In this thesis an experimental method is utilised to test the viability and
suitability of algal microfossils in the context of simulating the shock phase of lithopanspermia. Previously, the lunar surface has been suggested as a potential receptacle and store for ejected terrestrial material following a large impact on Earth. This has led to the moon being labelled in the literature as Earth's attic. A two stage light-gas gun is used in a series of low velocity and hy
pervelocity impacts. These shot range from 0.388 to 5.11 km s-1.

These impact velocities experimentally map to computer simulations of ejecta originating from Earth
and impacting the lunar surface. Here microfossils are loaded into a sabot and frozen. They are then fired using the light-gas gun at pre-defined velocities at a water bag target. Following the impact the water is filtered and the filtrate analysed under a scanning electron microscope.
This thesis finds a shock pressure related size effect in terms of a number of size metrics. Peak shock pressure is calculated using the Planar Impact Approximation. With this, the maximum shock pressure induced by an impact was calculated to be 13.3 GPa. Microfossil fragments were recovered following each shot but intact examples became rarer as the shot velocity was ramped up.

This study also provides a solution to a methodological problem arising from evacuation of a light-gas gun, and the consequential evaporation of liquids within a sabot. Thus a projectile design that can contain liquid at low pressure is made available here.


This paper investigates how the expansion of social insurance affects households' accumulation of debt. Insurance can reduce reliance on debt by lessening the financial impact of adverse events like illness and job loss. But it can also weaken the motive to self-insure through savings, and households' improved financial resilience can increase access to credit. Using two quasi-experimental research designs, we estimate the causal effect of expanded insurance on household debt, exploiting the staggered expansions of one of the largest US social insurance programs: Medicaid. We find that expanding Medicaid increased credit card borrowing by 2.2%. Decomposing this effect in a model of household borrowing, we show that increased credit supply in response to households' improved financial resilience fully accounts for this rise in borrowing and contributed to 17% of the total welfare gains of expanding Medicaid.


Lepidium sativum commonly called ''Garden Cress'' is a polymorphic species. Despite its great medicinal va lue, L. sativum has not received the attention it deserves. The garden cress is an annual herb belonging to the fam ily Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) growing in Middle East Countries, Europe and USA. Its common names are Garden Cress, Pepper Grass, Garden Pepper, Cress, Water Cress, and Pepper Wort. In different provinces of Iran it has been different names, for example in Mazandaran called (Tare Tizak) and in other provinc es of Iran called (Shahi). The consumption of (SHAH I) or Garden cress returned to past Centuries in Iran. The parts of the plant which are used are the roots, leaves a nd seeds. The seeds of L. sativum are bitter and find applications in a wide range of biological function s and diseases such as leprosy, skin diseases and as a di uretic. The roots are bitter and acrid and have been used i n treating secondary syphilis and tenesmus. The leave s re antibacterial and useful in treating scurvy and hepatopathy. The effectiveness of this plant in the treatment of bronchial asthma, hiccups, cough with expectoration and bleeding piles has been reported. Also Iranian scientists have been worked on its differen t properties. For example, Iranians investigate on Sh ahi phytoremediation against Soils contaminated with cadmium, or of the therapeutic properties, positive results were obtained about liver disorders, reduce fat and cholesterol and antimicrobial properties. It se ems to be that Shahi ( L. sativum) is feature rich undiscovered. Citation: Poy D., Akbarzadeh A., Ghanei M., 2015. Garden Cres s: Morphology, Genetically and Therapeutic properties. The Journal for Horticulture. Photon 103, 130-136 All Rights Reserved with Photon. Photon Ignitor: ISJN57438471D793507082015


cellent presentation by Dr. Faust. First, when we talk of identifying children with learning problems, we make the implicit assumption that the problem lies within the child. In effect, we are saying that there are specific signs by which certain children reveal quite early in their development that they will have difficulty when confronted with school learning tasks. A corollary of this assumption is that i f we only had sufficiently sensitive evaluation instruments, the child who is going to fail would be identified before he ever experienced failure. Most studies which attempt to validate measures for predicting school success rely primarily upon correlational data. This type of reasoning leads, as any first year logic student can quickly tell you, to the fallacy of post hoe, propter hoc. Two events being correlated, that is, having a dependable relationship, does not warrant the inference that one is the cause of the other. The research evidence, as Dr. Faust has so richly documented, offers no consistent or dependable basis for prediction. If there is one dimension that does seem to offer a clue to the identification of children with potential learning problems, it is that of sex. There is convincing evidence that boys are far more likely to have trouble in school subjects than girls-and yet men are far more likely than women to becorhe scientists, functioning on a highly abstract intellectual level. Having clearly established the inadequacy of attempting to identify predictor variables in the child, Dr. Faust goes on to persuasively present her own position, which is that behavior must be viewed as a result of the interaction between the individual characteristics Discussion: Cognitive and Language Factors CAROLYN STERN, Ed.D. Head Start Evaluation and Research Center University of California, Los Angeles


The strategic positioning of Hainan as an international tourism consumption center proposed by China in 2018 requires higher for the development of inbound tourism there. However, its development has been undermined by such unfavorable factors as volatile market, competition from neighboring countries and weak price competitiveness since 2008. In view of this situation, this paper, by defining international tourism consumption center, describing the development status of inbound tourism, and summarizing the experience of inbound tourism in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and other places, proposes development insight for inbound tourism from product, policy, marketing strategy and other aspects.


The conceptual framework of this leadership model is that leaders who practice certain leadership styles, according to subordinates' expectations of gender stereotypes, could influence the subordinate commitment to superior. Does a leader's gender and subordinates' perceived leadership style influence the subordinates' commitment to supervisor? This study was designed to accomplish a dual purpose: (a) to determine if there is a relationship between subordinates' perception of leadership style and subordinate commitment to his/her leader and (b) to determine if supervisor's gender moderates the relationship between the perceived leadership style and subordinate commitment to his/her leader. Responses were received from a total of 117 selfreported participants through social networking. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that path-goal leadership styles can predict subordinates' commitment to superior; however, gender only predicts subordinates' commitment to superior for achievement-oriented and directive styles. Further comparison of regression coefficients indicated no statistically significant difference between male and female leadership styles and subordinates' commitment to the superior.


Abstract: My purpose here is to strengthen Karl Polanyi's work through critique of and extension to abductive processes. Polanyi presented history woven into a new paradigm for analysis of socioeconomic systems, demonstrated discovery similar to abductive processes, and extended abduction into a holistic context. One of Polanyi's most important contributions to socioeconomic analysis is the explanation of three integrated network models of socioeconomic reciprocity. They are coadjuvancy, redistribution, and market exchange. Polanyi extended abductive reasoning in two ways. First, he extended it beyond the cognitive logic of a person to inferences and societal belief changes of institutions. Second, he showed that, in the real world, beliefs are not only fixed like an abductive process, they are fixed in law. Throughout Polanyi's historical presentation, market beliefs are being revised, thus serving as a demonstration of the abductive process. I make both positive and negative critique of a number of Polanyi's concepts, with special attention to reciprocity, the double movement, and freedom. This critique and abduction extension strengthens Polanyi's paradigm for future socioeconomic analysis with his integrative network models.


Objective To observe the effect of wet dressing in nursing care of abdominal surocal wound infection.Methods 83 patients with abdominal wound infection were randomly assigned to receive wet dressing change based on the theory of moist healing(study group),or traditional dressing change(control group).Results The average wound healing time differed significantly between the study group and the control group[(13.10±2.15)d vs.(18.25±2.65)d,P<0.01].Conclusions Wet dressing change is superior to traditional dressing change for abdominal surgical wound infection.

Key words:
Wet dressing; Infectious wound; Nuring


Appreciative advisors are charged with helping students become effective agents for their own lifelong learning and personal development. Part of this process involves empowering students to realize that they are the hero of their own story. The purpose of this paper is to detail how appreciative advisors can use the "Hero's Journey" as an analogy to assist first-year students as the students experience transition into their new collegiate life.


The development of space mission requires the lightweight, large deploying-to-folding ratios and high-precision deployable structures. The tape-spring hinge can achieve a deflection of 180 deg with...


The general layout and format of the earlier editions is still to be found, and in 37 chapters the author deals with autonomic drugs, local hormones and the drugs which infiuence them, central nervous stimulants and depressants, analgesics and tranqutlttzers. as well as the drugs which atIect the vegetative systems of the body. There are 10 chapters on chemotherapy covering both bacterial and parasitic infection. There are also chapters dealing with insecticides, diagnostic agents and drugs for the treatment of cancer. An additional chapter dealing with the drug treatment of hypertension and neuro-muscular blocking drugs has been introduced in this edition and collects together material on these important topics.


The invention discloses a preparation method of a microcapsule-type flame retardant for a flame-retardant medium-density fiberboard, which comprises the following steps: adding ammonium compound, aluminum hydroxide and/or calcium carbonate, boride, silicon dioxide and emulsifier into methanol or/and ethanol while stirring at normal temperature, and dispersing uniformly; adding silica sol into the dispersion solution, and stirring for 30-50 minutes at room temperature; adding a silane coupling agent, and stirring for 30-50 minutes; adding methyl containing-hydrogen silicone oil, and stirring for 30-50 minutes; and finally, filtering, and drying to obtain the finished product. The inside of the microcapsule is mainly the flame-retardant component composed of phosphorus, nitrogen, boron and other elements, and silicon dioxide and silicon oil are coated on the outer layer to form the phosphorus-nitrogen-boron-silicon four-element synergetic flame retardant with enhanced flame-retardant effect. By adding the boride, the flame retardant acquires favorable smoke inhibition property. The flame-retardant medium-density fiberboard produced from the product has favorable physical and mechanical properties, and overcomes the defects of strong moisture absorption, severe dialysis, great influence on binding property of the adhesive, and the like in common inorganic salt flame retardants.


This essay closely reads the Arab Israeli author Sayed Kashua's Let It Be Morning to construe the complex survival trajectories of the Arab minority in Israel's plural society. Kashua discusses the relentless struggles of Arab Israelis, caught in-between their social identification with Israeli citizenship and Palestinian nationalism. The novel captures the subjective and collective consequences of Israel's ethnic democracy on the Arab community and demonstrates the social patterns in which Arab Israelis perceive, experience, and respond to systematic social segregation. This essay, through its interpretation of Arab Israeli experiences, manifested in the novel explores the conflict of contested minority identities through the Saidian discourse of orientalism and Anderson's imagined communities. The nature of intra-communal rivalry among the minority groups for survival is also of interest to this study as the narrative locates the behavioural changes observed within the Arab community due to the negative environmental circumstances. The study also posits the sociological aspects of reinforcement theories to construe human behaviour in politically challenging environments.


DEVICE CONTROL LINEAR HYBRID IS IN THE SENSE THAT THE MOVEMENT FRAME 18 IS INFLUENCED BY THE FIELD MAGNET 66 AND FIELD COIL 54 WHEN IT IS EXCITED BY DC. COIL IS FIXED IN CARCASS Ferromagnetic 50 AND TWO PERMANENT MAGNETS ARE FIXED IN 66 CARCASS, AS THE AXIS OF THE COIL. FRAME 58 60 END HAS A REDUCED DIAMETER IS INFLUENCED BY THE MAGNETS 66 WHEN THE REEL 54 is de-energized, WHICH HAS THE EFFECT THAT THE FORCE EXERCISED ON THE REST FRAME APPROXIMATELY UNIFORM ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RACE hardworking OF FRAME. THIS CONTROL DEVICE OPERATED LINEAR A TAP PISTON 64 IS STATED POSITION CLOSED BY SPRING BRINGS IN POSITION 74 AND OPENING WITH RESPECT TO A CONE FEEDER 78 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CURRENT 54. COIL CURRENT ACTUAL CURRENT MAGNITUDE DETERMINED THE OPENING OF THE VALVE.


The utility model discloses a liquid crystal display and a displayer, aiming at solving the problem that the display quality of the liquid crystal display is decreased caused by the uneven box thickness of the liquid crystal display due to the uneven height of the coated frame sealing glue. The liquid crystal display comprises a frame sealing glue groove with a set height for containing the frame sealing glue, and a colorful film substrate and an array substrate of the liquid crystal display are glued with each other by the frame sealing glue in the frame sealing glue groove. As the colorful film substrate and the array substrate of the liquid crystal display are glued with each other by the frame sealing glue in the frame sealing glue groove with the set height, the box thickness of the liquid crystal display can be guaranteed to be the height of the frame sealing glue groove, the box thickness of the liquid crystal display is even, and the display quality of the liquid crystal display is improved.


Phyllis C. Lee is Professor of Psychology at Stirling University, Scotland. She has conducted fieldwork on baboons, vervet monkeys, and elephants since 1975. Her research interests focus on physical growth; cognitive and social development; behavioral ecology and reproductive strategies; life history evolution; and biodiversity conservation.


Little Pink Bush is a short artist film made in collaboration with head of Painting at Leeds Arts University, Dr Sarah Taylor in connecticut USA. It considers the work of color theorist Elizabeth Burris-Meyer.


Objective To study the effects of adhesively bonded composite patching on the static strength and fatigue life of corroded aluminum plates. Methods Specimens were designed and fabricated to simulate corroded aluminum plates. The specimens were repaired by adhesively bonded composite patches. The effects of composite patching on the mechanical properties of the specimens were studied by finite element analysis( FEA) method and mechanical test. Results The FEA results showed that the stress concentration in the repaired specimen was greatly reduced. The static and fatigue data indicated that there was a 45. 9% increase in the fracture load of specimen type Ⅰ,and that the fatigue life was multiplied10. 3 times after the composite repair. The fracture load of repaired specimen type Ⅱ increased 11. 4%,and the fatigue life was 4. 6 times longer than that of the unrepaired specimen. Conclusion Adhesively bonded composite patching was proved to be an effective method to repair corroded aircraft aluminum structures.


This paper is the 5th part of a study on the oribatid mites of Sao Paulo State, and the 8th chapter of a series on the soil oribatid (Acari) fauna from Brazil that we are carrying out. We have found 24 species, and among them seven are new to Science: Austrozetes maximus n. sp., Furcoppia americana n. sp., Galumna perezi n. sp., Galumna araujoi n. sp., Pergalumna melloi n. sp., Allogalumna alpha n. sp. and Xylobates iracemae n. sp. A new genus: Pseudogalumna n. g., is described (type species: Oribates clericatus Berlese, 1915).


The class of skewon-axion media can be defined in a simple and natural manner applying four-dimensional differential-form representation of electromagnetic fields and media. It has been recently shown that an interface of a uniaxial skewon-axion medium acts as a DB boundary requiring vanishing normal components of the D and B vectors. In the present paper a more general skewon-axion medium is considered. It is shown that a planar interface of such a medium acts as a boundary generalizing both soft-and-hard (SH) and DB boundary conditions to SHDB conditions. Reflection of a plane wave from a planar SHDB boundary is studied. It is shown that for the two eigenpolarizations the boundary can be replaced by equivalent PEC or PMC boundaries. The theory is tested with a numerical example.


Because new technologies such as the computer,the optical fiber,the ultrasonic wave and the radar emerge,the liquid level auto- matic survey enteres the multi-functions,high accuracy stage.But taking these high technologies and products as the core of oil pot liquid level supervisory system will cost much.So most customers gaze at popular systems.The design proposed can both satisfy the ordinary customer pre- cision request and the economical measuring technique.And the supervisory system receives more and mere attention.


DC microgrid is gaining more popularity due to the advent and advancements in renewable energy sources, however, there are some challenges in its development such as protection of dc equipment from short-circuit faults. This paper proposes a modified solid-state dc circuit breaker for bidirectional power flow protection that reduces current stress on semiconductor devices during commissioning and reclosing. And also a method of system re-breaking or reclosing depending on the fault existence has been proposed. This circuit breaker topology has been verified with varying system parameters using the spice simulation tool. The protection of dc system by the proposed circuit breaker is experimentally verified for a system rating of 100V/10A.


How do different types of child maltreatment relate to parental drug/alcohol problems? A series of confirmatory factor models were tested with cross-sectional data from a community sample (N = 477). Findings suggest that childhood maltreatment and parental drug problems are two distinct conditions that co-occur about 30% of the time; they are not completely independent, nor are they always related to each other. When they co-occur, greater problems characterized by global parental dysfunction are suggested. Furthermore. several reported experiences differed by gender: Family abuse and parent drug problems were more strongly related for men.


Page 1 sur 2 http://www.frontiersin.org/10.3389/conf.fnagi.2016.03.00040/event_abstract?sname=6th_Belgian_Brain_Congress Stereotaxic injection of fibrillar PHF from Alzheimer brain induces propagation of argyrophilic grains constituted of murine tau in mouse brains Sarah Houben1, Emilie Audouard1, Caterina Masaracchia1, Zehra Yilmaz1, Valérie Suain1, Michèle Authelet1, Robert De Decker1, Luc Buée2, Alain Boom1, Karelle Leroy1, Kunie Ando1 and Jean-Pierre Brion1*


Railway truck is necessary to have excellent curving performance as well as high speed hunting stability, but generally they are contrary to each other. In order to realize the compatibility, many trucks with passive steering mechanism have been studied, and some of them are realized on service operation. In order to realize further improvement of bogie steering ability on sharp curve, active steering control can give effective performance, and is considered as the latest topic. As an example of the active steering bogie, the bogie with actuators between wheelsets and bogie frame is considered. The bogie mechanism realizes effective steering but requires many actuators results in complex mechanism. The truck treated here has simple but effective mechanism: Actuators are attached only between car body and truck frame. When railway trucks negotiate sharp curve running, the rolling radius difference between inside and outside wheels cannot be obtained sufficiently, and the attitude of the truck becomes so-called "insufficient steering condition". Considering the phenomena, if the truck frame is steered by actuators toward "radial steering position of the truck", the improvement of curving performance of the truck can be realized. This is the first concept of active-bogie-steering (ABS) truck. In this paper, detailed study and evaluation for ABS (Active-Bogie-Steering) bogie will be presented. Validity tests were carried out with the bogie on rolling test stand in NTSEL (National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory), which can simulate curve-running condition including transition curve. Bogie parameters and steering actuator characteristics are elaborately identified in order to compare the experimental results with multi-body dynamics simulation. According to the test results and numerical simulation, the effectiveness of the proposed bogie mechanism and control are proved.Copyright © 2007 by ASME


Objective:In order to obtain safer HBV DNA vaccine,recombinant kanamycin resistance eukaryotic expression plasmid containing the gene of HBV surface antigen was constructed and used to study humoral immune response in BALB/c mice.Methods:HBV antigen middle protein(preS2+S) encoding gene fragment was isolated from the recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA-S 2S;subcloned into eukaryotic expression vector pVAX1.After confirmed the presence of the gene by restriction endonuclease analysis,it was used to immunize the healthy BALB/c mice at different doses,and the levels of anti-HBs in serum was determined by ELISA.Results:Restriction endonuclease analysis confirmed recombinant plasmid pVAX-S 2S was what was expected.Serum anti-HBs was detected at the 2nd week after DNA vaccination at all three doses(100 μg,50 μg,10 μg per mice)and their titers were increased with time.Quantitative comparison of the serum anti-HBs levels revealed significant(P0.05)difference betwee the high dose group(97.83±38.78)mU/ml and the median dose group(45.13±21.12)mU/ml or the lower dose(19.74±11.92)mU/ml.On the 4th and 8th week following the induction the high and the media dose group displayed less difference whereas they displayed significant(P0.05) and highly significant(P0.01) differences with the lowest dose group respectively.Conclusion:Recombinant kanamycin resistance eukaryotic expression plasmid pVAX-S 2S can effectively induce humoral immune response in healthy mice.


On September 3, 2013, a California federal jury unanimously found HannStar Display Corp. liable for conspiring to fix prices on liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. However, the jury found…


In this article,effective anti-interfere measures are found through practice and experiment on the multi-function test bed where multi-type models engine are tested,leading to breakthrough in solving signal interference.The successful application of anti-inference technology has not only solved the problem of test bed construction but also formed a series of effective operable measures for the reference of peers.


Aimed at the outstanding problem of adjustment of filtration property and high temperature stability of high temperature water-based drilling fluid at home and abroad,the anti 240 ℃ and salt tolerant polymeric filtrate loss reducer HTP-1 was developed based on optimum design of molecular structure and selection of monomer.The optimum synthesis conditions of HTP-1 was as follows: pH value was 7.0,the mass ratio of DEAM,AMPS,NVP,DMDACC was 6∶ 3∶ 3∶ 1,the initiator content was 0.1%,reaction temperature was 60℃ and reaction time was 4 h.the result of thermal gravitational analysis showed that the thermal decomposition onset temperature of HTP-1 was up to 320℃,indicating that HTP-1 possessed strong thermal stability.The experiments of calcium and salt tolerance showed that performance of HTP-1 in drilling fluid containing 267 g/L salt or 5 g/L calcium chloride was stable,which was similar to that of the foreign anti high temperature polymer Driscal and superior to domestic metallic ion fluid loss additive PMHA-Ⅱ.The filtration reducing ability of HTP-1 at high temperature of 240℃ was better than that of Driscal(240℃) and domestic PMHA-Ⅱ(220℃) in fresh water drilling fluid,weighted fresh water drilling fluid,saturated brine drilling fluid and compound salt water drilling fluid,respectively.In the end,the mechanisms of heat and salinity tolerance and filtrate loss reduction of HTP-1 were probed.


A systematic and standardized procedure for estimating life cycle costs of solid rocket motor booster configurations. The model consists of clearly defined cost categories and appropriate cost equations in which cost is related to program and hardware parameters. Cost estimating relationships are generally based on analogous experience. In this model the experience drawn on is from estimates prepared by the study contractors. Contractors' estimates are derived by means of engineering estimates for some predetermined level of detail of the SRM hardware and program functions of the system life cycle. This method is frequently referred to as bottom-up. A parametric cost analysis is a useful technique when rapid estimates are required. This is particularly true during the planning stages of a system when hardware designs and program definition are conceptual and constantly changing as the selection process, which includes cost comparisons or trade-offs, is performed. The use of cost estimating relationships also facilitates the performance of cost sensitivity studies in which relative and comparable cost comparisons are significant.


The subject innovation relates to a packing supporting member, can quickly assemble and means for supporting the lower portion of the part, and it is possible to stably support the part of the protruding shape, it is possible to configure a hollow portion capable of absorbing the shock only with assembly economically advantageous to provide a supporting member for the packing by allowing it is an object. Applying the present design, the assembly is simple, without the need to incorporate an extra such as shock absorber can be formed inside the shock absorption is possible only with a hollow portion so assembled it is advantageous economically. In addition, the present design has the advantage of being easy to wrap a part of the product extruded products.


The idea of this special issue is to present a selection of essays about Central European Educational Research. It describes different positions in relation to how the autonomy and independence of educational research as a strategic field has been built and shaped by internal and foreign policies in the last three decades (Boltanski, 2011; Fligstein & McAdam, 2011). The ambition and the scope of this issue is to give an impression of the on-going development and debates of educational research in the region. Through a temporally reflected lens of the last thirty years the issue develops a discourse about challenges and constraints that face educational research within Central Europe.


A set of land-cover pattern maps for the Gunma Prefecture was produced to help understand
and assess the ecological implications of regional spatial patterns. Covering a total area of
approximately 6,360 square kilometers, about 77 percent of this area can be regarded as "vegetation
cover". The land cover map was derived from the supervised classification process with the
combined use of TM, SPOT and aerial images. Six aggregated classes are forest, agriculture, grass,
bare land, urban, water, with class proportion of 73.91%, 8.57%, 3.77%, 3.08%, 10.22%, 0.45%
respectively. A series of spatial filters to the land-cover maps is applied to derive new maps of pattern
indicators. Five pattern indices were mapped: forest connectivity, forest area density, land-cover
connectivity, land-cover diversity, and landscape pattern types. Mainly according to the topographical
conditions in the direction of from east to west, Gunma prefecture was divided into three subregions:
urban, suburban and mountainous area. Patches-patch size method was utilized to determinate the
pattern scale, i.e., kernel size, and grain size. Results show that grain size of 0.0147km2, and kernel
size of 16*16,16*16,12*12 pixel for urban, suburban and mountainous regions, respectively, were
suitable parameters for pattern mapping.


Oscillatory properties of half-linear second order differential
equations are investigated. A particular attention is devoted
to the properties of the principal solution and to the role
played by this solution is half-linear oscillation theory.


This study aims to determine the magnitude of farm income sweet corn hybrids in the village Bocek District of Karangploso Malang, determine the factors of production on the farm production of sweet corn hybrids in the village Bocek District of Karangploso Malang, analyze optimizing the use of factors of production of sweet corn hybrids in the Village Bocek Karangploso District of Malang. This research determined by purposive sampling in the village Bocek Karangploso District of Malang using simple random method using 40 samples of hybrid sweet corn growers. The analytical method used is cobb-Douglass function analysis and analysis of allocative efficiency of production inputs (NPMX / PX). The results showed the value of R / C ratio of 2.36, which means profitable and viable. Production factors which significantly affect the farming of sweet corn hybrid that is the seed and manure. Farmers in the allocation of production inputs is not efficient, because the value NPMX / PX of both factors of production is greater than 1. So in alokaatif, use of production factors have not been efficient hybrid sweet corn that need to be added use.


Supply rate is very low because conventional smart system of streetlight management requires a lot of time and cost until now. In this paper, we demonstrated maintaining system for streetlight which uses LoRaWAN to solve following those reasons. Using LoRaWAN is subject to build long range and low power communication. Furthermore, it helps to make low initial and cost for maintenance. Detecting problem of streetlight in real time and controling streetlight based on situation and environment are additional benefits. This system on control part is carried by administrator in GUI environment. Finally, we verified the proposed system of performance for LoRaWAN communication and sensor accuracy.


When the curators Adam Szymczyk and Elena Filipovic were asked whether or not there was a thematic framework for the 5th Berlin Biennial: When Things Cast No Shadow, Elena Filipovic's answer was as follows.


During the training of software technology talents in higher vocational colleges,through the reforms of curriculum and course content,construction of teaching staff,schools and enterprises co-building training bases and teaching quality system,the software major courses are closer to the knowledge,skills and quality requirements asked by the business of software professionals,and more in line with the social development. The flexible curriculum of professional positions based on software services outsourcing makes the teaching plan more rational. Thus the students trained meet the needs of business and society to achieve professional orientation to meet market demand,and have professional characteristics.


The factors affecting the relationship between China and India can be divided into three categories: structural factors, hard factors, and soft factors. The structural factors are mainly geopolitical factors determined by national strength, geographical features and international status. Hard factors mainly include border conflicts, Tibetan issues, China–Pakistan relations and water disputes, which are difficult to solve and highly sensitive. Soft factors include a trade imbalance, visa issues, different notions of history, strategic differences, and the relationship between the two countries on the international stage. These three kinds of factors are differentiated. Their importance and influence on China–India relations are also changing. Geopolitical factors have begun to play more important role in the bilateral relationship of the two rising countries in the past few years, leading to their strategic competition. This competition has grown despite the fact that the two countries have not yet achieved a status as leaders of world politics. This premature strategic competition will hinder the development of the two countries and will make the "Asian century" hard to realize. For the security and interests of both nations and Asia as a whole, China and India must establish a more stable geopolitical relationship, promote bilateral cooperation in the field of hard and soft factors, and find opportunities for cooperation in new areas and spaces. Finally, China and India need to build a new type of power relations.


The utility model discloses a reverse anti-collision device with the acousto-optic prompt function. The reverse anti-collision device comprises a single-chip microcomputer, an ultrasonic detection module, a switch board, a voice broadcast module, and a display module, wherein the ultrasonic detection module is connected with the input end of the single-chip microcomputer by the switch board. The output end of the single-chip microcomputer is connected with the voice broadcast module and the display module. The light emitting diode display is combined with the voice broadcast module, thus the orientation of obstacles and the distance of the obstacles to the vehicle body are broadcast by voice, and a corresponding LED flashes and prompts; the distance between the obstacle and the vehicle body is closer, the LED flash frequency is higher, so as to effectively reduce the reverse collision. In the premise of not changing the vehicle, the loss caused by reverse is reduced to the maximum limit.


A 44‐month old girl with congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia, already with pancytopenia, underwent an unrelated allogeneic cord blood transplantation with recovery of normal blood cell counts. The patient was a compound heterozygote for two c‐mpl missense mutations inherited from both parents, one of them, a G578A exon 4 mutation leading to a cysteine to tyrosine replacement of codon 193, previously unreported. Am. J. Hematol., 2007. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Preface Central and Eastern Europe and Its Sociology at the Beginning of the Post-Communist Era by Mike Forrest Keen and Janusz Mucha Unhandy Sociology: The Case of Belarus by Wanda Rusetskaya and Olga Tereschenko Bulgarian Sociology: Lights and Shadows at the Dawn of the 21st Century by Vyara Gantcheva Croatian Sociology after 1990: Towards New Institutionalization? by Ognjen Caldarovic Sociology in the Czech Republic after 1989 by Milan Petrusek Estonian Sociology of the 1990s: In Search of an Identity by Mikko Lagerspetz and Iris Pettai More Evolution the Revolution: Sociology in Hungary by Denes Nemedi and Peter Robert Sociology in Latvia after 1990 by Aivars Tabuns Lithuanian Sociology: 1990-2000 by Anele Vosyliute Macedonian Sociology in the 1990s: Between the Old Conception and the New Challenges by Petre Georgievski and Mileva Gurovska Polish Sociology in Romania Since 1989 by Ilie Badescu and Radu Baltasiu The Rise of Russian Sociology by Valery Mansurov and Michael Chernysh In Search of Its Own Identity: A Decade of Slovak Sociology by Bohumil Buzik and Eva Laiferova Sociology in Slovenia: The Challenge of Transition by Franc Mali Sociology in the Ukraine 1990-2000: A Decade of Firsts by Natalia Pohorila Sociology Without Society?: Yugolav Sociology After 1990 by Karel Turza References Index About the Editors and Contributors


Smart grid is a modernized power grid that uses information and communication technology to gather and act on information, to use the information to provide automatic control to improve the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of the grid. In this paper, we study a wireless sensor network for monitoring long range power transmission line in smart grid. The energy efficiency is the major concern in this paper since the monitoring network is powered by renewable energy. Taking delay in consideration, we first get the optimal energy efficiency. To provide better quality-of-service (QoS) of the sensor network, we propose schemes for weighted average energy efficiency and average delay. Then, we propose a sequential control scheme, which achieves higher weighted average energy efficiency by increasing signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio. Moreover, with the combination of transmitting power, sequential control and delay, we conduct numerical study to demonstrate that the proposed sequential control is a practical method in improving weighted average energy efficiency. We also study the practical application of the sequential control when delay is taken into consideration since monitoring data in smart grid is delay-sensitive.


Aristotelia chilensis is a native tree species from Chile whose berry fruits are credited as holding a high antioxidant and cardioprotective ability. Its seeds possess high dormancy. In order to accelerate the germination process, N6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), gibberellic acid (GA3) and Fluridone (FLU) in two concentrations (10 and 100 μM) were studied in vitro conditions. The BAP treatments were the most effective dominance breakers mostly in a 100 μM concentration: reaching 74 % germination at 30 days, much higher than the 27 % from the witness control group. Germination curves indicate that treatments with GA3 and FLU accelerated germination, which started after a lag phase of 40 days. However, maximum germination never achieved the one obtained by the BAP 100 μM treatment with 85 % after 60 days.


Shape Context algorithm is a recently proposed good method for object recognition. It is robust under small geometrical distortions and occlusion, invariant under scaling, translation, and change of illumination. However, because of its computational complexity, this algorithm is not suitable for online recognition. In this paper, we proposed an improved Shape Context algorithm which introduces an optimal hierarchical structure and gives new reference points selection criteria. Compared with the original Shape Context algorithm, the improved algorithm keeps the recognition accuracy and reduces the computational cost greatly. The good experimental results reveal that, this new algorithm can be applied to the pedestrian detection system online, which is an important research topic in intelligent transportation.


Only limited research has been devoted to the morphology, sediment distribution, and sedimentary processes in the Bellingshausen Basin. Based primarily on early Eltanin data, M. Ewing et al. (1968) described the thick sediment apron extending north from Antarctica between the Antarctic Peninsula and about 140°W. They called this sediment cover the Bellingshausen sediment body. Houtz et al. (1973) mapped sediment thickness adjacent to Antarctica west of 60° W, and their data suggested that the Bellingshausen sediment body is continuous with thick Antarctic continental-margin sediments throughout the western Pacific and Indian Ocean sectors of Antarctic waters. These studies and those of M. Ewing et al. (1969) and J. Ewing et al. (1971) showed very thin sediments between about 57° and 60°S in the Bellingshausen Basin, in the Drake Passage, and on the southern side of the passage adjacent to the Antarctic Peninsula. Deductions about sedimentary processes which were included in these papers are discussed in the appropriate sections below. This report has a threefold purpose: (1) to delineate the physiographic provinces and bathymetry of the Bellingshausen Basin where the Leg 35 sites were drilled, (2) to outline sediment distribution and acoustic provinces as inferred from seismic profiler data, and (3) to discuss the evolution of terrigenous sedimentation processes in the basin through the combined interpretation of tectonic processes, acoustic records, and the sediment data from drill cores.


In Chinese history,the martial arts(Chinese Wushu) is one of the important constituents of traditional education.As the national outstanding representative of Chinese culture,the martial arts has the unique humanities value and social value,and plays a positive role in the inheritance of national spirit and the spread of national culture.Nowadays,studies on the value and function of martial arts education have much significance such as: cultivating the talents of full scale development,promoting the development and perfection of students' individuality,increasing the sense of nationality pride and the spirit of patriotism,and enhancing the qualities of the whole nation.


The Stability of Enrofloxacin Meagan Dodge, (Dr. Dawn Boothe) University Undergraduate Fellow, 1997-1998, Texas ARM University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Enrofloxacin is an antimicrobial drug approved for veterinary use only. Enrofloxacin is administered orally or parenterally, Veterinarians may dilute the drug for injection or topical use in a commercial physiological solution. The injectable commercially used Enrofloxacin, Baytril, is sometimes too strong, causing vomiting, and much smaller concentrations are effective topically. It is hypothesized that the dilution of enrofloxacin in some commercially used solutions will not affect the drug's efficacy. The purpose of my study was to test the afore stated hypothesis. In the experiment, stock solutions of enrofloxacin in physiological saline solution, dextrose 5 10 in water, lactated Ringer's solution, Epi-otic solution, and vinegar. E col/ 2592-2 (standardized solution in saline) was the microorganism chosen to be tested because it is known to be susceptible to enrofloxacin. At time 0, I day and 7 days and temperatures of 25 C and 4 G, decreasing tube dilutions (0. 125 to 16 Iig/ml) of each stock solution and a standard enrofloxacin solution (control) were made using Mueller-Hinton broth. Each dilution of the enrofloxacin solution and an equal amount of bacterial solution were combined and incubated for 24 hours. The resulting growth was read using ultraviolet spectrophotometry and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of enrofloxacin in each solution was determined and compared to the controL Results showed that the MIC's at time 0 were: control 8 Irg/ml, saline — 0. 25 Itg/ml, dextrose 4 Iig/ml, ringer I Itg/ml, epi-otic 4 Iig/ml, and vinegar 2 Irg/ml. The results for both temperatures at I day followed the same pattern. At 7 days, crystals of enrofloxacin were observed in all solutions at both temperatures, hence these solutions were not tested by tube dilution. Therefore, it can be concluded that because the commercial solutions caused a decrease in MIC, they all appear to increase rather than decrease the efficacy of enrofloxacin. The experiment shows that some physiological solutions can alter the efficacy of enrofloxacin when the two are combined for clinical use, but this alteration is favorable. Back~on+ Enrofloxacin (ENRO) is a fluoroquinone quinoline carboxylic acid derivative, As an antibiotic, this antimicrobial drug is given orally or parenterally to patients suffering from susceptible infections. ' Enrofloxacin inhibits DNA gyrase, a bacterial type II topoisomerase, responsible for bacterial replication. ' The drug is rapidly bactericidal. ENRO is approved for use by veterinarians only. This antibiotic is highly effective against aerobic gram-negative rods and coccobacilli, such as Pseudomona aerugi nosa, Aeromonas spp. and Pasreurella spp. Selected gram-positive and acid fast bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacteria sp. , are also susceptible. ' ENRO can also be administered parenterally. The pharmaceutical product is prepared as a 2. 27 lo solution in n-butyl alcohol, potassium hydroxide, and water, which serve only as solvents. However, administered from the bottle, concentrations are often too strong, causing the patient to vomit. In addition, much smaller concentrations are effective topically. Thus, veterinarians may chose to add a small amount of a commercial physiological solution to dilute the drug before injection, or they may add the drug to a solution intended for topical use (as in the ears). This experiment will determine whether the addition of various dilutents will alter the efficacy of the antimicrobial. In addition, the effects of storing the diluted drug up to I week at room temperature and in the refrigerator (25'C and 4'C, respectively) will be studied. Q) jectives The objectives of this study are to determine the inhibitory effects of selected commercially available solutions on the antibacterial activity of ENRO. H~th Our hypothesis is that the efficacy of the ENRO will not be affected by diluting or storing the drug in these various solutions. terials and Meth s The tube dilution method was used to find the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of each solution. MIC is the lowest concentration of drug that yields no bacterial growth. The solutions tested were physiological saline solution (PSS) [0. 9'/6 NaC1], dextrose 5'/o in water (DSW), lactated ringer solution (LRS) [Na, Cl, Ca", and K' as an isotonic fluid], epi-otic fluid [2. 7'to lactic acid and 0. 1'/o salicylic acid], vinegar [acetic acid], used as an ear cleaning solution, and water as a control. The concentration of ENRO added to the first three solutions (PSS, DSW, and LRS) was based on a 5 mg/kg dose (labeled dose) for a twenty kilogram dog. In such a case, 100 mg of ENRO would be administered parenterally. For all dilutions, the commercially available drug was used, Baytril . To create stock solutions following these 6 guidelines, 2. 2 ml of Baytril was added to 2. 8 ml of solution, yielding 5 ml of stock. For the epi-otic solution and the vinegar, which are administered topically (in the ear), a 1 to 9 dilution is generally recommended. I ml of Baytril was added to g ml of solution, yielding 9 ml of stock. These five ENRO spiked stock solutions were then tested immediately (time 0) and day I and day 7 following storage at 25'C and 4 C. At each time period and at each temperature, duplicate dilutions were made using pure ENRO and each of the stock solutions with ENRO added. The dilutions used were 16, 8, 4, 2, I, 0. 5, 0. 25, and 0. 125 micrograms/mL. (Figure I) The dilutions were made in Mueller-Hinton broth. These dilutions were selected based on the clinical response of susceptible microorganisms. 120 microliters of each dilution were added to a microplate containing 96 wells (Figure I). The bacteria chosen was E. coli 2592-2, which is known to be susceptible to ENRO at the above concentrations. 120 microliters of a solution of this bacteria were added to the wells containing the dilutions of each solution. The plate was incubated at 3TC overnight. The next day, the inicroplate was read using ultraviolet spectrophotometry. The MIC of each solution was that well which contained the lowest concentration of ENRO and no growth of organism following a 24 hour incubation. The MIC's of each solution was compared to that of the pure ENRO. The microbiological assay method will be used to try to gain more convincing results in an easier to decipher manner. A concentration of each solution shown to be appropriate for this method will be compared to a stock solution of ENRO on a plate of bacteria, E. coli 2592-2. Small metal wells, penicylinders, will be placed on top of a lawn of bacteria. The spiked solutions and stock solution are added to the wells. The plate is incubated at 37 degrees overnight. The next day, the zones of no growth will be measured. Solutions showing the same inhibition diameter as the standard are assumed to have retained complete efficacy of the drug, This method will also be repeated at zero, one and seven days.


This paper investigates the relationship between unit trusts invested domestically and those invested overseas. The performance of unit trusts investing overseas is compared to unit trusts that are invested locally to determine whether they outperform the local funds. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) is used as the local funds' benchmark. The Morgan Stanley Capital international All Country (MSCI AC) Asia Pacific and MSCI World Free are utilised as the international funds' benchmarks. With a total of 26 local funds and 23 internationally invested funds, it is found that the risk-adjusted performance of internationally diversified funds is not significantly different from the performance of well-diversified domestic funds.


The UK government's Human Genetics Advisory Commission is to examine the adequacy of the existing law on cloning of human embryos after a lamb was cloned in Scotland (1 March, p 623).

The commission discussed at its inaugural meeting last week the new research on the cloning of sheep and acknowledged the public concern surrounding the possibility of human cloning. It decided …


The basic principles of developing and design of environmental maps and maps of environmental protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan are considered. Characteristics of the legends in layout, additional maps mortise and text explanations for the development of symbols, especially the colorful background of the scale are given. Considered focused analysis of cartographic representation on the basis of geographic information systems (GIS).


This study discusses the interest rate perceptionand credit procedures on car buying decisions mediated by purchase interest variables. The results of the research on the first hypothesis are the influence of perceptions of interest rates on purchase interest with a value of t-count 5.831> t-table 1.99 (p 0.000 <0.05). The second hypothesis in this study is that there is an effect of credit procedures on purchase interest (2.709> 1.99); (p 0.007 <0.05). The third hypothesis in this study is that there is an influence of interest on car buying decisions (2,687>1.99); (p 0.007 < 0.05). The fourth hypothesis in this study is that there is an effect of interest rate perceptionon car buying decisions (3,524>1,99); (p 0.000 < 0.05). The fifth hypothesis in this study is that there is an effect of credit procedures on car buying decisions (2,475> 1.99); (p 0.001 < 0.05). The sixth hypothesis is that the purchase interest variable cannot mediate the relationship between perceptions of interest rates on purchasing decisions (2.392 > 1.99). The seventh hypothesis is that the purchase intention variable cannot mediate the relationship between credit procedures and purchasing decisions (t 1.852 < 1.99).


Guavas from a commercial field near Homestead, FL, that were naturally infested with Caribbean fruit flies, Anastrepha suspense (Loew), were coated with Nature Seal 2000, Nature Seal containing 4% hydroxypropyl cellulose, or Pac-Rite TFC 213 (a carnauba wax). Precoating infestation rates ranged from 0 to 3.2 larvae per guava, and the mean Caribbean fruit fly survival in guavas coated with Nature Seal (4%), Nature Seal 2000, or Pac-Rite TFC 213 was 9, 46, and 68%, respectively, compared with uncoated controls. Mean days to 50% emergence was 18.2 d for larvae in guavas coated with Nature Seal (4%); this was significantly longer (95% CL) than the mean to 50% emergence for larvae in uncoated guavas (13.4 d) or those in guavas coated with Pac-Rite TFC 213 (13.2 d). Carbon dioxide levels were generally higher and oxygen levels generally lower in Nature Seal-coated guavas compared with uncoated guavas. Coatings can lower Caribbean fruit fly survival rates in guavas and might become a component of a systems approach to allow export of guavas from Florida to parts of the world that require fruit fly treatment.


This paper described an automatic facial feature extraction method from mug shots. Since most facial features locate at specific regions on a facial image, the region detection and partitioning techniques were used to segment and extract facial features. Heuristics were developed to detect the top, bottom, left and right margins of each feature region from the histograms of the vertical and horizontal projections of a facial image. Each facial feature region was then segmented according to its margins. Furthermore, each facial image was transformed to a facial feature vector, of which each element is the angle between two facial feature regions. The Euclidean distance was used to measure the similarities between facial feature vectors. A facial image database consists of three hundred mug shots was used for the experiment. The results show that the proposed scheme is computational efficient and performs well in facial image retrieval.


Many Natural Language Processing applications require semantic knowledge about topics in order to be possible or to be efficient. So we developed a system, SEGAPSITH, that acquires it automatically from text segments by using an unsupervised and incremental clustering method. In such an approach, an important problem consists of the validation of the learned classes. To do that, we applied another clustering method, that only needs to know the number of classes to build, on the same subset of text segments and we reformulate our evaluation problem in comparing the two classifications. So, we established different criteria to compare them, based either on the words as class descriptors or on the thematic units. Our first results lead to show a great correlation between the two classifications.


To study the techniques with saving and high-efficiency of water and fertilizer,the orthogonal experiment was designed to analyze the effects of fertilization,seeding,watering,species and their interactions on the wheat yield.The influences of the main factors were in the order of specieswateringfertilizationseeding.The seeding factor had no significant effect on yield.The interactions between the factors were significant and more dramatic than the single's except species.So the species matched with the other factors was the important measure for high yield.The sensitive degree of different species to fertilization,watering and seeding was largely different,which should be noticed during breeding.


: The Utilization of Video Makers in Essay Writing at English Education Study Program of Sriwijaya University. Objective: The aim of this study was to discover the fifth-semester students' views on the use of video makers in essay writing at English Education Study Program of Sriwijaya University. Method: This study applied descriptive qualitative method. There were 39 participants who participated in answering the questionnaires of this study. The data was presented and described based on the percentage obtained from the result of the questionnaires. Finding: The results of this research showed that using video makers in essay writing has a beneficial impact on students' multimodality writing in the twenty-first century. Conclusion: Along with the advancement of technological tools, students of the 21st-century can create multimodal composition of video essays by utilizing video maker application in project-based multimodal essay writing.


BACKGROUND
Angiogenesis is essential for development, growth and advancement of solid tumors. ETS-1 has been recognized as a candidate for tumor angiogenic transcription factor. This prompted us to study the clinical implications of ETS-1-related angiogenesis in uterine cervical cancers.

PATIENTS AND METHODS
Fifty patients underwent curative resection for uterine cervical cancers. The patients' prognoses were analyzed with a 24-month survival rate. In the tissue of 60 uterine cervical cancers, the levels of ets-1 mRNA, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF) and interleukin (IL)-8 were determined by competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction using recombinant RNA and enzyme immunoassay, and the localization and counts of microvessels were determined by immunohistochemistry.

RESULTS
There was a significant correlation between microvessel counts and ets-1 gene expression levels in uterine cervical cancers. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the localization of ETS-1 was similar to that of vascular endothelial cells. The level of ets-1 mRNA correlated with the levels of PD-ECGF and IL-8 among angiogenic factors. Furthermore, the prognosis of the 25 patients with high ets-1 mRNA expression in uterine cervical cancers was extremely poor, while the 24-month survival rate of the other 25 patients with low ets-1 mRNA expression was 92%.

CONCLUSIONS
ETS-1 might be a prognostic indicator as an angiogenic mediator in uterine cervical cancers.


Fifth instars of navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker), were exposed to controlled atmospheres to measure the effects of elevated carbon dioxide and reduced oxygen concentrations and temp...


Objective:This paper was designed to investigate the semiquantitative diagnostic value of intracardiac right-to-left shunts by right heart contrast echocardiography.Methods:In 34 patients with congenital heart disease (CHD),contrast echocardiography was performed by sonicated 50% dextrose via peripheral venous injection.A semiquantitative grade was performed according to the visualization degree of left heart: 0 grade,no contrast echoes in the left heart; Ⅰ grade,sparse contrast echoes in the left heart with limited scope; Ⅱ grade, contrast echoes with moderate intensity in the left heart;Ⅲ grade,dense contrast agents in the left heart and almost as much as right heart.Femoral artery blood was sampled for blood oxygen saturation (SaO 2).Results:0 grade,mean SaO 2:( 98.44 ± 1.10 )%;Ⅰ grade,mean SaO 2:( 98.40 ± 1.04 )%; Ⅱ grade,mean SaO 2:( 84.31 ± 1.01 )%;Ⅲ grade,mean SaO 2:( 76.17 ± 8.06 )%.Between 0 and Ⅰ grades,mean SaO 2 was of no significant difference (P 0.05 ).Between Ⅰ and Ⅱ grades,however mean SaO 2 was of a significant difference (P 0.05 ). Between Ⅱ and Ⅲ grades,mean SaO 2 was of a significant difference too (P 0.05 ).Conclusion:It was feasible that the intracardiac right-to-left shunts could be semiquantitatively diagnosed with contrast echocardiography.We might determine the degree of intracardiac right-to-left shunts according to the contrast echoes of left heart.


In cooperative link layer protocols the use of relay nodes may increase the capacity of the radio links. The study in this paper investigates what (if any) performance gain may be passed onto the routing protocol of a mobile ad hoc network. Two popular routing protocols are considered, AODV and OLSR, as each provides a unique route acquisition mechanism. A distributed procedure to choose the relay node at the link layer is combined with the two routing protocols. Analysis via simulation confirms some expected (and perhaps some other less expected) benefits when using a cooperative link layer protocol in place of a non-cooperative one, e.g., improved delivery ratio, end-to-end delay, and reduced signaling overhead.


origin of the chyle vessels, he met with a system of longitudinal fibres, which in their morphological characters were found by him to correspond exactly with organic muscular fibres. He now remembered that already, in the years 1842 and 1843, Lacauchie, Gruby, and Delafond (from observations made by Lacauchie on recently killed animals, and by Gruby and Delafond on living ones), attributed a power of motion to the intestinal villi?and therefore sought to convince himself of the correctness of this statement.


Process model matching refers to the automatic identification of correspondences between the activities of process models. Application scenarios of process model matching reach from model validation over harmonization of process variants to effective management of process model collections. Recognizing this, several process model matching techniques have been developed in recent years. However, to learn about specific strengths and weaknesses of these techniques, a common evaluation basis is indispensable. The second edition of the Process Model Matching Contest in 2015 hence addresses the need for effective evaluation by defining process model matching problems over published data sets. This paper summarizes the setup and the results of the contest. Next to a description of the contest matching problems, the paper provides short descriptions of all matching techniques that have been submitted for participation. In addition, we present and discuss the evaluation results and outline directions for future work in the field of process model matching.


Distribution of available boron content in soil and boron content of flue-cured tobacco in Enshi tobacco-growing areas in Hubei province and their relationships were analyzed in our study. The results indicated that: (1) The available boron content in soil in Enshi tobacco-growing areas was low, with the mean of (0.32 ± 0.15) mg·kg -1 , and 88.67% of soil samples were below the threshold of 0.5 mg·kg -1 . Significant differences were found among different altitudes and soil depths, indicating the trends of boron in soil that high altitude > medium altitude > lower altitude and 0-20 cm > 20-40 cm > 4060 cm. (2) The average boron content of flue-cured tobacco was (15.65 ± 7.26) mg·kg -1 . There existed significant differences among various cultivars, different grades and altitudes for the boron content of flue-cured tobacco, which showed the trends of Yunyan87 > K326 > Yunyan85, B2F > C3F > X2F, and high altitude > medium altitude > lower altitude, respectively. (3) The boron content of flue-cured tobacco (ŷ) was closely related to the boron content in soil (x), so a linear regression equation of ŷ = 7.1326 + 22.705 was established between them, with high significant correlation coefficient of 0.7831. The boron content of flue-cured tobacco increased with the altitude height going up and the boron content in soil increasing.


The thesis addresses shortages of the IPv6 security shield, provides comprehensive analyzes of IPv6 protocols, particularly mobility and security prot


The purpose of the present study is to investigate the recreation obstacles of teacher candidates in terms of different variables. A total of 178 teacher candidates (male: 108, female:70) from Faculty of Education at Erzincan Binali Yildirim University voluntarily took part in the present study to meet this purpose in 2018. 94 of the participants were from the department of computer education and instructional technology, and the rest of them was from the department of psychological counseling and guidance. The instrument named "Leisure Time Obstacle Scale" was used during the study, which was developed by Alexandris and Carroll (1997), adopted to Turkish context by Gurbuz and Karakucuk (2007), and revised by Gurbuz et al., (2007). Independent sample t-test and One-way ANOVA tests were used to answer the research questions. Tukey test was employed as a posthoc analysis to figure out the differences among the categories. Consequently, a nonsignificant result was observed for the subfactors of LTOS depending on the variables including gender, class level, and the sports branch being interested. However, a significant difference was found at the friend and time subfactors of the LTOS in terms of department category (p<.05). Furthermore, a significant difference was also observed at friend subfactor of LTOS for achievement level. Finally, a significant difference was also detected from the analysis results for the information subfactor of LTOS in terms of sports branch being interested.


The establishment of the British Library (BL) from the Parry Report of 1967, through Dainton in 1969, to the White Paper of 1971 and the Act of 1972, was contemporaneous with the formation of the polytechnics. The latter had their origins in the White Paper of 1966, A Plan for Polytechnics. The majority of the polytechnics were formed in 1970/71. Their libraries have grown, without central government assistance, to respectable size.


In 1961, an electric fence to control deer (Odocodus virginusnus) was erected around a 255-acre part of a 5Bacre stand of cut-over northern hardwood forest in the Adirondack Mountains. In addition to the main fence, a Sacre area was enclosed with an outrigger fence, as recommended by the Vermont Fish and Game Department, to test its effectiveness compared to the main fence. Observations of the outrigger fence indicated that it effectively repelled deer during early winter but was ineffective after 6 inches of snow had accumulated. High resistance to ground in dry snow was mea^ sured and the fence was modified by adding wires at ground potential. The main fence was modified in 1962 to include ground wires, and in 1963 to replace solid copper wire with copper-clad steel wire. Track counts and direct observaffons indicated that the electric fence effectively repelled many deer although numerous observations of deer penetrating the fence were made. Vegetative tallies indicated that deer browsing was significantly ( P < 0.0S ) reduced inside the fence. Cost per acre over the study period was $22.47. The efficiency of the electric fence in controlling deer use was considered too marginal to recommend its use as a management tool, and its cost was relaffvely too high. The effect of the white-tailed deer on Adirondack forest vegetation has been studied on The Archer and Anna Huntington Wildlife Forest Station since 1939. These early exclosure studies concluded that deer are not an important limiting factor in the establishment of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants in the uncut mature northern hardwood forest ( Webb et al. 1956 ) . Later studies on logged northern hardwood stands indicated a dramatic effect of deer on the height growth of most indigenous hardwoods, except American beech ( Fagus grandifolia), (Tierson et al. 1966, Farnsworth and Barrett 1966 ) . The desirability of reducing deer use to permit adequate stocking and growth of preferred timber species was clearly evident. Unpublished studies on the Huntington Wildlife Forest have also demonstrated that browsing by the extant deer population has changed the northern hardwood forest un1 A contribution of New York Pittman-Robertson Project W-105-R, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, the New York State Conservation Department, and the State University College of Forestry, Syracuse University, cooperating. 922 derstory to one comprised largely of beech, a species little used by the white-tail and not highly regarded by the forester. Fencing to control deer browsing on large areas of forest land has had little application. Electric fencing techniques have been used even less. Seamans ( 1951 ) used electric fencing to control deer damage, primarily to orchards, in Vermont. In 1960, a study was instituted on the Huntington Wildlife Forest to test the effectiveness of electric fences in controlling deer use on a large forested area under timber management. Thanks are due E. F. Patric and R. A. Seamans for their assistance. D. F. Behrend reviewed the manuscript.


Thus, a reflexion generated at A will appear in the top half of the record with z-coordinate = zt, corresponding to ~0; and, after the crystal has been rotated by 2 × t/, the reflexion at A' will appear on the lower half of the film with z coordinate = Zl, corresponding to (~0 + 2 x t/); or, zl = z~ + r/. A program written in FORTRAN IV for an ICL 1905 computer to perform the operations analysed above is available from the author. References


ABSTRACT Objective D. Maria I, queen of Portugal, was the mother of João VI and grandmother of Pedro IV of Portugal and I of Brazil. She became the first monarch of Brazil, where she became known as "Maria, the madwoman". We aimed to try to identify the mental disorder she suffered from. Methods We conducted a review of biographies about D. Maria I and scientific articles that discussed her case. Results The sparse information about her mental illness strongly indicates that she had several depressive and manic episodes, which were accompanied by psychotic symptoms. Conclusion Her probable psychiatric diagnosis is that of bipolar disorder.


In a way to minimize the gap between digital computing and DNA computing, it is needed to transfer DNA between the two fields, and to make use of the two technologies in generating ideas of data integrity and information security. One of the critical problems in amino acid analysis is how to establish a digital coding system to better reflect the properties of amino acids and their degeneracy. This paper introduces a method to convert digital data to the form of DNA and then to the form of amino acids using the natural RNA codons distribution on the 20 natural amino acids which preserves their biological properties. The Decoding method also convert the amino acids to a digital form. The method solves the problem of ambiguity that more than one codon correspond to the same amino acid. Applicability and reversibility of the method is proven and successfully implemented. The presented encoding method can serve in DNA computers and biological experiments by representing data in the form of amino acids. This mainly aims at increasing the flexibility of converting data between biological medium and digital medium. Although it does not include the use of secret key but it can also be used as an auxiliary factor in cryptographic and steganographic applications like data integrity and digital signature.


The main objective of its was to evaluate the development of scientific attitude according to the perception of basic education students, in public educational institutions in lockdown. The study carried out corresponds to a quantitative methodological approach, descriptive level, non-experimental, cross-sectional, comparative design. The study sample consisted of 555 students, of which 195 belonged to the third year of secondary school, 148 to the fourth year of secondary school and 212 to the fifth year of secondary school.For data collection, a scale designed online and distributed through from whatsapp. The processing and analysis of the results show that there is a deficient development of the scientific attitude, in addition there are no significant differences in the level of development of the scientific attitude, according to the degree of studies, chronological age and gender.


The weighted likelihood can be used to make inference about one population when data from similar populations are available. The author shows heuristically that the weighted likelihood can be seen as a special case of the entropy maximization principle. This leads him to propose the minimum averaged mean squared error (MAMSE) weights. He describes an algorithm for calculating these weights and shows its convergence using the Kuhn‐Tucker conditions. He explores the performance and properties of the weighted likelihood based on MAMSE weights through simulations.


The present study was conducted to determine the content of four mineral elements in honeys originating from different regions of West Georgia. Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and Ammonium (NH4+) were analyzed by HPLC-Conductivity, column "Cation" (3.9x150mm) solvent 0.1 mM EDTA 3mM HNO3, following the microwave digestion of the honey. High mineral contents were observed in the investigated honeys with K, Na, Ca and Mg being the most abundant elements with mean concentrations in Chestnut honey 5000-7000 ppm, 56-150 ppm, 40-230 ppm, 25-130 ppm, respectively. In Lime (Tilia) honey - 2400-2600 ppm, 30-50 ppm, 160-180 ppm, 45-60 ppm, Acacia honey 300-500 ppm, 35-45 ppm, 85-95 ppm, 15-25 ppm, Field honey -750-930 ppm, 35-45 ppm, 75-130 ppm, 25-35 ppm, Spring polyflora honey - 630-650 ppm, 45-50 ppm, 280-300 ppm, 25-35 ppm, Autumn polyflora Honey – 2500-3000 ppm, 80-100 ppm, 250-300 ppm, 80-100 ppm respectively. The correlation dependence was between the content of cations in the honey and conductivity (Chestnut honey 1.4 µs/cm, Lime (Tilia), honey 0.5 µs/cm, Acacia honey 0.16 µs/cm, Field honey 0.55 µs/cm, Spring polyflora honey 1.2 µs/cm, Autumn polyflora Honey 1.3 µs/cm)


Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a key mediator of chronic kidney disease, in which epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical process mediated by the TGFβ/Smad signalling pathway. The present study examined the specific role of Smads in Ang II‐induced EMT in vitro and in vivo. We found that Ang II signalled through the receptor of AT1, not AT2, to activate Smad2/3 and induce EMT in a normal rat tubular epithelial cell line (NRK52E). Activation of Smads by Ang II was attributed to degradation of an inhibitory Smad7, which was mediated by the AT1‐Smurf2‐dependent ubiquitin degradation mechanism because blockade of AT1 receptor or knockdown of Smurf2 inhibited Smad7 loss, thereby reducing Smad2/3 activation and EMT in response to Ang II. In contrast, over‐expression of Smad7 inhibited Ang II‐induced Smad2/3 activation and EMT in NRK52E cells and in a rat model of remnant kidney disease. Moreover, knockdown of Smad3, not Smad2, attenuated Ang II‐induced EMT. In conclusion, Ang II activates Smad signalling to induce EMT, which is mediated by a loss of Smad7 through the AT1‐Smurf2‐dependent ubiquitin degradation pathway. Smad3, but not Smad2, may be a mediator of EMT, while Smad7 may play a protective role in EMT in response to Ang II. Copyright © 2010 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Real-time visual tracking and live environment modeling are key problems of Augmented Reality applications.
This thesis presents a novel methodology for benchmarking visual tracking algorithms.
Ground truth camera motions are obtained by mounting a camera on a highly precise mechanical measurement arm and performing several calibration steps.
In 2009, we published the first systematic dataset based on real images and specifically created for planar template-based tracking.
It is part of the Trakmark benchmark and used by several research institutes.
The thesis also presents two novel methods which aim to reconstruct parts of the environment online while tracking a hand-held camera.
The first approach is an extension of inter-frame 2D template tracking to 2.5D tracking of convex objects while the second approach uses RGB-D images from a Microsoft Kinect to track and reconstruct arbitrarily shaped objects.


The article deals with the problem of resocialization of juvenile convicts through the development of their assertive behaviour. The connection between the assertiveness and a certain correlation of the adolescent's reaction to the frustrating situation is proved. The method of detecting the reaction to frustration in adolescents based on the modification of the frustration test by S. Rosenzweig has been developed. The types of behaviour strategies are determined in accordance with the parameters of assertiveness: assertive, non-assertive, aggressive, contradictory, unformed. The results show that the juvenile convicts detect considerably less strategies for assertive behaviour in comparison with the children of school age. The schoolchildren behave aggressively more often than the juvenile convicts do. At the same time, the level of non-assertive behaviour among the schoolchildren is more than three times lower.


QUATERNARY AMMONIUM LIPOPHILIC SALICYLATE, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT IT MEETS THE FORMULA: (CF DRAWING IN BOPI) IN WHICH: 1. R, R, R, and R, IDENTICAL OR DIFFERENT, DESIGNATE AN ALKYL, SATURATED, LINEAR DC RADICAL WHICH MAY BRING IN THE END OF THE CHAIN OR THE CHAIN, ONE OR MORE HYDROXYL GROUP (S); 2. R DESIGNATES THE GROUPING: (CF DRAWING IN BOPI) IN WHICH N DESIGNATES A WHOLE NUMBER INCLUDING 0 AND 18; R, R, and R HAVING THE SAME MEANINGS AS BELOW 1 .; R REPRESENTS A HYDROGEN, A HYDROXYL, A HALOGEN, AN ALKYL OR LINEAR HYDROXYALKYL REST IN C A C OR A C -C LINEAR ACYLATED REST, IN WHICH R A THE MEANINGS INDICATED IN 1. AND 2 .; OR 4. R AND R DESIGNATE A NON-AROMATIC HETEROCYCLE, SATURATED OR UNSATURATED, POSSIBLY INTERRUPTED BY AN ATOM OF OXYGEN ETOU NITROGEN AND SULFUR; R REPRESENTS A GROUP DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2. AND R REPRESENTS A GROUP DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 1. 5. R, R, and R MAY FORM A NON-AROMATIC, SATURATED OR UNSATURATED BICYCLE, WHICH IS POSSIBLY INTERRUPTED BY A NITROGEN ATOM; R REPRESENTS A DEFINED GROUP IN 1. AND 2.; R DESIGNATES A GROUP THAT MEETS THE FORMULA: -C- (CH) -CH IN WHICH N IS ONE


For the 2004-05 marketing year, only small changes are expected in the projections of use and year ending stocks of U.S. corn and soybeans, following more significant changes last month. In the case of soybeans, the large domestic crush during March and the current strong pace of exports may result in slight upward revisions in projections of consumption. With only about 18 weeks left in the marketing year, weekly U.S. export shipments need to average about 6 million bushels per week to reach the current USDA projection of 1.08 billion for the year. (This calculation is based on exports to date as reported by the Census Bureau through February and by the USDA through April 28). Weekly shipments averaged 15.4 million bushels in May, but will decline as importers turn to South American soybeans. The issue of the size of the 2004 U.S. crop raised by the USDA's March Grain Stocks report will not likely be addressed until the release of the June 1 or September 1 Grain Stocks reports.


In the climate of great political uncertainty and economic slowdown, countries may be tempted to turn inwards by erecting protectionist barriers. Yet, there could not be a more important time to ensure that the openness of the world trading system is safeguarded and promoted. This compendium of papers considers some of the issues and promotes a greater understanding, which should lead to enhanced policy decision-making for a strengthened multilateral trading system and a peaceful future.


Artificial intelligence (AI) will play an important role in realizing maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs). However, as a double-edged sword, this new technology brings forth new threats. The purpose of this study is to raise awareness among stakeholders regarding the potential security threats posed by AI in MASSs. To achieve this, we propose a hypothetical attack scenario in which a clean-label poisoning attack was executed on an object detection model, which resulted in boats being misclassified as ferries, thus preventing the detection of pirates approaching a boat. We used the poison frog algorithm to generate poisoning instances, and trained a YOLOv5 model with both clean and poisoned data. Despite the high accuracy of the model, it misclassified boats as ferries owing to the poisoning of the target instance. Although the experiment was conducted under limited conditions, we confirmed vulnerabilities in the object detection algorithm. This misclassification could lead to inaccurate AI decision making and accidents. The hypothetical scenario proposed in this study emphasizes the vulnerability of object detection models to clean-label poisoning attacks, and the need for mitigation strategies against security threats posed by AI in the maritime industry.


Seismic imaging of anisotropic media is one of the most challenging problem in exploration geophysics because of the possible coupling between the different anisotropic parameters. In this study, we develop a frequency-domain full-waveform inversion (FWI) method for imaging 2D visco-elastic VTI media from wide-aperture data. The forward problem relies on a finite-element discontinuous Galerkin method on unstructured triangular meshes that allows for accurate seismic modeling in complex media with reflectors of arbitrary shape. The inversion relies on a quasi-Newton algorithm which allows for proper scaling of misfit-function gradients associated with different parameter classes. The model parameters are either the P and S wave speeds on the symmetry axis and the Thomsen's parameters δ and ", or the stiffness coefficients c11, c33, c13 and c44. We first present a review of the diffraction patterns of each anisotropic parameter classes to assess the best parameterization of the inverse problem. Second, we present some preliminaries examples of FWI with simple synthetic model. Results highlight the coupling between the parameters and the difficulty of imaging the δ parameter from surface data.


Enclosure structure deformation induced by foundation pit excavation is one of important problems in foundation pit engineering. The factors influencing the enclosure structure deformation are complex and have stochastic and fuzzy properties, which have brought difficulties to the enclosure structure deformation prediction. The traditional methods are obviously inadequate while being used to predict the enclosure structure deformation. In this paper, the intelligent prediction method based on BP artificial neural network (ANN) and multi-step circulation is established and can solve these problems. Practices show that the accuracy of the method can meet the application requirements; the method has a few features, such as, with high efficiency, use of convenience, suitable for engineering applications, and so on, and has certain engineering and technical value.


The aim of this article is to present bibliography in the field of classical guitar graduate thesis and to determine the distribution of the institute made the year of acceptance. In this study, as well as the historical evolution of the classical guitar, it is mentioned in the place and importance in Turkey. The screening method is used to determine the content of graduate studies forming operation. The study, carried out between the years 1986-2015 and scanned graduate studies at YOK Thesis Center is limited. As result of the study, 89 in Turkey graduate, 23 of PhD,8 of proficiency in arts, a total of 120 studies on the guitar has been introduced. This study aims to assist in the selection of topics and to create resources for research in the field of guitar studies


Objective: To investigate anxiety and depression state of children with adenoid hypertrophy(AH),and the effect of endoscopic adenoidectomy and psychologic interventions on them.Methods: 40 children were assessed with DSRSC and SCARED.Statistical treatment was performed with T test.Results: The subscores of anxiety,and depression were higher than average scores of Chinese norm.The DSRSC and SCARED scores became normal in three months after treatments.Conclusion: Children with AH are more anxious and depressive than normal ones.Endoscopic adenoidectomy and psychologic care conduce to physical and mental rehabilitation of OSAHS.


The most portion of the Korean Army's ammunition management system has achieved efficiency and automation based on the Ammunition Information System (AIS). However, a few limitations for the automation system constructed at each site, exist in verifying the real time situation. At the present state of technology, the asset visibility of the located ammunitions is basically achieved. On the other hand, the ammunitions in the middle of transportation are difficult to achieve asset visibility. The RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) technology could be an appropriate solution in these circumstances. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to apply the RFID to improve defense asset management, total asset visibility and ammunition distribution efficiency in the ammunition management system of the Korean Army.


The appZiaation of superaonduativity to purposes affeating everyday life has been retarded by our pursuing only the development of materials while ignoring the problems assoaiated with their praatiaal use. The most important potential appliaations are in mediaine3 metallurgY3 mining3 pollution abatement3 power generation and transportation.


The present investigations evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of six different solvent extracts and isolated constituents of Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. against 21 microorganisms. Our result revealed that, the methanol extract showed a highest antibacterial activity with zone of inhibition ranging from 11.0mm to 30.5mm at 1mg/ml concentration. The MIC value of the methanol extract for the tested bacteria ranged between 15μg/ml to 500μg/ml. The most susceptible organism in the present investigation was Streptococcus faecalis (MIC 15μg/ml) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (MIC 62μg/ml), while the most resistant was Proteus vulgaris (MIC 500μg/ml). The highly significant antifungal activity against all the fungi was observed in methanol extract with percentage of inhibition ranging from 20.4% to 81.6% depending upon fungal species at 1mg/ml concentration. The IC50 value of the methanol extract ranged from 0.3mg/ml to 5mg/ml. Among the tested fungi, Fusarium moniliforme (IC50 0.3mg/ml) was highly sensitive and Aspergillus tamari (IC50 5mg/ml) was least sensitive.


In many countries, heart transplantation is the therapeutic method of choice for irreducible heart failure of various causes, among which the most common are dilating cardiomyopathy and coronary heart disease. Endomyocardial biopsy, first introduced in the posttransplant monitoring protocol by Billingham et al. from Standford University, has become a necessity in the histopathological diagnosis, especially after the introduction of immunosuppressive treatment [1]. Most of the times, endomyocardial biopsy remains the only accurate diagnostic method prior to development of significant myocardial injury. Once detected, reversible rejection reaction can be corrected through targeted therapy, by suitably increasing immunosuppression [2]. Despite modern immunosuppressive regimes, acute rejection remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in heart transplant recipients [3]. Rejection is histopathologically illustrated by the occurrence of an interstitial and/or perivascular lymphocytic inflammatory infiltrate which, in severe cases, is associated with significant myocyte damage. In certain situations, the acute rejection is followed by irreversible damage, leading to patient's death [4]. The main aim of this paper was to highlight the major role of biopsy in the short-, mediumand long-term follow-up of the heart transplant recipients, and in the diagnosis of complications which might occur in various moments after the transplant.


e12523 Background: From 1991 to 2005, the number of cases of non-AIDS defining cancers (NADC) rose from 3,192 to 10,059 in the USA. Studies have shown an improvement in survival for many HIV-associated malignancies in the post HAART era. Drug-drug interactions between HIV therapy and chemotherapy (CTX) are not well understood. HIV medications can inhibit or induce the cytochrome p450 system, modulating CTX clearance. To understand CTX-HIV medication interactions, we performed a retrospective analysis of all patients (pts) diagnosed with a solid NADC who took CTX with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). Methods: 157 pts with solid NADC were identified via a computer search at County Hospital. Adverse events (AE) during CTX in pts taking cART were assessed by chart review and graded per the NCI Common Terminology Criteria. Statistics: A Fisher's exact test was used to examine the differences in AE incidence. Results: Patients who did not take cART in conjunction with, or did not require CTX, were exclud...


Abstract : A completely fluorinated analog of picryldinitromethane has been made as part of a research effort aimed at the synthesis of high-density, zero hydrogen explosives. 1,3,5-Trifluorotrinitrobenzene, used as starting material in the synthesis and of interest in itself as a dense energetic material, was prepared by a new and improved method. In the course of the synthesis, a technique was developed for control of the ambident behavior of polynitroalkyl anions which may have general application in reactions of these nucleophiles.


The diary availability of solar energy, the benefits of clean and renewable energy and the crescent tendency of distributed generation contribute to fast advance of photovoltaic systems. The process of energy generation with solar cells is in a continuous evolution, reaching each year higher levels of efficiency, which combined with the advancements in the power electronics field and semi-conductors technology in large scale production makes the utilization of the photovoltaic systems cheaper and more efficient. Therefore, investments in solar energy supplied houses, buildings, industries and transportation increase. Fig. 1 illustrates the cumulative growth in PV capacity in major solar energy producing countries from 1992 to 2009 (IEA PVPS Programme, 2009).


Objective:To describe the profiles and changing tendency of infant mortality born to teenage mother in the state of Nevada, 1980-2000, and explore the risk factors of infant mortality. Methods: The Nevada Linked Birth/Infant Death data sets in 1980-2000 was analyzed. Total of 421 964 live births were registered, which included 55 419 live births born to teenage mother aged 10- 20 years old. Multivariate binary logistic regression model was used to explore the risk factors of infant mortality and estimate the strength of association. Results: Infant mortality rate (IMR) born to teenage mother varied from 5.69 to 14.72 per 1 000 live births in 1980-2000, mean IMR was 9.51 per 1 000 live births during these 21 years, which were higher than IMRs born to 20 years or older mothers every year. IMRs in two groups seem to have an overall decline by year during this period. The infant mortality rate born to black teenage mother reached to 16.07 per 1 000 live births, which was the highest one and significantly higher than those born to white, native American, Asian and other race mothers. Infant mortality rate generally appeared to decline by the increase of mothers age and 16 years old should be an important cut point. This study showed that Congenital anomalies: Club foot, Abnormal conditions of newborn: Meconium aspiration syndrome, Congenital anomaly: Heart malformation, Method of delivery: Repeat C-section, Abnormal conditions of newborn: Assisted ventilation 30 min, Birth weight group, Tobacco use, The time mother prenatal care began were significantly positively associated with infant mortality born to teenage mothers, their odds ratios were 24.25, 10.68, 10.23, 4.73, 2.49, 2.00, 1.99 and 1.19 respectively. The clinical gestation estimates was significantly negatively associated with infant mortality as odds ratio of 0.79. Conclusion: Infant mortality born to teenage mother is one of important public problem in Nevada, there are different risk factors related to infant death born to teenage and adult mother. Teenage pregnancy and its outcome should be paid more attention to study.


We demonstrate efficient optical coupling into metal-insulator-metal (MIM) plasmon modes. Subwavelength grating couplers are used to optically excite the MIM plasmon mode, which is observed with reflection spectroscopy. Coupling efficiencies of up to 28% are measured for insulator thicknesses of 12nm. It is found that the MIM resonance has a significant shift in energy as a function of grating depth. This shift is much larger than that seen from traditional surface plasmon modes. MIM plasmons are promising tools for probing molecular junctions due to strong field confinement and high field intensities within the insulator.


The effect of thermal annealing on the in-situ growth characteristics of intermetallics (IMCs) and the mechanical strength of Cu pillar/Sn-3.5Ag microbumps are systematically investigated. The Cu6Sn5 phase formed at the Cu/solder interface right after bonding and grew with increased annealing time, while the Cu3Sn phase formed at the Cu/Cu6Sn5 interface and grew with increased annealing time. IMC growth followed a linear relationship with the square root of the annealing time due to a diffusion-controlled mechanism. The shear strength measured by the die shear test monotonically increased with annealing time. It then changed the slope with further annealing, which correlated with the change in fracture modes from ductile to brittle at a critical transition time. This is ascribed not only to the increasing thickness of brittle IMCs but also to the decreasing thickness of the solder, as there exists a critical annealing time for a fracture mode transition in our thin solder-capped Cu pillar microbump structures.


The present invention relates to a method for producing a security element (1), an obtainable according to the inventive method the security element (1), transfer materials having the inventive security elements as well as with the inventive security elements secure valuables. The inventive security element (1) has two functional layers (12, 22) by means of a resist layer (30) are glued together. The resist layer (30) has a pattern that is used to generate a congruent pattern in the first functional layer (12). Then, the pattern of the resist layer (30) and thus the first function layer (12) in the second functional layer (22) is accurately reproduced. This is achieved in that the second functional layer (22) is glued in the form of the pattern of the resist layer (30). The non-bonded portions of the second function layer (22) are removed, whereby a negative writing is formed.


To study the mechanism of heat-clearing herbs in treating diabetic nephropathy and verify the theory of traditional Chinese medicine in the episode of diabetic nephropathy for clinical evidence, the glomeruli mesangial cells proliferation were induced by high glucose incubation in vitro and the effect of herbs on the proliferation were detected by MTT assay. Results: Radix Rehmanniae, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae and Picrorhiza Rhizome could inhibit the proliferation induced by high glucose, but Cortex lycil could not do. It is revealed that heat-clearing herbs can inhibit the genesis of diabetic nephropathy.


A prominent sarcoid like pulmonary granulomatous reaction to Hodgkin's disease was diagnosed six months before extrapulmonary Hodgkin's disease was confirmed histologically. It recurred with exacerbations of the lymphoma. The reaction is similar to that often seen at pathological staging of intra-abdominal organs not affected by Hodgkin's disease.


ABSTRACT In this work, the electronic structure, optical properties and thermoelectric properties of the GeI2 monolayer are calculated by the first principles with the Boltzmann transport equation. The monolayer is calculated as an indirect band gap semiconductor with an indirect band gap of a value 2.19 eV. This GeI2 monolayer is good for absorbing low-energy photons, and it is insensitive to high-energy photons. The material is stable at temperatures up to 600 K, so we calculated the thermal conductivity (KL), Seebeck coefficient (S), power factor (PF) and thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of the GeI2 monolayer at various carrier concentrations from 300 to 600 K. Due to the lower group velocity, the GeI2 monolayer has a lower thermal conductivity of 0.48 W/m K at 300K. In P-type doping, the power factor can up to 0.11 mW/m K2, and its ZT value is 4.04 at 600 K of the GeI2 monolayer, indicating that the GeI2 monolayer is a potential thermoelectric material.


Optimal control theory is applied to prepare excited state wave packets localized in specific regions of a reaction surface which can be used as a sensitive tool to clarify and manipulate characteristic reaction features. In the present example of the Na–H2 collision complex this allows us to study the quantum dynamics in the vicinity of a conical intersection and the population transfer through it in great detail. We could clarify the relaxation mechanism and extract the vibrational distribution of the H2 fragment resulting after the collision. Employing differently shaped laser pulses the ability to control reactions through conical intersections is proven.


Aquinas' conception of causality, especially when associated to the notions of creation and nature, grounds his cosmology as presented in the Summa contra gentiles . Two theses are central to this cosmology. The first claims that the divine causality bestows order upon the world. The second in turn maintains that the set of stars, the heaven, rules and moves the sublunar realm, which necessarily occurs due to divine causality. There is therefore an articulation conceived by Aquinas between the two theses. To show this articulation is the aim of this paper. For this, I investigate how Aquinas understands and associates the notions of causality, creation and nature in such a way that it guarantees both divine creation and the operation proper to natural beings, among which stands out the heaven, which, in virtue of continuous locomotion, sets the condition for the actualization of beings' potentialities.