Aim: This study was aimed to determine the effect of intradialytic aerobic exercise on blood urea in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Introduction: HD is one way to treat advanced kidney failure and can help to carry on an active life despite failing kidneys. Intradialytic exercise (IDE) is the exercise training performed during the HD session to increase the patient's strength and endurance. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study was carried out among 60 adult patients on HD (30 each in control and experimental groups), selected by consecutive sampling technique, at selected tertiary care centers in Chennai. The baseline characteristics and pretest blood urea were collected from both the groups and the intradialytic aerobic exercise was administered for 8 weeks (3 times/week) among the experimental group of patients. Then Post-test I and II blood urea were assessed in both the groups at end of 4th and 8th week. The data were analyzed in SPSS 22. Results: IDE showed a significant effect in reducing blood urea (mg/dl) among experimental group of participants than control group in post-test I (76.73 ± 17.58, 93.20 ±19.24) and in post-test II (62.23 ± 13.28, 90.20 ±19.60) at P = 0.001. There was no significance difference in baseline data/pre-test between experimental and control group pre-test (103.53 ± 30.03, 103.70 ± 30.46). Conclusion: This study reveals that intra dialytic aerobic exercises is beneficial in terms of reducing blood urea, as a supplementary therapy for HD patients.


The effect of forest gap disturbance on the diversity and stability of species in the regeneration layers of natural Castanopsis kawakamii forest were studied by applying biodiversity indices and improved M.Godron's stability methods in C.kawakamii natural reserve.The results showed that: forest gap disturbance improved its micro-environment,as reflected in the differences in importance values and biodiversity in the tree and shrub layers of forest gap and understory.The biodiversity indices of richness index R,domination index D,Shannon-Wiener diversity index H,and evenness-dominance-abundance index Z in the forest gap tree layer were higher than those of the forest understory,while evenness index Js and community dominance C were lower than those of the forest understory.The biodiversity indices of R,D,H,J s,and Z in the forest gap shrub layer were higher than those of the forest understory,while C were lower than those of forest understory.Biodiversity in the forest gap was richer with less evident ecological dominant species,which indicated that the population in the forest gap was developing in the direction of complexity and homogeneity.The similarity coefficients of C j,C s,and C N were relatively low,while C mH was relatively high in the tree layer of the forest gap and understory,which demonstrated that the forest gap promoted the regeneration of trees.The similarity coefficients of C j,C s,C N,and C mH were relatively high without exception and the species composition in the forest gap were basically identical with those of the understory.According to the theory of M.Godron and the simulated the optimum stability model,the logarithm model and quadratic objective function model were the best stability models in tree layer of the forest gap and understory,respectively,and the optimum stability model of the shrub layer in both the forest gap and understory was the logarithm model.The plants in the tree layer of the forest gap were stable,but were unstable in the understory.The plants in the shrub layer of both the forest gap and understory were stable.The importance value of Litsea subcoriacea was the highest in the tree layer of the forest gap and understory,which showed that it played an important role in forest regeneration and would likely have a greater impact on the regeneration of C.kawakamii population.The importance value of C.kawakamii was relatively low in the tree layer of the forest understory,which impacted its regeneration.However,forest gap disturbance improved the upward growth and importance value of C.kawakamii,which could achieve the regeneration and restoration of the C.kawakamii population effectively.


Caribbean steel drums characteristically contain several sections of separately tuned areas imbedded in one quasihemispherically shaped drum head that is formed in the end of a 55‐gallon steel drum. The double second pan under study for this report includes three A♭ sections tuned in octaves. Pitch and spectral content for each section depend on section geometry, mass distribution, and elastic properties. Section geometry is determined by hammer‐embossed boundary delineation while mass and tension are modified by selective hammering in the section interior, which enables tuning of several lower partials harmonically. Spectral nearfield studies illustrate harmonic content as well as departures from harmonicity in some of the notes under study. Time average holographic interferometry shows strong amplitude dependence of spectral content of notes and illustrates coupling between sections. Complications in using impact excited modal analysis due to noncoherent input contributions are discussed, and computer‐animated modes are illustrated.


:  In re-imagining theological education for the twenty-first century, Stortz examines two late-twentieth-century proposals for seminary education: ecumenical consortia and "clustering," or merging seminaries within the same communion. Given the relative failure of such proposals, she explores a "back to the future" move—a return of seminaries to the church-related colleges from which many of them sprung. The move might prove mutually beneficial on three fronts: helping the respective institutions with twin emphases on formation and professionalization, sorting through mission and identity issues, and facilitating a greater awareness of the global context which both theological and higher education serve.


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Lisa Appignanesi has a good track record writing about women and psychiatry ( Freud's Women : Orion, 2005). Her current historical approach to women's predicament and their relationship with mental illness is reminiscent of, but less proselytising than, the magnificent book by


: In this study, the effects of Protexin and artichoke extract (AE) were evaluated on the performance and oxidative stress of chickens. Totally, 300 chicks were divided into 4 groups that were fed a basal diet, a diet containing Protexin, AE, and Protexin plus AE all over the growing period. The growth indices were measured weekly and analyzed at 21 and 42 days of age. At 42 days of age, blood samples were collected from all chickens. The concentrations of liver enzymes, lipid profiles


Background & Aim ▪ Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) = significant cause of morbidity and mortality among young people ▪ CRASH calculator predicts mortality and unfavourable outcome after TBI at 14 days (dead) and after 6 months (Glasgow Outcome Scale <4) ▪ Prognostic variables used in calculator: age, sex, cause of trauma, Glasgow Coma Scale, pupil reactivity, CT-scan findings, polytrauma, high/low income country ▪ Aim: validate the CRASH calculator by applying to neurotrauma patient cohort 20102014 of Ghent University Hospital Results ▪ 14 days after trauma mean CRASH score: 18,8% patients alive: 80,1% Area Under Curve (AUC): 92,1%


We perform numerical simulation of the ground motion and liquefaction at several sites located at the coastal area of Atalanti Gulf (Greece). To incorporate region-specific geologic effects in the ground motion and liquefaction hazard estimates, subsurface information, particularly Vs and dynamic properties, are compiled and evaluated with the aid of geophysical methodologies and borehole testing respectively. The possible non-linear soil behavior at the investigated sites is examined for three selected earthquakes. In two cases, real records, obtained from the NOA database, are used as input motion. In third case the input motion is computed using a stochastic simulation technique, for the scenario earthquake of the 1894 Atalanti main shock with M=7.0. The results of the modelling show that in the case of an earthquake with magnitude Mw=5.4 all sites amplify the input signal to some degree. In case of Mw=6.7 earthquake almost all investigated sites will exhibit liquefaction initiation. An exception is two sites: one, where strong amplification of input motion by the shallow soft layers is expected; another one, located very close to the eastern segment of Atalanti fault, where obtained surface motion is not significantly changed through the structure. The Atalanti earthquake produces both effects liquefaction and amplification.


Reads the passages describing the deaths of Wat Tyler, of Simon Sudbury, and of the Flemish victims of the mob in VC 1 both through the echoes of the earlier works from which Gower has borrowed, in the manner of "cento," key lines and passages, and through theories of sacrificial violence derived from Rene Girard and Nancy Jay. That Tyler should be seen as a fitting sacrifice is not a surprise; that Sudbury is is a bit more surprising; but Gower displays considerable sympathy for the Flemings. "Gower emphasizes the spectacle of carnage surely to shock those in his ecclesiastical audience into reflection upon the events of the moment. . . . In the events of Tower Hill, the mock altar upon which the archbishop yielded up his spirit, these readers would surely see the implications of the execution of one of their own. Certainly these Latin readers would infer the meaning of unburied corpses lying about as silent witness to all the souls that had gone unsaved, to all the prayers that had been left unspoken. Certainly these Latin readers would be reminded of the mob violence that had a habit of repeating itself during Holy Week; surely they would see the need to wash their hands or accept responsibility for their own actions" (135-36). The poet's identification of himself in the riddling passage at the beginning of Book 1 represents Gower's own self-sacrifice: "In a brilliant move of self-conscious submission, the poet presents himself to the critical axe of his ecclesiastical audience. By enacting his own death in a symbolic sacrifice and taking on the mantle of John, the poet gains the authority of the sacred; at the moment that that transformation occurs he empowers the poem to speak for itself" (138). [PN. Copyright The John Gower Society. JGN 27.1]


In this paper, linear-quadratic optimal control without timeconsistency requirement is studied for a class of linear discretetime systems with multiplicative stochastic disturbances. Both the open-loop and the closed-loop time-consistent solutions are investigated. Necessary and sufficient conditions on the existence of the open-loop time-consistent equilibrium control and the closed-loop time-consistent equilibrium strategy are obtained, respectively. Specifically, the existence of the open-loop time-consistent equilibrium control for all the initial time-state pairs is equivalent to the solvability of two coupled constrained linear difference equations and two coupled constrained generalized difference Riccati equations; the existence of the closed-loop time-consistent equilibrium strategy is equivalent to the solvability of another two coupled constrained generalized difference Riccati equations. It can be found that Riccati equations for the open-loop formulation do not admit symmetry structure, while the ones for the closed-loop formulation do have symmetric solutions.


The invention discloses an unlocking method for a capacitive touch screen terminal. The method includes promoting a user to judge whether to reset a touch screen or not when the unlocking is not smooth, acquiring the current reference value of the touch screen to serve as the reference value of the touch screen under the working state on yes judgment, receiving the unlocking action of the user and achieving unlocking when the unlocking action accords with the preset action. The method can prompt the user to reset the touch screen when the unlocking is not smooth, enables the unlocking to be sensitive and smooth accordingly, and is convenient to operate and direct in perceiving. The capacitive touch screen terminal is further disclosed.


It was found that an ion radical complex is formed by the reaction of carbon black with an alkali metal (Li, Na, K) in tetrahydrofuran. The graft copolymerization of styrene with carbon black was carried out using the ion radical complexes as initiator, and free polystyrene and carbon black-polystyrene graft copolymer were obtained. The identification of the graft copolymer with carbon black was carried out by fractionation and thermal degradation. The initiation activity of the alkali metals increased in the order Li < Na < K. The effect of the particle size of the carbon black on the graft copolymerization was studied.


In the current environment of high competitiveness between companies, production systems can constitute threats if the performance of their operational processes is not able to reduce costs, waste, controlling environmental impacts and increase productivity. So, this study aims to investigate the contribution of lean production (Lean) and environmental management (Green) to reduce waste in production processes. This is an exploratory and qualitative research and it was conducted through a multiple case study applied in three companies from Ceará state in different economic sectors, using the lean production system associated with the practice of environmental management. The results provided evidence indicating that lean production associated with environmental management contributes to reducing waste in production processes.


v) Shielding: During the nuclear chain reaction, the reactor becomes a huge source of ionizing radiations like neutrons and gamma radiation. Large number of fission products produced in the fuel are highly radioactive and remain a strong source of radiation even after the reactor is shutdown. To protect the workers from the hazards of ionizing radiation the core of the reactor is surrounded on all sides by thick shields of concrete walls.


The underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in the Metro Police Departments (MDPs) continues to be a matter of some concern, particularly in a traditionally male-dominated industry such as law enforcement. Research on gender and leadership has revealed that women continue to face challenges in advancing into leadership positions. Democracy, changes in law, and societal beliefs opened policing as a career to women and various legal frameworks provide for gender equality, therefore equal gender representation in the workplace is a developmental goal in South Africa. The objective of this study is to provide strategies for breaking barriers for women in leadership positions in law enforcement using qualitative analysis. 25 South African women from the Gauteng Province from Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, and Johannesburg MPDs were interviewed. The participants recommended that the South African MPDs review human resource practices and policies to promote a positive and constructive work environment for all employees.

Keywords: leadership, women in leadership, gender, gender equality, Metropolitan police department, law enforcement


This study was aimed  to describe the  characther's value in the novel" Ayahku (Bukan) Pembohong written by Tere Liye. Atheory model used in this study was  a theory from Said Hamid Hasan and Ratna Megawangi about characther and theory of  literature. A method used analyzing this novel was by using Qualitative descriptive based. On anlyzing data, it was found that the result ot the characters found in the novel written by Tere Liye was there ten. Characters from the result of the finding, it can be concluded that there werw 2 data of honesty, dicpline, responsibility, 18 data of independent, tolerance, peaceful, democratic, nationalism, 1 data of unity, self confidence, hard working, creative, and 35 data of, patriotisme, creative, and 23 data of reading habit, appreciating the achievements 10 data of respect and politeness, 21 data of kindness and unarrogant, 3 data of leadership and justice, generous, helpfulness, mutual aid, social careness 5 data of environmen careness, friendly/ 3 data of communicative. Key words: Character Value, Novel of Ayahku (Bukan) Pembohong by Tere Liye.


Objective. To assess the prevalence of tobacco smoking by work type among healthcare workers of Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Mexican Institute of Social Security, IMSS), in Morelos State, Mexico. Material and Methods. A cross-sectional was conducted in 3 133 healthcare workers in the 23 medical units of IMSS Morelos District, from October 1998 to March 2000. Data were collected using a self-applied questionnaire on tobacco smoking for different life-stages, some demographic characteristics, and work type. The prevalence rates of smoking and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated by age groups, gender, and work type. Results. A total of 3 133 employees participated; 53.4% (95% CI 50.8-56.8) of men and 27.4% (95% CI 25.4-29.3) of women reported having smoked tobacco some time in their lives. The prevalence of current smoking was 28.3% (95% CI 25.6-31.0) and 14.4% (95% CI 12.8-15.9) in men and women, respectively. Among men, physicians have a lower prevalence (20.9%) of current smoking than that of other workers; for example, the prevalence was 26,6% among technicians and 33% among administrative personnel. Women in general had a lower prevalence than men in all categories, and in nurses it was still lower t(12,5%) than that of female physicians (16%). Conclusions. The prevalence of tobacco smoking in healthcare workers of IMSS


This article examines the types of faults observed in the windings of traction transformers used in the railway system and the factors that cause them. A visual inspection of traction transformers used in the railway system was conducted. The results of experimental testing of operating oils in traction transformers are presented. It was determined that the main cause of the observed faults in the traction transformers was the transformer oil.


Between 6% and 11% of the world's population suffers from malnutrition or undernutrition associated with poverty, aging or long-term hospitalization. The present work examined the effect of different types of proteins on the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTORC1)-signaling pathway in: (1) healthy; and (2) protein restricted rats. (1) In total, 200 rats were divided into eight groups and fed one of the following diets: 20% casein (C), soy (S), black bean (B), B + Corn (BCr), Pea (P), spirulina (Sp), sesame (Se) or Corn (Cr). Rats fed C or BCr had the highest body weight gain; rats fed BCr had the highest pS6K1/S6K1 ratio; rats fed B, BCr or P had the highest eIF4G expression; (2) In total, 84 rats were fed 0.5% C for 21 day and protein rehabilitated with different proteins. The S, soy + Corn (SCr) and BCr groups had the highest body weight gain. Rats fed SCr and BCr had the highest eIF4G expression and liver polysome formation. These findings suggest that the quality of the dietary proteins modulate the mTORC1-signaling pathway. In conclusion, the combination of BCr or SCr are the best proteins for dietary protein rehabilitation due to the significant increase in body weight, activation of the mTORC1-signaling pathway in liver and muscle, and liver polysome formation.


This paper examines some general aspects of accident studies, it follows on from the traditional use of the collision diagram. Accident types are used to examine the connection between the countermeasure and the subsequent changes (if any) in the accidents. Examples are given of some published studies to illustrate points and the paper concludes with a few comments on some aspects of the analysis process (a).


This paper reviews heavy metal (Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) content in the clay fraction ( 63 µm), and total sediment. Clay fraction depth profiles record periods of high heavy metal input in sediments deposited slowly but not in sediments deposited rapidly. Most metals, organic matter, mud, and Fe oxides accumulate in a broad anaerobic band across the western area of the estuary. Organic matter and metal concentrations are increasing towards the surface in depth profiles of this zone. This pattern combined with the increasingly eutrophic state of the estuary suggests more serious heavy metal contamination in the future.


Registration is an important task in the field of mapping and photogrammetry. It is required whenever maps, images, or point sets are brought into common reference frame or transformed with respect to each other or across modalities. The transformations are performed with points or features. Point-based registration algorithms expect the data points to be exactly the same in the two coordinate systems. Feature-based algorithms are more flexible and do not require an exact point-to-point correspondence. However, a major challenge remains if the number of points used to represent free-form lines of two corresponding features is not the same. To handle these difficulties, an innovative feature based registration technique is introduced in this research. Everything recorded by a sensor can be considered a discretization of the physical surface. Hence, using different epochs or orientation parameters of sensor data is unlikely to have the sampling pattern. Considering this fact, two different registration techniques are demonstrated for 2D and 3D features. The 2D registration recovers parameters by minimizing the area formed between the two corresponding free-form lines in two different coordinate systems. Similarly, 3D surfaces are also registered by minimizing the volume formed between them. The proposed approach offers the distinct advantage that no point-to-point or line segment to line segment correspondences are needed. It requires only the complete free-form line or surface


....................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................................. iv DEDICATION .................................................................................................................. vii LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ xv CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1 Purpose of this Study ...................................................................................................... 2 Studying Male Stereotypes ......................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER II – LITERATURE REVIEW ......................................................................... 7 The Starting Point ........................................................................................................... 7 Changes in Society ...................................................................................................... 7 Media Framing and Socially Constructed Reality .......................................................... 8 Preliminary Theories ................................................................................................. 10 Theoretical Foundation ............................................................................................. 12 Gender and Advertising ............................................................................................ 17 Stereotypes and Identity ............................................................................................ 29 Stereotypes...Males in the Aftermath of Females .................................................... 30 CHAPTER III RESEARCH QUESTIONS .................................................................... 37 Occupation ................................................................................................................ 40 Family Roles ............................................................................................................. 41 xii Ethnicity .................................................................................................................... 42 Product User Image................................................................................................... 43 Age ............................................................................................................................ 43 Medium Selection ..................................................................................................... 44 Research Questions ................................................................................................... 48 CHAPTER IV – METHODOLOGY ................................................................................ 55 The Study ...................................................................................................................... 55 Design ....................................................................................................................... 55 Samples ..................................................................................................................... 55 Magazines ............................................................................................................. 55 Samples ................................................................................................................. 56 Data Set ................................................................................................................. 57 Procedure .................................................................................................................. 58 Intercoder Reliability ................................................................................................ 59 Measures ................................................................................................................... 60 Magazine ............................................................................................................... 60 Number ................................................................................................................. 61 Occupation ............................................................................................................ 62 Role ....................................................................................................................... 62 Ethnicity ................................................................................................................ 62 xiii Product User.......................................................................................................... 63 Products................................................................................................................. 63 Age ........................................................................................................................ 63 CHAPTER V – RESULTS ............................................................................................... 65 Analysis......................................................................................................................... 65 Occupational Role ..................................................................................................... 65 Occupation Comparison with Census ................................................................... 67 Occupations by Magazines ................................................................................... 72 Occupation by Decade .......................................................................................... 76 Family Roles ............................................................................................................. 78 Family Roles and Census Data ............................................................................. 79 Family Roles and Magazines ................................................................................ 81 Family Roles and Decades .................................................................................... 85 Ethnicity .................................................................................................................... 88 Ethnicity and Census Data .................................................................................... 89 Ethnicity and Magazines ....................................................................................... 93 Ethnicity and Decades........................................................................................... 96 Product User.............................................................................................................. 97 Product User and Consumer Expenditure ................................................................. 99 Product User in Product Categories by Ethnicity and Magazines ...................... 101 xiv Product Users and Decades ................................................................................. 110 Age .......................................................................................................................... 114 Age and Census Data .......................................................................................... 115 Age and Magazines ............................................................................................. 117 Age and Decades................................................................................................. 120 CHAPTER VI – CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS ............................................ 122 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 122 Occupation .............................................................................................................. 123 Family Roles ........................................................................................................... 127 Ethnicity .................................................................................................................. 130 Product User............................................................................................................ 132 Age .......................................................................................................................... 134 Limitations .............................................................................................................. 135 Future Research ...................................................................................................... 137 APPENDIX A – Coding Sheet ....................................................................................... 140 APPENDIX B – Coding Sheet Instructions .................................................................... 144 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 148


OBJECTIVE
There is a need to understand how and to what extent theory is used to inform OHP interventions. This study examines the utility of Michie and Prestwich's1 Theory Coding Scheme (TCS) to examine the theoretical base of OHP interventions.

METHODS
We applied the TCS to a systematically derived sample of 27 papers that reported evaluation data for work-related interventions seeking to improve employee sleep quantity or quality.

RESULTS
Results indicated that the original TCS was largely applicable to OHP sleep interventions. After several minor modifications to its evaluative criteria, the TCS successfully accommodates a range of OHP intervention designs.

CONCLUSIONS
The revised TCS for OHP interventions allows for a more detailed understanding of the role and use of theory in OHP interventions and may prove to be a valuable tool for OHP researchers and practitioners.


Several critical remarks are made about sociological research, especially survey studies. People's willingness to report or admit certain feelings about themselves is affected by one biasing factor: their assessments as to the social desirability of such feelings or information. This means that the validity of certain sociological measures is called into question, & so is the validity of the findings involving the measures. One of the major reasons that sociological researchers have been unsuccessful in explaining the amount of variance is their failing to recognize the fact that the collection of social scientific data constitutes a social process. The consequences for viewing controlled data collection as a social process are that perfect control (no variables other than those of explicit theoretical & empirical interest) is not possible. The replication of procedures (not to vary anything which makes a systematic difference in peoples responses) is more difficult than is usually acknowledged. Finally then studies which are based on the utilization of procedures which are neither controlled nor replicable will now allow for empirical results that can in some way be added up or built upon. Derek L. Phillips states 2 reasons for doing "research on research," the first one is to discover the sources of error & invalidity so that they can be controlled or eliminated, & secondly to demonstrate the inadequacy of contemporary social science research & the impossibility of bias-free research in situations where human beings collect data from active thinking people like themselves. The sociologist's own views & biases will always intrude to some extent in the selection of his problem & the procedures for collecting data pertaining to that problem. The answer to this problem lies with new theories & new conceptual schemes, & one should look at the world through one's own eyes & not through scientific instruments that frequently cloud vision. P. Tucker.


After years of chasing its rivals, Allen & Overy (A&O) has displaced Linklaters as - for the time being - as the second-largest magic circle firm.
The change comes thanks to the firm's 4 per cent revenue rise, to £1.28bn, set against Linklaters' 1 per cent real-terms rise to £1.267bn


Live and death exists simultaneously,which compose the whole life.With the development of society,improved quality of life and honorable life value are becoming a new choice for people.They advocates good life,meanwhile,they claim that people should die peacefully,un-regretfully,painlessly.This article will introduce us how to treat the life,and how to face the death,and help them end of their lives in people with advanced disease from the medical and philosophical view.


Abstract In an interesting paper, Casasanto, Daniel & Tom Gijssels. 2015. What makes a metaphor an embodied metaphor? Linguistics Vanguard 1(1). 327–337 introduce a skeptical view of recent studies into the embodied character of metaphorical source domains. According to the authors, there cannot be conclusive evidence on the matter thus far, since, for a metaphor to be embodied, specific simulations must be modality-specific and not simply restricted to modality-specific activity brain areas. In line with this, I argue that metaphors reflect a connection between perception, memory, and consciousness (embodied extended mind). The Embodied Extended Mind Theory (EEMT) introduced in this paper is indebted to Active Inference (AIF), a process theory for the comprehension of intelligent agency. EEMT defends the idea that language bears traces of nonlinguistic, bodily acquired information that reflects biological processes of energy exchange and conservation. Therefore, it is assumed that what makes a metaphor embodied is not only the relation between a source domain and a target domain in ad hoc regions in the brain, but the alignment of multiple independent systems during the (re)construction of events. Central to this is the idea that humans use stored perceptual maps, the combination of which permits us to manipulate concepts as part of complex event partitioning.


The property right system of collective woodland is the focus which the forestry economics field study at present,the scholars have put forward different reform schemes.The reform of property right system of collective woodland cannot but involve peasant households who produce forest products.Based on the investigating 249 peasant households,this paper analyses the property right current situation of responsibility hill and the willing of reform of property right system,and put forward that"three definitely"left a lot of problems which demand solution at once and the reform of property right system of woodland should be double cautious.


The first geographic record of the snail-eating snake Sibynomorphus mikanii (Schlegel, 1837) (Serpentes: Dipsadiidae) in the "Bosque Vereador Pedro Medeiros", a preserved urban forest park of the Florianopolis Continental Territory, Santa Catarina State, Central Southern Brazil, is confirmed, expanding the known geographical distribution of this species in the Brazilian Southern Region.


A machine vision system,consisting of a colour line-scan CCD camera,frame grabber,host computer and air-jets,is presented in this paper,which can be used to identify and remove the contaminants in scoured wool.As the key techniques,the image acquisition system,the algorithm based on the features of the contaminant colour and shape,which can detect contaminants with white and light colour in white background wool,and the mechatronic sorting system are described in detail.Finally the performance of the machine vision system is tested and further research work is discussed.


Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is an industry demand practical based subject which required hands on experience of programming and hardware wiring. Because of such nature, the course is usually delivered with the help of PLC training kit. The kit generally consists of PLC incorporating switches as an input and lamps as an output. However cost of owning a PLC training kit is quite expensive and the PLC itself dominates the total cost. In this project, a solution for catering such an issue is proposed by introducing PLCduino training kit. Basically the systems use standard PLC Ladder diagram and implement it under cheap Arduino microcontroller platform. The Ladder instruction set is automatically converted to the Arduino language with the usage of LDuino software, while the PLC voltage requirement is fulfilled by using couple of relay boards. The system is expected to deliver the same performance of standard PLC system with more than 50 percent cheaper in price.


Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) is an inert B-cell lymphoma. The main features of the disease are the synthesis and secretion of large amounts of monoclonal IgM and lymphoid plasma cells observed in bone marrow examination. According to statistics analysis, approximately 90%~100% of WM patients have mutation of an important molecular marker: MYD88L265P mutation. Detection of this mutation helps to identify WM and marginal lymphoma. The essence of the disease is a malignant tumor of B cells with variable plasma cell-like differentiation, low incidence, and highly heterogeneous clinical manifestations, which may cause missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. This article reviews the clinical research progress of the new drug, Ibrutinib, in the treatment of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Key words:
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia; Ibrutinib; Bendamustine


The environmental control system of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway tunnel adopted is described. This system was designed while construction was in progress, retaining the existing ventilation shafts in the tunnels but abandoning the curtains at station ends.


From October, 1942, to May, 1946, a special investigation of, atmospheric electricity during disturbed weather was undertaken at Kew Observatory, England, with special reference to the electricity carried on rain and snow. The results obtained have been discussed in detail in a paper which is to be published as Geophysical Memoir No. 84 by the London Meteorological Office. Owing to shortage of paper and other difficulties resulting from the war it may be some considerable time before the Memoir is printed and distributed. The Director of the Meteorological Office has therefore approved of the following summary of the conclusions reached in the work being made available in advance of the publication of the Memoir.


This extends a weakened version of the Characteristic Pair Theorem of Jaco, Shalen, and Johannson to a large subclass of the class of end-irreducible 3-manifolds. The Main Theorem of this paper states that if (W, w) is a noncompact 3-manifold pair (where W is a noncompact 3-manifold that has an exhausting sequence with certain nice properties and where w is incompressible in W ), then there is a Seifert pair (E, 'D) contained in (W, w) such that any 2-manifold that is strongly essential in (W, w) and each of whose components is a torus, an annulus, an open annulus, or a half-open annulus is isotopic in (W, w) into (E, 'D) .


Children with chronic wet cough regularly use the health system, experience considerable variability in care, have reduced quality of life (QoL), and, left untreated, poorer health outcomes. Despite this, little is known about the associated economic burden. This study aimed to quantify the cost of chronic wet cough among Australian children from the perspectives of families and the health system.


This study was intended to investigate pre-service EFL teachers' digital literacy skills and factors affecting them in developing their digital literacy skills. Respondents participating in this research were the English Education Study Program students of a university in South Sumatra Province. They were in the fourth-year of study. Research data were collected through questionnaires. Research findings revealed that pre-service EFL teachers' digital literacy was categorized above acceptable level. The main factors inhibiting them from developing digital literacy competence were a limited number of computers with online access on campus, no ICT training provided by the university for them, less practice of digital technology in teaching and learning activities, lack of budget to access the internet outside campus. Sustainable availability of digital resources at the campus, regular training of ICT on campus, and persistent integration of digital technologies in language learning seemed to be important develop their digital literacy skills.


Abstract This article provides an overview of the controversy surrounding the 2013 election of senators for Western Australia and the judgment of the High Court of Australia sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns in Australian Electoral Commission v. Johnston. The Court ordered a fresh election for all six senators. The article seeks to distill the key lessons from the case, particularly in respect of the Court's interpretation of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. The case highlights some weaknesses of the Australian electoral system and opportunities for reform. The article affirms recommendations to change the voting system to reduce the impact of preference deals on election outcomes and the disproportionate influence of micro-parties in the Australian Senate. Further, it argues that Australia should move to adopt electronic voting for federal elections.


The relationship between Holy Writ and Hollywood is long, complex and full of exciting pedagogic possibilities for the interdisciplinary study of Scripture, film, religion, theology and cultural studies. Legendary producer-director Cecil B. DeMille was an American icon and cinematic lay preacher whose biblical epics are nowadays considered by mainstream Scripture scholars to be genre masterpieces, and thus worthy of deeper investigation. His rendition of the versecum-prop "seven green withs that were never dried" (KJV Judg. 16:7) within Samson and Delilah (1949) was explicated to demonstrate some of the problems and possibilities inherent within sacred text-to-silver screen adaptations of the Good Book. It was concluded that DeMille was a far defter biblical filmmaker than has been hitherto acknowledged. Further research into the interface and exciting pedagogic possibilities of the Bible and cinema is highly warranted, warmly recommended and already long overdue. Introduction: Holy Writ and Hollywood Not only is the Bible a foundational text for Judeo-Christianity but it is also a touchstone of Western culture and civilization. With the genesis of the cinema in 1895, and its subsequent survival into this second century of the "Age of Hollywood" (Paglia, 1994, p. 12), the Bible quickly became a source of filmic adaptations that has had a long, complex and proud history (see Campbell & Pitts, 1981; Lang, 2007). It has also generated numerous academic dialogues exploring the intricate interface, revelatory possibilities and its practical utility as a teaching tool for today's media-saturated youth and society (e.g., Babington & Evans, 1993;Boyer, 2002; Christianson, Francis & Telford, 2005; Exum, 2006; Forshey, 1992; Hallbäck & Hvithamar, 2008; Reinhartz, 2003; Scott, 1994; Shepherd, 2008). Therefore, in addition to providing relaxing entertainment, feature films can reveal biblical issues normally ignored via the creation of a locus theologicus, that is, a safe place to explore religion and theology beyond mainstream scriptural exegesis, and alongside other exciting religion-andfilm issues (Blizek, 2009; Lyden, 2009).


This paper provides a summary of the evolution of non-utility (Private) power generation in the United States. Participates in Private Power Generation are identified. The demand for new generation is expected to be at least 20,000MW per year through the 1990's. A substantial portion is expected to be supplied by Independent Power Producers over the short term. Adjustments to rate structures could diminish some economic incentives to the independent power producers over the long term and return power generation to the traditional utilities.


Time course RN A M T1 -M M P/ 28 S MT1-MMP III. Temporal quantitative RT-PCR Previous studies have shown that the production of gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) belonging to the matrix metalloproteinase family is increased in human choroidal neovascularization (CNV) occurring during the exudative most aggressive form of agerelated macular degeneration (AMD). To more precisely delineate the respective roles of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in choroidal neoangiogenesis, we investigated their expression and activities in the course of laserinduced murine choroidal neovascularization,. This model was applied to single (MMP-9 KO, MMP2 KO) or double (MMP-2,9 KO) deficient mice and to their corresponding wildtype (WT) controls. RT-PCR evaluation showed that MMP-9 expression was upregulated during early phases of CNV formation, while MMP-2 was constitutively expressed without any transcriptional modulation. Interestingly, MT1-MMP mRNA was concomitantly upregulated suggesting that the presence of active MMP2 forms was due to the expression and activity of its activator.


Transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramic thin films were prepared using a sol–gel method starting from rare-earth trifluoroacetate/silicon alkoxide solutions. SiO2–LaF3 and SiO2–LaOF glass-ceramics were formed by heating at temperatures of 300°–500°C and 600°–900°C, respectively. Eu3+ activators were successfully incorporated into oxyfluoride crystals, as evidenced by their luminescent properties, such as capability of a charge-transfer (O2––Eu3+) excitation, suppression of a multiphonon relaxation, and occurrence of a cross-relaxation at low Eu3+ concentrations. As a result, the films exhibited strong red emission by ultraviolet excitation. The incorporation supposedly originated from decomposition of the (La,Eu)-trifluoroacetates in the silica-gel matrix.


The circulatory system transports blood around the body. The blood carries a number of other substances needed by the body to function effectively; the cardiovascular system keeps life pumping through the body. This article offers an overview of this essential body system. It is vital to understanding the various functions of the cardiovascular system, along with its various pathways of veins, arteries and capillaries when providing people with safe and effective care. A glossary of terms has been included. A short quiz at the end of the article has been provided to encourage recall and learning.


Adaptive behavior in learning environments requires both the maintenance of an attentional focus on a task-set and suppression of distracting stimuli. This may be especially difficult when the competing information is more appealing than the target event. The aptitude to "pay attention" and resist distraction has often been noted as an important prerequisite of successful acquisition of intellectual abilities in children. This focused review draws on research that highlights interindividual differences in the temporal dynamics of attentional engagement and disengagement under competition, and their relation with age and cognitive/academic skills. Although basic strategies of attention control are present in very young children, the more refined ability to manage attentional resources over time in an economic and adaptive fashion appears during early school years, dramatically improves until the early teen years, and continues to develop into late adolescence. Across studies, parameters of attention control over time predict specific aspects of academic performance, rather than general intellectual ability. We conclude that the ability to strategically regulate the dynamic allocation of attention at rapid rates may represent an important element of cognitive and academic development.


This research was intended to analyze the water quality of the Cikapundung River in Bandung City around the densely-inhabited slums and also to analyze the total number of bacteria coliform and Escherichia coli in the Cikapundung River, Bandung City. The research data was obtained by observing and performing a laboratory analysis through the assessment of environmental quality standard threshold based on the Government Regulation (PP) No. 82 of 2001. The results of laboratory analysis show that the actual condition of water quality of the Cikapundung River is overall classified as polluted, indicating 7 microbiological and physico-chemical parameters which have exceeded the quality standard such as: TSS, DO, BOD, COD, detergent/surfactant, total coliform, and Escherichia coli. In the upper part, there are 6 parameters below the quality standard, consisting of 4 physicochemical parameters and 2 microbiological parameters. In the middle part, there are 8 parameters below the quality standard consisting of 6 physico-chemical parameters and 2 microbiological parameters. In the lower part, there are 6 parameters that exceeded the quality standard consisting of 4 physico-chemical parameters and 2 microbiological parameters. The seasonal difference of parameters averagely has shown that the water quality in the rainy season is better than in the dry season. However, on average, the water sampling taken before flowing to the village has a better quality than past the village.


The effects of current crowding near circular contacts has been analyzed. We analyze a simple system of two parallel plates connected by a cylindrical plug. Under a given set of assumptions the problem can be reduced from three‐dimensional to one‐dimensional geometry. Given this assumption, analytic solutions are obtained for the current and voltage distributions within the plug. From these expressions the correct values for contact resistivity (Pc) are derived. Finally, the analytical expressions are compared with the results from two‐dimensional numerical calculations.


i/i As we visit classrooms to observe student teachers, it is obvious that the use of portfolio assessment has become an accepted practice in secondary schools. Generally the portfolios are used to showcase student competence and provide teachers with greater insight into student progress. Although we consistently see inventive portfolios, the critical issues of reliability and validity for this type of assessment are rarely addressed. This article outlines a four-step portfolio plan that takes into consideration the integrity of portfolios as measurement tools, and describes steps teachers can follow to reduce the frustration


The application of electroforming on the electroformed blades of rotating wings is described.A practical amino sulfonic acid nickel process was chosen on the basis of comparative analysis of inner stress,tensile strength,hardness,extensibility of different processes.The factors affecting stress,such as temperature,electric current intensity,pH,chloric ions,etc.were also investigated.


For a long time, the problem of the malignant melanomas has not been just the concern of dermatologists, but surgeons, radiotherapists, nuclear physicians, oncologists, epidemiologists and immunologists as well. They often have vehement differences of opinion on this problem. This may be attributed partially to the fact that morbidity and mortality of melanoma is increasing worldwide among Caucasians. Interestingly, Sulzberger addressed aspects of this problem half a century ago. In 1926 Sulzberger presented, with the recommendation of Professor Bloch, his Inaugural Dissertation: "Ein Fall von Leukoplakia et Craurosis vulvae mit Tumorbildung und histologischem Befund der Bowen'schen Krankheit" (Fig. 1). As a voluntary assistant (with scarce pocket money?) together with 4 other voluntary assistants from foreign countries. Professor Bloch, his head-physician Doctor Cuido Miescher and 4 Swiss assistants (among them Werner Jadassohn), he helped to treat in that year 1,160 patients with 29,728 consultations. He contributed to the 17 publications released in 1926. Until his departure in 1928, he was an


Andy Singer, D-Day (1998) Abstract: In the modern era of "globalisation" the strategic autonomy of both firms and states is considered to be on the decline. Developing countries such as South Africa are considered to be especially susceptible the demands of highly mobile and fickle capital. The result is said to be a convergence on neoliberal policies, including in labour relations. However the Varieties of Capitalism (VoC) approach has argued that the modern era of globalisation has seen a continuance of diversity amongst Liberal and Coordinated Market economies. This diversity, in turn, influences the strategies of firms that are embedded in these economies. Using a case study in a VoC analysis, this thesis will show that Volkswagen and Ford retain the industrial relations strategies of their home economies, even when operating in institutional environments considered to be the most conductive to convergence; Export Processing Zones in a developing country (in this case South Africa). The thesis thus illustrates the path dependency of firms in their multinational operations.


With the increase of power generated by wind power plants, network operators have placed steady-state and dynamic reactive power requirements at their grid connection point in several EU member states. This has forced wind turbine manufacturers to invest in upgrade of their technology and power plant owners and developers to invest in external compensation devices, adding to overall project costs. With the introduction of EU regulation Network Code Requirements for Generators (NC RfG) in 2016, it is expected that many countries (national implementation) will implement higher than currently required reactive power requirements accordingly to the new EU framework. The purpose of this study is to discuss the reactive power requirements and to investigate the reactive power support actually provided by wind power plants to date. SCADA data from a number of operational sites are analysed with regards to their actual reactive production utilising different control modes and to compare the given reactive power support with the requirements defined by the limits within the NC RfG. At the end of this study, a derived proposal for steady-state reactive power needs and dynamic power needs are discussed, therefore a minimum technical reactive power provision required is derived based on the current utilisation.


Workload techniques may be divided into two broad classes: 1) Analytic techniques — predictive techniques that may be applied early in system design before "operator-in-the-loop" studies; and 2) Empirical techniques — workload measurements taken with "operator-in-the-loop" during simulator, prototype, or system evaluations. Described here are five categories of the analytic techniques: 1) Comparability Analysis; 2) Mathematical Models; 3) Expert Opinion; 4) Task Analytic Methods; and 5) Simulation Models. A description, with examples, is given for each category. The motivation for focusing on the analytic techniques lies in their application during the earliest stages of system development where the greatest design flexibility is available at the least cost.


Anisotropy of elastic and acoustic properties increases the potential for performance tailoring of multilayered structures including poroelastic materials. An intrinsic part of such a design optimi ...


The finite-difference time-domain method in general curvilinear coordinates (FDTD-GCC), or nonorthogonal FDTD, permits the analysis of arbitrary curved structures with the use of a conformal mesh. The analysis of near fields in the proximity of a thin curved dielectric sheet is a difficult task; then, ray tracing techniques and spectral numerical techniques are usually employed in the analysis of radomes. In this paper, the FDTD-GCC is modified to account for the analysis of thin curved dielectric sheets. The contravariant electric field normal to the sheet is split in two subcomponents, and new nodes are introduced where the thin sheet is located. New updating equations are inserted in the calculation of contravariant field components. The utility of the proposed technique is demonstrated in the analysis of two cylindrical radomes, the first having four not centered dipoles and the second with a centered dipole. The thickness of the radomes was 0.035-0.026 wavelengths at the central operating frequency.


The usefulness and limitations of currently used intestinal antiseptics have been discussed in a recent publication by Spaulding, Madajewski, et al. (J. Bact., 58, 279, 1949). Although streptomycin and certain sulfonamides are effective in preoperative bowel preparation, it is recognized that a more efficient agent is desirable for this purpose. Aureomycin was considered in this connection because (1) encouraging results were obtained by Wright, Metzger, et at. (Am. J. Surg., 78, 15, 1949) in a series of peritonitis cases in which the drug was beneficial in controlling mixed bacterial infections of intestinal origin, (2) the drug is effective in vitro against a variety of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms, including many intestinal bacteria (Pelcak, Metzger, and Dornbush: Harlem Hosp. Bull., 2, 47, 1949), (3) acquired bacterial resistance to the drug has not been demonstrated (Paine, Collins, and Finland: J. Bact., 56, 489, 1948), and (4) the drug may be administered orally in relatively large doses over fairly long periods of time with little or no toxicity (Wright and Schreiber: J. Natl. Med. Assoc., 41, 195, 1949). Pulaski and Connell (Bull. Army Med. Dept., 9, 265, 1949) have reported the intraluminal effect of oral aureomycin on three patients. Each patient received 2.0 g of the drugdaily. They found that the Escherichia coli countwas reduced, but not to the level obtained with sulfonamides or streptomycin. The remaining flora was not affected. They concluded that aureomycin appears to be of little promise as an intestinal antiseptic. In view of this report, it was decided to investigate the problem further on a small number of patients and to expand the study later if indicated. This report describes the results obtained from five hospital patients, two of whom were normal individuals (from a gastrointestinal viewpoint) from whom daily stool counts were made. The other three patients had functioning colostomies from which frequent cultures were obtained. The first two individuals were each given 1.0 g of oral aureomycin three times daily for 5 days. Aerobic and anaerobic counts were made in the usual way upon a known weight of wet stool. Both patients showed a definite reduction in the coliform count, one after 1 to 2 days of aureomycin treatment and the other after 3 to 4 days. In both cases the count was reduced to 20,000 to 30,000 coliforms per gram of wet stool, amounting to a decrease of approximately 100-fold in one patient and 1,000-fold in the other patient. This degree of suppression is inferior to that obtained with either sulfonamides or streptomycin. Following the reduction of coliforms, both patients


It is important to have some record of the history of the accident if certain pitfalls of diagnosis are to be avoided, for there are,many conditions apart from head injury which are associated with unconsciousness. The position is all the more confusing when there are no witnesses of the occurrence, the only evidence available being the fact that the individual was found lying unconscious, perhaps bleeding from a scalp wound.


The ability of the Laura flow solver to predict local heating augmentation factors for shallow cavities is assessed. This assessment is part of a larger e ort within the Space Shuttle return-to-flight program to develop technologies to support on-orbit tile repair decisions. The comparison is made against global phosphor thermography images taken in the Langley Aerothermodynamic Laboratory 20-Inch Mach 6 Air Tunnel. The cavities are rectangular in shape, with lengths L/H of 14 20 and depths H/ of 1.1 5.2. The fully laminar results, for Re = 300, show good agreement between the data sets. For Re = 503, the wind tunnel data indicates boundary layer transition with turbulent flow both within and downstream of the cavity. The turbulent flow structures are significantly di erent from the laminar predictions, with order of magnitude increases in the heating augmentations. Because of the di erent flow structures, no simple bump factor can be used to correct the laminar calculations to account for the turbulent heating levels. A fine gradation in wind tunnel cases will be required to clearly delineate the laminar-to-turbulent transition point, and hence the limits of applicability of the laminar numerical approach.


Objective To investigate the values of sera and peritoneal fluid CA125 assays in the diagnosis of adenomyo-sis. Methods Twenty-eight patients with adenomyosis and twenty-five with leiomyoma of uterus with diagnosis confirmed by pathology were studied.The blood samples were taken on the operation day just before anesthesia, while peritoneal fluid samples were obtained before exploration.CA125 levels were determined by chemiluminescent enzyme immunometric assay.All peritoneal fluid samples were diluted 10 times before assay.Results The median serum CA125 level of adenomyosis was significantly higher than that of leiomyoma ( P 0.01) . Peritoneal fluid CA125 levels were significantly higher than serum levels ( P 0.01) , but showed no significant difference between adenomyosis and leiomyoma patients (P = 0.18) .There was no significant correlation between peritoneal CA125 and sera CA125 (P 0.50) .Sera CA125 levels were affected by several factors, such as the size of uterus , pathology type , and hormone therapy. Conclusions Sera CA125 was more sensitive than peritoneal fluid CA125 in the diagnosis of adenomyosis. The main source of peritoneal fluid CA125 was probably from peritoneum epithelial cells.


A set of mathematical expressions to predict redox potentials and frontier orbital energy levels for organic molecules as a function of structural features is proposed. This is achieved by using the principal component regression method on reduction potential (Ered), oxidation potential (Eox), highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) values calculated using density functional theory (DFT) on a training set consisting of 77 547 molecules from PubChem database. The first set of expressions allows prediction of Ered, Eox, HOMO, and LUMO values using molecular fingerprints alone with R2 of ca. 0.74, 0.82, 0.92, and 0.85, respectively, which can be used for preliminary screening of molecules before performing DFT calculations. In the second set of expressions, when we include DFT-calculated HOMO and LUMO values as additional descriptors, the R2 values of Eox and Ered predictions increase to 0.91 and 0.90, respectively. This more accurate approach for redox poten...


The study examined the level of awareness of energy conservation among employees of University for Development Studies (UDS); their attitudes towards energy conservation and the practices involved in energy conservation at the workplace. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative research approaches to collect both the primary and secondary data. The purposive sampling method was used. This is a sampling technique that is based on the researcher's use of his or her special knowledge or expertise in the selection of participants for inclusion in a research. The participants for the research were selected among staff of the Central Administration of the University for Development Studies. Among those selected were 6 junior staff, 37 senior staff and 7 senior members. Data analysis was based on the qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative data was analyzed non-numerically while the quantitative data was analyzed in numerical terms to give specified degree of confidence. The study revealed that energy is wasted each day due to actions and inaction of the employees. It emphasized that the principal cause of energy wasted is lack of involvement and awareness among employees. Hence, the failure to adopt participatory management strategies at the university makes it extremely difficult to change people's behaviour and attitudes towards energy conservation. In view of this setback individual interest supersedes the collective interest of the university in terms adopting energy efficient strategies and principles. The study therefore recommends that energy audit should be promoted in all the Campuses of the university and should be made mandatory and feedback provided to employees in the various offices.


Memorialists and independents Saunders and the move to Leicester Square developments and differences Dr Walker's great scheme into the 20th century "We never closed" O Brave New World ambitions and frustrations from hospital to hotel. Appendices: the memorialists of 1843 staff, students and former students killed in the Great War Annual General Meeting of Governors of the Royal Dental Hospital of London, March 11th 1909 - Chairman's address.


Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase is not inhibited by human serum alpha-1-antitrypsin, it damages inhibitory activity of alpha-1-antitrypsin activity instead. A simple method, based on electrophoresis in urea containing polyacrylamide gel, is described for the separation of active part of the inhibitor from that inactivated by the bacterial enzyme.


From the analysis of the  Phenomenology of perception (1945), we look to comprehend how the Merleau-Ponty's intent of returning to a perceptual experience and describe it articulates with the notion of reflection as a fields of signification creator. How the proposal of a disinterested return to the effective perception articulates with the idea that reflection transforms the spectacle of the world? Considering that the notion of creation goes beyond both, reflection and perceptive movement, we tried to show how they have as fundamental structure the temporality, which articulates the purpose of a disinterested report to an idea of a reflection that creates new dimensions of signification.


Sir, A paper from our group on the normal tissue distribution and tumour expression of a notch ligand, delta-like 4 was recently published in Histopathology. We reported widespread expression in many tissues and a high proportion of tumours stained strongly positive. However, although in the paper we tested the antibodies against transfected cell lines, we have now done an experiment that we should have done earlier i.e. testing the same cell lines grown as xenografts, then formalin fixed and paraffin embedded [see figure below]. These results now show a significant background staining of the empty vector cell lines, and much less difference between control and transfected cells. So the dynamic range of the antibody is less than we found on frozen cell and tissues, and we can no longer be confident in these results. Furthermore, new antibodies are now available and we are also getting more results with in situ hybridization. We therefore wish to withdraw our paper and resubmit our study in due course, as we will have completed a more extensive and detailed study including the use of new antibodies and more in situ hybridization experiments. The human glioblastoma cell line U87 was analysed for expression of the notch ligand delta-like 4(Dll4). After 35 rounds of rt-PCR, no Dll4 transcript was detectable in these cells. They were transfected with the full-length human Dll4 construct and expressed high levels shown by western blotting and FACS analysis.


Background : One of the causes of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in Indonesia is pre-eclampsia. Mothers with pre-eclampsia disorder who are followed by anxiety tend to have specific vital sign change included increasing blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and fetus heart rate. Pregnant suffered pre-eclampsia should keep the balance of mind and emotion, as well as to reduce a complication of pre-eclampsia towards mothers and their fetus. Objective : The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of the relaxation hypnosis on fetus heart rate and vital signs of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia. Method : This study was a quasi-experiment with a pretest-posttest design. The total subjects were 32 pregnant women with pre-eclampsia, which selected by purposive sampling techniques. The researcher did hypnosis relaxation for three times. a Wilcoxon test was used to analyze the paired bivariate for systolic blood pressure, while the Mann-Whitney test and independent t-test were used to analyze fetus heart frequency. Result : This study shows that hypnosis relaxation can reduce the systole blood pressure (p-value = 0.000; CI=12.185-23.109), reduce diastole (p-value = 0.000; CI= 8.630 – 14.311), reduce heart rate (p value = 0,004; CI= 2.07 – 8.989) and reduce respiratory rate (p value = 0.000; CI = 2.785 – 6.275). In terms of the effect on the fetus, hypnosis relaxation affect the fetus heart rate (p value = 0,000; CI = 5.834 – 13.930). Conclusion: Hypnosis relaxation influences the change of fetal heart rate and vital signs of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia.


One area where international monetary cooperation has failed is in the role of surplus or creditor countries in limiting or in correcting external imbalances. The stock dimensions of such imbalances - net external positions, leverage in national balance sheets, currency/maturity mismatches, the structure of ownership of assets and liabilities and over-reliance on debt - can threaten financial stability in creditor as in debtor countries. Creditor countries therefore have a responsibility both for avoiding "overlending" and for devising cooperative solutions to excessive or prolonged imbalances.


Diagnosing the reasons for poor performance of urban trees must include evaluation of soil physical conditions. Soil aeration status can be inferred from the corrosion of steel rods inserted into the ground. The technique is inexpensive, non-destructive and can provide information on the vertical distribution of anaerobic conditions. Practical aspects of the use of steel rods and their interpretation are described.


Background: Many adolescents start smoking at an early age because of curiosity and venturesomeness. Early start of smoking makes it difficult to quit smoking. Adolescents' habitual smoking not only becomes an entry point to all kinds of substance abuse but also causes various health problems including upper respiratory infection, immature lung development, reduced maximum vital capacity, and lung cancer. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with smoking habit in high school students in Soe, South Timor Tengah, East Nusa Tenggara. Subjects and Method: This was a crosssectional study conducted at 3 Junior High Schools in Soe, South Timor Tengah, East Nusa Tenggara. A sample of 107 students was selected for this study by stratified random sampling. The dependent varible was smoking status. The independent variables were gender and smoking peer group. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by logistic regression. Results: Male students (OR= 223.73; CI 95%= 13.78 to 3,631.59; p<0.001) and attachment with smoking peer group (OR= 33.33; CI 95%= 3.57 to 100.00; p= 0.002) were associated with increased risk of smoking among high school students. Conclusion: Male and attachment with smoking peer group are associated with increased risk of smoking among high school students.


The second issue of volume three of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (JUTLP) contains five papers on what I hope you will find is an appealing range of topics.


The present study was conducted to produce cattle embryos through in vitro maturation, fertilization and culture by supplementing culture media with serum, hormone and fresh follicular fluid from slaughter house ovaries. Cattle ovaries were collected from Kolkata slaughter house and brought to the laboratory within 3-4 h in normal saline maintaining 30-35 oC. Oocytes were collected from visible surface follicles (3-8 mm) in the aspiration media (TCM-199 + DPBS + 3 mg/ml BSA + 50 g/ml gentamycin) by 19 g hypodermic needle. The COCs were washed thoroughly 5-6 times in washing media (TCM-199 + 10% FBS + 27 g/ml Sod. Pyruvate + 50 g/ml gentamycin) and matured in-vitro for 24 h in maturation media (Washing media + 5 g/ml FSH-P + 5% Follicular fluid) at 38.5 oC in CO2 incubator with maximum humidity. After 24 h matured oocytes were allowed for fertilization with capacitated sperms in Fert-BO media at 38.5 oC in CO2 incubator. At the end of 16-18 h presumptive zygotes were separated from sperm-oocytes co-incubation by washing in TCM-199 supplemented with 10% FBS and cultured for cleavage in EDM and RVCL media. After 48 h cleavage was checked and further co-cultured with oviductal cells in RM and RVCL mediafor further development. In this study, overall 67.01% oocytes were cleaved, and developed to different stages of embryos viz. 39.00% morula and 8.37% blastocyst. The cleavage rate in EDM was 65.72% and in RVCL it was 68.01%. Embryos reached to morula and blastocyst stage in RM was 38.03% and 7.97% respectively, whereas in RVCL it was 39.72% and 8.67% respectively. The results show that slaughtered house derived immature cattle oocytes could be matured and fertilized in vitro and embryo could be produced both in EDM/RM and RVCL medium, however, RVCL media showed comparatively better result than the EDM/RM for embryo development. [Surya Bansi Singh and Subrata K. Das. Embryo development through in vitro maturation and fertilization of cattle oocytes. Nat Sci 2014;12(8):67-70]. (ISSN: 1545-0740). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature. 10


Cloacal swabs were collected from 300 broiler chicks (50 dead, 50 diseased and 200 healthy) for bacteriological examintion. Out of 300 examined cloacal swabs 26 (52%) dead, 28 (56%) diseased and 28 (14%) from healthy chicks were positive for bacteria. Moringa oleifera leaf extract inhibits growth of E. coli and Salmonella spp. Post bacteriological examination 120 chicks free from bacterial infection, one day old were divided into 3 equal groups. 1st group healthy chicks (control), 2nd and 3rd groups chicks received 200 mg/ kgm bwt watery and alcoholic moringa oleifera leaf extract daily for 30 successive days in drinking water respectively. Effect of moringa leaf extract on body weight, feed conversion rate and haemato-biochemical analysis beside pathological changes of some internal organ were study. Moringa leaf extracts (watery & alcoholic) induced significant increase in body weight gain, RBCs, Hb, PCV% WBCs, total proteins, albumin, globulins, SOD beside significant decrease in MDA and insignificant increase in AST, ALT, ALP but urea and creatinine insignificantly decreased and improved in feed conversion rate. Histopathological investigation revealed, Hepatic tissue, congestion and hyperplasia in bile duct epithelium. Renal tubules undergo interstitial aggregation of lymphocytes and regeneration. Intestine shows slight edema. spleen and bursa show hyperplasia of lymphocyte in white pulp. It could be concluded that Moringa leaf extract act antibacterial, growth promoter, antioxidant and have benefits effect in immunity and hemato-biochemical parameters.


Molecules of the title complex are centrosymmetric and the Fe—N bond lengths to the N atoms of the porphyrin ring indicate that the FeII atom is in the low-spin state.


I review methods and techniques to build mass models of disk galaxies from gas dynamics. I focus on two key steps: (1) the derivation of rotation curves using 3D emission-line datacubes from HI, CO, and/or H-alpha observations, and (2) the calculation of the gravitational field from near-infrared images and emission-line maps, tracing the stellar and gas mass distributions, respectively. Mass models of nearby galaxies led to the establishment of the radial acceleration relation (RAR): the observed centripetal acceleration from rotation curves closely correlates with that predicted from the baryonic distribution at each galaxy radius, even when dark matter supposedly dominates the gravitational field. I conclude by discussing the (uncertain) location of Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxies on the RAR defined by more massive disk galaxies.


This study aimed to analyze the effect of online learning quality on vocational students' learning achievement during the Covid-19 pandemic. This type of research uses a quantitative approach with ex post facto research, which aims to analyze exogenous variables (online learning quality) with endogenous variables (vocational students' learning achievement during the Covid-19 pandemic). The population of this study was 198 vocational students in the hotel management program Universitas Negeri Padang who took the front office operations two courses in the semester of January-June 2021. The sampling technique used in this study is total sampling. The number of successfully collected respondents was 174 people (87,9%). The data analysis technique used is simple linear regression analysis. The results showed that: (1) Online learning quality during the Covid-19 pandemic is a sufficient category, (2) Vocational students' learning achievements during the Covid-19 Pandemic are also in a good category, and (3) There is a significant influence on the online learning quality variable on the vocational students' learning Achievement during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The magnitude of the online learning quality variable's influence on the vocational students' learning achievement during the Covid-19 Pandemic is 2.7%, while other factors determine 97.3%. This finding also provides a basis for other researchers to look at and have a wider scope, especially those related to student learning achievement. Vocational programs in universities must design an attractive learning process development program for students while still paying attention to the quality of the learning process. This form of practical implication will encourage students to be more motivated to study well so that their learning achievement can be obtained as expected.


Progressive bromide intoxication in dogs was shown to be accompanied by a decrease in the volume of the extracellular space and in the terminal stages by hemoconcentration. Mild and transient anemia and leukocytosis occurred in a number of dogs and the sedimentation rate was accelerated in almost all the animals.


The discovery in 1977–78 that trans -polyacetylene — (CH) x , the prototype conducting polymer (Figure 1)—could be chemically p -doped (partly oxidized) or n -doped (partly reduced) with a concomitant increase of its conductivity through the semiconducting to the metallic regime introduced new concepts of considerable theoretical and possible technological importance to condensed matter science. In 1979 it was discovered that p - or n -doping of trans -(CH) x could be accomplished electrochemically and that these processes were electrochemically reversible. Polyacetylene is the simplest example of a conjugated polymer, a polymer in which the "backbone" atoms are joined alternately by single and double bonds. All conducting polymers, "synthetic metals," are conjugated polymers, at least in their doped forms. Other conducting polymers, including for example, poly(paraphenylene), polypyrrole, polythiophene, and polyaniline, have since been examined as electrochemically active materials. These findings have stimulated much industrial and academic interest in the electro-chemistry of conducting polymers and their possible technological applications in for example, energy storage, electrochromic displays, electrochemical drug-delivery systems, electromechanical devices, and light-emitting devices. This article will show the relationship between the doping of a conjugated polymer, the reduction potential of the polymer, and the role of "dopant" ions. These interrelationships have frequently caused considerable confusion in understanding electrochemical doping. Electrochemical synthesis of conjugated polymers and the role of cyclic voltammetry in elucidating the mechanism of electrochemical redox processes involving conjugated organic polymers will also be discussed. This article will also summarize a few selected applications involving electro-chemical properties of conjugated polymers. The coverage is intended to be exemplary rather than exhaustive. Furthermore since the electrochemistry of (CH) , the "prototype" conducting polymer, has been extensively studied and comprises a relatively simple, reversible electrochemical system, it will be used to exemplify the basic concepts involved. These basic concepts can then be applied with appropriate modification as necessary to the electrochemistry of other conjugated polymers. Polyaniline will then be used to illustrate a more complex conjugated polymer electrochemical system.


Donlyn Lyndon editor Outlook James F. Fulton publisher T o d d W . Bressi associate editor Alice Wingwall Allan B. Jacobs Randolph T . Hester, Jr. consulting editors There is a marvelous, direct simplicity to the words out and look set together. T h e order i n w h i c h they join — outlook or lookout — carries subtly different meanings even though diey are in some measure interchangeable. Both are used to designate a place from which to view, Charlotte Sproul a s s i s t a n t to the editor Aileen Rosen editorial intern Andre Schiitz designer but otherwise their meanings diverge. Lookout carries connotations of wariness, its first meaning is a scout or Jacqueline Thaw design assistant watchman. Outlook becomes a point of view, a more encompassing stance towards the w o r l d . A lookout may be useful; an outlook is what we need to have. Patrick Geddes, i n creating the Outlook Tower in Edinburgh, set out to make a place that would stand for a point of view. H e took over an existing camera obscura and made its physical outlook over the city a symbol for integrating knowledge about the city w i t h an understanding of the countryside, region and world Cindy Poorbaugh production assistant William Wright circulation director Contributing Board Stanford Anderson Richard Bender Christine Boyer Catherine Brown Donald Canty Clare Cooper Marcus Lois Craig John de Monchaux John Habraken Frances Halsband Spiro Kostof Raymond Lifchez Roger Montgomery W i l l i a m R. Morrish John R. Myer William L . Porter Ron Schiffman Marc T r e i b at large. Surely Edinburgh lent itself to picturesque examination, w i t h its legacy o f a craggy landscape framed by splendid rows of buildings and prickly spires, yet Geddes i n t e n d e d m o r e . T h r o u g h her article Sorting i n Patrick Geddes' Lookout Tower, Joyce Earley examines the intellectual scope that underlay Geddes' point of view and his commitment to bringing that vision to bear on the world about h i m through education and action. P L A C E S


The present invention relates to a brush device for use with a skin treatment device (10), the brush device having a first type of bristles (52) and a second type of bristles (54), The bristles (52) are longer than the second type of bristles (54) and are located closer to the outer edge (58) of the brush tool, the bristles forming at least three distinguishable compartments.


...................................................................................................................................... II DECLARATION BY AUTHOR ............................................................................................................. V PUBLICATIONS DURING CANDIDATURE ........................................................................................ VI PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES ......................................................................................................VI CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS ...................................................................................................................VI NON-PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES ...........................................................................................................VI POSTER PRESENTATIONS ....................................................................................................................VI ORAL PRESENTATIONS .......................................................................................................................VI PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS THESIS ................................................................................... VIII CONTRIBUTIONS BY OTHERS TO THE THESIS .................................................................................. X STATEMENT OF PARTS OF THE THESIS SUBMITTED TO QUALIFY FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE ........................................................................................................................................... X ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................................. XI


: Purchasing power in Indonesia is the factor that can support Fashion Retailers to develop. As time progresses, customers' needs are increasingly varied too. Customers often decide to purchase product without prior planning or spontaneous, this behavior is called Impulse Buying. The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of factors that can affect Impulse Buying on H&M Customers in Surabaya. This research is a quantitative research. Data collection methods used is literature study and questionnaires. Analyses in this research is using AMOS 22.0. The populations in this research are all the H&M Customers in Surabaya, who made a purchase of fashion products at the H&M Store within the last six months. The results showed that Variety of Selection with regression coefficient of 0.082 positive but had no significant effect on Positive Emotions; Price Attribute with regression coefficient of 0.370 positive and significantly effect on Positive Emotions; Sensory Attribute with regression coefficient of 0.059 positive but had no significant effect on Positive Emotions; Promotional Approaches with regression coefficient of 0.251 positive and significantly effect on Positive Emotions; Physical Stimuli with regression coefficient of 0.439 positive and significantly effect on Positive Emotions; Positive Emotions with regression coefficient of 0.421 positive and significantly effect on Hedonic Shopping Value; Positive Emotions with regression coefficient of 0.144 positive but had no significant effect on Impulse Buying; Hedonic Shopping Value with regression coefficient of 0.326 positive and significantly effect on Impulse Buying.


A perspective from comparative jurisprudence,China also had a city legal system in the ancient times.A perspective from city administration,this legal system includes legal institutions about city administration in country legal system,also including some relevant contents in folk law such as customary law,guild law,etc.


Gene editing technology, from the beginning of RNA interference (RNAi) technology to efficient developed enzyme technology, has been widely used in recent years. These efficient enzyme technologies include zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) technology, transcriptional activation-like effector nuclease (TALENs) technology, and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) 9 system (CRISPR/Cas9) technology.


A kind of new "growing" functional link nets prediction models and recursive Gauss-Newton learning algorithm are stated. These new networks and learning algorithm have the characteristics of fast learning and training speed and high prediction precision. They have been successfully applied to prediction problems of oil field yield. Validity of the new scheme is indicated.


We present the traffic signal control method for avoiding the traffic jam by applying the simulator for the interpersonal relation using Egograms. Egograms consist of 5 categories: critical parents, nurturing parents, adult, free child and adapted child. In this simulator, we prepare the computer agent which has Egograms obtained by a human subject. We provide food acquisition environment which is an instinct for survival, and then we arrange 11 actions for the agent that might be occurred around the feeding stations. By analyzing the actions selected by plural agents in simulation, we can diagnose the interpersonal relations. For the traffic signal control, we consider the traffic signal to be an agent and instead of acquiring food, it tries to get cars as much as possible by changing the traffic signal through the interaction between other traffic signals. By comparing the result obtained by the standard traffic signal control which changes the signal regularly, we confirm the efficiency of our method.


We report two new records of anurans in the northeastern region of the state of Maranhao, Brazil. The records extend the distribution of Hypsiboas boans (Linnaeus, 1758) outside the Amazon basin, and represent the first record of Leptodactylus syphax Bokermann, 1969 for the state of Maranhao.


A new Cr^3+ probe was synthesized using simple Schiff base reaction, which showed prominent fluorescence increasing switch before and after addition Cr^3+. The probe proved to have excellent properties, based on both UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra. Those properties included high switching performance, good selectivity, and small interference with other metal ions. The fluorescent change mechanism of the probe was attributed to the combined action between the restricted C=N isomerization and the suppression of highly efficient photo-induced electron transfer (PET) process. Moreover, this fluorescence probe for Cr^3+ detection also has great potential for bioimaging of cancer cells.


This paper is an attempt to investigate the causal relationships among quantity of agricultural export and real exchange rate in India by using time series data for the period between 1980 and 2010. All the macroeconomic series used here are non-stationary, integrated at order one but not co-integrated. The long run relationships between exchange rates and agricultural export were explored by using co-integration analysis. A Granger-causality analysis has been carried out in order to assess whether there is any potential predictability power of one indicator for the other. The finding shows that there is no significant relationship between quantity of agricultural export and real exchange rate. In Other words, both the variables do not cause each other in either direction. The result also shows that the variables are not co-integrated, so there is no the long run relationship between agricultural export and exchange rates in India.


It is moving on towards half a century now since Mestmacker 's Verwaltung, Konzerngewalt und Rechte der Aktionare appeared. It was among the first significant postwar studies of modern corporation law in a comparative context and one that productively used his comparative mastery of American law in ways that in turn were influential in shaping the terms of reference for the 1965 reform of the Aktiengesetz . Two topics dominated his study: the treatment of conflict-of-interests transactions by managers and controlling shareholders, and the application of appropriate principles of corporation law to the affiliatedenterprise system, the Konzern . On both counts the book repays reading today; at the same time, because of the clarity of its conception and organization, it encourages the reader to reflect on what a Habilitand of today might bring back from a similar intellectual voyage.


The use of hand drawn construction model was the only way of development, rebuilding, sales and real estate management before the 80's. However, the challenge was to preserve the drawings and maintain its real condition. To make things work faster and easier the development of advanced drawing software (CAD) was introduced which replaced the traditional hand drawn designs. Today, CAD is used broadly for all new constructions with a great success rate. However, with the new advanced technology many engineers and construction companies are heavily using 3D models over 2D drawings. The major advantage of designing in 3D is a virtual model created of the entire building to get a better control of input construction items and the errors can be detected at earlier stages than at the construction sites. By modifying buildings in a virtual model in three dimensions yet at the first stage and gradually fill it with more relevant information throughout the life cycle of buildings to get a complete information model. One of the requirements from the property owners in the redevelopment and management is to provide accurate information and updated drawings. It should be simple for the contractor to read drawings.This report describes a streamlined work processes, methods, tools and applications for the production of 3D models. This work is intended to lead to a methodology and to be used as well as for passing on experience. This report will also be a base to describe the approach to model from older drawings into 3D models. The method description will simplify the understanding of model for both the property owners and for companies who creates 3D models. It will also increase the quality of the work to create CAD models from the different data used for modeling.


Much work has been performed recently in the area of automatic recognition of the sonar signals to reduce the operator load when confronted with many beams of data concurrently. In this paper we applied and compared different feature extraction methods such as the wavelet basis method, discrete cosine transform method (DCT) and linear prediction method (LP) and then we applied neural network techniques to the processing of sonar signal classification.


Teaching English was not easy because English lesson is one of the lesson that student did not like. There are many things that teacher should do before teach the student. The author had done the internship at SMP Negeri 3 Tutur SATAP in a month as an English Teacher. During the internship the author could apply what she gets in the English Diploma Department. In addition, the experiences in a working place put the writer on the right view of the future. The author is able to apply and use English language teaching in the real school and make a good English test for the student.


In this paper, the analysis method of seismic resistance behavior of electric power supply system is introduced briefly. The function state of power supply system of Guangzhou city is studied as an example.


A method of promoting lean body mass in an individual is disclosed, comprising administering to the individual a lean body mass promoting effective amount of forskohlin. A method of treating a mood disorder is also disclosed, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a mood disorder treating effective amount of forskohlin. Compositions suitable for promoting lean body mass and/or treating a mood disorder are also disclosed, the composition comprising about 1 to about 40% forskohlin in combination with at least one physiologically acceptable carrier or excipient. A method of preparing a forskohlin composition from a forskohlin extract of Coleus Forskoli plant is further disclosed, as well as a forskohlin composition prepared by the method.


Taking as a case study the 275th poem of Emily Dickinson,the paper illustrates its intrinsic beauty in form and content by making a functional stylistic analysis of those deflections in rhythmic patterns,graphology and lexicon.In Particular,the paper uncovers its underlying theme that by pouring her grievances the poetess expresses her longing for a holy faithful love and her strong emotions of adoration and worship to her companion.Such a stylistic approach is conducive to literature teaching,particularly poetry.


Terahertz communications are envisioned as a key technology for beyond 5G wireless systems, owing to its unprecedented multi-GHz bandwidth. In this paper, a wideband channel measurement between 130~GHz and 143 GHz is investigated in a typical meeting room for future THz wireless communication access networks. Directional antennas are utilized for resolving the MPCs in the angular domain. With careful system calibration that eliminates system errors and antenna effects, the channel transfer function is developed. Furthermore, ray-tracing techniques are utilized to post-process the measured data. In light of the measurement results, physical parameters and insights in the THz indoor channel are comprehensively analyzed, including the line-of-sight path loss, power-delay-angular profiles, temporal and spatial features, and correlations among THz multipath characteristics.