Several biological systems have been described in which activation or deactivation of protein synthesis occurs during a developmental phase.I-3 In each of the systems, the respective change in capacity for protein synthesis has been linked to a change in polysome content.4-7 In an attempt to understand the cellular mechanism whereby polysome formation is facilitated, Monroy et al.8 have shown that trypsin treatment of ribosomes of unfertilized sea urchin eggs results in increased ribosomal activity, thus suggesting that fertilization activates a proteolytic release of a preformed mRNA-ribosome complex. In studying the germinating wheat embryo, we have approached the problem of polysome formation on the assumption that mRNA and ribosome are not complexed in the unimbibed state and that complexing occurs only after imbibition. Since simple homogenization (which would presumably bring mRNA and ribosome into direct contact) did not result in the formation of active ribosomes,3' I it was logical to assume that some metabolic reaction was necessary for such activation. This report describes a study designed to test this possibility. We have found that preincubation of ribosomes in a homogenate at 300 results in ribosome activation and polysome formation, and that ATP is required in a reaction probably involving aminoacyl transfer. Materials and Methods.-Preparation of homogenate and isolation of ribosomes: Wheat embryos (100 mg) were ground by hand in a mortar with 1.15 ml of 0.02 M KCl-0.001 M MgAc2 (medium M) and a small quantity of sand. After centrifugation for 3 min at 370 X g, the supernatant was collected by decantation. Such a preparation is referrred to as "homogenate." Ribosomes were isolated as follows. The homogenate was diluted to 11 ml with a solution containing 0.5M sucrose-0.025 M11 KCl-0.001 M MgAc2-0.05 M tris buffer pH 7.6-0.005 M mercaptoethanol, and centrifuged for 10 min at 20,000 X g. The supernatant was then centrifuged for 60 min at 105,000 X g; the ribosomal pellet was suspended in 1.1 ml of 0.01 M tris pH 7.6-0.001 M MgAc2-0.02 M KCl-0.005 M mercaptoethanol (suspending medium), and the suspension was clarified by centrifuging for 10 min at 20,000 X g. Ribosomal activity was assayed as previously described7' I at two levels of ribosome concentration, generally 100 and 250 Xg of ribosomal RNA. The radioactivity incorporated is proportional to ribosome concentration, and the data are therefore expressed as cpm/mg ribosomal RNA. Results.-Requirements for ribosome activation: Ribosomes isolated from unimbibed embryos or from embryos imbibed for 30 min at 40 show little or no capacity for amino acid incorporation (Table 1, line 1). If the embryo homogenate is first preincubated at 300 in the presence of an ATP-generating system ("ATP") and 0.003 M Mg++, subsequently isolated ribosomes are active in amino acid incorporation (Table 1, line 2). Omission of the ATP-generating system or incubation at 00 results in no activity, while retention of the Mg++ concentration at 0.001 M (that of


e15586 Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients (pts) are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCCAC) and the incidence of SCCAC has increased in the era of HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy). The outcome of SCCAC in HIV (+) pts has not been evaluated in prospective trials and the published literature is limited to small retrospective case series. The aim of this study is to describe the outcome, tolerability, and overall survival (OS) in pts with and without HIV infection treated at Karmanos Cancer Institute, at Wayne State University from 1991 to 2007.

METHODS
We performed a retrospective chart review. We collected data regarding HIV status, demographics (age, gender, race), stage at diagnosis, treatment, response to treatment, toxicity, and survival.

RESULTS
Fifty pts with SCCAC were identified, of whom 18 were HIV (+) and 32 were HIV (-), 26% Caucasians, 68% African American, 56% males and 44% females. HIV (+) pts had significantly better stage (p = 0.011) and less frequent reduced chemotherapy dose (p = 0.001). There were no significant differences by HIV status in type of chemotherapy received, frequency of reduced radiotherapy dosage, use of diverting colostomy, or frequency of relapse. Diverting colostomy was required in 29% of HIV (+) pts and 18% of HIV (-) pts. The major toxicities observed in HIV (+) and (-) pts were diarrhea (36% vs. 64%), neutropenia (27% vs. 21%), and skin toxicity secondary to radiotherapy (XRT: 82% vs. 100%; p = 0.034). Median (OS) was 62.6 months for HIV (+) pts and 71.8 months for HIV (-) pts (p = 0.787).

CONCLUSIONS
HIV (+) pts had better stage, received standard chemotherapy dose more often, and had more frequent XRT dermatitis than HIV (-) pts. Otherwise, there was no major difference in treatment toxicities. A higher proportion of HIV (+) pts required diverting colostomy. Survival is somewhat shorter among HIV (+) patients. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


The microstructures of two poly(propylene)s with matched molar masses and overall defect concentrations are inferred from the crystallization behavior of their narrow molar mass fractions. One poly(propylene) was produced with a MgCl2-supported Ziegler−Natta catalyst and the other with a metallocene catalyst. The fractions obtained from the metallocene isotactic poly(propylene) display a range in molar masses but each has the same defect concentration indicating a uniform intermolecular concentration of defects in the parent metallocene isotactic poly(propylene). These fractions provide direct evidence of the "single site" character of the metallocene catalyst. The variations of crystallization rates with molar mass reflect different chain diffusion/transport phenomena that are governed by the remnant entanglement state of the melt during crystallization. The molar mass fractions obtained from the ZN-iPP confirm that the interchain distribution of the nonisotactic content is broad in this polymer. The ste...


The Ontario Geological Survey is midway through a three-year, C$29 million initiative known as Operation Treasure Hunt. Its main objectives are to collect and disseminate geophysical, geochemical and geological data to industry, to identify exploration targets to attract investment in mineral exploration of the province. The geophysical component in the first two years has included the acquisition of nearly 140,000 line-km of magnetic-electromagnetic data over eight survey areas, and the purchase of an additional 105,000 line-km of proprietary data from industry. The Reid-Mahaffy airborne electromagnetic test range was established to facilitate comparison of systems for a variety of geological targets, and has been rapidly adopted by industry. Early impact analysis has shown that the imminent release of geophysical and geochemical data in strategically chosen areas results in a significant increase in claim staking activity and subsequent exploration expenditures in an area. A twinning agreement with the Geological Survey of New South Wales and discussions with other Australian state agencies has allowed the Ontario Geological Survey to optimise its program based on the Australian experience, while adapting it to the local geological and jurisdictional conditions.


Wormwood extract (Artemisia herba-alba) was evaluate as a repellent for the house sparrow, Passer domesticus under laboratory and field conditions. Fungal species belonging to P. domesticus feces and the antifungal activity of A. herba-alba extract against these fungi were also investigated. The results showed that the highest concentration (10%) has the highest repellent effect with wheat consumption mean of 0.16 g and 0.15 g compared to the control (plain wheat) after four days of the laboratory and field experiments. It is worthy to mention that the lowest concentration 2.5% exhibited a high repellent effect at the first day of experiment and subsequently lost its repellent ability. Among the pathogenic fungi in feces, Rhizopus stolonifer (the most predominant fungus 31.7%) followed by Fusarium subglutinans (23.8%), Paecilomyces variotii (12.4%), Cladosporium sphaerospermum (9.2%), Aspergillus flavus (7.3%), Aspergillus niger (6%) and Aspergillus versicolor (5%). Whereas Penicillium digitatum was the least isolated fungus with occurrence 4.6%. The susceptibility of these fungi to A. herba-alba extract increased by increasing the extract concentration. The highest concentration 10% showed the highest antifungal activity against A. versicolor with mean of inhibition zone 24.3 mm. However, the lowest concentration 2.5% of this extract did not show any antifungal effects against P. digitatum, R. stolonifer and A. niger. It is concluded that wormwood is a promising biologically safe bird repellent and effective antifungal agent against pathogenic fungi of bird feces. It is economical for use than synthetic pesticides that one expensive and relatively difficult to obtain.


Methods: The type of this research is descriptive cross-sectional research. The data was from the medical records of ALI patients who came to Hasan Sadikin Hospital from January 1st, 2019 to December 31, 2020. The data obtained were then identified according to patient gender, patient age, chief complaint, degree, comorbidities, and onset. The data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS ver.17.
Results: Of the 99 patients with ALI, it was found the prevalence of men (58%) was higher rather than women (42%) with the largest age distribution around 49-56 years old(23 %). The main complaint of ALI in the emergency ward was pain (32%). Category of ALI based on Rutherford classification was mostly category III (36%). The most common accompanying comorbidities were diabetes in 47 patients (47.47%).
Conclusion: Characteristics of ALI in the emergency department of Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung mostly occur in men. The degree of ALI according to the Rutherford classification was category III with diabetic comorbidity.


Hardware-software (HW-SW) partitioning plays a vital role in design phase of embedded system. The partitioning is a process to map each computation task in an application to either software or hardware. In general, hardware run faster compared to software, but with significant cost and resources utilization. Thus, current embedded system often incorporates a mix of hardware and software component to fulfill the various conflicting requirements or constraints, e.g. speed and cost in a design. In this study, the HW-SW partitioning problem is defined as a combinatorial optimization problem and genetic algorithm (GA) is implemented to find the optimal solution which maximize the speed performance while satisfy the cost criteria at the same time. Preliminary investigation shows that several parameters in GA scheme can influence the optimization performance. In this paper, the research effort focuses on analyzing the contribution effects of two parameters, i.e. number of population groups and mutation rate towards the resulted solution by employing full factorial design. The results show both investigated factors have significant effect on the response and the analyses is useful to optimize the GA performance in solving partitioning problem. In fact, the experimental results demonstrate that the optimized GA model achieves an improvement of 8.87%–20.33% in the aspect of acceleration-to-cost ratio compared to pure hardware acceleration in a series of tested case with different number of computation tasks.


The deficiency of vitamin D is a global concern affecting individuals of all age groups. Insufficient exposure to sunlight and disease conditions can lead to cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) deficiency

Cholecalciferol is a lipophilic crystalline molecule, and it is highly susceptible to degradation under environmental conditions, including light, temperature, and oxygen, and its degradation rate is high in the low pH range. Therefore, an enteric solid dispersion-based formulation was developed in the present study for the oral delivery of cholecalciferol.

Enteric polymer hydroxypropylmethylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS)-based solid dispersion was developed and characterized by Fourier transform–infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction analysis. The effect of various concentrations of cholecalciferol formulations on the viability of Caco-2 cells was determined using an MTT assay. A dissolution and stability study on the product was also performed.

An amorphous form of cholecalciferol in the solid dispersion was reported. The drug content of solid dispersions was in the order of 90%. The viability assay indicated that the surfactant used in the developed solid dispersion of cholecalciferol had no cytotoxic effect on Caco-2 cells. A dissolution study on enteric solid dispersion in two-stage dissolution under a biomimetic medium indicated the pH-dependent release of cholecalciferol from the HPMCAS-based solid dispersion. Moreover, the stability study showed no significant changes in the cholecalciferol content in the developed formulation under storage at experimental conditions.

The enteric solid dispersion for cholecalciferol was developed which exhibited compatibility with caco-2 cells, improved dissolution and acceptable stability profile, and represent a potential option for efficient delivery of cholecalciferol.


Two instabilities could take place in plasma with a bi-Maxwellian proton distribution function with Tp‖ > Tp⊥, where Tp‖ and Tp⊥ are proton temperatures, parallel and perpendicular, respectively, to the background magnetic field. The first instability is the fire hose (or whistler fire hose), generating low-frequency whistler waves at parallel propagation. We found a new, second instability, the Alfven fire hose, that generates zero-frequency waves of the Alfven branch at strongly oblique propagation. The Alfven fire hose has a linear growth rate comparable to or even greater than that of the whistler fire hose. The two instabilities with the same initial plasma parameters are examined via one-dimensional hybrid simulations and turn out to have behavior very different from each other. The whistler fire hose has an overall quasi-linear evolution, while the evolution of the Alfven fire hose is more complicated: Initially, unstable zero-frequency waves are gradually transformed into propagating Alfven waves; during this process the waves are strongly damped and heat protons in a perpendicular direction. Consequently, the Alfven fire hose is very efficient at destroying proton anisotropy.


The world is moving towards generation of electricity from clean energy resources to reduce emission of greenhouse gases. Sufficient research work has done to meliorate the power output quality of distributed sources. This paper assesses the methods to mitigate output power oscillations caused by grid-integrated PV system outages, as well as battery banks and inverter control approach. The analysis is part of a larger study that also comprises a hybrid super - capacitors and BESS for ramp rate control, moving average control, and VSM control.


When machining outer surface of rotary pieces with different types of cutter by lathe the speed of cutter movement and rotation speed of mainshaft is the main factor which affects the precision and roughness of the machining surface Even under normal control condition,abnormal wave may occur on the surface of a workpiece By analysing and judging the causes of abnormal wave,it will be helpful for remove abnormal wave so as to guarantee the surface roughness of a workpiece


The angular variation of the acceptance of phonons by a cleaved NaF crystal from liquid /sup 4/He has been measured as a function of heater temperature and compared with the angular emission through the same interface. There are clearly two channels for transmission in both directions, but their dependences on heater temperature are quite different, and it appears that the transmission process is asymmetric. (AIP)


sunt…ista, Varro; nam nos in nostra urbe peregrinantis errantisque tamquam hospites tui libri quasi domum reduxerunt, ut possemus aliquando qui et ubi essemus agnoscere. (Cic. Acad. 1.3.9) What you say is true, Varro; for we were wandering and straying about, like foreigners in our own city, and your books, as it were, led us back home, so that we could see at last who and where we were. With its memorable image of the Antiquitates guiding home a Roman populace estranged from Rome, Cicero's compliment to Varro epitomises the Roman tendency to intertwine historical knowledge and the urban landscape. In the profusion of scholarship on Roman topography and memory, this tendency has become something of a topos in its own right. In her seminal monograph Writing Rome, for example, Catharine Edwards proposes that, 'topography, for Romans, perhaps played a greater role than chronology for making sense of the past…places became vehicles for a kind of non-sequential history'. Straying about like foreigners in their own city, however, Cicero's lost Romans remind us that the city's history was not immanent in its hills and valleys, monuments and marketplaces. On the contrary, like any other, Rome's mnemonic topography was a work in process, constituted in 'the persistent return to history, the systematic unearthing of ruins, the conscientious recovery of traditions, and…the reactivation of an inherited past'.


We present, in this work, a new thin-film antenna-coupled high-temperature superconducting (HTS) Josephson-junction terahertz (THz) mixer that demonstrates superior performance at frequencies around 0.34 THz. A novel dual-meander-slot thin-film antenna is designed to significantly improve the antenna-junction impedance matching and thus more efficient coupling of the THz signal power. Theoretical and experimental investigations are carried out to evaluate the mixer performance. This mixer can be applied to the sensitive THz wireless receivers.


A total of 90 individuals (45 males and 45 females) of rural and urban localities aged 15 to 57 years were selected. Of these, 56 were the natives of Patna, Bihar, India. To study the variation in age groups, the entire study population was divided into three groups: Group I – 20 years and below, Group II – 21 to 40 years, and Group III – 41 to 60 years (Table 2). Those with any disease or deformity of the lips were excluded from the study.


In this paper a coded OFDMA downlink concept in a multi-cell environment is analyzed. A resource management can be applied for the downlink transmission scheme and this can improve the performance for low system loads. The paper also examines the use of a time/frequency hopping component. For reducing simulation complexity, the Gaussian approximation is investigated as an assumption for the existing inter-cell interference. Simulation results are given to determine the effectiveness of the proposed resource management, time/frequency hopping, and the assumed interference approximation.


Ewing sarcoma (EwS) constitutes a highly aggressive pediatric tumor driven by the oncogenic fusion protein EWSR1-FLI1. A critical clinical concern is EwS metastatic spread, and identification of therapeutic targets have been limited by a general lack of mechanistic understanding. However, we do know that EWSR1-FLI1 expression in EwS displays cell-to-cell heterogeneity, and low EWSR1-FLI1 expression level been proposed to increase metastatic phenotypes. This fits with an inherent program in the cells of origin where without the interference of EWSR1-FLI1 expression, these cells would have differentiated on to a more mesodermal/mesenchymal like cells that includes a migratory program. Therefore, identify this inherent program and prevent its activation may provide the key to block EwS metastatic progression. Recently our group showed that EWSR1-FLI1 traps BRCA1 with active RNAPII, resulting in an overactivation of the RNAPII transcription complex. This prevents BRCA1 to relocate to damage, providing a mechanistic basis for the sensitivity to PARP1 inhibition. Importantly, only a small amount of BRCA1 protein is required for its DNA repair function, and PARP1 inhibition only works in the context of BRCA1 absence. With only small amounts of BRCA1 protein needed to circumvent PARP1 inhibitor efficacy it should not be surprising that PARP1 inhibitors failed in EwS clinical trials. Apart from its role in DNA repair, BRCA1 also supports NRF2 transcriptional activity. Analyzing RNAseq data from different EwS cell lines, we found that, due to BRCA1 unavailability, NRF2 pathway is downregulated in EwS. NRF2 role in response to oxidative stress has been extensively studied, and involves glutathione (GSH) recycling at the expense of intracellular glutamine/glutamate. Analyzing an immunohistochemical assay of a tissue microarray, we found that EwS tumors accumulate high level of glutamine, confirming that NRF2 pathway is partially muted in EwS. GSH is a ubiquitous molecule that fulfills xenobiotic detoxification processes, and is also key to prevent ferroptosis, an iron dependent lipid peroxide induced form of cell death. Combining the clinically approved PARP1 inhibitor Olaparib, and the ferroptosis inducer Sulfasalazine, we found a synergistic effect impairing clonogenic capacity, cell growth and survival. Unfortunately given the limited bioavailability and rapid Sulfasalazine systemic clearance, we were only able to stabilize EwS PDX-tumor growth only for the first weeks. Finally, we found that either depletion of EWSR1-FLI1 or KEAP1 (resulting in high levels of NRF2) increases EwS cell motility and that this occurs in an NRF2 dependent manner. Based on our findings we propose a model where fluctuations in EWSR1-FLI1 expression levels impacts BRCA1 dependent NRF2 activity, impacting the balance of stemness on one hand and migration on the other. Our model suggests that targeting NRF2 dependent functions may provide dual benefit first as a novel therapeutic target when EWSR1-FLI1 expression is high while impairing metastatic spread when EWSR1-FLI1 is low.
 Citation Format: Nicklas Bassani. BRCA1:NRF2 pathway as a new therapeutic target in ewing sarcoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference: Sarcomas; 2022 May 9-12; Montreal, QC, Canada. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2022;28(18_Suppl):Abstract nr B019.


The complete operating cycle of the organisational economic entity provides a connection between its actions and those actions that take place in the environment where it operates, which are deemed to be natural reactions of the environment to the operation of the organisational economic entity. The way in which the environment reacts to its operation must be understood as being the nature of the relations between events, factors and structures of the environment and not as an answer to what the organizational ecomic entity does. The same action of the organisational economic entity could therefore determine different environmental reactions to various moments and various actions. This is because organizational economic entities act under the conditions of the restrictions imposed by the environment. There are few cases where these restrictions are not observed and the environment reacts unambiguously. But, most of the time, the operating range is relatively tight, and inside of it only a very low part of it can be assigned to the actions taken by the organization. It is not insignificant for a system to ensure that the events observed are representative for its universe, that they are observed in a precise and coherent manner and that there are analysis patterns, deeds scientifically established to enable valid estimations and deductions.


Labor is a process through which the fetus moves from the intrauterine to the extrauterine environment. It is a clinical diagnosis defined as the initiation and perpetuation of uterine contractions with the goal of producing progressive cervical effacement and dilatation. Induction of labor is common in obstetric practice. It means deliberate termination of pregnancy beyond 28 weeks by any method which aims at the initiation of labor and vaginal delivery. The goal of modern obstetrics is to improve the safety of the mother and the fetus during the antenatal period as well as parturition. The lowest incidence of perinatal morbidity and mortality occurs around 39-40 weeks of gestation. Therefore, some have advocated induction of uncomplicated singleton gestations once they reach full-term.


This paper begins by identifying constraints faced by the silviculture industry when making decisions on human resource development. It identifies market failures that may result in an underinvestment in silviculture training. The paper then provides evidence of underinvestment in training and discusses the role of government in influencing investments in silviculture training, particularly its intervention through regulatory measures such as silviculture worker certification.Part 1 presents theory and evidence concerning certification, which is defined both as an act and a process. It acts on the quality of education and training provided and ultimately on the quality of labor employed. Some functional and dysfunctional aspects of certification are touched upon. The process of certification includes the objectives of certification, intended target groups, certification and training standards, and certification structure. Assessing the human resources employed in the silviculture industry is an important ...


The adsorption of fOUr dyes, namely, Basic Blue 69, Basic Red 22, Acid Blue 25 and Acid Red 114, onto
bagasse pith has been studied. A mass transfer model, based on external mass transport and p01-e diffusion,
has been used to correlate experimental and theoretical concentration versus time data. The model is an
analytical solution which may be applied to adsorption systems in which the operating line and tie lines all
terminate on the saturation plateau of the equilibrium isothenn. A single external mass transfer coefficient
and a single p01'e diffusion coefficient were sufficient to describe each sytem fOT several initial dye concentrations
and several pith masses. The external coefficient were 9.0 x 1(F3, 8.0 x 1(F3, 1.0 x 1(F3 and 1.5 x 10J cm
S·I, the pOTe diffusivities were 5.5 x 1(F", 2.5 x 1(F", 2.2 x 1(F7 and 4.5 x l(Fi cm2 S·l for Basic Blue 69,
Basic Red 22, Acid Blue 25 and Acid Red 114, respectively.


The mathematical model of a piezoelectric transformer of the transverse-transverse type and describes the method of its construction has been presented. Although mathematical modeling programs for piezoelectric devices can achieve any predetermined modeling accuracy, the simulation results cannot be directly used in the development of electronic equipment, because the programs are not integrated with CADs, for this reason most often in calculations and in modeling circuits based on piezotransformers, the simplest equivalent circuit is used. But its adequately reflects currents and voltages in the piezotransformer circuit only in the vicinity of the operating resonant frequency. The proposed model is based on a one-dimensional approximation of the equations of state and dynamics of the piezoelectric medium for flat plates of constant thickness and width, which is obtained from a three-dimensional system of equations by averaging the width and thickness. While the usual approximate model often allows to model a piezotransformer with two pairs of electrodes and only in the vicinity of one resonant frequency, the model constructed in the article allows to take into account the presence of several electrodes on piezotransformer surfaces and their different relative positions on the upper and lower surfaces. 'esoplastin. Compared with the usual, the proposed model is more convenient for modeling by means of circuit modeling systems. In the developed model, the piezotransformer is represented as a set of interconnected sections that carry one pair or several pairs of electrodes on the surfaces. Also, in contrast to the usual, the proposed model allows to take into account the presence of several resonant frequencies of the piezotransformer, which allows more adequate modeling of electronic equipment that uses in its structure a piezoelectric transformer of the transverse type. On the basis of the mathematical model the scheme of substitution of separate sections of the piezoelectric transformer is constructed and formulas for calculation of parameters of elements of the scheme are given. In in the article as example the implementation of the developed model in the computer-aided design system MicroCAP has been showed.


Objective: To observe the action of tonifying kidney prescription,invigorating spleen prescription and tonifying kidney and invigorating spleen prescription on the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in tail suspension model rats.Method: Rats were assigned to five groups randomly: control(C),tail suspended(S),tonifying kidney(TK),invigorating spleen(IS) and tonifying kidney and invigorating spleen(TKIS) groups.Rats in S,TK,IS and TKIS groups were suspended by head down tilt-30° for 21 days.Rats in TK,IS and TKIS groups were orally administrated with three decoctions and other groups with equivalent saline from the first day.Bone mineral density of left tibia was measured respectively using dual energy X ray absorptiometry in rats on day 22.Meanwhile calcium and phosphorus in serum and urine in rats of these five groups were measured by automatic biochemical analyzer.Calcium content in fecal and feed were detected by EDTA.Result: Compared with the C group,bone mineral density,serum calcium and phosphorus and apparent absorption rate of calcium are decreased,urine calcium and phosphorus and fecal calcium were increased obviously in S group.Compared with the S group,the bone mineral density,serum calcium and phosphorus,calcium intake and apparent absorption rate of calcium were raised but urine calcium and phosphorus and fecal calcium are reduced in TKIS group.Bone mineral density,serum calcium and phosphorus and apparent absorption rate of calcium were higher in TK and IS groups than the values in S group.Urine calcium and phosphorus and fecal calcium were lower in TK and IS groups than the values in S group.Calcium intake in IS group is increased above S group.Compared with the TKIS group,bone mineral density and serum calcium were decreased in TK and IS groups and apparent absorption rate of calcium was reduced in TK group.Conclusion: Three prescriptions including tonifying kidney prescription,invigorating spleen prescription and tonifying kidney and invigorating spleen prescription can improve the abnormal calcium and phosphorus metabolism caused by simulated weightlessness and the invigorating spleen prescription has a synergistic effect on tonifying kidney prescription in promoting calcium absorption and maintaining serum calcium concentration.


Summary A fraction isolated by electrofocusing (pI 4.2) from a saline extract of the turbot parasite. Bothriocephalus scorpii, contained choline and precipitated with a teleost C‐reactive protein (CRP) and a phosphorylcholine‐binding Balb/c mouse myeloma protein, TEPC‐15. Non‐dialysable products released from cultured tapeworms also precipitated with the phosphorylcholine‐specific precipitins. Ca2+ was required for precipitation with CRP and immunodiffusion lines were confluent with pneumococcal C‐polysaccharide and a fungal C substance. Intradermal injection of the phosphorylcholine‐containing fraction caused an immediate erythema reaction in all mature turbot tested. The skin reaction is thought to be related to the amount of circulating CRP and this protein was present in sera from all mature turbot giving a positive skin response. There is no evidence for CRP being toxic to the tapeworms and the possibility is discussed that the worms exploit the host CRP for their own survival.


New principle and a geometrical arrangement of an optical fiber for a vibration/acoustic measurement are proposed in the present paper. The sensor is based on a new finding that a frequency of light wave transmitted through a bent optical fiber is shifted by vibration at the bent region. The phenomenon can be explained as Doppler's effect in flexible and expandable light waveguide. Several configurations of the sensor have been designed, and very high sensitivity is achieved in the extremely wide frequency range. Principle, sensor configuration and theoretical sensitivity, measurement system, and some experimental consideration are described in the present paper. The sensor sensitivity was examined experimentally in the low and middle frequency range, and the detectability was confirmed experimentally in the frequency range of acoustic emission signals.


The role of satellite is enormously increasing in connecting communities and societies to the global information super highway. The typical applications of satellite communication are internet access, news distribution, distant learning, telemedicine, disaster recovery and military applications etc. The attitude of satellite is its orientation in space and its regulation is one of the most important areas for a successful space mission. However, the relationships of kinematics and dynamics used to derive the equations of motion of satellite attitude are very cumbersome and difficult to understand for students at both undergraduate and graduate level. Therefore, in this research work the Simulink model of satellite attitude based on its kinematics and dynamics equations is developed to study and visualize the three rotational degrees of freedom i-e roll, pitch and yaw. The model is developed to visualize two modes of satellite maneuvers i-e Torque free rotations and satellite rotation with attitude thrusters. In first mode the external torque is absent to analyze the rotational stability and control characteristics of satellite and in second mode a pair of attitude thrusters about each principal axis is considered to do attitude maneuvers.


In this paper, a three stages fountain codes-based two-way multiply-and-forward (MF) relaying system over the Rayleigh flat fading channel is proposed, where two source nodes communicate with each other through a relay node and all nodes work on half-duplex and time-division mode. The signals during all three stages thoroughly in the proposed system are analyzed and the equivalent point-to-point channel model is further provided. Using the method developed for fountain codes optimization, this paper finally puts forth an optimization model for the MF-two-way relay network (MF-TWRN) with fountain codes. Simulation results show that our optimized degree distribution can provide outstanding bit-error-rate (BER) performance for the MF-TWRN.


A Pt- and Li-related line spectrum with a series of sharp lines between approximately 5000 and 8000 ${\mathrm{cm}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$ has been studied by excitation spectroscopy combined with uniaxial stress. The intensity of the lines are favored when the Pt and Li diffusion was carried out under Li-rich conditions. Phonon replicas involving a $\ensuremath{\Elzxh}\ensuremath{\omega}=528.6 {\mathrm{cm}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$ phonon are detected in the spectrum. The phonon is suggested to be Li related and was also directly observed by local mode vibrational spectroscopy. Yet another set of replicas was observed, displaced about \ensuremath{\Delta}=2229 ${\mathrm{cm}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$ to higher energies and was interpreted to originate from shake up effects in the final core state. Uniaxial stress spectroscopy reveals that shallow donor states are involved in the final state of the transitions.


Low-boom model pressure signatures are often measured at two or more wind-tunnel facilities. Preliminary measurements are made at small separation distances in a wind tunnel close at hand, and a second set of pressure signatures is measured at larger separation distances in a wind-tunnel facility with a larger test section. In this report, a method for correcting and standardizing the wind-tunnel-measured pressure signatures obtained in different wind tunnel facilities is presented and discussed.


In Data Analytics we often have very large data (many observations "rows in a flat file"), which are however similar to each other hence we may want to organize them in a few clusters with similar observations within each cluster. For example, in the case of customer data, even though we may have data from millions of customers, these customers may only belong to a few segments: customers are similar within each segment but different across segments. We may often want to analyze each segment separately, as they may behave differently (e.g. different market segments may have different product preferences and behavioral patterns).


This paper reviews the literature on the political economy of regulation, and argues that increased attention to the roles of professions and time can bring greater analytical strength to the study of innovation. In particular, this paper is interested in the impact of disruptive innovations on regulatory capacity and process. This reverses the causal arrow generally assumed in the literature that deals with how regulation can support or foster innovation. The first part of the article reviews the literature on regulation, identifies some of its assumptions and clarifies how it deals with the concept of innovation. The second part of the article explains what is meant by disruptive innovations and how the current literature is ill equipped to investigate their regulatory impact. The third and final part of the article proposes a theoretical framework that is suited to redress some of the shortcomings identified by drawing on the ideas of linked ecologies and time horizons.


Lasing properties of metallic and metallo-dielectric nanoscale coaxial structures will be examined theoretically and experimentally. Linewidth behavior, second order coherence function, and light-light characteristics will be considered altogether to develop an understanding of the underlying physics and applications.


Abstract: All the indium‐rich deposits with indium contents in ores more than 100times10−6 seems to be of cassiterite‐sulfide deposits or Sn‐bearing Pb‐Zn deposits, e.g., in the Dachang Sn deposit in Guangxi, the Dulong Sn‐Zn deposit in Yunnan, and the Meng'entaolegal Ag‐Pb‐Zn deposit in Inner Mongolia, the indium contents in ores range from 98times10−6 to 236times10−6 and show a good positive correlation with contents of zinc and tin, and their correlation coefficients are 0,8781 and 0.7430, respectively. The indium contents from such Sn‐poor deposits as the Fozichong Pb‐Zn deposit in Guangxi and the Huanren Pb‐Zn deposit in Liaoning are generally lower than 10times10−6, i.e., whether tin is present or not in a deposit implies the enrichment extent of indium in ores. Whether the In enrichment itself in the ore ‐forming fluids or the ore‐forming conditions has actually caused the enrichment/depletion of indium in the deposits? After studying the fluid inclusions in quartz crystallized at the main stage of mineralization of several In‐rich and In‐poor deposits in China, this paper analyzed the contents and studied the variation trend of In, Sn, Pb and Zn in the ore‐forming fluids. The results show that the contents of lead and zinc in the ore‐forming fluids of In‐rich and ‐poor deposits are at the same level, and the lead contents range from 22times10−6 to 81times10−6 and zinc from 164times10−6 to 309times10−6, while the contents of indium and tin in the ore‐forming fluids of In‐rich deposits are far higher than those of In‐poor deposits, with a difference of 1–2 orders of magnitude. Indium and tin contents in ore‐forming fluid of In‐rich deposits are 1.9times10−6‐4.1times10‐6 and 7times10−6‐55times10−6, and there is a very good positive correlation between the two elements, with a correlation coefficient of 0.9552. Indium and tin contents in ore‐forming fluid of In‐poor deposits are 0.03times10−6‐0.09times10−6 and 0.4times10−6‐2.0times10−6, respectively, and there is no apparent correlation between them. This indicates, on one hand, that In‐rich ore‐forming fluids are the material basis for the formation of In‐rich deposits, and, on the other hand, tin probably played a very important role in the transport and enrichment of indium.


We constructed a coupled model for simulating plant photosynthesis and evapotranspiration (CPCEM). In the model, non-rectangular hyperbola is used to simulate leaf photosynthesis rate that is scaled up to estimate canopy gross photosynthesis rate by an integral method. Whole canopy in the model is separated into multi-layers, each of which is divided into sunlit leaves and shade leaves. Canopy net photosynthesis rate is expressed as a function of canopy conductance which is coupled with evapotranspiration. Included the coupled function, evapotranspiration is estimated with a two-layer submodel. The main features of CPCEM are: (1) easy suitability, (2) good physiological base, and (3) simple calculation procedure. Simulated results of CPCEM were compared with those by an eddy covariance system that was installed in a winter wheat farmland of the North China Plain. CPCEM gave a quite well diurnal and seasonal dynamics of net ecosystem exchange, compared with the measurements. The root mean square error between simulation and measurements was only about 2.94 μmol m-2 s-1. Diurnal and seasonal patterns of latent heat flux with the CPCEM were similar to those of measurements. Whereas, simulated latent heat flux was evidently higher than the measured.


Hexamethylolmelamine was used as a cross‐linking agent to graft 3‐(dimethylphosphono)‐N‐methylolpropionamide (MDPA) onto Lyocell fibers in a posttreatment process to reduce flammability. The effects of processing conditions on the mechanical properties and P content of the fibers were examined. The results show that increasing the MDPA concentration, microwave treatment time, baking temperature, and baking time increases the P concentration in the fibers, although the mechanical properties of the fibers are reduced to varying degrees. The optimal processing conditions comprise a 40% MDPA concentration, a 320 W microwave treatment for 3 minutes, and baking at 160°C for 5 minutes. Under these conditions, flame‐retardant Lyocell fibers with a breaking strength of 2.47 cN·dtex−1 and a limiting oxygen index of 34.6% were obtained, which meet the performance requirements for textile fibers. Thermogravimetric data indicate that the residual fiber mass after heating increased from 4.7% before treatment to 21.5% after treatment. There was only a minimal change in the hygroscopicity of the treated Lyocell fibers. In addition, after 30 washes, the limiting oxygen index was decreased to 26.5% while maintaining a good flame‐retardant effect.


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The metaheuristic algorithms and their hybridization have been utilized successfully in the past to extract the parameters of photovoltaic (PV) cells and panels. The novelty of the paper consists of proposing the black widow optimization algorithm (BWOA) for the first time to identify the parameters of the two photovoltaic cells RTC France, amorphous silicon (aSi), and two photovoltaic panels PWP201, PVM 752 GaAs. The single-diode model (SDM) and double-diode model (DDM) for analyzing the PVs are considered. The performance of the BWOA is verified using four statistical tests: the root mean square error, which is the primary tool, the mean relative error, the mean bias error, and the coefficient of determination. The research results of this study are as follows: BWOA gave the same results, or very slightly better, for RTC and PWP201 for SDM in comparison with the best algorithms from the specialized literature; for all the other cases, BWOA has substantially better results, especially for PVM 752 GaAs, where the improvements in RMSE are: 16.5%, for PWP201: 6.25%, and for aSi: 5.3%, all for the DDM; the computing time is around 2 s, which is one of the lowest durations. A consistent study is made to optimize the accuracy and computational time in function of the number of iterations and population.


Biomechanics is defined as the application of the laws of mechanics to the study or structure and function of movement. It is a relatively new subdiscipline to the domain of kinesiology. Biomechanics was initially closely associated with the study of sports technique. However, over the years, biomechanics has taken on a much more diverse field of study. In this paper, we will describe the contributions that biomechanics has made to the area of clinical biomechanics research in terms of clinical assessment and outcomes and the design of clinical apparatus. The first example examines a clinical assessment of a cerebral palsy child. The goals of such a clinical assessment are 1) to determine the primary problems with the locomotion capabilities of the individual, 2) to recommend treatment options, and 3) to evaluate treatment outcomes. In the second example, a procedure is described for designing braces for scoliosis patients. For this example, a three-dimensional digital twin is developed using a scanning t...


Polimoda Documentation Centre is located in Florence, in the beautiful frame of Villa Strozzi. The library hosts one of the largest and most important collections of international documentation on fashion existing in Italy today. It is a primary source of information, research and inspiration for anybody interested in fashion. Thanks to The financial contribution of the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze the entire collection of fashion magazines is now available for consultation. Marvellous issues with the cover drawn by famous illustrators and artists, the first fashion pictures, and also every kind of news about fashion, costumes, trends: 150 current subscriptions, more than 400 titles from the mid 19th century till today.


The Autotrix is an interactive, intelligent, Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV) designed to serve in urban environments. Autonomous ground vehicle navigation requires the integration of many technologies such as path planning, odometry, control, obstacle avoidance and situational awareness. The objective of this project is for this prototype to navigate autonomously in an urban environment and reach its destination while detecting and avoiding obstacles on the path .This will be achieved by extracting information from multiple sources of real-time data including digital camera, GPS &ultra sonic sensors, collecting data from this extracted information, processing this data and send controlling instructions to our platform (Autotrix). The significance of this work is in presenting the methods needed for real time navigation; GPS based continuous mapping and obstacle avoidance for intelligent autonomous driving systems.


Objective To explore CT and MRI characteristics of vertebral tuberculosis.Methods 34 patients with vertebral tuberculosis proved by clinic or pathology were analyzed retrospectively.Of these patients,20 were performed with CT examination and 24 with MRI,10 with both CT and MRI.The results were compared mutually.Results The CT features of vertebral tuberculosis were bone destruction,paraspinal abscess,spinal canal involvement.The MRI features of vertebral tuberculosis were bone destruction,intervertebral disc destruction,paraspinal abscess,spinal canal involvement,sub-ligamental spread.Conclusion Vertebral tuberculosis showed multiple characteristics on CT and MRI.CT is useful in showing sequester and calcification,and MRI is useful in showing sub-ligamental spread,epidural and spinal cord involvement.Combining CT with and MRI is helpful for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of vertebral tuberculosis.


Abstract In a large sample of girls admitted to the University of Warwick, 1971–81, physique, as measured by height, weight, and ponderal index, was examined in relation to family variables and socioeconomic class. Not only do girls of different social classes enter the university at different average ages, but also the family size from which they come varies. There are differences between social classes in mean height, and the secular trend to increasing height continues.


FIELD: chemistry. SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to use of at least one oil-soluble compound B) which acts as a nucleating agent for paraffin crystallisation and is selected from essentially linear hydrocarbons having at least 20 carbon atoms in order to improve response of additive C), which improves cold flow of mineral oil in middle distillates which contain at least one ash-free nitrogen-containing detergent additive A) which is an oil-soluble amphiphilic compound which contains at least one alkyl or alkenyl radical bound to a polar group, the alkyl or alkenyl radical containing 10-500 carbon atoms and the polar group containing 2 or more nitrogen atoms. The present invention also relates to an additive for middle distillates and a middle distillate having sulphur content lower than 100 ppm and 90% final boiling point lower than 360°C. EFFECT: use of oil-soluble compounds as nucleating agents for paraffin crystallisation in order to prevent deterioration of efficiency of traditional additives for improving cold flow under the action of nitrogen-containing detergent additives. 24 cl, 45 ex, 4 tbl


Abstract We investigate a class of nonparametric estimators of relative risk in the two-sample case of the proportional hazards model for censored data. The asymptotic distribution of these estimators is derived using influence functions. The optimal estimator in this class has the same influence functions and the same asymptotic distribution as the maximum partial likelihood estimator of Cox (1972). The behavior of the influence functions is discussed briefly, and the last section presents two examples from the literature.


This study long jump action to each situation on a chessboard and section of sight disabled person and normal person through third dimension reflex analysis mechanical special quality because do comparative analysis sight disabled person`s exercise ability and technology structure of action that run understand. As can do better without danger of injury map and training of exercise item that action that run is included, do offer of pabulum by purpose. Through this study, conclusion is as following. 1. Sight disabled persons` long jump average recording (121.84cm) showing normal persons` average recording (259.27cm) and much differences, show that motion of body is not big to Touch-down from Ready action. 2. Each phase body center composition(r) average speed displayed result that it is more meaning more than Each phase time required. 3. Began in line carriage without body back stretching in 1 situation on Event one are sight disabled persons. Was expose that do not bend enough knee and ankle than normal person in Event two. Was expose that body is not drooped for surface of land in Event three, and knee and ankle were expose that do not unfold easily than normal person. Was expose that do not bend enough on Touch-down knee by relation that can not grasp position of the floor in Event four. 4. When taking off, the average of horizontal speed of body center are 1.80m/sec for blind people and 3.53m/sec for the normal. In this connection, the study shows that the difference of horizontal speed between the blind and the normal is bigger than difference of vertical speed, which are 1.56m/sec for the blind and 1.98m/sec for the normal. Also, composite speed also shows us big difference between 2.41m/sec of the blind and 4.07m/sec of the normal. The speed body center of take-off was expose that average adjuster are big width of deceleration than average - beginning disabled person`s average by 2.23m/sec - 1.71m/sec in the vertical speed. 5. If examine change of high and low for z Sign of right hand, change of high and low showed as is small than normal person is sight obstacle, and all hand movements are small and was expose that do not use enough reaction of body as well as in ready action.


Based on the FEM analysis of the telescopic box jib in an Engineering Detecting Equipment,this paper made a optimization using ANSYS under the condition: regarding the strength and rigidity as restraint,regarding the total weight as oject function and regarding the dimension of the jib section as design variable.The result of the optimization indicated that the section dimensions of the telescopic box jib were lessened clearly and as a result the total weight was cut down about 26.4%.All these showed that the optimization object of saving material and reducing costs has been achieved.This design method provided the telescopic box jib's improving and design with some foundations.


Elastic behavior of thin films studied from in situ loading of the specimen during X-ray diffraction on a synchrotron source is presented. Model nanometric multilayer W/Au systems exhibiting different microstructures were analyzed. These films are supported by a (thin) polyimide substrate. X-ray diffraction in transmission geometry was used to study the deformations of both phases as a function of applied load. This geometry was developed with the aim of optimizing experiment time. Using 2D detectors and dynamical loading, measuring time is reduced considerably, down to a few hours compared to a one-week experiment in a laboratory. Furthermore, the in-plane strain state is measured in all directions with great


Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to study adsorption of CO2 on agraphite surface at different gas concentrations. It was observed a decrement in the adsorption on the graphite surface as the CO2 concentration increased. When the graphite surface was modified by the presence of surfactant molecules, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), the results indicated that gas adsorption increased with respect to the system without SDS. Analysis of density profiles were used to characterise adsorption and langmuir isotherms constructed for the systems with and without SDS-modified surfaces. Interactions between the graphite plate and CO2 were investigated in terms of pair distribution functions.


To improve the overall quality and enhance the innovation capability of students,in the theoretical and expermental teaching of plateau professional medical students,the extra-curricular activities were used to cultivate the students' interest in scientific research,the classroom and class-outside activities were combined to inspire the students' innovation ability and improve the comprehensive diathesis.The method was effective and quick to achieve in the practice.


A combined chemical technique for surface functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is presented in this paper. The functionalized CNTs (f-CNTs) were employed to reinforce both the mechanical and electromechanical properties of cementitious composites for the purpose of developing intrinsic self-sensing sensors. With moderate functionalization, the f-CNTs were found to easily disperse in an aqueous system while just aiding with low fraction of dispersants: (a) polyethylene oxide (MPEG), (b) Trition X-100 (Tx-100). Both the FTIR and DSC results show that the oxidation effect of this combined technique were not as strong as those when using conventional strong oxidation methods. As a result, the integrity of electronic structure inside the f-CNT reinforced cement matrixes can be effectively maintained. This paper is aimed at exploring the electrical resistivity and piezoresistive properties of the f-CNT reinforced cement composites (f-CNT-RCCs). Both the monoaxial and cyclic compression tests were undertaken on the specimens with different f-CNT doping levels of 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3%. Experimental results indicated that excellent piezoresistive properties were achieved at the doping level of 0.3%, wherein high strain sensitivity were recorded as 254.9 and 286.6 for the cases of adding small amounts of surfactants, MPEG and combination of MPEG and Tx100, respectively.


Abstract— Unconjugated bilirubin caused uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation in brain mitochondria prepared from mature or weanling rats. Human serum albumin in an amount sufficient to bind 100 per cent of the added bilirubin was able to protect the mitochondria from the inhibitory effects of bilirubin. Bilirubin inhibited both the endogenous and DNP‐activated ATPase activities but had no effect upon the Mg2+‐stimulated ATPase; albumin prevented the inhibition.


This research focuses on how various parties view and comprehend Northwestern University's Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives (VMGO) and whether they are aligned with them. Specifically, the study examines the stakeholders' awareness, acceptance, understanding, congruence, clarity, and perception. Stakeholders consisted of the students, faculty and staff, alumni, and industry partners. The research used structural equation modeling to find the links between awareness, acceptance, and understanding, congruency and clarity and perception. The study's findings were that the three variables relate to each other; however, the personal profile of the respondents only affected the awareness, acceptance, and understanding variables. This indicates that, for example, the age of the stakeholder, the older the stakeholder, the more he is aware of and comprehends the VMGO of the University. Moreover, this study recommends that the Institution continues to think of ways how to let its stakeholders comprehend the VMGO of the University.


The Human Geography Society of Japan and its Journal enjoy a prestigious fame in Historical Geography and historical analysis. This volume inherits this tradition. There are some six papers in Historical Geography (including study of historical map), such as studies of historical map ("The expression and distribution of Ezumura in the Kuni-ezu: a case study of Suoh and Nagoto counties" and "Changes in castle town maps and the evolution of the management of worrior's residential area: a case study of Yonezawa"), historical exploration into theories and ideas of great Geographers ("Christaller in Weimar Germany: a history before the birth of Central Place Theory" and "How did Norinaga Motoori develop his geographical knowledge in his youth?"), historical urban geography study since 18th century ("The relationship between the centrality of market towns and landscape of market places in the Echigoplain"), and based on affluent evidence of cadastres and cadastral maps, the study of the "Spatial changes in Mok-p'o City and the neighboring district in Korean Peninsula under


Objective: To discuss the efficiency of fixation of intracapsular fractures of the mandibular condyle utilizing lateral long screws combined with a titanium microplates.Methods: A clinical study was conducted on 10 patients with 13 intracapsular fractures of the mandibular condyle.The fractures were treated surgically using lateral long screws combined with titanium microplates for internal fixation.Results: Thirteen fractures in 10 patients were fixed with lateral long screws combined with titanium microplates.Primary healing occurred in all cases.Postoperative coronal CT images showed reposition of the proximal fragments.Except for a slight degree of transient postoperative open bite in one case,all cases achieved perfect occlusion one month after operation.Postoperative maximal mouth opening was 34-45mm(mean 39mm).Three cases had transient facial palsy and recovered in 3 months.No patients had permanent facial palsy.Conclusion: Fixation with lateral long screws combined with titanium microplates might be reliable for surgical treatment of type A intracapsular fractures of the mandibular condyle.


Abstract : The U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, conducted an engineering test of Radiac Training Set AN/TDQ-T1 to determine its technical performance, engineering adequacy, and safety characteristics. Three Radiac Training Sets were provided for test. The AN/TDQ-T1 was tested during the period June 1969 through May 1970. Testing was conducted at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. All testing was conducted under laboratory conditions with the exception of subtest 2.9 (Directional Antenna Beamwidth) and subtest 2.10 (System Performance) which were field tested.


Dimethyl 1-hexene-2,5-dicarboxylate (MMAD), a methyl methacrylate dimer, which is an acrylic ester bearing a large α-substituent, was polymerized and copolymerized. During the bulk polymerization at room temperature, an ESR spectrum assigned to the propagating radical was observed. MMAD which polymerized much slower than methyl methacrylate (MMA) was less reactive in copolymerization than MMA. These findings may exemplify that slow propagation concomitant with termination suppressed with steric hindrance could lead to polymer formation of MMAD. Thermogravimetric analysis of poly(MMAD) exhibited that the degadation through depropagation was facilitated by the α-substituent. A relatively large chain transfer constant of MMAD in MMA polymerization, 9.8 × 10−3, was evaluated consistent with a considerable decrease in the molecular weight of poly (MMA) in the presence of a small amount of MMAD.


AbstractMany patients with maxillary dental anomalies also have symptoms of aching, pressure, tightness, or itching. These problems are often not properly diagnosed by the dentomaxillary or orthopedic specialist.For this study, the authors used a sample of patients under dentomaxillary orthopedic treatment. These patients' radiographs were analyzed and their symptoms (as reported on a questionnaire) used to obtain a typical model of additional symptoms in the craniofacial region and the percentages of their incidence.In the lateral radiographic analyses, the authors found that the values of the upper cervical column were constant for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. However, each group had different values for the lower cervical column. The authors found a typical cervical model in those patients with added symptoms.The authors also studied the growth of the odontoid process with respectto the anterior arch of the atlas. Five different age groups (eight, nine, 10, 11, and 12 years old) were stu...


The invention relates to rotation switching method and device of multiple optical filters of an imaging sensor. The device comprises a machine body, a rotation switching mechanism of optical filters, a photoelectric position sensor, a transmission mechanism, multiple optical filters fixed on the rotation switching mechanism of the optical filters and position notches arranged at the edges of the optical filters, wherein a light sensing window is arranged on the machine body, the rotation switching mechanism of the optical filters is arranged on the machine body, the optical filters fixed on the rotation switching mechanism of the optical filters correspond to the light sensing window, and the photoelectric position sensor corresponds to the position notches. The transmission mechanism drives the rotation switching mechanism of the optical filters to rotate, and the optical filters fixed on the rotation switching mechanism of the optical filters are rotated onto the light sensing window.


The kinetic evolution of the Orszag–Tang vortex is studied using collisionless hybrid simulations. In magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) this configuration leads rapidly to broadband turbulence. At large length scales, the evolution of the hybrid simulations is very similar to MHD, with magnetic power spectra displaying scaling similar to a Kolmogorov scaling of −5/3. At small scales, differences from MHD arise, as energy dissipates into heat almost exclusively through the magnetic field. The magnetic energy spectrum of the hybrid simulation shows a break where linear theory predicts that the Hall term in Ohm's law becomes significant, leading to dispersive kinetic Alfven waves. A key result is that protons are heated preferentially in the plane perpendicular to the mean magnetic field, creating a proton temperature anisotropy of the type observed in the corona and solar wind.


Background: oncological risks among children. for the pediatric patients. Because of una unnecessary exposure of children to high energy radiations. The study was conducted as there is a paucity of information regarding parental awareness on the exposure Aims: radiations. Settings and Design: to the OP or ED for any medical reason in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Riyadh, KSA. Methods and Material: suit the study population was used to assess the children. Statistical analysis used: Data was analyzed using SPSS and relevant s Majority of the parents (> 90 percent) was unaware of the consequences of unnecessarily exposing their children to high energy radiations and unnecessarily insists for radiographs. A Large proportion of the parents to go for radiological examinations if they were informed about the risks. Conclusions: imaging.


Abstract A series of adenine nucleoside derivatives, most of them prepared for the first time, have been evaluated as substrates or inhibitors of adenosine deaminase. The best inhibitory results were obtained with the 3′, 5′-di-O-benzoyl esters of 9-β-D-pentofuranosyladenines.


Concurrent error detection and correction is an effective way to mitigate fault attacks in cryptographic hardware. Recent work on differential power analysis shows that even mathematically-secure cryptographic protocols may be vulnerable at the physical implementation level. By measuring energy consumed by a working digital circuit, it is possible to gain valuable information about the encryption algorithms used and even the specific encryption keys. Thwarting such attacks requires a new approach to logic and physical designs. This paper presents a systematic approach to fault tolerant cryptographic hardware designs. Firstly, the effectiveness of the Hamming code based error correction schemes as a fault tolerance method in stream ciphers is investigated. Coding is applied to Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSR) based stream cipher implementations. The method was implemented on industrial standard stream ciphers, e.g. A5/1(GSM), E0 (Bluetooth), RC4 (WEP), and W7. The performance variation of stream cipher algorithms with error detection and correction was studied by synthesising the designs on Field Programmable Logic Arrays (FPGA) and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC). Further, we analyse hardware building blocks to minimise switching activity of a circuit over all possible inputs and input transitions by adding redundant gates and increasing the overall number of signal transitions. We also discuss the overhead and compositional properties of uniformly-switching circuits.


With the advent of the big data(BD) era, financial information and group financial management have shown new characteristics. BD technology also provides support for the construction of shared centers. The establishment of financial shared service centers is the future development direction of large and medium-sized enterprises. The purpose of this article is to study the application and management of financial sharing under the background of the BD era. This article is the development trend of financial shared service center under the background of BD. It briefly described the development and evolution of financial shared services, and pointed out the challenges and future development trends of the construction of financial shared service centers under the background of BD. This article discusses the principles, objectives, overall planning, specific design and issues that should be paid attention to in the construction of the group's financial shared service center under the background of BD. This paper proposes the framework model and process design of group capital management. Taking the framework model of the financial shared service center under cloud accounting as the core, build a group fund management framework model based on financial shared services under cloud accounting, and then further develop process design for fund budget management, fund control management, fund supervision and management, and fund assessment management. At the same time, it analyzes the causes of the group's existing personnel career planning and high operating costs, proposes solutions, and investigates the development trend of the financial shared service center. Research shows that the audit error rate of the financial shared service center of surveyed companies in 2014 was 1.27% to 0.57% in 2018. It can be seen that the audit error rate basically fluctuates, which further verifies that the financial shared service center has strict requirements for internal management. The internal service level of the Financial Shared Service Center is continuously optimized and improved.


Background: One of the major constraints of soybean production in Indonesia is pod shattering which occurs after soybean pod maturity. This study aimed to identify the pod shattering resistance of different pod positions in the plant stem. Methods: Sixteen genotypes were evaluated in the field research during the dry season 2019. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replicates. Ten sample plants were randomly taken after R8 phase. Plant was divided into three parts, i.e. upper part, middle part and lower part. The shattering evaluation was done using the oven-dry method in the laboratory. The observation on the number of shattered pods was measured for each part of plant stem. Result: Pod shattering was different among the pod positions as well as among genotypes. One genotype was categorized as resistant, eight genotypes were moderate, six genotypes were susceptible and one genotype was highly susceptible. The highest percentage of the shattered pods was in the lower part of the plant stem, followed by the middle and upper part, respectively. The resistant genotypes showed the shattered pods mostly in the lower part of the stem, the moderate genotypes showed the shattered pods mostly in the lower and middle part of the stem and the susceptible genotypes shattered in all part of the stem.


A simple and sensitive electroanalytical method for determination of four compounds of pharmaceutical interest: flunarizine hydrochloride (F-HCl), ramipril (RAM). terbinafine hydrochloride (T-HCl). and tranexamic acid (TRA) has been developed. The method was based on the titration of these compounds either with sodium hydroxide or tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBA). Alternatively. silver nitrate was used for titration of flunarizine and terbinafine hydrochlorides. End point was detected conductometrically. The method allowed for determination of the studied drugs in the range 0.5-30 mg. Mean percentage recoveries ranged from (98.96 ± 1.034) to (100.83 ± 0.528). The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of the studied compounds in dosage forms. The results were in good agreement with those obtained applying official or reference methods. The proposed method could be also applied to the simultaneous analysis of a mixture of ramipril and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) in tablet dosage forms.


Model-based testing (MBT) emerged during the last years as a new approach to
deal with the testing of complex software systems, generating sets of test cases
automatically. MBT may be implemented following different approaches, the most
common ones being: transition, data and state coverage. This MSc thesis focuses
on the combination of transition and data coverage in order to achieve a more
complete testing. This combination is approached by the use of two black box
techniques: equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis. GNU Prolog
(Gprolog) software, a constraint solver, has been selected as a solution for both
obtaining an immediate solution and achieving the domain of a constraint.
Achieved results on a small but realistic case study show acceptable execution
times in order to get 100% transition and boundary value coverage. Further results
are a boundary value coverage/time graph, an application of boundary value
analysis not only to numeric values but to most common data types, and a set of
metrics in order to evaluate results. All these achievements were gathered in a
boundary value strategy, named BVA, a data oriented strategy. As a conclusion, it
is shown that merging MBT approaches results in more benefits that the single use
of one of them.


Full scale flare tests have been conducted to test the impacts of flare operating conditions on the fraction of flared gases that are converted to carbon dioxide and water (combustion efficiency, CE) for flares combusting low heating value gases (∼350–600 BTU/scf) at low flow rates (∼0.1–0.25% of maximum flow). Flares produce lower flame temperatures when operating with low heating value gases at low combustion efficiencies than when operating with high heating value gases at high combustion efficiencies. This leads to reduced formation of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the flame. For a series of tests conducted under low flow conditions, with low heating value gases, NOx emission factors ranged between 10 and 120% of the NOx emission factor reported in AP-42. Emissions of NOx were highest for air assisted flares operating at high CE and lowest for steam assisted flares operating at low CE. In general, emissions were lower in steam assisted flare tests than in air assisted flare tests conducted under similar co...


Objective To study the knowledge,attitude and practice about tuberculosis and the requirements of tuberculosis health education for primary and middle school students in Anhui Province,to conduct pertinent health education and provide reference for the strategy of tuberculosis prevention.Methods Wangjiang and Changfeng counties of Anhui were selected,and then in each county four schools(two primary and two middle schools) were slected according to the stratified cluster sampling method.The focus group discussion were applied to the selected participants,including the students,their parents,the medical workers and the teachers.Results The awareness about tuberculosis was different in different kinds of participants.Compared with the trained medical worker,the other three groups lacked the basic knowledge of tuberculosis.There were some differences among the four groups on the channels to obtain the tuberculosis knowledge,and the media and the propaganda materials and the propaganda posters were the basic ways.Some kinds of discriminations to the tuberculosis patients existed among the four groups.Most of the participants held the same opinions about the requirements of health education.For the students of primary school,the animations were acceptable,while the students of middle school preferred the propaganda materials.Conclusion Effective health education modes should be put in terms of different demands of people,and the health education contents should be enriched as well.


The aim of this study was to assess temperature changes with different continuous wave obturation systems when downpacking to 2 mm and 4 mm from the apical foramen in an open system not simulating the surrounding biological structures at body temperature. Sixty single-rooted teeth were divided into three groups: (A) Dia-Duo® (DiaDent Group International, Cheongju-si, Korea), (B) Elements Free® (Kerr Corporation, Orange, CA, USA) and (C) Calamus® (Dentsply Sirona, Ballaigues, Switzerland). The root canals were instrumented with Protaper Gold (Dentsply Sirona, Ballaigues, Switzerland) to size F2 (25.08). The root canals were filled by a continuous wave using an AH Plus® sealer (Dentsply Sirona). Temperatures during the obturation procedure were measured by a thermal imaging camera (Testo 875-1®) perpendicular to a vice where the teeth were held at −2 mm and −4 mm from the apical foramen. Comparisons were made by applying Student's t-test and ANOVA (p = 0.05). The continuous wave technique at −2 mm with the Dia-Duo system® emitted average temperatures of 37.3 °C, Elements Free® emitted 39.85 °C and Calamus® emitted 40.16 °C. At −4 mm, the Dia-Duo system® emitted average temperatures of 34.81 °C, Elements Free® emitted 33.73 °C and Calamus® emitted 32.91 °C. There were significant differences between continuous waves at −2 mm and at −4 mm (p < 0.05). Dia-Duo® was the only system that did not present significant differences between the two lengths (p = 0.197). Regarding the heat emitted, the best system was Elements Free®, since, at −2 mm, it emitted the highest temperature without going above 47 °C. The Dia-Duo® system had lower temperatures. It could be concluded that not all systems transmit the same temperature to the apex and, therefore, to the periapical tissues. The surrounding conditions, such as temperature and humidity, have not been considered in this study.


In the nineteenth century, there was a paradigm shift in history books published in Galicia; change that would be influenced by the incorporation of new romantic ideas and the emergence in the 40s of provincialism. This new time begins with the History of Galicia by Verea e Aguiar (1838), who exposed through his work a new vision of Galician history marked by the appearance of Celtism, having Manuel Murguia as the most representative. These historical accounts not only focused on historical facts, but also seeked to collect "traditions" and "customs", in line with what was already happening in other European countries, and which would be known as "Folklore". Then, within these "customs" there will be references to music and dance, which will be treated very differently by the authors.


In the process of logistic activities of common storage and common distribution, due to problems such as urban traffic congestion period, parking restriction, working time restriction, and road restriction time, people often agree on the arrival time for customer orders, so that the receiving and delivering parties can connect in time and speed up unloading and distribution. Therefore, considering the actual distribution operation, it is necessary to consider the location and layout of common storage and multichannel common distribution in time windows. This paper takes multichannel common storage and common distribution as the research object, combines with the actual distribution situation, considers the location and distribution route optimization of the common storage and common distribution mode under the condition of time windows, takes the form of linking time windows with distribution time completion efficiency, and forms a reverse constraint on the objective function by time completion efficiency, thus realizing the double-objective optimization of "minimizing the total cost and satisfying the time windows." In addition, through the comparison of various intelligent algorithms, find that the squirrel search algorithm (SSA) has more stable performance and better solution results.


This summary describes the results of a survey that served as a needs assessment, preceding the development of a curriculum for both Arab and Jewish elementary schools in Israel. The curriculum's goals were to educate children to create interethnic contacts on a basis of mutual equality and respect for each other and their cultures. Previous attitudinal research, along with personal and intermediate culture contact studies, were described. This study tested the effect of direct contact with Jews on the attitudes of Arab children, as well as Arab children's readiness for contact with Jewish youth, and the effect of stereotypes on that readiness. The sample population included 268 seventh grade students in Arab schools located in two Arab villages, two Arab cities, and two cities of mixed Arab and Jewish populations. Results indicated that: (1) previous contact did increase readiness for further social contacts, and programs that involve actual contacts between children from the two societies should be encouraged; (2) the designed curriculum should have special preparation activities for those Arab children who come from Arab settlements and do not have the required readiness for social contacts; and (3) curricula for interethnic groups should develop activities that stress direct contact, rather than the current emphasis which focuses on changing stereotypes. Tables are included. (JHP) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** THE EFFECT OF DIRECT CONTACT WITH JEWS ON ATTITUDES OF ISRAELI ARAB YOUTH AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON DESIGNING A NEW CURRICULUM


A major challenge for cities taking action on climate change is assessing and managing the contribution of urban consumption which triggers greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions outside city boundaries. Using a novel method of creating city‐level input–output tables, we present the first consistent, large‐scale, and global assessment of three‐scope GHG inventories for 79 members of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. These inventories cover the emissions from sources located within city boundaries (Scope 1), emissions occurring as a consequence of the use of grid‐supplied electricity, heat, steam, and/or cooling (Scope 2), and all other GHG emissions that occur outside the city boundary as a result of activities taking place within the city (Scope 3). We find that, by only accounting for territorial emissions, without Scope 3, the 79 C40 cities under‐report 4% of global annual GHG emissions from six key infrastructure‐related transboundary sources (73%) and from service‐related sectors (27%). In contrast, when only accounting for consumption‐based emissions, the C40 cities would miss the mitigation target on 41% of their territorial emissions. We argue that cities should complement their GHG inventories, adding full Scope 3 to Scopes 1 and 2, and develop low‐carbon consumption strategies in addition to current infrastructure‐focused action on climate change.


Deep learning models have shown excellent performance in the hyperspectral remote sensing image (HSI) classification. In particular, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have received widespread attention because of their powerful feature-extraction ability. Recently, a capsule network (CapsNet) was introduced to boost the performance of CNNs, marking a remarkable progress in the field of HSI classification. In this article, we propose a novel deep convolutional capsule neural network (DC-CapsNet) based on spectral–spatial features to improve the performance of CapsNet in the HSI classification while significantly reducing the computation cost of the model. Specifically, a convolutional capsule layer based on the extension of dynamic routing using 3-D convolution is used to reduce the number of parameters and enhance the robustness of the learned spectral–spatial features. Furthermore, a lighter and stronger decoder network composed of deconvolutional layers as a better regularization term and capable of acquiring more spatial relationships is used to further improve the HSI classification accuracy with low computation cost. In this study, we tested the performance of the proposed model on four widely used HSI datasets: the Kennedy Space Center, Indian Pines, Pavia University, and Salinas datasets. We found that the DC-CapsNet achieved high classification accuracy with limited training samples and effectively reduced the computation cost.


Background. Determining the significance of the difference between two study groups is performed using statistical tests, the choice of which depends on the character and distribution of data in those groups. Objective. The aim of this manuscript is to explain the logic and conditions of application of statistical tests for the comparison of two study groups. Methods. The manuscript was prepared as a narrative review article, based on the primary statistical literature. Results. The Student's T-test and the Mann-Whitney U-test can be applied to the comparison of the values of a continuous variable between two groups, with the Student's T-test subject to the mandatory condition that the data are normally distributed in both groups (the normality of the distribution is checked by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test). The Chi-square test is applied if the values of a categorical variable are compared between two groups, provided that none of the values is represented in less than 6 patients. Conclusions. A prerequisite for accurately determining the significance of the difference between two groups is the application of an appropriate statistical test for which all conditions are met.


Gonsalves, A., Ternier, S., De Vries, F., & Specht, M. (2012, 16-18 October). Serious games at the UNHCR with ARLearn, a toolkit for mobile and virtual reality applications. Presentation given at the 11th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2012), Helsinki, Finland.


Objective
To provide guideline for the clinical management of postpartum hemorrhage, and to build up a scoring system for the prediction of severe postartum hemorrhage.

Methods
This study reviewed 375 pregnant women with severe postpartum hemorrhage, who were treated on the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from January 2000 to June 2008. Then we analyzed the relationship between scores and the maternal outcomes, which included organ dysfunction, hysterectomy and death, and established the prediction scoring system for postpartum hemorrhage. The data were analyzed using χ2 test, Fisher exact probability test, linear association and logistic regression.

Results
log eY / (1-Y) = -7.274 + 0.858 × prenatal score + 0.821 × postpartum score was the formula of prediction for sever postapartume hemorrhage. The score was 4 which suggested the incresing risk of organ dysfunction (χ2=13.23, P<0.01), and 12 scores suggested the incresing risk of three or more organs dysfunction (χ2=54.21, P<0.01). Over 8 scores suggested the risk of hysterectomy was increased significantly(χ2=20.65, P<0.01). There were significantly difference of serve postpartum hemorrhage between score 6 group and score 1-5 group(χ2=10.85, P<0.01). And sever postpartum hemorrhage also had significant difference between score 8 group and 6-7 group(χ2=4.68, P<0.05), score 12 group and score 8-11 group(χ2=10.53, P<0.01).

Conclusions
The prediction scoring system can be used to predict effectively the risk of severe postpartum hemorrhage and evaluate the serious degree of situation. In the further, we need a research on a large scale.

Key words:
Postpartum hemorrhage; Forecasting; Quality indicators, health care; Pregnancy outcome


Spatial contextual information is useful for voxel labelling and especially suitable for the images with relatively fixed scene structure such as CT images. For each voxel, the intensity values of nearby and far away positions are sampled as its contextual features and such contextual features have shown promising performance. However how to determine sampling position to construct good contextual features remains a critical problem since a good sampling could significantly improve the classification performance. In this paper we proposed a novel approach by discovering discriminative sampling pattern. We emphasize that the sampling pattern is not hand craft but data driven and can cater to a particular type of problem, such as kidneys labelling in contrast-enhanced CT images. After discriminative pattern is discovered it can be adapted for use in other datasets of the same problem. Experiments on kidney dataset showed considerable improvements over competing methods.


Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling is pivotal to innate and adaptive immune responses and must be tightly controlled. The mechanisms of TLR signaling have been the focus of extensive studies. Here we report that the tripartite-motif protein TRIM30a, a RING protein, was induced by TLR agonists and interacted with the TAB2-TAB3-TAK1 adaptor-kinase complex involved in the activation of transcription factor NF-jB. TRIM30a promoted the degradation of TAB2 and TAB3 and inhibited NF-jB activation induced by TLR signaling. In vivo studies showed that transfected or transgenic mice overexpressing TRIM30a were more resistant to endotoxic shock. Consistent with that, in vivo 'knockdown' of TRIM30a mRNA by small interfering RNA impaired lipopolysaccharide-induced tolerance. Finally, expression of TRIM30a depended on NF-jB activation. Our results collectively indicate that TRIM30a negatively regulates TLR-mediated NF-jB activation by targeting degradation of TAB2 and TAB3 by a 'feedback' mechanism.


Continuous time Feynman-Kac measures on path spaces are central in applied probability, partial differential equation theory, as well as in quantum physics. This article presents a new duality formula between normalized Feynman-Kac distribution and their mean field particle interpretations. Among others, this formula allows us to design a reversible particle Gibbs-Glauber sampler for continuous time Feynman-Kac integration on path spaces. This result extends the particle Gibbs samplers introduced by Andrieu-Doucet-Holenstein [2] in the context of discrete generation models to continuous time Feynman-Kac models and their interacting jump particle interpretations. We also provide new propagation of chaos estimates for continuous time genealogical tree based particle models with respect to the time horizon and the size of the systems. These results allow to obtain sharp quantitative estimates of the convergence rate to equilibrium of particle Gibbs-Glauber samplers. To the best of our knowledge these results are the first of this kind for continuous time Feynman-Kac measures.


This paper aims at describing a method for the detection and classification of impulse faults in a transformer winding using wavelet transform and an artificial neural network. The method is explained by considering the lumped parameter model of a winding. The WT decomposes the signal and RMS value of the detailed signal is extracted to train the ANN. The simulation results are satisfactory in detection and classification of faults.


Education has very important role
in term to build student personality and to help them having character values.
This role to handle young generation cases nowadays, such losing local identity
and preferring to western culture. Educational institution must insert character
values in learning process. One of the institutions meant is Islamic Boarding
School. In this case the writer wants to prove that Islamic Boarding School is
suitable choice of school in term of character development for students because
in teaching inserts several character values inside. To find the values, the
writer uses library  research method on
chosen yellow books of Islamic Boarding School. As the result, to develop local
identity in young generation, then it is found twenty-three character values that
are being taught in Islamic Boarding School based on four yellow books studied.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature concerning impact on public health of the dispute resolution system in international trade agreements. Its purpose is to alert readers about controversial aspects of ISDS in these international agreements, aspects that are well-documented in publications likely unfamiliar to most public health professionals. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a narrative review. Findings – While trade agreements offer potential economic benefits overall, the history thus far regarding impact on public health is worrisome. It is not difficult to find examples that deter public health from achieving important health protection regulation. Practical implications – There are over 3,000 existing international trade agreements with more on the horizon. New proposed agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership increase the number of countries involved; inconsistencies and lack of adequate transparency puts much at stake. Originality/value – I...


This paper will explore the potential educational value of two trickster folktales; namely the Maori folktale Hatupatu and the Bird Woman from Oceania and the Indonesian folktale si Kecil (Tiny Boy) from SE Asia. Whilst defining the nature of the trickster tale is a tricky business, what is immediately apparent is that trickery and deceit of various sorts are employed by the protagonists of these tales in order to overcome an ogre/ogress (as befitting the Aarne/Thomson Tale Type 327 The Children and the Ogre). What is interesting about this folktale comparison is that, despite cultural particularities that are embedded in the surface narrative and visual illustrations of the focus picture books, both stories speak to a common childhood fear, if not an actual reality: how does one overcome the monster (however defined) when one is, in the scheme of things, powerless? Powerlessness or a lack of agency is a consequence of many events in children's lives that arises in such contexts as poverty, abandonment and abuse. Both these tales enact these realities in that, it is the tiny and/or the youngest child who is left abandoned and hungry, who must finally fend for himself, who is confronted by an all-consuming, cannibalistic ogre and who must, of necessity, employ trickery to survive. Are these protagonists "cultural heroes"? In order to unpack common deeper patterns of meaning across diverse cultural stories, the use of a structural analysis template will be demonstrated as a teaching strategy that can be used to scaffold a classroom discussion of any text. This template invites educators to identify a range of dualisms within the focus text (as determined by the nature of the narrative conflict) and for each dualism explore issues that relate to that which is particular to the text and that which is universal for all readers. Additionally, the template enables those issues that must be critically examined to be made clear and at the same time produce positive social action. Central to a common curriculum is the necessity to both recognize the hope and implied resilience that can be learnt through the trickster tale as well as critique the real-world ethics of the trickster tale itself. Now that might be a tricky business!


We consider an equation (1) -(r(x)y'(x))' + q(x)y(x) = f(x), xeR where r{x) > 0, q(x) > 0 for x G R, ^y € Lf(R), q(x) € L1 (JR). We study the inversion problem for (1) with f(x) E Lp(R), p £ [l,oo] (Loo(^) := C(^) is the space of bounded continuous functions in R with norm ||/||cr.R) = P 1/(^)1) i the case when ^(x) is oscillating (for example, xen q(x) = 1 + sin (|a;|), d 6 (0,oo)). We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions under which, for all p G [l,oo], the following assertions hold: (1) equation (1) has a unique solution y(x) G LP(R) and y{x) = (Gf)(x) = (^ G{x,t)f(t)dt, xeR; J — oo (2) \\G\\P->P < oo. Here G(£,£) is the Green function corresponding to (1).


Measures of city conversions normally require measures in the water distribution system to avoid drinking water quality problems. For the assessment of the consequences of different measures in a specific distribution system water quality models are available. The application of these models allows to find the best solution as well as to minimize the costs.


Exempting facilities from property taxes is a common method of subsidizing major league sports. This study finds that full and partial exemptions for 62 of the 114 active facilities cost taxpayers $263 million in forgone revenue in fiscal year 2013. Over 30 years, the exemptions are expected to cost the 38 host cities roughly $4.8 billion. It is expected that some franchise owners make alternative payments such as PILOTs, possessory interest taxes, or lease excise taxes, and therefore these forgone revenue estimates only tell part of the property tax story.