There are some new characteristics of illegal migration in China in recent years.But the criminal law lags behind the state of affairs.Legislators must perfect provisions of crimes of obstructing the administration of national boundary,that is to say,changing the accusation of crimes of obstructing the administration of national boundary,and amending the crime of crossing the boundary sneakily,crime of organizing others to cross the boundary sneakily,crime of conveying others to cross the boundary sneakily,and crime of swindling exit-paper,so as to make it convenient for international exchange and cooperation.


The present investigation deals with the humidity effect on the radiative properties of a strongly polluted atmosphere in the visible spectrum. For three relative humidity distributions covering the tropospheric humidity range from 30–70%, the local albedo, the absorption and transmission of the atmosphere are obtained. Corresponding global quantities are calculated also to speculate on possible climatic effects. Additionally, radiative heating rates are calculated for the entire atmosphere, but it is found that within the humidity range of the adopted distribution, the humidity effect is entirely negligible. Most significantly influenced by the humidity are local and global albedo and transmission of the atmosphere. DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1976.tb00648.x


A number of factors affecting measurements taken with the CSIRO Fiber Fineness Distribution Analyser are described. These factors influence the choice of conditions under which calibration and measurements are carried out.


Therefore medicinal plants need to be investigated for better understanding in respect to their properties, safety and efficiency. One of such properties like antimicrobial activity can be of great significance in therapeutic treatments. Especially with the emergence of antibiotic resistant microbes which have become a major health threat over the past decades (Wright, 2000). According to Marx (2005), the continuous use of analogous antibiotics has resulted in multi-resistant bacterial strains all over the world. Presently it is being broadly predictable that in the very near future antibiotic resistance will make healthcare professionals helpless toward effective therapies for bacterial infections. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 8 (2017) pp. 1523-1533 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com


Abstract The nematic bistable cell of the Boyd-Cheng type is shown to be quite sensitive to ultrasonic tone bursts of about 50 msec duration. It is considerably more sensitive to this excitation than either a homeotropic nematic or a Berreman-Heffner cholesteric cell. It is also possible for the ultrasound to switch the cell from one stable state to the other, but this is not as effective as the ultrasonic switching of the Berreman-Heffner cell.


Architecture academics, historians and traditionists relished in the nostalgic past of old traditional raised timber masjid architecture making a comeback to our rural landscape currently sprinkled with colonial, mughal- Indianised, Seljuk, hybrid and contemporary masjid architecture in Malay-sia. Through community work, opportunity that allows KAED team to design and construct this dream through means eagerly spread in front of us, a journey was made with Allah's grace to a village of Belukar Luas, Ketereh. The objective was to extend an existing little masjid of Indian reminisce from a 200-300 jemaah capacity to additional 500 jemaah with Imam's office, Sultan's room, new entrances, new toilets, ablutions separate for different gender, disable friendly, elderly friendly, child friendly, women friendly and others. The vital mission was to accomplish the practical function of capacity then the intangible function of shaping the masjid to be in harmony with its natural surroundings of green rice fields, bluish hills and farming activities - a
sustainable scene. Whilst listening to the Masjid committee's demands and expectations, the team embarked on literature review of traditional masjid of the region with case studies and visits to nearby oldest raised timber masjid of the country-the Masjid Kampung Laut. Contemporary traditional masjid was added on the visit list knowing very well that "modern" means "contemporary and
comfortable" with selected spaces identified as needing a new feel. Several designs were drawn based on the "old" masjid using scale and proportion as well as experimenting on the building material and construction method. Cost and skills on the part of the contractor were the biggest hurdle and challenge in realising the dream. Cost cutting exercise participated by the Masjid committee, the contractor and the consulting team reduces the original design to an affordable schemes with much apprehension. Outside philanthropist and local qariahs donated to the construction in kinds and cash. The findings of the whole exercise, apart from costs, minor changes to design concepts, availability of material and local craftsmen, was the local acceptance as the paramount factor to
the shaping of the masjid as it complete its phase. A job is done but not without its constraints and unexpected outcomes. The objective of the project is realised in the physical entity space for the additional 500. Findings made on the journey from theory to practicality met through contemporary changes that may have occurred during the establishment of the "old" grand masjid as well.
No literature mentioned explicitly on its mode of construction or cost per se, but perhaps knowing the kindred spirit of the scholars then, accepting the phenomena of the unforetold ,as destiny, could be a contributing factor to the "how" and "why" we inherit the
serene architecture of traditional masjid today, wallahualam


"You were pretty wild when you were little," said my mother, her voice carrying a mixture of exasperation and delight. "A hard one to control," she added. I smiled into the phone. Dear to me, my defiant spirit is a thing whose reality I can not deny. It seems a life beyond my ownas it has led me places a more timid me would not have venturedbringing consequences both dire and fortunate. It was met by most teachers with great disdain. I laughed too loudly, talked too much, ran too hard. But here was my mother's affirmation, now, to her thirty-two year old daughter, three thousand miles away and over the phone: "You were wild." I heard the sweetness in her voice. But what of those teachers? How had they reacted to my spirit? How had they responded to that force which never really wished to be kept in line, but instead always sought the line in order to go beyond? How they reacted-indeed, how they taught-was evidence of their· values. Did they value creativity? Discovery? Order? Submission? Correctness? Experimentation? Whatever the teacher valued transcended her curriculum to become her most important lesson, the lesson every student learned-whether the lesson be a grave one or a life-giving one. From kindergarten through twelfth grade, I experienced lessons of both the grave and life-giving variety. So many of my teachers, particularly in elementary school, held mere compliance and docility as golden virtues paramount to student success. Such expectations simply set me up for what they would see as failure. Not one of these teachers, I am sure, would say, "Creativity is worth nothing." But that was the lesson they taught all the same. They loved order-and maybe power-too much. I did not always respect their order; I did not always acknowledge their power. It was not because I was mean, nasty, or ill-bred (l was not). It was not because I did not want to learnI did want to learn, to experiment, to create and discover. But my desires did not represent what they were asking me to do. And so teachers reacted. They labeled. They made the calls to my parents. They recommended me for testing by the school psychologist. Various school psychologists had various remedies for "my problem": "Buy her a pants suit."


The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is the primary forum for cooperation between postal services. It is the only international organization representing the interests of the worldwide postal sector in a neutral fashion. The UPU maintains working relationships with the United Nations programmes such as UNDP and UNEP and with specialized agencies such as ITU, ICAO, ILO and WTO (WTO, GATT). It also collaborates with the World Bank (World Bank, World Bank Group) to promote postal development and reform. The UPU works as a financial clearing office for the compensation for different financial expenses in postal services. The UPU gives technical support to developing countries in modernizing their postal services, as in developing countries between 14 and 25 % of the population is still without access to postal services. Keywords: financial clearing office; General Assembly; postal services; United Nations; Universal Postal Union (UPU); World Bank


The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a landowner has a property interest in any groundwater underlying the land and that governmental interference with that right can constitute an unconstitutional taking of property.


The paper utilizes adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system to analyze and synthesize multiband Sierpinski gasket fractal antenna. The geometrical parameters of the antenna were considered as the input and the resonant frequencies were taken as the output for the analysis model while a reverse process was followed for the synthesis model. Also, a model was trained to obtain the return loss characteristics for the given set of geometrical parameters. The output of all the proposed models are compared with that of HFSS and both of them are found in close agreement.


The random scattering event of light by water medium is the primary reason for the degradation in underwater imaging. Underwater polarization imaging technology can enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of imaging effectively by utilizing the polarization information difference between background scattered light and target light. However, as scattering events increase in the water body, it is difficult to maintain the polarization characteristics of light, which reduces the effect of removing scattering based on polarization characteristics. In addition, the polarization rules of background scattered light in water is unclear, and there is a lack of quantitative description of the polarization characteristics of scattered light. Therefore, researching the polarization transmission characteristics of underwater scattered light is of great significance for the de-scattering work of underwater polarization imaging.In order to clarify the polarization characteristics of underwater background scattered light, especially the polarization angle information, this paper proposes a method for ascertaining polarization angle of background light based on modified polarization difference imaging method. In this method, the coupling relationship between optimal weight coefficient and enhancement measure evaluation (EME) value of the Stokes vector difference result is analyzed, and the background light polarization angle is calculated based on the optimal weight coefficient. Combined with the experiments, the EME distribution trend of the optimal weight coefficient and the modified polarization difference imaging method results in different turbidity water bodies were determined, the scattering suppression limit was explored, and the trend of background scattered light polarization direction with turbidity of water was analyzed. The results show that the proposed method can obtain the exact polarization angle of background scattered light in different water environments, revealing a trend where the polarization direction of background scattered light becomes orthogonal to the incident light direction as the turbidity of the water increases. This research provides a methodological basis for determining the polarization direction of the background scattered light in underwater imaging.


As a cultural phenomenon,Mongolian Shamanism culture has experienced several development periods of matriarchal clan society,patrilineal society,and so on.It is a natural religious form in the early period of society.Before Tibetan Buddhism spread to the Mongolian area,Shamanism believes were popular for a long time in the tribes;Shamanism is the outcome of many beliefs merging Mongolian natural worship,totem worship,ancestor worship,etc.,and develops with social evolution.Mongolian Shamanism is associated with social life and handed down in traditional customs and habits.


Paediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) may have great psychological impact on parents during the intense treatment period as well as many years after a successful transplantation. Since different psychological disorders require different interventions, a differentiation of general distress into specific types of psychological ill health is essential. The aim of this descriptive study was to distinguish anxiety, depression, and burnout, and investigate occurrence and co‐occurrence of these in a national Swedish sample of parents of children who had undergone HSCT and survived.


The exceptional diversity of Scotland's landscapes and landforms reflects the combined influence of geological and geomorphological processes operating over different timescales, from millions to tens of years or less. However, with an emphasis on short-term process studies in geomorphology in the last few decades, the long-term perspective is often overlooked. Following the development of new dating methods and geophysical models, studies of landscape evolution have more recently undergone a revival (e.g. Summerfield, 1996, 2005; Sugden et al., 1997; Bishop, 2007; Japsen et al., 2009). This work has provided new insights into the links between geology, tectonics, surface processes, climate and landscape development, highlighting the value of a longer-term perspective and the antiquity of many features in the present landscape (cf. Godard, 1965; Hall, 1991, 1997; Hall & Bishop, 2002). This article outlines the geological framework that underpins the geomorphology of Scotland and the long-term processes and events that have shaped the present landscape. Geodiversity is the variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, landforms, sediments and soils, together with the natural processes which form and alter them. The geological development of Scotland has given rise to a remarkable geodiversity for a country of its size (e.g. Trewin, 2002; Gillen, 2003; McKirdy et al., 2007) and has played a fundamental part in shaping the landforms and landscape today. First, the broad geological and topographic framework of Scotland (Figure 1) is the result of several major global tectonic events, including the repeated formation and break-up of


This paper deals with the aluminum nanoparticles nucleation and growth kinetics and electrodeposition mechanism onto a glassy carbon electrode from Al(III) ions dissolved in a deep eutectic solvent based on choline chloride: urea. The cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry analyses indicate that the Al electrodeposition was attained directly from Al(III) ions that formed metallic Al, of which the nuclei provoked, in turn, residual water reduction on their growing surfaces. Consequently, hydroxide ions formed and reacted with Al(III) ions in the DES, originating thus insoluble Al(OH) 3 onto the Al nuclei surfaces. Therefore, oxidation currents were absent duringthe backwardscan ofthe cyclic voltammetrydue topassivation ofthe Aldeposits with theAl(OH) 3 formedduring the direct scan. Analyses of the experimental potentiostatic current density transients were carried out by means of a theoretical formalism, comprising the simultaneous presence of Al diffusion-controlled 3D nucleation and growth and residual water reaction over the Al nuclei growing surfaces. This model helps explaining clearly the contribution of the residual water during the aluminum electrodeposition and determining the charge percentages due to each individual contribution to the total process. Evidence of the aluminum, nanoparticles, deposits was obtained by means of SEM, EDX and XPS.


Objective To perform prokaryotic expression,purification and enzymatic activity assay of NYD-Ch,a chymotrypsin associated with insecticide resistance from Culex pipiens pallens.Methods By PCR and gene reconstructed technology,the recombinant plasmid pET-32a(+)/NYD-Ch was constructed and expressed.Then the expressed protein was purified through Ni~(+) column chromatography.Enzymatic activity was assayed by different substrates and pH.Results The recombinant plasmid was transformed in E.coli BL21 and expressed NYD-Ch protein.A tape of protein about 48.5 ku could be viewed according to SDS-PAGE,which was coincident with the designed protein. The result was confirmed by Western blot.Enzymatic activity assay demonstrated that the expressed product had the common features of chymotrypsin: NYD-Ch was able to hydrolyze the synthetic substrate S(Ala)_(2)ProPhe-pNA and it was strongly inhibited by PMSF,SBTI and TPCK.The activity of NYD-Ch had strongly alkaline pH optima,range from pH 8.0 to 11.0.Optimal activity was observed at pH 10.0.Conclusion Successgul prokaryotic expression,purification and enzymatic activity assay of NYD-Ch should greatly facilitate attempts to learn its function of insecticide metabolism.


In the heart of mass destruction: the nazi perpetrator Ernst Zierke, spectator and actor in BelzecThe article of Jan Henrik Fahlbusch reconstructs the biography of the low ranking German SS-perpetrator Ernst Zierke, one of the "ordinary men" taking part in the mass murder at Belzec and Sobibor extermination camp. After having been trained as a male nurse Zierke joined the "T4" office and "served" first in the "Euthanasia" program centers before moving to the Aktion Reinhardt. By drawing on the concept of Handlungsraum the article exemplifies how Zierke acted at Belzec and Sobibor individually rather than obeying orders as argued in post war trails. The article contributes thus to an analysis of the motivation of the SS men in the Aktion Reinhardt camps.


Taking the example of water using in Liuxi river irrigated area in Guangzhou,it gives suggestions on the management of water using in irrigation plans,illustrates the three steps in the implementation of irrigation plans and analysises the problems that exist and need noticing at present,so as to improve the irrigation management and effective water-using rate.


OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the clinical factors and heritability associated with inflammation measured as circulating levels of soluble-intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) in a community-based cohort. BACKGROUND Several prospective studies indicate that circulating sICAM-1 is predictive of future cardiovascular events. However, in some studies this predictive value is lost after multivariable adjustment for traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. We addressed the heritability of sICAM-1 and its relation to CVD risk factors in a community-based cohort. METHODS We examined 3,295 subjects from the Framingham Heart Study and measured sICAM-1 levels. We then used linear and stepwise multivariable regression to determine predictors or sICAM-1 levels. RESULTS In ageand gender-adjusted regression models, increased sICAM-1 levels were positively associated with age, total/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), blood glucose, diabetes, smoking, and prevalent CVD. In stepwise multivariable regression models, sICAM-1 levels remained associated with age, female gender, total/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, BMI, blood glucose, smoking, and prevalent CVD. The residual heritability of sICAM-1 was 24%. CONCLUSIONS In addition to prevalent CVD, established CVD risk factors and non-traditional ones such as BMI were associated with systemic inflammation as determined by sICAM-1 levels. There also is significant heritability of sICAM-1, which suggests a genetic component to systemic inflammation. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;44:168–73) © 2004 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation


This article is guided towards the theoretical grounds of the design process of teaching-learning in Philosophy and Society subject for students of Sociology of Pinar del Rio University, centered in the study of the social problems of science and the technology, which can be applied to the educational practices through a program, in such a way that it allows to widen the entire vision of science and technology as social processes. These changes in the teaching process of this university field would give a turn to the roled played by the personal and non personal components, and it would allow us to elaborate a program directed to the understanding of the technological scientific development as a social process related to those that are studied in the specialty, and it corresponds with the system of contents of the discipline that should contribute to the Sociologist's entire formation.


*† This paper presents results from high-fidelity numerical simulations of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) reactor core. The fuel elements and tie tubes in a symmetric sub-region of the reactor core are simulated, that is, the fluid, thermal, and structural equations are solved together in a coupled manner. Heat deposition rates are included from a detailed neutronics simulation of the reactor core. Predictions include maximum fuel temperature and location, coolant exit temperature, heat flux to the tie tubes, and fuel element stresses including coating stresses. These high-fidelity calculations provide confirmation data for existing reactor design/analysis codes and investigate how simulations could complement any future testing program.


The study of pterosaur bone histology dates back to the middle of the 19 th century, with the pioneering microscopical studies of BOWERBANK (1848) and QUEKETT (1849a, b, 1855) on UK material. In recent years, well-preserved bone material from the Romualdo Member of the Santana Formation, Brazil, has become available for histological study, but specimens from other localities have also proved informative. Most pterodactyloid bones are predominantly composed of highly vascular reticular fi brolamellar bone, similar to that of most extant birds. Lines of arrested growth are uncommon. This suggests that pterosaur bones grew rapidly, usually without interruption, until skeletal maturity was attained. Like birds, pterosaurs had very thin-walled bones, which possessed various histological and micro-architectural features to resist structural failure. These features should be taken into account in biomechanical studies of the pterosaurian skeleton.


The present invention provides a propylene polymerization catalyst compositions. The catalyst composition includes one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst composition, one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts, and a selectivity control agent (the SCA), the Ziegler-Natta procatalyst composition contains a internal or more transition metal compounds and one or more aromatic dicarboxylic acid ester internal electron donor. The SCA and the activity limiting agent is a silane component of the mixture. The molar ratio of the aluminum catalyst composition and total SCA is from 0.5: 1 to 4: 1. This Al / SCA ratio improved productivity of the polymerization and the polymer production rate. The catalyst composition is self-extinguishing.


This article aims at developing a generic multiactor multicriteria decision making (MAMCDM) method for life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) of industrial systems under uncertainties, which can help multiple stakeholders/decision-makers to prioritize the alternative industrial systems in a group decision-making approach. The interval best–worst method, which can address the ambiguity, vagueness and hesitations existing in human's judgments, was developed for determining the weight of the criteria in LCSA. The consensus convergence model was developed for aggregating the relative importance of each criterion determined by different stakeholders/decision-makers into an interval weight. Afterward, a novel multicriteria decision-making method which can address the decision-making matrix with interval numbers was developed to prioritize industrial systems under data uncertainties. An illustrative case has been studied by the developed model, and it reveals that the developed model allows multiple stakeholders/decision-makers to participate in the decision-making processes and prioritize industrial systems accurately by using interval numbers. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2018


Objective: Upper airway collapse measured using supine acoustic pharyngometry at respiratory residual volume (RV) has previously been correlated with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) severity. We aim to assess the agreement between sites of maximal upper airway obstruction measured by supine acoustic pharyngometry and drug-induced sleep-endoscopy (DISE) in snoring/OSAHS patients. Method: In this case series, 50 consecutive patients with known snoring/OSAHS underwent in-office supine acoustic pharyngometry and DISE. Pharyngometric measurements at respiratory tidal volume were compared against the standard normal curve to establish airway landmarks. Sites of minimal cross-sectional-area at respiratory RV were compared with sites of maximal obstruction identified through DISE. Results: Fifty patients (68% male, 32% female, age 47.3 ± 13.7, mean AHI 37.0 ± 26.8) were evaluated. All endoscopic assessments were performed by a single investigator (M.F.). Regions of maximal upper airway collapse per DISE were classified as retropalatal, mixed retropalatal and retroglossal, retroglossal, mixed retroglossal and retroepiglottic, or retroepiglottic. Graphical and numerical pharyngometric data were assessed by 3 investigators with complete agreement regarding regional collapse. Agreement between sites of maximal upper airway obstruction per DISE and regions of minimal cross-sectional-area per supine pharyngometry was 89.2% (95% CI 74.5, 95.9; P < .001). Conclusion: Acoustic pharyngometry is a completely non-invasive mode of assessment through which numerical and graphical data regarding regional upper airway collapse can be rapidly obtained. Findings demonstrate a high level of agreement with those of DISE in the pretreatment/preoperative evaluation of patients with known snoring and/or OSAHS.


Treatment algorithms targeted to lowering pulmonary artery pressures (PAP) monitored from the CardioMEMS wireless implantable system (St. Jude Medical Inc., Sylmar, CA, USA) have yielded dramatic benefit for patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III symptoms and recent heart failure-related hospitalizations (HFH). In the prospectively randomized CHAMPION trial, HFH over an average 18-month follow-up were 37% lower among the algorithm-treated patients compared to controls (p = 0.0001).1 During an average 13-month open access follow-up, HFH among patients previously randomized in the CHAMPION trial decreased by 48% after PAP-guided algorithms were utilized (p = 0.001).2 Similarly, in the MEMS-HF study, 1-year annualized HFH decreased by 38% after device implantation and application of PAP treatment algorithms.3 CHAMPION and MEMS-HF algorithm-treated patients also enjoyed improved quality of life. There were few device-related complications, 1.4% in CHAMPION and 1.7% in MEMS-HF. The clinical benefits were in addition to the guideline-directed medical therapy that all patients received. Paradoxically, the average absolute decreases in PAP with PAP-guided algorithms were small even though they made 'big things happen'. In CHAMPION, the sustained reduction in mean PAP averaged −1.6 mmHg in the algorithm-treated patients versus 0.0 mmHg in the controls (p = 0.0351).4 In MEMS-HF, the reductions were larger but only −3.3 mmHg after 6 months and −5.0 mmHg after 1 year (p< 0.0001).3


Design of field trial
An area of 4 m in diameter is selected. It is randomly selected, but it has to be exposed to dock-pressure to a moderate extent. Inside the area the docks are located and treated (drilled/cut) by the dock-cutter, which is attached to a small loader (present at most Danish farms).


Abstract. A method for computer-generated hologram (CGH) compression and transmission using a quantum back-propagation neural network (QBPNN) is proposed, with the Fresnel transform technique adopted for image reconstruction of the compressed and transmitted CGH. Experiments of simulation were conducted to compare the reconstructed images from CGHs processed using a QBPNN with those processed using a back-propagation neural network (BPNN) at the optimal learning coefficients. The experimental results show that the method using a QBPNN could produce reconstructed images with a better quality than those obtained using a BPNN despite the use of fewer learning iterations at the same compression ratio.


The invention discloses a mobile phone capable of being remotely controlled by a fingerprint. The mobile phone capable of being remotely controlled by the fingerprint comprises a mobile phone, and is characterized by further comprising a fingerprint remote controller, the fingerprint remote controller is mainly composed of a fingerprint collection module, a fingerprint identification processor, a transmitter module and a receiving module, wherein the fingerprint collection module, the fingerprint identification processor and the transmitter module are arranged on the mobile phone and electrically connected together, the receiving module is arranged on a controlled product and electrically connected with a control circuit of the controlled product, the fingerprint collection module receives a fingerprint input signal, the transmitter module sends out a confirmation signal to the receiving module after the fingerprint input signal is distinguished and confirmed by the fingerprint identification processor, so that the control circuit of the controlled product is controlled and an effect of remotely controlling the controlled product is achieved. The mobile phone capable of being remotely controlled by the fingerprint has the advantages of being convenient to carry, simple and easy to operate, high in safety, stable in operation and the like.


Abstract Mulberry thrips Pseudodendrothrips mori (Niwa, 1908) is a major pest of mulberry trees recorded from different sericultural regions of the world. The thrips infestation affects the qualitative and quantitative characters of mulberry leaf, by direct feeding damage to leaves and the ingestion of sap, which in turn affects the silkworm cocoon crop. This is most harmful in dry climates and seasons when heavily attacked plants lose moisture heavily. Under these conditions infestation can seriously deplete yields. The seasonal population fluctuation and the degree of damage caused to the host plant are influenced by various environmental factors including climate, host‐plant variety, topography, soil type, and management regimes. This article attempts to review all available documents on mulberry thrips and to discuss the practical approaches for best control of this pest.


Objective: To evaluate functional recovery after facial-hypoglossal nerve transfer with direct coaptation of the intratemporal part of the facial nerve. Study Design: Retrospective study. Setting: University-based tertiary referral center. Patients: Nine patients who underwent facial-hypoglossal transfer surgery between 2001 and 2006 to treat a unilateral complete facial nerve palsy. Intervention: The facial nerve is mobilized in the temporal bone, transsected at the second genu, transferred and directly coaptated to a partially incised hypoglossal nerve. Main Outcome Measures: The House-Brackmann grading system was used to evaluate facial nerve reinnervation. Tongue atrophy and movements were documented. Quality of life related to facial function was assessed using the validated Facial Disability Index. Results: A House-Brackmann Grade III (86%) was achieved in six patients, and Grade IV (14%) in one patient with an average follow-up of 22 months (range, 12-48 mo). Two patients had a follow-up of less than 12 months after surgery, and reinnervation was still in progress. In none of the patients who were operated on was tongue atrophy or impaired movement observed. Postoperative Facial Disability Index scores (mean, 71.8 ± standard deviation [SD] 10.6) for physical functioning and social functioning (mean, 85.7 ± SD 9.8) were increased for all patients when compared with preoperative scores (mean, 28.6 ± SD 9.0; mean, 37.7 ± SD 14.4, respectively). Conclusion: The facial-hypoglossal nerve transfer with direct coaptation of the intratemporal part of the facial nerve offers good functional results with low lingual morbidity and improved quality of life. The technique is straightforward, relatively simple, and should be considered as first option for reanimation of traumatic facial nerve lesions.


Significance Decline in winds over past decades were observed over high northern latitudes (>50°), yet its influence on the date of autumn leaf senescence (DFS) remains unknown. Using ground observations, flux measurements, and remote sensing imagery, here we show that decline in winds significantly extended DFS over high latitudes at a magnitude comparable with the temperature and precipitation effects. We found that decline in winds reduces evapotranspiration, causes fewer damaging effects, and also results in decreased cooling effect. Our results therefore are of great significance for carbon cycle modeling because an improved algorithm based on these findings projected overall widespread earlier DFS by the end of this century, contributing potentially to a positive feedback to climate. The high northern latitudes (>50°) experienced a pronounced surface stilling (i.e., decline in winds) with climate change. As a drying factor, the influences of changes in winds on the date of autumn foliar senescence (DFS) remain largely unknown and are potentially important as a mechanism explaining the interannual variability of autumn phenology. Using 183,448 phenological observations at 2,405 sites, long-term site-scale water vapor and carbon dioxide flux measurements, and 34 y of satellite greenness data, here we show that the decline in winds is significantly associated with extended DFS and could have a relative importance comparable with temperature and precipitation effects in contributing to the DFS trends. We further demonstrate that decline in winds reduces evapotranspiration, which results in less soil water losses and consequently more favorable growth conditions in late autumn. In addition, declining winds also lead to less leaf abscission damage which could delay leaf senescence and to a decreased cooling effect and therefore less frost damage. Our results are potentially useful for carbon flux modeling because an improved algorithm based on these findings projected overall widespread earlier DFS than currently expected by the end of this century, contributing potentially to a positive feedback to climate.


This paper proposes an analysis of nasal harmony within the framework of Optimal Domains Theory (ODT), and demonstrates that transparency and opacity derive from principled constraints that limit the realization of Nasal on potential anchors. The analysis di ers fundamentally from the autosegmental analysis in two respects: it does not treat harmony as feature spreading, and it does not use feature speci cation or feature geometry to distinguish transparent and opaque segments from segments that undergo harmony. The ODT approach can account for the presence of inherently nasal segments that are transparent to harmony, as demonstrated in our analysis of Terena, unlike the autosegmental analysis, which incorrectly predicts that nasal segments will always trigger or be opaque. We also discuss why obstruents are typically opaque to nasal harmony, in light of the notion of contrast and the need to preserve contrast in harmony systems. The ODT analysis is based on the notion of the feature domain and the articulation of constraints which govern both the size and the composition of the feature domain, in this case for the feature [Nasal].


During the summer of 1971, a unique group of movement exponents gathered on the campus of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, for an eight week Institute. In searching for a more effective approach, the Institute concentrated on movement expression and sound-voice production techniques. According to Dr. Jack Clay, these are inseparably inter-related and cannot be considered in teaching as separate entities. He selected from the various new formulations on training techniques, therefore, those inventive methods currently evolving and made this information available to an interested group of people, who like himself, sought satisfactory ways to plumb the physical and psychical body 6f the actor for deeper insights into the human condition.


Grapefruit juice has been found to interact with calcium channel blockers (CCB). This interaction is due to certain nutrients found in grapefruit juice that block the activity of cytochrome P‐450 (CYP) 3A4 in the small intestine and liver. Inhibition of CYP3A4 markedly increases bioavailability and increases the risk of an adverse drug reaction (ADR). Many drugs are known to have CYP3A4‐blocking activity. This study was performed to investigate whether the concomitant use of a CYP3A4 inhibitor and a CCB in hypertensive patients results in an elevated incidence of ADRs.


The determination of AGV vehicle requirements in a manufacturing system has a great impact on the system performance. This paper first defines the AGV vehicle requirement determination as a general optimization problem, and secondly develops a new AGV vehicle requirement determination method capable of effective solving the problem. This method features with the combination of discrete event simulation (DES), sensitivity analysis, fractional factorial design (FFD) and response surface methodology (RSM). Tests and comparisons with other simulation based methods have shown that the proposed method combining the simulation method with analytical method, can make full use of their respective advantages and overcome the defects of existing methods. It is more practical.


In this paper, a unified rate-quantization (R-Q) model is proposed for intra coding frame in High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). The adaptive rate control (RC) for intra-only coding temporal structure is developed based on the unified rate estimation model. The experimental results show that the proposed RC approach yields small bit-rate deviation average 1.82% against a target bit-rate while maintaining the buffer occupancy at a low level.


Some experts predict that in 2004 85% producing and manufacturing Enterprises in China will be directly or indirectly influenced by the enforcement of standard SA8000. In this year the standard SA8000 that was announced in January 1998 will be one of the biggest trade barriers that the domestic export enterprises have to be faced. What is surprising is that in shanghai there is no enterprise that has been approved by SA8000.


In this paper, the DC/DC converter for fuel cell electric vehicles is taken as an example and its principle is given briefly. Then the control algorithms for the DC/DC converter are analyzed and its rapid controller prototype is given via Simulink/Stateflow toolboxes of MATLAB. This paper not only describes the function of rapid controller prototype with several illustrations, but also gives the embedded code suitable for DSP to implement the control algorithms of the DC/DC converter for the fuel cell electric vehicle. The methodology of developing the project via rapid controller prototype using Simulink/Stateflow and via automatic embedded code generation is of some reference value to facilitate the project development and improve the stability of the embedded code.


The article deals with problems in the activity of enterprises in the conditions of the new modern crisis  pandemic. The purpose of the research is to identify the most priority and effective tools and measures of effective entrepreneurship for enterprises in a pandemic  a new type of socio-economic crisis in the world. In the article the consult-analysis of the activities of enterprises by the authors was conducted. The authors have determined that the current socio-economic crisis has significant differences from all previous crises that took place in the economy of the world. It is determined that today the enterprises of almost all branches of the national economy find themselves in a situation where they simply do not have sufficient financial resources, lose their profit through of fluctuations in the exchange rates, must operate in a new way, have to implement new technologies of operational management, have to completely change the technology of work with consumers or even suspend their activity on indefinite term. According to the research, most of the enterprises, even in the situation when they continued their activity, can work for quite a limited time. In this aspect, the expediency of developing and implementing a set of measures by the state of supporting the entrepreises in crisis and post-crisis periods has been proved. As the priority were determined different areas: preferential taxation, compensation of wages paid to employees, introduction of a temporary moratorium on checks. The practice of foreign countries (Poland, Italy, Germany, France, Britain, USA) on the protection of entrepreneurs in the crisis is analyzed. Most of these countries financially support entrepreneurs and the population, introduce preferential taxation on the results of their activities, and create special support funds. The authors summarize in the article the set of measures implemented in Ukraine for small and large businesses. On the whole, the authors identified that measures that have been developed in Ukraine to support business, help in the current crisis, but most of the measures are not enough productive, their implementation has some limitations and difficulties.


Based upon a microarray assay, we have identified that triiodothyronine (T3) upregulates MDM2 gene expression in the rat skeletal muscle. As MDM2 protein is an E3 ligase, we hypothesized that this enzyme could play a role in T3 effects on skeletal muscle mass control.


Novel spherical assemblies of CdS-containing block copolymer reverse micelles in aqueous solution have been formed by the slow addition of water to mixtures of the reverse micelles and a polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) stabilizer. The structures are large compound micelles (LCMs) with quantum-confined CdS nanoparticles dispersed throughout a spherical PS matrix, which is stabilized in water by a layer of solubilized hydrophilic chains. The size of the CdS particles (2RCdS ∼ 3 nm) is controlled by the ionic block length, NB, of the block copolymer making up the reverse micelle. LCM formation is found to be dependent on the amount of added stabilizing copolymer. When the weight of stabilizer relative to the total polymer weight is 12% for the specific system under study, a single population of LCMs is formed (Dave = 64 nm); each of these LCMs consists of an average of 58 reverse micelles and 87 stabilizing chains, with an average surface area per stabilizing chain of 148 nm.2 At 10% stabilizer, two LCM pop...


【This study was conducted to evaluate desorption efficiencies by types of desorption solvent for polar and non-polar organic compounds collected on activated charcoal tubes. Analytes tested were toluene, m-xylene, isobutyl alcohol, n-butyl alcohol, cellosolve acetate, and butyl cellosolve. Three different concentration levels of spiked sample were made. Types of cosolvent mixed with the main solvent, $CS_2$ , were methanol, pentanol, and dimethylformamide (DMF) and the cosolvent for methylenechloride was methanol. The amounts of cosolvent added to the main solvent were 1, 5, and 10% by volume (v/v%), respectively. The results were as follows: 1. For all mixed solvents except 1% methanol and 1% pentanol with $CS_2$ , desorption efficiency significantly increased, compared with that of $CS_2$ alone. 2. Desorption efficiency increased by increasing analyte loading on charcoal tube regardless of mixed solvents used and the material polarity. 3. For all cosolvents mixed with $CS_2$ by 1% and 5% volume, desorption efficiency for non-polar compound was significantly higher than that of polar compound. For the 10% mixed solvents and the methylenechloride mixed with methanol, the results were opposite. 4. The lowest mean percent bias of 4.79% was obtained from the 5% DMF- $CS_2$ mixed solvent, followed by 4.82% from the 10% DMF- $CS_2$ solvent while the highest bias of 23.26% was from the solvent of $CS_2$ alone. Based on the results of this study, in order to increase desorption efficiency, it is recommended to add such cosolvents as methanol, pentanol, and DMF to $CS_2$ , preferably 5% by volume for analyzing polar compounds collected in charcoal tubes.】


Objective To evaluate the efficiency of mini-screw implants as orthodontic anchorage for anterior teeth retraction in orthodontics treatment. Methods Nineteen patients with maxillary or bimaxillary protrusion were selected,and they were treated with mini-screw implants as anchorage for anterior teeth retraction. The sides of cephalometric roent-genogram were taken at the beginning and the end of the treatment. Taking SN as oriterion,overlap the pictures of cephalometrics were taken at the beginning and the end of the treatment, and the movements of the first molar were observed. Exchanges of the anterior overbite and overjet,Class Ⅱ molar relationship and the improvements of facial symmetry were observed after the treatment. Results Among the nineteen patients, sixteen successfully complished the orthodontics treatment. They all set up correct relationship of overbite and overjet and successfully rectified the Class Ⅱ molar relationship. Facial symmetry obviously improved and the first molar remained stable. Conclusion Compared with the traditional strong anchorage,the homemade mini-screw implant anchorage is stronger for the molar anchorage,with which the ideal anchorage contral could be achieved.


-Ketophosphonates, phosphonic analogues of -keto esters, are one of the very important class of organic compounds. Their complexing ability has been exploited for selective metal extraction.1 Furthermore they have found several applications as organic intermediates. Examples are the homologation of carbonyl compounds to , -unsaturated derivatives via the Horner–Emmons reaction;2 the synthesis of difficult-to-prepare complex phosphonates, such as phosphorylated heterocyclic compounds;3 the synthesis of chiral -hydroxyphosphonic acids, important surrogates for the corresponding carboxylic acids;4 and the synthesis of -amino phosphonic acids, important antimetabolites of amino acids.5


Activated carbon materials are used in hybrid battery capacitors. They reduce energy density of devices, and can greatly improve the cycle life and power density. Herein, we used fast-growing persimmon branches in Shaanxi as a biomass carbon source. The persimmon branch activated carbon
 (PB-AC850) material was found to exhibit abundant graded pore structure similar to graphite structure after KOH activation. The macro/mesoporous structure in PB-AC850 facilitated the ions (solvated PF-6 ) transport, resulting in much better rate capability as compared
 to commercial activated carbon. It was moreover found from preparation of the hybrid battery capacitor that the addition of activated carbon reduced resistance and polarization of the device. LFP+PB-AC850 exhibited excellent cycle stability with high to 93.4% capacity reservation after 500
 cycles at 5C.


The purpose of this study is to examine the process of research and development (R%D) commercialisation of the food industrial cluster, one of the most important competitive clusters of Thailand. The study was carried out by reviewing all the food projects in Thailand and selecting the ones with high commercial potential to write solid business plans for raising VC investments. The public forum was organised to seek experts' advice on the management of food cluster innovation. The results have shown that there are 13 projects with high commercial potential. The cluster-based analysis empirically contributes to the management of food innovation commercialisation.


My differences with Robert Conquest center on the nature and use of evidence. In this reply, I will challenge his approach to the primary and secondary materials and defend my own. I am delighted that he now believes that "life went on, games were played" and so on during the Ezhovshchina, for that is simply not the picture he has presented to date. The Great Terror portrays the 1930s as ranging from grim to grimmer, at best, for the Soviet people as a whole. So does the work of Ulam, Friedrich and Brzezinski, Arendt, and seven recent general histories of the USSR; only one of the latter even mentions the possibility of games, recreation, or fun. The overwhelming impression all these treatments provide is one of unrelieved suffering and exploitation.' Virtually the whole field has been sorely in need of a little common sense and a careful reading of old and new memoirs. Contrary to Conquest's implication, I did not make up the "total fear" theory. Arendt wrote of "total terror,"2 and Michael Kort opines that "nobody could ever feel safe" between 1936 and 1938.3 Friedrich and Brzezinski tell us that when "totalitarian terror reaches an extreme . . . it embraces the entire society.... Total fear reigns."4 Here I agree with Conquest: I too do not think there is much common sense in these phrases. Regarding the "Letter of an Old Bolshevik," Boris Nicolaevsky said that it was "originally written not as the reflections of an Old Bolshevik, but as an account of my conversations with Bukharin." Then he changed the text, added "information from other sources, above all Charles Rappoport, a well-known French-Russian Communist" and published it "as though it were a verbatim report,"5 I believe that the muddle is the "Letter," not my note on it. We simply don't know how much of it is from Nicolaevsky and how much from Bukharin. My note, however, should have stated that it was presented as largely a report of conversations with Bukharin. The point remains that the "Letter" and other widely used reports on high politics in the 1930s should be treated with skepticism.


Detailed design for nanoparticle plasmons-enhanced solar cells is presented in this article. Optimal structure for the max enhancement from the nanoparticle arrays is investigated by varying the size, shape and period of the nanoparticle, and thickness of Si absorber. Tolerance of the nanoparticle arrays provides guidance for fabrication in practice. Contribution of front and back structure as well as the nanoparticle arrays to the photocurrent is analyzed respectively. After optimization short circuit current density attains 20mA/cm2 with a 185% enhancement compared to that of the 700nm thick Si.


Automatic Signature Verification: The State of the Art 1989-1993,R Plamondon & F Leclerc) An Evaluation of Parallel Strategies for Feature Vector Construction in Automatic Signature Verification System, M C Fairhurst and P Britton A Static Signature Verification System Based on a Cooperating Neural Networks Architecture, H Cardot et al Off-Line Verification of Japanese Signatures After Elimination of Background Patterns, I Yoshimura & M Yoshimura Structural Interpretation of Handwritten Signature Images, R Sabourin et al. Statistical Methods for On-Line Signature Verification , W Nelson et al. Component-Oriented Algorithms for Signature Verification, G Dimauro et al. The Design of an On-Line Signature Verification System: From Theory to Practice, R Plamondon. (Part contents).


A new collocation method based on quadratic splines is presented for second order two point boun· dary value problems. First, O(h) approximations to the first and second derivative of a fwlclion are derived using a quadratic spline interpolant of u. Then these approximations are used to define an 0 (h 4) perturbation of the given boundary value problem. Second, the perturbed problem is used to define a collocation approximation at inLerval midpoints for which an oplimal 0 (h ~i) global estimate for the j til derivative of the error is derived. Further, 0 (h4-i ) error bounds for the j th derivative are obtained for certain superconvergence points. It should be observed that standard collocation at midpoints gives O(h2-i ) bounds. ResullS from numerical experiments are reported that verify the theoretical behavior of the method. (i') This research was SIIpportcd by ARO granl DAA929-83-K-Q026 and AFOSR granr. 84-0385. (U) This lCSurcll WILl supported by I.K.Y. (NauQoBl FclIQwship FQundalioo QfG=).


Saurichthys dawaziensis sp. nov., from the third member of the Gejiu Formation (Anisian of Middle Triassic) in the vicinity of Luoping, Yunnan Province, is a small to medium‐ sized saurichthyid fish. It is characterized by the efferent pseudobranchial arteries penetrating on the parasphenoid and the mandible sensory canal with a branch in the angular. The new species is more derived than the Lower Triassic species in having a relatively narrow postorbital region, short preopercular, single ossification of the sclerotic ring, small haemal arches between the pelvic fins and the anal fin without ossified spines, and in the absence of quadratojugal. It is more primitive than the Middle and Upper Triassic Saurichthys in having fringing fulcra and numerous segments in the unpaired fins, and the presence of both prae‐ and post‐zygapophyses in the neural arches. Some anatomic changes related to the vertebral column and unpaired fins of the genus are also discussed.


Abstract : The DoD relies on depot repair as the major source of resupply for over 300,000 components to support customers directly and to replenish wholesale inventories. The time taken to return, accumulate, induct and physically repair these components at the depot level is called the Depot Repair Cycle Time (DRCT). The length of th DRCT is one of the greatest influences on the inventory investment levels of expensive reparable components. The longer the DRCT, the higher the inventory investment. Depot repair is not only the primary source of resupply for reparable components; it is also the most economic and responsive means for satisfying material support requirements. DRCTs in the DoD are much longer than those experienced by well-managed private sector repair operations. Actual DRCTs, in the Army and Navy are far longer than reasonable standards. In the Air Force, the averages are close to established standards, but item to item they vary significantly from them.


Objective To establish a method for the determination of Naphazoline Hydrochloride and Chlorphenamine Maleate in Naphazoline Hydrochloride,Chlorphenamine Maleate and Vitamin B12 Eye Drops by RP-IP-HPLC.Methods The chromatographic column was KromasilC18(4.6mm×250mm,5μm).The mobile phase was Sodium Octanesulfonate Citric Acid Solution(Sodium Octanesulfonate 2.23g,Citric Acid 3.8g,add water to 1 000ml and adjusted pH 3.0 with 2mol·L-1 Sodium Hydroxide Solution)-acetonitrile(65∶35),and a flow rate was1.0ml·min-1min;the detecting wavelength was 280nm and the column temperature was 40℃.Results The linear range of Naphazoline Hydrochloride was 5.12μg·ml-1~51.2μg·ml-1(r=0.999),and the linear range of Chlorphenamine Maleate was 50.16μg·ml-1~501.6μg·ml-1(r=0.999),The average recovery of Naphazoline Hydrochloride and chlorphenamine Maleate were 99.9%(n=9,RSD=0.7%) and 100.0%(n=9,RSD=0.6).Conclusion The method is simple,reliable,accurate and very suitable,which can be used for the content determination of Naphazoline Hydrochloride and Chlorphenamine Maleate in Naphazoline Hydrochloride,Chlorphenamine Maleate and Vitamin B12 Eye Drop.


Both in the field and in the laboratory, it was observed that the sac spider Clubiona reichlini Schenkel, 1944 (Clubionidae) preyed on citrus red mites, lepido-pterous larvae, blacklies adults, citrus leaf-miner adults and so on. Population dynamic of the sac spider was found to be significantly correlated to that of its prey. A quantitative study of the predator on the citrus pests by the precipitin test showed that the spider played an important role in the biocontrol against the citus pests.The optimum temperature for the predation is 30cccccccccccccccc, under 15cccccccccccccccc or over 40cccccccccccccc, the predation efficiency was very low. The result can be described by the following equation:Na = 0.08907(T- 30)2 + 24.87539The functional response of the spider C. reichlini female adult against Droso-phila melanogaster adult (A) and 2nd instar spiderling against Panotiychus citri (B) was the Holling II type, which can be described by Holling's disc equation:Na - 0.9907N/(1 + 0.00872N) (A)Na = 0.8365N/(1 + 0.01128N) (B)Mutual interference affected the predation of C. reichlini 2nd instar spiderling. the numerical response to itself density can be described by Watt's equation:A = 29.47553p-0.454844and the predation rate, by Hassell Varley's equation:E = 0.900874P-0.4673058.


Tracking single or multiple maneuvering targets is an urgent need for defense. In order to meet the military requirement, we propose a modified clustering-based Rao-Blackwellized particle filter (CBRBPF) to track single or multiple maneuvering targets with observations received by single or multiple sensors. The modified RBPF is basing on the clustering-based data association method. We partition the proposed target tracking method into two parts. In the first part, we model the similarity of the observations and design a new clustering algorithm specifically designed for data association. In the second part, we use the modified Rao-Blackwellized particle filter to estimate the states of the targets. We test the proposed method in different situations, including tracking single target with multiple sensors, tracking multiple targets with single sensor and tracking multiple targets with multiple sensors. In each situation, we also compare the proposed method with some commonly used target tracking methods. The results prove that the proposed clustering-based tracking method is more accurate and practical.


Forty per cent of the population of the United States live in areas not served by community water supplies, and therefore are not in a position to receive an optimal amount of fluoride in their drinking water. I t has been demonstrated that topical applications of a fluoride solution can bring about a substantial reduction of dental caries. Some studies have demon strated stannous fluoride to be more effec tive than sodium fluoride. Technics for applying both solutions are described. M ore children can receive the benefits of topical applications of a fluoride solution if the treatment is planned on a com munity basis, enlisting the aid of mothers of students to assist the participating dentists.


Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) is a highly contagious immunosuppressive disease of chickens caused by a Birnaviridae (IBDV). The ITA genotype was first detected in 2011 in Italy in IBD-live vaccinated chickens. Full genome characterization confirmed ITA to be a genetically dis-tinctive IBDV. The aim of the study was to determine the pathogenicity of the ITA genotype in SPF chickens. Birds were housed in poultry isolators and inoculated at 35 days of life with ITA or STC IBDV strains. A control group was housed in analogous conditions and inoculated with sterile water. All groups were daily observed for clinical signs up to 28 days post-inoculation (dpi). At 0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 dpi birds were bled for IBDV antibody detection by an ELISA Kit. At 2, 4, 7, 14, 21 e 28 dpi 5 birds from each of the inoculated groups, and 3 from the control group, were euthanized and subjected to necropsy. Bursal and Thymus indexes were calculated; histological sections were examined and scored; viral tissue distribution determined by qRT-PCR in the bursa of Fabricious (BF), thymus, kidney, cecal tonsils, spleen, proventriculus, harder gland and bone marrow. No clinical signs, nor mortality were recorded in any group dur-ing the study. BF of both inoculated groups showed enlargement and oedema in the acute phase of the infection (2 dpi), followed by atrophy, which lasted until the end of the trial. Microscopic lesions of the BF of ITA IBDV inoculated birds consisted in lymphocyte depletion, cystic cavi-ties and poor regeneration process. Viral RNA was persistently detected until the end of the tri-al in lymphoid tissues. The study showed that ITA genotype, though it has a subclinical course, causes a severe and persistent damage of BF, therefore, its circulation in broilers might be a threat for the poultry industry.


Hydrolysis of keratin waste by fungi is an alternative biotechnology for recycling and valorization by utilizing its keratinolytic activities. The purpose of this study was to isolate the keratinolytic fungi and to test the degradation ability of chicken feather keratin. Crocodile feces and soil samples were collected from crocodile breeding farm in Asam Kumbang, North Sumatera. Casein and keratin of basal feather agar of 1% was used to isolate keratinolytic fungi. Fungal isolate was grown in feather meal broth incubated at 28°C and shake at 180 rpm using shaking orbital. Remain chicken feather was weighted after application of keratinolytic fungi. After 4 days of incubation two fungi showed to have clear zone around their colony. THB7 was found to have relatively high hydrolysis zone in casein, while FB4 degraded more keratin in keratin agar. Most feather was degraded in 10, 12, and 16 days in THB7, FB4, and THB4 application respectively. THB4 showed to degrade feather to 1.6 g, while FB3 and FB4 remained feather to 2 and 3.4 of 10 g respectively. Further study includes molecular identification, characterization and keratinase production should be done.


Abstract The purpose of this work is to construct completely reducible vertex representations for the toroidal Lie algebra of type F 4.


"I am 44 years old and enrolled in the ABE class at Bellingham Technical College. The ABE class is very important to me right now in my life, while I am drawing unemployment. I dropped out when I was 16 and got married and had my first baby. So there is a lot of stuff I have forgotten. And with the help of the ABE class, I feel like I can do the stuff I thought I couldn't. The ABE class made me have more confidence and self-esteem about myself, with the help of everyone in class." Elena, Fall 2009 It is hard to ignore the simple power of Elena's narrative. Stories like hers compel educators to open the doors of education wider for adult learners. Basic skills educators are accustomed to hearing such stories as the outcome of instruction. But what if student stories were part of the instructional content in ABE/GED courses? What happens when critical dialogue becomes an explicit component of the curriculum? This notion of ongoing conversation has become an evolving theme in the Voices of Success Project at Bellingham Technical College (BTC) in northwest Washington. BTC faculty originally conceived of the project as an outreach program to attract adults who want additional education in basic academic skills. Later, a partnership was developed with Western Washington University (WWU) to study this population. Most recently, the authors of this paper worked together to implement a GED curriculum that fostered conversations between GED students and stakeholders (e.g., instructors, community representatives, graduate students) who are interested in basic skills instruction. This paper describes the classroom portion of this project and offers a theoretical rationale for the instructional methodology. Toward Dialogic Discourse in Adult Education Adult educators have long recognized the need to honor student expression. Freire regarded the assertion of student voice as a foundational component of critical pedagogy, which acts against "banking education" (1990). Presumably, banking education forces a dominant ideology on oppressed peoples, denying their views of the world and ultimately dehumanizing individuals. Critical pedagogy, on the other hand, encourages the oppressed to name the conditions of their oppression and, thus, assert their humanity. Educators in postmodern/ feminist/postcolonial traditions, likewise, champion approaches to adult education that make student voices audible. Campbell (1993) points out that, while feminists sometimes take issue with critical pedagogy, they generally agree with the Freirian objective of promoting marginalized discourses that challenge hegemonic power. Such efforts challenge what Bakhtin (1981) called monologic discourse: communication that is unidirectional (like a monologue). Those who engage in monologic discourse disseminate knowledge without considering the perspectives of communicative partners. It is assumed that meaning is self-contained in the utterance or text. Banking education is monologic when educators unilaterally determine what constitutes legitimate knowledge and then attempt to


Computer simulation tools for education and research are making increasingly effective use of the internet. To facilitate these activities in neuroendocrinology, we implemented a sophisticated and well-validated simulator of the dynamics of human thyroid hormone and thyrotropin regulation as a web-based application. A major goal was to accommodate access to this tool from virtually anywhere, on modern handheld devices as well as desktop computers and laptops. Development was done using well-established open source software components that together provide a simple and intuitive user interface platform for doing simulated what-if experiments. User-selectable experimental test-input stimuli (oral, IV-pulse, IV-infusion inputs) are represented by animated graphical icons. Familiar graphs of simulated time-dependent T3, T4 and TSH dynamic responses are provided on the same interface. Various disease states, e.g. hypo- and hyperthyroidism and malabsorption, are simulated by optionally changing thyroid gland secretion rates and gut absorption rates. To facilitate comparative analysis, two sets of simulated experimental results can be superimposed on the same graph.


Missile gain-scheduled autopilot should not only adapt to the variations of time-varying parameters, but also restrain unmeasured uncertainties. By describing missile autopilot design problem as a robust gain-scheduled problem of linear parameter-varying(LPV) system with unmeasured uncertainties, we establish a model matching autopilot design structure, and a missile robust gain-scheduled autopilot is then designed by combining the LPV control approach and the μ-synthesis approach through the D–K–D iteration. The designed autopilot not only adjusts parameters automatically with respect to the ?ight Mach number and altitude, but also restrains unmeasured uncertainties such as measurement noise, measurement errors and modeling errors. Simulation results validate the effectiveness and feasibility of the approach.


In a recent issue of the Cambridge Journal of Economics, A. Asimakopulos (1983) raises some criticisms of the lack of concern on the part of Michal Kalecki and J. M. Keynes concerning the importance of saving in financing an increase in investment expenditure. His major point is that, even ignoring the increased requirement for transaction balances given an increase in national income, the new investment will not create sufficient saving to restore the initial liquidity position of the suppliers of finance until after the multiplier effect on income has completely worked itself out. Asimakopulos relates this to Nicholas Kaldor's (1939) analysis of the problem, in which Kaldor points out that Keynes's full investment multiplier of one over the propensity to save is a special case in which speculators prevent a rise in the long-term rate of interest by purchasing at the existing yield the full amount of securities issued to finance the new investment.


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Abstract : Lots e and f of AI3-35768 caused severe primary irritation and necrosis (AI3-35768f) of the intact and abraded skin of rabbits. When applied as a diluted ethanol solution AI3-35768e caused mild primary skin irritation. AI3-70948Ga and AI3-39007a caused no primary skin irritation but caused moderate to severe eye irritation. Chemical AI3-70948Ga was only slightly toxic to rats by the oral route (ALD 5000mg/KG) and was not a sensitizer within the limits of our test. AI3-38323b produced moderate primary skin irritation. Chemicals AI3-38324b, AI3-38326b, AI3-38304b, and AI3-38321b produced moderate to severe eye irritation with lesions which persisted at 7 days post application. AI3-38304 and AI3-38321b produced mild primary skin irritation while AI3-37487b produced severe primary skin irritation, necrosis, and eschar formation. These chemical are not recommended for further entomological testing, however, if efficacy data should warrant, such chemicals could be resubmitted in a further purified form or at the intended use concentration.


B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)//B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) density functional theory calculations show that cyclopentene and cyclopentyne derivatives yield very strong π-type complexes with HCu and FCu molecules. This interaction is so strong in the case of cyclopentyne derivatives that the complexes formed can be considered as a new kind of metallocycles. These complexes resemble those reported before in the literature for ethylene and acetylene, though whereas the interaction energies between cyclopentene and HCu and FCu are smaller than those reported for ethylene, those involving cyclopentyne are larger than the ones calculated for acetylene. This very different behavior is due to the dramatic change in the local environment of the two carbon atoms of cyclopentyne with respect to acetylene, which does not occur on going from ethylene to cyclopentene. The introduction of heteroatoms in the five-membered rings opens the possibility of forming other isomers in which the CuX (X = H, F) is attached to the heteroatom rather than to the unsaturated CC bond. This arrangement is precisely the most favorable one for cyclopentene derivatives, though for cyclopentyne ones the π-type complexes are still the global minima.


Aim: To retrospectively assess toxicity and survival in 15 selected Glioblastoma patients treated with a sequential fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) boost after chemo-radiotherapy (CHT-RT) and compare their survival outcomes with a control group. Patients and Methods: Toxicity was assessed with the CTCAE 3.0 scale. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to design survival curves, log-rank test for bivariate analysis and Cox proportional hazard regression model for multivariate analysis. Results: The median follow-up was 16 months (range=5-60). One case of headache and one of radionecrosis (RN) occurred. Median overall survival (OS) was 25 months in the boost group vs. 14 in the no-boost group (p=0.004). Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 15 months in the boost group versus 8 in the no-boost group (p=0.046). At multivariate analysis FSRT boost resulted significantly associated with OS and PFS. Conclusion: In our series a sequential FSRT boost resulted in safe outcomes and significantly associated with survival.


An equivalent-transmission-line-circuit (ETLC) model is developed to discuss the transient propagation problem of a plane wave in inhomogeneous, anisotropic, and transversely lossy slabs. This model is based on the analogy between the field equations and the coupled transmission line equations. By establishing the analogy, suitable lumped-circuit models are proposed to treat the equivalent transmission lines, which may then be solved by the circuit simulation program. In this study, the accuracy and convergence of the lumped-circuit models are examined. The ETLC model is then applied to discuss the propagation problem in anisotropic graphite/epoxy laminates with numerical results presented to show the transient responses due to the electromagnetic pulse and Gaussian pulse. >


The recent spectacular progress in the experimental and theoretical understanding of graphene, the basic constituent of graphite, is applied here to compute, from first principles, the ultraviolet extinction of nanoparticles made of stacks of graphene layers. The theory also covers cases where graphene is affected by structural, chemical or orientation disorder, each disorder type being quantitatively defined by a single parameter. The extinction bumps carried by such model materials are found to have positions and widths falling in the same range as the known astronomical 2175 A features: as the disorder parameter increases, the bump width increases from 0.85 to 2.5 μm −1 , while its peak position shifts from 4.65 to 4.75 μm −1 . Moderate degrees of disorder are enough to cover the range of widths of the vast majority of observed bumps (0.75 to 1.3 μm −1 ). Higher degrees account for outliers, also observed in the sky. The introduction of structural or chemical disorder amounts to changing the initial sp 2 bondings into sp 3 or sp 1 , so the optical properties of the model material become similar to those of the more or less amorphous carbon-rich materials studied in the laboratory: a-C, a-C:H, HAC, ACH, coals, etc. The present treatment thus bridges gaps between physically different model materials.


We present the results of histological evaluation of human lenses treated with the holmium laser. The lenses, extracted at the time of extracapsular surgery for cataract, were placed in containers filled with Ringer's solution. After treatment with laser-emitted radiation they were histologically evaluated. The formation of crater-like defects was found in the material studied.


Synchronized chaotic dynamics are investigated theoretically and experimentally in a system of unidirectionally-coupled semiconductor lasers subject to delayed, polarization-rotated optical feedback and injection. Experimental data in the time and frequency domains demonstrate chaos synchronization with a lag between transmitter and receiver equal to the injection time, also known as driving synchronization. The natural polarization mode of the transmitter is shown to synchronize most efficiently to the orthogonal state of the receiver which is being injected. A full two-polarization model is used for both lasers, and is in good agreement with polarization-resolved experimental measurements.


Coccidiostats are a group of veterinary antibiotics, the residues of which in, e.g. meat or other edible tissues, are potentially dangerous to human health and life. Thus, it is important to effectively prevent intoxications. For that purpose it is essential to gather data on those antibiotics. Coccidiostats are used mainly in treating and preventing coccidiosis – a disease of the intestinal track of animals, especially of the poultry, caused by parasitic protozoans of the Eimeria genus. Two major groups are used – polyether ionophores and chemical coccidiostats, which differ in origin and mechanisms of action. Their application is governed by the Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in which the application of the following 11 coccidiostats was authorized: salinomycin, narasin, monensin, maduramicin, semduramicin, lasalocid, robenidine, nicarbazin, halofuginone, diclazuril and decoquinate. Each of the mentioned coccidiostat present in the products of animal origin can lead to intoxication resulting from production errors and poor manufacturing practices. The effects of those compounds in food include symptoms such as: polyneuropathy, rhabdomyolysis, hypercalcaemia, respiratory failure and even death of patients. The coccidiostats are irreplaceable in treating coccidiosis, which can always be associated with the possibility of their occurrence in food. The present-day methods used to identify these medicines make it possible to monitor the products as regards the occurrence thereof and to reduce the risk of exceeding safe dose limits as set out in the relevant legal acts.


RIK Abstract. In the paper the discrete version of the Morse's singularity con- dition is established. This condition ensures that the discrete functional over the unbounded interval is positive semidefinite on the class of the admissible functions. Two types of admissibility are considered.


Monitoring the participation of students and academic staff in the auditors of higher education institutions is still realized through traditional techniques which in most cases require time and human resources. Traditional techniques do not allow accurate identification of audience participant and this may be a security problem. The proposal of a system that automates this process would solve the above issues. Fingerprint techniques are widely used for accessing data on mobile devices but can also be used for monitoring issues. This thesis will propose a solution based on the use of biometric techniques through fingerprint recognition and how it can be used for enrollment of the participations in the audience.


Provided are an access method and device for a virtual mobile tenant network. The method comprises: during or after the access of a terminal to a network, the terminal acquiring a tenant tag set from a network-side system, wherein the tenant tag set carries one or more tenant tags, the tenant tag being used for identifying a virtual mobile tenant network of a tenant; and the terminal receiving service data sent by the network-side system or sending the service data to the network-side system, wherein the service data carries one or more designated tenant tags of the one or more tenant tags. By means of the present invention, the problem in the related art that a user terminal cannot belong to different virtual mobile tenant networks simultaneously is solved, thereby improving the user experience.


A patient with recurrent painful ecchymoses was presented with features similar to those described for patients with autoerythrocyte sensitization. This patient differed in that she was reactive to the red cell hemolysate and purified hemoglobin and not to red cell lipid, red cell stroma, or leukocyte DNA. No evidence was found to support the hypothesis that the abnormal vascular reaction involved an immunologic mechanism. The patient was observed forcibly inducing bruises but not manipulating the skin tests. It was concluded that a cutaneous hyperreactivity to hemoglobin in association with psychological disturbances was responsible for the painful ecchymoses in this patient.


The emergence of fuel cell systems and hybrid fuel cell systems requires the evolution of analysis strategies for evaluating thermodynamic performance. A gas turbine thermodynamic cycle integrated with a fuel cell was computationally simulated and probabilistically evaluated in view of the several uncertainties in the thermodynamic performance parameters. Cumulative distribution functions and sensitivity factors were computed for the overall thermal efficiency and net specific power output due to the uncertainties in the thermodynamic random variables. These results can be used to quickly identify the most critical design variables in order to optimize the design and make it cost effective. The analysis leads to the selection of criteria for gas turbine performance.© 2003 ASME


The thrust of this paper is not a strict feminist reading of texts that form the basis for textual analyses, yet it seeks to appraise the text within the feminist context since the novels are women-centred and explore women's experience in both the traditional and contemporary societies. The paper argues that Purple Hibiscus and Sky-High Flames are a continuation of and a challenge of the popular theme in African women's writing, which dramatizes how African women traverse their burdens -the challenges of tradition and modernity, thereby foregrounding the changing idea of marriage and motherhood. Both texts are set in different context and locales but deal with the realities of the asymmetric gender geometry, most especially in the matrimonial enterprise. In order to articulate the artistic intensions of these new African writers, the discourse appraises how the female protagonists in these novels rescind orthodoxy in order to resuscitate the receding voice of the marginalized mothers. This is achieved through different rebellious stratagem the protagonists employ to rebel against patriarchy in order to construct their own self-identity.


....................................................................................... i Acknowledgements......................................................................... iii List of Figures ............................................................................. viii List of Tables ................................................................................. x List of Abbreviations ....................................................................... xi 1. Literature Review ..................................................................... 1 1.1. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants .............. 1 1.1.1. Persistence, bioaccumulation and inherent toxicity (PB&iT) ......... 2 1.1.2. Example: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) .................. 4 1.2. Organophosphorus Flame Retardant (OPFRs) ................................ 4 1.2.1. How Flame Retardants Work ............................................. 7 1.2.2. Industrial Synthesis of TBOEP and TCIPP ............................. 8 1.2.3. Uses and Applications of TBOEP and TCIPP ......................... 10 1.2.4. Physical and Chemical Properties of TBOEP and TCIPP ........... 10 1.2.5. Environmental Levels and Toxicology ................................. 13 1.2.6. Analytical Methods for OPFR Analysis ................................ 19 1.3. The Endocrine System ........................................................... 20 1.3.1. The Thyroid System ...................................................... 21 1.3.2. Steroidogenesis ........................................................... 24 1.3.3. Endocrine Disruption with Exposure to PBDEs ...................... 26 1.4. Objectives of Thesis ............................................................. 29 2. Methods ............................................................................... 31 2.1. Chemicals ......................................................................... 31 2.2. Food Preparation ................................................................ 32 2.3. Lake Ontario Lake Trout Samples ............................................ 33


Abstract Marketing Public Relations Strategy of PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Branch Office of Yogyakarta in improving BRIZZI Card users.The results of this research showed that the public relations marketing program in increasing the number of BRIZZI card users performed special event programs, sponsorship, BRIZZI Trans Jogja, direct presentations, telemarketing, exhibitions event, advertising strategy, bundling, and BRIZZI co-branding or cooperation and also supported with various roles and functions performed by PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Branch Office of Yogyakarta. The conclusion can be seen from the increasing number of BRIZZI card users in October which far exceeded the target. The implementation of marketing public relations program would be maximal again if supported by the role of the optimal marketing media, through concerted media (centralize activities on the media) in order that the publication can be realized with the maximum. Using concerted media, PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Branch Office of Yogyakarta can attract customers to reach the target and of course will make the increase of BRIZZI card users.


To identify clinical factors that may assist emergency physicians to delineate between patients with new onset seizures (NOS) versus patients with recurrent undiagnosed seizures (RUS) among those presenting with apparent 'first seizures' to EDs. In addition, to provide a summary of current evidence‐based guidelines regarding the workup of seizure presentations to ED.


Introduction: Diabetic foot and complicated ulcers are relatively common occurrence in daily surgical topatient department for managing them various dressing materials and solutions are available. One of suchis acriflavine emulsion.Case Presentation: Both patients were diabetic having large ulcers over leg 2nd was Hepatitis B positivealso having large leg ulcer due to insect bite. In both Acriflavine emulsion was used as dressing material.STSG was performed in both and graft were accepted with uneventful post op courseDiscussion: Acriflavine made from acridine has a local antiseptic property with Antimicrobial and antiviralaction it does have a skin irritant 1 property but to neutralise that glycerine was used in 1:1000 emulsionConclusion: Acriflavine which was used in world war1 as antiseptic solution for war wounds can be usedfor dressing of complicated ulcers and wounds to gainbetter results.


The study is an attempt to explore the existing status of urban poor's healthcare services and problems in addition to showing a way out of the current situation. Primary data collection was qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study reveals a significant spatio-temporal variation considering the current healthcare situation. The overall status of current healthcare was found moderate to very poor and very severe in Sandwip Colony. The absence of public sector healthcare services was identified inside the three study sites. Besides, community hospitals and clinics were the burning issues for maternity and child healthcare along with the unavailability of seeking medicine, especially in the Sandwip Colony. The study concluded that the urgency of establishing a community hospital in the Shershah Colony and a maternity clinic in Burma & Sandwip Colony for free treatment, with specialist doctors, the availability of ambulance by the government and the NGOs. Moreover, community people could arrange medical campaigns and personal hygiene awareness programs in their locality. Further study and a structural policy are needed to formulate the improvement of the urban poor's healthcare services in Chittagong city.
The Dhaka University Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Centennial Special Volume June 2022: 29-41


In this paper, a compact dual-band bandpass filter (BPF) using a single perturbed rectangular patch resonator with two stubs is presented. Four resonant modes in the single rectangular patch are used to design this filter. Without changing the size and construction of the initial patch, only two simple metallic via-holes are used to realize desired perturbed structure in this filter. In addition, the perturbation metallic via-holes can be utilized to adjust the bandwidths of passbands. To improve the design freedom degree of the dual-band filter, two stubs are applied in this design and they can be utilized to flexibly adjust desired centre frequencies and bandwidths of two passbands. The filter is fabricated, and measured results agree well with simulated ones.


We describe the influence of seasonal meteorologic variations and rainfall events on Anopheles stephensi mosquito populations during a 40-month surveillance study at a US military base in Djibouti. Focusing surveillance and risk mitigation for An. stephensi mosquitoes when climatic conditions are optimal presents an opportunity for malaria prevention and control in eastern Africa.


Objective To explore the effect of alleviating the psychological dependence on heroin by ablating the nucleus accumbens NAc.Methods 28 cases suffered from drug addiction. 27 of all patients underwent stereotactic surgery by ablating the NAc bilaterally one patient underwent bilateral deep brain stimulationDBSin NAc. Results All of the patients were followed up with a mean of 8 months the information of 2 cases were lost 18 patients had an excellent results 2 patients had a good results the drug-free time were more than half a year;relapse occurred in 2 cases the drug free time was between 3 months and half a year in 2 cases and less than a month in 2 cases. No particular complications occurred. Conclusions The operation on alleviating drug addicts` psychological dependence by ablating the NAc bilaterally or deep brain stimulation(DBS on bilateral NAc is feasible and safe.


The tartary buckwheat was researched in the initial technology of high temperature short time air puffing.The expansion rate,rehydration rate,difference of color of the tartary buckwheat products were researched in effect by the sample mass,expansion temperature,expansion time and water content.The results showed that:the best puffing technology were that the sample mass was 100~150g,the expansion temperature was 260℃,the expansion time was 40s and the sample water content was 10%.


We reveal and give a theoretical explanation for spiral-like structures of periodicity hubs in the biparameter space of a generic dissipative system. We show that organizing centers for "shrimp"-shaped connection regions in the spiral structure are due to the existence of Shilnikov homoclinics near a codimension-2 bifurcation of saddle-foci.


THE PHYLOGENETIC LASSO AND THE MICROBIOME: METAGENOMIC MODELING IN FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION Stephen T. A. Rush Advisors: University of Guelph, 2017 Peter T. Kim Rajesh Pereira Advisory Comittee: J. Scott Weese Scientific investigations that incorporate next generation sequencing involve analyses of high-dimensional data where the need to organize, collate and interpret the outcomes are pressingly important. Data of the microbiome can currently be collected, leading to possible advances in personalized medicine. In this thesis, we lay down a statistical framework for incorporating metagenomic information in predictive modeling with a view toward synthesis of products tailored to individual patients. In particular, we develop the phylogenetic LASSO ( -LASSO), a form of model regularization which incorporates known relationships between predictors for the purpose of model selection. We apply the -LASSO to a pilot metagenomic study on the e cacy of fecal microbiota transplantation in the treatment of Clostridium di cile infections. Although the thesis applies the technique to data for a particular infectious disease, the methodology is su ciently rich to be expanded to other problems in medicine, especially those in which coincident '-omics' covariates and clinical responses are simultaneously captured.


The primary roles of external examiners at the University of Mauritius (UoM) are to assist the university in ensuring that degrees awarded meet international standards, that assessment is valid, and that procedures and arrangements for assessment, examinations, and determination of awards are sound and conducted rigorously, fairly, reliably, and consistently. External examiners come from a wide range of highly reputed institutions across the globe and the UoM has a set of external examining policies that act as a guide to external examiners. At the end of their visit, the external examiners submit their signed reports to the Vice-Chancellor. The reports, which include their concerns, are circulated to all administrators and academic staff for their review and analysis. Analysis of the external examiners' reports (UoM, 2016–2019) reveal that 28% of the UoM external examiners come from the UK, 39% were from South Africa, and the remaining 33% from Australia, India, and other European countries. Overall, 98% of external examiners have rated the UoM programs as average and above compared to institutions where they had experience of external examining. The contributions of external examiners are highly valued in the continued growth of the new vision of the institution aspiring to be a research-engaged and entrepreneurial institution.


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The purpose of this study is to suggest the priority and the direction of City Development Plan by...


Among numerous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) variants of concerns, Omicron is more infectious and immune‐escaping, while Delta is more pathogenic. Here, we provide evidence for both intervariant and intravariant recombination of the rapidly evolving new SARS‐CoV‐2 genomes, including XD/XE/XF and BA.3, raising concerns of potential more infectious, immune‐escaping, and disease‐causing Omicron and Delta–Omicron variants.


The clinical significance of lymph node micrometastasis (MM) for pN0 early gastric cancer is not well documented. The aim of this study is to clarify the risk factors of lymph node MM and the prognostic significance of the type of lymph node MM in patients with pN0 early gastric cancer.


Ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubls) form a family of small and highly conserved post-translational modifiers that become linked to target proteins and thus modulate their function (such as degradation, trafficking and signalling).1 The linkage between a Ub(l) and a target protein most frequently consists of an isopeptide bond between the C-terminal carboxylate of Ub(l) and the e-amine of a lysine residue. Ub(l) ligation requires the concerted action of enzymes E1, E2 and E3, defined combinations of which provide specificity for the protein target.2 Next to human Ub, 17 Ubls from nine phylogenetic classes have been reported.3 Each has its own discrete conjugation and deconjugation enzymes and has a distinct effect on its cellular target. The best-studied Ubls are Nedd8 and SUMO. For example, neddylation of cullin–RING E3 ligases is required for their enzymatic activity.4 The three human SUMO proteins (SUMO-1, SUMO-2 and SUMO-3) are conjugated to diverse target proteins, thereby often altering their interaction with other proteins through interactions between SUMO and SUMO-binding motifs.5


In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) is reported for a standard set of organic materials. IVDMD ranged from 82% for leaflets of the legume Crotalaria ochroleuca to 7% for sawdust.


THE METHOD, WE DO RESPOND: A) POLYOL WITH FUNCTIONALITY Hydroxyl AT LEAST FOUR, DISSOLVED SOLVENT INERTE THE REACTION WITH SUCH POLYOL, AND B) A DIISOCYANATE AT A TEMPERATURE IS SITUATED BETWEEN THE TEMPERATURE AROUND ROOM (22 C) AND bELOW APPROXIMATELY 50 C. FORMING MASS REACTIONAL, INITIAL REPORT BETWEEN GROUPS OF ISOCYANATE dIISOCYANATE AND GROUPS OF pOLYOL HYDROXYLATED bEING AT LEAST 41 TO SUCH REACTION IS CONTINUED IS vIRTUALLY ALL GROUPS OF HYDROXYLATED pOLYOL IN REACTION MASS HAVE RESPONDED WITH ISOCYANATE GROUPS OF dIISOCYANATE AND RECOVER POLYFUNCTIONAL ISOCYANATE ISOCYANATE FUNCTIONALITY WITH AVERAGE OF AT LEAST 4. APPLICATION OF ISOCYANATE OBTAINED AS CROSS-LINKING AGENTS pROPELLANT COMPOSITIONS .


A system has been developed to generate and maintain a bubble population in nonscattering fluid media within a small 1.3-mm (i.d.) transparent silicone tube by use of low-frequency ultrasound at 28.8 kHz. The system uses a sequence of three different kinds of acoustic cavitation processes: transient, stable and cyclic. In the final step of the sequence, low-duty cycle (∼10%) and low-pressure (∼30 kPa) ultrasound is used to maintain a microbubble population whose mean diameter is ∼12 μm, which can be used as Doppler ultrasound scatterers. To understand and measure the behavior of bubbles for three different kinds of cavitation processes in the tube, a CCD imaging system and a synchronized short duration flash were used to capture movie frame sequences. Subsequent analysis of the frames enabled the following bubble parameters to be measured: size distributions, fractional volume concentration, flow characteristics, rise velocity, dissolution time, growth rate and various bubble formation processes. In addit...


FIELD: organization and realization of lotteries. SUBSTANCE: method implies use of memorizing device having time counting unit, memory and device for input and output of information. Memorized in internal memory are time data delivered from time counting unit at moment of memorizing in this memory of supposed information which is given by participant by action upon information input device. At comparing data with true information, use is made only of part of supposed information taken out through device intended for taking out data from memory which was put in internal memory before moment of appearing true information. This method is realized with the help of memory and data collection center which includes facility for taking out data from internal memory of memorizing devices. Time counting unit is designed so that for any time interval, difference between time value accumulated by this unit during interval and its actual duration is positive. EFFECT: high efficiency. 15 cl, 4 dwg


The invention relates to fodder and a use method, in particular to concentrated calf fodder and a use method thereof. The fodder comprises protein fodder and a premix compound, wherein the protein fodder is prepared from raw materials of bean cakes, corn protein powder, cotton dregs, complex enzymes, and the like; and the premix compound is prepared from common salt, fluorspar powder, magnesium sulfate, sodium diacetate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, soda, sodium humate, monensin, vitamins and trace elements of copper, iron, manganese, zinc, cobalt, and the like. The use method comprises the following steps: manually feeding calves at age of 3-5 days with a mixture of the concentrated calf fodder and a certain amount of milk; and stopping feeding the milk when the calves are at age of 60 days; and coming into a fatting period when the calves are at age of 120 days. The calf fodder has complete nutrients, reasonable proportion and low cost and is fed to the calves in a suckling period to substitute a great amount of milk, improve the commodity rate of the milk, facilitate the growth and the development of the calves, shorten the suckling period by 50 percent, increase the weight-gaining speed by about two times, shorten the deliver time by one half, increase the current fertility rate of milk cows by about two times, realize perennial milking, facilitate mechanical milking and scaled stabling management and remarkably improve the economic benefits, the social benefits and ecological benefits of cattle rearing in a plurality of aspects.