A thorough discussion of Christian civilization should include the Turks. Muslim Turks conquered the birthplace of Christianity, ended the Eastern Christian Empire and ruled over Christians for centuries. The Reformation was born against the terrifying backdrop of Ottoman Turkish armies advancing within Europe. (Luther wrote treatises entitled On War Against the Turk and Exhortation to Pray Against the Turk.) Further, the role of Christians contributed to both the flourishing and the demise of the 600 year Ottoman Empire. Likewise, the Ottoman Empire profoundly affected the churches under its rule and left a lasting imprint on the Christians of the Balkans and the Middle East.

Keywords:

Christianity and the turks;
muslim turks, conquering birthplace of Christianity;
religious identity of the turks;
turks, empire builders in the central Asian steppes;
conversion to islam, hallmark of turkish identity;
turkish conquests and expansion;
christians under ottoman rule, possession of a distinct identity;
schism, between catholic west and orthodox east;
turks, price asked for military support, being religious reunion


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Properly allocating resources to achieve system development objectives has remained a challenge in systems engineering management. Various optimization models have been developed to optimize respective figures of merit (FOMs) subject to development constraints. System readiness level (SRL) is a system FOM that was originally introduced to assess the maturity of a system during its development lifecycle and has evolved to cover the development of multifunction multicapability (MFMC) systems. Optimization models which include SRL as either the objective or a constraint have been proposed for system development planning. Building on the definition of the recently enhanced MFMC SRL, this paper proposes a multiobjective optimization model, called MO_SRL, to simultaneously optimize the following: 1) the maturity of the system's selected functions or capabilities and 2) the consumption of development resources. An evolutionary algorithm is used to obtain a Pareto set of optimal solutions, where each solution represents a development plan informing which system components should be advanced to which maturity levels without exceeding a certain amount of resource consumption. With the consideration of SRL correlation to typical system development lifecycle, this model can identify several development alternatives for improving the system maturity to more advanced phases with minimum resource consumption, and these multiple alternatives provide systems engineering managers with flexibility in planning system development.


Smart materials offer several potential advantages for UAV flight control applications compared to traditional servo actuators. One important benefit is that smart materials are lightweight and can be embedded directly into the structure of a wing or control surface. Therefore, they can reduce the overall weight of the vehicle and eliminate the need for mechanical appendages that may compromise the form factor of the wing, benefits that become more significant as the size of the vehicle decreases. In addition, smart materials can be used to realize continuous camber change of aerodynamic surfaces. Such designs offer improved aerodynamic efficiency compared to the discontinuous deflections of traditional hinged control surfaces driven by servo actuators. In the research discussed in this paper, macro-fiber composite (MFC) aileron actuators are designed for implementation on a medium-scale, fixed-wing UAV in order to achieve roll control. Macro-fiber composites, which consist of piezoceramic fibers and electrodes embedded in an epoxy matrix, are an attractive choice for UAV actuation because they are manufactured as lightweight, thin sheets and, when implemented as bending actuators, can provide both large structural deflections and high bandwidth. In this study, several MFC aileron actuator designs were evaluated through a combination of theoretical and experimental analysis. The current design consists of glass fiber composite ailerons with two unimorph MFC actuators embedded in each aileron to produce upward deflection. Wind tunnel test results are presented to assess the changes in lift and drag coefficients for different levels of MFC aileron actuation. Preparations for open-loop flight testing using a Skywalker UAV with MFC ailerons are also discussed. In addition, the development of a closed-loop, autonomous flight control system for the Skywalker is overviewed in preparation for conducting simulations and flight testing of an autonomous Skywalker with MFC aileron actuators.


Extreme precipitation and floods, triggered by large scale atmospheric drivers, are of high societal importance. Scientific knowledge on how the dynamics of such large-scale drivers will be affected by climate change is still limited, especially due to the uncertainty of internal variability. An improved understanding of the role of internal variability can be supported by the analysis of large initial-conditions ensembles of a single climate model. The ClimEx project (Climate Change and Extreme Events, www.climex-project.org) has developed an initialconditions 50-member ensemble (CRCM5-LE) at 12-km resolution using the Canadian Regional Climate Model (CRCM5) driven by the CanESM2 global climate model with the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 as external forcing. This dataset enables the assessment of climate change effects on meteorological and hydrological extreme events over the European domain, while considering internal climate variability as an important underlying uncertainty. We analyze the synoptic situation of a cut-off low over Central Europe and its concomitant cyclone of type Vb – a rare cyclone type that has triggered several devastating floods in the study area of Bavaria. An artificial neural network approach is employed to address the major challenges involved in evaluating the vast amount of CRCM5-LE-data for the dynamics of Vb-cyclones. Prior to cyclone tracking, the artificial neural network filters the CRCM5-LE specifically and efficiently for the synoptic pattern of a cut-off low over central Europe, which is associated with the development of strong Vb-cyclones. Our results demonstrate the performance of the procedure and its capacity to detect historic Vb-events in a reanalysis-driven model run. Using the large ensemble, the particular relevance of considering internal variability in climate change impact assessment is highlighted by presenting the ratio between climate change signal and internal noise. Finally, the long-term effects of climate change are illustrated in terms of higher frequencies, shifting seasonality and increasing precipitation rates related to Vb-cyclones.


The paper presents an integrated approach on knowledge and existence, as perceived from the perspective of the last achievements in physics. The main assumption founding this new theory is that both knowledge and existence are topological spaces integrated into a unique result, which in fact creates our reality. More precisely, in the present paper it is considered that, from the above-mentioned point of view, there is a better manifesto for the scientific approach, at least in the natural sciences, than the Cartesian Discours de la méthode. The paper proposes a new one, that is considered to fit better, giving the present status of our knowledge level and of our civilization: "Discours de la création de la réalité".


Introduction: The standard treatment of high-grade superficial bladder tumors Ta-T1 is transurethral resection (TUR) of the tumor followed by intravesical instillations with bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Once the failure of BCG or the patient doesn't tolerate the treatment, intravesical gemcitabine is an option. There is consensus on the gemcitabine dose (2,000 mg) but not in the dilution volume (50 or 100 mL saline, 0.9% NaCl) and whether pH should be adjusted for intravesical administration.

Objective: Our goal is the protocolization of the appropriate dilution of gemcitabine for intravesical administration, with regard to a case of high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma who didn't tolerate treatment with BCG adjuvant to RTU.The scientific literature related to treatment with intravesical gemcitabine was revised.

Results: The dilution of gemcitabine at our center was established as 2,000 mg of gemcitabine in 50 mL of 0.9% SF. In our experience the lower volume of dilution of intravesical gemcitabine favours retention in the bladder cavity, contributing to the successful delivery of treatment.

Conclusion: As in other studies, non alkalinisation dilutions didn't result in a chemical cystitis. For this and the risk of precipitation, we consider not necessary the use of alkalizing agents in this dilution


The expansion of urban space fosters new media which in turn remodel urban space.Viewed from the interaction with urban space,new media reconstructs the urban spatial structure with its liquidity,breeds urban economic space with its industrial character,identifies urban cultural space with its artistic character and updates urban space system with its intellectuality.New media does not cancel or take the place of space but change it.The social construction and pace of life formed by new media have constructed current urban background and to some extent melted into our territory and environment.


The method of determination of law of fluctuations of BSD of various US, which were obtained as a result of remote probing and are required for development of catalogues of scattering signatures, is suggested.


Abstract High porosity and strong hydrophobicity of polymeric hollow fiber membranes are of great interest for membrane distillation (MD). Poly(tetrafluoroethylene–cohexafluoropropylene) (FEP) exhibits excellent chemical resistance, thermal stability, strong hydrophobicity owing to the perfluoro-structure. Comparing with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), the meltable property endows FEP good processability for fabricating hollow fiber membrane by melt-spinning method. In our previous articles, FEP hollow fiber membranes have been fabricated successfully by melt spinning method for the first time. In this study, the effect of the dioctyl phthalate (DOP) content on the performance and morphology of FEP hollow fiber membrane was discussed. And the hollow fiber membranes' properties in terms of porosity, liquid entry pressure (LEP), mean pore size and also morphologies were characterized, respectively.


Creativity is an essential element of teaching and learning that brings delight and
meaningfulness to the classroom and to students" learning experiences. Recent calls in
education for the implementation of authentic activities and real-world problem
solving that promote student-engagement with curriculum content require more
flexible and creative ways of teaching. Moreover, dissatisfaction with traditional
methods of teaching among the students and teachers of Islamic schools is growing, as
traditional pedagogy does not allow for critical and creative thinking. This leaves
Muslim educators in a dilemma. This study aimed to investigate the factors
influencing creative teaching among teachers of Malaysian Islamic private schools
(IPS). The study employed a quantitative research methodology whereby a
"questionnaire for creative teaching factors" was adapted and administered to 180
teachers from four selected IPS"s, using a stratified random sampling technique. The
data was then analysed using descriptive analysis, independent sample t-Test and
ANOVA. The findings show that creative teaching is influenced by eight key factors:
motivation, personal effort, learning attitude, teaching belief, school environment,
teaching commitment, personal knowledge and growing-up experience. However,
after ranking the factors, four main factors were identified that influence creative
teaching, namely: personal efforts, teaching beliefs, teaching commitment and
personal knowledge. In addition, the findings indicate that there were statistically
significant differences between some of the factors influencing creative-teaching for
teachers at IPS"s, based on respondents" demographic details. Finally, the findings
suggest that for creative teaching to bloom at IPS"s there is a need for teams of
experienced and creative professionals who can respond to a diverse range of learner
needs and attitudes.


In this paper we present a new secure and privacy-preserving message delivery protocol for protecting receiver location privacy in socialspot based vehicular delay tolerant networks (VDTNs). In particular, we propose an efficient and privacy-preserving message indexing method based on commitment scheme, which enables a receiver vehicle to retrieve messages intended for itself without revealing its identity. The proposed protocol provides stronger security and higher efficiency than previous hash indexing based and pseudonym based secure message delivery approaches, respectively.


Grain boundaries (GB) play a critical role in the electrical performance of many electroceramic devices, e.g. varistors, resistors, and capacitors. It is well accepted that charged defects and space charges near the GB dominate its electrical behavior, which is often related to nonstoichiometry or segregation. The characterization of the atomic structure and electrostatic properties of a GB is therefore mandatory and has attracted attention for decades. For example, electron holography and differential phase-contrast imaging techniques have been used to measure the electrostatic potential of materials [1-4]. Recently, further progress on STEM detectors allows the detection of a full diffraction pattern for every probe position on the specimen, through which one can reconstruct electrostatic field maps at the nanometer and atomic scale [5, 6].


Optical Burst Switching (OBS) networks are candidate to play an important role in next generation optical networks. Routing and wavelength assignment may have a decisive impact on the performance of these all-optical networks. We propose a novel Integer Linear Programming (ILP) formulation for the routing problem which is, at the contrast of existing models, specific to the nature of OBS networks and is based on the network topology. To resolve efficiently this model, we propose a genetic algorithm. Also, we propose a wavelength assignment heuristic which uses the solution of the routing optimization model. Simulation results show the effectiveness of our model in improving the performance of OBS networks.


Mitochondria are the main producers of reactive oxygen species during the normal processes of oxidative metabolism, mainly through oxidation-reduction reactions occurring in the electron transfer complexes and having oxygen as the last electron acceptor. Saccharomyces cerevisiae lacks complex l, but has three alternative dehydrogenases, and the classic complexes II, III and IV. The latter two complexes (lll and lV) pump protons towards the intermembrane space to generate an electrochemical gradient, which is used by the ATP synthase to sinthesize ATP. The alternative dehydrogenases that are exposed to the intermembrane space and complex III are the main components that generate superoxide radicals. To transform the superoxide ion into a less noxious compound, mitochondria contain enzymes that convert them into less reactive molecules.


The provision of a reliable communication infrastructure for mobile agents is still an open research issue. The challenge to reliability we address in this work does not come from the possibility of faults, but rather from the mere presence of mobility, which slightly complicates the problem of ensuring the delivery of information even in a fault-free network. For instance, the asynchronous nature of message passing and agent migration may cause situations where messages forever chase a mobile agent that moves frequently from one host to another. Current solutions rely on conventional technologies that either do not provide a solution for the aforementioned problem, because they were not designed with mobility in mind, or enforce continuous connectivity with the message source, which in many cases defeats the very purpose of using mobile agents. In this paper, we propose an algorithm that guarantees delivery to highly mobile agents using a technique similar to a distributed snapshot. A number of enhancements to this basic idea are discussed, which limit the scope of message delivery by allowing dynamic creation of the connectivity graph. Notably, the very structure of our algorithm makes it amenable not only to guarantee message delivery to a given mobile agent, but also to provide multicast communication to a group of agents|another open problem in research on mobile agents. After presenting our algorithm and its properties , we discuss its implementability by analyzing the requirements on the underlying mobile agent platform, and argue about its applicability.


A highly enantioselective method toward oxidative kinetic resolution of 2-arylcycloalkanols has been established, wherein easily available chiral Mn(III)-salen complex ( 0.5 mol% ) serves as an efficient catalyst and NBS as oxidant. This method represents a successful and practical example for enantioselective production of substituted 2-arylcycloalkanols owing to its broad substrate scope, high stereocontrol as well as easy extending to gram scale.


There are two main ways of viewing the application of logic to the development of scientific knowledge. The first takes the position that facts, appropriately shaped and organized, will show their connections to one another. These facts, under this system, are assumed to be evidence of truths and are separate from the desires of those examining them. Within this form of logic, it is believed that one should observe the facts and not taint them by forming hypotheses that go beyond the observable. In the second system, it is believed that science requires us to impose our own hypotheses and theories on a given set of facts such that they have meaning.


Biological intracellular transport is predominantly heterogeneous in both time and space, exhibiting varying non-Brownian behaviour. Characterisation of this movement through averaging methods over an ensemble of trajectories or over the course of a single trajectory often fails to capture this heterogeneity adequately. Here, we have developed a deep learning feedforward neural network trained on fractional Brownian motion, which provides a novel, accurate and efficient characterization method for resolving heterogeneous behaviour of intracellular transport both in space and time. Importantly, the neural network requires significantly fewer data points compared to established methods, such as mean square displacements, rescaled range analysis and sequential range analysis. This enables robust estimation of Hurst exponents for very short time series data, making possible direct, dynamic segmentation and analysis of experimental tracks of rapidly moving cellular structures such as endosomes and lysosomes. By using this analysis, we were able to interpret anomalous intracellular dynamics as fractional Brownian motion with a stochastic Hurst exponent.


The Chemistry and Manufacture of Cosmetics. Maison G. de Navarre. With a Chapter on the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 as It Relates to Cosmetics, by Ralph J. Mill. 745 pages. D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., 250 Fourth Ave., New York, N. Y., 1941. Price, $8.00. THIS work is divided into 10 parts, the first 9 consisting of 34 chapters, and part 10 containing a bibliography of 18 pages and a 17-page index. Six parts discuss ingredients and materials used in cosmetic manufacture, equipment for small-scale operations, and the fundamentals of the chemistry of substances and principles involved in cosmetic manufacture. One chapter is devoted to bacteriology and mycology. Part 7, a large portion of the text, discusses, in more or less detail, the various types of cosmetic preparations. Part 8 has to do with the physiology of the skin, scalp, and hair, and part 9 with the Food, Drug and Cosmetic ...


The presentation here follow from an argument previously made (Reimagining Coronavirus in 3D as a Metaphor of Global Society in Distress: crowning pattern that connects spiky organisms, satellite constellations, nuclear explosions, and egomania? 2020). There it was suggested that -in the urgent quest for "new thinking" -there were insights to be gained from the form of the coronavirus in 3D. In particular this highlighted the possible isomorphism between the configuration of protein spikes on the viral form and psychosocial forms potentially characterized in terms of "spikes". This approach was framed as consistent with the original inspiration of the Society for General Systems Research.


The genus Ocimum, containing between 30 to 160 species is widely cultivated as a source of essential oil for use in foods, flavors and fragrances as well as a culinary herb, spice and garden ornamental. High levels of both morphological and chemical variability exist within the genus. The taxonomy of Ocimum is somewhat confused due to interspecific hybridization, polyploidy, and the existance of chemotypes or chemical races that do not differ significantly in morphology. The 30 accessions that represented 6 species of Ocimum were analised. Preliminary descriptor list for Ocimum was developed comprising 36 easili scorrable morphological traits. Simple matching coefficient among accessions were calculated and clustering was carried out by UPGMA method using morphological data. RAPD markers were used to evaluate the genetic relationships among the accessions. Genetic distances were estimated via the coefficient of Jaccard and UPGMA cluster analysis was performed. The dendogram obtained indicates separation into five clusters. First, second, and third cluster containing O. tenuiflorum L., O. gratissimum L., and O. americanum L. accession respectively are good representation of traditional taxonomic relationships. Fourth cluster comprised O. x citriodorum Vis. accession as well as two O. basilicum var. purpurascens accessions from Russia. Two O. basilicum var. purpurascens accessions could in fact be of hybrid origin including O. x citriodorum Vis. as one parent, as its high crossability and high viability of progeny was readily observed by a number of authors. In fifth cluster different O. basilicum L. accessions were placed as well as three O. minimum L. accessions.it is possible that at genome level O. minimum L. is very similar to other O. basilicum taxa with rather limited number of dwarfing genes giving it clearly distinguishable morphological features.


had the materials for a calculus of tenses in the notions of present, past, and future. Prior, at that time, was concerned with finding a philosophically interesting interpretation of modal logic. He was already familiar with Aristotle's and Diodorus's temporal notions of necessity and possibility, and Findlay's comment led him to develop his first systems of tense logic, which he then used to interpret modal logic by means of Aristotle's and Diodorus's notions. He published his early views and systems in his 1957 book Time and modality (XXV 342). Prior's view of logic was that it dealt with "statements," by which he meant something that could be true at one time and false at another. For him, the tense of a statement must be taken seriously, and so-called tenseless statements were simply special cases of tensed statements. His analysis of McTaggart's argument for the unreality of time, as based on the distinction between an A-series conception of time in terms of past, present, and future, and the B-series as an ordering of instants or events by an earlier-than relation, led him to affirm the priority of the A-conception and reject instants and events as basic entities. He developed this view in some detail in his later book, Past, present, and future (Oxford University Press, 1967). In describing a variety of metaphysical views on tense and time, Prior distinguished between four grades of "tense logical involvement." In the first grade instants are basic entities ordered by the earlierthan relation (the B-series), and tenses are considered as meta-linguistic abbreviations. It is this grade that is usually taken as the semantics for the tense operators. In the second grade, tenses are not reduced to the B-series, but are taken as on a par with the earlier-than relation. Some propositions in this grade are of the form T(a,p) ("it is true at time a that />"), whereas others are not, but are nevertheless not incomplete. In the third grade, variables for instants are taken as propositional variables, and locutions of the form T(a,p) are defined in terms of the tense operators F (future), P (past), and a modal operator L for necessity. The earlier-than relation is defined as follows: a < b = d f L(a D Fb). In this way, the B-conception of time is reduced to the A-conception. In the fourth grade, even the necessity operator L is defined in terms of P and F. It is this grade, along with Prior's anti-realist construal of pastand future-tensed statements (i.e., his view that only the present is real), that represents Prior's own metaphysical position. The authors defend this view against the argument that it is incoherent when combined with Prior's assumption that tokens of the same tensed type uttered at different times express the same proposition. For Prior, the past is settled but the future is open and undetermined. Two of his tense logics, which he took to correspond to the views of Ockham and Peirce, represent the future as branching. Prior himself adopted the Peircean logic, which rejects certain theses for the future that are "mirror images" of valid theses for the past. For Prior, there is no unique future, which on his Peircean view means that there cannot be any true statement about future contingents. This view of an open, undetermined future is related, the authors observe, to Prior's belief in "real freedom"—a belief that led him to reject the notion of a God who has complete foreknowledge of the future. Prior's rejection of events as real entities is in conflict with the view of any natural scientists who take events to be fundamental; and Prior's view of the (absolute) unreality of the future is in conflict with the way the theory of special relativity is usually understood. For Prior, questions about "the human Now," the authors observe, "make sense, even though we cannot be sure that such questions can ever be decided by physical means" (p. 44). The authors briefly discuss several ways to reconcile Prior's view of time with the theory of special relativity, including the assumption of a privileged inertial system that is the basis of a "cosmological time." The authors conclude with some brief comments about the importance of tense logic in artificial intelligence and in program verification where the idea of branching time lines is important.


. In this paper, we introduce a new analogue of Gamma operators and we call it as ( p , q ) -Gamma operators which is a generalization of q -Gamma operators. Moments of these operators is estimated. And some other results of these operators are studied by means of mod- ulus of continuity and Peetre K -functional. Then, some theorems concerned with the rate of convergence and the weighted approximation for these operators are also obtained. Finally, a Voronovskaya asymptotic formula is also presented.


The fast injection of liquid droplets into a glow discharge causes significant time variations in the pressure, the chemical composition of the gas and the phases present (liquid and/or solid along with gas). While the variations can be large and important, very few studies, especially kinetic studies, have been published. In this paper we examine the changes brought about in argon plasma by injecting Ar (gas), N2 (gas) hexane (gas) and hexane (liquid droplets). The changes in the RF capacitively coupled power (forward and reflected), electron and ion density (ne, ni), electron temperature (Te) and optical emissions were monitored during the injections. It was found that the Ar injection (pressure change only) caused expected variations. The electron temperature reduced, the plasma density increased and the optical emission intensity remained nearly constant. The N2 and hexane gas injections (chemical composition and pressure changes) also followed expected trends. The plasma densities increased and electron temperature decreased while the optical emissions changed from argon to the injected gas. These all serve to highlight the fact that the injection of evaporating hexane droplets in the plasma caused very little change. This is because the number of injected droplets is too small to noticeably affect the plasma, even though the shift in the chemical composition of the gas caused by evaporation from those same droplets can be very significant. The net conclusion is that using liquid droplets to inject precursors for low pressure plasmas is both feasible and controllable.


A computer-assisted methodology that permits convenient and simple CAD procedures for FMS-like systems has been developed. It is aimed at modeling, simulation and analysis of FMS (flexible manufacturing system) functional models with respect to the design of scheduling coordination controls. The methodology is based on the digraph or Petri network formalisms and situation or event-status recognition techniques using adjoined sets of knowledge for the system studied.<<ETX>>


In a laboratory study the effect of exchangeable sodium (varying from 5 to 70%) on some physical properties of a dominantly illitic, alluvial sandy loam soil, was evaluated. With increasing exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) moisture retention increased at soil-water suctions greater than about 0.2 atm while at lower suctions more moisture was held in soils of low ESP. Infiltration rate, soil-water storage, hydraulic conductivity and soil-water diffusivity underwent a sharp decrease when ESP was higher than about 15. Dispersion and displacement of dispersed particles is considered to be the chief mechanism responsible for observed reductions in the transmission characteristics. The depth to which the dispersed particles are displaced decreases with increasing dispersibility resulting from high ESP values.


Electrostatic loading system for contactless charging a battery of a mobile unit, wherein the power loading system comprises a stationary loading station, wherein a primary coil device of the charging station is fixedly arranged and a secondary coil device of the electric load system is arranged in the mobile unit, said primary coil means and secondary coil means are embodied such that between them with a charging power for charging or discharging the battery can be transmitted in a relative to the primary coil apparatus loading position of the mobile unit and data are receivable without contact for communication between the mobile unit and the loading station and / or can be transmitted.


The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of various electrocardiographic (EKG) criteria of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in relation to echocardiographic left ventricular mass (LVME) and to assess the relative strength of various EKG variables used in the diagnosis of LVH by multivariate analysis. An attempt was also made to determine if a new combination of precordial and T‐wave voltage could improve the sensitivity of EKG. In 89 patients, M‐mode echocardiograms and standard EKGs were studied. Correlation of Romhilt‐Estes point‐score system with LVME was r = 0.621, sensitivity and specificity was 57 and 81%, respectively. Other voltage criteria had lower sensitivity. Various combinations of precordial and T‐wave voltage were not superior. The quantitative relationship of individual EKG variable, QRS duration, SV1‐3, R V4‐6, strain T wave, left atrial abnormality, intrinsicoid deflection and axis, with LVM was, r = 0.661,0.595,0.429, 0.42, 0.347, and 0.225, respectively. By multivariate analysis, QRS duration, S V1‐3, T‐wave and R V4‐6 voltage had F‐value (relative strength) of 27.95, 27.15, 22.02, and 4.03, respectively, other variables were statistically insignificant. In conclusion, the most important EKG variables predictive of LVH are QRS duration, S V1‐3, strain T‐wave and lateral voltage in decreasing value. Rescoring these variables in accordance to their correlation to LVM may improve EKG sensitivity for the diagnosis of LVH.


The rates of mortality and morbidity related to anesthesia were checked on. The majority of the distributed occurrences for basic inconveniences of anesthesia fluctuate extensively. Where conceivable, a reasonable gauge of the occurrence of every morbidity has been made, in light of the best accessible information. View of risk and correspondence of sedative hazard to patients are talked about. The occurrences of analgesic confusions are contrasted and the relative dangers of regular occasions, utilizing a group bunch logarithmic scale, keeping in mind the end goal to put the risk in context when contrasted and different entanglements and with the intrinsic risks of surgery. Documentation of these dangers and discourse with patients ought to enable them to be better educated about the relative dangers of sedative difficulties. Contingent upon particular comorbidities and the seriousness of operation, these dangers related with anesthesia may increment for any one person.


The efficient operation of gas turbine units (GTU) in isolated power supply systems
with variable load is impossible without the presence of coordinatedly tuned automatic regulators, the
adjustment of which requires calculations using complex algorithms. The use of predictive controllers
makes it possible to significantly simplify these calculations and quickly put the gas turbine into
operation


Colloidal particles can be made photoimageable by modifying their surfaces with photofunctional groups such as azido-groups, and then mixing with a small amount of a photopolymer. In this paper the photosensitivity of colloids is discussed in relation with both the spectrally acitivity of the surface modifier and the dispersibility of the colloid particles. In the first part of the paper experimental data are shown which prove that dispersibility is demanded for developability, and consequently for high sensitivity with the present imaging system


Mechanical potato harvesters carry tubers through a conveying system which contributes in removing plant residues and fine soil, whereas clods are still being removed manually. This research suggests a new mechanical system for removing the clods based on machine vision. The objective of this paper is to find the ability to distinguish between potato tubers and clods in UV images by developing an algorithm for discrimination between tubers and clods when they are flowing on the conveyor.


A mixed mode Writing Clinic was introduced as a teaching and learning development project at the Durban University of Technology in 2006. The theory underpinning the Writing Clinic was developed in doctoral research on written composition within a critical realist orientation, and took the form of theoretical and applied models of written composition. The composition theory thus developed informed the design of a process-based writing tutor program which could be customised by the user to suit various contexts. The theory also offered insight into how/why other interventions (e.g. conferencing) operated, and formed the basis for the inclusion of discussion forums and other online (and offline) resources. This paper will carry out a critical reflection on the process of applying composition theory in actual practice at a recently merged UoT, showing how, in spite of institutional constraints, the modus operandi employed in this project could be seen to cater for composition instruction needs at various levels (i.e. from first year to master's and even doctoral level). It will also be suggested that the mixed mode Writing Clinic works best when supplemented by a "live" help desk, and will show how the Faculty of Arts & Design at DUT is providing for this facility. It is hoped that reflecting on the operation of this project will offer insights into the practical application of composition theory in order to meet instructional needs of a diverse staff and student body at a multicultural university of technology.


The utility model provides an insertion quick connector, belonging to the technical field of pipeline connection and solving the problem of unstable connection of the existing pipelines. The insertion quick connector comprises a tubular body, wherein a locating step is arranged on the inner wall of the body, an annular claw ring with a plurality of locking teeth is fixed on the inner wall of a port of the body, each of the locking tooth is made of a metal sheet and extends outsides towards the shaft canter direction of the claw ring, and a sealing ring is fixed between the claw ring and the locating step. The quick connector is in a plug and play type, a plastic pipe can be naturally fixed by the locking teeth after inserting without other subsequent work, therefore, the installation is simple and convenient. The insertion quick connector can be disassembled only by pressing a cannula inwards so as to loose the locking teeth, so that the plastic pipe is convenient to be drawn out. In addition, the connecting part is not needed to be sealed by a raw material belt, and the sealing work is finished by the sealing ring arranged in the body, therefore, the insertion quick connector is more environmental friendly.


This article explores and argues for the value of the HCA role in benchmarking and actioning recommendations using the essence of care tool in mental health units. By drawing attention to three benchmarks, it demonstrates the benefits of, and for, HCAs involving themselves in practice-development planning, reporting and implementation.


Introduction A contract dispute developed between the actor Evan Rachel Wood and the producer of the film 10 Things I Hate About Life. The producer contended that Ms. Wood was in breach of contract due to her failure to complete her obligations to star in the film, contending that she had worked only 11 days instead of the seven weeks she was contractually obligated to perform. Ms. Wood contended that the producer had inadequately financed the film, that production stopped because of financing issues, and that she was therefore not obligated to perform under the contract. Should the producer bring a lawsuit against Ms. Wood? If so, what claims should it bring and what damages should it seek to recover from the defendants? What defenses or counterclaims might the producer anticipate that the defendant might bring in response? The Challenge Film producer 10 Things Films, LLC, a production company set up for the purpose of producing and distributing the motion picture film 10 Things I Hate About Life (Complaint, 2014), was having difficulty with its principal actor. Evan Rachel Wood, a two-time Golden Globe Award nominee who starred in Across the Universe and Whatever Works (IMDb, n.d.), had been contracted to perform as the lead in the feature film 10 Things I Hate About Life (Complaint, 2014). The film was planned as a sequel to the successful 1999 romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You (McNary, 2014). 10 Things I Hate About You was an updated version of William Shakespeare's comedic play "The Taming of the Shrew," which starred Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, and Joseph Gordon Levitt in a current-day interpretation (IMDb, 1999), and grossed over $38 million domestically (Box Office Mojo, 1999). The new film was about two teenagers who fall in love just as they are about to kill themselves (IMDb, 10 Things I Hate About Life, n.d.) and, on November 26, 2012, Ms. Wood signed a contract to star in the film (McNary, 2014). The Actor Services Agreement (2012) provided that Ms. Wood would receive $300,000 for her participation in the film, which included acting in the film and performing related promotional activities. Ms. Wood was obligated to be available for filming during a seven-week period in late 2012 and early 2013, with time built in for a holiday hiatus around Christmas and the New Year, and for a trip to the Sundance Film Festival that she was scheduled to take to promote another of her films (Actor Services Agreement, 2012). The clause in the contract (Actor Services Agreement, 2012) that described Ms. Wood's obligations to render acting services read: The Start Date for principal photography is on or about December 17, 2012 and is scheduled to wrap on or about February 3, 2013 ... Artist's shoot dates ("Shoot Dates") are currently scheduled for approximately seven (7) consecutive weeks (with a holiday hiatus from December 22, 2012 through January 2, 2013 ...). Artist will be available commencing on or about November 26th for rehearsals and other pre-production services for approximately six (6) non-consecutive dates. Producer understands that Artist has a premier at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2013 and will not schedule Artist to work on that day (or the days abutting that day if necessary for Artist to travel to and from Utah).... Producer shall use best efforts to ensure production services are completed by February 14, 2013. (p. 1) Production on the film started on time and during four weeks of filming, Ms. Wood was needed for 11 days (Complaint, 2014). On January 14, 2013, the producer suspended production of the film (Complaint). The clause in the contract (Actor Services Agreement) that the producer relied on to support its right to stop production was as follows: Producer shall have the right to terminate, suspend or delay the Term during all periods in which Artist of Lender is in uncured material breach of this Agreement; Artist is preventedfrom or fails, refuses or neglects to fully perform Artist's required, material service; or the development, production or distribution of the Picture is prevented by a "Force Majeure" event . …


Using Dupire's notion of vertical derivative, we provide a functional (path-dependent) extension of the Itˆo's formula of Gozzi and Russo (2006) that applies to C 0 , 1 -functions of continuous weak Dirichlet processes. It is motivated and illustrated by its applications to the hedging or superhedging problems of path-dependent options in mathematical finance, in particular in the case of model uncertainty


THE type of anodic oxide film that can be produced on aluminium depends upon several factors, one of the important factors being the nature of the electrolyte". The electrolytes in which the anodic oxide film is completely insoluble give rise to a barrier type of oxide film whereas electrolytes which have a slight dissolving action produce a porous type of film. The barrier and porous type of films are quite different in their overall physical appearance and other characteristic properties; however, these two types of films coexist. A porous film is actually a porous extension of the thin compact barrier layer. But the overall complexity of the film increases as the formation voltage is increased. In an electrolytic bath that has dissolving action on the anodic films the balance between the formation and the dissolution of the oxide film is complext. The process is then strongly influenced by factors like the composition of solvent, concentration of electrolyte, anodizing temperature, impressed voltage current density and the period of anodization. The present work deals with the anodic films obtained on an aluminium foil from borate-carbonate electrolytic bath (sodium borate + sodium carbonate) with dioxane-water mixtures as solvent. This mixture was used with a view to studying the effect of (a) lowering of water content in the anodizing electrolyte and (b) replacing water by poor ionizing solvent like dioxane.


The master electronic device using one or more of the client electronic device is configured to control the capture of the content is started. The master device may include a user interface module configured to receive an instruction of the control input. In addition, the content master device that is captured by the playback module, touchable input module, the combining module, and the master device and the data between the client device comprises a communication module configured to communicate, the client device and the client device the content stream may include a control signal for controlling. Playback module can play back the content stream received from the client device. Touchable input module may receive one or more composite input while playing back the content. Synthetic type may correspond to the selection of content streams to be included in the composition. Synthesis module may be configured to generate the composite material on the basis of the synthesis type.


Uganda is replacing its public extension service delivery with Contract extension services under the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS). NAADS objective is to avail appropriate technologies in sufficient quantities to meet identified farmer needs. This paper assesses the relevance appropriate means of the recommended new and improved management practices/ technologies delivered to farmers to enhance productivity of the four priority enterprises in one of the pilot areas, Arua District in northern Uganda. A sample of 160 individual farmers from eight sub-counties was randomly selected; four of which were NAADS pilot sub-counties and the other four were randomly selected from non-NAADS sub-counties. The study used a checklist, questionnaires and observations to collect data. Data collected included farmers' knowledge of selected enterprise recommended practices/ technologies and how the farmers utilised the technologies. The results suggest where NAADS is operating, the farmers acquired significantly more knowledge on goats shed, pasture and breeds than in areas (sub-counties) where NAADS is not operating. Farmers under NAADS also had more knowledge of time of planting and weeding groundnuts than their counterparts without access to NAADS. Further investigations revealed that farmers used goat shed, pasture and improved breeds more than other farmers at (P=0.010, 0.000 and 0.007), respectively. Overall, with access to NAADS farmers acquired more knowledge and utilised the recommended new and improved practices/technologies than their other counters.


Background The unit dose drug distribution system (UDDS) has been associated with an increase in patient safety and is considered an essential part of drug distribution. However, adoption of new technologies that allow real time changes in patient treatment may influence the safety associated when this system is performed once a day. Purpose To evaluate the hospital UDDS. Material and methods A 1 week study performed in 5 wards of a tertiary university 431 bed hospital in 2015. Two surgical and three medical wards were included. The UDDS was performed every day from 13:00 to 15:00. Data collected: unit doses and active principles dispensed for 24 h; unit doses and active principles returned to the pharmacy from the 24 h cycle; admitted and discharged patients with medication not included in the UDDS; and changes in patient treatment out of the UDDS. ResultsAbstact DD-028 Table 1 Ward A B C D E Returned unit doses/dispensed unit doses*100 per day Mean (SD) 15.7 (5.2) 19.0 (6.7) 21.4 (8.3) 25.9 (9.2) 21.4 (2.4) Range 10.4–22.4 8.4–29.5 12.7–40.1 17.3–26.3 18.5–24.2 Returned active principles/dispensed active principles*100 per day Mean (SD) 26.7 (6.4) 33.0 (8.2) 35.9 (5.1) 34.8 (9.9) 25.9 (1.0) Range 18.9–34.5 19.1–40.9 31.5–47.8 24.8–51.8 24.3–27.1 Prescription changes/dispensed unit doses*100 per day Mean (SD) 10.7 (7.9) 15.4 (6.7) 10.9 (7.8) 11.3 (6.4) 9.2 (6.1) Range 1.2–31.1 2.2–25.5 1.1–23.0 4.4–24.7 2.9–23.4 Admitted patients/total beds of hospitalisation in the ward*100 per day Mean (SD) 14.0 (13.6) 19.4 (12.6) 9.3 (2.4) 16.2 (6.3) 12.1 (4.6) Range –31.0 –35.7 5.7–12.5 6.5–22.2 4–18.2 Discharged patients/total beds of hospitalisation in the ward*100 per day Mean (SD) 14.6 (11.5) 17.8 (14.0) 14.5 (4.9) 17.5 (1.5) 12.8 (4.9) Range –31.3 3.3–30 8.6–22.2 15.6–19.4 4–18.2 Conclusion About one-fifth of the distributed unit doses were returned to the pharmacy daily. These returned units corresponded to more than 25% of the dispensed active principles. Admitted and discharged patients, and prescription changes out of the UDDS, were the main factors that contributed to this high variability in hospitalised patient medication. Newer strategies are needed to optimise the UDDS in order to ensure the safety of this medication distribution process. References and/or Acknowledgements American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. ASHP statement on unit dose drug distribution. Am J Hosp Pharm 1989;46:2346 No conflict of interest.


It is shown that the repulsive part of the He-surface interaction is given by an almost linear, surface-independent function of the surface electron density at the He site. This gives a very simple connection between the measured low-energy He-beam scattering potentials and the substrate electron densities. The scheme is applied to an analysis of the He-scattering potential outside Al.


BACKGROUND
Studies have shown that the psychosocial determinants attitude, self-efficacy, subjective norm, and health threat are important in predicting intention to change fat consumption. However, the role of habit in relation to these determinants is still largely unknown.

OBJECTIVE
We aimed to assess whether and how habit influences intention in relation to attitude, self-efficacy, subjective norm, and health threat.

DESIGN
Cross-sectionally, we studied the self-reported psychosocial determinants and intention of 105 (52 intervention, 53 control) patients who participated in a family practice-based tailored nutrition counseling intervention study for lowering cardiovascular risk. Fat intake 15 mo before the assessment of psychosocial determinants was used as a measure of habit. We used logistic regression analyses to develop a model predicting intention to change fat consumption.

RESULTS
Our regression model explained 43% of the variance in intention. Patients who perceived higher subjective norm or more social support had a higher intention. Habit was a significant predictor of intention in interaction with self-efficacy and health threat. Attitude, health threat, age, and group membership (ie, whether patients had been in the intervention group or the control group of the intervention study) were also included in the regression model.

CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest that habit in addition to subjective norm and the other more frequently investigated psychosocial determinants are important in predicting intention to change fat consumption. To achieve sustainable health improvement through nutrition education programs, these programs should therefore start focusing more on subjective norm and habit.


Biochar is a material derived from high temperature pyrolysis of biomass materials in anaerobic or anoxic conditions. The physical and chemical properties of the biochar are relevant to the matrix,pyrolysis temperature,pyrolysis time and the content of oxygen. Overall,biochar is difficult to be degraded by microbe due to its aromatic structure. It could exist in the soil for a long time,increase the soil carbon stock and suppress the emission of greenhouse gases CH4 and N2O,therefore,biochar is considered to be one of the effective measures to solve the greenhouse effect. Biochar has a nature of high CEC,weak alkaline,low density and high C/N ratio, which could be used as soil amendment to improve the physical and chemical properties of the soil and to increase soil water-holding and nutrient-retention capacity. Moreover,biochar has porous structure,large specific surface area,some easily decomposed carbon and nitrogen sources,which provids a favorable habitat for soil microorganisms,increases soil microbial diversity and promots the growth of mycorrhizal bacteria. Biochar is not a new material,but it has new uses. The future prospects of the biochar research are also pointed in this paper.


The present invention relates to a vehicle electrical system (1, 10) of a motor vehicle. The vehicle electrical system includes a first network area (2) containing a first board power consumer group (20) and an electrical energy store (21), a second network area (3) of a second vehicle electrical system consumer group (30), a starter (31) and a generator ( 31), and a separation element (4) for separating the first network area (2) from the second network area (3) which is arranged (between the first network area 2) and the second network area (3). The first board power consumer group (20) includes a base-load consumer and the second vehicle electrical system consumer group (30) includes a comfort consumers.


Abstract : An analysis is made of the stresses produced on a wire bond within a rectangular flat-pack during a flatwise upside-down impact on a rigid floor. The formulas developed imply rather significant wire stresses and bond forces.


Background and Objectives: Dental caries or decay is the most significant dental disease of childhood in Bangladesh. It is also reported to affect the anthropometric outcomes of children. So the objective was to assess the relationship between dental decay and weight of the children living in various slum areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the children in a slum area of Mirpur, Dhaka. The children were selected by using simple random sampling technique. A total of 310 children were interviewed and examined on the basis of the questions regarding their age, gender, height, weight, nutrition, socio-economic status and clinical conditions. Results: The study showed an inverse relationship between dental decay and weight among the children. Among 310 children about 40.64% were suffering from dental caries and 95.5% children were underweight. Children with at least one decayed tooth were significantly more likely to be underweight with odds ratios 0.614, 0.763 for the age group of below 6 years and above 12 years. Conclusion: The study depicted an inverse relationship between dental decay and weight among the children of slum dwellers in Dhaka and emphasized on the necessity of implementing proper dental health care policies and programs among those socio-economically deprived people. Update Dent. Coll. j: 2016; 6 (1): 21-29


The placement of dredged material for creating vegetated shallow water aquatic habitat is being assessed for changes in long-term bioavailability of mercury (Hg) to wildlife and humans. The three models used in this study (HERMES, WASP, and SERAFM) were applied in different ways to explore the possible strengths of each model, rather than to make direct comparisons between models. The HERMES model, which was most explicitly changed to account for aquatic plant growth, showed the greatest increases in sediment methylmercury (MeHg). The WASP model, which was most likely simulating a situation where dredged material is placed and aquatic plants do not grow, showed the least overall changes in surface water and sediment MeHg. The SERAFM model, which had the least "flushing" of the surface water in the restored scenario, showed the greatest increases in surface water MeHg (despite entered reductions in sediment Hg). This study focused on the usefulness of each of the models separately for their ability to predict long-term MeHg changes in sediment, sediment porewater, surface water (including suspended particulates), and dissolved-in-surface water after the creation of shallow water habitat, relative to a "no-action" scenario at the site. DISCLAIMER: The contents of this report are not to be used for advertising, publication, or promotional purposes. Citation of trade names does not constitute an official endorsement or approval of the use of such commercial products. All product names and trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners. The findings of this report are not to be construed as an official Department of the Army position unless so designated by other authorized documents. DESTROY THIS REPORT WHEN NO LONGER NEEDED. DO NOT RETURN IT TO THE ORIGINATOR. ERDC/EL TR-17-19 iii


In order to communicate with readers,university libraries usually add virtual consultation to their homepages,which is welcomed by university students because it is virtual,open and convenient.On this platform, readers' messages not only include their inquiries about literature and information,but also reflect university students' mental stress and psychological perplexities.This puts forward a new demand on the reference and consultation of university libraries.Libraries' function of education and cultivation is further perfected by offering psychological persuasion to university students on the platform.


Environmental activists have long claimed that man-made chemicals are causing rampant cancer rates that could be addressed only by government regulation. Accordingly, lawmakers have passed laws directing government agencies to study environmental causes of cancer, estimate the number of lives allegedly lost, and devise regulations to reduce death rates. However, lawmakers should be aware of some key problems with how this system has worked in practice. First, the claim that chemical pollution is a major cancer cause is wrong. Second, agencies have relied on faulty scientific methods that grossly overestimate potential cancer deaths from chemicals and potential lives saved by regulation. As a result, regulatory policy tends to divert billions of dollars from other life-saving uses or from other efforts to improve quality of life to pay for unproductive regulations.


La2CuIrO6 is a spin–orbit coupled Mott insulator, and shows a transition to noncollinear antiferromagnetic state from paramagnetic state below 74 K, and further into a weak ferromagnetic state below 54 K. Despite having two different magnetic phases, the La2CuIrO6 compound does not exhibit exchange bias phenomenon. In this present work, we report an experimental investigation on the structural and magnetic properties of the double perovskite compound La2Cu0.9Cr0.1IrO6 through high-resolution synchrotron x-ray diffraction, x-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), and temperature and field-dependent magnetization measurements. Powder x-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the sample crystallizes in triclinic structure (space group P1¯) alike parent La2CuIrO6 compound, while XANES measurements rule out the possibility of valence state alteration between constituting elements in this sample. Interestingly, La2Cu0.9Cr0.1IrO6 compound is found to exhibit ferromagnetic cluster glass behavior, where field-cooled magnetization undergoes two ferromagnetic transitions. A significant enhancement of ferromagnetic component is also evident from hysteresis loop study, which is likely associated with the electron hopping between Jeff = 1/2 pseudospin state of Ir4+ ions and empty eg-orbital of Cr3+ ions. Exclusively, this Cr-doped compound exhibits exchange bias effect, which is related to the complex interfacial exchange coupling between the ferromagnetic clusters and the host antiferromagnetic matrix.


This is report of a 31 year old woman who is a known case of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) with superimposing of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) on an old lesion of DLE. The underlying discoid lesion has been left off as a chronic ulcer on the lower lip. DLE is the most common form of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosous. SCC is a malignant neoplasm arising from epithelial keratinocytes of the skin and mucous membranes Half of cases with SCC, are usually overlapped on one or more predisposing factors as an underlying cause such as chronic ulcers, scares, radiation and immunologic disorders. Chronic sun exposing skin such as lower lip can induced DLE in susceptible cases, and transformation of DLE to malignancy of SCC also at the next may be appeared. This is a case report of imposing SCC just above a chronic discoid lupus lesion on lower lip. As we know only 4 similar overlapped cases has been reported until now.


Pandemics reverberated their times, changing social and economic contexts, prompting, and redirecting changes in social ties, business, and education, restructuring the world that generated them. In this context, this study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy matrix, supported by an analysis of consumption, demand, and GDP from January 2019 to June 2021. The energy balance showed variations in this period, with impacts on the environment. We will assess whether the changes will be lasting.


Therapists and their patients must deal with the negative sequelae of short term mating strategies. Implications for therapy of Gangestad & Simpson's strategic pluralism theory are compared with those of Buss's sexual strategies theory and Eagly's social role theory. Naive theories held by therapists and patients, as well as prevailing societal views, are posited as influential in determining the course and outcome of therapy.


Although high contrast between signal and the dark background is often claimed as a major advantage of fluorescence staining in cytology and cytogenetics, in practice this is not always the case and in some circumstances the inter-cellular or, in the case of metaphase preparations, the inter-chromosome background can be both brightly fluorescent and vary substantially across the slide or even across a single metaphase. Bright background results in low image contrast, making automatic detection of metaphase cells more difficult. The background correction strategy employed in automatic search must both cope with variable background and be computationally efficient. The method employed in a fluorescence metaphase finder is presented, and the compromises involved are discussed. A different set of problems arise when the analysis is aimed at accurate quantification of the fluorescence signal. Some insight into the nature of the background in the case of comparative genomic hybridization is obtained by image analysis of data obtained from experiments using cell lines with known abnormal copy numbers of particular chromosome types.


We have investigated the low-temperature growth of AlN layers on ZnO/MgO/c-sapphire with varying growth temperature and Al flux. Single-crystalline AlN layers can be grown at 400degC, which is quite low compared to the conventional growth temperature of 1000degC. The interdiffusion of Al and N into ZnO layers and Zn and O into AlN layers are evaluated by SIMS. It was found that the diffusions of Al atoms were affected by the crystal quality of AlN layers and growth temperature. Very low diffusion length of Al below 100 nm into ZnO was observed at the interface between AlN and ZnO.


. Millennials at the workplace are full of uniqueness. In various studies, work spirituality has influenced Millennials' productivity, creativity, intention to stay, benefit insensitivity, and loyalty toward the organization. The three main components in the spirituality of work are the meaning of work, the sense of community, and the alignment of organizational values. This phenomenological study focuses on the sense of community. As an exploratory study using phenomenological analysis, it was found that a sense of community at work is based on three important factors: feeling solidarity among colleagues, experiencing the meaning of kinship, and having experiences beyond the workspace. Millennials assign a sense of community as one of the main considerations for their intention to stay. This exploratory study suggests some important practical implications for managing and dealing with millennials in the workplace.


The Taurus region was scanned in mid-1971 during three balloon flights with an actively shielded NaI detector sensitive between 0.2 and 10 MeV. Below 1 MeV, these observations yielded measurements and upper limits consistent with extensions of the X-ray power laws of 0.0035 (E/1 MeV)/sup -2//sup .//sup 2/ photons (cm/sup 2/ s MeV)/sup -1/ and 0.0008(E/1 MeV)/sup -2//sup .//sup 1/ photons (cm/sup 2/ s MeV)/sup -1/ for the Crab Nebula and NP 0532, respectively. Above 1 MeV an apparent unpulsed flux, enhanced well above the extrapolated Crab Nebula power law, was observed during the 1971 August 8 flight; it was the most sensitive of the three. For the NP 0532 above 1 MeV on the same date, the measured upper limit of a factor of 8 above the extrapolated power law excludes only the possibility of a large flare-up. The possibility that the observation reported here for 1971 August 8 was a purely instrumental effect, or was produced by environmental radiations, is thoroughly examined, with negative results. If of cosmic origin, the emission must have been short-term (approx.days, months), because other observations in 1973 and 1974 have shown null results. The possibility of variable MeV range emission is discussed inmore » the context of other reported variable emissions in recent years from the Crab and the Taurus region.« less


A laser hazard analysis and safety assessment was performed for the LH-40 IR Laser Rangefinder based on the 2000 version of the American National Standard Institute's Standard Z136.1, for the Safe Use of Lasers and Z136.6, for the Safe Use of Lasers Outdoors. The LH-40 IR Laser is central to the Long Range Reconnaissance and Observation System (LORROS). The LORROS is being evaluated by the Department 4149 Group to determine its capability as a long-range assessment tool. The manufacture lists the laser rangefinder as 'eye safe' (Class 1 laser classified under the CDRH Compliance Guide for Laser Products and 21 CFR 1040 Laser Product Performance Standard). It was necessary that SNL validate this prior to its use involving the general public. A formal laser hazard analysis is presented for the typical mode of operation.


TPS7084 Background: Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), and MDS/MPN overlap syndromes present significant clinical challenges for patients deemed transplant ineligible, and who are relapsed or refractory to conventional therapies. RAS-pathway activating mutations in myeloid malignancies are associated with a proliferative phenotype and contribute to disease progression. Cooperation between RAS-dependent signaling and epigenetic dysregulation provides the basis for rationally designed combination studies. Selumetinib (AZD6244) is a potent, selective, orally bioavailable, and non-ATP competitive small molecule inhibitor of MEK1/2, downstream of RAS. Methods: This is an investigator-initiated, Phase I, open-label dose-escalation study of selumetinib in combination with azacitidine for patients with higher risk MDS, MDS/MPNs, and myelofibrosis. The trial will enroll patients with high-risk myeloid neoplasms that meet disease-specific criteria for MDS or MPNs and who require treatment. This phase I study follows a 3+3 dose-escalation design, with three planned dose levels across two different cohorts (A and B). The dose of azacitidine 75 mg/m2 will remain stable, with three planned selumetinib dose levels (50 mg, 75 mg, and 100mg, respectively) across the two cohorts. Azacitidine will be given on days 1-7 followed by selumetinib from days 7-21 of 28 day cycles. Cohort A includes subjects with MDS with relapsed/refractory disease requiring therapy and MDS/MPN overlap syndromes; Cohort B includes subjects with myelofibrosis refractory or intolerant to JAK inhibitor therapy or ineligible for ruxolitinib treatment given baseline cytopenias (thrombocytopenia < 50,000/uL, anemia < 9 g/dL, and/or red cell transfusion dependent). The trial has an enrollment goal of 18 to 24 subjects, and treatment will continue indefinitely if the patient continues to derive benefit. Dose escalation will proceed independently within both cohorts. Cohort A is nearing completion of enrollment and cohort B is actively enrolling. The primary objective is to determine the maximum tolerated dose of selumetinib in combination with azacitidine. Select secondary and exploratory objectives include describing the preliminary clinical response rates and observing relationships between the presence of RAS activating mutations, RAS pathway activation, and clinical response. Clinical trial information: NCT03326310 .


A high‐order vector finite‐element method (FEM) is presented for the analysis of 3D frequency‐selective structures (FSSs). The asymptotic waveform evaluation (AWE) technique is combined with the FEM to perform fast frequency and angular sweeps. Reflection/transmission characteristics of several frequency‐selective structures are calculated and compared with the existing results. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 38: 259–263, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.11032


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Take normal heptane as the resolver,the factors which influence the determination of oryzanol in rice bran oil by absorption coefficient are studied.The result shows that the content of oryzanol rise during 90 min,then go down;The solution temperature does not influence obviously on the determination.To determine the content of oryzanol from crude oil filtration is needed,while from physical refining oil not necessary.


Abstract An improved synthesis of norbisabolide (1) is described starting from limonene. Free radical addition of acetic acid in the presence of manganese (III) acetate led to an ethylenic acid which is converted to (1) in acidic medium.


The band curvature near the surface in a semimetal determines the behavior of the sign of its thermoelectric power. An experiment for determining the magnitude and sign of the surface charge is proposed


A low-cost wideband textile antenna based on the substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technology is proposed, and a pure copper taffeta fabric etched on a woolen felt substrate is used to realize the presented antenna. The impedance matching frequency band for the designed structure is from 2.27 GHz to 3.61 GHz which is significantly improved compared with previous studies. The operational principle of the proposed quasi-Yagi textile antenna is also described in this paper. The antenna is fabricated and measured, and a good agreement is achieved between the simulation and experimental results. The designed antenna has the maximum gain and efficiency of 4.2 dB and 84%, respectively. According to its compactness, low-cost and low-weight specifications, the proposed antenna is a good candidate for being utilized in wearable communication devices.


OBJECTIVEThe aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of intraoperative high-field (1.5 T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the results of transsphenoidal surgery of hormonally inactive pituitary macroadenomas. METHODS106 patients (tumor size: 29.9 ± 10.1 mm; min—max: 11.3—57.2 mm) with hormonally inactive pituitary macroadeonama were investigated by intraoperative high-field MRI during transsphenoidal surgery. If intraoperative imaging depicted an accessible tumor remnant, resection was continued. RESULTSConsidering the 85 patients in which complete tumor removal was intended preoperatively, intraoperative imaging revealed definite tumor remnants or at least suspicious findings in 36 patients (42%). Imaging led to an extended resection in 29 (34%; 29 of 85) patients of this group. Among them resection could be completed in 21. This increased the rate of complete tumor removal from 58% (49 of 85) to 82% (70 of 85). In the group of patients with intended partial removal (n = 21), resection was extended in 38% (8 of 21) due to intraoperative imaging. Comparing to scanning 3 months after surgery did not reveal any false negative findings of intraoperative MRI; in 6 cases intraoperative MRI was suspicious for some minor remnant which could not be reproduced in the postoperative control. CONCLUSIONThe extent of resection in transsphenoidal surgery can be assessed reliably by intraoperative high-field MRI. Besides the suprasellar compartment also intra- and parasellar structures are visualized in great detail. Intraoperative imaging acts as immediate intraoperative quality control allowing not only increasing the extent of resection, but also increasing the percentage of completed removals.


The interpretation of endocrine test results is often viewed as daunting. To a large extent, this is because the endocrine system is extremely dynamic in its response to both external and internal challenges. Consequently, a wide range of possible laboratory test results may be physiologically appropriate but can be difficult to distinguish from those found in truly pathological states. This chapter discusses diagnostic test performance, effects of non-endocrine factors and effects of endocrine disease.


This thesis maintains that the Caroline Islands script has been unjustly dismissed as a preferable orthography for the Woleaian language. The reason for this dismissal were twofold: (l) the researchers compared the script with an inaccurate tentative orthography by Smith (1951) and (2) there are still many misconceptions about syllabaries in general. However, this thesis seeks to show that the script should be preferred to introduced Roman alphabets for the Woleaian language, since (l) it strengthens cultural practices, (2) enforces indigenous forms of education and (3) adds to cultural pride, whereas schooling with conventional Roman alphabet orthographies tend to influence these factors negatively. Three syllabaries, the Yi, the Vai and the Cherokee syllabary, with histories similar to the Caroline Islands script support the thesis that the script should be preferred for cultural reasons. These official printed syllabaries demonstrate that political support is needed to revive the Caroline Islands script and restore it as an official orthography.


The action of publishing photos to release begging children on microblog which is widely spread in network is an invasion of vagrant and begging children's privacy rights.Emphasizing protection of vagrant and begging children's privacy rights is the basic requirement of human rights,is even based on consideration of children's physical and mental health development.We should base on the ideas of child-centered,established constitutional principle of children first,specify children's privacy protection in civil legislation,adopt way of direct protection in judicial practice,and meanwhile should strengthen the propaganda and education of privacy rights protection.


Principal applicant and corresponding author: Dr R Fielding Department of Community Medicine & Behavioural Sciences Unit, The University of Hong Kong, 5/F, William MW Mong Block, Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Hong Kong SAR, China Tel: (852) 2819 9288 Fax: (852) 2855 9528 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Surgical treatment decision making in breast cancer among Chinese women: participation and satisfaction


Yugoslavia. None of this of course excuses the use of ethnic cleansing in support of their aims. Lukic is accurate, if harsh, in his portrayal of the rise of Serbian nationalism, pointing in particular to the collaboration between Serbian intellectuals and MiloåeviN. He is, however, unfair in his portrait of Serbian resistance to MiloåeviN, going so far as to state that intellectuals opposing him were an infinitely small group. The student protests which took place throughout the 1990s in Belgrade only get a passing reference, and the student organization, Otpor, which helped topple MiloåeviN in 2000, is not even mentioned. At the same time, Lukic appears to view nationalism in the rest of Yugoslavia through rosetinted spectacles. For example, he argues that Slovenes were not ethnic nationalists, and that Croatian nationalism developed in reaction to Serbian nationalism. Such a characterization of Slovene national identity as civic is at best irrelevant, since there was no ethnic competition which could spark a conflict like the one in Bosnia. Moreover, the fact that Croatian President Tud-man had stressed the legitimacy of the wartime Independent State of Croatia and de-emphasized its negative aspects cannot help but have alarmed Serbs. As for Croats in both Croatia and Bosnia, evidence suggests that a strong ethnic nationalism developed in parallel to that in Serbia, not merely in reaction to it. Finally, like a number of others, Lukic writes in an often tiresome tone of moral indignation. At the beginning, he disparages the work of some scholars whom he describes as Serbophiles, a charge that does nothing to further the quality of the debate. At worst, it gives the reader the distinct impression that he might be a Serbophobe. The study of important historical issues such as the wars in Yugoslavia would seem to call for a more measured tone.


This paper analyzes the current state of sponsorship from Chinese enterprises as well as the significance of this sports business behavior on the basis of reviewing the origins and foundation of development of sports sponsorship.To figure out the major risks that domestic enterprises have to respond,it also discusses that how to escape those risks for the domestic corporations which involved in the sponsorship to Beijing Olympic Games.At last,it concludes some effective policies concerning how to improve the benefits and enlarge the influences caused by the sponsorship to Olympic Games.


Background: In the competitive world, every employee having stress towards their respective jobs, in the banking industries employees facing job related stress to aching their task. This paper analysed that impact of job related stress on employee's job performance in selected public bank and private bank in Hyderabad city. Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the causes and consequences of job stress, impact of coping strategies, job satisfaction and job performance of employees in selected public bank and private bank. Method: The study reported responses of 148 employees from public bank and private bank of Hyderabad. The Census method was adopted in the collection of data from individual employee's responses and tested by chi-square, correlation and independent t - sample test used with help of SPSS 20.0 Version. Findings: The results indicated that there was a strong association of job related stress on employee's performance, and there is a significance differences of these factors in selected public bank and private bank. Conclusion: According through employee's opinions, coping strategies like individual and organisational strategies are the best suitable solution to overcome the job stress in employee's performance.


The procedure of structural design on miniaturized machine tool(mMT) is proposed and structural optimization by applying robustness evaluation method is presented in this paper. The design procedure of a 3-axis miniaturized machine tool is discussed as the case study. The most suitable structure is selected using robustness evaluation method, which is Taguchi method, due to volumetric error function. This paper also shows general procedure of accuracy estimation for stage system design by using Homogenous Transform Matrix(HIM)


Based on the concept of total environmental value, it is estimated the total economic value of the geosystem functions of the wetlands of specially protected natural territories of the Teniz-Korgalzhyndepression A comprehensive cost accounting of the indirect functions of the landscape has been carried out: environment -regulating, environment-forming, ethical, aesthetic and others which are usually not taken into account in the economy, in contrast to the market-based approach to assessing natural resources. The development of tourism in the region is considered, especially of the ecotourism, which have a good perspectives.


Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the feature of adiponectin in resting or after acute resistance training.Analyzed the relationships between adiponectin and body composition affection.Methods: Twelve healthy volunteer male wrestling(training year3.25±1.18),as professional group;twelve students in same age as control group.Blood samples were collected and participation adiponectin before and immediately after exercise.Results: 1.The adiponectin levels in resting:professional group more than control group significantly(P0.01)2.Immediately after exercise,serum adiponectin did not decreased significantly(P0.05)3.adiponectin concentration has negative linear relationship with Fat%(P0.05)、TG(P0.05),positive linear relationship with muscle(P0.01)、fat-free body weight(P0.01).Conclusion: 1.wrestlers body composition were changed significantly2.Chronic resistance training can increase serum adiponectin levels.Acute resistance exercise don't significantly affect serum adiponetin.3.The present indicated that adiponectin have linear relationship with fat% and muscle weight significantly.4.In addition,it is limited to take BMI as a parameter to investigate the correlation of adiponectin.


Belgian potato production is increasing each year and is facing both the strengthening of European policies regarding the availability and the use of pesticides, and major economic losses due to disease pressure. The important potato pathogens are fungi (e.g. Phytophthora infestans causing late blight and Fusarium solani producing dry rot), bacteria (e.g. Pectobacterium carotovorum, responsible for tuber soft rot and Streptomyces scabies agent of tuber common scab) and viruses. Within an environmental-friendly integrated pest management approach, the search for alternative crop protection strategies has led to study bacterial and fungal agents with proven antagonistic abilities against these plant pathogens. This work aims at isolating and characterizing indigenous bacteria associated with potato-agro-systems for disease biocontrol. More than 2.600 strains of Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. were isolated from Walloon soils, compost and potato plants. On the basis of this collection, broad screenings of antagonistic activities against P. infestans, F. solani, P. carotovorum and S. scabies were performed and allowed the selection of 54 Bacillus spp. and 16 Pseudomonas spp. displaying a high biocontrol potential. These strains were identified by sequencing their 16S rRNA gene, and preliminary genetic characterizations indicated that they do not represent any pathogenic potential to vertebrates or plants. In vivo assays are currently performed to verify these preliminary results. The antagonistic activities displayed by the selected strains pointed out that a versatile range of secondary metabolites is produced. PCR screenings for genetic determinants and other in vitro tests showed that molecules related to β-1,3-glucanase, AHL-lactonases, bacilysin, difficidin, chitinases, fengycin, plipastatin, iturin, surfactin, macrolactin, siderophores, Zwittermicin A, among others, might be produced by the selected strains. Currently, the strains with the highest antagonistic activities are being intensively studied in order to identify the different diffusible metabolites and/or volatile compounds they are able to produce


FlyBE, formerly known as British European, has launched a new business model and established itself as a low-fare Regional airline. Switching from the conventional regional jet to the Q400 turboprop, the airline maintains features of low-cost carriers yet still retains some level of full services and best practices. The new business model that was adopted incorporates five strategies: 1) establishing a high-profile retail airline brand; 2) reducing costs and increasing revenues by realigning pricing and product; 3) establish a route network that is geared toward profitability and defendable hubs; 4) promote a two aircraft type fleet; and, 5) look into more beneficial ownership models. Future plans include expanding the fleet, as well as looking into new routes and new markets.


Objective Establishment the assessed illness table in patient approachinged end.Methods Adopting' Delphi' expert consults method,Select 13 quotas,Again capable fixed quantity power weight respectively,Examining the extremely content and alarming quota,after 56 examples is in progress clinical trying out,Carrying on letter degree and the effect degree analyses.Results Full capacity table Cronbach's alpha's coefficient is 0.87;Adopt the main composition analysis law,Draw 3 of public factor altogether after the square largest diagonal intersection revolving of difference,Adding up the contribution Shuai serve as 61.997%.It is satisfied clinical to assess trying out effect.Conclusion The sassessed system of patient approachinged end is tableization directly perceived,and Operate easily;Assessing result with the state of an illness revolution returns close;The extremely content demarcation line is clear,The opinion difference degree is small;Data processing forms is easy to Unify the standardization inside going.


Category: Trauma; Midfoot/Forefoot; Sports Introduction/Purpose: Fractures of the fifth metatarsal base have been a source of confusion since their original description by Jones in 1902. The term Jones' fracture has been used indiscriminately leading to further confusion. Zone classifications have been described but never evaluated for their reliability. The most recent classification, metaphyseal versus metaphyseal-diaphyseal is unknown to most surgeons. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inter-rater reliability of American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) members classifying fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal. Methods: A survey was emailed to members of the AOFAS including radiographs of 18 fifth metatarsal base fractures. Demographic information was collected in addition to evaluation of the 18 sets of radiographs using three classification systems. Surgeons were asked if the fracture is a Jones' fracture, zone of the fracture and if the fracture was metaphyseal or metaphyseal- diaphyseal. A total of 223 surgeons with an average experience of 14 years in practice (range: fellow - 50 years) completed the initial survey for inter-rater reliability. Additionally, each surgeon was asked which zones or zone junctions they consider a Jones' fracture. Reliability was tested using Fleiss' Kappa scores. Results: Inter-rater agreement for use of the term Jones' fracture was moderate (kappa 0.533, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.530, 0.535]). The zone classification had an inter-rater agreement was moderate (kappa 0.537, 95% CI [0.535, 0.539]). Inter- rater agreement for metaphyseal versus metaphyseal-diaphyseal was substantial (kappa 0.705, 95% CI [0.702, 0.708]). Results of surgeon definition of a Jones' fracture is seen in Figure 1. Conclusion: This is the largest study of its kind looking at inter-rater reliability of an orthopaedic classification with 223 raters. The terminology regarding the classification of fifth metatarsal base fractures remains confusing and inconsistent. The term Jones' fracture has little meaning in terms of communicating these injuries as there is only moderate agreement when surveying surgeons and it is defined differently by most. The zone classification has similar reliability as the Jones' fracture. The terms metaphyseal and metaphyseal-diaphyseal was the most reliable means to describe these fractures.


Enhancing of soil fertility is required for getting high yields from cotton plant, cereals and other crops in Uzbekistan. It may be achieved through implementation of crop rotation, properly introduction of rotation and by the planting of kashkar beda, alfalfa and other bean bearing crops. Planting of Kibray variety of Kashkar beda in strongly salted areas and may be produced high yields than ordinary blue alfalfa. It's an average green mass yield accounts for 4.0-4.5 tons per hectare, 1 kg green mass contains 1725 g protein and 0,16-0,20 food units what is a nutritious food for agricultural animals. Beside this, due to its root nitrogen-fixing capability. It may be taken durable high yields from other crops in its planted area.


We review techniques for the analysis of spatial and temporal instabilities in laser devices. The spatial problem and the temporal problem are first considered in isolation. We then proceed to study their interaction, which requires the development of a novel approach based on the Hopf bifurcation theory. This analysis highlights a number of controllable instabilities effects that can be exploited in optical switching and logic applications.


Cardiotocography (CTG) is a fetal monitoring technique and it constitutes two distinct simultaneously recorded biophysical signals which are fetal heart rate (FHR) and uterine contractions (UC). In clinical practice, CTG traces are interpreted visually by obstetricians and midwives, and such a visual examination leads to an increase in disagreement level among observers. Although existing of several guidelines to ensure more consistent interpretation, computerized CTG analysis is seen as the most promising way to tackle the disadvantages which CTG has. In this study, we deal with a neighborhood-based variance compression method on FHR signals. For this particular purpose, we employed the proposed compression algorithms on normal and hypoxic samples obtained from an open-access intrapartum CTG database. The diagnostic indices obtained from time, frequency and bi-spectral domains were taken into account in the experiment. Also, the differences in original and compressed signal were examined statistically. The experimental results point out that the proposed algorithm can be used successfully for FHR signal compression.


Tracking stocks are forms of corporate restructuring that are common stock of the corporate. Tracking stocks have been a popular form of equity restructuring in recent years that track the success of a particular business unit. The AT&T corporate and many others have issued tracking stocks. The literature of tracking stocks spin-offs on AT&T corporate is not often seeing. The objectives of this research are focus on this issue. We discuss that the effect of CAR(accumulative abnormal returns) on AT&T parents and Wireless Groups subsidiaries: positive announcement returns to parents, but negative to the subsidiaries. At the same time, we compare the three corporate restructuring results about AT&T: parents' spin-offs, issuance of tacking stocks, and spin-offs of tracking stocks.


A systematic procedure for the bilinearization of classes of soliton equations is developed with the help of a generalization of Bell's exponential polynomials (1934). Application of this procedure to Kaup's higher-order wave equation (1975) discloses several links with other soliton systems. In particular, it is found that the Kaup equation is the modified version of a sech square soliton system which constitutes an alternative to the good Boussinesq equation.


A study of the impact of using land use controls as a strategic tool to further human development among all social classes is presented. We advocate that human rights include a long-term practice of combining public policies, manufacturing industry, and property system. Further, this study strives to educate economists and those in other academic areas (e.g. humanities) on the importance of considering land use, ownership, and urban planning with economics to form a new theory of developmentalism. Singapore provides a case study demonstrating similar aspects that may shed light on that debate. The Housing & Development Board and the Urban Redevelopment Authority, for instance, are the two coordinated institutions that combine ownership, monetary mechanisms of transmissions, and manufacturing industry. However, it is indispensable to apprehend that political decisions on land (predominately made after 1965) is a premise driving Singapore's experiment to adjust its development strategies by considering the economic, social, and cultural rights of all humans. This study presents observations on the level of human development in Singapore, and how their governance underpins the political organization of the country.


The purpose of this study is to compare the regional cultural policy priorities made in Norrbotten and Varmland and what arguments are presented in order to legitimize these priorities in different ...


Stormwater Treatment Area 2 (STA-2) Cell 2 and Cell 3 met their permit-mandated mercury start-up criteria in September and November 2000, respectively, while Cell 1 experienced anomalous mercury events in fall 2000 and 2001 and summer 2002. The recurrence of first-flush mercury anomalies of increasing magnitude after each dryout and rewetting event has become problematic. The permit issued to the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD or District) for the operation of STA-2 provides for an adaptive response to such problems.


The main objects and methods of systematic error theory are presented. The basic notion of systematic error is analysed, in connection with the main stages of the measurement procedure. The main problems of detection, elimination, evaluation, and estimation of systematic errors are outlined. Interrelation of the systematic and random errors is also considered.


1. Most versions of generative phonological theory contain a provision for restricting the ordering of rules in the grammar of individual languages.1 The use of language particular, or extrinsic, ordering statements has recently been challenged by Koutsoudas, Sanders & Noll (1974). These authors propose an alternative theory whose principal claim is that the ordering of rules follows from universal principles. Within this theory, which we may term the Unordered Rules Theory, a derivation proceeds as follows: (i) (a) A representational string is checked against the structural descriptions of all the rules. If only one rule is applicable, then that rule is applied (optionally, in case the rule is optional); if two or more rules are applicable, then universal principles, such as (6) below, may enforce the applicational precedence of one rule over another rule; if the conditions of the universal sequencing principles are not satisfied, then the rules are applied simultaneously.


Objective:To investigate using dexamethasone before injecting the contrast media in patients with allergic history to prevent untoward effect. Methods:From January 2009 to December 2010, 800 patients with allergic history were divided into following two groups:experimental group(400 cases) and control group(400 cases). The patients in the experimental group were intravenously administered with 10mg dexamethasone and 4 ml physiological saline 5 min before CT scan. Those in control group were only administered with contrast media. The incidence and severity of untoward effect in the two groups were observed and analyzed. Results:There were 2(0.50%) cases with mild untoward effect in the experimental group and effective rate of dexamethsone was 99.50%. There were 37 (9.25%) cases with untoward effect in the control group and effective rate of dexamethsone was 90.75%. The difference of the incidence and the severity between the two groups were statistically significant (P0.05). Conclusion:Using dexamethasone in patients with allergic history to prevent untoward effect before injecting the contrast media is effective.


The invention can be integrated with a more extended DRM content providing system and method provides the DRM content discloses a copyright protection of the contents of DRM technology to the CAS technology and communication technology for a broadcasting technology based on the base. Providing DRM content system of the present invention, it generates a DRM encryption key based on the attribute information corresponding to the predetermined content provided from the outside, and DRM for using the DRM encryption key packaging the content into DRM Content Format (DCF) packager and the DCF, and scrambling the package DRM content, the DCF of the ECM corresponding to the packaged DRM content and CAS server generating, by including the attribute information corresponding to the content, the scrambling in the CAS, the DRM content and the and a broadcasting providing server for broadcasting on the ECM, by downloading the scrambled DRM content and the ECM that is broadcast transmitted from the broadcast providing server, to descramble the scrambled DRM content using a control word (CW) within the ECM store, to generate the DRM encryption key on the basis of the attribute information in the ECM to the DRM encryption key. And a client device that stores the area not CAS, DRM, content, and memory card