The invention relates to an energy-saving sampling method and an electrical apparatus (1, 1'), particularly an electronic gas meter (1') or motion detector (1), for carrying out said method. The aim of the invention is to reduce power consumption (I) of the battery (105) in said method and apparatus (1, 1'). Said aim is achieved by sampling the test signal (100b, 101b) in a quasi continuous (13) manner by defining sampling time slots (14') during which sampling is done in an uninterrupted fashion while sampling gaps (14) during which no sampling is done are allowed between the sampling time slots (14'). Examples of embodiments include sampling gaps (14) at regular or random intervals, sampling gaps (14) with a variable duration and/or frequency and especially an increasing duration and/or frequency as the remaining service life of the battery decreases, and a lower sampling rate (f1, f2, f3) during the sampling time slots (14'), among others, resulting in an increased battery lifetime without substantially reducing test reliability.


Subject. This article examines the hypothesis that microprudential and monetary policies are not able to provide measures to prevent excessive lending and guarantee the ability of financial institutions to cope with the growing credit bubble.
Objectives. The article examines approaches to identifying viable macroprudential policy options and an optimal set of regulation instruments.
Methods. For the study, I used a content analysis and generalization.
Results. The article presents some results of the assessment of certain macroprudential requirement instruments.
Conclusions. The study shows that some macroprudential policy tools can reduce systemic risks associated with credit cycles. Monetary policy alone is not able to effectively withstand the credit bubble risk. All financial policy instruments must be taken and considered together, as they work closely together.


Moisture sorption isotherms of sago based starch film were determined at 23, 31 and 37 0 C. A gravimetric static method was used under water activity range of 0.23 to 0.90 for the determination of sorption isotherms that were found to be typical type II sigmoid. The order of fitness of various isotherm models was found to be Halsey> Oswin> GAB > Henderson. The net isosteric heat of sorption, i.e., qst and differential entropy Sd were found to be in the range of 43.12 to 5.01 kJ mol -1 and 0.13 to 0.01 kJ mol -1 respectively, for the moisture content range of 0.18 to 0.45 g/g dry basis. A fair correlation was found between qst and Sd. The values of isokinetic temperature Tβ and harmonic mean temperature Thm were evaluated to be 311.4 and 303.2 k respectively.


This study proposed to analyzing and empirically proving the impact of compliance pressure, task complexity and audit expertise on audit judgment. This study is using quantitative approach method with primary data. The object of this study is using 42 public accounting firms in Surabaya with public accountants as respondents. Sources of data are obtained from answers to questionnaires that have been filled in by 30 public accountants as the study object. The data analysis technique is using multiple linear regression. The findings in this study through the data analysis and hypothesis testing both simultaneously and partially show that compliance pressure, task complexity and audit expertise showing a huge impact on audit judgment. Based on these results, it shows that the variable of task complexity has the most dominant effect on audit judgment.


The grey system theory and mathematical method of GM(1,1) prediction model were introduced simply.By the prediction practice of some butterfly arch bridge stents settlement development status,the application of this method in building bridge prediction was explained,so as to provide theoretical basis for bridge stents settlement prediction.


iffs-short repeated segments of sound, deployed singly, in call and response, in layers, as melody, accompaniment, and bass line-per- vade African-American musics and various world popular musics, especial- ly those of the African diaspora. They are but one aspect of a multilayered set of musical and cultural practices contributing to an African American musical sensibility, and they interact freely with the entire musical complex that Samuel Floyd (1995) has termed ring shout elements: Calls, cries, and hollers; call-and-response devices; additive rhythms and poly- rhythms, heterophony, pendular thirds, blue notes, bent notes, and elisions, hums, moans, grunts, vocables, and other rhythmic-oral declamations, interjec- tions and punctuations; off-beat melodic phrasings and parallel intervals and chords; constant repetition of rhythmic and melodic figures and phrases (from which riffs and vamps would be derived); timbral distortions of various kinds; musical individuality within collectivity; game rivalry, hand clapping, foot pat- ting, and approximations thereof; apart playing; and the metronomic pulse that underlies all African-American music (Floyd 1995:6). In jazz, the alleged monotony and repetitiveness of riff patterns, as well as their supposed non-developmental quality in a large-scale structural sense, have been grounds for the ambivalent admittance of musicians such as Count Basie into the modernist critical canon. Gunther Schuller finds inherent flaws (including harmonic stasis and lack of melodic interest) in the "riff cum blues" format of many Basie compositions, and Andre Hodeir, while praising Basie's rhythmic sensibility, finds his recordings character- ized by "extreme melodic monotony" (Schuller 1989:253; Hodeir 1962:97). A more pessimistic view of repetition in modernist critical theory can be found in the work of Theodor Adorno, who, through a chain of metaphor- ical associations, equates the repetition in popular music with industrial standardization, loss of individuality, military marching, and hence fascism (Adorno 1941; 1990:61).


In the article research of complex use efficiency of fertilizers in grain and herb crop rotation of the Samara region is conducted. Influence of long-term herbs on humic substances formation is revealed by comparison of initial humus content in soil and after three crop rotations. It is shown that mineral fertilizers use in combination with crops structure saturation to 50 % by long-term herbs is highly effective to increase grain production, forage and soil fertility stabilization. The economic analysis of arable land use efficiency in a grain and herb crop rotation showed that fertilizers use in modern conditions is an economically justified agro approach.


An analysis of fiber blending irregularities is presented in relation to the disturbances of blend yarn properties resulting from these phenomena. Fiber blending irregularities were assessed using the original method of yarn surface analysis and a new method of yarn cross-sectional division. These methods correctly reflect the disturbances in the mechanical and aesthetic yarn properties resulting from non-uniform mixing of constituent fibers.


The purpose of this study was to investigate the inter-day reliability of a common method used to measure and calculate leg, ankle and knee joint musculoskeletal stiffness (KLeg, KAnk, Kknee) during hopping. Limited research exists on the reliability of lower extremity musculoskeletal stiffness measures; therefore the reliability of many common methods employed in research studies on hopping has not been adequately established. Twenty
active male participants performed one trial of 15 single and double-legged hops at 2.2Hz and at a self-selected frequency during two sessions, separated by 3-7 days. Excellent
reliability was shown for KLeg regardless of whether the pace was controlled or self selected, however KAnk and KKnee exhibited only moderate reliability results.


There has been a considerable amount of interest in recent years in the problem of workflow satisfiability, which asks whether the existence of constraints in a workflow specification makes it impossible to allocate authorized users to each step in the workflow. Recent developments have seen the workflow satisfiability problem (WSP) studied in the context of workflow specifications in which the set of steps may vary from one instance of the workflow to another. This, in turn, means that some constraints may only apply to certain workflow instances. Inevitably, WSP becomes more complex for such workflow specifications. Other approaches have considered the possibility of associating costs with the violation of "soft'' constraints and authorizations. Workflow satisfiability in this context becomes a question of minimizing the cost of allocating users to steps in the workflow. In this paper, we introduce new problems, which we believe to be of practical relevance, that combine these approaches. In particular, we consider the question of whether, given a workflow specification with costs and a "budget'', all possible workflow instances have an allocation of users to steps that does not exceed the budget. We design a fixed-parameter tractable algorithm to solve this problem parameterized by the total number of steps, release points and xor branchings.


The analytical methods based on evaluation models of interactive systems were proposed as an alternative to user testing in the last stages of the software development due to its costs. However, the use of isolated behavioral models of the system limits the results of the analytical methods. An example of these limitations relates to the fact that they are unable to identify implementation issues that will impact on usability. With the introduction of model-based testing we are enable to test if the implemented software meets the specified model. This paper presents an model-based approach for test cases generation from the static analysis of source code.


The chemical and nuclear properties of Lr and Ha have been studied, using 3-minute {sup 260}Lr and 35-second {sup 262}Ha. The crystal ionic radius of Lr{sup 3+} was determined by comparing its elution position from a cation-exchange resin column with those of lanthanide elements having known ionic radii. Comparisons are made to the ionic radii of the heavy actinides, Am{sup 3+} through Es{sup 3+}, obtained by x-ray diffraction methods, and to Md{sup 3+} and Fm{sup 3+} which were determined in the same manner as Lr{sup 3+}. The hydration enthalpy of {minus}3622 kJ/mol was calculated from the crystal ionic radius using an empirical form of the Born equation. Comparisons to the spacings between the ionic radii of the heaviest members of the lanthanide series show that the 2Z spacing between Lr{sup 3+} and Md{sup 3+} is anomalously small, as the ionic radius of Lr{sup 3+} of 0.0886 nm is significantly smaller than had been expected. The chemical properties of Ha were determined relative to the lighter homologs in group 5, Nb and Ta. Group 4 and group 5 tracer activities, as well as Ha, were absorbed onto glass surfaces as a first step toward the determination of the chemical properties of more » Ha. Ha was found to adsorb on surfaces, a chemical property unique to the group 5 elements, and as such demonstrates that Ha has the chemical properties of a group 5 element. A solvent extraction procedure was adapted for use as a micro-scale chemical procedure to examine whether or not Ha displays eka-Ta-like chemical under conditions where Ta will be extracted into the organic phase and Nb will not. Under the conditions of this experiment Ha did not extract, and does not show eka-Ta-like chemical properties. « less


This research is aim to know what extent the achievement of students' reading comprehension by using Think Aloud Pair Problem Solving (TAPPS) strategy at the tenth grade students of SMKN 3 Watampone. the objectives of the research is to know what extent the achievement of student's reading comprehension by using Think Aloud Pair Problem Solving (TAPPS) strategy. The population of this research is the tenth grade students of SMKN 3 Watampone which has 149 students. The writers applied random sampling, because the school has students more than 100 students. The X Multimedia Class is taken as the sample, because it has many students who have low values in English subject based on their teacher report. This research employs an instrument based on the problem statements investigated, It is Reading comprehension test. After several meetings, this research finds out the achievement of students' reading comprehension significantly effective to improve the student's reading comprehension. The result of this research shows that the mean score obtained by the students through pretest was 46.545 and posttest was 88.364; the t-test value was higher than the t-table (49.385 > 2.080). It means that there is a significant difference between the result of the students' pretest and posttest


Of several commonly used commercial pour point depressants a long chain alkyl acrylate polymer, GY3, is selected to treat a paraffinic crude oil from Changqing and optimal technological parameters of treating are established. Introducing 30 ppm of GY3 and heating the crude at 60℃ lead to depression of its pour point from 22℃ to 10℃ and of its abnormal point from 27℃ to 20℃ and to notable decrease of its apparent viscosity at low temperatures. Repeated heating at 60℃ or intensive shearing at 30℃ and at the peak interval of wax precipitation(~30—25℃), particularly, exert negative influences on rheological behavior of the GY3 treated Changqing crude oil.


Consumers' Telecommunications Network, Ralshlg ,be Statlmd: wuring COIrSIlmet' Participation ill Te1econum",lcalfons Standard Setting, erN, Sydoey, 1994,. ISBN 0 646 20756 3. 11lpp pb. These recent publications from eTN are a welcome addition to the growing body of Australian literature on residential consumers and telecommunicanons. The firs; LWO publications are concerned with the impacr of structural and regulatory changes in telecommunications on the diversity of interests chat make up residential markets. Specifically they anticipate a post-Hilmer telecommunications environment. Although both volumes were published prior to major changes endorsed by cabinet in August 1995, they are likely to endure as a source of useful background informarion on the changes which will see telecommunications brought into line with the national competition policy objectives now in vogue in Canberra. In particular For Whom the Phone Rings can be used as an inventory of benchmark questions against which reform principles and draft legislation can be assessed. Busy people in need of a companion piece with which to read the current round of telecommunications policy documents should find it a well-researched aid ro thinking. CTN conferences are always worth a guernsey. ConWll:tng on Telecommunicattons is a selection of papers from the 1993and 1994 conferences and a valuable record of residential consumer concerns through the period of the Broadband Services Expert Group and the


Objective: Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) are a heterogeneous set of behaviors common across a wide range of neurodevelopmental (NDD) and neuropsychiatric disorders (NPD) that extend well into the general population. We introduce two dimensional measures of RRBs for use in both typical and clinical populations from infancy to adulthood. Method: The Childhood Routines Inventory-Revised (CRI-R) and the Adult Routines Inventory (ARI) were created and administered online to a nationality representative cohort of 3,108 parents with 3,032 children (range 12 months – 17 years; 11 months). Twenty-six percent of children and thirty six percent of adults had one or more NDDs/NPDs. Results: Principal axis factoring exploratory analysis revealed a two-factor structure for both instruments (Motor Behaviors/Compulsions and Rigidity/Insistence on Sameness). Analyses for convergent and discriminant validity, internal consistency (Cronbach α ≥ .94), and test-retest reliability (r ≥ .87) all indicated strong psychometric properties. Item response theory (IRT) analyses indicated strong reliability across the score range for both instruments. RRB rates varied across development, peaking between the preschool and school years. Children with NDD/NPDs (particularly those with autism spectrum disorder [ASD], schizophrenia/bipolar, obsessive-compulsive disorder [OCD]/tic disorders) had elevated RRBs relative to those with no diagnosis. Parent–child (.69-.84) and sibling–sibling (.76-.87) intraclass correlations indicate high heritability. Children of parents with an NDD/NPD exhibited more RRBs relative to children of parents without NDD/NPDs. Conclusion: The CRI-R and ARI are open-source instruments with excellent psychometric properties, and will be useful for developmental, clinical, and family genetic studies, as well as for the identification of prodromal conditions involving RRB. The study describes the development, factor structure, and psychometric properties of two new dimensional measures of RRBs across the lifespan. We have refined and expanded an existing quantitative measure of RRB in children, the Childhood Routines Inventory, 7 to encompass the full spectrum of RRBs, including stereotypies, self-injurious behavior, tics, compulsions, habits, sensory sensitivities, and focused interests. Modelled on the CRI-R but adjusted to reflect the adult period of development, we created and normed the Adult Routines Inventory (ARI). Our sample was ascertained from a representative population-based cohort and included individuals both with and without NDD/NPDs, consistent with epidemiological estimates of the frequency of psychiatric disorders in the US 31,32 , and ranging from infancy to older adulthood. Responsiveness Scale–2 (SRS-2). Findings revealed significant overlap between the CRI-R and ARI with the SRS-2, while also revealing substantial unshared variance. Although there were moderate to high correlations between the ARI and CRI-R scales and the SRS-2 subscales, the strengths of these relationships were highest between the RIS and RSMB ARI/CRI-R subscales and the two RRB subscales of the SRS-2, relative to the three SRS-2 subscales that reflect social-communicative and social-emotional traits. We also found distinct patterns of CRI-R/ARI total scores and subscale scores across different NDDs/ NPDs. Together, this suggests that the CRI-R/ARI subscales tap specific patterns of behaviours, rather than simply reflecting global distress or psychopathology, per se. The CRI-R and ARI also provide a more comprehensive assessment of a wider range of RRBs that appear in a range of NDD/NPD than does the SRS, which primarily measures RRBs linked to ASD. However, future research will help determine clinically relevant thresholds on the CRI-R/ARI subscales, and will provide validation of these instruments in different clinical cohorts. Furthermore, in future research, it will be important to explore the performance of the ARI/CRI-R against other RRB measures, including the RBQ-2 and RBQ-2A 8 and the Y-BOCS. 22


Bacillus licheniformis, a soil bacterium capable of degrading feathers in the laboratory, has been isolated from the plumage of wild-caught birds. Microbial degradation may have led to the evolution of avian molt and plumage characteristics. This study focuses on determining the carriage rate of potentially keratinolytic bacilli through culture of 8 avian species from a total population of 567 wild-caught birds. Samples were cultured at 50°C on 7.5% NaCl plates and in 7.5% NaCl nutrient broth as well as at 30°C on skim milk plates to select for the desired bacilli. Potentially keratinolytic bacilli were isolated from 35% of 40 American Redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla), 43% of 58 Black-throated Blue Warblers (Dendroica caerulescens), 35% of 65 Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis), 21% of 44 Hermit Thrushes (Catharus guttatus), 59% of 51 Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadieus), 58% of 40 Dark eyed Juncos (Junco hymenalis), 27% o f 60 White-throated Sparrows (.Zonotrichia albicollis), and 33% of 103 Yellow-rumped Warblers. The total sample population produced a carriage rate of 38%. Identification of 98 isolates, accomplished by amplifying and sequencing a 900 bp region of the 16s rrnA gene, indicated that 68 were Bacillus lichenformis (69%). At a lower frequency, two other documented keratinolytic bacilli, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus pumilis, were isolated as well as three additional species belonging to the genus Bacillus, B. megaterium, B. flavothermus, and B. sp., that have not yet been characterized as keratinolytic. Kocuria roseus was also isolated, which has been reported to be keratinolytic. These results suggest that potentially keratinolytic bacilli are present within the plumage of a large number individuals and that B. licheniformis is an important member of the keratinolytic consortium of microbes in plumage. Genetic-fingerprinting analysis performed on isolates identified as B. lichenformis isolated from three avian species may suggest that Northern Saw-whet Owls obtain B. licheniformis through contamination from the surrounding environment instead o f solely through transfer between conspecifics. In contrast, B. licheniformis found on Gray Catbirds and Yellow-rumped Warblers was comprised of fewer strains. There was no overwhelming evidence for one method of bacterial transmission between birds. PLUMAGE AS A MICROHABITAT FOR BACILL


In semantics-based component retrieval ontology is usually employed as the semantic basis for component representation and matching. Existing methods always assume that the ontology already exists. However, ontology construction itself is a big challenge and the construction of ontology for component retrieval has its own characteristics differing from general domain ontology, including the emphasis on functional semantics, the explicit instance set (i.e. semantic descriptions of all the components stored in the repository) and the explicit objective of characterizing components for retrieval. In this paper, we propose an incremental and FCA (Formal Concept Analysis) based ontology construction method. The feature of incremental ontology construction means a collaborative and interactive process with component providers to collect basic input/output descriptions of components. FCA with the extension of hierarchical-valued concept context is adopted to elicit concepts from original component descriptions to construct ontological hierarchy for functional concepts. After concept analysis, semantic representation of each component can also be filled automatically. So our method can alleviate the efforts of ontology construction remarkably and the quality can also be ensured in terms of the requirements of component retrieval.


here are many lessons to be learned from children's hospitals that can be applied to other healthcare organizations. Several of these lessons are derived from an em-bedded commitment to the core principles of patient- and family-centered care (PFCC). Strategies adopted by children's hospitals that can be leveraged by nonpediatric hospitals include a fundamental commitment to PFCC, the use of specialists, and an overall pursuit of excellence.


Newly designed and developed monitoring and diagnostic system is determined for recording of analogue and binary signals coming from direct measurement and via common data communication standards. System is designed to be installed in distributed locations right next to power units electrical equipment which is being monitored. This system was developed in order to facilitate the initial commissioning of power units electrical equipment as well as to provide measurements and diagnostics during unit's normal operation and analyses of malfunction processes and transient conditions. The system fulfils all the requirements for the recording of needed signals within the tests and analyses of contemporary electrical equipment.


Under this heading are addressed, historically, some concepts, ideas, actions and techniques that influenced our current knowledge of the brain, in order to identify those who might cover the issues: Heart vs Brain; Brain vs. Mind and Brain: monism and dualism, among others. In revisiting the history of science, we look for understand the importance attributed to the head, heart and brain as to its relevance to sustain life, thinking, feeling , acting and reacting. Which are the meaning of the holes found in the skull of hominid fossils? How the ancient civilizations of the old and new world conceived reason and emotions? Would the Middle Ages have affected the development of science in the East as it did in the West? In this trajectory, also we tryto identify how some concepts of brain functions evolved. Which one resisted the time? There were also included some characters, concepts and technologies relevant to the current understanding of the brain and the nervous system. The text yet aims to represent a comprehensive approach directed primarily to those who want to be introduced to the subject, it also puts questions without the intention to cover the whole subject, but rather to identify and encourage research in this exciting journey


As a special branch of literature translation, screen translation naturally obeys the basic rules of literature translation and has its features as well. During translation, the principle of "Faithfulness, Expressiveness and Elegance" in literature translation fails to explain some specific problems in screen translation. Translation is not only a linguistic phenomenon, but also an ethic problem. This paper tries to focus on the translator's position in screen translation from the angle of translation ethics.


On slow evaporation of an ethylacetate solution, the title compound, C22H24N2O3, (I), crystallizes in two crystalline forms differing in colour, size and shape. For the structural data on the monoclinic violet form, as well as comment on the differences between the two structures and the details of preparation, see Kolev et al. [Acta Cryst. (2001). E57, o964–o965]. This paper reports the structural results of the red triclinic modification.


After Erikson`s (1963, 1964) conceptualization, a new theory of basic hope is proposed. Basic hope is considered a fundamental constituent of an individual`s world view, mostly unconscious and learned very early. It consists of the belief in two characteristics of the world: its higher order and sense and its general positivity towards a human being. Basic Hope Inventory (BHI) was developed to measure the strength of basic hope. The first data indicates that basic hope correlates positively with adaptive reactions to personal loss and with constructive long-term consequences of it and that these correlations are autonomous from optimism and hope for success (Snyder, 1994). Basic hope seems to predict positive effects in psychotherapy, it correlates positively with well-being and negatively with anxiety, depression and psychosomatic symptoms.


The utility model discloses a start warning and parking power-off controller for an electric vehicle and relates to a safety control device applied to an electric automobile, an electric bicycle and various electric vehicles. The start warning and parking power-off controller is a delay switch control circuit consisting of a triode, a normally-closed contact relay connected with the output end of the triode, and a delay capacitor and a voltage-stabilizing tube which are connected with an input electrode in parallel; and a power supply end of the motor and a power supply end of a horn respectively provide trigger signal voltage for the input end of the triode through respective voltage-reducing circuits. The start warning and parking power-off controller has the beneficial effects that: when the electric vehicle stops for 3-5 seconds and a power supply is not switched off and after the horn is required to be pressed to whistle, the electric vehicle can be started by rotating an acceleration handle, and thus the phenomenon of personal injury or property loss because a stranger or a vehicle owner incorrectly rotates the acceleration handle to start the electric vehicle under the conditions that the parking is realized and the power supply is not switched off is avoided or the phenomenon that injury accidents of the vehicle owner because hands still hold the acceleration handle after the vehicle is turned over is avoided. Since the start warning and parking power-off controller is started after the whistle is required to carry out, the start warning and parking power-off controller reminds the vehicle owner or the stranger of noticing the safety. The start warning and parking power-off controller has a simple structure and a small size.


One of the horizontal channel of the reactor of 5 MW has been used to measure the inelastic scattering cross section of fast neutrons (neutron energy between 0.4 to 3.5 MeV) scattered from the rare earth isotope Yb by using the time of flight (TOF) technique. The excited levels of Yb studied were (KeV, J): [889.70(8)], [1318,30(2)], [1606.30(3)] and [1884.60(5)] as the results of the integral cross – section of inelastically scattered neutron from these individual levels. Using the asymmetry in the neutron detection at forward and backward neutron counter to deduce the direct interaction to the compound necleus formation during the inelastic scattering reaction. Eight large (NE-213) neutron counters (4 at 0 angle and 4 at 180 angle) were used with dimension of 100 cm in length and 8.5 cm in diameter viewed by two photomultiplier tubes to detect the scattered neutrons from the target and two Ge (Li) detectors on the perpendicular direction of neutron counters to measure the γ rays from the decayed levels of the nucleus. From the coincidence between any of the eight neutron counters and any of the two γ – rays detectors, the start signal in the TOF spectra was measured; trigger at the time of γ – rays and stop from the neutron counter. The time resolution of 8.8 ns has been obtained between the eight neutron counters and one of the γ – rays detectors. Data acquisition and system control were recorded event by event by HPcomputer via CAMAC system and IBM computer for off – line analysis. The charge comparison method (CCM) was used for the discrimination between neutron and γ – rays, and the optimization of the parameters were done by using Cf252 neutron source. The experimental results were corrected for the attenuation and multiple – scattering in the sample, when the final results compared with the (HFM) theory. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE The inelastic scattering reaction is very important to use in study of energy distribution of fast neutrons passed through the shields of fusion and fission reactors to protect these types of reactors. The breading ratio in these reactors depending on the energy spectrum of scattering neutrons when measure the inelastic scattering cross-section in the fuel and reactor materials [1]. Detection of neutrons scattered from the target nucleus was done by using the time of flight technique (TOF) through the knowledge of velocity (vn) and scattered energy (En ') of fast Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, 45(2)283-289(2012) -284neutrons to limit the incident energy (En) [2,3]: TOF(ns) = [72.3 D] / [ En' (MeV) ] 1⁄2 ; En ' = 1⁄2 mn vn 2 (1) where: D: The distance from target nucleus to neutron's counters in (m), vn: Neutron's velocity in (m/ns), mn: Neutron's mass. To obtain the fast neutrons from RRA channel reactor, a fragment of depleted uranium U was used by putting it near the reactor core to attenuate the γ-rays and the other one of Cd to remove the thermal neutrons, we used also B4C to remove the resonance neutrons. Fast neutrons emerge out from channel through a gate lcm diameter and at the target with 4cm. The Yb174 target (0.45 x 2.84 x 2.82) cm3 was fixed at 450 with respect to neutron beam direction [4]. The neutron flux measured was 1.25 x 108 n/s. Eight similar neutron's counters, each one 100 cm length and 8.5 cm diameter were used, reinforced with two ends of photo-multiplier 58 DVP attached to organic scintillation liquid (NE 213) to separate between neutrons and γ-rays. These eight counters were arranged in two groups ΣA (forward hodoscopes) and ΣB (backward hodoscopes) at 00 and 1800 with respect to incident neutron's beam, the distance between the neutron's counters and the target was 1m. Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, 45(2)283-289(2012) -285Two Ge(Li) detectors were used to detect the transmission of γ-rays from excited nuclear levels of the target. These two detectors were put at 900 corresponding to incident neutron beam, the crystal faces of these detectors were covered with Pb shield to protect from background rays.


The notion of «the common good», which is crucial for understanding humankind and society, is not immediately obvious. It is, moreover, widely understood and used according to meanings that are irreconcilable and internally contradictory. The essay, after distinguishing between a notional exposition and the possibility of analysing the common good as the constitutive profile of human reality, deepens the structure and sense of order of life in association. This order, inasmuch as it takes shape and consistency through the free and generous cooperation among individuals, may be described as the integrating moment of the common good, the nucleus of society inasmuch as expression of the original social reality of humanity. The common good is constituted through the participation of individuals and - together, circularly and progressively - opens itself up as the place of their possible realization. In this way the common good is the inescapable key to understanding the mystery of our social and historical condition.


We conduct a detailed analysis of 138 peer-reviewed journal articles published in the last twelve years (2001-2012) from a variety of research disciplines which focus on Chinese outward foreign dir...


The formalism tide of contemporary Chinese drama creation passes off the intelligent operation of play as art innovation. The paper makes a research on the origin of aesthetic form creation and play assumption put forward by Schiller.


The advent of high speed, cell analysis systems (1-5) for rapid measurement of physical and biochemical properties in single cells has provided new and useful techniques for performing a wide variety of biological experiments . Such systems recently have been used in studies related to DNA content per cell as a function of chromosome number (6, 7), effects of chemotherapeutic agents on cell cycle traverse (8), and quantitation of cell surface binding of the plant lectin concanavalin A (9) as well as immunofluorescent detection of antigen-binding cells (10) . These investigations have involved quantitative fluorescent staining of monodisperse cell populations in liquid suspension by techniques specific for biochemical components of interest and subsequent rapid analysis of the fluorescence emission signal obtained as each cell traverses a laser beam . General operating characteristics of this flow system, as well as validation of the methodology, have been presented in detail elsewhere (7, 11) . These earlier studies involved measurement of only a single cellular property. In this report we describe a method for measurement and simultaneous analysis of DNA, protein, and cell volume in the same cell by use of a newly developed multiparameter cell analysis system which incorporates several pre-existing analytical techniques and allows all the various measurements to be performed on the same cell under conditions where large populations can be analyzed rapidly and a high degree of statistical precision obtained . Electronic processing of fluorescence and volume signals from each cell provides a direct method for establishing relationships between various cellular properties reflecting specific phases of the cell cycle .


In this paper, first, we examined the factors which would affect users's intention for accepting Smart Healthcare Service. Second, we analyzed weather the types(health care provider vs. health care recipient) of the users would modulate the factors's influences. The independent variables of the research model are novelty-seeking, self-efficacy, facilitating conditions and security. The mediating variables are the perceived ease of use and the perceived usefulness. The dependent variable is the acceptance intention and the moderating variable is the user type which contains health care provider and health care recipient. As the results of the analysis, we recognized that the self-efficacy of the users would affect the perceived ease of use and the perceived usefulness in the smart healthcare services, but the user types(health care provider vs. health care recipient) did not modulate the factors's influences. We also recognized that the facilitating conditions would affect the perceived ease of use and the perceived usefulness in the smart healthcare services, in particular, the user types modulated the influences in the ease of use. We also recognized that the security would affect the perceived ease of use and the influence was more sensitive in the case of the health care provider. At last, we recognized that the ease of use and usefulness would affect the acceptance intentions. The influence of the ease was more sensitive in the case of the health care recipient. The influence of the usefulness was more sensitive in the case of the health care provider.


PurposeThis study aims to examine the moderating role of perceived supervisor support at the team level on the relationships between meaningful work, job embeddedness, and turnover intention at the individual level.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study was performed in 52 work-units from private general hospitals in Thailand. A total of 719 nurses completed a self-reported questionnaire. The hypotheses were tested through a multilevel approach.FindingsThe results indicate that job embeddedness mediates the relationship between meaningful work and intention to quit, and that perceived supervisor support at the team level reduces turnover intention by reinforcing the impact of meaningful work on job embeddedness.Research limitations/implicationsDespite a possible absence of common method variance, social desirability bias may exist due to a single-source survey data. The generalizability of the findings may be limited due to the nature of the sample, which involved only one industry.Practical implicationsCoaching supervisors on management and communication styles and providing team members with a say in concerns and expectations potentially improve how supervisors can be more supportive toward their respective team members.Originality/valueThe novelty of this study lies in its inclusion of meaningful work and a supportive constituent from team supervisors in the mediational pathway of job embeddedness-turnover model by considering a cross-level perspective.


The paper considers the species composition of the fauna of several cnidarian groups of the Kara Sea. The author presents a list of species of the studied groups and indicates the types of habitat for each species. The analysis was based on the literature data, the collections of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and material collected in the Kara Sea during the expedition to the R/V Professor Multanovsky in 2019. In total, 87 species of Hydrozoa, 3 species of Scyphozoa, 4 species of Staurozoa, and 5 species of the order Alcyonacea from the class Anthozoa were recorded for the fauna of the Kara Sea, based on the new material obtained by the author and published literature data. The report presents the biogeographic structure of the discussed cnidarian groups. According to the types of biogeographic ranges, the fauna of the above-mentioned cnidarian groups in the Kara Sea mostly consists of representatives of the Boreal-Arctic type of habitat (63%), the Boreal and Amphiboreal biogeographic groups each containing 12% of the total number of described species, and the Panoceanic and Arctic groups together accounting for only 9% and 4% of the fauna of the Kara Sea. Two species new for the Kara Sea, Neoturris pileata (Forsskål, 1775) and Neoturris pileata (Forsskål, 1775), are described. Neoturris pileata is an element of the warm-water Atlantic fauna that penetrated into the Kara Sea with waters of Atlantic genesis. Nausithoe werneri is an element of the cold-water Arctic fauna that penetrated into the Novaya Zemlya Trough of the Kara Sea from the north-western side from the St. Anna Trough, which was open to the Polar Basin.


Experiences in teaching the Bullis course, "Human Relations in the Classroom," are cited. The background and methods are described. Attention is paid to teacher orientation and teacher attitudes as well as to over-all psychological conceptions. Analysis of reactions of teachers to the workshop course is given in verbatim account from representative samples. Emphasis is given to the fact that teachers are not therapists in the psychiatric sense, nor should they be expected to do therapy. The classroom with its teacher, though, is an ideal setting for the development of sound mental health principles. Finally, a unified approach including the pupil, his teacher, the school authorities, and the parents warrants serious consideration.


In this work, we use a genetic algorithm to search for the gravitational wave signal from the inspiralling massive black hole binaries in the simulated Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) data. We consider a single signal in the Gaussian instrumental noise. This is a first step in preparation for analysis of the third round of the mock LISA data challenge. We have extended a genetic algorithm utilizing the properties of the signal and the detector response function. The performance of this method is comparable, if not better, to already existing algorithms.


Pain is a defense mechanism important for organism preservation that in many clinical situations needs to be controlled by the use of potent analgesics. One of these situations is during general anesthesia and surgical interventions, in which patients are unable to communicate their pain. Besides the pain control, the clinician has to control the amount of drug, since excessive use of anesthetics may lead to iatrogenic effects. It is therefore imperative to investigate ways of measuring the balance between the noxious stimulation (nociception) and the attenuation provided by the anesthetic drugs (anti-nociception), in order to maintain the patient in an optimum condition. Also, it has been recently demonstrated a connection between the development of persistent post-operative pain, and acute pain following surgery. Since chronic pain is a very debilitating condition, prevention is of utter importance (Macrae, 2008). Several researchers have explored different physiological variables linked to noxious activation, such as heart rate (HR) variability, electromyography (muscle electrical activity, EMG) activity, or pulse wave amplitude, although, none has been broadly disseminated.


Objective:To investigate abnormality of sex chromosome in children and its prenatal diagnosis.Methods:With karyotype analysis (G band )and fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH ) , 62 chidren with abnormal sex chromosome were analyzed.Results:Among these 62 chidren, 31 cases with Turner's syndrome, 1 case superfemale syndrome, 3 cases true hermaphroditism, 11 cases female pseudohermaphroditism, 4 cases male pseudohermaphroditism, 3 cases XXY syndrome, 3 cases XYY syndrome, 2 cases 46,X,del(Yq), 1 case male Turner's syndrome, 1 case 49,XXXXY and 1 case 92,XXYY/46,XY.Conclusion:Turner's syndrome is the most common abnormality of sex chromosome in children. Combined with ultrasonic examination in perinatal stage, karyotype analysis and FISH can help to screen those chidren with abnormal sex chromosome.


33:499 DoCoMo: JAPAN'S WIRELESS TSUNAMI by John Beck and Mitchell Wade (New York: Amacom, 2002—$25.00, ISBN 0-8144-0753-6, 224 pp., charts, tables, index) takes a close look at the NTT company which has become the world's second-largest mobile telecommunications firm in its first two years. The authors, both with the Accenture consulting firm relate how DoCoMo was formed and developed a strong degree of independence from its parent company (NTT), and how it then proceeded to establish "I-Mode" which could become a world model for "3G" mobile services in Japan. Throughout, and making effective use of boxed features, the authors highlight some of the management lessons for American companies from what this Japanese entity has created in such a short period of time. Indeed that is the very focus of this pioneering study of a pioneering company—how to improve other businesses by learning from the DoCoMo experience.


Thin layers of the body-centered-cubic (bcc) cobalt (Co) phase with (001) orientation have been grown on single-crystalline Fe(001). Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) have been used to investigate the surface and the bulk crystal structure of the deposited Co films. The RHEED investigation shows that the bcc Co structure can be stabilized up to about 8 atomic monolayers (at. ML) and that the bcc Co surface is more atomically rough as compared to Fe but improves with increased growth temperature. RHEED patterns from thicker Co films indicate a transformation from the bcc structure to a hexagonal close packed (hcp). The XRD investigation shows that this hcp phase is textured and that the films contain a small amount of Co with a face-centered-cubic stacking sequence.


Variable renewable generation, primarily from wind and solar, introduces new uncertainties in the operation of power systems. This paper describes and applies a method to quantify how wind power development will affect the use of short-term automatic reserves in the future South African power system. The study uses a scenario for wind power development in South Africa, based on information from the South African transmission system operator (Eskom) and the Department of Energy. The scenario foresees 5% wind power penetration by 2025. Time series for wind power production and forecasts are simulated, and the duration curves for wind power ramp rates and wind power forecast errors are applied to assess the use of reserves due to wind power variability. The main finding is that the 5% wind power penetration in 2025 will increase the use of short-term automatic reserves by approximately 2%.


Seizures are common neonatal illness amongst neurological disorders. The study was conducted to determine the clinical pro ile of neonatal seizures. A hospital based prospective observational study was undertaken in the NICU of a rural set up in central India. A total of 82 neonates admitted with seizures or who developed seizures later during the stay in NICU were subject population of the study. Of 82 neonates with seizures, the overall mean for duration of stay was 14.34 (±10.41) days and the interquartile range was 1-32 days and male predominance. Majority of neonates included were extramural deliveries (62.19%). The distribution of neonates in the study according to their gestational age, birth weight, route of delivery & MSAF was found to be statistically insigni icant (p Value >0.05). The vaginal route of delivery was more common than the caesarean section amongneonateswith seizures in the study. The overallmortality ratewas 17.07%(14/82) .Inmost of the cases, the causes of neonatal seizures were present. Birth asphyxia was the main etiology identi ied. The antenatal services and intrapartum monitoring is important.


The use of flue-gas recirculation for the control of nitrogen oxides has worked successfully for large utility and industrial boilers. It is told how the technique is now being extended to small firetube and watertube units. Two different burner designs that can be used to introduce the recirculated flue gas are described,and the equipment modifications and system control panel that are required are discussed.


Sampling freshwater turtles using traditional trapping methods can present significant economic investment to researchers. However, collecting baseline data on turtle relative abundance and species presence requires limited investment and can be non-invasive. Recent advances in performance of readily available smartphone cameras enable collection of high quality digital photos of wildlife, accessible to both researchers and citizen scientists. We report on the feasibility of using several low cost and lightweight telephoto lens attachments for smartphones to identify turtles from various observational distances. All three magnifiers provided a reliable, effective method for counting turtles with increased standard image resolution, with the number of basking turtles correctly enumerated and identified increasing with decreasing distance to observers (Spearman rank correlation = -0.719). The most consistently usable images for species identification were taken with 10X at distances under ~15 m and in urban pond settings where individuals are potentially less easily startled or where ambient noise is common. Ultimately, these magnifiers can be successfully incorporated into university outdoor biological laboratories, undergraduate research and community citizen science programs.


Parking difficulty is being a highlighted problem in nowadays' cities. As a reality of planning of parking lots in Chinese cities are later than other countries, and also parking lot planning are based on city blueprint and needs of parking places, as well as limit of making parking lot plan, we can make a model on planning and choosing parking lot fields to find the most suitable scheme. Thus it can bring the greatest benefit to the whole area in the city, and also make a reference to planning of the parking lot construction in area.


The nodes implement function by adopting host-guest in testing instantaneous field.The host takes charge of wireless data communications,self buildup meshwork,and controlling command received,controls the guest and reads data from memory.The program is written by nesC which is a configurable and blocking program language.The guest takes charge of sampling all kinds of testing signal and saving data fleetly and processing data.It is approved that the software system is steady and reliable by experiments of sampling high frequency signal and many nodes forming meshwork in the DJ1.1 platform.


Although some may argue this book is dated, many issues are covered by this text not yet researched from a communication perspective. This is unfortunate as it can inform scholarly work in mass, family, health, and interpersonal communication. Macklin attempts to show the extensive range of ways that Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome affects individuals and family members. Family is defined broadly to include ''biological family, lovers, and friendship systems, and also the 'emerging families' of caregivers that often organize in response to a diagnosis of AIDS'' (p. xi). This definition, a key element to the book, replaces the traditional definition that is no longer relevant in the changing world of this disease. The book emphasizes ''that for every infected individual there are numerous family members and loved ones . . . whose lives [are] also affected significantly and who also need care and support'' (p. 5). A compilation of scholarly articles, each chapter focuses on a different aspect of AIDS. The editor's introduction provides a clear purpose and compelling overview of the relationships between AIDS and family members. The book was written with the intent of reaching primarily professionals and policymakers, however, it is recommended to all graduate students and scholars in the communication discipline who are interested in the greater social impact AIDS has on society. Discrimination against persons living with HIV=AIDS often exists within their own families. ''The interface between the HIV epidemic and human relationships is a research area crying for attention'' (p. 8). This book's structure and language are simple and clear. Undergraduate students would benefit from this book as it would allow them to think critically about communication problems associated with AIDS and begin to grasp the larger picture of how AIDS affects family members and society as a whole. Chapter one, ''The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Epidemic: Epidemiological Implications for Family Professionals,'' by Richard Needle, Susan Leach, and Robin Graham-Tomasi, discusses in detail the populations at risk, including the geographical distribution, racial and ethnic characteristics, and age distribution. The modes and rates of transmission of HIV are also discussed in detail, which provides an informative overall picture of the disease for the reader. The natural history Southern Communication Journal Vol. 73, No. 3, July-September 2008, pp. 258–260


A 70 year-old man noticed a mass gradually enlarging in the left parotid gland region three months before consulting our hospital. Histopathologically, the tumor consisted of two patterns of cellular growth, involving ductal cells in the inner and clear cells in the outer layers. From the microscopic and immunohistochemical findings, the tumor was diagnosed as an epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma. Confocal laser microscopy further suggested that the clear cells had malignancy. From these results, it was suggested that the clear cell (outer cell) played a major role in proliferation and in the potency of malignancy, although epithelialmyoepithelial carcinoma was defined as a low malignant cancer showing a two-cell pattern.


In order to detect floristic divergence of analysed stands we applied TWINSPAN classification and ordinary Correspondence Analysis. Both analyses have shown an almost identical result of floristic composition, where 114 studied samples were grouped into seven association groups at the third twinspan classification level. These seven groups, successively from the most humid to most dry, comprising two large groups of plant associations, completely corresponding to two alliances: Forest of Pedunculate Oak and Alder and Forest of Pedunculate Oak and Hornbeam. SIMPER procedure have shown tahat within the first 20.51% of cumulative contribution, the floristic divegence among the studied forest stands includes 13 taxa: Carpinus betulus., Fraxinus angustifolia, Quercus cerris, Amorpha fruticosa, Convallaria majalis, Crataegus oxyacantha, Quercus robur, Lysimachia nummularia, Tamus communis, Galium aparine, Rubus caesius, Ulmus carpinifolia and Ajuga reptans. ANOSIM analysis were used to determine the degree of floristic discontinuity. It was largest between forest of Pedunculate Oak, Hornbeam and Turkey Oak and forest of Pedunculate Oak and Ash (statistics R = 0.8824 (p<0.001)). The lowest floristic dissimilarity was between the forest of Pedunculate Oak, Hornbeam and Turkey Oak and forest of Pedunculate Oak, Hornbeam and Turkey Oak with Lindens, where R = 0.2009 (p<0.01). Posavina floodplain forests in Serbia generally show good agreement with analogous communities in neighbouring countries in the Balkan peninsula and Central Europe.


This paper presents an experience of implementing a professional training program for the Brazilian hospitality industry in the 12 cities that will be the headquarters of the World Cup in 2014. This project was developed in the context of the program "Welcoming Cup", of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, whose objective is to enable the tourism industry to attain international standards of quality in tourism services.


The defect engineering is widely used in 2D heterostructure devices as nanodefects (like atomic vacancies) significantly alter the electronic, mechanical, and optical properties of 2D nanomaterials. Defect inspection on large‐area samples at video rates is requisite for semiconductor manufacturing industry. Take molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as the study case, the differential reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) is first introduced into nanodefect quantification of 2D materials. Different densities of defects are induced by ion bombardment and the average interdefect distance LD is calibrated using Raman spectra analysis. The evolutions of several defect‐induced DRS peak/valley are interpreted based on thin‐film multilayer interference effect. Availability of the defect density mapping method is demonstrated by applying the data fitting results of DRS defect density to the monochromatic illumination microscopy images. This work provides a feasible density quantification method based on DRS mapping for 2D material nanodefects at the microscopic scale.


To assess the effectiveness and safety of oral bisphosphonates in increasing bone mineral density (BMD), reducing fractures, and improving clinical function in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI).


The existence of a high natural radiation area in the northern part of Iran (Ramsar) is proved. Ra 226 in soil is measured. The results are: minimum 23.5 pCi/g and maximum 999 pCi/g soil. Environmental radioactivity is from 0.1 to 5 mr/h.


Foxfire was the prototype classroom "cultural journalism" project. It had its beginnings in the ninth and tenth grade English classes of Eliot Wigginton, in the Rabun Gap community of Appalachian Georgia. Frustrated to the point of desperation by the curricular status quo, Wigginton and his students launched into a publication dedicated to the discovery, collection and preservation of the traditional culture and folklore of Southern Appalachia. Wigginton's students named their journal "Foxfire," after a tiny phosphorescent organism often seen in the shady coves of the deep mountains. Tape recorders, cameras and notebooks in hand, the students ranged far a field, collecting a wide variety of materials from the living repositories of the old "mountain culture." They transcribed and edited these materials, and in 1967 published the first issue of Foxfire—later sub-titled "hog dressing; log cabin building; mountain crafts and foods; planting by the signs; snake lore, hunting tales, faith healing, moonshining;...


The author gives a brief analysis about the impact on the application of the rules governing the promotion and repetition within the public Costa Ricaneducation system in the management of the Professional Technical College of Limon. This raises the importance of educational administration and their use as the means by which it allows the implementation of these policies and strategies that have been implemented in the institution to apply the rules granting access to students who have dropped out of education system and promoting these standards in force and repetition can retake them.


The research paper includes exposure to the constitutional protection of personal data, which is one of the most important peculiarities of legal personality. We will continue to clarify the uses of data in dealing with digital banks to avoid the risks of breaching them, in confirmation of the constitutional texts that protect them.
Uses of personal data outside geographical boundaries require specific legislative texts to protect the rights of the customer, and this is what was recently stipulated in Egyptian legislation. Big data is important in decision-making, especially economic decisions. This is why I spoke about its definition, sources, classification and importance in promoting sustainable development goals. The research was divided into two sections as follows: «The first topic: Constitutional protection of data confidentiality in Egyptian law», «Banks compete in big data».


The manuscript by Marais et al. (2015) explores the SOA formation from isoprene in the Southeast using an aqueous phase SOA mechanism coupled to detailed gas chemistry. This mechanism is shown to capture measured IEPOX SOA well. SOA comprises a large fraction of total aerosol in the atmosphere. However, current models cannot fully reproduce its total mass and spatial and temporal evolutions. One potential reason for the model-observation discrepancy is that current models tend to neglect the SOA formation from aqueous phase, although both lab studies and field measurements have shown the importance of aqueous phase SOA. The manuscript is thus very useful for SOA community.


Zona pellucida (ZP), a primarily representative coat of mammalian egg and embryo, has an extremely heterogeneous morphology during different developmental stages. The objective of the present study was to compare the morphological changes of the ZP surface of immature, in vitro and in vivo matured canine oocytes by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Canine ovaries were collected from local veterinary hospitals to recover immature oocytes. The ovaries were sliced and the released cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were washed with TL-HEPES. The selected COCs were randomly divided into two groups, first group was processed immediately at immature state and the second group was processed 72 h after in vitro maturation, and compared with in vivo derived oocytes. Oocytes were fixed, critical point dried and examined under SEM. The diameters of oocyte and outer holes of the ZP were measured on a total of 249 oocytes; the results were analyzed using One-way ANOVA. Our results showed that, the diameter of immature oocytes significantly differed ( p < 0.05) from that of in vivo matured oocytes (79.60 ± 0.77 μ m vs. 101.46 ± 1.07 μ m, respectively). Similarly, a significant difference ( p < 0.05) in the diameters between those of in vitro and in vivo matured oocytes were found (79.51 ± 2.36 μ m vs. 101.46 ± 1.07 μ m, respectively). Moreover, the diameters of the outer holes of the ZP were significantly ( p < 0.05) larger in in vivo matured (1.48 ± 0.42 μ m) than in vitro matured for 72 and immature oocytes (1.10 ± 0.16 and 0.43 ± 0.12 μ m, respectively). Taken together, these data indicates that the ZP surface is related to oocyte maturity in canine.


This study examines whether opening price behavior is respon-sible for the noise and overreaction in the Indonesian Stock Exchange using intraday data in every 30 minutes interval. This study extends Sumiyana (2007b) who finds that noise has occurred during trading and nontrading period, overnight and lunch break nontrading session, and the first and second trading sessionoccurred. However , he is not clear which prices contains noise and overreaction. I select my sample based on trading frequency from January to December 2006 of LQ45's stocks that are actively traded in Jakarta Stock Exchange (now Indo-nesian Stock Exchange). The study finds that noise and overreaction phenomena always occur in the opening price. In addition, the study also shows that investors actually correct the noise and overreaction that come to pass at the first 30 minutes interval in every trading ses-sion.


This paper explores the effect of ownership and identity on the implementation of diversification strategy from the shareholders' perspective.Empirical tests find that high ownership concentration lowers the diversification level,and shareholders diversity significantly increases its extent.


According to the investigation data obtained from four cruises in spring,summer,autumn and winter from 2007 to 2008 in Yueqing Bay,the eutrophication status and the variable trend were studied.The results showed that there was abundant nutrient in the area.Both inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus were beyond the fourth sea water quality standard throughout the year.Based on the organic pollution index(A) and eutrophication index(E) at eight monitoring sites,it was found that the whole waters in Yueqing Bay was in the serious pollution condition.


Transient Bragg wavelength changes as large as 2 nm and increases of the reflectivity of about 25% are observed in a hydrogen-loaded standard telecommunications fibre during and directly after 20 ns irradiating UV-pulses. We present here an experiment aimed at obtaining an estimation of the temperature increase directly after a UV writing pulse. It consists of time-resolved measurements of the reflection and transmission changes of a CW DBR laser launched into the irradiated fibre whose wavelength is tuned to different positions with regard to the grating spectrum.


In order to clarify the mechanism of noise generation in a hydraulic relief valve, oil cavitating flows in a half cut model of the valve were observed by means of a high-speed camera and were simulated numerically. As the result of image analysis, the fluctuation of cavitation volume is corresponding to the pressure fluctuation of downstream, and the both fluctuations take peaks at frequencies from 1.5 to 2.5 kHz depending on the back pressure. In addition, as the back pressure increases, the frequency of the pressure fluctuation increases and the peak value decreases. These phenomena were also qualitatively reproduced in the numerical simulation.


This paper aims to generate evolutions in continuous time of quotes for five companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, the first category, and determining ranges of probability where you can find these quotes in the future (one month, three months, six months). In this sense, the quotes of listed shares are considered random variables of continuous type and the model used to generate evolutions is the most accepted model for equities, currencies, indices.


A novel phenylacetylene derivative containing a pyrene group was synthesized and polymerized with various Rh complex catalysts. The obtained polymers were soluble in common organic solvents such as...


Because the few documents about Buddist nuns in Mid - Tang Dynasty, the unearthed scripts and those handed down have become the main resources of study. Based on the information on the scripts, the paper investigates the basic background of Buddist nuns, the relationship with their forefathers, as well as their social position.


In this paper, the convergence behavior of blind multiuser linear detectors in code division multiple access (CDMA) systems based on minimum output energy (MOE) and constant modulus algorithm (CMA) is analyzed and compared. A modified MOE detector is proposed which is shown to converge to the conventional decorrelator. With proper initialization, CMA can lock onto the desired user while nulling all other interfering users. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate that CMA has higher capacity with minimal noise enhancement and is more robust to change of users.


Potholes are one of the extreme classes of road damage which can not only cause misalignment of the vehicles from their intended path but also damage vehicle structure and components. Both of these can lead to accidents. The damage caused is also dependent on the speed of the vehicle. Therefore it becomes necessary to avoid them which calls for their detection. With the onset of autonomous vehicles employment in passenger travel, the accurate detection is important for taking evasive measures to prevent potential accidents and reduced vehicle life by preventing subjection to unecessary high stresses. It can also be conducive to road maintenance body in cities.


The liquid and amorphous structures of Al85Ni10Ce5 and Al85Cu5Ni5Ce5 alloy were studied by X-ray diffraction. The position of the first peak shifts to bigger Q-values as the concentration of Cu increases. Gaussian decomposition of first peak in radical distribution function (RDF) was applied to Al-Ni(Cu)-Ce system. The bond lengths of Al-Al, Al-TM(Transition metal) and TM-TM increase with the substitution of Ni by Cu. Viscosity measurement shows that viscosity of Al-Ni-Ce alloy increases faster than that of Al-Ni-Cu-Ce alloy. The addition of Cu can decrease the interaction between atoms, so it is unfavorable to Al-based glass formability.


Vaginal cervical biotope in 204 girls-teenagers at the age of 14-17 was examined. Among them there were 178 (87%) with sexually-transmission diseases and 26 (13%) practically healthy girls. The colonization of the reproductive tract of girls with urogenital mycoplasma at non-specific inflammatory diseases was found in 61.2% of cases. The colonization with urogenital mycoplasma of practically healthy girls was not revealed. Ureaplasma urealyticum in biotope was revealed in 46.6% of cases. Mycoplasma hominis and Mycoplasma genitalium were revealed equally in 7.3% of cases. Josamycin, Azithromycin and Midekamycin can be recommended for the etiotropic treatment of mycoplasma caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum; for the treatment of those caused by Mycoplasma hominis there can be used Doxycycline, Minocyclin, Josamycin, Clindamycin; and Doxycycline, Tetracyclini, Azithromycin, Pefloxacin can be recommended for the etiotropic treatment of Mycoplasma caused by Mycoplasma genitalium.


Four major acidic polypeptides, with molecular weights of 88, 72, 71, and 23 thousand, and minor polypeptides with molecular weights of 110, 50, 38, and 30 thousand rapidly accumulated in cultured chick embryo (CE) cells which were exposed for three hours to the arginine analogue canavanine. P110, P88, P71,72, and P23 had unique peptide maps. Evidence of a 27,000 dalton precursor to P23 was obtained. The analogue‐stimulated proteins were not related to another set of inducible avian polypeptides known as the glucose‐regulated proteins. In mammalian cells, the rate of accumulation of several polypeptides, which were similar in size to the avian proteins, sharply increased after canavanine treatment.


The challenges that medical diagnostic x-ray source engineers must meet depend upon the modality. Cardiac-x-ray sources must improve both fluoro and cine high power output while maintaining small physical size and weight. Angiography must have small focal spots for higher magnification work as well as high power capability using the large focal spot. Some filtration is applied to modify the bremsstrahlung spectrum so that maximum contrast can be achieved with contrast-enhancing agents in the patient's body. Computed tomography (CT) sources have design requirements that take into account the source's increasingly rapid circular motion about the patient's body and tight specifications on focal spot motion and drift. The decrease in scan time requires an increase in source power in order to maintain sufficient x-ray photon flux density at the detector elements for proper signal-to-noise. Mammography x-ray sources face a demand for higher power in smaller focal spots at low electron accelerating voltage. Although focal spot sizes approach 0.1 mm, the resolution of small tissue abnormalities remains a current problem. Management of the dose to the patient is a concern that is common to all the modalities.


The major human and murine histocompatibility antigens are tetrameric molecules with an apparent molecular weight of about 130,000. They are composed of two types of polypeptide chains. The two light chains, previously identified as 6B2-microglobulins, are bound to the two heavy, alloantigenic HL-A or H-2 polypeptide chains by noncovalent interactions only. The heavy chains are held together by disulfide bridge(s) located in the part of the molecule that is attached to the cell membrane. By limited proteolysis ofthe histocompatibility antigens evidence was obtained suggesting that the heavy chain may consist of three compact domains connected by more extended stretches of polypeptide chain. Each domain appeared to contain a single disulfide bridge encompassing about 60 to 70 amino-acid residues. Staphylococcus aureus protein A is known to bind exclusively to the Fc region of immunoglobulin G. It was, however, observed that protein A interacts in a similar way with the H-2 antigen heavy chain. This observation, together with the homology of the primary structure of ,62-microglobulin to immunoglobulin G, the tetrameric structure of the alloantigens, the organization of the heavy polypeptide chain into compact domains, and the presence of a single, immunoglobulin-like disulfide loop in each domain, establishes a close similarity in structure between histocompatibility antigens and immunoglobulins. The similarity in structural features suggests a common evolutionary origin of the two types of molecules. A narrow autosomal genetic region, the major histocompatibility complex, codes for several immunogenic, cell surface molecules which constitute the main barrier against grafting (1,2). Human HL-A as well as murine H-2 antigens which are coded for by the major histocompatibility complex are composed of two types of polypeptide chains (3-8). The large subunit carries the alloantigenic determinants, whereas the small polypeptide chain is invariant. The small subunit has been identified as #2-microglobulin both in man (5, 9-11) and mouse (7, 8). This finding is of particular interest, since previous studies of the amino-acid sequence of 2-microglobulin have shown that this protein is highly homologous to the various IgG heavy and light chain homology regions (12-14). The important question whether the alloantigenic polypeptide chain displays properties similar to the immunoglobulins has, however, remained unanswered. In this communication data are presented which demonstrate that the large HL-A and H-2 subunits have chemical and physical-chemical. properties similar to those of im-


This spring, South African and U.S. researchers will investigate variables in tuberculosis transmission at the new Airborne Infection Research Facility in the coal-mining city of Witbank.


A STUDY OL~' THE CORRELATION OF BLOOI) GLUCOSE LEVELS WITH 'IHE SECOND VOIDED URINE SAMPLE IN DIABETIC CHILDREN The urinary glucose determinations of diabetics are not used simply as an indicator of the glucose level in the urine but as an indicator of the blood glucose level and control of the carbohydrate abnormality. Therefore the blood glucose level predicted from semi -quantitati ve urine glucose tests such as Clinitest would be more useful in assessment of the control of the carbohydrate abnormality if the accuracy of the prediction could be estab-


Objective To investigate the emergency department related knowledge situation of patients with atrial fibrillation.Methods All 129 cases with atrial fibrillation was conducted in our hospital emergency department,the survey method used "knowledge questionnaire for patients with atrial fibrillation." Results All the survey questionnaire score was(16.95 ± 3.17);The highest score and lowest score were symptoms of atrial fibrillation,anticoagulant therapy;There were significant difference in questionnaire scores among the different pathogenesis,different marital status(P 0.05).Conclusion Grasp of knowledge in atrial fibrillation,emergency department patients with atrial fibrillation is more inadequate.Therefore,knowledge of atrial fibrillation-related health education practice is very necessary,especially anticoagulant therapy to disseminate knowledge in this area to strengthen enforcement,focus groups and non-married for the first onset patients.


Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of pramipexole in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) in middle-to-advanced stage.Methods Forty-two PD patients having been treated with levodopa were enrolled in the study.In addition to levodopa,pramipexole was added at 1.5-3.0 mg/d.The efficacy of pramipexole was assessed by using the Unified Parkinson' s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) score.The UPDRS Ⅰ and HAMD were used to evaluate non-motor symptoms such as behavior,mood,depression.The UPDRS Ⅱ was used to evaluate ability in daily life.The score of UPDRS Ⅲ,Ⅳ and the duration of on time and off time were used to evaluate motor symptoms.The overall evolution of clinical efficacy in using pramipexole was summarized.The safety was evaluated on the basis of adverse events,blood pressure,pulse,laboratory tests,ECG and cognition function recordings.Results There was a significant improvement in parkinsonian symptoms after administering pramipexole.Each of UPDRS scores from start point to endpoint was declined (UPDRS total:52.05±7.69 vs 39.26±7.64,t=25.378,P < 0.05).At the end of 12-weeks trial,the averaged UPDRS Ⅲ score had decreased by 22.61%,the duration of on times increased by 1.64 hours.The daily levodopa dosage was reduced by 129.46 mg/d.The treatmdnt complications score had decreased by 1.45.The averaged HAMD score had decreased by 6.14.The main adverse events were dizziness,somnolence,nausea,constipation,and anorexia Conclusion Pramipoxole is well effective in improving motor symptoms as well as non-motor symptoms such as depression,and the adverse events is mild.Pramipexole is a safe and effective treatment in Chinese patients with PD.

Key words:
Parkinson disease; Movement disorders; Levodopa; Dopamine agonists; Benzothiazoles


This paper analyzes that under the market economy system,Changchun College Sports Industry Development and The main impact factors of the development of college sport industry,through literature,expert interviews,questionnaires,quantitative statistical analyze the root causes of Changchun College Sports industry lags behind,identify the countermeasures of development of Changchun College Sports industry.


We consider trade policies intended to affect the production of a foreign monopolist that generates negative externalities. We derive the optimal tariff and optimal import quota and examine which policy measure should be used to maximize domestic welfare. We find that if the domestic government does not have full information on the foreign firm's production method and if cross-border externalities exist, import quotas are in some cases preferable to tariffs. Otherwise, however, tariffs are preferable to quotas.


In recent years, stress levels during exercise are measured using different salivary markers. The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of the main salivary stress markers related to physical exercise and their effects on health of MEDLINE, LILACS, IBECS, BVS and SciELO databases between 2011 and 2018. The descriptors used in the search were "Biochemical" and "Marker"; "Stress" and "Physical" and "Exercise"; "Salivary chromogranin-A"; "Salivary Alpha-Amylase"; "Salivary IgA"; and "Salivary cortisol", in three languages. After assessment of eligibility criteria, of the 13,405 studies identified, 12 were included in the final review and, although saliva has clear advantages over blood by easy to collect and non-invasive, the use of these markers in the response to stress remains incomplete due to the different effects observed, considering that the information available in the literature involves different types of participants as study subjects and a range of protocols.


At present, the info center of the San Vicente neighborhood works in the canton of La Libertad, Province of Santa Elena, this is a place for citizen meetings, where they can participate in communicating and exchanging knowledge for the individual and society development, their main function is to provide good service to users, where they implement, formulate and propose projects with social organizations in order to transfer great knowledge and seek the welfare of an entire society. Among the different outstanding projects that are currently managed within the institution, there is the digital literacy project where classes are offered on the proper management of the computer, advice and manipulation about the existing information systems. The purpose is to introduce the citizen in the knowledge of TIC with the sole purpose of reducing the gap and digital illiteracy, with this it is intended to motivate the use of technology for their use, improving their quality of life and promoting the development of their community.


Review(s) of: Interactive Music Therapy - a Positive Approach, by Oldfield, A. (2006), London: Jessica Kingsley. AUS $49.95, 223 pages, ISBN 978-1-843-10309-7.


In this article I discuss two new expressions of indigenous justice in Mexico: the Juzgado Municipal Indígena of Cuetzalan in the state of Puebla and the Policía Comunitaria of the state of Guerrero. These expressions emerged in opposition to the impunity, corruption, and human rights violations that prevail in the state's administration of justice, particularly in rural areas. Importantly, they provide alternatives to the vigilante justice (justicia a mano propia) that still operates in some regions of the country. Using these two cases as illustrations, I elaborate on some fundamental issues regarding individual and collective human rights, gender demands, and the challenges of building a multicultural and democratic system of justice. I argue that the recent constitutional reform regarding indigenous rights, approved by the Mexican Federal Congress in August 2001, has already shown its limitations in terms of building a new relationship with indigenous peoples. In response, indigenous communities challenge the state by creating new forms of government that go beyond the established legal order. The experiences of indigenous justice reveal the creativity and vitality of indigenous peoples and their decision to defend their project. At the same time, they foreshadow the disputes to come in Latin America when the states start to recognize indigenous jurisdiction and legal pluralism. In sum, they reveal the paradoxes involved in multicultural reforms that are implemented in neoliberal Mexico.


We present a series of achievements associated to the transfer of simulation technologies to the bio-medical environment.We show also how the novel collaborative organization built around Geant4 has changed the traditional concept of technology transfer between the HEP domain and the bio-medical environment,configuring a two-way interaction.


In current scenario financing, renewable energy projects in India continues to face multiple challenges. The problem is largely entitled to financial risks along with technology risk, policy risk, and regulatory risk, but do not disclose climate-related financial risk which has compounded the problem further. The objective of this study is to asses investors' perceived risk while investing renewable energy projects and disclosure of such risks. Does climate risks are included and disclosed to financial institutions while investing to make project bankable and credible. Though several mechanisms developed over a time to mitigate financial and non-financial risks, the achievement is far below expectations. It is also found that there is a limited literature available on disclosure of climate-related financial risks and its mitigation measures in this sector. As a result, business and organizations in this sector are exposed to climate risks; its prolonged effect can generate systemic risk that can hinder economic growth. Therefore, this study proposes a climate risk assessment tool to disclose climate-related financial risks information along the supply chain of the project with other identified risks for investors, lenders, insurers and other stakeholders. Thereby, financial markets are in a better position to respond and manage climate-related risks. Thus, an increase in transparency makes financial markets more efficient and economies more stable and resilient against climate related financial risks.


Abstract: The paper presents a comparative study between analytical, numerical and experimental results regarding the kinematics of the RSRC mechanism. The experimental results were obtained using a device designed and constructed by the authors. The last element of the mechanism has a complex motion (screw motion) which is not met in planar mechanisms. One of the purposes of the paper is to identify the main error sources in experimental works. These sources should be considered in analysis of more complex systems such as multi-contour linkages or robots, where an analytical model, for validation, does not exist.


of Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy THE EFFECTS OF MUSCLE UNWEIGHTING AND β2-AGONIST ON THE UBIQUITIN-PROTEASOME PATHWAY AND INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I By Tossaporn Yimlamai May 2004 Chair: Stephen L. Dodd Cochair: Scott K. Powers Major Department: Exercise and Sport Sciences The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is the primary system responsible for myofibrillar protein degradation that is associated with muscle wasting seen in several catabolic conditions including hindlimb unweighting (HU). To attenuate protein degradation would obviously be beneficial to many muscle-wasting conditions. In that regard, beta-agonists such as clenbuterol (CB) are known to induce muscle hypertrophy and attenuate or reverse muscle atrophy due to disuse or inactivity. However, the molecular mechanism by which this drug exerts such effects remains poorly understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether CB could attenuate HU-induced atrophy through an inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in both the slow (soleus) and fast (plantaris and tibiaris anterior) muscles, and whether insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) was involved in the modulation of these changes. Rats were randomly assigned to either weight-bearing control (CON), 14-day CB-treated (CB), 14-day HU


We report the synthesis of new gradient fluorinated copolymers with complexing groups and soluble in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO 2 ). Poly(1,1,2,2-tetra-hydroperfluorodecyl acrylate-co-acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate) (poly(FDA-co-AAEM)) and poly(1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluorodecyl acrylate-co-vinylbenzylphosphonic acid diethylester) (poly(FDA-co-VBPDE)) gradient copolymers were synthesized by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization in α,α,α-trifluorotoluene. Poly(1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluorodecyl acrylate-co-vinylbenzylphosphonic diacid) (poly-(FDA-co-VBPDA)) gradient copolymer was efficiently obtained by cleavage of the phosphonic ester groups of poly(FDA-co-VBPDE). The cloud points of these gradient copolymers in dense CO 2 were measured in a variable volume view cell at temperatures between 25 and 65 °C. The gradient copolymers show very good solubility in compressed CO 2 with the decreasing order: poly(FDA-co-AAEM) ≈ poly(FDA-co-VBPDE) > poly(FDA-co-VBPDA). Following a green chemistry strategy, poly(FDA-co-AAEM) gradient copolymer was successfully synthesized in scCO 2 with a good control over number-average molecular weight and composition.


As the seal gas on the hub would produce certain influence on the flow field configuration and aerodynamic performance of a turbine,a numerical simulation method was used to study the influence of the hub flange plate inlet fillet radius on the aerodynamic performance and inner flow configuration at different seal gas flow rates.The research results show that any change of the fillet radius can lead to a change in the seal gas flow in the seal chamber and its transmission trajectory in the passages of the turbine as well as a change in evolution of the passage vortexes in the turbine,further causing a change in the distribution of the load coefficient,reaction force and flow coefficient of the turbine stage.Eventually,the aerodynamic performance of the turbine will be affected.For the cases calculated by the authors,the range influenced by a change in the hub flange plate inlet fillet radius on the turbine efficiency can reach 0.3%,indicating that the influence of the fillet radius will be enhanced with an increase of the seal gas flow rate.


57 ABSTRACT A signal selecting system for an electronic musical in strument comprising tone generators, gating means, keyswitches and a transistor preference circuit. The transistor preference circuit comprises a plurality of bias resistors, a plurality of transistors and a plurality of base resistors for the respective transistors. The transistors are controlled by the keyswitches so as to produce control voltages at the collectors thereof, re spectively, whereby when one or more keyswitches are simultaneously closed, only one transistor is con ductive and so the corresponding gating means is actu ated so as to select preferentially only one output tone signal.


We analyze and experimentally demonstrate the design of an ultrathin quarter-wave plate based on detuned plasmonic nanoantennas. We explore the theoretical possibilities offered by thin metasurfaces to manipulate the polarization state of impinging light, and propose an optimal design to realize quarter-wave metasurface plates, analyzing their frequency and angular response. One of the most interesting features of our design is the large degree of linear polarization output for circularly polarized input over broad bandwidths in the visible, despite the extreme thinness. The geometry is implemented with one-step planar lithography, providing opportunities for integration in optical systems for polarization control, detection and sensing at the nanoscale.


This paper investigates the musical experience of pre-service primary teachers over a 14-year time span and identifies if there has been a change in the level of musical experience of these students over the years. It also identifies what they feel about teaching music lessons at the start of their music education units, what they hope to gain from the music education subject and their feelings about doing this subject. The participants included 1722 pre-service teachers over the last 14 years who are training to be generalist primary classroom teachers. At their initial lecture students were asked to complete a questionnaire to identify their experiences, hopes and feelings in regard to music education. Frequencies, correlations and cross tabulations were used to identify key responses to the survey questions and the results indicated that there were no clear trends of increasing or decreasing musical experience across the years. When asked about their feelings about teaching music lessons, 36.1% felt 'OK' about it and 4.6% of students felt confident, while 24.6 felt 'apprehensive' and 14.3% felt 'scared'. The four main aspects of music education that students hoped to gain from the subject were information for teaching (21%), more confidence (17%), more knowledge (13.5%) and teaching strategies (13.2%). On entering the music education subject students indicated that they were feeling OK (20.4%), apprehensive (13%), looking forward to it (11.2%), enthusiastic (9.6%) and great! (6.4%). Other lesser-rated feelings included feeling confident, not confident, worried, it's fun, it's important, I have to do it, and uncomfortable. There was a moderately positive correlation between the students' music experiences and their feeling about teaching music lessons. Based on the findings, suggestions are made for the development of music education subjects, which could meet these identified needs and experiences of the students.


Data mining technology is generally to process, observe and analyze large-scale data by use of statistic analysis software, aiming to find the hidden rule or effective information existing in data. The application core of the data is large-scale college English student individual learning which completely depends on data source. With data mining technology as the entry point and in combination with the analysis on college English student individual learning characteristics, college English student individual learning implementation access based on data mining combination model has been explored in the thesis. Research on variable substitution to non-linear regression forecast model precision's influence, and seek the modelling method that can improve the forecast precision. Based on the Data mining, the transform in space and the weighted processing combined method, make full use of information that the primary data provide.


1.0 Introduction 1.1 Objectives 1.2 Type Approach 1.2.1 Hippocrate's Typology 1.2.2 Krestchmer's Typology 1.2.3 Sheldon's Typology 1.2.4 Jung's Typology 1.2.5 Spranger's Typology 1.2.6 Holland's Typology 1.3 Evaluation of Type Theories 1.4 Trait Theories 1.4.1 Allport's Trait Theory 1.4.2 Cattell's Trait Theory 1.4.3 Eysenck's Trait Theory 1.5 Trait Vs. Types 1.6 Let Us Sum Up 1.7 Unit End Questions 1.8 Suggested Readings


JEM-EUSO is a space observatory that will be attached to the Japanese module of the International Space Station (ISS) to observe the UV photon tracks produced by Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) interacting with atmospheric nuclei. The observatory comprises an Atmospheric Monitoring System (AMS) to gather data about the status of the atmosphere, including an infrared camera (IRCAM) for cloud coverage and cloud top height detection. This paper describes the design and characterization tests of IRCAM, which is the responsibility of the Spanish JEM-EUSO Consortium. The core of IRCAM is a 640x480 microbolometer array, the ULIS 04171, sensitive to radiation in the range 7 to 14 microns. The microbolometer array has been tested using the Front End Electronics Prototype (FEEP). This custom designed electronics corresponds to the Breadboard Model, a design built to verify the camera requirements in the laboratory. The FEEP controls the configuration of the microbolometer, digitizes the detector output, sends data to the Instrument Control Unit (ICU), and controls the microbolometer temperature to a 10 mK stability. Furthermore, the FEEP allows IRCAM to preprocess images by the addition of a powerful FPGA. This prototype has been characterized in the laboratories of Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC). Main results, including detector response as a function of the scene temperature, NETD and Non-Uniformity Correction (NUC) are shown. Results about thermal resolution meet the system requirements with a NETD lower than 1K including the narrow band filters which allow us to retrieve the clouds temperature using stereovision algorithms.


In order to find the relationships between the lignification and the properties,and to improve the levels of high value added processing and utilizing for Chinese rattan resources,the Daemonorops margaritae,a unique rattan in China,is chosen as the research material to study the lignin distribution and content of the parenchyma and the micromorphological regions of parenchyma wall during the different growing development by the visible light microscope spectrophotometer.The results showed that with the age increasing,the content of S-lignin in parenchyma secondary cell increased continuously,and the total content of S-lignin and G-lignin showed "decreasing—increasing—decreasing".At the same time,the lignin content in parenchyma corner was higher than the parenchyma secondary wall.The contents of different kinds lignin in the micro-morphological regions of parenchyma wall were the secondary wall primary wall intercellular layer.


Most recently a major breakthrough in the understanding of molecular pathogenesis of the Philadelphia chromosome negative chronic myeloproliferative disorders (Ph-CMPD) has been achieved with the identification of the V617F mutation in the Janus Kinase 2 gene (JAK2). The majority of patients with polycythaemia vera (PV) (65–97%) harbor the mutation in their clonal haematopoietic cells, as do approximately half of those with essential thrombocythaemia (ET) and idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF) (Baxter et al, 2005; James et al, 2005; Kralovics et al, 2005; Levine et al, 2005). The V617F mutation occurs in the autoregulatory JH2 domain of the tyrosine kinase, leading to loss of the inhibitory effect of the JH2 domain on the kinase activity, and thereby constitutive activation of JAK2 and downstream signalling molecules, among these STAT5 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 5) and ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) (James et al, 2005). In vitro studies have provided evidence of the capability of erythroid progenitors habouring the JAK2 V617F to form erythropoietin (EPO)-independent erythroid colonies (EECs), which is a well established hallmark of PV (Casadevall et al, 1982; Baxter et al, 2005; James et al, 2005). Furthermore in vivo studies have demonstrated that mice transplanted with murine bone-marrow cells retrovirally transfected with the JAK2 V617F encoding gene develop a PV-like disease that tends to terminate in a myelofibrosis-like phaenotype (James et al, 2005; Lacout et al, 2006; Wernig et al, 2006). In most studies on the JAK2 V617F in Ph-CMPD, the mutational analysis was performed on peripheral blood granulocytes and, to some extent, mononuclear cells and unfractionated leucocytes after red cell lysis. The JAK2 V617F mutation is detectable in granulocytes and cells of the myeloid lineage in general and hence originates in a myeloid lineage precursor, which is in line with earlier studies demonstrating the clonality by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase isoenzyme (G6PD) analyses of different myeloid cell types (granulocytes, monocytes, platelets and erythrocytes) (Adamson et al, 1976; Jacobson et al, 1978; Fialkow et al, 1981). However, controversy exists whether the JAK2 V617F clone involves the Band T-cells of the lymphoid lineage and hence arises in a pluripotent non-commited stem cell. Clonality studies based Thomas Stauffer Larsen, Jacob Haaber Christensen, Hans Carl Hasselbalch and Niels Pallisgaard Haematology and Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark


The peace movement is like a leaping, diving whale. When it disappears it is not gone forever: it is operating in a different way from when it surfaces.


This study investigates levels of Operating System (OS) noise on Apple iPad mobile devices. OS noise causes variations in application performance that interfere with microbenchmark results. OS noise manifests in collected data through extreme outliers and variations in skewness. Using our collected data, we develop an iterative, semi-automated outlier removal process for Apple iPad OS noise profiles. The profiles generated by outlier removal represent the first step toward an adaptive noise mitigation technique, which presents opportunities for use in microbenchmarking across other mobile platforms.