The present invention provides a voltage recovery apparatus and method for stabilizing a utility power network, and a control system. A voltage configuration wherein the recovery means (30), so that after detection of a fault situation of the utility power line, to provide active and reactive power to a utility power grid with a predetermined amount and a predetermined duration, to restore the utility power line voltage to the standard said predetermined proportion of voltage.


The structure of the model may either be inferred via an experimental study or just by looking at the input and output data. A novel nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous inputs (NARMAX) method for identifying PEA piezoelectric positioning mechanisms is put forward in this study. The developed model enables accurate prediction of the hysteresis of the PEAs. The accuracy of the model built from the input and output data will be assessed by comparison with a LuGre model. The results of the identification show that the recommended approach is successful and that it has a high degree of identification precision within an absolute error range of one micron. The findings demonstrated the potential of the suggested method for classifying nonlinear PEAs.


The purpose of this paper is to reveal the effects of brackish water irrigation on the growth and distribution of salty ions in the organs of melon.The growth and contents of Na+,K+,Ca2+and Cl-in different organs of melon are studied under sand culture condition irrigated with simulate salt water.The results show that brackish water irrigation reduces the K+/Na+,Ca2+/Na+,Cl-/Na+ ratios,and fresh weight of roots,stems,leaves,and fruits;the contents of Na+ and Cl-increase in roots,stems and leaves as the concentration of salt water go up,while Na+ in the leaves is lower than that in the stems and roots.The content of K+ tends to rise from straw period to flor-fruit period.The content of K+ in the leaves shows a significant decline during fruitage while that in the roots indicates no changes.The content of Ca2+ in the leaves is higher than that in roots and stems,and in all treatments during flor-fruit period and fruitage Ca2+ content indicates no significant difference.In conclusion,under the brackish water stress,the melon takes in more K+ and excludes Na+ from entering leaves,but the growth of different organs is still inhibited significantly.


Problems connected with constructing of machinery for disperse material compression be vibrational method are considered. Technical solution allowing forming compressed solid of disperse material for one impact cycle of compressed equipment is represented. Constructive scheme of vibrational attachment, in which source of polyharmonic oscillations is used, is justified. Results of investigation of process of running disperse material compression by proposed device are represented. The estimation of its influence on density of formed compact with comparison with attachment, in which source of harmonic oscillations is used, is carried out. The investigations show the perspective of this method. Using the attachment with source of polyharmonic oscillation mode will allow to extend application area in many industries.


Searchable encryption facilitates cloud server to search over encrypted data without decrypting the data. Single keyword based searchable encryption enables a user to access a subset of documents, which contains the keyword of the user's interest. In this paper, we present a single keyword based searchable encryption scheme for the applications where multiple data owners upload their data and then multiple users can access the data. The scheme uses attribute based encryption that allows user to access the selective subset of data from cloud without revealing his/her access rights to the cloud server. The scheme is proven adaptively secure against chosen-keyword attack in the random oracle model. We have implemented the scheme on Google cloud instance and the performance of the scheme found practical in real-world applications.


ABSTRACT Despite several high-profile data breaches and business models that commercialize user data, participation in social media networks continues to require users to trust corporations to safeguard their personal data. Since these data increasingly contain geographic references that allude to individuals' locations and movements, the need for new approaches to geoprivacy and data sovereignty has grown. We develop a geoprivacy framework that couples two emerging technologies – decentralized data storage and discrete global grid systems – to facilitate fine-grained user control over the ownership of, access to and map-based representation of their data. The framework is illustrated with a dynamic k-anonymity model that links the geographic precision of shared data to social trust within in a social network. In this framework, users' spatio-temporal data are shared through a decentralized system and are represented on a discrete global grid data model at spatial resolutions that correspond to varying degrees of trust between individuals who are exchanging information. Our framework has several advantages over centralized geoprivacy approaches, namely trust in a third-party entity is not required and geoprivacy is dynamic and context-dependent with users maintaining autonomy. As the distributed web begins to emerge, so too can the next generation of geographic information sharing tools.


The invention discloses anti-radiation anti-bacterial disinfecting protection clothes for an operating room and a manufacturing method of the anti-radiation anti-bacterial disinfecting protection clothes. The anti-radiation anti-bacterial disinfecting protection clothes is characterized in that two layers of materials are compounded, the outer layer is fabric, the inner layer is a waterproof breathable film, a fiber main body of the fabric of the outer layer is polymeric sponge, and the fiber of the fabric is internally cured with nano-silver particles; the surface of the anti-radiation anti-bacterial disinfecting protection clothes is also coated with a photocatalyst material coating layer, and waterproof treatment is carried out on the whole fabric. The anti-radiation anti-bacterial disinfecting protection clothes disclosed by the invention is light, soft, anti-bacterial, disinfectant and anti-radiation and has strong comfort and good breathability, an infectious disease is reliably prevented from being propagated to medical staff through blood during an operation, the working experience and the operation of the medical staff in the operating room are facilitated, and meanwhile, a certain protection function on a patient is obtained.


AIM To study the function of polymerase kappa(POLK) and polymerase eta(POLH) in N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine(MNNG) induced nontargeted mutagenesis. METHODS(Based on the) shuttle-plasmid pZ189, the mutation assay was made in the FL-POLK~- and FL-POLH~- cells. RESULTS The spontaneous mutation frequency of SupF tRNA gene in the plasmid replicated in the FL-POLK~- and FL-POLH~- cells was 11.2×10~(-4) and 13.5×10~(-4), respectively, while it was 4.9×10~(-4) and 3.7×10~(-4) in the control cells FL and FL-M, respectively. The nontargeted mutation frequency of SupF tRNA gene decreased in the plasmid replicated in these cell lines pretreated with MNNG. CONCLUSION POLK and POLH take an important role in maintenance of genetic stability. POLK and POLH also take part in the genesis of nontargeted mutation, just as the role played by their homologous polymerases, Pol Ⅳ and Pol Ⅴ of umuC (superfamily) in the nontargeted mutagenesis in (Escherichia) coli.


[Objective] Research for high yield and high quality techniques of Oudemansiella radicata.[Methods] The effects of different mother,stock,cultivated species,bag cultivation culture media on mycelium growth,fruit body yield and biological efficiency of Oudemansiella radicata were studied.[Results] Among the four kinds of mother-culture media,enrichment medium(Formula A) was the most beneficial to the growth of Oudemansiella radicata mycelium,the mycelium grew faster,whiter and stronger;cotton seed hull media had rich nutrition among the two kinds of stock-culture media,and it was more suitable to the growth of Oudemansiella radicata s mycelium.Among the two kinds of cultivated species,compared to the formula H,formula G had richer nutrition,it was more suitable to the growth of Oudemansiella radicata mycelium,the mycelium grew faster,whiter and stronger;it also had strong ability of avoiding contaminated by other bacterias.Among the four kinds of bag cultivation culture media,Oudemansiella radicata of formula I got the highest yield,and its biological efficiency reached 98.7%.Fruiting time of Oudemansiella radicata of formula I were 6 days earlier than formula L,shape and color of sporocarp were normal.Fruiting time of kernel strain was 6 days earlier than solid strain,and kernel strain could got higher yield.[Conclusion] By using the creative method of this experiment,the procedures of cultivation were simplified,the costs were reduced,the qualities of Oudemansiella radicata were improved.


OBJECTIVE
Wolfram syndrome is an extremely rare autosomal-recessive disorder that predisposes the development of type 1 diabetes in association with progressive optic atrophy. The genetic basis of this disease has been shown to be due to mutations in the WFS1 gene. The WFS1 gene encodes a novel transmembrane protein called wolframin, which recent evidence suggests may serve as a novel endoplasmic reticulum calcium channel in pancreatic beta-cells and neurons. Genotype-phenotype correlations in this syndrome are becoming apparent and may help in explaining some of the variable characteristics observed in this disease.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
In this report, we have studied 13 patients with Wolfram syndrome from nine families to further define the relationship between mutation site and type with specific disease characteristics.

RESULTS
A severe phenotype was seen in patients with mutations in exon 4 and with a large deletion encompassing most of exon 8. In total, nine novel mutations were identified as well as three new silent polymorphisms.

CONCLUSIONS
Similar to all other mutation reports, most causative changes identified in the WFS1 gene occurred in exon 8, and only one was identified outside this region in exon 4.


With the development of time and progress of science,the color and style of umbrella is more and more rich,the lining is more and more fastidious.It has different uses for different clothing,different seasons and different environment.The design of umbrella has not a strict specification nowadays.This article provides reference for the profession of umbrella design through design analysis.


Cross-modal data analytics—that can be rendered for experience
through vision, hearing, and touch—poses a fundamental
challenge to designers. Non-linguistic sonification is a
well-researched means for non-visual pattern recognition but
higher density datasets pose a challenge. Because human hearing
is optimized for detecting locations on a horizontal plane, our
approach recruits this optimization by employing an immersive
binaural horizontal plane using auditory icons. Two case studies
demonstrate our approach: A sonic translation of a map and a
sonic translation of a computational fluid dynamics simulation.


Stand on the researches about the long-term preservation of digital documents in recent years,this paper researched the problems about long-term preservation of digital documents;Technology is not the only decisive factors on the adoption of long-term preservation of digital documents,make a effective strategies and make a discuss about non-technical factors and their role.


At the end of the twentieth century, rapid prototyping or in other words additive manufacturing technology was used to test parts intended for production in aerospace industry before mass production. Additive manufacturing technology continues to expand its presence in all areas of architecture, shoemaking, jewelry, education and automotive, especially medical applications. Thanks to the threedimensional biomodel designed to make planning before the surgical intervention with the medical field, additive manufacturing method has been used frequently in the design of implant or patient-specific device design that is suitable for anatomical structure and surgical training as well as successful operations. Medical imaging is the first step to building anatomic models with the aid of additive manufacturing technology. It is important to select the suitable imaging technique so that visualization can be successfully processed and the biomodel can be obtained. However, an abnormal or pathological structural data set must be provided in a way that is most appropriate for the three-dimensional model modality. In this study, stages of process were examined from medical imaging to three-dimensional biomodel production. In addition, medical imaging techniques used to create three-dimensional biomodels were investigated in maxillofacial and cardiovascular applications, and comparison was made taking into account the application-specific factors. Erdoguş /INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL INDUSTRY 2:2 (2018) 8-15 9


The mechanical features characteristics of biological muscles are difficult to reproduce completely in synthetic systems. We describes a new class of soft pneumatic structures (VAMPs, or vacuum-actuated muscle-inspired pneumatic structures) that combine actuation by negative pressure (vacuum), with cooperative buckling of beams fabricated in a slab of elastomer, to achieve motion and demonstrate many features that are similar to that of mammalian muscle.


A sensor module comprising a sensor element having a converter for outputting a measured quantity dependent electrical analog primary signal; and a circuit board for processing of the primary signal and the unidirectional communication of a data signal dependent on the primary digital signal to a master unit; wherein the circuit assembly comprises the following components: a signal input for receiving the measured size-dependent primary signal; a secondary side inductive coupling the plug connector element for connection to a primary side inductively coupling the connector element of the parent unit for receiving a power signal and for transmitting a measurement signal; a power supply circuit which rectifies the power signal and provides at least a direct voltage for supplying the sensor module components; an analog signal conditioning circuit for treating the primary signal to a secondary signal, an analog-to-digital converter for converting the secondary signal to a digital measurement signal, a modulator for modeling the energy received signal by means of load modulation for transmitting the measurement signal to a master unit and a microcontroller, for controlling the components of the circuit group.


This research investigates and compares some of the strategic choices made by small wine firms from two different new wine producing countries Australia and New Zealand and from one traditional wine producing region of France. This research was firstly conducted in 2003 in France with 103 wine firms interviews and then in Australia and New Zealand, with a total of 78 wine firms interviewed in 2004. The results obtained in the study lead to characterize business practices of these wine firms, and to discuss the links between their strategic choices and their general performance. Some of our preliminary descriptive results show that firms from these two distinct continents behave differently in their strategic choices. First, Australian together with New Zealander wine firms are more export oriented than the French: 36% versus 10% of their total turnover comes from exports respectively. Secondly, Australian and New Zealander wine firms are more "entrepreneurial" than the French ones: their propensity to innovate and launch new products is much higher. In order to explain these different business practices, an effort to match wine sector perspective and strategic management profiles is presented through a factor analysis and then a hierarchical cluster analysis. Some complementary explanations can be suggested: business practices are also clearly dependent upon the business activity (bottled wine versus bulk wine), and the main goal of the owner-manager (improving business economic performance versus increasing market share). If one cluster is exclusively composed by French wine firms, the two others are a mix of new and old wine world firms.


Attention may be called to two minor points. Should the word, "importance," in the last line of p. 33, be "impotence"? The reviewer, unable to consult the original suspects so. There is a curiously inaccurate sentence, on p. 117, to the effect that, when a man thinks of himself, the being who says "I" is not entirely identical with the one who says "me." One who believes in the Trinity and who has some clear knowledge of its technical terminology will find no obstacle in this book. Indeed for such a reader the author has constructed an admirable treatise, which should quicken understanding of the Mystery and its place in the scheme of Christian life and which should also enkindle heartfelt devotion. There are inspiring passages on the origin of the Son and the Holy Spirit in the divine life; on the outpouring of this triune life, by means of the Incarnation of the Word and the Descent of the Holy Spirit, for the redemption and sanctification of mankind through the Church, grace and the sacraments; and on the character of Christian worship, once it has been understood that its supreme object is this Trinity of Persons in one God. The believing and instructed reader will perceive more clearly why the Trinity is the basis of all Christian doctrine, will realize more profoundly what it means to be baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and will be lifted up with firm desire to live in the way which leads to the vision of their undivided glory. FRANCIS L. SHEERIN, S.J.


The design of countermeasure works to mitigate landslide risk needs to deal with the multiple unknowns that are linked with soil properties, distribution and rheology. Most of the time, the degree of definition of all these elements is low. Through landslide monitoring, it is possible to acquire signals from the landslide that carry synthetic information about its dynamic. Thus, if it is possible to define a model that is able to link the landslide displacements with the triggering factors and to predict them consistently, that model may be used to evaluate the effect of a countermeasure work directly, bypassing the geomechanical uncertainty. In this paper, an example application of this approach is described. The displacements of a landslide located in North East Italy are connected with the water discharge of the small stream the crosses the landslide body. A countermeasure work that intercepts the discharge of the torrent is expected to reduce the landslide displacements of approximately 70%, with lower costs of construction and smaller impacts on the environment and landscape with respect of other types of structural mitigation works such as slope reprofiling and large retaining walls.


Unorthodox Operators: Taming Big Labor. Peacemakers: Finding a Solution. Brilliant Brutes: Respected and Feared. Healers: Restoring Health. Dealmakers: Gutsy Gamblers. Sizzle Sellers: Winning the Heart of the Market. Saviors: Virtuoso Performers. Master Managers: Courage Meets Chaos. Index. About the Authors.


Abstract Steric effect of a trityl or substituted trityl group at 5′-OH of N6-cyclohexyladenosine on the regioselective 2′ vs. 3′-O-methylation under phase transfer catalysis conditions was investigated. Compound 4 showed only a modest increase in the selectivity of 2′ over 3′-O-methylation compared to compound 1.


Despite the ubiquity and the prominence of device replacement decisions, the process is not always as simple as it seems. Especially as data-driven approaches are becoming more vital and intelligent systems have recently outperformed the classical techniques. The objective of this paper is to propose a solution to provide the set of decisions for replacing a whole asset. To accomplish this, first, we translate the deterioration level into the monetary scale via a data-driven approach. This is done by modeling the aging effects via fault occurrences; then utilizing fault isolation techniques for the determination. Finally, the set of decisions can be made by the optimization procedure.In the end, to implement the proposed solution, an actual fault isolation data set is reproduced to form a pertinent data set for a fictitious firm. Then an ANN is exploited for the fault isolation, and a game-theoretic approach comprising GA is utilized for the decision-making part.


The project investigated the molecular genetic and biochemical basis of pollination-induced senescence of Phalaenopsis flowers. This experimental system offered unique advantages in that senescence is strictly regulated by pollination, providing the basis to experimentally initiate and synchronize senescence in populations of flowers. The postpollination syndrome in the Phalaenopsis orchid system was dissected by investigating the temporal and spatial regulation of ACC synthase gene expression. In the stigma, pollen-borne auxin induces the expression of the auxin-regulated ACC synthase (PS-ACS2) gene, resulting in ACC synthesis within 1 h following pollination. Newly formed ACC is oxidized by basal constitutive ACC oxidase to ethylene, which then induces the expression of the ethylene-regulated ACC synthase(PS-ACS1) and oxidase (ACO1) genes for further autocatalytic production of ethylene. It is speculated that during the 6-h period following pollination, emasculation leads to the production or release of a sensitivity factor that sensitizes the cells of the stigma to ethylene. ACC and ethylene molecules are translocated from the stigma to the labellum and perianth where ethylene induces the expression of PS-ACS1 and ACO1 resulting in an increased production of ACC and ethylene. Organ-localized ethylene is responsible for inrolling and senescence of the labellum and perianth. The regulation of ethylene sensitivity and signal transduction events in pollinated flowers was also investigated. The increase in ethylene sensitivity appeared in both the flower column and the perianth, and was detected as early as 4 h after pollination. The increase in ethylene sensitivity following pollination was not dependent on endogenous ethylene production. Application of linoleic and linoleic acids to Phalaenopsis and Dendrobium flowers enhanced their senescence and promoted ethylene production. Several major lipoxygenase pathway products including JA-ME, traumatic acid, trans-2-hexenal and cis-3-hexenol, also enhanced flower senescence. However, lipoxygenase appears to not be directly involved in the endogenous regulation of pollination-induced Phalaenopsis and Dendrobium flower senescence. The data suggest that short-chain saturated fatty acids may be the ethylene "sensitivity factors" produced following pollination, and that their mode of action involves a decrease in the order of specific regions i the membrane lipid bilayer, consequently altering ethylene action. Examination of potential signal transduction intermediates indicate a direct involvement of GTP-binding proteins, calcium ions and protein phosphorylation in the cellular signal transduction response to ethylene following pollination. Modulations of cytosolic calcium levels allowed us to modify the flowers responsiveness to ethylene.


In this paper, the Flexometer-Test is described and applied to four different mem-brane materials. As part of this it is proven that the procedure is very suitable to simulate the stress a retractable roof puts on the fabric. Finally, the effect on these four samples is shown and evaluated through tensile strength and air tightness tests.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of β-arrestin1 overexpression on tumor progression in a NCG mouse model bearing T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (T-ALL) Molt-4 cell xenograft.

METHODS
Molt-4 cells were tagged with firefly-luciferase (F-Luc) by lentiviral infection, and fluorescence intensity of the cells was detected using a luminescence detector. Molt-4 cell lines with β-arrestin1 overexpression or knockdown were constructed by lentivirus infection and injected via the tail vein in sub-lethal irradiated NCG mice. Body weight changes and survival time of the xenografted mice were observed, and the progression of T-ALL in the mice was evaluated using an in vivo fluorescence imaging system. Sixteen days after xenografting, the mice were euthanatized and tumor cell infiltration was observed in the slices of the liver and spleen.

RESULTS
We successfully tagged Molt-4 cells with F-Luc and overexpressed or knocked down β-arrestin1 in the tagged cells. Bioluminescent imaging showed obvious luminescence catalyzed by F-Luc in Molt-4 cells. After injection of Molt-4-Luc cells into irradiated NCG mice, a gradual enhancement of luminescence in the xenografted mice was observed over time, while the body weight of the mice decreased. Compared with the control mice, the mice xenografted with β-arrestin1-overexpressing Molt-4 cells had significantly prolonged survival time (P < 0.001), while the survival time of the mice xenografted with Molt-4 cells with β- arrestin1 knockdown was significantly shortened (P < 0.001). Histological examination revealed fewer infiltrating tumor cells in the liver and spleen of the mice xenografted with β-arrestin1-overexpressing Molt-4 cells in comparison with the mice bearing parental Molt-4 cell xenografts.

CONCLUSIONS
β-arrestin1 overexpression suppresses tumor progression in mice bearing Molt-4 cell xenograft.


Summary An in vitro technique for screening nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory compounds based on their ability to inhibit heat-induced hemolysis of canine erythrocytes has been demonstrated by incubating red blood cells (3.0 ml) as a 40% (v/v) suspension in M 15 sodium phosphate, pH 7.4. for 20 minutes at 53 °C with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (3.0 ml) dissolved in 0.9% saline. pH 7.4. Lysergic acid diethylamide, phenylbutazone, flufenamic and mefenamic acids, oxyphenbutazone, indomethacin, and aspirin inhibit hemolysis by 40 to 60% at concentrations of 5 × 10-4 M or less. An inhibition of hemolysis of 28% was significantly different from zero at the 95% confidence level. To determine the specificity of the test, more than 48 nonanti-inflammatory agents were tested.


constitutional scholars have all but declared the "political question doctrine," a principle that. allows the judiciary to inject a measure of prudence in deciding whether to exercise its power, to be a dead letter. In the wake of the tumultuous U.S. Supreme Court decision of Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000), Mark Tushnet wrote about the "disappearance" of the political question doctrine, remarking that "[w]hat is notable about Bush v. Gore . . . is that no one said anything at all about justiciability questions [like] lack of standing or because it raised a political question." Mark Tushnet, Law and Prudence in the Law ofjusticiability: The Transformation and Disappearance of the Political Question Doctrine, 80 N.C. L. Rev. 1203, 1229 (2002). Tushnet concluded that the judicial landscape chronicled by earlier scholars such as Alexander Bickel and Fritz Scharpf, in which judicial review was tempered by restraint in situations where it was prudent for the court not to act, has given way to "a constitutional jurisprudence of boldness predicated on refusing to temper legal with political judgment." Id. at 1234. But perhaps it was premature for Tushnet to toll the death knell of the leading "passive virtue" (BickeFs term) of judicial restraint extolled by earlier scholars. The political question doctrine has enjoyed a rebirth in a somewhat surprising area litigation addressing the issue of global warming. The success of the doctrine for industry defendants in these global warming cases has been uniform. To date, at least four global warming cases have been filed against various industry defendants, including car manufacturers, oil and gas producers, and coal-fired electrical generators: Connecticut v. American Electric Power Company, 406 E Supp. 2d 265 (S.D.N.Y. 2005); Comer v. Murphy Oil, Case No. l:05-cv-436-LG-RHW (S.D. Miss. 2007); California v. General Motors, No. CO6-05755 MJJ, 2007 WL 2726871 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 17, 2007); and most recently, Native Village ofKivalina v. Exxonmobil, 4:08-cv-1138-SBA (N.D. Cal. 2008). The first three cases, filed in 2004, 2005, and 2006, respectively, have all finished their tours in the lower courts, and are currently on appeal after having been dismissed as presenting nonjusticiable political questions in the lower courts. The fourth case, Native Village ofKivalina, was only recently filed in the


It is shown that the recent theory of photothermal phenomena in semiconductor p‐n junctions by Mandelis is incorrect because it ignores the heat generated by the photocurrent passing the junction barrier (the Peltier heat). The relative contribution of heat sources caused by the current and by carrier recombination to the total heating is discussed for open circuit and short circuit regimes.


It's a gripping finale to the regular season this Easter weekend with all ten teams playing a meaningful game which would delight the FFA and A-League hierarchy.


The molecular changes of organic matter in a cultivated soil after compost amendments was followed by off‐line‐pyrolysis‐TMAH GC‐MS. Thermochemolysis of soil and compost provided a detailed molecular characterization of soil organic matter (SOM) by releasing a large amount of different molecules mainly derived from plant biopolymers such as lignin, waxes and bio‐polyesters. No significant differences were found before and after 1 year of cultivation in the pyrolytic products released by control soil, which were mainly fatty acids, oxidized forms of lignins, and minor amounts of microbial bio‐products and biopolyesters derivatives. Conversely, significant qualitative and quantitative variations were found in the molecular characteristics of SOM between control and compost‐amended soils after 1 year of cultivation. Increasing amounts and diversified components of fatty acids, n‐alkanes and various biopolyesters derivatives such as hydroxy‐alkanoic and alkandioic acids were found in the compost‐amended soil. These results indicate that a significant amount of exogenous compost‐derived organic molecules were incorporated into SOM after 1 year of cultivation. The organic structural indexes derived from these results indicated direct inputs of undecomposed lignin residues and hydrocarbon waxes from compost material. When compared with the control soil, small but significant amounts of plant biomarkers, such as cyclic di‐ and triterpenes derivatives, were found only in the compost‐amended soil. These findings suggest that the molecular changes of SOM brought about by amendment with biomass residues can be followed by using thermochemolysis of bulk soil samples.


L-phase variants of E. coli show a great strain variability as regards their capacity to grow on agar surfaces. Using two different media containing 1000 IU penicillin/ml, L-phase induction was attempted with 61 E. coli strains of different serological types. The use of 10,000 and 50,000 IU penicillin/ml was less favourable. Forty-seven strains were subcultured. With 32 strains, no or a single subcultivation was possible. With 9 strains, abundant surface growth of L-colonies was obtained after four subcultivations or more. With three strains, more than 90 serial transfers were performed on penicillin-free media.


BACKGROUND
The levels of glycosaminoglycans in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) are good indicators of underlying tissue turnover. We hypothesize that connective tissue elements in GCF may be used as indicators of tissue maturation underneath barrier membranes. Therefore, we investigated the levels of sulfated glycosaminoglycans in GCF at sites before and after guided tissue regeneration (GTR).

METHODS
Six patients were selected on the basis of having at least one Class II buccal furcation involvement on a molar tooth. Each molar furcation was treated with the standard GTR surgical protocol using a non-resorbable expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. Gingival crevicular fluid samples were taken at baseline (immediately prior to insertion of the membrane) and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 weeks (immediately prior to removal of the membrane). Glycosaminoglycan levels were determined using an Alcian blue dye detection system.

RESULTS
The mean levels of chondroitin sulfate and total sulfated glycosaminoglycans in GCF significantly decreased during the first 4 weeks after GTR surgery. By week 5, the levels began to rise, and by week 6 the levels had returned to baseline levels.

CONCLUSIONS
Sulfated glycosaminoglycans can be monitored in GCF at healing GTR sites. It is proposed that this is a useful means of monitoring the status of the regenerating tissues. However, further longitudinal studies are required to assess if the sulfated glycosaminoglycans can be used as indicators of tissue maturation under guided tissue membranes used to treat periodontal defects.


A method of making a transfer function relative to the head (S1) adapted to an individual, from a database (OH1) comprising data (O1) 3D ears and transfer functions (H1 ) corresponding relative to the head, the method comprising the steps of: - carrying out a statistical analysis (S2) of the space 3D ears, of the database; - perform statistical analysis (S3) of the transfer functions of the space on the head, of the database; - an analysis of the links (S4) between said statistical parameters of the statistical analysis of the space 3D ears and said statistical parameters of the transfer functions of the space on the head; and - determining (S5) from said analysis of said links and statistical analysis of the space 3D ears, a calculation function (OH1) of a transfer function (S1) for a head from data representative of at least one lug.


While it is widely believed that amyloidosis develops as a direct or indirect consequence of some immunologic disturbance, the necessary conditions for its experimental induction have not yet been defined clearly. Some reasons for this failure have been discussed previously 1; they include, briefly, the completely unrelated nature of many experimental procedures reported to have induced amyloidosis, the irregular or unpredictable onset of amyloidosis after injections of certain protein antigens, and the uncertainties as to the influences of concomitant bacterial infections or of spontaneous amyloidosis on the results of variously reported experiments. In an attempt to define necessary experimental conditions for amyloidosis, a modified casein injection method for the reproducible induction of amyloid in young C57BL/ioJ mice was initially developed.1 Under similar conditions injections of nonantigenic casein hydrolysate, and of gelatin and bovine serum albumin, relatively weak antigens, failed to induce amyloid.1'2 When the latter two proteins were injected after coupling them to an azo-hapten, however, amyloidosis resulted.2 After casein was coupled to the azo-hapten and injected into mice, amyloidosis was induced at a rapid rate, i.e., io days as compared to 22 days for casein. When azo-casein was injected in large quantities, amyloidosis developed within 6 to 8 days.2 The failure of an enzymatic hydrolysate of azo-casein to induce amyloidosis suggested that the enhanced amyloidogenic capacity of these proteins after azotization was due to the known antigen-enhancing effect of this procedure rather than to a simple pharmacologic effect of the azo-hapten. These experiments 1,2 thus indicated that (i) repeated antigenic challenge is, at least, one reproducible and adequate condition for amyloid


Background Darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (D/C/F/TAF) 800/150/200/10 mg was investigated in AMBER (treatment-naïve adults; NCT02431247) and EMERALD (treatment-experienced, virologically-suppressed adults; NCT02269917). Objective To describe a Week 96 pre-planned subgroup analysis of D/C/F/TAF arms by demographic characteristics (age ≤/>50 years, gender, black/non-black race), and baseline clinical characteristics (AMBER: viral load [VL], CD4+ count, WHO clinical stage, HIV-1 subtype and antiretroviral resistance; EMERALD: prior virologic failure [VF], antiretroviral experience, screening boosted protease inhibitor [PI], and boosting agent). Methods Patients in D/C/F/TAF and control arms could continue on/switch to D/C/F/TAF in a single-arm, open-label extension phase after Week 48 until Week 96. Efficacy endpoints were percentage cumulative confirmed VL ≥50 copies/mL (virologic rebound; EMERALD), and VL <50 (virologic response), or ≥50 copies/mL (VF) (FDA snapshot; both trials). Results D/C/F/TAF demonstrated high Week 96 virologic responses (AMBER: 85% [308/362]; EMERALD: 91% [692/763]) and low VF rates (AMBER: 6% [20/362]; EMERALD: 1% [9/763]). In EMERALD, D/C/F/TAF showed low virologic rebound cumulative through Week 96 (3% [24/763]). Results were consistent across subgroups, including prior antiretroviral experience in EMERALD. No darunavir, primary PI, or tenofovir resistance-associated mutations were observed post-baseline. Study-drug-related serious adverse events (AEs) and AE-related discontinuations were <1% and 2%, respectively (both D/C/F/TAF arms), and similar across subgroups. eGFRcyst and bone mineral density improved or were stable and lipids increased through Week 96 across demographic subgroups, with small changes in total-cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio. Conclusions D/C/F/TAF was effective with a high barrier to resistance and bone/renal safety benefits, regardless of demographic or clinical characteristics for treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced, virologically-suppressed adults.


Eighteen of 51 children with asthma (35.3%), ages 5 to 17, reacted with bronchospasm to graduated doses of metabisulfite in acid solution. Reactors were comparable to nonreactors as to age, sex distribution, medication requirements, and baseline forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). No child had a history suggestive of sulfite sensitivity. These reactions may reflect inhalation of SO2 during swallowing. The high rate of positive reactions implies that bronchodilator solutions containing significant amounts of sulfite may not produce optimal relief of bronchospasm in a number of children with asthma.


For many months I have been engaged in the collation of the histories of all of the recorded cases of every form of so-termed "sympathetic disease"1 that had been treated in the dispensary and indoor services of Wills Hospital in Philadelphia since its opening, a period embracing more than seventy years. During these studies—in which I received excellent help from three of my personal assistants 2 —I soon realized that in spite of a vast yearly increase of the work done at the hospital and a broader and earlier recognition of the condition, there was a decided lessening in the number of cases, and a much less degree of fatality among those which had been treated than in former years. These findings seemed so important that I instantly chose the preventive phase of the disease as worthy to be the subject of this paper. The many desultory, and at times uncertain, cases


We describe a heuristic control policy for a general finite‐horizon stochastic control problem, which can be used when the current process disturbance is not conditionally independent of the previous disturbances, given the current state. At each time step, we approximate the distribution of future disturbances (conditioned on what has been observed) by a product distribution with the same marginals. We then carry out dynamic programming (DP), using this modified future disturbance distribution, to find an optimal policy, and in particular, the optimal current action. We then execute only the optimal current action. At the next step, we update the conditional distribution, and repeat the process, this time with a horizon reduced by one step. (This explains the name 'shrinking‐horizon dynamic programming'). We explain how the method can be thought of as an extension of model predictive control, and illustrate our method on two variations on a revenue management problem. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The essay demonstrated implication,significance and necessity of college journal communication,proposed that such communication should be turned over to library's unified management system,and therefore realize the journal's propagation service,index service,inquiry service and diversified informative service.


Acoustic travel time tomography will be applied on the atmosphere to directly provide spatially averaged values of meteorological quantities (temperature and wind field) which are needed for the evaluation of numerical models as well as to complete in situ point measurements and conventional studies of the atmospheric surface layer over natural surfaces. Sound waves propagate through the atmosphere with different sound velocities according to the distribution of air temperature and wind vector and become, therefore, an information carrier about the medium properties. In the presented study acoustic travel time data were measured between sources and receivers placed around an array of 200×260 m2 as initial values for the tomographic reconstruction. Thereby, a frequently applied procedure of ray tomography, the simultaneous iterative reconstruction technique, characterized by simple handling and small computational requirements, was used. Additionally, a special system of equations for the isolation of the ...


Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) is an emerging application of plug-in electric vehicles communicating with power grids to provide energy or ancillary services. Power quality improvement is one of the possible benefits of V2G systems. In this paper, V2G is evaluated as a means to improve distribution network power quality via harmonic suppression. Based on a V2G trial project, simulations were conducted with practical power quality parameters monitored and collected from installed charging points with V2G functions. Both the simulation and practical results revealed an improvement in voltage rms value but an increase in current harmonics during V2G operation. On the other hand, V2G had no significant effect on voltage harmonics. Lastly, potential solutions on how to suppress current harmonics were proposed.


Since it was first published in 2011, 'A Manifesto for Education' by Gert Biesta and Karl Anders Safstrom has received numerous enthusiastic reviews and been hailed as providing 'an alternative vision for education'. Such enthusiasm, however, is perhaps not purely attributable to the substance of the text but also to the form that it adopts. In this regard, I attempt to explore what the authors refer to as the ironic usage of this genre of writing in relation to its message. The authors diagnose a problem in education related to the modern understanding of time, and they suggest an alternative 'non-temporality' in which we 'stay in the tension between "what is" and "what is not" '. While I appreciate the Manifesto's attempt to offer criticism based on the link between freedom and temporality in education, I take issue with aspects of their analysis. I discuss temporality and freedom through a reading of Martin Heidegger in which the concept of time in education is understood in terms of human freedom as possibility.


In the context of today's interconnected world, public higher education is confronted with a shift of its role from public good to public service, which is accompanied by new challenges in building and maintaining the viability of public universities. There is a vast literature on this topic, but there is not yet reported a systematic approach in modeling the basic steps of decision making and problem solving to be completed by a public university to remain viable. Starting from the concepts of service system, and consonance and resonance as key viability conditions, this paper proposes a discrete event model of the viability building and maintaining process in a generic public university organization. The model evolution is driven by events conditioned by internal, external, or mixed causes. Some of the uncontrollable events occurring in the process may drive the discrete evolution to disturbance rejection states, where specific recovery strategies are applied. If recovery is successful, disturbances may...


'Term, holidays, term, holidays, till we leave school, and then work, work, work, till we die.' CS Lewis The political plan is for men and women to work longer and retire later. This will reduce pension costs in the short term but will it also reduce long term costs by precipitating earlier mortality, or is that just the musing of a cynic? In the 27 member states of the European Union, it is predicted that between 2010 and 2060 there will be a reduction of 24 million men aged 64 years or less and an increase of 32 million men aged 65 or over, with 65 being the widely accepted age at retirement(1). The size of the problem and challenge is therefore self evident – the fundamental question relates to whether this form of reducing cost (lengthening working life) impairs health. Work stress has been linked to coronary heart disease in a working-age population of British Civil Servants and particularly those under 50 years of age (2). Work stress was associated with reduced physical activity, poor diet, the metabolic syndrome and lower heart rate variability. Interestingly, after an average of 12 years follow up the older, and therefore more likely to be retired, were less susceptible to the work induced psychosocial effect. This suggests that early retirement might be good for health and although the data are conflicting, fatigue and depressive symptoms do improve but major chronic diseases are not affected(3). Stress was one of the nine major risk factors predicting acute coronary events in the INTERHEART study with stress at work and at home (general stress) being significantly associated(4). In a prospective cohort study of 812 healthy industrial employees (545 men, 267 women), those with high job strain after adjustment for age and gender had a 2.2-fold cardiovascular mortality risk compared to colleagues with low job strain (mean follow up 25.6 years)(5). Job strain relates to a combination of high work demands and low job control, whereas effort–reward imbalance (low salary, low security, few career opportunities) increased the cardiovascular risk 2.4fold. Both predicted increased cholesterol levels and body mass index. It is also possible that working long hours (over 11 a day regularly) may increase risk of cardiovascular disease (6). This in turn reinforces the finding that consistently working overtime (3–4 hours a day) significantly adversely influences fatal and non-fatal coronary heart disease with an increasing adverse effect as the overtime hours increased(7). Before we can independently attribute work stress to coronary heart disease, associated well-recognised risk factors need to be taken into account. However, there is an increasing body of evidence that work stress is associated with conventional risk factors (hypertension, raised cholesterol) and cardiac events, and as stress is an individualised perception it should always be queried and taken into account in any patient interview. So we will in general all be working longer, but the working world will need to take into account the negative impact of work stress, overtime and long working hours. The need to plan ahead and avoid a pension crisis is imperative but quality of life should not be sacrificed as a consequence. After all, nobody on his or her deathbed wished they had spent more time at the office.


Anionic surfactants sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) was selected as contaminants to detect its acute toxicity action and its effect on the activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD),peroxidase(POD) and catalase(CAT) in Ruditapes philippinarum.Results showed that(1)The LC50 values of Ruditapes philippinarum in 96h was 1.466mg/L.The toxicity action of SDS increased with the raise of SDS concentration.(2)SDS duress significantly changed the activities of SOD,POD and CAT.Low concentration of SDS induced the activities of all the three enzymes,high concentration of SDS inhibited them conversely,while SOD and POD activities of the average concentration of SDS in the first increased and then decreased and the CAT activity was inhibited.For SOD and CAT activity,the sensitivity of three different organizations was viscera mass mantle muscle tissue,while the POD sensitivity was the mantle visceral mass muscle tissue.


Plant functional traits are fundamental to the understanding of plant adaptations and distributions. Recently, scientists proposed a trait-based species selection theory to support the selection of suitable plant species to restore the degraded ecosystems, to prevent the invasive exotic species and to manage the sustainable ecosystems. Based on this theory, in a previous study, we developed a species screening model and successfully applied it to a project where plant species were selected for restoring a tropical coral island. However, during this process we learned that a software platform is necessary to automate the selection process because it can flexible to assist users. Here, we developed a generalized software platform called the "Restoration Plant Species Selection (RPSS) Platform." This flexible software is designed to assist users in selecting plant species for particular purposes (e.g., restore the degraded ecosystems and others). It is written in R language and integrated with external R packages, including the packages that computing similarity indexes, providing graphic outputs, and offering web functions. The software has a web-based graphical user interface that allows users to execute required functions via checkboxes and buttons. The platform has cross-platform functionality, which means that it can run on all common operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux, macOS, and others). We also illustrate a successful case study in which the software platform was used to select suitable plant species for restoration purpose. The objective of this paper is to introduce the newly developed software platform RPSS and to provide useful guidances on using it for various applications. At this step, we also realized that the software platform should be constantly updated (e.g., add new features) in the future. Based on the existing successful application and the possible updates, we believe that our RPSS software platform will have broader applications in the future.


This research was conducted to analyze break even point of smoked catfish (Pangasius sutchi) processing in the Koto Mesjid village. The method used in this study was a survey method with five (5) respondents. Break even point Analysis is analysis to determine break even point of company's management, thats mean there is no profit and no loss so can determine compatible price and sale. The results showed that the smoked fish processing pangasius in December 2013 was able to reach the break-even point (BEP) at Rp. 9.570.000 with total revenue (TR) Rp. 183.048.000, the total fixed costs (FC) Rp. 8.176.390 and total variable costs (VC) Rp. 759.247.000 and margin of safety (MoS) 95%. Based on the result, this bussiness had financial advantages that efficient with R/C ratio 1.19. The bussiness Constraints was lack of raw materials for processed catfish in the village. Keyword: Production, Marketing, Catfish, BEP, Kampar Regency


In this work, we propose and demonstrate an integrated dual linearly polarized cavity-backed patch antenna, which is excited by a concurrent dual-mode substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) structure. For the first time, we have exploited the TE10 and TE20 modes of a traveling wave in a dual-mode SIW configuration to excite the horizontal and vertical polarizations of the patch antenna. The proposed methodology yields a low-profile structure with a high inter-port isolation thanks to the inherent symmetry of the structure. Measurement results indicate an isolation performing better than 42 dB over a 600-MHz impedance bandwidth of the antenna. Moreover, a methodology is developed to implement transitions from the dual-mode SIW to the two different TEM transmission lines for separate but concurrent excitations of the device. A detailed field and impedance analyses are presented to explain the operation principle of the proposed antenna, which are supported by an excellent agreement between the obtained measurement and simulation results.


This paper proposes optimization methods for a 60GHz three-port Grid Array Antenna (GAA), aiming to opti-mize the return loss and Gain of the antenna. The working frequency range of the antenna is 57GHz~64GHz. After optimization, the GAA produces frequency scanning beams with 1~2 dB Gain improvement when feeding at edge ports and boresight resonant beams with 2dB Gain improvement when feeding at the center port with Return Loss >11dB. The feature of frequency scanning and boresight resonant beams produced by this three-port GAA will find usage in 2D and 3D multi-mood Radar imaging applications.


Looking through past Clinical Moment columns, I noticed we have been talking and continue to talk about who we are and what we do as oncology nurses.


With the COVID-19 pandemic and the development of distance education programs, digital learning is popular and strategic in many learning fields. The deployment of Information and Communications Technology and its impact on both national and international learning programs are becoming increasingly significant. This study seeks to explore in the Italian context both the effectiveness of digital learning in Mathematics Education and which features and how affect value-added at the classroom level. To explore Information and Communications Technology contribution and value-added scoring, the study takes into consideration the analytical power of classical multilevel models concerning the predictive power of different types of machine learning models. The study aims to investigate how Information and Communications Technology, and related concepts, impact theWeighted Likelihood Estimates in Mathematics for students in the lower secondary school, using data from the INVALSI of the school year 2017/2018. The main finding is that Personal Computer ownership at home plays an important role in mathematical learning. Finally, a machine learning model incorporated in the educational domain can be an interesting starting point for developing class-predictive policies.


The key point of testing the total cyanides is to exactly control the influencing factors on the determination of the total cyanides.The factors on HCN cyanides' volatility,the property and color temperature of iso-nicotinic acid are discussed.The optimal experiment methods were obtained by theoretical and practical analysis on the influencing factors.


The invention is applied to the field of refrigerators and provides a cylindrical refrigerator and a control method thereof. The cylindrical refrigerator comprises side walls, a refrigerator door, at least one tray, a base, a top cover, a refrigerator mainboard for detecting opening and closing of the refrigerator door, a drive mechanism for driving the trays to rotate, a motor, a drive module for controlling the motor to rotate, a control module for controlling the drive module as well as a power supply, wherein the refrigerator door is mounted in the side walls of the refrigerator, and a cylinder is defined by the refrigerator door and the side walls after the refrigerator door covers an opening; the power supply is connected with the control module and the drive module; the refrigerator mainboard is connected with the control module which is connected with the drive module; the control module sends a drive signal to the drive module, and the drive module feeds back a feedback signal to the control module. The drive mechanism is driven by the motor to rotate to drive the trays to rotate, so that automatic rotation of the trays is realized, a user takes out articles on the trays conveniently, the trays cannot be rotated manually, and use is facilitated.


This article describes a new benchmark, called the Effective System Performance (ESP) test, which is designed to measure system-level performance, including such factors as job scheduling efficiency, handling of large jobs and shutdown-reboot times. In particular, this test can be used to study the effects of various scheduling policies and parameters. We present here some results that we have obtained so far on the Cray T3E and IBM SP systems, together with insights obtained from simulations.


The oceans cover 71% of the area of our planet and serve as a major repository for anthropogenic CO 2 . The amount of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the ocean is comparable to the amount of CO 2 in the atmosphere. If all this DOC were to be respired, it would double the CO 2 level in the atmosphere and result in catastrophic consequences. Over the past few decades, scientists have increasingly begun to understand the vital role that microbes play in the cycling of carbon in the ocean. Concepts such as the Microbial Loop (ML) and the Microbial Carbon Pump (MCP) have been proposed to describe the mechanisms by which microbes contribute to carbon flux and storage in the ocean, and the impact that this has on climate change. Recently, National Science Review held a forum focusing on microbially-mediated carbon cycling in the ocean and gathered renowned scientists to discuss the key questions and challenges in this field. Professor Nianzhi Jiao of Xiamen University hosted the panel discussion.


Cygnus OB2 is a rich and relatively close (d~1.4 kpc) OB association in our Galaxy. It represents an ideal testbed for our theories about self-enrichment processes produced by pollution of the interstellar medium by successive generations of massive stars. Comerón & Pasquali (2012, A&A, 543, A101) found a correlation between the age of young stellar groups in Cygnus OB2 and their Galactic longitude. If is associated with a chemical composition gradient, it could support these self-enrichment processes.


Over 11,000 patients are listed annually for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States; however, nearly 3000 of these patients never undergo transplant.1 It is crucial to optimize posttransplant outcomes for the recipient of each graft while minimizing wait-list mortality. This balance is complex and involves center-specific factors including appropriate recipient identification, expeditious wait-listing, and effective care of wait-listed patients.


This study assessed how the sensory perception of orange juice change according to the information given to the consumers and to the size/ industrialization level of the cities were the consumers live. Results indicates that fresh squeezed orange juice was prefered and that industrialized juices acceptation (especially pasteurized and sterilized) is high in cities with high demography and increase when information about the juices were given. On the other hand, the juices prepared from concentrated samples (fruit liquid concentrate / frozen concentrated) had worse evaluation.These results highlight the importance of providing information about the processing and characteristics of different industrialized juices to consumers, allowing them to make more conscious choices about what they will consume.


AS YOU LIKE IT. Presented at the Louis B. Mayer Theatre, University of Santa Clara (California), by the Department of Theatre Arts, 5-13 March, 1982 (8 performances). Director, Frederick Tollini, S. J.; Set Design and Lighting, Gary Daines; Costumes, Barbara Murray; Music, Stephen Rosolak, who adapted original settings for songs by Kevin Garvin; Choreography, Kristy Scott; Stage Combat, David L. Boushey. Running time 2 hours, 35 minutes, with one interval.


The methods of X-ray analysis were used to investigate changes in the supramolecular structure of oriented polyamide-6 films under their tensile drawing at various angles a to the direction of the primary orientation and at varying temperatures of the primary orientation T 1 and reorientation T 2 . The results were compared with the corresponding data obtained for low-density polyethylene. The angles a were classified as large and small. This classification of angles a into large and small ones depends on the nature of the polymer and on the temperatures T 1 and T 2 .


Bone mass loss contributes to the risk of bone fracture in the elderly. Many factors including age, obesity, estrogen and diet, are associated with bone mass loss. Mice studies suggested that the gut microbiome might affect the bone mass by regulating the immune system, however there has been little evidence from human studies. Bone loss increases after menopause. Therefore, we have recruited 361 Chinese post-menopausal women to collect their fecal samples and metadata to conduct metagenome-wide association study (MWAS) to investigate the influence of the gut microbiome on bone health. Gut microbiome sequencing data were produced using BGISEQ500 sequencing, Bone mineral density (BMD) was calculated using Hologic dual energy X-ray machine, body mass index (BMI) and age were also recorded.This collected data allows exploration of the gut microbial diversity and their links to bone mass loss, as well as microbial markers for bone mineral density. In addition, these data are potentially useful in studying the role the gut microbiota might play in bone mass loss and in exploring the bone mass loss process. DOI dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bq6imzce COLLECTION CITATION Qi Wang, Qiang Sun, Xiaoping Li, Zhefeng Wang, Haotian Zheng, Yanmei Ju, Ruijin Guo, Songlin Peng, Huijue Jia 2021. Protocols for "Linking gut microbiome to bone mineral density: a shotgun metagenomic study of 361 eldly women". protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bq6imzce


Abstract Let χ(t) = a0tn – a1tn−1 + ⋯ + (−1)rartn−r be the chromatic polynomial of a graph, the characteristic polynomial of a matroid, or the characteristic polynomial of an arrangement of hyperplanes. For any integer k = 0, 1, …, r and real number x ⩾ k − r − 1, we obtain a linear bound of the coefficient sequence, that is
\begin{align*} {r+x\choose k}\leqslant \sum_{i=0}^{k}a_{i}{x\choose k-i}\leqslant {m+x\choose k}, \end{align*}
where m is the size of the graph, matroid, or hyperplane arrangement. It extends Whitney's sign-alternating theorem, Meredith's upper bound theorem, and Dowling and Wilson's lower bound theorem on the coefficient sequence. In the end, we also propose a problem on the combinatorial interpretation of the above inequality.


A novel cellular base station microwave amplifier network, utilising a feed-forward design is described. A low noise figure and high small signal linearity are simultaneously achieved. Encouraging results from both a theoretical analysis and a practical implementation are presented.


The super-structure, Pt(111)-(2×2), is investigated both by He atomic beam scattering (HAS) and low energy electron diffraction. The structure is produced by irradiation of a high energy H2O molecular beam, which is accelerated up to about 300 meV by dilution in He gas molecules. The HAS result shows that the structure is stable at 200 K and becomes unstable as the sample temperature is raised to 300 K. The observed structure is believed to be due to reconstruction of the Pt(111) surface, which is caused by H atoms produced during the collision process of H2O molecules with sufficiently high energy for dissociation.


A number of preliminary studies have been done to demetallize the Liaohe wax with the ultrasound-assisting method,and the ultrasonic parameters on the effect of demetallization have been studied.The results showed that the impact of demetallization with the ultrasound were better than that without the ultrasound,which can be achieved high rate of demetallization within a short period of time.The effect of demetallization is the best when the ultrasonic frequency is 28 kHz,the manner of ultrasonic effectiveness is consecutive and the ultrasonic intensity is 10 W/cm2,then the removal rate of Zn is 90%,and the removal rates of Ca and Ni are above 80%.


The reaction of ethyl 2-ethynylphenylcarbamate derivative with alkenes in the presence of a palladium(II) catalyst, copper dichloride and tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) produced 2-substituted 3-ethenylindoles during refluxing. The intramolecular cyclization reaction of ethyl 2-ethynylphenylcarbamates, which have an ethenyl part in the ethynyl group, was also used to produce carbazole derivatives.


A study was conducted to evaluate reading strategies by contrasting regression results of 10 fast versus 10 slow readers. At the word level the lag effect was evaluated. At the text level, the few-argument strategy versus the many-argument strategy and the physical and the syntactic strategies were evaluated. The absolute proportion of the lag effect was small but was greater for fast than for slow readers. If readers exhibited lagged processing for words, there was an expectation that some higher level processes would also occur with a lag. Analysis showed that there was no difference between reader groups in the processing of new argument nouns. Reading times-for both fast and slow readers increased with the number of new argument nouns in the sentences. There was a trade-off between reading speed and comprehension. In every experiment and every condition, the retention scores were poorer for the fast readers than for the slow readers. There were specific reading patterns in fast readers that were not reflected in the average profile of readers. Results demonstrated how important it is to examine comprehension strategies for different reader groups. Results indicated that readers do not necessarily pause at clause and sentence boundaries. (Seven figures are included.) (MG) Reproductions supplied Ly EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Readers differ both in reading speed and in reading time patterns Karl Haberlandt Paper read at 30th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Atlanta, GA, Nov 1X, 1989. My interest in reading speed began when I was a college student, long before I did reading research of my own. In the early sixties, it was a widely publicized fact that President Kennedy had taken a speed reading course and that he read several papers each day cover to cover. Sometime later, Senator Proxmire argued that speed reading was an important national goal. The person credited with.developing a successful method of speed reading was Evelyn Wood. Evelyn Wood franchises sprung up all over the country. Even colleges and corporations used speed reading programs. If you consider the claims for speed reading, the wide interest in it should come as no surprise. The most appealing benefit was that speed reading presumably increased the reading speed with no loss in comprehension. Some extraordinary individual feats of speed reading were claimed: reading rates of 2000-10000 words per minute were reported by several investigators. This compares to a reading rate of 250 words per minute for "normal" readers. Now 30 years later, we do not hear much about speed reading any longer. But as a reading researcher, I have been impressed over the years with the largest source of reading time variance. This is the absolute difference in the reading times of fast and slow readers. The specific question I addrest, today is whether there are differences in the reading time profiles of fast and slow readers, in addition to the difference in absolute reading times. TO REPRODUCE Figure 1 contains the outline of my talk today. MATERIAL PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED BTHIS Y Karl 1-42-ber laViat Insert Figure 1 about here TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." A reading time profile is the pattern of word reading times generated by a reader. One straightforward hypothesis is that fast and slow readers differ us. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION by a constant amount for each word of the text. Office of EduCetarnal Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ERIC) INFORMATION CENTE ( 0 This document has been reproduced as Insert Figure 2 about here. received from Ins person or OrgemlitiOn 60 °mowing d ei Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official 1/410 However, my colleagues and I knew of no processing theory that would OE RI position or policy et-o predict such an outcome. Rather, we formulated reading strategies in fast 0 and slow readers. These hypotheses were culled from the speed reading literature and the research literature. The hypotheses concern differences in the reading profile of fast versus slow readers. The term reading profile 2 2 refers to the effect of a specific predictor variable on the reading times of a set of words. In some analyses, the set of words includes all of the words read by the readers, in other analyses it includes a subset of the words. Let us consider for a moment the following question: How do speed readers read? In speed reading courses, students are instructed to "process" groups of words rather than individual words. This was based on the notion that more information would be extracted in a given eye fixation. Students were also taught a number of physical strategies., They were taught to: o scan down the center of a page o to scan diagonally across the page o to skim along the edges of the page It is not clear where these techniques originated, but perhaps early speed reading teachers observed that skimmers spontaneously engaged in some of these strategies. Shortly, I'll describe three sets of strategies used by fast versus slow readers. My colleagues and I evaluated these strategies in the Moving Window situation using word reading times as the dependent variables. Because the strategies refer to a general framework of reading let me first sketch that framework and the analyses used in this research. Reading framework (i) According to the general framework, readers generate a text representation of the text's meaning. The representation is updated dynamically with new information form the text. Many processes contribute to the representation, ranging from letter recognition to intersentence integration. (ii) These processes operate within the constraint of a limited working memory. This limit motivated the buffer-integrate-purge model of comprehension introduced by Jarvella. The model assumes that critical text-level information is accumulated in Working Memory until a "convenient" processing unit like a sentence is complete. At the sentence boundary, the current information is integrated with the text representation and the buffer is purged. (iii) What is the "critical information" buffered in Working Memory? It is 0 tJ 3 the NEW information in the text as measured by the number of new argument nouns. A New Argument Noun is a noun occurring for the first time in a given text ( see Figure 3). Insert Figure 3 about here Multiple regression analyses Word reading times were used as dependent variables in multiple regression analyses. The predictor variables included word length, word occurrence frequency, clause boundaries, and the cumulative number of new arguments per sentence or per line. There were also coding variables to indicate the beginning and end pointi of lines. Finally, we coded a task variable for reader groups experiencing different tasks. The analyses yielded a slope or regression coefficient for each factor, and the R2 coefficient for the entire equation. The results for average readers have shown that word reading times increase 1. for longer words 2. for infrequent words 3. at clause and sentence boundaries 4. and at line boundaries There were also new argument effects, Reading times at non-boundary locations increased as a function of the number of new argument nouns. This reflected the buffering of new information in working memory. At the end of the sentence, reading times were proportional to the number of new argument nouns in the sentence. This reflected the integration of new information with prior information in LTM. Given this background, I can now describe three sets of reading strategies of fast versus slow readers and report some data, first from experiments 1 and 2. Comparison of fast and slow readers In experiments 1 and 2, we defined fast and slow readers empirically according to the total reading time they chose to devote to the experimental passages. Fast readers were defined as the 10 fastest readers, and the slow readers were the 10 slowest readers in each task condition. We assumed that the reading pattern of our fast readers should reflect some of the strategies taught in speed reading courses, at least to some extent.


Objective:To observe the protective effects of acupuncture treatment on the retina of the rabbits model whose intraocular pressure was reduced to normal after chronic intraocular pressure elevated(IOP).Methods:Elevated intraocular pressure was gotten by injection of 0.3 carbomer into anterior chamber of albino rabbit.IOP was reduced to normal through conventional glaucomatous trabeculetomy after the intraocular pressure continuously for 28 days.Acupuncture treatment was used to treat the rabbits everyday in the treated group after the trabeculetomy for 4 weeks.The pathologic changes were observed.A computer image analysis system was used to count the retinal ganglion cells(RGCs).Results:The microscopical results indicated that compared with experimental group retina swelled relatively gentler,and the degree of damaged retina ganglion cells in treatment group was lesser than that in experimental group.The number of RGCs of treatment group was more than the experimental group(P0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture treatment can protect the optic nerve from elevated IOP,by alleviated the damages of the retinal and preventing the apoptosis of RGCs.


The preparation and characterization of a novel pillar[5]arene based supramolecular system with mesalazine, a prescribed aminosalicylate drug was successfully achieved. Pyridiniumpillar[5]arene was efficiently prepared in three steps from hydroquinone bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ether derivative in high yield. It was demonstrated that the association between the compounds is pH dependent with an association constant of 3.4 × 103 L mol-1 near physiological conditions, leading to quenching of the fluorescence emission of mesalazine in the presence of the cationic macrocycle. Theoretical calculations indicate that the association between both molecules is of electrostatic nature. Formation of aggregates was also demonstrated in low concentrations of pillar[5]arene that is related to the non-linear behavior of the Stern-Volmer plot for quenching of mesalazine fluorescence emission.


Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) seedlings were planted in a greenhouse at 3- to 4-week intervals and simultaneously inoculated at ages 80, 101, 129, or 157 days with either of two naturally occurring virus sources each of which contained a mottle, mild yellow edge, and crinkle virus complex. Inoculation by aphids with either virus source reduced vigor, petiole length, leaflet width, stolons per plant, and vegetative dry weight of plants in the greenhouse. The tendency of virus inoculation to reduce vigor and petiole length was inversely proportional to increasing seedling age. In the field, inoculated seedlings were also less vigorous than control seedlings. Virus source effects and seedling age interactions with virus source were not significant. Selection for virus tolerance, based on greenhouse vigor, petiole length or leaflet width measurements, increased the frequency of seedlings subsequently classified as virus-tolerant in the field in both 80- and 101-day-old seedlings. Selection based on greenhouse vigor or petiole length increased the frequency in 129-day-old seedlings. No greenhouse selection method evaluated was effective in 157-day-old seedlings.


Author thinks that the three factors' state of person, things, environment is decided by safety input, their different state meeting determined safe production. It can reduce accident by reducing three factors' occurrence probability and changing safety investment object and quantity. According to the rule, the paper construct coal mine safety system dynamics causality diagram by using system dynamics theory from safety management angle, and made data quantitative analysis by non-linear regression, found out the function relationship that can reflect system elements dynamic change. At last, took one coal mine as an example, it made macroscopic analysis using the model.


Assessing genetic variability is essential to crop breeding and represents the basis for a successful crop selection, including rice (Oryza sativa L.). Root system shows a large range of roles that could be improved genetically. However, it has been virtually neglected by most breeders. The objective was to characterize a selected sample of the Brazilian rice germplasm, regarding on root growth and development, and to combine this data to shoot traits, aiming to depict the genetic variability within this germplasm. Sixteen Brazilian accessions of rice were analyzed with basis on root and shoot traits in two distinct experiments, mainly cultivars launched in the past four decades and presenting unique characteristics. The first experiment was carried out at hydroponic conditions to evaluate the performance of rice accessions during the seedling stage. The second was carried out in long PVC tubes to assay the rice accessions at the reproductive period. Traits were treated individually as well as analyzed jointly by different multivariate methods of genetic variability assessment. Most of the rice accessions showed similar results for a part of the studied traits, however differences were observed for some traits. The clustering methods agreed to group a large number of rice accessions into a single group, distinguishing only the best performing genotypes.


: The current study has been appropriately powered and structured to estimate the prevalence of COPD and other comorbidities as well as to examine the distribution of COPD medication prescriptions. The main objective of this study  includes to determine the Demographic Characteristics, the Prevalence of COPD and its types, the distribution of COPD among Smokers and Non-Smokers, Evaluating the Clinical profile, Comorbidities Spirometric findings Radiographic profile ( Chest-X-ray), and Prescription pattern of drugs in the COPD patients. This study was conducted in the pulmonology department for 6 months. The total no.of cases during the study registered in the pulmonology department was 1500. Among 1500, 200 patients were having COPD. Among 200, 149 (75%) were males and 51 (25%) were females. This study indicated that the prevalence of COPD was more in males than females. The prevalence of COPD was found to be 13.3%. According to our findings, the prevalence of COPD was higher than the global prevalence, which ranges from 10.7% to 12.1%. COPD was more in the age group of 61 to 70. The most common symptoms observed in the patients were dyspnea, cough, expectoration, wheezing, fever, and chest tightness. The most common comorbidity observed in patients were Hypertension, diabetes, chronic liver disease, hypothyroidism, obesity, and ischemic heart disease, etc. patients were treated with multiple


Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are an important component of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Pro-inflammatory macrophages can suppress while anti-inflammatory macrophages can promote tumor growth. Despite their abundance in many tumors, the origins and diversity of TAMs are not well understood, especially in brain tumors. Our long-term goal is to uncover ways to modulate TAMs for the treatment of pediatric brain tumors.
 Medulloblastoma (MB) is one of the most common pediatric brain malignancy. MB is heterogeneous with four molecular subgroups: WNT, sonic hedgehog (SHH), group 3, and group 4. Treatment includes surgical resection, cytotoxic chemotherapy, and radiation. Radiation is effective, but severe neurological side-effects limit its use to non-infants (> 3 years). Therefore, treatment choices are even more limited in infants. SHH-MB dominates this age group and is characterized by constitutive activation of the SHH signaling pathway. Ptch1 is a negative regulator of SHH signaling that is often mutated in SHH-MB. In mice, germline deletion of Ptch1 and loss of Tp53 leads generates MB with 100% penetrance.
 Using single-cell RNA sequencing (ScRNA-Seq) in the genetically engineered mouse model (Ptch+/−:p53−/−) of SHH-MB, we describe macrophage heterogeneity in medulloblastoma, demonstrate differential recruitment and function of macrophages under distinct modalities of tumor therapy (molecular-targeted vs. radiation), and use these insights to uncover potential strategies for immunomodulation as adjunctive therapy.


Earthquakes are highly dangerous for all masonry structures, as they force high deformations that brittle building materials cannot withstand. The solution to such problems may be the use of flexible polyurethane-based technologies (composite strengthening, adhesives etc.). On the other hand, these technologies are relatively new and demand experimental prove, whether they would not lose their properties after being subjected to environmental conditions i.e. temperature fluctuations, humidity, chemically aggressive mortars, solar radiation etc. Herein, we discuss the aspect of durability of Sika PS polyurethane – the polymer used as both composite matrix and an adhesive in flexible protective technologies for masonry.


The present invention has excellent mechanical disposable resin molded product resin composition to enable the provision of a disposable resin molded article properties while maintaining a parent environment characteristics shows a biodegradable and disposable resin to provide a molded article. The disposable resin molded product resin composition according to the invention may comprise a polyalkylene carbonate resin.


In making website Nugraha Era Online Travel Tourism, the authors use the programming language PHP and MySQL which consists of the home menu, where the menu as an index, which contains a menu of about us : profile, mission and vision, history and motto of the company, service menu contains about what services are provided at the travel agency, flight menu contains info about flight schedules and via the menu customers can book tickets online and the last is the contact us menu that contains data that can address enterprise customer contact.


Versed in all disciplines, curious of all mysteries, the father of writings, of languages, of mythologies, guest of hells and heavens, "panchess-player," author and astrologer, perfect in indulgent irony and in the generous friendship, Xul Solar is one of the most important events of our age. There are minds who profess probity, others, discriminate abundance; Xul Solar's plentiful invention does not exclude honest rigor. His paintings are documents of the unearthly world, of the metaphysical world in which the gods take the


Nowadays in Taiwan, both the political party and the association will be seen as unconstitutional and thus disbanded, if its goals, purposes or activities endanger the continued existence of the Republic of China or its liberal-democratic constitution. It's an adoption of the German-style militant democracy either by the legislator or by the Justices. It seems that this institution has become a law only written on paper for a long time. Yet this adoption does not loose its legitimacy as far as it is still able to carry out its function to either protect the liberal-democratic constitution against possibly appearing anti-democratic political parties, or to protect the continued existence of the Republic of China against those political parties, whose purpose is to join with the Peoples' Republic of China by abandoning and relinquishing the sovereignty of the Republic of China.


Micronutrients are important growth promoting elements not only for crops but also for human being. More than two billion of the global populations are malnourished. For developing countries like India, micronutrient malnutrition among the people of every age is very common. The impact is highly seen in poor and landless rural people who can't afford diverse foods or supplements in their diets with needed nutrients. To alleviate this micronutrient deficiency, biofortification has come to the surface as a potent option. Biofortification of crops can increase the level of micronutrients in final food products. Pulses are the cheapest sources of proteins, vitamins and micronutrients and can be supplied to the people through daily diet. Pulses are irrefutable contender for Biofortification since it is easily available to the each and every group of people. This paper focuses on the role of micronutrients on human health and various mechanisms to get nutrient rich staple food along with main emphasis on biofortification.


The London's electric load is basically saturated,and its grid development is also matured,accumulating many experiences.First,the evolution of London's economy and grid is analyzed.Then,coordination between grid development and social economy development is evaluated,and lessons as well as experiences are also summarized.Finally,recommendations for scientific decision making of our nation's city grids are presented.


Green transport has become an effective method for building a low carbon society,which is the inevitable trend of world urban traffic development.Firstly,the meaning of green transport and basic characteristics was introduced.Then,green transport development content and mode was proposed.The exploration of green transport planning for national ecological city of Shenzhen-YanTian district was carried out on the basis of green transport development experience at home and abroad under the guidance of Shenzhen of green transportation system and mode.Taking into account insufficient urban land space and the reality of tight constraints for ecological resources in YanTian district,"different spatial transport development mode" was taken to analyzes the planning ideas of the regional public transportation system,bicycle system and mountain-ocean walking system.


Experiments were done with differential scanning calorimeter,thermal gravity analyzer and universal material tester to investigate the Influence of plasticizer on the springy structure and property of polyurethane.Results show that polar plasticizer γ-butyrolactone(GBL) has good promoting function for micro phase separation while non-polar plasticizer di-1-octyl adipate(DOA) has weak promoting function for micro phase separation.The addition of GBL and DOA can increase heat resistance of polyurethane and decrease the hardness of polyurethane.GBL does not decrease the tensile strength and tear strength of the material,but DOA seriously damage the tensile strength and tear strength of the material.


The international criminal court is in a contemporary internationalcriminal law domain brand-new topic, becomes effective from "International Criminal Court Terms of an agreement" until now, had 104 signatory states. China took this terms of an agreement the non-signatory state, continuously highly is paying attention to itsdevelopment. In recent years, the academic circles once many timesdeliberated China joins the international criminal court the feasiblequestion。However, the scholars are many from the domestic criminal law studyangle discuss China to join the countermeasure which the internationalcriminal court the advantages relates and joins it to be supposed touse, actually the unusual scholar studies it from the internationallaw angle. This article by the international law angle of view,refuted China not to be able through this terms of an agreement fivereasons, elaborated the author joined the international criminal courtto China the clear-cut standpoint, had the inspiration in order to ourcountry government's decision-making.


Abstract Accurate predictions of combustor hot streak migration enable the turbine designer to identify high-temperature regions that can limit component life. It is therefore important that these predictions are achieved within the short time scales of a design process. This article compares temperature measurements of a circular hot streak through a turning duct and a research turbine with predictions using a three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier—Stokes solver. It was found that the mixing length turbulence model did not predict the hot streak dissipation accurately. However, implementation of a very simple model of the free stream turbulence (FST) significantly improved the exit temperature predictions on both the duct and research turbine. One advantage of the simple FST model described over more complex alternatives is that no additional equations are solved. This makes the method attractive for design purposes, as it is not associated with any increase in computational time.


A rapid and comprehensive ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method was developed for simultaneous determination of 10 major bioactive constituents in Mailuoning injection. Within 15 min, chromatographic separation was achieved on an Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column (50 mm × 2.1 mm I.D.) packed with 1.7 μm particles by a linear gradient elution. The analytes were monitored in a selected-ion reaction (SIR) mode with the electrospray ionization interface by the following ions: m/z 353.4 for isomers of chlorogenic acid, m/z 515.4 for isomers of 1,3-dicaffeoylquinic acid, m/z 179.2 for caffeic acid, m/z 192.9 for ferulic acid, m/z 503.2 for ecdysterone, and m/z 147.1 for cinnamic acid, respectively. The calibration curves of all analytes revealed good linear regression (r2 ≥ 0.9983) within test ranges. This method provided excellent sensitivity with LOQ and good precision with RSDs of intra- and interday variation less than 1.26% and 2.27%, respectively. The validated method was then applied to quantify the 10 major constituents in three batches of Mailuoning injection. The results indicated that the established method could be considered as an improved tool for quality control of Mailuoning injection.


A higher-order BEM (boundary element method) for seakeeping problems in the frame of linear potential theory is newly developed to predict radiation forces of a modified Wigley hull with forward speed. In this 3-D time domain approach, a rectangular computational domain moving with the same forward speed as a ship is introduced. For time-saving, only half computational domain is adopted due to the geometric symmetry of a ship. An artificial damping beach is installed at an outer portion of the free surface except the downstream side for satisfying the radiation condition. The velocity potential on the ship hull and the normal velocity on the free surface are obtained directly by solving the boundary integral equation, with the Rankine source used as the kernel function. The unsteady waves generated by a modified Wigley hull with forward speed are calculated. The forced oscillation tests in heave and pitch motions in a towing tank are also carried out. Then numerical results are compared with corresponding experimental data and other numerical solutions. Finally, the results are analyzed and discussed.


Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability in adults, with increasing incidence as the population ages. Physical and occupational therapy support the recovery process, with therapy duration and intensity having been identified as critical factors. However, conventional therapy is limited to a short period following the stroke, with only limited possibilities to continue therapy at home. Increasing health costs and lack of trained personnel further strengthen this problem. There is thus a great need for home-based therapy systems, allowing to engage patients and assess the training with sufficient precision to provide meaningful exercises. In this paper, we suggest expandable software architecture for virtual reality rehabilitation applications. This system utilizes various sensors and actuators (i.e. the Kinect for upper limb tracking and a haptic glove). Based on this system, we propose a motion based tactile rendering algorithm. It generates interactive vibration patterns employing the tactile apparent movement phenomenon based on user's movement to enhance the immersion and provide sensory feedback during rehabilitation training in the virtual reality environment. Three rehabilitation game applications are presented as proof of concept of the proposed system.


Abstract : The results are presented of a study to determine the cause of the observed decrease in the power of small charges of HBX-1 in the last 12 years. It was concluded that the changes in the method of charge preparation were responsible for decreases in the power of the explosive. A procedure for insuring reproducible performance of HBX-1 standards is recommended.


AbstrAct Syntypes of Corydoras meridionalis Rodolpho von Ihering, 1911, once regarded as lost, were recently found in the collection of fishes of the Museu de Zoologia da USP. The syntypes had been identified as C. ehrhardti Steindachner, 1910, currently considered a senior synonym of that species. Examination of the rediscovered syntypes corroborates the proposed synonymy. Data on the syntypes are presented and compared with information in the original descriptions of C. ehrhardti and C. meridionalis; a few discrepancies found are discussed. A lectotype is designated for C. meridionalis and a photograph of the specimen is provided. Keywords: Taxonomy; Catfish; Neotropical freshwater fish. IntroductIon Corydoras meridionalis was described by Rodol‑pho von Ihering (1911) on the basis of an unspeci‑fied number of specimens; however it is possible to assume that more than one specimen was examined because it is stated in the original description in two languages: "Compr.: ate 60 mm." (Portuguese) and "Korperlange: bis 60 mm." (German), meaning that the largest specimen examined had 60 mm of length (possibly total length). The syntype series of


A crystal of 3- (2-cyanophenyl) -5- (2-pyridyl) -1-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyridin-2-one hydrate having a peak difraccionen a diffraction angle (2θ ± 0.2 °) of 8.7 ° in an X-ray diffraction powder.


Refractory/early relapsed (Ref/eRel) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patients ≥60 years old is the most important unmet medical need in the salvage setting, where outcomes are exceptionally poor and no standard of care exists.[1][1] Vosaroxin is a first-in-class anticancer quinolone derivative


[Comment on Chintala et al, page 1533][1]The paper by Chintala and colleagues provides new insights into what was once considered an animal model for Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS), a hereditary disorder involving platelet dense bodies. In an exquisite piece of detective work, it resolves a serious


shows.' The free-trade Economists deserve special attention. In France, the free-trade league never succeeded in provoking a mass movement against tariffs and the free-trade Economists, though active in the league, soon turned into an intellectual 'sect,' with a club, the 'Soci6t6 d'Economie Politique' founded in 1842, and a periodical, the well-respected Journal des Economistes. The free-traders also controlled other newspapers, created or infiltrated learned societies, and were very active in spreading their doctrine through teaching activities. We can thus talk of the ideology of the Economists, since a more or less dominant orthodox line was respected by members of the group in spite of individual differences. The period under consideration was an apogee for the group. Free-trade was established between France and England in 1860; but the ideological contribution of the Economists was much larger for their social thought influenced the official social doctrine.


The paper presents an analytical control solution to the problem of transient stabilization of lossy multi-machine power systems. Firstly, a new form of control Lyapunov function candidates with a flexible potential-energy-like term is proposed. This is achieved mainly by introducing an auxiliary state that contributes to the derivation of a cross-term. Based on the Lyapunov function candidates, a new control law ensuring asymptotic stability of the desired closed-loop operating equilibrium is proposed. Finally, a case study on the model of a two-machine system to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control solution is presented.


Pregnancy is a completely new physiological condition that stimulates important protective forces of the future mother. The changes that occur in the body of the pregnant woman are hormonal, biochemical, anatomical, and histological which are manifested in the functions of all organs. This study included 66 pregnant women in their first pregnancy living in Pristina or coming from nearby places in Kosovo. It aimed at dermining the Oral Hygiene Index (OHI), Plaque Index (PI), Gingival index (GI) and Index of interdental gingival bleeding (PBI) in pregnant women in the first and third trimester of pregnancy. The amount of Lactobacillus in saliva was determined by the diagnostic test of CRT-bacteria. The results show that OHI value in the third trimester of pregnancy for (p = 0.000) was significantly higher than the value in the first trimester; IDP value in the third trimester of pregnancy for (p=0.000) was significantly higher than the first trimester value; GI value in the third trimester of pregnancy was significantly higher than in the first trimester p<0.01(p=0.006); PBI value in the third trimester of pregnancy was significantly higher than in the first trimester (p=0.000). A weak positive correlation was obtained between the OHI index and Lactobacillus in pregnant women in the first and third trimesters (p> 0.05). The correlation between IDP and the value Lactobacillus in pregnant women in the first and third trimesters showed a weak positive value (p> 0.05). The correlation between GI and the value of Lactobacillus in pregnant women in the first and third trimester showed a weak negative insignificant correlation for Spearman Rank Order R = –0.05 and p> 0.05. The results obtained from this study pointed at small differences in the examined parameters which are very important for early detection and timely prevention.