Introduction Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) and Positive Psychology are focused on understanding the conditions and processes that explain flourishing (Gable and Haidt, 2005). What differentiates POS is an explicit interest in understanding and explaining flourishing in organizational contexts (including individuals, groups, units and whole organizations). Flourishing refers to being in an optimal range of human functioning (Keyes, 2002) and is indicated at the individual level by goodness, generativity, growth and resilience (Fredrickson & Losada, 2005). At the collective level of groups and organizations, flourishing may be indicated by creativity, innovation, growth, resilience, thriving virtuousness or other markers that a collective is healthy and is performing in an "above normal" or positively deviant range. POS also focuses on the development of individual, group and collective strengths that represent forms of individual and collective excellence. POS unites existing domains of organizational inquiry focused on flourishing. This includes work on flourishing indicators such as creativity, engagement, flow, growth, health and well-being, as well as contributors to flourishing that consider features of the organization, group and job contexts. POS opens up new topics of study, such as compassion, courage, energy and energy networks, forgiveness, resilience, thriving, and work callings—just to name a few. POS scholarship includes a growing body of theoretical work (for reviews, see Cameron & Caza, 2004; Cameron, Dutton, & Quinn, 2003) and an emerging set of empirical studies (for example, see two special issues (Cameron & Caza, 2004) and (Bakker & Schaufeli, forthcoming) and publications in mainstream organizational journals). In this brief review of POS, we will trade depth for breadth to provide the reader with a basic understanding of POS as both a domain and lens.


In order to ensure that a proposed highway transportation project will not adversely impact air quality, a carbon monoxide (CO) air quality modeling study must be done. A large number of motor vehicles idling near or traveling through a large intersection, in concert with adverse meteorological conditions, can produce concentrations of CO near that intersection that may exceed federal air quality standards. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) rules require that state or federal roadway projects be assessed for potential air quality impacts via a project-level CO analysis. A computerized screening model can save much time and effort for each intersection that is analyzed. Considering all the intersections that must be analyzed in any given year, a screening model saves much money for FDOT (either via saved employee time, or through reduced consultant fees). For several years, FDOT has used a computerized screening model (COSCREEN98) to assess potential CO impacts. However, as of the end of 2003, this model had grown outdated, and needed to be replaced. FDOT contracted with the University of Central Florida to develop a replacement for COSCREEN98. The research team, having worked together on similar projects for FDOT as well as other state DOTs, undertook this project and completed it in a short amount of time and within budget. The product - CO Florida 2004 - is a much enhanced version of the previous model. It includes (1) the latest version of CAL3QHC, (2) the latest version of MOBILE (MOBILE6.1/6.2 released by EPA in late 2003), (3) five intersection types, (4) more receptors, (5) more wind angles, and (6) the selection and programming of many new and aesthetically pleasing photographs and graphics depicting various regions of Florida. The new model remains easy to use and because of the inclusion of EPA's new emission factor model (MOBILE6.1/6.2), produces CO concentrations that are significantly lower than those predicted from the older model for similar scenarios.


The article presents a clinical case of successful treatment of a patient with parathyroid cancer, a relatively rare pathology with different clinical course options. Attention is drawn to the difficulty of diagnosis of tumors of the parathyroid glands, multi-syndrome course of the disease. The disease occurred with multiple organ disorders with mainly damage to the musculoskeletal system (Recklinghausen's disease), which explains the long and unsuccessful treatment by orthopaedist. Despite the extensive examination performed (laboratory and radiation diagnostic methods), the correct diagnosis was not made for three years. The inclusion of FANB in the complex examination due to the insufficient qualification of the cytologist did not give a reliable answer about the nature of the tumor, but complicated the choice of tactics. But the clinical and laboratory data did not correspond to the preliminary diagnosis of degenerative-dystrophic bone damage and indicated a different pathological process, which is of a systemic nature. Due to the ineffectiveness of treatment, the patient was sent to the endocrinology department, where a diagnosis was made, a plan for examination and management of the patient was determined. Removal of a malignant tumor of the parathyroid gland eliminated hyperparathyroidism and allowed for the regression of pathological processes in the bone and joint system. In parathyroid cancer, the correct diagnosis is possible only on the basis of the complex use of modern laboratory and imaging methods with the involvement of doctors of various specialties.


This paper presents a method for sizing optimization in Stand-Alone Photovoltaic (SAPV) system. Evolutionary Programming (EP) was integrated in the sizing process to maximize the technical performance of the system. It is used to determine the optimal PV module, charge controller, inverter and battery such that the expected Performance Ratio (PR) of the SAPV system could be maximized. Two EP models, i.e. the Classical Evolutionary Programming (CEP) and Fast Evolutionary Programming (FEP) were tested in determining the best EP model for the EP-based sizing algorithm. In addition, an iterativebased sizing algorithm was developed to determine the optimal solution for benchmarking purposes. The results showed that CEP had outperformed the FEP by producing higher PR despite having almost similar computation time. However, the sizing algorithm using both EP models was also found to be much faster when compared to the iterative-based sizing algorithm, thus justifying the needs for incorporating EP in the sizing algorithm.


The article discusses a possible way to solve the urgent problem of cable production - increasing the efficiency of the technological process by modernizing the control system of technological equipment by developing an intelligent system that allows to improve the reliability of the technology as a whole. The stranding equipment for the implementation of the stranding technology has been chosen as the object of the study, namely, a multifilament wire lager. This equipment is used in the production process of manufacturing cable and wire products, in particular the production of cable semi-finished products – strands. The work done on the modernization of the multifilament wire lager due to the introduction of the intelligent control system has resulted in outputs that provide high flexibility of the technology, which shall meet modern quality requirements of finished cable products.


The invention belongs to the technical field of medicinal chemistry and crystallization process, and discloses cholestanol co crystal of vitamin D3 and its preparation method. By means of X-ray powder diffraction analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry and other means, the co crystal is comprehensively characterized to find that the co crystal has more excellent physical chemical and pharmaceutical properties. The preparation method of the co crystal of the vitamin D3 is simple, easy to control and good in reproducibility, and the target co crystal can be stably obtained.


Introduction: Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer mortality in women, with nearly 75% of women who respond to initial platinum-based chemotherapy experiencing relapse due to drug resistance [1,2]. Liposomes are a promising solution to overcoming drug resistance due to their biocompatibility and capacity to encapsulate hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs as well as complex small interfering RNA (siRNA), which have the potential to downregulate the expression of genes related to drug resistance [3]. We aim to synthesize and characterize a cationic liposomal system to deliver siRNA and paclitaxel (PTX) to ovarian cancer cells. Methods: Cholesterol (CHOL) liposomes were synthesized by the thin-film hydration method. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) was used to determine the size, polydispersity index (PDI), and zeta potential of the liposomes. Uptake of liposomes into OVCAR3 and OVCAR3-T40, a wild-type and a paclitaxel-resistant human adenocarcinoma cell line, was examined using fluorescence microscopy. The cytotoxicity of unloaded CHOL liposomes was evaluated through MTS assay on OVCAR3 and OVCAR3-T40 cells. Results: PTX- and siRNA-loaded CHOL liposomes had an average diameter of 114.9 ± 10.35 nm and a zeta potential of 27.6 ± 1.79 mV. Blank CHOL liposomes had an average diameter of 123.0 ± 2.49 nm and zeta potential of 32.3 ± 2.16 mV. All formulations of liposomes were cationic and formed monodisperse nanoparticles. The encapsulation efficiency of siRNA and PTX was 99.8% and 80.4% respectively. Coumarin 6, a hydrophobic model drug, was loaded into liposomes to verify cellular uptake through fluorescent imaging. Results demonstrated that the liposomal system was efficiently delivered intracellularly. Blank liposomes were used to determine the toxicity of the delivery system. The unloaded liposomes were not cytotoxic to both the wild-type and drug-resistant cell lines at concentrations up to 75 µg/mL, and therefore, cytotoxicity of drug-loaded liposomes can be attributed to paclitaxel, siRNA, or combination treatment. Conclusions: Liposomes were successfully formed with a monodisperse size, exhibited effective drug and siRNA loading, and were internalized into OVCAR3 and OVCAR3-T40 cells. Future work includes investigating the efficacy of the liposomal system in mediating gene silencing. Acknowledgements: This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation EPSCoR Program under NSF Award # OIA-1655740 and Clemson Creative Inquiry. References: [1] Torre, L. A., CA Cancer J Clin. 2018;68(4):284-296, [2], Norouzi-Barough L., J Cell Physiol.2018;233(6):4546-4562, [3] Farra R., Pharmaceutics. 2019;11(10):547. Citation Format: Samantha Gardner, Kharimat L. Alatise, Emily Miller, Emily Grant, Angela Alexander-Bryant. Cationic cholesterol liposomes for combination therapy to treat drug-resistant ovarian cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr 306.


The utility model relates to a loading reinforcing apparatus for a military wheeled vehicle. The loading reinforcing apparatus comprises a plurality of embedded parts, a plurality of transversal belts, a plurality of fastening devices and a plurality of standard wheel stop devices which are disposed on a railway flatcar. The embedded parts are embedded in wood floor of the flatcar, centers of the embedded parts are provided with step holes, the bottom of the embedded parts are welded with a middle beam or a side beam of the flatcar, and tops of the middle beam and the side beam are provided with screwed through holes corresponding to the step holes. The transversal belts are strip steel plates, and two ends of each transversal belt are provided with round holes corresponding to the embedded parts. The fastening device comprises a fastening bolt, an anti lock nut and a cotter. The lower end of the standard wheel stop device is provided with a through groove which can movably sleeve on one of the transversal belt. The wheel stop device will not directly contact with the wood floor, the reliability of loading reinforcement, the efficiency of loading reinforcement and the safety of the military wheeled vehicle can be improved, and the labor intensity can be reduced. The loading reinforcing apparatus can be widely used for loading reinforcement of military wheeled vehicles and wheel vehicles.


Network theory applied to protein structures provides insights into numerous problems of biological relevance. The explosion in structural data available from PDB and simulations establishes a need to introduce a standalone‐efficient program that assembles network concepts/parameters under one hood in an automated manner. Herein, we discuss the development/application of an exhaustive, user‐friendly, standalone program package named PSN‐Ensemble, which can handle structural ensembles generated through molecular dynamics (MD) simulation/NMR studies or from multiple X‐ray structures. The novelty in network construction lies in the explicit consideration of side‐chain interactions among amino acids. The program evaluates network parameters dealing with topological organization and long‐range allosteric communication. The introduction of a flexible weighing scheme in terms of residue pairwise cross‐correlation/interaction energy in PSN‐Ensemble brings in dynamical/chemical knowledge into the network representation. Also, the results are mapped on a graphical display of the structure, allowing an easy access of network analysis to a general biological community. The potential of PSN‐Ensemble toward examining structural ensemble is exemplified using MD trajectories of an ubiquitin‐conjugating enzyme (UbcH5b). Furthermore, insights derived from network parameters evaluated using PSN‐Ensemble for single‐static structures of active/inactive states of β2‐adrenergic receptor and the ternary tRNA complexes of tyrosyl tRNA synthetases (from organisms across kingdoms) are discussed. PSN‐Ensemble is freely available from http://vishgraph.mbu.iisc.ernet.in/PSN‐Ensemble/psn_index.html.


Text has become one of the widest means of communication on mobile devices due to cheap rate and convenience for instance short text, web document, emails, instant messages. The exponential growth of text documents shared among users globally has increased the threat of misclassification associated with mobile devices such as Spam, Phishing, License to kill, Malware and privacy issues. Existing studies have shown that the major problem associated with text message classification is the poor representation of feature thus reducing accuracy and increasing f-measure rate. Thus, a modified Genetic Algorithm (GA) for improve feature selection and Artificial Immune System (AIS) algorithm was proposed for effective text classification in mobile short messages. The system will be deployed on an Android OS.


Regenerative Hyperplasia in Human Immunodeficiency VirusYInfected Patients: Does the Disease Recur? Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Yinfected patients is mainly due to nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH). The pathophysiology of NRH in these patients may be linked to their prothrombotic status and/or to anti-HIV drug toxicity, with an intrahepatic blood flow disorder leading to severe complications. We previously reported our experience of liver transplantation (LT) in three HIVinfected patients (1). To answer the question regarding the potential recurrence of NRH on the graft, we report here on the outcomes of four HIVinfected patients transplanted for NRH.


The aim of the program for exploring coal at periphery of Songshu coal mine,Hunjiang coalfield is mostly to enlarge the coal reserves.The bad surface conditions,with high montains,dense forest,and complex geological structure as well as more intrusive mass formed high resistivity layer at the site.We have understood the lithology by surface geological work.It's convenient,with high observation precision and not being guarded by the high resistivity layer to use the transient electromagnetic method.The data handles depending on the basic theory.With comparing well electric data with known geologic data,the continuous profile has been interpreted from known data to unknown,the distribution region of lava has been mapped,the coal-bearing series has been divided and the suggestion hole has been provided,which made us accomplish the plan and supply geophysical information for the further work.


Abstract : Impairments in social competence are among the most prevalent sequelae after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Without successful social skills a person is often isolated, in conflict with others, and denied access to social and vocational opportunities. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a manualized group treatment program to improve and maintain social competence for individuals with TBI with identified social skill deficits. The Group Interactive Structured Treatment (GIST) - Social Competence program is a holistic, dual-disciplinary intervention targeting the pervasive interpersonal and communication problems that often interfere with participation at work, home, school and in the community after TBI. During the second year of this project, all sites completed the Pilot portion of this study. The Pilot study enabled us to accomplish the following: 1) train clinicians involved on this project and give them experience and feedback implementing the GIST treatment; 2) refine the alternative intervention at Craig Hospital; 3) gain experience with the assessment tools for this project; and 4) modify the protocol for the RCT based on the experience during the Pilot. All modifications to the protocol for the RCT have been made and approved by all local IRB s and by the HRPO. Five of the six site began actively recruiting for the RCT during this second year; two sites have begun the first wave of the RCT intervention.


Background Interventions introduced in 2020 to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 led to a widespread reduction in childhood infections, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), in the subsequent year. However, from the spring of 2021 onwards the United Kingdom and Ireland began to experience an unusual out of season epidemic of childhood respiratory disease. Methods We conducted a prospective observational cohort study (BronchStart), enrolling children aged 0-23 months presenting with clinician-diagnosed bronchiolitis, lower respiratory tract infection or first episode of wheeze in 59 Emergency Departments (ED) across England, Scotland and Ireland from 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022. We collected baseline data on patient demographics and clinical presentation, and follow-up data at 7 days. We used high-granularity BronchStart clinical data together with national English and Scottish admission datasets to infer the impact of RSV disease in a typical year before the Covid-19 pandemic, and to provide an up-to-date estimate of the annual impact of disease to inform implementation of anti-RSV interventions. Findings The BronchStart study collected data on 17,899 ED presentations for 17,179 children. Of these, 6,825 (38.1%) were admitted to hospital for further observation or treatment, 458 (2.6%) required care in a high dependency unit (HDU), and 154 (0.9%) were admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Of the 5,788 children admitted and tested for RSV, 41.8% of the overall study cohort, and 48.7% of those 0-11 months of age, were positive. Risk factors for hospital admission included prematurity and congenital cardiac disease. Patients with these risk factors were also more likely to receive oxygen therapy, or be admitted to a HDU or PICU. However, 84.5% of those admitted to an observation unit, 78.1% of those admitted to a ward, 67.7% of those admitted to HDU and 50.0% of those admitted to PICU had no identified comorbidity. Using admissions data for England and Scotland we estimate that every year 12,167 infants with RSV infection receive low flow oxygen, 4,998 high flow oxygen and 6,198 a course of antibiotic therapy in secondary care. Interpretation Although RSV was the major pathogen in this cohort, 51.3% of admissions for serious respiratory viral infections in those aged <1 year of age were not associated with the virus. Whilst prematurity and congenital cardiac disease were risk factors for admission to hospital, HDU and PICU, the majority of these admissions, for all levels of care except PICU, were in previously healthy term born infants.


Telemedicine (TM) is an effective tool to supplement rheumatology care and address staff shortages [1]. A previous study revealed that patients' willingness to try TM is closely connected to their perceived health status [2]. Yet, it is still unclear which factors are associated with patients' motivation to use TM according to the perceived health status.The study aimed to identify factors that determine patients' willingness to try TM (TM-try) and their wish that their rheumatologists offer TM services (TM-wish) according to their perceived health status.We conducted a secondary analysis of data from a German nationwide cross-sectional survey among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) [3]. Bayesian univariate logistic regression analysis was applied to the data in order to determine which factors were associated with TM-try and TM-wish, respectively. Predictor variables (covariates) studied individually included sociodemographic factors (e.g., age, sex) and health characteristics (e.g., health status). All the variables positively and negatively associated with TM-try and TM-wish in the univariate analyses were then considered for Bayesian model averaging analysis (BMA) after a selection based on the variance inflation factor (≤ 2.5) to identify determinants of TM-try and TM-wish, respectively.Regarding TM-try, a total of 26 (30.6%) and 45 (27.1%) variables/factors (answers to the 25 questions), out of 85, were found to be positively or negatively associated (ROPE% ≤ 5%) with a perceived okay and bad/very bad health statuses, respectively. Regarding TM-wish, a total of 14 (16.5%) variables/factors (answers to the 25 questions), out of 85, were found to be positively or negatively associated for both a perceived okay and bad/very bad health statuses, respectively. A total of 19 and 13 determinant factors (Figure 1) were identified for TM-try and TM-wish, respectively. Patients with a perceived bad/very bad health status that did not want to try TM were more frequently 60-69 years old, living 10-15 km from the GP's office, being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and had more often less TM knowledge than patients wanting to try TM. Patients with a perceived bad/very bad health status that did wish that TM services were offered by rheumatologist were more frequently older, not documenting their health status and more being diagnosed with osteoporosis than patients wishing that TM services were offered by RM.Our results indicate that RMD knowledge, age, RMD type, health status documentation and access to technical equipment and infrastructure influence RMD patients' motivation to use telehealth.[1]Miloslavsky EM, Bolster MB. Addressing the rheumatology workforce shortage: A multifaceted approach. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2020 Aug;50(4):791-796. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.05.009.[2]Muehlensiepen F, Petit P, Knitza J, Welcker M, Vuillerme N. Factors associated with Telemedicine Factors associated with Telemedicine Usage among Rheumatic Patients: Secondary Analysis of Data from a German Nationwide Survey. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Nov 16. doi: 10.2196/40912 [Epub ahead of print][3]Muehlensiepen F, Knitza J, Marquardt W, May S, Krusche M, Hueber A, et al. Opportunities and Barriers of Telemedicine in Rheumatology: A Participatory, Mixed-Methods Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021;18(24):13127. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413127.Figure 1.Profile of RMD patients motivated to try TM vs. RMD patients not motivated to try TMFM & PP contributed equally and share the first authorship.The authors would like to thank the participants in the survey and all other supporters of TeleRheumaBB. We also owe special gratitude to KV Consult- und Managementgesellschaft mbH, which initiated the study in the first place.The present work is part of the PhD thesis of F.M. (AGEIS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France).Felix Muehlensiepen Speakers bureau: Novartis, Paid instructor for: Novartis, Consultant of: Novartis, Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Novartis, Pascal Petit: None declared, Johannes Knitza Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Novartis, Medac, Sanofi, Amgen, UCB, Consultant of: Abbvie, Novartis, Lilly, Medac, BMS, Sanofi, Amgen, Gilead, UCB, ABATON, GSK, Werfen, Vila Health, Böhringer Ingelheim, Janssen, Galapagos, Chugai, Grant/research support from: Abbvie, Novartis, Thermo Fisher, UCB, ABATON, Sanofi, DFG, EIT Health, Martin Welcker Shareholder of:/, Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Actelion, Amgen, Biogen,BMS, Berlin Chemie, Celgene, Galapagos, Gilead, GSK, Hexal, Janssen, Medac, MSD, Mundipharma, Mylan, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, SOBI, UCB, Consultant of: Abbvie, Actelion, Aescu, Amgen, Cel- gene, Hexal, Janssen, Medac, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, UCB, Grant/research support from: Novartis, Abbvie, Nicolas Vuillerme: None declared.


Retrieval problems of XML-based representation of data have been researched in this paper. In order to solve the large time and space overhead problem in building content index, this paper establish a data retrieval model advantageous to xml representation using the system automatically build two-dimensional table datasets. Take crop diseases and insect pests data for an example, this paper first gives the architecture of retrieval system based on XML crop diseases and insect pests' data; it also discusses about how to construct the two-dimensional table dataset and achieve the retrieval process; then it describes the text segmentation technique and the XSL style sheet conversion technology. Finally, under the VS.NET platform, using MVC design pattern develop and implement a prototype. Copyright © 2013 IFSA.


A new type of two-dimensional (2D) piston pump with a stacked cone roller set was introduced to eliminate the influence of the gap between the guiding rail and the cone roller. First, the structure and working principle of the 2D piston pump were studied; then, a corresponding mathematical model which considered the oil viscosity and oil churning loss caused by the rotation of the guiding rail in the enclosed chamber was established to examine the volumetric and mechanical efficiency of the 2D piston pump. The effects of different speeds, load pressures, and rolling friction coefficients between the guiding rail and the cone rollers on the efficiency were considered. During the test, when the speed was 6000 r/min and the load pressure was 6 MPa and 8 MPa, the volumetric efficiency reached 98.3% and 96.8%, respectively, basically consistent with the theoretical analysis. Because the temperature rise of the tested pump caused the oil viscosity and the eccentricity of the piston and piston rings increased the leakage, the test result was slightly lower than that of the theoretical analysis. When the speed was 1000 r/min and the load pressure was 5 MPa, the mechanical efficiency was 69.3%, and the mechanical efficiency model was consistent with the test results. However, with the increase in speed and load pressure, the difference between the test results and theoretical analysis results increased because the supporting force of the cone roller on the guiding rail increased, increasing the rolling frictional losses.


The Weibull life distribution model of screw bearings in CNC center was built,with which an optimal periodic maintenance strategy for bearings was proposed subsequently.This strategy could be applied to wear type components including bearings.Mathematical induction also shows that this periodic model is not suitable for early and random failure type components.


The change of urine flow and sodium excretion during stimulation ofthe atrial receptors by distending a balloon located at the pulmonary vein-atrialjunction was studied in anesthetized dogs with one kidney previously denervated.It was observed that the urine flow and sodium excretion were markedly increasedin the intact kidney (P0.01), while in the denervated kidney the sodium excretionremained unchanged (P0.05) in spite of significant increase in urine flow.There was no change in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and renal plasma flow(RPF) in either kidney. The plasma renin activity (PRA) and the plasma angiotensinⅡ level (PA Ⅱ) in the renal venous blood were significantly decreased in the intactkidney but not in the denervated one. The magnitude of the decrease in the renalvenous PA Ⅱ in the intact kidney did not correlate with the magnitude of the increasein urine flow (r=--0.2975, P0.05) and sodium excretion (r=--0.2359, P0.05).It is concluded that the renal nerves play an important role in the increase of sodiumexcretion in response to the stimulation of the atrial receptors, and the effect doesnot depend on the change of GFR and RPF, nor is it mediated by suppression ofrenin release. The effect is likely to be due to inhibition of sodium reabsorptionin the renal tubules.


Limnocharis flava is an invasive plant in Sri Lanka that highly invading in paddy fields and riparian ecosystems. In present study we assess the allelopathic potential of leaves and roots of Limnocharis flava with the Oryza sativa seedlings to evaluate the allelopathic potential of L. flava on the growth of O. sativa. Simple germination assay with randomized block design was occupied as experimental method. High concentrated leaf extract significantly inhibit the seed germination with reducing radicle and hypocotyl elongation. Growth retardation observed with the increasing leaf extract concentration. However root extract concentration increment was not significant compared to the L. flava leaf solutions. This result implies that L. flava leaf extract has high allelopathic potential and it may negatively affect rice seedling growth under field conditions.


Objective To evaluate the regulating effect of topical intrastromal corticosteroids to diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK) during laser in situ keratomileusis(LASIK). Design Prospective, randomized, comparative clinical study. Participants 101 myopic patients (202 eyes) after LASIK were divided into the experimental group and the contrast group according to the left and the right eye. Methods Irrigation of 0.001% dexamethasone was performed under the flap in experimental group and irrigation of balanced salt solution was used under the flap in contrast group. Main Outcome Measures The uncorrected visual acuity(UCVA), bost corrected visual acuity(BCVA), IOP, refractive power preoperatively and 1,3,7 and 30 days postoperatively, the incidence and staging of DLK. Results There are no significant differences of UCVA, BCVA, IOP and average refractive power between the experimental group and the contrast group postoperatively (P0.05). At 1 day after operation, the incidence of DLK was 4.0% (4 eyes) in experimental group, all of them were grade Ⅰ. The incidence of DLK was 17.8%(18 eyes) in contrast group. Among them, grade Ⅰ contribute 88.9% (16 eyes ) and grade Ⅱ was 11.1% (2 eyes). At 3 days, the incidence of DLK was 5.0% (5 eyes) in experimental group, all of them were grade Ⅰ, and the incidence of DLK was 21.8%(22 eyes) in contrast group. Among them, grade Ⅰ contribute 86.4% (19 eyes ) and grade Ⅱ was 13.6% (3 eyes). The incidence of DLK was significant difference between the two groups (P0.01). Conclusions If 0.001% dexamethasone is used to irrigate the interface during LASIK, it can significantly reduce the incidence and severity of DLK. It's a safe and effective prophylaxis method.


Huang Daopo is always connected with the development of cotton textile technology of Shanghai, and even the whole China. Her contribution lies in her improvement of the textile technology of Shanghai region, and her reform of the textile technology brought from Lizu People of Hainan Island. All these were contributed to the elements of Shanghai's society, economy, and humane environment, which showed that Shanghai in the Yuan Dynasty still had strong features of toleration and opening in spite of agricultural state. In addition, the contributions made by Huang Daopo to society and history did not only lied in her teaching and developing the cotton textile technology, but also greatly increasing women's economic statue in Shanghai region, and promoting the communication between Lizu People and Han People. These are the most important basic points in the research of Huang Daopo.


Execution of underground 420 kV SF6 Gas Insulated Switchgears & Gas Insulated Bus ducts has been got done on turnkey basis from M/s SIEMENS AG Germany. The article deals with the various aspects of 420 kV SF6 Gas Insulated Switchgears & Gas Insulated Bus ducts system, highlighting the salient features of equipment & installation.


Catalysts prepared by impregnating or ion-exchanging a CaY zeolite with a nickel nitrate solution to 5.19 and 5.78Vertical Bar3< by wt Ni, respectively, were reduced in flowing hydrogen at 450/sup 0/C for 6-24 hr. The metal surface area of the fresh catalysts, determined from hydrogen chemisorption, increased with increasing reduction time. For both impregnated and ion-exchanged Ni/CaY, maximum activities (calculated as the turnover numbers) for CO methanation determined in a fixed-bed differential reactor at 250/sup 0/-350/sup 0/C and 3.1:1 H/sub 2//CO ratio occurred at an average nickel crystallite size of approx. 14 nm, measured from X-ray diffraction line broadening. At this optimum crystallite size, which corresponded to a reduction time of 18 hr, the impregnated Ni/CaY catalyst was approx. 30Vertical Bar3< more active than the ion-exchanged catalyst, but a 5.75Vertical Bar3< Ni/g-Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ catalyst prepared by impregnation was more active than either of the zeolite-supported catalysts.


The present research tries to describe, to analyze and to establish the level of democratic practice of the teachers in the Educational public Institutions of basic regular education of Márquez – Callao; it means, how the educators compromise themselves with the democracy in the educational institution where they work, considering that they are the principal forming agent and model of life for his pupils. The instrument was designed by the author, measured the democratic practice of a population of 54 teachers: their conscious and reflexive exercise of the values of the democracy (incorporation, participation, freedom, tolerance, equality, criticidad, responsibility and justice) described and defined in the theoretical frame. The instrument was applied to 22 teachers (40, 7 % of the population) and 188 pupils, (9, 4 % of the population) these think about the democratic practice of the first ones. After processing the information and have done credit the triangulation it is concluded that the level of democratic practice of the teachers is favorable.


A Chinese medicine in the form of ointment for treating bone fracture and injury is prepared from 25 Chinese-medicinal materials including notoginseng, safflower, leech, borneol, etc. Its preparing process is also disclosed.


Health education is extremely important for primary health care, but the health education in Chinese rural areas has made little progress recently. In this article, the problems of Chinese rural health education were analyzed, and relevant strategy for developing Chinese rural health education was also presented.


Quadrupole mass spectrometry (QMS) has been used as an in situ diagnostic for GaAs etching with a Cl2/Ar plasma generated by an electron cyclotron resonance source. Partial pressure from reactive species and volatile etch products down to 10−10 Torr can be detected. AsCl+x (x=1–3) products have been detected from 6×6 mm2 GaAs samples. The 145AsCl+2 signal is generally the strongest. For an increase of microwave power from 50 to 400 W, the GaAs etch rate increased from 151 to 263 nm/min and the 145AsCl+2 partial pressure increased from 0.6×10−8 to 2.8×10−8 Torr. The effects of changing source distance, rf power, and pressure were also studied and the changes in etch rate can be correlated to the mass spectrometric intensities of AsCl+x. QMS has been used to monitor the etching of surface oxide on GaAs for different dc biases on the sample. It is found that the oxide etch time is a function of ion energy. For a self‐induced dc bias of −100 V, the 145AsCl+2 signal remained at 1.4×10−9 Torr for the first 15 s...


NEW PROCEDURES OF PUBLIC ECONOMIC LAW. THE PROBLEM OF PROCEDURAL GUARANTEES FOR BUSINESS ENTITIESThe basic subject of research within the article are new procedures, regulated by the provisions of public economic law, and the main purpose of the article is to determine their legal nature, with reference to the general administrative procedure. The procedures used in the sphere of the economy that regulate relations between public administration and entrepreneurs are very different. Some of them are based on the model of jurisdictional proceedings, regulated by the provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure. Ther should also be distinguished proceedings whose main function is the implementation of specifi c public interests — these proceedings do not constitute a uniform category, and the relations between the public administration entity and the entrepreneur are regulated in different ways.


Fermi LAT has discovered two extended gamma-ray bubbles above an d below the galactic plane. We propose that their origin is due to the permanent energy release in the Galactic center (GC) as a result of star accretion onto the central black hole. Shocks generated by these processes propagate into the Galactic halo and accelerate particles there. We show that electrons accelerated up to ∼ 10 TeV may be responsible for the observed gamma-ray emission of the bubbles as a result of inverse Compton (IC) scattering on the relic photon s. We suggest that the Bubble could generate the flux of CR protons at energies > 10 eV because the shocks in the Bubble have much larger length scales and lo nger lifetime in comparison with those in SNRs. This may explain the the CR spectrum a bove the knee.


The two mannose 6-phosphate (Man-6-P) binding sites of the insulin-like growth factor-II/mannose 6-phosphate receptor (IGF-II/MPR) have been localized to domains 1–3 and 7–9, and studies have shown that Arg435 in domain 3 and Arg1334 in domain 9 are essential for Man-6-P binding. To determine whether the IGF-II/MPR containing a single Man-6-P binding site is functional, clonal mouse L cell lines stably transfected with either mutant bovine IGF-II/MPR cDNA, containing substitutions at position 435 and/or 1334, or the wild type receptor cDNA were assayed for their ability to sort lysosomal enzymes to the lysosome. Mutant receptors containing a single Man-6-P binding site were ∼50% less efficient than the wild type receptor in the overall targeting of lysosomal enzymes to the lysosome. Mutant receptors containing a substitution at Arg1334 (Dom9Ala), in contrast to those containing a substitution at Arg435(Dom3Ala), were unable to target cathepsin D and β-hexosaminidase to the lysosome. Equilibrium binding assays using125I-labeled β-glucuronidase demonstrated that Dom3Ala and Dom9Ala had aK d of 2.0 and 4.3 nm, respectively. In addition, Dom3Ala, unlike Dom9Ala, was unable to completely dissociate from ligand under acidic pH conditions. These data indicate that the two Man-6-P binding sites of the IGF-II/MPR are not functionally equivalent.


As a coastal great power, China has a long maritime history and is famous of the "Silk Road on the Sea". In our territorial sea, inner waters and other jurisdiction areas, there are thousands of underwater cultural relics which are an important part of our national cultural heritage.
1 The Development in the Protection of UCH in China.
From the 1980s, the Chinese government began to pay more and more attention to the protection of UCH. The career of Underwater Archaeology has been set up and developed quickly, and gains great achievement under the directing and funding by the government.
2 The main problems encountered by the protection of UCH.
The frangibility of the underwater cultural heritage itself, the threat from the natural environment, the threat from the humanity environment, and other social liability to the UCH.
3 Measures.
*)the protection of the UCH has been involved into the national general stratagem of the oceanic exploitation,
*)an overall UCH investigation along the national coast has been set out,
*)the process of joining the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage is being accelerated,
*)the capability of our Underwater Archaeology is being strengthened.


: In this paper, I investigate under what circumstances the use of the argumentative technique of dissociation can be judged dialectically sound. The perspective from which this question is approached is that of pragma-dialectics. Because, in pragma-dialectics, the rules for critical discussion concern the performance of speech acts in the various stages of a critical discussion, I consider, first, after a short introduction on dissociation, what speech acts are involved in this argumentative technique, and how these speech acts are performed. Then, I delineate the conditions under which the performance of these speech acts can be considered dialectically sound, in the light of the rules for critical discussion. I distinguish procedural and material requirements for dialectical soundness of dissociation. For each of these, I stipulate the criteria for determining whether the requirements have been met. These criteria are derived from the earlier discussion of the ways in which the speech acts involved in dissociation can be performed and from the general and specific purposes of these speech acts in their use in dissociation.


Intelligent decision support tools using distributed dynamic description logic are proposed. Decision-making methods under uncertainty and semistructured input data are considered. Intelligent decision support in complex computing infrastructures is considered. The formats of semistructured data suitable for decision-making are determined. A formal definition of a new type logic called distributed dynamic descriptive logic is given. The architecture and the general scheme of the proposed approach are determined based on the situational knowledge base with merge into distributed situational knowledge base. The decision support system has an inference mechanism and rules of evolution, and by means of the context switching service planning of the query situation makes decisions. Users of the distributed situational knowledge base can fulfill requests about the current situation of their knowledge base. The interval analog of the hierarchy analysis method for direct decision-making is used.


This paper comprehensively summarizes the ecological status of lead and zinc production resources of Youxi Basin, and discusses the impact of the pollution of Youxi County business activities have on the environment; meanwhile, detailedly compares the "three wastes" pollution sources which are produced by the development of mineral resources in different ways. The article proposes the re-greening, three anti-transportation and limited time practical measures for the lead and zinc resources development and provides a theoretical basis for local governments.


This article discussed 4 methods designed phsiologically,which proved effective in practice,to train the specialized strength needed in medium dista nce foot race.


We investigate the computational requirements for all-sky, all-frequency searches for gravitational waves from spinning neutron stars, using archived data from interferometric gravitational wave detectors such as LIGO. These sources are expected to be weak, so the optimal strategy involves coherent accumulation of signal-to-noise using Fourier transforms of long stretches of data (months to years). Earth-motion-induced Doppler shifts, and intrinsic pulsar spindown, will reduce the narrow-band signal-to-noise by spreading power across many frequency bins; therefore, it is necessary to correct for these effects before performing the Fourier transform. The corrections can be implemented by a parametrized model, in which one does a search over a discrete set of parameter values (points in the parameter space of corrections). We define a metric on this parameter space, which can be used to determine the optimal spacing between points in a search; the metric is used to compute the number of independent parameter-space points Np that must be searched, as a function of observation time T. This method accounts automatically for correlations between the spindown and Doppler corrections. The number Np(T) depends on the maximum gravitational wave frequency and the minimum spindown age τ=f/f that the search can detect. The signal-to-noise ratio required, in order to have 99% confidence of a detection, also depends on Np(T). We find that for an all-sky, all-frequency search lasting T=10^7 s, this detection threshold is hc≈(4–5)h3/yr, where h3/yr is the corresponding 99% confidence threshold if one knows in advance the pulsar position and spin period. We define a coherent search, over some data stream of length T, to be one where we apply a correction, followed by a fast Fourier transform of the data, for every independent point in the parameter space. Given realistic limits on computing power, and assuming that data analysis proceeds at the same rate as data acquisition (e.g., 10 days of data gets analyzed in ∼10 days), we can place limitations on how much data can be searched coherently. In an all-sky search for pulsars having gravity-wave frequencies f ~1000 yr, one can coherently search ∼18 days of data on a teraflops computer. In contrast, a teraflops computer can only perform a ∼0.8-day coherent search for pulsars with frequencies f<~1 kHz and spindown ages as low as 40 yr. In addition to all-sky searches we consider coherent directed searches, where one knows in advance the source position but not the period. (Nearby supernova remnants and the galactic center are obvious places to look.) We show that for such a search, one gains a factor of ∼10 in observation time over the case of an all-sky search, given a 1 Tflops computer. The enormous computational burden involved in coherent searches indicates the need for alternative data analysis strategies. As an example we briefly discuss the implementation of a simple hierarchical search in the last section of the paper. Further work is required to determine the optimal approach.


This paper reports a Power Factor Correction (PFC) Canonical Switching Cell (CSC) converter for a sensor-less Brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive system. CSC converter achieves continuous current in input and output, at the expense of reduced number of passive components. The drive speed is adjusted using Voltage Mode control of the converter. Discontinuous Inductor Current Mode (DICM) operation is used in this converter. This helps in attaining enhanced power quality (PQ) at the ac supply mains and intrinsic (PFC). By Line Frequency Switching (LFS) of the Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) switches, losses in the switches of the VSI are reduced. BLDC motor is operated in Sensor-less mode which prevents the need for bulk and expensive Hall-Effect position sensors. Drive performance is assessed over a broad speed spectrum. Unity Power Factor (UPF) is attained with enhanced power quality indicators within suggested thresholds of IEC 61000-3-2.


Central nervous system has a profound role in regulation of gastric mucosal integrity. Different neuropeptides such as peptide YY, amylin, leptin, ghrelin, opioids (e.g. β-endorphin, deltorphin II, en


This PhD thesis is dedicated to the stability analysis of sampled-data systems with time-varying sampling, and to the dynamic control of the sampling instants. The main objective is to design sampling laws that allow for reducing the sampling frequency of state-feedback control for linear systems while ensuring the system's stability.First, an overview of the recent problems, challenges, and research directions regarding sampled-data systems is presented. Then, a novel dynamic sampling control approach, "state-dependent sampling", is proposed. It allows for designing offline a maximal state-dependent sampling map over conic regions of the state space, thanks to LMIs.Various classes of systems are considered throughout the thesis. First, we consider the case of ideal LTI systems, and propose a sampling map design based on the use of polytopic embeddings and Lyapunov-Razumikhin exponential stability conditions. Then, the robustness with respect to exogenous perturbations is included. Different applications are proposed: robust stability analysis with respect to time-varying sampling, as well as event-triggered, self-triggered, and state-dependent sampling control schemes. Finally, a sampling map design is proposed in the case of perturbed LTI systems with delay in the feedback control loop. It is based on L2-stability conditions and a novel type of Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals with state-dependent matrices. Here, the stabilization issue is considered, and a new controller with gains that switch according to the system's state is presented. A co-design controller gains/sampling map is then proposed


ABSTRACT microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression through translational repression and mRNA destabilization. During canonical miRNA biogenesis, several miRNA isoforms, or isomiRs, are produced from a single precursor miRNA. Templated isomiRs are generated through Drosha or Dicer cleavage at alternate positions on either the primary or the precursor miRNAs, generating truncated or extended 5' and/or 3' miRNA ends. As changes to the mature miRNA sequence can alter miRNA gene target repertoire, we investigated the extent of templated isomiR prevalence, providing a profiling map for templated isomiRs across stages of C. elegans development. While most miRNA loci did not produce abundant templated isomiRs, a substantial number of miRNA loci produced isomiRs were just as, or more, abundant than their annotated canonical mature miRNAs. 3' end miRNA alterations were more frequent than the seed-altering 5' end extensions or truncations. However, we identified several miRNA loci that produced a considerable amount of isomiRs with 5' end alterations, predicted to target new, distinct sets of genes. Overall, the presented annotation of templated isomiR dynamics across C. elegans developmental stages provides a basis for further studies into miRNA biogenesis and the intriguing potential of functional miRNA diversification through isomiR production.


Abstract: The difficulty with democracy is always how to define the demos—the people. Can we think of democracy in a different way? My starting point is to ask what it would mean to take kratos (power) rather than demos as the starting point of the thinking of democracy. I will argue that this is consistent with Solon's first democratic constitution and that it leads to a thinking of democracy in terms of agonism. Maybe such a conception of agonistic democracy will allow us to conceptualize as well as actualize a political space not predetermined by the "fickle multitude" that can be manipulated and is pray to the forces of populism.


To obtain sustainable growth in revenue and market share, many fashion brands deploy category extensions and line extensions. In this paper, we examine how different fashion brands in Europe, North America, and Asia execute their brand extension strategies over different periods. By classifying different fashion brands into four clusters according to different price points and fashion contents, we conduct a cross‐region and cross‐cluster analysis to examine how different fashion brands execute their brand extension strategies. Our analysis is based on publicly available data associated with 48 fashion brands over a 90‐year period. We discuss our findings along with managerial insights.


INTRODUCTION A column is supposed to be a vertical member starting from foundation level and transferring the load to the ground. The term floating column is also a vertical element which at its lower level rests on a beam which is a horizontal member. Buildings with columns that hang or float on beams at an intermediate storey and do not go all the way to the foundation, have discontinuities in the load transfer path. The beams in turn transfer the load to other columns below it. Such columns where the load was considered as a point load. There are many projects in which floating columns are already adopted, especially above the ground floor, so that more open space is available on the ground floor. These open spaces may be required for assembly hall or parking purpose. The column is a concentrated load on the beam which supports it. The structures already made with these kinds of discontinuous members are endangered in seismic regions. But RESEARCH ARTICLE ISSN: 2321-7758


Biological effects and ecotoxicity of NPs CeO2 with particle size Δ50 =16 nm and hydrobionts tolerance was measured in simulation based on test-reactions of a group of organisms representing major trophic levels of aquatic ecosystem. Biological activity of NPs CeO2 was noted against bacterial biosensor Ekolum, Сhlorella v. B.,Parameciumc., Daphniam. S. and Danior. Toxicity and hazard level of NPs CeO2 were measured using biotesting and hydrobionts. Toxicity of NPs CeO2 against luminescent bacteria Ekolum and Parameciumc. and Danior. was not established (L(E)С50 > 100 mg/l). In accordance with SGS and EC 93/67/EEC, NPs CeO2 is considered highly toxic (acute toxicity Level 1). Biomarkers and NPs CeO2 tolerant hydrobionts were determined. Range of tolerance of hydrobionts to NPs was established. The upper limit of tolerance was determined for certain hydrobionts by values of L(E)С50: 0.009 mg/l (by volume of Chl a) for Сhlorella v. B. and 46.15 mg/l (by mobility) for Daphniam. S.


Total knee replacement (TKR) is the most commonly performed joint replacement surgery for osteoarthritis. Following TKR, patient is recommended to undergo an intensive rehabilitation to restore knee function (strength and mobility) and regain normal daily routines. This case report presented a physiotherapy approach in the early phase of rehabilitation following TKR. The patient presented with knee pain, swelling, muscle weakness and limited range of motion. Her interventions included pain relief, exercise therapy, patient education and home exercise program. The outcome measures used to evaluate her progression included pain visual analogue scale, goniometry, manual muscle testing and the time up and go test. The patient began to show positive improvement at the third physiotherapy.


459 Background: To investigate the efficacy of early RT (ERT) in comparison to late RT (LRT) in HCC patients after incomplete TACE. Methods: Between January 2006 and December 2011, 99 BCLC B and C stage HCC patients were reviewed. We defined ERT as curative aimed additional RT after the first TACE, and LRT was defined as salvage aimed additional RT for recurrent or re-growing remnant tumors after repeated TACE. The median prescribed dose was 45 Gy (range, 21.6 Gy–60 Gy) given in daily dose of 1.8 Gy–3 Gy. Three-dimensional conformal RT or intensity modulated RT was used for all patients. The in-field tumor response rate (IFTR) was evaluated using the modified response evaluation criteria in solid tumors. Results: Fifty eight (58.6%) patients received ERT and 41 (41.4%) patients received LRT. All patients had BCLC B-C stage HCC and the characteristics between two groups were not different significantly. However, vessel invasion was observed more often in the LRT group (p=0.039). The median interval between...


To solve the problem of index structures compression of full-text indexes,we introduce the canonical Huffman code to encode the BWT(Burrows-Wheeler Transform) of a text.In the end,we present an efficient construction algorithm for this index,which is on-line and linear.Experimental results show that,without reducing the efficiency,the effective storage space compression is gained,which improves the effectiveness of the method.


Current progress in the field of supercomputers has made possible the direct numerical simulation of the gas-solid two-phase jet based on the Navier-Stokes equation and the Lagrangian equation of particle motion without the use of any assumptions or simplified models. In this study, three-dimensional Eulerian air velocities and Lagrangian particle trajectories are simultaneously calculated to describe the interaction between particles and air using a two-way method. Although the mesh size is roughly seven times the Kolmogorov microscale, the calculated turbulent characteristics of air and particles (mean velocity distributions and turbulent intensity distributions) are in fairly good agreement with experimental data obtained using laser Doppler anemometry. This means that the simulation well describes the motion of large-scale eddies which play an important role in the formation of turbulent gas-solid two-phase flow.


We propose an open, distributed instant messaging architecture that provides end-users with the freedom of defining their own feature set and allows independent developers to extend the application with their own implementation. To shorten the development cycle, we implemented OpenHash Instant Messager Library (OHIMlib), a library for presence detection. OHIMlib utilizes OpenHash, a publicly available Distributed Hash Table (DHT) as its distributed storage medium and directory service. To illustrate the usability of OHIMlib, we implemented a simple chat client. Other developers may choose to implement their own client on top of OHIMlib and thus the system achieves customizability, extensibility, and ease of development.


In this paper, factors will be described determining and optimizing immediate postoperative surgical outcome and ways to improve the nutritional and metabolic condition of surgical patients in bad condition or with infection. Especially infection is the most frequent and much feared complication after surgery. Prevention of these complications does not only depend on technical skills but also on other more holistic aspects of treatment. Similarly, management of patients that present with acute abdominal infections should besides surgical technique also include non-surgical treatment aspects to achieve optimal results. These aspects play before, during and after surgery crucial roles in the healing process.


Multi-modality image registration and fusion are essential steps in building 3D models from remote sensing data. In this paper, we present a neural network technique for the registration and fusion of multi-modality remote sensing data for the reconstruction of 3D models of terrain regions. A feedforward neural network is used to fuse the intensity data sets with the spatial data set after learning its geometry. Results on real data are presented. Human performance evaluation is assessed on several perceptual tests in order to evaluate the fusion results.


Ca signaling plays an important role in endothelial cell (EC) responses to shear stress generated by blood flow. Our previous studies demonstrated that bovine fetal aortic ECs showed a shear stress–dependent Ca 21 influx when exposed to flow in the presence of extracellular ATP. However, the molecular mechanisms of this process, including the ion channels responsible for the Ca 21 response, have not been clarified. Here, we demonstrate that P2X4 purinoceptors, a subtype of ATP-operated cation channels, are involved in the shear stress–mediated Ca 21 influx. Human umbilical vein ECs loaded with the Ca 21 indicator Indo-1/AM were exposed to laminar flow of Hanks' balanced salt solution at various concentrations of ATP, and changes in [Ca ]i were monitored with confocal laser scanning microscopy. A stepwise increase in shear stress elicited a corresponding stepwise increase in [Ca ]i at 250 nmol/L ATP. The shear stress–dependent increase in [Ca ]i was not affected by phospholipase C inhibitor (U-73122) but disappeared after the chelation of extracellular Ca 21 with EGTA, indicating that the Ca 21 increase was due to Ca 21 influx. Antisense oligonucleotides designed to knockout P2X4 expression abolished the shear stress–dependent Ca 21 influx seen at 250 nmol/L ATP in human umbilical vein ECs. Human embryonic kidney 293 cells showed no Ca 21 response to flow at 2 mmol/L ATP, but when transfected with P2X4 cDNA, they began to express P2X4 purinoceptors and to show shear stress–dependent Ca 21 influx. P2X4 purinoceptors may have a "shear-transducer" property through which shear stress is perceived directly or indirectly and transmitted into the cell interior via Ca 21 signaling.(Circ Res. 2000;87:385-391.)


review, a type of review that courts in common law countries are traditionally uncomfortable allowing. It is possible that the greater willingness to create a unified third party standing doctrine in Canada has also been driven by a greater willingness to acknowledge and embrace the role abstract review plays in rights determinations. In Part I, this article begins by describing the basis for standing in the three countries studied. In Part II, it looks at standing in rights cases, both at the different ways the U.S. and Canada have adapted standing to allow broader rights protection and at the lack of similar cases in Australia. In Part III, it examines some of the repercussions of the methods chosen, including expanded administrative standing in Canada, more robust association standing in the United States, and little third party standing at all in Australia. The article concludes by discussing the differences in approach among the three countries examined, and urges that the United States and Australia acknowledge the changing role of courts in modern society and accept broader standing criteria. I. THE BASIS OF STANDING IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND AUSTRALIA Standing, a basic element of common law jurisprudence, has been traced to "the posture traditionally required of advocates." However, despite the prevalence of the concept in a variety of common law countries, the three countries examined in this article derive their standing requirements from different legal authority. The United States and Australia both now claim a constitutional origin for the requirement. Canada, in contrast, views the matter as falling entirely within the control of the courts, subject only to a duty to ensure citizens are able to protect their rights, and has relied on its Constitution to expand standing rather than to restrict it. Canada is also the only one of the three countries in which a court will allow standing based solely on the public interest. A. The Basis of Standing in the United States The United States Constitution grants federal courts jurisdiction over "[c]ases" and "[c]ontroversies." These vague words have led to the creation of a number of baseline requirements that must be met before a case is considered justiciable and allowed to proceed. These justiciability factors include: standing, mootness, ripeness, and the political question doctrine. This article focuses exclusively on standing and, more specifically, on the small subgroup of third party standing. ________________________ 3. MARTIN SHAPIRO & ALEC STONE SWEET, ON LAW, POLITICS, AND JUDICIALIZATION 352 (2002). 4. N. Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service Inc. v. Bradley, (2001) 192 A.L.R. 625 (Austl.) (citing Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd v. Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Ltd, (2000) 200 C.L.R. 591 (Austl.)). 5. U.S. CONST. art. III, § 2, cl. 1. 6. DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno, 547 U.S. 332, 352 (2006). 3 : Third Party Standing Published by Digital Commons @ Barry Law, 2011 118 Barry Law Review Vol. 16 As the Supreme Court has interpreted the case or controversy provision of the U.S. Constitution, standing requires injury, causation, and redressability. These three consolidated requirements were set forth in Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife. The Defenders of Wildlife Court required that injury be both (a) "concrete and particularized" and (b) "actual or imminent." The injury analysis therefore has both a substantive and temporal component. Substantively, a concrete and particularized injury is an injury that affects the plaintiff in a "personal and individual way." While cases have not established that the plaintiff must be the only person to suffer injury, the injury at issue must be distinguishable from that suffered by the general public. Temporally, the court must be satisfied that the plaintiff is facing a real and immediate threat, rather than attempting to prevent a future hypothetical harm. Causation requires a showing that the injury has been directly caused by the person or entity sued, rather than a party that is not before the court. Finally, redressability requires a sufficient level of certainty that a court decision in favor of the plaintiff will remedy the injury. Standing in the United States is, however, not limited solely by the Constitution. In addition to the constitutional requirements, the Court has also placed prudential limitations on standing. One of these prudential bars, which is the focus of this article, is a general prohibition against third party standing. In a third party standing case, the plaintiff is seeking to raise issues related to an injury suffered by someone else, whether real or imaginary. The court must then decide whether to allow the plaintiff to make arguments on behalf of the injured party. Generally, such arguments are not allowed. However, with every rule comes exceptions. This article examines a number of the exceptions used in the United States to circumvent the prohibition on third party standing. Unlike Canada, which has generally accepted broader standing in rights cases brought in the public interest, the United States has only created exceptions for particular rights. Fallon has noted that many third party cases ________________________ 7. Sprint Communs. Co., L.P. v. APCC Servs., 554 U.S. 269, 273 (2008). 8. 504 U.S. 555 (1992). 9. Id. at 560. 10. Id. at 560 n.1. 11. The requirement that the plaintiff can truly be considered to have suffered a particularized injury is questionable in certain third party standing exceptions, particularly in taxpayer standing. 12. Id. at 560. 13. Causation was not demonstrated in Allen v. Wright, 468 U.S. 737 (1984). Black parents sued the IRS claiming that tax deductions used by racially discriminatory schools prevented their children from being educated in an integrated environment. Id. at 739-40. The Court held that a chain of causation that traced through white parents deciding to send their children to segregated schools to the discriminatory schools that took advantage of the exemption and back to a government agency was too far attenuated. Id. at 757-58. 14. The plaintiffs in Allen v. Wright also failed to demonstrate redressability, because it was not clear that even if the tax exemption was at stake the private schools would admit black students, or that if the school gave up the tax exemption and were forced to raise tuition, white parents would choose to send their children to public school rather than pay the increased fee. Id. at 758. 15. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts, 472 U.S. 797, 804 (1985). 16. Id. 17. Gladstone, Realtors v. Bellwood, 441 U.S. 91, 99-100 (1979). 4 Barry Law Review, Vol. 16, Iss. 1 [2011], Art. 4 http://lawpublications.barry.edu/barrylrev/vol16/iss1/4 Spring 2011 Third Party Standing 119 merely reflect the evolution of the law on a "doctrine-by-doctrine basis." However, Fallon also considers the idea that such tests implicate third party standing to be question-begging. In this, Fallon is wrong. While third party standing in many rights cases has emerged independently, it has been driven by a broader purpose the need to protect rights. Fallon is correct, however, that the distinct and limited basis of each exception has ensured that these exceptions remain firmly constrained within the limited areas chosen by the Court. B. The Basis of Standing in Canada Canada, unlike the U.S., does not derive its standing limitations from direct constitutional language. Canada's standing jurisprudence is instead entirely common law-based, although it can be specifically restricted by statute. The Canadian Constitution has played a central role in pushing the evolution of third party standing, but it has had the opposite effect seen in the United States. Unlike the U.S., where the Constitution forms the first limitation of the standing requirement, the Constitution in Canada has been the basis for expanding standing. As described in Part II.B infra, in a trilogy of cases beginning in the preconstitutional era, the Supreme Court of Canada expanded the notion of who could properly come before a court to allow public interest standing in rights cases. The doctrine was later expanded to include administrative challenges through direct reference to the Constitution. The broad range of public interest standing has simplified the case law, at least when compared to the United States, as in most cases, the party either has direct standing or has public interest standing. The all encompassing nature of public interest standing in Canada has, however, resulted in relatively poorly developed case law on association standing. C. The Basis of Standing in Australia Like the United States, Australia also derives its standing requirement from constitutional text. In Australia, standing is limited by the constitutional constraint that the court consider only "matters." Initially, the term matters seems similar to the cases or controversies that United States courts are limited to. However, the Australian Law Reform Commission has said that matters, as used in the Australian Constitution, is not equivalent to the case or controversy restriction in the United States Constitution, stating "[t]he term 'matters' was chosen as the broadest available, by the drafters of the Constitution, who in other respects drew heavily on the language of Article III." Likely for this reason, the term appears to ________________________ 18. Richard H. Fallon, Jr., As-Applied and Facial Challenges and Third-Party Standing, 113 HARV. L. REV. 1321, 1327 (2000). 19. Id. at 1348. 20. Canadian Council of Churches v. R., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 236 (Can.). 21. Finlay v. Canada (Minister of Finance), [1986] 2 S.C.R. 607(Can.). 22. Australian Constitution §§ 75-77. 23. Australian Constitution §§ 75-77. 24. AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION, STANDING IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION 40 (1985). 5 : Third Party Standing Published by Digital Commons @ Barry Law, 2011 120 Barry Law Revi


SYNOPSIS Mullite/SiC composite ceramics containing 20 vol% SiC particles (0.12-1.71ƒÊm) were prepared by hot-pressing at 1650•Ž under 35 MPa for 4h. The effect of SiC particle size on mechanical properties such as bending strength and plastic deformation behavior at high temperatures was investigated as a function of cross-head speed. Bending strength and yield stress of mullite/SiC composite ceramics were higher than those of monolithic mullite at high temperatures. Bending strength and yield stress at 1300•Ž decreased with decreasing cross-head speed. At 1300•Ž, mullite/SiC composite ceramics with SiC grain size of 0.56-0.76 ƒÊm showed the highest bending strength and yield stress, which are 30-80% higher than those of monolithic mullite. On the other hand, mullite/SiC composite ceramics with SiC grain size of 0.18 ƒÊm showed maximum plastic deformation.


BradyGames Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Signature Series Strategy Guide includes the following: Return to Raccoon City September 1998, Raccoon City: Umbrella orders an elite team into Raccoon City to destroy all evidence of the T-Virus outbreak and eliminate any survivors. EXTENSIVE CHARACTER DOSSIERS - Play as one of twenty characters, including new Spec Ops soldiers, Umbrella Security Services mercenaries glimpsed briefly in previous games, and famous Heroes from the Resident Evil universe. CO-OP WALKTHROUGH COVERAGE - Tear through the Campaign in single-player or cooperative mode. Utilize strong team tactics to tackle each mission with the highest ranking. EXCLUSIVE LEVEL MAPS - Revisit the original Resident Evil game. Maps for every sprawling stage reveal weapons, items, and ammo crate locations. COMPREHENSIVE CLASS AND ABILITIES LIST -Learn the nuances of the class system and master the abilities unique to each character as they try to survive the infestation of Raccoon City. COMPLETE HOSTILES BREAKDOWN - Protect the truth behind the T-Virus outbreak, while surviving the unpredictable B.O.W. zombies. Confront and defeat the most notorious enemies from Resident Evil past. AND MUCH MORE! Security Camera Locations Versus Strategies Resident Evil Facts


Rite Aid has launched "Wellness Plus for Diabetes" to offer resources and savings to people with diabetes and their caregivers.


7 Most carcass and meat quality traits are moderate to highly heritable, indicating that they can be improved through 8 selection. Genetic evaluation for these types of traits is performed using performance data obtained from commercial 9 and progeny testing evaluation. The performance data from commercial farms are available in large volume, however, 10 some drawbacks have been observed. The drawback of the commercial data is mainly due to sorting of animals based 11 on live weight prior to slaughter, and this could lead to bias in the genetic evaluation of later measured traits such as 12 carcass traits. The current study has two components to address the drawback of the commercial data. The first 13 component of the study aimed to estimate genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits in Korean Hanwoo 14 cattle using a large sample size of industry-based carcass performance records (n=469,002). The second component 15 of the study aimed to describe the impact of sorting animals into different contemporary groups based on an early 16 measured trait and then examine the effect on the genetic evaluation of subsequently measured traits. To demonstrate 17 our objectives, we used real performance data to estimate genetic parameters and simulated data was used to assess 18 the bias in genetic evaluation. The results of our first study showed that commercial data obtained from 19 slaughterhouses is a potential source of carcass performance data and useful for genetic evaluation of carcass traits to 20 improve beef cattle performance. However, we observed some harvesting effect which leads to bias in genetic 21 evaluation of carcass traits. This is mainly due to the selection of animal based on their body weight before arrival to 22 slaughterhouse. Overall, the non-random allocation of animals into a contemporary group leads to a biased estimated 23 breeding value in genetic evaluation, the severity of which increases when the evaluation traits are highly correlated.


Objective To systematically review and synthesize the currently available evidence of aliskiren for the treatment of heart failure. Materials and Methods We systematically searched the Cochrane, Embase and PubMed databases to identify the randomized controlled trials (RCT) on the effects of aliskiren on heart failure. Data were synthesized with random effects model and presented in forest plot. Publication bias was evaluated with funnel plot. Heterogeneity was evaluated with Begg's test and Egger's test. Results Of 124 studies, 6 RCT of 9845 heart failure patients were included for meta-analysis, including 3727 patients receiving aliskiren. Compared with the controls, aliskiren did not significantly reduce the all-cause mortality (1.02 [0.91–1.14], I2 = 0%) or cardiovascular mortality (1.02 [0.88–1.17], I2 = 7.3%) of heart failure patients. Total adverse events, renal dysfunction, hypotension and hyperkalaemia were not significantly different between the aliskiren group and control group. Begg's test and Egger's test indicated low heterogeneity. Funnel plots indicated low publication bias. Conclusions Aliskiren, either used alone or combined with standard medical therapy, does not significantly reduce the all-cause mortality or cardiovascular mortality of heart failure patients. Although aliskiren does not cause statistically higher adverse events, its adverse events may not be neglected.


Under the rules of the emperors Kangxi(1654—1722) and Qianlong(1736—1795) in Qing Dynasty(1616—1911),the Chinese enjoyed one of the most peaceful and stable periods in the history up to then,thanks to the enlightened governance of the emperors and their efforts to develop agricultural production and reducing farmers' burdens.In the middle of Qing Dynasty,China's population increased rapidly,resulting in serious social problems.The government then concerned little with environment,taking measures no more than "lifting bans","relieving refugees", and "promoting cultivations".Deforestation and charcoal production at the time were very common throughout the country,bringing about the most large-scale ecological devastation.The paper analyzes and discusses the reasons,processes,and consequences of the disaster.


Superpave hot-mix asphalt (HMA) specimens are compacted in the laboratory using the Superpave gyratory compactor (SGC) through the application of pressure and an applied angle of gyration. The original compaction specification for the SGC requires the angle of gyration to be 22+/-0.35 mrad (1.25+/-0.02 degrees), measured externally to the compaction mold. Questions concerning the ability of different compactors to produce HMA specimens of the same mix having the same density led to the development of the Dynamic Angle Validation (DAV) kit, which measures the angle of gyration internally (on the inside of the mold). The DAV procedure requires the use of HMA to measure the internal angle of gyration. Due to practical limitations of performing measurements using HMA and questions concerning the "proper" HMA mix to use in the measurements, a companion device - the Hot-Mix Simulator (HMS) - was introduced which effectively simulates the load placed on the SGC by a hot-mix asphalt specimen. An interlaboratory study was conducted in accordance with ASTM E691-99 to establish the precision of the internal angle measurement provided by the DAV/HMS combination. A total of eleven DAV/HMS units and five SGC models were included in the study. Based on the study data, estimates were developed of both repeatability (within lab) and reproducibility (between lab) for the DAV/HMS for all five SGC models. For the covering abstarct of this conference see ITRD number E215163. (A)


The significance of the 2005 performance 'Dictionary of Atmospheres' which involved a journey to Alice Springs, Northern Territory, is discussed. The ways in which the performance highlighted balance as a site-specific mode of thinking and activity and the performing bodies as conduits of place are described.


Such messaging is both necessarily encouraging and eminently useful for intellectuals employing decolonial methodologies—particularly those in settler-colonial contexts—and all those who seek a decolonized Hawai'i. To recognize the weakness of white supremacy and its formations means to acknowledge the strength of all it attempted to oppress, including Indigenous ways of knowing, living, and relating to the land and each other. It means to see Kanaka 'Ōiwi māhū (a third gender with culturally defined spiritual and social roles in Hawai'i) Sammy Amalu's milliondollar prank involving a false investment deal not as a failed business but as a window into an alternative future in which 'āina (land) is not property but rather that which feeds (166–167). It means supporting Kanaka 'Ōiwi farmers on Maui as they work to redirect waterways away from resorts to their farms, where they once flowed, in order to decrease Hawai'i's overreliance on imported food (190–193). Ultimately, as Saranillio demonstrates, recognizing alternative histories that reject the strength of white supremacy and capitalism makes room for our imagination to grow beyond the bounds of the unsustainable empire, allowing Indigenous knowledge and the land itself to guide our futures.


The present invention relates to a process for the prepa ration of aqueous solutions or dispersions of polyure thanes, in which process prepolymers which have at least two free isocyanate groups and contain chemical ly-fixed hydrophilic groups and/or external emulsifiers which are not chemically fixed are reacted with chain lengthening agents in the aqueous phase, characterized in that the isocyanate prepolymer which is hydrophili cally modified and/or contains an external emulsifier is mixed with chain lengthening agents selected from the group consisting of azines and hydrazones in the ab sence of water and the mixture obtained is then mixed with water. The present invention also relates to the dispersions or solutions which can be obtained by this process. Lastly, this invention relates to the use of the dispersions or solutions which can be obtained by this process for coating flexible substrates.


ABSTRACTSMEs play a very important role in Indonesia's economy and have a great potential for strengthening the real sector in Indonesia. But there has not been no appropriate infrastructure yet which is accounting system to show the business feasibility.Convection business in Tingkir Lor Village had been started by a family, but has gotten bigger now. This business has many strengths and weaknesses. Based on the condition and background, the proposed-accounting system has been developed. It has been also successfully tested for a month transaction and revised.Adding knowledge management into accounting system is an alternative way to develop the proposed-accounting system. The four modes of knowledge creation will facilitate the business and its owner to add some modules in accounting system and to reengineer the business process.Keyword: Accounting System, Small Business, Knowledge ManagementINTRODUCTION:Small business plays a very important role in Indonesia's economy, particularly in aspects increased employment, income generating, economic development and non-oil exports increasing (Tambunan, 2009). In addition, this sector is considered as a driving force for the rural economy. But until now there are still many problems to hinder the small business growth. Facts in the Asia Pacific region revealed that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) employ about 60 percent of the workforce. Only 10 percent of the total companies in Asia Pacific which is a big business, the rest are SMEs (Basuki, 2009). For Indonesia, according to BPS data in 2008 the numbers of micro, small and medium enterprises develop into 51.26 million and able to contribute to the total national GDP amounted to 52.7 percent, or approximately Rp 2.609,4 trillion of the total GDP of Rp 4.954 trillion. SME sector is also able to absorb labor force 90.9 million people or 94.4 percent of the total national workforce (KSP, 2010). This shows a great potential and role of SMEs for strengthening the real sector in Indonesia.The APEC SME Summit 2009 in Singapore noted that the business potential of SMEs in the Asia Pacific region could grow one trillion dollars when all APEC members provide a supportive business climate for these businesses (Basuki, 2009). But this time instead SMEs face barriers impenetrable layer since lacking of facility/infrastructure and legal procedures. Sigi Research and New Services (Kedaulatan rakyat, 1997) stated that SMEs also have to handle internal problems of management, human resources and technology. Without regardless of the other problems, management is still the crucial problem, since it is the root to manage organization. Even the lacking of management is usually a failure reason of business.Basic problem of management in small business is inability of owners to determine their management style that appropriate with the business need and development stage. In early stage of business, family management style leads to one-man show. According to improvement of business environment, that conventional style could not be pushed longer (Rachmina, 1998). Especially in financial management, the business owners could not be able to separate the financial management of business and family yet. Besides, they have not well planned, managed and reported periodically yet. It is caused by there is no appropriate infrastructure which is accounting system. The impact is that the owners of small business have difficulties to cooperate with external such as bank or another financial institution. The owners have difficulties to show their feasibility business when they want to propose credit or make a business contract with another business.Based on the importance of an accounting system, this research results a proposed-accounting system which can be applied by owners of small business in Indonesia. The proposed-accounting system is a generic model of purchasing and selling system that should be enhanced according to business need and by refer to the knowledge management approach. …


This research created a method of using global positioning system (GPS) coordinates to identify the location of no-passing zones in two-lane highways. Analytical algorithms were developed for analyzing the availability of sight distance along the alignments of two-lane highways. The main algorithm was incorporated into a computer model that uses GPS data as the input and produces a method for locating no-passing zones. The resulting automated system processes GPS coordinates and converts them into easting and northing values, smoothes GPS data, and evaluates roadway alignment for possible sight restrictions that indicate where no-passing zones should be located.


Calcific Uraemic Arteriolopathy (CUA) or calciphylaxis, is a thrombotic disorder of skin and subcutaneous tissue which typically presents with painful purpuric nodules that may progress to necrotic ulcers, and is a severe, life-threatening condition. CUA is an uncommon clinical entity that affects mostly haemodialysis (HD) patients. Although the process of vascular calcification was initially thought to be the result of a passive deposition of calcium -phosphate crystals, current knowledge suggests a distinct mechanism, including cellular activity with differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) into chondrocyte as well as osteoblast -like cellular phenotypes and deficiencies in calcification inhibitors. Although multiple studies suggest a potential relationship between warfarin and CUA, larger prospective studies are needed in order to better evaluate this association, and randomised controlled trials are needed to assess the benefit of distinct interventions in this setting. In this article the topic of CUA is reviewed based on a clinical case of a 65 -year -old man undergoing haemodialysis, who underwent an aortic valve replacement one year earlier, receiving a mechanical heart valve, and who has been under warfarin therapy since then.


A new fossil hominid partial skeleton (KNM-ER 803) that was discovered from the Plio-Pleistocene sediments to the east of Lake Rudolf is described. It includes parts of a femur, two tibiae, an ulna, two radii, a third metatarsal and several toe bones. There are also two teeth, an upper canine and an upper central incisor. A second new fossil hominid (KNM-ER 164) is represented by a parietal fragment, two vertebrae and some hand bones. A third is represented by a massive left femur (KNM-ER 999).

The specimens are described in anatomical detail, some are illustrated and selected measurements are given. It is concluded that they should be attributed to the genus Homo sp. indet. Detailed comparative studies will be published in due course.


This text on linear and non-linear conjugate gradient-related methods includes such topics as: conjugate gradients and related KMP algorithms; conjugate gradient methods and nonlinear optimization; and conjugate gradient-like methods for Eigen-like problems.


Recently, several studies indicate that hippocampal dysfunction play an important role in the etiology of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Specifically, it has been suggested that dysfunction of the hippocampus impairs the ability to encode and retrieve contextual information necessary to generate a conjunctive memory (holistic) of the different elements of the context or environment in which trauma occurred. Instead, PTSD patients encoded independent associations between individual elements of the context and the traumatic event. Thus, in PTSD an individual element by itself may be able to activate a memory. traumatic


Path loss modeling is a crucial consideration in radio engineering for wireless networks. Over the years, diverse techniques have been implemented in attempts to accurately predict path loss across a given terrain. In this study, path loss predictors created on the bases of artificial neural networks (ANN) were used to estimate path loss across a rural section of the Nigerian middle-belt grassland. The ANN structures considered were the Generalized Regression Neural network (GRNN) and the Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN), which exhibit a few differences and similarities. These ANN based predictors were trained, validated and tested for path loss prediction using path loss values computed from received power measured at 900MHz from six Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) situated along the rural terrain. Findings show that the RBFNN predictor with a Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) of 5.17dB and the GRNN with 4.9dB are slightly more accurate than the COST 231 Hata model with 6.64dB, while the Hata-Okumura with 25.78dB is simply not suitable for the terrain under investigation. Overall, the GRNN, which proffers a 26.21% improvement over the COST 231 Hata is recommended for the terrain in question.


Strain Hardening Cementitious Composite (SHCC) is applied on the tension side of a flexural member in order to improve crack-width control of reinforced concrete and its effectiveness is investigated for varying treatment of the interface between SHCC and concrete. A four-point bending test configuration is used and the interface is varied locally within the constant bending moment region as smooth, partially debonded, completely debonded and profiled surface. The aim is to investigate the influence of interface on the cracking behaviour and the development of maximum crack-width in the hybrid SHCC beams with varying interface profile. Therefore, all the beams are designed to have a similar load carrying capacity by providing mechanical anchorage through the interface outside the constant bending moment region using stirrups. The cracking behaviour is analysed by measuring the maximum crack-width in SHCC layer using Digital Image Corelation (DIC), Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs) and visual inspection with a microscope. The effectiveness of the interface treatment is then judged by comparing the load at which the maximum crack-width in SHCC layer exceeds 0.3 mm, corresponding to the maximum allowable crack-width for most structural applications. It is observed that the relatively stronger interfaces (smooth and profiled) show better crack-width control when compared to partially debonded and completely debonded (weak) interfaces, probably because with weaker interface the hybrid action of the beam is reduced resulting in higher stresses and early crack localization in SHCC.


Construction and the level of Large-Scale Scientific Facility are one of the symbols for the country's scientific and technological progress. Synchrotron radiation is an advanced facility for interdisciplinary scientific research. As a unique light source with full waveband, high intensity and brilliance, the synchrotron radiation has great advantages over other traditional light sources. Up to now, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) is the biggest scientific platform for science research and technology development in China, and more than hundreds of scientists and engineers from universities, institutes and industries in domestic and even overseas can do research, experiments and RD by using SSRF each day. SSRF is a third-generation of synchrotron radiation light source, and would be the invaluable tools for Chinese scientific institution and industry community. This article introduces the applications and great impact of synchrotron radiation light source in the field of analytical chemistry for life science. By making full use of this advanced scientific facility, we expect that the research of analytical chemistry for life science in our country will be promoted to a higher level.


We have developed a new disparity mapping technique for image morphing which prevents synthesized images from blurring and a fast rendering technique which realizes interactive morphing animation. In the image morphing rendering process, all pixels are moved according to their disparity maps and then distorted images are mixed with each other. Calculation costs of this process tend to be high because pixel per pixel moving and mixing are included. And if the accuracy of the disparity maps is low, synthesized images become blurred. This paper describes new two techniques for overcoming these problems. One is a disparity mapping technique by which the edges in each input image are accurately mapped to each other. This technique reduces blurring in synthesized images. The other is a data transformation technique by which the morphing rendering process is replaced with texture mapping, orthographic camera, α-brending and z-buffering. This transformation enables the morphing rendering process to be accelerated by 3D accelerators, thus enabling interactive morphing animations to be achieved on ordinary PCs. key words: image morphing, image-based rendering, view interpolation, interactive animation


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Reachability queries appear very frequently in many important applications that work with graph structured data. In some of them, testing reachability between two nodes corresponds to an important problem. For example, in proteinprotein interaction networks one can use it to answer whether two proteins are related, whereas in ontological databases such queries might correspond to the question of whether a concept subsumes another one. Given the huge databases that are often tested with reachability queries, it is important problem to come up with a scalable indexing scheme that has almost constant query time. In this paper, we bring a new dimension to the well-known interval labeling approach. Our approach labels each node with multiple intervals instead of a single interval so that each labeling represents a hyper-rectangle. Our new approach BOX can index dags in linear time and space while retaining the querying time admissible. In experiments, we show that BOX is not vulnerable to increasing edge to node ratios which is a problem for the existing approaches.


ABSTRACT : During thirty nine months of sampling, the prevalence was studies in C. livia of Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India, according to the sex of the host, different seasons and localities where the pigeons were obtained. Data on the occurrence of Haemoproteus and Plasmodium showed the maximum percentage of infection (55.63%) in C. livia during the entire period of study. Out of 266 pigeons sampled, 148 pigeons were positive for Haemoproteus at a prevalence of 55.63%. Only 18 pigeons (2.67%) had a mixed infection with Haemoproteus and Plasmodium and 130 pigeons (48.87%) had Haemoproteus infection alone and no pigeons were positive for Plasmodium alone. Parasite incidence in relation to the sex of the host indicated a higher infestation in females (62.79%) than males (57.65%). The overall highest infectivity of parasites was recorded during the summer season (82.85%) followed by spring season (59.37%) and least in the winter season (42.30%). It was also observed that Haemoproteus occurred at diverse infectivity in C. livia from different localities (Badaun-51.35%, Bareilly- 11.18% and Shajahanpur-58.06%) whereas Plasmodium was recorded 11.18% only from Bareilly. This parasite was completely absent from the other two sites. Key words: Haemoproteus , Plasmodium , pigeons, prevalence, seasons, sex 1 Department of Life Science, R.K.S. Degree College, Sahawar Kanshiramnagar 207245 (U.P.) India; 2 Department of Zoology, Sir M.U.Degree College, Sahawar Kanshiramnagar 207245 (U.P.) India Please Cite This Article As: Nasim Jahan and Mohammad Shoeb. 2010. Host Parasite Interaction of Apicomplexan Parasites (Sporozoa: Haemosporida) in Columba livia . J. Exp. Sci. 1(5):6-10.


Production efficiency is one of the most important demands in blown film production. In many cases, the cooling power is the limiting factor for an increased output. A possible solution for a better cooling is the use of a cooling sleeve right after the outlet of the die in addition to the conventional air rings and internal bubble cooling (IBC). At the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV), first tests were conducted to investigate the advantages of the use of a cooling sleeve. Therefore, the influence of several geometries of the cooling sleeve surface and different cooling sleeve temperatures on the process stability and the mechanical and optical film properties is investigated. The cooling sleeve surfaces differ in the tapping between inlet and outlet diameter from 0 % (cylindric) to 10 % (conical). The tests show that a high amount of tapping as well as too high resp. low cooling sleeve temperatures cause process instabilities and an uneven thickness profile of the film. While the mechanical film p...


In the present work, N,N-Diethylammonium O,O'-di(4-chlorophenyl)dithiophosphate (Cl-EPP) acting as a mild steel corrosion inhibitor was synthesized. Potentiodynamic polarization measurements, weight loss measurements and scanning electron microscopy were used to evaluate the corrosion inhibition of Cl-EPP for mild steel in sulfuric acid. The results of electrochemical measurements indicate that the Cl-EPP is a mixed type inhibitor. Meanwhile, the inhibition efficiency increase with the increasing of concentration of inhibitor concentration, decrease with the increasing of temperature, sulfuric acid concentration and storage time. In addition, the adsorption of Cl-EPP on mild steel surface is chemical adsorption, and obeys Langmuir isotherm.