Using the method of competitive analysis the interaction of lysozyme with liposomes composed of phosphatidylcholine and diphosphatidylglycerol has been studied. In terms of the lattice and continuum models of large ligand adsorption to membrane thermodynamic parameters for the protein-lipid complexes have been estimated. Lysozyme binding to liposomes containing more than 25 тої % of DPG has been found to be characterized by the positive cooperativity, originating, presumably, from the self-association of the bound protein.


This thesis explores students' experiences in higher education in England in the early 21st century. It uses a longitudinal perspective, drawing upon data from semi structured interviews with undergraduates as they progressed from transition to graduation.
The thesis argues that students enrol at university with learner identities shaped by different educational and social backgrounds. Once at university, students move through a process of acclimatisation during which they build upon particular capacities that enable them to succeed in higher education. These capacities help students to build robust undergraduate identities which allow them to exercise agency in their learning. However, as they do so, they carry with them varying degrees of risk and have to negotiate the disjuncture between expectation and reality in their undergraduate experiences. An understanding of the impact of risk and disjuncture has important implications in the rapidly changing world of higher education and these, alongside concepts of field, habitus, capital, and academic and social integration, help to explain undergraduate experiences in the rapidly changing political economy of higher education.
Focusing on the particulars of individual experiences highlighted the significant investments individuals make in their studies and for whom the world of higher education can be an uncomfortable place.


This paper offers a distinctive analysis of a key management process and buzzword — BPR (or BEEPEEARR).

Commentators have sought to dismiss BEEPEEARR as a 'fad' lacking in substance. This account seeks to offer a form of analysis designed to reverse this judgement.

The discussion of BEEPEEARR is placed within a larger analysis of organizational dynamics, and it is argued that BEEPEEARR is flawed because it discusses strategic change in terms of stability and regards organizational change as a linear process that may be predicted in advance.

It is also contended that BEEPEEARR brings too much substance to the study of organizational change and concludes by spelling out implications for management practice.

Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), The Hip Society (THS), The Knee Society (TKS) and The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) have worked together to develop evidence-based guidelines on the safe and effective use of tranexamic acid(TXA) in primary total joint arthroplasty(TJA). The guidelines provided practice recommendations about methods of administration, dose amount, timing of administration, use in the patients of high risk for thromboembolic events and ect. The recommendations are graded according to the provided evidence's strength. This article interpreted this guideline aiming to provide reference for Chinese orthopaedic surgeons, patients, medical administrators and guideline developers.

Key words:
Arthroplasty, replacement, hip; Arthroplasty, replacement, knee; Tranexamic acid; Practice guideline


OF APPLIED PROJECT An applied project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Education Specialist at Morehead State University by Misty Lilley and Donell Murray Committee Chair: Dr. Lee W. Nabb Assistant Professor of Adult and Higher Education Morehead, Kentucky 2013


This paper looks at the different photographic appearances of Gerhard Richter's work "48 Portraits" — a group of 48 individual paintings of famed men, based on photographic portraits sourced from encyclopaedias. First devised for the German Pavilion of the 1972 Venice Biennale, his "48 Portraits" have since seen a range of site-specific arrangements. After a first photographic set in 1972, Richter finally authorized a photographic edition of the paintings in 1998, which resulted in increasingly different installations that now divert more and more from the original hanging instructions. This paper considers examples of these installations (displayed in long single rows or montaged in grids) as well as the four versions of the piece (as paintings of photographs, as photographs of painted photographs with and without borders, and as part of "Atlas"), in order to discuss the variable nature of what is considered to be a piece of work, its non-biographical treatment of archival sources, its transformation through media, questions of authorship, spectatorship and documentation as well as display strategies of inverting and reverting methods of theatre "in-the-round".


Data collected from different platforms in the Cretan Sea during the 2000s decade present evidence of gradually increasing salinity in the intermediate and deep intermediate layers after the middle of the decade. The observed gradual salt transport toward the deeper layers indicates contributions of dense water masses formed in various Aegean Sea subbasins. The accumulation of these saline and dense water masses in the Cretan Sea finally led to outflow from both Cretan Straits, with density greater than typical Levantine/Cretan Intermediate water but not dense enough to penetrate into the deep layers of the Eastern Mediterranean. We name this outflowing water mass as dense Cretan Intermediate Water (dCIW). A retrospective analysis of in situ data and literature references during the last four decades shows that similar events have occurred in the past in two occasions: (a) in the 1970s and (b) during the Eastern Mediterranean Transient (EMT) onset (1987–1991). We argue that these salinity-driven Aegean outflows are mostly attributed to recurrent changes of the Eastern Mediterranean upper thermohaline circulation that create favorable dense water formation conditions in the Aegean Sea through salinity preconditioning. We identify these phenomena as "EMT-like" events and argue that in these cases internal thermohaline mechanisms dominate over atmospheric forcing in dense water production. However, intense atmospheric forcing over an already salinity preconditioned basin is indispensable for creating massive deep water outflow from the Cretan Sea, such as the EMT event.


This paper considers two new ceramic finds - a stove tile and mould for making stove tiles - bearing a portrait of Jan Hus. These examples, together with two others published previously, form a closed group, wherein - despite the mutual metric and particular artistic differences - the central motif on all the pieces comes from the same common original. The concurrence in detail with the central motif of the Jachymov medals with depiction of Jan Hus indicates that such medals were taken as the model for the creation of the original mould, assuming that the latter's creator - or the creator of the wooden positive from which it was imprinted - was not actually one of the carvers from the Krusne Hory Mts. who worked at the Jachymov mint (Hieronymus Dietrich or Hieronymus Magdeburger). The finds context of the example from Prague Castle allow, when taken together with reports in written records on the progress of building work in the given area, a relatively precise dating of the products in the whole group to the 1540's-1550's. The appearance of the original mould may be chronologically classified by the date of the aforementioned medal, or rather its graphic precursor, and most likely may be assigned to the second half of the 1530's. A mutual comparison of all four pieces from the iconographic and metric points of view allows a hypothesis to be advanced as to the order in which they were created, and in conjunction with a careful evaluation of the technological details demonstrates the use of a hitherto only theoretically presumed manufacturing process.


This study aims to observe the efficacy and toxicity of palonosetron plus tropisetron in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). A total of 150 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing cisplatin combined with docetaxel were included and divided into groups A, B and C. Group A received tropisetron (5 mg, n = 50), group B received palonosetron (0.25 mg, n = 50) and group C received tropisetron plus tropisetron (n = 50) before initiation of chemotherapy. The degree of nausea during the acute and delayed stages, adverse reactions, and safety after chemotherapy were observed. The complete remission rate (CRR) during the acute phase for groups A, B and C were 82.0%, 86.0% and 92.0%, respectively. There were no significant differences for the CRR among the three groups (P = 0.334, >0.05). The CRR for the delayed stage in group C (88.0%) was significantly higher compared with group A (52.0%) and group B (72.0%) (P<0.001). Meanwhile, the CRR of group B was significantly higher compared with group A (P = 0.039, <0.05). At least one adverse reaction was experienced in 60% patients in group A, 68.0% in group B and 64.0% in group C; no significant differences were observed. Moreover, the adverse reactions in the three groups were mild, generally well tolerated, and included headache, weakness, loss sleep and abdominal distension. Treatment of palonosetron plus tropisetron significantly prevents and improves chemotherapy induced delayed stage of CINV, without increasing the frequency or severity of adverse reactions, and without reducing tolerability.


Objective To evaluate the clinical value of fast track surgery in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures by internal fixation.Methods To compare therapeutic result of fast track program and conventional care in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures.We prospectively reviewed the medical records of 88 consecutive patients older than 65 years admitted to our hospital,following a intertrochanteric fracture.47 patients were received conventional perioperative care from May 2007 to April 2008,meanwhile other 41 patients were received perioperative fast track rehabilitation from May 2008 to April 2009.Outcomes were assessed by post-operative complication rate and the Harris score.Results Compared with conventional care group,fast track surgery group was associated with a significantly lower post-operative complication rate,and the faster recovery process.Conclusion Fast track surgery is more favourable in guiding the therapy of elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures.


The article analyzes the current state of legal support for the introduction and implementation of the mechanism of public-private partnership in the development of nature reserves of Ukraine, as well as identifies ways to improve it. It is determined that the formation of the legal mechanism of public-private partnership in the development of nature reserves should take into account the positive experience of such mechanisms in leading countries and adapt it to the national model of public-private partnership, improve domestic legislation in this area, and also a management mechanism in ensuring the development of such a partnership, to form a methodological and methodological basis for public-private partnership in the development of nature reserves, etc. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop and approve the Concept of implementation and implementation of public-private partnership in the development of nature reserves, the purpose of which should be to define a common approach to developing a mechanism for effective interaction between public authorities, local governments, private sector and civil society institutions on the basis of public-private partnership to ensure the successful implementation of projects aimed at the development of nature reserves of Ukraine. Keywords: nature reserve fund, public-private partnership, sustainable development, improvement of legal support


The RBF neural network is widely applied in pattern recognition.RBF SVM is a new type of learning machine with excellent performance.The two learning machines have been compared in this paper,in order to give a better choice when they are used in practical application.First,an analysis of the two learning machines used in pattern recognition is made theoretically.Secondly,the two types of learning machines have been used in human face recognition.Experiments based on ORL face database have been done,and the classification rate,and the generation ability of the two types of learning machines have been analyzed.Finally,a reference is given for using them to do pattern recognition work.As shown in experimental result,according to the two training methods presented in this paper,the correct rate of RBF SVM is 2% to 4% higher than that of RBF neural network.It proves that the RBF SVM has a better performance compared with RBF neural network.But RBF neural network is easily to be put into practice.When the number of training samples is large enough,the RBF neural network is also an excellent learning machine.


Two common indicators of Atlantic climate variability, viz., the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) and the cross‐intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) sea surface temperature (SST) gradient, are examined for their frequency characteristics and, midlatitude‐tropical links. SST anomalies north and south of the ITCZ are found to be uncorrelated on all time scales, while the sea level pressure (SLP) fluctuations associated with the NAO display a coherent seesaw between Iceland and the Azores. This out‐of‐phase relationship spans a broad range of time scales, but is particularly strong in the 5–10 year period band. Strong, broadband coherence between the NAO and the tropical Atlantic cross‐ITCZ SST difference is found in the 8–20 year period band, suggesting a significant midlatitude‐tropical interaction. Moreover, tropical Atlantic SSTs on both sides of the ITCZ, separately, exhibit significant coherence with the NAO index and SLP variability over Iceland and the Azores. Based on these findings we hypothesize that the tropical Atlantic (TA) ocean‐atmosphere interaction is affecting North Atlantic climate variability.


Lyudmila Stephanovna Petrushevskaya was born 26 May 1938 in Moscow in family of a public servant. She authored books "Immortal love", "Eros`s way", "Like a flower of water" and other. Psychology of characters are depicted in simple live situations. She created an image of a multifaceted city and showed destinies of her contemporaries.


Connecting the word "religion" and "violence / conflict is a contradictory terminology, because the true religion is a divine teaching that implies goodness. But on the other hand religion is often used as a tool of legitimacy against acts of violence and even conflicts in the name of religion. The phenomenon of violence and conflict in the name of religion is a religious-social phenomenon often associated with the construction of understanding of religious teachings. Understanding of ritual or deductive-textual-scripturalistic teachings of religion raises influence to individuals or groups. In the sociological realm, such religious practices often lead to a fundamentalistic pattern of religious reasoning, which can turn into radicalism. The consequence is the emergence of acts of violence and even conflicts in the name of religion. Keywordsreligion, conflict and violence, legitimacy


: The article touched upon the issues of customization of intra-apartment spaces: the existing methods of adapting apartments to customers' requests were considered, and the architectural and planning features of various housing construction models were identified. The author has developed an applied method of architectural-planning customization of apartments by the users themselves using the planning constructor. For this, all possible zones in a multi-family residential building were structured into various categories and modified in the form of planning modules. The planning constructor allows users to combine modules, collecting apartments into blocks in an infinite number of variations, revealing to the residents almost limitless possibilities for individualizing apartments, while the architect, in this case, acts as a "moderator" and only slightly modifies the results. Architectural planning and design solutions were developed, as well as docking principles for residential buildings of three types: blocked building, gallery, and tower. The principles of creating facades of such buildings are described according to the same principle of the planning constructor; the principle of the location of vertical engineering communications in the house was described. To test the theory, the author has created a prototype of a future online platform with a planning constructor, which vividly illustrates the work of the resulting mechanism.


Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, ranks as one of the most feared diseases in the world. Similarly, recent studies suggest that AD may be the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer. In the absence of a cure or effective treatment, strategies to prevent or delay the onset and progression of the disease are desperately needed. Decades of research have identified key risk and protective factors including genetic polymorphism in the APOE gene, age and lifestyle factors. Physical activity (PA) is emerging as an attractive primary prevention strategy. This review will summarise the latest findings supporting the role of physical activity in the prevention of AD, including possible mechanisms and the influence of genetics on disease prevention. Given that AD and other dementias are recognised as a world health priority, public health strategies are needed to incorporate promoting the health benefits of physical activity across the lifespan.


For many years teratological experiments have been based on the well-known fact that gross malformations can be induced by exogenous factors during organogenesis (2). Thus, the early tests for safety of new drugs were designed in agreement with this fact (27). Attention is now being paid to the vulnerability of the foetus in the perinatal period and special recommendations regarding this point have recently been included in the new guidelines (1 3, 24). There are, however, only a few experimental reports available. Earlier studies from our laboratory have shown salicylate to produce a variety of foetal injuries when administered late in pregnancy (8, 9, 10, 18). There has been increasing interest in perinatal pharmacology during the last decade (7). Experience from investigations of drug metabolism late in pregnancy will be of great value for the design of perinatal drug tests. The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of dosage and the frequency of administration on the prenatal effect produced by salicylate. During this study, special interest was devoted to the possibility of simultaneously influencing drug metabolism and the foetal damaging effect.


In article the modern understanding of a concept 'communication' and options of its verbalization in a dialogical discourse is considered. Relevance of a subject is caused by a wide circulation of the concept 'discourse' of modern linguistics and more and more frequent use of a concept 'communication' in values unusual for it earlier. The dialogical discourse thus became a basis for concept verbalization 'communication' therefore it is considered in this article as a defining factor for this concept.


The author aims at defining the object and subject, as well as aims of political linguistics and political lingua-cultural science. It is shown that the term «policy» when used in scientific discourse is associated not only with the notion but points out to a macro-concept, which can be investigated mainly by means of lingua-cultural, but not by a political-science analysis. The article results in dynamic revelation of the concept in Russian linguistic consciousness.


................................................................................................................................ iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................... vii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND ................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN ......................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER 4: METHODS .......................................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 5: FOOD RESOURCES AND PROCESSING STRATEGIES .............................. 49 CHAPTER 6: RESULTS ............................................................................................................ 66 CHAPTER 7: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................................. 112 APPENDIX A: GROUND STONE DATA .............................................................................. 127 APPENDIX B: CERAMIC DATA ........................................................................................... 134 APPENDIX C: FIRE-FEATURE DATA ................................................................................. 138 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................... 142 CURRICULUM VITAE ........................................................................................................... 153


We describe the method and performance of a bias‐correction applied to high‐resolution (˜10 km) simulations from a stretched‐grid Regional Climate Model (RCM) over Tasmania, Australia. The bias‐correction is a quantile mapping of empirical cumulative frequency distributions. Corrections are applied at a daily time step to five variables: rainfall, potential evaporation (PE), solar radiation, maximum temperature and minimum temperature. Corrections are calculated independently for each season.


IMPORTANCE: Quadriceps thickness (QT) and rectus femoris cross-sectional area (RFCSA) are both used to evaluate muscle changes in critically ill children. However, their correlation and association with physical function has not been compared. OBJECTIVES: To compare QT with RFCSA changes, and their association with physical function in critically ill children. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study of children 0–18 years old admitted to a tertiary mixed PICU between January 2015 and October 2018 with PICU stay greater than 48 hours and greater than or equal to one organ dysfunction. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Ultrasound QT and RFCSA were measured at PICU admission, PICU discharge, hospital discharge, and 6 months post-discharge. QT and RFCSA changes from baseline were compared with each other and with change in motor function, physical ability, and physical health-related quality of life (HRQOL). RESULTS: Two hundred thirty-seven images from 66 subjects were analyzed. RFCSA change was not significantly different from QT change at PICU (–8.07% [interquartile range (IQR), –17.11% to 4.80%] vs –4.55% [IQR, –14.32% to 4.35%]; p = 0.927) or hospital discharge (–5.62% [IQR, –15.00% to 9.42%] vs –8.81% [IQR, –18.67% to 2.39%]; p = 0.238) but was significantly greater than QT change at 6 months (32.7% [IQR, 5.74–109.76%] vs 9.66% [IQR, –8.17% to 25.70%]; p < 0.001). Motor function change at PICU discharge was significantly associated with RFCSA change (adjusted β coefficient, 0.02 [95% CI, 0.01–0.03]; p = 0.013) but not QT change (adjusted β coefficient, –0.01 [95% CI, –0.02 to 0.01]; p = 0.415). Similar results were observed for physical HRQOL changes at hospital discharge (adjusted β coefficient for RFCSA change, 0.51 [95% CI, 0.10–0.92]; p = 0.017 and adjusted β coefficient for QT change, –0.21 [–0.76 to 0.35]; p = 0.458). Physical ability was not significantly associated with RFCSA or QT changes at 6 months post-discharge. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Ultrasound derived RFCSA is associated with PICU motor function and hospital discharge physical HRQOL changes, unlike QT, and may be more useful for in-hospital muscle monitoring in critically ill children.


The present study reports the effects of S. alata (Ceasalpiniaceae) extract on the metabolism of polyamines resulting from the proliferation of leukaemia cells (L1210). The results established that the inhibition of cell proliferation was significantly increased with the concentration of extract from 28 to 32.80 % after 72 h. The percentage of cells viability changed significantly from 9.72 to 80 % when cells are treated with extract alone, in combination with DEMO or putrescine. The levels of the intracellular yield of putrescine, spermidine and spermine were also reduced by the extract compared to the control. The DEMO-extract complex enhanced the inhibition of the production polyamines up to 95 %. In opposite, the complex S. alata- putrescine complex stimulated significantly its biosynthesis of polyamines. A significant reduction of the level of protein after 72 h of treatment was observed. This result corroborated with the reduction of polyamines resulting from inhibition cell proliferation.


During the last fifty years, Texas state waters in the northern Mustang Island protraction area of the Gulf of Mexico have experienced renewed periods of successful exploration about every ten years. The first state leases in the area were awarded in 1953, and initial exploration on these tracts resulted in the discovery of the two largest fields in the area, Mustang Island Block 889-S/883-S Field (150+ bcfge; 1955) and Mustang Island Block 904-S Field (130+ bcfge; 1957). Subsequent periods of drilling success occurred in 1969‐74, 1981‐90 and 1998‐2005. In addition to field step-out and deeper pool discoveries, significant new fields were found including Mustang Island Block 772-L (42 bcfge) and Mustang Island Block 749L/746-L (64 bcfge) Fields. An extensive 3D seismic grid, shot in the mid-1990s, helped initiate the most recent period of drilling activity. Exploration using 3D amplitudes and AVO has been fairly successful in the area's Middle Frio sands and in defining the northern edge of this thick fluvial-deltaic system.


This article focuses on the case of the environmental impacts generated by the installation of the Southern Expressway, an enterprise of the State Government of Santa Catarina, on the extraction of berbigao (cockles; Anomalocardia brasiliana ) in the Marine Extractive Reserve (RESEX, in the Portuguese acronym) Pirajubae, in Florianopolis (SC). The project caused significant impacts on the marine environment of this RESEX, including the loss of about half of the cockle bank, and hence on extractive practices and their management. The socio-environmental changes resulting from the construction of the Southern Expressway led to a situation of deregulation in the use of fisheries resources, resulting in use conflicts and establishing a situation of open access to resources in the area. In the case of Pirajubae, when interests of dominant social groups in conflict with the goals of the RESEX were imposed, its institutional arrangement proved unable to secure the rights of the local users or gatherers on the use of natural resources in its territory, which should be the main objective of this kind of Conservation Unit. This leads us to question the effectiveness of the RESEX as an institutional arrangement to ensure shared management and conservation of natural resources in a given territory.


The microprojection member 44 including a plurality of microprojections 90 describes a method and apparatus for applying to the stratum corneum with impact. The methods and instruments are used to improve the transport of drugs through the skin for drug administration or sampling. By the applicator 10, 60, 80, the microprojection member 44, impact the stratum corneum with a specific impact quantity is determined to effectively pierce the skin with microprojections 90. Preferred applicators 10, 60, 80 is the impact of the microprotrusion member 441Cm


As a weaver I use the principles of symmetry, proportion and scale to design and weave my silk velvets on a Jacquard loom.


I have been distressed by people referring to a "countenance model." "The Countenance of Educational Evaluation" (Teachers College Record, 1967) was my overview of data available to be used in a study; my advocacy was for broader selection. I was not offering a model for studying process—though I was trying to help legitimate "process data." "Educational Evaluation—A Responsive Approach" (Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1975) was more prescriptive as to method, but still not a model. I can almost


Growth Patterns of crani um measured directly as head circumference have been we l\ doc umented. With the recent progress in computed to mography, it is easy to measure the size and cross sectional area of the structure. The author chose the midventricular leve l of brain CT scan and measured the product of maximum anteropos terior and late ral dimension and cross sectional area. The age of infants ans children was 0 to 2 years old The author obtained the fo l\owi ng resul ts thro ugh statistical analysis 1. The maximum anteroposterior dimension and the cross sectional area were obtained through the computerized program of CT scanner. Using these meas ureme nts, monthl y growth curve was obtained and which shows accelarated growth in the initi al 12 months especia l\y during the first four months , and fo l\owed by reduced rate of growth in the next 12 months 2. Comparing the s ize of the calvarium between sexes , females' were somewhat larger than males ', but there was no statistical s ignificance 3. Comparing the cross sectional area with the head circumference, high correlation was seen(correlation coefficient =0.96). S imilar re lationship was also seen between the product of cranial linear dimensions and the head circumference(correlation coefficient=0.93). Als。 statis tica l\y significant relationship was noted between the cross sectional area and the product of the cranial linear dimensions( corre lation coeffi cient = 0.97) 4. Using the cross sectional area and the prod uct of cranial linear dimensions , monthly ave rage value and the 95 % significant range we re obtained which can be used as indices for the


We theoretically investigate the control of a magnetic Feshbach resonance using a bound-to-bound molecular transition driven by spatially modulated laser light. Due to the spatially periodic coupling between the ground and excited molecular states, there exists a band structure of bound states, which can uniquely be characterized by some extra bumps in radio-frequency spectroscopy. With the increasing of coupling strength, the series of bound states will cross zero energy and directly result in a number of scattering resonances, whose position and width can be conveniently tuned by the coupling strength of the laser light and the applied magnetic field (i.e., the detuning of the ground molecular state). In the presence of the modulated laser light, universal two-body bound states near zero-energy threshold still exist. However, compared with the case without modulation, the regime for such universal states is usually small. A unified formula, which embodies the influence of the modulated coupling on the resonance width is given. The spatially modulated coupling also implies a local spatially varying interaction between atoms. Our work proposes a practical way of optically controlling interatomic interactions with high spatial resolution and negligible atomic loss.


Monitoring and management of land use plays an important role in the economic development of agriculture regions around the world. In this regard, field boundary extraction for agriculture land parcels is crucial for further analysis and mapping. An effective image analysis needs to perform this task by automatically extracting the features with minimum operator efforts. Many researchers have attempted land use/land cover classification using IRS P6 LISS IV data. However little emphasis has been given to agriculture field boundary extraction. This paper explores the potential of IRS P-6 LISS IV dataset for agriculture field boundary extraction. The segmentation of field areas based on the tonal and textural gradients of the imagery is carried out. The segmented regions were classified to derive preliminary field boundaries. Finally, the derived field boundaries are geometrically refined using snakes. The use of snakes resulted in marked improvement in preliminary results. It was observed that traditional snakes can be effectively applied on single closed boundary at a time, which makes it suitable for single target detection. An attempt has been made in this study to develop looping snakes which can deal with multiple boundaries as will be the case with objects like agriculture fields.


A virtual imaging localization test system is outlined which uses interaural time and level differences, measured using a dummy head, to investigate the nonanechoic or real room imaging performance of some two- and four-loudspeaker audio reconstruction systems compared to real surce localization


Black Americans face a multitude of problems in the healthcare system, including challenges during interactions with healthcare providers. The present study examined the quality of healthcare provider–Black patient interactions in a sample of Black American women with a breast cancer diagnosis. More specifically, the study examined potential contributors to Black Americans' current healthcare experiences and lack of trust by identifying their specific negative and positive encounters in the healthcare system. Three in-person Gatherings (i.e., culturally curated focus groups; N = 37) were conducted as part of a community–academic research partnership, Project SOAR (Speaking Our African American Realities). Four themes were identified through reflexive thematic analysis: Individual and Systemic Injustice Directed at Black Breast Cancer Survivors; Protecting Myself from an Untrustworthy Medical System; Stereotypes Interfered with My Care; and Good Care Should Include Compassion, Respect, Shared Decision Making, and Tailored Support. The present findings highlight the importance of addressing systemic and individual injustice toward Black Americans in healthcare settings generally, and Black women diagnosed with breast cancer specifically.


This study aims to analyze the effect of the marketing mix (4P) on consumer buying interest at the Ega Collection Convection UMKM in the field of convection in the area of Jl. Bantul No.12 Gedongkiwo, Mantrijeron, DI Yogyakarta. This research is a quantitative research and data dissemination through questionnaires. The number of samples was 94 respondents where the respondents were consumers of the Ega Collection Convection.In data analysis, this research uses descriptive analysis method, data quality test, classical assumption test and simple linear regression test. This research was conducted to determine how much influence the Marketing Mix has on buying interest in convection products. The results of this study are the marketing mix, namely place, price, product, and promotion, which have a positive and significant effect on consumer buying interest in Ega Collection Convection.
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisispengaruhmarketing mix (4P) terhadap minat beli konsumen pada UMKM Konveksi Ega Collection dalam bidang konveksi di daerah Jl. Bantul No.12 Gedongkiwo, Mantrijeron, DI Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dan penyebaran data melalui kuisioner. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 94 responden dimana responden tersebut adalah konsumen Konveksi Ega Collection. Analisis data penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif, uji kualitas data, uji asumsi klasik dan uji regresi linear sederhana. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh marketing mix terhadap minat beli produk konveksi. Hasil penelitian ini adalah marketing mix yaitu place, price, product, and promotion berpengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadap minat belikonsumen Konveksi Ega Collection.


1041Background: Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) improved patients' mental and aesthetics results and showed safe oncologic outcomes. However, there were still controversies about the indications for NSM, especially tumor-to-nipple distance (TND) and multicentricity and there was limited evidence about predictive factors of local recurrence (LR). Methods: A systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. Studies reported on the association of TND or multicentricity and occult NAC involvement were included in the meta-analysis. Studies reported on TND or multicentricity and LR in the setting of NSM were included in the systematic review. We computed the Relative Risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) from the original studies. Results: 1544 articles were identified from electronic search. Ultimately, seventeen clinical studies published from 1985 to 2015 with 4099 patients met selection criteria. Seven studies reported TND and occult NAC involvement. The Relative Risk (RR) for t...


The plaintiff, Joy Williams, is an Aboriginal woman born on 13 September 1942. Her mother, Dora Williams, was removed from her family, became a ward of the Aborigines Welfare Board (AWB) and grew up at Cootamundra Girls' Home. When Dora was approximately 15 years old, she began working as a domestic for a white family in Sydney. She became pregnant and gave birth to Joy when she was 18 years old. At four weeks old, Joy was placed in the Bomaderry Home for Aboriginal Children. Bomaderry was run by the United Aborigines Mission but was overseen by the AWB. Joy remained there until she was about four and a half years old when, in 1947, she was transferred to Lutanda Children's Home, a home primarily for white children. Joy lived at this home until30 July 1960, when she left to take up employment as a house maid.


In this paper, we consider the Klein-Gordon-Schr\"{o}dinger system with the higher order Yukawa coupling in $ \mathbb{R}^{1+1} $, and prove the local and global wellposedness in $L^2\times H^{1/2}$. The method to be used is adapted from the scheme originally by Colliander J., Holmer J., Tzirakis N. \cite{CoHT06} to use the available $L^2$ conservation law of $u$ and control the growth of $n$ via the estimates in the local theory.


Pine Wilt Disease is one of the forest pests with high destructive potential, due to its random spreading and the fast evolution of the symptoms. The correct identification of infected trees is critical for the containment of the pest in affected areas. This paper exploits the capabilities of Random Forest classification algorithms designed to spot the infected trees based on remote sensing images. We use as input both multi- and hyperspectral imagery with high spatial resolution, acquired via remotely piloted airborne systems in infected Portuguese forests. For both imagery types, the classification schemes achieve accuracies higher than 0.91. We conclude that Random Forest classification is a feasible method to detect the Pine Wilt Disease in spectral images acquired over wild forests, even at early stages of the infestation.


The nature of the man/machine interface in the color television system as used for home entertainment is explored and described. The problem of predicting picture quality is examined from the point of view of the receiver designer/manufacturer. The relevance of existing performance data, perference data, and physical measurements of image characteristics to the picture quality question is examined. Existing models and part-models are described, and the characteristics of a more complete, but hypothetical model are outlined. Fundamental limitations in the predictability of picture quality are described. These limitations arise in large part from the fact that many important factors in picture quality, such as quality of the broadcast signal, viewing conditions, and personal preferences are not controllable by the receiver manufacturer.


Mechanical loading of bone may be transmitted to osteocytes and osteoblasts via shear stresses at cell surfaces generated by the flow of interstitial fluid. The stimulated production of prostaglandins, which mediates some effects of mechanical loading on bone, is dependent on inducible cyclo‐oxygenase 2 (COX‐2) in bone cells. We examined the fluid shear stress (FSS) induction of COX‐2 gene expression in immortalized MC3T3‐E1 osteoblastic cells stably transfected with −371/+70 base pairs (bp) of the COX‐2 5′‐flanking DNA (Pluc371) and in primary osteoblasts (POBs) from calvaria of mice transgenic for Pluc371. Cells were plated on collagen‐coated glass slides and subjected to steady laminar FSS in a parallel plate flow chamber. FSS, from 0.14 to10 dynes/cm2, induced COX‐2 messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein. FSS (10 dynes/cm2) induced COX‐2 mRNA within 30 minutes, with peak effects at 4 h in MC3T3‐E1 cells and at ≥8 h in POBs. An inhibitor of new protein synthesis puromycin blocked the peak induction of COX‐2 mRNA by FSS. COX‐2 promoter activity, measured as luciferase activity, correlated with COX‐2 mRNA expression in both MC3T3‐E1 and POB cells. FSS induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (ERK) in MC3T3‐E1 cells, with peak effects at 5 minutes. Inhibiting ERK phosphorylation with the specific inhibitor PD98059 inhibited FSS induction of COX‐2 mRNA by 55‐70% and FSS stimulation of luciferase activity by ≥80% in both MC3T3‐E1 and POB cells. We conclude that FSS transcriptionally induces COX‐2 gene expression in osteoblasts, that the maximum induction requires new protein synthesis, and that induction occurs largely via an ERK signaling pathway.


Treatment of the gem-dihalogenocyclopropanes 1-5 with potassium tert-butoxide or LDA results in the formation of the corresponding and annulated pyrroles 13-17, respectively.


The complex phase transitions induced by interlayer slide in layered cathode materials lead to poor cycling stability and rate capability for sodium-ion batteries. Herein, we design and prepare a new...


Introduction: Biomedical waste (BMW) means any waste that is generated during the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological and including categories mentioned in Schedule I, of the BMW rules, 2016. Compared with any other type of waste, the waste produced during healthcare operations carries a greater risk of infection and injury. Insufficient awareness of the treatment of sanitary waste may often have negative safety effects and major environmental impacts. This study was planned to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices among the healthcare workers from a tertiary care hospital regarding BMW management. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care medical college teaching hospital in Rural Central India. Sampling was done by complete enumeration method, 483 participants were included in this study, and data were collected using a predesigned and pretested questionnaire. Results: Mostly, nurses (89.92%) followed by the doctors (84.25%) knew that there is a need to disinfect BMW before disposal while only 50% of laboratory technicians knew the BMW disinfection before disposal. In case of disposal of sharp instruments in a punctured proof container, around 98.81% of doctors and 90.64% of nurses followed by 90.47% of laboratory technicians and 75% of sanitary staff workers had good practices. Conclusion: This study shows that attitude of healthcare workers was relatively good regarding BMW, but the implementation of the existing knowledge must be increased in day-to-day practice.


What becomes possible in coaching when we treat clients as marvelously complex beings who live in language and moods, inhabit bodies and physical environments, and possess both wisdom and blind spots? What opens up when we coach them at the appropriate depth and can appreciate multiple streams of their competence? In short, what would it be like if our coaching included everything and everyone? And who would we need to become to fulfill this audacious aspiration? These questions can serve as an entry point to studying Integral Coaching, and they model the type of inquiry that is at the heart of New Ventures West's Professional Coaching Course. Every so often in life we pause and make note of the person we have become and the one we are becoming. Sometimes this reflection is prompted by professional circumstances, like a promotion, performance review, job change, or firing. Just as often it emerges from the "rest of life" ‐ as through an illness, death, or the beginning or ending of a relationship. Whatever the origin, these experiences can feel like an opportunity or a burden, a chance to develop or a painful lesson…and often both. How we make sense of these experiences often determines what actions we take, and this, of course, influences our competence and fulfillment in life. Wouldn't it be wonderful, in these moments, to have someone by our side to ask skillful questions, listen deeply, be fully present with who we are and what we say, point out our blind spots, and custom-design practices to help us move forward? And wouldn't it be marvelous, too, to be this person for others? New Ventures West exists in large part due to the primacy of these questions for ourselves and the people we serve. Both our founding in 1986


Making use of functional variations with variable domain and natural boundary conditions, this paper presents a unified theory of various hybrid problems (being a unification as well as a generalization of direct- & inverse problems) for 3-D incompressible potential flow in a rotor-blading. Three families of variational principles (VPs) have been established and provide a series of new rational ways for blade design and a sound theoretical basis for the finite element method (FEM). This theory can be extended to compressible and rotational flows and also constitutes an important part of the optimum design theory of bladings (8).Copyright © 1985 by ASME


This paper discusses the sensory analysis of food enriched with selected edible insect species which are labelled as a novel food – house cricket (Acheta domesticus) and mealworm (Tenebrio molitor). Energy bars of two different compositions with the addition of cricket flour and puff pastry bars sprinkled with the whole roasted mealworm larvae were evaluated by consumer tests performed via a questionnaire survey. Respondents represented both men and women in equal numbers and included consumers with the experience of the sensory analysis and edible insects to ensure accurate results. Sensory analyses revealed that respondents associated their tastes with already known flavors (salty, sweet, bitter, fish, French fries, chicken, and mushrooms). The most common answer from respondents was a salty taste, followed by a sweet taste. There were also unusual comparisons such as pine seeds. Consumers' positive attitude to these energy bars has been registered which shows that the Czech consumer accepts edible insects in a suitable form as a novel food and possible part of the food basket.


An experimental investigation of the interaction between streamwise discrete vortices and oblique shocks formed over a two-dimensiona l wedge surface was conducted in a Mach 3 blowdown wind tunnel. An instrumented two-dimensional wedge section was placed downstream of a semispan wing so that the trailing tip vortex would arbitrarily interact with the shock wave formed over the wedge surface. The experiments were designed to simulate interaction of streamwise vortices from upstream bodies with shock waves formed over aft surfaces as might be encountered in supersonic flight of aircraft and missiles. The influence of vortex strength and vortexairfoil vertical separation distance on the interaction was examined. The flowfleld generated was found to be highly unsteady, and a substantial change in the pressure distribution on the downstream airfoil was observed. The interaction of a strong vortex with the oblique shock wave over the downstream wedge section resulted in formation of an unsteady detached shock wave upstream of the wedge leading edge. Furthermore, when the vortex approached the wedge leading edge, formation of a detached shock wave occurred further upstream of the section leading edge.


Objective: To develop an interface optimized for touch and multi-touch input for the mobile control of robot teams. Background: Currently, the Human Robot Teaming (HuRT) project uses an interface that was not initially designed to support touch-based interaction. This interface design makes touch input difficult to implement and use. Method: A new interface was designed to incorporate general multi-touch functionality (such as gestures for zooming and panning a map), as well as touch interactions that are more specific to the HuRT project. Ten people completed a within subjects user evaluation. The dependent variables assessed were task completion time, overall scenario completion time, workload, and subjective feedback from user surveys. Results: The post-completion scenario surveys and interface comparison surveys demonstrate that the new interface is significantly preferred and requires a lower workload. An analysis of the automatically logged experiment data shows that the new interface is significantly faster to use as whole for path and area entry. Also, that data suggests that less overall errors are made in the new interface. Conclusion: The new interface is preferred and demonstrates superior performance compared to the current interface.


Although the Soviets were often quick to charge the Western Powers with coddling German Nazis and with exploiting former SS men for selfish and amoral purposes, material from the US National Archives suggests that their intelligence service did the same thing and perhaps started the practice even earlier than their Western counterparts. One key report, based on the 1946 admissions of an ex‐SS man who had been captured on the Eastern Front and was then recruited by the Soviets for a subversive operation code‐named 'Theo', is corroborated by enough supporting evidence to make it credible.


The article investigates the relationship of flows of various types (transport, cargo, information, financial, energy, legal and others) between themselves and elements in the delivery system of foreign trade cargo. A hierarchical scheme of points of interaction of various types of flows is proposed. It is note that optimization of flow control will create more favorable conditions for rhythmic work and coordination of transportation with other modes of transport, and a correctly calculate supply of goods to ports and border crossings will provide an opportunity for the economical use of rolling stock. The solution to this problem at a new level has become possible due to the widespread introduction of digital information technologies. A model of the topology of their interaction has been develop with the definition of an integral quality indicator of a particular route or delivery option. An algorithm for assessing the interdependence of various types of elements, flows, legal ties and the degree of complexity of the structure of the system for the delivery of foreign trade goods.


We present here a new code-based digital signature scheme. This scheme uses $(U,U+V)$ codes where both $U$ and $V$ are random. We show that the distribution of signatures is uniform by suitable rejection sampling. This is one of the key ingredients for our proof that the scheme achieves {\em existential unforgeability under adaptive chosen message attacks} in the random oracle model under two assumptions from coding theory, both strongly related to the hardness of decoding in a random linear code. Another crucial ingredient is the proof that the syndromes produced by $(U,U+V)$ codes are statistically indistinguishable from random syndromes. Note that these two key properties are also required for applying a recent and generic proof for code-based signature schemes in the QROM model [CD17]. As noticed there, this allows to instantiate the code family which is needed and yields a security proof of our scheme in the QROM. Our scheme also enjoys an efficient signature generation and verification. For a (classical) security of 128 bits, the signature size is less than one kilobyte. Contrarily to a current trend in code-based or lattice cryptography which reduces key sizes by using structured codes or lattices based on rings, we avoid this here and still get reasonable public key sizes (less than 2 megabytes for the aforementioned security level). Our key sizes compare favorably with TESLA, which is an (unstructured) lattice based signature scheme that has also a security reduction in the QROM model. This gives the first practical signature scheme based on binary codes which comes with a security proof and which scales well with the security parameter: for a security level of $2^\lambda$, the signature size is of order $O(\lambda)$, public key size is of size $O(\lambda^2)$, signature generation cost is of order $O(\lambda^3)$, and signature verification cost is of order $O(\lambda^2)$.


Polycrystalline boron carbide (B4C) thin films have been prepared by a pulsed ion-beam evaporation technique without heating substrates or annealing samples. Here, we clearly demonstrate the possibility of preparing B4C thin films for electronic device applications.


Objective:To observe the clinical effect of L-carnitine injection on chronic cor pulmonale.Methods: Forty eight patients were divided into two groups at random.Twenty three patients in experiment group were treated with Lcarnitine combined with routine medicine therapy.Twenty five patients in control group were treated with routine medicine therapy.Results: The marked effective rate in experiment group was significantly higher than that in control group(P0.05);The myocardial enzyme level in experiment group was significantly lower than that in control group(P0.05,P0.01).The total effective rates and PaO_2 in experiment group were superior to those in control group.Conclusion: L-carnitine injection combined with routine medicine therapy has higher curative effect on chronic cor pulmonale


We model relative performance evaluation (RPE) when a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has the power to opportunistically influence the design of RPE by choosing the weight on an index-based peer group or by customizing the selection of peers comprising a peer group. A powerful CEO compares the benefits of reducing common risk affecting his compensation with the benefits of receiving a higher bonus by economizing on expected peer-group performance. The Board of Directors (BoD) is less likely to use RPE if a powerful CEO can influence RPE design. Our analytical model yields hypotheses predicting that powerful CEOs choose to reduce common risk only partially and that BoDs choose to not implement RPE if expected peer performance is sufficiently high. Our model has further empirical implications in (1) providing new interpretations of tests for detecting strong-form and weak-form RPE in the presence of powerful CEOs, and (2) suggesting a new empirical measure of CEO power with a focus on the delegation of RPE decision rights.


Tolypomycin-Y and R show a strong in vitro antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. These antibiotics also inhibit the growth of Gram-negative bacteria to some extent. The antibacterial activities are not influenced by the presence of horse serum in the medium. They are approximately 10-30 times more active at pH 6.0 than at pH 9.0. An enhancement of in vitro activity is observed when the bacterial inoculum size is decreased. The rather rapid development of resistance to tolypomycins is shown in the sensitive bacteria by the serial transfer method. The appearance frequencies of one-step resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus to l~100 mcg/ml of these antibiotics are 2.3~5.8XlO"6. Cross resistance is observed between tolypomycins and rifampicin, but it is not observed between tolypomycins and several other antibiotics tested. These antibiotics are effective against staphylococci isolated from patients at concentrations similar to those needed for the standard laboratory staphylococci. Tolypomycins were demonstrated to have bactericidal activity. Tolypomycins administered by subcutaneous, intraperitoneal and intravenous routes, are effective against experimental infections in mice caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Diplococcus pneumoniae type I. In addition, some activity is also shown by oral route.


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Summary Nineteen species and subspecies of Cerambycidae were reported in Khorasan province of Iran. Among these Aeolesthes sarta (Solsky, 1871), Aromia moschata ambrosiaca (Steven, 1809) and Stromatium fulvum (Villers, 1789) were the common species and Agapanthia persica Semenov, 1893 was reported to have existed in Iran for the first time.


Data collected on Walker Branch Watershed for a six-year period have been analyzed and used for validation studies of the ORNL version of the Wisconsin Hydrologic Transport Model. In addition to hydrologic budgets, chemical budgets for dissolved potassium and cadmium were studied. Measurements of wetfall and dryfall, together with hourly rainfall and daily evaporation data, provided the input for the computer program. Comparisons of simulated water and material transport on a monthly basis show good agreement with measured land runoff values. A discussion of parameter selection and sensitivity analysis for the model is included.


The possibility of the preparation of PS (nano)composites with antibacterial properties was studied. Mentioned polymer matrix was mixed with several types of (nano)fillers with the suppose of their antibacterial effect in order to evaluate their influence on material properties of prepared samples with the regard of simultaneous antibacterial effect. The XRD and TEM for nanoclays and hardness, tensile stress, permeability for oxygen and nitrogen and antibacterial effect for all of them were evaluated. Generally, properties of PS were not significantly influenced by any of added filler.


Editor: Hossein Lotfalizadeh ABSTRACT . Stenomesius japonicus (Ashmead, 1904) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was collected for the first time from larvae of the tomato leaf-miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) infesting Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. in Syria. Diagnostic morphological characters, biology and distribution of the newly recorded species are provided. Its role in the biological or integrated control of T. absoluta remains to be evaluated. A list of all eulophid wasps recorded from Syria absoluta Stenomesius Ashmead (Hymenoptera: a of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) Gelechiidae) in Syria. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics ,


In a 1963 article in the Journal of Religion, Langdon Gilkey examined the troubled condition of the doctrine of providence and concluded that it had become "the forgotten stepchild of contemporary theology." He attributed its demise to the violent eruptions of evil in our century, the unfortunate link between the doctrine and now defunct theories of natural theology, as well as the pervasive Arminianism and naturalism of contemporary thought. Current neglect of the concept was all the more striking, he reflected, because of its integral relationship to nearly all the theological systems of the preceding century.


Results of testing the specific provision of social services in the form of participation in the technical elite sports and recreation on the basis set out in this article. Infrastructure design and manufacturing divisions racing boats, restoration of vintage classic cars and their technical support in the holding structure of formed implementation of services are created.


In this review paper on pulsar wind nebulae (PWN) we discuss the properties of such nebulae within the context of containment against cross-field diffusion (versus normal advection), the effect of reverse shocks on the evolution of offset "Vela-like" PWN, constraints on maximum particle energetics, magnetic field strength estimates based on spectral and spatial properties, and the implication of such field estimates on the composition of the wind. A significant part of the discussion is based on the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S. or HESS) detection of the two evolved pulsar wind nebulae Vela X (cocoon) and HESSJ1825137. In the case of Vela X (cocoon) we also review evidence of a hadronic versus a leptonic interpretation, showing that a leptonic interpretation is favored for the HESS signal. The constraints discussed in this review paper sets a general framework for the interpretation of a number of offset, filled-center nebulae seen by HESS. These sources are found along the galactic plane with galactic latitudes |b| ∼ 0, where significant amounts of molecular gas is found. In these regions, we find that the interstellar medium is inhomogeneous, which has an effect on the morphology of supernova shock expansion. One consequence of this effect is the formation of offset pulsar wind nebulae as observed.


Our research conducted in the experimental farm of INCDBNA Baloteşti monitored the evolution of Carabash lambs body weight from lambing to weaning, with the purpose to determine the performance of this breed to produce milk lambs, compared to other sheep breeds reared in Romania. The average live weight of the lambs from simple lambing was 5.40 kg for the male lambs and 5.08 kg for the female lambs. The average live weight of the lambs from twin lambing was 4.88 kg for the male lambs and 4.65 kg for the female lambs. At the age of one month, the male lambs from simple lambing weighed in average 15.65 kg, while the male lambs from twin lambing weighed in average 12.33 kg. At the same age, the female lambs from simple lambing weighed in average 14.51 kg, while the female lambs from twin lambing weighed in average 10.94 kg. At weaning (2 months) the male lambs from simple lambing weighed in average 23.15 kg, while the male lambs from twin lambing weighed in average 18.031 kg. The female lambs from simple lambing weighed in average 22.32 kg, while the female lambs from twin lambing weighed in average 17.38 kg. The average daily weight gain was 296 g for the male lambs from simple lambing and 219 g for male lambs from twin lambing. Prolificacy of Carabash sheep was 152%. The analysed parameters recommend this breed mainly for meat production, but also for milk production.


The development of Calanus finn~archicus in the Gulf of Maine (GOM), USA, and on Georges Bank (GB) was investigated during late fall, 1994, and winter, 1995, as part of the USGLOBEC Georges Bank program. During November almost all of the C bnmai-chicus population In both regions was present as C5, with a small proportion of C4 and females There were vely few anlmals on GB. In the southern GOM about a third of the C. finmarchicus population was In the upper 80 m and actively feeding; the rerna~nder were below 120 m. On GB the C. fjnmarch~cus population was also feeding; gut p~glnent content in both areas was between 3 and 13 ng copepod' . About one thlrd of the adult females on GB were reproductively a c t ~ v e ivh~le none in the GOM were reproductlvely active. By January C. finmarchicus C6 females formed a large proportion of the older stage an~mal s on the Bank and in surface waters of the southern GOM These were actively f e e d ~ n g and reproducing with a large cohort of young nauplii of C, f inmarch~cus present in the southern GOM and smaller numbers on the northeast peak of the Bank. There were very few C. finmarchicus nauplii on the crest of the Bank or on the southern flank. Based on abundances and stage composition, it appeared that spawning began in late December and that repopulation of the Bank took place in the region of the NE peak, with nauplii and reproductlvely active females being transported onto this region of the Bank from the GOM.


588. AcuteSyphilitic Phlebitis. U. MORROW and N. EPSTEIN (Arch. Desrn. andSyph., March, 1928, p. 309), who report an illustrative case, state that phlebitisis one of the rarer manifestations of syphilis, the vein.s, in striking contrast. with the arteries, appearing to enjoyacomparative immunity. In addition to.thefirstcase reported by Girwood in 1860,. the authors have collected forty-five observations of v4rious forms of syphilitic phlebitis, which they have classfed in the, ollowing three groups: early superfoialIphlebitis; nodular thrombo-phlebitis; and late phlebitis. Early syphilitic phlebitis, to which they confine their attention, may appear as. an inflammatory process of one or more segments,of a.ein. It has a tendency to bemultiple, involving the veins of more than one limb, and frequently progressing from one vein to another. The lower limbs are more frequently affected, the internal saphenous usually being attacked. The phlebitis develops within a few uonths of the chancre, and may.accompany. or


This paper reports a study whose aim was to examine secondary school student choices of generalising strategy to determine what they would judge as the most helpful strategy for expressing generality. Data were collected from 45 Secondary One students through administering a questionnaire which contained one linear and one quadratic generalising tasks. The students had to select and justify the strategy that they believed would best help them to establish the rules. The data were analysed and revealed differences in the judgements of the more able and the less able students regarding the best-help strategy. The more able students' choices of best-help generalising strategy seemed to vary across the two different types of tasks whereas those of the less able students appeared to remain unchanged.


Structure, energetics, and vibrational frequency of the microhydrated carbonyl sulfide anion [OCS−(H2O)n (n = 1–6)] have been explored by the systematic ab initio study to have a comprehensive understanding about the hydration-induced stabilization phenomenon of OCS−. Water binds with the OCS− in single hydrogen-bonded (SHB) or double hydrogen-bonded (DHB) fashion with OH S and OH O contacts. Maximum five water molecules can stay in a cyclic water network of these hydrated clusters forming interwater hydrogen bonding (IHB) with each other and out of this, maximum of two water molecules can bind directly to the OCS− in (DHB) arrangement. The stabilization energy values of OCS−(H2O)n depict that ion–water interaction is significant up to four water molecules and beyond that OCS− is stabilized by IHB between the water molecules. The CO stretching frequency of OCS− gets red shifted, whereas CS stretching frequency gets blue shifted on hydration. Charge analysis of hydrated clusters of OCS− indicates that negative charge moves toward oxygen from sulfur on hydration. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Six strains of bacteria were separated from the typical infections Serositics in ducks in Sichuan and Chongqing.Through form,biochemistry,cultured characteristic and animal test,they were identified the RA.Doing the medicine susceptible test with14sorts of antibiotic,the result:the RA was highly susceptible to Cefazolinum Natricum,Thiamphenicol.6-Alizarin and Ofloxacin.the RA of different area is not same for susceptible of different antibiotic.It provided the foundation for the medicinal therapy infections Serositics in ducks in Sichuan and Chongqing.


The purpose of this action research was to determine the impact of social and emotional learning on the behavior of kindergarten students. Participants were fifteen five and sixyear-olds in a private school in a rural setting. Qualitative data was collected through observation in a pre and post intervention setting. Six weeks of social and emotional learning lessons were implemented between observations. The results of this study suggest that social and emotional learning does affect students' behavior in a positive manner. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING 3 The Impact of Social and Emotional Learning on a Kindergarten Classroom The world of Kindergarten differs from that of its conception so many years ago by Friedrich Froebel in Germany in 1837. Froebel intended it to be a place of socialization and learning through play. In recent years, it has become more academic. The researcher wondered if education is currently placing too much emphasis on academics and not enough on the socialization of kindergarten students. Kindergarten is often the starting place of formal education for many children. At the beginning of the year, students must learn a myriad of procedures and processes for getting along in school. This means learning how to get along with others, pay attention, follow directions, solve problems, and manage emotions besides learning Math, Language, Science and various other subjects. All this learning can cause young children to become over-stimulated, which leads to classroom management problems for a teacher. The researcher was looking for a way to intentionally and effectively teach socialization skills to Kindergartners in order to eliminate negative classroom behavior. This led to the idea of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). A good definition of socialemotional learning is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. This definition comes from the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). The question guiding this paper is: does teaching SEL lessons to kindergarten students improve their behavior in the classroom? SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING 4 Literature Review Elbertson, Brackett, and Weissberg (2009) provided a current perspective on school-based social and emotional learning programs. The authors reported on a conference hosted by the Fetzer Institute in 1994. The conference examined issues that had arisen in schools. Various researchers, educators, and advocates gathered for discussion. Meeting the developmental, psychological, educational, and general health needs of children was examined. As the issues were discussed, the term social and emotional learning was coined. It was decided this term described the desire to help youth learn the skills needed for "attaining and maintaining personal well-being and positive relationships across the lifespan" (Elbertson et al., 2009, p. 1017). The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) was also formed at this time. The goal was to establish SEL as part of K-12 education. CASEL has continued to serve as a guide to school-based SEL programs. Since then SEL has also been given a more specific definition. In 1997, CASEL and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) collaborated on Promoting Social and Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators. This book gave educators strategies to create SEL programs for schools and defined four primary domains of SEL. For the next two decades, CASEL drove the research and initiatives to provide the evidence and information needed by those working for the advancement of SEL. In 2015, CASEL released The Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice. Research and other initiatives for the promotion and implementing of SEL in the schools continue to be led by CASEL (casel.org). Elbertson et al., (2009) also pointed out that parents and educators have begun to see the need for social and emotional learning in SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING 5 schools. It has come to be understood that education is more than academics. Students who learn the skills of SEL are more productive in school and in society long after schooling has been completed. The authors presented the findings of a 1999 report of the U.S. Department of Labor stating skills and traits necessary for a successful workforce. It was noted that many of these skills were similar to the skills taught in an SEL program (Elbertson et al., 2009). The authors noted other changes over time in the teaching of SEL. At first, schools often addressed only one aspect at a time such as preventing bullying, substance abuse, unhealthy sexual practices, and character education. In the last decade, Elbertson et al. (2009) reported that SEL programs have become more school-wide, but often only parts of a whole curriculum are used and results are limited. Recently, however, CASEL has made a variety of effective SEL programs available. The authors went on to present the argument that the best success comes when the classroom, the school, the home, and even the whole district make use of an effective SEL program. Students need opportunities to practice and apply the skills of SEL. Examples of these kinds of programs include those which are evidence-based and meet the guidelines given by CASEL. They are effective, according to CASEL, because they lead to improved academic performance and other positive outcomes. A program also needs to be continuous from preschool all the way through grade twelve. Teachers and administrators need to be educated themselves on its implementation and committed to the program, according to the authors. The National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (2017) provided many reasons to teach social and emotional learning in the schools. The 28-member Council of Distinguished Scientists collaborated on and endorsed The SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING 6 Evidence Base for How We Learn (2017): Supporting Students' Social, Emotional, and Academic Development brief. Jones and Kahn (2017), two members of the Council, summarized the consensus statements and the research behind them. Jones and Kahn (2017) stated that social, emotional, and cognitive domains are interconnected in the learning process. The argument put forth was that parents and employers have long known that youth will succeed not only if academically astute but also if well versed in social and emotional development. Social-emotional learning will help youth solve the many problems in life. The authors went on to argue that because children spend so much time in school it is the best place for them to learn social-emotional skills. The problem is schools are so focused on the academics there is barely time left for SEL. Jones and Kahn (2017) also argued that SEL is integral to the setting of education. Evidence was presented to back up these claims. In conclusion, young people can succeed and focus on both academics and SEL at the same time. The authors argued "that major domains of human development—social, emotional, cognitive, linguistic, academic—are deeply intertwined in the brain and in behavior. All are central to learning" (Jones & Kahn, 2017, p. 4). Teaching social and emotional skills will improve teacher-effectiveness and well-being. These skills can be taught and there are effective programs available. The Institute's National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development feels now is the time to work for the inclusion of socialemotional skills in the learning of our nation's students because social, emotional, and cognitive competencies will enable students to be contributing citizens of society. This learning will transform schools enabling them to ready students for the 21 century. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING 7 In a research-to-practice brief, Nicholas Yoder (2014) looked at the impact of SEL and the important role teachers play. Yoder (2014) argued that education needs to be of the whole child in order to prepare for college and life. Yoder also argued the workload of teachers should not be increased, but there should be support in incorporating SEL into existing evaluation and development. Yoder (2014) suggested the procedure to follow is to "Identify the teaching practices that promote student socialemotional learning, which in turn are critical for student academic learning" (p. 2). Yoder (2014) then presented three teachers already incorporating social-emotional learning into the curriculum. To begin, a definition of SEL was provided which was the same as the one determined by CASEL, social-emotional learning is the process of developing students' social-emotional competencies – that is, the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors individuals need to make successful choices. The author moved on to the argument for the need of SEL. Yoder (2014) argued that it helps students attain the standards for college readiness. SEL also helps prepare students for life, and students who are taught SEL are better equipped to meet their academic goals. The author argued that because teachers are essential in teaching these skills teachers need the proper supports in place. Some states like Illinois, Kansas, and Pennsylvania have adopted state standards for SEL. The U.S. Department of Education has made safe and supportive schools a priority. In 2010, the Department gave out $38.8 million in grants to eleven states to measure school safety and provide interventions to schools most in need. A review of existing research had been conducted and the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders then identified and explained ten teaching practices that were used most frequently across six SEL programs and SOCIAL AND EMOTIONA


A method and apparatus for at least a portion of the beverage formed from a common ground of the powdered composition. The amount of the co-milled powder was mixed with the fluid composition, to produce at least a portion of the beverage. The common ground powdered composition obtained as follows: dispersing at least one hard or abrasive powdered ingredients together with one or more dispersing moiety is dissolved accelerator component together to form a common ground powder, when formed when the food or beverage effectively enhance the powder dispersed or dissolved.


As technology continues to evolve, authentic multimedia-based teaching materials are widely used in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. However, they may lie beyond most language learners proficiency level. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of advance organizers in conjunction with the cognitive theory of multimedia learning in EFL students comprehension of English-language DVD soundtrack material. Two types of advance organizers were developed: 1) a 5-minute film preview with captions followed by brainstorming and 2) 20 episodic photos important to the main idea of the film, each accompanied by a caption in the form of a line from the film, and a control condition was used for a comparative purpose. A total of 128 intermediate university-level EFL students were placed in a 3-week teaching experiment based on a Latin Square research design and were also asked to complete a post-test questionnaire. The findings showed the participants in the condition of the 5-minute film preview followed by brainstorming performed at a significantly higher level than in the condition of 20 episodic photos, which, in turn, outperformed the control condition on the multiple-choice listening test. It was assumed that the first type of advance organizer was more meaningful and involved a higher level of cognitive processing, and thus it should have had more impact on the comprehension and retention of the aural input. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research on the facilitative effect of advance organizers on target-language DVD video comprehension are discussed.


The system comprises a cassette holder(3) for receiving a tape cassette, and a frame(10) for rotatably supporting the cassette holder. The frame(10) has a sector gear formed at a part of it, and the cassette holder(3) is hingedly attached to the frame by a pivot pin. A spring is disposed between the cassette holder and the frame to connect them with each other, so as to provide a spring force for opening the cassette holder. A damper(80) reduces the spring force, by a force which varies according to the open angle of the cassette holder, and includes a shaft fixed on the cassette holder, and having a screw formed on an outer surface of the shaft. A friction member(60) is disposed coaxially with the shaft to be in contact with the cassette holder, and a rolling member, fitted on the shaft, is guided along the screw of the shaft. The rolling member(40) has a body with a number of protrusions formed at one side, to be in slidable contact with the friction member. A rolling gear is formed at the other side of the body to be engaged with the sector gear.


Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inherited condition causing elevated cholesterol, premature heart disease and early death. Although FH can be effectively treated, over 80% of people with FH remain undetected. Aim: To explore patient and health professional experiences of introducing genetic testing with case finding for FH in primary care. Design and setting: Qualitative study in UK general practice. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with a purposeful sample of 41 participants (24 patients and 17 health professionals) from eight practices using electronic case-finding (FAMCAT) to identify patients with higher likelihood of having FH and offered diagnostic genetic testing in primary care. Data were analysed thematically. Results: While prior awareness of FH was low, patients were unsurprised to be identified and positive about being offered genetic testing by their practice. Patients not found to have FH were relieved, though some felt frustrated their high cholesterol lacked a clear cause. Those confirmed to have FH largely expected and accepted this outcome. Practitioners saw detection of FH as an important new opportunity for preventive care. They found the case-finding tool easy to apply and noted patients' high uptake of genetic testing. While comfortable referring appropriate patients for further specialist management, GPs sought clearer definition about responsibility for identification and longer term care of FH in future care pathways. Conclusion: Introducing genetic testing with electronic case finding for FH in to primary care was positively experienced by patients and practitioners. Further development of this approach could help improve detection of FH in the general population.


The debate on Scottish independence has been a major issue in the British political landscape for half a century, with Brexit putting a question that had appeared resolved following the failed referendum of September 18, 2014, back on the table. Scotland seems to be hesitating between more autonomy and independence, a hesitation exacerbated by the uncertainty over the negotiations between the UK and the EU, where immigration issues are prominent.


Background: Acute organophosphorus (OP) poisoning is one of the most common poisonings in India contributing to significant morbidity and mortality. Irreversible inhibition of cholinesterase enzymes is attributed to the serious clinical outcomes in these patients, which is assessed by the estimation of serum cholinesterase (SChE) levels. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the utility of serial estimation of SChE levels in patients of OP poisoning in predicting the clinical outcome. Methods: Medical records of 31 patients from January 2013 to December 2013 admitted in our institute with acute OP poisoning were analyzed for SChE at admission, 48 hrs, 72 hrs and 120 hrs after admission. Data regarding clinical findings at admission and outcomes were recorded. Results: Monocrotophos (55%) was the most commonly used OP compound. Mean serial SChE levels (in KU/L) at admission, 48, 72, and 120 hrs in patients who survived are 0.18±0.10, 0.28±0.14, 0.41±0.21, 0.46±0.16 and in patients who expired are 0.02±0.01, 0.05±0.02, 0.03±0.02, 0.03±0.02, respectively. SChE levels at admission in survived group, compared to those in expired group were statistically significant (p<0.001). About 92% patients in moderate to severe grade of poisoning (SChE levels <0.2 KU/L) were mechanically ventilated. The relationship between serial SChE levels in survival group and was found to be statistically significant (p<0.01). Conclusion: In the present study, significant increase in serial SChE levels were correlating with better clinical outcome as evidenced by an improvement with mechanical ventilation and survival rates in acute OP poisoning.


The concept of service provision through output specifications rather than input‐based specifications is currently occupying directors and managers within the service. While the debate continues, little research has been undertaken to find out the current spread of the new output specification and how it operates in NHS Trusts compared to the longer established input‐based service specification. This paper presents a study of around one‐third of the Trusts in England and provides a comparative analysis of the different specifications in use, whether in‐house or outsourced providers deliver the services to these Trusts, and how these providers are assessed for satisfactory performance. In addition, through a series of structured discussion forums, users' requirements for the development of standardized performance metrics are established for the future management of output specifications.


In this paper the problem of road's capacity is dealt in presence of perturbations of the vehicular flow. In particular, among the different disturbing causes, it is here considered the presence of vehicles parked along the road in relation to their parking activity. Having already established the delay, caused by those vehicles leaving their stationary positions and entering the traffic flow or by those who slow down the flow to park, it is possible to evaluate the changes in time running values. Related to these times delay, the extra pollutant emissions by a given urban running fleet is also evaluated, by utilizing emission factors depending on age, type, volume capacity and engine of the vehicles.


Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com one RCT, which enrolled 323 children, complete clearance at 18 weeks occurred in 24% of imiquimod-treated group and 26% of vehicle-treated group; another double-blind study, which enrolled 379 children, complete clearance occurred in 24% and 28%, respectively. The author used exactly these words to describe the results: "The studies failed to demonstrate efficacy" [1].


| The limited genetic data as well as the economic and zoonotic importance of the genus Taenia, interestingly T. multiceps, from Egypt drew our attention to study the molecular characters and the phylogenetic position of this parasite species from sheep. Brains from 80 apparently healthy sheep slaughtered at Mansoura abattoir, Dakahlia province, Egypt, were incised and palpated for the presence of Coenurus cerebralis cysts. DNA was extracted from each cyst and amplified by PCR using two mitochondrial genes, the cytochrome oxidase (CO1) and the NADH dehydrogenase (ND1). Sequences were aligned with those published on GenBank and subjected to the phylogenetic analysis. C. cerebralis cysts were found in 3 (3.7%) out of the examined sheep and the three isolates were identical in their sequences. There were 99% identity between our isolates and those from Turkish (KT217594) and Iranian ( JQ710587) sheep at the level of CO1 gene which confirmed by the phylogenetic analysis. Both CO1 and ND1 phenograms evidenced the existence of genetic variants within T. multiceps from variable hosts within different geographical regions. Our results supposed the conspecificity between the sheep and goat isolates, and the potential existence of a quasi-species in T. multiceps isolates from cattle. Such data could help in the epidemiological studies and implementation of control regimens against this economically important parasite.


Recommender systems have demonstrated great success in information seeking. However, traditional recommender systems work in a static way, estimating user preferences on items from past interaction history. This prevents recommender systems from capturing dynamic and fine-grained preferences of users. Conversational recommender systems bring a revolution to existing recommender systems. They are able to communicate with users through natural language, which enables them to explicitly elicit user preferences by asking whether a user likes an attribute or item or not. Based on information shared through users' responses, a recommender system can produce more accurate and personalized recommendations. We identify five emerging trends in the general area of conversational recommender systems: (1) Question-based user preference elicitation; (2) Multi-turn conversational recommendation strategies; (3) Dialogue understanding and generation; (4) Exploitation-exploration trade-offs; and (5) Evaluation and user simulation. This tutorial covers these five directions, providing a review of existing approaches and progress on each topic. By presenting the emerging and promising topic of conversational recommender systems, we aim to provide take-aways to practitioners to build their own systems. We also want to stimulate more ideas and discussions with audiences on core problems of this topic such as task formalization, dataset collection, algorithm development, and evaluation, with the ambition of facilitating the development of conversational recommender systems.


The growth and the survival after transplantation of tumor cells were compared between mice kept in wire-mesh cages (16•~28•~12cm) (Fig.l) and mice kept in polycarbonate cages with wood shavings (18•~27•~13cm) (Fig.2). ICRJCL and ddYSLC mice of both sexes were kept separately 5 each in a cage, maintained in an airconditioned animal room (26•}0.5•Ž and 60-70% in relative humidity) artificially illuminated (12h light from 8:00 AM to 8:00PM), and they were provided with commercial diet (CE-2 : CLEA Japan Inc., Tokyo) and water as libitum. Individual body weight was measured every 10 days during 30-140 days of age. Thereafter, about 107 of living cells of asci tes sarcoma 180 and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma were transplanted subcutaneously and survival days were checked. There were little differences in the growthexcept male ddY-SLC mice of which body weights after 90 days of age were significantly heavier in wire-mesh cages than in polycarbonate cages (Figs. 3 and 4). The survival days after transplantation of tumor cells were not different between mice in wire-mesh cages and those in polycarbonate cages in either sex of both ICR and ddY mice (Table 1). These results indicate that a wire-mesh cage is useful without disadvantages for maintenance of mice, especially in automatic or labor saving systems.•kExp. Animals, 22(4), 303-306,1973.•l マ ウス飼 育 の 自動 化 につ い て の2,3の 試 み I.金 網 ケ ー ジに よ る飼育 成 績 長澤 弘 ・宮本 盛吉 ・藤本 政晴 ・博谷 和男


Both Lasidinie and Julian are the typical characters who would try to stand out either by hook or by crook in the gallery of world literature history. For a common aim in life, they both tried every means possible to lead their respective life in the milieu of power and money. At last, Lasidinie attaind his ideal while Julian stepped onto the altar of soul with the dignity of common people... This paper attempts to make a comparative study of the two characters in terms of their social backgrounds, class origins, approaches to attaining life aims, temperament and character, etc.


Objective: To observe the values of the endoscopic argon plasma coagulation(APC) in gastrointestinal polyps and verrucose gastritis. Methods:The gastrointestinal polyps and verrucose gastritis were coagulated by ERBE APC 300 made in German. Results: Thirty two patients with gastrointestinal polyps and sixteen patients with vetmcosa gastritis were cured by APC.Conclusion:APC is an effective method in the treatment of gastrointestinal polyps and verrucose gastritis with good effects.


BACKGROUND
Surgery utilizing an enamel matrix protein derivative (EMD) or guided tissue regeneration (GTR) has been shown to promote periodontal regeneration.

AIM
To evaluate the 10-year results following treatment with EMD, GTR, EMD+GTR, and open flap debridement (OFD).

MATERIAL AND METHODS
Thirty-eight patients out of an initial group of 56 participants were treated with one of the four modalities. Results were evaluated before surgery, at 1 year, and at 10 years. Primary outcome variable was CAL change.

RESULTS
Treatment with EMD yielded a mean CAL gain of 3.4+/-1.0 mm (p<0.001) and 2.9+/-1.4 mm (p<0.001) at 1 and 10 years, respectively. GTR resulted in a mean CAL gain of 3.2+/-1.4 (p<0.001) at 1 year and 2.8+/-1.2 mm (p<0.001) at 10 years. Mean CAL gain in the EMD+GTR group was of 3.3+/-1.1 mm (p<0.001) and 2.9+/-1.2 mm (p<0.001) at 1 and 10 years, respectively. Treatment with OFD demonstrated a mean CAL gain of 2.0+/-1.2 mm (p<0.01) at 1 year and 1.8+/-1.1 mm (p<0.01) at 10 years. Compared with OFD, the three regenerative treatments resulted in statistically significant (p<0.05) higher CAL gain, at both 1 and 10 years. The CAL change between 1 and 10 years did not present statistically significant differences in any of the four groups.

CONCLUSION
The present results indicate that the clinical outcomes obtained with all four approaches can be maintained over a period of 10 years.


The state water quality certification requirement potentially can (1) prevent a section 404 permit from being issued, (2) expand the scope and stringency of section 404 permit requirements, or (3) serve as a vehicle for additional project work such as wetlands mitigation. This article discusses the CWA section 401 (a) state water quality certification requirement as it applies in wetlands section 404 permitting.


A tritium permeation barrier on the surface of structural materials can effectively solve the problem of tritium fuel penetration and leakage. Herein, SiO2/α‐Al2O3 ceramic coatings are prepared on 316L stainless steel through slurry spin coating method. Different particle sizes of α‐Al2O3 powder are used to prepare three kinds of coatings. The particle sizes of α‐Al2O3 used are 30 nm (sample 1), 200 nm (sample 2), and equal mass ratio of 30 nm and 200 nm mixed (sample 3), respectively. The results show that the ceramic coating is composed of α‐Al2O3 and amorphous SiO2. The coating surface of sample 3 is uniform and compact and exhibits the best microstructure. Compared with samples 1 and 2, sample 3 has better thermal shock resistance. The binding strength of sample 3 is up to 69 N. Electrochemical hydrogen penetration tests indicate that SiO2/α‐Al2O3 ceramic coating can effectively improve the electrochemical hydrogen resistance of 316 L stainless steel substrate. Sample 3 has the lowest stable hydrogen penetration current density and current density difference value. Although the hydrogen resistance of sample 3 is reduced after 50 thermal shocks, it is still better than that of the substrate.


Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve has a known association with the Wolff‐Parkinson‐White syndrome. Radiofrequency ablation has become the treatment of choice for the latter, but there have been no reports of the feasibility of this procedure after tricuspid valve replacement. We present a patient who first exhibited evidence of intermittent preexcitation and associated symptomatic arrhythmia 9 years after tricuspid valve replacement for Ebstein's anomaly, and describe the challenges posed by this case.


SUMMARY Purpose: To compare serum concentrations of lipopro teins and apolipoproteins in insulin-dependen t diabetic patients with and without retinopathy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on 42 diabetic adolescents and young adults with different degrees of retinopathy. The mean ± SD age of the patient was 21.1 years (range 12.8-27.9 years); their mean duration of diabetes was 12.3 years (range 7.119.9 years). Their glycosylated haemoglobin (HbAle ) and fructosamine were respectively 10.2% (8.2-15.4%) and 280.8 ILmoIlI (202.1-458.5 ILmoIlI). Forty-two diabetics without retinopathy similar to the study popUlation as regards age, sex, duration of disease, HbAle and micro albuminuria values, and 42 healthy subjects, served as controls. Results: Serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations were not different from those of healthy controls in patients either with or without retinopathy. The diabetic patients were subdivided in two groups according to the degree of their retinopathy: back ground and preproliferative /proliferative retinopathy. Patients with preproliferative/ proliferative retinopathy were found to have significantly higher lipoprotein (a) values than the other group (background, 73.3 fUJI; preproliferative /proliferative, 205.9 fUJI; p


Purpose: The purpose of this study is to find the value of local wisdom behind the business capital of food stalls in Gorontalo.
Methodology : the type of method used is qualitative. there are five stages of data analysis namely charity, knowledge of faith, revelation information, and courtesy.
Findings: The informants obtained capital sourced from debt through their relatives, so there was no guarantee, interest, and flexible terms of debt repayment. Meanwhile, informants who used capital sourced from personal funds were because places to eat, equipment, and business equipment were inherited from their parents. So that informants only need to spend a small amount of money on starting a business. The capital practiced by the owners of the food stalls is conditional on non-material values in the form of kinship. In the culture of the people of Gorontalo, the value of kinship is one of the spirits that the elders often internalize through the expression "dilla bo ilaato binthe wawu pale" This expression means a family statement because of blood relations or is still allied.
Novelty: The novelty of this research is to present capital accounting practices based on local cultural values