It is difficult to imagine a theme more relevant to contemporary concerns than that of this conference.1 The imagining of worlds within the World is a topic that has concerned me for some time, to the extent of nominating it in recent publications as one that is at the core of contemporary art, as it is of current being-in-the-world, and thus definitive of our contemporaneity. For example, I conclude a recent article, 'The State of Art History: Contemporary Art', with the following remarks:Placemaking, world picturing and connectivity are the most common concerns of artists these days because they are the substance of contemporary being. Increasingly, they override residual distinctions based on style, mode, medium and ideology. They are present in all art that is truly contemporary. Distinguishing, precisely, this presence in each artwork is the most important challenge to an art criticism that would be adequate to the demands of contemporaneity. Tracing the currency of each artwork within the larger forces that are shaping this present is the task of contemporary art history.2These are, I know, bold claims, but I am encouraged in pursuing them because I know them to be accurate pointers to the main (but of course not the only) concerns of contemporary artists. They are also a straightforward-if rather summary-description of the enterprise of many art critics, historians and theorists of visual cultures working throughout the world today.The second issue of the journal World Art is devoted to contemporary art. I have contributed an essay that attempts to answer the question: Can we say that contemporary art is-perhaps for the first time in history-truly an art of the world? I argue along the following lines:As biennales have for decades attested, art now comes from the whole world, from a growing accumulation of art-producing localities that no longer depend on the approval of a metropolitan centre and are, to an unprecedented degree, connected to each other in a multiplicity of ways, not least regionally and globally. Geopolitical change has shifted the world picture from presumptions about the inevitability of modernisation and the universality of EuroAmerican values to recognition of the coexistence of difference, of disjunctive diversity, as characteristic of our contemporary condition. Contemporary life draws increasing numbers of artists to imagine the world-here understood as comprising a number of contemporaneous 'natures': the natural world, built environments ('second nature'), virtual space ('third nature'), and lived interiority ('human nature')-as a highly differentiated yet inevitably connected whole. In this sense, from what we might call a planetary perspective, contemporary art may be becoming an art for the world-for the world as it is now, and as it might be.3My essay is accompanied by an insightful commentary by Marsha Meskimmon that adds much depth to my raw intuitions about the affective dimensions of the kinds of coeval ethics called for in contemporary conditions: the world 'as it might be'. Ian McLean has also contributed an important essay that ties, in his unique way, the world to Australian perceptions of it.Two ideas from within the passage I have just quoted attract attention as being key topics of relevance to this conference. For over 50 years now, a world historical shift from EuroAmerican hegemony to a declining dominance within an increasingly differentiated world geopolitical and economic order has been underway-recently, at an accelerating pace. It has found expression in art, I suggest, as a shift from various kinds of practices oriented for, against or at oblique angles to modernisation (not all of which are modernisi) to practices that arise out of contemporary conditions. I will return in my conclusion to some implications for art historical writing of this world-wide shifting from modern to contemporary art.Worlds-Within-The-WorldI want to focus the main part of my remarks on the kinds of worlds that are envisaged in the passage I just quoted. …


Thielaviopsis basicola and T. thielavioides are common and ubiquitous worldwide, especially on carrots. However, their occurrence has never been noticed in Taiwan. In a survey of Thielaviopsis species on carrots from markets, it has been found that T. basicola is very common in Taiwan, while T. thielavioides was only acquired once. Pure cultures were obtained to confirm their identity. These two species produce characteristic phialidic conidia and chlamydospores, which are described and illustrated here. Thielaviopsis thielavioides is a new record in Taiwan. Keyword: carrot, Trielaviopsis. * Corresponding author, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Introduction Two species of Thielaviopsis, T. basicola and T. thielavioides, have been reported occurring on carrots (Daucus carota) (Nag Raj and Kendrick, 1975). They are both soil-borne fungi. Among them, T. basicola was proved ubiquitous in soil worldwide (Yarwood, 1981). This species has little effect on carrots in the field, but can cause extensive damages on stored carrots (Punja et al., 1992). Numerous crops primarily belonging to the families of Leguminosae, Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae (Farr et al., 1989; Geldenhuis et al., 2006; Subramanian, 1968) may be infected by T. basicola in the field, leading to black root rot disease of varying severity. By contrast, T. thielavioides, occurring exclusively on carrots, received little attention and was not widely appreciated as being ubiquitous until the survey by Weber and Tribe (2004). Further, few literature referred to T. thielavioides, and its pathogenicity is still unclear. Carrot discs have long been used by plant pathologists as baits for T. basicola in soil (Mcllveen and Edgington, 1972; Yarwood, 1946). Lloyd and Lockwood (1962) pointed out that T. thielavioides can also been obtained by carrot disc baiting technique. Moller and Vay (1968) placed pieces of wood between two slices of carrot pieces to bait for T. fimbriata, even though T. fimbriata is not a soil-borne fungi and carrot is not its host. It suggests that carrot tissues must possess certain specific components attractive to some Thielaviopsis species, and at least T. basicola and T. thielavioides are widely associated with carrots where carrots are cultivated. Surprisingly, in Taiwan there were only two reports on T. basicola dating back to 1965 in


Purpose – To suggest a counseling model for human resource professionals, firmly based in providing complete transparency, which will assist employees and organizations in adapting to changes in the psychological contract.Design/methodology/approach – The authors posit that as the psychological contract between employers and employees undergoes a metamorphosis reflecting the fundamental changes in the exchange of work and rewards, human resource professionals would be well served to include a counseling approach to employee communication.Findings – The authors suggest that the counseling model will support a culture of transparency and yield positive outcomes for all concerned.Research limitations/implications – The co‐authors relied on their research and own experience in the field of human resource management and student counseling to develop this paper. The suggested model needs to be subjected to the rigors of academic scrutiny before it can be applied. The implications for human resource professional...


Excitation functions for the /sup 12/C(/sup 16/O,/sup 12/C/sub g.s./)/sup 16/O reaction feeding the 0/sup +/,6.049-, 3/sup -/,6.131-, 2/sup +/,6.919-, 1/sup -/,7.117-, 4/sup +/,10.353-, and 4/sup +/,11.095-MeV states of /sup 16/O have been measured at theta/sub lab/=7.0/sup 0/ over the energy range 22.7 < or = E/sub c.m./ < or = 37.7 MeV in 86- or 173-keV steps. The Ericson-fluctuation type analysis was performed and nonfluctuating enhancements with a width of 700 keV are observed at E/sub c.m./=23.6, 24.6, 28.4, and 32.2 MeV for the 0/sup +/,6.049-MeV states. The most probable total spins for the lowest three states are assigned to be J/sup ..pi../=14/sup +/, 14/sup +/, and 15/sup -/, respectively. These enhancements are strongly correlated to those for the 2/sup +/,6.919-MeV state, but anticorrelated to those for the 3/sup -/,6.131-MeV state. Model calculations based on Hauser-Feshbach and band-crossing theories were performed and none of them have succeeded to reproduce the data in a consistent way. Alpha-particle doorway states embedded in the high excitation of /sup 28/Si (39--54 MeV) are indicative to describe these intermediate-structure resonances.


When reflecting on his favorite part of data analysis, the esteemed statistician John Tukey (19152000), often called the father of exploratory data analysis, said, Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization. The advent of large, information-rich data sets partnered with advanced computation has made it increasingly possible to inject life into data through interactive visualization. The opportunity to engage interactively with data enables the discovery of patterns and exploration of complexities often unattainable in static figures and charts. In their study of midlife health trajectories, Brown and colleagues (1) include the type of complex data that beg such exploration. A total of 6874 participants provided 20 years' worth of repeated measures of 5 basic activities of daily living (ADLs): bathing, dressing, eating, mobility (transferring out of a bed or chair), and toileting. Using multistate modeling to examine the occurrence and transitions of ADL impairment, the authors report important findings for clinical care and health care delivery, such as the following: Impairment in ADLs developed in 22% of participants aged 50 to 64 years, in whom further functional transitions were common. Two years after the initial impairment, 4% (95% CI, 3% to 5%) of participants had died, 9% (CI, 8% to 11%) had further ADL decline, 50% (CI, 48% to 52%) had persistent impairment, and 37% (CI, 35% to 39%) had recovered independence. (1) These results represent only a tiny fraction of the information available in this rich data set. Choices inevitably were made for pooling data, summarizing analyses, and paring findings down to fit into static tables and figures for the final printed publication. Yet, interactive data visualizations might be quite powerful here. Annals editors, data scientists from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the study authors collaborated to produce an interactive sunburst data visualization (available at http://go.annals.org/functionalimpairment) to enable readers to more fully explore these data. The Figure provides a static representation of the interactive graphic that we hope you will explore online. The central (innermost) green ring represents the starting baseline of 6879 healthy participants (Figure, A); each subsequent concentric band represents an additional 2-year time frame. The concentric bands in the interactive graphic allow examination of all transitions of study participants through their health states (healthy, 1 to 5 ADL impairments, death, and loss to follow-up) over time. For example, panel B of the Figure depicts a hover-over of the 193 study participants (2.81%) who were healthy at baseline and at 2-year follow-up but then experienced an ADL impairment 4 years after baseline. All individual participant trajectories that, when pooled, add up to the 22% of participants who eventually had 1 or more ADL impairments are similarly explorable in this interactive visualization. In addition, one can select and focus on any specific group, such as the 193 persons mentioned previously, by clicking on the group's area slice to examine its subsequent health trajectories (Figure, C), in this case discovering that 113 of 193 (58.5%) recovered and reported being healthy again 2 years later. Figure. Sunburst plot (static). The interactive visualization graphic is available at http://go.annals.org/functionalimpairment. ADL = activity of daily living. A. Default view of all trajectories of 6874 participants from baseline through the end of follow-up through the following states: healthy (green), 1 ADL impairment (turquoise), 2 impairments (dark blue), 3 impairments (light blue), 4 impairments (orange), 5 impairments (light red), death (dark red), and loss to follow-up or missing (gray). Clicking the central (innermost) green ring resets the visual to this default. B. Hovering over a single area shows the number and percentage of individuals who had the given trajectory. The panel shows a hover-over of the 193 of 6874 participants (2.81%) who reported the following trajectories: healthy at baseline, healthy 2 years after baseline, and 1 ADL impairment 4 years after baseline. C. Clicking on a single area selects a given trajectory to focus on subsequent patterns. The panel shows the view after clicking on the turquoise area containing the 193 participants with 1 ADL in the hover-over from panel B. The turquoise ring expands to represent this new selected population, and hovering over the next outer concentric green ring shows details of the number and percentage of the 193 participants who reported recovery to a healthy state 6 years after the baseline: 113 of 193 (58.5%). An important feature of interactive visualizations is the ability to view the data at different resolutions to examine finer details, thereby facilitating an understanding of the broader picture. For example, in addition to knowing how many persons develop 1 or 2 ADL impairments, a geriatrician might like to see which impairments occur, or co-occur, most commonly and in what order, as well as how many persons generally recover. Choosing the any impairment tab in our interactive sunburst provides an expanded view of the data that shows all combinations of ADL impairments over time. Referring back to the example in panel B of the Figure, of the 193 impairments documented 4 years after baseline, most affected independent dressing (n= 85; 44%) or mobility (n= 57; 30%). Difficulty dressing seems to be the most common ADL impairment that middle-aged persons encounter first. Some clinicians may wish to drill down even further into the severity of reported impairments. The authors pooled levels of ADL difficulty (accomplishing the ADL alone but with difficulty) with ADL dependency (requiring assistance to accomplish the ADL). Choosing the difficulties and dependencies tab in the interactive sunburst graphic enables examination of the full spectrum of impairment severity over time. Interacting with the earlier data from the 85 persons with dressing as their first impaired ADL, 64 of 85 (75%) had difficulty and 21 of 85 (25%) had dependency. The interactive graphic also shows that co-occurring impairments nearly always are reported as difficulties rather than dependencies. Visualizing the data across these 3 resolutions (number of ADLs, any impairment, and difficulties or dependencies) empowers a better understanding of issues of clinical interest. Such an understanding may better inform the development of targeted interventions. Interactive data visualization is not a new concept, and efforts have been made to promote it in scientific journals (24). Its use may promote reproducible research, improve rigor in the scientific process, and enable insights beyond the high-level results typically featured in scientific reports. A large community exists that is constantly developing new open-source tools for interactive visualizations. It falls to researchers and publishers to make data interaction the norm rather than the exception. An essential element to enabling interactive visualizations is the availability and sharing of study data. We compliment the Health and Retirement Study for making the data available, enabling us to produce the sunburst visualization accompanying the report by Brown and colleagues. Finally, interactive visualizations require scalability across devices and real-time computational performance; few readers will wait more than a few seconds for a click to process. Creating effective interactive visualizations demands open data, scientific expertise, statistical resources, computational power, and programming facility, as well as artistry and storytelling talent. Yet, their use is on the rise. Tukey also said, I know of no person or group that is taking nearly adequate advantage of the graphical potentialities of the computer. With mobile and electronic devices now being the nearly ubiquitous choice for researchers to consume scientific publications, interactive visualizations have the potential to expand our understanding of complex data and lead us in new and unimagined directions. If a picture is worth a thousand words, an interactive visualization is worth a billion. We hope that investigators who publish in Annals are increasingly willing and able to use interactive graphics to bring their data to life.


Aim: to evaluate influence of health promotion programs on caries prevalence in 1st year elementary schoolchildren from Piracicaba. Material and methods: a sample of 811 students was selected among children who attended elementary school first grade and received curative treatment and preventive dentistry in the FOP-UNICAMP/Prefeitura Piracicaba / Arcellor Foundation covenant. School Health Agents (SHA) selected children in: (1) date of school admission before 2007; (2) date of admission in 2007. DMFT/dmft data were collected and used to categorize children with dental caries history (caries  1) and no history of caries (caries free). Data were processed by chi-square test and ANOVA for DMFT/dmft variables comparison. Results: children admitted before 2007 had DMFT/dmft average (1.03) and 2007 (1.78). Children admitted in 2007, 57.79% had DMFT/dmft = 0 and 42.21% DMFT/dmft  1. Children admitted before 2007, 67.93% displayed an average DMFT/dmft = 0 and 32.07% DMFT/dmft  1. Conclusion: this study demonstrates the importance of preventive / educational oral health promotion programs in early childhood schools.


The reduction of malnutrition among under five children is essential to the achieve the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs). Adequate nutrition is essential in early childhood to ensure healthy growth, properorgan formation, a strong immune system, and neurological and cognitive development of child. Materials andMethods: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted in pediatric Out Patient Department (OPD) of atertiary care health facility of West Bengal. Exit interview was conducted among mother of under five children. WHOnew growth chart was used to plot the weight according to their age. Mother and child protection card (MCPC) wasused to get the immunization records of the children. Results: The education level of the mother is significantlyassociated with poor nutritional status of their children. Mother who educated up to primary level, the probability oftheir children being under weight or severely underweight is twice high (OR 2, p=0.023) than the mother whoeducated above primary level. Another significant finding is that incomplete immunization status found significantlyassociated (2=19.51, p=.000) in development of underweight or severely underweight. Conclusion andrecommendation: It appears that lack of maternal education and incomplete immunization status are the two mostimportant predictors in development of malnutrition among under five. So, improvement of women education and strengthening of routine immunization should be taken as utmost priority by the Government to combat the curse ofmalnutrition.


A new algorithm integrating N-order linear model with Monte Carlo simulation for extracting blood flow index from diffuse correlation spectroscopy measurements was validated on computer models of large flat tissue and small mouse head.


The appearance of power and fiber to the home (PFTTH) network combining optical fiber composite low-voltage cable (OPLC) and passive optical network (PON) is crucial in both construction and operation of a smart grid, so it is an essential part to the success of the emerging smart grid. To achieve the purposes of accommodating more users, improving resource utilization and enhancing the flexibility of management and control in PFTTH network, we propose a PFTTH network based on dynamic virtual cluster and corresponding QoS-aware resource allocation algorithm in this paper. Furthermore, the performances of proposed network and algorithms are simulated and evaluated,the results verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.


Biofilm bacteria complicate treatment of osteomyelitis by providing resistant to antibiotics, requiring high doses of
10 to 100 times of standard antibiotic treatment. This high leads several adverse effects and toxicity. To overcome
these challenges, Gentamicin and Nigella sativa, a natural product with antimicrobial property, are fused in an
emulsion. Four emulsions (A,B,C, and D) (containing 0.1% w/v Gentamicin and N.sativa oil concentration between
32.5% v/v to 46.6% v/v) were tested against common osteomyelitic, gentamicin-resistant, biofilm bacteria namely
S.aureus, S.epidermidis and P.aeruginosa. Test bacteria were isolated by sonicating clinical samples (Hospital
Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan) and identified using colony morphology, biochemical test and API identification
system (Bioemeriuex). Each strain was then tested for biofilm producing ability, followed by sensitivity testing to
gentamicin. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using Disc Diffusion Assay by loading 20µl of test
product in blank disc placed on a plate that had been spread with test bacteria. Zone of inhibition was measured after
24 hours incubation. Finally, biofilm formation inhibition was evaluated by transferring emulsions (20µl), test
bacteria (100µl) and broth (80 l) per well of a 96-well culture plate and incubated for 24 hours at 37°C. After
incubation, wells were decanted, washed 3 times with phosphate buffer solution, stained with 1% crystal violet
before OD readings were collected using microplate reader. Results are analyzed using one way ANOVA.
Emulsions were compared against N. sativa alone, Gentamicin alone, and untreated sample as controls. The result of
disc diffusion, indicated by diameter of zone of inhibition, revealed that significant different are seen against
Gentamicin (Tukey's, p value < 0.05, all emulsions) and N. sativa alone (Tukey's, p value < 0.05, emulsions A and
C) against S.aureus and S.epidermidis. In inhibiting biofilm formation, both emulsions and N. sativa alone have
significant activity in comparison to Gentamicin (Tukey's, p value < 0.05). No activity was exhibited against
P.aeruginosa. In conclusion, significantly improved anti-microbial and anti biofilm effects are seen against
S.aureus and S.epidermidis but not P.aeruginosa, hence the emulsions have a good prospect to be used future as an
effective treatment against some gentamicin-resistant, biofilm bacteria.


Provided is a hydraulic braking device enabling a substrate to absorb heat of a drive coil, and having excellent heat radiation performance. The hydraulic braking device has a substrate (10) enclosing a fluid path for a braking fluid. The hydraulic braking device is provided with a solenoid valve arranged on one side of the substrate (10) and a drive coil mounted about an axis of the solenoid valve, and is configured so that a wall surface facing an outer peripheral surface of the drive coil is provided to the one side of the substrate (10). A lower surface (269) of the drive coil abuts the one side of the substrate (10), and a clearance is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the drive coil and the wall surface.


The first results of high resolution T2-weighted imaging, spectroscopic imaging and (dynamic) contrast enhanced (DCE) imaging of the prostate at 3T with an endorectal coil are presented. The increased SNR at 3T was used to increase spatial, temporal and spectral resolution of these methods. In T2-weighted and post- contrast T1-weighted imaging the increased anatomical detail improved delineation of tumor tissue and evaluation of extracapsular extension. The high temporal resolution and SNR of DCE imaging increased the accuracy of pharmakokinetic parameters. In spectroscopic imaging the relevant individual resonances were well- resolved with minimal contamination from residual water and lipid signals. Introduction For appropriate management of prostate cancer (Pca) a clear delineation of the tumor is crucial, since extracapsular extension is an important parameter for staging the disease. Patients with organ-confined disease can be treated with radical retropubic prostatectomy or radiation therapy, whereas those with advanced disease can be treated with radiation therapy, hormonal therapy or a combination of both. Localized radiation therapy requires accurate localization and delineation of malignant tissue for precise delivery of radiation. The use of an endorectal surface coil to receive the MR signals at a magnetic field strength of 3T increases the MR signal to noise ratio (SNR) compared to all studies performed so far at 1.5T. This increase in SNR is used to increase the spatial, temporal and spectral resolution of T2-weighted imaging, spectroscopic imaging (SI) and (dynamic) CE imaging to improve localization and characterization of prostate cancer. Materials and methods This study was performed on a 3T MAGNETOM Trio whole body scanner (Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany) with an endorectal surface coil and external coil interface (Medrad Inc., Indianola, PA, USA). The scanning protocol consisted of three parts: First, high-resolution multislice T2 weighted turbo spin echo images were acquired in the axial direction for an anatomical overview of the prostate and surrounding tissues (5630/162 ms (TR/TE), 1024x512 matrix and 180mm FOV, scan time 6.5 minutes, 8 slices with thickness 4 mm). Second, a 3 dimensional CSI pulse sequence (1) with outer volume suppression was applied (700/168 ms (TR/TE), 65 x 56 x 70 mm FOV, PRESS localization 45 x 25 x 35 mm, elliptically sampled with 5 weighted averages, nominal pixel size 0.74 x 0.74 x 0.80 = 0.44 cc, scan time 12.5 minutes). Third, the passage of an intravenous bolus injection of a contrast agent (0.1 mmol/kg b.w. gadopentetate dimeglumine; Magnevist®; Schering, Berlin, Germany) was monitored dynamically with a T1-weighted 3D turboFLASH image series with a time resolution of 1 second (TR = 34 ms, TE = 1.61, = 10°, 128 x 64 (interpolated from 32 p.e. steps) x 10 matrix, 20% oversampling in slice direction, 140 x 70 mm FOV, 4 mm section thickness). Before contrast agent injection a reference measurement of the proton density was acquired (TR = 800 ms, = 8°, equal matrix size and FOV). The series of images was transferred to a separate workstation and analyzed with an in-house developed computer program to calculate bolus passage characteristics. Results and discussion The combination of an endorectal coil and a magnetic field strength of 3T for prostate MR imaging has allowed us to achieve an in-plane spatial resolution of 0.18 x 0.18 mm within an acceptable measurement time. In fig. 1 a large, low signal intensity lesion in the right peripheral zone and central gland is visible (arrows), corresponding with biopsy findings of PCa. The capsule in the right side of the prostate demonstrates bulging (open arrow). The resonances of citrate and choline from the CSI measurements are important metabolic markers for the distinction between healthy or benign prostate tissue and tumor tissue (2,3). In a representative spectrum of healthy peripheral zone in fig. 2 the spectral resolution and linewidths were sufficient to separate citrate, creatine and choline resonances from each other and from residual water and lipid resonances. At TE = 168 ms (τ1 = 10.6 ms) the strongly coupled citrate resonances appeared as two absorptive inner lines (merged together) and two dispersive outer lines. A different pulse timing, with shorter TE, will increase the SNR of the metabolites. Further studies including histopathology of removed prostates are necessary to determine which metabolite ratio is appropriate to reliably differentiate cancer from healthy prostate tissue with the pulse timing used at 3T. The contrast agent uptake in the prostate could be monitored with an increased SNR and an increased temporal resolution of 1 second. A pixel-by pixel analysis of Gd- DTPA concentration-time curves was performed and resulting parametric maps were overlaid on the matching T2-weighted images. Figure 3 shows a markedly elevated maximum Gd-DTPA concentration in the suspected cancer region, which largely coincided with the hypointense areas in the T2 weighted image. Conclusions


Slow light in photonic crystal waveguides offers field and phase enhancement for photonic functionality. We demonstrate broadband operation (2.5 THz) of slow light devices and low loss (4 dB/cm) propagation of e-beam and DUV fabricated structures and discuss their dependence on disorder.


In this study, a respiration-deficient Chinese hamster cell line with a defect in succinate dehydrogenase activity is shown to result from a single base change in a codon in the coding sequence for the membrane anchor protein CII-3 (also referred to as QPs-1). A premature translation stop results in the truncation of 33 amino acids from the C terminus. Bovine cDNA encoding this peptide complements the mutation. There is about 82% identity between these two mammalian proteins. The gene for CII-3 was mapped on human chromosome 1, and because it is also found on minichromosomes characterized by our laboratory, we can localize it on the short arm within 1-2 megabases from the centromere.


Numerous studies have shown thar in the acyclic ewe, the first corpus lutaum (CL) after adminisrering gonadotro'pin relcasing hormonc (GnRH) will lead lo inadequate progesterone (Pa) concenrations o! will bc shorr-lived. An attempt was made !o promote the function of the GnRll-induced CL in lactating cwes (n = 70) either by increasing cndogenous LH release through administration of naloxone (4 injections at I mg/kg body mass every 2 hrs ovcr 3 days) or via an exogenous supply of gonadotropin (PMSG, 100 I.U., twice daily for 3 days). Treatments were applied in an effort to promote matu.ation of the preovularory folliclc or to stimulate thc CL. Naloxone, either bcfore or aftcr, and PMSG prior to GnRH (Day 0) did not increase plasma Pa concentrations, PMSC on Days 3-5 afier GnRH was more effeclive in promoting luteal function (compared to untreated conuols) than similar teatment on Days 6-8 or 9-11. This was evidenced by a greater (P< 0,05) lotal area under the Pa curve (34,2 ! 2,9 vs 25,'l : 2,9 unirs), !n ineeased (P< 0,05) nurhber of days for which Pa concentrarions exceeded 2,0 nglml (6,6 t 1,5 vs 2,5 a 1,1 days) and a higher (P< 0,05) Pr level on Days 8-12. Only the Pa concentrations on Days 10 and 1l were improved (P< 0,05) by PMSC on Days 6-8, while PMSG on Days 9-11 was without significant effect. Luteotsopic support of thc CL for a shot peliod prior to mid-cyclc was fius more benehcial to luteal function rhan stimulation al any othe! stage.


The immature stages. feeding and oviposition behaviors, patterns of larval abundance, and associated arthropod fauna of Dasypyga alternosquarnella Ragonot (Pyralidae) on Arceuthobiurn vaginatum susp. cryptopodum (Hawks.), the Southwestern dwarf mistletoe, are described and illustrated. The study was conducted al the Manitou Experimental Forest, V.S.D.A. Rod)' Mountain Research Station, Woodland Park, Colorado, where the Southwestern dwarf mistletoe parasitizes Pinus ponderosa (Laws.) scopulorum. Additional key words: biological control, herbivory, Phycitinae, Prornylea lunigerella , Blue Hairstreak. Dwarf mistletoes have significant economic and ecological impacts on coniferous species throughout the West and have been called "the single most destructive pathogen of commercially valuable coniferous timber trees in several regions of Mexico, wcstern Canada, western United States, and parts of Asia" (Hawksworth & Wiens 1996). Past work has catalogued the lepidopteran and other arthropod fauna associated with dwarf mistletoes (Stevens & Hawksworth 1970), but there is little or no naturalor life-history information is available for many of these species. Dasypyga a1temosquamella Ragonot (Pyralidae, Phycitinae), a common herbivore of dwarf mistletoes can have significant effects on dwarf mistletoe standing biomass (e.g., Reich 1992), and could be an important agent of biological control for this important conifer parasite. Dasypyga altemosqnamella feed on multiple species of dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobinm spp. [ViscaceaeJ) throughout western North America (Heinrich 1920). This species was described by Ragonot (1887) from specimens collected in California. A description oflarva and pupa were first given by Heinrich in 1920, and relevant information was again summarized by Heinrich in 1956. This is the first published work to provide basic naturaland life-history information on this species. In this paper I describe the immature stages of D. a1temosquamella, larval feeding and oviposition behaviors, and a brief account of other dwarf mistletoe-associated arthropods at a field site on the eastern slope of the Colorado Rockies. MATERIALS AND METHODS This work was conducted at the Manitou Experimental Forest, an administrative unit of the U.S . Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Experiment Station located in Woodland Park, Colorado. The field portion of the work was in a stand of pure 50 to 60 year old ponderosa pines (Pinns ponderosa var. scopulorum Laws. ) growing at an elevation of 2414 m (39°06' 40"N, 105°06"50'W). These trees are heavily parasitized by Southwestern dwarf mistletoe (A. vaginatum subsp. cryptopodum Hawks. ). All dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp.) are leafless, have highly reduced flowers, and are dioecious. Plants of A. v. cryptopodum (Fig. 1) reach a maximum height of approximately 20 cm and a single plant consists of multiple shoots emerging directly from the bark of host pine trunks and branches. Individual shoots range from 2-5 mm in diameter. Coloration is uniform within plants , but highly variable among plants including yellows, pale greens, and browns, often with reddish tints. Southwestern Dwarf Mistletoe plants were collected from the field between .30 June and 1 August 1999 in individual plastic bags and brought into the lab on eight separate occasions. Individual plants ranged from 3 to 10 cm in height and in most cases only one or two plants were taken from any single host-pine . Both eggs and early instar larva were isolated from these plants using a dissecting microscope, as well as other arthropods associated with dwarf mistletoe. Because dwarf mistletoes are not free-living and only grow on conifers, D. a1temosquamella were not reared on living host plants, but instead they were FIe. 1. The Southwestern dwarf mistletoe parasitizing ponderosa pine. Scale bar 10 cm. VOL"UME 55, NUMBER 4 FIG. 2. Dasypyga alternosquamella adult. Scale bar 1 cm. reared individually in clear plastic petri dishes lined with filter paper in a laboratory hlcility. The larvae were fed small (2-5 em ) shoots of dwarf mistletoe collected from the sam e general location as the larvae themselves, and they were replenished with fresh plant material approximately every third day. The filter paper linings of each petri dish were wetted on a daily basis. The lab bUilding was neither heated nor cooled, and petri dishes were stored in the open near a window where they received indirect but not direct sunlight. Although every precaution was taken to maintain a "natural" rearing environment within the laboratory facility the quality of harvested food plants , as well as other environmental variables, likely differ to some extent from that of a living plant. Larval head capsule widths and resting body lengths were measured using a stereomicroscope with an ocular micrometer. Head capsule widths were taken daily while resting body lengths were taken only at the time of molting. Five larvae were reared from eggs through pupation, three larvae were collected at second ins tar and reared through pupation, and one additional larva was collected at the third ins tar and reared through pupation. All pupae were measured and weighed approximately two months after pupation. Voucher specimens of adults reared for this work are housed at the University of Colorado Museum in Boulder, Colorado. To determine egg hatch-time 25 field-collected eggs were reared at least through first instar. To document pupation behavior several late-instar larvae were reared on dwarf mistletoe plants still attached to clipped pine branches in a terrarium with several centimeters of soil and needles in the bottom. The pine branch, dwarf mistletoe, and soil were subsequently searched for pupae. Larval feeding behaviors both in the laboratOIY and in the field were recorded. 141 FIG. 3. Dasypyga alternosquamella egg on Southwestern dwarf mistletoe. Seale bar I mm.


Summary Prophylactic treatment of Trypanosoma venezuelense infections in mice may induce qualitatively different effects. Certain agents such as the diamidine of 2-phenyl-thionaphthene (98/202) and pentamidine with limited curative effect against the infection, in protected mice maintained a long parasitefree period, followed by an intermittent type of infection terminating in death. The therapeutically highly effective suramin, administered before inoculation in sufficient doses, gives a complete "true" protection against the infection; however, if the drug concentration in the host is reduced at the time of inoculation, either by diminishing dosage or by delaying the time of inoculation, the protection becomes only apparent. This "false" prophylaxis consists in a nonpatent (20-40 day) period during which parasites were not seen in the blood, followed by the intermittent parasitaemia with lethal result. In a similar group of animals, appropriate dosage schedules may produce either effect, the true or the false prophylaxis.


Objective: To define the role of social theory and examine how research studies using qualitative methods can use social theory to generalise their results beyond the setting of the study or to other social groups.


A new implantable centrifugal blood pump for long term ventricular assistance is being developed and tested. This pump is made of Titanium alloy and uses ceramic double pivot bearing system to achieve longer durability. Hemolisys is an important parameter that must be evaluated in every new blood pump. Normalized Index of Hemolysis (NIH) is the main value to measure the blood damage calculated from Plasma Free Hemoglobin (PFH) as described by ASTM F1841 and ASTM F1830. A closed mock loop was assembled to evaluate NIH in pump. This circuit was composed by a flexible reservoir, two PVC tubes with 3/8" of diameter and 0.5 m of length, pressure monitor, ultrasonic flow meter, and Labview virtual instrument. Each test was performed during six hours pumping 5.0 L/min at 100 mmHg of pressure head and 37oC of temperature, and seven blood assays were collected and evaluated. The PFH was measured with Catachem Kit (Catachem Inc., Bridgeport, USA). The mean NIH value was 0.0054 mg/100L. This value is considered excellent compared with values found in literature. In Vivo tests will be performed as future work.


This research is part of the third phase of improvement and updating of the model of intervention and innovation of the management of organizations (MIIGO), in your content you will find adjustments to the strategies and tools of the routes of improvement of its two components, as a result of the observations made in the early stages. Some of the descriptors were eliminated and were formulated strategies and tools applicable to transit from one Stadium to another, making the model more flexible and adaptable to different conditions.


Several studies found that security concern leading to trustworthiness is a big obstacle for less known web vendors as they lack reputation among potential customers. However, trust transference provides a mechanism for web vendors to get a higher level of trust. We utilized an experimental design to examine the effect of two trust transference mechanisms on the perceived security of customers for a less known organization. Results of our study indicate that a less known organization can improve its perceived security for its customers through the use of trust transference mechanisms. Our results have implications for developing competitive positioning strategies for less known web vendors.


1 From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo. Received for publication December 29, 2020; accepted January 21, 2021. Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2021;9:e3475; doi: 10.1097/ GOX.0000000000003475; Published online 24 March 2021. Staying on the Cutting Edge


Today telecommunications' market has to face an great competition. This stresses the delays of commercial launches, as it is necessary to be quickly able to position on the market.
 Simplicity and utilisability evaluations of products or services is crucial to bring fast answers to decision-makers. Good assesment's scores will allow to minimize the risks.
 To answer this problem, I describe in this article a test methodology that integrates on-line questionnaire sending to users' large number, and proposes the System Usability Scale's questionnaire to produce a utilisability final score directly understandable by the decision-makers.
 The aim of this paper is to argue about the SUS choice, and give an example of implementation in this context.


The role of farm size in crop insurance has been a reoccurring U.S. political issue with multiple attempts at legislation proposing to limit premium subsidies to large producers. For instance, in 2015 bill S.2244, amongst other items, proposed to cap crop insurance premium subsidies at $40,000 per year1. The most recent attempt was made by the current administration in mid-2017, where they introduced the same premium subsidy cap of $40,000 per year. The first mention of the $40,000 figure emerged from a report sanctioned by the Government Accountability Office in 2012 (GAO-14-700, 2014)2. Eventually no premium subsidy caps were included in the 2018 Farm Bill due to push back from farm and insurance groups3. However, premium subsidy restrictions have continually remained at the forefront of crop insurance policy debate since 2012. If excess crop insurance returns by large producers exist, then they would have a competitive advantage over their smaller counterparts, as the latter would not have the financial ability to compete for resources. For example, additional financial resources may be used in the land rental and/or purchase market. A relation between farm size and crop insurance returns would provide evidence that crop insurance inefficiently reallocates resources. However, if larger producers are not garnering excess returns from crop insurance, then any government policy limiting their participation (for ex________________________


With the development of imaging technique, particularly the use of magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging, it can easily detect silent stroke lesions. Both the prevalence and incidence of asymptomatic stroke were higher than those of symptomatic stroke. Age, hypertension and atrial fibrillation are its accepted risk factors. Although silent stroke lacks clinically overt stroke-like symptoms by definition, it often has mild physical and cognitive impairment with careful examination. Furthermore, asymptomatic stroke is also correlated with the occurrence of subsequent symptomatic stroke, decreased cognitive function and dementia. Therefore, clinicians should pay more attention to it, positively control its risk factors and improve its prognosis.

Key words:
silent stroke;  prevalence;  incidence;  risk factor;  treatment;  prognosis


The objectives of this study were 1) to analyze the improvement of teacher teaching skills in improving students 'conceptual understanding using the picture and picture model of learning on the material types of livelihoods in the surrounding environment 2) to analyze the improvement of students' conceptual understanding using the picture and picture model on the type of livelihood in surrounding environment.The research method used is classroom action research. This research was conducted in two cycles, each of which consisted of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The research subjects were the fourth grade students of SD 2 Jojo Kudus with a total of 20 students. The data sources of this research are teachers, students. Data collection techniques include observation techniques, and tests. The data analysis used was qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Quantitative data analysis was used to calculate the increase in students' conceptual understanding using the picture and picture model.The results showed that an increase in teacher teaching skills occurred in every indicator between cycle I to cycle II. The teaching skills of teachers in cycle II have increased and in general the teachers have implemented the steps of the picture and picture learning model properly. The application of the picture and picture model can also improve students' conceptual understanding skills at SD 2 Jojo Kudus in understanding types of livelihoods. The students' understanding of the concept of social studies content in the first cycle obtained a success percentage of 75% with very good criteria, then the second cycle obtained a percentage of 94% with very good criteria


The Albeniz Concerto Stephen Goss (2009) A concerto for guitar and orchestra after the piano music of Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) 1. El Albaicin 2. Cataluna 3. Evocacion - Cadenza 4. Aragon The music of Isaac Albeniz often evokes the sound of the guitar; so it comes as a surprise to most people that he never wrote a single note for the instrument. Today, paradoxically, it is through the myriad of guitar transcriptions of his piano works that Albeniz's music is mostly widely performed and known. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Albeniz's birth, I was commissioned by EMI to arrange some of his music for guitar and orchestra for a forthcoming recording by Xuefei Yang and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. After initial discussions, I decided to write a full-blown romantic guitar concerto based on four specific piano pieces. Each of these pieces has been transformed into a concerto-style movement; the overall movement plan of the concerto attempts to give the impression of an integrated piece rather than a selection of arrangements. The musical language and orchestrational approach of the piece, while remaining firmly rooted in Albeniz's stylistic idiom, make occasional references to the music of Debussy, Falla and Rodrigo. The choice of which Albeniz pieces to use for the concerto was crucial. His music ranges from the popular salon pieces of the 1880s to the highly romantic, almost impressionistic music that he wrote in the last few years of his life. I was also searching for pieces which had thematic similarities, in order for the movements to appear interconnected. For example, the theme from the second slow episode in Aragon is almost identical to the second theme in Evocacion. The concerto starts with El Albaicin (from Iberia Book 3, 1906), Albeniz's stunning portrayal of the Gypsy quarter in Granada: flamenco influences suffuse the score. The movement is structured as a series of three alternations between a dance-like principal theme (highly motivic in character and reminiscent of a malaguena) and the freer copla-style secondary theme (which is imbued with the duende of cante jondo). Debussy was a great admirer of this piece and his orchestrational style is suggested in this new version. After this intense and emotional first movement, Cataluna (from Suite espanola, Op 47) is something of a palate cleanser. It is an earlier piece and one of very few pieces that depict Albeniz's native Catalonia. Evocacion (from Iberia Book 1, 1905) is the concerto's slow movement. A dark, melancholic Andalusian melody in the minor key, first heard on cor Anglais, eventually gives way to a more sunny second theme (reminiscent of a jota navarra) on the cellos and horns. The reharmonisation of Albeniz's music draws out the pastoral character of this beautiful idyll. The extended cadenza, between the third and fourth movements, incorporates musical material from all the other movements and leads directly to Aragon (from Suite espanola, Op 47), the finale. The last movement is a virtuosic tour de force for both soloist and orchestra – a fast, rhythmic jota is twice interrupted by slower copla sections, before a sparkling coda brings the work to a frenetic conclusion. Stephen Goss 2009 The Albeniz Concerto Was Commissioned By EMI For The Guitarist Xuefei Yang To Commemorate The 150th Anniversary Of Albeniz`s Birth. The Recording Was Released On The EMI Label On 8th November 2010. For Guitar and Orchestra (28 Mins) First UK performance, Shi-Yeon Sung - conductor, Xuefei Yang - guitar, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, 24th October 2009. CD EMI Classics. Stephen Goss at http://www.stephengoss.net/


This paper aims to explore the applications of SIPS idea in tourism cultural and creative product design for Guye shell mound archaeological site. Through combining the internet investigation with field investigation and from the angle of sympathy, identification, participation, share and spread of consumer behavior pattern, the position of tourism cultural and creative product design in Guye shell mound archaeological site are analyzed as well as combining the design with practice, an innovative way with a higher enjoyment, readability, emotion of tourism cultural and creative product design in archaeological sites is explored.


Assessing the health status of heart failure (HF) patients is challenging, despite the predictive value of several clinical and laboratory


A method of improved feature extraction based on synonymous was proposed.The method collected synonyms in the text as a set,adjustment the weights of synonyms in the set and related words based on TF-IDF,and combined synonyms through the similarity.The experimental results display that the new method improves the accuracy of feature extraction.


In his seminal study, The Idea of the Jewish State (1969), the historian Ben Halpern observes: "Israel, the Jewish state, is, of course, the child of Zionism."1 Situating Zionism in the context of other modern nationalist struggles, Halpern argues that Jewish nationalism, notwithstanding its particular and even peculiar characteristics, is something of a cousin to other ethnic forms of national expression that arose in the midto late nineteenth century. The campaign for Jewish statehood, he further explains, was not only dependent on a variety of objective conditions and factors, but also on the capacity of emerging leaders to navigate a generally precarious and hostile global arena. The latter fundamental political reality, Jehuda Reinharz argues, has, since Theodor Herzl, prompted Zionism's strategy of forging a necessary link to a great power. It has also shaped the "historical dimensions" of the Zionist movement, the Yishuv (the pre-state Jewish community in Palestine), and contemporary Israeli society, while imbuing relations with the "great powers" with "a quasi-ideological significance."2 Though Britain played a dominant role in Zionist policy making by the eve of World War i, and thereafter controlled Palestine until 1947, in this period the United States assumed an increasingly significant role in determining Zionism's trajectory. In due course, as David Biale observes, the Zionist cause "transformed the nature of American Jewish politics," and after the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948, "precisely because Israel [was] forced to become a major military power, American Jews [became] a direct party to superpower geopolitics" in the Middle East.3 Building on the foregoing important and useful observations, the present study reconsiders the cases of two towering historical figures who straddled the preand post-state periods: Stephen S. Wise (1874–1949) and Golda Meir (1898–1978). Wise, America's dominant Jewish and Zionist leader in the 1930s


India's economic security continues to be predicted upon the agricultural sector. Agriculture supports 58% of Indian population. To meet the rapid growth and increased food demand automation is necessary in farms. By using conventional seed sowing methods the seed wastage is enormous. By implementing our seed sowing system the wastage is reduced up to 90%. By introducing automation to this process has become convenient. The biggest benefit of automation is that it saves labor; however it is also used to save energy and materials & to improve quality, accuracy and precision. Some crops are required to grow saplings first before planting them In farm. These saplings are grown in a nursery. We've designed this system for nursery and poly house.


Objective: To develop an HPLC method for assay of aconitine and hypaconitine in prepared pieces of Chuan Wu and Cao Wu. Methods: The prepared pieces were milled into ChP coarse powders and then moistened with ammonia test solution, extracted with ether by maceration for 14h. The extract was evaporated to dryness, then, the residue was transferred to a 5-mL volumetric flask and diluted to volume with dichloromethane. 1mL of the dichloromethane solution was extracted with equal volume of 0. 01mol·L~(-1) sulfuric acid solution,then,20μL of water phase was analyzed by HPLC using a C_(18) column, methanol-water-chloroform-triethylamine(70: 30:2:0. 1) as mobile phase and UV detection at 230nm. Results: The calibration curves of aconitine and hypaconitine were linear, respectively, from 9. 63 to 96. 26μg·mL~(-1) and from 24. 2 to 242μg·mL~(-1), with injection volume of 20μL. The recoveries of this method were over 96% with RSD less than 2%. Conclusion: The method is accurate, precise, simple and with good resolution.


How did shamanhood originate ? The traditions of many peoples recount at least two types of stories of the first shamans. (1) The first shamans are the creation gods themselves or at least originate from them. (2) At the beginning there must have been a universal talented shaman or a high shamanic culture ; then the deterioration of shamanhood commenced ending in its complete downfall. Concerning most traditional legends shamanhood came into the world with the creation of man by gods ; shamanic abilities seem to be these of the gods themselves. So, the first shaman was a god and not a human being. But with the deterioration of the Golden age, where gods dominated life quality declined, sickness and death was brought into the world and since then and after the disappearance of the gods, persons became shamans and were necessary to help and to heal : talented people learned on the basis of a personal disposition and through nature the techniques of shamanhood. These primordial shamans were powerful in contrary to their successors which became less and less powerful. Today shamanhood is at its deepest level in parallel with the deterioration of mankind in general. Shamans are waiting for a new world and a rebirth of themselves ; theories of a world catrastroph are seen ahead


The surveillance and lower limit of detection requirements for gaseous radioactive effluents are contained in the RECS. Lower limits of detection calculations are addressed in ODCM Part II, Appendix B. 3.1.2 A completed and properly authorized Airborne Radioactive Waste Release Permit shall be issued prior to the release of airborne activity from the waste gas holding system and containment purge. If a containment purge exceeds 150 hours in duration then the purge will be considered a continuous, long term release for reporting purposes (See Section 3.1.16). 3.1.3 Since Indian Point is a two unit site, the derived instantaneous p.Ci/sec limits delineated in Section 3.2.1 are apportioned to each site. The time-average limits in 3.2.2, 3.2.3, and 3.2.4 are "per reactor" limits and the full dose limits are applicable to IP3. 3.1.4 During cold shutdown, there is no flowpath for a release from the Condenser Air Ejector, and the monthly grab sample described in Radiological Effluent Controls Table 3.4.1-1 is not required. During normal plant operation without a primary to secondary leak, almost all gaseous releases are through the main Plant Vent. A negligible amount may be identified in the Administration Building and Radioactive Machine Shop vents. In the event of extended operation with a primary to secondary leak, low level releases are expected from both the blowdown flash tank vent and condenser air ejector. However, the limits on steam generator leakage are much more restrictive than those for effluent releases. Allocation of portions of the allowable release rate to these various release points is not warranted. If the instantaneous release rate is used (taking advantage of the one hour averaging allowed by 3.3.1 or 3.4.1), then all release points will be considered when establishing the alarm setpoint per ODCM Part II, Section 1. 3.1.5 For releases that are expected to continue for periods over two days, a new release permit will normally be issued each day. Containment purge release permits may be terminated at the discretion of the Chemistry General Supervisor (and be considered as a continuous release) until the purge is terminated. However, when plant conditions change that will cause the activity in containment to significantly change, a new permit shall be issued. 3.1.6 Assurance that the combined gaseous releases from Units 2 and 3 do not exceed Section 3.2.1 limits for the site is provided by administrative controls agreed to in the Memorandum of Understanding (#16) between Con …


Researchers from both abroad and China have made much contribution to the monetary policy rules studies in terms of many aspects,and the uncertainty in the economic development makes"robustness"the focus in monetary policy rules studies.This paper makes a systematic account of the theoretical research and empirical tests about monetary policy rules robustness in terms of parameters uncertainty,model uncertainty and other relevant aspects,in order to provide constructive suggestions on the development in this field.


ABSTRACTSingle-user computer-aided engineering applications force a strictly serial design process, which ultimately lengthens time to market. We created multi-user tool path planning software, which allows the work to be done in parallel by several users who are experts in various processes. Key to decreasing the time spent developing tool paths is the decomposition of the various operations needed to manufacture a part among various users. By observing the use of other multi-user applications as well as observing users developing tool paths using current CAM software, we developed a method to decompose the paths among the users. Finally, we estimate the process time saved.


The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of short-term stored ram semen (24-hour intervals) on spermatological parameters up to 72 hours. In the study, % motility, viability and acrosome integrity were evaluated. In this study four ejaculates from each ram (four merino rams) were used. The ejaculates were divided into seven equal-sized pieces after pooling. The study groups were formed as resveratrol (2 and 4 mM), trolox (2 and 4 mM), BSA (3 and 6 mg/ml) and control added to tris-based diluent. Diluted samples were stored at 4 °C until 72 hours. Spermatozoa motility, viability and acrosome integrity were evaluated at 0, 24, 48 and 72 hours. Motility examination was evaluated with phase contrast microscope at 400X magnification, vitality and acrosome integrity were evaluated with fluorescent microscope. At the 72nd hour of the study, the BSA (3 and 6mM) groups were assessed for motility (53,75 ± 2,50%; 55,00 ± 4,08%) and acrosome integrity (53,70 ± 3,39%; 57,10 ± 4,68%) in the control group (43,75 ± 2,50%; 46,53 ± 3,58%) and statistical difference (p <0,05). In the Trolox (4mM) group (67,22 ± 3,71%), the highest viability was achieved at 72 hours compared to all groups, and a statistical difference (p <0,05) was determined with the control group (46,53 ± 3,53). As a result of the study, it was determined that BSA and trolox added to ram semen extender were beneficial in the short-term storage of ram semen and had a protective effect on spermatological parameters.


In more than 50 onsite farm surveys in ten states, fish farmers identified occupational hazards, most of which the farming population knew well. Less well known were the innovative countermeasures that farmers created to control the hazards. The purpose of this study is to report on farmer innovations to reduce or eliminate occupational risk of injuries or illnesses on fish farms. The methodology used is to identify hazards and classify their controls as created by farmers by a hierarchy of controls. All models of hierarchical controls move from active controls, depending on human action, to passive controls, designed for protection independent of human action. A complex hierarchy from industrial hygiene involves six levels of control, while a simple approach evolved through litigations involves three levels—warning of to guarding against to eliminating the hazard. The first is an active control while the latter two are passive controls. The implications of this study are two-fold: (1) informing the general fish farming community of the inherently safer controls, and (2) demonstrating the application of the hierarchy of controls as a design tool for inherently safer technologies.


The article deals with the analysis of potatoes growing in the Orenburg region. The expediency of introducing modern irrigation technologies in potatoes cultivation developed on the base of the Orenburg SAU experimental training farm is substantiated.


To promote economic development, Chinese policymakers have implemented many policies to reform their country's administration and civil service system since the late 1970s. In the area of civil service reform, the Chinese government adopted the Provisional Regulations on State Civil Servants in 1993 and then the Law of Civil Servants in 2005 to emphasize professional personnel management concepts and methods in the Chinese civil service. This symposium introduction provides a brief review of the development of reform policies and a summary of five articles that examine concepts and cases of government reforms, values present in the civil service reform, challenges in appraising employee performance, experiences of civil service training, and lessons of pay reform as it relates to public corruption. The overall re-form lessons and their implications are discussed in the conclusion section.


T cell tolerance to tumor antigens is a considerable challenge to cancer immunotherapy. Our laboratory studies T cell tolerance to tumor antigens using the TRansgenic Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate (TRAMP) model in combination with adoptive transfer of TcR transgenic T cells with specificity for a TRAMP tumor antigen. We previously reported that adoptive transfer of CD8+ (TcR‐I) cells into TRAMP mice resulted in rapid tolerization of the cells. The objective of the current study was to test the ability CD4+ TcR‐II cells to prevent or reverse TcR‐I cell tolerance. Naïve TcR‐II cells transferred into TRAMP mice proliferate in the lymph nodes, are transiently activated, and subsequently traffic to the prostate where they become tolerant by 10 days after transfer. We next tested whether the transient activation of TcR‐II cells was sufficient to prevent TcR‐I cell tolerization. Co‐transfer of naïve TcR‐II cells with TcR‐I cells initially enhanced the frequency, activation, survival and function of TcR‐I cells but this effect was not durable, as TcR‐I cells were eventually tolerized by 3 weeks after co‐transfer with TcR‐II cells. Furthermore, our preliminary data suggest that TcR‐II cells transferred 10 days after TcR‐I cells were unable to rescue TcR‐I cells from tolerization. Taken together, these data demonstrate that the powerful immunosuppressive environment of the developing TRAMP tumor can exert its effect on T cells, irrespective of provision of T cell help. On‐going studies will test whether conditioning TcR‐II cells affects their ability to prevent or reverse TcR‐I tolerance. By studying the ability of CD4+ T cells to enhance anti‐tumor CTL activity, we hope to elucidate novel approaches to stimulate a more potent anti‐tumor immune response.


Titanium modified layer was fabricated by electric spark deposition technique.With metalloscope,Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy(GDOES) and X-ray diffraction measurements,the modified layer was characterized.The electrochemistry behavior of titanium modified layer was investigated.The results show that an uniform and continuous titanium modified layer is formed on the surface of H13 steel base with a metallurgical bonded to the substrate.Ti element in the modified layer shows gradient distribution.Compared with H13 base,the free corrosion potential of the modified layer in 0.6mol/L NaCl solution(-371 mV) is higher than that of H13 base(-472 mV). Correspondingly,the corrosion resistance of the modified layer is obviously improved in 0.5 mol/L sulfuric acid solution.


A city comedy of disputed authorship, The Family of Love deals with the spatial constitution of the sacred. Familists convene in a seedy London inn, dubbed the 'Hole in the Wall,' and, under the direction of a female leader, dispense with traditional sacred space and its ceremonies in rituals of carnal communion. This essay examines the role of the theater in re-imagining spatial paradigms of the sacred in the aftermath of religious reformations. The stage provides what historian of religion J. Z. Smith has termed a 'third space' where hegemonic and nonconformist models of sacred space meet up and are modified in an attempt at the spatial accommodation of dissent. In its function as a 'third space', the theater opens up the marginal 'Hole in the Wall' to public view; the play concludes with a validation of the Family's unorthodox spiritual and spatial arrangements, now under masculine leadership.


Analyzes application situation on current engineering supervision informationization and points out that construction supervision informationization has the features of ageing effect and system effect, etc. In order to promote informationization construction of supervision it is needful to study advanced experience from abroad. At the same time, for pushing the development of supervision informationization forward, correcting recognition, strengthening combination among production, university and research unit also are needful.


The accuracy, noninvasiveness, and the relatively low cost of high-resolution sonography have made ultrasound the procedure of choice in many institutions for preoperative localization of enlarged parathyroid glands.'-3 The close proximity and the lateral deviation of the esophagus into the left lower parathyroid region occasionally give rise to interpretative confusion on ultrasonic examination of the parathyroid^.^ However, the esophagus is usually recognized sonographically by the strong central echo of the mucous lining, surrounded by an hypoechoic rim of the esophageal wall, resembling a "b~ll's-eye."~ We report a case in which a parathyroid adenoma had a sonographic appearance that might have been confused with the esophagus. Additional scanning following ingestion and passage of a bolus of fluid permitted visualization of peristalsis in the esophagus. This was easily documented with dynamic imaging.


This research aims to investigate the relations internal control system of government and organizational commitment to the quality of local government financial statements both partially and simultaneously. Factors tested in this study are internal control system of government and organizational commitment as independent variable and the quality of local government financial statement as dependent variable. This research uses explanatory method with 17 department in bandung municipal office as its population. The sampling method used in this research is purposive sampling with sample size of 51 employees in the finance department. This research uses multiple regression analysis at significance level of 5%. This study uses spss ver. 2.0 to process the data. The final result obtained from this study conclude that internal control system of government and organizational commitment contributed to the quality of local government finacial statements by 26.9 % and 51.3% partially and by 78.2% simultaneously.


Two cases of uriposia after intravenous injection of Tc-99m HMDP are presented. Drinking one's own urine, as a folk medication, has been introduced to limited groups of Japanese by some folk health magazines for several years. Though its actual effect is uncertain. Two Japanese patients suffering from chronic diseases drank their own uring in secret


'The research objective was to test and develop optical methods for real-time, remote and in-situ testing of corrosion processes on the surface of vitrified nuclear wastes. This report summarizes the research conducted in the first 1.5 years of a 3 year grant. At this point, the authors have identified the conditions for optimal tests and demonstrated that both IR reflection and Raman spectroscopies can be used to determine the dealkalization process in the surface of simple glasses in real time.'


The invention relates to an elastomer product (2) having an elastomer component (4), in particular an air spring (2) having a bellows (4), wherein an electrical component (14) is embedded in the elastomer component (4) of said elastomer product, said elastomer component comprising at least one electrically conductive path (20, 30, 32, 34, 44, 46). The electrical component (14) is located on a carrier material (16), the electrically conductive path (20, 30, 32, 34, 44, 46) is designed to be elastically flexible and connected to the carrier material (16), and the carrier material (16) is connected to the surrounding elastomer (18) of the elastomer component (4) in a firmly bonded manner.


The contents of carbon deposition on the spent catalysts studied reached 0.75 molC molmetal ¢1 upwards. The amounts of carbon deposition on the surface metals were much higher, which indicates a high probability of blockage of metallic sites by deposited carbon, e.g. 2.7 molc molsurf. Rh ¢1 for spent RhC/CeO2 and 8.3 molc molsurf. Rh ¢1 for spent (RhC + CoC)/CeO2. The high coke deposition measured on these spent catalysts may be correlated to the observed deactivation of the RhC/ CeO2, CoC/CeO2, (RhC + CoC)/CeO2, and RhC/CeO2-(RhC + CoC)/CeO2 catalysts on stream. We believe that coke deposition is responsible for the catalyst deactivation. Notably, at a 1% metal loading the supported Rh and Co particles had a comparable capability of carbon deposition in ESR at 300 8C (0.85 and 0.90 molc molmetal ¢1). L. Huang,* C. Choong, L. Chen, Z. Wang, Z. Zhong, C. Campos-Cuerva, J. Lin


Statistics is the science related to the processing of data, statistics can be applied in many purposes. The data items to be processed is the data statistics numberik, thus helping in making a decision. Statistics will
be made include the mean, median, and mode. As well as to facilitate the user in view of global data


Hypoxia and hypercapnia increase cAMP levels in carotid body (CB) peripheral arterial chemoreceptors (PAC). Forskolin (FSK) regulated‐transmembrane isoforms (tmAC) and HCO3− regulated‐soluble adenylate cyclases (sAC) synthesize cAMP; both are expressed in the CB. We determined the contribution of tmAC and sAC to cAMP signaling by assaying for changes in protein kinase A (PKA) activity in CB cells using FRET‐based sensors. Primary cultures of dissociated CBs were obtained from SD rats. Cells were infected with an adenovirus containing a 3rd generation A‐kinase activity reporter (AKAR3); type 1 cells were labeled with peanut agglutinin (Kim et al, 2009). In the presence of IBMX (10μM) and 60% O2, activation of PKA by sAC or tmAC was assessed by the changes in emission ratios (EmR) from yellow to cyan when stimulated with HCO3−(0, 24,44 mM, n=17) at pH 7.4, or FSK (10μM), respectively. All cells responded to FSK while only 59% of the cells responded to HCO3−. HCO3− (24 and 44 mM) increased EmR by 2.4±1.3 and 3.6±0.9%, respectively vs control (IBMX and 0 mM HCO3−, p<0.01); FSK increased EmR by 12.4±1.5 % (p=0.01). Addition of H89 (10μM) a PKA inhibitor resulted in a 20% decrease, going below basal (Figure).


Modern video signal processing systems need to be highly adaptive in their processing configuration du e to the broad range of input signal quality levels. In many cases the input quality is not known. In this paper, we report on our research on adaptivity to the sharpness level of the video c ontent. Based on our work on temporally recursive d etail reconstruction, which we presented in [1], we developed a sys tem to measure the sharpness level in the input sig nal and for subsequent automatic gain control. Further we measure th e current level of image enhancement and stabilizes it over time, approximating a predefined target enhancement level. Our proposed system helps to avoid over-enhancement of high quality input signals while adjusting the gain for low quality input signals in order to achieve an ad equately enhanced output signal.


of the interesting sections in this regard include the debate on the origins of Shaolin Kung Fu, the ways in which exclusion laws in the US impacted the waves of immigrants to Hawaii and California (and the integration of martial arts), and the influence of street fighting culture, gangs and tongs on the increasing popularity and relevance of martial arts in the US. On the other hand, however, there are tangents that unnecessarily draw the reader away from the core of the text and seem to be extraneous information more so than significant details that add depth to the story. Examples in this regard include the details on the history of the development of Oakland as a thriving city (ch. 7), the Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston rivalry (ch. 11), and the stardom of Hong Kong movie star Diana Chang Chung-Wen (ch. 13). While interesting in their own regard, rather than take the reader away from the central storyline, a footnote would suffice in these instances. Focusing on a period of great racial tension in the US, Russo makes an interesting juxtaposition of the US exclusion acts with the martial arts exclusion codes, both of which denied equal access or privilege to the other into their inner circles. He illustrates the challenges of racial exclusion (in both their enforcement and their acceptance) in both instances, then highlights a parallel movement towards breaking down racial barriers and promoting more inclusive practices. Bruce Lee himself was of mixed race; the ethnicity of his maternal grandmother is unknown, though it is generally accepted that she was European. Consequently, the idea of racial exclusion was a 'nonissue' for Lee and he accepted Chinese and non-Chinese students alike in his school, letting down the gates that were otherwise carefully protected within conservative, traditional circles of kung fu and other martial arts. This is consistent with the more modern, progressive attitude that Lee embraced and sought to impart within martial arts circles; not only did he accept non-Chinese students, he also taught female students interested in learning kung fu. On a whole, Striking Distance is an interesting and informative read about the growth and significance of the martial arts community in San Francisco's Chinatown and the surrounding Bay Area in the time of Bruce Lee's rise to fame. Though separating fact from fiction, myth, and legend is neither a goal nor objective, the book provides a little bit of each, noting the unavoidable mystique which, in the US, has always surrounded martial arts and its origins as much as it has the talent and persona of Bruce Lee.


We propose a method to miniaturize a reflectarray antenna (RA) using near-field feeding. In a conventional design way of RAs, a source feeder is in a far-field region to avoid ambiguity in incident polarization. However, the distant source makes the corresponding reflectarray large to prevent the incident energy from spillover. To solve the problem, we have proposed a new near-field feeding method, like the way that we put a normal dipole antenna over a ground plane. The expected polarization ambiguity problem was solved using the reciprocal behavior of passive antennas. Consequently, we were able to reduce the overall volume of RAs remarkably.


Bladder pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor. The authors report a new case and imaging modalities for localizing extrasurrenal pheochromocytomas are reviewed.


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Departamento deCieˆncias Biolo´gicas, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Norte, 59600-970, Mossoro´, RN, BrazilThis work reports a stranding of a dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in 2004 in Caju Bay at Delta ofParnaiba River, Maranha˜o State (MA), Brazil. The specimen and the maturity characteristics were identified throughskull measurements and morphology. Osteological analyses were carried out and abnormalgrowthofoccipitalboneswas observed. It is premature at this point to suggest that the dwarf minke whale occurs regularly off the north coast ofBrazil; however, more information needs to be collected to assess whether theoccurrence of the dwarf minke whale iscommon in this area.Keywords: first report, dwarf minke whale, stranding, Maranha˜o state, northern Brazil


The objective of this study was to show and crosscheck the seed yield and oil composition of three different seeds growing in different regions of Turkey. Extraction with n-hexane solvent indicated that there were differences in terms of oil yield between the regions. The average oil yield was 33.8% and 33.0% seed-I, 35.7% seed-II (Region-a) and 32.6% seed-III (Region-b) oil yields were obtained. The highest fatty acid content of hemp was found as: linoleic acid (average 55.24%) followed by oleic acid (average 17.20%) and α-linolenic acid (average 16.02%). Crude ash, total dry matter and crude protein analyzes were also performed. It was observed that the hemp seed oil yield was dependent on the extraction whereas extraction had no influence on the fatty acid content. Comparison of the seed oil yield with the other studies indicated that geographical region as well as the extraction method may affect the seed oil yield.


In this paper, the design of two-dimensional (2-D) variable fractional delay FIR filter using 2-D differentiators is presented. First, the Taylor series expansion is used to transform the specification of a 2-D variable fractional delay filter into the one of a 2-D differentiator. This transform makes the design problem of a 2-D fractional delay filter reduce to the design of 2-D differentiators with different orders. Then, a simple window method is proposed to design the 2-D differentiators. Also an analysis of the design error is provided. Finally, examples are demonstrated to illustrate the effectiveness of this new design approach.


Abstract : The research performed with support by AFOSR grant F49620-95-1-0310 for the period April 1, 1995 to September 30, 1998 is described. Theoretical methods and atomic-level models were developed for studies of fundamental processes and properties of potential HEDM materials. The long-term goal of this research is to perform molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations of the various kinds of processes, including chemical reactions, for systems that display the properties inherent in high-energy high-density materials. This research lays the groundwork for that by providing the theoretical and computational methods as well as accurate molecular and crystal models for important types of energetic systems; for example, molecules such as NTO (5-Nitro-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one) and ADN (ammonium dinitramide). Classical dynamics simulations of molecular isomerization in a solid (Ar matrix) were performed for a prototypical energy material (HONO). A significant part of this project was the refinement of chemical dynamics methods for multidimensional problems. A new method was introduced in this work that can be used for accurate treatment of quantum effects such as tunneling in many-atom systems. A fundamental analysis of the failure in some cases of classical mechanics to accurately account for the behavior of zero-point energy was also presented. A method based on simple transtion-state theory was developed for computing the rates of mass migration in solids; it was demonstrated for various kinds of atoms in rare gas matrices, and the results are in good agreement with experiment.


SUMMARYA genetic analysis of the magnification of ribosomal cistrons has been carried out in Drosophyla melanogaster in order to test whether a chromosomal deletion of the nucleolus organizer might be repaired by selective genetic amplification.The experiments show that the magnification of the ribosomal cistrons takes place when a strong reduction of the genetic dose of the nucleolus organizer occurs.The ability of magnified bobbed mutants to revert to the initial condition has also been investigated: it has been observed that the magnified condition is unable to revert only when mantained for several generation by appropriate crosses.Possible mechanisms for the regulation of gene redundancy by backtranscription are proposed and discussed.


Since less than 5000 persons speak the E'nepa language, it is rare known. Consequently, even a basic knowledge of 113 anatomical terms assembled in this research still with a rough pronunciation of the terms can be useful for communicating with the E'nepa. The sole purpose of this search was to gather anatomical terms for use in communicating with the E'nepa.


The present invention proposes a color display utilizing combinations of four colors, wherein full-color images are obtained by controlling gray-Scale contrast of a plurality of pixels each having four colors. The four colors are two primary colors and two contrastive colors complementary to them, e.g., the red and its complementary color-cyan and the green and its complementary color-magenta. The present invention can enhance the color fullneSS and the delicacy of images without increasing the cost and changing the design of Structure.


Spherical Hydroxyapatite was synthesized using a wet chemical method directly. When titrating a calcium hydroxide suspension into a phosphoric acid aqueous solution to which pyrophosphate has been added as a coagulant, aggregates of CaHPO4•E2H2O were produced if the synthesis temperature is 4060•Ž, and aggregates of CaHPO4 were formed if 70-90•Ž; and when maintaining these aggregates in a pH 7.0 suspension, they changed to spherical HAp after 24 hours of constant stirring. The structure of the sphaerite appeared as aggregate of fine HAp particles. To make sphaerites of HAp, it is thought that aggregates of CaHPO4•E2H2O or CaHPO4 must be produced, and when these change into HAp, sphaerites are made by locally increasing the solubility in the surface vicinity of the aggregates.


Erdős has shown6 that the number of edges of any graph on v vertices and without 2k-cycles is O(v 1 k ). This bound is known to be sharp only for the values k = 2, 3, 5. In a previous paper10 the authors established that there exists a subgraph of the incidence graph of a generalized octagon (associated with Lie type group F4(q), q = 2 n, n odd) which has at least v 1 10 edges. In the present paper such a subgraph is explicitly constructed, which is q–regular and has v 1 t edges for some t ∈ {7, 8, 9}. Consequently, a family of graphs is obtained which is better (in the sense of Erdős for k = 7) than any previously known family of graphs without 14–cycles.


All quantum group structures on the group GL(2) are classified. It is shown that there are only two such structures, the well known quantum groups GL$_{qp}$(2) and GL$_{hh'}$(2).


suncracks, the latter filled with coarser sandy or silty material. Again, fine discontinuous shale laminae, often broken, occur at the bottom of the overlying arkosic sandstones (c/. Sutton and Watson, text-fig. 7 (upper diagram)). Orientated particles of shale are also found on the foresets of coarser cross-bedded units having plane bedding and low depositional dips. Interbedded associations of the coarser and finer lithologies are found. Thus some of the finely laminated beds at Diabaig with small scale grading, ripple marking, and concentrations of grit particles in ripple hollows (c/. Sutton and Watson, 118) sometimes include coarser grit and sandstone bands. These observations obviously invite comparison of the Diabaig group in Wester Ross with ordinary shallow water marine sediments, including intertidal deposits. One is not, of course, surprised to find that the older workers had considered this possibility. On page 325 of the N.W. Highland Memoir there occurs the following passage : " These facts point to shallowwater conditions, and the deposition of the sediment on a tidal shore . . ." Speculation.—What is the significance of the drastic upward change to Applecross lithology and the (apparent) lateral change in facies between Wester Ross and Skye ? Would it not be valuable to physicists and cosmologists to know there were tides in Scotland 1,000 million years ago ? Even, perhaps (shifting the emphasis to our mother star), that the sunspot cycle was operating merrily in Wealden times ?


Abstract Context Aromatase deficiency causes obesity and insulin resistance in aromatase knockout mice and humans with rare mutations of the aromatase gene (CYP19). Aromatase inhibitors are a commonly prescribed therapy for postmenopausal breast cancer. Objective We hypothesized that aromatase inhibitors induce obesity and insulin resistance when used in treatment of breast cancer. Design Case-control study. Setting University teaching hospital. Participants Patients with postmenopausal breast cancer (n = 20) treated with aromatase inhibitors and 20 age-matched control subjects. Main outcome measures The primary outcome measure was insulin sensitivity index – Matsuda, derived from a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. Body composition was assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and biopsy specimens of subcutaneous adipose tissue obtained for assessment of mRNA transcript levels. Data are reported as mean ± SEM (patients receiving inhibitors vs control group, respectively). Results Aromatase inhibitor therapy was associated with significantly lower insulin sensitivity (5.15 ± 0.45 vs 6.80 ± 0.64; P = 0.041), higher peak insulin concentration after oral glucose tolerance test (693.4 ± 78.6 vs 527.6 ± 85.5 pmol/L; P = 0.035), greater percentage of body fat (38.4% ± 1.0% vs 34.6% ± 1.3%; P = 0.026), and higher plasma leptin concentration (23.5 ± 2.8 vs 15.5 ± 2.3 ng/mL; P = 0.035). Conclusion Women who received aromatase inhibitors for postmenopausal breast cancer had greater percentage body fat and insulin resistance compared with control subjects with no history of breast cancer.


One of the aspirations of man is economic well being. He aspires for all sorts of comforts and luxuries, and endeavours to exploit and increase the resources for this end. To get this urge materialised, science and technologyis discovering and inventing new potentialities to harvest maximum of the available resources in order to enrich man and society. To Lord Robbins political economy is "a branch of the science", having "two distinct objects: first to provide a plentiful revenue or subsistence for the people, or more properly to enable them to provide such a revenue or subsistence for themselves; and secondly, to supply the state or commonwealth with a revenue sufficient for public services. It proposes to enrich both the people and the sovereign."^


Objective To explore the influence of the "廿" model fixation of indwelling needle in the vein of infants on the time of adhesion.Methods 180 cases of infants with pneumonia ramdmised into study group(GS) and control group(Gc).The fixation of indwelling needle of the Gs was "廿" model with 3M brand rubberized fabric and the Gc traditional model.The adhension time of both groups were recorded and compared.Results The average adhension time of Gs was longer than that if Gc(P0.05).Conclusion The "廿" model fixation of indwelling needle in the vein of infants with 3M brand rubberized fabric should be used widely because of its long adhension time and lower prolapse ratio.


Three cases of epignathus teratoma associated with other midline anomalies are reported. The first case involved Pierre Robin sequence and a bifid tongue. The second case was characterized by two teratomas, a meningoencephalocele, and a cleft lip and nose. The third case had Pierre Robin sequence associated with duplication of the pituitary gland and hypoplasia of the corpus callosum.


INTRODUCTION A 60 years old male patient came to the emergency department with the chief complaints of sudden onset chest pain associated breathlessness and sweating of 1 hour duration. He was non hypertensive non diabetic. He was not on any drugs. ECG revealed non-ST elevation myocardial infarction .LFT, KFT and all other routine investigation were normal. The patient was managed with LMWH and anti-ischemic drugs and statins. The patient underwent coronary angiography which revealed double vessel disease for which PTCA was done with drug eluting stents. The patient was put on aspirin, clopidogrel and atorvastatin (20 mg) . After 8 days of discharge patient presented in the casualty with complaints of yellowish discoloration of the eyes and skin since 3 to 4 days which was progressive. On examination the patient was found to be Icteric. LFT revealed SGPT 49 IU/L and SGOT of 69 IU/L. Total bilirubin was 14.8mg/dl with 7.5mg/dl being conjugated form and 7.3mg/dl being the unconjugated . Serum alkaline phosphatase was 2018 IU/L. In view of the report suggesting cholestatis ultrasound abdomen was done which was normal. Contrast enhanced CT Abdomen was normal. Patient was negative for viral markers of hepatitis. A presumptive diagnosis of atorvastatin induced cholestasis was kept and the drug was stopped. Over a period of 5 days of stopping of atorvastatin the patients LFT started showing significant improvement. Alkaline phosphatise levels came back to normal by day fifteen. Again the patient was rechallanged with atorvastation and again within 6 days cholestasis reappeared confirming the diagnosis.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reveal the cover of research regarding Mosque Speechmakers (MSs) in the Arabic environment. The researcher tries to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of MSs in the State of Kuwait in terms of their thoughts, approaches, habits, preferences, tools and problems met when using of and accessing information. Design/methodology/approach – The author employed a questionnaire, with a response rate 70.6 per cent (561/795). Findings – The findings of the study revealed that most of MSs in Kuwait tend to be older (aged over 35 years), educated (mostly with BA degrees) and with an average monthly income over 300 KD ($1000 = 282 KD). The study showed that MSs were significantly seeking information to make a specific/general research, to collect necessary statistics, to make a speech/sermon and to present religious sermons/lectures. They preferred to use the home/personal library as well as the special library, specifically the Mosque library. The information-seekin...


This SIG will provide those interested in the interplay between management and HCI the opportunity to explore this subject and the ongoing development of the Management Community at the CHI conferences.


The article presents the main directions of studying the problem of personal self-control in philosophical and psychological-pedagogic literature. Basing on them, the author distinguishes those provisions that help to comprehend her own positions concerning the subject under consideration.


The author reviews research on migration involving West Germany during the last 30 years. Following a discussion of concepts and terminology, the author outlines three phases of immigration to West Germany and cites selected works. The first phase is that of rapid economic growth from 1955 to 1972, when the flow of immigrant workers responded to production fluctuations. The second is the period from 1973 to 1979, when economic growth slackened and the socioeconomic burden of immigrants became more evident. The third covers the years since 1979, when formerly temporary migration has become permanent and integration of immigrants into society has become a primary concern. Suggestions are made for future research on the subject.


ABSTRACT : A study on the operational variables of the UV-TiO 2 based photocatalytic air cleaning system was tried. In this study, toexamine effects as various air cleaning system conditions, a duct-type reactor was made, and TiO 2 was immobilized on a stainless mesh.Benzene was chosen as a target compound. Removal experiments for benzene were done under different initial benzene concentration, air velocity, TiO 2 loading, area coated TiO 2 as the same TiO 2 loading, and UV light intensity conditions. During the experiments, rela-tive humidity was 55%, and reactor temperature was 45. As a result, the photocatalytic degradation of benzene decreased as the inletconcentration increased. But the photocatalytic degradation increased as the concentration boundary layer thickness, amount of TiO 2 , areacoated TiO 2 as the same amount of TiO 2 , and UV light intensity increased. Based on results of current study, they can be applied to thedesign of air cleaning system over low level VOCs in the indoor air.


The paper proposes to present the design of a new course, the
aim of which is concerned with the functional syntax and
vocabulary in the English-Czech comparative approach. It offers
students a functional comparison of the two languages in which
they will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the
bachelor programmes of English studies against the background
of their mother tongue, i.e. the Czech language. After
completing the course the students will be able to functionally
distinguish the main features of English and Czech (with the
emphasis on syntactic and lexico-semantic plan in both
languages) and to use this linguistic expertise practically in
the production of written English or in translation. The paper
outlines the key syntactic and lexico-semantic areas which were
identified as potential causes of interferential problems and
which thus compose the core of the course syllabus. Having
focused on comparative study of these language phenomena,
students should be able to adhere to typically English sentence
structures, distinguish them from Czech patterns and select
appropriate ways to emphasize a particular part of the
sentence. Thus, they will succeed in achieving greater
naturalness in English and consistent avoidance of their mother
tongue. Students will also learn to pay attention to
undesirable syntactic and lexical transfer from their native
language into English concerning condensation, nominalization
and formality, as well as to use internationalisms properly.
Attention will also be paid to the context of the process of
translation and stylistic aspects of the produced text and to
possible didactic applications in ELT.


Recently, educational dataMining has become an interesting research area to discover and extract hidden knowledge of students' patterns from educational environment. In this work we have two purposes. First to apply the dataMining techniques, namely, Classification, Clustering and Association Rule mining algorithms on the data stored on the e-learning (Moodle system) database to extract knowledge's that help to understand students' behaviour's and patterns, improve teaching practice, and to assist educators to evaluate and improve e-learning system (1). The secondly purpose is to develop a statistical tool (a Web application) for the educators in YU College to monitor his/her students learning behavior. It will enable the instructors for instance, to monitor the number of assignments taken, the number of quizzes taken, the number of forum post and/or read by students, etc. This kind of knowledge's can helps the instructors to make an immediate reaction to the way the students interact with the courses activities in the e-learning, and to create an effective educational environment. In this paper, RapidMiner (v5.0) dataMining tool were used for mining the data from the Moodle system for a various courses taken by Management Science, Computer Science and Applied Linguistic students at YUC during 2011/2012 semester.