The effects of wakame sporophyll (Undaria pinnatifida) on the structure of the digestive organs and on the plasma cholesterol concentration were investigated in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed on diets containing 3 % of wakame sporophyll (in experiment 1) or sodium alginate extracted from wakame sporophyll (in experiment 2) for 5 weeks. In experiment 1, the relative tissue weight of the stomach, small intestine, cecum and colon did not vary between the two dietary treatments. The bound water content of the cecal contents of rats fed on wakame sporophyll was, however heavier than that of rats fed on the control diet. This may indicate that the intake of wakame sporophyll increased the water-holding capacity of the cecal contents. No histological difference in the cecum between the wakame sporophyll and control groups was apparent. In experiment 2, the plasma cholesterol concentration was significantly decreased in those rats fed on sodium alginate extracted from wakame sporophyll. However, intake of the diet containing 3 % wakame sporophyll did not effect the plasma cholesterol concentration in experiment 1 . ( Received June 5, 1997 )


The aim of the work was to separate, by means of cluster analysis, sets of agro- technical dates and phenological phases that are conducive to big and low yields of field cucumber of pickling cultivars and the evaluation of solar and thermal conditions accom- panying these sets. On the basis of cluster analysis three, significantly different, groups of observations in relation to the course of growth and development, determining different volumes of cucumber yields in Poland, were isolated. Cluster 2 included observations which were characterised by high yields (amounting to 37.7 tha -1 for the total yield and 20.1 tha -1 for the marketable yield), and cluster 3 by low yields (respectively 27.6 and 15.6 tha -1 ). The following calendar of agrotechnical dates and phenological phases was conducive to high yield of cucumber (cluster 2): sowing on 14 th May, the end of emer- gence 27 th May, the beginning of flowering 29 th June, the beginning of fruit setting 4 th July, the beginning of harvesting 13 th July, the end of harvesting 24 th August. The delay, in relation to the dates in cluster 2 (high yield), of the sowing date by 6 days, emergence by 16 days, flowering and fruit setting by 18 days, the beginning of harvesting by 19 days, and the end of harvesting by 22 days may contribute to a decrease in cucumber yields even by about 27% and 22%, respectively for the total yield and the marketable yield. Higher than average values of both sunshine duration and air temperature, which during the vegetation season amounted respectively to 7.9h and 17.5°C, were conducive to earlier agrotechnical and phenological dates, and, in consequence, high cucumber yields (cluster 2).


Developing the competences needed to appropriately use linguistic resources according to contextual characteristics (pragmatics) is as important as the culturally-imbedded linguistic knowledge itself (semantics), and both are equally essential to form competent speakers of English in foreign language contexts. As such, this investigation relies on corpus linguistics to analyze both the scope and the limitations of the sociolinguistic knowledge and the communicative skills of English students at university level. To this end, a linguistic corpus was collected from spoken production of EFL learners, compared to an existing corpus of native speakers, and analyzed in terms of the frequency, overuse, underuse, misuse, ambiguity, success, and failure of the linguistic parameters used in speech acts. The findings herein describe the linguistic configurations employed to modify levels and degrees of descriptions (salient semantic theme exhibited in the EFL learners' corpus). The study discovered problems regarding the students' production in terms of wrong word choices or forms, faulty word combinations, and incomplete or unsystematic structuring of expressions. It concludes that expressions aiming at conveying or modifying degree are complex and should be viewed as units which require modeling for a better appropriation of an in-context understanding of its linguistic use which corpus can assist.


The article describes a rare case of conjunctivitis in a 25-year-old patient that developed 5 days before the first typical signs of COVID-19 disease appeared, and led to cicatricial changes in the conjunctiva in the form of bilateral partial external symblepharon and mild dry eye syndrome, and later chronic dacryocystitis of the right eyes. Surgical treatment of simblepharon led to its relapse in the right eye with gradual development of severe DES with a significant decrease in visual acuity. The prescribed complex therapy with drops of dexamethasone, restasis, vitabact and tear-suppressing drugs (Oftagel, Vita Pos ointment) for several days, however, led to extensive detachment of the corneal epithelium and the development of a superficial ulcer of the right eye with a keratomalacia area in its lower part. In the process of inpatient treatment recommended to the patient at one of the councils, it suddenly turned out that the patient had been periodically instilling inocaine into his right eye for anesthesia for several months on his own. It was the decrease in sensitivity against the background of prolonged instillations of the local anesthetic inocaine that aggravated the violation of the stability of the tear film, led to a significant decrease in tear secretion and a cytotoxic effect, which gradually led to the development of severe corneal-conjunctival xerosis. The performed inpatient treatment and subsequent outpatient treatment led to the relief of inflammation, epithelialization of the ulcer. Key words: conjunctivitis, COVID-19, complication, simblefaron, inocaine anesthetic, corneal-conjunctival xerosis.


A numerical study is made of laser beam interaction with a target in air, for plane geometry, moderate laser intensities ( approx.10/sup 2/-10/sup 3/ MW/cm/sup 2/), microsecond pulses and air density below standard. Interaction of the air plasma radiation with the target and the resulting vapor leads to a marked increase in the surface layer pressure.


Photolytic ring opening of cis and trans-1,5-diphenyl-6-methylcyclohexa-1,3-dienes yields a unique primary triene with a geometry determined by the cyclodiene preferred conformation in the ground state.

Irradiation of 3 isomers of 1,5-diphenylhepta-1,3,5-triene with a cis-central double bond (Z, Z, E; E, Z, E and E, Z, Z) yields with a complete stereospecificity 3 bicyclo[3.1.0]hexenes (respectively endo-Me-endo-Ph; endo-Me-exo-Ph and exo-Me-exo-Ph). Kinetic measurements have shown that these internal photocycloadditions are of the type [4πa + 2πa], which is forbidden by Woodward-Hoffmann rules. In all of the three cases studied by us, orbital factors seem anyway to play a major role compared to steric constraints (an endo-endo photoproduct is formed).

A kinetic study of the relative cis-trans photoisomerization rates of carbon double bonds of the eight isomers of 1,5-diphenylhepta-1,3,5-triene has been performed.


IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE AND. WHEN JUDITH BUTLER AND I DEcided to cochair a conference called "Human Rights and the Humanities," we aimed to create a connection between two apparently disparate fields and to leave its nature general enough to allow participants to probe different types of relations. I say "apparently" because connections between the humanities and human rights have existed historically and conceptually in the West through the mediation of humanism. Even though in Renaissance Italy umanista, the teacher of classical languages and literatures, was contrasted with legista, the teacher of law, humanist thought held that the reading, understanding, and critique of the bonae litterae, as Eugenio Garin has argued, could contribute to the renovation of the world, social life, and government and thus to human happiness. Not surprisingly, then, civic humanism was to merge with the ideals of freedom, equality, justice, tolerance, secularism, and cosmopolitanism in the eighteenth-century European Enlightenment. And since 1945 Enlightenment humanism has provided the philosophical underpinnings of human rights declarations, covenants, conventions, protocols, and charters.


This paper presents the properties of fractional-order magnetic coupling. The difficulties connected with the analysis of two coils in dynamic states, resulting from the classical approach, provided motivation for studying the properties of fractional-order magnetic coupling. These difficulties arise from failure to comply with the commutation laws, i.e., a sudden power disappearance in the primary winding caused by a switch-mode power supply. Theoretically, under ideal conditions, a sudden power disappearance in the coil is, according to the classical method, manifested by a sudden voltage surge in the form of the Dirac delta function. As is well-known, it is difficult to obtain such ideal conditions in practice; the time of current disappearance does not equal zero due to the circuit breaker's imperfection (even when electronic circuit breakers are used, the time equals several hundred nanoseconds). Furthermore, it is necessary to take into account phenomena occurring in real inductances, such as the skin effect, the influence of the ferromagnetic core and many other factors. It would be very difficult to model all these phenomena using classical differential calculus. The application of fractional-order differential calculus makes it possible to model them in a simple way by appropriate selection of coefficients and fractional-order derivatives. It should be mentioned that the analysis could be used, for example, in the case of high-voltage generation systems, including spark ignition systems of internal combustion engines. The use of fractional-order differential calculus will allow for more accurate modeling of phenomena occurring in such systems.


A sign pattern is a matrix whose entries belong to the set {+,−, 0}. An n-by-n sign pattern A is said to allow an eventually positive matrix if there exist some real matrices A with the same sign pattern as A and a positive integer k0 such that A > 0 for all k ≥ k0. It is well known that identifying and classifying the n-by-n sign patterns that allow an eventually positive matrix are posed as two open problems. In this article, the tree sign patterns of small order that allow an eventually positive matrix are classified completely. Keywords—Eventually positive matrix, sign pattern, tree.


After ten years'counterpart assistance of colleges and universities in east China for those in west China,the later have achieved leapforward development.This article,by means of the later advantage theory,and on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of the putting into full play of the later advantages on the part of the assisted colleges and universities by means of the counterpart assistance,reflects on the problems and offers countermeasures for the healthy and speedy development of counterpart assistance.


Newtonian point mass binaries can be brought into arbitrarily close circular orbits. Neutron stars and black holes, however, are extended, relativistic objects. Both finite size and relativistic effects make very close orbits unstable, so that there exists an innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO). We illustrate the physics of the ISCO in a simple model problem, and review different techniques which have been employed to locate the ISCO in black hole and neutron star binaries. We discuss different assumptions and approximations, and speculate on how differences in the results may be explained and resolved.


The objective: to analyze the peculiarities of pregnancy, labour and condition of newborn twins with monochorionic type of placentation. Materials and methods. A comparative analysis of pregnancy, labour and perinatal consequences in 110 cases in monochorionic twins pregnancies (MT) was conducted. The I group consisted of 92 patients who did have obstetric complications specific for multiple pregnancy during pregnancy; in group II 18 pregnant women with specific complications during multiple pregnancy were included. Additionaly, ultrasound fetometry, placentalography, doplerometry, cardiotocography were used. Results. Pregnancy with monochorionic twins is a risk factor for the development of pregnancy complications, and specific complications due to this type of placentation are extremely unfavorable in relation to perinatal outcomes. Even with pathogenetic treatment, there is a high risk of pregnancy loss, premature birth, and the development of pathology in newborns. Analysis of perinatal outcomes showed that in the absence of specific complications of MC type of placentation in 49.0% cases normotrophic children were born, according exceeds the percentage of patients whose children were born with hypotrophy varying severity - 51.0% respectively. In both subgroups pregnancies were characterized by high risk of abortion (61.4% and 67.1% respectively), preeclampsia various severity in 33.3% and 44.6%, gestational anemia in 43.4%, and 39.8%, premature birth, which occurred in 66.7% and 46.8% respectively. This explains the high incidence of operative delivery 44.4% and 52.1% respectively, while the incidence of planned abdominal delivery in subgroup 1b was 3.3 times higher than in subgroup 1a. Perinatal loss in patients with MC twins in subgroups were 4.4% and 5.3% respectively. Conclusion. Pregnancy and delivery of monochorionic twins with specific complications has a higher risk for fetus and newborn, which lead to higher rates of perinatal mortality and morbidity in this group of infants. So searching for effective methods of prevention and treatment of these complications is required. The results should be considered during making algorithm of diagnostic and preventive measures in multiple pregnancies. Key words: monochorionic twins, labour, perinatal consequences.


Materials and Methods: This prospective, clinical study was implemented on 50 patients in the urology department of our tertiary care center. Women suffering from complaints of urinary incontinence underwent clinical evaluation including medical history, physical examination and urodynamic study. Accuracy and predictive values of urologic history, clinical evaluation findings and urodynamic study results in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence were investigated.


Splenic accumulation of 99Tcm-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) is rarely recorded. Two cases demonstrating this phenomenon are described here, and a possible mechanism is suggested. A 39-year-old man presented with a one-year history of loss of weight, left upper quadrant mass, anorexia and pyrexia. Lymph node biopsy showed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A bone scan performed for staging showed abnormal uptake in the spleen (Fig. 1).


Anaconda Barite told IM that it is planning to upgrade the current plant capacity at its Cobachi deposit located in Mexico. From January 2014 a new jig plant will be installed in order to produce barite of 4.10 - 4.20 g/cm3 specific gravity on a larger scale.

"The chemical analyses of barite from different parts of the Cobachi deposits show that it possesses the proper characteristics for being used in drilling fluids," the company said.

"Traditionally Mexico has been viewed as an unreliable supplier of mineral ore," the company explained. "This is due to a lack of financial infrastructure, its struggle to produce commercially viable volumes from any one deposit and poor security," Anaconda told IM.


The analysis of the high resolution infrared spectrum of CH3I between 2770 and 2900 cm−1, where only parallel transitions are observed, allowed the identification of the complex branch origin patterns of the interacting parallel system 2ν05, ν3+ν∓15 +ν±16, 2ν3+2ν06. The values of vibrational frequencies, vibration–rotation parameters affecting the K structures, and interaction parameters have been estimated by a least squares fit of the observed transition wave numbers.


The developing literature on open innovation clearly demonstrates that innovation from the supply base can have a significant impact on the innovation performance of a focus firm. Although the literature clearly indicates that supplier involvement can be critical to a focus firm's new product and process innovation, the role of supply management in these innovation projects is not clear. The purpose of this research is to help us understand how supply management can impact a focus firm's attractiveness to suppliers of innovation and therefore the innovation success of the focus firm. In particular, we identify five dimensions of supply management's innovation maturity, namely strategy, process, information, relationship and people, and propose a maturity model based on the five dimensions. Additional considerations and contingencies of the model are discussed. This paper contributes to the literature by introducing a new construct and an in-depth examination of the construct. In addition to help filling a hole in the literature, the construct can provide a valuable tool for business managers. Using the maturity model as a benchmark, corporate and supply management executives can analyze the innovation maturity level of their supply management function. Roles can then be redefined and adjusted to move supply management up the maturity curve, resulting in improved results from the company's innovation activities with suppliers.


Fetal 2D and 3D fractional limb volume (FLV) measurements by ultrasound can detect fetal lean and subcutaneous mass and possibly percent body fat. Our objectives were to 1) compare FLV measurements in fetuses with fetal growth restriction (FGR) versus small for gestational age (SGA) defined by the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)‐supported international Delphi consensus and 2) correlate FLV findings with birth metrics. We hypothesize that FLV measurements will be significantly smaller in FGR versus SGA fetuses and will correlate closer with Ponderal index (PIx) in the neonate than abdominal circumference (AC).


In this paper, we provide an alternative proof of Donaldson's almost-holomorphic section theorem and symplectic Lefschetz pencil theorem, through constructions of certain special kind of Donaldson-type sections of the line bundle based on properties of exponential sums.


The Internet Protocol television (IPTV), new revenue-generating services, brings the end user a much more entertainment experience at an affordable cost. The IPTV brings not only the traditional voice and data services but also the new features such as video on demand (VoD), broadcast TV, customized ad insertion, and so on. However, the realization of the IPTV business requires much wider bandwidth, lower delay, smaller packet loss rate than the cable network. Moreover, the IPTV provides the best-effort, the Quality of Service (QoS) can not be guaranteed. Therefore, it is necessary to explore how the technologies adopted in the IPTV affect the performance of the IPTV. In this paper, an end-to-end video transmission system framework for the IPTV is proposed. We focus on the entire technical framework and describe the various technologies in order to pave a way for the optimal design of the IPTV.


Alligatorweed flea beetle [Agasicles hygrophila Selman & Vogt (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)] has been considered as a biological control agent against the invasive weed, alligatorweed [Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb]. The adult development, survivorship, fecundity, larval hatching and the performance of alligator flea beetle adults on target and several nontarget host plants in field conditions were determined in this study. The results showed that alligator flea beetle could feed on a nontarget host plant, Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC., but it did not pupate successfully. Alligator flea beetle could not complete their life cycle on the other plant species.


Piero della Francesca's Hercules, a fresco in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and the painter's only secular work, is unique among his paintings in many respects. Although its authenticity as an autograph work has never been questioned, it is usually neglected in the literature on Piero. The fresco comes from the painter's own house in Borgo San Sepolcro and thus is an exceptional case of an artist's self-patronage. The analogy of composition and dimensions with Piero's later portrait, as well as iconographic attributes of the virtue of Prudence and some other clues, lead the author to make a convincing notion that the Hercules is Piero's self-portrait, what is more, a "moral" one, characterising him as an artist.


I am thrilled to be here today to give the keynote address for the Southeastern Association of Educational Studies. It was less than four years ago that I graduated from the Culture, Curriculum and Change program here at Chapel Hill, and I never would have dreamed that I would be invited back so soon to give a keynote! I am particularly happy to be speaking at this conference because it is a primarily graduate student conference, and one of the first I presented at in my doctoral program. In our crazy hierarchically structured world, we sometimes mistakenly give more credence to the work of faculty members. Although many faculty members produce great work, graduate students often have the most cutting edge information and ideas, not to mention passion. When I was invited to speak, the conference coordinator asked me if there was something in particular that I would like to discuss, and I suggested the theme of Community Building. (2) This is something I began thinking and writing about as a graduate student, (3) and I have continued my research on this topic ever since. I have a recently published article in The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies titled "Building Critical Communities Amid the Uncertainty of Social Justice Pedagogy in the Graduate Classroom." It is this theme of critical community building, particularly within the context of social justice education, that I want to take up and expand upon here. Before doing so, I ask that you indulge me as I give thanks. I didn't get here on my own, nor would this be meaningful without your presence.... (4) The title of my talk is "Critical Community Building: Beyond Belonging." I have had rare moments in my life when free floating ideas and varied experiences merge to provide me a strong message. Recently I have had such a moment, and the message is about the power of active listening. Let me explain ... In addition to working on this talk about Community Building, I have also been writing a book, based on qualitative research, about the experiences of mixed race women. (5) The 16 participants I interviewed were an incredibly critically thoughtful group of women who, through storytelling about their ideas and experiences, expose privilege and oppression politics. Entering the research, I particularly wanted to learn what these women might know about how to best communicate across lines of racial and ethnic difference. The main message they told was about the importance of active listening. Several spoke about how they took the time to listen and pay attention to both words and non-verbal cues in order to learn how to best move in and out of distinct groups. Many of the women I interviewed described experiencing pain and frustration at the hands of others who didn't listen and thus made false assumptions about them. And generally, they expressed a longing to be heard; as one person said outright, "Tell your readers to hear us and believe our stories." Thus their narratives portrayed a combination of longing to be heard and testimonials about how the power of active listening can aid in cross-cultural communication. Also, in my work life as a professor, I have received continual reinforcement from students about how important it is to them that I care about and listen to what they have to say. It matters that I elicit their stories, acknowledge their ideas, and validate their experiences. This occurs primarily through active listening to both their spoken and printed words, as well as non-verbal communication. And even in my personal life, I have experienced the incredible joy of being truly heard and the immense frustration of not being listened to. As much as I pride myself on being a good listener, I sometimes have to be reminded to listen openly and enter conversations without preconceived ideas of what should be. Finally, as I delved into many readings about community building, one theme continually emerged--the importance of active listening. …


FIELD: process engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to metallurgy. Proposed method comprises the following stages: hot- or cold-rolling of steel sheet including steel backing and pre-applied coating of aluminium-silicon alloy. Cutting said steel sheet in billet with said coating, heating it in protection-free atmosphere to T i making from T c -10°C to T c where T c is the said coating eutectic or solidus temperature. Heating the billet from T i to T m in protection-free atmosphere at heating rate V where V is rate of heating from T i to T t for obtaining heat billet with coating. Holding heated billet with coating at said T t for time t m . Then billet is hot-formed to produce the part with coating and cooled down to produce microstructure in said steel backing including at least, one component selected form martensite and bainite. EFFECT: high mechanical strength, higher resistance to lamination and corrosion. 21 cl, 6 dwg


The purpose of this note is to establish if it is ever possible, after completion of the liquidation process, to recover the balance of a claim for damages not fully paid during the liquidation of an insolvent company. The focus is specifically on the situation where the activities of an insolvent company are found to have caused damage to the environment. Given the nature of this discussion, reference is made to the situation where an insolvent debtor is involved and is rehabilitated after the completion of the sequestration process. For the sake of completeness, reference is also made to the priority of the claims considered during the sequestration/liquidation process.


1. Mark Oliver Tessaro, BSc, MDCM, FRCPC*

1. *Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A 7-month-old boy is brought by his parents to the emergency department with a 4-day history of fever, rhinorrhea, and mild diarrhea. Today his parents noted a blister over 1 of his distal right fingers. He has no significant past medical history and no history of allergies. His immunizations are up to date and he has no history of travel. There are no known sick contacts and no pets in the home. He is not taking any regular medications but has been receiving acetaminophen occasionally during the current illness.

He has had a slight decrease in appetite, but he is taking his regular amount of fluids and his urine output has not decreased. His stool frequency has not changed, but his stool has become slightly loose during the current illness. There is no history of cough, rash, or swollen joints.

On physical examination, the well-appearing boy has an axillary temperature of 37.6°C (99.7°F), heart rate of 152 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute, and blood pressure of 105/palpable mm Hg. He is well hydrated and the only finding of note is his right fourth finger, which is moderately swollen, erythematous, and tender. A 0.5 × 1-cm tense bulla with purplish contents extends over the volar surface of the distal phalanx (Figure).

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Several years ago the application of PCAC to the inclusive reaction was investigated by Sakai and Y amada.n They expressed the inclusive cross section of a soft n° meson by the nucleon distribution functions. Recently the author tried to apply the same method to the inclusive reactions induced by the electromagnetic current or the weak hadronic current such as eN~enX or vN~vnX or vN~vnX."> The motive of the work was to get a useful method as a test of the algebra of bilocal currents based on the light-like quantization.3> Though the method of soft pion theorem is well known,•> a previous paper2> fails in giving the satisfactory treatment of pole terms, and further only the spin independent case is discussed. The purpose of this paper is to improve these points as far as possible. The basic kinematics is given in § 2, the various pole terms are discussed in § 3, the sum rules are derived in § 4, and the measurement of the matrix element of the bilocal operator is discussed in § 5. Through these sections, we concentrate the discussion on the inclusive reaction eN~en± X. The reactions induced by the weak hadronic current are treated in Appendix B, and the commutation relation based on the light-like quantization is given in Appendix A.


5504 Background: There is no standard treatment for MTC not amenable to surgery or radiotherapy. Sunitinib is an oral multikinase inhibitor against RET, VEGFR2, PDGFR, and c-KIT. We conducted an open-label multicenter phase II trial to determine the efficacy of sunitinib in patients (pts) with MTC and whether RET mutations can predict response. Methods: Pts with MTC who had evidence of disease progression within the prior 6 months and were not amenable to surgery or radiotherapy were treated with sunitinib 50 mg at a 4/2 week schedule. Responses were monitored by RECIST and serum calcitonin measurements every 12 weeks. Results: 25 pts were enrolled from 11/2006 to 08/2009; one pt was deemed ineligible and never received drug. Median follow-up was 11 months (range, 1-34); median age was 51 years (23-74); 12 pts (50%) were male. 23 pts were evaluable for response. To date, RET activating mutations were found in 11 (85%) of 13 analyzed tumors (8 somatic and 3 germline). Partial response (PR) was achieved in ...


The adsorption of n-heptane, toluene and 1,4-dimethylbenzene vapours on to the surface of rutile has been studied by infrared spectroscopy. Surface hydroxyl groups were perturbed to a lesser extent by weak interactions with physically adsorbed n-heptane molecules than by stronger hydrogen-bonding interactions with the aromatic nuclei of toluene or 1,4-dimethylbenzene. Hydroxyl groups responsible for an infrared band at 3410 cm–1 in spectra of rutile were unaffected by the adsorption of hydrocarbons and are thought to be at sub-surface lattice sites. Two types of surface hydroxyl group were replaced by a chemisorbed oxidation product, possibly acetate anions, when rutile was exposed to 1,4-dimethylbenzene vapour.Infrared spectra are reported of rutile immersed in the liquids n-heptane, toluene and 1,4-dimethylbenzene and mixtures of n-heptane + toluene and n-heptane + 1,4-dimethylbenzene. The perturbation of surface hydroxyl groups by the components of the liquid phases were monitored as a function of the composition of the hydrocarbon mixtures. Sub-surface hydroxyl groups remained unperturbed when rutile was immersed in the hydrocarbon liquids.


We describe the implementation of a new National Health System in 2007 in Uruguay, South America, to improve the health for all the Uruguayan population and improve the markers of health. A health system for the private and public hospitals was set up under the strict control of the Ministry of Public Health. We identified 15 critical health problems unresolved, which were also considered important factors to improve and we control their improvement during the next years. The Integrated National Health System incorporated high-cost technology such as cardiac surgery, medication of high-cost chemotherapy, treatments for the burned, and programs of organ transplants completely subsidized by the health system.


The origin of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is an interesting, while still mysterious, subject in solar physics. As well, the relationship between CMEs and solar flares is poorly understood. This paper attempts to provide answers to these questions on the base of the flux rope model, and put forward a trigger mechanism for CMEs. The work is motivated by an interesting discovery of the relation between reconnection-favored emerging flux and CMEs (Feynman and Martin 1995), i.e., such emerging flux, either within the filament channel or on the outer edge of the channel, can trigger CMEs. In the consideration of Aly's constraint, a detached flux rope model was proposed for the pre-CME configuration. A quadrupolar magnetic field with a flux rope is introduced as the initial magnetic configuration in current research. Since our trigger mechanism is magnetic in nature, gravity is omitted. Emerging flux is simulated by changing the local magnetic flux at the bottom boundary.


Image processing algorithms implemented in hardware have emerged as the most viable solution for improving the performance of image processing systems and the introduction of reconfigurable devices and hardware description languages has further accelerated the design of image processing in hardware. To implement the image processing algorithms and to process the large amount of data captured from sources such as medical instruments, intelligent high speed real-time systems have become imperative. This paper is providing an innovative hardware implementation of a real-time configurable system for medical image processing implementation and simulation followed by immediate synthesis using FPGA. The authors present a pipelined architecture of a real-time system for DIP and focuses on medical images enhancement using this system. The hardware modeling is done with the hardware description language Verilog. Key-Words: digital image processing (DIP), hardware description language (HDL), Verilog, reconfigurable architecture (FPGA), real-time configurable system for DIP


In the 17th century dress in accordance with estate and class was underscored in sumptuary legislation concerning Sweden and Finland that followed European examples. These statutes mainly concerned the dress of the clergy and the burghers, for the nobility regarded fashionable dress as its sole prerogative. The import of certain luxury goods was banned and there was also restrictions on the import of foreign fabrics through import bans and mandatory stamping. In 1733 a collection of regulations was published in Finnish translation containing the orders on the dress of the common people and hired labour given in the statutes from 1720-1733. The clergy's struggle against worldliness and new fashions was also reflected in Nordic broadsheet poems attacking the vices of 17th-century people. In the province of Satakunta in West Finland, the revival movement of the so-called older Pietism, known as the Prayer Movement, merged with the official position of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church. In the first decades of the 19th century, the dress of the supporters of this layman-led revival was required to demonstrate who belonged to the movement. During the 1810s-1820s Finland had three major centre of religious revival. In North Savo, a popular revival that had begun in 1796 was still under way, with Paavo Ruotsalainen becoming its leader. In South Savo and Central Finland there was also a lay-led revival movement. In Northern Karelia, the activities of Henrik Renqvist (Kukkonen) assistant pastor to the vicar of Liperi parish launched a movement known as Karelian Prayer Movement or Renqvistianism. In the Kajaani region, Pietism followed the same lines as in Savo. The leaders of the Savo Pietists would arrive each year for the market at Kajaani and their manner of dress became known in the region. The Pietists were said to have followed the orders of their leaders, tearing up their old clothes and altering their dress to stand out from their worldlier contemporaries. The women had long pleats or tails (Fi. kortti) at the back of their jackets. Unlike in Savo, the men's jacket with an upright collar did not have tails. In 1835, Elias Lonnrot published a series of articles on the Pietists of Kajaani in the Helsingfors Morgonblad newspaper, which aroused a great deal of attention and protests. The kortti costume with short tails, an integral feature of the Pietist revival in Savo, spread along with the movement into Ostrobothnia despite the fact that it was initially opposed by the Pietist clergy. This type of costume is known to have been first used in the Kalajoki River valley in the chapelric of Pyhajarvi on the border with the province of Savo. A law suit against the Pietists was raised at Kalajoki in 1838. Charges involved, among other matters, a large religious meeting held at Nivala, where Paavo Ruotsalainen was also present. The kortti costume, a feature shared by the Pietists, particularly gave occasion for offence. The costume also spread into the Swedish-speaking regions of Ostrobothnia and around the same time there were legal proceedings against Pietists at Uusikaarlepyy. In Southern Sweden the followers of Jacob Otto Hoof's revival movement avoided, like the Pietists, colourful and especially red fabrics. The men of the movement wore a jacket with a stand-up collar, while the women had a dark jacket and a skirt with blue stripes. As late as 1914, the dress of the Pietists was regarded as attire of the peasant and farmer class. The Laestadian revival, which began in 1846, evolved into a joint movement of the Finns, Swedes, Norwegians and Sami of the North Calotte region. Lars Levi Laestadius was vicar of Kaaresuvanto and did not wear clerical costume, only simple grey heavy woollen clothes, mocked the dress of his parishioners, both common people and members of the upper class, with irony and metaphors in his strongly worded sermons. Also in Karelia, the clergy interfered with the way in which the common people dressed.


Sartre's tragedy,Les Mouches,was published later over three hundred years than Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet,but,to our surprise,the heroes,Orestes and Hamlet in the two masterpieces,have some extraordinary similarities.The mystery will be revealed by analyzing two heroes' revenge methods,ideological features,and destiny.


Objective To investigate the clinical significance of expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in meningiomas.Methods The PCNA labeling index was determined in 43 meningiomas chosen randomly by labbled streptavidin biotin method (LSAB) in routinely fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens.The difference of PCNA labeling index was compared in benign group, atypical group and malignant group, and so did between primary group and recurrent group. Results All of 43 patients with meningiomas demonstrated PCNA-positive cells in different extent. PCNA labeling index of benign group, atypical group and malignant group were (8.2±5.4)%,(15.6±9.8)% and (27.6±10.6)%, respectively(P0.05).PCNA labeling index in primary group and recurrent group was (15.2±5.8)% and (21.4±7.6%) respectively(P0.05).Conclusions The expression of PCNA in meningiomas is ralated to maglinancy. A high expression of PCNA in meningioma heralds a high-risk recurrence which predicts a poor outcome.


Objective Detection of HIV / AIDS patients with laparoscopic surgery before and after the main indicators of cellular immunity changes, and those who control HIV (-), to explore minimally invasive surgery for patients with HIV / AIDS immune function affect and HIV / AIDS patients with the implementation of micro-invasive surgery security. Methods 62 cases of gallbladder disease patients were divided into 2 groups: observation group HIV/AIDS 30 cases of the control group HIV (-)of the 32 cases. With the same method laparoscopic cholecystectomy (1aparoscopic cholecystectomy, LC).The observation group preoperative 1 d, after 7 d, 30 d detect blood count, CD4, CD8 and the percentage and CD4 / CD8. The control group in the preoperative the 1 d, postoperative 7 d pumping peripheral blood, routine blood detected by conventional methods. Observed between the two groups of postoperative wound infection, abdominal residual infections, lung infections, opportunistic infections, perioperative death indicators. Conventional statistical methods to deal with the data obtained. Results In the control group preoperative 1 d, after 7 d WBC count, lymphatic and neutrophils significant change (P 0.05); day observation group before surgery, after 7 d WBC count, the presence of lymphatic and neutrophilssignificant changes (P0.05). Preoperative 1 d, the postoperative 30 d WBC count, lymphatic and neutrophils no significant change (P 0.05). Day observation group preoperative and postoperative 7 d CD4, CD8 count and CD4 / CD8 before and after the existence of significant differences (P0.05). Preoperative 1 d, postoperative 30 d CD4 and CD8 counts and CD4 / CD8before and after showed no significant differences (P0.05). 2 postoperative recovery, no major complications or fatal complications occurred, and no new opportunistic infections and perioperative deaths occurred. Conclusion LC inhibition of HIV / AIDS-specific cellular immunity is short-lived. LC majority of HIV / AIDS is a safe and a better prognosis. CD4as an assessment of the main risk indicators, but requires a combination of clinical staging, a comprehensive assessment of surgical safety. Through reasonable preoperative assessment, perioperative antiviral therapy, the postoperative active control opportunistic infections, HIV / AIDS, the purposes of the LC surgery is safe.


A proposal has been received from Cumming and Dobbie on behalf of Brandon Hills Estates Mobile Home Park (Worbets Enterprises) for the repair and continued operation of an onsite wastewater treatment and disposal system for the mobile home park, which is located on Highway 10 approximately 16 km south of Brandon. The park services 35 mobile home units, and the wastewater treatment and disposal system includes two septic tanks, with each tank discharging to two disposal fields. Repairs to one disposal field are proposed for the spring/summer of 2013. Anyone likely to be affected by the above operation and who wishes to make a representation either for or against the proposal should contact the Department, in writing


The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in cooperation with the Cargo Airline Association (CAA) and three of its member airlines (Airborne Express, Federal Express, and United Parcel Service), have embarked upon an aggressive yet phased approach to introduce new Free Flight-enabling technologies into the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). General aviation is also actively involved, represented primarily by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). These new technologies being evaluated include advanced cockpit avionics and a complimentary ground infrastructure. In support of this initiative, a series of operational evaluations (OpEvals) have been conducted or are planned. The OpEvals have evaluated in-flight as well as airport surface movement applications. Results from the second OpEval, conducted at Louisville, Kentucky in October 2000, indicated that runway incursions might be significantly reduced with the introduction of a cockpit-based moving map system derived from emerging technologies. An additional OpEval is planned to evaluate the utility of an integrated cockpit and airport surface architecture that provides enhanced pilot and controller awareness of airport surface operations. It is believed that the combination of such an airborne and a ground-based system best addresses many of the safety issues surrounding airport surface operations. Such a combined system would provide both flight crews and controllers with a common awareness, or shared picture of airport surface operations.


Objective To discuss the treatment of intractable temporal lobe epilepsy by intermittent electrical stimulation of the hippocampal formation.Method 10 patients with mesial temporal iobe epilepsy were analyzed in this study.Diagnostic 4 contact electrodes were stereotactically implanted by means of a parasagittal occipital approach,directed along the hippocampus with contact one placed in the amygdala.Video EEG monitoring and locate the Epileptic foci (Hippocampal) were performed.The area was selected and stimulated intermittently with high-frequency low current.The stimulation was taken place twice at the same period daily with six-hour interval for 2 to 3 days in succession.The brain wave were recorded activity in the stimulated area.The variation of spike waves were analyzed in quantity.Result During the electrical treatment,six patients showed a decrease by over 50% in the spike wave quantity.Same situation was observed in the other three patients,with a reduction of above 30%.However,the treatment is not so effective to one patient,in which the spike wave quantity was decreased less than 10%.Comparing the number of spike waves before and after the acute electrical stimulation,the fact is that patients with magnetic resonauce imaging (MRI) no hippocampal sclerosis has a larger range of reduction in quantity than that of patients with hippocampal sclerosis.Conclusion Statistic research about the variation of spike wave quantity in EEG indicates a significant reduction after electrical stimulation,which leads to the confirmation of the effectiveness and feasibility of treating the mesial temporal Iobe epilepsy through intermittent electrical stimulation of the hippocampal formation.

Key words:
Deep brain stimulation;  Hippocampal;  Temporal lobe epilepsy


This article analyses consolidated annual accounts in the public sector in six countries (Sweden, the UK, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia) highlighting the differences and similarities in approaches. The authors also examine international trends and take an in-depth look at the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB).


The Eucharistic dimension of the life and activity of the Carmelite Sisters of Infant Jesus in the years 1921–1990 Eucharistic spirituality was a very important part of the formation and life of the Carmelite sisters of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus in the years 1921–2021. It was visible especially in the undertaken apostolic activities and service to others. As part of their work with children and adolescents, the sisters tried to teach their pupils to live according to faith. It consisted primarily of introducing them to religious practices, especially daily prayer, participating in the Holy Mass and receiving the sacraments. In addition to organized forms of catechesis, the sisters individually prepared not only children but also young people and adults for the sacraments. The result of the Eucharistic life was service to the poor and the sick, performed by a large group of sisters as part of charity and nursing work. In the 1970s, Carmelite sisters began working on missions in Africa, joining this special evangelizing work of the Church.


Visual Abstract Targeted α-therapy (TAT) delivers high-linear-transfer-energy α-particles to tumors with the potential to generate tumor immune responses that may be augmented by antigen-targeted immunotherapy. Methods: This concept was evaluated in immunocompetent carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) transgenic mice bearing CEA-positive mammary or colon tumors. Tumors were targeted with humanized anti-CEA antibody M5A labeled with 225Ac for its 10-d half-life and emission of 4 α-particles, as well as being targeted with the immunocytokine M5A–interleukin 2. Results: A dose response (3.7, 7.4, and 11.1 kBq) to TAT only, for orthotopic CEA-positive mammary tumors, was observed, with a tumor growth delay of 30 d and an increase in median survival from 20 to 36 d at the highest dose. Immunocytokine (4 times daily) monotherapy gave a tumor growth delay of 20 d that was not improved by addition of 7.4 kBq of TAT 5 d after the start of immunocytokine. However, TAT (7.4 kBq) followed by immunocytokine 10 d later led to a tumor growth delay of 38 d, with an increase in median survival to 45 d. Similar results were seen for TAT followed by immunocytokine at 5 versus 10 d. When a similar study was performed with subcutaneously implanted CEA-positive MC38 colon tumors, TAT (7.4 kBq) monotherapy gave an increase in median survival from 29 to 42 d. The addition of immunocytokine 10 d after 7.4 kBq of TAT increased median survival to 57 d. Immunophenotyping showed increased tumor-infiltrating interferon-γ–positive, CD8-positive T cells and an increased ratio of these cells to Foxp3-positive, CD4-positive regulatory T cells with sequential therapy. Immunohistochemistry confirmed there was an increase in tumor-infiltrating CD8-positive T cells in the sequential therapy group, strongly suggesting that immunocytokine augmented TAT can lead to an immune response that improves tumor therapy. Conclusion: Low-dose (7.4 kBq) TAT followed by a 4-dose immunocytokine regimen 5 or 10 d later gave superior tumor reductions and survival curves compared with either monotherapy in breast and colon cancer tumor models. Reversing the order of therapy to immunocytokine followed by TAT 5 d later was equivalent to either monotherapy in the breast cancer model.


In order to understand the physical condition of 2008- 2012 years of university freshmen in Jiangsu Province,by using the methods of literature review,mathematical statistic,this paper made an investigation of the physical condition of university freshmen in Jiangsu province during 2008- 2012.The result showed that height,weight,vital capacity index of male and female students are increasing;but flexibility is decreasing.The boys' speed quality is slightly changing,the girls' was significantly increased at first and then to stabilize;the endurance of male students decreased,but the female students' increased.


This paper studies the impact of different encryption algorithms on the quality of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Assuring Quality of Service (QoS) is one of the primary issues in any IP based application that examines the voice quality of VoIP. This paper examines QoS in terms of lost packet ratio, latency and jitter using different encryption algorithms along with fire walling at the IP layer. The results of laboratory tests indicate that the impact on the overall performance of VoIP depends upon the bandwidth available and encryption used. Findings include the need for the provision of bandwidth for encryption, and even when adequate bandwidth is provided encryption algorithms can increase lost packet ratios and packet latency, and reduce. Overall, the results indicate the implementation of encryption algorithms may degrade the voice quality even if bandwidth is adequate.


The rapid expansion of internet in the past years has rapidly increased the availability of digital data such as audio, images and videos to the public. The problem of protecting multimedia information becomes more important. A lot of copyright owners are concerned about protecting any illegal duplication of their data or work. This is an interesting challenge and this is probably why so much attention has been drawn toward the development of digital images protection schemes. Digital image watermarking technique solves this problem to the great extent. This paper incorporates different techniques of digital image watermarking and the comparison of various performance criteria of digital image.


The goal of this work is to optimize the efficiency of photoinduced molecular switching processes on surfaces via controlled variations of the adsorption and electronic properties of the switch. We investigated the influence of external stimuli, i.e. photons and thermal activation, on surface bound molecular switches undergoing trans/cisisomerizations and ring-opening/closing-reactions, respectively. High resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS) and sum-frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy have been used as the main tools to investigate the adsorption behavior and the molecular switching properties. Two basic concepts of coupling the molecular switch to the surface have been studied: (i) physisorbed or weakly chemisorbed systems deposited on noble metal surfaces under UHV conditions and (ii) molecular switches bound covalently via anchor groups. In the HREELS study following concept (i), we investigated the adsorption geometry and isomerization behavior of various molecular switches on metal substrates which are able to undergo a photoinduced trans/cis-isomerization in solution. We investigated three isoelectronic molecules on Au where we systematically changed the photochemically active group from the diazo-group in an azobenzene-derivative (on Cu(111)) to the imine-group, and the vinylene-group, respectively. Finding the photoisomerization quenched for all systems we observed considerable differences in their thermal isomerization behavior. Comparable we find the photoinduced ring-opening/closing-reaction of spiropyran quenched on Au(111) but a thermally induced ring-opening reaction resulting in the open form being strongly stabilized by the metal. SFG spectroscopy is employed to investigate the reversible, photoinduced trans/cis-isomerization of an azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayer (SAM) on gold using a tripodal linker system. In consequence of the decoupling provided by the tripodal linker, the switching behavior of the azobenzene incorporated into the SAM is analogous to the free molecule in solution with the determined cross sections being similar. Therefore we propose a direct (intramolecular) electronic excitation mechanism. Additionally we studied graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), which are thin flakes of graphene, characterized by their width and edge-structure. Electronic HREELS has been proven to be a powerful tool which enables us to directly measure the band gap of the GNRs on Au(111). Regarding sub-nanometer wide atomically precise GNRs we report the first measurement of the band gap. We gained insight into the dependence of the switching process regarding molecule/substrate-interactions and molecule/molecule-interactions. These interactions govern the adsorption geometry and electronic structure of the surface bound species as well as they are responsible for steric hindrance and intra-layer electronic coupling strength. We conclude that the physical mechanism governing the desired functionality may be influenced drastically by the electronic interaction with the substrate, so that purely geometrical arguments to predict the functionality of adsorbed molecules have to be taken with great caution. Our study demonstrates that both, the geometric and electronic structure of the complete molecule–substrate complex have to be taken into account for a successful reversible photoisomerization of surface bound molecular switches.


Fivedepartment System Of Nangjing Government was established in 1928,which was caused by the development of various conflicts in Kuomintang.It originated from the thought of Sun(Zhongshan's)Fiveright Constitution,but was quite different in essence.


This paper proposes new types of models that have coaxial magnetic gear (CMG) configurations to increase torque transmission capability. They have flux concentrating structures at the outer low speed rotor, and permanent magnets (PMs) are embedded in the space between stationary pole pieces. The torque performances of the proposed models are compared with those of a basic CMG model. The harmonic torque components due to air gap field harmonics are also analyzed to investigate the torque contribution of each harmonic by using finite element analysis (FEA) and the Maxwell stress tensor. The proposed CMG model is optimized to have high torque density with low torque ripples by response surface methodology (RSM). Compared to the basic CMG model, the proposed model has a huge increase in transmitted torque density, and is very advantageous in term of PM use.


The article deals with the origins and development, in the first quarter of the 20th century, of the fundamental ideas advanced by Planck and Einstein and by Bohr and de Broglie concerning the quantum of action, the quanta of energy and the quanta of light, the stationary states of atomic systems and jumplike transitions between them, the correspondence principle, and the particle-wave dualism. It is shown how the development of the quantum concepts have led to two approaches to the creation of quantum mechanics by Heisenberg, Born, and Dirac in algebraic form and by Schrodinger in analytic form. The main stages in the evolution of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics are described, namely the development of wave mechanics and matrix mechanics, the proofs of their equivalence, the physical interpretation of the wave function, the generalized formulation of quantum mechanics as a unified theory, and the discovery of the uncertainty relations. The most important trends in the development of quantum mechanics in the course of its evolution are considered. A complete bibliography of the main period of evolution of quantum mechanics (July 1925?March 1928), classified by topics and by time of publication, is included.


Resilience has become a popular term in spatial planning, often replacing sustainability as a reference frame. However, different concepts and understandings are embedded within it, which calls for keeping a critical stance about its widespread use. In this paper, we engage with the resilience turn in spatial planning and we dwell on the relation between resilience and sustainability from a planning perspective. Building on insights from ecology, complex system theory and epistemology, we question whether resilience can effectively act as a 'boundary object', i.e., a concept plastic enough to foster cooperation between different research fields and yet robust enough to maintain a common identity. Whilst we do not predicate a dichotomy between resilience and sustainability, we argue that the shift in the dominant understanding of resilience from a descriptive concept, to a broader conceptual and normative framework, is bound to generate some remarkable tensions. These can be associated with three central aspects in resilience thinking: (i) the unknowability and unpredictability of the future, whence a different focus of sustainability and resilience on outcomes vs. processes, respectively, ensue; (ii) the ontological separation between the internal components of a system and an external shock; (iii) the limited consideration given by resilience to inter- and intra-generational equity. Empirical evidence on actual instances of planning for resilience from different contexts seems to confirm these trends. We advocate that resilience should be used as a descriptive concept in planning within a sustainability framework, which entails a normative and transformative component that resonates with the very raison d'etre of planning.


Crossover fiction is a relatively new term but one that has gained considerable publicity in recent years. Given the amount of crossover fiction which is now being published, it is surprising that it has not been the subject of more debate. Most attention has been paid to bookshops but as important providers of fiction, libraries also must react to its development. To fill these gaps in the research, this investigation set out to study the existence and implications of crossover fiction qualitatively. It did this by identifying what is meant by crossover fiction, discussing its implications for readers and for libraries and considering what its future may be. The reasoning underlying this research was that by furthering the understanding of crossover fiction, libraries could better respond to the challenges and potential that it presents. In order to do this, semi-structured interviews were conducted with secondary school aged readers. Additionally, questionnaires were sent to publishers, school librarians and public librarians. Although the publishers did not reply, there was a good response rate from the librarians. The questionnaires and interviews, along with a detailed literature review, provided a wealth of data. It was found that there is no comprehensive definition of crossover fiction. It was acknowledged to be fiction which crosses age boundaries, and it was thought to have existed as a concept before a particular name was given to it, but there was little else which was agreed upon. As a consequence, there was limited consensus as to which books could be defined as crossover. Significantly, the largest gulf in understanding was between the readers and librarians. This has considerable implications on how libraries deal with crossover fiction. Most readers did not show any strong feelings for or against the term crossover fiction, contrary to the expectations of the librarians. Although journalists argue that crossover fiction has obtained "kudos" and librarians staunchly defend the right of adults to read children's literature, the readers had clear ideas about which books were appropriate for adults to read.


Wireless body area network is abbreviated as WBAN. This kind has been originated after the getting of wireless sensor network developing to a certain kind of being matured. That has been likely owing to the huge advance directing to usable wireless comfortable scientific knowledge as well as electronic componential parts that can be tiny. definitely, such research has obtained important attention nowadays owing to its practical uses which mainly can be in the direction of the sector of health care. Nowadays, a small sensor can be put on the body of humans for recording different mental parameters and this sensor is able to send collected information towards another device in order to get more important behaviours taken. Thus, that is utilized to diagnose illnesses as well as improving dangerous problems alert systems in health field. In this paper, various wireless body area network protocols and algorithms are viewed to optimize QoS in WBAN to improve network lifetime. Such as energy-efficient, duty cycle, power consumption, end to end delay using optimization algorithms.


This paper presents a comparative analysis of electronic ballast topologies that supply high intensity discharge (HID) lamps with a low frequency symmetrical square waveform. The analyzed topologies are based on the same technique of using two bidirectional DC/DC converters connected to the lamp in a differential way. This technique makes possible to obtain a low frequency output voltage, in spite of the high frequency switching operation of each DC/DC converter.


We found that isolated gastric vesicles contain a novel Mg2+-ATP-dependent phospholipid translocation (flippase) activity. Fluorescence analogue of phosphatidylcholine, 2-(12-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino)dodecanoyl-1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, was ATP-dependently translocated from the outer (cytosolic) to inner (luminal) leaflet of the lipid membrane bilayer of hog gastric vesicles. The translocation was saturable and depended on time and the ATP concentration (K m = 3.1 μm). The basal Mg2+-ATPase activity of gastric vesicles in the absence of K+ showed high (K m = 1.6 μm) and low (K m = 80 μm) affinities for ATP, indicating that the present flippase activity is driven mostly by the high affinity Mg2+-ATPase activity. It required Mg2+ but not K+. Verapamil, which is an inhibitor of mousemdr2 phosphatidylcholine flippase, did not inhibit the present flippase activity. Isolated sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles that contain Ca2+-ATPase did not show any flippase activity. Fluorescence analogues of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine were similarly translocated by the gastric flippase. These phospholipid flippase activities were inhibited by 2-methyl-8-(phenylmethoxy)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-acetonitrile (SCH 28080) (IC50 = 0.14–0.25 μm), a specific K+-ATPase inhibitor of gastric H+,K+-ATPase rich in gastric vesicles. IC50 value for the SCH 28080-inhibitable Mg2+-ATPase activity was about 0.13 μm, indicating that the phospholipid translocation was driven mostly by the SCH 28080-sensitive Mg2+-ATPase activity. Possible physiological roles of flippases were discussed in relation with the gastric acid secretory and cytoprotective mechanisms.


Virgin olive oils from different areas of Liguria were analysed. They were obtained from 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 olive crops. The former was realised in a season characterised by adverse climatic conditions and wide-spreading Dacus oleae infestation. In 1998-1999, on the contrary, climatic conditions were quite favourable to a good quality crop and infestation was lower particularly compared to the previous year. For each sample acidity and peroxide values, U.V. absorbance, fatty acids composition, tocopherol and minor polar compounds contents were determined. In 1997-1998 several samples didn't comply with extra-virgin characteristics reported in EC 2568/91, and few extra-virgin olive oils comply also with the limits reported in D.P.O. (denomination of protect origin) regulation for the detected variables. In 1998-1999, on the contrary, almost all the analysed samples agreed both with EC Regulation and D.P.O Regulation; moreover their antioxidative fraction was significantly higher respect to the previous year and some peculiar features of Liguria oils, such as the high oleic and low linoleic acid content, stood out more clearly. The results of this study make evident that the properties of Liguria extra-virgin olive oils may be safeguarded with a constant and careful assistance to olive farmers and oil producers. In fact, the adverse climatic and agronomic conditions may induce to incorrect behaviours, such as using fallen or over-ripened olives, and/or long olive storage time, which may affect virgin oil quality.


Aiming at the fast measurement of multifrequency E-field distributed in a wide bandwidth range, this paper introduces an optical undersampling measurement method using Remainder Matching(RM) algorithm. The multifrequency e-field signal distributed in the range of 10 GHz is compressed to 110MHz for receiving and measurement, and the measurement speed is greatly improved. The reliability of this method is proved by theoretical analysis and simulation test.


The suitability of altmetrics for use in assessments of societal impact has been questioned by certain recent studies. Ismael Rafols, Nicolas Robinson-Garcia and Thed N. van Leeuwen propose that, rather than mimicking citation-based approaches to scientific impact evaluation, assessments of societal impact should be aimed at learning rather than auditing, and focused on understanding the engagement approaches that lead to impact. When using altmetric data for societal impact assessment, greater value might be derived from adopting "interaction approaches" to analyse engagement networks among researchers and stakeholders. Experimental analyses using data from Twitter are presented here to illustrate such an approach.


The equity that has accumulated in homes is one of the largest components of U.S. household wealth. In recent years, many homeowners have borrowed large amounts against that equity, frequently to finance new consumption expenditures or pay down outstanding consumer debt. In view of the growing importance of home equity credit in household finances, the Federal Reserve has for a number of years participated in nationwide surveys of the use of home equity loans. This article presents findings from a 1997 survey and from other sources of information on home equity lending.


Introduction In the past decades, there have been an increasing number of nonEnglish speaking background (NESB) international university students in English-medium universities throughout the world (see Andrade, 2006, for an overview of this issue). Australia is one of the most successful countries that can draw international students into its higher education systems (Marginson, 2002). According to the Australian Education International in April 2008 (AEI, 2008), there were a total of 367,218 enrolments by full-fee-paying international students. The statistics indicate an 18.1% increase on the same period in 2007. This April 2008 data also shows that in the higher education sector, enrolments and commencements grew 2.8% and 9.8%, respectively. Since international students contribute not only to the growth of Australia's economy, but also the richness of educational experience and transformation in Australia, it is important to understand factors involved in their academic achievement. Prior to entering an international academic program in an English-medium university, many English as a foreign language (EFL) students have studied English to satisfy English language entry requirements to an Australian university or to pass tests or exams in compulsory English subjects in their home country. However, at an English-medium university, international postgraduate students who undertake a specialised degree no longer primarily learn how to use English, but rather they use their English competence to learn (Shih, 1992). They are required to read and write academic texts to achieve professional qualifications, just like when they read and write to learn in their first language (L1). Despite evidence of English language proficiency provided on entry to university (Coley, 1999), a number of international students have reported that their English ability is deemed inadequate to cope with their studies (see e.g. Malcolm & McGregor, 1995; Ramburuth, 2001; Robertson et al. 2000; Trice, 2003). Ramsay et al. (1999) found that international students at an Australian university experienced difficulty understanding lectures (e.g., academic vocabulary and speed of delivery), a lack of critical thinking skills in their writing and as a consequent, exhibited higher stress and anxiety levels than the domestic/local students. The final report of an Australian National Symposium on English language competence of international students in August 2007 (International Education Association of Australia, IEAA, 2007: 11) states that "the influence of English language competence on future academic performance is not well understood and the current research is sparse and equivocal." The present study thus aims to examine the extent to which English language proficiency and English reading proficiency as measured by International English Testing System (IELTS) and knowledge of strategic reading in an academic context can predict their subsequent academic performance. This study will allow us to better understand issues faced by international students. This study is part of a larger research project that examines English language proficiency, academic difficulty and learning strategies of NESB international students. The next section reviews the relevant literature related to this study. Previous Research on English Language Proficiency on Subsequent Academic Performance There is little doubt that in order for NESB international students to succeed studying abroad, they need to possess English language proficiency at a threshold level that is adequate to engage in academic learning activities (Davies, 1990). Tertiary institutions in Australia accept IELTS or TOEFL (Test of English to Speakers of Other Languages) scores as evidence of English language ability for admitting NESB international students as well as through other pathways such as foundation programs. …


ALTHOUGH myoclonus is a relatively common clinical phenomenon, substantial basic information regarding its neural mechanism is not available. That the thalamus may play a role has been recently suggested. 1 The current communication expands upon these earlier observations and examines in somewhat greater detail the alterations in myoclonic threshold associated with lesions of the primate thalamus. Myoclonus is an involuntary movement characterized by brief, jerky, shock-like contractions of a muscle or groups of muscles. It is encountered as a normal finding in the course of falling to sleep, as a nonspecific and transient finding in many diseases of the nervous system, and as a consistent finding in the disorders of familial myoclonus and myoclonic epilepsy (of Unverricht). No etiology has been determined. Myoclonic movements are characteristically arrhythmic; they occur at a rate of 10 to 50 per minute and may appear in short paroxysms at irregular intervals. Although any muscle


The outlines of an authorial relationship between Giotto, Francesco da Bar-berino, the Tuscan polymath, poet, and image inventor, and Petrus de Abano, the Paduan scientist, can be traced by reexamining two personifications above the north door of the Arena Chapel, part of the Virtues and Vices cycle. The shared motif of branchlike antennae-eyes is based on the extramission theory of vision. The intellectual relationship between Giotto and Francesco casts light on the design of the Arena Chapel's pictorial program, as an exercise not only in iconographic innovation but also in visual rhetoric in an age before art theory.


This chapter reviews traditional Croatian cheeses including their importance in maintaining national heritage. Croatia is considered a treasure of traditional cheeses, as there are about thirty different types of traditional cheeses. Considering the climate and geographic conditions, traditional cheeses in Croatia could be divided into two main groups – cheeses from the coastal region and cheeses from the continental region. Among the most important properties of traditional cheeses are geographical origin and production specificities, which are crucial for their unique characteristics. In that sense, hard cheeses from the Adriatic area hold a special place among traditional Croatian cheeses due to a high value raw material –sheep milk produced from local breeds using natural pasture composed of characteristic aromatic Mediterranean plants. Continental cheeses are mostly produced from raw cow's milk by acid fermentation. Some traditional Croatian cheeses are in the process of protection by marks of geographical indication or designated origin, however more efforts need to be made towards keeping traditional cheese-making alive.


The following result is proved:Let Y be a second countable, infinite topological space with an ascending chain of regular open sets. Then a topological space X is a Baire space if and only if every mapping f : X → Y is almost continuous on a dense subset of X .It is another improvement of a theorem of Lin and Lin [2].


The population was monitored from 30 days after transplanting at fortnightly interval. Five plants of each plot were randomly selected, tagged and 30 leaves were plucked for counting under stereoscopic binocular microscope, 2.5cm2 at four places/leaf. The mean population of Tetranychus neocaledonicus reached its maximum in first fortnight of September with 8.97 mite/leaf. It showed an increasing trend from 2nd fortnight of October with 8.33 mites/leaf to 11.17 mites/leaf and again with rising temperature from 2nd fortnight of February 10.6 mites/leaf to 22.37 mites in 1st fortnight of April. Intermittent rainfall was always able to suppress the mite population. The population of predatory mite was found low on an average throughout the period with 4.71 predatory mites/leaf in November to no observed population in June. Such studies can be used to develop prediction models for vegetable mite infestation for timely intervention to keep its population under control.


n source and destination pairs randomly located in an area wan t to communicate with each other. Signals transmitted from one user to another at distance r apart are subject to a power loss of r as well as a random phase. We identify the scaling laws of the i nformation theoretic capacity of the network. In the case of dense networks, where the area is fixed and the density of nodes increasing, we show that the total capacity of the network scales linearly with n. This improves on the best known achievability result ofn of [1]. In the case of extended networks, where the density of nodes is fixed and the area increasing linearly with n, we show that this capacity scales as n for 2 ≤ α < 3 and √ n for α ≥ 3. The best known earlier result [2] identified the scaling law for α > 4. Thus, much better scaling than multihop can be achieved in dense networks, as w ell as in extended networks with low attenuation. The performance gain is achieved by intellige nt node cooperation and distributed MIMO communication. The key ingredient is a hierarchical and digital architecture for nodal exchange of information for realizing the cooperation.


Many substance abusing patients do not desire addiction treatment, or even consider themselves addicts, but rather present for mental health care related to other problems such as depression or anxiety. Additionally increasing numbers of addicts, particularly methamphetamine addicts, have severe mental illnesses resulting from their substance abuse (Zweben 2004). The resulting confusion has resulting in a stalemate in some instances, in which substance abuse treatment is refused because of significant mental health issues (we don't have the staff for that), and mental health care is refused because of substance abuse issues (he needs to get clean first and then we will see him).


The author of the present article makes three points. Firstly, drug-related measures, such as the number of users, have changed rapidly over time, suggesting that they are not merely symptoms of underlying trends in the economy, demographics or other aggregates that change more slowly over time. Secondly, drug markets are subject to a wide range of feedback effects that can induce non-linearity into dynamic behaviour. Thirdly, there are at least five classes of drug epidemic models that reflect such non-linear dynamic behaviour. Some of those classes tend to be optimistic about the ability of drug control interventions to reduce use; others are pessimistic. It is hoped that the present article and, in particular, the typology, will inform and elevate the debate about drug policy, though it is unlikely to resolve that debate because of the inability to demonstrate empirically which classes of model is (are) more accurate.


This paper documents the development and experimental evaluation of a practical nonlinear position controller for a typical industrial pneumatic actuator that gives good performance for both regulating and reference tracking tasks. The system is comprised of a low-cost 5-port proportional valve with flow deadband and a double-rod actuator exhibiting significant friction. Quantitative feedback theory is employed to design a simple fixed-gain PI control law that minimizes the effects of the nonlinear control valve flows, uncertainty in the physical system parameters and variations in the plant operating point. Easy to implement nonlinear modifications to the designed PI control law are then tuned experimentally in a step-by-step fashion to reduce overshoot and to negate the effects of the control valve deadband and actuator friction. Experimental results clearly illustrating the efficacy of the approach are presented.


In recent years, cooperative diversity techniques have gained increased attention as a new way to combat degrading effects of fading. Cooperation among two or more single antenna users generates a virtual diverse multiple-antenna transmission system in the wireless network. In this paper, we investigate the application of adaptive modulation concept to the performance of cooperative techniques. We consider the adaptation of rate and power allocation with M-QAM modulation, and study the performance of amplify & forward scenarios in Rayleigh fading channels. We compare these systems with their comparable adaptive non-cooperative scenario and evaluate the energy saving achieved through cooperation


Heteroscedastic error models, with variance of the error term as proportional to the square of its expectation, have been considered. The distribution of the error term is assumed to follow either Normal, Lognormal or Gamma distribution. We estimate and compare these three different heteroscedastic error models from a Bayesian point of view using non-informative priors. A practical example which utilises expenditure data favours the Lognormal distribution to Gamma and Normal distributions.


The study of rhetorical effect is one of the important researches of rhetorical narratology.The effect research is an open field of study.The effect is a complex existence that the author want to get from reader's reading the text,so the study effect is an attempt.In order to study rhetorical effect,the first thing we must do is to find its base,and then analyze the influence things to it,at last analyze the various effects.


Recently, global challenges related to increasing energy consumption have attracted many researches regarding the energy conservation and efficiency increasement. This has accelerated a performance enhancement for various electronic devices used in daily life that based on electrochemical reaction (electrochemical capacitors, Li-ion batteries, electrochromic devices etc.). The electrochemical reaction refers to the induction of an oxidation-reduction reaction in a material which accompanied with electrons and ion movement. Their performances are determined by the electrochemical reaction rate and quantity which occurs at the interface of electrode and electrolyte. The typical electrochemical devices are composed of three parts including active material layer, electrolyte layer and conductive electrode layer. Among them, conductive electrode layer transfers electrons through an external circuit and the electrical conductivity of this layer can significantly affect to the electrochemical reaction rate. In this study, we demonstrated the effects of conductive electrode layer on electrochemical device by varying the electrical conductivity of them and investigated their performance enhancement mechanisms systematically.


Port-wine stains (PWS) are congenital capillary malformations commonly located on the face. In contrast to infantile hemangiomas, which usually fade


Prior research considers the IT governance decision to be a trade-off between the cost-efficiency of centralized information processing, and the responsiveness provided by local information processing. Environmental uncertainty plays a major role in this trade-off. In uncertain environments, the need for local information processing dominates the cost-efficiency available from centralization, leading to decentralization in IT governance. This view of the impact of environmental uncertainty on IT governance, however, overlooks the presence of the moral hazard associated with local decisions. Using a moral hazard model, this paper shows that while environmental uncertainty makes decentralization more valuable by enhancing responsiveness to local information; decentralization also exaggerates the moral hazard problem, as it is hard for headquarters to monitor business units' decisions. By considering the presence of this moral hazard, we show that there exists an inverted-U-shaped relationship between environmental uncertainty and decentralization in IT governance. When the information asymmetry between the headquarters and the business unit is high, increase in environmental uncertainty first increases and then decreases the likelihood of adopting decentralized IT governance. We validate our analytical results using a sample of business units of Fortune 1000 companies. The empirical analysis provides evidence of an inverted-U-shaped relationship between environmental uncertainty and decentralization in IT governance. Moreover, the distance between business units and their headquarters moderates the relationship between environmental uncertainty and decentralization in IT governance.


In this report we present some new results on the numerical simulating of dynamics of vibration transport machines (VTM) with independently rotating vibration exciters (VE). The principal objects of this research are transient dynamic processes that accompany the start-up of the machine and lead to appearance of VE' self-synchronization phenomenon.


. Various researcher state that to ensure student had the 4Cs competence is to use student-centered approach in the classroom. This further recognize the skills to create dynamic classroom as the core-skills of 21st teacher. To create such classroom, a teacher must be able to master the systematic and dynamic aspects of learning. It requires teacher to fully aware of every student activity. However, based on preliminary investigation, there two things that become obstacles, namely: (1) teacher had hard time giving full attention to whole classes due to non-coercion manner of student-centre approach, and (2) mastery of dynamic aspects in learning requires real experience which will certainly spend a lot of time. They need practical solutions that can help them master the core skill of 21st teacher. Therefore, we designed an application with image processing features (face detection, face recognition, and pose extraction) in order to help teachers to give full attention and provide positive reinforcement for every classroom participant. The research is done by R&D Method, whereas application design uses SDLC method. The results are product in the form of software applications that are expected to accurately measure percentage student attention in the classroom. Product also present information as a basis for decision making to assist teacher in creating a dynamic classroom. In addition, we certainly hope-ful that by using the product, prospective teachers can quickly adapt and apply the dynamic classroom.


This study seeks to analyse how English Language Learners (ELLs) are socially integrated into the main student body in Ontario high schools, and whether those strategies are effective in their promotion of academic and social ELL success. Two former high school ELLs who have experienced teacher training were interviewed and asked how their respective ESL programs were structured and whether they felt they were effective. It was found that while the interviewees differed in how they perceive the value of physically isolated ESL classrooms, both supported the notion that ELL social success in the mainstream English-speaking classroom influences and is influenced by academic success. I therefore concluded that there must be a greater focus on social integration in ESL classrooms, so as to match the pre-existing focus on academic factors.


Teachers' scientific research performance appraisal in vocational colleges includes their scientific attitude,their scientific research and some other factors. The mathematical model quantitative appraisal,namely analytic hierarchy process( AHP),evaluates the vocational college teachers performance appraisal from the aspects of evaluation dimension set,evaluation set,weight coefficient,fuzzy relationship matrix and fuzzy evaluation matrix in order to achieve the combination of quantitative and qualitative. The hierarchical structure model of this AHP can be further promoted because the hierarchy model is more detailed,the more accurate the research data will be. Then,the teachers' scientific research performance evaluation results in vocational colleges will be more accurate.


This paper presents a review of research reports from Mali and Burkina Faso. In Mali the Bamako team carried out a research project entitled "Revelations of AIDS and practices in social change." The team chose to base its research on four themes: 1) categorization of the illness and of the message used to announce it; 2) treatment methods; 3) social issues which give rise to social conduct; and the issue of blame attached to illness. Researchers in Burkina Faso meanwhile examined the trajectories of the love lives and sexual relations of four groups of illiterate women in Ouagadougou. These include young girls of marriageable age women managing alone independent young women and prostitutes. From 119 interviews and life histories the authors have analyzed the experiences and expectations of women in their lives with their partners how they control their fertility their perceptions of AIDS and the strategies they use to protect themselves.


Successful cultivation of flue-cured tobacco requires particular soil types and climatic conditions. The only area in New Zealand where these conditions are found is in and around the Motueka Valley, where, on about 6000 acres, half the country's tobacco requirements are grown.


The performance of organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) is boosted by adding star‐shaped plasmonic particles, so called nanostars. For this purpose, silver‐enhanced gold nanostars coated with a thin silica shell, which tightly follow the nanostar morphology, are synthesized. An optimal spectral overlap between the multiple plasmon resonances of the nanostars and the luminescence of the emitting polymers is one key for the substantial increase of the electroluminescence. The second key ingredient is the star‐shaped morphology. Experiments quantifying the photoluminescence, electroluminescence, and the current–voltage characteristics reveal that the physical origins of the improved performance are twofold; first, a plasmon mediated increase of the radiative recombination of excitons, and second, an improved outcoupling of light otherwise trapped inside the OLEDs. The thin silica shell apparently minimizes exciton quenching via energy transfer and prevents the nanostars from short‐cutting the active layer.


After several decades of both market and scientific interest, indoor positioning is still a hot and not completely solved topic, fostered by the advancement of technology, pervasive market penetration of mobile devices and novel communication standards. In this work, we propose a two-step model-based indoor positioning algorithm based on Bluetooth Low-Energy, a pervasive and energy efficient standard protocol. In the first (i.e. ranging) step a Kalman Filter (KF) performs the fusion of both RSSI and Time-of-Flight measurement data. Thus, we demonstrate the benefit of not relying only on RSSI, comparing ranging performed with or without the help of ToF. In the second (i.e. positioning) step, the distance estimates from multiple anchors are combined into a quadratic cost function, which is minimized to determine the coordinates of the target node in a planar reference frame. The proposed solution is tailored to reduce the computational effort and target real-time execution on an embedded platform, demonstrating a limited loss of performance. The paper presents an experimental setup and discusses meaningful results, demonstrating a robust BLE-based indoor positioning solution for embedded systems.


Summary Hyperthyroidism was induced in male, albino rats by subcutaneous injection of T3 daily for 2 weeks. The day following the last injection, groups of control and experimental animals were killed; the hearts were removed, weighed, and the average amount of cardiac hypertrophy was determined. The hearts were then partitioned and the ventricles were weighed separately. To determine when the hearts returned to normal size, groups of rats were killed at about 5-day intervals up to 35 days. The data were subjected to linear regression analysis. It was observed that the hearts returned to normal size in 13 days; this also held approximately for each ventricle despite the fact that the right ventricle was hypertrophied significantly more, proportionally, than the left ventricle.


In this work, we present a dual window silicon photonic coherent receiver for O- and C-band, fabricated in a 0.25 µm BiCMOS technology. Performance is evaluated for up to 50 GBd, while utilizing a local oscillator power of up to 6.9 dBm.


ABSTRACTPurpose: to evaluate and correlate forced vital capacity and maximum phonation time in relation to abdo-minal circumference and nutritional status of children. Methods: cross-sectional study of 82 children aged between eight and ten years, divided by the nutritional status (eutrophic, overweight and obese) and the percentile of abdominal circumference (≤ 25, 25 the 75, ≥ 75). There was forced vital capacity by spirometry and maximum phonation time the /e/, /a/ and /e/ voiceless (/ė/). Results: the forced vital capacity was higher in children with higher abdominal circumference (p = 0.003) and percentiles of abdominal circumference 25-75 had longer sustain the vowels (p <0.05). No statis-tically significant difference in forced vital capacity and TMF /e,a,ė/ in relation to nutritional status. There was strong correlation between /a/ maximum phonation time and maximum phonation time /e/ (0.84). Conclusion: the nutritional status of children did not influence the volume of expired air and measures of maximum phonation time, but it is perceived that a higher abdominal circumference, which is located fat, increases lung function.


Prevalence of obesity is increasing and approaching a pandemic. It is largely driven by changes in living environment and behavior as a result of technological modernization. These factors change our diets and lifestyles and promote a state of positive energy balance. Weight loss is the key treatment in patients with obesity and related complications, and it cannot be achieved without having a positive change in behavior and lifestyle. Bariatric surgery is effective treatment with long-term results for the treatment of morbid obesity, resolution of comorbidities, and improved life expectancy. This comprehensive review includes new insights and concepts in lifestyle interventions and bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity.


In this study, we compared two different fast algorithms for molecular dynamics simulations. One algorithm partitions simulation domain into several cells and assigns molecules to these cells by their positions. Using this cell-molecule relationship, this method is efficient to find the nearby molecules. We propose another algorithm which uses a hierarchical tree data structure. The tree structure is adaptive to the distribution of molecules. And both algorithms can be applied to make 'neighbor list' to reduce the number of unnecessary inter-atomic distance calculations in molecular simulations. However, the effectiveness of the neighbor list algorithm, it is useless when the number of molecules and simulation domain are increased with time. Results show that proposed algorithm is effective due to the adaptiveness to the distribution of molecules.


Abstract. Global hydrological models (GHMs) are a useful tool in the assessment of the land surface water balance. They are used to further the understanding of interactions between water balance components as well as their past evolution and potential future development under various scenarios. While GHMs are a part of the Hydrologist's toolbox since several decades, the models are continuously developed. In our study, we present the HydroPy model, a revised version of an established GHM, the Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology's Hydrology Model (MPI-HM). Being rewritten in Python, the new model requires much less effort in maintenance and due to its flexible infrastructure, new processes can be easily implemented. Besides providing a thorough documentation of the processes currently implemented in HydroPy, we demonstrate the skill of the model in simulating the land surface water balance. We find that evapotranspiration is reproduced realistically for the majority of the land surface but is underestimated in the tropics. The simulated river discharge correlates well with observations. Biases are evident for the annual accumulated discharge, however they can – at least to some part – be attributed to discrepancies between the meteorological model forcing data and the observations. Finally, we show that HydroPy performs very similar to MPI-HM and, thus, conclude the successful transition from MPI-HM to HydroPy.


In this digital creation of the 5G communication system, high-speed data, and greater bandwidth are the common needs. Hence, a simple structure of inset feed rectangular microstrip patch antenna is presented initially for 5G applications with a resonance frequency of 27 GHz. Later, a rectangular slot is introduced in the proposed microstrip patch antenna. This inclusion of slot results from an additional enhancement in the bandwidth as much as 1.51 GHz and acceptable return loss of -15.28 dB, appreciable VSWR of 1.41, and significant directivity of 8dBi. All the simulations and analyses are done using CST studio software and also compared with similar works. Although fabrication has not been done at this stage, we believe that this simple slotted rectangular patch structure will be a potential candidate for a 5G antenna operating at 27GHz.


The sum of LiR fuzzy numbers with unbounded sup- ports based on Archimedean continuous t-norm T is considered. Results are more simple than those of the case for bounded sup- ports.


This comment highlights several important questions in two major areas that were inspired by reading The Fiscal Case Against Statehood. The first major area concerns the sociology of business disciplines, accounting in particular, with respect to interdisciplinary scholarship. Questions in the second major area focus on methodological questions surrounding the fiscal effects of statehood.


The paper presents the design of a low channel in ammeter measure system based on PIC16F74 microcontroller in core and wireless communication module FC2O1VB.The system combines the microcontroller and wireless communication module and achieves several functions.This system's principle and working style are analyzed,at the same time,the design thinking of hardware and software is given.


The invention discloses a computer room comprehensive environment monitoring system which comprises a server side and a client side. Environment data collection equipment is connected with the server side, wherein the environment data collection equipment is a comprehensive environment monitoring instrument. The environment monitoring instrument is used for collecting signals of the computer room comprehensive environment and transmitting the collected signals to a database of the server side to store. The client side and the server side are in a communication connection and the server side is used for showing events which are monitored by the environment data collection equipment to clients. The computer room comprehensive environment monitoring system can monitor the comprehensive environment of a computer room to guarantee safety of an information system.