The study of phenology of leaf fall, flushing, flowering and fruiting was carried at from September /1999 to November/2001. Ten trees were systematically observed every at 14 days intervals. Leaf fall ocurred at the dry season and flushing and flowering at the beginning of rain season. The fruiting period was long, and dispertion at the end of dry season. Flowering and fruiting not showed an annual cycle, years which massive flowers and fruits was followed by non productive year.


We investigate magnetic field amplification in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) shock caused by a cosmic ray (CR) pressure gradient acting on the inhomogeneous medium upstream of the shock. We write a publicly-available numerical MHD solver1 in Matlab to solve the MHD equations coupled to an advecting and diffusing CR pressure fluid quantity. The method uses a finite volume approach with a constrained transport scheme for the magnetic fields, and use the Crank-Nicolson implicit 2nd-order method to solve the advection-diffusion equation of the CR fluid. This approximate treatment of CRs makes it easy to be included in large cosmological simulations in future work, where a shock finder could be used to inject a source of CR pressure. The simulations demonstrate that a CR pressure gradient upstream generates turbulence though differential acceleration which in turn amplifies pre-existing magnetic fields considerably, making it possible to have much larger magnetic fields upstream in the shock than estimated via jump conditions. We explore the dependence of the instability on variations in the initial conditions of the density perturbations, extending the investigated parameter space of previous work, and find that it is possible to excite the instability and obtain the same level of amplification even if there is little power in small-scale density perturbations initially in the upstream. Detailed Faraday rotation measurements of this instability could be used to infer the upstream density inhomogeneities in supernova shocks and cluster outskirts.


This article presents reflections on the unity of theory and practice in the realm of Social Work, pointing to the main dilemmas related to the issue, based on the supervised internship. It seeks to particularize internships as moments that give potential to strong questionings about the meaning attributed to the relationship between theory and practice and to the ways that this relationship is expressed in the daily work of the professional. It looks at the fundamental role that the supervision of internships has in the didactic-pedagogical process, which is capable of articulating the theoretical-methodological, ethical-political and technical-operative dimensions that compose education and professional activity.


The invention discloses a system and a method for detecting and evaluating corrosion of a buried pipeline, and belongs to the technical field of corrosion resistance of pipelines. The system comprises on-line soil corrosion detection equipment, on-line pipeline corrosion detection equipment and a corrosion evaluation and detection system, wherein the on-line soil corrosion detection equipment is arranged in the soil around a pipeline; the on-line pipeline corrosion detection equipment is arranged on a test pile of the pipeline; and the on-line soil corrosion detection equipment and the on-line pipeline corrosion detection equipment are respectively connected with the corrosion evaluation and detection system in a wireless data communication manner. By adopting the online-detection equipment, soil and pipeline corrosion data can be acquired timely, and the corrosion evaluation and detection system comprehensively and completely analyzes the monitored data of the soil and the pipeline; and the system can completely and systematically analyze the data relevant to the corrosion of the buried pipeline and timely evaluate the corrosion situation and the residual service life of the pipeline so as to timely judge the corrosion state of the pipeline.


The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cities account for more than 70% of the global emissions. Over the past decades, GHG-dedicated space-based instruments, such as Japan’s Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) (2009-), GOSAT-2 (2018-), NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) (2014-), and OCO-3 (2019-), have collected the increased amount of the GHG data on the global scale, especially over urban areas. Such data have provided new opportunities to explore ways to study urban emissions, and they will also play a key role in monitoring the progress of subnational climate mitigation efforts towards the Paris Climate Agreement goal.

Here we present the first high-resolution multi-species (CO2 and NO2) observations from Japanese passenger aircrafts, which should further enhance our ability to quantify GHG emissions in combination with data collected from existing ground-based stations and satellites. Our multi-species observations should also provide direct technical and scientific implications to the planned future space missions, such as Japan’s Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle (GOSAT-GW) and ESA’s CO2 Monitoring Mission (CO2M), which also plan to measure CO2 and NO2 with a special focus on monitoring GHG emissions.

We designed and developed a carry-on luggage sized imaging spectrometer to collect high-resolution (a few handed m to a few thousand m) CO2 and NO2 concentration data during domestic passenger flights. We conducted our first observation during the flight between Tokyo and Fukuoka in October 2020. The two-hour flight allowed us to collect sounding data ranging from 130°E to 140°E in longitude and 33.5°N to 36°N in latitude. The data were being collected every 0.5 sec in nominal and were created up to 5M soundings during the single flight. The obtained data depicted spatial patterns of CO2and NO2 concentrations over the cities and industrial areas, with some notable differences from ones seen from existing satellite observations. We compared our data to other data, such as emission inventories, and satellite observations of CO2, NO2, and nighttime lights, in order to further characterize the observed spatial gradient and patterns.

In our presentation, we will also discuss the unique utility of our new aircraft observation and its potential contribution to GHG emission monitoring and the upcoming Global Stocktakes (GST) with an expanded observation coverage and frequency.


This paper presents a phase-compensated microstepping (PCMS) for permanent-magnet stepper motors in order to overcome the steady-state position error (SSPE) limitation of conventional microstepping without position feedback. An additional phase to compensate for the SSPE is injected into the desired currents for PCMS. Proportional-integral (PI) current feedback with feedforward is proposed in order to guarantee the desired currents for PCMS. Given a desired position error and a desired velocity, the additional phase is calculated in order to ensure the desired position error. In the proposed method, the structure of the PI current feedback with feedforward is not modified, and the additional phase can be obtained by a linear interpolation with an offline generated lookup table. Therefore, it can be easily applied to existing industrial applications without any costs for additional hardwares. The experimental results validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


This invention relates to solvents for extracting C1 to C4 carboxylic acids from aqueous streams. More specifically, the extraction solvents include one or more salts composed of a tetraalkylphosphonium cation and a carboxylate anion. The extraction solvents may further include one or more non-ionic liquid organic solvents as an enhancer. The extraction solvents are useful for extracting aqueous mixtures containing one or more lower carboxylic acids, such as monocarboxylic acids, alkoxycarboxylic acids, and halogen-containing carboxylic acids.


The expression "street children" was acquainted in 1980s with allude to the children who live or invest noteworthy measure of time in the city of urban territories to battle for themselves or their families through different occupations. This likewise means children who are insufficiently ensured, managed or looked after by mindful grown-ups. street children could be seen as a minor who seems, by all accounts, to be without sufficient assurance in the boulevards (Deb, 2006). United Nations (2010) reported that the estimate population of street children worldwide is 150 million.Information on the geological appropriation of street children gauges a surmised number of 40 million street children in South America, 25 million in Asia, 10 million in Africa and approximately 25 million in Eastern and Western Europe. While the biggest concentration of road kids are accounted for in Latin and South America, South Asia is home to a percentage of the biggest quantities of street children on the planet (UNICEF, 2012).The quantity of street children in Pakistan is evaluated to be between 1.2 million to 1.5 million. These street children wind up in the city because of numerous elements including, neediness, disregard, family issues, common fiascos and relocation, viciousness in homes and schools and absence of satisfactory business, training and social welfare frameworks (UNICEF, 2012).A study on street children conducted by an organization showed that approximately 70% of the children from a total of 1575, living on the streets were between the ages 9 to 16 years. From this age range the highest number of street children was in the group of 11-16 years of age. The study indicated that most of the children on streets were Muslims. About 70% of street children were never enrolled in schools while the remaining 30% were educated up to middle school. The physical and mental health of street children was easily vulnerable to different types of mental and physical illnesses due to their direct or indirect exposure to unfavourable environmental conditions (UNICEF, 2012). Another study indicated that different circumstances cause the reason for children to leave their homes i.e. physical/sexual violence, poverty, death of parents, broken families etc. These children are mostly in the age range of 9 to 15 years. The street children get some common types of illnesses in Pakistan. Skin infections, Minjuries on different body parts, disabled organs, and malnutrition and an increased risk of HIV are common (Ali, Shahab, Ushijima, & Muynck, 2004). A private NGO conducted a research on the conditions of street children in Pakistan. A total of 1139 children with age range of 10-18 years were recruited as sample from 10 cities of Pakistan. The major proportion belonged to 13-15 years of age. About 73% were illiterate while 22.5% educated up to primary school and 1.2% was above primary levels. Primary reasons for leaving home were parental punishment, physical or sexual violence, parental fights, etc. The health status of street children showed that about 67.7% of the children complained of at least one type of illness in the current scenario. The most common problems were stomach upset (34%) internal and external infections (25%), fever (21%) and skin infections (14.5%). Some complaints of small intensity were also reported, which included headaches, flu, cough, generalized weakness, and unspecified aches (Towe, Zafar, & Sherman, 2009).Child Poly-VictimizationPoly-victimization may take the form of child abuse and neglect, peer and sibling victimization, exposure to conventional crime, physical, sexual, emotional, psychological maltreatment or parental abuse, bully at home, school, communities over relatively brief time span (Finkelhor, Turner, Richard, & Hamby, 2011). Poly-victimization, which alludes to introduction to abnormal states and various manifestations of exploitation (e.g. physical abuse, sexual misuse, companion harassing, and neighborhood savagery), may have considerably more hurtful and less reversible impacts on exploited people (Finkelhor, Richard, & Heather, 2007). …


Long-term capacity planning is a strategically important macroeconomic poLicy-making for mould enterprise, having a large influence on the investment cost and profit. This paper develops an integer programming method of long-term capacity planning considering the multi-process routings of mould parts. Firstly, a multi-process routing model of the mould parts is proposed based on the net flow theory. With the constraints of the flow balance of the net nodes and the capacity Limit of the faciLities, the integer programming mathematical formulation is then developed. Finally, a typical case of a real-Life mould industry is studied and solved using a commercial package called LiNGO. The results show the vaLidity and practicabiLity of this method.


Sensor networks are widely used in many applications for collecting information from the physical environment. In these applications, it is usually necessary to track the relationships between sensor data readings within a time window to detect events of interest. However, it is difficult to detect such events by using the common aggregate or selection queries. We address the problem of processing window self-join in order to detect events of interest. Self-joins are useful in tracking correlations between different sensor readings, which can indicate an event of interest. We propose the Two-Phase Self-Join (TPSJ) scheme to efficiently evaluate self-join queries for event detection in sensor networks. Our TPSJ scheme takes advantage of the properties of the events and carries out data filtering during in-network processing. We discuss TPSJ execution with one window and we extend it for continuous event monitoring. Our experimental evaluation results indicate that the TPSJ scheme is effective in reducing the amount of radio transmissions during event detection.


I nearly didn't write the word 'anchovies' in the name of this dish as I know that many people will pretty much automatically by-pass any recipe that has anchovies in it. It's such a shame, because (as is the case with many dishes that include them) they add a depth of flavour and intriguing background note that is perfectly delicious without being at all fishy. If you're one of my mob, and love them, then do give this recipe a try...it's such a simple dish yet full of flavour (I sometimes add a chopped red chilli at the end to give it a bit more oomph too.) The beans are terrific with any sort of grilled meat or fish.


Experiments conducted at 800K and 2 kbar show that interaction of phosphorus and fluorine with granitic melts under H-O-C fluid presence (XH2=0.03-0.04) induces a liquid cluster differentiation of melt into peraluminous and silicic compositions. The enrichment of phosphorus, fluorine, and other volatiles in residual granitic melts might result in the cryptic and contrasting liquid differentiation, with formation of layers as a mechanism of the magma evolution and ore concentration of extremely fractionated Li-F-P granite massifs. Introduction 7KH EHKDYLRXU RI SKRVSKRUXV DQG IOXRULQH LQ VLOLFDWH PHOWV KDYH EHHQ WKH VXEMHFW RI LQWHQVLYH VWXG\ LQ UHFHQW \HDUV LQ FRQQHFWLRQ ZLWK D PDJ PDWLF HYROXWLRQ RI 3 ) HQULFKHG UDUH PHWDO JUDQ LWHV /RQGRQ HW DO %UHLWHU HW DO :HE VWHU HW DO =DUDLVN\ HW DO The mechanism of phosphorus and fluorine enrichment in granite rocks is explained by magmatic processes and/or postmagmatic metamorpfism with hydrothermal elements redistribution. However, exactly how the P,F mineralization formed remains mostly uncertain on account of the absence of experimental data obtained at conditions of complex magmatic fluid. The aim of this study is to assess experimentally the influence of phosphorus and fluorine on liquid evolution of granitic magma (at superliquidus conditions) under pressure of H-C-O system fluid. Experimental technique All experiments were run in the internally heated gasmedia pressure vessel at 2 kbar and 800C. The initial charges were homogeneous glasses obtained by melting rock at 1300C and 1 atm. The starting granitic melts were powders of glasses of granite from an extremely fractionated Li-F(+P) massifs of Eastern Transbaikalia (Orlovka) and Krusne Hory / Czech Republic (Podlesi). The glasses were pressed into Pt-capsules (25 mm long, 5 mm in diameter, 0.2 mm wall thickness). In general, the starting charge contained 150 mg of glass and fluid (Table 1): water or solution of 10 wt% HF, teflon (CnF2n), P2O5, paraffin (CnH2n ), which were fed into the capsules. The Pt-capsules were sealed and inserted into the gradient-free zone of a tungsten reactor of hydrogen cell (Fig. 1). The hydrogen fugacity was controlled by an argon-hydrogen mixture in the reactor (Bezmen et al. 1992) and was 280 bar, X(H2) ArH = 0.1. As distinct from Ar-H2 mixtures at 800 C and 2 kbar a relation of gasses in the H-O-C system is strongly unideal. For accurate calculation of other gasses fugacities we must control the oxygen fugacity or fugacity of any Cbearing gas in addition. Since the investigation is preliminary we decided not to complicate experiment and appreciate the oxygen fugacity and the molar fraction of hydrogen approximately. The calculated molar fractions of hydrogen in the capsule were X(H2) H-O-C = 0.03-0.04 without consideration of C-bearing gasses solubilities in the melts. The oxygen fugacity therein was logfO2=NNO-1,5(2) that corresponds to magnetite stability. The experiments were kept to 7 days after which the isobaric quenching was performed. The run products were analyzed by optical and electron microprobe (broad beam, 15-20 μ).


This work explores how internal representations of modern statistical machine translation systems can be exploited for cross-language information retrieval. We tackle two core issues that are central to query translation: how to exploit context to generate more accurate translations and how to preserve ambiguity that may be present in the original query, thereby retaining a diverse set of translation alternatives. These two considerations are often in tension since ambiguity in natural language is typically resolved by exploiting context, but effective retrieval requires striking the right balance. We propose two novel query translation approaches: the grammar-based approach extracts translation probabilities from translation grammars, while the decoder-based approach takes advantage of n-best translation hypotheses. Both are context-sensitive, in contrast to a baseline context-insensitive approach that uses bilingual dictionaries for word-by-word translation. Experimental results show that by "opening up" modern statistical machine translation systems, we can access intermediate representations that yield high retrieval effectiveness. By combining evidence from multiple sources, we demonstrate significant improvements over competitive baselines on standard cross-language information retrieval test collections. In addition to effectiveness, the efficiency of our techniques are explored as well.


The study was carried out in the drought prone water stressed Barind area to know the state of rainfall, trend of groundwater level and groundwater management options including Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) techniques. Rainfall and groundwater level data have been used and shown a decreasing trend in Godagari and Mohonpur Upazila. But in Niamatpur Upazila rainfall is in reverse condition of rising trend. Decreasing trend of groundwater level (GWL) has been found in the entire study area. The decreasing trend of GWL demands judicious management of groundwater for the area. For recovery of GWL as well as groundwater management, a recharge well as MAR structure has been installed and observed that the situation is better than the before and increasing GWL. More research and study are necessary to know about the trend of groundwater level for the whole Barind area and to introduce proper designed and modified MAR techniques to reverse the declining situation of GWL.


Recently, the discretization algorithms for continuous data have been actively studied. But there are few articles to compare the efficiency of these algorithms. In this paper we introduce the principles of some binary discretization algorithms including C4.5, CART and QUEST and investigate the efficiency of these algorithms through numerical study. For various underlying distribution, we compare these algorithms in view of misclassification rate and MSE. Real data examples are also included.


Students' difficulties in learning and applying scientific concepts are often caused by knowledge that is fragmented and incorrectly interpreted. To remedy such difficulties, we propose an explicit instructional method that teaches a coherent procedure for interpreting a scientific concept, and that induces students to use this procedure for explicitly diagnosing and correcting defects in their pre‐existing knowledge. To test this method, the concept 'acceleration' was taught to individual students under conditions where they could be observed in detail and tape‐recorded during the entire learning process. As a result of such instruction, students revised their highly deficient previous knowledge about acceleration and were able to interpret this concept almost flawlessly across a diverse set of problems.


This article analyses the experience of the Acao Popular- AP (Popular Action), one of the most representatives organisations of the Brazilian New Left, in the sixties, in the state of Parana. In this research, the subject will be investigated by studying the relationship between the national policy of AP and its experience in the regional context.


The physical meaning of curvature-bending moment equation and the procedure for the construction of differential equation for beam(column)bending by this equation was pointed out.The problems arising from the formulation of differential equation for beam(column)bending were discussed during designating the sign for bending moment.1)This sign convention has conflicted with the physical meaning of curvature-bending moment equation.2)The incorrect concept may be directly obtained that the cross-sectional resisting moments are independent of the sign for the curvature.3)The sign convention itself,the arrangement of corresponding coordinate systems and the sign for the curvature should not be taken into account, otherwise the incorrect results may be obtained.It is strongly recommended that this sign convention should be cancelled in the construction of the differential equation for beam(column)bending.


This article analyzes the modalities of construction of the identities of the victims of State terrorism during the oral hearings of the Trial to the Military Juntas of 1985 in Argentina. It aims to clarify the ways in which the judicial context and the cultural and political context interacted in these processes of meaning; elements that have been addressed separately in former researches. The study states that there were articulations and tensions between the legal genre, the judicial context, the discourses of the moral order and the cultural, and political situation. Accordingly, the study also states that the knowledge of this experience can shed light on the challenges that arise in other transitional justice processes. A qualitative methodology is adopted, based on the thematic analysis of judicial records, in-depth interviews, and press materials. Among the main findings are the two complementary trends in the case study: justice.


This paper analyzes the principle of power signals detection based on phase-shifting method. A simulating platform used for power quality disturbance signals detection is established under the simulink environment. The phase-shifting method is integrated in the platform. Such power quality disturbance signals as voltage swells, voltage sags, voltage fluctuation and transient oscillation can be detected by this method. The simulation results show that phase-shifting method can realize non-delay detection, and it can meet the demand of real-time power quality disturbance detection.


A convergent perturbative method is presented for strong interaction scattering problems. The procedure resembles the method of averaging functional corrections and can be related to a distorted wave perturbation scheme. The method relies on the introduction of a finite linear basis set to approximately describe the wavefunction. This leads to a Lippmann−Schwinger type integral equation with a reduced interaction strength. An iterative solution is obtained similar to the Born series. Improvement of the basis set improves the reliability of the low order terms in the series. The convergence of the series is discussed, and convergence criteria given. The method can also be used to determine the singularities of the T matrix. The wavefunctions associated with these singularities may be used to remove the divergent behavior of the iterative solution to the integral equation. To illustrate the convergence behavior we apply the method to an integral equation with a seperable kernel. The method is applied to sev...


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 The 'Otaku', teen communities of japanese comics and animation consumers, as well as all asociated merchandising, have become a notorious social phenomenon this days. This paper aims to describe the caractheristics of this social group as it is presented in Chile.


Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) allows mass measurements of large molecules such as those present in synthetic and natural macromolecules. We have used a self-calibrating method for the MALDI-TOF spectra of polymers, enabling us to obtain accurate mass values. Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) samples having two different kinds of end groups were used in our work : (i) anionic PEG, H-(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) n -H ; (ii) cationic PEG, H-(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) n -OH. The MALDI-TOF spectra recorded in reflected mode allowed unambiguous identification of the end groups present in these PEG samples. Five anionic PEG samples with very narrow molecular weight distributions (MWD) were studied. The MALDI-TOF spectra of PEGs were recorded in both linear and reflected modes. Due to the high sensitivity and the highly linear response of HIMAS (a microchannel detector equipped with a photomultiplier), measurements of MALDI-TOF spectra were used in our work to estimate the MW and MWD of the PEG samples. Our results show that the molecular weight estimates provided by MALDI-TOF measurements agree with the values obtained by conventional techniques such as GPC, osmometry, and viscometry.


Acid-base abnormalities, mixed, in diabetes, 362 —, —, recognition and terminology, Editorial, 386 Acidosis, keto-, fatal diabetic, major causes and approaches to their prevention, a Review 314 Adolescent diabetic girls, self-esteem and depression 18 Adolescents, diabetic, self-esteem and depression, Letter to the Editor, 208 —, with diabetes, Youth Education, 124 Adrenal and thyroid insufficiency, Schmidt's syndrome in a child with diabetes mellitus, 37 Angiopathy, microand macro-, degenerative complications of diabetes mellitus, a prospective study of 4,400 patients observed between 1947 and 1973, Part 1, 168 —, —, Part 2, 252 —, micro-, cigarette smoking and prevalence in juvenileonset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, 146 Ascorbic acid, oral, noneffect on urinary copper reduction glucose test, 34 Atherogenesis and lipids, diet, and diabetes, Editorial 138 Atherosclerosis, degenerative complications of diabetes mellitus, a prospective study of 4,400 patients observed between 1947 and 1973, Part 1, 168 —, —, Part 2, 252 Autonomic dysfunction and diabetes mellitus after Vacor rodenticide ingestion, 73


This comment was made by a 13-year-old Dutch girl who participated in an interview study. In this chapter, the concept of peace and strategies to attain peace will be addressed from the perspective of children and adolescents. By listening to what children have to say about these issues, we have access to what they internalize through various kinds of interactions with their environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1979).


Vertical profiles of nutrients were obtained at two monitoring stations (F3 and F6) near the center of Tokyo Bay from 1989 to 2004. During this 16-year period, ammonium concentration decreased consistently at all depths of both stations. Nitrate and nitrite concentrations also decreased significantly at most depths of the inner-side station (F3), whereas only nitrite concentration decreased significantly in surface layers at the mouth-side station (F6). Phosphate and silicate concentrations decreased significantly in the surface waters of both stations. The water-column integrated ammonium concentrations decreased significantly at both F3 and F6, and so did the integrated nitrate and nitrite concentrations at F3. Since the water-column integrated chlorophyll a concentration decreased as well, enhanced nutrient consumption due to an increase in primary production is not the reason for the decrease in nutrient concentrations. The decrease likely reflects the reduced load of nutrients in the bay.


Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is a nucleus-encoded protein that is essential for initiation of transcription and replication of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). It has been shown that TFAM binds the entire length of the mtDNA, but with higher affinity to sequences around both mitochondrial promoters located in 3' domain of the D-loop region. The objectives of this study were to detect genetic polymorphisms in the sequence flanking TFAM binding sites of the mtDNA D-loop region and investigate their associations with marbling in Wagyu x Limousin F2 crosses. We identified six polymorphis sites in the TFAM binding sites of the D-loop mtDNA (G8A, T106C, A169G, A173G and C190T and one insertion/deletion at position 221 with one or two cytosines) with no significant differences in frequencies of polymorphic sites between extreme high/low marbling pools.


The integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA) [10] is now a well-known functional approximation algorithm for implementing Bayesian inference in latent Gaussian models but has some limitations: it is unable to handle a high dimensional model parameter θ, and makes a poor approximation when the posterior is multi-modal and the likelihood is highly non-Gaussian. A combination of INLA and Monte Carlo methods is proposed to address these limitations. We test the performance of algorithms on a factor analysis model which can be applied to multi-spectral extra-terrestrial microwave maps.


This study reports on the catalytic performance of nanosized zeolite X crystals and their precursors in the reaction of benzaldehyde with ethyl cyanoacetate. Crystal growth kinetics of FAU-type zeolite is studied at low temperature (35 °C) in order to discriminate different crystallization stages. First X-ray crystalline material is detected after 6 days of hydrothermal treatment. The formation of the crystalline phase is preceded by changes in the ring structure of an aluminosilicate precursor as revealed by the combined Raman–HEXRD–solid-state NMR analyses. The set of experimental data shows that these changes are related to the reorganization of the gel structure and the formation of zeolite units. Prior to the appearance of crystalline material, the apparently amorphous solid exhibits chemical composition and short-range order organization similar to that of a crystalline FAU-type zeolite. Knoevenagel condensation was used to test the catalytic activity of a series of zeolite intermediates and nanosiz...


The purpose of this Guide is to provide a description of 74 music curriculum documents
published by provincial ministries and departments of education between 1980 and 1992. We obtained these documents from provincial authorities as part of a larger study of the administration of music education in Canada, sponsored by the Canadian Music Education Research Centre. Indexes are provided to assist readers in identifying documents which focus on specific
grade levels (e.g., elementary, junior high, senior high), or on specific types of program
(e.g., choral, band, strings), or which are based on specific methodologies (e.g., Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze).


The concept of functions is one of the most important topics in mathematics
learning. However many studies have indicated various difficulties students
exhibited in learning the concept of functions. Tall & Vinner used the term
concept images to describe how students think about concepts. A person S
concept image can differ greatly from the formal mathematical definitions of
the concept. This study explores an aspect of understanding the concept of
functions related to this theme. One hundred and ninety university students
from two different universities and with a different academic background
participated in the study. The first group of students were diploma students in
their second semester of engineering programme. The second group were first
year students enroll in science based degree in another higher institutions.
Data were gathered from questionnaires which asked students to identify
functions in graphic and algebraic forms. They were also requested to give
reasons for their choices. A large number of students indicated a strong
tendency to observe function only as a formula between x and y. Their
justification for rejecting or accepting representations of functions showed a
rather rigid and limited understanding of the concept. Many were unable to
give clear reasoning explaining their choices according to the formal definition
from their previous learning.


The cellular response of a green algae, Stichococcus bacillaris, to sudden exposure of Zn 2+ , Mn 2+ , Cd 2+ , and Cu 2+ was investigated. The algae adsorbed these metal cations on the cell wall initially, and the adsorption equilibrium was established within 3 min. Later, some of the adsorbed metals were either transported inside the algae or released into the solution. The transport of metals inside the algae was demonstrated by their interaction with intracellular polyphosphate. The release of the adsorbed metals into solution is probably the result of detoxification actions. The interaction of copper with algae was found to be unique in many ways (...)


Brake squeal has been a major concern throughout the automotive industry. Structural modification is a practical and effective way to reduce brake squeal. However, few if any, systematic techniques exist to guide in this structural modification. In this work, a sensitivity analysis for brake squeal control is presented. The critical value of friction coefficient is used as a measure of squeal propensity. Based on the reduced-order characteristic equation method which can accurately estimate the critical value of friction coefficient, a sensitivity analysis of system stability with respect to lining stiffness and lining geometry is presented for a drum brake system. The sensitivity analysis can be conducted without creating new system models or performing a full complex eigenvalue analysis. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis reveals the regions of contact area which have strong influence on squeal. It is shown that the separation of elastically coupled frequencies is influenced by the grooves in lining material, and the frequency variation can be related to the mode shapes of the drum and the shoes.Copyright © 2007 by ASME


The subject of this paper is the analysis of the standard of professional diligence, as one of the requirements for the existence of unfair commercial practice in the EU law and Serbian law. The author in this paper analyses the concept of professional diligence in the EU Directive on unfair commercial practice, as well as in the Law on Consumer Protection of the Republic of Serbia from 2014. The special attention has been dedicated to the interpretation of standard of professional diligence by the Court of Justice of the European Union, to the relationship of this standard with the standard of care of good professional in the Serbian law, as well as to the concept of good usages in the Serbian law which have been used in definition of professional diligence. At the end of the paper, the author concludes about the meaning and role of professional diligence in the EU law and Serbian law.


The family as an institution may change, but usually this is a slow and to the members of society partly unnoticeable process. Explicit decisions to change or abolish the family as a social institution has occured very seldom. Exceptions are the Soviet-Union policy for some years after the revolution, and the establishment of the Kibbutzim in Israel. The basis of the following discussion is a distinction between two sources of


Introduction - the road to social democracy, Richard Kelly and John Cantrell Benjamin Disraeli, Michael Lynch William Gladstone, Michael Lynch Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Cunningham Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Hugh Cecil Joseph Chamberlain, Jeremy Smith Arthur Balfour, Jane Ridley Herbert Asquith, Harry Bennett David Lloyd George, Robin Barlow Ramsey MacDonald, Robert Garner Stanley Baldwin, Stuart Ball Neville Chamberlain, Nick Smart Winston Churchill, Owen Hartley. Appendices: governments and major office holders 1866-1945 leaders of principal political parties 1867-1945 government revenue and income tax 1867-1945 general election results 1867-1945 biographical summaries 1867-1945.


High-quality epitaxial LaMnO3 films have been grown on (001)-oriented LaAlO3 substrates at different substrate temperatures by pulsed laser deposition. The layer-by-layer growth is indicated by oscillations of reflection high-energy electron diffraction. Raman spectra together with in-plane resistivity measurements reveal that the degree of Jahn–Teller (JT) distortion can be well controlled by the substrate temperature during film deposition. The JT distortion-related/induced electron localization is studied by fitting temperature-dependent resistivity with a three-dimensional variable range hopping model. It is found that the larger JT distortion leads to a stronger localization of electrons. This study might pave the way for further study of JT interaction and highly correlated electronic states in perovskites.


Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000, USAA self-organizing, nanocomposite electrode~SONE! system was developed as a model lithium alloy-based anode for rechargeablelithium batteries. In situ X-ray adsorption spectroscopy, galvanostatic testing, cyclic voltammetry, X-ray diffraction, and trans-mission electron microscopy were used to analyze the electrode, which was fabricated from a polyethylene oxide-based blockcopolymer, single-walled carbon nanotubes, and gold salt. Processing involved a single mixing step without need of a reducingagent. It was found that thermodynamic self-assembly of the block copolymer could provide a template for incorporation of boththe gold salt and nanotubes. Electrochemical testing and subsequent analysis showed that owing to the small particle size and thesurrounding block copolymer matrix, the SONE system could cycle over 600 cycles with rates varying between C/1.8 and 8.8Cwith little evidence of decrepitation or coarsening.© 2002 The Electrochemical Society. @DOI: 10.1149/1.1518482# All rights reserved.Manuscript submitted February 6, 2002; revised manuscript received June 13, 2002. Available electronically October 31, 2002.


To provide a phenylcarbamate compound, a method for the prevention and / or treatment of epilepsy pharmaceutical compositions, and phenyl carbamate compounds for the prevention and / or treatment of epilepsy, the drug is the composition comprising said compound as an active ingredient phenylcarbamate.


THE INVENTION REFERS TO A RECOMBINANT LIVING VACCINE THAT CONTAINS, AS A VECTOR, FELINE HERPES VIRUS THAT HOSTS AND EXPRESSES AT LEAST A NUCLEOTIDIC SEQUENCE THAT CODIFIES FOR A POLYPEPTIDE; THIS SEQUENCE IS INSERTED AT ORF5, ORF2 OR BOTH HEADQUARTERS. MULTIVALENT VACCINE FORMULA AND DNA FRAGMENTS OF VIRUS HERPES FELINO.


Division XI has only one Commission associated with it,viz., Commission 44 on Space and High Energy Astrophysics. But the name derives from the fact that at the IAU General Assembly in the Hague (1994) it was decided to merge Commission 44 and Commission 48 (which dealt with High Energy Astrophysics). So the merged Commission covers a very broad spectrum of activities. And that makes the preparation of a tri-annual report for the Transactions a daunting task. Besides, given the pace at which the exploration of the Universe from space is proceeding one wonders at the efficacy of such reports. Most of the members of Board of Division XI were in favour of a short report. And so that is what it is going to be.


AIM: To explore the machanism of calcined mica by comparing the difference in crystal structure and inorganic elements of raw mica and calcined ones. METHODS: Crystal structures were compared by IR spectrum and X-ray crystallography and the contents of element in the prevention were determined with ICP-AES. RESULTS: After being calcined,crystal phase transformation changed in gold mica and did not change in white mica.Both of their chemical composition changed,crystal water decreased and crystal defects increased.There were obvious differences in the contents of inorganic elements.The content in white mica was obviously more than that in gold mica.After being calcined,the value of K/Na in white mica decreased and the contents of Ca,Mg increased,while the content of Mg increased and the content of Ca decreased in gold mica. CONCLUSION: There are(actually) many differences in contents of elements and chemical structure in white and gold mica before and after being calcined,which may explain the mechanism of calcined mica.


This work is an improvement proposal for the production line of a chocolate snack company, in one of its products with the highest demand. It is developed through the use of lean manufacturing tools, with the aim of reducing processing times and waste to increase the productivity of the company. The work begins with an analysis of the current situation of the company, by means of the lifting of processes and study of times in order to gather real information about the managing procedures of the company. With this information, a value stream mapping was made and then, a simulation. The application of these two tools allowed to identify several problems in the production line. This work focuses on the most critical problems found through Pareto Chart. The root cause of these complications was analyzed by using tools such as cause effect diagram, and 5 whys. Optimal lean manufacturing tools, including line balancing and 5S, were applied to directly attack the cause of the critical problems found formerly. In the line balancing proposal, an operator in the production line was added; this incorporation allowed a better distribution of the workload of each operator, and in the same way, the processing times was reduced. Besides, the application of 5S enabled to maintain the production plant clean and tidy, eliminating waste generated in each process. Finally, the future situation of the company was simulated. This simulation took into account the proposals which included a new study of times and distribution of workload. After comparing the results of the simulation with the current situation of the company it was found that there is a reduction of 5.14 hours in the production time, and an increasing production of 76,82 percent.


The ACHA program is funded by the Federal Government to assist frail, financially disadvantaged, older people who are renting, in insecure housing or who are homeless, to remain in the community through accessing appropriate care and accommodation. In the face of an anticipated increase in the numbers of older Australians facing homelessness, there is an urgent need to increase the number of ACHA programs so that appropriate assistance can be made available to this vulnerable group.


Disclaimer: Authors have no conflict of interest or financial interests to disclose. Author manuscripts have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication but have not yet been edited. Abstract Overweight or obese women are at increased risk of developing and dying from breast cancer. Obesity-driven inflammation may stimulate prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2)-mediated aromatase activation and estrogen biosynthesis in breast tissues. We hypothesized that increased production of PGE 2 would contribute to elevated breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. We carried out a case-cohort study with 307 incident breast cancer cases and 300 subcohort members from the Sister Study cohort. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated for the association between urinary levels of a major PGE 2 metabolite (PGE-M) and breast cancer risk using Prentice's pseudo-likelihood approach. Several lifestyle factors were associated with urinary levels of PGE-M: smoking, high saturated fat diet and obesity increased urinary PGE-M, and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) decreased urinary PGE-M. Although there was no association between urinary PGE-M and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the overall analysis or among regular users of NSAIDs, there was a positive association among postmenopausal women who did not regularly use NSAIDs with HRs of 2.1 the second, third, and highest quartiles of PGE-M. Our findings suggest a link between systemic PGE 2 formation and postmenopausal breast cancer, and a possible modification of the association by lifestyle and pharmacological interventions. If confirmed in larger studies, these results may have useful implications for the development of preventive strategies. Author manuscripts have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication but have not yet been edited.


Summary of the discussion sessions on Communication Program Planning Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License. This article is available in Journal of Applied Communications: http://newprairiepress.org/jac/vol54/iss4/11


AbstractStudies have shown that signs and symptoms of mandibular dysfunction are a common finding in complete denture wearers. There is, however, a low representation of these patients in clinical series, probably due to their lower propensity to seek help and their greater willingness to accept a certain degree of dysfunction compared to other patients.The author of this article examined a group of complete denture wearers five years after treatment with new complete dentures. These findings are compared with the situation before treatment and at a six-month follow-up. Clinical signs of dysfunction were a common finding on all three occasions. The favorable decrease of clinical signs that was noted at the six- month follow-up was generally followed by some relapse after five years.The author stresses that a recall system, including correction of the dentures when needed, is important. This will not only preserve good comfort and extend the life of the dentures, but will also prevent or delay the developm...


Timber-concrete composite floors have been used for many years outside Sweden, although this kind of floor has not reached its full potential in Sweden. An advantage of using a timber-concrete composite floor is that the concrete is primarily subjected to compressive stress while the wood is primarily subjected to tensile stress, for the case of vertical load. The purpose of this work is to examine the static deflection and dynamic response in terms of eigenfrequency in the first mode. Measured values and values obtained from analytical models have been compared. Testing of deflection has been done, to verify that the floor fulfills the requirements regarding stiffness. Testing of the eigenfrequency in the first mode has been done to verify that the system of joists satisfies the recommendation from Eurocode. The deflections for different spacings of the connections between the two units were compared and parameters as price and ergonomics at assembly were taken into account. The test results show that the timber-concrete composite floors meet the requirements with a wide margin for of a length of the timber joists up to 8 meters, which indicates that lengths up to 12 meters are possible with respect to deflection, without increasing the thickness of the composite floor. Comparison of stiffness between tests and calculations verifies that the calculation method for beams with mechanical connections in Eurocode 5 presents acceptable values for bending stiffness. Test results also indicate that the floor is on the verge of fulfilling the recommendations regarding the natural frequency, therefore further investigations should be carried out. (Less)


Globular star clusters are extremely important astrophysical objects since (1) they are prime laboratories for testing stellar evolution; (2) they are ``fossils'' from the epoch of galaxy formation, and thus important cosmological tools; (3) they serve as test particles for studying the dynamics of the Galaxy; (4) information on individual stars can provide constrains for stellar dynamic models; (5) they are the largest aggregates in which all post Main Sequence (MS) stars can be individually observed, and thus serve as fiducial templates for all the studies of the integrated light from distant stellar systems. In the framework of a long-term project devoted to a multi-band study of stellar populations in Galactic Globular Clusters I present a set of recent results of a systematic study of (1) the Red Giant Branch in the near-IR (J,K) and in the optical bands; (2) the Horizontal Branch and Blue Stragglers stars from mid- and far-UV observations obtained with HST.


Purpose Treatment after failure of circumferential resection margin (CRM) conversion after preoperative chemoradiotherapy (pCRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) has not been evaluated well. We conducted a single‐center, retrospective analysis to fill this information gap. Methods From 2008 to 2016, we included 112 patients who had predictive CRM involvement on baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and who underwent surgery following pCRT for LARC. Baseline and posttreatment radiologic and clinical factors were analyzed. Results Of 493 patients with LARC, 112 had CRM involvement by baseline MRI (mrCRM). In 40 patients (35.7%), mrCRM involvement was converted as negative posttreatment CRM (ymrCRM−). Multivariate analysis showed the risk factors for persistent CRM involvement (ymrCRM+) after pCRT were extramural venous invasion (mrEMVI+) (P = 0.030) and lower tumor location (P = 0.007). In addition, persistent CRM involvement after pCRT was an independent risk factor for predicting pathologic CRM involvement. The Cox proportional hazard model showed baseline positive mrEMVI remained significant for disease-free survival (DFS) (P < 0.001). On posttreatment MRI, abdominoperineal resection (P = 0.031), intersphincteric resection (P = 0.006), and persistent CRM involvement (P = 0.001) remained significant for local recurrence-free survival. With regard to DFS, persistent CRM involvement (P = 0.048) and positive EMVI on posttreatment MRI (ymrEMVI) (P = 0.014) were significant. In the patient subgroup with persistent CRM involvement, 5-year DFS in patients with mrEMVI and ymrEMVI was 29.8% and 21.2%, respectively. Conclusion Patients who fail to convert to negative CRM have extremely poor oncologic outcomes. Lower tumor height and negative mrEMVI status were good responders to ymrCRM conversion. Our results suggest that these patients require a more intensive treatment modality.


Compact Antenna Test Range(CATR) has become an ideal place for testing of antenna parameter and measurements of target scattering properties. The CATR performance greatly influences the accuracy and reliability of target measurements. In order to improve CATR performance, the extraneous source that disturbs target testing area in CATR must be found before make use of CATR. Any possible extraneous waves will be removed or be under control. Based on the principle of one dimensional range profiles, extraneous source that impact the measurement of antenna and target radar cross section(RCS) in CATR ia analyzed by drawing two intersected ellipse surface and two intersected spherical surface,.and the necessary controlling measures are discussed for extraneous source. The comparison and analysis of the theory simulation computing results and experimental results indicate that this method is simple and effective.


A high resolution refractive-index sensor with a guided-mode resonant grating has been proposed. The gratin has a two-dimensionally periodic structured surface, which is covered with liquid to be measured. The resonant wavelength depends on the polarization states of light for oblique incidence. The change in refractive index of the liquid is determined from the difference of reflectance (or transmittance) between the P and S polarized light waves. The lattice structured silica substrate with a period of 380 nm was made. And a hafnium-dioxide thin film was deposited on the substrate. When the grating surface was covered with water, the measured reflectance had resonant peaks at a wavelength of 615 nm for S polarization and 617 nm for P polarization at an incident angle of 0.5°. For a wavelength of 616 nm, the difference of transmittance of P and S polarization was in linear relation to the change in refractive index. The refractive index was detected with a resolution of 4x10-4 in a measurement range of 0.064.


In this research, we investigate how the characteristics of users and technical services affect the acceptance of WiBro by actual subscribers. In these findings, mobility, diversity, and convenience are found to have positive effects on the perceived usefulness and mobility and convenience are found to have positive effects on perceived ease of use. Utilitarian values and hedonic values are shown to have positive effects on perceived usefulness, and utilitarian value is shown as the only dimension affecting perceived ease of use. The study provides practical suggestions for service providers to invigorate the WiBro service market, such as improved additional investment for service coverage expansion, customer service, and enhancement of access.


Objective:To establish the method for deteminning astragaloaside-Ⅳ of Jiedu Weikang Capsules.Methods:Astragaloaside-Ⅳ in Jiedu Weikang Capsules was determined by an HPLC-ELSD method.Results:A good linear relationship between the concentration and peak area of astragaloaside-Ⅳ was found within the range of 1.80~7.20μg.The average recovery was 100.4% and RSD was 0.6%.Conclusions:The method of qualitative analyses was simple,sensitive,reliable,and it can be used for qualitative control of Jiedu Weikang Capsules.


W ith the increasing scarcity of water resources, water utilization has become an important way to solve the crisis of water resources. Whether the water system can bring better economic benefits and environmental benefits has become a concern of the people. Based on the analysis of the water system in a university in Tianjin, this paper studies the economic and environmental benefits of the reclaimed water system. The results show that the water system has good economic benefits and environmental benefits.


This work attempts to apply Artificial Neural Networks in order to estimate the critical flashover voltage on polluted insulators. First, an ANN was constructed in MATLAB and has been trained with several MATLAB training functions. Then, an ANN was constructed in FORTRAN using an adaptive algorithm, in which the parameters of momentum and learning rate changed during the learning procedure, in order to optimize the training process. In each case the Artificial Neural Network uses as input variables the following characteristics of the insulator: the diameter, the height, the creepage distance, the form factor and the equivalent salt deposit density and estimates the critical flashover voltage.


Image summarizing is a critical step in the interactive image retrieval.The traditional methods taking in the feature space may encounter with the feature fusion and bad clustering results.This paper developed a novel approach based on multi-kernel learning and AP clustering.Firstly,got the image similarity using multi-kernel function to fuse the diverse visual features.Secondly,clustered the images into the compact classes with AP method.Lastly,selected the exemplars as the summarization for the whole image collection.The experiments show that the image summarization selected by the method above can give a good global overview of image collections and performance of retrieval.


Hybrid cloud can help companies to maximize the potentiality of IT infrastructure, so the hybrid cloud is increasingly popular in the market. Hybrid cloud scheduling has become one of the important issues which cloud providers face in the current. How to effectively and safely make hybrid cloud scheduling is one of the main research topics in the field of hybrid cloud. This paper introduces an effective hybrid cloud resource management model, and proposes a hybrid cloud resource scheduling strategy based on the particle swarm leapfrog algorithm and trust mechanism in order to solve the problems. The experimental results show that the hybrid cloud scheduling strategy is effective in terms of security and throughput.


Mitral valve repair, the preferred method of treating mitral regurgitation, is a demanding surgical procedure consisting of the resection and approximation of valve tissue. Operating on an arrested heart, the clinician is forced to predict closed valve shape and the effect of surgical modifications. The valve's complex morphology makes this a difficult task, and as a result, the procedure is underperformed by less experienced surgeons in lieu of the simpler, less effective valve replacement. This thesis details the use of fast, computer-based simulation to ease this predictive task and facilitate valve repair. A computational model is first developed and optimized for speed of execution. Valve closure is simulated with sub-millimeter accuracy in less than one second, more than an order of magnitude faster than previous results. An intuitive surgical planning system is then constructed. To maximize ease of use, a haptic device, leveraging the models greater than three kilohertz update rate, serves as the primary means user interaction. This interactive system was then used to assess and improve the ability of senior medical students in predicting closed valve shape. After initial studies revealed a success rate equivalent to random chance, far below that of the surgeons evaluated, simulator-based instruction was provided to investigate its efficacy as a pedagogical tool. More so than a leading surgical textbook, this alternative educational methodology was shown to result in improved user performance in both a virtual setting and ex-vivo porcine model.


Image demosaicking (or demosaicing) is the interpolation problem of estimating complete color information for an image that has been captured through a color filter array (CFA), particularly on the Bayer pattern. In this paper we review a simple linear method using 5 x 5 filters, proposed by Malvar, He, and Cutler in 2004, that shows surprisingly good results.


(57) Abstract: fiber optic devices are used by an optical fiber system which acts at multiple wavelengths of light. The device may be inserted anywhere within the fiber network. As can act at the separated wavelengths without optical device acts at other wavelengths, fiber optic devices to permit the separation of wavelengths. Different wavelength, it may then be recombined. In another embodiment, the optical device being arranged to act on one of the wavelengths, different wavelengths may be combined into a single fiber.


GPS carrier-phase time transfer (GPSCPTT) offers good frequency stability at short averaging times, approaching a fractional frequency stability of 10/sup -15/ at an averaging time of 1 d. However, a discontinuity occurs in the time transfer estimates between the end of one processing batch (typically 1-3 d in length) and the beginning of the next. We present a new technique in which a frequency is computed from each batch solution and then these frequency values are averaged to obtain a mean frequency for the epoch of interest. The advantages of the new technique are (a) robustness in the event of a data outage and (b) the ability to compute frequency in the absence of the uncertainty introduced by the removal of the discontinuities. The frequency values obtained from the GPSCPTT data using the new method agreed with those obtained using the conventional method at 2-3/spl middot/10/sup -16/, thus, it may be feasible to replace the conventional method with the new one.


With the Lanczos filter and wavelet transform methods,the observational daily rainfall for the period 1958~2000 and winds at 850 hPa level for the period 1980~2001 of Xisha Station(16.5°N,112.2°E) in the north of South China Sea are used to study the intraseasonal variability of monsoon in the South China Sea.It is shown that the daily rainfall and winds at 850 hPa level have intraseasonal oscillation(ISO) which has spectral time scales about 10~50 d with two peak values of 10~20 and 30~50 d,and the ISO has a prominent annual variation.The rainfall ISO starts in the middle of May and ends in the middle of October,which time is consistent with the time of summer monsoon onset and ending in the South China Sea.The 850 hPa winds ISO exists nearly in all the year round.And the strong and weak years of the rainfall and 850 hPa winds ISO are inconsistent with the strong and weak years of summer monsoon in the South China Sea.The study shows that the summer monsoon in the South China Sea has ISO,but the relationship between the summer monsoon and the ISO is complex.


The present investigation assesses free radical scavenging action of aqueous extract of leaf of Delonix regia used in different in vitro models. The extract was subjected to qualitative and quantitative phytochemical screening. The extracts were utilized at 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 µg / ml concentrations and radical scavenging activity was determined in terms of inhibition percentage, and the IC50 was likewise ascertained for every radical (using Ascorbic acid as the reference in the investigation). The study additionally revealed that aqueous extract of Delonix regia has high radical scavenging action in the different radical systems. Total phenolic content was 34.31 ± 0.169 mg Gallic acid equivalent (GAE) / g extract while flavonoid content was 55.765 ± 0.898mg Quercetin/g extract and total antioxidant capacity was 52.33 ± 1.443mg ascorbic acid equivalent. In conclusion, the antioxidant activity of Delonix regia aqueous leaf extract might be due to the high flavonoid and phenol content of the plant.


Controversy over members responsible for initiating Sociological Spectrum led the Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA) Executive Council to request a review of the early history of its publication program. Beginning with MSSA's first annual meeting, members produced "Proceedings" of its annual conferences to provide a permanent record of sociological studies. Two volumes of Sociological Forum followed in 1978 and 1979. Publication costs proved beyond MSSA's resources at that time. Consolidation of Sociological Forum with Sociological Symposium enabled the initiation of Sociological Spectrum in 1980. Under the leadership of dedicated and erudite editors, the journal has successfully provided the discipline with a publication medium for scholarly sociological works.


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Background: Randomized trials had demonstrated that rituximab improved outcome in newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma (FL) and this anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody was approved in France since 2004 in combination of chemotherapy (CT) for LF in first line therapy. As these results were obtained in selected patients with strict inclusion and exclusion criteria used in clinical trials, whether the improvement of patient's outcome is valuable in unselected population of FL patients with various medical history, different CT regimens is questionable. We performed a retrospective analysis to evaluate if the management and the outcome of FL have significantly changed in our institution before and after rituximab approval in 2004.

Patients and Methods: all adult patients referred for first line LF were included and separated into cohort 1 diagnosis between 1996 and 2003 (103 patients) and cohort 2 between 2004 and 2010 (144 patients). Baseline clinical and biological datas, Follicular Lymphoma International prognostic Index (FLIPI), type of therapy, treatment response, progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared.

Results: There were no statistical differences in patients' characteristics between the 2 cohorts, including FLIPI score. In cohort 2, 71% received in first line therapy a rituximab based regimen (19% in monotherapy and 52% with CT). In cohort 1, 58% of patients were treated with CT and 10% with rituximab, 2% in monotherapy and 8% in combination with CT. Response rate were significantly improved in cohort 2 compared to cohort 1: complete response rate was 74.3% versus 57.8%, P <.001. With a median follow-up of 115.5 and 46.5 months in cohort 1 and 2, the 2-year PFS was 67% for cohort 1 and 82% for cohort 2 ( P =.0039), respectively. The 2-year OS was also improved between the two periods (98% versus 87%, P =.0007). We could confirm the prognostic value on OS of the FLIPI score in whole series, in cohort 1 before the rituximab era but not in cohort 2. In fact, the 2-year OS was respectively 100% in low risk, 98% in intermediate risk and 95% in high risk (P =.14)/

Conclusions: These datas confirms the improvement of FL patients' outcome observed in clinical trials after the approval of rituximab in first line therapy prescript in a context of daily practice whatever age, medical history, and type of CT.

Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Many of the recent advances in artificial intelligence (Al) have been brought about through the use of domain specific knowledge. In this same spirit, this paper presents an approach to understanding natural language data base queries that employs the use of domain specific knowledge to aid the parsing process. The unique aspect of 1he data base query environment relative to other AI problem domains is that the required body of knowledge already exists in the form of the data base being queried. Thus, there is an important benefit of making use of this knowledge in the form in which it is maintained by the data base management system, since the very difficult problems of gathering and representing this information can be circumvented. The paper describes the problems encountered in the parsing of data base queries that can be solved by the semantic use of the data base, as well as a precise description of how these problems can be solved by existing data base systems. The proposed use of the data base as ...


In this paper, the author publishes a Roman funerary stela from Bölcske found in 2015. Only two highly fragmentary rows have survived of its inscription. The execution of the stela (proportions, arrangement, the framing of fields) and the rider scene of the relief field provide more information than the incomplete funerary inscription: based on three analogous tombstones belonging to soldiers of the ala Frontoniana, one may assume that the person mentioned on the Bölcske gravestone had also served in this unit. Unit history, style analysis arguments and palaeographical reasons all point toward the dating of the monument to the early reign of Emperor Trajan.


Abstract Background While it has been repeatedly documented that people with schizophrenia report higher levels of adverse events in childhood (emotional, physical and sexual abuse), this has not been extensively examined in healthy individuals who score highly on schizotypal personality traits. The continuum hypothesis of psychosis and schizophrenia suggests it is important to assess the relationship in those who are healthy but who experience some psychotic-like symptoms. Of course, it is problematic to rely upon the veracity of events that anyone might recall from their childhood, but this is likely to be compounded by the presence of well-documented memory and executive problems, as well as symptoms such as delusional thinking, in some adults with psychosis. One advantage of examining healthy participants is that recall is not affected by the condition itself or memory- and executive-function problems. As there is evidence that the expression of psychotic disorders differ between males and females, the etiological mechanisms and pathways to the development and experience of psychotic symptoms may equally differ. Indeed, sex differences in the association between childhood trauma and psychotic symptoms have been noted. The aim of this present study was to investigate any links between childhood trauma and psychotic-like symptoms in healthy individuals. Based on previous research the expectation is that associations will be found between self-reports of childhood trauma and schizotypal personality traits. These associations would be expected to differ between males and females. Methods The sample consisted of 320 participants (221 females, 99 males) with a mean age of 28.24 (SD 12.76). Childhood traumatic events were assessed by three sub-scales (Physical Punishment; Emotional Abuse; and Sexual Events) of the Early Trauma Inventory Self Report-Short Form (ETISR-SF; Bremner et al., 2007). Schizotypal personality traits were assessed using the Five Factor Schizotypal Inventory (FFSI; Edmundson et al., 2011). This consists of nine subscales (Interpersonal Suspiciousness; Social Anhedonia; Social Isolation and Withdrawal; Physical Anhedonia; Social Anxiousness; Social Discomfort; Odd and Eccentric; Aberrant Ideas; and Aberrant Perceptions) which were constructed as schizotypic variants of respective facets of the five factor personality model. Results The relationship between childhood trauma and schizotypy was examined using Spearman's bivariate correlation analyses. Males showed significant positive correlations (ranging from .28 to .39) between Emotional Abuse and seven out of nine schizotypal sub-scales. The other two childhood trauma scales were not associated with any schizotypal sub-scales in males. Females showed significant positive correlations (ranging from .19 to .34) between Physical Punishment and eight out of nine schizotypal sub-scales. Additionally, females showed significant positive correlations (ranging from .26 to .35) between Emotional Abuse and all schizotypal sub-scales. Sexual Events positively correlated with two schizotypal sub-scales (Aberrant Ideas and Aberrant Perceptions) in females. Discussion From the results of this study it appears that emotional abuse was linked to the expression of psychotic-like symptoms in both sexes across a wide array of symptomatology. Therefore, any effect of emotional abuse should not be considered sex or symptom specific. By contrast, physical abuse appeared to be sex specific – affecting only females – but not symptom specific. Finally, sexual abuse appeared to have a specific link with disorganized thoughts and hallucination-like experiences in females.


Determining the rate of rotation of molecules from their fluorescence anisotropy decay curves is a powerful method for studying molecular systems in biological applications. The single photon count detection systems used for this have a nonlinear dependence of the photon counting rate on the fluorescence intensity flux (photon counting loss effect), which can lead to a number of artifacts. Using metal complexes of phthalocyanines as a test sample, we have shown that such a nonlinearity can cause distortions in the determination of the fluorescence anisotropy lifetime and the asymptotic fluorescence anisotropy. We also assessed the dependence of the described phenomena on temperature and estimated the manifestations of the photon counting loss effect in the case of photobleaching of the fluorophores.


This work presents a simple simulation of the differences in male and female mortality and ageing. The simulation is based on Penna's bit-string model of biological ageing.


During commissioning,because of poor installation and tune,there are sixty percent of unit trip caused by control system malfunctions,so the IC system reliability process control is necessary in the capital construction stage.In this paper,the reliability process control methods is introduced,and the influence on control system reliability is analyzed,such as measure point,piping system,control equipment installation,cable and connection,grounding,etc.


Objective To explore the mechanism of kidney, liver, brain effects caused by Fluoride, Arsenic and Fluoride Arsenic in mouse.Methods The mice were fed with four different diets supplemented respectively with Fluoride, Arsenic and Fluoride arsenic for 12 months. The contents of LPO, GSH and the activities of liver SOD, GSH PX in liver ,brain and kidney were determined.Results Compard with control group, the contents of GSH in Fluoride group?Arsenic group and Fluoride Arsenic group were significantly decreased; The activity of SOD in all groups were markedly decreased; Except for brain, the activity of GSH PX in all groups were significantly reduced.Conclusions Fluoride, Arsenic, Flouride arsenic could increase the lever of LPO of in mice liver, kidney and brain, meanwhile the antagonistic effects between Fluoride and Arsenic was not observed.


Neutrons can induce background events in underground experiments looking for rare processes. Neutrons in a MeV range in deep underground laboratories are produced in spontaneous fission processes and ($\alpha,n$) reactions. A number of computer codes are available to calculate cross-sections of ($\alpha,n$) reactions, branching ratios to various states and neutron yields. We have used the SOURCES4 code to calculate neutron yields and energy spectra with input cross-sections and branching ratios taken from experimental data and calculations based on EMPIRE2.19/3.2.3 and TALYS1.9. We report here a comparison of SOURCES4 calculations with experimental data obtained with alpha beams with fixed energies.


Aims: To establish the relationship between household composition and sleep, we: 1) used latent class analysis (LCA) to classify households; 2) examined the reliability and stability of household composition classes over time; 3) conducted multinomial logistic regression analyses to determine the relationship between household class and the self-reported sleep duration and quality of adults. Methods: Data were sourced from Waves 1 and 2 of the United Kingdom "Understanding Society" (USoc) longitudinal panel survey. LCA was used to classify household composition as a categorical latent construct using data on the number and ages of household occupants and the number of rooms used for sleeping. The Bayesian Information Criterion assessed model fit and identified the optimum number of latent classes. Multi-nomial logistic regression was used to investigate cross-sectional relationships between the household classes and self-reported sleep duration and quality amongst adults, after adjustment for confounders. Results: Household composition was best defined by 7 latent classes in data from Wave 1 of USoc. This finding was confirmed in Wave 2. Compared to the reference class (households with no children and no overcrowding), there was a higher risk of short sleep (≤5 hours) versus 7-8 hours sleep for latent household composition classes that included children (RR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.29-1.89) and for those with both children and overcrowding (RR: 1.57; 95% CI: 1.31-1.88). Similarly the risk of "very bad" versus "fairly good" quality sleep was significantly higher in those household classes with overcrowding, particularly those with extended (RR: 1.75; 95% CI: 1.34-2.29) and large (RR: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.21-1.87) households. Conclusion: These analyses of a recent, nationally representative cohort from the UK, demonstrated that latent household composition classes are reliable over time; and that these latent household composition classes are important correlates of self-reported sleep amongst adult occupants. We showed that household composition is an important contextual variable to consider in most epidemiological studies of sleep.


The world we live in is one big organization. Organization involves the association of
 people to help them achieve their goals. Every organization strives for success, and we
 can track the success of an organization through two important indicators: the efficiency
 and effectiveness of the organization. An organization is often identified with an
 organizational structure, but organization is a broader term and organizational structure
 is its most important element. It is very important to pay particular attention to the
 construction of the organizational structure, because if we make the wrong decision
 about the organizational structure, it will not be successful. There are many ways to
 build an organizational structure. Each organization is unique in its own way, with
 frequent changes from day to day, where uncertainty plays a large role. The competence
 of the organization plays a very important role in the quality management system.
 Organizations in order to compete successfully in the market must have well-defined
 structural competencies, which we look at through people's skills and capabilities.
 Organizational structure is a dynamic element, just like the environment that surrounds
 it. It is necessary to analyze the existing organization frequently and work on its
 redesign in order for the organization to successfully cope with the changes that
 surround it daily. The better the choice of organizational structure, the greater the
 structural competence of the organization is. There are a number of factors affecting an
 organization's structural competence, both quantitative and qualitative, and there are
 various methods by which we can calculate qualitative factors. The paper develops a
 model for measuring quantitative parameters of structural competence. The model of
 measuring the parameters of structural competence is extremely important for every
 organization, because it allows us to determine the actual state of our organization in
 relation to the planned state. Based on the result obtained, the organization can work to
 improve the existing situation so that it can successfully respond to all the challenges
 and changes that surround it daily.


The present invention comprises a lipid composition between the skin keratinocytes of the pseudoceramide, cholesterol or a derivative thereof and a fatty acid, and relates to a skin external preparation stabilized with one of the hexagonal structure of the layer structure of lipids between skin keratinocytes, specifically, the skin as an emulsifier in the lipid components between keratin cells it relates to an external preparation for skin stabilization as hexagonal structure is prepared by mixing the polyglyceryl fatty acid ester HLB value is 8-12. Hexagonal structure as the skin between keratinocytes lipid having the same shape and structure that forms the real skin, it is easy to form emulsions of the hexagonal structure in the case of using the emulsions of the present invention.


Studies of slime coating on coarse particles for Cu-Ni sulphide containing Pt and Pd had been made.The adhesion between slime of serpentine and penlandite and other gangue existed.Sometimes,the slime can be reported in the concentrate by mechanical type,which may be removal relatively easy,but slime coating on coarse particle may be difficult to removal.Since the adhesion of ultra-fine was bigger than the gravitational force,which can depend on: ① the nature of slime;②the roughness on the surface on the coarse particles;③the oxidation and "patches" on the surface.


As individuals start planning travel abroad again, Mary Gawthrop explains the key considerations for travel health consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic While COVID-19 continues to be a risk worldwide, lockdown and international travel restrictions are being eased in many countries, including the UK. General practice nurses have a role to play in assisting UK residents to make an informed choice about travelling abroad during this pandemic.


EKA WIJAYANTI. Development of Biopesticide Formulations Containing Bacillus subtilis AB89 and Staphylococcus epidermidis BC4 for Controlling the Bacterial Wilt Disease on Tomato. Under the direction of ABDJAD ASIH NAWANGSIH. Ralstonia solancearum is a pathogen of bacterial wilt disease on tomato. One of the alternatives for disease control is the application of biocontrol agents. Biocontrol agents which have been able to control the disease are Bacillus subtilis AB89 (PGPR) and Staphylococcus epidermidis BC4 (endophyte). This research was conducted to evaluate the viability of those bacteria in formulation and the effectiveness of the formulation to control the bacterial wilt disease of tomato. B. subtilis AB89 (BS) and S. epidermidis BC4 (BC) ware formulated singly in liquid (BS and BC) and powder (TBS and TBC) formulation contained talc powder and/or xanthan gum. The liquid formulation of B. subtilis AB89 (BS) and S. epidermidis BC4 (BC) effectively suppressed the incidence of the disease, with control effectiveness was up to 55.55% and 54.94%, respectively. The liquid formulation BC, BS and the powder formulation TBS were able to promote the plant growth. Populations of S. epidermidis BC4 was stable within powder and liquid formulations during 8 weeks of storing. Population of B. subtilis AB89 in powder and liquid formulations declined on 1 week after storage, but stable until 8 weeks after storage.


The present research aims to present a method of decision making in clinical bioethics, especially oriented to the field of obstetrics; which is characterized by having as subjects of health care to the woman, in gestation, and to the fruit of the conception, the embryo or the fetus. The research was carried out in the course of the doctorate in Bioethics of the Military University New Granada, during the period of time between July of 2013 and August of 2016; and his writing is presented in six chapters and two appendices.


Aesthetic considerations have influenced the management of dental practice in varying degrees for many years. As anterior teeth form the pillar of a person's personality, replacing missing anterior teeth places a huge responsibility on the shoulders of a dentist. Today, patient awareness and expectations have increased recently to the point, that, less than optimal aesthetics are no longer an acceptable outcome. Since an ideal esthetic appearance calls for a healthy and inflammation -free periodontal tissues, it involves perio -restorative relationship to be symbiotic as a whole. This is a clinical case presentation of one such interdisciplinary approach taken towards rehabilitation involving the role of EndodontistPeriodontist- Prosthodontist in achieving the goal of harmony of form and function.


Purpose: This study aimed to describe nurses' perceptions of gerontological nurse practitioner (GNP) programme curricula, especially positive and negative aspects of the curricula and suggestions to improve the curricula. Methods: Twenty-one certified GNPs attended one or two interviews and the data obtained were analysed using a conventional content analytic method. Results: The analysis revealed seven categories and 18 subcategories. The main positive aspects of the GNP programme curricula were "Acquiring knowledge and skills to elder care through the GNP programme" and "Application of gerontological nursing-related knowledge and skills attained from the GNP programme." The negative aspects included "Didactic education insufficient for the development of expertise in gerontological nursing" and "Ineffective and suboptimal operation of clinical practice curriculum." Suggestions to improve the GNP programme curricula were "Enhancement of education in core courses," "Strengthening the contents of gerontological nursing didactic courses," and "Quality improvement of clinical practice." Conclusion: The findings indicate that educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders should re-examine the current GNP programme curricula to provide GNP students with quality education and training pertinent to professional healthcare for older adults in various healthcare settings.


The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are collections of heterogeneous hematologic diseases characterized by clonal hematopoietic defects. Even though gene expression studies have tried to differentiate between prognostic subgroups, there are concerns with standardization and validity of these studies. Decitabine and 5-azacytidine have shown activity in MDS, but it is unclear if hypomethylation can explain their efficacy. To address these issues we have developed a novel platform that uses a combination of gene expression analysis, high density array based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) and genome wide methylation analysis to perform an integrated high throughput epigenomic analysis of MDS. Using this approach, we conducted a pilot study in 5 patients with MDS. Gene expression analysis was performed using 37K oligo maskless arrays and high density aCGH was performed at 6Kb resolution using the Nimblegen platform. Whole genome methylation was analyzed by a recently described novel method ( Khulan et al, Genome Res. 2006 Aug;16(8)) that uses differential methylation specific digestion by HpaII and MspI followed by pcr amplification, two color labeling and hybridization to quantitatively determine individual promoter CpG island methylation. aCGH revealed a very high number of deletions (range 515–2722, mean 1073±937) and amplifications (range 614–1247, mean 843±254) not visualized by conventional cytogenetic analysis. These were also seen on peripheral blood mononuclear cells and correlated with those seen in the bone marrow. 22 common regions were found to amplified and 15 regions commonly deleted in 80% of the samples and contained genes involved in transcription and signaling. A custom human oligo array was used to determine methylation by calculating HpaII/MspI cut fragment intensity ratio. MDS samples demonstrated a very high level of methylation (range 70–84%). Expression was found to be significantly decreased for the genes that were methylated (p


Leafy head formation is one of the most important characteristics of Chinese cabbage, and the process is regulated by a series of genes and environmental factors. In this study, a non-heading short leaf mutant slm was identified from an ethyl methane sulfonate mutagenesis (EMS) population of the heading Chinese cabbage line FT. The most significant phenotypic characteristics of slm was shortening leaves and increasing leaf numbers, which led to failure to form a leafy head. Genetic analysis showed that a single recessive gene Brslm was responsible for the mutant phenotype. Mutmap analysis suggested that Brslm was located on chromosome A07, and four candidate genes were predicted. KASP analysis demonstrated that BraA07g039390.3C was the target gene of the candidates. BraA07g039390.3C is a homologous to Arabidopsis CLV1 encoding receptor kinase with an extracellular leucine-rich domain. Sequencing analysis revealed that a single SNP from G to A occurred in 904th nucleotide of Brclv1, which resulted in the change of the 302nd amino acid from Asp to Asn. The SNP was co-segregated with the mutant phenotype in F2 individuals and located on the conserved domains. These results indicated that BrCLV1 was the mutant gene for slm which led to shortening leaves and increasing leaf numbers, disrupting the leafy heading formation in FT. These findings contribute to revealing the BrCLV1 function in leafy head formation in Chinese cabbage.


• baby case of factorization algebras: the locally constant ones – can say much more on the mathematical side – suggests refined (but as yet unrealized) structure on the physical side • we'll cover three main results: (1) homology theories for manifolds: factorization homology (i.e. global (co)sections of factorization algebras) defines a homology theory for n-manifolds, and these are all of them (recall Eilenberg– Steenrod). (2) nonabelian Poincaré duality: when valued in (S,×), this obeys a nonabelian form of Poincaré duality. (3) Poincaré/Koszul duality: the general form of Poincaré duality for factorization homology of nmanifolds incorporates Koszul duality of n-disk algebras. for simplicity, let's restrict toM a compact n-manifold. then for A an augmented n-disk algebra, we have a diagram (∫


Background Patients (Pts) with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are at a high risk for increasingly resistant and severe infections. Predisposing factors include neutropenia and functional impairment of neutrophils and lymphocytes, secondary iron overload, chemotherapy toxicity and history of severe infections. The Infectious Diseases Society of America has classified commonly resistant bacteria as ESKAPE (Enterococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter). Other difficult-to-treat infections such as Enterobacteriaceae organisms (E. coli, Proteus) and Clostridium difficile can be added to this group (changing the acronym from ESKAPE to ESCAPE). As part of the HONORS award grant from the American Society of Hematology (ASH), we are presenting a subset analysis in MDS. Methods We performed a retrospective review of the rate of ESCAPE infections, resistance profile, and outcomes in pts with myelodysplastic syndrome at the Houston Methodist Hospital from 2006 to 2015. The pt information was obtained by data mining from METEOR (Methodist Environment for Translational Enhancement and Outcomes Research), a clinical data warehouse with over 3 million pts and over 10 million unique patient encounters. We queried for MDS along with hospitalizations due to bacterial infections using ICD-code 9 and 10. Baseline demographics and overall outcomes were obtained. Analysis with unpaired t-test for elevated ferritin levels and leukopenia was also done. Results Out of the 234 pts with MDS, 566 infectious events were identified; 69% were ESCAPE infections. Median age was 77 years old and male to female ratio was 1.17. The bacteria most frequently isolated were Enterococcus (19.9%), E. coli (17.9%) and Staphylococcus aureus (17.3%). C. difficile and Acinetobacter had the lowest frequency of infection (2%). Cultures were isolated predominantly from urine (48.5%) and blood (31.6%). The frequency of infections in pts with elevated ferritin was almost 50%. Leukopenia (49%) and neutropenia (33%) were also recorded. Median ferritin level was 898 and median WBC was 2.11. Unpaired T-test did not show any statistical difference between ESKAPE and not-ESKAPE events for elevated ferritin or leukopenia, however; using the F-test a statistical difference in variance was found for high ferritin between the groups. A prevalent resistance to levofloxacin was detected in most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms (39-53%). Pseudomonas, E. coli, Enterobacter and Klebsiella showed a significant resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics including aztreonam (23%-36%) and cefepime (22%-33%). Frequency of resistance to piperacillin-Tazobactam and imipinem was less than 20% in almost all organisms. Vancomycin was the most used antibiotic (86.2%), followed by cefepime (42.4%). Pseudomonas aeruginosa had the highest mortality (38.3%), followed by Enterococcus (37.2%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (34.4%). Conclusions ESCAPE infections are frequent in MDS pts. Enterococcus is the most predominant organism but gram-negative infection rate is also high. ESCAPE Infections seem to be more common in pts with elevated ferritin levels although it was not statistically significant using two tailed t test. Gram negative pathogens had an increased resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics and higher mortality rates overall. A disturbing trend towards levofloxacin resistance, a prophylactic antibiotic, was also noted in all bacteria, therefore changes and new strategies for preventing highly resistant infections by ESCAPE organisms are needed. IPSS data and further statistical review will be presented at the ASH Meeting, Georgia 2017. Disclosures Gentille Sanchez: ASH: Research Funding. Iyer: Takeda: Research Funding; Genentech: Research Funding.


Starting from the high-speed processing requirement for information,combined with the popular dual-port RAM,this paper introduced the methods and key points of design of dual CPU control system,and gave the key sections of the typical implementation.


Objective To study the clinical value of early lactic acid and lactate clearance rate in evaluating the prognosis of elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia(CAP).MethodsThe Clinical data of 55 elderly CAP patients with elevated blood lactic acid were collected at Department of Emergency,XuanWu Hospital of Capital University of Medical Sciences,According to the prognosis,the patients were divided into death group and survival group.the difference of lactate levels,6h and 24 h lactate clearance rate,shock,mechanical ventilation incidence and APACHEⅡwere compared between 2 groups;According to lactate clearance rate≥10% and 10%,the 55 cases with elevated lactic acid were divided into two groups,to compare the mortality difference between 2 groups.ResultsThe different of the admission lactate value,6 h and 24 h lactate clearance rate were significantly between the death group and the survival of patients(P0.05).The mortality rate of patients with 6h lactate clearance rate 10% was significantly greater than patients with lactate clearance rate of ≥10%(P0.01).ConclusionThe admission lactate value and 6 h lactate clearance rate were good indicators to evaluate the prognosis of elderly patients with CAP.The patients with 6h clearance rate 10% had poor prognosis.


Education is a very important thing in life both to support life and elevate one's degree, but in an era that has been very sophisticated, especially for technology to bring changes in education with the example of Education 4.0, known as learning or online learning methods by using media in the form of iTabs, iPad, laptops and other media. The role of information technology in higher education has been felt in academic activities, one of which is in Raharja University, which has implemented an online learning system in the form of iMe (iLearning Media) and iDu (iLearning Education). Internal and external use in Education is one of the factors of success and progress in Higher Education, one of which is found in Higher Education Raharja Technomedia Journal (TMJ) Vol.4 No.2 Edisi Februari 2020 E-ISSN: 2528 – 6544 P-ISSN: 2620 – 3383 262| Rahardja, Lufiani, Harahap, Wijayanti – iLearning: Metode Pembelajaran Inovatif di......... with iLearning learning methods such as; iMe and iDu. Researchers use methods / methods with Mind Mapping and Literature Review that have a goal that is and also as an academic support in the teaching and learning process, arranging room schedules, and other tasks and to foster a creative and innovative both for lecturers, teachers, students and students and also can make a person full of a work and make the nation successful.


We study how to keep the Internet search engines up-to-date with the changes occurring at the various Web servers in the Internet. Currently, Web search engines poll the Web servers on a per-URL basis for obtaining update information. We advocate an approach in which Web servers themselves track the changes happening to their content files for propagating updates to search engines. We propose an algorithm which uses both freshness and popularity of data at the Web servers for deciding the discrepancy between a Web site and a search engine. This algorithm batches the push of updates from the Web server to the search engine. We prove that this algorithm is competitive with an optimal algorithm.


The No.1 General Team of Armed Police Hydropower Troops was ordered to take part in the emergency risk-elimination construction of Tangjiashang Landslide Dam as an important member unit for the rear-service support of the project within a cooperative working of all the construction forces concerned.During the risk-elimination construction,the general team took both the construction and living supports as the key-links to provide a powerful rear-service support under an extremely adverse natural condition,which laid a solid basis for successful emergency risk-elimination construction.During May 26 to 31,2007,the rear-serve support in the aspects such as equipment service,fuel material supply,sanitation and anti-epidemic services etc.supplied by the general team ensured the emergency excavation of the diversion trench,and then the emergency construction was over fulfilled 5 days before the requirement from the highest water discharging scheme made by the expert group from the Ministry of Water Resources.