A growing number of researchers worldwide are recognizing that the technology of the Megagauss Conferences has opened the possibility of achieving controlled thermonuclear fusion in a relatively unexplored fusion fuel density regime. Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) operates at a density intermediate between the fuel density of the two conventional fusion approaches, magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) and inertial confinement fusion (ICF). In this paper, we review the fuel conditions (e. g., confinement time, density, temperature) that must be met to achieve significant fusion energy release. We show that the constraint of steady-state operation forces MCF to operate at the low end of the density spectrum and that the constraint of unmagnetized fuel forces ICF to operate at the high end. Our analysis shows that operation at an intermediate density (1018-1022/cm3) has many attractive features and potentially overcomes some of the obstacles, particularly cost, faced by the more conventional approaches.


Binding of Cobalt (111) to Nucleic Acids via Reaction with [co(NH,),(oH,)]~+ David M. Calderone, Ph.D. Seton Hall University, 1997 Mentor: Richard D. Sheardy Treatment of five different synthetic DNA oligomers and a natural DNA polymer (sonicated calf thymus DNA) with [Co(NH3),(O~,)J3' resulted in irreversible modifications of all DNA samples. Standard protocol for preparing DNA samples calls for heat-annealing the oligomer in phosphate buffer in the absence or presence of cobalt(II1)ammine complex for two minutes at 80 "C followed by slow cooling. An alternative method for treatment, in which the DNA remains hlly duplexed, is incubation of oligomer in the presence of complex at 37 "C followed by exhaustive dialysis against 0.2 M NaCl and then water. The interaction specificities of cobalt(111)ammines with the self-complementary eight base pair oligomer (5medC-dG), , or 28, have been investigated. The conformational properties of 2 8 were determined by inspection of the UV and CD spectra at 25 "C and 95 "C and thermal denaturation studies. With heat-annealing in the absence of any cobalt (111) complex, 2 8 assumes a double stranded, right-handed B conformation at 25 "C. Upon heat-annealing in the presence of 200 pM [Co(NH,),I3+ , 2 8 assumes a double stranded, left-handed Z conformation at 25 "C. In contrast, the CD and UV spectra of 2 8 heat-annealed in the presence of 200 pM [CO(NH,),(OH,)]~+ is consistent with a distorted B-like conformation at 25 "C. Incubation of 2 8 in the presence of [CO(NI-I,),(OH,)]~' results in modification of the conformational properties of the oligomer at both 25 "C and 95 "C relative to the untreated oligomer. The extent of modification depends upon the incubation concentration of complex and reaction time. Atomic absorption (AA) analysis of these treated 2 8 samples indicate a high degree of cobalt association to the oligomer. The salt dependence of melting temperature, shown through linear T, versus log PaCI] plots, can be used to calculate (from the slope) the differential ion binding term, An, which represents the release of counterions per duplex upon denaturation. For oligomers 28,223 heat-treated, and 2 8 incubated, the An terms are 0.92, 0.48, and 0.28, respectively, indicating fewer Na+ released upon melting. This is indirect evidence that the two methods of modification result in cobalt being tightly bound to the DNA. These studies suggest that [Co(NH,),(OH2)I3+ reacts with the oligomer resulting in tight binding of the cobalt (111) metal center to the DNA lattice. Thermal denaturation studies on three oligomers which possess GpC sites (28, 12-mer and GC-site) indicated higher T, values and dramatically decreased hyperchromism upon melting relative to the untreated oligomers. However, identical treatment of two oligomers (24-mer and CG-isomer) with G bases, but no GpC sites, resulted in lower T,, values and only slightly reduced hyperchrornism. Thermal denaturation studies on sonicated calf thymus DNA prepared at three different cobalt to DNA ratios resulted in irreversible melting profiles of lower T, than untreated DNA polymer. However, the sample prepared at high DNA and cobalt complex concentrations did not hlly dissociate and gave a quasi sigmoidal remelting profile. The combined results ofthese studies are interpreted in terms of covalent attachment of the cobalt (111) metal center to N7 of guanine, which is then followed by an interstrand GN7-Co-GN7 crosslink in those DNA samples which possess GpC sites. CHAPTER


An estimation method for the nonlinear signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is extended to simultaneously identify the shaping distribution for rate-adaptive probabilistically shaped (PS) 64-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) constellations. An artificial neural network (ANN) is trained with the fiber nonlinearity induced amplitude noise covariance and phase noise correlation extracted from received symbols. The identification employs estimates of the nonlinear signal-to-noise ratio $(\text{SNR}_{nl})$ and nonlinear system coefficients obtained from the ANN to extract the standardized constellation moments and hence identify the shaping distribution. The data used for training are 504 input–output sets, which are obtained from a simplified MATLAB simulation for a 32 Gbaud dual polarization PS 64-QAM signal considering seven different shaping distributions and a wide range of link configurations with varying fiber lengths and number of wavelength division multiplexed channels. Validation using 180 input–output sets that include five shaping distributions corresponding to a bit rate granularity of 25 Gb/s for bit rates between 200 and 300 Gb/s, exhibits high identification success rates, albeit for a limited set of examples. Reduced success rates are achieved for five shaping distributions corresponding to a bit rate granularity of 12.5 Gb/s for bit rates between 200 and 250 Gb/s. For completeness, the identification success rate is also quantified for the case of all seven shaping distributions in the validation.


The contemporary architectural culture of the world is going to richness andcomplexity. There are some characteristics as follows: advanced technology is towardsthe whole globe; architectural theories are towards pluralism; the spirit of place is towards regionalism; the architectural environment is towards ecological arrangement.Meanwhile, the advanced technology and the regional architectural culture always develop in symbiosis and combination for the new architectural design.


The simulation of Triple Gate Spin-FET having Indium Arsenide as its channel material is performed using its mathematical model in this paper. The simulation results are validated using dc simulations. Later by setting the suitable channels and various other parameters like spin injection, spin detection etc., diverse logic functions are attained. the different inputs are given at the various gate terminals. The functions obtained are implemented using only one multi gate spin-FET. If the same functions would be implemented using conventional CMOS, the number of devices required will be much higher. The functions obtained are also proficient in terms of power and speed as paralleled to the design using VLSI CMOS. The performance of the proposed designed is compared to the already existent VLSI CMOS for the same logic functions in a table.


This study tries to establish an approach to the part of the agrarian space destined by the individual to always live in him in the area of influence of five monasteries located to both margins of the Sil river in the preceding section to its opening in the Mino. It will not be object of this work, therefore, to be centered in the habitat derived from the arrangement of the power on the occupied space. On the contrary, this study will orient towards the observation of the habitat generated by the operation of the occupied space that is to say, the country place, like operation familiar farmer and her annexed and dependencies.


Purpose
This paper aims to provide a gendered analysis of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) benchmarked upon the global commitments to women's health and well-being in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It reviews evidence of the global consequences of neglecting women's tobacco use and health, as well as analyzes persistent issues related to sex and gender that compromise the efficacy of tobacco control and science. Actionable recommendations are made to the Conference of the Parties to the FCTC and other key stakeholders.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper draws upon empirical studies, literature reviews and global health data at the varying intersections of gender, sex, tobacco and global health.

Findings
The global tobacco control framework and its implementation by state governments have been largely gender blind to date with dire health and economic consequences, including inequitable positive outcomes for men compared to women, and an increase in women's smoking with associated morbidity and mortality. Gender equitable progress in combatting the tobacco epidemic will not be possible without resolving the gender bias, stigmatization, sexism and lack of intersectionality that plague tobacco control policy, research and interventions for cessation and harm reduction.

Originality/value
This paper provides an updated global overview of current trends in women's tobacco use and comprehensively details the persistent structural barriers in tobacco control and science that limit their capacity to effectively analyze and address tobacco use and its impact on women.


Dietary protein restriction for renal failure was suggested as early as 1869 [1]. Its popularity has fluctuated sharply since that time. In the 1920s and 1930s, a substantial literature [2-11] indicated that dietary protein content could influence the course of renal failure. Yet this literature was largely forgotten until observations from Brenner's laboratory rekindled interest in 1981 [12]. A similar hiatus occurred in use of so-called Giordano-Giovanetti diets to ameliorate uremic symptoms; popular in the 1960s, this treatment was forgotten or ignored as use of dialysis increased [13]. These fluctuations parallel the history of nutrition: a golden age in the early years of this century, when the vitamin deficiencies were described; indifference in the 1950s and 1960s; and recent resurgence of interest in diet to prevent or treat chronic degenerative diseases [14]. The history of dietary protein restriction for renal failure shows manifold influencespersonalities, philosophic orientation, economics, professional identity, cultural issueson the growth of medical knowledge and the evolution of medical practice. I briefly outline this history, with emphasis on fluctuations in research and practice. This article is not based on an exhaustive literature review, nor do I assess the clinical merits or scientific basis of this dietary treatment. Early History of Dietary Protein Restriction Dietary protein restriction for renal failure was suggested as early as 1869. In a textbook on diseases of the urinary tract, Beale wrote: A large proportion of excess of meat taken passes off from the body in the form of urea and other urinary constituents, which it is the special work of the kidney to remove from the blood. It is obviously of the utmost importance to relieve the kidneys of at least this unnecessary and useless work in cases in which they are diseased, when their working power is seriously impaired [1]. At that time an important school of medical opinion emphasized the healing power of nature. The physician's role was to provideby diet, hygiene in general, and medicationan environment in which such healing could occur [15]. Dietary restriction was also consistent with depletive treatment programs, popular in the 19th century, to decrease the morbidly animated patient to a healthy, natural state [16]. Early in this century, some patients with renal failure receiving extreme dietary protein restriction fared poorly, presumably because of protein malnutrition [17]. High protein diets were recommended partly in reaction to these cases; partly in accord with a reversal in therapeutic practice from depletive to stimulating or repletive regimens [18]; partly because high-protein diet was known to induce renal hypertrophy [5], and because renal disease increased urinary protein losses [19]. Confusion about appropriate dietary protein allowance for patients with kidney disease also stemmed from controversy about the minimum protein allowance (0.5 g/kg daily) recommended for normal persons [20, 21]. Many observers, dating back to Voit in 1882 [22], believed that additional protein conferred strength and well-being. The greater protein intake of the developed countries was correlated with their greater success. One authority declared that a large protein allowance is the right of civilized man [23]. The opinion that protein builds strength may even now underlie physicians' reluctance to limit dietary protein [13], regardless of the established minimum daily requirement. In the first four decades of this century, interest in nutrition burgeoned, driven by research in the vitamin deficiencies [14]. Nutrition was taught as an independent course, or a prominent component of biochemistry and physiology, in medical schools. Hospitals offered as many as fifty-five specialized diets [24]. Dietary protein research for renal disease intensified in the 1920s, when Newburgh showed that high protein (but not urea) feeding could produce the pathologic lesions of Bright's disease in rabbits [2] and in rats [3]. Addis and colleagues confirmed that renal hypertrophy could be stimulated by unilateral nephrectomy [4] and by protein feeding [5]. In 1927, Moise and Smith [6], noting that Newburgh's observation had been extensively followed up with controversial results [25, 26], showed that high-protein diet in uni-nephrectomized rats produced hypertrophy, proteinuria, and extensive pathologic changes, including capsular adhesions and segmental glomerulosclerosis. The authors [6] cautioned against clinical application of their work, however, noting that the dietary protein had been high (85%) and that results obtained with uni-nephrectomy would not apply to most clinical cases. They did not make the now-familiar analogy of the remnant kidney to chronic renal disease of other causes. In 1932, Chanutin and Ferris [7] produced an influential model of chronic renal failure in the rat. They tied off the upper and lower poles of both kidneys in sequential operations, achieving a 50% to 75% nephrectomy. The rats developed proteinuria, progressive azotemia, renal hypertrophy, hypertension, and cardiac hypertrophy. The rate of development of these changes was proportional to dietary protein, which was varied from 10% to 80% [9, 10]. Inconsistent results, however, led Chanutin [9, 10] and Newburgh and Johnston [27] to doubt the specific role of protein. In 1939, Farr and Smadel [8, 11] showed that dietary protein restriction was protective in experimental (Masugi) nephritis. They fed rats diets of 5%, 18%, and 40% protein and noted the development of chronic nephritis in the high-protein groups as well as recovery from nephritis (and, unfortunately, malnutrition) in the 5% protein group. These studies constituted a formidable body of work in animals on the prevention or exacerbation of renal disease by manipulations of diet. But interest in this area abated until the 1980s. In trying to account for this hiatus, it is useful to look at textbooks written by influential authors in the nascent specialty (not yet named) of nephrology. These authors expressed and shaped the predominant attitudes of their time. Addis's Glomerular Nephritis The large body of work in renal hypertrophy in response to renal ablation and to protein feeding culminated in Addis' rather idiosyncratic volume of 1948, Glomerular Nephritis, Diagnosis and Treatment [17]. Addis unified previous observations of protein-induced hypertrophy and of renal ablation under the rubric of renal work. He noted, the practical identity of the curves of increase in weight, whether the increase in work is produced by an increase in protein consumption or by a reduction in the amount of working renal tissue leaving the protein consumption unchanged Such an identity indicates that, as far as the kidney is concerned, both of these situations are alike, that both induce the same sort and rate of growth, and that the effect of the increase in work common to both is not appreciably altered by the additional factors that in one of these cases accompany an increase in protein consumption [28]. Addis used Beale's term: In both types of hypertrophy the remaining nephrons were subject to increased work. His insight is strikingly modern, entirely analogous to the concept of nephron hyperfiltration with normal protein intake in renal insufficiency and with high-protein intake in healthy persons. Osmotic work [29] was the thermodynamic work needed to achieve final urine solute concentrations, given that initial concentrations presented to the kidney were those of plasma. Urea, the most plentiful solute in urine, accounted for the bulk of this osmotic work and for the renal burden of high protein diet. Addis cited the benefit of dietary protein restriction in Masugi nephritis [8, 11] to support the view that nephron reduction by ablation and by disease were analogous. He provided data on the effects of dietary protein restriction on renal work and on a restricted set of end points: kidney weight, blood urea nitrogen, proteinuria, hematuria, and urinary casts. He did not do controlled studies in humans to show the advantage of protein restriction; convinced of its efficacy, he thought that such studies would be unethical [17]. There are several reasons why Addis's ideas were not pursued. First, his suggestions foundered on a specific scientific issue, osmotic work. Most of the work of the kidney was expended in processes, such as the filtration and reabsorption of electrolytes and glucose, that did not affect final urine concentrations. Renal oxygen consumption did not increase during osmotic diuresis [30, 31]. Homer Smith [32] put a definitive end to the concept of osmotic work in 1951: Physiologically, the work represented by the composition of final urine is an almost negligible fraction of the work it is known that the kidney must do in order to make that urine, and the calculation of the so-called minimal thermodynamic work has no more significance. Smith concluded [32] that low-protein dietary therapy could not be defended on the ground that it reduced osmotic work. His tone indicated that he considered protein-induced renal injury a muddled affair: The belief has been expressed from time to time that a high protein diet is injurious to the kidney in renal disease. Smith did not take a position in this debate. Only a single sentence in his massive text, The Kidney, concerns the deleterious effects of high dietary protein on renal structure [33]. Perhaps Smith thought that if the concept of osmotic work was discredited, the concept of protein-induced renal injury was discredited as well. A second reason for failure to pursue Addis's ideas was his own confusion of the purposes of dietary protein restriction. At times, as in a paper on the effect of protein infusion in acute renal failure, he seemed to advocate dietary protein restriction to alleviate the accumulation of uremic toxins: residual nephrons failed to ke


Abstract Background As rates of international travel increase, more individuals are at risk of travel-acquired infections (TAIs). We aimed to review all microbiologically confirmed cases of malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and enteric fever (Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi/Paratyphi) in Ontario, Canada between 2008-2020 to identify high-resolution geographical clusters that could be targeted for pre-travel prevention. Methods Retrospective cohort study of over 174,000 unique tests for the four above TAIs from Public Health Ontario Laboratories. Test-level data were processed to calculate annual case counts and crude population-standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) at the forward sortation area (FSA) level. Moran's I statistic was used to test for global spatial autocorrelation. Smoothed SIRs and 95% posterior credible intervals (CIs) were estimated using a spatial Bayesian hierarchical model, which accounts for statistical instability and uncertainty in small-area incidence. Posterior CIs were used to identify high- and low-risk areas, which were described using sociodemographic data from the 2016 Census. Finally, a second model was used to estimate the association between drivetime to the nearest travel clinic and risk of TAI within high-risk areas. Results There were 5962 cases of the four TAIs across Ontario over the study period. Smoothed FSA-level SIRs are shown in Figure 1a, with an inset for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in 1b. There was spatial clustering of TAIs (Moran's I=0.61, p< 2.2e-16). Identified high- and low-risk areas are shown in panels c and d. Compared to low-risk areas, high-risk areas were significantly more likely to have higher proportions of immigrants (p< 0.0001), lower household after-tax income (p=0.04), more university education (p< 0.0001), and were less knowledgeable of English/French (p< 0.0001). In the high-risk GTA, each minute increase in drivetime to the closest travel clinic was associated with a 4% reduction in TAI risk (95% CI 2 - 6%). Bayesian hierarchical model (BHM) smoothed standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for travel-acquired infections (TAIs) and estimated risk levels (a and c) with insets for the Greater Toronto Area (b and d). High-risk areas are defined as those with smoothed SIR 95% CIs greater than 2, and low-risk areas with smoothed SIR 95% CIs less than 0.25. Conclusion Urban neighbourhoods in the GTA had elevated risks of becoming ill with TAIs. However, geographic proximity to a travel clinic was not associated with an area-level risk reduction in TAI, suggesting other barriers to seeking and adhering to pre-travel advice. Disclosures Isaac Bogoch, MD, MSc, BlueDot (Consultant)National Hockey League Players' Association (Consultant) Andrea Boggild, MSc MD DTMH FRCPC, Nothing to disclose Shaun Morris, MD, MPH, DTM&H, FRCPC, FAAP, GSK (Speaker's Bureau)Pfizer (Advisor or Review Panel member)Pfizer (Grant/Research Support)


Abstract : This thesis utilized a multi-method approach to conduct exploratory research regarding the use and abuse of alcohol by midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy (USNA). Quantitative data were analyzed regarding midshipmen perceptions of abuse. Over 50% of midshipmen consider alcohol abuse as a problem at the Academy. Focus groups were conducted in order to gather qualitative data concerning midshipmen drinking behaviors. Midshipmen representing all four classes at USNA reported significant pressures not only to drink underage but to binge drink. The probability of binge drinking at USNA may be related to the fact that midshipmen are restricted in their use of alcohol; there exists an attitude that they need to make up for lost time by over-indulging when they do have the opportunity. Sixty-five percent of the female and 77% of the male midshipmen participants admitted binge drinking within the last six months (significantly higher than the national college average of 44%). Fear of jeopardizing future careers prevents midshipmen from getting the medical assistance they need for alcohol poisoning or concerns about alcohol dependency. Recommendations include playing down the novelty of drinking, providing more opportunities for responsible use, establishing alternate avenues for reporting midshipmen for medical help, holding the 1/c midshipmen accountable for modeling responsible alcohol use, and continuing to support the ADEO program and prevention education.


We use coupling methods to compare reliability and other related variables of complex systems made with interacting components, reparaible or not. As an application, we obtain an upper bound for the mean time to failure


BACKGROUND
Balanced resuscitation strategies have led to increased utilization of plasma. Fresh frozen plasma that is thawed and never used is a large source of blood component wastage. Thawed plasma (TP) and can only be stored for 5 days. Liquid plasma (LP) has never been frozen and can be stored for 26 days. Due to longer storage duration, we hypothesized that using LP would result in decreased waste and cost savings compared to TP.

METHODS
We performed a retrospective review of all trauma patients at our level 1 trauma center in the years 2015-2016. We compared 2015 when only TP was used to 2016 when both TP and LP were used. All plasma units ordered for trauma patients were tracked until the time of transfusion or wastage. Wastage rates were compared between years and plasma type.

RESULTS
5,789 trauma patients were admitted to our institution from 2015-2016. There were 4,107 plasma units ordered with 487 (11.9%) units wasted. During 2015, 2,021 total units of plasma were ordered with 273 (13.5%) units wasted which was a significantly higher rate than 2016 when 2,086 total units of plasma were ordered and 214 (10.3%) units were wasted (p=0.0013). During 2016, 1,739 units of TP were ordered and 204 (11.7%) units were wasted which was significantly higher than LP wastage, 347 units ordered and 10 (2.9%) units wasted (p<0.001). Of the 477 wasted TP units, 76.9% were ordered no more than 2 times before being wasted and 95.8% were ordered no more than 3 times before being wasted. Of the 10 LP units wasted, 40% were ordered no more than 2 times before being wasted and 50% were ordered no more than 3 times before being wasted. If TP was wasted at the same rate as LP, 368 fewer units of plasma would have been wasted representing $39,376 ($107/unit) of wasted healthcare expenses.

CONCLUSION
At a level 1 trauma center, the addition of LP to the blood bank for trauma resuscitations significantly reduced plasma wastage rates and healthcare expenses.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Level III, Economic/Decision.


Information regarding the frequency, location, imaging criteria, and diagnostic clues of pediatric bone and softtissue lesions, either benign or malignant, are described in several excellent radiology text books [1, 2]. Ideally, this information is sufficiently known to radiologist such that these pathologies can be diagnosed quickly and confidently. In current practice, the radiologist's job can be described as comprising three essential responsibilities.


The mechanical properties of Bukit Timah granite under dynamic tension are studied by 3-point flexural and Brazil methods.It is shown that the dynamic tensile strength about 10% when the loading rate increase by one order of magnitude.It is also indicated that the strengths obtained by the 3-point flexural method are about 2.5 times of that obtained by the Brazil method. Compared with the strength,the elastic moduli of the granite are scatter and change slightly with the increasing loading rate.Based on the experimental works,the mechanism of rock material under dynamic tension are also briefly studied.


Summary In this study, investigation of Brucella agents from various samples obtained from aborted cattle in Kars province by bacteriological and molecular methods and determination of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of cases were aimed. For this purpose 265 milk and 261 vaginal swab samples were obtained from 284 aborted cattle that were not vaccinated against brucellosis and 97 tissue samples of aborted foetuses were examined. As a result of bacteriological examination, Brucella spp. were isolated from total of 106 (17.01%) samples, in 41 (15.47%) out of 265 milk, 25 (9.57%) out of 261 vaginal swab and 40 (41.23%) out of 97 aborted foetus samples. Brucella spp. were isolated from both milk and vaginal swab samples of 8 (3.30%) cattle. Among 106 isolates, 105 (99.05%) and 1 (0.94%) were identified as Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis, respectively. All of the isolates were detected as field strains. Among 105 B. abortus isolates, 92 (87.61%), 2 (1.90%), 2 (1.90%), 1 (0.95%) were typed as B. abortus biotype 3, B. abortus biotype 6, B. abortus biotype 9 and B. abortus biotype 1, respectively. One B. melitensis strain isolated from aborted foetus tissue was typed as B. melitensis biotype 3. Eight B. abortus strains couldn't be biotyped by classical methods and they were determined as atypical B. abortus. All of the isolates were confirmed as Brucella spp. with Brucella genus-spesific PCR and 105 isolates were identified as B. abortus and one isolate was identified as B. melitensis with Brucella species-specific PCR. In the study, some epidemiological factors that pose a risk for the disease were also investigated and it was found that these factors contributed to brucella positivity.


–In this paper, we focus on designing a low complexity scheduling algorithms that can provide higher throughput along with low delay. By exploiting the features of essential conditions and appropriately combining policies from the classes of Oldest Packet First (OPF) and Maximum Weight First (MWF) policies, hybrid policies are designed, that are both delay-optimal and high throughput with a less complexity. There are 3 algorithms implemented in this paper; OPF, MWF & hybrid. Here, the maximum waiting time of the packet in each algorithm is measured and a comparison graph plotted for analysis of delay & throughput for different number of users. Network Simulator 2 (NS2) is used for design & analysis.


In this paper described model of Internet of This paper reviews concepts of Internet of Things (IoT), IoT smart campus model and applications, describes implementation of IoT applications in university campus, IoT Flipped Classroom, IoT Entrance system, student's feedback, IoT orangery and IoT heating system. Feedback token from students shows impact of implementation of IoT Flipped Classroom and compare with traditional education approach.


A three-dimensional (3D) CFD-based design method for high-speed axial compressor blades is being developed based on the discrete adjoint method. An adjoint code is built corresponding to RVC3D, a 3D turbomachinery Navier-Stokes analysis code developed at NASA Glenn. A validation study with the Euler equations indicates that the adjoint sensitivities are sensitive to the choice of boundary conditions for the adjoint variables in internal flow problems and constraints may be needed on internal boundaries to capture proper physics of the adjoint system. The design method is demonstrated with inverse design based on Euler physics, and the results indicate that the adjoint design method produces efficient 3D designs by drastically reducing the computational cost.Copyright © 2003 by ASME


Abstract Optical satellite images are an important and indispensable tool in the analysis of large areas of land, for this reason many applications arise, among them the subject of the detection of objects present in the images, in order to carry out this task, high resolution images are used. , one of the advantages of these images is the level of detail that can be observed, but they have a disadvantage, which is the coverage, which allows the registration of a limited area, as well as the opportunity for the registration of the image by the satellite depends on the orbit, the time and the weather, all these factors cause that the registration of a specific area is of vital importance, in the present work focuses on presenting a methodology for the detection of edges in high resolution satellite images where evidence of the presence of ships that are present in the image, the technique consists of applying the sobel matrices in their different configurations actions, these found edges can serve as input into pattern recognition systems, as a feature or input to a neural network.


The prediction of electricity prices is one of the most important issues that has been addressed by many market operators and researchers in the field since the start of the restructuring of the electricity industry. One of the most important applications of this forecast is to formulate appropriate strategies for bidding on energy markets. Considering the importance of this issue, this article, while reviewing the work done so far, will provide short-term forecasts for electricity prices. The method used in the prediction process is based on artificial neural networks and in order to improve the accuracy of the predictions, a series of measures for the pre-processing of input data has been used. These measures include extracting possible correlation coefficients between input data to select the most effective data as neural network inputs.


•  Introduction •  Activation of caspases ‐  Activation of apoptotic caspases ‐  Activation of inflammatory caspases ‐  Interleukins, their activation by caspases and their role in inflammation •  Small molecule inhibitors of caspase activity and activation ‐  Modification of caspase activation ‐  Synthetic molecules as inhibitors of caspase activity •  Role of caspases in disease ‐  Caspases as targets in conditions associated with increased levels of apoptosis ‐  Neurodegenerative disease ‐  Ischaemia ‐  Ischaemia/reperfusion injury – implications in transplant injury ‐  Inflammatory diseases ‐  Role of caspases in sepsis – mediators of apoptosis and inflammation ‐  Role of caspase‐1 and ‐12 in sepsis ‐  Role of apoptotic caspases in sepsis •  Challenges facing the development of caspase therapeutics •  Role of caspases in other aspects of cell death •  Role of caspases in non‐apoptotic and non‐inflammatory processes ‐  Role of caspases in differentiation and cell fusion ‐  Role of caspases in cell proliferation •  The future of caspase therapeutics


The accomplice theory is called as 'maze' by the scholars in the field of criminal law.The problem of abettor can absolutely be called dark district in this 'maze'.How to define the abettor's nature accurately has become the hot spot being discussed.The research of abettor's character,should be based on the past research results,then take into re-construction.The abettor has the dependence in the concept and the charge,but drafts its independence in the establishment and punishment.It is difficult,and also unnecessary to distinguish major or minor between the two parts.


The macromolecule synthesis induced by antilymphocyte globulin (ALG) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) was studied in human lymphocyte cultures. The preparation and resulting characteristics of a rabbit an


Haejoo CHUNG, Carles MUNTANER Joan BENACH, The Emconet Network. Employment Relations and Global Health: A Typological Study of World Labor Markets. International Journal of Health Services. 2010; 40(29:229–253)


The model for non-ideal impact in terminal ballistics was used to study the effects of blades'motion on the foreign object damage of blades.The kinematic model for the impacting system of foreign object and blade was estabilshed.The relationships between kinematic parameters and the impact damage of blades was obtained.Bigger the translation velocity or rotation velocity of blades are,or closer with blade tip the impact location is,higher the degree of impact damage of blade becomes.The impact contact force increases with the setting angle of the blades augmenting.It results in greater damage to blade.Because of impacting with yaw angle and oblique angle,the impact damage pattern of mobile blade is different from the one of immobile blade.The result offers an reference for the investigation of anti-im-pacting damage of blade under foreign object damage.


This is an entry (1800 words) for the Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World, edited by Charles Wankel. It provides an overview, evidence and criticims of the Masculinity/Femininity dimension of Geert Hofstede's work on culture and organisations.


This chapter from a specialist book "Gestalt therapy in
clinical practice" presents a scientific view on the topic of
combination of psychotherapeutic and psychiatric medication
treatment seen from the Gestalt psychotherapy perspective.
Current research based findings and specialist literature on
the topic of combination of psychotherapy and medication are
elaborated, then a new and original scientific piece of
knowledge is presented. The text gives an overview of different
effects of psychiatric medications and focuses on their
influence on the psychotherapeutic process and outcome in a
clinical practice with severely disturbed patients. Clinical
experiences on the given topic are elaborated. The role of
psychiatric medication in the process of psychotherapy and from
a broader relational and social context is analysed and
theoreticaly substantiated. Guidelines for psychotherapy work
in clinical practice are deduced from described theoretical
concepts and ilustrated by case study examples.


The electrical energy required by the remote communities can be supplied efficiently and effectively using a decentralised renewable energy source (RES). However, the stochastic variations in power output of RESs, i.e. solar photovoltaic and wind turbine, and deviations in demand make it difficult to preserve the balance between generation and demand which may jeopardise the stable operation of the system. Moreover, in the islanded systems the lack of inertia due to the replacement of conventional power plants with inverter-based sources cause undesirable influence on the frequency of the supply. Generally, various energy storage systems (ESSs) are proposed in such a grid to overcome this problem. This study investigates the implications of the hybrid ESS (HESS) on the frequency regulation (FR) of an islanded system. Battery ESS and a supercapacitor has been used to form a HESS for the islanded power system. Analysis has been conducted in MATLAB/Simulink simulation platform. Simulation results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed HESS in FR of the islanded system.


This paper presents an extended definitions of global power quality indices (GPQIs) applied for analysis of multipoint power quality measurements. A definitions of two GPQIs has been performed introducing aggregated data index (ADI) and flagged data index (FDI). The ADI is based on selected classical PQ parameters like frequency, RMS level, flicker severity, unbalance, harmonics. The aggregation time of particular PQ parameters is typical 10 minutes and the flagged data are extracted. Additionally definition of ADI is extended including parameters of envelope of voltage deviation created by maximum and minimum of 200 ms rms values within 10 minutes. As the support for ADI the FDI definition use extracted number 10 minutes flagged date which are rejected from classical power quality assessment due to abnormal state of the system work. Introduced definitions of ADI and FDI has been tested on the basis of real multipoint power quality measurements performed in mining industry power system. Using definition of proposed GPQIs allowed to assess impact of distributed generation (DG) on local working condition of electrical power network.


Purpose: Weight of the load which is to be lifted and its characteristics are considered to be important risk factors for low back disorders (LBD) among manual material handlers. Determining the amount of load a person can lift is important in minimizing the incidence of LBD. The objective of this study was to determine the lifting capacity, adopting two lifting techniques at two levels among male construction workers using progressive isoinertial lifting evaluation (PILE). Methods: One hundred and forty-three male construction workers with minimum 1 year of work experience and without any acute illnesses participated in this study. Workers were advised to perform PILE using two lifting techniques (stoop and squat) and at two lifting levels (waist and shoulder). Results:: The mean lifting capacity was found to be 24.50 ± 5.10, 21.20 ± 5.54, 19.76 ± 4.08 and 17.25 ± 5.18 kg, respectively, for floor to waist-stoop, floor to waist-squat, floor to shoulder-stoop and floor to shoulder-squat categories. The lifting capacity decreased by 19.40% and 18.54% when the vertical distance was increased from waist to shoulder adopting stoop and squat techniques, respectively. Conclusion: Lifting capacity for construction workers has been determined using PILE, and it was found to be more during stoop technique of lifting at floor to waist level.


We have analyzed and presented the experience of regularly conducted neuropsychological study on the methodology developed by A.R. Luria and his school. To consult on various mental disorders 54144 patients and their relatives, as well as customers on their intrapersonal and interpersonal psychological problems. 5132 patients underwent neuropsychological examination. To assess the psyche identify the characteristics of disorders of higher mental functions (higher cortical functions and higher mental processes), their degree of severity were used: psychological diagnosis, pathopsychological research, clinical psychiatric method. An important role in neuropsychological rehabilitation system plays as not just the interaction and mutually promoting, i.e. cooperation component of the efforts are aimed at getting the final useful result (programmed). Upon entering the system component is released from the excess degrees of freedom, which do not help or hinder the achievement of results. Exemption from excessive degrees of freedom is carried out under the influence of afferent synthesis or reverse afferentation. System in the old sense (nervous, circulatory, etc.) it is isolated from the body part of it, united type of anatomic structure or the type of operation, but, in fact, the system is not, as its goal is not achieved in isolation from the other organs and anatomical and physiological structures. The real system is always functional in nature. In the body, they are not isolated, but are in a hierarchical relationship.


An experimental mini-mixerwith the batch capacity of 250 g,was designed.The rotor of the mixer is directly driven through a speed-control motor can realize the speed control of the rotor conveniently;The basin and sand production were adopted by using lifting method and moving discharge thus the structure of the sand mixer is simplified.The contrast experiments show that the mold sand properties mixed by the mini-mixer can reach the level mixed by the bowl mixer.


Theworkpresents theresults ofanewwayofnasal cycle assessment using acoustic rhinometry asadatasource andcross-spectrum toprocess measurement results. There- sults oftheresearch conducted onthegroupof12youngvol- unteers wereshown.Nasalcycles werepresent in75%cases andlasted 110minutes onaverage. Thedescribed methodology shall beofclinical importance inthecourse ofallergy assess- mentaswell aswidely understood rhinology diagnostics. Thenasal cycle isarhythmic, alternating side-to-side fluctuation ofthenasal airflow. During assessment ofthe nasal airways knowledge ofthestage ofthepatient's nasal cycle isofgreat importance. Intheexaminations where anasal provocation isusedtheresult depends onthenasal cycle stage tosuchextent, that choosing aninappropriate momentofthenasal allergen provocation test mayfal- sify thediagnosis ofturbinates enlargement. Someau- thors (1)-(2) report that anasal cycle could falsify there- sult ofthenasal allergen provocation test theresult could beeither false positive orfalse negative. Other authors (3)assumethat changes ofnasal obstruction af- terprovocation test arebigenough tomasktheinfluence ofnasal cycle. However, itwasalso found that asymme- tryincongestion ofnasal passages before thechallenge is notdecisive forestimating whichside showsbigger reac- tion after nasal allergen provocation (4). Moreover, knowledge ofthestage ofthenasal cycle allows toavoid erroneous assessment ofthenasal septum. Inthis paper aninnovative wayofnasal cycle exami- nation withtheuseofacoustic rhinometry andtheusage ofcross-spectrum methodology ispresented. Themethod ofcross-spectrum allows tocalculate quickly andeasily thepatient's nasal cycle period. Theresult ofthecross- spectrum analysis taken into theconsideration byadoc- torconducting theresearch mayminimise thenumber offalse laryngological diagnoses.


Here we present a direct comparison between the activation of implanted Mg ions in N–polar and Ga–polar substrates to produce p-type GaN via symmetric multicycle rapid thermal annealing (SMRTA). Physical dopant activation was achieved by annealing in moderate nitrogen pressures (3.3 MPa) in conjunction with a bi-layer cap. Photoluminescence shows activation was more readily achieved for N–polar films with measured UV luminescence up to ∼15× as intense as yellow/green luminescence compared to ∼2.4× for Ga–polar films. The greater activation of N–polar material was primarily due to a higher thermal stability compared to Ga–polar films. This demonstration of implanted Mg activation by SMRTA enables a facile route toward next generation vertical devices.


Context: Premature neonates have multiple medical and surgical problems; therefore, hospitalization and imaging are required. Recently there has been too much concern about the long-term effects of radiation in neonates. In this survey, we assessed the frequency of imaging and radiation dose in neonates hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in our University-affiliated hospital. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted during a year (2019–2020) on 291 neonates. The information has been gathered from Health Information System and picture archiving and communication system, and analyzed with SPSS version 22. Results: 291 neonates were included in the study, from which 175 (60%) neonates were preterm and 116 (40%) neonates were term neonates. The mean gestational age (GA) was 35.5 weeks and the mean hospital admission duration was 15.8 days. The mean number of portable and non-portable imaging procedures was 5.13 and 0.62 for preterm and term neonates, respectively. There is a statistically significant relationship between gastrointestinal disease and the number of abdominal X-rays. There is also a statistically significant relationship between acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and chest X-rays; there is no statistically significant relationship between pneumonia and the number of chest X-rays in the hospital course. The mean accumulation effective doses in preterm and term neonates in-hospital course were 0.549 and 0.498 mSv, respectively. Discussion: The neonates in NICU are more susceptible to radiation hazards due to numerous imaging than other neonates. Portable imaging is eight times more dosing than non-portable imaging, so due to the scattered radiation from portable devices, the actual radiation dose may be higher than what we estimated. No brain CT scan was done for the neonates with convulsion because of using safer and more valuable modalities; so we could recommend radiologists and pediatrics to use substitute modalities like sonography and MRI instead of CT scan and X-rays.


Volume I of this report describes a multivariate model of auto ownership and mode choice, as well as its use in forecasting 1990 travel behavior, for a sample of 346,000 households and 407,000 workers in the largest 125 SMSAs. Household auto ownership decisions depend on family type and composition, household income, residential location, workplace location, highway and transit service levels, and measures of overall urban spatial structure for each SMSA. Given the number of cars owned and the variables used to explain auto ownership, each worker in the household selects one of five worktrip modes. This volume presents the coefficients of the detailed equations which comprise the models described in Volume I. (Portions of this document are not fully legible)


The present invention relates to compounds having the structural formula (I), or an optical isomer, diastereomer or enantiomer thereof; a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or prodrug thereof, wherein n, m , z, R, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, E, X, Y, a and b are as described above.


Background: Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) are a heterogeneous group of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas with a poorer prognosis than their B-cell counterparts. Second -line chemotherapy (SLT) followed by high dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDT/ASCT) is a common approach to patients (pts) with relapsed PTCL. Reports evaluating this approach have analyzed the outcome of transplanted patients. Our goal was to identify pts with relapsed or refractory disease, treated in a uniform manner, with the intent to induce a remission and proceed to HDT/ASCT. Patients and Methods: From our ICE database we identified 40 pts with a diagnosis of a mature T or NK lymphoma who received ICE as SLT therapy prior to planned HDT/ASCT. Histologic subtypes were as follows: PTCL NOS (n=15), anaplastic large cell lymphoma (n=11), angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (n=5), NK/T cell lymphoma (n=4), subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (n=2), and one each of hepatosplenic γ/δ T-cell lymphoma, enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma, and transformed mycosis fungoides. Median age was 48 years (24–73), five pts were ≥ 60 years. Twenty-five men and 15 women were treated. Initial chemotherapy regimens included: CHOP/CHOP-like (n=32), NHL-15 (n=5), and other (n=4). Twenty-two pts responded to their initial therapy and 18 had primary refractory disease. At time of relapse, 24 pts had stage IV disease, 23 had elevated LDH, and 9 had a performance status ≤ 70%. Thirty-one pts had at least one extranodal site. Complete second line International Prognostic Index (IPI) factors (AA stage, LDH, PS) were available for 36 pts. IPI scores were LR (n=3), LIR (n=12), HIR (n=13), and HR (n=8). Results: All pts received at least one cycle of ICE, 36 received all three planned cycles. Fourteen patients (35%) achieved a complete response, 14 (35%) had a partial response, four (10%) had stable disease, and eight (20%) progressed on therapy. Twenty-seven (68%) pts went on to receive HDT/ASCT. Median follow-up for surviving pts was 45 months (range 7–104). By 3 years, 33/40 (83%) of pts had relapsed with a median progression free survival (PFS) of 6 months from last ICE treatment. Twenty-eight (70%) pts relapsed within 1 year. Neither second-line IPI nor histologic subtype was predictive of continuous remission. Relapsed pts had a superior 3 year PFS compared to primary refractory pts 20% vs 6% (p=0.0005). Despite high relapse rate, 18/40 (45%) of pts were alive at last follow-up. Conclusion: SLT and HDT/ASCT is a common treatment strategy for pts with relapsed PTCL. However, when examined by intention to treat from initiation of SLT and not from time of transplant few pts have durable benefit from this approach. Despite the high response rate to SLT, consolidation with HDT/ASCT provides little clinically meaningful benefit for most pts. The number of pts alive with other therapies despite early relapse underscores the need to study alternative or maintenance strategies for those who achieve remissions.


Aerosol‐planetary boundary layer (PBL) interactions have been found to enhance air pollution in megacities in China. We show that black carbon (BC) aerosols play the key role in modifying the PBL meteorology and hence enhancing the haze pollution. With model simulations and data analysis from various field observations in December 2013, we demonstrate that BC induces heating in the PBL, particularly in the upper PBL, and the resulting decreased surface heat flux substantially depresses the development of PBL and consequently enhances the occurrences of extreme haze pollution episodes. We define this process as the "dome effect" of BC and suggest an urgent need for reducing BC emissions as an efficient way to mitigate the extreme haze pollution in megacities of China.


Capitalism and migration: capitalism historically considered the socialized state the resumption of economic growth international migration a new world economy? social crisis. The sweated trades in the developed countries: women workes and paid employment part-time work the low paid home-working child workers illegal migration conclusion. The sweated trades in the developing countries: the oil-producing Middle East an cosmopolitan labour force internationalization fighting the labour market the domestic helots a world labour market. Immigration and the state: population control immigration control in the developed countries nationality refugees. Social networks and migration: recruitment, destinations occupations politics the homelands the new rich. The reproduction of the labour force: substitutions the shortage of labour reproduction costs too many workers or too few? the roles of immigrants the future social security immigrants. Arguments and evidence: does poverty push out the poor? immigrants and the employment of the native-born the pursuit of national homogeneity an inferior people do immigrants live on welfare? do immigrants damage the host society? do immigrants damage the sending society? conclusions. The freedom to move: the structure of the world's labour force morality and migration the future.


Muscle contractions induce cellular potassium (K+) efflux which may contribute to
impaired muscle cell membrane excitability and fatigue. The magnitude of K+ changes
are dependent on the size of contracting muscle mass, duration and intensity of
exercise, and health and fitness status of participants. Activation of the sarcolemmal
and t-tubular bound sodium-potassium adenosine 5' triphosphatase enzyme
(Na+,K+ATPase, NKA) mediates muscle cell K+ and Na+ active exchange, and is
instrumental in the maintenance of muscle cellular and plasma K+ homeostasis during
exercise. Therefore modulations of NKA function might enhance or impair exercise
induced K+ disturbances, and theoretically can have a profound effect on muscle
excitability and exercise performance. This thesis examined the effects of two
interventions designed to induce acute or short term upregulation and downregulation
of NKA activity on K+ homeostasis and exercise performance in healthy humans. Study
1 investigated the effects of metabolically induced alkalosis on plasma K+ regulation
during submaximal finger flexion (small muscle mass) contractions and fatigue in
healthy humans. Study 2 investigated the effects of a clinically relevant dose of digoxin
administration on K+ regulation, during intermittent supramaximal finger flexion
contractions (small muscle mass) and fatigue in healthy humans. Study 3 investigated
the effects of digoxin on K+ regulation during progressive increasing intensity
submaximal leg cycling exercise (large muscle mass) and fatigue in the same healthy
participants as in study 2. A secondary focus of this thesis was to examine the ionic,
metabolic and acid-base disturbances during small and large muscle mass exercise
and in recovery. This included the regulatory role of NKA in active (study 1 and 2) and
inactive tissue (study 3), during small (study 1 and 2) and large (study 3) muscle mass
exercise.


This article describes the rules of motion of a human cervical disc after a 3-level hybrid construct.7cadaveric cervical spines(C2-T1)were initially tested in intact condition.Then,all patients had a 1-level(C4-C5)total disc replacement(TDR)followed by a 2-level(C3-C4and C5-C6segments)anterior cervical discectomy and fusion(ACDF).The movement differences among the 3-level hybrid construct,the intact disc and the 1-level TDR were compared with the 3-level hybrid construct and previous 3-level fusion data(dynamic and static plating systems).The comparisons show that the 3-level hybrid construct performs better than3-level fusion.


Death receptor-mediated tumor cell death, either alone or in combination with other anticancer drugs, is considered as a new strategy for anticancer therapy. In this study, we have investigated the effects and molecular mechanisms of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside [AICAR; a pharmacologic activator of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)] in sensitizing tumor necrosis factor (TNF)–related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)– and TNFα-induced apoptosis of human colon cancer HCT116 cells. The cytotoxic action of AICAR requires AMPK activation and may occur at various stages of apoptotic pathways. AICAR cotreatment with either TRAIL or TNFα enhances activities of caspase-8, caspase-9, and caspase-3; down-regulates the antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2; increases the cleavage of Bid and results in the decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential; potentiates activation of p38 and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase; and inhibits nuclear factor-κB activity. In addition, this sensitized cell apoptosis was neither observed in p53-null HCT116 cells nor affected by the cotreatment with mevalonate. In summary, we have developed a novel strategy of combining AICAR with TRAIL for the treatment of colon cancer cells. The sensitization effect of AICAR in cell apoptosis was mediated through AMPK pathway, requires p53 activity, and involves mitochondria-dependent apoptotic cascades, p38 and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase. [Mol Cancer Ther 2007;6(5):1562–71]


This study aims to explain the role of cost accounting systems in the process of pricing decision-making in Yemeni industrial companies of Taiz City. The researcher has used both descriptive and analytical methods which suit the nature of the present study which is mostly based on field work and the theoretical underpinnings. A group of previous studies related to the subject of the study have been utilized in the construction of study tools (questionnaires) which have been distributed in the industrial companies in the Taiz city, Yemen. The study targeted accounting costs, accountants, auditors and managers of financial department"s in industrial companies. Data analysis through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was the use of scientific statistical methods "Frequencies and percentages, SMA, Standard deviation, t-test, Cronbach's alpha test. The results indicate that the cost of the accounting system applied in industrial companies provides quality accounting information; there is an impact of this information on the pricing decision-making; there are areas in which pricing decisions much depend on the information provided by the cost accounting systems. This study contributes to the literature by providing an analysis of the role of cost information in pricing decisions within industrial companies in the Taiz city, Yemen.


The chemistry course teaching is an important course.Original parts of contents of course are oldfashioned,with profound theories,and cannot meet the demands of foundation course for vocational education.This paper commences from the constitution of the teaching course contents,and probes into the reform and construction of the chemistry course system.


PURPOSE: An imitation rifle having a reacting force generator is provided to reduce costs for purchasing carbon dioxide and prevent environmental contamination by generating a reaction force using compressed air instead of carbon dioxide. CONSTITUTION: An imitation rifle comprises an imitation rifle body(100), a bolt carrier part(200), and a compressed air tank part. The imitation rifle body comprises a moving part, a trigger(160), and a connection part(170). The bolt carrier part includes a pestle(270) is hit by a hammer(180) connected to the trigger and the connection part of the imitation rifle body. An insertion rod(340) of the compressed air tank part has a compressed air opening and closing valve unit(330) which is inserted into or protruded from an insertion hole(240) of the bolt carrier part. When the pestle strikes an opening and closing pin of the compressed air opening and closing valve unit, compressed air is ejected from a compressed air ejecting hole and the bolt carrier part is moved left from the compressed air opening and closing valve unit. The bolt carrier part is moved right by the elastic rebound force of a recoil spring, thereby generating a reaction force.


This was one o f SCSS President Stephen M. Krason's "Neither Left nor Right, but Catholic" columns that appeared during 2014 in Crisismagazine.com and The Wanderer and at his blog site (skrason. wordpress.com). It discusses how Catholic social teaching does not mandate particular public policies, which must not be confused with points o f the teaching itself. It emphasizes that there can typically be many different policy approaches that can be used to make sure that moral demands are met.


Poor economic decisions made by the nobles who increasingly controlled the Russian-American Company's triangle trade in furs and tea left the company vulnerable to political pressure from the center in the 1860s to sell Alaska to the United States.


Abstract Simulations of observations from potential spaceborne radars are made based on storm structure generated from the three-dimensional (3D) Goddard cumulus ensemble model simulation of an intense overland convective system. Five frequencies of 3, 10, 14, 35, and 95 GHz are discussed, but the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission precipitation radar sensor frequency ( 14 GHz) is the focus of this study. Radar reflectivities and their attenuation in various atmospheric conditions are studied in this simulation. With the attenuation from cloud and precipitation in the estimation of reflectivity factor (dBZ), the reflectivities in the lower atmosphere in the convective coresare significantly reduced. With spatial resolution of 4 km X 4 km, attenuation at 14 GHz may cause as large as a 20-dBZ difference between the simulated measurements of the peak (Zmp) and near-surface reflectivity (Zmp) in the most intense convective region. The Zmp occurs at various altitudes depending on the hydrometeor concentration...


People with hearing loss in this world have not received much serious attention from the authorities. This makes these sufferers confused in choosing learning media to interact with and isolated from their social environment. This application was created to help people with hearing loss to be noticed and understood from the way they communicate using sign language through the mobile application called Assistant for the Deaf, which has many features such as registration, interactive videos, sign language translator, forums, customer service, library, information, history, events, donations, and shops. The application is designed using use case diagrams and class diagrams modeling the database, and the implementation used Android Studio and MySQL database.


In this study, we report on system advancements for an ultrawideband (UWB) microwave radar prototype for early breast cancer detection. We introduce an integrated circuit (IC) pulse radio as a suitable replacement for both a bulky and expensive off-the-shelf pulse generator and a clock. To assess the system's suitability as a breast screening prototype, we compare measurements on two different experimental breast models (phantoms) with the established and previously reported prototype using off-the-shelf components and the here-introduced IC. We test both systems on a homogeneous fat-mimicking phantom with a 2-mm skin layer as well as a phantom with a 2-mm skin layer and glandular insertions, while the antennas, antenna housing, and sampling oscilloscope are the same for both systems. Additionally, we advance with the IC to higher frequencies, aiming to comply with the band intended for microwave imaging devices with medical applications. Furthermore, we compare the economic requirements of the IC and of the previously reported system by evaluating their cost and compactness. The objective of this study is to investigate if the IC pulse radio can replace bulky off-shelf components to allow us to implement the pulse generation circuitry in one flexible circuit board with the switching and antennas.


The Authors on the basis of long-term historical research, bring closer one of the kung-fu styles called 'The boxing from Putna'.
The style of 'The boxing from Putna' is similar to the Noi Cun style, which was based on the canons of Taoism – China's indigenous religion, which followers are guided by the basic principle: do not do anything against nature. The Noi Cun style was based on the liberation – through specific concentrating, breathing and physical exercises – internal energy was concentrated in one hand, in a few fingers or even in one finger. The main motive developing the fight echnique was the fight with armed opponent. This style was developed mainly among Taipings in the region of Hwai mountains. The style of 'The boxing from Putna' is often compared to 'the boxing of life points by hours of the day'. It takes advantage from the knowledge about how the particular time of the day and night differently affect the various organs of animals and humans. It was very important for the final effect of particular blow, to strike a blow in specific time interval and to precisely punch in the vital point. The Authors discuss the principles of training new disciples, the characteristic weapon of the style, and present particular striking points defining the time of their application and the effects they cause in the opponent's body.


Tapbozou.s longimanus breeds twice per year in quick succession. The first pregnancy has a duration of 105 days and the second 86 days. This variation in length appears to be due to differences in the rate of fetal growth in successive pregnancies.


Kwakkel This is a reprint of a Cochrane review, prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Abstract Background Factors contributing to subjective fatigue in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) are not well known. This makes it difficult to manage fatigue effectively in PD.


Background and aims: Menopause is a natural process in nature; hence, changes in the age of menopause are not to be anticipated. Consequently, the purpose of the research was to obtain accurate estimates of the age of menopause in Bangladesh and to determine regional differences in the age of women at menopause. Methods: A search was undertaken for studies using a Cross-Sectional Design, and those that included women aged 40-60 years from various areas of Bangladesh between 2009-2019, the average age at menopause, and had identical inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected for meta-analysis. The research materials consisted of cross-sectional investigations conducted in various regions of Bangladesh. STATA-16 Statistical Software was used to create a forest plot using cross-sectional study data in order to illustrate the variance of menopause age determined from separate research. The variance was assessed relative to the weighted average age at menopause. I2 data represent the heterogeneity of menopause age in the studies. Results: The average age of menopause in Bangladesh is 46.7 years (95% CI: 44.84, 48.9). As shown by the Funnel Plot and Egger's test, the standard deviation in one research was slightly over 1.97. Minimum mean age was 44.70 years (95% CI: 35.02, 54.38) and highest mean age was 48.96 years (95% CI: 42.30, 55.62) In addition, the age at menopause did not differ significantly by age at menarche, despite a strong correlation. Conclusions: Age at menopause correlated positively with age at menarche. During the period 2009-2020, the median age in Bangladesh was 46.7 years, which was much lower than in many wealthy nations. There was no information on the distribution of age at menopause in the papers analyzed for this meta-analysis, therefore the discrepancies may be methodological.


The unitary constitution and development of construction enterprise, which is the main body of construction industry, determines the advancement of the whole industry. Some analysis of the progress of the construction enterprises in Guangzhou and suggestion on their further development are presented in this paper.


TiO2/AC composites were prepared by supercritical fluid deposition(SCFD),with butyl titanate and activated carbon(AC) as precursor and support,respectively.The TiO2/AC was characterized by X-ray diffractometry(XRD) scanning electron microscopy(SEM),BET specific surface area measurements,thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis(TG-DTA).The photocatalytic activity of TiO2/AC was investigated by the degradation of methylene blue(MB) under UV light.The results show that photoactivity of TiO2/AC is higher than that of P25 and the mixture of TiO2 and AC for MB degradation.It is attributed to the synergy effect of TiO2 and AC,the particle size of dispersed nano-TiO2 on AC is smaller than that of P25.TiO2/AC prepared at 600℃ shows the highest photocatalytic activity due to the effect of heat-treatment temperature on phase transformation and crystal growth.


Background. Medicinal plants have proved at all times to be a powerful remedy for health care. Accordingly, grape seed, sesame, and fenugreek extracted oils with pharmacological properties are investigated as wound treatments. This study assesses the potential of our oils for healing wounds induced on rats. Methods. Phytochemical analyses of oils have involved: quality value, polyphenol, chlorophylls, carotene, and fatty acids. Antibacterial activity was carried out. Antioxidant activity was evaluated: the scavenging effect on DPPH radicals, the reducing power, and β-carotene discoloration. Uniform wound excision was induced on rats dorsum randomly divided into five groups: groups treated with "CICAFLORA®" and tested oils and untreated one. The posthealing biopsies were histologically assessed. Results. Wound biopsies treated with oils showed the best tissue regeneration compared to control groups. Groups treated with our oils and "CICAFLORA" had higher wound contraction percentage. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in oils act as inflammatory mediators increasing neovascularization, extracellular remodeling, migration, and cell differentiation. Wound healing effect was attributed to antibacterial and antioxidant synergy. Conclusion. According to findings, oils showed better activity in wound healing compared to "CICAFLORA" due to a phytoconstituents synergy. However, clinical trials on humans are necessary to confirm efficacy on human pathology.


Cases of pancreatitis were identified in the eluxadoline clinical development program, reflected in initial product labelling, and the subject of postmarketing reports.


A transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study was made on Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors prepared by plasma spraying which is a useful technique in forming and manufacturing of brittle materials. Amorphous region and transitional phases with certain orientation relationship were found between YBa2Cu3O7−x grains.


Companies frequently receive RFP (Request for Proposal) from interested customers requiring technical expertise, specialized capability regarding to their products or services. Appropriately responding to these RFPs is heavily influential in buyer decision-making. Currently most companies answer RFPs manually, and they (including some major RFP solution providers) mainly use key word(s) matching algorithm to search for similar questions in the knowledge base and choose the one the working analyst thinks most relevant. However, the biggest challenge is the same question can be rephrased using different wordings, so key word matching may lead to irrelevant result(s). The current process is very time-consuming, inefficient, ineffective and sometimes can create inconsistencies. In this paper, we propose using a method which combines state-of-the-art Word Embedding solution in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and AI with the promising new idea of Soft Cosine Measure (SCM) in finding the matching responses. This is by far the first effort to introduce the state-of-the-art technologies in RFP process to improve accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness. From our study of applying this method, we observed high response relevancy rates for non-standardized questionnaires which are out of the knowledge base.


No matter the era, ones always relate to the popular media whether it is literary words, song lyrics or movies. Yet, sometimes ones do not recognize the reference from a particular textual discourse swirling around them. From this premise, Lana Del Reys Off to the Races is deemed as the perfect example of this issue. Lana Del Reys Off to the Races is an intriguing song, for its lyrics are said to have some relations to Vladimir Nabokovs Lolita. For her adaptation on Nabokovs Lolita, Del Rey has been attacked for ostensible discrepancies on who Lolita really is. Thus, this study attempts to prove the relation between Lana Del Reys Off to the Races to Vladimir Nabokovs Lolita through Julia Kristevas theoretical ideas on intertextuality. The discussion of this study indicates that, indeed, there is a relation between Lana Del Reys Off to the Races to Vladimir Nabokovs Lolita. The lyrics of Off to the Races contains several lines and phrases indicating that Vladimir Nabokovs Lolita plays important role in its meanings. However, the some adaptations and reversal of the relationship between Lolita and Humbert in Off to the Races brings an entirely altered meaning to the song than the meaning in the original text.Keywords: intertextuality, lyrics, Lolita.


The presence of the vermiform appendix within the femoral canal is called De Garengeot's hernia. It was first described in 1731 by the French physician Rene-Jacques de Garengeot; however, operative correction was first performed in 1785 by a surgeon to the royal French court named Hevin. Such hernias are exceedingly rare, representing 1 per cent of all femoral hernias which themselves account for only 3 per cent of all hernias.1 Rarer still, appendicitis is present in 0.01 per cent of appendiceal femoral hernias, and thus such cases represent 0.000003 per cent of all cases of hernias.2 Although the diagnosis of De Garengeot's hernias is usually made intra-operatively, we describe a case of De Garengeot's hernia with appendicitis that was pre-operatively diagnosed in an 84-year-old man and that was successfully repaired laparoscopically. An 84-year-old man presented to the emergency room with a three-day history of right groin pain, a two-day history of fevers, and malaise. The patient initially believed the pain to be the result of a fall several days prior but sought medical attention because of an increase in severity of his groin pain. On arrival to the emergency room, the patient endorsed right groin pain. His vitals at presentation were a heart rate of 112, respiratory rate of 20, blood pressure of 101/ 63, pulse oximetry of 97 per cent, and temperature of 36.1°C. His abdomen was soft, nondistended, and nontender. The right groin had a well-healed scar. There was a noticeable bulge that was mildly tender to palpation with overlying erythematous skin changes. Blood work was requested, which was within normal limits except for a mild metabolic acidosis. A CT scan of the abdomen demonstrated a 3to 4.5-cm region within the femoral hernia with gas, soft tissue, and fluid that was concerning for a perforated distal appendix (Figs. 1–3). FIG. 1. Coronal slice of patient CT scan. Femoral hernia containing loops of bowel and air in the right lower quadrant.


Accurate experimental values for the free energies of hydration, or the free energies of solvation, of the H+, OH-, and H3O+ ions are of fundamental importance. By use of the most accurate value for the free energy of solvation of H+, the known value for the free energy of solvation of water, and the known values for the gas phase and aqueous phase deprotonation of water, the corresponding experimental free energy of solvation for OH- is −106.4 ± 0.5 kcal/mol. Similarly, by use of the known values for ΔGf 0 for H3O, H2O+, and OH-, the known values for ΔGs for H+ and OH-, and the known value for the aqueous phase autoionization of water, we obtain an experimental free energy of solvation value for H3O+ of −103.4 ± 0.5 kcal/mol. These values are in excellent agreement with the commonly accepted values and with the value for ΔGs(OH-) obtained from embedding clusters of OH-(H2O)n in a dielectric continuum.


A number of recent studies have attempted classification of emotional speech using various methods. In this paper we compare the performance of two algorithms: a classification algorithm based on euclidean distances, and a classification algorithm based on the use of neural networks. Both perform the classification using an identical feature set, on a database of emotional speech which has been validated through subjective listening tests.


Exergy efficiency increases are subject to theoretical limitations, which identify the maximum attainability, and practical limitations, which further limit efficiency. The paper presents the results of an applicable research where the aim was to establish the real energy efficiency of the heat pump for industrial practices to recovery energy resources with low thermal potential. Also, this paper put on users' disposal useful information referring to the exergy efficiency calculation for different heat pumps working conditions.


A web-based survey was developed to begin to measure the drinking norms at the Foxfield Races with the hopes of using the results to create a safer environment at future events. Students drink more at the Foxfield Races than a typical Saturday night with almost one-quarter (24.8%) of respondents having 6 or more additional drinks. Students think other students are drinking more than they really are (7.1 actual vs. 8.1 perceived). 46% of students reported experiencing at least one negative consequence as a result of their own drinking. 41% of students reported experiencing at least one negative consequence as a result of others' drinking. Most students make safe transportation plans and follow through with those plans. Only 2.9% knowingly drove back from Foxfield after drinking. Students are not making as good choices with respect to food as only 14.4% brought enough to last for the entire event. Only 26.7% of respondents knew where the first aid tent was located.


About the Presenter: Lori serves as Technical Services Librarian at Carson-Newman University, assisting many genealogists visiting the library. Lori also works as a professional genealogist, specializing in Southern States research. She speaks at national, regional, and local genealogy conferences and events. She authored Research in Mississippi in National Genealogical Society's Research in the States Series. She belongs to the Association of Professional Genealogists and its North Carolina chapter.


A study to assess the level of Aggression and the effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program on Aggression Management in terms of Knowledge among adolescents at selected school of Delhi. The research approach adopted was Experimental and the design adopted was Pre experimental One group Pre – Test and Post – Test design. The independent variable of the study was Level of Aggression and Planned Teaching Program on Aggression Management among Adolescents and dependant variable was Knowledge of the Adolescents on Aggression Management. 40 Adolescents with the age group of 13-19 years studying in 9 th standard in Shashi Public Secondary School, Delhi were selected using Purposive Sampling technique. The major findings of the study were: Majority of adolescents i.e. 65%had mild aggression, 17.5% had moderate aggression, 12.5 % had no aggression and 5% had severe aggression, The mean post – test Knowledge score of the adolescents were significantly higher than the mean pre – test knowledge score, Planned Teaching Program was found to be effective strategy in enhancing the knowledge scores of adolescents. There


. We solve the dual multijoint problem and prove the existence of so-called "factorisations" for arbitrary fields and multijoints of k j -planes. More generally, we deduce a discrete analogue of a theorem due in essence to Bourgain and Guth. Our result is a universal statement which describes a property of the discrete wedge product without any explicit reference to multijoints and is stated as follows: Suppose that k 1 + ... + k d = n . There is a constant C = C ( n ) so that for any field F and for any finitely supported function S : F n → R ≥ 0 , there are factorising functions s k j : , R 0 such that ( V 1 ∧ ··· ∧ V d S ( p d ≤ C d p,V , for every p ∈ F n and every tuple of planes V j ∈ Gr( k j , F n ), and for every k j -plane π j ⊂ F n , where e ( π j ) ∈ Gr( k j , F n ) denotes the translate of π j that contains the origin and ∧ denotes the discrete wedge product. ,


A new method of parameter identification based on linear time-frequency representation and Hilbert transform is proposed in this paper to identify modal parameters of linear time-varying systems from measured vibration responses. With Gabor expansion and synthesis theory, measured responses are represented in time-frequency domain and modal components are reconstructed by time-frequency filtering. Hilbert transform is applied to obtain time histories of the amplitude and phase angle of each modal component, from which time-varying frequencies and damping ratios are identified. The proposed method has been demonstrated with a numerical example in which a linear time-varying system of two degrees of freedom is used to validate the identification scheme based on time-frequency representation. Simulation results have indicated that time-frequency representation presents an effective tool for modal parameter identification of time-varying systems. NOMENCLATURE ) , ( k n GS Gabor coefficient ) (t gnk Gabor basis ) (k g Synthetic window function ) (k h Analytic widow function ) (t M ) (t C ) (t K Mass ,damping, stiffness matrices r r r p u t a , ), ( rth scale factor, modal vector, eigenvalue r r q t), ( η amplitudes of scale factor and modal vector r r t γ θ ), ( phases of scale factor and modal vector r r β α , Real part and image part of eigenvalue ) (t yr rth modal component ) (i r ω , ) (i r ξ rth modal frequency, damping ratio ) ( ˆ t yr Hilbert transform of ) (t yr


Genetic engineering, also known as geneticmodification, refers to technologies such as molecularcloning of genes, gene transfer, genetic manipulation ofanimal, and plant embryo transfer. For last 20 years, manygenes of potential commercial interest have been identifiedand characterized. Techniques for plant transformation, suchas utilizing Agrobacterium tumefaciens and efficient method toselect transgenic plants have been used to develop manyfloriculture crops and ornamentals, and genetic modification isoffering unprecedented opportunities for increasing agriculturalproductivity and protecting the environment through reducedagrochemical use in agriculture. In floricultural plants, flowercolor is one of the most important characters. Themodification of flower color has been the most commonapplication of the tool of genetic modification in flower species.Australian biotechnology company Florigene has developed anew mauve colored carnation called "Moondust", and a totalof eight varieties called Moon series have been successfullymarketed. Japanese company SUNTORY has succeeded increating blue roses by implanting gene that synthesizes bluepigment Delphinidin in pansies. Other features that havereceived attention are flower fragrance, flower and plantmorphology, senescence of flowers both on the plant andafter harvest, and postharvest disease-resistance. However,there still are many difficulties in efficiently transformingflower species, and further improvement in techniques isessential to obtain transgenic floricultural crops ofcommercial value. This paper provides a summary ofrecent reports on phenotypic modification achieved in GM floriculture crops, to aid commencement of novel geneticresearch and development of new transgenic plantsexpressing various phenotypes.


In a previous trial, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) did not lower the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with


The United Nations call on climate change generates governmental and economic macro-narratives that are presented as expressions of validation and inclusion admitted by univocal forms of development and progress, as well as are reproduced by Civil Society, but contrasted by the original communities of the Mexican population who present ethical, political and environmental perspectives. In the present work, adaptation to climate change is evidenced as a requirement of the modes of development and progress generated by a world structure of neocolonial and capitalist projects, and it is realized how colonialist strategy disavows the singular and concrete forms of environmental care of a variety of collectives and popular organizations scattered throughout the Mexican territory. For this, the Mayan Train project and the Morelos Integral Project are considered as standard models and reference of a documentary hermeneutic of popular actions and of indigenous communities with actions, arguments and governmental decisions, which proceed vertically and institutionally in the transformation process and territorial care. The results are crossed by the signaling and discrediting of the commitment of the different groups to care for the environment, as well as the persistence of practices from extractivist and neocolonial logics, whose dynamics continue to expose the lives of the people who are in defense of the Earth. To conclude, adaptation to climate change is affirmed as an inclusion tactic for native people that results in death and precariousness.


A control device for a switching device for controlling the opening / closing operation of a circuit breaker (2) of a switching device, which separates a power transmission line under idle conditions and on, wherein the control apparatus comprising a switching device: a voltage sensor (11) for detecting an AC voltage at a power source side the circuit breaker (2); a current detection unit (12) for detecting a flow of a main stream rice flowing through the power switch (2); a contact opening timing sensor (20) for detecting the contact opening time of a main contact (3) of the circuit breaker (2) upon interruption of the power transmission line; an interrupt timing sensor for detecting the interruption timing at which the through the power switch (2) flowing the main circuit has been interrupted, on the basis of an output of the current detecting unit (12) and from the contact opening timing sensor detected (20) contact opening timing; and a re-closing timing decider for determining the re-closure timing at which the main contact (3) of the circuit breaker (2) should be closed to restore power to the power transmission line, on the basis of an output of the voltage sensor (11), the output of the current detection unit ...


A rapid DNA extraction procedure and random primer labelling of Fscherichia coli ribosomal RNA with cloned reverse transcriptase have been used to establish a simple and highly sensitive method for studying ribosomal DNA polymorphism in bacteria. Examples of inter‐ and intraspecies differentiation of bacteria are given and potential applications in bacterial epidemiology and taxonomy are discussed.


Ionosphere is part of the atmospheric layer located between 50 to 1000 km above the earth's surface which consists of electrons that can influence the propagation of electromagnetic waves in the form of additional time in signal propagation, this depends on Total Electron Content (TEC) in the ionosphere and frequency GPS signal. In high positioning precision with GPS, the effect of the ionosphere must be estimated so that ionospheric correction can be determined to eliminate the influence of the ionosphere on GPS observation. Determination of ionospheric correction can be done by calculating the TEC value using dual frequency GPS data from reference stations or models. In making the TEC model, a polynomial function is used for certain hours. The processing results show that the maximum TEC value occurs at noon at 2:00 p.m. WIB for February 13, 2018 with a value of 35,510 TECU and the minimum TEC value occurs in the morning at 05.00 WIB for February 7, 2018 with a value of 2,138 TECU. The TEC model spatially shows the red color in the area of Surabaya and its surroundings for the highest TEC values during the day around 13.00 WIB to 16.00 WIB.


A communication device with a time authentication requesting function uses timestamp technology to verify a device operation. When receiving an instruction for e-document scan, the communication device transmits a hash value of scanned data of an original to a TSA, and receives a timestamp from the TSA. Then, the communication device stores the scanned data assigned with the timestamp in a prescribed folder, and stores e-document scan history. When receiving an instruction for fax communication, after carrying out fax transmission, the communication device storesfax communication history. When stored history data reaches a prescribed amount, a timer time at that point of time is added to the history data, and the history data is encoded. The communication device transmits a hash value to the TSA, and receives a timestamp from the TSA. Then, the communication device stores the history data assigned with the timestamp in a prescribed folder.


Abstract We provide the differential equations that generalize the Newtonian $N$ -body problem of celestial mechanics to spaces of constant Gaussian curvature $\kappa $ , for all $\kappa \in \mathbb{R}$ . In previous studies, the equations of motion made sense only for $\kappa \ne 0$ . The system derived here does more than just include the Euclidean case in the limit $\kappa \to 0;$ it recovers the classical equations for $\kappa =0$ . This new expression of the laws of motion allows the study of the $N$ -body problem in the context of constant curvature spaces and thus oòers a natural generalization of the Newtonian equations that includes the classical case. We end the paper with remarks about the bifurcations of the first integrals.


The purpose of this research was to determine the extent of students' skills in listening comprehension in response to a question on the seventh semester student of the Faculty of Teaching and Education English Lancang Kuning University Pekanbaru. The importance of these tests is to megidentifikasi readiness of students in mastering the English language to be used in the working world of international working environment. This research was conducted by survey method as a design. Participants in this study were fiftytwo students, an instrument that researchers use in this research is to give thirty-question multiple-choice questions about the response. The results of this study showed that fifty-two students can be seen that the total overall value is 3040, the value of recurring middle value 53.3 and 60. Values range from low to high at 23.3 from 93.3. After calculation, the average student's ability to respond to questions is 58.46. In other words, the ability of students to understand listening to respond to questions categorized as low


The focus of this article is on the Report of the inquiry into residential aged care in Australia. Consideration is given to the results of a confidential survey of financial submissions from providers of aged care. Most attention is given to labour costs and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). The most important result is the evidence showing providers whatever their size, location, ownership and resident mix, can perform in the top 10 per cent and 25 per cent of providers as measured by EBITDA. Management is vital to the performance of entities whether they be 'for-profit' or 'not-for-profit' entities. Attention is also directed to other studies about efficiency and productivity and modelling. Treating technical efficiency as a measure by which the industry lags behind best practice, the analysis of regulatory efficiency explains much about ways to secure gains in efficiency.


Queer Bioethics and the inventory of its potential populations include a wide range of queer subjects: lesbian parents, HIV-positive gay and bisexuals, transgender youth, and non-cisgendered individuals, to name a few. With the ethical dilemmas and ethical duties couched inside of a Queer Bioethics in mind, this article will consider one of the field's most enduring citizens: the intersex child. More specifically, the figure of the intersex child with ovotesticular non-normativity will be scrutinized on ethical and clinical planes – a major aspect of queer bioethics is, after all, clinical ethics for queer populations. Ovotesticular conditions will be covered at length; we discuss different variations in addition to narrowing the topic to those with 46,XX and ambiguous genitalia, specifically those 75% diagnosed under the age of 20, and speak on issues related to this population. We will also briefly discuss the population of the 20% diagnosed under the age of 5 years old. Interventions will be discussed in all realms of intersex conditions – specifically ovotestes. We will conclude with a principalist approach to ethical topics such as autonomy, beneficence, and non-maleficence, weighing these principles equally and ultimately erring on the side of autonomy within pediatric ethics where possible.


Conceptualizing cultural norms and political agency is at the core of feminist and queer theory. Therefore, it is important to explicate the consequences of different theoretical traditions for conceiving subjects and contingency. In this article I focus on Judith Butler's thought and its relationship to the new Lacanian work of Slavoj Žižek and Lee Edelman. By new Lacanian work I refer to writings based on Lacan's later work from the 1960s and the 1970s, which emphasize the concepts real and jouissance.1


In their quest to assign capital appropriately, banks need the ability to compare two products in a way that objectively ascertains which is operationally riskier and by how much. Perceptions of changes in these risks can be used to predict future risk. Enter the prime metric to save the day...(if only it were that easy).


Objective: To analyze the wishes of expectant mothers and provide data for comparisons between in-hospital and out-of-hospital obstetrics. Methods: Survey of expectant mothers requesting out-of-hospital delivery. Results: Most of these women considered delivery a natural process, not an illness requiring hospital care. The women cited freedom of choice concerning the delivery, less anxiety in the home than in the hospital environment, a more personal relationship with the midwife, and, as far as possible, marking do without medical equipment. Conclusions: The interviewed women were a selected collective regarding age, parity, socioeconomic status and obstetric risk profile. Nonetheless, the results suggest ways that in-hospital obstetrics can be adapted to meet the requirements of pregnant women. Individualized, family-oriented obstetrics with judicious use of medical technology should be possible in the clinical setting.


V. Measurements of ESE Signal Decays due to d-d Interactions of PCs. Experimental Data Data on Phase Relaxation in Systems with Non Uniform PC Distribution 202 A.Determination of Microwave H, Pulse Amplitude in a Spectrometer Cavity at the Location of a Sample 202 B. Separation of Contributions from d-d Interactions, Spin-lattice Relaxation and Electron-nuclear Interactions to the Total ESE Signal Decay Kinetics 202 C. Systems with a Uniform Volume PC Distribution 207 D. Experimental Results on Phase Relaxation at a Uniform PC Distribution 207


This paper examines the realization and application of DSP in video and image process.With TMS320DM642 as the core chip,and MT9T001 as its base,the image capture system of CMOS image sensor has a bright prospect for the application because of its simple design,reasonable price,and good quality image.This paper describes the work mode of TMS320DM642 video port and the image sensor,introduces the realization of the glueless interface through the raw capture mode of the video chip,and puts forward debugging methods for key parameters.After several trials,the capture can reach 45 fp/s when the resolution is 720×576.Facts have proved that this system is effective in image capture,with the characteristics of reasonable structure,flexible algorithm,and good image quality.


SEAT, USABLE PARTICULARLY IN LINE REAR VEHICLE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS, HAS PROVIDED FOR FORELEGS BASE (16) AND REAR LEGS (20) USED TO RELY ON CROSS RINGS (18, 22), CARRIED BY THE FLOOR AND BOLTS which are provided with disconnectable (26, 32), HITCH ON THE RINGS. RINGS (18, 22) are fixed to an item MOBILE MOUNTED SLIDING IN GUIDES LONGITUDINAL (50), fixed to the floor, and the movable containing means (52) RETENTION OF NEEDLE OF THIS ITEM ON THE GUIDES, REMAIN disengaging Said MEANS FOR ACTION ON control means (56, 60) CARRYING THE SEAT.


This article discusses the relationship between sisters and brothers in the Devotio Moderna and their animals.It highlights the boundaries between human and non-human, for instance by discussing animals as subjects holding agency. According to the biographies, animals could serve in the spiritual growth of an individual or work against it. Some animals are cited as being models for virtues, for instance the cat.


It is widely acknowledged that the use of temporary work delivers some significant advantages to firms, particularly in the current turbulent business environment. In this work, however, we show an undesirable effect of temporary work by analyzing its interaction with the HR practices used to manage standard employees. Specifically, focusing on the so-called High-Performance Work Systems we found that the effectiveness of such systems decreases as the proportion of temporary workers in the firm increases. The evidence presented indicates that some policies that are beneficial when considered individually may be less effective when combined, thus inviting practitioners not to ignore the systemic nature of HR policies when it comes to elaborate workforce segmentation strategies