Objective:To determine the usefulness of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of motor cortex in patients with cerebral tumors.Methods: Function MR images of motor cortex were acquired in twelve healthy volunteers and twelve patients with tumors (10 cases meningiomas, 2 cases gliomas) that were located close to or in the precentral gyrus, compared the changes of fMRI maps with pre-operation and post-operation.To study the usefulness of mapping regional brain activity guided surgical treatment planning.Results:The function activation was seen in all volunteers and 11 patients,and a space-occupying lesion can change the cortical representation of motor hand function.Conclusion: The map of motor cortex can be displayed accurately by fMRI and showed usefulness in evaluating the surgical planning.


The Bruker Nonius software packages now include a number of powerful software tools for use with the κCCD and/or SMART CCD systems. The analysis and indexing of diffraction patterns from non-merohedrally twinned specimens may be carried out with numerical algorithms (Dirax or Gemini) or with visual interactive approaches (RLATT). These programs facilitate the analysis of complicated diffraction patterns to yield individual orientation matrices for multiple twin components. Two different approaches have been utilized to process the intensity data for twinned specimens. Both of these methods are capable of simultaneously integrating reflection data for multiple twin components. The Dirax and EvalCCD programs used with κCCD systems, utilize a fundamental parameters approach, in which the user describes physical models, which predict spot shapes and impact position on the detector using X-ray tracing techniques. For mosaicity, the standard models allow you to describe the effects of isotropic mosaicity and anisotropic mosaicity (rotational). By defining a vector that describes the direction of the anisotropic mosaicity, reflection boundaries can be modeled resulting in better data than through conventional methods. Visual feedback of the reflection shape predicted by the model is obtained by overlaying it with an accurate map of reflection planes showing all scattering registered. The Gemini and SAINT programs used with SMART CCD systems are based upon a narrow-frame data collection and integration strategy. SAINT uses an empirical profile-fitting approach to twin integration. It also estimates intensities of individual components in overlapping spots for XS structure solution.


As on-chip design scales into the nanometer regime, full-wave electromagnetics (EM)-based analysis has increasingly become essential for four main reasons: (1) reduced feature sizes that lead to subwavelength optical lithography, (2) increased clock frequency, (3) the transition from single core to multicore, and (4) increased level of integration. However, the design of next- generation ICs results in numerical problems of very large scale, requiring billions of parameters to describe them accurately. In general, to solve problems with TV parameters, the optimal computational complexity one can hope for is linear complexity 0(N). For the next generation VLSI circuit problem, however, even 0(N) is prohibitively high since N is too large. Our research objective is to overcome the large problem size of 0(N) to achieve a complexity of 0(M), with MLtN, also in a rigorous fashion.


In the midst of technology development, the growth of radio listeners continues to rise. Jakarta has become the city with the highest growth in radio listeners in the past year. In addition to prioritizing entertainment broadcasts, radio in Jakarta is starting to consistently work on journalistic broadcasts in the form of flash news insertion. Among dozens of stations in Jakarta, there are eight major radio stations that regularly broadcast flash news. One of them is Prambors, where The Highlights insert broadcast on two prime time programs and disseminated its broadcast to eight cities. This study aims to find out the satisfaction of Sunset Trip program listeners on Prambors Jakarta after listening to The Highlights based on Dennis McQuails's four motives of media consumption: information, personal identity, satisfaction integration and social interaction, and entertainment. This study uses descriptive quantitative methods and uses and gratifications theory with Phillip Palmgreen's concept, Gratifications Sought and Gratifications Obtained. Researchers distributed questionnaires to 100 respondents who are Sunset Trip listeners aged 15-29 years domiciled in DKI Jakarta and surrounding areas. The results showed information and entertainment motives are two of the biggest motives that listeners have in listening to The Highlights. However, of the four motives none of the motives can be satisfied. The results of the measurement of satisfaction by mean comparison of Gratifications Sought and Gratifications Obtained scores showed that the listener was insatiable after listening to The Highlights.


Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1988, Vol 33(7), 632. Reviews the book, Problem-Solving Therapy (2nd ed.) by Jay Haley (see record 1987-98523-000). In this edition, Haley employs nearly all the material from his earlier work, including first interviews, directives and paradox, communication, stages of therapy, marital therapy, therapist training, and ethical issues. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)


Abstract. Sulphasalazine (SASP) is an immunomodulatory compound with disease‐modifying activity in ulcerative colitis and in other autoimmune disorders. SASP was previously shown to prolong the survival of heart allografts in rats treated with cyclosporin A (CyA) for 9 days after transplantation. We have now evaluated whether SASP also exerts a beneficial effect under continuous treatment with CyA, when CyA is discontinued after 14 days, or alone if given 10 days prior to transplantation. Cardiac grafts were transplanted from PVG donors to Wistar/Kyoto recipients using an accessory cervical heart transplantation technique. Rejection was defined as the absence of palpable contractions and occurred in the control group in a very reproducible manner on day 8 or 9. SASP alone was given orally (100 mg/kg body weight) starting 10 days before transplantation and resulted in a minor prolongation of graft survival. When SASP was given in addition to oral CyA (1 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg from day 0 to rejection) there was a significant prolongation in graft survival [from medians of 8 (range 6–11) and 9 (range 8–11) days, respectively, to medians of 10 (range 8–15) and 12 (range 11–15) days, respectively]. When SASP was given from day 0 to rejection, in addition to a schedule of oral CyA (10 mg/kg) for 15 days, there was no prolongation of graft survival [median of 30 (range 26–42) days vs median of 32 (26–38) days]. The data show that SASP acts as a weak immunosuppressive agent which enhances the effect of CyÅ given at a low dose. This warrants further investigation as to whether SASP can be used as an additive to conventional regimes in order to allow a lowered dose of CyA for long‐term treatment.


The Wright-Fisher model and its approximating diffusion model are compared in terms of the expected value of a smooth but arbitrary function of nth-generation gene frequency. In the absence of selection, this expectation is shown to differ in the two models by at most a linear combination (with coefficients depending only on the derivatives of the smooth function involved) of the maximum mutation rate and the reciprocal of the population size. Consider a single diallelic locus, with alleles Al and A2, in a monoecious population of M haploid individuals (or, alternatively, N diploids, in which case it suffices to replace M by 2N throughout). Let u and v be the probabilities of the mutations A1 A2 and A2 A1, respectively, and suppose that there are no selective differences between genotypes. Then the Markov chain XXn (M usv)1n=0,1,2,... with state space IM= {M:i=0,1,2,...,M and binomial transition probabilities P {Xn+ (M.uv) = Xn (M u v) = i Pd(Mt~lP)"-, al ] where


I suppose it's fair to say in 1983 that the Supreme Court's decision in Continental T.V., Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.,1 has emerged without significant criticism. As Professor Scherer states in his textbook, as applied to vertical restraints in general, "[a] more reasonable rule could scarcely have been asked."2 But as you all know and as Professor Scherer mentioned, there is a good deal of debate about whether or not Sylvania ought to be extended; or, put another way, whether the "half-way house" that was achieved rule of reason for non-price vertical restraints, per se illegality for resale price fixing should be supplanted by an all-encompassing rule of presumptive legality.


To test the local-isotropy predictions of Kolmogorov's (1 941) universal equilibrium theory, we have taken hot-wire measurements of the velocity fluctuations in the testsection-ceiling boundary layer of the 80 x 120 foot Full-Scale Aerodynamics Facility at NASA Ames Research Center, the world's largest wind tunnel. The maximum Reynolds numbers based on momentum thickness, R,, and on Taylor microscale, R,, were approximately 370000 and 1450 respectively. These are the largest ever attained in laboratory boundary-layer flows. The boundary layer develops over a rough surface, but the Reynolds-stress profiles agree with canonical data sufficiently well for present purposes. Spectral and structure-function relations for isotropic turbulence were used to test the local-isotropy hypothesis, and our results have established the condition under which local isotropy can be expected. To within the accuracy of measurement, the shear-stress cospectral density E&J, which is the most sensitive indicator of local isotropy, fell to zero at a wavenumber about a decade larger than that at which the energy spectra first followed -t power laws. At the highest Reynolds number, E,,(k,) vanished about one decade before the start of the dissipation range, and it remained zero in the dissipation range. The lower wavenumber limit of locally isotropic behaviour of the shear-stress cospectra is given by k,(s/S3)4 x 10 where S is the mean shear, aU/tly. The current investigation also indicates that for energy spectra this limit may be relaxed to k,(e/P)i M 3 ; this is Corrsin's (1958) criterion, with the numerical value obtained from the present data. The existence of an isotropic inertial range requires that this wavenumber be much less than the wavenumber at the onset of viscous effects, k, 7 4 1, so that the combined condition (Corrsin 1958; Uberoi 1957), is S(v/e)i 4 1. Among other detailed results, it was observed that in the dissipation range the energy spectra had a simple exponential decay (Kraichnan 1959) with an exponent prefactor close to the value /3 = 5.2 obtained in direct numerical simulations at low Reynolds number. The inertial-range constant for the three-dimensional spectrum, C, was estimated to be 1.5f0.1 (Monin & Yaglom 1975). Spectral 'bumps' between the -: inertial range and the dissipative range were observed on all the compensated energy spectra. The shear-stress cospectra rolled-off with a -$ power law before the start of local isotropy in the energy spectra, and scaled linearly with S (Lumley 1967). In summary, it is shown that one decade of inertial subrange with truly negligible shear-stress cospectral density requires S(v/e)f of not more than about 0.01 (for a shear layer with turbulent kinetic energy production approximately equal to


Focusing on the changes in the demographic spectrum of Korean society in recent years, this paper decomposes the changes in Korean households' food expenditures into various socio-demographic factors and examines how much each explanatory factor accounts for changes in the expenditures by food items. The changes in the food expenditures were evaluated by two measures: average expenditures and expenditure inequality. The demographic factors include the age of household head, the shares of single-person households and households with two or more persons, household income, the share of dual income households, and the share of female households. According to the estimation results, the socio- demographic effects as well as preference effects were found to significantly influence the changes in the average food expenditures between 2006 and 2015. Also, it was found that the factors mostly contributing to rising food expenditure inequality were the increase in the age of the household heads and the decrease in the share of the households with two or more persons. These findings imply that it is necessary to establish a public food assistance system for nutritionally vulnerable groups such as elderly households and low income households.


The metabolism of 14C-labeled 6-benzylaminopurine in aseptic cultures of Lemna minor was investigated. This cytokinin is slowly taken up by the plants; part of it can be released and part of it is rapidly metabolized to several compounds, among which the corresponding nucleotides can be identified. In this connection the feasibility of locating the site of hormone receptors (sites of primary action) in plants is discussed. Incorporation of the labeled cytokinin into Lemna tRNA was not observed, although tRNA hydrolysates, isolated from plants grown on a cytokinin-free medium, contain a fair amount of cytokinin activity and therefore presumably cy okinin molecules.


This paper has presented a control strategy for improving transient response performance for a plastic extrusion process. A dynamic equation of a single screw plastic extruder was obtained. The main control variable is the screw speed in relation with the pressure and the temperature. A high degree of speed accuracy is required to ensure the optimal performance of the extrusion process. In order to adequately control the screw speed in relation to the pressure, a model reference adaptive control (MRAC) which combines a proportional integral and derivative (PID) control strategy was developed and integrated with the obtained dynamic equation of a single screw plastic extrusion process considered in this context. The gain parameter of the MRAC was selected for different values and simulations were performed in Matlab/Simulink environment by altering the adaptive gain. The implemented system in Matlab/Simulink shows that the developed controller improved the transient response performance of the process. This resulted to a fast response, near zero-overshoot, and improved transient performance. © 2017 Elixir All rights reserved. Elixir Elec. Engg. 111 (2017) 48717-48721 Electrical Engineering Available online at www.elixirpublishers.com (Elixir International Journal) Paulinus C. Eze et al./ Elixir Elec. Engg. 111 (2017) 48717-48721 48718 die. The quality of extrudates depends on uniform temperature distribution, physical property of raw material, and so forth. Motor Gear box Barrel zone Adapter Die Zone Haul of unit Power supply Cooling unit Hopper Mixer


Can education problems in poor countries be successfully addressed using knowledge economics? The old development model posits that poor countries must follow the route of richer countries, progressing up a scale of development. But an emerging theory of development and collective adaptive applications applied to new learning theory suggests new possibilities. This paper outlines a pilot project underway in Zambia. The idea is based on a global network, which supports collective adaptive knowledge construction and local learning, representing a substantial deviation from standard foreign aid. Using the small pilot school in Zambia local knowledge is gathered and combined with global knowledge, to generate content that has, heretofore, been unavailable on the Web. This approach is fundamentally different from e-learning, which delivered lectures from afar. It builds a knowledge base that is relevant to poor countries, enabling them to advance their local economy.


He took me climbing where he knew the ground, And sang me forth a folk and mountain song To make my body kindred to the hill And sloped like it and willful in its rise. Up we rose, and up, loosed from the old Hotel like truant children, my grandfather Kicking the chalk-dirt with his climbing stick, I on his heels and caught in his voice and sensing How each step made me taller than the world Till on the highest ridge the sky was ours. And where I thought that nothing could go higher, We built the three stone towers to my reach Wedging the smallest rocks between the large As true as we could make them, and hereafter, From below, we'd point to where we'd been And celebrate what joy could come of climbing Where nothing was impossible, but huge.


The invention provides a storage pool capable of automatically simplifying configuration for a storage system and an organization and management method, which are generally applied in the storage system, and the invention aims to provide a system framework for management and operation of space of the storage pool capable of automatically simplifying configuration. By adopting the system framework, the space of the storage pool can be organized and managed effectively, and association of the storage pool and a simplification volume can be realized. Therefore, effective and accurate organization and management of the space of the storage pool can be realized, and a user can conveniently operate the space of the storage pool.


The paper is an attempt to understand the current policy response to tackle air pollution in Delhi, India. It takes a human security approach to challenge some of the mainstream assumptions which inform the current top-down policy response. Then it tries to provide openings for a more holistic policy foundation based on our discussion on the literature about human and environmental security.


ii Acknowledgments iv List of Tables vi Chapter I: Literature Review 1 Chapter II: Effects of pinching and plant growth retardant on growth and flowering of Achillea בCoronation Gold' 20 Chapter III: Effects of bulking duration and plant growth retardant on growth and flowering of Achillea בCoronation Gold' and Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' 40 Chapter IV: Final Discussion 72


To the Editor: Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) refers to the injury of the peripheral nerve plexus, nerve trunk, or its branches under the action of external forces. Skeletal muscle-derived cells serve a strong secretory function while they can differentiate into Schwann cell-like cells or other cell types, so that it can effectively promote regeneration of peripheral nerves. Using some specific acupuncture points with mild mechanical stimulation on the surface can have a positive effect on nerve repair. Tuina helps relieve symptoms such as muscle spasms and pain caused by nerve damage. There are three points belonging to the Bladder meridian of foot Taiyang (BL) and the Gallbladder meridian of foot Shaoyang (GB), which usually are selected to carry out Tuina. According to the anatomical nerve position, Yinmen (BL37) is on the sciatic nerve trunk, Chengshan (BL57) is on the tibial nerve, and Yanglingquan (GB34) is on the common peroneal nerve; meanwhile, the three points are on the sciatic nerve or its branches. The three points are on the biceps femoris, gastrocnemius, and tibial anterior muscles. Tuina can promote recovery of pain perception and fine movement of hind limbs in sciatic nerve injury (SNI) rats, and it is related to genetic changes of dorsal root ganglion and nerve injury points; meanwhile, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were enriched in the biological processes related to the regulation of myocytes. This study explored the effects of Tuina on the recovery of SNI rats' changes of hind limb muscle strength and the genetic changes of gastrocnemius muscle.


The economic importance of alfalfa crop Medicago sativa L. as a valuable forage crop is due primarily to its high productivity, high nutritive value and suited for production in a variety of environmental conditions. It specially has certain remarkable characteristics which make it widely cultivate in most parts of the world. Due to its continued greenery it is considered a refuge and harbours quite an array of a rich insect fauna including phytophagous, predators, parasitoids, saprophagous insects. During this intensive investigation of this research project eleven important insect pests on alfalfa crop were identified including 5 major key pests, (the black legume aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch., the legume yellow stripped aphid Therioaphis trifolii (Monell); the alfalfa green leaf hopper, Empoasca lybica (de Berg); the alfalfa brown leaf hopper, Empoasca discipiens; Poali and the onion thrips, Thrips tabaci (Lind)). The follow-up of the population growth curves of these key pests and the population build up of their natural enemy complex and insect parasitoids were conducted using different field sampling devices and methods. These methods included sweep net, malaise traps, yellow sticky traps. The main objective of setting the yellow sticky traps at the external margins adjacent to outside boundaries of the alfalfa field is primarily to determine the invasion and inside influx of both insect pests and their natural enemy complex from the surroundings fields.The use of these different sampling and trapping methods has yielded an appreciable diverse biological complex of insect parasitoids. Data recovered from these methods has reflected a great similarity in the natural enemy complex with slight differences in their fecundity. A large number of hymenopterous parasitoids were recovered but not fully identified. Reports received from renowned taxonomic authorities in the Canadian Museum (Ottawa) and the Natural History (British Museum) (London) considered most recovered species as new to science and have to be completely identified (see appendix). Hence most of these parasitoids dealt with as families where 21 families were represented including 9 dominant families Mymaridae, Braconidae, Platygasteridae, Scelionidae, Pteromalidae, Sphecidae, Chalcididae, Ichneumonidae and Tachinidae.The comparison of weekly recovered data by sweep net versus malaise trap indicated that the later reflected precise follow-up in the dynamic population fluctuation of the insect fauna including both insects and their natural enemy complex. Needless to mention that data collection from malaise traps were recovered daily (throughout the year) then accumulated to give a total number of individuals per week, and finally the accumulated data then compared with what was recovered by sweep net. High significant differences between data recovered by both methods (malaise versus sweeping net) by using chi-square test (c2), did not negate the role of the sweep net during the follow-up of both populations of insect pests and their natural enemy complex. All data recovered by these different methods of sampling were statistically analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the Latin square test which reflected appreciable significant differences.


Thin, Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) organic-rich black shales underlie much of the northern Denver basin. During the Desmoinesian, the present-day area of the Nebraska panhandle was a shallow, at times highly saline restricted sea. In contrast, black shale deposition occurred in a marine environment with normal salinity (open marine) in northeastern Colorado. About eight individual black shale beds are present in the Desmoinesian section in both the restricted basin and open-marine settings, separated vertically by carbonate-evaporate rocks in the restricted basin and by predominantly carbonate rocks in the open-marine sequence. Preservation of high amounts of organic matter occurred in black shales deposited in both the restricted basin and open-marine settings. Chloroform-extractable organic matter (bitumen) concentrations are typically in the range of 4,000 to 8,000 ppm, and total organic carbon content (TOC) is as high as 20 wt. %. However, the composition of the bitumen contained in stratigraphically equivalent black shales is variable and is correlative to differences in paleoenvironmental conditions during sedimentation in the restricted and open-marine basins. Total porphyrin concentration (ppm relative to bitumen) is typically 10-100 times greater in the restricted basin compared to the open marine. The total porphyrin concentration (vanadyl + nickel + carboxyl) correlates with totalmore » sulfur content in the rocks (normalized to TOC) and C{sub 14}-C{sub 20} aryl isoprenoid content. The coincidence of high porphyrin and aryl isoprenoid concentration, along with high S/C ratios, is explained by differences in water column chemistry of the restricted basin and open-marine environments during sedimentation. The restricted basin was characterized by a stratified water column with euxinic conditions below the chemocline and a thin overlying oxic water column.« less


Addressing the cumbersome state fiscal federalist its architecture. Fiscal federali sm is, inter alia one of the principles of European fiscal policy, redistribution of political responsibilit capacity of a system compared to that of the EU fis cal capacity of a system from a state with a federa l organizational structure, as the U.S., addressing e ght areas in crisis prevention comparison helps to establish priorities for the Eur opean fiscal system, leading to the conclusion that a more federalist is not the most important measure to be adopted to combat state


Dermatologic adverse events stemming from anticancer therapies have become an increasingly frequent clinical problem. Inhibitors of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), such as temsirolimus and everolimus, have been associated with a high rate of skin eruptions, but their clinical and histopathologic characteristics have not been explored.


The bipartite entanglement across the magnetization process of a highly frustrated spin-1/2 Heisenberg octahedral chain is examined within the concept of localized magnons, which enables a simple calculation of the concurrence measuring a strength of the pairwise entanglement between nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor spins from square plaquettes. A full exact diagonalization of the finite-size Heisenberg octahedral chain with up to 4 unit cells (20 spins) evidences an extraordinary high precision of the localized-magnon theory in predicting measures of the bipartite entanglement at sufficiently low temperatures. While the monomer-tetramer phase emergent at low enough magnetic fields exhibits presence (absence) of the bipartite entanglement between the nearest-neighbor (next-nearest-neighbor) spins, the magnon-crystal phase emergent below the saturation field contrarily displays identical bipartite entanglement between the nearestneighbor and next-nearest-neighbor spins. The presented results verify a new paradigm of the localized-magnon approach concerned with a simple calculation of entanglement measures. Introduction. – One of the most challenging tasks of modern condensed matter physics is to search solidstate resources for quantum computation and quantum information processing [1]. Although technological implementations of some quantum algorithms such as Grover's search algorithm [2] only requires a quantum superposition of states, several quantum algorithms as for instance Shor's factoring algorithm [3] additionally exploit a quantum entanglement. Entanglement, as a genuine quantum phenomenon, has thus recently attracted renewed interest with regard to its wide application potential anticipated in quantum key distribution, superdense coding, quantum communication and quantum teleportation [4, 5]. It has been suggested that electron spins in solid-state systems may provide suitable platform for spin-based quantum information processing [6–10]. Quantum nature of electron spins in magnetic insulators is adequately captured by the Heisenberg model [11]. A lot of unconventional quantum phenomena and exotic quantum states of matter was revealed especially in frustrated quantum Heisenberg antiferromagnets [12–15]. In spite of their complexity, magnetic properties of highly frustrated flatband Heisenberg spin systems may be under extreme conditions of sufficiently low temperatures and high magnetic fields satisfactorily described by a relatively simple concept of localized magnons originally introduced in Ref. [16] (for comprehensive reviews see Refs. [17–19] and references cited therein). Although the concept of localized magnons is usually applicable just for frustrated flat-band Heisenberg spin systems at high enough magnetic fields being sufficiently close to the saturation field [17–19], this computational method has recently proved its greater versatility when elucidating low-temperature magneto-thermodynamics of


Context Rational: Several techniques have been proposed to prevent or attenuate the hemodynamic responses following laryngoscopy and intubation, preoperative melatonin has a significant analgesic and anxiolytic effect for patients undergoing surgery. Melatonin may play an important role in controlling hypertension also in humans. The current study aimed at assessing the usefulness of melatonin in attenuating the pressor response to direct laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation. Methods: After approval of the ethics committee and informed written patients consent the study was carried out at rotine surgical theatre of the Suez Canal University Hospital, during the peroid from 2011 – 2012 on 90 patients with ASA physical status I, II scheduled for any elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation. Patients were randomly allocated according to computer-generated randomization into three groups: Group I (control group); Group II (melatonin 6mg tablet group) and Group III (melatonin 9mg tablet group). Primary outcome measures include; Heart rate (HR, Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood: pressure (DBP), mean arterial pressure (MBP) and perfusion index were recorded before drug premedication, pre-induction, preintubation, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 minutes after laryngoscopy and intubation. Moreover perioperative anxiety was evaluated by recording the preoperative and postoperative verbal anxiety score (VAS) of the sample patients. Results: Significant decrease in blood pressure in group II and group III receiving 6mg and 9mg of oral Melatonin 1 hour preoperative at 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 minutes after intubation as regard SBP, DBP and MBP compared to group I. As regards to heart rate, no significant difference was found between the three groups throughout different time of measurement except for a significant difference at 1 minute after intubation measures for group II and group III compared to the control group. Moreover postoperative verbal anxiety score (VAS) was decreased significantly group II and group III compared to the control group.


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The high population growth figures in the city of Ambon, contributed significantly impact on increasing production of waste and waste generated, both in large scale for industrial / factory, as well as domestic scale at the household level. Of the total waste and waste generated, estimated at nearly largely banished to the Final Disposal (TPA) in the Integrated Waste Treatment Plant (IWTP) Toisapu. One byproduct of the process is the accumulation of garbage leachate. Leachate contained in IWTP Toisapu already accommodated within a particular basin but there has been no effort or specific treatment for the reduction of pollutants contained therein. The use of water plants Wood Apu (Pistia stratiotes L) can be applied as a natural control, because these plants have the ability to reduce the amount of chemical contaminants. This study was done to see how effective the water plant lettuce wood as a natural control in reducing the number of bacterial contaminants in the leachate IPST Toisapu. The research design is quasi-experimental research (quasi experiment). Samples tested were leachate originating from IPST Toisapu. The parameters measured were the levels of the numbers of E. coli, and coliform before and after the Apu wood plants.


Ever since Poul Fogh-Andersen's (1942) monumental report on the inheritance of harelip and cleft palate provided enough numbers for serious statistical analysis, geneticists have been speculating on the inheritance of cleft lip, with or without cleft palate (CL(P)) and isolated cleft palate (CP). Indeed, Fogh-Andersen, in his review of literature, lists claims for just about every imaginable mode of inheritance, including dominance with reduced penetrance, partial dominance (with homozygotes being severely affected and heterozygotes mildly affected or normal), double or "polyhybrid" recessivity, partial sex linkage (plus an autosomal recessive gene), and -most imaginative of all -"polymeric" recessivity, with two factors for the upper lip (right and left), two for the hard palate, and one for the soft palate. Fogh-Andersen's interpretation of his own data was that CL(P) showed conditioned dominance with sex limitation to males, meaning that the gene usually expressed itself in the homozygote but occasionally in the heterozygote. He also made the important observation that CL(P) was, in most cases, genetically different from CP, a distinction for which the embryological basis was subsequently demonstrated in the mouse (Trasler and Fraser 1963). In the 1950s the idea was developed that cleft palate, induced by maternal treatment with cortisone in the mouse, was a multifactorial, threshold trait, and a biological basis was postulated for liability (the stage at which the palate shelves normally moved from vertical to horizontal, preliminary to fusion) and for a developmental threshold (the maximum amount of delay compatible with closure) (Fraser et al. 1957). Various factors involved in shelf movement to the horizontal and


Benchmarks are developed to measure the Ada notion of time, the Ada features believed important to real-time performance, and other time-related features that are not part of the language, but are part of the run-time system; these benchmarks are then applied to the language and run-time system, and the results evaluated.


In this paper, new strategies of vibration suppression in flexible shaft of a motor with active and passive magnetic forces are presented. The shaft magnetic damping is originated from the principle of a bearingless motor having a radial magnetic force generation. The radial force is used for shaft vibration suppression in order to go through the first critical speed. Simplifications are described in suppression force system. Elimination of power source with self-excitation is proposed. Further elimination of sensors, controllers, and inverters is also proposed, although the effectiveness is limited


The use of surfactant (epila) was studied as a method for improving the cold-formability of steel sheets. The factors of the resulting effect were analyzed. Application of epila significantly reduces the surface roughness and decreases the stress concentrates. Epilam fills pores and microcracks, displaces moisture and gases, thereby reducing metal embrittlement. The application of epila provides the highest category of drawing the low carbon sheet steel 08kp.


The present invention relates to a battery with a built-in electrode assembly in a battery case with a square, and open the electrolyte injection hole of the base plate which is mounted on the top of the case is that its inner top is a downward taper (slope) structure, the spherical to the electrolyte injection hole press-fitting of the metal ball to provide a prismatic battery, characterized in that for sealing by plastic deformation. A prismatic battery according to the present invention provides the excellent sealing property due to high binding force and therefore a metal-specific for the electrolyte injection hole in the press by plastic deformation of the metal ball, the groove occurs at the top of the press-fitting a metal ball and a metal ball and It can effectively suppress the occurrence of cracks in the inlet side of the interface.


Protein C (PC) activation by thrombin (T) occurs at the endothelial cell (EC) surface in the presence of thrombomodulin (TM). Reconstitution of purified TM into phospholipid (PL) vesicles results in an increased activation of PC but not of Gla-domainless-PC (GD-PC), a chymotryptic derivative of PC lacking the γ-carboxyglutamic acid domain (Gla-domain). We show that several human vitamin K-dependent proteins can interfere in the activation of human PC by the human T-TM complex either in the presence or in the absence of PL. Prothrombin fragment 1 (F1), peptide 1 -4.1, the N-terminal chymotryptic Gla-domain of prothrombin (F II), FI I and factor X (FX) were able to inhibit PC activation. They had no effect on the amidolytic activity of activated PC. Non-competitive inhibition was observed in the presence of 10 yM F1 when PC, at various concentrations, was activated by the 8 μM T-TM complex, at 2 mM Ca2+, with or without PL-reconstituted TM. In any case the apparent Km remained unchanged at 2 μM. In the presence of optimal PL concentrations and in the absence of F1, the Vmax could be enhanced up to 9-fold. When F1 was present, the extents of inhibition with and without PL were comparable and resulted in a 3fold decrease of the Vmax. These effects were independent of Ca2+ between 1 and 5 mM and of T between 10 and 50 nM. At 0.6 μM PC, half maximal inhibition occurred at 8μM F1 and 1 μM peptide 1-41 in the presence or in the absence of PL. Protein S and factors VII and IX had only minimal effect. The inhibition due to F1 and FX was also noticed when PC was activated by T in the presence of cultured human vascular EC. A Ki of 4 μM could be determined for F1 with EC-bound TM. The non-competitive character was confirmed by the observation that F1 could also inhibit the activation of GD-PC by the T-TM complex. Incomplete heat-decarboxylation of F1 and FII, partially abolished their capacity to inhibit PC activation. These results suggest that the Gla domain of PC is involved in two distinct types of interactions. This vitamin K-dependent functional entity is necessary to allow the enhancement of PC activation by anionic PL and also interacts with the T-TM complex.


A simple, general route to the 1,2-dihydronaphtho[2,1-b]furans and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans substituted at C-2 by an acyl or aryl group, starting from phenolic Mannich bases and pyridinium ylides, has been developed. The mechanism of the reaction is believed to involve the formation of the o-quinone methide intermediate, Michael-type addition of the ylide to the o-quinone methide, followed by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution.


The aim of this research was to investigate the extent to which instructional media is effectively used by secondary school teachers in their day today activities. The research design which was used in this research is the case study. Instruments which were used to gather data were interviews, questionnaires and observation. The population of the research were all 85 teachers and heads of departments (H.O.Ds) at Mkoba 1 High School from which simple random sampling was used to select a sample of 32 teachers and H.O.Ds. The literature reviewed showed that, there were various types of instructional media which could be used for teaching and learning but however there were also various changes which hindered teachers from using instructional media. Findings from the study revealed that, there were a variety of instructional media at Mkoba 1 High School which could be used for teaching and learning. However, teachers did not often use instructional media due to a number of challenges which included, lack of time, lack of knowledge on how to prepare and use the media, inadequate media, and lack of financial resources among other challenges. Teachers and H. O Ds proposed that, Mkoba1 should do staff improvement meetings in order to teach teachers on how to make and use media, and also reduce work load for them so that they could have enough time to use media and also hold fund raising activities in order to raise money to buy teaching media Keyword:Instructional Media, Teaching And Learning, Secondary School.


This writer presents an inductance gager based on a single-chip processor, in which the inductance value is worked out from the difference vector between a reference inductance and the tested one. Prior to those reported previously, this gager is no necessary of accuracy instruments; Furthermore, it works well in real time processing systems, detecting whether the inductance is varying and how much it various. The validity has been proved by experiments.


Articulated hand tracking from video sequences is a challenging task which is often addressed in a particle filter framework. As it is difficult to perform dense sampling in a high-dimensional hand state space, the traditional particle filter can't track articulated hand motion well. In this paper, we propose a new algorithm which combines an improved Gaussian particle swarm optimization (Gaussian PSO) with a particle filter and use the new algorithm, termed Gaussian Swarm Filtering, to track articulated hand motion from single depth images obtained by a Kinect sensor. The improved Gaussian PSO is employed to move the particles towards the promising areas in the state space based on the newest observation. By using the depth information as the only input, our method is immune to background and illumination changes. An implementation of the proposed method is developed with OpenSceneGraph (OSG). Experiments based on synthetic data and real image sequences are both performed for evaluation. The results show that the proposed method is accurate and robust for articulated hand motion tracking.


Multipoint wireless communications are coordinated in cells with radiation that is emanated from antennas in an inward direction. In an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a third antenna and a controller. The first antenna emanates radiation from a first location in an inwardly direction for a cell. The second antenna emanates radiation from a second location in an inwardly direction for the cell. The third antenna emanates radiation from a third location in an inwardly direction for the cell. The controller coordinates the emanation of the radiation via the first, second, and third antennas so as to reduce intra-cell interference for remote terminals located within the cell. The coordination may be effected in accordance with one or more coordinated multi-point (transmission/reception) (CoMP) techniques. Different numbers of sub-cells and antennas per cell and different CoMP cell organizations may be implemented.


Considering the factors of skin effect, contact resistance, natural convection and radiation, etc., Multi-physics field coupling simulation model for 3D electromagnetic, flow and temperature field of AC high voltage GIS busbar is established, power loss, temperature and gas flow distribution is calculated and analyzed, the distribution of the temperature gradient is obtained; Based on the proposed model, calculate the power losses of typical contact structure, effects of contact number, contact spacing and contact position are investigated. The temperature-rise test according to China Standard has been passed, and the maximum error of the temperature-rise simulation is less than 5 %. The accuracy of the simulation model is verified. The simulation technology provides a good theoretical and technical support for AC high voltage GIS busbar current-carrying design and optimization.


The reduction (electron-transfer reaction), of'cis-[Co(III)(en), PVPCI] C12 PVP:poly-(4-vinylpyridine) by Fe(ll)Z or FeEDTA2- (ethylenediaminetetracetato-iron(ll)2-) was studied.The reductien by Fe(ll)2 was very slQw and the reactivity of PVP complex decreased to 1/3.v 1/5 and was lower than that of corresponding monomeric Py.(pyridine) complex, beeause of the electrostatic repulsion. On the other hand, the reduction by.FeEDTA2- was very rapid because of the electrostatic attraction ahd the reactivity of the' PVP complex' was higher by the factor of 20 than the Py complex. An increase in the degree of coordination of PVP to Co(M) brought abo'ut an increase in the rate constant ratio (kpvp/kp, , kvrate const; of PVP complex, kp, rate const.of Py complex) and an ihcrease in the ionic strength decreased the ratio. This result was interpreted in terms of the electrostatic interaction of FeEDTA2 with the PVP complex as a polycation, These electrostatic-effect were, discussed, by comparing it with the catalytic action of, polyelectrolyte, in the ioni, c, reaction


This paper tries to synthesize information on carbonized rice kernels from the Heunam-ri Bronze age site such as finding context, measurements of size, and features of rice kernels as well as crop assemblage based on the current archaeobotanical works. The Heunam-ri site excavated in the mid 1970s was famous for first discoveries of rice remains of Bronze age including both rice kernels using flotation and rice phytoliths from bulliform cell. Rice kernels with the length of 3.72±0.36mm and the width of 2.31±0.23mm from the Heunam-ri site belong to the very short grain type in ancient East Asia, which could be called as the Heunam-ri type rice grains. The size of Heunam-ri rice kernels show incomplete normal distribution, probably due to several flotation samples over the dwelling floor and/or the existence of immature grains and/or genetic polymorphism of rice varieties. Grains of sorghum, foxtail millet and barley reported previously from the Heunam-ri site turn out to be non-crop remains or the contamination of fresh grains by recent re-identification, hence only rice remains were discovered from the Heunam-ri site. Nevertheless, considering the crop assemblages from other contemporary Bronze age sites in central regions including Gyeonggi, Gangwon and Chungcheong provinces, there still remains a possibility that other upland crop such as millet, legumes or wheat also could be cultivated at that time although rice was main crop for Bronze age people of the Heunam-ri site.


Probably not, because there are lots of manifestly unanthropic ways of producing entropy. We demonstrate that the Causal Entropic Principle (CEP), as a replacement for the anthropic principle to explain the properties of the observed universe, suffers from many of the same problems of adopting myopic assumptions in order to predict that various fundamental parameters take approximately the observed values. In particular, we demonstrate that four mechanisms -- black hole production, black hole decay, phase transitions, and dark matter annihilations or decays -- will manifestly change the conclusions of the CEP to predict that we should live in a universe quite different than the one in which we find ourselves.


The Nuclear Regulatory Commission contracted the Savannah River Technology Center to verify the relevancy of the 10 CFR Part 34 requirements for the normal use of portable gamma radiography systems and to propose recommendations for changes or modifications to the requirements.


Forensic Science provides evidence for use in courts of law. Wildlife forensics is not commonly available to wildlife authorities, but can provide evidence to prosecute people who are illegally trafficking in wildlife.


Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of horizontal-vertical partial laryngectomy in the treatment of laryngeal cancer.Methods The clinical data of 36 patients suffering from advanced laryngeal cancer and treated with horizontal-vertical partial laryngectomy was analyzed retrospectively.Results The 3-and 5-year overall survival rates were 80.6% and 78.8%.All patients had good phonation and resumed mouth-feeding after surgery.Among all the deaths,3 got loss of follow-up,2 died of recurrence of laryngeal cancer,2 of cervical metastasis,1 of pulmonary metastasis,1 of hemorrhea,and 1 of osseous metastasis.Of all the 36 cases,35 cases were decannulated with a decannulation rate of 97.2%.Conclusion With correct surgical indications,horizontal-vertical partial laryngectomy is satisfactory for the treatment of laryngeal cancer and feasible to preserve laryngeal functions.


Wrought Alloy 600 and Alloy 182 weld metal were tested for stress corrosion crack initiation in a BWR test loop. For the tests a modified bolt loaded compact tension specimen was developed, in which a U-notch replaced the conventional crack notch. The stress state close to notches of various radii was analyzed. Specimens with various notch radii were loaded to the same displacement at the bolt. A few control specimens with conventional crack notches were included. In Alloy 600 there was very little crack initiation, if any. However, in Alloy 182 weld metal there was crack initiation in a considerable fraction of the tested specimens. Comparison to other data from the same project shows that materials which had high crack propagation rates also showed high susceptibility to crack initiation. The appearance of a few barely initiated cracks indicated that local chemical attack on weld dendrite boundaries was the major factor causing initiation of cracks in Alloy 182. (Less)


Many hospital-owned medical group practices lost millions in 1998. Although the boom days of these purchases are over, some experts say hospitals will continue to buy physician practices at a more cautious pace.


A thallium atomic beam frequency standard has been in operation at the National Bureau of Standards since September 1962. An evaluation of the system has been conducted in an effort to determine whether the use of thallium will result in a substantially improved atomic frequency standard. The thallium system is a modified version of NBS I, the original cesium standard. The preliminary measurements show that, as expected, the existing uncertainties associated with the uniform magnetic C, field produce a corresponding uncertainty in the frequency measurements of only a few parts in and statistical analysis of comparison data between the thallium standard and the United States Frequency Standard, NBS 11. However, day-to-day variations in the earlier comparisons are significantly larger than one would expect from the statistics. Possible sources of this difficulty along with improvements and the most recent data available are discussed. Measurement precision has been determined from the reproducibility The best measured values for the frequency of the thallium resonance in terms of cesium are given and compared with that pubIished by Dr. Bonanorni's group at Neuchatel, Switzerland.


Background: The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative recommends the use of the Modification in Diet and Renal Disease (MDRD) equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) from serum creatinine, age, sex, and race. However, in many managed care organizations (MCOs) race is not routinely collected. The current analysis compares the use of areabased imputed race to actual race in using the MDRD equation to calculate eGFRs and to identify chronic kidney disease (CKD) in MCOs. Methods: The study population consisted of 9,196 Kaiser Permanente Georgia members with two eGFR measures <90 ml/min/1.73m2 measured 60–365 days apart in 2007 and who had non-missing race. Residential addresses were geo-coded to 2000 U.S. Census block data. The factor of 1.210 for African American (AA) race in the MDRD formula was adjusted according to the proportion of AAs (pAA) in the Census block using the formula: 1+(0.210*pAA). We compared mean eGFR using actual race and area-based race by decile of percent AAs and by CKD stage. A weighted kappa statistic was calculated to measure the correlation between the two measures of CKD and Bland-Altman plots were constructed to measure agreement. Results: By decile of percent AAs in the Census blocks, the differences in mean eGFR estimated using actual race and area-based race were small — ranging from 0 to 1.2 ml/min/1.73m2. A trend was observed with greater differences among those living in neighborhoods 20–80% AAs and smaller differences in neighborhoods with <20% or >80% AAs. By CKD stage, the differences in mean eGFR using actual and area-based race were also small — ranging from 0.1 to 0.4 ml/min/1.73m2. The weighted kappa statistic for the correlation between CKD stage estimated by actual versus area-based race was 0.88. Bland-Altman analysis indicated that the 95% limits of agreement between the two methods ranged from 14.2 to 12.5; and, plots demonstrated good agreement. Conclusions: Imputing race in the MDRD formula using an area-based measure of proportion AA to calculate eGFR results in values that are comparable to eGFR computed from actual race. These results suggest that area-based race from the U.S. Census may be used to overcome limitations of missing actual race for identifying adults with CKD in MCOs.


The well water quality in Huan County of Gansu province was detected from its total dissolved solids (TDS),F-,Cr6+,electric conductivity and soil TDS to analyze the correlation among F-,Cr6+,and TDS.The results showed that the TDS content in soil was more stable than that in water,soil sample with high TDS was mainly grouped in the middle-east of Huan County,while water sample with high TDS was mainly grouped in the east of Huan County;There was a positive correlation between the water TDS content and soil TDS content in the research area,and there was a negative correlation between the F-and Cr6+ content and TDS content;The water F-concentration of southwest Huan County was relatively high,therefore the water treatment facilities would be built accordingly.


Microemulsiflcation is one of the novel techniques to reduce viscosity of vegetable oils to avoid durability problems in diesel engines. Microemulsion biofuels are transparent, thermodynamically stable, and single-phase mixtures of vegetable oils and ethanol in the presence of surfactants and co-surfactants. Additives have also been included in microemulsion biofuel formulations to improve their stability and fuel properties; however, there is limited research on the effect of additives on emission characteristics of microemulsion biofuels. In this study, microemulsion biofuels were formulated from palm oil/diesel blend (1:1 v/v), ethanol, surfactant, and co-surfactants. Five additives, ethylene glycol butyl ether (EGBE), diethylene glycol ethyl ether (DEGEE), propylene glycol ethyl ether (PGEE), dipropylene glycol methyl ether (DPGME), and ethyl acetate (EA), were used to study the effect of additives on phase behaviors, fuel properties, and emission characteristics. The results showed that studied additives could improve some fuel properties of microemulsion biofuels with negligible effect on phase stability. Additionally, it was found that carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from microemulsion biofuels with DEGEE and EA, and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from microemulsion biofuels with all additives were lower than those from diesel and biodiesel. Therefore, DEGEE and EA can be considered as promising additives for microemulsion biofuel formulations, which can improve fuel properties as well as can significantly reduce CO and NOx emissions below the levels of diesel and biodiesel. These encouraging results offer options of additives for biofuel applications.


GACI (Generalized Adaptive Coherent Integrator) algorithm is effective in pulse signals detection.In an improved style,called IGACI,more momentum factors than those in GACI algorithm,are introduced into the iteration formulas for weight coefficients.Such processing allows the utilization of more history information available in weight coefficients within the impulse,and accordingly the sinusoidal and LFM (Linear Frequency Modulated) signals to be detected can be adaptively coherent integrated.Thus,under the condition of low input SNR (signal to noise ratio),signal detection can be accomplished without knowing of a priori or with only a little knowledge of a priori.Both GACI and IGACI algorithms are used for detecting the LFM signals in white Gaussian noise.Simulations show that IGACI could get better performances.


215 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from blood or cerebrospinal fluid at 3 different laboratories in Sweden were serotyped by coagglutination and subtyped by the capsular reaction test. 78% of the strains belonged to serotypes which are included in or completely cross-immunogenic with serotypes included in the 14-valent vaccine while serotypes included in the 23-valent vaccine covered 89% of the isolates. Types 7F, 14 and 33F, which cannot be detected by counterimmunoelectrophoresis constituted 19% of all strains.


This paper shows the development and characterization of a 3D-printed flexible finger tip sensor that measures both shear and normal forces. The sensor is fabricated using three material fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D-printing. The sensing principle is based on the mechanical deformation of the finger tips caused by normal and shear-forces. Therefore, the sensor is flexible and can measure the interaction forces between the environment and the finger tips, while keeping the loss of touch sensation low. Characterization shows the sensor is capable of distinguishing between normal and a shear-force components.


We write down the algebraic Bethe ansatz for string theory on AdS3 × S3 × T4 and AdS3 × S3 × K3 in its orbifold limits. We use it to determine the wave-functions of protected closed strings in these backgrounds and prove that their energies are protected to all orders in α′. We further apply the ABA to find the wave functions of protected states of AdS3 × S3 × S3 × S1 and its Z 2 orbifold. Our findings match with protected spectrum calculations from supergravity, Sym N orbifolds and apply to the complete moduli space of these theories, excluding orbifold blow-up modes for which further analysis is necessary.


Campylobacter jejuni is a food-borne bacterial pathogen popular worldwide.Flagella is the main virulence factor for this bacteria and plays an important role in its pathogenesis.In this paper,the flagellar structure,biogenesis process and function is reviewed to provide a reference for further understanding the flagellar basic information and pathogenesis mechanisms of Campylobacter jejuni.


Transcendental numbers are important in the history of mathematics because their study provided that circle squaring, one of the geometric problems of antiquity that had baffled mathematicians for more than 2000 years was insoluble. Liouville established in 1844 that transcendental numbers exist. In 1874, Cantor published his first proof of the existence of transcendentals in article [10]. Louville's theorem basically can be used to prove the existence of Transcendental number as well as produce a class of transcendental numbers. The number e was proved to be transcendental by Hermite in 1873, and by Lindemann in 1882. In 1934, Gelfond published a complete solution to the entire seventh problem of Hilbert. Within six weeks, Schneider found another independent solution. In 1966, A. Baker established the generalization of the Gelfond-Schneider theorem. He proved that any non-vanishing linear combination of logarithms of algebraic numbers with algebraic coefficients is transcendental. This study aims to examine the concept and development of transcendental numbers and to present students with its open problems promoting a research on it any further.


The impact of alcohol-containing drinks (beer and vodka) on the behavioral activity of laboratory animals (rats) has been studied. The emotional, physical and tentative-exploratory behavior of rats in the experimental test «Open Field» has been studied. The number of the following behavior responses has been calculated: horizontal physical activity (HPA), vertical physical activity (VPA), tentative-exploratory activity, emotional factor, grooming the number of washings, combings and other elements of caring. The behavioral responses of the animals have also been studied using such tests as: «Dark-Light Chamber» and «Infra-Red Actimeter» included into the system «Panel with Holes». The results of the studies demonstrated that the alcohol-containing drinks certainly had negative influence on the central nervous system (CNS) of the animals. At the beginning the drinks stimulated the animals' physical activity but their prolonged use resulted in oppression of their activities. On the 21st day of drinking the 3% vodka the physical activity of rats was reduced at 41%, and with the 3% beer, used instead of vodka, the above value was reduced at 62%.


In the Upper Cretaceous section at Djebel Fguira Salah, El Fahs, Tunisia, the following stage boundaries are defined on the basis of macro- and microfaunas: Albian-Cenomanian, Cenomanian-Turonian, Turonian-Coniacian, Coniacian-Santonian, Santonian-Campanian and Campanian-Maastrichtian.


The process of globalization includes the situation where information and scientific insights are instantly accessible around the world, and the life span or usability of acquired knowledge is getting shorter. This is why modern market economy requires fast adaptation to new market challenges, and life-long learning, as a permanent process in all areas and all population groups, has become the foundation of contemporary education strategy. In the course of further harmonization with the EU higher education system the Republic of Croatia needs to put in more effort to properly educate and steer the students in their choices as they are the most important capital for future economic development. We should strive to cancel or modify traditional bureaucratic structures which have been limiting the innovative, entrepreneurial and creative capabilities of each individual - student. The paper brings into context an individual's career and the role of higher education systems in career development. The practical goal of the paper is to propose guidelines for optimal alignment of timely career planning and development with the requirements of the labour market. All this should contribute to positive changes in further development of the entire society.


Companies need to evaluate themselves on certain periods, both to investigate deviations from their plans and to determine if they are doing better or worse than their competitors. Efficiency evaluating is therefore vital for enterprises in modern era. In this study the efficiency of seven workshops, which are subsidiaries of the Turkish Glass Company located in (cid:248) stanbul, were measured and evaluated by using a mathematical method named Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). While labor, machinery, and raw material were taken as inputs, smooth glass and rough glass were treated as output for efficiency analysis in this research. DEA model is formed based on data obtained from seven workshops. The results presented in this study showed that four out of seven workshops are inefficient and they need some modification in terms of labor as the most potential improvements input factor.


The invention provides a multi-element synergic plugging agent and application thereof. The multi-element synergic plugging agent comprises the component 1 or the component 2, wherein the component 1 comprises the following components in parts by weight: 40-50 parts of rigid particles, 15-20 parts of a flexible material, 15-20 parts of an ultrafine filling material, and 15-20 parts of an expansive type polymer: the component 2 comprises the following components in parts by weight: 50-70 parts of rigid particles, 10-25 parts of a flexible material, 10-25 parts of an ultrafine filling material, and 10-30 parts of an expansive type polymer. The multi-element synergic plugging agent disclosed by the invention combines the rigid material with the flexible material, incorporates the elastoplasticity, fully utilizes the synergistic function of the materials, can effectively plug the cracks with different widths, has the performances of high bearing strength, high temperature resistance, deformability and strong binding powder of the cracked stratum, and can be applied to the leaking stoppage operation for the drilling engineering to solve the leakage problem at different degrees.


Glasgow Caledonian University Several operations in a typical bulk solids processing plant depend on automated electronic weighing systems to provide accurate weight measurement. But how much do you understand about these systems and how they convert weight measurement data into electrical signals that not only provide weight readouts, but can be used to control processing steps? Read this article for information on strain gauges, which are a type of transducer used in weight measurement to provide an electrical output. Sections cover strain gauge components and circuitry and the operation of a strain gauge load cell.


The purpose of this paper consists of comparing two translations of T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock": the first one by writer Rodolfo Usigli and the second one by contemporary poet Hernan Bravo Varela. Even though both versions were made in Mexico, they were published during different historic moments. Being a dramatic monologue and Eliot's first published poem, "Prufrock" helped in the process of creating poetry's modern sensibility and states a very particular complexity. The mixing of influences, literary references, rhetoric figures and conversational style, makes up a complex poetic voice that represents a challenge for translators. With dramatic monologue as the axis of analysis, the approach of this paper is to highlight coincidences and translation decisions in both versions.


The demand of pulses is increasing every year. It is estimated that hy 2020 about 28 Mt of pulses will be required. Energy use pattern in pulse milling and future energy needs for pulse processing industries has been assessed as 588.17 Million kWh.


This paper proposes the use of the white balance method in image preprocessing before applying the high-order polynomial (HOP) method for image improvement. The main contribution in this process is preparing the image to overcome unequal color absorption caused by differences in distance when the image is taken. In the calculations on the HOP method, the preparation of mathematical calculations is carried out assuming the same distance between the object and the camera; closer or farther distances will cause different light absorption in image capture; this needs to be done to balance the color tone of the image. To test the effectiveness of the proposed method, a simulation is carried out using MATLAB 2022 by preprocessing the images taken by carrying out the white balance process by adjusting the brightness of the light in the image, the results of this image are the basis for applying the HOP process to obtain images with color correction that are closer to the original color. The superiority of the proposed method is confirmed by calculating the Mean Square Error (MSE) and Peak Signal Noise Ratio (PSNR) where the PSNR value obtained is 19.80 dB, 0.52 points higher than just using HOP. This modeling will be useful in the maritime field in observing the development of coral reefs through color information on coral reefs, which is also used as an indicator of world environmental health.


Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is ready for realize 7 nm generation node manufacturing and beyond. With recent rapid progress on the source power improvement, process and material explorations are more and more accelerated to achieve HVM requirements. Therefore, a key factor for the realization of EUV lithography is the choice of EUV resist materials that are capable of resolving below 15 nm half pitch with high sensitivity. However, the performance of EUV resist is still not enough for the true HVM requirements, even by using the latest qualifying EUV resist materials. One critical issue is the stochastic issues, which will be become 'defectivity', like nano-bridge or nano-pinching. We report herein the status of stochastic issues of EUV lithography, 'Photon Stochastic' and 'Chemical Stochastic'.


We examine how the US print media portray Latinos and Hispanics, drawing on computer-assisted coding of 185,244 articles in 17 American newspapers between 1996 and 2016. We explore the prevalence o...


Various improvements have been made in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in the past few decades. We designed a new type of CPB to reduce the secretion of systemic inflammatory markers. We used a low prime volume pump (LPVP), completely closed CPB circuit and examined coagulant factors and inflammatory cytokines. In this study, we demonstrate the efficacy of LPVP using molecular biological data. Fourteen patients were randomized prospectively into two groups: Group L patients underwent LPVP (n = 8) and Group N patients underwent normal prime volume CPB (n = 6). We measured thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT), complement factor (C3a), and interleukin (IL)-10 levels at four time points. TAT (66.1 ± 15.1 ng·mL−1), C3a (1895 ± 282 ng·mL−1) and IL-10 (486 ± 114 pg·mL−1) levels in Group N were significantly higher than in Group L (TAT, 19.5 ± 4.4 ng·mL−1; IL-10, 105 ± 24.6 pg·mL−1; C3a, 1349 ± 369 ng·mL−1) immediately following CPB. LPVP demonstrated a lower systemic inflammatory response compared to normal prime volume CPB, as assessed using a molecular biological approach.


An analytic model for a solar receiver boiler panel has been developed, using the RELAP4 nuclear plant systems thermal-hydraulic computer code. Results are compared to other computer calculations and experimental data from tests conducted by McDonnell-Douglas. The test panels were prototypes of panels to be used in the Barstow 10 MWe solar-electric pilot power plant central receiver. Results are also compared to analytic studies done by Combustion Engineering as part of the test data evaluation. Steady state operating conditions for a given incident heat flux were calculated from a zero-power cold-water startup. The effects of incident flux axial profile shape and of lateral flux gradients were studied, as was the dynamic response of the model to flux and flow transients. The nodalization detail required for accurate simulation was also determined.


Purpose To test the hypothesis that increased expression of proinflammatory cytokine high‐mobility group box‐1 (HMGB1) in epiretinal membranes and vitreous fluid from patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and in retinas of diabetic rats plays a pathogenetic role in mediating diabetes‐induced retinal neuropathy.


To address the international Human Immunodeficiency Virus epidemic, the World Health Organization, or WHO, developed three drug treatment regimens between 2010 and 2012 specifically for HIV-positive pregnant women and their infants. WHO developed the regimens, calling them Option A, Option B, and Option B+, to reduce or prevent mother-to-child, abbreviated MTC, transmission of HIV. Each option comprises of different types and schedules of antiretroviral medications. As of 2018, WHO stated that in Africa alone about 1,200,000 pregnant women were living with untreated HIV. Those women have up to a forty-five percent chance of transmitting HIV to their offspring if they do not receive treatment. Option B+ has decreased the overall maternal mortality rates in many lowand middle-income countries, and numerous studies have supported the notion that it is the most effective of the three regimens for preventing MTC transmission of HIV.


Reactions of the ring systems (NPCl2)3, (NPCl2)2NSOX, and NPCl2(NSOX)2(X = Cl or Ph) with water in acetonitrile in the presence of AsPh4Cl or KCl–C12H24O6(1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane) afford salts derived from hydroxy derivatives of these rings. In all compounds the introduced oxygen ligands are exclusively attached to phosphorus atoms. In addition to monosubstituted derivatives some disubstituted ones can also be isolated. For (NPCl2)3 a non-geminal structure for the two isomeric disubstituted derivatives was established, whereas the derivative of (NPCl2)2NSOCl appears to have a geminal structure. The difference in reaction behaviour of these two ring systems is rationalized in terms of the different base strengths of the rings. The 31P n.m.r. spectra of the salts are briefly discussed.


The final chapter considers whether the decline of religion in Britain is likely to be reversed. It demonstrates the absence of a shared stock of religious knowledge and the current poor public reputation of religion. It considers what we know about the dynamics of religious conversion and makes the point that personal influence often relies on pre-existing social bonds and on social similarity between believers and potential converts. The key problem for British religion is that 'being religious' is no longer a common and widespread characteristic but is confined to a few relatively introverted minority populations. The odds on the religiously indifferent associating with committed believers are very small. Hence the chances of any religious revival occurring now, when it failed to occur in the previous century (when religion was far more popular), seem equally slight.


We performed a large scale Monte Carlo verification of possibility of detecting the capillary grid spatial pattern in surface tissues such as mucosal epithelium or epidermis with very thin (optically nonsignificant) stratum corneum by a spatially resolved diffuse reflectance probe. Our results confirm the hypothesis that a spatially resolved, steady-state, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy can potentially identify absorption inhomogeneities located at the depth of 0.5-1.0 of the transport mean free path ls' = 1/μs', which is the range of capillary loops locations within epithelium. The modulation depth depends significantly on an inhomogeneity's absorption, depth of the inhomogeneity, a bulk reduced scattering coefficient, and the size of the defect. The optical clearing technique can be used to lower the scattering in surface tissues and subsequently increase the transport mean free path, which can lead to increase in the sensitivity of the method.


The results of centrifuge model tests on the behavior of suction bucket foundations of a TLP under static and cyclic horizontal loads were presented.The ice-sheet induced structural vibration was simulated as an equivalent cyclic lateral load by an electro-magnetic actuator.The effects of the load intensity and the geometry of the foundation were investigated.The static horizontal bearing capacity of the foundation was determined by the static tests.It was indicated by the results of dynamic centrifuge tests that the excess pore water pressure reached the highest value within a depth of 1~2 m below the mud line.The pore pressures and the induced settlement increased with the increase of the amplitudes of the cyclic loadings.Two failure modes might be involved: liquefaction in the early excitation and settlement induced problem after long term excitation.However,with the increase of stiffness of the bucket foundation,the pore pressures and the induced settlement decreased.


We present the design, fabrication, and physical interpretation of an infrared dual-band metamaterial absorber. The unit cell of the metamaterial absorber consists of a cross resonator ringed by four split-ring resonators spaced a distance above a gold ground plane with a dielectric layer of SiO2. The absorber shows two absorption peaks of 90.3% and 88.4% at 4.17 μm and 4.86 μm, respectively. The multireflection interference theory is applied to explain the absorption mechanism with the gold ground plane described by Drude model, and the theoretical calculation agrees well with the simulations and experiments. In addition, the designed absorber is insensitive to incident angle and polarization direction in a broad range, which are highly favorable features in practical applications.


The mother of a child left brain damaged after a heart operation has urged the inquiry into the deaths of children at Bristol Royal Infirmary to review the audit of operations carried out at the hospital.

Ms Penelope Plackett told the inquiry that an audit system that regarded survival after one month as a success was unacceptable.

"My daughter Sophie is still classed as a success even though she cannot …


The purpose of ,the study was to discern the effects of professional commitment on practitioners) evaluations of competency standards for therapeutic recreation. Professional commitment was measured by simply counting the number of professional behaviors and attributes reported by each practitioner. Fifty-four competency statements, taken verbatim from certification and accreditation guidelines, were rated by the respondents. Findings revealed that the perceived relevance of competency standards was significantly affected by professional commitment. Thus) when seeking practitioners' input into curriculum matters, curriculum coordinators need to consider the effects of professional vitality and commitment. Due to the limited sampling frame of this study, however, the professional commitment variable awaits verification with a larger, more representative sample of therapeutic recreators.


On May 4, 2015, a criminal trial for the offense of smuggling established in Article 301, paragraph 2, of the Comprehensive Criminal Code and article 211 and 222 of the Organic Code of Production, against citizen Omar Rodrigo Mera Rivera, Driver of the Caluma interprovincial transport unit, which was chartered by a group of people who wanted to enjoy a tour and shopping in the city of Huaquillas.
 There were facts and circumstances that could not be demonstrated by the prosecution at the hearing of Flagrance, that is to say, lacking the conclusive evidence to determine the start of a criminal trial of the citizen in question, in addition there are issues that were not evacuated, such as Valuation of the merchandise that was to enter without making the payments of taxes and tariffs in addition to that a flagrancy is solved in 24 hours and by the SENAE seized the merchandise in its totality to be able to determine the costs on the basis of a table Which is issued by the world trade organization, an administrative body, and that with this assessment is determined the actual sanction that would be applied in a short time. It is not denied the violation as such, what is questioned is the non-respect Procedural principles such as due process, indubio pro reo, content of evidence, contradiction, proportionality, equality.
 Mr. Mera is stopped and sentenced to a fine of more than 12,000 US dollars, although he is free with the substitute measures he will have a negative judicial past in his professional life


This paper employs fixed and random effects regressions to analyze panel data from the 50 states and Washington, D.C., between the years of 1980 and 2005, to estimate the relationship between the death penalty and homicide rate, and the degree to which this relationship affects crime outcomes. Controlling for a number of economic and demographic characteristics, the results of the fixed and random effects models suggest that there exists a negative, statistically significant relationship between the dependent variable, homicides/100,000 in the population, and the independent variable of interest, the number of executions. The results from an alternative specification, where the independent variable of interest is an execution dummy variable, suggest that it is not the presence of executions that deters homicides, but the actual executions that has a depressing effecting on homicide rate. A final model estimates the relationship between law enforcement officer murders and the number of executions in a given state, in a given year. This model yields shows no statistically significant relationship between the number of executions and the number of law enforcement officer deaths.


An electrohydraulic elastic manipulator (EEM) is a kind of variable stiffness system (VSS). The equilibrium position and stiffness controller are the two main problems which must be considered in the VSS. When the system stiffness is changed for a specific application, the system dynamics are significantly altered, which is a challenge in controlling equilibrium position. This paper presents adaptive robust control for controlling the equilibrium position of the EEM under the presence of the variable stiffness. The proposed control includes sliding mode controls (SMCs), radial basis function neural network (RBFNN), and backstepping technique. The RBFNN is employed to compensate for the uncertainties and the variant stiffness in mechanical dynamics and hydraulic dynamics. The Lyapunov approach and projection algorithm are used to derive the adaptive laws of the RBFNN and to prove the stability and robustness of the entire EEM. Finally, some experiments are implemented and compared with other controllers to prove the effectiveness of the proposed method with the variant stiffness.


Abstract 3967 Background Triple combinations utilizing dexamethasone, at least one of the "novel drugs" and either an alkylating agent or an anthracycline are currently considered standard induction regimens in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). In patients (pts) deemed medically fit, subsequent autologous (auto) stem cell transplantation (SCT) yet is a mainstay of care. Whether allogeneic (allo) SCT in first line treatment of MM further improves prognosis remains, however, a matter of debate. We have shown the RAD regimen to be highly effective and well tolerated in relapsed and refractory MM. Therefore, we decided to integrate this combination as a means of induction into the up-front management. Patients and methods The current phase-II trial (DSMM XII) was designed to include pts up to the age of 65 years with newly diagnosed, symptomatic MM. We chose four cycles of RAD induction (lenalidomide 25 mg/day d 1–21; infusional adriamycin 9 mg/m 2 and day d1-4; dex 40 mg d1-4 and 17–20; pegfilgrastim 6 mg d 6) every 4 weeks followed by chemomobilization (cyclophosphamide, etoposide) of peripheral blood stem cells. Thromboprophylaxis by low molecular weight heparin is mandatory. All pts are scheduled to receive two transplants, the first of which being an auto SCT following standard high-dose melphalan (200 mg/m 2 ). A subsequent allo SCT after preparation with treosulfan/fludarabin is scheduled for pts featuring at least one cytogenetic or serologic risk factor (RF). Those without any RF ("very favourable risk") are to proceed to a second auto SCT. All patients will receive 12 months of lenalidomide maintenance. The primary end point of this trial is response to risk-adapted transplant as assessed after second SCT. This is the first planned efficacy interim analysis after 50 pts having terminated induction treatment. Results 148 pts with a median age of 55.5 (range, 30–66) years have been enrolled by 16 German centers between 9/2009 and 7/2011. In addition to the intended sample size, 2 pts had progressive disease for a total of 52 pts being evaluable for post-induction response according to the IMWG criteria. 32 pts (62%) had ISS stage II and III disease and all except three were evaluable for cytogenetic analysis based on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Incidences of chromosomal abnormalities were as follows: deletion of 13q, 31%; translocation (4;14), 15%; and deletion of 17p, 12%. Overall response rate was 79% including a 52% rate of at least very good partial response (VGPR). Seven pts (13%) achieved confirmed complete response (CR) and stringent CR. 18/52 pts (35%) experienced severe treatment-emergent adverse events (t-SAEs) with an incidence of hematologic events of 4%. Incidences of infections and venous thromboembolism were 8% and 6%, respectively. Conclusions Results from this interim analysis indicate RAD to be a very effective and well tolerated induction protocol in newly diagnosed MM. High-quality response (VGPR or better) to induction is known to be a major prognosticator for long-term prognosis in a given patient. Thus, combination of RAD with risk-adjusted SCT may contribute to enhanced disease control in a substantial proportion of pts. Disclosures: Knop: Celgene Germany GmbH: Consultancy. Off Label Use: Lenalidomide in combination with dexamethasone and adriamycine in first line treatment of multiple myeloma. Langer: Celgene Germany GmbH: Consultancy. Gramatzki: Novartis, Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding. Einsele: Celgene Germany GmbH: Consultancy, Honoraria. Bargou: Celgene Germany GmbH: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding.


This study was conducted to determine the rheological, thermal, textural and color properties of quinoa based breakfast puree possessing high nutritional value and composed of mainly non-dairy milk (soy milk) which could be an alternative to conventional gluten-containing dairy breakfast meals. The rheological properties were evaluated under steady and dynamic shear conditions. The steady shear test was carried out at 27 C using a rotational type of viscometer. Quinoa puree showed pseudo plastic non-Newtonian and time-independent flow behavior. Rheological data was modeled by using Power and Herschel Buckley Models (R>0.99). Dynamic shear properties were determined by applying sweep test using a rheometer. G'
   (elastic modulus) was reported to be greater than G" (viscous modulus) exhibiting elastic behavior. Specific Heat (Cp) of quinoa puree was determined endothermically using Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC). The sample thermogram showed no glass transition point. But the melting point appeared at elevated temperature (above 120 C). Textural properties of the puree in terms of consistency, cohesiveness and firmness confirmed its viscoelastic nature. Water activity was about 0.97 and the color was reasonably light and brownish.


PURPOSE: A rechargeable ceiling lamp set is provided to improve indoor decoration effect by assembling a plurality of rechargeable lamps with various types. CONSTITUTION: A light emitting unit(11) is formed on the upper side of a rechargeable lamp(10). A stand(13) is formed on the lower side of the rechargeable lamp. A lamp contact unit(15) is formed on one side of the stand. A rechargeable battery(19) is arranged inside the stand. A ceiling connection unit is formed on the upper side of the ceiling fixing frame. A connection bar is formed on the lower side of the ceiling fixing frame. An electric adapter is arranged in an inner space of the ceiling fixing frame. A hanger is combined with the connection bar. The rechargeable lamp is mounted on the mounting groove of the hanger.


Since 2008, the South African Department of Education has put greater emphasis on literacy as part of the 'Foundations for Learning' campaign, encouraging children to read authentic texts and engage in the writing process. This study interrogates the implementation of a creative writing programme in a rural South African primary school. Situated in the framework of action research, this project examines the work of Grade 5 and 6 students both quantitatively and qualitatively in order to determine the impact of the project on student writing. It was found that the programme improved student writing, especially in the areas of creativity, developing text, and writing a cohesive text, and fostered a culture of writing. The programme was not effective in improving grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation and did not meet the needs of struggling writers. It was found that when learners have the opportunity to write, they utilize their background knowledge from other texts and media as well as their experiences, to create texts that are expressive and follow the conventions of various genres. Keywords: Literacy, creative writing programme, rural south African primary school.


AIM To study the anthraquinones in Yangxue Qingnao Granule(Chuanxiong Rhizoma,Angelicae sinensis Radix,etc.) by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS.METHODS The analysis was carried out at 30 ℃ on Phenomenex C18 colum(250 mm×4.60 mm,Gemini 5 μm),eluted with acetonitrile and 0.5% formic acid as mobile phase in a gradient elution.The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and the detection wavelength was set up at 254 nm.RESULTSThe anthraquinones were enriched,and eight characteristic components of anthraquinones were elucidated,including chrysophanol-tetra-β-D-glucopyranoside,aurantio-obtusin,aloeemodin,rhein,2-hydroxy-1,6,7,8-tetramethoxy-3-methylanthraquinone,2,8-dihydroxy-1,6,7-trimethoxy-3-methylanthraquinone,emodin,and chrysophanol.CONCLUSION By analyzing the components of anthraquinones,it could provide material foundations for the treatment of migraine and hypertension,and also play an important role in the comprehensive quality control of Yangxue Qingnao Granule.


[Prupose] To study the value of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in the differential diagnosis of gastric diseases.[Methods] Forty-nine patients clinically suspicious of gastric diseases underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT,and the data including distribution,thickness,the maximum of standard uptake value(SUVmax) of lesions were reviewed.[Results] Thickness of the benign and malignant lesions was(13.800±3.489)mm and(18.088±8.575)mm respectively(t=-2.486,P=0.017),with significant difference between them.The SUVmax of early-phase of the benign and malignant lesion was 3.607±2.710 and 7.277±6.175 respectively(t=-2.891,P=0.006),with significant difference.The SUVmax in early-phase and delay-phase of gastric carcinoma was 5.131±2.486 and 6.156±3.126 respectively(t=-3.691,P=0.002),and that in lymphoma was 9.183±7.770 and 11.744±10.222 respectively(t=-4.095,P= 0.001),both with significant difference.[Conclusions] 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging has certain value in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant diseases of stomach.


347 special education teachers were used as subjects, and the relationship among career commitment, career satisfaction and career burnout were investigated by questionnaire survey. The result showed: Career commitment had a significant positive effect on the career satisfaction, and it had a significant negative effect on career burnout; Career satisfaction had a significant negative predictive effect on career burnout, and it was a complete mediator variable of career commitment and career burnout. Therefore, Career satisfaction played an important role in maintaining special education teachers' career commitment and effectively avoiding their career burnout. Introduction Teachers' career commitment refers to the situation of professional identity. A teacher with higher career commitment is more likely to love and strive for their professional goals. Teachers' career satisfaction refers to a general feeling and view of their occupation, working conditions [1], it not only affects teachers' enthusiasm, but also affects the quality of education in schools. Teacher's career burnout is an extreme reaction when a teacher is unable to cope with working pressure smoothly, and that is a kind of prostrate state in mood, attitude and behavior caused by long-term pressure [2]. Some research found that teacher is a high-risk group for career burnout [3], and their burnout has a great negative impact on the growth and development of students and themselves. Literature analysis shows that there is a certain correlation among career commitment, satisfaction and burnout [4-6]. But these materials barely focus on special education teachers, and most of these try to find the relationship between two variables. Based on these, with taking special education teachers as objects, the purpose of this study is to explore the relationship among career commitment, career satisfaction and career burnout and to provide reference for the construction and management of special education teachers.


A 54-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with sudden onset severe headache, nausea and vomiting upon waking that morning. On examination, she was alert and oriented, with a mild right facial droop and a right upper extremity pronator drift. A non-contrast computed tomography (CT) of the head revealed diffuse subarachnoid blood, with a prominent triangular focus projecting into the left Sylvian fissure (Figure).

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The aim of this research work is to propose a special didactics offer that can also guaranteedisabled young people the opportunity to practice swimming. The sports system,and therefore also that of swimming activities, has the duty to pursue the goal of accessibilityto all, and it is clear how important it is to structure a sports didactics strategyaimed at the sports development of disabled children with consequent positive effectson social aspects, such as inclusion and increased self-esteem and autonomy. In this regard,we will analyze the experimentation inherent a field research carried out on a sampleof 18 disabled children, over a period of 10 weeks, in order to identify the mosteffective and efficient proposal for special sports didactics both in athletic and socialterms.


This poster will demonstrate the development of an administrative system, known as the VLE Data Management System (DMS) which was designed to provide integration between Bournemouth University's source systems. This system draws data from the HR records system (HRInfo) and the student records system (UNIT-e) in order to populate curriculum data, student enrolment and staff assignments within myBU, the University's VLE (Blackboard).The systems origins lie in the need to provide efficiencies and remove redundancy by synchronizing the VLE with source systems whilst also recognizing the need to provide flexibility for online unit delivery. Our journeythrough scoping the requirements of this project revealed not only the current transitional structure of our formal curriculum but also the realisation that our units were not always delivered in the exact structure specified in the student records system. Ever increasing pressure for efficiencies were leading some units to be merged to enable delivery to a wider audience whilst others needed to be specialised for a specific pathway and audience. The DMS enables this flexibility whilst supporting the automation of online unit delivery as well as providing administrative control over other Blackboard activities. This project was delivered through formal project management involving collaboration between learning technologists, academics, school administrators and information systems to ensure that needs were met across various levels of the institution and that the curriculum structure was accurately manipulated and replicated within myBU. Outcomes of the project have included improvements to the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative processes and integrated BU systems relating to myBU, and increased robustness of myBU to facilitate continued extension of the use of the system, resulting in an enhanced student experience. In the future the system can be developed for example to facilitate the transfer of student assessment data within myBU units to UNIT-e.


Abstract Although corrosion of airframes is a major issue for both commercial and military air fleets, little work has been carried out on how the pollutants that promote corrosion on airframes are deposited (particularly in flight). In this study, a model has been developed that defines the efficiency of aerosol deposition on the leading edges of aircraft as a function of both aerosol size and airspeed. Deposition only occurs with aerosols in the medium size range, with small aerosols remaining in the airstream and large aerosols depositing on but then splashing off an airframe. However, the size range of particles that are deposited decreases with increasing airspeed. Modelling indicates that aerosols in the size range that can readily deposit in flight will remain stable on an airframe and will not be readily blown off. This knowledge of aerosol deposition efficiency enables calculations of total in-flight depositions while factoring in different locations, types of flights and environmental severity. It is estimated that deposition in flight through clouds may be quite significant, as cloud condensation nuclei are in a suitable range for deposition. The relative extents of aerosol deposition during flight and on ground are compared, and it is found that for certain combinations of airfield location and flight scenario, deposition during flight may be comparable to or exceed deposition on the ground.


Although there is good evidence that cardiac rehabilitation is effective in improving health outcomes, little is known about the psychological changes that may contribute to these outcomes. This study describes changes in cognition, emotion, behaviour, and health following cardiac rehabilitation and investigates predictors of health outcome and healthy behaviour. Sixty-two people were followed up 2 months after the end of a cardiac rehabilitation programme and 29 people were followed up for 8 months. Compared with before the programme, patients showed increased perceived control over their illness, more confidence in their ability to change their eating habits, and decreased anxiety and depression at both 2 and 8 months after the end of the programme. The increase in perceived control, predicted anxiety and depression 2 months after the course and increased confidence in change predicted better mental health 8 months after. The decrease in depression predicted lower anxiety at 8 weeks and lower anxiety, depression and better mental health at 8 months. The decrease in anxiety predicted lower depression at 8 weeks and lower anxiety, depression, and a trend towards better physical health at 8 months. These results suggest that changing health cognitions after myocardial infarction may reduce distress and this may have long-term benefits for physical health.