Antoine Forqueray, Jean-Baptiste Forqueray, Michel Forqueray, Nicolas-Gilles Forqueray. The Works. Edited by Mary Cyr. Part One. New York: The Broude Trust, 2012. [Acknowledgements, p. vii; table of contents, p. ix-xi; list of illustrations, p. xii; introd., p. xv-lxxix; editorial policies, p. lxxxi-lxxxv; score, p. 2-129. ISBN 0-8450-7250-1. $300 (inclusive of both volumes).]Antoine Forqueray, Jean-Baptiste Forqueray, Michel Forqueray, NicolasGilles Forqueray. The Works. Edited by Mary Cyr. Part Two. New York: The Broude Trust, 2012. [Table of contents, p. vii-ix; list of illustrations, p. x; score, p. 2-119; crit. apparatus, p. 123-69; appendices, p. 173-219; bibliog., p. 223-35. ISBN 0-8450-7250-1. $300 (inclusive of both volumes).]Of the many influential musical dynasties in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Forquerays hold the unique honor of simultaneously embodying the pinnacle of virtuosic achievement on their instrument, the viola da gamba, while also witnessing the transition from that instrument's artistic height to its fall into obsolescence within only two generations. The family's two most famous members, Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745) and his son Jean-Baptiste (1699-1782), were both celebrated from childhood as virtuoso viol players, and both went on to hold positions as musicians in the Chambre du roy. Antoine was a younger contemporary of Marin Marais, his colleague and rival, and the Italianate characteristics of his playing have often been contrasted against the utterly French sensibilities of Marais. Jean-Baptiste enjoyed a successful career as a performer, teacher, and composer, during a period when the viol had begun to decline in popularity as the cello overtook it; he was among the musicians who premiered Telemann's Paris Quartets, and was highly regarded by Johann Joachim Quantz and Michel Blavet. Jean-Baptiste also obtained a royal privilege to publish his father's and his own pieces for viol, regarded by modern viol players as some of the most technically and harmonically challenging works in the instrument's period repertoire.This complete-works edition, published by Broude and edited by Mary Cyr, marks the first modern publication in score format of the Forquerays' thirty-two Pieces de violes avec la basse continue (originally published in one volume in 1747), which have previously been republished only in facsimile editions by Minkoff (1976), Performers' Facsimiles (1985), and J. M. Fuzeau (1995), though a few excerpted movements have found their way into modern performing editions as arrangements for orchestra or solo cello. In addition to the five published suites of pieces for solo viol with basso continuo, the first volume of the set also comprises Antoine Forqueray's pieces for three viols, and various solo instrumental works that exist only in manuscript sources. This latter group includes interesting variant versions of several works from manuscript sources in the Bibliotheque nationale de France and the Library of Congress, as well as two lute transcriptions by Robert de Visee (presented in facsimile and modern scores) from manuscripts in the Bibliotheque municipale in Besancon. Volume 2 in the complete-works edition contains primarily works not for viol: the harpsichord transcriptions of the five suites of viol pieces also originally published in 1747 by Jean-Baptiste Forqueray; and six vocal airs attributed to a lesser-known relative, "Forcroy le Neveu."The critical commentary that opens the first volume provides a detailed and comprehensive history of the Forqueray family of musicians, from Antoine's father Michel to the youngest nephew Nicolas-Gilles. Although interest in performing the Forquerays' music was revived by members of the Dolmetsch family in the early years of the historically-informed performance movement, the landscape of scholarship relating to the Forquerays remains sparse. Only two historical monographs have been published since the start of the twentieth century: Louis Forqueray's Musiciens d'autrefois: Les Forquerays et leur descendants (Paris: L. …


Background: Distal femur fractures need to be treated operatively to achieve optimal outcomes. Different types of internal fixation devices have been used but, the number of revisions for non-union, loss of reduction and implant failure has been high. Methods: This prospective study reviewed 20 cases of distal femoral fractures surgically managed with distal femoral locking compression plate between December 2013 and December 2015 at Mediciti Institute of medical sciences, Ghanpur, Medchal, tertiary care referral and trauma centre. Fractures were categorized according to OTA classification by Muller . Results: Highest number of patients was in their 3rd decade (25%) 18 out of 20 patients had closed injury. Type A2 Muller's fracture was the most common fracture type 7 out of 20 patients (35%).The mean follow up period in this study was 8 months. The average range of knee flexion achieved was about 109°. The mean score 81.75 points were rated using Neer's functional score (Max 100). Conclusions: The locking compression plate is the treatment of choice in the management of comminuted distal femoral fractures especially Type A fractures where we have found higher Neer scores. It may not completely solve the age-old problems associated with any fracture like non-union and malunion, but is valuable in the management of these fractures.


Photograph of two soldiers standing in front of an army truck in England. Other trucks can be seen in the background.


Contracting out, the use of private firms in the provision of government services, is a reform alternative that has been accepted in many countries to improve the quality and efficiency of government service provision. It provides an opportunity to further both private sector development and the efficiency of the public sector. This report evaluates the potential and limitations of contracting out, and describes the different forms of Bank support that can augment reform efforts. The report opens with a brief discussion of the benefits of contracting out documented in OECD countries. Then some evidence is presented regarding the troubled state of government service delivery in transition countries. Next, different tradeoffs are identified that arise in contracting out, particularly along the lines of quality, cost, and innovation. This particular discussion considers three factors that condition these tradeoffs: the characteristics of the services themselves, market conditions, and the institutional environment. The paper ends with a discussion of practical issues in contracting out, and of potential Bank modalities for supporting it.


The recursive function is a difficult problem in programming.Because the recursive calculation is a complicated"net"for beginners.The thesis adopts a new thinking model i.e.the"tree"instead of the"net",thus simplifies the solution of the problem.


Commentary on : Rosa RG, Tonietto TF, da Silva DB,  et al . Effectiveness and safety of an extended ICU visitation model for delirium prevention: a before and after study. Crit Care Med 2017;45:1660–1667.

Delirium is a common phenomenon in critically ill patients and affects patients' short-term and long-term outcome parameters adversely. It also increases morbidity and mortality. Disturbed consciousness and cognition, as well as inattentiveness and alterations in perception, are characteristic symptoms that can last for hours to days. Research indicates a prevalence up to 80% in ICUs.1 Moreover, delirium is related to …


A study is made of the various aspects of micro-concrete used for structural models; microconcrete mix-design (the maximum size of aggregates varying according to each model) follows a standard method for concrete mixing, application, and curing. Guidelines are given for the preparation of micro-concrete models. The properties of the hardened material are investigated, in particular the mechanical strength, and deformations due to shrinkage or loading. These properties are compared to those of standard concrete as regards maximum grading of the aggregates. Some examples are given. /TRRL/


This paper attempts to reinterpret Durkheim's Les formes elernentaires de la vie religieuse. This text is often regarded as the pioneering work in the sociology of knowledge or sociology of science by pointing out that reason (concepts, category, logic, etc.) is dependent on social conditions. When Tiryakian referred to Les formes elementaires as "the sociological critique of reason, " the meaning of this concept was much the same. Indeed, it is right to regard this text as the sociological critique of reason, but its meaning needs to be understood quite differently.This text gives us a strange impression because it analyzes the most "primitive" religion to explain the "actual reality, " that is, modern society. Arguing that a link exists between modern science and primitive religion, Durkheim mediates the dichotomy of rationality/irrationality and situated society as the inner relationships between them. Ritual is also important in considering the mechanisms of society because without it, neither idea nor concept could be maintained. Ritual plays a fundamental role in creating and recreating the social group. In the last part of this paper, I examine Parsons' critique of Les formes elementaires to make our reading clearer. Parsons pointed out that the framework of Les formes elementaires cannot evade some aporias such as incommensurability or solipsism. Considering this critique, we will show that our reading can be an alternative to this interpretation.


Phosphoranes, produced by treating alkyltriphenylphosphonium bromides with lithium hexamethyldisilazide, reacted with ω-oxo esters to give modest yields of the corresponding methyl cis-alkenoates. By an alternative method, treatment of ω-iodo esters with the complexes formed from reactions of alkylcopper(I) and Grignard reagents gave methyl alkanoates. cis-alkenoates, and methylene- interrupted cis,cis-alka-dienoates and cis,cis,cis-trienoates. The stereochemical integrity of the esters was determined by 13C NMR spectroscopy.


Here, we report the development of digital image-based colorimetry combined with a smartphone application to analyze nitrite ions in aqueous solution. Initially, nitrite was diazo-coupled with p‐aminobenzoic acid and phloroglucinol to produce a bright-yellow color. The change of yellow color is linearly proportional with nitrite concentration change. These color changes were then recorded using a smartphone camera as raw data to perform a digital image-based colorimetry. Furthermore, a smartphone application, namely 'QAnalytics' was built as a detector replacing any other analytical instruments to make the proposed method portable. By using the proposed method, we are able to achieve a detection limit of 3.2 ppb which is better than the permissible nitrite concentration in drinking water of 0.2 ppm that was set by World Health Organization (WHO). The method was tested to real samples that give satisfactory results on accuracy (2.5%) and precision (4.9%). From these results, the developed method proved to be sensitive, lowcost, simple, and portable for nitrite ions quantification and thus can be applied in remote areas with limited resources.


Advances in drilling technology enable oil & gas industry to drill faster and to minimize Non-Productive Time (NPT). This usually requires minimizing changes to the Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) and improving its reliability. However, drilling systems are commonly subjected to dynamic dysfunctions, that can cause downhole tool failure, increase drilling cost and NPT, and compromise the wellbore quality. Therefore, understanding drilling dynamics behavior of BHA is a crucial step to improve drilling efficiency and to reduce NPT. This study presents a fast running Time Domain Analysis (TDA) method to model drilling dysfunctions, which is based on the multibody dynamics solved by finite element methods. The TDA model allows exploration of the full range of BHA response under a realistic downhole condition, including the effects of weight on bit, RPM, BHA configurations, bit types, mud properties, formation properties, wellbore construction, and well trajectory. This model can realistically simulate various drilling dysfunctions including stick-slip, whirl, and dynamic lateral vibrations. This paper also discusses a field case study to evaluate the mud motor failure due to lateral vibrations. Two BHAs were analyzed using TDA and the predicted lateral vibrations match well with the field data. The TDA models allow drilling engineers to explore the design space and operating conditions to optimize drilling performance and BHA reliability. It can not only be used to analyze post drilling job cases and explain issues observed in the field, but also can predict drilling dysfunctions before drilling and reduce NPT. Introduction Nowadays, most drilling analysis models are based on the assumption of static BHA, such as torque-drag, slide calculation, and directional tendencies. Or you have linear vibration models, from which you look at mode shape analysis without the effect of wellbore. That means the behavior of drill string is inferred from the mode shapes and linear dynamics, essentially looking at the frequency domain. However, field measurements show that the response of drilling systems is more complicated than those predicted by the static or linear vibration models. The drilling systems can be subject to various types of oscillations with large amplitude, namely axial, lateral, and torsional mode of vibrations. The main cause of these vibrations include imbalance, eccentricity, the friction and contact between drill string and borehole, the initial curvature of drill string, and various nonlinear dynamics responses (Kamel and Yigit, 2014). The severe vibrations of drilling system can lead up to dynamic dysfunctions, which include stick-slip, whirl, and dynamic lateral vibrations (Tikhonov et al. 2014; Gandikota and Chennoufi, 2017; Pastusek et al. 2019). These drilling dysfunctions can cause downhole tool failure, increase drilling cost and NPT, and compromise the wellbore quality. In order to improve drilling efficiency and to reduce NPT in a more efficient manner, this study introduces a fast running time domain analysis (TDA) model, which can accurately and efficiently model drilling dysfunctions. The remainder of the paper is organized as follows. In the section of models, we will discuss the time domain analysis, which is based on the multibody dynamics and finite element method. In the section of results, we will present a field case study to evaluate the motor failure due to severe lateral vibration using the time domain analysis. In the section of summaries, application of the time domain analysis and summary of results will be presented.


Objective: To investigate the polymorphism of HLA-DRB1 alleles of Mongol minority and Han nationality in Inner Mongolia. Methods: HLA\|DRB1 was investigated in 102 Mongol minority and 108 Han people by using the polymerase chain reaction\|sequence specific primer (PCR\|SSP) techniques. Results: The alleles of Mongol minority with higher frequencies are DRB1*120x?*040x?*150x, respectively,and the alleles of Han nationality with higher frequencies are *0901?*150x? *040x, respectively. As compared with Han people, the gene frequency of HLA\|DRB1*0901 and *120x have significant difference. Conclusion: Mongol minority and Han nationality have their own layout of HLA\|DRB1 allelic frequencies.\;


The school motto of Beijing Normal University goes:"teachers should be role models both in learning and behaviors for students and common people".Mr.Qigong followed the motto,and set a good example for all teachers.Under current consequences, a further improvement in the cultivation of teachers professional ethics should be made in the aspects of renewing education ideas,emphasizing the cultivation of teachers professional ethics,establishing and improving teachers professional ethics regulations,reinforcing teachers professional ethics education and the cultivation of college cultures,setting good examples, solving the typical problems in the cultivation of teachers morality virtually,caring about the immediate concern to teachers on the basis of keeping up Mr.Qigong's noble morality.


Recent debate on the reform of the international financial architecture has highlighted the potentially important role of the official sector in crisis management. This paper examines how such public intervention in sovereign debt crises affects efficiency, ex ante and ex post. The results shed light on the scale of capital inflows in such a regime, and the analysis establishes conditions under which this leads to an improvement in debtor country welfare. The efficacy of measures such as officially sanctioned stays on creditor litigation depend critically on the quality of public sector surveillance and the size of the costs of sovereign debt crises.


The global value chain(GVC),a new organizing and governing power,has caused drastic changes in today's international trade,and also made a profound impact on China's foreign trade.Firstly,this article summarizes six characteristic facts of present international trade under the influence of GVC.Secondly,it reveals the fact that under the surface of the rapid growth of China's foreign trade,there exists such an organizing and governing power as GVC.Finally,it points out the challenges that China's foreign trade is facing,with as well as their solutions.


Use of overhead transmission lines in Al-Madinah region is something that has been used for several decades. However, their increased failure tends to present a critical effect on supply of electricity to the consumers in the region. In normal case, the fundamental motive for any power utility is to plan, operate, and maintain power infrastructure so that consumers can receive reliable electricity services at reduced expenses. This paper therefore aims at addressing the implementation of Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) in overhead transmission lines particularly in Al-Madinah region.


This study explores the impact of terrorist attacks on the European and US stocks markets after the upsurge of attacks that started in November 2015 in Paris. Applying the methodology developed in Eldor and Melnick (2004), we find that these terrorist attacks had a significant impact in the US market, but they did not have a significant direct impact in the European markets. Our interpretation of this finding is that the US market is more efficient in capturing directly the relevant information conveyed by terrorist attacks.


Hypertension or high blood pressure occurs when an increase in blood pressure that is above normal blood pressure exceeds 140 mmHg systolic and 90 mmHg diastolic. Hypertension is still included global health problem and is often experienced by the people of Indonesia and require a good handling. Antihypertensive drugs are used to lower blood pressure to normal limits. Based on research conducted dewandru leaf ethanol extract (Eugenia uniflora L.), ethanol extract of leaves of starfruit (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) seeds melinjo hydrolyzed protein (Gnetum gnemon), infusion of a combination of beans and corn silk (Zea mays L.), plant dodder (Cassytha filiformis L.) leaves and roots mambu (Connarus grandis J.) having antihypertensive activity. The method used in this article review the primary data searches are conducted online using Google, Google Schoolar and Portal Garuda (IPI). The results of the optimal dose of blood pressure reduction obtained from the ethanol extract of the leaves dewandaru (Eugenia uniflora L.) 1.2 mg / 200 gBW, ethanol extract of leaves of starfruit (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) dose of 120 mg / kg / day with captopril 2.5 mg / kg, beans melinjo hydrolyzed protein (Gnetum gnemon) there was no significant difference from the 4th dose, infusion of a combination of beans and corn silk (Zea mays L.) combinations of hair and corn seeds (50:50), plant dodder (Cassytha filiformis L.) dose of 5 mg / kg and leaf root mambu (Connarus grandis J.) 20 mg / kgBB. Keywords:anti-hypirtensive, blood pressure, medicinal plants, ACE-inhibitors,


Compensation of large losses in coiled basketry requires replacement foundation elements that are compatible with original plant fibers. This study evaluates potential materials for compensating foundation rod losses through a practical assessment of their physical, chemical, and working properties. Polycaprolactone, a thermoplastic polymer that has found an increasing number of conservation applications in the last two decades, is tested against materials more typically used for the conservation of organic artifacts. Results call into question the stability of polycaprolactone, suggesting that this material may not be suitable for use in long-term treatment applications. Rods molded using Lascaux 498 HV bulked with cellulose powder were found to have the most favorable properties for this application and were successfully used in the treatment of a coiled Apache tray in the collection of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center.


This paper presents effects that power consumption and a modulation technique used for data transmission have on the backscattered signal quality and output characteristics of tags rectifier circuit. Both higher power consumption and a higher duty cycle ratio (DCR) of the modulation used, degrade the performance of the passive backscatter based RFID tag. Measurements are conducted on the reader - tag system set to work on 13.56 MHz, with modulation frequencies of 10 kHz and 100 kHz, which corresponds to minimal bit rates of 10-kbps and 100-kbps, respectively.


Evidence on sex differences in the risk for dementia has been mixed. The goal was to assess sex differences in the development of dementia, and in the effects of a lifestyle intervention.


Tuberculosis is the most problem in health care and leading the first death in infection disease in Indonesia. Knowledge and behavior in fluent to success in medication tbc. The purpose of this study was to understanding knowledge and behavior patient tuberculosis about their disease and medication. This study was descriptive approach, collecting data had been done by interview and questioner to patient tuberculosis, and clarification to medical record and medical staff. Result showed that respondents knowledge about their disease is 83% in high category and 17% in moderate category, respondents knowledge about their medicinal treatment is 97% in high category and 3% in moderate category. Respondents know about their disease, symptoms, and how the disease spread or infect to another, and know how to prevent spreading of this disease. Respondents know that tbc can be cured and the length of medication needs for several months. Being heal, respondents do disciplinary to taking their medication. Keywords : tbc, knowledge, behavior, disease, medication


Background: This study analysed determinants of vulnerability to poverty in South Africa utilising the General Household Surveys from 2012 to 2015. Data source and methods: The Foster Greere Thorbecke poverty index by groups and income components using the Shapley Value was used to identify household vulnerability status. A multinomial logit model was used to investigate factors that contribute to vulnerability to poverty. Results: The study findings pointed out that high-income variability contributes to vulnerability and poverty among urban and rural areas. Additionally, the findings of the study demonstrated that only a few households fall in the middle (lower bound) poverty lines. Conclusions: Race and location are strong predictors of poverty in South Africa.


Characteristic of a helical latticeforsix dimensional muon ionization cooling will be presented to utilize for a bright muon source. The beta function and the dispersion in the lattice are tunable by adjusting the helical magnetic component. Asaresult, thecoolingdecrementsandtheequilibriumbeam emittance in transverse and longitudinal phase spaces are flexible. A helical magnetic component can be adjusted by changing the geometry of helical solenoid magnets. Manipulating a cooling path is an important capability in a bright muon source to serve a high quality muon beam for various muon beam applications.


According to the factual conditions of Xi'an University of Archetecture and Technology, this article makes the researches and discussion about the definition of academic subject, the connotation of acadomic construction, the thought of academic group, and the relationship between science and technology. In this paper, a case study is based on the success and the challenges of the academic construction. And the guiding ideology of the academic is summed. The key points of improving the academic construction involve maintaining good mind; developing a perfect supporting system of the academic; building a strong contingent of talents, thinking highly of science research, improving graduate education, consolidating regulations construction, building academic atmosphere, and strengthening the leadership of party and administrative organizations at different levels for the academic construction.


Abstract.
 While the breeding and wintering ranges of the eastern population of Barrow's Goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica) are generally described, molting locations and links among breeding, molting, and wintering areas are unclear, particularly for adult females. Incubating females from the same breeding location (n = 5) were equipped with satellite transmitters in June 2009. Four molting sites were identified over 2 years, spread broadly across Québec: an inlet in Ungava Bay 1,100 km from the breeding area, a lake 100 km south of Ungava Bay (880 km from breeding area), a lake near Hudson Bay (910 km from breeding area) and the mouth of the Rivière aux Outardes River in the St. Lawrence Estuary (165 km from breeding area). The distance between molting females averaged 755 km and two females molted in regions where males were known to molt. Of four birds with consecutive years of molt locations, three showed inter-annual fidelity to within 5 km of the previous molt sites and the fourth molted in sites that were 968 km apart. Females wintered in different locations within the St. Lawrence Estuary and moved widely throughout the area during winter. The south coast of the St. Lawrence Estuary was used during spring and fall staging, and the north coast during winter. There was not strong migratory connectivity among annual cycle stages in eastern adult female Barrow's Goldeneyes, indicating that they should be considered a single management unit that occurs over a broad range throughout the year.


CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) ventilator is designed based on compensation algorithm and Automatic Regulation. With the use of patient status and system changes in the environment, breathing machine through the compensation algorithm will be dynamically adjusted accordingly. The compensation algorithm, taking into account regional differences in altitude, the pressure, masks and flow loop caused by the pressure of the gas leak and pressure conditioned lack of progressive features. MPC5554 is chosen as the main processor in the system for its high integration and precision. It has several interfaces to communicate with external devices. In the process of designing, some modules are customized. Compared with similar products, the volume and weight are decreased and the cost is reduced.


This article is about university students' resistance to studying abstract concepts and their preference for narratives. The author establishes a relationship between this situation and the difficulties in reciprocal understanding between intellectuals (the ''upper-class'' ones) and the people (the ''lower-class'' ones, or the ''poor'' ones). These difficulties are not only related to language, but also to philosophical concepts. He concludes his ideas by stating that it is necessary to encourage youngsters, from high school, towards philosophical speculation and that it's very important for those who dedicate to scientific activity to also take their political responsibilities, recognizing education and culture as battlefields on which dynamic battle centers are formed, involvoing the collective future of a country, without losing particularity.


I study the effect of investor sentiment on the relation between firm-level R&D and lagged economy-wide technological innovation. Following periods of intense technological progress, firms have an incentive to invest in R&D to, for instance, imitate technological leaders or to understand how to best use a new technology. However, frictions like financing constraints and informational externalities can lower R&D. Investor sentiment is known to positively affect corporate investment, which implies that sentiment might counteract the frictions that reduce R&D. I find that rapidly improving sentiment strengthens the effect of innovation on one-year-ahead R&D, in particular for financially-constrained high-tech firms.


Rheological behaviour of maleic anhydride graft polypropylene is measured at high temperature (250~260℃) and high shear rate (100~500 s~(-1)) by capillary rheometer. Its spinnability is studied on melt spinning machine. The results show that the shear viscosity of maleic anhydride graft polypropylene is higher than that of polypropylene at low shear rate, while lower at higher shear rate. The viscometric flow activation energy of maleic anhydride graft polypropylene is higher a little than polypropylene and gets higher with the increase of graft degree. Maleic anhydride graft polypropylene can be spinned well at 250~260℃.


Purpose: To evaluate the early- and long-term effects of 2 different blepharoplasty techniques on corneal nerves, meibomian gland morphology, clinical parameters of dry eye disease (DED), and eyebrow position. Methods: This prospective, interventional study included age-sex-matched blepharoplasty patients who had a skin-only resection (24 eyes of 12 patients; Group-S) or a skin-plus-orbicularis muscle resection (24 eyes of 12 patients; Group-M) procedure. Preoperative and postoperative parameters of in vivo corneal confocal microscopy (IVCCM; corneal nerve fiber density [CNFD], nerve branch density [CNBD], and nerve fiber length), meibomian gland area loss (MGAL), DED (Schirmer I test and noninvasive tear breakup time), and eyebrow heights (lateral [LBH] and central [CBH]) were evaluated and compared between the intervention groups (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT05528016). Results: Compared with baseline, the CNBD of Group-S (19.91 ± 7.66 vs. 16.05 ± 7.28 branches/mm2, p = 0.049) and CNFD of Group-M (19.52 ± 7.45 vs. 16.80 ± 6.95 fibers/mm2, p = 0.028) was significantly decreased at postoperative first week. However, in both groups, IVCCM parameters returned to baseline values at postoperative first month and first year (p > 0.05). A significant MGAL increase was observed in Group-S (18.47 ± 5.43 vs. 19.94 ± 5.31, p = 0.030) and Group-M (18.86 ± 7.06 vs. 20.12 ± 7.01, p = 0.023) at the postoperative first year, demonstrating meibomian gland atrophy. Only significant changes were observed in Group-M in LBH (16.17 ± 2.45 vs. 16.67 ± 2.28 mm, p = 0.044) and CBH (17.33 ± 2.35 vs. 17.96 ± 2.31 mm, p = 0.004) at postoperative first year. Conclusions: Blepharoplasty with or without orbicularis resection seems to have similar effects on IVCCM, DED, and MGAL parameters. However, incorporating an orbicularis muscle resection in a blepharoplasty operation could slightly elevate the eyebrow position. Both skin-only and skin-plus-orbicularis upper eyelid blepharoplasty affect the corneal nerves and meibomian gland morphology similarly; however, compared to only-skin excision, orbicularis excision can slightly elevate the eyebrow position in the long term.


Objective To guarantee blood resources for reasonable clinic usage and provide basis for blood collection plan in a scientific way.Methods We applied statistical methods in forecasting clinic blood requirement and made statistical analysis of clinic blood usage volumes in Chengdu City from 2002 to 2009, and established the gray GM(1.1) model to forecast the clinic blood usage volumes of 2010,2011 and 2012.Results The clinic blood requirement volumes for 2010,2011 and 2012 are respectively 195568,229611 and 270089 units. Conclusion The gray GM(1.1) model has such advantages as a smaller quantity of samples required,no need for typical probability distribution,easy calculation and a high degree of fitting.Therefore,it is an applicable tool for blood banks to make plans of blood collection,preparation and provision and to enhance scientific management.


O. Introduction Suppose a smooth manifold N is embedded in another M. Then there is the familiar notion of the normal bundle of the embedding. However, one can regard this bundle as a spherical fibration. And it is easily seen that if T is a tubular neighborhood of N, then if we replace the map OT T by a fibration ', (which we view as a fibration over N), ' is fiber-homotopically equivalent to . If one forgets about the smoothness (or PL) structure of N, and demands that it merely be an embedded Poincar duality complex, then the same construction, according to Spivak, still yields a spherical fibration of the appropriate dimension, although it may no longer be fiber-homotopically equivalent to a bundle. (Here, we replace "tubular neighborhood" by "regular neighborhood"). In fact, we do not need to have an actual geometric embedding of N in M; it will suffice that a "thickening" N of N is a codimension 0 submanifold of M. In his paper, we altogether abandon any conditions on N other than that it be of the homotopy type of a finite complex. One can then perform the same sort of construction, i.e. take a thickening and look at the result of replacing ON N by a fibration . What makes this interesting is that the stable homotopy type of the fiber of this fibration depends only on N and not at all on the thickening, thus generalizing the situation for Poincar complexes. Moreover, if one suspends a thickening, then the fibration associated with the suspension is the suspension of the fibration associated with the original thickening. One can then ask questions about the fibrations to derive information about the thickening. In particular, one shows that desuspending the fibraion is roughly equivalent to desuspending the thickening. In the metastable range, in fact, one can restrict one's attention to the question of whether sections exist. This leads, among other things, to a generalization of Hirsch's compression theorem [1] in the metastable range. These results are exposited in the firs three sections, along with some preliminary remarks on fibrations. Sections 4, 5, and 6 utilize the notion of normal fibration of a thickening to get various results about Poincar-duality spaces, among other things. It is shown, for instance, that one can talk about thickenings of a complex into Poincar-duality pairs, and that the resulting theory greatly resembles that exposited by Wall [e] in the smooth and PL case. We also give a new proof


Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most prevalent aetiological agent of chromoblastomycosis. Fonsecaea monophora is a new species segregated from Fonsecaea pedrosoi. Herein, we report on three cases of chromoblastomycosis caused by F. monophora that were successfully treated with terbinafine and/or itraconazole. Clinical characteristics and mycological parameters are described. Two of the three patients underwent combination therapy with itraconazole and terbinafine during early stages of treatment and were completely healed in a relatively short course of treatment.


A system of optical communication using a coherent light source and a photon counting detector is analysed from the information and rate distortion points of view.


Bulk nanocrystalline graphite has been investigated as a possible candidate for piezoresistive sensors. Several thin films have been grown by PECVD and investigated through various techniques: Raman spectroscopy, electrical characterization, AFM, profilometry and spectroscopic ellipsometry. After a careful analysis of our findings we have weighted the use of the material as a piezoresistive sensor and made a goal for future research.


Ethnic minority areas carried out by civil mediation from the economic,cultural,customs,and many other factors and impact,while its local characteristics inherent in the judicial workers demonstrated in front.With Sichuan Yi District Court civil mediation characteristics,the difficulties faced by ethnic minority areas in civil court how to effectively use mediation to resolve social conflicts and effective methods to make some suggestions.


Abstract As human populations encroach on more remote areas, tree plantations are frequently converted into suburban developments or conservation lands. The purpose of the current study was to compare the effects of restoration treatments on the abundance and biodiversity of two former pine plantations in northeast Florida. Restoration methods, which varied greatly in both environmental impact and effort from minimal (non-manipulated control plots) to thinned (removal of 90–97% of Slash Pines and exotic plant species) to cleared (mechanical removal of all vegetation to the substrate surface), were compared using replicated 100-m2 plots. Although sites exhibited variation in plant densities and relative guild abundance, restoration treatment produced a significant increase in plant abundance and relative composition of plant guilds. Plant abundance was 2–3 times higher in cleared plots compared to thinned and control plots, respectively; not surprisingly this was because cleared plots had large numbers of small herbaceous seedlings as well as a shift in their plant communities to graminoid species, which are typically less shade tolerant than other plant guilds. Moreover, the relative abundance of vines was substantially lower in cleared plots compared to control and thinned plots, which retained all or some of their tree and shrub cover, thereby providing support structure for climbing plants. While plant diversity (Shannon index) exhibited a significant time-by-treatment interaction because cleared plots initially had only 65–80% of the plant diversity compared to control and thinned plots, cleared plots reached or exceeded them in biodiversity by the last two sampling dates, although cleared plots at one site showed a large decline on the final sampling date. In general, both study sites reflected high levels of graminoids in cleared plots, while thinned plots showed more even increases across plant guilds. Lastly, pine tree diameter (i.e., plant growth rate) was greater and canopy cover was lower in thinned plots compared to controls, although the differences were only significant for one site. Results from this study indicate that thinning former pine plantations with selective removal of exotics will provide maximal plant biodiversity and tree growth rather than utilizing more cost- and labor-intensive clearing of sites.


Although observations of the rotations rates of the extra-solar planets will probably not be obtained soon, one can make predictions for these rates for all planets that should have tidally evolved, despite the fact that it is very probable that none of these planets are strictly in a 1/1 spin orbit resonance state.


In the present paper, we obtain the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the Frankl problem with a nonlocal parity condition of the third kind.we prove the minimalist, the completeness and Riesz basis of the eigenfunctions corresponding to the eigenvalues of the problem in the space ). ( 2 + D L


About three in five parents believe a school nurse is onsite full-time at their child's school, although fewer than half of the schools in the U.S. have such employees. A new journal is available to publish the science research of middle and high school students. Although there are inherent difficulties in working with rational numbers, there also are cultural sources of difficulty. Kindergarten students who travel to school by bus have fewer absent days over the school year and are less likely to be chronically absent.


On the basis of analysis the concept of regional liberty innovation and problem about liberty innovation of AnHui province,It proposes that the construction of regional innovation liberty area of"HeBangWu"starts five key problems from definitude task of regional liberty innovation,cultivation industry cluster,improvement the learning ability of region,cultivation the civilization of liberty innovation and development rationale policy of talent.It can optimize conformation of the regional innovation liberty area of"HeBangWu",enhance the innovation efficiency and accelerate all-round development of Anhui's economic and social.


Synchrotron Radiation micro X‐Ray Fluorescence (SR μ‐XRF) was applied for the first time to map the trace element content on Multicellular Tumor Spheroids (MTS), i.e. human cell clusters used as an in vitro model for testing micrometastases responses to antitumoral drugs. In particular, immunotoxin molecules composed of a carrier protein (Transferrin) bound to a powerful cytotoxin (Ricin A), were here considered as representatives of a class of therapheutic macromolecules used in cancer theraphy. Spheroids included in polyacrylamide gel and placed inside quartz capillaries were studied at the ESRF ID22 beamline using a 15 keV monochromatic photon microbeam. Elemental maps (of Fe, Cu, Zn and Pb) on four groups of spheroids grown under different conditions were studied: untreated, treated only with the carrier molecule or with the toxin alone, and with the complete immunotoxin molecule (carrier+toxin). The results indicate that the distribution of Zn and, to some extent, Cu in the spheroid cells is homogene...


John Taurek (1977) has famously argued that when faced with the choice between saving one stranger's life and two (or more) different strangers' lives, we should follow a principle that directs us to flip a fair coin to determine whom to save just as we would do when faced with a choice between saving one stranger and a single other stranger. We should flip a fair coin because we treat each of the one and the the many with equal concern and respect only if we give each an equal and positive chance of being saved. We give the one no chance of being saved if we instead follow a principle of saving the greater number in such cases.


The methodological bases of developing an andragogical competence of teachers in higher educational establishments are considered in the article. It is noted that in the conditions of dynamic socio-economic changes and gradual transition to reproductive resources, transformation and redistribution of different types of capital there is a demand for moral and socio-professionally developed personality who is able to solve problems of different levels of complexity.It is indicated that the development of andragogical competence of teachers in higher educational establishments is aimed at increasing readiness to work with adult audiences, which includes the ability to identify the educational needs and requests, take into account the motivation, learning, group dynamics of adult audiences, apply moderation, facilitation, mentoring the audience to interaction during learning, to determine the learning outcomes, to encourage the audience to reflect.It is noted that the use of fundamental methodology (the principle of dialectics, determinism, and isomorphism) contributes to understanding the essence of the development of andragogical competence of teachers and its purpose. It is pointed out that the methodological basis of research at the level of general scientific methodology are laws, principles, general logical and empirical methods that reveal the patterns of development of andragogical competence of teachers in higher educational establishments. It is noted that they allow agreeing on the conceptual apparatus, to determine the factors, preconditions, as well as approaches aimed at solving the research problem. The essence of historical, terminological and cognitive principles, as well as activity, an informational, axiological (value), competence, individual and andragogical approach to the study of the development of andragogical competence of teachers is revealed. It is noted that the methodological basis of the research at the specific scientific level is the concept of pedagogical skill of I. Zyazyun. Based on it, the emphasis is put on the importance for the teacher: 1) to carry out lifelong learning; 2) to update knowledge, skills and abilities; 3) to develop professional and personal qualities; 4) to gain new experience; 5) to master the scientific methodology.


The issue of administrative permit law is very important for safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, maintaining public interests and social order , ensuring and supervising the effective management by administrative organs, promoting the change of administrative functions ,enforcing the construction of a honest and clean government and improving the socialist market economy.


Figurative language is the linguistic devices that are used in order to make language more beautiful and interesting. The aims of this research are to find out the figurative languages found in Hello My Name Is Album by Bridgit Mendler and to find out the most dominant figurative language found in Hello My Name Is Album by Bridgit Mendler. This research used qualitative research method. This research used the theory of figurative language from Kennedy & Dana (1995). The data source of this research is Hello My Name Is Album. The data of this research is the lyrics that have figurative language in it. Out of 47 data found in this research, 14 data are simile, 10 data are metaphor, 11 data are personification, 7 data are overstatement, 2 data are metonymy, 1 data is synecdoche, 2 data are paradox. Based on the data collected, simile is the most dominant figurative language found in Hello My Name Is Album.


atmosphere in which the parties, not the UN, could negotiate lasting settlement, a classic application of the Security Council's role under Chapter VI of the Charter as catalyst rather than enforcer. This is perhaps the response to Dr Rosenne's criticism and to the often heard clich6 that UN peacekeeping forces, as in Cyprus, become part of the problem rather than part of the solution. It is the fault of the parties, not the peacekeepers, that settlements are often so long delayed. Bunche was thus the person mainly responsible for what has been accepted as the UN's most important contribution to peace and security in a divided world. Brian Urquhart has been a worthy successor, inheriting Bunche's modus operandi of inspiring a small and devoted team to prodigious efforts of instant improvization in deploying large numbers of troops from a multitude of uncommitted countries to distant parts of the world, often with the guns scarcely silent, often in personal danger, often suffering significant casualties. The names Bunche and Urquhart go together like Hobbs and Sutcliffe or Rogers and Hammerstein; their contribution to crisis control and to creating conditions for peaceful negotiation between warring parties has been immense.


Jury nullification occurs when a jury renders a verdict based on what it feels the law ought to demand, as opposed to what the law in fact demands. While it is beyond doubt that criminal juries in common law jurisdictions have the ability to so act without fear of legal censure or redress, it remains a highly contentious issue as to whether such juries ought to be informed of this ability. One of the main objections to informing jurors of their purview to nullify is that, in so acting, the rule of law is subverted. Thus, while jurors might have the ability to so act, they ought to be discouraged from doing so. This ability, in other words, must be hidden from them – a subterfuge justified by reference to the rule of law. In this paper I closely examine the rule of law objection and conclude that the conflicts between jury nullification and the rule of law are greatly exaggerated. In fact, in many respects jury nullification promotes the very same ends and goals as does the rule of law. Hence, I conclude, if there is a reason to withhold from the jury any knowledge of jury nullification, such a reason cannot be grounded on considerations of the rule of law.


The Space Technology 5 (ST5) mission is a NASA New Millennium Program (NMP) project that was developed to validate new technologies for future missions and to demonstrate the feasibility of building and launching multiple, miniature spacecraft that can operate as science probes, collecting research quality measurements. The three satellites in the ST5 constellation will be launched into a sun synchronous LEO (Low Earth Orbit) in early 2006. ST5 fits in the 25 kilogram and 24 Watt class of miniature but fully capable spacecraft. The power system design features the use of new technology components and a low voltage power bus. In order to hold the mass and volume low and to qualify new technologies for future use in space, high efficiency triple junction solar cells and a lithium ion battery were baselined into the design. The Power System Electronics (PSE) was designed for a high radiation environment and uses hybrid microcircuits for power switching and over current protection. The ST5 power system architecture and technologies will be presented.


As one of the products of google, google drive software can be worn and used by computer users who have access to the Internet by using a gmail account. With this account also users of android based smartphone which is also a product of google google drive can access using the equipment. The easier and cheapness of the equipment that is used as cloud computing services to support the academy. This service is an application of academic information used by parents of students to access academic information in the form of academic data. The main source of data from a web server and is designed to upload data automatically academic on google drive, so that data can be read by users who have android smartphone. Academic data that can be seen in the form of pdf format. The software that is made is also tested by utilizing a user who has access to the service academies. The test results showed that the existing data on google drive in accordance with the student registration number is entered and accessed on android smartphone and a value is given using questionnaires and calculated the Likert method was 81.57%.


Okano M, Nagano T, Kino K, Yasueda H, Baba Y, Saito C, Masuda Y, Ohta N. Population analysis of cellular responses to synthetic peptides of Der p II, a major allergen molecule of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, in allergic and nonallergic subjects.


ized chicken. Several isolates that produced off-odors on sterile chicken breasts were examined. Twenty-two compounds were associated withspoilage. Someofthecompounds found on both irradiated andunirradiated samples were considered toplayonly aminorrole in thespoilage aroma or were present inlowconcentrations, since thearoma of spoiled irradiated chicken lacked theharshodornotes typical ofspoiled unirradiated chicken. Fifteen ofthe22compounds were considered tobeunique to unirradiated, aerobically spoiled samples. Nineofthesecompounds, hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, heptadiene, methanol, andethanol, were found onchicken spoiled atboth2and10°C. Xylene, benzaldehyde, and2,3-dithiahexane were detected onlyinsamples stored at20Candmethyl thiolacetate, 2-butanone, andethyl propionate were associated with10°Cspoilage. Fifty-eight isolates randomly selected fromfresh, radiation-pasteurized, andunirradiated spoiled poultry were classified taxonomically, and10ofthem,whichproduced spoilage odors on sterilized chicken breasts, were selected forsubsequent analysis oftheir volatiles. Isolates identified asPseudomonas putrefaciens andPseudomonas species thatwere membersofgroups IandIIofShewan's classification, as well as Flavobacterium andoxidative Moraxella, produced a numberofthecompounds foundinthearoma ofspoiled chicken. A total of17compounds were identified. Whereas no isolate produced allofthearoma compounds found inthearoma of spoiled chicken, together theydidproduce theninefoundinunirradiated samples spoiled ateither 2or 10°C, as well as methyl thiolacetate andxylene. Sixcompounds were present inthevolatiles produced bytheisolates butwere absent inthevolatiles identified fromspoiled chicken. These were hydrogen cyanide, methylisopropyl sulfide, 2-propane thiol, methylpropionate, ethyl benzene, andan unidentified compound. Thespoilage odorofmeat,poultry, andfish atrefrigeration temperatures isattributed mainly tomicrobial by-products (2,10,13,15) andnottoautolytic products fromtissue (10, 13,17). Whereas spoilage odors havebeensubjectively described (1,14,15),onlyrecently haveattempts beenmadetoidentify specific volatile compounds present atspoilage andrelatethemtothecausative microorganism.


In our real estate enterprises, the rapid growth and lopsided organization structure have become the obstacle for the development. This paper regards real estate enterprise as the research object. Based on the foundation of substantive investigation and expert consultation,considering the practical situation of real estate enterprise, following the basic principles of index system design of organization structure adaptability evaluation, this paper constructs an index system of organization structure adaptability of real estate enterprise evaluation. Combining AHP, Grey System Theory and concrete examples, this paper works out the evaluation grade of organization structure adaptability of real estate enterprise.


Elliptic curves are a useful tool within cryptography. An Elliptic Curve is a mathematical group, and some Elliptic Curves have this useful property: given a group member (point) G and an integer k, the point H = kG can be computed in time proportional to log k; however given two points G,H, computing the integer k such that H = kG takes time proportional to √ k (using the best known algorithm). By selecting k (and the Elliptic Curve) to be an appropriate size, we can make finding H given k and G (known as point multiplication) relatively quick, while making finding k given H and G (known as the discrete logarithm problem) infeasible. The most common Elliptic Curves used in practice are defined over a prime field GF (p), for a large (perhaps 256 bit) prime p (the characteristic) that we pick when we generate the curve. One thing this means in practice is that when we compute a point multiplication kG, we spend the majority of the time computing the modular multiplication a×b (mod p) for two values a, b ∈ GF (p). To accelerate this operation, one approach is to select a prime of the form p = 2 − c, where c has a simple representation in binary, and is considerably smaller than 2. This allows us to accelerate the computation of the modular reduction by taking advantage of the identity:


Abstract : The purpose of this technical note is to present an approach for development of a leachate screening protocol. The protocol will evaluate the acceptability of confined disposal of dredged material and the need to perform laboratory testing and unsaturated and saturated ground- water modeling. This technical note presents the main factors that will be considered during the development of the leachate screening procedures. The impact of these factors on the leachate quality exposed to receptors will be examined, and relationships among the dominant factors and leachate quality will be developed for use in the screening procedures.


Based on face-to-face interviews of Non-German citizens in Rostock (n=357) and Mainz (n=292), the article investigates the level of social integration of foreigners in both cities, and the frequency of their negative experiences concerning discrimination. Bivariate comparisons of Rostock and Mainz show less social integration and more discrimination of foreigners in the East German city Rostock than in the West German city Mainz. The lower level of social integration of foreigners in Rostock can mainly by explained by their shorter time-period of living in Germany. Taking into account this shorter time-span of living in Germany, a further finding of the paper is that a simple (bivariate) comparison of Rostock and Mainz tends to underestimate the real quantitative and qualitative differences of foreigner-discrimination between the two cities.


In recent years, virtual reality labs have been widely used in teaching. Virtual reality labs built by virtual reality technology have been applied in different disciplines. Many studies have also shown that virtual reality experiments can replace real experiments, and some even have better learning effects than real experiments. For current digital camera experiment courses in China, it is necessary to use virtual reality labs. Attention guidance is added to the design of experimental courses. However, questions arise about learners' acceptance and experience of digital camera virtual reality labs. Another potential problem is learners' acceptance and experience of labs after attentional guidance is added. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to design and develop a digital camera virtual reality lab and study various aspects of the user experience (UX). The User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) was used to obtain students' responses after completing digital camera virtual reality experimental courses. The subjects were 30 college students (N = 30). Participants were divided into two groups. In the first group, 15 students participate in the test of the virtual reality lab with attention guidance, and in the other group, 15 students participate in the test of the virtual reality lab without attention guidance. From the results, it is concluded that the UX level of the digital camera virtual reality lab is promising and positive. The subjects were satisfied with the virtual reality lab with attention guidance and without attention guidance, though the subjects with attention guidance were more satisfied.


PLANETARY SCIENCEThis week, Voyager scientists announced that their craft had just entered a long-hypothesized but never observed realm that marks the doorstep to true interstellar space, indicating that Voyager may not have outlived its usefulness after all.


Based on field observations and experiences in assisting women by the PERMAMPU Consortium, there are still many women who face unwanted pregnancy (KTD). Therefore it is needed research to find out the needs of women related to KTD. This article focuses on three things, namely (1) understanding and knowledge of informants about KTD; (2) perception of the best and the worst solutions for KTD cases; (3) women's behavior related to KTD. The study uses three categories of KTD: KTD experienced by married women, KTD experienced by unmarried women, and KTD experienced by victims of acts of violence. This article is written from the 2014 PERMAMPU Consortium research report entitled The Compilation of Unwanted Pregnancy Research Reports/KTD in Eight Provinces, Sumatra Island. The study used a qualitative approach with data collection conducted through interviews and FGDs. This paper shows that there are similarities and differences in the understanding, perceptions, behavior of women and society in relation to KTD. Various forms of rules and norms generally view pregnancy as natural, so that it is always desirable, have controlled women and society in behaving and handling KTD. There are various forms of KTD and various forms of coping methods that are not always in line with existing rules and are generally done secretly. Thus, women who experience unwanted pregnancy need recognition of their problems, including their voices and needs and supported to make decisions for themselves.


The value of this book is somewhat diminished by failure to deal adequately with difficult issues and by doubtful interpretations. For example, the question of ....hether Peter could have written such a letter is answered by saying it was not the ignorant Galilean fisherman who wrote, but rather "the apostle of the Lord" (p. 12) and "the Spirit-filled preacher of Pentecost" (p. 15). Many readers will find such a solution too facile.


The metabolism of hydrogen peroxide by the scavenging system was studied in Chlamydomonas grown in a selenium-lacking and a selenium-containing medium. In cells of the former, 40% of external hydrogen peroxide (H202) was scavenged by ascorbate peroxidase (AsAP; EC 18.104.22.168) and the residual H202 by catalase (EC 22.214.171.124). The enzymes involved in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle including AsAP, were localized in the chloroplast. In cells of the latter, glutathione peroxidase (GSHP; EC 18.104.22.168) functioned primarily in the removal of external H202. GSHP was located solely in the cytosol. The Chlamydomonas AsAP was relatively stable in ascorbate-depleted medium as compared with chloroplast AsAP of higher plants. No inactivation of the enzyme was found upon its incubation with hydroxyurea, an inhibitor of the chloroplast enzyme of higher plants. The enzyme showed higher specificity with pyrogallol than with ascorbate. The amino acid sequences in the N-terminal region of Chlamydomonas AsAP showed no significant similarity to any other AsAP from higher plants and Euglena. The enzyme had a molecular mass of 34 kDa. The K m values of the enzyme for ascorbate and H202 were 5.2 ± 0.3 and 25 ± 3.4 μM, respectively. Hydrogen peroxide was generated at a rate of 6.1 ± 0.8 μmol mg -1 chlorophyll h -1 in intact chloroplasts isolated from Chlamydomonas cells grown in the presence of Na-se-lenite, and it diffused from the organelles into the medium.


In this paper, we present a strongly convergent parallel pro- jection algorithm by introducing some parameter sequences for convex fea- sibility problem. To prove the strong convergence in a simple way, we transmit the parallel algorithm in the original space to an alternating one in a newly constructed product space. Thus, the strong convergence of the parallel projection algorithm is derived with the help of the alternating one under some parametric controlling conditions.


Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are steadily being considered for scenarios demanding high bandwidth, low latency communications for video and sensor data transfer as well as real-time control. UAVs may also be used as mobile aerial Base Station (BS) for maintaining the communication in emergency scenarios. The millimeter wave (mmWave) bands, including the sub-THz frequencies above 100 GHz, are an attractive technology for high data rate UAV connectivity due to the wide bandwidths available at these frequencies. This paper studies antenna and codebook design for UAV communication at both 28 and 140 GHz with realistic antenna simulations and flight patterns. The analysis shows that multi-array configurations with proper codebook design are necessary for uniform spherical coverage and become particularly important in long range applications. The paper thus proposes a four array design with patch antennas. Simulations indicate that the design can achieve in excess of 1 Gbps data rates at a range of 1 km, with reasonable power levels and moderate rain fades. A simulation with a real public safety mission flight shows that beam tracking can be maintained even under high drone movements and rotations.


This paper presents the analysis, simulation, and modeling of direct torque-controlled three-level inverter-fed multi-phase synchronous motor. Based on the mathematic model, a improved direct torque control scheme is proposed for three-level inverter-fed 12-phase synchronous motor. In the proposed scheme, we can control the torque and flux linkage with composed space vectors in each control period, which improves the operation performance of DTC greatly. Furthermore, this scheme optimizes the selection of the vectors and simplifies the control process. The simulations and test results are also presented


The simultaneous effects of a range of additives and associated interactions on melt processing stability, processing discoloration, and long‐term stability of a blown film‐grade metallocene LLDPE (mLLDPE) were investigated by using a two‐level factorial experimental design. The additives investigated were a phenolic antioxidant, a phosphite processing stabilizer, a calcium stearate antacid, a synthetic silica antiblocking agent, and an erucamide slip additive. A multiple extrusion experiment was carried out to assess processing stability. Melt stabilization performance was monitored by melt flow rate (MFR) measurements, and color development was determined using yellowness index (YI) measurements. Long‐term thermal stability was assessed by monitoring the rate of formation of the non‐volatile carbonyl oxidation products using FTIR. Results were quite consistent with the literature. Therefore, the two‐level factorial experimental design proved to be a very useful tool for screening the simultaneous effects of each additive and the possible interactions between additives present in the stabilizer system investigated. J. Vinyl Addit. Technol. 10:149–156, 2004. © 2004 Society of Plastics Engineers.


INTRODUCTION: Stroke is a global health problem. It is the second commonest cause 1 of death and fourth leading cause of disability worldwide . e WHO clinically defines stroke as 'the rapid development of clinical signs and symptoms of a focal neurological disturbance lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death with no apparent cause other than vascular origin'. Based on pathophysiology stroke can be either ischemic stroke, caused by sudden occlusion of cerebral vessel 2 accounting for 50%–85% of all strokes worldwide or haemorrhagic strokes caused by intra-cerebral haemorrhage accounting 7%-27% of 2 all strokes worldwide .


Radar deployment is of great importance for airborne radar network performance. An efficient deployment required a good detection performance and energy consumption. This paper focuses on the detection of directional stealth target using UAV swarms equipped with active and passive radars. Based on calculated bistatic radar cross section (RCS) of stealth targets and Cassini oval sensing region, the optimum geometrical structures are analyzed with bistatic radars (BRs) using multiple mobile adaptive forward receivers to extend the dynamic detection range and coverage. Multi-objective optimization model is introduced and many critical constraints have been identified. Grid partition method and wolf pack algorithm (WPA) are applied to search the optimal deployments. In particular, we consider the problem of deploying an airborne network of BRs in the surveillance region to maximize the worst-case intrusion detectability as well as the vulnerability of active radar. Our findings provide valuable and practical insights into deployment of UAVs for stealth target tracking and the efficiency of the proposed algorithm is also validated by our simulation results.


This article tells how to design a new kind of viscose aluminum board compounding machine,its process and functions.Tests show th at it works well and also it will be helpful to the design of similar machines.


Objective To observe effect of field first aid on transmission treatment in abdominal sea war wound in the dogs.Methods Forty dogs were randomly divided into control group(group A),staying 1 h after first aid group(group B),staying 2.5 h after first aid group(group C),staying 4.0 h after first aid group(group D)and staying 5.5 h after first aid group(group E).Survival rate was observed in each group.Results Long-time survival rate was 100%(8/8)in group B and C,and 87.5%(7/8)in group D.All of them were longer significantly than that in group A(1/8)(P0.05).Conclusion Safely staying time in field can be prolonged to 4 h after proper first aid in celiac seawater immersion wound.Thus,time is won for transmission treatment.


Abstract It has been generally assumed that blood spots in eggs are the result of hemorrhaging from small blood vessels of the stigma which are ruptured at the time of ovulation. Nalbandov and Card (1944) attribute blood spot formation to hemorrhages in the space between the follicular wall and the vitelline membrane prior to ovulation. These workers observed no active intrafollicular hemorrhages in laparotomized hens and no active hemorrhage at the time of ovulation. The observation of the occurrence of an intrafollicular hemorrhage and subsequent blood spot formation will be described in this paper. A laparotomy was performed on an anaesthetized hen shortly after oviposition for the purpose of observation of the ovulatory process by a group of students. The follicle of impending ovulation was observed frequently. There were no recognizable indications at first that ovulation was to occur shortly. Approximately one minute before ovulation the small blood vessels of the…


Analysis of the month of birth of 4520 children with asthma in Manchester, born between 1964 and 1979, showed a statistically significant excess of asthmatic births in certain months. The explanation for these excesses is obscure. The peak months varied from year to year. Asthma may not be a good model to test the theory of infantile sensitization to allergens, because of the numerous possible causative allergens. Mothers wishing to avoid having asthmatic children cannot do so by choosing a particular season of birth.


To understand the reliability of the charmonia suppression as a signature of the Quark-Gluon Plasma formation in nucleus-nucleus collisions it is important first to understand the details of the production of J/psi and psi' in pA interactions and the difference in the suppression of these two states. This report presents the results of the study by the NA50 collaboration of the J/psi and psi' production in pA interactions at 450 GeV beam energy and its dependence on rapidity. It is shown that the psi' suffers more suppression than the J/psi, which is consistent with a similar observation made at 800 GeV beam energy by the E866/NuSea collaboration.


The authors describe the importance of the annual art fair organized by the Association des galeries d'art contemporain de Montreal. Includes information concerning staff, opening hours and artists represented for the 12 members of the Association.


The paper proposed and substantiated scientific approach to development of a unified control system for freight forwarding activities (FD) on the basis of applied information systems to improve the efficiency and manageability of freight forwarding company. A mathematical model for calculating targets for process control in forwarding activities, as well as the method of formation of the system of control procedures and control algorithm and eliminate incidents, integrated information system to support management decisions (DSS ). Theoretical basis of the study are the works of Russian and foreign authors in the field of the modern theory of the development of transport, as well as control systems for DSS. Formation control procedures carried out on the basis of comparison of the main tasks and milestones of the parameters on which the performance evaluation, and its generalization in the system was based on the deductive method. Research methodology uses a systematic approach to identify the features of the system as a whole depending on the effect of changes in each of the elements that compose it. When developing formal models of components used methods of general systems theory, the classical set-theoretic apparatus. System analysis activities conducted on the basis of real statistical data processed using the methods of experimental design. The proposed control system to determine the optimal parameters of the transport chain, taking into account the specifics of each transaction and the specific conditions of carriage in close connection with the parameters of the environment and management objectives of the enterprise. Set of scientific principles, ideas and practical research results, developed methods and algorithms have been tested and implemented for practical application in The Association of International Road Transport Carriers (ASMAP) and company BDP International.


This study explores self-efficacy beliefs of pre- and in-service teachers enrolled at an English language teacher (ELT) education programme in a non-public university in Albania. Self-efficacy was assessed overall and in three dimensions: the use of instructional strategies, student engagement, and classroom management. It also investigates possible relationships between experience in teaching and teacher efficacy beliefs. The 51 participants in the study are all students at the ELT education programme, who are at the same time either pre- or in-service teachers. The data were collected through a teacher efficacy questionnaire delivered via Google forms, and descriptive, comparative, and correlational analyses were performed. The results revealed high rates of the respondents' overall efficacy perceptions in teaching efficacy and each of its three dimensions. No significant correlation was found between the participants' teaching experience and their self-efficacy or between their teaching experience and self-efficacy dimensions. Despite limitations, the study has implications for the ELT teacher education programme and suggests future directions for research in the sources of and aspects that influence teacher efficacy beliefs.


PREFACE This document is the final report of research for a project funded by the City of Portland (COP) and conducted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The general objective was to evaluate aquatic habitat and biotic communities in the lower Willamette River, and provide guidance for protecting species of threatened and endangered salmonids. Our report includes five research papers that describe how we addressed project hypotheses and objectives, how we reached our conclusions, and why we made our recommendations. The papers are listed and numbered in the Table of Contents, and the numbers are used to reference each paper in the Summary. The Summary integrates the results, conclusions, and recommendations, and provides the best overall picture of the status of aquatic resources in the lower Willamette River. The recommendations presented here were developed by the principal investigators, and will not necessarily be adopted as policies or guidelines by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.


As with chess and card games, Scrabble allots its players a complement of variably-valued pieces. The study sought to learn whether actual Scrabble letter tile usages correlated with their initial game distributions, e.g., whether word constructions deployed the letter "e" to an extent commensurate with its proportion of all tiles. The answer to the question is not evident because in the course of play newly-introduced letters are appended to existing words, and so the same letters are invoked repeatedly in the scoring accretions.


The invention discloses a multicycle energy absorbing structure which is composed of an upper-layer board unit, hollow energy absorbing units, a middle sandwich board unit and a lower-layer board unit. The upper-layer board unit is arranged above the hollow energy absorbing unit on the top layer, the lower-layer board unit is arranged above the hollow energy absorbing unit on the bottom layer, the middle sandwich board unit is arranged between the hollow energy absorbing units, adjacent units are spliced by epoxy glue or fixed by means of welding, each hollow energy absorbing unit is formed by a three-dimensional structure of a cone, and a regular N pyramid or a semiellipsoid, wherein n is larger than or equal to 3; altitude of the three-dimensional structure in each hollow energy absorbing unit is perpendicular to the upper-layer board unit and the lower-layer board unit which are parallel to the hollow sandwich board unit mutually. Compared with the prior art, the multicycle energy absorbing structure has the advantages that integral size is reduced greatly, integral density of a material is low, and weight is light.


Australians have over $1 trillion invested in fiduciary products such pension funds Since the early 1980's, the policies of successive governments have compelled most of the working population to seek its fortune in financial markets. Over the same period investment has emerged, in its own right, as an important business discipline. Scholars have largely avoided critical examination of the discipline's scientific status, choosing instead to concentrate their efforts on refining tests of market efficiency. However, corporate debacles and episodic volatility in financial markets have fostered incredulity amongst stakeholders as to how the market actually operates. The overarching purpose of this thesis, therefore, is to evaluate the science of investment and to espouse a conceptual approach to investment which brings the scholarship and applied practices into closer alignment. Particular emphasis is placed on the funds management operations in the market. Existing scholarship has analysed pricing outcomes assuming that economic norms are in and financial Critiques of flagship theoretical find that are disguised which Little it financial have not integrated into academic tracking average the relative of investors who superior information of the industry's and the market


Neutron activation analysis (NAA) is a powerful technique for determining numerous trace elements in a large variety of samples. The main advantages of NAA are (a) multielement character, (b) low level of determination for a sizeable number of elements, (c) virtual freedom of a blank, (d) generally good selectivity, and (e) absence of interferences due to differences in physical or chemical state. In addition to instrumental NAA, radiochemical NAA (RNAA) is often employed for improvement of the determination limit, accuracy, and/or precision. Radiochemical separations may be performed in various degrees of radiochemical purity, depending of the problem at hand. Since germanium detectors with large active volumes have become available as well as germanium well-type detectors with high geometric efficiency, a noticeable development has progressed in the direction of a combination of minimal post-irradiation chemical efforts with the potentials of germanium gamma spectrometry and computerized data handling, at least in cases in which no ultimate sensitivity is required. Automation has been frequently advocated as an attractive way to solve problems of lengthy and complex radiochemical procedures. In general, it can be said that, whereas instrumental NAA has a strong point in respect to costs and multielement character, RNAA scores high in more » analytical quality as the main feature. Areas where RNAA remains to play a role in the foreseeable future discussed. « less


Objective
To compare the effect of phacoemulsification and small incision modern extracapsular cataract extraction for the treatment of senile cataract.

Methods
A total of 93 patients (107 eyes) with senile cataract were collected and were divided into two groups randomly: group A with 45 cases (52 eyes) as control group and group B with 48 cases (55eyes) as observation group. Patients in control group accepted phacoemulsification and patients in observation group accepted small incision modern extracapsular cataract extraction.

Results
The differences in the percentages of patients whose visual acuity were equal to or better than 0.5 at one week, one month and three months after the surgery were not statistically significant between the two groups. But the incidence of complication in the observation group was significantly lower than that in control group( P<0.05).

Conclusion
For the treatment of senile cataract, the small incision modern extracapsular cataract extraction has good effect and lower incidence of complication.

Key words:
Cataract, senile; Phacoemulisification; Extracapsular cataract extraction, modern, small incision


Time-dependent mass and frequency inverted harmonic oscillator is discussed in light of the Lewis and Reisenfeld invariant method. The wave function is found in terms of the Weber function. As an example, we derive the wave function of the inverted Caldirola-Kanai oscillator.


An earlier effort to use reliability analysis to predict miner safety (1) has been refined and extended. A more detailed fault tree for the safety grounded/ground fault protection system is developed with the top event being an elevated frame potential for a machine. The fault tree includes various modes of failure for the safety or resistance grounded system, as well as the system of ground fault protection. The failure rates used to find the probability of the top event are discussed and assumptions are carefully explained. The sensitivity of the probability of the top event to improvement or degradation of components in the safety grounded/ground fault protection systems are discussed. The conclusion is reached that miner safety cannot be greatly enhanced by improving the reliability of any one component in the safety grounded or ground fault protection systems. The analysis is extended to differentiate between the probabilities of perceptible versus potentially fatal machine frame voltages. This basically results from the failures of the ground fault protection and safety grounded systems, respectively. An effort is made to use the model to predict the number of injuries and fatalities due to electrical causes in the mining ind ustry. This prediction capability, coupled to a sensitivity analysis should guide federal agencies in allocating funds to develop safer electrical systems for mines. This work was supported by US Bureau of Mines Contract No. J0199119 to West Virginia University with George J. Conroy and Dean Ambrose as the technical project officers.


We have searched 92 unidentified sources from the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty Centimeters (FIRST) and NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) 1400 MHz radio survey catalogs for radio pulsations at 610 MHz. The selected radio sources are bright, have no identification with extragalactic objects, are pointlike, and are more than 5% linearly polarized. Our search was sensitive to submillisecond pulsations from pulsars with dispersion measures less than ∼500 pc cm-3 in the absence of scattering. We have detected no pulsations from these sources and consider possible effects that might prevent detection. We conclude that, as a population, these sources are unlikely to be pulsars.


Abstract An instrument is described which has been developed to measure the average attack depth of concrete slats, i,e, the volume of eroded concrete per unit of surface area. The measuring instrument is used to enclose part of a slat beam and defines the height of the formerly unattacked concrete surface, which afterwards can be reconstructed with sand. The volume of sand and the surface area of the sand spot are measured and the average thickness of the eroded concrete layer is calculated.


Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) with esophageal atresia (EA) is seen in about 35,000 births. The impact of caring for children after surgical repair of EA is poorly understood and the literature regarding this area is scarce. Mortalities are now mostly attributable to any associated anomalies or prematurity, but morbidity and quality of life (QoL) are important to address.

 This study aimed to investigate whether syndromic EA, feeding problems, and prematurity have a significant influence on the family of a child after surgical repair of EA.

 Ethical approval was obtained. This cross-sectional study consisted of 73 participants (mean mothers' age = 28, SD = 5 years; mean fathers' age = 31, SD = 6 years) who were parents of children after surgery of EA. The impact of EA on families was assessed using an author-designed questionnaire (ADQ) to collect medical and sociodemographic background data as well as a standardized questionnaire, the PedsQLTM Family Impact Scale (PedsQL-FIM).

 Cardiac malformations associated with EA significantly (P = 0.037) affect the functioning of the family in the emotional domain. Skeletal malformations have the greatest impact on the family functioning. Three statistically significant correlations have been demonstrated: (P = 0.021) in the social domain; (P = 0.009) in the cognitive domain; and (P = 0.023) in the domain of communication. The families of patients with TEF had the statistically lower (P < 0.05) score of functioning in the emotional domain than those without TEF. Nonhealth factors frequently included changes in daily activities and deterioration of social position affected caregivers.

 Difficulties with feeding and the presence of associated anomalies significantly affect the functioning of the family of the child with EA.


Applying the ideas from microscopic objects to macroscopic stellar and galactic systems, the evolution of compact di-stars and di-galaxies is studied in the mass asymmetry coordinate. The formation of stable binary systems is analyzed. The role of symmetrization of an initially asymmetric binary system is revealed in the transformation of gravitational energy into internal energy of stars or galaxies accompanied by the release of a huge amount of energy. For the contact binary stars, the change of the orbital period is explained by evolution to symmetry in mass asymmetry coordinates. The matter transfer in binary black holes is studied. The conditions for the merger of black holes in a binary system are analyzed regarding the radiation of gravitational waves. Using the model based on the Regge-like laws, the Darwin instability effect in binary systems is discussed. New analytical formulas are derived for the period of orbital rotation and the relative distance between the components of a binary system. The impossibility of the appearance of a binary cosmic object from a single cosmic object is revealed.


From the 1980s through 2000,and especially from 1987 when the city was upgraded from county-level to prefecture-level,the economy of Weihai developed very quickly,with a rapid increase in population and dramatic changes in land use patterns.Using remote sensing interpretation and social and economic data, we illustrate the spatial position and range of the main types of land use conversion.We calculated the conversion matrix,rate of change and dynamic degree of land use,and analyzed the law and drivers of land use changes.The study results showed that from the 1980s until 1995,the area of land converted from farmland to urban land((2 999.77)hm~2) was far more than other conversion types. The next largest conversion types were farmland to rural residential land(655.01hm~2),forest land to other construction land(633.84hm~2),forest land to farmland(483.08hm~2),grassland to farmland(443.05hm~2),and rural residential land to urban land(417.67hm~2).During 1995~2000,the area of land converted from other construction land to forest land(633.72hm~2) was the largest of all conversion types,followed by farmland to urban land((2 999.77)hm~2),farmland to forest land(483.01 hm~2),farmland to grassland(443.02 hm~2),and water area to farmland(330.81 hm~2).From the 1980s to 1995,the area of farmland,forest land and grassland decreased markedly(by a rate of 14.84%,12.76%,and 9.59% respectively),while urban land increased significantly(by 168.92%),and other construction land also increased(by 72.78%).During 1995~2000,the area of other construction land,farmland,water area and rural residential land decreased markedly(by 40.49%,27.83%,4.64%,and 3.34% respectively),while forest land,urban land and grassland increased(by 14.27%,9.13%,and 8.94% respectively).From the 1980s to 1995,the annual rate of decrease in farmland(-1.48%) was the largest of all land use types,while the annual rate of increase of urban land(16.89%) was the largest increase,followed by other construction land(7.28%).During 1995~2000,the annual rate of decrease of other construction land(-8.10%) was the largest of all land use types,followed by water area(-5.57%).Farmland also decreased continuously(-0.93%),but the annual rate of decline slowed.The annual rate of increase of forest land(2.85%) is the largest among all land use types.The area of urban land increased continuously(1.83%),but the annual rate of increase slowed, and rural residential land decreased in this period(-0.67%) although it had increased(0.59%) in the previous period(1980s~1995).From this,we can see that the land use pattern in Jiaodong region changed dramatically.Overall,the annual rate and total quantity of increase in urban land were all much larger than for other types,but farmland decreased markedly.Urban expansion mainly occupied farmland,and mostly took place near the northwestern and southeastern part of the original city of the 1980s.These changes were mainly driven by terrain,site location(especially distance to sea),and policy.In nearly 15 years,urbanization was the most important driver of land use change in Weihai city.


Due to advancement in Technology there is a vast change in the methodology of learning and teaching. It also affects the physical training and games also. Training is also influenced by E-Learning also. For a physical instructor, due to change in technology he has to enhance their teaching skills. This paper highlights the utilization of present day innovation in physical training and games. Education utilization and learning strategies have be summarized, in the following viewpoints: the requirements for innovation, PC - movement investigation, web, video investigation/conferencing, talking and difficulties. It is inferred that innovation utilize massively make strides instructing and learning of physical training and game. Keywords: Physical Education (P.E.), Teaching and learning.


This paper gives a better insight of the short circuit capability of state-of-the-art SiC MOSFET power modules rated at 1.2 kV by highlighting the physical limits under different operating conditions. Two different failure mechanisms have been identified, both reducing the short-circuit capability of SiC power modules in respect to discrete SiC devices. Based on such failure mechanisms, two short circuit criteria (i.e., short circuit current-based criterion and gate voltage-based criterion) are proposed in order to ensure their robustness under short-circuit conditions. A Safe Operation Area (SOA) of the studied SiC MOSFET power modules is formulated based on the two proposed criteria.


Apparatus for generating thrust, comprising at least one combustion chamber (3, 3 ') and at least one gas discharge nozzle (7) and at least two propellant charges (4, 4') and at least one igniter (8, 8 ') for each propellant charge (4, 4') wherein the at least one igniter (8, 8 ') of each propellant charge (4, 4') can be initiated independent of the at least one igniter (8 ', 8) of the at least one further propellant (4', 4), wherein individual propellant charges and different groups of the same time-triggered propellant charges are initiated sequentially in any order one after the other, and the order which is freely selected to be activated propellant charges 4, 4 'in this case.


This article provides a review and critique of Andrew Linzey's article "C. S. Lewis's Theology of Animals" (1998). In his article, Linzey, modern-day father of the Christian animal advocacy movement and director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, evaluates fellow Anglican C. S. Lewis's contributions to a theology of animals. The article considers Lewis's perspective on animals and Linzey's evaluation of the same within four general categories: animal pain, animal resurrection, human superiority, and human cruelty. The contributions of both authors to a theology of animals are acknowledged, but the lack of theocentric focus in their mutual thought is questioned.


X-ray structural analysis is used for investigation of structures, obtained by self-organization from nanoparticles - lead sulfide (PbS) quantum dots (QDs) of different sizes - deposited on a glass substrate or embedded in a porous matrix. These nanostructures obtained by both methods represent ordered close-packed structures of the nanoparticles. The configuration of obtained structures does not depend on the nanoparticle size and type of substrate and matrix.


Data from 2588 households collected in a 1984 International Institute for Population Sciences survey on fertility and mortality levels in Goa India suggest that the fertility of women who experienced the death of their first child which was also male is significantly higher than women who had not experienced child loss. Womens fertility was further affected if they believed that regional mortality remained high. The net effect of the replacement and insurance motivation was to increase total fertility by about 2.2 children while preferred family size could be higher by even 3.6 children. The experience of child loss did not however deter women from accepting even permanent methods of family planning albeit at older ages after replacing dead children.


Early studies of the lens Development of the lens Lens growth Lens structure Accomodation and presbyopia Biology of the lens and lens transparency Examination of the lens Lens malformations and displacements Biology of cataract Forms of cataract Aetiology of cataract - infantile, inherited and systemic causes Aetiology of cataract - ocular, toxic, nutritional and physical factors Cataract progress and prognosis Vision in cataract.


This case report describes a boy with a rare ophthalmic disorder that uniquely demonstrates the complexities of clinically identifying the mode of disease inheritance. Although readers are unlikely to encounter this exact disorder, knowledge of the analytical approach needed to answer the questions posed will be of benefit to all specialties of medicine.

A 4 year old boy presented with symmetrical leucocoria (whitening of his ocular red reflex). His three younger siblings all had a normal eye examination, as did his parents (figure⇓). He was diagnosed as having an inherited corneal disease (Schnyder corneal dystrophy) caused by mutations in the UBIAD1 gene. This gene encodes a protein that localises to the mitochondria and regulates cholesterol and lipid metabolism. In the disease state these products become abnormally deposited within the cornea, leading to opacification.

Family pedigree and genetic results. (A) Pedigree of the family showing affected (black symbols) and unaffected (unfilled symbols) family members. (B) Electropherograms showing wild-type (normal) sequences in both parents and an unaffected sibling alongside the mutated sequence of the affected child (II:1). For the affected child, two peaks are superimposed at the site of the mutation representing the presence of both the normal "G" allele and the mutant "A" allele

### 1 What are the possible modes of inheritance in this case?

#### Short answer

All modes of inheritance are possible given the pedigree structure—autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X linked, mitochondrial, or sporadic.

#### Long answer

To date, Schnyder's corneal dystrophy has been described only with autosomal dominant inheritance. Dominant disorders tend to have a strong family history, with at least one parent being affected. In some cases the disease may …


The occurrence and virulence of wheat yellow rust in Hungary was studied in the period of 1999–2001. Yellow rust in Hungary occurred only in traces in 1999, strongly spread and reached epidemic level in Röjtökmuzsaj (West Hungary) in 2000, and the epidemic explosion was in the whole country in 2001. Surveys of yellow rust showed the importance of pathotypes, whose virulence spectra (virulent for Yr2, Yr3, Yr6, Yr7, Yr8, Yr9, Yr17, YrA+, YrCV, YrSD) were able to math the unknown resistance genes. Among 78 Hungarian and foreign cultivars 29 were strongly infected by yellow rust.


While investigating the effect of an anasthetic on the cardiac action, we chanced on the observation that fear of an impending operation produced remarkable changes in the electrocardiogram of many persons with normal hearts. We therefore proceeded to a systematic investigation in a larger number. Having reported some of these results (Mainzer and Krause, 1939), we are now adding further material, and trying to discuss the cardiographic and clinical significance of the findings. The circulatory response of the organism, whether normal or pathological, to various psychic stimuli is a wide field of research that has been exhaustively investigated; and the influence of a psychic emotion, such as fear, on the cardiographic tracing forms only a small part of it. Nevertheless, there is such a striking parallelism between our electrocardiograms and the tracings obtained in coronary insufficiency or in myocardial damage that a discussion seems justified. The electrocardiogram as induced by psychic emotion has been investigated by psychologists (Astruck, 1923 ; Landis and Slight, 1929 ; Weinberg, 1923). The results, which are mostly reported in the archives ofpsychology or psychiatry -including the paper of Blatz (1925), who is the only one to have studied the influenceof fearon the electrocardiogram-are unfortunately not at our disposal. Bier (1930) found high P, R, and T waves after pleasant excitement in some of his experiments. The majority of workers used hypnosis to provoke emotional excitement. Boas and Goldschmidt (1930), recording the pulse rate previous to and during surgical operations with Boas' cardiotachometer, found it increased in frequency just before operation and instantly slowed down on the induction of general anesthesia.