A mathematical model of carbonate platform evolution is presented in which depth‐dependent carbonate growth rates determine platform‐top accumulation patterns in response to rising relative sea‐level. This model predicts that carbonate platform evolution is controlled primarily by the water depth and sediment accumulation rate conditions at the onset of relative sea‐level rise. The long‐standing 'paradox of a drowned platform' arose from the observation that maximum growth rate potentials of healthy platforms are faster than those of relative sea‐level rise. The model presented here demonstrates that a carbonate platform could be drowned during a constant relative sea‐level rise whose rate remains less than the maximum carbonate production potential. This scenario does not require environmental changes, such as increases in nutrient supply or siliciclastic sedimentation, to have taken place. A rate of relative sea‐level rise that is higher than the carbonate accumulation rate at the initial water depth is the only necessary condition to cause continuous negative feedbacks to the sediment accumulation rates. Under these conditions, the top of the carbonate platform gradually deepens until it is below the active photic zone and drowns despite the strong maximum growth potential of the carbonate production factory. This result effectively resolves the paradox of a drowned carbonate platform. Test modelling runs conducted with 2·5 m and 15 m initial sea water depths at bracketed rates of relative sea‐level rise have determined how fast the system catches up and maintains the 'keep‐up' phase. This is the measure of time necessary for the basin to respond fully to external forcing mechanisms. The duration of the 'catch‐up' phase of platform response (termed 'carbonate response time') scales with the initial sea water depth and the platform‐top aggradation rate. The catch‐up duration can be significantly elongated with an increase in the rate of relative sea‐level rise. The transition from the catch‐up to the keep‐up phases can also be delayed by a time interval associated with ecological re‐establishment after platform flooding. The carbonate model here employs a logistical equation to model the colonization of carbonate‐producing marine organisms and captures the initial time interval for full ecological re‐establishment. This mechanism prevents the full extent of carbonate production to be achieved at the incipient stage of relative sea‐level rise. The increase in delay time due to the carbonate response time and self‐organized processes associated with biological colonization increase the chances for platform drowning due to deepening of water depth (> ca 10 m). Furthermore this implies a greater likelihood for an autogenic origin for high‐frequency cyclic strata than has been estimated previously.


With the enormous changes of customer demand,traditional Chinese hotels gradually expose quite many problems in service such like backword hardware facilities,irrational resource allocation and low software service,etc.Nevertheless,humanized service concept involves the customer-oriented individuailized features reflected by both software and hardware construction.


The election of a coalition of socialists and communists in 1970 and three years later, the assumption of a military government have led to much controversy around the world. This study attempts to analyze the economic conditions prevailing in Chile from 1970 to 1981. It examines the gradual deterioration of the nation's economy under the Unidad Popular government and the recovery that has taken place with the Junta Militar de Gobierno. The implementation of a market system in 1973 has been effective in bringing the nation out of economic chaos. The balance of payments is under control, inflation has been reduced, and since 1977 the nation's GNP has had an average annual growth of 7.7 per cent.


ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of axillo-axillary bypass grafting for the treatment of contralateral arterial ischemia of upper limb. Method 53 cases underwent axillo-axillary artery PTFE graft bypass among those there were 46 cases of subclavian artery occlusion and 3 cases of subclavian artery aneurysm and 4 cases of trauma. Preoperatively 33 cases suffered from a symptom of extremity ischemia and 18 cases with subclavian artery blood steal. Result Good results were achieved in all cases without any complications. Doppler test showed the gradient of bilateral brachial pressure artery was less 10 mmHg in all cases. ConclusionAxillo-axillary artery PTFE graft bypass is an effective method for subclavian artery reconstruction with less trauma and complications. It is especially suitable for the elders with concomitant heart brain and lung diseases. It is also applicable for cases in which the subclavian arteries are not easily accessible due to artery aneurysm and artery trauma.


In a study from the Sexual Health Unit at Alice Springs Hospital in Australia women who have sex with women (WSW) demonstrated a significantly higher prevalence of bacterial vaginosis hepatitis C and HIV risk behaviors than non-WSW. 1408 women who reported having sex with another woman were compared with 1423 women who had never had sex with a woman all of whom attended the Sydney Sexual Health Center between 1991 and 1998. No clear explanation was found as to why prevalence rates were higher among WSW. However researchers considered smoking among WSW oral sexual practices and female-to-female transmission as possible factors. High-risk behaviors such as drug use sex with a bisexual or gay man more male sexual partners were also noted more frequently in WSW. An assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington Jeanne M. Marrazzo disclosed that these women need to know that they are at the same risk for infectious diseases as any heterosexual woman might be. Dr. Katherine Fethers lead author of the study adds that more research is needed to clarify the understanding of woman-to-woman sexual transmission of infections and establish safe sex practices.


: In response to worsening traffic congestion, cities worldwide have prioritized the development of public transportation systems, striving to become ' public transport cities. ' To address this issue, conducting an in-depth study of residents' travel choice behavior during peak hours is of vital importance. The paper aims to consider the key factors affecting residents' travel decisions by utilizing revealed preference (RP) samples and proposes a novel RL-SVM model based on the random parameter logit (RL) and support vector machine (SVM) theories for travel mode prediction. Comparative experimental analysis shows that our model outperforms traditional prediction methods regarding classification sensitivity. Therefore, we can further evaluate the anticipated impact of implementing public transport priority strategies to obtain the internal shift patterns of commuters' travel modes from private cars to public transport. It holds significant implications for promoting healthy and sustainable urban development.


90 sive forms of periodontitis can gain access to pulpal tissues through accessory canals or the tooth apex and lead to pulpal infection. In those cases where there is any coalescence of endodontic and periodontal lesions, the group agreed that these situations should be termed, "Combined Periodontal-Endodontic Lesions." This classification is not based on the initial etiology of the lesion. Either the periodontal or endodontic lesion may be the cause or the result of the other or both may develop independently. Therefore, the group recommended the following classification:


Within soil, bacteria are naturally found in multi-species communities, where interactions can lead to emergent community properties. It is critical that we study bacteria in a social context to investigate community-level functions. We previously showed that when co-cultured, Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1 and Pedobacter sp. V48 engage in interspecies social spreading on a hard agar surface, a behavior which required close contact and was dependent on the nutritional environment. In this study, we investigate whether the ability to participate in social spreading is widespread among P. fluorescens and Pedobacter isolates, and whether the requirements for interaction vary. We find that this phenotype is not restricted to the interaction between P. fluorescens Pf0-1 and Pedobacter sp. V48, but is a more prevalent behavior found in one clade in the P. fluorescens group and two clades in the Pedobacter genus. We also discovered that the interaction with certain Pedobacter isolates occurred without close contact, indicating induction of spreading by a putative diffusible signal. As is the case for ISS by Pf0-1+V48, motility of all interacting pairs is influenced by the environment, with no spreading behaviors observed under high nutrient conditions. While Pf0-1+V48 require low nutrient but high NaCl conditions, in the broader range of interacting pairs this requirement for low nutrient and high salt was variable. The prevalence of motility phenotypes observed in this study and found within the literature indicates that community-induced locomotion in general, and social spreading in particular, is likely important within the environment. It is crucial that we continue to study microbial interactions and their emergent properties to gain a fuller understanding of the functions of microbial communities.


The architecture of the Berkeley distributed hierarchical video-on-demand (VOD) system consists of continuous media servers basically standing as a cache between the archive servers and the clients. In this paper, we first describe the features of a new cache management algorithm called AVBB (Adaptive Viewers, Bias-Based). With the firm belief that some video viewers can settle for a video other than their first choice, we then propose making the cache transparent of its video contents to the viewers as a technique to improve cache performance. Finally, we evaluate the improvement which cache transparency brings to AVBB.


We have presented 2 cases of disseminated malignant melanoma with bone marrow metastases which are, so far as we have been able to find, the ninth and tenth cases reported in the literature. In Case 1 the cytoplasm of the tumor cells contained abundant dark pigment, whereas in Case 2 the pigment deposits were rare. A study of the morphology of the bone marrow smears reveals that the melanoma cell usually differs from other tumor cells by the presence of deposits of dark pigment in the cytoplasm. The amelanotic type would not be easily identifiable since it is without pigment. Caution is needed not to confuse the melanoma cell with the reticulo-endothelial cell. A study of other patients with malignant melanoma is now in progress.


imaging, pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) increasingly are being identified, particularly in asymptomatic and elderly patients. However, accurate classification among the various PCLs remains a persistent clinical challenge with the current standardof-care diagnostic tools, consisting of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), fine-needle aspiration (FNA), cyst fluid analysis (CEA), and cytology. While the primary challenge is in accurate differentiation of mucinous from non-mucinous PCLs, precise identification of mucinous PCLs with advanced neoplasia (high-grade dysplasia and/or adenocarcinoma) is also difficult. There have thus been several guidelines for management of pancreas cysts, but these still result in modest diagnostic accuracy. In fact, EUS-FNA has a sensitivity of at most 63% for malignant PCLs with inadequate specimens in up to two-thirds of cases. Given these findings, up to 30% of PCLs are incorrectly diagnosed as mucinous cysts, resulting in a large number of unnecessary surgical resections with postoperative morbidity approaching 40% [1]. Improved accuracy in classifying PCLs, therefore, would reduce unwarranted pancreatic surgeries and associated complications, and save costs on unwarranted follow-up. Because of this, enormous effort has been put into development and evaluation of novel diagnostic modalities for PCLs, including cyst fluid molecular analysis, confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE), and through-the-(EUS) needle microforceps. This issue of Endoscopy International Open features a study from Guzman-Calderon et al. [2], who performed a systematic review of eight studies with 423 patients to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and accuracy of through-the-needle biopsy (TTNB) for PCLs. Use of microforceps biopsy resulted in a 95.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 93.2–97.3%; I2 [measure of heterogeneity] = 82.1%) pooled technical success rate with adequate specimens obtained in 82.2% (95% CI 78.5–85.8%) of attempts. The TTNB forceps identified the specific pancreas cyst type in 74.6% (95% CI 70.2–78.7%; I2 = 87.3%) of cases, the majority (approximately one-third) of which were mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs), followed by intraductal papillary mucosal neoplasms (IPMNs) and serous cystadenomas. The overall rate (pooled) of adverse events (AEs) was 10.1% (95% CI 7.3–13.6; I2 = 80.13%) of cases with the most common being intracystic bleeding that was self-limited without the need for medical intervention. Acute pancreatitis occurred in 10 patients (2.7% of 375) experiencing a procedural-related complication. The TTNB microforceps is 0.8mm in diameter, facilitating easy passage through a 19-gauge EUS-FNA needle and has a jaw-opening width of 4.3mm. Under EUS guidance, the PCL is initially punctured with the FNA needle and following removal of the stylet, the microforceps is advanced to sample the epithelium lining the wall of the cyst. The majority of studies addressing the application of this device for PCLs have primarily been retrospective. Their initial findings have been promising in regards to the feasibility, safety, and diagnostic yield of TTNB, but given limited study sizes, it has been challenging to assess the clinical impact. Further, significant rates of AEs have been noted, which is a cause for concern. A more recent multicenter prospective study in 114 consecutive patients demonstrated technical success in 97% of patients with adequate samples obtained in 83% of cases compared to 38% for cytology alone. The AE rate was 12%, primarily consisting of intracystic bleeding; six patients (5.3%) developed post-procedure acute pancreatitis [3]. Through-the-needle forceps biopsy for pancreatic cystic lesions: multiple meta-analyses but limited prospective data


i.ifant, have been used in a former labour. After her puerp2ral recovery MrIr. Goodman judiciously prescribed for her tonics an! other appropriate remedies, and recommendedA, lher to the seaside for the benefit of bathinlg. 11cr health was greatly improved, and perlhaps the progress of the mnollities osseum was temporarily arrest'edl. This diseasc again returned, and produced effects oni the p)elvis during h-er pregnancy which rende-red necessary tihe Cesarean section for her delivery. iallny circumistances existed in this case which favoured its propitious terminiation. Her calml and tranquil state of mi,id, and the higlh degree of moral courage she hlad, vere very advantageous. An eaily rupture of tlle memabranes in protracted labours, especiallv if the pains are stronig is always to be deplored, but most fortunately this did niot happen here very long beiore the performiance of the operation. The water wvas not suddenly and completely dischlarged at once butt dfibbled a;v;ay. The pains were also very feeble until a veryshort time before my visits. The conjoined effects of these were doubtless favourable, anid prevented an injurious pressure on the soft par-ts. The bowels were freely evacuated during her labour. By the aid of the stethoscope the incision was rnade in a direction to avoid cutting into the placenita, which is very important. 'When thle placenta is cut upon or ,iito, partial irregular contraction of the uterus happens, and thioughi such an accident the infants mav' be lost as I have alreadvx statel, but besides this, the tissue of the uterus is likll to sufifr from the force reqluired to extricate it (the infant) from tlie spasmodic grasp of thiS c;rgan. Besides, there imay he a grcater risk of heenloe,rhe whlen the placenta is prematurely disrupturel or separated. The o,peration was timelly performed in this case. There happenied several important contingent circumiistanices which I shall briefly advert to. Tihe abdominal parietes were so much attenuated ac only to allow a very slender Lhold to be talken by sutuYes, anid were quite unequal to resist the pressure they were subjectedi to. By the force of the cough, &-c., this weak structure was torn through, and the edges being, therebyv set at liberty, retracted on each side to a ceneidcrable extent, and exposed the bowels fully svsevl to eight inclies in orne direction, by three to five in the othelr. NNotwithstanding this scrious accident t e constitutional disturbance was only triI'ling in degree andl of short durationi. Thie changes which successively took place oni the explosed surface of the bowels were truly astoniilshing. A thin transparent effusion of lymph was first seen laid o-er the pe.itoneal coat of the intestines, which entered a little into the depressions formed between their conolut ions. This thlin gelatinous material gradually became thicl:-r and more opa.que, evidently the seconid step towards cicatrization. During this wonlderful process-for its effiects were truly wonderful-innum"nerablue vessels were seen, destined to carry on this great work of reparation. As this went on there was a progressive and perceptible diminution in the size of the surface; and when completed there was a cicatrix to he seen very little different from one which is formed at the healing of a wound whose edges have been kept in juxtaposition. Symptoms of strangulation appeared, for the relief of which geveral expedients were adopted. The protruded portion of the bowel was ineffectually punctured. Nature, however, stepped in, and immediately the symptoms were relieved by the formation of an opening, tlhrough1 w.hich a greatquantity of feculenit matter and flatus were discharged. This aperture, as is mentioned in the reports, continued tliroughout the case. Although this disaster protracted the patient's recovery, there is no doubt it had at the timie it happened a most salutary effect. During the whole period of the case the bowels were strictly attended to; and there is no doubt their ready obedience to our measures (chiefly enemata) considerably contributed to her recovery. The reparative process wbhich happened in this case, and the decidedly conservative constitutional power which this woman had, proved beyond dispute that the opinion expressed by iny friend, Dr. West, (London Medical Gazette, No. 1210, February, 185], page 245,) is not infallibly true; and, therefore, ought not to influence uis, and deter us from the performance of the Cnsarean section. The sami,e restorative power was observed in the other successful case, which is already before the profession. As it was important to preserve the infant, I strenuously urged Mr. Sankey to obtain a wet nurse; and no time was lost in obtainiing one. The infalnt continiued to tilrive, and lived rather more than seven months. Her dcath was occasionied by an hydrocephaloid disease, the consequence of exhaustioni from diarrhoea. In a late numaber of this journal I mentioned that Mrs. Sankey again became pregnant, aborted, and afterwards died. .Akt thLec present time I make no further comme.nlt.


Objective To investigate the co-treatment of adefovir dipivoxil combined with lamivudine of hepatitis B cirrhosis efficacy,safety and tolerability.Methods Ninety patients with liver cirrhosis were randomly divided into 3 groups.A:combined treatment group,30 cases of oral lamivudine plus adefovir dipivoxil each one;B:lamivudine treatment group,30 patients;C:single treatment with adefovir dipivoxil 30 patients.All the patients were treated 48 to 96 weeks.Results The treatment group was 12,24 months,virologic response,treatment for 12 months,biochemical response compared with the control group there were significant differences(all P0.01),no serious adverse events.Conclusion Lamivudine and adefovir dipivoxil treatment of hepatitis B cirrhosis,drug resistance is not easy,and can play complementary roles in long-term stable disease patients.


This paper outlines a Wavelet Transform (WT) based Artificial Neural Network (ANN) input data pre-processing scheme and presents the results of localized gear tooth defect recognition tests by employing this proposed methodology. The methodology consists of calculating Daubechies' 20-order (DAUB-20) mean-square dilation WTs of the data, and then selecting predominant wavelet coefficients distributed to certain levels of these WTs as inputs to ANNs for pattern recognition. The test results show that a fairly small sized backpropagation network trained with a reasonably small number of training sets can detect and classify various types or degrees of failures occurring on a spur gear pair successfully.


ROBERT FROST, forty years old, returned from England to America in February I9I5. Flushed with the triumphant reception of A Boy's Will (19I3) and North of Boston (1914) in England, he had been flatteringly welcomed by influential Boston literati. Being a celebrity delighted Frost; but it did not provide him with an income. Leaving Boston for New Hampshire's White Mountains where he could live cheaply, Frost, late that spring, moved to a modest farm outside Franconia. The house, too small for the family, was scantily furnished and in some disrepair. Months after they had moved in, soup was ladled out from an earthen mixing bowl; packing cases served as extra chairs; a door was off its hinges.! A lackadaisical farmer, Frost racked his brain to find a way to make money that would free him for poetry. Earlier he had hit on the idea of "bardings," returned to it again, and sent out "feelers" to his friends. One such friend was a twenty-five-year-old English teacher, Sidney Cox, who had been graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, in June I9II. That fall he had begun his teaching career at the high school in Plymouth, New Hampshire, where he met Frost, an instructor at the New Hampshire State Normal School. Cox, sincere and idealistic, looking for a hero to worship, ended his search with Frost. The next year, Frost left Plymouth for England; and Cox enrolled at the University of Illinois to earn his Master's degree. But the friendship of the two men was strengthened by a continuous correspondence for the next three years. When Frost returned home in I9I5, he invited Cox to enjoy the


561Background: Improvements in early detection and treatment have resulted in an increasing number of long-term survivors of colorectal cancer (CRC). For the survivors, Second primary cancers and recurrence are important issues, but the evidence for appropriate surveillance strategy is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and the timing of second primary cancers and recurrence in patients (pts) after surgery using 3 randomized trials (J0205, J0212 and J0404) conducted by Colorectal Cancer Study Group of JCOG. Methods: Eligibility criteria included histologically proven CRC and having received surgery. The timing, site and frequency of second primary cancer and recurrence were investigated. Risk factors associated with the events were explored. Standardized incidence ratio (SIR) about second primary cancer compared with national database of Japan Cancer Registry was estimated. Results: A total of 2,824 pts with a median follow-up time of 6 years were included. Median age was 62 y...


Finding an optimal discretization of a scene is an important but difficult problem in radiosity. The efficiency of hierarchical radiosity for instance, depends entirely on the subdivision criterion and strategy that is used. We study the problem of adaptive scene discretization from the point of view of information theory. In previous work, we have introduced the concept of mutual information, which represents the information transfer or correlation in a scene, as a complexity measure and presented some intuitive arguments and preliminary results concerning the relation between mutual information and scene discretization. In this paper, we present a more general treatment supporting and extending our previous findings to the level that the development of practical information theory-based tools for optimal scene discretization becomes feasible.


The tradition pattern matching algorithm need backtrack and compare repeatedly, so that affects efficiency of algorithm. Knuth and others put forward KMP algorithm in order to promote efficiency of the pattern matching. Paralle KMP algorithm based on MPI is provided in this paper, which can get higher efficiency.


When in the European Union has appeared for the first time the European Monetary System, some States have met with reluctance while others have embraced almost immediately. However, one thing is certain, until at one point, all States that were part of this system have had confidence in it. Its credibility began to lose after the great crisis of 1992-1993, and in 1999 it was recognised the failure of this system. In the present work we have chosen to analyze the credibility of the exchange rate Euro/dollar after the advent of the single currency on the international market. For this we turned to econometric modeling by multiple regression method. The bottom line is that although some indicators influenteaa this rate more than others, the exchange rate Euro/dollar is still a pretty credible.


The present work is an experimental account of the way in which several machine settings, particularly cylinder knock-over and dial-height, influence fabric dimensions, course length, bending behavior and load extension of fabrics produced on a circular knitting machine. The results show that there are certain optimum settings for such variables as knock-over depth and dial-height for producing fabrics with optimum liveliness, dimensions and bending behavior. This study confirms the suggestion that due to the asymmetry of fabric take-down on circular double jersey machines, it is not possible to produce a fabric with identical properties on the face and back sides. No conclusive evidence of robbing yam from the cylinder loops to dial loops which cause asymmetry in the fabrics could be found but alternate suggestions were examined.


In the article, based on a large number of archival documents, some of which were first put into scientific circulation, the research activities and problems of scientific research by V.M.Khvostov are considered. The author analyzed two main directions in the work of the scientist: the history of diplomacy and international relations; problems of general and national history (mainly the events of world wars). The contribution of V.M.Khvostov to the study of this issue is determined, his creative biography is considered as one of the models of the life and career of a scientist in the Soviet political and historiographic space.


Wire die, drawing utensil or Stick Chelmsford, or especially suitable single crystal CVD (chemical vapor deposition) diamond object as wear-resistant materials for wear applications such as fluid jet nozzle. The diamond typically has a low wear rate, shows a small birefringence exhibiting low strain, has the ability to be treated to exhibit a high degree of surface polishing.


Thrombocytopenia is a frequent complication of many viral infections (hepatitis C virus, adenoviruses,
lentiviruses, etc.), showing that interaction of platelets with viruses is an important pathophy


Correctional officers encounter vulnerable working conditions that may cause psychological discomfort at work. This study aims to determine the role of work-family balance, and quality of life to happiness at work in female correctional officers. The subjects in this study were 87 female correctional officers from three correctional institutions in Semarang and Malang. The age of subjects ranged from 22 - 57 years (Mage = 41.80); and the work period of the subjects ranged from 3-34 years (Mtenure = 18.80). The sampling technique used was convenience sampling. Instruments that used for data collection were demographic data questionnaires, Work-Family Balance Scale (32 items; α = .898), WHOQOL-BREF Scale (26 items; α = .906), and Happiness at Work Scale (22 items; α = .801). Data analysis using multiple regression analysis show there a positive and significant correlation between work-family balance and happiness at work (r = .613; p <.001), there was a positive and significant correlation between quality of life and work happiness (r = .394; p <.001), furthermore work-family balance and quality of life together can predict happiness at work in female correctional officers (r = .633; R2 = .401; F = 28.115; p <.001). Work-family balance and quality of life effectively contributed 39.7%  to predicting happiness at work in female correctional officers.


The basecourse from manganous slag is studied. Experiment results showed that the strength of lime, fly-ash stabilizing manganous slag is over 1.15 MPa after curing for seven days, so it can be used as the basecourse of highway; phosphgypsum improves the sever-day-strength of lime, fly-ash stabilizing manganous slag greatly.


The elastic version of the one‐way coupled mode propagation model [Abawi, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 111, 160–167 (2002)] is used to compute the propagation of waves in an ocean overlaying a shear‐supporting wedge‐shaped bottom. The range‐dependent ocean is approximated by a set of stair‐step elastic waveguides. The elastic modes are obtained from the solution of the equations of motion in each stair‐step and the solution of the range‐dependent problem is obtained by solving a set of coupled differential equations for the mode amplitudes as a function of range. Various field quantities such as the scalar and shear potentials, the compressional and shear pressures, and the displacements are computed and the results are compared with those obtained from the fast field propagation model, OASES.


The mammary gland is very important for the health of the offspring and the mother. It is subjected to multiple pathologies, the most important being mammary tumours and mastitis. The evaluation of mammary gland in bitches is done primarily by clinical exam, but imagistic means of diagnostic became more frequently used, especially when neoplasms are involved. In this context, the aim of this study was to identify the imaging characteristic of inflamed mammary parenchyma and to test the reliability of ultrasound in evaluating canine mastitis.This study involved 12 lactating bitches of different breed and ages included in two research groups: the first group counted in 7 animals that showed clinical signs of mastitis, while the second group had 5 clinically healthy animals, being the control group. All animals were subjected to a clinical exam, followed by an ultrasound examination and milk samples collection. The ultrasound examination was done in B mode and color Doppler using both linear and microconvex transducers at a frequency of 8Mz. Milk samples were checked for color, consistency and pH and were later submitted for bacteriological and bacterioscopic examinations. All data that followed from the examinations was collected and statistically analyzed.The ultrasound examination highlighted the existence of a characteristic architecture of the layers of healthy mammary glands in the bitch. This architecture could not be seen in any of the inflamed glands. In some cases, the normal aspect of the parenchyma could still be seen at the periphery of the affected mammary gland. The inflamed parenchyma appeared either hypoechogenic (71.43% of cases) or hyperechogenic (28.57%) compared to healthy tissue. In 57.14% of cases there could be seen multiple hyperechogenic septa, alternating with hypo-echogenic areas while 42.86% of cases presented acoustic artefacts. The vascularisation was increased in the affected areas with blood flow being either linear (71.43%) or turbulent (21.57%). All cases diagnosed with mastitis were confirmed by bacteriologic and bacterioscopic studies. This study concluded that mammary glands in bitches can be investigated using ultrasound in grey scale B mode and color Doppler when mastitis is suspected. It offers irrefutable evidence of the inflammation of the glandular parenchyma and the spreading of the disease.


A method and preliminary results are presented for the determination of eigenvalues and eigenmodes from fully viscous boundary layer flow interacting with a finite length one-sided compliant wall. This is an extension to the analysis of inviscid flow-structure systems which has been established in previous work. A combination of spectral and finite-difference methods are applied to a linear perturbation form of the full Navier-Stokes equations and one-dimensional beam equation. This yields a system of coupled linear equations that accurately define the spatio-temporal development of linear perturbations to a boundary layer flow over a finite-length compliant surface. Standard Krylov subspace projection methods are used to extract the eigenvalues from this complex system of equations. To date, the analysis of the development of Tollmien-Schlichting (TS) instabilities over a finite compliant surface have relied upon DNS-type results across a narrow (or even singular) spectrum of TS waves. The results from this method have the potential to describe conclusively the role that a finite length compliant surface has in the development of two-dimensional TS instabilities and other FSI instabilities across a broad spectrum.


Affect detection form physiological signals has been an active research field recently. It has many applications in education, computer games, car driver monitoring, and health. Electrocardiography, electromyography, respiration, and skin conductivity have all been considered as potential physiological channels for recognizing affective states. There is a large amount of literature on physiology-based affect detection that reports on high detection rates of affective states (either discrete emotions, or dimensional valence/arousal) under laboratory conditions. However, one challenge is that physiological measures exhibit considerable variations over time, non-stationary, making classification of future data difficult. In this study, we aim to investigate the changing physiological features over multiple sessions. In our experiments, we use a dataset collected from four participants who viewed a set of images from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) over multiple days. This study also provides a comparison between self-reported and IAPS ratings for both valence and arousal dimensional affective model. In addition, the study provides an analysis of the performance of individual physiological channels for affect detection. Results indicate that a Deep Neural Network achieved accuracy with 61.12%, 67.14% of detecting self-report compared with IAPS rating for valence and arousal. Results also show that EMG zygomatic features and a fusion of features from all physiological channels have the highest affect detection accuracy for both valence and arousal.


Abstract The high-speed steel HS 6-5-2 cutting inserts coated with TiN were subjected to ion implantation with both silicon (dose 2×1017Si+/cm2) and silicon with nitrogen ions (dose (1+1)×1017(Si+ + N+)/cm2) on the subsurface layer of the rake face. Microhardness was examined before and after ion implantation. The composition and structural properties of the subsurface layer were examined by Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy (GD-OES). The turning tests of 40H construction steel with the use of the cutting inserts implanted and non-implanted were performed. During the tests the two components of the net cutting force (the main cutting force Fc and feed force Ff) as well as the wear parameters VB on the major flankalong with the surface roughness (Ra) were measured. The implanted inserts exhibited higher durability compared to non-implanted ones.


The vacuum energy of a scalar field in a spherically symmetric background field is considered. It is expressed through the Jost function of the corresponding scattering problem. The renormalization is discussed in detail and performed using the uniform asymptotic expansion of the Jost function. The method is demonstrated in a simple explicit example. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}


The development of control systems and supporting software remains one of the greatest obstacles to the widespread implementation of highly adaptive reconfigurable automation technology. This paper will present the structure of a modular automation control system designed to support rapid reconfiguration and redeployment of automation components. The paper will first present the concept of a layered system architecture and the use of modular automation components to support the construction of a wide variety of automated systems. This layered system architecture is then applied to the proposed modular supervisory control system responsible for configuring and driving automated production resources. Each of the control components comprising this modular control system will be presented.


The deliberate act of mentally envisioning a sexual scenario involving a target and/or behavior is a normal part of human sexuality. The content of the mental imagery or sexual fantasy frequently reflects one's sexual interest and is experienced as sexually arousing [1]. In fact, some studies have shown a positive correlation between the experience of arousing sexual fantasies and sexual satisfaction [2].


Formobile HDD,shock resistance isoneofthemainparameters tocompare withother storage devices. Onewaytoimprove this parameter isbydetecting thefree fall oftheconsumer device andtakeprotective measures before theimpact withtheground. Thenewapproach aimstoimprove thereliability offree-fall detection algorithm in broadrangeofreal-life situations like jogging, running, dancing. Theconventional approach istomeasure the acceleration using theacceleration sensor andreact based onacceleration threshold withtiming reaction. Theissue is false positive alarms, namely thedetection offree fall, while there isnoactual free fall. Theproposed newapproach is tointegrate themeasured acceleration toobtain theareabetween theacceleration threshold andthecurrent acceleration measurement belowthethreshold. Thedetection ofthefree fall isperformed notonlydepending ontheacceleration, butalso depending onthecalculated areavalue.


Research in ontology has in recent years become widespread in the field of information systems, in various areas of sciences, in business, in economy, and in industry. The importance of ontologies is increasingly recognized in fields diverse as in e-commerce, semantic web, enterprise, information integration, library and information science, qualitative modeling of physical systems, natural language processing, knowledge engineering, and databases. An ontology supplies a unifying framework for communication, it establishes a basis for knowledge organization and knowledge representation and contributes to theory formation and modeling of a specific domain. In the current paper we outline basic principles of formal ontology, being an evolving science which integrates aspects of philosophy, formal logic, and artificial intelligence. A central feature of formal ontology is the onto-axiomatic method which includes as a core component a top level ontology. We summarize the principles of the top level ontology GFO (General Formal Ontology) which is being developed at the university of Leipzig. The various sources of formal ontology are explicated and exemplified, and it is demonstrated that formal ontology is more than an eclectic aggregrate of the mentioned research areas.


SF6 marked gas have advantages of stable properties,non-hydrolyzed in different evironment condition,simple in sampling and detecting oxidizing liberation,sensitive,anti interference,low cost and broad sources.The potential channel between closed coal seam No3 and No4 of HaoDa coal mine was detected and analized,and then the judgement proofs and technic suports for formulating targeted prevention and control measures could be provided by using SF6.According to the result,it was well performed for SF6 in detecting air leak between closed coal seam in coal mine.


This experiment was conducted to establish shade-method suited to on the artificial propagation of Lycoris radiata HERB. The light intensity in the native habitat was 30 Klux in March and 3.2 Klux from June to sept. The average light intensity in the open area was 137 Klux in June. The plant height and number of leaves was good at the 35% to 55% shadeing net. Blooming time of Licoris radiata HERB was in the last of Sept. Yeild of bulb was increased in 35% to 55% of shadeing net.


Brian Taylor, KCA DEUTAG Director UK, Norway, Caspian & Sakhalin, outlines how the company is consolidating its position in the Caspian region.


This study aims to describe the effectiveness of the natural approach in language learning in higher education. This study is an experimental research using a quantitative approach. A sample is decided using a random sampling technique. The subjects of this study are 36 students of A-class as the control group with a conventional approach, grammar-translation, and 36 students of B class as the experimental group. The data are analyzed by the t-test technique. The result of the study shows sig (p) is significant. It is smaller than 0.05 (it is 0.028). The difference can be considered true. The mean difference is -6.36. 49.25 are the mean in the pretest, and the mean of the posttest is 58.52. It shows that the students at higher education with a natural approach have better English proficiency levels than those who are not. It is more effective than conventional approaches, methods, etc in increasing English language proficiency level at higher education. The natural approach can be implemented in English language learning in higher education. It enriches the students' input to talk in English, besides, decreases their hesitation in English language learning. It implies that the teachers and members of academic society should help students with natural communication to offer meaningful input.


In this paper the notion of rational fuzzy language is introduced, and a theorem is obtained: a fuzzy subset of Σ* is recognizable if and only if it′s rational. The result connects the rational fuzzy language with fuzzy finite-state automaton language.


Abstract The emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) from biodiesel blended fuels reported in the literature vary from an NO x increase to an NO x decrease relative to the neat petroleum diesel fuel (PDF). To explain these NO x differences, three PDFs with varying fuel properties were admixed with a neat soy-derived biodiesel at 10 per cent and 20 per cent volume ratios and evaluated using a heavy-duty diesel engine exercised over transient and steady-state cycles. The PDFs with 'low' and 'medium' cetane numbers led to a change in combustion phasing when blended with the neat biodiesel, resulting in reduced NO x emissions at low engine power. The B100 blended with the 'high'-cetane-number PDF showed minimal change in combustion phasing and resulted in an NO x increase at all engine loads. The derived peak in-cylinder gas temperature variation correlated with the brake-specific NO x emissions indicating that the thermal NO x formation responds to the addition of biodiesel. The biodiesel blends had an NO x —particulate matter trade-off, also suggesting a thermal NO x effect. The increase in NO x emissions of the biodiesel blends also had a strong correlation with the level of saturated hydrocarbons at high engine power.


This article examines six key issues facing the pharmaceuticals industry that concern the appropriateness and effectiveness of markets, quasi-markets and regulatory intervention in the sector. The article shows the prevalence of confused thinking in this area, both on the part of lobbyists for the industry and their opponents. It is contended that allowing market forces to operate within a legal or regulatory framework that protects intellectual property rights, promotes innovation and facilitates price competition will produce more socially beneficial outcomes than direct state intervention in the market.


The utility model discloses a charging flashlight, which comprises a tube body, a lamp cap and a lamp socket, wherein the lamp cap is connected with the tube body and a rechargeable battery is arranged in the tube body. The charging flashlight is characterized in that the tail end of the flashlight is provided with a rubber cap, a switch, a switch base, a silica gel ring, a charging pillar, a negative electrode circuit board, a spring, a positive electrode copper cap, a negative electrode copper cap and a pressing ring, wherein the rubber cap is covered on the switch, the switch is installed on the switch base, the charging pillar is located in the silica gel ring, and the spring is respectively located in the positive electrode copper cap and the negative electrode copper cap, and is supported on the negative electrode circuit board. The tail end of the flashlight is provided with a charging plug hole which is corresponding to the charging pillar, and a hole which is corresponding to the charging plug hole is arranged on the silica gel ring. The charging flashlight has convenient use and dust-proof function.


The interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (iDMI) in asymmetric magnetic multilayer films has displayed increasingly important roles in the modification of domain walls, stabilization of Skyrmions, and realization of new topological spin textures such as magnetic radial vortices. Unlike magnetization and magnetic anisotropy which can be readily measured, iDMI is difficult to measure. In this work, we measured the iDMI in Pt/Co/Ir and Pt/Co/Ru multilayer films by exploring the spin-orbit torque induced effective field under an in-plane bias magnetic field. Skyrmions have been reported to exist in Pt/Co/Ir multilayers. We found that Pt/Co/Ru multilayers have a similar magnitude of the iDMI for Pt/Co/Ir multilayers, suggesting that Pt/Co/Ru is a good candidate to host Skyrmions.


According to the characteristics of complex-variable and integral transforms course,some experiences for the teaching of complex-variable and integral transforms course were illustrated by establishing clear teaching target,fully arousing the enthusiasm of the students and the in time feedback of learning effect.


c2016 The Korean Fiber Society Abstract: In this study, we evaluated the thermal insulation of different materials and characterized these materials for commercial wetsuits. The performance characteristics of three different wetsuit materials were examined. Parts of the wetsuit including the neck, bodice, and knee were prepared. Surface morphology was examined using an image analyzer microscope system. In the tensile test, the load, elongation, and initial modulus were obtained for the different wetsuit materials. To investigate the thermal insulation property of wetsuits, we assessed the differences in surface temperatures by a heat storage test method. The thermal resistance was estimated by heat flux experiments on a thermal mannequin, exposed to 20 C, to obtain the thermal insulation of the different wetsuit materials under study.


This PhD thesis deals with the transformation of imported vessels of Roman origin in Germania Magna during the Roman Iron Age, 1-400 AD. The concept of transformation in this context refers to the various ways these objects were interpreted, physically altered and consequently changed with regard to their function and meaning. Roman vessels in Germanic contexts are often regarded as evidence for Rome's economic and socio-political influence on the tribes beyond the imperial boarders. Some scholars interpret them as an imitatio imperii, that is, as expressions of a Romanized lifestyle among the local elites. In this thesis, however, it is argued that these objects must be studied using perspectives that acknowledge interpretation and transformation as important elements in cultural interaction. Influenced by theoretical studies within anthropology and other social sciences, particularly the theories of practice and structuration, this thesis explores what happens when a category of foreign objects is appropriated by a society, what happens in the encounter between local traditions and new social situations and new material culture, and what those encounters result in. The thesis revolves around three case studies. The first one, on ritualization, investigates how vessels of Roman origin were utilized in Germanic funerary rituals. It analyses the funerary context as a field of social practice through which significance is generated and transformed, thus illuminating the structuring influences this context had on the rituals and the vessels themselves. The second case study on hybridization focusses on the combination of actual Roman vessels or vessel forms with local stylistic features, resulting in new expressions in the material culture. The objects studied are a small number of silver vessels that were produced locally and thus traditionally interpreted as imitations or forgeries of Roman vessels. Using this as a point of departure, the study deals with the question of authenticity in material culture and how external impulses are refracted and rearranged through the encounter with local structures, and then fused together with these to create new forms. The third study deals with the fragmentation of glass, more exactly, the intentional deposition of glass fragments in graves, either on the dead person (e.g., in the mouth or in the clothes), together with the grave goods, or in the grave fill. Based on this physical transformation the study explores the biography of the glass vessels, the encounter between Mediterranean rituals and indigenous traditions of ritual destruction, and the convergence of different regimens of value. (Less)


Objective To measure the normal length and angle value of styloid process in adults with 64-slice spiral CT.Methods Styloid process of 138 normal adults who had underwent pate scan with 64-slice spiral CT were reconstructed on 3D-VR,MPR and MIP images which were used to measure length and angle value of styloid process,the results were analyzed by SPSS 11.5.Results All of styloid process were evaluable on reconstruction images.The average length was(25.94±5.23) mm,interior tilt angle and anterior tilt angle were 22.18°±4.54° and 22.92°±4.93° respectively.There were no statistically significant differences of the length and anterior tilt angle between gender groups and between age groups.Linear regression relationship existed between interior tilt angle and age(β=-0.088).The difference of the interior tilt angle was statistically significant between the gender groups(P0.05).Conclusion The variation of styloid process length is comparatively large,and diagnosis of styloid process syndrome should be done with consideration of clinic.Styloid process should be considered to be abnormal when its length exceeds 34.5 mm,or interior tilt angle and anterior tilt angle exceed 29.6 degree and 31.0 degree respectively,or lower than 13.2 degree.


Introduction: The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of all-arthroscopic repair and mini-open repair for rotator cuff tendon tear on post-operative pain, shoulder joint range of motion and physical function.
Materials and Methods: The study is a prospective comparative study of rotator cuff repair. The patients include in the study are enroll into all-arthroscopic surgery or mini-open surgery groups. The patients are assess by UCLA and ASES scores pre and postoperatively for upto 1-year follow-up.
Results: A total of 44 patients are include in the study. We find no statistical significance comparing the UCLA and ASES scores of both groups. The patients in the all-arthroscopic surgery group experience significantly less pain initially.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the outcomes of mini-open surgery and arthroscopic repair are equivocal, with no difference in post-operative pain, shoulder joint range of motion and patient satisfaction.

Keywords: Rotator cuff repair, Rotator cuff tears, Arthroscopic repair.


Cryptococcal meningitis is a life-threatening condition caused by an invasive, opportunistic, encapsulated saprophytic fungus, either Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii most often in immunocompromised patients, especially those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Overwhelming invasive infection of immunocompetent patients is rather uncommon, and diagnosis is often challenging due to a more indolent course. We present a case of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in a 72-year-old immunocompetent male following a recent motor vehicle accident.


Objective The content of ofloxacin in tablets was determined by UV- spectrophotome-try. Method According to the best absorptivity in 293nm, Ofloxacin was determined, and theUV- spectrophotometry was compared with HPLC(t test). Result The linear range was within 2.5~8.5μg·mL-1, the recovery was 99.74%, and RSD was 0.70%. There was no significant difference int test. Conclusion The method is simple,rapid.


Words or phrasal constructions are indicative of the way given communities experience and perceive their environment and exploit it to create meaning. Meanings arise from creative cognitive processing of which polysemisation, which involves in some way mapping of conceptual blends or integration, is one of the means employed. This study investigates cases of double entendre, a form of polysemisation, in EkeGusii with the aim of accounting for the cognitive processes entailed in the conceptualization of the natal process (or the maternity cycle) of human beings using conceptual integration theory. Corpora for this study were elicited from two EkeGusii FM stations and analysed based on the cognitive linguistic theory of Conceptual Blending. The information gathered in this study could enrich EkeGusii semantics and understanding of the conceptual component of the speakers of the language in order to make a contribution to the teaching of the language and its maintenance.


✓ The technique, results, advantages, and complications of a combined translabyrinthine-transtentorial approach to the cerebellopontine angle are discussed. The method has been associated with a low morbidity and no operative mortality in 23 cases of acoustic nerve tumor and six with miscellaneous lesions.


Objective To investigate the antibiotic resistance of clinical isolates in Shanghai hospitals from January to December in 2010.Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was carried out for 41 326 clinical isolates according to an agreed protocol using Kirby-Bauer(KB) method.Results were analyzed according to the breakpoints of CLSI 2010.Results Of the 41 326 clinical isolates,gram negative bacilli and gram positive cocci accounted for 69.7% and 30.3%,respectively.The prevalence of MRSA in S.aureus were 57.9%,and 78.9% of the coagulase negative Staphylococcus isolates were methicillin-resistant(MRCNS).No staphylococcal isolate was found resistant to vancomycin,teicoplanin or linezolid.Seven of the 656 strains of S.pneumoniae were isolated from cerebrospinal fluid(meningitis strain).The remaining were nonmeningitis strains.The prevalence of penicillin-susceptible S.pneumoniae(PSSP) was 71.2% in the nonmeningitis strains from children.Penicillin-intermediate S.pneumoniae(PISP) and penicillin-resistant strains accounted for 17.0% and 11.8%,respectively.The prevalence of PSSP and PISP were 97.0 % and 3% in the nonmeningitis strains from adults.Fifteen strains of E.faecium and 6 strains of E.faecalis were found resistant to vancomycin.Eleven of the 15 E.faecium strains and 5 of the 6 E.faecalis strains showed van A-type resistance.The remaining strains were van B-type resistance.ESBLs production was confirmed in 56.8% of E.coli,40.8% of Klebsiella spp.(K.pneumoniae and K.oxytoca) and 19.7% of P.mirabilis isolates.Enterobacteriaceae isolates were still highly sensitive to carbapenem antibiotics.The percentage of the strains resistant to imipenem or meropenem was 5%.The resistance rate of Acinetobacter spp.to imipenem and meropenem was increasing.About 49.6% and 51.2% of the strains were resistant to imipenem and meropenem,respectively.Compared with the data of year 2009,the prevalence of pan-drug resistant K.pneumoniae and A.baumannii strains increased markedly.Conclusions Bacterial resistance is still increasing,which poses a serious threat to clinical practice.It is urgent to take effective infection control measures.


To examine the relationship between surface scattering and the properties of a sound field, a visualization technique based on the sound intensity measurement is introduced. Measurement of the impulse responses at four closely located points yields the intensity response in three orthogonal directions. Dominant peaks in the intensity response could be recognized as the dominant reflections from the certain room surface. Our method projects such information onto the spherical panoramic photo of the field. In addition to such qualitative visualization, quantitative examination is also tried. We have introduced here the index called uniformity of arrival directions, UAD, as one measure of sound field. The UAD is defined by the temporal changes of uniformity of arriving directions of reflections and is calculated by the intensity levels observed at equally divided solid angles on the surface of an imaginary sphere around the measurement point.


Abstract In x-ray stress measurement, it is important to determine the stress constant K experimentally in order to measure the stress accurately. Since the shift of the peak position of the diffraction line per unit strain increases proportionally to tanθ; and the relative error σ/K decreases inversely proportionally to tanτ, it is essential to choose a diffraction line having a diffraction angle 2θ as high as possible The stress constants of a silicon nitride Si3N4, silicon carbide SiC, alumina Al2O3, partially stabilized zirconia PSZ, and tungsten carbide WC in a WC-Co cemented carbide were determined by the Gaussian curve method by using an automated x-ray stress analyzer. The peak positions of the diffraction line from (323) and (2.0.15) planes of Si3N4., and Si3N4, respectively, were measured with copper Ka radiation. Also, those from (410), (044), and WC (121) planes of Al203, PSZ, and WC-Co, respectively, were measured with cobalt Ka radiation. The 95% confidence limits of the stress constant of t...


The water extract of Enshi Se-enriching Tengcha(ESTC)on the animal safety was investigated according to the Standard of Health Food Test and Assess.Acute toxicity test on mice showed that LD50 was greater than 30 g/kg.bw.Three genetic tests showed negative results.90 days feeding test showed that the outer appearance,behavior,weights,organ coefficients,the indexes of hematology and biochemistry in rats have no significant difference comparing with the control group.Significant pathological changes of inherent organs were not discovered.All results showed that ESTC was safet for rats.


The problem of optimal cutting of honeycomb blocks is considered in the article. The urgency of using irregular shapes application cutting from honeycomb blocks made of modern composite materials is substantiated. The problem is to obtain a cut of a given shape from honeycomb blocks. The optimal cutting plane of the single cell face of a honeycomb block is found on the basis of calculations for the stability and stretching force in adjacent faces applying a finite element method. The problem of obtaining faces and nodal points of a honeycomb block when calculating the coordinates of the optimal cut points of a real honeycomb block using machine vision methods. The most suitable algorithms, a part of the OpenCV library, are considered. The authors decided to develop their own algorithm for recognizing an irregular cellular structure since the existed algorithms did not solve the stated problem. As opposed to existing algorithms, the proposed one finds all the nodal points and faces even on the deformed sections of the honeycomb block avoiding false faces. The method helps to find coordinates of all nodal points and determine the connection of adjacent points with a face. As a result, real faces, not perfect geometrically, are replaced by line segments. The test result proves its correctness and practical applicability. The proposed method solves an optimal cutting problem of aluminum honeycomb block. It should be noted that the proposed method is customizable and can be applied to any honeycomb or cellular panels.


This article is undertaken with the full consciousness of the fact that fairness and justice can only be approximated in any attempt to give an adequate account of the conditions and causes which gave rise to the reactionary movement in kindergarten education. The attempt is made with due humility and a sincere desire to be fair to all parties, in both wings of the kindergarten movement; therefore, any unfairness which creeps in must be regarded as a result of the partial view and necessary limitations hardly to be avoided by a participant within the ranks. In days past kindergartners were accused of being peculiarly satisfied with the system of education which they represented. In many instances this criticism was fair, though the critics must remember that the satisfaction was with the system and philosophy of Froebe} rather than any individual exposition of these. This, however, would hardly be a fair criticism of the kindergarten attitude at present, for doubt has penetrated the very heart of the movement and "divine discontent" has wrought miracles here as in all other departments of life. History repeats itself in all ages and movements, and heresy has entered the paradise of the kindergarten world, destroying the peaceful satisfaction and pedagogical egotism of happier days in our early history. The large number of kindergartners attending educational congresses and summer schools gives ample evidence of the present eagerness for better things. Members of this profession are in evidence at all educational centers, studying philosophy, psychology, nature-study, art, music, literature, primary methods-in fact, a little of everything in heaven above, the earth beneath, and the waters under the earth. The pursuit of the university degree is among us and kindergartners are candidates for degrees in all the large universities which have opened their doors to them.


The paper,for the problems of current harmonics and reactive problems that seriously affect the normal operation of supply and distribution system,proposed in office,laboratory and other buildings with higher proportion of single-phase nonlinear loads to use three-phase four parallel-wire active power filter compensation method for control the supply and distribution system harmonics,improve the system power factor.The work principles and technical characteristics of three-phase four-wire active power filter device,the field application data,the correctness of the system simulation verification theoretical design,and the compensation effect after field running were introduced.


Synthesis and free radical polymerization of 1-(4-methacryloylaminophenyl)-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-one (2), 1-[4-(6-methacryloylaminohexanoylamino)phenyl]-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-one (7) and 1-[4-(11-methacryloylaminoundecanoylamino)phenyl]-2-propen-1-one (8) are described. The monomers and a model compound (1) were characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy. The corresponding homopolymers (9–11) and a copolymer with methyl methacrylate (12) were characterized by DSC, GPC and TG analysis and also spectroscopically. Furthermore, the kinetics of E/Z-isomerisations and [2 + 2] cycloadditions of chalcone functions in the polymers and the model compound were examined.


Extraction of polysaccharide study been has hot in recent years.A lot of new extraction methods have been put forward with further research,such as acids and alkali extraction,microwave extraction,ultrasonic ex-traction,enzymatic extraction,ultra-filtration separation,supercritical fluid extraction,and two aqueous phase ex-traction.These unconventional extraction methods of polysaccharides were summarized;their advantages and dis-advantages were analyzed,and their future developments were prospected.


This article traces an intricate relationship between Mahatma Gandhi's call for Civil Disobedience (1930–1933) and the global economic slump of the 1920s experienced by Britain and colonial India. I argue that the economic hardships faced by Indians (particularly the peasant classes) forced Gandhi to revisit his sociopolitical approach to India's nationalist movement. Despite the chronological overlap of the Great Depression (1929–1931) with Gandhi's Civil Disobedience Movement (1930–1933), the relation between these two major events has not been adequately explored in recent scholarship. I propose to contextualize the changes in Gandhi's economic ideas and political strategy (often against contending ideological trends) leading to his defence of Indian peasant interests during the Gandhi–Irwin Pact and the Second Round Table Conference. Gandhi's increasing awareness of the economic crises and Britain's severe opposition to granting financial autonomy to India pushed Gandhi in the direction of charting a new path for economic self-reliance. This, I suggest, resulted in his nation-wide popular movement for reviving the Indian village economy in the form of the 'Constructive Programme' (1934–1948) in subsequent years.


The information technology age has come to bring the influence in different degrees on the whole society. The extensive application of information technology to economic fields in recent years has become the direct driving force for enterprises to improve administration and to boost production. The internet-based electronic commerce(E-Commerce) has provided the vast space and possibilities to develop more efficient and advanced software for finance and management modes. This means the majority of business data and accounting data of the enterprises can be completely electronically processed. The development of the electronic commerce also brought business enterprises and accounting system a complete and radical revolution.


The TLM technique has been enhanced to allow the accurate modelling of EM diffusion through advanced composite material shells. This is a significant development owing to the rapidly increasing use of conducting composite materials in aerospace vehicle design. The accurate EM modelling of this class of materials is important for correct design of vehicles with regard to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

Existing 3-D time-domain TLM models a non-perfectly conducting shell using a resistive sheet (or sheets) to simulate the surface. The results from this model are shown to be slightly inaccurate and require lengthy computer solution times. A separate 1-D, frequency-domain transmission-line model has been developed elsewhere to better analyse the diffusion properties of composite materials. The incorporation of the results from this frequency domain code into the 3-D time-domain TLM algorithm is outlined.


(54) CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF MAKINGA 4,234,627 A 1 1/1980 Schilling FABRIC SOFTENER COMPOSITION 4,514,461. A 4, 1985 Woo 4,520,142 A 5, 1985 Leinen 4,528,226 A 7, 1985 Sween (71) Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company, 4,681,806 A 7, 1987 Ret al. Cincinnati, OH (US) RE32,713 E 7, 1988 Woo 4,882,220 A 11/1989 Ono et al. (72) Inventors: Lucia Fernandez Martinez, Brussels 4,917,920 A 4, 1990 Ono et al. (BE); Omer Erbezci, Brussels (BE): 5,411,671 A * 5/1995 Bauer et al. ................... 510,522 Hugo Jean Marie Demeyere, Brussels 5,500,137 A 3, 1996 Bacon et al. (BE); Etienne Maria Betty Andre 5,500,138 A 3, 1996 Bacon et al. y 5,500,154 A 3, 1996 Bacon et al. Jeuniaux, Brussels (BE) 5,652,205 A 7/1997 Hartman et al. 5,780.404 A 7/1998 Bacon et al. (73) Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company, 6,180,594 B1* 1/2001 Fender et al. ................. 51O/527 Cincinnati, OH (US) 6,200,949 B1 3/2001 Reijmer et al. 6,491,728 B2 12/2002 Bacon et al. (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 6,645,479 B1 11/2003 Shefer et al. patent is extended or adjusted under 35 29.9: A. s38. it's et al. OC ( a. U.S.C. 154(b) by 54 days. 2003. O195133 A1 10, 2003 Shefer et al.


Opportunity to study Cucurbitaceae in herbaria in Tokyo, and in the People's Republic of China at Beijing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Guilin and Guangdong, provided by the kind hospitality of Academia Sinica, has enabled better understanding to be gained of certain taxa, especially in the genus Trichosanthes. This has necessitated some modifications to the specific concepts I adopted (Jeffrey 1980) in my checklist of the Cucurbitaceae of the Indian Sub-continent. Other modifications, resulting from the study of type specimens at the New York Botanical Garden and at the Gray and Arnold Arboretum Herbaria of Harvard University, and of types kindly sent on loan to Kew by the Komarov Botanical Institute, Leningrad, and the Indian Botanic Garden, Calcutta, are also presented. To the Directors and staffs of all institutes involved, I express my deep appreciation of their kind assistance in facilitating my studies.


This paper deals with two similar problems concerned with the interpretation of strain gauge readings when more than the required minimum of three gauges are applied, (a) on the cross-section of a structural member and (b) in a strain gauge rosette. In the latter case the best method of using the four readings from a standard 45° rosette is explained.


We investigate a new type of dark matter with couplings to ordinary matter naturally suppressed by at least 1 order of magnitude compared to weak interactions. Despite the extra-weak interactions massive particles of this type (XWIMPs) can satisfy the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) relic density constraints due to coannihilation if their masses are close to that of the lightest state of the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM). The region in the parameter space of a suitably extended minimal supergravity (mSUGRA) model consistent with the WMAP3 constraints on XWIMPs is determined. Plots for sparticles' masses are given which can be subject to test at the Large Hadron Collider. As an example for an explicit model we show that such a form of dark matter can √


Nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI) is the primary nanoscale particle (NP) that is being used to remediate contaminated sites. Golder Associates Ltd./Inc. has used nZVI for remediation of trichloroetheylene contaminated sites in various pilot and field scale studies. In situ remediation using nZVI has achieved significant reductions of contaminants in relatively short periods of time. The results from several pilot and full-scale tests from industrial sites throughout Canada and the United States will be discussed. Knowledge on the impact of NPs to the environment and human health is still very incipient. Therefore, in addition to developing new nanotechnology tools for remediation we are also cognizant of the parallel requirements of safeguarding human health and the environment. To address the potential environmental impact of using nZVI, Golder/HydroQual have been actively investigating the effects of environmental exposure to NP for various aquatic and terrestrial receptors using accepted standard methods. Barley, earthworms and soil microbes were used as representative terrestrial organisms and Hyallela Azteca (Freshwater Amphipods) and Chironomids as aquatic sediment organisms to examine exposure effects. Results from these studies will be discussed in this paper.


In this paper, concepts of service and determining value in evolution are established since the early 80s, both theory and practice strategies current administration when it comes to service within organizations and what customers expect from this particular value added.


The geolocation of RF signals has many civilian and military applications. One technique for geolocation involves using the cross ambiguity function (CAF) to calculate the time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) and frequency-difference-of-arrival (FDOA) of the emitted signal using two receivers. Until recently most RF signals fell under the category of Single-Input-Single-Output (SISO). Now however, Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) technologies such as Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11n are becoming more ubiquitous. The inherent use of multiple antennas in MIMO technologies has an effect on the geolocation of these signals. This paper therefore explores the effect of spatially multiplexed MIMO signals on the cross ambiguity function in regards to the calculation of TDOA and FDOA, and the resulting effect on geolocation.


The invention discloses a semitrailer type cleaning and washing dual-mode vehicle which comprises a motor tractor, wherein the motor tractor is connected with a semitrailer chassis by virtue of a traction pin; a purified water tank is arranged above the front part of the semitrailer chassis; a power box and a sewage tank are sequentially arranged on the rear part of the purified water tank; a first secondary engine is arranged in the power box and is connected with a centrifugal fan and a high-pressure water pump; the semitrailer chassis is connected with a cleaning device below the power box; an air inlet of the centrifugal fan is connected with the sewage tank; an air outlet of the centrifugal fan is connected to the outer part of the power box; the centrifugal fan is connected with a pollution absorption device; a high-pressure cleaning system is connected to the pollution absorption device; and a watering system is connected to the semitrailer chassis. With the adoption of a semitrailer mode, the overall loading quality is greatly improved, and according to the installation of the sewage recycling system, the operation range is enlarged; and moreover, due to the watering system, the vehicle can serve as a watering cart, and because the chassis can be separated from the semitrailer type cleaning and washing dual-mode vehicle, the one-vehicle multi-purpose aim can be achieved.


Background and purpose:  Diadenosine polyphosphates are normally present in cells at low levels, but significant increases in concentrations can occur during cellular stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of diadenosine pentaphosphate (Ap5A) and an oxidized analogue, oAp5A on the gating of sheep cardiac ryanodine receptors (RyR2).


Anthropological, evolutionary, cultural and social bases are proposed as the foundation for Information Science. The proposition starts from a perspective which discusses the central role of language in the development of culture and shaping of human societies. The role of language as a social coordination and cooperation mechanism which provide mankind with an evolutionary differential is discussed. This essential role of language is maintained and amplified through invention of the document in evermore complex human societies. The document is analyzed under different perspectives and its possible relations to Information Science are discussed.


Philippine economic growth is below the typical performance of East Asian neighbors. GNP is outstripping GDP as a result of national labor income arising from work in other economies and relatively slow domestic output growth. Instead of high domestic investments fueling the absorption of labor at home at good wages, labor seeks migration to other countries with labor shortage and high employment rates. Domestic output is growing with a rising services component at the expense of industry and agriculture. High domestic labor standards make labor unit costs high and the inadequate growth of capital investment opportunities keep productivity relatively low. Capital investment policies – despite economic liberalization that made possible a growing industrial export sector – continue to restrict foreign investments in critical sectors that are prohibited in the Constitution that can be traced to 1935 provisions. National saving rates are low relative to investment needs, especially in highly needed infrastructure and public utilities – areas in which restrictions to foreign direct investment are binding. These saving rates are also low compared to those experienced in East Asian neighbors. The fiscal sector has been a major cause of poor national saving because of persistent current budgetary deficits. External trade and payments positions have improved as a result of economic liberalization. But the full potentials of the economy can be extended with reforms affecting resource use, including labor and capital markets. The potentials for development in the Philippines are not fully exploited at home so that the conquest of poverty is slow. A relative indication of this underperformance can be derived from the immense improvement of economic fundamentals from poor to improving in 2006 just as soon as the government was able to reform the fiscal front.


All six papers appearing in this issue have been contributed by members of the Spatial Representation Workshop which came into being in 1975 as one of a number of workshops established at that time under the auspices of the British Section of the Regional Science Association. The Workshop was created with the aim of focusing attention on the various problems associated with the definition and influence of zoning systems employed in the application of a wide range of analytical methods. Interest in this area of investigation has grown out of recognition of the interdependence between the assessment of model performance and interpretation, the selection of appropriate calibration methods, and spatial-system specification. Examples of empirical studies abound which feature the arbitrary and often unjustified use of specific criteria with respect to each of these operations, and in which little awareness is displayed of the scale of the compounded effects of the combinatorial choices implicit in their adoption. Although the nature of this interdependence has been appreciated for some time, it is frequently casually dismissed, and, until recently, comparatively little effort has been devoted to the systematic examination of its effects in theoretical research and in exercises of operational model building. It was realised that many of the spatial accounting principles and other findings of work carried out primarily within the framework of spatial-interaction-modelling research could serve as a basis for such an examination. Furthermore it was suggested that experience gained in this area might well be applicable to a much wider range of research in the fields of geography, planning, and regional science. By bringing together, in a regular series of discussion sessions, several of those in the UK who have been most active in this recent work, it was intended that the Workshop should encourage the exchange of ideas and the coordination of research in progress. In this way it was hoped that duplication of effort could be avoided through the encouragement of collaborative rather than independent research effort. With the assistance of a grant from the Social Science Research Council, eight such workshop sessions have taken place in the course of the last two years. With the Quantitative Methods Group of the Institute of British Geographers, the Workshop organised a joint conference in May 1976, and a selection of the papers contributed by members of the Workshop, together with others by the editors, has recently been published (Masser and Brown, 1978). This volume is seen as representing a first step towards the consolidation of British experience in this field. Among the research priorities identified in the concluding section of the book is the need for more systematic empirical evaluation of the alternative sets of zoning-system design criteria which have emerged to date. A related point concerns the need to examine, for a wide range of different data sets, the effectiveness and consistency of model performance at different levels both of sectoral and of spatial aggregation. The papers published in this issue go some way towards meeting these needs. They also reflect the diversity of standpoints from which the problem, referred to as the spatialrepresentation problem, and its extension to the specification of space-time processes may be considered.


Charlotte Perkins Gilman and John Dewey were both pragmatists who recognized the need to restructure the environment to bring about social progress. Gilman was even more of a pragmatist than Dewey, however, because she addressed problems he did not identify—much less confront. Her philosophy is in accord with the spirit of Dewey's work but in important ways, it is more consistent, more comprehensive and more radical than his instrumentalism.


In order to prepare the polymer coating effectively and simply on the stent, which avails producing the drug eluting stent (DES), a novel micro-spraying system was introduced in this paper. Based on the theory of ultrasonic atomization, the spray system was designed and established which was composed of four primary modules. The optimized spray parameters were also determined through orthogonal experiment for preparing coating by the system. The fluorescence stain and image analysis were used to make the morphologies of coating more apparent. Our experimental results reveal that the spray system designed in this paper is suitable for preparing polymer coating, which will facilitate the development of DES.


This paper poses the question of whether innovation policies are customized to meet the varying needs of different regions and industries. The research questions are: (a) are the investigated innovation initiatives context sensitive and customized to the prevailing innovation problems and, hence, to what extent do they focus on overcoming specific bottlenecks in the particular regional innovation system and address system failures hampering innovation; (b) have innovation policies aiming to support specific industries recognized the differences and, if yes, have they been customized accordingly? The paper discusses emerging forms of local/regional innovation policy using, as cases in point, Finland and especially two different industries (intelligent machinery and digital content services) in three different kinds of regional innovation system. The empirical research is based on data gathered (a) through 40 interviews with Finnish innovation policy makers and (b) through 91 structured interviews with firm representatives; (c) in addition, interview data from another study with 53 national-level innovation policy makers are exploited. The empirical analysis shows that, in spite of a shared understanding about the generic principles of the innovation policy and the investigated local/regional policy, initiatives are clearly customized to serve the current challenges of the specific regions and industries.


In their otherwise excellent study, Rayes et al. have omitted to discuss the following points relevant to their report (1). First, the authors reported that in 32% of the patients, antigenemia did not precede symptoms. These findings are largely inconsistent with the existing literature regarding cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia in transplant recipients, and the authors have not discussed the reasons their results are at variance with the published data. Antigenemia is among the earliest tests to detect subclinical CMV infection and has yielded the greatest time from positivity to onset of CMV disease (2, 3). Studies in liver and renal transplant recipients have shown that CMV positivity was rarely detected earlier by molecular diagnostic tests than by antigenemia (2, 3). In 1996, CMV antigenemia replaced shell-vial assay as the detection test for early CMV infection in our liver transplant recipients. Since then, despite a significant increase in primary CMV infection, there have been no cases of CMV disease as shown in the Table 1 below. An insignificant reduction in the incidence of CMV disease between 1993 and1995 as compared with 1990 and 1992 was caused by the initiation of routine preemptive prophylaxis with ganciclovir in 1993. Although our prophylactic practices have remained unchanged, CMV disease has been eliminated since the introduction of antigenemia as a preemptive therapy tool. Second, oral ganciclovir was used for only 14 days to treat antigenemia. Given the poor bioavailability of oral ganciclovir that ranges between 6% and 8%, such a duration of prophylaxis may have been inadequate to prevent disease. Indeed, the median time until antigenemia became negative in patients receiving oral ganciclovir in the Rayes' study was 19 days. Thus, prophylaxis with oral ganciclovir may have been prematurely discontinued in many patients. A positive antigenemia test upon conclusion of therapy has been shown to predict failure of therapy and relapse of CMV disease (2). Principles of antimicrobial agent use would dictate that prophylaxis be confined only to patients at risk for disease. In this regard, the authors deserve to be congratulated for using a thoughtful approach to CMV prophylaxis in their patients. It should, however, be noted that failures in their report may have resulted from a suboptimal regimen rather than inefficacy of the approach.


Stable foams were obtained by a triple surfactant mixture of APG, SLES and CAPB. Chelating agent MGDA helped the solubility of additives even in very hard water. Foam drainage was slowed by additives for high pH: fatty alcohol and modified starch. Temperature decrease further slowed down the drainage of foam and thin films. Temperature control on surface rheology was shown. g r a p h i c a l a b s t r a c t


We report the monolithic integration of glass membranes on a highly structured SOI wafer of electrostatic comb-drive actuator. The integration method combines glass micromachining techniques and non-standard processing of SOI, based on spray coating and projection photolithography. Proposed solution overcomes several basic difficulties of monolithic glass integration. We demonstrate its potential by fabrication of 4×4 matrix of reference mirrors on very thin (25 μm) and large (φ=2 mm) light-transparent glass membranes, which is of great importance for MOEMS-based phase-shift micro-interferometry systems.


The invention relates to the field of equipment precision estimation, in particular to an attitude determination method resisting acceleration interference. According to the designed attitude determination method resisting acceleration interference, a linear acceleration model and a linear acceleration error equation are established to adapt to the linear acceleration of equipment in real time, and the acceleration interference resisting attitude of the equipment is determined. Compared with a traditional attitude determination method, by means of the attitude determination method, adaptive online real-time estimation of the linear acceleration of a carrier can be achieved, interference of the linear acceleration of the carrier is effectively weakened, and the attitude estimation precision and stability are improved.


Although the Amorites constituted a significant Northwest-Semitic ethnic element in the ancient Near East from the Ur III period down to the time of the Israelite United Monarchy,2 our knowledge of the characteristics of the Amorite language remains minimal by virtue of the rather startling fact that not a single document written in that language has yet been unearthed. Amorite proper names have been well known for some time, but no Amorite literature of any type is extant. It would therefore be extremely tempting to style EA 96 an " Amorite " letter, but prudence advises us rather to label it typically "Amarna Canaanite" though displaying undoubted "Amorite" influence. Obverse 3


The detection of cells and nuclei is a crucial step for the automatic analysis of digital pathology slides and as such for the quantification of the phenotypic information contained in tissue sections. This task is however challenging because of high variability in size, shape and textural appearance of the objects to be detected and of the high variability of tissue appearance. In this work, we propose an approach to specifically tackle the variability in size. Modeling the detection problem as a local maxima detection problem on a center probabilistic map, we introduce a nuclear surface area map to guide the selection of local maxima while releasing apriori knowledge on the size or structure of the objects to be detected. The good performance of our approach is quantitatively shown against state-of-the-art nuclei detection methods.


Super-resolution image reconstruction models degraded by mixed Gaussian plus salt pepper noises are studied in the paper.The method is proposed combing total variation regularization method and two-phase method.The proposed method is used to reconstruct super-resolution image,which was solved by employing Chambolle's projection algorithm.Compared with the traditional super-resolution methods based on least mean square and total variation by using simulation experiments,the experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method and demonstrate its superiority from fidelity,processing time,MSE and SNR.


This work aims to discuss and disseminate the thought of Karol Wojtyla on marriage as mutual selfgiving of a man and a woman; to understand marriage in its true reality, as the indissoluble unity between a man and a woman, based on free and voluntary decision to love until death do you part, in order to constitute a full and happy family. According to this personalist philosopher in conjugal love attraction love is present, the love of concupiscence and benevolence, which requires total reciprocal self-giving of the personal spouse, creating an indissoluble unity until the death of one of them,whose requirement is consistent fidelity and fecundity. Concluding that only this way of thinking and living marriage implies a respect for the dignity of the person, who demands to be loved in himself and should never be taken as an object of pleasure or utility. Therefore, it follows that infidelity and divorce are totally contrary to the personalistic norm.


In this paper an Internet of Things (IoT) based solution for identification, assessment and tracking of industrial assets is proposed. The aim is to automate the process by making use of communication technologies that do not require internet connectivity and capable of performing in harsh conditions. This paper comprises of a comprehensive comparative study between the existing communication technologies in the industry such as Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC) and new Low Power Wide Area Network (LoPWAN). Technologies such as LoRa (Low power long range) Sigfox and NB-IoT etc. that can be implemented to achieve the requirements of Industry 4.0.


In this paper we present a rule-based system of automatic analysis of temporal relations within a discourse for Czech. The core algorithm of the system is the so-called "recursive temporal property" (RTP) of Czech that predicts relative ordering relations between finite verbs in a sentence based on the information provided only by the grammar. We correct and extend the RTP by various linguistically-oriented rules. Some of these rules represent a contribution to the existing grammar theory of temporal relations in Czech. The resulting system yields F-measure of 57.77-65.29.


Catarina de San Juan was a slave woman who was brought to the Philippines in the 1610s on her way to Mexico, where she became a beata of great renown. Her experiences in the slave markets of Cochin and Manila suggest that Portuguese traders played a key role as the primary suppliers of Asian slaves to the Philippines. This paper argues that Portuguese slavers made a significant contribution to the Manila economy by providing an important labour force that helped build and maintain the colony from 1580 to 1640, the years of Iberian Union or, from the Portuguese perspective, the "Spanish Captivity". One-crown rule gave Portuguese traders free trade access to Manila, allowing them to meet the city's demand for this important commodity. The slave trade's volume and profits testify to its social and economic significance and suggests that the Portuguese helped sustain the Philippines, even as they faced the logistical difficulties and legal barriers evident in Catarina's story. This paper shows that the forced migration of individuals like Catarina was a notable outcome of "Spain's Asian presence"—less significant in economic terms than the transfer of silver and textiles, but no less important in human terms.


The Wayne State University (WSU) division of Computing & Information Technology (C&IT) provides limited computer diagnostic and repair services on supported personal computers of WSU students, faculty, and staff (Customer). This face-to-face PC Clinic service is an extension of the WSU C&IT Help Desk. I plan to discuss the technology tools, successes, and challenges that have been realized and discovered in the creation and operation of the PC Clinic. Tools we use include Astra 32, Linux boot CDs, and more. Successes include providing on-campus, low-cost solutions, delivered by University students/staff that are known and trusted; providing Wayne-centric services, like ResNet and WSU licensed software. Other successes include tight integration with Housing, Telecomm, C&IT Help Desk, and the departmental technical support community. Our most popular service is the security tune-up service that I'll explain at length. By providing these services call waiting times and volumes have decreased at the Help Desk. Challenges include staff scheduling, customer queuing, liability, terms of service to include in customer agreements, and cost recovery. This paper will also include the past, present, and future in regards to facilities and services.


In most instances pulmonary metastases grow rapidly and cause early death of the patient, but it is known that metastases from some organs tend to grow more slowly. Thyroid metastases as reported by Knowles (1) may have an extremely long history. A case with an unusual life span is presented. Case Report The patient, when first seen at Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, in 1940, was a 21-year-old female, rather thin, short of breath, with slightly blue lips but no clubbing of the fingers. On the right thorax posteriorly there was a large, bluish, easily compressible hemangioma about 12 in. in diameter and 2 in. in thickness. A blowing precordial murmur was detected, and there were multiple bruits over the entire chest. The pulse was 100+ and the respirations 45. The patient was slightly cyanotic, and there was a long history of dyspnea on exertion. The electrocardiogram was normal. Laboratory Findings: The urine examination showed normal values. The hemoglobin was 14.0 g per 100 ml, the white...


This study investigates the highly original theories about the origins of human violence developed by the physicist Gérard Gouesbet and the Franco-Mauritian writer J. M. G. Le Clézio. Both authors pinpoint the indifferent, cosmic forces that conceived all life as the hidden source of human aggression. In Violences de la nature and Terra Amata, Gouesbet and Le Clézio assert that the very act of existence itself is a violent struggle for survival. Although this biological parasitism is unavoidable due to the universal principles that govern life, both writers urge global society to deviate from its current path. In their biocentric reflections related to the absurdity of the human condition, Gouesbet and Le Clézio contend that we must find a way to end this 'world war' and to limit our incessant acts of aggression against the remainder of the cosmos.


Breakthroughs from the field of deep learning are radically changing how sensor data are interpreted to extract the high-level information needed by mobile apps. It is critical that the gains in inference accuracy that deep models afford become embedded in future generations of mobile apps. In this work, we present the design and implementation of DeepX, a software accelerator for deep learning execution. DeepX signif- icantly lowers the device resources (viz. memory, computation, energy) required by deep learning that currently act as a severe bottleneck to mobile adoption. The foundation of DeepX is a pair of resource control algorithms, designed for the inference stage of deep learning, that: (1) decompose monolithic deep model network architectures into unit- blocks of various types, that are then more efficiently executed by heterogeneous local device processors (e.g., GPUs, CPUs); and (2), perform principled resource scaling that adjusts the architecture of deep models to shape the overhead each unit-blocks introduces. Experiments show, DeepX can allow even large-scale deep learning models to execute efficently on modern mobile processors and significantly outperform existing solutions, such as cloud-based offloading.


The first α-rhenabenzofuran complexes 2-5 are obtained from one-pot reactions of ReCl3(PMePh2)3 with o-ethynyl phenols. With a delocalized structure, these paramagnetic compounds are nonaromatic at the ground state, which is a triplet. But they exhibit an aromatic singlet excited state, revealed by DFT studies.


The most significant development since our Annual Report is the initiation of a working relationship with the Securities and Exchange Commission on matters of common interest in the fields of Federal and state securities regulation. Almost five years ago our Committee conceived and implemented a program of liaison and cooperation with the Securities Administrators of the various states. The principal tangible results of this relationship have been the uniform forms which have been generally accepted throughout the country. The current advance into cooperation with the Securities and Exchange Commission holds great promise and opens up broader areas for our Committee. The field of uniform forms alone affords opportunities to eliminate duplication not only across State lines but across the lines of Federal and State jurisdiction as well. The value of this venture was recognized and confirmed by the Honorable Manuel F. Cohen, Chairman of the SEC, in a speech before the Convention of the North American Securities Administrators in San Francisco on September 24, 1964. Among Mr. Cohen's remarks were the following :