Introduction: Thoracic trauma is trauma that hits the thoracic wall or intra-thoracic organs, either due to blunt trauma or due to sharp trauma. In thoracic trauma often causes impaired ventilation perfusion due to damage to the lung parenchyma. This results in impaired tissue oxygenation, which is one of the causes of Acute respiratory distress Syndrome (ARDS). These changes are caused by the release of pro-inflammatory mediators, plasmatic proteins and proteases into the alveolar space associated with ongoing edema, as well as oxidative products that ultimately result in severe inhibition of the surfactant system.
Method: This study will examine the relationship between plasma elastase levels as a predictor of the incidence of ARDS in thoracic trauma patients in Malang. This study is an observational cohort study. The research subjects were thoracic trauma patients who fit the criteria.
Result: I t can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between elastase levels and BGA-3. The elastase level is below the value of 11.65 ±1.85, the patient is likely not to experience ARDS in the future. If the value of elastase levels is limited to 23.79 ±3.95, the patient will experience mild type ARDS. Meanwhile, if the value of elastase levels is limited to 57.68 ±18.55, in the future the patient will experience moderate type of ARDS. Meanwhile, if the elastase level is between 107.85 ± 5.04, the patient will likely experience severe ARDS.
Conclusion: Based on the characteristic test of the sample characteristics, diagnosis and action, there are significant differences in the causes of ARDS. Neutophil elastase levels correlate with the degree of ARDS incidence.


The aim of this study was to measure economic and environmental benefits, and also sustainability of Waste Bank in DKI Jakarta by conducting a field survey. The study found that Waste Bank activities have generated approximately IDR 11,628,433 (USD 1,199) of additional income to their members. The Waste Bank activities have also contributed to the reduction of waste volume by almost 4.55 ton s or 15.2 m 3 per month that equals to saving IDR 16,750,512/year (USD 1,727) of transportation cost and tipping fee. If the Waste Bank initiative can be scaled up to 5% of total households in Jakarta, the total economic benefits would be about IDR 17.27 billion (USD 1 , 78 million). As a social business, W aste B anks have also produced environmental benefits by increasing community awareness on 3Rs, thus, improving social cohesion and empowering society. In terms of sustainability, most W aste B anks are both financially and socially sustainable as business entities.  While the economic benefits are relatively small, the environmental benefits are significant to the society. Keywords: Economic Benefit, Environmental Benefit, Jakarta – Indonesia, Social Business, Waste Bank.


The design of a dichroic subreflector for a dual-frequency reflector antenna is described. This antenna consists of a Ku -band Cassegrain feed requiring the subreflector surface to be highly reflective at 13-15 GHz and a primary focus S -band feed requiring the subreflector to be transparent at 2.0-2.3 GHz. Such a performance is achieved by a surface of crossed dipoles printed on a dielectric sheet. The influence of parameters, dipole length, width and spacing, and the dielectric constant and thickness of the sheet on the reflection and transmission coefficients is experimentally evaluated. An analysis based upon the Floquent mode theory is shown to correctly predict the experimental results. The construction of a hyperbolic subreflector using the selected surface parameters is briefly described. As compared to a solid subreflector of identical shape, this dichroic subreflector produced a negligible loss (less than 0.1 dB) over a 13-15 GHz band. At the S band the loss was less than 0.2 dB over narrow selected bands and the axial ratio deterioration was also no more than 0.2 dB.


PURPOSE
To describe the genotypes distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, in Guangzhou, and explore differences in clinical and laboratory features among genotypes.

METHOD
We collected blood or eschar samples of all scrub typhus cases reported in 2013 from 10 district hospitals positive for PCR. We further tested the PCR-positive samples for DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. We collected the demographic, clinical, and laboratory data by questionnaire and medical records.

RESULT
A total of 589 samples were tested and 40 were PCR positive. Four genotypes were identified: Karp (52.2%), Kato (22.5%), Gilliam (12.5%), and TA763 (7.5%). Two new strains (ZCX90 and CHX5 strain) were previously unidentified in Guangzhou. Gilliam type cases were more likely to have continuous fever (60.0%). Only Kato genotype cases presented with splenomegaly. For laboratory features, Kato group had higher level of white blood cell count (16.44 × 1012/L) than normal range and other groups. Total bilirubin and direct bilirubin in Gilliam group (10.10 μM and 3.05 μM, respectively) were both lower than other groups and normal value.

CONCLUSION
Continuous fever and splenomegaly may be the distinctive symptom of Gilliam and Kato genotype cases, respectively. Karp genotype remained dominant in Guangzhou, but attention should be paid to the emergence of new types or variation of existing genotypes.


The article considers the phenomenon of text communicative impact in terms of the factors that influence its efficiency, the recipient's inclination to turn to the text and his intention to perceive the text in full. The author's vision is mostly based on the works by American psycholinguists, where the problem in question has been elaborated most persuasively.


Abstract Researchers in many different fields and disciplines have been suggesting that we, in the West, are living in an age of narcissism. If this is entirely or even partially true, then the finding has important implications for the work of pastoral care and counseling. By applying the work of Heinz Kohut to the care and treatment of narcissistic individuals, we see that certain therapeutic and theological paradigms stand in need of revision. For pastoral counselors, the implication is that a therapeutic orientation grounded in empathic immersion must take precedence over an orientation grounded in insightful interpretation. In terms of theology, grace must take precedence over truth.


We describe a new library, marching.js, designed for ray marching and constructive solid geometry in the browser. The API was designed to be easy to use for live coding while enabling volumetric rendering techniques—inspired by the demoscene—that would be difficult to achieve via the rasterization of geometries or by writing fragment shaders from scratch. The library and an associated live coding environment enable programmers to easily experiment with these techniques without needing to know details about the underlying ray marching or lighting algorithms.


It has been a hard topic to differentiate labor relation from employment relation in judicial affairs.The author holds the view that there is employment relation rather than labor relation between part-time tour guides and travel agencies by defining the terms and analyzing the criterion of differentiation after a specific case study.There is the relation of immediacy rather than labor relation between part-time tour guides and tour guide service companies.The paper further analyzes the influence of legal relations between tour guides,travel agencies and tour guide service companies after the implementation of "Labor Contract Law".


The paper describes the use of the artificial pancreatic analogue – a cybernetic complex of insulin therapy – to correct carbohydrate metabolism in patients with diabetes mellitus in the early postoperative period after cadaveric renal allotransplantation.


Previous research into the community innovation process has tended to emphasize either intercommunity information flows and imitation or local need and political factors. This paper presents a conceptualization incorporating both sets of factors and stressing, in particular, the distinction between community innovations supported by a central pro pagator and those adopted solely on the basis of local initiative. In empirical analysis the former are represented by public housing and urban renewal, the latter by automated data processing and public water fluoridation. The major findings of the empirical analysis are that both information-related and local need and political factors are critical to the community innovation process, and that the distinction between sponsored and local initiative community innovations is particularly useful in explaining the decision to adopt.


In the process of tribo units friction and wear, structural adaptability of materials occurs. The structure and properties of the surface layers are formed, that ensure minimization of friction forces and a tribo unit wear rate. Thus, two phenomena occur at the same time: structural adaptability of surfaces and structural adaptability of oil, i.e., complex structural adaptability can be observed. Considering the tribo coupling as a dynamic dissipative system, in which the energy of the macro mechanical movement is degraded, entropy is created.
Based on the analysis of the equation for the production of entropy, the conclusion was made about degradation of the structure of the substance. This fact can be interpreted as information about the secondary structures in the process of tribo unit adaptation.


The Digital Array Gas Radiometer (DAGR) concept is based on traditional and reliable Gas Filter Correlation Radiometry (GFCR) for remote trace gas detection and monitoring. GFCR sensors have been successful in many infrared remote sensing applications. Historically however, solar backscatter measurements have not been as successful because instrument designs have been susceptible to natural variations in surface albedo, which induce clutter and degrade the sensitivity. DAGR overcomes this limitation with several key innovations. First, a pupil imaging system scrambles the received light, removing nearly all spatial clutter and permitting a small calibration source to be easily inserted. Then, by using focal plane arrays rather than single detectors to collect the light, dramatic advances in dynamic range can be achieved. Finally, when used with the calibration source, data processing approaches can further mitigate detector non-uniformity effects. DAGR sensors can be made as small as digital cameras and are well suited for downlooking detection of gases in the boundary layer, where solar backscatter measurements are needed to overcome the lack of thermal contrast in the IR. Easily integrated into a satellite platform, a space-based DAGR would provide near-global sensing of climatically important species such as such as CO, CH4, and N2O. Aircraft and UAV measurements with a DAGR could be used to monitor agricultural and industrial emissions. Ground-based or portable DAGRs could augment early warning systems for chemical weapons or toxic materials. Finally, planetary science applications include detection and mapping of biomarkers such as CH4 in the Martian atmosphere.


At times of food scarcity, people are unable to consume their normal diet and have to depend on nonconventional food sources to satiate their hunger and meet their nutritional needs. About a third of the population of Bangladesh has income below the poverty level income, which is considered to be US$ 1 per day. This poorer section of the population includes both mainstream Bengali-speaking population as well as various small or large tribal groups. Tribal groups are in general more vulnerable to poverty because of continuous loss of habitat caused by destruction of forests or encroachment on tribal land by the mainstream population or other factors like establishment of industries, hydroelectric facilities, or commercial cultivation. The tea estates in Sylhet Division of Bangladesh are hotspots for conglomeration of various small tribal groups, who having lost their ancestral land, now work plucking tea leaves in these estates. They have poor incomes, low levels of education, and are also poor because they tend to keep isolated from the mainstream population, and despite efforts from the Government prefer not to educate their children. The children are often employed as workers in the tea estates to augment the family income. As a result of poverty, these tribal groups often cannot afford to have a decent meal and has to depend on both conventional (but consumed only occasionally) and nonconventional plant items for survival. The objective of the present study was to document both groups of plant items consumed by a number of tribal groups working in two tea estates of Maulvibazar district of Sylhet Division during times of food scarcity, which occurs often in their lives. The tribal groups surveyed included Bagti, Rekmun, Mridha, Patromura, Pasi, Kurmi, Rikhaison, Dusadh, and Vogta and several clans of the Telegu tribe, namely, Goala, Teli, Tati, Rajvor, Olmik, and Madraji. The main daily diet of these tribal groups consisted of rice augmented with vegetables, fish and meat. But during times of food scarcity, these tribal groups mentioned that they consumed plant parts of 26 different plant species, which were distributed into 18 families. Leafy plants and tubers formed the major plant parts consumed with other plant parts playing the role of spices or as sources of oil for cooking the food. The leafy vegetables or tubers were consumed alone in times of total absence of rice, but were consumed with small amounts of rice when rice became a little affordable. Since death from food scarcity was reported by the tribal people to be absent and the non-conventional plant parts (many of them being found in the wild) enabled the tribal groups both to survive and to work, the leafy and tuberous plants merit further scientific analysis of their nutritional qualities for possible introduction in areas where people suffer from constant famine-like conditions because of poor quality of soil or inclement weather.


In this paper, we present a high quality (Q)-factor resonator utilizing biocompatible materials, thin glass and polydimethylsiloxane, at microwave regime. The proposed resonator is completely matched with a 50-ohm characteristic impedance via the materials. From the resulting matching, we find that it shows a half-wavelength resonance having an extremely high quality-value. Actually, the loaded quality-factor is about 1 670 at the resonant frequency of 12.52 GHz. From this work, we suggest that our device can be a good candidate as a simple, cost-efficient, and non-contact sensor device based on frequency and quality-factor variation.


Copyright law's requirement of substantial similarity requires a court to satisfy itself that a defendant's copying, even when shown to exist as a factual matter, is quantitatively and qualitatively enough to render it actionable as infringement. By the time a jury reaches the question of substantial similarity, however, the court has usually heard and analyzed a good deal of evidence about: the plaintiff the defendant, the creativity involved, the process through which the work was created, the reasons for which the work was produced, the defendant's own creative efforts and behavior, and, on occasion, the market effects of the defendant's copying. Despite having this large body of evidence before it, the jury is required to answer the question of substantial similarity through a mere comparison of the two works. In this Essay, we report results from a series of experiments in which subjects were presented with a pair of images and asked to assess the similarity between the two works using the criteria ordinarily given to factfinders for the substantial similarity determination. When provided with additional information about the simple fact of copying, or about the amount of creative effort that went into the protected work, we saw an appreciable variation (i.e., upwards) in subjects' assessments of similarity between the works, suggesting that fact-finders are sensitive to additional information about the two works and the creators who produced them, contrary to what current law assumes. Our study suggests that the availability and salience of such additional information actively distorts fact-finders' assessments of the similarity between the two works, calling into question the purported objectivity of the substantial similarity requirement as a whole. * Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School. ** Associate Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. *** Assistant Professor of Law and Psychology, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Many thanks to Kristin Firth, Penn Law Class of 2016, for her outstanding research assistance. We would also like to thank Chris Buccafusco, Jonah Gelbach, Gideon Parchomovsky, Dotan Oliar, and participants at the 2014 Annual Conference of the American Law & Economics Association ("ALEA") at the University of Chicago and the 2014 Intellectual Property Scholars Conference ("IPSC") at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law for their helpful comments and suggestions.


The elevation of resist temperature during exposure to electron beam (EB) deforms the patterns of chemically amplified resists. The resist heating effect is a significant problem in mask production using a high-current EB mask writer. However, its mechanism is still unknown. In this study, the effects of electron thermal energy on the sensitization process of chemically amplified EB resists were investigated using simulation on the basis of their sensitization mechanism. The decomposition yield of sensitizers increased with resist temperature. The effect of the increase of decomposition yield on the critical dimension (CD) was calculated on the basis of the reaction mechanism. When the exposure pattern width was set to the same as the half-pitch (16 nm), the values of dCD/dT were 0.019, 0.013 and 0.010 nm K−1 for the sensitizer concentrations of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 (molecules) nm−3, respectively. dCD/dT was decreased by decreasing the exposure pattern width.


Every year, 1350 TNI personnel are sent as a Security Task Force to the north sector of RI-PNG Border which is a malaria endemic area. The nine-month assignment allowed the soldiers to become infected with malaria, despite effective control measures being implemented.The aim of control is to prevent death and reduce the incidence of malaria. There are three control strategies according to the TNI technical guidelines: i) Anopheles vector control. ii) Vector mapping in postal environment. iii) Early case management and treatment.Rapid diagnosis test (RDT), Primaquine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DHP) treatment were performed as the first line in case management.The research method is qualitative with observation, FGD, in-depth interviews and retrospective analysis used in the study.The results of the observation there are gaps in the implementation of control strategies by the three task force battalions in border area, namely there is no extension media, still using fogging, undisciplined using refellan and mosquito nets. Prophylaxis and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) have not been used. From FGDs and in-depth interviews with related parties, the sub-optimality occurred due to conflicts with local culture (HakUlayat) and poor environmental management. From a retrospective analysis of health data, 1350 troops, 855 were malaria positive (incidence = 63.33%), 2 died (CFR = 0.23%) and 259 (incidence = 19.19%) relapsed. From the type of plasmodium, P. Vivax= 506, P. Falciparum= 322 and Mix= 43 .The conclusion is that there is a need for self-discipline from each personnel and a multidisciplinary approach with field practitioners, infectiologists, microbiologists, epidemiologists, entomologists, sociologists, anthropologists, in controlling malaria.


Based on an analysis of natural disasters which occur in some major damage regions in Henan Province, China, including frequency of disasters, their objects and characteristics, this paper emphasizes the fact that many AgMDs are disastrous consequences resulting from Man's own doing. Considerable agricultural yield reduction over a vast extent of fields has always resulted from AgMDs, especially from droughts and floods occurring in areas of Henan Province.These disasters are characterized using the concepts of synchronizing, overlapping, alternating, succesive occuring etc.. The new point of view of "natural disaster masses (or chains)", "entropy addition" and the "systems analysis method" should be applied in analysing, understanding and preventing AgMDs.In the last part of this article, some measures and proposals for preventing and fighting disasters are presented.


Possible radiation fields of UAV-like object were analyzed by optical and, particularly, IR-systems. Structure of multi-functional integrated complex of detection and identification of unmanned aerial vehicles has been presented.


During the past decade, teachers in over 1,500 schools in Canada have been trained to implement the empirically validated Fourth R program, but the sustainability of the program post-training is unknown. For this study, 197 teachers in 26 districts in 6 provinces were surveyed to determine the extent to which they were using the program 2 years or more after training, what modifications they make, and perceived barriers to implementation and sustainability. Results indicated high satisfaction with the program, strong implementation fidelity, and the importance of training, support, and accountability in improving implementation. Training, implementation, and monitoring implications are highlighted.


To ensure the quality of vocational training for staff of power industry,a sound evaluation system must be established. This essay gives a brief introduction of training evaluation and discusses about the establishment of the evaluation system,which includes determining evaluation standards,making evaluation plans,building evaluation system,implementing evaluation,carrying out quality tracking and improving training effects. Only through efficient vocational training can power industry enhance its competitiveness and adaptability for sustainability.


THERE has always been a great deal of ambiguity. skepticism, criticism and debate on the concept of non-alignment, since it was first propounded by Jawaharlal Nehru in his speech on 7 September 1946.' The then Super Powers and India's neighbours suspected it to be negative instead a positive development in global politics. The then secretary of state Dullas of the U.S.A and Nixon , the Vice-President of the U.S.A. at that tlme, dubbed it as 'immoral" and ynon:sensen.2 Even Stalin, who was at the helm of affairs in the USSR during that era. felt that Those who were not with u s were against us". The Chinese communist supremo Mao declared that a country must 'lean to be on one side or the other. and a third path does not Similar was the reaction of these powers towards the non-aligned movement (NAM) ever since ,the latter started functioning as an important factor in international politic^.^ These confusions about this concept were related mainly to its meaning as it wiu erroneously compared Mth the earlier concepts like isolationism, non-commitment, neutrality, neutralization, unitaterali.sm and non-involvement by different Another wrong notion about this concept was that it was a reaction created by the phenomenon of Cold War. Consequently, whenever there has been detentebetween the superpowers, the validity of this movement was questioned.6 This problem has become more complex in the wake of developments of past few years, when new world order is taking shape, after the disintegration of the USSR. These days the comments on the NAM have been in the form that this movement has lost its relevance and it is no longer a basis for a viable foreign policy. I t is perceived as ineffective. powerless. passive and disunited in changed international milleu. I t is claimed that it has been marginallsed in internatfonal politics with the end of Cold War and demise of the Soviet Union. I t also appears to some scholars that the UN-seems to ahve been invigorated and taking cenbe-stage in the resolution of international conflicts. In view of this fact, it is suggested that NAM be allowed to die a natural death.' Not only the scholars and statesmen in the West started challeng-


Ezra pound is among the most important poets of world literature in the twentieth century. His influence on English poetry, especially on T. S. Eliot was very great. His name is associated with the school of poetry called Imagism. Cathay is a volume of his translations from the Chinese which reveals the Chinese poetry. Chinese verse lends itself especially to the imagist treatment because of the visual nature of the Chinese ideogram. Ezra Pound was successful in translating the Chinese image in Cathay .


When practicing accordion, students of music department in teachers colleges should have definite purpose, should manage well the relations between fast and slow practice. Only by effective repetition of the practice scientifically can the best practice effects be achieved.


An antenna-in-module (AiM) architecture at millimeter-wave frequencies for a base transceiver system (BTS) is developed for electromagnetic (EM) radiation with an agile polarization tunable capability. This may reduce the polarization mismatch to a user equipment (UE) antenna, where the mismatch becomes severe in wide-angle scans. The AiM first implements a dual-polarization feature on its antenna elements and then integrates active radio frequency (RF) phase shifters and power amplifiers/attenuators to provide dynamically adjustable weightings. Considering the received fields of a UE antenna, the weightings of the AiM antennas are appropriately tuned to obtain the maximum signal strength from the UE antenna. In this article, the theoretical concept and the antenna architecture are presented. Full-wave simulations using HFSS and the measurement results of the AiM prototype are presented to validate its feasibility.


Background: A fault in chromosome distribution during cell division leads to aneuploidy, which can be associated with thrombocytopenia. Various hematological abnormalities have been reported among neonates with Down syndrome (DS). Neutrophilia, thrombocytopenia and polycythemia were the most common hematological abnormalities observed among neonates with Down syndrome. In particular, thrombocytopenia below 150\xC3�109/L was found approximately in two-third of DS and 6 of counts below 50,000 was detected during the first week of life.The exact mechanism remains unknown, but is thought to be due to decreased platelet production from chronic fetal hypoxia. fetal hypoxia also leads to intrauterine growth retardation and suboptimal response of thrombopoitin system (TPO) to thrombocytopenia in DS during the neonatal period. Few cases of alloimmune thrombocytopenia with DS due to anti-HPA antibody were reported.Methods: Data from multihospital healthcare systems shows large two case series of infants with cytogenetically confirmed DS and a reference group infants without birth defects all born during the period 2009-2015. During this period, 145,522 live births were recorded at 18 hospitals. Down syndrome was recognized in 226 newborn (1 in 644). Data were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression analysis expressed as adjusted odds ratio (aORs) with 95 confidence intervals (95 CIs).Results & Conclusion: Infants with DS had a significantly higher risk for thrombocytopenia (aORג��=ג��32.4). Platelet counts in DS averaged 104600 per microliter. The mean platelet volume did not correlate with the platelet count, but tended to run slightly large (9.2 +/- 1.3 fl). Persistence of thrombocytopenia beyond 8 to 12 weeks after birth should warrant a hematology consult. Thrombocytopenia can be seen associated with some types of congenital heart defects. Karyotype testing should be done in all obviously dysmorphic infants with thrombocytopenia. It seems reasonable to recommend that one or more CBCs be obtained on all neonates with Down syndrome.


In order to study uncertainty reasoning and automatic reasoning with linguistic terms, in this paper, the set of basic linguistic truth values and the set of modifiers are defined, according to common sense; partially orderings are defined on them. Based on it, a lattice implication algebra model L18 of linguistic terms is built; furthermore, its some basic properties are discussed.


Objective: To develop HPLC-MS method for detecting catalytic reaction products of alliin by alliinase. Methods: HPLC-MS equipped with an electro spray ionization (ESI) source was used for this study. Results: The catalytic reaction products of alliin by alliinase are determined as allicin and pyruvic acid. Conclusion: The method is sensitive, simple and accurate, and will provide a basis for the study of allicin in and its pharmacodynamics.


EGAN LIBRARY IS THE regional library of the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), a public four-year university serving a diverse student body of approximately 3,000 students on three campuses and online. The main campus in Juneau, the capital city of Alaska, (population 32,406),1 is set in a temperate rainforest on a lake. Ketchikan and Sitka campuses are smaller island communities, each with individual populations with specific needs. Ketchikan is a former logging community of 8,2452 and has a campus library serving also as a public library for the community. Sitka, the former Russian Empire capital of Alaska territory, offers vital campus and online programs to a community of 8,900,3 with an active student learning center and no academic library on site. A librarian from Egan Library in Juneau serves as liaison to the Sitka campus. Southeast Alaska has many island communities, and transportation to Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka is possible only by the Alaska Marine Highway system or by air.4 Students at our institution are nontraditional, with an average age of 29; 13 percent are Alaska Natives.5 UAS has a strong student-centered focus, with student success, teaching and learn-


Purpose: The spectrum of symptoms that arise from prolonged hours of computer work has been the focus of interest since computers became the center of the modern workplace. This study focuses on engineers and aims at identifying the departments that are most susceptible to the effects of computer vision syndrome (CVS), their awareness about the entity, and identify lacunae in the existing eye health education provided to them. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted through an open online survey that was circulated among engineering college students belonging to colleges in Southern India and working professionals in the Information Technology (IT) and non-IT sector from the Southern States of India. Responses were collected over a period of 5 weeks spanning over 2 months and analyzed using the SPSS software version 25. Results: A total of 449 usable responses were received. The professionals in the non-IT sector logged a daily average work-related computer usage of 3.9 ± 3.1 h/day, while the IT sector professionals logged 4.3 ± 3.2 h/day of work-related computer usage. Among the participants, 57% of the study population were unaware of an entity called CVS, and 74.6% believed that blue light filters prevented damage caused by prolonged screen time. The data showed that 18% of the study population have never undergone an ophthalmic evaluation. Conclusion: It is evident that no health education is available to engineers at any stage of their professional career that helps them deal with ocular effects of prolonged screen time. We would like to recommend an ophthalmic screening and eye-heath awareness program to be conducted at the time of recruitment, with refresher courses at timely intervals.


A variety of possible future analyses of HERA data in the context of the HERA data preservation programme is collected, motivated, and commented. The focus is placed on possible future analyses of the existing $ep$ collider data and their physics scope. Comparisons to the original scope of the HERA programme are made, and cross references to topics also covered by other participants of the workshop are given. This includes topics on QCD, proton structure, diffraction, jets, hadronic final states, heavy flavours, electroweak physics, and the application of related theory and phenomenology topics like NNLO QCD calculations, low-x related models, nonperturbative QCD aspects, and electroweak radiative corrections. Synergies with other collider programmes are also addressed. In summary, the range of physics topics which can still be uniquely covered using the existing data is very broad and of considerable physics interest, often matching the interest of results from colliders currently in operation. Due to well-established data and MC sets, calibrations, and analysis procedures the manpower and expertise needed for a particular analysis is often very much smaller than that needed for an ongoing experiment. Since centrally funded manpower to carry out such analyses is not available any longer, this contribution not only targets experienced self-funded experimentalists, but also theorists and master-level students who might wish to carry out such an analysis.


The question of exceptional rights of transit at customary International law. South Africa is entitled to deny the transit to or from Lesotho of all persons other than Lesotho nationals who are returning home from abroad. The latter category of persons appears to form the sole exception to the general rule.


The Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol is a well-established standard for securing communication over insecure communication links, offering layer-4 VPN functionality. In the classical Internet TLS is widely used. With the advances of the Internet of Things (IoT) there is an increasing need to secure communication on resource-constrained embedded devices. On these devices, computation of complex cryptographic algorithms is difficult. Additionally, sensor nodes are physically exposed to attackers. Cryptographic acceleration and secure hardware security modules (HSMs) are possible solutions to these challenges. The usage of specialized cryptographic modules for TLS is not a new phenomenon. However, there are still few hardware security modules suitable for the use on microcontrollers in sensor networks. We therefore present an overview of HSM and TLS solutions along with sample implementations and share some recommendations how to combine both.


Novel H1N1 (referred to as "swine flu" earlier) is a new influenza virus causing illness in humans. This virus was first detected in people in Mexico and the United States in April 2009. It is spreading worldwide from person-to-person, probably in much the same way as the spread of regular


C-type lectin like molecule-1 (CLL1) is preferentially expressed on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stem cells and AML blasts, and can be considered as AML-associated antigen. Anti-CLL1-based CAR-T cells exhibited effective tumor killing capacity in vitro and in AML-bearing mouse model. In this report, eight children with relapsed or refractory AML (R/R-AML) were recruited for a phase 1/2 clinical trial of autologous anti-CLL1 CAR-T cell immunotherapy. The objectives of this clinical trial were to evaluate the safety and the anti-AML responses after CLL1-CAR-T cell treatment, with long-term prognosis within those patients who did not receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation (allo-HSCT) as an additional aim. These R/R-AML patients received one dose of autologous CLL1-CAR-T cells after lymphodepletion conditioning. Grade 3–4 hematologic adverse events were observed post CAR-T cell infusion. Meanwhile, grade 1–2 cytokine release syndrome (CRS) was observed but without any lethal events. 4 out of 8 AML patients achieved incomplete remission (CRi) and minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity, 2 patients with CRi but MRD positivity, and 2 patients with decreased AML burden and CLL1 positive AML blast clearance. These results suggested that anti-CLL1-based CAR-T cell immunotherapy can be considered as a well-tolerated and effective option for treating children with R/R-AML. followed The eluted in 1.5 diluted phosphate buffer pH 7.2. The elution was further concentrated approximately 10- fold by 300 KD TFF column. The �nal concentrate was formulated with human serum albumin (HSA) to 2%, �ltered with a 0.22 um �lter, aliquoted to 2ml cryotubes, quick frozen on dry-ice, and stored at –80 ℃ a safe and manageable pro�le and high targeting e�cacy for the use of anti-CLL1-based CAR-T cells in the treatment of children with R/R-AML. This is the �rst report of multi-center based clinical trial for application of anti-CLL1 based CAR-T cells in R/R-AML.


Technology is generally described for disabling an automatic rotation function of mobile computing devices. The technology can detect a tilt angle of a display of the computing device in relation to a surface; and if the tilt angle is less than a specified threshold tilt angle, disable a rotation function.


With a view to evaluating easily the reactivities of an atom or a functional unit in sizable molecules, we define a reactive orbital that is localized around the reaction site. We represent first the characteristics of a reaction by choosing a certain reference orbital function. Then, by projecting it onto the occupied or unoccupied MOs of a molecule, we can generate the reactive orbital that has the maximum amplitude on that reference orbital function. The occupied or unoccupied orbital obtained in this manner for a sizable molecular system interprets the local electron-donating or -accepting ability of an atom or a functional unit. A combination of local electrophilicity and nucleophilicity of the reagent and reactant molecules gives rise to a new reactivity scale. Applications to two types of reaction are shown to give excellent agreement with experimental results. The electronic effect of ligands on the catalytic activities of Pd complexes in the model Wacker process and the activation of a carbene upon co-ordination to transition metals are also discussed.


Data-driven methods for establishing quantum optimal control (QOC) using time-dependent control pulses tailored to specific quantum dynamical systems and desired control objectives are critical for many emerging quantum technologies. We develop a data-driven regression procedure, bilinear dynamic mode decomposition (biDMD), that leverages time-series measurements to establish quantum system identification for QOC. The biDMD optimization framework is a physics-informed regression that makes use of the known underlying Hamiltonian structure. Further, the biDMD can be modified to model both fast and slow sampling of control signals, the latter by way of stroboscopic sampling strategies. The biDMD method provides a flexible, interpretable, and adaptive regression framework for real-time, online implementation in quantum systems. Further, the method has strong theoretical connections to Koopman theory, which approximates nonlinear dynamics with linear operators. In comparison with many machine learning paradigms minimal data is needed to construct a biDMD model, and the model is easily updated as new data is collected. We demonstrate the efficacy and performance of the approach on a number of representative quantum systems, showing that it also matches experimental results.


With the support of Beijing,the country's hub of rail and air transportation,Tianjin port is the biggest man-made one in China.Coastal zone and Caofeidian have been built subsequently.Ports of Qinhuangdao and Huanghua have become some special ports for coal transportation.Ports of Yingkou,Yantai and Dongying have their own characteristics and complementary advantages.Port of Qingdao and Dalian radiate their influence to the North-east Asia,and North-west China.They all connect with Beijing and Tianjin,forming a best-best union.In 2005,across sea train ferry began to run.Coastal highway has reached from north to south.Pilotage from Yalujiang River over sea is also in consideration.Bohai is rich in oil and gas,but is also heavily polluted.Urban environments get worse and worse.All these problems need to be addressed.Efforts need to be made to strengthen regional harmonies,restore ecosystem so as to realize the objectives of prosperity and harmony.


Optimized flow assurance was achieved in an offshore Well Head Platform (WHP) via the use of a Surface Pipeline Network Modelling Tool. The WHP has 15 flowing wells with a flexibility of diverting the wells into either a 14" or 10" departing pipeline for processing on two production facilities. Because of high departing pressures on both pipelines, Drag Reducing Agent (DRA) injection was continuously introduced at an increased production operating cost to manage backpressures that impaired well deliverability.
 The approach is based on simulating various Well flow configurations via the 2 production pipelines with the aim of reducing DRA injection to the barest minimum or zero from an injection rate of 5 gal/hr. Test results (GOR, Liquid rate, solution gas, BS&W, API gravity etc.) of all affected wells were utilised as input parameters during the simulation exercise. Various flow configurations were arrived at as DRA injection rate was steadily reduced from 5 gal/hr – 2gal/hr over a 6-month period. DRA injection rate of 0gal/hr was achieved after 1 year.
 The developed Surface network model served as a guide in the process of eliminating the need for DRA injection. DRA reduces the turbulence in pipelines to allow a much efficient flow. This in turn aids well productivity by reducing back pressure on flowing wells. To assure the use-ability of the simulation model, it was validated by using it to match the flow characteristics of a different production network in the field using well test records and pipeline properties (roughness, length, diameter, et al.).
 In conclusion, the Surface Pipeline Network Modelling Tool presented a technical basis for making an important operational and cost-effective decision which persists till today. A cost savings of ~$1.4MM/year in 2016 and subsequently ~$3MM/yr as best multi-phase Well flow configuration in the 2 pipeline systems was achieved.
 The importance of this optimization is the need to fully exhaust the opportunities that software tools present in critical decision-making processes which could aid cost savings and solve knotty operational & HSE issues when robustly deployed


We report the first room temperature laser operation of Tm3+:LiNbO3. The gain medium was a Ti-indiffused waveguide with active laser doping by thermal indiffusion. Lasing occurred at 1.85µm and results are presented for devices in single-domain, multi-domain, and periodically poled material.


Abstract We describe a new species of the caecilian genus Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from the Lely Mountains, Suriname and provide new information about the identification and distribution of species of Microcaecilia across the Guiana Shield. The new species, M. grandis, is large (318 mm total length), has many premaxillary-maxillary teeth (>20), and has bicuspid vomeropalatine teeth. We determined that specimens from Suriname previously assigned to M. unicolor (Duméril, 1864) were misidentified and that M. unicolor is currently known only from French Guiana.


Abstract A convenient method is described for the formation of distyryl sulphides, sulphoxides and sulphones. Thus, Horner-Wittig reaction in two-phase system of the corresponding phosphonates with aromatic aldehydes affords the desired α β unsaturated sulphur compounds. The geometry of compounds so formed was assigned with the aid of NMR spectroscopic methods.


This paper presents a multi-wavelength algorithm that utilizes the weighted mean of all possible DIAL pairs. The weights are a function of the differential absorption coefficient between the DIAL pairs. The algorithm is shown to have greater sensitivity and robustness than two- wavelength DIAL. In addition, an algorithm for estimating the column content (CL) in the presence of multiple vapors is described. The algorithm iteratively fits the lidar equation to the data by adjusting the CL of each vapor of interest. Results are shown using topographic chamber test data collected in Dugway Proving Ground in 1996 using our frequency-agile lidar sensor.


K-means is a popular clustering algorithm which is widely used in anomaly-based intrusion detection. It tries to classify a given data set into k (a predefined number) categories. However, to apply to a high dimensional dataset, we believe that the calculated distance of the multitude of different attributes along with diverse ranges, that depend on a sole center point are not fair and limit the chance to generate good quality clusters. Aiming to cluster a high dimensional dataset more effective, we propose K-string clustering algorithm in this paper. In which, we obtain a set of center points, that play the role as the backbone of a cluster, instead of a unique centroid to generate clusters. To evaluate we use fitness function, and absolutely the output clusters shown a competition results when comparing to K-means algorithm and Genetic Algorithm [6].


"The purpose of this bulletin is to enable farmers to distinguish between the different kinds of wireworms, so that they can make use of the methods shown to be best in the control of each.... The species here treated are the wheat wireworm of the Northeastern and Middle Western States, the corn wireworms of the Middle Atlantic and New England States and the Mississippi Valley, the meadow wireworms (including the sugar-beet wireworm and the confused wireworm), the corn and cotton wireworm of the Southern States, and the dry-land wireworm and inflated wireworm of the dry-farming region of the Northwest and the wheat regions of the Northern Middle West." -- title page


The causes of high prevalence of micronutrient de fi ciency in children from developing countries are multifactorial and not simply a direct result of inadequate dietary intake (1). It has been postulated that a fl atoxin, a type of mycotoxin, that frequently affects dietary staples such as groundnuts and maize, may impair gut permeability, reduce nutrient bioavailability, and consequently exacerbate micronutrient de fi ciency (2). Most of the evidence supporting this relationship is from animal feeding studies (3) and the limited evidence in human subjects is inconsistent. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between a fl atoxin exposure and micronutrient de fi ciency among young children from Guinea. A total of 305 children (50 · 5 % male; mean age 28 · 8 ± 8 · 4 months) were randomly recruited at harvest (October) from subsistence farming households located within the region of Kindia, West Guinea, an area where groundnuts are a dietary staple and a fl atoxin exposure is high. To assess seasonal variations, six months post-harvest, the children were followed up again where possible (n = 288). A fl atoxin exposure was assessed in blood samples using the a fl atoxin-albumin adduct (AF-alb) biomarker measured by an ELISA method. Plasma micronutrient concentrations including vitamin A, vitamin E, beta-carotene and zinc were measured using HPLC methods. Socio-demographic and dietary information were recorded. At harvest 88 · 2 % and at post-harvest 93 · 4 % of blood samples had detectable AF-alb concentrations. The geometric mean AF-alb concentration


Aim: To fulfil a site-directed mutation at 2 753 bp of the ret cDNA by PCR.Methods:Using a PCR-based site-directed mutagenesis method, a mutation at 2 753 bp of the ret cDNA was induced. After DpnⅠdigestion, the products were introduced into E.coli TG1. The positive strain was selected by Amp resistant test, PCR, and DNA sequencing.Results: The result of Amp resistant test and PCR was positive; DNA sequence analysis showed that the base has changed at 2 753 bp of ret cDNA from T to C. Conclusion: Site-directed mutation has been fulfilled successfully.


A gain-switching short optical pulse source using vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) as a gain medium is experimentally investigated. Modulated driving current is supplied to the VCSEL and short optical pulse train is generated by gain-switching. Partial reflector connected with VCSEL is used to suppress timing fluctuation of pulse generation by feeding back a part of the lased pulses just before of the following pulse. The investigated short optical pulse source is able to generate short optical pulse with the repetition rate, the pulse width, the RMS time-jitter, and the pulse peak intensity of about 1.048GHz, 72ps, 3.5ps, and 0.7mW respectively.


PT Sumatrasarana Sekar Sakti (PT SSSS) Medan is a private company engaged in the transportation of CPO and BBM. Workload provided by the company is considered to influence the decision of employees to leave the company which has an impact on high turnover rates. The intended workload is related to physical workload and mental workload. The purpose of this study is to formulate policies that need to be implemented by management to reduce turnover rates. In this study a structured questionnaire instrument with a 5-point Likert scale was used to measure the effect of physical and metal workload on the level of turnover that occurred at PT SSSS Medan. The population in this study were 50 people and the entire population was sampled in the study. The data obtained were analyzed using qualitative descriptive methods. This study shows that each workload, both physical and mental, affects the turnover rate in the medium category. Mental workload is the dominant workload compared to physical workload in the medium category.


The adsorption of phenols by carbon black from aqueous solution was investigated. to discuss the mechanism of interaction on the adsorbent surface, referring to the partition coefficient in n-octanol/water system, Px.The shape of adsorption isotherm was discussed with respect to the position of substituents and also the degree of dissociation.There was found a linear relationship between Langmuir constant a and log Px. This result was explained thermodynamically on the assumption of a surface layer on the carbon black, concluding that the surface layer is considered to play the similar role to n-octanol layer in the partition experiment.Free energy of adsorption calculated from Langmuir constant b seemed to be an apparent one and to be influenced predominantly by the free energy of binding.Regarding the relationship between the adsorbed amount at an identical equilibrium concentration, Mc, and the equilibrium concentration at an identical adsorbed amount, Cm, the following equation was derived:log Mc=(1/λ)log (1/Cm)+κwhere λ and κ are constant.Plotting log Mc against log Px the derivatives were classified into groups I and II, suggesting the increase in adsorption of group I may be predominantly due to the tendency of the hydrophobic bonding, while that of group II may be influenced by the free energy of binding in addition to the tendency of the hydrophobic bonding.


The primitive cohomology of the theta divisor of a principally polarized abelian variety of dimension $g$ is a Hodge structure of level $g-3$. The Hodge conjecture predicts that it is contained in the image, under the Abel-Jacobi map, of the cohomology of a family of curves in the theta divisor. We survey some of the results known about this primitive cohomology, prove a few general facts and mention some interesting open problems.


Periodic moulting is vital for the growth of crustaceans. The process is characterized by a complete replacement of the mineralized exoskeleton, including eyestalks, legs, the pleon as well as the foregut and hindgut. In the present study a series of freshly moulted brachyuran exuviae [Maja crispata Risso, 1827; Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 and Pseudosesarma moeschi (De Man, 1888)] were investigated concerning the remaining calcified foregut structures. All investigated exuviae show part or complete degradation of the lateral expanded ossicles of the gastric mill (e.g. ossicles II, V and IX). Most of the ossicles of the pyloric filter are unaffected by the degradation processes. Reduction of the calcium content and the increasing flexibility of the foregut ossicles enable the passage of the bigger "old" foregut through the smaller oesophagus of the newly formed foregut. The gastric teeth of the examined exuviae are not influenced by the moulting process.


Brazil is among the world's largest producers of biofuels. This situation stimulates agreements and strategic alliances for cooperation between countries where biofuel feedstocks are scarce and those where they are abundant. Thus, this study aims to analyze the strategic alliances for cooperation between countries for biofuel production. This research study was conducted using information from the website of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and national and international journals, on strategic alliances for cooperation between Brazil and other countries for biofuel production since 2006. It is known that those involved in the strengthening of strategic alliances for cooperation, can work together through the formation of co-marketing alliances, can contribute to the global development of the biofuel industry. They can also extend this development to other agribusiness chains. Finally, co-marketing alliances lead to actions that benefit all countries and participants in the biofuel production chain, as well as society as a whole.


Abstract There are two types of distinct periodic dynamic waves in the history of the wheel/rail contact force. The first is caused by the variation in overall track stiffness owing to the effect of tie spacing. The second is caused by the travelling motion of the wheel and the oscillations of discrete supports. In the present train speed range these dynamic forces are usually less than 5 per cent of the static load, except that the coupled wheel/track resonant frequencies are excited at some speeds. The resonant forces due to discrete supports may be larger than 5 per cent of the static load in some cases. The magnitude of the resonant force mainly depends on the unsprung mass, tie spacing, vehicle primary and track ballast damping, rail stiffness and the stiffness on each support.


This study reports upon the perceptions of a sample of Education Studies undergraduates of their employability within three jobs: teaching, accountancy and marketing/sales management. The concept of employability is framed around two themes analysed through a Bernsteinian conceptual analysis: transferable utility of an Education Studies degree for employment in the jobs and importance of class and gender to employment in the jobs. The question of how undergraduates, who would traditionally anticipate working in teaching-related employment, perceive jobs within different occupational areas has acquired particular interest following ongoing public sector cuts in the UK with consequent implications for employment within teaching. In focus group interviews students identified class and gender barriers in relation to all three jobs, thus demonstrating a wider sensitivity to the classed and gendered nature of the graduate labour market. While the students did not, generally, see either of the two business/finance jobs as completely closed to them in terms of class and gender-related constraints, there was a clear perception that their degree did not provide them with the necessary skills for employment within these jobs. This represents a rejection of dominant discourses regarding transferable graduate skills and challenges assumptions of graduate occupational mobility.


1-(2-Chloroethyl)-2-imidazolidinone was synthesized from urea and N-(hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine used as raw materials via condensation and chlorination reactions.The product yield reached 91.5%.The method has high industrial value thanks to its low production cost,convenient steps,simplicity and high yield.


Minzoku geinö is a general term, describing not one specific form of performing arts, but the whole range of abundant forms of folk culture spread all over Japan: Magico-rcligious dances (both Shintoist and Buddhist); rituals; parades; festivals connectcd with agricultural or historical events, and with ancestors' spirits; ritual puppet-shows, and so on. Minzoku geinö" is distinguished from the term geinö, which has come to mean all sorts of performing arts — from theatre to opera and pop-songs. Minzoku geinö are characterized by their close relations to the seasons of the year by their connection with annual festivals, agricultural rites, and sites of worship; by their communal and participatory nature, being performed by and for the community; by their way of transmission — direct, oral, visual; by their tolerance toward other forms; and finally, by their relative preservation. Numerous conventions, themes, characters, and dramatic forms in the classical theatre in Japan (including the modern theatre) can be traced to minzoku geinö. In certain periods the influence was mutual: from minzoku geinö to the classical theatre and vice versa. Therefore, it is often difficult to locate the point where folk art ceased to be and turned into "theatre". The examination of the influence of folk culture on the Japanese theatre is a subject for an extensive, important research, yet to be done. In this work I selected one aspect of folk belief, which found its way into the most developed forms of the classical theatre. The belief in tamashii (spirit) preceeded Shinto as we know it today. One can find its traces in numerous places, mostly mixed with various elements from Buddhism, Taoism, and other East Asian religions. The tamashii belief was closely associated with shamanism, particulary the Siberian, Altaic forms, which greatly influenced Japanese shamanism. Shamanic patterns may be found in all of the important forms of performing arts, both folk and classical. This is particularly true of the nö theatre. The basic structure of the wo event is nothing but a shamanic process, albeit higly literary and refined. Invoking spirits is its dominant subject matter.


Two analogous polyimides (PIs) containing flexible isopropylidene units were prepared. One was based on 4,4′-oxydiphthalic anhydride and 4,4′-(4,4′-isopropylidenediphenyl-1,1′-diyldioxy) dianiline and the other was based on 4,4′-(4,4′-isopropylidenediphenoxy) bis(phthalic anhydride) and bis(3-aminophenyl) methyl phosphine oxide. The ability of these two PIs to form uniform nanoscaled fibers was investigated by electrospinning technique. At optimal spinning conditions, PI fibers were electrospun onto the surface of woven poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) support to form a bilayer composite structure. These new fabric systems were analyzed regarding morphology, air permeability, wetting properties, and thermal stability. It was expected that the new PET/PI mats would possess enhanced properties compared with the initial woven PET fibers due to the excellent properties of PIs. Experimental results showed that PET woven substrate coated with electrospun PI fibers had improved values of air permeability, water contact angle and thermal stability when compared with the initial woven PET fibers.


Achieving quiet and comfortable ride in a railway passenger car requires elastic vibration analysis of the passenger car body as a three-dimensional structure. This paper presents experimental and theoretical analyses of elastic vibration of a passenger car body at less than 30Hz. The body structure has one floor, two sides, one roof, and two ends, and each of these is composed of stringers, cross members, columns, reinforcements or panels. The three-dimensional FEM model has 670 elements, which are all beam or panel elements. The cross section of the model is formed from 11 connected straight lines, including 3 lines in the side and 4 lines in the roof. The theoretical analysis shows good agreement with the experiment, especially in the one-node floor bending, and slight difference in the two-node and the three-node floor bending.


In The population dynamics and abundance of Apodemus chevrieri,a primary pest rodent,were studied in Dafang County,Guizhou,from 1996-2008 using toe-clipping,surveys,and modelling from monthly capture rates.Apodemus chevrieri represents 62% of all farmland rats and is stable among years,ranging from 49%-79% of captured rodents.Over the last ten years,the average annual capture rate was 2.58% 1.27%.From 1996 to 1999,the population density was high and the annual average capture rate exceeded 3%.However,population density from 2001 to 2008 was low,and the annual average capture rate was less than 2%.Populations of Apodemus chevrieri showed significant variation with year,month,and season.The highest annual average capture rate of 4.99% was five times higher than the lowest annual average rate.Monthly average catch rates varied by a factor of 39,and average catch rates in the summer were 2.3 times higher than those in winter.Population changes throughout the year typically showed a single peak in June,and were essentially similar among different years.A classification standard was formulated for integration with local rodent control targets,taking into account population fluctuations and damage caused in previous years.Correlations were obtained among capture rate,reproductive parameters,sex ratio,pregnancy rate,litter size,testis growth,monthly reproductive index,and population density in the peak month of June.Using regression analysis,population levels in April can be used to forecast accurately the June population density and maximum numbers.The average match rates for value prediction and magnitude prediction were 92.84% and 100.00%,respectively.This high accuracy indicates practical and feasible forecasting for pest rodent populations and its use in control.


System execution traces can be used to validate enterprise distributed realtime and embedded (DRE) systems quality-of-service (QoS) properties (such as response-time, latency, and scalability) based on system structure/composition. As enterprise DRE systems increase in size (i.e., number of hardware/software components) and complexity (i.e., envisioned operational scenarios) it becomes harder to validate QoS properties because traditional techniques do not adapt to the dynamic nature of the system. This article therefore describes a methodology and tool called Understanding Non-functional Intentions via Testing and Experimentation (UNITE) that uses relational database techniques and dataflow models to validate enterprise DRE system's QoS properties independent of the system's structure/composition. Our empirical results show that UNITE is a lightweight and scalable method whose evaluation time depends primarily on the amount of data being analyzed, as opposed to the size, composition, and complexity of the enterprise DRE system itself.


FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: human antibodies or their antigen-binding fragments are fully described, which specifically bind to human 4-1BB, and which provide for binding of human 4-1BB to human 4-1BB ligand. Antibody includes variable areas of light and heavy chains with amino-acid sequence, given in formula, and may in one of aspects represent IgG4 antibody. Invention presents polynucleotides, which code amino-acid sequences of heavy chain and light chain of monoclonal antibody. Pharmaceutical compositions are described for cancer treatment on the basis of monoclonal antibody or its fragment and method for treatment of disease in subject, which consists in introduction of therapeutically efficient amount of antibody to this subject. EFFECT: antibodies of invention have agonistic activity and may be used for treatment or prevention of human diseases, such as cancer, infectious and autoimmune diseases. 10 cl, 24 dwg, 1 tbl, 3 ex


The aim of our research is to provide robots the capability to interpret the emotions of their counterparts. The lack of automatic recognition of emotional expression in speech presents an important challenge to the pattern analysis and human-robot interaction research community. Emotion recognition in speech provides useful information of the state of the speaker which enhances communication between humans and robots. In this paper, the results obtained from applying well-known techniques for pattern recognition to emotion recognition in speech are described. The novelty of the paper relies on testing these techniques over non-structured utterances. While classifiers have been trained with synthetic data, the validation set has been created using utterances extracted from movies. Classifiers' performance has been measured against human classification for the same validation set.


In the present article, thermo-mechanical vibration characteristics of double-orthotropic nanoplates embedded in elastic medium are investigated based on nonlocal elasticity theory. This system consists of two orthotropic nanoplates bonded by an internal elastic medium and surrounded by external elastic foundation. Nonlocal governing equations of motion for the system are derived and solved analytically. The suggested model is justified by a good agreement between the results given by present model and available data in literature. The effects of temperature change, scale coefficient, stiffness of internal medium and aspect ratio on the frequencies of the double-orthotropic nanoplates are also elucidated.


Background: A diagnosis of cancer and treatment may constitute a highly traumatic period for paediatric cancer patients (PYACPs). However, no review has comprehensively analysed how the mental health of PYACPs is acutely affected and the longitudinal course. Methods: This systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines. Comprehensive searches of databases were conducted to identify studies of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms in PYACPs. Random effects meta-analyses were used for the primary analysis. Results: From 4898 records, 13 studies were included. Acutely after diagnosis, depressive and anxiety symptoms were significantly elevated in PYACPs. Depressive symptoms only significantly decreased after 12 months (standardised mean difference, SMD = −0.88; 95% CI: −0.92, −0.84). This downward trajectory persisted to 18 months (SMD = −1.862; 95% CI: −1.29, −1.09). Anxiety symptoms similarly only decreased after 12 (SMD = −0.34; 95% CI: −0.42, −0.27) up to 18 months (SMD = −0.49; 95% CI: −0.60, −0.39) after the cancer diagnosis. Post-traumatic stress symptoms showed protracted elevations throughout follow-up. Overall, significant predictors of poorer psychological outcomes included unhealthy family functioning, concomitant depression or anxiety, poor cancer prognosis or experiencing cancer and treatment-related side effects. Conclusions: While depression and anxiety may improve over time with a favourable environment, post-traumatic stress may have a protracted course. Timely identification and psycho-oncological intervention are critical.


We give a short survey about geometric methods in determining the covering radius of long non-binary BCH codes. Three classes of BCH codes are considered depending on the alphabet F/sub q/ (q=p/sup r/, p is a prime): q=3; q is large; and q is small.


IntroductionNavigation system has been used for very accurate surgery. It can also be useful for preoperative planning. A surgeon can understand whole surgery, plan the surgery and perform the surgery three dimensionally and accurately. But the planning procedures should be installed before everything is started. When the surgery will be done in an ordinary method, the surgeon would not find particular difficulties. But in sometimes the surgeon can have unordinary situation such as massive defect that should be treated with acetabular enforcement device and bone grafted. Using postoperative DICOM data which is predicted by preoperative planning using 3D CAD software, we will be able to use the navigation system for those cases with difficulties that is not supported.ObjectivesTo establish a method to use a navigation system using preoperative planning data that is processed by our 3D CAD software which is not supported by the navigation system itself, including device preparation using plastic models.Mate...


Torrefaction is an emerging thermal pretreatment of biomass, which produces a solid biofuel having superior handling, milling, storage and co-firing properties compared to raw biomass. During the process a combustible gas ('torgas') consisting of different organic compound is also produced in addition to the torrefied solid product. In a properly designed and operated torrefaction system the torgas may be combusted to generate heat for the drying and torrefaction steps, thus increasing the overall process efficiency. In this paper, a simple process simulation of a stand-alone torrefaction plant with internal heat integration was performed to assess whether autothermal operation is conceivable for high moisture tomato peel residues (TPs). Results show that for typical torrefaction conditions where about 20-30% of the dry mass is removed in the form of volatile gases (i.e., 285 °C and 30 min for TPs), the process cannot be autothermal and, consequently, an additional utility fuel is required. Under these conditions, in fact, the total thermal energy potentially available in the torgas was approximately 72% lower than the overall energy required for torrefying raw tomato peels, which have 80.5% initial moisture content. The net thermal efficiency of the whole conversion process was estimated to be approximately 70%, whereas the energy yield of the torrefaction unit was 85%. This suggests that for high moisture content agroindustrial residues the integration of torrefaction unit with another plant providing waste heat may be a better option compared to stand-alone plant with internal heat integration in order to save the overall energy efficiency. Introduction In the process industry, torrefaction is a relatively new operation, which, over the past 10 years, has been recognized as a technically feasible method for converting any lignocellulosic material into a high-energy-density, hydrophobic, compactable, easily-grindable and biochemically stable coal-like solid. In turn, the torrefied product is suitable for commercial and residential combustion and gasification XXXIX Meeting of the Italian Section of the Combustion Institute I8.2 applications [1]. Basically, torrefaction is a thermo-chemical process, which is performed in an inert or oxygen-limited environment at atmospheric pressure and at an operating temperature within the 200-300 °C. Under these conditions, properties of biomass are improved through the removal of a fraction of its volatile matter in the form of both light gas (mainly CO, CO2, CH4 and traces of H2) and other organic condensable compounds (including water, organics and lipids), known as "torgas" [2]. The final product is the residual solid, which is often referred to as torrefied biomass. In a properly designed and operated torrefaction system, the gases released during torrefaction may be combusted to generate heat for the drying and torrefaction steps, thus increasing the overall process efficiency. In the recent past, most of the research and development on torrefaction has been largely focused on clean and dry biomass resources such as waste wood. Nevertheless, due to the lower price and the larger availability of waste streams and residual biomass, the interest into these latter as feedstock for torrefaction is increasing. In this paper the potential of torrefaction treatment for upgrading low value industrial tomato peel residues (TPs) from Campania region (Italy) into high quality solid energy carriers [3] was assessed. In more details a simple mathematical model has been developed, based on mass and energy balances, for simulating the basic processing units included in a typical stand-alone torrefaction plant. The aim of the model was to estimate the effect of TPs moisture content on the net thermal efficiency of the torrefaction treatment. Another target of the model was to assess whether autothermal operation is conceivable for high moisture content tomato peel residues. This research is complementary to the experimental study on the torrefaction of TPs carried out in our previous work [3]. Experimental Tomato peels (TPs) used in this work were collected from a tomato processing factory in Salerno (40°47'24.5"N, 14°46'15.8"E), Campania region (IT), in September 2014. They have a 80.5% moisture content and a low calorific value (LHV) of 24.14 MJ/kg on dry basis [3]. A simultaneous TG-DTG-DSC analysis was carried out in a Netzsch thermogravimetric analyzer STA 409. Nitrogen (N2) was used as the purge gas at a flow rate of 200 ml/min. Sample and reference holders were open-type alumina pans. Low sample weights (~ 10 mg) and small particle sizes (< 400 μm) were selected in order to reduce the effect of intra-particle mass and heat transport. During the isothermal run, the dried sample was first heated up to a temperature of 110 °C (20 °C/min), which was held for 10 min. Then the temperature was increased to the desired test value (i.e., 285 °C) at a heating rate of 5 °C/min and kept constant for 1 h. Model concept A stand-alone torrefaction plant is conceived to consist of a drier, a torrefaction reactor, a burner, a flue gas heat recovery system and a solid product cooler. The dryer ensures a low and constant biomass moisture content to the torrefaction unit. XXXIX Meeting of the Italian Section of the Combustion Institute I8.3 This latter, in turn, heats the dried feedstock up to the target temperature and converts the biomass into the desired solid product, upon removing a fraction of the volatile matters. The burner releases the chemical energy retained in the torrefaction gases through combustion. The heat exchanger recovers the sensible heat of the hot flue gas leaving the burner. Finally, the torrefied solid product is cooled down to a safe temperature (< 50 °C), at which the product can be handled and stored [4]. It was assumed that the moisture is totally removed in the drying unit where wet tomato peels are heated up to 100 °C. Accordingly, the energy required for drying 1 kg of raw TPs was calculated as the sum of the heat Qph needed for preheating TPs from room temperature to the drying temperature, i.e. 100 °C, and the heat Qdr required for complete evaporation of moisture in the feedstock, as follows: D f T vap TPs TPs pw TPs


A series of experiments based on 150 newly mated, uni- and multi-parous Mongolian gerbils provided no evidence for the existence of pregnancy blocking due to a strangle male effect. The reduced level of fertility observed was attributed to stressful factors at critical times in the pregnancy. Treatment with 10 i.u. PMSG on the day following mating interrupted pregnancy and the majority of females mated again within 4 days.


The Joint Program in Survey Methodology, initiated in 1993, has had a major impact on the workforce at federal statistical agencies. This paper discusses the history and structure of the program as well as its impact on the careers of its graduates. In particular, it examines how employees at one of these agencies - the U.S. Census Bureau - who were supported in the master's degree program, have contributed to survey methodological research. It explores the impact of the contributions from these employees on the official statistics programs conducted by the Census Bureau. Background


Constructivism can be characterized as a style of instructing that organizes the understudy as a specialist of
information obtaining and understanding. As Bada and Olusegun (2015) have noticed, the methodology is
intentionally student driven, urging understudies to contribute in dynamic approaches to their training, as opposed to
just tuning in to and retaining data inactively. Constructivists can be generally separated into two camps: the
individuals who center around the mental edge, and the individuals who are all the more sociologically disapproved.
The mental constructivist, (for example, Jean Piaget) see the way toward learning as being one that includes the
change and (re)organization of information that the understudy as of now has. For the social constructivist, then
again, an accentuation is put on the advantageous idea of social connection in the arrangement and assimilation of
information (see especially crafted by Lev Vygotsky). In showing the social investigations, in any case, a more
prominent accentuation should be put on making intuitive instructing learning situations in which understudy
learning is upgraded. A dynamic way to deal with training sociology should grasp and advance a scope of academic
components, including stylish understanding, basic thinking and inventive reasoning. In the conversation which
follows, the constructivist way to deal with instructing and learning will be investigated, giving a diagram of both
social and intellectual constructivist hypothesis, before thinking about the association between social examinations
training and constructivism. From that point, the idea of the constructivist learning condition itself will be talked
about, with consideration paid to the instructional procedures that can be utilized.


Objective:To investigate the optimal extraction technique and antioxidant activity of total flavonoids from Artemisia argyi(TFAA).Methods:To optimize the extraction technique of TFAA with orthogonal method by using ultrasound-assisted extraction,which factors are ethanol concentration,extraction temperature,extraction time,and solid/liquid ratio.The antioxidant capacity of TFAA was measured by the chemical simulation system.Results:The results showed the optimal extraction technique: ethanol concentration 60%,extraction temperature 90℃,extracting time 1.5h,solid/liquid ratio 1∶ 45.TFAA had effective activity on scavenging DPPH· and ABTS·+,its IC50 was 38.05 μg/mL and 31.08 μg/mL,respectively.Conclusion:The maximum yield of TFAA was 177.5mg/g.TFAA has strong antioxidant capacity.


Two series of magnetic multilayers consisting of two 600 /spl Aring/ permalloy (Ni/sub 83/Fe/sub 17/) layers separated by varying thicknesses of Cr, sandwiched between two further layers of Cr have been studied by spin wave resonance (SWR). One series of samples has polycrystalline layers, and for comparison a second series of epitaxial layers were grown on GaAs(100) substrates. The (100) epitaxy of the silver buffer layer with the GaAs(100), is followed by the (100) epitaxy of the Cr layer. A four domain (011) epitaxy for the permalloy is deduced from the symmetry of the Cr and permalloy layers. For the polycrystalline layers the magnetic coupling is observed to decrease monotonically to zero. The epitaxial layers show evidence of oscillatory exchange coupling; this is discussed with respect to its long period and interfacial roughness. >


The southern edge of the Junggar basin has broad exploration potential. However, high-frequency complex drilling accidents in this area lead to the reduction of the average drilling speed and the extension of the drilling cycle. The main geological reason is that this area was affected by the process and developed high and steep geological structure. The nappe formation with a large dip angle and poor stability developed along faults. The major rock type of this E2-3a formation is mud-stone which has strong water sensitivity and can be hydrated and dispersed easily, which leads to the wellbore shrinkage and the borehole collapse. In order to improve the drilling speed in the southern edge of the Junggar basin and accelerate the exploration and development process, the drilling fluids associated with drilling problems in this area were investigated in this paper by combing the geological information and historical drilling records. Because of the special characteristics of this formation, it is concluded that the water-based drilling fluids previously used in this area are not suitable to solve the complex drilling conditions; a high density oil-based drilling fluid system has been developed for this area by conducting studies in the laboratory initially and being tested in the field later. In addition, its rheology, stability and pollution resistance performances were evaluated. Results show that, the rheology, the stability and pollution resistance capacities of the drilling fluid satisfy the drilling requirements. The fluid was applied in well H101 and the results show that the ROP of section 311.1 mm of the well was increased by 763% compared to the wells drilled in the same area and the total drilling time of well H101 was reduced by more than 80%, which was a historic breakthrough of the drilling speed in the southern edge.


The Civil Engineering Design Project at the University of South Australia is a final year, final semester project undertaken by all civil engineering students. The capstone course is focussed around a group learning experience, as the whole class works as a self-managed design consultancy for the duration of the project. The project incorporates tender, feasibility study and concept design as well as detailed design stages with students also required to present their project publicly at Engineers Australia at the conclusion. Developing clear and equitable assessment practices in such a major group project is a challenge that has been met through the use of multiple assessment strategies for individuals, work groups and the class as a whole. A triangulation type process is used between various assessment methods to arrive at final grades for each student. This paper describes both the project and assessment practices used in it.


A new species of Wrightia (Apocynaceae) viz. W. dolichocarpa Bhadur & Bennet sp. nov . is described from Nagarhaveli in Western India. It is allied to W.tinctoria R. Br. The latex from fruits is used by the cow-boys for making instant curd ia the field. It is a well-known plant in the area and is locally called dudh kudi .


In recent years schools have been facing a great task in teaching foreign languages: to provide pupils with skills and habits for practical mastery of the language. Considering that the teaching of language is particularly effective if it begins at an early age, in a series of large cities during the last two or three years, teaching of a foreign language has been started in the first grade. Since the practice of teaching a foreign language in the first and second grades is rare, and the teaching has, to a certain degree, an experimental character, teachers in these schools have met with a whole series of difficulties in their work.


Bawang dayak bulbs (Eleutherine palmifolia (L) Merr.) is a plant that has the effect of the decreased levels of antioxidants, especially MDA. MDA (malondiladehyde) is a compound dialdehid and the end product of lipid peroxides. The purpose of this research is to determine the effective dose of ethanol extract of bawang dayak bulbs to reduce levels of MDA on paracetamol-induced rat liver. The study used 30 male rats were divided into 6 groups. Measurement of MDA conducted on day 15 of treatment. The treatment group was divided into 6 groups: I normal group, II negative group (Na CMC), III positive group (Curcuma® 18 mg/kg bb), IV dose group (ethanol extract of bawang dayak bulbs 40.5 mg/kg bb), V dose group (ethanol extract of bawang dayak bulbs 81 mg/kg bb) and VI dose group (ethanol extract of bawang dayak bulbs 162 mg/kg bb). Induction of reactive metabolites used paracetamol 2.5g/kg bb rat orally at day 14 of treatment. Data levels of MDA were tested to determine the Shapiro-Wilk normality of the data, and then analyzed by One Way Anova followed Tukey HSD test. The results showed that ethanol extract of bawang dayak bulbs can reduce levels of MDA on paracetamol-induced rat liver. Dose ethanol extract of bawang dayak bulbs most effective in reduce levels of MDA on paracetamol-induce rat liver was 162 mg/kg bb (0.53nmol/g) which proved to reduce in levels of MDA better than dose of 40.5mg/kg bb (1.09 nmol/g) and 81 mg/kg bb (0.71 nmol/g).
Keywords: bawang dayak bulbs (Eleutherine palmifolia (L) Merr.), Ethanol extract, MDA


Nikolai Evreinov is one of the most prominent theatre artists on the beginning of the 20 th century. In his works refer to current ideas of reforming the theatre has created its own concept of understanding theatre and laid the groundwork for the theory of psychodrama. The analysis have become the chosen author's dramas: In the backstage of the soul (psychodrama), What is the most important (self-concept of the theatre) and What has no name, or what dreamed poor girl (conceptions of the second stage of the reform of theatre). Their analysis proves the veracity made in the article postulates.


Flexural properties of dimension lumber from a 50-year-old loblolly pine plantation stand were evaluated. The results indicate very impressive visual grade recovery, particularly No. 1, which amounted to about 44% yield. The results also indicate that the overall degrees of compliance of visually graded lumber to standard SPIB requirements of strength and stiffness are 99 and 94%, respectively.


Abstract Extreme differences in survival of eggs of Ctenicera destructor (Brown) were observed when eggs were placed at depths ranging from 1/2 to 4 in. in the soil in the field. These differences were closely related to the soil moisture variations recorded during different seasons. Eggs that had absorbed water before being placed in the field were much more resistant to desiccation than those that had not absorbed water. In the laboratory, eggs absorbed water, developed and hatched in soil dried to a constant moisture level of 8.2% (dry weight basis) at 98% R.H., but were unable to absorb water from soil dried to moisture equilibrium at 96.6% R.H., or from soil wetted to moisture equilibrium at 98% R.H. Some water was absorbed by eggs placed in air at 98% R.H., but this was insufficient for normal development and hatching. The soil moisture tension of soil dried to moisture equilibrium at 98% R.H. was calculated as approximately 31 atmospheres. It is evident that eggs are able to develop remarkably high internal suctions in order to absorb water from such soil. Both the field and laboratory results showed that in drying soil, the lower limit of soil moisture at which eggs could absorb water was about 8%, considerably below the permanent wilting percentage (9.9%) of the soil used in these studies.


methodologically novel study of censorship among Chinese news aggregation sites, describing results "indicative of a practice of systematic control" (225). In Journalists, User Generated Content and Digital Divides, Brake synthesizes much of the research that has been done regarding journalism and user-generated content, concluding that "more research is required to indicate the appropriate level of concern and focus attention on the most pressing issues" (246). And in Br(e)aking the News: The End of American Journalism Education, Jacobson suggests the merits of conceptualizing journalism as a "conversation," especially as it relates to the oft-discussed future of journalism education. It could be suggested that the broad theme tying all these chapters together is an examination of the forces currently shaping modern day news content—i.e. the Chinese government, contributions from the audience, future journalists—but that theme is simply too wide, forcing the reader to mentally navigate from a discussion of Rupert Murdoch in one chapter to an exploration of Nigerian mobile phone adoption in another without a clear unifying principle. The volume, therefore, could have benefitted greatly from a more nuanced theoretical or conceptual framework. Another noticeable aspect is the book's tendency to occasionally venture beyond its empirical data to make larger, mostly unsupported proclamations. In a chapter discussing Rupert Murdoch, for example, the author describes the media mogul as a man "who probably wields as much power, direct and indirect, as anyone on the planet, bar the President of the United States" (50), a curious assertion that seems to ignore the influence of everyone from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. And in the chapter discussing the role of mobile phones in Nigeria, the authors claim that, "The case of northern Nigeria maybe be regarded as representative of other developing areas and likewise the BBC Hausa Service maybe regarded as representing other radio stations endeavouring to make full use of new media technologies," when one could reasonably argue that the BBC is, in fact, rather unlike any other media entity in the world. That being said, the book's sheer scope provides several contributions to the larger body of news literature. As mentioned above, the chapter on censorship of Chinese websites is a striking methodological success that delivers intriguing results. Any research conducted in FATA in Pakistan (Terrorism Radio, Coercion and Illiteracy), furthermore, should be regarded as logistically and substantively impressive. And any attempt to tame the quantitative mess produced by social media sites like Twitter (Sharing the News) should be applauded. In this case, then, the book delivers, sacrificing overall continuity for a wide-ranging and topically interesting discussion of the global news ecosystem.


Several aspects of the theory of plasmon resonant DC photoconduction are discussed here, in connection with recent observations involving a THz-irradiated grid-gated double-quantum-well FET.1 In this, we construct a classical model of nonlinear polarizability to second order in the THz field using a "hydrodynamic" type formulation including the roles of a stress-tensor and friction/viscosity. The resulting second order polarizability exhibits resonant behavior when the THz frequency matches plasmon frequencies of the system, sharply reducing the effectiveness of screened impurity scattering potentials which can admit resonant DC photoconduction. Furthermore, we also show that an asymmetric double-quantum-well system with lateral periodicity can mix optical and acoustic plasmons, giving rise to an interlayer THz field which becomes very strong when tuned by gate voltage into the "mode-mode-repulsion" regime wherein the optical and acoustic modes equally share amplitude. This can enhance interlayer electron tunneling and may contribute to photoconductivity.


This article looks at the American painter Myron Stout (1908–1987) in relation to arguments made in the early to mid-1960s around abstract art, as well as later historical re-evaluations of Minimalism. Using 'doubt' as explored by both Richard Shiff and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, I propose a re-reading of an artist who has been historically and aesthetically displaced. In the end I argue for a productive understanding of temporal resistances.


From aspects of theoretical calculation and experimental research, distributed data collection monitoring technology is adopted to realize online monitoring and alarming for water circulation reliability of utility boiler. Practice in power plants proves the monitoring and alarming system workable.


The vein of fairy tales in which a girl enters into a period of silence, solitude, and weaving in order to free her brothers from a spell that has turned them into birds is quite puzzling. Referred to as ''The MaidenWho Seeks Her Brothers'' (previously ''The BrothersWhoWere Turned into Birds''), these tales are classified as ATU 451 according to the basic plot types catalogued by Antti Aarne and translated by Stith Thompson in The Types of the Folktale and recently expanded by Hans-Jörg Uther inTheTypes of International Folktales. It would be easy to praise these tales for their active heroines who save the day. It would be just as easy to dismiss them as yet more tales in which the heroine serves as the means to establish male power. After all, the various titles of the tale refer to her brothers, not to the heroine. However, these tales, like so many others, do not have a simple either/or interpretation. The heroine is a strong female character because she does act, but the silence required from her reinforces the submissive role of women and suggests her inferiority to men. The basic tale, in every version, is highly complicated. The heroine has power that is rare in fairy-tale women and girls, particularly in the princesses popularized by Walt Disney's animated films. Yet the very act of her power—exchanging her autonomy for that of her brothers—places the heroine in a submissive position from which she has no voice to represent herself and works only to free her brothers. It is the willed submission on the part of the heroine that makes the fairy tale complex. One cannot deny the power implicit in the girl's ability to choose and act, nor can one deny the gender associations of her silent, submissive role. Although this fairy tale offers a multitude of issues worthy of critical discussion, it is the significance of the heroine's silence in contemporary interpretations and rewritings that is the focus of this article. The best-known versions of the fairy tale are Hans Christian Andersen's ''The Wild Swans'' and the Grimm Brothers' ''The Six Swans.''1 The details of the story vary from version to version,2 but each tale is typically about a girl who sacrifices her ability to speak andweaves clothing fromplants in order to restore her brothers to their human form. Sometimes the boys are ravens, geese, or ducks, but they are most often swans. In some versions they leave home due to the birth of the younger sibling. The brothers are often princes, so their restoration would create an heir to


The change of dust retention capacity of the unit leaf area of 10 ornamental bamboo species grown along the West Riverside Avenue in Fuzhou City was studied from three aspects,i.e.,time,height and direction by field observation in the spring season.The results showed that there was significant difference in dust retention capacity among the different bamboo species.The dust retention quantity of the 10 species was ranked in the order as:Phyllostachys heterocycla cv.'Viridisulcata'(20.04 g/m2) Thyrsostachys siamensis(9.44 g/m2) Phyllostachys propinqua(7.95 g/m2) Phyllostachys aurea(6.94 g/m2) Phyllostachys bambusoides f.lacrima-deae(5.42 g/m2) Bambusa vulgaris cv.'Vittata'(5.14 g/m2) and Bambusa eutuldoides var.viridi-vittata,(5.00 g/m2) Bambusa tuldoides cv.'swolleninternode'(2.60 g/m2).The dust retention quantity at the height of 150 cm of the most bamboo species or varieties was larger than that of at the height of 200 cm above the ground,but it was contrary for the species or varieties Phyllostachys propinqua,Bambusa eutuldoides var.viridi-vittata,and Bambusa tuldoides cv.'swolleninternode'.There was prominent difference in dust retention capacity of Phyllostachys propinqua between the data measured at the height of 150 cm and that of at the height of 200 cm above the ground.There was also difference in dust retention capacity of each bamboo species or variety in different directions because of the location of the plants growing along the streets and the driving direction of the vehicles.


A solar cell turns photon energy into electrical potential in a P-N junction (P-Type and N-Type), which are both equivalent circuits. While synchronizing with various grid and non-linear loads, the PV Photovoltaic input source comprises oscillations distorting, voltage sags/swell, and dc voltage of power quality concerns. The proposed technique for resolving the problem is Grid-connected output-based Photovoltaic (P.V.) System Power Quality Improvement. Proportional Integral (PI) Controllers are used in this method to control parameters like sampling rate and Improved Disrupt and Observe values, which have a substantial impact on the inter oscillatory form property of PV systems. The High gain (Step-Up) DC-DC Converter coupled based capacitor is recovered by the passive clamped circuit, which also limits the switch. Maximum power point tracking is a controller technique that provides inter harmonic emission, which is one of the most significant pieces of enhancing source voltage and current. The end result is improved power quality and gain without even any distortion in the Renewable Energy System's output.


When hemodialysis was introduced in the treatment of patients with prolonged or irreversible, acute 1 or chronic 2 renal failure, one of the questions asked was: Could pregnancy be sustained in an oliguric woman? It was feared that heparin used during dialysis could precipitate or aggravate uterine hemorrhage. Many nephrologists speculated on this problem with optimism. Experience with heparin in patients with menorrhagia, uterine fibroids, septic abortion, premature separation of the placenta, and uterine bleeding from other causes suggested that even the diseased uterus is resistant to the bleeding effects of heparin. The healthy pregnant uterus should be even more so. Since the first use of dialysis in pregnancy in 1963, 3 the overall experience has been that serious uterine bleeding induced by heparin is rare and that a pregnant woman can undergo dialysis with relative safety. However, the more basic question remained: Is the abnormal biochemical environment in the


A series of oxidation tests were conducted for a nickel base superalloy, as these materials are used at high temperature in aggressive conditions, thus the influence of oxygen on their degradation mechanisms must be known. The material was treated for up to 150 h at 900 and 1000°C in a furnace able to control and maintain atmospheres with different partial oxygen pressures. The oxidation rate of the material was determined by gravimetric means. In all cases, the rate of oxidation followed parabolic regimes that depended on the value of oxygen partial pressure. The oxide scale formed was characterised by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy; these analyses revealed that the oxide scale consisted of an outer TiO2 layer and inner Cr2O3 layer under all experimental conditions. Cross-section analyses indicated the development of internal oxidation and the presence of gamma-prime free zones.


The autonomy,deterrent force,anti-jamming and reliability are several important problems for the design of radar seekers of antiaircraft missile.Phased array seeker has many characteristics,for example forget after firing,space and time signal processing,multiple target information pick-up,anti-jamming and high-reliability.The manufacture of phased array seeker is faced with some key techniques,such as complex electromagnetic environment,target stealth,disturbance of missile body,movement of missile and target,special microwave unit and etc.