marked difference of anti-TSH-R-Ab detection between GD-only and GD + GO. In comparison, the baseline-undiluted samples of GD vs GD + GO showed an overlap in the ranges of TSH-R-Ab levels. Subsequent to 12-month methimazole treatment, samples from euthyroid GD + GO patients were still TSH-R-Ab positive at the high dilution of 1:243. In contrast, all GD samples were negative already at dilution 1:3. A GD patient with TSH-R-Ab positivity at dilution 1:729 developed de novo GO.

CONCLUSIONS
TSH-R-Ab titers, as determined by dilution analysis, significantly differentiate between GD and GD + GO.


Excessive working pressure and psychological stimulate make people a great stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the teachers' job pressure, job performance and their relationship. The main methods is questionnaires, the sample consists of 250 employees from seven higher universities. The results indicate that job satisfaction is not independent in all job facets and that satisfaction with one facet might lead to satisfaction with another.


Objective:to take drug treatment in patients with ectopic pregnancy, surgical treatment of two kinds of methods, evaluation analysis clinical therapeutic effect.Method:Select the author of 40 cases of ectopic pregnancy patients admitted in the hospital, all patients received comprehensive physical examination, according to the actual situation to choose the corresponding treatment method.Result:20 cases of ectopic pregnancy medication, including 18 cases of successful rehabilitation, the remaining 2 cases of serious illness, after surgery. 22 cases who underwent surgical treatment, including 11 cases of ectopic pregnancy, abortion, 9 cases of tubal adhesion, water and suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease, 2 cases of abortion, tubal rupture did not happen. Conclusion:The disease found time has decisive influence on effect of the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, early detection can make patients better medicine conservative treatment, treatment effect is good, rare adverse reactions, surgery patients need not bear the pain, is advantageous to the fallopian tube to recover as soon as possible, improve pregnancy rates.


Abstract Suzuki–Miyaura reactions with Pd(PPh3)4 have been carried out using lithium N-phenylsydnone-4-carboxylate as additive, which gave best yields at pH 5.7 in a mixture of acetic acid, water, and sodium carbonate. Reaction parameters such as the Pd source, the solvent, reaction time and temperature, acid, base and carboxylate have been varied and some representative examples of the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction have been examined.


The article discusses the interconnection of desovereignization processes and state's loss of political subjectivity. The author points out the need to introduce a special approach to the identification and to the analysis of state sovereignty, as well as offers to consider facts of limitation of sovereignty in terms of desovereignization processes. This specialization of study helps to search to detect and to establish allowable state restrictions of state sovereignty in which its supreme power retains the ability to quickly and effectively respond to threats promotion policy of national interests. Restriction of sovereignty, according to the author, is acceptable only when it does not lead to a loss of political subjectivity of the state.


In this paper, we show enhanced upper bounds of the nontrivial n_1 × n_2 × n_3 points problem for every n_1 ≤ n_2 ≤ n_3 < 6. We present new patterns that drastically improve the previously known algorithms for finding minimum-link covering paths, solving completely a few cases (e.g., n_1 = n_2 = 3 and n_3 = 4).


Comparative genomics is a field of bioinformatics in which the goal is to compare several species by comparing their genomes, in order to understand how the different species under study have evolved in time. This study leads for instance to reconstructing putative ancestral genomes, building phylogenetic trees, or inferring the functionality of genes or sets of genes. One of the main activities in comparative genomics consists in comparing pairs of genomes, in order to identify their common features, and thus also to determine what differentiate them. In that case, genomes are usually modeled as sequences of genes, where a gene is identified by a (possibly signed) label. The sign + or -, if present, indicates on which DNA strand the gene lies. In that context, the order of the genes in the studied genomes is the main information we are given. Note that the way this order was obtained is out of our scope here: only the order itself is taken into account. It should also be noted that genomes may contain several occurrences of the same gene (possibly carrying different signs, if signs are present). In that case, we say that a genome contains duplicates. Indeed, genes may be duplicated during evolution, and duplicate genes actually occur frequently in all living species. Comparing pairs of genomes on that basis can roughly be done in two different ways: 1. Compare the structure of the two genomes under study by computing a measure that represents the (dis)similarity between the genomes. 2. Infer the evolution process from one genome to another. For this, one needs to consider one or several operations (called rearrangement(s)) that can occur in a genome during evolution, e.g. inversions or translo- cations ; and the goal is to determine the most parsimonious (i.e., less costly) rearrangement scenario that leads from one genome to the other. In this chapter, we only focus on option 1. above. This static viewpoint has the advantage to allow us to identify conserved regions between genomes, which is not the case with option 2. Note also that, although the term distance is very often used for option 1. (as is done in the title of this chapter), this only refers to evolutionary distance, i.e. the amount of changes that occurred during the evolution process. Indeed, the so-called "distances" that have been defined in the literature are rarely mathematical distances: they are measures that evaluate the differences and similarities resulting from evolution between the two genomes, either by directly counting the number of changes or, in a complementary way, by counting the conserved regions. Hence, in the following, we use the term measure rather than distance. The purpose of this chapter is to present some algorithmic aspects of pair- wise genome comparisons, when those comparisons aim at finding a (dis)si- milarity measure. More precisely, we present several algorithms that were proposed recently for solving (exactly or approximately) several variants of the problem. Our goal is not to survey exhaustively all the existing results on that topic, but rather to give a sample of different algorithmic ideas and tech- niques that have been used to answer some of the problems. Besides the fact that it presents original and non trivial concepts that we think are of interest for the reader, it also gives a flavor of the inventiveness and the richness of recent research on the subject.


Two-level three-phase boost rectifiers are widely used in industrial applications due to their superior performance. According to the survey reports, the transistors often suffer from open-circuit failures due to the lifting of bonding wires caused by thermic cycling, resulting in output fluctuation and current harmonics. This paper proposes a real-time, robust fault diagnosis method for single and multiple transistors open-circuit faults based on the primary inductances energy analysis. Three-phase primary voltages are divided into six states during a period; under healthy condition, the primary source inductances energy storage and release are normal in every state. When transistor open-circuit occurs, they will be abnormal in some states because the primary source electrical circuit will be nonconductive due to connected diode reserve truncation. Line-to-line currents are used to monitor the energy storage condition of primary inductances. Fast detection and isolation are achieved and little tuning effort is needed in the proposed method. Experiments are carried out and the results show high effectiveness, robustness, and merits of the fault diagnosis method.


Abstract. For a fixed prime p≡1(mod4)$p\equiv 1\hspace*{-1.42262pt}\pmod {4}$, we define the corresponding quartic residue graph and determine the number of triangles contained in such a graph. Our computation requires us to compute the number of pairs of consecutive quartic residues modulo p$p$ via the evaluation of certain quartic Jacobi sums.


Berry has performed a series of experiments on guinea-pigs, to determine what is the exact action of adrenalin chloride on toxic doses of cocaine. Braun and other observers hold that the association of adrenalin and cocaine lessens the toxicity of cocaine, while the anaesthesia produced is more energetic, and lasts longer. On the other hand, Thies found that control cats, receiving only injections of cocaine into the lumbar canal, survived doses which proved fatal when mixed with adrenalin. In his own experiments, Berry employed intra-peritoneal injections on guinea-pigs. He used large doses of cocaine, and finds that adrenalin does not protect the organism against toxic doses of cocaine. Consequently, in using adrenalin-cocaine solutions, care must be taken to avoid using a toxic dose of cocaine, as adrenalin not only fails to protect against toxic doses, but even seems to enhance the toxic effect.?Am. Journ. Med. Sc., Phila., 1905, November.


The techno-functional characteristics of cereal mixed matrices and their application in breadmaking were studied. Breads with different degrees of replacement of common wheat by kamut, spelt, buckwheat, oat and rye were prepared. Dough mechanical and surface properties, dough uni-axial extensibility and dough fundamental rheological properties, as well as, bread techno-functional characteristics were studied.


Most discussions of environmental externalities and pollution address a rather narrow problem: when a particular polluter damages a particular victim or pollutee, what type of pollution tax or other corrective measure will give the parties incentives to reduce pollution to a socially optimal level?1 In this paper we generalize that analysis. Rather than viewing the locations of polluters or pollutees as necessarily fixed, we regard the spatial location pattern as itself a tool for pollution control. Thus, pollution can be remedied in either of two ways: by polluters and/or pollutees changing their production technology to abate the damage (such as by polluters installing smoke-reducing equipment on smokestacks or pollutees installing smoke-screens), or by some of the parties relocating in such a way that technology changes become less costly or unnecessary. For example, a polluter could move to an area where there are fewer smoke-sensitive neighbours, or pollutees could move away from smoke-producing factories. We assume that, in at least some cases, relocation is a more efficient tool for reducing pollution than technology changes alone. In general, fixed-site abatement is more efficient only if proximate location enables both polluter and pollutee to reduce production costs. For example, both might gain from locating on nearby riverbank sites, the pollutee because it uses river water for transport and the polluter because it uses river water for cooling. None the less the polluter's smoke might damage the pollutee's product. Similarly, in urban areas we often find polluters and pollutees located close together because both benefit from the agglomeration economies and low transport costs in cities. However, where the production cost advantages of proximate location are small, it is efficient to reduce pollution by giving one of the parties an incentive to move. In this paper we explore the efficiency properties of pollution taxes. We use a dual criterion to judge their performance. First, pollution taxes should give polluters and pollutees occupying fixed locations incentives to abate pollution efficiently by modifying their production technology. A tax that does this is referred to as "short-run efficient". Second, pollution taxes should give polluters or pollutees incentives to move if relocation is the more efficient means of reducing pollution damage and to locate where pollution abatement can be accomplished most efficiently when new location decisions are made. A tax that leads to an efficient spatial location pattern is referred to as "long-run efficient". In the paper we analyse both single and double pollution taxes; the former levied on polluters alone and the latter levied on both polluters and pollutees. The major result of the paper is that single pollution taxes do not lead to incentives for long-run efficient pollution abatement; i.e. they do not give


The main function of a municipal storage tank is to balance differences between supply and demand in order to provide users with a reliable water supply in the most economic way. Van Zyl et al (2008) proposed a stochastic analysis method to estimate the reliability of municipal storage tanks. In this study, the Monte Carlo method was used to investigate the impact of different user demand parameters on tank reliability (i.e. the probability that the tank will not run dry). In this phase of the work, sensitivity with regard to fire and pipe failures were not considered. It was found that the supply ratio, defined as the source capacity over the average demand, is the most important demand-related factor affecting storage tank reliability. It is shown that the reliability of tanks varies greatly through the year, and it is recommended that municipalities do everything possible to ensure that their system runs smoothly (i.e. all facilities are operational) during the seasonal peak demand period. Maintenance work on treatment, pumping and storage facilities should be performed when demands are at their minimum.


Practice-led research is by its very nature multi-disciplinary. This means that often
both the student and the supervisor find themselves, from the very beginning of the
project, working across a range of familiar and unfamiliar fields. The postgraduate
students we have supervised in the visual arts and creative writing have engaged with
ideas ranging from racism to erotica, from blindness to cannibalism; they have
situated themselves in literary studies, in cultural studies, in feminist and art theory.
The best of these projects produce innovative and challenging artworks/creative texts.
The exegesis is often a hybrid and 'messy text' with multiple voices and perspectives.
As a writer and an artist with experience working in a range of collaborative creative
arts projects, and more recently as supervisors of PhDs and MAs in visual art and
creative writing, we have found that some of the elements of, and processes used in,
successful collaboration also enhance supervision of practice-led postgraduate
research supervision. While higher degree research belongs to, and must always be
the work of, the individual student, like any good collaboration it cannot be achieved
without significant and engaged dialogue, and a joint commitment by student and
supervisor to the project.
In this article, we draw on our extensive experience as collaborators both in
university research projects and in other contexts, on cultural-historical theories that
place emphasis on the social sources of knowledge development, and on postgraduate
supervision scholarship. We will distinguish the different elements of successful
collaboration in a creative context and the way in which these elements can be
applied to the supervision of practice-led postgraduate research projects in the visual
arts and creative writing.


Disclosed in the present application is a compound, comprising nano silicon, a lithium-containing compound, and a carbon coating, or comprising nano silicon, silicon oxide, a lithium-containing compound, and a carbon coating. The method comprises: (1) solid-phase mixing of carbon coated silicon oxide with a lithium source; and (2) performing heat treatment of the pre-lithium precursor obtained in step (1) in a vacuum or non-oxidising atmosphere to obtain a compound. The method is simple, and has low equipment requirements and low costs; the obtained compound has a stable structure and the structure and properties do not deteriorate during long-term storage; a battery made of cathode material containing said compound exhibits high delithiation capacity, high initial coulombic efficiency, and good recycling properties, the charging capacity is over 1920 mAh/g, the discharge capacity is over 1768 mAh/g, and the initial capacity is over 90.2%.


As the guns were silent after the Second World War, the two superpowers, viz., the USA and USSR, emerged as the major opposition blocs. On the one side, whereas President, Henry Truman was a believer of democracy, liberalism, free market and capitalism, on the other side was the USSR, whose leader, Joseph Stalin, believed in self-reliance, communism and material gains for his country and citizens. Both the political leaders had different ideologies. They both had conflicting philosophies. These ideological bubbles acted as the driving force for the development of Cold War. The consequences of cold war was not only faced by the both superpowers but also witnessed by the whole world in many ways. Many countries became victim of proxy war between the two. Winston Churchill in his speech termed the cold war as an "iron curtain". The present article gives an overview of two superpowers that how their ideological viewpoints were different from each other in terms of capitalism versus communism. The article is structured as follows: following a brief regarding economic differences between the USA and USSR, the study provides an overview regarding the political representation and the concept of rights. Thereafter, the research design for the study is provided wherein dominance theory has been invoked for delineating the ideological standpoints. The study is rounded off with concluding statements as deduced from the analysis.


Combining camera, IMU and wheel encoder is a wise choice for car positioning because of the low cost and complementarity of the sensors. We propose a novel extended visual-inertial odometry algorithm tightly fusing data from the above three sensors. Firstly we propose an IMU-odometer pre-integration approach utilizing complete IMU measurements and wheel encoder readings, to make scale estimation more accurate in subsequent 4-degrees of freedom (DoF) optimization. Secondly we develop an original initialization module where encoder readings are fully utilized to refine gravity direction and provide an initial value for camera pose in real scale. Thirdly, we design a computationally efficient online extrinsic calibration method by fixing the linearization point for the rotational component of IMU-odometer extrinsic parameters, which is deployed depending on the convergence of accelerometer bias. Experimental results prove the robustness of our initialization module and the accuracy of the whole trajectory, as well as the improvement brought about by online extrinsic calibration. Our program can also run on an Nvidia Jetson TX2 module in real time.


Host-plant associations are poorly known for North American planthoppers of the genera Kelisia and Stenocranus, whose respective subfamilies -Kelisiinae and Stenocraninae - are considered sister taxa. We report sedges (Cyperaceae) as hosts of the delphacids K. flava Beamer, K. parvicurvata Beamer, K. spinosa Beamer, K. torquata Beamer, K. vesiculata Beamer, S. brunneus Beamer, S. lautus Van Duzee, and S. unipunctatus Provancher. Collections from the southern Appalachians (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) and upper Piedmont (South Carolina) are the first southeastern U.S. records for all of the planthopper species except K. flava, K. parvicurvata, and S. lautus. Stenocranus lautus was collected from Cyperus spp., but the other seven delphacids were associated with diverse Carex spp. representing six sections of the genus. Hosts were generally common, widely distributed sedges. Stenocranus brunneus, however, was found on C. austrocaroliniana and C. radfordii, plant species of limited distribution and special concern. Taxonomic notes on the eight species are provided, as are morphological illustrations and notes on the habitats or communities in which they were found.


A method of manufacturing an internal antenna is provided to prevent a radiation pattern from being separated from a surface of a carrier by the heat conductivity of the radiation pattern and prevent the efficiency of the radiation pattern from being decreased. A method of manufacturing an internal antenna includes the steps of: forming ends of electrodes(23) on the same surfaces as a top surface of a dielectric carrier and a bottom surface of the carrier; and forming a radiation pattern(22) being in contact with the ends of the electrodes on the top surface of the carrier. In the step of forming the electrodes, the carrier is injected by inserting a press substance forming the electrode. The step of forming the electrode includes the steps of injecting the carrier and inserting the press substance forming the electrode in the injected carrier. The electrode includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a connection unit.


We predict the melting profile for a globular (folded) stable state of MDV-1RNA. We search for sequences realizing those features in the melting profile which are sequence-dependent. The search is subject to three constraints: a) Intra-chain folding should be favored over double-strand formation; b) At least one stable hairpin should occur every 35 nucleotides so that the RNA species can fulfill the regulatory function throughout replication; c) The subsequence for internal recognition by Qs-replicase and the primers should be fixed at particular positions in the sequence. These constraints have enabled us to predict the full sequence of MDV-1RNA, a naturally-occurring template of Qs-replicase.


ConclusionThe system described in this paper is intended to study the gait of individuals by placing minimal interference on the normal walking motion. It is intended to be portable and easy to use by nonmedical technicians. The results obtained here show promise of fulfilling these objectives.


We propose that tessera terrains on Venus represent continental crust that does not participate in the periodic recycling of the lithosphere through global subduction events. We have studied the force balance on the boundary of a continental area that survives a global subduction event using an analytical model. In the proposed model, the ratio between the crus tal and litho spheric mantle thicknesses controls the force balance. If the crust thickness is less than � 2/5 of the lithospheric mantle thickness, the continental area will be compressed, but if the crus tal thickness is higher than � 2/5 of the lithospheric mantle thickness, the continental area will spread out and collapse. Consequently, if the lithospheric mantle beneath a continental region is delaminated during a giobal subduction event, the continent will collapse generating tessera inliers dominated by extensional tectonics. But if a significant portion of litho spheric mantle remains, then the continental area will be compressed generating a plateau by crustal shortening. The observed plateau heights can be explained by this model, a "'2 km height plateau can be generated by a lithospheric mantle thickness of 40 km while a "'4 km height plateau can be generated by a 90 km thick lithospheric mantle. We have modelled this crustal thickening of a continental area by tectonic contraction using a thin viscous sheet approach with a Newtonian viscosity for the crust. The force from a hot mantle elevated during a global subduction event is enough to build up a plateau by compression in � 50 Ma using a viscosity for the continental crust of rJ-1021 Pa s and � 200 Ma for rJ-S .1021 Pa s. During this compressional stage concentric fold and thrust belts are generated in the plateau-continent, erasing any impact craters that were present. The subsequent stabilization of a new crust and lithosphere in the surrounding mantle changes the force balance allowing a moderate gravitational collapse of the plateau-continent accommodated by radial grabens. The pulsating continent model links for the first time the generation of crustal plateaus and the origin of the volcanic plains predicting the observed equivalent effective crater density for both terrains.


Ranking and selection procedures have been successfully applied to enhance the efficiency of simulation in recent years. To further improve the efficiency, one approach is to incorporate the simulation output from across the domain into some response surfaces. In this paper, the domain of interest is divided into adjacent partitions and a quadratic regression function is assumed for the mean of the underlying function in each partition. Using the large deviation theory, an asymptotically optimal allocation rule is proposed with the objective of maximizing the probability of correctly selecting the best design point. The proposed simulation budget allocation rule is implemented in a heuristic sequential allocation algorithm and compared with some existing allocation rules. Numerical results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed simulation budget allocation rule.


A relatively unknown fact is that in Japan, "O" (circle) and "X" (cross) symbolize a "good" and "bad" sign respectively. From when Japanese began understanding symbols, and links between symbols and their meanings have been hyperexperienced in their everyday lives. This study explored whether neural processing of such links in the evaluation of events is characteristic. Two gambling tasks were conducted to investigate this issue by using feedback-related negativity (FRN)--an event-related potential (ERP) component that reflects whether the outcome is good or bad. In the symbol task, we associated "O"/"X" with Gain/Loss (congruent) and Loss/Gain (incongruent). In the graphic task, we used graphics that were neutral in meaning and associated a rhombus/hexagon with Gain/Loss (rhombus gain) and Loss/Gain (hexagon gain). The results showed that the FRN was elicited by "loss" feedback in both tasks and conditions. Moreover, in the congruent condition, the FRN was smaller than that in the other conditions. This suggests that the hyper-experienced link between the symbol and event has an effect on the evaluative processing of the outcome. (Japanese Journal of Physiological Psychology and Psychophysiology, 29(1) : 21-32, 2011.)


The computer professional is an excellent major which reflects on the practice. To cultivate talents who of innovative abilities which are in line with the requirements of the era, strengthening experiment teaching and practice teaching is particularly important. What's more, it is most important to establish a reasonable experiment teaching system and teaching content which accord with the cognitive law of college students.Analyzes the problems existing in computer professional hardware courses experiment teaching system and teaching content. And then, we talk about the idea of the reform of experimental teaching system and teaching content. Finally, it expounds the guarantee measures and countermeasures of reform.


Utilitarianism is the view that the rightness of an action depends entirely on expected utility, that is on the sum of the utilities of its consequences weighted by their various probabilities. I shall distinguish two forms of utilitarianism: hedonistic utilitarianism and preference utilitarianism. In hedonistic utilitarianism it is just a matter of pleasure and its opposite, unpleasure. Often utilitarians have used 'pain' instead of 'unpleasure', but this has the disadvantage that 'pain' can suggest 'a pain', and 'a pain' is not the opposite of 'a pleasure'. If I annoy you I give you the opposite of pleasure but I do not necessarily give you a pain. In preference utilitarianism we take value to be satisfaction of desires or preferences. It is a difficult theory to work out in so far as we have to take 'preference' here to be intrinsic preference, and so need a clear distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic preferences.


Ever since the industrial revolution, there has been a growing excess of nutrients and related emissions into the atmosphere (ammonia, nitrogen oxides and nitrous oxide) and into groundwater and surface water (nitrate), leading to a large range of cascading environmental impacts. Vehicular traffic, sewage and animal husbandry are the main sources of oxidized and reduced forms of Nr. This report provides an overview of the origin and fate of nitrogen in Europe, the various reported impacts of nitrogen and the European policies to reduce nitrogen emissions and related impacts. A special focus is on the Netherlands, because this country has a long history in nitrogen issues and policies to combat nitrogen. In addition, ways are presented to go forward to potentially solve the problems in a European perspective. Solutions include the improvement of nitrogen efficiencies in different systems, technological options and education.


Laser-thinning of 2D materials such as MoS2 is a promising approach for a local reduction of the number of multilayers down to a monolayer. For a precise control of the thinning process real-time m...


Despite recent progress in AI and robotics research, especially learned robot skills, there remain significant challenges in building robust, scalable, and general-purpose systems for service robots. This Ph.D. research aims to combine symbolic planning and reinforcement learning to reason about highlevel robot tasks and adapt to the real world. We will introduce task planning algorithms that adapt to the environment and other agents, as well as reinforcement learning methods that are practical for service robot systems. Taken together, this work will make a significant step towards creating general-purpose service robots.


Database auditing is used for monitoring actions made by users related to data changes and modifying database objects definition. Auditing is often motivated by law requirements, data recovery and user requirements. Alongside data auditing, databases often implement database definition auditing, since it doesn't cause performance loss and gives detailed insight during database maintenance and upgrades.


It is difficult for the current energy consumption pattern dominated by fossil energy to meet the demand of sustainable development.So it is imperative to optimize energy consumption structure and to cut down the dependence on fossil energy.Under this background,development of new energies with friendly environment,comparatively balanced distribution and infinite potential has become common understanding in various countries.New energies include totally nine types:solar energy,wind energy,biomass energy,geothermal energy,ocean energy,hydrogen energy,gas hydrate,nuclear energy and fusion energy.In exploiting and using new energies,many problems have to be tackled in planning,management and technology,and these problems are more complicated than problems existent in fossil energy.This is because of the abundant sorts of new energies and their great differences in the aspects of resource endowment and physical-chemical characteristics.Improper development measures would not only cause economic loss but also possibly endanger human security.On the basis of overall and deep understanding of global new energy development,the earnest summarization of experience and lessons of other countries and the formulation of the development strategy constitute the antecedence work with important significance in developing and utilizing new energies.Based on a review of the resource potential,technological level and general development situation and a thorough analysis of obstacles in the new energy development process in China,this paper puts forward new energy development policies in accordance with the reality of China.


Purpose:A recent survey demonstrated that about 70% of patients attending a cancer hospital were taking alternative medicines (CAMs). These medicines included herbal remedies, food supplements, vitamin preparations and various other organic and inorganic substances which could potentially affect the uptake and retention of radiopharmaceuticals. Methods:A literature search was performed to discover the nature, composition and potential effects of such alternative medicines on unsealed source radiotherapy and nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. Results:CAMs were found to contain a variety of substances which could affect therapy and diagnosis. In thyroid cancer therapy iodine, lithium, selenium which could affect the turnover of radioiodine. Herbal remedies include stimulant plants such as tobacco, lobelia, gingko, ginseng all of which could affect the uptake of mIBG. CAMs which could affect somatostatin analogue therapy include gingko, ginseng and ergot derivatives. Glomerular filtration rates can be altered by a variety of CAMs including fish oils and l-arginine. Conclusion:It is important therefore to ask which CAMs patients are taking in order to acquire data which might explain unusual results in therapy and diagnosis. Patients should not alter their drug regime (including CAMs) between GFR measurement and the administration of chemotherapy to prevent miscalculation of their doses.


While most observers now agree that the Gundestrup cauldron originated on the Continent within a Celtic context and dates to the period 100-50 BC (Klindt-Jensen, 1960, 50; Powell, 1971, 205; Allen, 1971, 20, 23) its fantastic motifs have, despite Hatt's (1965) imaginative rendering, remained enigmatic to most commentators. 'The Gundestrup artists were influenced by strangely archaic, Oriental imagery and mode of composition' (Klindt-Jensen, 1959, 167), which is a pronounced element of this unusual piece whatever its exact geographical origin.


The ultrasonic attenuation of an isotropic superconductor shows a finite jump at a frequency of twice the energy gap because of the onset of pair breaking. For an anisotropic superconductor it is shown that the rise in attenuation proceeds in steps when there exist regions on the Fermi surface with distinct gap values separated by a finite amount.


Steel catenary risers are widely used in the development of marine oil and gas. Deepwater installation is an important procedure that will affect the service life of steel catenary risers. A comprehensive study of a mechanical model for the deepwater steel catenary riser transfer process during installation is performed in this paper. This model is derived on the basis of large deformation beam theory, the catenary method and the Winkler foundation model. Numerical analysis is also undertaken to investigate the factors influencing the transfer process of deepwater steel catenary risers during installation. The model presented is able to complete the transfer process through controlling the length of the cables from the installation vessel and the platform. The procedure can be applied to the design of deepwater steel catenary riser installations.


ObjectiveTo study the relationship between progressive stroke and the active infection of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV),herpes simplex virus(HSV) type 1 and 2 active infection. MethodsDot immunogold assay was used for the detection of IgM antibodies against HCMV, HSV 1 and HSV 2 in serum of 56 patients with progressive stroke. The titers of antibody of the patients were compared with those of the control group. ResultsTotal positive rate of anti herpesviridae IgM antibodies in patients with progressive stroke was 91.07 % (51/56), higher than that of the control group( 29.33 % ,61/208).Statistically, there was significant difference between two groups (χ 2= 68.86 ,P 0.01 ). The positive rates of anti HCMV and anti HSV 1 IgM were 51.79 % (29/56) and 23.2 % (13/56),respectively, higher than those of the control group ( 12.50 % ,26/208 and 5.77 % ,12/208).The positive rate of anti HSV 2 was 16.07 % (9/56), compared to that of the control group( 11.06 % ,23/208),there was no significant difference(P 0.05 ). ConclusionThe results suggested that HCMV and HSV 1 active infection may be associated with progressive stroke.


The process of the technology of cement concrete has passed 140 years in Japan.The largescale of concrete has been used in different structures and made contributed on the construction in Japan.At the same time, the durabilities of concrete have been occured.The situation,historical background,reasons and countermeasures of the concrete durabilities in Japan, which will be introduced in the paper.