approach by health visitors and community nurses in the area ofpre-pregnancy is also documented in some detail. Although there is no concluding chapter to this book, the force of the evidence presented and the consistency of the arguments reinforce the earlier theoretical position of the limitations of the individualistic behavioural approach to health education. There are, however, two points which would benefit from further consideration. First, there is an underlying assumption throughout the book that the supply of correct information and the availability of equal resources will result in persons making the best choices. This assumption is rather simplistic and fails to take account offactors such as emotional stress, lifestyle prejudices and resistance to change. Secondly, the assumption that the formation of needs-based community groups demanding resources and power will have political ramifications further up the hierarchy rather begs the question of whether politicisation has occurred through a loosening of a top-down hierarchical direction or whether it has originated as a response to inappropriate programs. In addition, in a climate ofunderfunding it seems fairly unlikely that government bodies will be prepared to support community initiated programs whose life span is unpredictable and whose mode of operation is threatening to a centralised system. Little attention has been given to the mechanisms by which this problem could be combatted. In spite of these criticisms, this book provides a clear and well-documented analysis of recent British health education programs and, as such, should be essential reading for Australian persons currently involved or contemplating involvement in health education or promotion in the school, community or work place.


1. Article 4 of the Covenant is of paramount importance for the system of protection for human rights under the Covenant. On the one hand, it allows for a State party unilaterally to derogate temporarily from a part ofits obligations under the Covenant. On the other hand, article 4 subjects both this very measure ofderogation, as well as its material consequences, to a specific regime of safeguards. The restoration of a state of normalcy where full respect for the Covenant can again be secured must be the predominant objective of a State party derogating from the Covenant. In this general comment, replacing its General Comment No 5, adopted at the thirteenth session (1981), the Committee seeks to assist States parties to meet the requirements ofarticle 4.


Responding to a January 5, 1984 article by Marc M. Hellman, the author shows that alarming projections of deficit power supplies based on firm resources estimates and, overlooking competition for power sales within interconnected systems, illustrates the planning fallacies that underlie the current situation in the Pacific Northwest. Tussing predicts the generation surplus of the region will lead to more bad news. (DCK)


Gel-spun ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers have superior properties but their use in composite material applications is limited by their poor adhesion to polymer matrices. Previous studies have shown that etching improves the adhesion of epoxy to the fibers, but leads to a reduction in mechanical properties. The purpose of this research was to use uniaxially drawn gel-cast UHMWPE films as a model system since both films and fibers have a highly oriented fibrillar structural hierarchy. Etching has detrimental effects on the mechanical properties and crystallinity of these very thin films. The small amount of carbonyl and carboxyl groups added to the surface through etching raises the film's surface tension and enhances wetting by epoxy. Even though the unmodified film cannot be bonded with epoxy, the interlaminar shear strength between epoxy and the etched films approaches the cohesive strength of the epoxy. A combination of interfacial and UHMWPE cohesive failures is observed. The i...


Native area New Zealand has been claimed to be the native area because the oldest confirmed specimens are from this area (Hurley, 1954). It has sometimes been claimed to be a native of the NE Atlantic and invasive in New Zealand (Costello, 1993). The earliest record from New Zealand is from 1921 (Wolff, 2005), and hence this may not be the native area either. Thus it should probably be called cryptogenic (Kerckhof et al., 2007).


The aim of the study was to identify genetically caused structural and functional features of the cardiovascular system in different groups of Navy and differentiate them from the influence of certain professional factors. Materials and methods. We examined 76 naval officer, study group consisted of 33 divers, the control group — 43 professional Navy, not exposed to hyperbaric. It was used count, biochemical blood tests, ECG, bicycle ergometry, echocardiography, volume sphygmography, ECG monitoring to assess the state of their cardiovascular system. As a result, it has been allocated 176 quantitative indicators, which assessed changes depending on β1- and β2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms. Results . T he incidence of β2- and β2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms did not differ between the study and control groups. Indicators of electrophysiological functioning of the heart, central and peripheral hemodynamics were not significantly different in carriers of different genotypes of β1- and β2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms. According to the group analysis of variance the significant association of haplotypes β1- and β2-adrenoceptor with unidirectional changes in the group of indicators characterizing the cardiovascular system was revealed. Conclusion. Haplotypes β1- and β2-adrenoceptor were more significant in the identification due to changes in the cardiovascular system. For carriers of the gene β1- adrenoceptor the most favorable haplotype is Arg389Arg-Ser49Gly, which is associated with positive effects on the cardiovascular system, manifesting strengthening of parasympathetic regulation of the heart rate, reduction in stiffness of the arterial wall and prevention of myocardial remodeling. For carriers of the gene β2-adrenoceptor favorable haplotypes have been identified.


of master's thesis Author: Henrikki Sinkkilä Title of thesis: Digitalisation Driven Strategic Renewal in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Finnish Manufacturing Master's programme: Industrial Engineering and Management Thesis supervisor: Mikko Jääskeläinen, Assistant Professor Major or Minor/Code: SCI3050 Thesis advisor(s): Jari Hyvärinen, D.Sc. (Econ,) Date: 3.11.2017 Number of pages: 9+109 Language: English Abstract: This thesis aims to answer how Finnish manufacturing SMEs adapt to their changing business environment. The thesis approaches this by studying how these companies sense their business environment and what facilitates seizing opportunities and transforming a company to enable strategic renewal. The thesis also studies how these companies have reacted to the digital change in their environment. Finally the thesis aims to find hindering factors for strategic renewal among these companies. This thesis aims to answer how Finnish manufacturing SMEs adapt to their changing business environment. The thesis approaches this by studying how these companies sense their business environment and what facilitates seizing opportunities and transforming a company to enable strategic renewal. The thesis also studies how these companies have reacted to the digital change in their environment. Finally the thesis aims to find hindering factors for strategic renewal among these companies. The thesis was made as a qualitative and inductive research with interviewing twenty-five company representatives from twenty-three different Finnish manufacturing SMEs. The analysis of the interview data followed the methodology of Gioia, Corley and Hamilton (2013). The literature review provides existing knowledge about SMEs' adaption to digitally changing business environments, ambidexterity as a concept to adapt to continuously changing environment and dynamic capabilities as a mechanism for ambidexterity. The literature review provides a comparison point for the findings of this thesis. The main findings show that Finnish manufacturing SMEs utilise their stakeholders' help to adapt to their business environments. The companies' top management, especially the CEOs, are facilitating strategic renewal in the companies. The CEOs facilitative role points out in every part of the dynamic capabilities framework. To react to the recent digital changes, the companies have made competitive developments both internally and externally. The companies' own capabilities and resources were identified as hindering factors for strategic renewal. This thesis provides implications for Finnish manufacturing SMEs to invest in their managers' leadership skills and education, exploit more their stakeholders, invest in digital technologies, reform business models and internal operation and get rid of unwillingness to change. For Tekes, this thesis suggests to increase its focus on helping SMEs to sense new ideas and help them to create new capabilities and inter-organisational relationships by organising networking and educational events and hiring supports for the companies.


This paper presents the implementation of ratiometric algorithm based on the Stern-Volmer principle to compute partial pressure of Oxygen. The algorithm block sits in a novel bio-signal processor designed for a portable blood oxygen analyzer. The key design constraints of the equation implementation are accuracy (to compete with the traditional blood gas analyzer) and power consumption (to make the whole device portable). All of the arithmetic and logic units have been implemented in a 16-bit floating point format and mapped to 0.35um CMOS design library using Synopsys Design Analyzer. The addition and multiplication units are implemented using K.C. Chang's algorithm while the division unit is implemented using Euler's algorithm.


M. ROEST ,* A . RE IN INGER , J . J . Z W A GI NG A , M. R . K ING ,§ J . W. M. H EEMSKERK– and THE B IORHEOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SSC OF THE ISTH *Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Transfusion Medicine and Hemostaseology, University Clinic Munich, Munich, Germany; Department of Immunohematology and Bloodtransfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; §Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; and –Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands


they appear as points at which matter is being continually created." This suggestion leads us very far and should be explored further. Prima facie tensor algebra shows us that it is difficult to construct a universe with a five dimensional space-time continuum. Many of the tensors would vanish. But there seems to be no conclusive reason why the space-time continuum should not have singular points. It is also important to determine whether space is finite or not. If finite, as appears the most probable view, the radiation is not, so to speak, being lost, and it is possible that the radiation will heap up into electrons and protons, and that by some such process atoms should be formed. Is it so certain that the universe is running down unless matter is being pumped in from elsewhere ? Can our calculations lead us back behind the primeval chaos and show that at some point of this chronotop there must have been a creation? It may be rash, but it is certainly interesting to Speculate. Different minds will draw different conclusions. In the next few decades we may have changed our views on the physical nature of the universe to such an extent that the problems of cosmogony will have taken on a different aspect. The few extracts quoted above are sufficient to indicate the very interesting nature of this book; we ought to philosophize about science as we find it. Philosophic criticism of scientific ideas should help the advance of science.


A single-channel pulse-height analyzer with suitable pulse-shaping circuits designed for partial-discharge measurements is described. The circuit of the pulse-height analyzer has a basic resolution limit of 1.5 ?s. The unit may be used in conjunction with an RLC-type partial-discharge-detection circuit and is thus applicable to discharge measurements on high-voltage apparatus such as transformers, capacitors, and cables. Typical results, obtained with an artificial void simulated with metallic-dielectric electrodes, are presented.


Data on biochemical study of a patient with glycogenosis of the III type (limit dextrinosis) are presented. In a punctate of liver tissue absence of amylo-1,6-glucosidase activity and significant accumulation of glycogen, which was anomalous in structure, were noted. Loading with galactose and adrenaline caused alterations typical for the III type of glycogenosis. Content of glucose and lactate in blood were also studied in response to the peroral administration of glucose and protein. In erythrocytes of the patient the polysaccharide structure was shown to be anomalous; it resembled the structure of a polysaccharide from liver tissue of the patient.


The purpose of this study was to find out the process approach used by students in essay writing at STKIP AbdiPendidikanPayakumbuh. This study was carried out of descriptive research by employing questionnaire consist of 24 questions to 13 students in the secondacademic yearselected by using purposive sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that students have used all the process approach in essay writing. The most dominant process used by students is brainstorming with scores (111) and the least used by students is feedback with scores (84). From the result, It can be concluded that all students used the process approach in essay writing.
Keywords: process approach, writing, essay writing


The growing popularity and irreversibility of vasectomy and tubal ligation are discussed. In the last decade 60% of U.S. sterilizations were female; now 70% are male. Anecdotes a Gallup poll a reassuring summary of the procedure and 90% approval in follow-up all point out the increasingly realistic view of Americans toward vasectomy. Medical conservatism is said to be the chief deterrent against sterilization.


The invention discloses a dynamic electrocatalytic oxidation experiment system for sewage. The dynamic electrocatalytic oxidation experiment system comprises a peristaltic pump, an electrocatalytic oxidation vessel and a stirring vessel, wherein a water inlet of the peristaltic pump is communicated with a water outlet of the stirring vessel, a water outlet of the peristaltic pump is communicated with a water inlet of the electrocatalytic oxidation vessel, a water outlet of the electrocatalytic oxidation vessel is communicated with a water inlet of the stirring vessel, a plurality of electrode plates are arranged in the electrocatalytic oxidation vessel, a gap exists between every two adjacent electrode plates, meanwhile, all electrode plates are in a suspended state, gaps exist between the electrode plates and the bottom face and side faces of electrocatalytic oxidation vessel, and the electrode plates are located below a liquid surface of the electrocatalytic oxidation vessel; and the electrode plates comprise anode plates and cathode plates, and the anode plates and the cathode plates are placed in a spaced manner.


This paper utilizes Ant-Miner, the first Ant colony algorithm for discovering classification rules, in a simulated soccer domain to enhance teamwork abilities among agents. The method is used to create appropriate rules using collected training data to estimate whether passing the ball to a particular teammate will result in a success or not. The quality of each constructed rule is considered as estimation for a successful pass. The results showed that the constructed rules with this method are more reliable and accurate in comparison to the widely used constructed rules generated by C4.5


In the last few years, UAV positioning systems have received extensive attention. Most of available UAV positioning systems are suffering from low accuracy. Therefore, it is still necessary to design an accurate system. In this paper, we design a positioning system based on channel state information (CSI). Different from the existing radar and infrared UAV positioning systems, the system designed in this paper is to monitor the link information between the UAV and the controller, which has a strong pertinence. Firstly, the positioning system monitors the communication information between the UAV and the controller, and analyzes the CSI. Secondly, it estimates the angle of azimuth (AOA) and angle of elevation (EOA) of the direct line of sight (LOS) signal, and then utilizes the positioning model to calculate the position of the UAV. Finally, we apply Wireless Insite (WI) to verify the system. A large number of experiments in the WI show that the system has achieved a median accuracy of 2.02m.


A new computation procedure for Feynmann diagrams which contain a vertex corresponding to the scattering of an extremely relativistic fermion with emission of a virtual or real photon is described. This scattering is treated as a quasi-real process, and the formula giving the probability of the process is shown. (tr-auth)


Cognitive Radio networks which consist of primary and secondary networks are widely considered efficient systems to solve the serious problem of spectrum scarcity. The data transmission of secondary network is subject to the spectrum opportunity provided by primary network. In this paper, we investigate expected density of progress of secondary network with three routing strategies which are farthest receiver, random receiver and nearest receiver rooting strategies based on selection region. Numerical results show that the best performance can be achieved with nearest receiver routing strategy, and a maximum of expected density of progress could be got by setting an optimal transmission probability with that routing strategy.


The content of flavonoids in the fruit and various medical forms of fructus vernonia is tested by spectrophotometry at the wave of 510nm, with the following regressing equation A=11.4410×C+0.0003, r=0.9992, RSD=2.27%(n=5).


In order to observe the effects of Rhubarb injection on blood hemorrheological parameters after bypass vascular surgery,20 hybrid dogs were divided into high,middle,low dosage group(0.8,0.4 and 0.08 g/kg)and control group.The common carotid artery was reconstructed with jugular vein from the same side by 45° bypass vascular surgery.Rhubarb injection was intravenously transfused through vena cephalica.The hemorrheological parameters were detected at pre-medication,1 and 2 weeks after drug administration.Results were as follows:(1) All dosage of rhubarb injection could extremely reduce the whole blood viscosity at low shear rate(10 s-1),middle and high dosage could also significantly or extremely reduce the whole blood viscosity at middle and high shear rate(60 s-1,150 s-1).(2) Low and high dosage had no effects on whole blood reductive viscosity,but middle dosage of could significantly decrease the whole blood reductive viscosity;(3) All dosage could significantly reduce plasma viscosity after 2 weeks administration.(4) Low and high dosage had no influence on erythrocyte aggregation index,erythrocyte rigidity index,erythrocyte deformation index,but middle dosage could significantly decrease erythrocyte aggregation index.(5) All dosage had no influence on hematocrit and erythrocyte electrophoresis index.In brief,middle dosage could significantly improve hemorrheological feature of dogs after bypass vascular surgery.


The failure mechanisms for NLDMOS transistors subjected to rectangular power pulses are investigated. The study confirms by measurement and simulation that the transistors survive single power pulses up to an energy that causes snapback at a critical temperature. However, devices can fail due to large thermal-mechanical stress and metal migration when subjected to repetitive power pulses of significantly smaller energy. The failure mechanism is confirmed by physical analysis then a Coffin-Manson metal fatigue model is applied to predict transistor reliability.


The insulators to the widely used in transmission and distribution lines, shows their importance in the design. Since a variety of methods like Finite Element Method (FEM) to determine the electric field applied to insulators. Environment impact on equivalent salt deposit density (ESDD) and put a lot of the complexity of this equation so that the cause to this equation is nonlinear. In this paper, for solve this problem various environmental conditions that affect the insulators are providing a model of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) method to improve the Back Propagation (BP). In the simulated used the two-dimensional (2D) of insulator electric field. For training the artificial neural network of information insulator pollution in different environmental conditions we use. This artificial neural network has two input, one of the there is x,y coordinate potential lines and other contamination of different voltage levels for transmission and distribution lines. So in training artificial neural network output is electric field in the insulator surface will be faster to determine the attainment insulators offer electric field that improves the design and development and manufacturing to offer insulators.


The neuroprotective effect of batroxobin on cerebral ischemic reperfusion injury was investigated by using 4-vessel occlusion ischemic reperfusion rat model.After 30 min ischemia and 6h reperfusion,the histology of the rat hippocampus was studied by light microscope and electron micro-scope.Histopathological findings dernonstrated that the neuronal damage of CA1 sector was much milder and the survival rate of pyramidal cell was significantly higher in batroxobin-treated group(8BU/kg,ip)as cornpared with controls. The results indicated that batroxobin protects neurons against cerebral is-chemic reperfusion injury. Possible action mechanisms of the present findings are discussed.


The influence of content of rare earth La on the microstructure and corrosion-resistance of hot-dipped aluminizing layer on a low carbon steel was studied. The results show that, under the same technology conditions, the thickness of hot-dipped aluminizing layer by adding the appropriate content of La is about 2~3 times as much as that without rare earth La, and the microstructure of hot-dipped aluminizing layer has also markedly changed, and a great deal of phase Fe 3Al precipitated along the boundary of α phase is observed. The corrosion resistance of the hot-dipped aluminizing layer with rare earth is significantly increased.


Rains, floods, landslides and other natural disasters result in the loss of lives and property. Buildable stable land with natural load bearing capacity is scarce in most cities and construction on poor soils results in failures and devastation of structures. Soil stabilization is the process of maximizing the suitability of soil for construction purposes. Chemical Grouting is the process of injecting a solution or a mix of solutions into the soil for in situ soil stabilization. It improves stability, strength, compressibility, permeability, durability and load carrying capacities of the soil. By adopting appropriate chemical engineering and chemistry, grouts with nano particle sizes in the range of 5 to 10 nanometers have been prepared in our laboratory. These nano particles behave as a fluid and penetrate deep into the soil and then later react to form a solid, semisolid or a gel at a predetermined time. This gel is a precipitated binder of high quality at lower concentrations of reaction components. These nano particles are amorphous and since they have higher specific areas (120 – 260 m2/g) they distribute themselves evenly and bind the entire soil matrix. Laboratory tests of various combinations of the grout have been done, followed by field tests to determine the best engineering properties for soil stabilization. These nano particle grouts enhance the stability of the soils. This saves land, structures and human lives as well.


MCQ are used more often to assess students of different educational fields for their objectivity. Making a fair analysis of students performance can be a challenging job. Item analysis of MCQ`s is one of the suggested method for analysis. 60 MCQS were randomly selected which were given to 1 st M.B.B.S. students in term and prelim exam. Item analysis was done by calculating difficulty index [DIF] and Discrimination index [DI]. In the result we concluded that out of 60, 9MCQS were in very difficult value, 28 in easy and 22 in acceptable. 16 MCQS were in 0.2 discrimination and 46 were in less than .2 discrimination index. So these MCQ`s were fairly distributed in nature. Keywords: MCQs, Biochemistry, Item analysis.


In this study, two new species of click-beetles, Ampedus turcicus n. sp. and Athous ( Orthathous ) demirsoyi n.sp. , are described from Turkey. The morphologies of these new species and their genital organs are described, photographs of each species and character details are provided, and distribution maps are given.


Abstract : Highly visible features on the ocean surface behind a moving ship are the Kelvin waves, which appear as a regular pattern moving with the ship, and a ribbon trailing the ship's stern marked by less choppy water than the surrounding, which is produced by the ship's turbulent wake. The simplest analysis of ship waves that derives a basically correct wave pattern is linear water wave theory with a moving steady source. The elevation of the water surface from a simple source moving in a straight line at constant speed is shown. Waves can exist only in the region between + or - inverse (1/3) = + or - 19.47 deg of the center line. On the edges of the pattern the waves form a cusp; their amplitudes are generally at a maximum just inside the cusp lines. The geometry locating wave crests notes that two distinct branches show up, one composed of waves traveling at relatively small angles to the ship direction (the transverse pattern), the other composed of waves traveling at relatively large angles to the ship direction (the divergent pattern). At the cusp line there is a 90 deg phase shift between the two patterns, a feature not shown in most corresponding figures.


In order to evaluate the effect of irrigation on seed yield, oil and protein content of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), an experiment was conducted in the form of a completely random block plan with three replications in Gilan province for 2013 and 2014. The main treatments included no irrigation (dry farming) and irrigation frequencies of 6 days, 12 days, and 18 days, and the secondary treatments included Nitrogen fertilizer at levels of 0, 30, 60, and 90 kg/ha. The study determined that the interaction of irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer with oil and protein content was significant at level of 5 percent confidence. The effect of irrigation on seed yield was significant at 1 percent, and the highest amount of seed yield was observed at 6-day frequency of irrigation with an average of 2665/8 kg/ha.


Problem statement: One method of evaluating the clinical status is counting of cell types based on features that it contains. There is a need for a rapid, reproducible method, superior to human inspection and for the classification of cells. For solving these problems, quantitative digital-image analysis is applied and a novel method for classifications of affected blood cells from normal in an image of a microscopic section is presented. These blood cell images are acquired from different patient with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell disease and normal volunteers. Approach: The segmentation of blood cells is made by morphological operations such as thresholding, erosion and dilation to preserve shape and size characteristics. These features are extracted from segmented blood cells by estimating first, second order gray level statistics and algebraic moment invariants. In addition geometrical parameters are also computed. The analysis of extracted features is made to quantify their potential discrimination capability of blood cells as normal and abnormal. The results obtained prove that these features are highly significant and can be used for classification. In addition, we use back propagation neural network to classify the blood cells more efficiently. Results: For testing purposes, different sizes and various types of microscopic blood cell images were used and the classification efficiency is 80% and 66.6% for normal and abnormal respectively. Conclusion: The proposed system has a good experimental result and can be applied to build an aiding system for pathologist.


We demonstrate that a source-drain bias creates a fully spin-polarized current as the 0.25(2e2∕h) plateau in quantum wires even in zero magnetic field. When a source-drain bias lifts the momentum degeneracy, the dc measurements show that it is possible to achieve a unidirectional ferromagnetic order and this ordered spin array is destroyed once transport in both directions commences. The spin polarization of currents, between full spin polarization and partial spin polarization (or spin degeneracy), is thus simply controlled by source-drain bias and split-gate voltage, something of considerable value for spintronics.


The subject innovation relates to a mold structure for the border beam construction of retaining wall, in particular, retaining wall supported by support beam parameter on after installing the bracket to the angular position of the bracket H- beam and the intermediate beam cheolgolbo girder ends of the reinforcing beam a support, and after one to support the multi-column joists with the support girder and the intermediate beam the reinforcing beam on the support means and separate bracket retaining wall disposed along the border beam forming space, the border security wire as a mold structure for molding the respective surfaces the type formwork been made in installed over the joists. According to the present design, the plywood formwork and the Shore is not necessary and eliminating the problems associated with its use, the support because the end is supported to be permanently embedded in the ground retaining wall girders and intermediate beam reinforcement beams to support the mold or the support girders of the upper there is no need to be suspended. In addition, border security reduced my rebar and stud bolts usage significantly, as well as rebar processing and assembly is simple to constructability and economic efficiency is improved, and the dice next plate while being replaced with joists separate dismantling the metal ribs Las do not need border security dice this reduced the workability improved and the air becomes possible to use, there is a supporting girder and the intermediate beam advantages that can be economically designed for the border beam height regardless of the height of the reinforcing beam.


Electrical Impedance Tomography (TIE) is a non-invasive and ionizing radiation-free technology for the acquisition of tomographic images. It is based on the application of an alternating current pattern of low amplitude and high frequency, through electrodes arranged around the surface of the section of the body, and in the measurement of the resulting potential in the electrodes. The TIE images are the computational reconstruction of the estimated mapping of the electric conductivities or permissivities of the interior of the body section, calculated from the relation between the excitation data and the response data. Despite still low resolution and slow reconstruction compared to other tomography techniques used, it has advantages that make its clinical application and research in the area viable. The proposal of the present work is the development of a low cost prototype based on the Open Hardware paradigm based on a microcontroled platform for later use in the generation of data for the application of reconstruction algorithms from a real image.


Objective: To investigate the sexual activity of injection drug users (IDUs) in Urumqi. Methods: During July to December, 2002 we have recruited 508 HIV negative IDUs by screening and studied their demographic characters and sexual activity. Results: Of the 508 IDUs their median age was 29.2 (29.2±6.3) years, among whom 87.0% (442/508) IDUs were male, 13.0% (66/508) were female; 46.3% (235/508) were Uighur, 40.6% (206/508) were Han. 64.2% (284/442) of male had their primary sex partner. 84.5% (240/284) IDUs had sex during the last month. 77.1% (185/240) didn't use condom in last month of sexual intercourse. 42.7% (79/185) of Uighur and 43.8% (81/185) of Han didn't use condom in last month of sexual intercourse. 83.3% (55/66) of the female had their primary sex partner. 83.6 (46/55) of the female didn't use condom in last month of sexual intercourse. 95.7% (44/46) didn't use condom in last month of sexual intercourse. Conclusions: We have to strengthen our intervention and expand the usage of the condom by multi-sectoral collaboration.


Background: Geriatric syndromes affect the quality of life of older adults and pose a heavy burden on society and families. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multi-dimensional diagnotic process including medical assessment, physical function assessment, cognitive and psychological function assessment, social/environmental factors assessment. Objective: This study investigated ten common geriatric syndromes by CGA in hospitalized patients and aimed to provide guidance for the comprehensive management of senile patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 376 older inpatients from two tertiary hospitals in Chengdu, China. The survey contained ten geriatric syndromes, including daily living capacity, swallowing disorders, polypharmacy, comorbidities, chronic pain, malnutrition, falls, urinary incontinence, chronic constipation, and pressure sore. Frequency and influencing factors of these geriatric syndromes were assessed by CGA. Results: The highest prevalence of CGA in this study was functional independence which accounted for 89.10% of the 376 patients, followed by malnutrition risk (69.68%), chronic pain (68.09%), polypharmacy(65.16%), chronic constipation(51.60%),urinary incontinence (40.96%). Risk of falls accounted for 35.11% of the total, which was similar to the pressure ulcers risk (33.51%). 13.83% had dysphagia. Only 3.72% of all the patients had comorbidities. There were significant differences in the prevalence of chronic pain and high risk of falls between men and women (P <0.05). There were statistic differences in the prevalence of polypharmacy, chronic pain, high risk of falls, urinary incontinence, and constipation among elderly patients of different ages (P <0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that the age was the most important factor for geriatric syndromes. Besides, gender, exercise, diet, smoking, economy, culture, marriage, living condition and medical payment were also the influencing factors of geriatric syndromes. Conclusions: Geriatric syndromes were common in China elderly inpatients and age is the most important influencing factor.


Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health concern, and it is considered one of the deadliest infections in the world, having nearly 1.2 million deaths annually. Around 75% of all global HBV carriers live in the Asia-Pacific region. In this regard, India has a prevalence ranging between 2% and 7% with exposure rates of 10%–60%. Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable disease. In India, the World Health Organization protocol for hepatitis B vaccination has been followed, and it is given free of cost in public health facilities under the National Immunization Schedule. Despite the free hepatitis vaccination program in India, coverage and awareness are low. Low awareness, followed by low coverage of hepatitis vaccination, can prove dangerous for the Indian population in the long run. A majority of chronic hepatitis cases progress silently to end-stage liver disease without having many signs and symptoms. Once occurred, a complete cure is not possible with currently available drugs. The studies from neighboring countries such as China and Taiwan documented that the impact of single-dose booster for children of 10 years has made a significant difference from the cost-effectiveness perspective. They have also included the booster dose in their national vaccination program. Considering the low level of vaccination awareness, small coverage, high disease burden, and high treatment cost, now, it is high time for India to introduce hepatitis B booster vaccine.


An orienting hypothesis that the role attributed to ego by a third-party observer of interaction will be affected substantially by the response of alter to ego's behavior is elaborated into more specific ambiguity and interchangeability hypotheses. Hypotheses are generally confirmed on the basis of interpretations of leader-follower and helperhelped dialogues by 688 college students using alternate questionnaire forms in a quasiexperimental design. Hypotheses are tested under three conditions of groupand roledesignation. Possible effects of role-adequacy judgments and variant role standpoints on role attribution are explored in a preliminary fashion.


Abstract Although carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) a promising approach to the strengthening of existing steel structures, such an adhesively-bonded system exhibits a significant loss of stiffness and strength in an elevated temperature range. Curing at elevated temperature is examined in this paper, in order to enhance the mechanical performance in the elevated temperature range. Two types of epoxies — with and without carbon nanotube (CNT) modification - were used to prepare steel/CFRP adhesively-bonded joints and both were cured at room temperature (20 °C) and at an elevated temperature (80 °C), and then tested in tension at temperatures from 20 to 80 °C. Remarkable enhancement of stiffness and strength was found for the joints, with or without CNT modification, cured at the elevated temperature, compared to corresponding joints cured at room temperature. The partial safety factors used for laminates by hand lay-up were further evaluated for designing such joints under elevated temperatures.


This policy brief is drawn from the peer-reviewed article published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601), entitled 'Challenges to
Achieving Sustainable Sanitation in Informal Settlements of Kigali, Rwanda', Tsinda A. et al., which can be found at (http://www.mdpi.com/1660- 4601/10/12/6939).


Surface science models of silica-supported Pt−Co bimetallic catalysts with various Pt/Co ratios have been successfully prepared using the spin-coating technique. Platinum and cobalt loadings on a series of silica-supported model catalysts were quantified by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry. Atomic force microscopy images indicate that flattish layerlike structures were obtained in all cases. The electronic state of Co and Pt was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS). NEXAFS shows that cobalt is mainly forming octahedrally coordinated Co2+ species in the unreduced catalysts. The formation of the active phase has been investigated by XPS and "in situ" soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The NEXAFS measurements performed under 1−2 mbar of H2 reveal that cobalt is fully reduced to Co0 at relatively low temperature in bimetallic catalysts and reveal a decrease of the electron density of Co as the Pt/(Pt + Co) ratio increases...


AIM
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of saliva obtained from caries-free and caries-active individuals on the adhesion rates of Streptococcus mutans to metallic brackets.

METHODS
  The unstimulated whole saliva of four caries-free (decayed, missing, or filled surfaces = 0) volunteers and four caries-active (decayed, missing, or filled surfaces >12) patients were collected. The saliva samples from each group were mixed and clarified. Acquired pellicles were formed onto 30 metallic edgewise brackets for premolars for each saliva group. The brackets were put in contact with planktonic cells of Streptococcus mutans ATCC 25175. Adhesion rates were assessed by crystal violet retention technique.

RESULTS
  A higher streptococcal adhesion pattern (P < 0.00001) was observed on acquired pellicles formed by saliva from caries-active donors.

CONCLUSIONS
  The results showed that saliva from caries-active patients tends to increase the mutans adhesion to surfaces, which is a point of concern for orthodontists.


The ubiquitous societal presence of screens and gaming software is ever growing in popularity. However, can this recreational life‐style pose risks for children's psychosocial adjustment? We thus examine associations between gaming life‐style and later psychosocial development.


Seismic process is usually considered as a realization of the regime of self-organizing criticality (SOC-model). This model meets, however, definite problems, besides it gives only a statistical description of the seismic regime. The multiplicative cascade model (MCM) treats the seismic regime as an assemblage of randomly developing episodes of avalanche-like relaxation, occurring in a set of similar metastable sub-systems. In the simplest linear variant without memory the MCM is defined by the flow of events and by two parameters characterizing the hierarchical structure and the level of metastability of a geophysical medium. An advantage of such approach consists in a clear physical sense of character of the model. The MCM model b-value behavior is compared with the complex of typical anomalies revealed in result of examination of a large earthquake generalized vicinity (LEGV). The LEGV vicinity is constructed of earthquakes falling into the zones of influence of a large number (300, 500, or 1000) of largest earthquakes. The construction and examination of LEGV gives possibility to increase radically the available statistics, crucially diminish a random component of the seismic regime, and in result to reveal the typical features of pre- and post-shock seismic activity in details. The combined use of MCM and LEGV methods gives possibility to interpret a few features of the seismic regime and to suggest the typical scenario of the fore- and aftershock regimes of seismicity. The possibilities of application of the obtained results for earthquake prediction are discussed.


Fostering soft skills in students has long been the subject of intense research in the wake of the digital revolution. Various research efforts, such as Students as Partners, have also explored the possibilities of involving students as stakeholders in the co-construction of learning environments. Makerspace suitable for individual or group learning enables students to develop their knowledge, skills, and identities as designers, researchers, and/or engineers. However, little self-organized academic makerspace learning takes place at the university level in China, and few attempts have been made to conduct action research on soft skill acquisition based on maker education. This paper reports how a Chinese cross-disciplinary university cultivates the soft skills of graduate students through a series of teaching and learning activities extended from the academic makerspace. The administrative and instructional design of the master's program is analyzed at the macro (university), meso (program), and micro (curriculum) levels. The results from observation and in-depth interviews show that a "Self-organized Maker Education" culture is being built at this cross-disciplinary university, leading to resilience in academic identity formation in the learning process.


This report documents the findings of a study on the quality and effectiveness of collaboration among partners involved in the HIV and AIDS response in the education sector. The study was commissioned by the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education which brings together UNAIDS Cosponsors bilateral agencies private donors and civil society organizations. The purpose of this study was to document how external partners coordinate and harmonise their efforts at the country level to identify areas of overlap and significant gaps in country responses and to formulate recommendations for improving synergy and alignment across IATT member agencies and other actors operating at the country level. The case studies were conducted between March and May 2007 in Jamaica Kenya Thailand and Zambia. These countries were selected to represent geographical epidemiological and socio-economic diversity and because significant efforts have been undertaken insupport of education sector responses to HIV and AIDS in these settings. The study was carried out by an international consultant with the support of four local consultants. In each country an IATT member agency hosted the study while the IATT Secretariat with the help of a working group of IATT members undertook the overall supervision of the study. Data for the study were collected through a comprehensive documentation review and interviews with key stakeholders from the education sector and the overall HIV and AIDS response. To ensure maximum involvement of all parties a draft country aide memoire was produced after the field work circulated to those consulted and finalised based on the suggestions received. While every attempt was made to ensure that a wide selection of stakeholders was consulted the findings are limited by the short duration of time in-country. The study is not a comprehensive mapping exercise of country-level activity. Rather the findings reflect country stakeholder perspectiveson engagements progress and on-going challenges. (authors)


Solutions to nonlinear, nonconvex optimization problems can fail to satisfy the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker (KKT) optimality conditions even when they are optimal. This is due to the fact that unless constraint qualifications (CQs) are satisfied, Lagrange multipliers may fail to exist. Even if the KKT conditions are applicable, the multipliers may not be unique. These possibilities also affect AC optimal power flow (OPF) problems which are routinely solved in power systems planning, scheduling and operations. The complex structure—in particular the presence of the nonlinear power flow equations which naturally exhibit a structural degeneracy—make any attempt to establish CQs for the entire class of problems very challenging. In this letter, we resort to tools from differential topology to show that for AC OPF problems in various contexts the linear independence constraint qualification is satisfied almost certainly, thus effectively obviating the usual assumption on CQs. Consequently, for any local optimizer there generically exists a unique set of multipliers that satisfy the KKT conditions.


The mechanism of binary peritectic solidification is very important since peritectic solidifications occur in many kinds of materials. Development of the researches on the theoretical and experimental results was reviewed in this paper. It was pointed out that the current studies mainly focus on its solid state, and there are few researches on the properties and structures closely related to the solidification process of liquid state. The liquid structures and properties of binary peritectic alloys should be investigated in order to find the relationship between the liquid and the solid states, which is a good project.


This thesis describes the modelling, analysis and design of multirate sampled-data feed-back via the polynomial equations approach. The key theoretical contribution constitutes the embedding of the principles underpinning and algebra related to the switch and frequency decomposition procedures within a modern control framework, thereby warranting the use of available computer-aided control systems design software. A salient feature of the proposed approach consequently entails the designation of system models that possess dual time- and frequency-domain interpretations. Expositionally, the thesis initially addresses scalar systems excited by deterministic inputs, prior to introducing stochastic signals and culminates in an analysis of multivariable configurations. In all instances, overall system representations are formulated by amalgamating models of individual sub-systems. The polynomial system descriptions are shown subsequently to be compatible with the Linear Quadratic Gaussian and Generalised Predictive Control feedback system synthesis methods provide causality issues are dealt with appropriately. From a practical perspective, the polynomial equations approach proffers an alternative methodology to the state-variable techniques customarily utilised in this context and affords the insights and intuitive appeal associated with the use of transfer function models. Numerical examples are provided throughout the thesis to illustrate theoretical developments.


In a two year field experiment soya beans, groundnut and mung were intercropped with sorghum which was planted in single rows 45 cm apart or in paired rows 30 cm apart with a 60 cm space. Sorghum gave higher grain yields from double rows in the first year but not in the second year. Intercropping reduced yields in both years but the reductions were significant in the first year only


SUMMARY

Of the 229 isolates of Verticillium fungicola examined 63 % were found to show some benomyl tolerance and 53% were very tolerant having EDg, values in excess of 50 ppm. There was a tendency for the tolerant isolates to have a slower growth rate than the sensitive ones on unamended potato dextrose agar (PDA) and forty-five isolates (19 %) showed growth stimulation at 5 ppm benomyl. No major differences were found in ten isolates of V. fungicola tested on benomyl, thiabendazole and thiophanate methyl agars or of twelve isolates compared on benomyl and carbendazim hydrochloride agars.

Tolerant isolates of V. fungicola and higher levels of crop loss were linked in the east and north of the country but not in the south-east. Tolerance was not found in sixty-six isolates of Mycogone perniciosa or twenty-four of Hypomyces rosellus.

Benomyl was used on 89 % of the farms in the survey either applied to the casing (34%) or as a spray (55 %) or both (10%).


The collection building in a library is a primary activity, the rest of all being secondary as these are directed towards making the collection more accessible. Several factors compel the libraries to go for resource sharing for building their collections. Networking is one of the most effective ways of sharing the resources among a group of libraries / information centres, to provide maximum service to the users. The authors have listed several reasons why the libraries should go for networking of resources. In the context of collection development, networking facilitates cultivation of specialized areas, cooperative storage, electronic publications, and rationalisation of documents. Networking facilities have totally revolutionised the methodology of resource sharing and its impact is now being greatly felt.


The total solar radiation, direct solar radiation, scattered radiation, reflected radiation and net radiation of two kinds of Pinus armandi community in May were measured and analyzed. The summary and the diurnal courses of of solar radiation and energy distribution in the community were analyzed and calculated based on the weather data of 19% ~ 1998. The main results are as follows; the total solar radiation received by the upper canopy was 41.99×107J/m2 . mo -1. , of which the direct solar radiation was 30. 23 ×107 J/m2 . mo-1. , scattered solar radiation was 11, 76×107 J/m2 . mo-1.. The total solar radiation and net solar radiation received by Pinus armandi community during the growing season were 1. 68 X 10 J/m and 1. 10× 109J/m2 respectively. The annual energy of the two Pinus armandi community were 7.285×106J/m2 . a-1 and 4.121 ×106 J/m2.a-1 respectively. The utilization effiency of solar energy for received total solar radiation during the growing season of arbor layer in the two Pinus armandi community were 0. 434% and 0. 246% respectively. Based on the received net solar radiation during the growing season, the utilization effiency of solar energy of arbor layer in the two Pinus armandi community were 0.663% and 0.375% respectively.


BACKGROUND
Cancer is the second leading cause of death throughout the world. Many anticancer drugs are commercially available, but lack of selectivity, target specificity, cytotoxicity and development of resistance lead to serious side effects. There have been several experiments going on to develop compounds with minor or no side effects.

OBJECTIVE
This review mainly emphasizes synthetic strategies, SAR studies, and mechanism of action for thiazole, benzothiazole, and imidazothiazole containing compounds as anticancer agents.

METHODS
Recent literature related to thiazole and thiazole-related derivatives endowed with encouraging anticancer potential is reviewed. This review emphasizes contemporary strategies used for the synthesis of thiazole and related derivatives, mechanistic targets, and comprehensive structural activity relationship studies to provide perspective into the rational design of high-efficiency thiazole-based anticancer drug candidates.

RESULTS
Exhaustive literature survey indicated that thiazole derivatives are associated with properties of inducing apoptosis and disturbing tubulin assembly. Thiazoles are also associated with the inhibition of NFkB/mTOR/PI3K/AkT and regulation of estrogen-mediated activity. Furthermore, thiazole derivatives have been found to modulate critical targets such as topoisomerase and HDAC.

CONCLUSION
Thiazole derivatives seem to be quite competent and act through various mechanisms. Some of the thiazole derivatives, such as compounds 29, 40, 62, and 74a with IC50 values of 0.05 μM, 0.00042 μM, 0.18 μM, and 0.67 μM, respectively not only have anticancer activity but they also have lower toxicity and better absorption. Therefore, some other similar compounds could be investigated to aid in the development of anticancer pharmacophores.


Background Genome-wide and allelic association studies have shown the contribution of CHRNA5-A3-B4 nicotinic receptor subunit gene cluster within chromosome 15 to nicotine dependence (ND). While an association between several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at that locus and smoking quantity (cigarettes per day; CPD) has been well recognized, there are some inconsistencies in demonstrating the influence of these SNPs on other ND phenotypes. This uncertainty motivated us to examine the association of 3 selected SNPs (CHRNA3 rs1051730, rs6495308, and CHRNA5 rs55853898) with ND in an isolated population of Kashubians from Poland. Material/Methods The study sample consisted of 788 current daily smokers. ND was assessed by CPD, the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), its brief version - Heavy Smoking Index (HSI), and time to first cigarette after waking (TTF). The correlation between studied SNPs and dichotomized values of ND measures was assessed in the regression analysis. Bonferroni corrected p-value of 0.017 was set for a type 1 error. Results We found a robust association between risk allele A of rs1051730 and CPD >10 (odds ratio (OR)=1.77, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.20–2.59, p=0.004), and a weak association, which did not survive correction for multiple testing, with FTND ≥4. No associations between studied SNPs and HSI or TTF were demonstrated. Conclusions Our findings confirm that rs1051730 influences ND phenotype, as defined by CPD.


Presents basic principles, concepts, and procedures for preparing site plans and associated documents for residential sites. Covers site development, outdoor rooms, measuring/map preparation, site study, diagrams, form and spatial composition. New chapters on contemporary themes, landscaping and 21st Century living.


Improvements to the Sandia blade aeroelastic stability tool have been implemented to predict flutter for large, highly flexible wind turbine blade designs. The aerodynamic lift and moment caused by harmonic edge-wise motion are now included, but did not change the flutter solution, even for highly flexible blades. Flutter analysis of future, large blade designs is presented based on scaling trends. The analysis shows that flutter speed decreases at a rate similar to maximum rotor speed for increasing blade sizes: Ωflutter∞Ωrated∞1L . This indicates the flutter margin is not directly affected by blade length. Rather, it was innovative design technology choices that predicted flutter in previous studies. A 100 m blade, flexible enough to be rail transported, was analyzed and it exhibited soft flutter below rated rotor speed. This indicated that excessive fatigue damage may occur due to limit cycle oscillations for blades that incorporate highly flexible designs.


Octogenarian patients have, until recently, been treated with conservative measures while they were believed to have too poor prognosis on renal replacement therapy.


Key Words: consumer responsiveness, mobile marketing/advertising, purchase decision, customization, Customerization Innovation creates marketing opportunities and challenges. Mobile advertising, an area of mobile commerce, is a form of advertising that targets users of handheld wireless devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. It can reach the target customers anywhere anytime. In order to promote the selling of products or services, all the activities required to communicate with the customers are transferred through mobile devices. Combining with the customer's user profile and context situation, advertising companies can provide the target customers exactly the advertisement information they desire, not just " spam " them with irrelevant advertisements. Previous studies have investigated dimensions of consumer acceptance of mobile marketing/ advertising. In contrast the current study attempts to study consumer responsiveness to mobile marketing, in terms of its impact on purchase decision making. The primary objective being to gain an insight into the perception of mobile users, towards mobile marketing/advertising and their utility value in terms of impact on the purchase decision. Hence we are attempting to explore consumers' responsiveness to mobile marketing, taking into cognizance the impact of demographic factors. The study also aims to concretize some features enhancing the acceptability/ utility of mobile marketing/advertising and suggests an appropriate strategic initiative for the same. The major findings reveal that the perception of consumers towards mobile marketing can be broadly categorized into three factors: 1) Lack of contextualization and personalization of mobile ads 2) Disruptive nature of mobile ads 3) Perceived usefulness of mobile ads. Further results indicate that mobile marketing/ advertising (in its current format) does not have a significant impact on the purchase/brand decision of consumers. Mobile marketing is relatively at a nascent stage in India. Distinct preferences were expressed by customers regarding the desirable content of such messages. Customers are looking for customization of mobile marketing messages as per their individual requirements, tastes and preferences. Hence the need of the hour appears to be Customerization. Customerization combines operationally driven mass customization with customized marketing in a way that the company is able to respond to individual customers by customizing its products, services, and messages on a one-to-one basis. Marketers could harness the complete potential of mobile advertising by deploying Intelligent Mobile Software Agents, which enable firms to completely customize mobile marketing messages to individual customer preferences. Artificial intelligence is harnessed, which enables software agents to learn, optimize, and individualize information dissemination to …


This paper reports the design and implementation of a wake-up gas sensor node, including both a low-power sensor and a wake-up electrical circuit that was particularly capable of utilizing the "on/off" characteristic of a previously reported nano-gap sensor to produce the needed output electrical power for alerting operations (e.g. LED lighting) under power budgets. The designed circuit, as predicted by a SPICE model, consumed 3.7mW of power for its "on" operation at an applied voltage of 1V, while only consuming ∼970nW during its "off" operation. The measured power for both operations enabled an average power consumption of $155.1\mu\mathrm{W}$ and depicted the wake-up functionality of the integrated gas sensor node for longterm battery-supported deployment. The integrated sensor node successfully demonstrated the lighting of an LED as an alarm signal, when exposed to a threshold concentration of 550 ppm of 1,5-diaminopentane gas.


Person re-identification is a hot topic, which can be applied in pedestrian tracking and intelligent monitoring. However, person reidentification is challenging due to the large variations of visual appearance caused by view angle, lighting, background clutter and occlusion. In practice, there exist large differences among different types of features and among different cameras. To improve the favorable representation of different features, we propose a multi-view based coupled dictionary pair learning approach, which can learn the color features and texture features respectively. The color dictionary pair aims to learn the color feature of each person from different cameras. The texture dictionary pair seeks to learn the texture feature of person from both cameras. The learned coupled dictionary pair can demonstrate the intrinsic relationship of different cameras and different types of features. Experimental results on two public pedestrian datasets demonstrate that our proposed approach can perform better than the other competing methods.


Drying of foodstuffs is used to improve product stability, but presents some potentially harmful side effects such as shrinkage. The reduction of the relative humidity of the environment was studied in this work to substitute heating during drying, also taking into account the effect on shrinkage. Drying experiments of cylindrical slices of banana were conducted in commercial equipment, with controlled temperature and relative humidity. The samples of banana, with diameter/thickness aspect ratio of approximately five, were used. Results showed the existence of a constant drying flux period is when the variation of the transfer area is taken into account, which is evidence that the shrinking is two-dimensional. Relative humidity, and not only temperature, influences the final characteristics of the product. With this, an equivalence project of drying rates is considered in different conditions for the optimization of energy costs and product quality.


The French are known for having unique ideas about bathroom hygiene. They invented and still use bidets, now recognized by environmentalists as a superior, earth-friendly solution. Now the French toilet industry has leapfrogged its U.S. counterpart with an amazing toilet that cleans itself.


Justification. In 2016 in Mexico, colorectal cancer in men ranked fourth in neoplasms worldwide; in women, it was in third place. Objectives: to explore the experience of people with colon cancer and who carry a colostomy. Methodology. This is a qualitative descriptive phenomenological study in eight informants selected for convenience sampling, Mexican adults of the male and female sex and the data collection was through an in-depth interview, establishing raport with the participants. The data analysis was through content analysis by Strauss and Corbin. The theoretical support made according to Martin Heidegger and Henri Lefebvre. Results and discussion. The most shocking experience is the feeling that your life no longer has time, time became finite after diagnosis and it is not enough to take care of yourself and work. While space conditions the time and the way in which the experience of having cancer is lived, in fact the amplitude of a space could be insufficient when the anguish is lived and one wishes to escape from reality. It is the nursing responsibility to support the process of recognizing and accepting your body, learning to take care of it and having the much desired control over their life and activities.


Zhou Bang-yan's tactful lyrics could be classified into singing-objects,love,travel and recalling-old-friend poems,but the themes were limited.However,he was honored as a master for his artistic originality and was much appreciated.This paper analyzes the creative approaches of Islamic lyrics in the light of symbolic words,word image,subject involvement,and shift of time and space so as to elaborate artistic and specific characteristics of Zhou Bang-yan's lyrics.


A rapid and reliable method of differentiating foetal from maternal blood is described. In 250 blind tests on blood from mothers and their babies no inaccuracies were observed. The test is particularly useful for detecting mistakes when cord blood is sent to the laboratory as the mother's blood.


This paper presents a blind signature scheme with message recovery,and investigates the blind question of Kang Li optimization. The scheme realizes the generalized blind method through leading in three parameters; through the choice of parameter,it derives three blind plans; In order to safeguard security,the scheme introduces the hybrid code. The security analysis shows the schemes have the property of completeness、unforgeability and blindness.


The α chains of collagen are synthesized like other proteins by the sequential addition of amino acids beginning at the amino‐terminal end and continuing for over 1000 amino acids. In addition to amino acid assembly, hydroxylation of certain prolyl and lysyl residues is required to complete the molecule. Approximately 4.8 minutes is necessary for the entire process. After extrusion from the cell, specific lysyl residues are oxidatively deaminated to the aldehyde allysine. An analogous conversion probably occurs with hydroxylysine. Cross‐linking results from the condensation of an aldehyde on one chain with an aldehyde or an ϵ‐amino group on another chain.


Effects of the stored dust-like zinc and iron containing wastes of the mining and processing industry consist of the loss of valuable components and environmental pollution. Thus, the goals of the research were to analyse ecological conditions under the technogenic impact at the waste storage site and to study transformations of the stored dust-like zinc and iron containing wastes in the active supergene zone. Materials are based on the physical laboratory-modelled infiltration of the atmospheric precipitation waters through the zinc and iron containing wastes. Methods include systematically-structured analysis of wastes and disposal site and laboratory techniques (X-ray fluorescence and atomic emission spectrometry). On the basis of laboratory research and field observations of the environmental components in the impact area of the storage of dust-like zinc and iron containing wastes, the article describes regularities of formation of hydrogeochemical halos of contamination by heavy metals and iron. The results also include the description of changes in physico-chemical groundwater composition under the storage area.


The article deals with the constitutional right of a person to apply to court. While construing this constitutionally entrenched right of a person, one analyses the doctrine of the right of a person to apply to court, which was formed in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania. The right of a person to court is entrenched expressis verbis in Paragraph 1 of Article 30 of the Constitution whereby the person whose constitutional rights or freedoms are violated shall have the right to apply to court. The doctrine of the Constitutional Court derives this right also from the constitutional principle of a state under the rule of law. The right of a person to court is inseparable from other norms and principles of the Constitution, which are equality of rights, the right to compensation of damage, the right to a proper court process, etc.


In this study, researchers found that endoscopic therapy was the most effective strategy for patients with T1 CRC with less aggressive biomarker profiles and laparoscopic colectomy was the most effective for patients with more aggressive profiles.


Sm-C/IGF-I and IGF-II are peptide mitogens that are synthesized in multiple organs and are implicated in regulation of organ growth. To investigate the ontogeny of their synthesis during lung development, Northern and dot blot hybridizations were performed on poly(A+)RNAs from lungs of fetal rats at 16, 17, 19, and 21 days gestation and postnatally at 0, 1, 2, 3-4, 6-7, 10, 14, 21, 28 and >50 days. A 32P-labelled rat Sm-C/IGF-I genomic fragment, a mouse Sm-C/IGF-I cDNA, and a human IGF-II cDNA were used as probes. These analyses revealed that the abundance of total Sm-C/IGF-I mRNA is 1.5 to 2.5-fold higher in lungs of fetal than postnatal animals and that multiple Sm-C/IGF-I mRNA species of estimated sizes 7.5, 4.7, 1.7 and 1.2 kb are observed at every age examined. For IGF-II, a high abundance of total hybridizing mRNA is found in fetal lung; it rapidly declines in the first week after birth to a plateau that is 20-fold less than in the fetus. Multiple lung IGF-II mRNAs of 4.7, 3.9, 2.2, 1.75 and 1.2 kb are observed. In the fetal and immediate postnatal periods, the 4.7 and 3.9 kb mRNAs are predominant. By one week postnatally, the 2.2kb mRNA is increased in relative abundance and the 1.2 kb mRNA is not detected. These data suggest synthesis of Sm-C/IGF-I and IGF-II throughout lung organogenesis. The abundance of mRNA for each peptide is developmentally regulated, and for IGF-II the developmental stage may determine the mRNA species expressed.


In this paper,the treatment×year interaction was analyzed by using Finlay Wilkinson regression model and AMMI model with 5 years′ data of long term spot fertilizing experiments.A biplot of AMMI model was also used to indicate the results.


FIELD: calculating; counting. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the thermoset thermoplastic intermediate product in the form of the shaped article, as well as to the method for manufacturing the intermediate product and to the use of the intermediate product. Intermediate product comprises the composition that contains purified or untreated softwood lignin and at least one additive. Lignin solvent is at least one or the only one additive in the composition. EFFECT: technical result consists in obtaining the thermoset thermoplastic intermediate product, the production of which is cost-effective and which can easily be used in subsequent applications and processes. 25 cl, 2 dwg, 13 ex


Abstract The article concentrates on the identification of geotechnical parameters of alluvial soil represented by silts found near Poznan and Elblag. Strength and deformation parameters of the subsoil tested were identified by the CPTU (static penetration) and SDMT (dilatometric) methods, as well as by the vane test (VT). Geotechnical parameters of the subsoil were analysed with a view to using the soil as an earth construction material and as a foundation for buildings constructed on the grounds tested. The article includes an analysis of the overconsolidation process of the soil tested and a formula for the identification of the overconsolidation ratio OCR. Equation 9 reflects the relation between the undrained shear strength and plasticity of the silts analyzed and the OCR value. The analysis resulted in the determination of the Nkt coefficient, which might be used to identify the undrained shear strength of both sediments tested. On the basis of a detailed analysis of changes in terms of the constrained oedometric modulus M0, the relations between the said modulus, the liquidity index and the OCR value were identified. Mayne's formula (1995) was used to determine the M0 modulus from the CPTU test. The usefullness of the sediments found near Poznan as an earth construction material was analysed after their structure had been destroyed and compacted with a Proctor apparatus. In cases of samples characterised by different water content and soil particle density, the analysis of changes in terms of cohesion and the internal friction angle proved that these parameters are influenced by the soil phase composition (Fig. 18 and 19). On the basis of the tests, it was concluded that the most desirable shear strength parameters are achieved when the silt is compacted below the optimum water content.


In this paper triangular fuzzy numbers was used to describe the evaluation indices for the uncertainty and fuzziness about the logistics providers choosing problem.A basic algorithm was created based on the triangular fuzzy numbers and group decision making theory.The priority was given about decision making program by using the given priority formula.Finally,an example was illustrated.Numerical results show that this approach is feasible and effective.


The purpose of this undertaking was to examine the state of collegeand university-affiliated noncommercial FM radio as it was today in the early-1980's. This was done by first examining the literature surrounding the background of noncommercial radio in order to develop a survey framework within which to work. The second and more immediate phase of this project involved securing data concert.' -ertain phases of college and university radio operation and as a res ,ather new and up-to-date information relative to these organizations. This research was national in scope. It was, therefore, necessary to construct a questionnaire and distribute it to all college and university stations nationwide which were, identifiable through the 1982 Broadcasting Yearbook. In order to construct the seven-part questionnaire, an examination of needed information relative to noncommercial FM college and university radio was made. Additional information was gathered by interviews with people involved in the field. Before actually sending the questionnaire, it was examined and commented upon by a committee of noted researchers, sociologists involved in this type of research, and two noted broadcast educators. A pilot study was conducted at the 1983 BEA convention with follow-up among tne participants. Comments and criticisms of the instrument are presented in this paper along with the major findings. A METHODOLOGY IN STUDYING NONCOMMERCIAL FM RADIO STATIONS -A CASE STUDY


Yaz›flma Adresi/Address for Correspondence: Psk. Asl› Yeflil, Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sa¤l›k Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dal›, Ruhsal Travma Yüksek Lisans Program›, Kocaeli, Türkiye E-posta: email@example.com Gelifl tarihi/Received: 01.02.2009 Kabul tarihi/Accepted: 05.02.2010 © Nöropsikiyatri Arflivi Dergisi, Galenos Yay›nevi taraf›ndan bas›lm›flt›r. / © Archives of Neuropsychiatry, published by Galenos Publishing. ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to invastigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL R-IV). Methods: One hundred health professionals participated in the study. All participants were assessed using the ProQOL R-IV, the Burnout Inventory and the Brief Symptom Inventory the Turkish versions. Results: A moderate correlation was observed between the Turkish Version of the ProQOL R-IV (and its subscales) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (and its subscales). The ProQOL R-IV was correlated with Burnout Inventory and Brief Symptom Inventory (respectively, r=0.391, p<.01, r=0.401, p<.01). The Cronbach's alpha value of the scale was 0.848. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the Turkish version of the ProQOL R-IV is a valid and reliable instrument. It is assumed that the scale might be especially useful in the assessment of professionals in stressful working conditions and may provide the clinician with data contributory for the management of these subjects. (Archives of Neuropsychiatry 2010; 47: 111-7)


An approach notifying device for notifying a passerby of approaching a low drive sound vehicle and a vehicle equipped with the approach notifying device are provided. An approach notification device for a low drive sound vehicle (10) includes an acoustic unit (11) that outputs a notification sound, and a vehicle approach notification instruction switch (12) that instructs to turn on or off the operation of the acoustic unit. ). According to this configuration, a person such as a passerby who does not notice the approach of the low driving sound can be notified of the approach in a form that is as unpleasant as possible. [Selection] Figure 1


Microscopic signatures of nuclear ground-state shape-phase transitions in odd-mass Eu isotopes are explored starting from excitation spectra and collective wave functions obtained by diagonalization of a core-quasiparticle coupling Hamiltonian based on energy density functionals. As functions of the physical control parameter—the number of nucleons—theoretical low-energy spectra, two-neutron separation energies, charge isotope shifts, spectroscopic quadrupole moments, and E2 reduced transition matrix elements accurately reproduce available data and exhibit more-pronounced discontinuities at neutron number N=90 compared with the adjacent even-even Sm and Gd isotopes. The enhancement of the first-order quantum phase transition in odd-mass systems can be attributed to a shape polarization effect of the unpaired proton which, at the critical neutron number, starts predominantly coupling to Gd core nuclei that are characterized by larger quadrupole deformation and weaker proton pairing correlations compared with the corresponding Sm isotopes.


The present investigation was carried out with the purpose of determining the influence
of productivity bonuses on the labor costs of an agrarian enterprise in the province of
Trujillo in 2016. As hypothesis it was considered: Productivity bonuses positively
influence the labor costs of an agrarian enterprise in 2016. We used non-experimental
descriptive research design, using quantitative historical information provided by the
research company. The variables of study were, the productivity bonds which is a
remunerative payment delivered to the worker in relation to the number of jars
harvested during his working day; And the labor costs that is the result of all the
remunerative concepts that are paid to the worker in relation to his working hours. The
research concludes that the influence of productivity bonuses on labor costs is positive,
since with the implementation of the bonus the hiring of more labor was reduced,
leading to the reduction of labor costs. It is recommended to develop an intensive
training program by the most experienced and efficient staff in the harvest for the
incoming personnel that initiates harvesting work as well as to perform a non-monetary
recognition as diplomas to the best harvester of the campaign and / or the best
harvester group Of the campaign to achieve an intangible value that also serves as a
motivation for the workers. As a measure of control, it is recommended to follow up on
a monthly basis the variations between the use of productivity bonuses and labor costs.


Sandwich-type phosphomolybdates with general formula Kn[LnIII(PMo11O39)2], where LnIII = Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb and Dy, were prepared and characterized by several techniques. The crystal structure of Sm(PMo11)2 and Gd(PMo11)2 were studied and showed that they crystallise in a P21/c space group. All Ln(PMo11)2 revealed four Mo-based electrochemical reduction processes with very similar E1/2 values (≈0.5, ≈0.3, ≈0.02 and ≈−0.1 V) for all the LnIII atoms. The two more positive reduction processes correspond to pH independent one-electron reduction processes, whereas the two more negative processes correspond to pH dependent two-electron reduction processes. Electrolysis at two different potentials, 0.1 V – related to the two one-electron reduction processes – and −0.3 V – related to the two more negative two-electron reduction processes, confirmed the electrochromic properties of the Ln(PMo11)2 species: their original yellow coloured solutions turned blue, corresponding to the appearance of four new electronic bands in the near UV-Vis-near IR region. These electronic bands were tentatively assigned based on their molar absorption coefficients (e) and absorbance (Abs) variation as a function of electrolysis time: bands A (λmax ≈ 855–870 nm) and B (λmax ≈ 670–695 nm) were assigned to MoV → MoVI intervalence charge transfer transitions, band C (λmax ≈ 525 nm) to d–d transition due to d1 configuration of the reduced addenda atom (MoV) and band D (λ ≈ 310–315 nm) to an O → MoV charge transfer transition (CTT). The emission features of the Eu(PMo11)2 and Tb(PMo11)2 samples reveal broad emission in the UV/vis spectral region resulting from d–d transition transitions. The Eu(PMo11)2 also display the typical Eu3+ 5D0 → 7F0–4 transitions, when excited through the O → EuIII and O → MoVI CCTs.


Survey was conducted in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh to collect planthoppers (Fulgaroidea: Hemiptera) for taxonomic studies with an objective of understanding the biodiversity of planthoppers in state of Andhra Pradesh. The planhoppers were collected by sweep netting and male genitalia were dissected for taxonomic studies. Two planthoppers species viz., Cixiius clitellus (Ball) and Cixiius (Orinocixius) sp. (Super family – Fulgaroidea and Family Cixidae) were reported for the first time from India. Four planthopper species viz., Opiconsiva sp., Stenocranus sp., Toya bridwelli (Distant) and Tropidocephala serendiba (Stal), (Super Family- Fulgaroidea and Family Delphacidae) were reported for the first time form Andhra Pradesh. The morphological and taxonomic characters along with diagrams of male genital structures and colour photographs were provided for easy identification of these new records of planthoppers.


Breast primary squamous carcinoma is an infrequent entity. It appears typically as a voluminous breast cystic tumour of rapid evolution. It is characteristic the development of a systemic dissemination generally in the absence of regional lymph node metastases. In most cases hormone receptors are lacking, and radiological findings are not specific. The treatments described in the medical literature consist of a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.


AbstractOral contraceptives (OCs) are classified according to the dosage of ethinyloestradiol (EE) and type of progestogen, and whether the dosages of EE and progestogen stay the same during the cycle, or change in a phasic manner. Ultimately, there is no statistically significant difference in efficacy between high-dose and low-dose OCs. There is also no difference in efficacy between monophasic and multiphasic products, which, other than having a lower hormone content, have no benefit over monophasic products.Several medications, such as rifampicin, some of the anticonvulsants and certain human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medications, may reduce the efficacy of OCs. Higher-dose OC preparations are recommended in patients taking these concomitant drugs.The effectiveness of OCs with typical use is largely dependent on compliance, which is influenced by bleeding patterns and side-effects. In this regard, the composition of an OC may play a significant role. The dosage of EE and type of progestogen may rel...


Objectives To assess the prevalence and factors associated with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among older adults in an urban area of South India. Setting The study was conducted in the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram in the South Indian state of Kerala. Participants The study participants were community-dwelling individuals aged 60 years and above. Primary outcome measure MCI was the primary outcome measure and was defined using the criteria by European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium. Cognitive assessment was done using the Malayalam version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination tool. Data were also collected on sociodemographic variables, self-reported comorbidities like hypertension and diabetes, lifestyle factors, depression, anxiety and activities of daily living. Results The prevalence of MCI was found to be 26.06% (95% CI of 22.12 to 30.43). History of imbalance on walking (adjusted OR 2.75; 95 % CI of 1.46 to 5.17), presence of depression (adjusted OR 2.17, 95 % CI of 1.21 to 3.89), anxiety (adjusted OR 2.22; 95 % CI of 1.21 to 4.05) and alcohol use (adjusted OR 1.99; 95 % CI of 1.02 to 3.86) were positively associated with MCI while leisure activities at home (adjusted OR 0.33; 95 % CI of 0.11 to 0.95) were negatively associated. Conclusion The prevalence of MCI is high in Kerala. It is important that the health system and the government take up urgent measures to tackle this emerging public health issue.


proving the way in which our society deals with child abuse and neglect, Wexler also reminds his readers throughout this book that the real villain behind much abuse and neglect is poverty. To remediate poverty, social service strategies in and of themselves will not work. Structural changes in society leading to a more just and equitable social order are necessary. Wounded Innocents is a significant book that should be thoroughly read by child welfare professionals and policymakers. Although some of Wexler's findings and recommendations are controversial, this work clearly states that the child abuse and neglect system in America is not working well-to the detriment of families and children and perhaps even to the child savers themselves. In 1959 Maas and Engler rocked the child welfare world with their findings on children languishing in foster care. Wounded Innocents might well do that for child abuse and neglect.


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Purpose. Effective soil decompressing in modern crop production technologies.
Methods. Analysis of modern methods of monitoring the physical condition of the soil, the method of radio wave profiling of the surface of the field, the method of synthesis of technical means, the theory of automatic control.
Results. Model ultrasonic monitoring of the depth of the soil compacted layer, the device of forming a control signal to change the depth of the working body of the soil ripper, the results of the device study for operational determination depth of the compacted soil layer.
Conclusions. The method of continuous radio wave profiling of the surface of the field in the movement of the ITA allows to effectively determine the depth of the location of the compacted soil layer in modern technologies of crop production. The device for operational control of the depth of the soil cultivator of the agricultural ITA allows to effectively loosen the soil while reducing fuel consumption by 20% and increasing the productivity of the unit by 10%.
Keywords: agrotechnology, soil ripper, radio physical method, operational monitoring of soil compaction.


Neuroendocrine differentiated tumor cells (NETC) can be found in a large portion of prostate carcinoma (PCa) specimens. This is the first study to systematically quantify and analyze the influence of the NETC distribution and of their secretory products, serotonin, bombesin, and gastrin, on angiogenesis and in the clinical follow‐up of PCa patients.


A new and efficient synthetic approach to [gem-bis(alkylthio)vinyl]allenes has been developed involving iron(III)-catalyzed dehydration C(sp2)–C(sp2) coupling of tertiary propargyl alcohols and α-oxo ketene dithioacetals, affording a variety of [gem-bis(alkylthio)vinyl]allenes in good to excellent yields.


A 64-year-old male with a medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was referred by the ophthalmologist to the rheumatology department under suspicion of giant-cell arteritis (GCA). The patient presented with acute blurred vision related to bilateral retinal artery occlusions (RAO). Apart from an unintentional 25 kg weight loss, there were no other related symptoms such as headache, jaw claudication, fever, morning stiffness, nor pain and stiffness of the shoulder and pelvic girdle. At physical examination no abnormalities were discovered and pulsations of the temporal artery were normal with absence of tenderness. Laboratory tests revealed a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 108 mm/hour, C-reactive protein of 122 mg/l and anaemia (haemoglobin 6.2 mmol/l). An electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm. Because of the preliminary diagnosis of GCA and potential risk of permanent blindness, the patient was immediately treated with a high dose of prednisolone. However, a temporal artery biopsy did not confirm this diagnosis. The chest X-ray showed a central mass of the left lung with pleural effusion ( figure 1 ). Computed tomography (CT) was performed.


The Annals of Joseon Dynasty (AJD) contain the daily records of the Kings of Joseon, the 500-year kingdom preceding the modern nation of Korea. The Annals were originally written in an archaic Korean writing system, 'Hanja', and translated into Korean from 1968 to 1993. However, this translation was literal and contained many archaic Korean words; thus, a new expert translation effort began in 2012, completing the records of only one king in a decade. Also, expert translators are working on an English translation, of which only one king's records are available because of the high cost and slow progress. Thus, we propose H2KE, the neural machine translation model that translates Hanja historical documents to understandable Korean and English. Based on the multilingual neural machine translation approach, it translates the historical document written in Hanja, using both the full dataset of outdated Korean translation and a small dataset of recently translated Korean and English. We compare our method with two baselines: one is a recent model that simultaneously learns to restore and translate Hanja historical document and the other is the transformer that trained on newly translated corpora only. The results show that our method significantly outperforms the baselines in terms of BLEU score in both modern Korean and English translations. We also conduct a human evaluation that shows that our translation is preferred over the original expert translation.


In this paper we clarify the nature of π and π + σ electron excitations in pristine graphene. We clearly demonstrate the continuous transition from


Electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention includes a touch screen. And a proximity sensor that overlaps with a partial region of the touch screen. Using the touch screen with the proximity sensor detects the proximity of an object located in the upper portion of the touch screen, and changing the close-up sensitivity of the overlapping area of the touch screen, wherein the close-up sensitivity is changed so as to sense the position of the object and a processor set. An electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, includes a first surface and a housing including a second surface facing the first surface and the opposite direction. It includes a display exposed through the first surface. As a touch panel disposed between the display and the second surface, to the touch panel based on a change in capacitance formed between a first electrode and a, comprising a second electrode the first electrode and the second electrode, and a touch panel for calculating the plane coordinates of the user input to the display, and includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode based on the change of the capacitance formed between the third electrode and the fourth electrode, wherein the housing in comprises a capacitive sensor for proximity measure between the first surface and the external object. The other can be other embodiments.


With the completion of the project 'The Third Order of St. Francis in the Diocese of Utrecht' we can take stock of the research that has been done over the last fifty years into making an inventory of the convents of the third order in The Netherlands. This contribution offers an outline of the problematic areas that arose in the course of the research. In general, the outline should correspond with the rubric used in a monasticon. Focusing on the Devotio Modema, Schoengens' I930S approach to cloisters as 'places for the exercise of piety' is shown to be still valid, provided the societal dimension of monastic life is not overlooked. This is particularly reflected in the role of religious in praying for the living and the dead, a role that was still important in the late Middle Ages.


Wetland contamination by hydrocarbons arising from upstream oil and gas activity is well known, both in Canada and worldwide. Conventional clean-up approaches to contaminated wetlands are aggressive and expensive, and may harm the wetlands ecosystem. A more passive, longer term solution may be to focus on containing or removing the source, and allow natural attenuation to remediate the remaining contamination. Wetlands are typically water-saturated environments with a high percentage of peat. Peat wetlands contain high organic content, porosity, and biodiversity, resulting in enhanced attenuation potential through natural processes including absorption, adsorption, biodegradation, and volatilization. A research study has been ongoing since 1995 to evaluate these attenuation mechanisms at four contaminated natural wetlands and evaluate contaminant impact on the wetlands vegetation. The four field sites investigated were variable with regard to type of contaminant and hydrological characteristics. Contamination present included natural gas condensate (2 sites), process chemicals (1 site), and light crude oil (1 site). Data indicate that the relative importance of each attenuation mechanism was influenced by (a) contaminant properties controlling fate and transport (i.e. volatility, biodegradability, solubility, and sorptivity); (b) Hydrological properties (i.e. surface or subsurface impact, and flow rate); and, (c) other factors including seasonal variations (i.e. watermore » level fluctuation and temperature) and peat distribution. Natural processes appear to be completely attenuating hydrocarbon contamination at two of the four wetlands study sites. At the other two sites, minor contaminant concentrations were detected in the outflow. Impact on vegetation was observed at three of the four sites, primarily through mortality of black spruce. The impact on shallow vegetation was generally negligible.« less


In this paper, we numerically demonstrate that efficient spectral compression and soliton self-frequency shifting in a photonic crystal fiber are simultaneously realized. The proposed fiber is applied to all-optical quantization and an effective quantization number of 3.63-bit is achieved.


This dataset shows riparian revegetation projects summary data per project in WRIA 7, 8 and 9. The data is collected by different agencies in King County using ArcGIS Collector and then summarized to show how many trees were planted, total acreage and moreper project.


Spectral line profiles, broadened mostly by Stark effects from electric fields produced by charge particles, and dielectronic satellite line intensities have recently been used for determining electron densities in the dense region of lasercreated plasmas [1-3]. We present here a direct comparison of electron density measurements in the conduction region of laser created plasmas on a plane target using these two techniques.


This study aims to determine the increase in learning outcomes of elementary school students in the combination of basic motion material in a small ball game, namely badminton service strokes through video-based learning media using powtoon. The powtoon application can be accessed online by registering first. The use of powtoon can include material with a variety of animations, can add videos, images, sounds and design customizable text colors. The final result of using powtoon can be saved automatically on youtube which everyone is easy to see. This research is a classroom action research with twenty fifth grade students as the research subject. The initial stage in this study was to conduct initial observations covering three domains, namely the affective, cognitive and psychomotor domains. The results of initial observations in the affective domain were stated to be 65% complete, cognitive 80% complete, and psychomotor 70% incomplete. So, improvements were made in the psychomotor domain in cycle 1, obtained 75% classically complete. The implication of this research is that the learning outcomes of elementary school students can be increased through learning videos using powtoon.


Tea Proverbs are typical tea culture phenomenon,which originate from the development of tea industry.The colorful,graceful tea culture connotation suits both refined and popular tastes.Tea proverbs include tea and its environment,its technology and its life.The characteristics of tea proverbs are synthesis,mass popularity,successive character and educational character.Analyzing and sorting out tea proverbs help improve and enrich tea culture and promote the development of tea culture industry.


The problems of the lining brick in shuttle kiln are analyzed.Some measures are presented to eliminate the factors influencing enhance of kiln lining life,and the kiln body's life enhances remark-ably.